Rean is a character I made myself.

Oh and she's the only one I have any right to own!

Isn't that lovely?

I don't own any Last Story characters! :)

Chapter 1:

It was dark, and cramped in the small cave.

A young girl, only 13, wandered through, unable to find a way out. She carried a sword, that was thin and pointed at the tip. Her dark brown hair fell to her shoulders, and tumbled in every direction imaginable. Her brown eyes peered cautiously at her surroundings, always wary and unable to do anything about it. Faint markings on her skin glowed, and she knew it was only a matter of time before the scary reptile-like creatures caught up to her. Her clothes were tattered, her green t-shirt had many rips in it, and her thick brown pants were doing okay. She wore a light jacket on top of her t-shirt, but even that was torn.

She stumbled on, hoping to find some sense of light. If only she had come with a candle or lantern, she might've been out by now. Loud noises caught her off guard. Through a tiny crack in the wall, she could see people also fighting these reptile-like beings.

Would they help her?

She quickly veered around, trying to find a way into that room. That's when a reptile warrior snuck up behind her, and she shrieked. It tried chopping at her, but she blocked it. It barely missed her a second time, and she was backing up against the wall.

That's when she heard someone scream, "DUCK!"

Not even bothering to find out who screamed it, she quickly dropped to the ground as an explosion of rocks and fire rained down. the reptile creature was killed in the blast, and the girl was barely alive. She stood up and turned around, looking at who helped her.

It was that same room that she wanted into a moment ago, and these were the people she saw fighting. One of them seemed kind, and he held out his hand to her. Gratefully taking it, she stepped down to see another girl and two boys.

"What are you doing down here?" the other girl questioned.

"I-I was just down here looking for something…" The boy with the eyepatch crossed his arms.

"And you didn't think that there wouldn't be danger here?" The girl shook her head embarrassed.

"Yurick, try to be nicer. She was just attacked…Well maybe she's been fighting," the first boy changed his expression to look at the girl's tattered clothes.

"Zael, we have no reason to keep stalling, we have a job to finish," the other boy next to the one called Yurick spoke. He seemed pretty determined to finish their job, whatever it was.

"Dagran, we can't just leave her here…" Zael argued back. While the two argued, the other girl slipped around and walked over.

"Hey I'm Syrenne. Sorry 'bout them,"

"No, it's all right. I'm Rean, but I can't say that I'm not being a hindrance…" the girl let out a sigh. Syrenne smiled.

"It's official. Rean's coming with us." Zael and Dagran turned around. Yurick just shrugged his shoulders.

"So she does have a name…" he said dismissively. Rean bowed her head to the ground. This Yurick fellow was pretty cold. Dagran finally gave in, and told Rean she could come.

"But only if you don't get killed," he said sternly. Rean nodded, and the group continued onwards through the caves. Throughout the entire tunnel, Rean clutched her blade hard. She was still pretty scared. She walked behind Syrenne and in front of Yurick. Yurick tapped her on the shoulder.

"How old are you?" he asked in the same tone as he had used when she gave her name.

"13…Yurick…" she replied tentatively. He nodded his head.

"So you're just a teenager…" he crossed his arms again. Rean really wanted him to stop calling her young and 'just a teenager.' She was perfectly capable of handling herself, and got to show him when they reached a clearing. Reptid warriors stood everywhere, and the rear was open. Dagran looked at Zael.

"You can go around the rear…With Rean…" he pointed towards the girl. Rean nodded. This was her chance to show them all what she was capable off.

Her and Zael walked quietly around, trying not to let them detect their presence. When they finally stood on the back side, Rean wielded her thin blade. It was almost like a samurai's. They took stance, and charged.

Rean stabbed the healer straight in the back, killing him on the spot. She then turned and blocked the next blow from the other warrior, and in a swift motion, decapitated him. Zael was doing fine, and Yurick managed to blow two others up using his magic, and Rean was pretty impressed. Syrenne had already chopped two warriors in half and Dagran killed the last one.

Rean held her head high, feeling pretty good. Yurick finally looked at her smugness.

"Okay, maybe you aren't a kid…" he muttered darkly under his breath. Rean smiled at this, and nodded her head.

"Thanks for understanding…" she said softly. She wasn't one to really brag or be smug over things, and wouldn't show it now.

The mercenaries headed farther in, unaware of how their fate was going to inevitably changed.