Chapter 2: The beginning of love
I've been stuck in that darkness for a long time. After hours (or what seemed to me as hours), I began to think of the possibility that I'd never wake up. I tried to walk around. I was stuck in some kind of weird, other dimension. Probably my own mind. It was dark. I exuded a red aura that brought my vision to almost a meter.
''Hellooooo? Anybody here?''
No answer. I walked around and screamed but never got an answer, not even my own echo dared to make a sound. I then saw a light. A beautiful light, shining brightly with a yellow hue. I approached it and tried to reach it but I could never quite catch it. I ran, I jumped, I tried everything, and it was still here, taunting me of my lack of power. Taking it as a challenge, I decided to cheat and use magic.
'' That's it! Now I'm really pissed off! Oh mighty wind, come to me!''
A gust of wind started to run around me, pushing me in the back and spinning around my feet. I then started to run, literally levitating in the air, wind pushing me and keeping me from touching the ground, to keep my momentum. The light couldn't keep up but it wasn't nearly enough.
''Raging fire, thy who lies in the depth of hell, Burn!''
Wind suddenly bursted into flame and created a huge explosion behind me. I was blown right in the light and finally woke up.
Well, ''woke up'' is a pretty big word. I just opened my eyes. I saw nothing but darkness. AGAIN. God, the entire world is against me. I was in some kind of rectangle box. I was really stuck in it, I could hardly move. Probably a coffin. Dang! They must've though I was dead! I couldn't even use my magic; fire would burn me with it, wind would be useless, water would just drown me and earth would probably crush me more than anything else. Only one solution… make the whole coffin (and everything around it) blow up! With what? PURE ENERGY.
''oh spirits of this world, grant me your strength to annihilate my surroundings! Spirit Blaster!''
I placed my hands on the coffin and blasted a huge blast of energy from my hands. I felt the whole ground around shake and get blown up in the air. My whole coffin got sent upward and exploded from the impact. Tons of dirt got sent up to 20 feet in the air.
''Finally, fresh air!''
After some seconds, I realized it was not the best time, nor the best place to make the whole place explode. Sure, cemetery are often empty, though today, a funeral was being celebrated.
MY funeral.
Ok, well, there wasn't really lot's of people. Just the whole brave vesperia guild. I hoped I didn't wound anyone. When the dirt finally went down and I saw the damage I caused. Estelle was on the ground, not moving (probably fainted, I must have surprised her) and everyone were just amazed. Around, a dozen of other tombs (containing corpses) were starting to fall down. A whole coffin fell on Raven head and Karol received a corpse head on. They both fell on the ground. After some awkward seconds, I threw the first words.
''hello everyone!''
Nobody reacted. I guess seeing someone come back from the dead, while blasting half the cemetery off and finally knocking out 3 members, all of that in less than 10 seconds IS something you wouldn't expect to happen everyday.
''sooooo…how are you guys doing? Anything great..have…uh…happened?
I then noticed Judith, in the back, chuckling.
''Well Yuri, I guess you owe me 2000 gald. Told you he wouldn't go down that easily.''
''gah…bah…eh…what? You're not…dead?''
''Nope. Just a short coma I guess.''
Judith, still with a smile on her face, looked in my eyes and said, with a little more serious tone;
''Short? You were in coma for a whole week! You heart stopped beating!''
''wow, that's pretty awesome! Hey, wait, where's Rita?''
''No idea. We've been searching for her non-stop since your death/coma. She ran off.''
''oh…well I'm going to find her! Thanks for the info. Oh and I'm really sorry for the whole ''I almost killed you all because I made the whole place blow up'' thing''
I ran off before they could add something.
''oookay…if I was a blastia-crazy mage, where the hell would I go? Wait, she couldn't be in THAT cave…could she? That would explain why the others couldn't find her.''
I quickly ran to the cave and entered. Strangely, the walls, the path, heck, the whole cave was different than first time! Suddenly, I heard a sound from the center of the cave. I ran to it, with some difficulties, and finally saw Rita, training in the middle of the room.
''Fireball! Fireball! Fireball!''
Fireballs? That's when something came to me; during the battle, she said that without her scrolls, she could only cast novice spells! She must have been training non-stop to stop accident like mine from happening!
I stealthily approached and tapped her shoulder.
''What? Can't you see I'm trai-…AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! IT'S A GHOST!''
Rita then went to some kind of foetal position, while mumbling things such as ''Ghost don't exists'' or ''I'm just dreaming''.
''Rita, I have come to haunt you! My death was YOUR fault!''
''!''
''Just kidding. I was never actually dead since the beginning. Just a pretty long coma. So Rita, how are you doing?''
''You're alive? No, it's impossible! Your heart stopped beating!''
''Yep, I guess I was just really lucky. Oh and Rita, do you remember the thing I told you before...erm…fainting? I'm kinda sorry, I mean it was random and I didn't think I would have gotten through it alive so I just had to say it and-''
''It's ok. Actually, that's what I wanted to talk about. I mean, were you really serious when you said that?''
''Absolutely! Rita, I truly love you, and I understand that you wouldn't share this feeling, I mean, I'm probably not your kind of guy and-''
''No, what I meant is…why me? Why not the hot and sexy Judith or the gentle and ever so caring Estelle? I'm just another lone mage after all…''
''No Rita! I loved you because you're not ordinary! You are unique and I love that personality of yours! To me, you are even more beautiful than Judith! Rita, the way your hair flows in the wind, the way you blast monsters with meteors, it's just…attracting to me… and seriously, Judith is WAAAY too crazy for me. And Estelle? No way. EVER. I can't stand girls who can't make decisions of their own or hesitate at the slightest problem. That's why I love you. You never back down, never give up and you stand for yourself. My feelings for you are true, believe me.''
A few seconds of silence passed. After some time, Rita looked in my eyes and smiled at me.
''When you went into coma, I realized how much your love must've been powerful, for you to be ready to sacrifice your life to protect someone you hardly knew. I…I always felt so alone and nobody ever understands me. But I knew you were different. That's why I…I love you too…''
I could see tears starting to form in her eyes. To change the conversation, I quickly said;
''Hey, let's go see the others. They must be worried. They haven't seen you in a while.''
When we went outside, it was night. The sky was shining with stars and a magnificent full moon brought gentle light around us.
''But Rita, before we go, I want to promise you something; I promise I will always be by your side and I will protect you. But not just physically; I will also protect you from being alone or sad ever again.''
Our faces approached slowly from each other. After a few seconds, I could feel her heart beat in rhythm. We slowly went even closer. Our lips touched as the moon shined bright in the sky. We broke the kiss after a few seconds. To the world, it was nothing more but a simple kiss but for us, it was the start of a strong love…
A/N: I hoped you liked this chapter ^_^ if you want to leave a commentary, an opinion or a suggestion, go on and drop a review!
Also, I am introducing a new concept; it's a short quiz. If you answer all 3 questions correctly with a suggestion, I will put this suggestion in my story. So these chapter 3 questions are;
What are the two elements Rita don't have the spells for?
What are Yuri's croquettes filled with? ( hint: it's not a material thing)
The hard one: in TOV movie, what is the special effect Rita goggles have?