Chapter 2: The Otherworlders
The man slide down the hill before getting on his feet and running as fast as he can to Seles, he jumped over a fence and hid to see two Sandora soldiers about to kill an old man.
"You didn't get enough killing!" The old man growled at the evils these Sandora soldiers have done. One of the soldiers chuckled darkly and said "It may be enough if I kill you." He mocked as he walked up to the old man and kicked him, and then the second soldier killed the old man with his sword.
The man couldn't take it anymore and leaped out and got out his sword. "Stop!" The soldiers noticed him. The first soldier laughed cruelly. "Oh, a mercenary? Isn't it a little late for you to show up?" He taunted.
"Shut up! What are you doing here!" The man growled as he steadies his sword. "Can't you see? We're gonna occupy this area, and these worms were in our way." The first soldier remarked sarcastically.
"Occupy? Were you sent by the Imperial Army?" The man growled as he positions himself for battle. "Even if we were, it's none of your business. You're gonna die soon!" The first soldier growled as he and his comrade got ready to kill this man.
"You son of a…!" The man growled, before the man can attack, a white light appeared. "What the hell!" The man gawked as he and the Sandora soldiers shielded their eyes. When the light cleared, they see three young people.
The first one was about 13 years old, a girl, has red hair, wearing a white shirt of strange design, blue shorts and red shoes. The second one was a 17 year old boy who has brown hair, wore a ridiculous red shirt with black pants, brown boots and have twin swords sheathed on his sides. The third and final one was also a young man who has brown hair, wore a white medieval suit with a unique design and has a katana sheathed. The three looked around.
"Hey…" The red haired girl stated, both boys turned to her. "Do you have any idea where we are?" The girl asked confusedly.
"No… I have no idea where we are." The boy in the white suit stated. "Hey! Maybe we should ask those guys about where we are." The boy in the red clothes asked. "Um…" The boy in the white suit stated as the soldiers walked towards them menacely. "I don't think they'll give us some info. In fact, they want to kill us!" The boy frowned as he got out his katana and pointed it at the two soldiers.
"You serious! Holy crap…" The brown haired boy in the red suit stated seriously as he unsheathed two red and blue swords. "We don't know who you brats are, but you're gonna die anyway!" The first Sandora soldier shouted as he rushed towards the brown haired white suited boy.
"Like hell! Nimble Fang!" The boy used his katana and slashed the first soldier three times with his katana. "Why you little!" The first soldier growled as he tried to slash the white suited young man. "Demon Fang!" The red suited boy lashed his blades and it created a shockwave which hit the first soldier and hit him, blood came gushing out of the soldier's wound and he kneeled over and died.
"M-My god!" The second soldier gasped in horror as he tried to run for it, but was stopped by the man in red armor. "Going somewhere?" The man replied smugly as he shouted "Double Slash!" He slashed the soldier two times, killing him. He sheathed his sword and turned to face the three strangers.
"Who are you three?" The man asked. The three turned to face the red armored man. "Us? Well… I'm… Zoey Hanson and I came from… Um, where did I came from?" The girl identified as Zoey was pondering on where she is. Suddenly, she held her head in pain.
"Oh no! I don't know where I came from!" She shouted in shock. "Hey, you too? I don't remember where I'm from either!" The red suited boy gasped in shock. "Same here." The white suited young boy nodded.
"Ahem. The introductions?" The red armored man tapped his foot. "Oh right! I'm Lloyd Irving." The boy known as Lloyd grinned, "And I'm Asbel Lhant." Asbel smiled. "I'm Dart Feld, a traveling swordsman. But that's not important right now. I need to know something." Dart stated as he went to the dying old man and kneed down. "Are… are you… really… Dart?" The old man stuttered.
"Yes! It's me! Why is Seles under attack?" Dart asked. "Seles? Is that the name of the village we're in?" Lloyd asked Zoey, she shrugged, she lost her memory and doesn't know. "War… Imperial Sandora… attacked us…" The old man coughed up blood.
"What about the truce!" Dart stood up and demanded. "Yeah. Suddenly… I didn't imagine… they could come to… such an outlying area…" The old man stated weakly. "Damn it…" Dart gritted his teeth angrily. "If only I have come back sooner!" He pounded his fists angrily.
"Wait… There is something you have to do… Shana… Rescue Shana… Only… you can…" The old man closed his eyes and died.
"No…" Zoey covered her mouth in shock. "What about Shana! Hey! Wait!" Dart shook the old man to get a response, but the old man didn't reply. "…God damnit…" Dart gritted his teeth angrily as he rushed left.
"Who's Shana? His girlfriend?" Lloyd joked, but he realized his joke isn't happening right now. "Come on, let's follow Dart!" Asbel and Zoey nodded as the three of them followed Dart.
Dart was running till he saw another old man on the ground, slightly wounded. He gasped at who he was. "Plos!" Dart rushed towards Plos' aid. "Hang on!" At first, he didn't get a response and that saddens Dart. Then Plos weakly stands up. "That voice, is that you Dart?" Plos asked wearily. "Yeah, it's me." Dart nodded as he helped Plos towards his house and carefully sat him down.
Dart got out a red potion and gave it to Plos. He slowly drank it. "That Healing Potion shall do the trick for awhile. Besides, it's just a light wound." Dart sighed in relief. The three strange people rushed towards Dart and Plos. "Dart! Is that old man alright!" Zoey asked in concern. "Yeah. I gave him some potion to help the wound." Dart nodded.
"I guess, I was lucky." Plos chuckled wearily. "But look at this village… If only you came back earlier." Plos gave a small cough. "I'm sorry…" Dart bowed his head in apology. "It's about Shana, too…" Plos stated. "What's wrong with Shana?" Dart demanded.
Plos looked at Dart seriously and said "Shana was taken away. It seems Shana was their primary target." Plos stated. "Do you know where they went?" Dart asked him. Plos looked at him sadly and replied "I… don't know."
Suddenly, the crows began to fly away. "Uh, Dart…?" Zoey said uneasily. Dart turned to face Zoey with an raised eyebrow, then he turned his head to see the commander from before running up to them with his weapon drawn and followed by two more Sandora soldiers.
"I'm gonna make him talk!" Dart growled angrily as he unsheathed his sword and pointed it at the commander. "Besting a private is no reason to be confident." The commander said smugly.
"Where did you take Shana?" Dart demanded. "Shana…" The commander thought about it for about 50 seconds till he figured out what Dart meant. "Don't worry about her. She must be receiving the courtesies of Hellena Prison by now." The commander taunted.
"You bastard…" Asbel growled angrily as he unsheathed his katana. "Hellena!" Dart gasped. "Surprised, huh? We specifically invited only that woman." The commander stated evilly. "You must be kidding! You attacked the village only to kidnap Shana!" Dart gritted his teeth angrily. "Exactly, but don't worry, I will let you follow them. Although not to Hellena!: The commander stated as he readies his sword. "To Hell!" Dart growled as he clashed with the commander.
"Take this! Tiger Strike!" Lloyd leaped into the air and slashed the first Sandora solider two times, killing him. The second soldier screamed in fear as he ran for his life.
"That's awfully cheeky of you!" The commander taunted as he slashed Dart three times with his sword. "Damn it!" Dart growled as he held his arm in pain, it was bleeding slightly. "Hang on! Demon Fist!" Asbel's fist grows with energy as he threw a punch and it hit the commander for medium damage.
"Thanks! Double Slash!" Dart shouted as he slashed the commander two times with his sword. The commander powered up and was about to strike. "Let's combine our attacks! Demon Fang!" "Demon Fist!" "Double Slash!" The three swordsmen combined their attacks to hit the commander, fatally wounding him.
The commander groaned as he held his arm in pain. "Incredible… Who would have thought this village has protectors?" The commander then fell to the ground dead.
To be continued…
Next chapter preview:
Dart: I have met three new allies to help me rescue Shana from Hellena Prison. Zoey Hanson, Lloyd Irving and Asbel Lhant, but they have amnesia. Where did they come from? Putting that aside, we sneak into Hellena Prison to rescue Shana, but we run into more people who appear strangely and trouble along the way. Next time on the Legend of Dragoon: Awaken Heroes: The Rescue. See you there!