(author note: I've seen every episode of Shakugan No Shana twice and a few three times just for this story. I will be putting stuff like this in. Let's just say that there are a lot of renne left in the human world after the "Xanadu experience".)
"Who?" I ask.
"The Chanter of Elegies, Margery Satō." He replies.
"First, though, we need to fix what was damaged." He holds up his finger, almost pointing
at the sky. Then a blue orb the size of an apple forms around the tip and starts to glow. I look around and see everything around me repair itself. I watch in awe as the city was put back exactly as it was. Then the "seal" as I learn it was called, disappeared.
"Wow, it's like it never happened." I say, awestruck.
"That is how works Glen." He replies.
"After defeating a renne, the flamehaze must fix any damage done to the location so that
it will not upset the balance any more when the seal is broken." Explains Macy.
"Oh, okay. This Margery will need to teach me that as well." I watch as the seal is broken and the world is set back into motion. I see the people of my city, Leeds, begin their lives once again. They are unaware of the events that just occurred.
"Remember, Glen, no one remembers who you are." Reiterates Saber. Then it hits me, no one knows me now. My friends, my family, no one. No one knows my name, except Macy, Josia, and Saber.
"No one knows who I am..." I say under my breath.
"Glen..." I hear Macy say quietly, in a surprisingly concerned tone. My eyes glaze over in deep thought. We then take a bus to Leeds Bradford International Airport.
"Two tickets to Tokyo, Japan please." Requests Josia to the lady at the desk.
"I'm sorry, but the next flight to Japan is tomorrow at noon." She explains apologetically.
"That's fine. I'll get two tickets for that flight, and a two room dorm please." He asks.
"Okay, I have one two-person room available. Your reservations have been made, here are your tickets." She hands him two tickets and points us in the direction of the hotel.
We walk in and they hand each of us a room key (card). The room had a small kitchen, and two doors. One lead to the bathroom, the other the bedroom.
"Thanks for helping me out Josia, Saber." I say to them.
"It's not a problem, Glen. Outlaw provides all experienced flamehazes a discount for all flights." He says offhandedly.
"Outlaw? What is Outlaw?" I ask, a bit confused.
"Outlaw is the flamehaze communication grid." States Saber.
"Oh, huh. That's interesting." I say truthfully.
"Well, it seems to be getting a bit late, huh? I'm very worn out from that battle, I'll sleep on the pull-out bed and you can get the bedroom." He says. I nod in reply, and walk into the room. I close the door behind me and sit down on the bed. I begin to ponder what my life has become.
"Glen? Are you okay?" Asks Macy, her tone full of concern.
"Y-yeah, I'm f-fine." I choke out.
"Glen, I'm sorry for your loss. I wish I could have done something." She says.
"It's fine Macy, you already said there was nothing you could have done. It's fine, I have this whole new world to make friends in, right? I miss my family, but now I have a job. It's my duty now to help defend this world when at all possible." I smile smugly at the copper cog in the middle of my glove.
"Glen, I need to explain a few things to you..." She says unsure how to say it.
"What?" I reply.
"Your job as a flamehaze is to keep the balance in check, not to defend the people. Yes, the two are connected, but only by causality." She states.
"I figured that out, Macy. It's okay, I do understand and accept that." I say. "But, I need to know more about what I am, and what it is that I've been shown."
"That will take a while."
"I've got time." I reply.
"Okay, you are a flamehaze, a peacekeeper, per se. You defeat and destroy the beasts from the Crimson World that try to come into this world and steal the existences of others." She begins.
"What's the Crimson World?" I ask.
"The Crimson World is like, a world between worlds. Not exactly a world of its own. It is similar to the space between walls that no one bothers to think about. That is where I am from, along with Saber, and that thing you killed." She continues.
"Wait, you're from the same place as that thing? How do I know I can trust you?" I ask.
"You don't, Glen; but I want you too. We are the good guys. I, along with Saber, am a Crimson Lord. We are powerful creatures in the Crimson World. The Lords who make contracts with humans are the good guys; while the ones who steal lives are the creatures we try to destroy." She explains. I think it over.
"I have no reason to believe you, but I have no choice really. No one knows who I am but
you, Josia, and Saber." I say crestfallen.
"Glen, you made the choice. I told you the consequences and you made the decision to give up your old life." She explains.
"And, I don't regret it." I say, "My parent's are dead, what life I did have was pointless. I want to live a life of action and adventure."
Macy says nothing, not a word. I just stare at the wall, reminiscing about the life I used to have.
"Glen, you are very mature for your age." She says simply.
"What do you mean?" I say, a bit confused.
"Most guys your age would be regretting such a decision and would be looking at everything that could go wrong. You, on the other hand, don't. You realize what you want from life and you don't let something pointless hold you back." She explains.
"T-thank you, Macerien." I reply, a bit surprised. I then yawn.
"You must sleep now, Glen. You are very tired." She commands.
"Okay, g'night Macy." I say, laying my head on my pillow, and letting sleep finally overcome me.
"Sweet dreams, Glen." She replies to herself.
This is chapter 2. Next chapter: epic fight scene! R&R, flames accepted, but haters will be spammed by my virus I call ".retribution".