AN: Thank you for everyone who has read (and reviewed) this fanfiction! I'll try to update is regularly, but there is no guarantee due to school. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. T-T
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Chapter 2: She Only Smiled
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The wanderer traversed the vast forbidden lands. The fields seemed to be devoid of life. Although, even though there was no one here other then the wanderer and his horse Agro, a feeling of warmth was still here. It felt as if someone was here.
Time passed quickly as the wanderer thought too himself. He was deep in thought but was quickly reminded of his surroundings as the ground seemed to quake beneath him. The intermission between each quake was long, meaning that the creature was big… and slow. No doubt, the next colossus was near.
Then he heard it. The melody played in the air again. Frantically, he looked around. "It wasn't just my imagination?" he muttered. Instead of the source of the melody coming from near the colossus, it seemed much closer… Swiftly turning to the right of him, there she was, that 'ethereal'.
It seemed as if she appeared from thin air, but seeing her, simply leaning on the tree humming, made her look as if she had been there for hours. Her eyes were closed, as if thinking, or sleeping. She looked too peaceful. Every second that passed by, the colossus drew nearer. To the wanderer though, it seemed like each second spanned into an hour. He was completely lost for words. Gathering up his will power, he finally managed to ask the question.
"W…Who are you?"
She only smiled. That smile, even though she resembled nothing like Mono, he felt as if this girl reminded him of her. Maybe it was because it had been ages since he had seen someone smile at him. The girl stopped humming, and began to open her mouth to say something, but she retracted her words.
"You—" the wanderer began to speak up again, but was interrupted by the loud tremble. He had been so occupied, he completely forgot about the colossus. The trembling came closer and closer. Being forced to look at the colossus, the wanderer took a quick glance at the coming colossus. It was already within sight, but he knew of how slow the colossus was. Quickly turning to see the girl again, as he suspected, she was gone. He swore at himself and the battle ensued.
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Again, the wanderer's memory was hazy. He remembered the colossus, the black floating worms that he finally saw burrow into him, but not many details. Looking at Mono laid down on the altar, he was reminded of the girl. A memory flashed in his mind. She was about to say something… something important. But she stopped… Maybe it was because of the colossus that drew nearer and nearer, or maybe she was shy and timid… like 'her'.
The voice of Dormin was speaking, mentioning the third colossus, giving his ever so vague riddles. The wanderer paid no mind to him. All he had to do was follow the light of the ancient swords anyways. It would make no difference. In fact, his sword could be even called more reliable then anything Dormin would say. As Dormin finished his last words, the wanderer departed. His mind was set.
This time he was determined to find out anything about that mysterious girl. There were a variety of possibilities on her identity.
-A ghost
-A lost person from a nearby village
-An exile
-Another wanderer
-Mono's reincarnated soul
(AN: Humor intended)
Of course, the wanderer wasn't sure if any of these things he thought up of would be right. He was aiming for the last one though…
The wanderer took a detour at a grassy valley to let Agro graze. "What do you think about that girl Agro?" the wanderer asked his faithful companion. Agro stopped his grazing for a second to look up at wanderer. It gave a soft whine. "Yeah… a complete mystery…" The wanderer deciphered his companion's speech as he got up. He looked up at the sky before he prepared to mount Agro to continue his journey. "This field… the sun seems to shine on it very brightly. This field even bares fruit trees and some wild life (Most of them being lizards).
After following the light of the sword and being forced too leave Agro behind once again, he came to a suspicious clearing where a pile of rubble laid. His senses were telling him that if he were to step closer, the colossus would appear. Sighing, he sat down at the edge of where the colossus would appear. There was a sound of flowing water, but no melody played. The air was completely devoid of that, now, familiar melody. Looking at the sky he thought out loud. "I wonder…" the lone warrior muttered.
"What do you wonder?" A female voice spoke out. Wander quickly looked to the left where the voice had come from and there she was once again. Just sitting there next to him… he was stunned as she casually sat there. Silence filled the air still.
"You…are…?" he mustered up a question to escape the silence. The girl didn't even glance at him. Instead, she looked up at the sky the wanderer had been looking at. She then slowly closed her eyes. Even in the slight light that shown; her eyes appeared dark brown.
"Shouldn't you…" the mysterious ethereal began. "…introduce yourself first?" Silence yet again filled the air. Many questions swarmed in the wanderer's head, but no words would escape him. "If you are to remain nameless… then so will I." The ethereal concluded. There was no sign of disappointment or aggravation in her voice though. Her voice was wispy like a windy memory.
"I—" the wanderer began to say.
"It's troublesome… not being able to call you by a name." she interrupted. "I'll call you 'wanderer' then." She finally turned to look at him, wearing that same smile like last time. The mysterious ethereal stood up, brushing off the dust that gathered on her clothes. "Well, I seem to be distracting you." She began walking towards the center of the clearing.
"W-what are you doing?!" Wander quickly got up, but despite his call she continued to walk. When she was close to where the colossus will appear she turned to look at the wanderer. "I... I still have so many questions to ask you!" the wanderer yelled out.
"Just take one step at a time." She simply said. The ground beneath the two young souls began to rumble. "After all, I'm always at—" Before she could finish her sentence, the colossus sprung from the earth in front of her, blocking the wanderer's view. He already knew though that she probably disappeared already. Taking out his sword, the battle started.
This colossus resembled a humanoid being with armor that seemed to slowly flake and wielding a giant stone sword. By far, this colossus was the tallest so far. The wanderer swore at himself again at his own failure to miss that 'mysterious ethereal' Dormin spoke of. He vowed that he will get to the truth, no matter what, as he charged towards the colossus.
As if cheering him on, that melody played once more. "I will find her… I swear!" the wanderer yelled out.
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AN: Hey there! I hope you like this chapter. Sorry I didn't update in a while. Again, I'm trying to go for the vagueness of this girl. I'll be referring to her as an 'ethereal' since that description very much describes her. Just like how the wanderer doesn't have a name, she will 'remain nameless' as well. Sorry if it got confusing. I hope that you review! I would greatly appreciate it. It also helps boost my self esteem!
By the way, I was going to say that I would love to see what you think the mysterious ethereal looks like! You can even name her too! Draw a picture! I love to look at art!
I hope to update soon!
-AzEuph
