Hi! Nice to see you! Regarding the short chapter review, I've tried to make this one much longer! Also, don't expect quick updates. I just got Super Mario Galaxy(WOOHOO!), so I'm gonna be distracted a LOT. Anyway, on with Chapter Three!

- Sky "Sora" Prower

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Chapter Three

Three weeks have passed. The Invincible has almost been fixed. Mog decided to stay with Luneth in his room in the castle, and Luneth decided to talk with Insignia every day. In fact, Insignia has become like a father to him. On a bad note, the king has become increasingly frustrated, and has been having fits of rage much more frequently. And the mysterious statue in Insignia's room? Nothing new.

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The girl tried to catch her breath. She was dragging tons of pale blue stones across the slave grounds. She didn't know what it was, but she heard from a guard that it might be Orichalcum. She didn't really care what it was at the moment, so long as she could leave. Since she was so frail, she couldn't mine stones very fast. Everyone else had already left. As she reached the guard, she placed the bag in front of him.

"Is this enough?" she asked. The guard peeked into the bag quickly, then shut it and tied it.

"Yeah. It's 'nuff. Get outta my sight!" the guard said gruffly. The girl walked back to the castle slowly, the guard following behind her. She cried a little. Why had she been brought back to the world, only to go through this?

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Luneth opened the door to his room, exhausted. He had been kept up by Insignia most of the nighttalking and drinking. Mog flew up to him.

"Is something wrong, kupo? Mister Luneth?" he asked. Luneth sighed and flopped down on the soft bed.

"Nothing… nothing's wrong. I'm just tired." He said. Right now, nothing compared to lying on his nice, soft bed. God, he knew he was drunk. Hoo boy. He sighed again and turned over onto his back. Mog flew up to him and snuggled up on top of the dresser, on top of a little pillow. Luneth looked over, smiled, then pulled the covers over him and fell asleep. Little did he know that this night would change his life forever…

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Insignia said goodbye to Luneth, closed the door, and sat on a chair, listening intently. As soon as he knew that Luneth was gone, he slipped away to the Lucifer Statue. Its eerie purple glow emanated all around the hidden room.

"Lucifer Stature… you have revived people for me, and summoned monsters for me… why do you not send a monster to destroy the king, as I asked?" he said. The Lucifer Statue suddenly began to shake, then stopped abruptly.

"Because… I send monsters to be commanded… not monsters that do jobs. Do it yourself. After all… you are already a traitor, aren't you?" said a raspy, dark voice, dripping with sarcasm. Insignia shuddered with fear.

"Y… Yes. You're right. I'll do it myself." Insignia said. He took a pale blue knife from the floor and began to sharpen it. When it was sharpened enough, he left the room and began to walk to the king's chamber.

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Twelve o'clock AM. All life in the castle is asleep. Except for a traitor who just entered the king's bedroom. Insignia quietly walked up to the king's bed. He raised the knife.

"I hope you go to Hell… King Obsidian." He plunged the knife down… and the king died. No scream, no gasp, not even his eyes opened. He was dead. Insignia moved the knife forward and back a little to widen the wound. The king, dead? How shocking! He knew just the person who had done it, too. He left the room, and went down the corridor to his chamber. He waited. And waited. After what seemed like an eternity, he heard a loud scream. He smirked. Time for the fun to begin.

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Luneth woke up to find himself in an unfamiliar room with a splitting headache and pain everywhere.

"Oooh… god… I'm never drinking again… aaagh…" he said. The pain was unbearable, but it seemed to be slowly vanishing.

"Hold still! I haven't finished curing you're injuries. And keep your voice down, we're not supposed to talk at night." Said a female voice. Luneth was a bit surprised that someone else was in here with him, but did as she said and waited patiently.

"Where am I? I remember drinking with Sir Insignia… then going to sleep… and here I am." He asked.

"You're in the castle's dungeon, along with the other slaves. They fill the cells up with up to five people, then send the next person to a different cell. This hallway is deserted except for us two. I've actually have to thank you for ending up in here, because I've been lonely." She explained.

"A slave!? Why!?" Luneth explained. He berated himself in his mind. He knew that he should've left earlier.

"I don't know the details, but they say that you killed the king. Honestly, you don't sound like someone who would do that, so I don't believe it. However, the guard did tell me that since you were drunk, you slept through your trial. They sentenced you to slavery and a good beating. I'm trying to heal you right now. Cura." She said. Blue sparks flowed from her fingertips and flowed into Luneth's body. He sighed with pleasure.

"Thank you so much. I feel so much better." He replied. He turned to look at his companion, but the cell was so dark that her face was hidden. Even though the barred window let some moonlight in, it was still quite dark. Luneth decided to try a different option.

"Hey. What's your name?" He asked.

"I'm… My name's Aria. Aria Benett." She said. Luneth froze. Aria… Benett!?

"Aria… Benett!? But… you… how… Aria!!" He cried. Aria put her hand on his shoulder to steady him.

"What? What's so strange about my… name…" she trailed off as the moonlight illuminated Luneth's face. She gasped, then tackled Luneth into a hug, knocking him onto his back.

"Luneth!!" she yelled. As she tightened her embrace around Luneth, happy tears dribbled down her cheeks and onto Luneth's chest. Luneth patted her back in shock. Aria? Alive? Here? Was he going insane!?

"Is… is it really you? You're really here!? How?" Silently, he tried to take in the fact that she was here, albeit in a jail cell with him.

"Luneth… It's you…" she cried. "How I'm here doesn't matter now, not now that you're with me… Luneth…" she began to snuggle into his chest, and began to softly snore. She was asleep. Luneth sighed.

"Oh well. Guess I'll ask tomorrow." He said. He was still worried about why he had been locked up, but he was way too tired to think any longer. Cuddling up with Aria, he smiled happily before falling asleep himself.

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Well? How was it? Don't expect another quick update, because this only happened because I had a bunch of inspiration all at once. But still read and review please!

- Sky "Sora" Prower