Spaceships and Weddings
Shortly after the discussion about the Minsconta—which, it turned out, meant history in the Nedian language—Reema began creating a new device for the ship. With it, the ship would edmit rays of light upon takeoff. The rays would come from concentrated Heraldic spells—cast by several Nedian mages—which would turn into pure light in the device. Their ship, The Nedia, would be cloaked in the light, appearing to be returning to the heavens in a shower of light—just as the prophecy stated. If anyone who didn't know the story questioned about it, they'd probably get either an 'I don't know' or the prophecy thrown at them, depending on whom they asked.
But the building of the device and ship was slightly behind schedule. That was because the five couples were preparing for their weddings. It had been jointly decided that they'd all have them on the same day, one right after another. Claude was reminded of an old project he did in school where he had to pretend to be married to a girl for a whole marking period, and raise an egg as a baby. Each of his classmates had been married one after another by their principal.
And so it came to pass that one-month after the discussion, the weddings were to be held. Everyone was dressed in traditional Nedian wedding robes. The warriors' Expelian families also came—luckily for them, the only ones besides Leon and Precis with relatives were Rena and Celine, whose families believed in the prophecy—albeit they didn't know what the garments meant symbolically. The women wore simple white robes with silver borders, while the men wore simple black robes with gold borders. Narl—acting as the preacher—had on the same robe as the men, but he was also wearing a golden pendant. Reema—who was the second preacher—had on the same robe as the women along with a silver pendant. Most Nedian weddings had a male and female Heraldic Mage to lead them, especially group ones like this.
"In the name of the great Tria, creator of the universe, we are gathered here to watch these ten young individuals each take the journey into the rest of their lives," stated Narl, "By the end of the day, each of them will be wedded to another—man and woman, husband and wife, comrades in battle and mates in love for all eternity."
Reema continued, "This sacred blessing is the gift that unites two hearts forever. Once married, they will never have to suffer the anguish of being alone again. And if one of them dies, no matter what happens, his or her presence will always be with the other for the rest of that person's life. Love prevailing over hate, light over darkness."
In turn, everyone came up to the altar. First came Precis and Ashton. Then, Opera and Ernest. Next, Celine and Noel. After that, Chisato and Dias. And finally came Rena and Claude. When they stepped up to the altar, they joined hands with Narl and Reema, and the two Nedian Mages transferred some of their magic throughout the circle. As mages themselves, Celine, Noel, and Rena were able to feel the waves flowing through them. And when it was all over, they stood back in the line.
"You are all now declared husbands and wives," stated Narl.
"You may all now kiss the brides," chimed in Reema. At once, the five men took their new brides into their arms. Then, they all shared a passionate kiss.
* * *
The night after the weddings found the five couples all sitting on the Synard—also brought to Expel by Quadratic Reaction. They were all going to take a break at a little beach resort near the town of Sazira on El—recently rebuilt. Once there, they would all spend a week of fun in the sun for their honeymoons. Then, they were going to return to help with the Nedia's construction.
"Ok Synard," commanded Rena, "Let's fly." At once, the beast took off. Precis began to giggle, as she always did while riding it. Gyoro and Ururun traded mental sighs because Ashton had begun to scream for it to slow down.
Finally they came to the beach. Rena dismounted with a flip, and landed in Claude's arms. In an effort to copy the technique, klutzy Chisato managed to land on top of Dias, knocking him right into Ashton. Then, a domino affect occurred, until all ten of them were on the ground laughing their heads off.
Rena stated, "Well, the hotel isn't that far off. Why don't we all check in so we can get some shuteye? Don't want to be to tired to have fun, eh?
"Yes," chorused the others.
* * *
The week at the beach was the best any of them had ever had. But they couldn't persuade Chisato to take a break. She spent most of it interviewing the citizens of El on what they thought of the Sorcery Globe, and about the rebuilding of the kingdom. "I'll win an award for my series 'The Ten Wise Men Invasion: Seen Through the Eyes of Two Races'," she exclaimed.
Finally, the week was over and they prepared to go home. This time, Ashton had brought a barf bag along—although he'd never gotten airsick before. At this, Gyoro and Ururun traded mental sighs again. Rena was, as usual, captain of the Synard with Claude as her first mate. In no time, they had returned to the Shingo Forest.
When they arrived, they saw Narl. "I need a favor," he said, "We need more supplies for the body of the ship, and some Quadratic Stone in order to make a few components. Leon said there was plenty of it at the Hoffman Ruins, probably left by Alexander when he fled with the children and Hoffmaneese. Could all of you be willing to head there in order to get the supplies necessary?"
"Sure, we'd love to," replied Claude. Although he never told his friends these peaceful days were pretty boring. But when they all agreed he figured that they all were thinking along the same lines. Heck, they were all so used to constantly fighting monsters.
Rena then proclaimed, "We should get Leon and Bowman first. I'm sure they'd all love to come along with us." She then ran off to find their friends so they could start their new mission.
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Well I just winged it with the weddings. That is supposed to be a traditional Nedian wedding. Well, I'm going to have some fighting next chapter (cringes at the thought of how bad her battle scenes usually come out).
Shortly after the discussion about the Minsconta—which, it turned out, meant history in the Nedian language—Reema began creating a new device for the ship. With it, the ship would edmit rays of light upon takeoff. The rays would come from concentrated Heraldic spells—cast by several Nedian mages—which would turn into pure light in the device. Their ship, The Nedia, would be cloaked in the light, appearing to be returning to the heavens in a shower of light—just as the prophecy stated. If anyone who didn't know the story questioned about it, they'd probably get either an 'I don't know' or the prophecy thrown at them, depending on whom they asked.
But the building of the device and ship was slightly behind schedule. That was because the five couples were preparing for their weddings. It had been jointly decided that they'd all have them on the same day, one right after another. Claude was reminded of an old project he did in school where he had to pretend to be married to a girl for a whole marking period, and raise an egg as a baby. Each of his classmates had been married one after another by their principal.
And so it came to pass that one-month after the discussion, the weddings were to be held. Everyone was dressed in traditional Nedian wedding robes. The warriors' Expelian families also came—luckily for them, the only ones besides Leon and Precis with relatives were Rena and Celine, whose families believed in the prophecy—albeit they didn't know what the garments meant symbolically. The women wore simple white robes with silver borders, while the men wore simple black robes with gold borders. Narl—acting as the preacher—had on the same robe as the men, but he was also wearing a golden pendant. Reema—who was the second preacher—had on the same robe as the women along with a silver pendant. Most Nedian weddings had a male and female Heraldic Mage to lead them, especially group ones like this.
"In the name of the great Tria, creator of the universe, we are gathered here to watch these ten young individuals each take the journey into the rest of their lives," stated Narl, "By the end of the day, each of them will be wedded to another—man and woman, husband and wife, comrades in battle and mates in love for all eternity."
Reema continued, "This sacred blessing is the gift that unites two hearts forever. Once married, they will never have to suffer the anguish of being alone again. And if one of them dies, no matter what happens, his or her presence will always be with the other for the rest of that person's life. Love prevailing over hate, light over darkness."
In turn, everyone came up to the altar. First came Precis and Ashton. Then, Opera and Ernest. Next, Celine and Noel. After that, Chisato and Dias. And finally came Rena and Claude. When they stepped up to the altar, they joined hands with Narl and Reema, and the two Nedian Mages transferred some of their magic throughout the circle. As mages themselves, Celine, Noel, and Rena were able to feel the waves flowing through them. And when it was all over, they stood back in the line.
"You are all now declared husbands and wives," stated Narl.
"You may all now kiss the brides," chimed in Reema. At once, the five men took their new brides into their arms. Then, they all shared a passionate kiss.
* * *
The night after the weddings found the five couples all sitting on the Synard—also brought to Expel by Quadratic Reaction. They were all going to take a break at a little beach resort near the town of Sazira on El—recently rebuilt. Once there, they would all spend a week of fun in the sun for their honeymoons. Then, they were going to return to help with the Nedia's construction.
"Ok Synard," commanded Rena, "Let's fly." At once, the beast took off. Precis began to giggle, as she always did while riding it. Gyoro and Ururun traded mental sighs because Ashton had begun to scream for it to slow down.
Finally they came to the beach. Rena dismounted with a flip, and landed in Claude's arms. In an effort to copy the technique, klutzy Chisato managed to land on top of Dias, knocking him right into Ashton. Then, a domino affect occurred, until all ten of them were on the ground laughing their heads off.
Rena stated, "Well, the hotel isn't that far off. Why don't we all check in so we can get some shuteye? Don't want to be to tired to have fun, eh?
"Yes," chorused the others.
* * *
The week at the beach was the best any of them had ever had. But they couldn't persuade Chisato to take a break. She spent most of it interviewing the citizens of El on what they thought of the Sorcery Globe, and about the rebuilding of the kingdom. "I'll win an award for my series 'The Ten Wise Men Invasion: Seen Through the Eyes of Two Races'," she exclaimed.
Finally, the week was over and they prepared to go home. This time, Ashton had brought a barf bag along—although he'd never gotten airsick before. At this, Gyoro and Ururun traded mental sighs again. Rena was, as usual, captain of the Synard with Claude as her first mate. In no time, they had returned to the Shingo Forest.
When they arrived, they saw Narl. "I need a favor," he said, "We need more supplies for the body of the ship, and some Quadratic Stone in order to make a few components. Leon said there was plenty of it at the Hoffman Ruins, probably left by Alexander when he fled with the children and Hoffmaneese. Could all of you be willing to head there in order to get the supplies necessary?"
"Sure, we'd love to," replied Claude. Although he never told his friends these peaceful days were pretty boring. But when they all agreed he figured that they all were thinking along the same lines. Heck, they were all so used to constantly fighting monsters.
Rena then proclaimed, "We should get Leon and Bowman first. I'm sure they'd all love to come along with us." She then ran off to find their friends so they could start their new mission.
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Well I just winged it with the weddings. That is supposed to be a traditional Nedian wedding. Well, I'm going to have some fighting next chapter (cringes at the thought of how bad her battle scenes usually come out).