Lost in Darkness
By KYT
Hey, ya'll look, an update! XD It's been forever, but since I've decided to revise this series, I think I should at least try to finish the story!
Ya'll about gave up, didn't ya?
Remember I changed Mayonbara's name to Mayuka!
Last Time –
"May-chan?" said a new voice that belonged to a red eyed albino who wore wire rimmed glasses. It was Kai Stern.
Mayuka twirled around to face the new voice, "And you are?" she raised an eyebrow, questioning the man in front of her. He looked familiar, but no name came to mind.
"My apologies, you just look like someone I used to know." He said, a sadness found its way into his red eyes, "But, it's impossible for you to be her, it's almost impossible to think she's alive." Ryou looked at him sympathetically.
"I'm sorry for your loss, sir." He stated kindly. The sadness in the man's eyes disappeared as he must of realized something.
"How rude of me, I haven't introduced myself! I'm Kai Stern, the Blue Dragon Officer, Secretary of Foreign Affairs." Kai Stern said, "So what brings you to the Dragon Castle?" he asked.
"None of your business." Mayuka said dejectedly. Kai Stern frowned at her rudeness, Ryou laughed nervously.
"My name is Ryou Itou and this is my traveling partner, Mayuka."
"Mayuka? Geez, you even have the same name as her, don't tell me Lord Lykouleon is your cousin, too!" Kai Stern began to chuckle to himself.
"What if I am?" She said in a haughty tone, there was a tense silence following this statement between the three of them. Kai Stern seemed to be sizing the girl up, or trying to see through her.
"If your lying the royal family and court will never forgive you. Our Mayuka is a dearly missed young girl." He said with a very defensive temper.
"Keh."
"Well, Sir Kai Stern, Mayuka is here to see Dragon Lord Lykouleon." Ryou said as politely as he could, bowing to show his respect. Kai Stern just glared heavily at Mayuka before sighing.
"Alright, you may accompany me to see the Lord. And please, Miss Mayuka, show some respect for his majesty." Kai Stern said.
Ryou and Mayuka followed the Blue Dragon Officer unto the castle grounds. Mayuka was grumbling to herself silently, "Like I wasn't going to be polite, stupid officer, thinks he can predict what I'll do…"
"You realize I can hear you, right?" She heard Kai Stern say from in front of her.
Garfecky chuckled to himself, from his perch in a tree that looked over Dragon Castle. "The Albino doesn't even realize it's Lykouleon's cousin he's speaking to! What a fool!" he laughed out loud to himself. Regaining his composure, he frowned, "On the other hand, that idiot hanryuu passed right by her target and didn't even notice! I told Kharl to give her a picture of him, instead of the lame description he did give her! Man! 'Well, He's your age, about 5'9" and handsome.' Like there aren't plenty of 5'9" teenage boys in Draqueen!" Garfecky said loathingly, how he despised those bean poles. Thinking they were better then him.
'The Dragon Knights should be returning home soon anyway' the midget thought holding a piece of folded paper in his hands, it was the Dragon Knight's map to their next mission, Garfecky had swiped it from the feminine blonde Dragon Knight's satchel when he went to get Thatz. With out it, they would have to return to the castle. 'She won't have to wait long.'
"Hey Thatz, do you have the map?" Rune asked with a hint of suspicion in his voice, he swore up and down that sometimes Rath and Thatz would do anything to delay their missions.
"No, you have it, remember. You didn't lose it did you?" Thatz asked, a hint of mischief entering his voice, as he looked at the appalled elf. Rune was flustered, and when he began to get flustered, he tended to get a bit angry.
"I DON'T LOSE THINGS! IT HAD TO OF BEEN STOLEN!" Rune shouted.
"Geez, calm down, Rune, maybe you just left it at the castle…" Thatz said while inching away from the elf.
"I DON'T LEAVE IMPORTANT THINGS LIKE THAT BEHIND, EITHER!" the elf shouted, obviously enraged at the statement made about him. He must of thought of himself pretty highly for something like that to bother him so much.
"Well, I guess we can just go demon hunting then!" Rath replied cheerily. Thatz turned Rath with his nose wrinkled at the idea.
"No way! Treasure hunting!" Thatz argued with the Fire Knight.
"Demon hunting!"
"Treasure hunting!"
"NIETHER! WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE CAPITAL! WE HAVE TO GET A NEW MAP!" Rune shouted, dragging his companions by the back of their collars.
"But I don' wanna!" one could here the two knights whine pathetically in unison to the elf.
Lykouleon looked up and smiled brightly at the returning Kai Stern, " Kai Stern, You're back!" he said cheerily, Lykouleon looked at he people behind him, his eye stopped cold at the sight of the long golden blonde haired girl, who had intense emerald-sapphire eyes. "And who are your friends?" he said after his odd silence, his gaze never leaving her features.
'It can't possibly be her… not Mayuka…not my cousin…' the idea passed through his mind over and over. Kai Stern gestured to each person, giving them there names.
"Sire, this young man is Ryou Itou," Ryou bowed before the lord, "and the young woman," Kai Stern paused thinking of the best way to introduce her, without raising his majesty's hopes, "Is a girl who calls herself Mayuka." He said a delicately as he could. Lykouleon's eyes widened at the sound of her name. He fumbled for words
"Impossible." Was all he could say, there was barely any chance of his ten year old koorime cousin could of survived on her own. Last he checked, some kidnappers don't let their victims live long.
"Why is it so impossible for my name to be Mayuka! Dammit, it is my name! Deal with it! I may not be your Mayuka, but hell, it's a fairly common name!"
"Yes, but those eyes and hair are not." Said a new voice, Mayuka turned toward it, there in the front left corner was a woman. She had long black wavy hair that had many braids, and even gems in it. She wore a flowing green, Victorian styled dress, and her eyes were soft and warm, tears seemed to be budding on the corners of her eyelids. "Mayuka-chan…"
"Raseleane…" Lykouleon said in a shocked tone of voice. 'How did she get in here?' he wondered silently to himself. Raseleane had never given up the hope that Mayuka was still alive, in fact, Lykouleon was sure that half of Rath's escapes from the castle during the first year of Mayuka's absence had been fully supported by Raseleane, and that the Fire Knight was looking for his friend, not demons. Though demons might have been involved
Ryou was silent through his surprise, Mayuka, the girl he had met on his way to the capital, who curses and tends to get a little violent, was a princess! 'This is unreal..' he thought, pinching his arm to test if he was dreaming. He winced, yeah, it hurt, and this wasn't a dream. Mayuka hadn't said anything, but in the short time he had known her, he could tell she was just as surprised as him.
There was a sharp intake of breath, "May-chan." All of the people in the room turned to face the person who spoke.
Rath walked the halls sulkily, he wanted to be outside the castle, not back inside it, looking for some stupid map. Now they had to go all the way to visit the Lord, again! The teen was not happy at all.
"Why is it so impossible for my name to be Mayuka! Dammit, it is my name! Deal with it! I may not be your Mayuka, but hell, it's a fairly common name!" he heard a girl shout from far down the hall, he felt his blood run cold at that moment. The thought of his friend's kidnapping made him cold, and angry. The shout had effected Rune, too, as his face visibly paled. Thatz looked between the two confused.
"Uh, Guys? What's up?" Of course Thatz wouldn't know about her, He was still a normal human thief with a eating disorder. Now he was the Earth Dragon Knight with an eating disorder Rune and Rath suddenly sped up to get to the Lord's study.
When they saw the blonde girl in a state of silence and shock. There was a sharp intake of breath.
"May-chan." Rath blurted out, all of the people in the room turned to face them.
Mayuka said nothing as she studied their appearances. "It seems you're quite the popular one, Miss Mayuka…" Ryou said from beside her. Mayuka lightly glared at him.
"Shut up."
There was one way they could see if she was really their Mayuka. Lykouleon had an idea, smiling warmly to the Knights and the Blue Dragon Officer, "I would like to speak with Miss Mayuka alone, if you don't mind." He said.
"But, My Lord!" Rune said, Lykouleon must of noticed the intense stress Rune had already been put through. Lykouleon faced his Knight with the same smile he gave everyone.
"Don't worry, I'll have another map made for you." The room was silent as the occupants stared a the Dragon Lord questioningly. "What? What did I do?" he asked bewildered.
'I never mentioned needing a new map!'
'So now Lykouleon's psychic…'
'I wonder if they have any lunch left over…'
"Do you know what this is?" Lykouleon held up a small round gem that sparkled a dazzling blue and purple color. It was attached to a silver chain that hung very loosely from his neck. Mayuka took it between her fingers delicately. Her eyes widened in what was mostly fear.
"Hiraseki stones." She said silently. She looked the lord straight in the eye, "My Hiraseki stone, the one I made." It was obvious to the koorime, she could tell her gem from another koorime's. Each koorime's Hiraseki gem was different then the other, she remembered what her mother's gems looked like, they where a swirling pink and silver, while hers where always blue and purple.
It felt like a large bolder was lifted from his shoulders when Lykouleon heard her say that. He didn't realize he was even carrying the weight from one. Now that it was gone, he felt like if he were to jump he would accidentally soar to Jupiter. 'Perhaps,' he thought, 'Things can finally be as they were before that night…'
Woo, that felt good to get this next chapter typed up!
Thank you to the awesome Jrock artist, Miyavi, for re-inspiring this story!
Now that you finally have your new chapter, after what, years? I expect you to review!
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