dragonelf 8: HI! Reports done! Okay so the last chapter was really short, sorry. I'll try to make this one longer. This chapter is a spoiler to Wolf's Rain.
Disclaimer is the same and I don't own any of the Zelda's songs. I just know how to play them that's all.
Chapter 3: Minuet of Forest.
Ryu had once again returned to the beautiful temple were she met the boy that gave her the ocarina. 'What is this place?' thought Ryu as she walked around the temple. The light reflected off the crystal temple, cascading all over and around Ryu making the forest around it appear magnificent and beautiful water beading the leafs.
"I wonder what's in there?" pondered Ryu to herself, her hand grazing over the doors surface.
"You'll find out soon enough."
Ryu swiftly turned to see the boy form earlier, only this time she could see his face that was no longer shrouded in shadow. He had delicate, yet in there own right sharp features and was completely white, except one of his eyes were blue and the other gold. His hair reached down to his shoulders was messy and untamed. He wore a dojo kimono that hung loosely around him.
"You're the boy form earlier. Who are you?" question Ryu recognition in her voice.
"Uh… Can't really say," answered the boy truthfully as he sat down on a nearby boulder.
"You don't have a name?" Asked Ryu as she sat next to him.
"I suppose you could say that."
"So can you answer me on my next question?"
"Depends."
"Alright. What's going on?"
The boy turned and stared at the girl intensely as if deciding something, Ryu just stared back in a questioning look, and even more curious.
" I don't know all the facts but, it appears that dimensions are, well. How do I put this? Opening," answered the boy now taking particular interest in a piece of grass.
"Opening?" said Ryu, confused her features scrunched up.
"Yes. It happens every once and a while."
"But why at Nadil's…"
"He brought you here."
"Is that all?"
"No there's probably more. But that's all I know at the moment."
Ryu sat there staring at the boy, studying his face.
"You know? You look like Kiba and Cheza off of Wolf's rain."
"I should. I'm there son."
"Wha?! But- But how?"
" It was the end of our world. Kiba and Cheza cared very dearly for each other. After protecting the flower maiden, Kiba died just as he opened paradise. The flowers combined the two to continue Kiba's blood- line. Two were born, me and my sister. She was to make sure Kiba and Cheza and they're friends were reincarnated."
"I see. So you're a wolf and a flower."
"Yes."
"… … So can I give you a name? Cause its kind of hard to talk to someone and not know their name."
"If you wish it."
"Hm… How about Lero?"
"That's fine."
"So why did you give me an ocarina?"
"You'll find out. For now, I'll teach you the song of the forest 'Minuet of Forest," replied Lero as he got out a harp form his kimono top, apparently it rested against his chest.
He began playing. When he finished he kept the harp out but looked expectantly at Ryu. Ryu took out the ocarina, and placed it to her lips much like she had seen in Zelda. Apparently she was suppose to copy. Ryu tried her best to imitate Lero's tune, which was surprisingly harder than she thought. And after many failed attempts she finally got the tune right. They began to play the tune together. Making a beautiful delicate song.
Minuet of Forest: Forest Song (Flute music)(low) C (high) C A G A G (repeat) D G F G F E C D (end.)
Ryu and Lero finished the song. The trees in the forest began to waver over the song, they seemed somehow happy. Ryu looked down at her ocarina, it was sparkling glowing green when she finished the song. When the light died down Lero explained why it glowed.
"It was played and whenever you play that song it will allow you to draw on its power to perform a specific magic. Like the Minuet of Forest allows you to talk to trees or manipulate them. The different tempo's and the way the beats move make it perform different magic."
"I see. So it's exactly like the game Zelda Ocarina of time. When Link uses the ocarina of time to save the world," replied Ryu staring at the ocarina.
"Yes I'll teach you other songs later. In the meantime its time to wake up," said Lero as the place began to dissolve.
Ryu opened her eyes, starring at the room she found herself in was much more delightful than the one at Nadil's castle. The walls were made completely out of marble, her bed was made out of highly polished cherry wood, the poles were carved into elegant dragons, the room was fairly large decorated with dresser, cabinet, couches, lamps, and statues, and delicately designed rug with dragons and phoenixes all over it, the room even had a balcony and bathroom.
"ZZZZZ zzzzz."
Ryu looked up to see a boy with dark green hair, and scars on his face, sleeping on one of the many couches, apparently asleep. 'That's Thatz,' thought Ryu in surprise as she got out of the bed she was in, and look down at herself. She was wearing white P.J.'s with bellowing sleeves, large comfortable pants, and around her neck was a chained necklace with a garnet gem at the end intertwined with silver.
"Pretty," muttered Ryu in awe as she stared at the gem in the light.
Ryu's ocarina was at the dresser at her right. She opened the dresser and there was an entire array of clothes all neatly folded and placed. She took out pants, shirt, gloves, and cape, all black, and quietly changed clothes as Thatz snoozed on unaware of the now awake girl.
"Darn it. I wish my hair color at least stayed brown. That way I wouldn't look so pale," whispered Ryu to herself as she fiddled with it in the mirror. (A.N.// Ryu was a natural Brunette)
Ryu quickly put up the hood and hide her face with it, and walk up to Thatz as he still snoozed.
"I'm so sorry. I promise to pay you and the dragon tribe back, but until then please take care," whispered Ryu pleadingly.
"ZZZZ zzzz," was her only response. Ryu swiftly left the room, not noticing Alfeegi rounding the corner.
Alfeegi was on his way to check and see if the girl had wakened up and if Thatz wanted something to eat. He had just reached the corner when he saw a dark figure leaving the room. 'Who's that? Is it one of Nadil's men,' thought Alfeegi in a frantic as he leapt behind a wall. The figure turned revealing her face, it was the girl the knights brought back. 'At least it wasn't one of Nadil's men. What's she doing?' thought Alfeegi as he watched Ryu running away form the door. Alfeegi followed after her keeping a fair bit of distance between them.
Five minutes later
Thatz slowly began to wake up to the growling of his stomach. He opened his eyes and looked at the clock, 12:30. It was already past noon and Thatz was hunger or said his protesting stomach, he had just missed lunch. As he stood up he looked toward the bed to see it empty and made. 'OH! I'M IN TROUBLE!' cried Thatz in his head panic swelling inside him. He ran out of the room in attempt to find someone and inform them of the missing girl to send out a search party or something. He came across Rath and Rune first, who were on their way to see him, to make sure he was awake and not asleep.
"Thatz no running in the halls," scolded Rune his face scrunched to a scowl.
"It… Girl," said Thatz, completely out of breath as he gasped for air.
"Girl? What about the girl," questioned Rune his features slackening.
"Is she a demon!" interjected Rath with excitement as he bounced on the balls of his feet.
" No," said Thatz finally catching his breath at last. "She's gone! She wasn't in her bed when I woke up!"
"I KNEW IT! YOU WHERE ASLEEP!" cried Rune accusingly his face once again scowling.
"Not now Rune," said Thatz looking at the man in exasperation.
"Thatz is right. Lets find the girl first then punish Thatz," listed Rath.
"Alright," said Rune claming down a bit. "Thatz you inform his majesty. Me and Rath will go looking for her, okay."
Thatz nodded to the plan and ran off to fetch Lykouleon while Rune and Rath went in the other way to search for the girl.
Mean while
"Why is it all ways big? Don't they know that the bigger they are the harder they fall," mutter Ryu to herself as she looked wildly around.
Alfeegi looming close by tried of hiding, though he was surprised that she had managed to make her way into the garden even if it wasn't the exit that she wanted.
"I guess it depends on what you prefer, but at least we can house more people than an ordinary inn," replied Alfeegi as he moved away from his hiding spot.
Ryu swiftly turned around to find Alfeegi leaning on a wall staring at her expectantly. Ryu began to back away form him looking extremely nervous, though she knew how stupid this was she had done nothing wrong. Well other than steal some clothes.
"Well there you are."
Ryu watched Alfeegi's face grew extremely white. She could even feel her own blood drained form her face as recognition hit her, much like a slap in the face. She slowly turned horrified by the mere thought of whom she might see and to her horror there he stood a smirk gracing his lips. Nadil.
dragonelf 8: NADIL! What will happen to our heroine, Ryu? Will Thatz reach Lykouleon in time? Will Rath and Rune reach Ryu and Alfeegi in time? Will my dog ever get off my lap so I can continue the story?
