Ello again! Kazane here with the next chapter in my and Tsubasa-chan's twisted adventure. :3 Since I'm not a fan of copying someone else's storyline, I decided to have Kazane seperate from the party (It works amazingly well).
I don't own Tales of Vesperia or I would have made alot more Flyita moments :3
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Even though I was 'cloud watching' by Tsubasa's standards, I knew when she left. She wouldn't get far though, since she had no way of getting to a different town (no matter how much she talks about being able to fly). If I had been in a better state of mind, I would have followed her. However, I was still trying to figure out what to do.
The night before, I had decided to separate from the party because I knew I couldn't be like Yuri and stay after doing something like what I had done. Thinking back to that decision, I also decided that it would be best to leave Tsubasa out of my travels as well. A sad smile spread across my face as I knew that I would leave my precious friend behind.
"Now you're thinking straight," the voice in my mind told me. "You have your job to do and she has her job to do."
"Yeah," I replied through my thoughts. With one last glance after my friend, I turned and walked away as the ever-present rain soaked through my clothes.
Two people stood between me and my destination. Something like that was not allowed but I wouldn't allow the bloodlust to overtake my senses again.
A single sweep of my arm sent both guards flying back into the mansion's door. So much for being strong assassins; those Blood Alliance people were nothing before my power over the wind.
Now nothing stood between me and my destination. I continued on, turning to the left and going around the back of the house. The two elevators in the side of the mansion were left undisturbed as I made my way by.
Quietly, I trotted down the steps to the dock and from there up another set of stairs and onto the waiting ship. This was where Ragou would run to after Judith showed up and destroyed his weather-control blastia. However, I should have a long time until that would happen and I'll use it to accomplish my goal.
With a quick glance around the ship, I made my way towards the cabin. The door to the cabin was locked, probably to keep the prisoner in and intruders out. Knocking on the door then quickly moving away from it lured an unsure Barbos to open the door, sword drawn and ready.
Unfortunately for him, his large size made it easy for him to get toppled over by the wind. I used the opening when he hit the ground to knock him out.
"Sorry but I don't have time to deal with you right now." I said as the one-eyed man fell unconscious. After double-checking that he was really unconscious, I went to the now unlocked door to the cabin of the ship. Careful not to open it so quickly that the inhabitant would be scared, I looked into the cabin.
A pair of light blue eyes looked at me from within the cabin. Those two eyes held all the expected emotions of a prisoner but the determined kindness in their depths was characteristic to the owner of the eyes.
"Still holding in there, Your Highness?" I asked the blond haired owner of the eyes. No reply came from the person in front of me and, as my eyes adjusted, I noticed that a piece of cloth was in place to stop any sound that might come from him.
"Oh, sorry," I said as I quickly walked around behind the blond boy and untied the gag before setting on the metal that bound his wrists. With a clank, the shackles fell to the floor boards of the ship, releasing their prisoner.
"Thank you," The blond said when he could finally talk again. "May I ask who you are?"
"Polite as always, Ioder," I said with a smile. "I'm Kazane Tsubasa, Daughter of the Wind."
"Daughter of the Wind? How can anyone be the Daughter of the Wind?"
"It'll take too long to explain, Your Highness. For now, just let me say that a Daughter of the Wind assisted Brave Vesperia and the Child of the Full Moon in their quest long ago."
"Sorry," Ioder said as he stood up. "We probably should get out of here. Will you help me, Ms. Tsubasa?"
"Of course, and just call me Kazane, Your Highness."
"Okay, Kazane. Please just call me Ioder then."
"Hai~," I said, smiling. "Let's get going; I don't know how long Barbos will be unconscious."
"Yes. Thank you, Kazane," The blond boy said as he followed me off of the ship. I looked around quickly before leading the prince past the mansion, passing the gate the Blood Alliance assassins had been guarding, and to the inn.
"Go in and go into the room on the left. Flynn should be in there with Sodia and a mage from Aspio, Witcher." I told him before I turned away to leave.
"Where are you going, Kazane?" Ioder asked, surprised that I was leaving.
"I-" I started. "I have some things I need to do. Please, whatever you do, don't tell them it was me that rescued you from Barbos. You might be able to say that the Dragon Rider or Raven did it since they're the type that would. I need to get going now before I'm too late. I'll see you later, Ioder."
"Wai-" Ioder called as I ran off. He would have to follow what I asked him; that's the kind of person he is.
As I left the town, I turned my head to see if the prince had obeyed or not. I spotted the blond walking into the inn and smiled before continuing on my way, slowing to a walk as I got further away from the city.
I continued walking along the path, backtracking along the path I had taken not too long ago. This time, however, I was alone. No random comments from Tsubasa were there to make me secretly smile, no other people were there to help me fight off the bandits, not that I would need their help.
Thinking about bandits, a few of them attacked me along the way to Ehmead Hill but none were able to stand against the power of the wind that was as much a part of me as my own blood. A blast of wind here, a precise slash there was all it took to leave my enemies bruised and battered, stripped of anything I deemed useful: Gald, Gels, Crystals, ect.
After half a day's walk, I reached the base of Ehmead Hill. The knights nodded to acknowledge my presence as I walked past them and around the broken Blastia. I made no attempt to get closer to the Blastia than was permitted; I already knew what it was and why the Dragon Rider had struck it down.
Only an hour or two later, I reached the city ofBlossoms, Halure. The great tree bore an amazing amount of radiant petals and a few children ran around the city, caught up in their game. A brief smile played across my lips as I watched the now peaceful town. This was what most people desired, what they would do almost anything for.
I was distracted from my thoughts when a pink petal drifted across the air in front of me. The petal reminded me of when Estelle had healed the great tree. There had been pink petals falling past her pink hair then. That had been a beautiful image, accented by the glowing of Estelle's power; the power of the Child of the Full Moon.
This time I shook my head to clear the thoughts before something else would distract me. My thoughts had been venturing onto dangerous ground where I couldn't let them go.
Before me, the children still ran back and forth as the mayor of the town watched.
"Not too long ago, they were playing at being that young knight, the one that saved us from the monsters," the mayor commented as he walked over to greet me.
"You mean Flynn?" I asked.
"You know that young knight too? Not too long ago, two people came through here and were looking for him. I hope they found him, it seemed urgent."
'Not as urgent as the situation I was in at the time,' I thought to myself. On the outside I smiled, "They found him in Nor Harbor. I traveled with them for a little bit and made sure they were able to meet up with him."
"That's very good. You seem like a very nice young lady. Please, have a look around Halure and if you need anything, be sure to ask me." With a wave, the mayor returned to his house.
I watched as the old man returned to the house that the roots of the great tree ran through. Once he disappeared into his house, I headed to the top of the city where the tree itself was situated.
As I reached the highest area of Halure, I noticed that under the roots –that had been revived by Estelle's power- were two chests. With a smile I went over to them and opened the one of the left to find a Nectar Bottle and when I opened the one on the right, a Holly Bottle was revealed. I put both of the bottles into a bag that I had gotten from one of my attackers along the journey.
'There should be one more…' I thought as I looked around the area. There, just in front of where Karol had used the Panacea Bottle was another bottle; a Life Bottle. I went over and picked the precious bottle up from the grass and put it in my bag alongside the other bottles.
After getting the last bottle by the tree, I looked up at the pink-laden branches of Halure's tree. The sight was strangely calming, a representation of the peace that this city now experienced. Even that peace would be short-lived, with Alexei as the commandant, Barbos still on the loose, and the Adephagos' revival getting closer by the day.
I sighed before turning away from the tree and heading to the inn. As someone that knows who the greatest enemies are, I have a responsibility to take them out. The plans the commandant has must be stopped. Maybe that way, the Adephagos won't be brought about again but that would also mean that the world won't be united as it was after the destruction of the Adephagos… 'Just take it slowly, missy," The voice echoed through my mind. 'You'll figure it out, just give it some time. For now, how about you get a different outfit since the party can find you in your current one; it stands out too much.'
"Hai, hai," I replied quietly. "I'll do that after I get a good night's sleep; that journey tired me out."
'Just don't forget'
"Yeah, I know." I mumbled back as I paid for a room. Afterwards, I went up the stairs and into the room that the person at the desk had pointed out.
With a sigh, I closed and locked the door behind me and set down my bag next to one of the beds. Once that was done and the drawers were checked for any left behind items, I took off my shoes, turned off the lights and lay down.
'Gets some sleep. In the morning, we'll get a new outfit and continue on. You should know where we need to go next.'
The morning sun shined over the barrier protected city, turning the blossoms into an array of beautiful colors. There were few early risers in the city but those that were there flitted back and forth around the city. Only one person didn't go back and forth, they waited at the merchant's shop, their feathered outfit streaked with dust from their journey.
The merchant worked as quickly as possible, sewing together materials that their customer had provided, making a lighter outfit. When the merchant finished, he admired his work and handed the outfit to the customer with a smile and thanked them for their service.
'All good?' The soundless voice asked.
'Yeah,' I replied as I took my outfit from the hands of the merchant. "Thanks for doing this for me so early."
"Its fine," the merchant replied. "Though I'm amazed you got the materials so quickly."
"They weren't really rare things so it wasn't very hard." I told him with a smile before turning and leaving to go back to my inn room.
Once I was back in my room, I placed my bag to the side and changed into my new outfit, putting my old one in the bag alongside of the battles and bags of gels that were already in there.
My new outfit was a simple angelic grey short dress with a string wrapped around a few times to keep it in place. A pair of arm guards and socks of the same color and a pair of shoes of a little darker color went along with the dress.*
With my new outfit in place, a wallet safely secured on a string under my dress where I could access it easily, and my bag packed, I picked up my bag and left the inn.
As I walked down the slope to the entrance of the town, I admired the beauty of the blossoms in the dawn. I knew I wouldn't be able to enjoy the peace of this city for a long time so I soaked it in now.
'Let's get going already,' the voice told me, partially understanding why I had slowed down.
'Right,' I replied and sped up.
With one last look around, I headed out onto the path again to continue to my new destination.
Hope I did a good job with that ending :3 I wanted to get this chapter done before tomorrow when Tsubasa-chan will be coming back to school after over a week :3
* Outfit pics at kazane55 . deviantart gallery / # / d54qdgw (take out spaces)
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