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Last Time on the Struggle of the Fiends…
The two friends had made it over the wall and finally began to calm their nerves. Crevan suggested that they do a bit of exploring, but after an hour, and to Crevan's disappointment, they found nothing. That is until a nearby bush began to rustle…
"The Girl in the Red Hood"
The bush went from a true tremble to a complete stop. Crevan took a step forward, but jumped back when a figure jumped out. He went to swing in response to Vivian's yelp; though stopped when he got a better look. Instead of the threatening beast both expected, standing in front of them was something that looked to be a walking egg. The foot tall creature was mostly consisting of a white egg with red and blue hollow triangular designs decorating it. The top portion was broken off leaving a jagged edge. From the hole was a small pastel yellow head that had three spikes coming from the top of it. It had a small face with oval, black eyes and a constant smile. It walked on two little stubby legs poking out from the bottom of the egg and pushed away the leaves with its two little stubby arms that appeared from the sides.
"What is that?" Crevan asked.
Vivian stepped out from behind him and knelt down. The thing didn't look too dangerous. It was so small and its smile was too adorable.
"To-ge-pi!" the small creature called out.
"Toe-gah-pee?" Vivian mimicked.
She looked up at Crevan who shrugged. He dropped the stick and kneeled down beside her.
"I guess we found something after all," said Crevan.
"To-ge!" the creature cheered.
Vivian tilted her head and drew her hand close to the egg-creature. Crevan remained still as he watched Vivian. With a held breath, she plopped her opened hand on the thing's head. Instead of getting angry, scared, or any other emotion they were expecting, the creature cheered once more, crying out the strange combination of noises; "to-ge-pi". Vivian's worried expression vanished almost instantaneously as she patted the little one's head.
"I thought they were all supposed to be big and scary," said Vivian.
"Well, that bird one wasn't very big and looked more like a seagull," said Crevan. "And when have seagulls ever been scary?"
"Do you think back home knows of these creatures?" asked Vivian.
"Maybe," answered Crevan. "Maybe not."
Vivian stopped patting the creature's head and stood up. Crevan followed her lead and stood up, leaving a very confused little creature to look up at them, upset at the pettings and attention stopping.
"What now?" asked Vivian.
"What do you mean?" asked Crevan.
"What do we do now? Obviously not all of them are dangerous," said Vivian. "At least there are two that aren't. If there are two that are friendly towards humans, there has to be more. Right? So what do we do about it?"
Crevan paused.
"I don't know," he said.
"To-ge!" the creature cheered, racing passed the two legs.
Crevan and Vivian turned around, following the little guy.
"I see you actually did leave," a familiar red-cloaked figure spoke.
The little creature raced over to the feet of the figure and began to jump around them. She knelt down and picked up the creature gently.
"You make new friends?" she asked the creature.
Crevan looked over at Vivian. Vivian stared at the girl, not even blinking. Her unwavering gaze seemed so powerful, full of more emotion than Crevan had ever seen in Vivian. He couldn't tell if it was anger, fear, or just recollection, but it was truly overflowing with strong emotions. From this look, he could tell Vivian recognized her, which meant that this was the same red-cloaked girl from before.
Though her face was hidden by the hood, when the cloaked girl looked up, Vivian could feel her stare being met.
"You listened," the girl said.
"Who are you?" asked Crevan.
The cloaked girl looked over at Crevan, as if she hadn't acknowledged his presence yet. She looked back down at the creature and gave a small nod. The nod wasn't really directed at the little guy, but more so towards herself. She sighed and placed the egg-creature back down. She reached out from beneath her cloak and lowered her hood.
Beneath the hood appeared a black-haired girl. Her hair was cut in a short, pageboy style that was a bit messy due to the hood. Her face was finally able to been seen, allowing them, Vivian mostly, to finally put a face to the voice. Her sharp features gave her a stronger appearance; with her tall, pointed nose, her narrowed, brown eyes, and her thin, expressionless lips. Her skin was a pale tone and she was rather short; her cloak made her seem taller than she was somehow.
"My name is Xia," she introduced herself. "And I'm trying to help."
I have a poll on my profile which will be present until October 24th. It will be helping choose the next story to replace "The End" in the lineup. "The End" is my one of my Descendants story and will be finishing its first arc, the "Aladdin/Jafar Arc", come end of October. While it will be returning in January, I will be starting a new story. The choices are between a Kingdom Hearts story, a Winx story, and a Fullmetal Alchemist story. The popular choice will be picked and characters will be accepted from October 24th to Halloween (31st). The story will then premiere on November 1st. Remember to vote for your favourite and continue to read The Struggle of the Fiends! :)
First idea is a Kingdom Hearts story titled Kingdom Hearts Debut. It is based in the fictional Florida town, Perdu, in 2002. The first Kingdom Hearts game is just coming out, but instead of the PS1 game we all know, it is a computer mmorpg. The story focuses on a group of players trying to figure out the secret of the game, while trying to balance their social lives as well.
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The second idea is a Winx story titled Fly Free From Me. It is based in 1985, near the end of the golden age of arcade games. The world is greeted with the first game of its kind, a virtual reality mmorpg. Only a couple hundred of people were able to get the special computer and equipment used to run the game. The ones who were able to were incredibly happy until they realized, while playing it, there was a glitch in the game.
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The third idea is a Fullmetal Alchemist story titled Kinzoku Jumon. It is based in the fictional Japanese city of Futatabi set in modern day (and slightly in the equally fictional Chinese town, Zaici). A new game has come out based on the popular anime Fullmetal Alchemist. Most players are having fun and not noticing the strange things going on in the game/real world. But there is a small group that is taking notice. The story focuses on a group of players both in and out of the game. It is a bit darker than the Kingdom Hearts story.
