Well here is one of the longest chapters...its also an important one to the storyline. Enjoy!
I do not own Ragnarok Online...just the main characters and the storyline itself.
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Chapter 8: King's Meeting
The next day Omi arrived at the gates of the castle. The guard questioned him about his business, as Omi told him the guard already knew and let him inside. As Omi entered the castle a Priestess greeted him at the entrance.
"Hello my name is Nayumi, how may I help you" she asked with a smile on her face.
"Hello, I was summoned by the king" Omi explained
"I see so you're the one who saved our Princess." Nayumi said while examining the man in front of her. "Please follow me to the King's chamber" she said.
Omi followed Nayumi down a long hallway, and as they were walking Omi noticed the people passing stared at him as he walked by. The hallway seemed like it had gone on forever, finally they reached a large set of red doors.
"The King is in this room sir" Nayumi said. "And thank you for saving our Princess" she said bowing and then left Omi to his business.
Elvy was sitting next to her father in the Throne room her face leaning on her hand. She had stayed in her room ever since she had gotten home. No one but her father had talked to her until that morning when she had to get dressed because she was told there was a visitor that her father was seeing. It was tradition that all of the Royal Family must be present for such meetings. Suddenly a knock on the door, one of the door guards opened the door slightly to see who it was. He then closed the door and ran to the King, kneeled and said it was the man the King was waiting for. The King signaled to the other door guard to let the man in. As the door slowly opened, Elvy perked her head up; she was intrigued to see who it was. Her eyes grew wide when she saw a man in the tattered clothing enter the throne room.
"Omi…" she said under her breath as she sat up in her chair wide-eyed.
Omi walked forward and kneled in front of King Ironwolf.
"My King…you have summoned me to your home, what would you have of me?" Omi asked with the highest respect in his voice.
"Arise Knight and please remove your hood, I would like to see the man who saved my daughter not only once but three times." Ironwolf requested with a soft tone.
"Three times?" Elvy thought to herself wondering what her father meant.
Omi did as he was asked and stood as he removed his hood from over his head. The whole room drew in a deep breathe when they saw him. The King himself was surprised and his eyebrow perched up at the sight.
"The boy with the Crimson eyes and Blue hair…so it's true…" he thought to himself
The guards all drew their weapons, thinking that he was a demon in disguise.
"Guards put your weapons away, this man saved my daughter's life the least you could do is pay him the respect he deserves." he said scolding his men. "I apologize for them, they were trained to attack first and ask questions later, but I'm sure you know that being a Knight yourself" Ironwolf said laughing slightly. "Please tell me your name so I may thank you properly for saving my daughter."
"My name is Omitsuru" Omi replied.
He had a shocked expression on his face like he just saw a ghost.
"It is him…there is no doubt now, the time has finally come…" Ironwolf thought to himself as he turned to his precious daughter who was staring at the man in front of them.
"My King, I do not need a "thank you" for saving your daughter." Omi exclaimed. "Meeting her was thanks enough" he said as he looked at Elvy. She blushed at what he had just said.
"I see then." Ironwolf replied "Well now we must get to the business at hand. Everyone please leave" he commanded gently to his court.
Everyone looked at him with surprise at his request, but none fought it. They all left. Elvy was the last person to leave, both Omi and Elvy locked eyes as she passed him by. Finally the door closed behind her.
"Please hurry and come with me we don't have much time." Ironwolf said while quickly getting up from his throne and going to the back of the room.
Omi followed him to the back of the room. The king pressed a stone in the wall and the wall opened to a staircase. They both went down the stairs and eventually entered a small and arcane room. Ironwolf rushed to the bookcase and immediately took out a book
"Omitsuru…do you anything about a person named Doppelganger or the battle in Prontera about 1000 years ago." he asked eagerly.
Omi thought about it hard and shook his head.
"Hm…that's what I figured" Ironwolf said massaging his beard. "Very well I will have to tell you the story."
The king told Omi about the history, about the battle
in Prontera and Baphomet. As well as the fate of the adventurers who tried to defeat Baphomet. He told him about Doppelganger and the battle between the Valkyrie. And the plan of Baldur to defeat Doppelganger.
"I see" Omi said trying to put all the pieces together. "But what exactly does this have to do with me?"
"I still see you don't quite understand. Omitsuru…you…you are that child that Baldur created.
You are Doppelganger's son" Ironwolf exclaimed.
Omi immediately fell to both knees as Ironwolf revealed this to him. He felt his heart beating inside his chest, and he saw flashes of his life inside his mind.
"It all finally made sense, why people treated me so differently, why I have this blue hair, red eyes, and scars. Why I never found a challenge in anyone or anything I fought. It is because I AM different, I'm…I'm not even human…" he said to himself as this revelation washed over him, and he started to cry.
The King sympathized and knelt down and put a hand on his shoulder.
"My dear boy…you may not have been born human. But you have the feelings of one, which makes you just as human as I am" Ironwolf said as softly. "And I know this is a lot to absorb, but there is more to my story please try to listen." he explained "This part of the story only the past kings of Midgard ever knew. The man of legend…you, have a choice of your destiny. You have the power to do good and destroy Doppelganger and the Lord of the Dead and finally bring peace to Midgard. Or you have the power to destroy the world if you combine forces with Doppelganger. The choice is up to you, but Baldur knew this would be a very difficult decision for you." The king took a breath. "And so he sent down another child of destiny, this child was to be a guild for you to make your final decision on if you would save the world or destroy it." The king exclaimed. "You have great untapped power inside of you my boy. When the time is right I'm sure you will use it wisely"
Omi absorbed all this information, with a question arising in his thoughts.
"Do you know who the other child is?" Omi asked still sniffling.
The king took in a breath and lightly began to cry.
"Yes I know who it is…it's my only daughter, Elvy. You see Baldur told the very first King after the battle in Prontera, that when the boy of destiny is discovered by the king of that time, that the King's first born daughter would be the second child of destiny. So no king ever knew if his daughter was the child or not. Baldur told the King that he must only tell his sons who would be future Kings themselves of the secret of the children for fear of the Lord of the Dead interfering." Ironwolf explained
"So that's why there were so many attempts on her life, it was the Assassins of the Lord of the Dead trying to kill her." Omi thought.
Both Omi and the king got up and started to head back up the stairs.
"So now that I know this what am I suppose to do?" Omi asked
"That my son is up to you, at this point I believe that you already know which path you wish to pursue am I correct?" Ironwolf asked half heartedly
"Yes, I won't be like my father I'm going to save the world." Omi said without hesitation.
"I'm glad to hear it." The King said with a sigh of relief "The only help I can give you now, is that with the path you have chosen you must go to Glast Heim. There you will find a powerful armor that will help you defeat your father and the Lord of the Dead. This armor belonged to the Valkyrie that defeated your father before she returned to Asgard; the armor is called the "Dragon Fang Armor" ". The king explained.
"Very well I will leave as soon as I can" Omi said with eagerness in his voice.
"Please Omitsuru wait awhile before you begin your quest." Ironwolf pleaded. "Although there may not be anything I can do for you as a fighter or a man…there are things I can do for you as a king."
Omi looked at him strangely but nodded at his request. The King also invited him to stay in the castle until he was ready to leave. They reached the top of the stairs, and the King pulled out the stone and the wall returned to its natural place.
"There is one last piece of business we must talk about before I let you go Omitsuru." Ironwolf exclaimed as he grabbed Omi's shoulder. "My daughter…as a father I don't like this one bit…but as a King I cannot in good conscience keep her in the castle when I know the important role she has to play. I know she must go with you on your journey, if she does not, the world is lost." The king let out a slow sigh.
"I understand, I will let no harm come to her, I swear on my honor and my life" Omi said as confident as he has ever been.
"I know you won't Omitsuru, I trust you." The King responded to the Knight's pledge.
The King sat down and Omi was on his way out when the doors burst open. A bunch of Knights on PecoPecos came rushing through the door spears pointed at Omi's neck.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THE MEANING OF THIS CAPTAIN SHADOW?!?" Ironwolf asked furious at the ill-mannered Knights.
"We are sorry for barging in like this my king, but we had two murders happen last night in the city, and people identified this man as the killer!" Shadow explained.
The King looked stunned at Omi. He only nodded in response to the allegations.
"It is true King, those two men tried to robe me and I had no other choice but to kill them. However I will gladly accept my punishment for killing them, but please keep this from the princess" Omi exclaimed.
The King nodded respectfully at Omi as Shadow and his Knights took him away to the dungeon beneath the castle.
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There is the important chapter 8...oh no! What will happen to him down in the dark dungeon? Wait till tomorrow to find out when chapter 9 is released. Please review.
