- Chapter 12
I arrived to class early because apparently everyone in class had chosen their partners the night before, while I was getting used to my surroundings. The professor told me that one person had opted out of working with a classmate, but I was going to be forced with that person anyway, much like with Alfred.
I had hoped and prayed that it would be Aster, after all the universe at least owed me that much.
It was. "Aster!"
"Michiko! How are you?"
"Good," I sighed, "You would not believe the day I've just had."
"Hmm." Aster nodded.
"So, the professor informed me that you already had a topic with the other person you're working with?"
"Ah, yes," Aster waved me out the class room door, "You see my original partner and I decided to do some research on a lesser known spirit."
"This spirit being?"
"Ratatosk."
I closed my eyes, that name sparked something in my mind, I had a feeling that there was something about Ratatosk in the second game, which I had never played, one because I didn't think it could ever be as good as the first one, and two because I didn't have a wii. "Who is that?"
"Well, Richter and I searched every old church documents we could and we found very little, but we did find some things-"
"Wait, did you say Richter?"
"Yeah, he's my friend."
my mind slowly processed this as we walked. Aster is friends with Richter, Richter is a half-elf, half-elves see mana signatures, I was partners with Aster who was partners with Richter. Conclusion: I was screwed. I had to think of someway to not get Richter to tell that I didn't have a mana signature.
I waited outside the entrance to the basement as Aster got Richter. Nervously I bit my lip as they emerged from the basement. I locked glances with Richter, and once again: greeeeeen. Seriously is it even possible for eyes to be that green?
Aster seemed to bounce down the hall he was so excited. "I have a feeling we're on to something big! If we can prove that Ratatosk is real then there's a chance he might be able to help provide mana to the world seeing as he doesn't seem to be a usual summon spirit, if he's even that!"
"What do you mean 'If he's even that?'"
"Well," Richter started, "All of the usual summon spirits we know of hold dominion over some element-"
"But we can't find ant trace of what Ratatosk might be the summon spirit of!" Aster finished.
"Wow, it's only the first day of class but it seems like you two have been at this for months."
"We have." Came Richter's reply.
"Yeah, I say it's been about six."
"Oh... So you tow have essentially attained all the knowledge for a small paper." I scratched my arm.
"Yeah, but we still need to find out what he's the spirit of!" Aster insisted.
"OK, so where do we find this information?"
Aster smiled, "That's the fun part. Now we get to look through hundreds of old documents to try and find it!"
"Greeaat."
A/N: This chapter is really a short one. Soooooo, yeah... She's working with Aster and Richter to find out some stuff about Ratatosk. And we now know that Thursday has never played the second game, and therefore does not know about the importance of Aster, Richter, and Ratatosk to the second games plot. I'm not gonna update until the fifth.
Anyway, you know the drill! Review!
Your ever willing author,
Kari910
