Shout out to Trevor607, who provided me with some nice music. Anyway back to the story. Yes. I know. Putting two out in a day? Next thing ya know the world is gonna self-destruct, like all those geodudes in pokemon. Anyway, lets go.
CHAPTER 11 - Sound of the Dragon
Listening to - Touhou OST - "Reach for the Moon" - yeah, thats right. I made my OWN music :P lol jk.
I was walking past a roaring waterfall when inspiration took hold of me. My name was Hazel Aurora Everwood, and I love music. To be accurate, I love sound; I love to sing. Currently, I am 12 years old. I have hazel eyes that are like honey and have specks of green in them. I have wavy blonde hair that reach down to my thighs and is in a pony tail, connected with a black headband. I am wearing a green turtleneck long sleeved crop top, with short white pants and knee length black boots with a cloak of top in brown. I am wearing white head phones. My height is below average, but I believe that I will soon grow in! I am in the guild Touhou. My guild mark is white and is located right below my throat.
As I stood there next to the waterfall, inspiration took hold upon me and I burst into a song with a beautiful voice that would've stopped everything around me in a beautiful harmony.
(A/N Waterfalls, by TLC)
A lonely mother gazing out of her window
Staring at a son that she just can't touch
If at any time he's in a jam she'll be by his side
But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much
But all the praying just ain't helping at all
'Cause he can't seem to keep his self out of trouble
So he goes out and he makes his money the best way he knows how
Another body laying cold in the gutter
Listen to me
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Little precious has a natural obsession
For temptation but he just can't see
She gives him loving that his body can't handle
But all he can say is "Baby, it's good to me."
After I finished my song, I stood standing there for several moments before continuing my walk. My magic is very unique. It is sound dragon slayer magic. I can make my voice come out however I want it to, but I like my own voice too. My dragon parent, Melodia, only taught me her magic because of my voice, so I should use it every chance I get. People used to make fun of my voice, so I never really liked it. But now, I love it. Because it brought me Melodia.
As I walk through the forest, with faint sounds of the waterfall behind me, I think about what has been going on lately. When I was out on a job, two new kids joined, or so I was told. I was also told, that one of them was a dragon slayer. But everytime they were there, I was out on a job and when I was there, they were out on a job. It was really frustrating.
But today was the day! I finally finished my job, so I will just wait there until they get back! I won't go on a job until I see them!
Making my way back into Palmtree city, I walk the streets in a hurry. I want to get back to the guild to see those two new members, before they potentially go on another job and we miss eachother. I wouldn't even be able to tell who they are! When I finally made it to the guild, I saw Trevor and Hana exiting the guild together.
"Yo you two! Going out on a job?" I said to them when I got close enough for them to hear me properly.
"Yeah. And two others." said Trevor, emotionlessly like usual.
"Yeah!" agreed Hana.
"Hm. Right. Well Imma go on in. Hope your job goes swimmingly."
"You have no idea..." muttered Trevor. The two walked away bickering amongst themselves.
Whatever. Trevor is too mysterious by half. Time to meet those that dragon slayer! I opened the door and ran straight into two boys that I didn't recognize.
"Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't see you two there. Are you okay?" I said, holding out a hand to the blue haired boy that seemed familiar somehow.
"Yeah, I'm okay." he took my hand and I pulled him up. "Come on, we gotta go." he told the other boy, a boy with pure white hair.
"I'm coming!" he said. The two then brushed past me and ran down the street in the same direction that Trevor and Hana went.
"Hm. They seemed new, but neither of them looked dragon slayer material. But that blue haired kid... he had a black streak of hair on the right side of his hair... just like..." I slapped my face with both my hands. "No Hazel! Don't think about that! It's all in the past! He died! Gotta stop thinking about him..." I turned around and walked inside the guild.
Varuna POV
My eyes opened wide. I was lying down on a bed, staring up at a ceiling I did not know. "Where... Where am I?" I whispered to no one in particular. I looked around the small room, but found no one. I sat up and got out of bed. I was tired, but not too tired. I could move. I walked towards the door, but before I reached it, Hana kicked open the door.
Hana stared at me for a few seconds. "Glad your up! Water Cane!" Water raced around her hand and then she shot it at my face, knowing that I'd just eat it. I opened my mouth and sucked up the water she shot out at me and gulped it all down.
"Thanks for the breakfast Hana. Where are the others?"
"Down stairs eating some real food. We finished off the rest of the thieves, and the wizard council came down and brought the magic users in for questioning and jail. Now come on, or you won't get any pay!"
"Right..." I mumbled. Fighting Ladon was tough. I barely even remebered how that fight ended! Well, whatever. No use thinking about the past right now. I have to focus on the future!
"There are five of us, so each of us will get 1/5 of the reward. So hurry up or we will decided that you will get nothing!" Hana giggled and ran away back down the stairs. I sighed. Let's go, huh?
Hazel POV
"I'm so bored." I moaned. There was nothing to do. I've been sitting here for five days now! Almost a week! When will they get back on their job? After asking around, I found out that the two I bumped into were the new members. Just then, Ryan Spriggs, currently 11 walked up to the table I was sitting at.
"Yo!" He was wearing a white dress shirt, black tie, and black slacks and shoes. He was wearing a black trench coat that wasn't buttoned. He had gray-blue eyes and had a dirty blonde princeton haircut. he uses amethyst magic.
"What do you want, Ry?" I grumbled to him.
"Well, since your here, everyone wants to hear you sing."
"Not right now. No inspiration."
"Aw, come on!"
"Ugh. Then give me a beautiful amethyst."
"Sure!" He crouched down to the ground and spread out his hands. Purple magic appeared around his hands and it expanded to reach down to the ground. The ground then started to spin around and an anethyst bloomed out of it. Ryan grabbed it and the ground fixed itself. He then presented it to me. "Here ya go!" I took the stone and stared at it. Inspiration arrived. I jumped up out of my seat, and ran to the stage that just finished being set up and jumped onto of it. I grabbed the microphone someone handed me and prepared myself to sing. A beautiful voice sounded from the sound dragon slayer and everyone stayed silent to hear it. Nobody uttered a word, even ten minutes after the song ended.
(A/N Amethyst By LOW)
You hide, you always hide
So deep inside the amethyst mine
The color bleeds and fades to white
What used to be a violent mind
Afraid the things they say
They reach and stranger get their way
You claim they can't touch you
Still you choose to take the edge of the room
Oh time, it pulls out your eyes
It makes you choose between two lives
So what? You've got that too
You're nobody's stupid girl
I walked back to where I was sitting, but as I sat down, I saw Trevor and Hana, standing next to those two kids I bumped into and a new girl. I jumped back up and made my way to them.
Trevor, like always, wasn't enchanted by my voice. "Yo Trevor! Glad to see your back. Mind introducing me to the two new members and... this girl I guess?" I didn't care much about the girl, I just wanted to know who these two members were and which of them was the dragon slayer. Looking at the blue haired boy, I was filled with a sense of nostalgia. Who was he?
"Make that three new members. The girl is joining too. We met her on the job. Apparently she used to wander around, accepting job request for the pay without joining a guild. But she says she wants to join, so she'll be joining after she speaks to the master about it. As for her name, she is-"
"My name is Usagi Ikeda. Nice to meet you." She gave a respectful bow. But there was a blank look in her eyes. "Nice song by the way." I smiled. Atleast she wasn't devoid of emotion, like somebody I know.
"She is a wind dragon slayer." Said Trevor.
"What? A wind dragon slayer?" No wonder she understood how beautiful my singing was! Wind always utters a beautiful tune. I turned to the two other new members. "That is cool and all, I'll get to know you later Usagi, but who are these two?" Especially the blue haired kid! Also the dragon slayer.
"Right. Well, the white haired one is Haruo. The blue haired one is the water dragon slayer." Water dragon slayer? "And his name is Varuna." My eyes widened. Varuna. He was... alive? When our village burned down, I thought he had died! I couldn't find him anywhere! But... where was he all these years? By the look on his face, he doesn't he remember me! Of course he doesn't Hazel! He was three years old when the village was destroyed! I only remember him because I was five, and only then I only remember his name and face!
But... his name is the same. His eyes are the same. Heck even his hair is the same! But... "Well, nice to meet you, Haruo. Varuna. Now Usagi, let us go meet the master and make you a member!"
"Right." Replied Usagi. We then made our way to the master to make Usagi a member of the guild.
Shout out to Trevor607 for giving me a god slayer. I want a devil/demon slayer now. COME ON GUYS! LETS NOT LET TREVOR GET ANOTHER SHOUTOUT! FIRST GUY WHO PMs ME A DEMON/DEVIL SLAYER GETS SHOUT OUT NEXT CHAPTER! COME ON! ahem. anyway, i hope you all enjoy this chapter. For the parts where Hazel sang, just please imagine the singing in the most beautiful voice you can. Also, please favorite, review, and follow if you enjoy'd. And always...have a good day and/or night. PEACE!