A sort of short of short chapter involving Darren and Selena. The ending of the school week can always be the busiest day of the week. I will post a better chapter tomorrow I promise. Writing has been difficult lately because of dropping inspiration but hopefully that can be changed as the weekend goes by. I also watched "The Walking Dead" (cleverly called "The Running Alive" by a friend) and I found it very good. Anyways, that aside, here is this little trailer I should say?
Burnholt Manor, early morning
The once grand mansion of the Burnholts had fallen into disrepair after the death of Gregory Burnholt and the once famous family faded from history. But the legacy of Anastasia still remains. The mansion had collapsed within itself but parts of the interior still remained. Most of the back of the house remained but the front was completely destroyed and small forest had grown around the mansion, hiding it from view.
A group of Rune Knights guarded the mansion at all times, one of the few groups of Rune Knights that were reinstated. However, they didn't see the two figures coming towards the mansion in early morning. The two figures moved slowly and eventually, the two Rune Knights guarding the front of the mansion suddenly noticed the two and drew their swords.
"Stop! This is a prohibited magical site!" one of the knights said.
The two figures stopped and looked at the Rune Knight and the knight put his sword back into its scabbard. They were just children, nothing to be worried about. That's when Darren struck. The ground underneath the two Rune Knights suddenly cracked open to reveal nothingness. The two knights fell through the hole into an abyss, screaming. However their screams attracted the other Rune Knights guarding the house and they came rushing, swords and magic ready to fight. They caught sight of the two children and did not hesitate to fight. Many charged forward with their swords.
Darren grinned as the knights charged forward. They were so predictable.
"Fissure!" Darren shouted as the ground cracked open and the knights fell down into the abyss like the other two knights.
However that wasn't the end as the knights who could use magic started to use it. Within seconds, Darren and Selena were trapped behind a box of black runes. Darren looked around the box with a grin on his face.
"Rune magic? That is pretty impressive for some lowly knights like you. Oi, Selena. Sort these guys out, they're more your style." The teenager said to the young girl standing next to him.
"Of course. These magical rules mean nothing to me! White Wash!" the girl said as the runes around them suddenly gave of white flashes of light as they disappeared and then white liquid poured over the knights, turning them into statues made of marble.
The young girl seemed pleased with their handiwork and the two advanced forward. It was a privilege to visit the home of the infamous Anastasia and they would be looking for something that was very precious to her. They would be sure to leave offerings when they left. The two young children made their way over the wreckage that had once been a grand mansion and made their way into the back of the manor.
Babylon Station
"The train is leaving…the train is leaving." The loudspeaker said as Raymond, Asura and Azami stepped off the train at Babylon.
It was a bit early in the morning and Raymond was still sleepy as the group went into the city. The city of Babylon was a very famous tourist attraction as there were many ancient ruins there from the old days. Even in the early morning, hordes of tourists wandered the city, looking at all the ancient houses and buying things from stores. It was also the city where the Burnholt Manor had once stood. Many tourists ventured out into the forest to catch a glimpse of the legendary manor and some daring tourists took pieces of the mansion when Rune Knight patrols went by.
But Raymond and his friends were not interested in sightseeing. They had come to visit the manor and where about to go when a familiar voice stopped them.
"Azami! Asura! Hey there!"
The group turned and Azami went red in the face as they saw Tadaaki Ryuusaga running through the crowd of tourists. He was dressed in his military clothing but it had a large brown stain on it. His many medals dangled from his chests as he came to greet the group. From behind him came a woman who was dressed in dark navy blue robes and was looking at Tadaaki like she was annoyed. She wore and eye patch and was a new face.
Raymond and Asura said hello while Azami just mumbled through it. Raymond pointed to the stain on Tadaaki's uniform.
"What is that?" the young boy asked bluntly.
The general looked down at his uniform and looked up while Asura and Azami glared at Raymond. The general shot the woman with the eye patch an annoyed look.
"This is a coffee stain. You can thank my friend Lucia for giving this to me on the way here." Tadaaki said, obviously annoyed with the woman.
"No, you can thank yourself for that, deido*. I f you hadn't suddenly jumped into the air I would not have spilled it on you!" she said indignantly.
The general frowned and looked back at the group of mages. The general was smiling and he seemed very out of place, a coffee stained general in a sea of tourists.
"So, what brings you to Babylon?" Tadaaki asked, friendly.
"We have business with the Burnholt Manor. Could we go there without a hassle? I heard it was added to the list of prohibited magical sites just last year." Asura said, looking worried.
Lucia nodded. As one of the three consuls, it was her job to make laws to protect the citizens. She reached into her robes and brought a few pieces of paper. She handed them to the group with a smile.
"I normally wouldn't give these to anyone besides military but Tadaaki says that you are trustworthy people and I believe you are on a top secret mission?" the woman said with a wink.
"Oh thank you!" the group said together as they accepted the papers with gratitude. They had a way into the manor now!
"Well, I have business with the army garrison here so I have to get going. See you guys later!" Tadaaki said cheerfully as he ran off into the crowd.
Lucia growled in frustration. That man sometimes made her want to tear out her hair.
"Get back here you idiot! Dang it. Im sorry for this short notice exit but I really have to go. Sorry!" Lucia apologized as she ran into the crowd after Tadaaki.
Raymond watched them go with interest. Azami was still burning red and Asura was laughing.
"What an odd couple." Raymond said.
"THEY ARENT A COUPLE!" Azami burst out which made Asura and Raymond look at her funny.
Azami quieted down from them on although her face was red as they headed for the forest. There sure were some busy people in this world.
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The group had to walk through the forest for a while but they finally came up to where the mansion stood. But something was wrong….the ground was all torn up around the mansion and there were….marble pillars outside the manor? The group moved closer to the mansion, looking for Rune Knight patrols but they never came and eventually they walked up to the marble pillars. But they weren't pillars and everyone jumped back with a chill going down their spine.
Their facial expressions were too real, frozen in terror and anger. Their weapons were half drawn, their fists surrounded by some sort of weird ball and the symbol on their chests….the symbol of the Rune Knights.
"Who in the world….did this?" Asura gasped as the crows cawed in response.
A good chapter I believe. This is a late thanks but I would like to thank LunarBlaze and Edward the Pure for helping create one of the most brilliant fanon pairings I have ever seen. LuciaxTadaaki. I also thank LunarBlaze again for giving me inspiration to write my own OCxOC oneshot series. Like I said, late thanks. Anyways, you got to see Darren and Selena in action and you also got to see Tadaaki and Lucia.
References: *deido means "idiot" in Garlan. Normally, Lucia would speak in "English" but because she is a consul and all official documents are written in Garlan, she had to learn the language and she sometimes put Garlan words with her ordinary speech.
The consuls wear navy blue to signal their position of power. The royal family are the only ones who can wear purple or wear, oddly enough, full leather armor.
Anyways, thanks to everyone who inspired me and I will see you all next time! FF