A HERO'S RETURN
Disclaimer: I don't own Suikoden IV or otherwise there would be a combo attack involving Hero, Ted and their true runes.
Well, I'm not sure, but for the first, and only time, I'll be able to get all 108 stars of destiny into one story.
Over at the accessory shop on the Dauntless, four of mermaid sister were too busy trying to play matchmaker for the other, trying to help get things in motion with her and the guy she has been keeping her eyes on.
"How are we going to get Lilin together with Link if all of their chances keep getting blown?" Lilen asked.
"Yeah, every time they come close to kissing, something always gets in the way." Lilan said, only to become embarrassed when her three sisters started to look at her.
"And you would know this how, Lilan?" Liloon asked.
"Probably because she has been spying on them." Lilon said.
Lilan was getting even redder, "And you weren't spying on them?" She countered her older siblings.
Now it was the other three's turn to blush. It wasn't until a loud "Spy on who?" Snapped them out of their thoughts. They turned to be greeted by Mitsuba and Adrienne, who had a mischievous grin on their faces.
"Lilin and Sir Link." Liloon said, "We've have been hoping that this trip would be enough to give them a chance to reveal their love for each other, but something always seems to stop them."
"And Millay has something to do with most of them." Mitsuba said, getting shocked look from the mermaids, "What, even for a ship this size, news tends to travel fast."
"Anyway, I think if we gathered the right people, maybe those two just might have a chance towards a good future." Adrienne said, only to get strange looks from the rest of the girls, "What, just because I'm a bit of a tomboy doesn't mean I don't know a good thing when I see one."
Meanwhile, over at the Knight's Training Hall, Katarina, Konrad and Snowe are feeling a little nostalgia because with Link giving the seniors some of the things he learned felt like they were listening to Glen speaking through the boy. "Does anybody else feel like they're experiencing déjà vu?" Snowe asked.
"I know what you mean." Konrad said, "For as long as I've known Glen, he was never afraid to speak what he wanted to be said and he always went straight to the point."
Katarina was more silent, thinking back to all the decisions her father had made involving Link and the assignments he gave out, especially the ones where he had no choice involving Snowe and command. Now seeing Link answering questions from the first batch of apprentice knights produced from the INF, she couldn't help but think how much Link has help the Commander through his last days emotionally while he fought through the pain the Rune of Punishment by his choices as a captain.
"Man, Link really sounds different when he giving his speech to the students, doesn't he?" Gretchen said.
"Well considering how we started out after graduation, I don't really blame him." Snowe said, as Link explained what to expect when they become knights and to be ready for the unexpected, "During our time at the academy, I've always got the highest marks, despite whatever mistakes I made when we went out on field training, and whenever Link starting showing signs that he was about to do better then me, my father made sure to have him become nothing more then my shadow."
"And now your old man is probably going to have a heart attack when he finds out that the boy that everybody thought was long gone is alive and well." Gretchen said.
"Most definitely," Konrad said, "Especially since Vingerhut is like any other bureaucrat, fat pockets full of other people's money, big fat egos and nonexistent common sense."
When one of the students asked about the Rune of Punishment, Snowe and Katarina couldn't help but flinch at the question because that was what helped give them the excuse they needed to exile him in the first place.
Link decided to clear some things up about the rune, "How many of you know about the True Runes?" Link asked. When nobody answered, "Well, if any of you think that they are the same as the runes we use everyday, then you are completely wrong."
The entire class gasped at this, "What do you mean?" One of the female students asked.
"The runes we use everyday, fire, water, lightning, earth and wind, those can be found just about anywhere, but the True Runes have their own set of rules." Link explained, while taking off the glove off of his left hand, to show them his rune, "Runes like mine are something you should never take lightly because each one is one of a kind and only a small select few are capable of using them to their full potential."
On the Dauntless, Kate was catching up with Ramada, Akaghi and Mizuki after her sister decided to drag her back for some strange reason. "So, Mizuki, what was it that was so important that you had to drag me back here?" She asked.
"You mean you found your client?" Mizuki asked.
"Not quite, they have gone into hiding ever since they found out what happened down here in the islands." Kate said, "Now care to answer my question."
Ramada only said two words, "He's back."
Here is the latest chapter. Sorry for it being a bit short, but it's been a long time since I played the game and I'm starting to forget a good portion of it. Read and Review.