Yes! Plot-twist! Insanity! I've been waiting to get this over with. Hopefully, I'll finish it before the new year!
"She knows, doesn't she? Mia knows."
"Yes, my lord. I have posted guards and restricted her access to certain areas of
the castle."
"I was dreading this... hmph. I just guessed, really. She would find out sooner or
later. I prefered sooner so that I can get this worry over with. I need to go see Mia." He
walked past the youja.
"Are you certain that is a wise course of action?"
"I never back away from the path that I choose. My responsibilities are a result of
my paths. I chose them and I accept them. Good things will also be a result of my current
path."
Mia's room
"Come in," she said ruefully after hearing a knock on her door.
Seisuke walked inside and didn't bother to sit down. "I want to explain my
actions."
"Oh, god..." The situation was still difficult to believe. He was wearing mystical
armor! and it looked exactly like Sage's armor of Halo!
"My... armor, I suppose?" She was sad because of him and he wanted her to be
happy. Perhaps if she heard his reasons, she would forgive him and not be so sad, but he
found himself babbling, "I never expected Sage would lose his sight. I don't know how it
happened, but I never wanted him to encounter the darkness, but this is a good thing!"
"A good thing!?"
"Yes!" Seisuke took a deep breath to calm himself, but he was still full of intense
emotions. "We agreed that you will stay in the castle until I regain my sight. I will always
be blind." He sensed that she was shivering and she was afraid... afraid of him... She
comforted him more then once when he had those terrifying nightmares and he wanted to
comfort her in return for her kindness. He walked over to Mia and as he lightly placed his
hands on her elbows, he said, "You promised to stay with me until I could see again, but
my condition is uncurable so you will be with me forever." He smiled kind-heartedly.
Her instinctive, unexpected reaction surprised both her and him. Mia removed her
arms from his weak grasp and slapped Seisuke. She regretted her action instantly. At
first, he appeared to be petrified. Then, he turned around and briskly walked out. Mia
was too stunned and scared of her own action to berate herself. He was still mentally
unstable and she just made the situation and his condition worse.
The next day, noon
Lord Seisuke's castle
After Mia hit him, Seisuke paced hastily yet aimlessly through the hallways, trying
to get away from the knowledge that she hated him. When he calmed down, he somewhat
convinced himself that Mia was merely angry at him. Then, instead of sleeping, he spent
the entire night in his mind's void, however this time his truamatic past no longer filled the
void. His loneliness and failures filled its place.
When the night turned into day, he resumed his usual schedule. He went to the
kitchen and dining room to eat breakfast alone, purposely avoiding Mia the whole day.
Then, he was kept constantly informed about the status of his land. Then, he ate a small
lunch. The entire day was stereotypically normal for Seisuke...
...until Arden told him that the Ronin Warriors were in his land, following the
metaphysical sensation of Sage's armor to his location. Unsure of what action to take
concerning them and halfway into the void, he proceeded towards his twin's dungeon cell.
As he entered the dungeon, he heard a voice near his brother's prison. The voice
was male, couldn't be Mia, so he paid no attention to it and remained in the void until he
noticed that the person spoke lowly with assurance as though convincing Sage of
something. Who was talking to Sage? Fear and realization rippled through him.
"Ryouzou!" Seisuke yelled out, running hastily towards the cell. That was why Lord
Ryouzou questioned him about gaining the light!
Before he reached the room, the ground in front of him exploded. He reeled back,
coughing from the smoke. Judging by the smell, the floor was charred. He walked
backwards to obtain more breathable air. His foot brushed against something
light-weight. Curious, he bent down to pick it up and felt a piece of rolled parchment. He
touched the seal that tied the parchment together; Ryouzou's seal. Immediately, he
searched the dungeon. Sage was gone. He ordered the entire castle to be searched. Sage
was not there. Mia was informed although he didn't have the strength to tell her by
himself. Although Seisuke lacked family loyalty towards his brother, Sage's
disappearance complicated already troubled matters.
The situation was terrible. Mia was angry at him. The Ronin Warriors, Mia's
friends, were coming to attack him because he tried to get his own armor. Ryouzou was
planning something against him and had Sage... Ready to accept total defeat, he sat down
with his head resting in his hands as Arden read the letter.
The summary of the letter was this:
Sage would be Ryouzou's warrior either willingly or unwillingly and Ryouzou
would kill Seisuke.
Seisuke sighed after hearing the letter. "This is all because I wanted to see again.
Ironic, isn't it?"
Arden felt a pang of guilt.
"I think I'll kill myself," Seisuke muttered. "Everyone wants to kill me anyway.
I'd rather not give them the chance; I'll already be dead."
"This is a way out of this." The youja wanted to be a positive influence in the
teenager's life unlike raising him passively as he had in the past.
"How? Everyone is against me." Seisuke looked either hopeful or eager for a
clever escape from his troubles.
"When the Ronin Warriors come here, we'll act like we never had Sage in the first
place. We'll act like Ryouzou orginally kidnapped Sage. Ryouzou has him now, so
they'll never realize that he was here. You will team up with the Ronin Warriors and kill
Ryouzou. You will get rid of two enemies."
"Good idea, but Mia..."
"I know you will discover a way to prevent her from telling them."
Seisuke grinned, already getting ideas. His confidence was restored. "Good.
Now, let me figure out the rest of the plan. We need to explain my armor..."
"She knows, doesn't she? Mia knows."
"Yes, my lord. I have posted guards and restricted her access to certain areas of
the castle."
"I was dreading this... hmph. I just guessed, really. She would find out sooner or
later. I prefered sooner so that I can get this worry over with. I need to go see Mia." He
walked past the youja.
"Are you certain that is a wise course of action?"
"I never back away from the path that I choose. My responsibilities are a result of
my paths. I chose them and I accept them. Good things will also be a result of my current
path."
Mia's room
"Come in," she said ruefully after hearing a knock on her door.
Seisuke walked inside and didn't bother to sit down. "I want to explain my
actions."
"Oh, god..." The situation was still difficult to believe. He was wearing mystical
armor! and it looked exactly like Sage's armor of Halo!
"My... armor, I suppose?" She was sad because of him and he wanted her to be
happy. Perhaps if she heard his reasons, she would forgive him and not be so sad, but he
found himself babbling, "I never expected Sage would lose his sight. I don't know how it
happened, but I never wanted him to encounter the darkness, but this is a good thing!"
"A good thing!?"
"Yes!" Seisuke took a deep breath to calm himself, but he was still full of intense
emotions. "We agreed that you will stay in the castle until I regain my sight. I will always
be blind." He sensed that she was shivering and she was afraid... afraid of him... She
comforted him more then once when he had those terrifying nightmares and he wanted to
comfort her in return for her kindness. He walked over to Mia and as he lightly placed his
hands on her elbows, he said, "You promised to stay with me until I could see again, but
my condition is uncurable so you will be with me forever." He smiled kind-heartedly.
Her instinctive, unexpected reaction surprised both her and him. Mia removed her
arms from his weak grasp and slapped Seisuke. She regretted her action instantly. At
first, he appeared to be petrified. Then, he turned around and briskly walked out. Mia
was too stunned and scared of her own action to berate herself. He was still mentally
unstable and she just made the situation and his condition worse.
The next day, noon
Lord Seisuke's castle
After Mia hit him, Seisuke paced hastily yet aimlessly through the hallways, trying
to get away from the knowledge that she hated him. When he calmed down, he somewhat
convinced himself that Mia was merely angry at him. Then, instead of sleeping, he spent
the entire night in his mind's void, however this time his truamatic past no longer filled the
void. His loneliness and failures filled its place.
When the night turned into day, he resumed his usual schedule. He went to the
kitchen and dining room to eat breakfast alone, purposely avoiding Mia the whole day.
Then, he was kept constantly informed about the status of his land. Then, he ate a small
lunch. The entire day was stereotypically normal for Seisuke...
...until Arden told him that the Ronin Warriors were in his land, following the
metaphysical sensation of Sage's armor to his location. Unsure of what action to take
concerning them and halfway into the void, he proceeded towards his twin's dungeon cell.
As he entered the dungeon, he heard a voice near his brother's prison. The voice
was male, couldn't be Mia, so he paid no attention to it and remained in the void until he
noticed that the person spoke lowly with assurance as though convincing Sage of
something. Who was talking to Sage? Fear and realization rippled through him.
"Ryouzou!" Seisuke yelled out, running hastily towards the cell. That was why Lord
Ryouzou questioned him about gaining the light!
Before he reached the room, the ground in front of him exploded. He reeled back,
coughing from the smoke. Judging by the smell, the floor was charred. He walked
backwards to obtain more breathable air. His foot brushed against something
light-weight. Curious, he bent down to pick it up and felt a piece of rolled parchment. He
touched the seal that tied the parchment together; Ryouzou's seal. Immediately, he
searched the dungeon. Sage was gone. He ordered the entire castle to be searched. Sage
was not there. Mia was informed although he didn't have the strength to tell her by
himself. Although Seisuke lacked family loyalty towards his brother, Sage's
disappearance complicated already troubled matters.
The situation was terrible. Mia was angry at him. The Ronin Warriors, Mia's
friends, were coming to attack him because he tried to get his own armor. Ryouzou was
planning something against him and had Sage... Ready to accept total defeat, he sat down
with his head resting in his hands as Arden read the letter.
The summary of the letter was this:
Sage would be Ryouzou's warrior either willingly or unwillingly and Ryouzou
would kill Seisuke.
Seisuke sighed after hearing the letter. "This is all because I wanted to see again.
Ironic, isn't it?"
Arden felt a pang of guilt.
"I think I'll kill myself," Seisuke muttered. "Everyone wants to kill me anyway.
I'd rather not give them the chance; I'll already be dead."
"This is a way out of this." The youja wanted to be a positive influence in the
teenager's life unlike raising him passively as he had in the past.
"How? Everyone is against me." Seisuke looked either hopeful or eager for a
clever escape from his troubles.
"When the Ronin Warriors come here, we'll act like we never had Sage in the first
place. We'll act like Ryouzou orginally kidnapped Sage. Ryouzou has him now, so
they'll never realize that he was here. You will team up with the Ronin Warriors and kill
Ryouzou. You will get rid of two enemies."
"Good idea, but Mia..."
"I know you will discover a way to prevent her from telling them."
Seisuke grinned, already getting ideas. His confidence was restored. "Good.
Now, let me figure out the rest of the plan. We need to explain my armor..."