Okay...this isn't gonna be like you all probably think it's gonna be...well whatever..like that made sense, but anyway, this chapter introduces an original character that I use in my other fics that I haven't typed up because I'm too smegging lazy. Don't worry, it's not like she's gonna hook up with any of the characters, she's just something to add. Oh well...enjoy!!:)
The Guardian: Chapter 2
By: Ozonebaby
It could be only one thing...Rowen stepped forward and knelt over the figure. He noticed that it was human, and now, he could see that it was female. A female dressed in samurai clothing. From what he could see, her face and clothes were smeared with blood and dirt. She had been beaten pretty badly; whoever had done this was trying to get rid of her. He brushed the golden hair away from her forehead, revealing the glowing kanji for light. "Ah...as I thought," he whispered to himself. "A light elemental." At that, the girl's eyes flew open and she kicked him away. Her eyes seemed to glow crystal blue as she quickly drew her sword. Rowen held his ground, holding the handle of his katana.
"Who're you?" she hissed as she slowly backed against the tree. Rowen let go of his sword and held his hands out in placation.
"Hold on...I'm not your enemy...I'm..."
"Stupid answer..." She flew to her feet and lunged at Rowen. He dodged her thrust and grabbed the hilt of her sword. She stopped once she lost her grip and stared at him in confusion. "You can't catch all of us, ya know." She muttered between breaths.
Rowen chuckled softly. "What're ya laughin' at?"
"Why would I try to arrest one of my own kind?" He quizzed. Be fore she could respond, the wind started up and his kanji glowed a bright blue.
"Wind..." she whispered, amazed as her hair whipped around wildly. The wind slowed to a silent halt and Rowen's kanji faded. He stood there, not saying a word, but his smile said everything. The girl gave an astonished laugh before she realized something. "Oh no..." she gasped, "Sensei!!" She sped towards the other figure that Rowen had noticed. Rowen followed her and peered at the much older man, lying against the tree. He didn't need to sense this one's life force to realize that he was dead; just too much blood. The young girl's eyes started to well up. "Damnit!!" she cried and punched the tree, bloodying her knuckles. She pulled them back, seething. "Why...they were after me, damnit!" her tears fell upon the body. Rowen looked away, he could somewhat empathize with this girl. He didn't know her at all, but he could tell that they have gone through similar trials. He looked at the sky turning dark.
"I should probably bring her. I do need a light elemental." He thought. He put his arm about her shoulders and led her to the campsite.
* * *
The fire blazed, cracking periodically; the girl stared blankly into it. Rowen coughed and handed her a cup of water.
"Here, drink, you've lost a bit of blood."
The girl reluctantly took the cup. She placed it to her cracked lips and emptied it quickly, washing the dried blood from her lips as drank. Silence followed. The girl sat up and sighed.
"So, you are an elemental too, I see." She said. Rowen looked up.
"Yes, but with no permanent place. I'm just a wanderer, looking for the five as..."
"The old man said." She finished his sentence.
"Exactly...but how did you know?"
"After my mother was killed and my brother taken by the Guardian years ago, he just...appeared. He told me to search for other elementals, the five to be exact. He brought me to a man to help me hone my skills, my Sensei.
"The man back there?"
"Yes...he taught me all that I know, and the Guardian is going to pay for what they did!" She punched the ground in anger.
"It's no use to be angry like this. If you are on the same mission as I, would you join me?"
"Yes, but the reason I am is to search for my twin. I don't care if he's in the Guardian stronghold, I'm gonna get him out."
"But, if he's an elemental like you, they would have killed him by now."
"I KNOW he's not dead. I can feel it. If you won't help me...I can't help you. The five isn't as important to me as family, and since he's the last of my family, I have to." She was almost in tears.
"Don't worry...I help you." Rowen sighed. She nodded in response. "But if you are to travel with me, I must know you name. My name is Rowen Hashiba." The girl's eyes brightened as if they haven't for years.
"And I am Sayura Date." They smiled at each other and grasped each other's hand.
"Only three left to find."
The Guardian: Chapter 2
By: Ozonebaby
It could be only one thing...Rowen stepped forward and knelt over the figure. He noticed that it was human, and now, he could see that it was female. A female dressed in samurai clothing. From what he could see, her face and clothes were smeared with blood and dirt. She had been beaten pretty badly; whoever had done this was trying to get rid of her. He brushed the golden hair away from her forehead, revealing the glowing kanji for light. "Ah...as I thought," he whispered to himself. "A light elemental." At that, the girl's eyes flew open and she kicked him away. Her eyes seemed to glow crystal blue as she quickly drew her sword. Rowen held his ground, holding the handle of his katana.
"Who're you?" she hissed as she slowly backed against the tree. Rowen let go of his sword and held his hands out in placation.
"Hold on...I'm not your enemy...I'm..."
"Stupid answer..." She flew to her feet and lunged at Rowen. He dodged her thrust and grabbed the hilt of her sword. She stopped once she lost her grip and stared at him in confusion. "You can't catch all of us, ya know." She muttered between breaths.
Rowen chuckled softly. "What're ya laughin' at?"
"Why would I try to arrest one of my own kind?" He quizzed. Be fore she could respond, the wind started up and his kanji glowed a bright blue.
"Wind..." she whispered, amazed as her hair whipped around wildly. The wind slowed to a silent halt and Rowen's kanji faded. He stood there, not saying a word, but his smile said everything. The girl gave an astonished laugh before she realized something. "Oh no..." she gasped, "Sensei!!" She sped towards the other figure that Rowen had noticed. Rowen followed her and peered at the much older man, lying against the tree. He didn't need to sense this one's life force to realize that he was dead; just too much blood. The young girl's eyes started to well up. "Damnit!!" she cried and punched the tree, bloodying her knuckles. She pulled them back, seething. "Why...they were after me, damnit!" her tears fell upon the body. Rowen looked away, he could somewhat empathize with this girl. He didn't know her at all, but he could tell that they have gone through similar trials. He looked at the sky turning dark.
"I should probably bring her. I do need a light elemental." He thought. He put his arm about her shoulders and led her to the campsite.
* * *
The fire blazed, cracking periodically; the girl stared blankly into it. Rowen coughed and handed her a cup of water.
"Here, drink, you've lost a bit of blood."
The girl reluctantly took the cup. She placed it to her cracked lips and emptied it quickly, washing the dried blood from her lips as drank. Silence followed. The girl sat up and sighed.
"So, you are an elemental too, I see." She said. Rowen looked up.
"Yes, but with no permanent place. I'm just a wanderer, looking for the five as..."
"The old man said." She finished his sentence.
"Exactly...but how did you know?"
"After my mother was killed and my brother taken by the Guardian years ago, he just...appeared. He told me to search for other elementals, the five to be exact. He brought me to a man to help me hone my skills, my Sensei.
"The man back there?"
"Yes...he taught me all that I know, and the Guardian is going to pay for what they did!" She punched the ground in anger.
"It's no use to be angry like this. If you are on the same mission as I, would you join me?"
"Yes, but the reason I am is to search for my twin. I don't care if he's in the Guardian stronghold, I'm gonna get him out."
"But, if he's an elemental like you, they would have killed him by now."
"I KNOW he's not dead. I can feel it. If you won't help me...I can't help you. The five isn't as important to me as family, and since he's the last of my family, I have to." She was almost in tears.
"Don't worry...I help you." Rowen sighed. She nodded in response. "But if you are to travel with me, I must know you name. My name is Rowen Hashiba." The girl's eyes brightened as if they haven't for years.
"And I am Sayura Date." They smiled at each other and grasped each other's hand.
"Only three left to find."