Changes Must be Acknowledged
Chapter 12
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Magnellen landed in the town that Oniwalu was standing in. He was looking at the pentagram in the center of the rubble. Next climbed down from her dragon partner, and walked over to him. She looked at the pentagram. It seemed to be drawn in blood. She almost vomited at the sight of it. Oniwalu put his arm around her, trying to comfort her, but she shrank away.
"You don't understand, Oniwalu," she held her sword tight, as if it gave her comfort. "Massic is...was...my lover...but he's gone now...I'm sorry, I just have to get past that first..."
"I understand, Next. I understand all too well." Next felt a stabbing pain, as she remembered when Massic had said those exact words. She ran over to the foundation of one of the houses. Oniwalu knew at once that it had not been a house before the fire; It had been a temple, for praying for one's loved ones. He was interested by the fact that she knew just where to go.
"I'm sorry, Next, I had no idea. Come on, Next, we have to go to Hyrule now. Next?" She wasn't listening. "Next, I understand what you're going through. But you can't let that stop you from finishing what you've started. You have to move on. Times change, you just have to accept them. I know it's hard, but you just have to." He walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder. She turned to him, with tears in her eyes. She stood up, and they walked into the pentagram. They were surrounded by a blue light, and immediately were transported to a realm neither had ever been to.
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They were surrounded by a thick fog, and Next whirled around quickly, making sure that there were no enemies hiding. Oniwalu laid his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry, Next," he said calmly, "if there are any enemies, they would have attacked already. and besides, we're covered in a shroud; no one can see us."
Next was a little skeptical about this, but she just shrugged, and stood still, with her hand near the hilt of her sword. "I like to be careful," she answered to his cocked eyebrow.
"Suit yourself." Oniwalu just stood calmly, waiting for the passage to be over. Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, a shadow warrior, similar to the ones Next had fought on her home world, jumped into their shroud, and drew his sword.
"Halt! who goes there!" the warrior said in a firm voice. Seeing Next, he changed his disposition, and sheathed his sword. "My apologies, fair warrior, allow me to introduce myself. I am Shanæro, and I am the ferryman between Hyrule and the Sacred Realm. You must be Oniwalu?"
"Y...yes, ferryman," Oniwalu answered a bit hesitantly, wondering how this man knew his name. "I must wonder, though; how do you know my name?"
"I know all about you, Oniwalu. I was there at your birth. I was there at your death. I was there at your rebirth, and at your father's death as well. I have been with you for quite some time. I have been hiding, and this is my moment to reveal myself to you. I am Shanæro, and I am your familiar spirit." Oniwalu looked to Next. She simply shrugged.
"I don't understand," Next said rather sharply, "how you can exist next to my colleague here, and still ferry people between worlds. What say you to that, Shanæro?"
"A simple question to answer, my dear. I lied when I said I was the ferryman. I am simply Oniwalu's familiar spirit."
"What do you mean, 'familiar spirit'?" Oniwalu placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. suddenly, before the spirit could answer, a response came to him from nowhere. he is your guardian, Oniwalu. He can change forms in an instant to suit his taste. I have known him for a while now, Oniwalu...
Chapter 12
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Magnellen landed in the town that Oniwalu was standing in. He was looking at the pentagram in the center of the rubble. Next climbed down from her dragon partner, and walked over to him. She looked at the pentagram. It seemed to be drawn in blood. She almost vomited at the sight of it. Oniwalu put his arm around her, trying to comfort her, but she shrank away.
"You don't understand, Oniwalu," she held her sword tight, as if it gave her comfort. "Massic is...was...my lover...but he's gone now...I'm sorry, I just have to get past that first..."
"I understand, Next. I understand all too well." Next felt a stabbing pain, as she remembered when Massic had said those exact words. She ran over to the foundation of one of the houses. Oniwalu knew at once that it had not been a house before the fire; It had been a temple, for praying for one's loved ones. He was interested by the fact that she knew just where to go.
"I'm sorry, Next, I had no idea. Come on, Next, we have to go to Hyrule now. Next?" She wasn't listening. "Next, I understand what you're going through. But you can't let that stop you from finishing what you've started. You have to move on. Times change, you just have to accept them. I know it's hard, but you just have to." He walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder. She turned to him, with tears in her eyes. She stood up, and they walked into the pentagram. They were surrounded by a blue light, and immediately were transported to a realm neither had ever been to.
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They were surrounded by a thick fog, and Next whirled around quickly, making sure that there were no enemies hiding. Oniwalu laid his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry, Next," he said calmly, "if there are any enemies, they would have attacked already. and besides, we're covered in a shroud; no one can see us."
Next was a little skeptical about this, but she just shrugged, and stood still, with her hand near the hilt of her sword. "I like to be careful," she answered to his cocked eyebrow.
"Suit yourself." Oniwalu just stood calmly, waiting for the passage to be over. Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, a shadow warrior, similar to the ones Next had fought on her home world, jumped into their shroud, and drew his sword.
"Halt! who goes there!" the warrior said in a firm voice. Seeing Next, he changed his disposition, and sheathed his sword. "My apologies, fair warrior, allow me to introduce myself. I am Shanæro, and I am the ferryman between Hyrule and the Sacred Realm. You must be Oniwalu?"
"Y...yes, ferryman," Oniwalu answered a bit hesitantly, wondering how this man knew his name. "I must wonder, though; how do you know my name?"
"I know all about you, Oniwalu. I was there at your birth. I was there at your death. I was there at your rebirth, and at your father's death as well. I have been with you for quite some time. I have been hiding, and this is my moment to reveal myself to you. I am Shanæro, and I am your familiar spirit." Oniwalu looked to Next. She simply shrugged.
"I don't understand," Next said rather sharply, "how you can exist next to my colleague here, and still ferry people between worlds. What say you to that, Shanæro?"
"A simple question to answer, my dear. I lied when I said I was the ferryman. I am simply Oniwalu's familiar spirit."
"What do you mean, 'familiar spirit'?" Oniwalu placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. suddenly, before the spirit could answer, a response came to him from nowhere. he is your guardian, Oniwalu. He can change forms in an instant to suit his taste. I have known him for a while now, Oniwalu...