by Highdragonian
Prologue: Rei's Cabin
Three months has passed since Ryu defeated Myria. After the fight, Ryu & Rei stayed for a while to find Teepo amongst the rubble. His armor was cracked beyond reconition plus he was pinned down by a huge slab of steel. Rei & Ryu got it off. Miraculously, he was still alive, yet he was torn up by shrapnel. After a few months, Teepo was back to normal, yet with some scars across his chest.
Yet even after his old friend survived. Ryu was to the point where he was in constant anguish, saying that he failed her. It was three in the morning yet he still could not sleep. He decided to go up on the roof, he lay there, looking at the dazzling stars and the lush forest. He was talking to himself quietly.
"Hmph. Look at those two." Ryu said looking at his two friends through a window. "Not a care in the world even though what happened to....", he could hardly utter the last word, "Nina...."
Meanwhile back in the room, Rei stared up into the ceiling, "Don't beat yourself up Ryu.", he said quietly. "Momo tried to save her." Rei slowly drifted off into the dark embrace of slumber once again.
Ryu tossed and turned on the roof. The images kept playing in his mind, refusing to leave....
Momo shook her head in disbelief... Ryu, Rei, and Teepo arrived at the front gate of Wyndia castle.
"Hey Momo!" Ryu was always in that positive state ever since he met Nina.
"....."
"What's wrong?" Rei asked
Ryu decided to go in the castle.
"Oh no..." Momo said.
"Uh....why are you saying that?" Teepo said.
Momo didn't say anything. Ryu's scream was enough for all of them to realize what cruel fate had befallen Nina.
Rei looked at Momo in shock, "S-s-she's...."
Momo nodded.
"Why...." Ryu looked beyond the starry expanse of sky to Mt. Glaus as a sense of fury went over him.
Ryu was fuming, "I'll kill whoever did this to Nina......"
"I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!"