1 A/N: I have outlined this whole fic. There are 21 chapters and one
Epilogue. So, we're about halfway there. I hope to hear what you think up
to this point. The next chapter will be coming quickly, but after that
each chapter will be a little more difficult to write as a lot of important
things happen.
Thanks for reading!
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3 Chapter 9 - Revolutionary Girl
Cramea didn't take much of a liking to Urd. "Pleasure to meet you," she said sarcastically.
"Oh the pleasure is all mine," Urd replied. She looked at Cramea with the utmost loathing.
"I don't know what your problem is but I am not here to argue," Cramea said. Her high-pitched voice tried to sound slightly intimidating, but unsuccessfully.
"Then why are you here?"
"Because I am the best," Cramea replied simply.
Urd laughed. "Best at what?"
"I am the best warrior," she said in an indignant tone.
Urd once again laughed, this time in a more sardonic way. "A Nixie a great warrior? All you Nixies can do is lie and steal."
"We do not lie and steal!"
This time Urd didn't laugh. She glared at Cramea in a way none of them had seen Urd look. "You're all the same. I was born here, where we stand. Those Elves wanted us out, you wanted us out. When we finally got sick of the whole place, and we're about to leave.you took over our land. Created these lakes, before we had even left."
"Urd that's not how it happened," Belldandy said, looking at her sister in a concerned way.
"Shut up Belldandy," Urd roared. "You were too young to know. Skuld wasn't even born yet. They took over what was ours."
"But." Keiichi was surprised at his own courage. "if you were going to leave, why did it matter?"
Urd rounded on him like a panther. "We didn't even get to say goodbye. What was rightfully ours they took, before we were done with it."
"What was this place like before you left?" Megumi asked.
Urd looked near tears. "I barely remember. All I know was there was a beautiful castle, with huge spires. That's all I remember."
"What happened to it?" Callida asked.
"War. The realm was at war as will be soon. Everything was destroyed." Urd said.
"Do you remember the war well?" Pacatus asked.
"Of course I don't," Urd said shortly. "That's just what happened. What was left of the place the damn Nixies took over with their lakes."
Cramea looked at Urd with both respect and pity. "I am sorry that is what happened to you, but I assure you that the Nixies and the Pixies do not practice such ways any longer."
Urd wasn't about to like this Cramea after just that. "How are you a great warrior? There has not been a war in the Fae realm since the Goddesses left."
"Oh but that is not true," she answered. "There was a war. Not a realm-wide war, but a war still the same. It was a revolution."
Urd laughed again, but in a less mocking way. "A Pixie revolution, eh?"
Cramea nodded. "You see, the Pixies and Nixies that were in power were as you remember us: liars and stealers. Are whole existence depended on stealing from others. We were not very popular."
This was an interesting story to Keiichi. It seemed this Fae realm was not that much different than his own world.
"But we were not all as unscrupulous as our leaders. I was one of the most frustrated as anyone with our leadership. So, I began recruiting people similar to myself. Soon I had many Nixies on my side - enough to overthrow the Nixie Hierarchy. But the Pixies above us weren't as easily swayed. As you probably know, the differences only begin between the two different kinds of Pixies at where they live. Nixies are much more intelligent and less hostile. It's a lot easier to reason with a Nixie than it is your run-of-the-mill Pixie."
"Okay, enough bragging. What happened?" Urd said.
"Well, the Nixies together overthrew the Nixie Hierarchy. But, the Pixies still stood as what we hated. They didn't like us much after that, but they leave us alone."
"You mean, they are still the same?" Skuld asked.
"As far as I know," Cramea said, shrugging. "But we haven't been in contact with them for ages."
"That doesn't sound like the Pixies I remember," Urd observed. "They were always in everyone's business. Never could get rid of them."
"Well, without our help, they can't do much. They've become complete recluses."
"What a pity," Urd said.
"Well," Belldandy said. "I hate to cut the history lesson short, but we really should be off."
"What's that?" Pacatus asked, pointing to the sky.
"What?" Callida asked. "I don't see anything."
"Elf eyes are better than anyone else's," Belldandy explained. "Well, except for-"
"It's a Pixie!" Cramea declared, looking awestruck.
"-Pixies," Belldandy finished
"What?" Keiichi said in disbelief.
Sure enough, it was a Pixie. She stopped about five feet from the. She was quite a sight. She had milky white skin and long, blonde hair. Her eyes were large and bug-like, and were a caramel color. She was wearing a gold-colored dress that came to her knees and had gold-colored high heels to match. The shoes had a white fur ball on the tip. This looked even more like Keiichi's predisposed notion of a fairy was, one from fairy tales he had read as a child.
"What do you want?" Cramea asked in a mixture of hatred and disbelief.
The Pixie smiled. "I'm coming with you of course."
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That was short. Sorry to leave you on a cliffhanger, but that's my favorite way to end chapters! I like making my chapters short, as well, because I think it's easier to read that way. Long chapters are fine (as we get further in this fic, the chapters will get a bit longer), but short ones are better because you can just come and read a chapter quickly and not have to come back just to finish one chapter. It's just easier on me and also on you, the reader. I suppose that's it for my long-winded discussion on chapter length. Until next time!
Thanks for reading!
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3 Chapter 9 - Revolutionary Girl
Cramea didn't take much of a liking to Urd. "Pleasure to meet you," she said sarcastically.
"Oh the pleasure is all mine," Urd replied. She looked at Cramea with the utmost loathing.
"I don't know what your problem is but I am not here to argue," Cramea said. Her high-pitched voice tried to sound slightly intimidating, but unsuccessfully.
"Then why are you here?"
"Because I am the best," Cramea replied simply.
Urd laughed. "Best at what?"
"I am the best warrior," she said in an indignant tone.
Urd once again laughed, this time in a more sardonic way. "A Nixie a great warrior? All you Nixies can do is lie and steal."
"We do not lie and steal!"
This time Urd didn't laugh. She glared at Cramea in a way none of them had seen Urd look. "You're all the same. I was born here, where we stand. Those Elves wanted us out, you wanted us out. When we finally got sick of the whole place, and we're about to leave.you took over our land. Created these lakes, before we had even left."
"Urd that's not how it happened," Belldandy said, looking at her sister in a concerned way.
"Shut up Belldandy," Urd roared. "You were too young to know. Skuld wasn't even born yet. They took over what was ours."
"But." Keiichi was surprised at his own courage. "if you were going to leave, why did it matter?"
Urd rounded on him like a panther. "We didn't even get to say goodbye. What was rightfully ours they took, before we were done with it."
"What was this place like before you left?" Megumi asked.
Urd looked near tears. "I barely remember. All I know was there was a beautiful castle, with huge spires. That's all I remember."
"What happened to it?" Callida asked.
"War. The realm was at war as will be soon. Everything was destroyed." Urd said.
"Do you remember the war well?" Pacatus asked.
"Of course I don't," Urd said shortly. "That's just what happened. What was left of the place the damn Nixies took over with their lakes."
Cramea looked at Urd with both respect and pity. "I am sorry that is what happened to you, but I assure you that the Nixies and the Pixies do not practice such ways any longer."
Urd wasn't about to like this Cramea after just that. "How are you a great warrior? There has not been a war in the Fae realm since the Goddesses left."
"Oh but that is not true," she answered. "There was a war. Not a realm-wide war, but a war still the same. It was a revolution."
Urd laughed again, but in a less mocking way. "A Pixie revolution, eh?"
Cramea nodded. "You see, the Pixies and Nixies that were in power were as you remember us: liars and stealers. Are whole existence depended on stealing from others. We were not very popular."
This was an interesting story to Keiichi. It seemed this Fae realm was not that much different than his own world.
"But we were not all as unscrupulous as our leaders. I was one of the most frustrated as anyone with our leadership. So, I began recruiting people similar to myself. Soon I had many Nixies on my side - enough to overthrow the Nixie Hierarchy. But the Pixies above us weren't as easily swayed. As you probably know, the differences only begin between the two different kinds of Pixies at where they live. Nixies are much more intelligent and less hostile. It's a lot easier to reason with a Nixie than it is your run-of-the-mill Pixie."
"Okay, enough bragging. What happened?" Urd said.
"Well, the Nixies together overthrew the Nixie Hierarchy. But, the Pixies still stood as what we hated. They didn't like us much after that, but they leave us alone."
"You mean, they are still the same?" Skuld asked.
"As far as I know," Cramea said, shrugging. "But we haven't been in contact with them for ages."
"That doesn't sound like the Pixies I remember," Urd observed. "They were always in everyone's business. Never could get rid of them."
"Well, without our help, they can't do much. They've become complete recluses."
"What a pity," Urd said.
"Well," Belldandy said. "I hate to cut the history lesson short, but we really should be off."
"What's that?" Pacatus asked, pointing to the sky.
"What?" Callida asked. "I don't see anything."
"Elf eyes are better than anyone else's," Belldandy explained. "Well, except for-"
"It's a Pixie!" Cramea declared, looking awestruck.
"-Pixies," Belldandy finished
"What?" Keiichi said in disbelief.
Sure enough, it was a Pixie. She stopped about five feet from the. She was quite a sight. She had milky white skin and long, blonde hair. Her eyes were large and bug-like, and were a caramel color. She was wearing a gold-colored dress that came to her knees and had gold-colored high heels to match. The shoes had a white fur ball on the tip. This looked even more like Keiichi's predisposed notion of a fairy was, one from fairy tales he had read as a child.
"What do you want?" Cramea asked in a mixture of hatred and disbelief.
The Pixie smiled. "I'm coming with you of course."
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That was short. Sorry to leave you on a cliffhanger, but that's my favorite way to end chapters! I like making my chapters short, as well, because I think it's easier to read that way. Long chapters are fine (as we get further in this fic, the chapters will get a bit longer), but short ones are better because you can just come and read a chapter quickly and not have to come back just to finish one chapter. It's just easier on me and also on you, the reader. I suppose that's it for my long-winded discussion on chapter length. Until next time!