Author's Notes and Disclaimer: I don't own most of these characters, the names Celestine, Adel, and Wendigo may sound familiar though. Oh, and I hate Celes! This is also an old story, enjoy!
Love Set in Stone
An old knight stood at the gates to a castle carved of
a single rock. In front of him stood his legions of
soldiers, dressed in their bronze armor. Each of their
shields had carved on them an illustration of a mighty
eight-legged horse rearing up against a background of
a lightning strike. Underneath the carving was the
name "Sleipner", it was the symbol of their queen.
Rumours had been flying about that the queen was in
love with their High Commander. Most believed that
they were true, since the queen often had a...look in
her eyes when she saw him.
A single soldier ran through the ranks, his face was
streaked with both sweat and blood as he knelt before
his High Commander, "My Lord Odin...the army of
Wendigo the Sorcerer attack!", he collapsed.
Odin had a distant look in his glowing red eyes.
"Wendigo..." Turning to General Adel, his most loyal
soldier, he commanded "Set up defenses around the
castle, protect the citizens of Guardian and Her
Majesty at all costs!", General Adel saluted and began
directing his troops. All of Odin's orders were
swiftly obeyed and 2 guards were set up at the
entrance to every room in the miniature country which
also served as the queen's dwelling. A long line of
soldiers stood outside the gates, ready to defend
Guardian, as the country was called, at all costs.
Odin ran to the north tower and surveyed the
battlefield, he smiled as he saw Wendigo's troops
withdrawing, they were gone...for now.
**************Inside the
Castle************************
Queen Celestine watched the battle from the balcony of
the fourth floor of the castle. A worried expression
crossed her face but quickly disappeared. She smiled.
"All this time I've been hiding my feelings for Lord
Odin. How could I not love a man with such dignity and
gallantry as he? I will wait until he comes at night,
then I will give my soul to him. Oh, my Lord Odin!",
she twirled around the ballroom as if dancing with a
ghost. Happiness lit her face. "I must prepare a feast
for him!", she declared. So Queen Celestine set to
work, ordering the castle cook to prepare a supper
finer than any she had ever made.
*****************That
Night...*************************
Odin bowed to Queen Celestine with an elegance that
only a knight could accomplish. "My Lady...", he
murmured as he kissed her hand. "That was a lovely
meal the cook set before me."
Celestine allowed her cheeks to turn slightly pink.
The cook had prepared a meal of roast duck and a green
salad, with raisin pudding for desert. Odin and
Celestine also drank red wine out of golden goblets.
And they had also talked about the battle. Odin had
said that Wendigo's army would be gone for quite some
time.
Now that dinner was over, Queen Celestine faced Odin
with her feelings for him. "I-I love you, Odin. I
always have loved you...and I always will. I am sorry
if you are offended..."
Odin shook his head no. "Never, Lady...never am I
offended by your words. I loveth thee with all my
heart, to the ends of the earth."
Celestine let a trickle of water flow down her cheek
as Odin picked her off of her throne and kissed her,
she kissed back and embraced his neck. "Odin...", she
murmured peacefully as he began to rock her in his
arms. "I love you...", he whispered into her ear as he
carried her to her chambers and shut the door...
**************The Next
Morning...**********************
The next morning, Odin stepped up to Chanceller Gerad
and was crowned king of Guardian in front of a joyous
crowd of people. He bowed to Celestine and ascended
the three steps to his throne, whereupon the knights
and citizens of Guardian knelt and pledged their
loyaly and service to the added sovereign. But these
happy times were not to last...
***************Far, Far
Away***************************
The Sorcerer Wendigo watched the ceremony from a
glowing green bubble. He chuckled. "So, Guardian
finally got itself a king! And it's none other then
Odin himself!", he laughed like a little child in a
candy store as he crossed the room to pick up his
golden staff. It was a staff that had many serpents
surrounding a blue eye, so that whoever looked upon
it, except for Wendigo himself, would be turned to
stone.
He smiled, "I've learned that my soldiers cannot be
trusted...", he swirled his long green cape.
"Therefore, I must go myself..."
********************Later...***************************
"I have no choice!", Odin growled. "I must go myself
and confront this sorcerer." Wendigo would pay for
terrorizing his people. He would make him suffer...
Odin found Wendigo in the throne room. Celestine was
no where in sight. "What have you done to My Lady?",
he demanded. Wendigo chuckled, "She is hiding like a
little rat, but I will find her soon enough."
Odin was enraged! He flew at Wendigo with his mighty
sword, Zantetsuken, raised. It passed right through
Wendigo like he was a ghost. Wendigo laughed and held
up the staff...
"No, you can't turn me into stone!"
"...."
Wendigo laughed at the stone statue of Odin, "I can,
and I did!", he crowed. "Now I'll go after your
precious lady."
Celestine had run into the basement from a secret
staircase in the library. She passed her favourite
pet, Atlantis, the blue dragon and stood pressed
against the wall, when Wendigo appeared. She screamed,
but the scream ceased abruptly when Wendigo raised his
staff...
***************Many, Many Years
Later...***************
A green haired girl, a knight, a king dressed in green
and a moogle stared up at the crumbled walls of what
used to be the castle. After their trip to Kothlingen
was halted by the discovery of a cave, they all
checked it out, only to find a castle that seemed
little worth exploring. The green haired girl, Terra
had all convinced them to explore while she told them
the story behind the castle. They were all gathered in
the throne room,staring at the statue of the old
knight. When the king Edgar, noticed a green sparkle
in one of Odin's eyes.
"Hey, is this a piece of Magicite?", Edgar asked,
plucking out the rainbow coloured crystal from the
eye.
"It looketh to be so.", said the knight, Cyan.
"Let's keep exploring!", said Mog, the moogle. "We
might find something worth while in this dump!"
"You sound like Locke.", Edgar commented. "We don't
want you turning into a thief too..."
"TREASURE HUNTER!", Mog corrected loudly, suddenly he
appeared to trip and a clicking noise along with a
rumbling was heard.
Edgar ran ahead to the library, where he immediatly
called the rest of his party. There they confronted
the Blue Dragon, it was an easy fight. When it was
over, they beheld the statue.
"Exactly like the queen...", Edgar whispered.
Suddenly, the Magicite began to glow, it changed
colours several times before coming back to it's
original state. Then, the Magicite spoke...
"I am Raiden..."
The End!
Love Set in Stone
An old knight stood at the gates to a castle carved of
a single rock. In front of him stood his legions of
soldiers, dressed in their bronze armor. Each of their
shields had carved on them an illustration of a mighty
eight-legged horse rearing up against a background of
a lightning strike. Underneath the carving was the
name "Sleipner", it was the symbol of their queen.
Rumours had been flying about that the queen was in
love with their High Commander. Most believed that
they were true, since the queen often had a...look in
her eyes when she saw him.
A single soldier ran through the ranks, his face was
streaked with both sweat and blood as he knelt before
his High Commander, "My Lord Odin...the army of
Wendigo the Sorcerer attack!", he collapsed.
Odin had a distant look in his glowing red eyes.
"Wendigo..." Turning to General Adel, his most loyal
soldier, he commanded "Set up defenses around the
castle, protect the citizens of Guardian and Her
Majesty at all costs!", General Adel saluted and began
directing his troops. All of Odin's orders were
swiftly obeyed and 2 guards were set up at the
entrance to every room in the miniature country which
also served as the queen's dwelling. A long line of
soldiers stood outside the gates, ready to defend
Guardian, as the country was called, at all costs.
Odin ran to the north tower and surveyed the
battlefield, he smiled as he saw Wendigo's troops
withdrawing, they were gone...for now.
**************Inside the
Castle************************
Queen Celestine watched the battle from the balcony of
the fourth floor of the castle. A worried expression
crossed her face but quickly disappeared. She smiled.
"All this time I've been hiding my feelings for Lord
Odin. How could I not love a man with such dignity and
gallantry as he? I will wait until he comes at night,
then I will give my soul to him. Oh, my Lord Odin!",
she twirled around the ballroom as if dancing with a
ghost. Happiness lit her face. "I must prepare a feast
for him!", she declared. So Queen Celestine set to
work, ordering the castle cook to prepare a supper
finer than any she had ever made.
*****************That
Night...*************************
Odin bowed to Queen Celestine with an elegance that
only a knight could accomplish. "My Lady...", he
murmured as he kissed her hand. "That was a lovely
meal the cook set before me."
Celestine allowed her cheeks to turn slightly pink.
The cook had prepared a meal of roast duck and a green
salad, with raisin pudding for desert. Odin and
Celestine also drank red wine out of golden goblets.
And they had also talked about the battle. Odin had
said that Wendigo's army would be gone for quite some
time.
Now that dinner was over, Queen Celestine faced Odin
with her feelings for him. "I-I love you, Odin. I
always have loved you...and I always will. I am sorry
if you are offended..."
Odin shook his head no. "Never, Lady...never am I
offended by your words. I loveth thee with all my
heart, to the ends of the earth."
Celestine let a trickle of water flow down her cheek
as Odin picked her off of her throne and kissed her,
she kissed back and embraced his neck. "Odin...", she
murmured peacefully as he began to rock her in his
arms. "I love you...", he whispered into her ear as he
carried her to her chambers and shut the door...
**************The Next
Morning...**********************
The next morning, Odin stepped up to Chanceller Gerad
and was crowned king of Guardian in front of a joyous
crowd of people. He bowed to Celestine and ascended
the three steps to his throne, whereupon the knights
and citizens of Guardian knelt and pledged their
loyaly and service to the added sovereign. But these
happy times were not to last...
***************Far, Far
Away***************************
The Sorcerer Wendigo watched the ceremony from a
glowing green bubble. He chuckled. "So, Guardian
finally got itself a king! And it's none other then
Odin himself!", he laughed like a little child in a
candy store as he crossed the room to pick up his
golden staff. It was a staff that had many serpents
surrounding a blue eye, so that whoever looked upon
it, except for Wendigo himself, would be turned to
stone.
He smiled, "I've learned that my soldiers cannot be
trusted...", he swirled his long green cape.
"Therefore, I must go myself..."
********************Later...***************************
"I have no choice!", Odin growled. "I must go myself
and confront this sorcerer." Wendigo would pay for
terrorizing his people. He would make him suffer...
Odin found Wendigo in the throne room. Celestine was
no where in sight. "What have you done to My Lady?",
he demanded. Wendigo chuckled, "She is hiding like a
little rat, but I will find her soon enough."
Odin was enraged! He flew at Wendigo with his mighty
sword, Zantetsuken, raised. It passed right through
Wendigo like he was a ghost. Wendigo laughed and held
up the staff...
"No, you can't turn me into stone!"
"...."
Wendigo laughed at the stone statue of Odin, "I can,
and I did!", he crowed. "Now I'll go after your
precious lady."
Celestine had run into the basement from a secret
staircase in the library. She passed her favourite
pet, Atlantis, the blue dragon and stood pressed
against the wall, when Wendigo appeared. She screamed,
but the scream ceased abruptly when Wendigo raised his
staff...
***************Many, Many Years
Later...***************
A green haired girl, a knight, a king dressed in green
and a moogle stared up at the crumbled walls of what
used to be the castle. After their trip to Kothlingen
was halted by the discovery of a cave, they all
checked it out, only to find a castle that seemed
little worth exploring. The green haired girl, Terra
had all convinced them to explore while she told them
the story behind the castle. They were all gathered in
the throne room,staring at the statue of the old
knight. When the king Edgar, noticed a green sparkle
in one of Odin's eyes.
"Hey, is this a piece of Magicite?", Edgar asked,
plucking out the rainbow coloured crystal from the
eye.
"It looketh to be so.", said the knight, Cyan.
"Let's keep exploring!", said Mog, the moogle. "We
might find something worth while in this dump!"
"You sound like Locke.", Edgar commented. "We don't
want you turning into a thief too..."
"TREASURE HUNTER!", Mog corrected loudly, suddenly he
appeared to trip and a clicking noise along with a
rumbling was heard.
Edgar ran ahead to the library, where he immediatly
called the rest of his party. There they confronted
the Blue Dragon, it was an easy fight. When it was
over, they beheld the statue.
"Exactly like the queen...", Edgar whispered.
Suddenly, the Magicite began to glow, it changed
colours several times before coming back to it's
original state. Then, the Magicite spoke...
"I am Raiden..."
The End!