The Sealer of the True Runes
By RankoSaotome
Another story by myself. Been a long time since I wrote a new one. Oh well, here we go! The Suikoden I and II characters do not belong to me. If they did, I would not be writing about it, would I? By the way, the first chapter might be short but I pretty much meant for it to be short. Also, I named the characters in this order;
McDohl - Lance McDohl
Hero - Chris
Suikoden Army - Genso Army
Castle - TrueRune Castle
Chapter 1: The Legend
Lord Chris was sitting in his desk completely bored. It had been about a month since he had returned with Nanami and Jowy to lead the Genso Country. When he returned, he had found Lance McDohl, leader of the Toran Republic, was having problems with the Soul Eater. He and Jowy had also been having problems with their True Runes and Lance believed he had the answer. Currently, Jowy and Lance were to Chris's left, waiting for Fitcher to return with someone who could translate the scrolls. Unfortunately, it has been 2 hours since then.
Lord Chris yawned loudly and turned to the window of the room. He could see almost the entire distance towards the beautiful view of the Cave of the Wind. He turned back when he heard the doors open quickly, revealing two figures near the guards. One, of course, was Fitcher. The other, was as girl, and an angry one at that. She was currently trying to get loose and failing miserably.
"LET ME GO!!!" The girl screamed loudly at Fitcher, once again trying to pull her arm loose, which Fitcher had a tight grip on. At seeing she was getting nowhere, she stopped struggling. Chris recognized her almost instantly.
"Ayda?" Ayda looked up at Lord Chris and turned away shyly, which she did often when around him. He looked down at Fitcher now.
"Lord Chris, I have found a translator you....."
"Release her, Fitcher." Chris interrupted Fitcher immediately. Ayda looked up with a little hope in her eyes. Fitcher had a questioning look on his face.
"But, m'lord!!" Chris glared at Fitcher.
"That's an order, Fitcher. Let go of her." Fitcher looked like he was going to continue arguing with Chris but quickly let go of her arm. As soon as her arm was free, Ayda turned and swiftly slapped Fitcher hard across his face. His hand shot up and covered the red mark that Ayda's hand had left on his cheek.
"How dare you?" She said coldly to Fitcher. "Treating me like that just because I'm the only one that can read that damn scroll... That's pretty low, Fitcher." The three True Rune holders perked up at hearing that Ayda could read the scroll, Chris seeming happier than the others.
"Ayda? You can read that scroll?" Ayda nodded to Chris and the others. "Please, read it to us." Ayda had a confused look on her face. Noticing it. Chris got up and walked over to Ayda, quickly taking both her hands in his, giving hers a quick squeeze, causing Ayda to blush a little. "Please Ayda, it's very important to me." Ayda felt her heart skip a beat or two and hesitantly nodded to him. Chris released Ayda's hands and had Fitcher give the scroll to her. She opened it and looked it over for a second. Before she started reading, Chris dismissed Fitcher, leaving Ayda alone with the three True Rune holders.
"Let's see....."
'The True Rune Sealer and Creator was a young woman that lived in ancient times, at the exact time when the runes were created. As a matter of fact, the woman's name was... Arianna.....'
Ayda went silent suddenly.
"Ayda? Are you alright?" Lance asked to the young girl. She looked up at the group across from her and gave the slightest of nods to them. She looked back down to the scroll and continued.
'...Arianna and her descendants are all said to have been the mortal incarnations of the spirits of Hokuten, the Lord of Magic. It is also said that they have the power to both create and seal any type of rune, even all of the True Runes. These powers, however, were feared by the people so any time that they were discovered in those times, they were burned at the stake.....'
Ayda swallowed at that, making the others curious as to why she keeps stopping. They started whispering among themselves.
"Sounds like Ayda's scared." Lance said to start out. Jowy nodded in agreement.
"The next part might have frightened her." Chris said to follow up. Lance and Jowy both nodded since that made sense. They all looked up as Ayda continued.
'Of all Arianna's descendants, only the females have been able to tap into the power of Hokuten, proving that Hokuten was indeed a female creature when she lived. Some say that this bloodline has long since ended but that is not true. They still live, even today. But, there is only one member of the bloodline left alive. She is currently a member of the Genso Army.....'
Ayda started to sweat a lot as they all turned towards Lance.
"That scroll was written recently in the Divine Language. Few people know that language so that's why I brought it here. A friend of mine was researching this bloodline for a while and he wrote it in the Divine Language. Unfortunately, he was killed before we could have him read it." The others blinked. "Someone's hunting down those that know the Divine Language. Ayda, don't let anyone besides us find out that you know it or your life will be in danger." Ayda swallowed audibly and nodded as she continued.
'One way to find out who they are is that all the females of the family were born with a tattoo on her hip, in the shape of the Bright Shield symbol, only with a cross on it, the Black Sword symbol behind it. That is the symbol of the spirit of Hokuten. The last recorded 'Sealer of Runes' also known as the 'Hokuten Spirit' was a lady named Anastasia. Unfortunately, when the power of the newest 'Hokuten Spirit' is awakened using the incantation at the bottom of this scroll, the lady's life will also be placed in danger for the fact that there are those 'Anti-Hokuten' groups in the world. But that is not the only threat against her life. It is true that the power of the 'Hokuten Spirit' is immense but she cannot create nor seal multiple runes at a time. She can try, it has been succeeded several times but the cost of failure is strange in several situations. A few such results can be either major injury, impregnation due to the spell, which would create a magical being, and... death.....'
Ayda paused for a second and then continued.
'As you can tell, the risks for the 'Hokuten Spirit' are great but there is one more thing she can do. She can copy and even customize existing runes, even destroy them.'
"...That's all that's written." Chris shook his head.
"You mentioned an incantation."
"It says, and I quote."
'Only read incantation in presence of the latest 'Hokuten Spirit'.'
Chris scratched his chin and looked at Ayda again. "Then read it. I mean, we can't, right?" Ayda looked up at Chris quickly and then back at the scroll.
"I don't need to."
"And why not?" Lance asked.
"It's written in our language. Any of you could read the spell." Ayda rolled up the scroll and handed it back to Lance and he took it silently.
"Ayda?" Ayda looked back at Chris and smiled. "Thank you." Ayda nodded and walked out the doors. Chris then turned to the others.
"So, the newest 'Hokuten Spirit' is a member of this army, huh?" Jowy asked without Chris needing to speak. Chris nodded and turned back to the door and blinked.
"Is it just me or was Ayda trying to dodge some of the passage?" The others nodded in understanding and they decided to look into it. "Well, we need someone to check the other girls for the tattoo and I doubt the girls will strip a little clothing off so we can check for a tattoo." Lance looked up and smiled. The others looked at him suddenly as Lance called for Fitcher.
"Yes?" He asked as he entered.
"FItcher, please find Valeria and Kasumi and bring them to us." (I picked Valeria in the game but I'm saying Kasumi decided to come by and visit all her friends, Lance included (You know how she feels about him.).) Fitcher nodded and left. After that, Lance, Chris, and Jowy waited for the girls to show up.
To Be Continued.....
Well, that's a good start to a fic and don't you just get the feeling something will happen? Next time, Valeria and Kasumi receive orders to check all the girls for the tattoo and their first stop is the women's baths. But wait, where did Ayda disappear to?!
By RankoSaotome
Another story by myself. Been a long time since I wrote a new one. Oh well, here we go! The Suikoden I and II characters do not belong to me. If they did, I would not be writing about it, would I? By the way, the first chapter might be short but I pretty much meant for it to be short. Also, I named the characters in this order;
McDohl - Lance McDohl
Hero - Chris
Suikoden Army - Genso Army
Castle - TrueRune Castle
Chapter 1: The Legend
Lord Chris was sitting in his desk completely bored. It had been about a month since he had returned with Nanami and Jowy to lead the Genso Country. When he returned, he had found Lance McDohl, leader of the Toran Republic, was having problems with the Soul Eater. He and Jowy had also been having problems with their True Runes and Lance believed he had the answer. Currently, Jowy and Lance were to Chris's left, waiting for Fitcher to return with someone who could translate the scrolls. Unfortunately, it has been 2 hours since then.
Lord Chris yawned loudly and turned to the window of the room. He could see almost the entire distance towards the beautiful view of the Cave of the Wind. He turned back when he heard the doors open quickly, revealing two figures near the guards. One, of course, was Fitcher. The other, was as girl, and an angry one at that. She was currently trying to get loose and failing miserably.
"LET ME GO!!!" The girl screamed loudly at Fitcher, once again trying to pull her arm loose, which Fitcher had a tight grip on. At seeing she was getting nowhere, she stopped struggling. Chris recognized her almost instantly.
"Ayda?" Ayda looked up at Lord Chris and turned away shyly, which she did often when around him. He looked down at Fitcher now.
"Lord Chris, I have found a translator you....."
"Release her, Fitcher." Chris interrupted Fitcher immediately. Ayda looked up with a little hope in her eyes. Fitcher had a questioning look on his face.
"But, m'lord!!" Chris glared at Fitcher.
"That's an order, Fitcher. Let go of her." Fitcher looked like he was going to continue arguing with Chris but quickly let go of her arm. As soon as her arm was free, Ayda turned and swiftly slapped Fitcher hard across his face. His hand shot up and covered the red mark that Ayda's hand had left on his cheek.
"How dare you?" She said coldly to Fitcher. "Treating me like that just because I'm the only one that can read that damn scroll... That's pretty low, Fitcher." The three True Rune holders perked up at hearing that Ayda could read the scroll, Chris seeming happier than the others.
"Ayda? You can read that scroll?" Ayda nodded to Chris and the others. "Please, read it to us." Ayda had a confused look on her face. Noticing it. Chris got up and walked over to Ayda, quickly taking both her hands in his, giving hers a quick squeeze, causing Ayda to blush a little. "Please Ayda, it's very important to me." Ayda felt her heart skip a beat or two and hesitantly nodded to him. Chris released Ayda's hands and had Fitcher give the scroll to her. She opened it and looked it over for a second. Before she started reading, Chris dismissed Fitcher, leaving Ayda alone with the three True Rune holders.
"Let's see....."
'The True Rune Sealer and Creator was a young woman that lived in ancient times, at the exact time when the runes were created. As a matter of fact, the woman's name was... Arianna.....'
Ayda went silent suddenly.
"Ayda? Are you alright?" Lance asked to the young girl. She looked up at the group across from her and gave the slightest of nods to them. She looked back down to the scroll and continued.
'...Arianna and her descendants are all said to have been the mortal incarnations of the spirits of Hokuten, the Lord of Magic. It is also said that they have the power to both create and seal any type of rune, even all of the True Runes. These powers, however, were feared by the people so any time that they were discovered in those times, they were burned at the stake.....'
Ayda swallowed at that, making the others curious as to why she keeps stopping. They started whispering among themselves.
"Sounds like Ayda's scared." Lance said to start out. Jowy nodded in agreement.
"The next part might have frightened her." Chris said to follow up. Lance and Jowy both nodded since that made sense. They all looked up as Ayda continued.
'Of all Arianna's descendants, only the females have been able to tap into the power of Hokuten, proving that Hokuten was indeed a female creature when she lived. Some say that this bloodline has long since ended but that is not true. They still live, even today. But, there is only one member of the bloodline left alive. She is currently a member of the Genso Army.....'
Ayda started to sweat a lot as they all turned towards Lance.
"That scroll was written recently in the Divine Language. Few people know that language so that's why I brought it here. A friend of mine was researching this bloodline for a while and he wrote it in the Divine Language. Unfortunately, he was killed before we could have him read it." The others blinked. "Someone's hunting down those that know the Divine Language. Ayda, don't let anyone besides us find out that you know it or your life will be in danger." Ayda swallowed audibly and nodded as she continued.
'One way to find out who they are is that all the females of the family were born with a tattoo on her hip, in the shape of the Bright Shield symbol, only with a cross on it, the Black Sword symbol behind it. That is the symbol of the spirit of Hokuten. The last recorded 'Sealer of Runes' also known as the 'Hokuten Spirit' was a lady named Anastasia. Unfortunately, when the power of the newest 'Hokuten Spirit' is awakened using the incantation at the bottom of this scroll, the lady's life will also be placed in danger for the fact that there are those 'Anti-Hokuten' groups in the world. But that is not the only threat against her life. It is true that the power of the 'Hokuten Spirit' is immense but she cannot create nor seal multiple runes at a time. She can try, it has been succeeded several times but the cost of failure is strange in several situations. A few such results can be either major injury, impregnation due to the spell, which would create a magical being, and... death.....'
Ayda paused for a second and then continued.
'As you can tell, the risks for the 'Hokuten Spirit' are great but there is one more thing she can do. She can copy and even customize existing runes, even destroy them.'
"...That's all that's written." Chris shook his head.
"You mentioned an incantation."
"It says, and I quote."
'Only read incantation in presence of the latest 'Hokuten Spirit'.'
Chris scratched his chin and looked at Ayda again. "Then read it. I mean, we can't, right?" Ayda looked up at Chris quickly and then back at the scroll.
"I don't need to."
"And why not?" Lance asked.
"It's written in our language. Any of you could read the spell." Ayda rolled up the scroll and handed it back to Lance and he took it silently.
"Ayda?" Ayda looked back at Chris and smiled. "Thank you." Ayda nodded and walked out the doors. Chris then turned to the others.
"So, the newest 'Hokuten Spirit' is a member of this army, huh?" Jowy asked without Chris needing to speak. Chris nodded and turned back to the door and blinked.
"Is it just me or was Ayda trying to dodge some of the passage?" The others nodded in understanding and they decided to look into it. "Well, we need someone to check the other girls for the tattoo and I doubt the girls will strip a little clothing off so we can check for a tattoo." Lance looked up and smiled. The others looked at him suddenly as Lance called for Fitcher.
"Yes?" He asked as he entered.
"FItcher, please find Valeria and Kasumi and bring them to us." (I picked Valeria in the game but I'm saying Kasumi decided to come by and visit all her friends, Lance included (You know how she feels about him.).) Fitcher nodded and left. After that, Lance, Chris, and Jowy waited for the girls to show up.
To Be Continued.....
Well, that's a good start to a fic and don't you just get the feeling something will happen? Next time, Valeria and Kasumi receive orders to check all the girls for the tattoo and their first stop is the women's baths. But wait, where did Ayda disappear to?!