Sign Of Worldly Courage
Chapter 1- Brink Of A New War
By HopeAngel
Disclaimer- Suikoden and all its many characters are property of Konami.
Note- Special thanks for all the people I met on Blue Moon's Forums (especially Lord Tsubabki for putting my story up there. The Hero of Suikoden is Tir McDohl and Suikoden 2's Hero is Riou which is the names the Suikoden novels according to Blue Moon.
Beyond the Mountains of the distant Kingdom of Rockaxe lay the Holy Kingdom of Harmonia home to the first class swordsman Nash Latkje and the High Priest Sasarai who beared the destructive True Rune of the Earth. Sasarai was weary of the rising power that the Howling Voice Guild possessed and was in need of a much greater power that lay within the great spiritual walls of Crystal Valley. Despite his looks Harmonia's young looking High Priest was in fact Centuries old because of the curse on the rune on his right hand and was the one to bring the even more destructive Beast Rune to the Highland Kingdom roughly two hundred years ago when Maroux Blight established the empire. Sasarai had even helped Nash overpower Kaj, the leader of the Howling Voice Guild when his intentions were for evil.
Nash however was a swordsman who was born into the well-known Latkje family, he grew up surrounded by everything he could want or need, and wielded a powerful sword called Grosser Fluss that had a curse upon it, that curse was the power to lose distinction between friend and foe but Nash rarely used that sword and it's immense powers.
Sasarai walked slowly into the One Temple where he hoped to find an answer to his problems knowing an Oracle was watching over his shoulders. "Hmm If I don't find what I'm looking for here I'll go to the Qlon Temple south of here in the newly built Toran Republic." He muttered to himself quietly while hearing a pair of footsteps running up behind him. The loud shoed person behind him was one of the other priests of Harmonia, the one who helped organise the wedding of Jillia and Jowy Blight of the Highland Kingdom. "High Priest Sasarai I have orders from the emperor you must report to him immediately, he says he is going to reward you for your troubles and help you with your quest for power." The Priest proudly bellowed, he had never had a chance to talk to the legendary High Priest whom everyone was talking about. "Heh the Emporer eh? He better have found a way to help me with my fight against the Howling Voice Guild or he will pay for requesting to talk to me when I'm doing my research."
"He has great rewards for you Sasarai, a gift of which you never would have dreamed of."
Leknaat the oracle, the watcher over the great balance of time stood still in her palace in Magicians Island thinking about 5 years ago, the war with the Great Golden Emperor Babarossa Ruger and the death of her sister the court magician Windy. Luc didn't want to bother her so he continued to practice his magic, alougth the young mage had a clear attitude problem he still cared for his master and he wanted to know what was wrong. "Luc." She whispered quietly.
"The great stars of Heaven and Earth are gathering again but they need more power.....we have to see what the problem is this time...if we don't it may be too late."
"As you wish Lady Leknaat I belive Sasarai has something to do with this as I sense his Runes Presence gathering power in Harmonia."
"Luc I'll leave this to you, you know Sasarai more than me I might get in the way."
Luc walked to the bottom of the palace and held is right hand in front of him, releasing the power of his Wind Crystal which helped him teleport to many places. "If Sasarai gains more power he's going to take over the City- State and the Toran Republic and maybe launch an attack on the Grasslands, home to the Fire Hero." The young mage concentrated his body, mind and soul into his rune, as one of Leknaat's students he didn't need a Blinking Crystal like Viki did and he was more efficient as he didn't mess up as much as the air-headed girl. "I sware Sasarai will be stopped, I sware on my True Wind Rune." He put his mind off the High Priest and a blue aura surronded his body...then he was gone.
"Hmph so you are here Sasarai....that's good a great mage should always be on time." Crystal Valley's emperor growled out loud.
"Yes your highness, I belive you asked me to see you". Sasarai replied.
"Hmm you are correct High Priest I heard from one of the Page's that your after 'power' to fight the Howling Voice Guild with, I heard their leader is the gunner known as Clive, the one who bears the weapon called 'Storm'."
"You are correct your highness you heard well from that Page."
"Well I have a solution to your problems, My daughter Miya has the potential to be a good general and fighter, she too posses a True Rune but usually refuses to use it since the so-called 'Fire Hero' stole the True Fire Rune over 60 years ago when I was just a boy. Anyway I have a proposition for you, I give to you the opportunity for her to be your wife so you can have command of the troops I have given her command of since she was a small lass." The emperor grunted.
"I appreciate your offer your highness but do you think she has stronger magic than me and my True Earth Rune."
"I guarantee it my faithful High Priest."
"Your Highness.......what do you want in return."
"Hehehe Hahaha what do I want in return you say? All I want is the satisfactory that my daughter defeated the Howling Voice guild...but there is another thing I will speak to you in my private quarters down the hall, but do you exept?"
"..............Your Highness...........you have yourself a deal."
Luc didn't sacrifice his pride by crawling through Harmonia's sewage system or sneaking around the palace, he instead teleported himself through all of Crystal Valley's check point's with his True Wind Rune and kept himself silent (which was no problem for him) quiet while watching from the emperor's balcony while his mortal enemy and the emperor himself chattered away over some of Harmonia's famous Mint Tea and Plain Biscuits. 'What's he up to.' Luc thought only to himself while picking up on their quiet voices. "Is he really planning something so evil...he should know what happaned over 60 years ago with the Fire Hero and all...but Nash thinks that's all a legend with the fake Fire Hero Clant and all."
Luc looked onward at the sight of Sasarai and the Emperor, was a war to brake out against the Howling Voice Guild lad by Clive? or was an even bigger war on the brink? Sasarai lowered the tone of his voice to keep their master plan hidden but the Mage Of Wind could hear their every word no matter how low their voices were. "They can't do that! I have to tell Lady Leknaat, she'll help me stop this."
Nash the Harmonian swordsman gripped his poisonous sword the 'Grosser Floss' in his right hand and his regular blade in the other. He knew of Luc's presence in Crystal Valley as he wanted to see him, he wanted, he yearned to help him if there was to be another war yet again. Nash wanted to help Riou and Tir in the next battle as he could only be a guideline in the Dunan Unification Wars as the Highland soldier guarding the supplies when Riou and Jowy were ordered by the Chamberlain Jess to find out how much they had. He was also the one who set Jowy and the Black Sword Rune from Rowd's clutches....now he wanted to help them by the name of his sword.
To Be Continued
What did you think of this then? by the way the Fire Hero who stole Harmonia's True Fire Rune is supposingly Suikoden 3's Main Character. Anyway please review it would mean alot to me. Thanks to all those who reviewed my 'Loyal Dragon' Poem and their are more chapters ahead (29 more to be exact.) By the way this is Reposted.
Chapter 1- Brink Of A New War
By HopeAngel
Disclaimer- Suikoden and all its many characters are property of Konami.
Note- Special thanks for all the people I met on Blue Moon's Forums (especially Lord Tsubabki for putting my story up there. The Hero of Suikoden is Tir McDohl and Suikoden 2's Hero is Riou which is the names the Suikoden novels according to Blue Moon.
Beyond the Mountains of the distant Kingdom of Rockaxe lay the Holy Kingdom of Harmonia home to the first class swordsman Nash Latkje and the High Priest Sasarai who beared the destructive True Rune of the Earth. Sasarai was weary of the rising power that the Howling Voice Guild possessed and was in need of a much greater power that lay within the great spiritual walls of Crystal Valley. Despite his looks Harmonia's young looking High Priest was in fact Centuries old because of the curse on the rune on his right hand and was the one to bring the even more destructive Beast Rune to the Highland Kingdom roughly two hundred years ago when Maroux Blight established the empire. Sasarai had even helped Nash overpower Kaj, the leader of the Howling Voice Guild when his intentions were for evil.
Nash however was a swordsman who was born into the well-known Latkje family, he grew up surrounded by everything he could want or need, and wielded a powerful sword called Grosser Fluss that had a curse upon it, that curse was the power to lose distinction between friend and foe but Nash rarely used that sword and it's immense powers.
Sasarai walked slowly into the One Temple where he hoped to find an answer to his problems knowing an Oracle was watching over his shoulders. "Hmm If I don't find what I'm looking for here I'll go to the Qlon Temple south of here in the newly built Toran Republic." He muttered to himself quietly while hearing a pair of footsteps running up behind him. The loud shoed person behind him was one of the other priests of Harmonia, the one who helped organise the wedding of Jillia and Jowy Blight of the Highland Kingdom. "High Priest Sasarai I have orders from the emperor you must report to him immediately, he says he is going to reward you for your troubles and help you with your quest for power." The Priest proudly bellowed, he had never had a chance to talk to the legendary High Priest whom everyone was talking about. "Heh the Emporer eh? He better have found a way to help me with my fight against the Howling Voice Guild or he will pay for requesting to talk to me when I'm doing my research."
"He has great rewards for you Sasarai, a gift of which you never would have dreamed of."
Leknaat the oracle, the watcher over the great balance of time stood still in her palace in Magicians Island thinking about 5 years ago, the war with the Great Golden Emperor Babarossa Ruger and the death of her sister the court magician Windy. Luc didn't want to bother her so he continued to practice his magic, alougth the young mage had a clear attitude problem he still cared for his master and he wanted to know what was wrong. "Luc." She whispered quietly.
"The great stars of Heaven and Earth are gathering again but they need more power.....we have to see what the problem is this time...if we don't it may be too late."
"As you wish Lady Leknaat I belive Sasarai has something to do with this as I sense his Runes Presence gathering power in Harmonia."
"Luc I'll leave this to you, you know Sasarai more than me I might get in the way."
Luc walked to the bottom of the palace and held is right hand in front of him, releasing the power of his Wind Crystal which helped him teleport to many places. "If Sasarai gains more power he's going to take over the City- State and the Toran Republic and maybe launch an attack on the Grasslands, home to the Fire Hero." The young mage concentrated his body, mind and soul into his rune, as one of Leknaat's students he didn't need a Blinking Crystal like Viki did and he was more efficient as he didn't mess up as much as the air-headed girl. "I sware Sasarai will be stopped, I sware on my True Wind Rune." He put his mind off the High Priest and a blue aura surronded his body...then he was gone.
"Hmph so you are here Sasarai....that's good a great mage should always be on time." Crystal Valley's emperor growled out loud.
"Yes your highness, I belive you asked me to see you". Sasarai replied.
"Hmm you are correct High Priest I heard from one of the Page's that your after 'power' to fight the Howling Voice Guild with, I heard their leader is the gunner known as Clive, the one who bears the weapon called 'Storm'."
"You are correct your highness you heard well from that Page."
"Well I have a solution to your problems, My daughter Miya has the potential to be a good general and fighter, she too posses a True Rune but usually refuses to use it since the so-called 'Fire Hero' stole the True Fire Rune over 60 years ago when I was just a boy. Anyway I have a proposition for you, I give to you the opportunity for her to be your wife so you can have command of the troops I have given her command of since she was a small lass." The emperor grunted.
"I appreciate your offer your highness but do you think she has stronger magic than me and my True Earth Rune."
"I guarantee it my faithful High Priest."
"Your Highness.......what do you want in return."
"Hehehe Hahaha what do I want in return you say? All I want is the satisfactory that my daughter defeated the Howling Voice guild...but there is another thing I will speak to you in my private quarters down the hall, but do you exept?"
"..............Your Highness...........you have yourself a deal."
Luc didn't sacrifice his pride by crawling through Harmonia's sewage system or sneaking around the palace, he instead teleported himself through all of Crystal Valley's check point's with his True Wind Rune and kept himself silent (which was no problem for him) quiet while watching from the emperor's balcony while his mortal enemy and the emperor himself chattered away over some of Harmonia's famous Mint Tea and Plain Biscuits. 'What's he up to.' Luc thought only to himself while picking up on their quiet voices. "Is he really planning something so evil...he should know what happaned over 60 years ago with the Fire Hero and all...but Nash thinks that's all a legend with the fake Fire Hero Clant and all."
Luc looked onward at the sight of Sasarai and the Emperor, was a war to brake out against the Howling Voice Guild lad by Clive? or was an even bigger war on the brink? Sasarai lowered the tone of his voice to keep their master plan hidden but the Mage Of Wind could hear their every word no matter how low their voices were. "They can't do that! I have to tell Lady Leknaat, she'll help me stop this."
Nash the Harmonian swordsman gripped his poisonous sword the 'Grosser Floss' in his right hand and his regular blade in the other. He knew of Luc's presence in Crystal Valley as he wanted to see him, he wanted, he yearned to help him if there was to be another war yet again. Nash wanted to help Riou and Tir in the next battle as he could only be a guideline in the Dunan Unification Wars as the Highland soldier guarding the supplies when Riou and Jowy were ordered by the Chamberlain Jess to find out how much they had. He was also the one who set Jowy and the Black Sword Rune from Rowd's clutches....now he wanted to help them by the name of his sword.
To Be Continued
What did you think of this then? by the way the Fire Hero who stole Harmonia's True Fire Rune is supposingly Suikoden 3's Main Character. Anyway please review it would mean alot to me. Thanks to all those who reviewed my 'Loyal Dragon' Poem and their are more chapters ahead (29 more to be exact.) By the way this is Reposted.