Forever Sign

Chapter 2- Sasarai's Wedding

By HopeAngel

Disclaimer- I don't own Suikoden or any of it's great characters but I do own princess Miya of Harmonia. The name of the new nation at the end of Suikoden 2 is called 'Moonwater'







The once titled 'Herald Of Victory' Riou of Kyaro Town wandered the roads ahead to the Grasslands with his big sister Nanami and the former king of Highland, his best friend Jowy. Morning dawned and glimmered in Nanami's eyes but was much darker than normal but to Riou's sister it was just the time to wake up her brother and friend by either splashing them with water from the nearby river or just yell out "morning time to wake up" at them. "Hmm I think I'll go with water today, poor little things have had me scream in their ears for over a week now." Nanami chirpped cheerfully while bending down to collect some water from the Lake Of Toran. The young lady now had a bucketful of the spring water and turned to face her two companions who were still sleeping silently. Jowy suddenly felt the cold breeze of Toran against his bare arm just in time as he opened his tiresome eyes to see his friend lifting a bucket. 'Oh no' he thought to himself. "Ahh no I'm awake, I'm awake." He yelled in fear.

"I guess we should wake Riou up now."

"!!!"

The chapel of Harmonia was painted white with pretty pink banners hanging from the ceiling down to the floor. Today was the day Sasarai would marry the Kings daughter Miya, he had a faint smug look on his face of satisfaction. The High Priest had never seen his bride to be but she was rumoured to be the most beautiful elder teenager to ever grace the walls and hallways of her kingdom. The vicar walked into the room, he was dressed in bright purple garments with Harmonia' symbol and a pattern of the Circle Rune which brought order to the holy land attatched to the back. It wasn't long before the priest walked over to Sasarai accompanined by a young squire for protection. "Miya will be some time, I hope you will find something to do untill then, she...she doesn't seem to be ready, she says it's her duty as the next empress to never be on time." He calmly whispered into Sasarai's ear while the squire placed his hand on his broadsword ready to attack is Sasarai was not to behave. "It's alright, you may be dismissed you have nothing to fear." The priest told the squire whose sword was trembling at the sight of Sasarai's True Earth Rune shining with extreme power. "Alright I must obey I'll go practice my archery for a while...........but don't say I didn't warn you..."

The young squire who was clearly threatened by Sasarai's presence slowley walked to the outside world where he grabbed his Bow and Arrow, looked around once again and sprinted to the Archery court.

"Hmph he doesn't seem to trust me much does he." Sasarai sarcastially wondered.

"Don't mind him he's just concious of the more powerful beings in this world, he's fought with many and usually came out top but 2 years ago he was challenged by two wandering figures, one was dressed completly in black...his name was Ged who is also from our kingdom of Harmonia, and a female knight from Zexen named Chris, I belive they were on their way to the Grasslands to visit the Karaya Tribe, anyway they challenged him and he accepted but suprisingly they beat him with ease, the emperor hated the fact he lost a duel and demoted him. Oh look at the time I must be off I'll see you at the wedding."

Leknaat waited paiently in the Palace on Magicians Island with her successer as, Seer Hellion. Luc had been gone for hours now and hadn't left a clue of his where abouts, this left the two Seers worried. "Luc should be back by now, these old eyes do see the future but their also rejecting the answer to my question." Leknaat quietly muttered to the elder Seer. "I know my dear but Luc is a big boy now he can take care of himself." Hellion comforted The bearer of the Gate Rune.

"He'll be back........he has to be."

The time had come, Miya had arrived at the gates of the Harmonian Church deticated to Hisaak who owned the Circle Rune who was long gone and stated as a legend from the younger generation as he brings law and order to the land and his ability to never age as long as he lives. The Emperors daughter and Sasarai's wife to be had long curly hair with silver beads dangling from it. She wore the traditional wedding garments which were the same clothes that Jillia wore from her marrige. Miya sighed faintly, she wasn't sure about her arranged marrige but she couldn't resist..she had to go, and she took her first step inside.

The church was full of Harmonian Knights, Squires, Pages and Soldiers they were all anxious waiting for the wedding, they even had tissue paper and hankichiefs next to them. The High Priest Sasarai stood at the alter as the only living soul in the church not to be shaking in their toes. The wedding began and Miya was accompanied by her fathers head Squire to where the Priest and the Bearer of the True Earth Rune stood. The Priest stared at the young couple for a few seconds untill the tension in the room reached it's peak and then he began to speak and conduct. "In the name of the ruler who holds the 'Circle Rune' and the Guardian who used to own the missing in action 'Beast Rune', we hereby accept a shining new flame into the Harmonian royal family..Sasarai, Miya, we are here today to record the vows made between you this day."

"By my body and by my soul, as the Priest that holds the True Earth Rune I hereby take Princesss Miya of Harmonia as my wife." Sasarai smugly said while going along with the script he was givan to learn from his friend, the priest who stood merely inches from his feet, he was waiting for Miya to end the wedding with the vows she would say. His bride-to-be muttered something under her breath and then started to speak. "By my body and by my soul and the Emperors daughter and the bearer of....the bearer of a True Rune I..I take the High Priest Sasarai as my husband."

Luc watched upon his mortal enemy marry another likley foe get married without even stopping to think about Leknaat and her sucesser Hellion who were worried about the very fact that he coud have been found by the Harmonia's special guards that guarded the palace during special occasions such as the wedding that was being held and other occasions like special meetings and confrences. "So he went through with it eh? He must be desperete to gain enough power to overthrow the powerful forces contained within the Howling Voice Guild... and even the allience between the Toran Republic and the nation of Moonwater...I must tell Lady Leknaat imedietly.

To Be Continued

The next chapter is ready and I hope I'll get some good reviews.For this chapter I tried to combine characters from Suikoden 3 like Ged and Chris to my fic like last chapter I did some characters from Suikogaiden. But note I'm only trying to use the confirmed info.