Beast Woman
After leaving Marika, the intrepid group of heroes headed up towards the Peak of Despair. Over the peaks was the village of Elves, Elveria. Even if the elves refused to fight with the humans-as was their usual policy-they were sure to shed some light on Vilyane's intentions using their highly advanced magical skills.
But on the way up the mountains, an avalanche blocked the only available path to them. This left our intrepid heroes stuck up in the mountains for at leas one night. So they began pitching a tent and making the best of their situation.
As Leena slept, her dreams were invaded with terrifying scenes. She saw a short young woman with long orange/red hair and a long blond haired man. They were wearing the same armor as Bit and Leena and were in the heat of a battle with some kind of demon in the shadows. Eventually, the man's sword and woman's magic vanquished the demon. But the monster had caused much death and destruction before its death, so fire and bodies were everywhere in the village.
The next day, both Leena and Bit woke up at the same time. "I had a strange dream Bit," she told him, "There was this demon, and these warriors."
"What! You had the same dream?!" inquired a surprised Bit.
Leena replied, "I take it you had it too. The strangest part is that it looked familiar to me, as if I'd lived through such despair before."
"I agree with that," said Bit.
Suddenly, they heard a growl from around the corner. A woman's voice asked, "Why have you humans come to the sacred land of the Berserkers?" Before they could reply, a strange woman with short blond hair jumped out in front of them on the now cleared path. She looked like a human, except her ears and green eyes were like that of a lion, and she sported a lion's tail. Her armor was a strange type. It looked like one of those Amazon dresses, except it was a light gold color. Bordering the sleeves was a stripe of gold, as well as around the waistline and above the brestline. Her boots and gauntlets were the same color as the armor, except that half the arm or leg guard pieces was gold. The woman carried a large ax with a golden handle, and a blade the same color as the armor with a triangular section of gold at the striking end. Around her head she wore a headband that was like her armor, with a golden jewel in the center of it. Under the armor was a pair of green pants.
"I repeat, why have you humans come to the sacred land of the Berserkers," she demanded, "Speak now, and I might spare your lives."
"Well.we're on our way to Elveria in order to ask the elves to divine the reasons for Vilyane's attack on Jatiran. Knowing that, we hope to push them out of the city and free our friends and families trapped inside," answered Leena.
But the beast woman was no longer growling at them. She was staring intently at Bit and Leena and sniffing their armor. "You must be pure souls," she told them, "Or else the Mythril in your armor would repel your body when you tried to put it on."
Leena asked, "What's Mythril? I've never heard of that metal. My dad just had these old things in his attic and gave them to Bit and myself. Does it have something to do with why the armor changes color when we put it on?"
The girl nodded her head. "Mythril is a sacred metal that was created by the Berserkers in ancient times. It turns gold when worn by a woman and silver when worn by a man. There's not much left nowadays, so we mix it with other metals, like my diamond and Mythril armor and ax. But you seem to have a pair of ancient sets made of pure Mythril."
Bit and Leena looked at the lion girl. She seemed to be nice, but they'd never seen a creature that looked like her before. "Miss.what are Berserkers anyway? We've never heard of such a race in our lives," admitted Leena.
The girl replied, "We are a race of humans with cat eyes, ears, and a tail. In my case, I'm a Lion Berserker, while my kid sister is a Panther Berserker. Well, I'm Julianna Alexis, what might your names be, those chosen by the Mythril armors?"
"Bit Cloud," said Bit, "And this girl is Leena Toros. I'm her bodyguard back in Jatiran. The man with the dark brown hair sleeping over there is her brother Leon. The other man is Brad Hunter. And finally, the Senserian woman is Naomi Flugel."
"Let's wake them up then. We must tell the elder of the Berserkers' village about what is happening," vowed Julianna.
* * *
After rousing the other three from their sleep and introducing Julianna, our heroes were off on their way to the Berserkers' village. It wasn't much further up the mountain, although the snow that had fallen was quite deep. The six were forced to wade across the path that led up the mountain in order to continue onward.
Finally, they'd arrived at the village. Immediately, Julianna took her new friends to the house of the elder. He was a broad man with a tiger's eyes, ears, and tail. Upon seeing the armor Bit and Leena were wearing, he was shocked. "So these are the legendary warriors who'll come to our village wearing the sacred armor," he mumbled.
"What legendary warriors old man?" asked Bit, "We're just trying to save our home from the evil empire of Vilyane."
The elder replied, "It's a legend that takes place thousands of years ago when a demon ruled the world. It speaks of two pure hearts that were able to wield the power of Mythril even though they were not Berserkers."
"Tell us the tale. We want to hear it," begged Leena.
The old man looked at her. "Well ok young lady. Now.where should I begin."
- - - -
I know I'm so going to get it for the cliff hanger. Oh, and the people in Leena and Bit's dream are supposed to look like Lina and Gourry from The Slayers-but they're totally different people. I'm just on a Slayers kick at the moment (anything that involves a girl beating things up and being able to take care of herself in a fight is appealing to me).
After leaving Marika, the intrepid group of heroes headed up towards the Peak of Despair. Over the peaks was the village of Elves, Elveria. Even if the elves refused to fight with the humans-as was their usual policy-they were sure to shed some light on Vilyane's intentions using their highly advanced magical skills.
But on the way up the mountains, an avalanche blocked the only available path to them. This left our intrepid heroes stuck up in the mountains for at leas one night. So they began pitching a tent and making the best of their situation.
As Leena slept, her dreams were invaded with terrifying scenes. She saw a short young woman with long orange/red hair and a long blond haired man. They were wearing the same armor as Bit and Leena and were in the heat of a battle with some kind of demon in the shadows. Eventually, the man's sword and woman's magic vanquished the demon. But the monster had caused much death and destruction before its death, so fire and bodies were everywhere in the village.
The next day, both Leena and Bit woke up at the same time. "I had a strange dream Bit," she told him, "There was this demon, and these warriors."
"What! You had the same dream?!" inquired a surprised Bit.
Leena replied, "I take it you had it too. The strangest part is that it looked familiar to me, as if I'd lived through such despair before."
"I agree with that," said Bit.
Suddenly, they heard a growl from around the corner. A woman's voice asked, "Why have you humans come to the sacred land of the Berserkers?" Before they could reply, a strange woman with short blond hair jumped out in front of them on the now cleared path. She looked like a human, except her ears and green eyes were like that of a lion, and she sported a lion's tail. Her armor was a strange type. It looked like one of those Amazon dresses, except it was a light gold color. Bordering the sleeves was a stripe of gold, as well as around the waistline and above the brestline. Her boots and gauntlets were the same color as the armor, except that half the arm or leg guard pieces was gold. The woman carried a large ax with a golden handle, and a blade the same color as the armor with a triangular section of gold at the striking end. Around her head she wore a headband that was like her armor, with a golden jewel in the center of it. Under the armor was a pair of green pants.
"I repeat, why have you humans come to the sacred land of the Berserkers," she demanded, "Speak now, and I might spare your lives."
"Well.we're on our way to Elveria in order to ask the elves to divine the reasons for Vilyane's attack on Jatiran. Knowing that, we hope to push them out of the city and free our friends and families trapped inside," answered Leena.
But the beast woman was no longer growling at them. She was staring intently at Bit and Leena and sniffing their armor. "You must be pure souls," she told them, "Or else the Mythril in your armor would repel your body when you tried to put it on."
Leena asked, "What's Mythril? I've never heard of that metal. My dad just had these old things in his attic and gave them to Bit and myself. Does it have something to do with why the armor changes color when we put it on?"
The girl nodded her head. "Mythril is a sacred metal that was created by the Berserkers in ancient times. It turns gold when worn by a woman and silver when worn by a man. There's not much left nowadays, so we mix it with other metals, like my diamond and Mythril armor and ax. But you seem to have a pair of ancient sets made of pure Mythril."
Bit and Leena looked at the lion girl. She seemed to be nice, but they'd never seen a creature that looked like her before. "Miss.what are Berserkers anyway? We've never heard of such a race in our lives," admitted Leena.
The girl replied, "We are a race of humans with cat eyes, ears, and a tail. In my case, I'm a Lion Berserker, while my kid sister is a Panther Berserker. Well, I'm Julianna Alexis, what might your names be, those chosen by the Mythril armors?"
"Bit Cloud," said Bit, "And this girl is Leena Toros. I'm her bodyguard back in Jatiran. The man with the dark brown hair sleeping over there is her brother Leon. The other man is Brad Hunter. And finally, the Senserian woman is Naomi Flugel."
"Let's wake them up then. We must tell the elder of the Berserkers' village about what is happening," vowed Julianna.
* * *
After rousing the other three from their sleep and introducing Julianna, our heroes were off on their way to the Berserkers' village. It wasn't much further up the mountain, although the snow that had fallen was quite deep. The six were forced to wade across the path that led up the mountain in order to continue onward.
Finally, they'd arrived at the village. Immediately, Julianna took her new friends to the house of the elder. He was a broad man with a tiger's eyes, ears, and tail. Upon seeing the armor Bit and Leena were wearing, he was shocked. "So these are the legendary warriors who'll come to our village wearing the sacred armor," he mumbled.
"What legendary warriors old man?" asked Bit, "We're just trying to save our home from the evil empire of Vilyane."
The elder replied, "It's a legend that takes place thousands of years ago when a demon ruled the world. It speaks of two pure hearts that were able to wield the power of Mythril even though they were not Berserkers."
"Tell us the tale. We want to hear it," begged Leena.
The old man looked at her. "Well ok young lady. Now.where should I begin."
- - - -
I know I'm so going to get it for the cliff hanger. Oh, and the people in Leena and Bit's dream are supposed to look like Lina and Gourry from The Slayers-but they're totally different people. I'm just on a Slayers kick at the moment (anything that involves a girl beating things up and being able to take care of herself in a fight is appealing to me).