Mystery of the Missing Princess
The next day, the six friends left the Berserkers' Village and headed down the mountain. Because the trip down took so long, they were forced to camp at the foot of the mountain and continue onto Elveria in the morning. Bit decided to take the first watch and stood for one hour at the entrance to the camp, listening in on the sounds of the forest. When it was over, he woke up Leena, who also spent an hour on guard duty. Finally, after Julianna took her watch, the sun began to rise and she woke her companions up.
"We could sleep more if some one would take two watches," grumbled Leena.
"No one wants to be the one to give up their sleeping time," replied Naomi, "If we could get more volunteers, maybe we could take a longer break."
Suddenly - - as if on cue - - a young boy crossed their path. He was a gray-eyed elf who wore his black hair in a spiky style on top of his head. Both his shirt and pants were green - - the shirt being a darker color than the pants - - as was the jewel on the golden earring that he wore on his left ear. A golden collar adorned his neck, and a golden plate stretched across his torso. The belt he wore was gold as well, with a silver buckle and a silver chain that was attached. The boots and gauntlets were gold with a silver lining around the top part. In his hands he carried a long bow made of mahogany wood with a silver string and arrows made of pure energy.
"Excuse me," he said, "I want to know if you've seen this girl around here anywhere." The elf held up a picture of a girl elf with long blond hair and blue eyes. She wore an ornate gown with plenty of jewelry adorning her arms and neck.
Bit told the boy, "Sorry, we're not from around here. You're the first elf we've seen on this journey. What's so special about this girl anyway?"
"She's Princes Faricia of Elveria, and I'm her protector and fiancée Jamie Hemeros," the elf answered. He looked around the clearing, hoping to see her.
"Don't worry," assured Leon, "We'll help you find her."
Brad began to grumble, "There's no money in that." He was immediately silenced by Leena's basilisk glare, and said nothing more.
* * *
After searching along with Jamie for about an hour, they saw what appeared to be a struggle deep in the forest. "It must be Faricia!" exclaimed Jamie. He immediately began running in the direction that the kidnappers had taken. The others began to run after him.
Soon they found an abandoned temple. It looked like it had been centuries since it had been visited, but the flames on the pillars were well lit. "Looks fishy to me," commented Bit, "We better go in, just incase the princess was taken here."
The seven warriors ran down the corridors. Soon they came to the temple's center. A group of monsters were around an altar, poking a tall form that lay there. Moans could be heard from the victim. Jamie screamed, "Princess, I've come to save you!" Then he loaded an arrow of pure energy into his bow and launched it at the monsters.
The beasts took the hint and ran at the warriors. Everyone drew their weapons and began fighting the enemy. Even though their numbers were overwhelming, the monsters didn't have much skill. It only took a few minutes for them to all be killed.
"Princess!" called Jamie. He ran to the altar and began to untie the captive. "I'm so relieved that you weren't hurt in this. Please try to be more careful next time. You shouldn't run off on your own like that your. . ." He suddenly looked at the victim more clearly. "You're not the princess. You're not even a woman or an elf."
"You've finally noticed that bright boy!" exclaimed an exasperated male voice from the alter. When Bit and Leena ran up to see what was going on, they saw none other that Harry tied up about to be monster chow.
"Like you wouldn't have done that if I disappeared," teased Leena, "But I think I'd rather be monster food than have you rescue me."
"If this isn't the princess, than whose taken her?" pondered Jamie.
Suddenly a female voice rang out, "Oh Jamie.Were you that worried about me?" In came a young elf girl in a light green dress. She had an earring like Jamie's on each ear. Her gauntlets and boots were gold with silver at the toe and finger areas. A golden plate is over her chest and torso, with golden bands that attach that surrounds her neck like a long necklace, with a similar band at the bottom of the armor. Like Jamie, she wore a golden collar on her neck. She carried a crossbow that was similar to Jamie's longbow.
"Faricia!" cried Jamie. He ran to his princess and bowed before her. "Thank the gods that you weren't hurt. What have you been doing all this time?"
The princess replied, "I'm becoming an adventurer Jamie. They call me Fara, and am well known by all of the local villages. That's where I go whenever I run away from home. I'm in the middle of one at the moment, and can't come home now. Don't tell father, he'll get upset."
Jamie looked at her. She seemed competent in a fight. It was a different look from the one he saw on her at the palace. "You can go if I go along with you. I don't wish to see you get hurt by somebody or something," he said.
Fara began to cheer. Then she noticed the others standing with Jamie. "Who are they? They don't look like elves," she told him.
"That's right," exclaimed Jamie, "I didn't get your names or the reason for your being in the forest of the elves in the first place."
So the gang introduced themselves, and told their story. They spoke of Vilyane, and how the empire had suddenly and without reason taken over Jatiran and burned the city to the ground. Then they told of how they wished to ask the elves to delve into it.
"I can do that," stated Fara. She began to concentrate, and soon was in touch with the spirits. After a few minutes, she came out of her trance, and told the gang what she'd seen. "It seems a powerful demon has joined the advisors of the Vilyane Empire. He's egging the emperor on in order to create a war in the world."
"Just like the old legend!" exclaimed Julianna, "We must stop them before it turns as deadly as what happened back then."
"We're coming too, we can't ignore it when demons decide to wreck havoc on this world. Consider us among your loyal allies," vowed Fara. Jamie shook his head in response.
- - - -
I just liked making Harry get in trouble again. I thought it would be funny to get him into trouble, while the gang thinks they're saving a damsel in distress, and the "damsel" is running around and killing monsters. Oh, and elves in this story live ten times that of humans. So that means that Jamie is physically 14, but technically 140, while Fara is physically 15, but technically 150.
The next day, the six friends left the Berserkers' Village and headed down the mountain. Because the trip down took so long, they were forced to camp at the foot of the mountain and continue onto Elveria in the morning. Bit decided to take the first watch and stood for one hour at the entrance to the camp, listening in on the sounds of the forest. When it was over, he woke up Leena, who also spent an hour on guard duty. Finally, after Julianna took her watch, the sun began to rise and she woke her companions up.
"We could sleep more if some one would take two watches," grumbled Leena.
"No one wants to be the one to give up their sleeping time," replied Naomi, "If we could get more volunteers, maybe we could take a longer break."
Suddenly - - as if on cue - - a young boy crossed their path. He was a gray-eyed elf who wore his black hair in a spiky style on top of his head. Both his shirt and pants were green - - the shirt being a darker color than the pants - - as was the jewel on the golden earring that he wore on his left ear. A golden collar adorned his neck, and a golden plate stretched across his torso. The belt he wore was gold as well, with a silver buckle and a silver chain that was attached. The boots and gauntlets were gold with a silver lining around the top part. In his hands he carried a long bow made of mahogany wood with a silver string and arrows made of pure energy.
"Excuse me," he said, "I want to know if you've seen this girl around here anywhere." The elf held up a picture of a girl elf with long blond hair and blue eyes. She wore an ornate gown with plenty of jewelry adorning her arms and neck.
Bit told the boy, "Sorry, we're not from around here. You're the first elf we've seen on this journey. What's so special about this girl anyway?"
"She's Princes Faricia of Elveria, and I'm her protector and fiancée Jamie Hemeros," the elf answered. He looked around the clearing, hoping to see her.
"Don't worry," assured Leon, "We'll help you find her."
Brad began to grumble, "There's no money in that." He was immediately silenced by Leena's basilisk glare, and said nothing more.
* * *
After searching along with Jamie for about an hour, they saw what appeared to be a struggle deep in the forest. "It must be Faricia!" exclaimed Jamie. He immediately began running in the direction that the kidnappers had taken. The others began to run after him.
Soon they found an abandoned temple. It looked like it had been centuries since it had been visited, but the flames on the pillars were well lit. "Looks fishy to me," commented Bit, "We better go in, just incase the princess was taken here."
The seven warriors ran down the corridors. Soon they came to the temple's center. A group of monsters were around an altar, poking a tall form that lay there. Moans could be heard from the victim. Jamie screamed, "Princess, I've come to save you!" Then he loaded an arrow of pure energy into his bow and launched it at the monsters.
The beasts took the hint and ran at the warriors. Everyone drew their weapons and began fighting the enemy. Even though their numbers were overwhelming, the monsters didn't have much skill. It only took a few minutes for them to all be killed.
"Princess!" called Jamie. He ran to the altar and began to untie the captive. "I'm so relieved that you weren't hurt in this. Please try to be more careful next time. You shouldn't run off on your own like that your. . ." He suddenly looked at the victim more clearly. "You're not the princess. You're not even a woman or an elf."
"You've finally noticed that bright boy!" exclaimed an exasperated male voice from the alter. When Bit and Leena ran up to see what was going on, they saw none other that Harry tied up about to be monster chow.
"Like you wouldn't have done that if I disappeared," teased Leena, "But I think I'd rather be monster food than have you rescue me."
"If this isn't the princess, than whose taken her?" pondered Jamie.
Suddenly a female voice rang out, "Oh Jamie.Were you that worried about me?" In came a young elf girl in a light green dress. She had an earring like Jamie's on each ear. Her gauntlets and boots were gold with silver at the toe and finger areas. A golden plate is over her chest and torso, with golden bands that attach that surrounds her neck like a long necklace, with a similar band at the bottom of the armor. Like Jamie, she wore a golden collar on her neck. She carried a crossbow that was similar to Jamie's longbow.
"Faricia!" cried Jamie. He ran to his princess and bowed before her. "Thank the gods that you weren't hurt. What have you been doing all this time?"
The princess replied, "I'm becoming an adventurer Jamie. They call me Fara, and am well known by all of the local villages. That's where I go whenever I run away from home. I'm in the middle of one at the moment, and can't come home now. Don't tell father, he'll get upset."
Jamie looked at her. She seemed competent in a fight. It was a different look from the one he saw on her at the palace. "You can go if I go along with you. I don't wish to see you get hurt by somebody or something," he said.
Fara began to cheer. Then she noticed the others standing with Jamie. "Who are they? They don't look like elves," she told him.
"That's right," exclaimed Jamie, "I didn't get your names or the reason for your being in the forest of the elves in the first place."
So the gang introduced themselves, and told their story. They spoke of Vilyane, and how the empire had suddenly and without reason taken over Jatiran and burned the city to the ground. Then they told of how they wished to ask the elves to delve into it.
"I can do that," stated Fara. She began to concentrate, and soon was in touch with the spirits. After a few minutes, she came out of her trance, and told the gang what she'd seen. "It seems a powerful demon has joined the advisors of the Vilyane Empire. He's egging the emperor on in order to create a war in the world."
"Just like the old legend!" exclaimed Julianna, "We must stop them before it turns as deadly as what happened back then."
"We're coming too, we can't ignore it when demons decide to wreck havoc on this world. Consider us among your loyal allies," vowed Fara. Jamie shook his head in response.
- - - -
I just liked making Harry get in trouble again. I thought it would be funny to get him into trouble, while the gang thinks they're saving a damsel in distress, and the "damsel" is running around and killing monsters. Oh, and elves in this story live ten times that of humans. So that means that Jamie is physically 14, but technically 140, while Fara is physically 15, but technically 150.