Skies of Arcadia- Sweet Serenade part 2
Vyse knocked on the door to his quarters several times.
"Fina? Hey...you alright in there?" He tapped several more times. "Fina?" He opened the door slowly, careful not to disturb her. "We're at Nasrad now...Want to help us out?" He saw her still body, chest rising and falling softly as she breathed. He shrugged. "Ok..." He heard her groan, and turn over onto her side. "Must be dreaming..."
"Hey Vyse...?" Aika's voice filled his ears. "Everyone's waiting...is Fina still asleep?"
"Yeah...I'm sure she'll join us when she gets up..."
Fina had awoken from that last dream, and drifted off again. As she sank deeper into her consciousness, she could hear his deep voice again, calling to her....
"Do not run from me, my princess..." His eyes became clear, the deep green piercing her soul. "Fina...do not let our race disappear...come...find me..." She shook her head, and her eyes glistened with tears.
"Ramirez...please...stop this...leave me alone!"
"Why, Fina? Are you afraid?"
"We killed you! I saw you die!" The voice was silent.
"Come and find me. I am here..." A sudden image of a crystal appeared to Fina, and shone brightly. She knew what it was...it was the piece of the Silver Moon crystal that was in Ramirez's body...Vyse had thrown it into the sky after Ramirez died... Beams of light shot out from the crystal, causing Fina to awaken with a gasp. She sat up straight, and looked around, breathing heavily. She pulled the sheets off her, and climbed out of bed. Cold sweat ran down her forehead as she made Vyse's bed, and stepped out of the room hastily.
The ruined city of Nasrad, five minutes later...
Ilchymis stepped through the wreckage, coughing as he inhaled the dust. The once beautiful city was now reduced to rubble...it's beautiful stone structures now piles of rocks strewn about the ground. He noticed Osman waddling over to the remains of her shop, her odd pink cat sitting on her headdress. Nervously, he adjusted his small glasses, and swallowed hard. He never liked situations like this...he preferred sitting in his lab, minding his own business...so many of these structures were unstable, and could collapse... He turned to Vyse, who was behind him.
"What...should I do, Captain?" He asked, removing the hair from his eyes with a shaky hand.
"See if you can salvage anything...I won't make you do tedious work...if you can find anything of value...gold, jewels, weapons...just collect it. I'll have the bigger guys take of the heavy stuff." Ilchymis whined slightly, and sulked off. Bigger guys...? All right...so I was picked on a lot at school... He sighed, and began his aimless search. Cautiously, he scanned the perimeter, and spotted other Blue Rouges working. Gilder was lifting blocks of stone with Khazim and Vyse, while the girls moved smaller stones in groups. I know how you must feel, Fina...I really do... He was about to head for a small pile of rubble when he noticed a few small beams of light coming from a different pile. He stepped towards it, trying to figure out what it might be. Once he had gotten close, he saw that it was covered by dust. He blew the dust off, and revealed a shimmering orb, about an inch or two in diameter. The stone's reflection shone is his glasses, as he stared in awe. Gently, he picked up the gem, and examined it. He looked around once more, and then tucked it away into his robe. For Fina... He thought. It'll make her feel better... He looked towards the city's entrance, and saw a sleepy Fina rubbing her eyes. He smiled, and began to walk towards her. The crystal felt warm in his robe as he waved to her.
"Fina! Feeling better?"
"Yes...a little."
"Oh, that's good." He reached into his robe. "I have something for you...to make you feel better." He pulled out the crystal, and made a fist, covering it. "Want to see it?" She looked curious.
"Of course..." He smiled, and opened his hand to reveal the crystal. Fina's eyes grew wide, and she covered her mouth.
"That's...! Where did you find that?" She looked panicked.
"Is something wrong?" Fina stepped back, and called out for Vyse. He came running as Ilchymis stared at the Silvite, wondering what was wrong. "Is there something wrong with this crystal?" She slapped his hand, sending the crystal rolling on the ground as it sparkled.
"Don't you realize what that is?" She screamed at him, shaking. Needless to say, Ilchymis was shook up, due to the sudden change in Fina's submissive attitude. Vyse came over to them, Aika by his side.
"What's going on here?" Fina grabbed his arm.
"It's the crystal! The piece of the Silver Moon that was inside Ramirez's body...it's there..." She pointed to it, while Vyse stared in disbelief. He then let his quick tongue take over, and laughed lightly.
"Fina, calm down...you know this place was full of treasures before it was destroyed...this probably..." He kneeled down and picked it up. "...is only a precious gem that got thrown here by the attacks a while ago." She shuddered, and shook her head. He handed it to her, and smiled his classic smile. "See? It's not going to hurt you." She tenderly took it from his hand while Ilchymis and Aika stared on, mildly confused. Aika shifted her weight, and placed her hands on her hips.
"Can I get back to work now? I thought something serious happens...I only really care if this...rock...has any market value..." Vyse shot her a look, and she smiled nervously. "What...does it?" He sighed.
"I don't know...yes, you can go back to-" She was gone before he finished. Fina continued staring at the crystal meticulously, absorbed in it's brilliance.
"...Are you alright now, Fina?" Ilchymis asked, and she looked up to him. She gasped as she saw his figure become more and more distant as she was sucked backwards into darkness, the crystal her only available light. She felt strong arms catch her, and she opened her eyes. Cold, green ones stared back at her.
"You've found me." He said, smiling at her. Fina screamed, and tried to set herself free. "Don't fight, my dear." His cold hand touched her face. "...Always so lovely...you never wanted to kill me, did you? You wanted me to live...you wanted everyone to be happy...so petty." He took the crystal from her small, delicate hand and placed it in his own. A small breeze seemed to fill the nothingness, making Ramirez's soft white hair blow gently. His beauty captivated Fina once more as the pressed the crystal to his body, and cried out slightly with pain. He groaned slightly as he held Fina, who was growing weak from the power emanating from his body. He held her close, and whispered into her ear. "You never killed me...you know that...you know that it would take more than that to kill Zellos, and his host...stop denying it Fina...you know I live!" She struggled again, and managed to get an arm free. She pounded against Ramirez's shaped chest futilely, while a tear dripped down her cheek.
"You died the second you joined Valua..."
"Oh, Fina...you know the story...you know that our kind was the true root of evil here...they wished to bring about the killing..." She sobbed lightly.
"...The Elders died seeing that they were wrong!" She grabbed his clothing. "You..."
"I never died, Fina!" He tightened his grip, and threw her. Fina's fragile body hit the ground, sanding dull pain through her. Ramirez stared at her, an emotionless look on his face.
"...Ramirez...why do you keep coming to me like this...?" Her voice became weak. "...If you really are alive...why can't you prove that to me?" She tired to climb to her feet. The white haired boy inhaled deeply, then exhaled, expressing impatience.
"Fina...you have a lot to learn...I need you to get the preparations done first..." He laughed. "You've waited quite a long time, and so have I. Don't worry...the wait won't be too much longer." He turned, and began to slowly walk away from her. She watched every seductive step until her disappeared from sight. Her body's eyes fluttered open, pupils shrinking from the light. Through her blurry vision, she saw a pair of friendly, large brown eyes glancing down at her.
"Fina...something is very wrong...isn't it?"
Vyse knocked on the door to his quarters several times.
"Fina? Hey...you alright in there?" He tapped several more times. "Fina?" He opened the door slowly, careful not to disturb her. "We're at Nasrad now...Want to help us out?" He saw her still body, chest rising and falling softly as she breathed. He shrugged. "Ok..." He heard her groan, and turn over onto her side. "Must be dreaming..."
"Hey Vyse...?" Aika's voice filled his ears. "Everyone's waiting...is Fina still asleep?"
"Yeah...I'm sure she'll join us when she gets up..."
Fina had awoken from that last dream, and drifted off again. As she sank deeper into her consciousness, she could hear his deep voice again, calling to her....
"Do not run from me, my princess..." His eyes became clear, the deep green piercing her soul. "Fina...do not let our race disappear...come...find me..." She shook her head, and her eyes glistened with tears.
"Ramirez...please...stop this...leave me alone!"
"Why, Fina? Are you afraid?"
"We killed you! I saw you die!" The voice was silent.
"Come and find me. I am here..." A sudden image of a crystal appeared to Fina, and shone brightly. She knew what it was...it was the piece of the Silver Moon crystal that was in Ramirez's body...Vyse had thrown it into the sky after Ramirez died... Beams of light shot out from the crystal, causing Fina to awaken with a gasp. She sat up straight, and looked around, breathing heavily. She pulled the sheets off her, and climbed out of bed. Cold sweat ran down her forehead as she made Vyse's bed, and stepped out of the room hastily.
The ruined city of Nasrad, five minutes later...
Ilchymis stepped through the wreckage, coughing as he inhaled the dust. The once beautiful city was now reduced to rubble...it's beautiful stone structures now piles of rocks strewn about the ground. He noticed Osman waddling over to the remains of her shop, her odd pink cat sitting on her headdress. Nervously, he adjusted his small glasses, and swallowed hard. He never liked situations like this...he preferred sitting in his lab, minding his own business...so many of these structures were unstable, and could collapse... He turned to Vyse, who was behind him.
"What...should I do, Captain?" He asked, removing the hair from his eyes with a shaky hand.
"See if you can salvage anything...I won't make you do tedious work...if you can find anything of value...gold, jewels, weapons...just collect it. I'll have the bigger guys take of the heavy stuff." Ilchymis whined slightly, and sulked off. Bigger guys...? All right...so I was picked on a lot at school... He sighed, and began his aimless search. Cautiously, he scanned the perimeter, and spotted other Blue Rouges working. Gilder was lifting blocks of stone with Khazim and Vyse, while the girls moved smaller stones in groups. I know how you must feel, Fina...I really do... He was about to head for a small pile of rubble when he noticed a few small beams of light coming from a different pile. He stepped towards it, trying to figure out what it might be. Once he had gotten close, he saw that it was covered by dust. He blew the dust off, and revealed a shimmering orb, about an inch or two in diameter. The stone's reflection shone is his glasses, as he stared in awe. Gently, he picked up the gem, and examined it. He looked around once more, and then tucked it away into his robe. For Fina... He thought. It'll make her feel better... He looked towards the city's entrance, and saw a sleepy Fina rubbing her eyes. He smiled, and began to walk towards her. The crystal felt warm in his robe as he waved to her.
"Fina! Feeling better?"
"Yes...a little."
"Oh, that's good." He reached into his robe. "I have something for you...to make you feel better." He pulled out the crystal, and made a fist, covering it. "Want to see it?" She looked curious.
"Of course..." He smiled, and opened his hand to reveal the crystal. Fina's eyes grew wide, and she covered her mouth.
"That's...! Where did you find that?" She looked panicked.
"Is something wrong?" Fina stepped back, and called out for Vyse. He came running as Ilchymis stared at the Silvite, wondering what was wrong. "Is there something wrong with this crystal?" She slapped his hand, sending the crystal rolling on the ground as it sparkled.
"Don't you realize what that is?" She screamed at him, shaking. Needless to say, Ilchymis was shook up, due to the sudden change in Fina's submissive attitude. Vyse came over to them, Aika by his side.
"What's going on here?" Fina grabbed his arm.
"It's the crystal! The piece of the Silver Moon that was inside Ramirez's body...it's there..." She pointed to it, while Vyse stared in disbelief. He then let his quick tongue take over, and laughed lightly.
"Fina, calm down...you know this place was full of treasures before it was destroyed...this probably..." He kneeled down and picked it up. "...is only a precious gem that got thrown here by the attacks a while ago." She shuddered, and shook her head. He handed it to her, and smiled his classic smile. "See? It's not going to hurt you." She tenderly took it from his hand while Ilchymis and Aika stared on, mildly confused. Aika shifted her weight, and placed her hands on her hips.
"Can I get back to work now? I thought something serious happens...I only really care if this...rock...has any market value..." Vyse shot her a look, and she smiled nervously. "What...does it?" He sighed.
"I don't know...yes, you can go back to-" She was gone before he finished. Fina continued staring at the crystal meticulously, absorbed in it's brilliance.
"...Are you alright now, Fina?" Ilchymis asked, and she looked up to him. She gasped as she saw his figure become more and more distant as she was sucked backwards into darkness, the crystal her only available light. She felt strong arms catch her, and she opened her eyes. Cold, green ones stared back at her.
"You've found me." He said, smiling at her. Fina screamed, and tried to set herself free. "Don't fight, my dear." His cold hand touched her face. "...Always so lovely...you never wanted to kill me, did you? You wanted me to live...you wanted everyone to be happy...so petty." He took the crystal from her small, delicate hand and placed it in his own. A small breeze seemed to fill the nothingness, making Ramirez's soft white hair blow gently. His beauty captivated Fina once more as the pressed the crystal to his body, and cried out slightly with pain. He groaned slightly as he held Fina, who was growing weak from the power emanating from his body. He held her close, and whispered into her ear. "You never killed me...you know that...you know that it would take more than that to kill Zellos, and his host...stop denying it Fina...you know I live!" She struggled again, and managed to get an arm free. She pounded against Ramirez's shaped chest futilely, while a tear dripped down her cheek.
"You died the second you joined Valua..."
"Oh, Fina...you know the story...you know that our kind was the true root of evil here...they wished to bring about the killing..." She sobbed lightly.
"...The Elders died seeing that they were wrong!" She grabbed his clothing. "You..."
"I never died, Fina!" He tightened his grip, and threw her. Fina's fragile body hit the ground, sanding dull pain through her. Ramirez stared at her, an emotionless look on his face.
"...Ramirez...why do you keep coming to me like this...?" Her voice became weak. "...If you really are alive...why can't you prove that to me?" She tired to climb to her feet. The white haired boy inhaled deeply, then exhaled, expressing impatience.
"Fina...you have a lot to learn...I need you to get the preparations done first..." He laughed. "You've waited quite a long time, and so have I. Don't worry...the wait won't be too much longer." He turned, and began to slowly walk away from her. She watched every seductive step until her disappeared from sight. Her body's eyes fluttered open, pupils shrinking from the light. Through her blurry vision, she saw a pair of friendly, large brown eyes glancing down at her.
"Fina...something is very wrong...isn't it?"