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After the Pillar is Gone
by Akoya
chapter 8
`the forest`
Kumohi stumbled as she kept running to get back to Nomki. "I can't run anymore. maybe
if I take a rest ...." she trailed off as she sat down at the base of a big tree. "damn. I don't even
know where I am anymore. How am I supposed to find Nomki when I'm to lost to know which
direction is north." She closed her eyes as she felt a slight breeze play with her hair.
"Are you lost little one?" a southern accented female voice was heard from the other side
of the tree that Kumohi was sitting against. Kumohi's eyes shot open as she turned around and
looked around the tree base.
"No." this time it was a mans voice that was heard. As Kumohi looked she spotted a dark
skinned woman and a man walking together through the forest. The woman was exotic looking
like a dancer out of some Arabian Nights story and the man looked like he was in armor with a
big cape flowing out behind him as he walked.
"Men, they never stop for directions." the playful teasing voice could bearly be heard at
this distance.
"Caldina, if were not lost then why would I need directions." the man asked.
"Typical man for you. they wont even admit it when they're wrong." Caldina as she was
named by the tall man walking next to her danced around the tree going back and forth between
them. She spotted movement through the trees as Kumohi tried to duck out of
sight and flitted over to her hiding place. "Oh, hello there. Are you los Hikaru?! Is that you? You
look younger and there's something different " Caldina had started to reach for her but her hand
was smacked away and by this time the other person came up to the two girls.
"She looks like Hikaru but she's not the same person Caldina. Wishful thinking though
and its easy to see the resemblance between her and Hikaru." the tall man stood over Kumohi or
should I say towered over her. Ether way she was getting tired of being talked about like she
wasn't even there and that they kept thinking she was her mother.
"I AM NOT HIKARU!!!" the couple broke out of there discussion to stare at the girl.
"I'm sorry if that was rude but I'm tired of being chased after by bakas that are screaming out
Hikaru at my back. Now using the magic may not have been the best thing to do to prove that
but its true. and then there you go ......." and she started to mumble incoherently to herself as she
walked in the direction of where she thought the camp to be. if the camp was still there mind
you. and she was broken out of her thoughts by the woman.
"Hey! Wait, I can't let you just go off and make trouble and all. Your going to have to come to
the palace with us and talk to Master Mage Clef." the woman put a pointed finger next to her
nose, tilted her head, and smiled at me as she talked.
"No she's not! She's coming with me!" I looked up startled to see that Nomki had found
me and was swinging in to my rescue by shooting lightning bolts at the pair. Caldina had
grabbed my upper arm to pull me to what she thought was safety but I slipped out of her grasp
and ran into the trees.
"Hey! Come back! Its dangerous out here!" she yelled at me and I could tell that they
were dodging the lightening.
"Nomki come on I'm over here. lets blow this popsicle stand!" Nomki sent one last blast
of lightening at the pair and ran after me. When she caught up she pointed to the right and
slightly changed our direction.
"What is a 'popsicle stand'?" she looked at me in confusion.
"Oh, just forget about it. it doesn't really matter." I answered quickly, but when she kept
watching me I finally broke down. "ok, it a saying in my country. it mainly means lets get the
hell out of here." when she nodded I sighed to myself in relief. We got back to the small camp
we made last night, packed up and left. But as Kumohi and Nomki were leaving Kumohi felt
something touch her mind. Koneko, I'm here. "mother?" she whispered to herself and ran after
Nomki.
`Back with Caldina and La Farga`
"Ouch. that hurts. she really got us good. I wonder who that other gal with her was."
Caldina was inspecting the damage done by Nomki. "They seemed to know one another."
"That's not good." La Farga looked off in the direction that the girls had run in.
"Why? Do you know who she was?" Caldina glanced at her companion.
"Not the little girl but the sorceress is the one who flamed a village a couple miles that
way." he pointed in their general back trail area.
"Oh you mean Nomki? The one Lantis keeps going after?" Caldina was all ears now.
"Yes. But it's strange, she's never traveled with anyone before. or worked with anyone before.
Lets finish our rounds quickly and report to Clef." La Farga looked over at Caldina to make sure
she didn't have any serious burns and got a nod of acceptance to the plan. and so they went off.
`At the Palace`
"Wow look at this place. It brings back so many memories. And it looks like it's virtually
untouched. well except the floor is more polished from people walking here. " Umi kept talking
as they made their way down the halls. They heard a light tapping noise as they look down a
separate hall branching off from the main one. "what's that noise?"
"It sound like someone is running toward us miss Umi." Fuu turned around still looking
at her surroundings.
"There you are." a familiar voice said as she turned around with wide eyes. "Ascot just told
me
that he saw Hikaru and that Umi and Fuu were here as well." Fuu looked at Ferio's smiling face
and gasped.
"It's you. it's really you!" Fuu ran to Ferio and hugged him as her twirled her around before
setting her down. She buried her face in his shoulder and let a couple tears slip out of her eyes.
"I've missed you so much." she laughed lightly. " now im being dramatic." she said as she wiped
her tears away. Ferio just smiled down at her in his arms and looked up at the other two who
were watching with smiles.
"Hello again Ferio!" Hikaru said smiling widely. but her natural sparkle was dampened a bit.
"Its been awhile." Umi.
"That it has. You three are going to the throne room right?" Ferio let go of Fuu but grabbed
her hands instead. He still couldn't believe that after all this time she had finally come back.
"Uh huh. and your coming too." Fuu said as they all started walking again.
Ok. that looks like it for now. I finally got back
on the net after all this time. I hope I can put out
more chapters soon but my mom works on this
computer and I still have summer school. it bites.
I think that I will be focusing more on this story
than my other fanfiction but once I get out a couple
chapters I will have to go back to it.
JaNi
Akoya
After the Pillar is Gone
by Akoya
chapter 8
`the forest`
Kumohi stumbled as she kept running to get back to Nomki. "I can't run anymore. maybe
if I take a rest ...." she trailed off as she sat down at the base of a big tree. "damn. I don't even
know where I am anymore. How am I supposed to find Nomki when I'm to lost to know which
direction is north." She closed her eyes as she felt a slight breeze play with her hair.
"Are you lost little one?" a southern accented female voice was heard from the other side
of the tree that Kumohi was sitting against. Kumohi's eyes shot open as she turned around and
looked around the tree base.
"No." this time it was a mans voice that was heard. As Kumohi looked she spotted a dark
skinned woman and a man walking together through the forest. The woman was exotic looking
like a dancer out of some Arabian Nights story and the man looked like he was in armor with a
big cape flowing out behind him as he walked.
"Men, they never stop for directions." the playful teasing voice could bearly be heard at
this distance.
"Caldina, if were not lost then why would I need directions." the man asked.
"Typical man for you. they wont even admit it when they're wrong." Caldina as she was
named by the tall man walking next to her danced around the tree going back and forth between
them. She spotted movement through the trees as Kumohi tried to duck out of
sight and flitted over to her hiding place. "Oh, hello there. Are you los Hikaru?! Is that you? You
look younger and there's something different " Caldina had started to reach for her but her hand
was smacked away and by this time the other person came up to the two girls.
"She looks like Hikaru but she's not the same person Caldina. Wishful thinking though
and its easy to see the resemblance between her and Hikaru." the tall man stood over Kumohi or
should I say towered over her. Ether way she was getting tired of being talked about like she
wasn't even there and that they kept thinking she was her mother.
"I AM NOT HIKARU!!!" the couple broke out of there discussion to stare at the girl.
"I'm sorry if that was rude but I'm tired of being chased after by bakas that are screaming out
Hikaru at my back. Now using the magic may not have been the best thing to do to prove that
but its true. and then there you go ......." and she started to mumble incoherently to herself as she
walked in the direction of where she thought the camp to be. if the camp was still there mind
you. and she was broken out of her thoughts by the woman.
"Hey! Wait, I can't let you just go off and make trouble and all. Your going to have to come to
the palace with us and talk to Master Mage Clef." the woman put a pointed finger next to her
nose, tilted her head, and smiled at me as she talked.
"No she's not! She's coming with me!" I looked up startled to see that Nomki had found
me and was swinging in to my rescue by shooting lightning bolts at the pair. Caldina had
grabbed my upper arm to pull me to what she thought was safety but I slipped out of her grasp
and ran into the trees.
"Hey! Come back! Its dangerous out here!" she yelled at me and I could tell that they
were dodging the lightening.
"Nomki come on I'm over here. lets blow this popsicle stand!" Nomki sent one last blast
of lightening at the pair and ran after me. When she caught up she pointed to the right and
slightly changed our direction.
"What is a 'popsicle stand'?" she looked at me in confusion.
"Oh, just forget about it. it doesn't really matter." I answered quickly, but when she kept
watching me I finally broke down. "ok, it a saying in my country. it mainly means lets get the
hell out of here." when she nodded I sighed to myself in relief. We got back to the small camp
we made last night, packed up and left. But as Kumohi and Nomki were leaving Kumohi felt
something touch her mind. Koneko, I'm here. "mother?" she whispered to herself and ran after
Nomki.
`Back with Caldina and La Farga`
"Ouch. that hurts. she really got us good. I wonder who that other gal with her was."
Caldina was inspecting the damage done by Nomki. "They seemed to know one another."
"That's not good." La Farga looked off in the direction that the girls had run in.
"Why? Do you know who she was?" Caldina glanced at her companion.
"Not the little girl but the sorceress is the one who flamed a village a couple miles that
way." he pointed in their general back trail area.
"Oh you mean Nomki? The one Lantis keeps going after?" Caldina was all ears now.
"Yes. But it's strange, she's never traveled with anyone before. or worked with anyone before.
Lets finish our rounds quickly and report to Clef." La Farga looked over at Caldina to make sure
she didn't have any serious burns and got a nod of acceptance to the plan. and so they went off.
`At the Palace`
"Wow look at this place. It brings back so many memories. And it looks like it's virtually
untouched. well except the floor is more polished from people walking here. " Umi kept talking
as they made their way down the halls. They heard a light tapping noise as they look down a
separate hall branching off from the main one. "what's that noise?"
"It sound like someone is running toward us miss Umi." Fuu turned around still looking
at her surroundings.
"There you are." a familiar voice said as she turned around with wide eyes. "Ascot just told
me
that he saw Hikaru and that Umi and Fuu were here as well." Fuu looked at Ferio's smiling face
and gasped.
"It's you. it's really you!" Fuu ran to Ferio and hugged him as her twirled her around before
setting her down. She buried her face in his shoulder and let a couple tears slip out of her eyes.
"I've missed you so much." she laughed lightly. " now im being dramatic." she said as she wiped
her tears away. Ferio just smiled down at her in his arms and looked up at the other two who
were watching with smiles.
"Hello again Ferio!" Hikaru said smiling widely. but her natural sparkle was dampened a bit.
"Its been awhile." Umi.
"That it has. You three are going to the throne room right?" Ferio let go of Fuu but grabbed
her hands instead. He still couldn't believe that after all this time she had finally come back.
"Uh huh. and your coming too." Fuu said as they all started walking again.
Ok. that looks like it for now. I finally got back
on the net after all this time. I hope I can put out
more chapters soon but my mom works on this
computer and I still have summer school. it bites.
I think that I will be focusing more on this story
than my other fanfiction but once I get out a couple
chapters I will have to go back to it.
JaNi
Akoya