Reunion of Souls
Chapter II
By
Ted Atreides
Authors Note: I do not own Suikoden or any of its characters, they are licensed to Konami Games.
Recap of Chapter One: In the first chapter, we find a down trodden McDohl who is losing sleep over a recurring dream of Teds' and his own youth, but the dream quickly turns into a nightmare and McDohl seems to find it more realistic every time, now Gremio must comfort our Hero and calm his nerves, but is all that is happening a sign?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The skies over Gregminster begin to illuminate, the night has been broken by the rising sun, yet still so far away. In the home of McDohl and family, our Hero is being held and comforted by the motherly hold of Gremio. "Young Master, you cry for your brother, but what he did was a noble act that saved all our lives, yours as well" Gremio began to explain. "I know...but, why could he not have talked it out with me, I mean I knew time was short, but within the mind time stands still" McDohl answered back. "That may be true, but we both know that even with Soul Eaters power nearby, Ted was still doomed to be consumed. He was the last link to gaining the final power of judgment that helped save our hometown and the lives of so many" Gremio replied. "God Gremio, I know that, but I felt strong enough to conquer any obstacle before the finale of Ted's spirit. I could have done something and saved him..." McDohl cut off. "Is that what this is all about Young Master?" Gremio questioned. "You are fighting yourself off because you believe you are to blame for Ted's death!?" he continued. "Sort of..." McDohl lowered his head. "Believe me young one, you are far from the person who took Ted to his final resting place..." Gremio began to say. "If anything you are a Hero to him, you set his Soul free." Gremio told McDohl. "How do you figure Gremio?" McDohl looked up. "He had been trapped in the curse of that dark rune for centuries. There was no way to wave the over all curse except to pass it off to you, but because he had found his purpose with you he no longer had a use for the rune, and you led this great kingdom of ours to back to the path of light. And I think Ted would have been proud to have been part of such a noble cause led by his truest friend" Gremio finished and stood up. "Now Young Master, I must go start breakfast lie down a while longer and I will fetch you when it's prepared" Gremio said as he started for the door. "Wait, Gremio!" McDohl started. Gremio looked behind him and stared at McDohl. "I just wanted to say, thank you...you were always an inspiration to me" McDohl looked up and smiled. Gremio simply closed his eyes and grinned and proceeded out the door.
A couple hours later our hero began his exploits into a now bustling city of Gregminster. The carts full of fresh produce and fine cuts of meat hung and lined the streets, yes this was a town of excitement. "This town seems so dull anymore, nothing truly thrilling has taken place here in so long now." McDohl told himself. McDohl continued his trek through the market street and made no eye contact with any of the shop vendors who tried to sell their product. "This is just stupid! There isn't even a quiet corner of the city anymore" McDohl began to get flustered. "Excuse me sir..." A small voice appeared from McDohl's left side. "Huh? Who are you?" McDohl asked. The small figure looked to be that of a child, no more than 4 and a half feet tall, but covered with a dark cloth wrapped around them. "Please sir, follow me" The figure began to creep into the darkest areas of a back alley. "Where are we going? McDohl asked in an almost angry tone. "Shhh..we are almost there" The voice announced. The two walked for a seemingly short eternity until they stopped at a dead end there was nothing to be seen but some old crates and chests probably left there years ago to rot. "OK are you happy to have wasted our time on this!?" McDohl shouted. "Do not be deceived, I never wanted to take you any place real special but to take you far from the eyes of nosy people, people who do not bear....the mark" The little voice announced. "What are you talki..." McDohl began but was cut off as the shrouded person began to act. As the shroud moved his right hand forward and up, McDohl carefully followed the motion. "What kind of games are you playing kid!?" McDohl protested. It was at that moment a light began to form around the now clenched fist of the cloaked one.
As the small ones hand resounded with light brighter, and McDohl's rune began to react in unison. "My rune, what is this" McDohl said shocked. "You don't recognize this power yet? I thought you would have noticed the sudden increase in dark energy" the voice asked. McDohl knew the energy all right, it was very obvious. "Soul Eater!?" McDohl said surprised. "That's right, but please I think it's time you learned who I am." The figure removed his cloak to reveal a familiar male face. "No, this is beyond reality, this is the dream again isn't it!?" McDohl stared shocked into the eyes of his acquaintance. "...Ted?" McDohl asked. "No, I am not Ted" The boy announced. But I do have a connection, Ted was not the lone survivor of our original hometown three hundred years ago. As you may have noticed I look much like Ted. It is merely a coincidence that we two are similar but only because Ted was my best friend growing up those years ago." The boy began to tell McDohl. "But everyone was supposed to have been killed in that town after the attack of Windy and her monsters." McDohl asked in uncertainty. "That is true, but you should know of the secret back room in Ted's old house, I saw you and your friends there." The boy told McDohl. "But how is that even possible!?" McDohl asked. "Simple when you found yourselves in the mysterious town that seemed deserted, it was all but empty aside from Ted his grandfather and myself. But before Ted's grandfather gave him the Soul Eater rune, he divided it. You should know the rune is also known as the rune of life and death, you own half of it and well you can guess which half I possess." The boy grinned.
"Within our two runes consists the powers to create and destroy. Only two runes have that kind of power, within ancient texts, it speaks of a rune that begins all and a rune that destroys all, but both share a small piece of the others power. Thus alone you can only destroy but with my rune we can bring new life from those far gone." The boy continues his explanation. "But if what you say is all true then, we can unite our runes power and create an ultimate resurrection rune." McDohl asked. "True we can resurrect people, but this rune holds powers far beyond that of a normal resurrection rune, a power that lies dormant and inactive for all eternity. But the power will be revealed once the alignment occurs." The Ted-like child explained. "Alignment?" McDohl asked. "It is the key sequences that occur in order to activate the united runes ultimate technique, but it is not important right now." The boy concluded. "As for now though we have an important task on our hands now it would seem. You and I need to take an adventure to the highest peaks on the other side of the world. You wanted a new adventure to take your mind away from your boring laid back life here, well this is your chance for true happiness taking hold of your life just as you did before, now is the time to grasp the chance and make a new history!" The boy shouted excitedly. McDohl just stared at his hand, at the Soul Eater. "It's time I put this rune to a better use than destruction...." McDohl told himself. "It's time I bring back the powers of the rune!" McDohl lowered his hand and raised his head towards the boy. "....Lets do it!" McDohl said with a voice of determination. "Yeah! Together we can conquer any obstacle that comes our way!" The boy said happily. McDohl stared at him. "Lets get one thing straight though, I just met you and I haven't formed a real opinion of you, so I of course can't fully trust you yet." McDohl explained. "Of course! I wouldn't have it any other way!" The boy smiled.
And so with McDohl's new quest on the horizon, a new adventure with new discoveries to be made is on its way quickly. The mission to bring back Ted, has begun!
See you in Chapter 3
Chapter II
By
Ted Atreides
Authors Note: I do not own Suikoden or any of its characters, they are licensed to Konami Games.
Recap of Chapter One: In the first chapter, we find a down trodden McDohl who is losing sleep over a recurring dream of Teds' and his own youth, but the dream quickly turns into a nightmare and McDohl seems to find it more realistic every time, now Gremio must comfort our Hero and calm his nerves, but is all that is happening a sign?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The skies over Gregminster begin to illuminate, the night has been broken by the rising sun, yet still so far away. In the home of McDohl and family, our Hero is being held and comforted by the motherly hold of Gremio. "Young Master, you cry for your brother, but what he did was a noble act that saved all our lives, yours as well" Gremio began to explain. "I know...but, why could he not have talked it out with me, I mean I knew time was short, but within the mind time stands still" McDohl answered back. "That may be true, but we both know that even with Soul Eaters power nearby, Ted was still doomed to be consumed. He was the last link to gaining the final power of judgment that helped save our hometown and the lives of so many" Gremio replied. "God Gremio, I know that, but I felt strong enough to conquer any obstacle before the finale of Ted's spirit. I could have done something and saved him..." McDohl cut off. "Is that what this is all about Young Master?" Gremio questioned. "You are fighting yourself off because you believe you are to blame for Ted's death!?" he continued. "Sort of..." McDohl lowered his head. "Believe me young one, you are far from the person who took Ted to his final resting place..." Gremio began to say. "If anything you are a Hero to him, you set his Soul free." Gremio told McDohl. "How do you figure Gremio?" McDohl looked up. "He had been trapped in the curse of that dark rune for centuries. There was no way to wave the over all curse except to pass it off to you, but because he had found his purpose with you he no longer had a use for the rune, and you led this great kingdom of ours to back to the path of light. And I think Ted would have been proud to have been part of such a noble cause led by his truest friend" Gremio finished and stood up. "Now Young Master, I must go start breakfast lie down a while longer and I will fetch you when it's prepared" Gremio said as he started for the door. "Wait, Gremio!" McDohl started. Gremio looked behind him and stared at McDohl. "I just wanted to say, thank you...you were always an inspiration to me" McDohl looked up and smiled. Gremio simply closed his eyes and grinned and proceeded out the door.
A couple hours later our hero began his exploits into a now bustling city of Gregminster. The carts full of fresh produce and fine cuts of meat hung and lined the streets, yes this was a town of excitement. "This town seems so dull anymore, nothing truly thrilling has taken place here in so long now." McDohl told himself. McDohl continued his trek through the market street and made no eye contact with any of the shop vendors who tried to sell their product. "This is just stupid! There isn't even a quiet corner of the city anymore" McDohl began to get flustered. "Excuse me sir..." A small voice appeared from McDohl's left side. "Huh? Who are you?" McDohl asked. The small figure looked to be that of a child, no more than 4 and a half feet tall, but covered with a dark cloth wrapped around them. "Please sir, follow me" The figure began to creep into the darkest areas of a back alley. "Where are we going? McDohl asked in an almost angry tone. "Shhh..we are almost there" The voice announced. The two walked for a seemingly short eternity until they stopped at a dead end there was nothing to be seen but some old crates and chests probably left there years ago to rot. "OK are you happy to have wasted our time on this!?" McDohl shouted. "Do not be deceived, I never wanted to take you any place real special but to take you far from the eyes of nosy people, people who do not bear....the mark" The little voice announced. "What are you talki..." McDohl began but was cut off as the shrouded person began to act. As the shroud moved his right hand forward and up, McDohl carefully followed the motion. "What kind of games are you playing kid!?" McDohl protested. It was at that moment a light began to form around the now clenched fist of the cloaked one.
As the small ones hand resounded with light brighter, and McDohl's rune began to react in unison. "My rune, what is this" McDohl said shocked. "You don't recognize this power yet? I thought you would have noticed the sudden increase in dark energy" the voice asked. McDohl knew the energy all right, it was very obvious. "Soul Eater!?" McDohl said surprised. "That's right, but please I think it's time you learned who I am." The figure removed his cloak to reveal a familiar male face. "No, this is beyond reality, this is the dream again isn't it!?" McDohl stared shocked into the eyes of his acquaintance. "...Ted?" McDohl asked. "No, I am not Ted" The boy announced. But I do have a connection, Ted was not the lone survivor of our original hometown three hundred years ago. As you may have noticed I look much like Ted. It is merely a coincidence that we two are similar but only because Ted was my best friend growing up those years ago." The boy began to tell McDohl. "But everyone was supposed to have been killed in that town after the attack of Windy and her monsters." McDohl asked in uncertainty. "That is true, but you should know of the secret back room in Ted's old house, I saw you and your friends there." The boy told McDohl. "But how is that even possible!?" McDohl asked. "Simple when you found yourselves in the mysterious town that seemed deserted, it was all but empty aside from Ted his grandfather and myself. But before Ted's grandfather gave him the Soul Eater rune, he divided it. You should know the rune is also known as the rune of life and death, you own half of it and well you can guess which half I possess." The boy grinned.
"Within our two runes consists the powers to create and destroy. Only two runes have that kind of power, within ancient texts, it speaks of a rune that begins all and a rune that destroys all, but both share a small piece of the others power. Thus alone you can only destroy but with my rune we can bring new life from those far gone." The boy continues his explanation. "But if what you say is all true then, we can unite our runes power and create an ultimate resurrection rune." McDohl asked. "True we can resurrect people, but this rune holds powers far beyond that of a normal resurrection rune, a power that lies dormant and inactive for all eternity. But the power will be revealed once the alignment occurs." The Ted-like child explained. "Alignment?" McDohl asked. "It is the key sequences that occur in order to activate the united runes ultimate technique, but it is not important right now." The boy concluded. "As for now though we have an important task on our hands now it would seem. You and I need to take an adventure to the highest peaks on the other side of the world. You wanted a new adventure to take your mind away from your boring laid back life here, well this is your chance for true happiness taking hold of your life just as you did before, now is the time to grasp the chance and make a new history!" The boy shouted excitedly. McDohl just stared at his hand, at the Soul Eater. "It's time I put this rune to a better use than destruction...." McDohl told himself. "It's time I bring back the powers of the rune!" McDohl lowered his hand and raised his head towards the boy. "....Lets do it!" McDohl said with a voice of determination. "Yeah! Together we can conquer any obstacle that comes our way!" The boy said happily. McDohl stared at him. "Lets get one thing straight though, I just met you and I haven't formed a real opinion of you, so I of course can't fully trust you yet." McDohl explained. "Of course! I wouldn't have it any other way!" The boy smiled.
And so with McDohl's new quest on the horizon, a new adventure with new discoveries to be made is on its way quickly. The mission to bring back Ted, has begun!
See you in Chapter 3