Heraldic Mage
Disclaimer: Very simple. I DON'T OWN IT!!!
The world finally comes back. I look around. There are some strange things here. We are in some kind of dome thing.
"What is all this?" Precis asks. I can't help but wonder for myself. We take another quick look around, then get out of the dome and head into another room.
Now we are in some kind of office. There is a man sitting behind the desk. I believe he watched us come in. In fact, he is still watching us. Something about this whole thing makes me....kinda nervous, I guess. I feel someone squeeze my hand. When I turn to look, I see Ashton is still holding my hand. He seems to be as nervous as I feel. I squeeze back, trying to comfort him. He calms down a bit.
"I've been waiting for you." The man says. Wait, that is the voice we heard that told us to come into that transporter thingie. Everyone else seems to recognize it also.
"You are the one who called us here." Rena says. The man nods. He steps in front of the desk and faces us. For a moment, there is silence.
"Do you know why you are here?" the man asks. We all look at each other. How are we supposed to know?
"We were fighting against some strange people in Eluria Tower, then we ended up here." Claude responds.
"You must have been blown here form their jump." The man says. Then he gets a look of shock on his face. "Oh dear, please forgive me. My name is Narl. I am the mayor of this Central City."
"You mean this isn't Nede?" Rena asks. She seems nervous for some reason. Narl just shakes his head.
"This is Nede. Central City is the capital city of Nede." He says. "Those men you were fighting must have been the Ten Wise Men."
"That is what they called themselves...." Bowman says.
"Who exactly are they?" Opera asks. Narl looks down.
"They are ones who should have never been able to come back." Narl says. "A long time ago, our Planet Nede held influence over about 70% of the galaxy. We lived in harmony with other races and planets." Rena stops him.
"Planet Nede?" She asks. "Why do you stress Planet?"
"Nede is no longer a planet." He responds. "This is an artificial world, 'Energy Nede'." He stops a moment to get his thoughts. I wonder why it isn't a planet anymore? How does a planet just.....stop being a planet? He starts to go on. "During a time of peace, the Ten Wise Men attacked. They were not satisfied with just living in peace. They desired to rule over all. We were at war. When it was finally over, they were sealed in the Eternity Space. Inside this special space, time doesn't exist, and the people inside are unable to do anything. However..during the battle, we finally came aware of ourselves. And our power. We didn't wish for this to ever happen again. So we made a very difficult decision." Narl stops a moment. He looks like it is difficult just to say it. "We all moved to this Energy Nede, and..........destroyed the planet Nede. Once that was completed, we erected this barrier around our new world so no one could ever enter or leave. We cut ourselves off from the rest of the universe." I can't believe what I am hearing.....they intentionally did that? But, if this is all true....how did we get here? How did those people escape? So many questions...and no clear place to start.
"Did you realize that the Wise Men had escaped?" Claude asks. Narl nods.
"Yes, but when we did, it was too late. The path of Expel was already changed too far for us to correct." Oh dear. I am completely lost.
"So why have you summoned us here?" Leon asks. Narl smiles at him. I don't think it is a good idea to patronize Leon...it could lead to injury.
"It is because you all have promise." What does that mean?
"Promise?" Rena repeats. Narl nods.
"Yes. You see, our powers are the same as those of the Ten Wise Men. In the end, the stronger will win. Unfortunately, they have the stronger..." Narl looks at us again. "What we need are powers of a different type."
"So you want to borrow our powers?" Ernest says.
"Precisely." Narl goes back to his desk.
"Well? What should we do?" Dias asks. I am surprised he has to ask.
"Well," Rena says, "If they want to conquer the galaxy, then Expel is also a target. How can we not help?" Narl beams.
"Let's get started immediately." He says. He reaches into a drawer and pulls out a map. "This is a map of Nede. You should be able to read it." Claude takes the map. "First, you should find means of transport."
"Why not just use the transporter?" Opera asks. What, is she nuts? I don't want to do that again....that was frightening! Narl just shakes his head.
"No, they are only installed in major cities. What you people need is a 'Synard'." A WHAT?
"What's a Synard?" Claude asks.
"A Heraldic life form which flies. If you go to North City, you will find a place called 'The Home'. They will be able to assist you."
"Well, let's get going then." Claude says. We all turn to leave.
"Miss Rena...." We all stop. None of us has told him our names....
"How.....how do you know my name?" Rena asks. Narl seems to think a moment.
"Could you stay behind a moment?" he asks. Rena turns to all of us and nods. We all head out into the hall.
"How long is she going to be?!" Claude is getting really impatient. I think he has a crush ^_^ . But I won't be the one to say it.
"Calm down Claude." Opera says. Ernest is flipping through some books. Precis is arguing with the receptionist. I don't think she appreciated Precis trying to take some of her equipment apart. Ashton chuckles behind me. It is pretty funny. Finally, Precis gives up and comes back over. Leon takes the opportunity to stick his tongue out at her. Which of course she returns. Real mature you two.
"If we are going to do this we should get started." Claude is still arguing with Opera. While I am debating whether to break it up or not, Narl comes in with Rena.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Narl says.
"Don't worry about it." Claude says. Bet that isn't what he's thinking.....
"Sorry for the wait." Rena says. Narl goes back to his office.
"Rena....." Claude starts.
"Yes?" She says. Claude thinks a moment, then shakes his head.
"Never mind." He says.
"Let's go." Rena says. We all head down stairs. It takes a bit, but we finally find our way into the city. We decide to split up and check it out. I decide to just pick a direction.
"Mind if I join you?" Ashton asks. I smile. How can I refuse?
"Not at all." I say. We both head down. It seems like a nice city, but..something still bothers me about it. Maybe...because I am so far from home. Yeah, that must be it. We head into a shop at random. It is the weapons shop. Why not, ours have seen better days. Ashton found something that interests him. I go over and look. A pair of short swords, of course. I don't really see anything special about them, but it looks like he does.
"You want those, don't ya?" I ask. He shakes his head.
"Yeah...but we only have FOL. How can we pay for this stuff..." The shopkeeper comes over to us.
"Don't worry kid. We accept FOL here on Nede. That is our monetary system." Huh? Well, that was unexpected. (A/N: Am I the only one who has ever wondered about that?) Ashton lights up again. I look over at some Heraldic rods. I can see a few I like. But...which one to get..They all have the same power level..I just need to choose which style...
"How 'bout this one?" I turn around, and Ashton is behind me. The shopkeeper has the short swords he chose.
"Why this one?" I ask. He smiles at me.
"Because the color of the jewel on top matches your eyes." He says. I start to blush. "And it goes great with your clothes." Now I am really embarrassed. I can't believe he would think of that stuff! I...I am so flattered! I take it, of course.
After we pay for them, we head out. We decide to go find a restaurant and get some lunch.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! I'VE BEEN FOUND!!!" What the....who is that..and why is she screaming like that? She runs off. Not exactly gracefully...she slammed into a small gate that she must not have seen. Well, we know that there are wackos here too. I decide to ignore it and move on. Gyoro and Urunun are laughing. Ashton is trying to grab them again.
"OK you two. Let's have some peace." I say. They chuckle a bit more, then settle down. Ashton just shakes his head.
"What was all that about?" he asks.
"I have no idea. But I'm still hungry." We look around for a bit more, and then find a nice little outdoor café. A nice little lunch, just the two of us.
To be continued.....
Disclaimer: Very simple. I DON'T OWN IT!!!
The world finally comes back. I look around. There are some strange things here. We are in some kind of dome thing.
"What is all this?" Precis asks. I can't help but wonder for myself. We take another quick look around, then get out of the dome and head into another room.
Now we are in some kind of office. There is a man sitting behind the desk. I believe he watched us come in. In fact, he is still watching us. Something about this whole thing makes me....kinda nervous, I guess. I feel someone squeeze my hand. When I turn to look, I see Ashton is still holding my hand. He seems to be as nervous as I feel. I squeeze back, trying to comfort him. He calms down a bit.
"I've been waiting for you." The man says. Wait, that is the voice we heard that told us to come into that transporter thingie. Everyone else seems to recognize it also.
"You are the one who called us here." Rena says. The man nods. He steps in front of the desk and faces us. For a moment, there is silence.
"Do you know why you are here?" the man asks. We all look at each other. How are we supposed to know?
"We were fighting against some strange people in Eluria Tower, then we ended up here." Claude responds.
"You must have been blown here form their jump." The man says. Then he gets a look of shock on his face. "Oh dear, please forgive me. My name is Narl. I am the mayor of this Central City."
"You mean this isn't Nede?" Rena asks. She seems nervous for some reason. Narl just shakes his head.
"This is Nede. Central City is the capital city of Nede." He says. "Those men you were fighting must have been the Ten Wise Men."
"That is what they called themselves...." Bowman says.
"Who exactly are they?" Opera asks. Narl looks down.
"They are ones who should have never been able to come back." Narl says. "A long time ago, our Planet Nede held influence over about 70% of the galaxy. We lived in harmony with other races and planets." Rena stops him.
"Planet Nede?" She asks. "Why do you stress Planet?"
"Nede is no longer a planet." He responds. "This is an artificial world, 'Energy Nede'." He stops a moment to get his thoughts. I wonder why it isn't a planet anymore? How does a planet just.....stop being a planet? He starts to go on. "During a time of peace, the Ten Wise Men attacked. They were not satisfied with just living in peace. They desired to rule over all. We were at war. When it was finally over, they were sealed in the Eternity Space. Inside this special space, time doesn't exist, and the people inside are unable to do anything. However..during the battle, we finally came aware of ourselves. And our power. We didn't wish for this to ever happen again. So we made a very difficult decision." Narl stops a moment. He looks like it is difficult just to say it. "We all moved to this Energy Nede, and..........destroyed the planet Nede. Once that was completed, we erected this barrier around our new world so no one could ever enter or leave. We cut ourselves off from the rest of the universe." I can't believe what I am hearing.....they intentionally did that? But, if this is all true....how did we get here? How did those people escape? So many questions...and no clear place to start.
"Did you realize that the Wise Men had escaped?" Claude asks. Narl nods.
"Yes, but when we did, it was too late. The path of Expel was already changed too far for us to correct." Oh dear. I am completely lost.
"So why have you summoned us here?" Leon asks. Narl smiles at him. I don't think it is a good idea to patronize Leon...it could lead to injury.
"It is because you all have promise." What does that mean?
"Promise?" Rena repeats. Narl nods.
"Yes. You see, our powers are the same as those of the Ten Wise Men. In the end, the stronger will win. Unfortunately, they have the stronger..." Narl looks at us again. "What we need are powers of a different type."
"So you want to borrow our powers?" Ernest says.
"Precisely." Narl goes back to his desk.
"Well? What should we do?" Dias asks. I am surprised he has to ask.
"Well," Rena says, "If they want to conquer the galaxy, then Expel is also a target. How can we not help?" Narl beams.
"Let's get started immediately." He says. He reaches into a drawer and pulls out a map. "This is a map of Nede. You should be able to read it." Claude takes the map. "First, you should find means of transport."
"Why not just use the transporter?" Opera asks. What, is she nuts? I don't want to do that again....that was frightening! Narl just shakes his head.
"No, they are only installed in major cities. What you people need is a 'Synard'." A WHAT?
"What's a Synard?" Claude asks.
"A Heraldic life form which flies. If you go to North City, you will find a place called 'The Home'. They will be able to assist you."
"Well, let's get going then." Claude says. We all turn to leave.
"Miss Rena...." We all stop. None of us has told him our names....
"How.....how do you know my name?" Rena asks. Narl seems to think a moment.
"Could you stay behind a moment?" he asks. Rena turns to all of us and nods. We all head out into the hall.
"How long is she going to be?!" Claude is getting really impatient. I think he has a crush ^_^ . But I won't be the one to say it.
"Calm down Claude." Opera says. Ernest is flipping through some books. Precis is arguing with the receptionist. I don't think she appreciated Precis trying to take some of her equipment apart. Ashton chuckles behind me. It is pretty funny. Finally, Precis gives up and comes back over. Leon takes the opportunity to stick his tongue out at her. Which of course she returns. Real mature you two.
"If we are going to do this we should get started." Claude is still arguing with Opera. While I am debating whether to break it up or not, Narl comes in with Rena.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Narl says.
"Don't worry about it." Claude says. Bet that isn't what he's thinking.....
"Sorry for the wait." Rena says. Narl goes back to his office.
"Rena....." Claude starts.
"Yes?" She says. Claude thinks a moment, then shakes his head.
"Never mind." He says.
"Let's go." Rena says. We all head down stairs. It takes a bit, but we finally find our way into the city. We decide to split up and check it out. I decide to just pick a direction.
"Mind if I join you?" Ashton asks. I smile. How can I refuse?
"Not at all." I say. We both head down. It seems like a nice city, but..something still bothers me about it. Maybe...because I am so far from home. Yeah, that must be it. We head into a shop at random. It is the weapons shop. Why not, ours have seen better days. Ashton found something that interests him. I go over and look. A pair of short swords, of course. I don't really see anything special about them, but it looks like he does.
"You want those, don't ya?" I ask. He shakes his head.
"Yeah...but we only have FOL. How can we pay for this stuff..." The shopkeeper comes over to us.
"Don't worry kid. We accept FOL here on Nede. That is our monetary system." Huh? Well, that was unexpected. (A/N: Am I the only one who has ever wondered about that?) Ashton lights up again. I look over at some Heraldic rods. I can see a few I like. But...which one to get..They all have the same power level..I just need to choose which style...
"How 'bout this one?" I turn around, and Ashton is behind me. The shopkeeper has the short swords he chose.
"Why this one?" I ask. He smiles at me.
"Because the color of the jewel on top matches your eyes." He says. I start to blush. "And it goes great with your clothes." Now I am really embarrassed. I can't believe he would think of that stuff! I...I am so flattered! I take it, of course.
After we pay for them, we head out. We decide to go find a restaurant and get some lunch.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! I'VE BEEN FOUND!!!" What the....who is that..and why is she screaming like that? She runs off. Not exactly gracefully...she slammed into a small gate that she must not have seen. Well, we know that there are wackos here too. I decide to ignore it and move on. Gyoro and Urunun are laughing. Ashton is trying to grab them again.
"OK you two. Let's have some peace." I say. They chuckle a bit more, then settle down. Ashton just shakes his head.
"What was all that about?" he asks.
"I have no idea. But I'm still hungry." We look around for a bit more, and then find a nice little outdoor café. A nice little lunch, just the two of us.
To be continued.....