Heraldic Mage
Disclaimer: The same as always.
"Ashton? ASHTON!!!???" That....thing.....really took a toll on us. Every fighter is down. The mages are all right though. I hope we have enough Resurrection Bottles. Slowly, all of them get up. Rena comes over to me with the backpack. She hands me the bottle. I pour some of the medicine into Ashton's mouth. After a moment, he wakes up. I am so relieved. I help him sit up. Gyoro and Urunun don't really look too good. But now that everyone is up, Rena has started casting her Cure All. It takes a while, but everyone is eventually all right. But we have no more Bottles, blueberries, blackberries, or herbs. That fight really took a toll on us.
"Celine?" I look at Ashton. "You all right?"
"Yeah..." I sigh. This is way too much. But....there is nothing here. So now what do we do?
"Hey, look!" Rena shouts. I look in the center of the room. The middle of the raised pillar is glowing..what could it mean? Before I can ask someone, there is a bright flash of light behind my eyes.
////////////////////////////////////////
"Come on Celine! It's not the end of the world!" Leave me alone. Wait, this is...I was about 8 years old...what is this?
"No! It's not fair!" What a loudmouth I was. Am I still like that?
"What are you going to do about it?" Alexita..I always hated her.
"I'm going to be a famous treasure hunter!" I thought that would impress people....So where did I go wrong?
"You are going to get married and have kids like every other woman in Mars." Grrr...I always hated that.
"No! I can do so much more!" I watch myself run off. I always thought I was smarter than they were. But....was I really? Or was I trying to fool myself...
////////////////////////////////////////////////
I shake my head. What was that just now? A picture.....from my past.... What could it mean? I look around. It looks like the same thing happened to the others.
"Rena?" I look up. Rena is actually on her knees. She looks like she wants to cry. Claude is standing next to her.
"From my past....when I didn't know anything..." she whispers. Everyone is silent for a moment. Then, Leon speaks up.
"Hey, what is that thing?" He says pointing. Claude looks, then goes onto the raised platform. In the center of it is a very beautiful jewel. Claude carefully puts it into the backpack.
"This must be proof that we defeated the Field." He says. Good, because I really don't want to have to do that again. We leave. It is a good thing that the exit from this room is close to the exit of the field. Once we are outside, we hop on the Synard. Now we need to find a city. We desperately need supplies. After a few hours of flying around, we come to......an amusement park?! What the heck is this?
"Claude!" Precis shouts from behind me. Claude directs the Synard down and we land near the entrance. Fine, whatever. I need to relax. We head on in. Claude and Rena go up to the ticket counter. After a few moments, they come back.
"We're all set. We can go in." Claude says. We head up to the gate, and Claude gives the ticket collector the tickets. Then we all head inside.
"Let's relax for a while." Rena says. We all head off in different directions. I decide to make an arbitrary choice and head right. After a few moments of wandering around, I find a fortuneteller! Well, this could be fun.
"Can I help you?" She asks.
"Actually, the sign says 'fortune teller'...." she nods at me.
"I specialize in romantic fortunes. Is that all right?" she asks. I nod.
"Could you tell me if I am compatible with Ashton?" I ask.
"Just hold out your hand." I do so. She seems to examine my palm for a moment. "So, this Ashton is one with a possession....of Dragons no less." I just nod. "He doesn't like to stay in one place for long....but neither do you for that matter." She's good... "You are quite compatible, however, if you do marry, there may be some difficult decisions. So it would be best if you don't rush."
"What do you mean by 'difficult decisions'?" I ask.
"A family for example. Moving around a lot would take a toll on you if you decide to have children. However, his temperament would make it difficult for him to settle down. That is something you must consider." Hmmmmmmm....
"Thank you." I hand her the money I owe, then walk out. This is a lot to think about. Oh dear....I completely forgot to ask her about Precis. Oh well, it will be all right. I hope. I decide to do some shopping. As I turn the corner to the souvenir shop, I end up eating the ground. Whoever tripped me....
"Take that!" Precis....should have known.
"I'm not in the mood Pre." I tell her.
"Don't call me that. And you stole him from me, so now you must pay." I just groan as I sit up.
"Precis, I'll make you a deal." I look up to make sure she is actually listening. She is. "You leave me alone for now, and when this is all over, we can argue about this till dawn."
"How about this one? I get Ashton, you back off!" I just groan.
"How about you go away for a while. Go play in the fighting arena." I get up and start to walk away. Well, until a certain machine hand nails me in the back. I am really not having a good day. But this time, I have some help.
"PRECIS!" Only Opera can reach that high note. I look up in time to see Precis get dragged off by Opera. Ernest is helping me up.
"You all right?" he asks. I nod.
"She is getting annoying." I say. He just nods.
"If you are looking for Ashton, he is in there." He points to a shop. "But..maybe you should stay away for a while." Huh?
"Thanks, but regardless of what just happened, I can take care of myself." He shrugs, then lets me go. I walk in, and I find Ashton and Bowman quickly enough. But.....what's wrong with Ashton?
"Hey Celine." Bowman says.
"Hello. What's with him?" I ask. Bowman just shrugs.
"I was hoping you had some idea." I just sigh. I walk up to Ashton and tap him on the shoulder.
"Barrel." You have got to be kidding me.
"Ashton?" I say. I look at Gyoro. "Do something!" Gyoro just shakes his head. Somehow, I think he has already tried everything he knows. Ashton is just staring at the barrel. I don't get it.
"See?" Bowman asks. I see. So I decide to do something. My father would hate it if he saw me do this. I zap him with a thunderbolt spell. He turns around fast and looks at me.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?" he shouts.
"Getting you back to reality." I reply. "Hobbies are fun and all, but they shouldn't take you THAT far away." Ashton turns the cutest shade of red. I decide that it is time to get him away from Mr. Barrel. I grab his wrist and drag him into the inn. Claude and Rena are already there. When I ask them, they have already rented a couple of rooms. I head up to the 'girls' room. It has been a long day, and I am tired.
To be continued.....
Disclaimer: The same as always.
"Ashton? ASHTON!!!???" That....thing.....really took a toll on us. Every fighter is down. The mages are all right though. I hope we have enough Resurrection Bottles. Slowly, all of them get up. Rena comes over to me with the backpack. She hands me the bottle. I pour some of the medicine into Ashton's mouth. After a moment, he wakes up. I am so relieved. I help him sit up. Gyoro and Urunun don't really look too good. But now that everyone is up, Rena has started casting her Cure All. It takes a while, but everyone is eventually all right. But we have no more Bottles, blueberries, blackberries, or herbs. That fight really took a toll on us.
"Celine?" I look at Ashton. "You all right?"
"Yeah..." I sigh. This is way too much. But....there is nothing here. So now what do we do?
"Hey, look!" Rena shouts. I look in the center of the room. The middle of the raised pillar is glowing..what could it mean? Before I can ask someone, there is a bright flash of light behind my eyes.
////////////////////////////////////////
"Come on Celine! It's not the end of the world!" Leave me alone. Wait, this is...I was about 8 years old...what is this?
"No! It's not fair!" What a loudmouth I was. Am I still like that?
"What are you going to do about it?" Alexita..I always hated her.
"I'm going to be a famous treasure hunter!" I thought that would impress people....So where did I go wrong?
"You are going to get married and have kids like every other woman in Mars." Grrr...I always hated that.
"No! I can do so much more!" I watch myself run off. I always thought I was smarter than they were. But....was I really? Or was I trying to fool myself...
////////////////////////////////////////////////
I shake my head. What was that just now? A picture.....from my past.... What could it mean? I look around. It looks like the same thing happened to the others.
"Rena?" I look up. Rena is actually on her knees. She looks like she wants to cry. Claude is standing next to her.
"From my past....when I didn't know anything..." she whispers. Everyone is silent for a moment. Then, Leon speaks up.
"Hey, what is that thing?" He says pointing. Claude looks, then goes onto the raised platform. In the center of it is a very beautiful jewel. Claude carefully puts it into the backpack.
"This must be proof that we defeated the Field." He says. Good, because I really don't want to have to do that again. We leave. It is a good thing that the exit from this room is close to the exit of the field. Once we are outside, we hop on the Synard. Now we need to find a city. We desperately need supplies. After a few hours of flying around, we come to......an amusement park?! What the heck is this?
"Claude!" Precis shouts from behind me. Claude directs the Synard down and we land near the entrance. Fine, whatever. I need to relax. We head on in. Claude and Rena go up to the ticket counter. After a few moments, they come back.
"We're all set. We can go in." Claude says. We head up to the gate, and Claude gives the ticket collector the tickets. Then we all head inside.
"Let's relax for a while." Rena says. We all head off in different directions. I decide to make an arbitrary choice and head right. After a few moments of wandering around, I find a fortuneteller! Well, this could be fun.
"Can I help you?" She asks.
"Actually, the sign says 'fortune teller'...." she nods at me.
"I specialize in romantic fortunes. Is that all right?" she asks. I nod.
"Could you tell me if I am compatible with Ashton?" I ask.
"Just hold out your hand." I do so. She seems to examine my palm for a moment. "So, this Ashton is one with a possession....of Dragons no less." I just nod. "He doesn't like to stay in one place for long....but neither do you for that matter." She's good... "You are quite compatible, however, if you do marry, there may be some difficult decisions. So it would be best if you don't rush."
"What do you mean by 'difficult decisions'?" I ask.
"A family for example. Moving around a lot would take a toll on you if you decide to have children. However, his temperament would make it difficult for him to settle down. That is something you must consider." Hmmmmmmm....
"Thank you." I hand her the money I owe, then walk out. This is a lot to think about. Oh dear....I completely forgot to ask her about Precis. Oh well, it will be all right. I hope. I decide to do some shopping. As I turn the corner to the souvenir shop, I end up eating the ground. Whoever tripped me....
"Take that!" Precis....should have known.
"I'm not in the mood Pre." I tell her.
"Don't call me that. And you stole him from me, so now you must pay." I just groan as I sit up.
"Precis, I'll make you a deal." I look up to make sure she is actually listening. She is. "You leave me alone for now, and when this is all over, we can argue about this till dawn."
"How about this one? I get Ashton, you back off!" I just groan.
"How about you go away for a while. Go play in the fighting arena." I get up and start to walk away. Well, until a certain machine hand nails me in the back. I am really not having a good day. But this time, I have some help.
"PRECIS!" Only Opera can reach that high note. I look up in time to see Precis get dragged off by Opera. Ernest is helping me up.
"You all right?" he asks. I nod.
"She is getting annoying." I say. He just nods.
"If you are looking for Ashton, he is in there." He points to a shop. "But..maybe you should stay away for a while." Huh?
"Thanks, but regardless of what just happened, I can take care of myself." He shrugs, then lets me go. I walk in, and I find Ashton and Bowman quickly enough. But.....what's wrong with Ashton?
"Hey Celine." Bowman says.
"Hello. What's with him?" I ask. Bowman just shrugs.
"I was hoping you had some idea." I just sigh. I walk up to Ashton and tap him on the shoulder.
"Barrel." You have got to be kidding me.
"Ashton?" I say. I look at Gyoro. "Do something!" Gyoro just shakes his head. Somehow, I think he has already tried everything he knows. Ashton is just staring at the barrel. I don't get it.
"See?" Bowman asks. I see. So I decide to do something. My father would hate it if he saw me do this. I zap him with a thunderbolt spell. He turns around fast and looks at me.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?" he shouts.
"Getting you back to reality." I reply. "Hobbies are fun and all, but they shouldn't take you THAT far away." Ashton turns the cutest shade of red. I decide that it is time to get him away from Mr. Barrel. I grab his wrist and drag him into the inn. Claude and Rena are already there. When I ask them, they have already rented a couple of rooms. I head up to the 'girls' room. It has been a long day, and I am tired.
To be continued.....