Title: Shadows of Arcons Part 2/?
Author: Wyn G. Aarden
Pairings: Part 2: Rei+Meiran
Warning: Currently, OC, AU, het, evil author, magic.
Disclaimer: Me, own GW? Hah! But I own this universe, any original characters (four so far) and my precious hide! And that's pretty much all.
Notes: Parts of this fic drew inspiration from (but not exclusively) the Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce, AD&D, Starcraft (Arcons) and some other stuff I don't recall. I shouldn't be violating any copyright laws, nor the personal copyright of any fic author, or so I hope and pray.
Shadows of Arcons
Part 2
"Why have you summoned me, First Sire Zechs?" Lady Nul asked, barely touching down on the clear glassy floor.
"Thank you Zephyr," Zechs said to the sylph. She nodded and flew off. Zechs bowed to the Lady of Cloud Castle. The castle itself floated several hundred kilometres over the desert, buffeted by the heat radiating off the sands. The large blocks that the walls consisted of were huge bricks made of soft but solid cloud, the whole structure was made of cloud, that became dark and stormy during foul weather and was white and fluffy. Right now, the clouds were dark blue, tinged with lingering red. The floors were made of thick, clear glass. Many a person tried to look through the floor from the ground, but it was far too high to see anything but reflected light. The castle itself was huge, with four towers, each topped by a cone of glass, to observe the sky. Each tower was topped by a device to measure the direction of the winds.
The figure before Lady Nul was a tall, noble young man with platinum blond hair and icy blue eyes, clad in robes like the Lady's- looking every inch a First Sire of Air, second in authority only to Lady Nul. His voice was like the rushing winds as he spoke.
"My Lady, we have received word from Lord Treize that three of the members of the Ruling Council of Earth Kingdom are plotting to take over. He and Lady Une will not be effective in stopping the others for long because they are only two to their three." Nul nodded and paced, red-gold hair flowing out behind her.
"It was a grave mistake to allow Quinze, Dermail and Dekim on the Council of Five. Earth or no in their powers, none of those para-elemental Dark Arcons should have been given that much power."
"You and Lords Wufei and Heero had no choice. Until the true ruler of Earthdome can be found, they had to be given the position."
"I know Zechs, but I still feel as if I could have done something. Tell Lord Treize and Lady Une that we will send help as soon as possible. Has Regent Relena of Spaceheart sent any word yet on the search?"
Zechs shook his head, silky hair flowing from side to side. "My sister has sent nothi-" He cut off, blushing a bit as a barely clad sprite appeared in the middle of the room.
"OhmyLadyNul,RegentRelenahassentmetotellyouthatDarkArconshaveattackedaNormalsettlement.Ohit'ssohorrible!" the sprite rushed out, swifter than the wind.
"What? Where?" Lady Nul snapped, turning towards the two inch creature. It was lavender from head to pointed little tail. It wore a top with no sleeves and no shoulders and a small skirt that barely made it to mid-thigh.
"BytheoceannmyLady!Theyburn!Itwasnotseenwhowasresponsiblebutsomanydied!LordWinnerdemandsanexplanation!"
"Lord Winner will have his explanation," said Lady Nul ruefully. "Rei! Reveal your presence!" she shouted. A red haired man appeared, wearing loose white pants and a cobalt and indigo tunic.
"Yes, my Lady sister?" he asked, hiding a yawn, sleepy blue eyes searching his twin. She was pacing again, surely a bad sign.
"Brother, I must make all haste to the ocean section of the Normal Kingdom. A Normal settlement has been attacked. I need you to speak personally to Lord Wufei at Flamehome. He needs to send troops to Earthdome immediately. The Council is having a difference of opinion." She made a face. That meant all out war was about to break out in the Earth Kingdom. "Also, a statement has to be made to Lord Winner of the Plains. He will demand why this has happened."
Rei made a face. "I will do as you command sister, but must I speak to Wufei? He is such an ass."
"He has such a *nice* ass," Nul said wistfully. Rei noticed the dark circles under her eyes.
"I apologise sister. I will go immediately." He dematerialized into vapour and went out the window. Heaving a mighty sigh, she nodded to Zechs and took off into the dark night, to the ocean side.
* * *
Wufei popped out of the lava vein and landed lightly on the dark black platform. Heat shimmered off of every cave wall. A huge pool of lava was in the middle of the volcanic chamber, with many smaller chambers spreading out from the centre one.
First Siren Meiran stood on the platform, clad in red silk clothes like Wufei's.
"Took you long enough," was her first sentence. "It's like this. The lava has been restless, meaning that Dekim is stirring up trouble in the Earth Kingdom. Also, fire has been created by the ocean side in great proportion, meaning that someone is burning a settlement. More Dark Arcons are causing trouble. As fire runs deep in this earth, so does their evil. If the sun were up, I would know more. This does not please me."
"Hn," was all Wufei could say, as he sent his powers deep into the ground, hoping to douse the flames. So deep in concentration was he that he didn't notice that a vapour stream flowed in a formed a person on the platform.
"What's Lord Stick up the Ass doing?" Rei asked casually.
"My Lord Wufei Flameheart is dousing the fire in-" Meiran started hotly.
"The ocean section of the Plains. I was sent by Lady Nul to tell Lord Pain that he needs to send troops to Earthdome. And a Normal settlement was attacked. She's going there now." Rei gave Meiran a tired grin, noting the pure beauty of the First Siren in the chamber of fire, ignoring his own discomfort. Fire was not one of his three elements.
"How is my Lady Nul Windweaver?" Meiran asked, admiring the man's long red hair that he shared with his sister and deep blue eyes.
"Tired, like we all are," replied Rei.
"I will dispatch troops. My Lord Wufei will be occupied for quite some time, trying to block the efforts of Dekim in Earthdome."
"Thanks. What's your name?"
"Meiran," she said, flushing and little flames appeared around her cheeks. Sibilant hissing laughter was heard from everywhere.
"I'm Rei," he said, kissing her hand and vaporising.
"SHUT UP!" yelled Meiran to the salamanders as she stalked off to gather troops to go to Earthdome.
* * *
Nul arrived to see the flames dying down slowly. She muttered a blessing to her husband and sifted through the ashes, reading and tasting the winds. It told her that this place had been very happy once, a place for sanctuary for the children of dead Normals, run by a kindly, grey haired man and a smiling brown haired woman. The destroyer had worn a blood red cloak and black leather armour and had laughed as they burned.
"The Dark Arcons will pay, I swear it by Shi no Kami and Jinsei no Megami," said Nul, nicking her finger on a dagger and letting her blood mix with the ashes as the winds picked up, she stepped back from the scene as the winds grew into a swirling maelstrom of ash and dust.
"You will be avenged. Me and mine will seek justice for your undeserved deaths. May you pass to Shi no Kami in peace knowing you will not be forgotten!"
End Part 2
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Author: Wyn G. Aarden
Pairings: Part 2: Rei+Meiran
Warning: Currently, OC, AU, het, evil author, magic.
Disclaimer: Me, own GW? Hah! But I own this universe, any original characters (four so far) and my precious hide! And that's pretty much all.
Notes: Parts of this fic drew inspiration from (but not exclusively) the Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce, AD&D, Starcraft (Arcons) and some other stuff I don't recall. I shouldn't be violating any copyright laws, nor the personal copyright of any fic author, or so I hope and pray.
Shadows of Arcons
Part 2
"Why have you summoned me, First Sire Zechs?" Lady Nul asked, barely touching down on the clear glassy floor.
"Thank you Zephyr," Zechs said to the sylph. She nodded and flew off. Zechs bowed to the Lady of Cloud Castle. The castle itself floated several hundred kilometres over the desert, buffeted by the heat radiating off the sands. The large blocks that the walls consisted of were huge bricks made of soft but solid cloud, the whole structure was made of cloud, that became dark and stormy during foul weather and was white and fluffy. Right now, the clouds were dark blue, tinged with lingering red. The floors were made of thick, clear glass. Many a person tried to look through the floor from the ground, but it was far too high to see anything but reflected light. The castle itself was huge, with four towers, each topped by a cone of glass, to observe the sky. Each tower was topped by a device to measure the direction of the winds.
The figure before Lady Nul was a tall, noble young man with platinum blond hair and icy blue eyes, clad in robes like the Lady's- looking every inch a First Sire of Air, second in authority only to Lady Nul. His voice was like the rushing winds as he spoke.
"My Lady, we have received word from Lord Treize that three of the members of the Ruling Council of Earth Kingdom are plotting to take over. He and Lady Une will not be effective in stopping the others for long because they are only two to their three." Nul nodded and paced, red-gold hair flowing out behind her.
"It was a grave mistake to allow Quinze, Dermail and Dekim on the Council of Five. Earth or no in their powers, none of those para-elemental Dark Arcons should have been given that much power."
"You and Lords Wufei and Heero had no choice. Until the true ruler of Earthdome can be found, they had to be given the position."
"I know Zechs, but I still feel as if I could have done something. Tell Lord Treize and Lady Une that we will send help as soon as possible. Has Regent Relena of Spaceheart sent any word yet on the search?"
Zechs shook his head, silky hair flowing from side to side. "My sister has sent nothi-" He cut off, blushing a bit as a barely clad sprite appeared in the middle of the room.
"OhmyLadyNul,RegentRelenahassentmetotellyouthatDarkArconshaveattackedaNormalsettlement.Ohit'ssohorrible!" the sprite rushed out, swifter than the wind.
"What? Where?" Lady Nul snapped, turning towards the two inch creature. It was lavender from head to pointed little tail. It wore a top with no sleeves and no shoulders and a small skirt that barely made it to mid-thigh.
"BytheoceannmyLady!Theyburn!Itwasnotseenwhowasresponsiblebutsomanydied!LordWinnerdemandsanexplanation!"
"Lord Winner will have his explanation," said Lady Nul ruefully. "Rei! Reveal your presence!" she shouted. A red haired man appeared, wearing loose white pants and a cobalt and indigo tunic.
"Yes, my Lady sister?" he asked, hiding a yawn, sleepy blue eyes searching his twin. She was pacing again, surely a bad sign.
"Brother, I must make all haste to the ocean section of the Normal Kingdom. A Normal settlement has been attacked. I need you to speak personally to Lord Wufei at Flamehome. He needs to send troops to Earthdome immediately. The Council is having a difference of opinion." She made a face. That meant all out war was about to break out in the Earth Kingdom. "Also, a statement has to be made to Lord Winner of the Plains. He will demand why this has happened."
Rei made a face. "I will do as you command sister, but must I speak to Wufei? He is such an ass."
"He has such a *nice* ass," Nul said wistfully. Rei noticed the dark circles under her eyes.
"I apologise sister. I will go immediately." He dematerialized into vapour and went out the window. Heaving a mighty sigh, she nodded to Zechs and took off into the dark night, to the ocean side.
* * *
Wufei popped out of the lava vein and landed lightly on the dark black platform. Heat shimmered off of every cave wall. A huge pool of lava was in the middle of the volcanic chamber, with many smaller chambers spreading out from the centre one.
First Siren Meiran stood on the platform, clad in red silk clothes like Wufei's.
"Took you long enough," was her first sentence. "It's like this. The lava has been restless, meaning that Dekim is stirring up trouble in the Earth Kingdom. Also, fire has been created by the ocean side in great proportion, meaning that someone is burning a settlement. More Dark Arcons are causing trouble. As fire runs deep in this earth, so does their evil. If the sun were up, I would know more. This does not please me."
"Hn," was all Wufei could say, as he sent his powers deep into the ground, hoping to douse the flames. So deep in concentration was he that he didn't notice that a vapour stream flowed in a formed a person on the platform.
"What's Lord Stick up the Ass doing?" Rei asked casually.
"My Lord Wufei Flameheart is dousing the fire in-" Meiran started hotly.
"The ocean section of the Plains. I was sent by Lady Nul to tell Lord Pain that he needs to send troops to Earthdome. And a Normal settlement was attacked. She's going there now." Rei gave Meiran a tired grin, noting the pure beauty of the First Siren in the chamber of fire, ignoring his own discomfort. Fire was not one of his three elements.
"How is my Lady Nul Windweaver?" Meiran asked, admiring the man's long red hair that he shared with his sister and deep blue eyes.
"Tired, like we all are," replied Rei.
"I will dispatch troops. My Lord Wufei will be occupied for quite some time, trying to block the efforts of Dekim in Earthdome."
"Thanks. What's your name?"
"Meiran," she said, flushing and little flames appeared around her cheeks. Sibilant hissing laughter was heard from everywhere.
"I'm Rei," he said, kissing her hand and vaporising.
"SHUT UP!" yelled Meiran to the salamanders as she stalked off to gather troops to go to Earthdome.
* * *
Nul arrived to see the flames dying down slowly. She muttered a blessing to her husband and sifted through the ashes, reading and tasting the winds. It told her that this place had been very happy once, a place for sanctuary for the children of dead Normals, run by a kindly, grey haired man and a smiling brown haired woman. The destroyer had worn a blood red cloak and black leather armour and had laughed as they burned.
"The Dark Arcons will pay, I swear it by Shi no Kami and Jinsei no Megami," said Nul, nicking her finger on a dagger and letting her blood mix with the ashes as the winds picked up, she stepped back from the scene as the winds grew into a swirling maelstrom of ash and dust.
"You will be avenged. Me and mine will seek justice for your undeserved deaths. May you pass to Shi no Kami in peace knowing you will not be forgotten!"
End Part 2
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