Viewing the Past
When Gourry and Lina entered the mines, they saw Pokiehl kneeling on the ground. After seeing the two of them, he took out his music box and threw it to the ground. "Let me weave you a tale of the past young warriors. Then you will know where the situation stands." He winded up the box and it began to play a melody that covered the air with a thick mist.
* * *
Using her Lightning spell, Lina managed to clear the mist enough to see through. But a yellow haze now permeated the air. She looked ahead of them towards the entrance to the rest of the mine, and saw a younger Sten standing there.
"Who are you?" he asked. He took a long look at the two before him. "I guess you're not with Evans. Not only does he have demons blood in him, but his thoughts, actions, everything about him is demonic. If not stopped, he'll bring chaos and destruction to this world. Matilda, you're a fool. He tricked you into leaving the temple."
"Wait Sten," Lina called, "We'll help you look for Matilda."
Sten looked at her. "I don't know how you knew my name, but neither do I care. And I don't need your help either. I can kill any demon I come across."
Lina said, "I wouldn't be overconfident if I were you. Demons have powers that us ordinary mortals can't comprehend. You would be killed in an instant if you go alone. Gourry and I are both seasoned hunters, let us help."
But Sten didn't listen to her. Instead, he ran off deeper into the mines in search of Evans. Lina sighed, and dragged Gourry after him.
* * *
Sometime later, they ran into a younger Evans - - who didn't yet have a beard and was much less hairy - - and a teenage Matilda. They were running through a room filled with gas that spewed out of the floor. Matilda was forced to sit down.
"I'm tired Evans. Can't we rest here for a bit?" she inquired.
Evans replied, "I understand, it must be hard for those without non- demons like you, Katt, and Sten. Let's find a nice, clear part of the cave to sit down in so you don't get sick from this." With that, they disappeared.
'Interesting,' Lina mused, 'Evans must be a really good actor. From what I've seen, he doesn't care much about human life. Then again, Katt was shocked to see him acting like this. Maybe he wasn't always so evil. I guess that's what we're here to find out.'
* * *
After another round of walking, they again came across Matilda and Sten. The duo had found a nice, cool spot to rest in. Matilda sat up against a big rock to support her back. As a temple girl, she wasn't used to sitting up without a chair.
"Feeling better?" asked Evans. Something in his voice rang of genuine worry for his friend not usually found in a demon.
Matilda nodded her head. "But it's so dark in here. I'm not used to such conditions, since the temple torches are always on. I hope the entrance holds up."
As if on cue, an earthquake shook the mines. Evans knew at once that the entrance had collapsed. Matilda began to cry.
"It was so fun at first," she whined, "It's my first time leaving the temple on my own free will. Now we're both going to die."
Evans told her, "You're protected by the same spirits that protected your ancestors. Even if I die, you will survive."
"I won't become the High Priestess in Gato. 'Cause priestesses aren't allowed to be friends with demons," she protested.
Evans turned his back. Tears were in the boy's eyes. "I'm not your friend, I just want to eat you up like all demons." There was a sense of falsehood in his voice, as if he was only repeating something Sten had told him. "If you hate this world so much, I'll destroy it for you. Tell you what, call upon your spirit, it'll tell us how to escape."
Matilda summoned her Guardian Spirit. Just then, Evans grabbed it from her and she collapsed. Sten ran in and tried to fight with him to save Matilda, but then there was another cave in, knocking everyone out cold.
* * *
Lina woke up to see Sten before her. "So now you know the truth. Who are you with, me protecting the world or Katt who'll help the demons destroy the world?"
"Katt doesn't want him to do that," Lina protested, "She just wants to avoid killing if she can. All I saw was that you seemed to influence his demoness by insisting he'll do something bad before he did. Not that I'm condoning him for stealing the powers, but I don't think that he's completely evil."
"That's to bad," the soldier said. He ran at Lina, preparing to kill her, but was blasted back by Lina's Fireball spell.
Lina informed him, "That was just a warning. Listen, sometimes what you think is justice isn't that just at all. I have a friend who confuses what is and is not right often. Think a little bit about that, and you may just find another way."
Sten was quite amazed at how the woman spoke. He watched as Lina and Gourry left the mines ahead of him. But he still wasn't going to quit his path. Justice could only be reached if he killed every demon in the known universe.
- - - -
Well, I did get the impression that the demon character wasn't quite evil, but influenced by what his own friend often said to him. I also thought he seemed to be doing everything for love. Yes I do look beyond the spoken word in a game.
When Gourry and Lina entered the mines, they saw Pokiehl kneeling on the ground. After seeing the two of them, he took out his music box and threw it to the ground. "Let me weave you a tale of the past young warriors. Then you will know where the situation stands." He winded up the box and it began to play a melody that covered the air with a thick mist.
* * *
Using her Lightning spell, Lina managed to clear the mist enough to see through. But a yellow haze now permeated the air. She looked ahead of them towards the entrance to the rest of the mine, and saw a younger Sten standing there.
"Who are you?" he asked. He took a long look at the two before him. "I guess you're not with Evans. Not only does he have demons blood in him, but his thoughts, actions, everything about him is demonic. If not stopped, he'll bring chaos and destruction to this world. Matilda, you're a fool. He tricked you into leaving the temple."
"Wait Sten," Lina called, "We'll help you look for Matilda."
Sten looked at her. "I don't know how you knew my name, but neither do I care. And I don't need your help either. I can kill any demon I come across."
Lina said, "I wouldn't be overconfident if I were you. Demons have powers that us ordinary mortals can't comprehend. You would be killed in an instant if you go alone. Gourry and I are both seasoned hunters, let us help."
But Sten didn't listen to her. Instead, he ran off deeper into the mines in search of Evans. Lina sighed, and dragged Gourry after him.
* * *
Sometime later, they ran into a younger Evans - - who didn't yet have a beard and was much less hairy - - and a teenage Matilda. They were running through a room filled with gas that spewed out of the floor. Matilda was forced to sit down.
"I'm tired Evans. Can't we rest here for a bit?" she inquired.
Evans replied, "I understand, it must be hard for those without non- demons like you, Katt, and Sten. Let's find a nice, clear part of the cave to sit down in so you don't get sick from this." With that, they disappeared.
'Interesting,' Lina mused, 'Evans must be a really good actor. From what I've seen, he doesn't care much about human life. Then again, Katt was shocked to see him acting like this. Maybe he wasn't always so evil. I guess that's what we're here to find out.'
* * *
After another round of walking, they again came across Matilda and Sten. The duo had found a nice, cool spot to rest in. Matilda sat up against a big rock to support her back. As a temple girl, she wasn't used to sitting up without a chair.
"Feeling better?" asked Evans. Something in his voice rang of genuine worry for his friend not usually found in a demon.
Matilda nodded her head. "But it's so dark in here. I'm not used to such conditions, since the temple torches are always on. I hope the entrance holds up."
As if on cue, an earthquake shook the mines. Evans knew at once that the entrance had collapsed. Matilda began to cry.
"It was so fun at first," she whined, "It's my first time leaving the temple on my own free will. Now we're both going to die."
Evans told her, "You're protected by the same spirits that protected your ancestors. Even if I die, you will survive."
"I won't become the High Priestess in Gato. 'Cause priestesses aren't allowed to be friends with demons," she protested.
Evans turned his back. Tears were in the boy's eyes. "I'm not your friend, I just want to eat you up like all demons." There was a sense of falsehood in his voice, as if he was only repeating something Sten had told him. "If you hate this world so much, I'll destroy it for you. Tell you what, call upon your spirit, it'll tell us how to escape."
Matilda summoned her Guardian Spirit. Just then, Evans grabbed it from her and she collapsed. Sten ran in and tried to fight with him to save Matilda, but then there was another cave in, knocking everyone out cold.
* * *
Lina woke up to see Sten before her. "So now you know the truth. Who are you with, me protecting the world or Katt who'll help the demons destroy the world?"
"Katt doesn't want him to do that," Lina protested, "She just wants to avoid killing if she can. All I saw was that you seemed to influence his demoness by insisting he'll do something bad before he did. Not that I'm condoning him for stealing the powers, but I don't think that he's completely evil."
"That's to bad," the soldier said. He ran at Lina, preparing to kill her, but was blasted back by Lina's Fireball spell.
Lina informed him, "That was just a warning. Listen, sometimes what you think is justice isn't that just at all. I have a friend who confuses what is and is not right often. Think a little bit about that, and you may just find another way."
Sten was quite amazed at how the woman spoke. He watched as Lina and Gourry left the mines ahead of him. But he still wasn't going to quit his path. Justice could only be reached if he killed every demon in the known universe.
- - - -
Well, I did get the impression that the demon character wasn't quite evil, but influenced by what his own friend often said to him. I also thought he seemed to be doing everything for love. Yes I do look beyond the spoken word in a game.