Third Hour
Rose led Doel to a dark town where the townspeople were talking about the death of their Emperor.
"Did you hear? The Emperor died Chrismas morning!" one of them said.
"Ha! The fool! He deserved to die after what he did to us!" another said.
"How do you think we should pay for his funeral?" said the first again.
"Who cares? No one will show up!" said the third, "I'd say the pay is cheap."
"But there will be food and beer there!"
"Oh, well in that case, I'm in!"
"Me too!"
"This is an outrage!" Doel hissed, "How could the Emperor treat them like beggers!?" Rose glared at him before she yanked him away from the gossiping people.
After an hour of flying, Rose landed in Seles. At least this country didn't show any signs of going bad...until Rose lead Doel into one of the houses.
Dart sat at the table, reading a book when Miranda, Meru and Haschel came in with a bag of clothes.
"Well, well. A wingly, Sacred Sister and an old Martial Artist," Dart said, throwing the book behind him, "What brings you people here?"
"We came here to sell you some stuff we took from the Emperor's Castle!" Meru said. She dropped her bag in front of Dart, "Take a look! I'm sure what I've got is worth your weight in money!"
Dart snatched the back, seeming amused and looked through it.
"Let's see," he said, "A doorknob, the Emperor's favorite swords...Pillow cases!? Ooooh, A picture of his late wife!" Dart looked up at Meru with greedy eyes, "I'll give ya 2000G!"
Dart reached into the treasure chest behind him and pulled put the estimated gold and gives them to Meru. Miranda scoffed and dropped her bag in front of Dart.
"Whatcha got for these?" Miranda said, grinning. Dart returned the gesture and took the bag, ripping it open and looking inside.
"Let's have a look," he said, "Ah, a brush, slippers...bed curtains!? And the rings are still intacted! What's thi...What the hell...bunny patterned PJs!?"
"The Emperor sure does enjoy sleeping like a fool!" Haschel laughed, "I heard he wets his blanket everynight since his wife's death!"
"You think that's bad. I heard he had dirty sex with his wife before she died!" Meru laughed.
"Oooh, better keep the children away before they hear this!" Dart cackled. He took a piece of chalk and began scribbling down a math problem, "Aaaah...I'll give you 100G."
"What!? 100G!? I nearly ripped the whole room for 10,000G!" Miranda yelled.
"Please! Who'd wanna be seen wearing PJs with bunnies on them? I'd be lookin' like a clown if I was the Emperor!" Dart said, "I'll tell ya what. Since you went through all the trouble, I'll double your payment. 1000G!" With that said, he reached into the chest and pulled out 1000G, handing it to Miranda.
"How can these people be so cruel!? What do they want with the Emperor's stuff!?" Doel demanded. He soon found himself standing next to a bed with a blanket covering the body of a corpse. He looked at Rose who just stared at him with an expression that seemed to be telling him something.
"In understand," he said, "You want me to lift this blanket and see what is under it." Doel made a move towards the blanket and reached out to lift it, but his hand refused to go nearer, "As much as I'd like to do as you say, I cannot! Please! I must see more!"
As if granting his wish, Doel found himself at the window of Servi's house. Everyone sat around the fireplace, greeving over someone. Servi soon came through the door.
"How is he?" Servi's wife asked.
"Not too good," Servi murmured, "the doctor said he didn't make it."
"I am so sorry, father." Shana whimpered.
"I am not as sad as I am to see Kongol meet the same fate as the Emperor. The poor fella didn't survive the fever like the doctor said. We are going to miss him dearly."
"Please don't hate yourself, father," Lloyd said, "I'm sure Kongol's found a better place in life. We just don't know where." Seeing the grieving of his family, Lavitz decided to change the subject.
"King Albert wanted to talk to me today," he said, "He is also sorry for the loss of Kongol and his uncle. Yet, even though I can feel his sorrow, he never showed it. He was just the same, cheerful King we know."
Doel suddenly found himself in the cemetaries of an unknown place in Endiness. He was now shaking in fear.
"Rose! Why have you brought me here!? Is this where I belong if I do not show my true Chrismas spirit!? Tell me!" Rose said nothing and points to the grave in front of him. He looks down and finds his name on a tombstone. This made him go pale white.
"No! No! I will not summit to death!" Doel shouted, "I will change! And if I do, I will not be buried several feet underground with a tombstone behind my coffin bearing my name! You cannot take me to Mayfil no matter how many ghosts haunt me! You hear me, Rose!? I WILL CHANGE!!!"
But Rose was no longer there. Doel found himself in Mayfil with a hoard of the spirits Greham had shown him as they began to close in on him. Doel tries to run, but there is nowhere to run. He is cornered, haunted by the voices of the spirits, laughing and taunting at his bunny patterned PJs and rediculous night cap. Broken down and humiliated, Doel drops to a fetal position and begins to sob.
Rose led Doel to a dark town where the townspeople were talking about the death of their Emperor.
"Did you hear? The Emperor died Chrismas morning!" one of them said.
"Ha! The fool! He deserved to die after what he did to us!" another said.
"How do you think we should pay for his funeral?" said the first again.
"Who cares? No one will show up!" said the third, "I'd say the pay is cheap."
"But there will be food and beer there!"
"Oh, well in that case, I'm in!"
"Me too!"
"This is an outrage!" Doel hissed, "How could the Emperor treat them like beggers!?" Rose glared at him before she yanked him away from the gossiping people.
After an hour of flying, Rose landed in Seles. At least this country didn't show any signs of going bad...until Rose lead Doel into one of the houses.
Dart sat at the table, reading a book when Miranda, Meru and Haschel came in with a bag of clothes.
"Well, well. A wingly, Sacred Sister and an old Martial Artist," Dart said, throwing the book behind him, "What brings you people here?"
"We came here to sell you some stuff we took from the Emperor's Castle!" Meru said. She dropped her bag in front of Dart, "Take a look! I'm sure what I've got is worth your weight in money!"
Dart snatched the back, seeming amused and looked through it.
"Let's see," he said, "A doorknob, the Emperor's favorite swords...Pillow cases!? Ooooh, A picture of his late wife!" Dart looked up at Meru with greedy eyes, "I'll give ya 2000G!"
Dart reached into the treasure chest behind him and pulled put the estimated gold and gives them to Meru. Miranda scoffed and dropped her bag in front of Dart.
"Whatcha got for these?" Miranda said, grinning. Dart returned the gesture and took the bag, ripping it open and looking inside.
"Let's have a look," he said, "Ah, a brush, slippers...bed curtains!? And the rings are still intacted! What's thi...What the hell...bunny patterned PJs!?"
"The Emperor sure does enjoy sleeping like a fool!" Haschel laughed, "I heard he wets his blanket everynight since his wife's death!"
"You think that's bad. I heard he had dirty sex with his wife before she died!" Meru laughed.
"Oooh, better keep the children away before they hear this!" Dart cackled. He took a piece of chalk and began scribbling down a math problem, "Aaaah...I'll give you 100G."
"What!? 100G!? I nearly ripped the whole room for 10,000G!" Miranda yelled.
"Please! Who'd wanna be seen wearing PJs with bunnies on them? I'd be lookin' like a clown if I was the Emperor!" Dart said, "I'll tell ya what. Since you went through all the trouble, I'll double your payment. 1000G!" With that said, he reached into the chest and pulled out 1000G, handing it to Miranda.
"How can these people be so cruel!? What do they want with the Emperor's stuff!?" Doel demanded. He soon found himself standing next to a bed with a blanket covering the body of a corpse. He looked at Rose who just stared at him with an expression that seemed to be telling him something.
"In understand," he said, "You want me to lift this blanket and see what is under it." Doel made a move towards the blanket and reached out to lift it, but his hand refused to go nearer, "As much as I'd like to do as you say, I cannot! Please! I must see more!"
As if granting his wish, Doel found himself at the window of Servi's house. Everyone sat around the fireplace, greeving over someone. Servi soon came through the door.
"How is he?" Servi's wife asked.
"Not too good," Servi murmured, "the doctor said he didn't make it."
"I am so sorry, father." Shana whimpered.
"I am not as sad as I am to see Kongol meet the same fate as the Emperor. The poor fella didn't survive the fever like the doctor said. We are going to miss him dearly."
"Please don't hate yourself, father," Lloyd said, "I'm sure Kongol's found a better place in life. We just don't know where." Seeing the grieving of his family, Lavitz decided to change the subject.
"King Albert wanted to talk to me today," he said, "He is also sorry for the loss of Kongol and his uncle. Yet, even though I can feel his sorrow, he never showed it. He was just the same, cheerful King we know."
Doel suddenly found himself in the cemetaries of an unknown place in Endiness. He was now shaking in fear.
"Rose! Why have you brought me here!? Is this where I belong if I do not show my true Chrismas spirit!? Tell me!" Rose said nothing and points to the grave in front of him. He looks down and finds his name on a tombstone. This made him go pale white.
"No! No! I will not summit to death!" Doel shouted, "I will change! And if I do, I will not be buried several feet underground with a tombstone behind my coffin bearing my name! You cannot take me to Mayfil no matter how many ghosts haunt me! You hear me, Rose!? I WILL CHANGE!!!"
But Rose was no longer there. Doel found himself in Mayfil with a hoard of the spirits Greham had shown him as they began to close in on him. Doel tries to run, but there is nowhere to run. He is cornered, haunted by the voices of the spirits, laughing and taunting at his bunny patterned PJs and rediculous night cap. Broken down and humiliated, Doel drops to a fetal position and begins to sob.