This chapter is very short.not very good, I think. However, it is an
improvement from my writer's block that's been going on for several weeks
(not to mention months). Hope you like it! The more reviews I get, the
more/faster I write 'cause reviews sorta inspire me.(o^_^o)
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CHAPTER 11: A FINAL REQUEST
Mikoto burst through the doors of the throne room, where Presea and Ferio accompanied Clef.
"Mikoto!" Presea exclaimed, but Mikoto didn't pay attention to her.
"Clef! You can sense what's happening to the Proof of the Pillar right? Take me there right now!" Mikoto demanded in a torrent of words.
A calculating gaze quickly replaced Clef's surprised look. "Why would you want to go there?"
Mikoto blinked, trying to think of an answer he would actually believe. Time was running out.it was like an hourglass that refused to stop or slow, but readily increased its drainage. Muttering curses under her breath, Mikoto dodged for Master Mage, and at the last moment grabbed his staff. Clef's eyes widened as she disappeared from the room in a flash of white light, his staff quivering as the last pulse of magic left it.
"Clef!" Hikaru's voice yelled from the doorway.
"Mr. Clef, what just happened?" Fuu asked in a slight daze.
"Where did she go?!" Umi inquired.
"She-she used my staff.to.teleport.!" Clef was shocked. NO ONE could use his staff other than himself.it was the staff that had been used for centuries by each Master Mage.a staff created just for them.she could USE it. "This is getting to be stranger and stranger." he muttered to himself, but all of a sudden he froze as he realized where he felt her life-force in the Castle. " Hikaru, Umi, Fuu! She's in the Pillar room!"
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"Emeraude.Princess." Mikoto's words were drawn from her without thought as she kneeled just inside the room, hands clasped in front of her in a praying position as she linked minds with what was left of Princess Emeraude.
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Hikaru and the others sped down the hall leading to that very room, not bothering to ask Clef how she could possibly get in without the Magic Ring, Magic Sword, or the Magic Plate. They were in a race against time.
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The presence Mikoto felt and slowly connected with was not as strong as it was last time, but even before, it had been quite weak. Now it was merely a trace that could barely be sensed if you didn't know it was there. No words were used in this place.everything was based on the heart, and the strength and purity it possessed to speak through to another.
'Emeraude.?' Mikoto's call was unsure, fearful, yet determined, searching desperately for a rapidly disappearing friend.
'Mikoto?' a cautious voice asked, small and distant.
'Why is the Proof of the Pillar changing its shape? No one's ready to handle it yet.right?' The hope Mikoto harbored in her heart was a selfish one, she knew, but she still half-hoped it was true.
'I've already found someone who is worthy of being the Pillar, Mikoto.I'm sorry.' It was a faint whisper now, losing strength by each passing.second? Minute? Hour? Year? It felt like eternity.
'Who?! You didn't have to die! Our wishes were fulfilled, Emeraude. I found out how to let the Pillar live his own life, without having to sacrifice themselves for their entire lives just for Cephiro. I found it!!!'
A sigh, grateful yet full of sorrow, was heard, and, as Emeraude vanished, no longer having the strength to communicate, she murmured, 'Then please help the next Pillar by letting them live the life you were unable to grant me in time.that is my final request.Thank you, Knight of Hope.'
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Thanks for reading! Please review everyone!!!!!!!!!! ;-p
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CHAPTER 11: A FINAL REQUEST
Mikoto burst through the doors of the throne room, where Presea and Ferio accompanied Clef.
"Mikoto!" Presea exclaimed, but Mikoto didn't pay attention to her.
"Clef! You can sense what's happening to the Proof of the Pillar right? Take me there right now!" Mikoto demanded in a torrent of words.
A calculating gaze quickly replaced Clef's surprised look. "Why would you want to go there?"
Mikoto blinked, trying to think of an answer he would actually believe. Time was running out.it was like an hourglass that refused to stop or slow, but readily increased its drainage. Muttering curses under her breath, Mikoto dodged for Master Mage, and at the last moment grabbed his staff. Clef's eyes widened as she disappeared from the room in a flash of white light, his staff quivering as the last pulse of magic left it.
"Clef!" Hikaru's voice yelled from the doorway.
"Mr. Clef, what just happened?" Fuu asked in a slight daze.
"Where did she go?!" Umi inquired.
"She-she used my staff.to.teleport.!" Clef was shocked. NO ONE could use his staff other than himself.it was the staff that had been used for centuries by each Master Mage.a staff created just for them.she could USE it. "This is getting to be stranger and stranger." he muttered to himself, but all of a sudden he froze as he realized where he felt her life-force in the Castle. " Hikaru, Umi, Fuu! She's in the Pillar room!"
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"Emeraude.Princess." Mikoto's words were drawn from her without thought as she kneeled just inside the room, hands clasped in front of her in a praying position as she linked minds with what was left of Princess Emeraude.
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/- /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-
Hikaru and the others sped down the hall leading to that very room, not bothering to ask Clef how she could possibly get in without the Magic Ring, Magic Sword, or the Magic Plate. They were in a race against time.
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/- /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-
The presence Mikoto felt and slowly connected with was not as strong as it was last time, but even before, it had been quite weak. Now it was merely a trace that could barely be sensed if you didn't know it was there. No words were used in this place.everything was based on the heart, and the strength and purity it possessed to speak through to another.
'Emeraude.?' Mikoto's call was unsure, fearful, yet determined, searching desperately for a rapidly disappearing friend.
'Mikoto?' a cautious voice asked, small and distant.
'Why is the Proof of the Pillar changing its shape? No one's ready to handle it yet.right?' The hope Mikoto harbored in her heart was a selfish one, she knew, but she still half-hoped it was true.
'I've already found someone who is worthy of being the Pillar, Mikoto.I'm sorry.' It was a faint whisper now, losing strength by each passing.second? Minute? Hour? Year? It felt like eternity.
'Who?! You didn't have to die! Our wishes were fulfilled, Emeraude. I found out how to let the Pillar live his own life, without having to sacrifice themselves for their entire lives just for Cephiro. I found it!!!'
A sigh, grateful yet full of sorrow, was heard, and, as Emeraude vanished, no longer having the strength to communicate, she murmured, 'Then please help the next Pillar by letting them live the life you were unable to grant me in time.that is my final request.Thank you, Knight of Hope.'
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Thanks for reading! Please review everyone!!!!!!!!!! ;-p