Thief Hunt
"Meliadoul," Patsy the Ninja asked, "How much longer until we arrive at the hideout? I'm getting eager to smash those thieves' heads in."
I rolled my eyes. Patsy was always eager for a good fight, one of the reasons that she became a warrior in the first place. But she was also very sensitive towards the common folk who were living in poverty due to thieves and corrupt nobles. Thus, she had decided to become a Shrine Knight. Then she had been assigned under me in my unit.
Maybe I should explain who I am. My name is Meliadoul Tingel. I am a Divine Knight in the service of the Glabados Church in Ivalice. My father, Vormov Tingel, is the leader of the Shrine Knights, and my younger brother Izlude was killed in combat serving the church last year. His murderer was a well known and fairly active heretic named Ramza Beoulve. If I ever meet that man in the course of my missions. . .he'll be sorry he ever messed with me, or my family.
"Oh Patsy, you really should loosen up," the Archer Cary said.
Patsy quipped, "Cool your jets Cary, I just want to get to this fight so I can see the site of blood and gore on my enemies."
Archer Fawn, Cary's sister, gave Patsy a glare. "I knew Ninjas liked to fight, but you take the cake Patsy. Cary's right, you should loosen up."
The Summoners Dorothy and Casia were silent. I could always rely on them to keep the peace when Patsy started to argue with Cary and Fawn. It was the only thing that kept me calm while on some of our hectic missions.
"Meliadoul!" exclaimed Fawn, "I've found the secret entrance!"
I opened the door, and we walked in. The room was dark, and we could barely see our hands in front of our faces. Although none of us said anything, in fear of the thieves overhearing, I knew we were all thinking about how we'd find them.
Suddenly, the torches flared on. I looked all around me, and saw the room was filled with thieves. Their lord was sitting on a throne, looking smug with himself.
"So, Temple Warriors think that they can defeat us, the Bloodhounds. And women warriors at that. They won't last long," the leader stated.
I yelled, "You shouldn't underestimate a woman. Now I'll show you what my girls and I can do. Patsy, Cary, Fawn, Dorothy, Casia. . .Charge."
We all ran at our enemies. Dorothy and Casia began to summon Shiva in order to destroy a group of thieves in the lower right corner. At the same time, I could see Fawn and Cary firing upon two thieves in the upper right. Patsy threw a Zorlin Shape at one of the thieves blocking the door, and I took care of the other with my Shellbust Stab. We continued fighting, until they were all dead.
Soon the only one left was the thief lord. But he was the strongest of the lot. I saw him take down both Dorothy and Casia with Earth Slash, and then get Fawn and Cary in the same way. Soon after, Patsy fell to a blow from his Koga Knife.
I was the last line of defense. The thief lord and I began to cross our weapons. I began to curse the fact that my secondary spell was Black Magic. There was nothing I could do as my friends began to turn to crystals right before my eyes.
Suddenly, my enemy stole my sword when I wasn't looking. When I turned around, he slashed me in the same way he killed Patsy. As I fell to the ground, and blacked out, I could hear the thief's wicked laugh. "I knew a woman would be no match for. . .hey, who are you?"
* * *
I woke up on a pallet in what appeared to be medical tent. My robes were torn up, and I was wearing a white nightgown with silver linings on the neckline, bottom, and ends of the sleeves. There was a male Priest and a female Summoner standing in the tent with me. The Priest had silver hair and blue eyes. His companion had long black hair and yellow catlike eyes.
"Well, you're up now," she stated, "I was worried that you would sleep forever. Hey Leon, she's looking good in my clothes, eh?"
"Now Sage, you really shouldn't put her through too much after she got her butt kicked by that thief. We should go and get the boss, he'll want to see her," the priest named Leon replied.
Both of the magicians left the tent. I wondered what they meant by 'go and get the boss' and 'he'll want to see me'. It made me feel a bit uneasy.
I thought, 'It can't be any worse than being killed by thieves in battle. I mean, he did save my life back there. That must have been why the thief lord sounded shocked before I fainted, an interloper came and attacked him before he could watch my demise.'
In came Sage. "Miss, our leader wants to speak with you a little bit. He was worried when he carried you back here wounded. I always knew he was a bit of a ladies man, although he doesn't act like one. Way too honest, but it seems to attract women. The girls in our group go wild over him. I personally know two of us who may even go to war over who will win his heart. Heck, I would too, if I wasn't already engaged to my child hood friend Pete the Archer."
She left the tent again. I waited several long minutes for the man to enter. In my mind, I was picturing a man in his mid twenties to early thirties, fair skinned, blond hair, and light eyes. That was my vision of a handsome man.
Soon he entered the tent. The man walked over to me, and looked down on the cot where I laid on. My eyes filled with fear, as I recognized who he was.
- - - -
Well, here's the first chapter in this epic. You know where I got the idea from. . .? A song. I'll tell you which one later on. The whole thing about a year having gone by after Izlude's death is a glitch I encountered that made my game jump a whole year. Since it seemed to happen while I was in the middle of Chapter 3, after Orbonne, I decided to make that year happen when you were at Riovanes. Basically, Ramza spent the year honoring the dead and holding decent funerals.
"Meliadoul," Patsy the Ninja asked, "How much longer until we arrive at the hideout? I'm getting eager to smash those thieves' heads in."
I rolled my eyes. Patsy was always eager for a good fight, one of the reasons that she became a warrior in the first place. But she was also very sensitive towards the common folk who were living in poverty due to thieves and corrupt nobles. Thus, she had decided to become a Shrine Knight. Then she had been assigned under me in my unit.
Maybe I should explain who I am. My name is Meliadoul Tingel. I am a Divine Knight in the service of the Glabados Church in Ivalice. My father, Vormov Tingel, is the leader of the Shrine Knights, and my younger brother Izlude was killed in combat serving the church last year. His murderer was a well known and fairly active heretic named Ramza Beoulve. If I ever meet that man in the course of my missions. . .he'll be sorry he ever messed with me, or my family.
"Oh Patsy, you really should loosen up," the Archer Cary said.
Patsy quipped, "Cool your jets Cary, I just want to get to this fight so I can see the site of blood and gore on my enemies."
Archer Fawn, Cary's sister, gave Patsy a glare. "I knew Ninjas liked to fight, but you take the cake Patsy. Cary's right, you should loosen up."
The Summoners Dorothy and Casia were silent. I could always rely on them to keep the peace when Patsy started to argue with Cary and Fawn. It was the only thing that kept me calm while on some of our hectic missions.
"Meliadoul!" exclaimed Fawn, "I've found the secret entrance!"
I opened the door, and we walked in. The room was dark, and we could barely see our hands in front of our faces. Although none of us said anything, in fear of the thieves overhearing, I knew we were all thinking about how we'd find them.
Suddenly, the torches flared on. I looked all around me, and saw the room was filled with thieves. Their lord was sitting on a throne, looking smug with himself.
"So, Temple Warriors think that they can defeat us, the Bloodhounds. And women warriors at that. They won't last long," the leader stated.
I yelled, "You shouldn't underestimate a woman. Now I'll show you what my girls and I can do. Patsy, Cary, Fawn, Dorothy, Casia. . .Charge."
We all ran at our enemies. Dorothy and Casia began to summon Shiva in order to destroy a group of thieves in the lower right corner. At the same time, I could see Fawn and Cary firing upon two thieves in the upper right. Patsy threw a Zorlin Shape at one of the thieves blocking the door, and I took care of the other with my Shellbust Stab. We continued fighting, until they were all dead.
Soon the only one left was the thief lord. But he was the strongest of the lot. I saw him take down both Dorothy and Casia with Earth Slash, and then get Fawn and Cary in the same way. Soon after, Patsy fell to a blow from his Koga Knife.
I was the last line of defense. The thief lord and I began to cross our weapons. I began to curse the fact that my secondary spell was Black Magic. There was nothing I could do as my friends began to turn to crystals right before my eyes.
Suddenly, my enemy stole my sword when I wasn't looking. When I turned around, he slashed me in the same way he killed Patsy. As I fell to the ground, and blacked out, I could hear the thief's wicked laugh. "I knew a woman would be no match for. . .hey, who are you?"
* * *
I woke up on a pallet in what appeared to be medical tent. My robes were torn up, and I was wearing a white nightgown with silver linings on the neckline, bottom, and ends of the sleeves. There was a male Priest and a female Summoner standing in the tent with me. The Priest had silver hair and blue eyes. His companion had long black hair and yellow catlike eyes.
"Well, you're up now," she stated, "I was worried that you would sleep forever. Hey Leon, she's looking good in my clothes, eh?"
"Now Sage, you really shouldn't put her through too much after she got her butt kicked by that thief. We should go and get the boss, he'll want to see her," the priest named Leon replied.
Both of the magicians left the tent. I wondered what they meant by 'go and get the boss' and 'he'll want to see me'. It made me feel a bit uneasy.
I thought, 'It can't be any worse than being killed by thieves in battle. I mean, he did save my life back there. That must have been why the thief lord sounded shocked before I fainted, an interloper came and attacked him before he could watch my demise.'
In came Sage. "Miss, our leader wants to speak with you a little bit. He was worried when he carried you back here wounded. I always knew he was a bit of a ladies man, although he doesn't act like one. Way too honest, but it seems to attract women. The girls in our group go wild over him. I personally know two of us who may even go to war over who will win his heart. Heck, I would too, if I wasn't already engaged to my child hood friend Pete the Archer."
She left the tent again. I waited several long minutes for the man to enter. In my mind, I was picturing a man in his mid twenties to early thirties, fair skinned, blond hair, and light eyes. That was my vision of a handsome man.
Soon he entered the tent. The man walked over to me, and looked down on the cot where I laid on. My eyes filled with fear, as I recognized who he was.
- - - -
Well, here's the first chapter in this epic. You know where I got the idea from. . .? A song. I'll tell you which one later on. The whole thing about a year having gone by after Izlude's death is a glitch I encountered that made my game jump a whole year. Since it seemed to happen while I was in the middle of Chapter 3, after Orbonne, I decided to make that year happen when you were at Riovanes. Basically, Ramza spent the year honoring the dead and holding decent funerals.