Chapter 2: The War
"Mama, look!" cried the little faerie girl. Soldiers were charging down the hill toward the village with their swords drawn and torches in the other hand. The head faerie come out of his home. "What is all the commotion?" he inquired. Everyone pointed off in the distance. "I see, where is Lenore?" he questioned the people with a regal tone. "We know not of her whereabouts, Lord Kyoji." stated one of his servants bowing. "We'll just have to torture these men until they tell us." He said bluntly. "But what if they know nothing of her?" asked a villager. "Then, we kill them and transport them in front of their master's home." He replied cruelly. He iced all of their torches and trapped the men. "Bring one of them here to me." He commanded. "No, father this is madness!" screamed Lexy defiantly. "Do you want your sister back?" he replied coolly. "Just give me some time to search for her." She pleaded. He sighed, "Fine, but if you do not check in with me then I will start the bloodshed." The soldier who was freed from the trap ran with a small dagger he had hidden. "Die you filth!" he cried. Lexy put a stasis spell on him and said, "I will take this one with me to guide me to his masters home." She put a magical ring on the soldier and left with him.
In the clearing, she spotted a man clad in a very awkward uniform running over to her with a sword in hand. "Don't go any farther!" she yelled. "I need a favor of you and this man here." She said pointing at soldier. "Who would want to help the likes of you?!" he stated haughtily. "You will if you don't want all the men who stormed our village to perish." She pointed out. He sneered at her. "So be it then. Let those men die. I hate them all. I especially hate our lord!" he said with sword drawn and about to stab her. "Don't make me kill you please!" she pleaded. He was just about to kill her when the soldier, of his own free will, drew his sword and blocked the general's sword. "Never will I allow such intolerance to disgrace our lord's reputation." He grunted through clenched teeth. "Infidel! How dare you draw your sword on a comrade!" he cried. "You're no friend of mine! Die, Korrin!" he exclaimed shoving the sword into the heart of Korrin. Lexy looked at the man panting and asked, "Why did you kill him?" "Some people lose perspective of what to fight for." He replied and walked away. "Hey, wait for me!" she yelled.
They arrived just outside of town. He turned to her and said, "You might want to get rid of those." He pointed to the faerie wings. "Oh, yeah." She replied shyly. Her wings disappeared and she transformed into a little girl about the age of 10. She had silver hair and the lightest blue eyes that looked like the foam of morning sea. "Wha? Why is this transformation?" he inquired breathlessly. "It's my human form. I'm about this old as a faerie too." She replied unabashed. "I never knew faeries could hold their ages so well." Chuckled the soldier. "And what is that supposed to mean?" pouted Lexy. "It means that I wish I could hold my age like that." He sighed. She giggled at his remark. "Now let's go find your sister!" he said emphatically.
The soldier and Lexy walked into town. The wife of his good friend ran up to him. "Where is he?! Where is my beloved?" she ranted pleadingly. "I'm sorry, but I was the only one to escape." He said consoling her. Lexy popped her head out from behind him. The woman screamed and fainted. The soldier looked at Lexy and sighed. The nearest townsperson took the woman to her house and the soldier walked over to the gate guards. "I need to speak with Sir Thomas." The soldier said dutifully. The men nodded heads and allowed the soldier to pass. Lexy, distracted by all the sights, ran up and cried, "Wait for me!" The two guards grabbed the little girl. "Don't touch me!" she squealed. The soldier walked back to the two guards and nodded for them to let her pass. She ran and latched on to his leg. The guards laughed heartily and waved them into the castle.
Cassidy looked at the soldier and little girl strangely. "Find a new friend, Toolusa?" teased Cassidy as he walked up to him and Lexy. Toolusa laughed at the remark and replied, "Yes and we're looking for Master Thomas." He looked at them suspiciously. "Why do you want to see the master?" he asked. "Because I am the only person to escape from the faeries." He replied. Cassidy gasped in horror and fell to his knees. "Do you know who was in there?!" he cried hysterically. "I know and there is still a chance for Celes." He reassured him. Lexy tugged at the soldier's sword. He looked down at her. "Why is he being very emotional?" she asked politely. "Because Celes was his beloved and he is going to have to tell her sister, Alex." He informed her. Lexy walked up and tried her best at consoling him. "You won't have to tell her if the faerie king will let them go." She said. He looked up and sniffed. "You're a faerie aren't you!?" he cried. She backed away from him, but he was too quick for her and grabbed her ankle causing her to fall. Toolusa tried to keep her from getting hurt, but it was too late. Lexy's communicator fell out and broke. Lexy squirmed out of his deathgrip and started to cry. Toolusa picked up the broken communicator, lifted the crying form from the stone floor and headed to the king's chamber.
"Mama, look!" cried the little faerie girl. Soldiers were charging down the hill toward the village with their swords drawn and torches in the other hand. The head faerie come out of his home. "What is all the commotion?" he inquired. Everyone pointed off in the distance. "I see, where is Lenore?" he questioned the people with a regal tone. "We know not of her whereabouts, Lord Kyoji." stated one of his servants bowing. "We'll just have to torture these men until they tell us." He said bluntly. "But what if they know nothing of her?" asked a villager. "Then, we kill them and transport them in front of their master's home." He replied cruelly. He iced all of their torches and trapped the men. "Bring one of them here to me." He commanded. "No, father this is madness!" screamed Lexy defiantly. "Do you want your sister back?" he replied coolly. "Just give me some time to search for her." She pleaded. He sighed, "Fine, but if you do not check in with me then I will start the bloodshed." The soldier who was freed from the trap ran with a small dagger he had hidden. "Die you filth!" he cried. Lexy put a stasis spell on him and said, "I will take this one with me to guide me to his masters home." She put a magical ring on the soldier and left with him.
In the clearing, she spotted a man clad in a very awkward uniform running over to her with a sword in hand. "Don't go any farther!" she yelled. "I need a favor of you and this man here." She said pointing at soldier. "Who would want to help the likes of you?!" he stated haughtily. "You will if you don't want all the men who stormed our village to perish." She pointed out. He sneered at her. "So be it then. Let those men die. I hate them all. I especially hate our lord!" he said with sword drawn and about to stab her. "Don't make me kill you please!" she pleaded. He was just about to kill her when the soldier, of his own free will, drew his sword and blocked the general's sword. "Never will I allow such intolerance to disgrace our lord's reputation." He grunted through clenched teeth. "Infidel! How dare you draw your sword on a comrade!" he cried. "You're no friend of mine! Die, Korrin!" he exclaimed shoving the sword into the heart of Korrin. Lexy looked at the man panting and asked, "Why did you kill him?" "Some people lose perspective of what to fight for." He replied and walked away. "Hey, wait for me!" she yelled.
They arrived just outside of town. He turned to her and said, "You might want to get rid of those." He pointed to the faerie wings. "Oh, yeah." She replied shyly. Her wings disappeared and she transformed into a little girl about the age of 10. She had silver hair and the lightest blue eyes that looked like the foam of morning sea. "Wha? Why is this transformation?" he inquired breathlessly. "It's my human form. I'm about this old as a faerie too." She replied unabashed. "I never knew faeries could hold their ages so well." Chuckled the soldier. "And what is that supposed to mean?" pouted Lexy. "It means that I wish I could hold my age like that." He sighed. She giggled at his remark. "Now let's go find your sister!" he said emphatically.
The soldier and Lexy walked into town. The wife of his good friend ran up to him. "Where is he?! Where is my beloved?" she ranted pleadingly. "I'm sorry, but I was the only one to escape." He said consoling her. Lexy popped her head out from behind him. The woman screamed and fainted. The soldier looked at Lexy and sighed. The nearest townsperson took the woman to her house and the soldier walked over to the gate guards. "I need to speak with Sir Thomas." The soldier said dutifully. The men nodded heads and allowed the soldier to pass. Lexy, distracted by all the sights, ran up and cried, "Wait for me!" The two guards grabbed the little girl. "Don't touch me!" she squealed. The soldier walked back to the two guards and nodded for them to let her pass. She ran and latched on to his leg. The guards laughed heartily and waved them into the castle.
Cassidy looked at the soldier and little girl strangely. "Find a new friend, Toolusa?" teased Cassidy as he walked up to him and Lexy. Toolusa laughed at the remark and replied, "Yes and we're looking for Master Thomas." He looked at them suspiciously. "Why do you want to see the master?" he asked. "Because I am the only person to escape from the faeries." He replied. Cassidy gasped in horror and fell to his knees. "Do you know who was in there?!" he cried hysterically. "I know and there is still a chance for Celes." He reassured him. Lexy tugged at the soldier's sword. He looked down at her. "Why is he being very emotional?" she asked politely. "Because Celes was his beloved and he is going to have to tell her sister, Alex." He informed her. Lexy walked up and tried her best at consoling him. "You won't have to tell her if the faerie king will let them go." She said. He looked up and sniffed. "You're a faerie aren't you!?" he cried. She backed away from him, but he was too quick for her and grabbed her ankle causing her to fall. Toolusa tried to keep her from getting hurt, but it was too late. Lexy's communicator fell out and broke. Lexy squirmed out of his deathgrip and started to cry. Toolusa picked up the broken communicator, lifted the crying form from the stone floor and headed to the king's chamber.