The Mysterious Outcasts
Chapter 2 - Dreams of Old
by Kiela Stargaze
She walked upon the ruins of the old battlefield, aligned with mutated bodies of freshly dead warriors and mortals. So many perished, trying to keep the demon from entering this world. Houses were burnt to the ground, little children's bodies were decapitated of their heads and women of priority trashed aside along with their children. Men of honor lay upon the blood stained grass, where they gave their last breath and dying wish, a dying wish that could only be won by a great man. She ran, gagging at the sight of people hung and the destroyed village her home, her beautiful home. Tears flooded down her face as she ran into the Black Forest of Tada, the forest where no mortal has been seen alive again once they pass through the territory. She ran and ran, never stopping until a tree branch tripped her. She fell flat on the ground and let out a cry as she fell into deep quick sand.
"Help!" she screamed as she was struggling to get out. Oh nobody is going to hear me. She thought to herself, but to her surprise, someone did hear her.
"Hang on, here, grab onto this." Said a man's voice. She grabbed onto the rope like vine and was pulled up toward the figure silhouetted in the golden sun. He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her up close to his face. She finally could see whom the mysterious figure that just saved her life. He had intense golden beautiful blue eyes, jet-black hair and well- toned skin. He was wearing the Ancient Japanese Samurai clothes. She was stunned for a mere moment until he released her from his tight hold.
"Thank you, kind sir." Said she. "Whom is the wise and brave warrior who saved me so that I may give him my gratitude and appreciation towards him."
He eyed her curiously, then smiled. She blushed abit as he looked at her with friendly eyes. "I, milady, am known as Hariel Sanada, Lord of Wildfire." He bowed slightly, taking her hand into his and kissing it.
"You have a noble spirit of a good sir."
"And how, milady, do you find I am a noble man? I might be a bandit, or a thief here to take your jewels or your life." He smirked.
"Best I know that a bandit nor a thief would care if I would have died in the quick sand. Thank you, Lord Hariel."
"You are quite welcome, milady, but I have not yet received a kind gesture of your name? I, as you requested, have given you my name. Pledge your name and let it serve upon me of a good deed I have done today." Hariel took milady's hand.
"I am Lady Kiniona Hasho of Waterfalls. Pleasure to meet you Lord Hariel."
"What a beautiful name for a beauty of such." Said Hariel. He brought his hands up to her cheeks and caressed them. "And such beauty I wish I had. What village do you hither from?"
"The Dragon Village. Talpa attacked my home without warning and killed anyone who stood in his way. The warlords were vaguely killing us off just too spite the Ancient who has tried his best to keep that tyrant locked up. But even the Ancient cannot defeat an evil as such."
Hariel was astonished that such a woman could escape from that tyrant's powerful warlords. His hand came down to his side as he stopped caressing Kiniona's cheek. She looked up and was surprised to see the cold hard look upon Hariel's face.
"What is it? Do you know of someone who could defeat this evil Hariel? Or are you one of the soldiers that serve Talpa unbidingly."
Hariel looked coldly at her. "No, I do not serve him and yes I do know of who could save all humanity."
"Who."
"Me."
"You?" Kiniona asked, sitting on a rock, "how would it be possible for you to defeat them if any other mortals could not."
Hariel smiled and sat beside her. "I know for a fact because I am a Yoroiden Trooper." He whispered in her ear.
"You are one of them?" she asked.
"Yes," he said lightly. "I am." He looked her in the eye as he said that and she believed him and in him. She felt something flutter in her heart as it skipped a beat and her stomach churned something surprisingly odd. Was this how love at first sight was? She asked herself.
"Well, noble sir, I hope you have the power to vanquish this evil." She said as she moved her hand into a fist and on his heart. "In here, and in here." She pointed to his mind last.
He took her hand and lightly kissed her fingertips.
"Why do you not come with me to my home village to keep yourself safe."
"I cannot." Kiniona said, "I must deliver a message to the Ancient that I am the only sole survivor from the Dragon Clan and there I must take upon my destiny, which I am not sure of what it is."
"Then I shall attend your journey." Hariel said.
"You mustn't, for it is I who should do it alone and alone I shall go. Now, I must thank you again, Lord Hariel, for you saved my life once, and what is my dept to you shall be."
"This is how you may repay your dept." She gasped as he brought his lips upon hers, taking her in a deep surprise. He coaxed her mouth to open and she did as she was asked and he took her full in the mouth. She kissed back, making it more passionate. It was quite a long time before they moved apart to, breathing hard. They looked into each other's eyes and held each other for a small moment, then let go.
"Then I guess my dept is repaid." Kiniona whispered she got up, smiling.
"Not really." Said Hariel as he was alerted about something. "Let's get out of here."
"What is it?" asked Kiniona.
"Shh, dynasty warriors." He whispered as he grabbed her and pulled her close to his chest. Hariel covered her mouth and dragged her toward the forest's trees. She gasped a little, unsure of what he might do. She heard battle cries and yells and horse hooves beating upon the ground. In an instant, the whole forest pathway was crushed with dynasty warriors and warlords. Kiniona could only watch in horror as they dragged the leader of the Dragon clan behind them of Anubis's carriage. Tears freely fell down her cheeks, onto Hariel's hand that covered her mouth. He finally let go when he felt safer. He looked at the path where they were going.
"They are going south, to Shikoku Village. We need to head North to my Village, Kobe."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Hariel smiled upon Kiniona and wiped away her tears, kissing them away. "You still need to repay me." He said in a sultry voice, making her body shiver as if it were cold.
"And how is that?" she asked, smiling.
"You'll see." He whispered in her ear, making her shudder lightly.
They walked for days until they came upon a small beautiful village. Hariel and Kiniona made their way toward a market in townsquare. They walked into an alley way and went up the stone stairs toward the hotel rooms, (weren't called hotels back then, but I don't know what they were called.) Kiniona saw there were four more guys and four girls sitting and talking around a big table. Hariel greeted them in a friendly manner and sat beside the blonde haired girl. Hariel nodded to Kiniona to sit down so that he may greet her to his fellow comrades.
"Who is this lovely lady of yours now Hariel?" asked the big buff guy.
"This is Lady Kiniona Hasho of Waterfalls from the Village Dragon." He announced.
"Aw, so you got yourself a princess this time! Oh ho!" said the blue haired one.
Hariel looked upon Kiniona and had a surprised looked upon his face. "You never said you were the princess of Dragons." He said sternly. "Why didn't you tell me? I would have made sure not to kiss you and made sure your safety to go to the Ancient." he got up angrily and stormed off toward his room, which was upstairs. All the guys were wondering what had happened and looked as Kiniona walked toward the room, but a soft hand told her not to go while he was mad. Kiniona looked toward the dirty blonde haired girl.
"Please, whatever you do, do not go up there when he is mad. He has a temper that flares and you do not want to mess with him when he is angry." Said the girl. "By the way, my name is Eyana, this is Touma, Shin, Shu, Seiji, Rheili, Annarose, and Belle."
"Pleased to meet you, everyone"
"Same here." Said everyone, who was practically drunk. Kiniona looked up and sighed for she knew what she must do, confess to him that she loves him, even though they've only known each other for more than four days.
Hariel was on his bed, looking toward the ceiling, thinking. "What am I to do? I've fallen for the princess and I've only met her a few days ago. I can't fall in love with her; I'm no prince. And I am not made for relationships."
"You are to do nothing but follow your own heart." Said a voice that startled him. He sat up and gasped, for Kiniona was in his room, with only a sheer sheet on, showing an outline of her curvy body.
"Lady Kiniona, please, by the Ancients, you aren't suppose to be in here. I'm not suppose to see you like that." He couldn't bring himself to turn away.
"Hariel, if it were up to the Ancients to decide our fate, this is how they'd want it to be." Said Kiniona. "Please Hariel, I love you with all my heart."
"Please do not say that." Hariel pleaded, still not looking away, "Please, Kiniona, if we...if I...we could..." he couldn't get the words out.
"If we what? Make love? I know that prophecy and I don't believe in it. I believe in love and faith and this is what we must do. It is our destiny to be lovers and share each other's bodies." Kiniona said. Hariel turned away, walking toward the balcony doors.
"And what would it prove to lose your Chaste with me? Will it prove that you are immoral."
"No, it won't because I've come to realize that you are the one for me." She said, "I don't need any prince as you say to make me whole. Sure, I am a princess, but that had nothing to do with purist love."
"Stop saying that. Purist love! You know that I cannot love! You may see it in my eyes. Lust is all I have contact with! So Princess! Leave!"
"I won't walk out on this! I can't! You are my destiny! You are my future! My whole! Can't you see that! I love you Hariel! You are just so pigheaded to realize that I am your whole world right now! I can even see your love for me on the brink of you eyes!" tears flew freely from her eyes as she whimpered. "Can't you see! My whole life, I've been waiting for someone to make me feel like I am worth a while when I kiss someone and you've brought that life in me." She sniffed as she fell to her knees. "Please don't leave me in the cold like I hear you did to many others! Don't walk away from my life?" she pleaded. Hariel had tears in his eyes. Never in his life had he ever saw a determined woman pronouncing her love to a man she'd barely known. She was right; he did leave many others from the cold because he just couldn't. He turned to her and his heart dropped, seeing the woman he loved more than life itself. He walked up to her, took her in his arms and hugged her, kissing her passionately. The sheer sheet fell, showing her bare body. They fell to the ground and that was it; they were now united lovers.
Ja'Dee woke up with a sweat. Jeez what a dream. It was fine the first half, but after that, it got more into too much detail. Ja'Dee got out of bed and went toward the mirror. She looked exactly like the woman in the dreams with this dude name Hariel.
"What was this dream telling me? That guy looked so much like some one I know." asked Ja'Dee to no one in particular. She put her robe on and went into the kitchen to start breakfast.
Chapter 2 - Dreams of Old
by Kiela Stargaze
She walked upon the ruins of the old battlefield, aligned with mutated bodies of freshly dead warriors and mortals. So many perished, trying to keep the demon from entering this world. Houses were burnt to the ground, little children's bodies were decapitated of their heads and women of priority trashed aside along with their children. Men of honor lay upon the blood stained grass, where they gave their last breath and dying wish, a dying wish that could only be won by a great man. She ran, gagging at the sight of people hung and the destroyed village her home, her beautiful home. Tears flooded down her face as she ran into the Black Forest of Tada, the forest where no mortal has been seen alive again once they pass through the territory. She ran and ran, never stopping until a tree branch tripped her. She fell flat on the ground and let out a cry as she fell into deep quick sand.
"Help!" she screamed as she was struggling to get out. Oh nobody is going to hear me. She thought to herself, but to her surprise, someone did hear her.
"Hang on, here, grab onto this." Said a man's voice. She grabbed onto the rope like vine and was pulled up toward the figure silhouetted in the golden sun. He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her up close to his face. She finally could see whom the mysterious figure that just saved her life. He had intense golden beautiful blue eyes, jet-black hair and well- toned skin. He was wearing the Ancient Japanese Samurai clothes. She was stunned for a mere moment until he released her from his tight hold.
"Thank you, kind sir." Said she. "Whom is the wise and brave warrior who saved me so that I may give him my gratitude and appreciation towards him."
He eyed her curiously, then smiled. She blushed abit as he looked at her with friendly eyes. "I, milady, am known as Hariel Sanada, Lord of Wildfire." He bowed slightly, taking her hand into his and kissing it.
"You have a noble spirit of a good sir."
"And how, milady, do you find I am a noble man? I might be a bandit, or a thief here to take your jewels or your life." He smirked.
"Best I know that a bandit nor a thief would care if I would have died in the quick sand. Thank you, Lord Hariel."
"You are quite welcome, milady, but I have not yet received a kind gesture of your name? I, as you requested, have given you my name. Pledge your name and let it serve upon me of a good deed I have done today." Hariel took milady's hand.
"I am Lady Kiniona Hasho of Waterfalls. Pleasure to meet you Lord Hariel."
"What a beautiful name for a beauty of such." Said Hariel. He brought his hands up to her cheeks and caressed them. "And such beauty I wish I had. What village do you hither from?"
"The Dragon Village. Talpa attacked my home without warning and killed anyone who stood in his way. The warlords were vaguely killing us off just too spite the Ancient who has tried his best to keep that tyrant locked up. But even the Ancient cannot defeat an evil as such."
Hariel was astonished that such a woman could escape from that tyrant's powerful warlords. His hand came down to his side as he stopped caressing Kiniona's cheek. She looked up and was surprised to see the cold hard look upon Hariel's face.
"What is it? Do you know of someone who could defeat this evil Hariel? Or are you one of the soldiers that serve Talpa unbidingly."
Hariel looked coldly at her. "No, I do not serve him and yes I do know of who could save all humanity."
"Who."
"Me."
"You?" Kiniona asked, sitting on a rock, "how would it be possible for you to defeat them if any other mortals could not."
Hariel smiled and sat beside her. "I know for a fact because I am a Yoroiden Trooper." He whispered in her ear.
"You are one of them?" she asked.
"Yes," he said lightly. "I am." He looked her in the eye as he said that and she believed him and in him. She felt something flutter in her heart as it skipped a beat and her stomach churned something surprisingly odd. Was this how love at first sight was? She asked herself.
"Well, noble sir, I hope you have the power to vanquish this evil." She said as she moved her hand into a fist and on his heart. "In here, and in here." She pointed to his mind last.
He took her hand and lightly kissed her fingertips.
"Why do you not come with me to my home village to keep yourself safe."
"I cannot." Kiniona said, "I must deliver a message to the Ancient that I am the only sole survivor from the Dragon Clan and there I must take upon my destiny, which I am not sure of what it is."
"Then I shall attend your journey." Hariel said.
"You mustn't, for it is I who should do it alone and alone I shall go. Now, I must thank you again, Lord Hariel, for you saved my life once, and what is my dept to you shall be."
"This is how you may repay your dept." She gasped as he brought his lips upon hers, taking her in a deep surprise. He coaxed her mouth to open and she did as she was asked and he took her full in the mouth. She kissed back, making it more passionate. It was quite a long time before they moved apart to, breathing hard. They looked into each other's eyes and held each other for a small moment, then let go.
"Then I guess my dept is repaid." Kiniona whispered she got up, smiling.
"Not really." Said Hariel as he was alerted about something. "Let's get out of here."
"What is it?" asked Kiniona.
"Shh, dynasty warriors." He whispered as he grabbed her and pulled her close to his chest. Hariel covered her mouth and dragged her toward the forest's trees. She gasped a little, unsure of what he might do. She heard battle cries and yells and horse hooves beating upon the ground. In an instant, the whole forest pathway was crushed with dynasty warriors and warlords. Kiniona could only watch in horror as they dragged the leader of the Dragon clan behind them of Anubis's carriage. Tears freely fell down her cheeks, onto Hariel's hand that covered her mouth. He finally let go when he felt safer. He looked at the path where they were going.
"They are going south, to Shikoku Village. We need to head North to my Village, Kobe."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Hariel smiled upon Kiniona and wiped away her tears, kissing them away. "You still need to repay me." He said in a sultry voice, making her body shiver as if it were cold.
"And how is that?" she asked, smiling.
"You'll see." He whispered in her ear, making her shudder lightly.
They walked for days until they came upon a small beautiful village. Hariel and Kiniona made their way toward a market in townsquare. They walked into an alley way and went up the stone stairs toward the hotel rooms, (weren't called hotels back then, but I don't know what they were called.) Kiniona saw there were four more guys and four girls sitting and talking around a big table. Hariel greeted them in a friendly manner and sat beside the blonde haired girl. Hariel nodded to Kiniona to sit down so that he may greet her to his fellow comrades.
"Who is this lovely lady of yours now Hariel?" asked the big buff guy.
"This is Lady Kiniona Hasho of Waterfalls from the Village Dragon." He announced.
"Aw, so you got yourself a princess this time! Oh ho!" said the blue haired one.
Hariel looked upon Kiniona and had a surprised looked upon his face. "You never said you were the princess of Dragons." He said sternly. "Why didn't you tell me? I would have made sure not to kiss you and made sure your safety to go to the Ancient." he got up angrily and stormed off toward his room, which was upstairs. All the guys were wondering what had happened and looked as Kiniona walked toward the room, but a soft hand told her not to go while he was mad. Kiniona looked toward the dirty blonde haired girl.
"Please, whatever you do, do not go up there when he is mad. He has a temper that flares and you do not want to mess with him when he is angry." Said the girl. "By the way, my name is Eyana, this is Touma, Shin, Shu, Seiji, Rheili, Annarose, and Belle."
"Pleased to meet you, everyone"
"Same here." Said everyone, who was practically drunk. Kiniona looked up and sighed for she knew what she must do, confess to him that she loves him, even though they've only known each other for more than four days.
Hariel was on his bed, looking toward the ceiling, thinking. "What am I to do? I've fallen for the princess and I've only met her a few days ago. I can't fall in love with her; I'm no prince. And I am not made for relationships."
"You are to do nothing but follow your own heart." Said a voice that startled him. He sat up and gasped, for Kiniona was in his room, with only a sheer sheet on, showing an outline of her curvy body.
"Lady Kiniona, please, by the Ancients, you aren't suppose to be in here. I'm not suppose to see you like that." He couldn't bring himself to turn away.
"Hariel, if it were up to the Ancients to decide our fate, this is how they'd want it to be." Said Kiniona. "Please Hariel, I love you with all my heart."
"Please do not say that." Hariel pleaded, still not looking away, "Please, Kiniona, if we...if I...we could..." he couldn't get the words out.
"If we what? Make love? I know that prophecy and I don't believe in it. I believe in love and faith and this is what we must do. It is our destiny to be lovers and share each other's bodies." Kiniona said. Hariel turned away, walking toward the balcony doors.
"And what would it prove to lose your Chaste with me? Will it prove that you are immoral."
"No, it won't because I've come to realize that you are the one for me." She said, "I don't need any prince as you say to make me whole. Sure, I am a princess, but that had nothing to do with purist love."
"Stop saying that. Purist love! You know that I cannot love! You may see it in my eyes. Lust is all I have contact with! So Princess! Leave!"
"I won't walk out on this! I can't! You are my destiny! You are my future! My whole! Can't you see that! I love you Hariel! You are just so pigheaded to realize that I am your whole world right now! I can even see your love for me on the brink of you eyes!" tears flew freely from her eyes as she whimpered. "Can't you see! My whole life, I've been waiting for someone to make me feel like I am worth a while when I kiss someone and you've brought that life in me." She sniffed as she fell to her knees. "Please don't leave me in the cold like I hear you did to many others! Don't walk away from my life?" she pleaded. Hariel had tears in his eyes. Never in his life had he ever saw a determined woman pronouncing her love to a man she'd barely known. She was right; he did leave many others from the cold because he just couldn't. He turned to her and his heart dropped, seeing the woman he loved more than life itself. He walked up to her, took her in his arms and hugged her, kissing her passionately. The sheer sheet fell, showing her bare body. They fell to the ground and that was it; they were now united lovers.
Ja'Dee woke up with a sweat. Jeez what a dream. It was fine the first half, but after that, it got more into too much detail. Ja'Dee got out of bed and went toward the mirror. She looked exactly like the woman in the dreams with this dude name Hariel.
"What was this dream telling me? That guy looked so much like some one I know." asked Ja'Dee to no one in particular. She put her robe on and went into the kitchen to start breakfast.
