Tales of Phantasia

People involved in this chapter: Cless, Mint, Klarth, Arche, Chester, Carlie, Reeve, Shundo

Settings: Euclid Inn - Carlie's Past

Key: *(whatever in here)* - A scene in Carlie's Past. ^^ (and) vv - A gap conversation about Carlie's Past in Euclid's Inn.

Finding a Way Home - Carlie's past

~! Euclid Inn !~

Late that night after dinner, the Mysterious Girl introduced herself as Carlie Birdon and there was a great astonishment from the two magic users, Mint and Arche. Not to mention Klarth who is too a magic user but a summoner. Little does he know Carlie was a very well known person to all magic users. Many rumors were spread wide after the disappearance of Carlie as he explained to the group.

"Gosh! I never knew that my disappearance would cause the whole world to know!" said Carlie clutching her hands.

"Wow, Carlie Birdon, I would've never thought seeing her in real life." admired Arche. "She's always been so... mysterious all this time."

"My mother once told me that there was once a great magician of the human race. Her name was Carlie Birdon. She was strong, and everyone was very fond of her. Also she was able to wield with Mana magic." said Mint, "mother also said, due to some strange incident, she was soon disappeared and no one was able to find her..."

"Mint, I think you're wrong! I remember my mother saying that our elf ancestor Carlie Birdon was a great magician too and she has the ability to wield with Elemental magic." Arche corrected. "... Although I only heard this much when I was a child..."

Mint and Arche were arguing over Carlie was either a human or an elf while Cless and Chester has completely no idea what was going on. All they know is that their theory was right, Mint and Arche seems to know her alright, but never thought it would bring such a history.

As the tone of Mint and Arche grew louder and louder just before it comes to a chaos, Carlie yelled to stop the argument.

"I guess there has been some mistake." paused Carlie "I am indeed an elf and a human. a half elf and half human... Just like you Arche... also there's something you should know about me..."

"What??" shouted Mint and Arche not expecting another surprise. "You mean... you're a half elf half human too?"

"...Yes." Carlie replied and continues, "You both are right about each part, I am able to wield both of the Magic. Mana and Elemental."

Mint and Arche both could not believe that what their parents told them was just rumors passing down for many generations and yet Carlie Birdon herself exclaimed that she is indeed a half elf half human, due to this is because humans and elves were separate and to have no relations with each other whatsoever.

The group soon was curious about how the whole story begins. Carlie wanted the Inn Keeper to know nothing about it so Mint cast a sleep spell and the Inn Keeper falls asleep.

"Ok Carlie. Would you mind telling us how you ended up here?" questioned Chester. "Don't worry, if there is some secret mission and there might be people around, we'll protect you..."

Carlie nodded, and tears were beginning running down her face. "... This is too hard for me... I'd tried... I really tried... but I just couldn't stop it..."

Mint strokes her back and said in a sympathetic voice, "It's ok, take your time... we'll be here for you..."

Carlie was soon calmed and so, she begins her story. She stood up and walks towards the window...

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~! 3000 years ago from Arche's Time !~

(In Arche's Time was 100 years ago of Cless and Mint's and now they're 50 years ahead of their time... so I suppose you get the idea. =P) Carlie began as she closed her eyes trying to remember, "Well... This, I was told by my Stepparents before I was born, the time where both elves and humans lived together as one, helping one another without making difference of their race..."

"Oh gosh, I'd never thought today would be so hot!" moaned Reeve.

"Hmm... looks like the weather's changing." replied Shundo. "It has never been like this..."

"Wha...what do you mean by 'never been like this'?" Reeve asked innocently as he saw Shundo was gazing at the never-ending sky.

"...Oh nothing...maybe I'm just thinking too much..." Shundo replied back with a solemn tone. "Come on, let's head back, you really look like you need a hand with those... haha..."

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*Back at the village*

"Hey everyone! Reeve and Shundo is back!" shouted one elf. "They've also got some hunting food back!"

^^

"Shundo? You mean Shundo in the first generation of elves?" Arche asked with amazement.

"Yes, that's him... I guess the elves in this time still knows about him even after such a long time..." smiled Carlie.

"And Reeve too! Wow, I guess humans and elves really did live together centuries ago." surprised Mint.

Carlie laughed but her smile didn't last long. "It was the most peaceful times ever lived for all living kind. Of course, the real dangers ahead are not what Shundo and Reeve expected..."

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Everyone had a great meal that day. But due to a sudden change in weather, there were hardly any food to feed the whole village of humans and elves. Everyone was concerned that they might starve to death because of it. There was some 'thing', which has caused the world unbalanced. But no one knows what or where it came from. Until one day...

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*The Night at the Hunt, Returning Home*

"Shundo, you're right about one thing, the weather sure has changed rapidly." Reeve said as he began to shiver. "Brr... the day before which was burning hot then the next thing you know, it's Winter!"

"Hehe... well... you'll never know what's going to happen next..." laughed Shundo. And before they know it there was a Mysterious figure lying in the frozen desert, they dashed towards him to see if he was still alive.

"Hey! Are you ok?" asked Reeve as he shook his body. "Please... stay up! You just can't fall asleep! What should we do Shundo?"

"..." Shundo did not say a word. "I... I don't know..."

"We've gotta take him back! We can't just let anyone lying there dead!" Reeve shouted nervously hoping that the Mysterious person would survive.

"...Reeve..." as Shundo spoke quietly. "...I don't think he's gonna make it..." he closed his eyes in sympathy.

Suddenly the Mysterious person spoke, "Please... take the crystal... you'll be able to control it... and here's also the power..." without warning he immediately gave each of them a crystal and powers to "control" the magic. He clutched both of Reeve's and Shundo's hand with an intense look, "...Never let greed rule the world... chaos will descend... and all... will perish... only one... one who can wield the true powers of the crystal..." and he was slowly vanished into thin air at the night of the freezing sky.

The twosome had completely no idea what was going on and they were granted with powers. "Hey, what are we suppose to do with these crystals?" Reeve muttered. "Since this crystal is so important that it can destroy the world, why don't we make a promise and swear to never let greed rule the world?" he questioned.

"Yeah, we should..." replied Shundo.

As Reeve and Shundo placed their knees onto the freezing snow with their hands held up the crystal as they both said:

"I, Reeve/Shundo are hereby with this enchanted crystal... Sky and Earth, be our judge, for we are here to never let greed rule the world for the dangers that will descend upon us. For we will one day find the one who can wield the true powers of the crystal... No matter decades, centuries or millennium, we will find that 'one'."

The crystals were burning bright and were kept with them, always until they die.

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"After the promise that Shundo and Reeve made, it was as if the Sky and Earth were there to listen. The weather was returned to normal in the very moment of their eyes and they were shocked." Carlie exclaimed. "Centuries later, it was the second generation for elves but to humans, it's around their 13th generation. So I assume that each generation of human is around 70 years old. Anyway, that's the time when the War of Power began and my parent's were at the time before the war..."

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~! 910 years later !~

(Remember that the first generation is 3000 years ago, so just add on...) Carlie began to experience the pain inside as she continued. "It was the time when my father, Henry Birdon and my mother Lucia had the toughest time of their life being together..."

"Is that when the elves and humans demand to separate?" questioned Cless.

"No, not yet. Not until when I'm born..." murmured Carlie as she continued. "I heard from my step-parents that my parents met each other in a very strange circumstances. They fought a lot ever since they met, almost as if they hated each other. Everybody in the village knew about them and gave them a nickname called 'Fighting Twins'. There was this one other time that when my mother fell into the Cave of Chill Mist...hehe... not to mention that she also dragged him down when she fell." Carlie smiled.

"Oh oh!! I know the story! When they landed, your mother was cold, so your father comforted her and kept her warm and they fell in love right?" Arche said with intense excitement.

"Hehe... something like that, and just as they were having the best time of their life, the time to appoint a new leader - or the new generation they used to call it - of elves and human has come, each leading each race..."

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Chapter 2!! Finally complete! Sorry people, had a major mind blocked... what do you think? Is it boring?? Please give us some reviews!! Chapter 3 is on the way... (hopefully not long)