Trinity of the Heart Part 1
Chapter 2
It was the next day; Rue had gotten little sleep but was ready to go to Carona, along with Claire and Runis. They ate breakfast and were off.
Runis: Yay! I can't wait to meet Elena and Prima! Fancy Mel sounds cool too!
Rue: Well, Mel is different…I think you'll like them. I wonder how Klaus has been.
Claire: I'm sure he's been on another adventure by now.
Rue: Yeah, that would be Klaus.
Runis: Hey! Wouldn't it be funny if all your friends were there? That would be halarryass!
Rue: Ha larry ass?
Runis: Yep! It's my new word! Like it?
Rue: Uhhh…(sweatdrop) sure…
Claire: Only another hour's walk and we'll be there. Runis, try to be…hmm…not so hyper.
Rue: That's not going to happen.
Claire: Maybe not but I can wish.
An hour later they arrived at Carona's gates.
Rue: Huh? The doors are locked?
Runis: You can lock a city?
Rue: Well, the doors won't open!
Runis: Is that a yes or a no?
Claire: I think it's a yes.
Runis: Ohhhh! I get it. This isn't the city right? This is like…the city's room?
Claire: What?
Runis: I don't know! It made sense at the time!
Rue: Hang on…do you hear that?
Runis: What? That blasting noise?
Rue: Yeah…It sounds like…the noise Mint's magic made.
Runis: Oh…your girlfriend's?
Rue: One, she isn't and never was my girlfriend.
Runis: Well…she's a girl right?
Rue: Yeah…
Runis: And your friend right?
Rue: Yeah…
Runis: Then she's your girlfriend! ^_^
Rue: (ignoring Runis) I think it is Mint's magic! Or maybe Maya's…
Claire: Listen, guessing is great but you won't know unless you get this door open.
Rue: (still listening to the door) I hear yelling…and…something else. Words. And, something else. I can't make it out…
Runis: (hits Rue, knocking him out of his trance) Hey! Open the frickin door!
Rue: Fine! Back away…
Rue took out his Arc Edge and slashed the door several times. The door finally gave away. Runis ran inside, followed by Claire. Inside, the town was a wreak. Bodies were lying around, most slightly burnt. The entire town was engulfed in flames. All the houses were either burnt down or still burning. Rue gasped and ran to the body of the hotel owner. He shook it.
Rue: Hey! Hey, are you ok? What happened here?!
Larson(?): Ugh…Who…are…?
Rue: I'm Rue. I stayed in your hotel once.
Larson: Ah…Rue, I remember…you…
Rue: What happened here? Where is everyone else?
Larson: A group of oddly dressed…people came. They didn't do anything though.
Rue: Who did then?
Larson: The two girls they were…guarding. One said, "I am Maya, Queen of East Heaven. You are now under my rule. Do you refuse?" We said yes…
Rue: (Maya??? Mint's little sister??)
Larson: Then a girl…kinda looked like her…she pulled out these gold rings. That's when the fire came. It's the…last thing I remember.
Rue: Gold rings??!! (No…Mint?! She did this?!) Are you sure?
Larson: (smiles) Sadly…yes…she killed my brother…and the shop owner next to us. She also…killed the inn owner and the priest. I think everyone else is ok…
Rue: Mint…
Runis and Claire, who had been inspecting the other bodies, came over to Rue.
Claire: Rue…all these people are dead.
Rue:…I know…
Runis: Where's Elena and Prima and all your other friends?
Rue: I don't know…
Larson: Elena? She and Prima…went to Fancy Mel's…
Rue: Then they should be ok…did Maya say anything else?
Larson: Yes…after the gold ring girl…destroyed the city…she said "Now Carona is mine too…Next, Sivar."
Runis: Sivar?
Claire: It's a town way west of here. This Maya must be going there.
Rue: Larson, do you know where everyone might be?
Larson:…
Rue:…Larson?!
Claire: Hang on Rue…
Claire bent down and took the man's hand. She held his wrist for a moment, then smiled.
Claire: I think he's just sleeping. But we should find everyone else. This man needs a medic.
Familiar Voice: Rue!! Up here!
Rue jumped and looked up. Flying above the town was Wylaf. On his back was everyone. Klaus, Mira, Elena, Prima, even the dockworkers and the people from the back bar area. Rue was even more surprised to see Fancy Mel on Wylaf's back.
Rue: Mel??
Fancy Mel: Hi Rue! Glad to see ya!
Rue: Mel, did Mint and Maya really do this?
Mel: Yes. Hang on, I'll explain everything in a minute! Wylaf! Put this fire out!!
Wylaf: You got it!
Wylaf flapped his wings as hard as he could until a mighty wind blew. He made the fire disappear. Wylaf then flew down to the grass fields where Rod once lived. He landed (hardly) and let everyone off his back. The first thing Rue saw was a mountain of people hugging him.
Elena: Rue!! Rue you're alive!
Prima: Yay! Rue's ok!
Klaus: Thank goodness! No letters or anything!
Mira: Yeah, you never wrote us!
Rue: Sorry guys!
Mira: Don't say sorry! We're just happy you're alive and well! I thought Maya and Mint got you.
Rue: No…I heard Mint casting her magic but…I didn't see her…
Klaus: Don't worry. We know what you're thinking. I'm sure Mint is just…uh…
Mel: Don't explain Klaus. I know what's happening. Everyone, let's go to my place ok? I'll tell you what's happening.
Rue: What about the dead and Larson? He needs help…
Mel: We'll get them first.
Mel, Rue and Claire went back into town and collected the bodies, as well as grabbing Larson and carrying him down to the fields. Mel and Wylaf took the bodies of the dead and Larson away. Rue sat down with Claire, Klaus, and Mira to talk. Runis, Elena and Prima went off to play. The rest of the townspeople went back into town to see the damage.
Klaus: Ah, Rue. How have you been?
Rue: Fine.
Mira: You've grown.
Claire: Yes he has.
Rue: (sigh)
Klaus: You know, Mint kept in touch with us. You never sent one letter and yet Mint sent one every other day. We even went to see her!
Rue: Did she seem…different?
Klaus: Huh? No, not at all. She did talk about you, Duke and Belle a lot though.
Rue: Oh…
Mira: Is this bugging you that much?
Rue: Yes! Why isn't it bugging you?!
Mira: Mel said she has answers. I trust Mel.
Klaus: I…do. She's still creepy though.
Mira: Didn't she help Rue and Mint a lot during their quest though?
Klaus: Yeah…I still think she's creepy.
Mira: (sigh)
Claire: I've heard nothing but good about Mint from Rue. So I feel the same way Rue does.
Rue: What did Mint tell you in her letters?
Klaus: Mostly that she couldn't wait till I found another [relic] and for another adventue with you.
Rue: That's all?
Klaus: Hmm…about two years ago, she wrote us saying her father had died. We went to her crowning ceromnoiy. She looked great, and very happy.
Rue: So she's queen now?
Klaus: Yes. Or, at least she was. But Maya was wearing the crown when she came here. Mint was just standing there.
Rue: I know Mint. She would never give Maya the crown.
Klaus: Right.
Mira: You know…the more I think about it…that punk with the spiky hair was with them.
Klaus: Oh! The one with the red hair and long nose?
Rue: (jumps up from sitting) TRAP MASTER?! Trap Master was with them.
Mira: Yes.
Rue: (pounds fist in hand) Then maybe that wasn't Mint! Maybe it was Mode Master…or a new Master or-
Mel: No, I'm sorry Rue, you're wrong.
Everyone turned around to see Mel had returned. She walked over to them.
Mel: I know you don't want it to be Mint that did this but she did. We can't talk here. We'll talk at my place ok? It's safe there. Follow me.
Author's Note: Well, a little better? I hope I get the hang of this soon. See ya next chapter!
