HEART OF THE SWORD
By: Alithiel
Disclaimer: Hi! Sorry it's been awhile, but Arlyssa needed my laptop and dad wouldn't let me write on his computer. But I have it back now! Yay! Thanx to those who reviewed, namely Rena Chan and Teefa 85.I love you! Garr is sneaky, no? Well, read and review!
Alohomora!
Alithiel
Chapter 5: Onward
Counciousness came slowly to Garr as he struggled to open his eyes. His right arm felt as if it were on fire. Slowly, his silvery eyes fluttered open. He very nearly panicked when he saw the unfamiliar ceiling above him.
"Where am I?"
A familiar voice spoke. "An inn in Frostheim." Philia smiled down at her friend, concern showing in her violet eyes. "How do you feel?"
"Like hell."
"After you grabbed the stone, you passed out." Stahn said in explanation as walked over from the opposite side of the room and sat lightly on the edge of the bed. "Sariless said that she did the same thing. I gotta say." He said lightly, looking at Garr's hand. "That looks painful."
~Painful for us both, I would say.~ The stone began to glow greenly.
Philia smiled. "Hello, Igtenos."
Rutee walked into the room, carrying a tray. Sariless followed close behind her, and when she saw that Garr was indeed well, the anxious look fell from her face.
"I see he decided to wake up." Rutee said flippantly as she set the tray down.
"Under much duress, I assure you." Garr said, sitting up carefully and rubbing his arm. "How long will it ache?" He asked Sariless.
"I'm not sure.I took three days." Her gem began to glow violet.
~Igtenos?~
There was an almost audible gasp from the Swordian of Wind. ~Chaltier? My Goddesss, what.?~
~There is not much time for that, my friend. Right now, we need to know exactly what happened to you.~
~All right.When the Aethersphere fell, I was thrown far into the sea. Content to stay and drift forever, I floated on the war current. However, I soon felt an irresistible pull, a compulsion to awaken. I washed up on the shore and was picked up by that peddler.~
Garr snapped to attention. "The peddler! What."
Stahn grinned sheepishly. "Actually.after you picked up Igtenos' crystal, he.paniked and." He paused, looking quite embarrassed.
Sariless picked up. "He kinda fell in the harbor."
The look of shock on Garr's face was enough to send the Swordian masters into peals of laughter. Even the normally quiet Philia joined in.
"Don't worry!" Rutee laughed. "We pulled him out."
~Well, that's fortunate.~ Igtenos coughed.
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Sariless leaned on the rail of the balcony. Even though it was so cold, she couldn't help but stand outdoors in the quiet darkness of the night. She beathed deeply of the chill air, shivered, pulled her cloak closer around her.
"Sariless?"
She whirled around.
"Stahn?"
"You alright?" He asked concernedly. "I know how much you hate cold."
"I'm fine." Sariless turned her green eyes to the sky. "I just had to see the stars. Did Chaltier and Igtenos find the next one?" She asked, pointing to her gauntlet.
Stahn nodded. "Yeah. Atwight is in Cresta. Rutee is really happy about it."
"Oh.I see." Sariless said sadly. "We'll find it soon."
"What's wrong? You look sad."
"Oh, I'm fine. Just a bit down. I wish I could help you more, Stahn. All of you, I really do." The honesty in her voice surprised even herself. Shaking her head, she changed the subject. "Does either of them think they can find who is attached to Berselius?"
"No.why?"
"I'm not sure." Sariless shivered, pulling her cloak tighter. "I just have this horrible feeling that I know the person who has it.I don't know who, but somehow I know them." Suddenly, she was shaking uncontrollably. Stahn moved to her in alarm, whipping off his own thick cloak and throwing it around her. He gathered her into his arms for a fierce hug.
"Don't worry about it, Sariless. Go to bed, and if you do know anything, I'm sure it will be clearer in the morning." He recommended gently. "It always worked for me, anyway."
Sariless smiled up at him. "You're such a nice guy, Stahn.I hope you never change that. But." Slowly she backed up from him, her smile turning sad again. "I hope it doesn't end up breaking you heart."
Stahn as about to respond, but she vanished before he could. With a sigh, he turned back to the stars, cold in their dark sky.
"I hope so, too."
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Ryukai looked out of the tiny porthole of the ship. Of course, he had stowed away on this ship bound for Sienegald, as per Berselius' orders, but he wasn't quite comfortable with the cloak and dagger act. The stark, featureless blue of the ocean glinted in the pale sunlight. Disgusted, he turned his head away, returning to his chill corner of the hold. What good was light, anyway?
Pain exploded in his skull.
"Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!! NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Ryukai fell to his knees as skull-splitting pain consumed his head.
~The memory was painfully vivid. A hand held up a crystal point to a window through which incessant sunlight shone.
'Wook, Sawi! Wainbows!'
'That's right, Ryu, rainbows! With this you can have rainbows without the rain.'
'Tank you, Sawi. I wove you.'
'I love you too, Ryu-babe. Always.'~
Instantly the pain vanished. Ryukai looked up through bleary eyes to his master. Berselius was livid. Saying not a word, he raised his hand, and the gesture caused searing, excruciating, consuming agony to blossom within his body. He screamed, crumpling to the rough wooden deck as the force of a thousand swords ripped through his flesh. With a whispering swish of an ethereal robe Berselius moved to Ryukai's side.
~Never.do.that.again.~
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The dream-space swirled with pale violet mists. Two figures met within the realm that lies between sleeping and waking, life and death.
"Is all going well?" The smaller of the two asked.
"Of course, Master." The response was uncertain.
"Chaltier.I am not your master any longer."
"You were lucky, then, that your spirit leeched into this space." A third voice said quietly. "Otherwise you would not be here, Leon."
Leon Magnus sighed, gazing around his violet prison.
"Right now I wish I had faded."
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Alithiel~ YAY! Chapter 5 done! Have you figured it out yet? *Grins *
Well, folks, I have a dilemma. As you may have noticed, I'm trying to throw a little romance into this particular fic. However, I do not know who Stahn should be paired with: Sariless, Rutee, or Philia. So, I need your help! Please give suggestions, I will consider them. THANX!!
TBC.
Disclaimer: Hi! Sorry it's been awhile, but Arlyssa needed my laptop and dad wouldn't let me write on his computer. But I have it back now! Yay! Thanx to those who reviewed, namely Rena Chan and Teefa 85.I love you! Garr is sneaky, no? Well, read and review!
Alohomora!
Alithiel
Chapter 5: Onward
Counciousness came slowly to Garr as he struggled to open his eyes. His right arm felt as if it were on fire. Slowly, his silvery eyes fluttered open. He very nearly panicked when he saw the unfamiliar ceiling above him.
"Where am I?"
A familiar voice spoke. "An inn in Frostheim." Philia smiled down at her friend, concern showing in her violet eyes. "How do you feel?"
"Like hell."
"After you grabbed the stone, you passed out." Stahn said in explanation as walked over from the opposite side of the room and sat lightly on the edge of the bed. "Sariless said that she did the same thing. I gotta say." He said lightly, looking at Garr's hand. "That looks painful."
~Painful for us both, I would say.~ The stone began to glow greenly.
Philia smiled. "Hello, Igtenos."
Rutee walked into the room, carrying a tray. Sariless followed close behind her, and when she saw that Garr was indeed well, the anxious look fell from her face.
"I see he decided to wake up." Rutee said flippantly as she set the tray down.
"Under much duress, I assure you." Garr said, sitting up carefully and rubbing his arm. "How long will it ache?" He asked Sariless.
"I'm not sure.I took three days." Her gem began to glow violet.
~Igtenos?~
There was an almost audible gasp from the Swordian of Wind. ~Chaltier? My Goddesss, what.?~
~There is not much time for that, my friend. Right now, we need to know exactly what happened to you.~
~All right.When the Aethersphere fell, I was thrown far into the sea. Content to stay and drift forever, I floated on the war current. However, I soon felt an irresistible pull, a compulsion to awaken. I washed up on the shore and was picked up by that peddler.~
Garr snapped to attention. "The peddler! What."
Stahn grinned sheepishly. "Actually.after you picked up Igtenos' crystal, he.paniked and." He paused, looking quite embarrassed.
Sariless picked up. "He kinda fell in the harbor."
The look of shock on Garr's face was enough to send the Swordian masters into peals of laughter. Even the normally quiet Philia joined in.
"Don't worry!" Rutee laughed. "We pulled him out."
~Well, that's fortunate.~ Igtenos coughed.
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Sariless leaned on the rail of the balcony. Even though it was so cold, she couldn't help but stand outdoors in the quiet darkness of the night. She beathed deeply of the chill air, shivered, pulled her cloak closer around her.
"Sariless?"
She whirled around.
"Stahn?"
"You alright?" He asked concernedly. "I know how much you hate cold."
"I'm fine." Sariless turned her green eyes to the sky. "I just had to see the stars. Did Chaltier and Igtenos find the next one?" She asked, pointing to her gauntlet.
Stahn nodded. "Yeah. Atwight is in Cresta. Rutee is really happy about it."
"Oh.I see." Sariless said sadly. "We'll find it soon."
"What's wrong? You look sad."
"Oh, I'm fine. Just a bit down. I wish I could help you more, Stahn. All of you, I really do." The honesty in her voice surprised even herself. Shaking her head, she changed the subject. "Does either of them think they can find who is attached to Berselius?"
"No.why?"
"I'm not sure." Sariless shivered, pulling her cloak tighter. "I just have this horrible feeling that I know the person who has it.I don't know who, but somehow I know them." Suddenly, she was shaking uncontrollably. Stahn moved to her in alarm, whipping off his own thick cloak and throwing it around her. He gathered her into his arms for a fierce hug.
"Don't worry about it, Sariless. Go to bed, and if you do know anything, I'm sure it will be clearer in the morning." He recommended gently. "It always worked for me, anyway."
Sariless smiled up at him. "You're such a nice guy, Stahn.I hope you never change that. But." Slowly she backed up from him, her smile turning sad again. "I hope it doesn't end up breaking you heart."
Stahn as about to respond, but she vanished before he could. With a sigh, he turned back to the stars, cold in their dark sky.
"I hope so, too."
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Ryukai looked out of the tiny porthole of the ship. Of course, he had stowed away on this ship bound for Sienegald, as per Berselius' orders, but he wasn't quite comfortable with the cloak and dagger act. The stark, featureless blue of the ocean glinted in the pale sunlight. Disgusted, he turned his head away, returning to his chill corner of the hold. What good was light, anyway?
Pain exploded in his skull.
"Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!! NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Ryukai fell to his knees as skull-splitting pain consumed his head.
~The memory was painfully vivid. A hand held up a crystal point to a window through which incessant sunlight shone.
'Wook, Sawi! Wainbows!'
'That's right, Ryu, rainbows! With this you can have rainbows without the rain.'
'Tank you, Sawi. I wove you.'
'I love you too, Ryu-babe. Always.'~
Instantly the pain vanished. Ryukai looked up through bleary eyes to his master. Berselius was livid. Saying not a word, he raised his hand, and the gesture caused searing, excruciating, consuming agony to blossom within his body. He screamed, crumpling to the rough wooden deck as the force of a thousand swords ripped through his flesh. With a whispering swish of an ethereal robe Berselius moved to Ryukai's side.
~Never.do.that.again.~
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The dream-space swirled with pale violet mists. Two figures met within the realm that lies between sleeping and waking, life and death.
"Is all going well?" The smaller of the two asked.
"Of course, Master." The response was uncertain.
"Chaltier.I am not your master any longer."
"You were lucky, then, that your spirit leeched into this space." A third voice said quietly. "Otherwise you would not be here, Leon."
Leon Magnus sighed, gazing around his violet prison.
"Right now I wish I had faded."
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Alithiel~ YAY! Chapter 5 done! Have you figured it out yet? *Grins *
Well, folks, I have a dilemma. As you may have noticed, I'm trying to throw a little romance into this particular fic. However, I do not know who Stahn should be paired with: Sariless, Rutee, or Philia. So, I need your help! Please give suggestions, I will consider them. THANX!!
TBC.
