Help and Hindrance
By: Saturn
AN- It's Saturn again, here with another chappie!! Thankies to all the ppls who reviewed and told me to continue. Also, on another note, I own Pyria; this was an idea that came clearly out of my head. I also own the design of a Pyrian and my OC, who I introduce in this chapter.
I do make anime references in this fic, they are:
Card Captor Sakura: Father's library
Fushigi Yugi: The book that tells the story
Love Hina: Lord "Urashima"
And two from the Legend of Zelda: Ikana Castle and Courage, Wisdom, and Power (the triforce)
I do not own Yugioh!! Please read and review!
Chapter Four: A Purple Haired Pyrian?
Ryou walked slowly down the dark hallway. Dark, incriminating faces stared out from cells at him. After a maze of twists and turns, the Pyrian in front of Ryou stopped. It unlocked a cell and pushed Ryou in the doorway. The metal cuffs were removed; and with a rough shove, the Pyrian pushed Ryou into the cell and locked the door. Ryou rubbed his wrists and looked around the dark cell. The only light came from the torches in the hallway. The walls were made of a dark, dank-looking stone, and as was the floor. There was a midsized bed in the corner but was almost nothing but a ratty mattress with spring poking out of it now and then. There was no windows in the room, so it made the corners look even more gloomy and uninviting. Ryou sat against the cold wall and pulled his knees into his chest.
After a while, Ryou couldn't tell how long it was, he heard footsteps coming down the hall. Ryou crept over to the bars and tried to peek out. He couldn't see anything but shouts of protest reached Ryou's ears. The shouts sounded high-pitched and feminine. Maybe there are female Pyrians, Ryou thought. When the figures came into view, Ryou saw four Pyrians holding another by its arms and legs. However, the fifth Pyrian looked different than the others Ryou had seen. It had long violet hair pulled into a high ponytail. Another thing Ryou noticed was that the purple- haired Pyrian had no wings. The group of Pyrians stopped in front of Ryou's cell. It took three of the Pyrians to force the fifth Pyrian to stand while another opened the door. The girl was shoved onto her back as Ryou scooted back farther away from the bars and the door. The Pyrians slammed the door and proceeded back down the hallway. The girl put her hand on her forehead and sat up, closing her eyes. A long sigh escaped her lips. Ryou could barely see her face, but saw that her skin was the same blue-green color. She was wearing a black long-sleeved tunic and black pants as well. A long blue-green tail waved about freely behind her. Ryou then stiffened (AN- Not in that way, ecchis!!) as her eyes opened and she turned towards him. She must not have been able to see him well because she leaned forward a little and squinted her bluish silver eyes. As soon as she seemed to focus on Ryou, they went wide and she started to back as far away from Ryou as possible.
She looked frantic as she leapt for the cell door and started to scream, "You can't keep me in here like this!! Someone please, let me out!!!"
Ryou stood up, "What's the matter with you?" and took a step towards her.
She leapt away from Ryou like a caged animal, "Keep your distance, Earth- human! I know you'll just try to kill me with your Earthly diseases," she yelled, circling around the room.
Ryou circled along with her, "What are you talking about? I'm not sick." He said, tilting his head in confusion.
"Liar!" she shouted at Ryou. "You'll just get me later with one of your Earthly terminal diseases!" She leapt up on the bed in the corner, hunching into a defensive position, her tail gliding behind her. "You think you can fool me but you're wrong! I've read about human diseases. With your cancers and AIDS, I'm not gonna let you get me!"
Ryou then started to yell back, "I've never even heard of your world, why would I want to kill anyone here?!"
The girl then dropped her arms and looked at Ryou quizzically, "What?" She leapt down from the bed and looked cynically at Ryou, "You mean to say, you've never heard of Pyria, and you don't know how you got here?"
Ryou relaxed a little, "Right. And about all I want now it to find a way home."
She sighed and put her hands on her hips, "Well, you have my sympathy, but there's nothing I really can do for you."
"Just answer a few questions for me," Ryou said. The girl nodded. Ryou continued, "First of all, where exactly am I? I mean, I know on Pyria, but does this place have a more specific name?"
The girl sat on the old bed; tail wagging slowly behind her. Ryou sat beside her, looking into her shiny blue eyes. "You are in Amalia, the capital city of Tenaken, the central region of Pyria," she said plainly, "Our leader lives here. Pyrians address him as Lord Urashima." Ryou listened as she told of the four other regions of Pyria, but how this one lord was able to control the whole planet intrigued Ryou.
When she finished, Ryou asked, "Alright, now, what do other Pyrians look like?"
The girl smirked, "Now this is a little complicated. All males do indeed look like the guards here, with the exception of wing color. All women however don't look exactly like me. They have- oh, what do humans call it? - oh yeah, angel-like wings with varying colors, but everything else is the same as me. Got that?"
Ryou nodded, "Yeah it seems kinda straightforward," he said.
"Good, because now it gets confusing. You see, to become a formal adult, you have to pass a rite of passage. Until then, you don't grow wings. As you can see," she said, pointing to her back, "I still have yet to do that. The rite depends more on the community than yourself. When they think the child has a balance of power, wisdom, and courage, then they have passed the rite. When the rite is passed, the new adult is granted any wish they desire, and they begin to grow wings." Ryou stared at her, intently listening as she told him about a Pyrian tradition. She looked back at him, "Well, any more questions?" she asked.
"Yeah," Ryou said quietly, "How do you know so much about Earth and humans?"
She gently laughed, "I guess I was going to get this question sooner or later. I'm a researcher or stuff like that. Earth is kinda considered a myth here, but I guess it really is real, just seeing you sitting there."
Ryou now understood why she had been afraid of him at first, she probably had read about all sorts of horrible things on Earth, like how she mentioned cancer and AIDS. "One last question," Ryou started, "What's your name?" The girl simply stated, "Solara."
AN- Well, there it is. Chapter four is now up. Just a little note here: I have chapter five written, so that'll be up soon. However, I don't have any more chapters written yet, so it might be a while for chapters 6-?. Also I'm starting to get busy at school with projects and stuff, so I'll try my best to get more chapters up. Thanks in advance for your patience. Also, please give me some feedback on my OC: Like her, hate her, think she's a total Mary Sue? Pls R&R!!
By: Saturn
AN- It's Saturn again, here with another chappie!! Thankies to all the ppls who reviewed and told me to continue. Also, on another note, I own Pyria; this was an idea that came clearly out of my head. I also own the design of a Pyrian and my OC, who I introduce in this chapter.
I do make anime references in this fic, they are:
Card Captor Sakura: Father's library
Fushigi Yugi: The book that tells the story
Love Hina: Lord "Urashima"
And two from the Legend of Zelda: Ikana Castle and Courage, Wisdom, and Power (the triforce)
I do not own Yugioh!! Please read and review!
Chapter Four: A Purple Haired Pyrian?
Ryou walked slowly down the dark hallway. Dark, incriminating faces stared out from cells at him. After a maze of twists and turns, the Pyrian in front of Ryou stopped. It unlocked a cell and pushed Ryou in the doorway. The metal cuffs were removed; and with a rough shove, the Pyrian pushed Ryou into the cell and locked the door. Ryou rubbed his wrists and looked around the dark cell. The only light came from the torches in the hallway. The walls were made of a dark, dank-looking stone, and as was the floor. There was a midsized bed in the corner but was almost nothing but a ratty mattress with spring poking out of it now and then. There was no windows in the room, so it made the corners look even more gloomy and uninviting. Ryou sat against the cold wall and pulled his knees into his chest.
After a while, Ryou couldn't tell how long it was, he heard footsteps coming down the hall. Ryou crept over to the bars and tried to peek out. He couldn't see anything but shouts of protest reached Ryou's ears. The shouts sounded high-pitched and feminine. Maybe there are female Pyrians, Ryou thought. When the figures came into view, Ryou saw four Pyrians holding another by its arms and legs. However, the fifth Pyrian looked different than the others Ryou had seen. It had long violet hair pulled into a high ponytail. Another thing Ryou noticed was that the purple- haired Pyrian had no wings. The group of Pyrians stopped in front of Ryou's cell. It took three of the Pyrians to force the fifth Pyrian to stand while another opened the door. The girl was shoved onto her back as Ryou scooted back farther away from the bars and the door. The Pyrians slammed the door and proceeded back down the hallway. The girl put her hand on her forehead and sat up, closing her eyes. A long sigh escaped her lips. Ryou could barely see her face, but saw that her skin was the same blue-green color. She was wearing a black long-sleeved tunic and black pants as well. A long blue-green tail waved about freely behind her. Ryou then stiffened (AN- Not in that way, ecchis!!) as her eyes opened and she turned towards him. She must not have been able to see him well because she leaned forward a little and squinted her bluish silver eyes. As soon as she seemed to focus on Ryou, they went wide and she started to back as far away from Ryou as possible.
She looked frantic as she leapt for the cell door and started to scream, "You can't keep me in here like this!! Someone please, let me out!!!"
Ryou stood up, "What's the matter with you?" and took a step towards her.
She leapt away from Ryou like a caged animal, "Keep your distance, Earth- human! I know you'll just try to kill me with your Earthly diseases," she yelled, circling around the room.
Ryou circled along with her, "What are you talking about? I'm not sick." He said, tilting his head in confusion.
"Liar!" she shouted at Ryou. "You'll just get me later with one of your Earthly terminal diseases!" She leapt up on the bed in the corner, hunching into a defensive position, her tail gliding behind her. "You think you can fool me but you're wrong! I've read about human diseases. With your cancers and AIDS, I'm not gonna let you get me!"
Ryou then started to yell back, "I've never even heard of your world, why would I want to kill anyone here?!"
The girl then dropped her arms and looked at Ryou quizzically, "What?" She leapt down from the bed and looked cynically at Ryou, "You mean to say, you've never heard of Pyria, and you don't know how you got here?"
Ryou relaxed a little, "Right. And about all I want now it to find a way home."
She sighed and put her hands on her hips, "Well, you have my sympathy, but there's nothing I really can do for you."
"Just answer a few questions for me," Ryou said. The girl nodded. Ryou continued, "First of all, where exactly am I? I mean, I know on Pyria, but does this place have a more specific name?"
The girl sat on the old bed; tail wagging slowly behind her. Ryou sat beside her, looking into her shiny blue eyes. "You are in Amalia, the capital city of Tenaken, the central region of Pyria," she said plainly, "Our leader lives here. Pyrians address him as Lord Urashima." Ryou listened as she told of the four other regions of Pyria, but how this one lord was able to control the whole planet intrigued Ryou.
When she finished, Ryou asked, "Alright, now, what do other Pyrians look like?"
The girl smirked, "Now this is a little complicated. All males do indeed look like the guards here, with the exception of wing color. All women however don't look exactly like me. They have- oh, what do humans call it? - oh yeah, angel-like wings with varying colors, but everything else is the same as me. Got that?"
Ryou nodded, "Yeah it seems kinda straightforward," he said.
"Good, because now it gets confusing. You see, to become a formal adult, you have to pass a rite of passage. Until then, you don't grow wings. As you can see," she said, pointing to her back, "I still have yet to do that. The rite depends more on the community than yourself. When they think the child has a balance of power, wisdom, and courage, then they have passed the rite. When the rite is passed, the new adult is granted any wish they desire, and they begin to grow wings." Ryou stared at her, intently listening as she told him about a Pyrian tradition. She looked back at him, "Well, any more questions?" she asked.
"Yeah," Ryou said quietly, "How do you know so much about Earth and humans?"
She gently laughed, "I guess I was going to get this question sooner or later. I'm a researcher or stuff like that. Earth is kinda considered a myth here, but I guess it really is real, just seeing you sitting there."
Ryou now understood why she had been afraid of him at first, she probably had read about all sorts of horrible things on Earth, like how she mentioned cancer and AIDS. "One last question," Ryou started, "What's your name?" The girl simply stated, "Solara."
AN- Well, there it is. Chapter four is now up. Just a little note here: I have chapter five written, so that'll be up soon. However, I don't have any more chapters written yet, so it might be a while for chapters 6-?. Also I'm starting to get busy at school with projects and stuff, so I'll try my best to get more chapters up. Thanks in advance for your patience. Also, please give me some feedback on my OC: Like her, hate her, think she's a total Mary Sue? Pls R&R!!
