Chapter 7
A/N: Sorry about the wait- long story short- no free time to write and type :(
Then on top of that ff.net was acting up as well- can't do anything about that.
But I'm here now with the next chapter of the fic. Thanks for all the reviews! Keep them coming! I am really glad people are liking this fic!
Disclaimer: You know this by now, right? Good!
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"Wind?" Parn asked as they came to the top of a good sized mountain.
"Yes, the last element that is vital to the forest is wind. To be one with the spirits of the winds allows you to do many things. When we first met, I flew with the winds and again when we fell in the dwarves tunnels, we were able to escape because of the wind's guidance." She told him.
"But I can't fly- Deed… there's just no way that would be possible." Parn said looking over the cliffs edge.
"Are you afraid to try? Don't tell me the brave Knight of Lodoss is scared?" She teased. "Fear not love, I will never let you fall." She said taking his hand. "Our paths in life are not set in stone yet. So there is not one 'right' path, but many to follow. Each decision alters our outcomes in life's journey Parn. We'll face the futures together."
"So this trial will deal with different futures?" Parn asked looking into Deed's eyes.
She simply nodded wondering if he would see futures that included her. Even though these futures would be only images and the fact that Parn had already proven his devotion to her, she wondered if he would have enough strength to finish this trial and then succeed in the final one.
"But again, they are only in your mind Parn, the final trial will be the one you need your armor for."
"And I'm ready for anything that comes." He said squeezing her hand.
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Relaxing back into Deed's arms, like instructed, Parn closed his eyes.
He could feel the winds pick up around them.
"Parn- just relax… everything is fine. Let the spirits speak to you." Deed's voice whispered into his ear.
Just hearing her voice soothed him. Letting the winds surround them, Parn once again was ushered into a coma-like state where his soul was tested.
"Daddy!" A small girl's voice called to him, as he was lead into the vision. Parn opened his eyes to find a small child pulling at his leg. Looking at her more closely he noticed the child had slender ears of an elf, and yet a mortal's skin tone to her face. His attention was taken off the child that apparently was his to the giggles of another child that clung to a woman's dress.
"Parn." came the woman's beautiful voice. Parn blinked and rubbed his eyes to make sure he was seeing right, the elven woman was as lovely as ever as she held a tiny bundle in her arms. His Deedlit stood before him holding a human looking baby and another mixed human and elf child at her feet.
'Were they mine?' He wondered. 'They had to be.' He smiled. The children all looked like him and Deedlit.
Other visions flashed before him. Like in the last trial they showed him as the mighty warrior, or as the proud father of Deedlit's children. They would live in a country cottage or in the forest with Deed's kind… in one vision Parn found himself in a large palace. They had not children running around like in many of the others, but they looked truly happy. Parn was confused as to why he and Deed wore royal garments… she was a princess to the Elves, but he would have no title to even his kind.
But then a dark cloud came over the bright futures… like the happy images; there came also darker ones. Ones where he lived alone and the world was full of darkness and more death. Abuses of power- somewhere Parn had been corrupted with fame and power. Those images caused him to shutter.
'They are warning you.' Came a voice in his mind- yet it was not his own, but Deedlit's.
'The spirits of wind are warning me?' He thought… focusing on his desires to do good the visions stopped and things became bright.
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The winds awoke him, as they brushed across his skin. He noticed Deed was still holding him in her arms, and yet they were not on the mountain cliff anymore. Looking down he saw that they were not touching land at all.
"Deed?" He started out but was hushed by her gentle voice telling him to focus on the light he saw in the vision. Relaxing once again against her soft body they allowed the winds to carry them back to their camp.
"Parn, you must rest now." She told him placing a kiss to his forehead. "You have completed the four trials… and tomorrow will be the last one."
Parn looked up into her eyes as they sparkled with unshed tears. "Deed? What's wrong?" He asked as she set his head on her lap once again and began to stroke his brown locks.
"Parn…I… I can't begin to tell you how much this means to me. How much you mean to me…"
"Deedlit." Parn said as he lifted his had to wipe away the forming tears. "I love you Deedlit, you mean more to me than my own life. To have a future with you is worth risking everything… and I couldn't have done this without your help."
"You did all the work." She smiled down on him. "Now rest. Tomorrow will be the forest's final test. I know you will pass Parn, because I've seen how pure and light your soul is all along. The first time I saw you- you wanted to help others and were willing to fight off a whole den of monsters to protect everything…"
Parn fell asleep listening to Deed's gentle voice telling him of her love she had for him. Drifting into a relaxing sleep the world seemed to no longer matter to him. All the fame he had wished for while growing up seemed to no longer matter. Because all he saw now was Deedlit… his love…
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The next morning Deedlit prepared him a large breakfast and helped him back into his father's armor. She pulled hers on as well and took out a small pouch from a bag. Opening it she took out a jeweled circlet like the one her kind wore on their brows. They symbolized their eternal life- never ending. He was surprised when Deedlit walked over to him and gently placed it around his forehead.
"May it guide you back to me." She said looking as she looked into his large blue eyes. How she loved to get lost in them.
"Deed where will you be during this final test?" Parn asked touching the circlet that rested on his brow. For some reason it felt like it belonged there. Par had never been one for jewelry of any kind. Even on women the trinkets of gold and silver never seemed to add anything. The only exception for him was Deed's circlet. It seemed to suit her perfectly, like how his now did him.
"Parn, throughout all the trials there has been one reoccurring desire that your soul has. The forest knows what that desire is and it will be up to you to get it… When you succeed, it will succeed. When you are hurt, so does it. You are connected with that desire… I will be there waiting for you to succeed. Just remember Parn to follow your soul's inner light and the path to everything will be opened."
"But Deed…" But before Parn could ask anything more of the she elf, a dark cloud came and suddenly whisked her way before they could so much as say a goodbye.
"DEED?!" He called to her as he stood there in utterly confused.
Then it hit him… her words she had spoken but a moment before she was taken from him.
'One reoccurring desire that your soul has. The forest knows what that desire is and it will be up to you to get it…'
"Deedlit!" Parn called again as he took off in the direction the cloud had gone. He understood now why she would not be able to help him through this part. His only desire…Deedlit; she was truly his only desire.
"Deed, I'm coming!" He yelled running, not knowing what the forest had in store for him or his beloved. But he would not be stopped. Nothing in all of Lodoss, in the entire world could stop him from getting her back… "Hang on Deedlit."
A/N: Sorry about the wait- long story short- no free time to write and type :(
Then on top of that ff.net was acting up as well- can't do anything about that.
But I'm here now with the next chapter of the fic. Thanks for all the reviews! Keep them coming! I am really glad people are liking this fic!
Disclaimer: You know this by now, right? Good!
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"Wind?" Parn asked as they came to the top of a good sized mountain.
"Yes, the last element that is vital to the forest is wind. To be one with the spirits of the winds allows you to do many things. When we first met, I flew with the winds and again when we fell in the dwarves tunnels, we were able to escape because of the wind's guidance." She told him.
"But I can't fly- Deed… there's just no way that would be possible." Parn said looking over the cliffs edge.
"Are you afraid to try? Don't tell me the brave Knight of Lodoss is scared?" She teased. "Fear not love, I will never let you fall." She said taking his hand. "Our paths in life are not set in stone yet. So there is not one 'right' path, but many to follow. Each decision alters our outcomes in life's journey Parn. We'll face the futures together."
"So this trial will deal with different futures?" Parn asked looking into Deed's eyes.
She simply nodded wondering if he would see futures that included her. Even though these futures would be only images and the fact that Parn had already proven his devotion to her, she wondered if he would have enough strength to finish this trial and then succeed in the final one.
"But again, they are only in your mind Parn, the final trial will be the one you need your armor for."
"And I'm ready for anything that comes." He said squeezing her hand.
-
Relaxing back into Deed's arms, like instructed, Parn closed his eyes.
He could feel the winds pick up around them.
"Parn- just relax… everything is fine. Let the spirits speak to you." Deed's voice whispered into his ear.
Just hearing her voice soothed him. Letting the winds surround them, Parn once again was ushered into a coma-like state where his soul was tested.
"Daddy!" A small girl's voice called to him, as he was lead into the vision. Parn opened his eyes to find a small child pulling at his leg. Looking at her more closely he noticed the child had slender ears of an elf, and yet a mortal's skin tone to her face. His attention was taken off the child that apparently was his to the giggles of another child that clung to a woman's dress.
"Parn." came the woman's beautiful voice. Parn blinked and rubbed his eyes to make sure he was seeing right, the elven woman was as lovely as ever as she held a tiny bundle in her arms. His Deedlit stood before him holding a human looking baby and another mixed human and elf child at her feet.
'Were they mine?' He wondered. 'They had to be.' He smiled. The children all looked like him and Deedlit.
Other visions flashed before him. Like in the last trial they showed him as the mighty warrior, or as the proud father of Deedlit's children. They would live in a country cottage or in the forest with Deed's kind… in one vision Parn found himself in a large palace. They had not children running around like in many of the others, but they looked truly happy. Parn was confused as to why he and Deed wore royal garments… she was a princess to the Elves, but he would have no title to even his kind.
But then a dark cloud came over the bright futures… like the happy images; there came also darker ones. Ones where he lived alone and the world was full of darkness and more death. Abuses of power- somewhere Parn had been corrupted with fame and power. Those images caused him to shutter.
'They are warning you.' Came a voice in his mind- yet it was not his own, but Deedlit's.
'The spirits of wind are warning me?' He thought… focusing on his desires to do good the visions stopped and things became bright.
-
The winds awoke him, as they brushed across his skin. He noticed Deed was still holding him in her arms, and yet they were not on the mountain cliff anymore. Looking down he saw that they were not touching land at all.
"Deed?" He started out but was hushed by her gentle voice telling him to focus on the light he saw in the vision. Relaxing once again against her soft body they allowed the winds to carry them back to their camp.
"Parn, you must rest now." She told him placing a kiss to his forehead. "You have completed the four trials… and tomorrow will be the last one."
Parn looked up into her eyes as they sparkled with unshed tears. "Deed? What's wrong?" He asked as she set his head on her lap once again and began to stroke his brown locks.
"Parn…I… I can't begin to tell you how much this means to me. How much you mean to me…"
"Deedlit." Parn said as he lifted his had to wipe away the forming tears. "I love you Deedlit, you mean more to me than my own life. To have a future with you is worth risking everything… and I couldn't have done this without your help."
"You did all the work." She smiled down on him. "Now rest. Tomorrow will be the forest's final test. I know you will pass Parn, because I've seen how pure and light your soul is all along. The first time I saw you- you wanted to help others and were willing to fight off a whole den of monsters to protect everything…"
Parn fell asleep listening to Deed's gentle voice telling him of her love she had for him. Drifting into a relaxing sleep the world seemed to no longer matter to him. All the fame he had wished for while growing up seemed to no longer matter. Because all he saw now was Deedlit… his love…
-
The next morning Deedlit prepared him a large breakfast and helped him back into his father's armor. She pulled hers on as well and took out a small pouch from a bag. Opening it she took out a jeweled circlet like the one her kind wore on their brows. They symbolized their eternal life- never ending. He was surprised when Deedlit walked over to him and gently placed it around his forehead.
"May it guide you back to me." She said looking as she looked into his large blue eyes. How she loved to get lost in them.
"Deed where will you be during this final test?" Parn asked touching the circlet that rested on his brow. For some reason it felt like it belonged there. Par had never been one for jewelry of any kind. Even on women the trinkets of gold and silver never seemed to add anything. The only exception for him was Deed's circlet. It seemed to suit her perfectly, like how his now did him.
"Parn, throughout all the trials there has been one reoccurring desire that your soul has. The forest knows what that desire is and it will be up to you to get it… When you succeed, it will succeed. When you are hurt, so does it. You are connected with that desire… I will be there waiting for you to succeed. Just remember Parn to follow your soul's inner light and the path to everything will be opened."
"But Deed…" But before Parn could ask anything more of the she elf, a dark cloud came and suddenly whisked her way before they could so much as say a goodbye.
"DEED?!" He called to her as he stood there in utterly confused.
Then it hit him… her words she had spoken but a moment before she was taken from him.
'One reoccurring desire that your soul has. The forest knows what that desire is and it will be up to you to get it…'
"Deedlit!" Parn called again as he took off in the direction the cloud had gone. He understood now why she would not be able to help him through this part. His only desire…Deedlit; she was truly his only desire.
"Deed, I'm coming!" He yelled running, not knowing what the forest had in store for him or his beloved. But he would not be stopped. Nothing in all of Lodoss, in the entire world could stop him from getting her back… "Hang on Deedlit."