Disclaimer: Nope, don't own it.
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Toan stopped at the gate of Norune and pulled out his world map. Paige caught up to him, panting.
"How are we gonna get to Queens?" She asked him.
"Like this." Toan said as he touched the stop on the map where Queens was. The two were engulfed in light and they disappeared. Moments later they reappeared in front of Queens. Toan stepped forward a little to look inside the once beautiful town. He gaped when he saw the king's house in ruins. He ran down the ramp and into the east wing. Paige followed and demanded to know what he was doing. Toan ran up to the door of the king's house and tried to pull it open, but it wouldn't budge. He put his foot on the side of the door and pulled as hard as he could. The door burst open and Toan fell onto the ground. Paige looked inside to find the floor cracked and bloody, the desk was trashed, the couch was torn, one of the doors was knocked off its hinges. Toan got up and looked around, stunned. He began to frantically search for Ruby's lamp, maybe she could tell them what happened. He picked up the fallen door and found Stew. Toan gasped and immediately began to help him out.
"Paige, I need your help." Toan said as he struggled to get the unconscious man up. Paige quit looking around and saw Toan. She went over to help and found a deep gash on Stew's side.
"Look." She gasped. Toan looked at his side and saw it to. Paige held up the door while Toan pulled Stew out. Paige set the door back down as Toan knelt down by Stew. Paige walked over to Toan and knelt down.
"Is he alright?" She asked.
"I'm not sure." Toan said. Stew grunted and slowly opened his eyes. Toan and Paige were surprised and went wide-eyed.
"Are you OK." Toan asked. Stew looked at Toan as his eyes were beginning to focus.
"...hey, you're that kid, that Ruby went with, aren'tcha?" Stew asked weakly.
"Yes, were is she?" Toan asked.
"And what happened?" Paige added. Toan helped Stew sit up.
"I'm not really sure what happened exactly, but I do remember someone running in here saying something about monsters overrunning the town. He was bruised and bloody then a monster appeared behind him and it killed him." Stew said. "Then we tried to escape, but more monsters appeared everywhere and we were trapped."
"And did the King and Jake make it?" Toan asked.
"Jake didn't, I'm not sure about the King." Stew said. "All I know is that those monsters didn't just attack this place, but all of Queens, and they didn't do it cause they wanted to, but they were told to."
"How do you know?" Paige asked.
"One of them told me."
"How can one of those monsters speak to you?" Toan asked.
"Bad English, but I could understand." Stew said. "As for Ruby...I don't know what happened to'er."
"Did she get..." Toan began.
"No, she's somewer, not sure where." Stew said. "We'd better go check on the other townspeople and see if any are hurt." Toan and Paige agreed and set off for their first stop, the Cathedral. As the three walked by the destruction, there wasn't a place on any wreckage that didn't have blood. Toan was shocked by the atrocity. Queens was destroyed, maybe to never be back to normal. They entered the Cathedral and looked around. It was nothing but crumbled rocks and dust. To their surprise, they saw Phil sitting on the chair ahead of them. Toan ran up to him and followed by Paige and Stew. Toan saw Phil lying face down on the chair and thought he might be dead. He began to shake Phil, hoping he was alright. The other two ran up and saw the same thing.
"Phil, are you alright?" Toan asked as he turned him over.
"He looks stunned." Stew said. "Or maybe knocked out. There weren't many monsters attacking this area." Just as Stew finished, Phil slowly opened his eyes.
"Are you OK?" Paige asked stepping forth. Phil looked at her for a moment before sitting up.
"Stew, I thought everyone was dead." Phil said. "I thought that Queens was done for."
"Well, I mighta died if it weren't for these two." Stew said pointing towards Toan and Paige. Phil looked at Toan for a second.
"Aren't you that boy?" Phil began.
"Yes. I am." Toan answered. "Do you know what happened?"
"I'm not exactly sure, all I can say is that there is a disturbance within the heart of the ocean." Phil said. "Let's go to the Divining House, maybe Rando knows what we can do."
"What about the other people?" Paige asked.
"Ah, we must see who is left." Phil said. He looked at Paige. "You and I shall look for anyone who's injured, and I hope we don't find stragglers."
"Alright, then we will go see Rando." Stew said. "C'mon."
"Right." Toan said walking out the door with Stew. Paige looked after him. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"He'll be fine." Phil said. Paige sighed and the two walked outside and their first stop was the sheriff's office. Toan and Stew walked down the flight of stairs that led to the dock. Toan looked out at the sea and saw the rough waves smashing into the boats and pier. They entered the Divining House and looked around for Rando. The place wasn't severely damaged, just a few things knocked off shelves and other things tipped over. Toan went in the other room and saw Rando against the wall. Toan was about to walk towards him, but stopped when he saw Rando look up.
"Rando." Toan said.
"What." Rando said, but his voice was different. It sounded deeper.
"Wha-Rando?" Toan's face filled with question.
"What do you want?" Rando asked, standing up. Toan saw Rando's eyes and how they looked lifeless. His eyes had lost their friendly and welcoming shine, and were replaced with a cold blank stare. Stew walked in and looked questioned also.
"Rando, wha happened?" Stew asked. Rando said nothing, but grabbed a nearby sword and held it in battle position.
"Nothing, you need to know." He said before jumping high above Stew's head.
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Divine Soul: Tell me you hate cliffhangers. I'm good at those. I want to make the chapter longer, but let's wait a little bit, shall we? Next chapter when I'm not busy with Eternal Fate.
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Toan stopped at the gate of Norune and pulled out his world map. Paige caught up to him, panting.
"How are we gonna get to Queens?" She asked him.
"Like this." Toan said as he touched the stop on the map where Queens was. The two were engulfed in light and they disappeared. Moments later they reappeared in front of Queens. Toan stepped forward a little to look inside the once beautiful town. He gaped when he saw the king's house in ruins. He ran down the ramp and into the east wing. Paige followed and demanded to know what he was doing. Toan ran up to the door of the king's house and tried to pull it open, but it wouldn't budge. He put his foot on the side of the door and pulled as hard as he could. The door burst open and Toan fell onto the ground. Paige looked inside to find the floor cracked and bloody, the desk was trashed, the couch was torn, one of the doors was knocked off its hinges. Toan got up and looked around, stunned. He began to frantically search for Ruby's lamp, maybe she could tell them what happened. He picked up the fallen door and found Stew. Toan gasped and immediately began to help him out.
"Paige, I need your help." Toan said as he struggled to get the unconscious man up. Paige quit looking around and saw Toan. She went over to help and found a deep gash on Stew's side.
"Look." She gasped. Toan looked at his side and saw it to. Paige held up the door while Toan pulled Stew out. Paige set the door back down as Toan knelt down by Stew. Paige walked over to Toan and knelt down.
"Is he alright?" She asked.
"I'm not sure." Toan said. Stew grunted and slowly opened his eyes. Toan and Paige were surprised and went wide-eyed.
"Are you OK." Toan asked. Stew looked at Toan as his eyes were beginning to focus.
"...hey, you're that kid, that Ruby went with, aren'tcha?" Stew asked weakly.
"Yes, were is she?" Toan asked.
"And what happened?" Paige added. Toan helped Stew sit up.
"I'm not really sure what happened exactly, but I do remember someone running in here saying something about monsters overrunning the town. He was bruised and bloody then a monster appeared behind him and it killed him." Stew said. "Then we tried to escape, but more monsters appeared everywhere and we were trapped."
"And did the King and Jake make it?" Toan asked.
"Jake didn't, I'm not sure about the King." Stew said. "All I know is that those monsters didn't just attack this place, but all of Queens, and they didn't do it cause they wanted to, but they were told to."
"How do you know?" Paige asked.
"One of them told me."
"How can one of those monsters speak to you?" Toan asked.
"Bad English, but I could understand." Stew said. "As for Ruby...I don't know what happened to'er."
"Did she get..." Toan began.
"No, she's somewer, not sure where." Stew said. "We'd better go check on the other townspeople and see if any are hurt." Toan and Paige agreed and set off for their first stop, the Cathedral. As the three walked by the destruction, there wasn't a place on any wreckage that didn't have blood. Toan was shocked by the atrocity. Queens was destroyed, maybe to never be back to normal. They entered the Cathedral and looked around. It was nothing but crumbled rocks and dust. To their surprise, they saw Phil sitting on the chair ahead of them. Toan ran up to him and followed by Paige and Stew. Toan saw Phil lying face down on the chair and thought he might be dead. He began to shake Phil, hoping he was alright. The other two ran up and saw the same thing.
"Phil, are you alright?" Toan asked as he turned him over.
"He looks stunned." Stew said. "Or maybe knocked out. There weren't many monsters attacking this area." Just as Stew finished, Phil slowly opened his eyes.
"Are you OK?" Paige asked stepping forth. Phil looked at her for a moment before sitting up.
"Stew, I thought everyone was dead." Phil said. "I thought that Queens was done for."
"Well, I mighta died if it weren't for these two." Stew said pointing towards Toan and Paige. Phil looked at Toan for a second.
"Aren't you that boy?" Phil began.
"Yes. I am." Toan answered. "Do you know what happened?"
"I'm not exactly sure, all I can say is that there is a disturbance within the heart of the ocean." Phil said. "Let's go to the Divining House, maybe Rando knows what we can do."
"What about the other people?" Paige asked.
"Ah, we must see who is left." Phil said. He looked at Paige. "You and I shall look for anyone who's injured, and I hope we don't find stragglers."
"Alright, then we will go see Rando." Stew said. "C'mon."
"Right." Toan said walking out the door with Stew. Paige looked after him. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"He'll be fine." Phil said. Paige sighed and the two walked outside and their first stop was the sheriff's office. Toan and Stew walked down the flight of stairs that led to the dock. Toan looked out at the sea and saw the rough waves smashing into the boats and pier. They entered the Divining House and looked around for Rando. The place wasn't severely damaged, just a few things knocked off shelves and other things tipped over. Toan went in the other room and saw Rando against the wall. Toan was about to walk towards him, but stopped when he saw Rando look up.
"Rando." Toan said.
"What." Rando said, but his voice was different. It sounded deeper.
"Wha-Rando?" Toan's face filled with question.
"What do you want?" Rando asked, standing up. Toan saw Rando's eyes and how they looked lifeless. His eyes had lost their friendly and welcoming shine, and were replaced with a cold blank stare. Stew walked in and looked questioned also.
"Rando, wha happened?" Stew asked. Rando said nothing, but grabbed a nearby sword and held it in battle position.
"Nothing, you need to know." He said before jumping high above Stew's head.
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Divine Soul: Tell me you hate cliffhangers. I'm good at those. I want to make the chapter longer, but let's wait a little bit, shall we? Next chapter when I'm not busy with Eternal Fate.
