The Holy Kingdom: I
By Dark Flower
Disclaimer: To point out the obvious, no, I do not own Suikoden or any of its mass amount of characters
Author's Notes: Thanks to everyone who took the time to review! Its so hard to write a Suikoden II fic when most people here at the fandom have only even played III.*sigh*
Viktor's snoring was enough to keep the entire inn awake. He had suspected as much, and threw in some extra potch to the innkeeper for good measure. Luckily for him, the staff at the inn hadn't bothered him about it, or about his laughing either, for that matter. Through his snorting and snoring, he broke out in laughing fits due to the image he looked down upon before he fell asleep. Flik had looked petrified when late night travelers passed him, but he had gotten no trouble from what Viktor had seen.
However, as the early morning slowly approached, the mercenary was 'rudely' awaken by his creaky door being opened, ever so carefully. Light from the oil lamps that adorned the hallway flooded into his dark room. Sitting straight up, Viktor rubbed his messy hair and grumbled with squinted eyes. "Who the hell is coming here at this time of night?!"
When his eyes had adjusted to the sudden light, he saw the two forms that had entered the inn room. One was Flik, still half-naked, shivering from cold. As for the other man, Viktor had never seen such a sullen looking person in his life.
The man looked to be slightly older than both Viktor and Flik, and he wore a black eye patch over his left eye. His coal black hair somewhat resembled Viktor's in the fact it was jagged, long, and messy. It appeared that he hadn't smiled in ages.
Viktor's mouth opened in confusion, as if to question, but he could not find any words. Finally, the strange man stepped forward. "I couldn't help but notice your friend here outside the inn. I figured he could use some help, so I untied him. He asked me to hide him to accompany him up here," the man said, his voice quiet, but deep.
Flik smirked. "I didn't really break the bet. He untied me without either of us saying a word," he said, his hand on his hip as if in satisfaction. By the way his hand shook, Viktor could tell he was still cold.
Viktor stood up, revealing that he wore nothing but a pair of ripped, black traveling pants. His bare chest was large and muscular, and he noticed the nameless man take a quick glance there. "Well, I guess there's nothing wrong with leaving early. But I *had* planned on sleeping in. How inconsiderate of you, Flik," he said with a laugh, yawning.
Flik frowned at Viktor, taking a finger and pressing it on the older man's nose. "Where are my clothes?! I'm not leaving here without clothes on. I'm not used to the cold of the north, and I'm not fond of walking around in only a cloak!"
Viktor smiled. "But you're wearing your undergarments, too," he said, his smile turning into a grin. Flik gave him a glare that could kill. The older man's grin disappeared as he looked to the stranger. "I left Flik's clothes outside. Either his memory is really bad, or you have them. Which is it?"
The stranger had been carrying Flik's clothes all along, unseen to both Viktor and Flik himself. He silently outstretched his arms to Flik, the younger mercenary quickly grabbing the clothes and pulling them on as fast as he could, finishing as he added his dark cloak.
Flik sat down on the bed opposite to Viktor's, as did the stranger. "If you don't mind me asking, where are you two headed?" came his deep voice, his eye focused on the surroundings in the room.
Flik and Viktor gave each other sidelong glances, and with a moment of awkward silence, Flik answered. "We're going further into Harmonia," he said simply, and it was evident he was not willing to say anything more.
The man nodded his head slowly. "Mercenaries, I presume?" he asked quietly. Viktor and Flik nodded to confirm. "Ah...I am Geddoe, I too am a mercenary, part of Harmonia's 12th Defense Force Unit. I know these lands well. Would you be willing to allow me as your guide?" he asked, his voice unusually quiet.
Flik looked to Viktor nervously, but Viktor was grinning. "Sure! We don't know a thing about Harmonia. That would be great! How much do you want?" he asked eagerly.
The youngest mercenary frowned. "Listen, Viktor. I don't think we have the expenses to pay for a guide. Besides...we don't even know this guy. I've said this before, but you're too trusting. This is secret business, remember?!" he said, his voice hard.
Viktor chuckled softly. "I trusted Jimba, and he gave us all the supplies we needed, free of charge. It would be worthwhile to have a guide, we wouldn't want to get lost here, of all places. I'm sure he could turn back when we get far enough. Besides, shouldn't you have trust for Geddoe here, the guy who untied you and saved you from the torture of big bad Viktor?" he asked, still chuckling.
Flik's face turned red, but on Geddoe's worn face appeared a very small smile. "I can see your company could be very enjoyable. Jimba you say?" he said softly, hauling up the sleeve of his long black coat. He seemed to be examining something near his hand, but when Viktor and Flik's attention were caught, he put back on his glove. "What I thought may be true after all. I will do as Jimba did. I will be your guide, free of charge," he decided, saying it like Viktor and Flik had no say in the matter.
Viktor smiled at Flik, then at Geddoe. "Thanks a lot! People here sure are kind. Now, I'm gonna get dressed and get out of here. Nothing like a day on the road..."
***
Outside the Calerian Inn, a woman and two men were waiting. "Captain! Back so soon?" asked one of the men, addressing Geddoe. He had messy brown hair, and seemed to be aging. The man beside him had long black hair tied back, and the woman too had long black hair, but her ponytail slid into the back of her blue jacket.
Geddoe nodded his head. "I will be gone for a while. I'm taking these men deeper into Harmonia. I want you to practice on the mountain path. And Queen, please take it easy on Ace," he said, addressing them with a commanding note in his voice.
The woman laughed. "Of course, captain," she said in a sing song voice, winking at him. "I wouldn't want to upset the captain's boyfriend or anything." she added with a sly smile.
The man who had addressed Geddoe first turned beet red. "Hey! There are strangers here, ya know!" he exclaimed, waving his arms frantically. The woman stuck her tongue out at him.
The other man, who seemed to outage the rest of them, smiled. "Calm down, Ace. Everyone knows its true," he said matter-of-factly, knowing the reaction it would get from his friend.
Geddoe watched the scene without an emotion detectable on his face. "Alright then. Train hard. We'll be on our way now," he said quietly, turning around, beginning to walk along with the two other mercenaries.
Viktor and Flik looked to each other, Viktor smiling. "They seem like a lively bunch. Shame it didn't rub off on their captain," he said with a smile. Flik nodded his head, but his bright blue eyes still shone with suspicion.
End of Chapter
Ack, short chapter, eh? Oh well, hopefully the next one will be longer! Thanks for reading, very much!! Please review, I'd really like that ^^
By Dark Flower
Disclaimer: To point out the obvious, no, I do not own Suikoden or any of its mass amount of characters
Author's Notes: Thanks to everyone who took the time to review! Its so hard to write a Suikoden II fic when most people here at the fandom have only even played III.*sigh*
Viktor's snoring was enough to keep the entire inn awake. He had suspected as much, and threw in some extra potch to the innkeeper for good measure. Luckily for him, the staff at the inn hadn't bothered him about it, or about his laughing either, for that matter. Through his snorting and snoring, he broke out in laughing fits due to the image he looked down upon before he fell asleep. Flik had looked petrified when late night travelers passed him, but he had gotten no trouble from what Viktor had seen.
However, as the early morning slowly approached, the mercenary was 'rudely' awaken by his creaky door being opened, ever so carefully. Light from the oil lamps that adorned the hallway flooded into his dark room. Sitting straight up, Viktor rubbed his messy hair and grumbled with squinted eyes. "Who the hell is coming here at this time of night?!"
When his eyes had adjusted to the sudden light, he saw the two forms that had entered the inn room. One was Flik, still half-naked, shivering from cold. As for the other man, Viktor had never seen such a sullen looking person in his life.
The man looked to be slightly older than both Viktor and Flik, and he wore a black eye patch over his left eye. His coal black hair somewhat resembled Viktor's in the fact it was jagged, long, and messy. It appeared that he hadn't smiled in ages.
Viktor's mouth opened in confusion, as if to question, but he could not find any words. Finally, the strange man stepped forward. "I couldn't help but notice your friend here outside the inn. I figured he could use some help, so I untied him. He asked me to hide him to accompany him up here," the man said, his voice quiet, but deep.
Flik smirked. "I didn't really break the bet. He untied me without either of us saying a word," he said, his hand on his hip as if in satisfaction. By the way his hand shook, Viktor could tell he was still cold.
Viktor stood up, revealing that he wore nothing but a pair of ripped, black traveling pants. His bare chest was large and muscular, and he noticed the nameless man take a quick glance there. "Well, I guess there's nothing wrong with leaving early. But I *had* planned on sleeping in. How inconsiderate of you, Flik," he said with a laugh, yawning.
Flik frowned at Viktor, taking a finger and pressing it on the older man's nose. "Where are my clothes?! I'm not leaving here without clothes on. I'm not used to the cold of the north, and I'm not fond of walking around in only a cloak!"
Viktor smiled. "But you're wearing your undergarments, too," he said, his smile turning into a grin. Flik gave him a glare that could kill. The older man's grin disappeared as he looked to the stranger. "I left Flik's clothes outside. Either his memory is really bad, or you have them. Which is it?"
The stranger had been carrying Flik's clothes all along, unseen to both Viktor and Flik himself. He silently outstretched his arms to Flik, the younger mercenary quickly grabbing the clothes and pulling them on as fast as he could, finishing as he added his dark cloak.
Flik sat down on the bed opposite to Viktor's, as did the stranger. "If you don't mind me asking, where are you two headed?" came his deep voice, his eye focused on the surroundings in the room.
Flik and Viktor gave each other sidelong glances, and with a moment of awkward silence, Flik answered. "We're going further into Harmonia," he said simply, and it was evident he was not willing to say anything more.
The man nodded his head slowly. "Mercenaries, I presume?" he asked quietly. Viktor and Flik nodded to confirm. "Ah...I am Geddoe, I too am a mercenary, part of Harmonia's 12th Defense Force Unit. I know these lands well. Would you be willing to allow me as your guide?" he asked, his voice unusually quiet.
Flik looked to Viktor nervously, but Viktor was grinning. "Sure! We don't know a thing about Harmonia. That would be great! How much do you want?" he asked eagerly.
The youngest mercenary frowned. "Listen, Viktor. I don't think we have the expenses to pay for a guide. Besides...we don't even know this guy. I've said this before, but you're too trusting. This is secret business, remember?!" he said, his voice hard.
Viktor chuckled softly. "I trusted Jimba, and he gave us all the supplies we needed, free of charge. It would be worthwhile to have a guide, we wouldn't want to get lost here, of all places. I'm sure he could turn back when we get far enough. Besides, shouldn't you have trust for Geddoe here, the guy who untied you and saved you from the torture of big bad Viktor?" he asked, still chuckling.
Flik's face turned red, but on Geddoe's worn face appeared a very small smile. "I can see your company could be very enjoyable. Jimba you say?" he said softly, hauling up the sleeve of his long black coat. He seemed to be examining something near his hand, but when Viktor and Flik's attention were caught, he put back on his glove. "What I thought may be true after all. I will do as Jimba did. I will be your guide, free of charge," he decided, saying it like Viktor and Flik had no say in the matter.
Viktor smiled at Flik, then at Geddoe. "Thanks a lot! People here sure are kind. Now, I'm gonna get dressed and get out of here. Nothing like a day on the road..."
***
Outside the Calerian Inn, a woman and two men were waiting. "Captain! Back so soon?" asked one of the men, addressing Geddoe. He had messy brown hair, and seemed to be aging. The man beside him had long black hair tied back, and the woman too had long black hair, but her ponytail slid into the back of her blue jacket.
Geddoe nodded his head. "I will be gone for a while. I'm taking these men deeper into Harmonia. I want you to practice on the mountain path. And Queen, please take it easy on Ace," he said, addressing them with a commanding note in his voice.
The woman laughed. "Of course, captain," she said in a sing song voice, winking at him. "I wouldn't want to upset the captain's boyfriend or anything." she added with a sly smile.
The man who had addressed Geddoe first turned beet red. "Hey! There are strangers here, ya know!" he exclaimed, waving his arms frantically. The woman stuck her tongue out at him.
The other man, who seemed to outage the rest of them, smiled. "Calm down, Ace. Everyone knows its true," he said matter-of-factly, knowing the reaction it would get from his friend.
Geddoe watched the scene without an emotion detectable on his face. "Alright then. Train hard. We'll be on our way now," he said quietly, turning around, beginning to walk along with the two other mercenaries.
Viktor and Flik looked to each other, Viktor smiling. "They seem like a lively bunch. Shame it didn't rub off on their captain," he said with a smile. Flik nodded his head, but his bright blue eyes still shone with suspicion.
End of Chapter
Ack, short chapter, eh? Oh well, hopefully the next one will be longer! Thanks for reading, very much!! Please review, I'd really like that ^^