Prophecy:
Chapter 3
Disclaimer: Don't own the game or characters. I wish I did, but hey, I wish I had a million dollars, and that's not going to happen. I do own Sari and Sean and anyone else that might come into my story that wasn't in Lod.
Sari and Sean were escorted to the castle following the Dragoon Dart, the King and the Princess. They entered the castle, the whisperings of hundreds of people behind them. Sean gaped at the wall tapestries, the marble staircase, and the statues of the former kings on either side of the entrance. Sari could just stare at the back of Dart's head. She still had a weird feeling that she didn't want to be there.
Why does he want to see me? she asked herself, it's not like I'm an important person or anything. I'm so nervous lately and that's not like me. I just can't shake this feeling.
"Sari, are you okay?" Sean asked. He looked concerned again, almost the same as he did last night when she had the nightmare, "You look a little apprehensive,"
"No, I'm fine, just thinking," she forced a smile, but she knew it was only half-hearted. I've got to stop scaring him, he cares so much about me. She looked ahead. They were just entering the Chamber of the Sun, where all the gatherings in the King's court took place. The King and Princess Lisa proceeded to their thrones and Dart walked up to the balcony. Sari and Sean just stayed where they were, not exactly knowing where to stand.
"Well, Dragoon Dart, you have brought us here, completely refusing to engage in my celebration that I worked so hard to produce," King Zior said huffily.
"Father please! Can't you tell that he is tired. He has obviously traveled a very long way!" Lisa turned to the Dragoon, looking across the sea, "Are you in need of refreshment, Sir Dart?"
"No, I'm fine, and there is no need for formalities. I have come to discuss with you a very important matter," Dart replied, starting into his story, "There is something strange going on in the far West, farther even than the Death Frontier."
"But there is no land farther west than that!" the King started.
"We thought that too, but since no one lives there, except the Winglies, how do we know? The Winglies will not tell us anything anyway, which we found a little suspicious. So, when we heard a rumor of a land in the far West, the other Dragoons and I decided to see for ourselves."
"We decided it would be too hard for any mode of transportation, besides flying, to travel across the Death Frontier." Dart continued, "So we used our dragoons to make the journey. We reached Ulara, the Wingly city. The Winglies warned us it would be too dangerous to go there, but we were determined. We thought we had fought the worst, and we were over confident." he sighed, suddenly looking older than he was, "We should have listened. When we reached the far western side of the Death Frontier, all we saw was death and destruction. There had definitely been a civilization, but it was completely ruined as far as we could see."
"So we explored. Everywhere we looked there were houses burned down, cropped smashed, livestock slaughtered. The smell of death was suffocating. There was blood every where..." Dart's voice drifted into a whisper. It seemed like he had forgotten that there was anyone else in the room, caught in his own thoughts.
"Um, Sir Dart?" Princess Lisa asked gently. The Dragoon looked up, startled.
"Oh... yes, you must understand. I've seen death and violence, especially during the war between Sandora and Basil, but this was to a horrible extent. If this had been a war, they would have taken the valuable resources. But this was just senseless killing." Dart replied, "We started to look for explanations to what had happened. We passed over a forest separating two villages. When the other village came into view, we saw a man running down the street. I started to call out to him, then I noticed this shadow floating over him. It was a large cloud of billowing, black smoke. He seemed to be running away from it. It overcame him and then engulfed him."
"I moved to help him, but the shadow started to lift back up. Nothing but bones and blood were left behind. Albert flew to the ground, but we already knew there was nothing to find. All of a sudden, the shadow moved towards Albert. He dodged it, but it was as if the shadow knew we were there. We attacked it, but it had no effect. We had no idea how to fight something like that. We were forced to retreat to Ulara." He stopped, but it wasn't because his story was done, it was because he noticed that Sari was watching him very closely, "Yes, what would you like?"
Sari jumped at having this question directed at her, "I'm sorry," she ignored Sean giving her a 'what are you doing?' look "I'm was just wondering what this has to do with Sean and I,"
"I'm getting to that. Though your brother does not have to be involved. It was only you I wanted to see," Dart glanced at Sean, looking him over.
No! I can't let Sean leave! I just can't! she thought worriedly. Out loud she stated calmly, "I would prefer to have him here, if you don't mind."
"As you wish," the Dragoon replied, and he continued on with his story, "When we arrived at Ulara, some Winglies looked surprised to see us back so soon, others... well they didn't think we would come back at all. The only one who didn't seem surprised was Charle Framha. She solemnly asked us to come to her home. Charle told us that she had known for a long while about the evil growing in the far west. It had destroyed many villages, but the devastation never seemed to satisfy it. She had hoped that when it reached the desert of the Death Frontier, it would believe that there was nothing left, but..."
"But you went there, and now it knows that there is an even bigger civilization on this side of the desert," Sari finished for him.
"Sari, you shouldn't talk that way to someone of such importance!" Sean scolded her, "He helped save the world for crying out loud!"
"But it's true."
"What?!" Sean cried, turning to the Dragoon.
"It's true. Now the evil knows about the rest of Endiness, and it will move across the desert. It will strike the areas in the Death Frontier first, then Mille Seseau, Tiberoa, and finally, Serdio. And we have no idea how to stop it." Dart shook his head and was silent.
"None?" Princess Lisa asked quietly.
"Well, there may be a chance, and that is why I asked you to join us here, Sari. Charle told us about something she had discovered. How she found out about the evil was not not the way we did. She found a oracle that stated when the evil appeared, people who have the powers of dragons must pass them onto new warriors who will be led by... well, you Sari."
The next thing Sari saw was the ceiling, then the worried faces of Sean and the Fire Dragoon looking down at her, and then everything went black.
Sorry this took so long to update. I kind of got writer's block, and then got carried away with homework and forgot about it. But since summer's coming, I'll have lot's of time to update. Please tell me what you think.
Chapter 3
Disclaimer: Don't own the game or characters. I wish I did, but hey, I wish I had a million dollars, and that's not going to happen. I do own Sari and Sean and anyone else that might come into my story that wasn't in Lod.
Sari and Sean were escorted to the castle following the Dragoon Dart, the King and the Princess. They entered the castle, the whisperings of hundreds of people behind them. Sean gaped at the wall tapestries, the marble staircase, and the statues of the former kings on either side of the entrance. Sari could just stare at the back of Dart's head. She still had a weird feeling that she didn't want to be there.
Why does he want to see me? she asked herself, it's not like I'm an important person or anything. I'm so nervous lately and that's not like me. I just can't shake this feeling.
"Sari, are you okay?" Sean asked. He looked concerned again, almost the same as he did last night when she had the nightmare, "You look a little apprehensive,"
"No, I'm fine, just thinking," she forced a smile, but she knew it was only half-hearted. I've got to stop scaring him, he cares so much about me. She looked ahead. They were just entering the Chamber of the Sun, where all the gatherings in the King's court took place. The King and Princess Lisa proceeded to their thrones and Dart walked up to the balcony. Sari and Sean just stayed where they were, not exactly knowing where to stand.
"Well, Dragoon Dart, you have brought us here, completely refusing to engage in my celebration that I worked so hard to produce," King Zior said huffily.
"Father please! Can't you tell that he is tired. He has obviously traveled a very long way!" Lisa turned to the Dragoon, looking across the sea, "Are you in need of refreshment, Sir Dart?"
"No, I'm fine, and there is no need for formalities. I have come to discuss with you a very important matter," Dart replied, starting into his story, "There is something strange going on in the far West, farther even than the Death Frontier."
"But there is no land farther west than that!" the King started.
"We thought that too, but since no one lives there, except the Winglies, how do we know? The Winglies will not tell us anything anyway, which we found a little suspicious. So, when we heard a rumor of a land in the far West, the other Dragoons and I decided to see for ourselves."
"We decided it would be too hard for any mode of transportation, besides flying, to travel across the Death Frontier." Dart continued, "So we used our dragoons to make the journey. We reached Ulara, the Wingly city. The Winglies warned us it would be too dangerous to go there, but we were determined. We thought we had fought the worst, and we were over confident." he sighed, suddenly looking older than he was, "We should have listened. When we reached the far western side of the Death Frontier, all we saw was death and destruction. There had definitely been a civilization, but it was completely ruined as far as we could see."
"So we explored. Everywhere we looked there were houses burned down, cropped smashed, livestock slaughtered. The smell of death was suffocating. There was blood every where..." Dart's voice drifted into a whisper. It seemed like he had forgotten that there was anyone else in the room, caught in his own thoughts.
"Um, Sir Dart?" Princess Lisa asked gently. The Dragoon looked up, startled.
"Oh... yes, you must understand. I've seen death and violence, especially during the war between Sandora and Basil, but this was to a horrible extent. If this had been a war, they would have taken the valuable resources. But this was just senseless killing." Dart replied, "We started to look for explanations to what had happened. We passed over a forest separating two villages. When the other village came into view, we saw a man running down the street. I started to call out to him, then I noticed this shadow floating over him. It was a large cloud of billowing, black smoke. He seemed to be running away from it. It overcame him and then engulfed him."
"I moved to help him, but the shadow started to lift back up. Nothing but bones and blood were left behind. Albert flew to the ground, but we already knew there was nothing to find. All of a sudden, the shadow moved towards Albert. He dodged it, but it was as if the shadow knew we were there. We attacked it, but it had no effect. We had no idea how to fight something like that. We were forced to retreat to Ulara." He stopped, but it wasn't because his story was done, it was because he noticed that Sari was watching him very closely, "Yes, what would you like?"
Sari jumped at having this question directed at her, "I'm sorry," she ignored Sean giving her a 'what are you doing?' look "I'm was just wondering what this has to do with Sean and I,"
"I'm getting to that. Though your brother does not have to be involved. It was only you I wanted to see," Dart glanced at Sean, looking him over.
No! I can't let Sean leave! I just can't! she thought worriedly. Out loud she stated calmly, "I would prefer to have him here, if you don't mind."
"As you wish," the Dragoon replied, and he continued on with his story, "When we arrived at Ulara, some Winglies looked surprised to see us back so soon, others... well they didn't think we would come back at all. The only one who didn't seem surprised was Charle Framha. She solemnly asked us to come to her home. Charle told us that she had known for a long while about the evil growing in the far west. It had destroyed many villages, but the devastation never seemed to satisfy it. She had hoped that when it reached the desert of the Death Frontier, it would believe that there was nothing left, but..."
"But you went there, and now it knows that there is an even bigger civilization on this side of the desert," Sari finished for him.
"Sari, you shouldn't talk that way to someone of such importance!" Sean scolded her, "He helped save the world for crying out loud!"
"But it's true."
"What?!" Sean cried, turning to the Dragoon.
"It's true. Now the evil knows about the rest of Endiness, and it will move across the desert. It will strike the areas in the Death Frontier first, then Mille Seseau, Tiberoa, and finally, Serdio. And we have no idea how to stop it." Dart shook his head and was silent.
"None?" Princess Lisa asked quietly.
"Well, there may be a chance, and that is why I asked you to join us here, Sari. Charle told us about something she had discovered. How she found out about the evil was not not the way we did. She found a oracle that stated when the evil appeared, people who have the powers of dragons must pass them onto new warriors who will be led by... well, you Sari."
The next thing Sari saw was the ceiling, then the worried faces of Sean and the Fire Dragoon looking down at her, and then everything went black.
Sorry this took so long to update. I kind of got writer's block, and then got carried away with homework and forgot about it. But since summer's coming, I'll have lot's of time to update. Please tell me what you think.