Night fell. The moon rose in the sky, bathing the forest in an unearthly glow. Moonlight washed over a small figure, slumped at the base of a tree.
Reina stirred, every muscle in her body aching. Opening her eyes, she took in the scene around her.
"Oh no," she groaned. "It's already nighttime?! Aw man, mom's gonna kill me- I should be home by now!" Sitting up, she felt something poke into her sore back.
"What the..." Turning her head, she saw a familiar sword hilt. Her mother's sword was still strapped to her waist.
"Why is that-" she stopped mid-sentence as the memories of the day before flooded back into her mind.
The fire.
The Mazoku.
Her mother, asking her to take the sword and the necklace, asking her to run away from the village.
Reminded of the necklace, she removed it from the pouch. Holding it up to her eyes, she examined it closely. Even up close, it looked like a regular crystal. What had her mother done to it when she chanted that spell?
Finding nothing strange about it, she put the chain around her neck and closed the clasp. Instantly, the crystal blazed with a blinding light. The light began to form a shape in front of Reina as she frantically covered her burning eyes. Looking up, she gasped- before her stood her mother's image.
"Reina... I'm sorry that this burden must be placed upon you, but there was no choice. The spell I put upon you shall permanently give you all of my skills and techniques at both magic and swordsmanship. The spell will also cause you to forget everything about your life and who you are. All you will know is your first name and how to use magic and a sword. Rei, keep the sword and crystal with you always, for they are the reason our village was attacked. I cannot tell you why the mazoku are after them- you must find the answers to your questions on your own. Rediscover your past Reina. Goodbye, my daughter. Good luck." Serafina began to fade away into the shadows of the forest
"Mother, don't leave me! I--" Reina was cut off by a searing pain that lanced through her body. Falling to her knees, she tried to stop her head from spinning. Eyes watering from the pain, she tried to stand, only to fall back to the ground. At last, her body reached its limit, and she fell into darkness once more.
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An- Hello. This ones gonna take forever- I don't know how I'm gonna put Lina and co. in here... should Reina save them at the last minute, or should they save her, or should they just bump into each other? How should they meet dammit?!?! I NEED HELP!! (Medical and story wise. ) Till next time then!
Reina stirred, every muscle in her body aching. Opening her eyes, she took in the scene around her.
"Oh no," she groaned. "It's already nighttime?! Aw man, mom's gonna kill me- I should be home by now!" Sitting up, she felt something poke into her sore back.
"What the..." Turning her head, she saw a familiar sword hilt. Her mother's sword was still strapped to her waist.
"Why is that-" she stopped mid-sentence as the memories of the day before flooded back into her mind.
The fire.
The Mazoku.
Her mother, asking her to take the sword and the necklace, asking her to run away from the village.
Reminded of the necklace, she removed it from the pouch. Holding it up to her eyes, she examined it closely. Even up close, it looked like a regular crystal. What had her mother done to it when she chanted that spell?
Finding nothing strange about it, she put the chain around her neck and closed the clasp. Instantly, the crystal blazed with a blinding light. The light began to form a shape in front of Reina as she frantically covered her burning eyes. Looking up, she gasped- before her stood her mother's image.
"Reina... I'm sorry that this burden must be placed upon you, but there was no choice. The spell I put upon you shall permanently give you all of my skills and techniques at both magic and swordsmanship. The spell will also cause you to forget everything about your life and who you are. All you will know is your first name and how to use magic and a sword. Rei, keep the sword and crystal with you always, for they are the reason our village was attacked. I cannot tell you why the mazoku are after them- you must find the answers to your questions on your own. Rediscover your past Reina. Goodbye, my daughter. Good luck." Serafina began to fade away into the shadows of the forest
"Mother, don't leave me! I--" Reina was cut off by a searing pain that lanced through her body. Falling to her knees, she tried to stop her head from spinning. Eyes watering from the pain, she tried to stand, only to fall back to the ground. At last, her body reached its limit, and she fell into darkness once more.
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An- Hello. This ones gonna take forever- I don't know how I'm gonna put Lina and co. in here... should Reina save them at the last minute, or should they save her, or should they just bump into each other? How should they meet dammit?!?! I NEED HELP!! (Medical and story wise. ) Till next time then!