by SDM (gordon8_6@yahoo.com)
Note: Whoa, I haven't updated in a long while. Sorry about that…umm, I've had a lot of stuff recently, and I've been in the midst of a little writer's block. I've gotten through it though, for the first new chapter in a long while. I've returned to the original storyline, having found myself a copy of Suikoden 1 AND 2. Now that I'm all prepped, I feel confident enough to write about the characters in each game. And so…read and review!
Chris closed the doors behind her, blowing the hair out of her face. Chris was a little put off by the surprise visit, and certainly confused by it. I'll get down to the bottom of it in the morning. Walking down the empty hallway to her room at the end, she felt a cool breeze on her right side. Turning slightly, she saw the doors to the balcony open, a lone figure standing at the perch of the balcony. Wary, Chris walked to the balcony, creaking the door a bit. The person heard the sound of the door, and spun around to see Chris standing there, staring at him.
It was Tir.
"Tir, what are you doing here?" Chris asked, stepping closer to the McDohl youth. I just thought of him as a youth...but he's older than I am! Tir looked at her with a small grin, and turned back to the balcony, looking at the stars.
"Thinking." Tir spoke, still gazing at the stars above him. "It's funny. You never realize how much you liked someone until they're gone." Chris softened a bit, realizing who Tir was talking about.
"Luc." Chris responded, walking to the spot next to Tir.
"I guess...I first met Luc eighteen years ago. I thought he was a cocky little bastard, but he was always there. Seeing him dead, it's sort of shocking to me. We were never really friends, but still..." Chris raised the corners of her mouth slightly, putting a reassuring hand on Tir's shoulder. Tir seemed to accept it, but was still unresponsive.
"Tir...its okay. We'll beat this guy. Right?" Tir chuckled a bit, revelling in his own softheartedness.
"I hope we do, Chris." Tir smiled a bit, before turning to go back to sleep. "I hope we do."
"So, we meet again." Tir said, taking a look at the man in front of him. "It's been a while, hasn't it?"
"It sure has." William smiled, shaking Tir's hand. "So, you must be...Riou, Hugo, and...Chris." William seemed to hang onto Chris's name, but it went undetected by the young Zexen.
"Yeah, that's us." Hugo said, smiling back at the seemingly proper noble. "So, you're a Silverberg? Like Caesar, right?" William's eyes flashed at the mentioning of his kin's name.
"He's my cousin. What's become of him?" William asked, awaiting an answer from the Karayan youth.
"We don't know. We haven't seen him in over two weeks." Chris cut in, her face a grim mask. Since Neclord probably killed him and Apple... William noted the look on her face, and frowned.
That means something bad."Well, we'll figure out in due time. So, what's the general plan?"
"We take down that bastard vampire." Viktor said gruffly, swinging the Star Dragon Sword onto his back, walking out from the hotel room. "We're ready."
"Well, where do we go first?"
"I don't know. Where DO you go?" A dark voice said, as the group turned to see their adversary standing right before them. Neclord snarled, raising his twisted lips in a grotesque smile, as Viktor drew the Star Dragon Sword into his hands. "Oh don't bother—that old sword couldn't hurt me. Not at the state I'm in."
"How the hell did you find us?" Hugo asked, drawing his dagger to his waist.
"It was that rusty old thing," Neclord revealed, raising a pointed finger at the Star Dragon Sword. "I could sense the Night Rune in it, and using my phase magic, went from your old castle to here." Viktor seemed to accept this, but spoke in question.
"Neclord…" The vampire hunter started out, as the vampire king awaited his inquiry. "When me and Riou last saw you, we sealed your soul using Kahn Marley and Sierra's magic. How did you come back?"
"Oh, that's for me to know, and you to find out." Neclord sneered, and then pointed his finger at William, who recoiled. "Once I turned Caesar, he told me about you. I don't need another Silverberg mussing up my plans again." William gasped, but as Neclord fired a bolt of purple lightning, Viktor swung the Star Dragon Sword in its path, deflecting it to the roof.
"Come on, let's go!" Viktor shouted, as he grabbed William's arm and ran. Before Neclord could react, Tir raised his arms at the creature and started chanting.
"Soul Eater…bind my foe!" A flash of light sparked, and Neclord was encased in a black casing. Tir seemed shaken, but recovered quickly. Looking back at their foe, Tir, Chris, Hugo, Riou, and Flik ran out of the room, down the stairs, and to the outside. An explosion then came from the room they had just left. Flik looked up, and saw the gruesome vampire jump out of the room's window, and land on the ground.
"Guys…time to go!" Flik yelled, as the others followed his suit. They got to the city's entrance quickly, but were stopped by a chilling sight.
Lucia stood at the front of the gate, with seemingly hundreds of zombie soldiers in front of her. The group froze, as Neclord came up from behind them, to hold them in their place. "But…how?" Hugo queried, but was stopped short when the dark figure of Pesmerga materialized next to his mother.
"Pesmerga! You bastard!" Viktor yelled, drawing a smile from the armored demon. "You sold us out?"
"No, no…not Pesmerga…Yuber." Yuber smiled, and made his armor disappear, revealing his familiar suit.
"But…how? We saw you get killed!" Chris shouted, as Lucia began to chuckle.
"That was my own doing." Lucia started, as Hugo looked at his mother in disbelief. "After the plan was revealed to collect the 'heroes' of old, I knew that Pesmerga and Yuber looked the exact same. Yuber was never quick to join Luc, and would easily defect to Neclord's side…so I contacted Yuber and told him of the plan. Yuber learned Neclord's body-double technique, and used it to make a copy of himself. He then sent it to Budehuc Castle, and appeared as Pesmerga to defeat the double, getting into your pathetic army with ease. The merging of the runes? A mere light show. It surprised me, I didn't think you'd be fooled so quickly." Lucia finished, and then drew her whip. "Now, let's finish this." Suddenly, a familiar figure dressed in blue and white appeared out of seemingly nowhere.
"Viki!" Hugo yelled, as he and Chris ran over to the confused teleporter. "Where are you coming from?"
"Harmonia," Viki said quickly. "But there's no time. You have to come with me, now!" Behind her, Tir, Riou, Viktor, Flik, and William still faced off against the zombie army. Viki grabbed onto Hugo's arm, and pulled him close.
"Wait, why?" Hugo asked, pulling his arm back in suspicion.
"Neclord, he's somehow changed time. It's all wrong." Viki told Hugo, and then pulled him back. "Now come on, let's go!" Viki waved her scepter, opening up a bluish portal. Neclord seemed to know what this was, and cried out in protest. Viki pushed Hugo into the portal, and followed shortly. The portal was still open.
"Dammit!" Viktor cursed, as he kept his sword in front of him. "That stupid Viki…Chris!" He drew the attention of the Zexen, who was looking at the portal in awe. "Follow them! Now!" Chris was about to protest, but saw the look of urgency in Viktor's eyes, and jumped into the portal. It closed right after, as Neclord cursed in fury. Viktor turned and saw the zombie army in front of him. With Flik, Riou, Tir, and William beside him, he readied for battle.
Sometime later…
Hugo opened his eyes to find himself on a dock, with Viki and Chris right next to him, similarly unconscious. Hugo looked around, and saw a lot of people around him. A man with brown hair came up to the Karayan boy, as Hugo began to speak.
"Who…who are you…Where am I?" Hugo barely had the strength to keep his eyes open.
"My name is Mathiu Silverberg and you're at Toran Castle. Who are you?" With that bit of information taken in, Hugo collapsed on the ground
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