Raiegki: I'm sooo sorry, people! I meant to get this done sooner, but I was...distracted.
Coco: Yeah. By something called "Kingdom Hearts".
Raiegki: ._. Er...can we skip to the chapter already?
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Disclaimer: I, Raiegki Leviathan of the Grassrunners do not, never has, nor never will own Crash Bandicoot. *Scowls and walks off*
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A Feudal Fairy Tale II: Requim of Ice
Chapter Two: Withdraw
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The figure waved her raven staff. The air temperature suddenly dropped several degrees as Coco felt her ears sting from the frost.
"Cannot thee fight back?" The figure scoffed, twirling her staff and using it to whack Coco's face. "Come now. Amuse me!"
Coco rubbed the spot where she had been struck, anger and rage swelling inside her. Yet, she knew there wasn't a thing she could do.
"Thou doest tire me with thy weakness." The tormenting continued as the raven wand magically produced a snowball that was projected at Coco. "No magic, no fighting skills, not even a line of defense." The figure sighed, coming in for another thwack.
With a sudden burst of energy, Coco seized the wand and flipped the figure over. The raven, hovering in the air, cried out in surprise as its master's attack was countered.
The figure landed hard on her back as her hat floated off to once side. Her left hand was still holding onto one end of the staff while both of Coco's hands were grasped firmly on the other.
Two pairs of emerald eyes met, staring at the other's features. Both had orange fur, small, ebony noses, and golden locks.
"...Intelligent...for a weakling." The girl admitted. "What be thy name?"
"Coco Bandicoot." Coco answered sharply. Her eyes narrowed. "And who might you be, you witch!"
"I prefer the term "sorceress"." The sorceress snapped. "And my name be..."
Coco waited for it. It seemed to take forever to learn something she already knew.
"...Coco Bandicoot."
~*~
Smirking, Sorceress Coco caught Coco off guard and yanked on the staff, causing Coco herself to flip over. In surprise and pain, Coco let go of her end of the staff.
Coco strained just to stay awake as the evil sorceress approached her.
"Thou wouldest make such a lovely ornament..." She pondered mockingly. "Would thee prefer glass, ice, or crystal? Each doest have its own properties. They be all equally good choices in mine opinion. Glass be representing grace, ice be representing power, and crystal be representing skill."
Coco gritted her teeth resentfully. How could this fiend be her medieval counterpart!?
"...What be that? Thou wouldest desire that I choose?" The wand sparkled, gathering energy. "Then so be-" The ominous sentence was cut off as a blast of energy came crashing down from the sky, knocking the young bandicoot witch off her feet.
Sorceress Coco glanced up. "Ugh! It be that pest!" She snarled. "Well, thou hast interfered in mine affairs long enough!" The wand stopped sparkling and started to glow. "I will enjoy-"
And everything flashed white.
~*~
Coco opened one eye slightly. The castle courtyard had disappeared, and a grey, stone tower was in its place. Not very well kept, as there were piles of books gathering dust in a corner, and lots of beakers and flasks filled with mysterious chemeicals lined the walls. Both eyes opened and scanned the area cautiously. Where was she?
"Welcome to mine tower."
Coco's eyes shifted over to the hardly visible doorway. A small human wearing a wizard's outfit stood there. She recognized him right away.
"I be Nitrus Brio. The oldest wizard ever to grace Australia."
"How old are you?" Coco asked.
"I stopped counting a few hundred years ago." Brio answered.
"Why have you brought me here?"
"Well, if I had not, thou wouldest not be alive."
"Why did you save me?"
"Full of questions, thou be." Brio chuckled. "Thou reminds me very much of my pupil."
"Pupil?"
"The witch who almost killed thee today. The one who has the same name as thee."
"...You mean that sorceress was your pupil?" Coco inquired.
"Yes." Brio answered. "Sadly, she turned to the dark side. Perhaps it be less time consuming if I tell thee the story."
Brio lifted a simple wooden wand and a picture started to fill the air.
~*~
The picture showed a castle. THE castle, the one that was crystalized and taken over...twice.
"The king and queen of the castle, as I assume thou knows, had a son, Crash Bandicoot, heir to the throne. Most everyone this, but very few people know of their second born child. A female bandicoot named Coco."
The picture faded, showing three year old Princess Coco playing in the gardens of the castle.
"But one day, thieves came and stole the young princess away. They abandoned her in the eastern woods. For what reason, I be not knowing. I found her, a small girl who was too young to remember where she was from. I, at the time, did not know she was the princess, so I took her in."
The image changed to an older version of the princess, about five years old, reading books about magic.
"The king and queen never said anything about their daughter being missing...I did not even know they HAD a daughter! So I raised her as my own, teaching her magic and educating her. By the age of five, she knew more than anyone else in the village. She was an excellent student, flying by her lessons, and impressing me by mastering magic spells that took me ages to learn in the shortest time."
The "visual aid" again shifted, this time showing a ten-year-old bandicoot.
"By ten, she was a better magician than I was! And she still be better than I today. She had aquired such great magical power...too much magical power."
The bandicoot in the image began holding her head and crying out in pain.
"The magic was too much for someone her age. It corrupted her, shaping her into what she is today. She ran away, and had stayed hidden for three years. I have tried tracking her down and dispelling all her wrong doing, but there be no way for me to stop her." Brio shook his head. "She has a strong affinity to ice, freezing the helpless in their frightened expressions. She was such a nice girl with a good heart...had I know this would happen, I would have left her in the care of a peasant."
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Brio's saddened expression suddenly rose. "But thee...THOU canest stop her!"
"Me?" Coco blinked. "But...you saw how badly she can-"
"Magic." Brio whispered with a gleam in his eye. "I can teach thee magic to fight her."
"But...it took years for her to get where she is now..." Coco argued. "I'm not from this world. I can't stay here for ten years to learn magic."
"True..." Brio admitted. "But, I be an old wizard. Too old. It soon be time that I leave this world. A wizard must first transfer his knowledge before he dies. Otherwise, he will soon be forgotten. And no one wishes to be forgotten."
"But...you said so yourself. Your magic cannot compare to-"
"Magic cannot solve all your problems." Brio interrupted once again. "Thou be intelligent. Ne'er have I seen one who can do so much as touch the dark sorceress besides thee. Use thy smarts to thy advantage. Magic will help thee preform otherwise impossible yet neccessary tasks."
"What tasks?" Coco asked.
"That be where thy brain is needed." Brio answered.
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End of Chapter Two
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Coco: So...I can go from ordinary bandicoot girl to magical bandicoot girl with just a simple spell? Neat.
Brio: It be not that easy. Thou will get mine power, but thou will need to learn how to use it.
Coco: I knew it wasn't that easy...
Raiegki: Stay tuned for the next chapter of "A Feudal Fairy Tale II: Requim of Ice", Chapter Three: Passion.
Coco: Are all the chapters all just one word or something?
Coco: Yeah. By something called "Kingdom Hearts".
Raiegki: ._. Er...can we skip to the chapter already?
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Disclaimer: I, Raiegki Leviathan of the Grassrunners do not, never has, nor never will own Crash Bandicoot. *Scowls and walks off*
~*~
A Feudal Fairy Tale II: Requim of Ice
Chapter Two: Withdraw
~*~
The figure waved her raven staff. The air temperature suddenly dropped several degrees as Coco felt her ears sting from the frost.
"Cannot thee fight back?" The figure scoffed, twirling her staff and using it to whack Coco's face. "Come now. Amuse me!"
Coco rubbed the spot where she had been struck, anger and rage swelling inside her. Yet, she knew there wasn't a thing she could do.
"Thou doest tire me with thy weakness." The tormenting continued as the raven wand magically produced a snowball that was projected at Coco. "No magic, no fighting skills, not even a line of defense." The figure sighed, coming in for another thwack.
With a sudden burst of energy, Coco seized the wand and flipped the figure over. The raven, hovering in the air, cried out in surprise as its master's attack was countered.
The figure landed hard on her back as her hat floated off to once side. Her left hand was still holding onto one end of the staff while both of Coco's hands were grasped firmly on the other.
Two pairs of emerald eyes met, staring at the other's features. Both had orange fur, small, ebony noses, and golden locks.
"...Intelligent...for a weakling." The girl admitted. "What be thy name?"
"Coco Bandicoot." Coco answered sharply. Her eyes narrowed. "And who might you be, you witch!"
"I prefer the term "sorceress"." The sorceress snapped. "And my name be..."
Coco waited for it. It seemed to take forever to learn something she already knew.
"...Coco Bandicoot."
~*~
Smirking, Sorceress Coco caught Coco off guard and yanked on the staff, causing Coco herself to flip over. In surprise and pain, Coco let go of her end of the staff.
Coco strained just to stay awake as the evil sorceress approached her.
"Thou wouldest make such a lovely ornament..." She pondered mockingly. "Would thee prefer glass, ice, or crystal? Each doest have its own properties. They be all equally good choices in mine opinion. Glass be representing grace, ice be representing power, and crystal be representing skill."
Coco gritted her teeth resentfully. How could this fiend be her medieval counterpart!?
"...What be that? Thou wouldest desire that I choose?" The wand sparkled, gathering energy. "Then so be-" The ominous sentence was cut off as a blast of energy came crashing down from the sky, knocking the young bandicoot witch off her feet.
Sorceress Coco glanced up. "Ugh! It be that pest!" She snarled. "Well, thou hast interfered in mine affairs long enough!" The wand stopped sparkling and started to glow. "I will enjoy-"
And everything flashed white.
~*~
Coco opened one eye slightly. The castle courtyard had disappeared, and a grey, stone tower was in its place. Not very well kept, as there were piles of books gathering dust in a corner, and lots of beakers and flasks filled with mysterious chemeicals lined the walls. Both eyes opened and scanned the area cautiously. Where was she?
"Welcome to mine tower."
Coco's eyes shifted over to the hardly visible doorway. A small human wearing a wizard's outfit stood there. She recognized him right away.
"I be Nitrus Brio. The oldest wizard ever to grace Australia."
"How old are you?" Coco asked.
"I stopped counting a few hundred years ago." Brio answered.
"Why have you brought me here?"
"Well, if I had not, thou wouldest not be alive."
"Why did you save me?"
"Full of questions, thou be." Brio chuckled. "Thou reminds me very much of my pupil."
"Pupil?"
"The witch who almost killed thee today. The one who has the same name as thee."
"...You mean that sorceress was your pupil?" Coco inquired.
"Yes." Brio answered. "Sadly, she turned to the dark side. Perhaps it be less time consuming if I tell thee the story."
Brio lifted a simple wooden wand and a picture started to fill the air.
~*~
The picture showed a castle. THE castle, the one that was crystalized and taken over...twice.
"The king and queen of the castle, as I assume thou knows, had a son, Crash Bandicoot, heir to the throne. Most everyone this, but very few people know of their second born child. A female bandicoot named Coco."
The picture faded, showing three year old Princess Coco playing in the gardens of the castle.
"But one day, thieves came and stole the young princess away. They abandoned her in the eastern woods. For what reason, I be not knowing. I found her, a small girl who was too young to remember where she was from. I, at the time, did not know she was the princess, so I took her in."
The image changed to an older version of the princess, about five years old, reading books about magic.
"The king and queen never said anything about their daughter being missing...I did not even know they HAD a daughter! So I raised her as my own, teaching her magic and educating her. By the age of five, she knew more than anyone else in the village. She was an excellent student, flying by her lessons, and impressing me by mastering magic spells that took me ages to learn in the shortest time."
The "visual aid" again shifted, this time showing a ten-year-old bandicoot.
"By ten, she was a better magician than I was! And she still be better than I today. She had aquired such great magical power...too much magical power."
The bandicoot in the image began holding her head and crying out in pain.
"The magic was too much for someone her age. It corrupted her, shaping her into what she is today. She ran away, and had stayed hidden for three years. I have tried tracking her down and dispelling all her wrong doing, but there be no way for me to stop her." Brio shook his head. "She has a strong affinity to ice, freezing the helpless in their frightened expressions. She was such a nice girl with a good heart...had I know this would happen, I would have left her in the care of a peasant."
~*~
Brio's saddened expression suddenly rose. "But thee...THOU canest stop her!"
"Me?" Coco blinked. "But...you saw how badly she can-"
"Magic." Brio whispered with a gleam in his eye. "I can teach thee magic to fight her."
"But...it took years for her to get where she is now..." Coco argued. "I'm not from this world. I can't stay here for ten years to learn magic."
"True..." Brio admitted. "But, I be an old wizard. Too old. It soon be time that I leave this world. A wizard must first transfer his knowledge before he dies. Otherwise, he will soon be forgotten. And no one wishes to be forgotten."
"But...you said so yourself. Your magic cannot compare to-"
"Magic cannot solve all your problems." Brio interrupted once again. "Thou be intelligent. Ne'er have I seen one who can do so much as touch the dark sorceress besides thee. Use thy smarts to thy advantage. Magic will help thee preform otherwise impossible yet neccessary tasks."
"What tasks?" Coco asked.
"That be where thy brain is needed." Brio answered.
~*~
End of Chapter Two
~*~
Coco: So...I can go from ordinary bandicoot girl to magical bandicoot girl with just a simple spell? Neat.
Brio: It be not that easy. Thou will get mine power, but thou will need to learn how to use it.
Coco: I knew it wasn't that easy...
Raiegki: Stay tuned for the next chapter of "A Feudal Fairy Tale II: Requim of Ice", Chapter Three: Passion.
Coco: Are all the chapters all just one word or something?