" Let's go and check on the girls." Clef said. He was standing outside the entrance to the trial area.
" No, Master Clef. The girls said we should stay out of it." Said Presea, as she stroked Mokona's puffed out fur. The little creature was in her arms and was making worried 'pu' noises.
" We did tell the girls that we would rest out here." Said Caldina as she was futilely pulling with all her strength at the 250 pound muscle that was her boyfriend.
" Are you even listening to me, Lafarga?" She asked as sweat ran off her brow.
" Yes, but a few monsters ran in there earlier. We need to help them."
" That we do." Lantis said as he strode past the couple with a wincing Eagle walking behind him.
" Lantis, are you sure that's what the girls want. What if the monsters were already disposed of?" Asked Emeraude, as she shook her head. Her thoughts were, he's just as stubborn as Zagato.
" Dear, let him go." Said Zagato as he gave his little brother a smile. " Go and save her."
Lantis nodded, opened the door with a strong hand, and crossed the threshold.
The chamber:
" Miss Umi , why haven't we found Miss Hikaru yet?" asked, the scared guardian, Fuu.
The water guardian's face soured, then her eyes became determined. " We're going to find her. N-no doubt about it."
Fuu wasn't to sure about that.
The two girls had, after five attempts, lifted the door to open the chamber of fayth. The thoughts of getting yelled at or fired from the position as guardian didn't deter the two in the search for their friend. But an hour had passed and their hopes were running low.
" Where could she be." Umi whispered.
" Umi, Fuu!" yelled out a lanky, yet cool commander.
" Eagle!" Both girls yelled in surprise.
" W-what?" Umi stammered.
A small smile passed the snow blonde's lips, " We were worried so we came to look." He then gestured to the left where the rest of the group was jumping the pit with the floating rock glyph. Caldina landed smoothly on her well balanced feet with the stunningly graceful Lafarga behind her. However Clef went chibi as he didn't quite make the second jump and was swinging his small arms in terror. Zagato did a spell that's after affect would get the mage over safely. A huge explosion was seen and Clef went flying into the wall that was eight feet away. As he slid down he muttered, " You could have been more gentle."
A secret passage:
" Umi! Fuu! Help!" Hikaru yelled, and Presea looked down the lightning area and gasped.
" Hikaru. Hikaru are you okay down there."
A small and far off voice answered, " No."
" We'll get you out of there." Yelled Presea as she got Lantis to deter the lightning that secured Hikaru's prison.
He then reached out with his strong hands and grasped the shaking young girl. Umi and Fuu then ran up to Hikaru and hugged her.
" We were so worried about you, are you alright?"
Hikaru shook her head.
" Hikaru, were you the one who screamed earlier?" Asked Eagle as he walked up and looked her in the eyes.
" I guess."
" What happened?"
" Something attacked me, and I-i got scared."
" Well, I'm glad your okay, little missy." Caldina said as she gave her a pat on the shoulder.
The Inn:
" So Lantis, do you think everything is going to be okay. The temple being attacked, the fiends almost killing the people of D'jose, and Hikaru's loss of consciousness when we left the temple. Do you think she was hurt more than she said, that she was hiding an injury intentionally?" Asked Eagle Vision as he was sitting on the ledge that the small inn window connected to. The purple slate that he and Lantis graced was jutting and Lantis stood on the edge. His mind deep in thought.
" We can't be sure. The attacks might have been connected to the attack on Hikaru, but they also could have been a fluke that occurred. We need to ask the Magic Knights, they know more about this, it is their world."
Clef and Zagato slowly walked out, and told the two that the young summoner had awoke.
" The Magic Knight of Water is worried about her and hovers over like a mother." Zagato said, and he then walked over to his brother. He put his hand on his brothers shoulder, " You might want to go talk to Hikaru, she seems to be wanting some company. Spend some time together."
Lantis smiled gratefully at Zagato and walked off to Hikaru's room. As he stepped through the doorway he saw her sitting up in a bed with Umi at her bedside.
He stood in the doorway and waited till their conversation was over.
" Umi, do you think it was really a good idea for me to stay in bed. I need to send the dead."
" Well, Hikaru. You could go out and do that, but Clef said you need to rest. Won't you listen to him, he means well."
" I know." Hikaru said uncomfortably. " But, if I don't do it soon fiends will come and more deaths will commence. I can't let that happen."
" Deaths?" Lantis whispered and Umi looked up at him. He noticed her eyes held a sad tone.
" Yes, if the dead are allowed to roam then their spirits become fiends. It is a summoner's duty to send them, to put them in their rightful place, the farplane." She said, and she then remembered her parents.
Flashback:
" Umi, dear. Do you want some more tea?" Asked a beautiful woman with dark blue hair and eyes.
" Yes, momma!" Said an estatic seven year old Umi. The two were having a tea party and Umi's father was making the setting perfect by lighting candles.
" Would you like to light one, Umi?" Her father asked with a smile.
" Yeah." Umi cheerfully agreed. She grasped the burning stick and was about to light the candle when the flame went out.
Darkness descended and an ominous voice was heard.
" Try a dark flame, it'll do better." And everything went into chaos.
End flashback
" Umi, are you okay?" Hikaru asked, and Umi jumped like ten feet in surprise.
" Uhh. Sure, just a little preoccupied." She mumbled something under her breath, " I hate him. I hate that murder, Seymour more than anyone."
" Umi, what did you say?" Hikaru asked, desperately trying to believe she didn't just hear that.
" Nothing, I'm going to go get some air."
" No, Master Clef. The girls said we should stay out of it." Said Presea, as she stroked Mokona's puffed out fur. The little creature was in her arms and was making worried 'pu' noises.
" We did tell the girls that we would rest out here." Said Caldina as she was futilely pulling with all her strength at the 250 pound muscle that was her boyfriend.
" Are you even listening to me, Lafarga?" She asked as sweat ran off her brow.
" Yes, but a few monsters ran in there earlier. We need to help them."
" That we do." Lantis said as he strode past the couple with a wincing Eagle walking behind him.
" Lantis, are you sure that's what the girls want. What if the monsters were already disposed of?" Asked Emeraude, as she shook her head. Her thoughts were, he's just as stubborn as Zagato.
" Dear, let him go." Said Zagato as he gave his little brother a smile. " Go and save her."
Lantis nodded, opened the door with a strong hand, and crossed the threshold.
The chamber:
" Miss Umi , why haven't we found Miss Hikaru yet?" asked, the scared guardian, Fuu.
The water guardian's face soured, then her eyes became determined. " We're going to find her. N-no doubt about it."
Fuu wasn't to sure about that.
The two girls had, after five attempts, lifted the door to open the chamber of fayth. The thoughts of getting yelled at or fired from the position as guardian didn't deter the two in the search for their friend. But an hour had passed and their hopes were running low.
" Where could she be." Umi whispered.
" Umi, Fuu!" yelled out a lanky, yet cool commander.
" Eagle!" Both girls yelled in surprise.
" W-what?" Umi stammered.
A small smile passed the snow blonde's lips, " We were worried so we came to look." He then gestured to the left where the rest of the group was jumping the pit with the floating rock glyph. Caldina landed smoothly on her well balanced feet with the stunningly graceful Lafarga behind her. However Clef went chibi as he didn't quite make the second jump and was swinging his small arms in terror. Zagato did a spell that's after affect would get the mage over safely. A huge explosion was seen and Clef went flying into the wall that was eight feet away. As he slid down he muttered, " You could have been more gentle."
A secret passage:
" Umi! Fuu! Help!" Hikaru yelled, and Presea looked down the lightning area and gasped.
" Hikaru. Hikaru are you okay down there."
A small and far off voice answered, " No."
" We'll get you out of there." Yelled Presea as she got Lantis to deter the lightning that secured Hikaru's prison.
He then reached out with his strong hands and grasped the shaking young girl. Umi and Fuu then ran up to Hikaru and hugged her.
" We were so worried about you, are you alright?"
Hikaru shook her head.
" Hikaru, were you the one who screamed earlier?" Asked Eagle as he walked up and looked her in the eyes.
" I guess."
" What happened?"
" Something attacked me, and I-i got scared."
" Well, I'm glad your okay, little missy." Caldina said as she gave her a pat on the shoulder.
The Inn:
" So Lantis, do you think everything is going to be okay. The temple being attacked, the fiends almost killing the people of D'jose, and Hikaru's loss of consciousness when we left the temple. Do you think she was hurt more than she said, that she was hiding an injury intentionally?" Asked Eagle Vision as he was sitting on the ledge that the small inn window connected to. The purple slate that he and Lantis graced was jutting and Lantis stood on the edge. His mind deep in thought.
" We can't be sure. The attacks might have been connected to the attack on Hikaru, but they also could have been a fluke that occurred. We need to ask the Magic Knights, they know more about this, it is their world."
Clef and Zagato slowly walked out, and told the two that the young summoner had awoke.
" The Magic Knight of Water is worried about her and hovers over like a mother." Zagato said, and he then walked over to his brother. He put his hand on his brothers shoulder, " You might want to go talk to Hikaru, she seems to be wanting some company. Spend some time together."
Lantis smiled gratefully at Zagato and walked off to Hikaru's room. As he stepped through the doorway he saw her sitting up in a bed with Umi at her bedside.
He stood in the doorway and waited till their conversation was over.
" Umi, do you think it was really a good idea for me to stay in bed. I need to send the dead."
" Well, Hikaru. You could go out and do that, but Clef said you need to rest. Won't you listen to him, he means well."
" I know." Hikaru said uncomfortably. " But, if I don't do it soon fiends will come and more deaths will commence. I can't let that happen."
" Deaths?" Lantis whispered and Umi looked up at him. He noticed her eyes held a sad tone.
" Yes, if the dead are allowed to roam then their spirits become fiends. It is a summoner's duty to send them, to put them in their rightful place, the farplane." She said, and she then remembered her parents.
Flashback:
" Umi, dear. Do you want some more tea?" Asked a beautiful woman with dark blue hair and eyes.
" Yes, momma!" Said an estatic seven year old Umi. The two were having a tea party and Umi's father was making the setting perfect by lighting candles.
" Would you like to light one, Umi?" Her father asked with a smile.
" Yeah." Umi cheerfully agreed. She grasped the burning stick and was about to light the candle when the flame went out.
Darkness descended and an ominous voice was heard.
" Try a dark flame, it'll do better." And everything went into chaos.
End flashback
" Umi, are you okay?" Hikaru asked, and Umi jumped like ten feet in surprise.
" Uhh. Sure, just a little preoccupied." She mumbled something under her breath, " I hate him. I hate that murder, Seymour more than anyone."
" Umi, what did you say?" Hikaru asked, desperately trying to believe she didn't just hear that.
" Nothing, I'm going to go get some air."
