Chapter 18: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
author's note:
This is NOT the ending of my story! If anything It's more like the middle or first third of fourth((still in discussion)). Or something like that. I have a lot of hopes going for this fanfic. So, back to the thank you's and I love you's . THOSE GO OUT TO YSYF AND WATER GODDESS! And my new reader Icy Fea tears. May you have long lives if you read this far. I'm definitely learning from this fic. I learn better writing skills. thank you!
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"Zeek!" said Albert's rather delighted voice. "I am much relieved to see you up! It's such a wonderful day. My daughter has told me the courageous actions that you all have done."
We all sat in the large dining room. The food was amazing, I'll tell you that. The chairs were even more comfortable than computer chairs sold at the body shop. And did I mention the food? I hadn't realized I was so hungry until I had put the first helping of whatever it was that he served us on my plate. And when the seventh plate became empty, I started to wind my appetite down.
"We all have done many a courageous thing on the journey thus far." Zeek replied. His eyes darted towards me and then back to Albert. I guess I needed to help him out a bit.
"Ella was really nice to all of us and helped to heal all our wounds. I don't think we would've lasted without her." I said. Aron stayed silent. He looked like he was forced to be here. Raymond sat in his little part of the table, eating his heart out.
"Zeek, your father, mother, great grandfather, and sister have been traveling to Deningrad for the last few days. They knew that could try to help you with searching for information. The decided to do research at the library there."
"How'd they know to go?" Zeek asked Albert.
"I sent them word that you had come to me and what had transpired after your arrival form Kazas." Albert said, propping his head up on his fist.
"That's stupid," Raymond said between mouthfuls. We all looked to him.
"Why?" Ella asked, delicately putting her food down.
"Because, Kazas has an immense library." he replied and then started chugging his wine down. You'd expect such a little and old man to eat very little. Boy that was a stupid assumption.
"The castle collapsed as Zeek and I made it out." I said. I still remembered the voice and the man. Michael was still alive. But definitely pissed off at me for kicking his ass.
"Well, Duh," Raymond said, slamming his goblet down. "The library was underground with a secret passage that started at the city gates. It is a foolproof Library that only the right people can get in and the rest stay out. I can get you in out and in and out like it was a cafe in Lohan! I should know. I built it fifty years ago." he said, standing on the table with his arms crossed over his small chest.
I stood up. "Where did the books come from?" I asked. A couple of eyes were on me.
"Well from other dimensions of course. It was like a large caravan of Demons coming in and out during the years that Melbu Frahma was recuperating, you know. He fed off of their foreign energy."
"Demons? Dimensions? How could that happen?" I asked. I sounded a little desperate.
"Well, there was the project I was working on with my superior Doel. He was quite a smart guy, but I was smarted. He always told me so. But then when I helped a Gianto kid with my herbs and medicines, Doel upped my rank and told me I could do anything I wanted to for the pursuit of scientific causes. So I did."
"How'd you find out about the dimensions?! How?" I asked. My hands were fists on the white table cloth.
"I read this book. And it told of how every time a crisis of the world occurred or was predicted, the creator Soa called forth a great warrior from another dimension with the same knowledge, but learned by a different angle. And then she'd equip the warrior for battle and send that one to aid those already made warriors."
"Where? By whom? What was it called?" I asked, throwing each question at him.
"I read it here, actually. In that library, but I stole the book. The book had no title, which was what made it so interesting. It didn't name the author either, so I took it any way." he replied, sitting back down.
"You stole from the library?" the king asked, sounding amused.
"Oh, it wouldn't matter now. Let's see that was over a hundred years ago, so yeah." he said. He smiled and started to eat dessert. The rest of us stared.
"How can that be possible?" Aron asked.
"Well, you see, I'm a Wingly, but I had to stay in hiding. So I guess I almost forgot altogether." he said, laughing. He let his blue shiny wings go and he flew above the table.
"See?"
I looked at him for a few seconds and then down to my plate. Okay. That was shocking.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"Oh, about ten thousand. My brother was named Faust. He was rather stupid to die to a bunch of kids, but I'm better off with my technology." was Raymond's reply. I looked up to him. Wow. Faust, eh? He was one tough SOB. I remember almost giving up on him. Whoa. I took a sip in my goblet and stood.
"I think we should go to Kazas and then wok our way to Deningrad. We also need to make a pit stop at the Dragon Nest. I saw some crates of books there." I said.
"The poison . . ." Zeek started.
I glanced at him. "Those who wish to go straight to Kazas should take the main road. I'll go with anybody." I said. A couple of people looked at me. "Or nobody. We'll meet up in Kazas. And show each other hat we've found."
Albert was watching me. He smiled diplomatically and clapped his hands.
"Very good then, Rose. While you are at Kazas, I'm sure the people are very much depressed with how they're lives have turned out. You can help them to rebuild the city whenever you're not looking through books. Rose, since it seems you'll be going on alone, would you like to take a pack horse?" he asked.
"Horses would die in the poison, King," replied Raymond, pointing a bread stick at Albert. He laughed and nodded his head. "I'll go with her and I'll bring my machines to help. I am immune to the poison, myself." he said. Raymond sure did like to boast a lot.
"The we shall leave." Ella said. She looked to Aron and smiled. "But first Father, I need to speak with you."
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I stretched and did a couple of warm-up exercises. And then I started to fully exert my body. Sure it was around bedtime for everyone else, but I needed to fight and get the energy out. I was a demon. I, Mary Rose, was a demon. Ha. I swung the weapon out and swayed backwards. I needed to work on my balance. I grounded my teeth together. I heard footsteps come form behind me. I didn't stop. It was probably one of the soldiers. And I still wondered whether or not Zeek had meant to put me down when I was displaying my plan. Probably not. But I sighed in anger anyway. I stopped moving and then sat down.
"The marriage has been post poned." Aron said from behind me. I whirled around and arched an eyebrow.
"You'd know this how?" I asked.
"I'm a thief. Figure it out," he said, a little edgy. Oh! That's why he was so. . . rough around the edges.
"So, why is there a postponement?"
"She's having second thoughts." Aron said.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because she met me." he said, folding his arms and pouting.
"Aren't you happy? She's really pretty."
"Do you think her father was happy to know I was the Bandit every bounty hunter was searching for? Not to mention it was only postponed. Usually I have the woman begging to let me marry her by the third day. Kinda hits my ego."
I laughed and wished him a good night. I made it up the staircase and to my room. Zeek's was across from mine. I left my door open to look at the wood work of his door. I smiled. Maybe things weren't so damn hopeless after all. I smiled and drifted off to sleep.
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The world seemed to shift and form. Like the beginning of time. Colors swirled and the winds blasted and then slowly calmed down. I felt it sweep against my naked skin. I wasn't naked though. I don't really know. I felt I was living in one of David Mack's Kabuki comics. And then I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Things move rather fast, Rose." said a voice from behind. I looked up. A woman stood there.
She had hair that looked like long grass, the waves lush and green. I watched her moved towards me. Her body was the color of red clay, but here eyes. Oh her eyes were incredible. They were . . . a lot like Michael's eyes. Except more vivid. The aurora lights. I sat up. She had a blue gown on and long fingered hands. She smiled at me and then cupped my chin.
"Mary Rose, you did well against the first servant, but you know he's not dead, right?"
I nodded with lowered lids.
"He is however, a part of you like the other ones you'll be fighting. I don't think you'll enjoy these battles against them. Each will hold a different type of pain for you." the woman stopped.
"I called you here for a reason, Mary Rose. You have life here. And there shall be death as well. But you are the warrior. Believe in yourself and loved ones. Your spirit is reflected through the weapon you possess. We will meet again, Mary Rose."
I watched her fade along with the world that surrounded me. I felt a loss but then wondered. Was this the Goddess of this world? The mother? Soa?
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I felt a warm hand on my shoulder and I looked up. Zeek was covering me up. I smiled at him and kissed his cheek.
"Good night," I replied. He smiled and kissed me softly before leaving the room. He sure was sweet.((WHAT?! HE'S A PRICK!?))
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Well. There ya go. ITS NOT THE END!((evil laughter)) and yes there are many things for you to learn about Endiness and its saviors. Well, thanks for reading. And for future reference, J-rock is Japanese rock n' roll. Laruku or rather Lar'C En Ciel is a favorite of mine thanks to the leader Tetsu and the lead vocalist Hyde.((HYDE!!)) Well, yeah. Good night folks and have a happy Christmas.
ANLON: You idiot, It's June.
ME: Okay then. . . . HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!
ANLON: my work's cut out for me.
((Anlon is my muse. He is my creative assistant and whenever I'm in a creative bind, I draw comics surrounding him. He's the opposite of me. I'm Happy go lucky. He's generally a smart ass and smokes(I don't like it, but I tolerate it) and is critical.))
author's note:
This is NOT the ending of my story! If anything It's more like the middle or first third of fourth((still in discussion)). Or something like that. I have a lot of hopes going for this fanfic. So, back to the thank you's and I love you's . THOSE GO OUT TO YSYF AND WATER GODDESS! And my new reader Icy Fea tears. May you have long lives if you read this far. I'm definitely learning from this fic. I learn better writing skills. thank you!
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"Zeek!" said Albert's rather delighted voice. "I am much relieved to see you up! It's such a wonderful day. My daughter has told me the courageous actions that you all have done."
We all sat in the large dining room. The food was amazing, I'll tell you that. The chairs were even more comfortable than computer chairs sold at the body shop. And did I mention the food? I hadn't realized I was so hungry until I had put the first helping of whatever it was that he served us on my plate. And when the seventh plate became empty, I started to wind my appetite down.
"We all have done many a courageous thing on the journey thus far." Zeek replied. His eyes darted towards me and then back to Albert. I guess I needed to help him out a bit.
"Ella was really nice to all of us and helped to heal all our wounds. I don't think we would've lasted without her." I said. Aron stayed silent. He looked like he was forced to be here. Raymond sat in his little part of the table, eating his heart out.
"Zeek, your father, mother, great grandfather, and sister have been traveling to Deningrad for the last few days. They knew that could try to help you with searching for information. The decided to do research at the library there."
"How'd they know to go?" Zeek asked Albert.
"I sent them word that you had come to me and what had transpired after your arrival form Kazas." Albert said, propping his head up on his fist.
"That's stupid," Raymond said between mouthfuls. We all looked to him.
"Why?" Ella asked, delicately putting her food down.
"Because, Kazas has an immense library." he replied and then started chugging his wine down. You'd expect such a little and old man to eat very little. Boy that was a stupid assumption.
"The castle collapsed as Zeek and I made it out." I said. I still remembered the voice and the man. Michael was still alive. But definitely pissed off at me for kicking his ass.
"Well, Duh," Raymond said, slamming his goblet down. "The library was underground with a secret passage that started at the city gates. It is a foolproof Library that only the right people can get in and the rest stay out. I can get you in out and in and out like it was a cafe in Lohan! I should know. I built it fifty years ago." he said, standing on the table with his arms crossed over his small chest.
I stood up. "Where did the books come from?" I asked. A couple of eyes were on me.
"Well from other dimensions of course. It was like a large caravan of Demons coming in and out during the years that Melbu Frahma was recuperating, you know. He fed off of their foreign energy."
"Demons? Dimensions? How could that happen?" I asked. I sounded a little desperate.
"Well, there was the project I was working on with my superior Doel. He was quite a smart guy, but I was smarted. He always told me so. But then when I helped a Gianto kid with my herbs and medicines, Doel upped my rank and told me I could do anything I wanted to for the pursuit of scientific causes. So I did."
"How'd you find out about the dimensions?! How?" I asked. My hands were fists on the white table cloth.
"I read this book. And it told of how every time a crisis of the world occurred or was predicted, the creator Soa called forth a great warrior from another dimension with the same knowledge, but learned by a different angle. And then she'd equip the warrior for battle and send that one to aid those already made warriors."
"Where? By whom? What was it called?" I asked, throwing each question at him.
"I read it here, actually. In that library, but I stole the book. The book had no title, which was what made it so interesting. It didn't name the author either, so I took it any way." he replied, sitting back down.
"You stole from the library?" the king asked, sounding amused.
"Oh, it wouldn't matter now. Let's see that was over a hundred years ago, so yeah." he said. He smiled and started to eat dessert. The rest of us stared.
"How can that be possible?" Aron asked.
"Well, you see, I'm a Wingly, but I had to stay in hiding. So I guess I almost forgot altogether." he said, laughing. He let his blue shiny wings go and he flew above the table.
"See?"
I looked at him for a few seconds and then down to my plate. Okay. That was shocking.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"Oh, about ten thousand. My brother was named Faust. He was rather stupid to die to a bunch of kids, but I'm better off with my technology." was Raymond's reply. I looked up to him. Wow. Faust, eh? He was one tough SOB. I remember almost giving up on him. Whoa. I took a sip in my goblet and stood.
"I think we should go to Kazas and then wok our way to Deningrad. We also need to make a pit stop at the Dragon Nest. I saw some crates of books there." I said.
"The poison . . ." Zeek started.
I glanced at him. "Those who wish to go straight to Kazas should take the main road. I'll go with anybody." I said. A couple of people looked at me. "Or nobody. We'll meet up in Kazas. And show each other hat we've found."
Albert was watching me. He smiled diplomatically and clapped his hands.
"Very good then, Rose. While you are at Kazas, I'm sure the people are very much depressed with how they're lives have turned out. You can help them to rebuild the city whenever you're not looking through books. Rose, since it seems you'll be going on alone, would you like to take a pack horse?" he asked.
"Horses would die in the poison, King," replied Raymond, pointing a bread stick at Albert. He laughed and nodded his head. "I'll go with her and I'll bring my machines to help. I am immune to the poison, myself." he said. Raymond sure did like to boast a lot.
"The we shall leave." Ella said. She looked to Aron and smiled. "But first Father, I need to speak with you."
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I stretched and did a couple of warm-up exercises. And then I started to fully exert my body. Sure it was around bedtime for everyone else, but I needed to fight and get the energy out. I was a demon. I, Mary Rose, was a demon. Ha. I swung the weapon out and swayed backwards. I needed to work on my balance. I grounded my teeth together. I heard footsteps come form behind me. I didn't stop. It was probably one of the soldiers. And I still wondered whether or not Zeek had meant to put me down when I was displaying my plan. Probably not. But I sighed in anger anyway. I stopped moving and then sat down.
"The marriage has been post poned." Aron said from behind me. I whirled around and arched an eyebrow.
"You'd know this how?" I asked.
"I'm a thief. Figure it out," he said, a little edgy. Oh! That's why he was so. . . rough around the edges.
"So, why is there a postponement?"
"She's having second thoughts." Aron said.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because she met me." he said, folding his arms and pouting.
"Aren't you happy? She's really pretty."
"Do you think her father was happy to know I was the Bandit every bounty hunter was searching for? Not to mention it was only postponed. Usually I have the woman begging to let me marry her by the third day. Kinda hits my ego."
I laughed and wished him a good night. I made it up the staircase and to my room. Zeek's was across from mine. I left my door open to look at the wood work of his door. I smiled. Maybe things weren't so damn hopeless after all. I smiled and drifted off to sleep.
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The world seemed to shift and form. Like the beginning of time. Colors swirled and the winds blasted and then slowly calmed down. I felt it sweep against my naked skin. I wasn't naked though. I don't really know. I felt I was living in one of David Mack's Kabuki comics. And then I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Things move rather fast, Rose." said a voice from behind. I looked up. A woman stood there.
She had hair that looked like long grass, the waves lush and green. I watched her moved towards me. Her body was the color of red clay, but here eyes. Oh her eyes were incredible. They were . . . a lot like Michael's eyes. Except more vivid. The aurora lights. I sat up. She had a blue gown on and long fingered hands. She smiled at me and then cupped my chin.
"Mary Rose, you did well against the first servant, but you know he's not dead, right?"
I nodded with lowered lids.
"He is however, a part of you like the other ones you'll be fighting. I don't think you'll enjoy these battles against them. Each will hold a different type of pain for you." the woman stopped.
"I called you here for a reason, Mary Rose. You have life here. And there shall be death as well. But you are the warrior. Believe in yourself and loved ones. Your spirit is reflected through the weapon you possess. We will meet again, Mary Rose."
I watched her fade along with the world that surrounded me. I felt a loss but then wondered. Was this the Goddess of this world? The mother? Soa?
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I felt a warm hand on my shoulder and I looked up. Zeek was covering me up. I smiled at him and kissed his cheek.
"Good night," I replied. He smiled and kissed me softly before leaving the room. He sure was sweet.((WHAT?! HE'S A PRICK!?))
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Well. There ya go. ITS NOT THE END!((evil laughter)) and yes there are many things for you to learn about Endiness and its saviors. Well, thanks for reading. And for future reference, J-rock is Japanese rock n' roll. Laruku or rather Lar'C En Ciel is a favorite of mine thanks to the leader Tetsu and the lead vocalist Hyde.((HYDE!!)) Well, yeah. Good night folks and have a happy Christmas.
ANLON: You idiot, It's June.
ME: Okay then. . . . HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!
ANLON: my work's cut out for me.
((Anlon is my muse. He is my creative assistant and whenever I'm in a creative bind, I draw comics surrounding him. He's the opposite of me. I'm Happy go lucky. He's generally a smart ass and smokes(I don't like it, but I tolerate it) and is critical.))