Hey there! I know that it has been awhile since my last update. Well, it
would take another long period of time if I start explaining so I'll just
cut it short and spare you the trouble of reading something worthless. But
before anything else, I want to apologize again for the late update. My
computer was hit with a virus through a diskette so I had to rewrite
everything. I'm really, really sorry. Anyway, I do hope that you like this
chapter.
Special thanks to: Aerena and Sonya Katz for the reviews that you sent in. I really do appreciate it.
Chapter 3 Neet Calling
As Dart slowly made his way home, something ,that he never left behind for some reason he didn't know, started to glow.
"What's happening? Why is this stone glowing?" Dart asked himself.
The red stone continued to glow.
It then triggered a memory that he never thought he had.
It seemed like a distant dream.
But the feeling was familiar.
He knew it from somewhere before but he just didn't know where.
"What is this feeling?" Dart thought.
As he slowly surrendered to the warmth of the red gem, he said, "Shana.I'm sorry."
Before he knew it, he was engulfed with a bright light.
He was blinded by it.
But Dart didn't feel any fear.
For the first time in his life, he truly felt that he was at home.
He submitted himself entirely to the light.
But soon he found himself in an unknown place.
As he looked around, he knew that he was once in that place.
But then it struck him that he had been in that place before.
Slowly, familiarity started to enter his heart and his mind.
"I'm finally home." Dart said to himself.
Dart then started to investigate his surroundings to find some clues to what has happened there.
As he looked around, he saw a sign, half burned.
"Neet." Dart read.
"Is this real?" He suddenly asked aloud.
He then bent and got the charred piece of wood.
He then used the sharp edge on himself.
When his arm bleed, he confirmed it to be real.
"It's about time." Someone finally said.
Dart turned and saw a lady in black armor.
"Who are you?" Dart asked.
"Don't be frightened. My name is Rose. I am a Dragoon and I have waited 18 long years for your arrival, Dart." She said.
"How did you know my name?"
"It doesn't matter. What matters is you are here. Now come. We must find a place to stay. It's going to be a cold night." Rose said as she turned to leave.
Dart just stood there for awhile.
He didn't know whether to follow or not.
Rose then turned and said, "Well, are you coming?"
Dart then started to stride towards her.
She started to walk also.
Silence befell them.
Neither wanted to speak.
Dart felt that he had met her somewhere before.
But like what he had felt earlier, he just couldn't place where and when.
Rose knew what he was feeling at that very moment.
"You were born here eighteen years ago. But something happened so your parents were forced to transport you to another dimension for your safety. But the time had come for your return." Rose said.
Dart was stunned.
He didn't understand what Rose had just said.
He wanted to believe her.
But it was hard to.
It seemed only a dream.
But he knew that it was no dream.
It was real.
"But." He started.
He could find the right words.
"But.how could that be? I have parents and friends.You're lying." He said.
"Believe what you want but it is the truth." Rose just replied.
"What is the truth?" Dart said absently.
Rose stopped walking.
She turned to him.
Dart also stopped walking.
She then said, "The truth is what you make of it. It is not for me to say but what you say is the truth. I know how hard it is for you to accept all of this and I am not expecting you to."
"Let me ask you then, where are my real parents then?"
Rose couldn't answer right away.
She wasn't sure whether she should tell him now.
But she knew she had to sometime.
"They're already dead. They died eighteen years ago after they had sent you away."
Dart was speechless.
"Come. Let us find a place first. I will tell you everything." Rose said.
She started to walk again.
Dart followed without saying anything.
'Shana.I know you're real. What I feel for you is the truth. I'm sorry that I couldn't say goodbye.' Dart said in the silence of his mind.
He was having a hard time accepting all that was happening to him at the moment.
For a moment, it felt right.
But now it felt as if everything was happening so fast.
He just wanted to stop for a while.
Shana's voice seemed distant and yet near at the same time.
After some distance, they had found a cave where they could stay for the night.
They made a fire for warmth.
They sat opposite each other.
Dart took out the red gem that his father had given him when he was younger, before he had died, leaving him and his mother.
Rose knew that there were a lot of thing going on his mind.
He wanted explanations.
"Dart, what brought you to the world you grew up in and what brought you back is the red dragoon spirit in your hands." Rose started.
Dart looked up to her.
Rose could see that there was confusion in his eyes.
"In this world, magic and sorcery is real. 11,000 years ago, there was a war that brought peace to this world. But eighteen years ago, that peace was threatened. You were a mere babe so naturally you wouldn't remember anything. You and another baby were sent to another world to be safe. But fate had started to turn and is now calling you two back. You have returned but the other person hasn't come back yet."
"Wait! I don't get it. What happened? Another person? I can't comprehend it all at once."
"Eighteen years ago, the black monster killed the wrong moon child. A moon child is another part of that moon. Look up."
Rose pointed to the sky.
Dart glanced up and noticed for the first time that there were two moons up in the sky.
"What is that?" He said.
"That is what we call the Moon that Never Sets. It is a dormant seed. If it gets completed, the world will end as we know it. We must now prevent that from happening." Rose said.
"We? What do you mean?"
"We are Dragoons. You have the red dragoon spirit as proof. You have more power than you know. We must find the moon child and kill her." Rose said.
"Kill her? I don't know if I could. Besides, I don't even know how to use this or what the moon child looks like." Dart said.
"That is why I came for you. I will help you use that dragoon spirit. As for the moon child, we will just know when circumstances have already revealed her." Rose said.
"You said that there was another baby that was sent to the same world I was sent eighteen years ago."
"Yes. A baby girl."
"How was she sent there? Is she also a dragoon?"
"There are other magical ways to bring a person to another dimension aside from the power of a dragoon spirit. She was sent by the power of Sacred Sisters. She is a princess after all."
"A princess?"
"Yes. And because she is a princess, she has innate powers. She hasn't been corrupted so we must find her quickly once she gets back here."
"But who is she? How do we know? She grew up in my world so she of course doesn't know who she really is or the position that she holds."
"Don't worry Dart. You know her. You know her well."
"I know her?"
"Yes. She is.Princess Shana."
(To be continued.)
Surprising huh? Well, maybe not that much. Please tell me what you think be reviewing. I'm looking forward in reading what you have to say about my work. Hope to see you again soon.
Michiko
Special thanks to: Aerena and Sonya Katz for the reviews that you sent in. I really do appreciate it.
Chapter 3 Neet Calling
As Dart slowly made his way home, something ,that he never left behind for some reason he didn't know, started to glow.
"What's happening? Why is this stone glowing?" Dart asked himself.
The red stone continued to glow.
It then triggered a memory that he never thought he had.
It seemed like a distant dream.
But the feeling was familiar.
He knew it from somewhere before but he just didn't know where.
"What is this feeling?" Dart thought.
As he slowly surrendered to the warmth of the red gem, he said, "Shana.I'm sorry."
Before he knew it, he was engulfed with a bright light.
He was blinded by it.
But Dart didn't feel any fear.
For the first time in his life, he truly felt that he was at home.
He submitted himself entirely to the light.
But soon he found himself in an unknown place.
As he looked around, he knew that he was once in that place.
But then it struck him that he had been in that place before.
Slowly, familiarity started to enter his heart and his mind.
"I'm finally home." Dart said to himself.
Dart then started to investigate his surroundings to find some clues to what has happened there.
As he looked around, he saw a sign, half burned.
"Neet." Dart read.
"Is this real?" He suddenly asked aloud.
He then bent and got the charred piece of wood.
He then used the sharp edge on himself.
When his arm bleed, he confirmed it to be real.
"It's about time." Someone finally said.
Dart turned and saw a lady in black armor.
"Who are you?" Dart asked.
"Don't be frightened. My name is Rose. I am a Dragoon and I have waited 18 long years for your arrival, Dart." She said.
"How did you know my name?"
"It doesn't matter. What matters is you are here. Now come. We must find a place to stay. It's going to be a cold night." Rose said as she turned to leave.
Dart just stood there for awhile.
He didn't know whether to follow or not.
Rose then turned and said, "Well, are you coming?"
Dart then started to stride towards her.
She started to walk also.
Silence befell them.
Neither wanted to speak.
Dart felt that he had met her somewhere before.
But like what he had felt earlier, he just couldn't place where and when.
Rose knew what he was feeling at that very moment.
"You were born here eighteen years ago. But something happened so your parents were forced to transport you to another dimension for your safety. But the time had come for your return." Rose said.
Dart was stunned.
He didn't understand what Rose had just said.
He wanted to believe her.
But it was hard to.
It seemed only a dream.
But he knew that it was no dream.
It was real.
"But." He started.
He could find the right words.
"But.how could that be? I have parents and friends.You're lying." He said.
"Believe what you want but it is the truth." Rose just replied.
"What is the truth?" Dart said absently.
Rose stopped walking.
She turned to him.
Dart also stopped walking.
She then said, "The truth is what you make of it. It is not for me to say but what you say is the truth. I know how hard it is for you to accept all of this and I am not expecting you to."
"Let me ask you then, where are my real parents then?"
Rose couldn't answer right away.
She wasn't sure whether she should tell him now.
But she knew she had to sometime.
"They're already dead. They died eighteen years ago after they had sent you away."
Dart was speechless.
"Come. Let us find a place first. I will tell you everything." Rose said.
She started to walk again.
Dart followed without saying anything.
'Shana.I know you're real. What I feel for you is the truth. I'm sorry that I couldn't say goodbye.' Dart said in the silence of his mind.
He was having a hard time accepting all that was happening to him at the moment.
For a moment, it felt right.
But now it felt as if everything was happening so fast.
He just wanted to stop for a while.
Shana's voice seemed distant and yet near at the same time.
After some distance, they had found a cave where they could stay for the night.
They made a fire for warmth.
They sat opposite each other.
Dart took out the red gem that his father had given him when he was younger, before he had died, leaving him and his mother.
Rose knew that there were a lot of thing going on his mind.
He wanted explanations.
"Dart, what brought you to the world you grew up in and what brought you back is the red dragoon spirit in your hands." Rose started.
Dart looked up to her.
Rose could see that there was confusion in his eyes.
"In this world, magic and sorcery is real. 11,000 years ago, there was a war that brought peace to this world. But eighteen years ago, that peace was threatened. You were a mere babe so naturally you wouldn't remember anything. You and another baby were sent to another world to be safe. But fate had started to turn and is now calling you two back. You have returned but the other person hasn't come back yet."
"Wait! I don't get it. What happened? Another person? I can't comprehend it all at once."
"Eighteen years ago, the black monster killed the wrong moon child. A moon child is another part of that moon. Look up."
Rose pointed to the sky.
Dart glanced up and noticed for the first time that there were two moons up in the sky.
"What is that?" He said.
"That is what we call the Moon that Never Sets. It is a dormant seed. If it gets completed, the world will end as we know it. We must now prevent that from happening." Rose said.
"We? What do you mean?"
"We are Dragoons. You have the red dragoon spirit as proof. You have more power than you know. We must find the moon child and kill her." Rose said.
"Kill her? I don't know if I could. Besides, I don't even know how to use this or what the moon child looks like." Dart said.
"That is why I came for you. I will help you use that dragoon spirit. As for the moon child, we will just know when circumstances have already revealed her." Rose said.
"You said that there was another baby that was sent to the same world I was sent eighteen years ago."
"Yes. A baby girl."
"How was she sent there? Is she also a dragoon?"
"There are other magical ways to bring a person to another dimension aside from the power of a dragoon spirit. She was sent by the power of Sacred Sisters. She is a princess after all."
"A princess?"
"Yes. And because she is a princess, she has innate powers. She hasn't been corrupted so we must find her quickly once she gets back here."
"But who is she? How do we know? She grew up in my world so she of course doesn't know who she really is or the position that she holds."
"Don't worry Dart. You know her. You know her well."
"I know her?"
"Yes. She is.Princess Shana."
(To be continued.)
Surprising huh? Well, maybe not that much. Please tell me what you think be reviewing. I'm looking forward in reading what you have to say about my work. Hope to see you again soon.
Michiko