Chapter 2-Eluria Tower, Completed!(Celine)
We finally arrived at El Harbor.El Harbor had been created at the beach where we all woke up after that attack from Shin. It was just a large dock with a boat house and an inn. Wasn't much. We were heading out of the docks and to Eluria Tower. It must be great! After a year of reconstruction, it must be looking better than before. I also couldn't wait to see the others. It would be a change from Chisato. Oh boy do I hate her so. It was the stupid book, every day, the stupid book.Well now there won't be any writing for some time. I'm so glad.
We finally arrived at Eluria Tower about one hour after leaving El Harbor. The tower looked so much better! The water in the moat was crystal clear. As we walked in we were all amazed. Everything was clean. Flowers and fountains of water placed everywhere. People were also walking around talking or eating some sort of food or other. There were also things called 'elevators', according to Chisato. I guess you use them as an easy access to other floors. We decided to take the stairs, as we weren't sure on what elevators were. We walked on up to the second floor and saw so many stores! There clothes, foods, weapons and armors, herbs, and more!. It was amazing. People were going from store to store with huge bags of things they had bought. We walked to the back of the second floor. There were many elevators here. Above each elevator there was a sign saying Sector and some letter. It went from A to H. People would be seen entering the elevators and coming out of the elevators.
"I have a feeling that these elevators lead to where the residents of Eluria Tower live," said Chisato.
Then Ashton pointed to an elevator,"Look, that one says third floor." So we all got on and went up.
The next floor wasn't so big. There was an elevator that said 'Eluria Inn'. The other one said 'Eluria Castle'.
"If Claude and the others are here, I think they would probably be at the castle," Rena said, pointing to the castle-bound elevator. So we all got on and went up once again.
When we got up the room looked very familiar...
"Oh! This is the room and hallway we fought Shin, darlings!" I said.
"But now it has become the entrance hall to the castle," Ashton said, pointing out the two men at the counter before the passage into the castle.
"Hello, would you like to have an audience with the King of El?" one of the men asked.
"No, not really. We we're looking for our friends. They helped with the reconstruction," Rena said.
"Oh, are you talking about Claude and his friends?" the man asked.
"Yes. They are the ones we're looking for," Rena said smiling.
"OK. When you go through the hallway, there you will see a staircase leading up. That is the kings throne. To your left will be the armory and war rooms. To your right is the guest rooms, servant rooms, royal rooms, dining room, and kitchen. They should be in the first two guest rooms. Have a nice day," the man said with a smile. We went the way he told us and were at the guest rooms in no time.
"Rena?" a voice asked.
Rena turned around and then ran to Claude and embraced him in a hug. "Oh Claude it's so good to see you!"
"You look very handsome, my dear," I said.
He blushed and said," Aww, I haven't changed that much..." Everyone then laughed.
"So where's everyone else?" Ashton asked.
"They're eating lunch in dining room. I was about to head over there," Claude said. "You guys wanna come?"
As he said that, my stomach rumbled." Now that you think about it we haven't eaten anything all day..." I said with a weak smile.
"Then come on!" Claude said, and then we went off to the the dining room.
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The food had been eaten and we were all sitting at the table talking. Claude, Bowman, Dias and Noel had all been talking about how the reconstruction of El had been. They even told us how Leon had helped with all the elevators.
"That Leon is amazing...I should write a book about him sometime," Chisato said.
My eyes started to twitch."I bet he would like that."
"Uhh...you should take a nap Celine. I think it would relax you," Rena said with a worried expression on her face.
"Yes...I think that would be nice," I said. I got up and walked to my room.
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I woke up two hours later in one of the guest rooms. I left the room and started to wander around the castle. I had just realized how beautiful the castle looked. The walls and pillars were all made of marble. The walls were painted white, while the pillars were all painted gold. A man was passing by and I stopped him.
"Excuse me, but do you know the way to the top of the castle?" I asked.
"Yea, through the armory, but it's off limits. You won't be able to go," the man said.
"Oh, I see," I said, with a frown, and he left. I then I headed to the front desk to the man who we spoke to earlier.
"Excuse me, but could I get an audience with the king now?" I asked.
"I guess it would be all right since he doesn't have any business right now. Proceed up the stairs." He handed me some papers and I was off to the throne room.
I handed the papers to a guard that was in front of the door to the throne room. Then I entered and bowed to the king.
"What is it that you need, young lady?" the King of El asked.
"I would like permission to go to the top of Eluria Tower, sir," I replied.
"Why do you want to go up there?" he asked.
"I would like to admire the sunset from somewhere high," I said.
"Well you have my permission. Take this badge and pin it on your clothes. This will let you go into restricted areas," the king said as he handed me the round, white, badge with the golden cross on it.
As I pinned it on I said,"Thank you." I turned to leave when the king stopped me.
"Would you mind telling me your name, young lady?" the king asked.
"Celine Jules. Why, if I may ask?" I asked with confusion.
"Ahh, you and the friends you are with are the ones who defeated the 'Ten Wise Men' and brought back Expel. Am I right?" the king asked.
I stood dumbfounded. "Uhh...how did you know? To people on Expel, the destruction of the planet didn't occur to them..."
"Leon told the King of Lacour, and he told the King of Cross and myself," the king replied.
"Oh I see," I said.
"You and your friends must be strong to have accomplished such a task. I would have had a huge banquet, but Leon advised against it. He said it would make the people of Expel panic," the king said.
"Yes. He probably is right. Well I'll take my leave." I bowed and left.
I walked through the armory and went to the elevator that went up. I came out in a damp room that had not been clean. Then I remembered that this was the very room that we had all met the Ten Wise Men. That hollow in the floor was where the Sorcery Globe had been kept. I started feel a little scared. I walked on and came to a ladder that went to a trap door. I climbed up and out through the door. I leaned on the iron rails that went around the top of the tower. There was a light, yet refreshing breeze blowing. I stood there, looking to the west as the sun started going down, flooding the land below with the colors of orange and red. Then I heard a voice from behind.
"Enjoying the sunset?"
I turned around and saw Bowman. He came up and joined me watching the sunset.
"I got worried when I couldn't find you in your room. Then I found out you came here. The sunset is beautiful, isn't it?" he asked me.
"Yes it is," I said with a smile. We stayed there and watched the sunset until it was dark.
We finally arrived at El Harbor.El Harbor had been created at the beach where we all woke up after that attack from Shin. It was just a large dock with a boat house and an inn. Wasn't much. We were heading out of the docks and to Eluria Tower. It must be great! After a year of reconstruction, it must be looking better than before. I also couldn't wait to see the others. It would be a change from Chisato. Oh boy do I hate her so. It was the stupid book, every day, the stupid book.Well now there won't be any writing for some time. I'm so glad.
We finally arrived at Eluria Tower about one hour after leaving El Harbor. The tower looked so much better! The water in the moat was crystal clear. As we walked in we were all amazed. Everything was clean. Flowers and fountains of water placed everywhere. People were also walking around talking or eating some sort of food or other. There were also things called 'elevators', according to Chisato. I guess you use them as an easy access to other floors. We decided to take the stairs, as we weren't sure on what elevators were. We walked on up to the second floor and saw so many stores! There clothes, foods, weapons and armors, herbs, and more!. It was amazing. People were going from store to store with huge bags of things they had bought. We walked to the back of the second floor. There were many elevators here. Above each elevator there was a sign saying Sector and some letter. It went from A to H. People would be seen entering the elevators and coming out of the elevators.
"I have a feeling that these elevators lead to where the residents of Eluria Tower live," said Chisato.
Then Ashton pointed to an elevator,"Look, that one says third floor." So we all got on and went up.
The next floor wasn't so big. There was an elevator that said 'Eluria Inn'. The other one said 'Eluria Castle'.
"If Claude and the others are here, I think they would probably be at the castle," Rena said, pointing to the castle-bound elevator. So we all got on and went up once again.
When we got up the room looked very familiar...
"Oh! This is the room and hallway we fought Shin, darlings!" I said.
"But now it has become the entrance hall to the castle," Ashton said, pointing out the two men at the counter before the passage into the castle.
"Hello, would you like to have an audience with the King of El?" one of the men asked.
"No, not really. We we're looking for our friends. They helped with the reconstruction," Rena said.
"Oh, are you talking about Claude and his friends?" the man asked.
"Yes. They are the ones we're looking for," Rena said smiling.
"OK. When you go through the hallway, there you will see a staircase leading up. That is the kings throne. To your left will be the armory and war rooms. To your right is the guest rooms, servant rooms, royal rooms, dining room, and kitchen. They should be in the first two guest rooms. Have a nice day," the man said with a smile. We went the way he told us and were at the guest rooms in no time.
"Rena?" a voice asked.
Rena turned around and then ran to Claude and embraced him in a hug. "Oh Claude it's so good to see you!"
"You look very handsome, my dear," I said.
He blushed and said," Aww, I haven't changed that much..." Everyone then laughed.
"So where's everyone else?" Ashton asked.
"They're eating lunch in dining room. I was about to head over there," Claude said. "You guys wanna come?"
As he said that, my stomach rumbled." Now that you think about it we haven't eaten anything all day..." I said with a weak smile.
"Then come on!" Claude said, and then we went off to the the dining room.
**********
The food had been eaten and we were all sitting at the table talking. Claude, Bowman, Dias and Noel had all been talking about how the reconstruction of El had been. They even told us how Leon had helped with all the elevators.
"That Leon is amazing...I should write a book about him sometime," Chisato said.
My eyes started to twitch."I bet he would like that."
"Uhh...you should take a nap Celine. I think it would relax you," Rena said with a worried expression on her face.
"Yes...I think that would be nice," I said. I got up and walked to my room.
**********
I woke up two hours later in one of the guest rooms. I left the room and started to wander around the castle. I had just realized how beautiful the castle looked. The walls and pillars were all made of marble. The walls were painted white, while the pillars were all painted gold. A man was passing by and I stopped him.
"Excuse me, but do you know the way to the top of the castle?" I asked.
"Yea, through the armory, but it's off limits. You won't be able to go," the man said.
"Oh, I see," I said, with a frown, and he left. I then I headed to the front desk to the man who we spoke to earlier.
"Excuse me, but could I get an audience with the king now?" I asked.
"I guess it would be all right since he doesn't have any business right now. Proceed up the stairs." He handed me some papers and I was off to the throne room.
I handed the papers to a guard that was in front of the door to the throne room. Then I entered and bowed to the king.
"What is it that you need, young lady?" the King of El asked.
"I would like permission to go to the top of Eluria Tower, sir," I replied.
"Why do you want to go up there?" he asked.
"I would like to admire the sunset from somewhere high," I said.
"Well you have my permission. Take this badge and pin it on your clothes. This will let you go into restricted areas," the king said as he handed me the round, white, badge with the golden cross on it.
As I pinned it on I said,"Thank you." I turned to leave when the king stopped me.
"Would you mind telling me your name, young lady?" the king asked.
"Celine Jules. Why, if I may ask?" I asked with confusion.
"Ahh, you and the friends you are with are the ones who defeated the 'Ten Wise Men' and brought back Expel. Am I right?" the king asked.
I stood dumbfounded. "Uhh...how did you know? To people on Expel, the destruction of the planet didn't occur to them..."
"Leon told the King of Lacour, and he told the King of Cross and myself," the king replied.
"Oh I see," I said.
"You and your friends must be strong to have accomplished such a task. I would have had a huge banquet, but Leon advised against it. He said it would make the people of Expel panic," the king said.
"Yes. He probably is right. Well I'll take my leave." I bowed and left.
I walked through the armory and went to the elevator that went up. I came out in a damp room that had not been clean. Then I remembered that this was the very room that we had all met the Ten Wise Men. That hollow in the floor was where the Sorcery Globe had been kept. I started feel a little scared. I walked on and came to a ladder that went to a trap door. I climbed up and out through the door. I leaned on the iron rails that went around the top of the tower. There was a light, yet refreshing breeze blowing. I stood there, looking to the west as the sun started going down, flooding the land below with the colors of orange and red. Then I heard a voice from behind.
"Enjoying the sunset?"
I turned around and saw Bowman. He came up and joined me watching the sunset.
"I got worried when I couldn't find you in your room. Then I found out you came here. The sunset is beautiful, isn't it?" he asked me.
"Yes it is," I said with a smile. We stayed there and watched the sunset until it was dark.