Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda... but there's not much Zelda in it... I do own all of the new characters you see here. I spank all those who oppose me!
Author's Note: See, here's how it goes: YOU READ... mmhm, follow me so far? YOU REVIEW!! Got it?!
The Scythe Appears
Ayane dropped from the trees, landing in front of Xen and Tiffa, grinning, "So, why duncha fly?"
Tiffa rolled her eyes, but xenSity replied, "If you take foot in Fanelia Forest, you can't fly as long as you're there. You brought me down here, and Tiffa had to help me. We're stuck for now."
A tilt of Ayane's head caused Tiffa to walk past her and laugh, "She's just a simple beast, don't expect her to understand us."
Growling, Ayane seemed to become feral all in one instant. XenSity took a step back, but Tiffa kept her back turned. Suddenly, there was a rush of air and all three were thrown to one tree, the air itself seeming to pin them there.
A quiet, but cocky voice came from nowhere, "Now, where would you guys be heading?"
Ayane looked enraged, like a freshly caged tiger who hasn't been fed in a month, but it was nothing to the dark aura and general 'I-Will-Murder-You' look adorning Tiffa's features.
"Who the hell are you?" Xen asked, "And why are you attacking us?"
A cloak seemed to fall from nowhere and to the ground, similar to Vicious' cloak, this one seemed lighter and more open. It lay flat against the ground, but rose by some strange force to take a human form. It stepped forward, a man now within, "Prey... easy prey for such legendary warriors. You, xenSity of the Dark Inn, said to be by far the strongest in the region of Fanelia. The great Mad Immortal Girl, said to have rampaged across all of the worlds aside a mighty Dark God, causing chaos. And you... Ayane... you have a number of little secrets..."
His monstrous laugh was enough to set Tiffa off, xenSity following her lead as usual. She kicked off the ground and out of the wind bonds. Tiffa clung to the tree upside down, crawling backwards and upward with strange speed, before flipping off the tree, and grabbed the cloaked figure around his neck with her legs, flipping him back and bringing him to the ground on his face, xenSity supporting by holding his sword to this warrior's throat.
A light growl filled the air as Tiffa and Xen were blown from him. The unknown warrior rolling in the air, and catching himself with one foot, taking his ground with the other, his torn cloak falling in small pieces from his body was enough to intimidate even them.
"A demonslayer?" XenSity seemed surprised, "What are you doing after us?"
The man wore thin armor over his body, like scales. They guessed his weaponry was made from demonbone as usual, and his icy blue eyes seemed to show them his Village's pride. It was obvious they'd have to retreat, or fight for their lives with all they had.
A katana at his belt, and thick, clothen gauntlets on his hands showed lacking in support weaponry. He didn't carry as muchweaponry as they were known to.
Tiffa rose from the ground, her eyes glowing red and her fists on fire with anger, "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US?!"
He stayed his stance and flipped his hair, smirking a little, "I want to tell you. When you do find all three, I will kill all... five of you. It is neccessary to my mission."
"What mission? Somebody has a bounty on us?" xenSity shouted.
Ayane appeared behind the demonslayer and stayed low, growling, "What is your name, hunter?"
He smirked, unafraid, "I am called Scythe by my brethren, but you guys can call me... 'I want my mommy!' if you wish."
"Cocky attitude... surprising ego... It's like we've found Vicious already," XenSity said in a flat tone, "So do we have a bounty or not?"
"Not exactly. People just want you dead, and payed us for help. Close, but still not a bounty," Scythe smirked and he seemed to fade into the wind as a breeze blew by, even his scent gone with him.
"...Freak!" They all said in unison, laughing. Ayane turned to Tiffa, "Hey! Finally, you cheer up!"
Tiffa smirked, "Yeah, I'm always in a bad mood until I kick a little ass. Gotta problem?"
Ayane mrowled and silently vanished into the trees above, "Almost there! Just half a mile leffffffttttttt...!"
"Only half a mile?" xenSity shouted back, "I calculated three point five miles left!"
"What's a mile?" Ayane asked from behind him, causing him to jump almost out of his shoes.
"STOP DOING THAT!? What do you mean 'what's a mile?'? YOU'RE OUR NAVIGATOR!" XenSity seemed uncharactaristically angry.
Tiffa turned to face them, a wide grin on her face, "You guys almost make me laugh. Quite an accomplishment. Stop fooling around, every minute we waste, Vicious rots somewhere."
Her deep red eyes held no anger, strengely enough, but xenSity didn't seem to notice. The anger had driven him into one of his calculating and formulating trains of thought. Ayane just looked at the trees around them, no longer smiling.
"I miss Vicious," She said suddenly, "When can we see him?"
The other two stopped, xenSity sighing in exasperation, but Tiffa remaining silent. Xen laughed a little uncomfortably, "Didn't we tell you? We're getting a few people to join up with us, you're one of them. the other two and yourself will help us get into Hell and get him out. As a matter of fact... why am I here at all?"
Tiffa shrugged and Ayane looked at him with a tilted head, "To keep us company?"
"But... I have to tend to my Inn, and protect it, and... well, I have alot to do! Tiffa can handle this! I'm gone!" Before starting in the other direction.
Tiffa shrugged again, now interwining all ten fingers atop her head and she started walking again, Ayane not far behind.
"Why did swordboy leave?" Ayane asked Tiffa, "Was it cause of me?"
"His name is xenSity, and nope, not at all. He's just like that, not into questing," She assured Ayane, barely doing more than ignoring her. Ayene didn't seem to mind, but both of them seemed distracted by that warrior, calling himself Scythe.
They didn't have to go much forther before Tiffa suddenly disappeared. Ayane looked around quickly, ready for battle. The trees above her shook as she took to all fours, ready for any attacker.
Laughter from above, definitely a girl, and not a shred of fear. Ayane looked to the foliage, but nothing caught her eye. Tiffa wouldn't just go down quietly, so Ayane was confident in her safety, sure that nobody would attack. She took the most appealing path open to her: upwards.
Two jumps and she was at the top of the tallest nearby tree, looking around, but still seeing nothing of Tiffa.
"Swordgirl! Where'd you go?!" Ayane pawed at air, genuinely concerned. Suddenly, more laugher, from behind. Ayane had no time to turn before she was nearly knocked from her perch by a large flying object, the source of the laughter. Tiffa went zooming by at impressive speeds, a smile on her lips.
"Whoo-hoooooo!" She shreiked, "I missed this SO much! I'm never going to that forest again!"
Ayane laughed now, relieved by Tiffa's safety. Dispite that they had just met, she felt as if she had to protect her new friend. Tiffa was mean on the outside, but she was a really good person in general. Ayane had not had many friends in recent years, with the exception of Vicious, so she was grateful for anything she could get.
Tiffa couldn't stop grinning, this was the only release she'd had since Vicious/Kevin became a part of her life again. She was constantly worried about him, because of his friendly nature and openness, he always seemed to be getting burned. Now, after being free from the magical bind of the forest, she could let loose some of her power and feel free.
A powerful feeling of warmth filled her, but then was replaced by a strange sadness and guilt. She felt bad for being this free while her friend was burning in the worst torment this dimension could provide. She sighed and came to a stop a few feet away from the neko girl, arms limp to her sides.
Ayane looked over and wondered what was wrong with her newest friend. Slowly, she slid down her tree until she was closer to the tree Tiffa hovered over, and climbed up that, coming up next to Tiffa.
"What's wrong, swordgirl?" She asked curiously, her forepaw lifting and moving to rest on Tiffa's right shoulder.
Tiffa's garments, a simple tight black t-shirt and short jeans that hugged her figure close, but only reached half past her calves, burned away, a black sweater and a long, dark grey skirt replacing them. Her look changed a little, her features somewhat more frightening, but not much changed.
"Swordgirl... Hmph." She spoke in a dark tone, "Would you mind calling me Hallia instead?"
Tiffa reached over her own shoulder and rested her own hand on Ayane's. Laughing quietly, with a smirk on her lips, she mouthed the words, "I won't kill her... not yet..."
Author's Note: See, here's how it goes: YOU READ... mmhm, follow me so far? YOU REVIEW!! Got it?!
The Scythe Appears
Ayane dropped from the trees, landing in front of Xen and Tiffa, grinning, "So, why duncha fly?"
Tiffa rolled her eyes, but xenSity replied, "If you take foot in Fanelia Forest, you can't fly as long as you're there. You brought me down here, and Tiffa had to help me. We're stuck for now."
A tilt of Ayane's head caused Tiffa to walk past her and laugh, "She's just a simple beast, don't expect her to understand us."
Growling, Ayane seemed to become feral all in one instant. XenSity took a step back, but Tiffa kept her back turned. Suddenly, there was a rush of air and all three were thrown to one tree, the air itself seeming to pin them there.
A quiet, but cocky voice came from nowhere, "Now, where would you guys be heading?"
Ayane looked enraged, like a freshly caged tiger who hasn't been fed in a month, but it was nothing to the dark aura and general 'I-Will-Murder-You' look adorning Tiffa's features.
"Who the hell are you?" Xen asked, "And why are you attacking us?"
A cloak seemed to fall from nowhere and to the ground, similar to Vicious' cloak, this one seemed lighter and more open. It lay flat against the ground, but rose by some strange force to take a human form. It stepped forward, a man now within, "Prey... easy prey for such legendary warriors. You, xenSity of the Dark Inn, said to be by far the strongest in the region of Fanelia. The great Mad Immortal Girl, said to have rampaged across all of the worlds aside a mighty Dark God, causing chaos. And you... Ayane... you have a number of little secrets..."
His monstrous laugh was enough to set Tiffa off, xenSity following her lead as usual. She kicked off the ground and out of the wind bonds. Tiffa clung to the tree upside down, crawling backwards and upward with strange speed, before flipping off the tree, and grabbed the cloaked figure around his neck with her legs, flipping him back and bringing him to the ground on his face, xenSity supporting by holding his sword to this warrior's throat.
A light growl filled the air as Tiffa and Xen were blown from him. The unknown warrior rolling in the air, and catching himself with one foot, taking his ground with the other, his torn cloak falling in small pieces from his body was enough to intimidate even them.
"A demonslayer?" XenSity seemed surprised, "What are you doing after us?"
The man wore thin armor over his body, like scales. They guessed his weaponry was made from demonbone as usual, and his icy blue eyes seemed to show them his Village's pride. It was obvious they'd have to retreat, or fight for their lives with all they had.
A katana at his belt, and thick, clothen gauntlets on his hands showed lacking in support weaponry. He didn't carry as muchweaponry as they were known to.
Tiffa rose from the ground, her eyes glowing red and her fists on fire with anger, "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US?!"
He stayed his stance and flipped his hair, smirking a little, "I want to tell you. When you do find all three, I will kill all... five of you. It is neccessary to my mission."
"What mission? Somebody has a bounty on us?" xenSity shouted.
Ayane appeared behind the demonslayer and stayed low, growling, "What is your name, hunter?"
He smirked, unafraid, "I am called Scythe by my brethren, but you guys can call me... 'I want my mommy!' if you wish."
"Cocky attitude... surprising ego... It's like we've found Vicious already," XenSity said in a flat tone, "So do we have a bounty or not?"
"Not exactly. People just want you dead, and payed us for help. Close, but still not a bounty," Scythe smirked and he seemed to fade into the wind as a breeze blew by, even his scent gone with him.
"...Freak!" They all said in unison, laughing. Ayane turned to Tiffa, "Hey! Finally, you cheer up!"
Tiffa smirked, "Yeah, I'm always in a bad mood until I kick a little ass. Gotta problem?"
Ayane mrowled and silently vanished into the trees above, "Almost there! Just half a mile leffffffttttttt...!"
"Only half a mile?" xenSity shouted back, "I calculated three point five miles left!"
"What's a mile?" Ayane asked from behind him, causing him to jump almost out of his shoes.
"STOP DOING THAT!? What do you mean 'what's a mile?'? YOU'RE OUR NAVIGATOR!" XenSity seemed uncharactaristically angry.
Tiffa turned to face them, a wide grin on her face, "You guys almost make me laugh. Quite an accomplishment. Stop fooling around, every minute we waste, Vicious rots somewhere."
Her deep red eyes held no anger, strengely enough, but xenSity didn't seem to notice. The anger had driven him into one of his calculating and formulating trains of thought. Ayane just looked at the trees around them, no longer smiling.
"I miss Vicious," She said suddenly, "When can we see him?"
The other two stopped, xenSity sighing in exasperation, but Tiffa remaining silent. Xen laughed a little uncomfortably, "Didn't we tell you? We're getting a few people to join up with us, you're one of them. the other two and yourself will help us get into Hell and get him out. As a matter of fact... why am I here at all?"
Tiffa shrugged and Ayane looked at him with a tilted head, "To keep us company?"
"But... I have to tend to my Inn, and protect it, and... well, I have alot to do! Tiffa can handle this! I'm gone!" Before starting in the other direction.
Tiffa shrugged again, now interwining all ten fingers atop her head and she started walking again, Ayane not far behind.
"Why did swordboy leave?" Ayane asked Tiffa, "Was it cause of me?"
"His name is xenSity, and nope, not at all. He's just like that, not into questing," She assured Ayane, barely doing more than ignoring her. Ayene didn't seem to mind, but both of them seemed distracted by that warrior, calling himself Scythe.
They didn't have to go much forther before Tiffa suddenly disappeared. Ayane looked around quickly, ready for battle. The trees above her shook as she took to all fours, ready for any attacker.
Laughter from above, definitely a girl, and not a shred of fear. Ayane looked to the foliage, but nothing caught her eye. Tiffa wouldn't just go down quietly, so Ayane was confident in her safety, sure that nobody would attack. She took the most appealing path open to her: upwards.
Two jumps and she was at the top of the tallest nearby tree, looking around, but still seeing nothing of Tiffa.
"Swordgirl! Where'd you go?!" Ayane pawed at air, genuinely concerned. Suddenly, more laugher, from behind. Ayane had no time to turn before she was nearly knocked from her perch by a large flying object, the source of the laughter. Tiffa went zooming by at impressive speeds, a smile on her lips.
"Whoo-hoooooo!" She shreiked, "I missed this SO much! I'm never going to that forest again!"
Ayane laughed now, relieved by Tiffa's safety. Dispite that they had just met, she felt as if she had to protect her new friend. Tiffa was mean on the outside, but she was a really good person in general. Ayane had not had many friends in recent years, with the exception of Vicious, so she was grateful for anything she could get.
Tiffa couldn't stop grinning, this was the only release she'd had since Vicious/Kevin became a part of her life again. She was constantly worried about him, because of his friendly nature and openness, he always seemed to be getting burned. Now, after being free from the magical bind of the forest, she could let loose some of her power and feel free.
A powerful feeling of warmth filled her, but then was replaced by a strange sadness and guilt. She felt bad for being this free while her friend was burning in the worst torment this dimension could provide. She sighed and came to a stop a few feet away from the neko girl, arms limp to her sides.
Ayane looked over and wondered what was wrong with her newest friend. Slowly, she slid down her tree until she was closer to the tree Tiffa hovered over, and climbed up that, coming up next to Tiffa.
"What's wrong, swordgirl?" She asked curiously, her forepaw lifting and moving to rest on Tiffa's right shoulder.
Tiffa's garments, a simple tight black t-shirt and short jeans that hugged her figure close, but only reached half past her calves, burned away, a black sweater and a long, dark grey skirt replacing them. Her look changed a little, her features somewhat more frightening, but not much changed.
"Swordgirl... Hmph." She spoke in a dark tone, "Would you mind calling me Hallia instead?"
Tiffa reached over her own shoulder and rested her own hand on Ayane's. Laughing quietly, with a smirk on her lips, she mouthed the words, "I won't kill her... not yet..."