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characters, and world in this story for the most part are my own creation
Chapter Twenty : Spy Vs. Spy
The untamed sounds of the woodland engulfed the humid night air around Avolon. Gentle winds danced within the tree leaves as many of the town's unnerved citizens settled down to a troubled slumber. Most of those staying in makeshift tents glanced up towards the heavens praying to the gods that the overcast sky would not swell and bust, drenching them with cold pellets of rain.
The crickets chirped their one toned melody as a lone figure crouched inside the shadow of the woods surveying the activity of the town. After a few more moments the character lifted a thin, almost transparent, silver line upon her lips, wrapping the line once around her hairy pointer fingers.
"The one you seek was here, their presence confirms it." Her voice barely a whisper vibrated the wire from her lips.
The thread reverberated with a response, "On the rise of the dawn find out which direction they travel."
"There is more." She countered, staring off in the direction of the inn "This pairing is not an easy one. The man's father, Commander Kenneth of the Alliance Faction is a sore link between the two."
"'Commander' you say? Then my liege was correct in his assumption, the Mothers' are in the mists of a plan." Silence greeted his answer.
Without warning the figure leaped into the air, pulling two Khukuri blades from within her belt. She severed the line as the sharp sting of a eight razored jack sunk into the rough tree bark, missing her head by a fly's breath. A ruddy-cheeked woman with snow-white hair dressed in a rich green toga stepped lightly from behind one of the thick tree trunks. An intricately carved white chrysm mask covered the high portion of her face, hiding her all her attractive features other than her full burgundy lips and striking sapphire eyes.
"This is not your battle, highlander! Do not interfere with matters that don't concern you!" the woman spoke emotionlessly to the monkey woman before her.
Using the razor sharp Khukuris, the monkey-woman scampered up an adjacent tree all the while barely dodging the rapid fire of the bladed jacks.
"This involves all of the creatures of the realm, cloud walker! The compassion of the elders blurs their judgment! They have gone to far by deciding our fate for us!"
Reaching the thick leafy boughs, the highlander leaped across branch to branch with the dexterity of a cat, desperately trying to out pace the attacker upon the lush forest ground. Another razor edge jack whizzed by front of her, off shooting her balance as she leaped into the air to reach a higher branch. Before tucking into a tight somersault, the highlander swiftly let fly with four steel stilettos, causing her pursuer to dash behind a tree, just making it to safety as the deadly shavers landed into the bark and ground. Gaining the advantage of confusion the Highlander sprinted away deeper into the night of the forest. Her pursuer gave chase upon hearing the soft sound of hastened padded feet upon the moist earth.
Quickly pausing, the highlander crouched down into the brush diminishing visual accuracy upon the chaser's behalf. Placing one of her Khukuri's within her teeth she pulled out four more blades from her hip belt, awaiting for the right moment to strike.
The elder folded her arms underneath her robes unsheathing a chained discus, getting ready to attack as she slowed her steps "Your own actions have decided your fate, highlander! You were warned to stay away from this battle. Now you are faced with the path you chose. If you continue with this intrusion certain death is guarantied for you..."
Her rough words were cut short as the sharp sting of metal cutting through a large portion of her mask caused her to recoil behind another tree, desperately trying to keep the mask in place. Realizing she would not be able to continue on in this vulnerable state she quickly stated a prayer for forgiveness for the inexcusable sin she was about to commit.
Letting her hand drop, the mask fell heavily to the ground braking one of the most sacred of commandments of the dragon elders, revealing her true identity. With the removal of the chrysm shield the genuine power of a light dragon was exposed for any other power to sense. Lightly sniffing the air she turned directly to where her heightened senses pinpointed her enemy lurking yards away in the darkness of nightshade.
The highlander duck walked low within the bush gaining a direct line of sight to where her opponent shielded herself. Inching closer to her towards the green-garbed woman, the monkey pulled the blade from her teeth.
"You forgot who is pursuing you, Highlander. You can not hide from me." The elder whispered. With a deft fleck of her wrist the discus let fly, easily slicing thought bush, saplings, and branches clearing a direct path to the monkey woman's hiding spot. The thin lethal circle landed into its intended mark, slicing into the top of shoulder blade of the female spy. The force of the circular blade disarmed her immediately as she was knocked onto her back.
"How can the dragon elders allow this to happen?" The highlander seethed, applying pressure to the heavily bleeding gash with her other hand as she struggled to reach her feet. "He must be sacrificed in order to save the world and I promise the Highland clan will not rest until the seed is in the rightful hands, dragon!"
The white haired woman eyes drew into slits "You plan the worlds destruction with your empty promise! The one you are in alliance with is lying! He will use the seed to kill us all, do you not see the signs surrounding us. He's draining the world and rotting it from the inside. Do you not see what could happen if he was to gain the child? We were sent here in order to keep the balance of destiny until he is ready!"
The highlander spat at the ground, "Keep the balance! The half-breed whore you protected was the cause of this mess! If she were the goddess of legend she wouldn't have allowed this to happen! No, there is no other course, the child can not be allowed to make the final decision!" Swiftly reaching into her pocket, the highlander dashed a smoke bomb upon the rough ground.
The woman could easily see through the smoke haze but did not give chase when she felt the negative energy of a shift portal nearby. Knowing if she used her magic to transport she would instantly be found. Without missing a beat, the woman turned and ran full speed towards the safety of the town.
Covering her face from the lingering townspeople, she raced upstairs to a small apartment complex, she violently threw opened her room door running to her bedroom. Pulling apart the drawers in her cabinets she hurriedly searched for an item. Locating it, she didn't have the chance to put it on, as the feeling of a power surge grew closer.
Racing back out into the streets into the local bar, she immediately placed a necklace with a small chrysm crystal around her neck, hiding it under her blouse as she mixed herself within the pub with some of the local patrons. Quickly grabbing a mug of ale from an unsuspecting patron, she lifted it to her lips taking a seat in a booth with a somewhat drunken male.
"Hey there." He slurred as he placed his arm around her shoulder "You okay? Looks like you seen a ghost!"
Lifting her eyes over the glass mug to see the purple eyes of an irate, young man unsuccessfully scan the room, she answered softly "More like the minion of the dark one himself."
(Morning)
Puffy white clouds moved gently across the heavens as Evenson silently watched from roiling greenery of a hill below. Chewing on a thin, tall blade of bluegrass, he felt strangely calm for some reason. It was a rare time indeed when he thought of something other than his lost family. Something about this journey didn't set well within him.
Listening to the gentle breeze rustle in the grass, Evenson contemplated his situation. He had some the time to reflect what Juri said about never losing heart in men and beast alike. Her harsh 'just get over whatever is clouding your mind" echoed in his thoughts.
The more he thought about it, the more he realized her ideology was pure horseshit. For someone to be such an "ultimate" solider in his father's army, she sorely had a backward approach to life, 'Kill them first, then give them salvation'.
What was the connection? Why would Maya choose for him to partner with Juri? Another thought entered his mind as the wind once again played tag with the surrounding greenery. The child of legend, 'the blue seed', could it actually be true it now walks the earth? And what of his father? Was he joined in a deeper part of this journey then he thought at first? What was his role in all of this? Evenson pondered on.
When a deep shadow fell over his face, he didn't have to look up to know what happened to the sun. Slowly opening his eyes, he distinguished the upside-down scowl of Juri glaring back at him.
"You wasted a hundred and sixty five zenny on a drinking tab!" she hissed. "What in the hell were you thinking?"
Giving Juri a deep frown, he closed his eyes once again and voiced simply, "I wasn't."
The furious red head gave a loud frustrated sigh as she stared at the face of the nonchalant man lying by her feet. Taking a deep breath, she struggled to gain her composure.
Squatting to his level, she voiced evenly through clenched teeth "How are we going to pay for anything else on our mission when you are spending money like water!
Placing his hands behind his head, Evenson let loose a low whistle before answering "You're the brains of this operation, figure it out."
Jabbing her index finger roughly into his chest, she gave him a hard glare. "You were the one who blew over a hundred zenny on a drinking binge and you leave it up to me to figure out what do!" she criticized him. "There's no way we'll be able to save this planet like this!"
Giving a loud irritated sigh Evenson sat up and turned towards her, "I'm not on this journey to save the world! I'm here to do what Maya asks me to do so I can get my family back!" he muttered heatedly as he stood up dusting off his cloth pants.
He began to saunter off when he added "My soul purpose to get my family and pay that bastard father of mine's back in spades for what he did to us! Anything else other than that, is your problem. The sooner you figure that out, the better off you'll be."
"Evenson." Juri began unsympathetically. "This is bigger than just what you want! If we don't stop the blue seed from completing his journey, the whole world will be destroyed. What then?"
Stopping in his stride, he replied furiously "At least he would be dead as well! I'll die a happy man knowing he gets his in the end also."
Juri laughed cynically at his statement. "You know what, it's not like you can't find who supposedly killed your wife and child. Commander Kenneth's battle campaigns are known throughout the region. To top things off, you're the one with a bounty on your head from the Alliance. How hard can it be to find him? Yet, if you look at the reality of things, it's them who's looking for you. If you stopped running for once you would be able to get to your father you so 'desperately' want to find!"
Evenson knuckles turned bone white as he tightly clenched his fist at his sides "Shut your mouth!"
Not backing down Juri glared fiercely at his darkened face "And what really sickens me about you is you're hiding behind your murdered wife and child's memory. At least respect them enough to give them a peaceful rest!"
Before he knew what he was doing, his fist landed across the jaw of the fiery haired harpy. His chest heaved in murderous fury as lifted her by the front of her shirt, raising his fist to give her another blow. "You know nothing about me, you miserable little wretch!"
Juri never took her eyes off of him as she wiped the small trail of blood from her split lip "Funny, I bet that's how your father would look if he sentenced your wife to her death. Bad apples don't fall far from the tree." She offered coolly.
Evenson reeled back from Juri's words as if the wind was knocked from his body, his hand dropped as he fixed his eyes upon the young woman's face. She fell back to the ground in a hard heap.
"I'm not my father...I never meant to..." He recanted more to himself as he awkwardly offered his hand to help her stand up. Roughly pushing his hand away, Juri got up without his assistance.
Catching him by surprise, Juri countered with her own fist across his face, knocking him onto one knee. Pulling her crossbow from the side of her sculptured leg, she cocked it then positioned the sharpened dart towards Evenson's forehead.
"I should kill you for that, Otori!" Yet, she relaxed her hold upon the trigger as she exhaled noisily "but I have more immediate things to attend to then ridding the world of a sorry piece of trash like you!" With that she stepped off towards the town, never giving him a backwards glance.
Evenson ran his hand through his hair and rubbed his blood shot eyes. Today was going to be a long day...
In Avolon
Sitting down at the partially restored outside café, Juri order a coffee with a shot of grassland gin for taste. Today was turning out to be horrible, she thought as she softly touched her now tender lip. Thinking back to her mission, there were more questions that needed to be answered before she could track the monster. Someone had to know more about the blue seed. From what she gained speaking from previous folks he was living here with the girl for five years. What happened to them in the span of a few weeks? Where was they headed next? Maya and the Mother's would need a report soon.
Once she finished this mission she would treat herself to some relaxation time in the islands surrounding Gatway then she would follow up with kicking Evenson's ass until he was a bloody mess.
A rough jolt brought her back from her wishful thinking. A white haired elderly woman with reddened cheeks had accidentally bumped into the back of Juri's chair.
"I'm so sorry." The elderly woman voiced sweetly as she gave the young lady a gentle pat on the shoulder.
"Don't worry yourself, Ma'am." Juri gave as much of a slight smile as she could muster without hurting the already sore flesh of her mouth. Gasping, the woman stared at Juri's cut "Oh my, did I cause that?" the elder questioned worriedly.
"I got this from running into something" Juri began lightly, shaking her head. "It's not your fault. Stuff like this happens to me all the time."
The woman sighed softly "I would have felt horrible knowing if I did something like that." The woman continued past, taking a seat close to Juri giving her a long glance.
"You're not from around these parts are you? Are you here visiting someone?" the old woman asked politely.
Nodding her head, Juri smiled once again "you could say that. Actually I'm looking for someone I heard used to live here, a young female with young child..."
Smiling brightly at the statement the young warrior made, the female elder nodded softly "Many young girls with children here..."
"This child was a little different." Juri added cautiously "I believe he was the one to cause all of the recent chaos within Avolon."
"Yes, I do believe I know some things about that particular child." The old woman responded as she leaned in closer to Juri.
Pausing for a moment she held out her hand in a friendly gesture. "Where are my manners, I'm Juri." She introduced herself
Placing her wrinkled hand into the younger, the old woman shook it gently "I'm Joy," she smiled brazenly "It's nice to meet you."
Writer's notes
This battle is based on a scene from out of an anime movie I had seen some time ago I believe is called "Way of the Samurai" (If I'm wrong, my apologies. %(-)% The wire line is a communication device since the modern telephone is not invented in this world.
Light dragons elders cover their faces in order to prevent being detected by other forces negative or positive. Pure chrysm crystal covers or jewelry masks their power and true identity from others. Light dragons are usually a neutral party rarely interfering within matters of the outside world.
Have you figured out who "Joy" really is yet? If not refer back to the prequel.
Until next time!
Symp &()&
Chapter Twenty : Spy Vs. Spy
The untamed sounds of the woodland engulfed the humid night air around Avolon. Gentle winds danced within the tree leaves as many of the town's unnerved citizens settled down to a troubled slumber. Most of those staying in makeshift tents glanced up towards the heavens praying to the gods that the overcast sky would not swell and bust, drenching them with cold pellets of rain.
The crickets chirped their one toned melody as a lone figure crouched inside the shadow of the woods surveying the activity of the town. After a few more moments the character lifted a thin, almost transparent, silver line upon her lips, wrapping the line once around her hairy pointer fingers.
"The one you seek was here, their presence confirms it." Her voice barely a whisper vibrated the wire from her lips.
The thread reverberated with a response, "On the rise of the dawn find out which direction they travel."
"There is more." She countered, staring off in the direction of the inn "This pairing is not an easy one. The man's father, Commander Kenneth of the Alliance Faction is a sore link between the two."
"'Commander' you say? Then my liege was correct in his assumption, the Mothers' are in the mists of a plan." Silence greeted his answer.
Without warning the figure leaped into the air, pulling two Khukuri blades from within her belt. She severed the line as the sharp sting of a eight razored jack sunk into the rough tree bark, missing her head by a fly's breath. A ruddy-cheeked woman with snow-white hair dressed in a rich green toga stepped lightly from behind one of the thick tree trunks. An intricately carved white chrysm mask covered the high portion of her face, hiding her all her attractive features other than her full burgundy lips and striking sapphire eyes.
"This is not your battle, highlander! Do not interfere with matters that don't concern you!" the woman spoke emotionlessly to the monkey woman before her.
Using the razor sharp Khukuris, the monkey-woman scampered up an adjacent tree all the while barely dodging the rapid fire of the bladed jacks.
"This involves all of the creatures of the realm, cloud walker! The compassion of the elders blurs their judgment! They have gone to far by deciding our fate for us!"
Reaching the thick leafy boughs, the highlander leaped across branch to branch with the dexterity of a cat, desperately trying to out pace the attacker upon the lush forest ground. Another razor edge jack whizzed by front of her, off shooting her balance as she leaped into the air to reach a higher branch. Before tucking into a tight somersault, the highlander swiftly let fly with four steel stilettos, causing her pursuer to dash behind a tree, just making it to safety as the deadly shavers landed into the bark and ground. Gaining the advantage of confusion the Highlander sprinted away deeper into the night of the forest. Her pursuer gave chase upon hearing the soft sound of hastened padded feet upon the moist earth.
Quickly pausing, the highlander crouched down into the brush diminishing visual accuracy upon the chaser's behalf. Placing one of her Khukuri's within her teeth she pulled out four more blades from her hip belt, awaiting for the right moment to strike.
The elder folded her arms underneath her robes unsheathing a chained discus, getting ready to attack as she slowed her steps "Your own actions have decided your fate, highlander! You were warned to stay away from this battle. Now you are faced with the path you chose. If you continue with this intrusion certain death is guarantied for you..."
Her rough words were cut short as the sharp sting of metal cutting through a large portion of her mask caused her to recoil behind another tree, desperately trying to keep the mask in place. Realizing she would not be able to continue on in this vulnerable state she quickly stated a prayer for forgiveness for the inexcusable sin she was about to commit.
Letting her hand drop, the mask fell heavily to the ground braking one of the most sacred of commandments of the dragon elders, revealing her true identity. With the removal of the chrysm shield the genuine power of a light dragon was exposed for any other power to sense. Lightly sniffing the air she turned directly to where her heightened senses pinpointed her enemy lurking yards away in the darkness of nightshade.
The highlander duck walked low within the bush gaining a direct line of sight to where her opponent shielded herself. Inching closer to her towards the green-garbed woman, the monkey pulled the blade from her teeth.
"You forgot who is pursuing you, Highlander. You can not hide from me." The elder whispered. With a deft fleck of her wrist the discus let fly, easily slicing thought bush, saplings, and branches clearing a direct path to the monkey woman's hiding spot. The thin lethal circle landed into its intended mark, slicing into the top of shoulder blade of the female spy. The force of the circular blade disarmed her immediately as she was knocked onto her back.
"How can the dragon elders allow this to happen?" The highlander seethed, applying pressure to the heavily bleeding gash with her other hand as she struggled to reach her feet. "He must be sacrificed in order to save the world and I promise the Highland clan will not rest until the seed is in the rightful hands, dragon!"
The white haired woman eyes drew into slits "You plan the worlds destruction with your empty promise! The one you are in alliance with is lying! He will use the seed to kill us all, do you not see the signs surrounding us. He's draining the world and rotting it from the inside. Do you not see what could happen if he was to gain the child? We were sent here in order to keep the balance of destiny until he is ready!"
The highlander spat at the ground, "Keep the balance! The half-breed whore you protected was the cause of this mess! If she were the goddess of legend she wouldn't have allowed this to happen! No, there is no other course, the child can not be allowed to make the final decision!" Swiftly reaching into her pocket, the highlander dashed a smoke bomb upon the rough ground.
The woman could easily see through the smoke haze but did not give chase when she felt the negative energy of a shift portal nearby. Knowing if she used her magic to transport she would instantly be found. Without missing a beat, the woman turned and ran full speed towards the safety of the town.
Covering her face from the lingering townspeople, she raced upstairs to a small apartment complex, she violently threw opened her room door running to her bedroom. Pulling apart the drawers in her cabinets she hurriedly searched for an item. Locating it, she didn't have the chance to put it on, as the feeling of a power surge grew closer.
Racing back out into the streets into the local bar, she immediately placed a necklace with a small chrysm crystal around her neck, hiding it under her blouse as she mixed herself within the pub with some of the local patrons. Quickly grabbing a mug of ale from an unsuspecting patron, she lifted it to her lips taking a seat in a booth with a somewhat drunken male.
"Hey there." He slurred as he placed his arm around her shoulder "You okay? Looks like you seen a ghost!"
Lifting her eyes over the glass mug to see the purple eyes of an irate, young man unsuccessfully scan the room, she answered softly "More like the minion of the dark one himself."
(Morning)
Puffy white clouds moved gently across the heavens as Evenson silently watched from roiling greenery of a hill below. Chewing on a thin, tall blade of bluegrass, he felt strangely calm for some reason. It was a rare time indeed when he thought of something other than his lost family. Something about this journey didn't set well within him.
Listening to the gentle breeze rustle in the grass, Evenson contemplated his situation. He had some the time to reflect what Juri said about never losing heart in men and beast alike. Her harsh 'just get over whatever is clouding your mind" echoed in his thoughts.
The more he thought about it, the more he realized her ideology was pure horseshit. For someone to be such an "ultimate" solider in his father's army, she sorely had a backward approach to life, 'Kill them first, then give them salvation'.
What was the connection? Why would Maya choose for him to partner with Juri? Another thought entered his mind as the wind once again played tag with the surrounding greenery. The child of legend, 'the blue seed', could it actually be true it now walks the earth? And what of his father? Was he joined in a deeper part of this journey then he thought at first? What was his role in all of this? Evenson pondered on.
When a deep shadow fell over his face, he didn't have to look up to know what happened to the sun. Slowly opening his eyes, he distinguished the upside-down scowl of Juri glaring back at him.
"You wasted a hundred and sixty five zenny on a drinking tab!" she hissed. "What in the hell were you thinking?"
Giving Juri a deep frown, he closed his eyes once again and voiced simply, "I wasn't."
The furious red head gave a loud frustrated sigh as she stared at the face of the nonchalant man lying by her feet. Taking a deep breath, she struggled to gain her composure.
Squatting to his level, she voiced evenly through clenched teeth "How are we going to pay for anything else on our mission when you are spending money like water!
Placing his hands behind his head, Evenson let loose a low whistle before answering "You're the brains of this operation, figure it out."
Jabbing her index finger roughly into his chest, she gave him a hard glare. "You were the one who blew over a hundred zenny on a drinking binge and you leave it up to me to figure out what do!" she criticized him. "There's no way we'll be able to save this planet like this!"
Giving a loud irritated sigh Evenson sat up and turned towards her, "I'm not on this journey to save the world! I'm here to do what Maya asks me to do so I can get my family back!" he muttered heatedly as he stood up dusting off his cloth pants.
He began to saunter off when he added "My soul purpose to get my family and pay that bastard father of mine's back in spades for what he did to us! Anything else other than that, is your problem. The sooner you figure that out, the better off you'll be."
"Evenson." Juri began unsympathetically. "This is bigger than just what you want! If we don't stop the blue seed from completing his journey, the whole world will be destroyed. What then?"
Stopping in his stride, he replied furiously "At least he would be dead as well! I'll die a happy man knowing he gets his in the end also."
Juri laughed cynically at his statement. "You know what, it's not like you can't find who supposedly killed your wife and child. Commander Kenneth's battle campaigns are known throughout the region. To top things off, you're the one with a bounty on your head from the Alliance. How hard can it be to find him? Yet, if you look at the reality of things, it's them who's looking for you. If you stopped running for once you would be able to get to your father you so 'desperately' want to find!"
Evenson knuckles turned bone white as he tightly clenched his fist at his sides "Shut your mouth!"
Not backing down Juri glared fiercely at his darkened face "And what really sickens me about you is you're hiding behind your murdered wife and child's memory. At least respect them enough to give them a peaceful rest!"
Before he knew what he was doing, his fist landed across the jaw of the fiery haired harpy. His chest heaved in murderous fury as lifted her by the front of her shirt, raising his fist to give her another blow. "You know nothing about me, you miserable little wretch!"
Juri never took her eyes off of him as she wiped the small trail of blood from her split lip "Funny, I bet that's how your father would look if he sentenced your wife to her death. Bad apples don't fall far from the tree." She offered coolly.
Evenson reeled back from Juri's words as if the wind was knocked from his body, his hand dropped as he fixed his eyes upon the young woman's face. She fell back to the ground in a hard heap.
"I'm not my father...I never meant to..." He recanted more to himself as he awkwardly offered his hand to help her stand up. Roughly pushing his hand away, Juri got up without his assistance.
Catching him by surprise, Juri countered with her own fist across his face, knocking him onto one knee. Pulling her crossbow from the side of her sculptured leg, she cocked it then positioned the sharpened dart towards Evenson's forehead.
"I should kill you for that, Otori!" Yet, she relaxed her hold upon the trigger as she exhaled noisily "but I have more immediate things to attend to then ridding the world of a sorry piece of trash like you!" With that she stepped off towards the town, never giving him a backwards glance.
Evenson ran his hand through his hair and rubbed his blood shot eyes. Today was going to be a long day...
In Avolon
Sitting down at the partially restored outside café, Juri order a coffee with a shot of grassland gin for taste. Today was turning out to be horrible, she thought as she softly touched her now tender lip. Thinking back to her mission, there were more questions that needed to be answered before she could track the monster. Someone had to know more about the blue seed. From what she gained speaking from previous folks he was living here with the girl for five years. What happened to them in the span of a few weeks? Where was they headed next? Maya and the Mother's would need a report soon.
Once she finished this mission she would treat herself to some relaxation time in the islands surrounding Gatway then she would follow up with kicking Evenson's ass until he was a bloody mess.
A rough jolt brought her back from her wishful thinking. A white haired elderly woman with reddened cheeks had accidentally bumped into the back of Juri's chair.
"I'm so sorry." The elderly woman voiced sweetly as she gave the young lady a gentle pat on the shoulder.
"Don't worry yourself, Ma'am." Juri gave as much of a slight smile as she could muster without hurting the already sore flesh of her mouth. Gasping, the woman stared at Juri's cut "Oh my, did I cause that?" the elder questioned worriedly.
"I got this from running into something" Juri began lightly, shaking her head. "It's not your fault. Stuff like this happens to me all the time."
The woman sighed softly "I would have felt horrible knowing if I did something like that." The woman continued past, taking a seat close to Juri giving her a long glance.
"You're not from around these parts are you? Are you here visiting someone?" the old woman asked politely.
Nodding her head, Juri smiled once again "you could say that. Actually I'm looking for someone I heard used to live here, a young female with young child..."
Smiling brightly at the statement the young warrior made, the female elder nodded softly "Many young girls with children here..."
"This child was a little different." Juri added cautiously "I believe he was the one to cause all of the recent chaos within Avolon."
"Yes, I do believe I know some things about that particular child." The old woman responded as she leaned in closer to Juri.
Pausing for a moment she held out her hand in a friendly gesture. "Where are my manners, I'm Juri." She introduced herself
Placing her wrinkled hand into the younger, the old woman shook it gently "I'm Joy," she smiled brazenly "It's nice to meet you."
Writer's notes
This battle is based on a scene from out of an anime movie I had seen some time ago I believe is called "Way of the Samurai" (If I'm wrong, my apologies. %(-)% The wire line is a communication device since the modern telephone is not invented in this world.
Light dragons elders cover their faces in order to prevent being detected by other forces negative or positive. Pure chrysm crystal covers or jewelry masks their power and true identity from others. Light dragons are usually a neutral party rarely interfering within matters of the outside world.
Have you figured out who "Joy" really is yet? If not refer back to the prequel.
Until next time!
Symp &()&