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chapter.
~*~Sugano~*~
The visit with the king couldn't get any stranger. Precis pulled out her toy to mess with it and it got loose and we're all standing back, watching her weave in and out of the guards' legs tryin to get it. Then her thing jumped up on the king's lap and Precis skidded to stop and slammed into the king. You'd think he'd be mad or something, but no, he was amused with that machine that he acted like it never happened. But all that aside, coming here might as well be a walk in the park. Nothing's happened here so far. You'd think this'd be their first stop, cause of all the people We're all walking around town at the moment...bored outa my mind. Why couldn't Ashton stay here and I go to the front line? Sucks that I can't leave the town, woulda been more than happy to ride the hover bike. I sighed as I walked into the castle. Maybe I can kill time here. I walked up some stairs and as I reached the top I heard a loud screech. It sounded like some beast. I ran down a hall way and heard yelling. It sounded like some sorta struggle. I went through a door and found some soldiers trying to restrain a dragon, or something. I walked along the edge of the arena and watch them. They weren't having the best of times, that's for sure.
"Grab him from there!" One of the men called out, pointing to a tether dangling from the dragon's leg. A soldier ran and grabbed the rope on command. Of course, that didn't do squat. All that did was risk injury for the poor guy.
"We have to put it to sleep!" Someone shouted as they ran up to who seemed like the one in charge of everything.
"We can't! If we..." The man couldn't finish. He looked up at the dragon, which was now staring towards me. It's expression was calm, concentrated, or stressed. All the soldiers stopped and backed away. The dragon continued to watch every movement I made. I slowly began to walk further down to the arena, watching the dragon's eyes carefully. As soon as I reached the bottom, the dragon lunged at me. I jumped out of the way, drawing my sword. The dragon had met the wall and the entire place shook. I felt someone grab my sword and try to yank it out. I turned to look in the eyes of a soldier.
"You mustn't hurt the beast. You might kill it." The soldier said.
"Then how'm I sposed to knock it out?" I said.
"I dunno, just don't hurt it to terribly bad." The soldier backed away and stood near the edge. I looked back at the dragon, which was now looking madder than hell. I held my sword up and slammed it into the ground and used Ricochet. Small rocks flew up in a line towards my target. When they reached it, sharp rocks shot from the ground. Some of the rocks hit it in the stomach; some of them hit its legs. The dragon hollered and staggered a bit, then locked its eyes on me. Most of the soldiers behind it took this time to chain it down so it won't escape. It struggled to get free. Seeing I have no need here now, I put my sword away and made my way out of the arena. As I was walking back down the stairs, I thought that was no fun at all. Practically some work out with your host, Mr. Richards. Oh well, Time to look for something else. I walked along a long line of merchants selling useless crap, in my opinion. As I made it to the end of the large crowd I found an ally that was basically, deserted. Makes you think something's gonna happen, like in horror movies. I walked on down the ally, down every corner. Maybe something interesting will happen here. Just as I reached a dead end, there was a firm grasp on my shoulder. I whipped around to find a man, dressed in a black cloak with his face in shadow.
"Hello, young man." He said.
"Uh, yeah." I said.
"And what brings you here?" The man asked.
"Why should I tell you?"
"I'm not going to do anything, just, curious."
"...bored." I replied dully. The man laughed slightly then looked up to where you could see his mouth.
"Well, I know something that could interest you." A small smile crept along his face.
"Oh really?"
"Yes. Have you ever heard of, the Dark Manna Orb?" He asked.
"Uh, no. Why?"
"Well, I happen to be looking for it, right now."
"What for?"
"Ah, that is for me to know." Then man reached into the inside of his cloak and pulled out a small, dark purple ball with sparkling green inside.
"...yep, it's pretty." I said.
"This is a model of what I am looking for. If you happen to find it, could you tell me?"
"Only if I know what for."
"Persistent, aren't we?"
"Perhaps."
"Very well." The man looked at the small model of the orb. "The orb is supposed to hold great magic only Tria has been able to control."
"Oh great." I thought. "Grandpa's bed time stories come to haunt me."
"It was sealed in an orb, about this size, so that no one could injure innocent people with it."
"And, what would happen if they tried to break the whatever?"
"Before I answer that, I should say that it was locked up in a temple, just off on a small island called Carineh."
"Cari-wha?"
"Carineh." The man put the small orb away. "Hardly any one knows where it is, but I happen to be one of those few."
"Alright, so where is it?"
"I shall not tell you." The man said. "It is to be kept secret."
"Yeah, whatever." I folded my arms and gave a bored expression.
"Still displeased? Well, then I guess you want to hear no more."
"Damn straight."
"Not even if it's about, Falceon?" Whoa, time out, put the game on pause.
"I'm sorry, come again?"
"I know a lot of information on Falceon, very small amount I don't." Then man pulled his hood down, revealing a scared face, the scar ran from his right eyebrow to just below his left eye. His hair was sleeked back and black.
"Well then, why don't you pass some of it to me?"
"I can say very little, vaguely."
"Gimme yur best shot."
"Alright. Where shall I start?" He asked aloud as he brought his hand to his chin, looking into the sky. A few moments passed as there was a cat waking along the wall, further down the ally. Then man looked at it for a second, after which the cat looked terrified and ran off. OK, that was weird.
"So, I'm still here." I said, getting impatient.
"Forgive me. I guess I should say that, Falceon is stronger than he looks."
"I kina figured that. But, anything useful?"
"Here's a kind of riddle."
"Joy, I love these...not." I thought.
" 'Ghosts he controls, means he is alike, but he is not'...this should be the most helpful hint I can give you." The man pulled the hood up and shadowed his face. "Now, I must be going."
"Yeah, have fun." I said. The man bowed slightly and turned around the corner. As I made my way back I looked down the ally he turned into and found...nothing. It was a dead end with no doors or anything. I took in the surroundings for a moment before walking back on. From the crowd, and back to...ok that made no sense really. I pushed through the crowd, thinking about what that man had told me. I was so deep in thought I couldn't even hear the merchants crying out their items to sell at me. As I reached the town square, there was a crowed at the gate. Deciding to find out what it's about, I walked over to the fuss. The voices of terrified people filled my ears as I stood nearby.
"People, do not, panic." A soldier on a stand called out.
"How can we not panic in a time like this?" A man shouted. A few others could be heard, agreeing with the man.
"I know that the front is struggling, but they will keep the monsters from getting to this town." The soldier said.
"Sugano." I turned around to see Noel walking this way.
"Ah, hey."
"What's all this about?" Noel asked as he stood by me.
"I think some guy said the front line is getting attacked."
"Shouldn't we go help?" Noel looked at me.
"We said we would be here in case monsters do attack Lacour."
"Yes, but nothing has...you're right." Noel agreed.
"Maybe if it gets bad enough, we'll come and lend a hand." I said as the crowd began leaving.
"Until then, let's stay alert." Noel said. "I'm going to ask the king something now."
"Ok, bye." I lifted my hand and let it fall to my side as Noel walked toward the castle. I headed for the inn to bore myself to death. But wait, I could always think about what that man said. As I walked into my room and fell onto the bed, my first thought was, what did that mean? 'Ghosts he controls, means he is alike, but he is not', what could that mean...?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Divine Soul: Ah, sorry for the wait. Struggled a bit with this one. Now, Should the next one be at the front line or back with poor Sugano's bored life at the moment? WHO SHOULD TELL IT?!
~*~Sugano~*~
The visit with the king couldn't get any stranger. Precis pulled out her toy to mess with it and it got loose and we're all standing back, watching her weave in and out of the guards' legs tryin to get it. Then her thing jumped up on the king's lap and Precis skidded to stop and slammed into the king. You'd think he'd be mad or something, but no, he was amused with that machine that he acted like it never happened. But all that aside, coming here might as well be a walk in the park. Nothing's happened here so far. You'd think this'd be their first stop, cause of all the people We're all walking around town at the moment...bored outa my mind. Why couldn't Ashton stay here and I go to the front line? Sucks that I can't leave the town, woulda been more than happy to ride the hover bike. I sighed as I walked into the castle. Maybe I can kill time here. I walked up some stairs and as I reached the top I heard a loud screech. It sounded like some beast. I ran down a hall way and heard yelling. It sounded like some sorta struggle. I went through a door and found some soldiers trying to restrain a dragon, or something. I walked along the edge of the arena and watch them. They weren't having the best of times, that's for sure.
"Grab him from there!" One of the men called out, pointing to a tether dangling from the dragon's leg. A soldier ran and grabbed the rope on command. Of course, that didn't do squat. All that did was risk injury for the poor guy.
"We have to put it to sleep!" Someone shouted as they ran up to who seemed like the one in charge of everything.
"We can't! If we..." The man couldn't finish. He looked up at the dragon, which was now staring towards me. It's expression was calm, concentrated, or stressed. All the soldiers stopped and backed away. The dragon continued to watch every movement I made. I slowly began to walk further down to the arena, watching the dragon's eyes carefully. As soon as I reached the bottom, the dragon lunged at me. I jumped out of the way, drawing my sword. The dragon had met the wall and the entire place shook. I felt someone grab my sword and try to yank it out. I turned to look in the eyes of a soldier.
"You mustn't hurt the beast. You might kill it." The soldier said.
"Then how'm I sposed to knock it out?" I said.
"I dunno, just don't hurt it to terribly bad." The soldier backed away and stood near the edge. I looked back at the dragon, which was now looking madder than hell. I held my sword up and slammed it into the ground and used Ricochet. Small rocks flew up in a line towards my target. When they reached it, sharp rocks shot from the ground. Some of the rocks hit it in the stomach; some of them hit its legs. The dragon hollered and staggered a bit, then locked its eyes on me. Most of the soldiers behind it took this time to chain it down so it won't escape. It struggled to get free. Seeing I have no need here now, I put my sword away and made my way out of the arena. As I was walking back down the stairs, I thought that was no fun at all. Practically some work out with your host, Mr. Richards. Oh well, Time to look for something else. I walked along a long line of merchants selling useless crap, in my opinion. As I made it to the end of the large crowd I found an ally that was basically, deserted. Makes you think something's gonna happen, like in horror movies. I walked on down the ally, down every corner. Maybe something interesting will happen here. Just as I reached a dead end, there was a firm grasp on my shoulder. I whipped around to find a man, dressed in a black cloak with his face in shadow.
"Hello, young man." He said.
"Uh, yeah." I said.
"And what brings you here?" The man asked.
"Why should I tell you?"
"I'm not going to do anything, just, curious."
"...bored." I replied dully. The man laughed slightly then looked up to where you could see his mouth.
"Well, I know something that could interest you." A small smile crept along his face.
"Oh really?"
"Yes. Have you ever heard of, the Dark Manna Orb?" He asked.
"Uh, no. Why?"
"Well, I happen to be looking for it, right now."
"What for?"
"Ah, that is for me to know." Then man reached into the inside of his cloak and pulled out a small, dark purple ball with sparkling green inside.
"...yep, it's pretty." I said.
"This is a model of what I am looking for. If you happen to find it, could you tell me?"
"Only if I know what for."
"Persistent, aren't we?"
"Perhaps."
"Very well." The man looked at the small model of the orb. "The orb is supposed to hold great magic only Tria has been able to control."
"Oh great." I thought. "Grandpa's bed time stories come to haunt me."
"It was sealed in an orb, about this size, so that no one could injure innocent people with it."
"And, what would happen if they tried to break the whatever?"
"Before I answer that, I should say that it was locked up in a temple, just off on a small island called Carineh."
"Cari-wha?"
"Carineh." The man put the small orb away. "Hardly any one knows where it is, but I happen to be one of those few."
"Alright, so where is it?"
"I shall not tell you." The man said. "It is to be kept secret."
"Yeah, whatever." I folded my arms and gave a bored expression.
"Still displeased? Well, then I guess you want to hear no more."
"Damn straight."
"Not even if it's about, Falceon?" Whoa, time out, put the game on pause.
"I'm sorry, come again?"
"I know a lot of information on Falceon, very small amount I don't." Then man pulled his hood down, revealing a scared face, the scar ran from his right eyebrow to just below his left eye. His hair was sleeked back and black.
"Well then, why don't you pass some of it to me?"
"I can say very little, vaguely."
"Gimme yur best shot."
"Alright. Where shall I start?" He asked aloud as he brought his hand to his chin, looking into the sky. A few moments passed as there was a cat waking along the wall, further down the ally. Then man looked at it for a second, after which the cat looked terrified and ran off. OK, that was weird.
"So, I'm still here." I said, getting impatient.
"Forgive me. I guess I should say that, Falceon is stronger than he looks."
"I kina figured that. But, anything useful?"
"Here's a kind of riddle."
"Joy, I love these...not." I thought.
" 'Ghosts he controls, means he is alike, but he is not'...this should be the most helpful hint I can give you." The man pulled the hood up and shadowed his face. "Now, I must be going."
"Yeah, have fun." I said. The man bowed slightly and turned around the corner. As I made my way back I looked down the ally he turned into and found...nothing. It was a dead end with no doors or anything. I took in the surroundings for a moment before walking back on. From the crowd, and back to...ok that made no sense really. I pushed through the crowd, thinking about what that man had told me. I was so deep in thought I couldn't even hear the merchants crying out their items to sell at me. As I reached the town square, there was a crowed at the gate. Deciding to find out what it's about, I walked over to the fuss. The voices of terrified people filled my ears as I stood nearby.
"People, do not, panic." A soldier on a stand called out.
"How can we not panic in a time like this?" A man shouted. A few others could be heard, agreeing with the man.
"I know that the front is struggling, but they will keep the monsters from getting to this town." The soldier said.
"Sugano." I turned around to see Noel walking this way.
"Ah, hey."
"What's all this about?" Noel asked as he stood by me.
"I think some guy said the front line is getting attacked."
"Shouldn't we go help?" Noel looked at me.
"We said we would be here in case monsters do attack Lacour."
"Yes, but nothing has...you're right." Noel agreed.
"Maybe if it gets bad enough, we'll come and lend a hand." I said as the crowd began leaving.
"Until then, let's stay alert." Noel said. "I'm going to ask the king something now."
"Ok, bye." I lifted my hand and let it fall to my side as Noel walked toward the castle. I headed for the inn to bore myself to death. But wait, I could always think about what that man said. As I walked into my room and fell onto the bed, my first thought was, what did that mean? 'Ghosts he controls, means he is alike, but he is not', what could that mean...?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Divine Soul: Ah, sorry for the wait. Struggled a bit with this one. Now, Should the next one be at the front line or back with poor Sugano's bored life at the moment? WHO SHOULD TELL IT?!