Two Sides of a Coin
Disclaimer:
Gemakai-(Searching through his stuff) Hold on! Got it! (Shows FFT) I do own FFT!!
Astar-No, that's just a copy of FFT. Square owns the original.
Gemakai-Oh, darn. I don't own FFT
A/N: Oh happy day! Not only three but Four good reviews!! I'd like to thank: Number 9, Dark Knight Zaphyros (I'll consider one of those names), Uriko, and Rumtok the Fool (Jokes on you, pal, I got no toys, just my PS2, my PS2 games and PS1 games, so ha!
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Chapter II: Allies and Foes
Darion looked back to where the knife had come from and saw a figure stepping out of the shadows. It wore black leather clothing as if to blend in with the shadows around it. As the figure's face came into the light, Darion recognized it to be a face he had met with not too long ago.
"What in God's name are you doing here?" Darion asked his savior.
"Heheh! Did you really expect me to let you go off with the information I told you without paying?" The man in brown, whose face belonged to Nick said, "No bloody way in hell am I giving you free information, stupid mug."
Darion sighed, "Fine! Have your way? How much do you want?"
"Well, with the discount I will personally add for getting rid of these mugs. The minimum price comes to about ten million gil." Nick grinned after he stated his price. Darion just stared at him.
"Excuse me, could you repeat that?"
"Ten Million Gil and I want it in cash!"
Darion's hand shot forward and grabbed Nick's shirt by the collar, "What on earth makes you think I have that sort of money?!"
Nick struggled to get out of Darion's hold, "Hey! Let go! Is that a way to treat someone who just saved your ass?" The Holy Knight thought about this and finally released the knife-throwing thief. "Just as I thought. Now, just let me explain. I just learned that the information that I gave you was pretty damn valuable."
"What do you mean just learned?"
"You stupid mug! Don't you know what they were talking about?" Darion shook his head and Nick sighed, as he muttered curses about Darion's ignorance. Darion ignored this as Nick provided facts. "All right, look. This one's on me, because you have to know this sort of stuff! They were saying something about 'Scorpio' right? Scorpio, in the church's eyes, is one of the twelve Holy Stones and if what those mugs said is true, then our little damsel in distress here could have it."
The two glanced at the girl, who was brushing dust and dirt off of the dark clothes that weren't hidden by armor. She looked up from her attire and noticed that the two were staring at her. That's when Darion got a good look at her face. It was paler than a normal human's, but it made her face look like it glow. Her eyes were sapphire blue and her hair a bright blond color like the shining sun in the spring. Darion's own light colored face turned into a light scarlet and he turned and lowered his head, not wanting Nick or the girl to see. "Um.You ask her about it?"
Nick looked back at the Holy Knight, "What's wrong? Is she too pretty for you?" He laughed a bit, but stopped when Darion shot a death glare to him. "Fine, I'll ask her." Nick turned his body to the girl, "Excuse me, miss, but we were just wondering. About those things that those mugs were talking about; were they true? Do you have 'Scorpio'?
"I don't even know what scorpio is; let alone have it."
"I see. So, I guess those guys were only attacking you, because you were a Dark Knight?"
"Well, I'm only became a Dark Knight recently. I only the Night Sword technique, but I swear I've never used it, unless I needed to."
"But why," Darion spoke, "Didn't you use it when they attack you?"
"You know how knights have the ability to break armor and weapons? That's why."
"Why are you here?" The Holy Knight continued.
"I was headed to Dorter from Lionel Castle to look into something, but before I got there, I was attacked."
"Perhaps we are investigating the same thing. Are you searching for another Dark Knight that appeared in Dorter?"
"Yes, I am. When I heard that a knight was killed in Dorter, I hurried to reach the city to investigate."
"You went without any help? That was foolish." Darion commented.
"Look whose talking." Nick replied. Darion just shook it off and resumed,
"Who hired you?"
"I can't tell you." was the simple answer that the girl made.
"Then, why should we believe you?"
"Please, don't misunderstand. It's not that I'm lying; it's just that I'm not sure if you're with or against us."
Then Nick came back in to the conversation, "I don't blame you, missy. In today's world, it's hard to tell who your friend is and who your foe is. I'll respect your privacy for now, but I don't know about church-boy here."
"Don't get me wrong, I'm like her. I don't know if she's my ally or enemy." Darion answered.
Nick grinned and placed his left arm over Darion's shoulder, "You mean 'our' ally or enemy."
"Our? As far as I'm concerned I just owe you a dept."
"And I intend to get that money; the only way for me to insure that I get paid is for me to go with you." Nick laughed a bit before finishing, "Come on, it won't be as bad as you think."
"Hmm, you're right; it won't be as bad as I think." Darion started, "It'll be worse."
Nick lifted his arm off of Darion, "That's a low blow, pal!" He walked over to where his knife landed, still in the throat of the knight it struck. Darion and the girl watched him as he did something with his right arm and came back over to them. "Well, if we're headed to Goug, we better stop by Lionel first."
"Wait! Why do you want to go to Lionel?" the girl asked.
"Well, missy, I, like church boy, would like to know your boss and I have a group of mechanics to meet with there."
"Mechanics, you say? Do you mean." The girl whispered something in Nick's ear, and his eyes grew wide.
"Well, bloody hell! That's right!!"
"Then, you are my allies!" The girl said, as she smiled at Nick. "Oh, he'll be please to know we have more on our side!"
"Who is he?" Darion once again asked, "Since we are your allies then will you tell us?"
"I could, but I know you wouldn't believe me. I didn't believe it either, when I first met him." The girl turned southward, "Let's go. We head to Lionel and there we'll plan our next course of action."
"Hold it. Just tell me one thing." The girl glanced back at Darion, "Could I at least have your name?"
The girl smiled. 'Wow, what a beautiful smile. Wait! What am you thinking, Darion?' Darion kicked the thought away and kept his mind open to receive the name. "I'm Sarubi Night; what are your names?"
"Nick the Snitch; that's what people call me! Not only do I have the most facts about Ivalice's underground, but I'm a professional Assassin!"
"And I'm Darion Arc, Holy Knight of Murond. Now, we should stop lagging and get going to Lionel Castle." And so, the three teammates headed Southeast toward Zirekile Falls and from there, strait South.
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Gemakai-I'm terribly sorry, if that wasn't as good as the others. But this is a chapter, where they all learn a little something about each other. In this case, we learn their class and name.
Oh yeah, I saw from another fic, Innocent Darkside (Which I suggest you DO read), the author put in character Bios. I've decided to do that, too, so here ya go:
Darion Arc (Age: 21)
A Holy Knight hired by the current high priest of the Murond Church. He does not enjoy talking to others so freely. In fact, he prefers to be alone than to travel with a group, but if he must, then he must.
Sarubi Night (Age: 19)
She is a Dark Knight in training and one that serves the light. Although, she is very quiet when not in conversation, she can be very cheery when talking in hopes to hide the sadness she bares.
Nick the Snitch (Age: 22)
He is a Professional Assassin extraordinaire and a real ass to those who get on his bad side. He's an example of an irresponsible and careless fighter, who, despite his carelessness, always seems to live through the hardest of battles.
Pat Bart (Age: 28)
He is the son of Rudvich Bart of Bart Company. He leads Bart Company just his deceased father did, but people say that he's taken Bart Company a turn for the worse. Unlike his father, Pat hires mercenaries to do his dirty work, and keeps his soldiers back at his hide out in Goug, which he has taken over.
Mystery Dark Knight (Age: ??)
The hunted for murder and theft. Not much is known about this knight of darkness; not even a name.
Gemakai-And now for new classes, which there is only one in this chapter.
Assassin-A man trained in the arts of thievery, infiltration and with pitch of mechanism. The Assassin's skills are attacks with status effects such as 'dead' or 'don't move' or 'don't act.' The Assassin is possibly one of the fastest special classes in Ivalice.
Gemakai-There we go Please review!
Disclaimer:
Gemakai-(Searching through his stuff) Hold on! Got it! (Shows FFT) I do own FFT!!
Astar-No, that's just a copy of FFT. Square owns the original.
Gemakai-Oh, darn. I don't own FFT
A/N: Oh happy day! Not only three but Four good reviews!! I'd like to thank: Number 9, Dark Knight Zaphyros (I'll consider one of those names), Uriko, and Rumtok the Fool (Jokes on you, pal, I got no toys, just my PS2, my PS2 games and PS1 games, so ha!
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Chapter II: Allies and Foes
Darion looked back to where the knife had come from and saw a figure stepping out of the shadows. It wore black leather clothing as if to blend in with the shadows around it. As the figure's face came into the light, Darion recognized it to be a face he had met with not too long ago.
"What in God's name are you doing here?" Darion asked his savior.
"Heheh! Did you really expect me to let you go off with the information I told you without paying?" The man in brown, whose face belonged to Nick said, "No bloody way in hell am I giving you free information, stupid mug."
Darion sighed, "Fine! Have your way? How much do you want?"
"Well, with the discount I will personally add for getting rid of these mugs. The minimum price comes to about ten million gil." Nick grinned after he stated his price. Darion just stared at him.
"Excuse me, could you repeat that?"
"Ten Million Gil and I want it in cash!"
Darion's hand shot forward and grabbed Nick's shirt by the collar, "What on earth makes you think I have that sort of money?!"
Nick struggled to get out of Darion's hold, "Hey! Let go! Is that a way to treat someone who just saved your ass?" The Holy Knight thought about this and finally released the knife-throwing thief. "Just as I thought. Now, just let me explain. I just learned that the information that I gave you was pretty damn valuable."
"What do you mean just learned?"
"You stupid mug! Don't you know what they were talking about?" Darion shook his head and Nick sighed, as he muttered curses about Darion's ignorance. Darion ignored this as Nick provided facts. "All right, look. This one's on me, because you have to know this sort of stuff! They were saying something about 'Scorpio' right? Scorpio, in the church's eyes, is one of the twelve Holy Stones and if what those mugs said is true, then our little damsel in distress here could have it."
The two glanced at the girl, who was brushing dust and dirt off of the dark clothes that weren't hidden by armor. She looked up from her attire and noticed that the two were staring at her. That's when Darion got a good look at her face. It was paler than a normal human's, but it made her face look like it glow. Her eyes were sapphire blue and her hair a bright blond color like the shining sun in the spring. Darion's own light colored face turned into a light scarlet and he turned and lowered his head, not wanting Nick or the girl to see. "Um.You ask her about it?"
Nick looked back at the Holy Knight, "What's wrong? Is she too pretty for you?" He laughed a bit, but stopped when Darion shot a death glare to him. "Fine, I'll ask her." Nick turned his body to the girl, "Excuse me, miss, but we were just wondering. About those things that those mugs were talking about; were they true? Do you have 'Scorpio'?
"I don't even know what scorpio is; let alone have it."
"I see. So, I guess those guys were only attacking you, because you were a Dark Knight?"
"Well, I'm only became a Dark Knight recently. I only the Night Sword technique, but I swear I've never used it, unless I needed to."
"But why," Darion spoke, "Didn't you use it when they attack you?"
"You know how knights have the ability to break armor and weapons? That's why."
"Why are you here?" The Holy Knight continued.
"I was headed to Dorter from Lionel Castle to look into something, but before I got there, I was attacked."
"Perhaps we are investigating the same thing. Are you searching for another Dark Knight that appeared in Dorter?"
"Yes, I am. When I heard that a knight was killed in Dorter, I hurried to reach the city to investigate."
"You went without any help? That was foolish." Darion commented.
"Look whose talking." Nick replied. Darion just shook it off and resumed,
"Who hired you?"
"I can't tell you." was the simple answer that the girl made.
"Then, why should we believe you?"
"Please, don't misunderstand. It's not that I'm lying; it's just that I'm not sure if you're with or against us."
Then Nick came back in to the conversation, "I don't blame you, missy. In today's world, it's hard to tell who your friend is and who your foe is. I'll respect your privacy for now, but I don't know about church-boy here."
"Don't get me wrong, I'm like her. I don't know if she's my ally or enemy." Darion answered.
Nick grinned and placed his left arm over Darion's shoulder, "You mean 'our' ally or enemy."
"Our? As far as I'm concerned I just owe you a dept."
"And I intend to get that money; the only way for me to insure that I get paid is for me to go with you." Nick laughed a bit before finishing, "Come on, it won't be as bad as you think."
"Hmm, you're right; it won't be as bad as I think." Darion started, "It'll be worse."
Nick lifted his arm off of Darion, "That's a low blow, pal!" He walked over to where his knife landed, still in the throat of the knight it struck. Darion and the girl watched him as he did something with his right arm and came back over to them. "Well, if we're headed to Goug, we better stop by Lionel first."
"Wait! Why do you want to go to Lionel?" the girl asked.
"Well, missy, I, like church boy, would like to know your boss and I have a group of mechanics to meet with there."
"Mechanics, you say? Do you mean." The girl whispered something in Nick's ear, and his eyes grew wide.
"Well, bloody hell! That's right!!"
"Then, you are my allies!" The girl said, as she smiled at Nick. "Oh, he'll be please to know we have more on our side!"
"Who is he?" Darion once again asked, "Since we are your allies then will you tell us?"
"I could, but I know you wouldn't believe me. I didn't believe it either, when I first met him." The girl turned southward, "Let's go. We head to Lionel and there we'll plan our next course of action."
"Hold it. Just tell me one thing." The girl glanced back at Darion, "Could I at least have your name?"
The girl smiled. 'Wow, what a beautiful smile. Wait! What am you thinking, Darion?' Darion kicked the thought away and kept his mind open to receive the name. "I'm Sarubi Night; what are your names?"
"Nick the Snitch; that's what people call me! Not only do I have the most facts about Ivalice's underground, but I'm a professional Assassin!"
"And I'm Darion Arc, Holy Knight of Murond. Now, we should stop lagging and get going to Lionel Castle." And so, the three teammates headed Southeast toward Zirekile Falls and from there, strait South.
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Gemakai-I'm terribly sorry, if that wasn't as good as the others. But this is a chapter, where they all learn a little something about each other. In this case, we learn their class and name.
Oh yeah, I saw from another fic, Innocent Darkside (Which I suggest you DO read), the author put in character Bios. I've decided to do that, too, so here ya go:
Darion Arc (Age: 21)
A Holy Knight hired by the current high priest of the Murond Church. He does not enjoy talking to others so freely. In fact, he prefers to be alone than to travel with a group, but if he must, then he must.
Sarubi Night (Age: 19)
She is a Dark Knight in training and one that serves the light. Although, she is very quiet when not in conversation, she can be very cheery when talking in hopes to hide the sadness she bares.
Nick the Snitch (Age: 22)
He is a Professional Assassin extraordinaire and a real ass to those who get on his bad side. He's an example of an irresponsible and careless fighter, who, despite his carelessness, always seems to live through the hardest of battles.
Pat Bart (Age: 28)
He is the son of Rudvich Bart of Bart Company. He leads Bart Company just his deceased father did, but people say that he's taken Bart Company a turn for the worse. Unlike his father, Pat hires mercenaries to do his dirty work, and keeps his soldiers back at his hide out in Goug, which he has taken over.
Mystery Dark Knight (Age: ??)
The hunted for murder and theft. Not much is known about this knight of darkness; not even a name.
Gemakai-And now for new classes, which there is only one in this chapter.
Assassin-A man trained in the arts of thievery, infiltration and with pitch of mechanism. The Assassin's skills are attacks with status effects such as 'dead' or 'don't move' or 'don't act.' The Assassin is possibly one of the fastest special classes in Ivalice.
Gemakai-There we go Please review!