Viewtiful John : I didn't planned Elvis to come in the medieval dimension but now that I think about it…maybe that he'll be present in this story too. Well…he won't be there for this chapter but maybe that he'll be there further in the story. I'm not sure I'll use crossbows but we'll probably see some knives in fighting scene. Indeed, Velvet show up in this chapter…
Esteban T. Rodriguez: It's cool that you still like this story! But try to not encourage me to do cliff hangers (LOL)
Peachrocks: Who said there is going to have romance in this story? I didn't put 'romance' in the categories of the story… I'm not that maniac of romance stories (someone coughs and it really sounds like 'liar'). And I must say that I'm not cruel enough to make Joanna fall for the medival Jon…that would be really heartless! (looks around her with a doubtful look)
TetraLink17: You wonder if there is something between Jo and Jon from the medieval universe…hum…well……….You'll see by yourself in this chapter. A few mysterious things are solved in this chapter…
Spider-bear: Yep…medieval Jo and Jo has the same name…like the two Jonathan and the two Carrington and…well I guess you understand :) Yay! Inu-Yasha! I didn't knew there was soundtracks for Inu-Yasha…:'( I just wish I could see this comicon stuff…
Fantasy Chick3435: Oh! Pheonix is a cool name for a horse! I shall use it for Jon's horse if you don't mind :) I understand you…I couldn't live without meat either… Well eating a deer or a rabbit in the morning is quite unusual to me even if deer is delicious (did you already tried to eat some, that's surprising!) And let's not forget that you must take out the fur, the organs and everything else just before eating it X(
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Chapter 5: The truth
"Wha…what's wrong? Is it supposed to be a surprise?" asked Joanna.
"Well…young lady, you said that each person in this room was exactly the same as a person you already knew…"
"Yes. And…"
"We know someone that is the same as you…"
"Yes…What's the problem? You already told me that a woman warrior who looks exactly the same as me worked for you for a while. You already knew that there was someone who is the same as me so tell me what is worrying you"
"The woman that is matching with you was called Joanna Darkness. As you can see, it's almost the same name as you…"
"And…"
"Well…hum…young lady. If you are the same as this woman called Joanna Darkness…you're supposed to have the same kind of…fate…right?" asked Carrington.
"…I suppose so…"
"Well…then we don't understand why you're still alive…" mumbled lord Carrington.
Joanna turned as white as snow. What was the meaning of all this?
"Can…can you be more explicit Lord Carrington?" asked Joanna with a blank tone.
"Joanna Darkness isn't part of our world anymore…" answered Carrington with a disappointed tone.
Joanna gasped in surprise and looked directly at Jonathan. The archer tried desperately to avoid her gaze.
"Jonathan, you didn't told me that the Joanna you knew was dead! Why didn't you tell me?" asked Joanna with a slightly angry tone
"…I…well…"
"Well Lady Dark, I can explain you what happened if you want but I won't do it with everyone in this room. Those people in front of us are probably bored to be here and I'm sure Jonathan is exhausted and desire to have rest" suggested Carrington.
"Um…okay…that's alright" shyly answered Joanna.
"Good…Listen to me everyone, you can return to your normal tasks. Jonathan, you can return to your apartments and relax. Joanna, you can come with me" instructed Carrington.
"Yes Lord Carrington" answered politely Joanna as she followed him.
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Lord Carrington brought Joanna outside in the courtyard of the castle. Joanna wasn't sure why but Carrington didn't wanted to explain what happened to this Joanna Darkness in front of everyone. And why did Jonathan didn't answered to her question? A voice from nowhere in her head whispered to her "maybe that she was more precious to his eyes than you can think of…"
"Mr…huh I mean Lord Carrington, why did you refused to talk to me about this in front of everyone?" asked Joanna.
"Well lady Dark, everyone that was in the room know what happened and this is a terribly painful souvenir for them. She was our best fighter and she was loved from everyone. I didn't wanted them to remember such dramatic events" answered Carrington.
"Oh…I see…"
"Now let me explain to you what happened. To the east of my domain, there is another seigniory. The problem is that we are great ennemies. We discovered that they were allied to those naughty dragons. Because of them, the number of dragons is increasing each year. We discovered that the best way to stop their number from increasing was to kill the queen of those dragons because she is the one who is producing most of the dragon eggs. I asked to the great Joanna Darkness to eliminate the queen but unfortunately, she never succeed. Before she could reach to the place where the queen is hidden, she was captured by the legion of this territory. The lord, that is a mid aged woman, knew who Joanna Darkness was because they already met in the past. She knew how Joanna had good skills. She tried to convince lady Darkness to be part of her legion but she refused and stayed loyal to us. Unfortunately, the lord decided to accuse her of sorcery. She affirmed that a pure woman couldn't be so strong and that she probably used black magic to increase her strength. You know, when a woman is accused of sorcery, there is nothing we can do for her. Each time the population hears the word witch, they begin to panic and want to kill each woman that sounds suspicious. Red hair, skilful to cure people, good fighting skills and too handsome are all supposed sign of sorcery. Joanna had some of those signs so everyone in this land thought that she was truly a witch"
"This is so unfair! I never thought she would be sentenced for such reason!" exclaimed angrily Joanna.
"You did not hear the worst lady Dark. The legion of this land tried chase the husband of lady Darkness and their children. They pretended that the children had 'evil blood' in their veins and they were convinced that Joanna's husband was as evil as his wife because any sensible man would have discovered the truth. Of course, her husband was part of our legion so I helped him and found him the ideal place to hide. To be sure the children were not going to be all killed, they were hidden in all different places...who were supposed to be good hiding place too. Sadly, some of them were found. So only the husband and two children survived. Joanna and the unfortunate children were burned to death. After this catastrophy, we never found the two remaining children. It seems that the only reason why they survived is because they fleed their hiding place. But now, we do not have any idea where they are. They were probably adopted by a family of a foreign land…" explained Carrington.
"…This is terrible…you were never able to find the children?" asked Joanna.
"No…we can only hope that when they will be old enough, they will return to our land. Maybe that their father will miss them after all" answered Carrington.
"I understand now why you didn't wanted everyone to hear this…it's probably very painful for them to remember…especially for her family" commented Joanna.
"Now that I explained you this detail, you are free to do everything you want. Your situation is quite strange and I would like to think about this…I am sure you did not landed in this world for nothing"
"This castle is so big, I'll probably get lost in it…"
"I am sorry. I am incredibly busy and I do not really have the time to show you the castle by myself. But do not worry, you just have to ask any people you want. Anyway I am sure they are all very curious about you. They will ask you thousand of questions but I am sure they will guide you in the castle with pleasure" answered Carrington.
"Okay then…thank you for these information"
"You are welcome"
Joanna saluted him and left the courtyard. In truth, visiting the castle and explaining to everyone her situation weren't the first things she wanted to do. She needed to find someone first.
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Jonathan wasn't in his room. He was in the stable with his horse, Pheonix. In truth, he didn't really wanted to talk to anyone right now. He just wanted to be alone. He was caressing the head of his horse…his only true friend. However, someone he especially didn't wanted to see right now entered the stable.
"Jonathan…"
"…You…how were you able to find me?" asked Jonathan.
"I asked a few people…" answered Joanna.
"What do you want?" asked Jonathan.
"I…I just wanted to apologize…" answered Joanna shyly.
"For what?" asked Jonathan.
"For asking you why you didn't talked to me about what happened to this Joanna Darkness in such a way…I didn't knew…"
"You don't have to be sorry for this…" responded Jonathan.
"Everyone seems to be sad because of this, you included. I didn't wanted you to remember such catastrophy" replied Joanna.
"…"
"Jonathan?"
"Do you know why I didn't said anything to you about this?" asked Jonathan.
"Well…no…not really" answered Joanna.
"I'm sure Carrington told you about the rest of Joanna's family that was chased…I was the husband that was hidden like a coward as his poor wife was getting tortured and killed after by this bitch called Lord De Vries" responded Jonathan.
"Lord De Vries?"
"Yes, that was the name of this lord...Carrington didn't tell you her name?" asked Jonathan.
"No… and he didn't told me that Joanna Darkness had been tortured before getting killed" answered Joanna.
"Well, Joanna had truly been tortured. I heard that her torture was terrible. She was tortured during a so long period of time that she confessed that she was a real witch and that she deserved to be killed" replied Jonathan.
"Really? But…but she wasn't a real witch!"
"No, she wasn't. She just told a lie to finish all this endless pain…however she didn't knew that 3 of her children were going to be burned like her" answered Jonathan.
"…This is so terrible…I'm sorry…"
"You don't have to be sorry! That's not your fault!" answered Jonathan with a revolted tone.
"I…I have a last question…When did it happened?" asked Joanna.
"Almost a year ago" answered Jonathan.
"Almost a year? But it's so…recent…You have fully the right to be depressed by this" commented Joanna.
"No…I'm fine. It's true, I lost everything I had but…I'm sure Joanna wouldn't want me to cry for years because of this. I promised myself that I was going to avenge her death and I didn't changed my mind. I also promised myself to find my two remaining children. There is no way I'm going to let them disappear like this…And I won't sleep in peace until I accomplish these tasks" replied Jonathan with a determined look.
"I'll help you!" exclaimed Joanna.
"What???!"
"I want to help you. It would be very hard for you to accomplish this alone" answered Joanna.
"…You…You would really do this for me?" asked Jonathan with a surprised tone.
"Of course! Why not!" asked Joanna with a smile.
"…Well…thank you…that really means a lot to me" answered Jonathan with a small smile.
End of chapter 5
Okay, I'll end it here. I'm surprised I was able to finish this chapter today cause when I began to write today, I was really feeling sick so I didn't thought I would be able to write during a long period of time but it seems that the advil I took helped me a lot :). I know I was supposed to put Velvet in this chapter but I didn't…sorry. She'll be there next chapter. As for this chapter...well...Am I the only one to think that it was truly different than this others? I know it was kinda more serious and dramatic but it had to be done. I'm proud! There wasn't any argueing between Jo and Jon in this chappy :D So here it goes! It's your turn to comment this chapter :)
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