CHAPTER 5: Jeuno

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As I board the airship I spot a young female hume with light green eyes and soft blond hair taking tickets from boarders and instructing them where their cabin is available.

As I near her she extends an open hand and inquires "Can I please have your ticket Sir?"

Looking at her tiredly I replied "I'm sorry I have no money, but I desperately need to get to Jeuno to warn them of this demon attack"

Furrowing her brow she apparently is considering my request when I interrupt her thought process.

"I know you have first class cabins available, it is very rare that someone of high stature will ride your airship back to Jeuno when they have more convenient means of travel readily available"

Sighing she leans close to me and whispers. "Ok, I will let you do this one time Sir, but only because you protected these people when most would have fled."

Well its good that she let me on, she is also very lucky I decided to give up my ways and return to the days of old, before the incident… A few weeks ago had I not met that noble beastmaster, I would have simply slain her where she stood. She will never realize how close to death she just came.

Focusing on this humorous and ironic thought I smiled and responded "Thank you for your hospitality ma'am, I appreciate your kindness"

Extending her petite palm she hands me a key with the number 112 engraved upon the end. "Here is the key to your room sir, enjoy your flight"

With that problem solved I start walking towards the first class section and then feel a sudden vibration beneath my feet, unsure of what it is for a few seconds I then realize that we are readying to take off for the flight to Jeuno and relax

I walk a few more rooms down and see a door with 112 printed in large block letters on the front of it, insert my key into the key hole, turn the knob and push open the room"

Stepping inside, I am happy to see a fine carpet covering the expansive floor, to my right is what looks to be a fully stocked kitchen, facilities, and what looks to be a dummy for novice adventurers who want to keep up to date on their swordplay. Straight ahead I see a nobles bed just like the one I used to own at my old mog house.

Stripping off my cloak beneath which I only am wearing undergarments I place my sword on a table next to the bed, pull back the covers, close my eyes, and pass out.


As I look around at all my friends smiling and drinking Rolanberry and other various alcohol, I turn back to my beautiful bride whom the world knows as Jennifer, her chestnut hair blowing in the wind so perfect and flawless as she.

The wedding over, this post ceremony in a small bar in port Bastok is the final stop before I travel to my mog house and give my love to Jennifer.

The only thought on my mind is that this is truly the best day of my life, I will love her forever. Nothing can ruin this day for me I have found paradise on earth.

Looking into her beautiful sage colored eyes I bend lower slightly and our lips press together bringing us together as one perfect being living in absolute ecstasy as I guide my fingers through her long hair.

The feeling of happiness feels like an eternity, and perhaps after the night is over she will carry my child and together we can bring another life into this world.

As I draw back from the kiss I look into her eyes and whisper "I have loved you since I first laid eyes upon you, we will be together forever."

She smiles warmly and opens her mouth to speak when suddenly there is the sound of cannons firing.

We seemed to all turn almost in unison towards the direction of the metal works where the canons where continuously firing and screams could clearly be heard.

My hand is on the grip of my sword instinctually as I head through the door of the bar and look around for any signs of the problem

Neither San O'doria nor Windurst have enough forces to stand a chance at a direct attack upon Bastok, what is going on?

Looking to the north I see the problem, the guards are fighting desperately against what appears to be Yagudos, Orcs, and Quadavs all fighting together. All around me I see Warriors and mages alike running towards the gate to defend their home, and women and children heading for the back alleys, to escape.

Running back inside I shout "All who are willing to fight come with me, women, children, and cowards head for the escape tunnels.

Heading to Jennifer I quickly tell her "I need to protect Bastok Jen, I'm sorry head for the escape tunnels I will meet you on the other side I swear"

Looking up at me she replies "Please be careful Vid, I couldn't live without you."

"Don't worry honey I will be fine, I will see you on the other side."

Drawing my gluttony sword from it's sheath where it is positioned on my left hip I walk through the door and wait until Jennifer is at my side, then we both begin to run towards the escape tunnels.

"I can't go with you Jen, but I will bring you there safely, then I must defend my homeland from these foolish beastmen."

We run long and hard through the crowds of people, the air around us reeks of gunpowder from the firearms of the rangers, and more so the cannons which are still blasting away, In the distance I see the tunnels, as many women and children from the city flee inside.

As we near the tunnel, a Yagudo lands near the tunnel entrance, and prepares to attack the women and children trying to flee this carnage.

Quickly I summon forth a tiny ball of divine light in front of the Yagudos eyes blinding it temporarily.

Sprinting the last few yards I deflect it's katana just as it is about to kill a family of mithra and their small red headed daughter.

Swinging my sword I begin to chop away the shadow clones the ninja is using to hide behind, I hear the mithra mother scream and see a Yagudo archer high in the air out of the range of anything I can attack with picking off innocents on the street far below.

Finally with a gruesome slurping noise my sword connects with flesh, bisecting the Yagudoss head from its body. Seeing the archer aiming for the child mithra I place myself between her and the archer, and laugh as the cowards arrows deflect off of my armor and shield painlessly.

The mithra child looks at my face and smiles, "thank you strrrangerr, my name is Kate."

Suddenly I hear gasps and see the child's parents cut down, by the Yagudo archer, she begins to cry and suddenly Jennifer runs towards me sweeping up the young crying mithran without breaking stride

Running along side her, I look towards the Yagudo archer who seems to have disappeared, then suddenly I feel warmth cover the side of my face, and see Jennifer's head split open by a Yagudo arrow spraying blood and fluids everywhere, looking directly above and to the north I see the same Yagudo laughing at me.

NOOOOOOO…

Throwing my gluttony sword with all of my might it flies straight and true into the chest decimating its heart. The Yagudo drops to the ground like a rock a mere three feet from where I stand.

Looking at Jen I realize immediately that even a team of the best white mages in Vanadiel during peace time under the best of condition could not hope to bring my Jen back to me.

Looking at the tiny mithra who is now laying covered in the blood of her parents, and now my lover as well I pick her up and scream "My wife just died for you, go run live."

Walking over to the Yagudo I reach down and pull my sword from its chest and look all around me I see beastmen swarming in. my only thought is that death is certain when suddenly. A middle sized hume with long black hair appears beside me virtually out of thin air and begins chanting a spell.

A cold feeling surrounds me and I don't know what is going on, until suddenly I feel pain from my extremities moving inwards and find myself in the middle of the metalworks.

To my left I see a male hume in a full black cloak, his face slightly obstructed by the hood upon the cloak he is wearing, removing the hood I recognize him immediately.

"What the fuck is going on Del?" I shout still consumed with fury.

"I'm sorry Vid when you left the bar I lost you in the croud, and did not arrive on time to save you. I think this is the big one Vid I don't know if we can survive this battle."

"Right now Del I don't give a damn about anything, I don't know if I ever will again, goodbye del."

Turning away from Del I walk out of the doorway leading into metalworks and see a second sword lying on the ground, dropping my shield I forget my training as a warrior and decide to make better use of my training as a ninja, and with that I run towards the nearest enemy I see and begin swinging the swords in a purely offensive manner cutting down anything in my path.


Awaking in cold sweat, I feel ill at ease sometimes my dreams are far too realistic for my liking. Though we survived that attack, many thought of it as a second crystal war. Thankfully our forces held Bastok that day, and the attack was written off as a random attack. I think that about 10 years ago, although time is an elusive beast.

Reaching for my sword I feel slightly better with it firmly in hand. Sweeping my room with my eyes I see nothing out of the ordinary, and my travelers cloak is in its normal place, rising from my bed I put it on and strap my sword to its designated place on my left hip.

I begin to walk towards the door when I see what appears to be smoke slowly entering my room from under my door.

Opening the door with a swift kick I quickly sweep the hallway and am greeted with the site of several bodies of what appear to be wealthy passengers scattered across the floor.

Drawing my sword quickly I head to the source of the smoke, which appears to be the engine room, I see a young Demon emerge and quickly stab my blade into the back of his throat spilling his blood across the floor.

As the demons body falls limply to the floor I step over its corpse and look into the engine room, but am in no position to fix this complicated equipment.

Jogging down the hallway I see the rest of the crew are dead or civilians who cannot do anything but slow me down, as I reach the upper deck of the airship I see Bastok in the distance, and then suddenly I feel an upwards pull as the airship begins losing altitude rapidly.

Grabbing onto the side of the airship I brace as best I can and prepare for the impending crash.


CHAPTER 6: Detour

(A/N: Yea I have a lot of crap going on at school, so once again I will update when I can, thanks for the reviews Thefrogkiller, Apathetic Piggy, GeneralDuke, and Magus-sisters2. Hopefully things will cool down soon, but at the moment I have to drill midterms and my GPA is down substantially this quarter for a number of reasons, one of which was instead of working on my senior research paper, I wrote chapter 3 of this story) Also about them not getting to Jeuno, that was supposed to be a suprise. I know that I didn't get there in this chapter, but I can't upate for a while, so I figured getting you guys halfway and finishing what would have been the second half of this chapter at a later date would benefit you the fans more, and you guys are why I am doing this.

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