Mabuhay! Ehehehe...anyway, mabuhay means..er...I don't know exactly... Ano nga pala? Anyway, welcome once more to this brand new chappie! Now I'm really in the mood to do this..do you know why? It's my exams! I'm supposed to study, but writing a fanfic is better than to study, trust me...But don't copy me! I'm a crammer, but I don't want to set a bad example for the people who read this.. so anyway, on with the story!

Seki-chan

The meeting with Chrystal was still fresh in my mind; so she was the priestess whom I saw in the battlefield...She had told me many things...She said that being a chosen one is not an easy task...Journeying far and beyond, you cannot run away from all those beasts, storms, plagues..you must stand up and fight. She herself was part of the last expedition... They acheived the goal successfully, but the task is still not complete. Once you are part of a journey, you cannot go twice. Your descendants wil fullfill that duty for you. Mama and Papa were in the last expedition, so that means that---

' Hey Thorim,'

A voice interrupted my thoughts. I looked at the direction from where the voice was coming and saw Freya. She had that worried look again.

' You okay? You seem to be thinking about something. Is it what Chrystal told you?'

Damn. She read my mind. I hate it when she does that. I forced a smile.

' Yeah, I'm alright Freya. And, yeah, I was thinking about what Chrystal said.'

' I knew it. Oh yeah,where are the others?'

I forgot. Chrystal had introduced us to her niece and nephew. Chios and Chaos! The twins! I still remember her exact words:

' They are my niece and nephewa.k.a. Chios and Chaos. They were my brother's children don't worry, her brother wasn't a priest. Akala nyo no???, but after he died in battle, they were left in my care. Thorim, Freya, I'm entrusting their safety with the two of you. The are part of the descendants, and they will be part of the journey too. She turned to talk to the two. ' Now Chios, Chaos, I want you to behave yourselves, alright? And when the others need help, always remember to give them. Alright?' ' Yes, Aunt Chrystal'
' I wish to see you again. Good luck on your quest, my dears..' She was sobbing greatly after she said that. Probably because she might not see us again, ever...

I spotted the twins by the fountain in the middle of Prontera.I love that fountain! They seemed to be splashing each other, as if thoroughly enjoying themselves. I looked at Freya and saw that she was smiling. I smiled too; by the looks of the faces of the two kids, it looked like they weren't going to war and as if their lives weren't at risk. It was lucky of them; they were ignorant about the danger and evil which was about to consume us...

I shook my head. This was not the time to think about those things; besides, we were wasting time. I was about to call them when Chios suddenly fell on the fountain. Freya gasped and Chaos looked shocked. Since the water was shallow, Chios had bumped her head on the stone, and she was knocked unconscious.

Before I could get there, Chaos had jumped at the fountain and he had heaved her sister up. Chios's head was bleeding, and Chaos was crying on his sister's wet clothes. I slowly walked towards them, and knelt down beside Chios. Freya had Chaos crying on her arms while she comforted him. I checked her body for any major injuries, it seemed the only injury was the wound on her head. The cut was deep, and an acolyte such as Chaos could not handle it by himself; especially in his, ummm, state. I carried Chios on my arms, and turned to Freya.

' What do we do now?' Freya asked, her voice shaking.

I thought for a moment. Chrystal wasn't available; she was at Alde Baran training in the Clock Tower. Who else had healing powers?? I couldn't concentrate, Chios's rapid breathing was distracting me.

I had no other option. The only one available was...Chaos himself. I lay Chios on the floor and grabbed Chaos away from Freya's arms. Freya was disgruntled; but it didn't matter right now. I shook Chaos's shoulders and looked him straight into the eye.

' Look, Chaos, if you don't pull yourself together your sister may die!'

' NO! NO!!!!' Chaos was screaming and saying that her sister couldn't die. He wouldn't let her.

' If you want her to live, then do something about this!' I was already pleading him to listen. Chios's breathing became raspy, and it was slowing down, I could barely hear it. This was bad; I had to do something about it. Just when I thought I couldn't hear her anymore, blinding light surrounded Chios's body. I saw a red haired priest; but half of his face was covered. He was muttering something while his arms were pressed against Chios's body. He stopped for a moment then bent down towards Chios's pale face.

I noticed that his lips were VERY close to Chios's. I felt the sweat on my forehead travel downwards and on to my neck. I was panicking; he wasn't going to kiss her, or was he?? He can't do that, he's a priest! I tried to calm myself and prayed that Chios was alright. I had no other choice but to trust the mysterious priest.

Instead of kissing her on the lips(as I had feared) he bent down to whisper something on Chios's ear. Chios's body was still glowing; and the priest's hands had some gold balls of light circling it. When he finished whispering to her, he stood up and the balls of light disappeared. The glow that surrounded Chios slowly faded away, too. I cautiosly took a step closer to Chios and tried to see if she was alright. I was startled when she started choking up water and shaking. Chaos came closer and hugged her sister tight, and endured the pain because his sister was hitting him and screaming.

After minutes(but seemed to be hours) of bearing the violent shaking of Chios, she finally stopped.

Silence.

We all took a step back(except the mysterious priest) when Chios's eyes suddenly flew open. She looked around her, as if she didn't know where she was. She was looking at us strangely, and was squinting her eyes as if she was trying hard to remember something.

' It's alright, she's okay now,' The mysterious priest spoke. His voice was low-pitched, very deep, and he spoke as if he were very tired. He was panting; and I could see that he was sweating; very much.

Chaos was attending to Chios; he was crying on her clothes while Chios still looked clueless. But our attention(Freya and I) were focused on the priest. He looked rather exhausted; as if he just ran so fast from a battalion of undead soldiers. His forehead was sweating; and he was looking paler and paler by the moment. Right now, we were supporting him because he looked like he doesn't have the strength to stand up on his own.

His breathing became more raspy; and he was coughing continously. We were growing hysterical; first Chios, now a priest we don't even know?!?! I prayed a silent prayer that nothing bad of the sort would happen to him. He was now leaned against a wall; breathing fastly. I was just about to call for help when Chrystal came running.

' Brother!!'

Brother? Which?

She came running towards the 'mysterious' priest. Wait a minute, where did she come from? That didn't matter right now, because we saw that she was hugging the priest, and at the same time , healing him. She was crying, which was odd.

When she finished healing him, his breathing turned normal. His head was cradled on Chrystal's arms, and she was STILL crying.A/N: It amazes me that women have so much water inside their eyes; don't you think?

After she stopped sobbing, her eyes were puffy and she kept sniffing. She was hugging the priest close to her, who seemed to have fallen asleep.

Silence.

' Uhh' Both Freya and I said. We looked at each other. ' You go first' We said at the same time.

' Alright, I'll go first.' I said.

' Umm, Chrystal?'

' She raised her head and looked at us. She was stroking the priest's red hair and looked as if she was about to cry again.

Freya made a suggestion.

' Uhh, why don't we talk over this at Thorim's house?'

Good idea. Mama wasn't there and Thorn and Tifa were out to meet the other descendants of the chosen ones.

I heaved up the priest and supported him by putting one of his arms across my shoulder. Chrytal just looked at us, still crying. I stretched out one arm and gave her a hand.

' Come on, then.'

Hello, peeps! How'd you like the new chappie??? Now if you're going to read this whole fanfic, it's gonna be long! This has at least 20 chapters up, because they haven't met all of the descendants yet. The journey part is next. So if you wanna continue, thank you then, because my efforts won't be wasted.:-) The next chappie is under construction for now, so you'll just have to wait for it! Thanks, everybody!! Goodbye!!!!!!!

Seki-chan