To Be Alone.
Ah hello again all those who have reviewed! I have taken quite a while updating this time for which I am dreadfully sorry. Ugh…math homework, then sick, then math homework and sick. Not good combinations and of course my little brother hogged the computer…the only time I got on was when I had to look up a strategy guide for final fantasy 7… anyway. I had gotten another review but due to the fact that the person's review is inappropriate and also reveals to the world what they are overcompensating for I shall forgo the reviewer responses.
Chapter 6: Dragon's Gate.
Erk's POV.
We have arrived at the Dragon's Gate on the Dread Isle. It is not one of my favourite places I must admit. However it is for my training…and to protect Lady Priscilla, who has been avoiding me of late. She sees me and seems to run in the opposite direction, as if she is afraid of me… I don't tell her that it is like a slap in the face when she does that, she doesn't know how I feel about her, perhaps I will never tell her. Lady Priscilla are you truly more happy with your brother, Lucius or Guy? I had noticed her speaking with the green haired myrmidon at least once. To say I was not jealous of him…would be a lie. I in fact felt pain so bad I nearly cried out. I could sit there staring at Priscilla pretending I don't like her, pretending that everything is fine. I could tell her…though I know I cannot. I can't put my own happiness before hers.
Every time Canas sees me he has an odd expression on his face, like he is smiling inside but doesn't want to alert me that he finds my situation amusing. I do not find it funny at all but I am not angry that he gets
such pleasure from watching me struggle. Looking at him however, I have reason to believe that he would have had the same troubles I am having now. I have never asked him about his life before "Eliwood's Elite" I do not even know if he is married. I won't ask him though, it isn't really any of my business, besides, I have no clue how old he is and it may be considered rude of me to ask.
I walk across the hard dirt ground hearing only the crunch of dead twigs under my feet and the footfalls of the rest of the group. Serra is walking next to me but I hardly hear her insistent nagging.
"Shut your hole would you!" Lord Hector snaps angrily.
He has been like that ever since a couple days ago. Even Lord Eliwood cannot make him calm down. No one quite knows why he is so mad except perhaps Oswin but no one else wants to ask so I suppose we shall never know. Serra is walking silently now; she seems to be crying. I don't say anything. Call me cruel but I don't exactly care. That girl has been giving everyone trouble so I can't say I'm not at least a little bit glad Lord Hector finally made her be quiet.
Nobody says a word now. I think everyone is just a little bit afraid after Lord Hector's newest outburst. I take the opportunity to take out one of my books and begin to refresh myself one the basics of anima magic.
Soon we are in another battle. The Marquess of Laus, Lord Darin has returned and is now fighting with a band of, for lack of a better word, evil mercenaries. Apparently they are called the Black Fang and once used to protect Elibe from Lords abusing their power but has since become rather a nuisance as well as dangerous. I am placed next to Priscilla this battle. Will she ignore me completely?
She halts her mount right next to me but doesn't look over. She stares straight ahead and moves only when Mark orders her to. I want to say something, anything but I don't. Finally she looks at me. Her blue eyes bore into mine for a moment then she opens her mouth to speak.
"Erk, I don't know why you…have changed but..." she doesn't get a chance to finish her sentence, her brother Raven strides up to her and gives me a steely glare. I take the hint and back off.
She smiles at her brother, she smiles… she never does that around me so she must…not wish to be around me. Mark seems to be surprised which leads me to believe Raven acted against orders. Being the excellent tactician he is Mark takes it all in stride and yells at me to get next to the thief Matthew.
Feeling more than a little dejected I walk over to Matthew who is presently sneaking up on a witless cavalier. I don't really approve of stealing so I look away as if I saw nothing and keep watch for enemies.
The battlefield is quiet now, as opposed to the deafening sound earlier. Lord Eliwood has found his father Lord Elbert and a fiend by the name of Nergal. The man that took Ninian earlier, his name is Ephidel is taunting Lord Hector with some sort of information. The Lordling seems to get even more angry than before if that is even possible.
Nergal is trying to open the Dragon's Gate and release dragons into Elibe again. That would no doubt be disastrous but this dolt thinks he can control them! In a last struggle Lord Elbert manages to wound Nergal and the Dragon's Gate is closed. The man Ephidel is pulled in as well, the entire time screaming for his master to save him. At that moment I felt some regret for the man, he as it turns out is only a creation of Nergal, he receives no mercy from his creator, that horrible man leaves his beloved experiment to be destroyed. The one person that has no compassion for Ephidel is Lord Hector. The Ostian Lord simply shrugs and says that Ephidel got what he deserved. I think an employ of House Ostia was murdered and that is why Lord Hector was and still is so angry with him. I don't know who it is that was killed but I do believe they had something to do with Matthew. The thief shows almost the same attitude as Lord Hector though not as openly. Perhaps it was that Ostian spy we met in Castle Caelin, I nod to myself, that was probably it.
Lord Elbert is dying; the person we came to rescue is slipping away as we all stand here. Hector looks angry enough to kill anyone that got in his way so nobody says anything.
Lord Eliwood is of course very upset and promises to bring his father back to Pherae. I do not pity the young Lord. All that time looking for his father only for him to be taken away in the end. I can only guess what will happen to Pherae when the news of Lord Elbert's death reaches into the place he used to rule. However our quest is not over yet, we must tack down Nergal, leader of the Black Fang and stop him from releasing the dragons into Elibe. It will be dangerous yes but perhaps we will do it, perhaps we will stop Nergal. Or perhaps…we won't. We may die in the process. It is not a matter that worries me immensely at this moment I cannot see the future; I do not know what will happen.
well that's the 6th chapter. horribly short, i know. ill have another fanfiction up in a few days as i said earlier for final fantasy 7 so yeah read it if you want. ill make the next chapter longer i promise! and yes, i did have to add Leila in, i know, i know. i am a rabid fan of her and matthew so yeah... but cut me some slack ok? last chappie was fairly long! ha ha! well, Raven sure is a bugger no?
Matthew: read and review...sighplease...
Me:ah, depression, gotta love it... anyway do as he says and r&r!