Thieves! Twin Sorcerers Join the Hunt

As Mina turned a corner, she suddenly was knocked back onto her behind. After rubbing her head and looking up, she saw a young man sitting on his butt as well. He wore his light brown hair short, and his eyes were of the same shade. A black coat with a long tail and gold buttons down the front covered his white shirt and blue trousers. On his feet were a pair of black shoes. He too was rubbing his head in pain.

"I'm sorry, gentle lady," the man stated, "Usually I would be extra careful so I would not hurt one as delicate as you. But alas, today I am in a hurry. My twin sister has been taken by a band of brigands holed in yonder forest, and I need to get there right away. May I beg aid from two fine ladies such as yourself?"

"Well, I guess it's ok. After all, as my aunt would say, 'it's very unjust to leave an innocent in the hands of fiends such as they.' But in return I would like to ask if you know the quickest rout to Sairaag? Our map shows many routs and we don't know which one to take. As it was, we were on the way to the Mapmakers' Guild in order to have them find us the best way to get there," Mina replied with a big smile.

The youth told he, "Anything for a lady such as yourself. I will personally guide you there myself. About a year ago I found some secret tunnels when I was passing through Sairaag. Some of them led as far out as the Seyruun region, and took us straight there. No following paths in the woods, or going through a checkpoint at town, or having to chose between the sea and the Mountain of Tears. Well then, let us be off. Oh, and by the way, my name is Victor Majikku. And what might you two lovely ladies be called?"

The girls each told Victor their names and rolled their eyes at his flirtatious ways. It wasn't a thing they were used to, let me tell you. With the young man leading the way, the trio headed out into the woods that the thieves used as their base. Every hair on the back of Mina's head stood up; she knew something was up here. It felt like the place was filled with wicked spirits just waiting to dig their claws into the three.

Suddenly, a large Miniature appeared before them. Mina stepped up to the plate right away. "It's time to see what I learned in my studies at the Magic Guild. Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows. Buried in the flow of time is where your power grows. I pledge myself to conquer all the foes that stand. Before the mighty gift bestowed in my unworthy hand. Let the fools who stand before me be destroyed by the power you and I possess. DRAGON SLAVE!" The instant the beam of energy hit the beast, it was vanquished. Mina looked once at her hands, and smiled. That had felt really good to her.

"So you know the Dragon Slave," Victor said, "Quite interesting. It is the third most powerful spell in all Black Magic. Also, the most powerful spell normal humans can cast without Talismans. Even with the aid of magic amplifiers, most would not have the power to call upon chaos at will. Not even I, one of the two former apprenticesnow journeymenof Lina Inverse have been able to utilize her ultimate techniques at all."

"You trained under Lina Inverse! The Lina Inverse! Wow, that is so cool. Can you introduce me to her? I've always wanted to learn the spells of chaos. My goal in life is to be the greatest sorceress of my generation. Training under someone like Lina Inverse could aid me greatly in this task," Mina exclaimed.

Victor told her, "My sister and I were her apprentices for ten years. Five years ago she told us we were ready to go off on our own and learn how we were to develop our style. I became a master of both Black and Shamanic arts, while Victoria studied White and Shamanic magic. But even with my power, I failed to master the Ragna Blade. If I knew where she was now I would gladly introduce you to her."

Mina's eyes were wide with the chance of meeting Lina Inverse nonetheless. She had enough connections to get her in with the sorceress from the get go. So as they walked through the dark woods, she began to formulate a plan of how to become the next student of the sorcery genius. If Victor failed to learn her chaos magic, she could very well be searching for someone with promise to pass it onto.

After a short journey, they arrived at what appeared to be a thieves' fort. Victor held his hand in front of the two women as if to tell them to wait a moment. "We need a plan. After her capture yesterday, Victoria contacted me through telepathy in order to say what happened. Many twins born with natural or latent magic powers can use that ability; at least between ourselves. I fear that something bad will happen to her if we attack head on. Besides, I can't let a pair of lovely ladies go into danger. I'll head on out first, distract them, and then the two of you can sneak through the complex in order to find and rescue my sis."

"Hey, buddy," threatened Sandi, "Who let you be in charge? Mina and I are in no way going to sit this one out. I defended myself against a gang of thieves five years ago with this blade; and Mina came a little later to finish them off. We don't fear battle. I was trained by Master Ian Lorenz for five years, and then by Master Zelgadis Greywers. Mina is the magic student of both Zelgadis Greywers and Amelia Seyruun."

But before Victor could make a witty comment, especially about the girls training with some of Lina's old friends, and explosion rocked the bandits' lair. In fear for his twin, Victor ran towards the fort. But all they saw was the burnt bodies of thieves. At the center of the commotion was a twenty year old girl who let her light brown hair fall down past her shoulders and had similar eyes. She wore an orchid sleeveless dress with leather heeled boots and gloves that were plated in gold around the fingers, toes, heel, and the tops, a gold belt, and a black cape worn around her shoulders and held with a clip in the shape of a sun.

"Well, that felt good. How dare those men take advantage of an innocent girl when she is unable to do magic for a few days. At least that's one less bandit gang in the area. Master Lina would have been so pleased to hear about this. And I get to keep their treasures as well," the girl stated; followed by a giggle.

Victor called, "Victoria, do you always have to do this? What a mess you made. You're always going off and blowing things up. I'm surprised that you're the one who chose to learn White Magic while I am the one to learn Black Magic. You managed to inherit Master Lina's temper as well as her abilities."

Victoria sighed and looked in her brother's direction. "Sorry Victor. I got carried away. But that will teach them a lesson about waylaying a sorceress when she's having difficulties with her magic. Perverts."

Mina and Sandi heard Victor mutter something to the extent of "that time of the month". Victoria heard as well; glaring at him the whole while. But she didn't blow him up because of her fiery temper.

Teefa's Last Words...

Yup; it was "that time of the month" for Victoria. Wanted to introduce the twins in a humorous manner in a rescue. Chaos can be fun sometimes. But only sometimes. As in when Lina Inverse or a similar party is involved.