RAGNARÖK ONLINE FANFIC
TRANSGRESSIONS OF FATE
By: RAGNAR (that really is my name)
Chapter 08: Interview with the Council
The voices ranging from whispers all they way to shouting greeted Freya as she entered the Hall of the Council. Everyone from the well to do to the Royals took every seat while the relatively poor just stood close to the stained glass windows. In a shorter note, it seemed as if all of Geffen was waiting to hear her side of the story.
Unfortunately for them, she had no idea what has transpired the day the Undead attacked. Freya didn't need to ask what she there for, she already knew. Kareel was one of the Council's most powerful members, both magically and influentially. His death would no doubt cause a disturbance among the politicians.
The door closed behind her with a loud boom that echoed despite the noise of the crowd. Just as soon as the echo ended there was silence. Freya could have sworn she heard someone blink.
Soon, the Hall was filled with murmurs and whispers.
"Is that her?"
"I heard she wiped out the Undead army all by herself, incredible!"
"That's not true! She killed Kareel! I just know it... Ooh! I wish they have her hanged."
As she was looking around the room, she spotted Kevin and Meshido watching her from the front row. Kevin's loosed sword glinted in the sunlight, ready to be drawn if there was going to be trouble. They both nodded their encouragement at her.
She stepped forward to the Witness stand in front of Geffen's eight Council members. Apparently, Kareel was already replaced since there should only be seven today.
When her feet stepped on the small raised platform, it raised up a few feet into the air. Taking a deep breath, she readied herself for the questions.
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Kevin tried to listen to the questioning amidst all the whispering behind them, "Fuck, I don't like the looks of this Meshido, it doesn't feel like a bloody Questioning, it's more like a trial to me."
The Priest nodded his agreement, "Just remember that if anything happens, we get her out of here as soon as possible," he gave Kevin a quick look, "understood?"
Kevin nodded while checking if his sword was loose from its scabbard.
One of the Councilmen, Ledon, he believed, stood up with a rolled up parchment in his hand. No doubt he was the new guy, since he was the one with the lowest post. Not removing his eyes from the parchment, he started to reed it.
"Freya Strom-Crow, you are brought here today to be questioned about the events that lead to the death of Councilman Kareel Esoches tur'Maiken. We, the Council, have decided that your memories are to be probed and observed regarding the events that occurred leading to his untimely demise," he then added, "Do you give consent to the Council's wishes?"
At the moment Freya's name was mentioned, Ledon's eyes seemed to dart quickly towards her as if in sudden recognition. Kevin can see the Wizard frowning before he sat down.
After a few minutes of silence, Freya answered, "Yes, I agree."
"Very well. You do not need to answer our questions; the spell will do that for you. And if you cannot remember, the spell will sift through your unconscious. Remember, hide anything, and we will know. With all that in mind, do you still wish to continue?"
Freya nodded her consent.
The members of the Council each took out a blue gem and placed it on the large table in front of them. One raised a barrier of silence so that no one can hear the incantation of the Memory Spell. The Council continued on for a few minutes in complete silence when suddenly, the gems at the table shattered to dust.
The dust then started to swirl as if in a storm. They started to convulse violently around the edges when then air in the middle began to clear.
When the spell was finished, the dust was gone, but the entire audience can see a dark, gray hole in the air where the gems used to be.
"Freya, where were you when the Undead started to attack?"
The spell flickered, showing her bedroom. Kevin can hear some chuckles at some parts of the room.
"And what happened when you found out that there was an attack."
The spell flickered again as it showed that she attempted to run towards fellow humans when a skeleton blocked her way. She tried to take him down but was knocked towards a corner.
"What did you do?"
Kevin can see that Freya started to look... eager. He knew that she couldn't remember the attack, which was probably why she agreed to the Memory Spell. He was sure that what he was going to see is where her selective amnesia chose to begin.
This time, the hole in the air seemed to want to break apart, the images were distorted and "snowy". Freya was frowning at the image as if trying to decipher what it was.
Suddenly, the image snapped together making an almost clear picture, the snow effect was still there, but it can still be viewed.
There was a ball of light on her hand.
She threw it at the skeleton. Then, it's headless body crumpled to ash.
A collective gasp ran across the room before it erupted to a multitude of whispers showing horror or amazement. These people live in a city where magic is as common as water, they all knew that what Freya just did was not magic.
Kevin readied himself. Should anything get out of hand, he and Meshido will get her out of here, no matter what.
Wizard Ledon then started to look as if he remembered something terrifying. Judging by his pale face, Kevin can see that he must have been there when it happened.
Clearing his throat, Ledon continued with his questioning.
"What of the Soul of Geffen?"
Shit! So this was what it was all about. The Council was after their precious crystal. Without it, they have no sway over the politicians.
This time, Freya frowned in confusion. She didn't know what happened to the Soul. Even the spell seemed to be in a state of distress as it tried to sift through her memories. Five whole minutes passed with no image of the events that led to the disappearance of the Soul of Geffen.
"Meshido, this isn't good. People might think that she's hiding something," Kevin was about to unsheathe his sword when the Priest's hand on his shoulder stopped him, "we have to get her out of here Meshido. You said so yourself, she could be important."
Meshido replied, "Yes, she could be, and she might be the one to stop the Fateless. But remember, the two of us are here for different reasons, acting too quickly would result to out exposure, and Marus would slip away from us," his grip tightened, "he has taken far too many lives for us to let him get away again. That is the reason why you had to carry me out of the Wizard's Tower so that the city Healers would not connect us to the Soul's disappearance, and so that our names would not be mentioned."
Gritting his teeth, Kevin brought his sword back to its scabbard.
"Damn! What are we supposed to do then?"
"Wait."
One of the more elderly Councilmen stood up, "Freya, are you holding something back from us?"
Freya replied, "No, Sir."
"Then why is there no image?"
"I don't know sir."
Murmurs spread across the room as the audience started to give out their own theories. Freya wasn't there; Freya killed Kareel and took away the Soul; Freya is innocent; Freya was unconscious. If this keeps up, Kevin will be forced to get the girl away from this ridiculous façade.
After conferring with each other, the entire Council stood up. Then, the old Wizard spoke again. "Very well... Guards – take her away and detain her. The Council will take this time to decide on her sentence."
The crowd turned to a small mob as people started to voice their opinions. Some clapped some shouted that Freya was innocent. Some even booed the Council. The last group of people should be given a medal for all the guts they displayed.
A group of soldiers led the people out as they performed their duties.
The platform Freya was on lowered to the ground as four soldiers began to bind Freya's hands while leading her to the door. The girl looked at their direction as if asking for help. Kevin couldn't wait, he stood up, only to be held back again by Meshido.
"Not yet, Kevin. Just a while longer, remember, don't kill anyone," Kevin can tell that even the Priest looked impatient, his eyes seemed focused, "wait for it..."
The Crusader's heart started beating faster as he expected a big brawl.
As soon as the Council left the room, the guards formed two ranks, one in front of Freya and the other, behind. A few more minutes passed before Meshido let go of him.
Twenty soldiers in all. The sixteen would be no problem since they would be busy with the crowd. The four with Freya however...
Four soldiers...
"NOW!"
Kevin sent a throwing axe across the room as they both leapt from the audience seats. The axe hit one of Freya's captors on the shoulder, making him drop down in pain – one down.
Cries of panic filled the room as the crowd tried to get out. Some of the sixteen soldiers were trampled in the stampede of people.
Meshido cast out his arms towards Kevin as they both landed on the ground. He could feel his body becoming lighter and stronger as Meshido's spells made contact with him.
As soon as he landed on the ground, Kevin's sword was off its scabbard. Running towards Freya, his first swing broke the spear of the soldier holding her chains. He then hit him again with the flat of his sword – two down. The soldier collapsed with a resounding gong in his helmet.
"What are you doing?!" Freya screamed at them.
"Saving your ass!" Kevin shouted without looking at her.
Since his sword was bent on the last swing, he resorted to brute force as he punched the next soldier on the gut. Kevin then sent an uppercut straight to his face as the soldier doubled over. He then slammed him to the ground with one last punch – three down.
Kevin turned around to look for the fourth soldier when Meshido cried out, "Kevin! Look out!"
Too late, the soldier's spear was halfway to Kevin's heart, "Oh fuck, this is gonna hurt."
There was a brown blur of motion before Meshido's oaken staff slammed itself on the soldier's face. Shit, the man wasn't human. He actually threw the thing fifty yards and hit the target.
The spear stopped moving. The soldier's knees buckled before he crumpled to the ground, twitching.
Kevin turned to the Priest, "Meshido, we better hurry. The Council will be back here any minute now."
The bright white light of a portal opened before them.
The remaining soldiers were fast approaching them.
No time to unbind Freya.
"Kevin! Hurry!" Meshido cried out to them as he stepped in.
Kevin threw a smoke bomb at the soldiers as he pushed Freya into the portal.
He jumped inside just in time before the portal closed.
TRANSGRESSIONS OF FATE
By: RAGNAR (that really is my name)
Chapter 08: Interview with the Council
The voices ranging from whispers all they way to shouting greeted Freya as she entered the Hall of the Council. Everyone from the well to do to the Royals took every seat while the relatively poor just stood close to the stained glass windows. In a shorter note, it seemed as if all of Geffen was waiting to hear her side of the story.
Unfortunately for them, she had no idea what has transpired the day the Undead attacked. Freya didn't need to ask what she there for, she already knew. Kareel was one of the Council's most powerful members, both magically and influentially. His death would no doubt cause a disturbance among the politicians.
The door closed behind her with a loud boom that echoed despite the noise of the crowd. Just as soon as the echo ended there was silence. Freya could have sworn she heard someone blink.
Soon, the Hall was filled with murmurs and whispers.
"Is that her?"
"I heard she wiped out the Undead army all by herself, incredible!"
"That's not true! She killed Kareel! I just know it... Ooh! I wish they have her hanged."
As she was looking around the room, she spotted Kevin and Meshido watching her from the front row. Kevin's loosed sword glinted in the sunlight, ready to be drawn if there was going to be trouble. They both nodded their encouragement at her.
She stepped forward to the Witness stand in front of Geffen's eight Council members. Apparently, Kareel was already replaced since there should only be seven today.
When her feet stepped on the small raised platform, it raised up a few feet into the air. Taking a deep breath, she readied herself for the questions.
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Kevin tried to listen to the questioning amidst all the whispering behind them, "Fuck, I don't like the looks of this Meshido, it doesn't feel like a bloody Questioning, it's more like a trial to me."
The Priest nodded his agreement, "Just remember that if anything happens, we get her out of here as soon as possible," he gave Kevin a quick look, "understood?"
Kevin nodded while checking if his sword was loose from its scabbard.
One of the Councilmen, Ledon, he believed, stood up with a rolled up parchment in his hand. No doubt he was the new guy, since he was the one with the lowest post. Not removing his eyes from the parchment, he started to reed it.
"Freya Strom-Crow, you are brought here today to be questioned about the events that lead to the death of Councilman Kareel Esoches tur'Maiken. We, the Council, have decided that your memories are to be probed and observed regarding the events that occurred leading to his untimely demise," he then added, "Do you give consent to the Council's wishes?"
At the moment Freya's name was mentioned, Ledon's eyes seemed to dart quickly towards her as if in sudden recognition. Kevin can see the Wizard frowning before he sat down.
After a few minutes of silence, Freya answered, "Yes, I agree."
"Very well. You do not need to answer our questions; the spell will do that for you. And if you cannot remember, the spell will sift through your unconscious. Remember, hide anything, and we will know. With all that in mind, do you still wish to continue?"
Freya nodded her consent.
The members of the Council each took out a blue gem and placed it on the large table in front of them. One raised a barrier of silence so that no one can hear the incantation of the Memory Spell. The Council continued on for a few minutes in complete silence when suddenly, the gems at the table shattered to dust.
The dust then started to swirl as if in a storm. They started to convulse violently around the edges when then air in the middle began to clear.
When the spell was finished, the dust was gone, but the entire audience can see a dark, gray hole in the air where the gems used to be.
"Freya, where were you when the Undead started to attack?"
The spell flickered, showing her bedroom. Kevin can hear some chuckles at some parts of the room.
"And what happened when you found out that there was an attack."
The spell flickered again as it showed that she attempted to run towards fellow humans when a skeleton blocked her way. She tried to take him down but was knocked towards a corner.
"What did you do?"
Kevin can see that Freya started to look... eager. He knew that she couldn't remember the attack, which was probably why she agreed to the Memory Spell. He was sure that what he was going to see is where her selective amnesia chose to begin.
This time, the hole in the air seemed to want to break apart, the images were distorted and "snowy". Freya was frowning at the image as if trying to decipher what it was.
Suddenly, the image snapped together making an almost clear picture, the snow effect was still there, but it can still be viewed.
There was a ball of light on her hand.
She threw it at the skeleton. Then, it's headless body crumpled to ash.
A collective gasp ran across the room before it erupted to a multitude of whispers showing horror or amazement. These people live in a city where magic is as common as water, they all knew that what Freya just did was not magic.
Kevin readied himself. Should anything get out of hand, he and Meshido will get her out of here, no matter what.
Wizard Ledon then started to look as if he remembered something terrifying. Judging by his pale face, Kevin can see that he must have been there when it happened.
Clearing his throat, Ledon continued with his questioning.
"What of the Soul of Geffen?"
Shit! So this was what it was all about. The Council was after their precious crystal. Without it, they have no sway over the politicians.
This time, Freya frowned in confusion. She didn't know what happened to the Soul. Even the spell seemed to be in a state of distress as it tried to sift through her memories. Five whole minutes passed with no image of the events that led to the disappearance of the Soul of Geffen.
"Meshido, this isn't good. People might think that she's hiding something," Kevin was about to unsheathe his sword when the Priest's hand on his shoulder stopped him, "we have to get her out of here Meshido. You said so yourself, she could be important."
Meshido replied, "Yes, she could be, and she might be the one to stop the Fateless. But remember, the two of us are here for different reasons, acting too quickly would result to out exposure, and Marus would slip away from us," his grip tightened, "he has taken far too many lives for us to let him get away again. That is the reason why you had to carry me out of the Wizard's Tower so that the city Healers would not connect us to the Soul's disappearance, and so that our names would not be mentioned."
Gritting his teeth, Kevin brought his sword back to its scabbard.
"Damn! What are we supposed to do then?"
"Wait."
One of the more elderly Councilmen stood up, "Freya, are you holding something back from us?"
Freya replied, "No, Sir."
"Then why is there no image?"
"I don't know sir."
Murmurs spread across the room as the audience started to give out their own theories. Freya wasn't there; Freya killed Kareel and took away the Soul; Freya is innocent; Freya was unconscious. If this keeps up, Kevin will be forced to get the girl away from this ridiculous façade.
After conferring with each other, the entire Council stood up. Then, the old Wizard spoke again. "Very well... Guards – take her away and detain her. The Council will take this time to decide on her sentence."
The crowd turned to a small mob as people started to voice their opinions. Some clapped some shouted that Freya was innocent. Some even booed the Council. The last group of people should be given a medal for all the guts they displayed.
A group of soldiers led the people out as they performed their duties.
The platform Freya was on lowered to the ground as four soldiers began to bind Freya's hands while leading her to the door. The girl looked at their direction as if asking for help. Kevin couldn't wait, he stood up, only to be held back again by Meshido.
"Not yet, Kevin. Just a while longer, remember, don't kill anyone," Kevin can tell that even the Priest looked impatient, his eyes seemed focused, "wait for it..."
The Crusader's heart started beating faster as he expected a big brawl.
As soon as the Council left the room, the guards formed two ranks, one in front of Freya and the other, behind. A few more minutes passed before Meshido let go of him.
Twenty soldiers in all. The sixteen would be no problem since they would be busy with the crowd. The four with Freya however...
Four soldiers...
"NOW!"
Kevin sent a throwing axe across the room as they both leapt from the audience seats. The axe hit one of Freya's captors on the shoulder, making him drop down in pain – one down.
Cries of panic filled the room as the crowd tried to get out. Some of the sixteen soldiers were trampled in the stampede of people.
Meshido cast out his arms towards Kevin as they both landed on the ground. He could feel his body becoming lighter and stronger as Meshido's spells made contact with him.
As soon as he landed on the ground, Kevin's sword was off its scabbard. Running towards Freya, his first swing broke the spear of the soldier holding her chains. He then hit him again with the flat of his sword – two down. The soldier collapsed with a resounding gong in his helmet.
"What are you doing?!" Freya screamed at them.
"Saving your ass!" Kevin shouted without looking at her.
Since his sword was bent on the last swing, he resorted to brute force as he punched the next soldier on the gut. Kevin then sent an uppercut straight to his face as the soldier doubled over. He then slammed him to the ground with one last punch – three down.
Kevin turned around to look for the fourth soldier when Meshido cried out, "Kevin! Look out!"
Too late, the soldier's spear was halfway to Kevin's heart, "Oh fuck, this is gonna hurt."
There was a brown blur of motion before Meshido's oaken staff slammed itself on the soldier's face. Shit, the man wasn't human. He actually threw the thing fifty yards and hit the target.
The spear stopped moving. The soldier's knees buckled before he crumpled to the ground, twitching.
Kevin turned to the Priest, "Meshido, we better hurry. The Council will be back here any minute now."
The bright white light of a portal opened before them.
The remaining soldiers were fast approaching them.
No time to unbind Freya.
"Kevin! Hurry!" Meshido cried out to them as he stepped in.
Kevin threw a smoke bomb at the soldiers as he pushed Freya into the portal.
He jumped inside just in time before the portal closed.