Summary: They worked for an underground organization of bounty hunters. Time after time, they took care of threats to Rune-Midgard. But this time, their target isn't anything of the ordinary; it's a boy who knows the key to the next Ragnarok.
Disclaimer: I don't own Ragnarok Online. :P But the characters in this story belong to my friends and I.
Author's Note: I'm back with a revision of The Ragnarok! W00t! There have been some changes (mostly the fight scenes and some dialogue...also the new "Wings Armada" group), so I suggest to those who have read this before read it again. Sorry for the trouble. DX Ah, yes, an important fact: I changed some things just a little concerning the rules of Ragnarok Online. It's not a big change though. Anyways, on with the story! XD (Yay for copy and paste xD).
I'm working on the 6th chapter...so for those who have read this before, sorry about the slow/noupdates!
Also, one note, in case people are confused: the Ragnarok I'm talking about in my story is loosely based on the actual legend.
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The Ragnarok
Chapter Five: Lutie
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Blades slammed his fist into the alley wall in anger. He should've seen it coming; Rya always had a knack to sacrifice herself in a way or another. She was always getting hurt, caring for others.
Blades blamed it on himself over and over again.
He winced; he noticed a small stream of blood trickling down his hand, still balled in a fist. He didn't relatively care; he could always go to the church to get it patched up. Glumly, he made his way out of the alley until he caught sight a bright light out of the corner of his eye. Matt had arrived in Prontera, still unconscious.
"Damn, you're still out. How hard did they hit you?" Blades mumbled to no one in particular and proceeded to sling Matt over his shoulder. Then he began to head to the church.
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They turned to face an older man in his forties. "I am sorry to have been eavesdropping on you, but when I passed by hearing a voice say "Ragnarok" I had to listen."
"Alright, so what's the deal with saying "impossible"?" Payon asked.
The man took a deep breath.
"It's already happened before."
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"Blades?"
Blades turned, expecting to see Rya grinning while saying "You got punk'd!", and explain that she had pulled a joke and had another butterfly wing to warp back to Prontera. Instead, he came face to face with a young blue-haired Kafra that he had befriended a year ago.
"Misha?"
"Blades, what happened?" The Kafra exclaimed frantically as she rushed to check on Matt, a worried look in her eyes. "The poor guy! You didn't beat him up, did you?"
"No, Mish," Blades grumbled, shifting slightly to move Matt from Misha. "I'm in a rush; maybe I'll catch ya later."
"But –"
"Mish, this is important. I'm sorry," Blades adjusted Matt's body on his shoulder and continued to walk towards the church. Misha looked dejectedly at Blades' back before people asking for transportation surrounded her.
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"No, that impossible," Paroid narrowed his eyes at the older man.
"It's true lad. Rune-Midgard was lucky to have pulled through the last Ragnarok," The man said. "Do you not know? Or has everyone just kept the truth away from you?"
"But why?" Payon questioned. "Why would anyone keep that away from us?"
"That I do not know."
"How?" Skoo asked.
"That remains a mystery," Daisuke answered. "The records were wiped, the names lost. All we know is that it has happened before."
"So why don't people care?" Shishkabob softly asked.
"They don't believe it," Daisuke gave an eerie laugh. "What fools..."
A moment of silence slipped into the room. Payon finally broke it. "But how did Kania know how to trigger the Ragnarok?"
"A smart lady she is," Daisuke began slowly, mumbling slightly. "She studied upon years on old books, gathering what little information she could and then she found it. In the Pyramids when the angel's song is heard, the pieces of Ymir must be assembled and one hundred human sacrifices must be made, and the one who began the Ragnarok must be sacrificed along with them. And then the forces of the Ragnarok will ravage the land and all will be lost."
"But then wouldn't Kania have to be sacrificed as well? She is gonna begin the Ragnarok but then that goes against her wishes as to ruling Rune-Midgard..." Miraka said, confused. "And how can we survive?"
"Khaos will begin the Ragnarok. He is willing to sacrifice himself for Kania's rule over Rune-Midgard. Kania is ready to strike a deal with the Ragnarok forces...how they will agree, I do not know."
By the time Daisuke finished, he was twitching.
"Daisuke? Are you okay?" Shishkabob asked; taking a step back as Daisuke shook even harder.
"The prophesy of the Ragnarok will be done. It is the will of Rune-Midgard. The prophesy of the Ragnarok will be done. It is the will of Rune-Midgard..." Daisuke was near hysterics as the Priests burst in upon hearing Daisuke's outburst.
"THE PROPHESY OF THE RAGNAROK WILL BE DONE!"
The crew was ushered out as the door slammed shut.
"Whoa, what was that all about?" Payon looked for answers among his friends, but none could think of any explanation.
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Silence.
It was unordinary for Lutie to be this quiet, for people often got lost in the storms during their first visits. It was also quite unordinary for a place in all of Rune-Midgard to have not been passed by before – no one had even passed by the particular place Rya was trapped in. What was going on?
"How silly of me, forgetting about those butterfly wings," A familiar sweet voice broke in through the silence. "Too bad on their part. I simply must round the little sheep up again."
Kania strode into the scene with Haru and Naru, with the same sickeningly sweet smile that seemed to be plastered on permanently. "Ah, I see the cute Swordsman left the Huntress behind?"
"..."
"Hm, the quiet one. You must be Rya," Kania frowned, for possibly the first time she had met her, seeing no display of emotion on Rya's facial features. "Or perhaps, you'd rather be called by your real name, Ayuna."
Rya glared at Kania, whose frown was replaced by her usual smile. How did she know that? I have never told a soul, not even Miraka...
Kania paused before continuing, after pondering for a moment. "Hmm, I shall have my Wizard keep an eye on you."
"Daisuke?" Rya spoke up, remembering that Daisuke was in a Wizard uniform. "You've dismissed him."
Kania's face lit up, her lips forming a smile once again. "But that is not all the men I have." She laughed, continuing. "Haru and Naru, watch her until the Wizard is notified. Perhaps this will keep you busy while you wait, Ayuna."
Rya sent a fixed stare at Kania as she stressed her knowledge of her true name. Kania merely let out another timid laugh and dropped a thick leather-bound book into the force field Rya was in. "Things can go in, but cannot go out. You will be trapped here until I give your leave."
Kania turned a heel and walked a short distance before she unexpectedly disappeared.
But you forget about butterfly wings as well as fly wings, again. Rya sneered in her mind. I thought you would be smarter then that, fool.
Curiously, Rya peered at the fine gold text of the leather-bound book that Kania had left her.
"The Ownage Crew"
Rya froze, startled. The Ownage Crew was her Party's name. Nervously, she turned the cover over and her jaw dropped.
"The Ownage Crew.
Consisting of nine members with varied Classes, this Party makes up the strongest beginner team of Rune-Midgard. Mostly made up of Swordsman, soon to be Knights, they have every Base Class, and are mostly Second Classes as of now.
"The Ownage Crew" is also the youngest subdivision of the Underground Organization "Wings Armada" of bounty hunters led by Spades.
The Party Members
i) Payon – Knight (Leader)
ii) Paroid – Swordsman
iii) Blades – Swordsman
iv) Ramza – Swordsman
v) Skoo – Blacksmith
vi) Ayuna (Rya) – Huntress
vii) Miraka – Thief
viii) Christy (Shishkabob) – Priestess
ix) Evol – Wizard"
Rya's heart skipped a beat as she read through the first page. Quickly, she turned the page to "i".
Page i.
""The Leader Knight: Payon"
Name: Payon
Nickname: None
Sex: Male
Age: 14
Birthday: November 20
Birthplace: Prontera
Class: Knight
Weapon: Sword – Flamberge
Siblings: Iris – Sister – Age 9
Appearance: Red spiky hair; average build; slightly muscular; tall.
Additional Information: Leader of "The Ownage Crew". Loves food; is sometimes quiet. He is Paroid's (see page ii) best friend. He is the strongest member of the party, though one of the youngest. Has a father-son relationship with Spades."
There was a full body picture of Payon below the text, and a headshot above all the text. Rya quickly flipped to the second page.
Page ii.
""The Swordsman: Paroid"
Name: Paroid
Nickname: Roid (or "Roidy") (he dislikes his nickname)
Sex: Male
Age: 14
Birthday: March 23
Birthplace: Prontera
Class: Swordsman
Weapon: Sword – Claymore
Siblings: None
Appearance: Light brown hair (slightly spiky), short and scrawny.
Additional Information: Payon's (see page i) best friend. Sarcastic. Second oldest. Out-going; talkative; stubborn."
She stopped reading.
Holy shit.
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"What's going on?" Paroid demanded as one of the men inside Daisuke's now silent room appeared through the doorway. They had been ushered to a different room, which nobody inhabited.
"He's cracked. Something must have happened to him while he was being beat up," The man shook his head sadly. "The poor lad."
"Cracked? What do you mean?" Paroid demanded, narrowing his eyes.
"He's gone a little..." The man cleared his throat. "Off the wall, let's say. We've put him to sleep at the moment but the spell won't last too long. He's got quite the resistance..."
The man mumbled to himself as he began to walk away.
"Sounds like Daisuke's gone back to his old self," Paroid muttered bitterly. "Was he acting all along?! What is he trying to play at?!"
"But..." Shishkabob started, but stopped, finding no positive remark.
"Screw him!" Paroid angrily yelled, bashing the church wall with his fist.
"Stop this!" The Priest scolded when he saw the frustrated group. "There are people resting, and people in need to be cared for. If you must cause this entire ruckus, please do so outside!"
"That's right," Paroid lashed out at the Priest. "We'll cause a riot outside, and hope your god damn church gets run over by it!"
A bloodied fist came in contact with Paroid's head. Everyone turned, seeing Blades glaring at them, with a small Archer boy slung over his shoulder. "Give it a rest, Roid; it's not a good thing to piss off the Priest. Mr. Priest, this little guy needs a place to stay. And after he's rested, could you find his parents?"
The Priest brushed past the group to Blades, and peered at Matt. "He looks quite familiar. Much like that other Daisuke boy..."
"You think they can be related?" Payon asked all of a sudden.
Silence.
"No, it does not seem to be," The Priest shook his head. "I'll have Prontera informed of him. What is his name?"
"Matt. He hasn't given me a surname," Blades replied, putting Matt in the Priest's care.
"Thank you, lad. Now off with you lot, you've caused enough noise for the day," The Priest walked away with Matt in his arms.
"Well, Blades," Paroid coughed, rubbing the back of his head. "What's happened to Rya?"
"Same old sacrificial Rya..." Blades sighed, putting his hands to his head.
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Rya sat silently in the cool snow, flipping the pages of the book. It was filled with pictures and information, such as how they met. It was an eerie experience, reading the book. It had almost been completely accurate. Rya pondered on how they were able to get the information. Slowly, she turned it back to the page with her own information.
Page vi.
""The Huntress: Ayuna"
Name: Ayuna (Rya)
Nickname: None
Sex: Female
Age: 14
Birthday: August 15
Birthplace: Payon
Class: Hunter
Weapon: Bow – Gakkung
Siblings: Shay - Brother – Age 16; Rya – Deceased Sister – Died at age 16, would be 24 presently
Appearance: Red shoulder length hair; scrawny; tall.
Additional Information: Usually silent and shy. Violent when provoked. Best friend of Miraka (see page vii). Real name is Ayuna, but goes by Rya as her father renamed her after her sister's death."
"How...?" Rya mumbled to herself, flipping the pages until it reached the photo area. Pictures of their childhood were already included, as well as many profile shots. Were they being stalked? How did they never notice people following or taking pictures of them? How did they get all the exact details and moments they had? Why were they being analyzed? Why did Kania reveal it to her? Why on Rune-Midgard was there a book about them?
There were so many questions, but so little answers...
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The crew lingered around a couple benches outside of the church. All had been completely deep in thought.
"One hundred sacrifices? How would they be able to gather so many people? I doubt she could have one hundred followers...there would be a hundred people missing!" Paroid narrowed his eyes, deep in thought. "Unless..."
"Of course! They must've kept the kidnapped ones! There are still many kids missing from what I read in the newspapers!" Shishkabob exclaimed. "So Daisuke was lying after all...he never saved all the victims..."
"Partially. He still told us valuable information..." Payon murmured, staring hard at the dirt ground. "And the pieces of Ymir? I thought they were just a legend..."
"Yeah, all those tales about greedy people seeking them out," Shishkabob nodded. "Maybe they are real after all...but where to find them, and how to prevent Kania from getting them?"
"But what about Matt?" Blades questioned from the bench, shaking his leg out of habit.
"I don't know...perhaps he was just a decoy?" Miraka thoughtfully suggested.
"Or something else," Tyler butted in. "There's something wrong with that kid..."
"You might hate me for this but..." Miraka brought out a pouch from her pocket and tossed it at Payon. "It's Daisuke's. I kinda..."borrowed" it. I thought it might give some clues."
Paroid blinked. "Whoa! Why be sorry?"
"Well I am invading someone's privacy, possibly...and taking things that aren't mine..."
"Nicely done!" Paroid cheered. "That's what a Thief is for!"
Miraka gave a sheepish grin and Payon began to search through the pouch for any possible clues or notes of some sort. "Well...that's thirty thousand zeny...a key...another key...a photo...a few gems and herbs...about a dozen white potions...that's about it."
"Not much help after all..." Miraka sighed. "Now I'm feeling guilty..."
"It's alright Miraka," Paroid reassured. "Hey, pass me that picture."
Carelessly, Payon chucked the photo at Paroid without giving a second glance.
"Whoa, is it just me or is this guy some pedophile or stalker?" Paroid exclaimed, holding back a fit of laughter. "Isn't this the little guy Blades rescued?"
Paroid flashed the photo around. Payon's eyes snapped open. Indeed, it was a picture of Matt in an Archer uniform. "What the hell would he have to do with Matt?!"
"Oh wait, there's writing on the back too," Paroid raised his eyebrows curiously. ""My dear son Daisuke – Age 10." Ew, what the hell?"
Payon's eyes widened even more. "That means Matt...how...what...?"
Blades' mind wandered to his dream in Lutie. His heart skipped a beat when his thoughts came crashing together. "Then...Matt's really a Doppleganger that took the form of Daisuke's younger self to toy around with us!"
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Kania landed gracefully on her feet as she exited the warp portal. Dusting herself off, she looked about her surroundings and gave a satisfied look: she had gotten into the room where they held Daisuke. Quietly, she muttered a quick incantation, and aimed it at Daisuke. A light green light entered his head and disappeared. Quickly saying another incantation, a blue light entered his body and disappeared, and her last incantation produced a red light that entered his head.
"Daisuke. Wake up," Kania softly said, lightly kissing his forehead. She smiled as he groggily opened an eye. He had proved to be useful in firepower and tactics, so she decided against killing him. Instead, she erased his memory. He had no recollection of the things he had said or done before that day where he and Kania made the first step to capturing the Ownage Crew.
Kania also suppressed his mental state with a spell, a state that he happened to slip into irregularly. The after effects of his mental state often caused him to forget a few details, and it fortunately happened to make Daisuke forget an important detail – where Kania kept most of her captives. Thus she also planted 'Matt' a room to confuse Daisuke, as she knew that if he were to think too much in a situation; his mental state would creep in.
"We will commence capturing the crew today. You were ambushed by a Doppleganger and were knocked unconscious. Will you be alright?" Kania sweetly asked.
"I'll be fine..."
"Good. I'll fetch Mattie and we'll be off," Kania nodded as she walked out the door.
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Blades burst through the church doors, with the crew and Tyler hot on his trail. "Matt! Where is Matt?!"
"Hush now, will you?!" The Priest scolded them angrily. "How many times –"
"This is important! There's a Doppleganger in the church!" Evol snapped.
"Ridiculous! How could –"
"Matt!" Blades exclaimed impatiently.
"If you wanted to see the boy, you could've just asked directly," The Priest scolded, not getting the message. "Matt's nine doors down the hallway to the right."
Blades charged down the hall, bursting into the room. "MATT!"
But the Doppleganger was already gone.
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With nothing to do, Rya laid flat on her back staring at the empty sky. Countless times, she had tried to contact her friends, but failed. Maybe there is no connection to the outside world from this particular place in Lutie...
"You may go," A familiar masculine voice suddenly said. "Kania's given me orders to watch over her."
"Kania has not given us further commands. We will stay." Haru and Naru answered coldly in unison.
Abruptly, Rya sat up, recognizing the voice.
Cat ears. Pitch-black, cat ears.
"...Daiken...?"
The spiky redheaded Wizard refused to look her in the eye.
Of course! Rya bit her lip in anger. Daiken was the reason why Kania had been able to head off Blades, Matt and herself when they had been trying to escape.
"Too late for what?"
"My friends."
"You lost them?"
"No, they've been..."
"Kidnapped?"
"Why would you think that?"
"Faces are easy to read. You were debating with yourself whether or not you could trust me; your sudden distant expression gave that off. Your eyes told me about the kidnapping part."
"I see...So what brings you here? Not many people travel to Alberta often."
"I'm on the same path as you are. My brother has gone missing."
"Oh, I'm sorry. Well maybe you can come with us; maybe you can find him that way. My party and I are going...well, on a rescue mission you can say, to get our friends back."
"That is not needed. I can manage on my own."
"Alright then."
He was the one who had informed Kania that they were on a "rescue" mission. Her before thoughts had been correct; he was a spy after all.
"You bastard."
"You are in no condition to speak to us," Naru jeered warningly.
"Says who?" Rya defiantly glared into his eyes.
"Says me."
"Bite me."
In an instant, Naru's spear was pointed threateningly at her neck. "If you wish, the spear will do so."
"Piss off Naru," Daiken snapped, irritated. "We are to harm none of the crew."
"She asked for it."
"Look, just leave already. I can handle this myself. I'll see to it that Kania will know where you have gone. You are dismissed for the day!"
"Just because your brother is her favourite, doesn't mean you get the same privileges," Haru snorted.
Brother? Rya blinked, but dismissed the thought. That's not important right now...
"Haru and Naru, watch her until the Wizard is notified," Rya said, in a mocking tone of Kania. "Isn't that what she said? Now get the hell out."
Anything...anything to rid of those two bastards. Rya would rather deal with just Daiken, then Haru and Naru, who would have killed her even if it were against Kania's orders.
"Is that what Kania said?" Daiken raised an eyebrow, glancing at Rya. "If that is so, leave. They are, after all, Kania's orders."
"The Huntress lies."
Rya's temper flared. "The hell! You can't prove that!"
"Neither can you prove what Kania has said," Naru coldly said. "The prisoner always lies, to deceive the ones guarding them."
A few explosions and yells diverted their attention.
"Looks like her friends came to rescue her," Haru narrowed his eyes to the distance. "The must've run into some demons. And you thought you could handle this yourself, Daiken?"
Daiken looked defiantly at the spearman.
"Very well. You will stay to guard the girl. We will handle these pests ourselves."
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"Damn it," Paroid wiped the blood trickling from his mouth as he recovered from the Garm's attack. "Bash!"
"Jupitel Thunder!" Evol's attack entwined with Paroid's.
Their attack hit straight on, but was not enough to bring down the Garm.
"Bowling Bash!" Payon charged forwards at the demon as Blades, Ramza and Paroid got ready to attack. Wham! A direct hit from Payon threw the demon towards the trio of waiting Swordsmen, Bashing at the same time.
"Adrenaline Rush!" Skoo enchanted the rest of the crew with speed.
Miraka swiftly attacked with her stilettos at twice her speed with Skoo at her side, slamming his axe down repeatedly into the Garm's back. Shishkabob chanted spells to cure her teammates, but joined in whenever she could, swinging her mace into the Garm's jaw, hearing a satisfying crack.
Suddenly, the Garm reared its head back and howled. A dozen Sasquatch minions appeared out of thin area, aiding the Garm.
"Shit!" Evol cursed as he narrowly avoided a Sasquatch slamming him into the ground.
"Hammer Fall!" Skoo slammed his axe into the ground, stunning a few of the Sasquatches.
Miraka began beating down the nearest Sasquatch with Shishkabob backing her up. The Swordsmen and Knight were busy hacking away at the fierce Garm.
"Jupitel Thunder!" Evol charged up another attack at the Garm as Skoo took care of a Sasquatch that was about to attack him. Payon, Paroid, Ramza and Blades ran after the Garm, hacking at it every chance they had.
"Cart Revolution!" With renewed strength, Skoo picked up his cart (that he had previously rented while they were in Prontera) and bashed a Sasquatch, clearing the Swordsmen's way.
"Bowling Bash!" Another direct hit came from Payon.
Miraka held her ground, hacking away at the remaining Sasquatch that the Garm had summoned.
"Firewall!" Evol brought up a firewall just in time, as the Garm launched itself at Ramza.
"Thanks, Evol!"
Rounding around the firewall, Skoo attacked again. "Mammonite!"
Zeny poured everywhere as Skoo rammed his axe into the Garm's face.
"Alright, time for me to shine! Back me up guys! Lord of Vermilion!" Evol charged up his strongest attack as thunderbolts crashed down onto the enemy. Snow splattered everywhere as the entire party got covered from head to toe.
"Thanks a lot," Paroid dryly said, wiping the snow from his eyes. The Sasquatch were now completely gone, and the Garm lay in the snow unmoving.
Skoo stood up, to check if the demon was dead yet. "I think it's – AGGH!"
Skoo yelled in pain as the Garm reared up suddenly and charged at him head on. He felt white hot searing pain as he felt the muscles and flesh on his shoulder being torn by the fangs of the demon.
"Skoo!" Shishkabob cried out.
Flinching in pain, Skoo reared back his uninjured arm and slammed his axe against the beast. In an instant, the whole crew was on the demon, screaming spells and swinging weapons, and no sooner was the creature dead.
"Heal!" Shishkabob put her hand on Skoo's bloodied shoulder, causing him to wince. Slowly, the flesh began to mend back into its original health. "There, it might be sore for a bit though."
"Thanks," Skoo grinned, stretching out his healed shoulder. "Damn, Blades, are you sure this is where Rya is? There's nothing but pure snow and that thing!"
"I'm sure," Blades vigorously paced around the area. "It has to be here! It was a deserted area..."
"Lutie itself is a deserted area," Paroid interrupted.
"...and the most deserted place I can think of in Lutie is where that Garm lurks!" Blades finished, ignoring Paroid.
"And you are correct, Swordsman," Haru stepped into the scene, his spear in hand. "Again you will join her, as well as the others."
"You wish," Paroid snapped. "Where's Rya?!"
"You will join her soon..."
"Don't piss me off," Payon growled. "Where's Rya."
"Up your ass," Naru barked. "Now follow obediently, or your safety will be in question."
"Now really, I wouldn't want to join Rya up Payon's ass," Skoo laughed as he joked around, even in the tense situation they were in.
"Skoo," Blades warned.
"I don't think so," Payon glared at the twin Spearmen. "None of us are going quietly."
"Payon...are you sure this is a good idea?" Paroid laughed uneasily, gripping the hilt of his sword. Silence was his answer.
It came down to a staring contest between the Ownage Crew and the twin Spearmen. Each individual gripped his or her weapon tightly, waiting for the other to make the first move. Neither side moved a muscle.
"You won't be able to talk when we're done with you."
The Spearmen sprung into action.
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The clashing of metal and explosions were heard off into the distance. Screams were mixed in with all the noise.
"Your friends don't stand a chance against them. Why do they bother?" Daiken questioned.
"Go ask them," Rya retorted.
"Look, I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"Telling Kania about your plans."
"..."
"Odd, isn't it?" Daiken gave a bitter smile. "Me, the enemy, apologizing?"
Rya remained silent.
"I'm sorry. Honest."
"Right..."
She wasn't about to trust him that easily.
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Ramza made another wild charge at Naru, swinging around his sword ruthlessly as Naru dodged him, running towards the opposite direction. "Bastard, come back!"
Naru had to be the toughest person he had ever fought. He was fast, too fast for his own good. And the bulky armor Ramza had to wear just had to slow him down. If only they had back up...
"Hey!" A familiar voice yelled. "Endure!"
"There's only one guy I know that recklessly uses Endure whenever he can," Ramza spun around and saw his childhood friend's sudden appearance, a spiky brown-haired Crusader. "Furia!"
The Crusader cast a grin as he sped down the snow hill at the Spearman.
"He's a lot stronger than you think!" Ramza yelled a warning; Furia, however, lashed at Naru anyways. Ramza groaned and rushed in to help Furia.
"HOLY CROSS!"
Naru jumped, avoiding Furia's quick attack and swung his spear in response. Furia ducked, and Ramza, coming in at the wrong time, heard a loud crack as Naru's spear came in contact with his jaw.
"Ramza!"
Naru turned on the distracted Furia, flattening him to the ground with a heavy blow to the head. However, Skoo nailed Naru just as hard in the back while he was occupied. Naru barked angrily and rapidly jabbed his spear at Skoo.
"Fire pillar!" Evol yelled, throwing out a blue gem at Haru as it erupted into flames.
Shishkabob kneeled on the ground, casting spell after spell, protecting her teammates. Quickly, she rushed to Ramza and Furia, healing them.
"Thanks, Shish," Ramza thanked, rubbing his sore jaw. "Yo, Furia, what are you doing here?"
"Akito warped me here 'cause I pissed him off," The usually quiet Crusader retorted. "Looks like I came in the wrong time."
"Akito? Ugh, questions later," Ramza muttered, rushing back in to help Skoo.
"Bowling Bash!" Payon charged at Haru, who dodged cleanly.
"Bash!" Paroid swung his sword while Haru dodged Payon's attack, hitting him straight on.
"Foolish humans," Haru snarled as he counterattacked, nailing Paroid in the chest. He lashed out behind him as he felt a light tap to his back, stabbing Shishkabob in the forearm. She cried out in pain, but with strength and determination she swung her mace at Haru, distracting him, and yelled, "Warp Portal!"
Haru's eyes widened in shock as a pillar of light swallowed him up, taking him away.
"Haru!" Naru growled. In a fit, he shoved Ramza out of the way, charging at Shishkabob as the warp portal died away. "Stupid brat!"
Instantly, everyone was upon Naru, yelling and attacking, defending their Priestess. In a roar of rage, Naru threw them all off and sped away.
Right to where Rya and Daiken were.
"Hey, he's retreating!" Paroid exclaimed, as Shishkabob healed her arm, receiving praises at the same time.
"After him!" Payon ordered.
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Rya's head jerked up when she heard loud cursing; Naru's figure was growing clearer from the distance.
"Shit," Daiken growled in annoyance before he jumped over the fence to Rya's side.
"Hey, what the–?!" He grabbed her in a chokehold, throwing down a blue gem while yelling out, "Warp Portal!"
Light engulfed the two as Naru skidded to a stop beside the now empty "prison". "That fucktard..."
He turned as he saw the small army of the Ownage Crew come nearer.
"Your friend has gone, the Wizard has taken her away," He laughed coldly.
"What?!" Miraka narrowed her eyes. "Where the hell is she now!"
"I don't know," Naru gave them a satisfied smile.
The words echoed in their heads.
Rya was gone, again.