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Sin and Terra walked down the avenue and of Bolstar, and he whistled. "I don't think I mentioned it, but my name's Sin... well, not really, but I'll kill you if you call me otherwise." He said with a sweet smile. She nodded, visually unnerved. Sin thought about the turn of events as of late, as he looked away form Terra. Things had begun to pick up lightly, and interesting things were soon to follow. Terra, on the other hand, seemed afraid. "What's wrong? Afraid of death?" He asked, and she nodded feverishly. "YEAH! You can't tell me you aren't!" She said, and he shook his head. "Not really. The only thing that's kept me from death is myself... because I won't die unless I was too weak." He said, and she blinked. "So, what, you look for death?" And he nodded with a crooked grin. "Yeah, theres nothing left interesting in life, so I'll find something more interesting in death... rest, maybe, if there's nothing else."
She blinked. "Nut job. You should get help." and as she looked forward, they saw two people, sitting at what was a stall, but with shade, an outdoor bar of sorts, and an armored man, of maybe the same age of Sin, around seventeen, with his horse tied up, wearing champagne colored plate, and sipping a mug of beer. As he sipped, he ran his polished gauntlet through his dark brown hair. A girl, slim and shorter than he was, with a graceful look about her as she leaned up against the bar, looking bored.
"Kyren... hurry up... We don't need getting in trouble for being later the first day we join..." She said, her long flame-like whipping around her face, a gentle breeze picking up. She sighed, as she enjoyed the breeze, and Kyren, the cavalier, glanced her way, and completely chugged his beer, and stood up. "Sorry, let's go, Lysalia." And he began walking, just as Sin and Terra walked by.
Terra looked towards them. "Hey, did you say you're in the army?" She asked, looking towards the silent couple. Lysalia linked her arm with his, and nodded. "Well, somewhat... Kyren's father is a powerful general... so he's being appointed a captain of a squadron right off, without charge, or testing..." She said softly, and Terra beamed. "Oh really? We're going to join to, right, Sin?" She said, using him as a sort of bait to make new friends.
Her idea of doing this was putting him in a headlock and showing him off like a blade. They nodded, silently, looking at Terra and Sin as if they each had three heads. Lysalia whispered into his ear. "Just be nice, give them a chance... they seem odd, but hell, remember your best friend Cress?" She asked, and he smirked. "Yeah, crazy nut, great guy to be around..." He whispered back. "But his impulsiveness is the reason why he's dead." He said solemnly, and she frowned, pulling him close and hugging him tightly. "Whether or not it was impulsive, he did the right thing, even though it cost him death." She said, and he shrugged. "Whatever, you can decide... I don't feel like it..." He said, and she nodded. "I understand." She whispered, and Sin walked up to them.
"Friends make secrets, secrets don't make friends." He said, wagging a finger at the two. Kyren grunted. "Fine, you can come along, just don't bother me, not in the mood." He said, seeming angry, and sad at the same time. Lysalia smiled and kissed him lightly, and he seemed to perk up. "Well, while I'm at it, I might as well take you guys into my unit. Once you register, come talk to me." He said, and Terra jumped in joy. "YAY! Y'know, this wont be half as bad as I think it will!" She said, and Kyren scoffed. "Wars a lot different than you think. You'll be seeing a lot of comrades dying, for you, for our country... for our safety. It's no social hour." He said, dropping back into a sour mood.
The four were silent, until they made it to the colosiuem, positioned at the foot of the castle, where there were heavily armored knights protecting the main gate. "Identification?" One said, and Kyren flashed him a small badge, and he nodded, and sttod aside. "Bolstar wishes you luck, Captain." The three stood there, and one of the armored generals stood there. "New recruits, yes?" And they all nodded, and he pointed them to a series of booths, where people seemed to be registering.
They all walked over, and began registering, and forking over the money. Sin had already more than enough, Terra forked over her pouch, and Lysalia handed them a slip of paper, and they nodded, and charged her nothing. "Well, now that thats done..." Terra said, flashing her new shiny badge, she bounded over to the guards, where Sin sighed, and rolled his eyes in disgust, as Lysalia follwed behind silently, eyes placid.
They flashed their badges, and walked in, and looked for Kyren, who was now donning new armor, bearing the crest of Bolstar, a flaming sun. His mare was adorned with new armor as well, also bearing the burning sun on its mighty chest. They all walked towards him, and he greeted them with a grim smile. "They're sticking me with all newcomers. I'm nowhere near new, and neither is Lysalia, but still, they're really sticking me with the most motley crew ever." He said, nodding his head towards a strangely assembled group of people.
"They're mainly mages, shamans, archers, and a single mercenary. They're pushing all the unproficient units on me, because I've got no real credibility except that my dad's a leading general." He said, with a grunt. Lysalia shrugged. "You never know, they may be a strong bunch, looks are deceiving." She said, looking to them all.
They all were wearing various strange clothes, each wearing a necklace bearing the burning sun. Then, a man, a sword master, strode over. His eyes were a sickly topaz color, and his short hair was disheveled, and all over the place, a lopsided grin plastered to his face. He wore mainly black, a long black robe down to his knees, with a bright gold sun on his back. "So, Kyren, think you'll be able to manage with this mediocre group, at best?" He said, his katana slung over his back.
"Better than you, Xakaryus, dirty mercenary." Kyren said, fearlessly, looking down at him from his horse. "Lucky you're in good company, you're daddy being one of the Three... or I would've struck you down for that..." He said, launching himself at those last words, and Sin rushed to block the blow.
Midair, in high speed, Sin held out an iron blade, which shattered, as he expected, but then, with a flourish, he unleashed his other knife, and the swordmaster moved easily back, and then, Sin grinned, eyes twinkling, as he reached for his other sheath, and pulled out his other knife, the viscious red one, and with a twirl, lashed out in incredible speed for a thief of his calibur, but Xakaryus easily evaded.
"Well, at least you have one good member... maybe he'll last as long as Cress did..." he said, and Kyren's eyes flared. "Never speak of him again, if you value life." He said, turning, and galloping towards his group, and they all followed, no questions.
Ok, theres another! Hope you enjoyed it, and tune in next time! Im still accepting chracter submissions as well.