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Cross is I.M.cunning.

"talking"

'thinking'

-area-

description of what's going on or something a character is doing

(point of view)

/Mode change/

Sword of Spirits

(Anthony)

/Field Mode/

-A small altar on the outskirts of Bulgar-

Kent and Sain joined us, and we continued our journey. Lyn wanted to stop at a temple that is sacred to the people of Sacae. Before starting our journey, Lyn wants to come here to pray for our well-being. Lyn has no clue what a good decision she made.

"Anthony, there is a sacred sword enshrined in an altar east of here. The people of Sacae go there to pray for safety at the beginning of a long journey." Lyn explained.

"Oh! How quaint!" Sain replied when he heard.

"The teachings of Elimine have the most followers in Elibe. It is nice to see that, here at least, the ancient customs are still observed." Kent said as bandits appeared suddenly.

"Bandits! Let's go!" I shouted as I ran to face them.

(Normal)

"Old man! Stay where you are, and hold your tongue!" The bandit leader said.

"Threaten me as you will, but I'll not give up the Mani Katti. The Mani Katti is a sacred blade, under divine protection." The old man protecting the Mani Katti said. "It cannot be removed from its place of rest!"

"You're a fool, old man. What good's a sword if you don't use it?" The bandit leader said.

"Use it? In combat? Sacrilege!" The old man said.

"Sacrilege? I am Glass! The g-" The bandit now identified as Glass began before he was interupted.

(Anthony)

"Don't finish that sentence!" I shouted as I entered.

"Who are you to order me?" Glass asked.

"I'm Anthony! I won't let you do as you want, the Mani Katti will choose its wielder, and I know who it is." I replied.

"Who you?" Glass asked.

"No! My friend Lyn!" I said as I pulled out my sword.

"You're going to challenge me? Then die!" He shouted as we charged each other.

(Normal)

"I can't believe how fast Anthony is!" Kent said as the rest of the group tried to catch up to Anthony. Suddenly a woman ran up to them.

"I beg your pardon, milady. Are you headed east? To the alter?"

"Yes." Lyn replied. "We're going to take care of the bandits, our friend Anthony went ahead of us."

"Thank you! Those bandits are planning on stealing the sacred sword, a boy went up to them and challenged their leader, Is he your friend?" The woman asked.

"Yes he is, and if they want the Mani Katti, they'll have to get through us!" Lyn said.

"Is your name Lyn?" The woman asked.

"Yes, why do you ask?" Lyn asked the woman.

"The boy said that his friend Lyn was the one the Mani Katti would choose." The woman explained.

"Well, everything else he said has been right so far, I have to remember to ask him how he does it." Lyn said.

"If you hope to go to the priest's aid, you'll need to prepare." Kent said.

"You're right…" Lyn responded. "There are some houses to the south, maybe we should go there and question the residents."

/Battle Mode/

Anthony- 4 characters Enemy- 6 characters

Lyn went over to one of the houses.

"Say, aren't you the… Oh! You're going to help the priest!" The woman from earlier said. "Well perhaps you could benefit from something I saw earlier. The bandits have the main entrance guarded. However, one of the altar's walls is cracked and in poor repair. You might be able to make another entrance by hitting that section with your weapons. We're all counting on you!"

"Thank you." Lyn said. "That information will help." Sain went to another house.

"Mountains make it more difficult to be hit, but they're difficult to travel on. If you're riding on a horse, you can't cross them at all. Be careful" The man who lived in the house said. Sain moved towards the cracked wall and Kent went to the final house.

"Do you know much about the sword held at the altar? It's called the Mani Katti, it's blessed by the spirits. According to the priest, the Mani Katti is waiting for its rightful owner to appear." A girl who lived in the house said "It's so odd, don't you think? The idea that that a sword can choose who will wield it?" Kent moved closer to the cracked wall.

(Anthony)

I swung at Glass with my sword, but one of his bandits took the blow for him, the bandit struck back and missed, then I finished him off.

(Normal)

Three of the bandits moved closer to Lyn, Kent, and Sain. Suddenly a thief appeared near the entrance of the altar and used a thief's critical on the bandit that was guarding the entrance, if you want to know the critical then tell in a review and I'll tell you.

"Looks like I got here just in time, time to take down Glass and keep the Mani Katti safe." The thief said as he entered the altar, when he got in he saw Anthony and Glass exchanging blows with their swords, but they kept blocking with their swords. "I don't know who that is, but if he's fighting Glass, then he's an ally of mine." Cross charged in to help Anthony.

Anthony- 4 characters Enemy- 4 characters Other- 1 character

Sain went to a fort to wait for a bandit attack. Kent and Lyn move up to another. The thief struck Glass.

(Anthony)

"What the? Who are you?" Glass asked in surprise as a thief attacked him.

"Well, didn't see that coming." I said.

"I'm Cross, I'm here to stop you Glass! I don't know who that is that you're fighting, but if he's your enemy, then he's my ally!" The thief said. Cross joined my team.

(Normal)

One of the bandits moved up to Kent and struck him, Kent struck back with his sword. The other remaining two walked up.

Anthony- 5 characters Enemy- 4 characters

Kent struck the bandit down with his sword., Lyn moved closer to the bandits, and Sain moved to the cracked wall and attacked it with his lance.

(Anthony)

Cross and I both struck at Glass, he wasn't able to handle two people at the same time. He was really hurt by now.

(Normal)

One of the bandits struck Sain, but even though he was using a lance, he still managed to hit back. The other bandit moved closer.

Anthony- 5 characters Enemy- 3 characters

Kent used a sword to strike down the bandit that attacked Sain. Lyn attacked the other bandit. She struck him, he struck at her and missed, then she struck him again. Sain struck the cracked wall with his sword.

(Anthony)

"Hey Cross, it sounds like someone is attacking the wall, it's probably my friends, could you help them?" I asked him. "I can finish Glass on my own."

"Yeah, ok." Cross said as he struck the wall, which broke it down. Sain was on the other side.

"Who are you?" Sain asked Cross as the wall fell.

"I'm Cross." Cross replied.

"Sain!" I said. "You guys finally made it!"

"Anthony! I'm glad we caught up to you." Sain said. I noticed Cross looked shocked as he heard my name.A bandit struck at Lyn and missed, she finished him off. My sword glowed green and I struck Glass down.

"You… You… Urr… urgh…" Glass said as he died. Lyn went over to the spotwhere Glass was at and seized it.

/Field Mode/

"Ah, your clothing… Are you of the Lorca tribe?" The old man asked Lyn.

"I'm Lyn, the chieftain's daughter. Are you hurt, sir?" Lyn asked.

"No, thanks to all of you, especially that boy who defeated that bandit Glass, I am unscathed." The old man said. "You all have my gratitude."

"Is the sword safe?" Lyn asked.

"Yes, I have sealed the sword safely away. Until I remove my spell, the sword can't be drawn." The old man said.

"At least unless the person it's chosen pulls it out." I reply.

"About that, Anthony some woman said to me that you told Glass I was the one chosen by the Mani Katti." Lyn said. "Everything you've predicted has happened, how do you do it?"

"I told you I'd explain later, and I will, but for now, let's just say I know the future to a degree." I said to her.

"What do you mean to a degree?" Kent asked.

"I never expected Cross to come." I said. "So that means I don't know everything about the future."

"Could we see if Anthony was right this time too?" Lyn asked the old man.

"Ok, consider it a token of my gratitude." The old man said. Lyn touched the Mani Katti, and there was a flash, she then pulled out the sword. "I never dared to hope that I would meet the wielder of the Mani Katti in my life. I am indeed fortunate to see your sword reach your hands."

"I can't believe it." Lyn said in shock.

"It is time for you to go, Lyn. You face a great many ordeals." The old man said. "Grip this sword, and meet your destiny head-on."

"Yes… Yes, sir!" Lyn said.

"So this is the Mani Katti… A blade with no equal." Sain said.

"This is unbelievable, Perhaps the most famous sword in all of Sacae…in my hand." Lyn said.

"It's not so strange. In fact, many legends tell similar tales… Special blades, all over the land call out to their proper owners. Yet, when I saw you draw that blade, Lyndis… I felt something extraordinary. That sword was waiting for you. You were meant to draw it." Kent said.

"Stop it! I… I'm nothing special." Lyn said

"Think of it this way: Some weapons feel more comfortable in your hand, right? Well, the Mani Katti itself feels very comfortable with you." Sain explained. "Does this make it any easier for you to accept? It doesn't appear that either of us can use it."

"It...does feel right in my hand. A blade that only I can wield. That seems reasonable enough. I can understand that." Lyn said taking out. "Look at it, Anthony. This is the Mani Katti. This is…my sword. I must care for it well."

"Ok, but I need to talk to Cross." I said as I walked to Cross. "You looked surprised to hear my name, why?" I asked him.

"This will be hard to believe, but I'm from the future, maybe another dimension." He said.

"Same here!" I said surprised. "I'm from the year 2006!"

"So am I, anyway that means less technology to explain. On the internet there is a site I go on, and I know a guy who's name is Anthony, his user name is Starfighter364." Cross said to me.

"That's me!" I exclaimed. "Who are you?"

"I.M.cunning." He replied.

"Well, good to see you're here, I always considered you a friend. Will you stick with me?" I asked.

"Of course." He said to me.

(Normal)

-Castle Caelin-

"What? Madelyn's daughter is still alive?" Lundgren said.

"Uh… Yes, Lord Lundgren. The girl is traveling with Kent and Sain." A soldier said. "What are your orders? If we let them be…"

"Bah! I've heard that northern Bern is full of bandits. She's just a girl. She won't survive her journey here. I'm more concerned with my older brother. His life must be ended quickly. The poison… There must be no blunders." Lundgren said.

"Yes, m'lord." The soldier said. "He suspects nothing and continues to drink it. The marquess's death, due no doubt to a "sudden illness," is not far off."

"Heh heh heh. Soon… Soon Caelin will be mine!"

End of Chapter

Well I've got another chapter up, it won't take me as long to get the next one as this one and the ones before did. Please review!

Name: Cross.

Description: A thief with brown messy hair, and a hat, he doesn't care about anything except his friends, he can be weird at times.