Destroyers Of Time.
Chapter Two: Twilight Leap
By: Efra
"What's going on? Where am I?" The young master of the kantana asked himself. He blinked slowly at the dark room in which he stood. There was a soft ticking sound. This room resembled what looked to be a clock tower in a way. Albel looked at the various towers with there glowing markings followed by the galaxies of his universe. He'd been here before with his friends or his prey as he called them. Slowly he looked towards the main pillar. There stood two men. Albel blinked recognizing the one that stood in front as the Creator, Luther. "What the hell is this?" He yelled pulling the Crimson Scourge from its sheath. Luther merely smiled evilly at him.
But whom was the other man watching Albel from over Luther's shoulder? Albel's gaze went from Luther to study the man behind him. The mans appearance of lavender colored hair that covered one of his black eyes and parted just above the other. Luther stepped a side seeing as to whom Albel was staring at revealing the man's full body. His arms where wrapped around himself as if he was hugging himself. One of his hips was pushed out to the side making it clearly visible while the other was hidden. He had strange armor on. It seemed to be a kimono but was wrapped in what looked to be thick bandages. Then a belt around his lower waist, which connected to a similar blue fabric, that ran down inches from the floor behind him almost like a sort of cape. Then black pants that also had the same type of thick bandages that wrapped around them from the knees down to his shoes.
His one exposed arm was wrapped up from where his shoulder plate ended down to his elbow. There between the bandages and his biker looking glove was a tattooed triangle with a circle at each tip. The triangle connected to a diamond shape. Thin lines ran from the circles on the triangle that wrapped around his forearm. Then he unwrapped himself and descended the stairs towards Albel. Albel took a couple steps back fully alert. "Stop smirking at me like that fool!" Albel yelled. "Quite the high o mighty one shouting orders at me like that in my universe?" The man said still advancing on Albel the dim light slowly consuming him. Now that he was more visible Albel noticed another feature on this strange man.
There was a pair of pure white wings on his back. But they strangely separated when they reached to the mans back. After the first ones separated about two inches under them there was another pair and the same with the bottom pair which where smaller then the first two. (Confused yet?). "You're scared Nox child." The man whispered holding up his right arm, which had a claw similar to Albel's concealing it. "Nasty little virus'…. so much trouble…." The man said then a fire like black energy appeared in the palm of his hand. "Ha! You think you can take me down with that small of an energy attack? What and idiot!" Albel said standing up putting his sword on his shoulder and using the sign language for him to attack. (Taunting). The man just smirked again. The next thing Albel knew was that he was on the ground. His vision was nearly blocked by something red in his eyes. Was it his blood? Or that mans? I'll leave that up to you to decide.
Albel jumped up and fell onto cold stone. A fur blanket fell on top of him a minuet later. Albel shook his head and tossed the blanket off of him once more. "Well I see you are awake." A soft deep voice called to him. Albel glared and looked to who was addressing him. Arzei sat on a wooden chair watching him from over the rim of a garnet colored book. "Hmph!" Albel snorted. Arzei just smiled. "How long have I been out?" Albel asked in a reproachful tone. "Three days…" Arzei replied not looking up from the book. "What! Three days! What happened to that maggot! Tell me you executed him!" Albel yelled. Arzei closed the book slowly and stood up walking over to Albel.
"I didn't want to tell you so soon…but it seems you aren't going to give me that option." Arzei then sat Albel back on the bed. "The man who infiltrated the castle was indeed caught. But…" Arzei started. "But what?" Albel scowled. "He broke out and nearly killed all the guards that went after him." Arzei said then looked down. "You wouldn't think any man would be able to knock you cold for three days straight with the wound you gave him." Arzei smiled. Albel glared at the ground his fists clenched so hard that his palms were bleeding. Then he stood up and stormed out. "Oh…Albel! Where are you going?" Arzei called after him. "I'm going to harass the dragons! If you want to find me I'll be in the training yard!" Albel yelled in a fit of rage back to him before turning the corner.
Nel sat in her room staring in to space. "I wonder how everyone's doing right now…" she asked herself. She smiled remembering everything she had gone through with Fayt. Then she heard someone run by the door slightly cursing as he or she went. Nel blinked knowing that no one would be up at this time. She stood slowly and opened her door. What appeared to be a man was running around the corner in a black ninja/ thief like outfit. Nel gasped and ran after him. "Hey you stop!" Nel screamed catching up to the man. He turned on the spot sliding a bit. They both stared at each other. Nel pulled her daggers, as did the man.
"Hey…we don't need to fight. Just forget you saw me ok?" The man asked. Nel glared at him. "What do you want here?" She demanded. The man sighed then attacked. The clanking of metal on metal aroused many runologists who in turn headed towards the sound. Nel slashed the man across the chest when she broke his guard. He screamed and jump back dropping his weapons and holding himself in pain. Nel walked up to him. "Now tell me what you are doing here!" She demanded once more. The man glared up at her his eye glowing. Nel gasped and stepped back. "What…. are you?" She asked. The man then snatched up his Desert Blades and attacked once more.
Nel blocked him. The thief pressed all his strength on the daggers Nel did the same to repel him. Then the thief kicked Nel in the stomach throwing her back into the wall. He breathed heavily blood dripping onto the stone floor. Then he turned and ran down the hall and up the stairs as the other runologists came to Nel's aid. Finally he reached the audience chamber where he then made his way up to the far door. He leaned against it. "Nox did a number on you didn't he?" The thief asked himself. Then he gripped the doorknob. He fell through the door after having some trouble with turning the knob. He then crept silently to the other door. He opened it slightly peering inside. The Queens room was dark. He spotted her sound asleep I her bed. "Good…no one's woken her yet." He whispered then slipped inside. He immediately went to the desk where he kneeled down. He picked the lock easily with a glance back to Romeria he opened the drawer. He smirked seeing what he was after. He reached inside and pulled out a bronze key.
"So here's where you hide it Arzei…what a fool." He said to himself with a small laugh. He then cringed and pressed his hand against his chest then stood slowly. He exited the room leaved a dangerous amount of blood on the carpet. After a quick game of cops and robbers the thief was jumping along the rooftops again. Finally he was on the glowing Moonlit Bridge. He sighed looking up at the pale moon, which reflected, in his purple and red eyes. Then he felt a searing pain against his cheek. The thief fell onto his side then quickly looked up at his attacker.
"God dammed runologists!" He muttered staring at Nel. A rip appeared in his mask. He quickly grabbed it and held it up. "Return what ever you stole from her Majesty! Nel commanded. The thief growled. Then he pulled one dagger and they continued their fight. "You don't give up do you!" The thief screamed throwing Nel into the rim of the bridge. Nel once again stood. A trickle of blood ran down the side of her face. Nel stepped forward. The thief looked at the considerable amount of blood that had spattered over the bridge. "Damn it…well here is where I leave Lady Nel." The thief said jumping onto the rim of the bridge. Nel's eyes widened. "Wait! Don't jump it's not worth it!" She screamed. She tried to grab the thief's arm but he slapped her hand away. "Perhaps next time I'll fight you fair with out my mask. Ta ta!" With that the Thief leap from the bridge. "NO!" Nel screamed and ran to the side of the bridge. To her surprise the thief was gone. Not falling nor did that water seem disturbed at all.
