A Heroes Tale
A History of the Kharlan War
The Diary of Mithos Yggdrassil
Translated by Raine and Genis Sage
Chapter 4: Captured
Jenas 2 3923, Palmacosta Prison Camp
We have been found out. Someone in Izoold turned us in as we were about to leave. They are holding us as prisoners. Kratos is being charged with harboring half elves, and spying. We are charged with being race traitors. They put all of us in chains, and took our weapons away. They hit Martel when she protested her healing supplies being taken. I hate humans ( Except Kratos). They took us to the prison camp. I managed to hold on to my Kendama and this diary. Kratos hid a knife in his boot. Yuan is gagged. They are so stupid, all Yuan needs to be able to do is think to cast a spell. His control is so much better than mine. I am so scared. All they feed us is bread ,and water, and they took some of our blood. The other half elves are wearing these strange jewels implanted either in their hands or necks. They are called Cruxis Crystals, and are supposed to be some kind of weapons. Some of them can't think or feel anymore, and beat you up if you go near them. Others still have feelings but they have wings, and what the guards call Key Crests. I wish that we were home again. They made Kratos drink this stuff called Aionis that made him dreadfully sick, he can't even walk. Sis is trying to take care of everyone who is ill but, she is exhausted, and just had one of those jewels put on her today, and has gotten dreadfully sick. Any little noise makes her jump, and even Yuan can't touch her without making her scream with pain.
Jenas 4 3923
Yuan, Kratos, and I received those Cruxis Crystal thing today. The guards said it will turn us into angels with the power to destroy creation itself, and we will be forced to fight against Tethe"Alla . Owww it hurts . My hand feels like its on fire. I can't feel my hands anymore, and all of the sudden I am not hungry. Yuan is throwing up in a corner. Kratos is just staring blankly at a wall. It feels like knives are stabbing in my back. The other prisoners say that is what it feels like when your wings begin to grow. Yuan has begun to plan an escape with some of the others. A young male half elf named Remiel, and a girl named Spiritua who is human. Kratos is in on it to. I have my kendama, Remiel and Kratos both have knives. Maybe we can do it. Luckily for us all of us were part of the group that received Key Crest, and will return relatively to normal as soon as this strange transformation is complete. I just want to get out of here. No one should be treated like this just for daring to be born. This just makes me want to stop this war even more. I will live through this, and finish making the pacts with the Summon Spirits and stop this war. I wish this wasn't happening to me. The bells for the guards shift change is ringing, and it feels like someone stabbed a thousand knives into my head.
I want to go home to Heimdall.
Jenas 6 3923
Kratos says that the escape is planned for this morning. He, and Yuan who looks more human than the rest of us will grab the guards from behind, and steal their uniforms. I will bind them with a paralysis spell. Kratos and Yuan will dress as guards, and take the rest of us prisoner, and we will just walk right out the front gates. The story will be that some high up commander of the Sylvarant military wants us as his personal slaves. Tee hee I hope it works.
We did it we escaped, Kratos grabbed all of our stuff on the way out. Remiel, and Spiritua have agreed to travel with us for awhile. I hated the process of going through the angel transformation as the others call it but, man I feel so strong now. No one will ever beat me up again Hah! Remiel says there is one disadvantage though. He has had his Cruxis Crystal for 50 years , and stopped aging shortly after he got it. However, I can take mine off for a short period of time, this will allow me to age normally until I want to stop. Anything beyond my normal lifespan is deadly though. I wouldn't be that stupid though. Who wants to be over a thousand years old?
Jenas 9 3923
Kratos has rented a boat to take us to the Thoda Geyser. We will form a pact with Undine there, and then head back to Tethe" Alla. I hope that I can do this. Yuan says we will spend some time tonight working on my spells. Just because we have these jewel things on us doesn't mean no practicing to develop new skills. It just makes the one's we have already much stronger. I will also have weapons practice with Kratos this morning. We killed some bandits on the way to the docks, and took all of there gald, and weapons, and sold them to buy better weapons, and renew Sis's healing supplies. Remiel says that the Cruxis Crystals also give us special powers known as angelic powers. That we will all develop skills such as calling Judgement, or Sacrifice that will rain down mass destruction on our enemies . I would really like to use that on the Commanders of the prison camp. I hate humans. The only two I have met that are decent are Kratos, and Spiritua. ( Kratos , 7923: The angel transformation was horrible for all of us , one we all would like to forget. Spiritua and Remiel later became officials of Cruxis. People did not know that Spiritua the founder of the Martel Church was already an angel when she made the first journey of regeneration. This is why she is the only one who ever came back. She was looking for the families that would become the ancestors of the modern Chosen.) Spiritua bought me a new teddy bear out of the money we got since mine got lost at the camp. She said that she had a son my age but, he was killed because he was half elven. Her husband was an elven soldier serving with the army of Tethe' Alla. He was killed and she and her little boy were captured and sent to the camp in Sylvarant that we were at. He died during the angel transformation. Kratos says we will rest here for the night. I can't sleep anymore though at least not like I used to. I will write again tomorrow.
Jenas 11th 3923
Martel made breakfast, it was horrible. She is banned indefinitely from cooking anything. Why she thought spaghetti sauce would go well with eggs I don't know. Maybe she is pregnant? If she is I will kill Yuan with my bare hands. Wait, no, she is just feeling like her normal self again. Her cooking was good for awhile in the 1st few days after we escaped but it is its normal bad self again. Uh-Oh Kratos is allergic to tomatoes. There goes breakfast, AND weapons practice to. Yuan says he will make something more edible for lunch. Thank Origin! I hope it is fried rice.
I am working right now on developing my air techniques such as Light Spear in my weapons lessons. Yuan just taught me a new spell that he seems to have learned since we got our Cruxis Crystals called grave. It can wipe out and entire party of enemies at once. Cool!