Chapter 8: Wandering Immortals
After leaving Izoold, Kratos went to Triet, via the Ossa Trail. He stayed the night at the inn, this time it was a reasonable price. In the morning, he browsed the weapons shops and the customization store, buying various bits of armor and customizing them. Wandering aimlessly through Triet, he found a hidden path.
Well, actually, it was in plain sight, but he hadn't noticed it earlier in the day. Kratos walked up to the fortune teller at the end of the path. He went inside and forked over the 100 Gald because he thought it would be interesting to hear what the so-called fortune teller would say.
"All right. Here's your 100 Gald. Now, what awaits me in the near future?" he asked.
"Hm…interesting. Your future is clouded. Your past is vague. And your present is no better. You must choose your own path."
"I paid you 100 Gald to tell me you can't 'see' my future?" Kratos was getting impatient as it was, now with the soothsayer's words, he was more so.
"That is not what I said." The seer glared. "I can make a few suggestions as to what road your life will take; if you take my advice, young man, then your life will go as I foretell…"
"And what exactly do you foretell?"
"Your life will be altered considerably from this day forth. You will cross paths with one who will know you."
"Know me? How?"
"You will know when it is time." The diviner waved him out. Kratos left, confused. How could anyone here know him? He'd only been in Triet for about a day. He shrugged it off as something any psychic would say just to get money.
He stayed in Triet for a few days, then headed back to Palmacosta. He didn't know why, but he felt drawn to that town.
At the same time Kratos was on his merry way back to Palmacosta, Yuan had arrived in Hima.
"Might as well start looking for him…" Yuan left Hima and ventured to Asgard and from there to Hakanesia Peak. "He has to be here somewhere! Yggdrasill will have my head on a silver platter if I don't bring him back. But Kratos will do much worse if, or when, I find him. They are both my friends, but loyalty to one means betrayal to the other. How do I follow my orders without risking my best friend's life?" Yuan was completely at a loss by the time he reached Thoda Dock. He would figure it out later. Right now, though, he had a mission to complete. He didn't want to, but he would. For Cruxius.
Kratos arrived back in Palmacosta in a couple days. He lounged for a bit by the docks, then went to the store and restocked on food. He spent the entire week just relaxing.
One day, he decided to leave Palmacosta for a few days. He had been able to see an island with his angelic vision. He wanted to know what was there. So he rented a boat and rowed out to the island. He could have flown just as easily, but extending his wings would mean alerting Cruxius to his position, and he really didn't want that. He was sure that Yggdrasill had sent Yuan out to look for him, and Kratos was determined to remain hidden.
Approaching the island, he saw a building. A giant building. Wondering what could be housed in such a huge place, Kratos rowed faster. When he hit shore, he jumped off the boat and ran up to the building. There was a sign near the entrance.
REMOTE ISLAND HUMAN RANCH
DUN! DUN! DUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNN! drummroll Yay! Next chapter will feature a new character! Oh, and this is the end of the random Yuan-ness for a while. anyway, you know the drill.