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Chapter 6: A weird prophecy

I went into an alley because the weird people that seem to popped out of this place might have been following me and an alleyway is a prefect escape from weirdoes. 'Why am I interesting here?' I thought to myself, before sitting down. So far, Sam and Xelloss are interested in me for some reason. But I didn't know what to expect of the others though Lina still wants that money from that bounty. The list here kept on growing and growing, in fact; one more was about to go on it.

"Hey, you!" said a voice, more stern and mean. I turned my head to see a group of guard blocking my out of the alleyway. They wore purple armor and didn't have helmets like the ones in Earth Village. "Is your name Emma?" The front one asked, me presuming to be the head guard.

"Yes…" I said, in a predictable voice. Xelloss, Sam, and the Elder of Earth Village knew my name was Emma. I suspected some people knew me around here.

The head guard took out a scroll and read it aloud, "Emma, you have been summoned to the Mayor of Wind Village If you don't come with us, we'll be force to drag you to him. Any questions?"

"Yea… Will you be dragging me by the feet or by the arms?" I asked, looking very predictable. I knew I wasn't going to come with them. Heck, I could find the Mayor's house myself because it was the biggest one in the village.

All the guards blinked, went into a huddle and talk for some time. When they emerge, one of them said, "Arms… Why?"

I stick out my arms, before saying, "Well then drag me…" A second after I said that, the guards planted their faces on the ground.

"But you got dragged against your will by those other people." A guard commented, while I looked at my hand. "Why not us?" I smirked and then explained it to them.

"Because, I got my spirit half broken. So, I don't care if I get dragged or not, because I know it's going to be very important and it might have to do with saving the community from disaster and stuff… So, are you going to drag me or not?"

The guards went into a huddle again and talk about. A minute later, they emerged again and said, "Okay… But you have to act like you are being dragged against your own will. We don't want to upset our boss…"

"Deal." I said, before two of the guards grabbed both of my arms and started to drag me through the streets. People were now looking at me like I have been arrested. Luckily, I was going to put on an act.

"Help, I'm being dragged by idiots. Please save me from this terror. Oh it was the man with the purple hat." I said, unconvincing to the people, before I heard, "You're not doing it right. You have to sound like you don't want to be drag."

"Hey, you didn't tell me what to do…" I said, being dragged to where I was going to learn something.


After an hour, and a few complaints, later, we made it to an ancient Japanese-looking house that I thought had to be the mayor's. We went inside and down a long hallway, where there were hieroglyphics, talking about this world's history. I think that it said two majors groups were worshiped by humans, one looking like a three-headed dragon and another looking like a giant crab. It also said that two major groups fought over four worlds made by some golden goddess.

As we got deeper, I saw a lot of pictures of its history. A picture of three races that were connected in a circle, one an angel, another; a demon, and lastly; a dragon. Another picture that showed a dragon being turned into a giant eyeball by some magic. But the picture that got me interested was the same golden goddess fighting a dark being with a heart-shape cut in the middle of its body. The being reminded me of the Darkside that Sora face in the Kingdom Hearts game.

We came in front of a large door, with patterns on it and nice-looking handles. The guards opened them to reveal another room, blue and really big. It also had some glittery stuff all in it. In the middle of the room was a long table and the back of the table was a man, almost 20 years old.

The man had short, black hair; yellow, mean eyes; and was wearing black shirt and pants, with a white cape and had black shoulder pads on his body. The shirt and pants were decorated in gold patterns. He finished his drink and looked at the guards.

"Did you find her?" the man asked; his voice almost liked a melody. I was blushing at the time, before noticing that I was about to be thrown to the ground. When the guards threw me, I landed on my face and said, "Ow…"

The man got out of his chair and started to walk over to me. I stood frozen, because the room was really dark and really cold. When he got to me, he put a hand on my face and looked at me with Cat-silted eyes. 'I'm dead.' I thought, before turning really pale.

I got a good look at his fine-built figure, before he picked me up and put me in a chair. Then, he signaled the guards to leave the room and they did. Before he went back to his chair, he took the Earth Village Mayor's sword and patted my head, like an adult would do to a child.

When he got seated, he looked at me, his eyes soften a little. "Sorry if the guards were dragging you here. I knew they wouldn't do a good job of persuading you to come here…" he said, looking at his empty glass. I gulped and kept quiet, because I had a bad feeling about the guy.

"Of course, I told them they should keep a tough act or else they'll be fire by tomorrow. Good help is hard to find these days." He rambled on, as I stayed quiet, "Most people here are poor because we have no king. No king, no rules. No rules, no peace. Do you get me?" I nodded.

"Good, because I'm going to tell you something very important about the blade you have…" he said. I just sat there, as I thought, 'I'm doom.'

"Long ago, all the worlds were connected and a warm light covered them. The people all love the light, and at length, they begun to fight for it. That's when Darkness was born in their hearts...

"The darkness swallowed many hearts and much light, and before long, it had spread far, and the worlds started to disappear into Darkness. However, inside the hearts of children, there was a still a small spark of light. And gathering them, they remade the world and many others back to there original state… But there was a catch, the worlds weren't connected and there was still some chaos created by the people with darkness."

(If you recognize this, I got it from the KH Manga… And the Kingdom Hearts game… Please don't sue.)

I kinda nodded at this, as the guy took his glass and gave it to a maid. Then, he looked at me with those eyes again. "And this was before the War…"

I blinked at this and tilted my head. "What are you talking about?" I asked him, as he took out the sword now.

"The War of the Gods," he said, before telling it, "Long ago, there was total darkness… No worlds, no people, nothing. Except for the gods who created the worlds, and one of them was the Lord of Nightmares. She was the one who created the four worlds and the three forces to control them: Light, Darkness, and Neutral. And as for some information, she was for Chaos and Destruction that the darkness represents… And this gave the idea for the other gods to create other worlds… All except for one other god. He liked the total darkness and decided to stand up against his own blood. Too bad with all the gods combine and the help of a new god, the oblivion was banished and the god was sealed away… Until he found other ways to spread his darkness…"

I tilted my head as I was in confusion. "….. Spread his darkness, what are you talking about? If the god was sealed, would he be powerless to do anything?" I asked, as I tried to find a way out of the room.

That's when he chuckled again, which turned into a maniac's laughter. "Don't you get it! He spread his evil through power! When the Atlantians discovered the Oricalchos (Sp?), or fossilized mana, mako, Lifestream, whatever you called it, that's when they started to advance too fast and his evil spread. And that's when he created the beast you know as the… Heartless…"

That's when I couldn't believe it. He was talking about stuff from different animes/games I saw, played, or read on the internet. How could he have known if this world didn't have any electricity…? And that's when I somehow recognize his voice.

I stood out of my chair and asked, "Are you that guy who sent me that message earlier…?" He watched me as he chuckled again.

"Why yes… I'm Tokau… And my master is… the golden goddess." He said, as my jaw dropped opened. This meant he was a Mazoku, and this meant I had more problems now, and not only that; he had my only weapon to defeat myself!

I decided to use my fists to put this guy out, but before I did, the same maid walked in and said, "Sir, the guests have arrived…"

"Ahh, yes… The sorceress, the swordsman, the princess, the chimera, the phoenix, and the dragon… You may let them in…" he said, as he raised his hand, and the maid was off. I growled and jumped onto the table. Then, I ran towards him, hoping to give him a kick. But before I pounced on him, a mysterious force stopped me and made me float a few inches from him.

"Heh… You think I'm like them… But I'm only half… BOMB DI WIND!" he called out, as a wind force made me go across the table and landed where I was sitting. "I suspect not to run away or torment me in front of my guests… I have your only weapon, Black Mage, and it's a dangerous world out there…"

I growled at what he said, even the "Black Mage" part, even though I wasn't a Black Mage. But before I could even do something, I heard footsteps… And some familiar voices.

"GOURRY! EAT MY DUST!"

"NO WAY! YOU EAT MINE AND MY LEFTOVERS!"

"MISS LINA! MISTER GOURRY! WAIT UP!"

"YEA! WAIT UP!"

"NAMAGOMI!"

"NAW! NAW!"

"…… Freaks…"

That's when the door burst opened, and the familiar group that I was in ran over me. First, it was Gourry and Lina that stepped on my body. Then, Amelia stepped on my head. Then, Sam ignored my body. After that, Xelloss floated above me, as Filia came rushing in, waving her mace. And lastly, Zelgadis came in, giving me one of those hard-rock back massages.

I stood up from my crushing defeat literally, and I saw Lina and Gourry taking food really fast; Amelia and Sam eating like ladies; Filia still trying to get Xelloss, who was winning; and Zeldy drinking a cup of something.

The leader of the group looked at me and said, "Hey… I thought you're an outlaw. What the heck are you doing here?"

I growled and said, "I am an outlaw! I mean… I'm not an outlaw! In fact, I was leaving. Good day!" But before I walked out the door, silver flashed before my eyes and a knife landed on the door. I looked back at Tokau and saw him sitting there, smirking really big.

I gave him an expressionless look that said, "If that's the best you got, then I can get out of here fine…"

And as if he read my mind, he chuckled. "What do you mean…? I missed." That's when I turned very pale and fainted.


When I felt like I was fine, I woke up in a strange room. Actually it was one of those nice hotel rooms, except with no TV or Frig. The room was white with red roses on the walls, the bed was like my mom and dad's, and there was no night stand. The blanket on the bed was blue, with black-colored dragons on it.

I smiled because I liked dragons. I mean, sure they had a bad rap about the raids and stuff. But, I mean, they could fly and breathe fire. And that's what I wanted to… Not to breathe fire. I wanted to fly without being on an airplane.

I heard the door opened, to see the princess carrying a tray of food and milk. "Oh… You're awake. I thought you needed something and I got you the food that was left… Is that okay?" she asked, but before I can answered, my stomach growled in respond.

"…. I guess that's a yes…" I answered, as the justice warrior set down her the tray and I started to eat very quickly. The food was great and I didn't care what it tasted like, I was starving to death. As I continued to chomp down, I looked at Amelia, who was smiling like a mother.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" I asked her as she snapped back into reality. "Oh. Well…. It seemed familiar and… And… You were very hungry… Like Starving."

I nodded and then I tried to quickly change to something else. "So, Lina and Gourry look really close… Like couples… And you seemed close to Zelgadis as Xelloss does to Filia." I said, as she looked at me with a confused look.

"Oh, I mean… Zelgadis and I aren't that close… I mean he's… Well… Okay, I kinda like him, but I don't know if he would like me back… He's sort of… Suspicious." She explained, while I sighed. I knew she was too scared to ask him, so I decided to do the unthinking.

"Well, Princess of Justice, I bet if you don't give him a kiss, I might turn him into a toad." I lied, not knowing how to turn someone with rocky features into a toad. Luckily, Amelia bought it.

"Wha… What! If you turn Mister Zelgadis into a toad! I'll… I'll… I'll kiss him! Maybe before you turn him into a toad!"

I smiled, knowing my plan somehow work. "That's the spirit… Now, go kiss your true love!" I shouted, before pointing out the door. But what was out the door was… (Dun Dun DUNN!) The one and only Lina F.C. Inverse. (I'll give you 3 chances to figure out what F.C. Stand for…)

The ever-popular Sorceress looked at me and muttered, "…. Freak." Then, she turned to Amelia and turned excited. "Guess what! Not only have we got to eaten the best food ever, but we are all invited to the Fire Palace in Fire City! … Except for Filia, because she was afraid Xelloss might follow her…"

Amelia looked at Lina and yelled, "WHAT! Are you sure? I heard no one can get into the Fire City, much less the Fire palace!" The Sorceress smirked and started to explain.

"It's real easy. I and Gourry were given a chance to get someone from the mayor here! I said I can have it, and he gave me a piece of paper. When I read over it, it said that I and my party were invited to the Fire Palace! Isn't it great!"

"Yes! It is, Miss Lina!" said Amelia, having tears in her eyes. "Not only will we have a chance to see the Fire Palace, I will also make a treaty with this Country! Ever since my daddy got that message about a region with troubles, he decided to help their troubles! And I, Amelia Wil Tesla Seyrunn, will delivery the message to him!"

That's when I got out of bed and yelled, "TREATY! The bandits want war! And some people were expecting soldiers to save them!" I think I said too much because Lina and Amelia were looking at me weirdly.

"…. Right, Amelia… And weird person… Hey! I almost forgot! I found this place where they make Dragon's Cuisine… I'm going to eat there if they aren't out of meat and have to cook it…" said Lina, as she walked out of the room. Amelia followed after that, but she looked at me for a second or so.

"See ya later… Emma…" she said, before walking out of the room. I blinked because I had thought she only called people with "Mr." or "Miss". I sighed and landed on the bed, looking up at the ceiling as I closed my eyes.

A picture started to come to me in my abyss of dreams. It was that browned, spiked haired boy with blue eyes. Then, it slowly started to change.

The picture that came to me now was another person, this time, a lot older than the boy or me. He was a 20's or 30's man, with blonde hair, yellow eyes, and he was wearing white robes. He was looking me with, smiling a little bit.

Then, the dream got intense as the man started to feel pain. Or at least, that what I thought when he was crouching down. Then, golden wings spread out of his back and he started to grow claws. That's when he turned himself into a dragon. But not just any dragon, a golden dragon like Filia. Then, he started to fly off, as I quickly woke up.

'…. This is your path, Emma…' said someone from inside my mind. 'Now… Find the Claire Bible and you'll find him.' I looked up and around to see no one in the room. That's when I said to myself.

"Yea…. I'll come… But first, I got to get out of this place…"


Me-….. FINALLY! Even after lack of reviews, this is still coming along great! I hope I'll get some reviews this time… And sorry for making this chapter crappy…

Sam- /Holds up a sign that says, "Now please Read and Review"/