CHAPTER 5 – Two Days in the wrong direction
Hajime awoke to a bright light. "Am I dead?" he asked.
A strange voice was heard, "Close…lucky for you we have Mages patrolling the area."
Hajime sat up to see a small Mithra nurse smiling. "There…you look much better after a few Cure spells". Hajime looked around, noticing he was in some kind of infirmary with the sun shining brightly through the large window opposite him.
"What happened?" he asked. "You ran into a Malboro, you have some slight poisoning but you didn't sustain much damage, a red mage happened to see you and made short work of the beast… they are horrible creatures they really are…I once..."
"Where am I?" he interrupted. The nurse sat upright. "Well…Your in Jeuno."
"JEUNO! No I can't be…I have to get to Selbina!" he shouted.
"Selbina! My dear boy, you're not going anywhere…for now anyway…don't you worry, we'll have you fixed before you can say Rolanberries"
"Rolanberries" he sighed before falling back to sleep.
It was several hours before Hajime had awoken from his deep sleep, after all he needed it, he hadn't slept in hours. This time the infirmary was empty other than one nurse had scurried over to him.
"Well, seems you're well enough to leave now, on with ya now, on with ya"
"Thank you kindly madam" said Hajime as he left the infirmary. He walked out to find himself in a most tranquil place; he was in the Ru'Lude Gardens. He slowly walked up the stairs as the sun shined brightly off the angelically white walls, it was almost blinding. He carried on walking towards what looked like a statue of two people brandishing swords in the sky; he paused and stared at the statue.
"The Hume and the Mithra", Hajime turned round to see a very tall man…it was an Elf. "A memorial of the Battle of Jeuno, proving that even in the most hopeless moments…love can find away" explained the Elf. "these two people were the last surviving people in the city before the forces of San d'oria took back the overridden city. It's a memorial of everyone here who lost their lives on that tragic day."
Hajime looked in fascination at the statue of the hume and the mithra and thought of Cassie back in Bastok. He should have been in Selbina now, yet he has ended up further away from San d'oria than where he started from. "The hume and the mithra…Sir" he said as the Elf turned back before disappearing down the stairs, "Is their hope for Vanadiel?" he asked. The Elf looked in disbelief at what he had heard and walked towards Hajime. "My young sir, as long as there is love…there will always be hope" said the Elf as he motioned towards the statue. "Good day to you", he said and with that, the Elf disappeared down the white staircase.
Jeuno was bustling again, the events of five years ago had not seemed to affect the survivors, and Jeuno was back on track.
The next day, Hajime awoke once again to blazing sunlight but knew this time he was clearly alive, he felt alive. He decided to go to Qufim island to level up because he had that Qufim was a perfect place to level up for a level 17 white mage. He joined other groups of people desperate for a white mage to help them out. Here he levelled up until he reached level 21. It was 3 days before he decided he decided to continue his quest…and the fact Gigas giants kept throwing rocks at him didn't make things easier.
There was one advantage to his presence here though; he was liable to ride a chocobo. Before even thinking about it, he conducted all the necessary paperwork and actions and eventually got his large chicken like transport. His journey time would be cut in half.