Chapter 3
The Bounty Hunter, Phoenix
"Oh Lord, what did Reignier do, he put a hole in the side of the Castle?" laughed Ace a little shocked.
"Ha Ha, looks like he won though." Laughed Mid.
"Hey speak of the Devil." said Ace. Reignier comes running full speed down the town road, not stopping to talk to Mid or Ace.
"Hey Reignier what's the hurry?" asked Ace. Reignier slides to a stop and runs back to Ace and Mid.
"Sorry didn't notice you there…" replied Reignier.
"Why were you in such a hurry?" asked Mid.
"Oh…..um…..yeah that's right, Ace the elder is looking for you." replied Reignier.
"Ok then…. Is that it?" said Ace.
"I also think Ms. Kori and Mr. Nagi found Miyu in the wood's after I sent her flying out into there…." said Reignier very quickly.
"Okay…well…I guess I'll go see the elder now…" replied Ace. As Ace begins to walk away, he realizes what Reignier said.
"What, Miyu!" Ace exclaims loudly.
"Yes, I think, that's where I'm heading to now" reply's Reignier "Go see the elder first then head to Mr. Kori's place. Oh and Midnight…you come with me"
"But I wanna see Miyu" yells Ace
"I'm well aware of that but we're not sure if that really is her" answers Reignier calmly.
"Okay, I guess, but I hope it is her" sighed Ace, giving into Reignier.
Reignier and Midnight begin down the road towards Ms Kori's home. Ace heads towards the elders.
"Elder?… are you here?" said Ace as he wanders through the house. "You wanted to see me?"
Meanwhile…outside town.
"So Yan only got half of the gem?" asked a soldier
"Yes but we have to get the other half" replied another soldier
"It's in the village … I bet Yin has it, that bitch!" swore Yan angrily This village is weak so there should be no problem in retrieving the other half back from her"
"Sir yes sir!" saluted the group of soldiers
Outside the ship in the woods, a hooded figure awaits patiently.
"Hm…I guess their planning to attack that village…guess I wont wait till they attack to swoop in, save the hopeless citizens from a hideous doom, thus earning a hero's reward…and get the bounty on those soldiers"
"Ace those swords that you carry, you know what they are, don't you?" asked the elder
"Yes, I do. The Hero's Edge is a blade that only a true hero can wield. The Fates Dagger is a blade that can control peoples destiny" replies Ace with pride.
"You are correct, about the Hero's Edge." says the elder "but the Fates Dagger is a fake!"
"What!" cries Ace with shock
"Yes, the Fates Dagger is really known as the Elements Key" explains the elder to Ace "It is to be used by the Hero to enter Elmentia to the east for a chance to obtain the Elements Guardian. This is what you must now do Ace. Go to Elmentia and go after the Elements Guardian"
"….and why do I need that?" asks Ace
"The Elements Guardian, Ace, is a sacred weapon meant to represent one of the guardians or generals of Earth. The being who obtains this blade shall become the new guardian of earth with the sword as their sacred weapon"
"…great more traditions" sighs Ace
"Precisely!" smiles the elder
"Well I guess I'll leave tomorrow" says Ace
"Very good, and bring some help with you. You know who I mean"
"Yea, I do"
"Oh and another thing. Give this to your sister when she wakes up" the elder says.
"Alright…I guess" replies Ace, confused
The elder hands Ace a fairly large katana in a blue sheath. The handle is a solid red with pink designs on it.
"Hey! This is the wooden sword I made for Miyu when we were little!" remembers Ace
"Yes, well we cant have her swinging around a fake sword now can we. So we gave it a blade and fixed it up a bit" smiles the elder, admiring his handy-work.
"Thank-you elder and good-bye" says Ace, stepping out of the elders house.
"Good luck Ace and good-bye"
"hmmm…so does this mean that it really it Miyu at Ms Kori's house?" Ace thought to himself as he walks to Ms Kori's, staring t Miyu's katana.
"Ms Kori, how is she doing?" asks Reignier in a panic
"She'll be fine young one, do not worry yourself to much" replies Ms Kori, trying to consol Reignier.
"Ha! You sound like you've loved her your whole life man!" laughs Midnight.
"Um…err…well" stammers Reignier as he tries to find and excuse to Midnights accusation.
"No way! Don't tell me you have all this time!" Midnight exclaims, staring at Reignier
"Well…yeah actually I have" replies a very embarrassed Reignier " So don't tell Ace, knowing how protective he is of Miyu he'll have me killed"
"Heh Heh Heh well alright" grins Midnight mischievously "Either way we don't even know if that really if Miyu in there"
"Still, I cant forget her face. It has to be her!"
"Yeah we all hope its her"
In the next room Yin begins to wake up
"Ugh…where am I?" mumbles Yin as she wakes up
Hearing the commotion from Yin's room Reignier and Midnight rejoice
"She's awake!" cheers Reignier and Midnight as they rush in to greet Miyu.
"…um do I know you?" asked Yin
"Miyu are you feeling alright?" asked Reignier
"Miyu? Who's Miyu? I'm Yin" said Yin bluntly
"Huh? Yin? If you don't mind me asking do you have a small pink locket?" asked Midnight
"…Yea I do have a locket…I cant open it though. But its blue with a red symbol. Not pink" said Yin
"Yin. Release your seal and return her memories!" said Midnight
The locket begins to glow brighter and brighter. The light then lifts off the locket, revealing that the locket is really pink. The light takes a form of a small fairy.
"Good work Yin… you may rest in peace" says Midnight
Coming back to her old self Miyu realizes who Midnight is.
"Oh my God! Midnight! Is that you!" exclaims Miyu
"Finally your back!" smiles Midnight
"God I remember everything now"
"So your alright?" asks Reignier
"Um… who are you?" retaliates Miyu
"um…my names Reignier, I'm Lead captain of the royal guard " smiled Reignier proudly
"Humph, I don't really like people who think their better then everyone else" says Miyu
"..Oh" mumbles Reignier
"No way!...you don't mean that cute little geek do you?" laughs Miyu
"Uh…yea that would be me" smiles an embarrassed Reignier
"Hey, where's Ace? I figured he'd be the first one here" said Miyu, looking around
"Oh well he had to go see the elder about something" answered Reignier "but he should be here soon"
At that moment the door to the house opened slowly. In walked Ace, slowly closing the door behind him.
'Speak of the devil!" laughed Midnight
"What did I miss?" asked Ace
"Whoa you look different!" exclaimed Miyu
"Huh?" wonders Ace
"It's me dumbass" laughs Miyu
"Miyu! I'm so glad to see you!" sobs Ace
"Awww is my big, not- so -strong brother crying?" giggles Miyu
"Hey! I'm just glad your safe!" defends Ace
"Right… so what did the elder want Ace?" asks Midnight
"Oh well I have to head to Elmentia to try and get the Elements Guardian. The Fates Da….I mean Elements Key isn't one of the hero's weapons." explains Ace "Also, I leave in the morning"
"Oh just great! I finally get back and you up and leave the next morning! What a caring brother humph!" rants Miyu
"Heh…well that's one of the burdens of being the owner of the Hero's Edge" Ace laughs uneasily
"Hold it! How did you steal the hero's edge?" asks Miyu
"Yeah…see I'm the chosen of the sw-." before he can finish Ace is cut off by gunfire in the distance.
"Hm…their back" sighs Miyu
"Why? They've got the Gem…what else do they want?" asks Reignier
"See they only have half of the Gem… I took the other half cuz I was mad at Yan." Miyu explains
Ace laughs. "This should be fun!"
Ace, Midnight, and Reignier burst out through the door. Miyu hops off the bed and follows them
"Hey! Wait for me!" yells Miyu
"Oh, Miyu this is yours!" yells Ace tossing Miyu back her katana.
"Wow! Its just like the one you gave me when we where smaller!" exclaims Miyu
"Yeah, now hurry up will you!"
The group runs to the center of town. \
"Okay I say we split up" says midnight "Me , ace and you will go this way. Reignier, you and Miyu go the other way"
"Sure I guess" replies Ace.
"Hmm…there's three guys, all of which look pretty strong" mumbles Phoenix to himself. "…they have a girl with them? Not bad looking either. Well I guess I should head into town and help save the day."
"Power Thrust!" shouts Ac e, stabbing the Elements Key hard into a soldier. Another soldier shoots at Ace but barely misses, skimming Ace's spiky green hair.
"Orel, spirit blade, Heavy Slash!" shouts Midnight, slashing his sword the soldier that shot t Ace, killing him.
"These guys are so weak, even still I hope Miyu is ok in her condition" says Ace
"Ace, I'm sure she'll be fine" replies Midnight
"Precision Slash!" shouts Miyu, slashing her sword perfectly through an attacking soldier, killing him.
"Cyclone Rush!" shouts Reignier, dashing at a distant soldier. Reignier spear impales the soldier. Killing him almost instantly. Another soldier makes his way from behind a house. He dashes at Miyu, knocking her down, once she's down the soldier draws his gun and aim's it at Miyu. As Reignier turns he sees Miyu on the ground, with the soldier pointing his gun at her. He dashes at the soldier.
"Dammit!" yells Reignier
A loud gunshot rings out though the town followed by Miyu's scream.
"that was Miyu!" yells Ace. He begins running in the direction of Miyu and Reignier.
"Hey! Wait for me!" yells Midnight, following Ace.
The soldier drops to the ground dead. Reignier stops and sees phoenix standing where the fallen soldier was.
"Who the hell are you?" asks Reignier.
Phoenix lowers his gun and takes a few steps foreword. He takes of is hat, revealing his short blonde hair hen puts his gun in its halter under his orange vest.
"My names Phoenix Crossfire…bounty hunter extraordinaire" he exclaims all high and mighty like.
"C'mon Midnight we gotta get to Miyu fast!" yells Ace to Midnight frantically "W ell I'm going as fast as I can!" replies Midnight, running all out.