The Court Case
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A/N: A lot happened last chapter, so it's best to really look over at what's going on. As of right now, in this chapter, it's after noon and there are nine days till court. Oh yeah, this probably won't be rated M although the beginning is really suggestive. It may be M later due to other things, though…maybe, I don't just want to make it M because it's cool. I want to make it "mature" if it comes to that point, and/or if there's too much cussing, which there is in this chapter, because it's very on edge. And anyway, I added this part during the story, well the M part anyway so anyway….Oshitm came to the Secluded Lands, and is talking to Seles, or doing something. And many people in Dilvin are going to get mad about the Sea of Light thing…Also, I think this may turn out to be longer than my previous novel, Sheena: Tales of Summoning, which was 20 chapters. I already have more words than it, anyway. And right now, the music I'm listening to, Moonlight Parade of Chrono Trigger, does not fit the scene so I'll recap on things that have happened. Now. Lapisa, Rubyi, and Crimsonia have wings. I didn't expect Rubyi to get them, but she's become a much bigger character than I thought. Sardnyox is also getting more words in the story, which is a surprise. I expected her to be much like Dialmond and Lapisa, but she's much more different. Like, not exactly what a person would call "cold" but just very serious and blunt when needed to be. Okay, Morning Sunlight (of the Chrono Trigger music) isn't fitting yet either, so I'll keep on going. Lapisa found out about a distant relative, Lapise Redjuwel. She's dead though, so don't worry about her as a new character. Also, Lanztblu, the blue-haired girl at the dojo isn't major, but you should keep her in mind because she may randomly appear, like in this chapter. Her character is hyper, more hyper and enthusiastic than Rubyi and Flaren. It's kind of strange I didn't make her the one with Emotion Overflow, but oh well. I'm glad one reviewer liked Lapisa, yay! Also, I'm wondering what you all think, even if you don't review, about one of the new characters, so those who aren't reviewing should tell me by a review. Like you could pick Crimsonia, or Flaren, or Singe, or someone. Even Embre, though she hasn't stood out yet…Okay, music that fit the scene appeared. Onto the writing.
…Was that too long of an A/N?
Chapter 15: A Journey's Burdens
"You didn't think you could just leave me behind, did you!" Oshitm yelled as the crouching Seles. HE had almost hit her, but she dodged, accidentally throwing herself into a wall. His normally calm demeanor was definitely not present. Seles found no way to escape, wondering what the man would do to her. He began to yell again.
"You though you could help little old Lapisa out, did you! You know of the Sea of Light and how to cross! The bridge to the coast will only appear for those of Martel's Blessings! It is gone now!"
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Seles cried, trying to escape. Shoving the limber man aside, she went to the door. Catching her and putting her against another wall.
"Don't even think of escaping, girl! You will help me, and you will tell me what is going on! I will get more power!"
"Seles looked at him, her eyes wide with fear. He made her face be level to him. At this moment, Rubyi walked in, so the man turned the awkward position to a kiss in a matter of seconds.
"Waugh!" the red haired woman screamed, "Whaddya doin'!"
"Can't a lover kiss his woman?" Oshitm questioned with a crappy lie. He elbowed Seles in the rib, "Isn't that right?"
"Oh, yes." Seles found her hands on Oshitm's neck, "We love each other! Yeah!"
"Well, I just came in to get some water. All the people of Dilvin are being pissy, and we haven't even showed them our wings yet…you'd think they'd understand Lapisa's plight…but oh well. Politics these days…"
Rubyi went for the kitchen and Seles tried to make a distraction. Knocking over a frame off the wall, the pink haired demoness began to stomp on the ground.
"Everything alright in there?'
"Yes!" Oshitm answered, then facing Seles he whispered, "What do you think you're doing? I won't let you blow my cover!"
"And I…" Seles began to yell, "Won't let you torture me!" Punching her target in the face, she missed. Oshitm took control of the gravity around her and held her in a position.
"What are you sayin'!" Rubyi asked from the other room.
"Politics!" Oshitm answered.
"Oh, okay…"
Seles was unable to speak. As Rubyi left the house, she tried to call for help, but the girl just drank her water. She the girl shut the door, Oshitm charged into another room with the pink haired girl.
"Don't know anything, my ass! Wings? What is that about I knew Lapisa had the Hymn of Heaven, but Rubyi has Divine Light! You're hiding a horde of things from me!"
"I don't know what you're talking about!"
Oshitm shoved the girl on a bed, "You really do not want to lie to me…or you'll regret it."
Pushing himself onto the bed he began to get near Seles suggestively. Almost licking her, he gave her a mean stare. She began to cry. Flaren randomly bust in, swearing up a storm.
"Little old ass! Why don't you screw yourself! She slammed the door to the house, Oshitm pausing. Flaren continued, "Let's get all elderly about it. You should respect them, but just because they're older doesn't mean they're always right! I was there! I would know! What the hell! Shit on him! Ass!"
Bursting into the room the two were in, her audacity stopped for a bit. Oshitm was almost climbing over Seles, who was throwing a fit and pushing him off.
"What the--"
"Flaren! No! Look out!" Seles yelled as Oshitm sent a fireball in the girl's direction.
"You ass! What are you doing to her!" Flaren screamed as she slashed through the burning thing. She continued, "Get off of her and leave! I'm not in a good mood, and you don't want to mess with me!"
Stabbing Revedufeu into the bed, she kicked Oshitm square in the mouth, "In my room, too! What the hell! Well…my new room anyway! What the hell!"
Using the same technique as before, Oshitm began to hold Flaren's body in place, "Were you there? At the Sea of Light, oh girl that's not in a good mood?"
"What?" Flaren asked in shock, "How do you know about…"
"More than you think. Where is Lapisa?"
"What?"
"Where is she!"
"She's…I will never tell you!"
"Then do you want to suffer, as well?"
"You bastard…" she mumbled, "We of the Secluded Lands…do not take lightly to this! Now, just to let you know, I will tell you where she is…"
"Oh, really…?" the grip began to loosen.
"Yes, she's…" Flaren began holding in breath. All of a sudden she screamed, blasting her rapier through the roof. Flaren suddenly began to scream before her voice could be drowned out. It was a very high note, and Sheena, Crimsonia, Embre, and Singe burst into the room. Crimsonia immediately acted and sent Oshitm outside using some of her new angelic power. Her wings fully shown, and attention being drawn, people began to stare. Emotion Overflow began.
"Do not just stand there like a bunch of idiots! Aid me in defeating this person who dares to defy my friend!"
The fencer was very pissed off. Something…something like that was unforgivable. Probably scarring poor Embre, who was just beginning to mature, and humiliating Seles, not to mention hurting a few people along the way! Crimsonia held out Gilmia and began to stab. Lapisa joined and began to fight as well. Rubyi also soon came over, followed by her sisters and the LaHearts. Singe was on one of the spare horses in an instant, yelling all sorts of commands and screaming. The elders of Dilvin also began to react, casting a binding spell. Embre was still in the room, her other siblings out fighting. Seeing something like that was very…disturbing. Seles was crying in her room, Raise trying to calm her down. Sheena was also quite mad, even if Seles was trying to get her executed, a crime like that should happen to nobody. Lapisa began to sing a hymn.
"Stars give me light, give me hope…give me the life to go on…for all those scarred in ways more than one…let me heal their wounds…Bind my enemy!"
Oshitm suddenly found himself bound to the floor. Lapisa came up to him, in a fit of rage. Holding one sword to his neck, she said, "If you ever--ever!-- come here again or near Mistress Seles, I swear I will kill you. I will not stop until you are dead and make sure you are expelled from this world. By Martel, I swear it!" Expelling him from the Lands of Seclusion, se kneeled down. Blood trickled down her arm, and from her neck. Coughing a bit, the girl kept a smile on. Looking at Seles through a window, she seemed at peace. Raise had indeed done her job; Embre and the pink haired demoness were calm and talking about it.
Crimsonia herself began to cry. Running to Lapisa, she started to speak in small fits.
"Why is it…that after every time your power is used, you suffer! I used mine as well, but you are the one hurt! I am so…so stupid! What will I do with myself!"
The fencer ran off somewhere to cry. It happened to be the dojo she worked at, the Storming Flower.
Lapisa tried to stop her, but was in too weak of shape to do anything. Rubyi also cried and ran to her Mistress. Ashamed of herself in the deepest ways, the Swift Red Dagger regretted how she hadn't helped at all. Scorch was holding onto Saphfyre; apparently Oshitm hadn't stopped casting spells if he could. A pole was in Scorch's chest, and another part was near his heart. Holding his now-cracked axe at his side he began to cough up blood. A bow Oshitm had used in the heat of it all struck the huge weapon, and the impact was very large. Saphfyre was shaking; if not for Scorch, she would've been dead.
"Why?" the leader of the Redjewels cried, "Why did you do it! You idiot! You could have died! You…" Falling into his chest, Saphfyre buried herself in to Scorch's body. Not caring about the blood flowing beside her, she cried.
"I couldn't let a woman get hurt, now could I?" was Scorch's jackass of a reply. Even through all of this, he kept a smile on his face. But inside, he was full of regret. He hadn't protected Seles, who was probably hurt in many more ways than one. For a moment, Sheena though she saw Zelos replace Scorch's body, but she shook her head and tried to keep focus. Unable to move his arms, Scorch fell over from Saphfyre's impact. She kept crying, why had feelings built up for this person? Sure, she had talked to him…a lot…and she revealed some things she hadn't shared with others…but still, why did she love him? Clutching onto him, Saphfyre refused to move as an elder tried to help heal. Turning in the direction of Flaren, he began to speak.
"We'll talk of things later, but do you see what you have done to this land? Flaren, you let these foreigners cross the Sea of Light! One of its storms could have easily swept way our town!…We'll be voting on your family's banishment tomorrow."
"Banishment!" Flaren yelled as the wounded were dragged away. This left Sheena, Flaren, Embre, Emereld, Sardnyox, Dialmond, Singe, and Seles. Rubyi went to go help the other doctors, and Saphfyre desperately wanted to be with Scorch.
"What happened?" Emereld asked Seles, who refused to answer. Trying again, Emereld asked, "Please, you have to tell us, or else Oshitm will just come back!" Still no answer.
"Look." Sardnyox stated bluntly, "I know this happened, but forgetting is even worse a crime! And that is what you're trying to do Seles, I know it! Now tell me!"
"There is no reason to be so rough!" Raise argued.
"Well maybe if I knew what was going on--"
"Did your parents not teach you respect!"
"Go buy yourself another carriage, lady!" Sardnyox kicked some dirt into Raise's face and left.
"Raise, that wasn't very…" Flaren started.
"So she must yell to get an answer out of her!"
"I didn't mean that! Sardnyox's is just naturally like that!"
"Oh ho, so I protect you and you turn against me!"
"NO! What is wrong with you!"
"Me! Why do you not ask yourself that!"
"Screw you!" Flaren shouted, leaving.
It seemed Raise, the one who usually calmed things down, was now spicing everything up. It was quite annoying, and Dialmond went up to Raise. Being the peacemaker and the one to be blunt this time around, the silver-haired fencer put her hands on Raise's shoulders.
"I know that this occurrence has been no small things. I truly know that. But that doe not let you have an excuse to be an ass. I know it is blunt, but there is no way to cover it up or use what you are being in pretty words. I honestly thought we would get along, but if you are going to insult my friends, and my family, you are insulting me. And there are things in this world I will not stand for--this occurrence and insults are two f them. Now stop acting like a child."
Raise swung her staff out and pointed it at Dialmond's neck.
"Do it. And you will live with yet another thing I will hate you for."
The Mistress of Skies put down her staff. Crying, she yelled, "Why are your words so harsh a blow! I should not be effected by things such as this!"
"That may be because we…are sort of alike." Dialmond responded, beginning to leave, "I am going to find Flaren and Rubyi, before they--like you--do something they regret."
Raise sat there for a while, and began to apologize to everyone, even to the far-off Dialmond. The silver-haired fencer continued to search as the student of the Storming Flower, Lanztblu, came up to the remainder of girls.
"That man…" she began, her sword completely red, "I saw him. I was riding around and on a visit to Redsia, I saw him. Immediately, I stabbed him. I gave him what was good for. And he…almost killed me. I need to tell you something though, now. You all seem to be strong and I can't find Crimsonia anywhere. Please, when you leave, don't all leave at once. Or else, he'll come and…and…"
It wasn't very often to see a hyperactive girl crying. Clasping onto Sheena, she started up again. Blood she was hiding began to flow freely. Lanztblu had fainted. Raise immediately picked the girl up and began to teleport to the hospital, filled with regret of her outburst. East Tahjra and the Secluded Lands were usually so peaceful, things like this were not destined to happen. The girls began to speak of everything that happened, Sheena cooking. Universa came back and informed the girls of the hospital, telling that mostly everybody was okay. Crimsonia also reentered the household, not saying anything and heading up to her room. Sola followed. Seles and Embre kept to themselves and only spoke with each other. Both kept apologizing, thinking it was their fault. Seles felt ashamed for hiring Oshitm in the first place--she was just so desperate and needed a strong force, of whom she could not see out of her own stupidity. Her maids, the Redjewels were not bad at fighting, at all. Embre felt bad because she saw the whole thing, and because of it, she thought badly of herself. So, fate brought them things they could not change. But, the important thing was that the future was earnest enough to give them the time to act. Sheena, done eating went up to Crimsonia to consult with things. Lanztblu also came back, hyper as ever, and went to go cheer her friend up. Flaren came back to the house but immediately left. And when Sardnyox came home, she broke up in tears in front of the door way. Singe went to her room and began to write more.
I feel so bad.
During the whole conversation, I didn't say anything. At all.
What was I supposed to do? It reminded me so much of my beginner days in the Guard, I was shocked to remember how much it affected me…
I lost myself. Of what was important. I didn't help at all.
When Flaren first came in, I would have thought her drunk. She had an attitude that was completely different from what I usually had seen in her.
They…my family…they've grown up without me. Their time had flowed smoothly, while mine has been lost. But not all of it was for naught; I found love, and had a child.
I will help now. It's my duty do as the eldest of the LaHearts.
So we must move on, and time must flow with us.
A/N: Decided to end with another of Singe's writings. Okay, let's get some things clear. I definitely did not mean for that to become that graphic. But they didn't do anything, so it's still T, though now very mild. And you shouldn't complain. Oshitm is insane, for the most part. So really don't complain, but I didn't write that for some stupid mature effect on the audience. I had to emphasize something, and how asinine Oshitm truly is. Cope with that. Also, something this big will definitely effect the relationships in chapters to come. And here's more of the character list.
Character List
Part 2
Scorch LaHeart: Resembling Zelos in some ways, he can be an ass but is a good friend to have. He is somewhat of a womanizer, but when something bad happens to a woman he will fight for her. Scorch has somewhat of an affection for Saphfyre of the Redjewels, but the leader of the maids doesn't know how to deal with him and love that much, so she isn't entirely sure she loves him yet. Scorch fights with an axe, and his form of weapon transportation is just riding on his axe. He owns his own dungeon, the Flame's Spark, and can be a good friend.
Saphfyre Redjewel: She has a lot going on and is crucial to the foundation and cooperation of the family. Much like Singe, Saphfyre can be bossy but her commands help people get through what they need. She actually used to be a…she did what she needed to for her family, lotsa odd jobs. She's the oldest of the Redjewels and fights with a scythe. She's also the one to defend against Seles' rants. She's pretty important when her roles come in, and sticks her nose in business that is hers.
Rubyi Redjewel: What the hell, she stuck out so much more than I thought she would. I was originally going to make her a thief, with the knife and all, but it didn't work. Thanks to some changing (and a lot of playing Trauma Center: Under the Knife) Rubyi became a doctor. That was all I planned for her, until the whole thing about Martel's Blessings came in. So, in short, she became a helluva lot more importance to the story. She's not skilled with curing magic, but she is very good at surgery, this defiantly isn't the last you'll see of her.
Emereld Redjewel: Not much is known about this shy girl except she uses karate to fight (her own style, Brace of the Feet) and she's pretty smart. Emereld's importance was lowered in the story because I can't fit her in enough places. She's also a quite good cook, so a resemblance to Raine isn't very good at that point. Emereld is also green-haired, and has a good opinion on things, and is pretty skilled at politics. When her sisters fight, she may be in with the toughest, or outside the could of dust and flailing bodies quietly reading a book. This probably won't be the last you see of her, either.
Topazen Redjewel: Originally based on a lot of Dialmond's character, Topazen quickly made herself into what she is today. A sort of tomboy who can kick ten kinds of ass. She is based on pride a lot, and will do anything for her family. She also knows when to thank and be polite, especially when people are nice to her. She can seem sort of arrogant and silent at times, but it's who she is. Her importance stayed the same in they story, although I thought it slightly lower, thinking she'd be training with Lapisa and all them instead of reading with her sister Emereld, the one who she sees most. It goes to show that not what you see is what you get.
Sardnyox Redjewel: Based more on Topazen, Sardnyox was a lot more colder than I depicted her, although cold isn't the word. I think her to resemble Kratos somewhat. She fights with a lance, which is still awkward, and none of her moves have been shown yet. Suspicious! She will probably have a bigger role in the story later. She hardly shows up at all in the story and has no dialogue, but when she does speak it is usually to make peace or bring up points people have not seen. She can be very blunt, but it is just how she is. Why do so many of the maids resemble Raine! With the bluntness, I mean…although, Sardnyox isn't pessimistic.
Dialmond Redjewel: She was supposed to be the Lapisa of the story, but her part bean to change more often. Dialmond usually is with Lapisa, and trains a lot. At first, she was to be better than everyone, but that got changed too. That's not to say she can't fight at all. I enjoy watching her blow off her moves and add humor when she doesn't know it. She appeared a lot less than I thought, but that was so others could make it in. I don't really know what's going to happen to her, with her attitude, she has many things in store. Dialmond is very loyal and will usually not betray the trust of people. She's the kind of person who'd die to let another live and not think twice.
Lapisa Redjewel: At first, she was just like Dialmond, a girl with extraordinary fighting skills. But Lapisa became a much more beautiful, outspoken and serene girl, revealing her Hymn of Heaven powers. She wields dual swords. She has a nice slim body and silver hair to go along with it. Her dual swords have been powered up, and she now has wings, with silver edges. Lapisa's importance grew throughout the story, and now she is crucial to the plot. Lapisa's song causes strain on her body, and it may end up killing her. But she is definitely the type to live life to the fullest.
A/N: Tell me about your favorite Redjewel too, oh and this chapter.