The Court Case
Disclaimer: I don't own ToS, yet! Ahahahahaha!…Ahem.
A/N: Well. A lot of stuff happened then, didn't it? And stupid Cali Flion is still going to cause trouble, because she's annoying. There are too many characters in here, I think. Oh well, they all have a purpose. And now, I think Lloyd has overstayed his welcome. Dialmond is still very mad and it is morning, so there are now five days left. It's really starting to get right down to it. Hm…
Chapter 23: Emotions Flowing Freely
I find myself once again, looking at the seemingly endless sky.
I'm wondering…will I find the end when I'm with my love?
Or will I still have to keep going?
People usually have more pain than happiness in their lives now, but they still live. It's amazing.
I want to live as well.
But how far can I go on without my love?
They say you can't die of a broken heart, but this heart, my heart…
It needs to be with that person.
Even if for only a brief moment, I want to be reunited, to just be in that person's embrace.
I love them…do they feel the same way?
I need to know.
Singe LaHeart
Requiem of Love
Part III
Singe looked up, tears in her eyes. She missed her love, Pietro. How long had it been since she had seen him, or her child? She knew he wasn't the kind of man to cheat, but they were both in busy schedules; Singe felt guilty when she had free time and couldn't see him. A noise and then a Lloyd flying out the door took the general out of her thoughts.
"You do not know how you feel, still!" Dialmond yelled, hitting him again, tears in her eyes. She continued, "Sheena is fine, and you have overstayed your welcome! Leave!"
Lloyd had a look of hurt on his face, and Dialmond had tears flowing freely down her face. Lloyd closed his eyes and teleported back to his land. Dialmond then yelled, "YOU have issues? YOU? Well, la de da, and I do not care! Idiot!" She slammed the door and headed into her room. By now, everyone knew well enough not to disturb the girl, who was in the worst mood she could be in. She hated for being so mad, and she did want to escape the mood. By why did Lloyd have to get drunk? It didn't mean anything. He was playing with her. She was mad at him for doing so. And he said he wasn't sure how he felt, the numbskull! How could he not know how he felt? Dialmond decided she really was mad at the feeling of love, all it did was make her do horrible things and hurt her. How could she find happiness?
Sheena was a bit disappointed she couldn't talk to Lloyd, but she got over this quickly. Tension was starting to rise, as the trial was only five days away and everyone had to leave in three. Flaren came up to the female ninja.
"I need to talk to you." the girl looked at the ground.
"Yeah?" Sheena asked, curious.
"If that man, Oshitm, comes back, we have no defense good enough here to hold him back. And I'm sure Crimsonia or Rubyi aren't skilled enough to put up a barrier to expel him or something like that."
"I know…"
"I think…we need some people to stay here. I don't want Goldes going through the same thing Dilvin did. We need to stop Oshitm at all--"
Flaren was cut off by an overly happy Crimsonia, "Oshitm is gone!"
"Wha?" the other two girls were in shock.
"It is said that Raine Sage put a binding spell on him. I am not sure how long it will last, but it is good enough!"
"Yes!" Flaren screamed, but then looked disappointed. Crimsonia noticed this and pondered why.
"Is something wrong, Flaren?"
"No, it's nothing. But…what am I going to do when Cresenta leaves?"
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that…" Sheena muttered.
"I know he can't stay here, but I want to be with him. If I'm not…I don't know what I'll do." Flaren looked at the ground, "I can't just leave here…what do I do?"
"I do not know." Crimsonia looked below her as well.
"We must find a way…I don't want everyone to fall because of me…"
"Whaddya mean?" Sheena asked.
"I didn't tell you? When Scorch lost the one he loved…he went through…"
"We won't let that happen." Crimsonia said, standing up suddenly. Sheena was surprised by Crimsonia's use of words; they had an apostrophe in them! The fencer continued, "I know what you all went through. And I won't let it happen. Ever, EVER again."
"Crimsonia…" Flaren muttered.
"Sheena." the fencer turned to her friend, "We're going to bring Flaren and her family with us. Please…"
"Okay. I understand." Sheena nodded.
"We've lived in the same house long enough. Goldes won't mind if we leave it for a while. Also, I think Seles will let us live with her. I know it sounds stupid, but…"
"Crimsonia. You're very brave to do this. If you talk to Seles, I'm sure she'll understand." Sheena put out one hand, "I have problems, too, but I don't want them getting in the way of other people's lives."
"Oh, Sheena!" Crimsonia hugged the female ninja, who was a bit surprised. Flaren also contributed in the embrace, very happy for her luck. Cresenta, who was watching this scene, thanked Martel in a silent prayer. Astra also overheard this, but continued to eat her toast outside in a tree, where she read Singe's old dairy, which had some pages marked, "Personal" so the Mistress of Stars knew not to read them. Easily, the woman could have read them anyway, but she was far more polite than that, so she didn't. Singe was an amazing writer. Astra sighed, and then that memory came back. Standing in a field of lilacs, watching the worlds of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla orbit each other. When was that, and how long ago? It was a pleasant memory, so far away…that was when Astra was a child. It was true, Summon Spirits, like half-elfs, aged. But they would reach one form and still age, but appear the same to everyone else. Astra let a tear slide off of her face; Efil was a great person. He changed forms a lot, but they all attracted her. But, Efil loved Raise, and not her. She was shunned from love, and when she though of this, the Mistress of Stars went to go comfort Dialmond.
Scorch was now at the weapon shop again, selling swords and such with Saphfyre and that strange old man, Raphel. It was then a disturbance came up. Cali Flion.
"What do you want?" Saphfyre said angrily.
"A proposal." Cali laid out a letter on the counter.
"What?"
"We're going to fight for Scorch."
"I think I have the right--" Scorch started, but Saphfyre cut him off.
"You're on, Cali! Scorch loves me more anyway!"
"The contents of that letter say were to meet me and when. It will be your last day here, anyway."
Saphfyre got mad and threw a rock at Cali's head. It hit, but the girl kept walking. The leader fo the Redjewels rolled her eyes then looked at Scorch.
"I'll win for you, Scorch. I can kick ten kinds of--"
Scorch shushed her and kissed her again, "I know. You'll win."
Saphfyre blushed and lightly pushed him off, "We have weapons to sell! Come on!"
Scorch smiled and waited for the next customer. Saphfyre kept her happiness on as well, not doubting herself whether she could beat Cali or not. If it was for Scorch, she could do anything.
Raise laughed as Universa threw Embre up in the air and caught her. The girl protested, as she was fourteen, but she did enjoy the attention. She kind of wished she had a book to read, it would be relaxing. Universa set her down.
"I am sorry, is it mean of me to do this?"
"Huh? What? No." Embre disagreed.
"That is nice to hear." Raise sighed, "You are young, but you are the one, besides Sheena, that spends the most time with us."
Universa blushed at the name, a small fact seen by Embre but not by Raise. The young LaHeart decided to ignore it, and spoke.
"You guys…are kind of like my parents, I guess."
"You truly think so?" Raise questioned.
"Yeah! I'd be sad if I lost you! But it's not like I'll call you Mom or Dad or anything. I like it the way we are now."
"That's good to hear."
Emereld smiled at the three form inside. She turned back to her engrossing book of law, which Seles was making her study. Don't be nervous, say what is right, don't talk back…that she knew, but other things were just--
Her thoughts were cut off by a Sardnyox rushing in, "I can't believe it!"
"What is it?" Emereld asked, full of curiosity.
"They're trying to kick some half-elfs out of town, and they didn't even do anything. They said some Professor helped a bit, but they're trying to banish them."
Emereld suck a piece of paper in her book and stood up, "Sardnyox, wait here. I'm going to make a speech."
Emereld rushed to her room and began to write down quickly. Singe was good at literature, but when Emereld was involved with politics, nobody could stop her. Sardnyox smiled and took her seat, skipping a few pages of where Emereld was and secretly beginning from her spot in the book. It was very addicting to read, to Sardnyox, it was like punching some in the face for justice, but with words!
Lapisa took out a few monsters in the forest, where she saw some trees sliced down. Lapisa smiled, she knew this was the work of Dialmond. Lloyd had left, and so the girl was calming down. Lapisa sat down and prayed for everything to be alright. Hours passed as the girl traveled through the forest, not quite lost, but not quite knowing the right way. It was about noon and the girl turned around at a sudden noise. Fifty wolf-like monsters, much like the one Dialmond had faced, were approaching the girl. Lapisa knew she was outnumbered, surrounded by all sides. Which is why she took out her wings and flew off. The monsters left the area, but kept the scent. Lapisa flew back to her house, slightly worried. She wasn't scared or anything, but those didn't seem like ordinary monsters…
Although Flaren knew that this was definitely not the time to talk to Dialmond, she thought she should. Well, not actually talk about Lloyd with her, but at least…
Flaren knocked on the door, "Dialmond, this letter came for you. I think it's from that Lloyd guy…sorry to bother you." Flaren slid the letter under the door and went to go eat something.
Dialmond retrieved the letter from the crevice and opened the envelope. She thanked Martel no one else had opened it; Lloyd's way of wording things was…strange. The girl opened the letter and read to herself.
Dialmond,
You made me leave. I'm really sorry, but I guess that won't cover it. But I really am going through a lot of stuff right now. My dad came back from a place that's very far away, and I didn't know how to deal with that. And, Colette is getting mad at me fort things I should be doing, or aren't doing well enough. That's what she says. I don't want to live anymore…that's what it feels like. I feel so depressed, and when I saw you, an old friend, I was happy…you didn't ell, or scream, or get mad at me…and then you did. I felt horrible, just horrible. I was thinking about you before anyways, and I didn't think I'd run into you again…that's another thing. And, I know that there are still Exspheres out there, ones that I need to destroy. And my mom's life is in the one I hold…I don't know what I should do. Dialmond…I'm really sorry for what I did. But, when I saw an escape from all the things haunting me…I used it. Alcohol. Wine. Anything for that relief. And then I told you how I felt…I still don't know what to do. I'm really sorry, Dialmond. I'm really sorry.
Love, Lloyd
Dialmond removed her thumb from part of the letter. It had a water stain on it. Although, it was just a drop, so Dialmond knew what it was. A tear. She now felt horrible for all the things she had done. She had shunned Lloyd away from her, the exact opposite of what she was trying to do. She had pushed, and he didn't resist. Something was wrong with him. Something She needed to find out.
The girl walked down the stairs. Emereld asked, "Where are you going?"
"Out for a walk, a long walk. I may not be back for a couple of days."
"What?"
"I have to do something. I was foolish, and I need to forgive. I need to apologize, not hold back…"
"Dialmond?"
"I must leave, Emereld. Do not try to stop me."
Dialmond went out the door. She took out her blade and began to slash. She was glad she trained in her spare time; weapon riding was a hard art to master. Thrusting the sword diagonally downward, the girl rode off. Emereld yelled after her, but Dialmond was gone. She needed to see Lloyd. The man she loved. When she was leaving, she realized something. Lloyd had written the word "Love" on the letter. Did he mean it, or was it a slip of the tongue, or hand, in this manner? The girl questioned this as she rode off.
Emereld had finished her speech. It was time to go out and tell everyone why they were wrong. As she left, the cool and calm Sardnyox heard a growl outside. Then a scream. A wolf monster had sprung upon Emereld, who neatly kicked it in the face. Sardnyox rushed outside, going to help her sister. Raise was fighting off a few, and Universa was next to her. Embre got mad and threw a book at one, hitting it square in the middle of its eyes. It fell over, and the girl laughed. That was until one pounced upon her. Raise then kicked it upwards and strangled it with some sky magic. The air began to suffocate the enemy, a warning that nobody should get a Raise mad. The thing broke up into pieces and Raise scowled at them as they vanished. Embre was right, Raise was a sort of mother to her. And Universa was the father, in a way. Two who protected their child. Embre smiled, but began to worry as the odds got worse. Sheena, Crimsonia, and Flaren were huddled in a corner, starting to take damage. Seles was now also out in the fray, accompanied by Saphfyre and Scorch. Rubyi jumped in as well, but many people were falling to the huge amount of the animals. Embre got mad at this, especially when Universa was thrown off guard. Taking no time at all, she released a spell.
"You're all going to hell! Riptide!" Embre focused immense power to her hands. A massive colorful beam blasted through the swarms of wolves. It swung every which way and slaughtered every enemy that got in its way. The beam then split into man smaller beams, finishing off the monsters. Everyone gave a shocked look over at Embre, the girl who didn't like to be trifled with. Embre did a victory pose and flashed the peace symbol. Lapisa emerged from the forest.
"They will be back. We must be prepared."
"As in?" Rubyi asked.
"Some of us should begin to train, others should keep watch on the forest. I want us to buy supplies for this house, because they seem ruthless. They may know magic, but I am sure Goldes has material to block some. We need to purchase things to stabilize the house even more than it is.
"Like building cannons on the house?" Rubyi asked.
"If need be." Lapisa replied seriously.
"I was being sarcastic…" Rubyi sighed.
Sometime later, Scorch watched Saphfyre as she seemed to dance as she trained. He was assigned to build o to the house, but that didn't mean he couldn't watch her. She smiled at him as she traded blows with Universa. Raise and Sheena were assigned to buy things, so Universa was slightly disappointed. Lapisa was supervising everything, being very commanding. Singe said that the girl was being more general-like than her, and Lapisa replied to this with making Singe keep watch to the forest. Rubyi watched as Emereld left for her speech, and Sardnyox joined Singe in guarding the house. Flaren was selling things, and she made a sudden noise of anger. Cresenta said something to calm her down, and a prickly feeling suddenly came onto Scorch's shoulder. He turned around and saw…
"So? You can just choose me and that girl won't have to lose." Cali Flion swung her sword around elegantly.
"You won't hurt her." Scorch suddenly said.
"You're right. I my kill her. After all, I know magic. I could easily cast something on her and she'd be gone like that."
"You wouldn't…"
"I wouldn't if you gave me a favor."
"What do you mean?"
Cali whispered something in his ear, and Scorch then cleared his throat. Anyone who was in hearing range couldn't tell what Cali said, but form Scorch's look they would have a pretty good guess. Saphfyre didn't notice as the two kept talking.
"I told you before, I'm not doing that."
"It's a shame…but you'll turn to me when she'd dead."
"If you kill her Cali, I swear…"
"What? Are you still not a man? You aren't good enough for me. Ugh. What are you going to do, Scorch? Write a complaint letter? Because I can easily get a pen and some paper."
Scorch then lifted the girl up by the throat, "If you dare even TOUCH Saphfyre, I will kill you. I will hunt you down, and make you feel the pain you've caused. I know you won't stop that fight, Cali, but I will kill you if you do anything to Saphfyre. Got it?" He tightened the grip a little, "I'm not one to hurt women. This grab is enough to threaten but not hurt. You will leave, and when you lose to Saphfyre, you will never see me again. Understood?"
Scorch put her down and the girl left. HE received some strange looks from the poepl around him, and they were ignored. Flaren looked worried and Saphfyre looked even more scared. That wasn't like Scorch…
A/N: Wow, a bit of Scorch OOC. Well, stupid Cali Flion doesn't need to be here. And she won't be coming back. She's really annoying to work with, trying to get Scorch whenever she can. Well, he shouldn't give into her. Really. I think I have to up the rating on this. It's getting a bit violent. Mm, maybe.
Embre: I really showed my stuff in this chapter. Could it be that my importance is increasing?
TimesHalt: No, you're just there.
Embre: Slaps
TimesHalt: It might mean that. But Embre isn't going to get really important. Back to the A/N…
A/N: Embre really is sort of a child to Universa and Raise. The Universe Summon Spirit's feeling for Sheena seem to be getting a little more attention, but I'm sure Universa will settle them. He better, or I'll be mad. And Cali better leave soon. She's annoying me.
Cali: I think I should just be able to have Scorch to myself and--
Saphfyre: Removes
A/N: And finally, we end this A/N and tell the people there are five days left. Okay, read on. That is starting to become something I say a lot to fill space. Oh well.