Chapter 6
Hurricane's Dread
Jan and the crew sailed off to the Eastern Kingdom. Little did they know that a turn in the waves causes great chaos.
"Riese.. you've been moaning ever since we started sailing." said Aeneas.
"The ship is rocking back and forth so much it's making my stomach sick.." she said in a sick manner.
"Deal with it." said Abelia, "It's not worth anything to be sick over."
Abelia noticed Jan looking at the sea. She walked forward to see what is on his mind.
"You seem focused on the ocean, Jan." said Abelia.
"This place.. I think I've seen it." Jan said in a serious manner.
"What do you mean?"
"I've been told stories from my father about his father, Kai."
"Your grandfather?"
"He's been searching for someone."
"Who?"
"This strange pirate that has the shows the aura of phantoms and wielded two swords. That pirate was told to be dwelling in this ocean."
"This ocean? But likely chance he would do anything, he's just one pirate."
"You may have been misreading the legends but that said pirate was given the first of holding the Soul Edge."
"..!"
"And he was the one who killed my grandfather's one love."
"You-your grandmother?"
"Yes."
"....I'm sorry. I didn't know."
"It's alright."
"So, what happened with your grandfather?"
"Hard to say, last thing I knew about him was he was on the way to finding the pirate with a group of people."
"And what happened with them?"
"As I said, hard to say."
"Maybe, they got lost in the sea and wandered lost for all of eternity." said a voice.
"That would be a very sad ending, Abelia." said Jan with a laugh.
"It wasn't me."
"Then who- ?"
They looked behind them to see Luna, smirking with Viola behind her.
"What are you two doing?"
"Just helpin' with some legends."
"I think maybe your grandfather disappeared to The Fog." said Viola.
"The.. Fog?"
"The Fog has been a popular myth for quite some time. It is been set to only one area in the south near the cold continent, Artrica."
"Would a pirate be living near such a cold place?" asked Jan.
"Maybe he's actually a ghost." said Luna, "You did say he was the first wielder of the Soul Edge."
"Right."
"So maybe he got control over the swords using his own life as a price."
"Don't give such a preposterous idea." said Abelia, "There is no such thing as ghosts."
Jan sees Abelia looking string but sees her knees moving a little. It caused a little chuckle to come out. Much to Abelia's own discomfort. "What's so funny?"
"N-nothing." Jan looked away but given a still glare by the blond fighter. The day passed by with a silence and night came onto the shining sea. Everyone was asleep but Jan still stayed awake staring down at the water.
"Grandfather Kai, Where could you have been? Surely, you haven't left your son. Without a father or mother, how could such a child live by himself?"
"I don't think you're asking the right way." said Luna, surprising Jan.
"Gack! Luna.. Please stop that."
"Stop what?"
"Coming out of nowhere."
"You just have your heads in the clouds too much, that's why."
"Hurr.."
"Hey.. about what happened at the desert.."
"Uh..yeah?"
"Wanna try a second?"
"?!"
"Don't worry. Abelia ain't here~"
"But Luna.."
"Easy now." Luna started moving closer to Jan till her hands reached his shoulders. At the moment her head moved closer, she noticed something. "Hmm? What's that?"
Jan turned around to what Luna was seeing. A huge swirling cloud was heading towards them at a fast speed. Jan and Luna started to run and warn the others. The warning got the the army and the ship's men up and notice the impending doom upon them.
"What is that?!" yelled Riese.
"A Tornado?" said Elua.
"No, a hurricane!" yelled Aeneas, "We gotta get the hell out of here!"
But before they had the chance to even move, the hurricane expanded and took the ship with them.
Everyone looked around thinking they were killed but found themselves in the middle of the hurricane.
"Are we in the center?" said Luna.
"The Eye of the Hurricane." said Abelia.
"Welcome.." said a voice.
Everyone looked to the source of the voice and found a floating man, his appearance was like a pirate with two swords. He slowly desended at the center of the ship and looked around.
"What a fine ship. Full of souls to ease my anger." the pirate said.
"Who are you?" asked Jan.
The Pirate looked and gave a shocked look in a first look of the blue knight. "You! You're supposed to be dead!"
"?"
"I guess the hatred has run deep."
"What are you talking about?"
"Are you... Kai?"
"My Grandfather?!"
"Huh? You look like him. I guess you'll do. You can go first!" Cervantes came flying towards Jan but a force field came from the bottom and reflected the attack out of the ship.
"What was-?!" Jan then saw Viola glowing with a book on her hand.
"Look out! He's comin' again!" yelled Eurydice.
The flying Cervantes came rusihing again but hit something else instead, the ship itself. The impact broke the ship in four and each was sucked into the Hurricane. Jan unfortunately was in the ocean gasping for breath and helplessly watching his comrades being taken away into an unknown distance. The armor that Jan had started to hold him down and made him sink to the bottom. Cercantes laughed at the chaos that occured by his hand. The Hurricane eventually disappeared with the echoes of the laughter of the pirate.
Somewhere in a Marsh
"Uhhh... my head. Shouldn't have drank that wine.." Voices were heard to the ears.
"..na. ..Una! LUNA!"
"Wha?!" Luna opens her eyes to see a vast green area near the water she has been sitting on. Crouching next to her was Elua.
"Uh.. Elua. What happen- Oh that's right."
"I found only a found a few people around this place. I wonder where are we?"
"Let's just find everybody first."
"Right."
-- TO BE CONTINUED --
Sorry for the HUGE delay. Many, many, many things. I hope to have this done before or sometime around Septamber due to college. But this story will continue.
