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╫Written in Stone╫
Written by: Evelyn Dark
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Mooching with the Renegades:
Part 1
㹏--Settou motte za Renegades: Bu Ichi--㹏
(Chapter edited)
This was horrible; I kept looking around my surroundings totally confused as to where I am. Yup I woke up to hiss once more at the sun, I tried my best not to freak out when I found myself in the middle of the desert. Yup you heard me right; I was stuck in the middle of a desert neither with nothing but sand and more sand; nor with any water or food and only the cloths on my back.
Squinting my eyes, as they slowly burn from the intense rays of the sun. It was so hot I was already baking. So I did the only thing that I could, walk aimlessly in till I found some town. That is if some really cracked up people would actually build a town in the middle of the desert like this, but I guess I shouldn't try my luck.
Putting my hand over my eyes, I looked around to see where I should head first. Taking a few minutes to really look at my surroundings, I just sighed in defeat. There was nothing but sand in my vision so kicking up some sand I started to tread through the sandy wasteland. When I walk and have nothing to do I usually plunge into my thoughts.
That white place and the goddess. Was it real and this place just so happen to be where I would find the one I'm suppose to protect and keep with the flow of time. Right now I really wanted to punch this woman for dragging me all the way into the middle of the desert; the least she could do was drop me near a village or something. I just groaned putting my platinum blonde hair behind my ears; I froze feeling my ears then looked at my hair.
"What the crap," I said pulling at my hair, and then putting both of my hands over my ears feeling the point in them. I just blinked a bit, the last time I checked I had round ears and ash colored boy short hair. Now I had pointy ears and really light blonde hair that looked almost white, I just started to panic again for the few hours or days. I was going to find the nearest place to look at myself, blinking again I looked to see check out my cloths.
I wore some type of white cloths with lime green stripes on them, and white capree pants with some black shoes. The last I checked again of course I was wearing blue denim capree jeans and a white and red vertical striped shirt. Okay this was really freaky, shaking my head I just continued still deep in thought about how my appearance could have changed. It really didn't make any sense, so of course I didn't pay attention and notice a little village with a wall around it till I tripped over a rock. Landing on the ground face first into the sand I started to spit the stuff out, I was really getting sick and tired of this stupid desert already. Getting up with a huff I patted my cloths down getting the sand off, it was already getting in the wrong areas as of yet.
Shaking my head to get rid of the sand I froze when I saw the village, smiling I jumped up and cried with happiness wasting no time I ran towards the town. Walking through the town I saw brown and more brown, there were many brown buildings made out of stone looking to the left I found some more houses. I gasped when I found some houses caved in and destroyed, narrowing my eyes I had a sort of weird feeling like I saw it sometime before. Letting my eyes linger some more I started to walk forward getting many stares from some men, I just looked back at them with my evil eye.
"Take a picture, it lasts longer," I barked at them, they instantly turned their gaze from me while I kept my walk straight through the town. Near the middle or the back of the city I saw some palm trees and a bright clear water before, holding my stomach I instantly remember I never ate when I got home and my throat was dry from the long walk in the desert.
Near the little dock of the oasis, as I remember my teacher calling it which is a body of water in the desert, was a little boy standing there trying to look macho and a little dog sitting under the shad of a palm tree with a lady next to the dog. Once again I had that feeling that I have been there before, walking towards the dock the boy kept his gaze on me immediately looking at me suspiciously. I just rolled my eyes as I knelt down with my hands on the edge of the dock so as not to fall. Catching my reflecting I just gasped, my hair of course was platinum blonde cut so I would have long bangs in the front and super short hair in the back and my pointy ears stuck out from my fine hair. My eyes surprisingly were the same, it had that hazel sunflower look that sprouted from my black pupils and had the blue and green on the outside that made it look gray. I know I have weird eyes, but I like them you hardly see people with many different colored eyes.
"Are you so into your beauty that you have to gasp ever time you see yourself, elf," the boy said rudely to me. Turning my head sharply to the boy, I was so close to pushing the guy into the Oasis and see if a sand dweller could swim. Getting up I narrowed my eyes as I glared at him with a smirk on my face, the boy flinched as I leaned forward.
"You wanna see if a little boy can swim," I asked him icily, he just gulped and tried to put his little big macho fiasco on yet again only to fail miserably. Turning sharply I walked away to head for the little tent that sat at a corner near the Oasis, curiosity getting the better of me and my anger fading in an instant I opened the flap of the tent I gasped.
There stood a lady with a crystal ball; of course she got the wrong impression that I was quite impressed by her. To tell you the truth I finally realized were I was, man was I stupid but you can't blame me I only rented the game two times. I was in Triet the desert town in Sylvarant, blinking there for a few minutes I turned around to run right out the tent to have the fortune teller finally realize that my gasp wasn't for her.
Running down the street a snaked a sharp left looking at the bulletin board, and there it was. The poorly drawn wanted poster of Lloyd Irving, I put my hand to my mouth to stifle a snicker from me. I sure hope this wasn't how he really looked like, or those poor Lloyd fans would be infatuated with an ugly guy. Letting a little snicker escape my lips once more I walked backwards only to realize something yet again.
I was in Sylverant a very dangerous place with monsters lurking around every corner, and I was a weaponless girl with no money and no food. How was I ever going to survive in a place like this, or find the regeneration group, especially Lloyd? I figured it was Lloyd since he's like the hero here or soon to be hero, but anyway money would be nice.
Putting my hands on my hips I suddenly started to feel my little pouch that I was sure was empty a few seconds ago, opening it up sure enough there were some Gald pieces. Furrowing my eyes brows I just became even more mystified, "If you need of anything, do not hesitate to ask me," remembering that I looked up.
Uhhh…. thank you Fate.
I said remembering the goddess's name.
Your welcome little one.
I jumped startled at the sudden sound of the voice, looking around to see if anyone saw me jump I let a sigh of relief escape my lips when everyone just minded their own business. Shaking my head I came up with the first thing to do with the money, buy food then a weapon. Keeping my hand on my pouch of money I walked over to a store booth that I was sure was the food booth.
"Hello sir," I said with a smile, the man looked at me and gave a friendly smile back. Looking at what he had I figured I should go with the basics and just buy stuff to make a sandwich, because I hardly doubt I could make any fancy stuff like Genis. Handing over the correct amount of Gald and taking my food I walked over to a little shed kind of place near the inn. Gathering my items, I realized for the fourth time that day I had nothing to carry it with so hurrying over to another booth I bought a backpack that was just right for me. It was of course a simple messenger bag, wrapping my items in their respective bags and stuffing it in the messenger bag I made my way over to the weapons shop. The guy was big and gruff, I meekly gave a small smile as I looked at what he had.
"What'll you be buying," he asked in his really rough deep voice, looking up trying not to show my nervousness just smiled again.
"I'm looking for a weapon that isn't to heavy and that I can wield," I said letting my eyes wonder back to the weapons. The man gave a thoughtful sound then reached over to the kadema giving it to me to hold.
"Since you're an elf, I would think this would be good for ye magic," he said, looking at it I gave it a little bob seeing if I could do a fireball. Suddenly I could feel this warmth in my body only to be hit in the head with the ball, shaking my head I smiled meekly again handing it over. Again this guy called me an elf, like the kid so my thoughts were either I'm an elf or a half elf.
The man handed over a bow and arrow to me, blinking I just pulled back the string trying to keep the arrow steady and let it loose only to almost hit the other booth guy in the head. Standing there shocked the weapons guy just took the bow from my hands slowly.
"So maybe those weren't the best of weapons for ye," he said putting the bow away. Then he took out a thin bladed sword, it look like a rapier and it happen to be something like that.
"This is a foil the lightest sword there ever could be made," he said hesitantly giving it to me, taking it by the hilt I swung it around with ease. It actually was balance in my hands and was really light weight. Smiling to him he smiled back happy that I didn't hurt myself or anyone around. Paying over the 5, 000 Gald for the weapon I walked back to the inn with my foil strapped to my waist with my bag hanging on the other side.
I stopped in my steps when I saw some people near the entrance of the gate to the town, there on the ground was a red clad teen and a little silver haired boy near the teen, tears in his eyes. Near the two were some helmet heads surrounding them, of course my protective instincts kicked in. I wasn't one to let a bunch of people bully, even though I hardly doubt this was even close to bulling something more extreme perhaps. Walking over to them then to a run I stopped near them like a totally idiot that I was, do I expect myself to take on these kind of guys no but I could yell at them.
"Hey what do you think your doing," I yelled at them. All of their heads turned to me, except the unconscious teen. Of course the silver head boy sniffled looking at me, while the other guys took a step forward with their swords out. Standing there I realized that I had no chance against them, especially with the red clad boy being at sword point, not gun point, so I did the most rational thing. I made a little peace sign while I smiled hesitantly.
"I come in peace,"
Of course the silver haired boy was Genis and with his little devious acting skills he got to ditch us, which I hope is to tell the others and get help but if it wasn't I was sure to haunt him in his sleep for the rest of his life. The 'Renegades' as I have remember their name slug Lloyd into a cell while I was on the other side waiting for our death sentence, well that's what our guards were saying anyway. I just hoped that Lloyd would wake up soon because I hardly doubt I know how to pick a lock.
With nothing to do I just stared at one of the guards back, I was surprised to see a greenish hue around him. Blinking my eyes I looked again, this time it was gone-- no I do not do drugs, I'm not like that but don't worry I was doubting myself for sometime on the green hue. Again staring at his back concentrating I found to see a green hue around him and his partner. Blinking again I just lay against the wall sitting on the bench; I closed my eyes and just dismissed that for another time.
After an hour of two with me and the guards bickering constantly I heard the soft moan come from the cell over from me. Opening one of my eyes, I looked at the guards as they didn't even notice Lloyd was awake, what idiots.
"Hey you okay," I said to Lloyd, to comfortable to move my position. I heard some scrapes before I got an answer.
"Yeah I think so," came the weak reply from Lloyd. The guards of course turned around to glare at us.
"Hey you two, shut up," said the guard I named Bob. I just glared back sticking my tongue out at him, well that just made him fume even more.
"Make us, Bob," I said with a sneer. Under Bob's helmet I could have swore he was turning red with embarrassment or anger, either of the two I could care less.
"My name isn't Bob, elf" he said with a sneer back, I just rolled my eyes.
"You look like a Bob to me, dip shit," I countered at him. He just fumed even more as he turned his back to me, I just smirked with satisfaction. Jeff, the other guard I had name left sometimes ago, leaving poor old Bob to deal with me. So since he was the only one, he had to walk back and forth by our cells, so as to not let us escape.
"So any ideas on getting out of here," I whispered to Lloyd, hoping that he would have his sorceress' ring with him. Of course I just got a curse as a reply from Lloyd.
"Damn I don't have the Sorceress' ring, but if the guy was distracted I could pick my lock and open yours" Lloyd said; I just hit my head on the wall. That what I get for jinxing it, leaning my head on the wall I came up with a solution. Letting that same warm feeling that I had before fill me up I held my hand outstretch hoping my aim would make its make.
"Fire ball," I whispered as three small fire balls shot from my hand through the bars and hit the guard right in the butt. Yelling with a yelp as his butt caught on fire, I whispered a silent yes, and Bob ran out of the hall into another room. Lloyd of course not wasting any time started to pick his lock and after a few minutes later I got a yell of 'got it' from the other cell. Closing my eyes I waited for Lloyd to open my door, thankfully the guy was too dumb to question as to why he would let me out.
"How'd you get here?" I sure knew how to jinx my luck, opening my eyes I looked at the voice of the person who was Lloyd. Lloyd whore a dwarves outfit which was a red coat with lots of buttons as well as bright red gloves and a blue pant overalls that where tucked in his bright red boots. I'm not sure but I'm sure lots of people have thought that Dirk had gotten bored and decided to put some 'extra' buttons. Getting back to thought I looked at his face, he had brown hair that messily put in a spike that kind of curved to the side, he had this sort of chocolate brown eyes with a little hint of wine in them.
"Trying to save your little ass," I said bluntly. He just turned the same color as his coat, got to punching in the little key pad near my cell door. With a little beep the cells receded into the ceiling, getting up I walked out my little cell and stopped near Lloyd.
"Thanks, now I suggest we look for our weapons and things," I said to him, I just a nod of a head in reply. Not far from our cells we found a little dent in the hall that held out things, walking over towards my stuff I got to buckle a belt around my waist and put my Foil in a little loop in the belt. Grabbing my bag and hulling it over my shoulder I turned around to see Lloyd fasten the last belt to his waist and put his to twin swords in their sheaths. When he turned around he flashed me a smile, turning around I rolled my eyes; just because I had to protect him didn't mean I had to be buddy buddy with him.
Stalking down the hall way and snaking to the left I could hear the thudding foot steps of Lloyds as he tried to catch up stopping to my pace when he got to my side.
"I'm Lloyd Irving," he said holding his hand out for me to shake, looking at it I turned my attention back to the hall way before us. Obviously he was trying to start a conversation, I know I'm being cold but I'm in no mood to be nice, you would be to if some goddess just dumped you in some world that you thought was only a game. In the side of my vision I saw him pull his hand back, rolling my eyes I chewed on the side of my cheek.
"Yomi," I said keeping my eyes on the hall ways, we were coming to a door. Strangely when I was about to say my name, another just slipped out. It sounded like me, but it was like I didn't even say it at all. Staring at the ground as we walked I was interrupted by his intellectual reply.
"Huh,"
"I said my name is Yomi," I said turning my head to him; he just blinked a few seconds in confusion before it turned into a lopsided grin. I just rolled my eyes once again.
"Halt, what do you think you two are doing," came the commanding voice, turning around Lloyd and I found three Renegade solders standing there. The one in the front, who I presumed was the speaker, had his sword out while the two in the back had a whip while the other had a crossbow. In the corner of my eyes I could see Lloyd reach for his swords, his eyes narrowing, looking back at them I just smiled.
"Why we're mooching off of ya," I said, of course one of them actually understood as to what I meant and he reached for his whip, whipping it to the ground with a snarl. While the other two just looked at each other with confused looks I took my chance and pulled out Robin, yes I named the sword and no I'm do not have problems.
Lloyd of course was way a head of me and had already charged at the swordsman, so I went for the crossbowman. Running forward and swinging Robin to his right side he blocked it with the cross bow. Kicking him really hard in the leg I took my chance of his burst of pain to cleave my foil to his neck, not daring to look at the blood forming around him when he crumpled to the floor I cried out in pain when I got hit in the side by the whip man. It was my right side, the one I held my foil with so switching it to my left so not cause anymore pain. Side stepping I was able to evade his whip, before launching myself at him. Balling up my right arm I ignored the pain as I threw a punch at his face and used that momentum to twirl around and catch him in the side with Robin.
Adrenaline coursing through my blood I stepped back and took a deep breath through my teeth so I wouldn't cry out again. Putting my foil before me, I readied for another attack from him if it ever came. He straightened himself as he snarled at me; I just made a hissing sound in reply. When he raised his whip at me I took my chance and ran at him barley being able to side step his whip attack again and I took the hilt of the foil and hit him in the temple. At that strike he crumpled to the floor dead or alive, I really didn't care I just wanted to get out of here already.
Stepping back I took more deep breaths to calm my breathing problem down and my heart beat too. Looking over to the side I saw Lloyd kneeling down as he caressed his cut on his shoulder. Walking over to him hissing at my burning side I tried an attempt at first aid. Feeling the warmth spread through my body, but not a warm as the fire ball spell.
"First aid," I whispered as a green glow appeared around Lloyd and then faded. Lloyd looked up at me a smiled; I just turned around and went to healing my wounded side. Feeling that soft warmth spread through me, the green glow appeared around me as the wound slowly closed up and heal. The pain sadly was still there, but it was like a dull thudding pain in the background.
"Uh… Thanks," Lloyd said when I turned around to him; he just looked at the floor as he scratched his head.
"Yeah yeah, thank me when we get the hell out of here," I said dully. Lloyd looked back up to me and nodded his head, and then we took off to the door that was just around the corner. The room was a lot different then the halls, I mean it still had the same color theme. Blue, silver, and some gold or green; but this place had this huge tube like thing in the middle and two robotic fish things that glided around. Looking around I was interrupted with this whooshing sound and remembered that a bunch of guards came around here, taking Lloyd by his sleeve and throwing him down to the little hole near the tube thing I jumped down next to him as I pushed him against the little box down there.
"What the…" Lloyd began before put my hand over his mouth. I put a finger to my lips to tell him to be quite, looking up I listened to what the guards had to say.
Evelyn Dark: ha this is rich, I live for cliff hangers. I know I could have kept going till they got out of the renegades but this is like already over 4, 000 words and I'm just plain to lazy. I would like to thank Maiyatsumi for little play through in reminding me that Lloyd is red and ZhenRini for distracting me with her/his artwork so you guys had to wait longer.^^ I hope you enjoyed this chapter, in till next time. Nakemiin ^^
Mooching with the Renegades: Part 2
Letting my eyes linger on the room, I looked behind me to see why Lloyd was quite. When turning around did I realize that I lost Lloyd.
"Oh crap," I said with exasperation looking at the absent form of Lloyd, my shoulders sagging.
㹏--Ren'ai, Pi-su, ken Koudou--㹏
㹏--Love, Peace, and Justice--㹏
