Author's note: Second chapter up! wipes forehead You know, real life can be a real b. Why I say that? Well... sometimes it offers you a multitude of very tempting choices, and sometimes it offers you no choices at all, and no matter what the case is, you find yourself thinking that you could've picked something else or found some other way. I know that doesn't make much sense. My mind is in tatters right now.
Back to the story. This is an AU, alternate timeline partly inspired from Crazy Dragon's 'Consumed Light II' story. No major spoilers. Story is set in pre-SR time, several decades after Kain raised the six lieutenants and before vampiric domination over Nosgoth was fully established.
Review responses at the end of the chapter.
Disclaimer: Last time I checked, I didn't own Legacy of Kain or related names characters, places etc. On the other hand, I do own the idea for this story, Sai, Marissa, the laptop I typed this on and Billy.
HISTORY LESSON
A Legacy of Kain spinoff adventure by Odeena Sabnach
Chapter II: Who are you?
We'd been walking for about half an hour now, and there was still no sign of any civilization, much less the famed Sanctuary of the Clans. Sai had finally stopped talking and had resorted to whistling some cheerful tune - which was, given the circumstances, much less annoying than his previous yapping. Meanwhile, I silently went through the brief conversation I'd had with Rahab earlier. I suspected that me and my highly annoying (but nonetheless necessary) 'partner' were about to uncover facts that would bring about several changes in the ancient history we all thought to know. For instance, according to what I'd read, Rahab had started his famous library more than three hundred years after the time period me and Sai had been transported to. Historians had concluded that he had been born a few decades before that - and yet, there he was, here and now, leading the way and glancing back every know and then to makre sure we still followed. Unless we had run into a different Rahab. Still, this one lived at the Sanctuary of Clans, so he was unmistakeably the son of Kain, the infamous vampire ruler that had all but obliterated all human life in Nosgoth. Or so the stories told.
"So, what is the purpose of your visit here?"
I snapped out of my thoughts with a start. Rahab had stopped and was looking at us questioningly. "That's... um..."
"Classified", Sai cut in, and for once I was glad to hear him talk. "Secret", he added at Rahab's puzzled expression. "Diplomatic, that is."
"We just want to assert the current state of affairs here", I cut in. "Nothing big. And you shall not speak out of place", I added, glaring daggers at Sai. I had a feeling his big mouth was very likely to bring trouble at some point.
Sai bowed a little. "Yes ma'am. Um. I mean, your highness."
The vampire arched an eyebrow. "Still, you have travelled a long way. Are you to make any contact with my father?"
Fortunately (although such an assertion was highly questionable), before I could think of a decent answer, Sai suddenly whirled around, his laser gun armed and ready. I hoped for the sake of sanity that it was still set on stun mode. I sure as heck didn't feel like answering why we had 'accidentally' wiped out the great-great ancestor of whoever and consequently their entire bloodline to the day.
"'Smatter?" I asked, reaching for my own gun at the same time.
"We ain't alone."
"Oh." So we were finally getting close to civilization. Well, sort of.
" Better stay back, this could get messy. I've got them on track, whoever they are. I just..."
"Oh no. You're not splattering anyone's brains around on my watch, mister. Stun only, remember?"
Sai adjusted his gun with a sigh. "You're no fun", he grumbled silently.
Rahab had been watching the whole exchange with a puzzled look on his face. More puzzled than before, anyway. "What is that... device? Can it kill?"
Oh, sure it can. It can zap a one-and-a-half inch chip in free fall from fifty feet away. "Yeah. Sort of."
Sai let his shoulders drop a little bit and he holstered back his gun. "He's gone. Scanners not picking up anything any more."
"...Good." Something struck me as odd though. "Um... Sai? What scanners?" From what I remembered, the only type of equipment matching the notion was a motion-tracking device. Still, neither me nor my 'partner' had been issued one.
"You're slow," was Sai's only comment as he nonchalantly started down the path we'd been following earlier. "C'mon."
"...slow?! Hey wait a min--" Then it hit me. It had all been a bluff. Sai had realized that the conversation with the vampire was taking a wrong turn and had set up some sort of a diversion. Maybe he wasn't as dumb as I thought. "On second thought, yeah, let's go. Stay on-guard and if you see anyone, zap'em. Uh. I mean, stun'em. And I don't think you should be leading the way."
"...Oh."
"As for contacting your father," I picked up as we resumed our walking, "I'm not sure. We can't stay too much, after all. There are other places to see and other people to meet. Not to mention our... um, ship will set sail soon." Or something similar, anyway, if you could compare a ship with a trans-temporal warp gate.
"I... see." Suddenly, the vampire stopped and frowned. "All right, tell me the truth. Who are you?"
Author's Note II: 3v1l cliffhanger, yay! xD And now, for the review responses:
Soultail Omega-Light: Heyyy, it's been ages! glomp bearhug Sounds like you've had an interesting adventure, too... time travelling can be so much fun, can't it:) Oh, and Rahab is my fave pre-SR guy, too.
littlevamp: Thanks for the review. Yep, I tried writing something different. More action coming up starting next chapter. I hope :)
Azura Soul Reaver: Updated :) Happy reading!
