In the last publication of Ayame's Chronicles, Sybek city had been torn asunder by the malicious plots of Devimon, who had unleashed a deluge of Devidramon on a city, most of which had to be vanquished by a Tamer's Digimon from the Sky Village in the digital world, only to have it backfire and channel all the negative energy of the Devidramon into one object: Dalc. With that sudden power boost, he digivolved all the way up to his corrupt mega and wreaked more havoc, only to be thwarted by Ayame's Ultimate form and finally put down by Takami's sword. However, Dalc didn't turn back into a digi-egg, and instead scattered into the wind, leaving Suri without a partner. With her spirit broken, she loses any drive to speak with Takami and has Rua side with her in ostracizing their leader. Ultimately, Takami and Ayame both left Falx and wandered into the digital world until who knows when…
I wonder what happened to them. And I assume you do too. So here you go~
Outside of the palace, the streets of Helia were exploding in celebration. Minstrels were playing their instruments to awaken the entire kingdom, children sitting on roofs or their parent's shoulders to throw enough confetti on the road to pave a rainbow around the entire Digital world, citizens using every gasp of air in their lungs to shout out their praise for the latest expedition of their military. Soldiers were marching their way in from the main entrance of Helia all the way to the first steps of our illustrious palace.
"I suppose Takami was quite successful on his latest mission… Let's see what he has to say," and with a stroke of my beard, I rise out of my chair within the Helia Blades' room and make my way downstairs.
A quick thrust on the large double doors make them open up to me, and that all-too-familiar announcement whenever I show myself in front of a crowd…
"Presenting his Royal Highness, Frey, Commander of the Helia Blades! Soldiers, ATTEN-TION!" The little robots snap into neat lines, stiff as statues and eyes frozen directly in front of them. It's not that I don't respect the soldier's formalities, I just wish they would drop it from time to time; makes the mood feel all stiff.
But I can gripe about that later. "Bring forth the captain of this unit! I want a report of this mission in one minute or less."
One nameless soldier steps forward and salutes me, "Sir! Our mission was a triumphant success! Not only were the foreign spies found in the mountain range, but their line of connections has been uprooted and can be used for our own objectives!"
Hm, that's unexpected for just a group of soldiers to uncover… Usually you'd need a Blade in that unit to get that far. However, there's one thing I'd like to find out… "Who is the soldier who unearthed that line of connections?"
"Well sir… it wasn't anyone in particular, just a troop that got lucky and intercepted a messenger while preparing a camp… sir."
"…I see. Good Work men, I commend you all on your efforts, dismissed." The unit disbands to their homes, Takami passing by me and heads straight up to his room without even stopping by to speak with Ira."That boy needs to lighten up… He broods too much."
Takami stretches out on his canopy bead, tossing his Aegis onto his dresser. How it survived for three long years, he will never know. But he never really questioned why either. A slight frown scrunches up his face and he speaks out towards the door, "Come in," he says before the visitor even finishes knocking.
"Nice to see you as warm and inviting as usual," Frey responds as he enters the room. "We need to talk about a few important things."
"…Fine, but one thing first." Takami's head tilts up so he is speaking more to the open air than to anything in specific."Ayame, I know you're peeking in somewhere so just come in and take a seat."
With that, Ayame materializes into the room as all Renamon have the ability to do, her arms crossed in a pouting fashion, "You take all the fun out of eavesdropping, ya know…"
Frey continues on when Ayame plops down into a chair. "I hear your latest mission was an astonishing success; way more than what's expected of a typical soldier. How come the hero of that troop didn't come forward?"
Takami scoffs some, "Who wants to be a hero anymore? All they do is get some adoration for a fleeting moment, then fade into infamy after they make a bad decision…"
"I disagree; a hero never fades away. The memories and ideals of those who they save are left behind and are everlasting, like the Savior of Sybek's three year old legend."
"Oh, you mean the one who slays a comrade to save another, then abandons them all in a city that got leveled to the ground?" Takami rolls over onto his side to face his window, staring vacantly out in the courtyard, "Sounds like quite the hero."
"Look… the point is you need to accept and acknowledge that you have a lot of potential to be a man truly worth of a legacy. If you didn't, I wouldn't have wasted all this time fine-tuning you. And now is the time to show what you've absorbed so far. Helia needs a talented tamer for a once-in-a-lifetime event."
"You have any of the Blades to pick from; they are all merited on their skills with a sword and handling digi-"
"None of the blades are capable," Frey interrupts him," Don't you ever wonder why you joined the Helia Blades Academy only a few days after getting here two years ago?"
"I just chalked it up under a fluke," Takami says with a shrug.
"The biggest reason was… Ira isn't an only child."
"That is relevant…why? So what if there is another prince or princess or whatever out there in the digital world?"
"Princesses; two sisters," Frey holds up two fingers to emphasize it, "And one of them heavily recommended you. How could the Academy say no to a princess' request?"
"I'm pretty sure I would remember impressing a princess somewhere…"
"You knew her for a month or so, aside from Alacia. Are you sure you can't recall who else would fit that criterion?"
"No one comes to mind immediately…"
Frey sighs and runs his hand through his hair, "Izuru."
"… Huh?"
"Izuru recommended you. You may know her as Altema Izuru, but her birth name is Izuru Altema Falenas, youngest sister to Ira Altema Falenas."
Takami's head whips around to look toward Frey, his surprised expression matching that on Ayame's face. "She doesn't seem like the princess-type on the outside…" Ayame says, her ears pointing downward slightly.
"Of course she doesn't. That's the whole point of living undercover in the human world. Izuru recommended that you not only enroll in the Academy, but also participate in this event I am getting to."
"I'm still stuck on my old camp counselor being a princess to a kingdom in the Digital World… but please go on to why it must be me." Takami sits up, becoming fully engaged in this conversation now.
"Only an unmarried Helian male of royal blood is eligible to the position."
"Annnnnnnd… you lost me again. Last time I checked, I was born in Japan under normal parents, not in the digital world under a-"
"The OTHER princess, aside from Izuru made it possible through her own means."
"You can't seriously be suggesting…" Takami drifts off toward the end of his sentence.
"The three descendants of our previous queen were Ira, the eldest sister, Izuru, the youngest and finally-"…Ielene?" Takami's face had grown even paler than the tufts of fur that conceals Ayame's chest.
Ayame's head tilts to face Takami, "You know of her somehow?"
Frey finishes the conversation, "And finally, the middle sister was born as Ielene Altema Falenas. But you'd know her better as-"
"My…mom?"
DUN DUN DUN
End of chapter one of Ayame's Legacy. I'd like to thank all those boring classes of Human Geography and College Algebra inspiring me to come up with fun little twists and turns for a story. You may have noticed that this chapter had a change in point of view, going from Frey's point of view to a third person point of view. That was an experiment I am playing with; I want to see if toggling what the reader sees versus what they are being told will help make some scenes more impacting. Get used to it, because I'm sure you are ALL curious about some of the things that buzz around in certain people's heads, especially when a certain Renamon talks to a certain person.
READ AND REVIEW. I BID THEE TO.
On another note:
Hello readers! Taka's editor, Takumi here. Taka's really come a loooooong way since he started. I have 2 requests. 1 I want to know what you think about Taka's new approach on the story. And 2, I'm curious. Who's your favorite character? Leave it all in the reviewing section.