Author note : everything in italic format is what is happening outside the game.
every thing underlined is memory sequence.
(Everything in parenthesis is thoughts. Kinda like a thought bubble )
Chapter 2
Enter the Twin Blade Mistress.
A few weeks had passed since Colnel met with Balmung and Kite. He had just gotten home now. He went to check on Siren's for himself. Colnel looked at his computer and then placed his laptop on his small table. "I can't believe I was able to boost myself up a bit without running in to any problems. I guess that item did help. Its good to be home now I can actually run the game with maximum requirements." He sat down in front of his computer and turned it on as he opened up the world.
HE sigh softly to himself as he read through the boards. "Hmm...just more posts on that comatose topic...guess after the incident its to be expected." He made sure to read through everything. Nothing off too much interest. "Well... time to log in and see if th-" he stop and then laugh a bit "Colnel's mercenary service has a new post..." He read it to himself and then smirked "Well looks like I got a job" He close the board and then accessed the world.
Colnel appeared in front of the chaos gate in Mac Anu. "This won't do. Its in Dun Loireag" He look at the chaos gate and change servers.
He would appear on a grassy piece of ground. He smirked and then shook his head "This place just seems weird to me every time." He look at what seemed to be floating mini islands that were connected by bridges. He walk around a bit "According to that post I have to head toward the grunty stables." He start walking across the bridge. He smirked a bit and then closed his eyes when he made it to the stables remembering when he brought Siren here.
"Colnel this is amazing." Siren had said excited. She grab Colnel's hand and pull him a bit "Come on I haven't been here before I want to see everything" They continue walking through the town as they came up to the grunty stables. "Hey Colnel what are these?"
Colnel smirked a bit "Gruntys. You raise them and they come and help you out by letting you ride them. They even get their own personality. They also like to trade items to you." He smile a bit and then took out his grunty flute and blew in to it. His grunty would come. Colnel pet his grunty and then look at Siren "Come on pet him."
Siren reach out to the grunty and it would lick her hand and then nuzzled up against her "Wow...he is cute." she smile and then look at Colnel " Heh I think you may have come competition." She laugh a bit
"Yeah master Colnel hear that? Im cuter then you"
Siren looked at the grunty surprised "H-he talked."
"Of course I talk." The grunty nuzzle up against her
"Colnel, I didn't know about this. Heh I'm glad you showed me. So how do you raise one?"
Colnel smirked "well you just have to find a baby one. Talk to the stable master and he can tell you all about it" Colnel cross his arms and smile.
"You're Colnel right? Hello?" A females voice had said "Hello!" she poked him.
Colnel snap out of his memories and fall off the edge of the wooden fence he was sitting on. " Ack...I'm sorry." He look at the girl.
"You are Colnel right?" she look at him. She had her arms on her side. She worse some white cloth wrapped around her forearms to her wrist. She had long black hair that came to the middle of her back. Two black lines on her white cheek. She wore a black tight sleeveless shirt that covered up right above her belly button that clung to her developed figure . She wore short tights that were also black that came to above her knees. On the sides of her small waist were two small blades.
"Ah..." He blush a bit checking her out. How couldn't he when someone was looking that appealing. "Er...y-yeah I'm Colnel."
"Good. So you must have read the post on your mercenary forum right?" she offer him her hand.
Colnel took it and stood up. "Yeah that's why I'm here. You said you were in need of a strong fighter."
She nod and then look around "I actually wanted to go to a real tough dungeon. Its recommended to go there at level 25." she smile " But I think with you being level 21 we wont have a problem."
Colnel looked at her surprised "Wait how do you know my level?"
She smiled " Checked your equipment."
Colnel look at her and then sighed and then tried to examine her. "Hm? Why is your level all questioned out?"
She laughed a bit "Cause I don't like people to know my level. Otherwise they think they aren't good enough to party with me. So what do you say? I cant really pay you that well..." she look at him "Actually I cant pay you at all. So I was hoping that well...if you weren't busy you would join my party."
Colnel looked at her. His face went grim as she mentioned no pay. He sighed a bit and then thought to himself. (4 levels higher. The items and exp are worth it enough right?) He clear his throat. "Well...I guess I can give you a hand."
Her Blue eyes brightened up and she jumped "All right I been looking for someone to part-" She cover her mouth "Er...I mean so be it." She look at him "Well form the party on the field okay? " She give him the key words "Ill see you there" She run off to the chaos gate ahead of him.
"Hm..." he sigh a bit and then bought some items. "Well I guess I should hurry up." He walk to the Chaos gate and entered the keywords "damn...this is 25...Well I mean she has to be at least 20 cause it just be dumb to attempt this at all...I don't even know her name yet. Geeze" He disappear and then appear by the woman
"Good you're here." She said softly looking around
" I never got your name. What is it by the way?" He look at her curiously
"Its Rio." she smile and then invite him to her party.
"Ah well lets see what your hp is...like...?" He look at her his eyes widened " 45? Only 45 hp? What level are you? 3?"
"Actually...2..."she look to the side quietly
"And you wanted to come here?" He look around " what were you thinking?"
"Well...the game has been out so long in Asia I was too weak to play with anyone there. I know English so I can communicate here...and I want to be strong like everyone and I know I may have screwed up and acted like I knew everything but honestly I want to b-"
Colnel put his finger to her lips " Okay okay I get it." He sigh a bit and then look around "I'll help you out but next time you should really tell people your new to this. Now lets get out of here before anything att-" Colnel stop suddenly and then push Rio to the ground hard falling on top of her
"Hey what's the big idea. Get off!" she say trying to push him off "I know im new but you don't have to do this!" she say as she then saw a sword swing just above Colnel's back and her eyes widened "How did you know?"
He get up and then grab her arm "Come on! No way we can fight this thing if we haven't even had time to boost our stats!"
Rio would be pulled by Colnel as the came up on some rocks and hid there. "I'm sorry...I didn't think it be this hard.." She say gasping a bit
"Its fine...just let me look around the surroundings." He surveyed the field and sighed a bit "It's a desert field. Meaning there are earth monsters here." He look around a bit more throughly "No cover other the rocks." He look at her "Do you have any spells? I mean anything at all?"
"Um...no..." She look to the side. "Nothing more the la repth..." She close her eyes "But I do have items!"
He close his eyes and then think to himself a bit more "Honestly if we beat one monster that would boost you up quick. La repth is good it's a heal spell which we will need. You have any items that boost defense and attack? Or lower there resistance to magic and physical attacks?"
"I got warrior blood...That help?" she smile
"Heh for my class? That's a god send. Think you can use one on me?"
"Yeah." she pull out a bottle and it float in the air and disappear as Colnel glowed a bit "Some people in town gave me it"
"Well I got some items to use on enemies to bring down their stats...so lets just hope its enough. Anything you do will be that much better. I also have some resurrect" He stretch a bit "So if for some reason I cant get to you, you wont have to worry"
She nod a bit "Colnel...Thanks.."
Colnel nodded and then he grab her arm "Lets move!" He pull her "just stick close to me" He start running as he noticed the entrance to the dungeon. He run down the stairs and then gasped a bit for air. "Heh well...we are alive...we have to fight form here on in. You ready?"
She nodded "Of course I am"
Colnel unsheathed his sword. Rio then took out her twin blades. They walk through the first door of the dungeon. As luck would have it three monster portals were in the room. Colnel looked at Rio and then stood in front of her. A headless armor emerged from each portal. Colnel would rush forward with the boost of attack from Rio's warriors blood. He was quickly surrounded and he then smirked "Got you!" He spin around with his sword attacking all three. "Rio use tiger claws!"
Rio nodded and then quickly rushed at the one with the less amount of hp and then stopped right behind it. She twist her body and then span quickly each hit connecting for minimal damage
Colnel saw the opportunity and then jumped up in to the air and came crashing down through the armor with his blade. It fell to pieces. He looked at Rio and saw her glow. "Hey awesome!"
Rio's eyes brightened "wow! Two levels from one of them!?" she laughed a bit and then looked at Colnel "La repth!" she shouted as the both regained some hp.
Colnel be fighting both armors as best as he could Rio coming up and attacking from behind. The eventually beat both of them. Colnel now resting on the floor looked up at her
"Colnel...this is really helping me out." she smile a bit and then knelt by him
"Heh...tired...give me a moment to rest" He say breathing hard. "Didn't think I have to fight that hard. How high are you now?"
She close her eyes. " Level 7 now." She smile
"That's good." He push himself up. "This dungeon is weird...I used a fairy orb and it seems to be one more room before we go down...I think we should just make it to the treasure room instead of fighting everything."
She nod. "Yeah you are right."
Colnel would walk ahead of her and then entered the next room. He breathed a sigh of relief as a blue chest appeared from one of the portals.
"Oh treasure!" Rio would cry out as she ran to the chest and was about to open it.
Colnel would rush and grab her arms "No don't!" He shouted
"W-what? W-why?"
"It's a trap...here " he hand her a fortune wire "Use this to disarm it."
She use it on the chest and it turned brown and she open it "Oh...I see." She smile and then looked at Colnel "Its some new leg armor. It gives me dark spells. This is cool!" She say as she quickly equipped it
"Good...well lets continue." He say as he walk through the next door and went deeper in to the dungeon.
Now at b-5 with only three rooms, where they are, a square room and then a small room past it. Colnel lean up against the wall and look at Rio "So...what level you at now?"
Rio close her eyes and then looked at him "Level 13." She smile a bit "Am I helping out more?"
Colnel nodded "Yeah of course. I mean I'm up to 24 now." He rub his arm a bit " So then you ready? I'm almost certain that there is something strong in there"
Rio nodded and then went ahead of him. She look back seeing him close behind. She enter the door and saw the portal and gasped a bit
Colnel put his hand on her shoulder "Don't worry...I'm here with you" He point his sword at the portal "Okay come on!"
The portal open up and then a chest would appear. Colnels serious face went back to a calm manner "Phew..." He walk to it and use his fortune wire and open it up. Nothing to special was in it. He sigh softly. "Well guess all that's left is that treasure room"
Rio nodded and then they both walked in to the room together. Rio ran to the chest and opened it up. She pull out a sword and then new twin blade weapons. "Wow look. This sword looks cool. Here you take it." she put her old blades away and put on the new ones "What do you think?" she smile
"Definitely more powerful I say." Colnel laughed a bit and then equipped his new blade. It was a rare weapon for him and he was glad to have it. "Thanks Rio"
Rio would smile and then look at him "No I actually owe you more." She smile and then closed her eyes "Here take my member address. You are really good at this. I want to help you out and have you help me out more often. Im glad you taught me a lot. We should go back to Dun Loireag. " She smile and then pulled out a sprite ocarina warping colnel and herself to the beginning of the dungeon.
Colnel looked at Rio and then closed his eyes. "Well time to go and teleport from the field no?" he walk outside as she followed him and they both returned to Dun Loireag.
Rio smiled as she appeared first and then saw Conlel beside her "Thanks a lot for today...But I have to go to school now. I can't believe I spent all night playing this."
Colnel looked at her puzzled "But its barely dark"
Rio shake her head "Time zones. Its morning here. I got morning classes today and tomorrow. Other then that im free for the week. So hopefully we will see each other again soon." She yawn a bit "go to bed soon okay Colnel?"
Colnel nodded "Of course."
Rio smiled and then waved bye "Night Colnel" She disappeared quickly.
Colnel closed his eyes "Siren...Ill find a way to help you soon. I promise." He touch his arm and then sighed softly "I wonder if they come up with anything...I want to message them but then they might think I want to party with them. I got ot figure this out on my own" He close his eyes and then logged out.
Colnel looked at the message boards and saw more debate on the comatose forum "They don't know anything" He said quietly to himself and shook his head "Well... time to turn this off" He was about otclsoe the world then his computer gave the signal for message recieved
Colnel opened his message from an anonymous sender. "To the one with the cursed mark..." Colnel read it
"The more you run and hide the more angrier I become. I want your consciousness. You must realize taht you been marked for a reason. Keep hiding. I will find you. The ones close to you will also become another victem."
"The hell does this mean..." He sigh a bit and then forwarded the message to balmung and kite. An attachment on the end read "I don't know what this person means by this. I think we should be careful sicne our actions are not going unnoticed by our enemies. What really is our enemy? Lets meet tomorrow at the usual spot. Ill be there from when I log on till I log off." Colnel sent the message and then turned of his computer "Well that is all I can do now." he sigh a bit and then laid in his bed falling asleep.