Legami de Grazie
Rated: T for violence, swearing, and the fact that the actually game is rated T.
Pairings: None shall be decided until the Adult Phase. As such, give me feed back on what pairings you think there should be! Also...I am leaning towards Isbel/Richard...Hm.
Warning: Vague spoilers? Isbel/Asbel is11 in the Child Phase, and then, 18 in the Adult Phase. Yeah...
Disclaimer: Not Mine~ Just thought you ought to know. Ya know, so you don't sue me? I don't have any money either...
AN: T-thank you for the reviews :o I greatly appreciate them :3 Isbel's clothes here look exactly like they do in game, except tshe wears a teal dress under her green jacket instead of the shirt and pants. Also, in regards to the Lordship of Lhant...well, you'll find out what happens with that next chapter.
Phase 1
Child
Chapter 1
Flower Girl
Isbel Lhant stood alone at the side of a well trodden path. This path lead through a deep dark forest and...Hold up. It seems Isbel wasn't as alone as she thought she was. A pair of foot steps paused a few feet behind her and the brunette turned to the owner. It was the girl's younger brother, Hubert Lhant. He rubbed his arms, looking timid as usual. "Y-you're really going up there?"
"Of course!" She huffed slightly at her brother's attitude. "The flowers bloom all year round up there! Plus, it's my favorite hang out."
"And, Dad gets mad at you every time he finds out you went up there. It's dangerous, after all." Hubert sighed. Isbel huffed again, crossing her arms and looking away from her brother.
The two were silent until Isbel turned back to her blue-haired brother. "Dad is way wrong! I go up there all the time, and I never get hurt!"
Right, Lupo?
'Of course.'
Now, had this been a few years earlier, the girl would have addressed the being out loud. However, over the years, her father had put his foot down on what he called 'childish behavior', never mind the fact that she hadn't even yet hit puberty. Isbel grumbled under her breath as she ruffled her shoulder length brunette hair.
Hubert groaned, giving up. "Fine. What about Cheria, though? We're not going to leave her behind...right?" Isbel sighed.
"If it was around Lhant, I'd say sure, but there are monsters on the way up, with how sickly she is, she'd probably get hurt! Me and you though...we've got combat experience!" The brunette gestured to her practice sword and her brother's practice duel short swords. Hubert murmured a soft agreement before pulling out his duel swords. Isbel blinked. Then, realization hit her and she pulled out her own practice sword. "You're right, we should be careful, huh?"
The brother and sister duo set out down the path...
"Oh! It's really windy up here, isn't it?"
"That's part of its charm! If it didn't have this nice breeze most of the time, I'd hate coming up here. It'd be such a pain..."
"...Wait. You only come up here for the wind?"
"No, no, but it does make a nice change to the still air back in Lhant, don't you think?"
'That, and you enjoy the flowers.'
Shush, Lupo.
'...But Hubert can't hear me...?"
"Smack down!" Isbel cried happily as she slapped the last monster on the back of the head with her sword.
Hubert sighed as the beast collapsed. "Honestly, Isbel..." The siblings passed the clear water spring and entered the clearing. The brunette girl smiled slightly as her brother 'wow'ed in awe of the flowers. "Huh?" The girl opened her eyes, confused by her brother's mutter. "There's someone else here..." Isbel jerked her head up and stared. The last time any one had been here...had been five years previously, when she had first met Lupo.
"What's a girl doing out here...?" Hubert mumbled, his shyness taking hold once more.
Isbel narrowed her eyes and place her hands on her hips. "Hey! You! What do you think you're doing, sleeping out here? You could get hurt!"
'You've slept out here before.'
...Shut up. I know the risks. I don't think this girl does, though...
The girl sat up, making Hubert cringe and hide behind his older sister. She peered up at them from beneath straight bangs. Twin pig tails swayed in the wind, colored a shade of lavender, and she wore a skin tight body suit. The main part was a muted pink with steel gray sleeves and leggings. Starting just above her elbows were a pair of blue and red gloves.
"...I heard a voice."
Oh, e`gads, don't tell me we finally found someone else who can hear you?
'I doubt it.'
"A voice?" Hubert mumbled. The girl briefly shifted purple eyes to him before returning her gaze to Isbel.
Said brunette shifted uneasily. Why was she staring at her like that? "I was...asleep. At one with this place. Then...I heard a voice. your voice." She tilted her head to the said ever so slightly. "So, I woke up. Why...was I awakened?"
Isbel looked away, embarrassed. "Ah...Well, it's dangerous to sleep out here. You could get hurt, or worse...So, you should probably find some place to stay, if you want to take a nap or something."
While she was looking away, the girl spotted a butterfly crossing her vision. Swiftly, the girl stood and followed after it.
'Ah, Isbel?'
Yeah?
'That girl...is heading straight towards a cliff.'
At the same time, Hubert cried out 'Cliff!' and, some what panicked, Isbel followed the girl's motions and grabbed her wrist, stopping her from taking one more step over the edge. "Hey!" The purple twin tail turned to thee younger in confusion. "You could have fallen! SPLAT! Just like that!" Isbel scolded the elder.
She tipped her head to the side. "Fall?"
The brunette paused. "...You know. Fall. Break all your bones. Fall to your death."
"No, I don't know. What does it mean?" Isbel gave the older girl an incredulous look. Was this girl completely crazy? Hubert passed the female duo and peered down the cliff side. He flinched and mumbled something about 'big trouble...' The brunette hoped he was talking about their father.
"Anyway!" Isbel said, drawing attention back to her. "If you fell, you'd..." Finally, she gave in, letting go of the older girl's hand. "Nevermind. Look, just...stay away from the cliff, alright? It's dangerous." The girl mumbled an 'okay...'
Hubert moved to his sister's side. "I've never seen her before, Isbel...She's not from Lhant..." His older sister frowned at this.
Isbel turned back to the older girl. "Hey? What's your name? I'm Isbel Lhant and this my little brother, Hubert." The older sibling ruffled her brother's hair, said boy protesting softly. The purple haired girl tilted her head to the side, confusion lighting up her eyes.
"Name?" She questioned softly. "I...don't know..."
'Hmm...sounds like amnesia.'
Amnesia?
'It's when someone gets a head injury or the like and they forget things...Like how I was before we met.'
Oh.
"Oh!" Hubert cried. "You must have amnesia..." Isbel made a bemused noise at the fact that her brother had come to the same conclusion as Lupo.
The girl gave him a cautious look. "Amnesia?"
The blue haired boy clasped his hands. "It's when you forget things...I've never heard of one when you forget even your name though..."
"Nu-uh!" Isbel huffed and cross her arms. Hubert blinked and glanced at her, confused. "You forgot about Lupo!" She stuck her tongue out at the younger when he gave a groan at the mention of the creature.
The elder girl frowned slightly. "...Lu...po?"
Isbel placed her hands on her hips. "Lupo's my buddy! No one else can hear him, though...which is kinda nice but at the same time not." The brunette girl turned around and keeled down next to a flower. It was a lovely shade of lavender, similar to the shade of the girl's hair. She plucked it from the ground. "Well, if you don't have a name...why don't we give you one?"
Hubert raised an eyebrow. "You better not be the one to give her a name...You always give people literally names."
"How so?"
"Well, you said Lupo originally looked like a wolf...and 'Lupo' means wolf, so..." Isbel huffed and turned away, just in time to see the girl pick up a similar flower to her own. Hubert noticed as well. "Do you like that flower?" He mumbled-questioned and the girl nodded slowly. "Hmmm..." The blue haired boy seemed to be deep in thought.
The female duo leaned towards the boy. "..Hubert?"
"I've got it!" His sudden exclamation made the two jump, though the elder's jump was barely noticed. "How about Sopheria? Like the flower?"
Isbel crossed her arms, thinking. "I guess...but I'm gonna call her Sophie for short! Is that okay?" The brunette turned to the twin tail, whom was staring at the flower. She looked up when the duo put their attention on her.
"...It's okay..." She turned her attention back to the flower.
"Alright!" Isbel grinned. "So, now...Hey, Sophie? Do you know where you live or where you're from?" Sophie shook her head lightly. "Er...really?" Isbel and Hubert exchanged worried looks. "Take her home and get Dad's help?" She suggested. Her brother sighed and muttered something vaguely like 'do we hae a choice at all?'
She grinned.
'Why do I have a bad feeling?'
Oh, be quiet, Lupo.
"So! Sophie, are you thirsty?"
"Thir...sty?"
"Yeah! Because there's this really nice spring with super clear water right about...here!"
"Isbel! You can't honestly except her to drink from that, right?"
"Aw, but Hubert, this water is supposed to be really healthy for you. Besides, I've drunk from it before."
"...It's good."
"Ah! Sophie, you actually...?"
"Told you!"
The trio ran into several monster groups on the way down, though they quickly learned that they had no need to defend Sophie, as the girl was rather good at hand to hand combat. They also learned that she seemed to know more artes then the either of them, though they decided that this was because Sophie was closer to an expert then either of them.
When they got to the city gates, Isbel felt a chill run down her spine. "I've got a bad feeling..."
"You better have a bad feeling!" A young girl stood at the foot of the stairs that lead up to the gate. she wore a light blue dress with short, puffy sleeves, and her red hair was braided down her back. She glared brown eyes at the trio. "Would you like to explain why you left me behind?" Isbel flinched and then hid behind Sophie. Hubert hid behind Isbel in turn.
The red haired girl known as Cheria ran towards them. "Don't you dare move a muscle!" Cheria ran up the stairs but stopped as she began to cough and pant. Isbel gasped and moved from behind Sophie.
"Cheria! Are you okay?" She stopped in front of her friend, her blue eyes wide in concern. Cheria looked up at her before she smacked the other girl's arm. "Ow! Hey, what was that for?"
She huffed. "For leaving me behind, Isbel! How could you do that?"
Isbel winced slightly. "H-hey...wait a second. Look, I got you something to make up for it, okay?" The girl shoved her purple flower up close to the other's face. Cheria blinked, seemingly surprised by the offer. Finally, with a pout and blush combo, the girl took the lavender flower.
"...Thank you, Isbel. You usually only give these to your mom..." She mumbled something else, but Isbel was distracted by Sophie stepping forward. Cheria looked up and saw another flower being held out to her. The red head blinked in confusion but took the lavender colored plant any way. "Um, thanks." She looked up into the older girl's face. "Who are you?"
The twin tail tipped her head to the side. "...Sophie." Isbel suddenly grinned and poked her brother in the side. Hubert huffed and rolled his eyes at his sister's antics.
Cheria smiled. "It's nice to meet you, Sophie." The red head turned to the other children. "Look, your dad is really worried, and is wondering where you two are. We've got visitors at the manor!"
The brunette winced while Hubert sighed. "Sorry, Cheria. E-er, do you know who the guests are?"
"No, sorry, Isbel."
The siblings sighed. Cheria gave them a weak smile before gesturing towards the manor. "We need to go, or you father will be even more worried." She glanced at Sophie, opening her mouth to ask her where she was going before Isbel protested.
"We need to help find Sophie's home!" The brunette pouted. Cheria sighed and Hubert glanced back and forth between the two. "We promised!" Isbel whined at her younger brother. The blue haired boy mumbled his agreement to the red head who closed her eyes and shook her head. "Well, at least let us take her to the manor! That'll be okay, right, Sophie?" The twin tailed girl nodded slowly.
Isbel smiled happily.
Ne, Lupo? Why're you so quiet?
'Oh, nothing...I was just thinking about something was all. Also, you should pay more attention to where you're going!'
R-right!
Chapter 1
END
Isbel Lhant
Title: Imaginary Princess
-Just because you can't hear or see him doesn't mean Lupo doesn't exist!
11 years old
Level 5
Hubert Lhant
Title: Honorary Adventurer
-You actually came with me for once!
10 years old
Level 4
Sophie
Title: Flower Girl
-She was found in a field of Flowers...
14(?) years old
Level 7
Cheria Barnes
Title: Left Behind
-I'm always being left behind! Just stop it!
11 years old
Level ?
Hi guys! Watching a walkthrough on youtube, so you're going to have to wait on the chapters. Also, why is Child Phase so loooong...