Ch. 2: Wedding Dress (Komari's story)
***Sorry for the long wait guys! Busy with school and mabi, you know how it is… Thanks for waiting patiently, I'll try to post up another chapter soon! By the way guys, just a quick A/N, I think I might double release to explain better. If the story flowed well here, be sure to comment before reading chapter 3 okay? Thanks fan-fic community!***
WARNING: Gore and blood involved, do not read if you have a weak stomach or easily offended.
Komari looked outside into the pouring rain. "How long will he make me wait? He was supposed to be here by now to pick me up." Komari pouted. "Late again as usual." Komari sighed and headed over to the luxurious chair beside the bed. She caressed the ring she had on her finger. She was getting married today.
She closed her eyes for a moment and pictured her perfect scene for a while. Her, standing on the balcony in the summer breeze while Riku wrapped his arms around her, kissing her by the neck and telling her that this is where he would want to be for the rest of his life. Sendo and his wife would bring their son over to play with their daughter and they would live life peacefully. Somehow, she always imagined herself spending her entire life with Riku.
Then her dream changed… She could then see how Riku's face suddenly changed into Sendo's… "Gaah!" She held her head and curled into a ball. She then closed her eyes trying to forget the painful memories.
-flashback-
"OK! I promise always write you!"A boy with grayish hair encourages with a half-hearted smile. Komari hugs him even tighter, "I have to go now, Riku-sama's waiting for me. Bye Sendo!" Komari says as the blue sapphire haired girl ran down the hill. "Bye…" Sendo mutters and looks down to his feet."
"Stupid Sendo… Never wrote a single letter!" Komari angrily punched the wall. "Aargh! That was stupid…" Komari then tendered her arm, careful not to hurt her arm again. "And Riku… h…how could he leave me too…" She cried, letting the tears ruin her beautiful make-up.
-flashback-
"Komari… I think it's best if we go our separate ways…" Riku quietly said as he stood mid-way from the Dunbarton School gate. "At least stay until our graduation!" Komari pleaded. She was on her knees now. "Please Riku… don't leave me…" Riku didn't say anything for a while. He then turned around and looked at Komari straight in the eye. "Look, it's not me Komari, It's you! It's always been about you! You keep saying how you need me, but what about me? I need time for myself right now, if I don't go… You'll never see me again…" Riku then picked up his bags and ran into the cold night.
Her distant memories were then shattered by heavy footsteps running outside her door. The beautiful carved door swung open and a boy around the age of fifteen with blonde hair was panting heavily. His feet were all muddy and he was wet due to the rain. By his condition Komari could tell he had an important message. Her face showed great concern.
"*pant* Miss! *huff* I have some *puff* terrible *pant* news…" The boy tried to deliver his message but was worn out and shivering from all the running in the rain. "Catch your breath first and then tell me what's wrong." Komari hurried over and helped the boy to her bed where she then quickly got him a glass of water and a wrapped him in a towel. The boy gulped down the glass of water and then took the whole pitcher and chugged it down.
After the boy was dried off and caught his breath, he looked Komari in the eye. "Your fiancé's party was ambushed on their way from Emain Macha… somewhere along Osna Snail." The boy tore away from Komari and excused himself out of her room.
Komari was speechless and heartbroken from the message. She didn't want to believe it. She ran towards the pouring rain but abruptly stopped, seeing men coming towards her already with saddened faces. She notices that they had bodies on top of their horses. As the group stopped in front of her, they carefully took down the wasted bodies and laid them in front of her. She recognized most of these knights; they were part of her fiancé's squad, full of strong and brave men. As she examines each knight's body, she notices that one body was horribly mutilated. Its armor was pierced, it had deep gashes into its body, but the vilest feature was that the head was severed and missing.
Komari gasped in terror as she recognized the armor and the embroidery it had on it. "It, it can't be!" She screamed and covered her mouth in horror. Hascel… the noblest warrior and the strongest Holy Knight, was dead. He wasn't just a Holy Knight, He was the best of all Holy Knights, he was kind to all, strong to some, and a fiancé to one.
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-earlier that day in Emain Macha-
A paladin mumbles as he picked up each goblin body that his squad wasted. "*grumbling* Captain! Why'd I have to pick up after you guys?" the young paladin whined to Hascel. The young paladin then piled the carcasses in a single location and was getting ready to burn it. "Cuz you're the rookie!" A White Knight jeered. "Now get me a glass to drink rookie!" "Now get me a glass to drink rookie!" The paladin said in a high-pitched mocking voice. He then rolled his eyes and went to fetch his peers something to drink.
Hascel pushed back his hair and mounted his horse. "Don't worry Grey; you'll be ordering rookies around soon enough." Hascel responded cheerfully. "C'mon guys, we have to hurry, my bride-to-be is waiting. This is gonna be the first time I'll be early for something!" he joked around playfully. "Heh, I wonder why sir." His second in command countered. Hascel just smiled and strode ahead.
Everyone liked Hascel, not only was he an easygoing fellow, he made each day bearable to his team, but when it came down to serious matters, Hascel became a leader everyone listened to. Whatever Hascel told his team to do, they listened. He was well respected throughout Erinn; there are even rumors about how he was going to be promoted soon to champion by Morrighan herself.
Hascel didn't pay attention to all the praises and honors he received, he only cared for the things that mattered to him the most. Friends, Family, and the girl he loved unconditionally.
The team headed out and made their way towards Osna Snail. Not many people used this path since it was dangerous, full of wolves and such, and they were prone to rockslides, nonetheless since they were all knights, this should be easy for them, but all of them failed to see the danger that was lurking around the corner.
"Kinda quiet don't you think?" Grey the young paladin nervously said as he scanned the area while his golden eyes flitted about. "*sigh* newbies these days… what could possibly happen to us?" the white knight next to him boldly said. Hascel noticed that they hadn't encountered a Brown Dire Wolf yet, he could also feel a change in the air… like something was wrong.
"Everyone! Stay alert! Something isn't right here…" Hascel called out. He cautiously watched the mountains. It felt like someone was watching him.
The ignorant White Knight rolls his eyes. "See! Look what you did Grey; you made the captain all paranoid now." Suddenly the sky turned dark and rain came down on them.
"Oh wow… your right. Something bad did happen, a bad hair-day." The White Knight joked. He turned around to head continue to the destination, but as he turned, an arrow swiftly made its mark on his forehead bringing down the ignorant White Knight.
"…!!! AMBUSH!!!" Hascel screamed. Everything happened so fast. The only thing Grey remembered was a bright light and in place of his commanding officers were heavily armored knights. Grey didn't know who or what to attack. He just stood there, mesmerized. It was like he was watching a movie in 3D.
Then he was struck, he noticed that he was bleeding. A waterfall of blood flowed from his abdomen. He looked up and saw the dark figure that had struck him. Before he could react, he was struck again and he found himself on the muddy dirt below him. He was powerless now… he watched in horror as the ambushers slaughtered his squad.
As the team grew thinner and thinner, Hascel and his second lieutenant found themselves back-to-back. "Gaaah! Sir… I've been hit!" The Holy Knight screamed in agony as he held his chest. "It was an honor serving you sir…" The Holy Knight whispered lightly as he attempted to buy his captain some time to get away. "I'll stall them the best as I can sir! Run while you can!" "No! I won't leave you here to die!" Both then used a technique they both had learned from the continent of Iria. Final Hit… Truly it was their final hit.
Grey watched in terror as his heroes feebly tried taking on a whole squad of Dark Knights and Black Knights. They manage to take down three Dark Knights and a Black Knight before a man around the age of twenty, no less than seventeen let loose a barrage of arrows that carefully crept under the heavy armor, and piercing the heroes.
Before Grey lost consciousness due to the loss of blood, he watched as his captain sink into the ground… he was badly damaged. The teenager then stood on top of him looking down with pity at his hero, he wasn't even transformed. He then removed the Holy Knight's helmet and grabbed him by his hair, looked him in his fading eyes and said, "You were suppose to give me a good fight…" then beheaded the defeated hero.
Komari wiped away her tears and headed back into the estate. She quickly changed into her Odelia Wizard Suit, grabbed her Broad-brimmed feathered hat and headed towards Osna Snail. She was going to avenge her fiancé…
As Komari marched out to Osna Snail, a hooded man leaning against the clock tower, stretched out his arms. "C'mon Haruna, she's on the move again." "M'kay big brother! Will you get me a leather bow after this? I'm kinda hungry…" The man's claymore complained. "Of course, I'll get you anything if you do a good job." The man said, commending his weapon. "Yay! I'ma become the smarterest weapon eveeeer!" The claymore joyfully said. "Yup, a real genius… the man whispered silently, careful not to offend his spirit. They quietly followed the blue haired girl towards her destination.
Thank you for reading Ch.2: Wedding Dress!!! Till the next chapter! d^.^b
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*Emain Macha is a city in mabinogi where everybody there is high-classed. Very beautiful city considering it was named after Macha, the Goddess of Destruction. Osna Snail is a time-saving path connecting Dunbarton and Emain Macha, It's a very narrow and dangerous path. Like next to a mountainside. Odelia Wizard Suit and the Broad-brimmed feathered hat are expensive items inside mabinogi. They are, as you can tell wizard clothing so that tells you Komari is a...???