Age: 13 (Her birthday is coming soon)
Birthday:Dormouse 3rd
Class: Zodiac
Name: Hanasaku Juno Zaki (Hanasaku means something like "blooming flower")
Hometown: Tharsis
Eye color: Purple
Hair color: Purple
Notes:She's just a shy girl who wants follow Hana. Hana was with her ever since…Forever. It was her idea to go exploring and she was chosen to be leader. But she gave the right to give orders to Hana because she was afraid of hurting anyone's gave her specific order to give orders to everyone else…Hanasaku added only one exception to she ordered against what Hana ordered,the guild would have to follow her word, not Hana's. And Hana has forgotten about that rule. Hanasaku has an odd relationship with Ryuu;she hates him because she thinks he's trying to take Hana away from is unable to use voltage and is afraid of lightning and thunderstorms because she has a high probability of get shocked.(1 out 3 times). She is very talented with ice and Haruka praised her for it. Other than that, she is very cryophilic, and has a strange distaste for Luna.
Pros:She's very intelligent, can control herself and Hana,She is talented at using ice,everyone listens to her, She's cautious, unlike Hana.
Cons:She's very introverted and is afraid of strangers.
Hobbies:Playing the cello,reading, following Hana for no good reason,Stargazing and glaring at Ryuu.
Hey,I've come to realize that my names for each of my characters are weeaboo-ish. So I'll include the meaning of the name next to it. You might also notice that I changed the Notable Facts section into Notes. I did that so it made more sense for you guys. And I forgot to do that for Hana and Tanaku. Hana's name means "Flower" . Tanaku doesn't really mean anything.I just wanted to give her a similar name to her siblings(Tanaka,Tanako,and Tora).By the way one of them is going to visit. The ideas in this story might look stolen, but they aren't. I've worked on the plot for about a year ,and was afraid to post it until I found this merry little website ,and its authors. And if you see errors in my typing…You can tell me,but chances are I already know and I'm just too lazy to fix it. Yes, I know about last chapter's lack of commas ,and how horribly the first chapter was written. I am typing this to get better at if I choose a document to attach the story to(like I have been) it takes out some of the words for some reason! I'm just going to copy and paste my chapters from now on. Enough with this huge back story…Enjoy the story below.
Hanasaku found herself in side of a bustling bar with no one behind her. She was pretty sure she came in with the others, and now she had lost them. She searched bistro for Aoimi,but found noting except for Keiko. She needed to talk to Hana, and thought that Keiko might know where she was. As she moved toward the Wilding she heard bits and snippets of conversations.
"Did you see that flash in the labyrinth?"A red-haired girl asked a brown-haired Arbalist.
"Yeah, we were near the Yggdrasil when it happened. It's amazing… Do you actually think we will be able compare to that?"The Arbalist adjusted her hat.
"We will one day, Hari."The red-haired monk replied.
"Sure, Yugai."
Hanasaku had stopped to listen to the tiny conversation they were having. Until she realized they were staring at her. A sudden shock went through her body and she began to sweat. Were these strangers going to kill her? Maybe that was a bit too far-fetched.
"May I help you?"The redhead asked.
"Uh…"
"Hey! You were with those girls who were making a ruckus earlier!"The brunette shouted.
The redhead crossed her bandaged arms and narrowed her eyes at the brunette,"Stop shouting, you're frightening her…She looks like a chihuahua in front of Marin."
"Hm."Hanasaku sounded suddenly spoke,"My name is Hanasaku,and I belong to the RAGNAROK guild. You two appear to belong to a guild too. Would you mind telling me which one?"
The brunette seemed interested in Hanasaku after she didn't expect her to sound so intelligent."Oh, Ragnarok is the from the ancient Norse mythology,right?"
Hanasaku quickly nodded,"It is the Norse word for the 'twilight of the Gods'. So, technically RAGNAROK a war between Gods that ended the world."
The the redhead face-palmed,"That took a sick turn. Why the heck did you name your guild after the end of the world? That makes it look like that is your goal,and I am pretty sure it isn' ,that's what you were trying to do when you caused that disturbance ealier."Hanasaku went to respond ,but the red-haired girl spoke over her,"It's like that stupid guild Satan."
"What?"Hanasaku jolted backward. The brunette sighed.
"Satan means 'adversary'."She stated,"Oh! I forgot about our guild!"she exclaimed randomly.
"Does you guild have some hidden meaning in it?"Hanasaku inquired.
"No… Did you not just say 'would you mind telling me what guild your in?'"
"She said 'would you mind telling me which one',Hari."the red one combed back her bangs with her fingers,"I am the leader of guild Machaera, which means 'saber' in the ancient language of Latin. My name is Yugaina Feris ,or, you can just call me Yugai."
"And I am Hari, the best arbalist in this town."
"Pffht. Don't lie to her."Yugai snapped.
"I'm not!"
Hanasaku looked back at Keiko. He was talking to Ryuu for some reason."I'm sorry,but I should get going now…"she two acknowledged her, and she took a step to realize she had just stepped on someone's shoe, and worse it was a white boot. Hanasaku bowed and apologized.
"Watch it! These cost more than your life!"The girl hissed. She had a group of three behind her, and she glared at Hanasaku."You should think before you're lucky I didn't burn you to ashes, you newbie scum."her golden eyes were set on Hanasaku while she waited for her to people behind her were only smirking and whispering. Hanasaku knew these strangers were the ones that made her want to die. She glanced back at the other girls she had just met, and they were glaring right back at the brown-haired Zodiac who was over-reacting, it was just a tiny bit though.
"Hey, didn't she say sorry?"Ryuu asked. There were bandages on his chest now. He seemed annoyed about something.
" 'Sorry' doesn't cut it."She murmured.
The bistro became silent…
Ryuu walked over to Hanasaku's side and Keiko followed,"Why do you care?"Keiko asked.
"Yeah, those boots are ugly."Ryuu flipped his hair.
"So the boots don't get any worse!"she exclaimed, but her voice was still low.
Ryuu moved closer to the girl's face before some big smile appeared on his face."No matter how ugly the boots are,they will never be as hideous as your face."He whispered loudly
The bistro erupted with laughter and cheers. The girl scowled ,and the people behind her seemed frustrated. Yugai and Hari snickered at the girl's face. They didn't like her very much either.
"How quickly do you three want to die? If the hussy in your posse doesn't lick my boots clean…I'll end your lives just as swiftly as you insulted me!"She actually shouted this time,"Herald!"
"Oh, this isn't going to end well…"Hari said.
The buff guy behind the Zodiac came out,"Yes, Yakusoku?"Herald asked while cracking his knuckles.
"Get this trash out of my 're tainting me with their ignorance."Yakusoku sneered.
Ryuu was unimpressed by the brown-haired Gladiator in front of him. Hanasaku saw his expression and tried to stop him from doing any thing else incredibly reckless, like his comment above. Ryuu ignored her though and a look of disappointment came on his then stared at Hanasaku's face and the ridiculously big smile reappeared.
"No…"Hanasaku poked Keiko,"Can't you stop him before he gets hurt? He's never acted like this, sounds similar to Hana and when Hana talks she almost gets killed. Then Ryuu saves her…But now…Ryuu's talking."
Keiko glanced at her and went to speak until Ryuu said his next attack,I mean"comment''.
"Why are you sending Sir Steroids after me? I am pretty sure that drug has been illegal for more than one-thousand years." Yakusoku grunted after that one. Herald smirked.
"You want to fight kid?" He asked,"I can take this outside you know."
Ryuu crossed his arms ,"Outside? Steroids are you really that scared of me? I promise I won't send you flying that far."Ryuu clenched his fists,"I say we do this right here right now hand-to-hand combat."
"Oh,really? Who said you could set the standards?"
"Are you that afraid? If you are, we can end this pointless squabble the easy way."
"Why you!"Herald charged for Ryuu.
"Ryuu! Stop!"Hanasaku's cries didn't change what happened next.
"Where are you taking me Tanaku?"Hana was blindfolded and Tanaku was the one taking her some place. Hana was surprised that Tanaku was most likely going to give her something.
"You know how our birthday was the day before yesterday?"
"Yes…"
"Well, my awesome parents sent me a special present for my birthday, and I thought since you…"Tanaku paused for once,"Since you don't really have parents…That I'd share my present with you first!"
Hana heard her footsteps and she knew she was walking on a hollow surface, she guessed it was wood. She assumed that they were at the Inver port.
"Thank you for being so considerate,Tanaku."Hana replied.
"No problem, Hana. Speaking of which, we have arrived!"Tanaku pulled off the blindfold from Hana's eyes.
Hana squinted,"There's nothing here."
"Oops, other way."Tanaku turned Hana around.
"I love your parents more than I love mine!"Hana screeched in front of large ship, a large ship that was hers. It was Tanaku's ,but she pretended it was hers.
"I know. Usually there's a setback, but there's nothing wrong with this one!"Tanaku patted Hana's back,"What should we name it?"
Hana snapped her fingers,"I've got it! How about something corny or trite with a flare!"
"So, how about dream in all caps!?"
"What? Why?"
"You said it yourself,'something corny or trite with a flare!'"
"Why all caps? That makes us look like we are neglecting the language we are using."
Tanaku frowned,"Why are you so stupid?! Dream sounds trite, and if it were in all caps,like our guild name,that would make it feel cooler!"
"Fine,fine,let's go do the paperwork for this boat."
"This DREAM you mean?" Tanaku laughed slightly at her "poem."
Tanaku and Hana headed towards the harbormaster,and explained the situation. He was rather confused when they came though.
"Some one did the paperwork already… She looked just like her." He pointed at Tanaku. She grew an expression of anger and fear.
"Oh, great Gods! Did she have short hair or two long pigtails? Did her aura feel all glittery and huge and junk ,or did it feel smaller and sad and-"
Hana gave her a strange gaze before she cut her short,"Why are you acting like this? You've lost all of your cool…" Tanaku put her hands on her head as she began tremble.
The harbormaster thought for a second,"I think she had pigtails…" He finally answered.
"This is the worst setback ever!"Tanaku whined
"What?Why?"Hana asked once again.
"Would you stop asking me that?" Tanaku remarked. She lifted her head up to look at the cloudless sky above her."That's my cheerful sister Tanako. She's nice,but she's way too strong. She also produces glitter out of thin air. It almost suffocated me once."
Hana examined her surroundings,"I don't see her anywhere." Hana stated.
"You don't see her, you smell her."
Hana turned towards the harbormaster,"Did she write down the name of the ship? She couldn't have actually. Umm…"Hana felt her left nostril burning and harbormaster sneezed along with Hana.
"Oh,no! These are the signs!"Tanaku looked back and stepped forward. Into a Hoplite's armor at that.
"Little sister!"A blonde woman with pigtails was in front of Tanaku."What's with the long face?"she asked,"I did all of your paperwork ,little sister…I thought that might make you happy…"The woman sounded like a twelve year-old, but she was older and taller than one would be.
Tanaku stared at her older sister and shifted it to Hana hoping she would say something.
"How did you sign the name of the boat on the work?"
The woman smiled,"I knew that Tanaku would pick something weird like that, and I heard her shout something about it."
"How did you get here?"Tanaku frowned.
"How did the ship get here?"Tanako replied.
"What?"
"I sailed the ship across the ocean, and passed all those meanie pirates…And you still don't like me!"
"Hey, I never said that!"
"Why don't we go on the boat and sort this out?"Hana intruded.
"Fine, shortstack."
Ezra was walking down the street with fifteen thick books in his arms. His guild wasn't that far behind him, and they were all wondering why he had so many of the same book. Zero ran up to Ezra to ask the question and the rest of the guild followed.
"Hey~! Ezra~!"
"What is it?"The purple-haired man asked.
"Why do you have all of those books?"
"My parents gave them to me."Ezra put down the books on a bench and sat next to them.
"Ooooh! The Gods let you keep their special books? Can I have one?!"Zero placed her hand on the top book before Ezra slapped it.
"They also told me that no one, not even myself, could touch them. Let alone keep one and read it!"
Zero whimpered and staggered back,"No fair! Did Mother Nature say that? She was always unfair."
They seemed like psychos to everyone in Armoroad ,but Ezra was apparently the son of a blue Goddess and a red God. So,Ezra told everyone and not a single person believed him ,except for his guild, which he stayed very close with since childhood. He claimed to be the God of dark magic and thought, but still no one believed him. Although, this would explain how he knew what Hana and Ryuu were about to say and how he knew their names.
"No. Nature put up that rule with all the others agreeing."
"So, she did."
Ezra face palmed,"Whatever you say… Now, would you mind helping me with these books?"
Zero took eight of the books on the Isis leaned over the the seven remaining books on the had a fancy label that read Prophecy on the top cover and Isis turned her attention to Ezra. He was yelling at Zero because he thought he'd look weak if Zero took more books than he did. Isi then examined her other guildmates ,and they were looking at Zero and Ezra. Except for Kogageru, who was staring into space because he was blind. Isis examined the book again. She knew she needed to have that book. She flipped the book open.
The first page was blank until Isis blinked, and it was filled to the brim with turned back to see if her guild noticed her yet. Kogageru was sitting next to her. He had an upset look on his face. Isi knew that he knew she was touching the book. She closed the book.
"Ezra, I'll carry the rest of the books." Isi got up hoping Kogageru wouldn't spoil her plan.
"You can't hold the books! That would make me look like some lazy jerk!"
"Please?"
Zero gave Isis a dirty look,"Why the heck do you care? Do you want the book? You've never said please ,or even spoken this much!"
Himi cringed,"Zero, Stop being such a bigot. And Ezra you stop too. I don't know how you even managed to hold all of the books at first. Let the strong people in the guild hold them. I don't like watching you suffer."
"Fine Himi." Ezra and Zero said in unison.
The six walked passed the bistro ,which was erupting with cheers for some reason, and passed the Inver port ,which was awfully glittery that day.
They finally approached the inn and Ezra turned back to look at the port."I'll be right back. Isis make sure you take the books to my quarters."
"What? I thought that I was going to take the books up there."Zero pouted.
"Isis is the only one allowed in my bedroom."
"Hmp!"Zero stomped in the Aman's Inn. Everyone else,except Ezra, came in shortly after. Isis ran over to Ezra's room with all fifteen books in her arms and slammed the door. Zero and Kogageru watched the girl who was usually nonchalant and listless about things run into a room. She never ran and she always slept…
"Did you hear that?"Zero poked Kogageru. She said hear because Kogageru always got sarcastic when she said ''see''. That was because Kogageru hears everything; he didn't need to see. Matter a fact, he heard Isis flip the book open.
"Yes, I did."
"I think she wants the book."Zero whispered.
"That's obvious."
Isis walked out of the room slowly and she was half-lidded again."I am going to take a rest for now. Take care." She waltzed over to her room in a sluggish way. Then she grew a smirk as she opened the door to her room.
"She just smiled. Something's not right."Kogageru stated.
"Knew it." Zero gagged,"Ew! Does that mean you heard her mouth move into a smile?!"
"Hearing has downsides…"
Himi was paying close attention to their conversation and Mei Ling was too. It was their job to; they were the oldest two in the guild ,and Zero and Kogageru were the youngest.
"What are you two up to?"Mei Ling asked.
"Nothing."Kogageru replied.
Since Kogageru didn't speak much, the two believed his word eight times faster than they would have believed Zero's. The pair went off to their rooms after he said so.
"How did you get them off our trail like that?"Zero muttered.
"I'm just a trustworthy person."
"Meh… You're not trustworthy when you're talking to me."
"I'm just teasing you."
"Let's go see if Isi is plotting some sort of scheme."
Zero approached Ezra's door. Kogageru backed away from it.
"I'm not going in there!"
"Why not? It's not a slaughter house. Well, I hope it's not."She grabbed his arm and opened the door. The room was a lot more luxurious than their rooms. The walls were painted purple and everything else was too. Except for the black pile of books on the floor. They were neatly stacked on top of each other and nothing seemed odd. The pile appeared smaller than usual, but Zero and Kogageru assumed that was because the books were on the floor. Zero sat down and began to count. Kogageru shook his head.
"Let's get out of here before Ezra comes back."
Zero ignored him,"There are fifteen books here…"She sat still of a moment,"I guess there's nothing wrong. Let's go."
Isis sat in her room humming an extremely menacing song. Isis knew that Kogageru and Zero were watching her. She knew almost everything. She knew Zero didn't go to school ,and that she couldn't count right. Zero just guessed her numbers. That was the closest she had gotten to an actual number in a long time. There were only fourteen books in Ezra's studied the glistening book in front of her ,and she opened it once more. Isis presumed the title was true because the Gods had it as one of their possessions. The first page was blank. And Isis blinked and the book had filled the page with words. For the first time in several years, Isis was surprised. The text was directed at her.
Hello Isis. I guess you really couldn't see this coming. You were supposed to open this book ,even though Ezra told you not to. You want to read this book because you think it will give a clear look of the future, don't you? You should keep in mind that this is a forever changing prophecy. It may have a definite form now, but it will change based on what you do. It is easy to find a pattern in the changes. Well, that's only if you carefully look at everyone and predict their actions. There are things that you can change in here ,but there are some you cannot. If you turn the page from this point… You will become a very important role in this game… You should know that looking into the foreseeable future is torture.
Isis blinked again ,but she blinked out of surprise. This was the opportunity she had waited her entire life for. She eagerly went to flip the page.
"Hey, Isi." Ezra cracked the door open.
Isis swiftly moved the book underneath the frills of her dress. She yawned and slowly turned to Ezra."Yes?"
"Do you know what's going on at the bistro?"
Isis thought for a moment,"Judging by the cheers, it was most likely some sort of fight."
Ezra put his hand on his chin,"That's not good, but I guess it can't be helped."Ezra closed the door.
Isis realized she was tired now and she should actually go to sleep. She hid the book in a locked chest ,and collapsed on her bed.
Ryuu stayed still as Herald went to punch him, and when he tried to land the actual punch Ryuu caught it with a blank look on his face. He maneuvered as if he knew what Herald was going to do. He dodged with skill ,and it was almost hard to recognize him. He defeated Herald in two minutes total. Yakusoku was standing still like a statue. She did not know whether she should scold Herald for losing to a kid or scream at Ryuu for being so disrespectful.
"You! How?! He was ten times your level!"
Ryuu turned to her,"I just don't care for people like him."
Yakusoku groaned and pulled out a book,"Fine, I'll leave you alone. Let's go."
A girl behind her pointed to Herald. He was knocked out on the floor."What are we going to do about that loser?" She wore a purple tribal outfit.
"If Herald can get his butt kicked around by a thirteen year-old; he can bring his butt back to the inn! Okay, Lamia?"
The girl nodded.
Meru was on the other side of the bistro and her face darkened,"Hey!"She stomped over to Yakusoku."Ryuu isn't your regular old teenager!"
Lamia made a perplexed face."Step aside Yakusoku." She gave Meru a look."Continue."
"Ryuu is the son of the Monk Obi!" Meru bragged. There was an awkward silence.
"Hm… I assume you're the RAGNAROK guild."Lamia crossed her arms,"Marin spoke of you, she said you were very rude. And for once, she was right."
Ryuu knew Meru very well, and he knew what she was going to say next was going to be stupid. He did not know what she was going to say ,but he did not think it was going to ruin his week.
Meru scowled,"How dare you say that about the guild that has the daughter of Hanami Zeus Zaki in it." Meru didn't raise her voice, yet everyone heard. Meru didn't want people to hear. She covered her mouth. Ryuu and Hanasaku were shocked.
"Oops…"
"Hanami?!"Lamia stepped back.
"A midget like that is related to her?!" An orange-haired man shouted.
"Flame, you've seen her?"Yakusoku asked him.
"Yes, I have!"
"I need to interrogate her, now!"
Yakusoku and the group of four rushed out one of the exits. Ryuu was flustered.
"Why the heck did you say that?! Did you not know that Hana hates that woman with all of her being?!"
"No. What woman?"
"Her mother."Ryuu turned to Hanasaku; she was talking to Yugai.
"Why? Didn't her mother die? Ooh, and remember how she said 'bye mom' in the first chapter?"
"First chapter…? You're saying that like someone's writing this. Anyway, You told everyone what she didn't want anyone to know!"
Meru rubbed her chin and beamed an innocent smile,"Why not hide it from her?."
Ryuu's face grew distant and cold."Why would I do that? I swore against that four years ago…"
"Why are you so stuck on your past with Hana? Can you do something logical for once?"
"I'm Hana's best friend. That's very far from logical."
''So, Ryuu. Do you want to come to explore this labyrinth me?''
''Well, I heard it's very dangerous for people three times our age Hana. I don't think he'll come.''
''Be quiet Hanasaku; I didn't ask you. Come on Ryuu, tell me.''
''I… Don't know…''
''See? I told you he wouldn't."
"Please Ryuu?! I need someone to talk to and trust. I need some one that's dependable like you to always be there for me. I need someone who will tell me about something they think is wrong when Hanasaku won't. And didn't you swear to protect me six years ago? This would be your perfect opportunity!"
Ryuu thought about Hana's words from four years ago, right before their extensive training.
Hanasaku turned toward the two,"Ryuu, please refrain from doing anything that reckless again. That means you should not tell Hana about her mother, at all. She'll get upset."
Ryuu tensed up,"Not you too."
Hanasaku ignored him and put her attention toward Hari and Yugai.
"Whoa, I guess I underestimated your guild." Hari stated," You don't have an Arablist better than me, do you?"
"We have the youngest daughter from the Lothair family."
"What?! No way. Do you know how strong the oldest daughter is?" Yugai said.
"No." Hanasaku shook her head.
"Marin openly said she tied with her."
"Dang. I guess I'm not the best here."
Hanasaku thought back to the events that just occurred. Ryuu, Meru and Keiko stood behind her silently, listening to her conversation. They seemed to be thinking too. Ryuu frowned and spoke quietly.
"Who were those people?"Ryuu asked.
Hari and Yugai stared at him before they began to laugh hysterically.
"What?"Meru squinted at them,"What's so funny?"
"Those people are the guild Fang." A black-haired female Zodiac spoke up,"They are called that because they really bite." she was sitting next to blue-haired princess girl. She didn't look above the age of ten. Beside her was a female Ninja with hazel hair.
"Hey, who brought you into this?"Hari inquired.
"I recall your long forgotten leader saying'It's like that stupid guild Satan.'"
Yugai scowled,"I am not going to be forgotten." She tried to stay calm,"I don't want to talk anymore. Let's go Hari." She left along with her gabby sidekick, Hari.
"Who were those two?"Keiko decided to talk.
"Yugaina and Hari." The woman spoke again." My name is Desiderata and I lead guild Satan." She pointed to the little girl beside her."This my sister, Lily, and the Ninja over there is Setsuna."
"Who's in guild Fang?"Hanasaku added.
Desiderata leaned back and gave her sister a strange glower. Lily gave a strange smirk to her big sister.
"The Hoplite with the orange hair was Akihito Flame. Everyone else calls him Flame. He has a little sister and an older brother. The brother's name is Amadeus Flame ,and his poor little sister is named after the both of the. Her name is Akiama Flame."
Lily's smile only grew wider as her sister began to talk about Flame. "Wow big sis. You really seem to like Flame."
Desiderata spoke over her,"You obviously know Yakusoku, Herald, and Lamia. That's all I have say about Fang; do you have any other questions?"
Meru raised her hand."Why did Yugaina get upset?"
Lily shouted out the answer,"She has athazagoraphobia! My big sister taught me that word!"
"Shut up Lily. I have a headache." Setsuna said through her teeth.
RAGNAROK stood there with confused ,but informed faces.
Meru turned to Hanasaku," What the heck did she just say?"
"She sounded like she tried to say auroraphobia."Keiko stared them down.
"She didn't."
"Then what did she say?" Ryuu barged in.
"You think I know?"
"Athazagoraphobia is the fear of being forgotten." Desiderata said.
"Oh. Well I'm going to forget that faster than I forget why I randomly walk in to rooms." Meru turned away. "Come on guys, I want to go to the inn."
Aoimi began to appear in Hanasaku's vision.
"Heyy~! Ryuu!"She began to lean on him,"Nice job out there buddy. I'm pretty sure Brac would be very proud of you! I would have done a lot better than you, but pretty nice job. Still."
"Where'd you go? If you had stayed next to me this never would have happened."Hanasaku murmured.
Aoimi rubbed her chin,"I was using my social skills…?"
"Shut up Aoimi."Hanasaku frowned,"It's time for us to go exploring. Get Bare, Tsukiro, and Yoshiko."
"Yeah. It's pretty early. Did Hana vaporize a cat or something?"Aoimi jeered.
Ryuu replied with the simple answer,"Yes, she vaporized a cat. I'm not kidding."
"What?!"Hanasaku screamed. Aoimi grabbed her arm, and began to move toward the outskirts of town. Hanasaku glared at Ryuu,"Remember what I said Ryuu."She muttered her last words before Aoimi carried her away.
Ryuu wore some guilty face ,but accepted the fact that he had to listen to her.
"How are they supposed to level up Luna if she's not going anywhere?" Keiko suddenly asked.
"She's already well trained. I believe she's on level twelve. If the author didn't put this it would have been a really big plot hole."Meru said.
"Why do you keep on talking like someone's writing this?" Ryuu seemed upset.
"I'm leaving now. Mom and dad are crying because I was gone for a few weeks."Tanako hopped off the DREAM. "See you later Tanaku. Keep up the good work you two."
"Bye!" Hana exclaimed.
Tanako and Tanaku made little eye contact while they said goodbye to each other, and Tanako was oddly quiet as she left the port. Tanaku had a blank look on her face and was silent. Hana smiled at Tanaku.
"Was that the Lothair look of approval?"
Tanaku nodded."Yeah… Do you know that's the first time she called me Tanaku."Her voice was low."She was the first to accept the fact that I became an explorer. She's proud of me."
"She must have been a great adventurer. She killed that bird the first time she hit it. I don't know why we didn't find that strange." Hana began to ramble on about things she found peculiar."Your family's pretty weird. Silence is respect?"
"Hana, that's the case with many families."
"Hana!" Meru ran over with a abnormally big smile plastered on her face. "You wonderful ladies should get some rest after fighting the same bird for several hours!"
"When you go on sea quests you come back with your health and mentality restored."Hana eyed the blonde before her."The best part about it is that if you survive the fight you get paid for getting your health back!"
"You produced a flash in the labyrinth when you vaporized that cat. You need to sleep."
"Meru, you never come up with reasonable things to do. What drug are you on?" Tanaku broke out of the respect phase she was having.
Meru frowned,"I was trying to be nice."
"No offense Meru,but you don't do that either." Hana mumbled. Hana tilted her head toward the sky."It's dark?"
"Yeah, it gets dark when the sun goes down."Tanaku and Meru said in unison.
"We should sleep."Hana muttered,"After today we're going to use sea quests to regenerate."
On the way back, Meru, Hana,and Tanaku walked through an almost empty market. No more than twenty people were at it. It was dark outside ,and that explained why no one was there. Hana was squinting to see what was in front of her, and Tanaku and Meru were leaving her behind.
"Will you two wait?"She cried out.
"It was your idea to sleep. Pick up your friggin' pace." Tanaku retorted.
Hana ran to catch up ,but ended up banging into a blond-haired girl wearing red eastern armor. They both collapsed on the ground. The girl was rather young and had a perplexed expression.
"What'd you do that for?!"She shouted.
"It's dark. I didn't see you."Hana apologized. She squinted at the girl. The girl had a dozen oranges in her arms ,and was paying more attention to them than she was to peered back at Hana with an intrigued face.
"Who are you?"
Hana grimaced,"What? I accidentally banged into you and you want to know my name?"
"Yup."She wore a smile was one pointy tooth that protruded from the rest. Hana found that odder than the girl's personality."My name's Kise." She shoved an orange halfway in her mouth and bit on it with the one tooth.
"Are you going to peel that?"Hana questioned.
Kise nodded ,and proceeded to gnaw on it with the lone tooth. She then put the orange all the way in her mouth, and stood up. Then she finally took a gulp and suddenly opened her mouth. She pulled out the orange peel ,but no orange.
"Impressive…?"Hana stared at the peel,"How did you do that?"
Kise poked Hana's nose,"It's a magic trick." She giggled.
"Please don't touch me." She looked to where Meru and Tanaku used to be and glared at it."Jerks."
"What?"
"Nothing. I have to go now." Hana sprinted off.
"Wait, you didn't tell me your name!"
"You seem down. What's wrong Kise?" A hoplite in blue armor asked.
Kise began to pout."That girl that ran off didn't tell me her name. I really wanted to know it, and now I'm sad. And not introducing yourself is rude!"
Marin glowered in Hana's direction."Oh, I know who she is." She laughed."It is rude not to introduce oneself, but that girl is rude. You shouldn't expect anything different from her."
"What's her name?"
"Hana Venus Zaki."
"Oh! Does that mean she related to Hanami Zaki?"
"Yes, and she's ashamed of it. I'm unsure why. Don't worry, I'll set things right."
Kise blinked,"There's nothing wrong."
"That girl needs to learn a lesson, and her guild needs to learn too."
"Why?"
"I've already told you."she began to walk off,"Ta-ta."
Kise turned to the side,"I hope she doesn't do anything too bad. I mean, it's all good until the Senatus gets involved, and it truly horrifying when she involves Kujura."
"Victor!" Pandora waltzed back into Victor's throne room,"It's confirmed dear, your daughter's in Armoroad! You should go and check on her. I've sent either all of my children or two of them to 'look after' her!"
The king winced from his throne,"Armoroad? That was the last place I wanted her to be in. It's cut off from most of the world, and it would be too trying to get there myself! I was also planning on sending two nobles! How did she even get there?"
Pandora winked,"I have no Idea on how Meru found her way there, but I have a way for you to get there."
"I would say that was impossible ,but you aren't an earthly creature."
"No,no,no! I know an earthly way!"
"How? By ship?"
"No, Armoroad has these things called geomagnetic poles. I can easily send you there from one of those, and I can send you back."
"When can we begin?"
"Tomorrow morning. That's when I need to go there for my personal reasons. Deal?"
"Deal."
Pandora clapped her hands and quickly hopped up to leave the room. She slammed the doors behind her, and bounded down the dark halls of the Jotunheim castle. She looked out a nearing window and smiled at the thunderous weather outside. "I've certainly caused a war between us Haruka, haven't I?" She caressed the window."Too bad no one will be able to escape my wrath. Not even your precious students can, but before them I must deal with her. Marin Yokuni."
I've proofread this several times. I'm so sorry for burning your eye sockets out. "With what?" you ask? Grammar errors. I was super excited about the entire "I get to type" stuff. This chapter was to reward those who survived the other chapters. Don't worry, I'll proofread those chapters too. For now enjoy this new section.
Things I almost typed
"And I'm Hari, the best arby in this town."
"Arby?"Yugai asked.
"Do you have the meats?" Hanasaku inquired.
We all know what replaced this part.
"Why did we name the guild RAGNAROK, Ragnarok in all caps?" Hana asked.
"It's obvious. We did it to neglect our language. I do it all the time." Tanaku stated.
"I should have figured."
So that's it, hope you enjoyed it. It's the last chapter you'll see of this in a long time. Well I think it is.