What?! Intermission?! Yes, my friends. We're going to have a little intermission on Aoimi,one of our three protagonists. I told you that Aoimi and Hana were the main characters,but I'd rather keep the last one a surprise. They aren't even truly introduced yet. For now look at this…

Age: 14?

Birthday: Phoenix 26th

Class: Gladiator (I personally like the Japanese title Warrior better.)

Name: Aoimi Midori ("Aoimi" means beautiful blue ,and Midori means green.)

Eye color: Green

Hair color: Green

Notes: She's a loud loving lass. She acts like this to gain friends ,but has one of the darkest pasts I have thought of. Literally! She woke up in a field and she was the same size as she is in this story. Aoimi used to lack a shadow ,and she was considered a messiah in her village. She had a sister named Midori, and everyone in the town hated Midori. Aoimi tried to love Midori with all of her heart, but Midori was a witch and the town wanted her dead. Aoimi tried to stand up for her sister, but they ended up killing Midori anyway. Midori muttered her last words to Aoimi. And they were… "Won't you kill them little sister?"

After that Midori possessed her and made her kill all the 18,000 people that lived there. That's what Aoimi thinks at least. She actually killed 17,998. She called the killing the "Green Massacre" and posed as a lone surviver. She was named "Aoimi" because she was found crying in the field of her so called "birth", and she made her last name "Midori" because she is one with Midori. Midori cursed her with a black scar on her left hand, and a shadow that appears when Midori is about to take over Aoimi, give Aoimi an illusion ,or if she just feels like bothering her little sister. There are still many times where Aoimi has no shadow. Aoimi hides the black scar on her hand ,and if she touches it she becomes more tainted and dark, but she also gets a burst of power. Midori hasn't bothered Aoimi in four years. Aoimi assumes that's she's 14 ,and only counted up the years ever since she woke up in the field. She had no memories when she awoke in the field. She doesn't know that she might be ridiculously older than she thinks. She hates people who let innocent people die for a selfish purpose. Other than that, Aoimi attempted to befriend Hana, but Hana rejected her because Aoimi named her extremely large breasts. She is still uneasy around Hana, and she thinks it is about time Hanasaku separated from Hana a bit. She thinks Hana's not a good role model. The left breast is Pablo and the right one is Carlos. She has a thing for beat-boxing and naming big green things. Since Midori used to do her hair, Aoimi has the strange belief that whomever touches her hair is going to betray her later in life.

Height: 5'7"

Pros: She's smart in her own way, she's talented with maces, can manipulate shadows without becoming part ninja, kind at times.

Cons: She's obnoxious and reckless. She uses maces, hammers, and war axes, and misses one-fourth of the time, She causes so many problems in the labyrinth she'll set you back two members of your party, She is afraid of her shadow and is very secretive, she holds on to ideas even if everyone else thinks it's wrong.

Hobbies: Calling Hana cute or insulting Hana, making fun of Ryuu, beat-boxing, doing her own hair, insulting everyone she runs into, looking at attractive men ,and mystery solving.

Aoimi walked behind everyone else in the first floor. Hanasaku and Bare were in front and Tsukiro and Yoshiko were in the center. Aoimi peered at the moon.

It's dark. The shadows can't bother me now.

Aoimi thought to herself. Hanasaku turned back to her allies and spoke.

"There are several different pathways ahead. I want to get this done quickly so we can go home and rest. Perhaps we should search these trails separately."

Bare began to shout in the moonlit maze,"Why don't you just rest now?! It'd be safer than splitting up!" she exclaimed.

Hanasaku replied bitterly."Quiet, Bare. If I rest you and Aoimi have to go ahead anyway; I don't want to wake up to your antics."

"Kay!" Aoimi and Bare dashed off with each other. They escaped a Lynx that was chasing them by going into a small 2-by-3 room.

"Hey, you think that thing would have killed us?"Bare asked.

"Nah, my macing skills are too awesome for that sucker."

Bare cringed," Well, your English skills aren't awesome at all." she retorted.

The two stood still ,until Aoimi saw five silhouettes in the room. She saw the redhead from earlier and then she heard her speak.

"Hey, weren't you…" Her voice suddenly warped to whispers. Aoimi turned to Bare who was unaffected by this. Aoimi placed her hands on her head. Bare glimpsed at Aoimi.

"Are you okay?" Bare put her hand on Aoimi's shoulder."You don't look great. Your pupils are dilating and your eyes seem clouded."

Aoimi smiled,"I'm fine. I guess I got a bit disoriented when we ran from the cat…" Aoimi gazed at the ground as Yugaina reintroduced herself and Hari. She had other guild mates too. There was a pale blue-haired princess, an orange-haired girl with eastern armor,and a farmer boy with light brown hair. The leader of guild Machaera proudly introduced them to Bare. Hari was staring at Bare the entire time and Bare was ogling right back at her.

"This…is Lady Caelum. She's the princess of a near by kingdom." She bragged about the the extremely pale girl wearing red glasses. Lady Caelum also had small scar looking line down her face. Yugai then brought up the farmer next to her,"He's Sai. His sheep is named Machaera, like our guild. We got the idea for our guild name from his black sheep." she then turned toward the orange-haired girl. She was giving Aoimi the stink eye. "This is Riko. Our shogun that we earned because we saved the old woman at the Senatus, Flowdia, five times in the same day."

Hari walked over to Bare grinning. She began to whisper in Bare's ear about something. Aoimi studied Riko because she had no idea why Riko was eyeballing her. Lady Caelum was surveying everyone around her with her calculating eyes. Sai was tending his sheep ,and Yugai was eating bread. Aoimi started to wonder why the shadows in the room stood out so well even though it was evening. Even her shadow did. She suddenly remembered that Midori hadn't bothered her in a long time. Or maybe…she didn't bother Midori in a long time.

Heey~… Dearest sister…

Aoimi shivered,"No. Not now, not ever. Please stop. Stop before you ruin everything." she whispered to "herself".

Sister, why do you talk to me like this? You've haven't even played with me for four years… Don't you still love me?

"I told you, stop!" Aoimi watched as everything around went monochrome. Everything was mute except for Midori. The shadows on the ground grew darker. She saw Bare move toward her,but everything around her started to shake and her real surroundings broke like glass. She was in a place between space and time. It was Midori's mind. Aoimi was mentally sent there.

"Stop it already!" Aoimi screeched.

Tell me…

Please… Aoimi,

have you ever loved me…? Don't lie…

"Midori…I used to love you," Aoimi inhaled sharply,"but I don't anymore!!" her words made the abyss she was in tremble. There was quiet for a few moments… "And now," Aoimi continued."I have new friends ,and a new life! If you ruin this one… I'll hate you until the end of time!" Aoimi gritted her teeth as she waited for a shadow to respond.

So, that's how you feel…

You cared…No… You still care more for others.

Then…

You do hate me. I told you not to lie.

Don't worry…

I'LL RAVAGE THROUGH ALL THE LIVES YOU LIVE…!

You… YOU WILL SUFFER LIKE I DID!

LIKE I DO! THE FEELING IS VERY HEAVILY REQUITED.

BECAUSE YOU ARE DISGUSTING!

"No." Aoimi thought. "You wouldn't! Please, don't!" Aoimi suddenly began to pled. She felt warm tears stream down her face,

"What do you want from me?! I'll let you do it! Just don't…" Aoimi thought about all the time she spent with Hana and her friends. They were like family to her. She had just met them four years ago ,and she didn't want anyone else dead.

What I want? I-I want you…

DEAD! I want to make you suffer, just as you did to me!

… Actually…. What is so special?

"What's so special about this new life of yours…?" Midori appeared in her old form, she looked just like Aoimi just that her hair was out ,and she was in black and white. Midori sounded confused,"That scar I gave you… is it still there…?" Midori's voice faded. Aoimi didn't get to answer her older sister's question.

"Aoimi, wake up!"Bare was over top Aoimi shaking her. Yugai looked somewhat intrigued as Aoimi opened her eyes.

"Bare, she only had a brief seizure. She should be fine." Yugai said.

Riko had a revolted expression on her face as she watched Aoimi rise from the ground."She is the girl with no shadow… She's the one. She killed them…" Her words were only heard as a low growl.

"I had a seizure?"Aoimi inquired.

"Yep. Seizures are kind of like electric storms of the brain."

"Electric storms,huh?" Aoimi began to stretch as though she didn't have a "seizure". "Bare, we tell Hanasaku nothing about this."

"You don't say."

"Hanasaku… Ah, yes! She's that RAGNAROK girl, am I right?!" Hari shouted.

"That's her." Bare stated. "We'd better leave your 'brief seizure' lasted for like an hour and a half."

On the way back, Aoimi and Bare were quiet. Hanasaku ,Tsukiro ,and Yoshiko spoke more than they did. Hanasaku tried to ask them what took them so long,and Bare told her that they had ran into Machaera and she told Hanasaku about the other members. Aoimi pondered about her sister. She began to wonder why Midori showed herself and how her voice changed when she asked her that question. Midori sounded like she actually cared. Yoshiko was screeching and flailing around because there was a spider on her shoulder. Tsukiro refused to kill it and was observing her reaction to it. Yoshiko punched him in the face and he flew halfway to the inn.

When they arrived they saw Gears peering into the kitchen like a wolf staring a plump chicken. It smelt like fresh bread.

"Hana's making dinner."Hanasaku ran to the doorway."Do you have anything left over Hana?" Hana was talking to the "innkeeper boy". Hanasaku blinked,"Hana you're talking to the innkeeper's son?" she inquired.

Hana quickly turned around,"How rude ,Hanasaku!" she proceeded to admonish Hanasaku,"No, you brat! This is his sister! She works at the clinic!"

"I'm so sorry!" Hanasaku apologized to no one in particular.

"By the way, I am making dessert. I thought you would have eaten earlier… You'll have to skip dinner tonight."

"What? No fair!" Aoimi was starving after what had happened.

"No, Aoimi! I don't have anymore ingredients after I made dinner for everyone!"

Aoimi frowned and ran up to her room. She slammed the door before she turned on the bedside lamp. She did that so she would be able to see her shadow if it appeared. This was the first time she wanted to speak to Midori ever since the event…

"Ezra, we have no need to worry about RAGNAROK's travel speed. They should be finished within four days due to how they are venturing the labyrinth at such a quick pace." Isis stared at Ezra,"I hope they continue; I find them very interesting."

"They'll become very valuable assets to the project Marin has in mind…" Ezra replied.

"Yes, yes they will…"

Ta da~! Finished! That simple pals, only three pages long when I print it. When I said I wasn't stealing things I was kind of wrong. I stole Steele Rose's character profile thing. You should read their fanfiction ,it's great.

Magic Missile… I didn't know you'd find this.I'm kind , I've seen you on Steele Rose's fanfiction ,and read each of your reviews on there. I thought you were going to insult me in a caring way or something. Haruka is the oracle and she's very far from finishing. There are a lot of characters because they all do something to effect the plot,and it's really hard to include them sometimes. I did this to challenge myself after all. If you think my stories are okay… I guess you can keep on reading it. I'm way better at drawing though. I drawn so many pictures for this story,but I don't post them much. What I'm trying to say is thank you. Yeah, that's it. I should stop blabbering on about things… I can't help it.

Next chapter is Ryuu no escape part 2: Meru's stupid decisions. The name is self-explanatory and has a nice ring to it. Don't you think?