Me: Hey People! I'm not sure if I'll be updating soon because I've got something to go to on the fifteenth. Plus school is starting soon so things will be a little hectic for me. I'll be running around getting ready and trying to reset my internal clock so I'm not sleepy for school.
Genis: Don't you sleep in school anyways?
Me: Yeah, but I've gotta make a good first impression or else the teachers will target me and I'll be given a hard time by them. Plus, I'll be taking three high school credit classes and all the advanced classes. I should've gone with the easy classes instead.
Genis: Relax, you'll be fine.
Me: Easy for you to say! You're a freakin' genius!
Genis: I'm not even going to try… She owns nothing.
Me: Except anything that is not originally in the game.
Asgard had that ancient history feel to it. I was so amazed when I saw it. But I didn't get enough time to sight see because Raine dragged us all to the stage and started her ranting. I had to keep pushing my hair back because the wind was blowing it in my face. It was really getting on my nerves.
'I am so going to get a hair tie, or at lest a hair clip.'
I saw Lloyd wondering away from the group. I decided to follow, history bored me and Raine was not helping with her lecture. I caught up to Lloyd.
"Hey, Lloyd," I tried to get his attention.
He jumped slightly and turned to face me, "Oh, hey, Sarah. I would've thought that you'd stay and listen to Raine's lecture."
"History bores me. I was not going to listen to a history lecture," I pointed out.
"C'mon, let's go," Lloyd motioned.
We walked over to the back and saw Linar and Harley.
"Listen, Linar! This is my invention, the "breaker." If we use this bomb, we can easily destroy this confounded dais," Harley explained.
"B…but… Harley… This is a rare and valuable remnant of the Balacruf Dynasty. We can't destroy it…" Linar stammered.
"What are you talking about?! As things stand now, Aisha may be killed!" Harley tapped his foot in annoyance.
Lloyd and I exchanged glances. We stepped out from our hiding place.
"What are you two doing?" Lloyd questioned to get their attention.
They jumped slightly and turned to face us. We started walking and stood in front of them.
"Wha…Who are you?" Harley asked, surprised.
"It's not what you think! We weren't trying to destroy the ruin at all!" Linar tried lying.
"You are a terrible liar," I noted.
Just then I heard Raine run over the dais to us. Let me tell you, she is scary! She looked beyond menacing.
'Oh man, I feel sorry for these guys.'
"… What did you just say?!" Raine roared.
We all looked at Raine.
"Professor, these guys said they're planning to destroy this stage," Lloyd explained.
Lloyd and I moved out of the way as Raine jumped down.
"And you call yourselves human beings?!" Raine proceeded to kick them both down.
They both got up and gripped the spot where they had been kicked.
"I am a half-elf," Harley corrected.
Raine walked up to him, "…What has that got to do with anything?"
She then walked over to the stone dais and prepared for a lecture. "You have no idea of the importance of this ruin!" She gestured towards the dais and accidentally hit the destruction switch without notice.
"…Uh-oh," Everyone besides Raine chorused.
"You say you're going to destroy this fabulous ruin?" Raine then proceeded into a rant.
'Not good, not good, not good!'
"…Professor…" Lloyd interrupted.
"What? If you have any questions, I'll take them after the lecture," Raine replied.
"The bomb turned on," Lloyd and I stated.
"I said, if you have questions, I'll take them la-" She cut herself off at the realization of the situation.
She faced the bomb and stepped back in surprise.
"…What?" She questioned.
Harley ran up to her and shouted, "Woman! You flipped the switch!"
Raine turned around and kicked Harley in response. "Don't try to put the blame on someone else!"
Lloyd ran up, "That doesn't matter now! Is there a disarm switch?"
Harley picked himself back up, "Of course not!"
Raine kicked him again, "Don't act like you're proud of it!"
'Ouch.'
Lloyd looked irritated by them. "I guess I'll have to disarm it myself," He turned to the bomb.
"You can do that?" I asked, surprised.
"Sure, it shouldn't be too hard," Lloyd shrugged.
He started working on disarming the bomb and in no time it was off.
'Wow, Lloyd's skills are so impressive.'
"Hey, you're pretty good to be able to stop the uncontrollable "breaker"," Harley stated.
"Don't go around building stuff you can't control," Lloyd irritatingly said.
"Lloyd, that was really impressive. It was like child's play to you or something," I complimented.
"Aw, it was nothing, really," Lloyd rubbed the back of his head blushing slightly.
'Oops, I should probably watch what I say. It might seriously mess up the story line.'
"…The ruin seems to be unharmed," Raine examined.
"You there! Trespassing in this area is forbidden!"
Harley and Linar looked alarmed by this. Lloyd looked questioning.
"Oh, no, it's the Mayor!" Linar informed.
"Uh-oh. Run!" Harley ordered.
Linar and Harley then ran off as well.
"Professor! Sarah! This looks like trouble! Let's just get out of here!" Lloyd turned to us.
"But, I haven't had time to study the structure of the…" Raine began.
"Just, come on! Hurry, you two!" Lloyd ran off and I followed after.
We got out without any problem and met back up with the others. We explained to them what happened.
"Who were those two?" Genis asked.
"I wonder why they wanted to destroy the ruin?" Colette added.
"Yes, the ruin! We have to stop them from engaging in such foolish acts like trying to destroy a ruin," Raine responded.
"We should ask the Mayor what this is all about," I suggested.
'Seriously, listening to conversations I've already heard is boring, but unless I want to tell everyone that I know the future then I must endure and act. I'd probably be able to become an actress when I get back to Earth.'
Everyone agreed with my suggestion and we walked back up the long flight of stone stairs to engage in a boring conversation with the Mayor. I mostly just hung back and didn't put in anything. So after a series of events I knew all too well, we were finally at the stone dais watching Raine perform the dance. It was actually more than it was displayed in the game. It was graceful and had many more steps and turns. But, it soon ended when the Wind Master appeared.
"I have come for the girl," it roared.
"It's not…No, Professor! That is an evil creature… it's not the guardian of the seal!" Colette warned.
We all jumped onto the stone dais to fight the creature. I had to slip my Cruxis Crystal on before jumping because the raise of it was taller than me. I also had to help Genis climb on. Colette just flew, and Lloyd and Kratos jumped.
While Lloyd, Kratos, and I kept the Wind Master busy with our frontal attacks, Raine, Genis and Colette attacked from afar. We had the Wind Master surrounded and it couldn't decide who to attack. Although when I smirked at noticing this, I let my guard down for a split second and the Wind Master sliced through my shoulder. I stepped back from the fight and clutched my shoulder. It was bleeding profusely and I was barely able to move my arm.
'Damn my cockiness in the middle of a battle.'
"First Aid!"
I looked over and Raine, "Thanks!"
I then turned my attention back to the Wind Master and charged back in. I dodged an on coming attack and slashed the monster. Then, Genis finished it off with Eruption. When the Wind Master disappeared it left behind the stone tablet. Raine immediately picked it up and fascination etched it's way onto her face. As everyone was walking towards the edge of the dais to get off, I removed my Cruxis Crystal then caught up to the others. Everyone had already jumped off the dais and I followed, stumbling slightly on the landing.
"Fantastic! You're fantastic, Raine!" Linar complimented.
"Hah, it was hardly a challenging opponent. Now, more importantly…" I stopped listening to her.
'She's getting cocky. But, I don't think you have to worry about cockiness outside of battle and training… After this it's the Seal of Wind and a fight with Sheena… I wonder how that'll go…'
"Yeah, that Raine is a half-elf after all. You can count on her wisdom," Harley assured.
'I spaced that long?'
"N…no, you're wrong! Raine is…an elf. I'm an elf, too!" Genis stammered
"What? Surely you don't think I'd mistake my own…" Harley stopped.
Genis' face fell and he looked like he would cry. Everyone had their eyes on him.
Harley's eyes widened slightly in realization. He then closed his eyes and smiled, "Ah, actually, I guess I was wrong. It seems you two are pureblooded elves. I must not have been paying careful attention."
Lloyd walked up to Genis and put a hand no his shoulder, "… We should get some rest, too. I'm exhausted."
I wanted to linger back and thank Harley but that might've gotten me in trouble. So, I just followed the others. We spent the night at an inn and like always, I went outside and got some air. I was on the roof of the inn. I heard footsteps behind me. I turned around and saw Kratos standing there.
"What are you doing out here?" He questioned.
"I have a habit of coming out here to look at the night sky. I picked it up from my brother," I replied.
"Have you lost the ability to sleep?" He asked.
"I'm not sure, I try to keep my Cruxis Crystal off as much as possible. It's influence on me is great since Earth doesn't have mana," I answered.
"I see… How does Earth survive without mana?"
"I don't see why Earth would need mana, I don't know why this world needs mana either. But, that's just how everything works, I guess. Some things just can't be explained," I shrugged. Then a question popped into my head, "How much do you know about Earth? You said you had heard about it, but only as a myth."
"I will not tell you much, but I know to the time of the year 2030. You're world's history is bent on war."
"Yeah, I know. But so is this world. When I left, Earth was currently in the year 2009. So, we're even, I'll be living through those years. I won't ask about Earth and you won't ask about the future of these worlds," I responded.
"…It will be hard not to ask."
"No kidding…" I responded.
There was a silence before I decided to break it, "I'm going back inside. See 'ya in the morning."
I got off the roof and went back inside. As I laid down waiting for sleep to overcome me I started to think.
'I'm getting too attached to this place. I can't get attached! If I do, than it'll only make it that much harder to leave, and I know I have to leave at some point… My life here, is… better than it was on Earth?… Sure, I don't have my family and a lot of other stuff here but… my parents didn't pay much attention to me… but they did care for me a lot… I feel like I belong here more than I did on Earth… I guess I'll… just do what Kuro will do… I hate this… not being able to decide…'
After having more thoughts about that topic I fell asleep.
The next morning, I waited with Colette, Genis, and Kratos for Lloyd. It wasn't long until he woke up.
"It looks like the Professor hasn't come back yet," Colette noted.
"Are you serious?" Lloyd asked.
"She's conducting research with Linar. Let's go get her," Genis suggested.
"Sounds good," I replied.
"All right," Lloyd agreed.
So we left the inn and went to Linar's to get Raine. On the way there a new thought came to my head.
'I'm always so quiet during conversations that have to do with the story line… But I don't really have the right to mess things up. I'm only here to ensure that things go how they're suppose to… You know what, screw it! I'm saying what I wanna say. If I wasn't suppose to be here than I wouldn't be here.'
My thoughts can sometimes change that fast. It's a weird trait that I got from my mom. Luckily, it's only my thoughts so people don't think I'm crazy. They're impulsive thoughts which is probably why my decisions change at the last second sometimes.
When we got there Raine looked like she was getting ready to leave.
"Good timing. I just finished deciphering it," Raine informed.
"The Professor is amazing! She deciphered the complex Balacruf writing in no time at all!" Linar complimented, blushing slightly.
'How cute. Raine has an admirer.'
"…Heh, Raine just gained another fan," Genis noted.
"She's quiet the catch, huh?" Lloyd added.
I suppressed a small laugh, seeing as how Raine blushed slightly.
"Uh-huh!" Genis agreed.
Raine turned around and smacked Genis. I patted Genis on the head feeling sorry for him.
"It would appear that the monster was the cause of the calamity that afflicted the ancient Balacruf Empire," Raine explained.
"It seems that the summoner at the time used Sylph, the Summon Spirit of Wind, to seal it away, then built the stone dais to suppress the calamity," Linar continued.
"In preparation for the day when this calamity might reawaken, he left this map in order for people to be able to locate the Summon Spirit of Wind," Raine lectured.
"After a great many years, people eventually confused the calamity with the Summon Spirit of Wind…" Linar finished.
"So now we know where the Summon Spirit of Wind is located?" Genis asked.
"Of course. The location of the Summon Spirit is the location of the next seal," Raine stated.
"Wow! I wonder what the Summon Spirit of Wind is like! I can't wait to see it!" Lloyd exclaimed.
"Let's see how long that enthusiasm lasts," I whispered to Genis.
Genis held in a laugh at the comment.
"Now we can finally regenerate the world!" Colette cheered.
"Regenerate the world?… Now that I think about it, what was your purpose for coming to this city? You don't look like ordinary travelers or tourists…" Aisha noted.
"…Well then, if you know our next destination, we should be on our way at once," Kratos suggested, turning to Raine.
"Yes, it's likely that the seal is inside the Balacruf Mausoleum," Raine assured.
"Okay, let's get going," Lloyd smiled.
Aisha looked like she wanted to say something.
"Well, please take care," Colette chirped.
So then we were off. I was again writing down the recent events of what had happened in my journal.
'Huh… I just realized how big of an impact this journey will be for Sylverant and Tethe'alla, and I'm gonna be part of it… wow…Never thought I'd amount to something so big… Back on Earth, there'd be no way something like this could be done by only a few people… This'll be a long but interesting journey… I say that too often…Er… think… oh, whatever I know what I mean.'
Yeah, I mentally argue with myself. It's something that I don't think I'll be able to get rid of. I'm not sure which side of the family I get it from though… most likely my mom's.
'I can't wait until I see Kuro. It'll be so awesome… I wonder… how long will this journey last?…'
Me: Okay, so that's it. I gotta get some sleep.
Genis: Why do you spend most of your nights up, writing this story?
Me: Because… I don't know… I guess it's because of the readers. I don't want to let them down.
Genis: You don't want to let anybody down.
Me: It's a fault…sorta… whatever. I'm going to sleep.
Genis: Good night.
Me: Please review everyone. Reviews get me off my lazy but to actually write. Plus, I like to here from you guys because I don't have a life.
