Hunt 14: Off to the Southern Continent

It's been 3 weeks since Zedept, Lyra and Raylin hunted Teostra and got another clue on Alatreon. Zedept, Lyra and Raylin are sleeping in a small forest on their way to a port to take them to the Southern Continent.

Zedept and Lyra's Village: 9 Years Ago

The villagers are gathered in front of a grave. "This is such a tragedy." A female villager said. "How do you think little Zedept feels? He saw his master get killed right in front of him." A male villager said. "And Lyra hasn't stopped crying since then." Another male villager said. "The elder is willing to take them in but little Zedept hasn't left his room since he was brought back." A female villager said. The elder appears with Young Lyra. The villagers moved out of the way and the elder and Young Lyra walked up to the grave. Young Lyra has a blank look on her face like she was dead inside.

As Young Lyra stared at the grave, it started to rain. The villagers left but the elder stayed. After 10 minutes of staring at the grave, Young Zedept comes walking up to the grave. Young Lyra looks over to him. Young Zedept looks back at her with the same blank look on his face. After 5 minutes of them staring at the grave, the elder went to them. "Time to go now." She said. "No." Young Zedept said. "Come on Zedept, you don't want to catch a cold now." The elder said. "No, I won't leave." Young Zedept said. Young Lyra looks at him. "I swear, I swear that I'm going to find this monster and hunt it." Young Zedept said as he clinches his fists.

"Ze… dept." Young Lyra said. Young Zedept looks at her. "I swear that I'm going to avenge Master and hunt that monster no matter what." Young Zedept said. Young Lyra's face started to show some emotion as she smiles. "Thank you Zedept." She says softly as she looks back at her dad's grave. Young Zedept started to cry. He looked up to the sky. "Maaaaaaaaaaaaasssssttttterrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" Young Zedept yelled as lighting flashed through the sky.

Small Forest: Early Morning

Zedept wakes up quickly, panting. "Another memory." Zedept said as he tries to return his breathing back to normal. He looks over to Lyra and Raylin, who were both still asleep. Zedept places his right hand over his face and started to cry. "Master, I miss you so much." He said as he looks up to the sky. Lyra wakes up and looks at Zedept. "Zedept, you're up early." Lyra said as she stretches. Zedept looks at Lyra. "Morning." He said.

Lyra then notices the tears. "Are you crying?" Lyra asks. "I just had a dream about the day that Master died and we were at his grave." Zedept said. Lyra gets depressed. "I still remember that day clearly." She said. Zedept looks down towards the ground. "I also remember that's the day you swore that you would hunt the monster that killed dad." Lyra said. "Yeah, it was." Zedept said. "That's also the day that you mysteriously left the villager without telling anyone." Lyra said. "The elder knew I was leaving, she was the one that gave me her Golden Falchion and the Kut-Ku armor I was in when I met Kristia." Zedept said. "She knew?" Lyra asked, shocked by what Zedept just said.

"Yeah and I asked her not to tell anyone, especially you." Zedept tells Lyra. "But why?" Lyra asks. "Because I didn't want to lose you too." Zedept said. Lyra blushed a deep red. "If I lost you as well as Master, especially at that young age, I would've let a monster kill me." Zedept said. Lyra looks away. "Now it all makes sense." Lyra said.

"I'm sorry if I had you worrying about me all these years." Zedept says. "Sorry doesn't cut it." Lyra said. "I know but that's all I can do right now." Zedept said as he stands up. "Fine, I'll accept it for now." Lyra said as she stands up as well. "I'll go and check the area, stay here and watch Raylin." Zedept said. "Ok." Lyra said. After 20 minutes, Zedept returns and Raylin is awake. "How's the path?" Raylin asks. "Clear for now so we better get going." Zedept said. The 3 of them started to head towards the port.

3 Days Later

Zedept, Lyra and Raylin arrive at the port. "We've arrived here now we just need to find a boat that's heading to the Southern Continent." Raylin said. "If we have enough money for one that is." Zedept said. "True, considering after we hunted that Teostra, we had to pay for treatment at a nearby village as well as board for 2 nights." Lyra said. "Well now, I didn't suspect to run into you 3 again." A male voice said. They look behind them and sees Moke.

"Hey Moke." Raylin said. "What are you 3 up to?" Moke asks. "Trying to figure out our money to see if we have enough for a boat to take us to the Southern Continent." Zedept replied. "Let me see." Moke said. Zedept handed Moke their cash and Moke counted and handed it back. "That's not enough for the 3 of you here." Moke said. "Damn it." Lyra said. "I figured as much." Zedept said. "Why do you 3 need to head to the Southern Continent?" Moke asks.

"We got a lead on the monster we're looking for and we need to go to Garetaten." Raylin said. "Oh, I'm heading there myself. You can join me." Moke said. "Thank you." Lyra said. "It's no problem at all. I was heading back there anyways so bringing you 3 along won't hurt." Moke said. "So how much will it cost?" Zedept asks. "It's on me, don't worry about it." Moke said. "Thank you so much." Raylin said. Moke brought Zedept, Lyra and Raylin onboard the ship and headed to the Southern Continent.

Later That Night

Zedept is up on the front of the ship staring at the ocean with Shikaiza in his room and without his armor's helmet, torso and gauntlets on. "Such a nice breeze." He said as the wind blows past him. "Reminds you of the nights we spent of the roof with dad?" Lyra's voice asks. Zedept turns around and sees Lyra in only her armor's leggings and waist, like Zedept is.

"Now that you mention it, it kind of does." He said. Lyra joins him. "Hey Zedept." Lyra said, "Hmm, what?" Zedept asks. "There's something I want to tell you." Lyra said as she starts to blush. "And what would that be?" Zedept asks as he looks at her. Lyra suddenly kisses Zedept. Zedept is surprised by this as his eyes widened. Lyra breaks the kiss. She looks down towards her left as she blushes. "I really like you. There, I said it." Lyra said. Zedept is speechless. Lyra runs off and heads below deck. Zedept turns and looks back at the ocean to figure out what just happened.

3 Hours Later

Raylin walks onto the deck and sees Zedept staring at the ocean. "Can't sleep?" Raylin asks. Zedept turns and sees Raylin in her armor's waist and leggings as well. "Something like that." Zedept said as he stares back at the ocean. "Can I ask you something?" Raylin asks. "Shoot." Zedept said. "Did we meet each other when we were younger?" Raylin asks. "I don't know." Zedept replied.

"Well, dad seemed to know you and it seemed that you was there before." Raylin said. "I was told to go to that place to improve my Sword and Shield I had so we may have meet years ago." Zedept said. "Maybe." Raylin said. Raylin looks at him and blushes a little. Raylin taps on Zedept's right shoulder. Zedept looks over and Raylin suddenly kisses him. Zedept is shocked by this as well. Raylin broke the kiss. "I, uh." Raylin said before she ran away and headed below deck. Zedept stares at the ocean. "First Lyra and now Raylin as well. What am I going to do now?" Zedept said to himself. Moke watched everything happen as he is on a upper deck.

4 Days Later

They arrive at a port in the Southern Continent. The 4 of them walk off the boat and get traveling cloaks to block the sand from getting into their armor. "Do you know the way to Garetaten?" Moke asks. "Yeah, I know the way." Zedept said. "Alright then, I'll see you there." Moke said as he waves at them and walks off. "So where do we go from here?" Raylin asks. "They're canyons and caves in a certain route, if we take those, we'll stay out of the heat during the day and we can take shelter at night if a sandstorm happens." Zedept said not looking at them. "Ok then, lead the way." Lyra said. "Let's go." Raylin said. "Alright then." Zedept said and they leave the port and started to heads towards Garetaten.