Rune Factory Arena
Chapter 49
The Mastour's Gift
"To Live a Mortal's Life."
Here's my gift to all my faithful readers that have stuck through this 48 chapter Tournament... A background on the main faces in the fray... Warning... This might get pretty long...
00(Raguna...)00
"Ah... Raguna..." Lara gasped as Raguna pulled out a beautiful bouquet of flowers, "Is this?"
"Yes..." Raguna mumbled, "I love you Lara.. Will you marry me?"
"Oh Raguna..." Lara cried as she saw the object, it was adorned with mesmerizing flowers and in the center was a polished stone of lapis lazuli, "Yes!" she said happily, "I will!"
"Thank you.." Raguna said and hugged her, "I'll make you the happiest woman alive... I swear it!"
"You already have made me the happiest woman alive." Lara cried and held him close.
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"Raguna!" Edward called out, "Come here!"
"What is it?!" Raguna nearly jumped out of his seat and dashed to the doctor, only to see his beautiful wife holding a newborn baby in her arms.
"You're a father, Raguna." Edward chuckled, "It's a boy!"
"Ah..." Raguna mumbled in shock, "I-I-I..." he stammered and walked towards Lara,
"What should we call him?" Lara asked the Earthmate,
"Leona..." Raguna said as he rubbed the infant's cheek, "Yes... Leona..."
"Welcome to this world, Leona..." Lara said, "Meet your daddy.."
"Goo goo... gah..." Leona cooed and then sucked his thumb.
"This is the happiest day of my life!" Raguna cheered,
"It's mine as well.." Lara chuckled,
"At least I have two people to love with all my heart.." Raguna said and kissed her.
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"Is that!?" Leona said, "My baby sister!?"
"Yes!" Raguna said and ran to Lara,
"What shall we call her?" Lara asked as she held the young girl,
"You pick this time..." Raguna answered,
"I like, Lucia..." Lara mumbled, "Hello Lucia... Look at your new family!" she turned the baby to the two males,
"I swear I'll protect her, mom!" Leona said and crossed his heart,
"Thank you, Leona.." Lara said and smiled,
"Lucia... Leona..." Raguna said to the two, "You two are the greatest blessings in my life..."
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"Ha..." an older Raguna groaned as he rolled in a hospital bed,
"Father?" a soft voice called out, it was Leona, holding a small sword,
"Ah... Leona... my firstborn..." Raguna said in his rasp voice, "I am dying... Leona..."
"We asked the doctors to try all they can, dad!" Lucia said as she walked in,
"I'm afraid old age is something untreatable, Lucia..." Raguna muttered, "But I am not worried... I'm sure I'll meet your mother again..." he smiled,
"Father..." Leona muttered, "Please... keep this by your side.." he handed the small sword,
"Is this?"
"That's the first sword you ever bough me, father." Leona said, "I've kept it ever since..."
Raguna weakly held the rusty and beaten blade,
"I guess I will die protected..." he chuckled,
"Dad.. Please don't go..." Lucia cried, "We can't imagine ourselves without you..."
"Then imagine yourselves with me..." Raguna answered, "As long as I am in your memories... Even in imaginary fantasies... I'll still be with you... Now... I'm afraid my time is up..." he started to breath slower,
"Farewell... Dad..."
"Godspeed... Father..." Leona muttered,
"Thank you... For everything..." Raguna said his last words...
000(Iris...)000
"Ah! Iris!" a young vampirette called out to her, "Come to mom!"
"Ha ha!" a child Iris laughed and ran to her mother, "Mommy!"
"I love you, Iris! Don't you forget!" her mother said, "You're very special, you know!"
"I know!" Iris giggled, "I love you too!"
"Honey..." a young vampire grumbled, "We have trouble.."
Suddenly, large bangs sounded on their door.
"LET OUT THE GIRL!" voices yelled from outside,
"GIVE US THE GIRL!"
"No..." Iris' mother gasped, "We can't hand her over!"
"I know..." Iris' father responded, "Maybe we can..."
"Hah!" two vampire soldiers busted in,
"Give us the girl!" a prominent vampire said, "Your King demands it!"
"No!" Iris' mother screamed, "We won't let you have her!"
"Leave us alone!" Iris' father charged with a sword,
"You traitor!" a soldier came up and stabbed him,
"Gah..." Iris' father moaned,
"HA!" the same soldier took out the blade and then cut his head off.
"AH!" Iris' mom screamed and held Iris,
"Daddy!" Iris cried,
"Hand us the girl! NOW!" the King ordered,
"NO!" Iris' mom rejected, "I won't let you have her!"
"Very well! Guards!" the King said, and a group of soldiers came forward.
"No! No!" Iris' mom screamed as the soldiers tried to pry her away from her daughter,
"Get away!" a soldier punched her in the face,
"Die!" another one came up and cut her head off.
"MOMMYYY!" Iris cried, a five year old girl witnessed her parents' murders.
"Silence the brat!" the King growled, and they took her away.
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"AH!" Iris screamed as a group of vampire wizards shot a fused magic beam at her,
"It's working!" the King said as Iris started to split, "Ha ha!"
"AH!" Iris screamed in pain as her seperate entity came forth.
"It is successful!" a wizard said, "The Vampire Child will never be full powered again!"
"Ah..." Iris Noire, the original, moaned in pain and looked to her new companion,
"Hello..." Iris Blanche weakly responded,
"Exile them... But keep them separated! I don't want them to join ever again!" the King ordered.
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"Iris.." Blanche looked out the window on the Tower of Rest, "I had a strange dream last night... Mom and dad were there... They told me about a hope of us returning... But that is just a lie... Made by imaginary peo- Who's that?" she looked down and saw a brunette boy planting some seeds in her front field, "Eh... Probably some lost boy..." she grumbled.
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"Rah..." a dragon crept up on a dying Iris Noire,
"It's you..." Noire mumbled, "I thought it would be Raguna..."
"Rah Rah... RAH!" the Dragon "Spoke",
"Why am I here?" Noire answered, "And not with Blanche? I don't know... I know... I just need to come here..."
"Rah Rah Rah rah rah..." the dragon grumbled, and other monsters from the Snow Ruins came out,
"I wish to be left in peace for this moment..." Noire grumbled,
"Ra Ra?" the dragon said,
"It's alright... I don't need the company.." Noire wept, "I lived with nobody... and I will die with nobody..."
"Ra ra!" the dragon said in surprise,
"Raguna left me..." Iris muttered, "and Blanche... She did too..."
"Ra..." the dragon muttered, and he and his monster friends started to retreat,
"Live alone... Die alone..." Iris muttered, laid on the ground, and waited for the inevitable...
00(Aden and Sonja)00
"Congratulations!" Beatrix told the newly wedded couple, "I wish you the best of luck!"
"Thank you!" Aden said,
"When will we be expecting the baby?" Violet asked,
"Soon..." Sonja giggled, "Just wait!"
"Three cheers for the newly weds!" Bacchus roared, "Hip Hip!"
"HOORAY!" the villagers cheered,
"Hip Hip!"
"HOORAY!"
"Hip hip!"
"HOOORRAAY!" they roared even louder the last time.
"I'm so happy!" Sonja hugged Aden, then stepped back and threw the bouquet.
"Ha ha!" Electra said as she caught it, "Wow! I'm very lucky!"
"So am I!" Aden said, "I married the girl of my dreams!"
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"Aden! Hurry!" Sonja said as she panted and breathed heavily, "The baby... It's.. It's..."
"Zzz..." Aden was fast asleep,
"Aden!" Sonja screamed and held her large belly, "I can't... AH!" she shrieked as the labor pains came upon her,
"Mmhm..." Aden rolled over, still shut eyed,
"AH!" Sonja pushed, "Ah! AH!"
"Sheepy sheepy..." Aden chuckled in his sleep,
"AH!" Sonja gave one last scream,
"WAH! WAH!" a new voice came on the scene, it was their newborn girl,
"Huh?" Aden mumbled, "Did someone score a touchdown?"
"Ha.. Ha..." Sonja panted and wrapped the child in her blanket,
"Sonja.. It's four in the morning... Don't make too much noise, ok?" Aden grumbled and turned his back, "Wake me up when it's six..."
"Aden..." Sonja mumbled, "Aden?"
"Zzzz..." Aden snored.
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"I hope you're happy!" Sonja cried, "You left me with a 16 year old girl, you stupid man!" she slammed her fist on Aden's hospital bed,
"There was nothing we could do, Sonja.." Bacchus said, "We didn't notice the ship's mast was loose until..."
"Aden..." Sonja wept,
"Dad..." their child cried, "Why dad..."
"We're very sorry..." Joe said,
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"Here we go!" Sonja said as she place the wedding gown on her daughter, "Oh... I'm so proud for you, honey!"
"If only dad was here..." her daughter mumbled, then she imagined Aden standing by the door, dressed in a fancy suit,
"He is here, sweetheart." Sonja reassured, "He's always been with us... Now go... This is your special day!"
"Thank you, mom..." the daughter said and walked off.
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"Aden..." Sonja said, "We finally... Meet..."
"It's been a long time..." Aden mumbled, "I'm sorry about everything... I was stupid working on that side of the ship when the mast fell.."
"It just...makes me..." Sonja started to cry, "So happy... To see you... again.." she could not contain her emotions and hugged him,
"Me too..." Aden also started to cry, "I love you..."
"I.. love you too!" Sonja wept openly, "Don't ever leave me again!"
"I won't..." Aden swore, "Because here... We won't ever be seperated again." he said and pointed to some golden gates.
00(Camus...Final One...)00
"I'm so sorry... Camus..." Melody cried, "I didn't... mean to..."
"Sorry!?" Camus yelled, "Melody! You slept with another man! And you didn't mean to!? We have a two year old girl!"
"I know..." Melody mumbled, "I'm sorry... I... betrayed you..."
"You sure did!" Camus growled, "Damn it!" he kicked the wall,
"I... I..." Melody started to tear up, "I...I... AUGH!" she cried and ran to her daughter,
"What are you doing?" Camus asked,
"I'm leaving!" Melody said, "I am not worthy of being called your wife!" she said repentantly and grabbed her bag,
"Why don't you go to that other guy!? Huh?" Camus growled, "I don't want to see your face around here again!"
"Very well..." Melody cried and slowly closed the door.
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"What have I done?" Camus muttered, he was all alone in his home, "I... drove her away... She was willing to repent... But I didn't... let her... have forgiveness..." he started to clench his fists, "I am the stupidest man alive!" he yelled and punched his wall. "I haven't seen them in 10 years... 10... years..." Camus growled, "I... deserve this... I deserve to be alone..."
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