A/N: Well, here's the first chapter! Hopefully this'll turn out nicely. Like I said, I'm just as clueless as you all are!

Enjoy~!

Chronicles of the Drowned City

Chapter 1: Welcome to Armoroad!

"Heinrich, you feeling okay?" A young lady called. The man, Heinrich, turned his attention from the journal he's writting to the young princess in front of him. He sighed.

"I'm alright, my lady," he said, but then his face turned green slightly ,"...at least, I think I am."

"Well, if you knew about your tendencies to get seasick in a long voyage, why did you do it? That's a pretty stupid idea, coming out of you," the young princess said. She didn't intend to mock him, and Heinrich understood that. After all, he's been the Princess' bodyguard for a long time now, she's become like a daughter he never had.

See, Heinrich was once a member of the Knights in Aeaea. Specifially, he was also assigned to be the Princess' bodyguard. By herself.

Well, not necessarily "assigned" per se. The princess just clinged onto the man almost everyday, everywhere. She would talk to him at times whenever she had problems, and whenever she was attacked Heinrich would defend her out of his own whim. As they got closer, she asked that he become her personal bodyguard.

He didn't know why, but he agreed. She was pretty lonely after all, and someone needs to help train her in combat, but after sometime of training, he knew just how talented she was. Especially with a sword.

And that's how the Princess is here now. After Heinrich mentioned about his leave, the Princess insisted that she come with him. After a bit of an argument, the Hoplite finally gave up and let her come with him.

They stayed quite for a moment before Heinrich heaved another sigh.

"I understand. Though, you may want to choose your words more carefully, my lady," He said. The young lady suddenly laughed loudly.

"Ahahaha, c'mon, Heinrich! We've been through this like what, 3 times already. You and I aren't "Princess and Bodyguard" anymore! We're the same!" She said, sitting up, turning to him. "So, you can just call me Adisa, got it?" She said and flashed him a smile.

Heinrich sighed. The blond-haired princess is just so different if she's arond people she's familiar with. Especially him. From the way she talks, to the way she acts. Though it wouldn't normaly be beffiting of someone of her lineage, he somehow found it quite fitting for someone like her.

"Alright, alright m-um.. Adisa," Heinrich said, nearly slipping and calling her "my lady" again. Adisa looked to the side.

"Aww, c'mon~. No need to be nervous about it! I'm perfectly okay with that! I was the one who told you to call me that, after all~," she said. Indeed, the lady is very different from when she's around people she doesn't know...

"Anyway," Adisa began ,"I'm going over to the docks. Wanna come with?" She asked. The brown haired Hoplite shook his head, and the young lady nodded, flashing another smile at him before opening the door and going out to the docks.

Of course Heinrich couldn't go outside. The more he looks at the sea, the more sick he gets.

Adisa walked to the docks, the sound of metal boots reverberating through the air with each step she took. Once she reached the end of the docks, she stood there, closing her eyes, taking in the clear, fresh air. Ah, the breeze feels so good! Just standing here refreshes her surprisingly weary body. She then opened her eyes. The minute she opened it, she saw what looked to be dry land. And a city, at that!

No way.

"I see land!" She told herself. Well, this ride turned out quicker than expected. Heinrich will be so happy to hear this. She then ran out of the docks to her room.

Heinrich was busy writing his journal when the door to the room suddenly slammed open. He snapped his attention and averted his gaze from the book to the door, only to see Adisa standing there with a very wide grin on her face. And I mean wide.

"We're there, Heinrich! We're almost at Armoroad!" Adisa exclaimed cheerfully. Heinrich's eyes widened. Really? They're at Armoroad already? That fast?

Before he could ponder it any further, he felt his hand being gripped, and the next thing he knew, he was dragged onto the docks by Adisa herself.

They stopped at the end of the docks, and Adisa pointed to the landmass in front of them.

"See? That's it! That's Armoroad!" She said, smiling. It looked like her grin just widened. Was that even possible?

Heinrich sighed. "Wow, you really are excited about this trip," he said and his head turned towards the waters below their ship. Adisa's expression turned from happiness to that of... well, I don't know how to describe it.

"Wait- Heinrich, don't-" She warned, but before she could stop him, the man was already looking at the waters below them. Soon enough, his face turned green and he began vomiting.

Adisa couldn't help but laugh at that.

"We're here," Heinrich said, still trying to recover, but happy at the fact that he no longer had to worry about his sea-sickness. Ah, finally, dry land! It's been a long time since we last saw you~.

I'm not kidding though. They've been sailing for quite a while, that Heinrich's sea-sickness surprisingly subsided. He didn't puke as much. His sea-sickness is one of the worst anyone could get, in Adisa's opinion. Just about half an hour above water-maybe less, and he'd puke like there's no tomorrow.

"This place looks hella nice!" Adisa said cheerfully. Heinrich smiled as well. Just from looking at this place, he could tell just how glorious the city once was. He felt like he just stepped into an entirely new world. This place is really different from Aeaea!

"Well, I heard that if you want to explore the Labyrinth, you have to have a Guild first." Heinrich thought out loud. The princess nodded, letting him continue. "Shall we go, then?" The Hoplite said. The Princess nodded eagerly.

"I take it ya want to explore that Labyrinth they found, eh?" Someone said. Both of them turned towards him. They are greeted by the captain of the ship, a smile gracing his face.

"Yes, how did you know?" Adisa said, suddenly taking a more polite manner and tone. The captain chuckled a bit.

"Most of my passengers are explorers headed for the Labyrinth!" The captain began. "Listen, if you want to make a guild, just go to the Explorer's Guild! It's west of here," The captain said, pointing to the west. Well... north-west, I guess. Around there.

"Right. Thank you," Heinrich said with a stern face. He couldn't really trust him, but hey... he knows nothing about this place. Adisa bowed slightly and followed Heinrich. The captain waved at them.

"Good luck! That place's much more dangerous than ya think!" the captain warned them. The princess flashed a soft smile at the man, her eyes turning soft as well. They both then dissapeared among the crowds.

-TBC-

A/N: Ya know... I might actually try updating after I've done a few chapters... ya know what? Meh, I'll update if I feel like it. *curse you, Ujian Nasional... *le cry**

And now I shall go and do by Biology homework... *creeps away*