A/N: As I said, I'll update whenever I feel like it, and I feel like writing the next chapter now, so yeah! Have fun reading, peeps~! ^V0
Ahahahaha, I can't believe I made a filler-chapter... or whatever you call it... TT^TT
Enjoy~!
Chronicles of the Drowned City
Chapter 3: Preparation time~!
"What?"
"Yeah, sorry... you folks can't accept requests until you finished that assignment the old lady at the Senatus gives to every new Guild," the bartender lady said, a hint of slight dissapointment in her tone. Heinrich sighed. He should've known it wouldn't be as easy as forming a new Guild and signing up for it. You have to prove yourselves that your completely capable of surviving in the Labyrinth.
"But...," the lady bartender began ,"you could have some chattin's with the other guys here," she continued,"and maybe have a few drinkin's ~," she finished. Heinrich nodded. He decided to talk with some of the native explorers from this place. They then scattered into the bar.
Adisa and Cia came across a man named Wolfram, who's a Troubadour. Adisa knew what Troubadours are like. They talk in riddles at times, telling normal information like stories or fairytales, making them sound more interesting and complicated at the same time. All they knew is that 1. The Calamity happened over 100 years ago, and ruined the city. You know, all those things we already know. 2. The Aristocratic family in the Senatus is actually the one governing the city. The King (I think), and the other guys have been reduced to just being figureheads. And 3. The Princess here is always named Gutrune. All of them. Same exact name. The title "Porcelain Princess" came from their skin, which looked as white as Porcelain. Basically, she was a beauty.
Thing is, Wolfram always ends his "tales" with saying "we'll save that for a later time, yes?" and would talk about said-topics no more.
Heinrich, on the other hand, met this very... lively lady, who is a veteran explorer of the Labyrinth apparently. She told him about Great Lynxes –which are these fox-like creatures that wipe out most explorers that are new to the Labyrinth. But she also says that they're great for training new explorers if you'd take the risks.
On the other hand, Yuki and Zakharia are walking around the pub. Zakharia was clinging to Yuki the whole way, almost as if she's scared. Except she's not.
"Umm... would you mind letting go of me for a second?" Yuki said in a surprisingly soft tone, not the cold tone like he always uses when talking to Heinrich and the others. He has a soft spot for children, after all.
Zakharia just looked at him with her beady, purple eyes. Her stare was empty, but something in it is saying "no".
Based on previous observations, Yuki concluded that the girl is not the shy type- rather, the stoic, quite type. Very quite I might add. In fact, this whole time, she hasn't said a word. The only way Yuki could tell what she's saying is by looking at her eyes. Thankfully, he mastered the art of reading one's thoughts by looking them in the eye. Although it's starting to get a little creepy, having to stare at her all the time.
Though that begs the question: Why is she clinging onto him? Oh well, maybe the girl just can't handle crowds.
Yuki sighed and continued on, until they finally reached the end of the pub, which led to a sort of balcony. There are some seats there, but most of them are empty. There are some seats that are taken, but the one at the edge of the balcony isn't. So he decided to take that seat and wait for the others.
"C'mon, Zakaria," Yuki said, motioning for her to follow him. Zakharia quickly went to his side and grabbed his hand, holding onto it as she walked.
All of them are here in the pub right now because of one thing- well two. One, it's because they wanted to see if they could take requests. Which was stupid considering they're practically new. The other...
Let's just say it's a bad day to go shopping.
See, they we're poorly equipped- even Yuki's well kept sword and Heinrich's armor is rusted a bit due to usage. They had little funds, though. Only 500 En at most, and that's all their money combined (plus Zakharia, who was running very low on money). They decided that they should just buy decent equipment with the money they have, but save some money as well. And so they headed for Napier's Firm.
There, they we're greeted by the lady shopkeeper, She wore foreign clothes, almost like Cia's and Yuki's-except this one is just casual and not for combat. She then showed them some of the goods in the shop. They we're decent enough. Thing is, they don't have much supplies to make better equipment, so they're receiving supplies from the explorers in the Labyrinth. Ok, so they have to gather stuff. Doesn't sound so bad. In fact, it's a pretty fair deal, considering they'll be the ones using said equipment.
Actually, what made the day in the shop so bad... is their current items.
Well, the prices actually.
This is especially bad for Cia. She did not like things being this expensive. She protested quite rudely
to the shopkeeper about the prices. Yuki and Adisa tried to stop her, and Heinrich soon joined in the
little fight, but Cia went too far and the shopkeeper had to drag her out of the shop.
And, so, that's how they're here right now. They did manage to buy a few decent things before they
were forced to drag Cia out due to her outburst, so these should suffice.
Yuki sat down on one of the chairs, facing the sea, while Zakharia followed suit, sitting on the chair
next to his. The view looked nice, the breeze is nice...
What will the Labyrinth look like?
Zakaria, on the other hand, is busy marveling at the sound of the sea and waters, and the ocean
breeze as well as the birds chirping all around them, and as well as the bustling city just outside of
the pub.
"What does it look like?" Zakharia suddenly asked. Yuki jolted slightly. What? The girl actually said
something?
"What it looks like?" Yuki asked back. That's a weird question.
"Mhm," Zakharia hummed and faced Yuki. Although not looking at exactly where Yuki is, she could
still feel his presence. "I can't see," she admitted.
Yuki just sat there. That answers why she always clinged onto him. She needed a guide to tell her
where she's going. "Your... blind?" Yuki decided to ask. Zakharia nodded.
"I... got into an accident while going into the Labyrinth in Etria. That accident caused me to lose my
sight and I decided to stop exploring. But then I decided to try again," she explained. "I'm still trying
to get used to it, but I'm able to see without my eyes," she continued, gesturing to her eyes. Yuki
nodded. So the girl went into a Labyrinth before? This isn't her first time, then.
"But, I only got to the second floor, so... I'm not too experienced," Zakharia said, with her usual,
empty tone.
"It looks nice," Yuki suddenly said. Zakharia perked up a bit.
"In front of you is a port. You can hear it, right? It's bustling with people. Explorers, or normal
people, they're all there," he explained. His eyes then shifted to the skies and sea.
"The water's a clear blue and so is the skies," Yuki continued ,"you can picture it, right?" he asked.
Zakharia nodded. She could tell today is a bright day. Her face is still the normal, stoic face she always
has, but Yuki could see a hint of a smile there. He smiled a bit too. He's happy that he could make
the girl feel better.
Man, he really does have a soft spot for kids.
"Oi, you two!" Yuki heard someone call. Cia.
"C'mon! We're headed into the Labyrinth right now!" Adisa said. Heinrich is with them as well. Yuki
sighed. And he was just starting to enjoy the view...
"Alright, alright," he said, sounding slightly irritated. But really, he's quite excited about all this. He
finally gets to see the Labyrinth for himself for the first time. He then got up and grabbed Zakharia's
hand.
"C'mon," He said and started walking. Zakharia followed suit.
-TBC-
A.N: Sorry if this chapter is Shogun and Zodiak centric. I felt like writing about those two... *punched
so hard*
Anyway, I guess I'll update tomorrow... it's late at night and I got school, okay?
And now I shall study... *creeps into bookshelf*
*btw, I just realized you spell Zakharia with an "H". Ggrrr... *groans**