Hi everyone! As the title implies, today, we get to meet Silver's brother. He is actually based off another character of mine. In this story, I have genderbent them and adjusted the age a bit. I have yet to post the other story, but do look out for that in the future. Please enjoy~
I do not own any characters other then my own. Some characters have been named and are present in the game, and I do not own them. I would like some entitlement to call anything not canon and original that I have included in here as my own.
Chapter 4 ~ Brother
"A sword behind a waterfall?" Prompto questions. He looks at his other team members, a bit upset that he had arrived so late and was now the one being filled in. He wouldn't have changed what happened, because now, he gets to plan how he will scare the life out of his friends. He could bet that even Gladio will be scared.
"Talcott says there is a local legend about a sword behind the nearby waterfall," Noctis explains further. "We could make our way there and do some poking around." They all agree with him and exit the hotel. Silver follows behind them in deep thought. She stops and gives a whistle to get their attention.
She holds her palm out as a shimmer blue light sparkles above her hand. A small booklet, about the size of a bible, appears and floats in the air briefly before she takes it and flips through it. She opens to a page near the end and holds it up. Ignis takes it to look at it. The words are in the same language as Silver had written, and looked to be something she had written as well.
A large snake with a hood and many sharp razors on its body was drawn beside the words. In large letters at the top, 'Midgardsormr' was written. Ignis kept the page number and looked through the other pages. All in the same language, but at the top, each of the beasts' names were in English. He turns back to the page with the large snake monster, "Is this one of the beasts that guards the waterfall?"
She nods with a haunted look in her eyes. Noctis takes the booklet next to look at the beast, "Do you have any idea how we could go up against this thing?" Silver scratches the back of her head and looks away. "Well, if you have some way, I suggest you show us." She nods and begins to lead them to the car.
She stands beside the driver's side and holds out her hand with a smile. "Noct, I think she wishes to drive the Regalia," Ignis gives him a questioning glance, unsure of whether to relinquish the keys to her or not. Noctis shrugs his shoulders. Ignis holds the keys out to Silver. She takes them and gives them a slightly confused look.
"Can you even drive?" Gladio questions as he hops into the back seat. She holds out her hand and turns it from side to side in a manner that would usually be accompanied by, 'eh'. Ignis pinches the bridge of his nose and gets into the passenger seat. "Oh wonderful, we are entrusting our lives to a woman who doesn't really know how to drive."
She waves him off, dismissing his worry. Truth be told, she had never driven, per say. She had played plenty of videogames for driving in her younger years, and she had been in the car when her brother used to drive. She had once driven a tractor even, but never a car. She had especially never driven something so nice and regal before.
She starts the car and gives a smile as it purrs to life. She adjusts the seat so she can see a bit better and then looks at the controls. She knows which is the gas, and which is the brakes, but she looks around to see how to put it in drive. She hears Ignis give a long, drawn out sigh before pointing to a small dial. She nods and turns it to 'D'.
She slowly pulls out of the parking space and up to the main road. Now, Prompto had always complained that Ignis always went slow. He had always gone the speed limit though. So, when Prompto tells her she is driving very slowly, he had given a wild under exaggeration of how slow she was really going. Sure, most places the speed was fifty. The main road was thirty. Silver was going ten.
"So where are we going?" Prompto asks once she enters the tunnel out of the city. She pulls the tags away from her neck and jingles them slightly. "We are going to the HQ? I thought there was a road block that way." She shakes her head slowly and continues to drive. They drive further and further away from the city on a winding road towards the northwest.
They enter a tunnel and she begins to slow her speed as they exit it. The group looks on in uncertainty as they pull into an area they assume to be the HQ. Several shacks, a few stores, a weapon emporium, and a small homely diner lie on either side of the dirt path. Rock covers most of the area above, giving the place a halfway in a cave feel.
Silver turns off the car once she pulls into a grassy area. She hops out and excitedly runs to the diner. The old fellow that runs it sees her running and opens his arms. She giggles as they embrace and they chat a bit while the other four catch up to her. Well, chatting is not quite the right word. The old fellow chatters away and she nods to him.
She draws an 'X' in the air and cocks her head to the side. "Oh, Sen is at home today. I delivered the week's food for him and he said that he would be working on his research for the time being," the old man tells her. She gives him a nod and turns to walk back towards the car. They follow her with uncertainty as she walks past the car and onto a small trail that looks hardly walked on.
The trail was just a narrow part of the forest around them that did not have plants growing on the ground, presumable to have been walked on enough to keep them from being there. They follow as she weaves her way through the trees and into a very small clearing about twenty feet in diameter. A shack begins at the end of the clearing and is hidden under the tall trees.
A squawk comes from beside the house and a large pale purple Chocobo pokes its head around. It spots Silver and she holds her arms out. The large bird trots over and nuzzles her with its beak. She giggles as she pets it. Prompto gives an excited gasp as he reaches out to pet the plush feathers. "What odd coloring," Ignis points out as he looks at the bird.
"Quinn?" Silver looks past the bird to the now open door of the shack. "Quinn, is that you?" A taller gentleman stands on the steps looking around. Silver turns to the four and puts a finger to her mouth to tell them to be quiet. She quietly walks over to the steps and gets ready to jump and tackle him.
Footfalls sound as she gets pinned to the ground by a large pattered feline. It's long whiskers that trail beside its head glow with electricity as it growls at her. The four pull out their weapons, ready to help Silver. "You will have to try harder than that Quinn," The man teases. The Coeurl gets off of her and sits on its haunches. Prompto notices the swirl of dark magic around the beast's neck that looks a bit like a collar.
The magic, however, is so faint that one would not have caught it should they have not been looking for it or seen it before. Silver gets up and gives a giggle. "Come here and give your big brother a hug," He holds open his arms as she goes over to give him a hug. He takes her face in his hands and presses his forehead to hers.
"I'm so glad you are safe." He looks up to the edge of the clearing where Noctis, Gladio, Ignis and Prompto stand. "Who are your friends, Quinn?" She looks towards them and waves them over. They approach and Noctis is the first to hold out his hand. Sen continues to look at them with a blank stare until Silver elbows him in the side.
"Oh, pardon me," he holds out his hand and they each shake it. "My name is Sen. I am Quinn's brother. I go by Xenova outside the homestead." His hair was average length and gleaming silver as his sister's. His eyes were pale blue but slightly glazed over. He was a bit taller than Ignis, if they would have had him stand next to the silver-haired hunter.
"It is nice to meet you. I am Ignis."
"I'm Prompto."
"The name's Gladio."
"Noctis."
Sen nods, "It is very nice to meet the lot of you. Please come in," He turns and walks into the shack. Silver follows after him. The inside was a bit messy, but relatively clean. A small kitchen is near the back with a living room taking up most of the room. There are two doors on the left, one presumably the bathroom, and the other a bedroom.
Silver takes a seat at the small dining table in the kitchen while Sen sits in the armchair. Noctis, Prompto and Ignis take a seat on the couch while Gladio stands. Sen picks up a mug that was on the end table beside him, "I do hope Quinn has not been too much trouble for you."
"She was no trouble at all," Prompto tells him. The other three look at him like he is nuts, but don't say otherwise, figuring that Sen would be cross with her. "I see. I hope they are telling the truth, Quinn. I know how you can be." She gives an innocent smile from her seat at the counter.
"So what brings you all here?" Sen leans back to get comfortable as he wonders who will be the one to explain their predicament.
"We are on a quest to find a certain weapon," Ignis begins, "Silver, eh, I mean, Quinn, brought an obstacle to our attention. She let us see the picture of 'Midgardsormr'," Sen sits up straight and looks at them with wide eyes.
"You are hunting for the sword behind the waterfall," Sen questions with confusion. "Quinn, how could you be so stupid?" He stands and turns to where she sits at the table. "You saw what it did to me. You know the dangerous nature."
"What are you talking about?" Noctis questions.
Sen turns and settles down. "Pardon my outburst. The beast that guards that cave is the reason I am blind. A slow acting acid that it spews. I had not a clue until it was too late. I've been working on a few blueprints for gadgetry that will enable me to see again."
Silver clears her throat to get Sen's attention. "Ah, yes. I have been working on yours as well." He turns back to the others, "I have been working with a device to help her talk. For now, it is purely a way to read thoughts. The Coeurl, Francis, says that you all looked mighty tasty."
"You can read his mind?" Prompto stands excitedly, completely ignoring the fact the large feline wanted to eat them. Sen nods his head, "To an extent. At this moment, I can only feel what he feels, but I just remember the feeling of hunger when he saw you all through the bushes. At this stage, I bet I would only be able to feel simple things when linked with Quinn."
Sen excuses himself and goes to the bedroom. He comes back with a small metal tag that looks like a mini dog tag. He walks over to Silver and feels for her dog tags. He snaps it onto her chain and smiles at her. He reaches up to his ear and presses a small metal Bluetooth to his ear.
Silver looks around for a few moments, unsure of what to do. "Quinn, think of the most vivid and detailed image you possibly can." Silver closes her eyes to think of something her brother would appreciate. She begins to think of the market in Lestallum.
She pictures the sight from when she first saw the market. She was walking through the street from the hotel to the market when she stopped to look at the colors: red tomatoes, green herbs in multitudes, the yellow flowers from the stand beside her. Words could never do the sight justice, as it was so full of color and items.
Sen wipes his eyes as he sniffles. "I thought I would never be able to see the world again. What a beautiful place you have been to." He takes the piece from his ear and sets it on the coffee table. Silver looks at him with a nervous look, then to the four.
"I'm sorry. The piece works a bit better when linked to another human I suppose. I think that I need to make some modifications." Silver gets up from the chair and wanders over to her brother. She makes the noise a snake would. "Ah, yes. Unfortunately, you lot will have to wait a while on that note. The current target is reserved for rank seven hunters or better. I am rank eight, and I was barely able to land a hit on it."
He gives a sigh and shakes his head, "Why don't you lot stay here for the night and I'll come up with something. There is a place in the HQ you can stay, but I have not been out there in a while, so I am not sure its current living state. You are of course welcome to stay here."
"Thank you for the offer," Ignis begins, "But we will take our chances at the HQ." He looks at Silver with a questioning glance, "Miss Quinn? Will you be staying here or returning to HQ with us?" She points to the floor.
Sen feels around for his sister and smiles once he grabs her shoulder, "Can you do a favor for me, Quinn?" She nods. "Quinn?" She nods with a sigh. "Are you saying yes or no?" She moves him hands to her cheeks and nods her head again. "Ah, thank you. I need you to go to the general market and ask if they got my special order in yet."
Silver sighs and walks with her group back to the HQ. They get to the Regalia and Noctis gets Silver's attention, "Who do we pay to rent that?" He points to the trailer with a few white lawn chairs in the lawn in front of it. She points to the small shack across the way.
She wanders to the general store and puts her hood on before walking in there. She walks up to the manager, a young woman with cinnamon colored hair and freckles that Silver knows as the owner's granddaughter, Claire. Claire smiles and leans on the counter, "It's been a while Sen. Going to give me the silent treatment still?" Silver turns to look at Claire.
Claire sighs and turns away, leaning against the counter. Silver stands at the counter, waiting for Claire to get bored of ignoring her. "Your Giant Curlhorns you ordered are in the back. Since Walter ordered them, he said he would pay for it. They're in the storage area. Go get them yourself." Silver nods and walks out the door and around the back to got pick them up.
The massive curlhorns of the Arbagadol lean against the shack. They are each about Silver's height and thicker than her leg near their bases. She walks over to the horns and gives one of them a tug. It was heavy, but nothing she couldn't handle. She begins to drag it over the wood, doing her best not to drag it too hard.
She makes it over to the grassy area and takes a break, keeping it upright. "You need some help with that?" She turns her head to the warrior of their group. She nods her head and gives a large smile when he takes it from her. He keeps it steady as she motions for him to wait as she scampers off to retrieve the second one.
She pulls the other one over to where Gladio waits. "There some reason your brother needs these?" She looks at him with a near blank expression. "Right, you can't talk." She giggles at him as she begins to drag the second horn, walking backwards towards the path that leads to her brother's house. Gladio hefts the other horn over his shoulder so it does not drag on the ground.
Gladio spots Prompto taking photos of the local fauna and calls to him, "Hey, help the lady out, will you?" The blond walks over and gawks at the large horns they have. He picks up one end of the horn and she does her best to walk backwards through the jungle area.
She does know the area even better then Sen did, and makes sure to go slowly enough that she can step over fallen branches or large pebbles. Gladio walks behind Silver and Prompto, going slowly enough that he won't trip either. They get them dragged up to the front patio and Silver knocks on the door.
Sen answers the door with a smile. "Have you come back with what I asked for, Quinn?" She nods but then remembers that doesn't work for Sen. She looks to Prompto.
"We got just what you asked for," The blond happily replies.
"Claire give you trouble like last time?" Silver sighs and crosses her arms. "Well, bring them in and lean them up against the couch, will you lot?" They do as he asks.
"I'm going to go back and help set up. Are you coming with, Prompto?" Gladio walks to the door and looks back at the three. Prompto looks at Gladio and then at Silver and Sen, "If it's alright with Sen and Silver, I'd like to stay for a while."
"It would be no trouble at all if you were present," Sen smiles at him and Gladio leaves. Sen walks over to the horns and smiles when he feels over their quality.
"Quinn, be a dear and keep out of my way, alright?" She turns to Prompto and takes his hand before dragging him outside. She whistles a few times and looks around. She turns to look behind her as two emerald eyes watch her from the bushes.
She points to the bushes and then to the ground beside her. Francis, the large Coeurl, pads out of the bushes and sits in the spot she pointed to. She reaches out and scratches him under the chin. Silver looks back at awestruck Prompto and takes his hand. She guides his hand to the soft fur of the Coeurl's neck. She giggles as the large feline begins to purr.
Prompto takes out his camera and takes a photo of the feline beside Silver. Francis makes sure to give her a large feline tongue to the face just as a photo is taken. They both laugh as they play with the feline. They watch as he chases small birds around and the sun begins to go down.
Prompto stands from they grassy spot they sit and looks up at the sky. "I should probably get going. Ignis will complain if I miss dinner." Silver stands and looks around a bit. She walks in front of him and waves her hands to stop him. "You bored here or something?" She points to her mouth and then covers her eyes.
"Oh, it's difficult for your brother to understand you. I guess I can stay a little longer. But if I do, you have to teach me about the magic you use." She nods to his request and wanders into the house. She waves for him to come in and points to her brother when he catches up to her.
She lets a swirl of the dark beast tamer magic manifest in her palm and points to her brother again. He leans closer to her and asks quietly, "You want me to ask him to explain it to me?" She nods. "Excuse me, Sen."
He looks up from his work on the dining table and turns to Prompto, "What can I help you with?"
"Silver wants me to ask you about the Beast Tamer magic."
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Will they come up with a solution to fight the great snake? Will Claire still be a bitch? Will the prototype actually be important? Will Prompto be able to handle the truth about Beast Tamer Magic and how it came to be created? Will the answer shock him and hit close to home? Is there more behind why Silver all but begs Prompto to stay?
Find out in Chapter 5: "Great Oshogo"!
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