(XXVI)Goodbye Deerhound

Haru finally left the room.

"You're back!" Elie greeted.

"Did you get the Rave?" Naruto asked.

"Yep! Here it is: The Rave of Knowledge," Haru showed off the Rave of Knowledge, "With it I have obtained all the knowledge of a warrior."

"Does this mean you will start thinking things through before you act?" Musica asked.

"The Rave of Knowledge doesn't work like that," Deerhound responded.

"Honestly I thought the other rave stones would be like the one Old-Man Shiba gave Haru," Naruto responded.

"Well... there's a reason why the Rave of Knowledge and the other three Rave Stones isn't shape the same as the one Haru was given, but I'll leave that for you kids to find out," Deerhound responded, "But the other three raves have a different imprint, so you'll be able to tell one from the other."

"Sweet!" Naruto responded.

"By the way young man, I over heard you're from another world, is that right?" Deerhound asked Naruto.

"Oh... uh... yeah... I'm Genin rank ninja from a ninja village in my world," Naruto responded, "Why? Do you know how I can contact there?"

"Well, no... but the secrets of demensional travels is spread across this world. I'm sure if you keep traveling with the Rave Master, you'll find someone who might know something."

"Oh... thanks..." Naruto responded thinking, "I already was told that."

"And now my duty is at an end," Deerhound responded, "There is one other thing that bothers me though."

"Bothers you?" Musica asked.

"Who are you?" Deerhound asked Elie.

"Huh? Me?" Elie responded, "Um, too be honest I don't know. I lost my memory of anything from before a year ago."

"Amnesia, huh?" Deerhound responded.

"Do you know her?" Haru asked.

"No... it's just... how does someone as young as you know how to read the ancient Symponia writing?"

"I don't know," Elie responded.

"I don't know and it's not my concern... it's just... she looks exactly like Lady Resha," Deerhound thought as Haru tried to stretch Griff to cheer Elie up, which worked, "She can't be Resha's descendant since Lady Resha died before she could have kids. Maybe it's tied to this girl's lost memories... Ah well, I guess I'll never know."

Deerhound sighed. "It's time for me to move on."

"Thanks for everything," Haru responded.

"Puun" Plue cried as he held Deerhound.

"Plue, I'm already dead. You understand that, right? My duty is over so my time here is done, as well."

"Haru, the Second Rave Master. As one of the Four Knights of the Blue Sky, who fought along side the first Rave Master I ask you this..." Deerhound said holding his axe in the air, "Will you swear to keep fighting until peace has returned to this world?"

Haru pulled out the Ten Commandments Sword and raised it. "I promise!"

Deerhound started disappearing in a bright light.

"THat's what I wanted to hear. Thank you," Deerhound said, "It's all up to you and your friends now. That includes you, Plue."

Deerhound disapeared as a spirit moving on.

Plue sat down and cried.

"Don't cry Plue," Haru said, "We are Rave Warriors. We have to be strong!"

"You wish, Haru Glory."

They turned to see the doors out of the room was open and Shuda and two officers were standing there.

"Shuda!" Haru and Naruto responded.