Chapter 12
This chapter will be filled by a conversation. I hope none of the conversations will bore you to death. Thank you. Oh, and I don't own Ragnarok Online.
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Six days after the Battle of Alberta
Alberta is being rebuild by the help of Sagramore. For the time being, the town folks who lost their houses are staying in the ships on the port. Some lucky people got to stay in the Peco Inn. Fiorentin was resting in her room with Felicia (now fully healed).
"The rebuilding of this town is gong so smoothly, yes?" Felicia asked Fiorentin. "I suppose so. The injured town folks have been healed, and the soldiers are helping the other town folks to rebuild the town. And our soldiers from Gonryun will arrive a week from now. I don't see any problem" Fiorentin replied while flopping in the bed.
"And I have told the Generals and our soldiers, that tomorrow you,me, George, and Olivia will head to Payon to do some observation about that town before our soldiers get transported there by the warp portals and we conquer it. We will have to face Lethe Guild there, but that's not a problem. We outnumbered them" Fiorentin continued while rolling around her bed. She really enjoyed her time.
Felicia smiled seeing her leader resting. It has been long time since she could enjoy some peaceful time like this. But suddenly, something came up to her mind. "Oh, yeah. That gunslinger guy, did you really invite him to join us, Alexandria?" she said.
"Elraven? Why? Do you still not trust him? He helped Olivia and defeated Drake, you know? If he decide to join us, I'm planning to take him with us to Payon tomorrow" Fiorentin replied.
"No, I'm grateful for that. It proved that the people didn't call him The Angel of Darkness for nothing. But, if you don't mind....I would like to see him by myself" Felicia answered seriously.
Fiorentin sighed, "What does that suppose to mean?".
"Well, I would like to know his...attitude. Do we....can really accept him or not"
"Be my guess then" Fiorentin replied coldly. Her eyes met Felicia's eyes by that time.
"Alright" Felicia silently walked away from the room. Fiorentin just stared at the door. She knew Felicia didn't mean anything bad, Felicia was just too worried. "Elraven Sinclair, huh?" Fiorentin whispered to herself.
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Elraven was sitting on his bed inside his room at the inn. He was holding a walkie talkie on his right hand, readying to call someone. He turned on the walkie talkie and waited until he receive a signal.
El : Headquarters, come in Headquarters. Ropera Squad member Elraven Sinclair reporting.
HQ : Come in, El. And you don't need to be so polite with me, buddy.
El : This kinda answer....Captain Barragan is that you?
HQ : Yes, it's your lovely Captain, Emilio Barragan. And what's with the 'this kinda answer' thing, huh? Don't tell me you want me to be polite? You start sounding like those chicks from the communication divisions.
El : No, nothing is wrong captain. You always answered your squad's call like that anyway. I want to make a report about the Alberta mission.
HQ : Oh, yeah. That mission. So, is Alberta yours now?
El : No captain, I...failed.
HQ : You what?! Failed?! Elraven Sinclair, the fearsome Angel of Darkness failed?! For the love of Gods, you make me lose 500,000 zenny to my father!! Now my winning streak against him is over!!!
El : ....Captain, did you make my mission as a bet again with General Eduardo Barragan?
HQ : What? Oh,uh,no,no!! Why would I do that? Wouldn't that be a disgrace to my men?
El : Yes, captain. What you did was absolutely a disgrace, especially to me. No doubt you are not married although you're 21.
HQ : Hey, I'm not going to marry any chick till this damn war is over, OK?!
El : OK, sorry Captain...
HQ : Well anyway, why did you fail? This is the first time you ever failed on your mission right? Don't tell me, some chick screwed you up, hehehe.
El : Well, yeah. Some chick screwed me up. Pretty much like that Captain.
HQ : What?! Some chick screwed you up?! Some chick screwed you up?! Oh, Good God Almighty!!
Don't tell me you make out with her too?!!
El : What?! No,no!! It's not something like that!!!
HQ : Then what happened?!!
El : Do you know a rebellion Group called Sagramore?
HQ : Huh? Oh,yeah. If I'm not mistaken, their leader is called as Alexandria. What did this chick have anything to do with them?
El : Well, this chick is Alexandria, Captain. She took over the town before I did. She took over the town two days ago when some monsters attacked Alberta.
HQ : Really? Wow, what a chick! So, that's why you failed. Well, I guess we can't do anything anymore about it right? How unfortunate.
El : Yes, but there is another thing I must tell you Captain.
HQ: Oh, what is that? This chick wants to be with you?
El : Um, not quite.
HQ : Not quite? What do you mean, El?
El : Well, she asked me to join Sagramore.
HQ : What? Wow, did you impress this chick somehow?
El : No, I don't think so. I think this chick only wanted more soldiers for her reinforcements.
HQ : Oh,OK. And your answer is ?
El : Well, I haven't answered it yet. I thought it would be impolite to answer before telling you.
HQ: OK. But, do you feel like joining them?
El : I,uh...
HQ: Spill it out, buddy. I want you to be honest.
El : Honestly...yes, I would like to join them. Because, I think....I found another clue about that man. And, it would lead me closer to my....past. And it will be easier for me to do it if I'm here.
HQ : That man again? Tell me more about this.
El : OK. Six days ago, four S-Class monsters: Drake, Turtle General, Atroce, and Mistress attacked this town. I helped Sagramore to defeat them. After the battle, I found out that the attack was triggered by a godforsaken bastard named Geckar when I personally interrogated him. This guy told me that a High Wizard wearing whites from head to toe gave him two bloody branches and ordered Drake and Turtle General to assist him on attacking Alberta. No doubt, the white High Wizard is him. That man is here on Midgard.
HQ : OK, what about this Geckar guy? Did you kill him?
El : No, he died after the interrogation. He fell from some height during the attack. I guess he couldn't bear too much pain.
HQ : And what about this information? Did you tell any of The Sagramore about this?
El : No. They are currently busy rebuilding the town. Only I realized that Geckar guy was pretty much alive by that time.
HQ : OK. So,that man is down there. If that is the case, I don't see a reason for you not joining Sagramore. You can join them, El. Join them, regain your memories, and beat that man the hell out of his life!
El : Captain, you...don't mind? You don't mind at all?
HQ : Well, didn't I promise you when you joined my squad? That I'll help you as much as I can to regain your memories? And, didn't you come to Midgard not only to do the mission but also to find out about who you truly are at the first place?
El : Uh, right. But..
HQ : We're doing fine here. Those Valdomir boys ain't so though. They suck like hell, though.
El : Huh? Is that so?
HQ : Yes! Ok, now think of the offer like this. You join Sagramore and help them down there at Midgard as a make up for your failure in the Alberta mission, how does that sound?
El : Captain, I...don't know how to thank you for this.
HQ : Two things. You watch yourself carefully and don't fail me on this mission.
El : Or else you'll lose another half million zenny to the General?
HQ : Yes.....I mean no!! No, no!! It's nothing like that! Don't you ever think like that about your captain!! You got me?!
El : OK, whatever.
HQ : Oh, one other thing. Don't you try to impregnate any of the chicks down there, OK? I don't want a bigger problem occurs in the near future. So, at least keep it in your pants till this war is over, alright?
El : I'm not going to impregnate anyone!!! We are at war, for God sake!!!
HQ : Chill out, I was joking. I know you won't do such things.
El : Yes, I'll turn off the talkie now. Take care of yourself, Captain Barragan.
HQ : And you better watch your back, El.
And then, Elraven turned off his talkie. "Thank you, captain" Elraven said to himself while readjusting his purple glasses. And then, he walked out from his room.
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Felicia was walking out from the inn when she met Elraven at the entrance door. "What coincidence! Good afternoon, Miss Felicia! How are you today?" Elraven greeted Felicia. "Fine" was the only answer he got. "Oh,OK. Where are you heading?" Elraven replied with smile. "Why do you want to know?" a short reply from Felicia.
"Hm, not really. But if you don't mind, I need to talk to you." Elraven asked her politely.
But before Elraven could voice his mind, they heard someone greeted them loudly, "Hey, you guys!!".
It was George, he was walking towards them along with Olivia, Dorn, and Hagi.
"Hey, G!!" Elraven greeted George back. "And hey, Olivia. And who..are these guys?" Elraven continued while pointing his finger on Hagi and Dorn.
"The big one is my father, Donald Cornelius Hammond aka Dorn Hammond. Standing right beside him is George's father, Hagi Bardahl. They said they wanted to meet you, so I brought them here. They are the top two Generals in Sagramore, in case you don't know." Olivia explained.
Elraven shake hands with them,"Nice to meet you, Generals. I'm Elraven Sinclair".
"Yes, we knew who you are. The infamous Angel of Darkness from Einbroch" Gen. Hagi replied with smile.
"You're younger than I thought. I though The Angel of Darkness was a gigantic 30 years old man" Gen. Dorn continued. "Oh, thank you. What brought you here?" Elraven replied.
"Nothing. We just want to see what kind of a man are you. Because Alexandria invited you to join us by herself. I'm glad you didn't seem to be a bad guy" Gen. Dorn continued.
Felicia only watched as Elraven, George, Olivia, and the two Generals continued their conversation happily. "So, he has this kinda charm of his that makes him easy to be liked by people around him. His boss, the children, the people of Alberta. Now Olivia, George, father, and Gen. Hagi. And even, The Great Alexandria. Elraven Sinclair, who really are you?" she thought to herself.
"Guess he's not a bad man after all" Felicia said to herself as she walked away from the group, heading back to the room. When she entered her room, Fiorentin was already waiting for her. The two fell silent for a minute.
"So? What's your opinion about him?" Fiorentin asked Felicia without looking at her.
"At least I know he has no intention on harming Sagramore, and he's a good man" Felicia replied.
"Good. I'm glad everything turns out all right" The lord knight smirked. Felicia replied with a smile.
"Shall we go greet him, then?" The former princess asked again, much to the paladin's agreement. The two walked away to where their comrades were having conversations. Elraven greeted her, "Good afternoon, Alexandria. What brought you here?".
"I want to hear your answer. Will you join us or not?".
"Absolutely yes. My captain agreed, so I'll join" Elraven explained.
"Welcome to the group, El!" George said while shaking hands with Elraven.
"OK, let's have Elraven treat us at his inn tonight as a welcoming party!!" Olivia shouted
"Can't agree more with that" The two generals answered. "What? A treat?" Is that necessary" Elraven asked the group back.
"It's very necessary, Elraven. Consider it as an order, your first order" Fiorentin said calmly as the group laughed.
Felicia looked at them from the inn's entrance with a smile."Oh yeah, didn't he say he wants to talk to me? Oh well, I guess that can wait till tomorrow. He's joining us, right?" Felicia thought to herself.
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The next morning
"Come on, Sis!! Fio has been waiting for us at the town entrance!!" Olivia said to her sister at the peco stable. "I'm coming!" Felicia replied. She brought a peco-peco with her.
"Peco? Oh, this peco is the one who helped you when you fought Mistress, right? You'll bring him with us?" Olivia asked her sister.
"Yes, I purchased him yesterday. Apparently, he was the one Elraven fed when Fio came to the stable that morning before the attack. Looks like Elraven forgot to take him back to his stable, and he followed us. And saved my life" Felicia explained.
"Come to think of it, that means Elraven helped me indirectly" Felicia thought to herself. She smiled when she realized this.
Olivia and Felicia arrived at the town entrance not long after that. There, they met Fiorentin and George who were guarded by the Generals of Sagramore, the soldiers, and some town folks. "You bring the peco? That's a good thing. What's his name?" Fiorentin asked.
"Salvador, because he saved my life" Felicia answered with a smile.
"A good name! I bet he will become a champion like me, among the pecos" George praised her.
"Oh, you're not a chump anymore, dummy?" Olivia teased him.
"No!! My father acknowledged me as a Champion cause of last mission!!" George replied proudly.
"Hey, if you screw this mission George. Your status will degraded worse than a chump!! I swear it!" Gen. Hagi warned him. "For the love of gods! Not again" Geroge muttered to himself.
"Oh, Felicia. Take this with you. You'll need it" Gen. Dorn said while giving Felicia a Mirror Shield.
"Thank you, father. I'm sure this will be useful" Felicia replied.
"Ah, there he is!" Fiorentin said while pointing at Elraven, who was running towards them. He brought his long metal box and various other things with him.
"Sorry I'm late. The owner of the inn and the children said their farewells to me. I couldn't stop them, not that I wanted to" Elraven explained.
"Don't worry about that. So, generals we're off" Fiorentin said to the waiting Generals.
"Take care of yourselves, all of you." Gen. Hagi said to them.
"We're expecting good news from you" Gen. Dorn said.
Elraven suddenly realized something. "Oh, Miss Felicia. Take this with you. I wanted to give it to you yesterday when I said I need to talk to you. But sorry, I forgot" he said while handing Felicia the Drake's Saber.
"What is this?" Felicia asked him.
"It's Drake's Saber, Miss Felicia. I found it not far from where his ship fell. I cut both his arms, so I guess this was the only thing left from him. I offered it to Alexandria, but she preferred her Claymore. So, I thought I'll give it to you. So, you now have a lance, a shield, and a sword" Elraven explained.
Felicia accepted it and thanked him, "Thank you. And you can call me Felicia from now on. You don't need to be so polite. And, I apologize for my actions yesterday"
"Actions? What actions? I don't understand" Elraven smiled. Felicia giggled seeing the way he forgave her.
Fiorentin smiled seeing them. And then she said, "Elraven."
"Yes, Alexandria?" Elraven answered. "Thank you for joining us. And don't call me Alexandria or you'll blow our cover. Just call me Fio, OK?" Fio replied.
"Fio? What a cute name for a cunning little brat like you" Elraven muttered to himself.
"Beg your pardon?" Fiorentin said back to him. But, Elraven said he didn't say anything. The group goes off to Payon as the generals, the soldiers, and the people of Alberta sent them off.
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Not far from the entrance of Alberta, the white High Wizard saw the group leaving the town. He said to himself, as if he was talking to someone. "Destiny, you chose Elraven over me? Fine, if a war is what you want, a war I'll give you".
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I won't be able to update until 19th of December 2008 cause I'll have finals soon. So, take care and see you next month. TQ for reading. Please review!!!