Friday, November 5, 2004

Well, this is to keep you busy ^^
Well, since I am going, this will be my last opportunity to up-date befire i leavem unless I find a comp there, you won't here from me again till Sundam Afternon GMT.

School was ok, I got let out early, and now, I am just getting ready, the bags are all but packed, and now, I have to wait 4 hours till we leave, so I am gonna watch the Cowboy Be-Bop movie again ^^

I said I would leave something for you read bfore i went, I have been writting a play based on Grandia II, and so, I will post what I have done so far, hope you will enjoy it ^^


Story




Act 1, Scene 1
Our Scene is set in a forest, just outside the Village Of Grana; our hero is walking through, after completing a job

Ryudo – Well, that’s that

Skye comes from above him

Skye – Indeed, nearly the end for you
Ryudo – I got the job done didn’t I?

Skye Flies from Shoulder

Skye – Well maybe put some consideration into your work next time

Skye disappears into trees

Ryudo – Bah, doesn’t appreciate my work, bird brain, at least it was done, better than nothing, still get paid, now where is that old man?

A young girl and an aged man walk on the path towards him

Ryudo – Ah, there you are, have you got my money?
Young Girl #1 – Ye, Yes

The girl throws a brown bag on the floor, and Ryudo picks it up

Old Man #1 – Now go away, we don’t want your kind here, common Hilda
Young Girl #1 – Of Course, [Looks to Ryudo] I am sorry mister
Old Man #1 – Hilda
Young Girl#1 – Sorry, good bye

Girl and old man walk off

Ryudo – They were pleasurable, well, can’t expect much more, not when you’re a Geohound *sigh* Well, better go back home, after that I need a good rest

Ryudo Walks down the forest path, to an exit, leading to a clearing, Skye now, comes and sits on his shoulder

Ryudo – Well, that’s that, I don’t like working for that old man, he is always so, him
Skye – A jobs a job
Ryudo – Yeah, but still, he could treat me better, I AM doing him a favour after all
Skye – Does it matter, we DO get paid for it, just let it go

Ryudo violently moves his arm, Skye takes flight, and lands on a bare tree ahead of them, with a whit cloth tied around it, with a piece of paper dangling in it

Skye – Looks like we have another job

Ryudo unties it from the branch, and reads the piece of paper

Ryudo – The Church of Granas, god, if there are 2 things I cannot stand it is Women, and Granas
Skye – Ryudo….
Ryudo – I know, work is work, jeez, well, we better go to the Village of Grana

Ryudo puts the piece of paper in his pocket, and Skye flies of towards the town, Ryudo quickly following

Act 1, Scene 2
Ryudo and Skye enter the village, and ahead of them, is a small entourage of females, they are wearing the songstress uniform of Granas, Ryudo cannot help but overhear there conversation

Linna – Where is she? She should have been here by now
Megan – She is at the church, with the priest
Linna – Well, I hope she hurries; we need to get this ritual done
Laura – She’ll be here, hey, who’s that?
Megan – Looks like a Geohound?

Turn to Ryudo

Linna - What are the likes of you doing in this village, we do not care for ‘your’ type
Megan – Yeah, Explain yourself now, heathen
Ryudo – You think I am here by choice, you Granas lovers, the priest has asked me here
Linna – Liar, the priest would never send for the likes of you
Laura – Yeah, we don’t associate with your type

Enter Priest

All Girls – Good Day sir
Priest – Good day, I hope you are all ready?
Linna – yes, we are ready, what about Elena?
Laura – Yeah, we can’t do much without our star
Priest – Don’t worry, she will follow you, please, carry onto the temple, and begin to set everything ready
Megan – Yes sir
Linna – Ok girls, let’s go [Looks to Ryudo] the priest will deal with you

Exit Linna, Megan and Laura

Ryudo – Excuse me
Priest – Oh, excuse me, are you the Geohound?
Ryudo – Yes
Priest – Please, come with me, I would like to speak with you in quiet, come to the Church
Ryudo – Ok, but don’t be long, I have better things to do than attend church
Priest – I understand, please, follow me

[Village Of Granas – Church]

As he enters the church, he hears a song, a beautiful song been sang from inside, he recognised it as a hymn

Priest – Please wait here, I will be back shortly

Exit Priest

Ryudo – Pretty nice place here, but who was that singing
Skye – Now Ryudo, I didn’t think you could stand Granas?
Ryudo – I know, but, that was different, I have never heard anything like that before
Skye – I have never heard that from you before
Ryudo – Hey!

Exit Skye

Ryudo – God, why can’t he just leave it, and where is that priest?

Enter Priest and Songstress

Priest – Sorry to keep you
Ryudo – You better be
Priest – Well, to the matter at hand
Ryudo – Please don’t take too long, I have a lot better things to do than be here, what do you want me to do? Pray to Granas?
Songstress - …
Priest – No, this is of a more serious nature, one that might save Granas, and also, your souls
Ryudo – Whatever, What do you want me to do?
Songstress - …
Priest – Well, I would like you to escort our lady Elena
Ryudo – Our Lady Elena, you mean this songstress?
Priest – Yes, please escort her to the temple in the dark forest
Ryudo – You mean where you sent the others? Why couldn’t she go with them, I have no time to be playing your errand boy
Elena – I am not asking you to do it
Priest – Elena! You are the key for it to succeed
Elena – But still, to be escorted by ‘him’, is there anybody else to do it?!
Ryudo – You know it is rude to talk about a person like that when he is actually there!
Elena – I don’t care for your type [Looks to Priest] Please, do I have to?!
Priest – ELENA! Please, you must, if you don’t, we can’t seal the darkness, and save Granas, you must do it, for your people
Elena – [Aggravation] Alright, for Granas
Priest – Thank you Elena, now please, you must go
Ryudo – Hey, what about my pay?
Elena – Your pay!?, you want paying!, the nerve!
Ryudo – You expect me to do this for free?! There are two things I can’t stand, God, and women
Elena – You brute
Priest – Elena, please, and Ryudo, I shall pay you well when you return, safely
Ryudo – Fair enough, I expect high standards been a church [Looks to Elena] Well Lady Elena, shall we go?
Elena – Fine, you better take care of me
Priest – I await your faithful return

Exit Priest

Act 1, Scene 3

We join Elena, Ryudo and Skye going through the Dark Forest towards the Temple

Ryudo – Well, I hope you have appropriate gear; I don’t want you to get your crystal slippers dirty
Elena – I can handle myself thank you very much
Ryudo – Of course, my lady Elena
Elena - …
Skye – [From Above] The Temple isn’t far now, just a bit further
Ryudo – Good
Elena – My Ryudo
Ryudo – What is it?
Elena – Erm, What made you want to be, a, Geohound?
Ryudo – What, what made me?
Elena - Yes
Ryudo – because I wanted to, I was always good with a sword, and I wanted to use that skill, hence, I am a Geohound
Elena – That simple?
Ryudo – Yes, what about you, what made you want to be a songstress of Granas?
Elena – Because it was my duty, as a follower of Granas, I have always enjoyed to sing, and this allowed me to share my voice, my happiness with the people, while, showing my devotion to Granas
Ryudo – Pfft, You didn’t HAVE to be in Granas, y’know, you could have shared your voice other ways, hey, were you singing earlier, in the church?
Elena – Yes, Why?
Ryudo – I heard your singing, I have to say, you have a good voice
Elena – YOU thought it was beautiful, I didn’t think your type appreciated music and song?
Ryudo – You gotta learn to look beyond a person’s title, I thought you, a follower of Granas wouldn’t have to have this explained to you
Elena – I know, I am sorry Mr Ryudo
Ryudo – Quiet
Elena – I was trying to apologise
Ryudo – The trees! Look
Elena – What is that?!
Ryudo – Get back!

[A battle ensues]

Ryudo – Well, that was easy
Elena – Thank you, Mr Ryudo
Ryudo – No need to thank me, I was only doing my job
Elena – I was only been polite
Ryudo – It doesn’t matter, look, there is the temple
Elena – Good


Act 1, Scene 4

We join Ryudo, Skye and Elena as they enter the grounds of the temple, ahead of them, are Linna, Laura and Megan, standing in the doorway, with 2 others

Ryudo – Quite a reception you have here, songstress
Elena – Thank you, Mr Ryudo

They walk towards the door

Linna – Elena, it is good you are here, finally, we can begin, everything inside has been set up inside, we are just awaiting you to start the ritual, and save Granas
Megan – I know you can do it, you are our only salvation, be strong
Laura – Do it for the people of Granas
Elena – Thank you, I will complete the ritual now

Exit Elena, Megan and Laura
All begin to enter the doors, leaving only Ryudo and Linna outside

Linna – You must wait out here, it is holy ground here, and your type aren’t welcomed, wait outside until the ritual is finished, then take Elena home, you understand Geohound?
Ryudo – Yeah, I understand, you go do your ritual thing
Linna – Good, and under no circumstances do you enter this tower
Ryudo – I get it, jeez
Linna – Good

Exit Linna

Ryudo - Now what do I do?

Time passes as nothing is heard from inside the temple, Ryudo and Skye sit by a fire at the side of the temple

Skye - You seem troubled
Ryudo - What?
Skye - What’s wrong?
Ryudo - Nothing is wrong
Skye - You can't fool me Ryudo, common old buddy, you can tell me, is it that girl?
Ryudo - That’s none of your business
Skye - Fine, hey, look at these

They turn there attention to the walls of the temple, several carving murals are depicted on it, showing an ancient battle of light and dark

Ryudo - What are these about Skye?
Skye - It depicts our ancient past, the battle of Granas and Valmar, the good and evil, it shows how the evil was beaten back, but, how Granas was weakened
Ryudo - I have heard this story, how did it go again?
Skye - It went that the god, clashed in the heavens, they fought for the planet, but, Valmar was strong, even too strong for Granas, he took his saber, a Granasaber, and he used it to destroy Valmar, but, by doing so, injured the Earth, creating the scars on it today that we have come to know as the GranaCliffs, these are what is left of that ancient battle, they say that that saber still exists today, and with it, you can re-awaken Granas, but, no one had found it, and all who have tried, have never been heard of again
Ryudo - It is a brilliant story, too bad it is all a fairytale
Skye - But all stories have some form of truth behind them
Ryudo - Maybe, since when did you become a follower of Granas?
Skye - Well, stories start somewhere, maybe there was a battle like this, an ancient powerful one, but, maybe not, we will never know
Ryudo - Well, Granas never held anything to me; so, I don't care really, geez though, what is taking them so long

[Screams are heard from the tower]

Ryudo - What was that!?
Skye - I don’t know, it sounded like a scream
Ryudo - I'm going in
Skye - I thought we were forbidden to enter!
Ryudo - Like I care, common, I need her to be safe, do you want to be paid!
Skye - Fair enough, come, let’s go


Act 1, Scene 5

Ryudo and Skye make there way through the tower, fighting many enemies on the way up, until they reach the top floor of the tower

Ryudo - What is with all these fiends!, Where are they coming from!
Skye - Something is wrong here

Suddenly, they see Linna lying in the floor, bleeding, and barely alive

Ryudo - Linna!
Linna - Ge, Ge, Geohound, Ryudo I think it was, was it?
Ryudo - What’s happened?!
Linna - We underestimated the power of Valmar, the ceremony has gone, wrong, Elena, help Elena, quickly!
Ryudo - Ok, Just hang on, I will get help!
Linna - It is ok, just help Elena, she is all that matters

Linna Dies

Ryudo - She’s dead! what’s the hell is going on here!
Skye - I can't get in this door, it is jammed, we have to find another way in!
Ryudo - I can’t believe this, damn
Skye - RYUDO!
Ryudo - I know, hey, look, it is a window, can you fly on through it, we can use that!
Skye - Ok

Skye smashes through the window, and they climb in, all the others in the room, Megan, Laura, and 2 others were dead on the floor, Elena was floating in the air, dark wings coming from her back

Ryudo - What the hell?!
Elena - Wings Of Valmar
Skye - Common Ryudo, we gotta get outta her, this place is gonna fall apart
Ryudo - Right

Ryudo dives through the darkness, and grabs Elena, the darkness and wings disappearing, the tower begins to fall, and they look around, they see a window leading out if the tower, they zip line out, leaving the tower, and looking back, once they have landed, seeing a tower engulfed in darkness

Ryudo - What was that?
Skye - I don't know, let us return to the village of Grana, the Priest may know what to do
Ryudo - Ok then, let’s go


Act 2, Scene 1

We are at the church; the Priest, Ryudo and Skye are in the main hall, the Priest enters from the side

Ryudo – How is Elena, is she alright?
Priest – She will be fine, all she needs is some rest, and no permanent damage has been done to her
Ryudo – What about the tower, what about that darkness, and the wings
Priest – The wings of Valmar, they were sealed in that tower, they must have tried to posses her, but, hopefully, she was able to seal them, and the darkness around the tower, I do not know what to do about that, but, all in time, Granas’ light shall shine down, and save us all
Ryudo – Well, I don’t care about Granas OR Valmar, what about my payment, she is back safe, I fulfilled my part of the bargain
Priest – Of course, here you go, it is a item which has much significance to Granas, please, take care of it

Received Granas Statue

Ryudo – Looks expensive, I shall accept it
Priest – Thank you, if you will excuse me
Ryudo – Wait, what about the other girls in the tower, what about them
Priest – Linna, she knew what she was getting into, she knew what sacrifices had to be made
Ryudo – Linna?
Priest – She was my daughter, she was always too eager to be help, now, rest her soul, let us hope her sacrifice wasn’t in vain

The Earth shudders violently

Ryudo – What the hell was that?!
Priest – It came from outside, let us investigate

The exit the church, and see the water fountain at the centre of town has been destroyed, a woman, dressed well, with black wings in her back, hovers over

Millenia – Ah, it feels so good to be free, it’s been too long
Ryudo – Who are you?
Millenia – Me, lil old me, you can call me Millenia
Ryudo – What do you want with this village
Millenia – This entire place offends me, I am gonna burn it down
Ryudo – What!
Millenia – Outta the way little man, I am gonna destroy that church
Priest – BEGONE FOUL DEMON!

The Priest fires a ball of energy from his side, Millenia dodges easily

Millenia – How rude
Priest – Ryudo, we cannot let this demon destroy the church
Millenia – A Demon, how rude of you, now, Mr Ryudo, do you really wanna take me on?
Ryudo – Bring it
Millenia – This will be fun, you seem like an interesting man
Priest – Be careful Ryudo, the devil takes forms far from foul
Ryudo – Don’t worry, she won’t get the better of me



I hope you don't miss me to much, saying that, who would miss me anyway

See ya later Space Cowboys/Girls
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