Thursday, March 17, 2005

   Wow!!! Writer's Block wore off!!!
I guess my writer's block wore off!!! I got two and a half chapters done!!!

Chapter 5

It was still dark when Tama arrived next to the group. Seeing a perfect opportunity, she immediately started searching their bags. She found only books. Hey, these could still be worth a couple Gald from some book addict, she thought, but I was really expecting more than this. Disappointed, she began to continue on her way, when suddenly one of the group, a half-elf by looks, awoke. Tama was amazed he could make himself heard through the human’s horrendous snoring. “Ugh, wha..? Hey, you! Get back here with our stuff!” he shouted. Tama ran as fast as she could, forgetting why she was even running. The half-elf was fast, but not as fast as herself. With slight smugness, Tama entered the village before sunrise. She found some books in her pocket, and wondered how they got there. When she went to the chief's house, and the vice-chief bought them from her, he gasped as he read the first sentence. When asked where she received it, she said she couldn’t remember. “Well, my young lady do you realize that this is the legend of Lloyd Irving, the hero who created Irmphitria? The whole village of Mizuho has been searching for proof of this story for longer than I can remember, ever since the legendary Chief Sheena passed away. What is your name?” Tama was very surprised to be asked this, of all questions. Hardly anyone had ever even bothered to know her name. She was considered a freak by everyone, ever since that experiment. The experiment that had caused her to have cat ears, clumsiness, and very short-term memory loss. The experiment had been an attempt to fuse her with some dead girl’s soul, and ever since then she could hardly remember anything. After a moment’s surprise and thought, she replied, “Tama. Tama Kudurugi.” “Well, my dear Tama, we’ll need to get you into some respectable clothes, for tonight we celebrate the revival of history!!” The festival was wonderful. It had many sparkling lights, candy, and other wondrous things. Tama almost passed out with excitement. And best of all, she was the one the people were celebrating! Her, of all people!! Several different people arrived that day, and she seemed to remember three of them slightly. Excited, and hoping that her memory was finally coming back a little, Tama was able to enjoy her festival time to the fullest. Near the end of the celebration, as all of the guests were gathered around the bonfire, several people pointed skyward. Explosions and flashes were obvious against the black sky. A single star, unique because it was purple, was glowing in the sky. It seemed to have turned all of the others off by its appearance. Tama thought., as many others did, that this was only a performance designed for this celebration. How very wrong she was. A single star, dwarfed by the purple one, fell from the sky. It hit the separated seconds before it hit the ground in the Ahash Forest. Tama was surprised that the forest didn‘t catch on fire. No one spoke for a long time, until the chief finally broke the silence with a chilling remark. “Cruxis has risen again.”


Chapter 6

Jack ran, but he couldn’t escape it. The explosion was going to engulf him, and he’d never see the light of day again. Not that he saw it very often as it was, but that wasn’t the point. Mithos had finally done it. He had finally blasted Derris-Kharlan out of its orbit. Despite his and Kratos’ efforts to stop him, Mithos’ strength had prevailed in the end. Kratos was running right beside Jack. Jack was wondering if he’d ever live to meet this Lloyd that Kratos always talked about. He sounded like an amazing person, he could learn a lot from him. Jack’s thoughts were disrupted by a sudden shattering. He turned around, expecting to see Mithos, but he saw instead a hole in the side of Derris-Kharlan. “Kratos! Let’s jump! It’s our only hope to escape Mithos!” Jack yelled at Kratos through the noise. Kratos remained indignant. “No!! You go on without me!! I promised Lloyd that I’d stay here!” “Kratos you’re coming with me whether you like it or not!” Jack yelled back. He practically pushed Kratos out of the comet, and then jumped out himself. He and Kratos pulled out their angel wings, causing an extremely bright light. It almost blinded Jack, who even had angel senses. I guess it’s brighter here, since there’s not atmosphere or something, Jack thought, Man, I hope that no one on Irmphitria sees this, or they’ll be after us. Jack wondered if discrimination had disappeared from the world over the near 5 centuries that Kratos had spent in Derris-Kharlan. Jack was only 18, but he was unique for one reason. Ok, maybe two. Reason number one was because he could remember his past life. Everyone has a past life, but only a select few can remember it. He was one of them. He used to be an alchemist, but he didn’t know very much of it anymore. Reason number two was because he had never lived a human life. When he had been born, he was immediately transported to Derris-Kharlan for reasons still unknown to him. Kratos had raised him like a son, and he had learned many angel techniques. Mithos was still his only rival. Mithos, unfortunately, had also been one of those select few who remembered their past lives. He had been born, and had known all about attempting to bring his sister, Martel, to Derris-Kharlan. Maybe, if Irmphitria was free of discrimination, Mithos could rest in peace. Maybe... Jack’s came back to earth with a jolt (literally). He thought of his parents, and wondered if he would be able to see them for the first time while he was down here. He was suddenly aware of a horribly aching pain all over his body. He looked around for Kratos, but he knew that they must have gotten separated during the fall. He had to tell someone about Mithos, before it was too late. But he hadn’t the strength to move, and nobody was around. He had no doubts that he was going to die right then and there. Kratos was probably half a world away from him.


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