Death Frontier
Don't read this unless you are on the 4th disk! Major
Spoilers ahead!
Dart watched as Zieg, his own father, and Shana vanished in a flash of green
light. He rushed forward, jumping over the small cliff that separated him from
the throne, but it was too late; Shana and his father were already gone.
"Shana..." his voice dropped as over-whelming grief enveloped him, as
he realized how many times he had failed to save Shana from danger.
Shana... you are the moonchild. It explains so many things.. your powers.. you
are just a
regular girl, yet you hold a soul that is not your own. And Rose was going to
take your life for it...
Dart clenched his jaw as anger arose in him. Rose had tried to kill Shana, right
in front of his eyes. She was part of a prophecy that would bring an end to the
world, but none of that mattered to Dart. Right now, he had a score to settle
with his father, and Rose.
"Dart... we'll get her back. Somehow..." Of course, it was Albert,
watching him with sympathy, and notably standing just a little bit in front of
Rose, as if expecting that Dart would want to fight her.
Meru jumped up excitedly, punching her fist into the air
"That’s right! We'll get 'er back! Of course we will!" She twirled
around in circles, a beaming grin on her face. Her twirling brought her crashing
into Kongol, who backed away quickly before he could damage her. She looked at
him apologetically, realizing that she had been a little too
enthusiastic.
Haschel looked at the pair and covered a smile with one hand. Rose, in the mean
time, stood staring at the group pensively, showing no emotion on her face.
"Perhaps Charle and Caron will know something..." Rose ventured, her
voice trailing off as she frowned at some thought. Dart looked at her sharply,
but his face softened, and he nodded his head.
"Who are they?" he asked, keeping his expression a careful mask. The
rest of the group turned to watch him.
"Charle and Caron are winglies from Ulara.. I have known them for more than
11,000 years...they will surely know what course we should take." Rose
smiled slightly, obviously at some inner thought or memory she found funny. Dart
nodded. Surely a wingly will know what we should do... they are the ones who
made the moon objects after all...
"Then we will begin heading there at once." Miranda said, finally
speaking up. She looked at them all, her face a stern mask, and began walking
towards the exit, leaving the group behind. After throwing a weary glance back
towards Rose and Dart, Albert, Kongol, and Meru followed her, with Rose and Dart
trailing behind in silence.
Three Days Later
Dart walked in silence, carefully not looking at the dark haired woman who
trailed just behind him. His anger rose as he remembered the day Neet had
burned, how she had only spared Luanna becuase of her blindness. Her one small
mercy did nothing to forgive her of the sins she had committed. No matter the
cost, there had been no reason for her to burn down the village.
She killed all those people... just to learn where the moonchild was located.
And she killed the wrong person. Princess Luvia did not deserve to die. Nor did
her protectors. Those were innocent people! Killed because of a prophecy that
had not shown its face in 11,000 years of history.
Dart's anger rose to a boil, and, seeing that the group was a safe distance
ahead of them, stopped and turned around quickly, drawing his broadsword.
"Take up your sword, Rose." He said, his voice a low growl. Rose
nodded, as if expecting him to challenge her, and drew her sword, crouching into
attack position. Dart charged her, his arms automatically moving into a series
of thrusts and parries, until he managed to smack Rose's sword out of her hand.
He pointed his sword at her throat, his anger at its maximum. Rose looked at
him, her face emotionless, with just a hint of fear and weariness showing.
"Kill me. I deserve to die for the sins I have committed." Rose said,
her voice wavering ever so slightly. Dart withdrew his sword, sliding it back
into its scabbard. Rose looked at him, a confused look on her face.
"Killing you will not bring anyone back." He said solemnly, then
headed back to the group without another word. Rose stood still for a moment,
shaken for the first time in her life at her near-death experience.
He is more like Zeig then I realized. Not only composed of Zieg's strength, but
his passion as well. Perhaps he will save this world after all.
Rose hurried to catch up with the group, her black boots stirring up sand and
leaving a faint trail in their path. Dart turned towards her, and leaned in
close, whispering something in her ear, and she nodded, the quirk of a smile
reaching her lips.
"You're not alone anymore, Rose."