Welcome to another chappie of Dragonslayer and the prophet before I begin I
must warn you guys this story is gonna get a little darkon with the fic.
*For the sake of Friendship?*
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The breeze flew all around him as Chesta closed his eyes, allowing the sweet scent of the country over take his senses. He looked around and a smiled escaped and his eyes saddened "My haven, one of solitude" he thought as he began to walk towards a destination which force pulled him to. He knew what awaited him their, yet, he couldn't escape it.
He walk slowly for what seemed like hours until he found himself at a small hovel and he slowly walk to it. Memories of him and his little sister flashes as he held her small body, cradling the fragile newborn while his mother rested in the bed and his father stood guard; looking entranced by the mystic moon. Another flash as his mother told him the legend of the draconians and it's connection with the blue jewel in the sky.
"Mama, why is it cursed?"
"Chesta, they say it is, but I do not believe it is so."
"Why?"
"Chesta, look at it and find it" her mother replied. Little Chesta lifted his innocent eyes to the mystic moon as it stood a line with the moon of the white "Mama, something so pretty can never be curse" he replied and received a tired smile from her.
As the memories flooded through him he entered the small hut and look around; it was desolate he look around and continued to walk in he stop at the living room where they the makeshift fireplace was. He look at it with sadness; it was where he saw his family slaughtered before his own eyes. He raised up his hands and they where covered with blood Chesta was unfazed, however it was always like this; this place he dreamed was his haven but at the same time an isolated prison for he could hold no escape from.
"Their blood, it'll never wash away.."
He walked past it and he entered the room hi shared with his family and sister tiredly he sat on the deserted bed looking around him, his home the way he remembered it he rock himself as the blood continue to drip in his hands a sign that he would never be forgiven for what he couldn't do his eternal guilt that will be buried with him.
The wind blew as it gently hit against the lonely house except for the young man which fate played to become the one would slay the dragon or the dragon shall slay it one who never know love or redemption to walk the after planes with a never ending sorrow and guilt within himself.
"Alone....I'll always be alone...."
"Chesta..."
Chesta looked up and a small smile escaped "Onnee-chan" he replied as the small girl look at him with warm eyes and she walk to him sitting near him on the bed. "Onnii-san, why are you always sad?' she ask "Because of what I couldn't do and...I'm tired I just want to give up.."
"Is that why you wanted to be a dragonslayer?"
"Nee-chan you're to young to understand, but I'll be seeing you soon and it won't be in this dream I won't be alone I'll be with you and mother and father"
"Chesta, You're not alone"
"Neechan-" Chesta begin and saw her get angry, hearing this. "Onnii- chan....You're not alone..you just have to find her"
"Her?" he ask and then he woke up. He look around to find himself back in the quarters of his bedroom "What did she mean?" he thought to himself as he heard someone pounding on the door. He quickly got up and slowly slid it opened "Gatty?" he ask puzzled as he saw his panting face.
"Chesta, that girl..the interrogators--!" he manage to speak out and Chesta eyes widened with horror. He quickly slid his door fully open and shook Gatty shoulders "WHERE ARE THEY!? WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS!?!?!!" he shouted as he ran following Gatty to where he saw Hitomi.
"It's been a week and they haven't gotten anything out of her so they're just going to dispose of her" he answered and Chesta's blood turned cold. He growled to himself "Damn you dragon!! Don't you care? Why haven't you come for her?!?? Why!?" he thought to himself hoping that somehow it was possible his outburst was reaching the damn enemy somehow. His eyes widened as he saw Hitomi unconscious.
"Looks like this one was just a waste after all, throw her off the ship" Chesta heard one of them say. "YAMETE!!!" he screamed lunging towards them but Gatty held him back "CHESTA!! WHAT ARE YOUU DOING!!" Gatty exclaimed holding the struggling boy against him.
"LET ME GO!! LET ME GO!! HITOMIIII!!!!" He cried out and the interrogators stoop and look at the dragon slayer before them. One of them approached him and look at him snidely "Why do you cry like a weak woman?" he ask and Chesta just glared at him with murderous eyes. The interrogator smirked at him
"Does this witch mean something to you? I must tell you it was a shame we didn't go farther in our interrogations"
Chesta felt his blood boiled and he felt Gatty's grip loosen he took the opportunity and slugged the interrogator squarely on the jaw sending him on the ground. Gatty just look with his mouth gaping it was the first time he saw the usually shy and quiet boy kick ass!! The interrogator look at him and motion the rest except one to leave the girl. They surrounded Chesta.
"WHAT ARE YOU--" Gatty begin but felt a strong force impacted to his stomach and he fell to the ground. Chesta suddenly felt his arms being grabbed. He begin to struggle and his fast met a fist then a strong power impacted in his gut. He started to shout obscenities cursing their souls to hell. The interrogators met this with a malicious smile and continue to beat up Chesta continuously.
"Ragnus; throw the girl overboard, but wake her up first, let the little boy see her one last time"
Ragnus nodded and slapped Hitomi awake "Damn" she muttered to herself. She look up and saw Chesta getting beaten to a bloody pulp while he stared at her helplessly.
"HITOMI!! RUN AWAY!!" he shouted before he was silence by another punch to the face. "Lets have more fun" one of them said and took out a knife aiming it at Chesta's chest. His eyes widened "This is it" he thought to himself he had only one regret as his thoughts turned to Hitomi.
Hitomi's eyes widened with terror as she saw her only friend in this whole awful ordeal about to die in front of her. "No, no, please, someone help him, please Van, help me, help us, please someone HELP!!" she thought screaming and the pendant begin to glow brightly.
The interrogators stopped what they were doing and look at the girl in awed along with Chesta. The pendant begin to glow brightly and it begin to surround Hitomi. Chesta's heart stop as the light surrounding her begin to take form of the guymelef that they were hunting down.
"It can't be--"
"The dragon, it's here!!"
"How?!?"
"Hitomi....?' Chesta thought unable to take his eyes off of the isapano guymelef. A bright flash came, blinding everyone. Chesta heard the interrogators screamed out and the light cease. Hitomi began to fall to the gorund as the pendant began to ceased to glow. As Chesta stared he saw the boy that they had capture with guymelef as he held Hitomi close to him he gently laid her on the ground, his intense amber eyes locking with his blue orbs.
"You were the one who's protecting her."
He then disappeared as the pendant stopped glowing "the dragon..." Chesta thought to himself he quickly snap out of his dazed and crawled towards Hitomi and took her in an embrace "oh god....I'm sorry.." he whispered to her.
"Chesta, it's ok, you're my friend I won't let anyone hurt you" she softly replied. "Onee-chan, is Hitomi the person you meant?' he thought to himself as he held her in his arms. He hated to admit it but he spent more and more of his time with her, ever since he decided to stay by her side until the dragon came for him, he thought of it as some kind of redemption for what he could not do for his family.
"Iie, it's no that, Hitomi's my friend and I won't let no one hurt her" he thought to himself with renewed vigor "I'll return you to the Ryuu myself if I have to" he whispered. He looked up and saw strategos looking at him he then glance to the unconscious interrogators "Soldier, what happen?" he demanded.
"I do not know" he replied without any hesitance. Folken never unlocked his steely gaze "You do know that lying to a superior is a high offense" he stated. Chesta continue to look at him, no, he would protect his friend he would keep his promise "If I am then I do not care"
"Boy, she is with the enemy, you understand that?" Folken ask and Chesta answer by holding Hitomi closer to her "I don't care; she's my friend" he answered bravely. His eyes then widen, was it the trick of the mind? No it wasn't Strategos smiled at him softly "You were the one who was taking care of this girl, weren't you?" he said and Chesta remained silent at this. Folken turned to the still unconscious men "Fools, I told them to leave this girl alone, yet they never listen to me and they paid for it, but, it's only a matter of time, before the sorcerers find out about her abilities."
"NO!" chesta thought to himself "Not them" he muttered and Folkens eyes soften at the boy reaction. He had a very good reason to fear; they had played god many times in their perverse experiments to find out more about destiny and fate. "Strategos, there has to be a way to protect her" he muttered.
"Chesta, was it? Why do you seek to protect her?"
"I already told you, she's my friend and, I have my obligations to fufill" he answered. Folken look at this boy he sense he was so full of fear, grief but most of all loneliness "He's like Van in a way" he thought to himself. His little brother which he adored as much as life itself his only blood left this boy reminded him so much of him but he had to wonder were the obligations for his brother?
"Are you doing this for the dragon?" Folken ask and saw Chesta turned away "No, it is my penance for a sin that will never disappeared if I can save one person then it is enough for my soul" he spoke.
"So alone, aren't you young one? That is why you joined the ranks of the dragonslayers right? To end the sadness?"
Chesta remained silent at this "please Strategos, let me save her, please, Folken-sama" he pleaded to him he would no longer let anymore useless pain or suffering endured for her. Folken studied him and nodded slowly "Very well she will be under my protection" he answered and Chesta sighed in pure relief "but" he heard Folken began.
"Yes?"
"She will also be under your guard ship, I cannot always be there to protect her so you must be her knight, do you understand boy" he spoke strictly but it had warmth in it. "Yes" Chesta answered quickly.
"Folken-sama, thank you"
"She needs rest, follow me; I will take you to my room, she will be safe there" he spoke and waited for Chesta to pick her off the ground. Chesta gently cradled the limp girl in her arms and look at her "Hitomi, you're my friend, I will protect you, but if the dragon comes go with him, you belong with him" he looked at the sky, the image of the raven haired youth flash through him.
"Dragon you better come, do not shatter her hope" he thought as he followed Folken sama to his quarters carrying the sleeping Hitomi with him.
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"VAN-SAMA!! ARE YOU OKAY!?! VAN SAMA!!" Merle cried out shaking his shoulders. Van slowly opened his eyes weakly and he looked around. "Hitomi" he whispered. He heard her call to him. Her voice was of fear and distressed he didn't know how but he came to her.
"And I was there, with her that boy.."he thought and a inward smile came "He's the one protecting her" he thought to himself he had seen that boy before when he was captured he knew from the start that he was more of a pacifist than a soldier. He looked at his hands as he remembered the warmth he held with him he wanted her to be with him so badly it was his fault; she didn't deserve any of this. "I'll come for you, Hitomi, we've already have a plan under way" he thought.
"Van-sama, Hitomi will be alright, someone's watching her" Merle tried to comfort and much to her surprise Van nodded with a smile "Yes I know; I already met him" he answered and look at the mystic moon.
"We'll come for you, soon...."
Hitomi found herself at a house, she look around looking for signs of anyone living here "Hello?" she called out and received no answer. She began to walk in the house and was greeted by a small girl "Hello" hitomi spoke and the girl smiled at her. "You found big brothers special place" she answer and Hitomi look at her confused.
"Who do you mean?" she ask and the girl look at her with solemn eyes "He never forgave himself..." she began but she suddenly became cheerful once again.
"Thank you, he won't be as lonely anymore" she said. "D-do you mean Chesta?" Hitomi ask. The girl said nothing but faded away.
"MATTE" she called out but it was too late, she just saw a wooden doll on the floor and she picked it up.
"Hitomi, Hitomi"
Hitomi slowly woke up, her eyes focusing at the person in front of her "Chesta?" she spoke out and saw him nod "I was afraid" he confessed. "Where are we?" she ask.
"Folken-sama's room" he answered and Hitomi remain silent "What's wrong?" he ask
"It's nothing" she replied and look around the room. "Hitomi, I will protect you" Hitomi slightly colored at this as she look at the Chesta; he gave her a serious face with determination.
"I lost the people I love a long time ago but, I won't lose my friend" he answered his gaze getting more intense. He touched her hand "I may not be as strong as the dragon but, until he comes let me protect, because you are my friend"
"Chesta....."
TbC
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Chesta is now willing to protect Hitomi but is it for the sake of friendship or something more? To find out you must R/R see ya
Y.V.
*For the sake of Friendship?*
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The breeze flew all around him as Chesta closed his eyes, allowing the sweet scent of the country over take his senses. He looked around and a smiled escaped and his eyes saddened "My haven, one of solitude" he thought as he began to walk towards a destination which force pulled him to. He knew what awaited him their, yet, he couldn't escape it.
He walk slowly for what seemed like hours until he found himself at a small hovel and he slowly walk to it. Memories of him and his little sister flashes as he held her small body, cradling the fragile newborn while his mother rested in the bed and his father stood guard; looking entranced by the mystic moon. Another flash as his mother told him the legend of the draconians and it's connection with the blue jewel in the sky.
"Mama, why is it cursed?"
"Chesta, they say it is, but I do not believe it is so."
"Why?"
"Chesta, look at it and find it" her mother replied. Little Chesta lifted his innocent eyes to the mystic moon as it stood a line with the moon of the white "Mama, something so pretty can never be curse" he replied and received a tired smile from her.
As the memories flooded through him he entered the small hut and look around; it was desolate he look around and continued to walk in he stop at the living room where they the makeshift fireplace was. He look at it with sadness; it was where he saw his family slaughtered before his own eyes. He raised up his hands and they where covered with blood Chesta was unfazed, however it was always like this; this place he dreamed was his haven but at the same time an isolated prison for he could hold no escape from.
"Their blood, it'll never wash away.."
He walked past it and he entered the room hi shared with his family and sister tiredly he sat on the deserted bed looking around him, his home the way he remembered it he rock himself as the blood continue to drip in his hands a sign that he would never be forgiven for what he couldn't do his eternal guilt that will be buried with him.
The wind blew as it gently hit against the lonely house except for the young man which fate played to become the one would slay the dragon or the dragon shall slay it one who never know love or redemption to walk the after planes with a never ending sorrow and guilt within himself.
"Alone....I'll always be alone...."
"Chesta..."
Chesta looked up and a small smile escaped "Onnee-chan" he replied as the small girl look at him with warm eyes and she walk to him sitting near him on the bed. "Onnii-san, why are you always sad?' she ask "Because of what I couldn't do and...I'm tired I just want to give up.."
"Is that why you wanted to be a dragonslayer?"
"Nee-chan you're to young to understand, but I'll be seeing you soon and it won't be in this dream I won't be alone I'll be with you and mother and father"
"Chesta, You're not alone"
"Neechan-" Chesta begin and saw her get angry, hearing this. "Onnii- chan....You're not alone..you just have to find her"
"Her?" he ask and then he woke up. He look around to find himself back in the quarters of his bedroom "What did she mean?" he thought to himself as he heard someone pounding on the door. He quickly got up and slowly slid it opened "Gatty?" he ask puzzled as he saw his panting face.
"Chesta, that girl..the interrogators--!" he manage to speak out and Chesta eyes widened with horror. He quickly slid his door fully open and shook Gatty shoulders "WHERE ARE THEY!? WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS!?!?!!" he shouted as he ran following Gatty to where he saw Hitomi.
"It's been a week and they haven't gotten anything out of her so they're just going to dispose of her" he answered and Chesta's blood turned cold. He growled to himself "Damn you dragon!! Don't you care? Why haven't you come for her?!?? Why!?" he thought to himself hoping that somehow it was possible his outburst was reaching the damn enemy somehow. His eyes widened as he saw Hitomi unconscious.
"Looks like this one was just a waste after all, throw her off the ship" Chesta heard one of them say. "YAMETE!!!" he screamed lunging towards them but Gatty held him back "CHESTA!! WHAT ARE YOUU DOING!!" Gatty exclaimed holding the struggling boy against him.
"LET ME GO!! LET ME GO!! HITOMIIII!!!!" He cried out and the interrogators stoop and look at the dragon slayer before them. One of them approached him and look at him snidely "Why do you cry like a weak woman?" he ask and Chesta just glared at him with murderous eyes. The interrogator smirked at him
"Does this witch mean something to you? I must tell you it was a shame we didn't go farther in our interrogations"
Chesta felt his blood boiled and he felt Gatty's grip loosen he took the opportunity and slugged the interrogator squarely on the jaw sending him on the ground. Gatty just look with his mouth gaping it was the first time he saw the usually shy and quiet boy kick ass!! The interrogator look at him and motion the rest except one to leave the girl. They surrounded Chesta.
"WHAT ARE YOU--" Gatty begin but felt a strong force impacted to his stomach and he fell to the ground. Chesta suddenly felt his arms being grabbed. He begin to struggle and his fast met a fist then a strong power impacted in his gut. He started to shout obscenities cursing their souls to hell. The interrogators met this with a malicious smile and continue to beat up Chesta continuously.
"Ragnus; throw the girl overboard, but wake her up first, let the little boy see her one last time"
Ragnus nodded and slapped Hitomi awake "Damn" she muttered to herself. She look up and saw Chesta getting beaten to a bloody pulp while he stared at her helplessly.
"HITOMI!! RUN AWAY!!" he shouted before he was silence by another punch to the face. "Lets have more fun" one of them said and took out a knife aiming it at Chesta's chest. His eyes widened "This is it" he thought to himself he had only one regret as his thoughts turned to Hitomi.
Hitomi's eyes widened with terror as she saw her only friend in this whole awful ordeal about to die in front of her. "No, no, please, someone help him, please Van, help me, help us, please someone HELP!!" she thought screaming and the pendant begin to glow brightly.
The interrogators stopped what they were doing and look at the girl in awed along with Chesta. The pendant begin to glow brightly and it begin to surround Hitomi. Chesta's heart stop as the light surrounding her begin to take form of the guymelef that they were hunting down.
"It can't be--"
"The dragon, it's here!!"
"How?!?"
"Hitomi....?' Chesta thought unable to take his eyes off of the isapano guymelef. A bright flash came, blinding everyone. Chesta heard the interrogators screamed out and the light cease. Hitomi began to fall to the gorund as the pendant began to ceased to glow. As Chesta stared he saw the boy that they had capture with guymelef as he held Hitomi close to him he gently laid her on the ground, his intense amber eyes locking with his blue orbs.
"You were the one who's protecting her."
He then disappeared as the pendant stopped glowing "the dragon..." Chesta thought to himself he quickly snap out of his dazed and crawled towards Hitomi and took her in an embrace "oh god....I'm sorry.." he whispered to her.
"Chesta, it's ok, you're my friend I won't let anyone hurt you" she softly replied. "Onee-chan, is Hitomi the person you meant?' he thought to himself as he held her in his arms. He hated to admit it but he spent more and more of his time with her, ever since he decided to stay by her side until the dragon came for him, he thought of it as some kind of redemption for what he could not do for his family.
"Iie, it's no that, Hitomi's my friend and I won't let no one hurt her" he thought to himself with renewed vigor "I'll return you to the Ryuu myself if I have to" he whispered. He looked up and saw strategos looking at him he then glance to the unconscious interrogators "Soldier, what happen?" he demanded.
"I do not know" he replied without any hesitance. Folken never unlocked his steely gaze "You do know that lying to a superior is a high offense" he stated. Chesta continue to look at him, no, he would protect his friend he would keep his promise "If I am then I do not care"
"Boy, she is with the enemy, you understand that?" Folken ask and Chesta answer by holding Hitomi closer to her "I don't care; she's my friend" he answered bravely. His eyes then widen, was it the trick of the mind? No it wasn't Strategos smiled at him softly "You were the one who was taking care of this girl, weren't you?" he said and Chesta remained silent at this. Folken turned to the still unconscious men "Fools, I told them to leave this girl alone, yet they never listen to me and they paid for it, but, it's only a matter of time, before the sorcerers find out about her abilities."
"NO!" chesta thought to himself "Not them" he muttered and Folkens eyes soften at the boy reaction. He had a very good reason to fear; they had played god many times in their perverse experiments to find out more about destiny and fate. "Strategos, there has to be a way to protect her" he muttered.
"Chesta, was it? Why do you seek to protect her?"
"I already told you, she's my friend and, I have my obligations to fufill" he answered. Folken look at this boy he sense he was so full of fear, grief but most of all loneliness "He's like Van in a way" he thought to himself. His little brother which he adored as much as life itself his only blood left this boy reminded him so much of him but he had to wonder were the obligations for his brother?
"Are you doing this for the dragon?" Folken ask and saw Chesta turned away "No, it is my penance for a sin that will never disappeared if I can save one person then it is enough for my soul" he spoke.
"So alone, aren't you young one? That is why you joined the ranks of the dragonslayers right? To end the sadness?"
Chesta remained silent at this "please Strategos, let me save her, please, Folken-sama" he pleaded to him he would no longer let anymore useless pain or suffering endured for her. Folken studied him and nodded slowly "Very well she will be under my protection" he answered and Chesta sighed in pure relief "but" he heard Folken began.
"Yes?"
"She will also be under your guard ship, I cannot always be there to protect her so you must be her knight, do you understand boy" he spoke strictly but it had warmth in it. "Yes" Chesta answered quickly.
"Folken-sama, thank you"
"She needs rest, follow me; I will take you to my room, she will be safe there" he spoke and waited for Chesta to pick her off the ground. Chesta gently cradled the limp girl in her arms and look at her "Hitomi, you're my friend, I will protect you, but if the dragon comes go with him, you belong with him" he looked at the sky, the image of the raven haired youth flash through him.
"Dragon you better come, do not shatter her hope" he thought as he followed Folken sama to his quarters carrying the sleeping Hitomi with him.
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"VAN-SAMA!! ARE YOU OKAY!?! VAN SAMA!!" Merle cried out shaking his shoulders. Van slowly opened his eyes weakly and he looked around. "Hitomi" he whispered. He heard her call to him. Her voice was of fear and distressed he didn't know how but he came to her.
"And I was there, with her that boy.."he thought and a inward smile came "He's the one protecting her" he thought to himself he had seen that boy before when he was captured he knew from the start that he was more of a pacifist than a soldier. He looked at his hands as he remembered the warmth he held with him he wanted her to be with him so badly it was his fault; she didn't deserve any of this. "I'll come for you, Hitomi, we've already have a plan under way" he thought.
"Van-sama, Hitomi will be alright, someone's watching her" Merle tried to comfort and much to her surprise Van nodded with a smile "Yes I know; I already met him" he answered and look at the mystic moon.
"We'll come for you, soon...."
Hitomi found herself at a house, she look around looking for signs of anyone living here "Hello?" she called out and received no answer. She began to walk in the house and was greeted by a small girl "Hello" hitomi spoke and the girl smiled at her. "You found big brothers special place" she answer and Hitomi look at her confused.
"Who do you mean?" she ask and the girl look at her with solemn eyes "He never forgave himself..." she began but she suddenly became cheerful once again.
"Thank you, he won't be as lonely anymore" she said. "D-do you mean Chesta?" Hitomi ask. The girl said nothing but faded away.
"MATTE" she called out but it was too late, she just saw a wooden doll on the floor and she picked it up.
"Hitomi, Hitomi"
Hitomi slowly woke up, her eyes focusing at the person in front of her "Chesta?" she spoke out and saw him nod "I was afraid" he confessed. "Where are we?" she ask.
"Folken-sama's room" he answered and Hitomi remain silent "What's wrong?" he ask
"It's nothing" she replied and look around the room. "Hitomi, I will protect you" Hitomi slightly colored at this as she look at the Chesta; he gave her a serious face with determination.
"I lost the people I love a long time ago but, I won't lose my friend" he answered his gaze getting more intense. He touched her hand "I may not be as strong as the dragon but, until he comes let me protect, because you are my friend"
"Chesta....."
TbC
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Chesta is now willing to protect Hitomi but is it for the sake of friendship or something more? To find out you must R/R see ya
Y.V.