Monday, 2 November 2009
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The Sleeping Lily prt 1
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Hey all. Just a story. I have nothing else to post. ._.
Once upon a time, there lived a princess by the name of Yon. She lived peacefully with her family in their castle. She was a kind, warm-hearted princess, who was well-loved by her people, and also the object of affection of many boys - including one redhead scribe-in-training. She was also well-versed in the useage of blades and daggers despite being a girl. She excelled in her studies as well, so it was no wonder that jealousy would take root.
Dark times befell the land when an evil warlock grew fearful of the princess's potential. He lad forth his proposal; either the princess would join his side, or suffer a fate worse than death. Yon, being who she was, boldly refused his offer and - by doing so - doomed her castle. The servants were ordered to leave immediately, lest they too were affected by the warlock's curse. However, despite all attempts on the princess's part, only two people were able to escape; the scribe-in-training and the gardener's son, both of whom had been evacuating their colleagues. They had barely made it out of the gates when an eerie silence befell the courtyard. Turning back, they saw that the crowd who had been behind them had fallen to the ground in a deep slumber. Even as they watched, vines that overflowed with thorns started growing, sealing off entrance into the castle.
Falling to his knees, Lavi the scribe let out a long, heartbroken scream.
At this, Kanda Yu - the gardener's boy - strode forward and whacked his friend firmly on the head. "Get a grip on yourself, baka usagi. Crying won't solve anything." His gaze softened as he stared at the vines bitterly. "Not now."
"Then what do we do?" Lavi looked up from the twisting vines. "What can we do?" He dropped his gaze back to the sealed doorway. "Princess Yon..."
This earned him yet another whack. "You idiot," snapped Yu, "did you think I don't have anybody I cherish in there? What about my father? What about Aiko?"
Aiko was the princess’s personal attendant. Heaven knew that the two had been in a relationship for quite some time. She had been tasked with the job of persuading Yon to evacuate, but evidently, she had failed. Now she too was among the sleeping…
Yu’s eyes narrowed. “We train. We fight. And then we save them.”
At this, a single feminine voice rose from behind them.
“I am sorry, but… may I help?”
A strawberry blonde girl stood behind them. She was of a small build – 8, maybe 9, Yu reasoned. She wore tattered robes that had seen better days, with a bright orange cloak over the ensemble. “My name is Alex. I’m a Spellcaster from the Black Guild. We were informed of the Earl’s curse on the castle and I was sent here to help.”
“What help can you offer?” snapped the samurai-esque teen.
With a scowl, Alex pulled a book from her satchel, opened it and started to chant. She then held out her right hand, and fire started spinning around it, dancing in merry spirals.
“I can help you retake the castle and break the curse. I can train you to fight.”
Yu snorted. “Pah. Magic? It’s too flighty to be of any use.”
This earned another scowl. “I wasn’t talking to you, feminine face. You don’t even have an affinity to magic.”
Alex tapped Lavi on the shoulder. “Hey, you. Do you want to save your princess?”
nic published at 13:50
