so Ryudo is 18, Roan is 14, etc.
JUST LOVE
Chapter One
Elena sighed to herself as she stepped out of the bathroom. She felt so refresh after a long, hot
shower. She was dressed in a light blue night gown and her golden hair was not tied into a braid,
it cascaded freely behind her shoulders. She went to her dresser and took out a comb. She then
sat on her bed and began to comb her long, silky golden blonde hair.
Elena is staying in a guest room at Cyrum Castle. She is on vacation. Even though she enjoys
travelling and singing to people from different towns and cities, it was still quite tiring. So, she
booked a whole month off so she could relax and clear her head. Even though most of the world
is at peace, one thing still bothered her; Ryudo. Where in the blazes is he? He has been missing
for one year, one month, and two days and a half. She keeps wondering if she will ever see the
only man she could ever love. She knows Ryudo will come back, she has faith in him and the
bond they share but the question is, when he will come back? She can not wait to see him and tell
him all the things he missed.
Elena finished combing her hair and put the comb away. She lay on her bed. Tomorrow, she will
go on a picnic with her friends; Roan, Tio, and even Millennia and Skye. She closed her eyes and
soon fell asleep.
***
Roan stood in front of a mirror to check himself out. He was dressed in his normal clothing. For
today, he is just Roan, not King Roan. He is going to Raul Hills to have a picnic with his friends.
The young king walked over to his bed where his things were sitting. He put his back pack on
and put the Gladius in its sheath.
After Valmar was defeated, the monsters' population decreased dramatically. The monsters that
are still around tend to stay away from humans as far as possible. There has not been a report of
monsters attacking humans for more than a year now. But still, Roan is prepared for everything.
If a monster attacks them in the middle of their picnic, he would have something to defend to
himself.
Roan left his room and went to the lobby. He found Elena and Tio waiting for him. Tio was
dressed in her normal yellow clothing. Elena also wore her casual clothing except the bonnet on
her head was gone and her hair was not tied back into a braid.
Roan smiled at his companions. "I apologize for making you wait. I had to go over some things
with Paulk and I had to make sure I am fully prepared for the trip."
"What do you have in the back pack?" Tio asked.
"Some food, drinks, you know." the king replied.
"Roan, I thought I told you that me and Tio will take care of the food," Elena said.
Roan looked sheepish. "I am sorry but I just can not let you prepare everything for this trip. It
would not be fair for you."
Before Elena and Tio could respond to him, Millennia and Skye entered the lobby. Millennia was
also dressed in her casual clothes. "Hey, hey, hello everybody!" she smiled.
"Miss Millennia! Mister Skye! I am glad you made it!" Roan cried.
"I told you I'd be here. Do you really think I'd let you guys have fun without me?" the Wings of
Valmar grinned.
"So, everyone is here. We should get going now," Elena said.
The others nodded their heads in agreement and then they left the castle.
***
A tall, young man walked in a bar in the town of Mirumu. He had short, spikey turquoise hair
and ruby red eyes. The bottom half of his face was covered with a dark blue mask. He wore a
black coat over his dark blue ninja uniform. He walked over to a table in silence and seated
himself despite all the people in the bar giving him dirty looks. He crossed his arms over his
muscular chest and closed his eyes as if he was in deep thought. "Soon... very soon... I will find
you," he said to himself.
His eyes snapped open as he sensed three men standing in front of his table. "Gentlemen, what
can I do for you?" he asked. His voice was deep but he spoke in monotone and his voice was
void of any emotions or feelings (just pretend he has Heero Yuy's voice except it's much deeper
^_^V).
One of the men held a broken beer bottle in front of him and gave the young man a cold glare.
"Get the hell out of here Ninja, you know your kind ain't wanted here!" he snarled.
"What if I don't leave?"
One of the other men snarled and quickly took out a knife. He swung his hand forward in an
attempt to stab his heart. The young man backed away just in time to avoid the knife and then
quickly took out a five foot long katana. He quickly swung his katana forward, knocking the
knives and beer bottles on the men's hands. He gave them a mocking look and sheathed his
katana.
The young man just pissed his enemies even more. One of them rushed forward and threw a
punch aimed for his face but he caught it with his left hand. The young ninja retaliated by kicking
his opponent on the stomach that sent him flying to the other end of the bar.
He then turned to one of his enemies and narrowed his eyes at him. The young man's ruby red
eyes burned to his opponent's. He put his right arm forward and fire emerged from his palm. At
the sight of this, the people in the bar ran away while screaming something like "he's a demon,
let's get out of here!"
"DARK FLARE!" the young man said and a big ball of flame flew out of his right palm. The
attack sent his opponent flying to the other end of the bar as well to join his friend. The young
man walked over to the last man with a murderous look on his face. Quickly, he brought his right
hand forward, clamped on the man's throat, and raised him the air.
The man began to shake in fear and beads of sweat formed on his forehead. The ninja began to
speak in his cold, monotone, emotionless voice. "This morning, you stole a necklace from a little
girl. I want you to give it back to me."
"I don't know what you're talking about man. Look, forget that I attacked you and said that your
kind ain't wanted here. Please, just let me go," he begged.
The ninja tightened his grip on his throat. "Give me the necklace or die!" The man could not
speak a word and began to gag. The young ninja growled and flung him to a table.
When the man recovered from his fall, he felt a cold, blade on his throat. He looked up and saw
that the ninja is ready to cut his head off with his katana if he will not co-operate. "All right...
all... right... I'll give you the damn necklace!" he snarled and reach for his pocket on his pants. He
took out a shiny, silver necklace and tossed it over to the ninja.
The ninja put his katana back in its sheath and crossed his arms over his chest. "Mission
accomplished," he whispered to himself and walked out of the bar. At the bar's entrance, a little
girl with green hair and purple eyes was waiting for him. The ninja took out the necklace from
the folds of his gi and tossed it over to little Aira.
Aira favoured him with a big smile. "Thank you Mister Ninja. Now, I wish there was something
I could do for you."
"Don't worry about it kid," he said and gave her a friendly look. If the ninja was not wearing his
mask, he could have been smiling. "Now, go give your present to your mother and if those thugs
bother you again, just tell me."
"Thanks Mister!" Aira smiled again.
"By the way, the name's Lance," the ninja said and then he quickly turned around and left.
***
Ryudo sighed heavily. He was laying down on his back under a tree in the forests while thinking
about Elena. He has not seen her for one year, one month, and three days and a quarter. He just
simply disappeared so he can put the Granasaber away and to make up his mind. He has also
been thinking which he loves more; Elena or Millennia. After a lot of thinking, he realized he
loved Elena more. But there are some problems involved. One, he does not know where to find
her. He tried looking for her in Carbo Village but Father Carius said she left and joined a group
of travelling singers. Two, how is he suppose to tell her his feelings? He has tried many times
before but things did not go exactly as planned. Sometimes, Millennia would appear and ruin
everything and sometimes he just ends up saying the wrong thing. Speaking of Millennia, what
would she say when he tells her his choice?
"Ryudo, Ryudo, Ryudo... what are you going to do?" he asked himself.
"I know! First, I must find Elena and then tell her how I feel," his mind answered. Ryudo stood
up, he decided that he is going to Cyrum Kingdom. Roan might know where Elena is.
Before Ryudo could take a step, one thing crossed his mind; even if he finds Elena, what would
she say? Would she still love him? What if her feelings for him changed and found someone else
all this time? "Ryudo, you're not even there yet," his mind told him.
Ryudo shook his head in disgust, sometimes he hates himself for being pessimistic, and began to
walk. Cyrum Kingdom is not very far away from where he is. He should reach it in a day or two.
The young Geohound then heard a branch snap from behind. Quickly, he took out his Maken
Valborg. A man with a short sword then ran out of a bush. He swung his weapon at Ryudo but
he blocked it with his Maken Valborg. Embers flew from their weapons as they crashed.
Ryudo backed away and swung his sword forward. The man stepped back and tripped on a big
rock. He fell on the ground and dropped his weapon. Ryudo quickly kicked the short sword
away from the intruder. Ryudo put his left hand forward and shouted, "Stinging Ice!" casting a
Crackle spell. The attack sent chills down the man's spine and made his blood run cold. Realizing
it was a mistake to attack the Geohound all along, he stood up and ran away. Ryudo swung his
sword around in the air, put it on the ground, posed, and said, "You better practice if you want to
beat me." Ryudo then picked up his Maken Valborg from the ground and continued walking.
***
Elena and company finally reached Raul Hills and were having a picnic under a tree. "So, Miss
Millennia, do you like being a teacher?" Roan asked after taking a bite out of his sandwich.
Millennia smiled. "Oh, it's okay. But there are times though when those brats are so annoying. If
they weren't so cute, I'd blast them away with my Fallen Wings or a Dragon Zap."
"Being a teacher sounds like fun," Tio said.
"You have no idea," the Wings of Valmar grinned.
Roan turned to Tio. "How about you Tio? How is work?"
"It is fine," Tio answered shortly.
"How about you Miss Elena?" Roan asked.
"Well, I enjoy performing in front of people. I really like what I do and the most rewarding part
of my job is the applause I get from my audience." Elena answered.
"I heard your fans have started a fan club," Skye said, who was perched on a tree branch.
"Enough about me, what about you Roan?" Elena said.
"Well, my kingdom is slowly getting on its feet but I am afraid some things will never be the same.
There are people who have moved on with their live and are progressing. There are some who
can not accept the defeat of Granas and Valmar so they still continue to worship them even if they
are dead. Finally, there are those who can not recover from the things they have lost and chose to
live dishonest lives to survive," Roan responded.
Silence then hung in the air, the five of them finally ran out of things to say to each other. All of
them looked troubled, they were all thinking about Ryudo. All of them were wondering just what
has happened to him. It is just not the same without him.
The silence was finally broken when all of them heard a distant rumbling. "What could that be?!"
Millennia asked, a bit annoyed that her thoughts of Ryudo were disturbed.
Skye took off and flew high in the sky to see what was causing the rumbling. He saw a huge
cloud of dust heading their way. Beneath the cloud of dust were monsters, and lots of them.
Skye quickly went back to his friends. "Let's get out of here!" he cried.
"What's happening bird?!!" Millennia demanded.
"A whole horde of monsters is heading this way. Hurry, let's go to the dock!" Skye answered.
The rest did not bother packing whatever food was left for the rumbling on the ground grew
louder. They headed back to the dock where their boat was waiting for them. Elena and
company got on the boat, each grabbing a paddle and began to row the boat.
***
"Damn! What is going on here?!" Ryudo cursed to himself as the forest suddenly became noisy.
There were birds squawking, monkeys chattering, wolves howling, and many others, all at the
same time. Usually, the forest is very quiet when humans are around. Ryudo looked up in the
sky and his question was answered. Up in the sky, a whole horde of Devils is heading his way.
"Damn, you can't be serious!" Ryudo growled and unsheathed the Maken Valborg and began to
run for his life. Two Devils from the air dive bombed at him but were quickly dispatched by a
Tenseiken Slash.
Ryudo kept running with Devils attacking him here and there. Finally, the Geohound came across
a dead end, a cliff. He looked down and the river below had a fast current, it would be suicide to
jump down. Ryudo turned around as he heard a growling noise from behind. There were four
Devils ready to kill him.
Ryudo quickly casted a Crackle spell on one of them, knowing that the monsters are weak against
ice magic. "Stinging Ice!" he yelled as sharp glaciers from the ground dispatched the monster.
One of the Devils took to the air while the other two rushed forward with their claws ready for
attack. He tried to fend them off with his Maken Valborg but four clawed hands against one
sword was an unfair match. Ryudo had to keep moving backwards to allow space between him
and his opponents as he slashed with his weapon. Finally, the Devils stopped attacking with their
claws and flew away. Ryudo sighed heavily as he found out that he was at the edge of the cliff.
Just one more step backwards and he would have fallen off. A frown soon formed on his face,
wondering what just happened. The Devils had him, so why did they go away? He then looked
up in the sky and his question was answered.
The Devil that flew in the sky before casted a Burnstrike spell. Countless of fire birds were
heading straight at him. Ryudo was pummelled continuously with fire birds and the last blow,
sent him flying off the cliff. "Elena..." he whispered before he hit the water.
Note: Lance is a fictional character created by me. Here's a picture of him I drew myself:
http://deathninja.topcities.com/Lance.jpg