Ryzom

Chapter 8 Confession of the Heart

The afternoon was very quiet, the injured slept and the others watched over them.

“I’m starved lets go to the local bar and get some lunch, come on!” Be’Cona cheered as he stepped into the room portal and set off for the bar. Ga’Lorda, Sa’Binga, and Co’Mo’Sean followed after him for they were hungry too, but Dak’Cove stayed.

“I don’t understand what happened to Windra and Aqua those looks, that sense, their thirst for death that’s not like them. What could have happened to them it doesn’t make sense first good to demonic, why?” Dak’Cove asked him self over and over again as he starred at the guardians. Then a thought returned to his mind, Jin’Vena’To.

“Gah not again, why do I keep having these, no, no, no, no!” Dak”Cove yelled as he ran out the room portal to get some air.

Mean while Aqua and Windra were going to a battle in their own dreams.

“All right come out now!” Aqua and Windra boomed into the dakness of their dreams.

“Such anger keep it up we I love, it taste so good.” A demonic voice laughed it was the being that took over Windra.

“Go on Aqua let all your sorrow out I know you want to come on let it out.” Another voice laughed it was the voice of the being that took over Aqua. They stood side by side.

“Who are you!?” Windra boomed at the demon that looked like him.

“I’m you…..You’re me…..we’re the same……are you afraid?” The demon said as he disappeared and reappeared at different spots around Windra till he was behind Windra and hold on to him with a hug.

“Don’t think about it hun.” The demon of Aqua giggled as she reappeared behind Aqua and latched onto her with a hug.

“How can you me us we’re pure and you’re evil?” Windra asked trying not to show his fear.

“That’s just it you’re not good or evil, you have to choose one of us.” The Dark Windra said as he rested his chin on Windra’s left shoulder.

“Us?” Aqua replied quickly.

“That’s right us, there’s a pure side of you as well, but you’re ours.” Aqua demon laughed.

“Come on Windra open up let’s become one.” The Dark Windra said as he tried to fuse into Winda’s body.

“They’re stronger then we thought, lets talk first, I love your skin color…opps I cut you with my nail, here.” The demon Aqua said as she ran her left hand over Aqua check and cut her check with her dagger like nail.

“You evil!” Windra boomed as the Dark Aqua licked the running blood from Aqua check. The Dark Aqua had a long blood red tongue and to sharp fangs.

“Touch her again or I’ll destroy you!” A another female boomed from the darkness.

“You mean like this.” The Dark Windra said as he cut Windra’s check with his nail and licked the blood away. Now Windra and Aqua were showing their fear and the dark ones were loving every moment of it.

A dagger of pure white light pierced the darkness and stabbed the Dark Windra in the back. He did nothing tho he just pulled it out and smashed it in his hand.

“Turn around both of you and look at us!” A male voice boomed out of the darkness.

“Fine.” The Dark ones replied pushing Aqua and Windra out of the way.

“Begone they’re ours!” The dark Aqua boomed at the new beings. It was the Pure ones but they glowed a white light and a sense of purity to them. They were dressed it the same Zorai medium armor as the dark ones but were they were white and not black, and at their feet a white mist was being released.

“Aqua, Windra leave now, go to Zorai and seek an elder, find one that can banish us from your souls so you never turn Dark again!” The Pure ones boomed back at the real Aqua and Windra.

“Leave if you wish but if you banish us you banish them, then you’ll never be true guardians.” The Dark ones laughed.

“If it’s to save Atys then banish us, that way you’ll never harm a living thing Dark ones, now go!” The Pure Ones boomed at the dark ones.

Without another word the guardians awoke drenched in cold sweat, not sure what to think Windra just wiped the cold sweat from his face with his sleeve when he felt a pain, it was small but there.

“The cut, Aqua quick heal his cut and heal your then we need to get our mounts and go to Zorai, we can’t wait for the other.” Windra said as he finished wiping the sweat from his face.

Before Aqua healed Windra cut she wiped her face as well, her cut was real as well. Windra was right we have to banish those demons now, so she quickly placed her hands on Windra cut and chanted. A warm feeling as well as a tingle fell over Windra’s cheek as the wound healed, Windra smiled at the tingly feeling. When done Windra did Aqua, she giggled at the tingly feeling of the heal. Once they had healed each other they grabbed their bags, wrote everyone a note, and said goodbye to their friends.

They snuck to the stable paid the stable boy for caring for their mounts and packers, and they told their mount and packer to come on out. They quickly mounted and set off avoiding going south and running into Ga’Lorda, Sa’Binga, and Be’Cona. The light was slowing turning to a light dust color when they left Min-Cho, it would be late twilight by the time they reached Zorai.

“Huh Aqua, Windra where could they be going…Zorai in search of answers, I wish an Elder could tell me why a feel so strange around Jin’Vena’To, I can’t love her I just can’t!” Dak’Cove thought to him self as he sat under a grand tree thinking.

“Aw my chest, huh bandages, what happened?” Jin’Vena’To asked her self as she awoke from her sleep.

“A note hmm, gah my chest, nothing a little magic can’t cure.” Jin’Vena’To told her self as she laid back down realizing she if she moved much she may put her self in more pain or reopen her wounds. So she flicked her wrist causing the note on one of the table to come to her hand.

“Dear friends,
If you are reading this it means we left for Zorai by our selves, we know it’s against the Karavans request but this goes beyond them. We discovered that we have an inner beast with in us. For those who don’t know a inner beats is like a warrior within in us that when awaken the homin receives great strength. We on the other hand have two, a dark and a white. To it seems when we saw you being hurt we awaken them but the Dark Ones took over. They almost made us kill a Zorai, traitor he may have been. So we have left to seek the aid of an Elder who can banish these spirits for good. Please for your sake of life do not follow us we don’t want to kill anyone nor any of you. We hope you can forgive us for this.

Love,

Aqua and Windra.

“Do what you must guardians we will wait for word of your freedom the spirits, we will not follow you, Jena I call upon you help them banish these devil spirits.” Jin’Vena’To said aloud before she laid the letter next to her on the bed and fell back asleep.


“Excuse us can you tell us which town this is?” Windra asked the guards of the town they just entered.

“Are you lost, you’re in Jen-Lai.” The guard replied in a calm voice.

“Which gate do we take to get to Zorai?” Aqua asked the guard.

“See that gate way over there across from the Kami alter, take that one and if you stay against the wall you’ll meet a Karavan group with a ship, there you’ll see the city gates, if you can’t just ask the Karavan.” The guard explained to the guardians.

Mean while back in Min-Cho Dak’Cove walks along the streets not sure what to do, he can’t even look at Jin’Vena’To without feeling that feeling.

“I can’t love her, I just can’t.” Dak’Cove cried as he fell against a tree.

“Why do you forbid your self of love Dak’Cove?” A voice asked.

“Leave me alone.” Dak’Cove cried as tear rolling down his check.

“There, there don’t cry, why don’t you just tell her you love her.” The calm said as a finger whipped away the tear it was Jena she was kneeing in front of Dak’Cove.

“Jena I don’t why you’re here, or if I’m dreaming but I can’t love her I’m Matis she Tryker.” Dak’Cove sighed.

“Shhh just because you’re another race you’re both the same blood, love knows no race, it’s happened before, just follow you’re heart now go and tell her how you feel.” Jena explained Dak’Cove with a warming voice.

“You’re right I love her and that’s all that matters, thank you Jena.” Dak’Cove cheered but Jena was already gone, but she could still be sensed. With that Dak’Cove ran to the inn.

Jin’Vena’To was outside the inn resting under a tree of lovely pink blossoms. She was gazing at the sky when she heard Dak’Cove running straight toward her. She quickly jumped to her feet even tho her chest still hurt.

“Dak’Cove what’s wrong?” Jin’Vena’To asked as Dak’Cove ran up to her.

“Jin’Vena’To……I love you.” Dak’Cove said after he took a deep breath.

“Dak.” Was all Jin’Vena’To could say before Dak’Cove kissed her on the lips.

When Dak’Cove walked stepped back her put her left index finger to her lips. The kiss was real and Dak’Cove really did love her.

“Dak’Cove!” Jin’Vena’To cried as she hugged him tight.

“You really do love me!” Jin’Vena’To cried tears running her face while Dak’Cove ran his right hand through his loves hair.

“I’d never thought I’d say it, ever time I looked at you I got a weird feeling, now I know what that feeling was, it was my heart and spirit telling me I love you. I want this moment to last forever, I never want to let go.” Dak’Cove told his love as tears began to form in his eyes.

“Ok guys lets go back to the inn to see if anyone is awake yet.” Co’Mo’Sean told Sa’Binga, Be’Cona and Ga’Lorda as they finished their card game and their Zorai Ale.

“Sure thing.” Sa’Binga, Be’Cona and Ga’Lorda replied slightly drunk. So they set off back to the inn unaware of what had happened.

Mean while the guardians had just reach Zorai of capital of the jungle and were sending their mounts and packers into the stable to rest. When they turned to face the town they were amazed, the town was a master of piece of Zorai culture. Amber lamps, light orbs, floating blocks with Zorai designs above buildings, but this wasn’t a time for sight seeing. As soon as they reach the fork in the road they ran down the curving path and took a right at giant stage with an amber pillar in the center they hung several flags, it was too dark to tell what they looked like and how many. There it stood a castle with a grand stair way and guards at each side of the stairs.

“Ready?” Aqua asked Windra as she examined the castle.

“Yes lets do this, we’ve come this far.” Windra smiled at his sister, before he walked on with Aqua by his side.

As Aqua and Windra walked up the stairs their hearts raced, they’re hands shook, their palms became sweaty. When they reached the top they glanced inside, nothing but a way the turned left. With a gulp they continued inside, they took a left walked straight forward till they reached a baloney they lead downwards to a lower level of the castle.

“Hello there can I help you?” A short fuzzy black creature asked the Wind and Aqua as they stepped off the steps.

“Ah…….Yeah we need to see an Elder who is a sage in the mystical ways.” Windra told the fuzzy thing not sure what it was.

“Ok if you’ll stay here I’ll go get one, ok?” The fuzzy think replied as he walked off into a portal in the back of the room.

The two were silent not sure what they just talked to.

“Windra I think that was a Kami, odd tho it didn’t look like the ones back home.” Aqua told her brother still not sure what that was.

“Umm excuse me there is an Elder that will see you she’s right through door.” The Black Kami said pointing at the door it just came out of.

“Ah thank you.” The Guardians told the Kami as they bowed before they walked into the portal.

“My pleasure, I hope our Elders can help you.” The Kami replied.

The guardians turned smiled at the Kami then walked into the portal.

In a second the guardians stood into front of the Elder’s room door. The room was quite large for a just a room, but a closer look it was more then a room. It was a study, a meditation chamber, and a sleep chamber. A rectangular garden about the size of a yubo was against each wall except the back wall where a wall long bookshelf was as well as her bed. A variety of colorful plants and bushes grew in the garden. Amber light orbs lined the wall with a tapestry in between every four orbs. In the very center of the room was a medium size rug that showed Two Zorai meditating under a crimson moon. A female Zoria was meditating in the center of the rug but even tho her eyes were closed she knew Windra and Aqua stood in front of her room’s door.

“Go home Trykers, I will not perform a banishment ritual.” The Elder said in a firm voice before the guardians could say anything.

“You must!” The Guardians cried.

“Why should I perform a ritual that you may not live through?” The Elder asked not moving an inch.

The guardians fell silent.

“The banishment spell you seek is too dangerous to perform.” The Elder replied.

“Why is every spell we need deadly?!” Windra yelled as he became frustrated.

“The spells and rituals you seek come from the old times. Spells have become simpler as our knowledge grew but what you seek to great amounts of energy. Many needing whole clans just to perform and even be an Elder, together we couldn’t do a banishment spell.” The Elder explained as she got up and went to her wall length book shelf in the back of the room where her bed was. She pulled out a leather bound book it had the rune symbol of the moon on it.

“There must be one way to get the Dark Ones out of our souls.” Aqua cried.

The second Aqua said The Dark Ones the Elder lost grip of the book and stood in shock.

“The Dark Ones?” The Elder said with a whimper.

“Kami I call on thy!” The Elder boomed.

With a burst of Wind two Kami appeared in the center of the room. Aqua and Windra slowly back up to the door.

“It’s ok Guardians we will not harm you.” The three horned Kami told guardians as he walked to up the Elder.

“What’s wrong Elder?” The Kami asked the Elder as the Black fuzzy one asked the guardians to come closer, they did but slowly.

“The guardians of Jena have the Dark Ones within them, what do we do? The Elder asked as she picked up the book and placed it on her bed.

“Everyone move!” The Black Kami yelled!

A dark light shot of the center of the room. From the beam of light a void formed on the floor where a female Tryker appeared. Her eyes, clothes, and hair were pitch-black, she even had an aura of darkness. It was as if one was looking at pure darkness.

“Come with me guardians I can banish the Dark Ones just take my hand.” The Tryker told the Windra and Aqua but they held their ground.

“Don’t move guardians she works for the darkness!” The Kami and the Elder boomed.

“Come on Guardians time is short, I could show you to your parents and your friends parents.” The Tryker said as she extended her arm.

Windra and Aqua fell silent not sure what to say, could she be telling the truth.

“Guardians don’t be fooled your parents died to save you and they’re in a realm where on can tread.” The Elder cried.

With out a word Windra and Aqua walked up to the Tryker and looked deep into her eyes.

“Guardians!” The Kami boomed.

“Never.” Aqua whispered.

“Huh?” The Tryker asked.

“Never! Never speak of our parents or anyone’s ever again! They love us and that’s why they gave their lives!” Windra and Aqua boomed as they punched the dark Tryker back into the void.

The void closed the second the Tryker fell in, but the void shifted to a void of white and sucked Windra and Aqua in, once the guardians were in it closed.

“What, no, why didn’t you try to help!” The Elder yelled as she ran to the spot were the void was and looked around.

“That was Jena.” The Kami said in a firm voice as they walked up to the Elder to comfort her.

“These are Jena’s Guardians we have no room to interfere.” The Kami told the Elder.

“Don’t worry Elder they have a grand gift, I sure they will be back in no time.” The Black Kami told the Elder.

“I suggest you rest.” The three horned Kami told the Elder. She nodded and returned to her bed as they Kami vanished.

Back in Min-Cho Jin’Vena’To and Dak’Cove had just returned from collecting flower petals and had returned the tree where Dak’Cove confessed his love.

“Let these flower petals travel the sky for ever and represent our eternal love.” Jin’Vena’To said with a grand warm smile as Dak”Cove and her released the petals into the breeze.

Jin’Vena’To and Dak’Cove hugged each other as they watched petals fly away into the rising moon.

At the inn Co’Mo’Sean had just read Windra and Aqua’s letter. He held it in his hand as he checked on his wife, she was recovering well, but he was still worried.

“You follow your hearts, you don’t want any to get hurt because of you, this time we won’t chase after you, but from now one we stay together.” Co’Mo’Sean laughed


//Windra and SenAqua