This is the prelude to an already written story made by Phoinex and Starilae.
It’s a mix between what could really happen(think about that) and what is going on now. This story was made for your amusement and yes I know MOOGLES CANNOT SYNTHE. The story is 897 pages long and has spanned 5 years in the making, since this game first came out. ALL names used in this story are real people, mostly on Shiva server. Gone or still here, they gave their names to be in a place in this story.
Amazingly a lot of the thing we fantasized about FFXI has actually come true during the years. I think this is an enjoyable fan based story, and took a lot of time to write. Rate ups are very well welcome.
The main propagandist in the story changes quite often, and view points( or who is telling the story) also fluctuates to create a very linear story line. Keep this in mind.
And so it begins….
A story
Star has always had this sort of sad look in his eyes ever since I met him. Absolutely devoid of emotion. He never really talked a lot, I guess its his sense of “nobility’ or whatever he calls it these days, but I cant deny that im wildly attracted to it. Star and I Have been dating for about, I don’t know, a year and a half now. You might be wondering exactly why im talking to myself like this. Welp ill tell you, you know, since nobody is actually listening to this, Star’s 18th Birthday is today, and what I would like to give him more than anything is a reason to take the sadness out his eyes. I love him so much, ha, feels funny saying that, I don’t know why, but it’s true. One other thing, every single time he looks at me, it seems those eyes, those ridiculously sad eyes get even worst, its like he knows something I don’t.
Hello everyone! My name is Shelle and I would like to explain the short time I knew Star before all the weird things started happening. You might be wondering why a guy would be named Star, for starters. Good question, but luckily I know the answer to this one. He is our star defensive/ forward on our high school football/ Basketball teams. If you ever saw him, you would most definitely think me to be a liar. Star is only 5’11, maybe 160 pounds, but for some odd reason, cant be knocked down. A lot of guys call him the human shield, or my personal favorite, “The Meat Shield”. Heh, when people call him that, he does seem to smile, Curious huh? He is also a friend to just about everyone. The kids those silly jocks pick on all the time, he defends. I love that about him, although those video game nerds and their life bars and hit points and EXP losses and what not is kinda weird. He displays kindness in his own little twisted way, like, Hmmmm, o, giving people his stuff. Haha, not sure why he does that, but his money and his stuff, he’ll give it right away. It just doesn’t seem important to him. He doesn’t seem to dislike anyone, well, except my father. Even though my father is a complete A$$hole to him, he always tells me to always love the man, and respect him. I just don’t get why he can take so much verbal beating from people and still not change how he thinks about them. Welp forget all about him, that dork. Its all about me now! I was born right here in Georgia, yep, southern belle, and basically have sat here my whole life waiting for something to happen. Star has been the only real exciting thing to happen in my life, but I don’t know exactly why since all the other whores and such would love to talk to him, and dance all over him at prom and twirl their finger’s in his hair…. I’m a jealous girl.
Have you ever heard this question before… “Red is hatred, passion, fire, heart, jealousy , love, sex, and blood. So answer me this, is red a good color or a bad color?” Only a genius, like I, would get this right. The people that say Red is a good color are too one sided, or lying to you. The people that say red is a bad color probably like red, hey, they probably like getting a little dirty. But really, I don’t care what you people think, but the smart person would say that its both good and evil, black and white, heaven and hell. This thing about the color read may seem absolutely useless to you now, but you are learning more about me. So sorry to bore you, Star told me to tell you guys every little thing I liked about myself.
So what do you know about me so far? Lets see what you’ve got shall we.
1. I talk a lot of shit.
2. Well hell, I talk a lot, haha
3. My favorite color is Red.
4. I Dislike my father.
5. I’m dating a guy Named Star.
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Ok on to the weird things. So in my country we have a horrible, and pitiful system in which we, all the people that live here, vote for one man to be leader of us. I mean im all for voting but not if we get the seriously corrupt leader’s through their money and scandals and burning other people’s votes and such, yeah… I wont get to far into that. Well what if I told you one of those kinda guys actually came to visit my small time school? Yeah, on Star’s Birthday.
Friday, August, 8 am
School starts in about 15 mins, and we are to report to class by 8:30. Well every morning I would go with Star behind the school to support his horrible smoking habit, and watch for any of his teachers that might walk by. This morning was a little different. The walking enigma that is my Boyfriend didn’t exactly show up on time like he usually does. Now that I think of it, I don’t think Star has ever been late to school. “ Who cares” I thought. I was pretty worried none the less. So I waited behind the school 30 mins, making myself late for my first class before he finally shows up. I remember like it was 2 mins ago, he walked around the corner and with a smirk on his face dropped a unusually large bag on the ground with a metallic clank and drew out his cigarettes from him pocket and began to smoke. He then leaned over and gave me a peck on my cheek and lit his cigarette. Acting as though nothing happened, I leaned into his arms and told him good morning. “Hey Star… Umm you know that we are late for class right?” He nodded his head and inhaled some more of his cigarette. ‘Well, why were you late?” I asked him, trying to make it seem like it wasn’t a big deal. All he did was nod at the bag on the ground. Giving up, I then told him happy birthday.
Friday, August, 8:45 am
1st period is really a pain. I walk in and immediately notice a thick atmosphere. “Well Shelle, nice of you to join us 15 minutes late, please take your seat.” Mr. Journer tells me. I hurry to my seat and set my books down, a little tired out from running half way across the school. “OK Shelle, we were just discussing the fact that we are currently under the affect of Code Red, and how we will continue to have class on today.” Mr. Journer says nonchalantly. “ Wh-what?! I managed to gasp out” ( damnit! There is no way im gonna be able to skip class with star today…) I remember the smirk on My teachers wrinkled face, he was gonna make that missed 15 minutes hell. “ Well what the hell happened?”
“Well shelle, ill tell you if you promise not to be late to my class anymore, I hate repeating myself, and I hate giving out 2 hour detentions to those that are tardy…” I stared at him, as simply evil as I could, my face was starting to hurt… “ Fine then, Three other county schools was apparently bombed, but not just bombed, nearly incinerated between 9 PM last night and 7 this morning” He sighed out, acting as though he was going to die from each word he managed to push out.
Mr. Journer then turned his attention to explain the rest of unimportant issues with the rest of the class. But I remember what I was thinking; Its Star’s Birthday, he was late, he was carrying a weird bag, he wasn’t saying a word to me either. It was just weird. But not as strange as my second period class.
10AM School, 2nd period
My Favorite class. AP Calculus, best time to sleep in all of school. Everyone was abuzz in the hallways on the way there, all talking about the attacks. I wonder where Star was, I know he usually doesn’t walk me to this class, but I felt like I needed to be with him, like something bad was going to happen. “Hey Shelle!” it was Samantha, my best friend. Though a little over weight and has flat weird looking feet, she was awesome to gossip with. She was sounding bitchy this morning though /sigh. “Can you believe they are shortening our lunch period and lengthening class?” Yeah it sucks, but I can deal with it, I don’t really feeling like talking today, kinda tired, and that’s all we do at lunch”
She gave me a silly look like I was loosing my mind and started talking a million times an hour. This was the most annoying part of Sam. Haha, because she runs her mouth so much, she is one of the few people Star doesn’t really like. “ I cant believe they blew up the schools like though, but I heard from some people around the school, that they have tapes of one man doing it, apparently some of the recording’s survived the torching.” Sam tells me, acting like its some huge secret. “ That’s nice Sam, but I really must be getting to my class, and getting some sleep.” I then waved at Sam and commenced to my class to perform my morning sleeping ritual.
As my teacher began to teach her class, I began to lay my head upon my desk. I wondered if I drooled while I slept, haha, but the funniest thing happened to me. I know I Must have been tired or already dreaming, but as I looked out of my window, I swear, I saw what looked to be a long brown tail attached to what looked to be a …. cat person. It was wearing clothing, very weird attire I would think. She had on a very sluttly looking green vest and some pretty cool puffy green slacks. And on her sides , she bore two, small, shiny little knives. I smiled to myself and stared for a second longer before the cat woman actually turned and looked me right in the eyes, smiling a huge pretty smile, and waving at me. With my head still on my desk, I sleepily waved back, knowing this was gonna be a good dream. All of a sudden, she rose one arm up to the sky, and whispered something to herself, the long black little strings engulfed her body and she disappeared. I fell asleep after that, and dreamed of little cat people.
12pm 3rd period and lunch
Basically school was uneventful to my knowledge. I had heard of no exciting fights between silly roided up jocks, or no pranks on our principal. I took my usual route towards our lunch room, the only time of the day in which I was truly able to socialize. But I didn’t know what was unfolding at those very moments while I was taking my steps. My father was at the school. This was always bad news, since I was always getting in trouble somehow, skipping class, cursing out teachers, etc. he was sure to find out a few things, plus to add on to his fury, star would always get involved somehow, thus starting a testosterone fuel fight between father and boyfriend in which nothing I said would be heard because all I am is my father’s daughter and my boyfriend’s girlfriend, of course, those aren’t important factors between “Men”. I was almost to the lunch room when my see star, and my father, coming from different directions. Well damn, what was I supposed to do? Welp, I turned around and walked the direction I came. Puzzled, Star started to walk faster, and not seeing my father yet, literally bumped into him while he was turning the corner. They exchanged puzzled looks, and I screamed inside as loud as I possibly could. “ You!” is all my father could blurt out before he was interrupted by the loudest explosion that had just came from the school lunchroom.
The Explosion
Star turned around, saying nothing, forgetting about my father, I and ran towards the lunchroom. I ran after him, but he was way too fast, and I soon lost sight of him. My father trailing after me, looked as baffled and confused as I did. I was turning the corner of the lunch room when I saw a very bright light emitting, sort of in my face. My breath was just taken away at what I had saw. Before my eyes, as plain as day, sat a huge, what looked to be boat, firmly sitting in the wall of the lunchroom, Six strange characters standing over scared silly students, and Star, with his mouth wide open. One, which looked to be the leader, had red gloves, a huge, terrible looking, pointed hat, a black , what looked to be a mesh vest, and two, very long looking Japanese style knives on his side. The weirdest thing about this guy was that he was the only one that looked to be human. The other 5 that stood around him was dressed just as weird, but there was another cat like woman, dressed in what looked to be a hippie blue long sleeve shirt and had a flute in her hand, a fat dude with a long tail, holding two knuckle looking devices, a very tall hansom man, with a bow to his side,, and two, very cute, short little kid like creatures, one wearing black, and one wearing white.
The guy with the horrible hat stepped forward and looked around, his black hair in his face, moving slowly with each step. He looked around and frowned. Star was standing very still, and he looked to be scared, a trait I had never seen in him before.
“ We are looking for the one called Starilae!” the man yelled, very harshly, with a hint of anger in his voice. Star started to back up, slowly towards me. “ Again! Where is the one named Starilae, we know you are here Star, come out now! If you don’t, I will killed each and everyone of the pitiful beings in this place. Star was almost to me, when the man turned, looking right past Star, and bore his eyes on me. ‘ Starting with this one.”
My heart dropped, and a look of pure terror spread across Star’s face, it only made me more scared. I blinked once, and it was about to be over. The man had somehow gotten all the way across the room, was behind me, and his knife on my neck. I heard two last thing before I thought I was about to die. My Father making a very loud gasp, and the man, making a very tiny laugh. What happened next went almost too fast for me to see it. Star was there, with his fist squarely in the man’s face. It made a sickening noise as the man was lifted in the air, flying 20 or so feet, where he hit the brick that that was the wall. Star then grabbed my hand, and we commenced our flee. But before we could turn the corner to leave the lunch room, a long arrow was burrowing into stars left shoulder. Still holding my hand, I was being dragged by the incredible force of the one arrow now in star’s bone, flinging him into the next wall. Star had let go of me just in time, because I probably would of died if I had hit the wall with the force he had just taken. I stood and gasped, Blood now pouring down his back, he broke the arrow head off, leaving it in the wall, and turned and looked at me in my eyes. He was telling me to run, but I could do it. Before I knew it, the man with the hat, was now in front of me staring at Star. “ I’m glad we meet this way, o great Starilae, im only sorry I would have to kill you in this absolutely, pitifully weak condition your in. Was a nice punch, maybe did 2 damage. I swear though, it wont happen again.” the man said coldly. ‘ Utsusemi: San!” The man, started to glow as small, different colored, Japanese letters floated out of the ground, and spun around him. It happened only for a few seconds before it stopped with him putting one arm to his side, and what looked to be a distortion of reality covered his body and disappeared. “What is a Paladin supposed to do with no armor, no sword, no shield, and no hope, against my Shadows, Starilae?” The man worded out slowly. “ Star stared back silent. The man then Grabbed star’s wrist, laughing loudly, and flung him through the lunchroom wall. He went through that wall, the lobby wall and out into the school yard where he broke off a tree branch and a telephone pole before he stopped. Star slowly stood up… everyone that was watching through all the holes was now as amazed as I was. The man made a smirk at the tall hansom man and jerked his head. He then notched an arrow, and held it in his hands for a second. The guy with the hat turned slowly towards me. His full attention was on me now, and I now felt the ensuing terror fly towards my heart.
!!! The man yelled off in the distance. His arrow shot off making a strange noise and flew out the huge gaping hole now in the lunch room. It landed square in Star’s chest, digging its way to the other side, and went through the next tree behind him. My heart suddenly dropped. Shocked and paralyzed, I didn’t realize the man was now coming towards me. My father, now snapping back to reality, decided things had to stop… “ Don’t even think about touching my daughter” he said while running right in front of this man’s face. The man gave a little smirk, and back handed him, where he must of flew 10 feet before he hit the ground.
For a fleeting second, I thought I heard something… well a lot of something, a lot of people, suddenly yelling at me, angrily, telling me now was the time to run. It snapped me back. I took one last look at Star’s lifeless body, longing so badly to go out to him, turn and ran. “ HAHAHAHA! You cannot Run from me you silly girl, you have something I want!!! I ignored him, and ran up the stairs. I was running blindly, I was panting and crying, and yet, my legs wouldn’t let me die. I had never run so fast before in my life, yet one thing was for certain, I had no idea where the hell I was going…
“ Your not getting away from me girl! Hahaha!” The man said, nearly dying from laughter. How had he gotten so close to me already, I hadn’t seen him yet, but it seemed the man was just right behind him, maybe behind a corner or two. While I was thinking hard, too hard to notice the little furry arm of the cat girl of my dream grab me and pull me close to her. “ Be VERY quiet, don’t even breathe or he will hear you” She told me nearly at once. I was not freaking out. I didn’t know what this girl really wanted. she then whispered to herself. The long, familiar black threads engulfed both of us, wrapping around every fiber of my body. It was warm to the touch, and was quite cozy. After they had vanished, I didn’t notice anything different. We were very still, making absolutely sure not to move, That’s when I heard his footsteps. They were going swiftly, often stopping. He was humming a strange tune to himself, sort of in a jolly mood. Suddenly a searing feeling exploded in my chest, I didn’t know what it was, but I wanted him to see me, I wanted to confront him. He got to the hall we were at, and then stopped. With a puzzled look on his face, he looked around. His humming had died. He then ran forward, very fast, and stopped, maybe a foot’s length in front of our very still bodies. I did as I was told and held my breathe. I could hear his now staggering breath, come out, now faster and faster. He was angry. ‘ Arghhhh!!!!” he yelled as he slammed his fist into the locker right above our heads. He then turned around and ran very fast, down the hallway. I kept still for about a minute more when the cat girl finally stood up. “We were invisible to the naked eye for a short amount of time if you really wanted to know.” She said coolly. ‘Wait… what?” I finally, managed to get out after a awkward, stunned silence. “ No time to explain, We need to save Starilae” these words seemed to give me tons of energy before I realized that he was dead. I started to cry. I wanted everything to go back to normal because now that the shock had left, I knew that there was nothing we could actually do for Star. ‘ But Star is dead, didn’t you see, that arrow went right through his chest!” The cat girl looked at me puzzled for a second before she left out a light chuckle. “ I don’t believe he is dead, probably close though, that’s why we need to get Starilae his sword and shield. That’s what those people are looking for, The Excalibur. Ill explain as we run.” we Started going towards the other side of the school, and I could barely keep up with this girl. ‘ first off, where would Starilae Store his belongings?” I then suddenly realized the strange package he had with him that morning. “ Oh my God, his locker!” I blurted out, a bit too loud. The cat girl’s ear’s stood up for a second. “ Ok, sort of like a mog locker or something, ok I got it, where is it at?” She then asked urgently. “ We are headed in the right direction, But before we go there, I want you to stop and tell me your name, im not sure I trust you yet.” I managed to say, kind of scared. The girl stopped and sighed. “ Just like the old Pheonix I knew. Has to know everything… My Name is Lennith, and I’m Starilae’s Sister.
Sword and Shield
His sister? What the hell? My mind was now officially boggled. ‘ Lets go, now” she said and she started to run. I didn’t question her this time, but I wanted to ask her so many more questions now. It hurt to keep them back. “ His locker is beside the first and main exit to the school, only 4 down.” I told her urgently. ‘ Now we’re talking!” She the stopped for a second. ‘ don’t mind me keep on going. !!! She yelled out while she was quite far behind me. It happened so fast it amazed me. All I could see was the blur of her body turn the corner. Not 3 second longer she was back to me with the stuffed parcel. She Stopped for just a second to give me a smirk, grabbed my wrist and was off again. I was literally in the air being trailed behind this strange cat girl. I blinked once and then I was looking at Star’s lifeless body not 30 feet in front of me. The gaping hole we was through from wasn’t that far away either, and I could hear the soft murmur of all the school’s confused student sitting scared in the lunchroom. lenneth then whispered to her self as she pulled out a strange piece of what looked to be paper and some sort of contraction. The Japanese looking letters again rose from the ground. She looked as though she was concentrating very hard, and then all at once, flung out one arm and let the same familiar black threads engulf her body, and then disappeared. Confused I looked around and then turn to look at Star’s body. It had vanished! My heart did another jump as I turned around and Lennith was standing right beside me with Star’s body sitting soundly on the ground. She then took out one of her knives and tore open the book bag. The feeling I had when I had seen the contents was absolutely amazing. The silvery sword and shield that sat in the bag literally radiated hope.
Meanwhile….
Every student in the gym head’s had now turned in the direction of the now exposed sword. The guy with the pointed hat was still missing, but the 5 others was still very much there. With a baffled look on his face, the Biggest of the people also turned his head in the direction of the students heads, all he saw was a wall.
“Damn it, Seighan didn’t catch that brat!” he yelled to the others while he started to run towards the hole, the others closely behind him.
I looked over to Star and thought I saw of color come back to his face. His bloody chest, with the gaping hole started to close up. He was indeed alive! I wrapped my arms around his neck and cried. “ No time for that, we must get him to safety.” Lennith then said urgently. She then stood up and was just bending over when I saw him.
Time had literally stopped, the big guy was barreling towards us with the angriest look on his face. Time was going so slow to me as to where it looked like Lennith’s head was turning very slowly, I could see the slow transition from a little happy to straight horrified. !!! The big guy yelled and he threw his hands out and generated a humungous ball of yellow light. Time had returned to normal as I saw what that ball was doing to everything in its patch, totally destroying. The ground itself was giving way to it as it ruptured and split in two. Star had just opened his eyes and saw the horror. What Lennith did next nearly killed me, not because of how fast she did it, but because how completely staggering she did it. She flung me off of Star’s body and the little cat girl easily lifted up his body, and planted him firmly between us and the ensuing ball of destruction. It all happened in a instant, and I dared not to blink. I saw the light of the ball in Star’s eyes and nearly fainted. As a shield, she used his body to take every bit of the blast! Knocking her nearly 40 feet in the air, and still clutching his body, she smiled, completely un armed. She then threw Star’s body away from hers and I watched as he fell. He hit the ground super hard, rumbling the ground itself and creating a little miniature crater around him. Star was surely dead now. <> I heard her say while she was returning from her airborne trip. She landed easily on the ground a few feet away from me. The same distortion of reality engulfed her body, just like the guy with the hat. that’s when I saw the tall man, notching his arrow and letting it loose, aimed right for me.
Lennith then jumped in front of me, and appeared to have taken the shot, but before it happened, a black shadow that was the shape of her, jumped in front of her and took the arrow full force. The arrow dug into for a second before the shadow disappeared and the arrow fell lifelessly to the ground. “What the hell are you doing standing there!’ she yelled at me, harshly. “ These noobs today, jeez” she muttered under her breath while she lifted up my body and threw me on her back. More arrows came and totally missed us, but something was a little different. I saw the child like creature in the distance glowing like a little night bulb. “ Crap.” Lennith said noticing the little guys also. She still kept on running towards Star’s body. (Firaga)! Was the next thing I heard. It came from a child’s mouth, but didn’t feel like it. All of a sudden, we were engulfed in A raging inferno of flames. Two more shadows had appeared this time, blocking all of the flames, but then both disappeared themselves. Lennith, not even caring about the fires kept on running. Jumping into the crater with Star’s body, quickly grabbed his wrist and ran, faster than any person on earth could run, and dragging Star’s yet again lifeless body, we ran towards the cover of the school. The 5 people couldn’t keep up at all. While running up the steps, Lennith turned around and stared in the direction where we had first laid Star down. I then saw the bag! ‘ We have to go back and get that sword, Star will never get better without it now!” I yelled to the girl. Lennith gave a little smirk, and continued on her merry way. Still Dragging Star’s body, it seemed as though she wanted his head to hit each and every step leading up to the school.
“ Why!? Why did you use Star’s body like that? He is surely dead now! I said now, not being able to hold the tears back any longer. I looked at Star’s bruised and burnt face and the anger now surged. I turned and looked at this cat thing in now surging hatred. She wasn’t even listening to me at all. She had this look of pure contemplation writtin all over her face. I pulled my hand back as far as I could and went in for a punch before yet another shadow jumped in my way. It felt as though I was hitting a brick wall. “ Wow, how the hell did I have another shadow? that’s weird..” Lenneth said now snapping back to reality. ‘ o your pissed… well im sorry, Hahahah.” “ Ok ill tell you whats going on, The guy with the crappy looking hat is trying to kill you and Star and take away this sword. His name is Seighan, a , by what I see, crappy Ninja. The rest of those guys are probably some buddy’s of his. Well Star is dead, kind of, we can bring him back, so stop worrying about him.” I didn’t know what to think. “ listen here Lenneth, Star cannot come back after he dies like you other people, I mean, you don’t even know Star at all!”
“Trust me, I know star all too well, he is my Big brother…” She blurted out, loudly and in a kind of hurt sounding voice. ‘ We arent related by blood, but he took care of me, and a whole freaking slay worth of people, made sure we were treated right and fairly, so in all fairness you don’t know Star at all!” lenneth was now upset. And I was left feeling like an idiot, how had Star not told me anything about this? Was this why Star had acted the way he did nearly his whole life, was he always thinking of these people?
“Listen, I’m sorry to come out on you like that, you have no idea whats going on and I wish I had more time to explain, but you have got to trust me here.” she said, lowering her tone of voice.
“ok, I’m sorry for getting angry with you, but I would really like it if we could bring star back now…” I told her, kind of scared to say anything. “ OK no problem, I have his sword with me, I grabbed it while I was booking it, I don’t know whats with this thing but it helps him regain his health, but it will take a lot of time, so we need to get somewhere safe before I even pull it out. We also need to get far because it seems it has some sort of effect on you Hume that live here.”
Now I was really confused, she had nothing else with her, and I didn’t see that weird light anywhere. I just decided not to even ask. I was just realived that she had it, but that was before I saw that guy litterally walk out of the wall behind her……
“ My name is Seighan, if you didn’t know little girls, and your not getting Star’s body anywhere, though that was a touching story.”
Then I heard it. The most beautiful singing comeing from every direction. The last thing I was was Lenneth, looking at me in a sleepy, but worried face, before I couldn’t take it any long. I let myself hit the floor and fell off to sleep.
He Returns
“ I’m glad to see you finally waking up.” Seighan said cooly. I opened my eyes to see the horror. Lenneth and I was tied up in black little transparent ropes sitting on the floor. Lenneth was now nawing at the ropes like an animal, apparently pissed, and to the far side of the lunch room was the tall guy and the big guy with a tail holding Star’s lifeless body against the wall. I saw my father, now wide awak sitting on the floor with the rest of the school’s students to my left, and the big hole in the wall to my right. ‘ Lenneth dear, you should really just stop trying to get out of that bind spell… Its pointless.” came a feminine voice from behind us. “ OOOO , Falie, if I could get out you would be the first I go for.” lenneth said as the other cat person with a flute in her hands walked out in front of us. “ Bards can be bitches sometimes…” lenneth muttered under her breath.
“ Now ladies, don’t get in a hissy, we are all trying to get our business done, its just that, im just a little ahead of the game that’s all” Seighan now removed his prize from a holder behind his back. It was that sword, now glowing like a spot light.
Its said that this sword is the only real thing that can completely kill the o so great leader of the StariKnights, Starilae. Saying your name pisses me off even more! For all this time, I have been searching for you, for what you did to me, for the shame, and pain that you caused. Now its payback time. My leader found you, he knew what dimension you would hop to next, and all he wanted in return for his valuble info was this silly sword and shield. That not the only thing in the deal! O, you wanna know? I was also promised a way to destroy your whole family, your whole damn LinkShell. All I have to do is let that old man know that your dead. Heh… Easy enough…
Seighan, now done with his speech turned to look at lenneth and I. “After I kill Starilae, ill get to his stupid sister, and his pathetic Girlfriend.
“Seighan, your not gonna kill me, cowards don’t kill me!” Lenneth yelled in rage.
“ O, but I am!” Seighan yell while laughing madly. “I’m sorry Starilae, your just no good when your K’O’ed.
Seighan did one final laugh, turned to Star’s lifless body, and lunged the sword right at him, where it landed square in his chest, making a sicking spelunk sound. The sword began to glow brightly for a second longer before its light was extinguished, Star’s life was extinguished..
I could of died here, the one person I loved more in my life, getting beat around like nothing, trying to protect me, getting used as a shield and finnaly getting his own weapon thrown straight through his heart. I could only think of him. I could only think of his lifeless face. His deep, always loving voice, I almost miss him being right all the time.
I never got to say I loved him one last time.
I wanted to get him off that sword so badly. The two guys had left him now, he was hanging 5 feet up in the air, basically impaled. I wanted to help but I could do nothing at all. I felt so useless, so useless to the point it made me agry. Why do girls like me always have to be saved. While is it that the girls like me are always getting date raped or tied up by stupid little black threads that are supposed to be magical and stuff. I don’t understand. I want to fight too, I want to be more like lenneth. She was his only real chance, even though she did use him to block the ball of energy that was tearing up the freaking ground. Can I even stand to look at star once more?…
His chest was now gushing what little blood he had left. I could see his face going pale. I could hear the horrified screams in the crowd of student. Why wasn’t I screaming? What is this feeling in my heart that’s not letting me scream.It burned, it hurt to hold it any longer. I had to do something!!!!!
“What the hell Shelle!!! Do you want to be killed, sit back down!” Lenneth urged me to do, but I wouldn’t listen, I had gotten up and I was walking past this dork and his hat, past this crappy looking cat chick and her plute, past the two midgets, past the fat dude and his tall friend, and to my boyfriend. I could feel the little ropes snapping off of me. I could feel everyone staring at me, not daring to move a muscle. I could feel a new spirit burning inside of me.
I’m gonna save my boyfriend.
“ What the hell is going on!!!! Seighan yelled. ‘Yuba, freaking do something!”
“Uh yes sir!” the little midget from before stumpered out. I turned around to see him, casting another spell. I didn’t care. ! He yelled after a little while of staring at me, and then it came. Lighting like you would never believe. But it didn’t hurt me, I was too pissed off. It enveloped my body. I couldn’t do anything for a second, but then it came, the overwhelming feeling to push it back, so that’s what I did. I sent the huge ball flying back at the little midget guy. I don’t know if he dodged it or what, because I turned back to Star, and kept on walking.
It wasn’t long before I got to him, I wasn’t bothered after the last attempt. I saw the sword, and I could see the inside of his chest… All I wanted to do was get rid of that sword. I started to reach for it….Take it out of his chest, and get him down once and for all!
Things after that went so fast, I just couldn’t understand. As soon as I touched that sword hilt, everything I had, all the energy I had, completely left my body, I could feel it being pulled out. I couldn’t let go, it was like, the sword was so hungry…. Then, all of a sudden, he opened his eyes…..
His skin began to grow back on the missing places.his burnt off hair began to grow back. His chest began to grow back to place, and his eyes became more and more alive.
Star had returned.
Lenneth had not yet given up. She was still a-nawwin!
YAAHAHAHHAAAA!!!! Lenneth burst through the ropes like a beserk animal, and then started tremling like she hadn’t had her daily crack input. ‘ you guys thought I was fast and annoying and sexi before?!?! Well watch me work some more magic! She yelled out with a wild smirk on her face. First thing I saw was the strangest…. The other cat chick falie, was knock up in the air, fast as a bullet, by some invisible, or very fast fist. Then, I look to my left, and right beside star was lenneth with the sword clutch in her tiny paws, and star, still falling to the ground! What was that.. Half a second, maybe a lot less!
Next was the after affects of her, faster than light running. Being that she had broken the sound barier, and maybe the light barier if there is one, came an explosion of sound. The floor where she had ran from, started from the spot she was sitting in before started to rip to shredds. All the rock and tile under the lunchroom floor began to explode in seismic force.
The point is, she had ran to damn fast. Falie had now hit the ceiling and didn’t look to be stopping. Then lenneth finally ran out of gas, she pasted out, and then curled in a little ball, dropping the sword right in front of Star. The last of the guys left had froze. Star took his time Standing to his feet, and staring at his weapon. He turned over to look at me on the floor, and to look at lenneth now curled up and resting. And then he gave a big smile. With out pickig up his sword, he looked over to Seighan and company and sighed.
Seighan smiled, and his tensed up body calmed a little bit. She pulled out his katana’s and held them straight in front of him.
“ I don’t need your looks now Star, nor do I need your forgiveness. Wont you fight me and show me what your made of! <>!”
Star looked at his feet in discontent. He turned around and looked at me, right in my eyes, and I looked right in his. Something was different about his eyes now. It wasn’t the same old tired, sad eyes anymore. It was pure joy! Was Star finnaly going crazy?
He then reached down, very slowly and put that sword in his hand. Maybe it was a mistake that he chose this path, because he was choosing for both of us, and he knew it, he knew he wasn’t always going to be able to protect me anymore.
A pale light began to shine from all over his body. The shield seighan had minutes before fought for, shot out from behind him towards star, as fast as a bullet, and neatly plugged itself on star’s left arm. Then it got a little strange.little ribbons of light bursted out from under Star’s skin and wrapped his body, starting with his forehead. The first of things to apear was the gold circlet around his head, then the bright white boots. The pants he was wearing was promptly exchanged for his new tighter looking breeches. His hands were covered immediately after that by the new totally white gloves, and then his torso, wildly bright was covered up by a strange looking set of white/gold armor that hung a little below his midsection. The ribbons now left him, floating off in the sky to reveal a new looking Star, a shiney white and pearly one. Seighan didn’t even looked surprised, this actually must be what happens when they change all the time. As for myself, I was completely taken away. He just got 100 times hotter and I couldn’t even get up to touch him!
He walked over to me, and pick me up snugly. Taking me to the other students in the room, and laid me next to Samantha and slowly turned to look at his adversaries.
But wait, Lenneth, lenneth was gone! My heart gave a jump, lenneth was not in the spot she last laid down in, not even 3 minutes ago! I don’t know why, but I began to worry, it felt as though she and I were the only two people supporting star!
I turned too look over at Samantha, and then a few feet away, my father. /Sigh…..
This is what my life has become. I don’t like where it is right now, but I’m actually please to see where it is going. “ I am gonna look for lenneth…” I told Samantha, not really knowing why. “ Um who is lenneth?’ Samantha gave in a low confused voice. I quickly became irritated with her. I was weak, and my mind was racing but my body wouldn’t budge. Where had that feline gotten off too?
You know what Star… I’m gonna play fair with you, your silly game, my friends wont interfere. But I warn you, never has a Paladin ever been able to defeat a Ninja, never, and you know it. O and in your state, weakened as you are, you only have a short time to live before I decide to kill you, then Star, you will be relinquishing that sword and shield of yours. The Mighty Star shall be brought down; your Excalibur and Star’s Tear, wildy rejoiced cant protect you Star, and you being utterly silenced doesn’t help either!
The Very Quick fight
With an annoyed look on his face, Star clutched his weapon tighter than before and got ready for what seemed impending doom. And then the fight started..
With a sudden clash of metal seighan was already in front of Star, moving nearly 40 feet a second. Star had casually blocked the first blow from the katana with his shield, but wasn’t ready for the next. It came fast and Sharp on his side, creating yet another injury. Star jumped back, looking much slower than the agile Seighan. This is where the fight really began. Looking already hurt and exhausted from on strike, Star’s body began to glow a bright blue. He opened his mouth to say something but could only word it out. ! A blue field of pale blue light covered his body, and then he ran forward full lunge. Seighan looked like he knew just what to do. Hojo: Ni ! Seighan shouted out. The Japanese letters again circled his body. Star went for his chance to strike. Running at full speed, Star raised his sword right in front of Seighan and brought it down with might force. But then, it happened again. Another one of sieghans shadows intercepted the blow, taking all the damage. It was too late, seighan was finishing his Ninjutsu! He threw one arm out directed at Star as tiny sticky looking threads bursted up from the floor to wrap itself around Star’s legs and arms. Thrying to fight it off, Star never saw the next two blows coming. Scared to watch I almost turned away until I noticed star wasn’t that worried looking. Cling! Cling! The two attacks smaked Star’s Bright looking barrier, barely making itself to Star himself. It was sorta like Seighan’s shadows, but I know there must be something different about it. Star Took a step back, and Struck again, and again he nailed another shadow. Seighan smarty hopped above star high in the air, this time trying a different method of Attack, his shurikens. In only the matter of a few seconds for him to jump in the air and come down, a barrage of those metal Stars struck all up and down star’s torso, barley penetrating his shield. Star rushing Forward, was gonna meet Seighan on his way down. Rearing back to make another swing, Seighan started to laugh. This Time Star didn’t even meet a Shdow, he met thin Air. Seighan had totally disappeared. He had dodged an attack while still in the air! Star stood there for a second, confused for just a second before he turned around, to reveal His location. He was standing right behind Star, back to back. Star, turning at full speed, swung his sword, and again met thin air. This time I was watching seighan. Could he really be that fast as to teleport right in front of my eyes? Coming from the air, Seighan finnaly was going to attack again. Looking up just in time to see the falling seighan, Star jumped back. It was no good though, Seighan had again struck Star’s pale blue shield of light, and then it had decided it was taking too much. It then shattered into a million pieces, disappearing on the floor. Hitting the ground, Seighan took a step back and again disappeared! Staggering backwards, Star raised his shield high, right below his nose, once again. Star turned slowly around, awaiting his next attack. ( BLADE: Chi ) ! Seighan yelled, this time from a different place. Right below Star. The earth below his feet began to crumble and then, as fast as my eyes could catch it, seighan, exploding out, Bring with him, a 16 foot monolith below his feet. Star took the full blow of the large rock, carrying him straight through the lunchroom ceiling and shooting him high in the sky!
Omg, was all I could think. The ceiling began to crumble down and the large sharp rock began to burst through it as though it was growing from the ground. Star was no where to be seen…. Seighan stood where he came out of, and put his katana neatly back on his side. Find the body, and get me that sword! Seighan then yelled to his lackys. O and get falie out of the damn roof. He then turned around, away from the crowd of students, away from me and chuckled to himself.The huge boat, still snug in the wall of the lunch room all of a sudden gave a little sound. Seighan stopped his chuckling and turned towards the vessel. “ Huh? Whats up with the….”
Seighan couldn’t finish his sentece, because from behind him, another shadow had taken a hit directly from behind him. There Standing without a scratch was Star. Absolutely bewildered, seighan scrambled for his Katana, but not before Star did a wrenching hit, this time, absolutely connecting with the fragile Seighan himself. “shit! Seighan yelled loudly, now with a clean sword swipe across his left arm Started casting his next ninjutsu. “Utsusemi…. Arhhhhg!!!!” Star had Reared ack his shield, Shining with a brilliant light, bashed seighan right in the face, sending him flying, only to be met by the nearest wall. Running forward, Star struck crazily At the Stunned Seighan and connected once more, putting another hole across his abdomen. Seighan jumped up, pouring blood now, dodged star’s next attack and Started casting once more. <> Star now running to meet seighan on the ground Didn’t see the next attack coming. From behind, the swoosh sound was almost fatal to hear. An arrow, long and silvery enetered Star’s back and shot out of his front. Wincing in pain, Star turned to see the handsom man now notching another arrow. Now, completely forgetting about Seighan, Star ducked and rolled, dodging the next barage of attacks. Seighan, now landing neatly on the ground finished his Ninjutsu and 3 more shadows now revealed themselves and disappeared. Wincing in pain, star stood up to see the now enlightened seighan advancing toward him.
“ Star, buddy, you are one low fellow, got me when my defenses was down, ill never know how you dodged Chi, but I wont mess up again, you can count on it. I
M sorry Star, your attacks are absolutely useless, You paladins are nothing…” seighan stopped, 4 feet in front of Star and took a good hard look. Star now exhausted, was breathing more heavily than before. He had injuries aplenty now also. Holes in his chest, and slashes all over the place, Star really was pitiful looking.
“ You know Seighan, I never really liked you anyway’ came a voice from above.
“ You don’t treat people right, and you know nothing” came the now audible female voice.
‘ Don’t you know Paladins arent made for attack, they’re made to keep the attention off people like me!”
What happened next happened so fast, I nearly fainted, my heart nearly gave out on me.
(Viper Bite)! Lenneth yelled from behind the now smiling Star. A huge Snake the size of a bus erupted from Star’s Chest! Baring its fangs, it crashed into the first, second, and third shadow, completely annihilating them, only to keep going right into Seighan’s completely Starled face. Plowing into him, right into yet another wall, it burried its fangs, clenching hard. But almost as fast as it appeared, the snake disappeared leaving seighan defenseless. Star, running forward, Rose his sword up high, and then, with the voice of a tired man shouted loud ( Knight Of The Round ) ! 12 brawly knights jumped out of Star’s sword, each brandishing a weapon, emitting an aura like no other, brighter than spot lights all stood beside Star. Then rushing forward, not even touching the ground, each Knight Used every ability it knew. Meteors fell from the sky, fire erupted around seighan’s body, a guy with a humungous axe slashed down with lighting quickness, exploding the ground( and hopefully seighan ) swording clanking, beams of light shooting, and finally the last knight, a Greatsword, huge and mighty in his hand, stood atleast 20 feet from seighan, and swung what looked to be atleast 100 times. Each swing brought a new looking beam of light which utterly destroyed everything around the dying seighan, and then, a mighty explosion, blasting the whole side of the lunchroom in which seighan lay, erupted around him. As the dust cleared, I could see seighan, laying down, and what looked to be still alive! He was ragged and torn up and was in worst shape than Star.
“Take your leader back home, or he will die.” Star yelled across the room to the other people Seighan arrived with. The little midget guy now looking stunned, started to cast another spell, this time not doing any damage, but tractoring Seighan’s body back to his party. The Big guy easily picked up Seighan and the rest of the people eagerly boarded their boat. It was finnaly over. Erupting with a blast of air the ship pulled out of the last standing and least crumbled lunchroom wall noisily and rose a little in the air. It hovered for nearly 45 second before something strange happened, it simply disappeared.
“Phew, welp Star, im pretty hungry, watcha gotta eat around here?” Lenneth said, cheekily. Lenneth then turned around to notice all the staring eyes of the faculty and other strange Humes looking like her like she had a enormous booger hanging out of her nostril. /whisper Hey star, these guys are starting to creep me out.
“Hey! Hey Boy! What the hell are you!? I don’t know what the hell is going on but you put all these kids in danger with your fighting, bringing strange gangs into the schools, ill be sure to take your sorry ass to court, and you’ll never get ahold of my daughter again!” Everyone in the lunchroom, now regaining their senses started to look in the direction of the voice making one of the most incredulously stupid comments of the day…. It was Rashelle’s old man, John.
“ Hey you have no right to be calling Star some kind of boy, are you absolutely out of your….” But lenneth last words were stopped by the once more rejuvenated looking Starilae. This time no repsect or sympathy shall be spared to the old man. Star was on him before he John could even Speak. ! His body Flew right into the wall behind the rest of the people that was hiding before. “ I should kill you now you worthless piece of shit!” Star’s real anger for this man was all Lenneth needed to maybe save another life today. “Star I think you need to calm down, this guy is “ Too weak to be worthwhile”, why waste your time and energy?” Star stared at the cowardly man, and looked around at the now surprised looks of his fellow students, Maybe star wasn’t as gallant as they thought. “ Star, you don’t have to do that, lets just get out of here! I don’t know whats going on, this is all too much for me to handle right now, please, just leave that stupid man alone….”
Taking one last look at Rashelle’s father, he turned away, in a way that was dismissive and diminishing. Strolling over to the weakened shelle, who was just now barely picking herself up, he picked her up lightly and turned to Lenneth. “ Where is the ship Len?” “Foxfire is on his way back, everyone believed you to be dead Star…” Lenneth said with glossier eyes than usual. “As should you, I thought I was unsinkable”
Smirking just a little lenneth looked back around at all these strange and quiet people looking at her. “ It was only a matter of time, you couldn’t be so selfish as to take all the fame and leave did you, as you can tell we are under a the same threat you thought you destroyed Star, your death was for absolutely nothing.” lenneth answered gloomily. “Death? You have died Star? Shelle gawked awkwardly at the nw still star, his back to hers….. “What is death anyways?How could I die if we are all already dead, if we never existed in the first place. I’m a selfish person sis, I had no intentions of “destroying” anyway. Heh, like I give a flying shit to what that guy does anyways. But I am relieved. Its time to go home rashelle, say goodbye to your father.” Starilae turned around this time, a look of pure joy on his face. “Go home? Where exactly is home Star?” Shelle asked bewildered. “We’re going home to Vana’ diel”
Final Fantasy 11
Planes Of Thought
Chapter 1 Voice Of A Goddess
“All Right! I’ll get Ashe here pronto and have Foxfire ready The Enchanter. Star, your going home!” With that Lenneth was off in a flash. People were finally finding their voices to talk. Star began to star up at the ceiling. Giving a little sigh his armor burst into thousands of tiny threads, wandering up into the sky. All that remained was his strange sword and his ginormous shield. Sliding the sword where his hand had once been, it locked into place on the back of his shield. Pulling out two straps out of nowhere, he tied the shield to his back and walked over to the crowd of people“I’m sorry to scared you guys, and sorry I gave you guys absolutely no attention, but I didn’t need any of you guys getting hurt, and having Seighan use you guys against me. I’m also sorry I cannot explain anything that happened today to any of you guys. I shall be leaving soon, leaving this world sort of, so you guys probably wont hear from me again. Teachers, if you would, take your kids back to the classrooms. The cops are on their way over, but they wont find anything but a wrecked school and a bunch of insane people. You are insane, and im terribly sorry for that, but since I cannot erase your memory or anything, I suggest you tell them as little as possible.” Turning his back on the crowd of disturbed students Star then limped over to Shelle, who finally noticed the gaping hole in his stomach. She could see the blood seeping through his shirt and light coming in from the other side…
Trying to comprehend to much at once, Rashelle’s first go at a flurry of questions came out absolute mush. Star smirked. “ First off, ill be completely fine, though I am dying at the moment, it seems for the millionth time, ill be completely fine.” rashelle was a little more relieve, time to get the next part off… “ Um star, whats going on…I love an support you, but ive got to know what the hell is going on.” Turning around to watch the teachers shrieking in turmoil, Star gave a heavy sigh. “ yes, by all means tell us what in the hell is going on here Emanuel!” Wincing at his name, Star looked behind Shelle to see her father and his principal shuffling over this way. This time Standing out of arm’s reach, rashelle’s father looked sheepishly into star’s bloodied face. “No need, just know that we were attacked by aliens and that I’m leaving, and I’m taking my girlfriend with me.” Baffled by his sudden words, rashelle looked star now in the eyes. “Me too star?” rashelle asked now with a sudden hopefulness.” I wont even need to say goodbye…But we need to get my brother, I really cant go if we don’t have mason with us….
“O no your not! My kids arent going anywhere with some freak! I’m calling the police!” Rashelle’s Father look had now just turned into a blaze of confidence. Star couldn’t help but laugh at the utter shit now coming out of the man’s mouth.
“oh my god, the law? Do you think the law can stop me from doing whatever the hell I want to do? You must be out of your mind seriously, first you say stuff like you don’t want your kids, now you love em to death, your seriously a sick and ludicrous man John” Star began to chuckle to him self, shaking his head as if trying to get the man’s idiocratic words out of his head.
“Rashelle! I’m your father, and your to do whatever I tell you to do!” her father was now furious. His once jubilant demeanor totally diminished in the fracture of a second.
Ignoring him completely, Rashelle now turned to Star. “ You have a hell of a lot of explaining to do Star, I’m so confused right now, it’s not the least bit funny. Are we going to another planet, will we ever be able to visit Earth again? Will I be able to see my friends before I leave?” Shelle was totally lost.
“Fumbling over the words to come, rashelle’s father again interrupted as Star’s mouth began to open. “ O your not seeing a damn soul after this, I have half a mind to keep you home away from trouble makes like Emanuel for the rest of your natural born life! This boy is nothing but trouble, and after today’s events I think I have a decent standing in court to have you never see him again!
Star’s eye began to twitch. Anger with this man was not an option. Still feeling the earlier winces from the words Boy and court, Star took a great sigh and chose to ignore him completely. “ Ok rashelle, we will grab your brother, im sure he will be excited, I didn’t plan on leaving him anyways. But I’m sorry hun, we probably have a very limited time, you probably wont have your chance to say goodbye to everyone, but we can come back when the time allows us to. I have a vague feeling that we will be very busy.” Hearing the police sirens in the distance awoke rashelle back to the reality they were currently facing. “ We need to hurry rashelle, lets get to my car, right now.
Rashelle’s Father now had had enough, running forward, he jerked Star’s weaken body around and pulled back his fist with all his strength and punched him square in the jaw. Hearing the bones in his hand breaking was probably enough for the irate man, but Star had to smile at his sudden actions and ad his 2 cents. “ You don’t even hit as hard as a level 1 black mage you old fool. I’m Taking your kids with me. Since earth law and society is so fucked up right now, I don’t think you should be arguing with me about taking them to a better place. Your whole life you resented the fact that you had your two children, you hated your life after your wife left you for a black man. You shouldn’t feel so bad though, a three year old black kid’s dick is about 4 times bigger than yours anyways, thus she was going to a better place also I suppose. You hate your daughter, she looks just like her mother, and you hate your son because he didn’t turn out like you. You hate me because im always right. Your lies wont help you to feel like your in control anymore. This mini revolution wont change your life, just imagine your self at your house, no kids, doing whatever new drug you picked up with no interruptions. Just imagine your life knowing that I win, but in the process you wont anyone to care for except your own self. isn’t that how you always wanted it in the first place? isn’t that how you imagined your life when you were my age? So you can stop living your lie and live the truth, I think that’s what god wants for all of us, no matter how ugly the truth really is. Yeah, I imagine it sucks knowing that you lost yet again.”
with one last chuckle to himself, Star took his girlfriend’s hand and left the now silent man wondering how he had known all these things.
Star had a slight limp, and with white armor wasn’t so white anymore. He helped rashelle through the hole in the lunchroom wall and walked casually out into the parking lot. Police had already went through the front of the school. And was closing in on the two as the got nearer and nearer to Star’s little Honda accord.
As if he were a threat to the world, officer’s now circled the odd couple. “Drop your weapon young man!” one cop yelled with natural authority. Pointing their guns straight into Star’s face, they seemed to be a little edgy. Letting go of rashelles hand, Star took a step forward.
“Hold it right there and don’t move! Drop your damn weapon!”
“ God you people! I don’t have the Mp to be wasting on your idiots!
The sound of a vacuum now Started to resonate from Star, Holding his hand stretched out and his head bowed, Star seemed to be in deep concentration. Now as if a black light was rising from the ground around his feet, Star extended his arms in a swift “spread- eagle” Movement, every police officer suddenly fell to the ground, fast asleep.
“ oh my god, how the hell did you do that Star?” rashelle was now even more amazed.
“Haha! I’ve been subbing Red Mage the whole time!
“What the hell is a Red Mage? Rashelle now smile confusingly”
“Oh you’ll see soon enough”
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“Starilae is alive! I was right all along, and it was me who chose this plane to come to! Lennith was wiggline like a little girl who had to pee really bad.
“Ummm, give me a minute to comprehend all of this; its truly hard to believe the last knight is still alive…” Foxfire, The tall and very handsome Elvaan, Airship captain of “The Enchanter” Was thoroughly confused and baffled at what seemed to be a barrage of thoughts. Brushing his shoulder length hair out of his face, Frustraion, was now what he was feeling. “Damn it all! Why are we just sitting here? Where is he at now? Is he ok? Did Seighan find him first?
Standing to her feet, she couldn’t hold the excitement in any longer, it was crushing her insides in.
“Star totally whooped seig’s ass all over the place! Plus Star is totally injured! With Excalibur’s regen affect I believe he will be ok in some time. Star is heading to Phoinex’s house as we speak I bet, ill give you the coordinates! We have been gone from home too long Fox, we are finally going home! O I can taste the Mithkabobs now, yumyum!
Now Foxfire was standing to his feet, still a hint of frustration on his face, but relief at the same time. He was finally taking action! Tugging on his blue captain tunic, he hastily hit the switch to Star the ship’s generators.
A Grand ship, maple colored wood engulfing its round hull was a pleasant color against the afternoon sun. The huge helicopter looking fans started to turn faster and faster as the stood like mighty rods right above the outside deck of the ship. Rising from the ocean waters just outside the coast of a little known set of volcanic islands near Hawaii, the half boat/helicopter quickly rose to very high altitude in the matter of seconds, and with the speed of a couple of jets, the ship flew forward, the same speed at which this ship would traverse to various nations all around the world back home in the matter of minutes.
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“This world, just like every other world is just a plane of thought. Some being is thinking about it at this moment, just like he or she is thinking about the place I come from, Vana’ diel. To get from one world to another, a person simply has to physically attune himself to that thought, and then, just like that, your instantly there. But there are problems to this. Not everyone can pull off an amazing feat like that. Their intelligence must actually be sky rocketed to the point where they must be going crazy seeing everything that is wrong and messed up around them. Not everyone can handle the stress of being so smart is what I mean rashelle” Star said as he took a quick look from his driving to see rashelle’s quizzical face. “ Anyways, there are worst problems than that. At first we could only move our souls, or w/e ever the hell it is that makes us conscience of our natural surroundings and many other things, like what is right and what exactly we are doing wrong, our ability to distinguish the night and the day, black and white, light and darkness. What we were aiming for was to be able to move our whole body and maybe things with us, or it wouldn’t be useful in the way we would want it to be. So we sorta fused the process of Standard Teleportation that white mages know how to do with the process of moving our souls. Its a lot more complicated than that, trust me, it sucks for me even trying to think about all this stuff. Basically we can now move people and things between, I’ll go as far as to say, our Creator’s thoughts. I’m sure he/she doesn’t mind us doing so, so don’t worry about that, we had it in us the whole time. It just like for example, our planets abilities to use magic. Unlike earth, which by the looks of it, will never see magic, magic itself is a lot like the traveling through Planes of thought. From exploding stuff or putting people to sleep, by tapping 100% of our bodies Strengths we can do things like Run at blazing speeds, like my sister lennith, or doing what I do, healing magic and take damage without losing my life so fast in the process.” Star was now at a red light and looked Rashelle right in her startled eyes.
“We already had a few of those people on earth I believe. Though im not really sure they really existed, we had people called pyrokinetics, or people that could control fire with their mind. They are something like Low level,weak, and very specific black mages. But unlike Black mages, they couldn’t control every single element with just a thought in their minds.” Star now resumed his driving, now only a few blocks away from Rashelle’s house.
“Now this comes to yet another point in which I need to explain. There are different races of beings on Vana’ diel. Some in which has certain weaknesses and strengths. Everything we do taps out certain sections in our minds. Well certain races are better than others, but only slightly, in certain things we do. Do you remember that cute child like creature you saw back there? Im sure he was a black mage himself. Well, he was no child at all, he is one of the race of beings Called Taru-taru. They are a little better at doing any kinds of magic, but their bodies really cant take as much physical damage as, lets say, a Human, or a Galka, The dark giant looking creature that had the big tail. The difference may seem huge, but it really doesn’t matter a whole lot, since anyone really can do whatever the hell they wanna do. Now, doing all these amazing things with our minds and bodies doesn’t come for free. First, to get any better at doing something, we really have to use what we have got, countless times, killings countless enemies to gain so, just one prospect of leveling up. And our bodies also need magical points, or MP. MP is simply our bodies reserve of strength . Its sort of like a gage on how long we can Stay awake here without proper sleep. People who don’t use magic at all and use the more physical sides of their bodies, like Monks, or Warrior don’t worry about this at all, their minds are in a totally different place. Monks and Warriors require the same things we require here on earth. Food, water and rest are vital to them. Since they wont be using magic at all, though some of the things they do look and act a lot like magic, it simply is not, it is their Honed skills in a certain area.” Rashelle started to think of that huge energy blast the Galka had done earlier, tearing up te ground as it made its way to her.
“Its very hard to explain, but like a monk and their “Chi Blast”, It simply is just them using another reserve of energy, not gage able , and im guessing simply fills right back up since they could Chi Blast all day if they wanted, nothing like any sort of mage.” On this plane of thought we are here now, dubbed Earth, People are certainly able, easily able to do anything the people on another plane can do, its just that, they simply don’t know how. I’m sure if a Monk here on earth just knew how to Chi blast, they would certainly be able to do so.” Star Now pulled into the driveway of rashelles simply looking house. Brick and wood was normal sight for the houses around here. Set right in front of a pond, and on perfectly green grass, it was as normal as any other house around this area. Jumping out of the car and running past the tall pines, Rashelle’s long brown hair whipped her face in the wind as she hurried up the steps to her front door. Rushing inside, she found her brother watching TV in his living room. Mason was about 5’9 150 pounds with short curly brown hair. His Sharp features was something of his father’s but in a kinder , more quiet sort of way. The usually quiet and reclusive young man seemed to drool at the aspect of getting away from the hell hole he called home. He was finally getting far enough away from his father to where he would never be able to find him again.
“You don’t even have to explain too much to me Shelle, though this planetary stuff sounds freaking crazy, you’ve never lied to me before, Im gonna trust you and Star now.” mason was now very excited.
Being a male of very little needs, he didn’t wanna ask to many questions, but simply froze when he saw the State at which star was in. Trying to light a now broken cigarette, Star was completely oblivious to mason’s staring. “What the hell?!?! Oh my god, What the hell?” The blood still dribbling from the side of Star’s mouth soaked his filter and adding more blood to his now even more bloodied , and use to be, beautiful Set of pearly white and gold armor. His Gold red shield, now strapped to his back, and the dangerous looking sword, neatly sheated on his belt line. He look like he just came out of a action movie. Looking up to see the all but baffled look on mason face, Star smiled, thinking about how much Mason was a brother to him.
‘Crap, I have to explain all that stuff now to him too, and he didn’t see anthing that happened in the school today, sheesh!” Star thought to himself as he tried to give a smile without wincing from the pain in his body. At that very moment, mason would now be surprised out of his mind as the Enchanter Started to land, mere feet, on the pond behind his house, Huge, beautiful, and very loud. From the side of the Ship, now sitting snugly in the waters, a door started to open up. Just as quickly as it opened, lennith’s face had appeared, smiling and waving.
“STARILAE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE MADE IT!!!!!!” lenniths shouts only added, to the more utter confusion the neighbors was now experiencing as they came out of their houses to investigate the noise.
On the Deck of the ship now stood two happy and waving figures, one, was the tall and handsome Foxfire, captain of the ship, and the other, another Human girl, with short black hair around her neck, Holding a little harp and wearing the red harness of a Bard or maybe a beast master stood Adaria. Her white ended light Staff neatly secured to her back, and her pointed little black shoes made her even cuter. Now a look of now realization appeared on Star’s face as he looked into the girls brown eyes.
“So this is how they got here, Adaria….”
Grabbing mason and Shelle by the hands, Star dragged them forward, with the eagerness and happiness of a little boy. Rashelle could finally see it. She had never seen such an aspect of Star before….. Hope. It was Hope now making Star feel no pain. It was hope that made Star actually smile and laugh. It was the hope that they were actually going home, home to a place e knew, home, hopefully a lot better of a place. Any place was better than this planet right now. Rashelle’s thoughts was flying at mach speeds. She couldn’t begin to imagine was going through her brother’s mind.
Nodding to lennith, who stood as the door guard, Rashelle and party walked by to see the gloriousness of the ship. Leading them further to the front of the boat, lennith took them straight to the captains room. Its windshield was a huge square of glass, measuring about 15 feet on all sides. In front of that glass stood motionlessly the captain’s Steering wheel. Resembling that of a boats wheel, mason touched the nicely finished wood.
“You like that lad? I built this ship myself you know! Its only right and proper that you admire my work, I’m honored, friend of Starilae!” Foxfire was standing with the Adaria at his side. She looked like a midget compared to his tall stature. Looking into the very friendly smiling face of Foxfire, Mason was totally lost for words. Strolling forward, Foxfire gave him a hearty clap on the back, nearly knocking him off balance.
Laughing, Foxfire turned to look into Rashelle’s big green eyes, staring wildly at the man. “ O Phoinex, looking just as bright as ever” his eyes softening as an old mans would looking into the face of a beautiful daughter.
“Lennith had called me that name before sir…. How do you know of me?” Rashelle’s words came out hesitantly. Star fought to stifle a cough.
“What? Phoinex, why, you’re a daughter of Vana’ diel herself!, what has happened to you in this place?” The captain’s eyes looked from Shelle to Star, pure puzzlement written on his face. “ Is this a form of amnesia? I know the finest white mages in all of Vana….” Foxfire’s words were suddenly halted as Star’s bleeding hand rose to silence him. “It is not amnesia Foxfire, /sigh, she shall never remember….”
Sputtering, lennith rose to her feet. “Listen Star, I’m sure Phoinex can remember some stuff! I mean, how could you forget vana’diel!?
Rashelle was lost for words for just a second, then it all came pouring out. “ What the hell guys! I hate it when people talk about me like im some piece of meat! I don’t remember Vana’ Diel, so someone needs to tell me what is going on!”
For a second everyone in the room was quiet, then lennith’s anxious voice started to explain before she was interrupted, this time, it was by Adaria. She had been completely quiet up until now. Her voice was surprisingly well refined and its beauty was plain surprising.
“3 years ago our time, the original leader of the limited ascension linkshell, the Stariknights died , killing himself and hordes of one other person, Sieghan. Sieghan is a very powerful ninja, who had learned how replicate himself into the thousands in the matter of seconds. I do believe his power was given to him by one more powerful. This so called replication is just an add on to the already widely used Ninja spell. The Stariknight leader did a sacrificing move, similar to Majin Gakura, the ninja exploding mega ability. Its only difference is that it actually stripped the life line of the user, and that so far, as far as we know, only one person can do it. He is Standing right beside you. Starilae, Old leader of the Stariknights.” Adaria mouth gave a sudden twitch.
This move, he called Star cry, made the star’s in the sky fall, or so it seemed. Taking out the horde of Seighan gave us a limited time of peace before we learned Seighan was very much alive. At the time of the last fight, You, Phoinex was there with Starilae, and it was assumed that you too died in the coherent explosions along with Starilae and Seighan. You were his life mate there in Vana’ diel, apparently you two were to be married, but it never got around to it. You Phoinex was one of the worlds greatest Warriors. You even had the nick name the Blazing axe. You were also a member of the Stariknights. Its been three years since that day, Konschat Highlands is still being reconstructed. After we had come to learn that seighan had actually died and come back to life through very reliable resources, we went searching for you two. It was Lennith who guessed you two might be together and that you might actually be in another Plane. Your thoughts of plane traveling and what kind of other planets you would of liked to visit brought us to this place. We have been jumping Planes and looking for possibly a Linkpearl signal for the last year and a half now. We Finally pin pointed a Signal from this place not 6 months ago, but when we found you guys, your looks had changed, and you were a lot younger looking. It turns out, from my guesing skills that you two had actually died, just like seighan, and somehow, was brought here and raised by These earth people for the last 18 years. You to be 25 this December Phoinex, so happy belated 17 birthdays. We watched you two very carefully until last night, we spotted what looked to be the after affects of weapon skill damage on these places called Schools, I do believe, around this area. Seighan was here and hoping to finish the job im sure. It seems Seighan may be a in a weakened state, like yourself Starilae, and so he thought this was probably the best time to attack being that our info was probably leaked of our whereabouts. Basically, we couldn’t show ourselves for fear Seighan had brought an entire army with him to destroy you Starilae, so we had lennith change to here stealthy Thief and follow you guys. Now you are here right now. Phoinex, you are the Mate of Starilae, leader of the Stariknights, level 75 in various jobs, and one of the worlds toughest warrior women. You and Star apparently reincarnated here and was raised as earthlings, though Star’s memory seems to be in tact, yours are not, which is what I would expect for anyone to be reincarnated, its just that, starilae, and seighan are totally different that most people it seems. That probably has all the world to do with it. I am sorry Phoinex, your memory may never return.” Adaria now Faced the solemn facing Starilae. “ I know what you did was a good thing, but it was real shitty timing Star, the rest of the Stariknights will be very pleased.” Adaria concluded with her speech by sitting down in the red velvet chair behind her.
“My real name is Phoinex? Don’t get me wrong guys, I do like that name. Who were my parents in Vana’ diel?” Shelle asked attentively.
“You’re an adventurer Shelle, you never talked about your parents. Every Adventurer names themselves when they leave their home, so im not really sure what your real name was either….” Star paused to see the affect of his words. They were sos-so, deciding not to take a chance and mess up anymore, he decided to keep his mouth shut.
“Why Star, why had you never told me about this other world, why had you never told me about yourself, or even me, I don’t even feel I know myself anymore, and much less about you. This whole other world we come from, you never even mentioned, dared to utter a single syllable about anything at all to me. Another thing, I just met you only 4 years ago, how the hell did you expect me to ever come back with you, if, lets say, I died, or moved away.’ Rashelle wasn’t sure she was ready to hear all of these things, so she knew why Star didn’t tell her, she couldn’t be angry with him.
“Its ok Star, you don’t have to explain, ill understand once I think about all this fully…” Rashelle was now trying her best to ease the coils in her stomach. A simple smile would suffice.
Well Phoinex, I have been your friend for many many years, all three of us has. You have met Lennith, Star’s sister, and you are now meeting me, My Name is Adaria, Plane specialist and Master Bard Of Vanadiel. This is Foxfire, Captain of this Fine ship you stand on right now. You taught me many things as a little girl, and even inspired me to be the best bard I could, to help you deal more damage to those silly Crawlers of course. Its strange looking at a younger you. I am nearly your age now.” Adariel’s eyes now Gave a little sparkle, remembering the person she looked up to for so many years. Not being able to hold back the tears any longer, they sprang from her eyes and she rushed and embraced rashelle. Standing back now, Adariel took a long look at rashelle. “ I, and all of Vanadiel have missed you dearly.
“ So uh, when are we leaving, the neighbors are gonna have a cow looking at this big thing in their back yards…” Masons words broke the silence. He was ready to leave, and was excited to know he might have a chance to be a decent contribution to Vana’ Diel.
The cough of very injured star, also brought everyone back to reality. As more blood Spattered all over the deck floor. “We shall leave immediately after I cure Starilae up. I’m sorry I don’t have time to exchange the words to you boss that I wanted too, but our chance to leave is drawing closer. Vana’ diel might be completely stunned to death when you return, its hard to even look directly at you, I’m sorry that’s coming out wrong.” Adariel began to blush as little white bubbles and little strings of light began to spring out of the floor around her feet. Lifting her right hand in the air, all the light centered to one point on her chest and flew to cover Star’s body. His cuts began to close at the speed of light, even his armor began to clean its self off of the dirt and blood.
“ You will need better care, seems to be a curse on you at the moment Star, cant do anything about that, and I can spare no more Mp for the warp we are about to do. Would you like to see our moogle before we leave Starilae?’ Adariel pointed in the direction of a little cabin door down the hallway a little bit out of the main room.
“Yes I would, thank you. Your first Mission from me is to give mason a quick Diddy of Vana’diel and what he is to expect, we shall leave after I am prepared.”
Star quickly strode out of the room with lennith and Rashelle hot on his tail. Taking the first right he came across, he was fully unprepared for what was on the other side of the door. Before he could fully turn the knob, he was tackled by a round puffball of white fur.
“Master!!!! I have missed you so!!!” Its voice was a mix between the sound a teddy bear would make if it could talk, and sort of an Australian accent. It was 100% adorableness. “ Oh my god! Moogle is that you?” laughing with pure joy, hugged the very cute creature very tightly. Its white fur was only one of its distinctive features. The moogle had small Purple colored bat like wings and pointed little ears. His eyes were half closed and he wore a cute little red headband. To top it all off, he had the rounded biggest, maybe cutes red nose you could ever see. He was shaped like a teddy bear and his little forked tail swung happily about himself.” O master, I thought you had left me alone forever! Never leave me again ok?”
“Don’t worry moogle, im not going anywhere!”
“Well how may I server you Master?” The moogle asked while he wiped tears of joy from his eyes. “Well you can start by helping me change my sub job and pulling out some fresh food for us to eat, and that would be it ^^.” The Moogle gave a happy little spin and little purple rings appeared around his body. Apparently made of light, the rings left the moogle and circled Star’s body, and with a loud WOOOIIIIAAAANNNNGGGG sound, it went away. Didn’t look as though anything had change. Shelle was noting this in her mind to ask about later.
“O yes moogle, I’ll probably need to pull out some equipment.”
“For the one I don’t recognize master?” Moogle gingerly turned to looked at Shelle, taking in her figure and shape, searching his mind, as if puzzled.
“Yes, for some reason, she has no specified job right now, She is freelancing.”
“Ahhhhh, so she can equip about anything despite her level of skill and expertise! Wonderful! Give me a few minutes master, the boy will need a job class, and I still have to get those mithkabobs ready.”
“Did he say mithkabobs?” Lennith’s ear’s instantly perked up. “I wish my moggle was here… I sure do miss him.” Lennith managed to let out a little sob, remembering her moogle’s kindness.
“Now master, you don’t have much here, I didn’t think to pack EVERY single thing up. O and ive been holding on to Aegis, he sure is a chatter box….”
“Do not pull that shield out right now, all he is gonna do is bitch at me for wanting to use another shield for a while, god, I can wait before I have to deal with him.”
Now Shelle could hold it back anymore, she had to open her mouth, too many questions at once was about to overload her, and a talking shield was just too much.
“A shield that talks? Really?” Shelle’s eyes welled up like a child on Christmas.
“Ah yes, Aegis is Vana’diel’s greatest protective shield, once held by a great Paladin such as Starilae. Its such a shame master doesn’t like his talking, he does keep me company being stuck in the moghouse all day… Would you like to see him?”
“Wow really?”
“Moggle no!”
WAAAAIIIIIIIAAAAAANNNGGG!
Instantly, floating in front of her face, was the golden shield Aegis, and on his front, unlike Star’s current blue and gold shield, was a face. Its eyes closed as if it was sleeping. It had the most brilliant design on it. It was truly a beautiful shild, full of splendor.
“Thank god, its asleep, please moogle, put him away before he wakes.”
Wiping her brow, Lennith let out a sigh of relief. “Moogle, don’t kid around like that, you knew he was asleep, I was seriously about to high tell it out of here. I do like practical jokes though, haha, very good one!” Lennith let out a little chuckle, as the floating shield vanished with those same little rings like Star had when he “Changed jobs”.
“How do you put stuff away and change jobs and such?” Shelle asked as the moogle pulled out a large perfectly shaped red crystal.
“Have you never heard of Moogle magic my dear? My race has soecial magic only we can do. We can put many mnay things away in our little dimension boxes. But we do have a limit. Its easy to transport out little boxes around. We can teleport anywhere in the world instantly. We can also communicate telepathically amongst ourselves. We have many talents, but our best is helping our adventurers keep our world safe.”
The crystal now floating in the air in front of Moogle, began to swirl and rumble violently. Pulling some food items out of no where, the moogle tossed it in the inferno. At the same time, moogle was working on getting some equipment rdy. Random groups of clothing started to appear everywhere. All in the air, swirling around. It was simply amazing. Smiling at this incredible wonder, Shelle started walking around the room, looking at the random pieces of equipment, floating around and disappearing randomly. She saw a some very pretty stuff.
“I wonder if Star wore all of this” She vaguely thought to herself.
Finally one set of what looked to be boys clothing Appeared in the air. It was a complete outfit, gloves, pants, boots, everything. All the other random things started to disappear, and then again, even more Clothing started to appear all over the room, floating in the air, then like last time, spinning around the rooms, randomly disappearing.
All of a sudden a, shelle was startled by a very loud bang. Looking over to where the sound came from, she could see the moogle was dones with whatever he was doing, and was now holding a plate full of Kabobs. The Smell soon filled the room completely, having Shelle realize she had nothing to eat that day, and that her school cafeteria was completely destroyed by Star and Seighan.
Pouncing on the moogle, like a rabid racoon, Lennith was literally going crazy. Running forward, Star grabbed the cat girl by her tail, yanking her back. “What have I told you about pouncing on my moogle lennith?” Only letting out a sole “Meow” lennith sat on the ground, grumpily.
“Well now, im happy you like it!” Moggle said brushing off little pieces of dirt and mud trailed in by hurried feet.
Those feet was the Captain’s.
The return to Vanadiel Starts!
All On Deck!
Grabbing One of the Mithkabobs hurriedly, Lennith was out of the room in 3 seconds.
The Ship Began to rock violently.
Chuckling and shaking his head, Star didn’t seem to be tickled by what His sister had done, but by a thought in his head. Was he actually thinking going to another world from his on was funny? Maybe. But my mind wasn’t really on star anymore, I was finally thinking about myself. I was finally thinking about my future.
My Future was now Vana’ Diel.
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