Encounter 2 : Thoughts of the mind

A dark night, with a bright full moon...a special night to some, to others its just another night to sleep. Valkern walked up to the two who where hiding behind a broken wall in the ruins of Glassheim.

"So you made it, but what about the others?" one of them asked.
"They are busy with their own stuff, everyone has gone to their own paths..." he replied.

"So why you call us here?" Scyren asked as he stood up to look around.
Reion stood up as well and pointed to a cave made of fallen buildings. "Look closely."
Scyren stared at the cave and said, "Black magic...the same type we use...but how?"
"That's what we are here to find out..." Reion said as he bends down.
Two knight of abyss soon stood out of that cave.
"Knight of abyss? Could it be that something in there knows we're here." Scyren exclaimed. "Then lets not let them wait any longer, shall we?" Reion asked.
Valkern grinned and said, "We shall!" Taking out their weapons, the three charged forth towards their enemy.

Meanwhile in pontera, Alrikern laid on the bed recovering from his last battle. He opened his eyes slowly, everything was in a blur, but he could make out a ceiling fan above him. "Where am I?" he asked as he tried to get up. A voice replied, "Don't move, your arm has been injured pretty badly. If I hadn't come by, you might have bleed to death." Alrikern turned his head towards the voice, as his vision started to return. He immediately recognized who his savior was. He wore a white outfit with no sleeves, showing his arm muscles. A scarf is tied onto one of his arms, and a falcon was resting on one of his shoulder. He was a sniper, the reborn version of a hunter. Normally, all reborn job class worked for the empire. However this one was different, he gathers information for the republic. A spy...to be direct, and also a good friend of his. "Heh, thanks...but if anyone finds out that you helped me...your secret may be revealed." Alrikern said, while starring at the spinning fan. "Hah, you think just because I helped a republican, I would be discovered? You think too much, you know that..." the sniper replied. Alrikern stood up and used his good hand to put on his traditional monk coat and said, "Hah...perhaps your right, but I can't stay here...besides, I need to see the commander."

Meanwhile back in Glassheim, Reion finished the last of the knight of abyss. He was almost out of breath. He turned towards the cave and saw a hooded person with a giant sword, shaped like a key. He was shocked and puzzled, he couldn't believe who stood in front of his way. He whispered to himself, "But why are you here...this feeling...no...I don't wish to fight you..." Valkern then shouted to him, "You guys go on ahead, I'll handle Cryrin!" Reion nodded, and ran up ahead together with Scyren .

"You want to led the battle against the empire's castle?" the sniper cried out in astonishment. "I have my reasons..." Alrikern replied while walking towards the door. "It's for her, isn't it?" the sniper asked. Alrikern stopped...he didn't looked back or said anything. There was a moment of silence before it was broken by the sniper, "Heh, knew it...anyway, tell the commanded that the empire's forces are heading towards morroc to wipe out all the republic forces there. And also give him this letter from me." Alrikern grabbed the letter and kept it in his pocket. He opened the door, and just as he was about to leave, the sniper reminded him, "Don't over strain your arm again...the next time you do that...you may very well lose it." Alrikern stopped again, he held his head down, his hair covering his troubled eyes. Clenching his fists, he replied, " Thanks for all your help Rein, but...I want to see her again...even if I lose my arm...I don't wish to have any regrets." Alrikern then left. As he was walking, he looked up towards the sky to try to clear his head. Soon he realized the full moon. The breeze of the night blew back his hair, revealing his crystal blue eyes, now filled with tears of sorrow.

Suddenly from out of nowhere, a guy in a black coat suddenly flew by. A dark wizard then flew by in the same direction , it seems like he was chasing the guy in a black coat. Alrikern stared in amazement, he had heard before that two of the third wills had the ability to fly. Were they the same two? He wondered. He decided to chase after them, he jumped onto a nearby cart and then jumped as high as he could to the rooftop. He barely caught the roof with his good hand, he then got a foothold on one of the windows. Kicking the foothold, he jumped onto the rooftop. When he did, he heard a loud sound. The two that were flying had now clash against each other, their surroundings were distorted by a wave of energy.

"Why are you chasing me?" the one in the black coat asked. "I need answers...I know you have them..." the dark wizard replied. The two placed down their weapons, the dark wizard waited for an answer. However, the one in the black coat didn't say anything...he turned his back and prepared to leave. "Hey! You haven't answered me yet!" the dark wizard cried out angrily. "I don't have the answers you seek..." he replied. "You can't lie to me...from your eyes, I can tell you know something...as a matter of fact it tells me that you don't lie very often..." the dark wizard said, trying to convince him. "Heh, you're just saying that so that I'll feel bad if I don't say anything." He replied while flying away. "Hey! I'm not done yet!" the dark wizard shouted while chasing after him. The two flew upwards, circling each other while countering each other's attacks. Waves of energy could be seen coming from them, soon they disappeared into the clouds. Two different flashes of light could be seen, followed by a very big one. Two figures soon fell from the sky, Alrikern decided to chase after the nearest one. He jumped over a number of rooftops chasing the fallen body. Soon it landed near the churchyard of pontera cliff. This was a place where many happy couples had made their vows to each other...but now it's peaceful appearance, had been disturbed. A crater was formed around the fallen person. He was still breathing, Alrikern decided to help him. He carried that person out of the crater and placed him on the ground near the edge of the cliff.

The sounds of the waves crashing onto the sides of the cliff, and the bright full moon, created a peaceful atmosphere. Alrikern thought to himself, "It would have been nice if she was here besides me..." "Ugh...my head..." the person in the black coat had awoken. "Hey you alright?" Alrikern asked. "Yeah...thanks by the way." The stranger replied. His hair was one side up while the other down. On his belt, he tied his short katanna . He looked as if he was around the end of his teen years. "No problem...it's not as if everyday you see a flying person. What were you guys fighting about anyway..." Alrikern asked. "It's nothing much...he wanted to know something which was best left alone...that's all..." he replied. Looking at Alrikern's bandaged arm, he asked, "So what happened to you? Why did you hurt yourself so badly?" Grabbing his injured arm, Alrikern replied, "Oh this...I fought with a lord knight and lost...I had to do it...I gave it my all, but apparently it wasn't enough." "You fought for someone didn't you...I call tell by the look of your troubled eyes and the way you replied." He said. Alrikern was shocked, did his eyes really gave it away? Alrikern decided to gave the stranger his reason, "Yeah...it was for her...I just wanted to see her again..." "Heh, I have the same feeling too...it's just that now she's gone...and I can never see her again..." he said as he bent his head down, so that his hair could cover his eyes. The stranger then said, "But no matter what happens...give it your all, so that..." the stranger paused for a moment. "You won't have any regrets." They both answered. They then stared at each other with eyes of astonishment. Soon they broke out in laughter and tears. "Hahah...I never thought in a million years that someone I just met, a total stranger would be able to come out with the same words!" the stranger shouted, while standing up preparing to leave. Alrikern stood up as well and said, "Hah...same here. What's your name? Mine is Alrikern Luvana." As the stranger walked away, he replied, "It's Rumora, Rumora Suiku." "May we meet again then." Alrikern said as they both left their separate ways.