Prologue - The Sisters' Paths (T)
It was a warm summer day in Arlin, a village far south of the City of Espira. Hikari, a young girl around thirteen, was running to her home as she carried the boxful of food she bought from the market. She looked back and noticed something was off. She cautiously set the box down and drew a dagger.
Kaine, a warrior from Espira was chasing an unnamed, but well-known thief. The thief grabbed Hikari and put his knife to her throat. "Leave me, boy, or I kill this girl!" He snarled.
"What girl? I just see a bale of hay..." Hikari said, but she wasn't in the man's hold; she was standing on a rooftop, looking down at him.
The thief looked up, giving Kaine time to quickly subdue him and tie his arms behind him.
"How did you...?" Kaine started to ask as Hikari jumped down and picked her box back up.
"It wasn't too difficult. I am Master Hei's apprentice, after all. Getting my Fighter's lisence in a few days, so I've been practicing." Hikari replied, looking as Kaine signaled a few Imperial soldiers who took the thief away. "Name's Hikari."
"And I'm Kaine." Kaine replied, bowing in respect. When you get your license in Espira, look me up." He added before leaving.
Hikari ran back home and was greeted by her mother. "Just in time, dear, the festival will begin soon." Her mother said as Hikari washed up.
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On a hillside near Arlin, two figures stood as the festivities began. One, a girl, looked to be eighteen, the other in his twenties. The girl looked and grinned. "Same thing every year... hopeless peasants.."
"Kamiya.. it feels like you miss your old home.." The man sneered.
"No.. not at all.. Let's go, Shai... there's no sense in wasting our time in this disgusting place.." Kamiya said, her red eyes gazing into the sunset as both her and Shai disappeared'
It was a warm summer day in Arlin, a village far south of the City of Espira. Hikari, a young girl around thirteen, was running to her home as she carried the boxful of food she bought from the market. She looked back and noticed something was off. She cautiously set the box down and drew a dagger.
Kaine, a warrior from Espira was chasing an unnamed, but well-known thief. The thief grabbed Hikari and put his knife to her throat. "Leave me, boy, or I kill this girl!" He snarled.
"What girl? I just see a bale of hay..." Hikari said, but she wasn't in the man's hold; she was standing on a rooftop, looking down at him.
The thief looked up, giving Kaine time to quickly subdue him and tie his arms behind him.
"How did you...?" Kaine started to ask as Hikari jumped down and picked her box back up.
"It wasn't too difficult. I am Master Hei's apprentice, after all. Getting my Fighter's lisence in a few days, so I've been practicing." Hikari replied, looking as Kaine signaled a few Imperial soldiers who took the thief away. "Name's Hikari."
"And I'm Kaine." Kaine replied, bowing in respect. When you get your license in Espira, look me up." He added before leaving.
Hikari ran back home and was greeted by her mother. "Just in time, dear, the festival will begin soon." Her mother said as Hikari washed up.
****
On a hillside near Arlin, two figures stood as the festivities began. One, a girl, looked to be eighteen, the other in his twenties. The girl looked and grinned. "Same thing every year... hopeless peasants.."
"Kamiya.. it feels like you miss your old home.." The man sneered.
"No.. not at all.. Let's go, Shai... there's no sense in wasting our time in this disgusting place.." Kamiya said, her red eyes gazing into the sunset as both her and Shai disappeared'