Tales of Symphonia: Devil's Quest

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Kid was sitting on one of the tarps of one of the market stalls, watching the people beneath him pass by. He was bored to say the least, as a matter of fact the only reason he didn't fall through was because the beam he was sitting on was just right to hold his balanced weight. He just sat there cross-legged, hands in his lap, his hair and scarf blowing freely in the wind. He was watching all the people below him pass by when he too overheard the conversation that was going on beneath him, though he paid it little attention. Then again... the way they were talking sounded pretty urgent, so he figured it just might be worth a listen, thus he did so.

Leaning a little closer to the conversation and holding his sword out to his other side to balance his weight, Kid could hear a little better.. He heard a bit of the conversation, then suddenly a call rang through the streets... Instantly, Kid knew it was directed at him. "STOP THAT LITTLE THIEF!!!" The call sounded from a bit down the lane and Kid swerved to get a look, almost falling in the process, he had to flail his arms to keep balance. There, he saw an old man glaring at him and then he noticed them.. armed guards in the alley. How'd he know with all the people? They cleared a path. Kid suddenly remembered the apple he'd stolen earlier and for some reason this guy was really pissed about it.

Kid immediately jumped up and bolted off down the narrow bars, but they soon came to an end and Kid had to think fast. He leapt from one side of the alley to the other since it was kind of narrow, executing a flip in midair. It was there his eyes landed on Dia and he could swear their eyes met, but then again maybe his eyes met everyone else's too, he was being stared at. He felt something was up with this girl, but couldn't place it. Getting caught up in his thoughts almost caused him to fall again when he caught the other beam, a perfect landing which he seemed to do withoutt hinking, but balancing was his problem, again he had to flail his arms to remain steady.

Kid turned away and jumped onto the dolid roof of the place and turned to see if he was still being followed. The guards were closer than ever now, but for some reason his eyes were drawn back to Dia immediately. However, he had no time to think about this here and so he turned again and bolted off, moving very quickly, even for one so small. After jumping a few rooftop gaps, he checked back to see if they were stil coming. Bad move on his part. His foot caught the edge of a fall itno an alley and this time he couldn't regain balance. He fell, but lucky him he landed right in a garbage can... Great... he thought as he pulled a banana peel from his hair, then he noticed something.. no one was around. He quickly took advantage of the situation and yanked a nearby lid over his head and waited patiently for the danger to pass...
 
For an instant, I felt like someone was watching me. As fast as it came, it went away, the sound of someone falling off in the distance. I continued walking through the streets of Triet, until I tripped over someone's leg, and was basically trampled over by the crowds.

When I got up, I was slightly dazed, and wandered into a nearby alley. My hair, along with the yellow ribbons on my hat, blew in the light breeze, and my nise picked up a foul odour. Garbage... Meh, it wasn't the time to be choosy. Following this, I collapsed beside the garbage disposal with a thud, hoping I'd snap out of my daze. To ease my soul, I took my horn-like instrument from my bag, which was now set on my lap. I had never found out what the instrument was called however. I started to play it as I sat there.
 
Reicheru walked with her hands in her pockets towards the Oasis at the centre of the desert city to try and coax the Oasis guardian into giving her a flask of water, of course it would take some persuasion and some gald for him to give in as Water was precious in these parts and very rare and therefore not very easy to get more than your worth a day.

As she approached the Oasis, she found that old man that guarded the liquid was no where to be found. Reicheru took a swift look around and unclipped her flask from her belt. She was faster than the old man of course?.probably faster than most of the Triet population, if she was caught, it would be no problem.

She approached the edge of the Oasis and stooped down, dipping the cream coloured flask into the clear liquid. She did not stop looking around in till the bubbles stopped flowing from the flask tip at which she lifted it from the water and corked it shut. She clipped it to her belt once again and stepped away from the edge, only to be met by the old man?s ice cold stare from the shop door.

?You conniving little thief, put that water back right this instant!? He yelled from the shop?s entrance, many passers by had no turned to observe the goings on, but Reichreru remained calm, hands replaced in her pockets ?I really have no idea what your going on about, Old Man.?

The man did not take lightly to this and his face turned an unusual shade of Red ?How dare you! Guards!?

Now this surly was a time to run as heavy foot steps could be heard coming from the centre of the desert city. Reicheru snarled at the old man and turned in the direction of the Oasis, with all paths blocked by onlookers, she had no other choice ?It was only a flask, Old man, it?s nothing special and besides I?m going on a journey, I think I deserve it?

With that said, she dived into the Oasis, swimming her way across to where the multiple stalls lay. The Guards had arrived at the seen and Reicheru looked over her shoulder only to see the Old man pointing off in her direction. This only caused Reicheru to pick up the pace and lift herself out of the water, soaking multiple passers by doing so.

There were shrieks as a group of women were soaked by the excess water and men snarled at the youngster as she ran on by towards the Triet exit, a instrumental sound caught her attention as she neared the city?s exit.
 
After I had regained my usual condition once more, I removed myself from the sand coated alleyway street, and beganto head down another back alley that lead right for the exit. Probably wasn't a smart move on my part, since the thieves and villains of Triet hid back there. With my luck, it definately wasn't smart at all...

No sooner had I entered the shady darkness of the new path, then had I been hit by the end of whip on my shoulder, sending me to the ground. "Hey ther' girlie. You coul' probly fetch me a purdy penny!" Ugh... you had to be kidding me. Generally, this is the kind of filth that was left behind from the Desians. They still attacked the defensless, only they did it in secret rather then openly like before. I had lost my mom and dad to the Desians 6 years ago, and my little sister went missing without a trace. Another reason for my adventuring... was to find her.

I went to make a break for it, when I was suddenly shocked by from behind... Darnit, they had some of the old equipment lying around. This sent me to the ground once more, only this time I couldn't feel my right arm, since it had taken so many whip lashes. The material had torn off the shoot, and cuts and other wounds were visable, bleeding.

I made another break from, only this time I grabbed a nearby pole and used it to trip the attackers. After running for what seemed like forever, I ran into something turning the corner by the town exit, sending me flying to the ground, my left hand covering the wounds on my right shoulder.
 
Just as the exit came into view, a shadow came out of nowhere and rammed into Reicheru, causing her to skid across the floor, burning her flash and ripping into the skin causing an unpleasant sensation. Her eyes clamped shut and she let out a strangled yelp as she made contact with a brick wall. Blackness over came her for a few seconds before her sight was regained and she could make out the faint outline of another.

She clung her head with her right hand and glared at the sprawled out figure. She had almost made it, she had been in reach of the exit with her flask full of water and this bozo had to collide with her, she had half a mind to driver her blade through the unmoving figure on the ground, but though against it as another shadow appeared out of the alley way.

It was a man resembling that of the Desians. He was in a rather drunken state which made Reicheru?s stomach churn unpleasantly, she even grimaced. Looking in the direction she had come from, she could see a herd of angry city dwellers make their way towards the fallen pair and the yells of the ever angry water guardian.

Reicheru growled and took her twin blades out from their sheathes, pushing off from the ground and landing up right, she aimed one steel bladed sword at the filthy being making his way towards the fallen girl and another towards the angry city dwellers, of course this would not hold off such a big herd for long.

She nudged the fallen girl with her foot and hissed angrily ?Get up unless you want to be trampled on, girl?
 
I grunted slightly. I sign that I was snapping back to reality once more. Reality, however, hit me all at once as I suddenly felt an undescribable pain in my right shoulder and back area. Right... i had just been whipped to death, I forgot. I finally opened my eyes, and heard someone telling me to get up, so I did. I couldn't see very clearly. Everything was blurry, so I studdered to the left slightly before regaining my balance again.

I made my way away from the Desian who had attacked me before, who was looking at the newcomer with a twinkle in his eye. However, suddenly he passed out and landed flat on his face. guess he had one to many to drink. I then ignored everything else, and began making my way to the exit once more, still holding my right shoulder, and still in pain.
 
The girl fumbled onto her feet and gave the drunken attacker a stare before he tumbled to the floor unconscious, no doubt because of the amount of alcohol he had consumed, Reicheru rolled her eyes at this and grunted a laugh as the man appeared asleep at the feet of the other girl, who did not give any sign of thanks to Reicheru before making a wild dash out of the desert city.

Reicheru followed the girl with her eyes ?He-hey wait, you can?t leave me to deal with these on my own, I saved you, come- argh!? She growled and turned her attention to the angry mob of people which had grown a size or two since she had last seen it. They all glared at her menacingly, some even held weapons in their hands ?Surly you don?t need to go as far as killing me?

The Waters guardian snorted and crossed his arms across his chest ?Water is precious to us and even the slightest drop could save a life one day, you have had your share for this day and yet this is not enough for you!?? His rage had flared and Reicheru took a small step away from the now tomato red man.

?Easy, Old man, this is going to a good cause, I?m going on a journey that could well save a few lives, now if you?re telling me that am not worth it then there must be something wrong with you. I know the value of water in these parts and its importance, but I need as much as I can get to last in this desert and wouldn?t it be better for me to leave??

The Old man, huffed and seemed to change a shade paler ?Fine then, you leave here, but you can no longer call this place a home in till you repay us for the water you stole?

Reicheru grinned wickedly ?No worries Pops, Ill do something, it will be life changing, believe me, Ill save you from death some day, no worries?

?I will believe that when I see it. Now leave on this adventure of yours, whatever it may be, at least we will be rid of thieves like you? The crowd had begun to brake now and had begun to head back to their previous doings. Reicheru turned her back on the old man and made after the girl whom she had saved ?No worries, Pops?

With that, she went on her way, leaving the city behind her for now to catch up with the girl and find out what was behind the mysterious disappearing of the archaeologists.

?Yo, wait up!?
 
I had put quite a bit of distance between the girl and myself as she settled her little dispute with the townspeople. The sun... it was so hot. Even with my hat shading my head, it was WAY too hot. I shouldn't of worn suck heavy clothing all the way out here... The desert seemed like it went on forever.

The heat just helped multiple the pain I was feeling from both me right shoulder, and the center of my back. Basically, I was wandering without a cause. Beatings like those of which I had just gained... How many people died because of those?

"Yo, wait up!" I heard from behind me. I slowly turned around. I was pretty sure it was that girl, but didnt know for sure, since I was now dizzier then before. I gave a small smile before collapsing to the ground on my stomach, my hair and ribbons lifting in the air in the breeze like they were trying to leave me forever.
 
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Reicheru smiled as the girl came to a stop, apparently to wait for her, but the week smile that was returned told her otherwise. She stood there looking weekly at her from a distance, before her legs gave way and she slumped to the floor unmoving. The heat had gotten to her and it was no wonder seeing as the foolish girl had run such a distance without water.

Reicheru gasped and made her way hastily over to the girl, kneeling down at her side and running a hand over the girls forehead ?Burning up, just as I thought? She sighed, removing her hand and un clasping the flask from her belt and uncorking it, bringing it to the other girls lips.

She tilted the flask somewhat so that the clear liquid rolled down the girls throat, some spilt own her neck and her cheek in the process, but this didn?t matter as Reicheru splashed some of the cool drink over the girls forehead, hoping that she would wake up.

She then took a swig herself and corked it back up again, replacing it at her belt, crossing her legs and waiting for any sort of movement from the girl. ?The amount of trouble I went through to get this water and I go and waste it on this foolish being. Humans are all alike, they don?t think.

She picked at her canines and flossed them with her slightly pointed talons ?She had better wake up soon, I need to get a move on before sun down, this place isn?t very smooth when the sun sets and dark shadows come out to play?
 
After I collapsed, I saw nothing but darkness. Was my fate to be left alone in the darkness for eternity? Or was my fate something much more significant? I was put to ease as I felt cool water falling down my throat to the pit that was my stomach, easing the burning in my throat. After I felt a splash on my face, I snapped back to reality again, my eyes opening slightly to see that girl from earlier.

A tear rolled down my cheek, though it was almost entirely disguised by the water. "You.. couldn't have just let me die?" I asked, coughing occassionally, "Life doesn't have... much of a meaning to me right now..." I glanced over at my shoulder, and noticed it was still gushing blood.
 
Rin stopped off at a small villiage and shopped for some food and water. She packed her bag, and started to leave. She overheard some people talking and listened. She couldn't make out entirly what they were saying but it was about the Devil's Arms. She shook her head and continued of of the villiage.

Rin ran across a field thinking back 5 years ago when half elves weren't free. She stopped and felt the breeze touch her.
"Such a dark time," she whispered to herself. She heard rustling and whirled around. She touched her bow and was ready to nock an arrow.
"Who is there?" she asked. Nothing appeared. She relaxed and darted off again.

Rin stopped once more to catch her breath. She didn't feel safe. She rubbed her eyes and looked around.
"Why do I feel so strange. It's like the same feeling I had 5 years ago, when the Desians were about." She looked torwards the sun and looked forward. Once again, she took off.
 
Sanami stumbled out of the Ossa Trail, with bruises on her knees and a small rash collecting on her arms.

"Hmph, I hate mountain climbing, or any kind of wilderness stuff in general.." She began mumbling to herself. It was true; She was a person who had spent most of her life indoors, due to her frail condition when she was a child. She vividly remembered that day 5 years ago when the sky turned purple for a while..

I was sitting in bed, and my uncle was constantly watching me, hoping I would get better. I sat up from her stuffy bed and took a glance out of the window. "Uncle, what's that?" I pointed at the strange sky. He glanced and said "It is time for a new world I suppose." I looked at him curiously "A new world?" He smiled at me "Yes, a world where we may finally know peace. I believe soon you will get better and will be able to travel. Then, you should go on a pilgrimage. I believe it will help you." I looked down thoughtfully "A pilgrimage, huh..."

I tried to shake the memories from my head, but I was unsuccesful. This pilgrimage, its reason was for more than just journeying for salvation, it was also to escape. To escape from the humans who treated me, my uncle, and my mother so badly, just because we were partly half-elf! My mother was a half-elf, and she became a Cruxis Crystal research subject. I missed her so much, though I hardly knew her. She was taken away from me when I was so young, and then I had to mostly hide in Mizuho with my uncle. We were safe there, but just to be sure, we thought it would be better to run, to pilgrimage. And if we ever found Sylvarant, then we would be safe. Half-elves weren't discriminated here.

I smiled as I looked back and stuck my tongue out at the horrific Ossa trail. I conquered it, and soon enough, I had another hardship to encounter: the desert. I heaved a sigh as I groggily took a few steps into this dry wasteland. I glanced back at my pack, where my miniature staff lay, and noticed my full canteen. I smiled; it was a good thing I didn't empty this thing through the Ossa Trail. After all, this desert seemed to go on forever...
 
Kid remained in the trash can, a hand clenched tightly over his nose to keep out the very unpleasant smell. He couldn't believe he'd done it again... gotten into trouble and landed in some undesirable place to hide.. it happened often to him, though he wished it didn't. From inside, he heard the noises of the drunken desian and the girl and his face twisted in disgust... Desians were still about causing trouble. However, he was in no position to help right now and thus he just stayed put. He heard a few more noises going on outside and began patiently humming to himself very quietly, waiting for all the noise to die down so he would know it was safe to leave.

After what seemed to be forever, Kid raised the lid of the can and peeked out from under it and made sure the coast was all clear. Quickly, he hopped out and grabbed a spare change of clothes from the pack he carried with him. Quickly, he changed right there in the alley, but he was very careful about it, using the can to keep him hidden. Once he'd finished changing, he discarded the reeking mass and stretched, taking in a full breath of fresh air. "Ah, feels good to be outta there at last!" He almost shouted, he was so glad to finally be out. He gave one last look around and casually walked out of the alley, arms folded behind his head and whistling a merry tune to himself. It was time to leave, he figured, so he headed toward the city's exit, not noticing the beet red old man he'd stolen from earlier, exactly as Rei had done except he hadn't exactly been as nice about it... three canteens he'd taken, plus his fill aside from that. The most amusing thing was the thing that had gotten him caught was gargling.

As Kid passed by the old man, the old guy stared at him for a moment while he walked casually toward the exit. Feeling eyes on him, Kid stopped and turned around to face the old guy. They stared at each toher for a moment, then Kid suddenly remembered something, though the old man didn't seem to recognize him for whatever reason. Kid uttered a small "uh-oh", then he bolted off, pushing through the crowd of people and running at top speed through the exit. He turned back to watch the now shrinking city and grinne dot himsef, then he hit somethign and hard. He trippe dover whatever it was, though it felt like a person. He went a fair distance and slid through the sand on his right side, cursing as the sand cut his shoulder in various places and got into the wounds, causing them to burn even worse. After he stopped, he sat up, cursing loudly for a few moments, then he turned and looked at what he'd tripped over. He noted the two girls who were there and he glared at them, wondering what the hell they were doing just sitting there. "Hey, what's the big idea?!" Kid shouted at them as he stood up, holding his now slightly bleeding right shoulder.
 
As Reicheru splashed the cold liquid onto the girls face, she jerked awake and Reicheru could only just notice the tiny tear the slipped down her cheek, she frowned by thought against saying anything about the lone tear, she instead cleared her throat and helped the other girl sit up.

?You... Couldn?t have just let me die?" The girl asked, coughing occasionally "Life doesn't have... much of a meaning to me right now..."

Reicheru laughed lightly at this and crossed her legs on the sandy ground, some grains slipping their way into her trousers ?You sound suicidal, believe me kid you don?t want to go giving your life up like that, it?s not worth it and you certainly wont gain anything, you only have one chance at life and even though you may have your downs, you should always make the most of it?

The girl took a glance at her bleeding shoulder and Reicheru ran a hand over her face ?You should also make sure you look out for any danger around you, wont get far if you don?t? Unfortunately, Reicheru had nothing to heal the gash with and she certainly wasn?t wasting any more of her water on meaningless things. ?Sorry kid, I used my last apple gel on a dog I found back at Triet. Come on; let?s get a move on?which brings up another-Oomph!?

Something from above collided with her and she had been too caught up in the moment to notice the nearing footsteps. Her wings flared in a last minute attempt to protect herself and sent the other flying a fair distance, she then pushed herself up from the ground hastily and drew her swords, her eyes had turned into fatal slits and dared the foe to make any wrong movements.

The other stood from his position on the floor cursing loudly and brushing himself off before turning to the two girls "Hey, what's the big idea?!"

Reicheru flared her nostrils and growled ?We merle sat as we were, you were the one that tripped over me, we did nothing wrong, you on the other hand, should have been watching where you were going. Now if you have no further business with us, please just leave us, one of us has business in the Triet ruins?
 
There he goes again, she was already mad about the strange characters in Triet Ruins... And Now finding an entrance..It was enough to drive one completely crazy (like Raine).

He entered, just to find that there was monsters inside.
"Oh, great, monsters! Well, better stay a while outside, to get ready to enter." When he left the ruins, he saw people in a distance .One seemed down.
 
Rin finally found her destination; the Ossa Trail.
"I have finally made it," she sighed. She made her way to the top of the mountain and took a break for some food. She reached into her sack and grabbed an apple. She slowly bit into it, tasting the juicy goodness.

When she finished she put it into and small bag, and then into her sack. She darted down the mountain and suddenly tripped. She fell onto her back and slid all the way down. She finally stopped when she hit a rock.

She was terribly tattered, cut, and bruised. Her back ached like mad, and her bottom was sore. She slowly arose and noticed another torn up girl.
"Excuse me, but do you know where Iselia is?" she asked, rubbing her back.
 
Kid muttered a few inaudible curses, still rubbing his right shoulder, but as soon as he noticed that Reicheru had drawn two swords, he immediately took the katana from his back and held it in his right hand, but his stance was not an attack stance, it was a defensive stance. He did not want to fight this woman as she had done nothing to him except for throwing him a bit, but that could be overlooked. Other than that he had no reason to fight her, but if she attacked him, he would not hold back. Despite his appearance, he was fairly dangerous with his weapon, he is not to be underestimated.

((OOC: Wasn't much action to be taken... sorry))
 
They held weapons.
"I better stop this now."
He ran in their direction.
"Hey! You two! Stop it already!"
He then stopped near them. This is no time to be fighting! Don't you see he's weak because of the sun? We should take him to Triet!"-he said to them.
 
Reicheru growled as the other drew his swords and got into a stance that at first Reicheru would have thought to be an attack stance, but to her surprise, he did not take on any such stance, but held is sword tightly in his right hand and took on a defensive stance. Reicheru?s eyes softened but she still held her head high and her swords loosely in her hands just in case the situation took a change for the worse.

?I-?

She was cut off almost immediately as a boy came in between them with arms spread and a determined look on his face ?Hey! You two! Stop it already?

Reicheru looked at him with amused eyes and returned her swords to the sheathes at her belt ?What I was going to say, is that I do not wish to fight, it is obvious that is not your intention? She said looking to the one that had alarmed her earlier ?So if that is your wish, then blood need not be spilled at this point in time?

The other boy, the one that had interrupted her then went on ?This is no time to be fighting! Don't you see he's weak because of the sun? We should take him to Triet!"

Reicheru rolled her eyes, were all humans this weak? ?Look Kid, I?m not going back there, I was run out, I can go back, but I won?t be welcome and I don?t plan on going back any time soon anyway, if you really want to go back there, be my guest, but I?m off to the Triet ruins?

She looked at the weakened girl she had met earlier and waved her hand at her ?Take her back with you as well, she is in no condition to travel in the state she is in, the inferior being shouldn?t have come out here in the first place with out the right supplies with her, she didn?t even have a flask of water believe it or not? She snorted ?Now if you will excuse me, I have work to do?

She then began to walk off.
 
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