[X] Kurson Forest
Off to the maze.
Alrighty! And sorry that I haven't replied in so long, I took a hiatus because of huge personal issues with friends.
"Let's go to the forest." Silver said.
"You got it, Chief." Anna replied, and they started walking to the forest.
"....."
"Thinking about
her?" Anna asked.
"?"
"Devin." Anna replied.
"Yeah... I miss her." Silver simply said. "I can't help but wish she was still here. For once in her life, something made her happy."
"All I can say is, she's watching over you... Making sure that you're okay." Anna said.
"My days of being okay are over.." Silver said.
"You're mistaken. You're quite mistaken..." Anna commented.
"Give me one reason why I am." Silver challenged.
"Me!" Anna replied, and she hugged him.
"..... Damn you..." Silver said, hugging back.
The two walked through the forest, looking for Kobalt. A small statue was on the ground, and Anna picked it up.
"That's... What is that?" Silver asked.
"Not sure. But I feel a spiritual presence in it." Anna replied.
He looked around and saw a shadowy figure run to a cave.
"Anna, we should follow them." Silver said.
"Alright." Anna said in reply, and the two ran after the person.
They stood in the shadows of the cave, watching for the person.
"Exo... You know that Miku is still alive. Drayken couldn't finish what he was assigned to do." Another person said.
"Stupid lovesick pup... He's the elite, but yet he can't take her down." Exo said.
"He is, due to his other assignments for us. He's taken down the most dangerous of everyone we've needed to die..." The other person said. "He's on his own mission to kill a man named Franz. Understand... This man is more dangerous than anyone I've kept my eyes on. He's effectively on a suicide mission. There's no way that the four of you could defeat him together!"
"I will find a way to kill Miku in the meanwhile..." Exo said.
"She is just as dangerous as him... Though her naivety is key. Kill her while she is asleep." The other person said.
"I will. Tell the boss that I'm on my way to do that." Exo said, and she covered herself in bones, then went down into the earth below.
"....."
Silver and Anna snuck out.
"Who are those two?" Silver asked.
"....."
"Anna?" Silver asked.
"I used to know Franz. He was the former king's highest guard." Anna said. "He... Survived the massacre at the kingdom..."
"Huh?" Silver said.
"He went through the rift gate... He should be dead! But... Thankfully he isn't." Anna said.
"Uhhhh.... I'm gonna need you to make sense." Silver said.
"Franz is one of the strongest people I've ever met. Although mute, he's a potent telepath." Anna said. "That's how he communicates."
"Who was this 'former king'?" Silver asked.
"King Zion. Back in Vortex, he had a large kingdom, which he held his rule. It was a near-perfect kingdom. Terra just isn't nearly as peaceful and stable as Vortex... Every land was separate in its own stability, but it worked." Anna said.
"What the hell is Vortex???" Silver asked.
"A parallel Earth, but Franz must've sealed off the Rift Gate to get to it. Travel there is impossible now..." Anna said.
"Like an alternate dimension? Or a parallel universe?" Silver asked.
"Essentially, yes." She replied. "Franz and Zion were very close... Zion was his mentor, and taught him more 'western' arts of the blade, according to Terra. Franz knows every type of swordplay there is. He's unpredictable as well..."
"Sounds like he'd be an asset." Silver said. "Where is he?"
"He's masked his soul telepathically... I'm unable to locate it." Anna replied.
"Damn it." Silver said.
"Zion was like the father Franz wanted." Anna continued.
"Didn't have one?" Silver asked.
"No. His father was the chief of the tribe, but he always hated Franz for his inability to use a bow, and called him useless in combat, which was completely the opposite. Eventually his father had his mother executed when she found out that he was cheating on her... Franz was exiled for speaking out, and his sister went with him. Soon after, his brother, Sero killed his father, but Franz was already too far gone..." Anna responded. "Franz even protected Zion while he slept, and never got any himself. After his mother was executed, Franz was afraid to love a woman ever again..."
"And did he?" Silver asked.
"..... Some accounts say not, some say that he did. The partners he had in each account varied greatly... But if they mentioned Miku, then they could be considering that story... It could be true, I don't know, but what I do know is that she rejected love, and when her life was in danger and had to be saved, she gave up love to a demon..." Anna said.
"This sounds way too much like a huge fanfiction cliché." Silver said.
"Well... Nonetheless, Miku is just as powerful as him, although she's naive and she unintentionally uses her abilities for destruction... However, I haven't heard anything about her lately, and from what rumors I've heard, Franz has mastered the ability to use fire... The account could be true, but there are others saying that he's with a woman named Seine. However, there are other accounts saying that Seine was in love with Miku, and even fewer say that the two were together... I don't know at all which are true, but some also say of a girl named Villa. I haven't heard much about her though... I normally go to bars or information dealers to hear this stuff." Anna explained.
"Needless to say... We should go look for any of those four." Silver said.
"I completely agree with that idea... However, I don't even know if any of them are even in the area." Anna said.
"We need more information first." Silver said.
They had been wandering the forest, forgetting about their search until a green haired girl came into their focus.
"Hey! I heard your conversation, and I think I might be able to help you." She said.
"Name...?" Silver asked.
"Grace..." She responded.
"Right, well, what can you help us with?" Silver asked.
"I know a guy who can help you find them..." Grace replied.
"And... What's the catch?" Silver asked.
"Weeeeeeell~ I have a bit of a problem... See, I've been constantly harassed by this guy named Cortez... He's tall, pale, and I kiiiiiinda owe him some money... See, while I can fight, he's... Tough..." Grace replied. "What I'm trying to say is, I need you to kick his ass."
"Well, you called the right people." Anna said.
"I can give you some intel if you do, as well!" Grace said.
"Well, how do we get started?" Silver asked.
Grace puffed her cheeks.
"Weeeeeell~ I lost my necklace that's reeeeeeeeally special to me... Can you help me find it?" Grace asked.
"Well, RPG side quests, here we go. Come on,
all you viewers know this stupid bullshit and how it plays out..." Silver said to himself, and to the viewers.
"Alright, you got it! Where'd you see it last?" Anna asked.
"Hmmmmmm~ I think it was the river– no, it was the caves– wait, it was in the forest here somewhere..... I can't remember! Wait! This guy with white hair took it!" Grace said.
"Boss battle, lovely." He said to himself. "So, where's he at?"
"Weeeeeeell~ I think he's at... I dunno..." Grace said.
"Useless NPC to propel the story..." He muttered.
"We'll help you find him." Anna said.
"Yaaaaay~!" Grace replied and she hugged them.
"
Eh, I'll go for that ass..." Silver thought. "
She is kinda hot after all..."
Where do you want to go?
[ ] Kurson Forest
[ ] Forest Caves
[ ] Kurson River