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Disclaimer: Me no own! Ce n’est mon pas! This is not mine! My story is!
A/N: So it seems Universa is alright…but what of this Raise Summon Spirit?
Sheena begins to unravel mysteries as a visit to the Secluded Lands comes
nigh…Last chapter was brilliant for me to right. So many things flowed through
it, and the InuYasha music I was (and now am) listening to really helped the
mood. Also, yes, Lapisa’s song was my own creation. I’m glad that people liked
that part. I really must get to the case soon, but since there is still a week
and two days ‘till the trial, since it was morning of the day before that and
since Sheena slept through that whole day. Read on.
Chapter 11: Voyage to the
Secluded Lands
Sheena, now fully up and in a black kimono with a stitched rose on the
shoulder, looked up at Crimsonia, who gave a distant look out the window. Sheena
suddenly thought of Raine, who had left town, thinking that might have been what
was making Crimsonia act strange. She got out of her thoughts and diverted her
attention to her friend. Crimsonia’s red hair seemed to luminate attention; her
garb was silver with white lace running down it. The red haired woman looked
sad, so Sheena went to go aid her, as Crimsonia had her many times before.
“Is everything okay?” Sheena asked, pulling up a chair.
“Yes…everything…everything is…augh.” Crimsonia began to break out in tears right
in front of the ninja, who then gave her companion a small hug. Crimsonia smiled
and then sighed.
“It is just that…I have not been to East Tahjra in so long…I am beginning to--”
she cut herself off, “I should not be so selfish. A court case is arising. Now
is not the time for weakness.”
“Don’t say that!” Sheena argued, “Missing your land isn’t a bad thing to do! You
should go if you want to! Is you do miss it, then I want you to go there.”
“But it would be so disloy--”
“No. I allow it. OS now you can go.”
“Oh, Miss Sheena! I guess you are right. Would you like to come along?”
“Oh, sure. But we can’t stay there for too long, so we should get back when
there are two days left to finalize everything. I mean, unless you want to stay
there longer. But I have to leave then.”
“Oh no! A week is fine! Packing shall not be necessary, I do not think. Just
some clothes brought would be all we need.”
“I’ll go get the Rheiard!” Sheena ran off.
“Wait!” Crimsonia stopped Sheena in her tracks, almost tripping her, but not
quite.
“Hmm?”
“It’s just that…Rheiards are much too weak in that mana barrier…we have to find
another way…Hmmm…Elemental Cargo would not work either…”
“How did you get here?”
“Oh, by Gilmia, of course.” Crimsonia unsheathed her rapier.
“Umm…I don’t think you can ride on a rapier…”
“Oh, that is right. I have not told you, but in East Tahjra, weapons are ride
able. But I have not mastered how two people shall ride it yet. So…Universa
would be the best choice.”
“Oh, really?” Sheena blushed for a minute, then said, “I’ll be right back.”
She went into the shower room and summoned Universa.
“Do you need my aid?” he asked/
“Yeah, that, and…” Sheena still kept her face a beet red, “Can we not act
awkward anymore? Can we act like that never happened, like we were before?”
“Oh, forgive me, I was not polite in manner. I will do as you say though.”
Astra, now in the closet spied on Sheena and Universa, a warm smile spread
across her face. It wasn’t so she could but in on a relationship, but more
rather to guard Sheena for emotional damage.
“So…” Sheena scratched the back of her head, “Can you take us to the Secluded
Lands? East Tahjra, I think it was called.”
Astra gasped, her head brought back in shock. Her hand was over her mouth, but
the collision she had made with the wall knocked a bunch of towels down, landing
on the thing that took up most the floor, Astra. A noise was made, and both
Sheena and Universa opened the closet doors. The towels, a nice sweet lavender,
covered Astra completely. The female ninja and the Summon of Spirit closed it up
and continued their conversation.
“Yes. That would be fine. Now are you going back to Crimsonia or is something
else on your mind?”
Universa read her like a book. Sheena was still trying to get over the whole
thing she had experienced before. She ignored it and said, “There is, but I’m
getting over it. I’ll go se Crimsonia now.”
The female ninja left to her companion. She saw Crimsonia looking at Gilmia, the
feather-like hilt shining as she polished it. The red haired woman looked at
Sheena and asked, “So, is everything okay now? Should we go at this instant?”
“that would not be the wisest choice.” Astra commented as she randomly appeared,
“Sheena must know the ways of your people, such as how they have magic with no
weapon blood, or using weapons to ride to places.”
“Oh, Astra.” Crimsonia blushed, “I am sorry. I was being selfish again…”
“No, you were not.” The Mistress of Stars shook her head, “I am just saying this
so it would be less awkward for Sheena.”
“Oh.” Crimsonia nodded, “Well then, I shall begin with the simplest thing first.
The weapon riding. This is an ancient art passed along throughout out o all of
the Tahjra region, an art only people who have magic can use. It takes many
months to complete, though. Firstly, mana must be concentrated into the weapon,
a certain element that may be effected by terrain. For example, using the water
element would help one cross lakes and sea, but not fare well near volcanic or
hot climates. Fire would do nicely in those said parts. Earth, is very good to
use, since land and mountains make up much of terrain nowadays. Light and Dark
are not effected by anything, but are the hardest to use. I got here by using
the Light element, but that is not important now. When you use a weapon to
transport yourself --and perhaps a companion, but I cannot do that-- you act
much like you are fighting, but the only the correct slashes, thrusts, and other
such maneuvers will get one a burst of speed, and the slashes following that add
up to a huge amount of velocity; in the past, when it was hard to control,
people were ripped to shreds, but that is not the case now. I am rambling aren’t
I…?”
Sheena stared at Crimsonia, and after taking all of it in she replied, “Not
really. Just being specific, but Crimsonia, how do you and everybody at the
Secluded Lands know magic?”
“Oh, that?” Crimsonia looked flustered, “It’s hard to say…It has something to do
with the atmosphere. The Secluded Lands…they are filled with mana. It is said
that the mana there is so rich it flows into the people there. The power is
transmitted through the body, but only for natives; a person must be born there
to have the gift of magic. It is a truly amazing place, hard to enter and hard
to exit. So, should we go now?”
“Oh, yes. Universa should be--”
“I am right here.” Universa cut the female ninja off, gesturing for the two to
come in the sudden magic circle, “Shall we get going?”
“Oh, yeah.” Sheena replied.
“Sheena…” Crimsonia muttered to herself, “Raise will not be contracted with you
so easily, I am sorry.”
Sheena thought Crimsonia had said something, but stepped in the circle anyway,
followed by a silent Crimsonia.
The room began to shift, turning into an assortment of colors. Sheena began to
feel sick, and Crimsonia stood there, waiting for it to be over. Soon, the
feeling was over and the two were at the outskirts of a village labeled,
“Dilvin, Prime City of East Tahjra”
“Ah.” Crimsonia sighed, “My city. Well, now let us get going. We might as well
go take a visit to Raise.”
Meanwhile, at Zelos’ mansion…
Sardnyox and Emereld ran into the mansion.
“Seles!” Sardnyox screamed, “Sheena disappeared!”
“What?!” Seles ran out of her room, in a pink nightgown.
Avoiding the awkwardness, Emereld continued, “She and Crimsonia were
talking…about East Tahjra…and Universa teleported them there.”
“WHAT!??!” Seles got very close to Emereld, “THEY WENT THERE!?” The pink haired
demoness took out some floorboards and began to throw them at great velocity,
“IT WAS OUR PLACE! EVEN THOUGH RAISE WAS SO MAD! AHHH!” More things were thrown,
including wall tiles, more floorboards, a lamp, part of the ceiling tiles, and
Sardnyox’s lance, which left a big gaping hole in a picture of Sheena in a group
portrait that had been painted long ago.
Back to East Tahjra…
Dilvin truly deserved its title. For a country town, it seemed advanced more
than most, small kids practicing high level magic and others using weapons that
should be wielded only by masters. A bridge lead to a huge castle, and another
bridge leading the opposite direction lead to a Temple, most likely Raise’s. The
two platforms were held above a beautiful sparkling lake, of the most pristine
water one could ever taste. A heavenly smell enshrouded the area, coming from
the castle. Glittering crystals hung from the trees, and hen Sheena tried to
pick one off, it shattered in her hand, spreading some mana into her body.
“That felt weird.” Sheena commented, poking a jewel, “What are these?”
“They are manauille crystals. They regenerate often, and they also help spread
the mana. You must see them on a clear day. It is marvelous!”
“Ah1 Crimsonia!” A fire-red haired woman jumped on Crimsonia, wearing a nice
green dress that had a with collar and cuffs. Crimsonia got up from the dive and
smiled, “Ah Flaren, it is good to see you again. How are Scorch and Embre?”
“My siblings are fine. Who’s this? By the looks of it, she’s a Summoner, right?”
“Sheena blushed at that fact, “How did you know. I’m Sheena.” She shook Flaren’s
hand.
“ Flaren LaHeart. Pleased to meet ya.” Flaren turned to Crimsonia, “Have you
seen Singe recently? Is she alright?”
“Singe? That general lady of the Meltokio Guard?” Sheena asked.
“Oh, so she’s general now, is she?” Flaren rolled her eyes, “We haven’t even
heard of her…in like, two years! Ugh, she annoys me sometimes.”
“You know mail is hard to get here…” Crimsonia sounded like she was apologizing,
“It’s not Singe’s fault.”
Flaren looked up, “I know, but it’s so hard to forgive sometimes…hmmm, but
anyway…Sheena, so you want to see Raise’s temple?”
Sheena pondered this for a minute. Whether or not to see the town first…a big
decision.
Crimsonia kicked Flaren’s ankle and whispered, “What do you think you’re doing?
We cannot let Raise be taken from here!”
“It would be her own decision!” Flaren whispered back, “Raise’s mana doesn’t
power these parts anyway! We’ve trained for this!”
“Fine, but later!”
Sheena, finally done with her decision, said, “I think I want to explore here a
bit more. Is that alright, Crimsonia?”
“Oh, yes…” Crimsonia began to walk as Sheena soon followed. She pointed at the
castle, “That is the ruler of East Tahjra’s castle. Over there…” she pointed to
the village, “Is Dilvin. We focus on intelligence and mana here, as well as
weaponry. Schools also teach how to weapon transport. Over there below the
bridges, is the Manauille River, which flows into the Lake of Crystal Dreams,
which Twists into the Sea of Light. These area also flow into the ocean, but
they have special properties. We use the Manauille River’s Water for weapons,
clean water and hydropower. We also may traverse to the Lake of Crystal Dreams
for armor, since the ore there can be processed into many things, houses,
weapons, and some magic uses. It is almost impossible to reach the Sea of
Light.”
“Oh.” Sheena said, understanding the most of it, “So what about Singe, though?
She said she was from Kahlijdima…”
“Ah, she’s a mix of both East Tahjra and Kahlijdima. So she went to both nations
a lot.”
Crimsonia explained the rest of the town, and the day slowly passed…
“Some kind of sky contraption…” Raine muttered to herself. She continued walking
until the place was reached. The Otherworldly Gate…it was her choice. The
Secluded Lands needed to know of the discrimination, too. Raine would not rest
until the world had been purged of it…She was alone. But she knew she wouldn’t
worry. Kratos…was there. He always would be. Her love had not confessed itself
to him yet. But that was a problem to worry of later…
Meanwhile, the night spread upon East Tahjra. A beautiful moon cascaded the
stars in an ethereal scene of elegance. Astra looked up at a very faint purple
star, her home, Derris-Kharlan…She missed it. She knew, though, that she would
go on. Sheena silently looked out the window of Crimsonia’s house, which was
very nice and tall. The temple seemed to be glowing, and somebody was offering
something to it. They soon left, and the sky seemed to calm itself. A rip in
space appeared, shooting a half-elven Professor onto the ground, but a certain
female ninja took no notice. Crimsonia could be seen bathing in an aqueduct off
the Manauille River. This was a common thing, and now, Crimsonia had though of
her horrible lie she told Sheena so long ago. She was not married to Pietro, A
certain and that “son” of hers was Singe’s secret to hide. The red-haired fencer
cried a bit, also not noticing the tear of space come to form. It was gone as
soon as it appeared. Universa glanced at the temple, then accidentally staring
at the aqueduct Crimsonia was in. Crimsonia, who saw him, blushed and covered
up, Universa yelling an apology, which did not wake the sleeping Sheena. After
this run on sentence, the Redjewels were seen leaving Seles’ manor, along with
their master. Following a certain Professor’s footsteps, they also stepped into
the Otherworldly Gate, which should have not been open, or was the mana
beginning to change…
A/N: That was a bit longer than I usually write. Hmm, at least I’m updating
better. I have a lot of free time now. Except the fact that finals are coming up
and I will have to study, or cram. Preferably study.
Raine: Coming from one who crams, the “preferably” should be replaced with a
“probably not” or a “Never” or perhaps “It is a crime to” or then famous “In a
million years, I have not”…
TimesHalt: It was shorter than that!
Next time…what the heck happened to Oshitm? Will he be in the next Chapter? No.
The Redjewels seem to be coming to the Secluded Lands, will they make it? And
what about Raise? Also, what about the other continents, Kahlijdima, West Tahjra,
North Tahjra, South Tahjra, Redsia, and the others that have not been named?
Find most of this out next time in The Court Case, Chapter 12: Sky Shifting
Future!
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