Skyrim

Okay... This turned out to be longer than expected. I don't really think anyone will read it but... Whatever! I'm writing here about one day on Skyrim.




Sundas, 21st of Sun's Height.

I am Hiro.
I am a Nord.
I am an adventurer.
I am Arch Mage of the Winterhold College. Harbinger of the Companions. Listener of the Dark Brotherhood. Leader of the Thieves guild. A Nightingale. ...

But most of all.

I am Dovahkkin. The Dragonborn.

It's 25 past 6 AM when I open my eyes. I look to the wooden ceiling of the Frostfruit Inn in Rorikstead. It's still early but I have a long day ahead of me. When I get out of my bed I notice that Serena is up already.

Who is Serena?

Serena is a woman, a vampire, I released from a dungeon. She was locked up together with her Elder Scroll, a very powerful 'weapon'. Her father needs the Elder Scroll to put Skyrim into eternal darkness so he and his clan wouldn't need to hide from humans anymore. Me, as member of the Dawnguard (a group that swears to defeat the vampires), and her, being afraid of her father's madness, are on a quest together to release Skyrim out of the grip of the vampires. But today we have other things to do.

I dress myself into my black armor  It's a special Nightingale armor. It's my favourite armor. It's light and I'm able to walk quietly with it. I also carry a Deadric armor with me for when I get into heavy battles. We walk to the common room of the inn. A big room with a fireplace in the middle. There are no other guests except Eric the Slayer, a worthless sell sword  I greet the innkeeper. "Good morning." I buy seared Slaughterfish, a jug of milk and half a bread for breakfast. I buy grilled chicken and Nord mead for later this day.

I put myself on a bench at a table. My back turned to the fire. It's quiet. Serena puts herself aside me and drinks a cup of... whatever vampires drink... I don't want to know.

We finish breakfast before 7 AM. I open the door of the inn and step outside. The sky is grey. I see that the sun is trying to reach the surface of the earth but the big grey clouds block any light. Wind blows firmly around me. My horse, Shadwowmare, awaits me. He is not a common horse. Horses in Skyrim are slow but very strong. Shadowmare is even more special, his eyes are red and he's not afraid to defend me in battle.

I climb on his back and lead him through the town. It's not much of a town. There are a few houses and a farm. Even though it's early there are some people up already. The guards, who guard the town day and night, some children who are playing tag and an old man. I follow the road, avoid a chicken that waggles around and follow a path that leads into the hills. Serena follow me closely. Right outside town there are two elks wandering around. I draw my bow and loose an arrow. One elk falls down, the other one flees. I get off my horse and take what I can get. Venison, his large antlers, the arrow that I shot and it's hide. Everything seems useful for later. I get back on my horse and enjoy the landscape around me.

The landscape?

Skyrim is a rough land. There are a lot of mountains. There are tundras but also forests and highlands. The hills I ride on now, here in the west of Skyrim, are rather flat. There aren't many trees, only low bushes. I'm on my way to a camp to fetch a book that the librarian at the mage's college of Winterhold is looking for.

I head west and arrive near the top of the hill. There are some wooden fences and I see tents between rocks. It doesn't look like I'm welcome here. A guard seems to have noticed me already and doesn't want me to get closer. I get off my horse and loose an arrow. The first guard dies with one shot.
Serena runs forward and uses magic on the second guard, ice spikes. Shadowmare, as brave as he is, rushes forward to help her out. But it's my arrow that kills him. I don't see any more guards so I sneak closer. I take a look at the men I killed. They're Forsworn. Aggressive Bretons that claim this lands as theirs. When I take a look of what the guards were carrying, I hear a voice behind me. "Is someone there?" A woman appears from out of a tent.

I draw my bow as fast as I can and shoot her down. But I wasn't fast enough, more Forsworn heard me. A Forsworn with two swords runs to us. Serena uses magic and reanimates the woman I just shot to fight for us. Conjuration magic. It takes two shots, and help of my horse and Serena, to take the man down. I look into the tents and notice a chest. It's locked but I lockpick it and take a look inside. I find Gold, a Sapphire, a Soul gem, a potion and Iron armor. I leave the armor and take the rest. Aside the chest I find a knapsack with apples. I take an apple and leave the tent. When I come outside I hear my horse screaming. A Forsworn Briarheart appeared. They're the leaders of the Forsworn camps. They have magical powers and are much stronger than the others. It takes a few shots to take him down. Only then I realize there was one more Forsworn, he drops his weapons and flees. "Enough!" he screams. My horse runs after him and hits him with his hooves. The Forsworn tries to heal himself but I shoot him down.

I find two nice swords on the Forsworn Briarheart and I take his heart which is a value alchemy item.

Steps lead me to a ruin of a tower. There are goat heads on spikes that are supposed to warn me for danger. I'm not afraid. With Serena behind me I enter the tower. Shadowmare stays outside. When my eyes get used to the darkness I notice traps. I avoid the first trap and shoot a man, that guards a door, down before he can see me. I pass the second trap and... A door with spikes comes my way. I look behind me and cuss. Serena activated the first trap. Thank you Serena. The door made a lot noise and all the other Forsworn in the tower are aware of our presence. I open the door in front of me, draw an arrow and wait in a corner. Soon one man appears. I try to shoot him before he reaches me. He laughs and says "You can't defeat me!" He manages to hit me a few times before he falls dead down.

A Hagraven appears. Hagravens are scary creatures. They look like big birds, but without feathers. They make an awful sound. I shoot her and decent the stairs. I appear in a big room with an altar, stairs lead to a locked door. I climb the stairs and another Forsworn appears out of the shadows. I shoot him and look around. Everyone seems to be dead. The door is closed. I look to Serena "What now?" I ask her. She lifts her shoulders. I look to the altar and notice a button. I step on it and run back to the door but it's already closed again when I arrive there. I walk back and clear my throat. "Tiid Klo Ul!" I shout. The shout slows time around me. I step on the button and run up the stairs. This time I get through the gate. I take a hallway to the right and appear in a small room with an enchanting table, a bookshelf and a big chest. The chest isn't locked.

I look inside the chest and find the book I was looking for: 'Invocation of Azura'. Besides the book I find a spell I didn't learn yet and nice armor. I take everything and go back into the hallway. There's a locked door. I trigger a switch on the wall and get through the door, I appear into a cave that leads me back outside.

I arrive on a cliff. A river runs below me. I look to the sun and realize it's almost 10AM. I try to find my way down and notice a bear sleeping under a low tree. I loose an arrow and kill the bear before he notices me. I walk away from the river and notice a few tents. I walk slowly closer, not knowing if they're friends or foes. I see a dog and suddenly realize they're vampires. It's a Death Hound! A quick fight follows and I walk away. It started to rain. I cross a path and avoid an attack of a Sabre tiger. I notice the town where I woke up this morning in the distance but I head North. I'm heading to another camp to find important papers for the Dawnguard.

I get onto a stone road and follow it. I see a river in the distance. I walk on a bridge over the river and see the bandit camp on the other side of the river. There are two wooden watch towers build aside the road, linked with a bridge that hangs over the road. I crouch down and draw my bow. I shoot one guard down. A second guards runs over the bridge to see what happened, I shot him down too. The other guards don't know what's going on. Because of their confusion I manage to shoot two more down before a mage realizes what's going on. He runs down on the road, parries my arrows and attacks me with fireballs. After a short fight I manage to kill her.

I run under their bridge and climb to the entrance of their camp. A bandit guards the entrance. I shoot him down and enter the camp. I see straw circles, used for archery practice. I might find trained archers here. I see a man at a fire place, his back turned to me. I shoot him in his back and he falls into the fire. There are tents all around me. I walk carefully between them, still remembering how that Forsworn woman surprised me earlier this day. At the end of the camp I see a hut. I look inside. I hear a heavy armored man murmuring. "Is someone there?" I hold my breath. It's the bandit chief! I shoot him in the back and run away from the door. He grunts. "It's nothing..." He runs outside and raises his mace. "Raargh! Prepare to die!" I circle around him, parrying his blows, and kill him. I take a moment to recover and take his shield. Then I walk into the hut. There are two small separate rooms and a common room with a table. In one of the rooms I find a chest with the papers I was looking for: Dwemer Exploding Bolt Schematic. I also find a lot dwemer scrap and jewelry. I take the jewelry and get in the other room. I find an entrance to a hideout. I counted the tents outside and don't feel much for facing so many bandits. I leave the hut behind me.

I climb one of the wooden watch towers and realize that Serena isn't with me. I'm so used to her continue presence that I only realize it now. It's almost 1PM. I eat my grilled chicken and drink some Nord Mead. I leave the camp and head South West. I find a river with a big waterfall. At the foot of the waterfall I find a cottage with a fisherman. Or well, woman... She greets me. "I have been hunting and fishing in this parts for years!" I nod and cross the river. Hoping that there are no Slaughterfish. Those fish aren't afraid to attack any human that gets into their waters. I realize I have to cross this mountains to reach my next destination: Whiterun. I hear a dragon in the distance. I look around but I can't see him, he must be far away.

I find a shrine of Kynareth and pray. I follow the river for a bit and get bitten by a mudcrab. I grunt and kill him. I take his claws for alchemy. I see a lot of deer running away from me before I finally find a path. The path leads into the mountains. I hope this road will lead me safely to the other side of this mountains. As higher as I get into the mountain, how ground the snow covers. How higher I get... how louder I hear the dragon. I realize that the dragon's liar is probably on the top of this mountain... And this road is leading straight to it! At the side of the path a hunter made camp. He seems to have killed a frost troll. I pass him and continue. Suddenly I hear the wings of the dragon. I look above me and see the dragon flying over me. He found me. I start to run faster, to the top of the mountain. There I'll have a better chance to avoid his attacks than here on the narrow path. A frost troll blocks my path but the dragon kills him before he gets the chance to attack me.

I arrive on the top and see the Word Wall of the dragon. He flies over me, shouting at me. I loose a few arrows. Only some manage to hit him. He lands and uses his frost breath on me. I shout back. "Yol Toor Shul!" Fire breath. I shoot arrows at him, backing away from him. He tries to get me between his teeth but I manage to jump away each time.

After an intense fight he starts to burn. His skin and flesh burns away, only his bones remain. I feel his soul reaching to me. I accept it. Then I take some of his bones, I can make arrows with it later. I take a deep breath and decent the mountain. 







I reach a small farm but I see no people. Did they flee for the dragon? I look behind me and hear another dragon. I don't feel much for another fight with a dragon so I walk away. The taiga of Whiterun hold spreads under me. I see small streams that carved their way through the rocky ground of the taiga. I see the biggest mountains of Skyrim in the distance. The Throat of the world.
 






I see a lot Elks walking around and... I feel the earth shuddering... Mammoths! I head closer and shout. "Raan Mir Tah!" The Mammoths and the deers calm down. I can get close to them now without them attacking me. The giant that walks with the Mammoths ignores me as long as I keep my distance. I move on.








After crossing streams, making my way through bushes, I get on a road. I see Whiterun in the distance but I sense something wrong. A woman runs to me. Her arms raised. Bloody red magic in her hands. Vampires, I realize quickly. I draw my bow. More vampires appear. There are many. Serena still didn't catch up with me, Shadowmare is probably with her. I'm alone. I shoot a few weaker vampires down and try to concentrate on the strongest Vampire. I can't parry their blood attacks. They drain energy away from me and add it to their energy. I shoot a few arrows at the strongest Vampire. "Do you think you stand a chance?" I feel myself getting weaker. Maybe I don't, but I can only try. With my last energy I shout. "Feim Zii Gron!" The vampire's attacks blow off on an invisible shield around me. It gives me a moment to drink some health potions. I draw my bow again and loose a few more shots to the strongest Vampire. She finally weakens and runs away. I finish the weaker vampires and hear a sound behind me. It's the strongest vampire again! She's holding a sword and swings it to me "Must... Kill..." I loose an arrow and she falls down.

The fight is finally over. I check their bodies. The Vampires were from Serena's father's clan. I take some Vampire's dust for alchemy and walk slowly to to Whiterun, avoiding the road this time.

When I arrive at Whiterun I remind myself of my task. I have to kill a pilgrim, a fake pilgrim. He's actually a dangerous vampire. But I have to do it quietly. The guards can't know about it. When I'm about to walk through the big gates of Whiterun I notice that Serena has caught up with me. She holds her hands at her eyes and looks to the sky. The sun is getting lower, it's almost 5 PM. "It's so bright out here, I don't know how you stand it." I enter the town and look around. I immediately see a strange face. It's a man dressed in ragged clothes, he looks like a beggar. That must be my target. I walk to him. He turns around. "Need something?" Being aware of Serena close behind me I reply. "What shrine are you going to?" "Well eh, eh, well. I'm going to them all... One at a time... Till I visited them all in Skyrim!" I'm sure that he's the fake pilgrim now. I look around and see people everywhere. I can't kill him like this. "Come with me." I say. "Why, what do you want?" I try to come up with something. "I'll take you to the monsters you're hunting." trying to sound persuasive. "What are you talking about, I don't know anything about monsters." He turns around and walks away from me.

I walk to the nearest house, the blacksmith of the town, and hide myself in the shadows of the roof. I wait. When I see that the square is free, I draw an arrow. Soon a little girl screams. I bite my lip. I've never been good at this. They noticed it already. I try to sneak out of town but at the gates the guards hold me. "You've committed crimes again Skyrim and her people, what do you say in your defense?" I sight. The bounty for killing someone is high. "I"m with the guild... I'll pay you half of my bounty, isn't that enough?" The guard takes the money and lets me go.

I walk away from the walls of Whiterun, it's 7 PM. I stop at a camp set right out of town, Serena is still in town so I can better wait on her. The camp is a traveling Khajiit camp. You can best describe Khajiit as big cats that walk like humans. I walk to their fire and a Khajiit called Khayla greets me. "A welcome to you fellow traveler. The roads makes this one weary." I agree with her and put myself down at the fire. I eat some of the grilled leeks that the Khajiit offer me and eat some roasted goat meat that I found at the Forsworn camp earlier today. When I'm done eating I walk to Ri'Saad. I buy some of the salt he's selling and sell the swords I found earlier today. Serena appears so we get on our way.

We walk on a road right outside Whiterun. There are a lot farms at the side of the roads. The sky is turning orange and stars appear. A guard greets me. "Staying safe I hope." I pass the Honningbew Meadery of the Black-Briar family. I walk over a bridge, crossing a river, and see a dragon in the distance. He's far away. When I don't see people around me anymore, except Serena, I concentrate. I feel things moving inside me and before I know I'm turned into a... Werewolf! I howl to the moon and two brother wolves appear. Then I start to run. As werewolf I'm able to run faster than as human. I'm heading to my house in the hills near Whiterun. While running I notice the dragon getting closer to me. I keep on running, as fast as I can. The dragon sees me and flies above me. I run and reach my house. I wait at the side entrance of my house and turn back human. I draw my bow and head back into the tundra. The dragon is too close to my house, I have to kill it before I give him a chance damaging my house, or even worse... hurt my family.








I try to shoot the dragon but I keep missing. I want to finish this dragon fast so I can join my family before they're asleep. I look around and make sure there are no other people but me and Serena around. Then I clear my throat. "Strun Bah Qo!" The clear orange sky turns dark. Thick clouds appear. It starts to rain. The dragon is still in the air, but not for long. A lightning strikes him. The dragon falls down. I'm able to shoot my arrows at him now. Soon the dragon dies. Once again I absorb his soul. I take his bones and scales and walk back to my house. 







I get on stairs and enter my house by a side entrance on the first floor. There I find a mannequin with clean clothes. I take off my Nightingale armor and put my clean clothes on. When I'm dressed I hear someone coming upstairs. It's Samuel, my son. "You're back! Hi, eh, I got something for you. I hope you like it!" He gives me a potion and runs off again. I smile. It's good to be home again. I walk downstairs. I get into the common room. In the middle there's a big dining table, at the sides cupboards and chests. At one wall there's a fireplace. I greet my wife Mjoll. "It's good to see you again dear." says Mjoll. My house bard is playing on her lute. My steward, Ghorbash, is taking care of the fire. I can't see my housecarl. He must be outside guarding the house. I walk into our bedroom and see Julia, my daughter, asleep already. Her snow fox pet lies curled up aside her.

I walk to my armory and make some arrows out of the dragon bones I collected today. Then I head to bed too, my wife is already asleep. I lay aside her and dream of new adventures.

This was my day in Skyrim. This was a day of many days I spend in this amazing world. I'm glad I could share it with you today.

One of those summers

21/08/2012 - 30/08/2012

I came up with this story a while ago. I wanted to use Flyff screenshots and make a sort of comic about it. Since I don't have any female CS anymore I decided to just write it down.I really wanted to finish a story for once.

I want to thank Gabriella for helping me out with the story. She helped me out when I wasn't sure what to write anymore and she helped me expressing myself better. Thank you Gabriella!

This must be one of the few stories I ever managed to finish. I hope you enjoy it...






1. One of those summers

It was one of those summers...

It was one of those summers, summers filled with sun and heat. Summers filled with boredom and loneliness. It was one of those summers where Laila would look to the sky and wonder how the world would look like from above. She was certain that she wouldn't feel so small anymore if she could see the whole world spread under her. Because that's what she was, a small meaningless girl.

Laila spend most of her time in summer in the forest. She would leave her house at dawn and walk to the forest that covered the hills around the little village. She would follow the road that lead into the hills till it disappeared. Then she would kick her shoes off to walk through the grass, wet from dew. Songs of birds would fill the air with different melodies. Sun rays would fall down softly on the summer green plants, trees and grass. Not strong enough yet to take away the chill from the night. Laila was glad for that. Soon enough the sun would rise higher and shine stronger. It would make the insects flee from the grasslands, birds hide into the trees, flowers wither and streams evaporate. The reason why she fled out of her house to spend the whole day in the forest was because she disliked the heat. In the forest the heat was bearable.

Laila turned around and looked down on the village. The people were finally waking up. But Laila was already gone. They wouldn't miss her. No one ever seemed to notice her. She stepped into the shadows of the trees and took a deep breath. The smell dazzled her every time. The smell of the different trees, plants, moss, mushrooms, forest flowers and most of all... Clean, fresh air. The birds sounded different now. It was like only in the forest their songs came to their right. The moss under her feet felt soft. The needles and the fallen twigs didn't hurt her. She held her hand at her heart to feel the rhythm of her heartbeat. Her heart seemed to beat differently as soon as she entered the forest. It seemed to beat on the rhythm of a melody she didn't know. A smile appeared on her face. Even though she was small and meaningless, in the forest she felt better. Her day in the forest began.

It certainly was colder in the forest than outside the forest, but it was still warm. In her white linen dress the soft wind could touch her skin. It made her feel free. Laila walked through the trees. A stranger would easily get lost here. Every tree, bush, stream and open space looked the same. But not for Laila. When she looked around she saw paths everywhere. Paths that lead to certain open spaces, to the top of the highest hill, to the waterfall to the lake and many more. Today Laila took the path that lead to a place in the forest where she would find blueberries. She was going to pick some berries there to take to the lake, where she would have her lunch later. At noon she preferred to stay near the water, even though there were many insects. She didn't mind the insects as much as the heat. The water was really cold there and it cooled her down during the warmest hours of the day.
When Laila neared the place with the berries she picked some grass stalks. The tree tops became less thick. Sun rays managed to get through the leaves and lit up the small, low bushes that spread over the ground. When you took a second to look better you saw blue dots everywhere. Blueberries. Laila's eyes sparkled. So many! Such thick ones! And only she, and the animals in the forest, knew how to find them.

Carefully Laila reached her hand to a berry. With a soft 'pop' she pulled the berry off the bush. She put it in her mouth and closed her eyes. The juice filled her mouth when she put her teeth in the soft flesh of the berry. It was the sweetest taste she had ever savored, even though she ate many berries from this forest before. Laila swallowed and the berry was gone. When she looked around her she saw a hundred bushes more and a thousand more berries. She took one of the grass stalks and picked a berry. Then she stringed the berry on the stroke. A little bit of juice ran down on her finger and left dark red, purple stains. The third berry she picked disappeared in her mouth again. She tried to not eat too many yet. She wanted to save them for later. When her grass straws were stuffed with berries she got on her way to the lake.

The path to the lake meandered to the top of a hill, then it went straight down. Laila walked carefully. It was easy to fall here and she didn't want to lose her berries. A small stream ran aside her. The sound of the falling water was peacefully, when she got lower she also heard a louder sound of falling water, the waterfall that she was nearing. The trees stopped. Right in front of Laila the small lake spread, surrounded by the forest, cliffs with a waterfall and a small beach. It was still early and Laila was still tired. She found a place in the shadow and lay herself on her back. She looked to the leaves of the trees and the sky and wondered what she would do today. Her eyes closed slowly...

2. A day like the others

A breath of wind woke Laila. The leaves of the trees rustled. She felt the sun on her skin. Her nose caught an unfamiliar smell. Her eyes opened.

Laila shocked. Two green eyes floated above her. They were connected to a smooth clean face, a rather pointy nose, brown half-long hair... "WUAH!" Laila jumped up. The boy shocked too and fell on the ground. "W-who are you?" She looked down on the boy, that seemed younger than she was, on the ground. He looked really afraid. He was wearing strange clothes. A top and puffy pants of a strange material. A silk robe around his waist. More silk robes tied around his arms. Leaves in his hair, forming a crown. His hands seemed to want to grab the earth. His hands... had dark red stains... Laila looked to the grass stalks that lay aside her. Half of the berries were gone. "Y-you ate my berries?!"  The boy tried to crawl away. Suddenly his hands touched the water of the lake, that seemed to afraid the boy even more. He jumped up and tried to run away, but he fell. He closed his eyes forcefully.

Laila looked curiously to the boy. Maybe he only ate the berries because he was hungry. He didn't seem the type to steal things to make one angry. He looked so frightened... She walked slowly closer to the boy, she knelt and touched his hair. Laila was surprised. His hair felt as soft as feathers of a bird. "It's okay. I'm not really angry." said Laila. "I won't hurt you, everything is okay." The boy opened his eyes. The green eyes struck Laila. She had already seen so many beautiful things in this forest. Sunrises, sunsets, rainbows, wild animals playing with each other, all kinds of flowers, green trees, small streams and so much more but the green eyes were the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. "What's your name?" asked Laila when the boy didn't seem to be planning to move. "I'm Laila." The boy looked curiously to Laila. Then he smiled. Again, Laila was dazzled. But he didn't reply. "Are you hungry?" The boy nodded. Laila took her hand away from the boy's head and picked up the stalks. She knew where to find the berries, she could always pick more later. She gave them to the boy. The boy took them and started to eat, making his hands even more stained with dark red juice.

Laila walked into the cool water and looked to the sky. It was already noon. She slept more than she had planned to. She looked behind her, the boy already finished eating. He looked curiously to her, she looked curiously to him. "Tell me your name." The boy opened his mouth, like he was going to say something, but closed it again. He looked apologising to Laila. "You can't speak?" The boy shook his head. Laila got out of the water and put herself down aside the boy. "Ok. Is there a chance that I can guess your name?" The boy looked straight in front of him and then firmly shook his head. "Then..." Laila took a moment to think. "I'm going to call you Gabriel!" The boy looked pleased with that.

They sat there for a while, in the shadows of the trees. Laila glanced at Gabriel sometimes. She caught him staring at her every time. Laila looked to his hands. They were still dark red from the berries. "You should wash that off, I wouldn't want you to make stains on your clothes with that." Gabriel took a hand of sand and rubbed his hands with it. The red didn't go off. "Not like that! With water!" The boy seemed to shrink by the word water. Laila got to her feet and reached her hand to Gabriel. "Don't be afraid, nothing bad will happen." Gabriel hesitated but grabbed her hand. Slowly they walked to the water. Laila knelt at the side of the water and put her hands in the water. "Look, it's not dangerous." He knelt aside her and looked curiously to the water. Then he looked to Laila. Laila smiled. She took his hand and reached to the water. Gabriel tried to pull away but the water touched his hand already. He seemed surprised, surprised that it didn't hurt or something. Laila let his hand go. He moved his hand under the water, then put his other hand in it. Laila also put her hands in the water and splashed a bit into his direction. He looked shocked to Laila. Again, Laila splashed some water to him. "Come on. It doesn't hurt." He splashed some water back. Laila laughed and ran into the water. She splashed more water to him. The water reached Gabriel's body. He looked frightened first but then realized that nothing bad happened. Laila walked to him and pulled him to his feet. "Come, let's cool down in the water. It's so warm!" Hesitating Gabriel walked after Laila into the water.

They didn't go deep. The water barely got to their knees. Laila laughed, the boy smiled and they splashed water to each other. Gabriel didn't seem afraid anymore. When they were tired they walked out of the water and let themselves dry in the sun. "That was fun..." Gabriel nodded, then smiled. The leaves rustled above their heads. Some birds were whistling. Not many. It was really warm at this hour of the day. Insects zoomed slowly around them. Laila lay herself down. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the moment, aware of the boy that sat aside her. Suddenly her tummy rumbled. "Sigh... I think we should go pick some more berries." The boy jumped up. He seemed pretty excited with the idea of more berries. "Alright.." Laila got to her feet and started to walk into the forest. The boy ran after her and grabbed her hand, frightened. "It's okay, just follow me. I know the way." He didn't let go of her hand and walked close to her.

They walked up the hill and took another path into the forest. Laila wanted to avoid open spaces as much as she could, it was so warm! While walking Laila started to hum. After a while Gabriel started to whistle on the the melody of the song that Laila was humming. Laila was surprised. He couldn't talk, but he could whistle. Like that they walked through the forest. Making up their own songs, songs that became one with the songs of the birds above them. Laila picked some new grass stalks when they reached the blueberries. Gabriel forgot his fear and let go of Laila's hands. His green eyes seemed to sparkle by the sight of so many berries. He ran to a bush and gazed to a berry. He looked over his shoulder to Laila. "Yes, you can eat that one. But don't take too many berries from the same bush!" Gabriel nodded and put the berry in his mouth. Then he ran to another bush and picked another berry. Laila smiled. It was funny to see Gabriel so happy. She picked some berries too. Some she ate, some she stringed on the stalks. When Laila was done she called for Gabriel. She found him a bit further, still picking berries. His hands, and even his face now, were dark red from the juice of the berries. "Oh Gabriel! Don't get stains on your clothes! Let's go find a stream to wash that off." Gabriel ran to her and took her hand.

They walked a bit further through the forest and reached a stream. The sun was shining less bright, that meant it was already getting late. Laila followed the stream till they reached a place with a lot moss on the ground and a cliff on the side. They could stay here for a while. She put the stalks down and helped Gabriel washing the juice off. Then she sat down on the moss and started to eat  her berries. She didn't eat many yet and was still hungry. When she offered some to Gabriel he refused. He lay himself down and closed his eyes. They enjoyed the sounds of the forest and each other's company. Laila started to tell Gabriel a story. A story about the forest. Gabriel listened and opened his eyes sometimes, looking at Laila. She knew he was listening. When the story was done she looked down on Gabriel. He held his hand on his tummy and seemed to have pain. "Did you eat too many berries?" Gabriel nodded. She stroke his soft hair. "Don't worry, just rest. I'll stay right here."

The sun got lower. Laila took some branches and put them against the cliff. Then she took moss and leaves to cover it. She made Gabriel lay inside the improvised hut and took moss and leaves to cover him. When the sun went down she lay aside him. She couldn't go home like this. Home... What was her home actually? She felt like she was home when she was in the forest. She smiled and sang a lullaby to Gabriel while they both dozed off.







3. Orange sky

From that day on Laila didn't go back to the village anymore. She would stay in the forest with Gabriel. During the day they did all sorts of things. They picked berries (not too many anymore, Gabriel learned his lesson). They ran through the high grass of the open spaces of the forest. They caught bugs like grasshoppers. Laila taught Gabriel how to swim and they played in the water. Laila told Gabriel stories. Laila sang songs while taking walks and Gabriel whistled. At evenings they watched the sun set. Then they watched the stars till they fell asleep.

Laila and Gabriel were never bored when they were together. They had a lot of fun and they both loved the forest a lot. But Laila noticed something strange about Gabriel. Every time Laila would wake up it seemed like Gabriel grew older. His face and hands became more mature. His muscles grew, his chest got wider. And most of all... he got taller. Eventually Gabriel was at least a head taller than Laila and he looked older than her too. He wasn't the small frightened boy that found her at the lake anymore. Even though Laila enjoyed every day she spend with Gabriel she started to worry. What was Gabriel? Who was he? Where did he come from? Would he leave her? And if he didn't leave, what would happen when the days grew shorter, the night longer and... the forest colder...

It was late in the afternoon. The sun was shining through the trees into their eyes. Laila and Gabriel were walking on a path that would lead them to the top of the highest hill. They were holding hands, even though Gabriel wasn't afraid anymore to get lost. It just became a habit. For once Laila didn't hum nor sing. She was quiet. Gabriel didn't mind. She knew he didn't mind. He seemed to enjoy listening to the sounds of the forest as much as she did. Today they had made a kite out of leaves and twigs. They had ran around with it through the tall grass. Later they had made a soup with all kinds of things they found in the forest. Now they were going to watch the sunset.

They reached the top of the hill and sat down. Laila hesitated but started to talk. "Gabriel..." Gabriel looked to Laila. His green eyes, even more bright than on the day she met him. His smile, soft and smooth. Laila took a deep breath. She started to tell Gabriel the story of her life. The story of her family. The story about why she was in the forest, besides avoiding the heat. The sky turned orange. "Gabriel... I just... Don't want to feel small and meaningless anymore. I want to be someone. I know that running into the forest doesn't help me any further but in the forest I feel like I am someone. With you I even feel like I'm more than just someone. I'm so afraid that you'll go..." Gabriel reached his hand to Laila's face and caught a tear. He smiled understanding, encouraging. But then he got to his feet and walked away from Laila. "W-where are you going?!" Laila ran after him. When she saw that Gabriel stopped walking, she stopped too. Gabriel turned around and opened his mouth, trying to speak. "L-la... Laila..." He reached his hand to her. Laila started to sob and ran to Gabriel, right into his arms. Gabriel closed his arms tight around her.

What happened next is something Laila still can't explain. Gabriel seemed to fill with strength. She heard the sound of clothes that were bursting. Feathers seemed to grow out of Gabriel's back. Laila barely noticed. The feathers formed wings, and grew big. They started to flap. Gabriel and Laila got lifted off the grass. They went straight into the sky. The orange sky. But Laila didn't notice that her feet got pulled away from the ground. Laila didn't notice that the distance between the hill and her grew bigger. She didn't notice how the wings of Gabriel moved forcefully in the air. Laila didn't know that... if she would've looked around her, that she would have seen the world spread under her. All she knew was the touch of Gabriel's arms around her. His smell filling her nose. She felt the heartbeat of Gabriel together with hers, finally it made sense to her. Together with Gabriel's heartbeat it formed a song. The most beautiful song she had ever heard.

All that Laila knew... felt... Was his lips on hers. Laila didn't feel small anymore. Laila didn't feel meaningless anymore. Laila felt like she was the most important person on earth.







It was one of those summers... Where Laila would look to the sky and think back about that one summer she once had when she was young. Wondering if he'd ever come back.

The story after: Chapter 10

Alex was standing aside Neocro. "Ahh... I'm so happy that I can finally join the Tower Siege." He lifted his axe in the air. Lights surrounded him. Neocro smiled. "I'm glad that you're so excited." Monsters appeared. "Race you there!" said Neocro. She used Fast Walker and ran off. "Hi!" shouted Alex. "That's unfair!"

Tower Siege after Tower Siege Neocro would join. She got to know the others better and had fun with them during Tower Siege and in the Guildhouse. She enjoyed being part of this group but her heart got pulled to the statue. No matter how much she smiled, laughed, ...  she didn't get to know more about the statue. She never saw MrBored around any more. It was her only link to the people from the statue. She wanted to know where she came from.

The Tower Siege ended and they appeared back in Flaris. Neocro walked to Nathalie and tried to avoid looking into her eyes. "I'm leaving this guild." said Neocro quietly. "Thank you for everything." Nathalie's smile disappeared and she opened her mouth to say something but she didn't get the chance to. Neocro grabbed her board and flew away. Blinded by her tears she flew around. She'd miss the friends she made in TenaciouS. But no matter how much she loved them, it wasn't the group she belonged to. She noticed that she was reaching floating islands. One had a tree on it. Neocro landed and looked around. She could see Flaris in the distance. Flowers covered parts of the green grass. Neocro smiled and lay herself down. She closed her eyes. She would have to find another place to stay. Maybe she should go back to Loala's house. Or maybe she should buy a ticket for Traseia and train. Neocro sighed. "There you are." Neocro jumped up. Sean was standing at the side of the island. "You could've at least told me you were leaving. It's not nice to go without saying something to your friends." Neocro looked to the ground. "What are we going to do now?" asked Sean. He walked to Neocro. "What do you mean... we?" murmured Neocro surprised. "Well. Me, you, Dino, Frank, Chris, ..." Neocro was confused. Sean smiled and pointed to the sky.

A group on boards and bikes were appearing. They came closer and landed. "Well. Are we making a new guild now?" asked Frank. "We should!" said Chris with his funny English accent. "And Neocro will lead us!" "Aw." said Frank. "Let a girl lead us?" Dino smiled. "It's at least better than letting you lead us." Neocro stared confused to the 4 boys. They got all quiet when they noticed Neocro still didn't seem to get it. "We left TenacouS too, Neocro." said Dino. "Let's start a new guild together." "I-I can't lead... not alone." Dino stepped forward. "Then please, let me lead with you." "So, does this mean we'll make a new guild?" Neocro smiled. "Yes!"

The story after: Chapter 9

Neocro was standing in the entrance of the tower. Torches threw shadows of the guild members on the floor and walls. They murmured to each other and strengthened themselves with power ups. Ringmasters buffed everyone. When Neocro got buffed, power ran through her. She took a deep breath, holding her yoyos firmly in her hands. Natalie and Nico, the guild leaders, were discussing. She couldn't hear what they were saying. "Just kill the monsters that appear." Julian appeared aside her. "What?" "There will appear monsters, just kill them." Neocro nodded once. She noticed that Julian was also holding yoyos. "Ok." Sudden Nico called everyone together. Neocro walked nervous to the rest of the group. "It's about time. Let's go." Everyone followed Nico deeper into the hall. It was quiet. "Start." said Nico. Out of nowhere a monster appeared. "Graah!" Ten others appeared. The group split and everyone started to kill the monsters. Neocro looked confused around her, spun her yoyos around and threw them to the closest monster. After the first kill she smiled. It felt so good to use her yoyos. She ran to another monster. As they killed the monsters they got deeper into the tower, they killed in silence. Every after killing a few monsters, more appeared. The hall turned to the right, again to the right, again... Soon they reached the middle of the floor. No more monsters appeared. After killing the last monster a big yellow monster with 4 arms and 2 faces appeared. They ran to it, still not talking. This one seemed to be stronger and seemed to have more HP. After they finished they appeared in a big room. A huge grey monsters with wings and a huge sword walked around. "That's Asmodan." said Julian. "We have to kill him to get the money." Neocro looked impressed to the monster she had never seen before. "Are you sure I can handle him?" Julian laughed. "Nico will tank it. All you have to do is concentrate on hitting it as hard as you can."

Neocro got buffed again. "Wait." said Nico calm. He drank a few potions and nodded to Natalie. "Ok. Let's go." He ran to Asmodan. Asmodan threw his big sword on Nico, but Nico survived it. Neocro was impressed. She ran after the others to Asmodan and threw her yoyos on the monster's leg. It barely seemed to feel Neocro's yoyos. Sudden a small bat appeared aside her. Neocro shocked but Andy killed it before it could attack Neocro. "T-thank you." said Neocro. "Kill them when you see them, Neocro. Don't just stand there." said Andy. Neocro nodded and continued hitting Asmodan.
Neocro didn't know how much time had passed and how many bats she killed. Everyone fought in silence. Sometimes she got stunned or attacked by poison, but it didn't really hurt her. Nico barely got hurt, and if he did he gained his HP back very quick. Natalie rebuffed everyone from time to time. Then, finally, Asmodan fell down. The guild members smiled relieved. "Good job everyone." said Natalie. They got teleported out of the tower.

 Neocro sighed. She got up from the bench at the statue. She stretched. How long had she been gazing to the statue again? She walked away from the square. The sun was low. It'd be twilight soon. Neocro felt all warm inside by thinking about twilight. "I should find a nice hill to watch the sunset." murmured Neocro. She jumped over the small city walls and walked through the grass of Saint Morning. Neocro didn't feel like using Dark Illusion for once. She wanted to feel the last sun rays on her skin, not through it. She passed Bangs and Flybats. On the hills at Mias she noticed the big hills of Shade and the Tableand of Silence in the distance. That's where she wanted to watch the sunset! Neocro decided to avoid the pumpkin town and walked into the direction of Giggle Boxes. A few people were still training at the places she passed. Neocro noticed a group of people at Giggle Boxes. They didn't seem the be training.  Neocro decided to get closer to see what was going on. The boys of the group were wearing dark T-shirts with black pants. What did Sean say again about those people? Neocro froze, she remembered.She had to get out of here. Neocro saw that the group noticed her. They grinned and ran to Neocro. Neocro grabbed her yoyos and disappeared in Dark Illusion. She tried to run away but she couldn't run any more.

Sven didn't run any more. "Sam... I can't run any more!" Sam jumped up and tried to run to Sven but... She couldn't run either! When 2 blades appeared Sam and Sven looked to each other with fear in their eyes. "..." The Blade hit Sam with his sword. Her leg was bleeding. Sam tried to ignore the pain and kicked the blade who was standing a bit closer as before now. The tallest boy laughed. Sam hit the blade again and again. His HP got lower.  "Hey, stop that!" said the tallest boy. " Narf, run away from her!" The smallest boy was so surprised from her damage that he didn't move. Sam had to hit one more time, then he would die. But she did nothing. The boy looked scared to her. Then she threw her knuckle away.  "I don't kill other players, only monsters." Then she fell down.

"Come on, play with us." said one of the guys. She remembered him from Darken. "You can't go any where, let's have a fight while you're here." Neocro held her yoyos firm in her hands. She couldn't stay much longer in Dark Illusion. 10 seconds left. "It won't hurt... too much. Play with us." The boys laughed. The girls giggled. 8 seconds left. "Appear for us." 5 seconds. They held their weapons ready. 3 seconds. 2 seconds. 1 second. She appeared out of Dark Iluusion. Her yoyos in her hands. "There you are..." They looked a little shocked to her yoyos. "Who'll start?" They looked to each other. A guy with a bow shot one arrow to Neocro. He used Dark Illusion and laughed. Neocro didn't move. Another guy hit her once with a sword. Neocro felt her arm aching. She closed her eyes. "Idiots, she is no fun. Let's Asal her." A Billposter stepped closer and held his knuckle ready. "Bye." He turned his knuckle around and stepped back with one foot. Then he ran forward... and fell down. Neocro opened her eyes. She saw Sean aside her. Dino and Rick jumped off their bikes. "No one... hurts Neocro!" yelled Sean. Rick put an arrow on his bow and Dino held his knuckle ready. "Leave her alone." said Dino calm. Another Billposter laughed. He stepped forward and and used Asal on Dino. Dino smiled when the boy noticed Dino didn't die at all. "Noobs." said Dino. Rick's arrow shot the guy down. Sean took Neocro by her armd and dragged her away. Rick and Dino followed. The Mafia guys glared.

They passed pumpkin town. Sean let go of Neocro. He looked angrily to Neocro. "Don't ever go to Giggle Boxes alone. It's dangerous there!" Neocro lifted her shoulders. "I wanted to see the sunset..." Sean sighed. "Then... Tell me why you didn't fight back." "Sam wouldn't want that." said Neocro quiet. "...Who is Sam?" asked Rick. Neocro shook her head. "I don't know..." They walked back to Sain City in silence. Twilight covering their backs.

The story after: Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Back to the guild

Neocro, MrBored, Sean, Jess and Lucrecia were standing in front of the house. A small house, a small door, little windows. A bench in front of the house and a lot of flowers planted around it. Loala's house. "It still misses something..." said MrBored. Neocro nodded. "Loala's magic." MrBored smiled. "This is the best we could do." Neocro nodded and looked to the others. "Thanks everyone... for all the help." "No problem Neocro." said Sean. He stretched himself. "So, what now?" Neocro hesitated. "I never thought about what to do after this..." "Then you can go with me to Saint Morning and train with me and Lucrecia!" said Jess. Lucrecia stepped a step back. "I never said I would train with you! I'm going back to the city to do important things." Jess looked surprised to Lucrecia but before she could say something, Lucrecia was gone. "Those Magicians..." Jess sighted. "Well, I'll be in Saint Morning somewhere Neocro. I'll see you around!" She took a blink wink and disappeared. Neocro stared to the house. "I thought... I would know what to do next, or remember something, after finishing the house." Sean and MrBored didn't reply. "But I still don't know what I'm doing here." Suddenly a bike appeared. "Sean." Dino jumped off his bike. "Sean, Neocro." He gasped. "I found you." Sean walked to Dino. "What's wrong?" "Nothing. Really. Rick has been telling everyone in the guild house about how strong you were on Volcano, Neocro." Dino sighted. "Now they want you to join their tower sieges." "Tower sieges...?" asked Neocro. "You should come back to the guild house. You too Sean. You've been gone for too long. What have you been doing?" Dino narrowed his eyes. "You rebuild this house?" Sean, Neocro and MrBored blushed. Dino made it sound like they wasted their time. "Well, let's go back." "You can go ahead. I have to do something first." said Neocro. Sean and Dino took a blink wink and disappeared.

"What now?" asked Neocro. MrBored lifted his shoulders. "I think I'll wander around a little more." He grabbed his dark brown cloth of the ground and threw it around him. "It seems like you have a place to go to. I'll see you around. Take care." He walked away. Neocro stared to MrBored till he disappeared in the forest. She was alone again. She grabbed her yoyos and walked to the hills between the swamps and forest. She gazed down and saw the Ninja blade fighting, Son. Neocro hid her yoyos and walked to him. "Hi." The boy looked surprised to Neocro. "Oh, hello." "I'm leaving the forest. I guess I won't see you any more for a while." said Neocro. "Oh, okay." said the boy. "Bye." "Bye. I'll visit you later again." said Neocro. Son smiled. "Okay." Neocro smiled too and took a blink wink to Flaris.

Neocro crossed she squares of Flarine and walked to the guild house. She took a deep breath and entered. Neocro was surprised when she saw that barely no one was inside. Then she realized she normally only came to the guild house at evenings. No one seemed to notice her so she walked to a table with a chair and put herself down. She felt like a stranger in this house, although it seemed to the others that she became part of this guild. Neocro wondered how it was with the people from the statue. They must've been close friends. "What's up with the gloomy face?" asked a voice. Neocro looked up. A boy wearing a yellow shirt and red shorts was standing across the table she was sitting at. "I-I... was thinking about things." "Can I sit with you?" asked the boy. Neocro nodded. "I'm Julian. Who are you?" "I'm Neocro..." said Neocro. "You must be new in this guild. So, want to share your gloomy thoughts with me?" He smiled. "It's just that I'm a little sad for the friends I lost." said Neocro. The boy laughed. "Well then it's time to make new friends!" He got up from his chair and smiled to Neocro. "Good luck." He walked to the door and left.

Neocro stared to the door for a while till it opened again. The guild leaders Nico and Natalie entered. They noticed Neocro and walked up to her. Neocro got up from her chair and greeted them. "Neocro." said Natalie. "Rick told us about how strong you were on Volcano, after we left. Is it true what he said?" Neocro hesitated. "It is true that I killed some Cyclops. I wouldn't call myself strong." Nico grinned. "No reason to act so reserved Neocro. We could use your power in the tower siege." "What is this tower siege?" asked Neocro. "It's a dungeon where we have to kill a lot of monsters and then a boss. If we win we earn money, which we use for the guild. Of course." Natalie and Nico smiled to each other. "Just come with us next time, and see if you like it. You'd be a great help for the guild." said Natalie. They turned around and walked away from Neocro.

The story after: Chapter 7

Chapter 7: The ninja.

Neocro noticed how it got lighter around her, the sun was rising. She got up, stretched herself and yawned. "I should head back..." murmured Neocro as she looked around her, trying to figure out where she was. She noticed she was on the hills between the swamps of Cendil and the forest. She looked down. The big mushrooms almost raised to the top of the hill she was on. There were flying creatures down in the swamps, Irens, and bigger monsters with a head like a mushroom, Mushpoie. Neocro noticed a person between the monsters, she narrowed her eyes. It was a boy who was holding one sword. The sword didn't look that big as a sword Knights would use, it looked more like a one-handed sword. The boy was killing Mushpoie. Neocro never seen someone training like that before. "I assume if Bow Jesters exist, that Blades with one sword exist too..." She started to walk down, back the forest.

As she got lower, the sound of birds who were waking up soared in her ears. Fog was lying as a blanket over the soft forest floor. It was still very early. Neocro used Dark Illusion, to avoid fights with the monsters around, and walked to the ruins. When she got there she saw everyone lying around the left overs from the campfire of last night. Everyone seemed to be asleep. Neocro gathered some wood and made a new fire. As she was doing that, Sean lifted his head. "Good morning." He yawned. "Good morning Sean, bacon and eggs for breakfast?" Sean smiled. "Please!" Neocro cooked in silence. When she was finished she gave a plate to Sean and herself. They started to eat while the others were still asleep. "You and MrBored... You both seem to struggle with something." Neocro sighed. "Struggle is a big word." "What is it then...?" Neocro stared to the food on her plate. "We both seem to have lost memories of our past." Neocro talked hesitating. "The powerful Magician Lucrecia told you about... She was a friend of us. Her name was Laola." Neocro took a deep breath. "We stayed over at her house for quite a long time. During daytime we trained, at evenings we sat here all together at her house, we slept in the attic." "Who is we? Were you powerful heroes?" asked Sean. "I... I don't know..." Sean stared surprised to Neocro, having his fork halfway to his mouth. Neocro continued eating, not wanting to talk any more about it.

The others woke up one by one and Neocro fried eggs and bacon for all of them. After breakfast they went to work. Lucrecia flew back to Darken to get materials. They day passed while they worked on the house. In the afternoon Lucrecia came back, carrying the materials. When Neocro went to get mud out of the swamps, she saw the boy she saw that morning again. He was still fighting with one sword. At the end of the day they were happy about the work they realized. They had dinner together and gazed to the stars till they fell asleep. Days passed and the house got bigger. They worked almost every day from morning till evening. At mornings Neocro got up before the others did and climbed the hills between the swamps and the forest. There she put herself down and enjoyed the first sun rays of the day. Each day she saw the strange boy appearing and training, with the one one-handed sword. Neocro wondered why he only used one small sword, and why he trained so much.

After a week the house was almost finished. Neocro was on the hill again, watching the boy in the swamps. Neocro sighed, got up and walked down. "Hi." The boy shocked and looked to Neocro. "Oh, hello." "How is the training going?" "Fine, fine." He looked confused around him by having suddenly company. "Mind if I stay with you for a little...?" asked Neocro carefully. "Sure, if you don't mind I continue training." Neocro smiled. "No problem. I'm Neocro, I'm a Jester. I'm staying in the forest close by. Every morning I walk up those hills." Neocro pointed to the hills. "And you're training every morning I noticed." "Oh... I never saw someone watching me..." The boy continued fighting. Neocro laughed. "Well I was always in Dark Illusion." "That explains..." He finished one monster and ran to another. Neocro noticed his weird way of using his sword. "What's your name?" The boy stared to his sword. "I'm Son, I'm a Ninja." Neocro stared to the boy. He continued fighting. "A.. a what?" "I'm a Ninja! Well basically I'm a Blade, but I'm a Ninja Blade. I don't use two weapons but I use my Katana." Neocro looked really confused to the boy. "Katana?" "Yes, yes." said Son a bit inpatient now. "My sword, it's a Katana, it's name is Uryu." He ran to Neocro, knelt down and whispered in Neocro's ear. "At nights, I'm a Dragon Knight." He ran back to the Mushpoie. "A... Dragon Knight... What is that like?" Neocro didn't know what to think about this boy now. "I wouldn't know." said the boy. "I never train at nights."

The story after: Chapter 6

Chapter 6: The little house.

Dino, Neocro, Sean and Rick sat down on the top of Volcano, far enough from the Cyclops now who might appear again. Everyone was quiet while Dino tried to gain his powers back by eating Star Candy and drinking Vital drinks. Sean caught himself staring at Neocro's yoyos. They were Bloody yoyos, they looked stronger than any other Bloody yoyos he saw before though. Sean wondered how she got them but didn't dare to ask her. "I'm fine now." said Dino. "Let's go back to Darken." "You can go ahead." said Neocro. "I'm going back to that forest." "W-what?" Sean looked shocked to Neocro. "Then you'll have to go through volcano again, past all this monsters!" Neocro lifted her shoulders. "I'll be fine, I got Dark Illusion." "Why do you want to go to back to the forest?" asked Dino. "I want to take a closer look to the ruins I saw there." "Oh." said Dino. Sean sighed. "I'll go with you." "No, go back to Darken. You'll only be troublesome for Neocro." said Rick. "But we can't let her go alone!" said Sean. Neocro listened in silence to their discussion. "She might even get lost!" Rick got up. "Then I'll go with her, I can use Dark Illusion too." Dino got up and stretched himself. "Then it's settled." He grabbed Sean's arm and disappeared before Sean could stop him. Rick nodded to Neocro. "I'll see you outside Volcano." He disappeared in Dark Illusion. Neocro closed her eyes and disappeared too.

Volcano looked even more impressive in Dark Illusion. She passed all the Cyclops and Meteonykers without being seen by them. Neocro held her yoyos firm in her hands. None of the guys made a comment on Neocro killing the Cyclops so easily who were attacking Dino. Did they already know that she was that strong, or were they now afraid of her? Neocro ran outside volcano and appeared back out Dark Illusion. Rick didn't seem to be here yet. She stared to the pyramid in the distance. There were big stairs to a platform between 2 pyramids. Neocro narrowed her eyes. What was that place? She jumped on her board, totally forgetting about Rick, and flew to the platform. Neocro was surprised to see 8 women there. She walked to one. "Who are you, why are you here?" The woman smiled to Neocro. "I am the Ranger Guardian, Kailreard. It is my duty to protect the will of the Ranger Hero, Hainan." "Guardian..." murmured Neocro, she looked to all of the women. Rick appeared from the stairs. "Neocro, here you are." "Who are they, Rick?" asked Neocro. "This are Guardians who give you your second job, you should have been here once." Neocro shook her head. "I can't remember ever being here to become a Jester." Rick laughed. "There is no other way you can get your second job. Let's go to the forest." He jumped on his bike. Neocro looked again to each of the Guardians. If she ever came here to become a Jester, she should at least be able to recognize the face of the Jester Guardian, but she couldn't. Suddenly a face seemed familiar to her.

Sam walked to the Ringmaster Guardian Romvoette. Lari stayed at the stairs. "Welcome, successor. You passed the last test! Now I appoint you the successor of the Ringmaster Hero! Now you will get the power of the Ringmaster. Don't use it wrong, but use it to help other people and to save the world. I wish you good luck!" Sam lifted her stick in the air. Blue light appeared around her."You are now a Ringmaster!"

"Ringmaster...?" murmured Neocro. She jumped on her board and followed Rick to the forest.

They flew all the way over the lava rivers again, the air felt fresh and clean when they reached the forest. Neocro followed Rick carefully between all the trees, she almost forgot about how beautiful this forest was. When a big gate appeared, Rick flew more east. There they landed between the roots of one of the trees. Rick was surprised to see a boy sitting on the roots of the trees. He was wearing dark brown cloths. Neocro landed too. You could say that Neocro was surprised to see a person there, but she wasn't. "MrBored..." said Neocro. "What are you doing here?" MrBored got up, ignoring Rick who really didn't know what was going on, and walked to the ruin. He stared to the black burned beams. "The same what you are doing here, I think." "This place..." said Neocro after a short silence. "It must have been precious to us." MrBored nodded, agreeing.

The three sat down near the ruin, eating their lunch. Rick was really curious about who this stranger was, and how Neocro knew him. When Neocro told the stranger about what happened in Volcano, Rick got very nervous. Just as Neocro, the stranger was very shocked by the fact that Andy got Hero not more by handing over some items. To Rick it was the normal way of becoming a hero. "What's wrong, Rick?" Neocro noticed that Rick didn't seem to feel comfortable. He sighed. "I barely can't believe I had to save you a few days ago, back then in Darken." Neocro laughed. "You really did save me back there, I'm glad you did." Rick nodded. "And... If I may ask... Who is your friend?" Neocro's smile disappeared. Could she tell Rick about the statue? "I'm MrBored." said MrBored. "I'm not sure who I am, or what I am. I'm afraid I can only tell you my name." "How do you know each other then?" asked Rick. "I found Neocro's yoyos and gave them back to her. That's how we met." Rick still didn't really get it, but decided to be quiet.

They finished their meal in silence and enjoyed the sun that shone through the trees. "I'm going back to town." said Rick. "Are you coming with me?" asked Rick, looking to Neocro. Neocro shook her head. "I'll be staying here." "Will I see you tonight in the guild house then?" asked Rick. Neocro lifted her shoulders. "I don't know." She smiled. Rick left.

"Do you remember something?" asked MrBored. "Not really, but this place feels like home." "I agree." said MrBored. They stared to the ruin again. Both diving into their own thoughts. "Let's rebuild it." said MrBored suddenly. Neocro looked surprised to MrBored. "Rebuild it? Why? And how?" "I got this feeling that... it stayed a ruin for a reason. Like, it's waiting to be rebuild someday. Since this place feels like home to us, it's up to us to rebuild it." "We're just with two, will we manage it alone?" MrBored lifted his shoulders. "It's not like we have something else to do." Neocro didn't reply. She really didn't have something better to do. This might be a good thing to do. "We can cut down some smaller trees for wood." "And we can get mud out of the swamps nearby." continued Bored. "We can get materials in Darken, it's not that far from here." They smiled. "Let's do this."

They first dragged all the beams away, sorted out the stones they could reuse later and marked where the house would come. When the sun threw long shadows on the forest ground, they stopped working. They put themselves down close to the trees and made a camp fire. MrBored and Neocro discussed how they'd build the house while it got darker and darker. After they had eaten dinner. They were staring quietly to the stars. Neocro felt really comfortable. This was a place she knew. The trees around her made her feel save. The fresh air, the stars high above in the sky. This were things she used to expire before. "Will we be save here tonight?" asked Neocro. "Won't there appear some monsters that will attack us? I saw a few around today." "I don't think they'll attack us. They need sleep too." said MrBored. Neocro laughed. "It's weird to think that even monsters need sleep." Suddenly they heard a noise close by. "W-what was that?" MrBored grabbed his weapons. Neocro grabbed her yoyos. They tried to be as quiet as they could while they got up. It sounded like there was a creature coming closer and closer. Neocro kept her yoyos firm in her hands, ready to attack as soon as she knew what was approaching. She glanced to MrBored, he was ready to attack too. A shadow appeared in the darkness, followed by another two shadows. Neocro narrowed her eyes. Suddenly one of the following shadows came quickly closer by. Before Neocro knew what was happening, the creature was hanging around her neck. Neocro gasped.

"Neeeeoooocrooo!" called Jess. "I found you!" The other two shadows came closer. It were Sean and Lucrecia. "Guys..." Neocro sighed. Her heart was beating really fast. "Why didn't you tell me you would go to Volcano? I have been searching for you the whole day." Jess looked angrily to Neocro. "I-I"m sorry I didn't know that we would go." "Hi Neocro!" said Sean. "Hi Sean." Neocro smiled. "Jess almost killed me when I walked through Flaris, she forced me to bring her to you." "And she forced me to go with her." sighed Lucrecia. Neocro laughed. "Come, join us at the camp fire. It seems like we'll have to spend the night together here." Suddenly they noticed MrBored in the shadows. "W-who's that?" asked Sean. "Ooh! It's that boy that was with Neocro before!" said Jess. "Are you having a secret date?" Neocro shook firmly her head. "No! We just... happened to meet here." Jess laughed. They put themselves down at the camp fire. "Why didn't you go back to town for the night?" asked Sean. "We're going to rebuild this house." said Neocro. "Why would you do that?" "It just feels like we have to." said MrBored quietly. "We used to be here a lot, I think. Like, we lived here?" They got quiet. "That would be strange." said Lucrecia. "Strange that you used to live here..." "What is this place, Lucrecia?" asked Jess. "I don't know everything." said Lucrecia. "You do, you do!" said Jess. "Tell us what you know!" Lucrecia sighed. "It is just a fairytale but, ... there once used to live a powerful Magician on this place. Not a lot people dared to get closer, only really powerful heroes dared to enter the house. Then, one day, a Clockworks burned the whole forest down, and the Magician died fighting it. Of course they say her ghosts haunts the ruin now." Sean chuckled. "How can a Clockworks appear in a forest? They are all locked up." Neocro and MrBored stared to the fire. Powerful Magician. Clockworks. Forest in fire. Tears welled up in Neocro's eyes.

Neocro and Sam walked near Toro so he could lean on them. When they walked trough the gate they shocked. The forest... It was burning. Everywhere broken trees were lying on the ground. There was a lot smoke and it was difficult to breath. This was once a place with fresh air. This was once a peaceful place where high trees made the sky. "What... What the hell?" said Larimar. Toro walked forward. "This can't be..." "Laola!" said Neocro. "We have to go to her house!"

"Laola..." murmured MrBored. "How could we forget?" Neocro got up, ignoring the others who were very confused. She walked out of the light that the fire spread. She walked straight through the darkness to a hill. On the top she fell down. She stared to the starry sky. "How could I forget?"

The story after: Chapter 5

Chapter 5:Volcano

Neocro followed Jess, on her new account, through Flaris. She tried to imagine how she once ran around here with the people from the statue. Neocro kept her new yoyos in her bag. She didn't want Jess to see them, not yet. When the stars started to shine above them, and the sun started to disappear, they walked back to Flarine. Jess waved her good-bye and disappeared. Neocro walked slowly to the guild house. She was welcome there, wasn't she?

When she opened the door, no one looked up. Neocro looked around and saw the boy in the black pajamas sitting in the same corner of the room again. What was his name again? She walked to him. "Hi Dino!" The boy looked to Neocro. "It's... Dion..." Neocro's face turned red. Dion laughed. "Come, sit with me again." Neocro put herself down on the free chair near Dion. "Have you been training today?" asked Dion. "Sort of..." said Neocro. Dion smiled. "You look a lot stronger than yesterday!" Dion looked to Neocro's brown vagrant clothes. "What job do you have? I can't imagine you're still a vagrant." "I'm skilled with yoyos." said Neocro. "Haha, we all noticed that here. Then you're a Jester, aren't you?" Neocro didn't know what to answer. She was a Jester, right? Neocro just nodded. "Why don't you get yourself some stronger armor?" asked Dion. "I actually never thought about that." said Neocro. "Let's get you some tomorrow, when we go to Darken." said Dion. Neocro looked surprised. "Are we going to Darken tomorrow?" Dion hesitated. "Oh... Well... Andy is going Hero..." "So you're going with us, right Neocro?" Neocro looked behind her. Sean was standing there. "Don't worry, I'll protect you in Volcano." said Sean. "You can't even protect yourself, Sean." said Dino smiling. "Hi! You have to see me fighting now, I trained a lot last week. I'm so much stronger now." "We'll see Sean." said another voice. Rick appeared. Neocro smiled. Her hand touched the yoyos in her bag. Hèr yoyos.

The next morning they left early to Darken. When they arrived there, everyone started to look around in the shops. Dion guided her through the many stores. Sean and Rick followed them. "What are you looking for?" asked Rick. "Dino is searching stronger armor for me." said Neocro. "Dino?" Sean laughed. Dion lifted his shoulders. "A Hyper set would be better for her, right?" "If you think so, Dino!" Sean laughed again.  Neocro looked apologizing to Dion. "Don't worry, Dino is a good nickname!" he smiled. "If I knew earlier that she was a Jester I would've bought her a Hyper set instead of vagrant clothes..." said Rick. "Why didn't you tell me?" "Cause I didn't know." said Neocro. "But you made me really happy with buying this clothes for me." Rick smiled.

A bit later Neocro proudly walked around with a white Hyper set on. "Do you have yoyos?" asked Dino. Neocro nodded, not showing them. "Let's go wait on the rest." said Rick. They walked to the northern exit of the town. When they left town Neocro saw a few people in the distance. They seemed to be fighting and laughing. When they noticed Neocro, Sean, Rick and Dino appearing, they walked up to them. "Quick, get on your board." said Rick, half whispering. Neocro was so smart that she bought a board meanwhile, and jumped on it. Dino jumped on a bike, Rick used another kind of bike and Sean used his wings. The group came closer. Neocro followed Sean, Rick and Dino back to town. When she looked behind her, she recognized the group. It was the group she bumped on after she 'awoke'. "Who are they?" asked Neocro. "Mafia."sighted Dino. "They enjoy killing other players." continued Sean. "I dislike them so much..." So strange, thought Neocro. Why would players want to kill other players?

When the guild was complete, they flew through the cave to Darkon 3. Most of them had a special bike or wings. Neocro told herself that she should ask Sean or Dino later how she could get a pair of this wings. After flying through a big gate, they reached a maze of plants. "Woaw!" said Neocro. "Have you never been here before?" asked Rick. "I probably have..." said Neocro quietly. She tried to keep up with the rest of the group, through the maze of plants. When they got out of the maze, they reached another gate. They flew through it and the scenery was a lot different. Neocro looked around her and saw a lot of huge trees. When she looked below her she saw the greenest grass she has ever seen. Neocro narrowed her eyes. She saw a ruin between the roots of one of the trees. Neocro flew slower and flew to the ruin. She jumped off her board. There was weed all over the beams that once supported the roof of a small house. It seemed to have burned, once. "Neocro, what are you doing?" Sean ran to her. Neocro didn't notice that she fell on her knees. Tears welled up in her eyes. Rick landed too. "W-what is this?" asked Neocro, more to herself. "It has been here forever." said Sean. "No one bothers to clean it up, and grass doesn't seem the grow over it." Neocro stared to the ruin. "Neocro... I don't know what's wrong but... We really have to keep up with the rest." Neocro nodded and got up, she took her board and followed Sean and Rick to the entrance of Volcano. Dino was already ahead.

"Ah, there you are." said Nathalie, the guild leader. She was standing aside Nico. "Let's go." said Nico. Alex walked to Sean and put his hand his shoulder. "So do you need my protection." he laughed. Sean shook of Alex's hand. "Wait till you see me fighting!" "I bet they'll die before you càn even touch them." He laughed and walked back to Andy. Andy looked happy, he ran after Nico and Natalie into volcano. Neocro got buffed and followed the others inside volcano. The air was red inside, it somewhat made it harder to breath. The ground under her seemed warm. There were lava rivers everywhere. A few fighters ran already further into the volcano, they were killings dragons. "Dragons?" asked Neocro. "Meteonykers." said Dino. "They're everywhere here in this Volcano. "Meteo..."

"The Meteonyker managed to grab him with his claws. It was my fault." "It was not." interrupted Souleater. Neocro her eyes narrowed as she looked into the distance. The Red Meteonyker was still there.

Neocro shook her head. She ran together with the others deeper into the volcano. Dragons were everywhere but by the time Neocro arrived at them, they were dead already. Neocro didn't take out her yoyos, it just felt like she shouldn't. The group ran over a bridge and ran on a road that seemed to lead to the top of the Volcano. There were no Meteonykers anymore on this road, but Cyclops. How higher they got how more Neocro could see of the Volcano. It was bigger than she first though it would be. After a long run they arrived the top. Neocro was surprised to see a girl there. Everyone was talking through each other. When Andy stepped forward, everyone got quiet. Andy walked to the girl and showed her a bag. The girl took a look inside and smiled. "Go and show the world your new power. I name you a Hero of this world! A protector of Madrigal!" Firework appeared everywhere. Everyone applauded and congratulated Andy. "Big party in guild house!" shouted Alex. Everyone used blink wings and disappeared. Neocro was stunned.

Was this it? Was Andy a hero now? Was this all it took to be a Hero? For some reason Neocro felt anger running through her body. "Neocro, let's go." said Sean. Neocro couldn't move. "What was in that bag that Andy showed her?" "Some eyes of the cyclops, some hearts and teeth from the Meteonykers." said Rick. Neocro made fists of her hands. She walked to the girl. "What is this? How can he turn into a hero just like this? How do you know he's worth the name hero?" Neocro her voice raised. "Is he now supposed to protect the people from Madrigal? And who are you to make him a hero?!" The girl in the red robe looked Neocro in the eyes. She lifted her hand and put it on Neocro's shoulder. "I am Rhisis. Don't be disappointed, Neocropain, awoken True Hero." Neocro was stunned. "I have no choice. There are no True Heroes anymore." She let Neocro go and turned around. She slowly walked away. "W-wait!" screamed Neocro. It became black in front her eyes.

They sat all around the fire that burned in the middle of the tent. David's voice was one with the wind outside. "All new Heroes in Madrigal get the task to become a true Hero to protect Madrigal. Only a few get another task." A story followed.

Neocro opened slowly her eyes. She tried to remember where she was. "This sucks, Dino. We have to get out here." said Sean. "We cannot." said Dino, gasping. "Neocro fainted." "I can see that! But you can't handle so many cyclops, Rick and my dammage ain't high enough to help you." "Get away from here, Sean. Let me and Dino handle this." said Rick. "But I want to fight too, even if I do little dammage!" "But you'll die if any of this monsters attack you, then we have 2 people on the ground!" Neocro shocked. She got up and looked to Dino, Rick and Sean. They were fighting 4 cyclops, they were all attacking Dino. Sean and Rick were trying to help killing them. Dino was already hurt all over his body, it didn't look like Dino could handle this much longer. Neocro took her yoyos out of her bag. She turned them around. Green lights. She threw them in the air. White lights. She ran as fast as she could to the cyclops and threw them to one of the cyclops. One down. She disappeared in dark illusion and appeared behind another Cyclop. Two down. She threw the yoyos one by one to the Cyclop closest to her. Hit, hit, hit, hit... Three down. Neocro pushed hard on her yoyos and swung them to the last Cyclop. Hit, hit, hit, hit... Fourth and last one down. Neocro gasped. "Well... I really need to train more." Dino, Rick and Sean were too surprised to answer.

The story after: Chapter 4

Chapter 4: The statue

When noon arrived, Jess and Neocro went back to town. Jess had to get more food, and had to sell weapons she found. Neocro and Jess sat on a bank near the food store, eating their lunch. "When did you start playing this game?" asked Jess. "I don't know, 2 days ago I think." said Neocro. "But I had this game on my computer already, and I remember things. I think I used to play years ago. I just can't remember for some reason." "That's strange." said Jess. "I started to play about one year ago." "And still vagrant?" asked Neocro. Jess laughed. "I have more characters! I just can't keep playing on one. So I make new ones." Neocro looked surprised to Jess. "No wonder you got so many stories to tell then." Jess smiled. They continued eating, Jess was quiet for once. "Oh!" Jess suddenly got up from the bench and pointed with her finger to the crowd. "Lucrecia!!!" shouted Jess. She ran to the crowd. Neocro just stared surprised to the place where Jess disappeared. A bit later she came back, dragging a pretty dressed magician behind her. "Neocro! This is my friend Lucrecia." Neocro greeted her. "Jess I was busy!" said Lucrecia. "Not anymore." said Jess and she pushed Lucrecia on the bench. "Jess, I don't have time for your little games." Jess glared and handed Sabrina some chocolate. "Oh." said Lucrecia. She started to eat from the chocolate, then she looked to Neocro. "Hi Neocro, I'm Lucrecia, Elementor." "And she's really smart!" said Jess. "Oh, Jess. Stop that!" Neocro shocked, if Lucrecia was really smart, maybe she could help her. "Lucrecia... can you tell me more about that statue in Saint Morning?" "What statue?" asked Lucrecia, while continuing eating the chocolate. "Follow me!" said Jess. She ran away. Neocro and Lucrecia followed her. They reached the square with the magician trainers. "The statue of the true Heroes!" said Jess. "Neocro is interested in it, for some reason." Lucrecia walked slowly to the statue. "It's the statue of the..." She counted the people on the statue. "Of the 9 true Heroes!" Jess clapped in her hands. "Tell us more, tell us more!" Lucrecia hesitated and walked to the statue. She let her hands slip over the stone of the statue. "I feel a lot of power in this statue!" "Yeah, yeah! Power!" said Jess. "Oh!" said Lucrecia. "Oh!" said Jess. Neocro came closer. "I see a text..." Neocro looked curiously to the place where Lucrecia her hand was. Lucrecia wiped the dust away. She started to read.

Sometimes you don't know what's right
And you get stuck in a fight
A fight between the evil and the good
It will certainly bring you in a crazy mood

The words of the poem smashed into Neocro's face. She closed her eyes. She knew the words...

Turn left and light will blind you
Turn right and darkness gets behind you

I tell you
Don't let the others make your choice
And listen to a familiar voice
A voice coming out of your heart
Telling you to be smart

Familiar voice... She knew the voice. Neocro knew where this was about.

Don't go to the light
Neither the dark
There is another way to see
And to look at things
With a happy new sight

Neocro started to murmur the words of the poem together with Lucrecia. Jess looked curiously to Neocro.

It's a world created by our own
In which you can always be left alone
Your friend will help you there to find your way
By guiding you trough night and day

Lucrecia stopped reading. Neocro continued murmuring.

I tell you
You are able to think bright
So move one step away from the fight
To enter our peaceful world
Of Twilight

"That's exactly what it says here!" said Lucrecia. Neocro stared to the ground. A great feeling of loss ran through her. "This text must go about the group they formed together." said Lucrecia. Jess nodded. "They must have done something great if they got a statue." Lucrecia and Jess kept discussing about the statue. Neocro didn't listen anymore. She lifted her head and stared to the statue. The faces were familiar to her, not because she stared already for so long to this statue, but because she knew this people. She used to know them, in the past. But why did she forget? Why couldn't she say their names? Why didn't she remember which was her role in this group? Neocro sighted and looked in the distance. Suddenly she noticed a person standing on the other side of the statue. Brown cloths were covering his body. The boy stared to Neocro. Neocro hesitated. The boy turned around and started to walk away, slowly, like he wanted Neocro to follow him. Neocro looked to Lucrecia and Jess, who totally wandered off the subject of the statue and were talking about all different kinds of food now. Neocro walked slowly away, keeping an eye on the boy. He disappeared into another street. Neocro followed him.

The boy with the brown cloths started to run faster, but not fast enough to lose Neocro. Neocro ran after him, over a bridge, leaving the city. They ran over grass field. They reached a cave, Neocro walked into the shadows of the entrance. She shivered. It suddenly got really cold around her. Slowly she followed the boy into the cave. It was dark but the boy had a torch, so she ran blindly after the light. Why am I follow him? It might be dangerous here. After running for a while they reached a big room. Sunlight shin through an opening in the ceiling. Neocro looked around her. She saw the boy standing a bit further. "Hi... I'm sorry for following you but..." said Neocro. The boy didn't answer. He threw her a package. Neocro opened the package. Neocro her breath stocked. Bloody red yoyos were inside. Her heart started to beat faster as she let her hands slip over the signs in the yoyo. She touched the sides of the yoyos with a figer. Her finger started the bleed. This yoyos were perfect. She closed her eyes as she held them in her hands. Power ran through her body. This were HER yoyos. "Don't lose them again." said the boy. "Lose them... Hi how did you get those?" The boy didn't answer. He whistled. Neocro heard growling out of a dark corner of the room. "What..." murmured Neocro. The boy walked away, back to the entrance. "Hi, you, what is this?" He disappeared into the dark. Neocro wanted to run after him but the growling in the corner continued. She curiously narrowed her eyes, trying to see what was hiding in the shadows. The shadow in the corner moved slowly towards the lighter parts of the room. Neocro's breath stocked. It was a dog, or it was supposed to be a dog. Only the skeleton was left.

The skeleton dog walked slowly, growling to Neocro. Neocro looked behind her, where the boy disappeared. I can run. I can just run away. She looked to the yoyos in her hands. On the other side, she could fight. Neocro smiled. She threw her yoyos in the air. She turned them around. Power, power. Then she swung the yoyos to the dog. Hit, critical, hit, push away. It felt great.

Neocro walked out the cave, her yoyos hidden in her bag. The sunlight warmed her up again. The boy sat at the entrance. "Thanks." said Neocro. "You're welcome, Neocropain." said the boy. "Who of the 9 are you?" asked Neocro. The boy laughed. "I thought you lost your memories." "I did..." said Neocro. She sighted. "Although I think I know who I am now." Neocro stared to her yoyos. "There is only one using yoyos on the statue." The boy got up and threw the cloths of his body. He held an axe and sword in his hands. "And there is only one Blade. MrBored is my name." Neocro smiled, MrBored sounded familiar. She tried to remember how close she used to be to MrBored. "Don't worry." said MrBored. "I don't know either what relation we used to have. Just like you I don't remember ever playing this game." Neocro shocked. "But you did find our weapons, and you found out that I used... that I am one of that group." MrBored smiled. "I wander around a lot, listening to stories that people tell to each other. That's how I heard about you." "And... the weapons?" asked Neocro. MrBored lifted his shoulders. "I found my weapons close to the place where I woke up. So I went searching for your weapons where you woke up." Neocro sighted. MrBored put a hand on her shoulder. "Don't feel down. We'll get our memories back. Keep strong." Neocro smiled. She remembered. MrBored always used to cheer them up.

Suddenly Neocro heard her name behind her. "Neocro! Neocro!" Jess ran to her. Lucrecia ran after her. "I'm going to make a new character!" Neocro stared to Jess for a moment. MrBored did the same. "Oh am I disturbing?" asked Jess after a long silence. "Eh..." Neocro her mind was still with her past. "Not at all." said MrBored. "Oh, well. Come to Flaris Neocro! I'm making a new character." "That means I can leave." said Lucrecia. "Oh, you're not!" said Jess. "I'm already gone!" said Lucrecia. She lifted her staff and disappeared, a bit further she appeared again. Then she was gone. "Ehh, Jess... I actually..." Neocro hesitated. She wanted to talk more with MrBored. MrBored smiled. "Being together won't bring our memories faster back. I'll find you." Wings popped out of his back, he waved and disappeared in the air. Neocro sighted. Jess took her arm and dragged her to Saint Morning, talking about the new character she was going to make. A Bow Jester? What was that?