11My very first publicized fan fiction for I have kept all my writings rot away in my laptop. Maybe it's time to share some. I've been playing the Luminous job in Maple Story for quite a while now and I was somehow disappointed with the fact that Luminous' story seemed too... rushed. And I just had to have my imaginations take over me to be satisfied with his story. I even thought Lania, ahem, *spoilers*. Just how the fuck did that happen? Nonetheless, please enjoy and be gentle on your reviews. If I get positive feedbacks (even just one) then I might just have to continue letting my imagination go wild and paint it with words.
*Warning with spoilers for those who hasn't played it yet*
It was an unexpected turn of events. Awakening after I have sealed away the Black Mage for the sake of Maple world, I met a girl with a tied shining silver hair whose name is Lania and Penny, a cat, who later turned to be my new family.
"Ugh..." I groaned as I opened my eyes and struggled to stand up. Where is this place? I can only see tall trees and sunlight peeking in the leaves. It's strange... I can feel peace within the serene forest. The chirping of the birds and the calm sound of the wind have made me hang loose despite of my ignorance of what has happened the aftermath. We must have been successful defeating the Black Mage.
I let my vision observe the forest again until I saw a wondering and curious young girl slowly walking towards me. I quickly imposed back my senses and my guard up. Now is the time to ask what is happening.
"Where are the others? What happened? Where am I?" I asked the young woman in an unconsciously loud tone and grabbed her in the arms.
Slightly startled by my actions, she replied "Oh, thank goodness you're not dead! You're gonna be okay. This is a small forest located near Ellinia. My name is Lania."
"What is this place? Ellinia? Take me to Elluel." I told her in a demanding manner thinking it was an emergency situation.
"Elluel? I think I heard that in a fairy tale one time..." She replied to me with utter confusion and innocence.
What's with this girl? This is absurd. I have to find a way out of here and see Mercedes immediately.
"Where is the Black Mage? Has he invaded your town?" I asked another question.
"Black Mage? I heard a story about five heroes defeating some evil old wizard called the Black Mage hundreds of years ago, but I think that was just a fairy tale too..."
This is madness. Could hundreds of years have passed by in the blink of an eye?!
"I feel... odd."
"Hey, whoa, not on me!" She replied on a surprised manner.
"I-I will be all right. Are you not too young to wander the woods alone? Where are your parents?" confused to all that has been going on, I asked her.
"I... don't know. Me and Penny have been here for as long as I can remember..." her eyes grew a little lonely. I did not further comment by her statement and immediately apologized.
"I apologize. I meant no offense."
"It's okay!" She smiled. "Penny's my best pal. She's also a cat, but at least she's pretty good at talking. I kinda miss talking to people though. Penny always just nags me."
"I fear I am a poor company. I have never been one for much small talk." I awkwardly replied.
It's the truth. Being the guardian of light, it had its own downsides. I should say that I've never had a simple life. Improving my skills in light magic and training to be stronger has always been one of my main goals. I have only had my master and Vieren as my family and a few friends such as Freud, Mercedes, and Aran. I have never met my parents, albeit it was never a desire of mine to meet them. There were enough to have someone in my entire life, as I thought it was, and Aurora was my only home.
"For somebody that's bad at words, you sure use a lot of big ones! Why don't you come back to my house? Me and Penny can make you something to eat." Her smile grew bigger. Her innocence and profound loneliness seems to have caused her not to mind meeting a stranger like me.
If the Black Mage is truly gone, perhaps I could find meaning in a simple life.
"Y-yes, I will accompany you. If it is not too much trouble."
It felt a little awkward when she grabbed my hand as we went towards her wooden house not far away from where I woke up. Little did I know, it was another start of journey; a journey towards a new beginning. Not as the guardian of light, but as a person.
Oh master, Vieren and my friends... I wonder where you are now. It seems that everything has changed. I wonder what our life must have been without the Black Mage attempting to take over our beautiful world. We could have been perhaps led a carefree lives altogether.
