Part 24: Mini-Update: Stories One Through Three
Mini-Update: Stories One Through Three
These stories give rather vague information/backstory about characters from Growlanser I. Another little set of extras that make more sense when you've played/read about that game. Here's what stories we have as of last update:
Tippi - Introduction posted:
"Ah, Mother! Welcome home! Oh, what's in the basket?"
At the unexpected sound of that voice, I opened my eyes and was surprised to find that, rather than the transparent walls of the case I was accustomed to, I found myself in a dark narrow place.
"It's a little surprise...look!"
And with that voice, a ray cut through the darkness, it's radiance forcing me to look away for a moment.
"Tippi, come out. It's just my daughter Louise here."
As my eyes adjusted, I made out a beaming girl with pink hair standing before me.
"I'm Tippi! Nice to meet you! So, where's my partner," I said.
"I don't know for sure, but I would wager he's still sleeping," Sandra said.
"Yes, Mother, you're right. I think that Tippi and I should go wake him up," said Louise.
"Yes, yes! That sounds like fun, but I'm curious...what is he like," I said. After some thought, Louise replied that her big brother was very quiet, but definitely cool. Excitedly, I flew upstairs to the second floor, and entered the first room with Louise. A boy was sleeping on the bed. "He certainly might be cool," I thought as Louise tried to wake him up.
"Hey! Carmaine! Get up, already! Get UP," she stammered as she tried to wake him. But no matter how hard she tried, his eyes wouldn't open. My long-awaited meeting was going to be spoiled!
No! It wasn't going to be spoiled! I wasn't going to let it be! "Louise, leave this to me...," Tippi--KICK!
And that, was how I was introduced to my best friend Carmaine.
Sandra - Uncertain Future posted:
"I'm very sorry the experiment has dragged on."
When Sandra entered the room, an air of bewilderment hung heavy in the air. The fortune teller, elder court magicians, and all the civil officials looked confused. The elderly fortune teller turned and motioned for Sandra to approach.
"I want you to look into this child's future and tell me what you see," she whispered while pointing to a small basked where a baby peered calmly at the faces so intent on it. His right eye was gold, and his left silver.
"But...my fortune telling is very slow...I...," Sandra began to protest, but was interrupted by the fortune teller. "I don't care. I want you to tell the future of this child because you know nothing of him."
There was no choice. Sandra would have to tell the child's future. Carefully, she held a ring with a crystal ball over the baby. Soon, something began to appear within the crystal. It appeared to be a point of light and another of dark, each repelling the other.
"I...I don't understand. What is this child?"
The old woman stepped forward to gently console the confused Sandra. "He was abandoned at the castle gate. I tried seeing into his origin, but was confused as I saw only light and darkness."
"If this child embraces the light, it will be very good. However, if the darkness overcomes him, that darkness will destroy not only him, but also the entire world," said the court magician, picking up where the fortune teller left off.
Sandra looked at the baby once more. It looked directly back at her...with one gold and one silver eye.
"The darkness won't consume him." Before she was conscious of it, the words spilled from Sandra's lips.
"This child's future will not be dark. I will give him a future of light."
As if relieved at hearing those words, the baby fell soundly asleep in Sandra's arms.
Louise - Thoughts posted:
I know the purest and most pathetic part within me.
"Well, Misha...take care," I said.
"You train hard, Louise! Perhaps I'll sign up for one course while you're away," Misha replied as she turned toward the gate.
With a friendly wave, we parted at the main gate and I began the walk back to Rosaria alone...with my thoughts.
My training is under a master magician at the Magic Academy. I help him with research and practice the things I've learned. If I fail his course, I won't be able to being my graduation research project. My graduation is a long way off, and there is plenty of time to practice, but I still worry. Fortunately, my mother is a court magician, so I can practice under her eye and still be with my family.
"Then I can be near my big brother."
When I realized I had said that out loud, I was ashamed at first. I mean...he's my brother, right? Well, not really. He was adopted before I was born. Even so, I'm certain people would look at me with disapproval if they knew. Blood relatives or not, brothers and sister are not supposed to have romantic feelings for each other.
But, it happened, and these feelings of mine can't ever be discovered. It's especially hard to keep this to myself when I spend long periods of time with him. Sometimes I want to blurt it out, but I fear that he would think badly of me as well.
I couldn't bear to live if he were to avoid me, so I'd best not tell him how I feel. It's better to kill those feelings than to act on them, right?
Even so, I wish I could be honest...Perhaps the day will come when I can share my deepest secret...