Part 11: Crossing the Border (Synopsis)

Once again I've posted 'too much', so here's the synopsis for this update:

Synopsis:
We reached the Fubras River, but the bridge was washed out, so now it
looks like we'll have to walk across.
The place is full of monsters, and we'll have to get our feet wet... What
a pain.

We managed to make our way through the monsters and across the river, but
then Arietta from the Oracle Knights' Six God-Generals found us. She said she
wanted revenge on us for killing her mother. Apparently she meant the liger
queen that we killed in the Cheagle Woods. But really, who would ever think a
monster could be a human's parent?

Just when it looked like we'd have to fight, an earthquake hit, and
Arietta collapsed. A crack broke open in the ground, and a poison gas called
"miasma" or something started flowing out. We couldn't go anywhere with all
the miasma, but then Tear started singing a different fonic hymn than the one
she'd been using until now, and all of a sudden the miasma disappeared. She
said the hymn's power temporarily shields us from the miasma, but it doesn't
last long.
When we were about to get going, Jade suddenly moved to kill Arietta. It
startled me and I stopped him--I mean, how could you kill someone when
they're out like that?
Ion also asked Jade to let her go, so we left her there and headed for
Kaitzur.

When we reached Kaitzur, Anise was stopped at the border because she
didn't have a passport, so we were finally able to catch up to her. She kept
the letter from Malkuth about the peace treaty safe, so that's a relief. But
then we were suddenly attacked by Asch, one of the Six God-Generals. I got
taken by surprise, but then Master Van appeared--he'd been looking for me!
I guess Asch must've been afraid of Van, because he ran away, but then
Tear looked like she was going to kill him. When are things finally going to
calm down?!

Anyway, Master Van convinced Tear to put her knife down, and we decided to
go to the inn to hear from Master Van about what's going on.

Tear seems to think Master Van's trying to start a war and that the Oracle
Knights came and attacked because Van told them to. But Master Van says the
Six God-Generals have taken the side of Grand Maestro Mohs and that they're
moving under his orders instead of Van's.
Obviously I believe Master Van over Tear. He came to look for me, after
all, and he saved me from Asch, too.

Master Van was surprised to see Ion here after having been looking for
him. When he found out that Ion was trying to negotiate a peace treaty,
Master Van even said that he'd tell the Six God-Generals to stay out of our
way. He said he didn't know whether they'd listen, but he is Master Van,
after all!

As for Tear, she only said that she was looking for some Seventh Fonstone
or something left behind by Yulia, and didn't really tell me anything. What a
loser. She'd be really pretty if she didn't open her mouth so much.

Anyway, so Master Van brought some passports for us so we could cross the
border and head for the Kaitzur military port further to the south. Finally I
can get back to Kimlasca! Though it'll be a pain to get confined in the
mansion again...

When we reached the Kaitzur military port, there was some sort of
commotion going on, and all of a sudden we heard a scream and a monster's
roar. Sounds like trouble...

And trouble it was. Almost all the ships in the harbor had been destroyed,
and a bunch of soldiers were lying dead on the ground. We were wondering what
was going on, and then we saw Master Van fighting with Arietta from the Six
God-Generals. That damn Arietta caught up with us already.
Arietta kidnapped the maintenance chief from the port, told me and Ion to
go to Choral Castle, and then flew off on a monster. Did she do all that just
to get us to follow her? We started thinking about what to do, but Master Van
said he'd take care of Arietta, and that we should head back to the Kaitzur
border checkpoint to wait until a ship's ready. That certainly would be the
easiest thing to do, but...

When we were about to leave for Kaitzur, one of the engineers came and
asked us to bring their chief back. Ion said we should go save him, so we
ended up heading for Choral Castle. Sorry, Master...

Choral Castle is a place east of here that belongs to Father. Apparently
it's where I was found after Malkuth kidnapped me, not that I remember it or
anything. Anyway, let's see what's there... Who knows--maybe I'll even
remember something.