Sylphid Red Mage
For Life
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DAY ONE
"...I awoke to a terribly frightening sight. Much like
the Evil Forest, this place was dark, dank, and eerily quiet,
save for the rustling of the trees... I could sense... evil...
out there..."
Vivi awoke, finding himself lying on a
dirt floor. The dream... that strange voice...
"Vivi?
Are you alright?"
The mage looked up. Standing before
him was a blonde-haired man clad completely in black... from
his long bandanna flowing in the breeze down to his polished
boots, he looked... well, evil. A broadsword was fastened to
his belt. He stood with his arms crossed. Apparently, he had
been waiting here for a while... but for what reason?
He stepped forward and stretched his gloved hand out
to the mage. "Good day, young one," the mysterious man said.
"I know this isn't the most... welcoming of places... but you
gotta take what's handed to you, eh?"
Vivi took his
hand and stood up. Brushing the dirt off his new red robe, he
noticed his staff lying to his side. How did that get
there...? He'd left that in the Alexandria Royal Library...
Frightened, the little mage tried to regain his
composure. He looked up into the man's shining blue eyes.
Something about him seemed... familiar...? No, this person was
nobody he'd ever seen before. Perhaps it was just the...
"aura" he exuded...? It was a powerful, yet calm, feeling. He
mustered up the courage to ask a question.
"Wh-who...
a-are you...? And wh-where a-are we...?"
The man
thought for a moment... he knew his time was running out,
but... he tried to realize how frightened any mortal would be
finding themself in a foreign place like this... especially
someone so young.
Finally, he replied. "I am the
apprentice to Sylphid, the Lord of Wind. I've come here on an
important mission that requires your assistance. But first, I
need to give you something..." He reached into a pocket inside
his trousers and pulled out a small crystal on a chain.
Handing it to the mage, he informed him of it's
purpose. "This amulet holds a powerful magic that only you
should be able to use. It holds the ability to summon me back
into this plane... but it can only be used every so often..."
Vivi gazed into the small orb... it seemed like a
tempest swirled about inside. The small pendant pulsed with
with an incredible magical power...
The man continued.
"I have one final task I must fulfill..." As the man drew his
sword, the mage stepped back in fear... but the man was not
prepared to attack; instead, he held the blade in front of him
and began to incant... an archaic language that no mortal had
heard...
The jungle breeze began to pick up... what
was a wisp of air was now a blasting gale as the trees
struggled to maintain their stance in the powerful tempest.
The man's voice grew louder as his sword began to glow...
Vivi felt something within him stir... a feeling of
energy...
The entire jungle shook as a beam of pure
holy energy fired from the heavens... the brilliant white beam
struck the young mage, piercing his very soul and infusing it
with power.
And as sudden as it had all occurred, it
had ended. He felt... powerful. Protected. A little more
courageous.
"Wh... what w-was th-that?" Vivi queried.
The man spoke. "That was a protective magic I cast
upon you. It will be impossible for you to be slain with its
protection - be it by demon or human - yet it is still
possible to be injured, so you are not completely
invincible..."
Immune to death? Well, at least that
was one thing the mage wouldn't have to worry about! But
still... "immortal" or not, this was a frightening place.
"Th-thank y-you..." was all Vivi could reply... but
before he could think of anything further to say, a strange,
blue aura began to swirl about the man's boots... he was
slowly dissolving away...!
The man looked down at his
disintegrating self. Quickly, he looked to the mage. "Vivi!
The energy that ties me into this world is growing weak! Take
the amulet and go... use it to summon me again, and I will
inform you of what you must do... good luck! May the Goddess
of Mana smile upon thee!" Slowly, the mysterious figure faded
away, and he had completely vanished from where he had
stood...
The mage was alone... ahead, a dark jungle
stretched into the distance. Clutching the amulet, he slowly
proceeded onward, unaware of the evils he may
meet...
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Lord
Sylphid, Master of Wind Making the world even cheesier
~ one step at a time.
Wow, I made it on the D2X ladder! Yay! (And it
was so hard, too )
AP Reading Status: 40% done. Days
remaining: 12. Status: Not good.
Madness takes its toll... please carry exact
change.
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