>>21041349

>Go up the pathway

>>21041349
Towars the tree

>>21041349

[x] Go through the forest of dead trees

>>21041385
>>21041388
>>21041408
Nice to see /tg/ agree

>>21041349
>Go up the pathway
May as well see where it leads.

>>21041349
>Go up the pathway

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You step off the sandy beach and onto the aged pathway. The path below your feet is cobblestone with some cracks here and there. Grass grows up through them, giving the path a little color. To your sides are dead bushes and the dead trees that you saw from the beach near the endless ocean. Eventually the path ends, converging on an eerie church.

'What is this?' is the first question to come to mind. This place was otherworldly as far as you could tell, even though it looked like a place you would find somewhere on Earth. "Hello?" you ask the question but get no response.

Nearby shadows appear in the form of a human figure. They pay no attention to you, only sitting on the ground around a bird fountain to the right of you. No words are spoken. They don't respond to your previous hello. They simply mind their own business.

This place just keeps getting weirder and weirder.

>Enter the church
>Go see what the shadow people are doing
>Walk around some more
>What to do?

>>21041572
>Enter the church

>>21041572
Check out the shadows before entering the church.

>>21041572

>Enter the church

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The curiosity for the shadows eggs you on. You walk on over to the gathering shadows which still pay you no mind. After a moment one of the shadows leaps onto the bird bath, balancing on it with one leg. The other five that were sitting around stand up then clap. "I have to get going."

You move forward and press your hands to the door. They open up without much trouble. "Hmm..." the church is filled with shadows of varrying sizes. They sit in the pews as if they're all attending a Sunday sermon. None of them pay you any mind. Without any interruptions it's easy to make your way down the isle and to the front of the room.

"It's been a while since I've seen a new face." you didn't notice it at first, but there was a pink haired girl sitting on the pedastool in the center of the altar.

"What?" you take a step back. The girl with piercing golden eyes has a carefree smile.

"I was just saying I haven't had any visitors in a while... you don't have to panic." she sighs.

>"Who are you and what is this place?"
>Draw your weapon
>Say nothing
>What to do?

>>21041753

>"Who are you and what is this place?"

Lets take a seat somewhere.

>>21041753

>Who are you and what is this place?

>>21041753
"Who are you and what is this place?"

>>21041753

>"Who are you and what is this place?"

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"Who are you and what is this place?"

"I've forgotten my name." the unknown girl places one leg over the other. A deep sigh as she recalls long lost memories. "Since I'm all alone here, a name is kind of useless to begin with." she ponders for a moment. "Oh right, this place. It's where everyone that's lost goes. Those who have fulfilled their purpose, those who have been imprisoned for fulfilling their duty. The ultimate reward for self-sacrifice. You can call it Heaven, the Afterlife, it really doesn't matter. Those who come here lose themselves, their memories and fade into the shadows." the girl looks to all of the dark silhouettes that inhabit the church. "A fate worse than death."

"So that means I'm... dead?"

"Sort of. You came here because the world rejected you, or that's what I think. You might as well take a nap. If you do, he process will be much more painless. Pick a spot, anywhere and rest a bit. You're probably tired."

>"You're right.. I am a bit tired."
>"Like hell I will."
>"Why?"
>What to do?

>>21041959
>"Why?"

>>21041959
"Like hell I will: I've still got things to do and people to save."

>>21041959
>"Like hell I will."
"Isn't there a way out, if there's a way in?"

>>21041959
>>21042056

>"Isn't there a way out, if there's a way in?"

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"Tch.. like hell I will... but... isn't there a way out, if there's a way?"

The girl shakes her head in lament, "No, I would have found it. When I first came here, I frantically looked around after a friend of mine had departed. Through the forest, through the church and the ocean. I found nothing. There was no hope." she speaks softly. The hope in her heart had died so long ago. "Surrounded by water with nowhere to run, imprisoned on this small island." a hand runs through her hair. "No matter how much I wanted to see my friends again, I wasn't allowed."

You shake your head from side to side, "I'm not you, maybe I can find a way. I know I can!"

"... I'm trying to do you a favor." the girl says as she stands up from the altar. She walks forward until she only stands three feet away from you. Long golden hair that stops just below her knees. There aren't any accessories in her hair. Her golden eyes are unlike yours. Yours have hope, hers do not. "I really don't want to fight."

"Why would we fight?"

"It's also a sort of shepherd. I have to keep things in line here, but there really isn't much in the way of trouble that comes here... so I rarely have to do my job." the girl frowns. "I really don't want to fight you. Please, don't cause trouble."

>"I can't keep that promise. I HAVE to find a way back. No matter what."
>"I'm sorry you can't find a way out, but I'm not you. I have to find a way back. I have people I love waiting for me."
>"... Fine then."
>What to do?

>>21042234
>"I can't keep that promise. I HAVE to find a way back. No matter what."
"And there's nothing on that tree out there?"

>>21042234
>"I can't keep that promise. I HAVE to find a way back. No matter what."
Too many people left behind to protect.

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>>21042234

"I can't keep that promise. I HAVE to find a way back. No matter what."
"Since the sea is nearby, i am going to take a swim and think. And you can't stop me."

>>21042234

>"I can't keep that promise. I HAVE to find a way back. No matter what."

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"I can't keep that promise. I have to find a way back, no matter what. There are too many people left behind for me to protect. I'm needed."

"I thought the same thing... but you're probably underestimating the people you've left behind."

"You may be be right, but I'm still going back."

The girl turns around, walks up to the altar and pulls out a large scarlet lance. It's about one and a half times her own height. "This is the Spear of Destiny." she twirls it effortlessly then walks back down to the floor. She shakes her head. "Are you really going to fight me?"

>"I don't want to, but if I have to, yes."
>"... No, I won't."
>What to do?

>>21042436
>>"I don't want to, but if I have to, yes."
Although I don't see why she'd bother. If she's so confident that there's no way out, wouldn't it be easier for her to just let us waste our time and give up on our own?

>>21042436
>"I don't want to, but if I have to, yes."

>>21042443

I guess it's a test. Isn't it funny how she is the only one who is not a shadow besides us?

>>21042436
>"I don't want to, but if I have to, yes."
"If escape is truly impossible, then why bother trying to stop me when you know it will achieve nothing? The shadows don't seem to care, and how do you even know why we're here unless someone told you?"

>>21042436
>>"I don't want to, but if I have to, yes."
>>21042483
Going with that, we might as well ask her reasoning, and find out as much as possible before fighting.

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"I don't want to, but if I have to, yes. Now then, if escape is truly impossible then why bother trying to stoep me when you know it will acheive nothing? The shadows don't seem to care, and how do you even know why we're here unless someone told you?"

The girl stops for a moment then laughs to herself. "Alright, you got me." the girl with the lance shrugs. "I've been here for a century, maybe more... I can't wither away into a shadow as much as I'd like to. I'm going to be here forever, until the end of time. With no one to talk to, with no one to call me by name, I grew lonely... I fear that you will find a way out and I'll..." she curls her lips as she bites down on them. "I'll be alone again. I can't leave, so I thought I would lie to..." the girl shakes her head from side to side. "..keep you here. I realize that's selfish, that's wrong but it's my only chance at grabbing hope again. My only chance to find something more..."

You don't say anything.

"Peace is meaningless if there is no one to share it with... living is meaningless if there is no one to feel or touch, to show that you're alive." the guardian laughs. "I'm sorry but... I can't let you leave." she swings the lance horizontally, causing a large blast of wind to explode outward.

You stand your ground, sliding just a foot backward.

>"Don't drag me into your problems!"
>Say nothing and draw your weapon
>"Must suck." then laugh
>What to do?

>>21042627
"Than look with me. Maybe together we can find a way out that either of us couldn't find on our own."

>>21042627
"Then instead of fighting to keep me here, help me find a way out so we can escape together! If I find a way out, then that means you can leave too. At any rate, it beats just lying here doing nothing, doesn't it?"

> Golden eyes
> church in the woods
> Madoka Magica image
Noooope.jpg

>>21042769

I think it's a reference to that Magia quest from like last year. The MC of that, I think. Faust, was it?

>>21042627

>No, you suck.

>>21042627

Going with >>21042722

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"Then isntead of fighting to keep me here, help me find a way out so we can escape together! If I find a way out, then that means you can leave too. At any rate, it beats just lying here doing nothing, doesn't it?"

"I'm trapped here. Forever... you aren't. Your mind is here, but your body isn't... it's not the same for me. So that's why..." the girl's grip on the lance tightens. "That's why I'm going to stop you, no matter what." she swings the lance again firing off another shockwave of air. You still stand your ground as you shield yourself with your arms.

"You really don't have to do this!"

"I don't have to, I want to. If there's a faint glimmer... even a chance I can have happiness.. if I can be satisfied, I'm going to take it!" the golden eyed girl lunges forward at an amazing speed.

>What to do? (1d100)

Rolled 100

> Fred in charge of not attracting the creepiest, clingiest of bitches

>>21042807
>>21042769
This could mean deep, DEEP shit, depending on which incarnation of the character OP uses.

>>21043245

HEAVY EVASIVE ACTION.

Rolled 92

>>21043245
"Then I'm going to take you with me!"

Try to dodge to the side and grab the lance.

>>21043271
>>21043295
Noone else roll anything, this should be enough...

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Rolled 77

>>21043307
>>21043295
>>21043271

Aaaah, THE GODS SPEAK CLEARLY NOW.

Rolled 72

>>21043271
>>21043295
>>21043307
>>21043323
The RNG isn't through with Fred just yet.

>>21043271
>>21043295
Dis is gonna be good.

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>>21043271

It's beautiful...

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"Then I'll just have to take you WITH ME!" as the lance rips forward, you immediately step to the side to avoid the tip. In an effort to disarm the girl, you extend a hand to grip the lance. It instantly vanishes in a blur.

"HAH!" the girl comes from the air with the lance held out. It was obviously meant to impale you. Without even reacting, you reach a hand up, gripping the tip of the land before it even comes close. No blood is drawn. It's a perfect catch. In response your opponent swings around with the lance, using it as a means to try and kick you in the face. Easily you lean backward to avoid it. The guardian pulls the lance away, flipping in the air as she spaces herself from you. As she lands, she races forward in another blur for a second attack. "Aaaaaaaaaah!" she screams. One swing, two swings with the lance form a red X-shape in the air in less than a second. Effortlessly you dodget them by stepping back. She gets increasinly frustrated the more you dodge.

A swipe at the legs.

You avoid it with a single hop.

Another lunge with amazing force put behind it.

You pivot, extend an arm out and grab the lance. She blurs again and vanishes, only to appear a few feet away. The attacker readies herself again, ready for another go.

>What to do? (1d100)

Rolled 1

>>21043424
Tackle and grapple. We need to eliminate her mobility.

Rolled 70

>>21043424
Prepare gauntlet, dodge and counter.

Rolled 88

>>21043424
>>21043464
COUNTER-ATTACK.

Rolled 88

>>21043424
Might as well counter mode. Seemed to work out best for Fred.

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Rolled 57

>>21043424

Well since dodging went so well why not continue?

>>21043457

HA! Better you then me!

Rolled 51

Grab something with a heavy end and break that lance

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Rolled 54

>>21043486
>>21043484
>>21043480


We gonna beat the Emo outta this kid.
You with me?!

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Another second later and she is at it again as she zooms forward, closing the space between herself and you. She stomps on the ground to deliver a flurry of lunges with the lance. One, two, three, four, eight, twelve. The lance makes a buzzing noise as its speed increases. You dodge one, two, eight, all of them. Your speed increases with each second.

"HAH!" one move of the fist. You try to uppercut the attacking girl after you find an opening but it fails. She retreats, only to teleport and appear overhead. "Perfect!" the guardian's attack fails. She attempts to impale you from behind while attacking from the sky. "Idiot!" you catch the lance with one hand for a second time. Before she can teleport away, you quickly pull it forward and steal it away.

"Huff...!" she breathes in surprise.

"HAH!" you thrust the but of the lance up into the air using the blade as a handle. The pinkette receives a dangerous blow to the stomach which knocks the wind out of her. "ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!" you repeat the same motion over and over. "FIVE! SIX!" on the last one you thrust her into the air. You place your hand on the butt end of the lance and start twirling it. Over the head, behind the back, it's an excellent display of skill. "HAVE IT BACK!" you toss it at a violent speed. The lance's pronges catch the guardian in mid-air and it smashes into the top of the altar for all to see. The girl's neck is caught and she's hanging with the lance as her only support. You deliver a small two-fingered salute to the defeated observer.

"Hope you learned your lesson."

>what to do?

>>21043688
Pull the lance out and hang on to it.
"Let's go find a way out of here for both of us."

>>21043688
Go over, take the lance out and catch her.
"So, ready to help out?"

Rolled 79

>>21043724
>>21043729

"You can call me Frederic."

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"Yo, you can call me Frederick." you leap into the air just above the altar to pull the lance out of the wall. You catch the guardian as she falls to the ground. "Let's go find a way out of here for both of us."

"Ghk... how many times do I have to TELL YOU?" she immediately recovers as she struggles to grab for the lance. You hold it up into the air to keep it out of reach. "Huff... agh... give it back!"

"No." you twirl the lance in hand again and then stab it into the ground. "You're not in really any condition to continue this either."

"Huff...huff... I can't leave.. I've tried TIME and time again and nothing. My physical body is here... while you are only here in spirit... you've... you've won the right to leave... just leave me be." the girl immediately gives up.

"Come on, you can't-"

"Leave."

>"No, you're coming with me."
>"Fine, fine. Don't attack me again."
>What to do?

>>21043935
>"No, you're coming with me."

>>21043935
>"No, you're coming with me."
We might find an option to save her anyways.

Your coming with me
worst case: we spend some time together before i leave, a small break from your isolation
Best case: we leave together
Nothing to lose

Rolled 20

>>21043935
You said that people here came because they sacrificed themselves, I recall.

Such an act demands tremendous belief in something, Hero.
Say, where is your belief now that it matters once more?

((Not like that verbatim since it might be a bit too OOC, but something to that carries the same meaning.))

>>21043935
>"No, you're coming with me."
"Let's go. No reason for you to mope around here."

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"No, you're coming with me. Worst case scenario: we spend some time together before I leave, a small break from your isolation. Best case: we lave together. Nothing to lose." you extend a hand down for the other girl to take the offer.

"I said... leave."

"You were going to keep me here with violence, and I'm going to take you away with kindness. I'm being selfish, just like you were. I played your game, you play mine. It's really that simple."

The pink girl freezes for a moment. After considering this and her previous behavior. "I'd really rather just be alo-"

"WRONG ANSWER." you yank her up and onto her feet.

"AH!"

"Now where do we go?"

"..." she says nothing. Her eyes fall onto the ground. She wasn't going to move or say anything.

>"You said you were a hero of another story. What happened?"
>"I guess you're not really a hero."
>What to do?

>>21044206
>>"You said you were a hero of another story. What happened?"
Time to share stories!

>>21044206
"You said you were a hero of another story. What happened?"
Start looking around for anything that could be used as a raft.

>>21044206
>"You said you were a hero of another story.
Too meta for me....

>>21044206
"You said only those that sacrifice themselves come here. What was your important thing?"

>>21044244
>>21044288
>>21044310
Where are guys getting that from? Other than the option.
She never says "hero" let alone say or even imply she is one.

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"You said you don't remember, but then you said this was a place of self-sacrifice. So what happened? How did you end up here?"

"I wouldn't call myself a hero or anything, I was just selfish. I risked everything to save what I knew and in the end I succeeded but I had to pay the price. That's all." the girl says as she looks back up at the altar, then turns toward you. "That's all." she repeats.

"I'm just an idiot who thinks he can be a hero." you remember that Brunstault would probably hit you in the back of the head if you said other wise.

"You remind me of an old friend of mine." the girl chuckles.

"I do? Huh." you sigh. "Well can't say I've heard that before."

"..." the guardian girl remains silent. "I can't leave... I know that, so why?"

>"I can't leave a pretty girl behind."
>"I dunno, I just had to."
>"What? It's what I do."
>What to do?

>>21044918
"I can't leave a pretty girl behind. Besides, I don't know that you can't leave yet."

>>21044918
"I can't say I want to be a hero then shun someone who needs help, can I?"

>>21044918
"I failed to save my sister, I failed to protect my summoner. I do not intend to fail to help anyone any more."

I dunno, just had to. It's instinct

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"I can't leave a pretty girl behind and plus I can't say I want to be a hero then shun someone who needs help, can I?"

"I don't need help because there is nothing you can do." the girl replies as she starts walking, making her way out of the church. You stand up to follow her out. As the two of you step onto the cobblestone walkway, the guardian turns toward you. "There is nothing you can do to save me... but for beating me... I'll try and take you back." she frowns.

"You seem in high spirits." you shrug then take the lead.

"You saw that tree, right?"

"Yeah, I saw it. It's kind of hard to miss."

"Beyond it is a flower field. You'll probably find your answer there." the girl follows closely behind you.

>"Oh really?"
>"Hm.. alright, thanks."
>"You're still coming back home with me."
>What to do?

>>21045309
"If you can, you're still coming back home with me."

>>21045309
"I think you mean OUR answer. I'm not giving up 'til I know it's impossible to get you out."

>>21045328
>"If you can, you're still coming back home with me."
This.
Let's tone down the cocky tone for a bit.
Just for a bit-

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"If you can, you're still coming back home with me.'

"I can't move, I can't leave. I've looked and looked and I've found nothing. I don't know where you're from, what you can do, it really doesn't matter." the girl shakes her head from side to side.

"Stop being so negative." you continue to walk down the beach and eventually you reach it. The waves smash against the shore. The light from the Tree of Light dances on the merky water. "So beyond there?"

"Yeah."

"Let's go then."

You walk forward and the girl still stands there, unmoving.

"Go." she says, waving you off with her hand.

>"Fine then."
>"No, you're coming with me."
>What to do?

>>21045602
[]grab collar and drag her with us

Rolled 18

>>21045602
"No, you're coming with me. You could use the exercise."

>>21045602
"I'm your first guest in two centuries, at least enjoy my visit for a while."

>>21045738
>"I'm your first guest in two centuries, at least enjoy my visit for a while."
I like that.
Even if we CAN'T save her, we might at least get to talk for a bit.

>>21045602
"You need to stop thinking you can't get out of here, since I believe you can. So don't believe in you, believe in me. BELIEVE IN THE ME THAT BELIEVES IN YOU! Kick reason to the curb and do the impossible! Your spear is the spear that will pierce this prison!"
All while dramatically animated!
Let her laugh all she wants.

>>21045738
>>21045766

These two.

>>21045814
I kind of want to use this...

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"I'm your first guest in two centuries, at least enjoy my visit for a while." a deep sigh as you look onward to the dying tree.

"Tch... at least you're not shoving your false hope on me... oh wait, you are." the girl's eyes turn to slits. "I'd really appreciate it if you just stopped. Pouring salt on someones wounds is frowned upon, or at least that's what I remember."

"How am I-"

"If you have to ask that, you're a bigger idiot than I thought." her fists clench. "Stop trying to instill your petty heroics on me, I'm sick of hearing it."

"I-"

"Sick. Of. Hearing. It." the girl looks as though she's two seconds away from tearing into you with that lance again.

You sigh again. Well, maybe she didn't want saved? No, no. She can probably be saved, there has to be some way! She gave up hope, there's always hope.

>"You can't give up yet."
>"Fine, you win. I'll leave you here."
>say nothing and move toward the Tree of Light
>What to do?

>>21045929
"You can't give up yet."
Screw it. Go full heroic.

>>21045929
"It's my turn to be selfish. I beat you fair and square so you have to put up with me. Unless you want to go for round 2?"

Say nothing and go to the tree WITH her. Hold her hand,or throw her over your shoulder if you have to.

Fine ,we'll stop talking about it but we're not giving up.. Maybewe can world code her back with us or something

Ask her about the dead woods

>>21046074
Go for this. Might as well.

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There is nothing else left to be said. You walk along the beach to try and search for a way to get to the tree. You clasp hands with the pinkette as you continue the search. It turns out that its roots extend all the way to the island itself but it isn't quite a bridge. The two of you hop on. After a few moments, you reach the tree itself. It's large and that's pretty much there is to it. It's not hollow showing no signs of life. "This thing must have been pretty beautiful in the past."

"It was." the girl replies as she looks upon the plant.

"I wanted to ask, but why is everything dead here? More specifically, the trees?"

"I don't know myself..." the guardian answers, trying to let go of your hand. However you're not that easy to get away from.

"You should know, you've been here for more than a century."

"I don't..."

"Hm..."

>Keep going
>Just stay at the tree
>What to do?

>>21046476
How tall is the tree?
Climb it and look around.

>>21046476
Examine the tree.

>>21046476
Look around the tree, see what condition the bark is in. If it changed then that means that this place isn't timeless.

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You examine the tree up and down with your eyes. The bark is a deep white that shows that it hasn't aged a bit. Does this place have any flow of time? "Hey."]

"What?" the girl holding your hand was really disinterested in everything going on around you.

"This place doesn't have any passing of time, does it?"

"No." a short answer. She really didn't like you.

"Hm..." you look up and leap into the air with the guardian girl in tow. The tree was uniform through out, nothing changed aside from the really 'dead' look that it had. "Hum..."

"The flowerfield is beyond there." your partner points at an island not to far away from there. You can jump if you put enough strength behind it!

>Go to the island
>Stay at the tree
>What to do?

>>21047036
I'm tempted to say do a small bit of damage to the tree and see inside it and if it's normal. Even if not, we'll leave a mark for this girl to remember us by on the tree.

>>21047036
Look around in the surrounding waters for ANYthing out of place.

>>21047119 here
Just go with >>21047149 so we can potentially move on.

>>21047036
Check around in the waters for anything strange, and try damaging the tree a bit to see what happens.

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Another look at the tree and nothing has changed. "Can I see that lance?" you extend a hand forward as you grasp at the air. Instead of giving it to you, the girl stabs it into the tree then pulls it out.

"That's what you wanted." she is completely disinterested in you. You nod in thanks then move forward to look inside of the tree.

"Well isn't that weird." inside the tree there are silver strings that go up and down, almost like veins in the human body. They spread out to touch upon every part of the body. Certainly wasn't a normal tree, but whatever it WAS it's dead now. "A shame."

"Let's get moving." says the girl who was so reluctant to go on before. She lets go of your hand then jumps far, all the way to the other island. You follow her soon after. What you see is a large field of flowers.

The clouds part ways up in the sky, letting a small string of light escape. It's almost like a guiding light.

>Follow it
>Stay with the guardian
>What to do?

>>21047628
>Stay with the guardian
The escaping light - is it shining on anything of interest?

>>21047628
Stay with the pink haired girl.
Ask her if she's seen this before.

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"What does that light point to?"

"It leads to a body of a boy. I know nothing about the name or who it is so don't ask." she dismisses any furhter questions as she walks toward it.

"You're really helpful." you say with a bit of venom in the voice. You follow the girl to the body. It's in a small clearing of flowers almost as if it was a resting made for the child.

A helmet sits there beside him. His hair is a messy blonde. It's spiky, his eyes are closed and a satisfied smile upon his face. He wears gloves, a small chain-mail skirt decorated with rust. Scars upon his face, arms, everywhere you can look.

"Do you know him?"

>Who is it?

>>21047739
Is it the first hero? The one that just disappeared?

>>21047739

The First Hero Asterik.

>>21047739
"Not personally, but I think I've heard of him."

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"His name is Asterik, the first Summoned Hero of Aldria. I didn't know him personally but I've heard of him." you crouch down to examine the body. Four feet tall, small. Didn't look to be as all powerful from the stories you've heard but judging a book by its cover can spell death.

"Asterik, huh? He has the right idea..." the girl yawns. The guardian drops the lance and takes a seat on the grass. "Maybe I should... just relax." she yawns a second time.

"You really that tired?" you place a hand on your hip.

"Y-yeah... just... a bit." all of a sudden the girl falls back onto the flowers. "Why don't you join me?"

"No thanks." you shake your head from side to side.

"Suit... yourself...." then that's all she says.

"Hey, you asleep? I thought you said that you didn't need to sleep. Hey, are you going to wake up? HEY."

End of Chapter 30

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>>21047963

Special ED for this episode... ;_;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBbADU6Vrz8&feature=plcp