Re: Creations of Man (Zorolo, Sakume)
What am I? What have I become? When did I become what I am? Are there any answer to these questions? Or am I merely being foolish as to wonder such things. I must find out why I have my powers and where they come from, otherwise I'll never be able to fully control my powers. If that happens... I fear for the worst.
Zorlo's thoughts had become rather distracted of late. Yes, he was to be married soon, but that didn't change the fact that he was plagued by his own problems. Even now, the Dome offered little solace to these questions. The forlorn silence gave only the sound of the beating of the fencer's heart, and with each beat came more pain. What bothered him so?
Perhaps it was what Gorin had done to him back when the God of Wrath had been reborn? That power to destroy Zorlo's inhibitions has also removed the fencer's normal checks on his power, and created a monster more terrifying then anything that he was sure Shinu nor Gorin had encountered... up until Dante a few moments later. Even with that, the fencer could completely control his emotions... but what would happen when Shinu was defeat and Zorlo was whole again? Terror would reign if the fencer ever let down his guard.
"To live a life of terror. Was that what plagued you too, Dante?" he asked himself with a slightly smile. "It was because of Gorin that you became what you were... and it was because of fate that I must destroy Shinu. Until he is part of me again, I'll never be whole... but is truly not being whole so bad? You were so depressed, and nothing could be done. Even so, I am not afraid. I'll destroy Shinu... and I'll destroy Gorin. Nothing will stand in my way."
Suddenly, the doors to the secluded hall swung open and a power beyond anything that the Aura Master had ever felt flooded in, followed by a form completely concealed in light that the fencer couldn't hope to block out. Whoever this was, the power he or she emitted was unlike anything the fencer had ever encountered before. Even so, the green haired man simply couldn't ignore the intruder, no matter how powerful he was.
The Aura Master picked up his sheathed sword and stood up, blocking his eyes from the figured bathed in vast light. "Who are you to invade my privacy?" the fencer asked with slight annoyance. Again, it had been a while, but an intrusion into this sanctum... who was this guy?
"Zorlo, the Aura Master, I've come to offer you some solace to your mind's woes. What do you say to that?" the force asked, power radiating off it so greatly that it seemed to nearly blind the fencer.
"Who are you? And who do you know what I am thinking."
"I cannot answer those questions. I have a mission for you. One you once failed in," the figure stated.
The fencer's arms dropped and he closed his eyes. Only once had he ever failed a mission. "You want me to recover the Ixis, don't you? The power that myself and the others failed to claim. Who are you to ask this of me?" the fencer asked as he clicked his sword from his sheathe.
Seconds later, the fencer's sheathed blade flew from his hand and away from the Aura Master, the figure appearing to smirk behind the light. "I am simply here to give you the order from the person you failed. I was merely sent by both he and the one known as Chronos to give you a message."
"Tell it now and begone. If you aren't to answer my questions now, I am not going to deal with you!" The fencer was being a bit more abrasive then normal... but he had to defend Selene, and that was all there was to it. Any fault of his would turn into a great crevice and consume him. His now forming greatest fear: failure.
"Meet him. Meet Chronos in The Green Dragon, and bring your bride to be. You, as he, have much to learn. That is all," the light said as it faded into nothing. The fencer sighed and recovered his sword, looking at him. He couldn't seem to escape that his and Chronos' destinies were tied together.
"Ever since that time," the fencer whispered as the room he was in faded away and he appeared in his room. The questions that had plagued the Aura Master during his thoughts faded and his normal, calm demeanor returned. He didn't need some strange, unknown figure to answer his questions. He'd answer them himself, through the shear force of his own will. For now, he just needed to contact Selene.
"Armond!" Zorlo's voice cut through the forest, and the albino monkey appeared. "Take a letter to Selene," the fencer said as he pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and scratched down a letter. It had both directions to how to get to The Green Dragon, as well as what they were getting themselves into. A lucky fate indeed, since the fencer had hoped to see his beloved again. After all, the time they spent apart only made their time together better.
The monkey took the letter and vanished into the forest. Somehow, that monkey seemed to be able to travel through space and time, but the Aura Master never questioned how. He knew that these things weren't too amazing. For now, the fencer had to go, and he grabbed his jacket off of a chair in the cabin he had built in his room and was off. Hopefully this wouldn't take too long.
o=)---------In the town where The Green Dragon is---------(=o
The fencer walked through the town, looking for the bar. He'd past it once or twice in his journeys, but had never stopped there. After all, the Aura Master never did have much of a need to be in a bar. The lights illuminated the city and seemed to almost lead the fencer towards the bar. The green haired man rested his right forearm upon the hilt of his sword, not really caring too much about the people that gave him awkward looks, since it happened a lot.
"That's what I get for having green hair," Zorlo joked lightheartedly with a slight smile as his normal, calm and kind smiled returned his face. The town passed by as everything did to those who were always on the move, and before long, the fencer simply stopped, staring up at the sign. "Interesting... there are a lot of unique and slightly powerful auras in there. Even so... I wonder why I never noticed this place before?" the Aura Master asked himself.
"I'll wait here for Selene. When she gets in here, we can proceed to meet with Chronos. Then, maybe, this can finally come to an end. Maybe when it does, I'll not have to worry about anything that bothers me anymore. That's all I can hope," the fencer said nonchalantly as he released a relaxed sigh and rested his back against the building. Just how long would Selene take to get here? He didn't know, but he'd find out soon. It all depended on Armond.