Project Schemer - Salvatore Trilogy: Prelude

Arc 3 - Chapter 1: That light.

Our journey continue, we don't have direction but it seem like our step is decided by some kind of fates. Every decision is decided by something but we also enjoy this journey, our path is filled with the beauty of nature, every moment we looked up, we saw the light went through the leaves formed gentle light. The light never too bright and the gentle breeze of summer, everything is perfect for a walk outside, maybe a good sign for a good journey. We encountered a lot of farmers and they are friendly enough to asked us to stay with them to for a night and we appreciated every aids we had since the night in Arborine is dangerous when you are outside. After the recent war, the corruption appear everywhere and the Naudé family started their crusade on purifying the land, they only have a few spell to create barrier and protect villages, everyone working hard on the task of purifying.

"I hope this is over soon, after the war, every nights creatures appear everywhere, i know the Naudé is working really hard. But sometimes i felt like i can't do anything like when he gone."

"He never left you, your father always stay right by your side, i know that is lonely but your father always want you to move forward, he always stays right by your side even sitting on your shoulder and watching us right now."

Knowing the fact giving hope is a sin i still want Alria to know, he is no longer alone in this world, that he have more friend than he knew. Our journey started to get further from the city and out here it is a different world, everyone just working and living their own life, there is no unity, everyone just and that is everything they do. It seem like the corruption doesn't spread to here so everyone just keep on working, i hope they still alright, the pair of father and son. 

"Higeki !"

"Well, well look who show up at the moment i thought about them, great to see you again Devaro."

"Where is Sousuke ? And who are these people ?"

"This is Tomoe, my contracted beast, best friend and most of all, a soulmate. The other person is Alritas, a friend i made in the capital, we think a trip together would be fun, Sou want to practice his power back at the capital."

"I want to know more about life outside the capital, and from all of that i think i can learn about the world more than i can now."

"It is simple, but talking isn't enough, you must see everything, the life we always from the capital, that one train filled with light and flashing across our eyes and leave us. A fragment of the world we always wanted to reach and then that train left, our dream remain our dream the train left and again darkness remain with us."

A beautiful vision of the future, a bright and colorful world, a beautiful idea of harmony now look at the rest of the world. That vision can't exist in everyone because it is a basic part of human to envy with each other, the people of the capital do have their own envy with each other. But i believe it is not because of equality that brought harmony, i believe it is because of everyone determination, envy and other sins is a part of us, we have to accept it and move along. People outside of the capital, they live a life with no struggle rather than their life what to eat, what to do the following day. While people of the capital, they survived and fought two wars, could that be the main reason why they can reach harmony.

"People will treasure something when they lose it, and when they want to protect something, they stand together to protect it. Envy and other sins still exist but they used sins to act as a form of motivation."

It is the truth that every sinful thing exist within our heart but it is depend on our heart to believe in the kindness and the light in other. Why you need to look at the light of the capital while you can be your own light, what people need is not the facilities of the capital but the thing they need is not far from their own eyes. They need to care for each other more, understanding each other, showing empathy and sympathy for each other. I remembered that everything i see is not special, there is nothing special about the capital except for the nobles. The thing people need here is not power or facilities, they need a good leader and sympathy toward each other. Devaro is right, people never treasure anything until the moment everything is gone but the moment everything gone that is the moment everyone want to protect it.

"It is not a place to talk out here, let's come to our place."

The road is the same what i remembered, the smell soon returned to me, burned straw and wood, the scent of the countryside and the scent of the night. It brought up a feeling for a song, aria of the night, the name is clinche but just call it like that for now, with Koto, the sound is much deeper and mysterious, while violin is graceful. The muse and the scent of the night with beautiful blue light of the moon, that is everything i need for the inspration for a song, but what await us in the future. Sometime i wish i can look a little bit further into the future, a little bit further than now.

"The night is cold."

"I know, but the scent is great, i never felt so relax, i think i want more night like this, just sitting here watching the moonlight..."

"With me."

"Of course, with you."

The blue moon of this world, the light of the moon is always blue, a sorrowful color yet very calming, helping people ease their mind. I just want this to last longer, if this night could last longer, i want to douse myself in this light, people saw different light. Devaro saw the light of another world, the light of a world only exist in fairy tales, Alria saw the light, a small ray of hope in his world and believe he isn't alone, i saw that light too, much more than them. The light of the new world, the one that Devaro see in his mind, the light Alria saw but instead of a small ray of hope, i saw light everywhere, i never felt that i am lonely because someone always stay right by my side. I think that is the reason i can face my past or even them, because i have a motivation to survive.

"It's getting colder, let's get in... i will just carry you inside i guess."

Tomoe's face is so calm and innocent, now think about us and everything around us i learned something. Even when i was young until now, even Sou always stay right by my side, i only thought of him as a friend and never have any deep connection than that. But you, you are so much more, i felt like i know you more, i felt like we met before, that there is a connection between us. And now i know, you are my motivation for my determination that i must face my old friends and defeat WORLD, i want to do that for everyone and for you too.

"I see you are having a nostalgic moment, i know i must keep a secret but sometime, that won't work."

"You are..."

"I'm Chikyu, the great lord of the earth, but to you, we were friends even when you only care Tomoe when you was small. Why so surprise, this is your original birthplace afterall, you are not an Altorian, you are an Arborian. Never consider yourself the same with those lower world creature."

"I am an Arborian and we even know each other ? Please tell me more, those memories taken away from me, i want them back."

"I can't, because that is everything i know since the moment you remember something, i also remember something and the same goes to Moeru, but maybe Tomoe can help with that. This is the word i consider mine to be wise, water reflect everything, looking into that reflection maybe you can see truth. I always envy of your bond, you and Tomoe."

The voice left us, and left me with so much question, i am an Arborian, i knew Tomoe, we were together with many other sacred beast. Then who am i, what is my hidden memories, what is the truth and what is wrong, but Chikyu have no reason to lie to me, so many question left for me. But i know something, that with everyone i will have my truth memories back, and my melodies will be everlasting.

"This trip is not a bad idea, i learned more about everything outside of the city."

"I believe when i am outside last night, you have an interesting conversation with Devaro."

"Yes, we talked about a lot of thing, about how the world work, about the fact i am just a clueless child, but he isn't wrong, i drowned myself in my own dream with the hope of waking my father. I forgot that i am a king now, i can't just let the nobles taking care of everything."

It's the truth that Alria is an emperor now, he must care more about his kingdom and his people, not just the city of Tyerran but every corner of Soleil. Now we have a bigger problem, the old noble is gone and now someone else take place, there must be someone who can be the noble instead of those who can't be trusted. 

"How about him ?"

"Him ?"

"There is a noble we can trust, a noble i can trust, a noble family decided to banish themselves to punish their own sins. If we can ask them, maybe they can return to the world and help us."

"Are you sure ?"

"Yes, because their ancestors are my teacher so i believe they still have the virtue of sympathy, the principle of that family is love and compassion afterall."

The mysterious family that can be the salvation of Soleil's current state, can we sure about that, but if they are teachers of Alria then that should never be a problem. Joining in this journey is Koll and Devaro, they insist on travelling with us but if they want that we don't want to stop them. Even a few corrupted creature attack us but we don't have to do anything because Koll is not just a rengular farmer, not as skillful as those people of the Abrelard family but he still defeat those creature with ease.

"I never knew your father is that strong."

"He is a father, of course he is strong, he still need to protect me afterall. Speaking of that, i need to prepare our lunch."

"Do you need help ?"

"I think i need to get some fresh water to prepare for the lunch, because you're here i think i will do something fancy. Father..."

"Let me finish this one first."

Koll's sword is hammering the ground cause a small impact next to the corrupted wolf. It is hard to believe he is just a rengular farmer, maybe everyone is mysterious and interesting in this world. A boy with power to shaping object and a farmer with the strength equal to at least three soldier, these two mysterious persons live in a place far from the place where everyone live. Our journey is long and tough maybe it is because of three children traveling with each other, but as long as i can still travel and walk outside, that is enough for me.

"Tomoe, i want to ask you something."

"Yes."

"You need to answer me honestly, i know this is strange but do you find me familiar like we met before."

"I do felt like that sometime but nothing came to me, why do you ask that ?"

"I felt I should be honest, last night i met Chikyu, and we talked about our past, i hope that can brought something back to you."

"If that come from Chikyu then that could be the truth, maybe your awakening have something to do with us... I made a new target."

"What is it ?"

"Let get our memories back, no matter what."

Our journey have a new target now, to gain back what belong to us, to get back everything belong to us, no one can take our memories away from us. And those who threaten this world too, we declare our battle with those who caused us pain, those who mess with our mind, our life, our memories, you should be fear. The light is bright red now, the color of revolution and rebellion.