THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!
"Hana,
wait up..."
"Hahahaa...Catch
me if you can, brother Ryosuke..."
Ryosuke
speed up and charge at Hanami from behind. Hana is already 10 but she is still
a child to the core. The two fell together with Ryosuke landing at his back
while Hana lands on him. They look at each other and giggle.
"Lets
play again."
"No...Not until you finish your basic royal etique lesson for today."
"No...Not until you finish your basic royal etique lesson for today."
"Oww..."
"Now,
come on and lets get it done before sunset. Ice creams on me."
"Ice
cream!!! Yay!!!"
Ryosuke
give Hana a piggy back ride back to the Palace. At the entrance, Annette is
already waiting for Hana's arrival. She's her personal maid and Royal tutor.
"Lady
Hanami, you are late for etique lesson."
"I
know, sensei. My apology."
"Very
well. Lets start immediately shall we. Lord Ryosuke, I'll be taking Lady Hana
from here on."
Ryosuke
nod. Hana obediently follows Annette into the Palace. At a distance, she looked
back at her brother and smile. Ryosuke smiled back at her. She turn around and
followed Annette to the Palace. When her shadow is nowhere to be seen, Ryosuke
pull out a cap from his pocket, put it on and left the Palace. He head straight
to the commoners area, more specifically, the morning market.
He
first stops at the metal store.
"Morning,
Prince Ryosuke. What will you like for today?" says a man with thick beard
at the counter.
"Alster,
there's no need to be formal with me. Just call me Ryosuke."
Alster
is the best blacksmith in Celanoe creating the most magnificent weapons and
armor that one could possibly seen.
"Ah...Ryosuke.
So,did found anything to your interest...? All these weapons I have here are of
the highest quality."
"Mmhmm...I
want something light but very useful."
"I
think I have just the right thing for you."
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Alster
went to the back of his shop and came back to the counter with silver bow with
both end shaped like the head of the wolf held curve by a tight silk string.
"Gladis
Velvetto...As light as a feather and very handy."
"How
about the arrows...?"
"Its
a very special weapon, but I think you will figure out how to use it."
"But
how do I shoot without an arrow?"
"Is
that so...?"
Ryosuke
stares sceptically at Alster for a moment and smile. He took the bow and asks,
"How
much is this cost?"
"2000
lineon."
Ryosuke
search his left pocket for the money and hand it to Alster. Alster took the
money and greet Ryosuke to have a nice day that day. Ryosuke didn't stay long
at the market. He went back to the palace and start to examine the bow
carefully in his room.
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The
bow has a magnificent wolf carving on it done with extra precaution and
details. The head of the wolves has sapphire stone as their eyes. The wolf's
heads look so real as if its alive on the bow itself. The string that held the
bow is made of Suikz,the most fine yet strong silk produce by Butafliores, a
gigantic and barbarious silk butterfly that live in caves near Mount Jiorrez
situated at the north side of Celanoe.
"Hey,
what's that bro?" says a voice suddenly from behind.
"Huh?
What?", Ryosuke blurt out in shock. He turn around and saw Sakurai
leaninging against the door with his legs crossed.
"Sakurai...Can't
you atleast knock before you enter."
"I
did. But, you seem so into your new weapon, you didn't hear me."
"Oh,
did I..."
"Can
I see it?"
Ryosuke
hand the silver bow to Sakurai. Sakurai took it and give it a full scan.
His
eyes gleam with excitement and he says,
"Wow!!
This is amazing!! Where's the arrows? I want to see them too."
"Ah...That,
I er.. Still working on it."
"Ouh...Such
a shame. I really would like to see you shooting arrows with it. Just
imagine..."
"That's
it!!Imagine!!!Sakurai, you are brilliant!!"
"Wha...What
did I just say?"
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Ryosuke
didn't bother to answer Sakurai instead he runs out of his room taking the bow
along. He went to the South East Palace, the old palace which is now the royals
magic practice building. Ryosuke stands at a distance before a broken statue of
an angel. He stood in a proper position, stretch his left arm forward grabbing
the holder of the bow while his left hand pull the string. He aims for the
statue's left hand and cast a spell,
Rackussa Beltron!!!
An
arrow started to form out of darkness for a second but disappear in the next
minute. His first attempt fail so He decided that Dark magic is not suitable
for it. He focus his mind and try another spell,
Alvest Hydra!!!
An
arrow was succesfully formed out of water but when Ryosuke release his arrow,
the arrow splash on the ground. He try it again with another spell, this time
with earth spell,
Earth Striker!!!
A
solid arrow formed out of earth. Ryosuke was quite certain that this time it
will work but unfortunately just as he put the arrow near the bow, the arrow
turn to sand. It is like the arrow is rejecting each spell he cast. Ryosuke try
again and again with a different kind of spell but success is never near. After
countless of failure, Ryosuke felt a burning sensation in his body. He started
to feel angry. He was so in rage that he felt as if he could had killed 3000 in
one shot. His only chance now is the only Fire spell he learn just learned
yesterday. He stares at his aim with fiery eyes of anger. He stretch the bow to
the proper length and pull the string to a fine tension. His lips mutter his
spell silently.
At
first, it seem as if nothing happen and his spell failed again. But, then it
comes. Sparks appear in his hands and started to form a fiery arrow out of blue
flame.He released his arrow and the arrow hit the statue's left arm and
vapourize it as if the statue is made out of water. Ryosuke felt a gush of
excitment in himself and tried it again and again despite that his hand was
badly burnt. When he stop, both of his arms have scratches and burns all over
and he was very exhausted. The Fire arrows even eat up his energy but he didn't
mind. He sat down on his spot and smiled. He did it. To him, it was victory.
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Ryohei
rushed into building and grab Ryosuke's hands. He was shocked and worried to
see them in such condition. He must have felt his twin brother doing through
telepathy and rush to see him.
"Its
nothing", says Ryosuke with a smile.Ryohei snapped at his twins
carelessness.
"Nothing?!"
Ryohei says in anger, "You are terribly injured!!Why can't you play with
something safer...?!Ergh!!! Now, don't move."
Ryohei
summon water from underground and wrap it on Ryosuke's arms as if the water was
bandage. He murmur some healing spell and let the water run along Ryosuke
wounds and burns. As the water runs through it, the cuts covers up and turn
into a white line and even that disappear. The burns turn less red and the
color lessen until it was back to its normal skin tone. They heal so perfectly
that it was as if Ryosuke never hurt himself at all. Ryosuke stares at Ryohei
in disbelief and blurt out,
"How
did you do that??"
"What?
You think us Dark mage can't do healing these kind of stuff."
Ryosuke
nodded his head. Ryohei pat his twin brother head and said,
"This
is what you get if you study, brother. I maybe the nerdy one in Palace but I bet my knowledge outrange anyone here.
Anything is possible."
"You
mean I can master Fire element too...?"
"Like
I said 'Anything is possible.' You
can do it if you practice. But, I think you should start with the basics. You
don't seem to control them well."
Ryosuke
smile. The two left the building with Ryosuke holding the silver bow and head
back to main Palace.
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At the main Palace, Hana is already
waiting for Ryosuke.
"Shoot!I
totally forgotten Hana's Ice-cream!!"Ryosuke shireked. Ryohei smile and
wish him good luck.
Hana
look up and straight to Ryosuke's direction. She walks toward him and every
pace she took make Ryosuke felt cold sweat running down his forehead. He look
pleadingly at Ryohei, begging him to help him out but Ryohei just do nothing
but laugh.
He
had a feeling that Hana is definitely going to kill him for forgetting his
promise when suddenly Hana jump forward and hug him tightly. Her eyes were red
and is still sobbing. The twins were taken by surprise with her actions. She
was waiting there not because of her ice-cream, its because she's worried.
Ryosuke slowly patted Hana's head and says,
"Hey...Is
everything okay?"
"Are
o-kay...Brother Ryo-suke??" says Hanami,sobbing.
"Huh?"
"You
were hurt. I knew it. Sorry..."says Hana and she started crying.
"How
did you..?Ryohei!!"
"I
didn't I swear..."
"No,
brother Ryohei didn't say anything. Hana knew it because it hurts, in
here" , says Hana while she place her left hand at her heart while the
other hand wiping off her own tears, "Sorry..."
The
two brother stares at each other. Another telepathic-linked siblings...?
Ryohei
smile and patted little Hana's head.
"Ryosuke
is fine, my dear."
"Really?"
"Of
course. See. He is not hurt."
Ryosuke
nod and says,"Ye-yes. See. I'm fine, sweetheart."
Hana's
sad face brightens up and she smile.
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Two
years past since then. In a field of green grasses, a young man in a maroon
sleeveless shirt and knee length khakis, stood in the middle with a silver bow
in his hand. He aims to the blue sky and shoot three fire arrows. The arrows
shoot upward and turn into a fire phoenix dancing gracefully in the sky and
disappear. A young girl in a lilac dress, sitting in graceful way next to another
young man with blue shirt and long pants nearby was amazed by what they saw.
The two young men and that young girl is no other than Ryohei, Ryosuke and
Hana.
Hana
clap her hands and said,"Wow!! That was beautiful...Brother Ryosuke, YOU
ARE AWESOME!!!"
"You
did well, Ryosuke", says Ryohei with a smile, "You have controlled
your powers wonderfully. Your hard work for all these years are worth it, after
all."
"Thanks.
Like you said, 'Anything IS possible.'
"
The
three laugh happily. Anything is possible if you try....
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