Mid-Knights

Episode 23: Journey to Amalur!

"Right!...Time to go. This is gonna be a pretty long walk I hope your ready Mitsuki-chan!" Hitomi says with a smile, reading a map as they walk through the forest "I barely travel to Arcadia so I'm not used to the directions, okay I think I got it! It'll take us 3 days to arrive." Putting the map away, she leads Mitsuki taking in the surroundings "Arcadia sure is a weird place to live.....The tree's aren't even that green....the city is like well it looks like a Human civilization ironically...I'm not sure why they would build that school of monster's here...which begs the question? What's that like? A diverse school for all kinds of Monsters Lycans, Vampires, Witches, Warlocks, Dwarves, Elves, Ghosts, Satyrs, and even the Giant like race Qunari and Minotaur's. I think I'm shocked about that one the most..."

"Well it feels normal." Mitsuki shrugs never having thought about it. "I grew up here and I don't really know anything outside of here. I've never left before.", she explains. "What's Al-i-mar? like?", she asks butchering the name of their destination.

"You mean Amalur..." Hitomi laughs at her pronunciation "Well, imagine a Kingdom or a City a really large Beautiful city, within a valley surrounded by the most perfect wilderness you could ever dream of, all kinds of majestic and unique animals, surrounded by multiple waterfalls cleanest and most pure form of water......The Moon shines brighter there than anywhere else, the Sun brighter than any other point on the planet and the Northern lights cloud the skies like an ocean of energy......Lycan's of all different variations together in peace, true harmony. The Poor are friends with the Rich, the Rich are Friends with the Poor. The Food is the most tender and perfectly made dishes across the world. It's also home to one of the greatest things that all Monsters wish they could have, The Nectar Of the Gods. It's an edible Nectar that boosts your minds potential for a short period of time and satisfies both your hunger and thirst with a single sip.......Trust me Mitsuki......Not only is Amalur Beautiful......it's your Birthplace..."

"My... birthplace..?" She questions looking up at Hitomi. "I thought... I always grew up here.." she furrows her brow, "And how do you know that? I didn't even know about you until the other day." She pauses for a moment, "No offense I mean, I just don't understand." "Seems as if your brother has been keeping secrets from you." Akuma instigates, speaking from within.

Hitomi raises her eyebrow "I see......he never told you...." She sighs shaking her head as they continue walking West "All Lycan from the previous 4 Generations were born in Amalur...it's our Home.........Of course you were born in Amalur....The Hayabusa Clan is the most noble Clan....You are of noble blood not just because your brother owns a successful company....Your Family....Your Clan is the most respected clan of all 7 nobles.....your Parents May their souls be Blessed we're the most respected Lycan's.....Unfortunately, you never got to experience Amalur because your Brother decided to leave it behind and give you a normal life...." She says dodging a huge bullet of controversy.

"Hm..." is all Mitsuki could muster up as she takes in this new information. "Looks like someone should've paid a little more attention to school and finding out where you come from. You could've had a whole different life." Akuma continues devilishly.

"Well, well....that's alright......Byakuya is an extremely ...'Complicated' individual.....at least now you can finally experience your heritage and where you come from.." Hitomi says confidently "You'll finally see what Lycan's really Live like... we're not just Savages like other Monsters think....you can see where your brother grew up and maybe even find your purpose...."

"I'm curious, Lycans their years differ from regular Monsters right? So how old am I really?" Mitsuki asks as they enter a completely different kind of forest with blue leaves and Red grass.

"I'd estimate your about 100 years old in our time.....Byakuya is a lot Older than you think." Hitomi mentions suddenly clasping her mouth "Right....wasn't supposed too tell you"

"How Old is Byakuya??... and don't lie too me!" Mitsuki questions "I always thought he was..hmm...150.."

"Byakuya is Actually......" Hitomi sighs not wanting too let it slip "he's really 400 Years Old...."

"400 Years Old!.........." Mitsuki anime falls in shock at the news "What?! But How!!! He doesn't even look like an Adult!"

"Byakuya....Has a strange Mutation which causes his body too take longer too Age.....But it still goes through regular phases early like Puberty hit him 300 Years ago.....He's not the only one....Your Mother had the Same Mutation....luckily for you I think you take more from your Father than Byakuya..."

'400 Years Old.....why would he hide that from me?.......does that mean he knows a lot more about our history and heritage than I thought?...' Mitsuki thinks too herself, thoughts going back and forth.

Hitomi sweatdrops at the young Wolf's expression and sighs 'Great...I've made her curious....' she shakes her head, stoping in her tracks "I know you have plenty of questions and what not? But how about this? I'll tell you one story about your Brother. Just one, you promise me that you'll wait till we arrive at Amalur for everything else?" She suggests, arms crossed

"A Story? From Byakuya's Past?! Yes!...please!" Mitsuki says loudly, clear excitement in her voice 'I'll get too know more about what Nii-San was like before I was born! I always thought we weren't that far apart in Age but if he's really that Old.....Then How Strong is he really?...and does he hold back his true power?.....' She thinks too herself

'Tch.....This better be Good! I'm in no mood for a Bedtime Story!' Akuma Grunts from Within angrily

"Okay! Okay...." Hitomi ponders on it for a minute "there's so many stories. How about I tell you one from our shared Childhood? When I first met Him"

"Really? What was he like? Was he like a Chibi?! Did he pee himself? Was he weird? Cool? Did he-...." Hitomi cuts her off, swiftly "Oi....just let me tell the story first! Then you can make Judgements"

Mitsuki shuts herself up, and sits down criss cross on the Ground, her tail wagging happily as Hitomi begins too recount a different Era of Monster to her "300 years ago.....that's when I first met him....Byakuya the Lone Wolf......he had many names but Lone Wolf was the first......We were born at a time. Very different from this one, at a Time period Of War...."

"War?....Against who?" Mitsuki asks curiously, tilting her head. 'Oh....this just got a bit Interesting....' Akuma adds, clearly listening as well.

"A War Against. The Bloodthirsty, Village pillaging, slave enforcing, blight of evil called the Wendigos...." Hitomi says her eyes darkening at the name

"Wendigo?....I've heard of them before in one of Byakuya's books inside his office but I never really understood." Mitsuki says taken aback by Hitomi's expression

"The Wendigo..... Wendigos were man and Monster-eating Creatures that roamed the land near the Great Ravine Of Ancients, up North in the Cold. Their bodies were emaciated, their ribs stuck out through their thin, pale skin, and their eyes were sunk deep down into their sockets. They looked like men who had died of starvation, walking through the world after a week of decomposing in the grave...the Wendigo's appetite could never be filled. It would attack other men and monsters alike; eat their flesh, but every bite would just make them larger and hungrier, until they were massive, flesh-starved beasts towering over the trees..." Hitomi explains with Great detail, as if having a Flashback "They were Our Polar Opposites exactly what a Lycan would be if we lost ourselves in our own Bloodthirst but worse.....they are Corrupted Souls.....Pure Evil...they really were not our problem at first.......They only ate lesser known monsters until....their appetites grew...bored.."

"At first?....bored?.." Mitsuki says under her breathe. Her nerves clearly high and tense from the description of the creature, the hair on the back of her neck stands as goosebumps over take her.

Hitomi's voice grows colder with each word she speaks, the atmosphere around her shifts as she recalls the traumatizing story "That's when they decided.....to set their sites on the only true species that could quench their starvation or so they believed.......They set their Sights.......

"On us......"