Post by Sora on Sept 9, 2008 22:32:16 GMT -5
Sora pushed the door open cautiously and entered, glancing around. There was a man with silver hair sitting at a desk, doing Altenan calligraphy and not looking up when he heard the door open.
"Excuse me," said Sora. "I heard you were the master of archery? I've come to learn from you."
The man looked up and put his brush down. "That is I. My name is Master Darknight."
"Whoa, Dark Knight!" exclaimed Sora, coming forward. "You're the Dark Knight? Man, that was an awesome movie! It was even better than the Drama of Ara's Life! That's so cool! The ending was sooo sad and it was all good and evil and chaos and dananananana..."
"No," Master Darknight said, looking slightly irritated as if he was used to this happening a lot. "Darknight. One K. If you're looking for Batman, he is in Rolante, trying to kill off Robin."
"Oh." Sora was disappointed. "So...you can't fly or anything?"
"No."
"No, like...cool gadgets an' all?"
Master Darknight gave her a pointed look. "You came here to learn?"
Sora coughed and composed herself. "Yes. I would like to become more proficient in my archery skills."
Master Darknight stroked his chin mysteriously. "First, you must undergo a test, you who - wait, which one are you again? Caelum's descendant or wielder of the logariazo?"
"Second one...I think?" Sora replied, feeling more spoilers coming on. "My name is Sora."
"Sora. Shoot that - " the master pointed at a thin leaf pinned to the far wall, fluttering slightly - "with your eyes closed, and then we shall see."
"All right..." Sora pulled her bow from behind her back, took an arrow from her side quiver, sighted it, closed her eyes, and shot.
Master Darknight looked on as the arrow struck the leaf and stopped its fluttering. "I have nothing more to teach you," he said gravely, rising from his chair and preparing for a dramatic departure.
Sora squinted open an eye and looked at surprise at the pinned leaf. "You didn't even teach me anything yet!"
Master Darknight shrugged. "You did hit it. Fate, I can't even do that."
"Then...aren't you out a job?" Sora pointed out. Master Darknight scowled.
"Darn it, you think I want to teach some punk seventeen-year-old kid destined for greatness anyway whether or not I teach them anything?"
Sora considered this. The leaf on the far wall meanwhile began to smoke. Master Darknight noticed.
"Oh, sorry. My arrows are poisonous..."
Somewhere off in the village, Keii and Shiki both coughed meaningfully.
"So...maybe you could teach me something besides archery?" Sora suggested hopelessly.
The leaf on the wall melted sadly away.
Master Darknight sighed. "I suppose I could teach you politics..."
"Politics?" Sora repeated incredulously.
Master Darknight shrugged. "Sorry. I don't know anything else."
"Nothing? Not anything cool like how to assassinate people, or hand seal magick, or being a ninja...?"
"Go to the de Skoteinos."
Sora pouted. "Oraia! Fine. I'll learn your stupid politics."
"This girl is supposed to be the Golden General, third facet of the Divine Trinity?" muttered Darknight to himself.
Sora overheard this; her eyes widened. "Whoa! I get a cool title later?"
Master Darknight slapped himself. "Darn fillers! Batman is so going to get me for this."
[DANANANANA]
[Remember, Batman is watching...]
"Excuse me," said Sora. "I heard you were the master of archery? I've come to learn from you."
The man looked up and put his brush down. "That is I. My name is Master Darknight."
"Whoa, Dark Knight!" exclaimed Sora, coming forward. "You're the Dark Knight? Man, that was an awesome movie! It was even better than the Drama of Ara's Life! That's so cool! The ending was sooo sad and it was all good and evil and chaos and dananananana..."
"No," Master Darknight said, looking slightly irritated as if he was used to this happening a lot. "Darknight. One K. If you're looking for Batman, he is in Rolante, trying to kill off Robin."
"Oh." Sora was disappointed. "So...you can't fly or anything?"
"No."
"No, like...cool gadgets an' all?"
Master Darknight gave her a pointed look. "You came here to learn?"
Sora coughed and composed herself. "Yes. I would like to become more proficient in my archery skills."
Master Darknight stroked his chin mysteriously. "First, you must undergo a test, you who - wait, which one are you again? Caelum's descendant or wielder of the logariazo?"
"Second one...I think?" Sora replied, feeling more spoilers coming on. "My name is Sora."
"Sora. Shoot that - " the master pointed at a thin leaf pinned to the far wall, fluttering slightly - "with your eyes closed, and then we shall see."
"All right..." Sora pulled her bow from behind her back, took an arrow from her side quiver, sighted it, closed her eyes, and shot.
Master Darknight looked on as the arrow struck the leaf and stopped its fluttering. "I have nothing more to teach you," he said gravely, rising from his chair and preparing for a dramatic departure.
Sora squinted open an eye and looked at surprise at the pinned leaf. "You didn't even teach me anything yet!"
Master Darknight shrugged. "You did hit it. Fate, I can't even do that."
"Then...aren't you out a job?" Sora pointed out. Master Darknight scowled.
"Darn it, you think I want to teach some punk seventeen-year-old kid destined for greatness anyway whether or not I teach them anything?"
Sora considered this. The leaf on the far wall meanwhile began to smoke. Master Darknight noticed.
"Oh, sorry. My arrows are poisonous..."
Somewhere off in the village, Keii and Shiki both coughed meaningfully.
"So...maybe you could teach me something besides archery?" Sora suggested hopelessly.
The leaf on the wall melted sadly away.
Master Darknight sighed. "I suppose I could teach you politics..."
"Politics?" Sora repeated incredulously.
Master Darknight shrugged. "Sorry. I don't know anything else."
"Nothing? Not anything cool like how to assassinate people, or hand seal magick, or being a ninja...?"
"Go to the de Skoteinos."
Sora pouted. "Oraia! Fine. I'll learn your stupid politics."
"This girl is supposed to be the Golden General, third facet of the Divine Trinity?" muttered Darknight to himself.
Sora overheard this; her eyes widened. "Whoa! I get a cool title later?"
Master Darknight slapped himself. "Darn fillers! Batman is so going to get me for this."
[DANANANANA]
[Remember, Batman is watching...]