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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2014 11:45:10 GMT -6
Seeing Vergil leaning back against the wall, he wasn't sure if him not saying anything made his bro feel a little more stressed about it. He was sure the both of them wanted to at least talk to her again, or at least allow that mystery man to send them a reply back...or something. If only they knew where she was, they could have sent her a letter back in response. Even if they couldn't all be together again, they could at least keep in contact. It wasn't like he felt like Aria didn't care for them too much anymore. Her gift was proof enough that she was thinking of them. He at least gathered that much about it. He decided to fold the "note" back up for now and hold onto it. Maybe he could let Vergil read it himself later and they could figure something out.
"Yeah, let's." His tone came out neutral, not too much emotion behind it as he crashed back onto the wall beside Vergil, the sword given to him afterward. He wasn't sure if they were meant for them to just choice which they wanted, but something about the sword Verg gave him...it gave a warm, yet slightly shocking feeling to it. But the shock wasn't painful at all. More like a tingling sensation slowly coursing through his arm as he grabbed hold of it. It felt like this one belonged to him for some reason. Perhaps that was why Vergil handed him this one? Might have felt the same from the other sword. Aria did say these swords were made just for them. He didn't entirely understand the technical part behind it, but he wasn't going to try and make much sense out of it. About the only thing he had left to do now was see what it looked like, slowly sliding it out of it's sheath.
It was quite marvelous, really. A long, silvery blade matching well with the blue hilt. Funny thing is, while this thing looked like it'd have a little weight on it, it really didn't feel too much heavier than his other sword. The materials must have been pretty lightweight. But he looked over to Vergil, curious to see what his looked like if he chose to pull his out as well.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2014 14:31:43 GMT -6
So... this was the last memory they would ever have from Aria. One final chance to engrave her into their minds, then she would simply cease to exist as anything but history, a transient spectre with no basis in reality. Why had she left them? Did she just get tired of them? Was it that she just didn't want them to get too dependent on her? It was certainly true that he had gotten rather dependent on her... the realization that he might be to blame hit Vergil like a gut punch, but he swallowed the blow as best he could.
If they were to be alone now... he had to keep an eye out for Jaden. And, as hard as it might be, that meant that he couldn't afford to just mope around about everything forever. No matter how he felt inside, he had to push onwards, pretend to be stronger than he actually was, and hope that eventually he could fool everyone, himself included, into thinking that he was anything but a useless coward who played at swordsmanship.
...Step one was not thinking like that, he realized a little late. Heh. Woops. It was so dumb that Vergil almost cracked a smile, but focused instead on his new sword. He couldn't really make out what the blade looked like while it was sheathed, obviously, but the hilt looked pretty solid.
He still hesitated for a second, hand hovering over the hilt as he thought for a moment about how accepting the gift was a sort of... tacit acceptance of her terms. Take the swords... and don't look for her. It felt like if he took the sword, he would be truly giving up on her. But they were family regardless. And he had to grow up someday. Vergil didn't know how he was ever going to get there, but the journey of a thousand miles began with a single step.
The novice carefully gripped the handle, and warmth spread throughout his arm in a heartbeat, on the verge between familiar with and uncomfortable heat. He didn't know anything about magic... but he knew magic when he felt it, and this was something special. No more hesitation. Vergil forced himself to start to pull the weapon out, to his eternal credit only slowing down a bit when wisps of... light started leaking out of the sheath, dripping off the blade downwards for a moment before lazily arcing upwards and drifting into the air above them.
Too interested and excited to actually hesitate, Vergil pulled it the rest of the way out in one smooth motion, surprised by quite how long the sword was compared to his previous short sword. This was, like, a straight up longsword... and yet despite it having been relatively heavy in the sheath, it didn't feel all that heavy in his hands. Definitely a step up in weight, though. But it felt almost a little... natural, as if it was the exact right weight for him, despite looking a little bit heavier than it felt.
The sheen to it was eyecatching, and it took a moment for the trainee to realize that it was no sheen at all; the blade itself was glowing from within, a divine emanation that lit it from within and brought to life every curve, every blemish in the surprisingly-old-looking blade. Even the roughly-hewn emblem in the center, three interlocked triangles, illuminated by the blueish-white glow.
"...Huh."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 10:47:22 GMT -6
"Whoa...!"
Vergil's sword sure was shiny. So that's how the magic from within shows itself. Jaden realized he still hadn't drawn his completely, but he suspected that the magic in his was much different than his brother's. The more he pulled on it, the stronger those tingly feelings began to run up his arm. Well, getting tired of the suspense, Jaden just went for it and released the sword completely. The silvery weapon emitted some sort of electricity around the blade for a couple of seconds before it all vanished. Welp, that was a fine answer on what kind of magic it was. Quite ironic...he was always interested in this kind of weapon, and he suspected Vergil felt the same about his. It was as if Aria was listening to them the other day...or better yet, she may have just known them well and loved them enough to know what they wanted.
All the boy could do is guess at this point. But as he held the blade of thunder, he couldn't doubt her. This wasn't any normal gift, and whether or not Vergil may have realized this too, it was about time Jaden tried to lift his spirits. "...If she went out of her way to give us something like these swords, then that means the part in her note about trusting us had to be true. I don't think she would of given us something like this if she felt we couldn't become strong without her." He stared into the blade, moving it around a bit as it was very lightweight despite it's appearance, just as he expected earlier.
"I'm going to show her that we can do this. Even though she doesn't want us to find her, that doesn't mean we have to give up on her entirely. Whenever we grow up into the people we want to be, then we'll show her our new strength personally. So, let's make a vow on these swords. To become the very best we can aspire, and for Aria's--No...for our own future, we'll keep going no matter what, as well as protecting each other." After speaking, the novice gave a confident smile as he raised his new sword and towards Vergil, gesturing to cross both of their weapons together. "What do ya say, bro?"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 14:24:41 GMT -6
The light dimmed and faded within seconds, and Vergil was left feeling a profound sense of loss. He wasn't sure how to explain it, even inside his own head, but there had been a... connection... of some sort at first, something primal with his sword, but that feeling was gone now as if it had never existed. But he could still remember it as clear as day, feel the phantom warmth in his hand.
It felt like... the sword had given him a chance, and he had... not failed it, exactly, but... wasn't quite ready. The novice wasn't sure why he even felt that way, it was a gut feeling and nothing more, but for some reason he was actually pretty sure it as right. It didn't feel like the sword had rejected him, but at the same time he still had a ways to go to actually be worthy of it?
Attempts to magically 'will' the sword back into being magic-ey failed, as he had... somehow known they would. It was kind of frustrating, but at the same time, it felt like there was hope bottled up in the sword. For him, for people, he didn't know exactly what but it was a good feeling. Jaden's words helped stoke that sensation, too. It was a pleasant counter to the depression of Aria being truly and completely gone. As if she was still there with them in spirit, if not in body.
"Yeah... yeah, you're right." His voice started off weak and subdued, but picked up steam after the underwhelming first hesitant word. "Aria has... gone somewhere we can't follow now, but... that just means we have to catch up under our own power, as our own people, so when we do meet her again we aren't just scared kids following her around." Was that why she had left them? Tired of babysitting a pair of idiots? Vergil felt like it was at least in part his fault, but also as if he could see the future, a brilliant tomorrow in which case he and Jaden could walk at Aria's side as equals, as family, rather than a loving mother figure and her two idiots.
"...And besides, we're family." Vergil tried to summon a smile as confident as his bro's, though his was a little more nervous. But he was trying, dammit. He didn't want to be the same wussy little kid forever. Especially if he was supposed to make it on his own and protect Jaden in the process. "In spirit, if not in blood. And I'm not leaving you regardless of what Aria says... though she probably knew that, too." He managed to make the smile a little more genuine. It was still intimidating, overwhelming for sure, but in the spirit of the moment, AS USUAL, he refused to be beaten by Jaden.
"So yeah. Let's make some real names for ourselves. So Aria can find us again if she needs to, so we can leave our mark in the world, and so when we're ready, we can walk at her side, as equals this time." He reached out with his own sword, lightly touching it to Jaden's. There was a tiny spark - it wasn't just him who saw that, right? - but nothing else... which was almost disappointing, having a clash of flaming/electric swords would have been awesome, but Vergil decided to take that tiny spark as the promise of that maybe happening in the future. "And we wanted to master our swords anyways, right? Now we just have a bit of extra incentive."
He grinned. his smile finally turning into something completely genuine and heartfelt. It really did feel like, if he stuck with Jaden, he could do ANYTHING.
"Sworn through swords."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 21:01:07 GMT -6
"Yeah!" Well, it seemed like that did the trick. Of course, all of what came out of Jaden's mouth was genuine alongside of wanting to help. He was also positive that Aria didn't send that note just to scare or make them feel abandoned. What would have been scary was her not contacting them at all. Since they heard from her and that she must have been doing all right, then that was enough to put Jaden's mind to rest. Granted, a woman of her skill probably wouldn't be in much danger, but anything could happen. But today was supposed to be full of positivity and looking towards the future even more than ever. All this talk about their goals and stuff made him want to go out and punch a random bandit in the face...for no apparent reason. But that wasn't going to help them grow...just that it'd make him look bad.
After taking in the moment for a few more seconds, Jaden retracted the blade as he held it in front of him...something similar to what a knight would do. He wasn't purposely trying to hold his weapon like that, but he just wanted to take a moment of silence before deciding to return his new weapon to it's sheath. Who knows how powerful he and Vergil's swords were, but he'd have to learn as he used it in combat. Placing a hand on his waist, he nodded his head to Vergil after finishing up. Before speaking again, Jaden scanned the ground and the empty package in case Aria didn't leave anything else for them to see. He saw nothing for now, so he looked back to his bro with another smile.
"And our vow is made. I know they say you shouldn't rush things like this, but I'm completely stoked and ready to get this mercenary work rolling! It's our first step, after all." Enthusiasm was obviously heard in his tone, feeling like they could do anything at this point. He just had to make sure he never broke the vow they made today...but that shouldn't be too hard considering the boy would die for the sake of his ideals, or at least make sure Vergil isn't dragged down with him.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 22:17:58 GMT -6
Vergil was every bit as happy as his bro, but as usual he was a little more repressed about it - not anywhere near the point of looking emotionless, but more a satisfied, thoughtful smile as he struggled to come to terms with what those words actually MEANT. It was easy to just say them, but he didn't want to be that kind of guy - of man - when he grew up. Words had power, and someone who didn't respect that power, who didn't respect their own resolve, sounded like a pretty crappy guy to be. He wanted to be... honorable? Eh. Vergil wasn't really big on the general concept of honor, he was too pragmatic for a rigid code of honor like some kinda knight, but he wanted to hold fast to some sort of sense of right and wrong, and not have to be ashamed of himself when he looked back.
So to him, it was more than just two idiot kids talking about how great they were gonna be. It was him, voicing aloud his desire to be... something better than what he was now. As a warrior, as a person, as a man. He had to... to pick it up and do something better with himself. And that meant less wussing out, less trying to take the easy way out whenever possible, and less shying away from real challenges. Both martial and personal. Was that too much all at once? He didn't know, and he didn't care. He'd do whatever the hell he had to in order to do it, all of it, and he'd break completely free of the confines of his old self if he had to.
"Yeah. You and me."
He held his sword up kinda like Jaden had, straightening his posture as he pushed off of the wall. Maybe they were just a couple of grandstanding idiots taking this all too seriously, but Vergil for one was dead serious about the matter. Almost as if responding to or representing his will, light gleamed from his blade for a moment, a golden glow that was both harsher and warmer than the silver-blue essence of a moment before, but disappeared into ether in much the same way.
For a moment there... there had maybe been a glimpse of another Vergil than the soft-faced kid that he had been, a vision of his future self. Whether it was merely one possibility in an endless gallery of possibilities, or a time-shifted emanation of what he would become with certainty, only time would tell.
Then a clap on the back surprised him out of his reverie as the cloaked guy casually strolled past, somehow managing to look smug simply in how he moved. "Looks like you kids got some fun toys. First lesson: pay attention. I didn't even move and for some reason you idjits just went dashing out the door." Again with the smugness, but his tone didn't sound so much insulting as honestly amused, a frank admission from someone too scarred by life to bother with niceties. "We'll probably never meet again, but if we do... I might want to see what all you two can do with them. Pass or fail exam, if you get my drift."
And then he was off, just casually strolling into the crowd like the owned the place.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2014 12:19:53 GMT -6
Before he could say anything else, the clap of the returning cloaked man caused Jaden to jump a little. Okay, now the guy was getting on his nerve, but how in the world did he just completely vanish out their sight? He was preeeeetty sure the guy left. Or did they seriously not take a look around the whole shop before leaving? Maybe the guy was just playing with them? Bah, not like he could question now. He just casually strolled off into the crowd. "Jeez. What a jerk." ...While the man's tone was more amused than smug, that annoyed Jaden all the more. Well, he didn't care if he saw the guy again, but if he did, he'd be the first to see what they can do. He had a pretty good idea on the hinted "exam" he joked about, Jaden deciding to take it to heart while smirking, almost entirely confident that he might run into the creep again.
Well, he just needed to put the guy out of his mind for now. He vanished within the crowd, so he'll just wait if the opportunity rises one day. He turned back to Vergil, having something come to mind as he pondered a little more. "That guy sure was...something, though. It's hard to believe he and Aria know each other." He crossed his arms, still wondering what their mentor was doing right now. "...But the way how he apparently didn't move was impressive, I suppose. Guess it's expected that Aria would have friends that are skilled like she is..." Skilled people gotta stick together? Not sure how that logic worked, or if it was just something he made up off the top of his head.
...Still, all of this was just giving him more to look forward to. Ever since they met Fauron that day, it seemed like their journey was taking surprising turns, new meetings, and...familiar ones they're forced to depart from. Guess all the boy could do is just go with the flow...aaaaand make sure he doesn't fall behind Vergil.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2014 20:53:41 GMT -6
Hmmmm.
Vergil didn't necessarily think the guy had been lying, but it was clear that something more was going on than that that the mystery man just 'hadn't moved.' He had done... SOMETHING. Whether he had teleported away, gone invisible, messed with their minds, whatever - Vergil didn't know what, he just knew that there was a joke that had passed over his head. It sure made him wonder, though. Maybe the man was a mage of some sort? Teleportation, invisibility... without any frame of reference he had no way of knowing, but it was an interesting train of thought.
The novice had a feeling he'd find out someday, though, whether he wanted to or not. And really, while all of those powers sounded useful... none of them would really help him become better with a sword, teach him how to use and master this shiny new glowstick, or actually make him a better person. So, he really didn't actually care that much, outside of a certain level of base curiosity. Was that ironic? He wasn't sure.
"She sure does know some interesting people," Vergil blandly commented in response to Jaden's words; agreeing, but simultaneously wondering exactly what their relationship might be. Jaden's words made sense in terms of her knowing people as skilled as her, but... what sort of acquaintances did she have? That last guy seemed pretty shady, and it made him wonder. Oh, Vergil trusted Aria well enough, but the seed of doubt was there, and it stayed, and and every now and then sent out a little root.
But that was a story for another day. For today, Vergil would focus on the here and the now. Aria had given them a gift more valuable than any weapon - a reminder of her love, and their bond. He and Jaden would stick together and grow together, and someday they'd find Aria and walk at her side.
"Well, I guess now we have even more incentive to be rivals, eh? See who can master their sword first, who can get stronger... but we're still... family. Bros. Maybe once we figure out these fancy glowsticks, we can figure out how they work together, rather than just pitted against each other." Vergil grinned at Jaden, his mood definitely lifted. He didn't really comprehend it just yet, but for once he was pondering a future without Aria, the chains linking his psyche to her slowly rusting and falling off. It would take a lot of time to truly break them all, but it was an uncanny sense of freedom that he found he rather liked. Just focusing on the here and the now, rather than forever the past...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2014 21:22:12 GMT -6
Jaden raised an eyebrow at Vergil, at first a little surprised, but it was good to see that his bro was back to a better mood. But the whole bit about their rivalry...Jaden never outright admitted with words that he saw Vergil as someone he wanted to keep a step above, but right now, it felt like there was no need to hide that and keep it exclusive to his thoughts. He wanted to be the best he could ever be, even if that meant to surpass his rival in the process. But at the same time, he wanted Vergil to be strong as well. Well, not only so one wasn't doing the most work, but he knew that his friend sought new strength just as much as he did. Might feel differently about it, but the same nonetheless. Aria gave them their first step to move forward, and he sure was going to take advantage of it with pride.
Jaden, with a goofy smile now, patted Vergil on the back after he finished speaking. "You've got that right. I'm going to be training hard to master this sword, and I know you'll be doing the same. Whenever we get a hang of these things, I'm gonna challenge you more often to see who's better! ...And uh, hopefully be good enough to not fry each other to death." Yeah, he didn't want anymore accidents. But he suspected that nothing too bad would happen. They've both gotten better with their blades at this point. Thinking on it all now, Jaden was quite eager to see what he could do with the sword of thunder. Hell, he hasn't even given it a name yet. Eh, it'll come to him later.
The novice decided to rest his hand on the hilt of his old sword, at least not forgetting this one. It was still special to him as well. That got him to think about his next response as his expression turned to a more relaxed one now. "Hey, we should think of names later on. I mean, for the swords. They'll officially be ours and ours alone when we pick out something awesome for them."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2014 22:40:28 GMT -6
It was sort of awkward for a second when he realized what he'd said, but Jaden took it and ran with it, thankfully. He hadn't actually realized it before, but this was maybe the first time they actually... talked about being rivals, Vergil thought. He had always thought of it that way, and he had kinda assumed Jaden had, but it had never actually come up as a proper discussion. Like, they never actually just walked up to each other and were like, 'yo we rivals now' 'cool.'
...The mental image was slightly horrifying. He couldn't imagine talking in slang like that. Jaden would probably do it in a heartbeat though. The thought almost ruined the moment, but Vergil pressed on to keep the conversation rolling. "Well, we've got a ways to go on that epic battle we talked about the other day... figuring out how to turn these things on will be hard enough. But we'll get it done eventually, and everything else we want to besides. Just have to... keep on working for it, even if the path gets rough. We have each other... and our swords, and our promise, holding us together. And if we manage to get that merc group idea going... we'll have other friends, too."
He hesitated for a second before continuing, trying to piece his thoughts together. "If we can manage success there, if we can make a group of... friends and companions, that would be pretty cool. Even if we don't become super famous or anything, I think it would be pretty nice to have a bunch of people to learn from, to protect, to compare myself to. When I'm with you I feel like I can do anything, I think that if I had more people to protect, I could do even more than that."
The irony of doing MORE than anything was lost on him. "And naming our swords does sound like a good idea. I gotta think about it, though. I have no ideas. Never really thought about naming a sword before, yanno? Just always kinda thought of them as... just swords. But these ones are different."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2014 23:19:55 GMT -6
The boy wondered how his sword worked, as Vergil spoke on them getting used to it. Whenever those sparks formed around the earlier, he couldn't seem to do that again. He pulled the sword back out and tried...something. Maybe he wasn't concentrating hard enough? He was just so eager to get it working that he was becoming somewhat impatient. But then he'd just be contradicting himself earlier. Feeling a little hopeless, he put the weapon back in it's sheath and decided to try again later. But Jaden rather liked the idea of a group of companions, sharing the same common goal. They'd have to make sure they didn't pick up any bad apples, though. He had a little idea come to mind. "It's an exciting thought on it's own. The more allies, the more our strength increases...and the more people we can test our abilities on! Er, during sparring, of course. Not a real fight. That way, we'll be gaining more combat experience."
But the idea of being joined together with other mercenaries was a cool thought. He didn't know if anyone would want to partner up with two kids, but that just meant the both of them had to work harder at becoming better swordsmen, to impress people into joining. "...Man, we'd have to come up with a name for our group, too. But I guess we'll worry about that whenever the real thing actually happens. And it'd be super awesome if we had our own headquarters or something. Even if it's small. Though we'd need gold to keep the place up, I guess." 'kay, he was thinking a little too much into this now.
...Oh, right. Names for the swords. Well, he did say later, so guess there was no use in wrecking his brain over stuff they didn't need to rush on. The boy rubbed the back of his head out of slight embarrassment now. "...Now I'm jumping far too ahead. I'm just happy we've got something like these swords, and received them from her for that matter. It's just difficult to not think ahead for a while."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2014 0:50:47 GMT -6
"There's gotta be more people like us. Layla, Alaric, Luke... we've already met a few people who are sort of like us, to varying degrees. If we made the group just for, mm, people looking for camaraderie and seeking strength... I think we could get people, as long as you and I work to actually make it great."
Vergil kinda smiled as he thought of it, looking into visions of the future rather than the now. "Just imagine it. In five, ten years... it's a tightly knit group of people who started from nothing and grew strong together. Not just a bunch of money-hungry mercs, but a... family." It was a strong word, but he wanted to believe in it. Maybe that was the whole idea that had inspired this. A family. Was that weird? Was it just some psychological thing where he was so desperate for companionship that he wanted more?
"Not- not that you aren't enough," the novice hurriedly continued, "I couldn't ask for a better bro. Or rival. But, I mean... with Aria gone... does it have to be just us forever? I want to feel like I belong in the world sorta, too. Maybe that was part of what she meant, that we were supposed to find new friends, new... precious people. To make our own family. So when we find her, we can welcome her into a much brighter and warmer family than the one she left."
"Ha... sorry. That probably sounds really lame." Damn, that WAS lame as hell, even by his standards. Hopefully Jaden would be nice about shooting him down. "I guess we'd need a lot more gold, for one... and you and I would need to be a little stronger before ANYONE would follow us, heh."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 9:18:48 GMT -6
"Hmmmmmm..." A family, eh? As long as it didn't include his biological parents, Jaden liked the sound of that. The boy never did get the chance to actually experience a big family, even if not related. The idea to have a lot of people than normal to be there for and depend on was something he never considered before, as he didn't entirely look too deep into their dream group until now. "That does sound nice. I think it'd be better if we already had the people we knew from the get-go, anyway. Then trusting each other won't be a problem at all." They did meet some good people. Some...odd ones, too...but at the same time, still good friends. Jaden also found himself getting along with said people pretty well, compared to his usual run-ins with others in the past that resulted in them wanting to smash his head in a wall after a while.
Jaden chuckled a bit, deciding to lean up against the wall again. "Did sound a bit funny, but at the same time, I completely agree with ya. I think as we get stronger, more tougher stuff will be thrown our way. I don't think we could handle that alone, and having more trustworthy companions would make those rough moments less...rough." As long as they weren't challenged to tackle a 50 foot spider or anything, he'd take anything on. But if it was a crazy assignment like that, it would be nice to have help. And Jaden supposed they'd have to solve their gold problem by starting up their own work first. "Well, only one thing we know for sure to do next. We've just got to keep going!" If he immediately knew where and how, then it defeated the purpose of learning what the first step was.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2014 22:18:01 GMT -6
"It does sound nice." And it did. He wasn't just agreeing with Jaden, it really did sound nice to have people to rely on, to grow strong with... and grow as people with. He knew he had a long ways to go. Jaden did too, whether or not his bro was likely to admit it. It was just, even just from the people he'd met already, it seemed like there were a lot of people like them. Not EXACTLY like them, but teenagers who were sort of lost and adrift in the world, with big dreams but no idea how to get there. Vergil didn't have any idea how to help them, but he felt like maybe if they were all together, they could figure out their answers together, and help each other reach them.
Orrrrr maybe he was just over-thinking this. That had been known to happen before. Many... many... many times. Vergil decided to stop thinking about that and focus on the subject at hand. "And maybe we can all find the answers we're looking for if we help each other out. It's something to think about anyways. I don't have the first idea of how to start that kind of group or how to run it, or how we'd recruit, or how to weed bad people out... I guess you're right, we just have to get moving and never look back, and maybe we'll find the answer to that question is a lot easier than we thought at the start."
Would it be? He didn't really know. Vergil had a feeling that it might not be that hard to get started, but getting it moving, keeping it moving, keeping up with it... that sounded like something that would take a lot of time and effort, and probably more than a bit of maturation on his part. If only he knew what, so he could get started now. But that was a subject for later. Maybe Fauron would have some ideas. For now, he just had to focus on not being a useless crybaby, and things would work out from there. Prrrrrobably.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2014 12:22:04 GMT -6
With a big smile, Jaden nodded his head after Vergil spoke. They hadn't come too far yet, and frankly...they were very far away from being anywhere within reach of greatness. A harsh truth that the boy just had to accept if he wanted to be anything better than just a kid. Aria gave them one last hand of help and encouragement. He wasn't going to let her efforts and faith in their potential go to waste. So just walking forward was all that was required. Question now was...what WAS their first thing to do? As much as they talked about it so far, he didn't even think about it too deeply. If they just marched out of town now with no idea what they're doing, they would be both a waste of time...and precious energy. Granted, Jaden had plenty of that, but he didn't have to waste it...not all the time, anyway.
To start a group...the first step. Hmm. It was a lot harder to think about than he thought. While they could just return to the Inn and think it over after they gave their legs a break, Jaden felt like it was something he was supposed to know in a snap. For some reason, he thought back on Fauron and when he was teaching them the ropes of the mercenary life. He didn't really explain a lot, but he did indeed leave them with good advice, at least. "Well, the first thing we could do to start us off is just to continue taking jobs for people in need. Ah, uh...and take them seriously, of course. I think once we finally start to get used to this freelance work style, we can start going further. And we've got to extend our work outside Bern, too."
As much as they still had a lot they could do in this country, they probably wouldn't learn much staying here forever. Lycia, Ilia and other countries to travel to. He was sure Aria wanted them to learn more about the world on their own adventures as well. "How's that sound to you?"
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