Culinary Genius

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rodylethecunning:

“I would hardly classify my work as undoable, left to my own devices,” Rodyle remarked. “Reconstruction of the Cannon was complete, as I believe one of your companions demonstrated in her rather unorthodox use of it. As for the power source, I’m sure I can direct a flow of mana from the Great Tree to it in some form or fashion. It shouldn’t be too much more difficult than my plans for directing the mana from Derris Kharlan.” He paused, wondering about revealing his plans someone who had already demonstrated quite a bit of ill will towards him. Perhaps it did not matter much, since he had not been specific. He sighed. “You could have done so much better had you joined the Desians. I assure you, your talents would not have gone to waste.

“What made you want to live among a drove of inferiors anyway?”

Sheena, yes, Raine could remember that as clear as day. It was not too long ago after all. “I know exactly what I could have done if I joined your ranks.” Raine wasn’t a woman to boast or brag about her own accomplishments, but knowing that as a child she was sought by the Research Academy for her potential, she knew that the Desians could have likely done the same if they knew. “But, I fight for a different cause, and that is not ever going to change. I have no hostility for you today, Rodyle, but if there comes a day where you threaten Aselia’s peace again, I’ll confirm right now that my mind is not going to change. I am still going to side against all of you, half-elf or not.”

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“You may consider them inferiors, but I would never be able to think such a thing. You’re a half-elf as I am, but we have two completely different beliefs on that issue, so I doubt you’d be able to understand. I held out hope for those who I believed in, and they never failed me. You may think me the fool for standing with humans because you think they’re inferior, but race is not something that should matter.” I found people who wouldn’t shun us because of who we were, and so the least I could do was trust in return, to be able to make a home for my brother and I. “Maybe I’m just a believer, maybe a dreamer. But, as I’ve said, I don’t expect you to understand.”

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rodylethecunning:

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“Ah, familiar faces,” Rodyle said, grinning. He sarcastically added “Did you miss me? I must say, from the expressions on your faces, I would think not. What a surprise.”

“It’s far from a surprise that we wouldn’t exactly be ecstatic to run into an old enemy. It’s a terrible disappointment that you emerged in better condition than your Ranch had. Though, seeing as how I’ve run into quite a few people I had thought were dead, I’m not surprised that you would show up sooner or later.” Raine scoffed and crossed her arms. “So Rodyle, what are your plans now? I don’t see you surviving for very long if you’re still set on continuing what you were doing, especially not alone. What do you have left to do, may I ask?”

Fanfic/Drabble: Tales of Symphonia

Characters: Sage family (Raine, Genis, Kloitz and Virginia)

Rating: Everyone

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different worlds, similar story (AU, Raine)

master-summoner:

“But…. I-I told them I would… Grandpa said…” Sheena sniffled with a shake of her head. Somewhere in the back of her mind, the younger girl knew Raine was right. But her pride, her love for Mizuho and the villagers, clouded her eyes to the very idea that they might be in the wrong in some way or form. She was the one who had failed them, after all. They had trusted her to tame the Summon Spirit, bring the village pride and power, and hopefully aid them in the future for any needs they may have. Power, after all, was something they did not have in a lot of areas. She had heard plenty of stories of when the people of Mizuho had been chased away and forced to live in the shadows, and if they had power, to protect them from dangers of all kinds…

But, it turns out, the biggest danger Mizuho was unable to protect themselves from, was someone from the inside itself.

Head slowly starting to shake again, Sheena began to raise her hands up to the sides of her face, as if trying to tear away at the images that continued to flash before her like the very storm that had caused all of this chaos.

That was until something soft but firm settled around her body and stilled the small ninja’s movements. Blinking, Sheena stared in muted confusion at the blurred vision of cloth in front of her eyes, not entirely able to fully register the other female’s words until several moments later.

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“B-but… Why?” She finally asked, confusion flooding her thoughts. Confusion as to  why this person would to be her friend. Confusion on if she should accept this offer. Confusion as to whether or not she should take comfort in this offering despite what the village traditions said. “I’d only hurt you! Just like…” Placing her hands on Raine’s shoulders, Sheena tried to push the white haired girl away, panic starting to boil in her stomach at the thought of befriending someone, only to lose them due to her own failures again… No. No, she couldn’t face that possibility. She wouldn’t - no one should face that chance.

Panting, Sheena closed her eyes tightly and shook her head once more, her sobs softly muffled due to her proximity with the half-elf. She couldn’t speak for a moment, torn between the need for someone to rely on and her sense of duty to keep to Mizuho’s traditions. She had no one to rely on now, though… She had barely seen Orochi and Kuchinawa since the incident, and with her grandfather…

No one. There was no one who wanted her around. And yet here, before her eyes, arms securely around her body… There was a chance. A possibility. Someone who wasn’t turning away and offering the one thing she really wanted. Needed.

“I-I can’t… k-kill you too!…”

Raine didn’t know very much about the Summon Spirits. She was no summoner, and her knowledge of them didn’t extend far past her textbook studies when she was even younger than she was then. What she did figure though, was that if these spirits had the power to essentially protect the world, that put them at nearly a god’s level. The people of Mizuho were powerful fighters, surely… but even still they were humans. They could not measure up to a mass of pure mana, especially when the person they relied on most was just a child. It was even questionable if a group of pure-blooded elves could even defeat a summon spirit. All of the tales that she had heard of the defeat of the summon spirits seemed so mythical, as if it were something only a hero could do. 

But people can be bred to be heroes over time, Raine believed. You can’t just be born as a hero. You have to stand on your own two feet first.

“Why?” Raine repeated under her breath, still holding onto the trembling girl. “Because I know that when you’re all alone, you need someone to rely on. Everyone does. So let’s be each other’s support beams, okay?” Raine had felt estranged from the village as well, having just arrived. She wasn’t going to lie— part of this was a selfish request, to ensure that she had a friend to make her feel like she had belonged in this odd village, but of course there was the genuine interest in helping the girl as well.

Raine frowned and blinked slowly, looking out over the rocks and broken tree branches through the trees. Just a little farther and they would probably have been in the Gaoracchia Forest. It just went to show just how much Sheena was willing to put her life into danger to atone for what she had done. Not even the people of Mizuho dared to tread through the Gaoracchia Forest. It was said that very few survived the trip.

Penance would never do anyone any good if she were just left alone for dead.

“And you won’t.” Raine affirmed sharply, then changing her tone into a softer one to add, “I promise. Pinky promise.”

She stepped back from the girl, holding her shoulders and grinned. She scrunched her right hand into a fist and raised her pinky finger. “So, do you want to Sheena? You don’t have to go back to the village alone any more! And then we can train to be strong together! That way we can both do our best to grow up and make them proud again!”