Keltena
I told you – I'm always with you.
- Pronoun
- they
I have realized that there is no fanart or fanfiction for either of SCF's games, so it has become my quest to change this. In addition, I'm absolutely in love with the story, characters, and pairings of Exit Fate. So, I present an attempt at a fanfic with *drumroll* an actual plot! I'm hoping I'll get better at writing chapters. Enjoy~
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Prologue - A Marriage and a Message
“I didn't expect it to come to this.”
The voice is female and slightly accented, serious but not overly so.
“Neither did I, to be honest.”
The second voice is male, level, and has a bit of a casual sound to it despite the gravity of the situation.
“I can find you an escort home. My country does not expect you to involve yourself in this.”
The shadows cast by the sun streaming through the window shift slightly as one of the figures shakes their head.
“No, I'll stay. We wouldn't be much of an ally if we abandoned you.”
There is a distinct lack of movement as the other figure stands still as a statue, moving only to fold their arms.
“We were unprepared for this. There isn't much you can do to help.”
The taller figure stands up.
“Then I'll help in a different way. I was already planning to move on... It won't make a difference if I do it now.”
As the crowd disperses, their friends come up to the two to congratulate them. Angel is there, and Col as well as Rorschach; even Captain Erin and Carson have taken the time off from their duties to see the young couple wed.
Almost everyone is there – at least, almost everyone the two are at all close to. Members of the Elysium Army who they've been through good and bad times with are there to congratulate the now-married couple and give them their best wishes for the future. Some are people they haven't seen in months, even.
There's still one person missing, though. One person who couldn't possibly be there.
She doesn't think of herself as picking favorites, but if there's one person she wished could come, it's him.
Ayara knows it's selfish to want him to be at her wedding when he has much more important things to do, so she doesn't say a word on the subject, instead choosing to dance – awkwardly, as she's not that used to wearing a dress – with Jasper.
She's happy enough as it is.
“Sorry to leave like this, Ror,” she mutters to herself as she pulls an unconscious messenger into the bushes, “but I'm sure you'd understand. Not exactly the kind of thing I can come back after, you know?” The dark-haired girl searches through the man's pockets and bags, eventually standing up with an envelope in her hand. “Looks like I caught 'em in time...”
“And who exactly hast thou caught, milady?” The interrupting voice is high but male, and as the ninja spins around, she is able to attribute it to a young blond man in armor that could only be described as 'shining'.
“Huh? N-nothing! Just talking to myself,” she manages in an attempt to sound dismissive. Hasn't she seen this guy somewhere before? That's a question for another day, she decides hastily. Stuffing the envelope into her pocket, the girl makes a run for it, vanishing unpursued into the deeper parts of the forest.
The 'knight' does not make an attempt to follow her, instead looking over the messenger on the ground. “Just what I needed... interference from the Sun Clan. As if this all wasn't difficult enough for me already.”
Drawing his sword, he finishes the ninja girl's job for her.
“I didn't expect it to come to this.”
The voice is female and slightly accented, serious but not overly so.
“Neither did I, to be honest.”
The second voice is male, level, and has a bit of a casual sound to it despite the gravity of the situation.
“I can find you an escort home. My country does not expect you to involve yourself in this.”
The shadows cast by the sun streaming through the window shift slightly as one of the figures shakes their head.
“No, I'll stay. We wouldn't be much of an ally if we abandoned you.”
There is a distinct lack of movement as the other figure stands still as a statue, moving only to fold their arms.
“We were unprepared for this. There isn't much you can do to help.”
The taller figure stands up.
“Then I'll help in a different way. I was already planning to move on... It won't make a difference if I do it now.”
* * *
An old, long-haired priest says some final words and the couple standing by the entrance to Cento Temple smile at each other and kiss. The small smile seems almost out of place on one of the faces, usually so serious. However, the other shows no restraint in beaming at her new spouse and the small group of people around them.
As the crowd disperses, their friends come up to the two to congratulate them. Angel is there, and Col as well as Rorschach; even Captain Erin and Carson have taken the time off from their duties to see the young couple wed.
Almost everyone is there – at least, almost everyone the two are at all close to. Members of the Elysium Army who they've been through good and bad times with are there to congratulate the now-married couple and give them their best wishes for the future. Some are people they haven't seen in months, even.
There's still one person missing, though. One person who couldn't possibly be there.
She doesn't think of herself as picking favorites, but if there's one person she wished could come, it's him.
Ayara knows it's selfish to want him to be at her wedding when he has much more important things to do, so she doesn't say a word on the subject, instead choosing to dance – awkwardly, as she's not that used to wearing a dress – with Jasper.
She's happy enough as it is.
* * *
Talking out loud isn't quite professional, nor is it the way of the ninja. Unfortunately for one girl, it's also a hard habit to get out of.
“Sorry to leave like this, Ror,” she mutters to herself as she pulls an unconscious messenger into the bushes, “but I'm sure you'd understand. Not exactly the kind of thing I can come back after, you know?” The dark-haired girl searches through the man's pockets and bags, eventually standing up with an envelope in her hand. “Looks like I caught 'em in time...”
“And who exactly hast thou caught, milady?” The interrupting voice is high but male, and as the ninja spins around, she is able to attribute it to a young blond man in armor that could only be described as 'shining'.
“Huh? N-nothing! Just talking to myself,” she manages in an attempt to sound dismissive. Hasn't she seen this guy somewhere before? That's a question for another day, she decides hastily. Stuffing the envelope into her pocket, the girl makes a run for it, vanishing unpursued into the deeper parts of the forest.
The 'knight' does not make an attempt to follow her, instead looking over the messenger on the ground. “Just what I needed... interference from the Sun Clan. As if this all wasn't difficult enough for me already.”
Drawing his sword, he finishes the ninja girl's job for her.
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