I was finally on my journey back to my village after so many years. I had a nice long walk until I finally got there. I was walking down until I felt stares like I was used to. I didn't know they were surprised stares. I walked cautiously to the elder.
"Hello elder." I said. "I'm back. Its Neve." "I knew I would see you again. It was a matter of time. You are going to the Nue village I presume." Said the elder. "Yes I am. I need to find out what happened." "I understand. It might be dangerous there." "I know. I saved my dad and he told me mom told him about it." "I'm glad Old Lucia is alive." "My brother is doing good too." "That is good. It has been 6 years now. Would it be safe if I came back alive from the Nue village, to come back here? I would like to bring my brother, father and boyfriend here. My boyfriend is a Raiju." "A Raiju? I heard there were very few left. I will allow it. I am not sure what the others would think of him, but I will allow it. It would be good to see old faces and new. Its been awhile." "Thank you elder. Oh and Keelo says hi." "Oh? Is he doing ok?" "Yes he is doing great. He married a Raiju. They had a couple kids. Lycan was one of them." "Oh. So he found his family after all. That's good." "A daughter named Zee. She is a Raiju as well. Lycan used to transform into a Raiju until he was helped and moved here because of his memory." "Well. Would you like to rest here in the village for the night before you travel?" "No. I would like to get there as soon as possible. Thank you though Elder. I might pick up some supplies and food, but that's it." "Ok. Well be careful." So I went into town.
First I went to get some food from some stalls. The owner saw me and said, "Neve? Is that you?" I nodded nervously. "Oh my. I haven't seen you in 6 years. How have you been?" "Good. I am picking up some supplies. Then I will be on my way." "Well I hope you come by to visit soon." Then I went to other food stalls, then supplies. For supplies I got medical stuff, A rope, and a few weapons.
When I got to the weapon shop, the man who was working there I recognized. "Zeen? Is that you?" "Neve? Yes its me. I haven't seen you in 6 years. How have you been?" "I have been ok. I came here for some weapons. I am off somewhere for awhile. I will be back though. This time I will come back.
"Ok. So what weapons do you need? Dad has me helping here since mom died in that war." "I'm sorry." "Its fine" "Well what have you got?" "Hold on. Let me tell dad I am going to show you around ok?" "Sure I will wait for you."
Zeen came out with his dad. "It is true. You are here." "Hello Mr. Zalley." "Neve. So glad to see you again. I heard Zeen is going to show you around here huh?" "Yeah. I'm only in the village for supplies. Then I am going again. I already talked to the elder." "Well I hope you come by again. How is your brother doing?" "Oh he is fine. He definitely has dads personality. Speaking of, he is alive and well along with his stepdad who went missing. I will bring him next time I come. I already talked to the elder about who I am bringing." "OK well. I will be in back if you need me son." "OK dad. Ok. Neve. Let me show you around here." He showed me around and I found a few weapons I liked. After I found them, Zeen showed me how they were used. Then I said, "Do you have any clothes that are comfortable for fighting in. Just in case. "Uh yeah. In back here." He guided me to where the clothes were.
"Wow. These clothes are really fit for battle aren't they. Lets see. Oh I like this one. Oh and this one too." I got 2 battle ready outifits and tried them on. One of them had black pants with a black shirt that showed my belly button. I had black battle boots as well to go with them. I had a black hooded cape with a light blue merged into it. The other out fit had black pants with a battle uniform dress that had icy blue, icy purple, and white. "Are you going to be ok Neve? With all this stuff can you protect yourself?" "It has been years Zeen. I have learned to protect myself. Thank you." After I paid for my stuff I said. "I promise I will come back." I gave him a hug and ruffled his hair. "Hey." said Zeen. "You never change do you Zeen?" "Nope. I never will." "I hope not. Be good for your dad. Don't give him too much trouble just a little." We said at the same time. "Hehe. OK. I got the stuff I needed. I'm off. I will come back when I have the time. I might have to stop by to talk to the elder on the way home but then I have to head home. I can't stay." "Well. See you soon. Be careful." I walked back toward the gate.
As I was on my journey I practiced with my weapons I got. I got some throwing stars, a sword, and a bow an arrow. They were of course cool colors. I liked to find colors that matched me and Aries animal forms. The throwing stars were a light blue, the sword blade was a sapphire blue with some purple in it. The bow was blue and purple. The back of the arrows were blue the tips were purple. I decided I would put on one of my outfits I had got on. I wanted to put on the uniform battle dress. Once I put it on, I had braided my hair to get it out of the way. I moved around in it a bit, then I practiced with my sword and throwing stars. I was already good with with bow and arrows.
After a week of traveling, I was finally coming up to a village. I assumed was the Nue village. I was far enough away I put my black hooded cape with blue on it. It was long enough to go down to my ankles. I put the hood on and headed to the village. I had my sword attached to my side in its sheath. My throwing stars were in my black pouch.
I was finally at the gate of the village, and walked in. I was walking in town looking for the elder. A man came up and said, "Who are you? State your business" "I have business with the elder. I cannot be seen at the moment." "Ah. You must be that girl he mentioned. Follow me." The man lead me to a place I knew wasn't the elder. "I told you I have business with the elder. Where the hell are you taking me?!" I took out my sword and threw her hood down. "You better take me back or else." "Oh. So your her. Sorry. We thought you were someone else. Come on guys. We have to take her to the elder. You might want to keep your hood up for now miss."
We got to the elder and the man said, "The girl is here." "You may go." They bowed and left. "Excuse me. My name is...." Before I can say any more, the elder said, "I know who you are Neve. I also know about your brother." I took my hood off. "You are such a beautiful girl. Ok lets get down to why you are here." "Yes sir. I was wondering why you raided my village and took my mothers body. You killed so many of us." "It wasn't us. Yes there are some Nue's who don't listen to me no matter what I say. I warned them. They didn't listen. Now they regret what they did." "Well I should hope so. They killed friends dear to me. They may have permanently cripple my cousin. As for my mother, why did they want her back? Is she alive?" "Ah about that. I have someone here who can tell you more about it. Vain? Will you tell her about her mother please. The woman the others brought in six years ago." "Yes sir." "I will be in my room while you guys talk."
"So vain is your name?" "Yeah. I know. Its a strange name." "Not really. I have heard stranger things." "Before you tell me about my mom, I have something to ask you. What do you guys think of foxes now? Are they still taboo?" "Umm well. The elder has excepted them as long as they are with a Nue." "What if they are half fox and half Nue. That's what I am. I also already had my transformation as a fox." "So you haven't told him that yet." I shook my head no. "That's fine with me. As long as you don't turn, I'm sure you will be fine." "Well I just recently turned about 2 weeks ago. I don't know if I can control the transformation, but I can control myself. That's good at least. So what happened to my mother?"