[Legend of Sun Knight] fic: New Horizons -That Person Now Returned- (1/9)
Title: New Horizons -That Person Now Returned- (1/9)
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,592
Summary: Not long after Grisia assumes the position of the 38th Sun Knight, he spots a familiar face among the crowds-Roland, who has become a royal knight captain after disappearing from Grisia's life. However, trouble brews among the palace. This time around, is it Grisia's turn to look after Roland?
Notes: For the
whole_new_world Alternate Reality/Changing Canon prompt "Dead Character(s) Alive." Prompt table over here. I'd always wondered what it would be like if Grisia and Roland had reunited earlier on in the story line. This story is mostly complete, except for final revisions. I'll be updating daily on DW/LJ as time permits, and will be uploading to AO3 in parts as well. I'll probably post the entire story on ffnet as a single chapter. So if you don't want to read in short chapters, feel free to return when the story is complete. Probably better to read as one long oneshot, but I'm just breaking it up for better final revisions. I'm terrible at editing long stuff. Haha, it feels a bit odd to dive back into exploring stuff from v1. It's been so long. XD;; Hello v1 Grisia, I don't really know how to write you anymore...
Part One
My teacher has always taught me that I should never let my stress bottle up, yet there were just too many stress factors the Sun Knight had to face every single day. For example, I could only ever record beauties out of the corner of my eyes. I had to walk as slowly as a tortoise to prevent my clothes from getting messed up. I must praise the God of Light every three sentences I speak. A benevolent, forgiving smile must be on my face at all times even when I don't feel an ounce of mercy. If I were to trip or fall, it had to happen gracefully. I had to stay out of direct sunlight, or else I'd have to increase the times I applied my facial mask. On and on the list went.
How could someone not feel stressed from all those demands? Certainly not me. So, in order to maintain the image of the perfect Sun Knight, I once again headed off to order a few undead creatures from Pink. A showy battle would certainly do wonders in converting more people to the Church of the God of Light, and I could take my stress out on those undead creatures while I was at it.
Of course, her services weren't cheap, but I had to bear with it for the sake of my sanity. I debated on asking Judgment to queue up at the dessert shop for me, but he would definitely question me if I were to ask him to buy me a strawberry lollipop instead of a blueberry one. If only Ice hadn't been sent on a mission! I could have asked him to make some lollipops instead. The lollipops he made were practically divine, and they were free and plentiful, too.
I selected a cloak, making sure to pull it on securely. A cloak was truly the most useful piece of garment for concealment. Even someone as eye-catching as I was would become just another passerby once I pulled the hood on. With the cloak fastened around me, I was no longer confined to the speed of a tortoise, free to stride down the road as I pleased. I was even free to look at all the beauties I wanted with no one the wiser!
Bless cloaks! Best invention ever!
Sadly, though the cloak had many uses and alleviated many of my stress factors, it could not help me magically gain a spot at the front of the line at the dessert shop. I queued up at the back, dismayed by the number of people in line. This is a popular shop, but really? Don't you people have anything better to do than line up for desserts in the middle of the day? You there! Yes you, Mr. Tall Buff Guy. I don't believe you're lining up for yourself. You must be trying to impress a girl! Damn you!
I tapped my foot, already regretting that I hadn't asked Judgment after all. If he were here, he could waltz right up to the front of the line and glower at anyone who dared to make a comment about his cutting in line. But if I tried to pull the same stunt, I would only get grabby hands tugging my hair and pulling my sleeves, as if people would get blessed just from the contact.
I flicked my eyes up in resignation. Even then, it was still worth a try. It was better than staying in this never-ending line. The sun would be down before I even got a lollipop, and I really didn't want to visit the necromancer after nightfall. That was just plain stupid.
Mind made up, I forced myself to keep my foot from tapping out my impatience, making sure I had my composure back. Then, I walked several paces forward. Just as I heard someone say, "Wait a minute, the end of the line is that way-" I pulled off my hood, golden hair spilling down my back as I shook it free.
I turned my head, a gentle smile ready to charm the disbeliever into forgetting how I was trying to cut in line, but my smile nearly faltered.
Why did my smile nearly falter? That's because the dissenter is that tall, buff guy! Who does he think he is? Does he think it's cool to play some upright citizen? Is he showing off for his girlfriend, huh? I bet he is!
I deliberately smiled even wider, daring him to say something back to this face. He opened his mouth and then closed it, as if he didn't know what to say, eventually settling on silence. Good. The citizens are still plenty in awe of the Sun Knight, despite that I'm fairly new to the position.
I made my way to the front of the line, smiling the entire time. When I got there, I inclined my head apologetically and said to the woman who was first in line by the door, "The benevolence of the God of Light has brought Sun here today, bidding Sun to acquire a delicacy created to bring joy to the hearts of all children. Sun needs but one to share the warmth of the God of Light with this child and will trouble you no further after the deed is completed. You have my gratitude for your generous heart."
The woman stared blankly up at me. I smiled, taking it to mean her agreement to my suggestion of letting me go ahead of her to enter the shop. After all, I only needed a single lollipop. It would take no time at all to make my purchase... If only this crowd hadn't suddenly formed around me!
"Sun Knight! Can you grant my child a name?"
"Sun Knight! Can you..."
"Sun Knight!"
Dear God of Light, can you all just back up three steps? This is why I should have just asked Judgment to come in my place. None of you would dare to trap Judgment like this!
I smiled widely and said, "I bestow upon your baby the name 'Trinary.' May she grow up to appreciate the beauty of threes." Come on, take three steps away from me already! Three is a beautiful number!
The mother looked at me, stumped, but then smiled and held her baby's hand up to wave it at me. Of course, just as she did so, the baby giggled and reached out to grab my hair.
Ouch... I could only keep smiling.
Beyond the crowd, a platoon of royal knights in their eye-catching lobster red passed by, several curious glances shot my way. But that was the extent of their response. None of them broke away from the group to come check out the reason for the crowd. Come on, aren't you royal knights? Or is your only job to protect the fat pig king and his family? If you see your Sun Knight in trouble, you should rescue him!
Among the royal knights, a tall knight with sandy brown hair had also looked my way, an odd expression on his face. It was not a curious one like the others, but more... amused, though that was not quite right either. I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
Still, how dare he laugh at the Sun Knight!
He shook his head and walked on ahead of the others without looking back, the royal knights naturally falling in step behind him. He totally had the look of someone who was pretty high up in rank. With that kind of face and that kind of commanding aura, there was no way he hadn't climbed the ranks at an exponential rate.
The sight of his back turned to me as he walked away gave me a sense of déjà vu. I must have seen him somewhere before, maybe on one of my visits to the palace. Yet, that didn't feel quite right. I almost frowned but remembered in time that I was standing in the middle of a giant crowd of people.
I fixed my smile back in place.
By the time I finally disentangled myself from the crowd, the sun was already hanging lower, and a ton of people behind me in line had already gotten their sweets and seemed ready to reenact another round of "let's bombard the Sun Knight."
Thanks, but no thanks!
I pushed the door to the dessert shop open and walked over to the counter as fast as I could, to a thankfully short line inside. Sadly, "fast" was still the pace of a tortoise. Just... a fast tortoise. Then, I was finally able to make my purchase of one strawberry lollipop after wasting more time indulging the crowd than I would have spent if I had lined up properly.
Finally!
By now, I had put all thoughts of the strangely familiar royal knight out of my mind, instead focused on finding Pink before sunset.
He, however, had never forgotten me, not even after all these years.
to be continued
This entry was originally posted at https://lucathia.dreamwidth.org/362744.html. You can comment here or there.
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,592
Summary: Not long after Grisia assumes the position of the 38th Sun Knight, he spots a familiar face among the crowds-Roland, who has become a royal knight captain after disappearing from Grisia's life. However, trouble brews among the palace. This time around, is it Grisia's turn to look after Roland?
Notes: For the
whole_new_world Alternate Reality/Changing Canon prompt "Dead Character(s) Alive." Prompt table over here. I'd always wondered what it would be like if Grisia and Roland had reunited earlier on in the story line. This story is mostly complete, except for final revisions. I'll be updating daily on DW/LJ as time permits, and will be uploading to AO3 in parts as well. I'll probably post the entire story on ffnet as a single chapter. So if you don't want to read in short chapters, feel free to return when the story is complete. Probably better to read as one long oneshot, but I'm just breaking it up for better final revisions. I'm terrible at editing long stuff. Haha, it feels a bit odd to dive back into exploring stuff from v1. It's been so long. XD;; Hello v1 Grisia, I don't really know how to write you anymore...
Part One
My teacher has always taught me that I should never let my stress bottle up, yet there were just too many stress factors the Sun Knight had to face every single day. For example, I could only ever record beauties out of the corner of my eyes. I had to walk as slowly as a tortoise to prevent my clothes from getting messed up. I must praise the God of Light every three sentences I speak. A benevolent, forgiving smile must be on my face at all times even when I don't feel an ounce of mercy. If I were to trip or fall, it had to happen gracefully. I had to stay out of direct sunlight, or else I'd have to increase the times I applied my facial mask. On and on the list went.
How could someone not feel stressed from all those demands? Certainly not me. So, in order to maintain the image of the perfect Sun Knight, I once again headed off to order a few undead creatures from Pink. A showy battle would certainly do wonders in converting more people to the Church of the God of Light, and I could take my stress out on those undead creatures while I was at it.
Of course, her services weren't cheap, but I had to bear with it for the sake of my sanity. I debated on asking Judgment to queue up at the dessert shop for me, but he would definitely question me if I were to ask him to buy me a strawberry lollipop instead of a blueberry one. If only Ice hadn't been sent on a mission! I could have asked him to make some lollipops instead. The lollipops he made were practically divine, and they were free and plentiful, too.
I selected a cloak, making sure to pull it on securely. A cloak was truly the most useful piece of garment for concealment. Even someone as eye-catching as I was would become just another passerby once I pulled the hood on. With the cloak fastened around me, I was no longer confined to the speed of a tortoise, free to stride down the road as I pleased. I was even free to look at all the beauties I wanted with no one the wiser!
Bless cloaks! Best invention ever!
Sadly, though the cloak had many uses and alleviated many of my stress factors, it could not help me magically gain a spot at the front of the line at the dessert shop. I queued up at the back, dismayed by the number of people in line. This is a popular shop, but really? Don't you people have anything better to do than line up for desserts in the middle of the day? You there! Yes you, Mr. Tall Buff Guy. I don't believe you're lining up for yourself. You must be trying to impress a girl! Damn you!
I tapped my foot, already regretting that I hadn't asked Judgment after all. If he were here, he could waltz right up to the front of the line and glower at anyone who dared to make a comment about his cutting in line. But if I tried to pull the same stunt, I would only get grabby hands tugging my hair and pulling my sleeves, as if people would get blessed just from the contact.
I flicked my eyes up in resignation. Even then, it was still worth a try. It was better than staying in this never-ending line. The sun would be down before I even got a lollipop, and I really didn't want to visit the necromancer after nightfall. That was just plain stupid.
Mind made up, I forced myself to keep my foot from tapping out my impatience, making sure I had my composure back. Then, I walked several paces forward. Just as I heard someone say, "Wait a minute, the end of the line is that way-" I pulled off my hood, golden hair spilling down my back as I shook it free.
I turned my head, a gentle smile ready to charm the disbeliever into forgetting how I was trying to cut in line, but my smile nearly faltered.
Why did my smile nearly falter? That's because the dissenter is that tall, buff guy! Who does he think he is? Does he think it's cool to play some upright citizen? Is he showing off for his girlfriend, huh? I bet he is!
I deliberately smiled even wider, daring him to say something back to this face. He opened his mouth and then closed it, as if he didn't know what to say, eventually settling on silence. Good. The citizens are still plenty in awe of the Sun Knight, despite that I'm fairly new to the position.
I made my way to the front of the line, smiling the entire time. When I got there, I inclined my head apologetically and said to the woman who was first in line by the door, "The benevolence of the God of Light has brought Sun here today, bidding Sun to acquire a delicacy created to bring joy to the hearts of all children. Sun needs but one to share the warmth of the God of Light with this child and will trouble you no further after the deed is completed. You have my gratitude for your generous heart."
The woman stared blankly up at me. I smiled, taking it to mean her agreement to my suggestion of letting me go ahead of her to enter the shop. After all, I only needed a single lollipop. It would take no time at all to make my purchase... If only this crowd hadn't suddenly formed around me!
"Sun Knight! Can you grant my child a name?"
"Sun Knight! Can you..."
"Sun Knight!"
Dear God of Light, can you all just back up three steps? This is why I should have just asked Judgment to come in my place. None of you would dare to trap Judgment like this!
I smiled widely and said, "I bestow upon your baby the name 'Trinary.' May she grow up to appreciate the beauty of threes." Come on, take three steps away from me already! Three is a beautiful number!
The mother looked at me, stumped, but then smiled and held her baby's hand up to wave it at me. Of course, just as she did so, the baby giggled and reached out to grab my hair.
Ouch... I could only keep smiling.
Beyond the crowd, a platoon of royal knights in their eye-catching lobster red passed by, several curious glances shot my way. But that was the extent of their response. None of them broke away from the group to come check out the reason for the crowd. Come on, aren't you royal knights? Or is your only job to protect the fat pig king and his family? If you see your Sun Knight in trouble, you should rescue him!
Among the royal knights, a tall knight with sandy brown hair had also looked my way, an odd expression on his face. It was not a curious one like the others, but more... amused, though that was not quite right either. I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
Still, how dare he laugh at the Sun Knight!
He shook his head and walked on ahead of the others without looking back, the royal knights naturally falling in step behind him. He totally had the look of someone who was pretty high up in rank. With that kind of face and that kind of commanding aura, there was no way he hadn't climbed the ranks at an exponential rate.
The sight of his back turned to me as he walked away gave me a sense of déjà vu. I must have seen him somewhere before, maybe on one of my visits to the palace. Yet, that didn't feel quite right. I almost frowned but remembered in time that I was standing in the middle of a giant crowd of people.
I fixed my smile back in place.
By the time I finally disentangled myself from the crowd, the sun was already hanging lower, and a ton of people behind me in line had already gotten their sweets and seemed ready to reenact another round of "let's bombard the Sun Knight."
Thanks, but no thanks!
I pushed the door to the dessert shop open and walked over to the counter as fast as I could, to a thankfully short line inside. Sadly, "fast" was still the pace of a tortoise. Just... a fast tortoise. Then, I was finally able to make my purchase of one strawberry lollipop after wasting more time indulging the crowd than I would have spent if I had lined up properly.
Finally!
By now, I had put all thoughts of the strangely familiar royal knight out of my mind, instead focused on finding Pink before sunset.
He, however, had never forgotten me, not even after all these years.
to be continued
This entry was originally posted at https://lucathia.dreamwidth.org/362744.html. You can comment here or there.