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pullsneedles"The Needle in Osohe Castle that I've protected for so long..." the fading Aeolia said. "Someone has pulled it. Someone able to pull the Needles...has finally appeared. The Dark Dragon sealed away by the seven Needles will awaken..."
She paused a moment and the table behind Ionia, Lucas, and Boney began to move aside, revealing a ladder.
"You can get to the courtyard of Osohe Castle through this underground path. ♥ If the Needle really has been pulled, I will vanish very soon... But it would be wise to know who pulled it. Someone with a dark heart, or someone with a light heart? The answer to that may change the fate of the world completely. Oooh. ♥ So today is the day I disappear. Ionia, Whats-Your-Name, and Doggy... Byebee! ♥ "
And with that, Aeolia was gone, leaving behind only a lipstick and a razor.
"Aeolia..." Ionia said, gently picking up Aeolia's Memento.
Her voice was strange, Lucas decided, when she was solemn.
"You were an openhearted person. That's why we got along so well. ♥ "
The Magypsy finished her short eulogy and turned to the boy.
"Okay! ♥ " she said, bright with acceptance. "Let's follow this underground path to Osohe Castle's courtyard! ♥ "
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"So the Needle really has been pulled..." Ionia said when they arrived at the courtyard.
In the middle of the courtyard, there was a small mound of earth that smoked with purple magic. Ionia ran forward with Lucas and Boney following close behind.
"I have absolutely no idea who pulled it. The Dark Dragon's heart will become as light or as dark as the person who pulls it... That's what is said, anyway, but I don't sense anything here at all. I don't sense a heart of good OR evil. ...How mysterious. ♥ Could there be people in this world without hearts?"
"People without hearts?" Lucas pondered.
Ionia rubbed her hand over the stubble on her chin.
"I always assumed the Dark Dragon would stay sealed away for eternity... ...... No, we still have a chance left."
She then turned to Lucas.
"You were able to learn PK Love."
The boy nods.
"Could it be that you're also able to..."
She paused again and then physically started.
"Oh, that's right. I haven't explained anything to you at all. I need to tell you about the Needles."
"Grandpa told me a little when I was younger," Lucas said. "But I would like to know more."
Ionia nodded and began:
"First, know this. These are specially-protected islands. We reside upon these islands together with a limitless power. That power is the Dragon that sleeps in the darkness under the islands. The Dragon is incredibly large. About as large as all these islands put together. Because the Dragon is asleep, these islands are protected from disaster. But its power is too great for humans to control.
"It was for this reason that our ancient Magypsy ancestors placed seven 'Needles' in the Dragon to make it sleep. One Needle for each Magypsy. For a very, very long time, we have continued to guard the Needles. But it has been told that someone to wake the Dragon will appear when its power is needed...
"However, if the one who needs the Dragon's power has a heart of evil, that power will obey all that is evil. It's very possible that everything could be completely destroyed simply to satisfy wicked ambition.
"On the other hand, the exact opposite is what we hope for. If a person with a heart of good pulls the Dragon's Needles and uses its power, the fate of all evil will be washed away, and all life as we know it will shine brightly. That is what is told.
"Finally, listen to this without concern. When each of our seven Needles is pulled, we Magypsies will cease to be, our millennia-long lives over. Isn't that just romantic of us? ♥
"There's one other legend. It says only those with the power of PK Love can pull the seven Needles. Not even we Magypsies have that ability. In other words, you're able to pull the Needles because you're a chosen boy."
"Chosen?" Lucas asked when the Magypsy finished. "Why would I be chosen? I'm not all that-"
But before he could say anything else, a small device on one side of the courtyard made an insistent ringing. Lucas went to pick it up and, before he knew it, a voice was speaking to him through it.
"C-C-C-Commander! Please hurry here! We've located the next Needle! But but but the monkey! We need the monkey! The monkey can open it! Gah, what a pain in the neck! Anyway, the monkey's the key! I'll explain the details later! P-p-please come to the Chimera Lab! I assume you know where the Chimera Lab is, right?"
"Uh, no..." Lucas admitted to the voice.
"Huh? Commander! Your voice sounds kind of cheery today!"
"Really?" Lucas asked. "I won't let it happen again."
The voice chuckled some, surprised by the "Commander's" joke, and said, "Well, anyways... Please take the Cross Road train to the factory, and when you arrive, go west from the ropeway station that's behind the factory. Did you get all that?"
"Yes. Thank you."
"Please hurry," the voice said before the device made a beep and went quiet.
Ionia, overhearing Lucas's end of the conversation, pointed out a ladder and said, "That ladder is a shortcut back to Tazmily. Head there! I'm worried about my own Needle now."
She turned, preparing to leave, before facing Lucas one more time.
"I just know we'll meet again. But if we don't, then that means one of us has left this world..."
Ionia giggled, waved her hand, and said, "Byebee! ♥ " before flying away.
She paused a moment and the table behind Ionia, Lucas, and Boney began to move aside, revealing a ladder.
"You can get to the courtyard of Osohe Castle through this underground path. ♥ If the Needle really has been pulled, I will vanish very soon... But it would be wise to know who pulled it. Someone with a dark heart, or someone with a light heart? The answer to that may change the fate of the world completely. Oooh. ♥ So today is the day I disappear. Ionia, Whats-Your-Name, and Doggy... Byebee! ♥ "
And with that, Aeolia was gone, leaving behind only a lipstick and a razor.
"Aeolia..." Ionia said, gently picking up Aeolia's Memento.
Her voice was strange, Lucas decided, when she was solemn.
"You were an openhearted person. That's why we got along so well. ♥ "
The Magypsy finished her short eulogy and turned to the boy.
"Okay! ♥ " she said, bright with acceptance. "Let's follow this underground path to Osohe Castle's courtyard! ♥ "
******************************
"So the Needle really has been pulled..." Ionia said when they arrived at the courtyard.
In the middle of the courtyard, there was a small mound of earth that smoked with purple magic. Ionia ran forward with Lucas and Boney following close behind.
"I have absolutely no idea who pulled it. The Dark Dragon's heart will become as light or as dark as the person who pulls it... That's what is said, anyway, but I don't sense anything here at all. I don't sense a heart of good OR evil. ...How mysterious. ♥ Could there be people in this world without hearts?"
"People without hearts?" Lucas pondered.
Ionia rubbed her hand over the stubble on her chin.
"I always assumed the Dark Dragon would stay sealed away for eternity... ...... No, we still have a chance left."
She then turned to Lucas.
"You were able to learn PK Love."
The boy nods.
"Could it be that you're also able to..."
She paused again and then physically started.
"Oh, that's right. I haven't explained anything to you at all. I need to tell you about the Needles."
"Grandpa told me a little when I was younger," Lucas said. "But I would like to know more."
Ionia nodded and began:
"First, know this. These are specially-protected islands. We reside upon these islands together with a limitless power. That power is the Dragon that sleeps in the darkness under the islands. The Dragon is incredibly large. About as large as all these islands put together. Because the Dragon is asleep, these islands are protected from disaster. But its power is too great for humans to control.
"It was for this reason that our ancient Magypsy ancestors placed seven 'Needles' in the Dragon to make it sleep. One Needle for each Magypsy. For a very, very long time, we have continued to guard the Needles. But it has been told that someone to wake the Dragon will appear when its power is needed...
"However, if the one who needs the Dragon's power has a heart of evil, that power will obey all that is evil. It's very possible that everything could be completely destroyed simply to satisfy wicked ambition.
"On the other hand, the exact opposite is what we hope for. If a person with a heart of good pulls the Dragon's Needles and uses its power, the fate of all evil will be washed away, and all life as we know it will shine brightly. That is what is told.
"Finally, listen to this without concern. When each of our seven Needles is pulled, we Magypsies will cease to be, our millennia-long lives over. Isn't that just romantic of us? ♥
"There's one other legend. It says only those with the power of PK Love can pull the seven Needles. Not even we Magypsies have that ability. In other words, you're able to pull the Needles because you're a chosen boy."
"Chosen?" Lucas asked when the Magypsy finished. "Why would I be chosen? I'm not all that-"
But before he could say anything else, a small device on one side of the courtyard made an insistent ringing. Lucas went to pick it up and, before he knew it, a voice was speaking to him through it.
"C-C-C-Commander! Please hurry here! We've located the next Needle! But but but the monkey! We need the monkey! The monkey can open it! Gah, what a pain in the neck! Anyway, the monkey's the key! I'll explain the details later! P-p-please come to the Chimera Lab! I assume you know where the Chimera Lab is, right?"
"Uh, no..." Lucas admitted to the voice.
"Huh? Commander! Your voice sounds kind of cheery today!"
"Really?" Lucas asked. "I won't let it happen again."
The voice chuckled some, surprised by the "Commander's" joke, and said, "Well, anyways... Please take the Cross Road train to the factory, and when you arrive, go west from the ropeway station that's behind the factory. Did you get all that?"
"Yes. Thank you."
"Please hurry," the voice said before the device made a beep and went quiet.
Ionia, overhearing Lucas's end of the conversation, pointed out a ladder and said, "That ladder is a shortcut back to Tazmily. Head there! I'm worried about my own Needle now."
She turned, preparing to leave, before facing Lucas one more time.
"I just know we'll meet again. But if we don't, then that means one of us has left this world..."
Ionia giggled, waved her hand, and said, "Byebee! ♥ " before flying away.
