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Month 1, October 20^th (Ryan)

As I wait for my friend, Joel, to come out of his depressed stasis I wonder how my other friends and acquaintances are doing. Celia must be very worried. I cannot check on how she is doing anymore because I cleared all of my telepathic connections while I was rushing towards Zareon. It is hard to concentrate on the battlefield and saving the world when you have voices running through your head all the time that do not stop. I could not just go up to Celia and tell her that her love has turned into a mass killer for a day, though. There must be a reason why Zareon woke up early, but to tell you the truth I like the way his souls are mixed now. If he had gone the full duration and kept his same total personality it would have been just as bad. Unfortunately I could not convince Zareon in Joel’s core to turn his ways, nor did his own experiences with friendship and love change his mind.

The autumn season is coming over us, and the weather is beginning to get cold. Even though it really only delays my training time by a large sum of time, however long Joel’s going to take to wake up, I have been cleaning up around this destroyed city. Some weak monsters have started to move in and try inhabiting the place, but I have gotten rid of a lot of them now. I can take whatever God throws at me!

Month 1, October 29^th (Lynn)

I’m starting this diary because I’m bored! There’s not much to do around here besides watch people fight each other and clean up. The good part is they treat me really nice around here, and they really know how to cook their food! Well, okay, they only eat bread and drink water and milk for the most part. Some times they bring in some random monster from the mountains to eat. I’m still not used to this stuff! Especially when you need to kill it alive and cook it when it’s blood is practically still running, eww!

My wounds from the other day are getting better now. I still can’t move around much, because my body still needs time to set. Celia told me she couldn’t heal someone completely when something like me happens along the line. Thinking about that still makes me sick and want to puke. I wonder why Ryan left his cape with me, though. I still remember running off with it to dry myself with. It was so warm and soft! But now it has my blood all over it and the guys are having a hard time washing it off. I wonder what Ryan’s doing now anyway! Maybe he had a change of heart, and maybe some day we’ll see each other again and go out on a romantic moonlight stroll! Oh, I’m drooling already!

Koichi and Stephanie are strange. Koichi’s a 15-year-old kid who’s bigger than I am, and he has blue hair! Isn’t that wild? Stephanie seems to be your average teenage girl. She has tanned skin, like she’s oriental or something. It’s weird because they both act the same way, Koichi and Stephanie. Off and on they’re really stubborn, yet really helpful together as a team. I wish I could be like and look like Stephanie! Celia’s really nice and calm, too, compared to the others. I’d like to look like her, except for the green and all. Master is... well he’s old. He’s not really my type, either. I bet Koichi feels a lot of pressure with being the only young guy around with all these women around him! Hee hee!

Month 2, November 7^th (Stephanie)

It’s already been a couple weeks since that damn Koichi ran into my life, and I can’t keep my feelings away from him! Every night I have to find a way to lure him outside for a good kissing session. Is this what it’s like to be growing up and maturing from a child into an adult? I find the male gender more attractive lately. Not like Master, though. He’s too wrinkly and old for me. But I seem to have a strange eye for boys when I roam the town walk ways, and they have an odd eye for me, too.

Speaking of Master, he’s been looking kind of sick as of late. He spends a lot of time in his chair and in his bed, and he has developed a bad cough. I hope this isn’t a sign of his time approaching, but he is getting rather old. Master has taught us all so much over the years. My family would be proud of me if they could see me, but I can’t show my face to them ever again. Not in a million years after I ran away. It’d be too mushy, and I can’t stand that stuff. I’m a strong warrior now and can’t let myself fall for that.

By the way, I hate, hate, HATE that new girl! Her name is Lynn, and some guy friend of Celia’s flew in and dropped her off. She was really hurt at the time, but Celia cast her healing spells over her so she could live. Ryan looked rather desperate about it, but when Lynn woke up I found her to be really annoying. She’s always following Koichi and myself around like she’s expecting something. Not to mention one of her first comments really pushed me over the edge. I want to slap that wench every time I see her!

Month 2, November 18^th (Koichi)

Well everyone else is doing it, so I thought I would try starting my own journal as well. I am Koichi, master of all forms of martial and weapon combat. I am an ex-royal guard of Fonan`Kal castle and protector of Princess Celia. Should I really still include that in my biography, though? The castle and royal line was destroyed completely quite some time ago, and I have moved on quite a bit. From now on I should refer to myself as Koichi the wandering swordsman.

I have stayed at my master’s house along the mountains for several weeks now. It has been about a month since I have returned, actually. The Princess has followed me around everywhere I have gone in my journeys, and I really do hate to take advantage of her during my training since she can use healing magic. This girl by the name of Stephanie was taking residence in Master’s house when I arrived, and she is rather cute. She is as stubborn as I am, though, I must admit. Stephanie also likes to catch me off guard and kiss me, too. We slept together once in private out of some kind of passion. In all truths I cannot seem to find my anger anymore when I work around her. I think she kisses me to release her anger, and I like it a lot. Now I know how the Princess felt about that Joel.

There was this other girl in another city I stayed in for a few days. It was on the other side of the world where strange metal objects move on their own off of fluids and other energy items. It was very different from what I am used to. In my world we do everything manually with man labor, and in result we all grow up to be big and strong. In the other world the people have things that do things for them, thus resulting in obesity for those who do not care much. But anyway, there was this strange girl who thought I was this super man, and she was very obsessed over me for no real reason at all. Must have been just to ‘own’ me to get a name for herself. I did stop some vehicle and was praised for it greatly, and she did happen to be the daughter of the city’s chief of police. Well I am glad I am out of there, because that would have not worked at all.

It is coming close to Thanksgiving Day. We are all working especially hard to gather a large feast for the big day. Lynn does not seem to care to help, though. She only seems to follow me around staring at my butt. I swear I felt it get pinched from out of the blue one day, but I could not find anyone in sight to blame it on. Stephanie was with me, but her hands were full at that time. It had better not be a case of ghosts.

Month 2, November 20^th (Celia)

It’s been growing very cold around here on the mountaintop lately. I think seasons are changing to winter! I’d really like to see snow come falling down. I heard it was really fun to play in! Thinking about it makes me feel as free spirited and giddy as the children I see around the streets of the town below.

Actually, Master, Koichi, and Stephanie are all gathering up a lot of food for something that they call Thanksgiving. It must have something to do with eating, because that bird they brought in looks really huge. I’d help them out but my energy has been constantly getting drained still, and I can hardly lift anything twice my weight anymore. But I don’t think I could eat even a fifth of all that if they split it equally, let alone all the other food they’re bringing in. Since they call it Thanksgiving, does that mean I should let everyone know what I’m thankful for? I know that I’m thankful for meeting Joel and all my other friends.

Speaking of Joel, he and Ryan are still missing. Ryan’s message still worries me. What does he mean exactly by Joel going mad? Why did he say he was mad, too? I know I haven’t talked about it before, but lately I’ve felt like crying every night from how much I miss Joel. Does he still remember me? Does he remember the picture he drew of me back at the castle? Does he still have it? I still remember his lips touching my forehead while we were dancing one night while I was down. I wish I hadn’t slapped him, though.

I wonder about Lynn, though. She always seems to be sneaking after different boys trying to get their attention. It must be weird being nineteen years old, yet so small the way she is. Was she dating Ryan in some way, or was she sneaking around with Joel? Or is she undecided and just trying to make the most of her being single? Besides boys, she doesn’t seem to do much help around the house or with training. I don’t think Master, Koichi, and Stephanie will stand her for very long if she keeps acting like this.

Month 2, November 27^th (Ryan)

Today was what the humans called Thanksgiving. They gather their families together for great feasts and share their thanks with each other. I wish I had a family to share these experiences with, but Joel is still as still as a statue. He has not moved in any way or even blinked since he started his mourning. Over three hundred years and I have not found a family to call my own. I have wandered the world several times over and have yet to settle down. Come to think of it, Joel and his friend have been the closest people I have been near in my whole life since my own catastrophe. Zareon was right, though. If I were ever to take up feelings with a human I would turn into a huge hypocrite. It is hard to forget some of these things, but still I go on and wait longer still.

Month 2, November 27^th (Stephanie)

That Lynn finally did something right! She helped us cook all of our food for today, and it tasted brilliant! Maybe she has some uses after all. Now if I could just get the point across to her that Koichi is mine!

Month 2, November 27^th (Koichi)

Lynn cooked for us today for Thanksgiving. Why do I get the feeling she handed me the carrots and potatoes on a dish in the shape of a heart for a reason? I do not want to think about it. Well, whatever. I have my honor at stake and a lady to already look up to. I am thankful for Stephanie and how she lightens the load of anger off my life.

Month 2, November 27^th (Lynn)

What a day! I haven’t cooked like that in what’s felt like ages! Time really passes when I play with these guys. It’s better than performing at the restaurant I worked at in Choajoi. I was so happy that I specially designed and decorated everyone’s food plate differently just for them. Boy, am I thankful for this adventure we’re having together!

Month 2, November 27^th (Celia)

Today was tasty. Lynn cooked for us, and it was a lot better than what we normally eat. Monster is pretty bland without the proper spices, and Lynn had just what was needed. I just really wish Joel could be here to try it with us. I bet he never got to try anything like this even when he was travelling with Lynn. But I’m just getting depressed thinking about it all, so now I’m going to cry myself to sleep. Good night!

Month 3, December 1^st (Koichi)

It is winter for certain now. It started snowing lightly as we went out to work and train, and Master commanded us to collect firewood from the trees in the area. The snow goes so well with the fog and mist around the mountains so that we couldn’t see very clearly. This is giving the monsters a more secure place to live and hunt around, so we all have to be more cautious as time goes by. Thanksgiving is done and over with, but Christmas is now just around the corner. I had better start plotting out what to get for my comrades.

Month 3, December 6^th (Lynn)

Stephanie hurt me today! I can’t believe it! She keeps telling me to stop looking at Koichi like... that? I swear, though! I was standing around, minding my own business, and they walked by me. Suddenly I had to scratch my eyes, so I did. I squinted and closed the itchy eye and just was scratching it with my fingers! She told me I was winking at Koichi and flipped her off. Maybe it was the fingers I used to scratch my eye with. I really don’t want to be hated by her. I don’t like being hated by anyone! Maybe I can do something to make up to her.

It really hurt, though. She’s all experienced in fighting and can lift really heavy things. I’m still an amateur myself. In fact my hoops were both lost back in that forest, and Master doesn’t have anything like it to use. If I ever go back to my world I’ll have to buy a new set, but those hoops were super special and designed especially for me!

Month 3, December 6^th (Stephanie)

I’ve had enough of that bitch, Lynn! I finally let her have it today. She messed with the wrong woman and her man! I’d have thrown her off the side of the mountain had Koichi not stopped when I lifted her up. If he stopped me for some affection for her I’ll let them both have it!

Month 3, December 7^th (Koichi)

The other day Stephanie and I were walking down the path to do some more work again. We passed Lynn, and Stephanie just started to strangle her to near death. I stopped her before she went way too far with it. I wonder what has come over her.

Month 3, December 12^th (Celia)

The snow has built up very high and deep here on the mountaintop. It was a magnificent sight to behold today! The cold white puff was up to my ankles pretty much. It was so cold, though, and the others were dressing with long, thick, and heavy wears. I’ve put my dress away for the month to dress in these warm clothes for the snowy season as well. Lynn and I try to have fun outside together in the snow. She’s teaching me how to make a snowman, and snow angels, and snow other things! Koichi and Stephanie still go out on long hunts together for supplies and timber, though. At least Master knows how to hang around and play for fun when he can get up!

Month 3, December 14^th (Ryan)

Another month is about to pass us by, and Joel still has not moved. The snow is coming by rather fast and hard now this time of the month. The snow just all melts away before it gets close enough to Joel anyway, so he does not get covered in mush. I have had to take shelter in one of the abandoned buildings, myself. You know, this month is supposed to be the month of the human Christmas celebration. It is kind of like Thanksgiving, but instead of thanking each other with food they thank each other with presents and gifts. I think I may take some time away from watching over Joel and pay my friends a visit. Ho ho ho, here comes Santa Claws! (Did I spell that right? How embarrassing!)

Month 3, December 21^st (Lynn)

It’s a few days until Christmas now. I hope Santa Clause brings me something good, because I’ve been trying to be the best girl that a girl can be! I even started to help clean up around the house so the others could put more time into their personal training. They seem to like me around a lot more now that I’m cleaning up and helping them cook more often. I just need to go to town every now and again to restock on food spices and flavorings. You know what I could wish for on Christmas Day is? Ryan coming to visit me with my two hoops!

Month 3, December 24^th (Celia)

I wish, I wish upon a star. Please be okay out there this Christmas Eve, Joel. Nothing could be greater than him. I love you Joel!

There isn’t much more I can talk about these days for now.

Month 3, December 26^th (Stephanie)

Sorry I didn’t write last night. I was so mad that I forgot to buy Koichi something! Especially when Koichi presented me with his gift to me. I thought I was about to die! He bought me this ruby sapphire necklace and gold diamond earrings from the store down in town. I don’t even think he bought him from there. He might have ordered them from somewhere else trough a catalogue. I was so happy, but I was so mad, too! I don’t know how I was feeling exactly! But I think he’s trying to tell me something, and I hope I’m right about it!

Month 3, December 26^th (Koichi)

I would have written a log entry last night, but something got into Stephanie again. I think it was my gifts for her for Christmas, but she was all jumping up and down all through the night, even when I was trying to sleep. She was rather excited to say the least, but let’s just say I will not be going out to buy candy from the store down in town any time soon. Those things cost me all my life savings, and then the stuff I cashed in from Fonan`Kal. Stephanie did not get me anything for Christmas, though, but that is fine with me. She is an all right woman, and we are both getting a bit old for that holiday. Maybe one day she will bear my child, and we will both celebrate it again more frequently in the future. But what am I talking about? That is so crazy of me!

Oh yeah, Ryan came in yesterday and brought everything gifts in a big bag. That was out of no where, and we were all surprised. He would not tell us about Joel, though. Why is he missing?

Month 3, December 26^th (Lynn)

He came! Ryan came around in a big thick red suit just like Santa Clause! He even brought a big bag of presents for all of us! He really does know how to read minds. He was still wearing that blue headband, though, and the big red clothes didn’t quite match with it. He didn’t puff up like big ol Santa either, but at least he’s really tall. His big muscles sort of helped, too. Oh my! I could only stand and drool at them when he pushed his sleeves up when he got in a quarrel with Koichi! Ryan has such a charming... grin. Too bad he’s a Guardian and doesn’t want to have any involvement with humans like that. A really old Guardian at that, but it’s amazing how he can be over three hundred and fifty hears old and still look like a teenager. I wonder how much longer he’ll stay looking like that.

Oh! He gave me presents, too! He brought me some new hoops to use and play with that are almost like my old ones. But it’s the thought that counts. He’s so sweet! He also got me a new suit for when we start travelling together again. It’s just like a ninja suit! He said that I’d be a good ninja with my hoops, and I could easily interchange my hoops for big surekens... Whatever those are. Big throwing stars? Did I even spell that right? Well, anyway, it fits on me great! I’d like to go traveling with him again some day. This place is nice and all, but it’s not the place I’d like to spend the rest of my life at.

Well, Ryan did say he’d spend a week here with us, but I wonder where Joel is! He told me that it wasn’t really him who attacked me, and I know it sounds weird for me to want to know where he’s disappeared. But he just became some form of a family to me after traveling with him and Ryan. Well I had better stop writing and thinking about this all now, because Ryan can probably hear it all, hee hee!

Month 4, January 2^nd (Celia)

Well Ryan left us today. Still no word of Joel’s whereabouts or what’s going on, so we’re all still pretty blank on the situation. Is he really mad? Is he out there on a killing rampage? Or is there something else to the story? I do know that when I see Joel again I’ll fall right into his arms, because I’m saving myself just for that moment. Lots of guys down in town are always trying to hit on me when I go down with Master to shop for supplies, but they wouldn’t really want to find out who I really am. I suppose I should really stop writing about how much I miss Joel and think about other things. I’ll give him another couple of months before I begin considering the other propositions.

Month 4, January 3^rd (Ryan)

Well I am back at the city with Joel, so that means I’ll be writing every night again after my week’s outing. He still has not moved an inch. The snow is beginning to melt in the area, and humans are beginning to rebuild and inhabit the area again. I try to keep a low profile around them in case one of them would want to start trouble. I know a few have already tried pushing Joel out of the way or tried walking over him, but I have been keeping a close eye out for him and knocking those guys out of the way. I have also volunteered to help the humans rebuild the city while I wait for Joel. How much longer can the guy stand there?

Lynn seemed... different. Definitely not as annoying as she was when we first met. She wasn’t as nosey and snoopy either. She really liked my gifts, though. I bought her some dark and agile clothes, because when I met her she really reminded me of a thief or a ninja with the way she was always trying to sneak behind us. Her abilities to toss around those hoops could be put into great use if she could get one of those massive shurikens. She could even do some training under Koichi and his master to learn some different special attacks to use with it by taking advantage of the different elements of nature. Oh yeah, I realized that I had dropped her hoops when I carried her to Celia for restoration, so I bought her some replacements. I hope those were okay for her.

Koichi was really mad at me for not bringing him along with me to face Zareon the other month. I could not help it since he is just a mortal human. I did not want to have anyone else killed. He seemed really close to this other girl who was training there. Her name was Stephanie, an oriental princess. She was cute, but not quite my type. Or maybe she was really close to him? I could not tell, but they both were just always doing things together. I did not read anyone’s mind while I was there because I learned from Joel that it is just not very proper and polite. It was hard to not see where Stephanie’s background was, though. At least not to me. I do not even have to write about Celia. It is rather obvious that she misses Joel for the world, but I still cannot tell her about what happened. It would crush her heart after everything I have done to separate them for training, but maybe I am wrong. What if her heart is already crushing? She will find out some day, I am sure.

You might be wondering by now why I have not just looked deep into Joel’s mind and tried changing his thought process. Well, I cannot because he has deeply locked away his mind, and not even my powers can open him. Personally I think he is fighting to control his body over Zareon deep down inside. Oh well, here we go again best buddy.

Month 4, January 17^th (Koichi)

Master has fallen ill to the point where his body is unstable. He has been unable to leave the house, let alone his own room. I worry about him for his life, because he has been my father for a long time now. I never did like my real family back at my original hometown. Over the time I have stayed here I have felt as if everyone here at this house on the mountaintop has become my real family. We now all work together and get along. I remember when I was once a hateful person long ago, because I did not have a true family. Traveling around with these friends has changed this. Valentine’s Day is coming up soon now. That’s the day when the men are to come out and pronounce their love for their special woman, and I think Stephanie may be expecting something. It almost frightens me to think about something like that, though. Maybe I am just not ready for any long term relations and commitment, but I should begin planning some sort of gift in any event.

Month 4, January 28^th (Lynn)

Is there something wrong with Master? Koichi and Stephanie seem to be really down about him. I haven’t seen him come outside for an eternity! I guess that’s what it’s like to be an old man though. Maybe one day I’ll become immortal and great like Ryan is! You know it would be really weird if I was a Guardian all this time and I didn’t even know it. I would be so magical and pretty just like Celia is. That Celia has so much to be happy about! I wonder why she is so sad lately, though? She’s doing worse than Koichi and Stephanie are when they’re talking about Master. She does this weird jolting thing with her body at least once a day, and none of us can figure out what’s wrong with her. It looks like she just gets socked one in the stomach. Maybe Ryan knows since he’s a Guardian, too, so I’ll ask him the next time I see him! We all need to loose the gloom and be happy again! This place is way too sad, and I’m afraid it’ll only get worse if we all don’t do something.

Month 4, January 30^th (Stephanie)

It’s been pretty quiet around here lately. Celia’s messed up in the head because she misses her boyfriend so much. Koichi and I are doing all we can to help Master in his time of desperate need. Lynn has gotten better in her times here, even though she was an annoyance to begin with. She’s trying to lighten up the mood around here with her hoop-juggling act. It’s fun to watch some times. I just toss a small rock at her feet as she’s walking around and make her loose her concentration. It’s especially funny to see those hoops fall on her head. She looks hurt and cries when I do that, but she can suck it up and live with it. Koichi and I can deal with much more pain than that. We need to get her to train with us some day. I wish Master could do it himself, but...

Month 5, February 5^th (Celia)

It’s coming to the holiday they call Valentine’s Day. The guys are supposed to present their love to their special woman. Several different men out have approached me on the streets in town that are trying to gain my affection. They all seem nice, but I just don’t know them. I need more time before I make any considerations. Lynn is still trying to keep everyone happy. She actually has me going for a while there. I can’t help but laugh some time.

Something’s been eating at me for months now. It’s been happening since I met Joel, and no one knows what’s going on with me. I’m feel very weak, and it’s only getting worse these days. I’d love to join the others in training and get much stronger, but I can’t even lift a tree anymore. Who should I blame? What should I do?

Month 5, February 11^th (Ryan)

Today the city was under attack by a group of raiders. They managed to scare away a lot of the workers here, but I stayed and fought for our land. There was some damage done to the city, but nothing serious. Some raiders did make it to the center of the city to where Joel was. I actually saw him move again, but he only moved in retaliation to an oncoming attack on him from a raider. After that, it was a big jump and back flip kick, he returned to his idle state. It made me feel relieved that there was some life still in him, because I thought for sure that he was getting dust build up over him.

I think Celia will be very pleased to hear about this, but I will not tell her just yet until I find out he is up and back to himself for certain. He should get going rather soon here, because Valentine’s Day is coming up. It is right around the corner, and Celia will probably die if she does not hear from him. (Not taking into account her being a Guardian and all) I have seen women in my times go on a long time without their lovers and it is not very pretty if they are left dry, alone, and forgotten. Joel, where are you in that shell of yours?

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