Tigris W-where's everyone!? Dog Master, Cat Master!? My worshippers!? Drats! Darn that impostor! I'll kill him myself if I have too! Now, uh, how to get downstairs...
Outside...
Natani 2 Wait, in your world, I'm a wolf Keidran?
Laura 2 And I'm...Keith's lover?
Trace Ex-lover. But yes.
Natani 2 And Keith...likes me...?
Laura 2 But what about me? "Ex-lover?"
Trace Laura...you died...
Laura 2 *gasp*
Trace Sorry. I tried to save you, but...I couldn't...
Natani 2 Th-this is too much to handle!
Trace Uh, I'll leave you...to yourselves, uh... Yeah...
After an awkward walk...
Trace How's the training?
Keith Slightly difficult. We had to substitute with branches, and they wimper every time they get poked or tapped.
Trace Try harder, okay?
Keith O-okay...
Trace then got up the stairway and carefully sat on the ledge.
Trace Soon.
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Inside the fortress...
Tigris I can't believe it. Nobody's left. They all...abandoned me. They...they... Aaaahh! I can't believe this! W-why must this happen to me!? My empire, ruined! My reign, diminished! My liegemen, gone... What have I...done? What...have I...become? What was I? Before all this? Was I always- No, I was destined to rule Mekkan! My...uh... Did I have parents? I-I can't fight with this much trauma!
Tigris wandered his way to the bottom floor.
Tigris No turning back now. I-I need to know who I am, or was. I-I need to ask someone. Oh boy...
Back to Trace, a while later...
Trace I feel sorry I left them behind; but it is for their own safety. I wish for them not to get seriously harmed. And I still can't believe I'm fighting myself...again... I...I... This is a lot os stress... I- Wait, what was that?
A bush behind him rustled.
Trace Who's there?
Trace unsheathed his sword.
Trace Show yourself!
The bush rustled again, then stopped, the bush beside it rustling.
Trace You can't hide! Come out!
Eyes peered through an opening in the bush.
Trace I can see you, you're not invisible!
The eyes moved forward; paws slowly appeared.
Trace A Keidran?
The figure's arms and face then appeared.
Trace You!
Tigris Eep!
Tigris hid back into the bush.
Trace Why's he so shy? Come on out; uh, there's nowhere to go?
Trace sheathed his sword; Tigris, assured of his sincerity, crawled out of the bush and stood up.
Trace How'd you...even get here?
Tigris <What are you saying?>
Trace What did you say?
Scared, Tigris's instinct told him to hug Trace tightly.
Tigris <I...I... Please, tell me: Who was I?>
Trace Listen, I...don't understand Keidran. Sorry.
Tigris He...doesn't understand?
He pointed down at the army below, at-
Trace Keith? Wait a minute... Oh. Okay, follow me, but stay out of sight.
Tigris tilted his head in confusion but still followed him down the stairs on his four legs.
At the bottom...
Trace Stay, here, okay?
Trace used sign language to translate to Tigris. Tigris nodded and sat down as Trace left.
With Trace...
Trace Hey Keith.
Keith Hey Trace.
Trace Can you, uh, come with me for a moment?
Keith Okay. <Take a break, courtesy of...the Lord...>
Back at the stairs, Tigris noticed someone with Trace, so he did his best to hide and curled into a ball.
Keith Why do you need me?
Trace To interpret.
Keith Interpret what- Wait, who's that?
Trace Uh, a new friend...?
Keith Is that...a Keidran? What's he doing here? And why's he cowering?
Trace Uh, can you tell him it's okay?
Keith What's okay?
Trace Just tell him.
Keith Uh, <it's okay; everything's fine.>
Tigris raised his head and looked up at Trace and his friend.
Keith Wait, is this-
Keith slowly and subtly unsheathed his sword, but Trace stopped him.
Trace It's okay.
Keith But that's-
Trace I think he...surrendered...
Keith Did he?
Trace I...don't know...
Keith And that's why you need me?
Trace Just...do it, okay?
Keith What do you want me to tell him-
Tigris <Wh-who are you?>
Keith ... <I'm Keith Keiser, one of Trace's friends.>
Tigris <M-my name's> Tigris <Trace- Wait, he's Trace?"
Keith <Yes. And what does "Tigris" mean?>
Tigris <'Tis a title in the tongue of nobles.>
Keith <"Nobles?">
Tigris <The authority of Mekkan, of which I want to become a part of.>
Keith <You can't become a royalty by force; you must...come into your kingdom...>
Tigris <W-what?>
Keith <In order to receive supremacy, you have to either earn it or be born into it.>
Tigris <And...?>
Keith <I don't know your ancestry or your history, but->
Trace *whisper, whisper*
Keith W-what? Okay... Uh, <you might have a chance, but you have to come with us, okay?>
Tigris *nod*
Keith <Your worshippers have mistaken this Trace as their new Lord, but it's not too late. You both can lead them.>
Tigris <R-really?>
Keith <Yes. Tell them to follow us, no matter where we go.>
Tigris <O-okay...>
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TwoKinds: Dimensional Catastrophe
FanfictionOne day, Trace, Flora, Keith, Sythe and Raine wander in the woods, lead by Kyle, when stumble upon a mysterious device that teleports them into two alternate worlds! When three worlds collide, would our friends save them all? (Warning: Some mature c...
