-pg69- Jill Roshinu lived across the street from me; she was four years older. I'm an only child; she really seemed like my older sister. Retribution: Lost Children Childhood memories -pg70- Jill Roshinu was an unusual girl... She was a tomboy, always playing in the forest and the river. She would always proudly show me insects and small animals she had caught. She had tons of odds and ends; like a boy's treasure trove. The strangest thing she found she said she'd picked up by the river; it was a stone that looked like an egg with a human face; it was always important to her. Pakk ! ...... Jill Sometimes it would get dark while we were playing in the forest or river... That was fine by her. But...now I think Roshinu didn't want to go home. -pg71- Jill I was too little to understand it very well, but... Roshinu's parents argued a lot, and always about her. One time, I asked her why her cheeks and arms were bruised so often. Roshinu Jill...there's a mistake in that Pirkaf story. In the real story, Pirkaf was really a elf child. And he lived happily ever after with his real mother and father in the land of the elves. And I've been hiding something... I am just like Pirkaf. I'm really supposed to be living in the land of the elves. Jill Roshinu laughed, seeing that I believed every word. She seemed to be in very high spirits. -pg72- Jill I was told about it later... Before I was born, my town had been involved in a huge battle. Most of the villagers took refuge in the forest, but... It seems some of the women ran too late... One of them was Roshinu's mother. Roshinu grew up hearing her parents argue a lot. "Is that really my child ?" And then, one night there came a violent storm. -pg73- Jill Who's there? Roshinu Shhh.... Jill ! Roshinu-nee-chan! Roshinu Jill! Goodbye! I'm leaving! Jill Goodbye? Where are you going? Roshinu I think I've decided... The Misty Valley! That's where I'm going... The land of the elves! Farewell, Jill! My treasure...it's all yours! Jill Roshinu-nee-chan! Roshinu Goodbye! ... -pg74- Jill The adults combed the forests and the mountains for days, searching for Roshinu. But they were unable to find her. And a few days after this mysterious even, Roshinu's parents also vanished off the face of the earth. It was as if they had followed her. Roshinu had packed the treasure she said was now mine in a wooden box. It was all there... Except for that strange stone. -pg75- Jill And shortly after that, The elves began to attack like this. I didn't understand it when I was little, but... Now, I think I symphathize... With what Roshinu felt then. Gatts ......... (Oh god, not again...) Pakk Ooh, ooh...that weird stone Roshinu had... Was it like this ? Look... Like this ? -pg76- Jill ! It's exactly the same! How did... Pakk We stole this offa someone; it's whatcha might call a Becchi o' darkness... (Behelit = becchi) (We've seen tons) Gatts It's a magic stone. Pakk (Aw, my becchi!) Gatts It summons an angel which imparts power unto weak humans. This magic stone... Jill An angel..... Gatts ...Or maybe just a devil in disguise. Or something that looks like that. -pg77- Gatts Someone I knew used one of these, somehow...I'm not sure, But...your friend prolly left to use it too. And with it in hand, she changed herself into an elf. In exchange for them... Jill Them... Gatts In that fairytale you told so well, Pirkaf's eyes and ears were the same... Looking back on it, it's a fun story. They demand a sacrifice. In exchange for power, they take the person most important to you. Pakk ! ...Gatts. Gatts A few days later... Her parents vanished off the face of the earth. Your words. Jill ! -pg78- Gatts Roshinu offered them up. So that her dream came true, She doomed her parents... As sacrifices. Around here... -pg79- Gatts This Pirkaf thing isn't just a kid's fairytale. It's a blood drenched story for adults... When you cut through their neck... They die. And then... This sword stops their soul. -pg80- Jill ......... Gatts Because your old lady can't do nothin' with your loser father, you slunk away like an airheaded brat. This ain't the sort of place to wander around in. You're in the way. Pakk Hey, come on man, that's a little harsh... -pg81- Jill ...... Gatts Kids should be listening to kid's stories. Hide back in yer Pirkaf. Pakk (Ah) (Not this again!) -pg82- Pakk Whyyy are you acting like this!? It's all "kid, kid" with you, and you're the one acting like one! Child abuser! She could sue! (The new regulations are very strict! All this sort of excess has been explicitly banned!) Wait, what the hell am I talking about? Gatts Speaking of fairy tales... (Ignorant pest) Pakk (Unh...why you...lemme out!) -pg83- Pakk Jill... Jill! Don't pay him no mind! He sometimes says rotten stuff like that he doesn't mean! He just doesn't want to have to be responsible for a child! He cares about you, and he cares about Roshinu! His cold eyes were because of the other children; the world's just screwed up that way. Jill ...mm. But... It was embarrassing... And I wish he hadn't... Pakk ....... Jill, we should get out of here! -pg84- Jill Eeeek! -pg85- Jill Rosh... ! Ah... -pg86- Jill ......! ! Roshinu AHAHAHAHAHA! Jill Roshinu...? -pg87- Roshinu It's been simply ages, Jill. Jill Roshinu... Roshinu-nee-chan... Pakk ...!? Retribution: Lost Children - Childhood Memories - The End