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Alliance.

Two figure sit in a stone room, with no doors, or windows. It is lit
by
several glowing stones. They are both young men, or at least, appear to
be.
The first is lounging on a couch. he wears purple trousers, a purple
shirt,
open to reveal a lilac vest undeneath. He streches, sighs and says,
simply,
"I'm bored," in a tone that implies this happens easily. He drags a
hand
through his red hair, and his purple eyes focus on the room's other
ocupant.
He is dressed in blue denim, shirt, and jeans. He sits cross-legged on
the
floor, and shakes his head, causing his blonde hair to ripple. He opens
his
green eyes, and smiles.
"We could always..." a large crystal sphere appears in his hand. The
purple
clad youth sits up, and smiles, "But it's my choice," the one in blue
finishes.
The cystal glows for a second, then shows a scene of two rooms, with
four
sleeping occupants. The one dressed in purple lies down again, but
still
watchs the scene.
"This should be fun." his friend tells him.
"Let's watch for a while."

Of the four figures in the crystal, two are male, two female. The
first
male, is a boy of about 15. he had ginger hair, long and tied back, and
he
wears a blue adventures outfit. At his side is a sword. He shares his
room
with the other boy, about the same age. He has brown hair, and tanned
skin.
His clothes would be more at home in the forest, than at an inn. One of
his
most noticeable features are his ears, which are long, and pointed.
The girls are in the next room, but the crystal allows us to see them
too.
They look to be a little older than the boys, but not much. The first
is
green haired, and wears an all purpose adventure costume. She tosses in
her
sleep, and occasionally mutter something. Finally is a blue haired
young
woman, in an almost priest like attire. She also has pointed ears, but
is
very pale. She wakes, but slowly, so let us return to the boys.
"Jus? Hey Jus!" the forest boys shouts, "You awake?"
"I am now, Rapp," Justin replies. He would have liked to sleep longer,
but
this is out of the question now. "What?"
"Sorry, couldn't sleep," Rapp admits, "What we doin' today?"
"We need to catch up with the Garlyle Forces," he says, "But first, we
need
supplies. We'd better find a good market or something." "'K, I'll just
get
us breakfast." Rapp walks out of the room, and Justin lies down again.
On his way down Rapp bangs on the door to the girl's room, and calls
for
them to come down when ready. The priestess was tidying her hair as he
knocked, and turned to the figure on the bed.
"Time to rise and shine, Feena," she says, her voice level, but light.
"Sure, Liete." Feena goes from asleep to wide awake in a moment, and
readies herself. as they leave the room, they walk into Justin, and go
down
for breakfast, in the inn's dining hall.
"I was telling Rapp that we need to find a market, or bazaar," Justin
explained to the girls, "We'd better ask the innkeeper about that."
"Sounds like a plan," Feena smiled.
"So we start out after breakfast," Rapp smiled as their food arrived.
After
eating, and paying the bill, the innkeeper told them about a market
town,
half a days walk to the east. As they were heading that way, they
thanked
him and set out. After a walk across an uneventful plains, the found
the
market town of Reffil, but it was nothing like the inkeeper had told
them.
The town was alive, but not with traders, alive with terror.Grabbing
someone, Justin asked,
"What's happening?"
"A-a dragon!!" he screamed, and tried to pull away. Justin let him go,
and
then began running towards the disturbance. Surely enough, a large,
three
headed pink dragon was breathing a destructive mist over the town. On
the
dragon's back was a man in white armour, coverd by a long, hooded
purple
cowl. A blank silver mask, like a mirror, hid his face. In his left
hand, he
held the reigns to the dragon, and in his right, he held a scythe.
"Where are the preists?" he shouts, scanning the area, "When the
priests
are mine, I will leave."
"How 'bout you just leave now!" Rapp called back at him, drawing his
dagger. Justin drew his sword, Feena readied her whip, and Liete
brandished
her staff.
"There you are!" he cries, seeing Liete, "Now, priest, you are mine!"
Purple chains encircle her, and pulled her astride the dragon, before
it
lifts off. No attack they lauch at it has any effect.
"Liete!" Justin calls after her, but there is nothing he can do.
When order has been restored to the town, Justin, Feena and Rapp began
to
question people about who had taken Liete. No-one knew, or said
anything.
Finaly, having exhausted every possible avenue of investagation, they
sat in
the center of town.
"What's going on here?" Feena asks, "It's like no-one cares that half
their
town was destroyed."
"I know, they didn't even try to fight back," Rapp agreed, "Buncha
wimps!"
"We have to find out who that was, and where they took Liete." They sat
in
silence, until a shadow fell across them.
"Are you the ones who lost a team-mate?" They look up to see a young
man,
dressed in white robes, that have a turquoise patern. His blonde hair
is
kept back by a turquoise bandana. In his right hand is a war-hammer,
and he
has a bow, and a quiver of arrows on his back. "Allow me to introduce
myself, I am Alucard. I protect this village, and several others.
Unfortunately, I had to protect another village, as a result, you
friend was
taken. I feel obliged to help you rescue her, and in doing so, we can
destroy the evil Mage Lord Amethyst."
"If he has Liete, then count on us," Justin vounteered them.
"Then we get supplies, and can head out shortly."
Everywhere they went, they recieved free supplies, weapons, armour,
all out
of respect for Alucard. Night was falling as they left the town, but
they
continued anyway.
"So who is this Amethyst?" Feena asked, when they were a distance
away.
"He is a stone-heartred, evil Mage Lord, with impressive powers, but
no
emotion. He apeared a few weeks ago, and has terrorised all the nearby
towns. I can protect them, but I am only one man. I haven't been able
to
raise support to storm his castle, but now I stand a chance."
"Tha's cool," Rapp simled, "We go in, kick some butt, rescue Liete,
then
return to the praise of the towns."
"It wont be that easy, Amethyst's castle is gaurded by an undead
horde.
Once we're inside, you rescue your friend, and leave Amethyst to me."
"You sure you can handle him?" Justin asked.
"I can defeat him."

Amethyst stood infront of Liete. She was chained to a large disc, and
the
Mage Lord paced back and forth.
"You think you've won, don't you Alucard, well, just because you have
allies doesn't mean you can beat my Pink Radience Dragon."
"Why are you holding me?" Liete asked, "You know I'm not the one you
want."
"But you are, my dear. You're my bait." The only thing worse than the
laugh
that followed was the terror Liete saw reflected in the sliver mask,
her own
fear, amplified.

"We make camp," Alucard instructed, "if we attack at dawn, his forces
will
be weaker."
"Who put him in charge?" Rapp muttered sourly, on the walk, he had
been
made to carry most of the equipment.
"It makes sense, Rapp," Feena told him, "Besides, he knows our enemy."
Alucard had his own tent, and the adventures shared, as normal.
Unable to
sleep again, Rapp turned to Justin, and asked,
"Why so worried about Liete?"
"Because of her, I'm here, and because of me, she's here." Seeing
Rapp's
confused expression, Justin continued, "I saw a fake Liete a few times,
it
inspired me to do better. So that's why I'm here. I feel responible for
her
too. I want to make sure her tablet turns red."
"Very deep, Justin," Feena smiled.
"What about you then, Feena?" Justin asked, "Why have you decided to
stay
with us?"
"I have to know, why I have these powers, about the Icarias,
everything."
"That's an awful lot of stuff," Rapp joked.
"Well, I want to know as much as possable," Feena smiled again, "And
I'm
sure I will. So, since we seem to be asking questions, what about yo,
Rapp?
If this was just a question of revenge, why not rally support from your
village?"
"Cus they're all cowards," Rapp joked, "An' besides, if I left you
now,
then I'd always wonder how it ended." Justin began laughing at Rapp's
response. "What? It's a good enough reason for me."
"Sure, Rapp," Justin smiled, then became more serious, "But i suppose
everyone has a reason to fight."
"What d'you suppose Alucard's is?" Rapp asked the world in general.
"I guess he just wants to safegaurd the towns," Feena suggested.
"Yeah, that sounds about right." Justin agree, "And now we need
sleep,
night guys."
Feena promptly rolled over, and was soon gently snoring. Justin
didn't
take to long to follow, but Rapp sat and watched the second sleeping
figure.
That was the reason he was still here, he just wished he could tell
Justin
the truth.
Morning came, and once more, Justin was the lat awake. He steped out
of the
tent, and yawned. Alucard saw him, and nodded, while Feena smiled, and
Rapp
said,
"'Bout time." Over breakfast, Alucard told them the plan.
"We go in the main entrance, the magic that binds his servants fades
at
dawn, but returns at dusk. We head up, the east tower for you, that'll
be
where your friend is, I go to the north, which is where Amethyst should
be.
When you have your freind, get out. Amethyst's magic hold the tower
together, so meet me back at the entrance."
"Isn't it dangerous goingthrough the front door?" Feena asked.
"It's the only thing he wont expect," Alucard smiled, "Any more
questions?"
Everyone shook their heads, "Then lets go."
They charged the castle, and as Alucard said, the main entrance only
had a
token gaurd, which fell easily. At the courtyard, they split, and each
went
to their mission. Liete was chained in the east tower, where Amethyst
had
left her.
"Thank goodness you found me," she cried seeing them, "But we have to
destroy the evil being that rules here."
"Being taken care of as we speak," Rapp informed her, "Alucard, a nice
guy,
you'll get to meet him at the entrance when he wins."
"We have to help. Amethyst has a strang dragon, which is immune to
magic."
Justin looked at Rapp and Feena.
"Let's go!"
They raced up to the north tower, to see Alucard surrounded by a
glowing
blue cage. Aethyst was laughing, until he saw the group enter.
"Look here, you think your allies can save you?"
"Bring it on!" Rapp drew a sword, and Feena flexed her whip.
"Don't worry, Alucard, we wont let you down." Justin drew his sword,
and
Liete swung her mace.
"Pitiful, face my creature," Amethyst threw a stone into the air, and
shouted, "Come forth, Pink Radience Dragon!" The monster appeared in a
flash
of light, and the battle began.
"Redshock, hah!" Liete tried her mace charge, but the dragon knocked
her
aside.
"Zapwhip, take that!" Feena charged her whip, but all it did was anger
the
beast. It counterd with it's mist breath, sending her flying.
"Doppleganger, grrr!" Rapp's triple attack confused it, but only for a
moment, and each head turned on one of them. The middle head was
successful,
and it's jaws held Rapp, biting into him. he screamed in pain.
"Rapp!" Justin shouted, "Come Power of the Universe, Heaven and Earth
Cut!"
His sword hit dead center of the dragon, and ripples spread out from
it. It
dropped Rapp, and all three heads started issuing mist, the dragon
shrank in
on itself, until it was nothing.
"My... my beast, you destroyed it." Amethyst simply shrugged, as if it
was
nothing to him, "Oh well Alucard, looks like you win this one."
"About time too," Alucrad replied, waving a hand, destroying the cage,
"I
haven't won one for a century." As they spoke, their clothes changed.
Amethyst was now wearing his purple shirt, vest and trousers again, he
ran a
hand through his hair,
"It hasn't been that long."
"Okay," Alucard was back in denim, "But first time this decade."
"What? What's going on?" Justin still ha his sword raised, "Was this
just a
game?"
"No," Alucard denied.
"A contest," Amethyst smiled.
"My friends are seriuosly hurt, because of a silly contest?"
"Huh?" amethyst seemed to notice the fallen heros for the first time,
waved
a hand, and , and they were suddenly unhurt. Even Justing felt his
strength
return. "Happy now?"
"No! You just used us!" Feena shouted.
"This is horrible!" Liete agreed.
"You got experience, right? Gold, supplies?" Amethyst didn't see what
he
had done wrong.
"Here," Alucard wavd a hand, and treasure chests appeared, "Your
reward.
They don't exuse us, but as no-one was hurt, take them as a thank you."
"I'm bored again," Amethyst said, yawning, "So I'm going." he faded
into
nothing.
"This was fun, be seeing you." Alucard faded too, followed by the
castle.
They found themselvesnext to the treasure unhurt.
"At least we have supplies now," Feena sighed.
"I guess," Rapp agreed.
"Lets catch up wit the Garlyle Forces," Liete suggested. Justin just
noded.
He didn't know if he was more angry at being betrayed by some he
trusted, of
scared that Alucard actually seemed to mean what he said about seeing
them
again.

Amethyst and Alucard were back in their stone room. A crystal sphere
floated above Amethyst's hand.
"That was a good distraction, you wanna watch it? I've seen it
already."
"Then why don't you try being the good gu next time," Alucard joked,
"You
might make some friends."
"Not my style, you know that. Here," he threw the orb to Alucard, "it's
a
good adventure. I'm gonna watch an old one." Amethystbegan to fade out.
As
he went, he said, "And, I do se us returning there, that Rap boy seems
like
endless fun."
"Some people," Alucard laughed before turning to the crystal to see
what he
had missed on his latest adventure.


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