Chapter 1: Water War
"Shiva, help us!" the green haired girl pleaded.
I smiled as I looked upon the faces of my foes, a measly group of Dark Imps, but the girl's group looked tired and hungry, and a town was nearby, they must've been caught by surprise. Very well, this is an emergency. I focused my artic energies and surrounded the monsters with it. With a snap of my fingers, the ice shattered and so did the imps, sending shards of ice everywhere. I bowed to the green haired girl, Rydia I think her name was.
"Cecil, snap out of it," a blond woman said to a man clad in golden armor.
He slowly stood up, he was in bad shape, but with one cura spell from the woman, 'Cecil' was looking lot better. I smiled, and left them when the summoning energy left me.
I opened my eyes and looked around, I was back in my home. I leaned back in a chair and relaxed, those took a lot of energy out of me, even if it was only a weak group of Dark Imps. I lowered the temperature of the room to much lower, seeing my breath. The cold helped me reenergize. I felt myself getting colder, and started feeling a lot better. I heard a slight whimpering, and saw my emerald green pet walked out from behind the couch, shivering in the cold.
"Carbuncle, I'm sorry!" I said, raising the temperature to something he could stand.
His ruby on his forehead glowed, and he was surrounded with a red light, then he ran over and jumped into my lap. His ruby light shield was the only way he could touch me without feeling pain. He chirped a greeting, and curled up. I stroked his back, and started to think. The green haired girl had been summoning me for some time now, but I think this was the first time I'd seen the others with her. I'd spoken with her during the times she'd first learned to summon me, and I was rather fond of her. Rydia was spirited and brave, and I'd watched her grow up quickly from this world. In her world, we were called simply summons, while in others we were named Aeons, Guardian Forces, Eidolons, Espers, and by many other names. None have ever known us as what we are, the Kagejin. We are creatures that exist beyond the boundaries of the other worlds, and some of us beyond that.
I leaned back; suddenly a loud yell outside made me jump.
"I deserve the job!"
Carbuncle twitched his ears, and ran to the window. I followed him and looked outside, there was a small group outside, I recognized Leviathan's humanoid transformed state, some of the larger of us took transformed state when in our world, in the group at once, his large, long mustache and piercing blue eyes were staring at a woman holding a trident who was yelling loudly.
"I'm stronger than you by FAR, so hand over the orb of the seas!" she shouted.
Leviathan shook his head. As I walked outside to see what was going on, I heard him reply to the outburst of the girl.
"Undine, I don't care what you think, Lord Bahamut gave me the orb, and until he says otherwise, I'm keeping it!" he said, running his hand down his beard.
Undine smashed her trident into the ground, and a small pillar of water shot up, her eyes red and her long blue hair sticking up.
"What's going on?" I asked a trio.
They were the Magus Sisters, newly appointed into our clan. They wore outfits to make them look like insects, and they even had some of the abilities of what they looked like. Cindy the oldest looked like a mantis, Sandy the middle was a large ladybug, and Mindy, the child, was a bee.
"Hi Shiva," Cindy started, "Undine here just decided she should be given the domain over the seas, and ordered Leviathan to give her the Tidal Orb Bahamut gave him."
"We haven't been here long I know, but from what I've seen leviathan is the right choice." Sandy added.
"KEEP OUTTA THIS!" Undine screamed, and shot a stream of water at Sandy, who simply opened her mouth and drank it.
"Thanks, I was thirsty!" Sandy said, "Now here's my water attack!"
Sandy did a small jump, hit the ground hard on her back, and a pillar shot up under her, sending her into the air and falling strait at Undine, who's eyes grew wide, and gasped as Sandy landed right beside her. Sandy just stood back up, laughing and walked back to her sisters.
"You weren't aiming for her, were you?" I asked Sandy.
"Nope, just showing her I could've smooshed her." She replied.
Undine shook her head, and regained her upset look. Leviathan sighed.
"If you're so determined, let's allow lord Bahamut to settle this," he said.
"Good idea, he'll make you give me that orb!" Undine replied.
The pair started toward Bahamut's lagoon, where he the lord of the Kagejin ruled.
"This I've gotta see!" Cindy said, and started following behind them, Sandy going along too.
Mindy looked over to me inquisitively.
"Who's Bahamut?" She asked.
I laughed, "Well, he's the ruler of the Kagejin. Long ago he decided that the people living in other worlds were in need of help, so asked us who live here to aid those who suffer from the evil monsters that were created during an event called the Lunar Cry. Some of us were created at that time too. Bahamut predates all of that, no one knows exactly how old he is, or why he decided to aid humans like he does, but we who live here are sworn to aid him in his mission to help," I explained.
Mindy nodded, "How do we help?" She asked.
"Well, Bahamut left traces of our essences in other worlds, and some humans can use that power to call us to their world. But we can only sustain the ability to stay there for so long before we return to our world, only a select few can maintain themselves without aid, although Bahamut can make it possible for us to stay as long as needed."
Mindy and I joined the group heading to the Lagoon, Carbuncle running right along behind us. We were almost to the lagoon when I heard an annoying voice that I had heard more than I ever wanted to hear of.
"Hey Shiva!"
"Oh no..." I said as Ifrit ran up.
"Hello beautiful!" he said.
Even in his humanoid form, his large horns and wolfen muzzle were there.
"How about we go have dinner tonight?" he asked.
"No thank you." I replied.
I turned to keep following the group, my long hair brushing against Ifrit's arm, causing several places to be covered with ice, which melted almost at once from his body temperature.
"When you give me the cold shoulder, it stays frozen!" he laughed, "I'll try again later."
Mindy started flying beside me.
"What's his problem?" she asked.
"He's got a crush on me." I explained.
Mindy giggled, "Sounds like 'Puppy love' from the look of him!"
I laughed, "One more joke that bad and you're frozen."
Mindy laughed, and moved around her bee abdomen.
"I might have to sting you then."
"Does that actually sting?" I asked.
She spun around, and aimed her abdomen at a tree, and started shooting stingers at it.
"Yep!" she said.
"And I thought that stinger was for show." I said.
"You should see my sister Cindy, she's the strongest of us!" Mindy replied.
When our little gang had arrived at Bahamut's Lagoon, several members of the Knights of the Round were there to greet us.
"We want to see Lord Bahamut on the DOUBLE!" Undine exclaimed, menacingly pointing her trident at the warrior.
I laughed, if she only knew whom she was trying to threaten! The Knight laughed good-naturedly, and led the way to where Bahamut was. Our lord was tending his small herb garden with his children Neo and Zero. All were in there human forms. Bahamut, even in his human shape, had a look of dignity and power over him. He wore a long white beard for show mainly, and compared to his muscular body and horns, they left him even more of a regal air.
"Daddy, we have company," his daughter Zero said, her silvery hair flowing in the slight wind.
Bahamut looked up, and smiled, and crossed his arms.
"What do I owe the pleasure?" he asked.
"Make Leviathan give me the orb!" Undine yelled.
Bahamut laughed, "Explain to my why you feel I should."
"I'm faster, Smarter, stronger, better looking, and I'm not some long snake!" Undine said.
Leviathan looked about ready to transform into his Sea Serpent form and attack when another knight ran up.
"Lord Bahamut, we have serious news!" he said, handing Bahamut a message.
"What is it father?" Neo asked as Bahamut's eyes went wide. In one word, he said the one name that every Kagejin except Bahamut feared.
"Griever."
"Shiva, help us!" the green haired girl pleaded.
I smiled as I looked upon the faces of my foes, a measly group of Dark Imps, but the girl's group looked tired and hungry, and a town was nearby, they must've been caught by surprise. Very well, this is an emergency. I focused my artic energies and surrounded the monsters with it. With a snap of my fingers, the ice shattered and so did the imps, sending shards of ice everywhere. I bowed to the green haired girl, Rydia I think her name was.
"Cecil, snap out of it," a blond woman said to a man clad in golden armor.
He slowly stood up, he was in bad shape, but with one cura spell from the woman, 'Cecil' was looking lot better. I smiled, and left them when the summoning energy left me.
I opened my eyes and looked around, I was back in my home. I leaned back in a chair and relaxed, those took a lot of energy out of me, even if it was only a weak group of Dark Imps. I lowered the temperature of the room to much lower, seeing my breath. The cold helped me reenergize. I felt myself getting colder, and started feeling a lot better. I heard a slight whimpering, and saw my emerald green pet walked out from behind the couch, shivering in the cold.
"Carbuncle, I'm sorry!" I said, raising the temperature to something he could stand.
His ruby on his forehead glowed, and he was surrounded with a red light, then he ran over and jumped into my lap. His ruby light shield was the only way he could touch me without feeling pain. He chirped a greeting, and curled up. I stroked his back, and started to think. The green haired girl had been summoning me for some time now, but I think this was the first time I'd seen the others with her. I'd spoken with her during the times she'd first learned to summon me, and I was rather fond of her. Rydia was spirited and brave, and I'd watched her grow up quickly from this world. In her world, we were called simply summons, while in others we were named Aeons, Guardian Forces, Eidolons, Espers, and by many other names. None have ever known us as what we are, the Kagejin. We are creatures that exist beyond the boundaries of the other worlds, and some of us beyond that.
I leaned back; suddenly a loud yell outside made me jump.
"I deserve the job!"
Carbuncle twitched his ears, and ran to the window. I followed him and looked outside, there was a small group outside, I recognized Leviathan's humanoid transformed state, some of the larger of us took transformed state when in our world, in the group at once, his large, long mustache and piercing blue eyes were staring at a woman holding a trident who was yelling loudly.
"I'm stronger than you by FAR, so hand over the orb of the seas!" she shouted.
Leviathan shook his head. As I walked outside to see what was going on, I heard him reply to the outburst of the girl.
"Undine, I don't care what you think, Lord Bahamut gave me the orb, and until he says otherwise, I'm keeping it!" he said, running his hand down his beard.
Undine smashed her trident into the ground, and a small pillar of water shot up, her eyes red and her long blue hair sticking up.
"What's going on?" I asked a trio.
They were the Magus Sisters, newly appointed into our clan. They wore outfits to make them look like insects, and they even had some of the abilities of what they looked like. Cindy the oldest looked like a mantis, Sandy the middle was a large ladybug, and Mindy, the child, was a bee.
"Hi Shiva," Cindy started, "Undine here just decided she should be given the domain over the seas, and ordered Leviathan to give her the Tidal Orb Bahamut gave him."
"We haven't been here long I know, but from what I've seen leviathan is the right choice." Sandy added.
"KEEP OUTTA THIS!" Undine screamed, and shot a stream of water at Sandy, who simply opened her mouth and drank it.
"Thanks, I was thirsty!" Sandy said, "Now here's my water attack!"
Sandy did a small jump, hit the ground hard on her back, and a pillar shot up under her, sending her into the air and falling strait at Undine, who's eyes grew wide, and gasped as Sandy landed right beside her. Sandy just stood back up, laughing and walked back to her sisters.
"You weren't aiming for her, were you?" I asked Sandy.
"Nope, just showing her I could've smooshed her." She replied.
Undine shook her head, and regained her upset look. Leviathan sighed.
"If you're so determined, let's allow lord Bahamut to settle this," he said.
"Good idea, he'll make you give me that orb!" Undine replied.
The pair started toward Bahamut's lagoon, where he the lord of the Kagejin ruled.
"This I've gotta see!" Cindy said, and started following behind them, Sandy going along too.
Mindy looked over to me inquisitively.
"Who's Bahamut?" She asked.
I laughed, "Well, he's the ruler of the Kagejin. Long ago he decided that the people living in other worlds were in need of help, so asked us who live here to aid those who suffer from the evil monsters that were created during an event called the Lunar Cry. Some of us were created at that time too. Bahamut predates all of that, no one knows exactly how old he is, or why he decided to aid humans like he does, but we who live here are sworn to aid him in his mission to help," I explained.
Mindy nodded, "How do we help?" She asked.
"Well, Bahamut left traces of our essences in other worlds, and some humans can use that power to call us to their world. But we can only sustain the ability to stay there for so long before we return to our world, only a select few can maintain themselves without aid, although Bahamut can make it possible for us to stay as long as needed."
Mindy and I joined the group heading to the Lagoon, Carbuncle running right along behind us. We were almost to the lagoon when I heard an annoying voice that I had heard more than I ever wanted to hear of.
"Hey Shiva!"
"Oh no..." I said as Ifrit ran up.
"Hello beautiful!" he said.
Even in his humanoid form, his large horns and wolfen muzzle were there.
"How about we go have dinner tonight?" he asked.
"No thank you." I replied.
I turned to keep following the group, my long hair brushing against Ifrit's arm, causing several places to be covered with ice, which melted almost at once from his body temperature.
"When you give me the cold shoulder, it stays frozen!" he laughed, "I'll try again later."
Mindy started flying beside me.
"What's his problem?" she asked.
"He's got a crush on me." I explained.
Mindy giggled, "Sounds like 'Puppy love' from the look of him!"
I laughed, "One more joke that bad and you're frozen."
Mindy laughed, and moved around her bee abdomen.
"I might have to sting you then."
"Does that actually sting?" I asked.
She spun around, and aimed her abdomen at a tree, and started shooting stingers at it.
"Yep!" she said.
"And I thought that stinger was for show." I said.
"You should see my sister Cindy, she's the strongest of us!" Mindy replied.
When our little gang had arrived at Bahamut's Lagoon, several members of the Knights of the Round were there to greet us.
"We want to see Lord Bahamut on the DOUBLE!" Undine exclaimed, menacingly pointing her trident at the warrior.
I laughed, if she only knew whom she was trying to threaten! The Knight laughed good-naturedly, and led the way to where Bahamut was. Our lord was tending his small herb garden with his children Neo and Zero. All were in there human forms. Bahamut, even in his human shape, had a look of dignity and power over him. He wore a long white beard for show mainly, and compared to his muscular body and horns, they left him even more of a regal air.
"Daddy, we have company," his daughter Zero said, her silvery hair flowing in the slight wind.
Bahamut looked up, and smiled, and crossed his arms.
"What do I owe the pleasure?" he asked.
"Make Leviathan give me the orb!" Undine yelled.
Bahamut laughed, "Explain to my why you feel I should."
"I'm faster, Smarter, stronger, better looking, and I'm not some long snake!" Undine said.
Leviathan looked about ready to transform into his Sea Serpent form and attack when another knight ran up.
"Lord Bahamut, we have serious news!" he said, handing Bahamut a message.
"What is it father?" Neo asked as Bahamut's eyes went wide. In one word, he said the one name that every Kagejin except Bahamut feared.
"Griever."