Soul of the Silver Crystal

A Skies of Arcadia Fan-fic: By Neko-sama


Chapter one
The threat to Arcadia has ended and things have begun to go back to normal for the people of Arcadia. Vyse, Aika and Fina continue sailing, searching for new places to explore and things to discover.

" Hey Aika! Look at that!"

" Could that be!? An island with.......TREASURE!?"

" You never know...... let's cheak it out!"

" Sounds like fun." Fina popped in to cheak out the island nearby. Fina started getting the pirate's attitude, no longer the gentle reluctant princess like girl she was. She descovered that she too, had an alter ego, and wasn't going to take it from anyone. " Do ya think ya land-lubbers can handle it?"

" Damn right Fina! Let's go! Neko2k5, full speed ahead!!!"
Laying deep in the shadows of the Arcadien ocean, made up of strong wind currants almost impossable to penetrate without the proper technology, a mysterious crystal lay beneath the fallin debri. This crystal, was one of the legendary Moon crystals: A silver crystal.......... sparkling brightly despite the lack of light beneath the surface, and behind the outer covering of pearl like crystal....... was a soul filled with hatred and sadness...... and vengence against the island dwellers.

" Yeah! Look at the size of that treasure box Vyse!" The three pirates had fought there way into a lost temple located inside of the island. Once again, the value of teamwork had been at stake, as there was no other way to get inside.

" Wonder what's inside?" Fina asked eagerly.

" Only one way we're gonna find out." Vyse grabbed his cutlass. " Ready?"

" Yea!" Fina and Aika looked over eagerly. Vyse took his cutlass and slashed the lock to the golden treasure box open. Whiping open the box, an entire collection of gold peices sat waiting to be takin.

" G*O*L*D !!!!!!!!" Aika screemed with her usuall enthusiasm.

" We're rich!!!" Fina screamed.

" Oh yea! and it's all ours!" Vyse exclaimed. " C'mon, let's get this gold on board."

( YOU WON'T TAKE IT THAT EASILY!!!!)

" Huh? Dammit..... always a catch!" Vyse yelled. " Awewell..... let's go!"
Vyse, Aika and Fina started to focus. A large fire red dragon with shell like scales and claws like daggers, and teeth like swords emerged from the ground below, breathing fire. The dragon cast Pyrulen on the party, making them drop 1000 hp. Fina reacted by casting sacrulen on the party, making them recover their lost Hp, and Vyse slashed the dragon with his fierce Pirate's wrath attack, and Aika summoned crystalen on the dragon. The dragon reacted by summoned a pool of hot lava, engulfing the party in hot liquid rock. This dropped almost all of their Hp, and Fina lost conciousness.....

" What!? Fina!"

" Vyse! What'll we do?"

" First things first...... I'll cure the party.... you revive her...."

" Alright..... Moons..... give me...."

( OH NO YOU DON'T!!!) The dragon slashed Aika across the face sending her flying through the temple walls and over the island.

" AIKA!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!" But it was too late.... Vyse's friend was gone over the ledge through rough rocks and walls, perhaps never to be seen again. " Aika...." Vyse's eyes filled with tears at the loss of his best friend. " You....... bastard......"

( Hahahahahahaha!!!! How does it feel boy? You take my treasure.... I take your lives.......)

" YOU MOTHER FUCKING BASTARD!!!!" Vyse's rage took over, his swords glew with the heat of his rage.....the tears seemed to rain as his voice sounded like thunder. " I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!! PIRATE'S WRATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The entire world was shakin with Vyse's rage as he uncontrollably slashed the dragon with multable hits from his sword, summoning lightning, wind and every element to his command... delivering Pirate's wrath like never before.... hitting so furiously fast and uncontroably with no sign of exhaustion or will to hault his attack, the dragon could do nothing to retailiate at the moment.

After much pain sweat and tears, the dragon was killed, but the adverse effects caused the island to callaspe. Vyse took Fina and ran fast as his could to the ship, threw themselves in and took off.

" What happened?" Fina awoke after the battle.

" We lost Aika....." Said Vyse..... " The dragon knocked her over the edge...."

" Oh no! This is just......"

" Yea.... I know......" Vyse walked over to the edge of the ship and out into the sun set. " Aika... I'm not good with memorial speaches but.......rest in peace .....old friend......."

" Vyse......" Fina placed a hand on his shoulder. " I..... I'm sorry....."

" It's not your fault Fina......" Vyse's head hung over the edge.

" ...... May you live always in our hearts Aika........." Fina looked down at the boomerang.... Aika's innitially equiped weapon of choice. She handed it to Vyse who took it and let it float below the deeps of deep ocean. " You've been just like a sister to me..... now.... I bid you farewell....." Vyse reached over and wrapped his arm around her.

" It's alright Fina....... she will be in our hearts..... forever....."

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After that day, Vyse spent many a night alone, thinking about Aika..... all the nights they had spent on look out island watching the sun, the fun of exploring the islands, seeking new places, and the arquements even...... and that night..... that night before the final confontation with the Valuan empire led by the cold hearted Galcian, who's lust for power resulted in his death....... that very night...... Aika did something that Vyse had greatly unexpected from her....... she kissed him..... before hand it had never occured to Vyse that Aika had feelings for him..... feelings that went beyond friendship..... and now.... it was just too late....
As for Fina, Aika was more than less a friend, and the three of them grew to be like a family for their own. Thus was the way of friendship, but could it ever be the same without Aika? It was Aika that first supported her when Vyse thought Fina's name was strange.
However...... there was also the thought that..... if Aika was gone...... would Vyse like her instead? For the young silvite.... the death of Aika came to be a mixed emotion......

"!!!"

" Huh? What is it Cupal?" Fina was pondering her thoughts as she stared blankly over the sea.... then she saw it.. the Black Pirate ship.

" Oh no! Not now! Cupil! Get Vyse now! We're being attacked!" Imediatly the silver creature floated over to the captain's door, beating feirously to warn him.

" What! What? Alright.....I'm coming...." Vyse spoke without any sign of enthusiasm, and as he opened the door, his eyes were filled with circles, his face pale, dragging himself to the deck. " Alright blue rouges...... you know what to do." Vyse instructed the members of the blue rouge pirots.

" Aye aye!" Shouted the other pirates.

Without Aika, there wasn't quite as much spirit energy to go around, however, if everyone worked together as a unit, defeating the Black Pirots wouldn't be too much off a problem.

" Well, if it isn't my good friend Vyse...." It was Balder once again on the Black Beard III, black flags waved in the wind at their friendly nemesis. " It's about time I claim my vengence upon you!"

" Fine..... I surrender...." Vyse spoke without any sign of emotion.

" Surrender!? But Vyse!!" Fina looked longingly with shock at the blue Rouge who was against the word 'quit'. " We can beat them!"

" Does it matter?" Vyse looked up at the red moon which hovered above them.

" Yes it does.... if you value your ship!"

" I..... I don't care......."

" GIVING UP WITHOUT A FIGHT! I WON'T HEAR OF IT!!!" Balder yelled with rage waiting for the longest time to prove he was a worthy opponent to defeat Vyse.... and now..... Vyse just wanted to give up? " READY MEN! FIRE!!"

Dozens of huge cannons rained the deck, punching holes in the ship.

" Vyse! Do something!" Fina yelled.

" There's nothing more I can do..... nothing more to live for....."

" Dammit Vyse! Even if she's gone, Aika wouldn't want you to give up! You've grown strong..... we both have..... we can take them!"

" ........... Your..... your right..... Alright men..... PREPARE DEFENSIVE STRATEGY! Fina, heal the ship with Sacrulen..... "

" Alright...... "

Neko2k5, bearing the flag Aika had made for the Delphenus so long ago, swayed proudly in the wind..... almost seeming to smile at them.... Vyse looked up at the cat......

" For you..... old friend...."

The ship had fully recovered itself launching a series of devastating attacks. Black beard III retailiated with mega cannon, nearly wiping out Neko2k5, however, Vyse responded with the Moon stone cannon, which he had Brabham and Hans install for him. The moon stone cannon shot the beam of raw energy which wiped out Black beard III completly, sending them crashing into deep ocean.

" ARRRGGG!! NOOO!!!!" Balder yelled as he decended deep into the ocean.

" We did it!" Screamed Fina twirling around with Cupil flying in circles.

" That was easy...." Vyse slashed his cutlasses through the air smiling triumphantly. In his hand appeared the Captian's stripe for winning the battle. Immediatly Vyse used it to upgrade his ship.

" See..... I told you we could do it....."

" Yea...... " Vyse put down his swords. " Well..... now that that's over..... let's go back to creasant isle."

" Yea...... we could use a break..."