Chapter 2!
Disclamer: I do on own Baten Kaitos. I never will own Baten Kaitos...or at least the rights to it...I own a copy of the game.
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The second floor was styled just like the first, with the unifying theme of brown stone, with some red blocks and the occasional blue block on the wall. The tower has a unifying theme. Go figure. Kalas walked up to the lantern and held out his weak flame magnus, engulfing the room in a warm yet dull light.
"Yeah okay, I guess we have to move these blocks then?" He asked. He got stupid stares from everyone but Mizuti. "What the fuck is so interesting about my face!" Lyude raised his hand and pointed to Kalas' left cheek.
"You've got a huge gaping blade wound under your eye, and your face is covered in blood." He stated.
"Geez kid, what did you say to piss off the Tower master?" Gibari chimed in.
"I didn't say anything! Why aren't you moving cubes around? MOVE SOME FREAKING CUBES AND STOP STARING AT MY FACE!" Kalas stormed off and pushed the nearest red block into the green slot. The others shrugged and dealt with what other blocks there were. Soon enough the yellow block was activated and everyone climbed upon it, 2 at a time. This time around Kalas went on first with Gibari so Mizuti wouldn't do something scary to his face again.
"Okay…so...I'm gonna go push in that blue block." Kalas pointed over to the block in the wall and did just what he said he would, because despite popular belief, Kalas isn't that much of a liar. The red flashing started up, and nothing happened.
"Why didn't it work?" Xelha asked. Kalas scratched his head.
"I didn't do any differently that before…" He mumbled.
"Maybe you did it wrong." Savyna stated in her 'I'm way cooler that you ever will be' sort of way.
"What the hell! I'm not dumb enough to screw up pushing a block INTO THE WALL." The bluenette screamed. Savyna shook her head.
"No, dumb ass, I mean maybe we have to do these things in a specific order. Like possibly, push that red block into the floor first, and then see what happens. Go reset the puzzle."
" Yes drill sergeant sir." Kalas saluted sarcastically and marched off to the lantern. He removed the flame and the room went dark, the blocks returning to their initial positions. He then replaced the flame and the room lit up brilliantly again. Kalas started walking towards the group, but hesitated for a second. He paused and looked up into the corner, as if he was thinking.
"Why don't we just fly up? I mean there's nothing blocking the path upwards." He said.
" YOU MUST BE ABIDING BY THE TOWER RULES, YOU MUST NOW BE FEELING THE WRATH OF THE GREAT MIZUTI!" Mizuti hurled a Chrono's apple at Kalas and it hit him square in the forehead. He collapsed on the floor in a heap and fell asleep immediately.
"Oh snap." Gibari chimed. Mizuti stormed off in the direction of the red block where Savyna was trying to hold back her laughter. Xelha seriously thought about being concerned over Kalas like she normally would, but decided instead that if she continued doing so, she would die of a hear attack at age eighteen, so instead wandered off with the others. Lyude however saw an opportunity to use the medical training he had learned in his youth through the military, and happily wandered over towards Kalas.
The first thing Kalas saw when he came to was the blurry image of a smiling red head.
"Huh? Rose, is that you?" He groggily asked. The image of a confused Lyude came into focus.
"Who's Rose?" He asked. "Are you feeling alright? How's your head?" Kalas quickly turned away and blushed in surprise. Unknown to the others, Kalas had given his fellow teammates nicknames, and Rose was what he called Lyude.
" No one…YES I'M FINE…fuck…" Kalas winced, his excitement giving him quite the headache.
"Take it easy! That Chrono's apple is quite the sleep enticer, so you may be disoriented for a few hours." Lyude scolded. "Now let me dress your wound and wash the blood off your face." Lyude used a mineral water magnus and started to soak a scrap of white fabric. Kalas huffed.
"Well…thanks Ro-LYUDE!" Kalas corrected himself quite awkwardly; flushing redder than the fore mentioned flower as Lyude stopped his dabbing to give Kalas an awkward look.
"Why do you keep calling me Rose?" He asked.
"No I don't, shut up!" Kalas retaliated, and then mentally smacked himself in the head at his obvious denial. Lyude smirked.
"Kalas…what are you hiding?" He asked. Kalas scowled and felt his blush get darker. Perceptive little…
"Nothing…now hurry up, I'm not particularly fond of our positioning." He grumbled. Lyude blushed, noticing that he had Kalas hoisted onto his lap, and his hand behind Kalas' head for better access to his cheek.
"I'm sorry, but I can't rush or I may reopen your wound…and didn't I tell you to relax? Do you scar easily? This is a pretty nasty wound…" Lyude cracked open his salve magnus and started to apply it to Kalas' wound. After the deed was completed, Kalas stumbled to his feet and wandered off towards the others.
"HEY! Spazgirl…uh, I mean Mizuti!" Fuck! Must. Not. Use. Nicknames! "No more throwing things at my he-OW!" Kalas was hit in the head with a bottle of sacred wine.
"I BE NOT THE SPAZGIRL! THE GREAT MIZUTI BE THE GREAT MIZUTI!" Mizuti yelled and the now very disoriented Kalas. Lyude screamed.
"No! You'll ruin the salve! I just cleaned that wound!" He whined.
"ROOOOOOOOSE! My head needs…f'xin." Kalas slurred as he wobbled around, then fell to the ground. Xelha stomped her foot.
"Oh for crying out loud! Stop hitting him in the head, we need him fully functional for our battle against Malpercio…and…who the heck is Rose?" Kalas started up at the name.
"No! You're not s'posed to know 'bout that!" He whined. Xelha looked up to Lyude.
"I think I'm Rose." He said. Kalas clawed at Lyude's leg.
"NO! Don't tell her! I mean no you're not, shut up!" Kalas struggled to his feet. "Help, I can't think strait…my head hurts." Gibari quirked an eyebrow.
"Yeah go figure. Anyway, we have to catch Krummly, or did you all forget that?" A look of confusion was cast upon Kalas' face.
"Krum…who?" He asked. Savyna frowned.
"Enough. We're wasting time…let's move." She walked over to the yellow platform that had been activated while Kalas was sleeping on the floor.
"Hey, Ice, wait up!" Kalas called as he stumbled over to Savyna.
"Oh I know you didn't just call me…" She began but was cut off when she along with the platform reached the third floor.