Dark Cloud : Devastation
Chapter Two
The new weapon was nearly complete. It was a fearsome weapon; capable of destroying an entire planet. All it needed to be complete was the Drasphere. Created by the Dragons, it contained forbidden power, and was sealed somewhere. Zephyr had assigned many invasion forces to find this, and he was just ten minutes away from destroying Matataki Village. This seemed perfect for him; world domination would come very soon.
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LOCATION: Mountain Path
"Geez… we've been walking for half an hour already… my feet hurt…" Xiao complained as she walked along the stony path. "XIAO!! Duck!" "What?…. AHH!" Xiao was knocked to the ground. "What the heck is that!" Toan shouted. "Looks like a parasite bug. They infest these mountain roads: they have the ability to poison, but they don't have much life force. BLOW HIM TO SHREDS, TOAN!" Xiao leaped up, enraged. "How about you, Steve? You're supposed to be the 'big strong one'!" "Just let me catch my breath…" Toan had already started to attack. Whipping out his Chronicle, one slash was enough to sing the song of death. Wiping his blade on the rocky wall, he saw to his dismay that there was hundreds of other parasite bugs flying towards them. "Oh. Did I mention using a sword summons hundreds?" Steve murmured, "OW!! What the heck was that for Xiao?!" Xiao shouldered her Angel Grip. "Steve! You should tell Toan sooner!" Steve screamed, "Well, I did something good. Toan won't have much trouble having a good love life!" Xiao and Toan were beyond listening. They ran like they had never run before, until a figure cloaked in a cloth jumped in front of them. He reached for his weapon…
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"So this is the Mountain Path…" Momo mused, amazed, "I don't believe they could cross such a dangerous path! Killer Snakes breed in the Nolun Mountain Path!" As if the words were magic, half a dozen Killer Snakes came out of the holes by the side of the mountain. "No choice now, eh? C'mon! Let's show these Killer Snakes what a champion hunter and Dragon Tamer are capable of!" With a cry, the two veteran fighters leapt upon the ready snakes. Blow for blow, they matched each other in every aspect. Then Momo remembered something. "TOM! Stop! Pull off, quick!" With a leap, Tom dashed away, ignoring his bleeding leg. "We need the Serpent Sword to harm these!" However, Tom proclaimed something different. "Not really… that… Killer Snake—second from the left… is…" Momo glanced over to the snake. It was dying in an expanding pool of yellow blood. "Wha… but Toan said…"
"Most people think you need the Serpent Sword, but all the blade does is pierce that particular snake's skin with some sort of acid magic. If you know the Killer Snake's point of his body with the weakest skin, you can pierce it anyway," Before Momo could enquire, he continued, "The weak point is the top of its head. However, It only works with swords." The snakes were approaching fast. Momo drew her Seventh Heaven Sword, and was poised to attack. "Momo! Use your bow to cause it pain, by shooting its tail, then run it through with your blade!" She nodded. With a strong spirit, the two warriors threw themselves upon the snakes whole-heartedly.
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LOCATION: Mountain Path
The figure used his spear to create wind, which killed many parasite bugs. Xiao and Toan cried out in one voice, "Undaga!!"
"Where have you been? I came here to go to Matataki, and I find you being chased by bugs! After I saw what fate had befallen Nolun, I hurried to try to get to Matataki!"
"Great. You could have bought me a signed T-Shirt or something, though!" Steve piped up.{He pipes up a lot, dosen't he?} Xiao was too happy to see her old companion again to punch Steve, so she made up by letting loose a stone from her Angle Grip.
"I hate you, Xiao."
"Ditto about you."
"I can't be bothered to argue with you, so DON'T ARGUE WITH ME!!"
"Steve… I won't repair you with this powder…" She dangled the Repair Powder in front of his nose.
"Oh fine… give it here." Xiao gave him the powder, and he continued,
"CHEAPSKATE!! This Repair Powder probably only cost 20 gilda!! I deserve MORE!"
"Sorry, Steve. There was only REPAIR POWDER. Next time, I won't get you any!"
"DON'T THREATEN ME!!"
"I'm not threatening!"
"…"
"Give up, Steve?!"
"…"
"Hello? Steve? YOOHOO! Come back to Blue Terra!"
"SHH!" Toan silenced them, "I can hear something over there!"
They turned towards the area in front of them Toan was concentrating on. Then he heard it. The hissing of snakes… the stabbing of blades… "Let's go over there." Undaga calmly told them. Nodding, they set a steady pace.
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"That's the last one, Momo! How'd you do?" Tom saw Momo and cried, "You've got a hideous injury on your left leg!!" She looked at her own leg.
"Guess….so….huh….." Before Tom could leap to her aid, more Killer Snakes were coming. It was this time when Toan and his companions arrived. "Whoa!! Killer Snakes! They look like you, Xiao!!"
"Shut up, Steve."{Who didn't see that coming? ^_^} Toan leaped at the nearest snake and stabbed its rear. This didn't even mark It, and his Chronicle flew out of his grip. With nothing to defend himself, he took the full damage of the attack when the Killer Snake in question turned and whipped its scaly tail at him. Toan fell, his face bleeding from the impact. Tom tried valiantly to protect Momo, so he couldn't aid the fallen Atlate. How could they win now?!
Notes:
© Tamerultima Tamerultima@Hotmail.com
WHAT A CLIFFHANGER!! How will they beat the Killer Snakes?! Momo is too wounded, Tom has his hands full, and Toan is unconscious! Who will wield the Serpent Sword, or use a sword to destroy the Killer Snakes? Find out in the next chapter!!
Chapter Two
The new weapon was nearly complete. It was a fearsome weapon; capable of destroying an entire planet. All it needed to be complete was the Drasphere. Created by the Dragons, it contained forbidden power, and was sealed somewhere. Zephyr had assigned many invasion forces to find this, and he was just ten minutes away from destroying Matataki Village. This seemed perfect for him; world domination would come very soon.
(+)
LOCATION: Mountain Path
"Geez… we've been walking for half an hour already… my feet hurt…" Xiao complained as she walked along the stony path. "XIAO!! Duck!" "What?…. AHH!" Xiao was knocked to the ground. "What the heck is that!" Toan shouted. "Looks like a parasite bug. They infest these mountain roads: they have the ability to poison, but they don't have much life force. BLOW HIM TO SHREDS, TOAN!" Xiao leaped up, enraged. "How about you, Steve? You're supposed to be the 'big strong one'!" "Just let me catch my breath…" Toan had already started to attack. Whipping out his Chronicle, one slash was enough to sing the song of death. Wiping his blade on the rocky wall, he saw to his dismay that there was hundreds of other parasite bugs flying towards them. "Oh. Did I mention using a sword summons hundreds?" Steve murmured, "OW!! What the heck was that for Xiao?!" Xiao shouldered her Angel Grip. "Steve! You should tell Toan sooner!" Steve screamed, "Well, I did something good. Toan won't have much trouble having a good love life!" Xiao and Toan were beyond listening. They ran like they had never run before, until a figure cloaked in a cloth jumped in front of them. He reached for his weapon…
(+)
"So this is the Mountain Path…" Momo mused, amazed, "I don't believe they could cross such a dangerous path! Killer Snakes breed in the Nolun Mountain Path!" As if the words were magic, half a dozen Killer Snakes came out of the holes by the side of the mountain. "No choice now, eh? C'mon! Let's show these Killer Snakes what a champion hunter and Dragon Tamer are capable of!" With a cry, the two veteran fighters leapt upon the ready snakes. Blow for blow, they matched each other in every aspect. Then Momo remembered something. "TOM! Stop! Pull off, quick!" With a leap, Tom dashed away, ignoring his bleeding leg. "We need the Serpent Sword to harm these!" However, Tom proclaimed something different. "Not really… that… Killer Snake—second from the left… is…" Momo glanced over to the snake. It was dying in an expanding pool of yellow blood. "Wha… but Toan said…"
"Most people think you need the Serpent Sword, but all the blade does is pierce that particular snake's skin with some sort of acid magic. If you know the Killer Snake's point of his body with the weakest skin, you can pierce it anyway," Before Momo could enquire, he continued, "The weak point is the top of its head. However, It only works with swords." The snakes were approaching fast. Momo drew her Seventh Heaven Sword, and was poised to attack. "Momo! Use your bow to cause it pain, by shooting its tail, then run it through with your blade!" She nodded. With a strong spirit, the two warriors threw themselves upon the snakes whole-heartedly.
(+)
LOCATION: Mountain Path
The figure used his spear to create wind, which killed many parasite bugs. Xiao and Toan cried out in one voice, "Undaga!!"
"Where have you been? I came here to go to Matataki, and I find you being chased by bugs! After I saw what fate had befallen Nolun, I hurried to try to get to Matataki!"
"Great. You could have bought me a signed T-Shirt or something, though!" Steve piped up.{He pipes up a lot, dosen't he?} Xiao was too happy to see her old companion again to punch Steve, so she made up by letting loose a stone from her Angle Grip.
"I hate you, Xiao."
"Ditto about you."
"I can't be bothered to argue with you, so DON'T ARGUE WITH ME!!"
"Steve… I won't repair you with this powder…" She dangled the Repair Powder in front of his nose.
"Oh fine… give it here." Xiao gave him the powder, and he continued,
"CHEAPSKATE!! This Repair Powder probably only cost 20 gilda!! I deserve MORE!"
"Sorry, Steve. There was only REPAIR POWDER. Next time, I won't get you any!"
"DON'T THREATEN ME!!"
"I'm not threatening!"
"…"
"Give up, Steve?!"
"…"
"Hello? Steve? YOOHOO! Come back to Blue Terra!"
"SHH!" Toan silenced them, "I can hear something over there!"
They turned towards the area in front of them Toan was concentrating on. Then he heard it. The hissing of snakes… the stabbing of blades… "Let's go over there." Undaga calmly told them. Nodding, they set a steady pace.
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"That's the last one, Momo! How'd you do?" Tom saw Momo and cried, "You've got a hideous injury on your left leg!!" She looked at her own leg.
"Guess….so….huh….." Before Tom could leap to her aid, more Killer Snakes were coming. It was this time when Toan and his companions arrived. "Whoa!! Killer Snakes! They look like you, Xiao!!"
"Shut up, Steve."{Who didn't see that coming? ^_^} Toan leaped at the nearest snake and stabbed its rear. This didn't even mark It, and his Chronicle flew out of his grip. With nothing to defend himself, he took the full damage of the attack when the Killer Snake in question turned and whipped its scaly tail at him. Toan fell, his face bleeding from the impact. Tom tried valiantly to protect Momo, so he couldn't aid the fallen Atlate. How could they win now?!
Notes:
© Tamerultima Tamerultima@Hotmail.com
WHAT A CLIFFHANGER!! How will they beat the Killer Snakes?! Momo is too wounded, Tom has his hands full, and Toan is unconscious! Who will wield the Serpent Sword, or use a sword to destroy the Killer Snakes? Find out in the next chapter!!