Hey guys! I think that I'll add Ley later on, much later on. Anyways...
I don't own Grand Chase. Only the OCs here.
Chapter 4: The Palace and Temple of Knowledge
"This place is BIG!", I said, shocked.
"This place is AWESOME!", Arme said, shocked too. "So much knowledge."
"This place looks boring.", Elesis said. Everyone turned to her with a confused look. "What? It is boring.."
Sieghart just laughed and said," Red, be more optimistic!"
"Whatever. Let's just find what Vanilla's looking for and get off the island.", Elesis said as we all walked off.
I walked up the steps along with everyone else. I started to remember some things from my past but they weren't happy things. It was flashbacks of when my home was destroyed and I was alone in a forest. I shuddered at the thought, then I remembered that spirit inside my head. Didn't it say it would come out of my head or something like that? I couldn't remember, so I asked the spirit.
"Uh...spirit? Shouldn't you be out of my head by now?", I asked, trying my best not to sound rude.
No...why? Ohhhh...I see how it is. You wanna see my true form! I get it now..., said the spirit.
My face flushed a little. "N-No I didn't mean it that way!"
Don't worry, I'm teasing. the spirit said, as usual. You'll have to summon me out of your head by reading my name off the summoning wall.
"But I cant read!", I said, a bit worried. "Shall I ask one of the Grand Chase members to?"
I heard no answer, so I assumed it was a 'yes'. I still wanted to know what was the spirit's true intentions. Was it just to be free or to bring destruction to the world? I couldn't find out until I tried. The Grand Chase team and I walked up the stairs, only to be interrupted by some monsters who looked like mutated bats.
"Since no one's been here a long time, it looks like monsters have made this their new home.", Lire explained.
"Well, we should get rid of these monsters.", Sieghart said.
"Agreed.", I said. I started by twirling my javelin, then casted sleep magic, which caused them to sleep. " 'Kay guys, you can kill them more easily now."
Everyone went and started to attack the sleeping mutated bats. They ended up dead in the first few minutes. It was a really easy battle, and it didn't take long either. "Thanks for that, Vanilla. You just turned what could have been a long fight, into a short fight.", Ryan said.
"Your welcome!", I said happily.
"That was too easy!", Elesis exclaimed aloud. "You made it too easy, Vanilla. I hate easy battles."
"Sorry about that...", Vanilla said, a little bit disappointed, but then her face brightened up. "Next time, I won't cast sleep so I don't make the battle easy, okay?"
Elesis just nodded in agreement and we all walked past the mutated bats and went up the stairs. I hated these steps. They were so steep and it was taking so long...but the walk to this place didn't take all that long. I still wondered, what was up with this island? Is it always like this or are we disrupting the peace on the island by being here? I decided to ask the spirit again.
"Spirit? Where will I find info on Cerulean Island? Is it here?", I whispered. I still didn't get how I couldn't communicate with thoughts. I had to talk out loud for the spirit to hear me.
You'd have to ask the Aaerions, the people that rule most of Cerulean Island, for that info. They didn't want it here so, they kept it away with them. the spirit said. If you ask nicely, they'll probably give the info out. I already knew the spirit was being sarcastic when it said that. Then again, if you come on their territory without reason, they'll attack you. And believe me, they have a strong military force.
I gulped at the thought and then I had the image of them attacking us. Big, strong, ruthless...wait, what where Aaerions? Were they the forest wolves or are they someone else? I didn't look and accidentally tripped on the stairs, almost falling on top of Jin and Mari.
"Oww!", I said. "That hurts! Can someone help me up, please?"
Arme and Lire pulled me up, but I had a feeling I sprained my ankle or something. "Arme, can you heal my ankle, please?", I asked nicely.
Arme healed my ankle and I noticed that there were some paintings on the wall. They were all different people from different races. Humans, Demons, and others I have yet to know. I also think there's probably Aaerions, even though I have no idea how they look. I pointed up and said, "Who are those people?"
"Those are royalty.", Dio said.
"Oh...", I said, then paused. "How do you know? Have a relative or a friend up there?"
"Yeah.", Dio said. It looks like he didn't want to get into detail, so I didn't ask him anymore questions.
Soon, we got to the top of the place. It had even more space than the bottom floor. My legs felt like water because of the climbing and I bet a lot of people felt the same. The top floor had many, many books on the walls. There was also, directly on top of the books, a royal family. I caught sight of the summoning wall, which was on my left. I left everyone and walked over there. I squinted my eyes at the wall, because I couldn't read.
"Spirit? Where's your name here?", I asked.
Up there, in the top left-hand corner. Ask someone in the group to read it. I, for one, recommend Sieghart or Dio.
Why them? I thought to myself. I walked back and poked Sieghart in the shoulder. He turned around.
"Sieghart...can you help with something for a moment?", I asked.
"Sure.", he said.
We both walked back to the summoning wall, and I pointed to the top left-hand corner. The writing was neat, fancy cursive and was glowing bright purple. "Okay, just read the name right there!"
Sieghart looked up at the name and read, " Kaiya Rei Tela Lightning...? The name sounds familiar..."
Suddenly, the glow from the name starting glowing brighter than before. So bright, that it caused some sort of flash. I heard a shriek of laughter coming from close by. We both turned around to see a demon spirit levitating in mid-air. I blinked and realized it was the spirit in my head. She had a pale, purple face and red eyes like Dio, except they we're more noticeable. Her hair was short and uneven, like it was cut off. She also wore a long, dark purple dress. Unlike Dio, she had no horns. Instead she had a tail. Was she another class of demon?
"Ha ha ha! At long last! This is a dream come true!", she said in a cocky voice. "I'm free and I've found you, Sieghart!", she said as her expression turned a bit nicer. "Do you remember me?"
"All to well!", Sieghart said. He didn't look all that relaxed anymore. He looked a bit...shocked.
She paused and then laughed again. "I'm so unforgettable, aren't I?", she said with that sarcastic tone.
I jumped in and stated. "I'm lost. Care to explain, please?"
"Well-", Sieghart started, but then was cut off by the demon.
"I'll read the books to you about this.", she stated. "Besides, isn't my voice more wonderful to hear than his?", she said with sarcasm, then she laughed.
Kaiya floated on over to the history books. Everyone saw the demon floating in front of me. Most of them had a shocked expression, except Mari, Dio, Sieghart, and Zero, who just ignored it like it was normal. She picked up a book and she sat down on the floor.
"Um...miss? What do I call you?", I asked.
"Call me...Tela. My middle name. Okay?", Tela said, in a nicer expression than her usual sarcastic or cocky remarks.
"What's that book, anyways?", I asked.
"All about me! Yep, it's a book about me!", Tela said.
I squinted and nodded. She read about most of her past life as a little kid. I didn't know she could be so serious; as in a little child, I mean. She became royal and worked for the dark side. She didn't tell me about how she died. I just assumed that she died by someone on the side of good. I just shrugged and stuck with it. I also quickly realized that Tela had a temper, just like Elesis.
"Who are you?", Ryan asked curiously but Tela took it the wrong way.
"Who am I! WHO AM I!", she repeated, the second time being in a booming voice. "Haven't you heard of books before!"
Ryan started to back off, in an unpleasant way. He said nothing after that, and Tela's temper wore off after that.
"Well, we should hurry up and get out of here before the Aaerions come. They don't take too lightly to people on their domain. And we're on it.", Tela said. I shook my head and pretty much everyone noticed.
"I don't want to go yet.", I said. "This place makes me feel at home. I want to stay for a little bit."
Tela blinked. She said nothing, like she actually understood how I felt.
"You must be homesick. Anyways, we should get going before these 'Aaerions' find us.", Ronan urged.
At first, I really wanted to stay, because it felt like home, before I was living on the island. I wonder if I was close to finding out my about what happened before the island. After a long stretch of silence, I finally said, "...Fine. But let me get something before I go."
I saw this book while Tela was reading to me. It was a book about dreams. I took a look at the back, then inside. It was in perfect condition and this was the information I needed to become a bit stronger. I'm learning about dreams and how to manipulate them and how to read a dream. I ran back to the team. That's when I felt something in the air, something bad.
"Does anyone feel something weird and ominous?", I asked.'
"I feel it too.", Zero said.
"I somewhat feel it.", Dio said.
"That's the presence of the Aaerions. They probably know someones on their turf.", Tela said. "We go through the back door. Not the way we came from. But the way to the back door is riddled with monsters. You guys ready?"
Everyone looked prepared for battle, anyways. The team, including me, nodded. We all headed for the back door, and as soon as we pushed it opened, a green slime along with other green slimes dropped down in front of us. Arme backed off a little.
"Eew! I hate those green things!", Arme exclaimed as she jumped and used a firebolt. It hit the melted one of the slimes.
"Nice aim!", I said as Arme nodded slowly.
"We better take care of these things if we're going to get through.", Sieghart said.
"Dude, just squish them. They're just slimes.", Tela said. "Step on 'em."
Sieghart shrugged and step on one. It turned all slimy on his foot. The slime stuck to his feet.
"Gee, thanks.", Sieghart said in a sarcastic way. "You ruined my new shoes."
"I think they were already ruined as soon as you walked upon the island.", Tela said and smiled.
Sieghart frowned and we squished the slimes, just like what Tela said. There were definitely monsters, but they didn't come to attack us, they gave us an evil grin, though. It was creepy and weird. I had a feeling there was a much bigger challenge than bats and slimes. Much, much bigger. I gulped at the thought. Ryan noticed and turned to me.
"A bit scared, Vanilla?", he asked.
"I'm not scared.", I said and I took a deep breath. "Just...thinking."
"Right.", Ryan said and turned back to Ronan, who he was talking to before.
Maybe Ryan's right. Maybe I am a bit scared. I had to stop thinking and clear up my mind of the clutter. I guess I'll just talk to someone. That'll clear my mind, a bit. Just then, Dio turned to Tela.
"I thought you said there were many monsters down here.", Dio said.
"There are.", Tela said. "They're just in hiding. Their leader might come and test our strength, maybe."
Tela flew on past Dio, all the way up to Elesis. Dio looked at her cautiously, like she was a threat. Maybe she is a threat. Maybe she has all these monsters under her care, under her control. I was thinking again! I need to stop thinking for a while. My mind is getting tired. Or is it that it's nightfall?
I haven't heard from Willow since we came. She in the care of Amy, who was with Arme and Jin. I went to go see if Willow was all right.
"Hey Amy, how's Willow?", I asked.
"She's sleeping right now.", Amy said, as she stroked her. "She's such a good cat! Did you train her yourself?"
I shook my head. "When I found her, she was already trained and everything."
"Still, she's a cutie!", Amy said with a flashy smile.
"Thanks.", I said.
We got all the way to the bottom. My legs felt like water...again. As soon as we got to the bottom, we heard a loud grumble. An ancient golem came out from hiding and was standing in front of the back door.
"Damn! The leader came out.", Tela said bitterly.
"Let's get this over with.", Elesis said. "And get out of here."
The golem was definitely angry. It spoke in another dialect, probably to it's minions to attack. Bats and slimes and bugs came out and attacked us.
"Miss Arme can you handle these in one shot?", Ronan asked.
"Yep! Just give me a minute to charge my mana.", Arme said.
She stood in a position, held her staff and said 'The holy light will lead us!'. I guess that it's how she charges her mana. I heard a number of moves being called out as it happened. Using some of my mana, I summoned a moving ghost underneath to attack the monsters standing. After my move, I turned back to see Arme ready to fire.
"Everyone get out of the way!", Arme said as she whirled her staff and striked it down. "Air blast!"
A circle of air came out and really blasted those monsters. The golem was probably even more agitated that we defeated if not all, most of his minions. We proceeded with attacking him. The golem made a really loud noise that shook the whole place. I held onto Arme's staff for balance. And then we heard something like a gunshot...just like when we we're trying to find the temple. The golem fell to the ground and we had no choice but to run.
"Run to whatever you came in!", Tela said. We all ran past the golem and out the door.
Meanwhile... (No one's POV)
A girl in a purple dress came and saw the backdoor hanging open. "I knew people were here."
Another girl followed her casually. "Yeah. I thought we locked this place up. Who opened the passage?"
"I don't know.", the girl in the purple dress said. "Where did the book of dreams go? Who took it?"
"Don't ask me! Didn't those people read? They can't steal books from here!", the other girl said. "Thieves! Demons!"
"Send a search squad, okay?", the purple-dressed girl said.
The other girl nodded and ran out the back door. She quickly looked to see if she saw the thieves. She didn't see anybody and she ran back to her village.
A/N: Okay! That's another chapter done! Hope it's not boring! :P
Things to clarify:
1. I didn't go into detail with Tela's past because that'll be revealed later.
2. Aaerions are just another race (more detail about this later)
3. The two girls at the end will be introduced next chapter. All I can say is that 1 is a minor OC and 1 is a major OC in the story.