Chapter 4
Upon entering Kaitzur port, the group was greeted with commotion and ligers.
"It must be Gloomietta", Anise said out loud.
"Gloomietta?", Guy asked her.
"Arietta the wild", Anise ran up to him and started hitting him causing him to sake violently.
As the others hurried forward Jade turned to Guy, "As much as you're enjoying this Guy, we really must move on", with that and a smirk he joined the rest of the group.
"Get her off me", they heard Guy weakly plead and Anise let go grinning evilly.
As they approached, a guard came running and informed that the ship that had been waiting for them was destroyed and their engineer had been kidnapped.
And sure enough they saw the pink-haired God-general standing near the departure point. In the background, a ship was burning in the sea.
"I knew it was you Gloomietta", Anise piped up as soon as they reached Arietta.
"I am not gloomy", the other girl replied back.
"Arietta", another voice roared out from nearby and they turned to see a furious Van making his way towards them, "Who gave you the right to do this?".
"I-it was Asch, he asked me to do this", she told him tearfully and was suddenly hoisted up into the air by her Hraevelsger, "I'm sorry but I have to do this", she told them, "If you want to save the engineer, we'll be waiting in Choral castle. Ion and Luke must come there" with that the bird took off along with Arietta.
"With the ship out of order, there's no way to returning to Baticul", Van informed them, "Why don't you all return to Kaitzur for the moment. There is nothing but simple rest facilities here".
"But what about that engineer?", Luke asked him.
"We don't have time to worry about that", Van told him quietly and interrupted Luke as he was about to argue, "This will only waste your time and a war could be on its way". To this Luke and the others agreed and made their way out.
Two mechanics came running up to them requesting the group to save their engineer from the clutches of the God-Generals. Luke started to refuse but Ion pleaded and everyone except Luke agreed to visit Choral Castle.
"Fine. You all can go, but I'm staying because Master Van asked me to stay", Luke responded in a snooty manner.
"But Arietta said for you to come as well", Ion reminded him.
Guy was explaining that Choral Castle had been Duke Fabre's vacation home long back.
"This was the place where they found you after your kidnapping", Guy told Luke, "It might actually do you some good incase you remember something of your past". Not that Guy particularly wanted Luke to remember their relationship as it had been seven years ago.
Luke grudgingly agreed and they set off for Choral Castle. It didn't take more than twenty minutes and as soon as they entered the archway, Anise started planning on how to renovate the area for once Luke and she were married.
"This place looks like it's about to come down any moment", Anya observed.
"No one's been here for years really", Guy told her.
"But it seems that there's been recent activity in here", Jade said.
Luke sprinted forward into a darkened hallway to explore when Guy told him not to stray off too far from the group.
"I know, I know" Luke replied turning back to them not noticing the stone statue that moved at him from behind.
After the battle was over Anya rounded on Luke, "Hey Red! Could you try being a little more careful-"
"Alright got it. And stop calling me that", he added.
They investigated a door in the front room with a purple orb glistening on it.
"Let's just check out for the engineer alright?", Ion asked them.
The castle was gigantic, not to mention that they couldn't take shortcuts for all the broken paths. Finally they reached a large machine which looked inoperable. No one had seemed to understand it properly but for a moment Jade had actually looked worried. They abandoned the machine and kept going forward with a very concerned looking Colonel among them.
They spotted a liger up ahead and Luke followed it up ahead to the ceiling. Ion ran after him pleading Luke not to hurt Arietta and Anise followed as was her duty.
"Wait. It could be a trap", Tear warned but they were already gone.
"My my, impetuous little things aren't they?", Jade mused out.
"They really could stand to use their heads a little", Guy shook his head and the four followed, Anya picking up the left alone cheagle.
As soon as they reached they were met with a Hraevelsger which was circling around with Luke and Anise in its claws. Arietta held up a hand and the bird dropped Anise who landed on her bump.
"Ouch! Not funny Arietta, that hurt", Anise shouted indignanty.
"You hurt me first, you took Ion away from me", Arietta shot back.
Just as Ion was about to explain, the bird dropped Luke at the edge of the building but he was caught by another person on a chair who was off to the interior immediately and Arietta followed.
Jade took the lead and they returned the way they had come. For a change, the usually patient Colonel looked distracted and kept increasing his pace every now and then.
As soon as they reached the strange machine from earlier, Jade began working on the computer downstairs and Guy charged towards the green haired God-General, Sync who was equally fast and dodged Guy's strike but resulting in letting go of a disc he had been holding earlier.
"Hand that over. Now", Sync ordered Guy and charged. Guy's sword clashed with Sync's intricately designed mask and it dropped at his feet but the God-General hid his face behind his palm. Guy gasped and Sync snatched up his mask and was off like the wind.
"Just because this is unofficial, we can't kill you here", he told them and exited through a large window.
Luke, who was groggily waking up from his perch on the machine asked what happened and Jade informed them that the God-Generals had erased the data of whatever they were conducting.
They returned to the door with the glowing orb and placed a blue and red one in two empty slots. Just as they were placing the yellow one in the third slot, it melted and flowed away like water. Looking up they saw the other two orbs reacting to form a purple orb and moving to the lower empty slot. The door melted away leaving a pathway. They met up with Arietta again but Luke used Mieu fire to stop the bird clawing at him again.
"You shot fire, at my friend?", Arietta raged, "Now you'll definitely pay for this" and prepared her doll for a battle.
"Stupid brat", Anya said out loud getting her sword ready to test her new formed artes on the monsters.
"Fang Blade rage", Luke shouted and Arietta was thrown off her feet.
Jade began casting 'Splash' at the charging liger when Arietta started casting her own arte at Jade. Anya shouted 'Grieving Starlight' and a number of flaming stars flew down on the pink-haired girl who shrieked and turned her attention on Anya instead. Tear assisted in healing her comrades keeping out of the battle to protect the Fon Master. Arietta and her monsters weren't easy to kill but they managed to finish the battle with Guy's 'Crescent Strike' followed by Tear's 'Nightmare'.
Just like before, Jade prepared to kill Arietta but Ion came in his way and offered to take Arietta to Daath for proper imprisoning procedures. Van arrived and agreed with the Fon master and accompanied the group back to the port.
Luke met up with Goldberg who was to inform King Ingobert VI about the peace emissaries accompanying him and headed for the inn.
"Boy,am i hungry?" Luke looked somewhat like a drowned cat sitting on a bed. Anise was still hyped up and immediately came to Luke with her flirty tones and food she had brought along. Guy shuddered and almost ran out of the bed. There was a knock on the door and Anya opened to find an apologetic Goldberg behind whom were two Kimlascan knights.
"Please join us for dinner." Goldberg told them and Luke lead the group as expected when it came to food.
"I wish you were just this way when it came to battles." Guy told him and the redead scowled and Guy ruffled his hair. Tear looked at them with a smile she didn't realize she had.
"Have they been frineds for long?" Anya asked and Anise shrugged.
"Who knows?"she said, "All i know is, when i marry Luke, Guy will be my servant." she whispered to them. Somehow without their notice, Jade had materialized behind them.
"Of course you will Anise, if Tear doen't get there first." he commented startling them. Tear had a little hint of blush.
"C-Colonel, please don't make a joke out of everything." she said in what one would presume an authorative voice. Anya laughed, Anise scowled slightly and Jade fixed his glasses with what Anya had come to call 'Jade's sadistic smile'.
"Oh but it is so entertaining." he said, "Perhaps i am getting old after all, to find such things interesting." Luke ahouted for them to hurry from front and they reached the dining hall.
So sorry for the story going almost the same as the game but like i said, the actual change doesn't come until after chapter with a little fluff.