Revived Sin: Yup yup. If you liked the original, you should like this. A bit more detail, less grammar mistakes, and my spelling is… well, not faultless, but still… See, I use big words now too.
Killerbunbun: Ops… well, heehee, that's embarrassing… oh well, I fixed it. Sorry if I alerted anyone for pointless reasons.
AquadragonSayain: Uh-huh, always.
Ch. 3
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Riku struggled and groaned as he attempted to squirm free from his captors grasp. Blindfolded, cuffed and gagged, he couldn't see anything or speak for his own defense.
"Lord Forcystus will be happy to have you in his grasp you runt." One of them was laughing. "That Exsphere of yours has been a prize for us Half-Elves for quite some time."
"Half-Elves?" Riku could only wonder to himself. "Exsphere? W-were they aiming for Lloyd!?"
"Come on. Pick up the pace solder." One of the men began to shout. "You call yourself a Desian? Let's move it!"
"Desians!? I'm in deep here." Riku began to struggle more fiercely now.
"Hey hey, easy there kid. I wouldn't want to kill you, now would I?"
"You better not man. Kvar wants that kid alive."
"I know. Making threats is fun though."
"We've arrived…" A female voice said. Two large gates had begun to open, and the pace of the Desian holding Riku quickened. As the Desian ran, his shoulder began to ram into Riku's stomach, causing severe pain. When the Desian finally came to a halt, Riku's back meet the hard tiled floor. "Here he is Forcystus."
"…That… is not the boy. How disappointing. The camera here shows that the boy was in red… he had brown hair, and this child clearly has silver… oh, I see. He's the other kid fighting along side him… Allow him to speak, I have some questions."
A Desian walked over to Riku, and stood him up. The man untied the cloth covering Riku's mouth. This didn't help much. He was still handcuffed, blindfolded, and he just figured out that something was holding his ankles together.
"So… who are you?"
"My name is Riku, and just who the hell are you?" Riku demanded.
"You're not in the place for asking questions kid." One of the Desians behind him shouted.
"Calm down. He wants to know. My name is Forcystus, the Grand Cardinal of the Iselian Desians."
"Grand Cardinal?"
"Looks like we gots ourselves an idiot, sir." One of the Desians giggled with joy.
"Quiet fool." Forcystus shouted. The laughter stopped. "Now then, Riku, we are looking for a boy. His name, I can't remember, but he has an Exsphere, brown hair, dressed in red clothes. Do you know where he is?"
"I'm not telling you diddly."
The Desians began to murmur. "Wha-? Diddly? What he just say? Did he just back sass- Yeah, he did."
"I see. Very well, how about a little competition then, Riku?"
"What kind of competition?"
"You and me, a little one on one. If I win, you must tell me where this man is, and bring him back to me."
"And If I win?"
"Though it's highly unlikely, I'll let you go… with a little gift, of course."
"Wha-"
"You there! Bring this boy an Exsphere drain."
"I don't even have an Exsphere!"
"…So you don't… no matter. Bring him an Exsphere too. And find him a Keycrest… I don't want him turning into a foul beast while we fight."
"What do you mean?" Riku asked, but Forcystus ignored him. Before he knew it, a sharp pain encountered his right hand, and he knew that the Exsphere, Keycrest in-take, had just penetrated his skin. The handcuffs were release, as were his foot-holders. Riku immediately untied the black blindfold, and looked at his opponent.
Muscular and tall, Forcystus had a red 'eye patch' on one eye, and a wicked smile to match. On his left arm was a giant golden cylinder.
"Now, drain all his power, I don't want any cheating."
"Drain my power, hah! You can't drain the abilities of a Dark Warrior!" Riku shouted, as he leaped into the air. Drastically, his clothes began to change into a darker, more evil look. A black long-sleeved sheet of armor again replaced his shirt, his pants now black and surrounded by a skirt. He had already drawn his sword. "Drain my power now. Dark Aur-AGGHHH!
Riku had been shot from the back by a Desian. He fell to the ground, and coughed up a bit of blood. He felt his back for the bullet, to find he was physically unharmed. He turned around to see a large group of Desians laughing. "What's the matter kid? That laser a bit too much for you?" Forcystus taunted. "Oh well. Now that you're a bit weaker… you might just want to back down now…"
"…Not a chance! I'll get out of here, no problem!" Riku said, struggling to get up, feeling weaker. He called his Souleater, and held it with two hands. His skirt and hair flew up slightly as a dark aura began to surround him. "Dark Aura!" He shouted. He jumped into the air, and slammed back down. He coughed. "Wh-what just-"
"I told you, all your abilities have been drained… well, natural abilities… Oh well, good-bye." Forcystus said, as he pointed his golden arm at Riku. The arm seemed to open up, and shot a giant green light. Just barely reacting, Riku rolled to the side, and stood up.
"C-come on! I got to have one… yeah, that'll work" He said to himself. Forcystus chuckled, an evil grin on his face. He shot another green blast. Seeing this coming, Riku jumped into the air, and shouted, "Dark Fiagra!" A dark orb came out of Riku's hand, and was heading straight for Forcystus. Unphased, Forcystus held up his arm in front of his face, and guarded the attack. "Damn it!" Riku suddenly shouted. He took his sword in both hands, and charged.
"Fool." Forcystus said calmly, as he smacked Riku unconscious with his Golden Arm. "I win…"
Lloyd awoke with a start as Genis shock him. "Ll- Llo- Lloyd, get up!" Lloyd finally heard what Genis was trying to say. He sat up in his sleeping bag, and then slowly stood.
"Wh-what? Genis, why you waking me so early?"
"Lloyd! It's the Desians!" Genis panted. It looks like he had just been sprinting.
"What about them?"
"They're pillaging Iselia! They know that we were at the Human Ranch!"
"WHAT!? Riku, get up!" Lloyd shouted. He looked towards his bed and froze. "R-Riku?"
"Y-yeah, there's more bad news… Riku is…"
"Just so you know Forcystus, I'm not enjoying this…" Riku groaned. Forcystus laughed.
"But you get front-row tickets to this. You're so ungrateful." He chuckled, as he walked forward towards a large group of people. "Now, bring me the boy with the Exsphere, or I shall slay all of you!" He shouted. Many Desians approached the group, swords in hand, many of the poking the sides of their victims.
"Exsphere? We have never heard of such a thing."
"Riku!" Lloyd shouted from across the road. Riku turned to see Lloyd and Genis, already casting a spell.
"Lloyd, get out of here, you're no match!"
"Shut up. I could take this guy down single handedly… stupid Desians. Go back where you came from!"
"Lloyd, do you have any idea what your up against!? Get the hell outta here."
"Oh, now now. I don't mind playing this kid's games." The Desian laughed. "Come on then boy, let's just see how powerful you really are." Forcystus clapped his hands. "Bring in the beast."
Two lower ranked Desians had now entered the village, a giant monster at the end of the rope they were carrying. The monster was a pukish green color, and had one gigantic arm. It looked twice the size of Riku. Genis began to shiver.
"W-what is that… horrible thing!"
"This...? This is what happens when you remove an Exsphere." Forcystus explained. "The body becomes deformed… and is turned into something like this. Not a very pretty sight."
Riku pushed Forcystus out of the way, and ran in front of Lloyd and Genis. He drew his sword, and held it against his face, holding his unarmed arm in front of him. "Come on then, I'll take it down."
"Is that free will?"
"I brought him to ya Forcystus, I held my end. You never said I could kick the living crap out of you at the end though!"
"…I suppose you're right."
"What's he talking about Riku?" Lloyd asked.
"Don't worry about it." Riku shook his head. "Just get rid of that monster. Who knows what it can do."
Genis had already begun to cast a spell. A circle had appeared below him, and he began to play with his Kandama, charging his energy. "Fireball!"
"Dark Fiagra!" Riku shouted. The ball erupted from his hand, and met up with Genis' own. The three hit the monster head on, as Lloyd charged in, his swords drawn. He thrust at the beast, sticking one of his father's wooden blades into its knee. Taking his other sword, he jumped into the air, dealing a devastating uppercut slash.
"Tiger Fang!"
Riku stuck his sword in the ground sideways, and began to charge the creature. He ran quickly, and the power of his sword dug through the earth. When he had reached his enemy, he lifted Souleater from the dirt, and dealt a diagonal slash, just missing the heart of the beast. "Burn!" He shouted, as his unarmed hand summoned another fireball. The beast winced in pain, and was forced to take a few steps back, holding it's bloody shoulder.
"Rika, use one of those moves you showed us before!"
"I- I can't! Not right now!"
"What the heck are you talking about."
"Just shut up and fight this thing!" Riku ordered. He was about to charge again when the creature spoke. Lloyd, Genis, Riku, and even the spectators watched in shock.
"Lloyd… Genis… Riku…"
"What? How does it…?"
"I-It's Marble!" Genis said, his eyes wider than anyone else's.
"Marble?" Riku asked, turning from Genis, back to Marble. "You mean the women from before?"
"Gah! Damn you women!" Forcystus yelled, dealing a kick to Marble. He pulled out Lloyd's wooden sword, and threw it on the ground, and stepped on it, breaking the sword in two. "How dare you stop attacking them. That Exsphere must have been faulty… Very well, I'll take care of you myself." He laughed wickedly. He took his spot in front of Marble, and held his golden arm in front of him like a cannon. It opened up, and began to charge. "Good by- What in the!" Marble had flung herself onto Forcystus, and began to speak.
"Please… do not let me die in vain!"
"Marble, no, what are you doing?"
"I can self destruct myself, Genis. I'll be able to stop him for a little while."
"Marble…"
"Don't do it Grams!" Lloyd shouted.
"It's okay… Genis, you're lucky to have made these friends… they're very nice people… good bye."
"Marble, wait!" Genis shouted, but Riku held him back.
"She's made up her mind Genis! We can't stop her now." He shouted, holding the flailing Elf back.
"But, Marble, no!"
Marble self destructed herself, attempting to take Forcystus with him. Riku was not sure whose cry was louder. Marble, Forcystus… or Genis. When the dust cleared, everyone was shocked to see who was standing there, in a small creator. Forcystus had survived the explosion.
"Gah… that damned women! How dare she! Back to base men… we'll spare these pitiful humans… for now." He growled, walking out of the village, limping as he did so. "We'll be back for you Lloyd… and Riku, you're on my list as well." He snarled. A Desian supported him, and dragged him out of the burning village.
"She died for a good cause Genis… there was nothing we could have done for her…"
"Raine… Raine could have healed her."
"Professor Sage might have been able to… but… we just don't know…" Lloyd said, patting his friend on the back. He then looked at the towns people. "Is everybody okay."
"Okay? Okay!?" The mayor yelled. "You come into our village as a wanted man, and ask us if we're okay!? Lloyd, you have broken the Desian/Iselia treaty. Do you know how bad that is? And you, Riku. You brought them here, didn't you? Forcystus said it himself."
"I didn't know this would happen!" Riku shouted in his own defense, but it seemed effortless.
"You two, are banned. Nothing ever good came because of you Lloyd… and I have the same feeling about you too, Riku."
"What was that?"
"You heard me… get out of here! NOW!" The mayor shouted.
"Wait, if you ban Lloyd, I'm going too!" Genis shouted back.
"Genis, no."
"Come on Lloyd. This wasn't your fault… or Riku's. It's mine…"
"…I don't think that's the case…" Riku sighed.
"…Fine, get out of here, all of you. I don't want you anywhere near Iselia, ever again!"
OOC: OMG UPDATE!
