Another chapter! This is Razen, one of the longest planets I've come to! This will most likely be split into two parts. I'm terribly sorry for the wait! Disclaimer- I still don't own Magical Starsign!
Chapter 7- Razen
"I don't like this place," Lassi announced as soon as we stepped off the rocket. I rolled my eyes. "Lassi, you are such a whimp!" Pico snapped, already studying the landscape as though he would find a clue of Sorbet's whereabouts. "Let's just find a town and see if they know anything," Chai stepped in. "Fine," Pico grumbled. "I detect hostile life-forms. Please be careful," Mokka cautioned. Lassi was instantly upset, but I ignored her as I felt a familiar feeling come over me.
I lost all my memories, but I am far from ignorant. This presence, it has strong dark magic...very strong. That was perhaps the scariest part. We rounded the corner, and there they were; the source of the strong magic. Two creatures with hollow, empty eyes that seemed to stare into your soul and slowly steal it from you. I shuddered and they darted past us suddenly, disappearing as if they'd never been there.
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The barrier guarding the town of Potfolk had let us pass without much difficulty, and, looking around, I knew this place was in for trouble. Maybe it was the fact that I'd seen those creatures staring at the town with those soulless eyes, or just the fact that so much trouble had been strirring thoutghout the galaxy, but I knew, without a doubt, that trouble was on the way.
The fact was only confirmed a few moments later after we exited the home of the barriersmith, Celadon, and we heard a commotion. Turning around, we saw Sorbet step out of the pot-shaped home, holding the barriersmith. I felt like my blood had gone cold. "Sorbet!" Pico was delighted to see her, while Lassi looked nervous. The water magician ignored us and shoved us down. "Stay away! It's for your own good!" I stood up, unlimited fury pounding through me. "She's so asking for trouble!" Lassi shouted as she stood up.
Back at the school, Lassi was usually the one who would knock our water magician friend down a peg. "Help! Fellow pots, assistance required!" A very old, brittle-looking pot had entered, and we stood off to the side, listening. "Celadon must be brought back! He held the glaze for our Starfall Festival!" The other pots were shocked by this news, and I stepped forward. "Sir, I promise you, I'll bring back Celadon," I said instinctively. The pot looked relieved. "Thank you." I gestured to my friends, and we headed out.
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We followed the clues; it was rather simple to follow the path Sorbet had so obviously taken. However, I became more hesitant the closer we came to the "World Seam" because I was sensing that power again. I really shouldn't have been scared, but instinct insisted that dark masters didn't get along. One master either feared the other, or strongly wished to destroy the other; most of the time, dark magicians ended up at each other's throats, unless they were related by blood.
When we saw the entrance to a cave, we also saw the two creatures from earlier standing guard. I didn't want to go one step closer, but I had no choice; I couldn't let my friends face the creatures alone. So I gathered my courage and walked forward. The creatures snarled and sneered evilly when we came near. "Little bugs, wanting to play," one sing-songed. "Little, little dark magician, come to challenge us," the other said. "We can't let you pass. Die now, die!" the first one added.
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Naturally, we fought our hardest. After all, we didn't want to die. However, dark creatures with magic are hard to beat. Seeing Lassi and Chai drop, something inside of me...snapped. I screamed my fury and my fear turned to the desire to...kill!
kill, kill, kill, kill, Kill, Kill, KIll, KILL, KILL!
The thought rushed through my head, roaring in my veins and blood, comsuming me until all I had was that sick and twisted intent to kill. Screaming my fury, all I knew was the creatures were dead, the battle was over, and there was blood on my hands. I looked at my hands in horror, and I dared to look at my friends, still shocked by what I had done. For once, I was thankful they had all been knocked out; they didn't see what had happened. Quickly, I cleaned up the mess, woke my friends, and we took off through the caves.
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The deeper we went into the caves, the stronger the fearful force became. I really wanted to turn back, but I knew I couldn't; we had to save Sorbet and Miss Madeliene. Upon seeing the door in front of us, locked securely, we stopped. Dismay filled me, even as Pico drew my attention to the jumping barrel. Wait...jumping? I poked at it, and a man slithered out. I stepped back, shocked. "Do forgive me. You have dark magic, so I thought you were an enigma at first. I am Rogan Josh. Do you seek to free the magicians?" Rogan Josh asked.
"Yes," Chai said from behind me. "Very well. I will open the door. Please wait a few moments." We followed Rogan Josh over to the door, and looked in shock and horror as he slipped right through the door. A few seconds later, the door slid open. "Make haste, my friends. We must not dally here; it is too dangerous," he stated before kind of floating away. We had little to no choice except to follow. Walking past the cages, we saw countless magicians trapped, but Mokka recognized one.
"Farina!" he called, going to the bars of one cage. We joined him as Farina met us on the other side. "Hey! I remember you! You've got to help me! The pirates left me here for dead when they found out I couldn't use magic," she explained. "What? I thought you could use magic!" Lassi exclaimed. "Oh, wait, never mind. Forget I said anything." With that, she turned away and refused to talk to us.
"Let's keep going," I muttered, walking away. My friends followed, and I stopped when I heard someone call my name. "Detective?" I asked as I stepped over to another cage. "Yeah. Hey, can you get me out of here?" the detective replied. "She cannot. The key is in possesion of Gil Mudflap." I spun around and saw Rogan Josh behind us, doing his weird floating thing, just hovering there. "Come Nadia, if you find Mudflap, you can retrieve the key and rescue these poor souls." And with that said, Rogan Josh floated away, and, with a last farwell to the detective, we followed.
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Somehow, we lost Rogan Josh. Wandering for a while, we came upon a giant door. Embedded in the black door was the symbol of darkness, and Sorbet stood just in front of the door, holding Celadon. She seemed to be chanting. Then there was a flash of light, and another flash, and then Sorbet was gone, even as six Space Police officers entered. "Get rid of them!" one said, and we engaged in battle. Honestly, they were weak, and I stifled a yawn. "Shadow Die!" Down went one. From the back row, Lassi called, "Wind Talon!" Two more found themselves in intense pain and feeling dizzy.
"Afterburner!" At Pico's shout, another one went down. "Pepperthorn!" There went a third. The other three fell in a similar fashion, and as they retreated from battle, they eyed us warily. "That was...unexpected." An overpowering aroma filled the air. "No! Gil Mudflap is here!" one wailed. The six tried to run, even as the stench became stronger. They all promptly passed out as a disgusting...BLOB entered the room. "Nobody gets in Master Kale's way," the blob said, and attacked.
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Needless to say, the guy was tough to beat. When we finally hit him hard enough to make him retreat from battle, his lackies simply fled the room. "You'll regret that," the blob threatened, before stumbling away, dropping a key on the ground. Rogan Josh came in and scooped up the key. Just as I was about to start yelling at him he said, "Great job. I'll go free the others in the cage. Too bad about that pot, though. The Door of Darkness can only be opened by powerful dakr magicians, and all have failed. Kale uses a warp device, or so I've heard. So long, and thanks."
I marched right up to that door, feeling my power thrumming through me. I didn't FEEL that strong, but there was no way I was letting a dumb door stand in my way of saving those in need without trying and just...GIVING UP! No, those words weren't in my vocabulary.
"Dark night! Hear my cry! Lend my your strength! Come again, envelop the world, and darken the sun!" As I finished my spell, I felt the power surge, jump, and flow, reaching out to the door and pulling it apart, forcing gears and hinges long disused to move again. As soon as that door opened, I rushed in, my friends right behind me. In we walked, to be greeted by hundreds of pirate otters and enigmas. Carefully, we stepped past them, not really sticking out, yet careful not to draw attention to ourselves.
We passed them, and I breathed a sigh of relief, yet stilled as I saw Sorbet just ahead of us. Pico saw her, too. "Sorbet, stop!" he yelled, running forward. We raced after him, but wisely skidded to a stop in front of the stone stage. "Sorbet, keep them busy while Master Kale activates his power," Chard commanded from where he stood in the shadows. Sorbet didn't move. Chard stepped forward and shoved her down, making her drop Celadon, and Chai quickly caught the pot, setting him down beside us. "Leave her, Chard. I'm casting the spell now," the hooded figure of Kale spoke for the first time. The ground started to rumble, and I felt my breath catch.
This power building, it was light in power, pulling at our bodies. Celadon jumped among us and created a shield, even as Lassi shouted, "Wait! Where's Miss Madeleine?" But it was too late. They were gone.
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Sorbet stood there, staring at where the villains used to be, silently seething as we approached her. "I was so close! Why did you show up?" Sorbet snarled at us. "Yeah you were close! Close to getting us killed!" Pico snapped. "I had everything under control," Sorbet said coldly. "You didn't! You didn't even think your plan through!" Pico shouted. "Shut up, hot-head! This is all your fault!" I couldn't take it anymore. I stepped right in front of Sorbet and slapped her across the face. Hard.
She recoiled in shock and stared at me, even as Lassi started ranting. "You can't do things all by yourself, Sorbet! We're your friends, and when you throw yourself in danger, we get hurt more than you!" Lassi shouted. Just then, Detective Beignet arrived with Rogan Josh. "Are you all okay?" Rogan Josh asked. "Isn't she the one who...?" the detective trailed off, staring at Sorbet. "Nah, she's one of us. She was just playing bad guy, right?" Pico said. "Correct," Mokka stated. Chai nodded. Lassi and I said nothing, simply glanced at each other as the others started talking. Eventually, we allowed them to lead us out of that cursed place.
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