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QUEST FOR THE FORBIDDEN ONE
By, Jgal
CHAPTER SEVEN
DEADLY LEGENDS
CELTIC GUARDIAN
"Okay what the heck are you guys talking about?! And what does it have to do with my card?!"
The Dark Sage snapped back into focus, yes he was still worried and frightened, "Warrior, sit down, there's something you need to know. Magician, douse the lights."
They did so.
In the dimmed light, both Celtic's card and the one drawn from Dark's deck glowed and started to float over their heads.
Sage nodded to Dark Magician. The young wizard raised his rod to the cards above, "Activate 'Eye of Truth'!"
A bright flash shot out and hit the cards. In the light one card overlapped the other. The Forbidden piece up front and the other card which had a purple eye drawn on it in the back. The eye shined through the Forbidden card and shot down a beam of light on the group.
"What's happening?!" Celtic shouted shielding his eyes.
Everything disappeared in a flash.
He opened his eyes. "What!?!"
The ground was about a hundred miles below him!
"Ah...what...what's going on?!"
"Calm down EARTH Warrior, it's just an illusion."
Dark Magician!
He was standing behind him back to back as a dark cloud loomed around them. They could hear the sage's voice in their heads through telepathy while the scenery shifted and changed. -Note: telepathy-
An image of Duelist World appeared. So peaceful, and quiet.
-Ages ago, near the beginning of time... -
Then a giant burst of energy landed like a meteoroid on the landscape.
-The world as under constant attack by a powerful creature called The Forbidden One.-
The image of the land exploded with flames, and from the smoke you could see a pair of evil eyes glowing through.
-Lives were lost. The Forbidden One caused unexplainable wars to break out among the people. All the while causing pain, destruction and death.-
The illusion turned from bad to worse as a shadowing of a Relinquished and a Magician of Black Chaos fighting against one another, destroying everything in their path.
"It's awful." Celtic said watching the scene.
Dark remained silent.
-But than, several of the creature's followers turned against him. They used their combined strength to trap him, sealing his body and powers into five magical cards.-
Five shadowy figures appeared, and from their bodies, huge streams of bright energies surrounded the dark shroud holding the Forbidden One. The black mist shifted and shaped, into a circular cage. Then a few beams shot through the cage, cutting it into five small rectangles. One by one, they separated and flew to the farthest corners of the earth.
-The cards were then parted, and each follower left each card in a different location around the world. But...if all five cards were brought together, the seal will be broken...and The Forbidden One will be free once more.-
Everything then faded away.
DARK MAGICIANThe illusion was over.
They opened their eyes, and found themselves back in Dark Sage's recovery room.
Dark Magician lifted the cards from the floor, and placed the 'Eye of Truth' card back in his parch.
But the Warrior was speechless. An ancient evil being locked away into five, small, practically lifeless cards?
"Your 'family heirloom' is one of those pieces of The Forbidden One. That's probably why those dragons are after you, they must have known that YOU are an owner of the card." The sage concluded his story.
"But how did they know I was here?" Celtic asked.
"I'm afraid that's the least of our problems."
"Then what am I going to do?! These Dragon are going to follow me everywhere!"
Dark Magician then casually said, "They're not doing this by will."
"What?"
"Rare Dragons have no need for worldly power through magical cards, they can get that on their own. So someone, or something, is using them to gather the cards and whoever possesses them."
Celtic removed his helmet and stared at his card, "But who would want to free the Forbidden One? Why?"
Dark responded, "That's the real mystery."
Everyone fell silent right then.
Who would want to free the Forbidden creature? Who in Duelist World would want to bring destruction to their world? And most of all...what were their reasons?
"Hey, this is odd." Celtic said surprisingly.
"What is?" the Spellcaster Dark Magician asked rather broadly.
"There wasn't any writing on the bottom of this card before. Not even the title on the top."
Now that caught Dark's attention, "An inscription? What does it say?"
"Whosesoever breaks this seal that is bounded by magic, shall inherit infinite powers and strength."
"Of course!" Dark Sage busted out, scaring the daylights out of the boys, "Whoever collects those pieces would know-doubt become the most powerful being in Duelist World!"
Now our Spellcaster was confused, "Wait a minuet, I thought you said that if all the cards are together the Forbidden One will be releases?"
"Only if they're brought to the place were the imprisoning spell was cast. Anywhere else they're just grant who collects them absolute power." Dark Sage said, before nearly falling over backwards from exhaustion. Luckily, the magician caught him in time, and eased him back into the bed.
"You couldn't have said that earlier." Dark said sarcastically.
"Oh great, now we have power-hungry maniac after these cards!" Celtic Guardian said with frustration, "What the heck can we do."
"Simple," Dark Magician interrupted, "Someone needs to get the rest of the cards before anyone-else does. It's the only way to prevent their power from falling into the wrong hands."
Celtic shrugged and folded his arms, "So who's the idiot going after these cards pieces prey tell."
"You obviously." the sage said.
"What!? Why me?!"
"Well, you DO have one of the pieces in your possession and with all these dragons after you it's you shouldn't stay in one place."
Celtic did not like this at all, "But how am I going to find these pieces AND avoid these dragons?"
"Dark Magician will go with you." Dark Sage said simply.
"WHAT?!" they BOTH screamed.
Right then the Fairy nurse walked in again, "You're going to have to leave now, your yelling is disturbing the other patiences and your minuet is up."
Dark Magician turned toward Megami, "We just need another minuet please to straiten something out okay?" then glaring at the sage.
"Not okay. Now please leave before I have to call security."
"Can I at lest see my brother before I go?" Celtic pleaded.
"You can see him in the morning. Now GO!"
CELTIC GUARDIAN"Ha ha ha...what a riot! I never thought anything like that could happen Celtic!" Kale said holding back his laughter enough to speak.
"Yeah. Those Battle Steer security guards defiantly weren't joking when they threw us out." Celtic said rubbing his back.
It was the next morning. Celtic Guardian went back to the hospital and told his brother everything about what happened the other night.
"But who would have guessed that old heirloom of yours had secret powers." the younger elf managed to choke out between laughs.
"Yes...I know." Celtic replied, now rather bored.
"It's a shame that you're now a target for these giant lizards."
"Whoopee."
Kale leaned back on the bed, hands behind his head, "So how long are you going to be gone?"
"I don't know, a few weeks, maybe a month, all I know is that I have to go today." Celtic Guardian said standing up from his seat and was ready to exit the room.
Kale's once cheerful expression immediately changed to fear, as he reached forward and grabbed Celtic hand, "Wait!"
"What is it?"
Kale Guardian sat back on his bed, still holding his big brother's hand, not letting go, "Can't you just wait a few more days? At least until the end of the week."
"Why?" his brother asked with curiosity.
"So I can go with you."
The older Warrior smiled at his brother's devotion and sat down on the bed next to him. He held Kale's hand lovingly, "I'm glad you care about me,"
Kale just smiled back.
But Celtic's face turned gloomy again, "but, you can't come with me on this journey."
"But why?!"
Gently, Celtic place his free hand on Kale's shoulder, "Your injuries might keep you here for a week, but you'll be recovering for months. I can't risk getting you hurt again on this mission."
His brother turned his head away, feeling ashamed, upset, and useless.
"Besides, I need someone to rebuild and take care of the village for me while I'm gone."
Kale fell short of breath. Stunned of what Celtic Guardian had just said, "Me...? You want me to run the village?"
Celtic nodded, "Yep, I know you'll do fine. Who knows, maybe you'll be a better leader than I am." (Inside Info: Celtic's parents were the chiefs of their home village. After they died, their oldest son took over and became leader.)
"I promise I won't let you down bro!" the young guardian exclaimed throwing his arms around his brother and baced him tightly..
"I know you won't." Celtic said grinning as he returned the hug. He got up (yet again) and headed to the door. "Oh Kale."
"Yes?"
"Can you do me a favor when you get home?"
"Sure."
"Tell Mystical Elf everything I've told you about the situation and not to worry about me okay."
Kale nodded, "Okay."
"Just skip the rosebush part." He said with a small laugh.
Our warrior walked three forths out the door.
"Celtic?"
"What now?"
"Can you do me a favor on your journey?"
"Alright."
A tear of worry fell down the young Kale's face, "Take care of my brother, and come home soon."
Felling Kale's love and worry, made Celtic wish he wasn't going at all, but he had to, to keep his home safe from anymore dragon-attacks. "I promise."
DARK MAGICIAN
"Why me?! Why do I have to go?!" Dark Magician exclaimed with rage.
"Now, now Magician I know your anxious and this is an important mission." Dark Sage said rather smugly while looking through Dark's magic deck.
"I wouldn't be if it was just me going. But to put me up with that incompetent EARTH Warrior?!"
"Now listen boy! Our world could fall into the Black Ages all over again and you with the Warrior are the best lines of defense we have!" the old man lectured, "You don't have to like him, but I need you to keep him alive on this journey, even thou it was YOUR mission from the start. It's imperative that you get those cards first before anyone else does."
The Spellcaster clinched his grip tighter in his rod, "Can't we just take his card and I'll do this mission alone?"
The sage shook his head, "No. Once a Forbidden piece had chosen a master, it'll be impossible to separate them. And besides, the day I let you go on your own, will be the day I go to the Graveyard." Grinning under his beard.
"But what if the other cards have masters?" Dark Magician asked while starring through a window to see a father Kagemusha playing with his children on a park across the street.
The sage leaned back on the bad still shuffling his apprentice's cards, "There is a way to get a Forbidden card if it has a master."
Dark looked away from the window, "There is?"
"The Forbidden cards will relinquish its bond with its master if it is given up by will, or if the master is killed by another hand."
Hearing what his teacher said, Dark raised his hand over an empty glass, conjuring it to rise from the table. "And since the Right Leg card has been in the Elf's family for generations their first option is out of the question."
"Exactly."
Our Spellcaster than waved his hand in a circler motion, causing the glass to break and combust into tiny fragments. They stared to dance and spin around in the air like a twister. "Though I don't mind the second option."
The sage sighed, "Well, these magic cards should last you through your quest, just be careful. Who knows who else is after those cards."
"Whatever." and with a quick swift of his hand, the broken glass joined together and melted back into a glass cup again.
"Magician,"
"Yes?"
"You're still carrying this thing around?" Dark Sage asked holding up a folded piece of paper with a small gold chain wrapped around it.
He snatched it from his master's hand along with his deck, and placed it in his parch. "We agreed you won't ask anymore." Then gazed out the window again.
"Still haven't gotten over it have yeah?"
CELTIC GUARDIAN
"Lets go."
Dark Magician stormed through the lobby where Celtic was waiting.
"Now?"
"Yes, and we don't have much time."
UNKNOWN WARRIOR
Meanwhile, near the other side of the planet, another party was searching for the Forbidden pieces. But their intentions were not as pure as the other group.
"Ahh! Oh please have mercy on me, I beg of you!" a Cyber Commander pleaded before a group of shadowy warriors in black robes. One of the figures turned toward his comrades. They nodded, and another one of them released a fierce fire beam on their prisoner. In a matter of seconds there was nothing left, but a gold card reading..."Left Arm of the Forbidden One".
The leader grinned in amusement, "One down, and four to go. Exodia shall be very pleased."
Well, that's it for now. Talk about brotherly love. And what did Dark Sage meant by 'Still haven't gotten over it'? And isn't Exodia and The Forbidden One the same guy? Read and Review to find out!
