"There it is," a warrior dressed in full plate mail said as he and a large battalion of warriors drew their swords and charged at a woman that wore a suit of solid blue armor. Her face was covered, except for her lips, in a blue mask with a black visor that orange colored eyes shimmered through. Her hair was tucked up inside a blue helmet that the mask was a part of. From her back sprouted six large cases that seemed as if they were built to hold something in place.
As the warriors approached the crater, which was created by the woman when she landed in the middle of what used to be a large city, they screamed triumphantly as they quickly surrounded her. The first small group charged only to be blown away by the strange force the woman could generate. The next three charges ended the same.
"Rain down," the woman said in an emotionless tone. She appeared to be bored with the warriors she was facing. "Kaze's Death."
Suddenly two large clouds appeared above the battlefield and within seconds turned into massive funnels before slamming down and circling the woman battering and killing the warriors as they went. Once the funnels subsided the only remaining warrior was the leader wearing his shinning plate mail.
"Those were good men you demon," he screamed as he pointed his bastard sword at her. "You will pay for their lives, and for destroying this village. Earth Element: Close Canyon." The walls of the crater quickly begin to close at high speed until they close around the woman. He was then in shock as the woman appeared in front of him. She calmly placed an index finger on his helmet and within moments he screamed as in body felt as though it was being crushed, drowned, suffocated, slashed, and burned at the same time.
The attack lasted less than a second as the woman dropped her hand back to her side and the warrior fell to the ground, but turned to dust before he touched it.
"Good work Seraph," Kaijin said as he appeared behind the woman with Sadist and A.I.A in tow. "Not even a group of B class beings can take you on."
"The next step would be the A class doctor," A.I.A said as she pressed a button that forced Seraph's arms to attach to themselves at the wrist.
"And where do you suspect we find an A class," Sadist growled at her sister in annoyance. It was indeed difficult now to find a magical being, or a warrior that was above B class without it being the Heart of a World, and even those varied.
"Calm yourself Sadist," Kaijin said, "you are an A class after all, but I would not want to risk one of my warriors to Seraph." He stopped to gather his thoughts. "I've got just the thing. Though I will need a message delivered. Sadist, do you remember the world that you found Guardian Vandom on."
"Yeah why," Sadist yawned in an even more annoyed tone.
"I want you to give that information to Priestess Cook," Kaijin said with an evil smirk, "we'll see if fire and thunder will be a match for Seraph."
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"It seems that Tenth and Vespa have yet to return," Mizu said as she sat in the throne in the middle of the three thrones. Oak sat to the Water Mistress' right while Hay Lin sat to her left. "Unfortunately we will need them soon."
"Ito," Oak spoke quickly following Mizu's statement, "you and A.C.T know of the world that those two are on, correct?"
"Yes, Oak-sama," Ito said in a slightly annoyed tone.
"Then if you and A.C.T could go there," Mizu asked in a calm tone, "would you tell them it's time to come back please."
"Of course Mizu," A.C.T said before the two vanish in a flash.
"Aren't they needed to destroy that stupid castle," Hay Lin asked with a sour tone.
"Not necessarily," Oak said calmly, "It might actually be easier if a smaller group were to be the attacking body."
"So the four here should be the base of all we need," Mizu said, "so we can begin the operation at any time."
"It's back," D whispered quickly before turning to leave the chamber.
"What's back exactly," Hay Lin asked appearing in front of him and denying him his exit.
"Just an instrument," D said with his usual grin, "nothing more. Now if you don't mind I need to go to Meridian."
"I see," Mizu said as she and Oak stood behind him, "you and Hay Lin are to get it, but if you cannot I want it destroyed, understood."
"Yes," D said as he and Hay Lin quickly vanish.
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"The new castle looks great at this angle," Elyon, Queen of Meridian and the Heart of Meridian, said as she worked hard on sketching the rough outline of the structure on a large pad of drawing paper that was being held up by a wooden easel. Her body had matured quite well over the years and though many suitors from many other worlds have come to claim the gorgeous queen's hand in marriage none have succeeded. She wore more Earthen attire in that the clothes actually were from Earth, though they were probably far out of date now. "Don't you agree, Raythor?"
"Agreed your majesty," the elfish captain said as he stood by the queen's side, "it is an impressive fortress, though I still found it odd why you kept the old foundation of the previous castle."
"From what I understand," Elyon said while not taking her attention off of her drawing. She was talented with the only person known to the captain being able to surpass her artwork being the Air Guardian, "the original castle was built by my ancestors and only changed due to the magical abilities of the current ruler, so I at least wanted to keep something of the old one and it was the only part not leveled by Dark Enigma."
"I see," Raythor said before noticing slight movement in the woods around the clearing that they were in. He wearily kept an eye in that direction, though he was positive that it was nothing to worry about, with Caleb and half of Elyon's forces on alert in Candracar one couldn't be too careful.
"Is something wrong," Elyon asked noticing the movement.
"It's nothing your majesty," Raythor replied calmly while returning to a more natural posture.
"Sir Raythor, My Queen," a man said quickly while running up to the two from the direction of the castle. The captain recognized him as a scout that he had sent out to gather information on a small dispute in the village of the south. It was odd though that he did not come back with his party.
"What is it," Raythor asked coldly, "and where are the rest of you men?"
"They are still back in the village helping sir," the man said as he stopped and quickly saluted, "but once we found this I came back here as quickly as I could."
"Found what," Elyon asked now that her curiosity had been peaked. "Can I see?"
"Of course your majesty," the scout said calmly his face forming a frown, "though it is a terrible relic from before you were on the throne, my queen."
"Well," Raythor said a little angrily, "what is it then?" His eyes then widened in shock as the scout pulled out the elaborate gold colored horn.
"What is it," Elyon asked as she took it from the scout, "some kind of instrument." She was about to put her lips to it and play it only to be stopped by Raythor.
"I would not your majesty," Raythor said in a tired tone, "this is the Horn of Hypnos. It is used to turn anyone who hears it into zombie like minions called trance marchers. Neither you nor the Guardians are immune to it."
"Then we should destroy it immediately," Elyon said, "do you know how Raythor, you seem to know a lot about it."
"Well I have used it before your majesty," Raythor said while bowing apologetically, "against your friends. Though they used a special tune that disposed of the horn it has always reappeared."
"A special tune huh," Elyon asked quickly, "do you know what it is."
"I do not," Raythor said, "but the Passling and Caleb both do."
"That doesn't help us," Elyon said in an annoyed tone before she placed the horn in front of her and tried to force it to vanish but it doesn't work.
"Would you like me to try," a voice said from behind the group. The three turn quickly while Raythor draws his sword to see a man in his late teens in an open sleeveless trench coat and a pair of black pants holding a bladed guitar.
"And you are," Raythor said readying for battle only for the sound of another sword locking with his to fill his ears.
"Wouldn't you like to know," D said with a grin while Hay Lin became visible once again.
"Peek a boo, I see you," the Asian girl said with an evil giggle.
"What, Hay Lin," Elyon said in shock before turning to the scout, "send a message to Candracar and Earth immediately."
"Yes my queen," the scout said before turning and running away.
"Aren't you supposed to be dead Air Guardian," Raythor asked angrily.
"Aren't you supposed to be more prepared?" Hay Lin said in an evil giggle. "I could have killed Queeny over there and you wouldn't have even noticed until it was over."
"Remember Hay…mam," D said after getting an evil look from over her shoulder, "the royalties mine."
"And what do you mean by that," Elyon angrily asked.
"You will pay for the crimes that your family has committed to my people," D said in an angry tone that was uncommon to his usual cheerful attitude.
"Please," Elyon said in an annoyed tone, "whatever Phobos did to your…"
"Don't make me laugh blondie," D interrupted, "you don't read a lot of this planet's history, do you."
"What are you talking about," Elyon asked. The queen was still unsure about what was going on but she definitely didn't like it.
"I'm talking about how it wasn't Phobos' crimes," D said angrily, "in fact Phobos wasn't the first of his kind."
"What nonsense are you babbling boy," Raythor said knowing that the scout would be reaching the castle soon.
"Your majesty there," D said with a smirk, "is a black sheep if you will. Same goes for her mom, but in reality your entire ancestry was like Phobos."
"That's a lie," Elyon yelled as a surge of energy made Hay Lin float away.
"Oh but it's true," D said knowing that he knew more than this little girl queen, "the first Queen of Meridian, Queen Raynia, obliterated Cedric and Miranda's species within the first year of her learning of her powers, and put the final nail in the coffin of Oak's race, the Infinity. She also plagued the Original Guardians in attempts to claim the Heart of Candracar and conquer Earth."
"Lies," Elyon growled as her anger increased, "besides how would you know that."
"The original Guardian of Water is on our side," Hay Lin said as she perched herself on the hilt of her sword while it floated in the air."
"It was your great- grandparents and your grandparents, though not as much, that were the ones that were behind the assault on my people," D said in a sorrowful tone, "the only way for me to describe it is that it was similar to the World Wars on Earth. My race was virtually wiped off the planet."
"No my mom would have done something," Elyon said quickly while Raythor still appeared stumped as to the reference. "Besides how would you know the events of Earth?"
"An ally of ours values only knowledge and money," Hay Lin answered, "she has a vast library where D goes to write his music."
"And your mom did do something," D said, "she was able to take the throne and saved those that survived. Though the damage was too late we were too few and too spread out to repopulate and thus you are looking at me the last of my kind, but before the second to last, my mother, was killed by your brother she made an instrument with a unique power for the tyrant. A golden horn that could make anything or anyone obey the person who blows the horn, but it doesn't affect me, nor did it her. So your brother had her killed upon completion, which was a year after I was born. About ten years later, I then broke into his castle. More specifically the library and I learned of your family's history. Shortly after that I made this guitar to make your family pay for the genocides that they have gotten away with for so long."
"So you're going to kill me," Elyon said in a timid tone while tears gushed from her eyes. There was no way that this boy's story was true but somehow she felt it was. Was the royal family really like that from the start.
"Unfortunately," Hay Lin yawned in boredom. She was waiting for the reinforcements that the castle would send so that way she had something to do while listening to D's guitar. "Meridian is a little important seeing as all of the knowledge of the Infinity is on it, and since destroying a heart destroys the world. Well, Oak would skin and debone D alive, and at the same time." She chuckled a bit at the thought of how painful it would be.
"But let's just say you will be wishing I did when I'm done with you," D said with a smirk as he noticed the grin on Hay Lin's face. "Ready."
"As I'll ever be," the former Air Guardian grinned wider as they both hopped away from a large fist of sand.
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"So how is Candracar these days," Yan Lin asked a very tired looking Taranee while offering her a cup of tea.
"Extremely fortified," Taranee responded, "the Oracle has been acting odd and these Abysmal things, whatever they are, are on the move. They've pulled at least half of Meridian's forces for protection. That and there are droves of refugees from…" Taranee trailed off knowing that the refugees were from the worlds that her former friend had most likely destroyed.
"It is okay Taranee," Yan Lin said, "there is no reason to shield the truth, but it is odd that you could not gather more information on the Oracle's behavior."
"He's apparently locked himself in the highest room of the fortress, and is waiting for something." Taranee said as a large fold opened and out popped a familiar, well, smell.
"Blunk," Yan Lin said as the Passling quickly climbed into a chair.
"Why are you here," Taranee asked both relieve to see and smell the little green man, but also revolted that he smelled worse than he ever did.
"Smart girl here," Blunk said happily, "that good. Elyon in trouble. Attacked by smiley girl and strange guy."
"Hay Lin and her partner," Taranee said standing and quickly placed the ruby studded bracelet back on her wrist. "Elyon is in serious danger."
"I will try to get a hold of Cornelia," Yan Lin said as Taranee opened a fold to Meridian, "Blunk you need to go and get Caleb from Candracar. Elyon's life depends on it."
The Passling saluted the elderly woman before the two enter the folds.
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The phone rang in the Hale's apartment and stirred the young Heart of Earth from a peaceful nap with her familiar.
"Hello," Lillian answered the phone with a tired yawn. She had been up most of the night working on mastering that "Flash Step" move that she copied. "You've reached the Hale residence this is Lillian speaking."
"Oh good someone is there," Yan Lin said, "I was afraid that your sister might not even answer the phone."
"I'm not really sure if she does or not," Lillian said quickly, "why, you need to talk to her."
"It'll be easier for you to just give her this information as quickly as possible," Yan Lin said, "Elyon is in danger and needs your sisters help immediately."
"Right," Lillian said quickly as what little tiredness she had seemed to flee her body instantly, "I'll tell her right now." The younger of the two sisters then quickly hanged up the phone and when to the door of her sister's "room."
"Cornelia," Lillian said quickly while knocking on the door, "that was Yan Lin. Elyon is in danger and needs…" Lillian doesn't finish her explanation as she sees a bright blue flash from underneath the door.
Lillian then grins as she quickly runs upstairs and gets on her computer.
HEARTOEARTH wrote: you two online
WATERisAwesome wrote: Yes, why?
paranormal-queen wrote?
HEARTOEARTH wrote: good, I think I found a way to finally put all that practice to good use.
paranormal-queen wrote?
WATERisAwesome wrote: Well what is it.
HEARTOEARTH wrote: apparently, elyon is in trouble. it's a good opportunity to show both taranee and my sister what we can do.
paranormal-queen wrote: I dunno.
HEARTOEARTH wrote: think about it they could use the help.
WATERisAwesome wrote: Or we'd just get in the way.
HEARTOEARTH wrote: never know if you don't try, besides lexis could finally get to film another world with her camera. as long as she helps out with the trouble.
paranormal-queen wrote: Well, that got me hooked. -
WATERisAwesome wrote: I'll do it but we leave if we aren't needed, okay.
HEARTOEARTH: okay.
paranormal-queen wrote: nods
HEARTOEARTH wrote: meet me at my house as quickly as you can. we're going to go save the day.
A/N: Well Chapter nine is definitely a long one, but I enjoyed writing it. I'm trying to get more involved with the back stories for OCs and am going to start with D since I like him the most, and he's the easiest one to do. Agian thank you to all my reviewers and readers and I hope that you will continue to support Tectonic. Also like I mentioned previously, a friend of mine, Renji9031, is working on an idea for ZODIAC's origins called Perfect Darkness. It is quite an intriguing idea and helps also explain how Naruto elements are part of Tsunami and Tectonic. Also please check out my EX Titans story as it is quite enjoyable for me to write.
Lastly some tidbits of info from the chapter. If you hadn't guessed the last little scene there is a messenger chat online. I kind of hope you can figure out which screen name belongs to which character but in case not HEARTOEARTH is Lillian. Obvious I know but some people don't catch it. paranormal-queen is Lexis because of her love of all things supernatural. WATERisAwesome is actually Irma's screen name, and it will be featured in a different story that is still in me nogin, though Chris uses it for this story.
Raythor makes references to the W.I.T.C.H Episodes G is for Garbage, and Walk this Way when he is describing to Elyon, who never actually sees the horn or is told about it in the show, the Horn of Hypnos and its effects. I'm thinking of making D's moms name similar to the word hypnos since she made the horn. Also the horn itself needed to come from somewhere so I made it up.
D references events that have happened in Tsunami's prequel The Guardians: Beginnings when he talks about Elyon's ancestry.
