Creation of Amoria
Okay well, my update took ages, exams. coughiwastoolazycough Don't think I've forgotten about this story, well on we go. I've also been caught up with the Anniversary… might make a special chapter on that. Hmm….
Um… I'm kind of rushing the story in this chapter, sorry but I'm having issues creating in other parts of the story… so bleh. But I wanna work on the couples in this story since I intended it to be romantic so… lets see how far I go.
Disclaimer: I in no way own Maplestory, thank Wizet/Nexon© for the game
Chapter 9 – Crimson Balrog
"Ariel… looks like we've got trouble…" Rad said grimly as four crimson balrogs flew at the two heroes.
"That's not all…" murmured the archer, turning her direction towards the great city of Orbis.
"What?" Rad asked taking a brief glance at the archer before turning his attention to the city. It was swamped in a strange chaos field of some sort. "What in the…" the dark assassin mumbled, forgetting completely about the danger they were in.
The city of Orbis was surrounded in a strange dark-purplish ball with electricity crackling here and there, often a beam of light would shine and then disappear, and balrogs were swarming around the ball trying to break through.
"What… how…?" Rad continued, the archer said nothing to dumbfounded to speak.
"We have to tell Grendal!" Ariel whispered more to herself… she quickly turned only to have her way blocked by two balrogs with shadow-balls at the ready.
"If we can make it to Grendal…" The bandit said grimly. He was quickly tiring and the balrogs were running out of money.
The two launched into attack, destroying the balrogs quickly before more took there place, slowly inching back towards Ellinia… slowly.
"Martha?" Grendal asked quietly, looking at the old fairy in the face. She had been sleeping for a few days and has just been healed by the best priests in town, as well as Amoria's own magic.
"Where…?" Martha asked, her voice sounding weak.
"Ellinia… it is me, Grendal," the old mage said quietly, Martha's eyes lit up with recognition.
"How is…?" she said weakly.
"The young princess is fine, making many new friends!" Grendal said as warmly as possible.
"Good…" the old fairy whispered, before closing here eyes and falling into another deep slumber.
"…The time is coming…" Grendal said at last, un-aware that the fairy had fallen asleep until she didn't answer. The old mage stood up and left quietly shaking his head sadly… Orbis was going to fall.
"So…are you really going to kill your own husband?" whispered Orbis silently.
"If it is for the good of the people!" Ossyria whispered, raising up her hands, prepared to strike.
"Wait!" the king said desperately, his eyes seemed to flash into it's normal color again… the queen hesitated, what a big mistake for her! "Got you know!" the king growled, locking her in his dark prison.
"Ugh… " The queen whispered, the dark magic sapping her remaining strength. Her cats came running to her but where caught in the dark barrier, the lucida's body had disappeared into the shadow, mangled and torn.
"Fool, do you think you can defeat me? Me? Argoth the greatest fairy alive!" screeched the king laughing maniacally.
"…shatter…" the queen whispered, clenching her fists, the king laughed at her weakness, nothing happened and the Queen realized she was lost. The two did not notice a crack forming within the dark scepter.
"Haste Rad! Come on!" Ariel said weakly, the two had been running, they were nearing the boundaries and already they could see magical shields keeping the balrogs away.
"I can't… I'm… I'm…" Rad said, it was hard for him to breath, the two had long run out of potions to replenish there strength and they had both been brutally clawed and beaten by the balrogs…
"Quickly!" Jenna said from the side already quickly healing her comrades. Immediately she took them to her grandfathers home where Amoria and Darren sat waiting, Karne was hidden in shadow, only his toes could be seen.
"News?" Grendal asked.
"…." Rad fainted dead on the floor. His breathing faint…
"Rad!" Ariel said shrilly, she sounded… worried!
"He needs rest… Jenna…" Grendal said, Jenna nodded and carried Rad into a separate room before returning minutes after.
"So?" the old mage said patiently.
"So many… they came in continuous groups, dark magic… Jenna would do good… we were surrounded, took days…" Ariel gasped, she was quite weak to.
"…Go and rest…" Grendal said quietly, Ariel nodded and fell onto the ground from exhaustion. Amoria snapped her fingers and Ariel soon disappeared into a separate bedroom. Grendal raised his eyebrows at the young fairy.
"Well… I thought it would waste less time… you know?" Amoria said smiling innocently.
"No matter, Jenna, Karne… quickly go out! Do not stray from the borders… " Grendal said gravely, the two nodded. Jenna soon returned to her bubbly self, screeching her good-byes and singing and dancing around Karne who stood there avoiding Amoria and Darren and gripping his sword very tightly.
"Shut up!" he growled, Jenna stopped mid-dance, Grendal had left so he had not heard but Amoria, Darren and the young mage were in shock.
"You can talk?" Darren said half in shock, Karne gave him the freakiest stare in the world, the young assassin immediately shut up.
"Come on!" Karne growled, swinging his sword around violently, cutting an inch of Jenna's hair and slicing a bit of her robe.
"Hey!" Jenna said, her voice semi-serious.
"…" Karne didn't say anything, he left without a word, slamming the door quite hard on the way out. The three friends ran out after him, he had already left.
At the Balrogs
"Hey! Wait!" Jenna called teleporting up to Karne, the warrior was quite fast though. "Hey!" Jenna said, a bit annoyed now. "WATCH OUT!" She screeched suddenly, the two were both un-aware that they had gone far beyond the borders of Ellinia and were now in 'Balrog Country'.
"Wha-!" Karne said in shock, blocking the claws of the balrog just in time, his shield held strong and the young warrior sliced at the large beats, creating a large gash in the monsters face. Jenna danced around using her holy spells that sent the Balrogs flying away in pain.
"Don't be so reckless you idiot!" Jenna said, very serious now. Her face was mixed with concentration.
"Who cares what happens huh? No one gives a damn about me anyways!" Karne growled fighting 4 balrogs all at once.
"What is the matter with you!" Jenna said angrily, but those were the last words they said to each other before the serious battle began.
The two fought for 3 days straight, no rest… they were quickly losing potions and food and Karne seemed very un-willing to battle, Jenna kept constantly healing him because he wouldn't heal himself.
"What are you doing you idiot!" Jenna said as she managed to catch a glimpse of Karne taking a scratch from a balrog full on to the chest.
"…let me live…" the warrior answer, slashing back, feebly. Jenna frowed but continued to fight, healing the warrior while attacking at the same time until she heard a strangled cry and turned… Karne's body lay sprawled on the ground, he had been fighting around 5 balrogs, each of them launched a shadow-ball at the same time, they all made contact.
"Karne!" Jenna said in shock, she stood there for what seemed like a minute, time slowed down and everything seemed to hold still. "Karne…" the mage said weakly, falling to her knee's and crawling to the warrior, who was barely breathing. Jenna tried desperately to heal him but 3 days of fighting and the grief of her friend took it's toll. "Karne…" she whispered tears pouring down her eyes…
"Ugh… rain…" Karne whispered, "Just how I thought I'd die…" he said grimly, laughing and choking up blood.
"It's not rain…" Jenna whispered, healing him continuously until her magic ran out, she was too exhausted to replenish her strength.
"…what…?" Karne whispered.
"Tears…" the mage said choking back a sob and standing up, she was prepared to lift the warrior back to Ellinia, even if it killed her.
"No… " Karne said as he felt her arms under him. "I want to res-" he was cut off but a Jenna.
"I don't want you to die you idiot!" Jenna growled, Karne looked at her face questioningly, noticing the tears and how red her face was. It was the first time he also realized that she was pretty… more pretty – he though – then Amoria herself. Almost.
"Cynthia!" Slain called out, he saw his sister lying on the ground, the balrogs flying away from her. "Cynthia!" Slain said in a strangled voice. He picked up his sisters lifeless body, the hate he felt evaporated instantly, replaced by sorrow.
"who…?" Cynthia whispered, opening her eyes barely, recognizing her brothers handsome features. Suddenly she thought she was 5 years old and Slain was carrying her to bed. "Good night brother…" she whispered smiling.
"Good night…" Slain said, half crying with relief, half crying with sadness. Slowly using his dark-sight he managed to slip past the balrogs and into Ellinia, using a scroll to enter Kerning. "Home at last…" the thief whispered as he entered his abandoned home at the bottom of the 'Jazz Fusion Club'.
As he sat down that night on his bed to think, Slain realized that this would be the last part he was to play in this adventure, from now no he would live inside the city of Kerning and his role in the story was done.
I needed to get rid of Slain, he and the shadowzen were supposed to be side-characters but I put them way to much in-depth and I had to pull him out.
Sorry, next chapter will probably be dedicated to the couples and blah. )
Couples x Anniversary Chapter 10
Ya I'm weird…Also this chapter was much short then I expected... M-word really stretches things out -- sigh... I'm losing my touch. StressStress!!!
Anyways
-Cheers
Griffen
And ya… this chapter was kind of messed up , I have so many thoughts running into my head and blah.