AC: Here's chapter 9 and the story will be moving to the next fight.
Chaotic: Lineage curse
The sun was rising at the south of the mipedian desert. A small village near an oasis with nothing special than a place where civilians are living their ordinary life.
An earthquake shakes this part of the desert and a shout can be made. A young mipedian child shouts in fear and he runs away at the direction of his parents who are running to him when the child is suddenly sucks into the sand and disappears. His parents scream in fear and they try to dig the sand in case their son is alive. They are suddenly also sucks into the sand. The witnesses see this and the elder of the village orders everyone to and orders the evacuation of the village. When another mipedian is also sucks, something immense gets out of the sand with a golden sphere on his chest. It looks at the mipedian and he opens his mouth to eat the 4 mipedians he's caught before turning back and disappearing under the sand.
"Oh...My...God..." Says a voice.
The mipedians turn around and they see a Chaotic player watching this. It was Christ who turns at their direction. Christ then turns back to the scene.
"I have to warn Theb-Saar." Says Christ.
Opening: Antiphona ( watch?v=knMQH3vocuU)
(I check the opening translation and it's a song of love)
Write Record of Agarest War 2 Antiphona English translation on Youtube to know the meaning of the lyrics
Generation 1: Theb-Saar the sinner
Chapter 9: To the South
It's been 3 months since Theb-Saar returns to his home and nothing really change. His father still doesn't want to talk to him; except when there is some official talk between them but he gives him the silent treatment. Theb-Saar passes lots of time with Bastet and is getting closer. Theb-Saar remembers an awkward moment they have recently and he chuckles about it. It was troublesome when it happens but time has passed enough to be laughable.
It happens during one of the rare rainy day on the tower where they usually talk. They were simply talking for a while when Bastet walks closer to him and Theb-Saar sees her slipping. He tries to stop her from falling but sadly, he slips too and they fall on the ground. The result was awkward but they were lucky no one was around to see it. He was, that day, wearing only a loincloth se he can feels the rain on him and Bastet did the same thing. When they have fallen, Theb-Saar loincloth was on his belly while Bastet over him like if they were actually doing the act, Bastet loincloth is only over the cloth of the crown prince and they were both in direct contact. Bastet stands up fast and the crown prince too and they both swear to never talk about this moment.
The mipedian prince also remembers his heart beating faster that time but he isn't sure why. He hears footsteps and he sees a guard coming to him.
"My prince!" Says the guard.
"What is it?" Asks Theb-Saar.
"A Chaotic player name Christ comes and he asks to talk to you immediately about an emergency...He also tells me to warn you about a golden globe on a chest." Says the guard.
Theb-Saar nods and he immediately walks to the throne room. He knows his father will be there. He reaches the throne room and he sees Christ, who bows at the mipedian king. Theb-Saar notices that Sekhmet and his brother are absent and he remembers that they are patrolling the hole of the desert in case of an Underworlder attack. He also knows that Darini is with them.
Christ sees him and he also bows since it is an official meeting and he doesn't want to cause trouble.
"What is it Chaotic player?" Asks the mipedian king.
"I need to talk to your son Theb-Saar." Says Christ. He seems troubled at the least, panicking a little.
"I am here...What is it about?" Asks the crown prince.
Christ turns at his direction.
"I've seen one of them." Says Christ.
"Can you give us more precision?" Asks the king.
"I've spotted one of the monsters with a golden globe at the center of his chest. I know it is the one who you are ask to defeat my prince. It has attack a village to the south and some mipedians has been taking under the sand." Says Christ spelling each word fast. The crown prince understands what he says.
"I understand what you mean." Says Theb-Saar. "I'll prepare myself for the task."
He turns around and he prepares himself. His father looks at him and he opens his mouth...But nothing came out and Theb-Saar is already away.
Outside the mipedian castle
An hour pass and Theb-Saar is outside on his Kozorr. He wasn't the only one ready. Bastet, Scythe, Seth and Isa are also joining him on his journey. Christ has come to tell them good-bye, he tells them he'll be only in the way and he is not an expert in this location. He was right when he says he'll be in the way and no one stops him. Scythe has forbidden the king to send some soldiers to help because only Theb-Saar has to deal with it.
"Are you alright Isa?" Asks Bastet.
"Yeah...I am fine." She replies putting her hand on her stomach.
"You should lay down in eating. I think you are starting to be overweight." Says Seth.
Isa takes a stone and throws it at Seth who is hit at the face.
"Ouch...You sure are still...Strong." Whines Seth.
He was saying the true. Isa belly has started to get big and round and she appears to have to support something heavy.
"In a way..." Theb-Saar tries to be careful about what he says. "I think you should lay down...You do not appear to be...healthy."
"I am fine and...I'll be back." Says Isa running behind a house. "*B...Beurk*" Isa vomits for a while and Christ cannot help but smile at this. He knows what Isa has.
Isa walks back and she sees him smiling.
"What's that smile?!" Shouts Isa.
Christ walks closer to her.
"You should stay here..." Whispered Christ. "For your child sake."
Isa eye show surprise.
"Don't worry. I won't say anything." Says Christ.
"I'll have to go." Says Isa.
"...Now we have a mipedian has a dead weight." Says Scythe.
Seth looks at Scythe and gives her a disapproving glare.
"Like you are Seth." She adds.
"This is going to be a long trip." Sights Theb-Saar.
"Don't say that to me." Smirks Bastet.
The group climbs on their Kozorr and they moves away.
"Good Luck!" Shouts Christ.
At the way to the south
The group progresses slowly at the direction of the South. Isa was slowing them down a few times when she feels the urge to puke the content of her stomach. She also has a bigger appetite but they think it is about the fact that her stomach is empty. Christ has told them the location of the village; it is the village far to the south at 3 days of March.
"Well...We would have lost 6 days instead of 3 if Christ hasn't seen it and port to the castle." Says Seth.
"We are already losing one day because of her." Says Scythe.
"Shut up!" Replies Isa. "You can stop judging people." Says Isa.
"Seriously...You should return to Al Mipedim. You really need to rest." Says Seth.
"Maybe I can help." Says Bastet.
"Sorry...But you power cannot help me about this." Replies Isa.
Bastet looks at her. She looks more carefully and she nods when she finally knows what is going on with her.
"I understand...Just don't enter in the fight." Warns Bastet.
"It is not my intention." Says Isa.
"Good." Says Seth.
Seth pushes his Kozorr and he moves besides Theb-Saar.
"So...How are you feeling?" Asks Seth with a smile.
"...Better." Says Theb-Saar. "I am just in my thought."
"Well...Sorry to break the chains of your thought." Says Seth.
"It's alright...It's just some hesitation and I think in loop." Says the crown prince.
"Don't try to be sick in this loop." Warns Seth.
"..." Theb-Saar smiles a little and looks at the human. "You sure are a funny one when you can."
"...True." Says Seth with an uncertain tone.
"If you want to know what I am thinking...It's about what will happen when I beat the beast...Will more of my memories come back to me or...Not?" Says Theb-Saar.
"That is something I cannot answer...But I hope you will." Says Seth.
"Maybe I'll know more about her...Or maybe about you." Says the mipedian prince.
"Maybe...So...I've notice you look at Bastet a few times...Getting intimate or I am imagining things?" Asks Seth.
"You are imagining things." Replies Theb-Saar glaring lightly a Seth and warning him to not dig further.
"Alright...I won't ask about it again." Says Seth.
They continue their march and the day ends and the moon rises. The group prepares a campfire and the night happens without any problem. The second day was the same at the first one, but when the night comes however.
Theb-Saar sits in front of the fire that illuminate the desert and he closes his eyes for a moment. He opens them and he hears something sitting beside him.
"Bastet...What can I do for you?" Asks Theb-Saar.
"Theb-Saar...I want to know...Are you sure you can defeat the beast?" Asks Bastet worried.
"Do not worry...I will not lose." Says Theb-Saar.
"Only the 2 of us can fight it...Isa isn't in shape for the battle...Seth cannot help even if he wants...Scythe...I do not count on her support." Says Bastet.
"Bastet...I promise you that nothing will happen to me...I will survive this fight...There is too much at stake for me to lose it." Says the crown prince.
"I think I have to promise you that I'll...Be careful too." She replies gently to him.
She moves a little closer and Theb-Saar doesn't react.
"Tell me...Do you miss your wife a lot?" Asks Bastet.
"Of course I miss her so much...Even know I want her to be alive...But she will never be...I think...I never have the strength to let her go...And I cause all of this because of my weakness." Says Theb-Saar.
"Do you think...You...You...You'll love someone again?" Asks Bastet.
"Maybe." Says Theb-Saar. He doesn't looks at her eyes because it is happening. If he would have look, he would have seen hope in her eyes. "Bastet...I think you should sleep...I am the one who is watching for the first part of the night and Seth the next one."
"Oh!...Alright...Good-night." Says Bastet.
"Have some nice dream." Says Theb-Saar.
The group starts sleeping and Theb-Saar looks at Bastet.
"I have to be ready for anything against it...If only the others where here." Says the crown prince. He doesn't expect another miracle victory like the first time.
Village
The 5 reach the village and only Scythe didn't gasp at the sight of destructions. They can see that half of the village is already destroy and the remaining survivor and all trembling in fear.
"What is going on?" Asks Theb-Saar.
"It's...It's catastrophic...There's a beast under our feet waiting to devour us!" Shouts a mipedian taking the armor of the crown prince.
Theb-Saar didn't reach since the poor mipedian is panicking and seems to be close of a breakdown.
"Calm down...We are here to beat the beast." Says the prince.
"...Where is the army? How can 5 of you beat it?!" Shouts the civilian.
"I have some special power that can help me prevail of the monster." Says the prince.
"Still...You have no chance!" Shouts the civilian. "It already eats 17 villagers. We cannot survive! We will soon die!" Shouts the mipedian who runs away.
"This is bad." Says Seth.
"I cannot agree more." Says Bastet. "Christ says that the beast is lurking under the sand...But how can we even force it to get out?"
"Just have to find bait." Says Isa. "Something to attract it and force him to come out."
They look at Scythe who looks at Seth. Scythe notices it.
"There is no way I'm doing the bait. Try to make my and..." The scythe appears in her hands. "I'll cut you into pieces."
"Alright then." Says Bastet.
"I'll do it." Says Seth. "There is nothing else I can really do. Isa isn't feeling well enough to escape it, you two have to fight...Scythe is being a bitch again."
"Are you sure?" Asks Bastet.
"Do not worry about me. He will not get me no matter what." Says Seth.
"Of course. You have a scanner like Christ." Says Theb-Saar.
"Yes." Says Seth.
"Where you can even put it with only this very small...clothes?" Says Isa.
"Do not try to find out the answer." Says Seth.
They all know what he suggests.
"That is not really comfortable...How can he even walk naturally?" Says Bastet to herself.
"I said do not try to find you!" Shouts Seth getting down of the Kozorr.
Seth walks outside the village and he prepares himself to attract the monsters.
"You sure you don't want to take my place Scythe? You will give him a good indigestion." Says Seth with a smile.
Scythe looks at him and she shows her scythe again.
"Fine! Fine. Gezz...She don't have humor like any of them." Says Seth.
He walks at a far distance while the others watch him. Seth moves his feet on the ground and he even jumps like an idiot. Seth didn't do that because it was stupid. He did it because it was a smart move.
AC: A big fight starts in the next chapter.