"Any luck Sadist," A.I.A said in her calm demeanor while continuing to run statistical data on Seraph. The armored woman stood more like a statue than a living entity.
"None," Sadist said angrily as she steps into the open, "the Fire one went to Meridian."
"Odd," Kaijin said with a slight chuckle, "but this might work to our advantage."
"How is that doctor," A.I.A said in a quizzical tone.
"I believe the time for tests is over," Kaijin said as he walked over and placed a hand on Seraph's cheek. "The time for conquest is now." Upon saying this Seraph's eyes light up spectacularly.
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Raythor lands hard on the ground once again while Sandpit is scattered. Meridian's army, or at least what was left of it, had surrounded the former Air Guardian. Meanwhile, D had separated the Queen's and his battle to a different part of the open field. It was foolish to attack the guitarist head on anyway. He liked to keep his advisories at range.
"Is that the best Meridian has to offer," Hay Lin said in with a smug tone that only Mizu presented. "No wonder you weaklings needed our help to beat Phobos, though I can see why. I am the best after all."
"You are overconfident Guardian," Raythor said with a grunt as he stood. That last blow was just a light tap to his gut, but at least three of the elf's ribs were broken.
"Over confident," Hey Lin said with an evil smirk before turning invisible. She then reappeared while landing behind the army as their spears and swords shatter into pieces. "I'm only stating a fact. Oh, and in case you didn't realize it yet. I'm not a Guardian."
"Good," Taranee said as she stepped through the fold she created to stand next to Raythor. "Then this should be easier."
"Fire Guardian," Raythor said as he fell to a knee. Taranee quickly knelt to check on the Meridianite.
"It's okay," Taranee said calmly, "Cornelia's helping Elyon and Caleb should be here soon."
"That's good to hear," Raythor said as he tried to stand, "but I can handle the Air Guardian. You help save her majesty."
"You're in no condition to fight," Taranee said standing as fire wrapped her shoulders, forearms, and shins while huge wings of flame erupt from her back, "and this time I don't have to worry about you killing the world's heart. This is Oak's home world, and she'd be pretty annoyed if her home went away."
"Already with stage three," Hay Lin said slightly amused. "Then again that is all you can do." Hay Lin then raised her right hand and pointed it at the Fire Guardian. "Bakuryuha."
"Metal Element: Magnetosphere," Taranee screamed as a dome of energy saves her and Raythor from the devastating attack. As soon as the blast subsides the barrier disperses.
"Someone learned some new tricks," Hay Lin said with a pout before vanishing instantly.
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"You can't keep defending forever," D said in an annoyed to as he strummed his guitar once again to send the barrage of green orbs into Elyon's barrier. "I'll eventually find a weak point."
"I'm not going to fight you," Elyon screamed as the orbs slammed into her shield with another note from the instrument. The fact was that D was right, Elyon couldn't defend forever. Each time one of the little green orbs slammed into her barrier it stole a small part of the barrier, thus making it weaker with each blow, but that wasn't the worst. Every time the softball sized orbs hit the wall of energy they screeched into it, and Elyon was unsure of how much more her ears could take.
"Then take your lumps like the monster your kind are," D said with a smirk. That line finally got the young queen angry enough for her to permeate energy from her body.
"I am not a monster," Elyon screamed as her barrier lashed forward like a shockwave. D quickly plucked a series of strings that caused the little green orbs to fly in front of him and create a star shaped shield to protect him from the shockwave.
"It's a good thing I developed that to stop Hay Lin's Resengan Cannon," D said with a chuckle as the shield moved to show that he was unaffected by the blast. "That would of hurt, but now you're open." A sonic boom then resounds over the landscape as all five orbs shape themselves into javelins and launch at Elyon at lightning speed.
As the deadly projectiles approach their intended target a large tail like piece of earth rips from the ground and is quickly impaled, but before the orbs could release themselves and escape powerful vines burst from the earthen shape and secure them tightly.
"What the," D said in a questioning tone before his eyes widen in fear. He then hopped out of the way as a large clawed hand crushed the space that he once stood.
"Are you okay Elyon," Cornelia asked as she pulled her friend into a loving hug. She wore a nice pair of jeans and a t-shirt while her long blond hair was messily tied back into a ponytail.
"I'm fine," Elyon said returning her friend's embrace while listening to the taller blonde's panicked breaths. "Are you okay?"
Cornelia nods as she shakily stands and turns to face D. The tail like piece of earth moves to accommodate its mistress' line of sight.
"So the Earth Guardian wants to play," D said with a growl. He had listen to plenty of Mizu's stories, learning from Oak only to believe half of what the Water Warrior said in terms of her friends, of her Earth Guardian and her ability to send virtual mountains at enemies. He had to be careful even if it wasn't true.
"I'm not afraid of you," Cornelia said calmly. The confident tone that she used to hold now sounded timid and unsure. Then with a humming sound the orbs are able to release themselves from their prison and return to their master.
"You should be," D said in an annoyed tone, "I don't have to pull my punches with you."
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"Okay now that everyone's here," Lillian said with great enthusiasm. She was wearing her gym of a small white t-shirt and a pair of blue gym shorts so that she would be comfortable while fighting. "Time to go save the day."
"I still don't really think this is such a good idea," Chris sighed as he rubbed the back of his head. He also wore more comfortable clothing as to not be encumbered in the battle.
"You worry too much," Lexis, the only one not dressed for battle, said as she pointed her camera at Chris. The young girl was over excited about finally being able to see one of these other worlds that her two friends had told her about constantly.
"And you two don't worry enough," Chris angrily said while pulling the camera down out of his face and giving Lexis an evil glare.
"Who needs to worry when you got sweet magical power to back you up," Lillian says with a smirk before swiping her hand through the air. A blue ripple of energy bursts through the air to create the group's trip to the other world.
"Now that is so cool," Lexis said catching every minute of the fold in space and time on her camera as if it wasn't mundane. In truth Lillian and Chris had been used to the blue energy ripples because of the first part of Lillian's powers to return and a summer cold. The resulting random folds kept Taranee up for weeks returning creatures to where they belong.
"It's nothing special," Lillian said with a yawn.
"So this connects to another world," Lexis asked walking close to the ripple before quickly tapping it with her finger.
"Yes so can we go now," Lillian sighed as she walked past the girl and into the open fold. Chris followed close behind before both of them reached back through and pulled Lexis through.
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The three appeared in the forest surrounding the once peaceful plain. In front of them stood a large creature made entirely of earth trying to swat away small glowing green balls of light. The sound of someone playing a guitar seemed to correspond with the orbs movement.
"Where's that music coming from," Chris asked in an annoyed tone as the group hid in the underbrush hoping to have not been seen.
"That guy," Lexis said pointing toward D, "that's the guy that was with Hay Lin isn't it."
"Yeah," Lillian said, "and it looks like my sister is keeping him busy."
"So what's the plan," Chris asked in a calm manner.
"This," Lillian said before vanishing.
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"I'm getting bored playing with you Earth Girl," D said as he hopped away from another spike of earth and vines. His orbs thankfully kept the actual threat busy but still he was wasting time. "I'll finish this with one blow."
"Really," Cornelia said as the seven orbs returned to D's side, "and you're going to do that how?"
"First," D said as he narrowly avoided Lillian's high speed blow, "maybe we should introduce the next interruption." He quickly snatched Lillian out of the air and held her by the back of the shirt. "But using the Heart of Earth as a trump card seems pretty stupid."
"Put her down," Cornelia growled as her youkai approached D.
"Or what," D chuckled as he threw Lillian back and quickly stepped back out of the way of tendril of water.
"You really think you can take all of us," Chris said as the oval of water returned to his forearm.
"Actually," D said as he began to play notes rapidly causing the orbs to rocket into the sky. Within seconds the seven orbs multiplied and now numbered in the hundreds before they lowered and completely surrounded the four combatants and the large earthen creature. "This technique is guaranteed to not fail. Audible Annilitoscape."
With a loud sonic boom all the orbs began to fire an assault of pellet sized projectiles at high speed. Cornelia's youkai quickly covered the group, but the projectiles easily force their way through. What felt like hours inside the noise filled arena ended abruptly and soon dissipated.
"The answer is yes," D said as he tossed the golden horn up in the air and caught it. He repeated this motion as the seven orbs return to his side before fusing with his guitar. "Now I really should be going." He then vanished in a flash of green light.
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"Chris, Lillian," Lexis screamed as she landed beside the group while Cornelia's youkai vanished into the ground with thousands of holes perforating its body. "Are you guys okay?"
"I guess," Chris said as two orbs of water dropped from the boy's ears.
"I'm alright," Lillian said before running over to an unconscious Cornelia. She placed a hand on her sister's shoulder and began to try to wake the older blonde up.
"Elyon, Cornelia," Taranee said as she and Raythor approached, "is everyone…Lillian, what are you doing here?"
"We came to try and help Taranee," Chris said quickly.
"Well," Taranee said with a sigh, "at least you guys didn't get hurt while helping."
"What about you," Lexis asked, "I assume you were fighting elsewhere."
"Yeah," Taranee said with a tired sigh, "Hay Lin vanished though after hearing a loud sonic boom." She then walked over to Lillian and places a hand on the girl's shoulder. "Cornelia should be okay; she just used up a lot of energy."
"Okay," Lillian said wiping a tear from her face.
"Are you alright your majesty," Raythor said quickly but Elyon did not give any response. It was as if she didn't even know Raythor was trying to talk to her. He then placed a hand on the Queen's shoulder to get her attention before asking again.
"I can't hear a word…" Elyon said before her eyes widen in realization. D's last attack left the girl deaf. She couldn't hear anything the others were saying.
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After returning to the Hale's apartment, much to the dismay of Taranee who wanted to help Elyon, the group decided to take a small breather while Taranee put Cornelia in her bed.
"Well, that went well," Lexis said calmly while watching a pacing Lillian.
"Well," Lillian said in frustration, "we got our butts handed to us."
"We didn't do that bad," Chris said as he noticed Lillian pull something out of her pocket.
"We were thrashed," Lillian said walking over to the two, "just like by those two Abysmal Night guys."
"What are you suggesting," Lexis gulped as Lillian turned on her heel.
"I say we get stronger," Lillian said lifting the card that Shogu gave her above her head, "and I only know one way to do that."
"Lillian wait there has to be…" Chris said but it was too late as a blue rip in space formed in front of the three.
"Well, it doesn't look special," Lillian said before a small black dot appeared in the center of the fold. Quickly, a tremendous force began to pull the three beings toward the fold while its color changed from that of a bright blue to an angry violet. A strange crest formed from the black dot as the fold grew to accommodate it, though it was too dark to make out. Suddenly, three shadow like tentacles fly from the fold and grab hold of the three.
"What's going on out here," Taranee asked as she returned to the room to see the three younger teens get pulled rather forcefully into the fold. She rushed after them, but before she could make it to the fold it sealed shut before her eyes.
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"So where are we now," Lexis asked as the three now stood in a desert like environment with massive pillars of obsidian towering around them.
"How should I know," Lillian said rubbing her right shoulder. The sky above them was a deep violet while the sun, or three suns, were a light green color.
"Welcome," a voice belonging to a woman dressed in black robes with pure white hair that came down to her mid-torso said as she landed in front of them. Her golden eyes then focused quickly on the three as she stood as two slender bat wings rested themselves behind her back. "To Paradox."
Author's Note: Sorry for the infrequent updates. Trying to keep up with my homework, which involves a creative writing class what should hopefull show inprovement in this and other stories while I take it. Anyway thank you once agian to all my readers and a big thank you to all my reviewers. I hope you enjoy Chapter 10.