x KawaiiAngel x 2011-07-10 . chapter 13
WOO! NEW CHAPTER! :DHehe you got me there! i just love it when Chopin talks like that, its so cute! C: especially when he said 'Finale' its was so funny! xDThat was so cool! the Agogo Queen Mother can talk! i was stunned! and plus only Obbligato can hear her, which makes it even cooler!I LOVE how Rococo and Obbligato argue! They r hilarious :DOh i hope they find find the real Hero's Crest :S haha sometimes i feel like I'M in the story xD
Yep, the Agogo Queen Mother only talked to Obbligato. There's actually a reason behind that… but that's for another time. Yeah, the parts where Rococo and Obbligato argue are meant to be funny and break from the usual serious tone of the story. Now it's time to find out if they got the Hero's Crest!
Disclaimer: I do not own Eternal Sonata in any way, shape, or form. That is owned by Tri-Crescendo.
Agogo Forest
"Are you sure the Agogo Queen Mother talked to you? And only you heard it? This sounds a bit fishy…" said Claire.
"C'mon Claire! We've been traveling with you for how long and you're having trouble trusting me? I think that's a bit unfair." said Obbligato.
"That's true," said Claire. "I guess I'm just not use to being around people again. I was with that old lady for a while."
The group continued to search. They needed to find the Agogo Queen Mother, in hopes that she'll show them where they can find the Hero's Crest. They weren't exactly sure what was in the door they needed the Hero's Crest for, but they hoped it would be something to help them defeat Xyl. To their surprise, they actually ran into the Agogo Queen Mother. Obbligato stepped toward her.
"Agogo Queen Mother, I ask for you to help us! We need to find the location of the Hero's Crest; can you tell me where it is?" asked Obbligato.
The Agogo Queen Mother continued to sit there, glowing.
"I will show you." she said to Obbligato.
A picture appeared in Obbligato's mind. He saw a girl in strange armor, with light purple hair and she had a pony tail tied to the side. She stood in front of Gavotte Castle. She drew out two daggers and walked towards it.
"Maybe the Canon is in here." she said.
She charged into the castle.
Obbligato came back to the Agogo Forest.
"That girl has the Hero's Crest she will be attacking that castle in a few minutes. Hurry if you wish to stop her."
Obbligato bowed.
"Thank you, Agogo Queen Mother."
"The pleasure was mine," she said. "You saved me, so it's natural that I repay the favor."
Obbligato nodded. He turned back to his friends.
"A girl is going to attack Gavotte. The Agogo Queen Mother told me that she has the Hero's Crest. We should head there right now!"
The others were a little bit confused, but they didn't question Obbligato. If he was the only one with some kind of lead to the Hero's Crest, they'll take it. They rushed out of that forest as fast as they could, in order to reach Gavotte and to stop this mysterious person.
Gavotte Castle, The Front Gates
The group reached the gates just as a girl was about to enter them.
"Stop!" shouted Obbligato.
The girl turned around.
"Ella?" asked Claire.
"Well if it isn't the traitor. How have you been?" asked Ella.
"Wait, you're attacking Gavotte by yourself? What made you think this was a good idea?" asked Rococo.
"Don't be fooled by her appearance," said Claire. "She's a lot more powerful than she appears. It will take all of us to defeat her."
"You're wrong; you'll need more then that to defeat me. Four against one just isn't fair… for you."
"I could take you on my own." said Obbligato.
Obbligato took a step forward and drew his weapon.
"Is that so?" asked Ella.
Obbligato nodded.
"Ok. I'll take your challenge." said Ella. "If I win, then you have to join the Nonet."
"And if I win, you have to leave this castle alone and give us the Hero's Crest." said Obbligato.
"How do you know about the Hero's Crest?"
"It doesn't matter. But we know that you have it." said Obbligato.
"How do we know we can trust her?" asked Cadenza.
"I know Ella." said Claire. "She can be cruel, but if she loses in a fight, she'll keep to the conditions. She's not like Lin; lying and not caring who she hurts on her way." said Claire, remembering what Lin did to Sax.
"Lin took out Sax? I actually didn't hear about that. Good for her." said Ella.
"Shut up!" said Claire.
She started to step toward Ella.
"No!" said Ella. "If you attack me, then I will take the Canon from you right now without a fair fight."
"If you work for Xyl, then why don't you just take the Canon, since you're so sure that we have it?" asked Rococo.
"I'm more into my personal interests then Xyl's. The only reason why I joined the Nonet in the first place was to improve my fighting abilities and to find people worth fighting. I couldn't care less about Xyl's 'plans.' But I've been hearing all about how this boy is so strong and I want to test him for myself." said Ella.
"Stop stalling!" said Obbligato.
"Be careful, Obbligato." said Cadenza.
"Don't worry. It'll all work out!" reassured Obbligato.
Cadenza nodded. She believed in Obbligato. Before the fight started, Ella threw something on the ground. Ice shot out and formed a barrier around them. It was see through so that everyone could still watch.
"This is to prevent you from interfering. This barrier won't melt away until one of us is unable to fight." said Ella.
"Don't take all day! Let's fight!" said Obbligato.
Ella turned her attention to Obbligato. She pulled out her two daggers and jumped at him.
"Take this, vile rat! Fer De Lance!"
She struck Obbligato with one knife and sent a blast out with the last one. Obbligato blocked both, but it still knocked him against the wall. She thrust one dagger toward him, he dodged to the side and tripped her. She attempted to cut an ankle and he jumped back to avoid it. She went for a dive kick and he moved out of the way.
"Sun Slash!" shouted Obbligato, as he did his signature combo.
She simply got up and bounced back.
"No one was ever able to get a good hit on me. I guess you're as good as they say." said Ella.
She ran at Obbligato with full force.
"Phantom Wave!"
Obbligato shot a dark blast in her direction. She jumped over it and managed to get behind him.
"Bombardment!"
She struck him multiple times and the last time sent a blast of ice at Obbligato. It incased him in the ice and he lied still.
"Obbligato!" shouted Cadenza.
"He's not dead. He's just unable to move. I believe I won." said Ella.
But the ice wasn't melting. She frowned and walked toward Obbligato.
"You're holding back. If I really won, the barrier would have melted away. Come out and fight; I know you can!"
Obbligato continued to sit still.
"Come out already! I know you can fight! Do it!"
"Cry me a river! You wimp!"
The ice cracked instantly and Obbligato came out.
"Bloody Plume!"
He struck her multiple times, with the last attack cutting the air as he did so. She fell to her knees.
"Float adrift at the boundaries of nothingness! Void Edge!"
Obbligato landed a first strike and the last one sent Ella soaring high up into the air. She fell back to the ground and the ice melted away. The group rushed in. Ella was able to get back up.
"Good job." said Ella. "The only person I've fought that was more powerful then you was Xyl. You have a good chance at beating him, kid."
She threw him the Hero's Crest.
"I keep my promises. I won't attack this castle. I'm going to be off now. I wish you the best of luck as you seek out whatever it is you want from the Hero's Crest."
Ella opened a portal and walked through.
"Should we be going now?" asked Rococo.
The others nodded. Obbligato frowned at Gavotte Castle.
"Is something wrong, Gato?" asked Rococo.
"No… but isn't it a little weird that Xyl would only send one person to try and defeat an ENTIRE castle?" asked Obbligato.
"It' doesn't matter now." said Claire. "What does matter is that we get back to that cave and use the Hero's Crest."
Obbligato nodded. The group headed back into the forest, ready to see the Hero's Crest in action.
Resonance Castle, Throne Room
Xyl was sitting on his throne once again. Soon, Ella came through the doors, but she was completely fine.
"I trust you completed the mission?" asked Xyl.
"Yes. I got the Hero's Crest to the group. That boy thinks that he can defeat me in a fight, but I was holding back the entire time. I told him the barrier I made would disappear once one of us lost, but I held it up the entire time and let if drop once he 'beat me.'" said Ella.
"Filling a kid with false hope? My, my, can't you be cruel?" asked Xyl.
"It was all part of the mission, right?" asked Ella.
"Yes, correct. It seems like now a days, you are my only competent worker."
"But wasn't it part of your plan to have Lin connect her soul to Sax? I still don't understand what your entire plan was."
"Don't you worry about it. It's all part of the plan. Lin will know what to do; I didn't leave room for error, you know. I saw all of this coming. It's only a matter of time until my plans are complete."
"What is my next mission?" asked Ella.
"Watch the group from afar," said Xyl. "If something messes up and doesn't go as planned, I want you to step in and fix it."
"Of course, Lord Xyl." said Ella as she bowed and walked out of the throne room.
"Only a matter of time…" said Xyl to himself. "Only a matter of time…"
Agogo Cave
The group walked back into the cave, placing the Hero's Crest where it was supposed to go. The doors unlocked themselves and opened, revealing a bright light.
"Finally." said Obbligato.
The group stepped through and were surprised by what was inside. It was quite a large building and they were on an extremely long bridge. They walked across it, curious as to what they would find here. As they drew closer to the end of the bridge, they noticed two people standing at the end of it. Claire squinted to try and get a better look at the person and she soon realized who it was.
"Sax!" she shouted, running to the two people.
Obbligato looked up. Could it be true? Was Sax really here? And why here? Wasn't his body at Gavotte? Claire ran up to hug him, but she went through him.
"I'm sorry Claire," said Sax. "Unfortunately, this isn't my body. It's my soul, projecting itself for you all to see."
Claire followed the chain in Sax's chest, which connected into Lin. Her soul was there as well.
"Are souls are still connected," said Sax. "even at death. But we're in the Mysterious Unison; you can free us."
"Won't you two still be connected?" asked Obbligato.
"There are two things you can find in here; First, you must find our soul." said Sax.
"Don't you mean 'souls?'" asked Rococo.
"No. Soul. The two drew together and became one. But if you can find our soul and bring it back, we can live again. But there's a catch; our souls must be separated if you wish to bring us back. But there's a solution for that. Also here, in the Mysterious Unison, there's a sword known at the Cantabile. It's a beautiful sword, completely made of glass. It's the only thing that can destroy the chain connecting me and Lin. Destroy the chain, and our souls will separate."
"But aren't you guys the souls? You did say you were souls, so why do we need to find your souls if you're already here?" asked Cadenza.
"Wrong. I said this our soul projecting itself to you. It's not the actual one; this is the only way we can talk to you. But that's enough for now; you need to get our soul and the Cantabile and come back here. There are many dangers ahead here, but I'm sure you all can handle it."
Obbligato nodded.
"We'll be back really soon! Then we'll work together to defeat Xyl."
"That's what I like to hear." said Sax. "Now go!"
The group headed out. They ran down another bridge and found that it split in two.
"How should we split up?" asked Rococo.
"Cadenza and I will go to the left, and you and Claire can go to the right." said Obbligato.
The group nodded and went their ways, curious as to what kind of challenge this place would bring them.