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"My apologies to you all," Corellia sympathizes, "I had no idea such things were occurring for you all - for I would have postponed this meeting till later today."
"It's no problem, Your Highness," Gibari says, "These guys can handle a few minutes off their bed time schedule, right?!" he raises his fist in the air excepting a cheer, but got let down instead. "Huh, tough crowd."
Yes, we're all back in the business of saving these lands; so it seems. One hell of a morning to be introduced, no one is in the mood for all this at the moment.
"Forgive us, your majesty," Xelha rubs her eyes, "It was an unfortunate night for all of us, please, allow me." she grips her wand and stands aside. "Though this type of magic isn't good on my body, it will prove us useful."
The blonde points her wand in the air and a shining bright barrier of some sort forms over us, reliving us completely of tiredness. I felt as good as new, and everyone looked much better, like that few seconds of that orb being placed around all of us was all the hours of sleep we needed. Shortly after the orb disappeared, I looked over at Xelha to see her hunched over, breathing heavily, held up by her fragile wand. It seemed the spell she did trained her energy by giving the six of us the energy, and not herself.
"Forgive me….your highness," she panted, "I'll be-" she fainted before she could finish her apology, knocking unconscious on the red carpeted throne matt.
All of us were shocked, and the posted side guards ran to her first, holding her up from under her arm as she dangled in their possession. "Don't worry, Kalas and friends…we'll take her to one of the guest rooms in the Palace, please carry on, Your Highness." The one of the guards say while carrying her.
"Very well," Corellia says, "Please seek to it that she's not injured."
"Of course, Your Highness." they start to carry her out the room.
Gibari folds his arms, raising his eyebrows, "What was all that about?" he comments.
Kalas shrugs, "She'll be all right, she's stronger than she looks, you know." He looks back at the guards leaving with Xelha.
The rainbow nation queen stands up from her throne, ascending down four stairs towards us. "Now that that's over," she begins, "It's very good to see you all well. I had report you all were here in Anuenue, so I took to it that I'd get you here to address some very important manors."
"Yeah," Gibari scratches his head, "So…the end magnus' need to be restored now, huh?"
"Indeed. In fact, there's been many reports of strange occurrences in the past few months throughout the five islands that once had the End Magnus, gradually getting worse, so I'm glad all of you were in the same place on the same day. We need to start the restoration process as of today. It can't be put off any longer, for all the nations of the islands had thought we could go years without restoring them back into the lands, and just focus on repairing the damage done to the cities, but it seem we have no choice." Corellia turns to face Lyude and Mizuti, "And my, I didn't have any report of the two of you being in Anuenue, If you weren't, I would have send a knight to find your whereabouts. What brought the both of you here at the last minute?"
Lyude steps up, bowing his head downward. "Your highness, It's a long story."
-Alfard, yesterday night.
Lyude sits at his desk in the Imperial fortress, wiping the sweat off his forehead from the blazing heat, doing his paperwork. Two piles of paperwork being worked at in a fast pace, and elections coming up, the Imperial Candidate had many tasks to be done.
"Ambassador Lyude," a soldier ran in the office, "I've received note that some time this week or the following, you're scheduled to go to Anuenue, to seek important business with the End Magnus, is that correct?"
"Correct." Lyude didn't look up, he continued writing, as the dark pen swiftly flew across the white paper as he handwrite. "Is there something happening this week that needs my attention, Soldier?"
The soldier posted his feet to the ground and stood tall in his Imperial gear. "Election day is coming up, Mr. Folon and his Vice, Ayme, need to know so we can set a date, Ambassador."
Lyude took a gulp of cold iced water, refreshing his body from the heat of the whole nation. "Very well. I'll speak with Folon myself. Thank you for the note soldier, you may leave me to my duties."
The soldier nodded, and turned around to open the door, but it opened itself, and slammed into the back wall. The clown exterior of a man presented himself at the arch of the fully opened door.
"No need to, we can discuss it now!"
Folon walked in and slams both palms of his hands on the reflective Oakwood desk, staring Lyude down his eyes, and leaving his very own hand prints as a result. The Imperial soldier was startled from the door, and snapped out of it and ran out. Lyude was furious. All his stacks of papers were assorted, and some flew on the ground, but Lyude didn't let it show.
Lyude closed his eyes and took his papers he was writing on and straightens them by picking them up and tapping them on the desk. "Was there a purpose for you to damage my door, and assorting my papers? I'm a busy man, unlike yourself, Candidate Folon."
"Oh lighten up, Radish head, I just thought we'd get this discussion over with so you can pick a date. So, which day do you want to lose, Ambassador? I'm open any day of any week."
"This is no laughing matter." Lyude's face was dead straight, not looking up from his sheets. "I'm taking this seriously. I care for the future of Alfard, how do you think I feel racing in an elections with the likes of you? I think it's a joke, like your outer exterior."
"Oh, ouch man, stop hurting my vibe!" the clown said sarcastically, "don't take it too seriously, that might just be the death of you, you're only nineteen, chill-ax pal." he pats his shoulder, and Lyude gives that look that he doesn't want to be touched, as he squinted his face.
Lyude gets up out his chair quickly slamming his hands down on the desk, "I'm doing extensive research and productiveness just to make use all citizens of Alfard - even Ahza - will be happy. How do you think I feel that the Imperial Fortress is now in the basement? And we have a night club upstairs from your idea. I can barely get work done anymore! A-And Ahza, nothing can make up what the Empire has done in the past, this is all serious work!" Lyude leans in towards Folon, "I will do it my way, you do it your way." he whispers to him, "Just do not get in my way."
"All right!" Folon puts his hands up in the air almost like he was surrendering, "You're the boss." he strolls around the desk, "But if you do manage to succeed in winning, taking that night club away will just be a big mistake… the people of Mintaka wanted that, we got it built in less that a year and it's busier than ever, along with the hotel and casino attached, it's getting some good money, so for your own good, you better get used to the thumpin' of the music, because it's what makes 'your people happy.'"
The red head relaxes his body and wipes his forehead, "I know." he says sadly, "It has really made everybody happy, it's been making them less tense." Lyude takes the papers he was working on and puts them in his black leather bag, "It's getting late, we should get going."
The music got louder as the night got darker. Lyude and Folon made their way out the office to the elevator, heading to the main floor.
"So, I think we've come to a conclusion that you don't have a set date?" Folon asks, "It's okay bud, If you're not in town with your big ol' missions you're doing, I'll send you a messenger Jettie when WE'RE ready. That way you'll have no choice but to come, is that a deal?"
Lyude glances over at the scary - yet foolish - Folon's face. He has a weird look to him, and despite every argument they have, they are actually good friends. He presses the elevator button going up a floor. "That's fine with me."
They step into the circular elevator going up a level to the main floor. As they went up the elevator, the music shook the elevator. Reaching the main floor, the door slowly opened as they stepped out, and the swishing fast motion of the three doors on the elevator, they see purple lights, the loud music, and many Imperial men drinking, dancing, and having a good time.
"I think the strippers were a good add to this, don't you think?" Folon looks at Lyude with a smirking face.
"It's…what the people wanted, so yes…" he said, awkwardly.
Looking around, there were poles, a lighting up dance floor and many lights that could cause a seizure.
"You staying, or going home?" the desperate clown asked.
"Home," Lyude said blankly, "I need to rest up, I never know when I'm being called to restore the Magnus', things are getting worked up in the Lava caves, never the less, all the islands, it could be sooner than later."
Two female strippers wearing skimpy imperial amour over their breasts and a gun on their thigh walk up to the both of them, Folon's eyes lit up like the dance floor lights. "Hey, it's the potential Emperors, wanna win a free vote?" one of the strippers said, "All you've have to do is a favor for us," the other one said, then they both giggle, touching both Lyude and Folon's shoulders with a seductive look in their eye.
"Sorry ladies," Lyude escapes their grasps and waves, walking to the exit, "I'm a busy man, but you both stay beautiful, I'll see you on election day."
"Ou, he's such a charmer!" one of them said, "that red hair of his is so hot." they both look at Folon, "You staying?"
Folon looks at Lyude, giving him a signal that he's staying. Lyude notices then leaves the Imperial Fortress.. Or as the citizens call it, Whoretress. He looks up at the night sky, then sighs. "Is it all worth it?" he whispers to himself, "All the stress I'm going though…" Then he thought of that night when Kalas told him he can do it, and he's more than qualified. He sighs, "I know I can, but…"
He hears a noise getting closer and closer, almost like a whishing sound. He looked left and right but the darkness over took all. "Who's there? I'm warning you-" The Imperial Candidate was swept up from a little brown boat going at a moderate speed, Lyude was upside down with his head buried in boxes of who knows what. He gets up and looks at the colorful driver, astonished.
"GREAT MIZUTI?" Lyude yells, "What's going on here!?"
"No talk, we be going to Anuenue! Banzai!" Great Mizuti cheers.
Everyone looks at Lyude in amazement - except Great Mizuti - in the fact that he might be the new Emperor of Alfard.
"Wait, hold up!" Kalas walks over to him, "You're actually a candidate, running against Folon? And Ayme is his Vice?!" Kalas pauses, "I told you that you'd do it!" he smiles, "Just don't end up like Geldo-Gay." he mutters.
"I-I…" Lyude pauses, "Former Emperor Geldoblame had no children, so when I heard Folon was one of the possibilities for new Emperor, I couldn't allow it, I care too much about my country, I thought long and hard about if I want to, then notified that I'll do it."
"That'a boy, Lyude !" Gibari pats his back, but his force causes him to stumble forward in a jerk, "Folon's all right, but you'll mop the floor with him!"
Lyude stands back up, fixing his Imperial suit and his hair out of his face, "Thank you Gibari, Kalas.. The election should be any day now."
Corellia smiles, "Congratulations, Lyude." she says, "I wish you luck to your race to victory, and working along side you." The queen turns to the Great Mizuti, "And you, Great Mizuti, how did you know… everything?"
"Simple. Long story." Great Mizuti says.
- Yesterday Night...Gemma Village, Great Mizuti's home.
Great Mizuti and her parents are at the fireside in Great Mizuti's home, eating a lovely dinner. Until great silence hit's Great Mizuti.
"What's wrong, my child?" Koh says, worried.
"Mizuti? Oh no, I think something's wrong.. It's that same look she did when she just took off and left that time." Kay tells her husband.
Great Mizuti said nothing further, but she dropped her food, "Mother, Father, I be going. Something important be happening now." Great Mizuti tells them, "Don't worry, it be piece of cake."
"That's my girl!" Koh says.
"Oh dear." Kay eats the rest of her food.
"That be it." Great Mizuti folds her legs as she floats, giving off a cheerful smile.
Nobody says anything, just a couple groans here and there, mostly because she said it was a long story…but it really wasn't. But she doesn't need an explanation, because she's simply great.
"Well Great Mizuti…"Corellia flutters her eyelashes, "You truly are 'Great', I'm astonished, thank you!" she gives her a warm smile.
"It be piece of cake."
The queen giggles, "now then," Corellia opens her mouth about to speak, then she notices me at long last as a face she was not familiar with was behind Kalas. She gives me a look that looks unfamiliar it's self. I haven't said a word since I've reached inside the Palace. Looking over Kalas' shoulder I see her long cape that fades into a illusionary waterfall, and her colorful and cheerful outer appearance.
"You must be Elysa." she says in a soft voice.
My face freezes and a mouthful of nothingness, and I find I can't speak. Kalas gently touches my waist to pull me forward. Corellia gets up from her throne to come toward me, my mouth is open, I don't know what to say. I've also never addressed a queen before. Her pale warm hands lock onto mine, and she gives me a kind smile as she always does.
"You must be, you have that same aura of the visiting guardian spirit that was with Kalas and Xelha… but as we can all see, you're not a spirit."
I fiddle with my fingers, looking away from her face, tightening the grip of our fingers, and close my eyes. She puts my hands together and lays her hands on top of mine, "It's an honor f-finally meeting you, your highness." I say, stuttering.
"Please." she interrupts, I look up at her with an innocent look, "I and more likely everyone on these lands didn't think it was possible for a spirit to visit a different world, never the less, I welcome you to Anuenue and would personally like to thank you for all of your bravery and hard work, aiding in the battle with the evil God."
Her eyes glittered, her face flawless, not a single stran of hair out of place, her make-up evenly placed, face perfectly symmetrical to the other, it made me wonder, how a human can be so perfect. It's as if she had no flaws.
"Thank you…Queen Corellia." I'm truly speechless, "I… wouldn't give up on something so close to my heart." I look back at Kalas from over my shoulder, "So dear to me." I say, as he smiles back at me.
The queen releases my hands and walks back onto her throne, "It's truly a blessing from the Gods that you're here at the time you've come at the time you did." she says, "The quest is unpredictable at this stage, I cannot tell you what you'll be expecting, but I wish you all the best of luck."
"We can take it, Your Highness." Gibari lowers his head, "We should be prepared knowing this might not be a walk in the park."
"I have faith in you all. Should you start with Sadal Suud, that should prove your journey safer. Besides, seeing you started with 'Ar' up, you should proceed in the same order. Do I make myself clear?" Corellia reaches into something and pulls out the shining mangnus that lies before her, "Che".
"All leaders of the islands have the end magnus belonging into the islands, waiting to be restored. Since Xelha has the earth sphere, this can be done. Place them in the very place you found them." the queen says, putting away the End Magnus.
"Hey," Kalas barges and interrupts, "can't we just start from that End Magnus first? You got it here anyway, might as well while were here, right?" he suggests.
Savyna finally steps up, "No, we shouldn't risk that." she tells him, not looking at him.
"Huh?" Kalas looks back at her over his shoulder, "Why do you say that, Savyna?"
"We should never underestimate the enemy."
"We beat Malpercio, we can face any of these lil creatures that come in our way."
"It wouldn't be wise, the end magnus' power could have seeped into these monsters, don't be stupid." she pushes her hair back to put into a single ponytail in the middle of her skull, mid way up. "Let us just do as we are told."
"Sheesh." Kalas turns around to the throne, "All right, Your Highness, we'll set out immediately."
"Thank you, and take care, all of you." she says while her eyes are closed.
We all turn the opposite direction to leave the throne room, going down the stairs that seem to lead up to about ninety to one hundred stairs. Good thing going downstairs is much better than climbing up them.
"The Great Mizuti says we be checking Xelha." she tells us.
"That's right, Great Mizuti." Gibari looks back at him, "I almost had forgotten she was in the palace rooms. Lets go rough her up!" The fisherman runs down the stairs, leaving us behind on these hundreds of stairs.
The blue haired looked shocked, "Hey, wait up!" he called, as he runs right after him. Before he could take two quick steps, he turned back around to me and grabbed my hand.
"Kalas?" I said, as he looked at me with a smirk.
"Hold on!" he said as he turned around. He quickly threw me on his back as I screamed a couple times, and drew out his wings to fly down the hundreds of stairs before me. He took my by surprise, I wasn't placed on his back properly, so I was in a weird position. I had one hand on his back shoulder and the other near his stomach, and my head rested on his real wing. It was soft and feathered, like a pillow made from heaven.
In no time we made it at the bottom of the stairs, to see that the downstairs lobby area was empty except for a few guards, and an open door on our right.
"Look, over there." he whispered, "Gibari got to her first."
"Come on' Kalas, let's see how she's doing."
His wing disappeared and the winglet reformed back into original form. We quickly ran to her door, to see that she was already sitting up from her bed, rubbing her head, but still smiling as she always does, facing in the direction of Kalas made her cheeks turn red.
"Kalas!" she cried for him, "I'm glad you guys came to check on me… I'm fine now." she fixed her hair.
"That's good.." Kalas walked up to her, I shortly followed behind him, "We-uh, thought Gibari came in here…"
The blonde looked left and right, "He didn't come in here from what I know…"
Suddenly we heard a toilet flush, and the bathroom door open, with Gibari spraying air freshener in the bathroom on his way out, then quickly closing the door. We all looked at him with a priceless face expression, we all didn't know what to say. He just smiled, "You don't wanna go in there."
Savyna, Lyude and Mizuti came in next from their long trip from the stairs…realizing they can't physically fly like Kalas and Xelha. They sat down at the table with the fruits on it, having a perfect view of Anuenue's flowers and beautiful sights. The wind hit us like a grandmothers kiss to the cheek.
"Glad to see you're feeling better, Xelha." Lyude grinned.
"The Great Mizuti knew Xelha would be okaaaay!" Great Mizuti's eye's smiled with her.
"Now that you're feeling better, what's the plan…" I say to them, "Queen Corellia said our best bet is to go to Sadal Sudd… should we get going?"
"No!" Xelha cried out, slowly getting up from her bed. "That can wait, we need to go to Wazn for a number of reasons.. One being out greatest, the White Dragon is sick!"
"Right." Savyna agrees, "No use going when we have a broken ride."
Kalas groaned, "Yeah… might as well go and get it over with." he got up from the bed, "ready?"
"Lets head out." Gibari cheers, as we all start to get up, heading towards the exit.
The Great Miziti's face sours up, "The Great Mizuti smells something horrendous." she looks around.
Kalas' tries not to laugh, and Gibari's face shows he's anxious to leave. "Uhh, any way, lets head out!" Gibari rushed us.