Birth of a Legend
Chapter 13: The Air Source
Ty, Ginger and Fidget came to Denham and saw it, much to Fidget's blank expression, charred still after Dust had battled Fuse 2 months earlier. Ty then heard sobbing and turned to see Ginger crying, apparently sad that Denham was killed by an enraged Fuse, when Fidget patted her back and comforted her. Ty understood her predicament, when he heard something from behind and slowly reached for Chrom, before turning around and clashed Chrom with a unique blade being wielded by a white-furred Warmblood, with his clothing shredded. Ty widened his eyes and said "I'm guessing you're Dust?" Ginger then opened her watery eyes and saw to her relief that Dust is… more or less okay as Fidget flew to him like a bat out of hell and gave him a tight hug. Ty then added "I'll take that as a 'yes'." Dust then hugged Fidget back and saw Ginger crying tears of joy; he then let Ahrah float in the air and proceeded to Ginger, saying "Hey Ginger." Ginger cried a bit more before hugging Dust, burying her face in his chest as Dust hugged her back, shedding a few tears himself before they released and Ginger said "I've been wondering where you've been these last 2 months. What you've been up to?" Dust then rubbed the back of his head and replied, albeit awkwardly "Well, Ginger… I WOULD tell you, but now's not the perfect time exactly…" Ginger then said in a puzzled tone "Why not?" Dust sighed and explained that a week prior to present, he's been attacked by shadow monsters and other elemental creatures. He was about to continue, when Ty heard a low gust picking up speed from behind him. Ty turned around to see Haley, Matti and Jonathan running towards them, screaming their heads off; Dust turned just as Haley crashed into him and she said "Its back Dust! It's coming back!" Ty is puzzled as to what is returning, to hear a howling wind and a colossal Air Elemental had appeared, which to Ty's unsurprisingly expression, has been embedded with another black orb. It then beckoned a fist in its right hand and raised it, preparing to crush them, when Ty had let Chrom float in mid-air and walked towards it, before picking up his pace and transformed into his earthen avatar, before jumping up towards the colossal Air Elemental and floated in the air with hovering rock shrapnel. Dust looked up and saw Ty ready to attack the colossal Air Elemental, exclaiming "What is he doing?" Fidget looked up and recalled Ty's battle against the Earth Colossus at Aurora and simply replied "Watch and learn, Dust." The Air Colossus swing his arm across to swat Ty aside, but Ty anticipated this and boosted upwards, throwing earth bombs at the colossus as he went over its head, before landing on his feet without a fuss. The Air colossus then growled antagonistically and threw his arm down to Ty, who dodged it before summoning an earth bubble (shrapnel circling his whole body at rapid pace) and did an earthen whip downwards before summoning an earthen javelin and threw it at the black orb embedded in the Air colossus' chest. It then shattered into fragments as the Air Colossus' iris returned, indicating it is back to normal. Ty then dispersed the shrapnel and summoned Chrom back before sheathing him in his belt; he then said to the Air Colossus "Sorry about that fight, but you've had a black orb embedded into your chest." The Air Colossus looked at the pieces of the destroyed orb and replied, revealing to be a female "Thank you young man. I've been under that sinister orb's power for days, doing things I wouldn't do at all! *The Air Colossus glanced at Chrom* You… you're the prophesised Prime Elemental… I've heard rumors, but I'd never imagined…" Ty nodded, before the Air Colossus continued "Well, I see you've already got the elements of Frost and Earth. But without all eight Elements, fighting the Shadow Master and his army will be fruitless. I shall gift you the Air source; it will help you on your journey." The Air Colossus then clasped her hands together and summoned the Air Source before giving it to Ty. Ty then unsheathed Chrom and absorbed the Air Source, before transforming in a sudden whirlwind: Chrom's Blade has shifted from Iron to Steel, his handle has changed to a leathery grip with a spherical pommel and another ancient letter has been magically etched on the blade. Ty then turned to see surprised expressions from Dust, Haley, Matti, Jonathan and Ahrah (Although Chrom can see his expression exclusively), before Dust said "I ain't messing with him." Ahrah then replied "Don't look at me…" The Air Colossus then bid them farewell and flew somewhere else, when Ty twirled Chrom fluently and Fidget said "So Dust, what have you and Ahrah been doing during the last 2 months?"
Dust explained to Fidget and Ginger as they walked back to Aurora that he was tracking down the remaining Gaius Loyalists all over Falana, then 2 week prior presently, he visited Haley's Forge for, as he puts it, a little catch up. Fidget looked at Dust slyly and replied "What did you two do?" Dust just stammered, surprised that Fidget has a feeling that he didn't just 'talk' with Haley, when a large group of Imps stood in their way. Ty then wielded Chrom and activated the Air powers, before twirling at a rapid pace and threw Chrom at the Imps in a small vortex, which sent them flying up high, one of them exclaiming a Wilhelm scream (A/N: Honestly, can you blame me? It sounds like a perfect fit, really); Ty and the others looked up in the sky for a few moments, wondering if they're coming down, before they crashed head first into the ground, one exclaiming weakly "Ow…" Ginger, Haley, Fidget and Dust sniggered before laughing out loud for a minute or two before they settled down. Fidget then repeated the question to Haley "What did you two do?" Haley is surprised and blushed a bit, before she gestured Fidget next to her and whispered what had happened 2 weeks ago, making Fidget blush like hell and exclaimed "You didn't…" Haley giggled a little, making Ginger narrow her eyes in suspicion, before Ty said suddenly "Moving on."