Okay I somewhat forgot that February isn't a very long month. But I still finished the chapter on time so no problem. Well I dunno really want more to say right now so let's move into the chapter.
Chapter 29: Love and Desire found, Lost Dreams
Soon we made are way out of baskar colony then Clive spoke up. "Before we head anywhere, we should head for Jolly Roger to get the sand craft fixed up. It has taken a beaten lately." Clive had a point. It had taken a beaten lately from all the sand monsters. Especially the last sand monster we had to fight. "That's not a bad idea, we should ask about those guardian lords when we are there as well." Gallows said as we stared are way back to the sand craft. Yeah…we should ask about the guardian lords everywhere we go. That would be the only way we will find them. And then…we wouldn't have to search everywhere for four statues that houses they're sleeping powers.
Soon all of us had gotten inside the sand craft. "Well let's go…" Clive said as he took control of the wheel again. And soon we pulled off the beach a bit south of baskar colony. Virginia had a worried look in her eyes then she slowly looked toward me. "What?" I asked as I gave big mouth a weird look. "Sara…being pretty quiet…" Virginia said as she looked toward Sara. But…she only looked deep in thought nothing more then that. "She just in deep thought that's all…or is it wrong not to be as loud as you are?" I asked as I smirk toward Virginia. She quickly glared toward me. "Hey! I'm serious here Jet!!" Virginia quickly yelled toward me.
I stood back a bit as I felt a sweat drop roll down the back of my head. I was only joking…stupid big mouth can't take it. "Even if…she trying to hide something so…I will not worry. It makes me worry more." Virginia whispered. Everyone hides something…and there is always a reason to hide something from a person or each other. "Aren't you worried at all Jet?!" Virginia asked. "Even if I am…it's not like I would tell you." I said as I quickly looked away from big mouth. "I wonder…how long Raftina been speaking with her. And I wonder why she kept it a secret." Virginia whispered as she looked toward the floor. How long? Well…I thought I heard her speaking to someone that night in boot hill. So…for that long huh? I wondered. "I'm sure…she had her reasons." Gallows spoke up out of no where. "Reasons…reasons…is that the only answer to keeping something like this a secret?" Virginia asked. "Well, yes normally anyone keep something a secret. There is always a reason behind it." Clive added in. "Raftina was said by some to be the mother of the guardians as well as the one that guides shamans to they're fate. So half…guiding part looks true." Gallows told us. "No…you think?" I asked as I glared toward gallows. "Uh…yeah?" Gallows whispered as some sweat rolled down his face. "Shouldn't you guys be more worried about finding the guardian lords…then how long raftina been speaking to me?" We all quickly looked toward Sara. She was glaring toward us.
"Haha…Sara you heard every word didn't, you?" Virginia asked as she laughed nervously. "Yes…I did. But it's none of your business Ginny…" Sara said as she kept on glaring toward Virginia. And she was right. IT really was none of big mouth business. "Sara?" Clive asked out of no where. "Yes, Clive?" She quickly answered. "What did you mean by…those three gave they're bodies to demons?" Clive asked. "I meant what I said. Somehow they were transformed. The bodies they now have are demon's bodies. I can tell by the energy that surrounds them now." Sara told Clive. "…hmm we can't sense that energy even with the mediums…but how in the world could a human change like that?" Clive asked. "I don't know as well. My guess is…it is Siegfried doing, whatever he did to change them so, that is." She didn't even know.
But the way Lee halt grinned toward her. Made me act over- protect of again. I guarded her without even thinking. After what happened last time…he kidnapped her after all. But now…we had Siegfried to worry about. Aside from Lee halt and the other two. Siegfried had also known...what Sara was for some reason as well. How he did…I had no bloody idea. Things are even more serious this time.
"…An ability to change…one that much? That's unbelievable!" Gallows cried. "Maybe it is gallows. But we did see it with are own eyes!" Virginia pointed out. "Demons true powers…or should I say abilities are truly unknown non one can really say. The power they houses is a mystery." Sara said as we all stared toward her. She was right…no records of nay kind of what kind of powers demons have from ages passed. But now…we're fighting a demon from ages past. The demon knight…Siegfried. They're was still a little we did know. And to win in this battle; even if I didn't want to say it out loud. We needed to know as much as information as we can.
"Information is what we are in need of at this point." Clive said as he turned back to face the wheel again. "Yeah…but finding information of demons of the past wouldn't be that easy to come by, ya know?" Gallows said as he rubbed the back of his head a bit. "True…for now let's just get information on the guardian lords when we get to Jolly Roger." Virginia said. We all slowly nodded toward her. And soon we did land in Jolly Roger; and soon we entered town. "First things first let's get the sand craft fixed up." Clive said as he looked toward the arms' store. When that we entered the Arms' store.
Emilia sighed a bit as she looked up toward us. "Is something wrong Emilia?" Virginia asked. "…well by the way…I want to tell you the real reason I asked you to help me with my research and sailing tests. Can I ask a favor of you? I really need you to do something for me." Emilia cried as she looked toward Virginia. "Well…I don't if we really…" Clive started to say. "Sure, just name it!" Virginia quickly cried. All of are mouths dropped open. We didn't have time to help every person we meet on the way! But…this was sure like Virginia. Never to turn anyone down. Emilia started to blush a bit as she looked away from us. "I…I want you to avenge someone for me…on my sand craft. Let me explain. Surely you're heard about the merchant ship that got attacked by a gargantuan, and how so many people perished. Well, three months ago, the ship carrying my sweetheart disappeared. Since then, I've been too busy to cry. I devoted myself to researching a new kind of vessel with more speed and fire power. One day, when I was out searching for clues, I found the lair of Balal Quo Naga! Please…take my sand craft and go slay the beast! You must avenge my Mario, restore peace to the region, and deliver our souls from bondage!" Emilia cried as she looked toward Virginia again.
"Of course, we will help!" Virginia cried. "Thank you…by the way do you need anything?" Emilia asked. "Yes, we should get the sand craft repaired before taking on your mission, as well as…we should upgrade the body armor as well as the main guns." Clive said as he stepped up to the counter. "That's no problem just will need some dragon fossils is all." Emilia said. Clive nodded a bit and handed some dragon fossils over. He upgraded the main guns to an Ark smasher and the body armor to an ultra-frame. "And all done! Your sand craft will be waiting on the beach like normal!" Emilia said with a smile. "Thanks, Emilia." Virginia said as she nodded toward us; and when that we left the arms' store.
"Virginia…we don't have time to help every little person we meet." Jet said as he glared toward her. "I know that! But…I really wanted to help her out!" Virginia cried. "But…it isn't are problem! It's her!" Jet quickly yelled back toward her. "Well it's are problem now! We are dealing with that monster! So no other people have to get hurt!" Virginia quickly yelled back at Jet. "Whatever…" Jet growled as he looked away from Virginia. Yep…he gave up. But…It maybe better that he gave up. Clive coughed a bit; as we all looked toward him. "Well…then let's head back to the sand craft." Clive said as he started toward the exit of town. And soon we followed after him. We found the sand craft waiting on the beach outside of Jolly Roger. We all got on and Clive took control of the wheel again; he started to heading south from the beach and around the land. And around some small islands. Soon we saw some big rocks blocking the way in some quicksand. We could see some broken parts from a sand craft around there. "Clive…can you go closer to that area?" I asked pointing toward the quicksand. "Yes, I believe so…" Clive said as he inched a bit closer to the quicksand. Just then something huge started to slide toward the sand craft from within the quicksand. "Something coming out of the quicksand!" Gallows yelled. "What?" Jet asked. It was a huge monster! But…it wasn't a normal sand monster. Could this monster be…Balal Quo Naga?! I wondered.
"Gallows! Flash bomb, now!" Clive yelled toward him. "Got it!" Gallows yelled as he fired a flash bomb at the monster. It didn't really react. "Virginia load ammo into the main guns!" Clive yelled to her. "Okay, I'm on it!" Virginia yelled back to him. "Let's see what…this new main gun can do…" Clive whispered to him self. "All loaded, Clive!" Virginia yelled back to him. "Alright, fire it!" Clive yelled. With that she did so; and so to are surprise the monster fell from one hit from the main guns. "Crap holy…" Jet whispered. "…that is sure a strong gun…we have now." Clive said looking pretty shocked. We watched the big rocks in are pass disappear from the battle we won. "Hey, is that a suitcase?" Virginia asked pointing to the suitcase floating in the sand. "Sure looks that way…" Gallows whispered. Virginia quickly ran out into the deck and grabbed the luggage before it sank into the sand.
Then she made her way back inside the sand craft. "You think it was Mario's?" Virginia asked as she stared down at the suitcase. "Well…it could have been maybe. But it isn't likely." I pointed out to her. "Well for now let's head back to Jolly Roger and tell Emilia the monster is gone." Clive said. With that we returned to Jolly Roger and returned to the arms' store. "We've slain Balal Quo Naga. Here's your' proof." Jet said as he took the suitcase from Virginia and held it up to Emilia. Emilia sighed a bit. "I just wanted proof that Mario was still alive. But if that's not possible…then I wanted proof that he died. Because I still love him. That's why I didn't want our souls tied to the past. I wanted a blade to cut away the past so I could live in the present. Beside, Mario hated being hesitant over the same thing all the time. Thank you…for avenging his death. And for bringing back one of his things. There's something inside that I want you to have." Emilia said as she handed over a small statue to us. "An odd-looking statue ain't it? But it doesn't seem sinister to me. I think it looks kind. Well, that settles it. I want you to have it." Emilia said as she shook her head a bit. "Oh, that Mario…always bringing the weirdest things home. I never knew to do….but it reminds me so much of him. That's why I want you to have it." Emilia said. She thanked us again then we left the Arms' store.
"All that trouble…for just a statue…" Jet said as he stared at it. "Can I have a look at it?" I asked. "Sure, knock your self out." Jet said as he handed it over. This statue looked like a goddess. "Oh my god…" I whispered to my self. "Is…something wrong?" Clive asked looking worried toward me. "C-Clive…this is it! This is one of the statues that holds the guardian lords powers!" I quickly cried. "Are you serious?!" Gallows quickly asked. "Yes! Yes I am! I can feel it!" I yelled back to gallows. "See! It pays to help people, Jet!" Virginia said as she grinned toward him. "Only this one time…it does. Doesn't mean…every time it does pay to help others…" Jet said as he shook his head a bit. "So how do we wake up…it?" Gallows asked looking a bit confused. "…let's take the statue to fallen Sanctuary…" I said staring at it. "…why there?" Virginia asked. "…I just have a feeling that we can waken it there." I whispered still staring toward the statue. What guardian…could be sleeping within? I wonder. "Well a guess it better then anything right now, let's head for fallen Sanctuary as Sara said." Virginia said as she looked toward everyone.
Soon we left Jolly Roger and climbed onto the horses and made are way back toward the fallen Sanctuary close by Bastar. It didn't take very long to get back there. And soon after we got to the sanctuary we headed inside. "Now where?" Jet asked looking around as we entered. "Ahhh!" I cried looking at the statue. "Sara?" Jet asked. We all stood back a bit staring at the statue. "…is it glowing?" Virginia asked staring at it. "…looks that way…" Clive said looking toward the stairs in front of us. "Let's head up stairs…there maybe a place to awaken it up stairs." Clive said as he started his way up the stairs. And we soon followed after him. "Are those spring pads?" Virginia asked seeing four spring pads around the area. "Looks like it…" Jet said as he put on his shoes and jumped up there. "What an odd…drawing in the stone…" Clive said staring up toward it. "…The statue…!" I cried as it started glowing more. Virginia looked to the others. They slowly nodded to each other as they closed they're eyes. The statue broke in my hands! I stood back a bit. I felt it then…A presence of limitless kindness and passion. "R-Raftina?" I asked as I started up toward some light over us.
"Thank you…bearers of the mediums for finding my idol I was asleep within. But now…show me your strength to defend this planet!" Raftina yelled as she came toward us. Gallows cast reflect on everyone. And when Raftina kept on casting her spells they bounced right back to her. Soon after four rounds or so she soon fell. "Well done…Bearers of the mediums. Please take my power as well." Raftina whispered as she disappeared and left her medium behind. Got the Love Charm Medium. Virginia took this medium. "We got one…three to go…" She whispered as the medium flashed. "Ahhh!" Virginia yelled.
"Virginia?! Are you alright?" Clive asked. "Yes…but my terra roar medium became gold!" Virginia cried as she pulled it out to show the others. "Maybe it reacted to Raftina's medium?" I whispered. "That could be…the guardian lords power are much stronger then the others." Gallows pointed out. "…My Gale claw changed to gold as well…" Jet spoke up. "Then…they are truly reacting to Raftina's medium…" I said. Gallows nodded toward me. "Does this mean…when we find all of them. They will all turn gold? As those two did?" Virginia asked. "Could happen…but no one can say for sure." I whispered quietly. Not even…I could answer that question. But if two mediums reacted to Raftina's Medium. It was more then likely the other mediums would react to the other guardian lords' mediums as well.
"Well we have made good work so far, got the sand craft fixed up and found a guardian lord as well." Clive spoke up. "True…but there are still three others out there Clive. We still have much work to do." I said as I looked toward him. "Indeed we do." Clive said with a soft smile across his face. With that we made are way out of the fallen sanctuary. But soon after we got outside Virginia stop dead in her tracks. "Virginia, is something wrong?" I asked as I looked worried toward her. "Nothing…it's just do you think daddy left any information about any of this in boot hill?" Virginia asked as she looked toward me. "Well…I guess he could have left some information about this kind of thing…" I whispered. "Wait…what the hell do you have planned Virginia?" Jet asked as he glared toward her. "Nothing, I just thought we could go to boot hill and have a look." Virginia said as she slowly started to grin. "I know…I shouldn't ask this…but. How do you plan to get to boot hill from here?" Jet asked as he glared toward her. "When this!" Virginia yelled as she pulled out a wrap star. "Clive! I thought you took that way from her!" Jet quickly yelled to Clive. "…I did." Clive whispered as he pulled a wrap star out of his pocket. "I found two inside a treasure chest." Virginia spoke up. And somehow no one had seen her find them. How great for us. "Bloody hell…" Jet whispered to him self as he shook his head a bit.
"…Just go and get it over with Virginia…" I said as I shook my head a bit. I really need to keep a better eye on her don't I? "Alright! Then!" She yelled as she held the wrap star over her head. "Oh hell…" Jet growled. "To south farm!" Virginia yelled with that were wrapped away to south farm station. And again…for some reason Jet didn't land on his feet. "I hate wrap stars!" Jet growled as he quickly stood up. "I see that…" I whispered as I gave him a weird look. "Why…the hell did you have to give her the okay to do that?!" Jet asked as he glared toward me. "Because…even if I didn't give her the okay. She would have gone and done it anyways." I said as I looked away from the silver hair boy. I heard him quickly sigh. Maybe because he knew I was right. "Yeah…I know…she would have done it anyways. She's a loyal pain in the ass…" Jet whispered quietly to me. He was right. At times she could be a pain in the ass.
"Sara! Jet! Come on!" Virginia yelled from ahead of us. We hurried toward them as we made are way back to boot hill. It felt weird to be going back home again so soon. And part of me…still didn't want to return here. Uncle Tesla…had kept something from me for so long. It would be hard to face him as I felt now. But reguildless soon we made are way into the village. The place still looked the same as always. But we found Uncle Tesla walking around outside the grave yard. "Uncle Tesla!" Virginia yelled to him as she ran up to him. "Virginia! Back so soon?" He asked. "Yes, trying to get some information on some leads you see." Virginia said as she rubbed the back of her head a bit. "I see…" Uncle Tesla whispered as he looked toward me. I didn't look toward him. If I did…I had a feeling I would say something…I couldn't take back. "Leads…? Huh? Well remember this. Desire will lead you to tomorrow. However, if you fully succumb to desire, you will lose everything." Uncle Tesla warned Virginia. "Well now that I think of it…do you remember Gob's hideout, south of here? That mansion used to belong to a wealthy Merchant. However, desire got the best of him and he lost it all…" Uncle Tesla shook his head a bit.
"Do you think Treasure is still hidden somewhere in there?" Virginia asked. "Could be, but it's hard to say. Many people have gone to that place. So who can say for sure what is truly left there." Uncle Tesla whispered. "Well…it wouldn't hurt to look the place over." Clive said as he nodded to him self. "Yeah, true who knows other people may have missed some great hidden treasure there!" Gallows said as he grinned a bit. "Yeah, let's go check it out. Thanks so much Uncle Tesla!" Virginia said as she gave him her best smile. "No problem, take care of your self now Virginia." He whispered to her. "I will! So no worries! Now let's get moving!" Virginia yelled as she hurried for the exit of the village. "Leader, wait!" Gallows yelled as him self and Clive raced after her.
I slowly shook my head a bit as I turned to face away from my uncle. I couldn't look at him….no not this soon. I needed time. "Sara…I'm sorry…" Uncle Tesla whispered to me. I didn't answer him. Because if I did I would say something I can't take back. I knew I would. That's way I kept silent. It was better for both of us. "…Not going to even speak to me?" Uncle Tesla asked. I still didn't answer him. How could I speak to him without…speaking out of angrier? "Sara…I do mean it I am sorry. But at the time I thought it was the right thing to do. But…now I see it wasn't but regardless…your are little girl as Virginia is." Uncle Tesla whispered to me. I closed my eyes for a second before opening them again. "…I should catch up to Virginia…" I whispered as I hurried toward the exit of the village.
She didn't want to face him. But…after what she learned I couldn't blame her. "I'm glad…she recovered." Tesla whispered. "Recovered?! That what you call it?!" I asked him out of angry. "Jet?" Tesla asked. "Bull crap! How?! How can you recover from learning you were born inside a test tube?!" I yelled toward him. Tesla stood back a bit as he stared toward me. "I see…she's holding it all back." Tesla whispered as he eyed me. Fore someone as young as you jet. You see and understand things very well." Tesla said as he gave me a small smile. I started to glare toward him. "Why should I care what you say?! After what you kept from her it likely she will never speak to you again!" I yelled out of angrier toward Tesla. "Yes…that is very likely. She is very much like Ekatrina after all. In more ways then one." Tesla said as he gave me a look. Like Ekatrina? Why the hell do they have to keep saying that?! They act like she isn't her own person! They act like she just some replacement! And that sicken me!
"She's not…and never will be Ekatrina! She isn't a freaky replacement! She's her own person!" I yelled feeling my face turning red with angrier. "I know that. That wasn't what I was even saying Jet." Tesla said claim. What the hell had he been going on about then? "Ekatrina and her alike in ways. Very stubborn…as well as don't really like guys. Ekatrina only ever like one guy; that guy being Werner." Tesla said as he eyed me. Why…in the world was he even telling me this? I felt confused as I looked toward Tesla. "You really don't understand what am I getting at…do you?" Tesla asked me. I slowly shook my head toward him feeling confused. "What…are you getting at?" I asked unable to shake off the confused I felt. Tesla started to open his mouth but then quickly closed it without saying a word.
"Jet, what are you doing?! Let's go!" I heard Sara yell toward me. What the hell was I doing talking to Tesla for? Hell treasure was laying in wait for me! I quickly turned away from tesla and started to make my way toward the village exit. "Jet!" I heard Tesla yell toward me. "What do you want? I have to leave…" I growled back to him. "Please take care of are girls…they can only do so much on they're own." Tesla cried to me. I only answered him by waving a hand toward him. It wasn't my job to watch out for them; But if I felt like it. Maybe I would watch out for then a bit. No more then that. But by the time I got to the exit of the village I found Sara glaring toward me. "W-what?!" I asked her as I stepped back a bit. "You we're taking too long! Virginia and the others when on ahead so come on we have to catch up!" Sara quickly yelled as she ran out of the village. "Bloody hell…I hope you know where you're going then…" I whispered under my breath as I hurried out of the village following after her.
Stupid Jet! Why the hell was he taking so long? What in the world had he been talking to Uncle Tesla about? Men! Who needs them! "…Are you sure you know where you're going?" Jet asked sounding a bit sure. "Of course! I do! Why don't believe I do?" I asked as I glared toward the silver hair boy. "n-no! That's not it!" Jet quickly said waving his hands in front of him self. "Uh..Huh…" I said as I looked away from him. "…what with you? Why are you so pissed off now?" Jet asked me. "…what the hell were you talking to Uncle Tesla about?" I asked as I continued walking south from boot hill. "What…? N-nothing! Nothing at all!" Jet quickly yelled sounding a bit nervous. "For some reason…I don't believe you…but." I stopped what I was saying as we both stood before it; the gob's hideout. "…this is it?" Jet asked. "Yes…let's head inside." I said as I hurried with jet close behind me.
"Never thought I would be here again…" I whispered to my self as we got inside. "There you guys are!" Virginia yelled as she ran up to us. "Good everyone here now." Clive said as he smiled toward us. "Yeah, but who would have thought we would come back here! Right, Sara?" Virginia asked. I slowly nodded to her. "Back here? You two came here before?" Gallows asked. "Yeah, when some gobs' stole things from the village. We came alone to get them back. And also got in trouble when uncle tesla found us here." I said as I glared toward Virginia. "Don't give me that look! We did that right thing! E-Even if it didn't look that way at the time…" Virginia said as some sweat rolled down her cheek. "So then…this is where it started in a way." Clive spoke up. "Yeah, I guess you could ay that!" Virginia said with a smile. Every story starts somewhere…and this is where this one truly started. "So, how about we get moving?" Jet said breaking the silent. "Yeah, good idea let's start looking around the place!" Virginia yelled as she hurried into the door ahead of us. We quickly followed after her. In the next room we just headed straight into the door ahead of us. In this room we headed into the door to the east of us and headed inside. We headed up two levels of stairs then entered the door at the top. We headed past two doors on this level and entered the third door we found. In this room we made are way down a long hall way and entered a door at the end.
As soon as entered this room we could see a ladder to the west. "I don't remember seeing that before…do you?" Virginia asked me. I slowly shook my head toward her. Meaning we haven't looked up there before. Then that where we got ya look!" Gallows yelled running into the trap floor. "Gallows wait!" Clive yelled to him. "What? Everything alright!" Gallows yelled as he took another step. Jet then the floor under him gave away. Gallows quickly fell into a hole. "…give me a break…" Jet whispered as he shook his head a bit. "…you need to be more careful…" Virginia said as she slowly made her way toward gallows. "I can't help it! The whole floor looks the same! How the hell can I tell what is safe to walk on? And what isn't?" Gallows asked. "…It called trap floor for a reason." Jet said as he glared toward gallows.
"Jet, not now!" Virginia yelled as she tried to pull him out of the hole. But as she stepped back a bit the floor she was standing on gave away as well. And soon she joined gallows in a hole. Me and Clive slowly shook are heads a bit. "Bad luck or something today…" Clive whispered. "Something like that…" I said. But it wasn't to surprising to see the two fall down holes. "Dear me…Jet and Sara go check up that ladder. I'll get Virginia and gallows out of the holes…" Clive said as he sighed a bit. "Alright…" Jet whispered as he put his Radical sneakers on then hopped up two steps. Then we climbed up into the next room. We could see two treasure chests as we entered the room. "Looks like they didn't clean out this place so far…" I whispered. Jet when ahead and opened the two chests. In the second chest he found the wolf Idol. "Sara?" Jet asked as he held the wolf Idol out toward me. "What?..." I asked as I eyed the small statue. "Is this a…?" Jet started to ask. "…let me see…" I whispered to him. He slowly nodded and handed over the wolf Idol to me. I felt it…the same sense I felt from the goddess Idol. "…It's one of the statue's a guardian lord's power is sleeping in…" I whispered as I stared at the statue. "Seriously? Luck…is on are side today." Jet said as he looked around the room a bit. "DON'T PULL MY ARM OFF VIRGINIA!" We heard gallows yell. "Stop being a big baby! You're not helping at all!" Virginia quickly yelled back to gallows. "…just gallows never has luck on his side…" I whispered to jet. He slowly nodded toward me. Then we climbed back into the room under us. Clive had gotten the two out of the holes they we're in. "Any luck?" Clive asked as we made are way up to them.
"Yeah, see?" I said as I pulled out the wolf idol to show him. "So…this is one that holds powers as well?" Clive asked as he eyed the statue. "Yes it is." I whispered as I stared at the small statue. It was hard to believe so much power could be in something this small. "Then we should head out of here…and make are way back to fallen sanctuary to free this one's power as well." Virginia spoke up. We all slowly nodded toward her. With that we made are way out of the gob's hideout. But now…the question was how would we get back to Jolly Roger? We haven't taken the sand craft to get here in the first place. "So…how do we get back?" Gallows asked as he looked around confused. "The same way we got here." Virginia said with a huge smile across her face. "Oh god…you don't mean with another wrap star…" Jet quickly said as he glared toward her. "Yep!" She said with a smile. "Well…I guess it can't be helped." Clive whispered as he shook his head a bit. "Yep! So let's go!" Virginia yelled as she pulled out another wrap star. I need to remember never to let her have wrap stars again, I thought. "To midland station!" Virginia yelled as she held the wrap star over her head. And with that we're wrapped away to the station close to baskar colony. And again…somehow Jet didn't land on his two feet. "Stupid bloody…wrap star!" Jet growled as we landed.
"Well…that is a fast way to travel…" Gallows whispered. Jet quickly glared toward him. "What? It is!" Gallows cried. "We should make are way back to the fallen sanctuary to free this guardian lord's power as well." I spoke up. The others slowly nodded toward me; and when that we made are way back to fallen sanctuary; then headed inside the building. "…is it doing anything?" Virginia asked as soon as we entered. "It's glowing like Raftina's did…" I whispered as I stared toward the wolf Idol. "…then let's make are way upstairs…" Clive said. With at that we headed up stairs. "So a different one…I guess I should try…" Jet whispered as he put on his Radical sneakers. Jet hopped up to the one right of Raftina's. Virginia looked to the others as they closed they're eyes then the wolf Idol broke in my hands. "T-The idol…" I whispered.
Then I felt a strong energy start to surround us. This energy was much different then Raftina's. The power was of destruction…but it also felt like it could make anything…creation? The power of desire…? "Welcome bearers of the mediums. You have done well to find my idol where my power sleeps within. But now is the time! The time to show me, Luceid your desire! Show me your desire to save this planet!" The purple wolf yelled as he came toward us. It didn't take very long to take Luceid down. After all fired Gatlings toward him, he soon fell. "Very good bearers of the mediums; you have shown me your desire. Take my medium and keep your desire growing strong." Luceid whispered as he disappeared and left his medium behind. Got the Lust Jaw Medium.
Lucied medium when straight to Jet's hand. Jet looked a bit puzzled as he looked the medium over. "Looks like Luceid picked you." Clive said as he smiled toward him. "Picked me? Why?" Jet asked giving Clive a weird look. "Maybe you have a strong desire for something." Gallows said with a huge grin across his face. "…strong desire? Fore what--?" Jet started to ask but quickly stopped. Jet face quickly turned deep red. "Jet? Are you alright?" I asked. "I-I'm fine…" Jet quickly answered as he looked away. A strong desire for something? That even Luceid could see it? I wonder…what he had a strong desire for. "Hmm?" Clive looked a bit puzzled as he stared down at his mediums. "…something wrong Clive?" I asked. "No…it's just my fiery rage medium became gold…" Clive whispered as he pulled out the medium. "It is gold…" Virginia whispered as she stared at it. "…so is my aqua wisp…" Gallows spoke up. "So…then every time…we awaken a guardian lord…two silver mediums will become gold." Virginia said as she watched Clive put his medium away. "It looks that way, yes." Clive said as he nodded to him self. Soon after that we made are way out of the fallen sanctuary.
"So, where to next?" Gallows asked. "…I believe that place Clive was speaking of is next." Virginia said as she looked over to Clive. He slowly nodded. "Without anymore leads, I believe we should start for that island." Clive said with a small smile across his face. So we started are way back to Jolly Roger. The only way to get to that island was by sand craft. So we would have to take are sand craft there. And with all the repairs as well as upgrades to the sand craft we would have no trouble with sand monsters now. Before long we got back to Jolly Roger then made are way into the sand craft. "Sara?" Clive asked as he took the wheel. "Yes, Clive?" I asked as he pulled off the beach of Jolly Roger. "Could you hold the map shred out…so I can see what kind of island we are looking for?" He asked as we started to move north in the sand craft. "Sure." I whispered as I held the map shred out for him to see it. "It's been a long time…but. I believe I still know where to go." Clive whispered as we started to come up to a group of small islands four of them around each other. But only on had a beach. Clive soon landed the sand craft on the one with a beach. "It should be around here…" Clive said as he turned away from the wheel. "Alright, let's head outside and take a look." Virginia said as she quickly made her way out of the sand craft. We quickly followed after her. We did find a ruin in the middle of the island. The ruin called; Ruins of dreams. Then we made are way inside.
"So, this is where Clive first came in contact with the devise…" Virginia said as soon we entered the ruin. "…" for the first time Clive was speechless. Something…had really happened to Clive here. Something he was blaming him self for. "Clive…?" Virginia asked as she looked worried toward him. Clive didn't answer. Gallows slowly placed hand on his shoulder then he snapped out of it. "Oh, forgive me. I was lost in my thoughts for a moment, but I am all right now." Clive said as he nervously rubbed the back of his head. "Are you sure?" Virginia asked. She was still wondering if it was alright to be here to start with. "Thank you—I am fine." Clive said as he put on his best smile. "This ruin has long been abandoned but the security mechanism may still be active. We must take precautions." Clive warned us. With that we made are way into the door just ahead of us. In the next door we had to turn a wheel to pull the door up and open. Just when ahead and did this; then we headed inside. In this room we just headed down some stairs then headed into a door north of us. But as soon as we entered this room Clive spoke up. "This planet will transform…" Clive whispered. "I have deciphered the words of Siegfried." Clive said as he walked forward a bit. "It is…planetary re-creation…I believe the planet is not evolving, but transubstantiating its very existence…" Clive said as he shook his head a bit.
But…how in the world could he change a planet like that? I have no idea. "You mean filgaia's changing into something else!? Is that possible?" Gallows asked. "Starting with the Yggdrasil system, the endless environmental rejuvenation this planet has undergone is actually—in a broad sense—planetany re-creation. And this place here, was one of those environmental facilities. Designed to rejuvenate filgaia." Clive said as he turned around to look at us. This place was no different then Yggdrasil in other words. I didn't care for this place any longer. "Just like yggdrasil?" Virginia asked. "Much smaller in terms of scale or level. This place is where the impossible dream of rejuvenation filgaia still sleeps. Let's press on Further." Clive said as he pushed his glasses up a bit.
This place…I wanted the hell out of here. I felt like my stomach was turning again. Even more so…then when I saw those dolls Mailk made that looked like his mother. This place felt no different then Yggdrasil! I wonder…was she feeling sick too? I slowly looked toward her as she started to follow the others down the stairs in front of us. She had been silent…from the second we entered this place. But…more silent then she normally is. I slowly shook the thoughts out of my head as I followed after her. We made are way down the stairs in front of us and entered the door at the bottom. In the middle of the next room we saw three beams of light. We couldn't go that way as long as they we're on; so we headed into the door ahead of us. In this room we see a switch just behind a fence. Gallows when ahead and threw a box at the switch. It lit up then the door up the stairs opened. Then we headed up the stairs and entered the door.
"These machines…" Clive said as soon as we entered the room. "Do they control those beams down there?" Jet asked. "That they do…so all we have to do, is this." Clive said as he placed a bomb by each machine. Soon all three bombs explored destroying each machine with it. "There we go, no more beams." Clive said with a smile. Then we back tracked to the room where the beams had been in are way before. With them gone we could continue on are way into the door that had been behind where the beams of light had been. In the next room we found two cages over head. On one of them was a switch. Jet when ahead and put on his radical sneaker and made his way under the cage with the switch on it. Then he hopped into the cage and climbed on top of it; then threw his boomerang at the switch. The switch lit up and the door to the east opened.
Jet nodded toward us as he hopped down. With that we made are way into the door. In this room we made are way down some stairs. We found a switch on the wall. "…What is this?" Virginia asked as she started toward the switch but somehow she tripped and ran into the switch; with the switch pushed in the door a bit east of us opened up. "I don't even know what to say…after seeing that…" Jet said as he looked toward Virginia not believing what he saw. I slowly shook my head a bit. "I'm alright!" Virginia quickly yelled as she hit her head a bit with her hand. "Well…that's good to know leader…" Clive whispered as some sweat rolled down his face. Virginia then hurried into the door ahead of us. "…Is she really alright?" Gallows asked. "I don't know…it's hard to tell sometimes." I said as I headed inside the door as well. "So true…" Jet whispered as he made his way inside the door with Clive and gallows close behind him.
In the next room we stared toward a huge machine in the middle of the room. But soon Clive spoke up. "This facility incubated a machine designed to control the planetary environment." Clive said as he turned toward us. "You mean that big thing?" Virginia asked pointing toward the huge machine. "You are half correct. It is a molecule-sized machine, created called the Nano machine." Clive said as he looked toward Virginia. "The Nano machine…? Could that be…!" Virginia asked as she covered her mouth. Clive slowly nodded toward her. "Yes…it is believed to have the same properties as the nano machines that was injected into your body. As a matter of fact, I did not know about the existence of the nano machine until I met your father. To this way; I still do no have a full understanding of it…" Clive shook his head a bit. Nano machine…another thing that never should have been brought into this world. What in the world…we're people thinking when they made these things?
"But this nano machine is meant to control the environment of filgaia, right? What does this one have to do with the one that affected my body…?" Virginia asked. "If this planet is likened to a single life-form…" A man voice spoke up. We all quickly looked toward the door to find Werner standing there. My so called father. "…then there are parts that make up the living organism, though the scale may be small." Werner said as he looked toward each one of us. "Daddy!" Virginia quickly yelled. I couldn't help but glare toward this man. I…I hate him so much. So much that I wanted him to disappear for good. "Is my theory a little out of the ordinary?" Clive asked Werner. Werner slowly shook his head toward Clive. "I think too have an open-minded way of thinking…but it doesn't necessarily mean it's a pleasant theory." Werner said as he kept on looking toward Clive. "In other words, Nano machines imbedded within the body are programmed to rewrite the structure of living organisms. Everything would be okay if this is promoting the rejuvenation of the environment, but an unseen enemy is misusing the lost technology. It is believed that this enemy is using the nano machine to devour the destroy the environment and to change it into something completely different. It is like a cancer of the planet, where the cancer cell is actually the cell of demons." Clive shook his head a bit.
"So the life force is being wiped out by the demon cells…which means…!" Virginia cried. "Janus Cascade…" Virginia whispered. "…and the three prophets. Yes, we are witnessing the destruction of a life force by the hands of the demons. This planet will transform…perhaps this means that planet is being demonized—a birth of a colossal demon on a planetary level…" Clive placed a hand under his chin. It was hard to believe…could demons really have this much power? To do something as this? "A demonized planet…filgaia we can't let that happen…we have to stop this blue menace that the guardians warned us about, or else we'll lose everything! Even Shane dreamt about this, too!" Virginia cried as she looked to each one of us. "My professor lies buried just up ahead. Would you mind coming along? I would like to go pay my respects." Clive said we slowly nodded toward him. Virginia and the others started to make they're way down the stairs in front of us.
"Sara…" I heard Werner say to me. "What…do you want?" I heard my self ask out of angrier. "Your awake I see…" Werner whispered toward me. "So what if I am? Why should you care? And don't you dare say because you're my father!" I yelled toward him. "No…that's not it. But more so because you're awake you should stop fighting the demons for your own safely." Werner sounded like he was warning me not to fight them any longer. "For my own safely? What do you mean? What will happen to me if I keep fighting them?" I asked. "It isn't my place to say what will happen to you. But…if you keep being foolish and fighting them…you will have no control on what is to come; I have warned you Sara…" Werner whispered as he made his way pass me on the stairs. "Oh…and another thing…" Werner whispered again. What now?" I asked feeling a bit annoyed toward him now. "…As well for your own safely…keep away from Jet enduro." Werner said then he started making his way down the stairs again. Keep away from Jet? For my own safely? What do you mean by that? I couldn't help but wonder. It wasn't like Jet was dangerous—okay not super dangerous. But…still why did Werner tell me to keep away from him?
Werner slowly shook his head a bit. "I hope they both take my warn seriously…they have to be kept apart. If…his power reacts again…then her power could take her over. And I can't let that happen. No matter…what even if I have to pull them apart my self." Werner slowly nodded to him self.
I slowly started making my way down the stairs again. But…I still didn't understand why he warned me to stay away from jet. I was confused. "Sara…what is it?" I heard jet voice ask from behind me. "Nothing important, we should hurry to catch up with the others." I answered him as I quickly made my way down the stairs. It would have to be this way for now. Until I understand the meaning behind Werner warning. I…I have to stay away from you, Jet. I'm sorry.
You're a bad liar Sara, I thought as I watched her race down the stairs. What had that old man gone and said to her? Could he? Could he have told her the same thing he told me? You have to stay away from her for your own safely as well as hers. I remembered him telling me that. But…why? Will something happen if I don't stay away? I don't know…and for now there no reason to worry about it. I thought as I made my way down the stairs as well. At the bottom of the stairs we entered a door. In this room we found a cage with a hard switch under it. I put on my radical sneakers and hopped down under the cage then I jumped up and grabbed into the cage and climbed over the hard switch then drop down on top of the switch. Then the door to the north of the cage opened. I climbed back into the cage and climbed on top of it. I nodded toward the others as we made are way inside the door. In this room we saw a thin walkway before us. This looked like a trap more then anything did. "Virginia, can you gale crest us ahead?" Clive asked as he eyed the thin walk way. "Sure…" Virginia whispered as she held a gale crest close to her. But as we got into the middle of the walk way the end of the bridge disappeared.
"A-trap?" Clive asked as the part of the bridge we're on started to move in slowly becoming smaller and smaller. "Damnit…" I whispered as I quickly looked around the area. There had to be a switch somewhere. Soon I saw one a bit east of us; I quickly threw my boomerang at it and it quickly hit it and it lit up. The bridge quickly returned to normal. "That was a bit too close…" Gallows said with a sigh. "Anyways…let's continue…" Virginia said as she made her way into the door ahead of us. We slowly followed after her.
In this room we made our way up some stairs; and entered a door at the top. Soon after we entered this room Werner pointed toward a huge machine in the middle of the room. "The nano machine technology is also wisdom from hyades." Werner told us. "By possessing the micro machine colony, the bodily structure of the organism can be rewritten on a cellular level. Considering the infinite cell count of humans, this would be an ideal system. But this is precisely why there is some doubt…" Werner said as he shook his head a bit. "There is no trace of the demons using nano machines on any organisms of this planet. Then why did the demons fabricate nano machine into something so highly advanced and sophisticated? I think I've gone off on a tangent." Werner said as he fixed his hat. "Hyades is a fountain of lost technology. The council of seven did thief best to try and solve its mystery. This planet here is one of the lab facilities that the previous council left behind generations ago." Werner pointed out. "This was considered to be one of the lab facilities, even with its size?" Clive asked. Werner slowly nodded toward Clive. "The re-creation of the planetary environment requires massive amounts of energy. The standards of this facility most likely could not supply the required amount. The fact is the Yggdrasil system and most of its functions are devoted to producing and amplifying energy." Werner said.
"What if, for example we operate this generator beyond its maximum capacity?" Gallows asked. "It would cause the system to go haywire—just like Yggdrasil." Werner whispered as he closed his eyes. We knew why…what happened to Yggdrasil now. The generator couldn't take how much power it had. "So the Yggdrasil accident was caused by the generator malfunctioning?" Clive asked. "Hmm…accident-not really…the Yggdrasil system's malfunction was the direct result of Duran, the control administrator who pushed the system well beyond its limits…he just inputted the wrong digits…no! That's not what happened! It was inside yggdrasil's archived data…" Werner yelled. "The yggdrasil system was secretly pre-programmed to go haywire! None of the council members knew about it…the program was hidden!" Werner yelled again.
None of them knew? Something didn't add up. They way he spoke of it…It was like he wasn't even there. Was? Was his man really Werner Maxwell? He may look like him. But…I had this weird feeling…he wasn't truly him. "It wasn't a mistake…Duran was laughing at the time…but why!? For what reason!?" Werner asked out loud. "So you were searching for the truth daddy…" Virginia said as she smiled toward her father. Werner slowly nodded toward Virginia. "I could easily carry on as if it were an accident…but I am one of the very people responsible for the Yggdrasil tragedy. I must atone for my sins…" Werner said as he stared down at his hand. The room quickly shook a bit. Something was coming. All of us quickly looked around we saw a monster standing on top of the stairs. We all took out are arms as it jumped down to us. The monster was weak to all elements. So they kept on casting element spells on it; and soon the monster fell. "Must've been a monster who made the abandoned laborary its home." Jet whispered.
With the monster gone we headed down the stairs in front of us and entered the door close by. In the next room Clive opened a huge door. They was no way in any far; did an accident happen here I wonder. "This is the last place I visited with my professor when I was a fledging archeologist." Clive told us. "And also the place where my professor gave me an important assignment I must complete." Clive said as he headed into the door. "Thank you. Let us return who knows when this place may collapse." Clive said as he smiled toward us.
Later in the demons base;
"There is not enough power in the generator for the nano machines to erode filgaia to bring about terra forming…" Melody said as she worked on a computer. "If only we had a generator like Yggdrasil, we wouldn't be held up by such trifling matters. Who could have removed the core generator from the yggdrasil system?" Malik asked. "Yggdrasil's generator out put possesses great power, enough to regulate the entire planet. In order to control this tremendous out put, one needs to be endowed with the wisdom of Hyades, like us. Could it be Werner's doing? Or was there another survivor beside Werner and us from the tragic accident?" Lee halt asked. "Dealing with uncertain factors go hand in hand with executing a plan. If the current situation is displeasing you much over come the problem. I have given you the power to do just that." Siegfried spoke up as he looked away from three. "I understand, sire…" Lee halt said as he bowed toward Siegfried.
A bit later…we're by the exit of the ruins of dreams. It looked like Werner would go out on his own again. But it wasn't like I cared where he when or anything. "I, too, am in search of finding the cause of filgaia's decay…not the actual source of the decay, but clues leading up to the accident…or rather, the incident…I linger here full of regret, investigating every phenomenon, leaving no stone unturned…" Werner said as he stared toward us. "Yes, now I know, daddy…you left mom and I…so that you can right for the sake of filgaia…" Virginia whispered. "I did it because I…" Werner started to say something. "Because you didn't want us to worry? Don't be so selfish! Sometimes, mom's favorite flowers were placed in front of her grave. That was you, wasn't it, daddy…!? Those flowers gave me hope that maybe some day, you might return! I would have been much better off if I had given up on you!" Virginia yelled toward her father.
She still has so much angry toward him. But…I can't blame her. After all he has done to me as well as to Virginia. Werner quickly turned away from Virginia. "I'm sorry…Virginia…" Werner whispered to her. "Are you leaving by your self again…?!" Virginia asked out of angrier. "We're all striving for the same goal! We all want a brighter future for this planet, right? So…" Virginia said as she stared down toward her hand. "I just want to atone for my sins…that's all…" Werner quickly said as he made his way toward the door. "Daddy!" Virginia yelled to him. Werner looked back toward her. "If the hypothesis about Lee halt using nano machines to demonize filgaia is true…he would most likely go after the great generator and try to gather massive amounts of energy. Fila del Fia…there, you may find what they're after…" Werner told us. "Fila…del…Fia…?" Virginia asked. "I do not deserve to see the future with all of you…it is you who much blaze a trail to filgaia's future…" Werner said as he left.
Soon after that we made are way outside. "I wonder what Fila del Fia actually means?" Virginia said. "That name does ring a bell. I remember it from documentary records. The Aerial city of Fila Del Fia was a floating city of the neo sapiens." Clive spoke up. "A floating city!? Where?" Virginia asked. "You can't see it. Actually, I didn't mean to get your hopes up, but according to the records, fila del fia fell from the sky long ago. It is difficult to fathom how a city so big could float in the sky…and for what purpose?" Clive wondered. "Oh well…at least we know where to head next! Okay everyone! Let's gear up for Fila del Fia!" Virginia yelled.
And so we knew where to head to next. But one couldn't help but wonder how something like a city floated in the sky to start with.
