November 30, 2020:
Hello, everyone! Hope you are doing great!
So here is a new chapter for the fanfic. I hope you all like it.
No music again. Also, some stuff is revealed in here, and more questions.
Hope you like it :3
Chapter 46: Mages at the fortress.
The group continued their way to the Fire Temple, but first they need to reach the fortress, one of the defensive buildings made by the Shiranui. After a couple of hours, the group was getting closer, and they soon managed to see the fortress on the hill.
"There it is!" exclaimed Chisato.
The group looked at it with some surprise. More like a fortress, the whole place looked like a castle: Large walls that surround a large fort in the middle, with some houses near the castle walls. It was similar in size to Captain Isabella's fortress in Balm City, and of the same design and shape, so they though the same civilization must have built them.
The houses were burned, but it was easy to see they existed before they turned into rubble. The walls had holes in there, obviously from enemy attacks. However, to the group's surprise, they saw there were some people trying to fix those holes…
…with magic…
…because they were spellcasters.
"Woa!" Exclaimed Steve. "They are all spellcasters!"
In effect, on the exterior of the fortress walls were several spellcasters, all of them either fixing the damage to the fortress or unpacking some supplies…with magic. They approached to the fortress and stop to look at the mages and the camp they made outside the fortress walls. As they walked by the other mages, the mages on the group noticed something: these new mages…they know them.
"Are they all…?" asked Kuarzo with intrigue.
"Yes, they are from our city." Commented Strum, as he noticed some people they knew.
"Duncan! Strum! Is that you?"
The group turned forward and saw that a mage was coming out from the fortress. He was a male, blond with white skin and blue eyes, and wore a white mage uniform that had some patterns that Alan though were circuits on it. The man approached them, and Krysopa, still on Alan's back, smiled.
"Master Spintas! Look!" Expressed the green haired girl. "I brought the human! And he is my boyfriend!" she said, causing Alan to sigh in resignation.
"Now, now, Krysopa, Leave the young man alone. He must be tired." Said the older mage, causing the green haired girl to pout.
"Aww, ok." She said, before she hugged Alan hard again, to press her chest on him once more, and give him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for the ride, Alan-kun!"
Krysopa jumped from Alan's back and run forward, standing next to the white robbed mage. He continued walking forward, but this time, Duncan and Strum got close to him.
"Master Spintas." Said Duncan, as he and the new one greeted each other with a handshake. "It's good to see you are doing well."
"I could say the same to you two." Said the mage, named Spintas. "We have been expecting you."
"You were?" asked Strum in confusion. "How so?"
"We are here because of you. Orders from our master."
"The Dark Sage?" asked Duncan with intrigue. "Tell us all you know."
"Indeed. Come, follow me."
The three older mages began to walk inside the fortress, leaving the rest behind, but they were also about to follow them. As Alan sighed once again, Kuarzo appeared behind him.
"Enjoyed her boob massage, Alan-kun? I'm sure you did!" said Kuarzo mischievously, smiling a little.
However, Alan's reaction was…not something she expected, as he looked at her with some…annoyance?
"Kuarzo…you REALLY need to control yourself sometimes." He said, as he began to walk forward, following the group, leaving Kuarzo confused.
Kristal walked by, and noticed her sister's surprised expression.
"Are you ok, sis?" asked the Dark Magician Girl with intrigue.
"Is…Is Alan-kun mad at me?" asked Kuarzo in confusion.
"He seems like. What did he said?"
"He said I need to control myself…"
"Well, that is true. You are really a pervert, Kuarzo."
"But…Alan-kun loves that!... Right? I saw he was enjoying when Krysopa was pressing her breasts on him."
"Maybe…it's that you convinced Krysopa to do that." Said Kristal, causing her sister to look at her. "Maybe, since Krysopa is so naïve and innocent, he thought you were convincing her to do those lewd things."
"You…think so?" Kuarzo asked, feeling a little guilty. "But…I want him and us to be happy…Alan-kun is a good guy. He can make Krysopa happy too! Specially after what happened with her! I mean…do you see Krysopa with another one? I want her to be happy with someone who is trustworthy, and Alan-kun is one."
"But…don't you think he and her have a say in this?" Said Kristal, placing her hands on her hips. "You have been pushing forward your beliefs on him. Maybe he doesn't mind when it's you who is all perv on him, but if you try to convince others, maybe that is why he was annoyed. Now you convinced Krysopa that he is her boyfriend."
"But…he will enjoy her boobs…"
"You are not understanding, Kuarzo." Said Kristal, as she sighed in frustration. "I'm sure Alan will enjoy the boobs of a girl that likes him. But what you did is convince Krysopa on something she doesn't feel. I am not Alan, but he probably feels that he's taking advantage on an innocent girl he can't say no because he is afraid of hurting her feelings. You know how he is afraid of hurting others. You put him in a situation that he enjoys but feels bad about it."
"…"
Kuarzo gave it a though, and while she didn't understand all of it, she had an idea of it. Being so open was so normal to her, so she didn't give a though of what others could feel.
"Maybe…I should apologize…" said the dark skinned blondie.
"Yeah, you need to…" said Kristal, as he crossed her arms on her chest. "And no, don't go using your boobs to make him feel better."
"Awww! Then how?!" Kuarzo pouted in frustration.
"I don't know, just TELL him. No boob touch. Show him you are more than just a perverted girl…but AFTER we meet with Master Spintas and he tell us what is happening, because we need to see what is the situation. Come, sis."
"Ok, ok…"
And so, the two girls followed the rest of the group.
They entered the fortress, who's doors closed behind them. Inside were a couple of buildings, houses for soldiers and other refugees, that were now filled with some mages. It was like a small town inside the walls, which caused Alan to think this was more of a town than a fortress. Then again, Isabella's fortress was mostly similar to this one.
The group continued to walk. The three masters were way in front, while the rest of the group were lagging behind. Chisato was looking around, but she didn't saw anyone she knew, which caused her to get a little depressed. As they continue walking forward, the other mages saw them and then continued with their work…except one…
"My oh my! If it isn't Steve!"
The group looked to their left, and saw a young mage standing on top of the wall. He had an armor similar to Steve's, but in blue, and wore a spear/staff on his right hand. His skin was a brownish, and his hair was black, while his eyes were blue, and he smiled with some…overconfidence. As the mage jumped down, Alan recognized him.
'That is a Skilled Blue Magician…isn't it?' He though, as the armored mage landed on his feet, before looking at the group.
"Oh yes, is my good ol friend Steve! It's been a while, bro!"
"Marcus?" asked Steve in surprise, but quickly approached the newcomer. "My man! Can't believe you are here!"
The two spellcasters quickly greet each other with a handshake…before doing some strange hand movements.
"You know what they say: Tits are life…" started the newcomer Marcus.
"…and ass is hometown!" ended Steve.
"And we want both!" exclaimed both, before they laugh manically.
Alan was confused, but he noticed his female mage companions just shaking their heads.
"Ok…who is that?" asked the human in confusion. Kristal just sighed.
"He is one of Steve's best friends." Said the blondie mage. "His name is Marcus, and he is a Skilled Blue Magician."
"Steve's best friend?"
"Yep..." said the Silent Magician Iridia, or now known as Kainita, in disdain. "And he is also a pervert like Steve. That is why they are friends…along with other two."
"Other two?" asked Alan. "Wait...don't tell me…the other two are the other two Skilled Magicians."
"Oh, so you know them?" asked Kuarzo. "Yeah, the other two are a Skilled Red and White Magicians. Together they form a group we call the 'Skilled PERVERT Magicians'."
"Oh boy…"
Back with Steve, he greeted his friend and continued their conversation.
"Good to see you are doing ok, Steve!" said Marcus with joy. "Say, how many cute girls have you meet on your travels?"
"Oh man, I did meet white a few!" exclaimed Steve. "Meet the Sages of Wind, Water and Thunder, and let me tell you, they are REALLY cute girls. Nice bodies, great legs, firm asses and big tits… SPECIALLY the Sage of Water! Would you believe hers are bigger than Kristal's and Kuarzo's?"
"Bigger?! No way! I need to see them!"
"Unfortunately we separated ways for now, but we will meet again soon." Said Steve, being a little melodramatic. "But I must say, they were EXTREMELY sad to get separated from me, but I told them it was necessary. I tell you, man! They were crazy for me!"
"You wish, Steve!" exclaimed Kuarzo, as she and the rest approached them. "Not even in your dreams would they pay THAT much attention to you that they do to Alan-kun."
"Oh, Kuarzo-chan, baby!" said Marcus, as she approached the busty blondie and grabbed her hands. "It's good to see you again!"
Kuarzo just looked at him, got free from his hands, and just took a step back.
"Still playing hard to get?" asked the Blue Mage, as he took a step forward, only to be stopped by Kuarzo's fist on his face. She didn't put much effort on it…but then again, Kuarzo was as strong as Kristal, and so it caused him pain. "Ow! My face!"
"Told you I'm not interested, Marcus." Said Kuarzo, as she placed her hands on her hips.
"You will see, one day, I will convince you to call me Marcus-ku…wait…who is Alan?"
All the girls pointed at Alan, who just raised one hand.
"Yo." Said Alan, as Marcus immediately approached him.
"Who the hell are you? And why did Kuarzo-chan called you '-kun'?" asked Marcus, menacingly, however Alan only looked at him with indifference.
"Just a normal human."
"Human? Are you THE human that we have been hearing about?" he asked, as he checked out his features. "You don't seem like anyone special. What could Kuarzo-chan look on someone like you?"
"I don't know…my awesome Mexican heritage?"
"The heck is a Mexican?"
"You don't need to know. Also I have a Keyblade." Said Alan, as he summoned his Keyblade, confusing and surprising Marcus.
"So this is the mythical Keyblade, eh? I'm sure this is why Kuarzo-chan likes you."
"Look…I don't want problems." Said Alan, as he dismissed his Keyblade. "Why don't we just get to know each other before we start fighting for some misunderstandings?"
"…you seem like a reasonable man." Said Marcus, as he offered a hand to Alan. "Name's Marcus. I'm Steve's friend and future husband of Kuarzo-chan."
"You wish!" Exclaimed the mentioned one in anger.
Alan just shrugged and took Marcus hand.
"Alan D. Hernandez, human from Earth." Said Alan. "Don't ask 'what does the D. stands for'. It's not funny when males do that."
"What do you me- OH! I get it! Nice joke you have, man." Expressed Marcus, and Alan just smiled. FINALLY, someone understood that. "You know? You seem like a cool dude. We could be best friends… as long you don't do anything with Kuarzo-chan…"
"Kuarzo presses her boobs on Alan's body constantly." Said Steve.
"I will kill you." Marcus affirmed, as his grasp on Alan's hand increased, who flinched in pain.
"Try it." Said Alan, answered in kind, also increased his grasp, to the point both men were almost crushing each other's hands.
Both look at each other's eyes like they want to kill each other. They could feel the atmosphere. This was before Steve break them apart.
"Now, now, guys! Relax! We are all friends!" exclaimed Steve, as he put himself in between them. "We are men! We love the female body! We can get along…right?"
Marcus looked at Steve, before he looked at Alan with all seriousness.
"I just want to ask you one question, and I want you to answer me sincerely." Started Marcus.
"And that is?" Alan asked, arching an eyebrow in confusion.
"…boobs or butts?"
"…boobs all the way, man."
Marcus looked at Alan, with a stern look in his eyes. He took a deep breath… and grabbed Alan by the shoulders.
"My brother! You know the truth!" Exclaimed Marcus, confusing Alan. "Yes, boobs all the way! The ONLY true way!"
Alan couldn't help but blink in confusion as a sweat drop appeared on his head. Whatever just happened, at least he was glad everything was ok now…
"Can you guys stop talking about that?" Asked Kristal with annoyance. "It's getting annoying."
"Anyway…" started Steve who, while he could talk about that for hours, still had some questions. "Why are you here alone, Marcus?"
"Alone?" asked Marcus. "Oh no, I am with my Master."
"Wait, Master Premiara is here too?" asked Iridia-Kainita in confusion.
"Yep, we are here."
"Wait a second!" exclaimed Steve, this time in surprise and…fear? "If you and Master Premiara are here…then that means SHE is here too?!"
"Yes I am, Steve!"
Looking up, they saw another figure on top of the wall. This time was a woman, blond-lime hair, white skin and red eyes. Her curvaceous figure and big breasts were covered by a mage outfit that kind of look like Kristal's, but not exactly, as hers were dark blue and orange, plus a large pink ribbon on her back. She had a hard, stern look on her eyes, and her arms crossed over her chest, as she looked down on the group, giving her an air of extremely serious, almost angry, woman.
Alan recognized her.
'Wait…she is a GaGaGa Girl, right?'
"Oh no!" exclaimed Steve in fear. "K-Karoita!"
A vein popped on the girl's forehead, before she immediately jumped from the wall into the group…and kicked Steve in the head, sending him face first into the ground. Alan winced in pain, as that was a POWERFUL kick.
"It's Lilith to you, fool!" exclaimed the very aggressive girl, as she stood with one of her feet on Steve's head. "Only my loved ones can call me Karoita, and you are NOT one of them."
"…Still as aggressive as always, Lilith." Said Steve, still face down on the floor, although he was nonchalantly speaking, like he didn't FEEL the powerful kick. After all, he was used to it. "Hey, Lilith."
"Good to see you too, Steve." Said the girl, smiling maliciously.
Alan blinked in confusion. So is this girl named Karoita or Lilith?
´...wait a second…´ he thought for a moment. 'Busty blondie with super strength and an outfit similar to a Dark Magician Girl's and one of her names starts with a K? Oh…don't tell me she is…'
"Karoita-neesan!"
The new blondie turned to look back, and saw Kristal, Kuarzo, Kainita and Krysopa, all waving at her. She then smiled at the look of them.
"Oh my! Look at that!" said the GaGaGa Girl. "Is this a family reunion?"
"It seems like it." Said Kristal, who then hugged her sister. "It's good to see you again, Karoita!"
"You had the whole family worried, Kristal." Said Karoita. "You had the mission of the Crystals, the most dangerous one. We were worried."
"Don't worry, it hasn't been that hard."
The red eyed blondie turned to look at both Kuarzo and Iridia-Kainita, and also smiled.
"And you two!" expressed Karoita. "You were supposed to be back weeks ago!"
"Sorry, we meet with Kristal and her group on Ritsma when we were going back, and decided to join their group." Said Kainita-Iridia, as she laughed nervously.
"Yeah!" exclaimed Kuarzo. "It was VERY fortunate for us to find each other. And I meet Alan-kun in there!"
"Alan…-kun?" asked Karoita in surprise. "You mean YOU, the boy crazy sister, finally found a man you like? Who is he?"
The dark skinned blondie run and grabbed Alan by his arm, before going back to her sisters.
"Here!" exclaimed Kuarzo, hugging his right arm and pressing her breasts on it. "He is Alan-kun."
"Uh…hello?" Alan tried to greet her, although he was kind of nervous because of how she just kicked Steve. He didn't know if this girl hated men…or it was just Steve.
The GaGaGa Girl raised an eyebrow in confusion, and began to check him out.
"YOU are the one she likes?" asked Karoita with confusion. "I don't see what's so special about you…besides you wearing some strange clothes."
"That is because he is human, sis." Said Kristal, causing Karoita to turn to look at her.
"Wait, he is THE human? The one with the keyblade?"
"The same one."
"Ohhh, I see!" she said, a she checks him out again. She then smiled, before extending her arm. "Well, my name is Karoita Lilith, but you can just call me Karoita."
"WHAT?!" exclaimed both Steve and Marcus. "Why did he gets to call you by your first name?! It's not fair!"
"Be quiet!" exclaimed Karoita in anger, causing both Steve and Marcus to take a few steps away. "Don't have any funny ideas. I allow him because he is the loved one of my sis. As long as he is, I will let him call me Karoita, understand?" she asked, now looking at Alan. "Human! If you do something that make any of my sisters cry… I will get...a little angrier. Understand?"
"Crystal!" exclaimed Alan, as he laughed nervously. Ok, she is a very aggressive but at the same time caring girl with her lover ones. 'Wait…is she a tsundere?'
"Hey, don't intimidate Alan-kun!" exclaimed Kuarzo.
"Yeah, he is ours!" said Krysopa, who suddently hugged Alan's right arm, just like Kuarzo. This confused Karoita more.
"Wait…what?" asked Karoita in confusion.
"Yeah! Sis Kuarzo told me that he is our boyfriend, so we must love him!" said Krysopa, hugging Alan's arm hard against her chest.
Karoita looked at this and then sternly look at Kuarzo.
"Ok, what did you did now, sis?" asked Karoita. "Did you convince Krysopa of doing something stupid and lewd?"
"Uh…maybe?" Kuarzo responded nervously, before she got close to Karoita and began whispering on her ear. "On my defense, Kainita-neesan loves him too, and Kristal is opening up!"
"Is that true?" Asked Karoita, looking at everyone, especially her sisters. "You need to give me a BIG explanation about this,"
"Oh, we will, sister." Said Kristal, as she smiled a little. "It will be a long one."
"Oh, thrust me, I love long stories." Said Karoita, before she began to walk toward the castle. "Come! Our masters are waiting."
The group began to follow the GaGaGa Girl, as they continued their way into the keep. They entered the keep and continued walking, this time being guided into the third floor, in what appeared to be the 'war room'. In there were Chisato, Masters Duncan, Strum, and Spintas, along with a fourth one.
It was a woman, white with blond hair and blue eyes. Her mouth was covered in a face mask, and her mage outfit seems to look like made of Ice. Alan recognized her immediately.
'She is an Ice Master.' The human though when he saw her. 'And she is beautiful.'
"Ah, so you finally came." Said Duncan to the group. "We though you decided to stay in the fortress."
"Sorry, Master." Said Kristal. "We just meet with some people we know."
"It's understandable. Anyway, Dinara, Alan, please step forward."
The two mentioned looked at each other in confusion, but did what the Dark Magician asked.
"What is it?" asked Alan in confusion.
"Nothing, it's just that we need to present you to them." Said Strum. "You two are the only ones who don't know them."
"Oh, I see." Said Dinara in understanding.
"Alright." Duncan started. "Dinara, Alan, let me present to you our friends."
"Greetings." Said the Cybernetic Magician, as he took a step forward, while Krysopa walked and stood on his side. "My name is Spintas, a Cybernetic Magician, and I am the Master of Krysopa."
"And I am Krysopa, younger sister of Kristal, Kuarzo and Kainita." Said the green haired mage, smiling widely.
The other female master stood forward, as both the GaGaGa Girl Karoita and the Skilled Blue Magician Marcus stood besides her.
"And my name is Premiara, Ice Master." Said the beautiful blond woman. "And I am the Master of both Karoita and Marcus."
"Name's Karoita, and I am Kristal, Kuarzo and Kainita's sister." Said the GaGaGa Girl.
"And I am Marcus, friend of Steve." Said the Skilled Blue Magician.
"It's an honor to meet you." Said the human. "My name is Alan, and I am a human from another world."
"And my name is Dinara, and I am a Blue Eyes White Dragon." Commented the white haired hair, as she bowed a little.
"So this is the human from another planet, and the Blue Eyes that have helped you, eh?" asked Premiara. "Very interesting."
They began asking questions to the two, mostly about their lives and world. They didn't comment much, but it was obvious the mages were interested. However, this was not the time for that.
"So, Spintas, Premiara." Duncan started. "Now that we are all together, can you tell us what happened? Why are you all in here?"
"And not only you." Said Strum. "You have a small army of mages on the fortress. What happened?"
Both Spintas and Premiara looked at each other and nodded, as they began to explain their reason.
"We were on a mission." Said Spintas, starting the conversation. "After the destruction of the city of Oberiskar and that Exus forces took control of Lord Obelisk, and after what happened to the Sages of Wind and Water that were ambushed and almost captured, our Master, the Lord of the Spellcasters, decided we couldn't stay with our arms crossed and had to do something."
"To that…" continued Premiara. "…he decided to form a task force for one reason: to march and secure the Fire Temple, and wait for the arrival of the Sage of Fire."
"So your mission was to come here and protect it?" asked Strum.
"Exactly." Spintas responded. "We knew that the Shiranui Clan was more than enough to protect the Temple, but our Master had a premonition, so he decided that we shall come here."
"Our plan was simple." Said Premiara. "We will meet with the Elemental Hero Clan, who were on their way to the Fire Temple, traveling from their city north-west from here, on this fortress, before we march together to the city of the Shiranui, and secure the Fire Temple."
"However…we were late." Said Spintas, as he clenched his fist. "We meet with a large concentration of Heartless eight days ago, and we had to fight them to continue. We lost many mages back then, but we had to continue. However, when we reached here…it was already too late."
"Too late?" Asked Chisato, as she was eager to ask something. "D-did you manage to find any other Shiranui in here? Last time I was here, this fortress was full of my people."
The mages that were new just looked at each other and shook their heads, causing Chisato's heart to sunk to new lows.
"I'm sorry, young one, but when we arrived here, the battle was already over." Said Spintas.
"When we reached the Fortress, it was being attacked by the Heartless." Said Premiera. "It seems that a few hours before we arrived, Exus' Heartless invaded Kyushu-Ho and killed everyone on the clan. The Elemental Heroes, who arrived on time, saw that the city was under attack and decided to help, and went into battle."
"…and that was their downfall." Said Spintas. "With the Shiranui forces already destroyed, the Elemental Heroes had to fight a hard battle."
"And only a few of us survived."
The group turned to their right and saw a large bird man, covered in green feathers and with some bandaged on his arms. His wings were folded on his back. He was…and Elemental Hero Avian.
"Greetings." He said. "My name is Vianto. I was the leader of the Elemental Heroes forces that came here. I can explain what happened."
"Are you ok?" asked Duncan, as he saw the state of the large birdman.
"Don't worry, only some small bruises. It's my heart that is damaged."
"Can you tell us what happened?"
"I will explain." Said the Elemental Hero, as he sat on a chair, since he couldn't stay standing for much. "We arrived a few days ago, but when we did, we noticed the city was on fire. We decided to try and help, but by then, the whole Clan was eradicated…and the enemy forces faced us. There was one powerful dark sorceress what challenged us."
"Exia." Said Duncan. "So she was the one."
"Yeah, that was her name." said Vianto. "We faced her, while Beatrix faced the Ice Sage on her own."
"Beatrix?" asked Kuarzo.
"She is a E-Hero Burstinatrix…and the Sage of Fire."
"What?!" Asked Alan in surprise. "Well, I didn't expect that a Burstinatrix will be the Sage of Fire!"
"Is she here?" asked Kristal…but Vianto's reaction told her everything she needed: he looked down and sighed, as he clenched his fist in anger. "What happened?"
"The Heartless overwhelmed us." Said the Avian Hero. "We face her, and match her power with our numbers, but with the Heartless, and the power of the sorceress, we had to retreat…and for that, Beatrix had to stay behind. She was captured."
At this, the group knew the situation was getting harder for them.
"They captured the Sage of Fire?" asked Alan in surprise.
"Yes." Said Vianto. "I was supposed to protect her, but… I couldn't do anything."
"Do not worry!" exclaimed Dinara with determination. "We will find a way to rescue her."
"So… Exus has another Sage in their ranks." Said Duncan. "Maybe it was a mistake to let the Sages go."
"No, friend. That was needed." Said Strum. "They had a mission, and we have to complete ours."
"Wait a second." Started Kainita Iridia, thinking about something. "If they captured the Sage of Fire…why haven't they get inside the Fire Temple and destroyed the Fire Crystal yet?"
The group looked at each other, trying to find an answer to that question.
"That is a good question." Said Master Spintas, the Cybernetic Magician. "Why is it that they haven't destroyed the Fire Crystal? They kidnapped the Fire Sage 4 to 5 days ago."
"Maybe…they need time?"
The group looked at Chisato, who was the one to said that.
"What makes you say that?" asked Strum.
"Master Daichi was on a mission to defeat some Heartless." Said Chisato. "However, he and his team went missing for 5 to 6 days, before he returned to the city. That witch Exia said that they had him under their spell since then."
The group looked at her, and then at each other.
"It could be." Said the female Master Premiara. "A spell made to dominate someone's mind should take some time to deplete the mental defenses of the person."
"If we take miss Chisato's tale into question…" started Master Spintas. "…it means Exus manage to dominate the mind of someone in 5 to 6 days, specially someone in Master Level."
"Then…" continued Strum. "…a Sage's mind could take the same time or a little more before being subjugated to Exus' power."
"How long has it been since they attacked the city?" asked Steve.
"Seven days already." Said Spintas. "It means that at any time, they could return with a mind controlled Fire Sage."
"Then we have no time to lose!" exclaimed Alan with determination. "We need to get inside the Fire Temple and secure the Crystal! Now!"
"Wait, human." Expressed Premiara. "As much as I like your idea and want to do that, we can't right now."
"Why not?"
"Earlier today we were attacked by a large number of Heartless, so our forces are already low on magic. They will need at least a day before we recover."
"That is why I send Krysopa to investigate our back." Said Spintas, as the mentioned girl smiled widely. "That way, she will see if we had more Heartless forces attacking us from behind. We were lucky she found you instead."
"So what is the plan?" asked Duncan.
Premiara used her magic to form a hologram of magic in front of them. It showed a map of the zone, showing the Red Eyes Valley, the mountain where the Fire Temple was, the ruins of Kyushu-Ho, and the plains between it and the fortress. They immediately noticed something was wrong, and that was easy notice:
Millions of dark dots on the valley, surrounding the mountain where the Fire Temple was.
"Heartless?" asked Duncan, which Spintas nodded.
"A large group of heartless formed around the Temple and have stopped us from attacking them. We were planning to attack today, but they attacked us first, so our forces are low on magic."
Kristal looked at the dots. They were millions, probably.
"They are almost the same numbers as those who attacked the Water Temple." Commented the Dark Magician Girl with some fear. "You think we can defeat them?"
"Don't worry about it." Said Alan, smiling with determination. "Even if we don't have Vivian, Sapphire and Castanea like back then, we have new allies and an army of Spellcasters and Elemental Heroes. Plus, we are way stronger than before, so we'll be ok. And if not, Egyptian God, remember?"
"He, you are right." Said the blondie, smiling a little. "But we can't be to overconfident, or else we could fail."
"I know, I know. But we can't be afraid. We need to walk forward and face this enemy."
"Right!"
Duncan analyzed the map and tried to find a way to enter. However, there was only one way to do so: through the ruins of Kyushu-Ho. Even if they tried to fly, there are flying Heartless too, and if they get hit and fall into the ground, they will immediately be surrounded by the Heartless below, like if they were an army of ants. Anyone who falls in the valley will die. It was too much of a risk.
"So a frontal assault is the only choice." Said Duncan. "Any suggestions?"
"Yes." Said Master Spintas, making the holo map close up to the city ruins, specially the southern gate that connected to the Valley. "The front city cannons and towers were destroyed in the assault, but the ones on the back are still intact. If we manage to invade, take the city, and take control of the cannons, we can defend it when the wave of Heartless attack, and reduce their numbers just enough so we can attack the Temple directly."
"The Heartless will eventually be revived." Said Duncan. "They can't be killed unless we use Holy Weapons or a Keyblade, and we only have one of those."
"Yes, but they will take time to do so." Expressed Premiara. "If we reach the Temple and heal the Crystal with our spells, we can use the energy of the Crystal to destroy the Heartless."
"What happened to the Guardian of the Fire Temple?" asked Strum. Vianto, however, just shook his head.
"We don't know." Expressed the Elemental Hero Avian. "He was seen fighting three Blue Eyes White Dragon. We don't know what happened to him."
"Guardian?" asked Alan in confusion.
"I'll tell you later." Said Duncan, as he was concentrated on the plan. "So, if we don't know the location of the Guardian, we could be attacked by three Blue Eyes."
"I can take care of them." Said Dinara with determination. Strum, however, shook his head.
"I'm sorry, Dinara, but even if you became stronger, you won't be able to fight three dragons at the same time."
"We can help with that." Said Vianto, the Elemental Hero. "We have some flying Heroes. We can help her."
"We also have mages that can capture them." Said Premiara. "Three Dragons are extremely dangerous, but we have to face them if we want to save the Crystal."
"And how do you plan to get in the city?" asked Strum. "An army this big will be seen easily."
"That is true. We don't know how, for now. We plan an illusion spell, but…"
"Why don't we use the Keyblade?"
The group turned to look at Alan, who just smiled.
"What do you mean?" asked Steve.
"Remember how we went from Kuribohria to the Wind Temple?" asked Alan. "And to the other cities to get supplies? We can use the same trick."
"Open a portal to the city, and then our forces can enter it? Nice idea." Said Strum, liking that idea.
"But for that, you need a crystal shard on that place, Alan." Said Kristal with confusion. "There is no Crystal Shard on the city. How do you plan to do that?"
"I will go into the city and place a shard in there." Alan answered. "Once I am secure, I will open a gate and then let you guys pass."
"Are you mad?!" asked Steve in surprise. "You will be going alone into the city?! You don't know how many Heartless you could attract to you!"
"I know, I know." Said Alan, trying to calm his friends down. "However, we can't all go at the same time. If we do, we will be find out."
"Agreed." Said Duncan, after thinking of the plan. "It will be very dangerous, but Alan's plan will give us the best chance to send our armies into the enemy territory."
"But…he can't go alone, Master!" Exclaimed Kristal, her voice clearly showing she was worried. "If they catch him, he won't be able to get help!"
"Hence why I am going with him." Said Chisato, calling everyone's attention to her. "I know the city like the palm of my hand. We will be able to use the streets and houses to hide our presence. Besides, I HAVE to be the one in the city, so you can find a place big enough to open a big gate to let all the army pass at the same time...and the only place big enough but still HIDDEN enough is the palace. You need my help to reach the palace."
"Got it!" said Alan. "I am in your care."
"You will need another one, a mage preferably." Said Premiara. "Your plan is dangerous, but if you manage to do it, we will be in the best place to assault the Fire Temple. You will need a mage, just in case you need magic."
Kristal, Kuarzo and Kainita (Iridia) looked at each other and nodded. They will decide who of them will go with Alan and protect his back. They looked at each other and were thinking of who shall go. However...
"I will go…"
… someone beat them to it.
The group turned to look at the other blondie girl, the GaGaGa Girl Karoita (Lilith), who had her arms crossed over her chest and looked at them back with determination…and overconfidence.
"Your plan is dangerous, human." Said Karoita, as she smiled a little more. "I like it. Count me in."
"Are you sure, Karoita?" asked Master Premiara, arching an eyebrow. "You rarely offer yourself for these missions."
"I am tired of staying in here and only working on defense." Said Karoita. "Besides, I want to give them a taste of my magic. Don't worry, I will be ok."
"Alright." Said Duncan. "Then the team will be of Karoita, Chisato and Alan. You three will infiltrate the city, find a spot, and then open a gate to this fortress. You will leave tomorrow before dawn, so I suggest you rest a little."
Alan, Chisato and Karoita nodded. It was like 12 pm, so they still have SO much time to relax, specially Chisato and Alan, since they were running non-stop to reach this place.
"We shall make preparations for the attack tomorrow." Said Strum. "And an emergency plan, just in case they fail."
"We will think about something." Said Duncan. "For now, let the young ones rest, and we will continue planning." He said, before turning to look at the young ones. "Go and rest, have some food and sleep. You will need it for tomorrow."
And with that, the young ones left the room, leaving only the Masters and the Elemental Hero Avian who, while he was not exactly young, he wasn't as old as the 4 Masters, who were in their late 20's.
"Don't worry." Said Duncan. "We will save your partner." He said, surprising Vianto.
"How did you knew?" asked the winged man.
"The way you said her name. Don't worry…we will save her."
"…Thanks. Let's plan our next move. The Elemental Hero Clan will help you."
And with that, the Masters and the Clan leader began to think of ways to reach the Fire Temple…with the least amount of deaths possibly.
It will be a hard battle…
End of Chapter 46
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Alan: Hello! Alan Here! So, while we rest, I still don't know how Kristal has so many sisters. I demand an explanation!
Kristal: Ok...then we willl.
Alan: Wait...what?
Don't miss the next chapter of The N-Warriors: Shadow Realm Saga: The Secret of the Mahoro Sisters.
Alan: Are you kidding me?!
Kuarzo: We didn't said it made sense, Alan-kun.
Alan:... I have more questions now...
Author Notes:
AND DONE! So what do you think?
Well, the group arrived at the fortress and meet new people. So two masters, one friend of Steve and ANOTHER Mahoro sister, this time being a GaGaGa Girl. Yes, even if a GaGaGa Girl is 'relatively' new, Alan recognized her because in his version of Earth, many magician girls were released at the same time. Some he doesnt recognize, like Kuarzo in the first.
So, Marcus had a thing for Kuarzo, but she doesnt like him. Kuarzo DID flirt with him months ago, but after not finding that 'special' emotion in his eyes the first time, she stopped. But that didn't meant Marcus stopped liking her. The only reason why he is not more forcefull on Kuarzo... is because of Karoita, his companion.
Karoita is a full tsundere. Easy to ignite and get physical against anyone. She, along with Kristal, are one of the reasons why Steve has a body of iron and can resist all attacks, because both girls used their superhuman strenght to 'punish him' for his pervertness. Still, they have a good relationship of friends...a strange one, but yet, Steve and Kuarzo's relationship is ALSO strange.
Oh boy, did Alan get angry at Kuarzo? Well, Kristal is right: by convincing Krysopa on hugging and rubbing her breasts on Alan's back, Kuarzo put him in a situation that he can't say no and yet he feels bad for enjoying it. Alan knows Krysopa's feelings for him aren't real (yet), so it's weird for him. Seems Kuarzo's antics are getting to her...kind off.
And FINALLY the Spellcaster clan is acting! They tried...and yet failed. So the Sage of Fire is soon to return. Can the heroes reach the Fire Temple before the Fire Sage returns?
Well, hope you all liked it :D
See ya next time!
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