Hello I´m back with another chapter, my excuse this time ... Some of crisis related with the attacks to the LoL servers, and writing the chapters fo the Ligning legion FF, yes is begining but It won´t be published until at least I be close to end this fict, I would like to thank to all those "Silent" readers for they care and for read this, I call them Silent because they leave no commentaries but you are the reason for which I´m doing the translation,thank you indeed , and remember this is a translation may exist mistakes and I´m not too good with this but I do my best...
Wel, the rules are the same, HERE WE GO...
Chapter 3: Bonds of Destiny , Sur'ion Tome
Act Four: Wild Instinct
Creep fleet moved carefully toward a solar system, while on the bridge of the main spacecraft creep leader called his subordinates from the video communicator ...
" Did you find him ? "
"No sir, we have not heard from him since our last meeting "
Then another soldier interrupted ...
" Bad news boss, squad # 4 failed in their assault "
"What?, How is possible!"
"It seems that our troops were outnumbered, the ended facing off against two heavily armed merchant fleets and that is not new ; since the incident with grizzly all merchant fleets have changed their modus operandi "
"Damn it , since that encounter with that guy all have become immune to fear. That fox has inspired courage and bravery of those who once tremble just by hearing our name " - thought the Creep Leader with rage
" Boss if we could exterminate our annoying friend, we could regain control of the area " - suggested the Creep navigator
" Yes I'd like that ,but how do we find him? "
"Sir" - said Insher appearing on the main screen
" What news do you have for me Insher? "
"Our search have paid us off , we found the fox in a star system not far from where you are, I´m sending you the coordinates " - Insher said as a map with a marked area appeared on the screen next to him.
"Great , time to get rid of this pest . Lock our path towards Insher´s coordinates ... "
"YES BOSS! " - And with that command the Creep fleet began to Hyper jumping but they did not know theywere observed by a dark presence ...
"Alright those pathetic thieves will serve to my cause. Go and infiltrate, find the bearer ! " - And then a black mass of energy get into one of the fighters without affecting the pilot.
Meanwhile in the White Lightning ...
"AAHHH ! " - Tails was in what appeared to be a test chamber where he received bursts of energy and was attacked by the inner defenses of the ship ...
RAMP and Fenrir looked in a special chamber 3 meters above the ground
"Master should not carry on this you are only hurting yourself"
"RAMP is right , you will end toasting your brain ! "
"... NO ...I must learn to master the trance ... " Tails yelled growling pain
"But Master , if the generators reach the critical point you can damage your the nervous system , you can even die! " - RAMP said with dismay while watching vital signs of his master and the status of the generators in a monitor.
"I DON´T CAAAAREEEE ! " - And while Tails began to transform , systems reached the critical point and the energy readings went out of scale ...
"Master systems reached their limit ! "
"TAILS STOP ! "
At that time both machines as Tails stopped at the moment and after returning to his normal form he remained quiet and 5 seconds before he collapsed ...
"MASTER! "
"TAILS ! "
And while Tails lay unconscious , his spirit made a trip not within his subconscious but to another level, to a cloudy and starry place...
" Not again " - And as Tails stood up he began to explore when the notice some one in the distance - " What the hell is he doing here ? "
If the person you thought Tails saw was Seledrin you are right , he slept peacefully in what seemed to be a cloud ...
" Ha Ha , now it's my turn " - And with a smirk Tails moved towards the sleeper Seledrin getting enough air and shouted in his ear ...
"WAKE UP SELEDRIN YOU LAZY AND USELESS HOBO! ! " - When Tails shouted Seledrin jumped and fell off the cloud where he slept.
"AAHH , WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU SON OF A B ... , Tails?! , what are you doing here ?! " - Asked confused Seledrin
"I could ask you the same question, Where are we? "
"This is the astral plane , is somewhere between the physical world and the spirit world and you know I saw your uncle go through here a while ago " - said standing Seledrin
" The astral plane …you saw my uncle here? "
" Well he and other two passed through here , we sat down to talk a while , a very nice good guy "
" How did you meet ? " - Tails asked curiously
"It was after the 1st Robotnick war, I never knew how he got here but when he saw me we had a small skirmish and then we sat and talked . Apparently he thought I was a henchman working for some mamoth I don´t know. And tell me ... What are you doing with those tights, you look like an exotic dancer ... PFF ... " - Finished saying Seledrin trying not to break in laugh
" Shut up, I was subjecting me to a shock treatment to induce the trance again and ... " - Before Tails on talking ... - "YOU DID WHAT? ! "
" What? I said , shock therapy ... "
"Tails when I told you "master your powers" , I did not tell you become a lab rat . No wonder why you 're dressed like this , are you masochist? " - Seledrin he asked with a raised eyebrow and a grin on his face.
" What? NO, YOU´RE CRAZY " - ! Tails answered upset and confused.
" Pay attention , spectral wrath and the rest of your skills should emerge naturally, if you try to force them it won´t work " - Explained Seledrin , but Tails was seeing a semblance of concern - " But I don´t know what to do, I´ve runned out of options, I have tried everything I know and have practiced endlessly since I get my third tail "
" Well maybe I can not always be near to help you, but exist others who can aid you. In this part of the galaxy there are some races that have developed links with nature , they have connections with spirits and those stuff. Look for them and maybe they'll help "
" How do I find when I can not even handle my own powers? " - Asked Tails
" Concentrate and meditate , try to feel the energy of the beings around you, and identify those energies that are in sync with nature and the cosmos "
"I'll try "
" Well Tails now ... go and let me sleep " - Seledrin said as she snuggled back into his cloud.
" Did you say sleep? "
"Yes!, What, an immortal can not sleep? " - Seledrin said with eyes closed and in a upset tone
" No, is not that, but I thought you would send me back through the hole as usual" - Tails asked to see Seledrin act "Unusualy" - " You go I have no desire to do that "
"How? "
"Just visualize yourself to how you were before you passed out and ... ( yawn ) ... your spirit will be routed by itself " - Finished saying Seledrin before falling asleep .
And closing his eyes Tails disappeared the astral plane.
Meanwhile in WL Medic bay...
" How is Tails ? " - Fenrir asked as he watched Tails " Unconscious"
"…and very tired , he lost a lot of energy , but excluding that he is good" - answered RAMP
…then Tails began to openhis eyes ...
"Look R.A.M.P he´s awakening"
" Are you Ok master ? " - RAMP asked to see that Tails was in bed - "With a bad headache but I'm fine "
" You gave us a good scare master "
" TAILS WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, IF YOU WANTED TO BE TOASTED YOU COULD ASKED ME ?! " - Shouted Fenrir
"YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS TO SPEAK HIM LIKE THAT FENRIR! " - RAMP said defending his master
" Well ... sorry ... is only that…"
" No Fenrir do not apologize , you're right I was an idiot by doing that . I think it was not the right way " - Tails said as he rubbed his forehead
" Well ... What were you trying to do? " - Fenrir asked in a cautious tone - "I tried to induce the trance again, trying to learn to control it "
"Ah, yes I remember. He opened a huge hole to X -Tornado armor and almost pluck my head " - Fenrir Tails answered somewhat annoying to remember what happened - . " Really tried to hurt you "?
"Yes master , do you not remember? . Almost makes Fenrir and mercenaries in BBQ " - answered RAMP
" I never thought I could be so aggressive in that state but that's a reason more to learn to control myself " - Tails said seriously .
"Then what will you do , come back to your masochistic routines " - Fenrir you asked with a grin on his face.
"What? ! , NO. But ,Could you leave me alone for a while? I need to think " – Fenrir and RAMP just looked each other with doubtful expressions RAMP then replied - " Whatever you say Master but don´t try funny things "
"Yeah whatever," - And after that RAMP and Fenrir he left the infirmary.
Outside of infirmary :
" You unplugged the generator of the testing room , right RAMP ? "
" Oh yes hahahaha " - RAMP laughed , shaking a strange key against Fenrir .
"At least we do not have to worry about dealing with this again " - stated Fenrir while both were on the bridge of the ship.
In infirmary :
" Well Tails concentrate and meditate ... " - And as he crossed legs and closed his eyes and wrapped his tails around.
While everything was darkened around Tails just stood there until ...
"HUH ! " - Tails opened his eyes as the scene suddenly returned to normal and got out of bed and headed to the bridge and walking half-asleep ...
On the bridge of WL :
RAMP checked the systems while in the lower cab navigator droids were discussing ...
"I can not believe this is the fourth time this week that the master has to rebuild you "
" And all because of Fenrir "
" I do not understand how this guy could set fire to the master´s simulator , and who ended up being the victim ?, I was me lookat this , this was my former arm" - said one of the droids while showing to the othesr a mechanical arm all charred
"What are you doing down there ! " - RAMP asked to see three positions on the lower floor of the bridge were empty - " Nothing 're just talking "
"Then go back to your place" - RAMP ordered the droids who were still talking .
" We have been discovered by the taskmaster "
" I just want to settle things out without having to do anything against Fenrir otherwise the master can dismantle me "
"ARE YOU STILL DOWN THERE ? ! " - Shouted RAMP - "I think we'd better discuss this another time " - And after that the droids back to their places. But then Tails entered the bridge without a word went to the small balcony of the master chair...
" Master you should be resting ... Master? " – But Tails gave no response he just closed his eyes and his Tails rouse and spread as the feathers of a peacock while the marks on his body shone strongly for a split second ...
"RAMP change our current course , turn the ship 7 parsecs the right and follow that path until I tell you " - Tails said with no emotion
" Why? "
" You never doubted my decisions RAMP , just do it,trust me"
" Well ... if you say so "
And after changing your WL entered hyperspace , a few seconds after the creep fleet exited hyperspace in the same position .
" There's nothing here ,INSHER " - roared the leader creep over the comm - " Y y- yes sir ? "
"You said that asshole will be here ...BUT I ONLY SEE ROCKS AND DUST HERE! " - The Wrath of creep leader was such that fractured the arm of his chair.
" Ss- sir I would swear he were here "
"I should throw you to the nearest black hole " - the CL growled between his teeth before being interrupted by one of their navigators - " Sir before you try to strangle Insher exist another choice "
"Explain yourself"
"When a ship jumps into hyperspace leaves behind a trace of energy very difficult to detect but recently we obtain a device that tracks the remains to its source " - Finished the navigator
" And we can use this gadget to track our annoying friend , I like it, activate the tracker and follow Him " - And then entered hyperspace to pursue the WL . For a long time they kept zigzagging from one side to the other ...
In the WL :
" Do not you think our boss is loosened brains " - said one of the droids - " Whatever you have to trust the strange as it is "
Main Creep Ship :
" Boss is not to question your decisions , but the enemy has followed an erratic trajectory and goes to an unknown part of the galaxy " - Said a navigator while watching the path that had been following on the monitor.
" Do you think they suspect that we are following them" - Insher asked to CL - " Perhaps that would explain the fact that he is more confused than a nun at a rock concert "
"But we will follow him until finish him " - Thought Leader Creep .
Then the WL ended on an empty area of the galaxy awaiting his next route. While Tails remained inert on the balcony of the bridge, RAMP and the droids were discussing their situation ...
"We have been traveling aimlessly and this area does not appear on maps,what the hell are we doing here ! " - Protested one of the droids .
" I have my doubts but we have to trust in the master" - RAMP said , after one of the droids came somewhat alarmed - "RAMP have serious problems , someone have been following us! "
"WHAT DID YOU SAY ! "
At that time the fleet out of hyperspace just creep away from WL ...
The Creep ship :
"We find them sir " - said one of the Creep navigators- " Excellent ,launch the attack! "
"Yes sir ! "
The White Lightning :
"WHY YOU DID NOT TELL ME THAT THE CREEPS WERE AFTER US! " - RAMP screamed hysterically to the other droids - "Because the master isn´t in this world, and because they have just came out of hyper space!"
Just then Tails opened his eyes which begin to glow like his marks...
"RAMP go forward 10 parsecs " - Tails commanded- " But master we - we are being… "
" Just do it "
So while the WL was preparing for the hyper jump ...
Main Creep ship :
"The enemy tries to escape ! " - Said one of the navigators
"Well blow them to smithereens before they do it! " - And after the order of the leader ,Creep fighters just managed to cause slight damage to his armor because of the distance they were , and then the WL disappeared in the hyper scape ...
"NOOOOOOOO , is not fair not again! " - Shouted Insher while doing a tantrum in the cockpit of his fighter ship.
" What do we do now? "
"According to the tracker device there is a trace of particles 10 parsecs of our position " - reported an Creep navigator to his leader - " Well, let´s go"
On another planet an anthropomorphic female with avian features ( feathers instead of hair, but with a human face , etc. . ) Was meditating in a pavilion when something shook her mind...
"Ah , what was that ! " - At that time his companion of the same species enters the hall - " Is something wrong ? "
"There are two presences coming over here " (? )
" Should we be worried ? " (? )
" I do not know , both are strong presences but one only radiates darkness " (? )
" What's the other? " (? )
" It's totally different, I can feel a deep connection with the energy of nature and the cosmos " (? )
"I will put soldiers on alert " (? )
The WL finally reached its destination after many rounds , a planet in the middle of nowhere in an unknown solar system, the name was Galmoria ...
" What a relief because I was getting dizzy " - RAMP said to them to see the world
" Look for a place to land , immediately begin exploration " - Tails ordered to the droids - " Yes, but sir, what exactly are we looking for ? "
" help RAMP , we´re looking for help... " - And without another word Tails turned and went to his room, RAMP only responded - " Ok master ... "
And as he walked to the door he looked down at the sound of a loud snoring and saw Fenrir who did not wake up during the entire trip . And remembering the time when Fenrir wanted to char him, Tails created a small flame on his fingers and dropped it on Fenrir´s head…
" Hey ... why is it so hot ? " - Fenrir said awaking
When he feel the fire in his skull Fenrir runned to the nearest exit while screaming like maniac while Tails left the bridge ...
"I think that settles things with Fenrir , right? " - Said one of the droids to another - " Ha Ha HA, right"
Shortly after the White Lightning came down to the planet , but the Creep fleet was reaching Galmoria right after that ...
" So this is the planet were they came , I don´t remember it in any of the holo maps " - Said the Creep leader - "you´re right boss will tell the navigation chif to record this solar system in our database " - Said Insher
After that the fleet began to descend towards the planet and then the mass of black energy came out of Creep figther and introduced into one of the scout ships ...
While Tails and Fenrir went to explore in the X -Tornado with two droids. The cameras had revealed a huge city in the middle of the jungle 20 KMs of a huge rock formation ...
In the X -Tornado :
" We approached the city RAMP What is your position ? " - Tails asked through th communicator - " We are at 10 km from the city as you asked master we have been unnoticed by anyone until now "
" Stay tuned we will call you if we need anything " - Tails said ending the transmission
"Hopefully we will find help in that city " - Said Tails a little worried
"Me too, hopefully there is someone to help me, too ,WHY YOU HAD TO DO THAT , YOU KNOW THAT HAIR DON´T GROW ON BURNT IN SKIN ? ! " - Fenrir finished screaming while wearing a cap
" Stop complaining 1rst I only seared your hair , 2nd owed me and 3rd you even stopped snoring when we were being attacked you must be somehow wake up " - answered Tails
" At what point we were attacked? " - Asked Fenrir a little bit confused
"You do not realized because you horrid snore" - And while Tails turned to tell that into his face the X -Tornado crashed and got stuck in a huge tree.
"LOOK OUT" - shouted Fenrir , and while Tails pulled the X - Tornado out the tree to return to the air a figure watched them from the bushes ...
Meanwhile with the Creeps ...
Galmorian Surface:
" How the hell we ended up here ? " -The Creep Leader asked .
" Sir we had to land somewhere to repair the damages, we did not expect that kind of defenses from the cities " - answered one of the navigators
" Yes and to split the ships of the fleet I two groups was not a good idea " - stated Insher
"Then we have to avoid unwanted mishaps and encounters. Initiate repairs immediately " - Ordered the CL
Returning with Tails and Company :
" The radar indicates that we are very close to the city " - Tails said looking to the control panel - " How long Master? "
" About 2 kilome ...AHH! " - At that time the X -Tornado was bombarded with energy grenades damaging the tuWLines and causing the vehicle to crash.
" OW , Are you all right ? " - Asked Tails others
" That depends , OW " - Fenrir growled something sore
" Something battered but we're fine , Who attacked us ? " - Said one of the droids
" I do not know , but you better get out of here " - Tails said as he get out the X -Tornado
And when they left the plane seven attackers appeared with strange cloaks and masks ...
"What you want ! " - Asked Tails
Instead of a response Tails received attacks by newcomers, Tails dodged the 1st attacks but enemies attacked harder And despite the reclaims of Tails ,one of the attackers jumped the X -Tornado which diverted Tails and they took the opportunity to knock him out.
"TAILS ! "
"MASTER! "
" Looks like he's not the right one, let's see if it isthe wolf " – and afert said that they approached the X -Tornado , the droids were preparing to defend ...
"let´s go " - And when the attackers were about to pounce , blue plasma bursts beat 4 of the 7 attackers ...
" what the hell?! "
When they turned to see from where came the attacks they saw Tails, with his marks and eyes glowing and his tails and claws wrapped in plasma ...
" I think your problem is with me " - Tails said in a tone of defiance as he displayed his double-bladed sword .
" So it was you after all, get him!" – And then the three attackers who were still standing pounced on Tails, but before the crash Tails began to spin in a vortex of plasma before disappearing ...
"WHERE HE IS?! "
Then Tails came behind them and before they could react with one blow he knocked one of the attackers with his weapon , one of the attackers managed to stand as he watched Tails approached menacingly with his weapon on fire (Well technically plasma but you will understand ) ...
"Master that's enough let them go! "
"Oh no, it´s the spectral thing again " - Said Fenrir
The attacker tried to defend himself but his gun shattered as Tails knocked him to the ground ...
"No Please mercy. We did not want to hurt you! "
"You should have thought on that before …" - Tails said in a cold tone - "Master don´t do it ! "
And when Tails was about to slice him, a dart with a HUGE needle hit Tails direct in the back making him scream and after he removed the dart from his back started to feel dizzy until he fainted ...
"Well I´ve arrived in time" - said a hooded stranger with a huge blow gun in his hand - "Many thanks for the help sir, we almost die! "
" Take him to the city immediately " - and while he and the others got up and carried Tails away- "Hey stay away from our Master ! " - But it was in vain, they already had disappeared
"RAMP we have troubles! " - Said one of the droids through the Communicator ...
The White Lightning :
"Yes, I saw everything what happened, we'll pick you up right away," - RAMP said before heading to the droids - "HEARME ALL OF YOU SET THE COURSE TO THE CITY, PREPARE ALL THE WEAPONS! "
"Nobody takes our master and goes away quietly, it 's time to get aggressive ! " - RAMP
Finished thinking
Ditrix City :
Tails was lying unconscious in a room , when he began to wake up ...
" OUCH , my head ... my back ... Where ... where am I? " - Fenrir Then enters the room ...
" Good to see you are awake Tails"
" Fenrir , and what happened? the last thing I remember was that someone knocked me out"
"Apparently you did not remember anything this time either "
"Let me guess ,again the trance ?" - Fenrir only answered with a yes - " This is getting out of control , by the way Where are we , what happened?" - Tails asked confused
"We're in the city of Ditrix and about the second one ... I think it's better to go out and see it for your self" - Then Fenrir helped Tails to stand up and both left the room.
They went to the building of the council in the center of city, but all the way Tails saw that the city had been attacked or that a meteor fell on them , destroyed houses , towers and defensive systems charred, the droids of the WL were helping with the repairs which meant RAMP and the others had something to do , in short a mess . When he finally arrived he saw RAMP escorted by a group of cargo droids and a man with avian features but without the peak with him ...
"THIS WAS YOUR FAULT ! "
"OUR FAULT ?! ,YOU CAME AND INVADED OUR CITY ! "
"YOU ATTACKED OUR SCOUTS AND KIDNAPPED OUR MASTER , AND DON´T TRY TO DENY THAT YOU KNOW BECAUSE OUR SHIP HAVE STRICT ORDERS OF VAPORIZE YOU IF YOU TRY SOMETHING STRANGE AGAINST US! " – R.A.M.P ended screaming
" R.A.M.P ? "
The present turned to see Tails and Fenrir ...
"Master is good to see you awake! " - RAMP said as he and the other droids received him.
" What happened? "
" Well see when we lost the signal from X –Tornado and send a camera to look for you and we saw when they took you and then ..."
" R.A.M.P ´s Flashback...
The White Lightning approached to Ditrix with all its weapons pointing to the city, when they received a transmition from them ...
" Attention unidentified ship , put your weapons down and declare your intentions otherwise we will open fire "
"We are here to retrieve a member of our crew a 3 tailed fox, and we have traced him to you city return him now or we will open fire " - RAMP said very upset , but at the time the transmission was cut and the city launched its attack ...
"We are under attack, activate the shields and fire! " - And while the WL was attacked the magnetic cannon was charged.
"RAMP detect that the city is being wrapped in a kind of sphere o barrier " - warned one of the droids - "Well, we´ll break it, aim the magnetic canon and all the weapons to it, FULL POWER!"
Then the wall of the city was blasted not only by a powerful magnetic blast but also by a barrage from WL weapons crumbling it almost instantly overloading their electrical network ...
"Well now underway ! " - Shouted RAMP while the WL moved toward the center of the city ...
End of Flashback "
" Then when half the city was scorched , they chose to negotiate" - RAMP finished ...
"You should ask the 1st "
"We ask you but you refused to talk , you're lucky that there were no deaths! " - Answered RA M.P very annoyed.
" Well that does not matter , you're Tails my name is Aeolus I am the second in command in this city , I'm sorry by attacked you and your ... friends but other cities have been sightings of ships in the world who refuse to identify themselves. We had to be sure they did not have bad intentions "- Said Aeolus very regretted. - "No matter but you could at least ask before , not knock me out and kidnap me "
"Sorry but our hunters are very impulsive , just were testing how dangerous you were and what they told me something that we do not see every day. But with who actually you have to talk about it is with my wife "- and said that the group went behind the council building . Where similar to a small temple surrounded by a lush garden and went to see where Aeolus´s wife house was .
Meanwhile on the other side of the planet ...
After evading the defenses of many cities ,the Creeps mustered their ships and set up camp in the middle of a huge and thick forest ...
" What is the amount of damages " - asked the leader Creep to one of the mechanics - "Well ... several of our fighters were severely damaged and tuWLines of almost all the ships were ruined by fire and to make matters worse the reactor was destroyed during the forced landing. We will have the repairs ready in 20 days "
" Grrrr I hate all this delays,All Take 1 hour break before starting repairs , I do not think we leave this place soon " - the CL ordered his subordinates .
And under the noses of the Creeps mechanics the black mass lid off the scout ship and headed into the woods.
Returning with Tails and company ...
When he entered the house Tails and the others were taken by an enormous hall to a small tent in the middle of a huge garden of rare plants and after entering they found the wife of Aeolus meditating , was the same person who had detected Tails and the dark presence and the interior of the shop was full of tribal artifacts and crafts ...
" Nirva dear I´m home, and I bring back visitors " - Aeolus said as his wife stood to greet him with a kiss - "Boys is my wife Nirva the 1st in command in Ditrix and high priestess of this side of the planet "
" I could sense them coming here " - answered Nirva
"Hello" - Tails said in a curious tone , Nirva just looked at him - " Did I say something wrong?"
" Yes definitely it´s yours the presence I felt before, what is your name?" - Nirva asked in a calm tone - "I'm Miles Prower but I prefer being called Tails"
" You really are going to believe that? " - Asked Fenrir somewhat skeptical and RAMP replied - " Well, you should and you should not wonder because you had more than enough evidence that the supernatural exists I believe them ,and I'm a robot "
"It does not matter , are you good with medicines ? " - Asked Fenrir
"Not to boast but we are the best in this side Galmoria , Why do you ask? " - ! Aeolus had its Answer to see that Fenrir 's head was discovered revealing his bald caused by fire "AHHH , what happened to you? "
"Someone intentionally burned my head " - Fenrir said as looked sideways at Tails who just looked away with an innocent expression.
"Well ... come with me I have some heWLal ointments on the other side" - Then Fenrir accompanied Aeolus Outside the tent, leaving Tails, RAMP and droids and guards with Nirva ...
"Leave us alone" - Nirva ordered to her guards - "You do not want us to be here ma'am?"
"It is not necessary they are our guests, do not worry" - Then obeying the orders of his mistress the guards went out the tend leaving only nirva, Tails and company...
"Tails may I ask you a favor?"
"What?"
"Upon your arrival at Ditrix one of the soldiers that ambushed you mentioned something about your skills and I was very intrigued, I would like to explore your self, your aura and your inner" ¬-Nirva asked Tails - "You will no try to fitting a Voodoo curse right? "
"Ha Ha, no. We do not mix us with the black arts, we left that many years ago "
"Okay but I know it won´t like me" - Then Nirva and Tails sat in the middle of the room facing each other.
"Take off your vest" - Nirva asked Tails - "What!"
"I need to see your vital points for the ritual in order to work, do not worry I won´t bite" - Nirva said in a playful tone, without choice Tails removed his vest leaving his exposed torso like his mark
"Interesting marks" - Nirva then took a bottle near her with a kind of green cream and began to smear it on Tails´ forehead, chest and stomach in small circles.
"This will help you to relax" - Nirva clarified
"False, but I´m anything but relaxed" - Tails thought as the white fur on his face turned pink with embarrassment not only that he was being "massaging" but also to feel the warm hands of Nirva through his body.
"Okay, now close your eyes" - and following the request of Nirva Tails closed his eyes as Nirva put her hand on his chest and concentrated. At that time Fenrir and Aeolus returned to the tend ...
"Put this every 12 hours and your hair will grow back and your skin will heal" - Aeolus said as he handed a pair of vials Fenrir ...
"I hope it works, EH?"
"Ha Ha, I see Nirva could not resist to analyze your friend she has always been very curious" - Aeolus said as he watched the expression on the Fenrir´s face - "At home if a woman do that to a men has other meaning"- stated Fenrir
"Do not worry it is a harmless ritual, but if I find that Tails is making a dirty move I will hang him on my wall ..." - Fenrir was scared to hear that - "Ha Ha do not worry about the hanging it is a joke but the other is truth I really am so jealous as any husband "- Aeolus finished whispering
Meanwhile Nirva was entering Tails´ Mind as if she was traveling through a tunnel in which walls resided memories ,Tails memories and emotions, spiritual aspects and that stuff but when she tried to open a door something came out of it a wild and unknown entity that casted a roar causing she fall back violently ...
"Nirva!"
"What happened?" - Tails said as he approached to help Nirva
"Are you okay?" - Aeolus asked as he took her up - "Do not worry darling" - She told her husband as she stand on the floor
"What did you see?" - her husband asked- "Something I had never seen before. From his soul emanates great power, but I sense a violent entity within it almost if it were another side of you ,but more primitive "- Nirva finished saying as she turned to see Tails
"What do you mean, primitive?" - Asked Fenrir to Nirva - "Its seem like exist a conflict between your mind and your instincts which are beginning to break free after being locked up for a long time, which seems to be causing you to lose control when you try to use your powers "- replied the priestess
"That explains a lot" - stated RAMP - "It also explains why you wanted to make fried chicken of my soldiers despite they were begging for mercy" - Added Aeolus
"I must emphasize that I have never seen someone like you with that kind of specs, your energy, your marks and ... that strange necklace" - And while Nirva extended his hand to touch the necklace Tails ... - "NO NO, WAIT DON´T TOUCH IT! "
It was too late by touching the necklace Nirva received a strong burst of energy that shook her feathers and collapsing her brain ...
"What did you do!" - Aeolus shouted Tails angrily - "It wasn´t my fault, I have no full control over these powers, even on those who are of my own"
"The master is right we do not know why but no one else can touch that necklace without being electrocuted and be more than a piece of toasted meat " - RAMP said in defense of Tails and Fenrir added trying not to exploit by the laugh - "Yes We tried with at least 10 droids ... and all their heads exploded!"
"That is very quirky but you need to until you ... (Growl) control yourself try to restrain from use your powers" - Nirva advised as she rose from the ground.
"In fact that´s why I came to your world I need help with this problem, can you help me?" - Tails asked Aeolus and Nirva
"Well it would be an interesting challenge, Ok Tails you've got a free workout" - Aeolus stated with a grin on his face ...
Ditrix City, training Plaza :
The Regent couple of Ditrix, Tails and company went to a huge arena where hunters and other members of the military and defense force train ...
"Why are we here?" - Tails asked Aeolus who was in front of him on a side of the arena ...
"The 1st we will work in your body before work with your instincts, take off your vest" - Tails reacted somewhat uncomfortable - "NN-No!, Can´t I wear it while we are training?"
" OH Please!, Do not tell me you feel ashamed. I must see if you have physical disabilities and / or what kind of body you have in order to think on a suitable type of training "- clarified Aeolus
"C´Mon Master it´s just the vest, you have lived your whole life without it, you won´t die if you take it off!" - RAMP yelled from the edge of the square next to Fenrir, Nirva and the droids.
With no choice and some distressed Tails left his torso exposed now showing the abundant mane of his chest and the scar he got in Dragandas.
"How did you get that scar?" - Aeolus asked Tails as he approached - "I'd rather not talk about it"
"Well let's see ... hmm ... maybe something small too, and your muscles are small but firm" - Aeolus said as he poke one of Tails´ arms
"I'm not a plastic doll ..." - Thought Tails with an uncomfortable expression on his face.
"Well I think I know what we're going to do, but first let´s shave your tails" - At that Tails's face went from white to blue with terror - "WHAT?!"
"Ha Ha HA, just kidding, actually the 1st we will see is what you can do in a hand to hand combat" - Aeolus said as took a fighting stance.
"W-W-What do you want?"
"We try to hit me, kick me ,I do not know , do whatever you desire!"
"Well I hope to do this with 3 as I did with 2" - and then he began to whirl his tails to rise on the air faster what took less time than before and then swooped against Aeolus ...
"Well ... I did not expect that" - Aeolus was surprised to see Tails soar, but when Tails was only inches away, Aeolus grabbed his neck with a quick movement and slammed him on the ground ...
"My Back!" - Tails grumbled...
"I hope don´t hurt you so much and a little advice that kind of attacks are very predictable and obvious" - And then Aeolus helped Tails
"What do you suggest then?"
"The 1st thing we´re going to do is to put you in shape, then you must pass a test of survival. Then you will fall at the hands of my wife and believe me, when you have to go with her you want to continue training with me "
"And that should make me feel better?" - Tails asked with an expression without any emotion on his face - "Ha Ha, no but seriously,the training is going to hurt!"
To make it short the trained relentlessly for 15 days with basic exercises push ups,etc.; But as the days passed things became more intense in other words they squeezed him all the sweat and tears (Excluding those shed by cosmo) withheld since he started working with his brain and not with his body ...
Ditrix City, Day 15, 3:30 pm:
"I can not feel my legs ..." - Tails complained as he lay upon the training ground, RAMP stood by while fanning him with a towel - "C´mon master, it was not so bad"
"Yes ,to achieve the exercise at try No 35 you did it well, but why your tails get entangled in obstacle track" - Fenrir asked as he stood next to RAMP with a water bottle ...
"It was a cramp, but I have no idea where it came from" - Tails said trying to sit on the floor, then Aeolus arrived...
"Well Tails, Ready to go on?"
"TO GO ON?!, We have not stopped since we started but only for sleeping, eating and toileting. I AM NOT MADE OF STONE "- said Tails very upset while another cramp attacked his tails...
"Ok whinno , you have the rest of the afternoon and tomorrow to rest and relax ... but after tomorrow we will start with the fun" - Aeolus said with a grin on his face
"Yes, I'm dying of excitement!" - Tails stated in a sarcastic tone...
Meanwhile on the other side of the planet ...
The mass of black energy crept along the forest floor and took possession of an insect on a root, which was eaten by a animal similar to a toad, then that frog was caught by a raptor bird, then dark energy left the toad´s body killing it in the process and possesing the bird which took an unknown course ...
Ditrix City 4:05 pm, near the place of landing of theWhite Lightning:
After an awkward moment trying to stand and with the help of RAMP and Fenrir, Tails was taken to a small hut and rested face down on a table while RAMP was trying to make him rest with a massage machine ...
"Oooww!, R.A.M.P that hurts!"
"I try to make it as smooth as possible master" - RAMP was trying a type of chiropractic maneuver between each massage session ... - "Still HURTS"
"Do not you think you do it too hard?" - Suggested Fenrir
"No, his muscles are too hardened because the master is not accustomed to physical excercise, that´s why it´s too painful " - Explained RAMP as he stretched one of Tails´arms making him scream - "BUT YOU ARE DOING IT MORE PAINFUL! "
"Can I help?" (?)
"Miss Nirva, Why are you here?" - Asked Tails as RAMP kept squeezing him like a piece of clay
"Ha Ha, you can only call me Nirva. My husband told me what happened to you in training and I brought you this ,is a muscle relaxant and a very strong painkiller, use it in small portions on your body until you feel better but do not abuse and rest time between applications or your body becoming more soft than a noodle for a while "- And after explaining Nirva left a vial of medicine next to Tails´ head
"Thank you" - Tails said as he lifted his face slightly
"You're welcome, I need to go, if you need anything just scream ..." - And with a weird giggle Nirva returned home
"she's so weird as Aeolus" - Fenrir said as she walked away
"Well let´s see what can do this thing" - and smearing some medicine in the pads of his hands (Yes RAMP can put many things into his hands from Tazers to chainsaws and pads) RAMP began pressing Tails´shoulders ...
The challenge of survival was approaching and to get used to the climate Tails slept all day outdoors and even it was morning Tails was still asleep ...
Ditrix City, Day 17, 7:00 am:
"Aww, look at him he´s still sleeping" - Then, without any warning, Aeolus took a basin of water and poured it on his unsuspecting victim who become prey of panic and woke up instantly screaming ...
"AAHHHH!, IT´S COLD, IT´S COLD, IT´S COLD!, Are you crazy?"
"So you say, and many of my students, but that's another topic. Soon we will go to the entry of the jungle so you better go prepared "- explained Aeolus covering himself with his cloak as Tails shook his fur like a dog ...
"At least you should tell me what expect me or at least give me an idea of where I'm going" - Tails asked as his body seemed like an electrified haiWLall
"Well I guess it will not hurt to give you a few clues, the workouts on the other days were only to prepare and to make your body stronger and tougher as you will notice" - Aeolus said as Tails looked his arms more carefully noting they were stronger and a little more compact - "Now what you will do will be to go all the way from the entrance of the forest to the base of the mount of souls"
"By any chance ,is that rare mountain that seems to be surrounded by a massive stone wall?" - Tails asked pointing to the strange rock formation that could be seen from the city.
"Right, but there is one thing I have not told you. You can not use any of your toys, or even your communicator, alone bear the clothes you wear, a huge water bottle and ... this knife "- Then Aeolus gave Tails a small retractable knife with a bag hanging from the handle
"Then I'll walk into a nest of mosquitoes and who knows other vermin with only this thing, and whatever the hell be in this bag?" - Tails asked poking the bag
"The purpose of this is that you can defend yourself with your own hands without relying on complicated tools, and that bag is a very special mix of antidotes if they bite you, stung you or eat something poisonous by mistake, all only for your instincts emerge and can keep stable in a difficult situation without us having to knock you out "- Aeolus ´ explanation only caused Tails´ face pass from its natural white and yellow to simply white, you can imagine why ...
And after that Aeolus and Tails boarded a transport ship in which they were Nirva, RAMP and Fenrir and headed toward the edge of the forest ...
Mount of souls, south entrance of the forest, 20 km at the north of Ditrix:
"Well Tails, are you ready?" - Asked Aeolus with a sneer, while Tails watched with a twisted smile and a twitch in his eyebrows to the huge and sinister mountain which he should go - "If by ready you mean dead by terror and panic, yes I'm ready "
"Do not worry master we'll be watching your progress from afar and be ready to pick you up in case you suffer an accident" - RAMP said as a swarm of cameras scattered in the forest - "Those cameras were modified to not be confused with a weird animal and if an animal eats them ... let´s say it will drop like a bomb in their stomach, but we won´t help you if it is not a life or death situation, everything in order to you can control yourself and stop electrocute yourself "
"You never told me you were a masochist, I have a cousin who loves masochists" - Aeolus asked with a mischievous grin - "I AM NOT MACHOCHIST, well ... I'll see you later ... if I go back!"
And with a deep fear but determined to take control of itself Tails delved into the dark forest ...
"Not worry , he will come back, dear I guess right now we'll take you to the base of the mount ..." - Aeolus asked his wife - "Not yet, when he get closer, I would not like be waiting for longer than necessary"
"And how much time it will take to get to the base of the mountain?" - Asked Fenrir
"About 2 ½ days and 2 nights, if he does not suffer a mishap, well do you want something to eat?" - And Aeolus and company went back to the city ...
Tails roamed the area outside the forest following a dirt road to the mountain, yet so far all he had to deal with were some thorns and a few vines ...
"Well no problems for now but this place is huge, it will take forever to get to the mountain, at least I do not think I get lost that thing can be seen from afar" - And while Tails was thinking about his situation a vine grabbed him by the feet and suspend him upside down, by what appeared to be a carnivorous plant ... - "Hey put me down, I'm not a cockroach andI really like plants even have one in my ship!"
But it was useless to talk with a plant without brain, Tails tried to free using the knife he received from Aeolus, but it fell to the floor along with his backpack and the bag of antidotes and in a instant Tails was engulfed, being inside the plant his body dozed by the poison in the which he was swimming ...
"This can´t be ... I´ve been here less than 2 hours and I am prey of overdeveloped salad, I can not die here, I MUST NOT DIE HERE!" - The idea of disappearing after everything that happened made his blood boil and he wake up, and then feeling the anger and the desire to survive took possession of him his whole body get wrapped in fire while the strange spear appeared again in his hands and with a flick Tails opened a hole in the membrane freeing and emptying the plant poison on earth ...
"I usually do not resort to violence, but with you I'll make an exception!" - And with a leap Tails stabbed his double-bladed sword in the main stem of the plant as he dropped to the ground breaking it in half and while the predatory plant collapsed, released Tails picked up the bag of antidotes and the knife ...
"Not even seeing the ugly face of Egg-Man in the mornings I'll forget this" - and after eating a small ball from the bag he leaned against a neaWLy tree while recovering the feeling in his body ...
Ditrix City, Council Building:
"I HAVE TO HELP HIM LET ME GO!" - RAMP struggled to get loose since he saw Tails being swallowed by the carnivorous plant, while others saw it all with expressions of "And what with this guy" ...
"No RAMP remember , he must do this alone!" - Fenrir said attached to the head of RAMP as a spider ...
"Let him go anyway Tails is free" - and after hearing the words of Aeolus, RAMP and the others were running against the monitor, trampling Aeolus in the process to see Tails breathing exhausted near a tree - " OWWW you could say ,excuse me! "
"The MASTER is good!" - Shouted .P
"I told them there was no need to worry in the 1st part of the forest, BUT YOU TRAMPLE ME AS A PACH OF WILD BEASTS!"
"Relax dear, it is obvious that they are concerned about HIM." - Nirva said with a smile as she helped her husband as they both looked up to their guests...
Returning to the woods ...
After the scare and resting enough Tails packed up and started walking, now carrying his double-bladed sword which curiously did not disappear like other occasions ...
"I can not believe that my water bottle was contaminated by that thing, Where the hell should I get water in the middle of this forest?" - And while Tails complained something fell on his head, was a kind of purple melon, seeing looked up a bunch of those purple, ripe and juicy melons ...
"Well at least I will not suffer from thirst or hunger" – And putting his weapon down, Tails started to climb the tree using his"New" claws, and when he was just a few inches to get fruit ... "I ... almost ... there ..."
He managed to grab one of the melons, but he didn't grabbed a melon and he realized that when next to the melon moved what appeared to be a leg and from another part of the tree a head appeared ,an ugly and horrific animal similar to an iguana, apparently the animal was male so you can imagine what Tails ... squeezed
"S-S-Sorry I did not wanted to squeeze your testi ... SORRYPLEASEDON´TRIPOFMYHEADOFF!" - Tails almost bite his tongue in saying that last sentence while again he was a victim of panic and while the enraged creature pounce on him with the purpose of ripping off something ...
Tails managed to avoid the bite of the creature but also broke the branch where he held falling onto the floor ...
"Well at least I did not fall on my AHHHH" - Tails shouted horrified to see that his sword was between his legs but only a few millimeters from the "Soft" area, but he had to react quickly because the creature launched itself from the tree ...
"I do not want to do this but you leave me no choice" - and jumping in the air Tails threw a fireball at the creature, which apparently received no damage, then tried to stab his weapon but this only slipped into creature´s scales - "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU MADE OF?"
Then the creature chased Tails through the woods and as Tails attacked it more the more angry it became, and no matter Tails flied ,the creature always found a place from where to fall upon ...
"I swear it, WAS AN ACCIDENT!" - Tails shouted desperately not realizing that he was taken to the base of a cliff, as the creature pounce to finish Tails off, he noticed a root hanging a few feet from his head so when the creature was about to bite Tails, he jumped up and grabbed the branch as the beast hit the cliff, but the blow was so strong that it caused a huge rock embedded in the wall fell, Tails fled terrified to see while the rock fell on the creature breaking its caparace and killing it...
"I never had to do this sort of thing at home or against Egg-Man" - And now exhausted Tails went to find another palm fruit tree...
And not to make too long the chapter, so was the entire trip right through the outside of the forest, and the middle part of the area around the mountain of the souls, wherever he looked always a horrible creature or difficult terrain appeared, each one worse than the last, and Tails even ate a poisonous fruit by mistake causing a strong diarrhea; When it was evening Tails chose to climb on a small plateau where it was difficult to find him and spent the night there ...
Mount of souls, Inner Forest zone, Day 19, 7:00 am:
The sun was ascending to heaven, while Tails all dirty, tired and angry was preparing to cross the last part of the forest ...
"This place is full of weirdoes and creepy things, 1st the carnivorous plant, after the lizard and then the other vermin who only tried to eat well at least I'm close to the base of the mountain" - But before he end his thoughts, A tremor shook the ground on which he was and from amongst the deeps from the land a giant snake-like creature without eyes and with a number of teeth raised...
"C´MON, YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP NOW?!" - Tails screamed when he saw the monstrous Wurm against him ...
And with no delay the wurm lunged against Tails who barely managed to dodge the attack causing the wurm encrust its jaws on the floor ...
"To be so big you fast" - but instead of getting up and attack again it just crawled under the land ... - "Have you gave up?"
Tails should keep quiet because the wurms never let go a prey and not even if it escapes the first attack, after a few seconds the colossal creature emerged once again only this time managed to catch Tails in its jaws but Tails managed to plunge his weapon between its jwas in hanging from it; When It feel the pain and feel that its attack was not successful the wurm shook back and forth trying to remove the thing in his jaws...
"AAAAHHHHH, LET ME GO OUT OF HERE, HAVE YOU NEVER GO TO A DENTIST HERE SMELLS AWFUL!" - Then to see that the pain persisted the wurm lunged down and shortly before the wurm managed to get back to Earth He released and managed to evade the beast who dived again taking the double-bladed sword with it ...
"It is not fair ,I haven´t seen that sword since I was in Drágandas, for the first time had it more than 20 minutes just right now I'm so close to finishing this test that vermin comes out and swallows it " - Tails´ complaints were stoped by the wurm who once again emerged to end this fight once and for all, but with bloody jaws and a mood of the devil ...
"Don´t you get tired, you swallowed my weapon and you still want to swallow me, find yourself someone your own size!" – Tails shouted shocked and outraged to see his "Buddy" again who this time began to throw balls of slime, Tails dodged the attacks and was horrified to see how the rocks and trees over that fell were melted away...
"I TOLD YOU VISIT TO A VET AND WASH YOUR MOUTH, wish I had my weapon back" - then a gleam wrapped Tails´ right hand and from nowhere the double-bladed sword reappeared in his hand ...
"Huh, so that´s how it worked ...?" - The happiness was short-lived as the wurm started shooting toxic slime as a machine gun, Tails then rose trying to get away from the creature but this one began to attack him again, and one of the shots went straight into him ...
"NOT IN THE FACE!" - And not knowing what else to do Tails hit the toxic missile vanishing it, the funny thing is that the gun suffered no apparent damage - "I'll have to analyze this thing later"
While dodging attacks in the air Tails noticed a spot on the body of the wurm that was not covered with scales, then plotting his next move Tails made the wurm follow him to the remains of what appeared to be a giant lizard and placed upon the skeleton...
"This must be the stupidest plan I´ve ever had" - and while the wurm uponTails, he jumped and stepped aside at the last moment causing the wurm fail and bury one bone, where the wurm was unprotected dying on the place ...
"Well hopefully I will not find another one of those for now" - feeling victorious but exhausted he went to the base of the mount of souls ...
Upon his arrival he found a cave and a side was Nirva and a transport vehicle ...
"Congratulations Miles, did you get to the mountain in one piece"
"Not to be rude but how long have you been here?" - Tails asked in a tired and annoyed tone ...
"Just enough to witness your fight with the Wurm, and others saw it too just from the council. My husband decided to all soldiers you would succeed you get here in one piece, imagine how much money he took off from them ... "- stated Nirva with a funny expression to what Tails replied outraged -" ALL WERE WATCHING WHAT HAPPENED AND PLUS YOU BETTING ON ME! "
"Do not take it out with me, if it had depended on me your training would be another but it was necessary, and by the way that sword is very nice"
"Yes it did more than that knife I get from your husband, which reminds me give it back to him, what I do not understand is , I saw the wurm swallow it and when It want it back just reappeared"
"Let me see" - Nirva held the sword in his hands as he felt the energy that emanated from it - "Yes I perceive a nexus of energy between that object and you, that means you can materialize and disappear it whenever you want"
"How is that possible?, I had a lot of time of don´t touch that sword"
"It was thanks to the training, the fact of being constantly in danger made you forced to resort to that which had been forgotten, living these days in a natural state helped you connect with your instincts and nature" - While Nirva ended explain Tails just stood there with an expression of "I do not understand" ...
"But we talked about that enough, we must now begin the second phase of your training"
"Which means that now you and I are going to do ... what?"
"It has been, I'm just not here to instruct, you must move from the base of the mountain to the peak"
"Is it a joke?"
"Not as you hear it you should get to the peak of the mountain tomorrow at sunrise, but you must be careful this is a sacred place and can not continue unless you prove that your soul and your heart are in peace otherwise you never get out of there "
"Am I supposed to feel better?" - The same question in the same situation, Tails was surprised at the similarity between Aeolus and Nirva ...
"Well ... I do not know, just remember the serenity and will be your key to survival. Gotta go, good luck and do not worry that you will succeed is "- and then Nirva went away ,Tails was at the entrance of the cave ...
"Well ... no turning back" – and so Tails walked into the dark passage ...