Chapter 17: Nearing The Fated Hour
Akumu paced, eying Dalton with much discontempt. If he didn't need the boy, he'd certainly have killed him by now. Dalton eyed Akumu as well, mistrusting of the warlock's intentions. Akumu turned to face the boy finally and narrowed his eyes.
"I see no point in beating around the bush, boy. Give me what I want." Akumu snarled. "If you don't summon forth your little golem pals for my army, then I will be forced to.. Oh, I don't know... Kill your mother, perhaps?"
Dalton growled, eying Akumu. A nagging voice in the back of his mind told him not to listen. In fact, it was an intense, violent voice. It told him to lash out, and fight back. Dalton's mind responded with confusion, and the voice responded, feircer, angrier, more hostile. It insisted that he kick Akumu's ass, and protect his mother. It told him was was stronger than Akumu, and certainly more handsome. This was a voice with an ego; haughty, violent-prone, determined, and above all, angry. Dalton glared at Akumu. Akumu was awaiting his reply. The voice in the back of Dalton's mind calmly fed him the words to a spell. Soon, Dalton had dropped an Iron Orb on Akumu. Akumu reared, angry. That insolent brat dared to defy him?!
"Oh, you WILL do as I want, boy.... You will REGRET that...." Akumu sent a spell at Dalton, causing the boy to yell, painfully.
Serra's ear flicked in the library as they went through the remains of the books. Frog, Doreen, and Crono glanced around as well.
"Gads, from whence doth that ghastly sound come?" Frog said, rubbing his ears. Crono shrugged.
"This must be near the entrance to Akumu's lair... But where is it?" Doreen looked around. Serra stuck a finger out, a claw protruding. Everyone blinked, staring.
"There's SOME advantages to being part cat." Serra said calmly. She started to cut at the wall closest the sound's source, thankful it was brittle from flame. Slowly, the dor, right where Serra was clawing, began to open. Serra jumped back and scuttled back to the group as it opened, revealing a certain pale-skinned, blue haired mage. Magus regarded the group with his typical cold stare.
"It seems I do not have far to go..." the Dark Wizard said in his typical raspy, baritone voice. Frog glared.
"What art thou doing here, wizard!?" Frog snarled. Magus sneered.
"Hold your tounge, amphibian. I too wish to see that brat stopped. But.. For different reasons you can't possibly fathom." Magus growled. Frog glared.
"Magus...." Frog began. Serra instantly circled Magus, intently staring.
".....He looks skinnier in history books." Serra finally commented. There was a collective sweatdrop as Crono pulled Serra away before Magus could hit her upside the head with his scythe. Magus ignored her, glaring at Frog.
"I do not have to report my duties to you, frog-man." Magus growled. Frog twitched, his hand wanting to grab Masamune. Luckily, the twins were still in their impish form, and kept clear of the tiff, leaving Crono to break up the bitch fight. Magus glared.
"Anyhow, I know what your looking for. Follow me." Magus smoothly entered the fortress, followed by the Sword Siblings, Crono, Serra, and one irritated Frog.
The small group walked in silence for a while, though everyone was EXCEEDINGLY grateful when the screaming stopped. Pretty soon they were in what Crono spoke up to deem the "prison block". This brought nods of agreement. Everyone glanced around, ill at ease, when Magus got beaned in the head by... A pebble.
"MAGUS YOU BITCHMONKEY!"
Well, they had definaitely found Reiketsu. She looked irritable at the sight of Magus. Serra mentally noted the use of a new insult as she looked around.
"........" Magus twitched. "Why don't we leave it here and keep going?"
Frog nearly ripped Magus' head off as he walked over and examined the lock. Damnit, Akumu had to have the key. It was, disturbingly, a simple padlock. And a pain in the ass to pick or unlock. Frog looked up and barely dodged an Iron Orb.
"What!?" Frog blinked as the Orb knocked the lock off.
"Yes yes. I know. I just rule." Serra posed. Magus managed to whap Serra upside the head tiwh the flat of his scythe as Rei stumbled into Frog's arms, resulting in her lips planting onto his, also resulting in a quirked eyebrow from Magus, a smirk from Crono, a suprised look from Serra, and giggling from Masa and Mune, which Doreen tried to silence. Both Frog and Rei exchanged suprised glances as Rei stumbled to get to her own to feet.
"M'lady, thou art injured!" Frog said in suprise. Rei looked down.
"I'll be OK...." Rei blinked. Frog frowned.
"What heathen didst this?" Frog asked.
"Akumu..." Rei blinked. Frog narrowed his eyes. Masa and Mune sighed, fusing back into the Masamune, which Frog grabbed, before running off.
".....What was that all about?" Rei sweatdropped.
"Well, I think he mentioned he'd beat the crap outta Akumu if you were injured. I'm assuming he made with the pleasantries to confirm his suspicions." Serra groaned. Crono nodded, Magus only snorting. Rei sweatdropped further.
"Hoo boy." Rei sighed. Serra looked at Rei.
"Where's Dalton?" Serra asked. Rei pointed in the direction Frog went.
"With Akumu?" Rei gulped. Serra started shaking Rei's shoulders.
"HOW COULD YOU LET THAT BASTARD TOUCH MY SON!?" Serra yelled. Crono went to try breaking the two up.
"...Why do I work with fools...?" Magus groaned, planting his face in his hand. He had a headache.
Akumu paced, eying Dalton with much discontempt. If he didn't need the boy, he'd certainly have killed him by now. Dalton eyed Akumu as well, mistrusting of the warlock's intentions. Akumu turned to face the boy finally and narrowed his eyes.
"I see no point in beating around the bush, boy. Give me what I want." Akumu snarled. "If you don't summon forth your little golem pals for my army, then I will be forced to.. Oh, I don't know... Kill your mother, perhaps?"
Dalton growled, eying Akumu. A nagging voice in the back of his mind told him not to listen. In fact, it was an intense, violent voice. It told him to lash out, and fight back. Dalton's mind responded with confusion, and the voice responded, feircer, angrier, more hostile. It insisted that he kick Akumu's ass, and protect his mother. It told him was was stronger than Akumu, and certainly more handsome. This was a voice with an ego; haughty, violent-prone, determined, and above all, angry. Dalton glared at Akumu. Akumu was awaiting his reply. The voice in the back of Dalton's mind calmly fed him the words to a spell. Soon, Dalton had dropped an Iron Orb on Akumu. Akumu reared, angry. That insolent brat dared to defy him?!
"Oh, you WILL do as I want, boy.... You will REGRET that...." Akumu sent a spell at Dalton, causing the boy to yell, painfully.
Serra's ear flicked in the library as they went through the remains of the books. Frog, Doreen, and Crono glanced around as well.
"Gads, from whence doth that ghastly sound come?" Frog said, rubbing his ears. Crono shrugged.
"This must be near the entrance to Akumu's lair... But where is it?" Doreen looked around. Serra stuck a finger out, a claw protruding. Everyone blinked, staring.
"There's SOME advantages to being part cat." Serra said calmly. She started to cut at the wall closest the sound's source, thankful it was brittle from flame. Slowly, the dor, right where Serra was clawing, began to open. Serra jumped back and scuttled back to the group as it opened, revealing a certain pale-skinned, blue haired mage. Magus regarded the group with his typical cold stare.
"It seems I do not have far to go..." the Dark Wizard said in his typical raspy, baritone voice. Frog glared.
"What art thou doing here, wizard!?" Frog snarled. Magus sneered.
"Hold your tounge, amphibian. I too wish to see that brat stopped. But.. For different reasons you can't possibly fathom." Magus growled. Frog glared.
"Magus...." Frog began. Serra instantly circled Magus, intently staring.
".....He looks skinnier in history books." Serra finally commented. There was a collective sweatdrop as Crono pulled Serra away before Magus could hit her upside the head with his scythe. Magus ignored her, glaring at Frog.
"I do not have to report my duties to you, frog-man." Magus growled. Frog twitched, his hand wanting to grab Masamune. Luckily, the twins were still in their impish form, and kept clear of the tiff, leaving Crono to break up the bitch fight. Magus glared.
"Anyhow, I know what your looking for. Follow me." Magus smoothly entered the fortress, followed by the Sword Siblings, Crono, Serra, and one irritated Frog.
The small group walked in silence for a while, though everyone was EXCEEDINGLY grateful when the screaming stopped. Pretty soon they were in what Crono spoke up to deem the "prison block". This brought nods of agreement. Everyone glanced around, ill at ease, when Magus got beaned in the head by... A pebble.
"MAGUS YOU BITCHMONKEY!"
Well, they had definaitely found Reiketsu. She looked irritable at the sight of Magus. Serra mentally noted the use of a new insult as she looked around.
"........" Magus twitched. "Why don't we leave it here and keep going?"
Frog nearly ripped Magus' head off as he walked over and examined the lock. Damnit, Akumu had to have the key. It was, disturbingly, a simple padlock. And a pain in the ass to pick or unlock. Frog looked up and barely dodged an Iron Orb.
"What!?" Frog blinked as the Orb knocked the lock off.
"Yes yes. I know. I just rule." Serra posed. Magus managed to whap Serra upside the head tiwh the flat of his scythe as Rei stumbled into Frog's arms, resulting in her lips planting onto his, also resulting in a quirked eyebrow from Magus, a smirk from Crono, a suprised look from Serra, and giggling from Masa and Mune, which Doreen tried to silence. Both Frog and Rei exchanged suprised glances as Rei stumbled to get to her own to feet.
"M'lady, thou art injured!" Frog said in suprise. Rei looked down.
"I'll be OK...." Rei blinked. Frog frowned.
"What heathen didst this?" Frog asked.
"Akumu..." Rei blinked. Frog narrowed his eyes. Masa and Mune sighed, fusing back into the Masamune, which Frog grabbed, before running off.
".....What was that all about?" Rei sweatdropped.
"Well, I think he mentioned he'd beat the crap outta Akumu if you were injured. I'm assuming he made with the pleasantries to confirm his suspicions." Serra groaned. Crono nodded, Magus only snorting. Rei sweatdropped further.
"Hoo boy." Rei sighed. Serra looked at Rei.
"Where's Dalton?" Serra asked. Rei pointed in the direction Frog went.
"With Akumu?" Rei gulped. Serra started shaking Rei's shoulders.
"HOW COULD YOU LET THAT BASTARD TOUCH MY SON!?" Serra yelled. Crono went to try breaking the two up.
"...Why do I work with fools...?" Magus groaned, planting his face in his hand. He had a headache.