Author's Notes: Kon-nichiwa!!! Me again! Now, things will begin to heat up and the plot will begin to unfold! *listens to the crickets churp* Don't make me sick Pyromon on you!!! *loud applause* That's better. I don't own digimon, or any of the characters, except for the RPG, the tiltle of the RPG, Melis, her crest, and her digimon!
Dungeons & Destinies
Part 7: Nature's Voice
Tai's POV:
The nearest skelton charged at me. I brought up my shield, hitting him dead on. He fell apart, his many bones splashing into the mud. I brought my sword down, severing a skull from a spine. The headless body continued to attack, so I smashed it with my shield. I turned around and saw the nearest bony figure charge. I jumped up and two skeletons collided, splintering into shards. With a cry of rage I rushed at the remainig skeletons, slashing, bashing, and just plain going berserk.
"Now that that's taken care of," I sighed, kicking away a cracked skull. "Maybe now, I can look for the others."
A shrill scream echoed through the swamp. *What was that?* I thought to myself. *I better go check it out.* I ran through the swamp, splashing noisily. I crashed through some murky creepers and found...
"Mimi!" I cried. "Was that you who screamed?"
"Tai, help me!" she called back.
It was then that I noticed the reason why she had screamed. Towering over her, razor claws reasy to strike was a humanoid lizard. It hissed at me and turned back to Mimi. I had to save her. Raising my shield in front of me, and brandishing my sword I charged.
I slammed into the lizard, knocking it away. It hissed in annoyance and charged, claws outstretched taking a swipe at me. I dodged to the side, narrowly missing the blow, and staggered back, increasing our distance.
"Tai, watch your step!" warned Mimi. "Look out!"
Too late. I wasn't watching where I was stepping and lost my footing on the edge of a sloping ravine. The lizard, used this as an oppurtunity and tackled me, sending the two of us rolling down the side of the ravine.
I fell to the ground, slightly dazed, and without my weapons. The lizard pinned me to the ground, his claws sinking painfully into my shoulders. I grimaced but didn't cry out, he wasn't going to see my weakness.
"And now, you will die," he hissed, raising a claw above my chest.
"What do you want?" I stammered, desperately trying to stall my death.
"To serve my master," it replied. "Lord Daranay has asked the Draconians for the Chosen to be delivered to him." He grinned a toothy grin. "Piece by piece, starting with the heart of the warrior."
I struggled to crawl away but to no avail. My eyes widened in fear and realization of what was about to happen. *Somebody!!!* I screamed in my head. *Come on, where are the others when I need them? Where's Mimi?!* I then noticed a figure approach the Draconian from behind. It was Mimi!!! And she had found my sword!!! She brought the blade up and using all her strength, brought it down upon the Draconian. It screamed in pain as the sword sliced through its back and slumped forward, dead.
I rolled the creature off of me and stood up. The Draconian had bled all over me, I was covered in a foulsmelling black liquid.
"Yuck, that's just disgusting, Tai," Mimi said, handing me my sword and shield. "Look at you! You're a mess!"
"You think?" I replied. "At least I'm alive! And where's the thanks for saving your life?"
"What about saving YOUR life?" Mimi asked. "Consider us equal."
I nodded and began climbing back up the ravine slope. Not an easy task when you're tired and I was. I had just almost died! My heart was going to be removed! But, good old Mimi came through when I needed her. She may be a ditz, but deep down she's a nice girl.
"Hey, Tai?" Mimi called. "A little help here?"
I looked back. Mimi was having even more trouble than me climbing up. She kept slipping and falling.
"Elves aren't very strong are they?" I asked her.
She shrugged. "I just wish we had some help climbing back up."
At those words, the willows and other trees began to sway. It was almost as if they were alive! I looked at Mimi. She was staring at the nearest tree as if listenening to it.
"Mimi?" I asked. No response. "Mimi? Earth to Mimi. You there?"
"What?" Mimi seemed to snap out of a daze. "Just a minute, Tai. It's rude to interrupt!" She turned back to the tree. "You were saying?"
I was dumbfounded! Mimi was talking to a tree! Had she completely lost it? She was acting stranger than Melis sometimes! And believe me, that can be pretty strange.
"Thanks, that would be greatly appreciated!" I looked back at Mimi. She had turned back to me, smiling broadly. "Don't worry, Tai, we're going to get help from a friend."
Before I could reply, I felt branches gently wrapping themselves around my waist. I started to struggle but Mimi told me it was all right. The tree was doing us a favour by lifting us out of the ravine! My feet touched solid ground and the branches retreated.
"Mimi, what was that?!" I asked, wide eyed.
"Didn't you hear it?" she asked. "The tree asked us if we needed any help in climbing the ravine. I said yes and it lifted us out!"
"I didn't hear anything," I said. Then I gasped. "Mimi, that must be your gift! You can talk to trees and wildlife! That's the only logical answer!"
"Wow, what do you know?" Mimi said. She turned to the nearest tree. "Hey! I heard that!"
"This'll make our search for the others a lot easier!" I said as I led the way out of the swamp. "Come on, Mimi!"
To be continued...
So, what do you think? Let me know! Now the stroy gets a bit more exciting! Mimi is a woodelf, incase you're wondering. That means she's able to comunicate with plants and other forms of wildlife. Thanks for that idea, Arthur! I hope you guys like it! Read & review! It's apprieciated! And a Happy Hallowe'en to all!!!
Dungeons & Destinies
Part 7: Nature's Voice
Tai's POV:
The nearest skelton charged at me. I brought up my shield, hitting him dead on. He fell apart, his many bones splashing into the mud. I brought my sword down, severing a skull from a spine. The headless body continued to attack, so I smashed it with my shield. I turned around and saw the nearest bony figure charge. I jumped up and two skeletons collided, splintering into shards. With a cry of rage I rushed at the remainig skeletons, slashing, bashing, and just plain going berserk.
"Now that that's taken care of," I sighed, kicking away a cracked skull. "Maybe now, I can look for the others."
A shrill scream echoed through the swamp. *What was that?* I thought to myself. *I better go check it out.* I ran through the swamp, splashing noisily. I crashed through some murky creepers and found...
"Mimi!" I cried. "Was that you who screamed?"
"Tai, help me!" she called back.
It was then that I noticed the reason why she had screamed. Towering over her, razor claws reasy to strike was a humanoid lizard. It hissed at me and turned back to Mimi. I had to save her. Raising my shield in front of me, and brandishing my sword I charged.
I slammed into the lizard, knocking it away. It hissed in annoyance and charged, claws outstretched taking a swipe at me. I dodged to the side, narrowly missing the blow, and staggered back, increasing our distance.
"Tai, watch your step!" warned Mimi. "Look out!"
Too late. I wasn't watching where I was stepping and lost my footing on the edge of a sloping ravine. The lizard, used this as an oppurtunity and tackled me, sending the two of us rolling down the side of the ravine.
I fell to the ground, slightly dazed, and without my weapons. The lizard pinned me to the ground, his claws sinking painfully into my shoulders. I grimaced but didn't cry out, he wasn't going to see my weakness.
"And now, you will die," he hissed, raising a claw above my chest.
"What do you want?" I stammered, desperately trying to stall my death.
"To serve my master," it replied. "Lord Daranay has asked the Draconians for the Chosen to be delivered to him." He grinned a toothy grin. "Piece by piece, starting with the heart of the warrior."
I struggled to crawl away but to no avail. My eyes widened in fear and realization of what was about to happen. *Somebody!!!* I screamed in my head. *Come on, where are the others when I need them? Where's Mimi?!* I then noticed a figure approach the Draconian from behind. It was Mimi!!! And she had found my sword!!! She brought the blade up and using all her strength, brought it down upon the Draconian. It screamed in pain as the sword sliced through its back and slumped forward, dead.
I rolled the creature off of me and stood up. The Draconian had bled all over me, I was covered in a foulsmelling black liquid.
"Yuck, that's just disgusting, Tai," Mimi said, handing me my sword and shield. "Look at you! You're a mess!"
"You think?" I replied. "At least I'm alive! And where's the thanks for saving your life?"
"What about saving YOUR life?" Mimi asked. "Consider us equal."
I nodded and began climbing back up the ravine slope. Not an easy task when you're tired and I was. I had just almost died! My heart was going to be removed! But, good old Mimi came through when I needed her. She may be a ditz, but deep down she's a nice girl.
"Hey, Tai?" Mimi called. "A little help here?"
I looked back. Mimi was having even more trouble than me climbing up. She kept slipping and falling.
"Elves aren't very strong are they?" I asked her.
She shrugged. "I just wish we had some help climbing back up."
At those words, the willows and other trees began to sway. It was almost as if they were alive! I looked at Mimi. She was staring at the nearest tree as if listenening to it.
"Mimi?" I asked. No response. "Mimi? Earth to Mimi. You there?"
"What?" Mimi seemed to snap out of a daze. "Just a minute, Tai. It's rude to interrupt!" She turned back to the tree. "You were saying?"
I was dumbfounded! Mimi was talking to a tree! Had she completely lost it? She was acting stranger than Melis sometimes! And believe me, that can be pretty strange.
"Thanks, that would be greatly appreciated!" I looked back at Mimi. She had turned back to me, smiling broadly. "Don't worry, Tai, we're going to get help from a friend."
Before I could reply, I felt branches gently wrapping themselves around my waist. I started to struggle but Mimi told me it was all right. The tree was doing us a favour by lifting us out of the ravine! My feet touched solid ground and the branches retreated.
"Mimi, what was that?!" I asked, wide eyed.
"Didn't you hear it?" she asked. "The tree asked us if we needed any help in climbing the ravine. I said yes and it lifted us out!"
"I didn't hear anything," I said. Then I gasped. "Mimi, that must be your gift! You can talk to trees and wildlife! That's the only logical answer!"
"Wow, what do you know?" Mimi said. She turned to the nearest tree. "Hey! I heard that!"
"This'll make our search for the others a lot easier!" I said as I led the way out of the swamp. "Come on, Mimi!"
To be continued...
So, what do you think? Let me know! Now the stroy gets a bit more exciting! Mimi is a woodelf, incase you're wondering. That means she's able to comunicate with plants and other forms of wildlife. Thanks for that idea, Arthur! I hope you guys like it! Read & review! It's apprieciated! And a Happy Hallowe'en to all!!!