1 Chapter Three…Friends or Foes?
Rosa was the first to recover her sight. She found herself sitting on the grass, still in front of the castle. She looked around, stunned by what she saw. The giant had been vanquished. In its place were a group of strangers. There were five of them: three men and two women.
One of the women had green hair, just like Rydia's, though the woman's hair was a bit longer and in a ponytail. The one closest to her was a young man with rugged clothing and wearing a bandana around his head.
The other woman donned a cape and had blonde hair. Another man was very muscular with blonde hair that was short on the top and pulled into a quaint ponytail in the back.
Rosa noticed the fifth person only because she heard footsteps. She turned to see a man. He had longer blonde hair that the previous man, though he looked almost looked exactly like him. He donned a royal blue armor with a blue cape flowing behind him. But the queen of Baron took all this in quickly, for then she noticed he was holding a sword in his right hand.
She immediately panicked when she saw him bending in her direction. She let out a blood-curdling scream…
Cecil heard his wife scream, but was still without his sight and unable to help her. "Kain, can you see?" he whispered desperately to his friend, as he knew Kain was beside him.
"Almost. Give me a second."
Kain's vision was just returning. He looked around quickly and spotted Rosa. She was in a sitting position on the ground. Standing over her was an armored man carrying a mighty fine sword. Suspecting the worst and acting on instinct alone, Kain performed his most powerful technique. He swiftly jumped in the air and prepared his spear to strike…
"NO! Edgar, look out!"
The armored stranger leaped out of the way. Kain's spear struck deep into the ground where he once stood. Then the man turned and swung his sword, only to clash with the Crystal sword. Everyone else had regained their sight as well, and it appeared as though a standoff was inevitable.
Edge and Yang faced up against the muscular blonde, who seemed impressingly calm. He even sneered at his opponents, which infuriated Edge. But the ninja underestimated his opponent, and wasn't prepared for the fighter's power. The stranger brought his hands up in a diamond shape and closed his eyes. There was a glow, then he unleashed a devastating attack that knocked the ninja several yards.
Meanwhile, the rugged foreigner faced off with Rydia. She cast a powerful fire spell, but she didn't realize that the man had a magic wall around him, so she found the spell coming at her instead.
Polom and Porom went up against the blonde haired warrioress. They cast one of their twin spells, but to their amazement, the spell was absorbed by the woman's sword. She hadn't even been affected by the magic. She took a step forward, sword raised for attack.
Edward and the green-haired woman looked at each other. Edward was a little worried about facing the woman. He knew he wasn't the best fighter in the world, and he really didn't like the idea of battling this woman, of whom he knew nothing about. She might be able to destroy him with a simple gesture.
She looked at him and smiled slightly. "You don't really want to fight me, do you?" she asked suddenly. Edward shook his head. "Then we won't. I don't want to fight you either. Violence only leads to the loss of innocent lives." This made sense. Edward nodded in agreement.
"We should stop them from fighting, too," he suggested.
"Right. Allow me." The woman raised her arms to the sky and closed her eyes. Suddenly there was a bright glow surrounding her body. As Edward stood gaping, the woman…changed. Then she flew through the air. She knocked the muscle and the rougue to the ground, took the other woman's sword, and then came to a stop between Cecil and his opponent.
"What the—" Cecil exclaimed. By this time, everyone came to stand next to their friends. Rydia looked on in total shock, as did Rosa. The twins looked like they were scared stiff. Edge, Yang, and Kain looked at the woman with awe.
"Why did you do that?" the muscle man demanded to know.
"This fighting is pointless. Think about it. Why fight when we can work together? We are on the same side, for goodness sake!"
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Edge demanded.
"Where saving your tail, it seems!" the muscled man retorted. The two glared at each other for a second before Rosa spoke.
"Then why did you raise that sword at Rosa?" Cecil asked the caped figure.
"My lady, I was not raising a sword at you. I merely had it in my hand. My intention was only to aid you in standing." The man sheathed his sword. Cecil gazed at him for a second, then followed suit. Everyone seemed to relax a little bit.
"How…how is it that you can do that?" Rydia asked, coming to stand by the still glowing woman.
"I can morph into this form at will. I am part esper." Seeing Rydia's confused look, she quickly explained about espers. Then she took a deep breathed and changed back to her original form.
"I think we should all go inside. We have A LOT to talk about," Cecil suggested.
Rosa was the first to recover her sight. She found herself sitting on the grass, still in front of the castle. She looked around, stunned by what she saw. The giant had been vanquished. In its place were a group of strangers. There were five of them: three men and two women.
One of the women had green hair, just like Rydia's, though the woman's hair was a bit longer and in a ponytail. The one closest to her was a young man with rugged clothing and wearing a bandana around his head.
The other woman donned a cape and had blonde hair. Another man was very muscular with blonde hair that was short on the top and pulled into a quaint ponytail in the back.
Rosa noticed the fifth person only because she heard footsteps. She turned to see a man. He had longer blonde hair that the previous man, though he looked almost looked exactly like him. He donned a royal blue armor with a blue cape flowing behind him. But the queen of Baron took all this in quickly, for then she noticed he was holding a sword in his right hand.
She immediately panicked when she saw him bending in her direction. She let out a blood-curdling scream…
Cecil heard his wife scream, but was still without his sight and unable to help her. "Kain, can you see?" he whispered desperately to his friend, as he knew Kain was beside him.
"Almost. Give me a second."
Kain's vision was just returning. He looked around quickly and spotted Rosa. She was in a sitting position on the ground. Standing over her was an armored man carrying a mighty fine sword. Suspecting the worst and acting on instinct alone, Kain performed his most powerful technique. He swiftly jumped in the air and prepared his spear to strike…
"NO! Edgar, look out!"
The armored stranger leaped out of the way. Kain's spear struck deep into the ground where he once stood. Then the man turned and swung his sword, only to clash with the Crystal sword. Everyone else had regained their sight as well, and it appeared as though a standoff was inevitable.
Edge and Yang faced up against the muscular blonde, who seemed impressingly calm. He even sneered at his opponents, which infuriated Edge. But the ninja underestimated his opponent, and wasn't prepared for the fighter's power. The stranger brought his hands up in a diamond shape and closed his eyes. There was a glow, then he unleashed a devastating attack that knocked the ninja several yards.
Meanwhile, the rugged foreigner faced off with Rydia. She cast a powerful fire spell, but she didn't realize that the man had a magic wall around him, so she found the spell coming at her instead.
Polom and Porom went up against the blonde haired warrioress. They cast one of their twin spells, but to their amazement, the spell was absorbed by the woman's sword. She hadn't even been affected by the magic. She took a step forward, sword raised for attack.
Edward and the green-haired woman looked at each other. Edward was a little worried about facing the woman. He knew he wasn't the best fighter in the world, and he really didn't like the idea of battling this woman, of whom he knew nothing about. She might be able to destroy him with a simple gesture.
She looked at him and smiled slightly. "You don't really want to fight me, do you?" she asked suddenly. Edward shook his head. "Then we won't. I don't want to fight you either. Violence only leads to the loss of innocent lives." This made sense. Edward nodded in agreement.
"We should stop them from fighting, too," he suggested.
"Right. Allow me." The woman raised her arms to the sky and closed her eyes. Suddenly there was a bright glow surrounding her body. As Edward stood gaping, the woman…changed. Then she flew through the air. She knocked the muscle and the rougue to the ground, took the other woman's sword, and then came to a stop between Cecil and his opponent.
"What the—" Cecil exclaimed. By this time, everyone came to stand next to their friends. Rydia looked on in total shock, as did Rosa. The twins looked like they were scared stiff. Edge, Yang, and Kain looked at the woman with awe.
"Why did you do that?" the muscle man demanded to know.
"This fighting is pointless. Think about it. Why fight when we can work together? We are on the same side, for goodness sake!"
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Edge demanded.
"Where saving your tail, it seems!" the muscled man retorted. The two glared at each other for a second before Rosa spoke.
"Then why did you raise that sword at Rosa?" Cecil asked the caped figure.
"My lady, I was not raising a sword at you. I merely had it in my hand. My intention was only to aid you in standing." The man sheathed his sword. Cecil gazed at him for a second, then followed suit. Everyone seemed to relax a little bit.
"How…how is it that you can do that?" Rydia asked, coming to stand by the still glowing woman.
"I can morph into this form at will. I am part esper." Seeing Rydia's confused look, she quickly explained about espers. Then she took a deep breathed and changed back to her original form.
"I think we should all go inside. We have A LOT to talk about," Cecil suggested.