Chapter Nine…How Many Heroes Does It Take To Beat A Demon?



The Falcon landed nearby. Everyone in the castle came out to greet them. Edgar went to talk to the pilot, a white-haired individual with scars that criss-crossed his pale face. Then an old man and a young girl disembarked from the vessel. The old man was Strago, and the girl was Relm, his granddaughter.

"It sure took you long enough, Setzer!" Sabin complained.

"Well, we ran into a spot of trouble, as I was just explaining to Edgar," the man named Setzer replied. "Now, would you all like to introduce me to your friends here or should I just guess their names?" Introductions were made, then Cecil spoke.

"What kind of trouble did you run into?"

"It seems that our demon friend has a thrill for trying to knock airships out of the air. We ran into a group of dragons on the way over."

"Dragons?" Rosa repeated.

"Yes, but luckily we were able to outrun the ones we didn't kill with magic," Strago reported.

"Which means we still have some dragons out there to deal with," Edgar concluded.

"Suggestions?" Sabin turned to his brother.

"Cecil, are your airships armed?" Edgar asked.

"Yes," came Cecil's reply.

"How many can you get in the air in the next few moments?"

Cecil turned to Cid. "About four or five. That's all that are ready at the moment."

"What's your plan, big brother?"

"We're going to go dragon hunting."