1 Chapter Eleven…The Demon's Lair
"Cecil! Cecil, are you okay?" Sabin's voice came into Cecil's consciousness. He stirred and opened his eyes. He sat up, looking around. They had fallen into some sort of tunnel.
"Where are we?" Cecil asked.
"I don't know. Deeper into the mountain, I guess." Sabin helped Cecil stand up. "You okay?"
"Yeah. We have to find the others." Sabin nodded in agreement and the two started off.
"Thanks for trying to help me, even though we both ended up down here," Sabin said.
"No problem. I am just glad we're both alive."
At the end of the tunnel was a door. "Well, I guess we should go through it," Sabin stated. "No where else to go."
"Just like that monster planned it I'm sure. It's probably a trap," Cecil said. "But we don't have a choice." He unsheathed his sword as Sabin got out his claw. Then Cecil opened the door.
Edge fell and finally landed in a mud hole in the center of an open room. He jumped to his feet and looked around. The room was empty besides the mud puddle. There was a door just in front of him. He stared at the door, expecting something to come through it and attack him, but nothing did. He unsheathed his twin blades and burst through the door.
Rosa fell and fell. She finally landed in a weed patch. She sat up and looked around. She was in some sort of a weed garden. She was still inside the cave, but alone. She called out to the others, but got no answer. She got up and dusted herself off. Where am I? She asked herself.
Suddenly a large dome fell over her. She tried to get out of the dome, but found it impossible.
"Oh no!" she thought. "I'm trapped!"
Edgar fell right into a pond full of water. Wet and annoyed, he got to his feet and looked around. He was in the center of a large room. There was a throne on the far side of the room. The throne was made of human skulls. He immediately unsheathed his sword, preparing for the worst. He was alone, but was still going to put up a fight.
"How noble. Fighting until the bitter end, even though you can never defeat me."
"YOU! Show yourself, coward! Let's finish this!" Edgar yelled.
"Do you know what you are standing in, warrior? It is my Pond of Pain. Would you like to discover why it is named that?"
Edgar didn't like the sound of that. He reached out with his hand, only to find that an invisible wall of some sort surrounded the pond. "This is definitely NOT good," the king thought.
Just then the doors on the other side of the room burst open and Edge rushed in, swords in hands. "Edgar!" he called out.
"Watch out, Edge. That monster is here somewhere."
"Welcome, King of Eblan. Would you like to fight me?"
"I would love to," Edge stated coldly.
There was a poof of smoke, then a dark figure appeared. He wore a red cape and hood that covered his features. His hands were that of a skeleton.
"I would love to fight you as well, but you appear to be all alone, ninja. Where are your friends?"
Just then another door by the throne opened, and Cecil and Sabin stepped through it. Edge smirked. "They appear to have outsmarted you again, demon."
Sabin went to Edgar. "Are you okay, big brother?"
"Yeah."
"Where's Rosa, fiend!" Cecil demanded to know.
The creature was unmoved by the appearance of the two warriors.
"You wish to see the white mage? Very well."
He snapped his fingers and Rosa, dome prison and all, appeared next to Cecil. The king rushed to her. Unable to break the dome, he turned his attention to the demon. "Release her!"
"Of course. But I cannot have her interference in our battle, now can I?"
"Be careful, guys. He's planned all this," Rosa warned her husband. Cecil nodded as he, Sabin, and Edge approached the demon.
The demon smiled and waved his hand. Suddenly the pond began to glow a bright red. "Oh no, this doesn't look good," Edgar muttered. Then the water sent up a bolt of pure energy racing through him. He yelled out as he felt pain coursing though every part of his body.
Unable to help, Rosa watched as Edgar doubled over in pain, and the others fought the demon. She had tried to cast a spell, but her magic didn't work. "This dome works like a mute spell. I can't help the others," she thought in dismay.
Cecil, Sabin, and Edge had their hands full with the monster. He cast lightning spells and sent fireball flying towards them. Sabin dodged another fireball and looked back at his brother.
The pain had become unbearable for Edgar. Every inch of his body was wracked with this pain. He had closed his eyes, trying to keep his mind off of the pain, but the more he tried, the more pain surged through his body. He fell to his hands and knees, unable to stand against the pain. He didn't know how much more he could take.
Sabin knew his brother was in trouble, but he had to stop this demon to help him. He turned to the battle just as Edge and Cecil flew into him. The three toppled into a pile on the floor. "Guys, I'm gonna do a Blitz move. While I hit him with it, you attack with everything you got. Got it?" The other two nodded and they got to their feet. Sabin performed his most powerful blitz technique, As soon as he released it, Edge and Cecil struck.
Unable to stop all three of the fighters at once, he found the Crystal Sword embedded in his chest. He staggered back and fell—dead.
"We did it!" Edge cried out in glee, jumping up and down. "HA! In your face, bad guy!"
The dome around Rosa disappeared. The pond stopped sending off the electricity. Rosa rushed over to the now unconscious Edgar. The others were quickly next to them.
Edgar had a strange electric surge surrounding his body. Rosa got a shock when she tried to touch or cure him. "This is not good, guys. I can't even cast a spell on him."
"What can we do?" Sabin asked.
"We have to get him to Rydia. She is the only one who can summon Asura. She may be able to save him."
"But how do we do that? We can't even touch him?" Edge asked. Cecil got an idea.
"Cast an exit spell on Edge, Rosa. Edge, when you arrive on the Falcon, tell Setzer to take you to the others. Then tell Rydia to summon Asura and send her here."
"What if she can't send her here? I don't know if I can find my way back here again," Edge asked.
"She'll be able to do it. She's our only chance. Hurry Rosa, Edgar's running out of time." Rosa nodded and quickly cast her spell on Edge.
"Cecil! Cecil, are you okay?" Sabin's voice came into Cecil's consciousness. He stirred and opened his eyes. He sat up, looking around. They had fallen into some sort of tunnel.
"Where are we?" Cecil asked.
"I don't know. Deeper into the mountain, I guess." Sabin helped Cecil stand up. "You okay?"
"Yeah. We have to find the others." Sabin nodded in agreement and the two started off.
"Thanks for trying to help me, even though we both ended up down here," Sabin said.
"No problem. I am just glad we're both alive."
At the end of the tunnel was a door. "Well, I guess we should go through it," Sabin stated. "No where else to go."
"Just like that monster planned it I'm sure. It's probably a trap," Cecil said. "But we don't have a choice." He unsheathed his sword as Sabin got out his claw. Then Cecil opened the door.
Edge fell and finally landed in a mud hole in the center of an open room. He jumped to his feet and looked around. The room was empty besides the mud puddle. There was a door just in front of him. He stared at the door, expecting something to come through it and attack him, but nothing did. He unsheathed his twin blades and burst through the door.
Rosa fell and fell. She finally landed in a weed patch. She sat up and looked around. She was in some sort of a weed garden. She was still inside the cave, but alone. She called out to the others, but got no answer. She got up and dusted herself off. Where am I? She asked herself.
Suddenly a large dome fell over her. She tried to get out of the dome, but found it impossible.
"Oh no!" she thought. "I'm trapped!"
Edgar fell right into a pond full of water. Wet and annoyed, he got to his feet and looked around. He was in the center of a large room. There was a throne on the far side of the room. The throne was made of human skulls. He immediately unsheathed his sword, preparing for the worst. He was alone, but was still going to put up a fight.
"How noble. Fighting until the bitter end, even though you can never defeat me."
"YOU! Show yourself, coward! Let's finish this!" Edgar yelled.
"Do you know what you are standing in, warrior? It is my Pond of Pain. Would you like to discover why it is named that?"
Edgar didn't like the sound of that. He reached out with his hand, only to find that an invisible wall of some sort surrounded the pond. "This is definitely NOT good," the king thought.
Just then the doors on the other side of the room burst open and Edge rushed in, swords in hands. "Edgar!" he called out.
"Watch out, Edge. That monster is here somewhere."
"Welcome, King of Eblan. Would you like to fight me?"
"I would love to," Edge stated coldly.
There was a poof of smoke, then a dark figure appeared. He wore a red cape and hood that covered his features. His hands were that of a skeleton.
"I would love to fight you as well, but you appear to be all alone, ninja. Where are your friends?"
Just then another door by the throne opened, and Cecil and Sabin stepped through it. Edge smirked. "They appear to have outsmarted you again, demon."
Sabin went to Edgar. "Are you okay, big brother?"
"Yeah."
"Where's Rosa, fiend!" Cecil demanded to know.
The creature was unmoved by the appearance of the two warriors.
"You wish to see the white mage? Very well."
He snapped his fingers and Rosa, dome prison and all, appeared next to Cecil. The king rushed to her. Unable to break the dome, he turned his attention to the demon. "Release her!"
"Of course. But I cannot have her interference in our battle, now can I?"
"Be careful, guys. He's planned all this," Rosa warned her husband. Cecil nodded as he, Sabin, and Edge approached the demon.
The demon smiled and waved his hand. Suddenly the pond began to glow a bright red. "Oh no, this doesn't look good," Edgar muttered. Then the water sent up a bolt of pure energy racing through him. He yelled out as he felt pain coursing though every part of his body.
Unable to help, Rosa watched as Edgar doubled over in pain, and the others fought the demon. She had tried to cast a spell, but her magic didn't work. "This dome works like a mute spell. I can't help the others," she thought in dismay.
Cecil, Sabin, and Edge had their hands full with the monster. He cast lightning spells and sent fireball flying towards them. Sabin dodged another fireball and looked back at his brother.
The pain had become unbearable for Edgar. Every inch of his body was wracked with this pain. He had closed his eyes, trying to keep his mind off of the pain, but the more he tried, the more pain surged through his body. He fell to his hands and knees, unable to stand against the pain. He didn't know how much more he could take.
Sabin knew his brother was in trouble, but he had to stop this demon to help him. He turned to the battle just as Edge and Cecil flew into him. The three toppled into a pile on the floor. "Guys, I'm gonna do a Blitz move. While I hit him with it, you attack with everything you got. Got it?" The other two nodded and they got to their feet. Sabin performed his most powerful blitz technique, As soon as he released it, Edge and Cecil struck.
Unable to stop all three of the fighters at once, he found the Crystal Sword embedded in his chest. He staggered back and fell—dead.
"We did it!" Edge cried out in glee, jumping up and down. "HA! In your face, bad guy!"
The dome around Rosa disappeared. The pond stopped sending off the electricity. Rosa rushed over to the now unconscious Edgar. The others were quickly next to them.
Edgar had a strange electric surge surrounding his body. Rosa got a shock when she tried to touch or cure him. "This is not good, guys. I can't even cast a spell on him."
"What can we do?" Sabin asked.
"We have to get him to Rydia. She is the only one who can summon Asura. She may be able to save him."
"But how do we do that? We can't even touch him?" Edge asked. Cecil got an idea.
"Cast an exit spell on Edge, Rosa. Edge, when you arrive on the Falcon, tell Setzer to take you to the others. Then tell Rydia to summon Asura and send her here."
"What if she can't send her here? I don't know if I can find my way back here again," Edge asked.
"She'll be able to do it. She's our only chance. Hurry Rosa, Edgar's running out of time." Rosa nodded and quickly cast her spell on Edge.