english translations chapter 12
"Why didn't I just hand over the amulet to them, then the others wouldn't be in this mess. This is not the time to be beating yourself up over this Kaye, you need to keep a level head so you can figure out what to do about the situation at hand." thought Kaye angrilly as she continued to search for the others and a way out. As Kaye continued to walk, the scenary around her began to slowly change. She was too deep in thought to even take notice of what was going on around her. Just as she took another step, Kaye found herself falling into some kind of hole.
"Great, just great this is what I get for not paying attention to where I'm going." thought Kaye as she began to climb out. Just as soon as she made it out, the scenary changed again.
"What is going on around here? One minute I'm walking on a small road, the next thing I fell into some kind of hole and now I'm on some kind of pier?" thought Kaye in confusion.
Suddenly, from out of nowhere there was a sound of quiet laughter that was surrounding her from every side. Kaye looked around to try and see where it was coming from. "Hey, whoever you are if you think that this is so funny why don't you show yourself?" yelled Kaye. The laughing stopped, and then something began to materialize in back of her. Kaye quickly turned around and saw someone floating on top of a large bolder.
"You called?" asked the person curiously.
"Ah, yes I did. I was wondering what you thought that was so funny about what just happened here and more importantly, who are you?" asked Kaye cautiously.
"I'm just a harmless trickster. I was bored, you see we don't get many visitors here in the gauntlet." replied the person.
"Bored? You think that changing the scenary and seeing how your "Visitors" would react is funny?" asked Kaye.
"As a matter of fact, yes I do, and by the way my name is Hoax, I'm what you might call, oh how you mortals put it, oh yes a magical elf." replied Hoax.
"Fine, you're a magical elf, ok, but you said we, you mean there's more of you?" asked Kaye.
"Yes, there are many more of my kind that live here in the gauntlet, but we're not all magical elves. You see in the Forgotten City there are all kinds of legendary creatures here that could be found in different legends around the world. You could say that we are a collection to the people that live here." explained Hoax.
"Then why do you let them lock you up in this gauntlet instead of living with them on the outside?" asked Kaye as she kept her eyes on Hoax.
"It's not that simple, you see if we leave the gauntlet we die. Each of us has a mystical connection to this gauntlet. So technically we don't even exist, our purpose is to basically make sure that the people that enter the gauntlet trials never come out alive." replied Hoax as he disappeared and then reappeared a few feet in back of Kaye.
Kaye quickly turned around and saw that Hoax was about to launch an attack towards her. So she decided to get into a defensive position in a hurry. "Oh man what does this guy have up his sleeve?" thought Kaye.
"You want to know what I have up my sleeve? Well why don't we find out?" Hoax asked back as he pulled out a long dagger that was attached to the inside of his robe.
"No way, you couldn't have known what I was thinking, unless you can..." said Kaye in shock.
"Yes, I can read minds, that is the easiest trick in the book. Now shall we find out what other kinds of talents that I have?" replied Hoax as he threw his dagger at Kaye.
Just as Kaye jumped out of the way, the scenary changed to a forrest. "Man, this guys doesn't fight fair. Ok I guess that I better turn it up a notch if I'm going to beat him." thought Kaye as she got ready to make her move.
"Fair, me fight fair, you must be joking. If I fought fair, where would the fun be in that? You know that you can't hide from me, just by thinking about it I can change the scenary and then I'll find you." said Hoax as he began to look for Kaye.
"He's right, well then I better hurry up and think of something fast or I'm going to be in some major trouble here." thought Kaye as she got into position.
"You know, we can just play cat and mouse out here all day, but I don't exactly have a lot of time here. So why don't you just give up and let me destroy you." said Hoax as he spotted Kaye behind the closest tree. Hoax launched a fire ball towards Kaye, she dived from the fire ball's path barely making it out of the way. She looked back to where she was standing and then looked up to see Hoax grinning at her.
"Hey Hoax, I bet that you couldn't hit the broad side of a barn." challanged Kaye as she got up from the ground and into an attacking position. This made Hoax very mad, so he launched another fire ball towards Kaye. She knew saying that would make him react just the way she wanted him to. The fire ball was coming in hard and fast, Kaye again dived this time towards Hoax instead of out of the path of the on coming attack.
"What is that foolish girl could possibly be thinking?" wondered Hoax as he was very surprised in Kaye's intent.
"Man I hope that this works, Tiger's Rage!" said Kaye as she delivered her sure-kill to avoid being hit by the fire ball. Kaye's sure-kill knocked Hoax's attack off course and still kept on going in his direction. He saw this and decided to disappear and then reappear in the nearby clearing.
"I'm surprised that a mortal like you had that kind of power. But you and your friends are no mere mortals now are ya?" mused Hoax.
Kaye landed and quickly faced Hoax. "How did you know that I'm not the only one that's in this crazy gauntlet trials?" asked Kaye as she kept her eyes on Hoax.
"I can read minds remember, anyway, now answer my question how did you and your friends acquire such powers?" asked Hoax.
"We have mystical armors that can each do different things, and that's all you need to know Hoax." replied Kaye as she was getting angry.
"Fine, it doesn't matter anyway. I don't believe it, you're wearing the bulla amulet. How did you get that, tell me, and the white book, give them to me." ordered Hoax as he was getting angry.
"Bulla? Oh you mean this, the amulet. It's of no concern to you on how I have the amulet, it seems like everyone around here wants them so badly. Why, tell me why they are so important?" asked Kaye as she was getting ready for a possible attack.
"They are the two of the three keys in order to keep this city from falling apart. That's why as you say that everyone wants them. So again give me the white book and the amulet now!" ordered Hoax angrilly.
"What if I was to tell you that I don't have the white book?" asked Kaye.
"I would say that you are lying, now give them to me or I will take them from you by force!" yelled Hoax.
"You can try, but I won't give them up without a fight, and besides I don't have the book Liber does now just back off." warned Kaye.
"It can't be true, because Liber is in prison. So there is no way that he could be in possession of the book." said Hoax as he disappeared and then reappeared right next to Kaye with another dagger in hand.
"That's what they keep telling us, but I know that he took it. You said that you can read minds, well read my mind and see that I'm telling you the truth, and then see if I'm lying or not." said Kaye as she defended herself from Hoax's dagger.
"Alright, fine I'll do just that, but know this if I find out that you are lying, you will not live long enough to see the sunset." warned Hoax as he began to read Kaye's mind. Hoax saw the images of what was happening in the last few days. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, so he got out of her mind and backed away.
"Do you see now that I'm not lying? Now let me pass so I can find my friends and get out of this maze." said Kaye as she looked at Hoax.
"So then it is true, Liber does have the white book. Our city will soon be destroyed, how can this be?" wondered Hoax.
"Hoax, you said that the white book and the amulet are two of the three keys to keep this city from falling apart right?" asked Kaye.
"Yea so what about it?" asked Hoax as he threw his hands up in the air.
"Well what's the third key Hoax?" asked Kaye as she began to slowly make her way to him.
"Why does it matter to you if you know what the third key is anyway?" asked Hoax as he looked at Kaye.
"Well maybe my friends and I can help you and everyone else that lives here from being destroyed." replied Kaye.
"The third key is the arbor vitae." said Hoax as he looked at Kaye.
"Arbor vitae? Do you mean the tree of life?" asked Kaye.
"Yes the tree of life." replied Hoax.
"HOw do these keys keep the Forgotten City from being destroyed?" asked Kaye.
Before Hoax could answer her, an arrow came out of nowhere and hit Hoax in the arm. "Now Hoax, how could you? You know just as we do that no one from the outside world should know about our secrets. So here you are confiding in her about the three keys, not the best move Hoax, now I'm going to have to finish you off with her. It's too bad really, you were my favorite." said Liber as he pulled back on his bo again.
"Hoax, take cover!" yelled Kaye as she dove with him.
"Why did you risk yourself for me just then?" asked Hoax in disbelief.
"I've learned a long time ago, that every life is precious. Everyone is important and has a right to live the way that they intend. Now if you don't mind, would you do this request for me?" said Kaye as she kept her eyes out for Liber.
"Do you honestly think that I would help you, especially when we both know that he's after you and the amulet?" asked Hoax.
"To be honest Hoax, no I don't but I can at least hope so. My request is, will you change the scenary so it would take Liber by surprise long enough for me to sneak up behind him so I can take the guy out." said Kaye as she got ready to try and catch Liber by surprise.
"Alright, fine I'll do it, but remember if this doesn't work I'm not going to help you fight him." replied Hoax as he got ready to change the scenary. Kaye nodded her head to show that she understood, and then she took off towards the direction of where Liber was standing.
"Where are you? Are the two of you too scared to come out and face me?" challanged Liber.
"Come on Hoax, do it already." thought Kaye as she got closer to Liber's location. The scenary began to change again, but this time it changed into a desert plateau.
"Well Kaye I hope that this will do, because that is the last trick that I'll be able to pull off." thought Hoax as he began to pass out.
"What! What's going on? Hoax!" yelled Liber in surprise. Kaye was close enough to take her opportunity.
"Hey Liber check this, Tiger's Rage!" yelled Kaye as she delivered her sure-kill. Liber barely had time to see Kaye's attack coming. So he fell back and found himself clutching by the edge of the plateau. Kaye ran over to where Liber was haning and looked down, she saw that Liber was trying to get a foot hold onto the side of the plateau.
Liber looked up and saw Kaye looking down at him. "You better run girl, because you don't want to be there when I get back up." warned Liber as he finally found a foot hold. Liber began to climb up the plateau, and Kaye began to carefully backup. Then when he finally made it to the top, Kaye was standing in defensive position, ready for whatever he has planned for her.
"Liber, how did you get out of the prison?" asked Kaye as she kept her eyes on him.
"That is my little secret, now it's your turn to take a fall. I warned you that you should of ran, but you didn't so now you'll regret your decision." said Liber as he attacked Kaye.
"Me run, where could I run to Liber, you know as well as I do that I don't know my way around here. Besides you have to pay for injuring Hoax like you did." replied Kaye as she swung her bo-staff towards Liber.
"You and your friends will never find the way out of the gauntlet trials." said Liber as he swung his sword at Kaye.
Kaye barely blocked his attack, it cut her right across her arm chipping a little bit of her subarmor. She hissed and stepped back grabbing her arm while keeping her eyes on Liber.
"Oh man, this guy was just putting on an act the last time that we saw him. He's a lot better than he let on. If I don't think of something soon, I'm going to be in so much trouble." thought Kaye.
While Kaye and Liber were fighting, Hoax finally woke up. "Man does my arm hurt. This can't be good, it looks like Liber has the upper hand. Why do I care anyway? Well I guess that when he's done with her that he'll come after me next. It looks like I made up my mind, well I hope that I don't regret it, here I go." thought Hoax as he disappeared from where he was resting.
"It looks like this is the end for you outsider. Soon I'll have the amulet and then nothing will stop me from carring out my plans." gloated Liber as he got ready to strike.
"Oh great, man this bites, he really did a number on my arm. Well here goes nothing." thought Kaye as she braced herself for the on coming attack. Just as Liber was going to make contact, Hoax appeared right between Liber's sword and Kaye. The sword went through Hoax's stomach, Kaye stood there in shock of what just happened, and Liber pulled back and then smiled. Hoax clutched the sword with both hands and fell to the ground. Kaye caught him in midfall and looked into his eyes.
"Why did you risk your life to save mine?" asked Kaye.
"Someone once told me that all life is precious, and that everyone is important and has a right to live the way that they intend to do. Well this is what I intended to do Kaye, find your friends, and the way out. Save our city before it's too late." said Hoax as he died in Kaye's arms. Hoax began to fade and Kaye looked up to see if Liber is still around.
"Liber, you coward! Come back here and fight me!" yelled Kaye angrilly.
Liber was nowhere to be found, but the sound of Liber's laughing was the only reply that Kaye got. "Hoax, I'm sorry that you're life had to end like that, but I will make sure to keep my promise, my friends and I will do our best to save your city. I promise you." said Kaye as she began to stand up. Suddenly the amulet on Kaye's arm began to glow, Kaye looked down at it. She couldn't believe what was happening. The injury that she received from Liber began to fade away and her subarmor was fully restored, and then the amulet stopped glowing.
"Something tells me that there's more here to this amulet than meets the eye. Well I think that it's definately time to go. I hope that everyone else is ok." thought Kaye as she continued her search for her friends.
"Why didn't I just hand over the amulet to them, then the others wouldn't be in this mess. This is not the time to be beating yourself up over this Kaye, you need to keep a level head so you can figure out what to do about the situation at hand." thought Kaye angrilly as she continued to search for the others and a way out. As Kaye continued to walk, the scenary around her began to slowly change. She was too deep in thought to even take notice of what was going on around her. Just as she took another step, Kaye found herself falling into some kind of hole.
"Great, just great this is what I get for not paying attention to where I'm going." thought Kaye as she began to climb out. Just as soon as she made it out, the scenary changed again.
"What is going on around here? One minute I'm walking on a small road, the next thing I fell into some kind of hole and now I'm on some kind of pier?" thought Kaye in confusion.
Suddenly, from out of nowhere there was a sound of quiet laughter that was surrounding her from every side. Kaye looked around to try and see where it was coming from. "Hey, whoever you are if you think that this is so funny why don't you show yourself?" yelled Kaye. The laughing stopped, and then something began to materialize in back of her. Kaye quickly turned around and saw someone floating on top of a large bolder.
"You called?" asked the person curiously.
"Ah, yes I did. I was wondering what you thought that was so funny about what just happened here and more importantly, who are you?" asked Kaye cautiously.
"I'm just a harmless trickster. I was bored, you see we don't get many visitors here in the gauntlet." replied the person.
"Bored? You think that changing the scenary and seeing how your "Visitors" would react is funny?" asked Kaye.
"As a matter of fact, yes I do, and by the way my name is Hoax, I'm what you might call, oh how you mortals put it, oh yes a magical elf." replied Hoax.
"Fine, you're a magical elf, ok, but you said we, you mean there's more of you?" asked Kaye.
"Yes, there are many more of my kind that live here in the gauntlet, but we're not all magical elves. You see in the Forgotten City there are all kinds of legendary creatures here that could be found in different legends around the world. You could say that we are a collection to the people that live here." explained Hoax.
"Then why do you let them lock you up in this gauntlet instead of living with them on the outside?" asked Kaye as she kept her eyes on Hoax.
"It's not that simple, you see if we leave the gauntlet we die. Each of us has a mystical connection to this gauntlet. So technically we don't even exist, our purpose is to basically make sure that the people that enter the gauntlet trials never come out alive." replied Hoax as he disappeared and then reappeared a few feet in back of Kaye.
Kaye quickly turned around and saw that Hoax was about to launch an attack towards her. So she decided to get into a defensive position in a hurry. "Oh man what does this guy have up his sleeve?" thought Kaye.
"You want to know what I have up my sleeve? Well why don't we find out?" Hoax asked back as he pulled out a long dagger that was attached to the inside of his robe.
"No way, you couldn't have known what I was thinking, unless you can..." said Kaye in shock.
"Yes, I can read minds, that is the easiest trick in the book. Now shall we find out what other kinds of talents that I have?" replied Hoax as he threw his dagger at Kaye.
Just as Kaye jumped out of the way, the scenary changed to a forrest. "Man, this guys doesn't fight fair. Ok I guess that I better turn it up a notch if I'm going to beat him." thought Kaye as she got ready to make her move.
"Fair, me fight fair, you must be joking. If I fought fair, where would the fun be in that? You know that you can't hide from me, just by thinking about it I can change the scenary and then I'll find you." said Hoax as he began to look for Kaye.
"He's right, well then I better hurry up and think of something fast or I'm going to be in some major trouble here." thought Kaye as she got into position.
"You know, we can just play cat and mouse out here all day, but I don't exactly have a lot of time here. So why don't you just give up and let me destroy you." said Hoax as he spotted Kaye behind the closest tree. Hoax launched a fire ball towards Kaye, she dived from the fire ball's path barely making it out of the way. She looked back to where she was standing and then looked up to see Hoax grinning at her.
"Hey Hoax, I bet that you couldn't hit the broad side of a barn." challanged Kaye as she got up from the ground and into an attacking position. This made Hoax very mad, so he launched another fire ball towards Kaye. She knew saying that would make him react just the way she wanted him to. The fire ball was coming in hard and fast, Kaye again dived this time towards Hoax instead of out of the path of the on coming attack.
"What is that foolish girl could possibly be thinking?" wondered Hoax as he was very surprised in Kaye's intent.
"Man I hope that this works, Tiger's Rage!" said Kaye as she delivered her sure-kill to avoid being hit by the fire ball. Kaye's sure-kill knocked Hoax's attack off course and still kept on going in his direction. He saw this and decided to disappear and then reappear in the nearby clearing.
"I'm surprised that a mortal like you had that kind of power. But you and your friends are no mere mortals now are ya?" mused Hoax.
Kaye landed and quickly faced Hoax. "How did you know that I'm not the only one that's in this crazy gauntlet trials?" asked Kaye as she kept her eyes on Hoax.
"I can read minds remember, anyway, now answer my question how did you and your friends acquire such powers?" asked Hoax.
"We have mystical armors that can each do different things, and that's all you need to know Hoax." replied Kaye as she was getting angry.
"Fine, it doesn't matter anyway. I don't believe it, you're wearing the bulla amulet. How did you get that, tell me, and the white book, give them to me." ordered Hoax as he was getting angry.
"Bulla? Oh you mean this, the amulet. It's of no concern to you on how I have the amulet, it seems like everyone around here wants them so badly. Why, tell me why they are so important?" asked Kaye as she was getting ready for a possible attack.
"They are the two of the three keys in order to keep this city from falling apart. That's why as you say that everyone wants them. So again give me the white book and the amulet now!" ordered Hoax angrilly.
"What if I was to tell you that I don't have the white book?" asked Kaye.
"I would say that you are lying, now give them to me or I will take them from you by force!" yelled Hoax.
"You can try, but I won't give them up without a fight, and besides I don't have the book Liber does now just back off." warned Kaye.
"It can't be true, because Liber is in prison. So there is no way that he could be in possession of the book." said Hoax as he disappeared and then reappeared right next to Kaye with another dagger in hand.
"That's what they keep telling us, but I know that he took it. You said that you can read minds, well read my mind and see that I'm telling you the truth, and then see if I'm lying or not." said Kaye as she defended herself from Hoax's dagger.
"Alright, fine I'll do just that, but know this if I find out that you are lying, you will not live long enough to see the sunset." warned Hoax as he began to read Kaye's mind. Hoax saw the images of what was happening in the last few days. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, so he got out of her mind and backed away.
"Do you see now that I'm not lying? Now let me pass so I can find my friends and get out of this maze." said Kaye as she looked at Hoax.
"So then it is true, Liber does have the white book. Our city will soon be destroyed, how can this be?" wondered Hoax.
"Hoax, you said that the white book and the amulet are two of the three keys to keep this city from falling apart right?" asked Kaye.
"Yea so what about it?" asked Hoax as he threw his hands up in the air.
"Well what's the third key Hoax?" asked Kaye as she began to slowly make her way to him.
"Why does it matter to you if you know what the third key is anyway?" asked Hoax as he looked at Kaye.
"Well maybe my friends and I can help you and everyone else that lives here from being destroyed." replied Kaye.
"The third key is the arbor vitae." said Hoax as he looked at Kaye.
"Arbor vitae? Do you mean the tree of life?" asked Kaye.
"Yes the tree of life." replied Hoax.
"HOw do these keys keep the Forgotten City from being destroyed?" asked Kaye.
Before Hoax could answer her, an arrow came out of nowhere and hit Hoax in the arm. "Now Hoax, how could you? You know just as we do that no one from the outside world should know about our secrets. So here you are confiding in her about the three keys, not the best move Hoax, now I'm going to have to finish you off with her. It's too bad really, you were my favorite." said Liber as he pulled back on his bo again.
"Hoax, take cover!" yelled Kaye as she dove with him.
"Why did you risk yourself for me just then?" asked Hoax in disbelief.
"I've learned a long time ago, that every life is precious. Everyone is important and has a right to live the way that they intend. Now if you don't mind, would you do this request for me?" said Kaye as she kept her eyes out for Liber.
"Do you honestly think that I would help you, especially when we both know that he's after you and the amulet?" asked Hoax.
"To be honest Hoax, no I don't but I can at least hope so. My request is, will you change the scenary so it would take Liber by surprise long enough for me to sneak up behind him so I can take the guy out." said Kaye as she got ready to try and catch Liber by surprise.
"Alright, fine I'll do it, but remember if this doesn't work I'm not going to help you fight him." replied Hoax as he got ready to change the scenary. Kaye nodded her head to show that she understood, and then she took off towards the direction of where Liber was standing.
"Where are you? Are the two of you too scared to come out and face me?" challanged Liber.
"Come on Hoax, do it already." thought Kaye as she got closer to Liber's location. The scenary began to change again, but this time it changed into a desert plateau.
"Well Kaye I hope that this will do, because that is the last trick that I'll be able to pull off." thought Hoax as he began to pass out.
"What! What's going on? Hoax!" yelled Liber in surprise. Kaye was close enough to take her opportunity.
"Hey Liber check this, Tiger's Rage!" yelled Kaye as she delivered her sure-kill. Liber barely had time to see Kaye's attack coming. So he fell back and found himself clutching by the edge of the plateau. Kaye ran over to where Liber was haning and looked down, she saw that Liber was trying to get a foot hold onto the side of the plateau.
Liber looked up and saw Kaye looking down at him. "You better run girl, because you don't want to be there when I get back up." warned Liber as he finally found a foot hold. Liber began to climb up the plateau, and Kaye began to carefully backup. Then when he finally made it to the top, Kaye was standing in defensive position, ready for whatever he has planned for her.
"Liber, how did you get out of the prison?" asked Kaye as she kept her eyes on him.
"That is my little secret, now it's your turn to take a fall. I warned you that you should of ran, but you didn't so now you'll regret your decision." said Liber as he attacked Kaye.
"Me run, where could I run to Liber, you know as well as I do that I don't know my way around here. Besides you have to pay for injuring Hoax like you did." replied Kaye as she swung her bo-staff towards Liber.
"You and your friends will never find the way out of the gauntlet trials." said Liber as he swung his sword at Kaye.
Kaye barely blocked his attack, it cut her right across her arm chipping a little bit of her subarmor. She hissed and stepped back grabbing her arm while keeping her eyes on Liber.
"Oh man, this guy was just putting on an act the last time that we saw him. He's a lot better than he let on. If I don't think of something soon, I'm going to be in so much trouble." thought Kaye.
While Kaye and Liber were fighting, Hoax finally woke up. "Man does my arm hurt. This can't be good, it looks like Liber has the upper hand. Why do I care anyway? Well I guess that when he's done with her that he'll come after me next. It looks like I made up my mind, well I hope that I don't regret it, here I go." thought Hoax as he disappeared from where he was resting.
"It looks like this is the end for you outsider. Soon I'll have the amulet and then nothing will stop me from carring out my plans." gloated Liber as he got ready to strike.
"Oh great, man this bites, he really did a number on my arm. Well here goes nothing." thought Kaye as she braced herself for the on coming attack. Just as Liber was going to make contact, Hoax appeared right between Liber's sword and Kaye. The sword went through Hoax's stomach, Kaye stood there in shock of what just happened, and Liber pulled back and then smiled. Hoax clutched the sword with both hands and fell to the ground. Kaye caught him in midfall and looked into his eyes.
"Why did you risk your life to save mine?" asked Kaye.
"Someone once told me that all life is precious, and that everyone is important and has a right to live the way that they intend to do. Well this is what I intended to do Kaye, find your friends, and the way out. Save our city before it's too late." said Hoax as he died in Kaye's arms. Hoax began to fade and Kaye looked up to see if Liber is still around.
"Liber, you coward! Come back here and fight me!" yelled Kaye angrilly.
Liber was nowhere to be found, but the sound of Liber's laughing was the only reply that Kaye got. "Hoax, I'm sorry that you're life had to end like that, but I will make sure to keep my promise, my friends and I will do our best to save your city. I promise you." said Kaye as she began to stand up. Suddenly the amulet on Kaye's arm began to glow, Kaye looked down at it. She couldn't believe what was happening. The injury that she received from Liber began to fade away and her subarmor was fully restored, and then the amulet stopped glowing.
"Something tells me that there's more here to this amulet than meets the eye. Well I think that it's definately time to go. I hope that everyone else is ok." thought Kaye as she continued her search for her friends.
