The Diamond Star
Chapter 16: With the Coming Dawn
Disclaimer/AN: The characters of YGO do not belong to me. Neither does the elvish language created by JRR Tolkien. I own all the things I make up, simple right? good.
The Holy Temple of the Gems. Seto flew into the clearing and gasped. They were only ruins, but they still commanded a great deal of reverence and power. This place, now just crumbling pillars and stones, was once a great monument to good and a watchtower for evil.
In the days before time, when the half-angels walked the earth, a temple was constructed. A tower was built in front of it, to watch for the inevitable darkness. During one of the watches, King Lastino saw something fall from the sky. A search party was sent out and one messenger returned with strange tidings.
He had found, not far from the temple, something glowing. He tried to pick it up, but whatever it was had blinded him the moment he touched it. King Lastino and Queen Raaiel rushed to the spot. The "thing" was a star. The Diamond Star.
One other had come with them. A golden-haired boy. As soon as he reached out to touch the shining gem, a light shot out. First pure white, then a scarlet red. In the boy's hand was the ruby flame. It shot around his neck. In a few seconds, it hung by a golden chain.
The Diamond star was placed in the Holy temple, renamed as "The Holy Temple of the Gems" by King Lastino after the coming of the Diamond Star. Each time a child was born, their parents would take them to the temple. If a gem appeared around their neck, they were a gem guardian.
Over the years, King Lastino and Queen Raaiel found out much information about the diamond star and it's nature. They found out that there were twelve guardians and which gems they stood for. They also found out that the inevitable evil could only be stopped by the gems.
When Ksho appeared for the first time, the original ten guardians overpowered him easily because, at the time, Ksho was a novice and didn't know the full power of his evilness. (gosh that sounded lame...) He swore vengeance on the guardians before he disappeared.
The second time he appeared, after Seraphim had been given the Diamond Star, he had destroyed the Holy Temple so that the guardian of the Emerald Leaf could never be found.
Seraphim was lost for a moment in memories. Suddenly, she blinked and whirled to face Ksho. "Amin delotha lle," she spat.
"Insults in our native tongue will get you nowhere sweetheart," Ksho's voice dripped with sarcasm.
Seraphim "hmph"ed. "OUR native tongue? You son of snakes, you are in no way any kindred of me." Eyes burning with fury, Seraphim could scarcely contain her anger at being compared to her enemy.
Seto slid up to Seraphim. "You okay?" he whispered softly, concerned.
Seraphim looked up to him and her eyes softened, "Yeah, fine."
Seto looked at his watch, he couldn't believe their good luck! The flight through the forest must have taken longer than he had expected, they just had to hold out for half an hour now. Maybe even less. He looked towards the east for signs of the faint pink tint of sunrise. 'Not yet. Almost,' he thought to himself. 'Almost.'
"Seto," Seraphim whispered hastily.
"Yes?" Seto looked at Ksho, checking to make sure he wasn't making any moves while they weren't watching. "Is something wrong?"
"If...something happens. Well, you know what I mean. If you have to choose between me and the world, you have to choose the world. It is our duty as guardians to do so. If I am forced to make the same choice, I have to ch-" Seraphim was cut off.
While Seto and Seraphim had their little heartfelt conversation, Ksho had been powering up. He knew he didn't have much time left. He had to finish them. Cackling with glee, he watched as Seraphim faltered in the air. Seto caught her quickly.
"You alright?" Seto asked.
Seraphim shook her head a couple times. "Yeah, I'm fine."
"Hey princess, you only have a little time left...but I'll make it the worst time of your life," Ksho smirked. "You'll wish you had died with the others so many years ago!" Ksho fired again. He seemed to have found a second wind. He was blowing Seraphim away.
"Stop that!" Seto pulled Seraphim out of the way of a third blast.
"And do what? Attack you instead?" Ksho sneered. "Not a bad idea!" Laughing maniacally, Ksho shot blast after blast at Seto and Seraphim. Seto hadn't been schooled in the arts of the gems, but he was no fool. At this rate, his shield would wear off at any moment.
'Great,' Seto thought, 'just my luck.' The shield chose just then to flicker and die. As the beam of dark energy came closer and closer, Seto closed his eyes and held Seraphim close. 'This is it.'
But there was no blast, no pain, no anything...no wait...something was different. Seto opened his eyes. Seraphim was gone! Turning around, he saw her...or was it her? She shone with light brighter than any star. She lit the darkness like the sun. How had she moved from the embrace of his arms to where she was now?
'Teleportation,' something whispered in the back of his mind.
Seto could see the diamond star glowing brightly. What was this magic? It seemed so powerful. Too powerful. Seraphim countered blow after blow, each time increasing the force of her own attacks. Ksho was tiring. Soon the sun would rise.
Then, something in the back of Seto's mind clicked. How was Seraphim getting all this power? And...how could she control all of it? He remembered a conversation they had had a few days ago. She had said...to protect the ones they loved...everyone had a secret power. To trigger it meant to risk your very life, the power was very great. But if it could be triggered, you could become nearly unbeatable depending on how strong you were.
Seraphim must have tapped that power. But...would it kill her? They would have to find out.
Then, Seto felt as if he should turn around. Doing so, he saw a faint tinge of pink light the brightening sky. The dawn!
"NO!" Ksho screeched when he saw the fain beginnings of the sunrise.
Seraphim flew back to Seto. "Now watch," she smiled wearily.
As the sun rose higher, Ksho began to glow with a dark crimson light. Ten beams of light shot out from him, "The power he stole from the ten guardians he killed," Seraphim whispered. Then...
"By the Valar...Seto, we have to run for it!" Seraphim exclaimed.
"Why?" Seto looked at her, puzzled.
"I had forgotten, he stole much power from others, but he also created power. His own dark, evil power," Seraphim began to pull Seto away.
"So?" Seto was still confused.
"That power has no place in this universe, when the sun fully rises, it will explode!" Seraphim replied, still pulling at Seto.
"What?!" Seto finally understood, that guy was like a huge bomb...and the full sun was the detonator.
"We gotta go!" Seraphim cried.
It was almost too late. They could see the power building, Ksho really did look as if he was going to explode. Seto and Seraphim ran for it.
The sun was nearly over the horizon...
With a hiss and a tremendous BOOM, Ksho exploded. (Yay! Ding dong, the witch is dead! ^-^..ahem, okay, I'm sane again.) Seraphim and Seto watched as a tremendous shockwave headed for them.
Fortunately, the remains of a wall caught Seto's eye. He ducked behind it and grabbed Seraphim's hand. Just a moment too late though! Seraphim held on to Seto for dear life, but sadly, She was ripped from his grasp.
"Seto!" cried Seraphim as she fought a loosing battle against the wind. Quickly loosing strength from fighting the gust and from being weakened in the fight, Seraphim was swept away.
"Seraphim!" Seto called back, he tried to reach for her, and was almost blown away himself! He watched in horror as pieces of rubble flew past in the great blast of wind.
Then...the last blast. The ending of Ksho's evil power once and for all came. A final explosion of evil energy rocked the shelter Seto had found and bits and pieces of the wall began to crumble. From the top of the wall, a piece of white granite fell, hitting Seto on the head.
Seto fell to the ground with a "thunk" and knew no more.
Ugh...I think I'm loosing my touch...I'm not as satisfied with the chapter as the others...but I was unsatisfied with other chapters before...and ppl still thought they were ok...well, yeah, look at me rambling like this. I'm not quite sure if I want to continue, review and tell me pls.
Chapter 16: With the Coming Dawn
Disclaimer/AN: The characters of YGO do not belong to me. Neither does the elvish language created by JRR Tolkien. I own all the things I make up, simple right? good.
The Holy Temple of the Gems. Seto flew into the clearing and gasped. They were only ruins, but they still commanded a great deal of reverence and power. This place, now just crumbling pillars and stones, was once a great monument to good and a watchtower for evil.
In the days before time, when the half-angels walked the earth, a temple was constructed. A tower was built in front of it, to watch for the inevitable darkness. During one of the watches, King Lastino saw something fall from the sky. A search party was sent out and one messenger returned with strange tidings.
He had found, not far from the temple, something glowing. He tried to pick it up, but whatever it was had blinded him the moment he touched it. King Lastino and Queen Raaiel rushed to the spot. The "thing" was a star. The Diamond Star.
One other had come with them. A golden-haired boy. As soon as he reached out to touch the shining gem, a light shot out. First pure white, then a scarlet red. In the boy's hand was the ruby flame. It shot around his neck. In a few seconds, it hung by a golden chain.
The Diamond star was placed in the Holy temple, renamed as "The Holy Temple of the Gems" by King Lastino after the coming of the Diamond Star. Each time a child was born, their parents would take them to the temple. If a gem appeared around their neck, they were a gem guardian.
Over the years, King Lastino and Queen Raaiel found out much information about the diamond star and it's nature. They found out that there were twelve guardians and which gems they stood for. They also found out that the inevitable evil could only be stopped by the gems.
When Ksho appeared for the first time, the original ten guardians overpowered him easily because, at the time, Ksho was a novice and didn't know the full power of his evilness. (gosh that sounded lame...) He swore vengeance on the guardians before he disappeared.
The second time he appeared, after Seraphim had been given the Diamond Star, he had destroyed the Holy Temple so that the guardian of the Emerald Leaf could never be found.
Seraphim was lost for a moment in memories. Suddenly, she blinked and whirled to face Ksho. "Amin delotha lle," she spat.
"Insults in our native tongue will get you nowhere sweetheart," Ksho's voice dripped with sarcasm.
Seraphim "hmph"ed. "OUR native tongue? You son of snakes, you are in no way any kindred of me." Eyes burning with fury, Seraphim could scarcely contain her anger at being compared to her enemy.
Seto slid up to Seraphim. "You okay?" he whispered softly, concerned.
Seraphim looked up to him and her eyes softened, "Yeah, fine."
Seto looked at his watch, he couldn't believe their good luck! The flight through the forest must have taken longer than he had expected, they just had to hold out for half an hour now. Maybe even less. He looked towards the east for signs of the faint pink tint of sunrise. 'Not yet. Almost,' he thought to himself. 'Almost.'
"Seto," Seraphim whispered hastily.
"Yes?" Seto looked at Ksho, checking to make sure he wasn't making any moves while they weren't watching. "Is something wrong?"
"If...something happens. Well, you know what I mean. If you have to choose between me and the world, you have to choose the world. It is our duty as guardians to do so. If I am forced to make the same choice, I have to ch-" Seraphim was cut off.
While Seto and Seraphim had their little heartfelt conversation, Ksho had been powering up. He knew he didn't have much time left. He had to finish them. Cackling with glee, he watched as Seraphim faltered in the air. Seto caught her quickly.
"You alright?" Seto asked.
Seraphim shook her head a couple times. "Yeah, I'm fine."
"Hey princess, you only have a little time left...but I'll make it the worst time of your life," Ksho smirked. "You'll wish you had died with the others so many years ago!" Ksho fired again. He seemed to have found a second wind. He was blowing Seraphim away.
"Stop that!" Seto pulled Seraphim out of the way of a third blast.
"And do what? Attack you instead?" Ksho sneered. "Not a bad idea!" Laughing maniacally, Ksho shot blast after blast at Seto and Seraphim. Seto hadn't been schooled in the arts of the gems, but he was no fool. At this rate, his shield would wear off at any moment.
'Great,' Seto thought, 'just my luck.' The shield chose just then to flicker and die. As the beam of dark energy came closer and closer, Seto closed his eyes and held Seraphim close. 'This is it.'
But there was no blast, no pain, no anything...no wait...something was different. Seto opened his eyes. Seraphim was gone! Turning around, he saw her...or was it her? She shone with light brighter than any star. She lit the darkness like the sun. How had she moved from the embrace of his arms to where she was now?
'Teleportation,' something whispered in the back of his mind.
Seto could see the diamond star glowing brightly. What was this magic? It seemed so powerful. Too powerful. Seraphim countered blow after blow, each time increasing the force of her own attacks. Ksho was tiring. Soon the sun would rise.
Then, something in the back of Seto's mind clicked. How was Seraphim getting all this power? And...how could she control all of it? He remembered a conversation they had had a few days ago. She had said...to protect the ones they loved...everyone had a secret power. To trigger it meant to risk your very life, the power was very great. But if it could be triggered, you could become nearly unbeatable depending on how strong you were.
Seraphim must have tapped that power. But...would it kill her? They would have to find out.
Then, Seto felt as if he should turn around. Doing so, he saw a faint tinge of pink light the brightening sky. The dawn!
"NO!" Ksho screeched when he saw the fain beginnings of the sunrise.
Seraphim flew back to Seto. "Now watch," she smiled wearily.
As the sun rose higher, Ksho began to glow with a dark crimson light. Ten beams of light shot out from him, "The power he stole from the ten guardians he killed," Seraphim whispered. Then...
"By the Valar...Seto, we have to run for it!" Seraphim exclaimed.
"Why?" Seto looked at her, puzzled.
"I had forgotten, he stole much power from others, but he also created power. His own dark, evil power," Seraphim began to pull Seto away.
"So?" Seto was still confused.
"That power has no place in this universe, when the sun fully rises, it will explode!" Seraphim replied, still pulling at Seto.
"What?!" Seto finally understood, that guy was like a huge bomb...and the full sun was the detonator.
"We gotta go!" Seraphim cried.
It was almost too late. They could see the power building, Ksho really did look as if he was going to explode. Seto and Seraphim ran for it.
The sun was nearly over the horizon...
With a hiss and a tremendous BOOM, Ksho exploded. (Yay! Ding dong, the witch is dead! ^-^..ahem, okay, I'm sane again.) Seraphim and Seto watched as a tremendous shockwave headed for them.
Fortunately, the remains of a wall caught Seto's eye. He ducked behind it and grabbed Seraphim's hand. Just a moment too late though! Seraphim held on to Seto for dear life, but sadly, She was ripped from his grasp.
"Seto!" cried Seraphim as she fought a loosing battle against the wind. Quickly loosing strength from fighting the gust and from being weakened in the fight, Seraphim was swept away.
"Seraphim!" Seto called back, he tried to reach for her, and was almost blown away himself! He watched in horror as pieces of rubble flew past in the great blast of wind.
Then...the last blast. The ending of Ksho's evil power once and for all came. A final explosion of evil energy rocked the shelter Seto had found and bits and pieces of the wall began to crumble. From the top of the wall, a piece of white granite fell, hitting Seto on the head.
Seto fell to the ground with a "thunk" and knew no more.
Ugh...I think I'm loosing my touch...I'm not as satisfied with the chapter as the others...but I was unsatisfied with other chapters before...and ppl still thought they were ok...well, yeah, look at me rambling like this. I'm not quite sure if I want to continue, review and tell me pls.