1 Heraldic Mage
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We have looked through almost all of the Elder's books. And so far we have come up with nothing. Ashton is really getting depressed. Rena and Claude are just frustrated. I want to fall asleep. You would think in here somewhere would be something interesting. I walk up to the bookcase and pull down another book. I look at the cover. 'Holy Book of the Exorcisms' it says. I light up.
"I think I found it!" I say. All eyes turn to me. Claude walks up and takes the book.
"Let's see here…" he flips through the book. " 'Thou must take heed depending on the possessing entity'…"
"A DRAGON, GET ON WITH IT!" Ashton is on his feet. Rena goes over to him.
"Either calm down or end up in the well." Ashton looks at her a moment, then sits down again. I have to remember that one. Claude flips to the approiate section, then continues reading.
" 'To rid thyself of demon dragons, take the Silver Goblet. With this sacred cup, catch the Tears of the King high on the Mountain. After thou hast the Goblet and the Tears, return thyself to the place of the possession, drink the Tears from the Goblet, and recite the pledge inscribed here.'" Claude looks up a bit. I just frown. Ashton looks confused. Rena seems deep in thought.
"Where is the Silver Goblet?" she finally asks. Claude looks in the book.
" 'Thou wilst find the Silver Goblet in the mother's body embraced in calm waters' whatever that means." (A/N: That may not be exactly it, I don't remember)
"Well, let's get started!" Ashton is on his feet again.
"Hold on a second." Claude says. He looks back down at the book. " 'With a savage howl of torment, the demon dragon will vanish from this world forever.'" All is silent for a moment. We have to kill them? I think that is just too far. Of course, I am also not the one the possessed. But still…
"We have to kill them?" Sounds like Rena doesn't like it either.
"Don't you care what will happen to me?!" Ashton looks like he wants to scream.
"It's not that…" Rena says.
"It just sounds too cruel." I finish. Ashton turns away from us.
"NO! We finally found a way to get rid of them. I am going to do it." Why did that sound so… final?
"Well," Claude says, "We better find out where the Silver Goblet is."
"From the description in the book, it sounds like the Mountain Palace. But you need King Cross' permission to enter." Rena seems to know about that stuff. Well, now what?
"So let's see if we can get permission." Ashton says. We all head out for Cross.
**Cross Castle**
"May I help you?" the person at the front desk asks when we walk in. Then he lights up. "Miss Rena! What brings you back?"
"We need another audience with the king. Is it possible?" He looks a moment, then down at his book. After a moment, he looks up again.
"There are no audiences right now, and not for a while. Go right ahead to the stairwell." He turns and signals the guards on the stairs. They nod, and we proceed to the throne room. When we get there, we of course show the proper respect.
"Little Rena! What brings you back here?" Rena steps forward.
"Please Your Majesty, we need your permission to enter the Mountain Palace." The king just stares at us confused.
"Why in the world would you need to venture into that monster pit?" he asks. Claude steps forward a bit.
"We require the Silver Goblet kept in there to rid our friend here of his possession." He says indicating Ashton. Ashton, for his part, seems like he wants to sink through the floor. I hide my smile.
"Well, then," the king says after a moment, "I can not refuse such a noble request. But take heed of the monsters inside, or it may be your last venture."
"We understand." Rena says. He says something to a guard. Then turns back to us.
"Take this money, and prepare yourselves well. We will notify the guards posted there you have permission." We bow again, then are dismissed. After we get out of the castle, we turn to Ashton. He is sorta pale.
"Are you all right?" I ask him. He just looks down.
"I have never been so frightened in my life." He says. Rena smiles. Claude just shakes his head.
"Don't worry, Ashton. King Cross is very kind." Ashton looks at her and manages a smile. We head for the Mountain Palace.
In front of the entrance, Ashton looks off the side of the cliff. We all turn to him trying to figure out what is going on. Then he turns to us.
"What happened to Clik?" he asks. I guess news doesn't travel as fast as people want us to believe it does.
"An earthquake then a tidal wave." Claude responds. Ashton looks pale, again. This guy has a pretty queasy stomach for a fighter.
"Are you all right Ashton?" Rena asks. He nods, then heads inside the cave. We look at each other, then follow.
The guard lets us through with no problems. The monsters however have a different idea. In addition to that, this place is a total maze. But I found a Crest Rod, and Rena found some new Knuckles, so that helps a bit. The boys seem to be having way too much fun fighting. During one monster attack, they told us to back off. I sighed, and threw an Energy Arrow just to make them mad. After that, they never told us to back off. We finally reach a little room. We must be really deep. On the far side of the room, we can see something almost… glowing. When we walk up to it, we find the Silver Goblet. But something isn't quite right about this…
"This was too easy…" Claude says. I think everyone feels it. Ashton doesn't seem to care though.
"So what. My misery is one step closer to being gone. Ashton turns to pick up the Goblet, but is struck back by some kind of energy field. We all back up quickly, and we see a figure come down. It looks like a woman, but also like a monster at the same time.
"You try to possess our fatecup. Now, you will die!" With that loving sentiment, she attacks!!
**major fight, guess who wins**
I am down on my knees again. I have never seen anything move that fast. Rena is still casting her Cure All. After a few more moments, we are able to stand and look at each other. We are a bit worn, but everyone is still alive. Claude goes up and easily takes the Goblet off the pedestal. Then he turns to us.
"Am I the only one who wants to leave?" he asks. We all shake our heads, then head out. It takes at least twice as long to find the entrance again. And those monsters are really not happy. We finally make it out.
"All right," Rena says. "Now what?"
"The Tears of the King on the Mountain could be the mountains west of Cross." Ashton says. I look them all right in the eyes.
"How about we stop in Cross and heal up a bit first." I ask. Everyone looks at everyone else. Then they all agree. We do need a healing trip. So we head to Cross.
To be continued…
Disclaimer: Same as always.
We have looked through almost all of the Elder's books. And so far we have come up with nothing. Ashton is really getting depressed. Rena and Claude are just frustrated. I want to fall asleep. You would think in here somewhere would be something interesting. I walk up to the bookcase and pull down another book. I look at the cover. 'Holy Book of the Exorcisms' it says. I light up.
"I think I found it!" I say. All eyes turn to me. Claude walks up and takes the book.
"Let's see here…" he flips through the book. " 'Thou must take heed depending on the possessing entity'…"
"A DRAGON, GET ON WITH IT!" Ashton is on his feet. Rena goes over to him.
"Either calm down or end up in the well." Ashton looks at her a moment, then sits down again. I have to remember that one. Claude flips to the approiate section, then continues reading.
" 'To rid thyself of demon dragons, take the Silver Goblet. With this sacred cup, catch the Tears of the King high on the Mountain. After thou hast the Goblet and the Tears, return thyself to the place of the possession, drink the Tears from the Goblet, and recite the pledge inscribed here.'" Claude looks up a bit. I just frown. Ashton looks confused. Rena seems deep in thought.
"Where is the Silver Goblet?" she finally asks. Claude looks in the book.
" 'Thou wilst find the Silver Goblet in the mother's body embraced in calm waters' whatever that means." (A/N: That may not be exactly it, I don't remember)
"Well, let's get started!" Ashton is on his feet again.
"Hold on a second." Claude says. He looks back down at the book. " 'With a savage howl of torment, the demon dragon will vanish from this world forever.'" All is silent for a moment. We have to kill them? I think that is just too far. Of course, I am also not the one the possessed. But still…
"We have to kill them?" Sounds like Rena doesn't like it either.
"Don't you care what will happen to me?!" Ashton looks like he wants to scream.
"It's not that…" Rena says.
"It just sounds too cruel." I finish. Ashton turns away from us.
"NO! We finally found a way to get rid of them. I am going to do it." Why did that sound so… final?
"Well," Claude says, "We better find out where the Silver Goblet is."
"From the description in the book, it sounds like the Mountain Palace. But you need King Cross' permission to enter." Rena seems to know about that stuff. Well, now what?
"So let's see if we can get permission." Ashton says. We all head out for Cross.
**Cross Castle**
"May I help you?" the person at the front desk asks when we walk in. Then he lights up. "Miss Rena! What brings you back?"
"We need another audience with the king. Is it possible?" He looks a moment, then down at his book. After a moment, he looks up again.
"There are no audiences right now, and not for a while. Go right ahead to the stairwell." He turns and signals the guards on the stairs. They nod, and we proceed to the throne room. When we get there, we of course show the proper respect.
"Little Rena! What brings you back here?" Rena steps forward.
"Please Your Majesty, we need your permission to enter the Mountain Palace." The king just stares at us confused.
"Why in the world would you need to venture into that monster pit?" he asks. Claude steps forward a bit.
"We require the Silver Goblet kept in there to rid our friend here of his possession." He says indicating Ashton. Ashton, for his part, seems like he wants to sink through the floor. I hide my smile.
"Well, then," the king says after a moment, "I can not refuse such a noble request. But take heed of the monsters inside, or it may be your last venture."
"We understand." Rena says. He says something to a guard. Then turns back to us.
"Take this money, and prepare yourselves well. We will notify the guards posted there you have permission." We bow again, then are dismissed. After we get out of the castle, we turn to Ashton. He is sorta pale.
"Are you all right?" I ask him. He just looks down.
"I have never been so frightened in my life." He says. Rena smiles. Claude just shakes his head.
"Don't worry, Ashton. King Cross is very kind." Ashton looks at her and manages a smile. We head for the Mountain Palace.
In front of the entrance, Ashton looks off the side of the cliff. We all turn to him trying to figure out what is going on. Then he turns to us.
"What happened to Clik?" he asks. I guess news doesn't travel as fast as people want us to believe it does.
"An earthquake then a tidal wave." Claude responds. Ashton looks pale, again. This guy has a pretty queasy stomach for a fighter.
"Are you all right Ashton?" Rena asks. He nods, then heads inside the cave. We look at each other, then follow.
The guard lets us through with no problems. The monsters however have a different idea. In addition to that, this place is a total maze. But I found a Crest Rod, and Rena found some new Knuckles, so that helps a bit. The boys seem to be having way too much fun fighting. During one monster attack, they told us to back off. I sighed, and threw an Energy Arrow just to make them mad. After that, they never told us to back off. We finally reach a little room. We must be really deep. On the far side of the room, we can see something almost… glowing. When we walk up to it, we find the Silver Goblet. But something isn't quite right about this…
"This was too easy…" Claude says. I think everyone feels it. Ashton doesn't seem to care though.
"So what. My misery is one step closer to being gone. Ashton turns to pick up the Goblet, but is struck back by some kind of energy field. We all back up quickly, and we see a figure come down. It looks like a woman, but also like a monster at the same time.
"You try to possess our fatecup. Now, you will die!" With that loving sentiment, she attacks!!
**major fight, guess who wins**
I am down on my knees again. I have never seen anything move that fast. Rena is still casting her Cure All. After a few more moments, we are able to stand and look at each other. We are a bit worn, but everyone is still alive. Claude goes up and easily takes the Goblet off the pedestal. Then he turns to us.
"Am I the only one who wants to leave?" he asks. We all shake our heads, then head out. It takes at least twice as long to find the entrance again. And those monsters are really not happy. We finally make it out.
"All right," Rena says. "Now what?"
"The Tears of the King on the Mountain could be the mountains west of Cross." Ashton says. I look them all right in the eyes.
"How about we stop in Cross and heal up a bit first." I ask. Everyone looks at everyone else. Then they all agree. We do need a healing trip. So we head to Cross.
To be continued…