Heraldic Mage
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A/N: Thank you for correcting me on Leon's mother's name. You are probably right; I haven't seen that scene for a month now, so I was trying to do it from memory. Thanks for pointing it out.
"....and that's why I am so much smarter than you." Leon didn't shut up the whole way to Hilton. I didn't pay much attention, but Bowman is gritting his teeth. Opera looks like she wants to say something, but won't. Claude is ready to punch someone. This is going to be a great trip. The brat from hell. We finally enter the town. Leon runs up to inspect the ship. We all take the time to relax.
"Kid doesn't know the word 'quiet', does he." Bowman comments. I just shake my head.
"He can't be more than, what, about 12 years old. How does he have so much energy for his mouth?" Rena asks. Ashton has run off somewhere. So has Opera now that I look around. The others seem to notice also. We look around the city for a bit. When we all get back, Opera and Ashton are sitting there waiting for us. We all groan and join them.
"What?" Ashton asks. I just shake my head again.
"Where were you two?" Claude asks. They both hold up bags.
"Shopping. We need supplies for this." I take one of the bags. Blueberries, Blackberries, Resurrection Bottles, some food, and some herbs. OK fine. So they did. Claude is looking through one of the bags that Opera has. Opera pulls out some kind of weird box, and puts in her weapon. Claude hands out the other weapons. A really sharp set of knuckles for Bowman, and another for Rena. A new rod for me. A gleaming set of extremely sharp short swords for Ashton. But, what is that huge book they have?
"Hey Leon!" Opera calls. Leon is coming back from the ship. He walks up to us.
"What?" he asks. Opera hands the book to him. He looks it over, then splits a huge smile. Whatever the reason, he is really happy.
"Is the ship ready to go?" Claude asks. Leon nods.
"They are just waiting for us." He responds. We all head over to the ship.
**On the ship**
Great, now there are two of them. Rena is, yet again, leaning over the side. Claude is holding her for dear life. Meanwhile, on the other side, Opera is trying to keep Leon from going over. He is saying something about the fish he can see. I just shake my head. Bowman doesn't look like he should do something or not. Ashton just smiles. This is going to be a long trip.
**Hoffman Ruins Island (I can't think of anything better, and I don't think there is a name for it anyway**
We finally come ashore. The row boat is on the beach, and soldier is there waiting for us to return. We head over to the ruins. They are huge!! How will we ever find our way in there? On top of that, the monsters seem to have taken a liking to this island. Leon just hides behind either myself or Rena. Can't really blame the kid. But why was he insisting on going by himself if he can't defend himself? When we finally make it inside the ruins, we are blocked. There is a huge door, but no way to open it.
"A dead end..."Claude says. Leon steps up to the door.
"Perhaps to you." He says. "But I can have it open in two seconds." Claude grits his teeth. This kid's attitude is starting to get annoying. He goes up to the door. "See, you just push this one..."Leon pushes the circle, it clicks, but nothing happens.
"Umm, it's not open.."Rena points out. Leon is starting to sweat.
"Wait!!" He shouts. He goes over to the other side of the door. "This one!" he pushes the circle on the other side of the door. Like the other one, it clicks, then nothing. Now he is really starting to turn red. "Ummm...maybe over here?" He pushes the first circle again. We are all starting to get impatient. King Lacour is waiting!
"It's still not opening...." Claude says. Leon looks at us.
"It's just not quite working right today." He says. He thinks a moment, then looks up at Claude. "I know!! Big Brother Claude, push that one when I push this one!" Claude sighs, but does it. The door rumbles a moment, then disappears into the walls. I gasp. I have never seen anything that could do that! We head on in. There is some kind of device which takes us to another level of the ruins. We have to fight off some pretty strong monsters here. They must have taken this place as a nest grounds. Again, Leon is hiding behind us. After one really hard battle, we all turn to Leon.
"Just out of morbid curiosity," Claude says, "Why did you want to come here alone for anyway?" Leon looks down.
"I didn't think all these monsters would be here..." he says. We just sigh. Then we continue on. Opera stops suddenly. We all fall back to see what is going on.
"Opera?" I ask. She points to a strange handle.
"What would happen if we pull this?" She asks. Leon, without waiting for anyone, goes up and pulls it, triggering a huge explosion!! We all fall back as fast as we can. All I know is that everything went black, then I could distantly hear Rena casting her Cure All spell. When my vision finally clears, I look around. Rena looks all right, and the others are slowly coming around. Leon looks like he got the most of it. Gee, I wonder why? After we are all taken care of, Rena turns her attention to Leon specifically. It takes a few more spells for Leon to come around. Claude practically pounces on him.
"DON'T YOU EVER DO ANYTHING STUPID LIKE THAT AGAIN!!" He shouts. Leon is visibly scared. Rena pushes Claude back.
"The last thing he needs right now is you yelling at him." She says. Leon seems to get some of his previous attitude back. Claude seethes a bit more, then finally calms down. We hurry over to where Leon claims the 'Energy Stone' is.
**three hours later...I really hate this place..-_-**
We finally found it. The Energy Stone is glowing, green ore with powerful Heraldic powers. Leon rushes up to collect it. But even he stops short when Rena lets out a scream.
"Rena?!" Ashton goes over to her worried. Rena is staring at her pendant.
"It's glowing...." she whispers. I don't understand. Why..I choose a great time to look up.
"LEON!!!!" I cry. He looks up at me, then back at the two strange monsters which have dropped behind him. I quickly cast Starlight to give him a chance to get away. He does, then comes up right next to me. The fighters start pounding away, while Rena keeps everyone on their feet. As I am casting an Energy Arrow, I hear something next to me. Once the spell has gone off, I look down, and see Leon glowing faintly.
"Leon?" I hear Rena's voice, and look. She is just as confused. Then we both find out what is going on.
"DEEP FREEZE!!" Leon shouts. Instantly, the two monsters are incased in ice. It doesn't last long, but it does some decent damage. He immediately powers up another one. "BLACK SABER!!" A dark blade slices through both of them. Where did this kid learn this stuff?
A little later, the battle is finally over. We all look around. I look next to me, intending to ask Leon about those spells. But he is gone. We all look around. Finally, Leon comes out from behind a couple of pillars.
"You all right?" Claude asks.
"Yeah...." Leon responds. Claude nods, then goes up and takes some of the ore.
"Here Leon. You found it, so you hold it." Leon goes up, takes the ore, then puts into his coat pocket. We head back outside.
**another 5 hours of trying to find the way out.**
When this whole thing is over, I am going to Trilton**, and taking a nice vacation. This is way too much for my nerves. We finally get out of there, and head back to the boat. Before we can leave the ruins, Opera runs off. We follow her, and end up in a clearing. A man is there, but I can't really tell much about him since his back is too us.
"Ern?" Opera asks. Is this the person she is looking for? The man turns around.
"My dear Opera...so good of you to have followed me." There is something here I don't really like. I look at Ashton, since he is next to me. It looks like he has the same feeling. We just watch though.
"Ern?" Opera asks again. He takes a few steps toward her.
"Oh my dear Opera, how I love you so." Opera seems confused. If he is her boyfriend, then why wouldn't he say this kind of stuff to her? Opera takes a step back, and pulls out her weapon. Something is seriously wrong here.
"Stay back!!" Opera cries. The man looks over at us.
"My dear Opera, that child has the Energy Stone...a young boy like him shouldn't have it. It belongs to me. Please give it to me." We all look at Leon. He shakes his head and backs up.
"Who are you!" Opera demands. The man, is it the Ernest she is looking for? He looks at her.
"Don't worry, I'll never leave your side again." Opera points her weapon at him.
"Come any closer and I'll shoot!!" she yells. The man has no fear.
"But darling, didn't you come out here to see me? What can I say, I love you." He goes over to her, and Opera, true to her word, shoots. Then she drops to her knees.
"Ern.." she whispers. Then she gets up and goes over. For a few moments, she is out of sight behind some bushes. Then the man comes back, holding her as a hostage!!!!
"I tried to be nice..." The man says. "But you didn't listen. You wanted to be loved by this man, but you were not." Opera growls.
"Ernest would never woo a woman like that." She says. The man pulls her arm, causing her to cry out in pain. I want to do something, anything. But how can I do something that won't endanger her?
"Fine. I'll just take the stone then." He looks at us. You can fight if you wish, but do it at the risk of her life." Oh no...now what? We all look at each other. Do we fight?
To be continued....
Authors Notes: Trilton is a place I made up. I thought Lacour should have more than one harbor town, so I decided on that.
Disclaimer: Haven't' you been reading?
A/N: Thank you for correcting me on Leon's mother's name. You are probably right; I haven't seen that scene for a month now, so I was trying to do it from memory. Thanks for pointing it out.
"....and that's why I am so much smarter than you." Leon didn't shut up the whole way to Hilton. I didn't pay much attention, but Bowman is gritting his teeth. Opera looks like she wants to say something, but won't. Claude is ready to punch someone. This is going to be a great trip. The brat from hell. We finally enter the town. Leon runs up to inspect the ship. We all take the time to relax.
"Kid doesn't know the word 'quiet', does he." Bowman comments. I just shake my head.
"He can't be more than, what, about 12 years old. How does he have so much energy for his mouth?" Rena asks. Ashton has run off somewhere. So has Opera now that I look around. The others seem to notice also. We look around the city for a bit. When we all get back, Opera and Ashton are sitting there waiting for us. We all groan and join them.
"What?" Ashton asks. I just shake my head again.
"Where were you two?" Claude asks. They both hold up bags.
"Shopping. We need supplies for this." I take one of the bags. Blueberries, Blackberries, Resurrection Bottles, some food, and some herbs. OK fine. So they did. Claude is looking through one of the bags that Opera has. Opera pulls out some kind of weird box, and puts in her weapon. Claude hands out the other weapons. A really sharp set of knuckles for Bowman, and another for Rena. A new rod for me. A gleaming set of extremely sharp short swords for Ashton. But, what is that huge book they have?
"Hey Leon!" Opera calls. Leon is coming back from the ship. He walks up to us.
"What?" he asks. Opera hands the book to him. He looks it over, then splits a huge smile. Whatever the reason, he is really happy.
"Is the ship ready to go?" Claude asks. Leon nods.
"They are just waiting for us." He responds. We all head over to the ship.
**On the ship**
Great, now there are two of them. Rena is, yet again, leaning over the side. Claude is holding her for dear life. Meanwhile, on the other side, Opera is trying to keep Leon from going over. He is saying something about the fish he can see. I just shake my head. Bowman doesn't look like he should do something or not. Ashton just smiles. This is going to be a long trip.
**Hoffman Ruins Island (I can't think of anything better, and I don't think there is a name for it anyway**
We finally come ashore. The row boat is on the beach, and soldier is there waiting for us to return. We head over to the ruins. They are huge!! How will we ever find our way in there? On top of that, the monsters seem to have taken a liking to this island. Leon just hides behind either myself or Rena. Can't really blame the kid. But why was he insisting on going by himself if he can't defend himself? When we finally make it inside the ruins, we are blocked. There is a huge door, but no way to open it.
"A dead end..."Claude says. Leon steps up to the door.
"Perhaps to you." He says. "But I can have it open in two seconds." Claude grits his teeth. This kid's attitude is starting to get annoying. He goes up to the door. "See, you just push this one..."Leon pushes the circle, it clicks, but nothing happens.
"Umm, it's not open.."Rena points out. Leon is starting to sweat.
"Wait!!" He shouts. He goes over to the other side of the door. "This one!" he pushes the circle on the other side of the door. Like the other one, it clicks, then nothing. Now he is really starting to turn red. "Ummm...maybe over here?" He pushes the first circle again. We are all starting to get impatient. King Lacour is waiting!
"It's still not opening...." Claude says. Leon looks at us.
"It's just not quite working right today." He says. He thinks a moment, then looks up at Claude. "I know!! Big Brother Claude, push that one when I push this one!" Claude sighs, but does it. The door rumbles a moment, then disappears into the walls. I gasp. I have never seen anything that could do that! We head on in. There is some kind of device which takes us to another level of the ruins. We have to fight off some pretty strong monsters here. They must have taken this place as a nest grounds. Again, Leon is hiding behind us. After one really hard battle, we all turn to Leon.
"Just out of morbid curiosity," Claude says, "Why did you want to come here alone for anyway?" Leon looks down.
"I didn't think all these monsters would be here..." he says. We just sigh. Then we continue on. Opera stops suddenly. We all fall back to see what is going on.
"Opera?" I ask. She points to a strange handle.
"What would happen if we pull this?" She asks. Leon, without waiting for anyone, goes up and pulls it, triggering a huge explosion!! We all fall back as fast as we can. All I know is that everything went black, then I could distantly hear Rena casting her Cure All spell. When my vision finally clears, I look around. Rena looks all right, and the others are slowly coming around. Leon looks like he got the most of it. Gee, I wonder why? After we are all taken care of, Rena turns her attention to Leon specifically. It takes a few more spells for Leon to come around. Claude practically pounces on him.
"DON'T YOU EVER DO ANYTHING STUPID LIKE THAT AGAIN!!" He shouts. Leon is visibly scared. Rena pushes Claude back.
"The last thing he needs right now is you yelling at him." She says. Leon seems to get some of his previous attitude back. Claude seethes a bit more, then finally calms down. We hurry over to where Leon claims the 'Energy Stone' is.
**three hours later...I really hate this place..-_-**
We finally found it. The Energy Stone is glowing, green ore with powerful Heraldic powers. Leon rushes up to collect it. But even he stops short when Rena lets out a scream.
"Rena?!" Ashton goes over to her worried. Rena is staring at her pendant.
"It's glowing...." she whispers. I don't understand. Why..I choose a great time to look up.
"LEON!!!!" I cry. He looks up at me, then back at the two strange monsters which have dropped behind him. I quickly cast Starlight to give him a chance to get away. He does, then comes up right next to me. The fighters start pounding away, while Rena keeps everyone on their feet. As I am casting an Energy Arrow, I hear something next to me. Once the spell has gone off, I look down, and see Leon glowing faintly.
"Leon?" I hear Rena's voice, and look. She is just as confused. Then we both find out what is going on.
"DEEP FREEZE!!" Leon shouts. Instantly, the two monsters are incased in ice. It doesn't last long, but it does some decent damage. He immediately powers up another one. "BLACK SABER!!" A dark blade slices through both of them. Where did this kid learn this stuff?
A little later, the battle is finally over. We all look around. I look next to me, intending to ask Leon about those spells. But he is gone. We all look around. Finally, Leon comes out from behind a couple of pillars.
"You all right?" Claude asks.
"Yeah...." Leon responds. Claude nods, then goes up and takes some of the ore.
"Here Leon. You found it, so you hold it." Leon goes up, takes the ore, then puts into his coat pocket. We head back outside.
**another 5 hours of trying to find the way out.**
When this whole thing is over, I am going to Trilton**, and taking a nice vacation. This is way too much for my nerves. We finally get out of there, and head back to the boat. Before we can leave the ruins, Opera runs off. We follow her, and end up in a clearing. A man is there, but I can't really tell much about him since his back is too us.
"Ern?" Opera asks. Is this the person she is looking for? The man turns around.
"My dear Opera...so good of you to have followed me." There is something here I don't really like. I look at Ashton, since he is next to me. It looks like he has the same feeling. We just watch though.
"Ern?" Opera asks again. He takes a few steps toward her.
"Oh my dear Opera, how I love you so." Opera seems confused. If he is her boyfriend, then why wouldn't he say this kind of stuff to her? Opera takes a step back, and pulls out her weapon. Something is seriously wrong here.
"Stay back!!" Opera cries. The man looks over at us.
"My dear Opera, that child has the Energy Stone...a young boy like him shouldn't have it. It belongs to me. Please give it to me." We all look at Leon. He shakes his head and backs up.
"Who are you!" Opera demands. The man, is it the Ernest she is looking for? He looks at her.
"Don't worry, I'll never leave your side again." Opera points her weapon at him.
"Come any closer and I'll shoot!!" she yells. The man has no fear.
"But darling, didn't you come out here to see me? What can I say, I love you." He goes over to her, and Opera, true to her word, shoots. Then she drops to her knees.
"Ern.." she whispers. Then she gets up and goes over. For a few moments, she is out of sight behind some bushes. Then the man comes back, holding her as a hostage!!!!
"I tried to be nice..." The man says. "But you didn't listen. You wanted to be loved by this man, but you were not." Opera growls.
"Ernest would never woo a woman like that." She says. The man pulls her arm, causing her to cry out in pain. I want to do something, anything. But how can I do something that won't endanger her?
"Fine. I'll just take the stone then." He looks at us. You can fight if you wish, but do it at the risk of her life." Oh no...now what? We all look at each other. Do we fight?
To be continued....
Authors Notes: Trilton is a place I made up. I thought Lacour should have more than one harbor town, so I decided on that.