Heraldic Mage
Disclaimer: If I was being paid, do you think I would be here?
The Field of Love, huh? Sounds like this one will be pretty easy. We are all riding the Synard to the island suspended in the air. I'd like to learn magic like that. I wonder how much power it takes to keep it up there? Maybe when we are finished I can ask Narl. When we arrive, we have to search a bit for a place for the Synard to land. When we finally do, we all slide off and head to what appears to be the entrance. Like in all of the other Fields, the Rune Codes glow, and we are allowed in.
"This place feels strange." Rena comments. I have to agree with her. Field of Love, huh? Feels more like a Field of Hate. I have a really bad feeling here. Before we can even go a few yards, we are attacked.
"The (pant) monsters here (pant) are so strong..." Opera says. Like the rest of us, she is exhausted. And that wasn't even the guardian! No wonder Narl wanted us to come here last. Dias is looking like he is daring them to show up again. Rena and Noel are casting Cure Alls and Fairy Lights like crazy. When we are finally able to, we move on. This isn't good. We have to hurry. We walk on. Some of the monsters we can out run. Not many though. We finally make our way to a....what is that thing anyway? It looks like some kind of Temple. But why here? Inside there is some kind of pool.....but nothing else.
"What? No guardian?" Leon asks. Precis is putting her Machine Hand into the pool. Opera and Ernest have stepped back toward the entrance. I can't really blame them. All this way.....for nothing. We all start to head back.
"So you challenge me." A voice says. We all turn around. There is a figure in the pool. Before anyone can say anything, Ashton suddenly appears next to her. It looks like he is paralyzed.
"What do you think you are doing?!" Claude shouts. I start to rush forward, but Dias holds me back. He won't let go!
The figure noticed me. "Do anything foolish, and the boy dies." It says. I stop. Ashton......
"What do you want." Opera demands.
"The Rune Codes. Hand them over, and I'll think about giving the boy back." It'll __think__ about it!? What kind of stupid........
"Just let him go." Claude says. He walks up and hands it the codes. The thing throws Ashton on the floor.
"OK, now I'll kill all of you!" it says.....then attacks!
**Boss Battle, we all know what happens**
"Finally." Leon says. I help Ashton up. He looks a bit pale, but otherwise all right. Rena and Noel are using the curing spells again. When we are all fit to go, we get up. That wasn't the guardian, it couldn't have been.
"I wonder....." Claude starts, "I wonder if that thing was working for the Ten Wise Men. It would explain why they wanted the codes." Yeah, it would...HEY! Did we ever get them back?! I look up at Claude. He seems to know what I am thinking and holds up the codes. I sigh. But now we have another problem. No jewel. We can't get the power from......this....... I'm getting dizzy.....Everything goes black.
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"celine....can you hear me...." That voice....it sounds like Ashton's. "celine......follow your heart.....you will need all of its strength to get through the hardship awaiting you. look to your friends....." Hey, what do you mean, hardship? The battles ahead? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! GET BACK HERE!
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"Oh, my head....." I feel something cool on my head. I look up and see Ashton sitting near me. Urunun is blowing cool air at me. Gyoro seems to be concerned, but unsure. Ashton helps me sit up.
"Are you all right now?" he asks. I look around. Rena seems to be in the same state, but everyone else seems fine. I look back at Ashton and nod.
"Can we leave now?" Precis whines. Leon goes back over to the pool.
"Hey, it's the Jewel!!" he shouts. We all look at him, then into the pool. Sure enough, the Jewel is there. Claude carefully picks it up and puts it into the pack. Now it is back to Central City. And hopefully, back home.
To be continued......
Just so I don't get complaints about this......in the "black out" sequence, the words spoken to Celine are supposed to all be lowercase. I wanted to make a whispering effect, and that is all I could think of.
Disclaimer: If I was being paid, do you think I would be here?
The Field of Love, huh? Sounds like this one will be pretty easy. We are all riding the Synard to the island suspended in the air. I'd like to learn magic like that. I wonder how much power it takes to keep it up there? Maybe when we are finished I can ask Narl. When we arrive, we have to search a bit for a place for the Synard to land. When we finally do, we all slide off and head to what appears to be the entrance. Like in all of the other Fields, the Rune Codes glow, and we are allowed in.
"This place feels strange." Rena comments. I have to agree with her. Field of Love, huh? Feels more like a Field of Hate. I have a really bad feeling here. Before we can even go a few yards, we are attacked.
"The (pant) monsters here (pant) are so strong..." Opera says. Like the rest of us, she is exhausted. And that wasn't even the guardian! No wonder Narl wanted us to come here last. Dias is looking like he is daring them to show up again. Rena and Noel are casting Cure Alls and Fairy Lights like crazy. When we are finally able to, we move on. This isn't good. We have to hurry. We walk on. Some of the monsters we can out run. Not many though. We finally make our way to a....what is that thing anyway? It looks like some kind of Temple. But why here? Inside there is some kind of pool.....but nothing else.
"What? No guardian?" Leon asks. Precis is putting her Machine Hand into the pool. Opera and Ernest have stepped back toward the entrance. I can't really blame them. All this way.....for nothing. We all start to head back.
"So you challenge me." A voice says. We all turn around. There is a figure in the pool. Before anyone can say anything, Ashton suddenly appears next to her. It looks like he is paralyzed.
"What do you think you are doing?!" Claude shouts. I start to rush forward, but Dias holds me back. He won't let go!
The figure noticed me. "Do anything foolish, and the boy dies." It says. I stop. Ashton......
"What do you want." Opera demands.
"The Rune Codes. Hand them over, and I'll think about giving the boy back." It'll __think__ about it!? What kind of stupid........
"Just let him go." Claude says. He walks up and hands it the codes. The thing throws Ashton on the floor.
"OK, now I'll kill all of you!" it says.....then attacks!
**Boss Battle, we all know what happens**
"Finally." Leon says. I help Ashton up. He looks a bit pale, but otherwise all right. Rena and Noel are using the curing spells again. When we are all fit to go, we get up. That wasn't the guardian, it couldn't have been.
"I wonder....." Claude starts, "I wonder if that thing was working for the Ten Wise Men. It would explain why they wanted the codes." Yeah, it would...HEY! Did we ever get them back?! I look up at Claude. He seems to know what I am thinking and holds up the codes. I sigh. But now we have another problem. No jewel. We can't get the power from......this....... I'm getting dizzy.....Everything goes black.
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"celine....can you hear me...." That voice....it sounds like Ashton's. "celine......follow your heart.....you will need all of its strength to get through the hardship awaiting you. look to your friends....." Hey, what do you mean, hardship? The battles ahead? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! GET BACK HERE!
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
"Oh, my head....." I feel something cool on my head. I look up and see Ashton sitting near me. Urunun is blowing cool air at me. Gyoro seems to be concerned, but unsure. Ashton helps me sit up.
"Are you all right now?" he asks. I look around. Rena seems to be in the same state, but everyone else seems fine. I look back at Ashton and nod.
"Can we leave now?" Precis whines. Leon goes back over to the pool.
"Hey, it's the Jewel!!" he shouts. We all look at him, then into the pool. Sure enough, the Jewel is there. Claude carefully picks it up and puts it into the pack. Now it is back to Central City. And hopefully, back home.
To be continued......
Just so I don't get complaints about this......in the "black out" sequence, the words spoken to Celine are supposed to all be lowercase. I wanted to make a whispering effect, and that is all I could think of.