Chapter 7: Cyrus

*First things first, I left out one story from a list I put up on my last update. I don't know why I forgot it, it's one of my favorites.

Cats, Hair and Good Evil Wizards By Imania

With that said, on with the show.

It had been dark. I one hand, it had seemed like an eternity, in the other, it felt like not a moment had passed. My eyes opened slowly. I could see three figures in an endless mass of white. The first to come into focus was a girl, with a helmet with spectacles attached. The next seemed like a mystic, until I noticed it was more of a giant frog. He had that same scabbard attached to his waist. I recognized it from when I held it. I knew it was the Masamune, despite the fact that I had seen it broken in two by Magus' magic. The third figure, far in the background, was a darker figure. As my vision returned, I recognized him quickly.

"Magus!!" I shouted as I charged him, unarmed. He made no attempt to move or shield himself as I charged. I hit him with great force and knocked him to the ground. I only got a few hits in before the other two pulled me off of him. He got up slowly, holding his ribs as he wiped the blood from his lip. I wanted to tear him apart. One of the others spoke.

"Cyrus, please!" I recognized the voice, I looked at him with great shock. I gave up my attack on Magus.

"Glenn!? Is that you?!" I asked him, he nodded. "What happened? How did you end up like this, and how was the Masamune fixed, it looks as if it were never broken." my old friend looked down at his feet before he spoke.

"That night, on the Denadaro Mountains, thou werest killed. I couldn't do as thou asked, I stayed. Ozzie urged Magus to cast some horrible curse upon me, and he did." I glared at Magus. His back was turned, he was looking down. I hated him even more, but somehow, I felt as if I already knew what had happened.

"Glenn, why is he here? How am I here? Who is she?" I was getting excited, emotional, I didn't understand anything.

"Cyrus, please, relax. I'll explain everything to you." the young girl said to me. She seemed very kind and trustworthy. "My name is Lucca. We're on Death Peak in the year 2300 A.D...."

"What!?! How can that be possible." I interrupted.

"We'll get to that. We came here in a time machine after Magus came to my time of 1000 A.D. He had already made an item in which we used to bring you back, the Chrono trigger. He had a clone made of you by Norstein Bekkler, a sort of mad scientist. We went to ask ..Fro...um Glenn to join us. Then we scaled the peak to go to the very instant in time when you died. We replaced your body with the clone and here you are. You actually have Magus to thank for your resurrection, he engineered it all." The girl, who was apparently very bright, finished telling me of what had happened, sort of. I still didn't know how they had become acquaintances in the first place. It looked as if the sun was coming down. Magus turned to us and spoke.

"Save your thanks, Cyrus." he said to me as if I owed him as much. "We've got to set up camp, we aren't going to go down the mountain in the dark." so we set up camp. We got a shelter up and a fire going. Once the night sky had come into view, Miss Lucca began to tell me of a grand adventure, involving her, a boy, a princess, a cave woman, Glenn, Magus, his sister and mother, a grand kingdom in the sky, and of the creature Lavos, whom Magus had devoted his life to destroying. It was an enchanting tale, which helped me understand some things. I had notice, about half-way through the story, that Glenn and Magus had left. When Lucca was finished with her story, I followed them to the peak. I overheard somethings being said.

"They'll be fine. I just don't want anyone involved that doesn't have to be." Magus said.

"I still don't understand why I have to come?" Glenn replied.

"I need the Masamune, and you're it's bearer. I did this favor for you, now do this one for me, or if not for me, than for Schala." the name of his sister. Lucca had told me he loved her greatly. She seemed like a nice enough person from what Lucca and Glenn described to me, it was a great irony that someone so pure would be the sister to the incarnation of darkness. "We're going to make a stop, first. I need to speak with someone on the matter of swords."

"Not him. Isn't he dead yet?"

"He's not dead and I need to know something before we continue. Now, let's go to bed, we're leaving early tomorrow." Magus said as they headed back to the shelter.

The next morning, I woke up and saw Miss Lucca sleeping. I got out of the shelter. I no one was at the campsite. There was a note near the ring of stones.

Lucca,

I'm sorry to leave you, but I have no choice. If I have to do what I think I'm going to have to do, I don't want you there, it would only hurt more. Glenn is with me. We've left Cyrus a weapon. I know you're going to want to follow us, so I'll give you some clues as to where we're going. You'll have the Epoch, I've perfected my time travel spell. First, we're going to visit a famous swordsman in 600 A.D. If you choose to follow, which I know you will, there will be further instructions at the swordsman's hut. I'm very sorry, Lucca. Goodbye

Magus

It was quite apparent that I read something that wasn't mine to read. I quickly ran into the shelter to wake Lucca. I gave her the note.

"Holy shit!!! Okay, ummm. Famous swordsman. 600 A.D. Uhhhh, jeez. Are there any other famous swordsmen in the Guardia Military in 600 A.D.?" she asked. I shook my head. "Alright, then who? Wait a minute, Magus wouldn't visit a human swordsman. That means, Slash!!! We got to get to the time machine. Magus wouldn't waste time going down the mountain, he'd go right to 600 A.D. Oh dammit! Do you know where Slash lives?" she asked me.

"If he still lives in the same place, than I know where he lives." I replied. I had fought Sir Slash in his home 6 months before my death. Despite his being a mystic, it was a very honorable battle. He was a great swordsman, as well as a marvelous swordsmith. Lucca left the shelter up and raced down the mountain. Not knowing the way, I followed suit.

After 2 hours, we made it down the mountain. I found myself in front of a strange contraption. She jumped in.

"C'mon!! Don't you want to get there before they leave!" She hollered to me. I jumped in, not knowing what to expect. She push some strange button, and soon we were in mid-air. I looked at her, she was intent on finding Magus, and if I was any kind of knight, I would do everything in my power to help her.

*I hope you like that chapter. I know this one was short. Magus has left with Glenn to find Slash, for what, you'll find out, next chapter. Keep up the great reviews, I love you guys. I'm sorry this one's short. I'll make it up to you in a super weekend chapter rush, promise. SEE YA!!


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