Searching For Teefa
Gourry teleported to the Tower of Lieres right away. At the front gate, he saw Rooks, kneeling on the ground and clutching his Core. His body still showed signs of his wounds.
"Rooks, what's going on?" Gourry asked.
"I sense Teefa is here," he replied, "I'm going to climb the tower and look for her. Most likely she'll be in that top room."
Gourry said, "All we have to do is climb the tower and find her then."
Rooks shook his head. "It won't be that easy. She turned into Tefoneus, remember. We may have to fight against the Legendary Knight of the Clarius herself in order to get Teefa back. And she is the strongest Jumi of them all."
"Wasn't Teefa a Guardian?" inquired Gourry.
Rooks thought, 'This guy is always out of it. I already told him that she transformed into Tefoneus. If she's a different person, she may have different abilities.'
"Let's go," Gourry told him, "We've got to save Teefa before she gets hurt."
* * *
They again scaled the monumental tower. Rooks was leading Gourry along, as he had forgotten the way. The young Knight wondered how the swordsman had lived this long if he was always getting lost. He figured that Lina kept charge of him all of the time.
At the eleventh floor, they came to the Room of Fate again. "The room is said to only open to the one who knows the one inside. So I must open it," Rooks said.
Rooks walked forward and went to open the door. But no matter how hard he tried, the door was sealed shut. "How can this be? My memories aren't enough to open the door."
Gourry walked forward, and pushed the door open. Then he walked inside. Rooks wondered how he had managed it, and then followed him in.
Inside, they saw Teefa talking to Tefoneus. Rooks wanted to go forward and talk to his Guardian, but he couldn't get past the Knight's shield. He began to bang on it, much like the time Lina was locked up in the tower by Zangulus and Vrumugun.
"Teefa," Tefoneus told her, "Your mission is to become the Clarius and replace Salah. I must find her, but until I do, I must use you to protect the race. You will give your life for our people, and save them from Zeril with your tears. Eventually, you will die from your effort, but by then I should have located Salah and returned her to our people."
"No, I will not. I don't want to die. I want to live," yelled Teefa.
Suddenly, the barrier crashed from her screams. Rooks ran over to the terrified Teefa, and put himself between her and the Legendary Knight. "No one, not even the Knight of the Clarius, harms Teefa while I'm around."
Tefoneus replied, "You fool. Don't interfere. Can't you see that the survival of our race depends on my little alter ego giving up her life?"
"Teefa is my Guardian, it's my duty to protect her," he said.
Tefoneus sighed. "Then we will have to fight. If you manage to defeat me in combat, then I will return her to your care. But let us not defile this sacred place. Meet me at the foot of the tower." With that, she went on a head.
"Teefa, wait here for me," Rooks told her, "I'll come back and pick you up when the fight is over. Don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt you."
"I trust you Rooks. Good luck," she whispered.
When he looked at this, Gourry was reminded of him and Lina. Only, Lina would most likely yell at him for babying her, and Fireball Tefoneus to a crisp. He let out a sigh, and wished to be back with her soon. "I won't lose, for her sake," he vowed.
* * *
At the bottom, they saw Tefoneus standing there with her mallet. "Are you ready to fight, Jumi Knight?" she asked, "Show me the power of your heart." With that, she attacked. Rooks grabbed a trio of Air Cards, and cast the Lightning 3 spell on her. He then held up another card - - the Call Amulet - - that would call a random spirit to his aid. As luck would have it, he managed to bring the Water Spirit, who was pretty powerful despite her element.
All Gourry could do was slash at her. He hadn't even bothered to bring any of the Instruments from home, knowing Lina was better at magic. So he just used his sword.
Soon after, Tefoneus got down on her knees. She was reeling from the blows felt from Gourry's sword, and the energy from Rooks's Cards. A trickle of blood was on her lip.
"You win young Knight," she said.
Rooks reminded her, "We had a deal Tefoneus. You will leave Teefa alone."
"I will leave her alone, for now anyway," she replied, "But remember, Teefa is me and I am Teefa. She will see the light someday." Then Tefoneus faded away.
"She was only an illusion," Rooks commented.
At that moment, Teefa came down the stairs. She instantly ran to her Knight, and gave him a hug. "I knew you'd do it. Oh Rooks, I'll never leave your side again."
"You can't help how you are," Rooks told her, "If you wander off again, I'll come look for you. I'd search forever if I had to. I love you Teefa."
She then gave him a hug and a kiss. A tear formed in Gourry's eye as he watched. He was thinking of Lina back home. Now, with Kronos vanquished and Teefa found, they would spend some more time together.
- - - -
Well, a little fluff between the Jumi duo. I'm a big Rooks/Teefa person in Arcana. One of these days I'm gonna get off my lazy butt and write a fic about these two for real.
Gourry teleported to the Tower of Lieres right away. At the front gate, he saw Rooks, kneeling on the ground and clutching his Core. His body still showed signs of his wounds.
"Rooks, what's going on?" Gourry asked.
"I sense Teefa is here," he replied, "I'm going to climb the tower and look for her. Most likely she'll be in that top room."
Gourry said, "All we have to do is climb the tower and find her then."
Rooks shook his head. "It won't be that easy. She turned into Tefoneus, remember. We may have to fight against the Legendary Knight of the Clarius herself in order to get Teefa back. And she is the strongest Jumi of them all."
"Wasn't Teefa a Guardian?" inquired Gourry.
Rooks thought, 'This guy is always out of it. I already told him that she transformed into Tefoneus. If she's a different person, she may have different abilities.'
"Let's go," Gourry told him, "We've got to save Teefa before she gets hurt."
* * *
They again scaled the monumental tower. Rooks was leading Gourry along, as he had forgotten the way. The young Knight wondered how the swordsman had lived this long if he was always getting lost. He figured that Lina kept charge of him all of the time.
At the eleventh floor, they came to the Room of Fate again. "The room is said to only open to the one who knows the one inside. So I must open it," Rooks said.
Rooks walked forward and went to open the door. But no matter how hard he tried, the door was sealed shut. "How can this be? My memories aren't enough to open the door."
Gourry walked forward, and pushed the door open. Then he walked inside. Rooks wondered how he had managed it, and then followed him in.
Inside, they saw Teefa talking to Tefoneus. Rooks wanted to go forward and talk to his Guardian, but he couldn't get past the Knight's shield. He began to bang on it, much like the time Lina was locked up in the tower by Zangulus and Vrumugun.
"Teefa," Tefoneus told her, "Your mission is to become the Clarius and replace Salah. I must find her, but until I do, I must use you to protect the race. You will give your life for our people, and save them from Zeril with your tears. Eventually, you will die from your effort, but by then I should have located Salah and returned her to our people."
"No, I will not. I don't want to die. I want to live," yelled Teefa.
Suddenly, the barrier crashed from her screams. Rooks ran over to the terrified Teefa, and put himself between her and the Legendary Knight. "No one, not even the Knight of the Clarius, harms Teefa while I'm around."
Tefoneus replied, "You fool. Don't interfere. Can't you see that the survival of our race depends on my little alter ego giving up her life?"
"Teefa is my Guardian, it's my duty to protect her," he said.
Tefoneus sighed. "Then we will have to fight. If you manage to defeat me in combat, then I will return her to your care. But let us not defile this sacred place. Meet me at the foot of the tower." With that, she went on a head.
"Teefa, wait here for me," Rooks told her, "I'll come back and pick you up when the fight is over. Don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt you."
"I trust you Rooks. Good luck," she whispered.
When he looked at this, Gourry was reminded of him and Lina. Only, Lina would most likely yell at him for babying her, and Fireball Tefoneus to a crisp. He let out a sigh, and wished to be back with her soon. "I won't lose, for her sake," he vowed.
* * *
At the bottom, they saw Tefoneus standing there with her mallet. "Are you ready to fight, Jumi Knight?" she asked, "Show me the power of your heart." With that, she attacked. Rooks grabbed a trio of Air Cards, and cast the Lightning 3 spell on her. He then held up another card - - the Call Amulet - - that would call a random spirit to his aid. As luck would have it, he managed to bring the Water Spirit, who was pretty powerful despite her element.
All Gourry could do was slash at her. He hadn't even bothered to bring any of the Instruments from home, knowing Lina was better at magic. So he just used his sword.
Soon after, Tefoneus got down on her knees. She was reeling from the blows felt from Gourry's sword, and the energy from Rooks's Cards. A trickle of blood was on her lip.
"You win young Knight," she said.
Rooks reminded her, "We had a deal Tefoneus. You will leave Teefa alone."
"I will leave her alone, for now anyway," she replied, "But remember, Teefa is me and I am Teefa. She will see the light someday." Then Tefoneus faded away.
"She was only an illusion," Rooks commented.
At that moment, Teefa came down the stairs. She instantly ran to her Knight, and gave him a hug. "I knew you'd do it. Oh Rooks, I'll never leave your side again."
"You can't help how you are," Rooks told her, "If you wander off again, I'll come look for you. I'd search forever if I had to. I love you Teefa."
She then gave him a hug and a kiss. A tear formed in Gourry's eye as he watched. He was thinking of Lina back home. Now, with Kronos vanquished and Teefa found, they would spend some more time together.
- - - -
Well, a little fluff between the Jumi duo. I'm a big Rooks/Teefa person in Arcana. One of these days I'm gonna get off my lazy butt and write a fic about these two for real.