City of Jewels
In Domina, Gourry went to the church. He hadn't been able to find Teefa and Rooks at the bar, so he wondered if they might be praying or something. There, he ran into Inspector Boyd. The little mouse man wanted him to help investigate a shop in Geo that once sold Jumi Cores a long time ago. It was abandoned at the present, and he wondered if Zeril was using it as a base of operations or a hideout.
When they arrived in Geo, they went to Ariel's store. Gourry and Liger 0 went inside, but the Inspector was blocked from entering by a force field. Even Gourry had enough sense to wonder how it had an owner just the other day.
Suddenly, Teefa ran inside and knocked into Gourry. Rooks came in after her. The Knight told his friend, "We've been checking around and found out something strange. Everyone else in Geo sees this as an abandoned building. And no one knows who in the heck Ariel is. It's as if a powerful spell was cast to make this place less suspicious."
Gourry looked at his note. "Guys, help me open the box," he yelled, "Lina and I came here before, and saw a girl locked inside. She was a Jumi."
Rooks opened the box. The white light took them inside. Waiting for them there was Salah, who looked ill.
"Salah, you're hurt. Let me help you out," Teefa begged.
Salah shook her head. "No Teefa. I don't want a part of your Core. You must turn off that white heart of yours." Instantly, Teefa began to glow in a white light. When it cleared, Tefoneus stood in her place.
"What of the Mana Sword and Stone that I sent you to find all those years ago Tefoneus? Do they exist?" Salah asked.
Tefoneus shook her head. "I could never locate them. I am sorry Salah. Our race was brought to the brink of destruction, all because I was unable to awaken and stop Zeril from stealing the Cores of our people."
Rooks inquired, "How come when I found you in the desert fifteen years ago you had a black Core, but acquired a white one as I held you in my arms? If you are really the Legendary Knight, how was Teefa born?"
"It was about twenty years ago," Tefoneus began, "I was sent on an important mission for Salah, to find the Mana Sword and Stone. She hoped to use them to protect our race from the Deathbringer, who we were at war with. In the meantime, I left her under the care of Rimsala, a female Knight whose Guardian had died in the war. Little did I know, after five years we would have a crisis on our hands."
~ ~ ~ ~
Tefoneus and Rimsala had met at the desert oasis. The second knight had black hair and red eyes. Her dress was a green sundress with a slit in it. White heels were on her feet. The Alexandrite Core on her chest was shining bright purple in the night air. Apparently Rimsala had kidnapped Salah from the city because she was sick from all of her healing during the war. But now the Jumi race as a whole was threatened with extinction. So the Legendary Knight took it upon herself to send the Clarius home.
"Salah is dying," Rimsala said, "You know very well that if the war drags on she will fade away from her fatigue."
"Our people are dying. We chose a Clarius for the sake of the race as a whole. Salah knows her life will save hundreds of Jumi," Tefoneus begged.
A glint was in Rimsala's eye. "Salah is too kind and gentle to die like that. The cruel and unfeeling Jumi that caused her condition should be the ones to die, not her. I won't rest until I get revenge on all Jumi for their hearts of stone."
Before Tefoneus could react, Rimsala threw a note at her. It struck the Knight right in her Core, scratching it. The wound wasn't life threatening, but it was still much worse than the one Rooks got in Mikev.
Suddenly, she heard a voice yelling, "Rimsalah! You must not hurt a comrade." The Knight retreated as Rooks ran out from the trees around the oasis. He knew he couldn't chase the woman very far, but he then saw Tefoneus. Rooks picked the girl up in his arms. Suddenly, she shone with white light. When it died down, Teefa was there in her place.
~ ~ ~ ~
"Teefa was born from your damaged Core," Salah stated, "And she's been getting her revenge by posing as Zeril the Jewel Hunter, while hiding me here for my safety as Ariel, the kindly shop owner."
With that, Tefoneus became Teefa again. Then, Salah requested that Gourry go with either Teefa or Rooks to the Bejeweled City - - home of the Jumi. She figured that's where Rimsala would be.
After thinking for a little while, Gourry chose Teefa. Neither he nor Rooks felt secure leaving her alone, even in the hiding place. Besides, it was destiny for Rimsala and Tefoneus to fight each other.
They left instantly for the city. When Gourry saw it, he let out a gasp. The city was in fact a mountain made of stone. But rooms had been carved out of the sides. And jewels of all kinds had been imbedded on the side of the rocks.
- - - -
In Arcana, Rimsala was an evil empress in the form of a dragon, and then a woman with a snake's body and dragonfly wings. She was the last boss. Well, Gourry's going to his section final battle now. Then we'll reunite him with Lina.
In Domina, Gourry went to the church. He hadn't been able to find Teefa and Rooks at the bar, so he wondered if they might be praying or something. There, he ran into Inspector Boyd. The little mouse man wanted him to help investigate a shop in Geo that once sold Jumi Cores a long time ago. It was abandoned at the present, and he wondered if Zeril was using it as a base of operations or a hideout.
When they arrived in Geo, they went to Ariel's store. Gourry and Liger 0 went inside, but the Inspector was blocked from entering by a force field. Even Gourry had enough sense to wonder how it had an owner just the other day.
Suddenly, Teefa ran inside and knocked into Gourry. Rooks came in after her. The Knight told his friend, "We've been checking around and found out something strange. Everyone else in Geo sees this as an abandoned building. And no one knows who in the heck Ariel is. It's as if a powerful spell was cast to make this place less suspicious."
Gourry looked at his note. "Guys, help me open the box," he yelled, "Lina and I came here before, and saw a girl locked inside. She was a Jumi."
Rooks opened the box. The white light took them inside. Waiting for them there was Salah, who looked ill.
"Salah, you're hurt. Let me help you out," Teefa begged.
Salah shook her head. "No Teefa. I don't want a part of your Core. You must turn off that white heart of yours." Instantly, Teefa began to glow in a white light. When it cleared, Tefoneus stood in her place.
"What of the Mana Sword and Stone that I sent you to find all those years ago Tefoneus? Do they exist?" Salah asked.
Tefoneus shook her head. "I could never locate them. I am sorry Salah. Our race was brought to the brink of destruction, all because I was unable to awaken and stop Zeril from stealing the Cores of our people."
Rooks inquired, "How come when I found you in the desert fifteen years ago you had a black Core, but acquired a white one as I held you in my arms? If you are really the Legendary Knight, how was Teefa born?"
"It was about twenty years ago," Tefoneus began, "I was sent on an important mission for Salah, to find the Mana Sword and Stone. She hoped to use them to protect our race from the Deathbringer, who we were at war with. In the meantime, I left her under the care of Rimsala, a female Knight whose Guardian had died in the war. Little did I know, after five years we would have a crisis on our hands."
~ ~ ~ ~
Tefoneus and Rimsala had met at the desert oasis. The second knight had black hair and red eyes. Her dress was a green sundress with a slit in it. White heels were on her feet. The Alexandrite Core on her chest was shining bright purple in the night air. Apparently Rimsala had kidnapped Salah from the city because she was sick from all of her healing during the war. But now the Jumi race as a whole was threatened with extinction. So the Legendary Knight took it upon herself to send the Clarius home.
"Salah is dying," Rimsala said, "You know very well that if the war drags on she will fade away from her fatigue."
"Our people are dying. We chose a Clarius for the sake of the race as a whole. Salah knows her life will save hundreds of Jumi," Tefoneus begged.
A glint was in Rimsala's eye. "Salah is too kind and gentle to die like that. The cruel and unfeeling Jumi that caused her condition should be the ones to die, not her. I won't rest until I get revenge on all Jumi for their hearts of stone."
Before Tefoneus could react, Rimsala threw a note at her. It struck the Knight right in her Core, scratching it. The wound wasn't life threatening, but it was still much worse than the one Rooks got in Mikev.
Suddenly, she heard a voice yelling, "Rimsalah! You must not hurt a comrade." The Knight retreated as Rooks ran out from the trees around the oasis. He knew he couldn't chase the woman very far, but he then saw Tefoneus. Rooks picked the girl up in his arms. Suddenly, she shone with white light. When it died down, Teefa was there in her place.
~ ~ ~ ~
"Teefa was born from your damaged Core," Salah stated, "And she's been getting her revenge by posing as Zeril the Jewel Hunter, while hiding me here for my safety as Ariel, the kindly shop owner."
With that, Tefoneus became Teefa again. Then, Salah requested that Gourry go with either Teefa or Rooks to the Bejeweled City - - home of the Jumi. She figured that's where Rimsala would be.
After thinking for a little while, Gourry chose Teefa. Neither he nor Rooks felt secure leaving her alone, even in the hiding place. Besides, it was destiny for Rimsala and Tefoneus to fight each other.
They left instantly for the city. When Gourry saw it, he let out a gasp. The city was in fact a mountain made of stone. But rooms had been carved out of the sides. And jewels of all kinds had been imbedded on the side of the rocks.
- - - -
In Arcana, Rimsala was an evil empress in the form of a dragon, and then a woman with a snake's body and dragonfly wings. She was the last boss. Well, Gourry's going to his section final battle now. Then we'll reunite him with Lina.