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Chapter 3: Darkside of the Moon
The sun sank lower as the boat drew closer to its destiny. Kid could faintly see the dragon up ahead, its back facing her. As she drew closer, the dragon appeared larger than she ahd thought. He stood on all fours, spines from head to the tip of his long strong tail. His head was perched proudly at the end of his fitting neck. The luminescent bluish purple scales shimmered in the moonlight. There was a faint glimmer of silver in the beautiful scales also. Smoke trickled out of it's nostrils and floated out into the night aky. Her palms were sweaty as she gripped her dagger tighter sub conciously. The sun was almost gone, and the moons rising higher. Stars began twinkling in the dimming light.
"You must enter through quickly on the south end before you are caught..." Schala's words floated through her head as she checked her compass one last time. Right direction. She shouldered her pack under the long robe. "Ready as I'll ever be."
As the moons drew closer together, her Moon Ring began to glow more and more. She waited. Nervous. Impatient. The closer she drew to the time gate, the closer the moon moved toward each other.
Finally the moment came. She leaped from the boat to the south tower of the triangle. Just as she was about to slip into the edge of the widened time gate, Ceaylos suddenly turned around. An evil dragon noise gurgled in his voice. An unwanted battle had begun.
She shook of the robe and pack and drew her dagger. One of the dragon's minions quickly appeared at his side. A Lagoonate. It's blue lengthy arms waved back and forth at its sides as it waited impatiently.
"Better rid of him first, eh?" she thought to herself. She quickly bombarded him with red elements. "One down..." she mumbled, "one to go."
The dragon snarled at her. Kid struck him first, full force with her dagger. The dragon fought back feirce with his strong tail and knocked her to her knees. She quickly pulled out a cure to heal and wounds and cast Iceberg on the large creature. The dragon groaned in pain. Fire lept from his snout. Kid quickly dodged the licking flames. She struck out with her dagger again, more forcefully. The dragon stepped back. He quickly rapped her again with his tail.
"This ain't gonna be an easy one, mate," thought Kid to herself.
She put her palms with dagger in hand behind her back and and Red Pins began to shoot out and impale the dragon. He roared at the little girl who was beating him. With any evil glint in his eyes, he cast Inferno. Kid shielded her face from the heat. "Oh no you don't!" she yelled. Kid tried to think clearly of her stock of elements. With no time to think though, she decided it would be better to attack first, think later.
Suddenly she got a strong urge to check her pockets real quick first. She pulled out a Mystique element. A new element. One that petrified your oponent for a while. Lisa must've snuck it into her pocket. With no time to lose, she cast it. Blue swirled around her and shot off to wrap itself around the dragon. Kid needed to make her next move quick. Dash & Slash. She had learned it from Serge last time they were together. Serge... She quickley refocused her mind. The dragon shrieked as the Mystique took affect. She quickly lifted her dagger. The moon glinted off the sharp blade. Her eyes lit with her evil intention. She finally dashed toward the dragon with agility and speed and slashed at the blueish purple scales. Shining scales flew every where. He was still paralyzed. It was time. She quickley grabbed her bag and threw on her robe. One last breath and she jumped through the time gate.
Everything swirled around her. She felt like she was being ripped apart from her self. Like her body was being torn in a million pieces. A deep cold ness settled over her. "Hang in there!" she hollered to herself.
A bright light appeared and her feet came back as she felt something hard under them. Her eyes cleared and she looked around a warm sunny beach very similar to the beach she had spent so many days wandering. She leaned back in teh sand to catch her breath. Traveling between times was no easy thing, even for a pro! She cautiously stood up and stretched, brushing the sand off herself. She made sure everything was intact. Her dagger was secured at her waist. Her pack and robe were safely in the sand. "What do I do now?" she caught a glimpse of red further down the beach.
Kid headed futher down the beach to check it out. Carefully hidden behind a sand dune, she peered around an old log. Sure enough, there was Serge, sea swallow by his side, blue hair sticking out wildly from his red bandana. He was staring off into the tranquil waves. He suddenly looked her way. Kid immediately ducked. She heard him get and head her way.
"Who's there?!" Serge called.
She pulled herself behind the large log washed ashore by the waves. Serge continued running down the beach in pursuit of his stalker he was positive he had seen. A stalker whose quick glimpse seemed to ring a bell.
She breathed a sigh of relief as he ran right past her. "Phew! That was a close one!" she whispered as she leaned back against the old weather and water worn log. She spoke only too soon. There was a gentle tap on her shoulder.
"Found ya! Who are you and what are you doing?"
Without turning around, Kid knew it was him. Did she dare turn around? She was likely faster than him. She could run. No. This is what she had come for, just to see him again. She stood up and turned around. "Hi...uh...mate," Kid managed.
"Who are...y..." Serge fumbled with his words. This girl. Why did she look so familiar? He was sure he had never seen her before. But that striking blonde hair. And those deep cerulean blue eyes. Suddenly it all falshed through his mind. Kid thought she saw a glimpse of Schala behind him. "SERGE!" she yelled. He held his head and fell to his knees. "SERGE!!" Kid dropped beside him and tried to calm him.
"Kid!! How...?" He wrapped his arms around her. "How do I remember everything? How did you get here?"
Kid hugged him back. This was not what she had expected. She had expected to be forgotten and rejected. "Thank you Schala..." she whispered to the sky.
"What?" asked Serge.
"Oh. Yeah, it's a looonnng story.
Chapter 3: Darkside of the Moon
The sun sank lower as the boat drew closer to its destiny. Kid could faintly see the dragon up ahead, its back facing her. As she drew closer, the dragon appeared larger than she ahd thought. He stood on all fours, spines from head to the tip of his long strong tail. His head was perched proudly at the end of his fitting neck. The luminescent bluish purple scales shimmered in the moonlight. There was a faint glimmer of silver in the beautiful scales also. Smoke trickled out of it's nostrils and floated out into the night aky. Her palms were sweaty as she gripped her dagger tighter sub conciously. The sun was almost gone, and the moons rising higher. Stars began twinkling in the dimming light.
"You must enter through quickly on the south end before you are caught..." Schala's words floated through her head as she checked her compass one last time. Right direction. She shouldered her pack under the long robe. "Ready as I'll ever be."
As the moons drew closer together, her Moon Ring began to glow more and more. She waited. Nervous. Impatient. The closer she drew to the time gate, the closer the moon moved toward each other.
Finally the moment came. She leaped from the boat to the south tower of the triangle. Just as she was about to slip into the edge of the widened time gate, Ceaylos suddenly turned around. An evil dragon noise gurgled in his voice. An unwanted battle had begun.
She shook of the robe and pack and drew her dagger. One of the dragon's minions quickly appeared at his side. A Lagoonate. It's blue lengthy arms waved back and forth at its sides as it waited impatiently.
"Better rid of him first, eh?" she thought to herself. She quickly bombarded him with red elements. "One down..." she mumbled, "one to go."
The dragon snarled at her. Kid struck him first, full force with her dagger. The dragon fought back feirce with his strong tail and knocked her to her knees. She quickly pulled out a cure to heal and wounds and cast Iceberg on the large creature. The dragon groaned in pain. Fire lept from his snout. Kid quickly dodged the licking flames. She struck out with her dagger again, more forcefully. The dragon stepped back. He quickly rapped her again with his tail.
"This ain't gonna be an easy one, mate," thought Kid to herself.
She put her palms with dagger in hand behind her back and and Red Pins began to shoot out and impale the dragon. He roared at the little girl who was beating him. With any evil glint in his eyes, he cast Inferno. Kid shielded her face from the heat. "Oh no you don't!" she yelled. Kid tried to think clearly of her stock of elements. With no time to think though, she decided it would be better to attack first, think later.
Suddenly she got a strong urge to check her pockets real quick first. She pulled out a Mystique element. A new element. One that petrified your oponent for a while. Lisa must've snuck it into her pocket. With no time to lose, she cast it. Blue swirled around her and shot off to wrap itself around the dragon. Kid needed to make her next move quick. Dash & Slash. She had learned it from Serge last time they were together. Serge... She quickley refocused her mind. The dragon shrieked as the Mystique took affect. She quickly lifted her dagger. The moon glinted off the sharp blade. Her eyes lit with her evil intention. She finally dashed toward the dragon with agility and speed and slashed at the blueish purple scales. Shining scales flew every where. He was still paralyzed. It was time. She quickley grabbed her bag and threw on her robe. One last breath and she jumped through the time gate.
Everything swirled around her. She felt like she was being ripped apart from her self. Like her body was being torn in a million pieces. A deep cold ness settled over her. "Hang in there!" she hollered to herself.
A bright light appeared and her feet came back as she felt something hard under them. Her eyes cleared and she looked around a warm sunny beach very similar to the beach she had spent so many days wandering. She leaned back in teh sand to catch her breath. Traveling between times was no easy thing, even for a pro! She cautiously stood up and stretched, brushing the sand off herself. She made sure everything was intact. Her dagger was secured at her waist. Her pack and robe were safely in the sand. "What do I do now?" she caught a glimpse of red further down the beach.
Kid headed futher down the beach to check it out. Carefully hidden behind a sand dune, she peered around an old log. Sure enough, there was Serge, sea swallow by his side, blue hair sticking out wildly from his red bandana. He was staring off into the tranquil waves. He suddenly looked her way. Kid immediately ducked. She heard him get and head her way.
"Who's there?!" Serge called.
She pulled herself behind the large log washed ashore by the waves. Serge continued running down the beach in pursuit of his stalker he was positive he had seen. A stalker whose quick glimpse seemed to ring a bell.
She breathed a sigh of relief as he ran right past her. "Phew! That was a close one!" she whispered as she leaned back against the old weather and water worn log. She spoke only too soon. There was a gentle tap on her shoulder.
"Found ya! Who are you and what are you doing?"
Without turning around, Kid knew it was him. Did she dare turn around? She was likely faster than him. She could run. No. This is what she had come for, just to see him again. She stood up and turned around. "Hi...uh...mate," Kid managed.
"Who are...y..." Serge fumbled with his words. This girl. Why did she look so familiar? He was sure he had never seen her before. But that striking blonde hair. And those deep cerulean blue eyes. Suddenly it all falshed through his mind. Kid thought she saw a glimpse of Schala behind him. "SERGE!" she yelled. He held his head and fell to his knees. "SERGE!!" Kid dropped beside him and tried to calm him.
"Kid!! How...?" He wrapped his arms around her. "How do I remember everything? How did you get here?"
Kid hugged him back. This was not what she had expected. She had expected to be forgotten and rejected. "Thank you Schala..." she whispered to the sky.
"What?" asked Serge.
"Oh. Yeah, it's a looonnng story.