As the others continued to talk, suddenly, one of Vivi's children
piped up.
"If it is okay with you all, we would like to be heading home now. Please tell our father." And with those words, the children marched out of the great castle, down the docks, and hopping onto a small ferry.
"Wow. Master Vivi has taught them such manners." Aldebert said to the table. Beatrix could be seen putting her hand on her face and shaking her head, but underneath that hand, she was silently laughing.
Amarant continued to stare into the stars, but Vivi however, had taken to watching the calm ferryway waters, shimmering in the moonlight. After a few minutes, he saw his kids pass by, and waved to them, unsure if they saw him or not. A few more peaceful moments passed, when all of a sudden, they heard a thunderous noise, accompanied with sharp gusts of wind. From the clouds descended a large dragon, and sensing their body heat, it flew closer to the terrace.
"Uh oh..." Vivi said in slight nervousness. They got into defensive positions, when suddenly, the great beasts tail swung at the two. Amarant had managed to use the tail to gain a boost and jump onto the dragon's back, but Vivi wasn't so lucky. The mage was swept off his feet and fell flat to the floor. When he got up, he saw Amarant curled into a defensive position, eyes closed, as his claw-less fist started glow a bright white. After a moment, Amarant leapt into the air, fist a sheer ball of white, of which he soon released. The focused energies went flying straight into the center of the dragon's back full force.
The dragon obviously wasn't too happy, and spun around, hoping to attack Amarant upon descent. At this he held his weapon forward. Upon descent, the three blades pierced into the dragon's calf, momentarily distracting it. Amarant seized this opportunity to leap back onto the balcony.
Finally, his opportunity had come. Vivi began to focus his magical properties into his staff, unleashing from within a great power. The night grew even darker, so much so, that it had become pitch black. Vivi knew he had picked the wrong spell, but it was too late now. He braced himself. The darkness faded a little, to reveal the evil that lurked beneath. A great beam of darkness spread out over them, enveloping them all within shadows, the evil greatly harming their bodies. All three cried out in pain. But just as soon as it had started, it had ended, leaving them all weakened. Unfortunately, noone downstairs heard their cries, so it seemed hopeless.
"Hey there, Red!" a feminine voice shouted from the darkness. All three had turned to see what was going on. A great battle axed sliced through the darkness, slamming into the dragon's back. A great roar pierced the night sky, but the dragon wasn't about to go out like this. Focusing all it's energies, it managed to cause a meteor to become succeptible to earth's gravity. A look of horror crept over their faces, as the meteor impacted with the balcony, rendering all three unconcious, and decimating the balcony. The dragon lost all it's life, and will to live, and dropped to the earth as well, stone dead.
This had not gone unheard, the group rushed up to the balcony, only to find that it had been destroyed. Below them they saw the ruins of the balcony, a small meteor resting within a crater, and a large dragon's corpse. Garnet emitted a gasp of horror, but the others remained silent.
Her eyes flickered open, and she came to a realization. She was stuck within the ruins of a balcony. She wasn't about to be done in like this. Not the great Lani. Mustering her strength, she clambered out from the rubble. She opened up her satchel, and began to drink a clear, green liquid. She felt alot better, and consequently went to work.
The group came to a dead end. It appeared that the impact had jarred a few loose walls, preventing them from moving about the castle.
"Damnit! When will this end?! Urgh!!!" Zidane shouted exasperatedly, running up the spiral steps. He lept blindly out what used to be the french doors. However he had uncoordinated his jump, and foolishly landed directly upon the meteor, going unconcious as well.
"The hell was that!?" Lani spun around, red hair shimmering in the moonlight. She saw Zidane's unconcious form on the meteor.
"Stupid fool!" She hurriedly pulled him off. He was suffering some severe-looking burns, but she couldn't just leave Amarant and Vivi there! Why did she have to be the good guy all of a sudden! Suddenly, she heard another approaching. She spun around again, and saw Freya standing there, weilding a large spear. She took one look at Zidane, nodded, lifted up his body, and ran off into the city.
"Well, at least that's taken care of..." and with that, she began to root through the rubble, eventually un-earthing the two.
"What would ya do without me?" And she proceeded to laying a couple of glowing orange feathers upon their bodies, the life force draining out of them and sparking their bodies out of their unconcious states.
Then, she heard another person drop. Who now? She turned around to see...the little brat from Madain Sari!?
"Hey...I know you! You're that lady that tried to kidnap Garnet at my hometown! And you used me as lure! That's no way to treat a lady!" The little girl shouted.
"Urgh...I don't have time for this. I'm out of here." And with that, Lani walked away from the castle, and into the night.
"What a mean lady..." Eiko shook her head, and raised a flute to her mouth. She blew into it, and and a magical sound was produced, healing the two back to full health.
"If it is okay with you all, we would like to be heading home now. Please tell our father." And with those words, the children marched out of the great castle, down the docks, and hopping onto a small ferry.
"Wow. Master Vivi has taught them such manners." Aldebert said to the table. Beatrix could be seen putting her hand on her face and shaking her head, but underneath that hand, she was silently laughing.
Amarant continued to stare into the stars, but Vivi however, had taken to watching the calm ferryway waters, shimmering in the moonlight. After a few minutes, he saw his kids pass by, and waved to them, unsure if they saw him or not. A few more peaceful moments passed, when all of a sudden, they heard a thunderous noise, accompanied with sharp gusts of wind. From the clouds descended a large dragon, and sensing their body heat, it flew closer to the terrace.
"Uh oh..." Vivi said in slight nervousness. They got into defensive positions, when suddenly, the great beasts tail swung at the two. Amarant had managed to use the tail to gain a boost and jump onto the dragon's back, but Vivi wasn't so lucky. The mage was swept off his feet and fell flat to the floor. When he got up, he saw Amarant curled into a defensive position, eyes closed, as his claw-less fist started glow a bright white. After a moment, Amarant leapt into the air, fist a sheer ball of white, of which he soon released. The focused energies went flying straight into the center of the dragon's back full force.
The dragon obviously wasn't too happy, and spun around, hoping to attack Amarant upon descent. At this he held his weapon forward. Upon descent, the three blades pierced into the dragon's calf, momentarily distracting it. Amarant seized this opportunity to leap back onto the balcony.
Finally, his opportunity had come. Vivi began to focus his magical properties into his staff, unleashing from within a great power. The night grew even darker, so much so, that it had become pitch black. Vivi knew he had picked the wrong spell, but it was too late now. He braced himself. The darkness faded a little, to reveal the evil that lurked beneath. A great beam of darkness spread out over them, enveloping them all within shadows, the evil greatly harming their bodies. All three cried out in pain. But just as soon as it had started, it had ended, leaving them all weakened. Unfortunately, noone downstairs heard their cries, so it seemed hopeless.
"Hey there, Red!" a feminine voice shouted from the darkness. All three had turned to see what was going on. A great battle axed sliced through the darkness, slamming into the dragon's back. A great roar pierced the night sky, but the dragon wasn't about to go out like this. Focusing all it's energies, it managed to cause a meteor to become succeptible to earth's gravity. A look of horror crept over their faces, as the meteor impacted with the balcony, rendering all three unconcious, and decimating the balcony. The dragon lost all it's life, and will to live, and dropped to the earth as well, stone dead.
This had not gone unheard, the group rushed up to the balcony, only to find that it had been destroyed. Below them they saw the ruins of the balcony, a small meteor resting within a crater, and a large dragon's corpse. Garnet emitted a gasp of horror, but the others remained silent.
Her eyes flickered open, and she came to a realization. She was stuck within the ruins of a balcony. She wasn't about to be done in like this. Not the great Lani. Mustering her strength, she clambered out from the rubble. She opened up her satchel, and began to drink a clear, green liquid. She felt alot better, and consequently went to work.
The group came to a dead end. It appeared that the impact had jarred a few loose walls, preventing them from moving about the castle.
"Damnit! When will this end?! Urgh!!!" Zidane shouted exasperatedly, running up the spiral steps. He lept blindly out what used to be the french doors. However he had uncoordinated his jump, and foolishly landed directly upon the meteor, going unconcious as well.
"The hell was that!?" Lani spun around, red hair shimmering in the moonlight. She saw Zidane's unconcious form on the meteor.
"Stupid fool!" She hurriedly pulled him off. He was suffering some severe-looking burns, but she couldn't just leave Amarant and Vivi there! Why did she have to be the good guy all of a sudden! Suddenly, she heard another approaching. She spun around again, and saw Freya standing there, weilding a large spear. She took one look at Zidane, nodded, lifted up his body, and ran off into the city.
"Well, at least that's taken care of..." and with that, she began to root through the rubble, eventually un-earthing the two.
"What would ya do without me?" And she proceeded to laying a couple of glowing orange feathers upon their bodies, the life force draining out of them and sparking their bodies out of their unconcious states.
Then, she heard another person drop. Who now? She turned around to see...the little brat from Madain Sari!?
"Hey...I know you! You're that lady that tried to kidnap Garnet at my hometown! And you used me as lure! That's no way to treat a lady!" The little girl shouted.
"Urgh...I don't have time for this. I'm out of here." And with that, Lani walked away from the castle, and into the night.
"What a mean lady..." Eiko shook her head, and raised a flute to her mouth. She blew into it, and and a magical sound was produced, healing the two back to full health.