Highland Rebellion
Author's note: As promised, this is all about the Tinto group!
Disclaimer: I don't own Suikoden, Suikoden II, or any of their characters, period.
Futch leaned on Sigurd, breathing heavily. The remaining pieces of rock cascaded down over the now blocked cave entrance.
"Great… Idea… Yuzu…" Millie panted.
"Yuzu only stated the obvious," Yuzu said, grinning.
"Okay, so now the enemy is behind a massive rock wall. I haven't used my thunder rune like that in a long time," Mazus said.
"GRROOOAAAAAN," Abizboah moaned. I flexed one of its tentacles, which had a small cut.
"You big sissy, it's just a scratch!" Mazus exclaimed.
Millie flopped down on Bonaparte. Yuzu did the same with Taro. Koyu looked just as rambunctious as ever. Mazus was leaning on his Staff, and Abizboah just groaned.
"I had'em beat!" Koyu exclaimed.
"If Millie hadn't snatched you out of there, you would've been dead," Futch said.
"I'm a Lampdragon Bandit, I'm tougher'n that!" Koyu exclaimed.
"Yeah… sure, boy," Mazus said.
"Hey, I'm not a boy any longer! That was ten years ago!"
Mazus chuckled.
Then, the rock wall exploded behind them.
"Holy…" Koyu trailed off.
"Oh, another Golem… great," Mazus said.
"Golem!?" Koyu looked at the massive rock demon.
"I'm too tired for this," Futch muttered. He stood up, pulled out Sigurd and got into position.
Millie screamed and fell off Bonaparte.
Yuzu was too tired, even for that.
"The body must be in unison to win a fight. Mind, Heart, Spirit, and Soul, all in unison. I will show you what a united body can do."
"Huh?" Millie rolled over and looked. There stood the swordsman, Genshu. His kimono flowed out behind him, snapping in the wind. "Yay!" Millie jumped up. "We're saved!"
Genshu looked over. His eyebrows rose, slightly. He then turned and swung his sword. A zombie that had slowly walked up hit a cave wall and slid down, in two pieces. Abizboah's tentacles were whipping around and hitting the Golem, but it didn't seem to be doing much. Genshu rushed in there, and like a blur, began to cut down zombies. Unicombies, Skeletons, Zombies, even Neclordia's fell to Kamui. Genshu leapt up and swung his sword down. As he descended, his sword sheared through the left shoulder of the Golem. With the enemy pushed back, Millie saw her chance.
Millie stood up and tilted her head back. Here forehead flowed and the many-pointed star of the Blue Gate Rune flared up. What followed was nightmarish. A creature, straight from Hades had arisen. This spell was truly evil, and that was why people rarely used it. Millie screamed out in pain. Futch knew there was nothing he could do, but he felt pained leaving her there, nonetheless.
"Foolish girl!" Mazus exclaimed. "RUN! RUN!!!"
"Empty World…" Koyu said. "We're as good as dead."
Taro began to run, Yuzu bouncing on top. Bonaparte dove into the ground. Abizboah began to drag itself away, its fight with the Golem more than the Kraken could take. Futch knew that he couldn't interrupt the spell to take Millie away, that would cause instant death, but he couldn't leave her here.
"C'mon," Koyu said. He grabbed Futch's arm.
"I can't leave her here! She'll die!" Futch said.
"So will you, if you stick around!" Koyu grabbed Futch's other arm and pulled.
Futch let himself be dragged away.
The creature was now at full power. Evil radiated from it, and even the Golem was trying to escape, but it was too late now, for the army of undead. And Millie. It opened its mouth, dripping with saliva, and a hideous light gathered inside. The light was pale and murky, like seen from far away. But the light also had a shroud of darkness on it, and it lent an even more malicious taint on the light. Slowly, it built and built, growing in that horror's mouth and with a final burst, the creature released it. The beam flew down the tunnel.
"MILLIE!" Futch cried out. He watched as the light hit her. His vision was filled with white, from the bright beam.
Futch could hear Koyu vaguely crying out, "C'mon, Futch!" But it sounded so far away. His ears were filled with the sound of rumbling, but louder than any noise. His eardrums recoiled at the sound, yet Futch didn't want it to stop. As the light flared up again, hitting the Golem, Futch stepped forward. He had to find Millie…
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"Oooh Futch," Yuzu wailed.
"He was brave, but foolish… The girl was dead as soon as she called upon the rune," Genshu said.
"You're mean," Yuzu sniffled.
"I am sorry… I did not know stating obvious facts was considered 'mean'," Genshu said.
"Well… You're still mean," Yuzu said.
"There is a chance they could've survived," Mazus said.
"I saw that power, there is no chance," Genshu sheathed his sword and turned to walk away.
"Where are you going?" Mazus asked. "We wait for their return."
"If that is your wish, wait, I do not care," Genshu continued walking.
"I know magic, and there is a chance," Mazus yelled.
"If you wish to put faith in false hope, so be it," Genshu said turning around. "Do you wish for me to stay?"
"No, I'm just saying that those three are still alive," Mazus said.
"Koyu, Millie, Futch, all gone," Yuzu sniffled some more.
"No they're not," Mazus said.
"Are you sure?" Yuzu looked up hopefully at Mazus.
"They are dead. Do not fill yourself with hope, for it will only bring ruin," Genshu stood there.
Yuzu stood up. She was still rather short, even at fifteen years and rather lean. She didn't look that imposing next to Genshu, but she puffed out her chest and said, "Go away. If you want them dead so badly, go kill them yourself, but I will try to stop you."
"I do not wish them to be dead," Genshu said.
"Then why do you keep saying they're dead?" Yuzu asked.
"Because they are dead. Little one, I admire your courage, but courage does not bring back lives," Genshu bowed his head.
A loud crashing sound was heard, and Yuzu turned to see the rest of the mineshaft collapse.
"Millie! Futch! Koyu! Noooooo!" Yuzu cried out.
There was no way anyone could have survived that.