Yet another chapter, and longer this time so read and review...
It had been another long night, and all that was visible was the target, a Flame Cerberus. 'This looks like a good chance to test my skills' Crawford thought to himself. 'This would indeed be a powerful addition to my collection', he told himself as he pulled out a blank die. 'I know that with one, the only power up it may need is a Salamandra.' Everything was in place as he rummaged for a good die to start off with. What he didn't notice was that he himself had been noticed, but soon realized as the Cerberus charged him. As he dodged the blow, he pulled out a random die, "Alright, the Faceless Mage, this will improve my chances." As the mage emerged from it's rest, it was visited very briefly by a cloaked figure and was gone again. As Crawford pondered this, he noticed that his mage was moving as if to attack the Cerberus, then he saw it. A Ring of Magnetism. "STOP!" he cried futilely as his mage moved in. 'To late now' he thought to himself, 'all I can do now is return it.'
"Okay, one more chance," he thought to himself, "let's make it count." To his surprise, the next die was that of his Two Headed Dragon, a difficult catch, "So it must surely win." The next surprise was once again an attempt to stop his monster, as he saw the shadow fly past his monster again, this time to leave a Chain Energy. It was then he realized he was up against no wild Cerberus, but that of another's. "Alright," he called into the darkness, "show yourself, I know you're out there."
"Ah, but where's your sense of fun, or did you lose that with your skill?" a familiar voice called back.
"Ryouji, is that you?" Crawford called back.
"Of course my old friend," came the voice from behind the Cerberus as he walked out, die in hand, being clearly marked for the Cerberus.
"So this is your monster. Have you been enjoying terrorizing the local villages, or have you been unable to keep it in line?"
"If that were true, would I have it right now? No, there has been another Cerberus here and I too am here to hunt it. Won't you join me, for old times sake?"
"Sure, if you say so, but you have slowed down quite a bit."
"Oh I am slower than I used to be, these old bones burden me so, and they get in the way of gathering monsters, but to be expected. All I await now is for the end, which I fear is close at hand. Oh, I would have liked to have spread my knowledge to the world, but no. These troubled times may well prevent that from happening."
"Don't say that Ryouji, you know I can teach others, and even after that, people must surely find the dice."
"I would like to believe that, but I fear that the pharaoh would never permit them to be. He has grown truly fearful of others gaining power over the monsters and then he. As soon as discovers these, he probably will have them destroyed."
"Well, why not lose them now?" came a mysterious new voice...
And don't worry, there is more, lots more...
It had been another long night, and all that was visible was the target, a Flame Cerberus. 'This looks like a good chance to test my skills' Crawford thought to himself. 'This would indeed be a powerful addition to my collection', he told himself as he pulled out a blank die. 'I know that with one, the only power up it may need is a Salamandra.' Everything was in place as he rummaged for a good die to start off with. What he didn't notice was that he himself had been noticed, but soon realized as the Cerberus charged him. As he dodged the blow, he pulled out a random die, "Alright, the Faceless Mage, this will improve my chances." As the mage emerged from it's rest, it was visited very briefly by a cloaked figure and was gone again. As Crawford pondered this, he noticed that his mage was moving as if to attack the Cerberus, then he saw it. A Ring of Magnetism. "STOP!" he cried futilely as his mage moved in. 'To late now' he thought to himself, 'all I can do now is return it.'
"Okay, one more chance," he thought to himself, "let's make it count." To his surprise, the next die was that of his Two Headed Dragon, a difficult catch, "So it must surely win." The next surprise was once again an attempt to stop his monster, as he saw the shadow fly past his monster again, this time to leave a Chain Energy. It was then he realized he was up against no wild Cerberus, but that of another's. "Alright," he called into the darkness, "show yourself, I know you're out there."
"Ah, but where's your sense of fun, or did you lose that with your skill?" a familiar voice called back.
"Ryouji, is that you?" Crawford called back.
"Of course my old friend," came the voice from behind the Cerberus as he walked out, die in hand, being clearly marked for the Cerberus.
"So this is your monster. Have you been enjoying terrorizing the local villages, or have you been unable to keep it in line?"
"If that were true, would I have it right now? No, there has been another Cerberus here and I too am here to hunt it. Won't you join me, for old times sake?"
"Sure, if you say so, but you have slowed down quite a bit."
"Oh I am slower than I used to be, these old bones burden me so, and they get in the way of gathering monsters, but to be expected. All I await now is for the end, which I fear is close at hand. Oh, I would have liked to have spread my knowledge to the world, but no. These troubled times may well prevent that from happening."
"Don't say that Ryouji, you know I can teach others, and even after that, people must surely find the dice."
"I would like to believe that, but I fear that the pharaoh would never permit them to be. He has grown truly fearful of others gaining power over the monsters and then he. As soon as discovers these, he probably will have them destroyed."
"Well, why not lose them now?" came a mysterious new voice...
And don't worry, there is more, lots more...