Author's Note:"There's an attack used in this chapter that I got from
Grandia 2."
Disclaimer:If you don't know by now,you need serious help.
Chapter 23:The Legendary Esoteric Attack:Sky Dragon Slash
Ray's Point of View
I groaned as I sat up,my head throbbing.I looked around and saw Sarah and Skye next to me.
"You okay?"I asked.
"Yeah,"Sarah replied as she got up.
"A little sore,but I'm fine,"Skye answered,flapping his wings to get the dust off of him.
"Where are we?"Sarah questioned.
"From the looks of it...we're about five miles away from Cherry Grove City,"Skye observed.
I took a better look around at our surroundings and saw the ruins of a castle nearby.
"Let's take a look in there,the others might be inside,"I suggested.
They nodded and we headed for the ruins.
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"Woah...This place is wasted,"Skye noted.
Furniture was shattered,curtains were torn,pictures were burned,and there were even swords and daggers stuck in some of the walls.The occasional blood stain could be seen on the floor.
"This must be what's left of the Cherry Grove Kingdom,"Sarah said.
"What's so special about this place?"I asked.
"A long time ago,Cherry Grove wasn't just a city,it was the largest kingdom in the world.Eventually,neighboring kingdoms feared that it would use it's technology to destroy the world,and then a vicious battle took place.That must be what happened here,"she replied.
"I just remembered something.Hold on just a second,"I said,'Trunks,where are you?...Trunks?Darn it.'
"What's wrong?"Skye questioned.
"Something's blocking my connection with Trunks,we can't hear each other,"I answered.
"That's strange.You don't think Zaffiroth sent him back to his dimension do you?"Sarah asked.
I shrugged,"I guess it's a possibility."
"Ray,come over here,"Skye said.
I walked over to the window he was flying next to and looked in.Everything in the room was perfectly preserved.
"This window must have been used by non-royalty to see what the King was doing in times of war.But,I don't see how the room can be in such good condition after all these years..."Sarah trailed off,obviously in thought.
"I'll check it out.You two,wait here in case it's dangerous,"I said and looked for a way into the room.
I found a door and tried to open it.I turned the nob and pushed,there was something blocking it on the other side.
"Whatever,"I said and blasted the wall with the window,creating a hole big enough for me to fit through.
"Yeah,blowing up a wall is the perfect thing to not draw monsters that might be around,"Skye said sarcastically.
"Shut up,"I shot back and walked through the opening I had made.
There was a gold throne on the other side of the room,and treasure chests full of jewels were on both sides of a long red carpet.A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling.
"Wow...No wonder they say this kind of stuff is 'fit for a king',"I stated.
There was a painting on the wall next to me.It was the King,Queen,Prince,and Princess.There was something odd about it.I took the painting down and looked behind it.
'What in the world...?'I thought.
There was a small,red button.My curiosity got the best of me,and I pressed it.The ruins started to rumble,bits of the ceiling falling down.I grabbed onto the throne for support.
"What did you do in there!?"Skye called out.
Not wasting any time,I ran out of the room,"I pressed a button!I didn't know it'd do this!"
"We need to get out,fast!At this rate,the whole thing will collapse!"Sarah exclaimed.
We ran as quick as we could out of ruins,or flew in Skye's case.Then we turned around and watched as the ruins started to float off the ground.
"What's going on?"I asked.
"The secret of Cherry Grove Kingdom...Oh no!We better get ready for battle!"Sarah replied.
I didn't hesitate to draw the Murasamune as Sarah dropped into a fighting stance.The ruins started to sprout what looked like arms and legs.Then an army of robots dropped out of it.
"What the...?"I trailed off.
"No time to explain,just get ready for anything,"Sarah answered.
The hundreds of robots surrounded us and drew swords.Most of them were wearing rusted silver armor,but the largest one was in gold.Sarah and I stood back to back,ready for one of them to charge.After a few seconds,the robots did what I least expected and charged all at one time.I brought up the Murasamune and blocked two of the slashes that the robots made.Sarah,however,wasn't doing as good.
'Argh...She's used to completely unarmed fighting,but these robots have swords.What can I do....?'I thought,'....I guess I'll have to go with my secret weapon.I was hoping I could use it against Zaffiroth,but oh well.'
I grabbed Sarah and ran out of the circle of robots as fast as I could,hoping to get enough space between us so that I could gather more energy.
"What are you doing!?"Sarah demanded.
"Saving our lives,"I replied.
Skye was now in the middle of the robots and taunting them.He had somehow understood what I was doing.I had never noticed that one of the robots had somehow fired an energy beam,and by the time I saw it,it was too late.The beam hit Sarah in full force,knocking her unconscious.My eyes widened,then the anger came.I turned to the robots and gathered energy.
"You monsters have gone too far.You shall all fall like leaves under the force of my blade.Sworn enemies...Take THAT!!"I threw the Murasamune into the air and it started to glow.
I jumped up and grabbed it's handle,"SKY DRAGON SLASH!!!"
The Murasamune pierced the ground and a large,red,orange,and black circle started to form under us,glowing with the energy I had gathered,"You shall be defeated!"
The circle exploded,taking most of the robots with it,and short circuited the rest.After the others blew up,the one in gold still had sparks shooting from it.I pulled the Murasamune from the ground and ran forward,slashing the golden one through the middle.It too exploded and I fell to one knee.
"That was...the legendary esoteric attack...wasn't it?"Skye asked.
"Yeah...."I took a deep breath,"Now I have to wait a year before I can use it again."
I stood up and walked over to Sarah.She seemed wounded pretty badly.
"Poor girl.This wouldn't have happened if her 'knight' had been paying attention,"Skye said.
"Shut up.I would have done something if I had seen it coming!!"I growled.
"So,no matter how much you try to deny it to yourself,you care about the others,don't you?"he asked.
"Just...Shut up,"I said and picked Sarah up.
I floated off the ground and we flew west to Cherry Grove City as the ruins fell to the ground behind us.
Ending Notes:"The line:'You monsters have gone too far.You shall all fall like leaves in the wind under the force of my blade.' came from Final Fantasy 9.The rest(from 'Sworn enemies....' to 'You shall be defeated!')came from Grandia 2.Next chapter will be out Sunday.Please review."
Disclaimer:If you don't know by now,you need serious help.
Chapter 23:The Legendary Esoteric Attack:Sky Dragon Slash
Ray's Point of View
I groaned as I sat up,my head throbbing.I looked around and saw Sarah and Skye next to me.
"You okay?"I asked.
"Yeah,"Sarah replied as she got up.
"A little sore,but I'm fine,"Skye answered,flapping his wings to get the dust off of him.
"Where are we?"Sarah questioned.
"From the looks of it...we're about five miles away from Cherry Grove City,"Skye observed.
I took a better look around at our surroundings and saw the ruins of a castle nearby.
"Let's take a look in there,the others might be inside,"I suggested.
They nodded and we headed for the ruins.
-----
"Woah...This place is wasted,"Skye noted.
Furniture was shattered,curtains were torn,pictures were burned,and there were even swords and daggers stuck in some of the walls.The occasional blood stain could be seen on the floor.
"This must be what's left of the Cherry Grove Kingdom,"Sarah said.
"What's so special about this place?"I asked.
"A long time ago,Cherry Grove wasn't just a city,it was the largest kingdom in the world.Eventually,neighboring kingdoms feared that it would use it's technology to destroy the world,and then a vicious battle took place.That must be what happened here,"she replied.
"I just remembered something.Hold on just a second,"I said,'Trunks,where are you?...Trunks?Darn it.'
"What's wrong?"Skye questioned.
"Something's blocking my connection with Trunks,we can't hear each other,"I answered.
"That's strange.You don't think Zaffiroth sent him back to his dimension do you?"Sarah asked.
I shrugged,"I guess it's a possibility."
"Ray,come over here,"Skye said.
I walked over to the window he was flying next to and looked in.Everything in the room was perfectly preserved.
"This window must have been used by non-royalty to see what the King was doing in times of war.But,I don't see how the room can be in such good condition after all these years..."Sarah trailed off,obviously in thought.
"I'll check it out.You two,wait here in case it's dangerous,"I said and looked for a way into the room.
I found a door and tried to open it.I turned the nob and pushed,there was something blocking it on the other side.
"Whatever,"I said and blasted the wall with the window,creating a hole big enough for me to fit through.
"Yeah,blowing up a wall is the perfect thing to not draw monsters that might be around,"Skye said sarcastically.
"Shut up,"I shot back and walked through the opening I had made.
There was a gold throne on the other side of the room,and treasure chests full of jewels were on both sides of a long red carpet.A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling.
"Wow...No wonder they say this kind of stuff is 'fit for a king',"I stated.
There was a painting on the wall next to me.It was the King,Queen,Prince,and Princess.There was something odd about it.I took the painting down and looked behind it.
'What in the world...?'I thought.
There was a small,red button.My curiosity got the best of me,and I pressed it.The ruins started to rumble,bits of the ceiling falling down.I grabbed onto the throne for support.
"What did you do in there!?"Skye called out.
Not wasting any time,I ran out of the room,"I pressed a button!I didn't know it'd do this!"
"We need to get out,fast!At this rate,the whole thing will collapse!"Sarah exclaimed.
We ran as quick as we could out of ruins,or flew in Skye's case.Then we turned around and watched as the ruins started to float off the ground.
"What's going on?"I asked.
"The secret of Cherry Grove Kingdom...Oh no!We better get ready for battle!"Sarah replied.
I didn't hesitate to draw the Murasamune as Sarah dropped into a fighting stance.The ruins started to sprout what looked like arms and legs.Then an army of robots dropped out of it.
"What the...?"I trailed off.
"No time to explain,just get ready for anything,"Sarah answered.
The hundreds of robots surrounded us and drew swords.Most of them were wearing rusted silver armor,but the largest one was in gold.Sarah and I stood back to back,ready for one of them to charge.After a few seconds,the robots did what I least expected and charged all at one time.I brought up the Murasamune and blocked two of the slashes that the robots made.Sarah,however,wasn't doing as good.
'Argh...She's used to completely unarmed fighting,but these robots have swords.What can I do....?'I thought,'....I guess I'll have to go with my secret weapon.I was hoping I could use it against Zaffiroth,but oh well.'
I grabbed Sarah and ran out of the circle of robots as fast as I could,hoping to get enough space between us so that I could gather more energy.
"What are you doing!?"Sarah demanded.
"Saving our lives,"I replied.
Skye was now in the middle of the robots and taunting them.He had somehow understood what I was doing.I had never noticed that one of the robots had somehow fired an energy beam,and by the time I saw it,it was too late.The beam hit Sarah in full force,knocking her unconscious.My eyes widened,then the anger came.I turned to the robots and gathered energy.
"You monsters have gone too far.You shall all fall like leaves under the force of my blade.Sworn enemies...Take THAT!!"I threw the Murasamune into the air and it started to glow.
I jumped up and grabbed it's handle,"SKY DRAGON SLASH!!!"
The Murasamune pierced the ground and a large,red,orange,and black circle started to form under us,glowing with the energy I had gathered,"You shall be defeated!"
The circle exploded,taking most of the robots with it,and short circuited the rest.After the others blew up,the one in gold still had sparks shooting from it.I pulled the Murasamune from the ground and ran forward,slashing the golden one through the middle.It too exploded and I fell to one knee.
"That was...the legendary esoteric attack...wasn't it?"Skye asked.
"Yeah...."I took a deep breath,"Now I have to wait a year before I can use it again."
I stood up and walked over to Sarah.She seemed wounded pretty badly.
"Poor girl.This wouldn't have happened if her 'knight' had been paying attention,"Skye said.
"Shut up.I would have done something if I had seen it coming!!"I growled.
"So,no matter how much you try to deny it to yourself,you care about the others,don't you?"he asked.
"Just...Shut up,"I said and picked Sarah up.
I floated off the ground and we flew west to Cherry Grove City as the ruins fell to the ground behind us.
Ending Notes:"The line:'You monsters have gone too far.You shall all fall like leaves in the wind under the force of my blade.' came from Final Fantasy 9.The rest(from 'Sworn enemies....' to 'You shall be defeated!')came from Grandia 2.Next chapter will be out Sunday.Please review."