Black Monster
And the S.S. Louvia
By: XRaptor
Chapter Five: Returning to the Ship
"Shana! Where is Shana?!", Dart cried out.
"EEEEK!", called a voice from on the phantom ship.
"Shana!", Dart ran off, hoping he was in time. Rose slowly followed. She knew this ship, but didn't want to let on.
Albert, Meru, Haschel and Kongol all boarded the deserted ship. But it was far from being truly deserted. Kongol could feel the presence of ghosts around, not to mention the will-o-wisps hovering about the ship. When the group finally caught up to Dart, Shana was on deck surrounded by ghost knights that were fending off a group of skeleton knights.
"Shana, what were you doing here?", Dart asked after the knights had bowed and disappeared.
"I don't know, I just woke up and was here. But, I don't want to go. Something tells me we should find out things about this ship."
"Yes.", said Albert. "This ship has a heraldry on it, from Mille Seseau. It appears to have been a royal ship."
They walked around for a bit, running into various kinds of ghosts, but trying to avoid them none the less. Finally, they got a lead. The team had been chasing a weird ghost around for some time. They trapped him in a box in the galley of the ship. After a brief fight against him, he died completely. The ghost of the captain floated out of the box and asked them to join him in the master's quarters.
Up on deck, the group headed into the captain's room. On the one wall hung a picture of his wife. Rose had seen her before.
'So, the nanny was his wife...', Rose thought to herself.
After searching the room, they decided to go. But, the door locked and the captain appeared before them in his armchair.
"Please, I beg you, none of us can completely die. Find out the reason. The Black Monster has killed us all, but we're trapped here."
"The Black Monster did this?", Dart asked again.
The captain disappeared and a key floated to the ground. Dart strolled over and picked it up. He looked it over, turning ir over and over again in his hand. The group then headed back out to the deck. After returning to the door where Shana was found, the group of ghost knights appeared again, this time, to attack Rose.
"You shall never reach her.", Rose remembered the voice. The first knight she killed, the only one with enough guts to say anything to her before they died.
"What's the matter beast? Dragon got you shook up?", called one of the other knights. Once again, a mirror of the past.
One knight charged Rose, blade swinging, but as soon as he hit her, the man moaned and disappeared. The same went for the other knights. When the knights had disappeared, Dart shook his fist.
"Why does the Black Monster do this? He is EVIL!", Dart yelled.
Something in Rose snapped.
"STOP IT!", she returned the yell.
Everyone looked at her.
"Sorry, what was I thinking?", she regained her composure.
The group walked into the unlocked door, Dart having opened it with the key. Now in an empty room, there was only one way to go. Through a door on the left wall. But, the Lead Knighthood ghosts apparated into the room, preparing to once again defend the princess.
"NO FURTHER BEAST!", the leader called.
"What are you doing? We are not the Black Monster!", Dart yelled.
"LIES! DECEPTION! KILL THEM!", the commander ordered.
The sound of clashing swords filled the room as a battle ensued. Dart had felled a ghost when he looked over to Rose. She was fighting fiercely, no less than usual. But something shone in her eyes.
Dart knew that look.
Regret.
But for what? He'd never be able to figure it out, and didn't want to. He only wanted to figure out what was going on with the ship. The fight was over soon.
The left door swung open slowly, as most scary themed things do. Upon entering the room, the door slammed shut. A ghostly sound filled the room.
The empty cradle in the room was rocking back and forth, but not with the movement of the ship.
It was rocking on it's own. And there wasn't anyone else in the room. Now thigs were scary.
A woman entered the room from the ceiling. Rose knew her immediately. It was the nanny.
"Oh Soa...", Rose gasped. "It's her..."
The nanny turned, but seemed to pause on Rose for a split second. She smiled, then turned to Shana.
"Thank Soa! Princess Lovia! You're alive!"
The nanny turned to Rose.
"You've spared her. Thank You."
'Rose? What's going on?' Dart thought.
"What do you mean?", Shana asked the nanny.
"Finally, I can rest in peace.", and she disappeared.
"Well, I must say that was intriuging.", Albert spoke up.
Upon those words, the group left the room and returned to the deck. No one noticed the will-o-wisps slowly vanishing. As soon as they were gone, the ship began to tremble violently.
"What's going on?", Meru screamed.
"HE SHIP IS SINKING!!!", Albert shouted.
"RUN FOR IT!"
Everyone ran for the Queen Fury, which was beginning to pull away from the phantom ship. Albert was the first to cross the threshold onto the ship. Then Meru, Haschel, Kongol, and finally Shana. Rose and Dart were far behind.
"We're not gonna make it!", Dart yelled to Rose.
"Yes We ARE!", she yelled back. They both jumped for the Queen Fury, but Rose could't make the deck, so she grabbed the nearest thing. The spikes on the side.
Dart was second to jump. He latched onto Rose's hand.
"ROSE! GO!", he yelled.
Something inside Rose went wacky. Instead of Dart, she saw Zieg. He was holding onto her hand, not Dart.
"NO! I WON'T LET GO AGAIN!", she screamed at the top of her lungs, letting go of the ship at the same time, closing the final chapter of the S.S. Louvia and the Black Monster...
The End???
And the S.S. Louvia
By: XRaptor
Chapter Five: Returning to the Ship
"Shana! Where is Shana?!", Dart cried out.
"EEEEK!", called a voice from on the phantom ship.
"Shana!", Dart ran off, hoping he was in time. Rose slowly followed. She knew this ship, but didn't want to let on.
Albert, Meru, Haschel and Kongol all boarded the deserted ship. But it was far from being truly deserted. Kongol could feel the presence of ghosts around, not to mention the will-o-wisps hovering about the ship. When the group finally caught up to Dart, Shana was on deck surrounded by ghost knights that were fending off a group of skeleton knights.
"Shana, what were you doing here?", Dart asked after the knights had bowed and disappeared.
"I don't know, I just woke up and was here. But, I don't want to go. Something tells me we should find out things about this ship."
"Yes.", said Albert. "This ship has a heraldry on it, from Mille Seseau. It appears to have been a royal ship."
They walked around for a bit, running into various kinds of ghosts, but trying to avoid them none the less. Finally, they got a lead. The team had been chasing a weird ghost around for some time. They trapped him in a box in the galley of the ship. After a brief fight against him, he died completely. The ghost of the captain floated out of the box and asked them to join him in the master's quarters.
Up on deck, the group headed into the captain's room. On the one wall hung a picture of his wife. Rose had seen her before.
'So, the nanny was his wife...', Rose thought to herself.
After searching the room, they decided to go. But, the door locked and the captain appeared before them in his armchair.
"Please, I beg you, none of us can completely die. Find out the reason. The Black Monster has killed us all, but we're trapped here."
"The Black Monster did this?", Dart asked again.
The captain disappeared and a key floated to the ground. Dart strolled over and picked it up. He looked it over, turning ir over and over again in his hand. The group then headed back out to the deck. After returning to the door where Shana was found, the group of ghost knights appeared again, this time, to attack Rose.
"You shall never reach her.", Rose remembered the voice. The first knight she killed, the only one with enough guts to say anything to her before they died.
"What's the matter beast? Dragon got you shook up?", called one of the other knights. Once again, a mirror of the past.
One knight charged Rose, blade swinging, but as soon as he hit her, the man moaned and disappeared. The same went for the other knights. When the knights had disappeared, Dart shook his fist.
"Why does the Black Monster do this? He is EVIL!", Dart yelled.
Something in Rose snapped.
"STOP IT!", she returned the yell.
Everyone looked at her.
"Sorry, what was I thinking?", she regained her composure.
The group walked into the unlocked door, Dart having opened it with the key. Now in an empty room, there was only one way to go. Through a door on the left wall. But, the Lead Knighthood ghosts apparated into the room, preparing to once again defend the princess.
"NO FURTHER BEAST!", the leader called.
"What are you doing? We are not the Black Monster!", Dart yelled.
"LIES! DECEPTION! KILL THEM!", the commander ordered.
The sound of clashing swords filled the room as a battle ensued. Dart had felled a ghost when he looked over to Rose. She was fighting fiercely, no less than usual. But something shone in her eyes.
Dart knew that look.
Regret.
But for what? He'd never be able to figure it out, and didn't want to. He only wanted to figure out what was going on with the ship. The fight was over soon.
The left door swung open slowly, as most scary themed things do. Upon entering the room, the door slammed shut. A ghostly sound filled the room.
The empty cradle in the room was rocking back and forth, but not with the movement of the ship.
It was rocking on it's own. And there wasn't anyone else in the room. Now thigs were scary.
A woman entered the room from the ceiling. Rose knew her immediately. It was the nanny.
"Oh Soa...", Rose gasped. "It's her..."
The nanny turned, but seemed to pause on Rose for a split second. She smiled, then turned to Shana.
"Thank Soa! Princess Lovia! You're alive!"
The nanny turned to Rose.
"You've spared her. Thank You."
'Rose? What's going on?' Dart thought.
"What do you mean?", Shana asked the nanny.
"Finally, I can rest in peace.", and she disappeared.
"Well, I must say that was intriuging.", Albert spoke up.
Upon those words, the group left the room and returned to the deck. No one noticed the will-o-wisps slowly vanishing. As soon as they were gone, the ship began to tremble violently.
"What's going on?", Meru screamed.
"HE SHIP IS SINKING!!!", Albert shouted.
"RUN FOR IT!"
Everyone ran for the Queen Fury, which was beginning to pull away from the phantom ship. Albert was the first to cross the threshold onto the ship. Then Meru, Haschel, Kongol, and finally Shana. Rose and Dart were far behind.
"We're not gonna make it!", Dart yelled to Rose.
"Yes We ARE!", she yelled back. They both jumped for the Queen Fury, but Rose could't make the deck, so she grabbed the nearest thing. The spikes on the side.
Dart was second to jump. He latched onto Rose's hand.
"ROSE! GO!", he yelled.
Something inside Rose went wacky. Instead of Dart, she saw Zieg. He was holding onto her hand, not Dart.
"NO! I WON'T LET GO AGAIN!", she screamed at the top of her lungs, letting go of the ship at the same time, closing the final chapter of the S.S. Louvia and the Black Monster...
The End???