Ch.26: The Chase Is On

A blank stare dominated everyone's face. All that was possible was nothing. Silence overcame them also, they couldn't speak nor hear. Only Dart could hear, he could hear bad things. He didn't want to hear them. If only he were normal.

He broke the silence as the Shadow Army charged towards the seven Dragoons. The only place the army couldn't get them was up. Dart motioned to fly up and plan there. When they got up with much struggle from arrows and such, they made sure nothing had followed them.

"I say we go to the Towers, Omega will chase us and we'll be right on time!" Lavitz suggested

"He's right, we've sidetracked this quest for too long, we must go" Nimbulo agreed

"I go with them," Shana added

"Yeah, me too" Jade piped up

"That goes for me also, and do I speak for the two of you?" Bejong asked

"For me, yes, but for Dart, I don't know. But he better start thinking, because sooner or later, Omega will destroy us all." Jake said pretending like Dart wasn't there

There was a pause in the Dragoon's conversation as all eyes were on Dart. He finally spoke after a long while.

"No." he said

"WHAT?" they all shouted

"No, were not going to do that, Omega will sooner or later send the army to obliterate the land of Orth, we have to take out what we can, and then get him to chase us"

For some odd reason in everyone's minds, they all agreed to the plan. Dart was correct.

"Fine let's do it right this time!" Nimbulo shouted

They all flew down using their weapons wildly, slashing at the shadow army. When one would be defeated, it would go up in smoke. The battle seemed to be going well until something happened to the trench Omega had formed. A gaseous smoke emitted from it, sticking to the ground. Suddenly a huge wind knocked the Dragoons off track, sending them flying. A storm started to rage. Huge bolts of lightning and thunder dropped to the ground, creating small craters. Wind tunnels formed on the sea, throwing water everywhere. People ran inside their houses, only to find themselves sucked into tornadoes.

"This is utter chaos!" Dart screamed to anyone

"No shit!" Bejong swore

Suddenly, the wind ceased a little, and the Dragoons landed on solid ground. They were still on the battlefield. The Shadow Army still stood. The storm still raged. When all of the Dragoons had found each other, the Shadow Army charged. It was like they were waiting.

Dart and the others flew into the battle. They showed no fear. Neither Dart nor any of the others showed any pity. One by one, a spirit would go down to hell, where it belonged.

Bejong was a huge help, with his skills and battle tactics, he got used to the Excalibur in no time. He was a huge aid to the Dragoons.

Jake suddenly had an idea. He called out to Dart and warned him about what he was going to do.

"DART! I'M GONNA' FREEZE TIME!" he beckoned

"SURE!" Dart called back "IT SHOULD BUY US ENOUGH TIME TO KILL HALF OF THEM!"

Jake concentrated his magic into time. He was the controller of the fifth dimension.

"TIME FREEZE!" he yelled

Time stopped. Nobody moved except for the Dragoons. Not even Omega moved; he was dumbfounded. Or, it looked that way kind of.

The Dragoons used their fellow's magic to good use. They would slay at least five in one minute. Jake's plan was working very well.

"Good, we will have him in the middle of those Towers in no time" Bejong muttered

When Jake couldn't stand one last bit of holding time, he let go of his grip. Time resumed and a huge cloud of smoke floated into the trench.

"Wow, that's a lot of spirits." Lavitz commented

"Damn right" Jade cursed

"Watch your mouth" Nimbulo scolded

Bejong laughed at the comment but cut it short. He knew he had work to do and flew into the midst of battle. Nimbulo and Lavitz followed him, summoning some magic while flying through the savage enemies.

Jade and Shana fought without themselves at each other's sides. With every spirit they would slay, they became farther apart from each other.

Dart was alone, an alone warrior. He fought for himself but when he thought about it, he wanted to fight for his friends. Then a thought crossed his mind. What about Rose?

He flew away when nobody was watching. When he found Rose, she was conscious but still lying down on the ground.

"How was that you? How did you give me your D-Spirit if you sacrificed your life with my father to save Endiness?" he asked "It.wasn't quite.me." she managed

"But it was, I could feel the warmth of your hand, the sight of your skin." Dart denied

"No.it was a.mere.image" she stated "Omega had already gotten me captured."

"But, why did Omega let you give me the Spirit?" Dart questioned

"It didn't.I had to sneak myself to give you it." she said more confidently

Suddenly Rose winced in pain.

"Dart, I am already dying, my years of the Black Monster, of everything are over. I must leave, hell awaits me, I will see your father very soon." she stopped

A blank stare came across her face. Her skin turned pale and she turned limp. Dart let go of her hand and a tear swept across his face.

"You taught me it all.Rose." Dart cried

He left her there. He flew back into the rage of battle and had no vengeance for when he made his way to Omega. Omega saw him coming and readied itself for the attack. Dart's blade cut straight through the shadow.

Omega felt no pain.

Suddenly, Jade had an idea and chased after Dart. Once she got there, Dart hadn't even seen her.

"Dart, isn't there a way we can just seal him up again?" Jade asked

"What? Oh, I hadn't seen you. No, we can't. Once the summoner dies, the summoned is here to stay, unless we can stop that" he replied

"So, our only chance is to destroy him with the Daggers?"

"Yes"

She flew off again, fighting the war, leaving Dart to himself. Omega now threw blasts of shadows at him, making Dart dodge to his limits.

Once Dart had got it pissed off enough, he did one last Flame Slash. This one was aimed directly at the black arrowhead centered on its chest. Dart's sword blew up in flames. He flew with great speed, rushing with everything he had. The sword finally met Omega's chest. When the metal hit, Dart's shoulder burned. He fell down and Omega howled. Dart ignored his pain, and flew to the others.

"You guys, GO TO THE TOWERS!!!" he yelled

Everyone separated into groups. Dart, Jade, Bejong and Jake all went in the direction of the Proba Ruins while Lavitz, Nimbulo and Shana went southward towards Neen's palace.

Once the two groups had flown out of sight of each other, Dart had a problem. How was he supposed to communicate with Lavitz if he was so far away? He kept flying anyway, leaving the thought in his head.

"Dart, if we go to the Proba Ruins, we will be halfway towards the White Tower" Jake provided

"Thanks, but I wonder when Omega will start to chase us. Why isn't it chasing us already?" Dart asked

"Who knows, maybe it's confused" Bejong laughed

"Wouldn't that be nice? But aren't we supposed to get the timing exactly right?" Jade questioned

"Yes, so we actually need it to chase us, what a cruel fate" Dart commented

"Yeah well lets just get there and kill it" Jake mumbled

Meanwhile, the smaller group of three has their own problems finding the tower.

"So where is this Palace?" Lavitz asked

"I have no clue, but I do have a faint idea on how to get to the Forbidden Sea" said Nimbulo

"Well, think fast, because I think Omega just chose our group to follow!" Shana screamed

"Oh shit!" Nimbulo and Lavitz swore

Shana decided to be the hero of the group and shot Celestial Blasts at Omega. She never saw if they even hit it or not, but kept on trying with the hope that she could slow it down.

The two boys flew on, letting Shana be. Lavitz knew she could hold her own, at times. He was caught up in flying when Nimbulo shouted to him.

"This way!"

They made a sudden left turn to see some mountains.

"What mountains are those?" Lavitz asked

"The East Mountains of the Forbidden Land, nobody has ever gone there alone, nobody" Nimbulo told

"Well we are. Is that where Neen's Palace is?" he asked again

"I sue do hope so, if it isn't then Dart and the rest will just have to wait until we find the Forbidden Sea because I believe that is where the Black Tower is" he guessed

Shana flew back to them in the middle of the conversation.

"You guys, it's coming on faster we have to go now" she demanded

"No not now, we have to hide now, there is no way we can end it this quick" Nimbulo countered

"But this is utter chaos, the world around us is coming to an end, the rain here will never stop, the storms will rage and everything will die" Lavitz choked

"You say it like things are ending right here right now" Shana claimed

"I am because that is what is true. If we need to hide then so be it, but it must slow him down, I suggest that we change out of Dragoon. Our wings leave a trail"

"Good idea" Nimbulo complimented

They landed outside of the forest at which they found Nimbulo, only they were a little bit more south than that. They found a small cave where they went into the deepest part.

Meanwhile with our other group.



"Well, it's certainly not chasing us. I just hope for that fact that the others are ok. It had to chase someone" Dart pointed out

"Well, right now, we're coming to my hometown, Dree" Jade observed

"Is there hospitality?" Bejong asked

"Yes, but not at a time like this, we will fly over it and be at the White Sea in about a day" Jake informed

"We don't have a day." Dart hastened to add



DDX- well well well, I have finally updated. Let me know how much you like it. And Striker, could you kinda ease up on the violence, I have AOL and the parental controls are gay, either that, or email me your chapter. And what would really help if you put your email in your bio. And to that anonymous reviewer, could you please at least put in a name? Thanks! And next chapter will come!