Rasha the Great
Some time after lunch, and many good comments about Rasha's ability to make sandwiches, the group arrived at a door in the middle of a wall of rock. But for some reason, it wouldn't open when Lyle pulled on it. Migel tried slamming into it, but only succeeded in injuring his head, and knocked himself out. Fam then had to heal it up, as he was of no use if they had to carry him.
"It must be spelled," Rasha stated, "This must be the one that Galuff's assistant was talking about. The stone slate over there must contain the spell. Hey, Fam, why don't you try it. I'm sure that opening the door isn't impossible for a healing expert like yourself."
Everyone wondered what had gotten into Rasha. She wasn't trying to take the glory for herself, or push Fam away from impressing Lyle. They all wondered if it had something to do with the comments she'd gotten from the customers in Lyden, as well as on her lunches.
"Thanks Rasha. Le fallas, la fallas," she read. But nothing happened.
Fam whined, "What went wrong? I read the spell right, so why isn't it opening?"
Ihrie stepped forward. "I'll give it a try. I'm sure this doesn't count as me using my magic, so I won't turn into a mouse. Maybe you need to be a little more forceful. Le fallas, la fallas."
Again, nothing happened. Before Ihrie could figure out what had gone wrong, her curse activated and she turned into a mouse. Then, she landed in Fam's outstretched hands.
"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek, a mouse!" exclaimed Rasha, "Save me Lyle." Again, she jumped into his arms, and knocked him down. Lyle began to try and calm her down before she decided to fry Ihrie in order to get rid of the mouse. If she wasn't taken out of a mouse's presence, she was known to do that.
"Great, not only is the door not opened, but I'm a mouse now. And since there's nowhere I can go to change, I can't take my pills. At least we know that it's a magic chant," mumbled Ihrie.
Lyle stated, "It'll be ok Rasha. You've got to open the door now. The sooner we get to Arus, the sooner Ihrie can take her medication, and the sooner that you won't have to see the mouse anymore. So, do you think you're up to trying to break down that door, Rasha?"
She nodded. "I'm not afraid of a little door. Let's get going everyone. I'm going to give this a try. Le fallas, la fallas." Then, the rock began to shutter, and the door opened up.
"I did it!" exclaimed Rasha, "Let's get going, no time to waste. Arus, here we come."
* * *
They continued through the cave, and soon arrived at Arus. There, they learned that the professor had gone to the Tower of Grief, along with the Elder of Arus. The two of them were there to help with Galuff's studies in magical science, as powerful spells were cast on the tower.
So they spent the night in Arus, and decided to head to the tower in the morning. Fam gave Ihrie one of her pills, and soon she was no longer a mouse. Both she and Rasha were greatly relieved.
That night, Lyle was unable to sleep, so he went for a walk outside. While he was walking, he found Rasha standing in a Priphea field, smelling the flowers. She seemed like she was a little bit out of it, her usual response to the smell of flowers.
"Rasha, you really should get some sleep. We can't have you fall ill," Lyle cautioned.
She stated, "I've just had some bad dreams lately. They usually involve the two of us fighting for some reason, and you killing me with a sword. I can also see shadows that appear to be of Migel, Ihrie, and Fam in the background. Why would I have dreams like this?"
He sat down next to her. "They're just nightmares Rasha. I'm sure they're not going to come true. Why would the two of us try to kill each other anyway, it doesn't make sense?"
Rasha agreed with him. Then, Lyle returned to his room at the inn. But the sorceress walked back to the flowers, and picked one. She put it in her hair, and smiled at how she looked.
* * *
The next day, they headed towards the Tower of Grief. There, they found powerful monsters were guarding the many floors. So Lyle, Migel, and Ihrie brandished their swords, Rasha cast a few spells in addition to using her staff, and Fam began shooting things with her bow.
After a long time of walking up stairs and a few catfights between Fam and Rasha over Lyle, they arrived at the top level. But only one man was standing there. He was a balding elderly man with some white hair on the side of his head and a white beard. His eyes were blue, and he had on a red robe with golden lining around the bottom, sleeves, and the edging.
"How did you get here?" he inquired, "I've sealed the door so no one can enter."
"Rasha opened it for us. We need your help to find Professor Shaia," Lyle stated.
The elder replied, "He returned to his lab in Odel. From there, he's heading to another one in Platina through a warp in the bottom of the castle. Now, which one of you is Rasha?"
Rasha stepped forward. "I am, elder. What do you want with me?"
"You may call me Flake," he stated, "If you opened the door, you must have a great potential for magic. I will release the powers that have been locked within your soul." He began to concentrate, and soon a blue aura covered Rasha. When it died down, her MP total had increased by ten, and she felt much stronger than before.
"I know of your quest to save the world already. Go now, talk to Professor Shaia in Platina. You must be victorious, or we're all doomed," Flake told them.
So Fam teleported the group outside of the tower. Then, she used Warp to head all the way back to Odel. Once there, they looked in the basement for the teleporter. After figuring out where it was, and which one it was, the group stepped on it, and headed to Platina.
- - - -
Finally, we're getting somewhere. What a fitting title for a chapter centering around someone as conceited as Rasha.
Some time after lunch, and many good comments about Rasha's ability to make sandwiches, the group arrived at a door in the middle of a wall of rock. But for some reason, it wouldn't open when Lyle pulled on it. Migel tried slamming into it, but only succeeded in injuring his head, and knocked himself out. Fam then had to heal it up, as he was of no use if they had to carry him.
"It must be spelled," Rasha stated, "This must be the one that Galuff's assistant was talking about. The stone slate over there must contain the spell. Hey, Fam, why don't you try it. I'm sure that opening the door isn't impossible for a healing expert like yourself."
Everyone wondered what had gotten into Rasha. She wasn't trying to take the glory for herself, or push Fam away from impressing Lyle. They all wondered if it had something to do with the comments she'd gotten from the customers in Lyden, as well as on her lunches.
"Thanks Rasha. Le fallas, la fallas," she read. But nothing happened.
Fam whined, "What went wrong? I read the spell right, so why isn't it opening?"
Ihrie stepped forward. "I'll give it a try. I'm sure this doesn't count as me using my magic, so I won't turn into a mouse. Maybe you need to be a little more forceful. Le fallas, la fallas."
Again, nothing happened. Before Ihrie could figure out what had gone wrong, her curse activated and she turned into a mouse. Then, she landed in Fam's outstretched hands.
"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek, a mouse!" exclaimed Rasha, "Save me Lyle." Again, she jumped into his arms, and knocked him down. Lyle began to try and calm her down before she decided to fry Ihrie in order to get rid of the mouse. If she wasn't taken out of a mouse's presence, she was known to do that.
"Great, not only is the door not opened, but I'm a mouse now. And since there's nowhere I can go to change, I can't take my pills. At least we know that it's a magic chant," mumbled Ihrie.
Lyle stated, "It'll be ok Rasha. You've got to open the door now. The sooner we get to Arus, the sooner Ihrie can take her medication, and the sooner that you won't have to see the mouse anymore. So, do you think you're up to trying to break down that door, Rasha?"
She nodded. "I'm not afraid of a little door. Let's get going everyone. I'm going to give this a try. Le fallas, la fallas." Then, the rock began to shutter, and the door opened up.
"I did it!" exclaimed Rasha, "Let's get going, no time to waste. Arus, here we come."
* * *
They continued through the cave, and soon arrived at Arus. There, they learned that the professor had gone to the Tower of Grief, along with the Elder of Arus. The two of them were there to help with Galuff's studies in magical science, as powerful spells were cast on the tower.
So they spent the night in Arus, and decided to head to the tower in the morning. Fam gave Ihrie one of her pills, and soon she was no longer a mouse. Both she and Rasha were greatly relieved.
That night, Lyle was unable to sleep, so he went for a walk outside. While he was walking, he found Rasha standing in a Priphea field, smelling the flowers. She seemed like she was a little bit out of it, her usual response to the smell of flowers.
"Rasha, you really should get some sleep. We can't have you fall ill," Lyle cautioned.
She stated, "I've just had some bad dreams lately. They usually involve the two of us fighting for some reason, and you killing me with a sword. I can also see shadows that appear to be of Migel, Ihrie, and Fam in the background. Why would I have dreams like this?"
He sat down next to her. "They're just nightmares Rasha. I'm sure they're not going to come true. Why would the two of us try to kill each other anyway, it doesn't make sense?"
Rasha agreed with him. Then, Lyle returned to his room at the inn. But the sorceress walked back to the flowers, and picked one. She put it in her hair, and smiled at how she looked.
* * *
The next day, they headed towards the Tower of Grief. There, they found powerful monsters were guarding the many floors. So Lyle, Migel, and Ihrie brandished their swords, Rasha cast a few spells in addition to using her staff, and Fam began shooting things with her bow.
After a long time of walking up stairs and a few catfights between Fam and Rasha over Lyle, they arrived at the top level. But only one man was standing there. He was a balding elderly man with some white hair on the side of his head and a white beard. His eyes were blue, and he had on a red robe with golden lining around the bottom, sleeves, and the edging.
"How did you get here?" he inquired, "I've sealed the door so no one can enter."
"Rasha opened it for us. We need your help to find Professor Shaia," Lyle stated.
The elder replied, "He returned to his lab in Odel. From there, he's heading to another one in Platina through a warp in the bottom of the castle. Now, which one of you is Rasha?"
Rasha stepped forward. "I am, elder. What do you want with me?"
"You may call me Flake," he stated, "If you opened the door, you must have a great potential for magic. I will release the powers that have been locked within your soul." He began to concentrate, and soon a blue aura covered Rasha. When it died down, her MP total had increased by ten, and she felt much stronger than before.
"I know of your quest to save the world already. Go now, talk to Professor Shaia in Platina. You must be victorious, or we're all doomed," Flake told them.
So Fam teleported the group outside of the tower. Then, she used Warp to head all the way back to Odel. Once there, they looked in the basement for the teleporter. After figuring out where it was, and which one it was, the group stepped on it, and headed to Platina.
- - - -
Finally, we're getting somewhere. What a fitting title for a chapter centering around someone as conceited as Rasha.
