Plan to Fly
Rasha woke up in Soshiet early the next morning. She saw Fam and Ihrie sleeping on their beds. Deciding to see if Lyle was up, the sorceress went to the bedroom where the two men were sleeping. But when she got there, she heard what appeared to be a discussion about her.
"What are we going to do?" asked Migel, "You know, about what Rugudorull said?"
"Why should we do anything? He was lying to turn us against one another. Rasha is not a Sinistrael. I've known her ever since she was a child, and she's definitely human," Lyle replied.
Migel inquired, "What do you do if he wasn't lying? If she really is Rahashina? You are the descendant and heir to Maxim. How do you deal with this?"
"My mission is to kill the Sinistraels," Lyle told him, "Nothing else."
"Are you listening to yourself? If your mission is to kill the Sinistraels, that means you will have to kill Rasha too. Do you think you can do that?" he demanded.
Lyle said, "No, I can't. But I don't have to. Rugudorull was lying. Rahashina is dead. All we have to do is kill Raider, Ramion, and Rugudorull. Shouldn't be as hard as Maxim had it."
Migel looked at him. "But what if it turns out to be true, and she turns into Rahashina. Shouldn't we take care of the problem before it becomes a disaster?"
"No, I will not kill Rasha," Lyle vowed, "Unless there is solid proof, I won't hurt her."
"So I guess we're planning suicide then. Since you don't want to do something now, we'll be in trouble later. Rahashina will kill us in two seconds flat," Migel stated.
Rasha didn't wait around to hear what Lyle said next. She ran back to her room, mumbling, "I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die." For the woman was thinking about her nightmares, and realized that they now made sense.
Ihrie was up when she arrived. "What's wrong Rasha? Worried about what Rugudorull said?"
"Yes," Rasha answered, "I've also been dreaming about fighting you all, and dying on the point of a sword. I now know that the sword was Sargus, and I was Rahashina."
"I wouldn't take that monster's words to heart. He's probably trying to split our group up. That man is so devious, that he's planning to weaken Lyle's resolve to fight," she told her.
Rasha asked, "How do you know he's lying? I've never known who I was or where I come from. And I've always been an outcast, my only friends were Lyle and Meria."
Ihrie began to count on her fingers. "That's exactly why he chose you. First, you don't have a known identity. Second, you are Lyle's closest friend. Third, you are a great sorceress. You are the best choice to use if Rugudorull decides to weaken our group, or turn us against one another."
"I guess you're right," Rasha admitted, "When I get my hands on him, Rugudorull will need an army of demons to put him back together again."
* * *
Later on, the group headed for Carabris, where Galuff kept another lab. They planned to ask the professor how they could fly up to Doom Island. History told them that Lexis Shaia had created a flight machine out of Maxim's ship, and they hoped Galuff could do the same.
"So, you need to fly to Doom Island. Unfortunately, I'm all out of Power Oil at the moment. If you would be so kind as to head for the city of Epro, and pick some up there, I will greatly appreciate it. Or I can go, and you can pay me, either works just fine," Galuff stated.
Lyle thought of Galuff's crazy prices. He told the professor, "We'll be happy to go and pick some up for you. Epro is north west of Marse, right?"
Galuff nodded. "That is correct. When you're done, come to my lab at Frederia, to the south of here. That is the only place I can properly fix Falcon at. Good luck to you Lyle."
* * *
In Epro, they learned about how the route to the Oil Cave had been blocked with an earthquake. Lyle was forced to get the key from a man named Hedge, and then take an undersea tunnel to the area where the cave was located. Once there, they unlocked the old mine, and began searching.
Soon, they found the oil being guarded by a huge dragon. Lyle struck out at the monster with Sargus, listening to the sword's song. It sounded happy to be back on the battlefield after sleeping at the bottom of the sea for nearly a hundred years. The monster went down not to shortly afterwards.
"Let's just get the oil and go," Migel requested, "This place is starting to creep me out."
"Just make sure you don't have nightmares over this thing. Why do you always say such stupid things Migel? You don't make sense," Ihrie replied.
Rasha thought, 'If Ihrie is teasing people, the world has truly turned around.'
* * *
Back at Frederia, Galuff began the refitting of Falcon. He spent the rest of the day on the project, while Gil ran around the lab. Lyle and the others just sat around and waited.
When it was done, they all went to the basement in order to see the complete ship. Galuff stood there, smiling. "Now she can fly in the sky. Here's the lowdown. Apparently, Doom Island floated above Gladsar Tower, which has a barrier around it. The only way there is to climb the tower yourselves, and take the teleporter on top. The key to the tower is in a cave north of it, and you can get to the tower through the cave to the south. For towns, you can stay at Arubus, which is a little bit east of the tower, and north of Epro. But there's no beach, so you'll have to fly."
Lyle thanked the professor. They then boarded the ship, and took off. Soon, they arrived at Arubus in order to re-supply. Then, they went to sleep and prepared to head out the next day.
- - - -
I can't believe I nearly forgot about Carabris. Of course, my dumb partner Sky can believe it. She never gives me credit...
Rasha woke up in Soshiet early the next morning. She saw Fam and Ihrie sleeping on their beds. Deciding to see if Lyle was up, the sorceress went to the bedroom where the two men were sleeping. But when she got there, she heard what appeared to be a discussion about her.
"What are we going to do?" asked Migel, "You know, about what Rugudorull said?"
"Why should we do anything? He was lying to turn us against one another. Rasha is not a Sinistrael. I've known her ever since she was a child, and she's definitely human," Lyle replied.
Migel inquired, "What do you do if he wasn't lying? If she really is Rahashina? You are the descendant and heir to Maxim. How do you deal with this?"
"My mission is to kill the Sinistraels," Lyle told him, "Nothing else."
"Are you listening to yourself? If your mission is to kill the Sinistraels, that means you will have to kill Rasha too. Do you think you can do that?" he demanded.
Lyle said, "No, I can't. But I don't have to. Rugudorull was lying. Rahashina is dead. All we have to do is kill Raider, Ramion, and Rugudorull. Shouldn't be as hard as Maxim had it."
Migel looked at him. "But what if it turns out to be true, and she turns into Rahashina. Shouldn't we take care of the problem before it becomes a disaster?"
"No, I will not kill Rasha," Lyle vowed, "Unless there is solid proof, I won't hurt her."
"So I guess we're planning suicide then. Since you don't want to do something now, we'll be in trouble later. Rahashina will kill us in two seconds flat," Migel stated.
Rasha didn't wait around to hear what Lyle said next. She ran back to her room, mumbling, "I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die." For the woman was thinking about her nightmares, and realized that they now made sense.
Ihrie was up when she arrived. "What's wrong Rasha? Worried about what Rugudorull said?"
"Yes," Rasha answered, "I've also been dreaming about fighting you all, and dying on the point of a sword. I now know that the sword was Sargus, and I was Rahashina."
"I wouldn't take that monster's words to heart. He's probably trying to split our group up. That man is so devious, that he's planning to weaken Lyle's resolve to fight," she told her.
Rasha asked, "How do you know he's lying? I've never known who I was or where I come from. And I've always been an outcast, my only friends were Lyle and Meria."
Ihrie began to count on her fingers. "That's exactly why he chose you. First, you don't have a known identity. Second, you are Lyle's closest friend. Third, you are a great sorceress. You are the best choice to use if Rugudorull decides to weaken our group, or turn us against one another."
"I guess you're right," Rasha admitted, "When I get my hands on him, Rugudorull will need an army of demons to put him back together again."
* * *
Later on, the group headed for Carabris, where Galuff kept another lab. They planned to ask the professor how they could fly up to Doom Island. History told them that Lexis Shaia had created a flight machine out of Maxim's ship, and they hoped Galuff could do the same.
"So, you need to fly to Doom Island. Unfortunately, I'm all out of Power Oil at the moment. If you would be so kind as to head for the city of Epro, and pick some up there, I will greatly appreciate it. Or I can go, and you can pay me, either works just fine," Galuff stated.
Lyle thought of Galuff's crazy prices. He told the professor, "We'll be happy to go and pick some up for you. Epro is north west of Marse, right?"
Galuff nodded. "That is correct. When you're done, come to my lab at Frederia, to the south of here. That is the only place I can properly fix Falcon at. Good luck to you Lyle."
* * *
In Epro, they learned about how the route to the Oil Cave had been blocked with an earthquake. Lyle was forced to get the key from a man named Hedge, and then take an undersea tunnel to the area where the cave was located. Once there, they unlocked the old mine, and began searching.
Soon, they found the oil being guarded by a huge dragon. Lyle struck out at the monster with Sargus, listening to the sword's song. It sounded happy to be back on the battlefield after sleeping at the bottom of the sea for nearly a hundred years. The monster went down not to shortly afterwards.
"Let's just get the oil and go," Migel requested, "This place is starting to creep me out."
"Just make sure you don't have nightmares over this thing. Why do you always say such stupid things Migel? You don't make sense," Ihrie replied.
Rasha thought, 'If Ihrie is teasing people, the world has truly turned around.'
* * *
Back at Frederia, Galuff began the refitting of Falcon. He spent the rest of the day on the project, while Gil ran around the lab. Lyle and the others just sat around and waited.
When it was done, they all went to the basement in order to see the complete ship. Galuff stood there, smiling. "Now she can fly in the sky. Here's the lowdown. Apparently, Doom Island floated above Gladsar Tower, which has a barrier around it. The only way there is to climb the tower yourselves, and take the teleporter on top. The key to the tower is in a cave north of it, and you can get to the tower through the cave to the south. For towns, you can stay at Arubus, which is a little bit east of the tower, and north of Epro. But there's no beach, so you'll have to fly."
Lyle thanked the professor. They then boarded the ship, and took off. Soon, they arrived at Arubus in order to re-supply. Then, they went to sleep and prepared to head out the next day.
- - - -
I can't believe I nearly forgot about Carabris. Of course, my dumb partner Sky can believe it. She never gives me credit...
