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Hello everyone, and welcome to Chapter 21 of Angelus Errare. Thank you all for reviewing, and I am sorry for the long wait. I was quite out of it with so much studying to do that my mind is in hibe jibes o_O. Anyways, I hope you like this portion of the chapter. It is nearing the end now, and I know readers are expecting a romance here to start. In about two chapters it will, I think. Well, enjoy the story. ^^ (Sorry if the italics doesn't show.)
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Kidd stood on a familiar futuristic place. Right before her, a scene between Serge and Di started to show, with them in their fighting stance.
"You will die before my feet, Chrono Trigger," said Di with the gleaming eyes of bright purple. "I won't let you take everything that I dreamed away from me! Including Kidd!"
Serge just stood there, glowering into Di's eyes without any hesitation to withdraw the battle. "Even if you gathered a new power, I won't let you or Lynx's blood stained hands take over this world! I have not wronged or take away what is precious to you. I only did what was right."
*Flash*
Serge fell onto the floor, blood staining near his stomach.
"Serge!" yelled Kidd, seeing him pant desperately. From front, Di held his katana sabers in his hands, Serge's blood dripping down to the floor.
*Flash*
"You…with an easily swayed human heart. What foolish mockery you are. You are not strong. You are nothing more than a pawn. Can't you see that you are sick?" said Di as he kicked Serge. A painful moan came from Serge's mouth as he stumbled back up to his knees after the swift kick.
"A mere weakling human being who doesn't even know who he is. What a load of bull!"
Serge lowered his head, blood trickling down the side of his mouth.
"Whatever Serge, you will die before my feet with my new power!" yelled Di as he started to beat Serge to a bloody plot.
*Flash*
"Stop! Don't do it!" yelled Kidd. "I won't let you hurt him!"
"Kidd…"
*Flash*
Kidd was suddenly shoved over the empty crater of the earth, her body helplessly plunging down to the dark whole. "Serge!" she screamed as she plunged down to the core. Beyond the top, she could see a blur vision of Serge reaching his head towards her, trying to reach her, yet to no avail. Kidd could feel the tears streaking her cheeks as she knew that this would be the end for her.
Suddenly, something above flashed. Kidd was nearly falling unconscious when a fleeting image grabbed her firmly on her hand. A white gleam surrounded the silhouetted figure, its face not revealing itself to her. Kidd drifted to unconsciousness, as she smelt the aroma of the salty sea coming around her smell.
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Chapter 21- Sea of Eden…Final Battle
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Kidd woke up with start, feeling the sweat trickling down her brow. She wiped it, quite relieved that it was only a dream. "But…could it be a vision…?" asked Kidd silently, grasping her brow. She looked around to see that she is safely in Serge's bedroom, on his soft comfortable bed. Kidd sighed, acknowledging that the vision she saw was a mere dream. The realization then took her to realize about Serge. She looked down her bed to see that the blankets do not form his body. "Serge…?" she asked wistfully, getting up from bed as she looked for her blue haired companion. She noticed that the balcony curtains were open, flowing through the morning winds.
Kidd started to walk to the balcony. Right there, looking into the lavender-blue horizon stood Serge, with his dark blue boxers his only attire at night. Kidd blushed, but waved that away as she stood by him. Serge turned and smiled. "Couldn't sleep?" he asked, ringing his arms around Kidd's slightly exposed shoulder. Comforted by his warmth, she leaned his head on Serge's shoulder.
"Yeah, I got this weird dream," she said, looking up into the sky. "I wanna tell ya, but it's too complicated to understand."
Serge shook his head. "Don't worry about, Kidd. You don't need to tell me."
She looked up into his dim glow blue eyes. "But…when I think about it…it sort of feels like I had…a vision," said Kidd bluntly. Serge looked down at her with slightly surprised eyes.
"Who was in your vision…or dream…?" he asked, averting his eyes back to the ocean.
"I had…a vision about…you," said Kidd, looking down at her feet. Serge looked at her, surprised. "…and Di, fighting to the death without any hesitation to draw back." She shook her head. "I can't really explain. But felt like a vision."
Serge just simply smiled. "Don't worry, Kidd. Whatever is, let it pass for now." Kidd looked up with shock in her eyes.
"But…I saw-"
"Kidd…don't worry, like I said before. I'm sure whatever it is, we'll pass through," he concluded.
Kidd just looked down to the floor, specifically doubting that this is a dream or a vision. She looked up to see Serge, looking into the lavender sky with those faraway eyes of his once more. Kidd always wondered what he thinks about during the past months from last year. He always sees him spacing into another whenever they explore places and rest in Guldove or in Termina. He never really tells his thoughts to everyone, yet he keeps it to himself whatsoever. However, one year later, things seemed to change. Serge became more and more less shy than normal and somehow he is changing as Kidd sees.
Serge slowly turned to her, looking into her cerulean blue eyes. "I all ready found the next key," he said. Kidd nodded her head slowly. She couldn't get that edgy feeling that the dream will come true.
"Where is it?" she asked.
"I will tell you guys about it later," he said. The sky, by that time, started to turn from lavender to morning blue. Serge smiled, seeing the sun rising from the horizon. He could tell that today is going to be a beautiful day in El Nido as the sun rose every second of a clock's red hand clicking continuously.
"Serge…if my dream is…really a vision…will it come true?" asked Kidd quite thoughtfully.
Serge turned to her and looked into her eyes once more. She looked at him deeply as well, with a worry and serious expression in them. He could tell that she wanted to really know about the dream she just had a couple of minutes ago. He slowly put his hand on her cheek, stroking it affectionately with extra care. She slowly closed her eyes, feeling the pure pleasant ecstasy from his warm, surprisingly soft hands that were always in his brown gloves. "I'm not really sure, in truth," he began, looking deeply into her eyes. "But whatever it is, it has a fifty/fifty percent chance it will come. A vision is not 100% accurate, but it may be accurate."
Kidd still didn't feel uneasy as she kept on thinking through that dream. She thought about the blood, the arguing voices between Serge and Di, and the silhouetted figure rescuing her. The young Radical Dreamer couldn't stand the thought of Serge's own blood let out by her own friend's swords. Both are dearest her hurt, yet if one of them ever disappeared, she would be broken. She still could remember Di's sword covered in Serge's blood. Could that vision tell her that Serge is officially going to die?
"B-but…" Kidd slowly began, feeling her worries increasing by every breath she breaths.
"I have enough of dying for one day..." Kidd still hears that very sentence echo through her mind. It is true that he has enough with dying one day, yet it seems that the line will soon be drawn. She looked at him with worried eyes, trying to parry that subject out of her system. Kidd looked straight into his face. "But…I'm…worried that you may never…come back," said Kidd, looking down sadly.
"Huh?" said Serge in awe, looking at her with slightly surprised eyes.
"I saw you…in my dreams…bleedin' continuously when you fought Di. I don't know what happened but you were bleeding…and looks as though you are going to die," said Kidd, closing her eyes from that painful saying. "Whatever it was…I got a feelin' that you might die." She turned around, looking out into the rising sun with sadness in her eyes. "I'm worried…that you might die, Serge. I'm worried about you."
Serge smiled and slowly drew her to a passionate hug, trying to comfort her with his warmth and his presence. She surprised with his gesture, but she eased into him as she nuzzled into his exposed tan chest. "Kidd, don't worry. I won't die. I've got a will to do and I don't want die to see this world completely destroyed. I don't want anyone's dreams to end. I don't want your dreams to end," he said. "I have enough of dying for one day."
Kidd snuggled into his chest a bit. "But that what worries me. What if that line stops?" She could hear a slight gasp within his voice. "Serge…I don't want you to die. I don't know I will do if you were gone."
Serge was silent as he still held Kidd in his arms, rocking her easily with his warmth. He thought about Kidd's words. He looked through the rising sun, brightening the dark world to its heating lightness. "I hope the vision won't come true." From above, he could see a distance white feather drifting off to the horizon, watching its silhouetted white physique disappearing into the sun. No sooner did Serge realize the sign of its substance. "Could it mean…that I might disappear from this world or not? Could it mean…that…it finally comes?" asked Serge silently as he watched the feather disappear.
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"The third key lies within the Sea of Eden, Chronopolis," said Serge, sitting at the table of his house. It has been all ready an hour since the sun have rose. On the table sat Kidd, Glenn, Orlha, Dario, Riddel, Leena, Korcha, Karsh, Norris (who arrived by message from Viper within an instant), and General Viper himself. Marge stood where Serge sat, listening intently to their conversation.
"So, you say the key lies within Chronopolis," said Viper thoughtfully. "That is strange concept, indeed."
"But why there…? How…?" asked Glenn surprisingly.
Serge slowly closed his eyes, rethinking through his line of vision he saw through his mind. "I think after Kidd unconnected the Frozen Flame's powers, a new path was led to that point in time. Which results to be some kind of passageway. I'm not really sure, but I think Chronopolis was built on top of a underground temple of the Holy Land," concluded Serge as he opened his eyes once more.
Everyone slowly nodded their heads, agreeing with Serge's words about the assumption of the third keys whereabouts. "I have this question in mind I want to ask you," said Dario. "What is the purpose of these keys? Why do they have so much importance for the well being of this world?"
Serge was then stumped, giving a huge expression of thoughtfulness and confusion. Glenn could tell that Serge did not have an answer within the moment. No information regarding to the key's purpose was ever revealed except the Golden Emblem hidden within the Chrono Cross. "I didn't receive such answers from that, but I know it has to do something with the world and Lynx's greed for the keys to obtain the power from the Holy Land. Whatever it is, I must do what Chichiue wants me to do. I must carry out what he ask me for a long time," said Serge quite determined.
Marge looked sadly at her boy from behind, seeing the truth within his inner feelings. Deep down, she knew something about the Holy Land, yet, she does not want to come to terms to break that promise she made to Wazuki. He would not forgive her if she ever told her son about it. So, instead of butting in the conversation, she kept quiet.
"So that settles it then. We'll go to the Sea of Eden once more and find that third key," said Karsh. "Are sure about this Junior?"
Serge nodded his head. "Yes, I'm pretty sure. The picture of that Emblem with the three islands matches that description." Serge narrowed his eyes in an annoyed matter. "Will stop calling me Junior?"
"So, who's comin' this time?" asked Kidd, looking around the group. The first to stand up was Glenn, as usual. "I will assist them. As a best friend of Serge, I will help him to solve his problem."
Serge smiled. "Arigatou, Glenn."
Orlha stood up next. "Of course I will go. Besides, I have to keep an eye on Glenn if he does anything rash," said Orlha, giving him a wink. Glenn smiled.
Next, Norris and Leena stood up together. "We'll go!" they both said in unison.
Riddel stood up as well as Dario. "As you guys go, we will try our best to watch the areas of each land with Karsh, Dario, my father, and Zoah. We will contact the others to watch for any strange things happening where our hands cannot reach."
Serge smile widened, happy to hear that everyone will help out. "Arigatou, minna. I promise I will try to save this world from the clutches of Lynx's hand." He stood up. "All right, let's go!"
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Serge was retrieving his Masamune when his mother came to his bedroom door. "Segare, I want to show you something before you go," she said with a serious tone in her voice. Serge looked up his mother, eyes that show confusion and wonderment.
Turning around, Marge walked to her room, with Serge following behind. She slowly opened her bedroom door, and went straight to her make-up table. Serge looked curiously, wondering what his mother has in stored for him. Inside her Maghoney drawer, she slowly opened it to reveal a small jewelry box that can only fit a single jewelry. Serge stood by his mother's side, watching in wonderment. Marge held a smile as she looked for the key. "Saaji, do you remember this jewelry box?" she asked, looking up at her boy.
Serge looked down at the jewelry box that his mother held. A golden case with designs of dolphins, the ocean, seagulls, and animals were imprinted. On the top of the jewelry box, a single white feather was imprinted in it. Serge smiled, remembering instantly what it is. "When you were young, you always wanted to know what was in this box," said Marge, finding the key. "You would always sneak into this room whenever you are curious about the box. And in vain, you never really succeed in opening it." Marge put the key inside the slot and turned it to the right. "I was saving this for you until you find someone. But I guess this is the best opportunity at the moment," said Marge, opening the jewelry box. Serge peered inside to find a single cloth on top, revealing no jewelry inside.
"Is that it?" asked Serge, quite disappointed. Marge giggled at Serge's little hint of disappointment.
"No, silly. I need to remove this cloth first," she said. Grabbing the cloth gently in her grasp, Marge revealed the single jewelry inside. Serge glanced in it, gasping at the beauty of his mother's single jewelry that he rarely seen her wear since his father was still alive.
The jewelry was a single armlet with the purest silver he seen. The armlet is shaped in wings, shaped in a circular pattern. In the middle lay a light blue diamond stone, matching the armlet's pure silver features. Attached under the diamond, a little silver feather was attached with a middle size small chain. Marge carefully held it in her hands, lifting it to Serge to see a closer look. "Beautiful, isn't it?" she asked Serge who nod in return. She smiled. "I want you to keep this," she said, putting it into his hands.
"But Hahaue, I can't keep this, it's yours," declined Serge, handing it back to Marge. Marge shook her head and gently pushed Serge's hands away.
"I want you to have this, segare. Your Chichiue gave this to me when we first met each other. He said that this armlet would protect those who you love." She looked down at the floor sadly. "Ever since he died, I refused to wear this since it reminded me so much about him. Since then, I kept it in here to give to you when you are grown up and ready to start your own family." She looked into her boy's eyes. "But, I guess this the right time to give this to you. Give this to the person who you hold dearest to your heart. So whenever you are far apart from the person, this armlet will protect the person."
Serge looked at the armlet, staring at his mystic glint. Serge smiled. "Hahaue, arigatou. I promise I won't lose it."
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Outside docks of Arni, Serge, Kidd, Glenn, Orlha, Leena, and Norris started to board into Korcha's boat. Apparently, Korcha is coming along too to make sure that the boat is still intact. Serge hugged his mother lovingly. Marge hugged his boy back and slowly looked at his face. "Please be careful, segare," she said, swiping his bangs from his eyes. "Please be aware of your surroundings. I can sense that something with crazy anger will come forth to you."
Serge nodded determinedly. "Hai, I'll be careful, Hahaue. Don't worry," he said with a smile. Looking at his mother one last time, he boarded into the boat, glancing back at Arni and the inhabitants watching them leave. Serge smiled and waved to them good-bye as all waved back, screaming out his name.
"Bye Sergie!!" yelled on kid.
"Be careful out there!"
"Take care of yourselves!"
"Sayonara, Saaji. All of you! Take care!" said his mother. "Ashiteru segare!!"
"Ashiteru too, Hahaue!" said Serge, waving fervently towards his mother.
The site of Arni Village soon disappeared as the group headed to the Sea of Eden once more after so many months have past. Serge looked out into the ocean, his eyes full of determination. "I know you are after me Lynx. I can feel your next move already. But without my blood that course through my veins, you will never be able to open the temple's door," he said. Serge slowly looked down at the brown leather bag on his belt, peering into it to see if the silver armlet is still there. He smiled as it was still there.
"Serge, what are you looking at?" asked Kidd, appearing from behind. Serge jumped and turned to Kidd.
"Umm…nothing…nothing at all," lied Serge, pretending to avert his eyes back at the sea. "I was just…making sure everything is prepared." Kidd giggled in the background, watching Serge jump in surprise.
Serge relaxed a bit after a few moments later, breathing in the smell of the sea. "I still could hear the cries of help from the future," he said, looking up into the sky. Kidd slowly stood by him, looking at his face. "I could feel the hurt, the agony, the pain, the suffering so strongly." He looked down at the Chrono Cross to see that it is glowing immensely. "I guess the Chrono Cross is feeling it too."
"Serge, I believe you can do it," said Kidd reassuringly. "I know you will stop the future from happenin'. I know that you will. I believe in you." Serge smiled at her, nodding his head in relief.
"Hey, all of us believe in you too," said Glenn, smiling as everyone nodded in agreement. "We believe that you can save this world, Serge. The whole world is counting on you. All of us in the world are counting on you. Don't let those dreams end."
"Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the confidence you have in me," he said thankfully. He once more turned to the sea.
The Dragon awakens in the darkness…
With a frozen heart he roars…
If you are close, the Dragon sleeps…
When the wings appear before him…
People's dreams will fill the sky…
Serge heard his lullaby in the far off distance as the mystery words were translated. He could feel that they statement is true. Yet, why is it translating it for him at this moment?
"The time has finally come…" said voice from the distance.
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Somewhere around the world, in a dark fortress that overlooks the whole landmass of El Nido, dark black clouds surrounded its area, creating a mystifying dark glow around it. Black bats swarm around the tower of the fortress, squeaking its sounds that are in need of food.
Deep in the fortress, a light prevails the dark ominous room, revealing dancing shadows flickering with the glow of the light. In that very dim light, monsters fought each other, training each other and pushing their bodies to their full potential. They fought gallantly in the big room that almost look like a ballroom. At the very front of the room, fleet of stairs started to follow up to a platform where a throne stood. Sitting on it, was none other than Lynx, watching in the bask shadows of the room. He looked at his beast warriors with fondness. He is pleased that they have improved drastically after a few months. Smiling, he lifted an arm up, signaling the creatures to stop in their training, bowing down respectfully to the cat Demi-Human. He smiled, his eyes glowing an eerie bright yellow. He slowly stood up, his cape cascading down above his ankles as he looked around him, inspecting the monster clan.
After months have past, the Demi-Human Fate ages and grows as humans do as well. Lynx have grown from a 6'4" to an amazingly 6'9", almost to 7'0". Although his physique still remains the same, his fur has grown to two inches, making him almost look like a human. He got rid of the hat, and his attire is somewhat the same except the shreds on his left are ripped out and now he is wearing one leather metal glove on his right hand with a purplish blue cape around his shoulders.
He signaled them to proceed and went through the door, hearing the sounds of fighting surrounding the room. Lynx walked through the dark, torches that are dimly lit. He climbed a long fleet of stairs. A somewhat bright light was seen while Lynx walked non-stop, his cape flowing up and down.
He went into that very room, and closed the door behind him. He smiled, walking to a huge tank and peering into the form in it. The form was a young boy with a skinny physique, his brown hair swaying with the purple magic, his somewhat tanned color skin tinted by the color of purple. Lynx smiled once more and slowly extended his hands, calling forth the magic.
"Di, wake up," said Lynx, concentrating to force Di to wake up. "Wake up boy, it is time for your task."
Di slowly opened his eyes, clueless of his whereabouts. "W-where am I? W-who are-"
"Do not worry boy. You just have a case of amnesia for a while. You really hit your head with that battle with the Chrono Trigger, Serge," Lynx said, carefully lifting Di from his confinements to the outside. Di still held that confuse look on his face.
"Chrono Trigger…? A…battle…?" Lynx just looked at the boy, thinking what he will do next to the boy.
"I can see that Serge have truly gotten strong. Yet, his weakness is his heart. Di, how would you feel if I give more power? Power that overrides that Chrono Trigger?" suggested Lynx, walking around the boy.
"Why would I need power? I don't need power to make my life easier," he said.
"That is rubbish, boy," Lynx said, beginning to be paranoid with this. "Can't you see that you are not fit in this world? You are nothing more than sickly person. You must follow my dreams and destroy the enemy at hand."
"I don't have enemies! I don't hold grudges against people!" yelled Di. "I don't even know who this Serge is."
Lynx growled, and suddenly called upon his dark magic. A wave of purple lightening started to form in Lynx's hands, gathering enough power he needed to boast the weak boy's body to the top. With enough power, Lynx hurled onto Di, making him scream out in agonizing pain from this new sensation.
"Ah! Stop it! I don't need this! I want to go home!" yelled Di. "I want to see Ookami! I want to see Gwena! I want to see Kidd!"
"Kidd huh? The person you love back then before you disappeared to reside with me," said Lynx, concentrating on connecting the power in Di's body. "You too have a weakness in the heart. Kidd no longer resides in the land that is considered your home."
Di suddenly stopped in his tracks, his shouting pain no longer in his voice as Lynx mentioned about Kidd. "What happened to her? What happened to my Kidd?"
Lynx smiled. "Well…the one who took Kidd away from you is Serge, Di," said Lynx, smiling. "He has taken her away unwillingly and tried to molest her. Now, she is with him, trying to destroy this world. She will soon die before his feet. He is going to destroy everyone's dreams in this world."
Di started to become uneasy. "Yet, you are weak as ever. You don't have the will power to stop him. You have nothing. You are nothing but weak person in this world who can't save the person you love the most in this pathetic world."
Di's strong emotions started to consume his body, making him feel heart ache in his very weak heart. It felt sickening to hear Serge, the person who he doesn't even know, molesting his Kidd. His Kidd that he loved since he first met her. Di's fist begins to clinch as the glow in his eyes started to turn purple.
"Yes Di. Use your anger. Be angry with Serge," said Lynx. "The one who is your enemy is Serge, the Chrono Trigger. He is the one who you should kill. He is the one who took Kidd away from you!"
"Kidd?!" screamed Di. Suddenly the room started to consume with the bright purple light, filling in the dim fortress.
The purple light soon dimmed, and Lynx smiled as he is pleased what to see. No longer stood the frail boy, but a young boy who marvelously turned from skinny to muscular, the average physique as Serge.
"Welcome back, Omendi. I thought I have lost you there," said Lynx with a smile. Omendi looked up at Lynx and smiled as well.
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The sounds of waves started to fill the quiet ocean. The boat sailed soothingly through the rapid waves of the deep-sea. Serge stood in front of the boat as usual, feeling the quick movement of boat splashing through the waves. Serge smiled, feeling exciting arousing in his body. He firmly gripped the wooden connecters of the sail and flow with the wind, his hair crashing softly into his face. Glenn was enjoying this as well, feeling the strings of his bandana flowing through the wind as Orlha's blonde pigtails swayed with the wind. The two laughed, enjoying the sail ride.
Within moments, the fun of the wind soon stopped when the site of the Sea of Eden came to course. Serge slowly rearranged his feelings to serious as he gazed into the entranceway. "Korcha, glide in there. Be careful for ragged rocks," said Serge as Korcha halted the flow of the boat's movement.
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Few minutes later, Serge stood in front of a rocky cave wall, completely closed from head to foot. "What's going on? I thought there should be entrance here!" yelled Korcha frustratingly.
"Remember, the two worlds have weaved into one," said Serge, touching the cold surface of the cave wall. "I guess it chose to keep the Home world's entrance in this case." Serge stepped back and observed his surroundings.
"But Chronopolis lies within there, correct?" asked Norris thoughtfully.
"Yes," said Serge bluntly. "After using the Frozen Flame's powers to heal myself 14 years ago, I'm sort of linked to it. the whereabouts of the Frozen Flame is unknown, but the fragments it left behind I can still feel." Serge slowly closed his eyes. "You guys try to find the entrance. I'll do the same with mind."
So everyone started to look for an entrance to the other side of the cave, in hopes that Serge's assumption of Chronopolis is still there. Kidd used her dagger and scratched anything weird on the cave walls. Glenn knocked on the cave wall, hearing anything that is strange. Orlha and Leena did the same as Glenn. Norris looked at ocean water near a cover, seeing if there's any passageway to go through.
Something caught Norris' eye as he spotted a dim light near the right bottom of the little cove. "Serge, could this be the opening?" Serge left his concentration and headed to Norris' direction, peering into the little cove.
"No, we wouldn't survive that long without any air…unless…" Serge looked at the huge cave wall. He noticed that there was a huge crack split right in the middle of the wall. Serge followed the line to the rocky floor below. He smiled as he realized why there was a little passageway there. He slowly stood up and began to take off his shoes, vest, his gloves, his bandana, and his black shirt. He peered down the cove once more and looked at his friends who have curious eyes. "I'm going to go down there and find the opening to this. You guys go on Korcha's boat. The floors will move too," he said. Slowly, he gathered his attire and gave it to Kidd. "Bring this to the boat. Don't worry, I'll be back."
With that said, he dove into the little cove with Norris and Leena peering down. "Do you think he will be all right?" asked Leena to Norris.
"I hope so. Let's just hope that he finds the key to open this area very soon," he said.
In the dark depths of the cove, Serge swam downwards towards the dim light. He could see its brightness increasing as he swam down and down. The Chrono Cross floated recklessly with Serge's movements, bobbing up and down on Serge's bare chest. Yet, it is the only source of light Serge can use to go through the depths of the cover without bumping into rocks or anything sharp. Finally Serge felt the bottom of the cover on his bare feet. Looking to the left, he found hole lightened with a sky blue light. Serge slowly squeezed himself in through the little tunnel, trying to reach for the lock of the cave. Serge managed to squeeze himself out of the little hole. Looking around the little cave room, he found a keyhole that is in a weird kind of shape. Serge cocked his head and swam to that very hole. He slowly touched the little etch, feeling every dent and detail of the keyhole. "It looks like the shape of the Chrono Cross," he thought. Serge looked down at his necklace to see the Chrono Cross lighting immensely. He smiled and started to insert the key to the whole.
Once it is in place with the whole, the glow of the Chrono Cross started to immense rapidly. Serge watched in interest with the mystify glow within its brinks. Suddenly, the light shattered the whole room, making it all dark. Serge floated there for a moment, waiting to see what happens next. The next thing he knew, the floor began to shake and he removed the Chrono Cross from the slot. The keyhole started to split in half as the whole area near the key started to split in half. Serge watched on, seeing a bright light underwater. He waited there until the opening starts to come since he knows the entrance of the cover will no longer be there.
Back up on top, Kidd, Orlha, Glenn, Leena, Norris, and Korcha held on for dear life as the whole cave started to shake violently. "Look, the cave, it's opening!" said Orlha, pointing at the cave in front of them. Everyone looked into that direction, seeing it slowly open. The sun's rays started to consume the area to everyone's relief.
The cave wall opened, the floor collapse to reveal the entrance to the Sea of Eden. Everyone looked in awe to see the clear blue oceans of the Sea of Eden. Now peaceful after so many months, it was never opened to commoners since no one knew how to open the Sea of Eden that is safe to go in. The light shines brightly in the sea, creating its radiance in every aspect of nature. Kidd was completely compelled to this, yet Serge struck her mind. "Wait, where's Serge?" she asked.
Right then, Serge went above the water, taking huge gasps of air into his lungs. Everyone sighed in relief as they saw Serge swimming towards them. Slowly, he got off the water and on to the platform, trying to catch his breath. He sat there, staring at his own reflection in the seawater, bouncing gently on the boat. He was about to turn when a simple towel wrapped around his shoulders. He looked up and smiled, seeing Kidd with her smiling face. "Chronopolis, eh? How do we show that building back up here again?" said Kidd, looking out into the empty ocean.
Serge wiped his wet body. He stood up and grabbed for his clothes once he dried his whole body. "Like we did back then. Glenn, do you remember?"
Glenn nodded in agreement. "I just hope we don't have to fight Vita Unus, Vita Dos, and Vita Tres. You know what I mean right?" The team all nodded except Kidd who gave a clueless look. Serge smiled reassuringly, showing the look that he will fill everything for her later.
"Okay, I'll sail in there," said Korcha, grabbing the steer once more and steered forward. Serge went back to his front position at the boat and looked around his surroundings carefully. With eyes almost as a hawk, he spotted three glowing orbs on tops of the water. He smiled, remembering the time he called open the three main times: Past, Present, and Future. Closing his eyes, Serge tried to sense which orb to take, the Past, Present, or Future? The Chrono Cross once more glowed as it slowly lifted from Serge's chest to lift to the right. Serge looked in that direction. He looked down at the Chrono Cross to see it glowing bright green, indicating the portal orb to the future.
"Korcha, head to that glow to the right," he said pointing. Korcha nodded and steered easily to the right abruptly. The boat rocked a boat as everyone tried to stabilize their stand from the change of the boat's movement. Serge held on to the sail firmly in his grip. His hair suddenly whipped violently on his face, seeing the wind changing perspective all of a sudden as they headed to that portal. Serge knew that this kind of wind is not the pleasant he would always feel. "The wind must be signifying the tone of the future of EL Nido," thought Serge, looking up into the sky to see it suddenly darkened. He could still see the vision he just had a few weeks about the future. The blood decaying flesh smell of dying living beings in the world, the poor and ragged inhabitants remain in hide from the up brewing evil, the sky showing the color of bright red blood; he could feel its aura strongly in Serge's mind. He shook that thought unwillingly, trying to parry that thought out of h is mind as much as he can. "This is probably why the Chrono Cross directed us to use this portal. Something about that portal is symbol of the reason for the key's existence," he said out loud, looking out into the very space.
"Serge, what are you talking about?" asked Norris curiously.
Serge looked at Norris and smiled. "Sorry, it' just a thought I had in my mind."
"What do you suppose this glowing globe signifies, Serge?" asked Leena, coming from behind Norris.
"It symbolizes the future, I think. When I felt the strong winds coming to my mind, I knew that this eerie standard is the future that I seen in my vision." He closed his eyes and whiffed in the smell. "Can't you smell the blood right now?"
Kidd did the same. She frowned disgustingly with that very smell. "You're right, it does smell like blood. Why does the key lie within here?"
Serge shrugged unknowingly. "But we'll find out as soon as we get there, right?" Kidd nodded in agreement.
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The winds still blew violently as Serge stood on the boat, feeling it bobbing up and down from the raging waves. He stood there, starring into the glowing orb below him. "The glow that shows the timeline of the future," he said. "Why did you exactly bring us here to open the gates of Chronopolis, Chrono Cross?" Serge held the Chrono Cross in his palm as he looked at its glowing form. He could feel it trying to read its owner's mind, his azure eyes gazing into them with great intensity. Serge right then knew instantly what it wants, and smiled. He turned to face the glowing orb on the water's wet surface.
"Serge, what are planning to do?" asked Orlha. "Don't tell me you're going underwater again?"
"Not this time, Orlha. I'm going to use the powers of the Chrono Cross to open the door. I still have artifacts from the six dragons." Serge cupped the Chrono Cross with both of his hands and he slowly closed his eyes, concentrating on the Chrono Cross' power.
Kidd, Glenn, Orlha, Leena, Norris, and Korcha watched patiently on the boat, watching Serge intently. The same light blue glow as his eyes started to surround Serge's body; increasing its glow every second Serge used his powers. The Chrono Cross slowly lifted from Serge's hands, making it lift just above Serge's head. It slowly went out of Serge's neck, drifting slowly to the glowing orb. Serge opened his eyes to see the Chrono Cross's glow brighten, making the light below intense. The glow soon dissipated and scattered the whole place, making Serge and the rest cover their eyes.
The next thing that Serge saw is that he is in front of the gates of Chronopolis. It still remains as the same structure, looking at the futuristic place that was full of interest and theories. Serge looked determined, staring up and down the structure of the whole building. He turned to the others and stared at them who stared at him back. They knew in their minds that its time to get in.
"You guys go ahead. I'll wait here and watch the boat," said Korcha. "And just in case if anyone interferes with your plans."
Serge nodded in agreement. "I'll assist Korcha," said Norris. "You need a long range weapon handler to kill those who are far."
"Same with me," said Leena quite suddenly. "I guess you can say I have good eyes for everything." Serge knew she was lying, yet he knew why she wanted to stay with Korcha and Norris. He smiled and once nodded, a common silent gesture he would always do. He turned to the others and nodded once again. Soon, Serge, Kidd, Glenn, and Orlha, headed into Chronopolis.
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Serge stepped into the familiar area of Chronopolis with the same statue still in its rightful place. He made an awkward face, sensing something strange about this. Kidd noticed his look and looked at him. She cocked her head in curiosity, signifying the saying what is wrong. Serge gave a reassuring smile that shows that it was not his thoughts. More like the area. Something around Chronopolis seems so different, that seems so…empty.
Serge slowly closed his eyes and sensed out the matter instead. Orlha, Kidd, and Glenn stood quietly behind him. Serge reopened his eyes. He had shock written all over his face as he gazed around himself. "Serge, did sense something?" asked Glenn, growing into his fighting stance.
Serge gave a hand signal to make Glenn to ease down. "I…I don't feel any monster's around here. They must have cleared when we defeated Lynx around here," he said. "But shouldn't the creatures come when Lynx is still alive?"
"That's one eerie concept you said Serge," said Orlha, quite astounded. "But let's just find the key and go. I want to get out of this place."
Serge nodded and closed his eyes once more, sensing the aura of the third key's whereabouts. He could feel the aura now, feeling its strong substance with its purplish color revolving around the circle surface. Serge slowly opened his eyes. "It's below us," said Serge, looking down at his feet. "Come on, let's go."
Soon, the group started to run to the next room of Chronopolis. During this time, Kidd suddenly stopped in her tracks and looked back at the entrance. Something wasn't right as she stared into nothing. Her heart started to beat fast out of nowhere. She stuck her hand above her chest, feeling the not so pleasant feeling right from her heart to her stomach. This feeling…something about symbolizes content and…the other factor, revitalized love. "Why do I got a feelin' that Di is going to be here?"
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Serge pressed the buttons of the elevator, seeing the platform coming down to the first level. The glass doors opened. Serge and the group went in swiftly. Glenn, near the control panel, looked at its many buttons, wondering which to push.
"Push the one that says basement," said Serge, pointing at the button that is below the first floor button.
Glenn smiled and sweatdropped. "Yeah, I knew that," he sarcastically said as he pushed it. The elevator doors soon closed and they were on their way down to the basement.
During the wait, they silently inside the contraption; Glenn looking out the clear window as Orlha looked as well, seeing the ocean depths outside. Serge kneeled against the glass wall, his hands folded around his chest with one foot on the wall, bending slightly. Serge's head was done as he waited patiently for the elevator to stop. Kidd just sat in the middle of the elevator. Her mind couldn't get that eerie feeling out of her system. Somewhere around the lines, she could sense that something bad is going to happen. Something that she couldn't think of worthwhile. Serge, on the other hand, sensed her uneasiness and went to her aid comfort.
Kidd was about to go deeper into her thoughts as a hand lightly touched his shoulder. "Kidd, you all right?" asked Serge, looking at her with concerned eyes.
Kidd jerked a bit from his surprise and eased down once more. "I…don't know," she replied, looking away from his gaze. "My feelings tell me that this scene looks awfully familiar."
"You're talking about your dream huh?" asked Serge. She nodded her head sadly. "Don't worry Kidd. Probably because you have butterflies in your stomach is that you don't want to think about the events in here that left you invulnerable."
Kidd put her head against Serge's shoulder, feeling a bit complicated from her thoughts. "Maybe yer right, mate. But still, me feelings never failed me." Serge slowly drew her close, trying to comfort her from her disturbing thoughts.
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The elevator finally stopped ten minutes later, making everyone sigh in relief that the long ride is over. The elevator doors slid open. Orlha, Glenn, and Kidd went out to the cold feeling of the place. Serge was about to walk out when he noticed something odd about the control panel. Right under it were a few camouflaged buttons that was place from left to right below the basement button. Serge cocked his head and wondered thoughtfully. "Could there be more rooms then this?"
"Hey Serge," said Kidd. "Is it in there?" Kidd pointed at the door across the other room they are in. On top of that very wall, it said with bold letters "Project Kidd." Serge nodded that she was right and started to run towards the forward to the automatic door.
Serge knew what to do from this point and slowly stuck his right hand on the panel. A little laser started to come out of the screen, directly hitting Serge' Iris. The machine soon said some words, and opened the door to the chamber ahead. The group went in without any hesitation.
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"What the heck!?" yelled a very surprise Glenn as he walked into the chamber that was once were the Frozen Flame laid. "What…happened to this place?"
The scene in front of them was quite devastating. The whole place was completely ruined, almost burnt to the ground with parts lying everywhere. Serge slowly walked around the circular area, inspecting one aspect to another. "I guess when we left this place, it was completely destroyed after Kidd deactivated the Frozen Flame. And after months of no activity of living things, this is the result of this," said Serge. The once huge circular glass tube was no longer there. The only thing that is left is a huge hole down below. Serge slowly peered into it, showing no significant end to its dark groundless physic.
"Hey, look at this panel," said Orlha, looking at a control deck that is near the whole. Serge, Glenn, and Kidd went around to where Orlha stood. "I wonder what happens if I press this button?" Slowly pressing the red button, the panel suddenly turned on, making everyone step back. In front of them, electricity started to form around the rims of the bottomless hole. The team watched in interest as the little power surge around. The lightening soon directed itself to the middle, forming something that looks like a little elevator. Right then, the platform is formed and it elevated towards Serge, who was now standing at the edge of the hole. It halted below Serge, making him look down doubtfully. He does not know if this thing will not break down on him or not. But, when he closed his eyes once more, the aura of the third Sphere sky was strong in his stirring mind. Serge knew that this was the only way to go down to the third key.
Slowly, he stepped onto the huge platform, stepping into it a little harder to see if it's sturdy enough. He turned to the others and smiled. "Hey, its okay. Let's head down."
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Serge never knew that there was an underwater temple just below Chronopolis. The platform went down the dark whole as Serge looked into space. Right on the walls, the same drawing inscriptions were etched into the wall.
"Why are you doing this to us? Why are you killing you us? We didn't do anything to you…"
"Because you guys take everything from us. Our dreams, our rank, our popularity!"
"But we never took anything…from…you guys. We are those who protect you from danger…"
"I don't care what it is. Whatever you do, you shall die!"
Serge could still remember those last words that the old man from his vision has said. Nothing but complete plead and innocence that he died without any hesitation. Serge could never believe that the Demi-Humans back then were like this. At least now they were at peace with the humans, living with them as equals.
Slowly, he went towards his pouch, feeling something cold and shiny. Serge smiled. "I almost forgot about this," he thought as he slowly held it and hid it well in his hand. Slowly, he walked towards Kidd who was sitting down.
"Kidd" he whispered, sitting next to her.
"Hey mate. Borin' eh?" she asked with a smile. Even though it was dark, Kidd could see his face clearly with the magnificent glow of his soft eyes.
He nodded his head and smiled too, expressing that everything was fine. He slowly gulped nervously, trying to keep his nerves down from making butterflies in his stomach. "Umm…Kidd…I want to give you something," he shyly said as he looked down at his hands once more.
Kidd gasped when Serge said those words. Did she heard right? What is Serge giving her? She turned fully to Serge, looking intently into his eyes. "What is it?" she asked. Kidd could not help but smile, feeling the excitement around her body.
Serge once more gulped down his nerves. Even though he was only giving a simple thing, he is nervous to give it to her. Serge kept on having second thoughts, thinking that she would not accept it. Then again, Kidd is not that kind of person to decline. Even though she may be a tough cookie, but she is a kind person in truth. Mustering enough courage, he extended his hand towards her and slowly uncurled his hand to reveal the shiny object. Kidd gasped as she watched its pure white silver glimmer in the dark. "Serge…" Kidd said happily, grabbing the armlet with both of her hands.
"It's something I want to give you," said Serge, blushing. "It's a white silver armlet that my mother gave it to me. It's nothing much but once you wear that armlet, it would protect you." Silence stilled the room as Serge gazed at Kidd, wondering what will she say. No words were spoken for a while. Kidd was still astounded by the gift that Serge gave. She left poor Serge wondering if she liked it or not.
"Kidd…?" he called silently. Kidd turned to him and suddenly leapt into his arms, surprising Serge with a thud on the floor.
"Serge, thank you!" she said, tightening the hug. "I promise to wear this without losing it." She firmly put the armlet around her right arm, fitting perfectly around her slender arms. "It's beautiful!"
Serge couldn't help but smile. His feelings were relieved as he knew that Kidd loved the gift he gave her. The armlet still glimmered its clean shine as Kidd slowly stood up, feeling content. Serge stood as well. The dark walls soon turned to a dim blue, showing the view of the ocean underwater. Everyone gasped at the site. They were really below the sea.
"The temple is built this far?" asked Glenn, fingering the cold glass due to the ocean's cold level temperature. "Unbelievable."
"You're telling me," said Orlha. "I wonder if people died when building this?"
The elevator went down for a few more seconds until it completely stopped. Slowly, everyone started to excavate the platform. Serge, once more, was in the lead of all his friends, leading them to the Ancient door just ahead. As Serge walked along the dark corridors of the hallway, the walls slowly lit as Serge walked, then dimmed when Serge passed by it. Kidd cocked her head in a weird manner, quite flustered with the walls lighting and darkening as Serge passed by each wall. Serge noticed it too, but he left that matter behind him. The important matter that he is thinking about is the key at hand.
The door was within a foot now and Serge slowly looked at the imprints. Stepping on a patterned square panel, the imprints started to glow immensely, showing the weird writing once more. Serge looked up and slowly read it:
"To those who come this far to find the Key Sphere. Through the portholes of time, there are three ports to different times: Past, Present, and Future. These three timelines determine the ranks of each history of the world. The outcome of the Present and Future all is determined by the Past. The Past is the essential link to all time. The actions done in the past can result all over to the Future. The Future cannot be changed unless the past is changed. This very facility went through the plunge from the future to the present time of El Nido due to the scientist contamination of Time's flow. Within this wall, lies the Key Sphere of Time. A key that represents the symbol of time corruption within this futuristic building where it is build right under the Ancient Temple of Time from the "Holy Land." The Holy Land will soon reveal itself to you only if you consist the blood of the Ancient Clan."
The glowing image in front of Serge started to turn like a clock, spinning around non-stop. Slowly, it created a handprint just under the clock-like glow, making it disappear into thin air. Serge slowly removed his glove and placed it on the panel. The panel calculated the blood type of Serge. "Serge…Chrono Trigger…Age 17…birthdate…June 21…Blood Type: O…you may enter Mitsukai."
The door slowly slid open, revealing the glowing orb on top of the altar. "Mitsukai?" wondered Serge.
"Come on, mate. We should get the key first before Lynx does," said Kidd. Serge slowly nodded and headed into the small circular area.
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Serge stood in front of the altar, looking at the greenish-blue Key Sphere. The way the structure of the orb looks, it almost looks exactly like the Dragon Tears. Serge inwardly smiled, cupping his hands around the Chrono Cross as it immensely glowed. Slowly, the Chrono Cross slowly lifted in front of him, nearing the Key Sphere. They both glowed magnificently, showing that they are being bind. Around Serge's body, a light whitish-blue started to surround Serge's already silhouetted body.
The Key Sphere sipped into the Chrono Cross, making Serge's silhouetted glow intense. Serge managed to open his eyes as he felt the task is done. He turned to his friends and smiled. "Okay, I got the key."
Glenn and Orlha smiled, quite relieved that they do not have fight any beast around here. In the background, Kidd couldn't help but have this eerie feeling in her spine. Something about this scene have made her hair stand up tall in fright. Kidd couldn't put her head into it, but she could feel that this is so familiar. So familiar that it scares her from head to foot. "Come on, let's get out of here. Maybe we could find the last key," said Serge as he strides out of the small of temple.
Glenn and Orlha followed him. Kidd tagged along, her thoughts consuming her mind. Her thoughts do not really bother her that much, yet somehow, this is an exception. Somehow, her heart is beginning to beat in a fast tempo, making her breath uneven. Every step she takes, she could feel it increasing its faint speed. She could clearly hear the sound of her heart beating in her mind. "What is this feeling?" thought Kidd as she went on the elevated platform.
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Serge looked out into the window of the ocean's depths, mesmerized that this whole temple was deep underground the oceans of El Nido. Lingering on his other thoughts, he could feel Kidd's mind is in a great confusing. Serge stared at her sitting form, her mind in another world at the moment. "I guess Kidd is thinking about that dream again," he said looking back at the ocean's depths. Slowly, he patted his heart with his right hand, feeling it beating steadily, for now. His head downcast, he could the strange, uneasy feeling of his heart. "Why is that…whenever I see Kidd like that…I feel so…uneasy," he said.
Kidd sat there thoughtfully, looking up into the ceiling with a blank stare. "Why do I got a feeling that Di is going to be here?"
*Flash
"I won't let you take everything that I dreamed away from me! Including Kidd!"
*Flash
Serge lowered his head, blood trickling down the side of his mouth.
"Whatever Serge, you will die before my feet with my new power!" yelled Di as he started to beat Serge to a bloody plot.
*Flash
"Stop! Don't do it!" yelled Kidd. "I won't let you hurt him!"
*Flash
A vision of a silhouetted figure, grabbing Kidd to safety
*Flash
Kidd shook her head, trying to parry that dream away from her mind. "No, I can't think that. Not anymore or it might come true." Kidd turned her head and looked Serge, looking out into the ocean.
"I wish that that dream doesn't come true…I don't want to see him hurt…"
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The elevator finally stopped ten minutes later, making everyone on the platform off of its halted movement. "Now that is over with, let's find the last key," said Glenn with a smile.
"It's amazing that we didn't fight any monsters or anything," said Orlha.
Kidd did not say a word through the whole time. She was too coped up with her thoughts on the dream. She couldn't stand the thought of the dream, with Serge and Di fighting each other. She doubt it was a vision, yet somehow, her other feelings tell her that this feeling she has probably is a vision. She shook that thought once more away from her head, her heart still beating that tempo of utter fear.
Serge could feel that arousing fear within Kidd's well-hidden feelings. He walked towards her and laid a hand on Kidd's shoulder. She turned to him, seeing him looking at her with worried eyes. "The dream is bothering you again huh?" he said, putting his other hand on her other shoulder.
Kidd nodded, leaning absentmindedly onto Serge's torso. She slowly nestled under his chin. "It can't get outta my system," she said. "I thought that dreams like that would pass by quickly. But today, it's an exception. It's stuck in my mind."
Serge rested his chin on top of Kidd's soft hair. "Don't worry about it Kidd. Everything will be al-" Serge suddenly stopped, feeling an alien presence around this exact area. Kidd looked up at him from the sudden stop in his words. Cautiously, he stepped in front of Kidd, protecting her from behind. He became poised in his stance, sensing for the aura.
Glenn and Orlha noticed Serge's mood and grew in their stance. Kidd grasped Serge's shoulder lightly with her own, grabbing her dagger with the other. She looked around, trying to aid Serge for any movements. The lights suddenly turned off. The whole place is pitched black with no luminescent light around except Serge's Chrono Cross.
"Oh no, this scene looks familiar," said Kidd, quite flustered. She looked down to see her armlet reflecting the light of the Chrono Cross.
"Kidd, that armlet will protect you whenever I'm gone," whispered Serge. "I won't let anyone hurt you."
Kidd stood poised, unsheathing her dagger from her small scabbard. With her other hand, she clung onto Serge's back.
"Don't touch her!" Serge grabbed his Masamune and went into his fighting stance. "I said don't touch!" Serge didn't make an attempt to move from her side. He stood there with an angry look on his face, trying his best to ignore the evil voice. "Didn't I tell you don't touch her!!!" boomed the voice angrily.
Serge, Kidd, Orlha, and Glenn jumped from the voice's roughness. "DON'T TAKE KIDD AWAY AGAIN!!!" yelled the voice.
Serge suddenly felt a huge amount of energy coming at Kidd and himself. With one swift movement, he gasped and jumped at Kidd just in time to avoid the purple magic. Serge turned around and looked up, sensing the presences of the voice's aura around the room. He held Kidd protectively. "Omendi! I know you're in here!" yelled Serge. Kidd's eyes slightly widen from the mention of that exact name.
Out of nowhere, up above the ceiling floated Omendi, phasing in without a doubt. Serge held Kidd protectively with his Masamune in front of him. He growled uncontrollably as Omendi descended down to the floor, his cape swaying with the wind blowing upwards. No longer did he have a smirk on his face, but a mere hatred and anger face as he looked at Serge disgustedly. "How dare you take Kidd away, you bastard," retorted Omendi.
Serge eyed Omendi suspiciously. He could feel the rising anger within Omendi. Something about him is quite different now. Something that Serge could not comprehend. "Shou, this is not going to be good," said Serge.
"What do you mean this not good?!" cried Glenn from the other side of the room.
"There's something wrong with him. I don't what it is, but I can sense something that this won't be easy to get out of," said Serge, totally concentrated on this.
"I can't believe you, Chrono Trigger. How can you be such a person to take innocent women away," said Omendi.
Serge's mind clicked at Omendi's words. He stood up firm and tall, looking straight into Omendi's eyes. He couldn't believe the words that Omendi said. "What are you talking about, Di?! I don't take innocence away from women. Especially Kidd!"
"Don't lie to me, Chrono Trigger. Other than taking over the world, you would step so low and try to molest my love."
Serge clenched his fists. "That's a lie. A damn, excuse of a lie! Can't you see that he's lying to you, Di!?"
Omendi did not mention anything one bit, not falling for this trick of his. He knew better than falling to a trap of the Chrono Triggers, even though Serge speak of was completely true.
Kidd stepped up, pressing firmly her hand onto the angel armlet. "What Serge speak of is true, Di. He wouldn't do such thing to me or this world," said Kidd gently.
"The name's not Di. My name's Omendi," said Omendi. "But I know that your mind is poisoned by this molesters mind." He pointed at Serge, who was quite angry at the time with Omendi's monstrous attitude. "But who cares. Everything will be all right if that…that soaring beast is killed!"
Serge growled even more, grasping his Masamune harder. "How could you say such things? To a person who is almost like you in the past?"
"Not to mention they look alike," whispered Orlha to Glenn who was nodding in agreement with her declaration.
"Because I know that Lord Lynx is right. He is always right on things about this so-called peaceful world and you," said Omendi, taking out his two saber katanas, sharply bladed and durable to withstand Serge's heavy attacks.
"Lynx is not right on anything. He may be right on some points, but he shouldn't judge this world by the outside. He has no right to call us something more than dirt. It's like saying that humans call the Demi-Humans nothing but dirt," explained Serge. "You shouldn't agree with people so blindly. What you see is nothing more than death like I told you before. Can't you see that you are seeing is a mere lie?"
Omendi's power started to increase. "What I see is nothing more than this world will fall because of you!" Omendi hauled a black thunderous magic right Serge.
Just in time, Serge managed to dodge Omendi's attack with Kidd in his arms protectively. The black magic exploded into millions of pieces in the area Serge was, decreasing immediately after it felt nobody home.
Omendi pointed at his katanas at Serge, showing his crouching reflection on them, ready to seek the main person's blood. Serge looked, and glowered angrily at Omendi with Kidd still in his arms. He slowly stood up, standing in his fighting stance as he angrily stared at Omendi with the familiar, yet determined glowing azure eyes that Serge possessed from the Chrono Cross within.
"Give me the keys, Chrono Trigger," said Omendi. "Give it to me now, or you will face the consequence for crossing me."
Serge shook his head. He has the will to keep these keys for the sake of the world; for the sake of the people of this world, for the sake of his father Wazuki and his will. He could still hear his father's words in his mind, hearing him repeat the words as Serge glowered at Omendi with complete utter courage and will to fight what's right. "Then, you shall die here, Chrono Trigger. Here and now!" said Omendi, ready in stance. "It is time for your death Chrono Trigger. How dare you take away Kidd from me."
The whole room went suddenly dark absentmindedly. None is seeable in this darkness that almost represents the underworld. Kidd could feel the evil wind coming to her and the room. The light started to dim to a gray light, reappearing the scene before them as not Chronopolis, but a place that looks ruined and devastated. Kidd couldn't believe her eyes. One minute, she was standing on the metal floors Chronopolis. Then, the next minute, she's in Zenan in the future, with nothing but gray stones and cold snow around them, looking down at the Zenan Kingdom with no life at all. This was the mountain where Crono was reborn.
Serge lowered his head, feeling the light blue aura surrounding his silhouette body, giving the power necessary to fight this battle towards Fate. Serge took a quick glance back at Kidd, who was looking on with worried eyes. Serge knew that her worries are all mixed. However, even if Kidd is worried about Omendi more than him, Serge had a promise to keep. He would not dare to break it, no matter what. "This is going to be our last duel. No matter how strong you are, I'll protect Kidd…!" said Serge, bending low, awaiting for the first move of Omendi.
Kidd looked on the sidelines, watching Serge and Omendi glower at each other, the two men who Kidd fondly loved and she fondly accepted them as friends. Kidd couldn't bare the thought of one them dying by the other's blood.
On the other side, Glenn and Orlha watched as spectators, worried to death of who is going to live or die. Kidd was in the middle of that worry when her dream from before came back to her once more. The gloomy, lonely setting, the way the two men stand, Serge's blood coming in front of her, Omendi's evil laugh of his victory of Serge's end. These images where now strong in her mind. Kidd gasped and tried her best to shake those visions out of her mind, but it was no use. The scene before her was too strong to get her mind out that dream. All she could do was look on with worried eyes, awaiting the results for this. "I hope…" she began with a nervous voice. "I hope…that this vision won't come true." She grasps her armlet, seeking for the angel from the past, who once worn this, for its protecting powers to shield Serge and Di from Death's hand. "I will protect you no matter what Kidd, I promise."
Serge's promise drifted through the raging wind of the future of Zenan that was no longer a question for the world's future. This place signifies the angry emotions, the worried behavior, and the battle that is going to take place. This is the symbol of the last battle between these two conflicting men.
*End of Chapter 21- Sea of Eden…Final Battle
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Next time, on Chrono Cross: Angelus Errare…
*Shows Serge and Omendi fighting to the death
Omendi: You will fall before my feet with my new power, Chrono Trigger. Let this be a lesson to you!
*Shows Serge screaming with pain, blood spilling out of his gashed arm
Serge: I am never going to give up. Even if I'm hurt, I won't give up my will and promise!
*Shows Serge limply getting up
Omendi: Why would Kidd like you? She is not your type who doesn't even know who you truly are…
Serge:…!!!
*Shows Kidd protecting Serge
Kidd: Di stop it! I won't let you hurt him! I don't want him to die because of your cold heart!
Omendi: What?!
Kidd: It's as if you don't recognize me anymore!!!
*Shows Kidd falling
Kidd: AHH!
Serge: Kidd!!!
*Shows Serge jumping off the cliff after Kidd, something that grew widespread
Voice: When Shiroi Tsubasa appear, peace shall soon come forth to this world…
Chapter 22- Up on Zenan Mountain- Final Battle…Tenkuu no Mitsukai
Phew, that was long. I'm sorry about the long delay. Finals week was up and now it's finally over. Now I can get this fic and hopefully I'll finish before school starts. Anyways, enjoy and thank you all for the wonderful reviews!!!!
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Here's a summary or preview of MY ORIGINAL ANIME FANFIC. So, I hope you guys like it and have a chance to read it:
In a land filled with mixed emotions….
There stood a young girl who does not understand the world…
In another part of the world, a young man stood there who does not appreciate the world…
Everything they see, everything they hear, was nothing more than lies and envy.
There is no truth; there is no meaning, to such a world full of hatred, envy, and war…
Nothing can see any meaning to this world they live in.
Until one day, they first met…
They met for one purpose
A purpose that will change their lives forever…
A purpose to find the truth about the worlds they live…
When these two cross each other's path…
A new fate shall determine all…
To find the truth within their feelings…
…and themselves…
Enter the world:
The Spirit World of Daishizen…
