Ha ha! Finally! Chapter 18 coming your way!!!!!
I can't believe I've took so damn long O.O Writters block and 6 other people in the house had something to do with it but BAH!
Note – I know the Serge x Kid End of things has been kind of thin. I hope to pick that up soon, I really do. In the mean time for those Serge x Kid Lovers out there that haven't read it, I strongly Recommend Untold Stories by Bao Blossom it has to be the ultimate Serge x Kid story ever written.
And now, Thanks to Shadowrayne I have a Kidd Plushie!!!*puts Kidd Plushie on shelf, unfortunately she's all alone ;-;*
Anyway. That said, on we go.
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Chapter 18 – Oh My…
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Looking down upon his friend's face, Serge knew instantly something was wrong. Glenn had his eyes squinted in sheer concentration while he peered up at the large stain glass window positioned above the dance floor. The village boy had never seen such an intent look on the Deva's face except for when they were surveying a battle.
Surveying a battle…?
That instant Serge realized what was about to happen. Even before he noticed Glenn's arms tighten around Leena, he knew. He scarcely even heard his friend's warning cry as something came crashing through the large circular skylight causing the Chrono Trigger to knock Kidd down to the floor of the balcony and cover her protectively.
He heard…no felt the thing strike the wall several feet above the balcony, then the unnerving wind it shot over him before clipping the railing and tumbling down to the dance floor below. A deafening silence followed, broken to Serge only when the girl beneath him resumed breathing and muttered a colorful curse beneath her breath. He let out a low mumble himself before getting into a standing position and looking down at Kidd. "Are you alright?"
"Fine Mate. No need ta squish me." She replied while standing and brushing herself off. "What tha hell was that?"
Serge peered over the edge of the Balcony before replying "Locke." His simple reply caused Kidd to instantly turn and look to where the thing had fallen to find Drakius struggling to his feet and his Dragon Rider blurting out enough colorful curses to cause even Karsh to blush. The two watched as he shoved the few people attempting to help him out of the way then jumped awkwardly to his feet, all the while yelling.
"Leave me the hell alone! Get out of here! You might as well be fish in a barrel!!! Run dammit! Run!"
Uncertain babble began to fill the room the more Locke shouted, only frustrating the battered Dragon Rider to no end. Eventually he just cursed them as being worthless then looked around pointedly, searching for someone. Suddenly the doors burst open and an extremely out of breath Dragoon stumbled through.
"General Sir! We're being attacked! We're sur-" The soldiers sentence broke into a horrific scream as something resembling an oversized dun beetle drove a nose horn through his back, allowing the tip to break through the skin of the man's lower chest, letting spurts of blood fling out in ever direction.
A single scream erupted from the center of the room, sending the entire party of people into mass, uninvited panic. In hordes they began towards the nearest exit, trampling the poor souls who were either two slow or headed in the other direction. Alarms blared loudly as monsters of all shapes and sizes pushed their way into the room, killing any an all who were caught in their path.
Glenn suddenly found himself in the wave of people surging towards or away from the doors, pushed and shoved until he found himself reciprocating the actions just to stay standing. He carefully pressed his way through the panicked people while looking around urgently for Leena, whom he had lost sight of after Locke's dramatic entrance.
Suddenly one particularly horrified person got a hold of him and clung for dear life. "Please! Please save me! I'll give you anything!"
As he was about to reply the man screamed out in pain and his grip on Glenn became as tight as a vice, causing the Deva himself to let out a surprised yelp. In turn to his yelp, the man holding him suddenly projected a large amount of thick Blood onto Glenn's formal uniform seconds before he caught a glimpse of half evolved feline tearing it's claws free from the man's back. Not allowing himself to be shocked, The Dragoon soldier unsheathed his Einlanzer and in a single, quick motion removed the monsters head from its body, spraying reddish pinkish blood all about. Cringing slightly as blood washed itself over him, Glenn cast the dead man a sympathetic look before prying himself free of his bonds and bounding off towards where he had last seen Leena.
Catching a glimpse of her, Glenn pushed himself harder before leaping free of the crowd and slamming his Blade down through the neck of a Taurus then jerking it violently to the side. The beast released a gargley sound from its throat as its head near parted from body and stood deathly still before flopping over, nearly crushing Glenn in the process.
"Glenn!" At the sound of his name the blooded soldier turned his head to see Karsh waving him over urgently, "Git over here!" He took one last look around for Leena before reluctantly complying with the order and rushed over, half sliding to the side of his superior.
"What?"
"Dario, Viper and Riddel are gettin' everyone 'downstairs' we gotta stay up here and fend off these fucking monsters and keep em from following everyone down there. Get it? Got it? Go!!!"
The younger Deva nodded swiftly then returned to his feet before darting skillfully past all obstacles towards where the entrance to 'downstairs' was located. Upon arriving there he spotted his brother, ushering the last of the worried crowd into the room.
"Dario!" Glenn exclaimed before running down the stairs to where his brother stood. Looking into the room see saw approximately 1/3 of the entire party group huddled about, terrified beyond belief. "Is that really all of them?"
"Yes the rest are either dead or god knows where."
Glenn suddenly felt a pang of sorrow and guilt. Sorrow towards the people who had died and there loved ones whom they had left and guilt for not being able to protect them. Scanning over the people once again horror jumped into his heart, among them he didn't see Serge, Kidd or, worst of all Leena. Before his panic had a chance to reach his feet however, an over sized mantis-like creature drove itself into the stairwell, slamming up against Glenn and Dario.
Both men let out a yelp of surprise before fully realizing their current situation. Being pinned against a wall by a large insect like creature is never appealing yet neither of them took it quietly. Almost at the same instant they brought their swords up to slice through the frontal limbs of the being, earning an ear shattering squeal from it as they did. Taking no time to look about they both ran immediately at the monster, slashing it deeply through its exposed chest, showering them with thick blacken Blood, smelling of substantial rot and decay. To retaliate the beast rose high and slammed his legs down upon both Glenn and Dario while swinging at them violent the remains of its arm-like appendages. Both brothers rolled to evade the leg attack then jumped back to avoid the arms.
Glenn was the only one fast enough.
The mantis creatures flailing limbs flew passed the Dragoon with only inches to spare but his brother was not near as lucky, being smashed into the sidewall by one stump as the other drove itself into his shoulder causing a pained yell from him and an utterly horrified one from Riddel.
The instant Dario hit the floor; Riddel was by his side holding him from falling back to the blood soaked earth. She held him lightly when suddenly his yell of warning was heard as he jumped to a painfully kneeling position, pushing Riddel back behind him in a noble, yet feeble attempt to protect her from the re-approaching limbs of the creature.
The next events were a flurry of psychotic motions as Glenn leap forward and sliced most the remains of the Mantis' forward limbs, kicking them out and away from Riddel and Dario as he did so. From there he half ricocheted off the wall and slide beneath the creature, driving the Einlanzer up into the pit of his stomach. The angered Dragoon soldier jerked the blade violently about, dragging it about the creature's innards then cleaving it out viciously, showering him with the grotesque, half rotten guts of the Mantis.
Realizing what he had done, Glenn scrambled out from beneath the creature as it began to waver sickly while screeching out in pain. After removing himself from the threat of being squashed he ran over to Dario and helped Riddel drag him into the Underground sanctuary.
"Riddel, your insane!" Dario snapped protectively.
"I love you Dario! Don't go getting angry at me for doing something you, yourself would have done." His wife replied calmly, not affected by his apparent anger. Having absolutely no come back to that, Dario grumbled then looked at Glenn.
Quelling his breathing, The Deva fixed a determined gaze on his brother before speaking. "Hey, I'm your brother…if I don't look out for you…what good am I?"
Dario's eyes widened and he could find no words to speak.
"I may be your little brother Dario, but, I am still your brother and I will look out for you just as you look out for me." Glenn turned and looked at Riddel, "Take care of him will you?" Not waiting for her reply, nor heeding Dario's yells, the Young soldier ran out of the subterranean keep then slammed and locked the door behind him.
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Serge looked around the circle of monsters, which had surrounded him. There were about seven off them, all crazed and blood thirsty and vastly aware that they out numbered him greatly. Normally this wouldn't disturb him, but without a weapon or even any armor, the Chrono Trigger found himself in a bit of a tight spot.
Suddenly one of them lunged at him, raking filth-ridden claws at him in a viscous blur of motion. Readily, Serge jumped back, narrowly avoiding the claws and kicking up violently to strike the creature on the underside of its jaw.
As it flew back, two others moved in and caught Serge in a pincer attack. The village boy yelled out in pain as their claws raked across his chest and back, spilling his blood across them and the floor. Pushing past pain, he lunged with a cry at one of the creatures, knocking it to the ground and planting his knee firmly in its gut before throwing himself backwards into the other creature. His last move didn't work so well for the thing kicked him firmly in the right side of his back, creating a loud snapping noise upon contact.
Pain. It is a strong, intense feeling, almost passionate in its own sense, yet bitter and resentful never really allowing pleasure from its tense boundaries. Serge had experienced this feeling so many times, yet every time it stung him just as hard as before, striking continuously and flaring in level as he hit the cold tile floor.
Breathing heavily, he pushed himself up, only to be knocked back down by the pain of newly broken ribs. With clenched teeth he tried again, only aware of the thing standing over him when it delivered a kick to his chest, forcing a shout of pain from his throat.
"Hello Chrono Trigger. Before you get much of 'I chince to be 'i problem, I'm gonni get rid of you well I still cin."
Tears stung Serge's eyes as blood began to pool in his throat. He couldn't really see and breathing was a difficult task, yet still he lashed out at the figure, catching his fist on the side of its face. He laughed bitterly in triumph before stubbornly getting to his feet, and though unstable remained standing. So intense was his task that he didn't notice the fact all the creatures were retreating from the large room.
"You know, you irn't helping yourself. You ire only makin' things worse."
Struggling against impeded sight, Serge glared at the creature, his patience was lost, and his temper almost was as well. Energy emitted steadily from him as his eyes began to flicker from Blue to White. Suddenly a streak of light shot from no where only to be caught by the angry Chrono Trigger, revealing itself as the Mastermune, which throbbed with the strength of its master.
Staring heatedly at the little rat-like demi human, Serge jumped up and brought the Mastermune angrily down upon its head.
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Kidd pulled her dagger free of scaly flesh, ignoring the turquoise blood spurts as she jumped and attacked another of the benevolent creatures. She growled at the confinements of the dress, spilling loud curses as she felt teeth clamp deep into her shoulder.
Her eyes widened as the pain shot through her arm and automatically she flipped her dagger backwards and slammed it deep into the animal's gut before slamming it back against the wall. It released a snarl of pain yet only dug in its teeth farther, dragging her down to the stone floor with it. Within seconds it was lifeless, thanks to Kidd's persistent stabbing.
"Bloody Hell…" She mumbled, before reaching up and trying to pry the inert jaws from her blood soaked shoulder. She grunted with the effort and eventually managed to rid herself of the strict pain. Getting to her feet, she looked up just in time to see Norris and Leena rushing towards her.
"Kidd are you alright?"
"Yeah," She replied before glancing around warily then scanning the area thoroughly. "Where's Serge?"
A loud bang filled the air as Norris blew a neat hole through the chest of an approaching beast. "I don't know. I lost sight of him after the Dragon's entrance." He looked around slowly before his brow creased in wonder "…They're all…moving away…"
Kidd looked around once again to see that Norris was right. All the creatures, injured or not, were flooding out of the room either through the skylight of the doors, leaving even in the middle of a battle.
"What tha-"
"Kidd look!" Leena's call caused not only Kidd but also Norris to spin around and look in the same direction she was. There, not more than 100 feet away was Serge, barely standing infront of a malevolent rat-like thing holding a stick.
"Serge!"
The radical Dreamer immediately began forward, moving as fast as her body would allow her, followed closely by her two comrades. As they drew nearer Serge began to almost glow, the anger clear upon his face. A streak of light flashed and Mastermune stood posed in his hand causing a wave of energy to shoot out over the ground, knocking the three off balance and to the floor.
They groaned before looking up, in time to see the Chrono Trigger jump up and drive his weapon down at the rat thing's head. They grinned, yet swiftly those grins twisted into wide-eyed expressions as the creatures staff connected with the Mastermune creating a resounding clang and a bright light.
Kidd's ears rang loudly as sunspots clouded her vision. She couldn't see, she couldn't hear yet…Serge!
She jumped discoordantedly to her feet then rubbed her eyes. Shaking her head shook glanced around "Serge? Mate! Where are ya!" She received no reply and grumbled and squinted heavily to try and see, yet couldn't, he just wasn't there.
"Kidd?"
"Leena! Mate! Where's Serge?"
"Kidd…Serge is…gone…"
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Well that was…long…12 pages or something like that e.e…I'm going to go hide in a corner or something, bye!