Author's Note: Whee, I get to talk more about Chrono Trigger, because you
people ASKED (dum dum dum)!
Chrono Trigger is a Squaresoft RPG for SNES (the last one made with Nintendo before they went to Sony and Playstation). Now, if you don't have a SNES, it would be slightly difficult to find the game, considering they don't make SNES anymore. However, you can download an SNES emulator at www.cherryroms.com and get the Chrono Trigger ROM at http://webpages.charter.net/jimbobwilly2001/. Now, there are laws considering ROMs that you should all know about. Without a real copy of the game, you can't own a ROM for more than a 30-day trial period; or else it is considered piracy. If you play long enough, you can probably finish the game (it's not more than 30 hours) in those thirty days. I'm on like my twentieth day, and I'm just doing the side quests before going to the Black Omen.
Chrono Cross is the sequel to Chrono Trigger, and it was released on Playstation in 1997, making it the first game Sony and Squaresoft made together, a few months before FF7. It didn't sell enough copies for them to consider making a third game (but now that Square is finally going back to Nintendo, where it belongs, we might get lucky). I've never played it, but I've heard it's pretty good.
In my opinion, Magus isn't nearly as good as Frog. Magus has incredible magic, of course, but both his physical attack and defense are low. He has no Double Techs and his both his Triple Techs are with Lucca, who is (IMHO) the worst character in the game. Frog, on the other hand, has amazing attack with the upgraded Masamune, and his physical defense can be pretty damn good too. He can use Water2 and Cure2, and while his magic isn't as good as Magus, it's not bad. He has great Double Techs with Ayla AND Crono, both of the other party members in question, and I'm working on getting their Triple Tech (Ayla just needs a few more skill points).
OK, I know none of you wanted to hear that, but you asked. I'm obsessed. Deal with it.
Chapter 26
"What should we do now?"
"This is better than any opportunity we could have asked for. Release all the monsters currently in the labs. We'll see what the new species can do in action, and the populace will blame the Dragons. No one will ever suspect."
"What about Project Shade?"
"Project Shade is the least of our problems at the moment. He'll be off chasing Dragons, most likely, and even if he was still bent on throwing a wrench into our plans, there's not much he can do."
"Yes, sir."
Rayen and Kyra stood outside the cave where the Dragoon Spirit had led them.
"That's it? It's just a dusty hole in the ground."
"Everything's dusty here. We're in the Barrens, remember?"
"Yeah, but you would think a Dragon would find somewhere more, I dunno, sophisticated."
"To each his own, I suppose."
"Yeah."
"Hey, what happened to the other two missing spirits?"
"Well, I kept the Sea Spirit ever since we got it back. Shade took the Golden Spirit. I guess it was a sort of trophy or something. It marked him finally getting the revenge he wanted so much."
"Should we find the new owner of the Sea Spirit after we're done here?"
"After we're doing visiting your Dragon as well, I suppose we might as well."
Rayen spat out the phlegm that had built up in the back of his throat and took a long drink of water. He hated the desert. There was no doubt in his mind the cave would be the exact same thing, except darker. He sighed and climbed down the steep slope. Kyra followed, and small clouds of dust were sent whirling by each of their footsteps.
It was pitch black in the cave. Before Kyra got the idea to create a magical light, Rayen tripped and fell, tumbling down the steep rocky slope. He eventually landed with a hard thump on his back.
"Damn!"
Kyra soared down the tunnel instead of walking, the light pulsing gently in her hand, casting eerie shadows on the cave walls.
"Are you hurt?"
"Just my pride. I would have preferred something a little more dignified."
Kyra didn't answer; she just stared ahead, transfixed. Rayen looked up. The three Dragons sat there, unmoving, examining them. Rayen quickly got to his feet. The largest Dragon lifted his crimson-scaled head and regarded them sagely. Rayen felt the ancient wisdom in that stare. This was no fresh hatchling.
"Greetings, esteemed Dragon Knights. You seek our assistance?"
Whatever Kyra and Rayen were expecting, it wasn't that. Rayen was completely blown away, by both the fact that Dragons could speak and that they knew their objective in coming to this Soa-forsaken pile of dirt. The enormous dragon let loose a booming chuckle, which caused the cave walls to reverberate and a layer of dust shook loose from the ceiling, drifting gently down onto their heads.
"I see you are surprised. I have lived a long time, and I know the ways of Humans. Why else would you come to us, the Dragons, your ancient allies?"
His blood-red gaze suddenly grew sorrowful. He pointed his benign triangular head at Rayen.
"I knew the Dragon whose Spirit now rests in your pocket. He was... a dear friend of mine."
Rayen's hand instinctively went to the ruby, and he squeezed it tightly. Kyra managed to salvage enough courage to speak.
"Why aren't you fighting us? I mean, considering what the Divine Dragon did to that forest..."
The Dragon's massive head suddenly swayed from side to side.
"That had nothing to do with us. We didn't even have a choice in coming to Endiness, although I was one of the few that wished to return. I have missed this land greatly since my departure. We were forced to come here, herded like sheep. We dared not oppose the Divine Dragon. Next to him, even the most powerful of our kind such as myself are newborn kittens before a proud lion."
"So you can't help us?"
"Not directly. However, we do have something that may be of use."
He said something Rayen couldn't decipher to one of the smaller Dragons, which Rayen sooned learend was the female, for she backed up and revealed a clutch of three ruby-studded eggs. The other two Dragons must be a mating pair. Rayen realized the magnitude of their gift. They were giving up their youth, the continuation of their race. He nodded.
"Dragons hatch quickly, and grow even faster. You should have a fully capable Dragon within a few weeks. I remember..."
"Who are you, anyway?"
"I am the Grand Red-Eye Dragon. The most powerful Dragoons can call upon my power and use it as their own."
"So you're the Dragon the Fire Dragoons summon?"
"Yes. I will be until I die and another takes over my role."
Rayen noticed upon closer inspection the many scars that marred the crimson scales, scars that had obviously come from centuries of fierce battles.
"How old are you, anyway?"
"I will pass along to the world of the dead soon. My time is limited. As for my exact age, I shall put it this way: You remind me of another remarkable young man. His name was Dart Field. He had a great burden placed upon him, as you do, and like him, I believe you are capable."
Rayen nodded once more.
"You must go now. Time is short. But know this; the ranks of the Dragoons will swell like a spring river, and not all of them will be friendly toward you. Be wary."
"But isn't their only one Dragoon for each element?"
"Contrary to popular belief, that is incorrect. The amount of Dragoons is limited only by the number of Dragon Spirits. During the First Dragoon Campaign, all the Dragons that died in battle against the Winglies had their Spirits taken to help the Humans in the war by increasing the number of Dragoons. Those spirits still remain, waiting for their new masters to find them."
"I see. One last question. Where can we find the Violet Dragons?"
"Ah, let me think for a moment. I believe Lafayan and his protégés took up residence in the mountains near the Human settlement of Rogue. Yes, I remember now. He said he enjoyed the thunderstorms that frequented the mountains due to their height and proximity to the sea."
Rayen and Kyra bowed to the ancient Red-Eye.
"Farewell, Dragon Knights. I look forward to the day we shall meet again."
Chrono Trigger is a Squaresoft RPG for SNES (the last one made with Nintendo before they went to Sony and Playstation). Now, if you don't have a SNES, it would be slightly difficult to find the game, considering they don't make SNES anymore. However, you can download an SNES emulator at www.cherryroms.com and get the Chrono Trigger ROM at http://webpages.charter.net/jimbobwilly2001/. Now, there are laws considering ROMs that you should all know about. Without a real copy of the game, you can't own a ROM for more than a 30-day trial period; or else it is considered piracy. If you play long enough, you can probably finish the game (it's not more than 30 hours) in those thirty days. I'm on like my twentieth day, and I'm just doing the side quests before going to the Black Omen.
Chrono Cross is the sequel to Chrono Trigger, and it was released on Playstation in 1997, making it the first game Sony and Squaresoft made together, a few months before FF7. It didn't sell enough copies for them to consider making a third game (but now that Square is finally going back to Nintendo, where it belongs, we might get lucky). I've never played it, but I've heard it's pretty good.
In my opinion, Magus isn't nearly as good as Frog. Magus has incredible magic, of course, but both his physical attack and defense are low. He has no Double Techs and his both his Triple Techs are with Lucca, who is (IMHO) the worst character in the game. Frog, on the other hand, has amazing attack with the upgraded Masamune, and his physical defense can be pretty damn good too. He can use Water2 and Cure2, and while his magic isn't as good as Magus, it's not bad. He has great Double Techs with Ayla AND Crono, both of the other party members in question, and I'm working on getting their Triple Tech (Ayla just needs a few more skill points).
OK, I know none of you wanted to hear that, but you asked. I'm obsessed. Deal with it.
Chapter 26
"What should we do now?"
"This is better than any opportunity we could have asked for. Release all the monsters currently in the labs. We'll see what the new species can do in action, and the populace will blame the Dragons. No one will ever suspect."
"What about Project Shade?"
"Project Shade is the least of our problems at the moment. He'll be off chasing Dragons, most likely, and even if he was still bent on throwing a wrench into our plans, there's not much he can do."
"Yes, sir."
Rayen and Kyra stood outside the cave where the Dragoon Spirit had led them.
"That's it? It's just a dusty hole in the ground."
"Everything's dusty here. We're in the Barrens, remember?"
"Yeah, but you would think a Dragon would find somewhere more, I dunno, sophisticated."
"To each his own, I suppose."
"Yeah."
"Hey, what happened to the other two missing spirits?"
"Well, I kept the Sea Spirit ever since we got it back. Shade took the Golden Spirit. I guess it was a sort of trophy or something. It marked him finally getting the revenge he wanted so much."
"Should we find the new owner of the Sea Spirit after we're done here?"
"After we're doing visiting your Dragon as well, I suppose we might as well."
Rayen spat out the phlegm that had built up in the back of his throat and took a long drink of water. He hated the desert. There was no doubt in his mind the cave would be the exact same thing, except darker. He sighed and climbed down the steep slope. Kyra followed, and small clouds of dust were sent whirling by each of their footsteps.
It was pitch black in the cave. Before Kyra got the idea to create a magical light, Rayen tripped and fell, tumbling down the steep rocky slope. He eventually landed with a hard thump on his back.
"Damn!"
Kyra soared down the tunnel instead of walking, the light pulsing gently in her hand, casting eerie shadows on the cave walls.
"Are you hurt?"
"Just my pride. I would have preferred something a little more dignified."
Kyra didn't answer; she just stared ahead, transfixed. Rayen looked up. The three Dragons sat there, unmoving, examining them. Rayen quickly got to his feet. The largest Dragon lifted his crimson-scaled head and regarded them sagely. Rayen felt the ancient wisdom in that stare. This was no fresh hatchling.
"Greetings, esteemed Dragon Knights. You seek our assistance?"
Whatever Kyra and Rayen were expecting, it wasn't that. Rayen was completely blown away, by both the fact that Dragons could speak and that they knew their objective in coming to this Soa-forsaken pile of dirt. The enormous dragon let loose a booming chuckle, which caused the cave walls to reverberate and a layer of dust shook loose from the ceiling, drifting gently down onto their heads.
"I see you are surprised. I have lived a long time, and I know the ways of Humans. Why else would you come to us, the Dragons, your ancient allies?"
His blood-red gaze suddenly grew sorrowful. He pointed his benign triangular head at Rayen.
"I knew the Dragon whose Spirit now rests in your pocket. He was... a dear friend of mine."
Rayen's hand instinctively went to the ruby, and he squeezed it tightly. Kyra managed to salvage enough courage to speak.
"Why aren't you fighting us? I mean, considering what the Divine Dragon did to that forest..."
The Dragon's massive head suddenly swayed from side to side.
"That had nothing to do with us. We didn't even have a choice in coming to Endiness, although I was one of the few that wished to return. I have missed this land greatly since my departure. We were forced to come here, herded like sheep. We dared not oppose the Divine Dragon. Next to him, even the most powerful of our kind such as myself are newborn kittens before a proud lion."
"So you can't help us?"
"Not directly. However, we do have something that may be of use."
He said something Rayen couldn't decipher to one of the smaller Dragons, which Rayen sooned learend was the female, for she backed up and revealed a clutch of three ruby-studded eggs. The other two Dragons must be a mating pair. Rayen realized the magnitude of their gift. They were giving up their youth, the continuation of their race. He nodded.
"Dragons hatch quickly, and grow even faster. You should have a fully capable Dragon within a few weeks. I remember..."
"Who are you, anyway?"
"I am the Grand Red-Eye Dragon. The most powerful Dragoons can call upon my power and use it as their own."
"So you're the Dragon the Fire Dragoons summon?"
"Yes. I will be until I die and another takes over my role."
Rayen noticed upon closer inspection the many scars that marred the crimson scales, scars that had obviously come from centuries of fierce battles.
"How old are you, anyway?"
"I will pass along to the world of the dead soon. My time is limited. As for my exact age, I shall put it this way: You remind me of another remarkable young man. His name was Dart Field. He had a great burden placed upon him, as you do, and like him, I believe you are capable."
Rayen nodded once more.
"You must go now. Time is short. But know this; the ranks of the Dragoons will swell like a spring river, and not all of them will be friendly toward you. Be wary."
"But isn't their only one Dragoon for each element?"
"Contrary to popular belief, that is incorrect. The amount of Dragoons is limited only by the number of Dragon Spirits. During the First Dragoon Campaign, all the Dragons that died in battle against the Winglies had their Spirits taken to help the Humans in the war by increasing the number of Dragoons. Those spirits still remain, waiting for their new masters to find them."
"I see. One last question. Where can we find the Violet Dragons?"
"Ah, let me think for a moment. I believe Lafayan and his protégés took up residence in the mountains near the Human settlement of Rogue. Yes, I remember now. He said he enjoyed the thunderstorms that frequented the mountains due to their height and proximity to the sea."
Rayen and Kyra bowed to the ancient Red-Eye.
"Farewell, Dragon Knights. I look forward to the day we shall meet again."