The trip to Chard went well, a few bandits got blown up ( much to the
dismay of Asim). However what tensions that were between Asim and Xellos
seemed to disappear in a night, Amelia and Lina figured that the two
finally talked out their different, but only the two in question really
knew why the truce happen.
Locating the temple the tile was in was easy enough, however as Lina put it so well:
"How do we get the tile out?" was their biggest problem.
"Simple, you read the poem and then say the spell," replied Asim.
"What?!" was the general replied.
"Here it is," he chirped.
"Keeper of the fallen, equal taker and maker of all
Indifferent to good or evil
Creature of life, keeper of the dead
Tiles of earth, made indifferent by their creature
Now must decide
Fate of all, lies near here
Say the words to revile all."
Asim nodded his head and then placed his hand over the tile, closed his eyes and said:
"Earth below me, submit to my will, Dug Haut." There was no power placed on these, but the tile glowed just the same and then fall into Asim's hand.
"How?" asked Lina.
"The key to gathering these tiles is to know the code, or to know where to find the cheats. I know the later." he smiled.
"Very nice, now I can see why you were such a problem," came a voice from behind them.
Turning the saw a young man standing in the entrance way giving them a small round of applause.
Xellos's face turned pale as he realized who the young man was; "Loki?!"
The man smiled "It's nice to see you again too, Xellos. Why do you look so pale, Xellos, you really didn't think your old teacher would die so easily now did you?"
Xellos could only stare ahead of him.
"Anyway I only came here as a courtesy call," Loki grinned as held up a tile.
"The tile of Air," shushed Asim.
Loki nodded, "Now if you would kindly hand the others over..."
"AS IF!" cried Asim.
Loki looked at the young Shamanism as if seeing him for the first time, "So it's true," he mused and fade close to Asim " What are you really?" then he looked back at Xellos and laughed " Are secrets get to hard to hold on to Xellos?"
This caused every one to look at Loki and Xellos with an odd glare, all that is but Asim, he saw an opening and took it. Hitting Loki's hand with a fireball.
"What the?!" cried Loki as the shook off the flames, while still holding the tile.
"Blast," hissed Asim under his breath.
"So you want to fight," cooed Loki.
"If ending your life, here and now, well put and end to this threat, then yes," smiled Asim.
Loki laughed at this, then in one smooth move pinned Asim to the nearest wall using only one of his hands.
"I'm afraid that you'll have to wait for that, besides I think you know what comes next; Spirit Shaman." and with that Loki faded sending Asim to the fall.
"Out of all the rotten (ouh) luck," Asim cried as he picked himself up off the ground. "How could I be.. We need to get to Cypress as soon as possible, other wise everything well be.." he clasped.
"Asim!" cried Amelia as she rushed to his side.
"What happen?" Lina asked turning to Xellos.
"Well, it's like this in order to release the tiles it takes certain amount of power. Asim used most of his power to release the tile, that add to the fireball equals fatigued, and a passing out." Xellos replied knowing that it wasn't the whole truth. More like Asim fight to not use his real powers caused the fatigued and the pass out, but Lina didn't need to know that. Like most mazoku children, Asim's want to show off his strength but he knew that would be a mistake, so he had to fight to keep it low, and out of notice, otherwise thing could have going badly for the group. Xellos could only muse over the whys and how much of that little act, but the others did not need to know is information so why share it?
"O.K. that explains that," she motion to Asim and Amelia, "but what about Loki?"
"Loki?" squeaked Xellos. "W-what's there to tell? He's jus-st the bad guy w-we must defeat."
"Really? And that teacher crack, was to throw us off the trail; right?" she grinned.
"R-right." Xellos tried to smile, but failed. He knew that this was something Lina was going to weasel out of him no matter what, the only question was how much to say without saying everything.
"Xellos" she said as she place him in a headlock "TALK!"
"It's like this," he gasped "Loki taught me very thing I know about keeping secrets/ dodging things. Besides that he was.. .Lina I need air. " Lina loosen her grip a little and he continued "He was Nemesse lackey. We all figured that he dyed years ago, not that he was ever a threat or anything, even with his Mistress's powers he was still a weakling, because she refused to give him much strength, but it looks like he has finally decide it was time to revive her. That's all I know; you can let go now."
Lina sighed and let him go. This was getting complicated, and there was many unanswered question. But they did rest and food, so an inn look like the best thing to look for right now. "Gourry, pick up Asim, we're heading for an inn." she proclaim.
___________________________________________________________________ Mouse- Well that's not what I had planed, I want a big battle, I want a battle, but no Asim just had to pass out! Oh well, there's the next chapter. Well, folks we're getting closer to the end now, and I'll finely tell you something, since it looks like I threw some of you for a loop with the last chapter, Zel is alive. What happen to him, where is he; you'll find out, shortly, but for those of you who need to know now, re-read chapter 3 then look at chapter7 (by the way Asim is the boy that Xellos saw in the inn). Get the hint? No? Then read on; I'm getting there. So until then read and review, and enjoy.
Locating the temple the tile was in was easy enough, however as Lina put it so well:
"How do we get the tile out?" was their biggest problem.
"Simple, you read the poem and then say the spell," replied Asim.
"What?!" was the general replied.
"Here it is," he chirped.
"Keeper of the fallen, equal taker and maker of all
Indifferent to good or evil
Creature of life, keeper of the dead
Tiles of earth, made indifferent by their creature
Now must decide
Fate of all, lies near here
Say the words to revile all."
Asim nodded his head and then placed his hand over the tile, closed his eyes and said:
"Earth below me, submit to my will, Dug Haut." There was no power placed on these, but the tile glowed just the same and then fall into Asim's hand.
"How?" asked Lina.
"The key to gathering these tiles is to know the code, or to know where to find the cheats. I know the later." he smiled.
"Very nice, now I can see why you were such a problem," came a voice from behind them.
Turning the saw a young man standing in the entrance way giving them a small round of applause.
Xellos's face turned pale as he realized who the young man was; "Loki?!"
The man smiled "It's nice to see you again too, Xellos. Why do you look so pale, Xellos, you really didn't think your old teacher would die so easily now did you?"
Xellos could only stare ahead of him.
"Anyway I only came here as a courtesy call," Loki grinned as held up a tile.
"The tile of Air," shushed Asim.
Loki nodded, "Now if you would kindly hand the others over..."
"AS IF!" cried Asim.
Loki looked at the young Shamanism as if seeing him for the first time, "So it's true," he mused and fade close to Asim " What are you really?" then he looked back at Xellos and laughed " Are secrets get to hard to hold on to Xellos?"
This caused every one to look at Loki and Xellos with an odd glare, all that is but Asim, he saw an opening and took it. Hitting Loki's hand with a fireball.
"What the?!" cried Loki as the shook off the flames, while still holding the tile.
"Blast," hissed Asim under his breath.
"So you want to fight," cooed Loki.
"If ending your life, here and now, well put and end to this threat, then yes," smiled Asim.
Loki laughed at this, then in one smooth move pinned Asim to the nearest wall using only one of his hands.
"I'm afraid that you'll have to wait for that, besides I think you know what comes next; Spirit Shaman." and with that Loki faded sending Asim to the fall.
"Out of all the rotten (ouh) luck," Asim cried as he picked himself up off the ground. "How could I be.. We need to get to Cypress as soon as possible, other wise everything well be.." he clasped.
"Asim!" cried Amelia as she rushed to his side.
"What happen?" Lina asked turning to Xellos.
"Well, it's like this in order to release the tiles it takes certain amount of power. Asim used most of his power to release the tile, that add to the fireball equals fatigued, and a passing out." Xellos replied knowing that it wasn't the whole truth. More like Asim fight to not use his real powers caused the fatigued and the pass out, but Lina didn't need to know that. Like most mazoku children, Asim's want to show off his strength but he knew that would be a mistake, so he had to fight to keep it low, and out of notice, otherwise thing could have going badly for the group. Xellos could only muse over the whys and how much of that little act, but the others did not need to know is information so why share it?
"O.K. that explains that," she motion to Asim and Amelia, "but what about Loki?"
"Loki?" squeaked Xellos. "W-what's there to tell? He's jus-st the bad guy w-we must defeat."
"Really? And that teacher crack, was to throw us off the trail; right?" she grinned.
"R-right." Xellos tried to smile, but failed. He knew that this was something Lina was going to weasel out of him no matter what, the only question was how much to say without saying everything.
"Xellos" she said as she place him in a headlock "TALK!"
"It's like this," he gasped "Loki taught me very thing I know about keeping secrets/ dodging things. Besides that he was.. .Lina I need air. " Lina loosen her grip a little and he continued "He was Nemesse lackey. We all figured that he dyed years ago, not that he was ever a threat or anything, even with his Mistress's powers he was still a weakling, because she refused to give him much strength, but it looks like he has finally decide it was time to revive her. That's all I know; you can let go now."
Lina sighed and let him go. This was getting complicated, and there was many unanswered question. But they did rest and food, so an inn look like the best thing to look for right now. "Gourry, pick up Asim, we're heading for an inn." she proclaim.
___________________________________________________________________ Mouse- Well that's not what I had planed, I want a big battle, I want a battle, but no Asim just had to pass out! Oh well, there's the next chapter. Well, folks we're getting closer to the end now, and I'll finely tell you something, since it looks like I threw some of you for a loop with the last chapter, Zel is alive. What happen to him, where is he; you'll find out, shortly, but for those of you who need to know now, re-read chapter 3 then look at chapter7 (by the way Asim is the boy that Xellos saw in the inn). Get the hint? No? Then read on; I'm getting there. So until then read and review, and enjoy.