"I still say that the time Clara fired at Glider, and glider fired back was
the most romantic!" One of Belle's friends said.
"I agree! Clara is brilliant when it comes to those things!" The other said.
Belle and her friends were having another of their "Clara + Glider" talks. Usually they'd be left to themselves, but Belle was practically attached to Scott's arm. He just sat there, cross-legged, leaning back, holding himself up, and rolling his eyes in the tempo of the conversation.
"When does it end? Please moons let it end!" He thought, tapping his fingers on the deck.
And thankfully, it did end, quite suddenly too. Vyse had called for everyone to get to his or her battle stations. It was time to kick some world dominator butt! Everyone was very excited as they all got to their battle stations. Vyse, Aika, Fina, Scott, Moegi, Enrique, Marco, Glider and Lawrence were all at the bridge, ready to watch the ships burn. And burn them of course.
The battle went in stages sort of. First they battled with a "Mage Ship." They labeled it that for it's extensive use of magic spells. They took it out rather easily though, since their cannons were much stranger than any spell the Mage Ship fired. Next came an Elite Ship. They figured it was that because it was colored black with a red stripe, pretty much Galcian's colors. It was a bit more difficult than the Mage Ship, because it was actually strong, and the crew was pretty smart. They actually tricked Vyse into following them away from Galcian's ship. But it didn't matter much; Vyse still shot it down with relative ease.
They had easily broken through the lines and reached Galcian's ship, The Hydra. It was a huge ship, with cannons lining every side of it. Some were big; some were small, probably main and sub cannons. It literally looked like a flying fortress, in which it's nickname was.
But that didn't stop Vyse from immediately going into battle, focusing most of his attacks on the hull. Using Sacarum from time to time to keep the ship in good condition. But they blinked as the shield of the hull fell off to reveal a giant cannon. It was known as "The Hydra Cannon" but it was still nothing compared to the Moonstone Cannon.
"Vyse, hold on." Scott said, turning to Vyse. "Stop attacking the hull, we'll be right smack dab in front of that big cannon if you do. Try focusing your attacks on the higher spots, like the bridge. We'll do less damage, but that cannon wont be able to do much either."
"Hey, that's a good idea Scott." Vyse said as he increased the altitude.
And he was right; the Hydra Cannon couldn't damage them as much, as they were further away from it. But Scott did like seeing the big green beam it shot, but he knew if it showed up too much, they'd be goners for sure. But they eventually got Galcian to retreat, after firing the Moonstone Cannon many times, along with torpedoes and other cannons. All the while watching their damage and using healing spells to make sure everything held out long enough.
"He's running away!" Aika said. "Do something Vyse!"
"I'm not letting him get away! Not now!" Vyse said as he pursued The Hydra.
They had caught up with Galcian and Vyse, Aika, Fina, Enrique and Scott boarded his ship. Enrique said he'd stay by the entrance and heal Vyse and his party if they needed it. It was like a maze in The Hydra, and since they came in by the engine, it didn't make things any better. It was a while until they reached what they considered to be the deck, or at least a place where they could breathe the fresh air. But even then they had to go back into the ship, and then back out of it again until they reached the bridge. But a big door blocked their path.
"Galcian must be hiding in there." Scott said, his katana already drawn.
"We'll just have to break down the door then, wont we?" Vyse said, readying himself to use a fire spell.
"That will not be necessary." Galcian said, as he opened the door himself and stepped out.
Although he looked rather intimidating with his gigantic sword, they began a battle with him anyways. He was a crafty opponent, and strong too. He'd occasionally use Eternes and knock a few of Vyse's party members out. But they always had a Rislem Crystal ready to bring them back to full valor. They had to implement a good defensive / offensive strategy to fight Galcian. For he always used a move he called "Terminal" on a single person. Which resulted in devastating damage to the target, they would be knocked right out or nearly done in if they weren't braced for it. But Vyse and his party had their own strong moves, such as Pirate's Wrath, and the variety of moves Scott had that he never really named. One of which he would move around his enemy so fast, that he seemed like a blur, giving each side of Galcian at least 7 hits each.
But all those attacks seem futile, so they were forced to use Prophecy. Yet even then Galcian survived, and they were forced to use it several more times before he accepted defeat.
"Not as strong as you thought you were, are you?" Scott said, smirking as he held his blade to Galcian's head.
Galcian just laughed a bit and flipped back, kicking Scott's katana. It never really flew out of his hand, but it caused him to stumble back. Galcian retreated into the bridge, which turned out to be an escape pod.
"I thought he was too arrogant to have an escape pod!" Vyse exclaimed.
The escape pod launched off and headed right back for Soltis. All Vyse, Aika, Fina and Scott could do was watch as he got away. Mentally cursing at Galcian of course. But they were surprised to see Belleza's ship flying right towards Galcian's escape pod, full speed, on a collision course.
They watched in awe as Belleza's ship crashed into the escape pod, causing a big fiery explosion. Both the ship slowly sank downwards, most likely going to hit Old Sky, and be buried in the mud forever. They were actually kind of sad that Belleza did what she did. But they had little time to mourn, so they ran back to The Delphinus and headed straight for Soltis.
The Still couldn't get in; the barrier was still up, preventing all access.
"Damn, we've gotten too far to be stopped by this thing!" Vyse said.
But Ramirez called the rains of destruction again, what continent was targeted was completely beyond Vyse and his party members' knowledge. But whatever it was, it couldn't have been good. They were prepared for the worst, knowing that this could be their last day on earth.
But they were shocked when they looked up to see the Silver Shrine speeding right down towards Soltis.
"Elders, no!" Fina cried out.
But it was to no prevail; the Silver Shrine had already entered the atmosphere, and began to burn up. But it still came crashing down towards Soltis. The Rains Of Destruction shot up towards the Silver Shrine, but it crashed through the beam and showed no signs of slowing. It crashed down upon the barrier and exploded, causing the barrier to break and shatter. They were given access to Soltis, but not a singe trace of the Silver Shrine was left.
They found that Shrine Island fit right into Soltis, and that they could use it as an entry point. So they docked there and ran as deep into the shrine as they could. They got way down to the spot where Aika and Vyse had defeated a sentinel way back when. Through a door near it, they found a path leading right into Soltis.
Going through the blasted maze that Soltis was, they had finally reached Zelos's chamber, where Ramirez was. He seemed enraged and depressed at the same time, on his hands and knees in the center of the room.
"Why?" Ramirez said. "Why did you kill him?"
Vyse didn't respond, he just watched Ramirez, it seemed that he was breaking down.
"He didn't deserve to die!" Ramirez cried, getting to his feet. "He was going to recreate the world in a better image! But you, you fools had to kill him! Now the world is left to be the way it was before, and drive itself into destruction all over again! You'll not get away with this. You shall pay!"
Ramirez drew his sword, and Vyse wasted little time starting yet another battle. It seemed that Ramirez was blinded with rage and depression, making him a lot weaker than he was the first time around. But who knows? Maybe Vyse and his party had gotten stronger. Ramirez had a bundle of new spells, one of which was just like one of Fina's. Others were "Sliver Eclipse" and "Tundra." All of the attacks were devastating, and it was hard to press on after taking damage from any of them. But again, Vyse and Scott had used their strongest attacks against their foe, while Aika and Fina healed the party and defended. This time they actually got by without using Prophecy, which was surprising to them.
But Ramirez wasn't about to let things go that easily. He was bent on seeing Vyse and all his friends, and even the world die. He stepped back until he was under Zelos.
"You think you've won, don't you?" Ramirez asked, rhetorically. "But it's only just beginning. There's no way even Vyse could stand up against the Sliver Gigas. I have no choice, but I'll have to sacrifice my life to Zelos in order to bring about your demise."
He then spoke straight to Zelos. "Zelos, the Silver Gigas! I sacrifice my life to you, in order to destroy the world!"
"Ramirez don't!" Fina cried. "You'll die!"
"The Ramirez you knew is already dead Fina." He said as he disappeared in a red beam, going into Zelos.
The whole island began to rumble and the chamber began to fall apart as Zelos began to get bigger and bigger. Vyse took Fina's hand and ran back towards The Delphinus while Aika and Scott followed. They boarded The Delphinus and immediately made their way into the sky. At that time, Zelos had gotten bigger than Soltis, and crashed out of it, hovering in the air.
"That thing is huge!" Aika said.
"How are we supposed to defeat a monstrosity like that?" Scott asked.
"Zelos is not done forming." Fina said. "If we were to attack it now, then we may have a chance."
"Alright, battle stations everyone! It's time to take this thing out once and for all!" Vyse proclaimed as they all ran to the bridge.
Zelos had a part that seemed like an eye, a center of the sphere that had all the Moon Crystals in it. They figured it was a good weak-point, so they attacked it with everything they had. Every cannon and torpedo they could fire was fired. Even the Moonstone Cannon was fired occasionally. They were constantly seeing to the ship, it was damaged greatly by whichever spell Zelos used. And Zelos, having every Moon Crystal at his disposal, could use any spell in existence.
But Zelos suddenly began to change shape, and he solidified and gained a few rings around himself. Yet he still wasn't finished forming, so Vyse pulled back so he could heal. Even though that meant not using the Moonstone Cannon as much, he needed to save up energy for it anyways.
They fired everything they had at Zelos again until he began to change form again. This time losing most of its outer shell was lost and it had what appeared to be claws. It still kept that centerpiece with all of the Moon Crystals, and those rings it formed the last time it changed shape.
"That's its final stage." Fina said.
"Well what are we waiting for? I'm too excited, finish it off!" Scott said, having to grab hold of something.
"Now I see why he likes Belle so much." Vyse mumbled under his breath. "They're exactly alike in some ways."
"Alright then, lets finish this!" He then exclaimed.
They poured in every bit of everything they could get into each cannon. Firing the Moonstone Cannon in combination to the sub cannons and the torpedoes. It only took a few minutes before Zelos's claws began to fall off one by one. All until the last one fell off. Then the world began to rumble, and Zelos exploded.
Vyse, Aika, Fina and Scott ran out to the deck and looked at the exact spot where Zelos once was. The gray clouds began to part in some places, and rays of sunshine came through the openings. It really felt peaceful at that moment in time, and they wished the world would remain that way.
"It's finally over." Fina said calm and relieved.
"Yeah, but now what?" Vyse asked, blinking a few times.
"I have no idea." Scott said, looking out at the sunrays.
"Maybe we could all go home now!" Aika said, smiling.
"Not so easy for some of us." Scott said, pointing to himself and Fina.
"Oh yeah, I forgot." Aika said, sounding a little less happy.
But then they heard a big crash behind them, and they looked back to see a giant silver sphere landed on the deck, denting it and the rail. They blinked, wondering if it was a good thing, or a bad thing. But they all had a feeling that the peace that they just felt was too good to last. And they were right, things seemed to get a little bleak again as the sphere cracked like an egg. And out of it emerged Ramirez, but he seemed to be attached to a silver creature of sorts.
"You will die!" He exclaimed as he rushed Vyse and his party.
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Phew all done this chapter, getting close to the end people, bare with me readers!
Got any questions or comments? E-mail me at Luigi_640@hotmail.com
"I agree! Clara is brilliant when it comes to those things!" The other said.
Belle and her friends were having another of their "Clara + Glider" talks. Usually they'd be left to themselves, but Belle was practically attached to Scott's arm. He just sat there, cross-legged, leaning back, holding himself up, and rolling his eyes in the tempo of the conversation.
"When does it end? Please moons let it end!" He thought, tapping his fingers on the deck.
And thankfully, it did end, quite suddenly too. Vyse had called for everyone to get to his or her battle stations. It was time to kick some world dominator butt! Everyone was very excited as they all got to their battle stations. Vyse, Aika, Fina, Scott, Moegi, Enrique, Marco, Glider and Lawrence were all at the bridge, ready to watch the ships burn. And burn them of course.
The battle went in stages sort of. First they battled with a "Mage Ship." They labeled it that for it's extensive use of magic spells. They took it out rather easily though, since their cannons were much stranger than any spell the Mage Ship fired. Next came an Elite Ship. They figured it was that because it was colored black with a red stripe, pretty much Galcian's colors. It was a bit more difficult than the Mage Ship, because it was actually strong, and the crew was pretty smart. They actually tricked Vyse into following them away from Galcian's ship. But it didn't matter much; Vyse still shot it down with relative ease.
They had easily broken through the lines and reached Galcian's ship, The Hydra. It was a huge ship, with cannons lining every side of it. Some were big; some were small, probably main and sub cannons. It literally looked like a flying fortress, in which it's nickname was.
But that didn't stop Vyse from immediately going into battle, focusing most of his attacks on the hull. Using Sacarum from time to time to keep the ship in good condition. But they blinked as the shield of the hull fell off to reveal a giant cannon. It was known as "The Hydra Cannon" but it was still nothing compared to the Moonstone Cannon.
"Vyse, hold on." Scott said, turning to Vyse. "Stop attacking the hull, we'll be right smack dab in front of that big cannon if you do. Try focusing your attacks on the higher spots, like the bridge. We'll do less damage, but that cannon wont be able to do much either."
"Hey, that's a good idea Scott." Vyse said as he increased the altitude.
And he was right; the Hydra Cannon couldn't damage them as much, as they were further away from it. But Scott did like seeing the big green beam it shot, but he knew if it showed up too much, they'd be goners for sure. But they eventually got Galcian to retreat, after firing the Moonstone Cannon many times, along with torpedoes and other cannons. All the while watching their damage and using healing spells to make sure everything held out long enough.
"He's running away!" Aika said. "Do something Vyse!"
"I'm not letting him get away! Not now!" Vyse said as he pursued The Hydra.
They had caught up with Galcian and Vyse, Aika, Fina, Enrique and Scott boarded his ship. Enrique said he'd stay by the entrance and heal Vyse and his party if they needed it. It was like a maze in The Hydra, and since they came in by the engine, it didn't make things any better. It was a while until they reached what they considered to be the deck, or at least a place where they could breathe the fresh air. But even then they had to go back into the ship, and then back out of it again until they reached the bridge. But a big door blocked their path.
"Galcian must be hiding in there." Scott said, his katana already drawn.
"We'll just have to break down the door then, wont we?" Vyse said, readying himself to use a fire spell.
"That will not be necessary." Galcian said, as he opened the door himself and stepped out.
Although he looked rather intimidating with his gigantic sword, they began a battle with him anyways. He was a crafty opponent, and strong too. He'd occasionally use Eternes and knock a few of Vyse's party members out. But they always had a Rislem Crystal ready to bring them back to full valor. They had to implement a good defensive / offensive strategy to fight Galcian. For he always used a move he called "Terminal" on a single person. Which resulted in devastating damage to the target, they would be knocked right out or nearly done in if they weren't braced for it. But Vyse and his party had their own strong moves, such as Pirate's Wrath, and the variety of moves Scott had that he never really named. One of which he would move around his enemy so fast, that he seemed like a blur, giving each side of Galcian at least 7 hits each.
But all those attacks seem futile, so they were forced to use Prophecy. Yet even then Galcian survived, and they were forced to use it several more times before he accepted defeat.
"Not as strong as you thought you were, are you?" Scott said, smirking as he held his blade to Galcian's head.
Galcian just laughed a bit and flipped back, kicking Scott's katana. It never really flew out of his hand, but it caused him to stumble back. Galcian retreated into the bridge, which turned out to be an escape pod.
"I thought he was too arrogant to have an escape pod!" Vyse exclaimed.
The escape pod launched off and headed right back for Soltis. All Vyse, Aika, Fina and Scott could do was watch as he got away. Mentally cursing at Galcian of course. But they were surprised to see Belleza's ship flying right towards Galcian's escape pod, full speed, on a collision course.
They watched in awe as Belleza's ship crashed into the escape pod, causing a big fiery explosion. Both the ship slowly sank downwards, most likely going to hit Old Sky, and be buried in the mud forever. They were actually kind of sad that Belleza did what she did. But they had little time to mourn, so they ran back to The Delphinus and headed straight for Soltis.
The Still couldn't get in; the barrier was still up, preventing all access.
"Damn, we've gotten too far to be stopped by this thing!" Vyse said.
But Ramirez called the rains of destruction again, what continent was targeted was completely beyond Vyse and his party members' knowledge. But whatever it was, it couldn't have been good. They were prepared for the worst, knowing that this could be their last day on earth.
But they were shocked when they looked up to see the Silver Shrine speeding right down towards Soltis.
"Elders, no!" Fina cried out.
But it was to no prevail; the Silver Shrine had already entered the atmosphere, and began to burn up. But it still came crashing down towards Soltis. The Rains Of Destruction shot up towards the Silver Shrine, but it crashed through the beam and showed no signs of slowing. It crashed down upon the barrier and exploded, causing the barrier to break and shatter. They were given access to Soltis, but not a singe trace of the Silver Shrine was left.
They found that Shrine Island fit right into Soltis, and that they could use it as an entry point. So they docked there and ran as deep into the shrine as they could. They got way down to the spot where Aika and Vyse had defeated a sentinel way back when. Through a door near it, they found a path leading right into Soltis.
Going through the blasted maze that Soltis was, they had finally reached Zelos's chamber, where Ramirez was. He seemed enraged and depressed at the same time, on his hands and knees in the center of the room.
"Why?" Ramirez said. "Why did you kill him?"
Vyse didn't respond, he just watched Ramirez, it seemed that he was breaking down.
"He didn't deserve to die!" Ramirez cried, getting to his feet. "He was going to recreate the world in a better image! But you, you fools had to kill him! Now the world is left to be the way it was before, and drive itself into destruction all over again! You'll not get away with this. You shall pay!"
Ramirez drew his sword, and Vyse wasted little time starting yet another battle. It seemed that Ramirez was blinded with rage and depression, making him a lot weaker than he was the first time around. But who knows? Maybe Vyse and his party had gotten stronger. Ramirez had a bundle of new spells, one of which was just like one of Fina's. Others were "Sliver Eclipse" and "Tundra." All of the attacks were devastating, and it was hard to press on after taking damage from any of them. But again, Vyse and Scott had used their strongest attacks against their foe, while Aika and Fina healed the party and defended. This time they actually got by without using Prophecy, which was surprising to them.
But Ramirez wasn't about to let things go that easily. He was bent on seeing Vyse and all his friends, and even the world die. He stepped back until he was under Zelos.
"You think you've won, don't you?" Ramirez asked, rhetorically. "But it's only just beginning. There's no way even Vyse could stand up against the Sliver Gigas. I have no choice, but I'll have to sacrifice my life to Zelos in order to bring about your demise."
He then spoke straight to Zelos. "Zelos, the Silver Gigas! I sacrifice my life to you, in order to destroy the world!"
"Ramirez don't!" Fina cried. "You'll die!"
"The Ramirez you knew is already dead Fina." He said as he disappeared in a red beam, going into Zelos.
The whole island began to rumble and the chamber began to fall apart as Zelos began to get bigger and bigger. Vyse took Fina's hand and ran back towards The Delphinus while Aika and Scott followed. They boarded The Delphinus and immediately made their way into the sky. At that time, Zelos had gotten bigger than Soltis, and crashed out of it, hovering in the air.
"That thing is huge!" Aika said.
"How are we supposed to defeat a monstrosity like that?" Scott asked.
"Zelos is not done forming." Fina said. "If we were to attack it now, then we may have a chance."
"Alright, battle stations everyone! It's time to take this thing out once and for all!" Vyse proclaimed as they all ran to the bridge.
Zelos had a part that seemed like an eye, a center of the sphere that had all the Moon Crystals in it. They figured it was a good weak-point, so they attacked it with everything they had. Every cannon and torpedo they could fire was fired. Even the Moonstone Cannon was fired occasionally. They were constantly seeing to the ship, it was damaged greatly by whichever spell Zelos used. And Zelos, having every Moon Crystal at his disposal, could use any spell in existence.
But Zelos suddenly began to change shape, and he solidified and gained a few rings around himself. Yet he still wasn't finished forming, so Vyse pulled back so he could heal. Even though that meant not using the Moonstone Cannon as much, he needed to save up energy for it anyways.
They fired everything they had at Zelos again until he began to change form again. This time losing most of its outer shell was lost and it had what appeared to be claws. It still kept that centerpiece with all of the Moon Crystals, and those rings it formed the last time it changed shape.
"That's its final stage." Fina said.
"Well what are we waiting for? I'm too excited, finish it off!" Scott said, having to grab hold of something.
"Now I see why he likes Belle so much." Vyse mumbled under his breath. "They're exactly alike in some ways."
"Alright then, lets finish this!" He then exclaimed.
They poured in every bit of everything they could get into each cannon. Firing the Moonstone Cannon in combination to the sub cannons and the torpedoes. It only took a few minutes before Zelos's claws began to fall off one by one. All until the last one fell off. Then the world began to rumble, and Zelos exploded.
Vyse, Aika, Fina and Scott ran out to the deck and looked at the exact spot where Zelos once was. The gray clouds began to part in some places, and rays of sunshine came through the openings. It really felt peaceful at that moment in time, and they wished the world would remain that way.
"It's finally over." Fina said calm and relieved.
"Yeah, but now what?" Vyse asked, blinking a few times.
"I have no idea." Scott said, looking out at the sunrays.
"Maybe we could all go home now!" Aika said, smiling.
"Not so easy for some of us." Scott said, pointing to himself and Fina.
"Oh yeah, I forgot." Aika said, sounding a little less happy.
But then they heard a big crash behind them, and they looked back to see a giant silver sphere landed on the deck, denting it and the rail. They blinked, wondering if it was a good thing, or a bad thing. But they all had a feeling that the peace that they just felt was too good to last. And they were right, things seemed to get a little bleak again as the sphere cracked like an egg. And out of it emerged Ramirez, but he seemed to be attached to a silver creature of sorts.
"You will die!" He exclaimed as he rushed Vyse and his party.
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Phew all done this chapter, getting close to the end people, bare with me readers!
Got any questions or comments? E-mail me at Luigi_640@hotmail.com