A Story And Addendum For Memoirs Of The Heroes. (Previously "Memoirs Of An Adventure's Child."))
(All Characters Are Ficticious And bare no resemblence to living people. Any resemblence to fictional characters is only by chance. Special Thanks to Howard Phillips Lovecraft)
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I watched as the Crystoid fiddled with something on my daughter, Lena's,
arm. During our quest in the world of the Crystoids, she was almost
transformed into one, and worse yet, the evil gem that fate had cursed
her to carry had been grafted into her. When we discovered what had
happened to Lena, the crystoid said that reversing the process was impossible.
I walked over to Isis and said, "My Goddess, what will happen to my daughter
now? Is it possible to reverse this disaster."
Isis looked at me and shook her head. "I'm afraid
that might not be wise. She is already starting to adapt to the changes.
Taking them away would hurt her more than leaving them in her. Also,
I don't know how the Crystoids placed the 'Eye' into her, but if we try
to remove the gem, well, you do remember what happened back at the Guardian
base." I felt a shiver run through my spine. What had happened
to that poor man, I would not have wished on my own worse enemies.
My wife, Li, walked over to us and said, "I think we weren't
meant to have children. Look what has happened so far. Our son is
lost, maybe dead, and our daughter isn't human anymore." She started
to sob, and I held her.
I just softly said, "She is still our daughter, and I feel
that Max is still alive." I wasn't certain, but I felt it was true.
I just felt as if I had seen him before, but I couldn't place where.
I then looked over at JaNa. My son had meant alot to her. He
had saved her life, and also completed her spirit. They were two
children in love.
My thoughts were cut short as the Crystoid know as Sharm
said, "I think we are ready to enter." He then said, "But, I must
inform you of some things. The protection spheres will protect up
to 3 extra people, which means that all of us will have to split into groups,
some with me, some with Lena." I understood what he ment. The
only way to make this trip was a two seperate groups.
I heard JaNa then ask, "Then, how will we get my mother's
fire component, if we are confined to these shields." This raised
a valid point.
Sharm just said, "I'm thinking on that. Maybe we will
have to subdue Su-Zaku and the Elbiot. Since Fire is represented
by hunger, maybe we might be able to starve them into a weak position."
There was an air of logic in the answer.
I then said, "I think it would be best if JaNa and I went
with Sharm, and Isis and Li went with Lena." Everyone nodded in agreement.
I had my reasons, for I didn't want Lena not to be with one of us, but
I still did not truely trust Sharm. I put those thoughts aside when
Sharm opened the door and we entered the Fire World. Even through
the protective spheres, I could feel the intense heat.
As we continued into the world, I heard Sharm say, "Stay
on the rocks, the Lava will liquify you in seconds." I could see
what he meant. As we continued along the path I could tell that the
path we were on was mainly solid lava. I could even hear it flowing
underneath my feet. I also saw various paths, and above use seemed to be
a rock sky, but at points, I saw lava flow down to merge with the lava
around us. I could even seen whirlpools where lava obviously flowwed
down into the Fire Elemental's world.
As we continued down the paths, trying to find the correct
path that could take us to the fiend and the Elbiot, I heard JaNa ask Sharm,
"How are we going to get my mother's Fire component?"
I noticed that the Crystoid looked at her and thought for
a moment. "I had been wondering if I could upload her Fire component
into the others through my mechanics. It might be the safest bet."
As he said that, my own suspicions kicked up again.
"Are you sure it would be her Fire Component?"
He looked at me and said, "I understand your distrust, but
believe me, the component of a person cannot be duplicated. It is
part of who they are, and no cloning can duplicate that. It was proven
long before the Ancients appeared." I was taken back by what he said.
Since I can remember, Isis was an Ancient.
As we continued down the path, I looked at Sharm and said,
"What do you mean before the Ancient's appeared?" I also noticed
that Isis looked in my direction, and had a look of fear on her face.
This was something that scared her.
Sharm then said, "It is said that somewhere beyond the docks
of Edo is an island which contains the burial site of the last true Ancient,
or as they had been called, Cetra. It is also said that kept in that
burial site is the secret of their powers."
I looked over at Isis and just said, "Is there any true
to this?"
I watched as she nodded and said, "Yes. The guardians
know about this, and have been trying to prevent people from finding the
tomb. No one should hold that much power, not even the Ancients."
Then my daughter said, "But how did they know about this?
And what about the stories of Shoac and Redor?"
Isis looked at us all and said, "The true threat was otherworldly.
Not even one the Great's or Elder's knew about. When the Ancient's
stopped this man, they believed balance had return, but felt they needed
to reorder the world to prevent this horror from happening again."
I heard Sharm then said, "In the years after the reorder,
the tomb was built at what remained of the old world. Many generations
passed until all the power of the old world had been reassembled and placed
in the tomb. Afterwords, the exact location of the tomb was never
mentioned again. More generations passed, and any benefical nature
of the powers in that tomb was lost, along with it's location. Only
two of those powers were left undiscovered, hopefully lost forever."
I realized that even the Crystoid was afraid of the power that was contain
in those mysterious items.
Our talk was cut short when my wife shouted, "Look there."
As we looked to where she pointed, we saw the Red Bird Fiend, Su-Zaku flying
straight towards us. On it was the Elboit. With every one of
these worlds that we entered, the Elbiots had teamed with one of the Fiends.
Now we had to defeat the Red Bird as well. We pulled out long range
weapons and fired.
We watched in horror as something shimmered around Su-Zaku.
It looked at us and said, "You failed to take my shield into account."
Then the Elbiot looked at us and said, "Prepare to be insinerated.
St. Marius' rule is now and forever." I watched in horror as the
bird slowly moved in towards us. Then I noticed that the face on
the Elbiot changed. It was Vet's face, and it said, "Use its shield
against it. Starve it to free me."
As it switched back, I looked at our group and said, "What
does that mean?"
It was Sharm who looked at us all and said, "Fire needs
fuel, and oxygen to burn." Sharm then looked over at Lena and shouted,
"Lena, push the following buttons and aim for Su-Zaku." I watched
as Lena pushed a series of buttons as Sharm called them.
With the last button, I saw a hose like object shoot from
my daughter's arm, straight for Su-Zaku. It connected with the shield
and I heard a hiss. I realized what was happening. "Keep it
up, Lena." I turned to Sharm and said, "But what if she kills them?"
JaNa was reaching into her bag and pulled out the Elbiot
head with the rest of Vet's components in it and said, "It won't.
I think that Su-Zaku will drop the shield, and that's when Sharm will get
the component. Am I right?"
Sharm nodded and said, "Correct, but we need to get out
of here once I have it."
I heard my wife say, "I have a door, but it leads to the
Guardian Base." I realized what this would mean.
I looked at her and nodded. "We don't have much choice,
have it ready." As I finished speaking, Lena's group started to move
towards us. I watched as the flames on the Red Bird started to dim.
Soon, I saw the shield flicker again, and I heard a shoot.
I watched as a cable shot from Sharm, straight to the Elbiot. When
it connected, he said, "Got it, now to save her." I watched and in
almost no time, the Elbiot head that JaNa had set up connected to Sharm
for this task fell off and an almost complete Vet appeared to be standing.
She looked around at us and said, "I'm almost whole.
Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Mind, Mana, and Spirit, all together."
JaNa picked up the head and said, "Not for long. Let's
get out of here." I saw what she meant. Su-Zaku was furious
and stared to head straight for us.
Li had the door set and ready. "Everyone, into the
door!" I waited as everyone ran through. I made sure to be
last, to close the door. As it closed, it disappeared in a puff of
fire. We were in the Guardian base, but with several guns aimed at us.
I then heard Radr say, "RICH, DID THE CRYSTOID CAPTURE YOU,
OR DID YOU CAPTURE IT?"
I looked at my old friend and said, "Neither. He is
helping us, and when we save Vet, we have agreed to let him go free.
In fact, if it wasn't for him, we would not have obtained all of Vet's
components."
I watched as my friend was processing the info. Then
he said, "EVERYONE, ARMS DOWN. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE TO BE ON THE
SAME SIDE. WHEN THIS IS OVER, HOWEVER, THINGS WILL RETURN TO THE
WAY THEY WERE." I watched as everyone stepped down and left.
Radr then said, "MY FRIENDS, YOU SHOULD REST UP. TOMORROW WILL BE THE DAY
THE 'ROUTE' WILL FALL." I watched as everyone of my friends left
and headed to the resting area.
I stayed behind and said, "Radr, do we have to put Vet on
trial. Hasn't she been through enough?"
I watched as the computer that was once a robot pause for
a second, and said, "I WISH IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THAT, BUT PEOPLE FEEL
SHE MUST PAY."
I turned and headed for the door and said, "I don't feel
it's wise. JaNa will suffer more with this." I left the room,
not waiting for a responce. As I walked through the halls, I entered
the library of the base. What I had learned from Sharm and Isis had
bothered me. I went to the search device in the room and typed in
the word, "Cetra". I came across an old tome, part of the Ancients'
text. I looked at the title. "Aeris. The story of the
last 'Ancient.'" I started to read it. It was almost midnight when
I realized that I needed to rest. I closed the book and went to the
room my wife and I had shared. I climbed into bed, without even waking
her, but I still felt an uneasy feeling. What if this power from
long ago could still exist? I couldn't stop thinging about the horror
that could come if someone could use that power.
Continued....