Chapter five: Enter Yuber
Twelve years passed. Samus had grown from a young teenager to a handsome adult. Living in Tinto for the past decade, Samus had become all but born there. He was so accustomed to the Tinto lifestyle, yet never forgot the memories of Karaya. Samus was still a guard and attendant, but at the moment he was questioning his choice. You see, he and Reed were the attendants to Lilly Pendragon, the daughter of the Tinto mayor. At first glance, people would see this as a privilege, but to Samus and Reed, it's anything BUT a privilege. Lilly is the most selfish, stuck up, demanding person in Tinto. She's spent so much over the years that Samus decided to become the one to handle all the money to prevent it from being wasted.
During these years, Samus heard that Solon Jhee had been killed. By his own king. Although Samus was thoroughly upset that he didn't get a chance to avenge his parents, he was pleased that he didn't have anything more to fear from that man.
Recently, Lilly had heard rumours about something called the 'Fire Bringer' being led by a strange being called the 'Flame Champion' in Grassland. Eager to find the Flame Champion for aid, Lilly grabbed her two attendants and rushed to Grassland as quick as she could. Although he wasn't too thrilled at Lilly's wild plan, Samus was somewhat looking forward to it because there was a chance he could stop by Karaya again to see how everyone was doing. Of course, he wouldn't reveal himself as Cyra as a safety measure.
Currently, the trio of Tinto fighters were at Duck Village. While Lilly was out in the village trying to gather information from the ducks who obviously don't know anything about Lilly's ideas of the Flame Champion still being alive, Samus and Reed were in the Inn, trying to get a room for the night.
"Would you be so kind as to give our mistress and ourselves a room for the night?" Reed asked as politely as he could.
"Of course. Anything in particular?" The Innkeeper asked.
"If it's your best room available, we'll take it." Reed replied.
"Very well. The room is outside. The cabin on the right." The duck said.
"How much?" Samus asked, reaching for his wallet.
"Three people? Three hundred potch." The duck replied.
Samus paid the duck and turned to Reed. "We'd better get Lilly and tell her."
Reed nodded. "Yes. Who knows? Maybe she found out something."
The two men rushed out of the Inn, into the village. Because Lilly was the only non-duck in the village, it was a short search. However, Samus was surprised when he saw her talking with a young human boy. Also with him was a new duck with a helmet and a giant Griffon.
"Milady!" Reed shouted, waving his arms. Lilly looked away from the boy and watched as Reed and Samus rush over to her.
"We have obtained lodging!" Samus added.
Lilly sighed angrily as she turned to the boy. "Hugo, can we finish our talk later?"
Samus' eyes widened slightly. This boy was Hugo, Lucia's son?! What was he doing outside of the village?
"Very well, where is the room?" Lilly asked Reed.
Reed and Samus led Lilly through the village and into the Inn. During the walk, Samus looked back and saw Hugo, the duck and the Griffon following them.
The three fighters entered the room. After entering, Lilly walked around, looking at the room. After a few seconds, she turned around and stared at her two attendants angrily.
"What is this? Didn't they have anything better?" Lilly demanded.
"We're so sorry, milady!" Reed said.
Suddenly, the door opened again. Hugo and the others entered the room. Lilly's face softened slightly as she smiled. "Ah, Hugo! Are you here to finish our talk?"
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After Lilly and Hugo were finished, it was decided that they would travel to the Great Hollow to look for the Flame Champion some more, with Hugo and his friends Sgt. Joe, the duck, and Fubar, the Griffon, guiding the three Tinto fighters.
Samus sighed. "We only just arrive in a village of ducks and now we're off to Lizard land."
Reed looked at Samus and sighed. "Let's just do as she says, Samus. It's easier that way."
Lilly turned to Reed and narrowed her eyes. "Huh?"
A while later, the team of six left Duck Village. Samus trailed behind slightly, in deep thought. {Why would Hugo be here?} He thought. {The son of the chief wouldn't leave on a mission like this for no good reason.} His eyes widened. {Something must've happened at the village!}
Soon, the group arrived at a stone structure. There was what looked like what used to be a doorway there, but a slab of stone was sealing it. Lilly brightened. "This is it! It must be!"
Samus watched as Lilly charged at the structure and felt around for something that would open the door.
"Are you sure about this, milady?" Samus asked.
Lilly turned from the structure to look at her attendants, again in anger. "Are you two impersonating statues?! Make yourselves useful!"
"We didn't mean to argue, milady!" Reed called. "Here we come!"
Reed and Samus ran after Lilly and helped her search. Shortly, both men turned to their employer.
"I'm sorry, milady." Reed said. "I just can't find it."
"Are you sure it's down here?" Samus asked.
Lilly seemed like she took Samus' question into account, as she ran away from the structure and up a hill which led to the top of the structure, followed closely by Reed and Samus.
On top of the structure, Lilly looked around, rubbing her chin. She spotted a small stone in the middle of a patch of grass and smirked. She kicked the stone aside, revealing a stone handle carved into the structure. Kneeling down, she grabbed the handle and twisted it. Sure enough, Samus heard the slab in front of the doorway moving.
"She...She found it!" Reed said in disbelief.
A short while later, the team of six were walking down the long hallways of what looked like some kind of ancient highway. Samus looked around in awe. He had no idea that something like this existed! The team fought several strange monsters, although nothing more serious than a couple of Ghost Slugs. What caught Samus' attention was the fact that Hugo was riding on Fubar the whole way, and the two seemed to fight as one. It DID seem to make sense, however, as the two seemed awfully close.
Eventually, the hallway widened into a circle that went in two directions. Samus followed Hugo and Fubar, thinking that they would keep on going. However, the boy and Griffon duo stopped and looked to the right. Hugo quickly and quietly jumped off Fubar and turned around. "Guys! Get down! There's someone there!" He whispered to everyone else.
Everyone else quickly got down close to the ground. Samus looked to the right and saw four figures standing at some sort of doorway. The shortest figure seemed to be the leader. He wore a green and brown outfit with brownish hair. He had a mask on his face, probably to keep his identity a secret. The lone woman in the group wore a flowing blue and white dress and held a staff in her hand. Her white hair was semi-bundled as more of it drooped over her head. The second man in the group looked the most mysterious of the group. Dressed entirely in black, complete with a black hat covering his eyes, his extremely long hair was done in a braid that reached all the way down his back. Finally, the third man stood to the side, his long, white coat almost reaching his feet.
"What do you make of them, Sergeant?" Hugo asked Sgt. Joe.
"I can't tell, really. How about you?" The duck soldier replied.
"Can't you see that they're evil?!" Lilly interrupted with a hiss.
"Keep your voice down." Sgt. Joe ordered. "They'll hear you."
After listening to a slight conversation between the four figures at the door, Hugo again turned to his duck friend. "What should we do?" Reed asked. "We can't stay in hiding forever."
"He's right." Sgt. Joe replied.
"The answer is quite obvious." Lilly replied confidently.
"Oh?" Hugo asked.
Lilly stood up and looked down at everyone else. "Frontal assault!" She whispered.
"Don't be absurd!" Reed suddenly said. Lilly shot him a cold glare. "Er...Milady."
Samus chuckled lightly at his friend's bravery. Reed was certainly not known to talk back to Lilly. That was more Samus' job.
"No." Hugo said sharply as he stood to his feet. "We don't know if they're evil or not. It's best if we don't simply charge into battle."
"I'm with the boy." Sgt. Joe said as he stood up alongside Hugo.
Lilly found that she was outnumbered, so she finally gave in. The team walked out of hiding, towards the four figures gathered at the door. Hearing footsteps, the four turned away from the door to face the oncoming group.
"Excuse us." Hugo said as politely as he could. "But could you tell us what you're doing?"
The masked man was silent for a few seconds before replying. "It does not concern you."
"Oh?" Lilly accused. "Is it because you're doing some sort of evil deed?"
The man in white stared at Lilly oddly until he spoke up. "Are you Lilly Pendragon?" He asked.
"I am." Lilly replied. "My father is the mayor of Tinto."
The man smirked slightly. "The pleasure is all mine."
"Well, I don't have time for your accusations." The masked man said. He turned to the woman. "Sarah?"
The woman, called Sarah, looked at the man and nodded. "Of course." She replied.
With a wave of her staff, Sarah crated a puddle of strange energy underneath all four of the strange figures. But only three of them were being affected. The only one not being affected was the man in black.
"I'll clean up here. It won't take a minute." The man said.
"See that it doesn't." The masked man said as he, Sarah and the man in the white coat disappeared into the puddle of energy.
Samus couldn't make out the man in black's expression, but he could've sworn he saw an evil smile. "On guard!" The man taunted as two blades of steel shot from under his sleeves and he got into a stance.
Hugo quickly jumped on Fubar and pulled his dagger from its holster. Sgt. Joe readied his halberd and all three Tinto fighters drew their swords simultaneously.
Fubar leapt from the ground and tore at the man with extremely high speeds. After Fubar attacked the man with his claws, Hugo continued with a dagger slice. Sgt. Joe quickly cast his Water Rune, creating a huge icicle that shot from the ground and attacked the man. Luckily, Hugo and Fubar got to safety. The man quickly attacked the boy and Griffon with his twin swords, damaging them to the point of almost being defeated. Samus and Reed each attacked the man with their respective weapons, followed closely by Lilly. As quick as he could, Samus charged his Wind Rune and cast a Healing Wind on Hugo and Fubar, healing them. Hugo cast a Shredding attack from his own Wind Rune, greatly damaging the man in black. Sgt. Joe quickly brought his halberd down, slicing at the man in black.
The battle continued for a good two minutes, and neither side showed any signs of slowing down, although Samus was shocked at how many times this single man almost defeated a member of the team with one blow. Well, it appeared that the man in black was getting close to being defeated, as a strange, red aura was projecting from the man's body, showing that he was going beserk Lilly quickly activated her combo attack with Reed and Samus. Samus ran towards the man in black with Reed by his side and they both started attacking him with their swords repeatedly. Lilly joined in shortly, and all three attacked the man with perfect synchronization. After the move ended, Samus became so dizzy that he had to lean over to try and look at the ground to try and catch his breath again.
By the time Samus regained his senses completely, he looked up. Hugo, Fubar and Reed were all close to being defeated. Apparently, so was the man in black, as he was hunched over, trying to catch his breath.
Samus saw that Sgt. Joe was using a Kindness Rain to heal the whole party, so Samus knew that he could actually use offensive magic. As quick as he could, Samus charged a Shredding attack. After Hugo and Fubar has again attacked the man in black, Reed lashed out his weapon again. By now, Samus' rune was charged. Samus lashed out his arm, casting the Shredding attack. After the attack finished, that was apparently enough, as the man in black collapsed to the ground.
Hugo got off Fubar and walked slowly over to the defeated man. Slowly, the man in black got to his feet. "Ugh...Darn you!" He said. "You'll regret that!"
Suddenly, a woman figure materialized in front of the man. "That's enough." Sarah said.
The man in black clenched his teeth. "But-" He managed to say.
"Yuber, come." Sarah instructed as she waved her staff again, causing the strange energy to appear on the floor again.
Sarah disappeared first, but the last thing Samus saw before the man, called Yuber, went into the energy as well was a mouth of clenched teeth, looking like the owner of them desperately wanted bloodshed.
{Yuber...} Samus thought. {Isn't he the black knight from the Dunan Unification War?}
"See?!" Lilly demanded. "I TOLD you they were evil!"
Although confused, the group continued through the ancient highway a little more until they finally reached the end, coming out into the beautiful sunlight.
"Ah! Sunlight!" Lilly sighed happily as she stretched. "I wouldn't have been able to stand another moment in there!"
"Well, at least we're out." Hugo added. "We're pretty close to the Lizard Clan's Great Hollow."
Suddenly, Samus heard a faint sound coming from off in the not-too-far distance. He narrowed his eyes as he looked in the direction of the noises. He wasn't alone, either, as Reed, Hugo and Sgt. Joe also looked in the direction of the noises, at the same time even. Lilly looked at all four of them, confused.
"That sound..." Reed said suspiciously.
"It's blade against blade." Samus replied for Reed. He knew the sound all too well. "And it's very close."
"Oh, no! we're late AGAIN!" Hugo cried.
Suddenly, the quartet of Samus, Reed, Hugo and Sgt. Joe ran off towards the sound, leaving a flustered and confused Lilly behind.
To be continued...
Author's notes: Whew! The fifth chapter's done! Now, I've never actually defeated Yuber in the Ancient Highway before, so I'm kinda guessing on what the characters say after he meets defeat. And sorry if the rest of the text in inaccurate, what happened in the game is a complete blur to me. Please read and review!
Twelve years passed. Samus had grown from a young teenager to a handsome adult. Living in Tinto for the past decade, Samus had become all but born there. He was so accustomed to the Tinto lifestyle, yet never forgot the memories of Karaya. Samus was still a guard and attendant, but at the moment he was questioning his choice. You see, he and Reed were the attendants to Lilly Pendragon, the daughter of the Tinto mayor. At first glance, people would see this as a privilege, but to Samus and Reed, it's anything BUT a privilege. Lilly is the most selfish, stuck up, demanding person in Tinto. She's spent so much over the years that Samus decided to become the one to handle all the money to prevent it from being wasted.
During these years, Samus heard that Solon Jhee had been killed. By his own king. Although Samus was thoroughly upset that he didn't get a chance to avenge his parents, he was pleased that he didn't have anything more to fear from that man.
Recently, Lilly had heard rumours about something called the 'Fire Bringer' being led by a strange being called the 'Flame Champion' in Grassland. Eager to find the Flame Champion for aid, Lilly grabbed her two attendants and rushed to Grassland as quick as she could. Although he wasn't too thrilled at Lilly's wild plan, Samus was somewhat looking forward to it because there was a chance he could stop by Karaya again to see how everyone was doing. Of course, he wouldn't reveal himself as Cyra as a safety measure.
Currently, the trio of Tinto fighters were at Duck Village. While Lilly was out in the village trying to gather information from the ducks who obviously don't know anything about Lilly's ideas of the Flame Champion still being alive, Samus and Reed were in the Inn, trying to get a room for the night.
"Would you be so kind as to give our mistress and ourselves a room for the night?" Reed asked as politely as he could.
"Of course. Anything in particular?" The Innkeeper asked.
"If it's your best room available, we'll take it." Reed replied.
"Very well. The room is outside. The cabin on the right." The duck said.
"How much?" Samus asked, reaching for his wallet.
"Three people? Three hundred potch." The duck replied.
Samus paid the duck and turned to Reed. "We'd better get Lilly and tell her."
Reed nodded. "Yes. Who knows? Maybe she found out something."
The two men rushed out of the Inn, into the village. Because Lilly was the only non-duck in the village, it was a short search. However, Samus was surprised when he saw her talking with a young human boy. Also with him was a new duck with a helmet and a giant Griffon.
"Milady!" Reed shouted, waving his arms. Lilly looked away from the boy and watched as Reed and Samus rush over to her.
"We have obtained lodging!" Samus added.
Lilly sighed angrily as she turned to the boy. "Hugo, can we finish our talk later?"
Samus' eyes widened slightly. This boy was Hugo, Lucia's son?! What was he doing outside of the village?
"Very well, where is the room?" Lilly asked Reed.
Reed and Samus led Lilly through the village and into the Inn. During the walk, Samus looked back and saw Hugo, the duck and the Griffon following them.
The three fighters entered the room. After entering, Lilly walked around, looking at the room. After a few seconds, she turned around and stared at her two attendants angrily.
"What is this? Didn't they have anything better?" Lilly demanded.
"We're so sorry, milady!" Reed said.
Suddenly, the door opened again. Hugo and the others entered the room. Lilly's face softened slightly as she smiled. "Ah, Hugo! Are you here to finish our talk?"
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After Lilly and Hugo were finished, it was decided that they would travel to the Great Hollow to look for the Flame Champion some more, with Hugo and his friends Sgt. Joe, the duck, and Fubar, the Griffon, guiding the three Tinto fighters.
Samus sighed. "We only just arrive in a village of ducks and now we're off to Lizard land."
Reed looked at Samus and sighed. "Let's just do as she says, Samus. It's easier that way."
Lilly turned to Reed and narrowed her eyes. "Huh?"
A while later, the team of six left Duck Village. Samus trailed behind slightly, in deep thought. {Why would Hugo be here?} He thought. {The son of the chief wouldn't leave on a mission like this for no good reason.} His eyes widened. {Something must've happened at the village!}
Soon, the group arrived at a stone structure. There was what looked like what used to be a doorway there, but a slab of stone was sealing it. Lilly brightened. "This is it! It must be!"
Samus watched as Lilly charged at the structure and felt around for something that would open the door.
"Are you sure about this, milady?" Samus asked.
Lilly turned from the structure to look at her attendants, again in anger. "Are you two impersonating statues?! Make yourselves useful!"
"We didn't mean to argue, milady!" Reed called. "Here we come!"
Reed and Samus ran after Lilly and helped her search. Shortly, both men turned to their employer.
"I'm sorry, milady." Reed said. "I just can't find it."
"Are you sure it's down here?" Samus asked.
Lilly seemed like she took Samus' question into account, as she ran away from the structure and up a hill which led to the top of the structure, followed closely by Reed and Samus.
On top of the structure, Lilly looked around, rubbing her chin. She spotted a small stone in the middle of a patch of grass and smirked. She kicked the stone aside, revealing a stone handle carved into the structure. Kneeling down, she grabbed the handle and twisted it. Sure enough, Samus heard the slab in front of the doorway moving.
"She...She found it!" Reed said in disbelief.
A short while later, the team of six were walking down the long hallways of what looked like some kind of ancient highway. Samus looked around in awe. He had no idea that something like this existed! The team fought several strange monsters, although nothing more serious than a couple of Ghost Slugs. What caught Samus' attention was the fact that Hugo was riding on Fubar the whole way, and the two seemed to fight as one. It DID seem to make sense, however, as the two seemed awfully close.
Eventually, the hallway widened into a circle that went in two directions. Samus followed Hugo and Fubar, thinking that they would keep on going. However, the boy and Griffon duo stopped and looked to the right. Hugo quickly and quietly jumped off Fubar and turned around. "Guys! Get down! There's someone there!" He whispered to everyone else.
Everyone else quickly got down close to the ground. Samus looked to the right and saw four figures standing at some sort of doorway. The shortest figure seemed to be the leader. He wore a green and brown outfit with brownish hair. He had a mask on his face, probably to keep his identity a secret. The lone woman in the group wore a flowing blue and white dress and held a staff in her hand. Her white hair was semi-bundled as more of it drooped over her head. The second man in the group looked the most mysterious of the group. Dressed entirely in black, complete with a black hat covering his eyes, his extremely long hair was done in a braid that reached all the way down his back. Finally, the third man stood to the side, his long, white coat almost reaching his feet.
"What do you make of them, Sergeant?" Hugo asked Sgt. Joe.
"I can't tell, really. How about you?" The duck soldier replied.
"Can't you see that they're evil?!" Lilly interrupted with a hiss.
"Keep your voice down." Sgt. Joe ordered. "They'll hear you."
After listening to a slight conversation between the four figures at the door, Hugo again turned to his duck friend. "What should we do?" Reed asked. "We can't stay in hiding forever."
"He's right." Sgt. Joe replied.
"The answer is quite obvious." Lilly replied confidently.
"Oh?" Hugo asked.
Lilly stood up and looked down at everyone else. "Frontal assault!" She whispered.
"Don't be absurd!" Reed suddenly said. Lilly shot him a cold glare. "Er...Milady."
Samus chuckled lightly at his friend's bravery. Reed was certainly not known to talk back to Lilly. That was more Samus' job.
"No." Hugo said sharply as he stood to his feet. "We don't know if they're evil or not. It's best if we don't simply charge into battle."
"I'm with the boy." Sgt. Joe said as he stood up alongside Hugo.
Lilly found that she was outnumbered, so she finally gave in. The team walked out of hiding, towards the four figures gathered at the door. Hearing footsteps, the four turned away from the door to face the oncoming group.
"Excuse us." Hugo said as politely as he could. "But could you tell us what you're doing?"
The masked man was silent for a few seconds before replying. "It does not concern you."
"Oh?" Lilly accused. "Is it because you're doing some sort of evil deed?"
The man in white stared at Lilly oddly until he spoke up. "Are you Lilly Pendragon?" He asked.
"I am." Lilly replied. "My father is the mayor of Tinto."
The man smirked slightly. "The pleasure is all mine."
"Well, I don't have time for your accusations." The masked man said. He turned to the woman. "Sarah?"
The woman, called Sarah, looked at the man and nodded. "Of course." She replied.
With a wave of her staff, Sarah crated a puddle of strange energy underneath all four of the strange figures. But only three of them were being affected. The only one not being affected was the man in black.
"I'll clean up here. It won't take a minute." The man said.
"See that it doesn't." The masked man said as he, Sarah and the man in the white coat disappeared into the puddle of energy.
Samus couldn't make out the man in black's expression, but he could've sworn he saw an evil smile. "On guard!" The man taunted as two blades of steel shot from under his sleeves and he got into a stance.
Hugo quickly jumped on Fubar and pulled his dagger from its holster. Sgt. Joe readied his halberd and all three Tinto fighters drew their swords simultaneously.
Fubar leapt from the ground and tore at the man with extremely high speeds. After Fubar attacked the man with his claws, Hugo continued with a dagger slice. Sgt. Joe quickly cast his Water Rune, creating a huge icicle that shot from the ground and attacked the man. Luckily, Hugo and Fubar got to safety. The man quickly attacked the boy and Griffon with his twin swords, damaging them to the point of almost being defeated. Samus and Reed each attacked the man with their respective weapons, followed closely by Lilly. As quick as he could, Samus charged his Wind Rune and cast a Healing Wind on Hugo and Fubar, healing them. Hugo cast a Shredding attack from his own Wind Rune, greatly damaging the man in black. Sgt. Joe quickly brought his halberd down, slicing at the man in black.
The battle continued for a good two minutes, and neither side showed any signs of slowing down, although Samus was shocked at how many times this single man almost defeated a member of the team with one blow. Well, it appeared that the man in black was getting close to being defeated, as a strange, red aura was projecting from the man's body, showing that he was going beserk Lilly quickly activated her combo attack with Reed and Samus. Samus ran towards the man in black with Reed by his side and they both started attacking him with their swords repeatedly. Lilly joined in shortly, and all three attacked the man with perfect synchronization. After the move ended, Samus became so dizzy that he had to lean over to try and look at the ground to try and catch his breath again.
By the time Samus regained his senses completely, he looked up. Hugo, Fubar and Reed were all close to being defeated. Apparently, so was the man in black, as he was hunched over, trying to catch his breath.
Samus saw that Sgt. Joe was using a Kindness Rain to heal the whole party, so Samus knew that he could actually use offensive magic. As quick as he could, Samus charged a Shredding attack. After Hugo and Fubar has again attacked the man in black, Reed lashed out his weapon again. By now, Samus' rune was charged. Samus lashed out his arm, casting the Shredding attack. After the attack finished, that was apparently enough, as the man in black collapsed to the ground.
Hugo got off Fubar and walked slowly over to the defeated man. Slowly, the man in black got to his feet. "Ugh...Darn you!" He said. "You'll regret that!"
Suddenly, a woman figure materialized in front of the man. "That's enough." Sarah said.
The man in black clenched his teeth. "But-" He managed to say.
"Yuber, come." Sarah instructed as she waved her staff again, causing the strange energy to appear on the floor again.
Sarah disappeared first, but the last thing Samus saw before the man, called Yuber, went into the energy as well was a mouth of clenched teeth, looking like the owner of them desperately wanted bloodshed.
{Yuber...} Samus thought. {Isn't he the black knight from the Dunan Unification War?}
"See?!" Lilly demanded. "I TOLD you they were evil!"
Although confused, the group continued through the ancient highway a little more until they finally reached the end, coming out into the beautiful sunlight.
"Ah! Sunlight!" Lilly sighed happily as she stretched. "I wouldn't have been able to stand another moment in there!"
"Well, at least we're out." Hugo added. "We're pretty close to the Lizard Clan's Great Hollow."
Suddenly, Samus heard a faint sound coming from off in the not-too-far distance. He narrowed his eyes as he looked in the direction of the noises. He wasn't alone, either, as Reed, Hugo and Sgt. Joe also looked in the direction of the noises, at the same time even. Lilly looked at all four of them, confused.
"That sound..." Reed said suspiciously.
"It's blade against blade." Samus replied for Reed. He knew the sound all too well. "And it's very close."
"Oh, no! we're late AGAIN!" Hugo cried.
Suddenly, the quartet of Samus, Reed, Hugo and Sgt. Joe ran off towards the sound, leaving a flustered and confused Lilly behind.
To be continued...
Author's notes: Whew! The fifth chapter's done! Now, I've never actually defeated Yuber in the Ancient Highway before, so I'm kinda guessing on what the characters say after he meets defeat. And sorry if the rest of the text in inaccurate, what happened in the game is a complete blur to me. Please read and review!