Author's Note: Hahaha!!! I bet you all thought that I was gone for good.
Surprise! I'm back and ready to get things going once again. I lost my
inspiration for awhile.well, more like a year, but do the details really
matter? Seeing that it wouldn't be fair to just leave everything as it is
for those that want more, my muse is back and ready to help me.YAY!!!
Also, I do agree with the amount of soldiers being a little excessive in
the last chapter but it at least adds to the excitement. At least I think
it does.maybe not.but then again.hmmm.*sweatdrop* Am I the only one who
thinks so? Ummm, ya *nervous laugh* Ahem.let's get on with chapter 4,
shall we? Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own this game. Everything to do with Legend of Dragoon is owned by Sony and Squaresoft.
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As the seven comrades entered Hellena Prison, they were met with an unexpected surprise. The whole place was filled with a hazy layer of smoke that obstructed everyone's view. The lighting was minimum and with the addition of the smoke, it made it difficult to see any further than a few feet ahead of yourself. No one moved from the entrance, all of them afraid of what may lye ahead. The members of the group looked around with a gaze of bewilderment as they attempted to adjust their eyes to the new surroundings that appeared before them.
"Why is all of this smoke here?" Lavitz inquired.
"That I could not tell you. It truly is strange," Albert replied to Lavitz's inquiries. "No smoke was present when I was first in here."
"Somehow, I don't trust this place so much anymore," Dart added.
"I agree with you Dart. This place is really giving me the creeps.do we really have to be here? I mean, can't Emperor Dole take care of himself?"
"Meru! Don't talk like that! We can't just turn back now. Emperor Dole may not be as important as Albert is to you, but he still needs our assistance." Haschel exclaimed with the disappointment apparent in his voice.
At that remark, Meru jumped back a little and lowered her head. She felt ashamed at what she had just said and made a mental note not to make anymore mindless remarks. She averted her eyes to hide the tears that were beginning to form. But, nobody would have noticed anyway because of the sheet of smoke that was surrounding them. Unexpectedly, a loud crash could be heard somewhere further into the prison. Everyone moved closer together after hearing the noise and looked around nervously, expecting the worse.
"W.what was that?" Meru asked worriedly.
"I have no idea, but there's no use standing around here. We'll never get to the bottom of this and save Emperor Dole if we don't proceed," Dart replied to Meru's outburst.
The group double-checked to make sure they were completely prepared for battle and proceeded through the hazy air surrounding them. As they continued onto the next room, the smoke thickened and the air was beginning to become difficult to inhale. If the air were inhaled to deeply, you could not escape the induction of a violent fit of coughing. This sudden increase of smoke caused everyone's eyes to sting slightly and constant blinking was needed in order to see. Even that barely did any good, seeing as the tears continued to build up, obstructing their view even more. It took them all a few minutes to regain their composure enough to continue on.
Albert tried to give confidence to the group a little with some encouraging words. "We have to focus. Only then will we be able to overcome this obstacle swiftly."
"Easy for you to say," Meru mumbled under her breath, trying to make sure that her comment would be kept to herself.
Using the wall as a guide when the smoke refused to let up, they approached the room containing the prisoner cells. Crackling of wood could be heard coming from the area just up ahead. Everyone reached for their weapons as they approached ever closer.
"Be ready for anything," Dart spoke just loud enough for all of them to hear him.
When they entered the room, they came across the source of the fire. There was a stack of wood piled up in one corner with hay hastily thrown over the top of it. They all looked around uneasily and quickly did a check on all of the cells. But to no avail, Emperor Dole was nowhere to be found.
"Something isn't quite right about all of." Haschel was abruptly cut off as the enemy showed themselves.
The fire still burned violently off to the side and the smoke was being averted out the door that they had just come through. The smoke had let up slightly in the area that they were at but it was still difficult to see everything. The beasts that had appeared before them didn't seem to mind the smoke at all and they stood there eyeing their prey. Spikes ran along the length of the two monster's bodies and tails, coming together at the tip, making their own cat-o-nine-tails. If anyone were to make the mistake of getting behind one of them, that person would surely be injured. Their claws were deadly razors of immense power and the hardened scales that covered the monster's bodies offered maximum protection. When looking into the beast's eyes, nothing but a cold, dark gaze would meet yours, with the reflection of the fire's flames burning brightly within them. Gazing at them caused shivers to run throughout the team members and the beasts' never wavering gaze instilled even more fear, immobilizing them all.
The monsters grew tired of waiting for them to advance and lunged forward. Hesitation was not an option at this point in time and everyone had to think and react quickly. Although there were only two of these hideous creatures, their lack in number was made up entirely by the size that they displayed. Deep throaty growls were heard coming from the beasts as they stared their opponents down before pressing forward once again. When the creature's mouth opened, nothing but a cavernous black hole filled with rows of jagged fangs, sharp as daggers met the allies gaze as the once low growl turned into a monstrous, deafening roar.
Albert became cornered by one of the monsters as the others focused on the one in front of them. Frantically, Albert looked around to try and find his way around the beast but there was no way out. Suddenly, he felt someone grab his arms and bring them together behind his back. The sensation of cold metal coursed through his body as he realized that his wrists were being bound. The person who had done this to Albert was now forcing him to come along into the next room and Albert had no choice but to comply with what this stranger wanted from him. He tried to yell out for help, but no one could hear him over the sounds of the hideous throaty growls of the beasts and the roar of the fire. With Albert gone, the monster turned around to face the others once again. Now that both of the beasts were in front of the remaining members, the battle began.
The creatures advanced quickly and attacked with ferocious strength, despite their enormous size. The team jumped back, startled by this sudden advance. They stationed themselves and lunged in counterattack at the beast's movements. They soon discovered that their attacks seemed to be having little effect on the monsters and they had to take a step back to collect themselves. Dart studied the monster quickly and noticed that there was a bare spot on the monster's neck just below its head. His discovery proved to be successful as he leapt towards one of the creatures and stabbed it. With the entry of his weapon, the monster screamed out in excruciating pain and backed away.
"Take notice everyone," Dart yelled out to the group. "The neck is their weak spot.aim for the neck!"
Dart's words met their ears and they all knew what they had to do now. Everyone's attention now went to the monster's neck and they saw that the blood was streaming down from the wound that Dart had just made. The beast whimpered and winced at the pain that it had just been caused. Its companion looked over at its injured comrade and then averting its eyes back to the group. Its mouth opened so wide that it seemed like it had just unhinged its jaw and it now let out a blood curtailing howl that echoed throughout the room.
"Watch out!"
Someone yelled just as the beast lunged forward, taking a swipe at Dart. Luckily, Dart noticed this in advance and jumped back, just out of the monster's reach. The others ran over to his aid and took this opportunity to attack just as the monster turned its head to see them all coming. Every one of them took a swing at the repulsive beasts' neck, striking with all of their might and successfully making it cower away. It now backed away to where the other was still standing, tending to its wound. Despite the pain that the first monster was in, it now came back to stand its ground as the other stayed back. It hissed and growled loudly at all of them and it soon became savage, lunging at them constantly, missing almost every time. Its movements were random and uncertain, causing it to lose its balance. Heavy breathing was soon heard coming from the beast and even though it was becoming weaker, it still continued to dive at them. Before anyone knew what was going on, the creature staggered back to where its companion lay dying.
Taking the opportunity to end it all, the team all gathered together as one and advanced to where the two pathetic beasts were, cowering and trying to catch their breath. The members split up into two teams of three so that the job would get done faster. Before the beasts had time to try and get away, they were being attacked. Blood flew everywhere, coating the walls and floor with the monsters' blood and the screams and roars of the dying beasts rang throughout Hellena Prison. After a few moments, the group stood over the decapitated creatures, breathing heavily after the long and weary battle ended.
"Wait" Albert looked around bewildered for a moment, realizing that someone had gone missing yet again. "Lavitz.Lavitz is gone." Albert trailed off.
"This can't be happening, please tell me this didn't just happen again," Dart remarked.
Rose took a step forward and took a survey of the room. The fire had finally gone down and was now burning dimly in the corner, causing the smoke to go down drastically. "I hate to say it, but he isn't here."
"Damn it all to hell," Dart yelled. "Why can't people just stop with the kidnapping already?"
"We have to go get him.I just found him and I cannot stand to lose him once again." Albert said, looking around, speaking to them all.
"Let's go! We don't have much time," Haschel spoke up. "If he's been gone since we first started to fight those creatures, then who knows what could have happened to him already."
"Right!" The team chimed in together as they continued, walking over to the door in which Albert had been forcefully taken through.
*And that's the end of Chapter 4! Sorry to leave you all hanging like that again, but you'll just have to deal with it. It might not be up to all of your expectations but I tried. Anyway, I hope that you all like it and please be sure to review!
Disclaimer: I don't own this game. Everything to do with Legend of Dragoon is owned by Sony and Squaresoft.
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As the seven comrades entered Hellena Prison, they were met with an unexpected surprise. The whole place was filled with a hazy layer of smoke that obstructed everyone's view. The lighting was minimum and with the addition of the smoke, it made it difficult to see any further than a few feet ahead of yourself. No one moved from the entrance, all of them afraid of what may lye ahead. The members of the group looked around with a gaze of bewilderment as they attempted to adjust their eyes to the new surroundings that appeared before them.
"Why is all of this smoke here?" Lavitz inquired.
"That I could not tell you. It truly is strange," Albert replied to Lavitz's inquiries. "No smoke was present when I was first in here."
"Somehow, I don't trust this place so much anymore," Dart added.
"I agree with you Dart. This place is really giving me the creeps.do we really have to be here? I mean, can't Emperor Dole take care of himself?"
"Meru! Don't talk like that! We can't just turn back now. Emperor Dole may not be as important as Albert is to you, but he still needs our assistance." Haschel exclaimed with the disappointment apparent in his voice.
At that remark, Meru jumped back a little and lowered her head. She felt ashamed at what she had just said and made a mental note not to make anymore mindless remarks. She averted her eyes to hide the tears that were beginning to form. But, nobody would have noticed anyway because of the sheet of smoke that was surrounding them. Unexpectedly, a loud crash could be heard somewhere further into the prison. Everyone moved closer together after hearing the noise and looked around nervously, expecting the worse.
"W.what was that?" Meru asked worriedly.
"I have no idea, but there's no use standing around here. We'll never get to the bottom of this and save Emperor Dole if we don't proceed," Dart replied to Meru's outburst.
The group double-checked to make sure they were completely prepared for battle and proceeded through the hazy air surrounding them. As they continued onto the next room, the smoke thickened and the air was beginning to become difficult to inhale. If the air were inhaled to deeply, you could not escape the induction of a violent fit of coughing. This sudden increase of smoke caused everyone's eyes to sting slightly and constant blinking was needed in order to see. Even that barely did any good, seeing as the tears continued to build up, obstructing their view even more. It took them all a few minutes to regain their composure enough to continue on.
Albert tried to give confidence to the group a little with some encouraging words. "We have to focus. Only then will we be able to overcome this obstacle swiftly."
"Easy for you to say," Meru mumbled under her breath, trying to make sure that her comment would be kept to herself.
Using the wall as a guide when the smoke refused to let up, they approached the room containing the prisoner cells. Crackling of wood could be heard coming from the area just up ahead. Everyone reached for their weapons as they approached ever closer.
"Be ready for anything," Dart spoke just loud enough for all of them to hear him.
When they entered the room, they came across the source of the fire. There was a stack of wood piled up in one corner with hay hastily thrown over the top of it. They all looked around uneasily and quickly did a check on all of the cells. But to no avail, Emperor Dole was nowhere to be found.
"Something isn't quite right about all of." Haschel was abruptly cut off as the enemy showed themselves.
The fire still burned violently off to the side and the smoke was being averted out the door that they had just come through. The smoke had let up slightly in the area that they were at but it was still difficult to see everything. The beasts that had appeared before them didn't seem to mind the smoke at all and they stood there eyeing their prey. Spikes ran along the length of the two monster's bodies and tails, coming together at the tip, making their own cat-o-nine-tails. If anyone were to make the mistake of getting behind one of them, that person would surely be injured. Their claws were deadly razors of immense power and the hardened scales that covered the monster's bodies offered maximum protection. When looking into the beast's eyes, nothing but a cold, dark gaze would meet yours, with the reflection of the fire's flames burning brightly within them. Gazing at them caused shivers to run throughout the team members and the beasts' never wavering gaze instilled even more fear, immobilizing them all.
The monsters grew tired of waiting for them to advance and lunged forward. Hesitation was not an option at this point in time and everyone had to think and react quickly. Although there were only two of these hideous creatures, their lack in number was made up entirely by the size that they displayed. Deep throaty growls were heard coming from the beasts as they stared their opponents down before pressing forward once again. When the creature's mouth opened, nothing but a cavernous black hole filled with rows of jagged fangs, sharp as daggers met the allies gaze as the once low growl turned into a monstrous, deafening roar.
Albert became cornered by one of the monsters as the others focused on the one in front of them. Frantically, Albert looked around to try and find his way around the beast but there was no way out. Suddenly, he felt someone grab his arms and bring them together behind his back. The sensation of cold metal coursed through his body as he realized that his wrists were being bound. The person who had done this to Albert was now forcing him to come along into the next room and Albert had no choice but to comply with what this stranger wanted from him. He tried to yell out for help, but no one could hear him over the sounds of the hideous throaty growls of the beasts and the roar of the fire. With Albert gone, the monster turned around to face the others once again. Now that both of the beasts were in front of the remaining members, the battle began.
The creatures advanced quickly and attacked with ferocious strength, despite their enormous size. The team jumped back, startled by this sudden advance. They stationed themselves and lunged in counterattack at the beast's movements. They soon discovered that their attacks seemed to be having little effect on the monsters and they had to take a step back to collect themselves. Dart studied the monster quickly and noticed that there was a bare spot on the monster's neck just below its head. His discovery proved to be successful as he leapt towards one of the creatures and stabbed it. With the entry of his weapon, the monster screamed out in excruciating pain and backed away.
"Take notice everyone," Dart yelled out to the group. "The neck is their weak spot.aim for the neck!"
Dart's words met their ears and they all knew what they had to do now. Everyone's attention now went to the monster's neck and they saw that the blood was streaming down from the wound that Dart had just made. The beast whimpered and winced at the pain that it had just been caused. Its companion looked over at its injured comrade and then averting its eyes back to the group. Its mouth opened so wide that it seemed like it had just unhinged its jaw and it now let out a blood curtailing howl that echoed throughout the room.
"Watch out!"
Someone yelled just as the beast lunged forward, taking a swipe at Dart. Luckily, Dart noticed this in advance and jumped back, just out of the monster's reach. The others ran over to his aid and took this opportunity to attack just as the monster turned its head to see them all coming. Every one of them took a swing at the repulsive beasts' neck, striking with all of their might and successfully making it cower away. It now backed away to where the other was still standing, tending to its wound. Despite the pain that the first monster was in, it now came back to stand its ground as the other stayed back. It hissed and growled loudly at all of them and it soon became savage, lunging at them constantly, missing almost every time. Its movements were random and uncertain, causing it to lose its balance. Heavy breathing was soon heard coming from the beast and even though it was becoming weaker, it still continued to dive at them. Before anyone knew what was going on, the creature staggered back to where its companion lay dying.
Taking the opportunity to end it all, the team all gathered together as one and advanced to where the two pathetic beasts were, cowering and trying to catch their breath. The members split up into two teams of three so that the job would get done faster. Before the beasts had time to try and get away, they were being attacked. Blood flew everywhere, coating the walls and floor with the monsters' blood and the screams and roars of the dying beasts rang throughout Hellena Prison. After a few moments, the group stood over the decapitated creatures, breathing heavily after the long and weary battle ended.
"Wait" Albert looked around bewildered for a moment, realizing that someone had gone missing yet again. "Lavitz.Lavitz is gone." Albert trailed off.
"This can't be happening, please tell me this didn't just happen again," Dart remarked.
Rose took a step forward and took a survey of the room. The fire had finally gone down and was now burning dimly in the corner, causing the smoke to go down drastically. "I hate to say it, but he isn't here."
"Damn it all to hell," Dart yelled. "Why can't people just stop with the kidnapping already?"
"We have to go get him.I just found him and I cannot stand to lose him once again." Albert said, looking around, speaking to them all.
"Let's go! We don't have much time," Haschel spoke up. "If he's been gone since we first started to fight those creatures, then who knows what could have happened to him already."
"Right!" The team chimed in together as they continued, walking over to the door in which Albert had been forcefully taken through.
*And that's the end of Chapter 4! Sorry to leave you all hanging like that again, but you'll just have to deal with it. It might not be up to all of your expectations but I tried. Anyway, I hope that you all like it and please be sure to review!