Author's note: Hello my adoring fans!! It is I, Alphablades bringing you
another fine, fine chapter.
Ok, so this is how I'm going to work my epic battles. I'm going to break them down into sections but I'm going to write the whole block of it on my PC, so I can C&P each section into it's appropriate chapter, which in turn always me to update it everyday instead of every other day. Upon doing this I can also update my OS story since I'm only C&Ping this. The only problem I see is the time it'll take to write the whole thing into my PC. I can't tell if it'll cause delays in updates or not, if I don't get to the battle before the weekend then I should be ok, but anything before, there may be a problem. Ah well, delay=anticipation. So you'll only want it more....Well that or forgot my story all together....
On to other news. .....Chaos! If you can write a review you can write a chapter!! Just work on bits at a time or something!! That'll be quicker then what you're doing now!! Arrrrgggghhhh!!!!!!! Oh and Suikoden 3 is a good game, I liked it. But they're coming out with a forth one sometime soon..or something. They're also coming out with ANOTHER Dragon Warrior!! Hell yeah!! If you haven't played them, you should. I think they're on the eighth installment now. The graphics also took a boost up since it's on the PS2. First DW on the PS2, I think. And yes, I also know about Advent Children. My drooling has yet to stop....
*Clears throat* And now to anyone who needs any and all information for games. Go to the great site of Gamepot.com! For interactive feed from real people about a game you're looking for then head on over to GameFAQ.com! Need a good mag? Try Electronic Gaming Monthly! They're there when you need them! How about a mag just for PS2? Go for Official Playstation Magazine! How about Gamecube? Or Game boy advanced? Well head on over to Nentendo Power! And lastly for all you X-box freaks out there you better head....Uh..Away from me cause I am not an X-box fan!! *Ends selfless plug*
Ooook, here's what I expect to happen. Get hatemail from X-box lovers and flames in the reviews. And maybe even get a-talkin for plugging other sites, I dunno. But oh well.
Ah and to Meidarkreign, who has become better with each passing chapter of her four(4!!) stories. Thank you for being bored enough to actually be interested in the stuff I've been putting up. If only more people were like that. Lol.
So anyways, if anyone's interested check out Mei's stories: The fourteenth Heifon Space Race(Outlaw Star), Final Fantasy: Shadow Knights(Final Fantasy, duh), No One is Perfect(FFX), FFX-3(that's Its actual name. Guess what it's for?) AND check out Chaos's Final Fantasy Reality(if he ever UPDATES!)
Woo, More selfless plugs. Heh, if I do this enough more people will review for me to plug. YEAH!! It all works out in the end....
Why the hell do I do these plugs and whatnot? Well, don't ask me. Not like I know....
As always, this is Blades. "Good reading equals good times." I'm out.
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Tera repeatedly threw her pillow up into the air to keep the dull boredom from seeping into her mind. Maybe is she thought that she was attacking the boredom with her pillow this would be more fun....Or maybe not...God would the gates just reopen already! She was getting so antsy. She wanted to go and meet her uncle, they has so much to talk about. She wondered if the people in her own kingdom were getting worried. Ugh....Her hair would go gray from stressing over that. All those people...Relying on one person. What a responsibility.
~**~
Bridget heard a knock at the door and prayed that whoever was on the other side wanted her to do something so she could stop counting how many times Tera threw that stupid pillow in the air.
"Hello, I am here to inform you that Lady Katherine has been found and she is safe and sound. You are now allowed back into the kingdom."
"Ah, thanks for that and goodbye."
Bridget shut the door, turning to Tera who was off her bed filled with renewed energy.
"Woo hoo! It's about time! Now I can finally go see my uncle. I have so much things to ask him starting with when exactly did he get a daughter??"
"Yes, I would like to know too. Well should we get going?"
"Yeah! Let's go. Right now."
Tera nudged passed Bridget and walked down the corridor and out of the Inn. As they walked outside they were overcome by the ocean of people heading out of the town. They stepped back into the Inn to get their bearings. How could so many people fit into one place? They would have to wait for the crowd to thin out a bit before leaving. Guess she could pass the time talking to Bridget and the two kids. A flash went off in Tera's head. She looked around. Where were Ked and K.C.?!?!
"Bridget! We lost Ked and K.C! Do you think they're outside!! They're probably lost among those people!"
"Easy now, I told them to stay in the Inn. They shouldn't have just walked out."
The women behind the counter spoke up. "Those kids that were with you left with some guy about fifteen minutes ago. He had red hair, brown slacks and a tan vest. I thought he was just their pop or something."
"What?!" Tera shouted. "They were taken! They're gone, we don't even know where to look! They may be in that huge crown! Bridget what are we going to do?!"
"I'll tell you what you can do." The women again spoke up. "Head on down to the kingdom. I heard the guy talking to the little lass about how he was so upset that she ran away from the castle."
"Ran away from the castle? She lives in Lindinbum? Maybe that person actually was her father.....But Ked's still with them, we should find him and take him with us at least."
Bridget walked up next to Tera. "Yes, if we find him in the kingdom."
"Well we have to! His grandfather put his faith in us. I don't want to be the one to tell him we just lost his only grandfather, do you?"
Bridget sighed. "Very well. We'll keep an eye out for him. For now, we better head over to Lindinbum. It seems that's the place to be at the moment."
Tera nodded and walked out the door, neither of them knowing how a simple visit to the castle will emerge as something much larger.
~**~
When Claire stepped into the town around the castle she didn't expect it to be so large. There were probably thousands of people around her this very moment yet at the same time it wasn't crowded do to the fact that the buildings were so spaced out. This may have been the reason why she didn't feel so defensive around all these people. There were a lot of them but they weren't anywhere near her.
She had heard that there were three districts to the kingdom. Business, theater, and residential. She guessed they were in the business district from all the merchants crawling around. She despised street venders, always trying to get people to buy their stuff....Like Three-hundred gil glass jars....
"Ok," Kage said, "to get to the front of the castle we need to head through the theater district and get to the gate between it and the residential area."
"Alright then lead the way." Nite replied, giving Kage a mocking bow.
Kage 'hmphed' as he walked to the castles gate being followed and Nite and Claire.
~**~
Tera and Bridget arrived in the kingdom and were immediately flagged down by a merchant.
"Hey! Hey you two, come here!"
Tera walked over to see what the man's fuss was about.
"Ahh, you're a very smart lady coming here. Not many come to Ganin but this is only because of their ignorance. They no not of my rare findings. Luckily, you are not diseased by the stupidity flowing through these accursed streets. Now I will sell you my latest special finding."
He ducked under his counter and returned holding a gold feather. "Do you know what this is?"
"Um, a feather....Listen, Ganin. Don't waist my time."
Ganin smiled, He was thinking Tera was perfect bait for selling this thing, even though he himself didn't quite know is this thing was the real deal.
Tera, on the other hand, knew exactly what the feather was but she had to stay calm so this idiot wouldn't overcharge her.
"Waist you're time. Oh no, no. My dear I'm not wasting your time, this feather came from a legendary Gold Chocobo. Feathers from these birds are said to be able to bring back the dead. This is called a Phoenix down."
Ohhh, crap! He did know! Now what was she going to do. Just don't act desperate. That's all she needed to do.
"That's a Phoenix Down? Hmmm, doesn't look like one. Sure it's gold and all but isn't it supposed to have some kind of aura around it?"
"Huh? What aura.....I never heard about that."
"Yeah, aura. THAT'S what brings people back to life. The feather is just a catalyst. That's just gold, but it's a pretty gold. I could put that in a hat. I'll give you fifty gil for it."
The man sighed, Tera's confidence in her words got to him. A nice lie with a cool bluff always worked, yet he was still a merchant. Fifty was just not enough.
"One-fifty." He countered.
"One-hundred." "One-twenty five."
"One-ten."
"One-twenty."
"Ok, deal. That may be a bit pricey for some feather but at least my hat will look REALLY good."
Ganin handed her the feather as Tera gave him the money. She wasn't there for long, she ran as fast as she could to Bridget who had been fending herself off from other merchants.
"Bridget, Bridget, Bridget! I just bought something from this merchant! It was so great! Look!"
Bridget looked at the feather wide-eyed. "This is a..Phoenix Down! You really bought this?! For how much??"
"One-hundred and twenty gil! He was so dense, I told him that it's supposed to have some aura around it and he believed me! Now I can use this to learn my Life Spell!!"
"I'm so happy for you, Tera. You're becoming into a better White Mage everyday."
"Yeah, I guess so. Even though my magic does fizz out every now and then."
"Oh that's just because you were under stress."
"Maybe so. Let's just go see my uncle and find Ked."
The two walked up the street and headed towards the residential area.
~**~
"Wow, this place is amazing...." Those were the only words Ked could say as he walked into the castle. He's never been in a place like this before. This had to be the only castle he was going to see from the inside so might as well take in as much as he could.
K.C. saw the awe in Ked's face. She figured this was his first time in anything like this. She turned to him, in complete shock.
"You've never been in a castle before, Ked?! I thought everyone's been inside one at least once!"
Ked started to become embarrassed, he didn't know everyone was in this kind of place all the time. Maybe he didn't really belong in here..Vyse cut in a replied for Ked. "Not everyone can be as lucky as you to live in a fancy place like this."
"Why not?"
Vyse sighed. "You'll figure it out when you're older."
K.C. crossed her arms. "Why does everyone say that to me?!"
Ked felt a bit better now knowing that maybe now all people lived like K.C. A voice came form a door to the other end of the hallway.
"Well, well, well. The prodigal daughter has returned!" A man stepped out of the doorway and walked towards Vyse. "And brought back to me by none other then my faithful advisor, Vyse. I am truly blessed."
He hugged Vyse as he got closer then picked up her daughter, resting her in his arms. "This is the second time you have run away, Katherine. Is there something we need to talk about?"
K.C shook her head to the question. "Na, just got bored."
The man let out a long stretched 'ohhh'.
"My king-" Vyse was cut off before he could continue.
"Please, my friend. You have brought my daughter back to me in one piece. Today you are my guest. I refuse to hear formalities come from your lips form here on out. As for today, my humble friend and guest, please do call me Arthur, if I should be so humbled"
Vyse hesitated for a moment. Sure they were somewhat good friends but he always referred to him as 'king' or 'my lord' or something....
"Very well..Arthur."
Arthur laughed at Vyse's hesitation and slapped him on the back for being such a good sport. It was around this point his kind eyes fell on Ked.
"And who are you, my young sir?"
Ked crumpled the bottom of his shirt while he talked, clearly intimidated or shy.
"Ked." He tightened the knots in his shirts.
K.C. took over talking for Ked since he wasn't about to do any himself.
"Yeah dad, Ked's really cool. There were these two guys trying to bring me back, but in an angry way, and Ked stood up for me and shot them with the BIGGEST fireball ever in the existence of anything!" She made the sound of a large explosion at the end of her sentence.
The king looked at the young boy. "That would be you're a Black Mage, correct?"
Ked slightly shook his head as his eyes met the floor. Vyse bent down next to him to try and loosen him up. "Don't be so nervous, Ked. King Arthur is a big fan of Black Mages, there's no reason he wouldn't like you. So try and loosen up. Being tense doesn't solve anything."
Arthur laughed another hardy laugh. "Yes, that's true. I love their ability to control all the elements of the earth. Will them to their own need. Harness the strength of life and use it to do wondrous and powerful things. Truly amazing."
Arthur looked from Ked to K.C. then back to Ked. "Oh Ked, do you know that my Katherine is an Oracle?"
That got Ked's attention. He picked his head up and looked at K.C. "An Oracle? What's that?"
K.C. smiled proudly and said. "It's a mage that can control what people feel."
Ked looked confused so Arthur reiterated. "She means a mage that can control status aliments, like Poison, Stone, Sleep, and Confusion." Arthur stopped and Vyse took it from there.
"Unfortunately, K.C. can't control her own abilities so sometimes her spells don't have full effect, if any at all."
K.C. put one hand on her hip. "Hey, that's not true! I can use my powers! Just not when I'm afraid, that's all!"
Ked stopped tying up his shirt, he seemed to be fitting in more then he thought he would be. "That's the exact opposite of my problem," he started to say, "My spells go out of control when I'm scared. Sometimes they're more powerful then I want them to be."
K.C. smiled as she heard this. "Well I guess we can both be bad mages together!"
A loud laugh came from everyone standing in the hall. It almost seemed like it wouldn't end, everyone also wished it wouldn't, especially Ked. He was finally having the greatest time of his life.
Ok, so this is how I'm going to work my epic battles. I'm going to break them down into sections but I'm going to write the whole block of it on my PC, so I can C&P each section into it's appropriate chapter, which in turn always me to update it everyday instead of every other day. Upon doing this I can also update my OS story since I'm only C&Ping this. The only problem I see is the time it'll take to write the whole thing into my PC. I can't tell if it'll cause delays in updates or not, if I don't get to the battle before the weekend then I should be ok, but anything before, there may be a problem. Ah well, delay=anticipation. So you'll only want it more....Well that or forgot my story all together....
On to other news. .....Chaos! If you can write a review you can write a chapter!! Just work on bits at a time or something!! That'll be quicker then what you're doing now!! Arrrrgggghhhh!!!!!!! Oh and Suikoden 3 is a good game, I liked it. But they're coming out with a forth one sometime soon..or something. They're also coming out with ANOTHER Dragon Warrior!! Hell yeah!! If you haven't played them, you should. I think they're on the eighth installment now. The graphics also took a boost up since it's on the PS2. First DW on the PS2, I think. And yes, I also know about Advent Children. My drooling has yet to stop....
*Clears throat* And now to anyone who needs any and all information for games. Go to the great site of Gamepot.com! For interactive feed from real people about a game you're looking for then head on over to GameFAQ.com! Need a good mag? Try Electronic Gaming Monthly! They're there when you need them! How about a mag just for PS2? Go for Official Playstation Magazine! How about Gamecube? Or Game boy advanced? Well head on over to Nentendo Power! And lastly for all you X-box freaks out there you better head....Uh..Away from me cause I am not an X-box fan!! *Ends selfless plug*
Ooook, here's what I expect to happen. Get hatemail from X-box lovers and flames in the reviews. And maybe even get a-talkin for plugging other sites, I dunno. But oh well.
Ah and to Meidarkreign, who has become better with each passing chapter of her four(4!!) stories. Thank you for being bored enough to actually be interested in the stuff I've been putting up. If only more people were like that. Lol.
So anyways, if anyone's interested check out Mei's stories: The fourteenth Heifon Space Race(Outlaw Star), Final Fantasy: Shadow Knights(Final Fantasy, duh), No One is Perfect(FFX), FFX-3(that's Its actual name. Guess what it's for?) AND check out Chaos's Final Fantasy Reality(if he ever UPDATES!)
Woo, More selfless plugs. Heh, if I do this enough more people will review for me to plug. YEAH!! It all works out in the end....
Why the hell do I do these plugs and whatnot? Well, don't ask me. Not like I know....
As always, this is Blades. "Good reading equals good times." I'm out.
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Tera repeatedly threw her pillow up into the air to keep the dull boredom from seeping into her mind. Maybe is she thought that she was attacking the boredom with her pillow this would be more fun....Or maybe not...God would the gates just reopen already! She was getting so antsy. She wanted to go and meet her uncle, they has so much to talk about. She wondered if the people in her own kingdom were getting worried. Ugh....Her hair would go gray from stressing over that. All those people...Relying on one person. What a responsibility.
~**~
Bridget heard a knock at the door and prayed that whoever was on the other side wanted her to do something so she could stop counting how many times Tera threw that stupid pillow in the air.
"Hello, I am here to inform you that Lady Katherine has been found and she is safe and sound. You are now allowed back into the kingdom."
"Ah, thanks for that and goodbye."
Bridget shut the door, turning to Tera who was off her bed filled with renewed energy.
"Woo hoo! It's about time! Now I can finally go see my uncle. I have so much things to ask him starting with when exactly did he get a daughter??"
"Yes, I would like to know too. Well should we get going?"
"Yeah! Let's go. Right now."
Tera nudged passed Bridget and walked down the corridor and out of the Inn. As they walked outside they were overcome by the ocean of people heading out of the town. They stepped back into the Inn to get their bearings. How could so many people fit into one place? They would have to wait for the crowd to thin out a bit before leaving. Guess she could pass the time talking to Bridget and the two kids. A flash went off in Tera's head. She looked around. Where were Ked and K.C.?!?!
"Bridget! We lost Ked and K.C! Do you think they're outside!! They're probably lost among those people!"
"Easy now, I told them to stay in the Inn. They shouldn't have just walked out."
The women behind the counter spoke up. "Those kids that were with you left with some guy about fifteen minutes ago. He had red hair, brown slacks and a tan vest. I thought he was just their pop or something."
"What?!" Tera shouted. "They were taken! They're gone, we don't even know where to look! They may be in that huge crown! Bridget what are we going to do?!"
"I'll tell you what you can do." The women again spoke up. "Head on down to the kingdom. I heard the guy talking to the little lass about how he was so upset that she ran away from the castle."
"Ran away from the castle? She lives in Lindinbum? Maybe that person actually was her father.....But Ked's still with them, we should find him and take him with us at least."
Bridget walked up next to Tera. "Yes, if we find him in the kingdom."
"Well we have to! His grandfather put his faith in us. I don't want to be the one to tell him we just lost his only grandfather, do you?"
Bridget sighed. "Very well. We'll keep an eye out for him. For now, we better head over to Lindinbum. It seems that's the place to be at the moment."
Tera nodded and walked out the door, neither of them knowing how a simple visit to the castle will emerge as something much larger.
~**~
When Claire stepped into the town around the castle she didn't expect it to be so large. There were probably thousands of people around her this very moment yet at the same time it wasn't crowded do to the fact that the buildings were so spaced out. This may have been the reason why she didn't feel so defensive around all these people. There were a lot of them but they weren't anywhere near her.
She had heard that there were three districts to the kingdom. Business, theater, and residential. She guessed they were in the business district from all the merchants crawling around. She despised street venders, always trying to get people to buy their stuff....Like Three-hundred gil glass jars....
"Ok," Kage said, "to get to the front of the castle we need to head through the theater district and get to the gate between it and the residential area."
"Alright then lead the way." Nite replied, giving Kage a mocking bow.
Kage 'hmphed' as he walked to the castles gate being followed and Nite and Claire.
~**~
Tera and Bridget arrived in the kingdom and were immediately flagged down by a merchant.
"Hey! Hey you two, come here!"
Tera walked over to see what the man's fuss was about.
"Ahh, you're a very smart lady coming here. Not many come to Ganin but this is only because of their ignorance. They no not of my rare findings. Luckily, you are not diseased by the stupidity flowing through these accursed streets. Now I will sell you my latest special finding."
He ducked under his counter and returned holding a gold feather. "Do you know what this is?"
"Um, a feather....Listen, Ganin. Don't waist my time."
Ganin smiled, He was thinking Tera was perfect bait for selling this thing, even though he himself didn't quite know is this thing was the real deal.
Tera, on the other hand, knew exactly what the feather was but she had to stay calm so this idiot wouldn't overcharge her.
"Waist you're time. Oh no, no. My dear I'm not wasting your time, this feather came from a legendary Gold Chocobo. Feathers from these birds are said to be able to bring back the dead. This is called a Phoenix down."
Ohhh, crap! He did know! Now what was she going to do. Just don't act desperate. That's all she needed to do.
"That's a Phoenix Down? Hmmm, doesn't look like one. Sure it's gold and all but isn't it supposed to have some kind of aura around it?"
"Huh? What aura.....I never heard about that."
"Yeah, aura. THAT'S what brings people back to life. The feather is just a catalyst. That's just gold, but it's a pretty gold. I could put that in a hat. I'll give you fifty gil for it."
The man sighed, Tera's confidence in her words got to him. A nice lie with a cool bluff always worked, yet he was still a merchant. Fifty was just not enough.
"One-fifty." He countered.
"One-hundred." "One-twenty five."
"One-ten."
"One-twenty."
"Ok, deal. That may be a bit pricey for some feather but at least my hat will look REALLY good."
Ganin handed her the feather as Tera gave him the money. She wasn't there for long, she ran as fast as she could to Bridget who had been fending herself off from other merchants.
"Bridget, Bridget, Bridget! I just bought something from this merchant! It was so great! Look!"
Bridget looked at the feather wide-eyed. "This is a..Phoenix Down! You really bought this?! For how much??"
"One-hundred and twenty gil! He was so dense, I told him that it's supposed to have some aura around it and he believed me! Now I can use this to learn my Life Spell!!"
"I'm so happy for you, Tera. You're becoming into a better White Mage everyday."
"Yeah, I guess so. Even though my magic does fizz out every now and then."
"Oh that's just because you were under stress."
"Maybe so. Let's just go see my uncle and find Ked."
The two walked up the street and headed towards the residential area.
~**~
"Wow, this place is amazing...." Those were the only words Ked could say as he walked into the castle. He's never been in a place like this before. This had to be the only castle he was going to see from the inside so might as well take in as much as he could.
K.C. saw the awe in Ked's face. She figured this was his first time in anything like this. She turned to him, in complete shock.
"You've never been in a castle before, Ked?! I thought everyone's been inside one at least once!"
Ked started to become embarrassed, he didn't know everyone was in this kind of place all the time. Maybe he didn't really belong in here..Vyse cut in a replied for Ked. "Not everyone can be as lucky as you to live in a fancy place like this."
"Why not?"
Vyse sighed. "You'll figure it out when you're older."
K.C. crossed her arms. "Why does everyone say that to me?!"
Ked felt a bit better now knowing that maybe now all people lived like K.C. A voice came form a door to the other end of the hallway.
"Well, well, well. The prodigal daughter has returned!" A man stepped out of the doorway and walked towards Vyse. "And brought back to me by none other then my faithful advisor, Vyse. I am truly blessed."
He hugged Vyse as he got closer then picked up her daughter, resting her in his arms. "This is the second time you have run away, Katherine. Is there something we need to talk about?"
K.C shook her head to the question. "Na, just got bored."
The man let out a long stretched 'ohhh'.
"My king-" Vyse was cut off before he could continue.
"Please, my friend. You have brought my daughter back to me in one piece. Today you are my guest. I refuse to hear formalities come from your lips form here on out. As for today, my humble friend and guest, please do call me Arthur, if I should be so humbled"
Vyse hesitated for a moment. Sure they were somewhat good friends but he always referred to him as 'king' or 'my lord' or something....
"Very well..Arthur."
Arthur laughed at Vyse's hesitation and slapped him on the back for being such a good sport. It was around this point his kind eyes fell on Ked.
"And who are you, my young sir?"
Ked crumpled the bottom of his shirt while he talked, clearly intimidated or shy.
"Ked." He tightened the knots in his shirts.
K.C. took over talking for Ked since he wasn't about to do any himself.
"Yeah dad, Ked's really cool. There were these two guys trying to bring me back, but in an angry way, and Ked stood up for me and shot them with the BIGGEST fireball ever in the existence of anything!" She made the sound of a large explosion at the end of her sentence.
The king looked at the young boy. "That would be you're a Black Mage, correct?"
Ked slightly shook his head as his eyes met the floor. Vyse bent down next to him to try and loosen him up. "Don't be so nervous, Ked. King Arthur is a big fan of Black Mages, there's no reason he wouldn't like you. So try and loosen up. Being tense doesn't solve anything."
Arthur laughed another hardy laugh. "Yes, that's true. I love their ability to control all the elements of the earth. Will them to their own need. Harness the strength of life and use it to do wondrous and powerful things. Truly amazing."
Arthur looked from Ked to K.C. then back to Ked. "Oh Ked, do you know that my Katherine is an Oracle?"
That got Ked's attention. He picked his head up and looked at K.C. "An Oracle? What's that?"
K.C. smiled proudly and said. "It's a mage that can control what people feel."
Ked looked confused so Arthur reiterated. "She means a mage that can control status aliments, like Poison, Stone, Sleep, and Confusion." Arthur stopped and Vyse took it from there.
"Unfortunately, K.C. can't control her own abilities so sometimes her spells don't have full effect, if any at all."
K.C. put one hand on her hip. "Hey, that's not true! I can use my powers! Just not when I'm afraid, that's all!"
Ked stopped tying up his shirt, he seemed to be fitting in more then he thought he would be. "That's the exact opposite of my problem," he started to say, "My spells go out of control when I'm scared. Sometimes they're more powerful then I want them to be."
K.C. smiled as she heard this. "Well I guess we can both be bad mages together!"
A loud laugh came from everyone standing in the hall. It almost seemed like it wouldn't end, everyone also wished it wouldn't, especially Ked. He was finally having the greatest time of his life.