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Chapter #10: The Meeting
*~*~*In civilization--Reader's POV*~*~*
"Soldier! I say soldier! Wake up boy!" A rough shaking awoke the new recruit.
Brown eyes shot open to see an officer in front of him. "Wha--?" He began to say
"You will address me as SIR! Do I make myself clear boy?!"
He nodded meekly. "Yes."
"Yes...........?"
Louder, he answered, "YES SIR!"
"That's better! Now, get off your lazy butt and attend your military work!" His leader cried. "And the same goes for you bums! Our leader is counting on us to protect him and his loyal subjects!"
Many rows of soldiers dressed like him--steel plates around their bodies, legs and forearms along with a large silver gun in hand--walked in single file towards a palace of some sort.
"Yo! Newbie! Get up! The sarge won't be happy with you! Come on!" Another soldier helped the confused one up.
"Where am I?" The brown haired boy asked.
"You new kids kill me!" The other one said, thinking it was a joke. "Come on, the Lord is waiting."
[The who?] He thought. [What's going on?] He looked around and saw a large market place with many other people trading and bartering. Children were running around, chasing their pets and behind them was a large mountain. Exotic birds were flying everywhere and the sky was clear.
He got dragged to a large castle of sorts that was far away from that marketplace.....that had millions of dragons flying around it. His sarge led them inside.
After a couple of minutes of walking in empty corridors, a small swordsman appeared.
"State your business." The raven haired kid said monotone. His large purple- grey eyes stared right at him.
[I know this kid........but from where?] The brunette's memory was blank. All he knew was that he was in a military of some sort, protecting some Lord that had dragons all over the place and that he was the new kid here. That, and also the fact that he had no clue where here was!
After his sergeant explained, the tiny swordsman opened the large doors and let all of the troops inside the main chamber. The new recruit could have sworn that he saw a confused look in the small boy's eyes.
The tiny swordsman watched as the troops went inside. "Good job Landstar." A voice said behind him.
"Uh......thanks." The black haired boy said. The man behind him was dressed like he was, with a brown shield with a long sword and brown clothes with a matching brown hat. The only difference was that he was taller than he.
The new recruit looked at the main chamber. It was filled with sleeping dragons! Also, there were golden flutes for each of the two dragons. [That must be to wake them up....] He thought. He looked in front of him and there, on a throne, sat a tall, brown haired, blue-eyed man in a dark blue cape and surrounded in what appeared to be an attire of white bones.
Their sarge walked in front of them. "All hail Lord of Dragons!" Following suit, the new one bowed like the rest........and noticed a confused smile on his Lord's face.
"Lord of Dragons, have you thought of my proposal?" The sergeant asked.
The blue-eyed teen in the throne looked around. [What is he talking about?] "Restate it....if you don't mind." [Phew. Good cover!]
The sergeant looked quizzical but began to speak. "My proposal was to send me and my troops of Cyber Commanders into battle with the Dark Ones that plague our civilization. Together in vast numbers, we can take on their leader.......before they strike us again!" The sarge looked down sadly as he retold the past invasion of the Dark Ones.
"Many people died from their plague of evil. Some went missing to never be found again. Homes were destroyed along with merchandise. If we can't stop them as soon as possible, they will take over this palace and rule cruelly to all those who survive...........And if they find her other half.......then not even your strongest dragon can fight it........."
[What?!] The brown haired Cyber Commander thought. [Who is 'her' and what's this deal with 'other half'? What are the Dark Ones? What am I doing here?]
The Lord of Dragons thought. [My strongest dragon.........My Blue Eyes White Dragon? But, how can they--? Whoever these 'Dark Ones' are, they need to be stopped before they find that other powerful ally!] He stood. "I accept your proposal....uh....Sergeant. My loyal followers need to be protected. I want you to find these invaders and strike! I want--"
But before the Lord could finish, a loud boom was heard outside that made the walls of his palace shake. Shrill screams echoed off the walls as millions of the 'Dark Ones' flooded the streets.
"Men! TAKE FIRE!" Their sergeant cried. The brown-haired Cyber Commander held up his gun and shot a flying eyeball with claws [1]. But, it didn't disappear!
[What the fuc--?] Finally, another troop told him to fire when he did. They doubled their attack and the monster was destroyed.
"Thanks man!" He cried.
"It was just a Media Bat.....we gotta get the bigger ones! Come on!" His partner cried.
Other ghoulish humans with sunken in skulls and ratty clothes [2] started to destroy the properties of the people.
[Those things are called......Earls of Demise!] The brown haired Commander thought, grateful that he at least remembered the names of his enemies.
This time, it took three Commanders to destroy just one of them. Suddenly, another group of 'Dark Ones' jumped over the line of Commanders and head for those golden flutes that the brunette saw earlier. They raised their staffs and broke them all.
"NO!" The Lord cried, knowing that he couldn't summon his dragons anymore. They all lay in sleeping form. Some were being destroyed by the cloaked skeletons know as Fushioh Richie [3] while others just lay resting. Finally, more of the Lord's army, including the small raven haired swordsman advanced on the skeletons, six at a time, and destroyed them.
The screams were unbearable as more people got killed in the market place. The Commanders rushed out to fend for the subjects. Suddenly, the new Commander heard someone cry, "Evil Storm Sister is here! RUN!" He looked up and saw hair of wispy black and eyes of blood. This triggered something in his memory, but nothing came up.
[Fresh meat......] Evil Storm Sister thought. She twirled her sceptre and aimed it at her target. The new recruit......
*~*~*In the Dead Forest--Reader's POV*~*~*
Violet eyes awoke startled. "Dark Magician? Are you okay?" A brown haired, blue eyed girl stared back at him in a blue and pink outfit with a light blue sceptre in hand.
"Huh?" Was his only response. He looked up and saw another Magician in the same outfit he was wearing, except his was red and yellow compared to his purple, light purple and green one. But the standing Magician had the same yellow bangs and black hair. The purple Magician couldn't see much since his head dress was covering most of it. He slowly stood.
"Yes. I'm fine." He realized that he was the shortest of the bunch.
"Oh good! Come! We need to get out of here! This place is giving me the creeps!" The female said.
"Yes. Let us go Dark Magician Girl." The Red Magician agreed. The Purple Magician looked around and noticed that the entire forest that he was walking in was dead. Not one tree had a single green leaf on it. It truly was depressing.
They then heard screams coming from in front of them. "Oh no! What could that be?!" The Magician Girl cried. They ran the rest of the way through the forest to come upon a market place being destroyed by creatures like them.
"Come on! We need to help them!" The Purple Magician spoke up. He noticed that most of the Cyber Commanders were dead and that only few Swordsman of Landstars stood standing.
"But how?" The Magician Girl inquired. The Red Magician floated over them and landed right beside an Earl of Demise. He raised his staff over his head and brought it crashing down on the zombie.
"Like that!" He called back. The truth was, he didn't know how to his use his powers correctly yet.
The three Magicians fought in the battle, trying to destroy as many of the enemy as they could. Of course, they weren't too sure who the enemy was for that matter.
The Magician Girl saw a beam of light over head and noticed that it was going straight for one of the remaining Cyber Commanders. She flew in at top speeds and managed to catch him just as the blast created a crater in the ground. [How could that thing do that? I have a sceptre too......how come I can't make that streak of light?]
The boy in her arms blushed a bit. "Thank you."
She smiled. "No problem."
The spirit in the sky looked down at the ruin. [That's good enough for today!] Most of her soldiers were dead and the ones that were alive were already retreating anyways.
"'Till we meet again Lord! Not even you can keep us out of our rightful home!! And my search for her is getting stronger!" Evil Storm Sister descended and her followers went with her.
"Who was that?" Red Magician asked his twin.
The Purple Magician thought hard, but the memory of Evil Storm Sister never made it. "I'm not sure Red. All we know is that she is called Evil Storm Sister......and that she has a powerful army of 'Dark' Monsters..."
*~*~*By the White River--Reader's POV*~*~*
A blue skinned beauty in a long green dress walked along the shore. [What is this enchanting place? Where is it?] Her hazel eyes looked out over the calm waters as her brown hair fluttered over her shoulders. She soon heard crying.
"What ever is the matter?" She asked aloud trying to find the source of the cries. She turned the corner of a large rock and there was a brown haired, brown eyed woman curled up with her tattered wings hugging her small frame.
"They are all dying.......so many lives, gone!" The angel looked to her current companion. "Don't you see Mystical Elf? Can't you see that I can't save them all?" Another feather fell from her wing.
"You don't need to save them all. Don't worry Broken Angel. You should keep your feathers and powers for when you really need to use them. Like on people you know and love." The Mystical Elf reasoned. She wasn't sure how she knew the woman's name, or her ability of raising the dead. It just came to her. [Like how I arrived in this strange place]
Frankly, she didn't even know her origin. She hugged the Broken Angel tightly and pulled her to her feet. "Come now. We need to find someone......"
"Who?" The Angel inquired.
"Just anyone." The Elf looked up and heard a loud screech. A large bird of some sort was closing in on them as they were about to step inside a small ground-level cave.
"GET AWAY FROM THERE!" The bird like creature called out fiercely. The Angel squinted her eyes to get a better look it and realized that it was part bird, part human. She had long blonde hair with purple eyes. She had yellow talons with large claws with purplish feather like wings attached to her forearms. [That.....That's a Harpy Lady!] The name came so sudden in her mind; it was a wonder where it came from.
The Harpy swooned downwards and landed with perfect grace. "That's my den!" She barked. "So STAY away!"
"Didn't mean to disturb you....." Elf tried to say.
"Didn't mean to disturb me nothing!" Harpy regarded the two shaking monsters carefully, realizing that they weren't the 'Dark Ones' her Sisters warned her about. "You two should know better than to wander around this place alone!" She scolded. "I thought that you were.....the 'Dark Ones'"
"I beg your pardon?" Angel asked.
"The Dark Ones.....the ones that terrorize that civilization over there....." She raised a sharp talon in the direction in front of her, just beyond the forest. ".....that civilization where half humans half beasts aren't allowed in!" Her voice rose in anger as the two other females cowered in fear. Once again, she was just regurgitating what her two Sisters and Brother had already told her in the short flight here.
"That is very odd how human-beasts are not allowed in that village...." Angel softly responded.
"I know. But, you two should be allowed in." Harpy said, looking over the two females.
Finally, Elf spoke up. "What is that village called?"
Harpy laughed. "Funny. I don't know myself. It's as if I know where I am, but I have no memories of this place. All I know is what my Sisters and my one Brother told me earlier." She began to recite the story they told her.
"That place is called Shikkona.....or Shako.....something like that.....No wait, it's Shikkona.....Anyways, long ago, the 'Dark Ones' ruled that place. They ruled it cruelly, forcing all monsters to obey ridiculous commands......but then, the rule got screwed up and chaos struck.....Then, human beings--or the likes of them--regrouped themselves and took over the weaken reign. Many times the Dark Ones tried to take over....and many times unknown human-beast spies that were loyal to the Dark Ones were sent over.
"Soon, the leader could not trust any more beast-like humans and sent them away. Monsters like me have been living in isolation, on the other side of the village ever since."
"Oh. I'm so sorry." Both Angel and Elf said sympathetically. Harpy shook her head.
"It doesn't matter really. I'd rather leave here, than in a village where it gets attacked almost daily!" Both of the other monsters nodded.
"Does that volcano erupt?" Angel asked, pointing to the large rock separating the forest in two just ahead of them.
"Only when it wants to, I guess." Harpy shrugged.
"Hey, is that another one of your kind up there?" Elf pointed at the flying human.
"I don't know.........."
*~*~*The Volcano--Reader's POV*~*~*
The Pixie flew gracefully from her cave up into the air. She was glad that when she pushed herself out of her cave, her wings involuntarily began to flap and rendering her from crashing into the earth face first.
[I would have really made an ass of myself if that happened.] She smirked. She wanted to she what her cave was in, so she decided to soar up to the top of this mountain. Her speed of flight increased as more heat radiated off the mountain. [I guess things like me like heat more than the cold....] She thought as she welcomed the heat into her body.
Her green eyes finally found the top of the mountain.......only, it wasn't a mountain. It was a volcano!
[Whoa! Well, that explains the heat!] She thought. She then found a swordsman of some sort practicing moves on the ledge of the volcano; just over the bubbling lava. She swooped dangerously low into the mouth of the volcano and gave the swordsman quite a fright.
"AH!" The blonde, brown eyed swordsman cried. "Don't do that!"
"Do what?" the Pixie smirked.
Agitated, the swordsman continued. "Be careful! That's lava you're practically stepping on!" The Pixie was hovering over the lava by a few feet.
"And that's lava that you're gonna fall in if you don't get off that ledge!" She countered.
"I'm trying to get my powers back!" He tried to explain.
"What?"
"As a Flame Swordsman, I should be able to call upon the powers of fire to ignite my sword and destroy my enemies!"
"Any luck?"
"No."
"Well, if it's any consolation, I don't know how to work my powers.....Well, keep trying. You're bound to get a spark sooner or later."
"I hope." Swordsman said. He tried another pose and concentrated, but his sword remained flameless. "Dammit!"
Being able to see from a better view, Pixie noticed a large village just ahead of her. "What's that place called?" She pointed.
"I dunno. I just saw it get rampaged by a bunch of freaky looking monsters."
"And you didn't go and help them?" Pixie asked angrily.
"Hello? I'm on a freakin' volcano here! I have no way of getting down!"
"You do now!" She gently swooped him up in her arms and carried him as she floated in the air.
"AH! Put me down you fiend!" Swordsman tried to wiggle his way out, but to no avail.
"I have a name you know." Pixie began to say. [And thank goodness that I know it] "And it's Pixie!" Slowly, they descended down the volcano and she absorbed most of the heat to make it down quickly.
They flew above the tree tops and finally, the village was in sight.
*~*~*In the White River--Reader's POV*~*~*
Two green, soulful eyes scanned her underwater premises. She was surprised that she could breathe so well under water. Her nails were blue and her skin was also. Her hair was blue and beside her body was a dark blue sceptre with a glowing orb in it.
Suddenly, a part of her mind told her to move.....and fast! She didn't know what it was that was chasing her, but it was freaking her out. She gently stood in an upright position and used her arms to the best of her ability to move. Her long blue dress clung to her as she picked up a good rhythm.
[Something.......Someone is chasing me.....] She thought. [.....because my name is Storm Sister......]
*~*
[1] Media Bats (800/400) [2] Earl of Demise (2000/700) [3] Fushioh Richie (2600/2900)
--Just in case you guys were wondering what the stats of the monsters that were attacking were.
Also, let me show you how I'll be writing the names of the Monsters here. They'll be in short form because I don't like to type too much:
Purple Dark Magician (2500/2100): Purple Magician
Red Dark Magician (2500/2100): Red Magician
Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700): Magician Girl
Pixie (1450/1100): same (the name is already short)
Flame Swordsman (1800/1600): Swordsman
Soldier of Landstar (500/1200): Landstar
Lord of Dragons (1200/1100): Lord
Cyber Commander (750/750): Commander
Mystical Elf (800/2000): Elf
Harpy Lady (1400/1300): Harpy
Broken Angel (500/350): Angel
Evil Storm Sister (2800/2800): Evil Storm
Storm Sister (2800/2800): Storm
Sorry for the long update......school and what have you......so, I'll explain more of 'Shikkona's' story later......and I know it's confusing with all the new monsters coming in, but it'll get easier to understand, I promise.
And for those who STILL don't know who's what monster.....refer back to Chapter 9 where Dieen is mixing the drinks...... : )
Please Review!
If you have the time, PLEASE REVIEW!! *~*all comments are appreciated*~*
Chapter #10: The Meeting
*~*~*In civilization--Reader's POV*~*~*
"Soldier! I say soldier! Wake up boy!" A rough shaking awoke the new recruit.
Brown eyes shot open to see an officer in front of him. "Wha--?" He began to say
"You will address me as SIR! Do I make myself clear boy?!"
He nodded meekly. "Yes."
"Yes...........?"
Louder, he answered, "YES SIR!"
"That's better! Now, get off your lazy butt and attend your military work!" His leader cried. "And the same goes for you bums! Our leader is counting on us to protect him and his loyal subjects!"
Many rows of soldiers dressed like him--steel plates around their bodies, legs and forearms along with a large silver gun in hand--walked in single file towards a palace of some sort.
"Yo! Newbie! Get up! The sarge won't be happy with you! Come on!" Another soldier helped the confused one up.
"Where am I?" The brown haired boy asked.
"You new kids kill me!" The other one said, thinking it was a joke. "Come on, the Lord is waiting."
[The who?] He thought. [What's going on?] He looked around and saw a large market place with many other people trading and bartering. Children were running around, chasing their pets and behind them was a large mountain. Exotic birds were flying everywhere and the sky was clear.
He got dragged to a large castle of sorts that was far away from that marketplace.....that had millions of dragons flying around it. His sarge led them inside.
After a couple of minutes of walking in empty corridors, a small swordsman appeared.
"State your business." The raven haired kid said monotone. His large purple- grey eyes stared right at him.
[I know this kid........but from where?] The brunette's memory was blank. All he knew was that he was in a military of some sort, protecting some Lord that had dragons all over the place and that he was the new kid here. That, and also the fact that he had no clue where here was!
After his sergeant explained, the tiny swordsman opened the large doors and let all of the troops inside the main chamber. The new recruit could have sworn that he saw a confused look in the small boy's eyes.
The tiny swordsman watched as the troops went inside. "Good job Landstar." A voice said behind him.
"Uh......thanks." The black haired boy said. The man behind him was dressed like he was, with a brown shield with a long sword and brown clothes with a matching brown hat. The only difference was that he was taller than he.
The new recruit looked at the main chamber. It was filled with sleeping dragons! Also, there were golden flutes for each of the two dragons. [That must be to wake them up....] He thought. He looked in front of him and there, on a throne, sat a tall, brown haired, blue-eyed man in a dark blue cape and surrounded in what appeared to be an attire of white bones.
Their sarge walked in front of them. "All hail Lord of Dragons!" Following suit, the new one bowed like the rest........and noticed a confused smile on his Lord's face.
"Lord of Dragons, have you thought of my proposal?" The sergeant asked.
The blue-eyed teen in the throne looked around. [What is he talking about?] "Restate it....if you don't mind." [Phew. Good cover!]
The sergeant looked quizzical but began to speak. "My proposal was to send me and my troops of Cyber Commanders into battle with the Dark Ones that plague our civilization. Together in vast numbers, we can take on their leader.......before they strike us again!" The sarge looked down sadly as he retold the past invasion of the Dark Ones.
"Many people died from their plague of evil. Some went missing to never be found again. Homes were destroyed along with merchandise. If we can't stop them as soon as possible, they will take over this palace and rule cruelly to all those who survive...........And if they find her other half.......then not even your strongest dragon can fight it........."
[What?!] The brown haired Cyber Commander thought. [Who is 'her' and what's this deal with 'other half'? What are the Dark Ones? What am I doing here?]
The Lord of Dragons thought. [My strongest dragon.........My Blue Eyes White Dragon? But, how can they--? Whoever these 'Dark Ones' are, they need to be stopped before they find that other powerful ally!] He stood. "I accept your proposal....uh....Sergeant. My loyal followers need to be protected. I want you to find these invaders and strike! I want--"
But before the Lord could finish, a loud boom was heard outside that made the walls of his palace shake. Shrill screams echoed off the walls as millions of the 'Dark Ones' flooded the streets.
"Men! TAKE FIRE!" Their sergeant cried. The brown-haired Cyber Commander held up his gun and shot a flying eyeball with claws [1]. But, it didn't disappear!
[What the fuc--?] Finally, another troop told him to fire when he did. They doubled their attack and the monster was destroyed.
"Thanks man!" He cried.
"It was just a Media Bat.....we gotta get the bigger ones! Come on!" His partner cried.
Other ghoulish humans with sunken in skulls and ratty clothes [2] started to destroy the properties of the people.
[Those things are called......Earls of Demise!] The brown haired Commander thought, grateful that he at least remembered the names of his enemies.
This time, it took three Commanders to destroy just one of them. Suddenly, another group of 'Dark Ones' jumped over the line of Commanders and head for those golden flutes that the brunette saw earlier. They raised their staffs and broke them all.
"NO!" The Lord cried, knowing that he couldn't summon his dragons anymore. They all lay in sleeping form. Some were being destroyed by the cloaked skeletons know as Fushioh Richie [3] while others just lay resting. Finally, more of the Lord's army, including the small raven haired swordsman advanced on the skeletons, six at a time, and destroyed them.
The screams were unbearable as more people got killed in the market place. The Commanders rushed out to fend for the subjects. Suddenly, the new Commander heard someone cry, "Evil Storm Sister is here! RUN!" He looked up and saw hair of wispy black and eyes of blood. This triggered something in his memory, but nothing came up.
[Fresh meat......] Evil Storm Sister thought. She twirled her sceptre and aimed it at her target. The new recruit......
*~*~*In the Dead Forest--Reader's POV*~*~*
Violet eyes awoke startled. "Dark Magician? Are you okay?" A brown haired, blue eyed girl stared back at him in a blue and pink outfit with a light blue sceptre in hand.
"Huh?" Was his only response. He looked up and saw another Magician in the same outfit he was wearing, except his was red and yellow compared to his purple, light purple and green one. But the standing Magician had the same yellow bangs and black hair. The purple Magician couldn't see much since his head dress was covering most of it. He slowly stood.
"Yes. I'm fine." He realized that he was the shortest of the bunch.
"Oh good! Come! We need to get out of here! This place is giving me the creeps!" The female said.
"Yes. Let us go Dark Magician Girl." The Red Magician agreed. The Purple Magician looked around and noticed that the entire forest that he was walking in was dead. Not one tree had a single green leaf on it. It truly was depressing.
They then heard screams coming from in front of them. "Oh no! What could that be?!" The Magician Girl cried. They ran the rest of the way through the forest to come upon a market place being destroyed by creatures like them.
"Come on! We need to help them!" The Purple Magician spoke up. He noticed that most of the Cyber Commanders were dead and that only few Swordsman of Landstars stood standing.
"But how?" The Magician Girl inquired. The Red Magician floated over them and landed right beside an Earl of Demise. He raised his staff over his head and brought it crashing down on the zombie.
"Like that!" He called back. The truth was, he didn't know how to his use his powers correctly yet.
The three Magicians fought in the battle, trying to destroy as many of the enemy as they could. Of course, they weren't too sure who the enemy was for that matter.
The Magician Girl saw a beam of light over head and noticed that it was going straight for one of the remaining Cyber Commanders. She flew in at top speeds and managed to catch him just as the blast created a crater in the ground. [How could that thing do that? I have a sceptre too......how come I can't make that streak of light?]
The boy in her arms blushed a bit. "Thank you."
She smiled. "No problem."
The spirit in the sky looked down at the ruin. [That's good enough for today!] Most of her soldiers were dead and the ones that were alive were already retreating anyways.
"'Till we meet again Lord! Not even you can keep us out of our rightful home!! And my search for her is getting stronger!" Evil Storm Sister descended and her followers went with her.
"Who was that?" Red Magician asked his twin.
The Purple Magician thought hard, but the memory of Evil Storm Sister never made it. "I'm not sure Red. All we know is that she is called Evil Storm Sister......and that she has a powerful army of 'Dark' Monsters..."
*~*~*By the White River--Reader's POV*~*~*
A blue skinned beauty in a long green dress walked along the shore. [What is this enchanting place? Where is it?] Her hazel eyes looked out over the calm waters as her brown hair fluttered over her shoulders. She soon heard crying.
"What ever is the matter?" She asked aloud trying to find the source of the cries. She turned the corner of a large rock and there was a brown haired, brown eyed woman curled up with her tattered wings hugging her small frame.
"They are all dying.......so many lives, gone!" The angel looked to her current companion. "Don't you see Mystical Elf? Can't you see that I can't save them all?" Another feather fell from her wing.
"You don't need to save them all. Don't worry Broken Angel. You should keep your feathers and powers for when you really need to use them. Like on people you know and love." The Mystical Elf reasoned. She wasn't sure how she knew the woman's name, or her ability of raising the dead. It just came to her. [Like how I arrived in this strange place]
Frankly, she didn't even know her origin. She hugged the Broken Angel tightly and pulled her to her feet. "Come now. We need to find someone......"
"Who?" The Angel inquired.
"Just anyone." The Elf looked up and heard a loud screech. A large bird of some sort was closing in on them as they were about to step inside a small ground-level cave.
"GET AWAY FROM THERE!" The bird like creature called out fiercely. The Angel squinted her eyes to get a better look it and realized that it was part bird, part human. She had long blonde hair with purple eyes. She had yellow talons with large claws with purplish feather like wings attached to her forearms. [That.....That's a Harpy Lady!] The name came so sudden in her mind; it was a wonder where it came from.
The Harpy swooned downwards and landed with perfect grace. "That's my den!" She barked. "So STAY away!"
"Didn't mean to disturb you....." Elf tried to say.
"Didn't mean to disturb me nothing!" Harpy regarded the two shaking monsters carefully, realizing that they weren't the 'Dark Ones' her Sisters warned her about. "You two should know better than to wander around this place alone!" She scolded. "I thought that you were.....the 'Dark Ones'"
"I beg your pardon?" Angel asked.
"The Dark Ones.....the ones that terrorize that civilization over there....." She raised a sharp talon in the direction in front of her, just beyond the forest. ".....that civilization where half humans half beasts aren't allowed in!" Her voice rose in anger as the two other females cowered in fear. Once again, she was just regurgitating what her two Sisters and Brother had already told her in the short flight here.
"That is very odd how human-beasts are not allowed in that village...." Angel softly responded.
"I know. But, you two should be allowed in." Harpy said, looking over the two females.
Finally, Elf spoke up. "What is that village called?"
Harpy laughed. "Funny. I don't know myself. It's as if I know where I am, but I have no memories of this place. All I know is what my Sisters and my one Brother told me earlier." She began to recite the story they told her.
"That place is called Shikkona.....or Shako.....something like that.....No wait, it's Shikkona.....Anyways, long ago, the 'Dark Ones' ruled that place. They ruled it cruelly, forcing all monsters to obey ridiculous commands......but then, the rule got screwed up and chaos struck.....Then, human beings--or the likes of them--regrouped themselves and took over the weaken reign. Many times the Dark Ones tried to take over....and many times unknown human-beast spies that were loyal to the Dark Ones were sent over.
"Soon, the leader could not trust any more beast-like humans and sent them away. Monsters like me have been living in isolation, on the other side of the village ever since."
"Oh. I'm so sorry." Both Angel and Elf said sympathetically. Harpy shook her head.
"It doesn't matter really. I'd rather leave here, than in a village where it gets attacked almost daily!" Both of the other monsters nodded.
"Does that volcano erupt?" Angel asked, pointing to the large rock separating the forest in two just ahead of them.
"Only when it wants to, I guess." Harpy shrugged.
"Hey, is that another one of your kind up there?" Elf pointed at the flying human.
"I don't know.........."
*~*~*The Volcano--Reader's POV*~*~*
The Pixie flew gracefully from her cave up into the air. She was glad that when she pushed herself out of her cave, her wings involuntarily began to flap and rendering her from crashing into the earth face first.
[I would have really made an ass of myself if that happened.] She smirked. She wanted to she what her cave was in, so she decided to soar up to the top of this mountain. Her speed of flight increased as more heat radiated off the mountain. [I guess things like me like heat more than the cold....] She thought as she welcomed the heat into her body.
Her green eyes finally found the top of the mountain.......only, it wasn't a mountain. It was a volcano!
[Whoa! Well, that explains the heat!] She thought. She then found a swordsman of some sort practicing moves on the ledge of the volcano; just over the bubbling lava. She swooped dangerously low into the mouth of the volcano and gave the swordsman quite a fright.
"AH!" The blonde, brown eyed swordsman cried. "Don't do that!"
"Do what?" the Pixie smirked.
Agitated, the swordsman continued. "Be careful! That's lava you're practically stepping on!" The Pixie was hovering over the lava by a few feet.
"And that's lava that you're gonna fall in if you don't get off that ledge!" She countered.
"I'm trying to get my powers back!" He tried to explain.
"What?"
"As a Flame Swordsman, I should be able to call upon the powers of fire to ignite my sword and destroy my enemies!"
"Any luck?"
"No."
"Well, if it's any consolation, I don't know how to work my powers.....Well, keep trying. You're bound to get a spark sooner or later."
"I hope." Swordsman said. He tried another pose and concentrated, but his sword remained flameless. "Dammit!"
Being able to see from a better view, Pixie noticed a large village just ahead of her. "What's that place called?" She pointed.
"I dunno. I just saw it get rampaged by a bunch of freaky looking monsters."
"And you didn't go and help them?" Pixie asked angrily.
"Hello? I'm on a freakin' volcano here! I have no way of getting down!"
"You do now!" She gently swooped him up in her arms and carried him as she floated in the air.
"AH! Put me down you fiend!" Swordsman tried to wiggle his way out, but to no avail.
"I have a name you know." Pixie began to say. [And thank goodness that I know it] "And it's Pixie!" Slowly, they descended down the volcano and she absorbed most of the heat to make it down quickly.
They flew above the tree tops and finally, the village was in sight.
*~*~*In the White River--Reader's POV*~*~*
Two green, soulful eyes scanned her underwater premises. She was surprised that she could breathe so well under water. Her nails were blue and her skin was also. Her hair was blue and beside her body was a dark blue sceptre with a glowing orb in it.
Suddenly, a part of her mind told her to move.....and fast! She didn't know what it was that was chasing her, but it was freaking her out. She gently stood in an upright position and used her arms to the best of her ability to move. Her long blue dress clung to her as she picked up a good rhythm.
[Something.......Someone is chasing me.....] She thought. [.....because my name is Storm Sister......]
*~*
[1] Media Bats (800/400) [2] Earl of Demise (2000/700) [3] Fushioh Richie (2600/2900)
--Just in case you guys were wondering what the stats of the monsters that were attacking were.
Also, let me show you how I'll be writing the names of the Monsters here. They'll be in short form because I don't like to type too much:
Purple Dark Magician (2500/2100): Purple Magician
Red Dark Magician (2500/2100): Red Magician
Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700): Magician Girl
Pixie (1450/1100): same (the name is already short)
Flame Swordsman (1800/1600): Swordsman
Soldier of Landstar (500/1200): Landstar
Lord of Dragons (1200/1100): Lord
Cyber Commander (750/750): Commander
Mystical Elf (800/2000): Elf
Harpy Lady (1400/1300): Harpy
Broken Angel (500/350): Angel
Evil Storm Sister (2800/2800): Evil Storm
Storm Sister (2800/2800): Storm
Sorry for the long update......school and what have you......so, I'll explain more of 'Shikkona's' story later......and I know it's confusing with all the new monsters coming in, but it'll get easier to understand, I promise.
And for those who STILL don't know who's what monster.....refer back to Chapter 9 where Dieen is mixing the drinks...... : )
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