Ivan: I want to try this new disclaimer- ^_^
Disclaimer: The characters depicted in this story are the property of Camelot and Nintendo. They are being used without permission from the company for the sake of the story you are about to read. No ownership is implied nor profit being made. I expect no form of reimbursement for this story. It is for entertainment purposes only. By reading the story contained below, you agree that no action, legal or otherwise, will be taken against me. Also, you agree that you accept all responsibility for whatever disturbing content you might see. For the record, I am making neither profit, not do I intend of reaping any benefits from this particular story.
Ivan: Is anybody still reading after all that?
The polls are officially closed as of today, and you will see your chosen pairings either in this one or in a sequel.
Now on with the Venus battle chapter!
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The Silent Speak
High in the spire of Venus Lighthouse, battle cries rang through the setting sun, marking the battle between the adepts. The two opposing sides were locked in deadly confrontation with no discernable advantage. Garet and Isaac were in an all out melee with Saturos while Ivan and Mia took turns firing volleys of psynergy into Mendari. There was no time for speech in this fight, for a single pause meant certain death.
Saturos and Mendari both jumped away from their attackers and unleashed two simultaneous pyroclasms into the confused adepts.
"Those fools overestimated their chances," Mendari smirked at the dieing flames, but soon she let out a gasp of surprise as four figures stepped outward from within the blaze.
'Was that supposed to hurt?" Garet gloated as Granite's clear shield faded and the Venus Djinn disappeared back into Isaac's blue tunic.
The four adepts glowed the shade of their respective elements, before unleashing their most powerful attacks.
"Shine Plasma!" jolts of pure Jupiter psynergy embodied in lightning struck Saturos and Mendari relentlessly.
"Pyroclasm!" four plumes of volcanic might burst through the tiles of Venus Lighthouse.
"Ice Missile!" a freezing hail of ice cut through Saturos and Mendari while they were off guard. The dust form these powerful attacks cleared quickly, revealing the two Proxian warriors kneeling in exhaustion.
"Do you two give up?" Garet and Isaac held the tips of their swords inches away from the two.
A secretive smirk passed between the two, as they started to implement one of their backup plans.
"We surrender," Saturos could see the automatic slack in the adepts' weapons. "Let me bring out the two remaining stars.
The long brown bundle slipped from Saturos' back and landed on the tiled floor with a dull clang. Isaac still held his sword at Saturos, ready for any trick. From within the wrappings, Saturos produced a single green orb, the Elemental Star of Venus.
Saturos slowly stretched out his arm, preparing to place the Venus Star in Isaac's hand, but a quick flick of his wrist sent the jade orb into the pit at the center of the lighthouse.
The four glorious angels surrounding the abyss took on a shade of emerald, and a tiny stream of Venus energy shot up into the darkening sky. Isaac, Mia, Garet, and Ivan stared in shock and awe, completely distracted. From the brown bundle, Saturos drew a long blade, the blade that Alex had given him to defeat the blonde boy before him.
The symbol for equality of spirit, two souls of both light and dark, marked its handle. The double pronged blade shoed both the purest white and the darkest black. If Isaac were watching, he would recognize the powerful blade, the Equator Blade. Saturos quickly stabbed the sword forward, right into Isaac's exposed heart.
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Originally, I thought that I would leave of here, but I think all of you reviewers would eat me alive. So after I take a break, this story will continue. (You might want to take a break too; this is longer than my usual chapters.)
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The lime light from the lighthouse was paled by the bright aura surrounding Isaac's body.
"Isaac, no!" Mia yelled as the tip of the enchanted blade poked though his back. While he collapsed to the floor, the black aura encompassing his body shot into the dark sky and quickly disappeared.
"Now that one of you is eliminated, we can easily defeat you," Mendari laughed insidiously.
"You two are still too weak to beat us," Garet and Ivan stood before Isaac in defensive positions while Mia pulled him from the fray.
"Don't be so sure of yourselves" both Mars adepts stood stock still as Venus psynergy flowed throughout the aerie from the center crater. They glowed maliciously crimson to the point of overflowing.
'Venus and Mars have a symbiotic relationship. Now you will see the true power of the Fire Clan of the North," their two bodies molded into each others, forming a single entity from the two Mars adepts.
Far removed from the climatic action, Mia dragged Isaac's limp body towards the well of the aerie. There was neither wound nor blood where the strange sword had stabbed Isaac, but there was no time for Mia to ponder this point. She quickly casted ply over his unconscious form and reluctantly ran back to the climatic battle.
A single bright flash of light illuminated the drastically darkened sky, temporarily blinding the adepts. As they opened their eyes, Mia, Ivan, and Garet could see the hulking monstrosity that Saturos and Mendari had became.
Two long red-scaled heads stared down at the adepts with amber eyes that burned through their souls. The scales trailed down its lizard-like body to large leathery wings that rippled constantly. The black tipped tail and claws glistened darkly as the dragon let out a fierce roar that shook the aerie violently.
"Spark Plasma!" Ivan's most powerful lightning attack ricocheted of the dragon's hard scales and scattered across the aerie.
With a battle cry, Garet rushed the dragon, swinging his sword in a giant arc. A light ding and cracking crunch sounded the shattering of Garet's prized claymore. Garet jumped back from the fight, but he was not fast enough to avoid the sharp claws of the dragon. It took him in an eagle's grip, slowly crushing the life out of him.
"Ice Missile," Mia distracted the dragon quickly, and it released Garet's crumpled form. Ivan and Mia dragged him away from the dragon while it gaped at its gaping wound.
'The girl has hurt us, and for that she must pay!' both Saturos' and Mendari's thoughts mixed into one as the dragon turned back to the adepts. Its fiery gaze instantly locked onto Mia, who was concentrating on healing Garet.
The fusion dragon raised its bulky body upward, its leathery wings flapping hard, taking it high into the clouds and out of sight.
"Do you think it retreated?" Ivan asked hopefully, staring into the black sky.
"I doubt it, they were beating us very badly," Garet groaned as he sat up.
A whistling sound from above stopped the conversation, as it grew steadily louder. The adepts gasped in horror as they gazed into the sky, for the fusion dragon was falling toward them at a deafening speed.
"Unleash Sleet. Unleash Torch. Unleash Gust!" the adepts tried frantically to stop the descending body of destruction, though to no avail.
"Unleash Flash!" Garet yelled in a last attempt to ease the damage. Instantly, a red shield surrounded the adepts, just as the dragon hit.
The entire lighthouse shook violently as dust blotted out the sky. The dragon rose unscathed, and surveyed its destructive results. To its surprise, the dust cleared to show the adepts still alive, although heavily injured.
The three adepts stood shakily, and looked up to the imposing dragon that held the might of two powerful mars adepts.
"We cannot last another one of those attacks," Ivan gasped out.
"I don't think anything can pierce that hard hide though," Garet sighed, and propped his blade against the shattered floor.
"It's going up again," Mia looked in horror as the fusion dragon disappeared back into the sky.
The burning maelstrom of annihilation fell rapidly, spelling the final doom for the adepts. No ability they possessed could stop the monster that quickly approached the aerie.
'I am sorry Isaac,' Mia thought sadly, as she looked into the reaper's eyes.
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I also thought this would be a good place to leave off, but Ivan made me get back to work on it!
Ivan (with whip)- Get back to work slave!
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"Titan Blade!" A new yet familiar voice called on the Gaia Blade's full potential.
From behind Mia, Garet, and Ivan a blade of gold arose and intersected with the fusion dragon. It was knocked back by the sheer force of the attack and clumsily dived to the aerie floor.
Mia, Ivan, and Garet turned to see Isaac standing triumphantly with the Gaia Blade that he had found within the confines of the lighthouse. A rare smile grazed his tan features, and his azure eyes burned with passion.
"You guys seem to be falling apart without me," Isaac spoke for a second time, earning shocked stares from the other adepts.
"Isaac, you can speak!" Ivan exclaimed as he ran over and gave his friend a hearty slap on the shoulder.
"If I was not seeing it, I would not believe it," Garet also approached and shook Isaac's hand.
Mia still stood away, watching Isaac with wide eyes, and mouthed, 'How?'
Isaac shrugged and spoke yet again, "I don't really know, but I have a hunch." By the time he finished speaking, Mia had her arms wrapped around him, and was burying her cerulean head in his shoulder.
"I love you," Isaac whispered into her ear, his warm breath tickling Mia's pale skin. She smiled and the two stood together in loves bliss.
The excitement of Isaac's voice was halted however, for the fusion dragon stood once again, angrier than it had been before. Flames spurted from its noses with each breath while it glared at the adepts. With a battle cry, the fight started anew.
The dragon's two heads struck out at the adepts, scattering them in al directions. Tiles exploded forth, and the adepts regrouped.
"There has to be a weak spot on this thing!" Ivan exclaimed as the dragon rose again.
"Well, we will just have to find it," Isaac said, but one could wonder whether he spoke with courage or insanity.
Mia, Ivan, and Garet could not stop Isaac's rush at the monstrous dragon, even before the fusion dragon could react, Isaac was under its long belly, hacking at its stomach. It let out a shrill cry of pain, and quickly slashed at Isaac while he leaped to safety.
"Its underbelly has no armored scales. That is the dragon's weak spot," Isaac yelled as he turned to his friends. Turning your back on an enemy can be summed up in two words, big mistake.
The two grotesque heads snapped forward, catching Isaac's arms on each side, and raised him up into the sky. Isaac screamed in pain as his arms slowly stretched in opposite directions. Below his dangling feet, Isaac could see his friends firing psynergy into the dragon's exposed stomach. The tactics worked, but they could not save Isaac from injury.
The tower of scales that was the fusion dragon swayed unsteadily, until a snap of tearing bone and flesh sounded. A flash of light blinded the three adepts, and when their sight returned, they could see three falling figures rushing towards the aerie.
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There, this chapter is now complete. No complaining about the cliffhanger, I originally planned to throw Isaac off the lighthouse, but that would probably take away Sheba and Felix's spotlight.
Ivan: And now for the reviewers' spotlight-
MK- Thank you.
Lu Xun 88- There will probably be a sequel, or something like that. Thanks for the review.
The 8BTFreek- I was trying to emphasize the falling part to foreshadow Sheba's fall. Thanks for the review.
Anime-Master7- The djinni were just in there for a little humor at the end of the chapter. Thanks for the review.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted in this story are the property of Camelot and Nintendo. They are being used without permission from the company for the sake of the story you are about to read. No ownership is implied nor profit being made. I expect no form of reimbursement for this story. It is for entertainment purposes only. By reading the story contained below, you agree that no action, legal or otherwise, will be taken against me. Also, you agree that you accept all responsibility for whatever disturbing content you might see. For the record, I am making neither profit, not do I intend of reaping any benefits from this particular story.
Ivan: Is anybody still reading after all that?
The polls are officially closed as of today, and you will see your chosen pairings either in this one or in a sequel.
Now on with the Venus battle chapter!
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The Silent Speak
High in the spire of Venus Lighthouse, battle cries rang through the setting sun, marking the battle between the adepts. The two opposing sides were locked in deadly confrontation with no discernable advantage. Garet and Isaac were in an all out melee with Saturos while Ivan and Mia took turns firing volleys of psynergy into Mendari. There was no time for speech in this fight, for a single pause meant certain death.
Saturos and Mendari both jumped away from their attackers and unleashed two simultaneous pyroclasms into the confused adepts.
"Those fools overestimated their chances," Mendari smirked at the dieing flames, but soon she let out a gasp of surprise as four figures stepped outward from within the blaze.
'Was that supposed to hurt?" Garet gloated as Granite's clear shield faded and the Venus Djinn disappeared back into Isaac's blue tunic.
The four adepts glowed the shade of their respective elements, before unleashing their most powerful attacks.
"Shine Plasma!" jolts of pure Jupiter psynergy embodied in lightning struck Saturos and Mendari relentlessly.
"Pyroclasm!" four plumes of volcanic might burst through the tiles of Venus Lighthouse.
"Ice Missile!" a freezing hail of ice cut through Saturos and Mendari while they were off guard. The dust form these powerful attacks cleared quickly, revealing the two Proxian warriors kneeling in exhaustion.
"Do you two give up?" Garet and Isaac held the tips of their swords inches away from the two.
A secretive smirk passed between the two, as they started to implement one of their backup plans.
"We surrender," Saturos could see the automatic slack in the adepts' weapons. "Let me bring out the two remaining stars.
The long brown bundle slipped from Saturos' back and landed on the tiled floor with a dull clang. Isaac still held his sword at Saturos, ready for any trick. From within the wrappings, Saturos produced a single green orb, the Elemental Star of Venus.
Saturos slowly stretched out his arm, preparing to place the Venus Star in Isaac's hand, but a quick flick of his wrist sent the jade orb into the pit at the center of the lighthouse.
The four glorious angels surrounding the abyss took on a shade of emerald, and a tiny stream of Venus energy shot up into the darkening sky. Isaac, Mia, Garet, and Ivan stared in shock and awe, completely distracted. From the brown bundle, Saturos drew a long blade, the blade that Alex had given him to defeat the blonde boy before him.
The symbol for equality of spirit, two souls of both light and dark, marked its handle. The double pronged blade shoed both the purest white and the darkest black. If Isaac were watching, he would recognize the powerful blade, the Equator Blade. Saturos quickly stabbed the sword forward, right into Isaac's exposed heart.
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Originally, I thought that I would leave of here, but I think all of you reviewers would eat me alive. So after I take a break, this story will continue. (You might want to take a break too; this is longer than my usual chapters.)
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The lime light from the lighthouse was paled by the bright aura surrounding Isaac's body.
"Isaac, no!" Mia yelled as the tip of the enchanted blade poked though his back. While he collapsed to the floor, the black aura encompassing his body shot into the dark sky and quickly disappeared.
"Now that one of you is eliminated, we can easily defeat you," Mendari laughed insidiously.
"You two are still too weak to beat us," Garet and Ivan stood before Isaac in defensive positions while Mia pulled him from the fray.
"Don't be so sure of yourselves" both Mars adepts stood stock still as Venus psynergy flowed throughout the aerie from the center crater. They glowed maliciously crimson to the point of overflowing.
'Venus and Mars have a symbiotic relationship. Now you will see the true power of the Fire Clan of the North," their two bodies molded into each others, forming a single entity from the two Mars adepts.
Far removed from the climatic action, Mia dragged Isaac's limp body towards the well of the aerie. There was neither wound nor blood where the strange sword had stabbed Isaac, but there was no time for Mia to ponder this point. She quickly casted ply over his unconscious form and reluctantly ran back to the climatic battle.
A single bright flash of light illuminated the drastically darkened sky, temporarily blinding the adepts. As they opened their eyes, Mia, Ivan, and Garet could see the hulking monstrosity that Saturos and Mendari had became.
Two long red-scaled heads stared down at the adepts with amber eyes that burned through their souls. The scales trailed down its lizard-like body to large leathery wings that rippled constantly. The black tipped tail and claws glistened darkly as the dragon let out a fierce roar that shook the aerie violently.
"Spark Plasma!" Ivan's most powerful lightning attack ricocheted of the dragon's hard scales and scattered across the aerie.
With a battle cry, Garet rushed the dragon, swinging his sword in a giant arc. A light ding and cracking crunch sounded the shattering of Garet's prized claymore. Garet jumped back from the fight, but he was not fast enough to avoid the sharp claws of the dragon. It took him in an eagle's grip, slowly crushing the life out of him.
"Ice Missile," Mia distracted the dragon quickly, and it released Garet's crumpled form. Ivan and Mia dragged him away from the dragon while it gaped at its gaping wound.
'The girl has hurt us, and for that she must pay!' both Saturos' and Mendari's thoughts mixed into one as the dragon turned back to the adepts. Its fiery gaze instantly locked onto Mia, who was concentrating on healing Garet.
The fusion dragon raised its bulky body upward, its leathery wings flapping hard, taking it high into the clouds and out of sight.
"Do you think it retreated?" Ivan asked hopefully, staring into the black sky.
"I doubt it, they were beating us very badly," Garet groaned as he sat up.
A whistling sound from above stopped the conversation, as it grew steadily louder. The adepts gasped in horror as they gazed into the sky, for the fusion dragon was falling toward them at a deafening speed.
"Unleash Sleet. Unleash Torch. Unleash Gust!" the adepts tried frantically to stop the descending body of destruction, though to no avail.
"Unleash Flash!" Garet yelled in a last attempt to ease the damage. Instantly, a red shield surrounded the adepts, just as the dragon hit.
The entire lighthouse shook violently as dust blotted out the sky. The dragon rose unscathed, and surveyed its destructive results. To its surprise, the dust cleared to show the adepts still alive, although heavily injured.
The three adepts stood shakily, and looked up to the imposing dragon that held the might of two powerful mars adepts.
"We cannot last another one of those attacks," Ivan gasped out.
"I don't think anything can pierce that hard hide though," Garet sighed, and propped his blade against the shattered floor.
"It's going up again," Mia looked in horror as the fusion dragon disappeared back into the sky.
The burning maelstrom of annihilation fell rapidly, spelling the final doom for the adepts. No ability they possessed could stop the monster that quickly approached the aerie.
'I am sorry Isaac,' Mia thought sadly, as she looked into the reaper's eyes.
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I also thought this would be a good place to leave off, but Ivan made me get back to work on it!
Ivan (with whip)- Get back to work slave!
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"Titan Blade!" A new yet familiar voice called on the Gaia Blade's full potential.
From behind Mia, Garet, and Ivan a blade of gold arose and intersected with the fusion dragon. It was knocked back by the sheer force of the attack and clumsily dived to the aerie floor.
Mia, Ivan, and Garet turned to see Isaac standing triumphantly with the Gaia Blade that he had found within the confines of the lighthouse. A rare smile grazed his tan features, and his azure eyes burned with passion.
"You guys seem to be falling apart without me," Isaac spoke for a second time, earning shocked stares from the other adepts.
"Isaac, you can speak!" Ivan exclaimed as he ran over and gave his friend a hearty slap on the shoulder.
"If I was not seeing it, I would not believe it," Garet also approached and shook Isaac's hand.
Mia still stood away, watching Isaac with wide eyes, and mouthed, 'How?'
Isaac shrugged and spoke yet again, "I don't really know, but I have a hunch." By the time he finished speaking, Mia had her arms wrapped around him, and was burying her cerulean head in his shoulder.
"I love you," Isaac whispered into her ear, his warm breath tickling Mia's pale skin. She smiled and the two stood together in loves bliss.
The excitement of Isaac's voice was halted however, for the fusion dragon stood once again, angrier than it had been before. Flames spurted from its noses with each breath while it glared at the adepts. With a battle cry, the fight started anew.
The dragon's two heads struck out at the adepts, scattering them in al directions. Tiles exploded forth, and the adepts regrouped.
"There has to be a weak spot on this thing!" Ivan exclaimed as the dragon rose again.
"Well, we will just have to find it," Isaac said, but one could wonder whether he spoke with courage or insanity.
Mia, Ivan, and Garet could not stop Isaac's rush at the monstrous dragon, even before the fusion dragon could react, Isaac was under its long belly, hacking at its stomach. It let out a shrill cry of pain, and quickly slashed at Isaac while he leaped to safety.
"Its underbelly has no armored scales. That is the dragon's weak spot," Isaac yelled as he turned to his friends. Turning your back on an enemy can be summed up in two words, big mistake.
The two grotesque heads snapped forward, catching Isaac's arms on each side, and raised him up into the sky. Isaac screamed in pain as his arms slowly stretched in opposite directions. Below his dangling feet, Isaac could see his friends firing psynergy into the dragon's exposed stomach. The tactics worked, but they could not save Isaac from injury.
The tower of scales that was the fusion dragon swayed unsteadily, until a snap of tearing bone and flesh sounded. A flash of light blinded the three adepts, and when their sight returned, they could see three falling figures rushing towards the aerie.
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There, this chapter is now complete. No complaining about the cliffhanger, I originally planned to throw Isaac off the lighthouse, but that would probably take away Sheba and Felix's spotlight.
Ivan: And now for the reviewers' spotlight-
MK- Thank you.
Lu Xun 88- There will probably be a sequel, or something like that. Thanks for the review.
The 8BTFreek- I was trying to emphasize the falling part to foreshadow Sheba's fall. Thanks for the review.
Anime-Master7- The djinni were just in there for a little humor at the end of the chapter. Thanks for the review.
