AN: Howdy, Folks. In this chapter it's Rydia to the rescue and Kain get's
kidnapped! Read on to find out how!
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Chapter Seven...Evil Doesn't Rest
Edge found himself at the mouth of the cave. He rushed up the rope and told Setzer to fly them to the Red Wings. He complied and in moments they were at the battle scene. The Red Wings were just finishing off the last of the dragons. Edge jumped aboard the airship that Rydia was on.
"Hurry, Rydia! Call Asura! Edgar's in trouble and she's the only one that can help. Tell her to go to where he is." Rydia nodded and called forth the Queen of Summoned Monsters. She and Edge explained as quickly as they could and she nodded, saying she would go to where the injured king was.
Meanwhile, Edgar had grown tremendously pale. The bolt was still encircling his body, and appeared to be draining his strength. Sabin was growing more and more worried as Edgar was barely breathing had not even moved since being released from the pond. 'Please be all right, Edgar,' he begged silently. Then Asura showed up, making an astonishing entrance as usual.
She looked over the unconscious Edgar with worry. "Please help him, Queen Asura. I think he's dying," Rosa begged her.
"He is," Asura stated flatly. She kneeled next to him and began to chant in an inaudible voice. A few moments later, the bolt of energy disappeared. Some color returned to the king's cheeks and his breathing, although still raspy, became smoother. "I have done all I can. He can be touched now. You must get him out of here. That bolt of energy was sucking him of strength and he should be taken from this place and get rest. Make sure to cast a cure spell on him every so often until he recovers fully." With that, she vanished.
Rosa cast an exit spell on the party, and they found themselves at the mouth of the cave, where the Falcon was waiting. Cecil and Sabin carried Edgar on board, and soon they were speeding toward Baron.
Edgar was cured, put to bed and made as comfortable as possible. Wounds were tended to, and then the others met in the conference room. Cecil and Edge described the final battle with the demon. "If Sabin hadn't made up that plan to destroy him, who knows what would have happened," Cecil concluded. Sabin shrugged, saying that it was a spur of the moment idea and that he was desperate to help Edgar.
"At least he's been defeated. Now maybe we can have some peace," Kain remarked.
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Kain woke that night to a knock on his door. Thinking it was Cecil and something had gone amiss, he quickly grabbed his spear and made it to the door in mere seconds. He threw the door open to reveal Relm standing before him.
"Um...Relm is it?" he asked, not really knowing what was going on.
"Yes. I was wondering if I could stay in here tonight. I don't feel right in a strange room all alone, and grandpa would just laugh at me and tell me how silly I am."
"Is something wrong with the room?" Kain asked.
"No, it's fine. I just keep hearing strange noises outside."
Kain was now fully alert. "What kind of noises?"
"I can't describe them. Locke and Terra said I was just dreaming, but I know I wasn't." Indeed the young girl did seem nervous.
"I'll go investigate. You stay here." Relm nodded slowly, and Kain, spear in hand, left the room. Kain went out to the courtyard and started silently walking to the other side of the castle, where Relm's room was located. He stopped in front of Relm's window, listening to see if he could hear what she did. Nothing.
'Maybe she WAS just dreaming,' Kain thought. He shrugged, turning to go. Just then something hard clubbed him on the back of the head, sending his world into darkness.
Terra had just dozed off again after telling young Relm not to worry about noises of the night when there was another knock on her door. She sighed as she was again awaken by the knock. She answered the door to find Relm standing there.
"Relm? What in the—?"
"I know that there are no such things as ghosts, but what about real people?"
"What are you talking about?" Terra asked, looking at the young painter in confusion.
"I went to Kain's room and told him about the noises—,"
"Oh, Relm—!" Terra interrupted, giving the girl a look. Relm ignored her and continued.
"And he went to investigate. When he didn't return in after ten minutes, I went to see what happened. I found this outside my window." She held up Kain's spear. "Something bad happened. I can feel it."
Now Terra was worried.
Meanwhile, Polom had awaken as well, but not from strange noises or Relm. He sat up in bed quietly for a few moments, and then his eyes grew wide. He reached over and woke his sister.
"Wha—what is it?" Porom asked, sitting up slowly and rubbing her eyes.
"There is something wrong. Some evil has gotten into Baron somehow."
Porom looked at her brother. "What kind of evil?"
"I don't know, but I have a feeling we won't like it."
Porom's eyes grew wide. "We better tell Cecil and the others—fast."
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To Be Continued...
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AN: Whew! Don't you just love cliffhangers? :o) . You'll have to read the next chapter to find out what happens next. Don't forget to review!
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Chapter Seven...Evil Doesn't Rest
Edge found himself at the mouth of the cave. He rushed up the rope and told Setzer to fly them to the Red Wings. He complied and in moments they were at the battle scene. The Red Wings were just finishing off the last of the dragons. Edge jumped aboard the airship that Rydia was on.
"Hurry, Rydia! Call Asura! Edgar's in trouble and she's the only one that can help. Tell her to go to where he is." Rydia nodded and called forth the Queen of Summoned Monsters. She and Edge explained as quickly as they could and she nodded, saying she would go to where the injured king was.
Meanwhile, Edgar had grown tremendously pale. The bolt was still encircling his body, and appeared to be draining his strength. Sabin was growing more and more worried as Edgar was barely breathing had not even moved since being released from the pond. 'Please be all right, Edgar,' he begged silently. Then Asura showed up, making an astonishing entrance as usual.
She looked over the unconscious Edgar with worry. "Please help him, Queen Asura. I think he's dying," Rosa begged her.
"He is," Asura stated flatly. She kneeled next to him and began to chant in an inaudible voice. A few moments later, the bolt of energy disappeared. Some color returned to the king's cheeks and his breathing, although still raspy, became smoother. "I have done all I can. He can be touched now. You must get him out of here. That bolt of energy was sucking him of strength and he should be taken from this place and get rest. Make sure to cast a cure spell on him every so often until he recovers fully." With that, she vanished.
Rosa cast an exit spell on the party, and they found themselves at the mouth of the cave, where the Falcon was waiting. Cecil and Sabin carried Edgar on board, and soon they were speeding toward Baron.
Edgar was cured, put to bed and made as comfortable as possible. Wounds were tended to, and then the others met in the conference room. Cecil and Edge described the final battle with the demon. "If Sabin hadn't made up that plan to destroy him, who knows what would have happened," Cecil concluded. Sabin shrugged, saying that it was a spur of the moment idea and that he was desperate to help Edgar.
"At least he's been defeated. Now maybe we can have some peace," Kain remarked.
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Kain woke that night to a knock on his door. Thinking it was Cecil and something had gone amiss, he quickly grabbed his spear and made it to the door in mere seconds. He threw the door open to reveal Relm standing before him.
"Um...Relm is it?" he asked, not really knowing what was going on.
"Yes. I was wondering if I could stay in here tonight. I don't feel right in a strange room all alone, and grandpa would just laugh at me and tell me how silly I am."
"Is something wrong with the room?" Kain asked.
"No, it's fine. I just keep hearing strange noises outside."
Kain was now fully alert. "What kind of noises?"
"I can't describe them. Locke and Terra said I was just dreaming, but I know I wasn't." Indeed the young girl did seem nervous.
"I'll go investigate. You stay here." Relm nodded slowly, and Kain, spear in hand, left the room. Kain went out to the courtyard and started silently walking to the other side of the castle, where Relm's room was located. He stopped in front of Relm's window, listening to see if he could hear what she did. Nothing.
'Maybe she WAS just dreaming,' Kain thought. He shrugged, turning to go. Just then something hard clubbed him on the back of the head, sending his world into darkness.
Terra had just dozed off again after telling young Relm not to worry about noises of the night when there was another knock on her door. She sighed as she was again awaken by the knock. She answered the door to find Relm standing there.
"Relm? What in the—?"
"I know that there are no such things as ghosts, but what about real people?"
"What are you talking about?" Terra asked, looking at the young painter in confusion.
"I went to Kain's room and told him about the noises—,"
"Oh, Relm—!" Terra interrupted, giving the girl a look. Relm ignored her and continued.
"And he went to investigate. When he didn't return in after ten minutes, I went to see what happened. I found this outside my window." She held up Kain's spear. "Something bad happened. I can feel it."
Now Terra was worried.
Meanwhile, Polom had awaken as well, but not from strange noises or Relm. He sat up in bed quietly for a few moments, and then his eyes grew wide. He reached over and woke his sister.
"Wha—what is it?" Porom asked, sitting up slowly and rubbing her eyes.
"There is something wrong. Some evil has gotten into Baron somehow."
Porom looked at her brother. "What kind of evil?"
"I don't know, but I have a feeling we won't like it."
Porom's eyes grew wide. "We better tell Cecil and the others—fast."
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To Be Continued...
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AN: Whew! Don't you just love cliffhangers? :o) . You'll have to read the next chapter to find out what happens next. Don't forget to review!