Return of Anemos
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Chapter 9 - Fight for Life
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Isaac dodged Robin's swipe as he attempted to find an opening. The fight had been on for nearly five minutes, but it had seemed like an eternity. Whatever it was the Anemians had created, it was slowly draining his strength. Each attempt to use massive ammounts of his psynergy caused him to become extremely vulnerable, and had nearly caused him to die several times.
Oddly enough, he was able to use his psynergy in small ammounts without any trouble. Pity it was of little use.
Robin, whoever or whatever he was, was an extremely skilled warrior, and was deflecting every attack or swipe that he tried to launch. Robin was attempting to drag out the fight, knowing full well that Isaac couldn't last long.
Was this a test of some kind? If it was, it was a sick test - at the moment, there was no way he could defeat Robin before he succombed to the illness...
Isaac backflipped as Robin swiped at him, his blade cutting into the ground. Isaac immediately fell to the ground adn rolled away, barely dodging the hail of diamond-hard debris that Robin had created from a dust cloud. Had Isaac not heard the thought from Robin's head, he might've been killed...
...That was it. His ability to read minds. It was a subtle ability, one that looked like he was simply charging himself with psynergy, yet actually using very little. Thus far, he hadn't seen any sign that any Jupitarians had detected his ability save Hamma, and it was a safe bet that Robin wouldn't detect it either...
As quickly as he could, he climbed to his feet, staring at his opponent. Robin simply stared at him, apparently shocked at Isaac's escape maneuver. *Got him*
Staring at him, Isaac focused his mind, trying to cause Robin to recklessly charge at him. *come on...*
It worked.
Robin came at him, his blade held in his two hands. Still focusing, Isaac released his control just before Robin was upon him. He saw the look on Robin's face: a look of confusion and fear. He tried to back away from Isaac -
- but not before Isaac had swept him to the ground.
Robin tried to roll away, but quickly found a blade aimed at his throat. Isaac stared at his fallen foe, wondering if part of winning was to kill his foe. But Isaac had never killed a foe, not in cold blood. He stared at Robin, waiting to see if Zeus or someone else would call the fight to an end...
After five minutes of simply standing, Isaac was contemplating on maybe knocking Robin out when Zeus finally called the fight to an end. And as soon as he did, Isaac fell, having used the last of his strength to use his mental abilities to force Robin to stay down...
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Ivan walked through Prox, wondering how he had arrived in the cold town. It didn't seem possible; how had they traveled that far, and how did they elude that warrior? It didn't make sense! Pity that Feihzi was still out; she might have seen something...
He kicked a rock in his path. His return to Prox had caused a sense of parinoia throughout the town, and there were virtually no people in sight. He almost wished that there was someone, someone that he could talk to, to let out his feelings. Sadly, the person who would normally do such for him was asleep...
"Lonely?"
Turning around, Ivan was suprised to see Agatio walking towards him. His attire was one of long robes, the usual Proxian attire for a general.
"Feihzi is still asleep, and Prox seems to be in the same boat."
Agatio let out a dry chuckle at that. Odd, given how some of the citizens seemed to be acting lately.
"In a sense, they are sleeping. The know that a fight is nearing."
Ivan turned to him, wondering if he heard that wrong. "How's that?"
"After your last visit, Piers and Karst came to me and the town elders to inform us of your visit. They told us that you had a vision that involved 'Ch'tala.' There is a legend that when a mage of wind's might brings a message of the apocalypse, the warriors of the north will fight their final battle. Everyone knows of you and your abilities, Ivan. They are anticipating a war."
Ivan looked away, trying to let his mind catch up to this new information. Was it possible that his earlier visit had been part of a legend? He knew that Felix had been researching in the Imilian mountains, and had found many references to various lore and tales, but never anything like this. *Is it true..?*
A sudden thought came to him. "Does the legend say anything about any... acomplices to this mage?"
Agatio let out a heavy sigh, turning away. *No...*
"The legend does tell of such a person, but..."
"What?" *Elements, please let my thougts be wrong...*
Agatio turned to him, "The mage's companion was said to suffer great peril. What the peril is, we do not know."
Ivan felt his face pale at this new information. Would he loose Feihzi? What woul... *No. Right now she is fine, and fine she will stay. I won't let anything happen to her.*
*So why do I feel unconvinced?*
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Felix awoke feeling the breeze of Vale's fall winds. It was a wind that, years ago, would never hit Vale due to the mountains that once sat behind it. Now that whole range was gone, as was his life...
His mind froze. He no longer felt the pain that he was feeling when he teleported back to Vale. His feet were no longer numb, his chest nolonger tight, his head no longer stinging with sharp pain. What had cured him?
Opening his eyes, he saw Sheba and Alex sitting over him, pleased and relieved looks on their faces. A third form sat beyond them...
Felix gasped as he saw the beast, suddenly wondering if this was a trick or...
"Shh," cooed Sheba. "Don't worry. He's our friend now."
Felix shot her a stare. *Friend? A creature that tries to kill you and then dies doesn't exactly become your frie...* It then dawned on him that though they downed the creature, they had never confirmed that it was dead. They had been to involved with his then-rage over Alex and Jenna's relationship...
[It is true what you mate says. I am your ally now.]
Felix turned to try to find the owner of that... What was that? It was like a voice, but it was... Like he heard it in his mind, rather than in his ears...
He stared at the creature, and realized that it had "spoken."
[Does this surprise you? I have always been able to talk; but I had no need to talk before; I only speak to those who are superior to me.]
*In other words, those that beat you.*
[Yes.]
Felix glared at the creature. "Don't do that."
"How do you feel?" Felix hadn't noticed that Alex was checking his arm for his heartrate...
"Better than I was. How did you..?"
Alex nodded towards the creature. "He informed us that flakes from his crystals contained powerful healing properties. That is how we were able to cure this plague."
Felix's eyes widened. *Plague?*
[If I recall, it was a disease that my creators created and sealed in the frozen mountains north of here.]
*Great,* Felix mused. *I opened the door to kill every Venusian in the world.*
The creature stiffined. [You unleashed it?]
Sheba and Alex turned to look at Felix, shock and puzzlement on their faces.
Knowing that they had no way of knowing what he had seen, he told them of what he had found, and of the army...
After he finished, they all stared at him in pure horror. "That isn't exactly pleasent news, Felix," said Alex. "We just recieved word from an esapee of Contigo that Anemos returned."
The creature bobbled its head up and down. [It is true, Anemos has returned, and by now, that army has been unleased.]
Felix stared in silence, wondering how to react to this.
[There isn't any-]
"Do you mind? Would you stay out of my min..." It dawned on Felix that he didn't know the creatures name...
[I have no designation aside from the name the creators gave me. Nani.]
Felix stared at it. "Nani?"
[In ancient Anemian, it means, 'What.'"
Felix felt a shiver down his spine. He knew that word from somewhere...
[If the seal has been opened, it is only a matter of time before Imilia falls. We must prepare to flee to a land better suited to battle.]
"What do you mean?" asked Alex.
"Nani means that by now, the army would be closing in on us, and that we should leave to find a place to face them."
Sheba looked at the three beings around her. "But where?"
[Where indeed...]
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Sorry bout the delay, but I have had college bearing down on me. Fortunately, it is coming to a close!!!
And I am sorry to say that I will not be commenting to reviews this time around. I don't have acess to my internet right now, and I want to post this ASAP.
REVIEW please!
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Chapter 9 - Fight for Life
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Isaac dodged Robin's swipe as he attempted to find an opening. The fight had been on for nearly five minutes, but it had seemed like an eternity. Whatever it was the Anemians had created, it was slowly draining his strength. Each attempt to use massive ammounts of his psynergy caused him to become extremely vulnerable, and had nearly caused him to die several times.
Oddly enough, he was able to use his psynergy in small ammounts without any trouble. Pity it was of little use.
Robin, whoever or whatever he was, was an extremely skilled warrior, and was deflecting every attack or swipe that he tried to launch. Robin was attempting to drag out the fight, knowing full well that Isaac couldn't last long.
Was this a test of some kind? If it was, it was a sick test - at the moment, there was no way he could defeat Robin before he succombed to the illness...
Isaac backflipped as Robin swiped at him, his blade cutting into the ground. Isaac immediately fell to the ground adn rolled away, barely dodging the hail of diamond-hard debris that Robin had created from a dust cloud. Had Isaac not heard the thought from Robin's head, he might've been killed...
...That was it. His ability to read minds. It was a subtle ability, one that looked like he was simply charging himself with psynergy, yet actually using very little. Thus far, he hadn't seen any sign that any Jupitarians had detected his ability save Hamma, and it was a safe bet that Robin wouldn't detect it either...
As quickly as he could, he climbed to his feet, staring at his opponent. Robin simply stared at him, apparently shocked at Isaac's escape maneuver. *Got him*
Staring at him, Isaac focused his mind, trying to cause Robin to recklessly charge at him. *come on...*
It worked.
Robin came at him, his blade held in his two hands. Still focusing, Isaac released his control just before Robin was upon him. He saw the look on Robin's face: a look of confusion and fear. He tried to back away from Isaac -
- but not before Isaac had swept him to the ground.
Robin tried to roll away, but quickly found a blade aimed at his throat. Isaac stared at his fallen foe, wondering if part of winning was to kill his foe. But Isaac had never killed a foe, not in cold blood. He stared at Robin, waiting to see if Zeus or someone else would call the fight to an end...
After five minutes of simply standing, Isaac was contemplating on maybe knocking Robin out when Zeus finally called the fight to an end. And as soon as he did, Isaac fell, having used the last of his strength to use his mental abilities to force Robin to stay down...
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Ivan walked through Prox, wondering how he had arrived in the cold town. It didn't seem possible; how had they traveled that far, and how did they elude that warrior? It didn't make sense! Pity that Feihzi was still out; she might have seen something...
He kicked a rock in his path. His return to Prox had caused a sense of parinoia throughout the town, and there were virtually no people in sight. He almost wished that there was someone, someone that he could talk to, to let out his feelings. Sadly, the person who would normally do such for him was asleep...
"Lonely?"
Turning around, Ivan was suprised to see Agatio walking towards him. His attire was one of long robes, the usual Proxian attire for a general.
"Feihzi is still asleep, and Prox seems to be in the same boat."
Agatio let out a dry chuckle at that. Odd, given how some of the citizens seemed to be acting lately.
"In a sense, they are sleeping. The know that a fight is nearing."
Ivan turned to him, wondering if he heard that wrong. "How's that?"
"After your last visit, Piers and Karst came to me and the town elders to inform us of your visit. They told us that you had a vision that involved 'Ch'tala.' There is a legend that when a mage of wind's might brings a message of the apocalypse, the warriors of the north will fight their final battle. Everyone knows of you and your abilities, Ivan. They are anticipating a war."
Ivan looked away, trying to let his mind catch up to this new information. Was it possible that his earlier visit had been part of a legend? He knew that Felix had been researching in the Imilian mountains, and had found many references to various lore and tales, but never anything like this. *Is it true..?*
A sudden thought came to him. "Does the legend say anything about any... acomplices to this mage?"
Agatio let out a heavy sigh, turning away. *No...*
"The legend does tell of such a person, but..."
"What?" *Elements, please let my thougts be wrong...*
Agatio turned to him, "The mage's companion was said to suffer great peril. What the peril is, we do not know."
Ivan felt his face pale at this new information. Would he loose Feihzi? What woul... *No. Right now she is fine, and fine she will stay. I won't let anything happen to her.*
*So why do I feel unconvinced?*
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Felix awoke feeling the breeze of Vale's fall winds. It was a wind that, years ago, would never hit Vale due to the mountains that once sat behind it. Now that whole range was gone, as was his life...
His mind froze. He no longer felt the pain that he was feeling when he teleported back to Vale. His feet were no longer numb, his chest nolonger tight, his head no longer stinging with sharp pain. What had cured him?
Opening his eyes, he saw Sheba and Alex sitting over him, pleased and relieved looks on their faces. A third form sat beyond them...
Felix gasped as he saw the beast, suddenly wondering if this was a trick or...
"Shh," cooed Sheba. "Don't worry. He's our friend now."
Felix shot her a stare. *Friend? A creature that tries to kill you and then dies doesn't exactly become your frie...* It then dawned on him that though they downed the creature, they had never confirmed that it was dead. They had been to involved with his then-rage over Alex and Jenna's relationship...
[It is true what you mate says. I am your ally now.]
Felix turned to try to find the owner of that... What was that? It was like a voice, but it was... Like he heard it in his mind, rather than in his ears...
He stared at the creature, and realized that it had "spoken."
[Does this surprise you? I have always been able to talk; but I had no need to talk before; I only speak to those who are superior to me.]
*In other words, those that beat you.*
[Yes.]
Felix glared at the creature. "Don't do that."
"How do you feel?" Felix hadn't noticed that Alex was checking his arm for his heartrate...
"Better than I was. How did you..?"
Alex nodded towards the creature. "He informed us that flakes from his crystals contained powerful healing properties. That is how we were able to cure this plague."
Felix's eyes widened. *Plague?*
[If I recall, it was a disease that my creators created and sealed in the frozen mountains north of here.]
*Great,* Felix mused. *I opened the door to kill every Venusian in the world.*
The creature stiffined. [You unleashed it?]
Sheba and Alex turned to look at Felix, shock and puzzlement on their faces.
Knowing that they had no way of knowing what he had seen, he told them of what he had found, and of the army...
After he finished, they all stared at him in pure horror. "That isn't exactly pleasent news, Felix," said Alex. "We just recieved word from an esapee of Contigo that Anemos returned."
The creature bobbled its head up and down. [It is true, Anemos has returned, and by now, that army has been unleased.]
Felix stared in silence, wondering how to react to this.
[There isn't any-]
"Do you mind? Would you stay out of my min..." It dawned on Felix that he didn't know the creatures name...
[I have no designation aside from the name the creators gave me. Nani.]
Felix stared at it. "Nani?"
[In ancient Anemian, it means, 'What.'"
Felix felt a shiver down his spine. He knew that word from somewhere...
[If the seal has been opened, it is only a matter of time before Imilia falls. We must prepare to flee to a land better suited to battle.]
"What do you mean?" asked Alex.
"Nani means that by now, the army would be closing in on us, and that we should leave to find a place to face them."
Sheba looked at the three beings around her. "But where?"
[Where indeed...]
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Sorry bout the delay, but I have had college bearing down on me. Fortunately, it is coming to a close!!!
And I am sorry to say that I will not be commenting to reviews this time around. I don't have acess to my internet right now, and I want to post this ASAP.
REVIEW please!