Chapter 8-Ressurrection and Clan Wars 2-vs Clan Dip
In the roads of the Jagd, a White Mage walked. She was feared by everyone, despite her healing Magic. They feared his power over magic, and the fact she could also cast Black Magic. This person was currently looking for a body.
A Thief came out. "Hey you! You got a death wish or something?"
The person turned around. "No. It is you who has a death wish if you are talking to me. Do you not know of who I am?"
"I don't care," the thief shouted. "Gimme your weapons!"
The person smiled. "I have no need of weapons, so I don't have any."
The thief faltered, then shrugged and said, "Oh, then carry on then."
The person mumbled something then pointed at the thief. Instantly, he was covered in Fire. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! OH GOD, HELP!!!" he yelled, before turning to ash.
The Viera continued until he came to what he was searching for. It was the charred remains of a Gunner. He had been dead for some time, but it was no challenge to someone like herself.
"Ah Kenneth...you shall rise again," the Viera grinned, before beginning the chant.
- - -
Kenneth was in a sort of hell, due to the power of the spell that was used on him. He kept hearing voices. A new wave was hitting him, in the form of Agatha.
"You see Kenneth; we're managing fine without you. We're doing better now!"
"Yes, but you aren't Agatha...kupo!"
The only thing the voice was afraid of was being told the truth. It ran off in fear. Kenneth sighed. It was easy to get rid of the voice, but he was still bored. 'WHY HAVEN'T THEY CAST LIFE ON ME YET!!!" he yelled in frustration.
Then he saw a white light, and ran to it, desperate to get away from the voice.
- - -
The Viera smiled. 'Good,' she thought. "Hello Kenneth. How are you feeling?"
Kenneth sat up and rubbed the back of his head. "I feel like I've been dead for the last few weeks, kupo."
"Well, you have been," the Viera replied.
"Well, thanks kupo. Who are you anyway?"
"Well, I am Viola. But that is not important. I believe you can help me find someone I need to see."
"Who's that, kupo?"
"Come with me, and I'll explain on the way."
And so Viola and Kenneth left on the long trek to find the people they were searching for.
- - -
Meanwhile, Agatha and Foobar had left to try to find some more followers. Madeline watched them go, and then went back to learning Auto life. As she went back to the inn, she suddenly heard a "Psst," noise. She turned round to see Thenardi, who beckoned her into the alley.
As she got there, she realized how grim his face was. "What is it?" she asked.
"Listen, isn't there something weird going on? Look, Quin is brooding, Schneider is looking sadder than usual, and Largo and Eldana...I haven't seen them all day!"
"I last saw them throwing rocks into the river, laughing." Madeline replied. But he had a point. Things were getting weird, ever since that fight in the Jagd.
"D'you reckon it's because we're cursed?" Madeline continued.
Thenardi's new hat shook up and down as he laughed. "No. But it's just, that fight against Clan Ritz was weird. REALLY weird. Especially Largo. He seemed different. Like he was...possessed or something."
"Eldana's his friend. Wouldn't you go all Sephirothy if I was nearly killed?"
Thenardi smiled. "I would treat it as though someone had ripped my hat up."
And that was the greatest comfort Madeline could have ever got.
- - -
Schneider was currently talking to Quin about their role in this strange plot against the monarchy. "It's just...we don't seem to be able to do much." Quin said.
"Well...isssn't that better than being dead?" Schneider replied.
"Hmm...you have a point," Quin grinned.
At that point, Schneider heard a yell. "Yo, Clan Destiny! We've been hearing a lot about you! We want a battle!"
Thenardi poked his head round the corner. "What's your position with the palace?"
The man who shouted, an Archer, yelled back, "Neutral! We just want to increase our status among clans!"
After hearing this, Schneider stood beside Thenardi and whispered, "Are you sure we can beat them?"
Thenardi whispered back, "Hell yeah, I found a new staff at the Mateus battle. The Thor Rod!"
Schneider grinned. 'Thisss should be interesssting,' he thought.
- - -
The Archer who lead Clan Dip was called David. He was a good, honest man, who didn't care what sort of Clan he was up against, as long as the fight they had was fair. This had led to him rising among the popularity rankings, and Clan Dip was the most powerful clans in Ivalice.
Then came Clan Nutsy and Clan Ritz.
Clan Dip had dropped in the rankings to 3rd best clan with the addition of these two clans. David did not blame him. He was too calm for that. His thoughts were that, 'At least we were best for a little while. And third is pretty impressive too.'
However, 4th isn't, and David wanted to stop Clan Destiny from getting into the top three. When they first entered the Clan Wars, they were considered as an easy target to everyone, even David. But since they trashed Clan Ritz, they had shot up in popularity to 4th. And they looked dangerously close to becoming into the top three, knocking Clan Dip off the top spots. And David wasn't going to have that.
David looked at the competition. He knew all their names, having done research. Thenardi the Black Mage was standing with a yellow rod, maybe a Thor Rod. He would cause problems. The story of him and Mateus had spread surprisingly fast after Marche blabbed it to the pubmaster. Now everyone was in mortal fear of him. However, the Black Mage Society was delighted. They loved this image of "Touch the hat and die."
The White Mage, Madeline, was casting Auto Life on everyone. 'This will cause problems,' he thought. The Bishop, Schneider was casting Barrier on everyone as well. David cursed. This was making his job harder by the minute. The Blue Mage was casting Mighty Guard... "Everything's gonna do hardly any damage now kupo!" he heard Kilov the Animist say.
"Well, we'll just have to try," he replied. The Summoner, Eldana was casting Kirin on everyone as well, and the Sage was preparing his magic.
The White Mage of Clan Dip, Gillian, stepped forward. "Err...can I get this straight?" she asked. "We're up against a Clan with incredibly high resistance, Regen, and auto life. And you expect us to win?"
David smiled. He'd been upgrading too, and produced a Greatbow. Gillian gasped, as he held the Max's Oathbow. "EVERYONE UPGRADE!!!"
Adelaide, the Viera archer transformed to a Sniper, equipped with the Master Bow, and Kilov transformed to a Mog Knight, equipped with the Ebon Blade. The Bangaa Warrior, Kent transformed into a Defender with the Arch Sword.
As Gillian gasped some more, David grinned. "Let's go everyone!"
- - -
Thenardi had changed since the battle versus Mateus, Quin noted. He was more willing to fight and was becoming a sort of White...Black Knight to Madeline. It was interesting, but he could make psychological analysis's later, as there was a Clan battle to be fought.
Madeline had told Largo that due to the ring and the Sabre, he should lead at the front, with Quin and Schneider backing them up. So he ran to catch up with Schneider and Largo.
The first person he came into contact with was the Mog Knight. Quin grinned, and yelled "BIO!!!" making the Knight suddenly collapse to the floor, writhing with the toxins of Bio.
Quin saw Largo fighting a White Mage who looked reluctant to fight. She backed off after a while and yelled "CURE!!!" healing herself completely. However, Largo saw this as an opportunity and struck out with the Sabre, making the Mage collapse to the floor.
- - -
Meanwhile, Thenardi, Madeline and Eldana were running to attack the Sniper and the Hunter. "Remember your promise, Thenardi?" Madeline asked.
Thenardi smiled. "Of course. Don't worry, if something attacks you, I'll make sure they get what they deserve."
Eldana giggled. "Aww, isn't that sweet!"
Thenardi looked at Madeline, then at Eldana, and said, "That's an aggressive action!" and started chasing Eldana. All three of them were giggling, and Madeline forgot they were in the middle of a Clan Battle, until a Defender jumped out of nowhere and knocked her off her feet.
"Thenardi! A little help?!"
The Defender turned round and got the full force of a Thundaga Bolt, sending him flying into the Sniper, who was concentrating on hitting Largo. They both slumped to the floor. "You see! I keep my promises!" Thenardi said, before helping her up, and running off to get the Hunter.
- - -
David groaned as Kent was sent sprawling into Adelaide. "Oh well. You're up against six Clan members. Time for...ULTIMA!!!" he yelled, before charging up Ultima. Schneider, who was hit by an Ultima at the Jagd, ran, but this time Quin wasn't so lucky, and it hit him with full force. He was sent flying, but due to Auto Life, stood back up.
"Dammit!" David yelled, and aimed another Ultima Shot at him. Unfortunately for David, this missed Quin. But it did hit the tree behind him, collapsing it onto him. David grinned, as Madeline and Thenardi went off to help him.
Unfortunately Largo had caught up with David, and thrusted with his Sabre. David barely dodged, and taking out two hunting knives, threw them at Largo. Largo dodged the first one, but the second one skimmed his shoulder, and he yelled. Then he grinned, as the Regen placed on him by Kirin was healing him. "Damn," David whispered, before getting stabbed by the Sabre. As he collapsed, one thought kept running through his brain. "How, how, how, how, how...how...ho...."
- - -
Largo grinned. "We did it!" he shouted with glee.
Quin, who was slowly recovering from having a tree fall on top of him, grinned. "Yes, we did well!"
"Hey Quin? What's that by your foot?" Madeline asked.
"No idea." Quin replied. They all looked down.
It was a key of some sort. And where the tree had fallen, there was a keyhole. "Isssn't that convenient!" Schneider said.
"Well, let's check it!" said Eldana.
Largo picked it up, and took it to the tree. He slowly put the key in the lock, and turned it gently. Then he pulled the stump of tree next to it. He noticed it was on a hinge as it swung open easily.
"Oh my god..." he said.
He was looking at Kenneth and a White Mage. The White Mage smiled, while Kenneth had a gun pointed to his face.
Eldana looked shocked. "What...how...when...who?"
Kenneth smiled. "This nice lady brought me back, kupo."
The White Mage's smile grew more so. "She does not mean you Kenneth. She means me."
Eldana was still stuttering. "But...you...her...demon...?"
"Who are you?" Thenardi asked.
"My name is Viola," the Viera said. Then she turned to Eldana and said, "Well? Are you just going to stand there, or are you going to give your mother a hug?"
In the roads of the Jagd, a White Mage walked. She was feared by everyone, despite her healing Magic. They feared his power over magic, and the fact she could also cast Black Magic. This person was currently looking for a body.
A Thief came out. "Hey you! You got a death wish or something?"
The person turned around. "No. It is you who has a death wish if you are talking to me. Do you not know of who I am?"
"I don't care," the thief shouted. "Gimme your weapons!"
The person smiled. "I have no need of weapons, so I don't have any."
The thief faltered, then shrugged and said, "Oh, then carry on then."
The person mumbled something then pointed at the thief. Instantly, he was covered in Fire. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! OH GOD, HELP!!!" he yelled, before turning to ash.
The Viera continued until he came to what he was searching for. It was the charred remains of a Gunner. He had been dead for some time, but it was no challenge to someone like herself.
"Ah Kenneth...you shall rise again," the Viera grinned, before beginning the chant.
- - -
Kenneth was in a sort of hell, due to the power of the spell that was used on him. He kept hearing voices. A new wave was hitting him, in the form of Agatha.
"You see Kenneth; we're managing fine without you. We're doing better now!"
"Yes, but you aren't Agatha...kupo!"
The only thing the voice was afraid of was being told the truth. It ran off in fear. Kenneth sighed. It was easy to get rid of the voice, but he was still bored. 'WHY HAVEN'T THEY CAST LIFE ON ME YET!!!" he yelled in frustration.
Then he saw a white light, and ran to it, desperate to get away from the voice.
- - -
The Viera smiled. 'Good,' she thought. "Hello Kenneth. How are you feeling?"
Kenneth sat up and rubbed the back of his head. "I feel like I've been dead for the last few weeks, kupo."
"Well, you have been," the Viera replied.
"Well, thanks kupo. Who are you anyway?"
"Well, I am Viola. But that is not important. I believe you can help me find someone I need to see."
"Who's that, kupo?"
"Come with me, and I'll explain on the way."
And so Viola and Kenneth left on the long trek to find the people they were searching for.
- - -
Meanwhile, Agatha and Foobar had left to try to find some more followers. Madeline watched them go, and then went back to learning Auto life. As she went back to the inn, she suddenly heard a "Psst," noise. She turned round to see Thenardi, who beckoned her into the alley.
As she got there, she realized how grim his face was. "What is it?" she asked.
"Listen, isn't there something weird going on? Look, Quin is brooding, Schneider is looking sadder than usual, and Largo and Eldana...I haven't seen them all day!"
"I last saw them throwing rocks into the river, laughing." Madeline replied. But he had a point. Things were getting weird, ever since that fight in the Jagd.
"D'you reckon it's because we're cursed?" Madeline continued.
Thenardi's new hat shook up and down as he laughed. "No. But it's just, that fight against Clan Ritz was weird. REALLY weird. Especially Largo. He seemed different. Like he was...possessed or something."
"Eldana's his friend. Wouldn't you go all Sephirothy if I was nearly killed?"
Thenardi smiled. "I would treat it as though someone had ripped my hat up."
And that was the greatest comfort Madeline could have ever got.
- - -
Schneider was currently talking to Quin about their role in this strange plot against the monarchy. "It's just...we don't seem to be able to do much." Quin said.
"Well...isssn't that better than being dead?" Schneider replied.
"Hmm...you have a point," Quin grinned.
At that point, Schneider heard a yell. "Yo, Clan Destiny! We've been hearing a lot about you! We want a battle!"
Thenardi poked his head round the corner. "What's your position with the palace?"
The man who shouted, an Archer, yelled back, "Neutral! We just want to increase our status among clans!"
After hearing this, Schneider stood beside Thenardi and whispered, "Are you sure we can beat them?"
Thenardi whispered back, "Hell yeah, I found a new staff at the Mateus battle. The Thor Rod!"
Schneider grinned. 'Thisss should be interesssting,' he thought.
- - -
The Archer who lead Clan Dip was called David. He was a good, honest man, who didn't care what sort of Clan he was up against, as long as the fight they had was fair. This had led to him rising among the popularity rankings, and Clan Dip was the most powerful clans in Ivalice.
Then came Clan Nutsy and Clan Ritz.
Clan Dip had dropped in the rankings to 3rd best clan with the addition of these two clans. David did not blame him. He was too calm for that. His thoughts were that, 'At least we were best for a little while. And third is pretty impressive too.'
However, 4th isn't, and David wanted to stop Clan Destiny from getting into the top three. When they first entered the Clan Wars, they were considered as an easy target to everyone, even David. But since they trashed Clan Ritz, they had shot up in popularity to 4th. And they looked dangerously close to becoming into the top three, knocking Clan Dip off the top spots. And David wasn't going to have that.
David looked at the competition. He knew all their names, having done research. Thenardi the Black Mage was standing with a yellow rod, maybe a Thor Rod. He would cause problems. The story of him and Mateus had spread surprisingly fast after Marche blabbed it to the pubmaster. Now everyone was in mortal fear of him. However, the Black Mage Society was delighted. They loved this image of "Touch the hat and die."
The White Mage, Madeline, was casting Auto Life on everyone. 'This will cause problems,' he thought. The Bishop, Schneider was casting Barrier on everyone as well. David cursed. This was making his job harder by the minute. The Blue Mage was casting Mighty Guard... "Everything's gonna do hardly any damage now kupo!" he heard Kilov the Animist say.
"Well, we'll just have to try," he replied. The Summoner, Eldana was casting Kirin on everyone as well, and the Sage was preparing his magic.
The White Mage of Clan Dip, Gillian, stepped forward. "Err...can I get this straight?" she asked. "We're up against a Clan with incredibly high resistance, Regen, and auto life. And you expect us to win?"
David smiled. He'd been upgrading too, and produced a Greatbow. Gillian gasped, as he held the Max's Oathbow. "EVERYONE UPGRADE!!!"
Adelaide, the Viera archer transformed to a Sniper, equipped with the Master Bow, and Kilov transformed to a Mog Knight, equipped with the Ebon Blade. The Bangaa Warrior, Kent transformed into a Defender with the Arch Sword.
As Gillian gasped some more, David grinned. "Let's go everyone!"
- - -
Thenardi had changed since the battle versus Mateus, Quin noted. He was more willing to fight and was becoming a sort of White...Black Knight to Madeline. It was interesting, but he could make psychological analysis's later, as there was a Clan battle to be fought.
Madeline had told Largo that due to the ring and the Sabre, he should lead at the front, with Quin and Schneider backing them up. So he ran to catch up with Schneider and Largo.
The first person he came into contact with was the Mog Knight. Quin grinned, and yelled "BIO!!!" making the Knight suddenly collapse to the floor, writhing with the toxins of Bio.
Quin saw Largo fighting a White Mage who looked reluctant to fight. She backed off after a while and yelled "CURE!!!" healing herself completely. However, Largo saw this as an opportunity and struck out with the Sabre, making the Mage collapse to the floor.
- - -
Meanwhile, Thenardi, Madeline and Eldana were running to attack the Sniper and the Hunter. "Remember your promise, Thenardi?" Madeline asked.
Thenardi smiled. "Of course. Don't worry, if something attacks you, I'll make sure they get what they deserve."
Eldana giggled. "Aww, isn't that sweet!"
Thenardi looked at Madeline, then at Eldana, and said, "That's an aggressive action!" and started chasing Eldana. All three of them were giggling, and Madeline forgot they were in the middle of a Clan Battle, until a Defender jumped out of nowhere and knocked her off her feet.
"Thenardi! A little help?!"
The Defender turned round and got the full force of a Thundaga Bolt, sending him flying into the Sniper, who was concentrating on hitting Largo. They both slumped to the floor. "You see! I keep my promises!" Thenardi said, before helping her up, and running off to get the Hunter.
- - -
David groaned as Kent was sent sprawling into Adelaide. "Oh well. You're up against six Clan members. Time for...ULTIMA!!!" he yelled, before charging up Ultima. Schneider, who was hit by an Ultima at the Jagd, ran, but this time Quin wasn't so lucky, and it hit him with full force. He was sent flying, but due to Auto Life, stood back up.
"Dammit!" David yelled, and aimed another Ultima Shot at him. Unfortunately for David, this missed Quin. But it did hit the tree behind him, collapsing it onto him. David grinned, as Madeline and Thenardi went off to help him.
Unfortunately Largo had caught up with David, and thrusted with his Sabre. David barely dodged, and taking out two hunting knives, threw them at Largo. Largo dodged the first one, but the second one skimmed his shoulder, and he yelled. Then he grinned, as the Regen placed on him by Kirin was healing him. "Damn," David whispered, before getting stabbed by the Sabre. As he collapsed, one thought kept running through his brain. "How, how, how, how, how...how...ho...."
- - -
Largo grinned. "We did it!" he shouted with glee.
Quin, who was slowly recovering from having a tree fall on top of him, grinned. "Yes, we did well!"
"Hey Quin? What's that by your foot?" Madeline asked.
"No idea." Quin replied. They all looked down.
It was a key of some sort. And where the tree had fallen, there was a keyhole. "Isssn't that convenient!" Schneider said.
"Well, let's check it!" said Eldana.
Largo picked it up, and took it to the tree. He slowly put the key in the lock, and turned it gently. Then he pulled the stump of tree next to it. He noticed it was on a hinge as it swung open easily.
"Oh my god..." he said.
He was looking at Kenneth and a White Mage. The White Mage smiled, while Kenneth had a gun pointed to his face.
Eldana looked shocked. "What...how...when...who?"
Kenneth smiled. "This nice lady brought me back, kupo."
The White Mage's smile grew more so. "She does not mean you Kenneth. She means me."
Eldana was still stuttering. "But...you...her...demon...?"
"Who are you?" Thenardi asked.
"My name is Viola," the Viera said. Then she turned to Eldana and said, "Well? Are you just going to stand there, or are you going to give your mother a hug?"
