Chapter 8
Leon arrived in Dali.
"10 potions,please,"he said to the shopkeeper.
"There you go.It'll be 500 gil."
"Here.Say,you haven't seen a green airship passing by?"
"I think I saw one.It just passed by towards Burmecia."
"Hmm...When does the next airship for Burmecia depart?"
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Meanwhile,Steiner and Beatrix arrived in Burmecia.They had a clue of an airship like that arriving
there.
"Everything would be easier if we'd have Alexandrian soldiers with us,"Steiner said.
"Can't help it.We have to ask around the city.I'll take the western part."
So they separated.Steiner headed towards the Dragoon Knight Square,that had been built to honor the
brave knights,who had defended the Burmecian Kingdom against the invader.There was a statue of three
knights in the middle and people sitting around it.There were two guards watching the entrance,a
massive gate that was always closed after 10.00 AM.
"Excuse me,mister!Have you seen a green..."
"You've got rust in your armor."
"I wouldn't come out in an armor like that."
"Now come on guys!It's not like everyone has money for a new armor everyday..."
"Hey!I'm Adelbert Steiner,the leader of the Knights of Pluto,and I need to know if you have seen a
green airship!"
"He doesn't look like a leader of the Knights of Pluto."
"And who would be so stupid that he would paint his airship green?"
"Hahahaa..."
"..."
Beatrix had better luck.She met a man who had seen the ship and knew to tell that it was in Lycar,
a part of the city where all kinds of artist lived.It was a nice place,cafes and pubs surrounding
the streets and street musicants playing.There was also an airship deck,where a green airship was.
Beatrix got the address of the owner quickly and found the apartment soon.
"Who is it?"the voice behind the door asked.
"Beatrix,the General of Alexandria.I have a few questions,so could you please open the door?"
"Heheheheh...of course."
Beatrix had a bad feeling when she heard the rattling of the lock.Neel Dumine was standing in the
doorway,holding Tengaga in his hands.
"You might want to put that away."
"Tell me first,are you here because we kidnapped the queen?"
"So it was you!"
"It was about time to see this thing in action..."
The blade of the sword touched Beatrix's clothes,when Dumine tried to slice her.Beatrix made a
counter-attack,and Save the Queen and Tengaga clashed together.A red light surrounded Tengaga and
sent a blast of energy in Beatrix,who flew against the door behind her,Save the Queen dropping from
her hands.
"Now,taste steel,woman!"
"Hey!"
Leon arrived right in time to save her.He was holding his Snelheid,one of the most powerful swords
in the world,in his hand.
"That's no way to treat a lady."
"You!I saw you in that auction.Are you trying to get Tengaga from me?"
"I was going to make an offer for it...but it seems that you are an enemy of mine.Right?"
"Hmph.I guess I have to deal with you,bug,first,before I take the life out of the lady."
In a matter of seconds,Leon's blade clashed with Dumine's.It was a quick attack,but even a faster
block.
"Trying to surprise me,rat?"
"Insulting me won't bring the victory to you."
A blast of energy from the Snelheid knocked Dumine down and caused his sword to plunge into the
wall,but it returned to his hands,as if led by a mystical force.
"Don't look so surprised.Didn't you know about the mystical powers stored in Tengaga?"
Leon didn't answer.Instead,he used a skill called Inferno,that summoned a barrier of fire under
Dumine.He stepped back,trying to put off the fire from his clothes with his left hand,the right one
still holding the sword.
"Don't waste your time in talking during a battle.Never,"Leon said,before impaling Dumine,who fell
down on the floor.
"Disgusting,"Beatrix described the body,that was still on fire,in a pond of blood,but then,a strange
light appeared upon the body,raising it up.Dumine looked like a zombie in his bloody clothes,a deep
wound somewhere between his stomach and chest,the flames still alight.
"He was a fool..."a strange voice said.
First the body convulsed,before the light went inside him from the wound.A brief lightshow lighted
the stairway,when he transformed.
"Who...are you?"Leon asked from the red creature that was standing there.
"I'm Tengaga.A spirit that has been sealed inside the sword for centuries."
"Sealed inside it?"
"Hehehe...might as well tell the whole story.There were once two nations,a small one and a big one.
The bigger one attacked the smaller one,but couldn't win it.I was a thief in that bigger
country.My brother lived in the small country and he was a general."
"And?"
"It was common to use thiefs for spying against the enemy,so I sneaked inside the generals house
to receive documents.Well,he woke up and guess how surprised he was to see me,his brother."
"So you fought?"
"Yes.He had forged Tengaga some years before the war and a black mage had casted a spell in it,a
spell that allowed him to store people's spirits inside it.Well,he wounded me badly.Even that he
hated me,he didn't want his own brother to die,so he sealed me inside the sword,hoping that I would
stay alive.It didn't only keep me alive,but my spirit got stronger and stronger.I had patience and
I waited until I was strong enough,that I would burst out of it."
"Was that all?"
"No.I needed a body that I could absorb before I could free myself.My last owner was psychically too
weak,so I manipulated him to sell me.Neel Dumine was just great."
"Let me guess,we have to fight?"
"It's not the time yet.But we'll see again!"Tengaga shouted and flew away through a window holding
the sword in his hands.
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Author:So the spirit has been freed.I had a hard time writing this chapter,until coming to a right
solution.
And I meant in the last chapter that they were both thieves.Though it doesn't matter.
Leon arrived in Dali.
"10 potions,please,"he said to the shopkeeper.
"There you go.It'll be 500 gil."
"Here.Say,you haven't seen a green airship passing by?"
"I think I saw one.It just passed by towards Burmecia."
"Hmm...When does the next airship for Burmecia depart?"
-
-
Meanwhile,Steiner and Beatrix arrived in Burmecia.They had a clue of an airship like that arriving
there.
"Everything would be easier if we'd have Alexandrian soldiers with us,"Steiner said.
"Can't help it.We have to ask around the city.I'll take the western part."
So they separated.Steiner headed towards the Dragoon Knight Square,that had been built to honor the
brave knights,who had defended the Burmecian Kingdom against the invader.There was a statue of three
knights in the middle and people sitting around it.There were two guards watching the entrance,a
massive gate that was always closed after 10.00 AM.
"Excuse me,mister!Have you seen a green..."
"You've got rust in your armor."
"I wouldn't come out in an armor like that."
"Now come on guys!It's not like everyone has money for a new armor everyday..."
"Hey!I'm Adelbert Steiner,the leader of the Knights of Pluto,and I need to know if you have seen a
green airship!"
"He doesn't look like a leader of the Knights of Pluto."
"And who would be so stupid that he would paint his airship green?"
"Hahahaa..."
"..."
Beatrix had better luck.She met a man who had seen the ship and knew to tell that it was in Lycar,
a part of the city where all kinds of artist lived.It was a nice place,cafes and pubs surrounding
the streets and street musicants playing.There was also an airship deck,where a green airship was.
Beatrix got the address of the owner quickly and found the apartment soon.
"Who is it?"the voice behind the door asked.
"Beatrix,the General of Alexandria.I have a few questions,so could you please open the door?"
"Heheheheh...of course."
Beatrix had a bad feeling when she heard the rattling of the lock.Neel Dumine was standing in the
doorway,holding Tengaga in his hands.
"You might want to put that away."
"Tell me first,are you here because we kidnapped the queen?"
"So it was you!"
"It was about time to see this thing in action..."
The blade of the sword touched Beatrix's clothes,when Dumine tried to slice her.Beatrix made a
counter-attack,and Save the Queen and Tengaga clashed together.A red light surrounded Tengaga and
sent a blast of energy in Beatrix,who flew against the door behind her,Save the Queen dropping from
her hands.
"Now,taste steel,woman!"
"Hey!"
Leon arrived right in time to save her.He was holding his Snelheid,one of the most powerful swords
in the world,in his hand.
"That's no way to treat a lady."
"You!I saw you in that auction.Are you trying to get Tengaga from me?"
"I was going to make an offer for it...but it seems that you are an enemy of mine.Right?"
"Hmph.I guess I have to deal with you,bug,first,before I take the life out of the lady."
In a matter of seconds,Leon's blade clashed with Dumine's.It was a quick attack,but even a faster
block.
"Trying to surprise me,rat?"
"Insulting me won't bring the victory to you."
A blast of energy from the Snelheid knocked Dumine down and caused his sword to plunge into the
wall,but it returned to his hands,as if led by a mystical force.
"Don't look so surprised.Didn't you know about the mystical powers stored in Tengaga?"
Leon didn't answer.Instead,he used a skill called Inferno,that summoned a barrier of fire under
Dumine.He stepped back,trying to put off the fire from his clothes with his left hand,the right one
still holding the sword.
"Don't waste your time in talking during a battle.Never,"Leon said,before impaling Dumine,who fell
down on the floor.
"Disgusting,"Beatrix described the body,that was still on fire,in a pond of blood,but then,a strange
light appeared upon the body,raising it up.Dumine looked like a zombie in his bloody clothes,a deep
wound somewhere between his stomach and chest,the flames still alight.
"He was a fool..."a strange voice said.
First the body convulsed,before the light went inside him from the wound.A brief lightshow lighted
the stairway,when he transformed.
"Who...are you?"Leon asked from the red creature that was standing there.
"I'm Tengaga.A spirit that has been sealed inside the sword for centuries."
"Sealed inside it?"
"Hehehe...might as well tell the whole story.There were once two nations,a small one and a big one.
The bigger one attacked the smaller one,but couldn't win it.I was a thief in that bigger
country.My brother lived in the small country and he was a general."
"And?"
"It was common to use thiefs for spying against the enemy,so I sneaked inside the generals house
to receive documents.Well,he woke up and guess how surprised he was to see me,his brother."
"So you fought?"
"Yes.He had forged Tengaga some years before the war and a black mage had casted a spell in it,a
spell that allowed him to store people's spirits inside it.Well,he wounded me badly.Even that he
hated me,he didn't want his own brother to die,so he sealed me inside the sword,hoping that I would
stay alive.It didn't only keep me alive,but my spirit got stronger and stronger.I had patience and
I waited until I was strong enough,that I would burst out of it."
"Was that all?"
"No.I needed a body that I could absorb before I could free myself.My last owner was psychically too
weak,so I manipulated him to sell me.Neel Dumine was just great."
"Let me guess,we have to fight?"
"It's not the time yet.But we'll see again!"Tengaga shouted and flew away through a window holding
the sword in his hands.
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Author:So the spirit has been freed.I had a hard time writing this chapter,until coming to a right
solution.
And I meant in the last chapter that they were both thieves.Though it doesn't matter.