DDX- Thanks to the reviewers. Oh, Torri, you would have to read the prequel
to this story, The Darkness of Evil. Tell you the truth, I believe that I
killed him off after they went to search for the new White Silver Dragoon.
Oh and I might not update for a while, I'm going to start planning a new
Golden Sun story.
Chapter 3: The Hero Competition
Lavitz, Dragoness, Nimbulo, and Dart all quickly walked home to Lavitz's house. When they walked inside, Lavitz entered the kitchen and fixed some drinks for his guests. Dart, Nimbulo, and Dragoness sat on the couch, waiting for Lavitz to come back.
When he did, they started to speak about the matter at hand.
"I don't like the look of this" Dragoness stated.
"What do you mean?" Nimbulo asked.
"New foe. And by the looks of the attack style, this thing doesn't look like its fresh"
"I see. But for now we only know there's one. And obviously it goes for the high positions. I'd contact Meru, and have her guard King Zior and his daughters" Dart suggested.
"That's a good idea, Dart. But who'll protect Queen Theresa?" Lavitz asked.
"Altec or Kongol, or a couple of us"
"So that leaves two for Serdio, one for Tiberoa, and three for Mille Seaseu" Lavitz counted.
"Those seem like unfair numbers" Nimbulo pointed out.
"In a way, they aren't. Tiberoa is a small land. Meru won't have much to guard" Dart told him.
"Ah but you are forgetting that not four of us could take down just one of those beings" Dragoness replied.
"Dragoness is right, how are separated numbers supposed to be any good?" Lavitz queried.
"Well, we'll have to discuss this with all of the Dragoons. From the looks of this situation, it looks like things are going to heat up. This thing had to work for someone.or something. So it will obviously tell of our opposition to its job" Dart claimed.
"So, we'll assemble a meeting?" Nimbulo asked.
"Indeed we shall"
"Dart! I have an idea" Lavitz exclaimed.
"What is it?"
"Let's take Dragoness and Nimbulo to the Hero Competition in Lohan. Maybe we can train up there for any battles with this thing" "That's a good idea. But I'm afraid it won't help much unless this being enters the Competition. But still, I want to see if anyone has become up to the challenge to fight me" Dart said, excited.
"But remember Dart, last year, Lloyd won, not you" Lavitz reminded him.
"Well what are we sitting here arguing about? Let's go to this competition!" Dragoness interrupted.
"Wait a second, who's this.Lloyd?" Nimbulo asked.
"Long story, we'll tell you on the way" Dart and Lavitz told Nimbulo.
With that, the warriors left the house and exited Bale, where they walked to Lohan. It was quite a long walk, so Nimbulo and Dragoness learned all about the Dragon and Moon Campaigns.
-*-
The Dragoons arrived in Lohan in the evening. Strangely, the gates were closed. Guards stood doing their job.
"Hey, let us in" Dart demanded.
"Sorry, guy. No entries after sundown. We've heard news of some shady figures roaming around Serdio, and we don't want this town to get in any kind of mess" the guard stated.
"Well do we look like shady figures?" Dragoness asked. The guards shook their heads in return. "See! We're only warriors trying to enter the competition and from the look of this poster, preliminaries start in about two hours. So we have to get registered. Then we have to win. So are you going to let us in or what?"
There was a long pause. Dragoness stopped this when he sent a bolt flying from the sky into his hand.
"Whoa!" the guards moved aside.
"Thanks" they all said in unison.
-*-
The group ran up to the registration desk. The receptionist looked at them like they were a pile of slobs and asked them what they wanted.
"We'd like to register for the Hero Competition" Dart explained.
"If you want, here is the form" she handed them each a piece of paper.
"What do we write?" Dragoness asked.
"Your name"
They all took turns using the utensil and then handed their paper in.
"Preliminaries start in two hours. Go rent a room at the inn and be back within an hour" she instructed.
-*-
Thankfully for the Dragoons there were two rooms left, each with a bathroom. Nimbulo and Lavitz stayed in one, while Dragoness and Dart stayed in the other. The warriors in the meantime, cleaned themselves while the roommate went to find a shop to buy weapons and armor.
While Dart was washing up, Dragoness tried to find his way around the crowded, commercial town.
"Shouldn't be too hard." Dragoness muttered.
He finally found a sign with a sword hanging above the door. He was at the top floor of Lohan's walkways. Suddenly, he felt an odd presence. Like reflex, he turned around. What he saw surprised him. He could only make out the back of the man, but he got a good description.
The guy had dark brown hair, and tan skin, as Dragoness saw on the back of the guy's neck. The rest was covered in a hooded, red velvet cloak. Much like Dragoness'. Immediately he knew this man must've been a Mage, and by the looks of it, he was headed for the Competition's tent.
After Dragoness bought his weapons, he returned to the inn, where he found Dart armoring up.
"You won't believe what I saw" Dragoness claimed, entering and shutting the door.
"Can it wait? I have something to tell you also" Dart stated.
"Okay, you say first"
"Remember not to go Dragoon Style during the battles, Dragoons are supposed to be secret, and we don't want news gossiping around Endiness" Dart reminded him.
"What about magic? That's my only strongpoint. I'm not much of a swordsman"
"Which is why I went to an old acquaintance's place. I bought this for you"
From behind his back, Dart pulled a curved sword. It was a light blue for the blade, and the hilt was yellow along with the handle. It was quite large, and from the hilt, where crystals engraved on the blade, making the design of lightning bolts. Half of the crystals were in the blade, half were exposed to the air, making a 3-D effect.
"I guess you could call it a magic sword. It works well with say 'an electric hand'' Dart chuckled.
"Wow. Thanks man" Dragoness took hold of the sword. With his touch, the designs turned into real small electric bolts.
"I hope it fits in your cloak"
"Oh don't worry, it will. This cloak is magic, so whatever I put in stays hidden and weightless" Dragoness reassured.
"Shoot! I just realized! Shana! Argh! I need to send a message to her saying I'm alright. We're getting married you know!"
"Yeah I guess I'll tell you my news later.holy crud you're getting married! Congratulations!" Dragoness shouted.
Dart plummeted outside to the mailing office. He told the writer to address the letter to his home in Seles. The writer then sent it to the carrier, who went into the shed, stuck the letter in his bag, and rode off like the wind on a horse.
Dart breathed a sigh of relief, and walked back into Lavitz's and Nimbulo's room.
"Just a reminder, no magic or Dragoon"
"Got it, chief" Nimbulo joked.
-*-
About a half-hour later, the group arrived in the main tent. They checked the standings. None were names anyone had ever heard of before.
"I'm paired with some guy named Isaac" Dart stated.
"I've got this guy named Alex" Lavitz told them.
"Well you guys are in the eastern division, we're in the western and I'm with a dude called Felix" Dragoness said.
"Hmm. I've got a guy named Mike" Nimbulo replied.
When they bid each other good luck, they all entered the starting room. Dragoness immediately spotted the man in the red cloak. He got a much better look this time. The man had dark tan skin upon closer recognition. He had brown eyes to match the hair, and by the looks of him, Dragoness was even surer he was a Mage.
"That's my news" Dragoness gestured to the man.
"He's gotta' be a Mage. Is that what you think, Dragoness?" Dart asked.
"Yeah. His robe gives it away"
"Well whoever he is, he must be one of our competitors" Dart figured.
"I'll ask"
Dragoness approached the strange man.
"Hey, which division are you in?" the thunder Mage asked.
The man looked at him; their gazes even "Western. I'll be looking forward to battling you for Western Division champion in the semi-finals"
Dragoness hung a confused look on his face, then turned and went back to the group, saying nothing. He held the look.
Suddenly, the announcer came into the room.
"Ok let's get this organized, Western Division over here, and Eastern over there"
All the warriors shifted themselves to the designated part of the room.
"Good. Now, Western people enter through this door" he paused to gesture "And Eastern warriors through that door" He ended by pointing to another door
"Oh yeah, when the main guy announces you and your opponents names, then enter through the door and take your position in the western or eastern arena" the man mentioned.
-*-
A man in a green and purple robe entered the arena. He stepped onto a platform, overlooking the East and West fighting circles. The crowd started to cheer, when it died down, an assistant handed him a piece of paper.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to Lohan's annual Hero Competition!" he shouted "Let's get started! We'll start off with the preliminaries! In the first match in the Eastern Division, we have Dart versus Lohan's own, Isaac!"
The crowd cheered madly. Many got up out of their seats, screaming and throwing things.
"And in the first match for the Western Division to my left, you'll see Dragoness versus Felix! You'll see Felix in the small blue cape, and Dragoness with the violet robe!"
The crowed clapped, but not as madly.
"Oh yes! I almost forgot. Dart is in the red armor and anyone who knows Isaac knows what he looks like!"
Dart entered the circle where he was surrounded by the crowd.
"Don't get too overwhelmed. I want a match" the man named Isaac told him.
"Don't worry. You'll get one"
Isaac had hair between orange and blonde. He wore a blue tunic with a breastplate underneath and a yellow cape behind him. He also had bright blue eyes to match his tunic.
Dragoness stood at his position, his weapon still not drawn. He stood cross- armed, like nothing was going to happen. A man with dark brown and long shoulder-length hair entered the arena. He wore a green jacket, fastened with a belt, and blue pants with some knee guards. He had black leather boots on his feet. Dragoness wanted to laugh.
"Let the Hero Competition.BEGIN!"
DDX- Wow. I got this done fast. Expect the next one faster, b/c we may get a new character. I'll bet you can't guess which one it is. But I really know that you all know. The battles will be next chapter. And expect that up around the weekend. No updates for two weeks after that, I'm going to some place where my old friend lives, spending some time there, going to a Mechwarrior tournament, then coming home for my birthday.
Chapter 3: The Hero Competition
Lavitz, Dragoness, Nimbulo, and Dart all quickly walked home to Lavitz's house. When they walked inside, Lavitz entered the kitchen and fixed some drinks for his guests. Dart, Nimbulo, and Dragoness sat on the couch, waiting for Lavitz to come back.
When he did, they started to speak about the matter at hand.
"I don't like the look of this" Dragoness stated.
"What do you mean?" Nimbulo asked.
"New foe. And by the looks of the attack style, this thing doesn't look like its fresh"
"I see. But for now we only know there's one. And obviously it goes for the high positions. I'd contact Meru, and have her guard King Zior and his daughters" Dart suggested.
"That's a good idea, Dart. But who'll protect Queen Theresa?" Lavitz asked.
"Altec or Kongol, or a couple of us"
"So that leaves two for Serdio, one for Tiberoa, and three for Mille Seaseu" Lavitz counted.
"Those seem like unfair numbers" Nimbulo pointed out.
"In a way, they aren't. Tiberoa is a small land. Meru won't have much to guard" Dart told him.
"Ah but you are forgetting that not four of us could take down just one of those beings" Dragoness replied.
"Dragoness is right, how are separated numbers supposed to be any good?" Lavitz queried.
"Well, we'll have to discuss this with all of the Dragoons. From the looks of this situation, it looks like things are going to heat up. This thing had to work for someone.or something. So it will obviously tell of our opposition to its job" Dart claimed.
"So, we'll assemble a meeting?" Nimbulo asked.
"Indeed we shall"
"Dart! I have an idea" Lavitz exclaimed.
"What is it?"
"Let's take Dragoness and Nimbulo to the Hero Competition in Lohan. Maybe we can train up there for any battles with this thing" "That's a good idea. But I'm afraid it won't help much unless this being enters the Competition. But still, I want to see if anyone has become up to the challenge to fight me" Dart said, excited.
"But remember Dart, last year, Lloyd won, not you" Lavitz reminded him.
"Well what are we sitting here arguing about? Let's go to this competition!" Dragoness interrupted.
"Wait a second, who's this.Lloyd?" Nimbulo asked.
"Long story, we'll tell you on the way" Dart and Lavitz told Nimbulo.
With that, the warriors left the house and exited Bale, where they walked to Lohan. It was quite a long walk, so Nimbulo and Dragoness learned all about the Dragon and Moon Campaigns.
-*-
The Dragoons arrived in Lohan in the evening. Strangely, the gates were closed. Guards stood doing their job.
"Hey, let us in" Dart demanded.
"Sorry, guy. No entries after sundown. We've heard news of some shady figures roaming around Serdio, and we don't want this town to get in any kind of mess" the guard stated.
"Well do we look like shady figures?" Dragoness asked. The guards shook their heads in return. "See! We're only warriors trying to enter the competition and from the look of this poster, preliminaries start in about two hours. So we have to get registered. Then we have to win. So are you going to let us in or what?"
There was a long pause. Dragoness stopped this when he sent a bolt flying from the sky into his hand.
"Whoa!" the guards moved aside.
"Thanks" they all said in unison.
-*-
The group ran up to the registration desk. The receptionist looked at them like they were a pile of slobs and asked them what they wanted.
"We'd like to register for the Hero Competition" Dart explained.
"If you want, here is the form" she handed them each a piece of paper.
"What do we write?" Dragoness asked.
"Your name"
They all took turns using the utensil and then handed their paper in.
"Preliminaries start in two hours. Go rent a room at the inn and be back within an hour" she instructed.
-*-
Thankfully for the Dragoons there were two rooms left, each with a bathroom. Nimbulo and Lavitz stayed in one, while Dragoness and Dart stayed in the other. The warriors in the meantime, cleaned themselves while the roommate went to find a shop to buy weapons and armor.
While Dart was washing up, Dragoness tried to find his way around the crowded, commercial town.
"Shouldn't be too hard." Dragoness muttered.
He finally found a sign with a sword hanging above the door. He was at the top floor of Lohan's walkways. Suddenly, he felt an odd presence. Like reflex, he turned around. What he saw surprised him. He could only make out the back of the man, but he got a good description.
The guy had dark brown hair, and tan skin, as Dragoness saw on the back of the guy's neck. The rest was covered in a hooded, red velvet cloak. Much like Dragoness'. Immediately he knew this man must've been a Mage, and by the looks of it, he was headed for the Competition's tent.
After Dragoness bought his weapons, he returned to the inn, where he found Dart armoring up.
"You won't believe what I saw" Dragoness claimed, entering and shutting the door.
"Can it wait? I have something to tell you also" Dart stated.
"Okay, you say first"
"Remember not to go Dragoon Style during the battles, Dragoons are supposed to be secret, and we don't want news gossiping around Endiness" Dart reminded him.
"What about magic? That's my only strongpoint. I'm not much of a swordsman"
"Which is why I went to an old acquaintance's place. I bought this for you"
From behind his back, Dart pulled a curved sword. It was a light blue for the blade, and the hilt was yellow along with the handle. It was quite large, and from the hilt, where crystals engraved on the blade, making the design of lightning bolts. Half of the crystals were in the blade, half were exposed to the air, making a 3-D effect.
"I guess you could call it a magic sword. It works well with say 'an electric hand'' Dart chuckled.
"Wow. Thanks man" Dragoness took hold of the sword. With his touch, the designs turned into real small electric bolts.
"I hope it fits in your cloak"
"Oh don't worry, it will. This cloak is magic, so whatever I put in stays hidden and weightless" Dragoness reassured.
"Shoot! I just realized! Shana! Argh! I need to send a message to her saying I'm alright. We're getting married you know!"
"Yeah I guess I'll tell you my news later.holy crud you're getting married! Congratulations!" Dragoness shouted.
Dart plummeted outside to the mailing office. He told the writer to address the letter to his home in Seles. The writer then sent it to the carrier, who went into the shed, stuck the letter in his bag, and rode off like the wind on a horse.
Dart breathed a sigh of relief, and walked back into Lavitz's and Nimbulo's room.
"Just a reminder, no magic or Dragoon"
"Got it, chief" Nimbulo joked.
-*-
About a half-hour later, the group arrived in the main tent. They checked the standings. None were names anyone had ever heard of before.
"I'm paired with some guy named Isaac" Dart stated.
"I've got this guy named Alex" Lavitz told them.
"Well you guys are in the eastern division, we're in the western and I'm with a dude called Felix" Dragoness said.
"Hmm. I've got a guy named Mike" Nimbulo replied.
When they bid each other good luck, they all entered the starting room. Dragoness immediately spotted the man in the red cloak. He got a much better look this time. The man had dark tan skin upon closer recognition. He had brown eyes to match the hair, and by the looks of him, Dragoness was even surer he was a Mage.
"That's my news" Dragoness gestured to the man.
"He's gotta' be a Mage. Is that what you think, Dragoness?" Dart asked.
"Yeah. His robe gives it away"
"Well whoever he is, he must be one of our competitors" Dart figured.
"I'll ask"
Dragoness approached the strange man.
"Hey, which division are you in?" the thunder Mage asked.
The man looked at him; their gazes even "Western. I'll be looking forward to battling you for Western Division champion in the semi-finals"
Dragoness hung a confused look on his face, then turned and went back to the group, saying nothing. He held the look.
Suddenly, the announcer came into the room.
"Ok let's get this organized, Western Division over here, and Eastern over there"
All the warriors shifted themselves to the designated part of the room.
"Good. Now, Western people enter through this door" he paused to gesture "And Eastern warriors through that door" He ended by pointing to another door
"Oh yeah, when the main guy announces you and your opponents names, then enter through the door and take your position in the western or eastern arena" the man mentioned.
-*-
A man in a green and purple robe entered the arena. He stepped onto a platform, overlooking the East and West fighting circles. The crowd started to cheer, when it died down, an assistant handed him a piece of paper.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to Lohan's annual Hero Competition!" he shouted "Let's get started! We'll start off with the preliminaries! In the first match in the Eastern Division, we have Dart versus Lohan's own, Isaac!"
The crowd cheered madly. Many got up out of their seats, screaming and throwing things.
"And in the first match for the Western Division to my left, you'll see Dragoness versus Felix! You'll see Felix in the small blue cape, and Dragoness with the violet robe!"
The crowed clapped, but not as madly.
"Oh yes! I almost forgot. Dart is in the red armor and anyone who knows Isaac knows what he looks like!"
Dart entered the circle where he was surrounded by the crowd.
"Don't get too overwhelmed. I want a match" the man named Isaac told him.
"Don't worry. You'll get one"
Isaac had hair between orange and blonde. He wore a blue tunic with a breastplate underneath and a yellow cape behind him. He also had bright blue eyes to match his tunic.
Dragoness stood at his position, his weapon still not drawn. He stood cross- armed, like nothing was going to happen. A man with dark brown and long shoulder-length hair entered the arena. He wore a green jacket, fastened with a belt, and blue pants with some knee guards. He had black leather boots on his feet. Dragoness wanted to laugh.
"Let the Hero Competition.BEGIN!"
DDX- Wow. I got this done fast. Expect the next one faster, b/c we may get a new character. I'll bet you can't guess which one it is. But I really know that you all know. The battles will be next chapter. And expect that up around the weekend. No updates for two weeks after that, I'm going to some place where my old friend lives, spending some time there, going to a Mechwarrior tournament, then coming home for my birthday.