Chapter 9- The Kink In The Wind

Vahn walked towards the wind, then he went out of sight.

Ton looked around for Vahn, Dale followed him. "Vahn! Vahn! Where'd you go?" Ton yelled out, "Maybe he went to find Courteon?" Dale suggested, for once with no sarcasm, "Uh, good point. Lets go." Ton said turning to walk into the wind, "Wait! Ton!" Ton heared behind him, a small FOnewearl was running up to him, she was short, had brown hair with a red suit, she seemed very innocent. "Uh, Hi Elly...How did you find us?" Ton asked, Elly looked left and right, then back at Ton, "Well I saw you guys come down from pioneer 2 and I was going to say hi, then you said something about a sage and some girl named Courteon, so I thought Courteon was Vahns new girlfriend and that...wait, where's Vahn?" Elly asked, "I dunno, I think he went to find Courteon." Dale said as he looked at Elly, "Dale!" Ton gasped, "That jerk! Vahn you'll pay for cheating on me!" Elly yelled as she brought out a railgun and ran into the fog, "You have a habit for saying the wrong thing." Ton said to Dale, "Well tell me if I'm wrong, but isn't she going the right way?" Dale said smirkly, Ton looked in the direction she ran, the wind was strong, and seemed un-natural, Ton didn't say anything, he just walked into the fog, "Hey wait!" Dale yelled as he ran after Ton.

"I can't see a thing..." Ton said as he proceeded through the thick fog. "Well maybe you should have brought a flashlight." Dale said sarcastically, then he pulled out his hildebears cane, its eyes and mouth lit up with fire, "That'll work." Ton said, allowing Dale to take the front. They were walking at a steady pace, then suddenly Ton began to run, leaving Dale back, "Where are you going!" Dale yelled, Ton stopped and looked at Dale, "Ummm, I just remebered that Elly's after Vahn!" Ton yelled as he ran out of sight, "I guess no one realises I'm 12." Dale said as he ran after Ton.

Dale could hardly see through the thick fog, his eyes were being weighed down with thick dew, it had been 5 minutes since Ton ran off, he hadn't seen anyone, he could wander in that fog forever and never know... Suddenly Dale felt relief from the dew that crowded his eyes, he had come to a clearing, it was a very beautiful plain of grass and flowers, he looked to see Ton standing over Vahn, who was laying dazed on the ground, and Elly behind him, "Well why didn't you tell me that Courteon was a girl sage that you were going to kill? Then I wouldn't have had to hit Vahn." Elly said as she walked to Vahn's side, "C'mon Vahn, get up, I'm sorry, But don't ever run off without me again!" Elly yelled at Vahn. Vahn got up, then he looked at a translucent girl sitting on a rock in the middle of the field, she had long flowing blonde hair, she wasn't wearing armour, just regular clothes, she sang a sad tune that echoed throughout the field, but stopped when it hit the fog.

Vahn pulled out his yasminkov 2000H and shot at Courteon, but it went right threw her, she looked at Vahn, Ton and Elly, she became solid, and floated towards them. "Are you the ones who came to kill me?" Courteon asked, "Yes." Vahn said without thinking, "Well you can try, but you will not be sucessful, the only way to truly destroy a Sage is using a legendary weapon, or if you are of specific descent, which none of you are." Courteon explained, at this time Dale stepped forward into sight to join the other three, "Dale! I was beggining to think you weren't coming." Ton said as he looked at Dale, this caught Courteon's eye, she looked directly at Dale's eyes, then she smiled. "Maybe I was wrong, you there, little FOnewm, I want you to strike me with this." Courteon said as she threw Dale a long staff. "Wait!" Vahn yelled as Dale prepared the staff for attack, the staff was long and silver, with long silver spikes on either end, each with a symbol engraved in it, "You can't kill her yet!" Vahn yelled, then was pummeled into the ground by Elly, "You have to admit Elly, she's much prettier than you...Did I say that out loud?" Ton said as he turned to Dale, Dale nodded, then watch as Elly jumped on Ton and pummeled him into the ground, "Let this be an example to you Dale." Elly said as she turned to Courteon, aimed her railgun and fired.

Courteon flinched, then smiled, "Quickly FOnewm, strike me now! The Dark one seeks the staff! You must kill me to keep him away!" Courteon yelled, Dale nodded and thrust the staff forward. Elly saw a purple streak come out of the fog, and head for Dale, "Dale! Watch out!" Elly yelled, but Dale just attcked Courteon, then watched as she fell to the ground. The purple streak turned directions and left.

Vahn and Ton got up to see Courteon bleeding on the ground, "Good, that means that the prophecy is beggining." Courteon said faintly, "What prophecy? What?" Vahn said, "Find the journal of the maker of the Vengeance Blade, all will be revealed then." Courteon said as she turned into mist.

"Lets go back to pioneer 2. We have to tell the others about Courteon's message, maybe they'll know what she meant." Vahn said, casting ryuker, they all stepped into the telepipe, Ton looked at Dale just before the telepipe activated, he saw the seriousness in Dales face and thought that that weapon would change him.