* Shoves Hell Stalker a longer version of chapter 22. * Gasps for breath
* Damn, I'm hurrying!; now hold your horses and enjoy! *
1 Chapter 16
1.1 The Danger Begins
Hades sat in a stone throne at Odin's old abode. His claws tapped the smooth surface impatiently. The machine was almost completed and if he didn't finish it by the end of the week, his empress would be furious. A year had already passed and time was growing thin. His minions had already inhabited every patch of grass on the globe and they were waiting for their orders. Twelve armies of five hundred thousand creatures waited for instructions, their next step towards the top of the food chain. Each army was controlled by a demon general and all had elemental attributes for different habitats that were of this earth. The ice army, the ocean army, the air army, the jungle army, plains army, mountain army, and so many more, yet each possessed power stronger then the puny earth creatures and monsters.
He stood up his green malicious eyes glowing with death. His slick tail whipped the air like a horse whipping flies away. He walked up to one of the worthless creatures and cracked its skull. He drank the lifeblood and ate away the flesh. After eating his snack he felt much more content. Hades walked up toward the entrance and folded his arms behind him. Watching his intelligent minions working away at the contraption that would put humanity at an end. Of course his empress was a human, but she was much more monster and evil. There could not be any possibility of goodness in her. She even swore to him that she would complete the time compression even if it took every ounce of her strength, she would have it her way. He noticed a demon running swiftly upward to his castle entrance. He was half his masters size and he had red flaming fur and jet-black color eyes with no light reflecting what so ever.
"Master, the time compression shall be finished before noon tomorrow", it hissed.
"Very good Malvor, you may go." Hades growled back. Malvor nodded and descended once again to the bottom where several monsters were slaving away. Hades chuckled to himself and turned back to the throne. At last! I must inform the Empress of our success…she shall be quite pleased.
"Of course she will, Hades, and I'll let her know about it." Magama said as she emerged from the dark and dank shadows.
"Magama." Hades said, "What brings you here?" Even though Hades was an ex-guardian and a Demon King, he really admired Magama's way of appearing when he least expected it. She was of course the Empress's daughter, he would marry her and once the empress died he would become emperor of the underground realm and surface realm. All would be at his paws and Magama's.
"As much as I like the way you think, beloved, Korona won't die until six eons have passed, and that is when we shall rise in a new beginning." Magama whispered as she silently walked over to the handsome demon. Hades shivered and embraced Magama.
"You will make an excellent empress." Hades murmured into her long cat ears.
"I know. Now I must go and inform mother." Magama said and broke their hug. She shifted into the form of a red golden gyrfalcon and flew off into the setting sun.
Hades growled with lust and treaded over to the throne, Magama… It was three years ago when the empress summoned him from the fiery depths. She promised him power and lands of the surface world. He had agreed and that was when he had noticed the young moomba woman who stood beside her mother. She was all dressed in crimson red and her wild fiery hair dangled loosely about her body. Her eyes were of crystalline green and full of cleverness for one so young. She used a type of magic, called blood magic. He watched as she tortured humans and ate their flesh and life source. He was quite attracted to her personality and he still was. He shut his eyelids and was swept away to a light slumber.
* * *
Magama entered her mother's throne room. The flight had drained almost all of her strength and she would have to have more lifeblood in order to get stronger. Though that would have to wait, her mother needed her good news…
"Magama, it's late. Where have you been?" Korona said coldly as she watched her daughter approach.
"I was with Hades and he has very good news for you. The machine shall be ready by tomorrow noon. What shall be your next orders?" Magama explained.
Korona was silent for matter of minutes before she began, "Start moving the armies. Attack every town and village. Send Galbadian troops to the borders of Esther and Fisherman horizon. I want the water fleet to scavenge the coastal lines of each continents and the sky creatures to mobilize. Tell them to scan for people we don't want…they have my permission to kill anyone who get in their way." Korona commanded.
"Yes, mother." Magama obeyed and left for her rooms. After several appetizing humans, she was ready to fly again back to Odin's Domain. Hades needed to be instructed of the orders that Korona had issued.
* * *
Hades awoke to the sound of flapping wings. He looked toward the entrance and smiled to see Magama shifting back into her normal body.
"What of the empress?" he asked.
"Plans. She wants you to mobilize the water and sky armies first. Secure the Halfway point where Fisherman Horizon is located and the armies have her permission to kill any who get in our way." Hades smiled at the last order and nodded. Magama turned around and walked toward the door.
"Where are you going now?" he asked demonically.
"Where else? Galbadia." Magama answered and shifted back into a gyrfalcon.
* * *
" I assure you Headmaster Wren, that your troops shall be safe." Magama argued. Wren was having doubts about letting his troops go and attack unharmed cities. Yet he was a greedy man in deed…one advantage, which she could use to trick this thickheaded ogre.
"Mr. Wren…" Magama said as she interrupted his worried talk, "If it's money you want then name your price and if you do as I say and as her Empress commands it you will be richer that Esther and Balamb put together! Now…what is your answer?" Magama questioned again. Wren was a bit surprised at the title and he grinned in agreement, "We have a deal Miss. Magama." Wren announced, "Now the question is, where do you want my men stationed?"
Magama smiled with triumph and began to explain the strategies, while Wren listened nodding eagerly.
* * *
Mean while at Esther…
"Laguna, we've been here for three months and nothing has come up until last week. People from around the planet have been sending messages of seeing groups of monsters of different varieties collaborating together as a pack. I tell you, something is going down and we don't know what." Squall Leonhart explained, while pacing the carpeted floor of the presidential office.
"I agree with you but we have nothing to back up our instincts." Laguna answered after pondering everything through.
"Is it always logic and evidence with you?" Squall asked sarcastically as he flopped down in a chair. Laguna smiled and backfired the famous comment his son was known for.
"Whatever." Squall looked up at his father and grinned.
"I wanted to ask you before, but do you remember when Riva spoke his first words?" Squall began and when Laguna nodded he went on, "I've been thinking…could he have inherited Rinoa's powers?"
"Now that's a thought I have never even thought of. Yet I really don't know about that one…could be possible since Rinoa is the, well was the last sorceress."
"Maybe Ellone or Edea might know." Squall suggested.
"Ask her when she comes back with Rinoa." Squall nodded and they went on with other business… the GF's.
* * *
Eve was reading question number thirty-three: What type of magic would you use to eliminate a non-elemental enemy? Is it: A) water B) Ultima C) Meteor or D) Aura. Hmm…that's simple! Use attacks; yet it asks what type of magic…let's see water is an element so that goes out the door…Ultima is a poison, bye bye…Meteor is the correct answer! Aura is a type of magic only used to unlock your limit break. I wish I had some of that…so far I have been able to unlock only one: Mystik Light.
"Class you have thirteen minutes left to complete the SeeD Final exams." Edea reminded. Several students groaned and others hurried on. Eve was almost done; her serious studies have finally proven to be helpful, a lot helpful. When she finished question fifty she sighed and turned her paper in at Edea's desk.
"Have you gone over your answers, Miss Icehart?" Mistress Edea asked.
"No need, they are all correct." Eve answered and walked back to her desk. She sat down but not before casting her cold eyes on a young man, Robune. He had a feint scar painted across his left cheek to the top of his right. The thing was she envied him, because his scar would disappear. Dr. Kodawaki had an ointment that magically vanished the signs of dark scars. Dr. Kodawaki used them several times on Eve's but the marks on her face still held but lightly. There was a reason for those scars and she would find out someday.
Robune glanced up at her and smiled wickedly while tracing his fingers across his lips. She shivered and sat down her back facing him. She could swear to the great Hyne that he was watching her with great care. His eyes felt like steal sliding through her…
"Class time is up, please place your papers on my desk and I will call the people who have passed ninety or better tomorrow. Robune had failed his exam five times and this one would be his sixth. She hoped he would fail so that he would not have to be with her when it came to the true test tomorrow.
* * *
The next day Mistress Edea listed the names of the passing students: "Ferric Forests, Dava Icehart, Delrae Viscony, Robune Silverin, Edith Haskin, and Syd Vagrant. Please come up to the entrance gates immediately."
Eve was very happy to know that she passed that exam and cursed to Hyne that Robune had passed too. She grabbed Silveraine and headed out the door only to stop and walk back into her room. She passed a dancing Gwena who had her headphones on and was making some tea. Gwena and Eve hadn't talked much since the famous ball three months ago. Gwena did try to help console Eve but she only ignored them, she didn't need any pity. Maybe if her past childhood years had not been stolen from her she would have been a much more better person…NAW!
After locking the door she walked over to her bed and lifted the heavy mattress. There lay Lion Heart; it's illuminating aqua blue reflected it's beautiful lights upon her face as she brought it up. I hope I have the luck I need that my father had when he had you… She placed the beautiful artifact back and dropped the mattress softly on top of it. When she came out of her room she locked it and hid the key into her pant pocket.
Edea Kramer stood waiting for the last of her students to arrive. Dava had been a bit late when she hurried to join the group.
"All right, listen up. Headmaster Cid cannot accompany you off onto your test, but I will stand in his place. All of you shall have temporary protocol model GF's. They will only take out about 300 hp out of your enemy but when and if you pass you must return them.
"You will all go as a group, east of Balamb Garden to the coast. There are a rise of monsters there and a big Zurich that seems to be encouraging the pack. The Zurich monster is a serpent/chimera sort. This breed was developed ten years ago and they have unlimited water abilities; our soldiers have told us that they have a magic called Death Flood. You shall have two very well experienced SeeD's with you just in case you mess up. You all leave in ten minutes. Move out and good luck." Edea explained.
The students nodded and they headed off toward the parking lot. When everyone got into the two waiting cars, Eve picked the one without Robune in it.
It took the two cars a day and a half to get there and when they arrived they set camp at the outskirts of the monster group. The two SeeD's were named Raijin and Alaric and they were both skilled in staff attacks.
"All right the group will split apart and attack from two different positions." Alaric stated, "Pick your leaders"
Robune was picked leader by Syd Vagrant and Ferric Forests. Delrae, knowing the Icehart's abilities chose Dava and her companion, Edith Haskins. Dava didn't care as long as she would be able to put an end to that Zurich monster.
"All right move out! We will be watching you from here. Is everyone equipped with his or her GF's?" Raijin asked. Every one nodded and as they headed out, Raijin spoke again, "Be careful, you never know what might happen, ya know?" They smiled and left.
"Do you think they will make it, love?" Alaric asked. Her ebony blue-black hair swayed lightly in the breeze as her crisp blue eyes watched the backs of the young students.
"I know they will. This younger stock of colts has more determination then I ever had, ya know?" Raijin joked. Alaric laughed out and hugged her lover in comfort.
* * *
Eve was walking northeast and the two young girls followed behind her. Edith was skilled in the art of arrows, yet they weren't strung from a bow but her steal gloves. She had brown hair; round doe colored eyes, and was about five foot three, while Delrae was about Eve's height, had blonde hair and green eyes, and was skilled with the spear.
"Hey, um..Dava? How far do we have to go?" Edith asked.
"Not far." Eve answered and they kept on walking. They followed her and when they arrived at a clearing that opened up to the ocean, they fell to the ground. There were several monsters there and they all could see the Zurich at the edge of the sea. Edith transmitted her message to Squad A and reported their positions.
" We attack now" Robune declared, but Eve wasn't sure about that.
"No. We wait. Something is going to happen." Eve replied.
"How would you know?" growled Robune.
"Shut up and wait."
Both squads from their positions watched and waited until Robune contacted Eve's group again.
"Listen Icehart! We have no time for this, we attack now!" Robune said firmly. His two companions agreed with him and Eve growled.
"No. We stay where we are." Eve replied. There came no answer but they saw the quick moves of Robune and his Squad move closer.
"Fuck it." Eve grumbled, yet just as squad A was going to attack from the southeast, the Zurich monster screeched loudly freezing the hidden advancing group.
"Just as I thought! We attack now before it evolves!" Eve commanded.
"Evolves?" Edith asked in question.
"Yes, from the very beginning when I saw the creature it just lay there while the monsters around it didn't move. They are offering themselves to it."
"Eww." Delrae declared as she saw the Zurich start to devour its gifts one after the other.
"Let's go we have no time!" Eve yelled and they began their attack. They ran toward the creature but Robune was already there with his group attacking the serpent. Several minutes passed by when Ferric and Syd fell back heavily wounded. Eve ordered Edith to go and heal them as Eve and Delrae entered the fight. Eve stood in the middle the still healthy Robune was to her left and Delrae to her right shooting magic upon the Zurich. Suddenly the monsters skin began to peal and large strips of flesh began to fly. Out burst a newer and shinier monster and its colors weren't a gray gold but a bright ember.
Delrae was loosing Hp so she summoned her GF after the serpent threw a water spell onto her.
"I summon Virvantyne!" Delrae shouted. The group disappeared and out came a hawk like bird but larger. It was a fiery blue and its eyes glowed yellow and instead of its wings being covered in feathers, they were made of bone that had what looked like a transparent veil over them.
It screamed twice and shot toward the monster and as it vanished into the monsters body it exploded into burst of blue fire. It flew out the other way and vanished back to its owner. Yet the damage was small…only 200 Hp.
Robune equipped Devil's Raker and Eve equipped Hell Stalker. (Yes, I hope you like your name as one of the model GF's plus I was at a loss for names *grins sheepishly*)
The Zurich used its best attack, wanting most desperately to kill its attackers. "You ssssshall pay with my mosssst vicoussss of all attacksssss!" it hissed, "Death Flood!" The breeze around the fighters stilled for several seconds until they noticed a tidal wave coming from behind them, yet the waters were pitch black with death.
"Holy Shit!" Delrae shouted.
* * *
Alaric and Raijin watched worriedly from a distance as the flood began to descend upon the young warriors.
"They will never make it!!!" Cried Alaric suddenly. Raijin hugged the dark haired woman and they both watched…
* * *
* Boy this was a long ass chapter!!! Sorry I had writers block…very bad one at it too! So how do you people like it so far??? I know this chapter was a little boring but hey… I need the depth for later chapters! ^-^ R/R!!!*
1 Chapter 16
1.1 The Danger Begins
Hades sat in a stone throne at Odin's old abode. His claws tapped the smooth surface impatiently. The machine was almost completed and if he didn't finish it by the end of the week, his empress would be furious. A year had already passed and time was growing thin. His minions had already inhabited every patch of grass on the globe and they were waiting for their orders. Twelve armies of five hundred thousand creatures waited for instructions, their next step towards the top of the food chain. Each army was controlled by a demon general and all had elemental attributes for different habitats that were of this earth. The ice army, the ocean army, the air army, the jungle army, plains army, mountain army, and so many more, yet each possessed power stronger then the puny earth creatures and monsters.
He stood up his green malicious eyes glowing with death. His slick tail whipped the air like a horse whipping flies away. He walked up to one of the worthless creatures and cracked its skull. He drank the lifeblood and ate away the flesh. After eating his snack he felt much more content. Hades walked up toward the entrance and folded his arms behind him. Watching his intelligent minions working away at the contraption that would put humanity at an end. Of course his empress was a human, but she was much more monster and evil. There could not be any possibility of goodness in her. She even swore to him that she would complete the time compression even if it took every ounce of her strength, she would have it her way. He noticed a demon running swiftly upward to his castle entrance. He was half his masters size and he had red flaming fur and jet-black color eyes with no light reflecting what so ever.
"Master, the time compression shall be finished before noon tomorrow", it hissed.
"Very good Malvor, you may go." Hades growled back. Malvor nodded and descended once again to the bottom where several monsters were slaving away. Hades chuckled to himself and turned back to the throne. At last! I must inform the Empress of our success…she shall be quite pleased.
"Of course she will, Hades, and I'll let her know about it." Magama said as she emerged from the dark and dank shadows.
"Magama." Hades said, "What brings you here?" Even though Hades was an ex-guardian and a Demon King, he really admired Magama's way of appearing when he least expected it. She was of course the Empress's daughter, he would marry her and once the empress died he would become emperor of the underground realm and surface realm. All would be at his paws and Magama's.
"As much as I like the way you think, beloved, Korona won't die until six eons have passed, and that is when we shall rise in a new beginning." Magama whispered as she silently walked over to the handsome demon. Hades shivered and embraced Magama.
"You will make an excellent empress." Hades murmured into her long cat ears.
"I know. Now I must go and inform mother." Magama said and broke their hug. She shifted into the form of a red golden gyrfalcon and flew off into the setting sun.
Hades growled with lust and treaded over to the throne, Magama… It was three years ago when the empress summoned him from the fiery depths. She promised him power and lands of the surface world. He had agreed and that was when he had noticed the young moomba woman who stood beside her mother. She was all dressed in crimson red and her wild fiery hair dangled loosely about her body. Her eyes were of crystalline green and full of cleverness for one so young. She used a type of magic, called blood magic. He watched as she tortured humans and ate their flesh and life source. He was quite attracted to her personality and he still was. He shut his eyelids and was swept away to a light slumber.
* * *
Magama entered her mother's throne room. The flight had drained almost all of her strength and she would have to have more lifeblood in order to get stronger. Though that would have to wait, her mother needed her good news…
"Magama, it's late. Where have you been?" Korona said coldly as she watched her daughter approach.
"I was with Hades and he has very good news for you. The machine shall be ready by tomorrow noon. What shall be your next orders?" Magama explained.
Korona was silent for matter of minutes before she began, "Start moving the armies. Attack every town and village. Send Galbadian troops to the borders of Esther and Fisherman horizon. I want the water fleet to scavenge the coastal lines of each continents and the sky creatures to mobilize. Tell them to scan for people we don't want…they have my permission to kill anyone who get in their way." Korona commanded.
"Yes, mother." Magama obeyed and left for her rooms. After several appetizing humans, she was ready to fly again back to Odin's Domain. Hades needed to be instructed of the orders that Korona had issued.
* * *
Hades awoke to the sound of flapping wings. He looked toward the entrance and smiled to see Magama shifting back into her normal body.
"What of the empress?" he asked.
"Plans. She wants you to mobilize the water and sky armies first. Secure the Halfway point where Fisherman Horizon is located and the armies have her permission to kill any who get in our way." Hades smiled at the last order and nodded. Magama turned around and walked toward the door.
"Where are you going now?" he asked demonically.
"Where else? Galbadia." Magama answered and shifted back into a gyrfalcon.
* * *
" I assure you Headmaster Wren, that your troops shall be safe." Magama argued. Wren was having doubts about letting his troops go and attack unharmed cities. Yet he was a greedy man in deed…one advantage, which she could use to trick this thickheaded ogre.
"Mr. Wren…" Magama said as she interrupted his worried talk, "If it's money you want then name your price and if you do as I say and as her Empress commands it you will be richer that Esther and Balamb put together! Now…what is your answer?" Magama questioned again. Wren was a bit surprised at the title and he grinned in agreement, "We have a deal Miss. Magama." Wren announced, "Now the question is, where do you want my men stationed?"
Magama smiled with triumph and began to explain the strategies, while Wren listened nodding eagerly.
* * *
Mean while at Esther…
"Laguna, we've been here for three months and nothing has come up until last week. People from around the planet have been sending messages of seeing groups of monsters of different varieties collaborating together as a pack. I tell you, something is going down and we don't know what." Squall Leonhart explained, while pacing the carpeted floor of the presidential office.
"I agree with you but we have nothing to back up our instincts." Laguna answered after pondering everything through.
"Is it always logic and evidence with you?" Squall asked sarcastically as he flopped down in a chair. Laguna smiled and backfired the famous comment his son was known for.
"Whatever." Squall looked up at his father and grinned.
"I wanted to ask you before, but do you remember when Riva spoke his first words?" Squall began and when Laguna nodded he went on, "I've been thinking…could he have inherited Rinoa's powers?"
"Now that's a thought I have never even thought of. Yet I really don't know about that one…could be possible since Rinoa is the, well was the last sorceress."
"Maybe Ellone or Edea might know." Squall suggested.
"Ask her when she comes back with Rinoa." Squall nodded and they went on with other business… the GF's.
* * *
Eve was reading question number thirty-three: What type of magic would you use to eliminate a non-elemental enemy? Is it: A) water B) Ultima C) Meteor or D) Aura. Hmm…that's simple! Use attacks; yet it asks what type of magic…let's see water is an element so that goes out the door…Ultima is a poison, bye bye…Meteor is the correct answer! Aura is a type of magic only used to unlock your limit break. I wish I had some of that…so far I have been able to unlock only one: Mystik Light.
"Class you have thirteen minutes left to complete the SeeD Final exams." Edea reminded. Several students groaned and others hurried on. Eve was almost done; her serious studies have finally proven to be helpful, a lot helpful. When she finished question fifty she sighed and turned her paper in at Edea's desk.
"Have you gone over your answers, Miss Icehart?" Mistress Edea asked.
"No need, they are all correct." Eve answered and walked back to her desk. She sat down but not before casting her cold eyes on a young man, Robune. He had a feint scar painted across his left cheek to the top of his right. The thing was she envied him, because his scar would disappear. Dr. Kodawaki had an ointment that magically vanished the signs of dark scars. Dr. Kodawaki used them several times on Eve's but the marks on her face still held but lightly. There was a reason for those scars and she would find out someday.
Robune glanced up at her and smiled wickedly while tracing his fingers across his lips. She shivered and sat down her back facing him. She could swear to the great Hyne that he was watching her with great care. His eyes felt like steal sliding through her…
"Class time is up, please place your papers on my desk and I will call the people who have passed ninety or better tomorrow. Robune had failed his exam five times and this one would be his sixth. She hoped he would fail so that he would not have to be with her when it came to the true test tomorrow.
* * *
The next day Mistress Edea listed the names of the passing students: "Ferric Forests, Dava Icehart, Delrae Viscony, Robune Silverin, Edith Haskin, and Syd Vagrant. Please come up to the entrance gates immediately."
Eve was very happy to know that she passed that exam and cursed to Hyne that Robune had passed too. She grabbed Silveraine and headed out the door only to stop and walk back into her room. She passed a dancing Gwena who had her headphones on and was making some tea. Gwena and Eve hadn't talked much since the famous ball three months ago. Gwena did try to help console Eve but she only ignored them, she didn't need any pity. Maybe if her past childhood years had not been stolen from her she would have been a much more better person…NAW!
After locking the door she walked over to her bed and lifted the heavy mattress. There lay Lion Heart; it's illuminating aqua blue reflected it's beautiful lights upon her face as she brought it up. I hope I have the luck I need that my father had when he had you… She placed the beautiful artifact back and dropped the mattress softly on top of it. When she came out of her room she locked it and hid the key into her pant pocket.
Edea Kramer stood waiting for the last of her students to arrive. Dava had been a bit late when she hurried to join the group.
"All right, listen up. Headmaster Cid cannot accompany you off onto your test, but I will stand in his place. All of you shall have temporary protocol model GF's. They will only take out about 300 hp out of your enemy but when and if you pass you must return them.
"You will all go as a group, east of Balamb Garden to the coast. There are a rise of monsters there and a big Zurich that seems to be encouraging the pack. The Zurich monster is a serpent/chimera sort. This breed was developed ten years ago and they have unlimited water abilities; our soldiers have told us that they have a magic called Death Flood. You shall have two very well experienced SeeD's with you just in case you mess up. You all leave in ten minutes. Move out and good luck." Edea explained.
The students nodded and they headed off toward the parking lot. When everyone got into the two waiting cars, Eve picked the one without Robune in it.
It took the two cars a day and a half to get there and when they arrived they set camp at the outskirts of the monster group. The two SeeD's were named Raijin and Alaric and they were both skilled in staff attacks.
"All right the group will split apart and attack from two different positions." Alaric stated, "Pick your leaders"
Robune was picked leader by Syd Vagrant and Ferric Forests. Delrae, knowing the Icehart's abilities chose Dava and her companion, Edith Haskins. Dava didn't care as long as she would be able to put an end to that Zurich monster.
"All right move out! We will be watching you from here. Is everyone equipped with his or her GF's?" Raijin asked. Every one nodded and as they headed out, Raijin spoke again, "Be careful, you never know what might happen, ya know?" They smiled and left.
"Do you think they will make it, love?" Alaric asked. Her ebony blue-black hair swayed lightly in the breeze as her crisp blue eyes watched the backs of the young students.
"I know they will. This younger stock of colts has more determination then I ever had, ya know?" Raijin joked. Alaric laughed out and hugged her lover in comfort.
* * *
Eve was walking northeast and the two young girls followed behind her. Edith was skilled in the art of arrows, yet they weren't strung from a bow but her steal gloves. She had brown hair; round doe colored eyes, and was about five foot three, while Delrae was about Eve's height, had blonde hair and green eyes, and was skilled with the spear.
"Hey, um..Dava? How far do we have to go?" Edith asked.
"Not far." Eve answered and they kept on walking. They followed her and when they arrived at a clearing that opened up to the ocean, they fell to the ground. There were several monsters there and they all could see the Zurich at the edge of the sea. Edith transmitted her message to Squad A and reported their positions.
" We attack now" Robune declared, but Eve wasn't sure about that.
"No. We wait. Something is going to happen." Eve replied.
"How would you know?" growled Robune.
"Shut up and wait."
Both squads from their positions watched and waited until Robune contacted Eve's group again.
"Listen Icehart! We have no time for this, we attack now!" Robune said firmly. His two companions agreed with him and Eve growled.
"No. We stay where we are." Eve replied. There came no answer but they saw the quick moves of Robune and his Squad move closer.
"Fuck it." Eve grumbled, yet just as squad A was going to attack from the southeast, the Zurich monster screeched loudly freezing the hidden advancing group.
"Just as I thought! We attack now before it evolves!" Eve commanded.
"Evolves?" Edith asked in question.
"Yes, from the very beginning when I saw the creature it just lay there while the monsters around it didn't move. They are offering themselves to it."
"Eww." Delrae declared as she saw the Zurich start to devour its gifts one after the other.
"Let's go we have no time!" Eve yelled and they began their attack. They ran toward the creature but Robune was already there with his group attacking the serpent. Several minutes passed by when Ferric and Syd fell back heavily wounded. Eve ordered Edith to go and heal them as Eve and Delrae entered the fight. Eve stood in the middle the still healthy Robune was to her left and Delrae to her right shooting magic upon the Zurich. Suddenly the monsters skin began to peal and large strips of flesh began to fly. Out burst a newer and shinier monster and its colors weren't a gray gold but a bright ember.
Delrae was loosing Hp so she summoned her GF after the serpent threw a water spell onto her.
"I summon Virvantyne!" Delrae shouted. The group disappeared and out came a hawk like bird but larger. It was a fiery blue and its eyes glowed yellow and instead of its wings being covered in feathers, they were made of bone that had what looked like a transparent veil over them.
It screamed twice and shot toward the monster and as it vanished into the monsters body it exploded into burst of blue fire. It flew out the other way and vanished back to its owner. Yet the damage was small…only 200 Hp.
Robune equipped Devil's Raker and Eve equipped Hell Stalker. (Yes, I hope you like your name as one of the model GF's plus I was at a loss for names *grins sheepishly*)
The Zurich used its best attack, wanting most desperately to kill its attackers. "You ssssshall pay with my mosssst vicoussss of all attacksssss!" it hissed, "Death Flood!" The breeze around the fighters stilled for several seconds until they noticed a tidal wave coming from behind them, yet the waters were pitch black with death.
"Holy Shit!" Delrae shouted.
* * *
Alaric and Raijin watched worriedly from a distance as the flood began to descend upon the young warriors.
"They will never make it!!!" Cried Alaric suddenly. Raijin hugged the dark haired woman and they both watched…
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* Boy this was a long ass chapter!!! Sorry I had writers block…very bad one at it too! So how do you people like it so far??? I know this chapter was a little boring but hey… I need the depth for later chapters! ^-^ R/R!!!*