Chapter Seven
Alexandrian Mountains; Early Morning
Freya knew it would happen. The behemoth, tired of his passenger, soon threw her off as they reached a mysterious mountain. This mountain had a strange symbol carved into its side. It was a pentagon with a serpent that Freya recognized as Leviathan in the center of it. A sword was behind Leviathan in the symbol. The behemoth ran off, clearly to return home. Freya rose to her feet and stared at the mountain. She didn't like the look of it at all.
When the mountainside suddenly opened, Freya liked it even worse. She quickly ran off, her strength renewed since the behemoth did all the running. She heard someone walk out, and she looked behind her. She was shocked to see who it was.
How had he survived? Freya stared at the human who had kidnapped her. He seemed to be limping, at least, but how was he alive?
The human drew his sword and charged for Freya. Freya rushed out of the way. She knew what hurt him, though, and now she was ready for him. Freya lifted her hand.
"Power of the heavens, release the power of the mighty warriors!" Freya shouted.
A dragons symbol appeared beneath the human. A dragon spirit charged through him, sending an explosion in its wake. The human toppled to the ground. Freya, not wasting time to see if he was alive or not, simply ran off. If he was still alive, she didn't care. She just didn't want to stick around to find out, and she didn't want to be tricked if he was feigning it.
So Freya kept running, hoping to get far away.
"Fratley?" Cleo chirped, watching Fratley pack.
"What?" Fratley asked, looking up at Cleo.
"There shortcut nearby, but it very dangerous. In eye of storm there special magic that teleport us to other side. But storm very dangerous. You want to try?" Cleo explained.
Fratley thought Cleo's words over. Finally, he made his decision.
"Let's try it," he told Cleo.
Cleo suddenly morphed into a majestic creature. It was made entirely of ice, and was about nine feet long. It had large ice spikes on its back. Ice spikes protruded out of its elbows. It had four massive talons on bird-like feet. On its head was a majestic three-pointed crest, and its eyes were ice blue. Finally, this creature had huge ten-foot wings that Cleo spread out as she prepared for flight.
"What the?" Fratley said, startled.
"I Ice Dragon! They good with storms and lightning!" Cleo explained.
Cleo flew forward and gathered Fratley in one of her large feet. She then took a sharp turn and headed toward a massive mountain. The tip of the mountain was blue ice, while the rest of it was completely white. Most of the mountain was lost within massive ominous black clouds. Lightning could be seen even from the far distance. Cleo flew quickly over to the storm. The wind became harsh, and the temperature dropped severely. Snow began to fall, and it was being blown in all direction by the harsh wind. Cleo kept herself airborne, and headed through a hole in the massive cloud.
The storm that Cleo entered was nothing Fratley could ever remember being in. The snow was so thick in the air Fratley couldn't see where anything was. The wind plowed snow into Cleo and Fratley's faces. Fratley closed his eyes and wished he could hide his face, but Cleo's tight grip prevented such a move. He could only hope the eye of the storm was not far away.
Lightning streaked from the sky, crashing into a rock tower and shattering it. Cleo moved upward to dodge a boulder, and the storm began to drag her up toward the ominous cloud. Having no intention of being dragged toward the cloud, Cleo began to move downward, flapping her large wings frantically. Lightning slammed into one of her wings, but it only ripped it. It seemed that the electricity didn't bother Cleo or Fratley. If anything, the lightning helped Cleo fall downward. Soon, Cleo had as much control as she could get in the storm, and even though her right wing was torn, she was still pretty all right in the air. Cleo flapped her powerful wings and headed toward the eye of the storm. Or where she hoped it would be.
Fratley kept his eyes closed, the wind whistling in his ears. The snow stung his face, as did the horrible wind, and he constantly heard thunder crack and lightning strike. He wondered if he would make it through the storm alive.
Cleo dodged a lightning bold that nearly slammed into her head. She flew lower to the ground to decrease the effects of the brutal wind. This also caused her to bump into things however. Soon, she collided with a rock column. The rock column nearly fell on her, and she just managed to move out of its way. Fratley heard a loud crash.
"Cleo, are you all right?" Fratley asked over the loud wind.
"I fine!" Cleo chirped. "No worry. We get out of this."
Cleo flew a little higher. Soon, she was out of the way of any objects on the ground, yet not being buffeted by the wind. Still, the fierce wind tried to pull her around. It was taking all of Cleo's strength to fight back. Cleo took a deep breath, then surged forward.
Suddenly the wind stopped, as did the snowfall. Fratley could hear everything clearly, and he felt the sun on his eyelids. He opened his eyes, and was stunned. They were on the final stretch of the Alexandrian Mountains! Alexandria's sword was shining in the far distance in the bright sun. The snow on the mountains sparkled in the sun, leaving a beautiful effect. Cleo dropped Fratley carefully on the ground, then flew to the ground with exhaustion. It had been hard work getting through the storm.
Fratley walked to the edge of the ledge they stood on and looked around. Unfortunately, he saw no one. Fratley sighed with great disappointment, then walked back over to Cleo. She had transformed into her normal form and was sleeping. Fratley considered what to do.
Finally, Fratley made up his mind. He sat down beside Cleo and kept on the lookout for anyone dangerous. After all, if it weren't for Cleo, he wouldn't be on the final stretch. He could be dead.
Freya was exhausted. As she looked around, she knew she was on the final run of the mountains. She also knew, however, that travelling anymore would result in falling unconscious or something. Freya looked around for a cave, and was startled when she saw something along those lines.
Settled along the side of a huge mountain was an ice wall. It had probably formed during a time of sudden floods during unusually warm temperatures, then a sudden drop in temperature probably made it freeze. Freya could see what looked like a small opening in the wall. She walked over and discovered that the opening was just large enough for her to crawl through with a lot of work. She crawled through the tiny opening and found herself in a tiny ice cave. She definitely couldn't rise to her feet, and she could only be comfortable if on her stomach. Still, Freya curled up into an imperfect ball and found herself fairly comfortable. She was relatively safe, as the opening probably would be too small for the human that wanted to kill her. The ice was cold, but Freya had been cold for a while now so she didn't really notice. She was exhausted though, and she wanted to sleep.
She was lonely though. As Freya stared at the perfectly smooth ice of the cave, her loneliness came down upon her quickly. She immediately thought of all the friends she had: Zidane, Fratley, Vivi, Amarant (though with the way the two acted to each other sometimes, you wouldn't be able to tell they were friends), Garnet, Eiko. Freya had tons of friends, and not a single person was with her. Freya sighed again, hoping she found someone. She hoped that someone would find her. She hoped someone was looking for her. She hoped most of all that she would at least be back together with a friend of some sort.
Freya's loneliness could not keep her awake, however. Exhaustion took over, and soon Freya fell asleep in the small, lonely ice cave. -------------
Well, our friend Freya isn't going to go nuts anytime soon. But will someone find her? Meanwhile Cleo and Fratley have luck on their side, but will this luck lead them to their goal? What the heck is with this human? Who is he? And when will other characters come in?
Find out!
Note - As you may have noticed, I am adding a few of my own critters to this story. Here's a quick overview of the ones so far:
Shapeshifter - spiritual being with the power to shapeshift into one, two, or even three different beings at a time.
Ice Hawk - massive blue hawk with many soft feathers, powerful wings, and a sharp beak. Specialized to live in cold areas.
Ice Dragon - one of the four Elemental Dragons. This one is made of ice.
Elemental Dragons - There are four of them, each of them controlling a different element. They are made of the element they control. There are the Ice Dragon, Thunder Dragon, Fire Dragon, and Water Dragon.
I think that's all for now. Until then, read and review! And enjoy, hopefully =) Also I do know and apologize for the fact that some of the names of the places, the mountain ranges in particular, are incorrect. I apologize.
Copyright. SquareEnix. Yep.
Alexandrian Mountains; Early Morning
Freya knew it would happen. The behemoth, tired of his passenger, soon threw her off as they reached a mysterious mountain. This mountain had a strange symbol carved into its side. It was a pentagon with a serpent that Freya recognized as Leviathan in the center of it. A sword was behind Leviathan in the symbol. The behemoth ran off, clearly to return home. Freya rose to her feet and stared at the mountain. She didn't like the look of it at all.
When the mountainside suddenly opened, Freya liked it even worse. She quickly ran off, her strength renewed since the behemoth did all the running. She heard someone walk out, and she looked behind her. She was shocked to see who it was.
How had he survived? Freya stared at the human who had kidnapped her. He seemed to be limping, at least, but how was he alive?
The human drew his sword and charged for Freya. Freya rushed out of the way. She knew what hurt him, though, and now she was ready for him. Freya lifted her hand.
"Power of the heavens, release the power of the mighty warriors!" Freya shouted.
A dragons symbol appeared beneath the human. A dragon spirit charged through him, sending an explosion in its wake. The human toppled to the ground. Freya, not wasting time to see if he was alive or not, simply ran off. If he was still alive, she didn't care. She just didn't want to stick around to find out, and she didn't want to be tricked if he was feigning it.
So Freya kept running, hoping to get far away.
"Fratley?" Cleo chirped, watching Fratley pack.
"What?" Fratley asked, looking up at Cleo.
"There shortcut nearby, but it very dangerous. In eye of storm there special magic that teleport us to other side. But storm very dangerous. You want to try?" Cleo explained.
Fratley thought Cleo's words over. Finally, he made his decision.
"Let's try it," he told Cleo.
Cleo suddenly morphed into a majestic creature. It was made entirely of ice, and was about nine feet long. It had large ice spikes on its back. Ice spikes protruded out of its elbows. It had four massive talons on bird-like feet. On its head was a majestic three-pointed crest, and its eyes were ice blue. Finally, this creature had huge ten-foot wings that Cleo spread out as she prepared for flight.
"What the?" Fratley said, startled.
"I Ice Dragon! They good with storms and lightning!" Cleo explained.
Cleo flew forward and gathered Fratley in one of her large feet. She then took a sharp turn and headed toward a massive mountain. The tip of the mountain was blue ice, while the rest of it was completely white. Most of the mountain was lost within massive ominous black clouds. Lightning could be seen even from the far distance. Cleo flew quickly over to the storm. The wind became harsh, and the temperature dropped severely. Snow began to fall, and it was being blown in all direction by the harsh wind. Cleo kept herself airborne, and headed through a hole in the massive cloud.
The storm that Cleo entered was nothing Fratley could ever remember being in. The snow was so thick in the air Fratley couldn't see where anything was. The wind plowed snow into Cleo and Fratley's faces. Fratley closed his eyes and wished he could hide his face, but Cleo's tight grip prevented such a move. He could only hope the eye of the storm was not far away.
Lightning streaked from the sky, crashing into a rock tower and shattering it. Cleo moved upward to dodge a boulder, and the storm began to drag her up toward the ominous cloud. Having no intention of being dragged toward the cloud, Cleo began to move downward, flapping her large wings frantically. Lightning slammed into one of her wings, but it only ripped it. It seemed that the electricity didn't bother Cleo or Fratley. If anything, the lightning helped Cleo fall downward. Soon, Cleo had as much control as she could get in the storm, and even though her right wing was torn, she was still pretty all right in the air. Cleo flapped her powerful wings and headed toward the eye of the storm. Or where she hoped it would be.
Fratley kept his eyes closed, the wind whistling in his ears. The snow stung his face, as did the horrible wind, and he constantly heard thunder crack and lightning strike. He wondered if he would make it through the storm alive.
Cleo dodged a lightning bold that nearly slammed into her head. She flew lower to the ground to decrease the effects of the brutal wind. This also caused her to bump into things however. Soon, she collided with a rock column. The rock column nearly fell on her, and she just managed to move out of its way. Fratley heard a loud crash.
"Cleo, are you all right?" Fratley asked over the loud wind.
"I fine!" Cleo chirped. "No worry. We get out of this."
Cleo flew a little higher. Soon, she was out of the way of any objects on the ground, yet not being buffeted by the wind. Still, the fierce wind tried to pull her around. It was taking all of Cleo's strength to fight back. Cleo took a deep breath, then surged forward.
Suddenly the wind stopped, as did the snowfall. Fratley could hear everything clearly, and he felt the sun on his eyelids. He opened his eyes, and was stunned. They were on the final stretch of the Alexandrian Mountains! Alexandria's sword was shining in the far distance in the bright sun. The snow on the mountains sparkled in the sun, leaving a beautiful effect. Cleo dropped Fratley carefully on the ground, then flew to the ground with exhaustion. It had been hard work getting through the storm.
Fratley walked to the edge of the ledge they stood on and looked around. Unfortunately, he saw no one. Fratley sighed with great disappointment, then walked back over to Cleo. She had transformed into her normal form and was sleeping. Fratley considered what to do.
Finally, Fratley made up his mind. He sat down beside Cleo and kept on the lookout for anyone dangerous. After all, if it weren't for Cleo, he wouldn't be on the final stretch. He could be dead.
Freya was exhausted. As she looked around, she knew she was on the final run of the mountains. She also knew, however, that travelling anymore would result in falling unconscious or something. Freya looked around for a cave, and was startled when she saw something along those lines.
Settled along the side of a huge mountain was an ice wall. It had probably formed during a time of sudden floods during unusually warm temperatures, then a sudden drop in temperature probably made it freeze. Freya could see what looked like a small opening in the wall. She walked over and discovered that the opening was just large enough for her to crawl through with a lot of work. She crawled through the tiny opening and found herself in a tiny ice cave. She definitely couldn't rise to her feet, and she could only be comfortable if on her stomach. Still, Freya curled up into an imperfect ball and found herself fairly comfortable. She was relatively safe, as the opening probably would be too small for the human that wanted to kill her. The ice was cold, but Freya had been cold for a while now so she didn't really notice. She was exhausted though, and she wanted to sleep.
She was lonely though. As Freya stared at the perfectly smooth ice of the cave, her loneliness came down upon her quickly. She immediately thought of all the friends she had: Zidane, Fratley, Vivi, Amarant (though with the way the two acted to each other sometimes, you wouldn't be able to tell they were friends), Garnet, Eiko. Freya had tons of friends, and not a single person was with her. Freya sighed again, hoping she found someone. She hoped that someone would find her. She hoped someone was looking for her. She hoped most of all that she would at least be back together with a friend of some sort.
Freya's loneliness could not keep her awake, however. Exhaustion took over, and soon Freya fell asleep in the small, lonely ice cave. -------------
Well, our friend Freya isn't going to go nuts anytime soon. But will someone find her? Meanwhile Cleo and Fratley have luck on their side, but will this luck lead them to their goal? What the heck is with this human? Who is he? And when will other characters come in?
Find out!
Note - As you may have noticed, I am adding a few of my own critters to this story. Here's a quick overview of the ones so far:
Shapeshifter - spiritual being with the power to shapeshift into one, two, or even three different beings at a time.
Ice Hawk - massive blue hawk with many soft feathers, powerful wings, and a sharp beak. Specialized to live in cold areas.
Ice Dragon - one of the four Elemental Dragons. This one is made of ice.
Elemental Dragons - There are four of them, each of them controlling a different element. They are made of the element they control. There are the Ice Dragon, Thunder Dragon, Fire Dragon, and Water Dragon.
I think that's all for now. Until then, read and review! And enjoy, hopefully =) Also I do know and apologize for the fact that some of the names of the places, the mountain ranges in particular, are incorrect. I apologize.
Copyright. SquareEnix. Yep.