-Rants & Raves-
Holy crap, batman! I forgot to add this chapter to the mix! I'm sooooo sorry for any confusion it might have caused. &(`O`)&
Sincerely Symp
-End Rants & Raves-
(I wish but) I don't own Capcom, Breath of Fire or its characters. But the characters, and world in this story for the most part are my own creation.
Chapter 11: Loyalties
Imperial continued to study the oddly clothed guards walking along the stone gate walkway and among the watchtowers. The flickering light from the torches they carried made it easier for her to count of the whereabouts of her targets. She made sure the dark part of the night had fallen before she came near the town to begin her stakeout. If her guess were right, she would be inside in the next hour or so. Thinking over the events of the morning, she heaved a long sigh as she pictured Orion grasping onto the bottom of Silos's wheelbarrow.
"Men! They always make things so damn complicated!" She mumbled to herself as she continued to look on.
"Geez, how long does this shift last?" she questioned herself, folding her arms upon her chest. She had spent the better half of the night waiting for just the right moment. Suddenly a call was issued causing the men to come to attention.
"Bingo!" she smiled to herself as she jumped into a crouched position. "Wait for it. Wait for it..." she chanted, readying herself.
Her reasoning was proven correct when the day sentries began to leave their posts at the watchtowers, making way for the night patrol to come on. Imperial quickly went into motion. Duck walking within the shadows of the towers themselves, she silently made her way around the huge wall. Seeing her chance, Imperial leapt into the air, unfolded her wings and fluttered unseen over the transitioning crews. She flew on landing on top of a house surrounded in darkness. Stepping lightly upon the shingled roof, she watched the ground for any guards walking about. After scouting and securing the street, she flew down into an ill lit alleyway.
All of the surrounding houses and stores had their shutters drawn, making the dead silence of the night seem more eerie than it should. Other than the some roaming guards no one else was walking on the streets. Yet, try as she might Imperial couldn't shake the feeling as if someone was watching her every move. A cold shiver ran down her back as she continued on her mission.
Eventually, she came across the library. Sighing a breath of relief, Imperial was pleased she was able to find it, seeing how everything in this twisted town had a twin on the opposite side of the street! Her thoughts turned to worry as she noticed the library's main door was unlocked and slightly ajar when she came upon it, cautiously she entered the building.
"Orion" She voiced softly into the darkened hall.
"Orion?" Her soft question went unanswered as she pressed on. "Where are you?"
If she was going to find anything, she was going to needed some light, she reasoned with herself. Imperial closed her eyes and concentrated on a modest light spell. The chrysm on top of her staff reacted to the enchantment, gradually lighting up her surroundings. A gasp of shock escaped her lips as the light revealed the library in total disarray. Splintered bookcases were lying about while lifeless bodies and books littered floor before her. She felt bile rising, burning in her throat as she glanced down to see her pale reflection in a pool of blood.
"My god," Imperial whispered, holding her stomach "what happed here?"
Imperial heard a soft gasp come from behind one of the few standing bookshelves. A fast moving silver streak caught her attention. She cautiously tiptoed over the dead men as if they were sleeping. Behind the wooden casing stood a scruffily dressed dog man in a long gray coat wringing his paws.
"Who are you?" They asked in unison. The dog man gave a quick look over at the young woman standing before him. "You're the one that landed on my roof! I noticed you sneaking down the street from my bathroom window..." The clanking of heavy metal footsteps were heard coming up the library steps.
"Turn off that light!" he whispered feverishly. "It's the night patrol!"
No sooner than Imperial dissipated the light spell, two gray armored guards with their lanterns cautiously walked into the main hall. Imperial held her breath as the sentinels walked a few feet from where she and the dog-man were concealed. They both crouched towards the shadows as one of the guard's oil lamps flashed a beam of light towards their way. Imperial and the dog-man had no choice but to watch the whole scene play out before them.
"Holy Shit!" one of the guards uttered in wonder and horror he surveyed the scene. "Thank goodness I wasn't on morning duty today."
His partner, thoroughly sickened by the sight, scurried full speed towards the overturned front desk with his hand over his mouth, heaving as he went. The first solider continued roaming around, picking up and dropping various items lying next to the lifeless bodies as his partner violently emptied the contents of his stomach on the floor.
"Hey Wedge," the first solider called out " Why don't we wait until morning when we can get some of the other guys to help us out. There's too much stuff for just us two to secure. That moron really expects us two to carry all these bodies to the castle. Geez, the weirdo is sicker than I thought." The guard shook his head in disgust. "Maybe we should take Gage up on his offer..." The second guard nodded his head in agreement, slumping to the floor with his head between his knees.
"Let get out of here, Vicks." The second guard replied as he wobbly got to his feet. Seeing the guards getting ready to lock up, the dog-man motioned for imperial to follow him. Without thinking of her wings, she rose before she completely folded them back, upsetting a loose shelf of books in the process. The two guards immediately turned towards the sound with their weapons drawn.
"Who's in here? Come out and show yourself!" Vicks ordered, flashing his light toward Imperial and the dog-man's hiding spot. Wedge motioned Vicks towards one end of the bookcase while he did the same to the other side. After a brief moment, they both jumped towards the back of the shelf to find no one there. They briefly searched around the case trying to find what could have caused it to fall.
"C'mon Vicks, let get out of here!" Wedge called to his partner. "The smell in here is going to make me sick again."
A few minutes more of inspecting, they gave up and left, locking the front door. Imperial gave a sigh of relief as she floated down from the darkness of the high ceiling. She was passed the point of running out of strength. Supporting her own weight was hard enough, yet hovering for a couple of minutes with her frail wings and this stranger clinging to her thighs was pure torture.
"Thanks a lot." He expressed his gratitude as his feet touched the floor "I though we were caught there for a moment!" Imperial grinned as she tried to gain her breath. Holding a hand out towards him she nodded. "I'm Imperial."
The dog-man thoughtfully stared at her hand before accepting the gesture. "It's not everyday a foreigner saves your life." He eagerly began shaking her hand "My name is Patrick Fitzgerald Ballywag the fourth but people call me 'Silver' for short." He replied pointing to his silvery fur. Imperial snickered lightly at his explanation. Although he didn't realize it, he was right about the "for short" part. He was about four inches shorter than she was. Her laughter faded as she turned towards the wreckage.
Following her stare, he crouched down low to the floor "Figures, strangers comes to this town and something bad is bound to happen."
Imperial ignored the biased statement as she tried to steer the conversation in a different direction "Silver, you mentioned another stranger coming to town. My friend Orion is that person. Do you know where he could be?" She asked as they made their way towards the back door of the library.
Silver pulled his coat tighter around his body as the brisk sea salt air stirred. He searched his pants pocket drawing out a bulky pair of broken glasses.
"Between this civil war and everyday life, nothing much goes on here. You see the same faces all of the time, the same thing everyday, it monotonous you know." He glanced up at her concerned expression. "There's not that many places he could hide here where he wouldn't be noticed. Stealth would have been the best."
"Yet," Silver began again "that foreign Woran waltzed in here and all hell broke loose. The only thing I know is my girlfriend is now missing and inside the place she works is nothing but carnage. What ever happened in there, he has something to do with it."
He studied the glasses before handing them to her. "That Woran was hauled him off to the castle. The same place where Puren is probably at now."
"Why would they be at the castle?" She questioned examining the cracked frame. She closed her hand delicately over the glasses as she placed them into her side pouch. The sooner she and her friend were able to leave this town the better it would all be.
Silver gently touched her shoulder "Foreigners are not allowed in the city. If you are stupid or unluckily enough to get caught here, you'll be executed at the castle. I advise you to leave the way you came." Imperial overlooked his declaration and turned to walk away.
"What are you doing? You can't go out there! If any one of the guards finds you, you'll be killed!" he objected running after her.
"I'm not leaving until I get my friend. He's been given a death sentence because he wanted to help me! I'm not going to abandon him now." She answered him back.
Silver pointed towards an ominous castle that towered over the surrounding trees. "Please explain how do you plan to sneak into the king's castle? Prince Aflan does have an army of two hundred men in and around the place!"
Unfazed, Imperial began to sneak her way off towards the castle with Silver following in tow.
"You said your girlfriend was probably taken to the castle, right?" Imperial questioned as she leaned against a darkened wall. Sliver nodded his head in agreement.
"Well here's the deal, if you help me get my friend out, I'll help you get your girl back. If I go alone, I'll just go for my friend. What do you say?" She offered not waiting to hear his response as she scurried off into another poorly lit lane.
Thinking for a moment before following the young woman's lead he yelped, "Wait for me!" before disappearing into the cover of night.
_______________In a military defense bunker on the opposite side of town___________
"You bring me a child! I asked for something that will help me get the scroll, Silos!" Young Prince Gage roared. "That's the reason why you're the only citizen who can live outside the city wall!"
"But Sir, this child is special. He healed Aranda from her fever just by touching her. He was able to awaken his guardian who was unconscious for three days. He's..." The beast explained softly.
"So you brought me a child miracle worker?" The youthful male scoffed "Wait, did you just said something about a "guardian"? There are more foreigners around? Why wasn't I informed of this?" He sulked lividly. He looked the part of a pompous jackass as he sat with one leg hanging off the beautifully crafted wooden chair while cleaning his fingernails with a golden dagger.
"Sir, I had to make sure that they weren't spies sent by your brother. I was merely looking out for your best interest. This child they brought with them, sir, is indeed special." Silos replied meekly.
"Bring him to me." Gage waved Silos off in a huff. The huge beast got up off his knee and went to get Lakaiko from the outside hall. The armadillo ushered the little boy into the room bowing once again to the young prince. "Sir, this is Lakaiko."
"I don't care for names, Silos. Just show me what the boy can do." He retorted irritably. Silos pulled a small dove with a broken neck from an old shoulder bag and placed it in front Gage. The child glanced once again into the armadillo's eyes.
"I'm sorry Lakaiko. I hope one day you can forgive me for this." Silos whispered to him.
Lakaiko nodded his head as he turned away from him. "Still friends."
The armadillo turned from the light of the child's eyes as Lakaiko went towards the lifeless dove.
Kaiko delicately picked up the unmoving bird. Stoking it feathers, Lakaiko closed his eyes and began to murmur quietly to himself. A few moments later, a brilliant blue beam surrounded the small bird. The tiny animal gently began to coo as the light disappeared. With renewed strength, the dove spread its wings flying in the room before settling upon the child's shoulder.
Silos, seeing the child complete his first task, pulled a huge jar from his shoulder bag that held a small poisonous Goo. Opening the jar lid he threw the watery monstrously on the floor and quickly stepped back.
The creature oozed towards Lakaiko scaring the dove into flight. As the creature gained speed to attack, a faint yellow glow surrounded the boy, growing brighter by the moment until illustrious yellow flames danced around him.
"Go 'way!" the boy shrieked at the oncoming creature. Just as it reached up a tentacle to strike a bolt of lightning jolted the Goo melting it instantly at Lakaiko's feet.
"That was extraordinary." Gage remarked in amazement, jumping off of the chair grabbing the boy by the shoulders. "Maybe he could help me get that scroll, after all. Leave me, Silos and wait for the other strangers. When they return, contact me immediately."
He turned to leave Gage and Lakaiko, "Sir, about your promise I could leave the city after I help you obtain the scroll?" he asked softly. "Has this been fulfilled?" Gage reached behind his chair throwing a leather bag filled with coins at the feet of the beast.
"You have done well, Silos. Here's a few zenny for you to spend. Do with it as you see fit and good luck in your travels."
Silos clutched the bag close and turned to walk away. Hesitating for a moment, he turned back to the boy. He went over to Kaiko, crouching down he placed his huge hands on his hands dwarfing Kaiko in the process.
"Prince Gage will take care of you when he wins the war." He spoke to him passing the bag of coins into his pocket. "I want you to know I appreciate all you have done for me but I have to do this. I know you can't understand why..."
Lakaiko moved his hand to cover the Armadillo's "I unn'erstand." He voiced simply.
Swallowing hard, Silos raised to his feet "May the god's protect you." with that he walked out of the chamber. Gage motioned to one of the heads of his black armored troops to come to him.
"When he gets home make sure he and the other foreigners don't leave this city, kill them all understand!" he ordered.
When Lakaiko heard this, he ran after the armadillo "Silos, wait!" but was muffled by one of the two other guards standing in the room. The master solider nodded and ran out into the night after the giant. Gage smiled to himself as he turned to Kaiko.
Walking to a chest that sat to the far end of the chamber, he opened it and pulled out two purple and gold wristbands. Kaiko struggled against the guard that held him in place as Gage strolled over to him.
"Finally, I'll give my brother something he'll never forget!" Gage smiled only to have it fade when he noticed the yellow glow beginning to circle around the boy again. Gage swiftly fitted the one of the bands on the child's wrist before he could do an instant replay of the events before.
Lakaiko's eyes gradually lost their brightness as he stared off into oblivion. The hypnotic bands had did their job to secure the little boy in place. Gage laughed to himself as he called for his guards to assemble.
"We were going to pay a visit to my dear old brother's castle tonight, boys. Get ready."
Holy crap, batman! I forgot to add this chapter to the mix! I'm sooooo sorry for any confusion it might have caused. &(`O`)&
Sincerely Symp
-End Rants & Raves-
(I wish but) I don't own Capcom, Breath of Fire or its characters. But the characters, and world in this story for the most part are my own creation.
Chapter 11: Loyalties
Imperial continued to study the oddly clothed guards walking along the stone gate walkway and among the watchtowers. The flickering light from the torches they carried made it easier for her to count of the whereabouts of her targets. She made sure the dark part of the night had fallen before she came near the town to begin her stakeout. If her guess were right, she would be inside in the next hour or so. Thinking over the events of the morning, she heaved a long sigh as she pictured Orion grasping onto the bottom of Silos's wheelbarrow.
"Men! They always make things so damn complicated!" She mumbled to herself as she continued to look on.
"Geez, how long does this shift last?" she questioned herself, folding her arms upon her chest. She had spent the better half of the night waiting for just the right moment. Suddenly a call was issued causing the men to come to attention.
"Bingo!" she smiled to herself as she jumped into a crouched position. "Wait for it. Wait for it..." she chanted, readying herself.
Her reasoning was proven correct when the day sentries began to leave their posts at the watchtowers, making way for the night patrol to come on. Imperial quickly went into motion. Duck walking within the shadows of the towers themselves, she silently made her way around the huge wall. Seeing her chance, Imperial leapt into the air, unfolded her wings and fluttered unseen over the transitioning crews. She flew on landing on top of a house surrounded in darkness. Stepping lightly upon the shingled roof, she watched the ground for any guards walking about. After scouting and securing the street, she flew down into an ill lit alleyway.
All of the surrounding houses and stores had their shutters drawn, making the dead silence of the night seem more eerie than it should. Other than the some roaming guards no one else was walking on the streets. Yet, try as she might Imperial couldn't shake the feeling as if someone was watching her every move. A cold shiver ran down her back as she continued on her mission.
Eventually, she came across the library. Sighing a breath of relief, Imperial was pleased she was able to find it, seeing how everything in this twisted town had a twin on the opposite side of the street! Her thoughts turned to worry as she noticed the library's main door was unlocked and slightly ajar when she came upon it, cautiously she entered the building.
"Orion" She voiced softly into the darkened hall.
"Orion?" Her soft question went unanswered as she pressed on. "Where are you?"
If she was going to find anything, she was going to needed some light, she reasoned with herself. Imperial closed her eyes and concentrated on a modest light spell. The chrysm on top of her staff reacted to the enchantment, gradually lighting up her surroundings. A gasp of shock escaped her lips as the light revealed the library in total disarray. Splintered bookcases were lying about while lifeless bodies and books littered floor before her. She felt bile rising, burning in her throat as she glanced down to see her pale reflection in a pool of blood.
"My god," Imperial whispered, holding her stomach "what happed here?"
Imperial heard a soft gasp come from behind one of the few standing bookshelves. A fast moving silver streak caught her attention. She cautiously tiptoed over the dead men as if they were sleeping. Behind the wooden casing stood a scruffily dressed dog man in a long gray coat wringing his paws.
"Who are you?" They asked in unison. The dog man gave a quick look over at the young woman standing before him. "You're the one that landed on my roof! I noticed you sneaking down the street from my bathroom window..." The clanking of heavy metal footsteps were heard coming up the library steps.
"Turn off that light!" he whispered feverishly. "It's the night patrol!"
No sooner than Imperial dissipated the light spell, two gray armored guards with their lanterns cautiously walked into the main hall. Imperial held her breath as the sentinels walked a few feet from where she and the dog-man were concealed. They both crouched towards the shadows as one of the guard's oil lamps flashed a beam of light towards their way. Imperial and the dog-man had no choice but to watch the whole scene play out before them.
"Holy Shit!" one of the guards uttered in wonder and horror he surveyed the scene. "Thank goodness I wasn't on morning duty today."
His partner, thoroughly sickened by the sight, scurried full speed towards the overturned front desk with his hand over his mouth, heaving as he went. The first solider continued roaming around, picking up and dropping various items lying next to the lifeless bodies as his partner violently emptied the contents of his stomach on the floor.
"Hey Wedge," the first solider called out " Why don't we wait until morning when we can get some of the other guys to help us out. There's too much stuff for just us two to secure. That moron really expects us two to carry all these bodies to the castle. Geez, the weirdo is sicker than I thought." The guard shook his head in disgust. "Maybe we should take Gage up on his offer..." The second guard nodded his head in agreement, slumping to the floor with his head between his knees.
"Let get out of here, Vicks." The second guard replied as he wobbly got to his feet. Seeing the guards getting ready to lock up, the dog-man motioned for imperial to follow him. Without thinking of her wings, she rose before she completely folded them back, upsetting a loose shelf of books in the process. The two guards immediately turned towards the sound with their weapons drawn.
"Who's in here? Come out and show yourself!" Vicks ordered, flashing his light toward Imperial and the dog-man's hiding spot. Wedge motioned Vicks towards one end of the bookcase while he did the same to the other side. After a brief moment, they both jumped towards the back of the shelf to find no one there. They briefly searched around the case trying to find what could have caused it to fall.
"C'mon Vicks, let get out of here!" Wedge called to his partner. "The smell in here is going to make me sick again."
A few minutes more of inspecting, they gave up and left, locking the front door. Imperial gave a sigh of relief as she floated down from the darkness of the high ceiling. She was passed the point of running out of strength. Supporting her own weight was hard enough, yet hovering for a couple of minutes with her frail wings and this stranger clinging to her thighs was pure torture.
"Thanks a lot." He expressed his gratitude as his feet touched the floor "I though we were caught there for a moment!" Imperial grinned as she tried to gain her breath. Holding a hand out towards him she nodded. "I'm Imperial."
The dog-man thoughtfully stared at her hand before accepting the gesture. "It's not everyday a foreigner saves your life." He eagerly began shaking her hand "My name is Patrick Fitzgerald Ballywag the fourth but people call me 'Silver' for short." He replied pointing to his silvery fur. Imperial snickered lightly at his explanation. Although he didn't realize it, he was right about the "for short" part. He was about four inches shorter than she was. Her laughter faded as she turned towards the wreckage.
Following her stare, he crouched down low to the floor "Figures, strangers comes to this town and something bad is bound to happen."
Imperial ignored the biased statement as she tried to steer the conversation in a different direction "Silver, you mentioned another stranger coming to town. My friend Orion is that person. Do you know where he could be?" She asked as they made their way towards the back door of the library.
Silver pulled his coat tighter around his body as the brisk sea salt air stirred. He searched his pants pocket drawing out a bulky pair of broken glasses.
"Between this civil war and everyday life, nothing much goes on here. You see the same faces all of the time, the same thing everyday, it monotonous you know." He glanced up at her concerned expression. "There's not that many places he could hide here where he wouldn't be noticed. Stealth would have been the best."
"Yet," Silver began again "that foreign Woran waltzed in here and all hell broke loose. The only thing I know is my girlfriend is now missing and inside the place she works is nothing but carnage. What ever happened in there, he has something to do with it."
He studied the glasses before handing them to her. "That Woran was hauled him off to the castle. The same place where Puren is probably at now."
"Why would they be at the castle?" She questioned examining the cracked frame. She closed her hand delicately over the glasses as she placed them into her side pouch. The sooner she and her friend were able to leave this town the better it would all be.
Silver gently touched her shoulder "Foreigners are not allowed in the city. If you are stupid or unluckily enough to get caught here, you'll be executed at the castle. I advise you to leave the way you came." Imperial overlooked his declaration and turned to walk away.
"What are you doing? You can't go out there! If any one of the guards finds you, you'll be killed!" he objected running after her.
"I'm not leaving until I get my friend. He's been given a death sentence because he wanted to help me! I'm not going to abandon him now." She answered him back.
Silver pointed towards an ominous castle that towered over the surrounding trees. "Please explain how do you plan to sneak into the king's castle? Prince Aflan does have an army of two hundred men in and around the place!"
Unfazed, Imperial began to sneak her way off towards the castle with Silver following in tow.
"You said your girlfriend was probably taken to the castle, right?" Imperial questioned as she leaned against a darkened wall. Sliver nodded his head in agreement.
"Well here's the deal, if you help me get my friend out, I'll help you get your girl back. If I go alone, I'll just go for my friend. What do you say?" She offered not waiting to hear his response as she scurried off into another poorly lit lane.
Thinking for a moment before following the young woman's lead he yelped, "Wait for me!" before disappearing into the cover of night.
_______________In a military defense bunker on the opposite side of town___________
"You bring me a child! I asked for something that will help me get the scroll, Silos!" Young Prince Gage roared. "That's the reason why you're the only citizen who can live outside the city wall!"
"But Sir, this child is special. He healed Aranda from her fever just by touching her. He was able to awaken his guardian who was unconscious for three days. He's..." The beast explained softly.
"So you brought me a child miracle worker?" The youthful male scoffed "Wait, did you just said something about a "guardian"? There are more foreigners around? Why wasn't I informed of this?" He sulked lividly. He looked the part of a pompous jackass as he sat with one leg hanging off the beautifully crafted wooden chair while cleaning his fingernails with a golden dagger.
"Sir, I had to make sure that they weren't spies sent by your brother. I was merely looking out for your best interest. This child they brought with them, sir, is indeed special." Silos replied meekly.
"Bring him to me." Gage waved Silos off in a huff. The huge beast got up off his knee and went to get Lakaiko from the outside hall. The armadillo ushered the little boy into the room bowing once again to the young prince. "Sir, this is Lakaiko."
"I don't care for names, Silos. Just show me what the boy can do." He retorted irritably. Silos pulled a small dove with a broken neck from an old shoulder bag and placed it in front Gage. The child glanced once again into the armadillo's eyes.
"I'm sorry Lakaiko. I hope one day you can forgive me for this." Silos whispered to him.
Lakaiko nodded his head as he turned away from him. "Still friends."
The armadillo turned from the light of the child's eyes as Lakaiko went towards the lifeless dove.
Kaiko delicately picked up the unmoving bird. Stoking it feathers, Lakaiko closed his eyes and began to murmur quietly to himself. A few moments later, a brilliant blue beam surrounded the small bird. The tiny animal gently began to coo as the light disappeared. With renewed strength, the dove spread its wings flying in the room before settling upon the child's shoulder.
Silos, seeing the child complete his first task, pulled a huge jar from his shoulder bag that held a small poisonous Goo. Opening the jar lid he threw the watery monstrously on the floor and quickly stepped back.
The creature oozed towards Lakaiko scaring the dove into flight. As the creature gained speed to attack, a faint yellow glow surrounded the boy, growing brighter by the moment until illustrious yellow flames danced around him.
"Go 'way!" the boy shrieked at the oncoming creature. Just as it reached up a tentacle to strike a bolt of lightning jolted the Goo melting it instantly at Lakaiko's feet.
"That was extraordinary." Gage remarked in amazement, jumping off of the chair grabbing the boy by the shoulders. "Maybe he could help me get that scroll, after all. Leave me, Silos and wait for the other strangers. When they return, contact me immediately."
He turned to leave Gage and Lakaiko, "Sir, about your promise I could leave the city after I help you obtain the scroll?" he asked softly. "Has this been fulfilled?" Gage reached behind his chair throwing a leather bag filled with coins at the feet of the beast.
"You have done well, Silos. Here's a few zenny for you to spend. Do with it as you see fit and good luck in your travels."
Silos clutched the bag close and turned to walk away. Hesitating for a moment, he turned back to the boy. He went over to Kaiko, crouching down he placed his huge hands on his hands dwarfing Kaiko in the process.
"Prince Gage will take care of you when he wins the war." He spoke to him passing the bag of coins into his pocket. "I want you to know I appreciate all you have done for me but I have to do this. I know you can't understand why..."
Lakaiko moved his hand to cover the Armadillo's "I unn'erstand." He voiced simply.
Swallowing hard, Silos raised to his feet "May the god's protect you." with that he walked out of the chamber. Gage motioned to one of the heads of his black armored troops to come to him.
"When he gets home make sure he and the other foreigners don't leave this city, kill them all understand!" he ordered.
When Lakaiko heard this, he ran after the armadillo "Silos, wait!" but was muffled by one of the two other guards standing in the room. The master solider nodded and ran out into the night after the giant. Gage smiled to himself as he turned to Kaiko.
Walking to a chest that sat to the far end of the chamber, he opened it and pulled out two purple and gold wristbands. Kaiko struggled against the guard that held him in place as Gage strolled over to him.
"Finally, I'll give my brother something he'll never forget!" Gage smiled only to have it fade when he noticed the yellow glow beginning to circle around the boy again. Gage swiftly fitted the one of the bands on the child's wrist before he could do an instant replay of the events before.
Lakaiko's eyes gradually lost their brightness as he stared off into oblivion. The hypnotic bands had did their job to secure the little boy in place. Gage laughed to himself as he called for his guards to assemble.
"We were going to pay a visit to my dear old brother's castle tonight, boys. Get ready."