The Tournament of Aeons--part 2
by: David Stryder
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--The third fight--
By this time, the sun was about a third of the way across the sky,
and the next Aeons to walk out were bickering amongst themselves.
The Magus Sisters were never ones to get along, anyway. Cindy, Mindy,
and Sandy made up the only multiple Aeon summoning. They only stopped
fighting when a shadow loomed over them; the Dark Aeon, Anima simply
sat there, bound and moaning as usual. The sisters just couldn't keep
fighting with that ...thing watching them like that.
A third grenade flew in and blew up, starting the next match.
Unlike the prior fights, no one moved. Anima couldn't, obviously, but
the sisters were at a loss as to how to fight this creature. Since
they didn't move first, the massive Anima did. Energy gathered into the
only open eye, muscles tightened, and Pain ripped through her and out
of the eye. The waves went strait towards Cindy, and she was down
instantly. This was enough to kick the others into action.
The small one, Mindy, went for her Passado attack which fired energy in
small bursts from her ...lower section. The taller sister, Sandy, charged
up her forearm blades and let loose her attack. Both were very discouraged
to find that their attacks did very little to harm the immense beast before
them. So there was only one thing left to do...RUN LIKE HELL!!
That is, if the next wave of Pain hadn't been ready to go. The target this
time was the little one. The waves slammed into her back and she was down,
just like her other sister. The tall one was the only one left, now.
However, she was more evasive than the others, and multiple Pain waves
missed. This only served to piss off the larger Aeon, and Anima gathered even
more energy then before. The third and final Magus Sister was suddenly
hit with what seemed to be an intense gravitational pull, and disappeared
underground. For several seconds, the onlookers saw only Anima looking
very stressed. The ground seemed to rumble, and then 'spit' out the limp
form of the third Magus sister. She landed with a dull thud, the plastered
look on her face that of sheer terror.
...The other spectators didn't look too happy, either. Oblivion was the kind
of attack that gives you serious nightmares.
Winner: ANIMA
--The fourth fight--
After what seemed like forever, Ifrit and Ixion were finally able to do what
they had been summoned to do, even though they were summoned first. Both
looked particularly annoyed and anxious.
Once again, a grenade lifted a cloud of smoke to begin the fight.
With a loud cry, the thunder horse Ixion charged strait towards the demon of
fire, horn aimed right between the eyes. Ifrit, however, had other ideas.
Using only his hands and his leverage, the hellhound's great hands grabbed
the horn of Ixion and held it there. No one moved. Ifrit's great strength had
managed to keep his attacker at bay, and now he simply had to hold it there
until he could come up with another strategy. All at once, a great bolt of
electricity surged through the horn, slamming Ifrit to the ground. Ixion then
lept backwards to put some distance between them. He let loose his Aerospark
a few times, switching from a close-range to long-range strategy. Ifrit then
countered with his Meteor Strike. The attacks hit each other and canceled out.
Both seeing that this fight was going nowhere, Ifrit moved first. He charged up
a pair of fireballs and flung them at his attacker, causing the horse to be thrown
upwards in a column of fire. He followed this with another Meteor Strike, in midair,
and landed, digging his claws into the dirt to stop the sliding. However, what
came next suprised the fire demon; the fire tornado spurt forth a thick beam
of electricity that engulfed Ifrit quite nicely. The Aeon of Fire struggled to
complete his attack while being attacked, and managed to pick up a nice chunk of
rock to fling. What he never saw coming, however, was the fact that the rock had
absorbed the attack, and the gathering of eletricity on that rock reacted with
the fire column that the horse was still trapped inside. The resulting explosion
was enough to blow a few guardians backwards quite a ways, including the two
summoners. Auron, of course, just stood there as if there was no explosion.
As the dust setteled, a weakened Ifrit stood by the fallen steed and let loose a
roar of triumph.
Winner: IFRIT
-----------------------INTERMISSION-----------------------
The remaining Aeons stayed with the summoners and their guardians without disappearing,
and at this point, they took a rest. At first, no one noticed Yojimbo's dog-like
companion still sitting to the side, watching. For the sake of telling the story, we'll
call him Daigoro, like the name of the attack that he performs.
Daigoro began trotting back to the group when a hole opened up in the ground, right
in his path. Quickly, a small, pale green head popped out. This head contained large
rabbit ears and a red jewel in the middle of his forehead. Carbunkle looked around,
obviously confused, and began to retreat back down his hole...until he noticed a strange
creature watching him. This propped some severe curiousity, and the small rabbit jumped
out and immedietly started inspecting his new friend. Daigoro wasn't all too happy with
this, and slowly backed up. Carbunkle either didn't notice, or didn't care. He just kept
getting closer, sniffing. This prompted the dog to raise one paw in the air as more of a
warning. The rabbit ignored it. This resulted in a quick whack and a scratched head jewel.
Oh, that was it. It's on, now. The tiny GF no longer cared about a new friend, but avenging
the damage to his precious headpiece. The resulting tussle didn't last long, but it was
loud enough to draw the attention of all the current residents of the Calm lands, human or
otherwise.
---
Daigoro finally limped back to the group, one paw raised, a few cuts here and
there; Carbunkle trotted away, indignant, and leaped back into his hole.
Winner: ...uh, CARBUNKLE ....?
To Be Continued...(again)
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I know these aren't very long right now, but I'll make up for it
in the next couple of chapters. Please review!
by: David Stryder
*********************
--The third fight--
By this time, the sun was about a third of the way across the sky,
and the next Aeons to walk out were bickering amongst themselves.
The Magus Sisters were never ones to get along, anyway. Cindy, Mindy,
and Sandy made up the only multiple Aeon summoning. They only stopped
fighting when a shadow loomed over them; the Dark Aeon, Anima simply
sat there, bound and moaning as usual. The sisters just couldn't keep
fighting with that ...thing watching them like that.
A third grenade flew in and blew up, starting the next match.
Unlike the prior fights, no one moved. Anima couldn't, obviously, but
the sisters were at a loss as to how to fight this creature. Since
they didn't move first, the massive Anima did. Energy gathered into the
only open eye, muscles tightened, and Pain ripped through her and out
of the eye. The waves went strait towards Cindy, and she was down
instantly. This was enough to kick the others into action.
The small one, Mindy, went for her Passado attack which fired energy in
small bursts from her ...lower section. The taller sister, Sandy, charged
up her forearm blades and let loose her attack. Both were very discouraged
to find that their attacks did very little to harm the immense beast before
them. So there was only one thing left to do...RUN LIKE HELL!!
That is, if the next wave of Pain hadn't been ready to go. The target this
time was the little one. The waves slammed into her back and she was down,
just like her other sister. The tall one was the only one left, now.
However, she was more evasive than the others, and multiple Pain waves
missed. This only served to piss off the larger Aeon, and Anima gathered even
more energy then before. The third and final Magus Sister was suddenly
hit with what seemed to be an intense gravitational pull, and disappeared
underground. For several seconds, the onlookers saw only Anima looking
very stressed. The ground seemed to rumble, and then 'spit' out the limp
form of the third Magus sister. She landed with a dull thud, the plastered
look on her face that of sheer terror.
...The other spectators didn't look too happy, either. Oblivion was the kind
of attack that gives you serious nightmares.
Winner: ANIMA
--The fourth fight--
After what seemed like forever, Ifrit and Ixion were finally able to do what
they had been summoned to do, even though they were summoned first. Both
looked particularly annoyed and anxious.
Once again, a grenade lifted a cloud of smoke to begin the fight.
With a loud cry, the thunder horse Ixion charged strait towards the demon of
fire, horn aimed right between the eyes. Ifrit, however, had other ideas.
Using only his hands and his leverage, the hellhound's great hands grabbed
the horn of Ixion and held it there. No one moved. Ifrit's great strength had
managed to keep his attacker at bay, and now he simply had to hold it there
until he could come up with another strategy. All at once, a great bolt of
electricity surged through the horn, slamming Ifrit to the ground. Ixion then
lept backwards to put some distance between them. He let loose his Aerospark
a few times, switching from a close-range to long-range strategy. Ifrit then
countered with his Meteor Strike. The attacks hit each other and canceled out.
Both seeing that this fight was going nowhere, Ifrit moved first. He charged up
a pair of fireballs and flung them at his attacker, causing the horse to be thrown
upwards in a column of fire. He followed this with another Meteor Strike, in midair,
and landed, digging his claws into the dirt to stop the sliding. However, what
came next suprised the fire demon; the fire tornado spurt forth a thick beam
of electricity that engulfed Ifrit quite nicely. The Aeon of Fire struggled to
complete his attack while being attacked, and managed to pick up a nice chunk of
rock to fling. What he never saw coming, however, was the fact that the rock had
absorbed the attack, and the gathering of eletricity on that rock reacted with
the fire column that the horse was still trapped inside. The resulting explosion
was enough to blow a few guardians backwards quite a ways, including the two
summoners. Auron, of course, just stood there as if there was no explosion.
As the dust setteled, a weakened Ifrit stood by the fallen steed and let loose a
roar of triumph.
Winner: IFRIT
-----------------------INTERMISSION-----------------------
The remaining Aeons stayed with the summoners and their guardians without disappearing,
and at this point, they took a rest. At first, no one noticed Yojimbo's dog-like
companion still sitting to the side, watching. For the sake of telling the story, we'll
call him Daigoro, like the name of the attack that he performs.
Daigoro began trotting back to the group when a hole opened up in the ground, right
in his path. Quickly, a small, pale green head popped out. This head contained large
rabbit ears and a red jewel in the middle of his forehead. Carbunkle looked around,
obviously confused, and began to retreat back down his hole...until he noticed a strange
creature watching him. This propped some severe curiousity, and the small rabbit jumped
out and immedietly started inspecting his new friend. Daigoro wasn't all too happy with
this, and slowly backed up. Carbunkle either didn't notice, or didn't care. He just kept
getting closer, sniffing. This prompted the dog to raise one paw in the air as more of a
warning. The rabbit ignored it. This resulted in a quick whack and a scratched head jewel.
Oh, that was it. It's on, now. The tiny GF no longer cared about a new friend, but avenging
the damage to his precious headpiece. The resulting tussle didn't last long, but it was
loud enough to draw the attention of all the current residents of the Calm lands, human or
otherwise.
---
Daigoro finally limped back to the group, one paw raised, a few cuts here and
there; Carbunkle trotted away, indignant, and leaped back into his hole.
Winner: ...uh, CARBUNKLE ....?
To Be Continued...(again)
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I know these aren't very long right now, but I'll make up for it
in the next couple of chapters. Please review!