Well, my next chapter!! This is short, long, really short...
I know I promised two chapters, but I'm just too busy!!
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Black Demon567: Like I mentioned in the edit, took it out.
Princess Viv: Nothing to say...?
SpasticDjinn: Thanks... Do you play Neopets or something?
°x hOpE x°: Thanks for the compliments. It's okay, nobody's perfect.
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Chapter 9: The Kingdoms Gather
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"Your Majesty! Run!" The man urged, holding his axe tightly.
"But Benjamin! Prox..." Sheba argued.
"The army will take care of things! You have to leave! It's dangerous!" Benjamin exclaimed, hacking at a Proxian.
"Sheba!" Ivan called as he ran up. "Benjamin's right. You have to get out of here. If anything happened to you King Faran would never forgive..."
"Ivan, I am the Queen of Lalivero. Like my father said... 'A ruler has to live for his people, and help them in times of danger.' Doesn't that apply to me?" Sheba asked softly. She picked up a long Nebula Wand. Ivan and Benjamin exchanged glances.
"Ivan, I'll leave Her Majesty to you," Benjamin whispered before he flew off to join his fellow soldiers. Sheba and Ivan both raised their hands.
"Destruct Ray!" they cast in unison. Due to the fact many Laliveroans suffered the Magma Ball, Prox had a huge advantage over them.
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"R-Robin... who was that guy?" Jenna asked. Isaac shook his head, not knowing what to say. He leaned against the wall, panting hard, as King Django and Queen Sora dashed out.
"Felix! Jenna! What happened?" Sora asked worriedly. "The buildings around are all..."
Django's eyes widened. "You... you're the..."
"King Django, this is Robin, the boy I spoke about when..." Felix began. Django drew his sword.
"You were the boy that sneaked into my palace sometime ago!" he said angrily. Isaac sighed.
"Yes, I did. I was also the one who brought news to Prox about the Gun Del Sol. And now..."
Felix was taken by surprise. "You're the boy Prox took from Vale!"
"Huh?" Jenna could not see head or tail of it.
"I've decided. I can't keep on running away," Isaac said seriously. "Since I helped to start this catastrophe, I should end it."
"I see you've changed..." Django had observed that the wild, evil look in Isaac's eyes had disappeared. "We'll need all the help we can get. Lalivero is under Prox's attack. As we are against Prox, this time we'll work with Lalivero and get rid of Prox."
"But Django, I just received news that King Kyle from Vale is asking for help against Contigo," Sora said.
"King Django, I'll head for Lalivero. You settle Vale's troubles first. Robin, Jenna, you guys come with me." Felix said. Django nodded in agreement.
"Take the west army with you," he instructed.
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"Father, sorry to disturb you at such a late hour," Piers apologised.
"It's all right, Piers. What happened?"
"One of our messengers just came in with the news that Lalivero is being attacked by Prox. Do you think we should... Help them?" Piers asked.
"King Hydros!" a tall, burly man marched into the throne room. "Good evening!"
"Lord Conservato! Surely it's bedtime!" Piers said, groaning inwardly. He did not like Conservato.
"I couldn't sleep, my dear prince," Conservato said, his voice dripping with honey. "I was thinking about Princess Mia's answer. What did she say?"
"We were busy talking about Lalivero, you see..." Hydros explained.
"Oh! Attacked by Prox, right? Lemuria has managed to stay peaceful by keeping away from other kingdom's quarrels. I therefore don't think we should..."
"You think so," said a cold voice. Mia entered the room, her face pale. Conservato immediately went down on one knee and reached for her hand.
"Ohh!! Princess!" Mia ignored him and turned to her father.
"Father, I disagree. Queen Sheba of Lalivero is my best friend! I can't leave her to suffer," Mia said carefully, watching Conservato turn to stone. Piers felt like giving his sister three cheers as he saw Conservato's face.
"Very well. Piers, gather the army. I have faith in both your fighting skills, so I'm not too worried," Hydros said, smiling.
"Thank you, Father. We'll set off in the morning," Piers said, bowing.
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"Grand Gaia!" Dozens of voices rang out. The battlefield between Vale and Contigo, half on land and half on water, was filled with war cries, screams of the victims and blood.
King Kyle leaned on his sword, breathing heavily. Around his head were three Venus djinn. King Kite, in front of him, lifted his axe.
"You will pay for damaging my kingdom!" he exclaimed, advancing towards Kyle. The ruler of Vale pulled out a djinni with a fierce expression.
"Bane! Go!"
The djinni gathered a tiny green energy ball and shot it at Kite. The adept shuddered as the deadly poison cruised through his body. He collapsed in pain. Kyle immediately raced forward with his sword.
"Stop!" Hamma ordered, rushing forward. The Mars djinni with her created a protective aura around them. The sword hit the barrier, doing little damage.
"You... You're Flash, Xyrho's favourite djinni! Why..."
"Listen to me, King of Vale," Hamma said urgently. "I am Hamma, a Seer. Stop all this fighting at once."
"What do you know? Your king killed many of my..."
"Did you not do the same?" Hamma asked. "This battle is pointless. Stop sacrificing innocent lives, please!"
"I'll never forgive him!" Kyle glanced at his four standby djinn. "Summon Judgment!"
But the god did not appear.
"You see? The immortals will only ally with an adept who needs them, for a good reason," Hamma said. "And Judgment has not appeared."
Kyle remained silent.
"I mentioned that I am a Seer. I am forbidden to tell the exact truth, and actually I do not know much, but your son Isaac is in perfectly good shape. There is no reason for you to war with Contigo, for King Kite has never even seen Isaac."
Kyle still remained silent. Around him, the soldiers had also ceased to fight.
"Please believe me. Lalivero is under attack right now. Go and help them. You'll find what you've wished for in years," pleaded Hamma.
"Kyle, it won't do any harm," Django said, stepping forward. "I've already sent my people there. Prox is still the wickedest among us, after all. Let us join forces and attack."
Kyle walked towards Kite and healed him with Revive.
"I'm not saying I believe you," he snapped at Hamma. She smiled.
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"Shine Plasma..." Ivan whispered, feeling as if he would drop. He was drained of psynergy points and he felt exhausted.
"Ivan, don't force yourself," Sheba murmured. "Sleep."
The young queen managed to hypnotise a few Proxians, but there were countless more.
"Dragon Fume!" A Proxian yelled, grinning. The fire dragon threw Sheba into the air and exploded. Ivan watched in horror as she fell.
With amazing agility, a brown haired young man leapt forward, catching the unconscious girl in his arms.
"Revive."
Sheba stirred and opened her eyes.
"You okay?"
Ivan watched in astonishment as Isaac and Jenna ran up.
"You... You... you're the..."
"It's okay, we're on your side," Felix said. "And now, you should concentrate on the Proxians."
"Cool Aura!" Jenna chanted, healing the few Lalivereons left. They smiled gratefully. Sheba continued to eye Isaac suspiciously until he blasted several Proxians off. A djinni popped out of of Felix's hand. It flew to Sheba and lifted her by her cloak.
"Meld!" Felix cursed under his breath. "You had to choose the queen..."
Sheba quickly understood. Grinning confidently at Felix, she flew forward and attacked an enemy with the other adept.
"Arrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!"
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"Flash and Torch? Gone??!!" Xyrho screamed. He and Garet had just reached Vault when the Djinn-keeper informed him of the disappearance.
"Prox sent someone to steal your djinni. This one they put in our Contigo. Go to Lalivero. All will be cleared up there."
Garet took Flash, who disappeared into his body. "But it'll take about 2 and a half days to reach Lalivero, and..."
"Call upon Tiamat," Hamma advised. "She will fetch you there."
With a flash of light, she disappeared.
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"Retreat!" Saturos yelled. Agatio grabbed his arm.
"What are you doing?"
"We've been fighting for two whole days. Our army is tired. And Lalivero is gone for sure, we were winning until Isaac showed up with Kolima's army. Retreat first, and get Menardi to fire the cannon." Saturos replied. The Proxians started to head back.
"Did they just say 'Retreat'?" Ivan asked wearily. Sheba smiled with relief before she collapsed. "Sheba!!"
Felix checked her pulse. "She's asleep. Too tired."
"Aren't we all?" Jenna said rather cheerfully. "I'm Jenna from Kolima. This is my brother Felix, and Robin you seem to know."
"Robin? I thought you said your name was..." Ivan trailed off as Isaac shook his head.
"I lied," Isaac confessed.
"Well, Robin," Ivan said, obviously misunderstanding, "I choose to believe you really turned over a new leaf. So, anyway, to thank you all for helping out, please stay over at Lalivero's Palace; it's only half damaged by Prox..."
Isaac sighed as Jenna squealed her thanks. This is getting complicated...
Felix lifted Sheba and followed Ivan back to the palace with the others.
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Oh well. Stupid chapter doesn't do much...