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Sorry for the late update. It's getting harder and harder to free time to write.
(And please note that Stableboy has not ended yet, I will finish it when I figure out a good ending.)
Traps of Jupiter
"Are they here yet?" Alex interrupted the Proxians' reverie, his gloved hands automatically coming up to block the scythe and long sword that were suddenly thrust into his face.
"Be careful, Alex," Karst warned in a low voice, stepping back. "Your ties with us are weak."
Alex feigned hurt, crossing his arms over his chest, "And I thought we were friends."
"Quiet fool!" Agatio broke from his usual silence, resheathing his sword behind his back. "You don't understand how close you came to death."
Alex snorted silently, his smirk growing greater as he started speaking, "We'll not need to be allies much longer, so you will not need to worry about my presence much longer."
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The titanic gates of the Jupiter Lighthouse rose ever higher as the adepts ascended the stone steps with the mysterious Hama at the lead. The group stopped at the gates, all five looking intently at the giant doors before them.
"How do we get in?" Piers wondered aloud, staring at the onyx gates in wonder.
"Sheba has one of the needed items," Hama informed them, "and I hold the other item."
"The Shaman's Rod," Felix concluded omnisciently, watching Sheba's jade eyes widen in surprise. She quickly produced a knarled brown rod from her pack, handing it to Hama almost reluctantly.
"How can the rod open the door?" Jenna asked intently, watching as Hama inspected the rod.
"It can do nothing itself," Hama took out a tiny violet gem and placed it on the top of the Shaman's Rod."
The stone flashed a light purple momentarily, fusing itself into the wood gracefully. The entire rod gained a soft light, its new power glowing lightly. Hama examined the rod yet again before handing it back to Sheba. "Now enter the lighthouse and fulfill your destinies!"
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Higher up, Karst quickly finished laying the final pieces of her trap, smiling manically as she walked back up the stairs. Agatio and Alex stood at the top of the stairs, listening to the rest of Karst's plan.
"We will separate them into two groups," Karst explained as she led the three though the dim corridors. "Karst will take the right one and I'll take the left."
"And I will be at the top, just in case they succeed in defeating you," Alex concluded, already turning back. "Let us hope that your plan does not fail."
"Yes, let us hope," Karst whispered as Alex left, already splitting from Agatio.
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Harsh winds ripped at the small balcony extending from the lighthouse, pushing the four adepts back as they continued to trudge forward against it. None of the adepts could hear or see the drawbridge that lay ahead of them as Felix and Sheba continued across it while Piers and Jenna were still on the other side. Suddenly, the two parts collapsed downwards, creating a giant gap between the groups.
"Felix!" Jenna yelled against the wind, trying to reach her brother on the other side, only to have her words thrust backwards.
"He cannot hear us!" Piers yelled to Jenna, automatically reading the concern in her brown eyes. "Let's see if there is another way around!"
The two slowly proceeded to head back, completely unaware that they were walking into a trap.
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The next room was eerily silent as Felix and Sheba entered, their footsteps echoing loudly throughout the empty violet hall. Neither noticed their companions' absence, until Sheba spoke up.
"Where are Jenna and Piers?" her soft voice echoed through the room, making her much louder than usual.
"They are on the other side," a voice in the shadows answered, Karst's crimson figure coming into view as she approached. She raised her scythe aggressively, growling softly, "You have fallen into my trap!"
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"Look over there!" Jenna yelled when she and Piers reentered the room, her index finger pointing across the dark chasm to where Felix and Sheba were battling Karst.
"The bridge must have been a trap," Piers deduced instantly, instinctively readying his glaive.
"That means Agatio is here!" Jenna already had her staff out, and was holding defensively.
"You're right," the pair barely had time to dodge as a long gleaming sword parted the stone between them, causing debris to fly in every direction. Nothing moved in the area as the dust settled, showing Agatio kneeling with his blade in the deep trench he had cut. Silently, Agatio stood, focusing his attention on Piers as he readied his next attack.
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"You cannot defeat me!" Karst yelled as she blocked one of Felix's slashes with her scythe. Using the moment that Felix had to pause to shift his weight, she ducked under his defense, using her right leg to trip the Venus adept. She quickly raised her scythe upward, preparing to bring down her full force in one fatal blow.
"Spark Plasma!" Karst had completely forgotten about Sheba, until lighting struck her scythe, funneling the electric energy straight into her hands. A dull thud marked Karst's weapon as it hit the ground, broken in half.
"You will pay for that, insolent worm!" Karst screamed as she left her first query and jumped after Sheba.
"No," Sheba managed to whisper before her throat was caught in a stranglehold, Karst's crimson glove closing off her windpipe.
"This is one of my strongest techniques, the pride of many years," Karst boasted to her victim as her palm started glowing red, Mars energy being concentrated on Sheba's pale throat.
Karst did not have time to finish her technique, her forgotten enemy sneaking up behind and resolute slamming the flat edge of his blade against her skull.
"Its over," Felix mumbled softly as Karst's unconscious body hit the floor, her grip finally released.
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Agatio groaned as he took another swing at Piers, only for the Lemurian to dodge at the last second, the never ending game continuing. "Why don't you stand still?" Agatio finally yelled, slashing horizontally at Piers' cerulean head.
"Because if I did, I would be dead," Piers retorted, ducking under another slash and making his own cut at the Proxian's ankles. A slight grunt told him of his success, slowing the larger man even more.
"You are mine!" Agatio swung again, watching as Piers moved a second time before he punched Piers in the gut, stopping him completely. Agatio grinned as he threw the unconscious Lemurian to the ground before focusing on the Mars adept.
"Unleash Fury!" Jenna yelled as Agatio turned, calling forth the numerous moaning souls of the underworld to her side. Both sides paused for a moment, before the spirits rammed into Agatio, immediately knocking him cold.
"Its over," Jenna repeated her brother's words before she went to help Piers.
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The lighthouse aerie was full of tension as the newly regrouped adepts walked up its marble stairs. None took the time to notice the ornate design of the aerie, nor did they stop to admire the statues that surrounded the center pit.
"It took you long enough," Alex stepped out of the shadows with two newly healed Mars adepts behind him.
"How did you..." Jenna started to ask at the sight of Karst and Agatio, her mouth agape.
"I healed them," Alex smiled softly, turning his attention back to Felix. "We set these traps presuming that you had the Mars Star in your possession, but you obviously don't. So please light the beacon so we can go to find it!"
Felix paused reluctantly at taking the order before fishing through his pockets and producing a large violet orb. Unceremoniously, he threw the Star into the pit, watching intently as light exploded from its mouth. Quickly, a gigantic lilac sphere formed over the pit, rotating slowly in the harsh winds.
"Good," Alex started to walk away, but stopped when he noticed that Karst and Agatio were edging towards the adepts. "Our fighting is done for today," he ordered in an arrogant tone, his face twisting into a sinister smile.
"Your luck seems to have prevailed this time," Karst grumbled at the adepts as she and Agatio retreated towards the elevator, both boarding with Alex and descending out of sight.
"Come on Felix," Jenna called to her brother as three from the group headed toward the other elevator. Her words did not reach him as he stared obliviously at the giant orb above him, thoughts of a new acquaintance dancing throughout his consciousness.
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Reviewer's Response-
The 8BTFreek- Looks like your the only reviewer again. As long as you don't keep a story going on infinitly without a point, I'll be happy.
The Omega Blade does have an interesting power, but you will have to wait to see it.
Off course Felix's out of control thoughts mean what you think it means. Unless he is just confused or something.
Its going to be a while before I can even work on Nemesis, but I'll e-mail you when I get to it.
Thanks for the only review!