(Yes, I am so bland and unoriginal that I altered the idea somewhat… Wah!)
The Myth of Crystaelius:
Chapter Ten: The Song of Salvation I
Todd sat glumly on the porch of Clive's home; eyes locked on the approaching figure as a slight drizzle began to pour.
The person stopped once inside the town, eyeing the locked houses and buildings. He glanced at Todd once, pulling his hood slightly lower on his head.
"The rain is so serene; it eases away at the constant worries preying off of our minds."
Todd stood up and watched as the person walked up to the door. "I'm only here to offer some assistance to you and your friends; Jet and Aaron have already begun with the task."
"What do you mean? Have you met them?"
The person remained silent and knocked on the door. A few moments passed in silence before the entrance was opened.
Jet fiddled with a small coin as they both neared the tower. "Hey, you sure we should do what he says? It might be a trap," Jet stated. Aaron shrugged. "It's risky, yes, but it's our last shot. He said the tower was going to be used as a magnet."
Jet looked up at the tower. "Whatever."
They quickly walked up to the tower and entered it, beginning to advance up the stairs.
"It is almost time, soon Orion will have gained enough power and the Tower of Osiris will activate!" Guile thought as the sun began to set.
He stole a glance at the generator and grinned. "The time has come; Crystaelius's resurrection was meant to occur in a few more days, but with the Tower of Osiris, Filgaia's energy is free! I won't have to wait for Orion's power to grow!" he exclaimed in happiness as the small glass sphere on the altar in the center of the room glowed.
"Now what is it?" he inquired while walking over to the sphere and examining it. The storm was beginning to strengthen as the rain fell harder. Guile could make out two figures approaching the tower directly below Orion on Filgaia. He cocked his head to the left. "What? How did my grandson and Jet survive Onerog's death? Damn, that Zane must have informed them of the tower!"
He ground his teeth and slammed his fist upon the altar, knocking the sphere to the floor. "No, I won't allow them to stop me! Once Urien has been awakened, I'll wipe them all out! I will not be denied!"
The sphere suddenly glowed again, picturing a blue and silvered colored dragon flying towards Orion. "How is this possible! I should have killed all those fools when I had the chance! Now Zane has tipped off all of them! Dammit, dammit all!" he shouted while crushing the sphere with his foot.
"I hope that Zane guy was right," Enrique stated as Lombardia neared the atmosphere. Todd shivered. "It's getting colder; can Lombardia make it into space?" he asked as Virginia glanced at him. "I'm pretty sure, but I'm really worried about Jet…"
"What about Aaron?" Enrique inquired. "Jet your favorite?"
Virginia became scarlet. "Um… I…" she stammered as Lombardia rocked somewhat.
"So, what are we supposed to do now?" Jet asked as he and Aaron entered the top floor of the tower. Aaron closed his eyes and thought. "According to Zane, a warping mechanism, located in this room, will allow us to venture to Orion, but we have to find it first."
Jet sighed in annoyance and concentrated. "This tower is linked with the planet, right?" he asked while closing his eyes. "Well, so am I; I should be able to turn this thing on."
After a few moments, Jet tensed. He was becoming weary; the energy in the room seemed to be draining the both of them.
"Turn on…" he thought. The room shook slightly, and after what seemed like six minutes, it shook again, much more violently.
A large, intricate symbol, alit with green energy suddenly appeared in the center of the room, and a great pillar of energy shot out from it.
Jet lowered his hand and attempted to slow his breathing; the task had required much of his energy.
Aaron glanced at him and began to walk towards the symbol, waiting for his comrade before stepping through the pillar.
The both of them winced as they appeared in the central hall of Orion. "Damn, that hurt!" Jet exclaimed as he grasped his left shoulder. Aaron nodded slightly. "Yes, the burst of energy was quite painful, but we have to get going; who knows what my grandfather is trying to do."
The two drifters began to make their way towards the large staircase, advancing up it slowly and steadily. It was freezing in the building; Orion was floating in space of course, but there did not seem to be any temperature control.
They quickly walked up into the chamber which lay before the generator room.
"So you two came," Ileana stated as she approached them from before the entrance of the generator room. Jet and Aaron grasped their weapons tightly. "You going to stop us this time around?" Jet asked calmly. She shook her head. "No, you can go ahead; I'm not sure what's right anymore," She stated.
Aaron eased and smiled. "Thank you, will you be assisting us?" Ileana looked at him. "I… I can't help you; it's impossible for me to hurt my grandfather."
Aaron nodded. "All right then, but please be careful." He and Jet walked past her and pushed open the crystal door and entered the room.
Guile glanced at them from the corner of his eye as he touched the generator. "I doubted Ileana would stop you; she's become just like my daughter, fragile and confused. My daughter was a weak human!"
Aaron ground his teeth as they approached the altar. "How could you say that about your own child; my mother!" he demanded furiously.
He quickly turned around to face them. "It was the truth! However, I have to say I am glad you kept her maiden name as your last."
The swordsman unsheathed his sword. "Why should you be glad? Damn you! Don't you know what you're doing is wrong!" he shouted while readying his weapon.
Guile grinned. "No, it is the revival of the true Filgaia!" He removed a somewhat large sword and held it upon his left hand, directing it at Aaron.
"No!" Ileana yelled as she ran into the room in front of Jet and Aaron. "They've done nothing wrong! Grandfather, please, spare them!"
Guile scowled. "Ileana! How dare you betray me; fine! You can die with these insolent fools!"
The sword lit a bright blue and he swung it once, causing a wave of energy to fly at her. "Ileana!" Aaron exclaimed as he pushed her out of the way, having the wave collide with him and smashing him through the crystal and down below to Filgaia.
Jet quickly fired at Guile, who leaped out of the way, only to have the bullets hit the generator. "No!" he cried, before slipping over the edge of the hole and falling.
"Grandfather!" she screamed in horror as the generator lit up. "What the hell?" Jet muttered as the now exposed core of the generator began to spin quickly.
Ileana glanced at it. "No, Orion has been disabled; the core is going haywire!"
Aaron began to stand up slowly, his body aching in pain. He had fallen onto the top of the tower, which seemed to be rising into the air, so his landing was not extremely fatal, but he felt a few of his right ribs were crushed, since they absorbed most of the impact.
"Isn't it a shame you can't control the power of the planet; you could have avoided the fall," Guile stated as he landed gently on the tower.
Aaron grasped his sword and readied a stance. "I don't care; I'm going to finish this with you now."
Guile chuckled and raised his own blade. "Fine then; you can burn in the pits of Hell for all I care!"
