The examination was continuing to take place in a maze of dark, damp,
dripping tunnels which were candlelit so the Burmecian students could make
their way through. The students were not alone, not only were there Dragon
knights and Burmecian knights patrolling the area to ensure their safety
but there was also the vicious monsters which inhabited the cave. One the
types of monster which lived in the dark cave was the Ironite, a tough
flying creature with scaly skin and muscles with an arsenal of fire and
lightning attacks. These Ironites were what the students were looking for.
If they killed an Ironite and obtained an Ironite horn they would qualify
to join the ranks of the Burmecian army.
One of the students, Frato, was currently trudging through the black cave in search for the Ironite. He had a rather aggravated expression on his face as he had yet to find the monster.
"Come on Ironite! Show me your ugly face so I can cut it off!" Frato called into the cave, leering. He walked a few more steps forward before calling out again. "Come and get a piece of me!"
Frato's ears then pricked as he heard soft footsteps coming towards him from around the corner of the rocky cave. As the footsteps came within range Frato leapt out and swung his lance downwards at the owner of the footsteps with immense force. Steel hit flesh, and Frato heard a gasp followed by a thump as something hit the floor. The footsteps stopped.
"That was easy." Frato sighed to himself. It was too dark to see what he had knocked out so he began to drag the unconscious body to nearest candle. Frato felt fur under his palm, and he doubted he had knocked out the Ironite that he needed to.
Eventually Frato reached a candle, so he turned to examine his victim. As he saw what he had knocked out, Frato's eyes widened with shock and fear. In the candlelight on the stone path lay an unconscious Burmecian student. Frato had found and attacked a fellow Burmecian.
Frato desperately tried to think what to do. If he left the poor Burmecian laying on the stone path a monster would surely come and either eat or wound the man. Then an idea hit Frato's small brain. The whistle! Frato quickly pulled his whistle from his pocket and blew it as hard as he could. He then proceeded to run full pace away from the knocked out Burmecian.
"Trust my luck..." Frato thought to himself as he fled from the scene of his crime. He was running so fast he hadn't looked where he was going and he ended up crashing into something hard.
Frato was knocked back onto the floor from the impact. What he had bumped into roared and spread out its wings in the darkness. As Frato heard the roar, he leapt back onto his feet and readied his spear for attack.
The monster charged towards Frato who swung his lance at lightning speed and managed to hit the monster in the face and force it back. The creature howled in pain, but the damage had been minimal thanks to its tough skin. The beast roared and began charging up a fireball in its mouth.
Frato took the opportunity to charge at the monster at full speed. Frato reached the monster before the attack was unleashed and slashed at the monster once again knocking it back for a second time. The monster roared and unleashed the fire breath attack as a counter. Frato jumped back to avoid the flames but was caught with some of the attack.
Frato slapped at his shirt in a desperate attempt to put out the small fires on it. He was successful, but so occupied in putting out the fires he didn't notice the monster charge again and was sent flying into one of the cave walls. Feeling the pain of small burns, slight cuts from the monster's horns and the impact against the stone wall; Frato just managed to get to his feet. The monster growled slightly as it noticed him rise from the rocky floor, but Frato concerned himself with his wounds as he muttered some words.
"Breath of angels, heal my wounds. Reis's wind!" Frato muttered to himself in a clear tone. Green and white flashing light was generated from his lance and flowed through the air elegantly before entering his body. The pain he suffered began to ease and the scratches and cuts began to fade as Regen took full affect.
The green and light seemed to infuriate the monster, and it started to gather electrical energy its mouth and claws. In a flash, powerful electrical bolts were shot straight at Frato. Frato jumped out of the way to avoid them while they hit the ground causing a small electrical explosion.
While the monster finished firing the thunder spell Frato was busy using another ability he had learnt. His lance began glowing with an eerie red light; he then pointed the lance into the air and shouted "Luna!"
At that word, the red light left his lance and formed a breeze around both him and the monster. The light then formed a bright fiery circle which revealed that Frato was indeed fighting an Ironite. The circle then faded, and the Ironite and Frato were both glowing with red aura.
The aura increased both of their strength slightly, but filled their minds with such a rage that they would only attack each other continually. This berserk state took affect as Frato and the Ironite charged at each other full force. When they met, Frato slashed at the creature before he was hit with the charge. The monster backed off from the slash and Frato ran and swung his lance again.
This process continued, the Ironite couldn't charge and hit Frato without a slash from his lance thanks to his Luna ability. Blood was being spilt from the creature, but Frato wouldn't relent until the monster lay dead. It wasn't long before the creature did die, as with the constant slashing Frato managed to pierce the monster's head. The Ironite fell, defeated.
The red aura left Frato, who started to regain his wits. He lurched over and started breathing heavily. By using Luna and killing the monster in a merciless massacre he had tired himself out, only noticed now thanks to the berserk state. A grin forged itself on Frato's lips as he felt the sweet satisfaction of victory. Without much delay he dragged the Ironite corpse to the nearest candle and proceeded to slice off the horns to prove his victory.
After placing the horns in his trouser pocket Frato started to look around. Which way had he come? With the confusion of running from the unconscious Burmecian and being in a berserk state he had forgotten which way he had come.
"Maybe it was this way..." Frato thought to himself as he took one the passageways in the cave that he thought seemed familiar. There was one problem, all of the passageways were dark and candlelit and there was not much difference between them.
He trudged further down the stony corridor, hoping to find a way out. However, all he did find was less candles. Eventually he found himself in total darkness; there wasn't a candle in his line of vision.
Frato noticed the lack of light and turned around to backtrack, but there was a crumble beneath Frato's clawed feet. Frato stopped dead in his tracks. After a second, the ground he was standing on gave way and he fell several feet down a cliff. He landed painfully on his back on a pile of rock, though he survived and thanked the gods that he didn't break his back. He managed to get back onto his feet.
He looked up to see where he had fallen from, only to see darkness. He looked around, only to see darkness. Then he saw slow movement in the darkness. It looked as though a whole wall was moving in front of him.
Then, a pair of eyes focused on him; Frato took out his lance into a defensive position and froze to the spot in fear. It was only a second before Frato's ears filled with an almost deafening sound.
"RRRRRAAAAAOOOOORRRRR!"
Frato's free hand dived into his pocket to obtain his whistle. He found the whistle, put it to his lips and...
Smack.
The gigantic beast swiped at Frato with its claw which sent Frato flying to the floor and the whistle hurtling out of Frato's hand and out of reach. Frato got back onto his feet and tried to jump back up the cliff he had fallen down, but as he leapt he was hit with another swipe from the giant claw of the monster.
Frato was sent flying into the cliff face and he fell once again, landing on his back rather painfully. Once again, he just managed to struggle to his feet. He looked up at the beast that was mauling him with ease.
A growling, slowly moving figure was moving in the blackness, leering at him. As he saw the giant beast, two questions occurred in Frato's mind:
"What is such a powerful monster doing in a cave where beginner warriors are sent?" and "Am I going to live?"
The monster growled once again as Frato stood motionless in front of the creature.
"Please gods, don't let this thing kill me..." Frato prayed.
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Disclaimer: I don't own FF9. Frato is mine, sort of.
Author's Notes: I won't be able to update for a while, so prepare for a delay. I have left the first cliff-hanger!
Breeze of Summoners: I'm glad you liked the last chapter. Guardian1 definitely hates my story; the reviews she sends only succeed in giving me a headache.
CuteMooglez: Hopefully you will now be faster at your updates. I'm glad you like the story. Thirteen isn't that young, people around that age went into World War 1 you know. In this period of time people would have been working at around that age. I'm glad you are enjoying the story. Thanks for pointing out that mistake which my spell-checker missed (curses Spell- checker), I will fix it when I get time.
Everyone else: Don't make me get my trusty shotgun. Review or get filled with lead.
One of the students, Frato, was currently trudging through the black cave in search for the Ironite. He had a rather aggravated expression on his face as he had yet to find the monster.
"Come on Ironite! Show me your ugly face so I can cut it off!" Frato called into the cave, leering. He walked a few more steps forward before calling out again. "Come and get a piece of me!"
Frato's ears then pricked as he heard soft footsteps coming towards him from around the corner of the rocky cave. As the footsteps came within range Frato leapt out and swung his lance downwards at the owner of the footsteps with immense force. Steel hit flesh, and Frato heard a gasp followed by a thump as something hit the floor. The footsteps stopped.
"That was easy." Frato sighed to himself. It was too dark to see what he had knocked out so he began to drag the unconscious body to nearest candle. Frato felt fur under his palm, and he doubted he had knocked out the Ironite that he needed to.
Eventually Frato reached a candle, so he turned to examine his victim. As he saw what he had knocked out, Frato's eyes widened with shock and fear. In the candlelight on the stone path lay an unconscious Burmecian student. Frato had found and attacked a fellow Burmecian.
Frato desperately tried to think what to do. If he left the poor Burmecian laying on the stone path a monster would surely come and either eat or wound the man. Then an idea hit Frato's small brain. The whistle! Frato quickly pulled his whistle from his pocket and blew it as hard as he could. He then proceeded to run full pace away from the knocked out Burmecian.
"Trust my luck..." Frato thought to himself as he fled from the scene of his crime. He was running so fast he hadn't looked where he was going and he ended up crashing into something hard.
Frato was knocked back onto the floor from the impact. What he had bumped into roared and spread out its wings in the darkness. As Frato heard the roar, he leapt back onto his feet and readied his spear for attack.
The monster charged towards Frato who swung his lance at lightning speed and managed to hit the monster in the face and force it back. The creature howled in pain, but the damage had been minimal thanks to its tough skin. The beast roared and began charging up a fireball in its mouth.
Frato took the opportunity to charge at the monster at full speed. Frato reached the monster before the attack was unleashed and slashed at the monster once again knocking it back for a second time. The monster roared and unleashed the fire breath attack as a counter. Frato jumped back to avoid the flames but was caught with some of the attack.
Frato slapped at his shirt in a desperate attempt to put out the small fires on it. He was successful, but so occupied in putting out the fires he didn't notice the monster charge again and was sent flying into one of the cave walls. Feeling the pain of small burns, slight cuts from the monster's horns and the impact against the stone wall; Frato just managed to get to his feet. The monster growled slightly as it noticed him rise from the rocky floor, but Frato concerned himself with his wounds as he muttered some words.
"Breath of angels, heal my wounds. Reis's wind!" Frato muttered to himself in a clear tone. Green and white flashing light was generated from his lance and flowed through the air elegantly before entering his body. The pain he suffered began to ease and the scratches and cuts began to fade as Regen took full affect.
The green and light seemed to infuriate the monster, and it started to gather electrical energy its mouth and claws. In a flash, powerful electrical bolts were shot straight at Frato. Frato jumped out of the way to avoid them while they hit the ground causing a small electrical explosion.
While the monster finished firing the thunder spell Frato was busy using another ability he had learnt. His lance began glowing with an eerie red light; he then pointed the lance into the air and shouted "Luna!"
At that word, the red light left his lance and formed a breeze around both him and the monster. The light then formed a bright fiery circle which revealed that Frato was indeed fighting an Ironite. The circle then faded, and the Ironite and Frato were both glowing with red aura.
The aura increased both of their strength slightly, but filled their minds with such a rage that they would only attack each other continually. This berserk state took affect as Frato and the Ironite charged at each other full force. When they met, Frato slashed at the creature before he was hit with the charge. The monster backed off from the slash and Frato ran and swung his lance again.
This process continued, the Ironite couldn't charge and hit Frato without a slash from his lance thanks to his Luna ability. Blood was being spilt from the creature, but Frato wouldn't relent until the monster lay dead. It wasn't long before the creature did die, as with the constant slashing Frato managed to pierce the monster's head. The Ironite fell, defeated.
The red aura left Frato, who started to regain his wits. He lurched over and started breathing heavily. By using Luna and killing the monster in a merciless massacre he had tired himself out, only noticed now thanks to the berserk state. A grin forged itself on Frato's lips as he felt the sweet satisfaction of victory. Without much delay he dragged the Ironite corpse to the nearest candle and proceeded to slice off the horns to prove his victory.
After placing the horns in his trouser pocket Frato started to look around. Which way had he come? With the confusion of running from the unconscious Burmecian and being in a berserk state he had forgotten which way he had come.
"Maybe it was this way..." Frato thought to himself as he took one the passageways in the cave that he thought seemed familiar. There was one problem, all of the passageways were dark and candlelit and there was not much difference between them.
He trudged further down the stony corridor, hoping to find a way out. However, all he did find was less candles. Eventually he found himself in total darkness; there wasn't a candle in his line of vision.
Frato noticed the lack of light and turned around to backtrack, but there was a crumble beneath Frato's clawed feet. Frato stopped dead in his tracks. After a second, the ground he was standing on gave way and he fell several feet down a cliff. He landed painfully on his back on a pile of rock, though he survived and thanked the gods that he didn't break his back. He managed to get back onto his feet.
He looked up to see where he had fallen from, only to see darkness. He looked around, only to see darkness. Then he saw slow movement in the darkness. It looked as though a whole wall was moving in front of him.
Then, a pair of eyes focused on him; Frato took out his lance into a defensive position and froze to the spot in fear. It was only a second before Frato's ears filled with an almost deafening sound.
"RRRRRAAAAAOOOOORRRRR!"
Frato's free hand dived into his pocket to obtain his whistle. He found the whistle, put it to his lips and...
Smack.
The gigantic beast swiped at Frato with its claw which sent Frato flying to the floor and the whistle hurtling out of Frato's hand and out of reach. Frato got back onto his feet and tried to jump back up the cliff he had fallen down, but as he leapt he was hit with another swipe from the giant claw of the monster.
Frato was sent flying into the cliff face and he fell once again, landing on his back rather painfully. Once again, he just managed to struggle to his feet. He looked up at the beast that was mauling him with ease.
A growling, slowly moving figure was moving in the blackness, leering at him. As he saw the giant beast, two questions occurred in Frato's mind:
"What is such a powerful monster doing in a cave where beginner warriors are sent?" and "Am I going to live?"
The monster growled once again as Frato stood motionless in front of the creature.
"Please gods, don't let this thing kill me..." Frato prayed.
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Disclaimer: I don't own FF9. Frato is mine, sort of.
Author's Notes: I won't be able to update for a while, so prepare for a delay. I have left the first cliff-hanger!
Breeze of Summoners: I'm glad you liked the last chapter. Guardian1 definitely hates my story; the reviews she sends only succeed in giving me a headache.
CuteMooglez: Hopefully you will now be faster at your updates. I'm glad you like the story. Thirteen isn't that young, people around that age went into World War 1 you know. In this period of time people would have been working at around that age. I'm glad you are enjoying the story. Thanks for pointing out that mistake which my spell-checker missed (curses Spell- checker), I will fix it when I get time.
Everyone else: Don't make me get my trusty shotgun. Review or get filled with lead.