/As the tournament continued, Cain's next opponent, Rota, was nowhere to be
found. Eager for a battle, he accepted the challenge given to him by
Princess Monica. The match would have ended in a disqualification after Max
interfered, but instead the true dark energy showed itself. Rather that
Cain as Max and Monica had thought, it was Rota. And now they find
themselves staring at a giant Cerberus, can they beat it and stop Rota?
Chapter 5:
The Goddess of Time
Cain, Max, and Monica were in the sights of a growling, and snarling Cerberus, that was prepared to attack them at anytime.
"Rota got away..." Monica said.
"But he left us a little gift..." Max replied.
Cain just laughed. "You guys think this little puppy'll hurt us?" He laughed even more.
"Puppy?" Max and Monica said at the same time.
"This runt looks like he's been spayed a few times!" Cain shouted. "And I bet he ain't even house-broken!" The beast growled at him. "Ohh... am I making the puppy mad? Am I? Oh... Maybe I should get a rolled up newspaper to defend myself! Go on! Go play dead or chase a cat! Or better yet... "Cain gathered some dark energy in his left palm. "Get ready to be blown to hell!" Just as he was about to throw the energy ball, the Cerberus threw back his head and began to growl.
"What's goin' on?" Max asked Monica. He saw she was backing away.
"We better..." Monica started to say. Just then, the Cerberus looked at them and opened his mouth. "RUN!!!" Max and Monica both got out of the way.
"Huh?" Cain just stood still. A strange black slime came out of the Cerberus' mouth and hit Cain. He was knocked into a wall and was stuck to it. The slime spread throughout around him and covered his body. "The hell is this!?" Cain shouted as he tried to break free. "Is this vomit?! Damn!!! You sick as hell!"
"That's the Cerberus' special move." Monica told Cain. "His saliva is so sticky, that you can't get out of it, or unstuck from the wall."
"You see... that would have been nice to now..." Cain then shouted. "BEFORE I GOT STUCK!!!"
The Cerberus was about to use the slime again, but Max saw it.
"Look out!" He pushed Monica out of the way. When the Cerberus spat, it only hit the ruined ring. Max drew out his Grade Zero. "I'll go for the body! Can you slice off the heads?"
"Right!" Monica drew out her sword and they both ran towards the beast.
"Hey..." Cain groaned. "What about me?"
Max ran up to the monster and ran to the side. He drew out the Grade Zero and jumped towards the monster's ribcage. He smashed it really hard and caused the demon dog to roar in pain. Monica leapt in the air and was able to slice off the left head. The head fell to the ground and burned away. Monica landed on the ground with a skid and leapt again. But this time, Cerberus used his other head to knock her back down. She crashed on the stone floor.
The Cerberus then inhaled some air and fired a breath of flames at Monica. She used her sword to block the flames, she got up and took a few steps back. Soon, the heat of the sword was burning her hands.
"Monica!" Max kicked a block of the ring towards her. She ducked behind it and was covered from the fire. Max then jumped in below the beast's right head and jumped straight up. He swung his wrench and smashed the beast in the jaw. This cause him to stops the flames for a moment. "DO IT NOW!!!"
Monica got up and leapt from off the stone towards the head. She did a vertical slash and sliced the right head in half. It burned away and left only one left, the true head. She landed next to Max and prepared to jump again. Before she could ace, the beast leapt into the air and crashed into the earth, causing violent vibrations. Max and Monica were knocked out of the ring and hit the grassy outside.
"Darnit!" Max shouted. "He's getting stronger. He saw the eyes of the monster turn blood red and roar in fury. It charged up for another fire blast and shot a ball of fire at the 2 heroes. They quickly got out of the way, but Max still got singed in the back. "AHHH!!!: He crashed to the ground.
"Max!' Monica helped up her friend and ran as fast as she could away from the steady flows of fire from the Cerberus.
Cain watched as a blast of fire was heading for him. "WHOA!!!" He struggled to get freed, but ended up getting hit. When the flames died out, he was completely burn. He coughed out a puff of blast smoke. "Okay... that's it!" He got his left arm free and created 3 blades around it. "BLADES OF LIGHT!!!" He flung them into the side of the beast, but they harmlessly bounced off and heading back towards him. "Oh crap!!!" The blades sliced the rock on the sides and bottom, and fortunately missed Cain. "Phew..." Suddenly, the piece of wall he was stuck to fell back and slid down the hill the arena was set on. "Damn!": He rolled downhill until he made it to the lake. He sunk down under water.
Max pulled out his nearly reloaded mech gun and fired a volley of bullets at the monster. The bullets didn't even harm the Cerberus' hard skin. Monica was on top of the monster's back and tried to stab her sword in its head. But the sword couldn't cut the skin and bounced off.
"His skin is now harder than stone!" Monica shouted. She then jumped off the monster and avoided the fire from its mouth. "Our only choice is too attack it's inside." She charged up her magic. "Try to lure it towards me, Max..."
"Got it!" Max ran to the beast. He hit its foot and ran towards Monica again. The Cerberus looked at him and opened his mouth, ready to fire. Max ducked down and Monica fired her magic. It flew inside the beast's mouth and he roared in agony as it hit his stomach. "It's working!" The monster quickly regained his senses and fired anther shot of fire at Max. He quickly dashed away and blocked the fire with his wrench.
Monica threw several magic shots at the monster's mouth and hurt it every time. "How you holding, Max?"
"I can't do this for too much longer..." Max shouted back. "H-Hurry..."
"Here I come!!! You freak!!!" A voice rang out of nowhere. Cain jumped from over the wall and was standing in front of the Cerberus. The water from the lake had washed the saliva away and freed him. "You really pissed me off sticking to me to that wall!" He shouted. "BLADES OF LIGHT!!!" 3 blades formed at his left arm and he threw it into the mouth of the beast. They cut though the roof of his mouth and out the back of his head.
The Cerberus slammed its head down on Cain and Max, but they both moved out of the way and ran near Monica. It spun its head wildly and painfully.
"Looks like he's dazed!" Max said. "We can finish him off!"
"Cain..." Monica said. Cain looked at her. "We'll need you to fire a energy blast into his mouth. That should be enough to kill him."
"I been firing Dark Energy all day!" Cain said. "It'll take a long time to charge up for another blast! Ya gotta keep 'im busy for a while!"
"We can do that!" Max said. "Just get as much energy as you can.
"On it!" Cain started to gather energy to his right hand. "Gimme a minute... It'll be done by then!"
Max and Monica ran to the best and started to fire bullets and magic at him. They dodged the flames and stood their ground when he slammed into the ground. Max's threw his Grade Zero at the best and hit him in the head, stunning him. He then grabbed it and started to pound it into his skull. The pain was great, but it didn't shatter the bone. Monica stabbed her sword into its throat and backed away, as did Max. The Cerberus grew even more furious. He tightened his neck to send the sword flying out of his neck. He was about to breathe fire on them, when Cain shouted at him.
"Eat this, jerk!!!" He gathered a large ball of energy over his head. The Cerberus looked at him and fired a fireball. It hit Cain in the chest, causing him to take a step back. "Uhhh... YAH!!!!" He threw the energy at the monster and it flew into his mouth.
"GRRRRRROARRRRRRRR!!!" The Cerberus stumbled around and cried in pain, thrashing its head around. The beast's body started to become engulfed in flames that burned brighter than a regular fire. It roared in anguish as it collapsed to the ground.
"Looks like it's down..." Max said.
"Hell yeah!" Cain shouted. "No one messes with Cain Leohart and lives!"
The beast slowly disappeared. A loud crumbling noise could be heard.
"What's that?" Monica asked.
Suddenly, the ring crumbled to pieces right under the 3 teens' feet. They fell on the grassy ground.
"That wasn't so bad." Max said.
The ground then suddenly broke away and caused the teens to fall into a dark abyss. They screamed as they fell until they hit a softer ground. Cain landed on his back.
"Owwww..." He groaned. "My ass is busted..."
Max also landed on his back several feet away from Cain. Monica kept falling until she landed on top of Max. She looked down and saw that Max's face was buried in her chest.
She gasped and quickly rose to her feet. Her face was completely red with embarrassment. "S-s-sorry..."
Max arose with a blushing face as well. "It's okay..." He said quickly.
Cain leapt to his feet and looked around. "The hell are we?" At the moment, several torches lit up on their own to illuminate the room. "That can't be good..."
"Could this had been under the ring this whole time?" Monica wondered as she looked around.
"It might be a secret shrine." Max suggested.
"What ever it is," Cain said with frustration. "There better be someone who can get me outta here." He looks forward and his jaw dropped open and he started to drool. He smiled. "Okay, scratch off that last remark..."
Cain was looking towards an altar where a beautiful, brown haired woman was laying. She was sleeping, but what Cain noticed most about her was that she was naked.
"Who's that?" Max said.
"Dunno..." Monica replied.
Cain smiled excitedly. "She hot and naked..." He ran towards the stairs at full speed and ended up stopping just feet away from them. Something knocked him back. "The hell is this?!?!" He pounded his fist against the force that held him back.
A green force field materialized in front of him. Max and Monica both walked up.
"It's a force field." Max said.
"No force field'll keep me from that chick!" Cain started to ram the barrier down, but it was too powerful. "Damn! Now my arm hurts!!!"
In a second, the barrier cracked apart and broke away. The pieces all vanished away. Cain, Monica, and Max looked at the stairs leading to the altar.
"Yeah!!!" Cain exclaimed. "I broke it!!!" He ran up the stairs with great speed until he was just over the woman. "She's so... hot... and... hot... and...beuti...hot..." He saw that she started to breath slightly. "Maybe if a man kisses her, she'll wed him, or at least go all the way." He puckered up his lips and lean down towards the woman. Suddenly her hand rose up and grabbed him by the throat. "ACK!!!" In a swift motion the woman threw him down the stairs. He grunted in pain as his body hit the floor. "Ow... that was unexpected..."
The woman's eyes flickered open and she rose up. He long, brown hair fell and just hovered above the ground. She looked towards the 3 teen and asked a simple question. "Who awoken me?"
"That was me!!!" Cain leapt to his feet and ran back up the stairs. "I was the one who has awaken you my fair, beautiful, sexy maiden..." He puckered his lips again, but she grabbed his throat again.
"Keep your lips away from me..." She said annoyed. "This is not the way a person chosen by the Atlamillias should act."
"Atlamillias?" Cain said. "The hell are those?"
The woman was surprised. "You mean you aren't the one with the power to break the barrier Griffon had me trapped in?"
Cain was staring at her body. "Uh.... What you say?" The woman became angry and started to punch and kick Cain. "OW! AH! HEY!!! THAT HURTS!!!"
"TAKE YOUR EYES OFF MY BODY AND LOOK AT MY FACE!!!" She pushed him of the stairs and watched him roll down in and hit the floor again. She noticed Max and Monica. "Oh? Then..." She walked up to Max, whose face was blushing a bright red. "Was it you?"
"Um...uh...um..." Max was getting redder as she got closer to him.
Monica noticed Max's goofy face and got a little annoyed. "What's wrong with your face, MAX?" She ran over to him and pulled his hat over his eyes. She looked at the woman. "Do you mine putting some clothes on?"
"Hmmm?" The woman looked at herself. "Oh! How rude of me." A bright light appeared around her body. In a second, a bright blue cloak covered her.
"Dammit..." Cain said in pain. "I thought I'd make it to second base, but I'm out again..."
"I must thank the two of you for releasing me from the evil barrier." The woman continued. "I am Arisa."
"Wait a minute..." Monica interrupted. "You're Arisa? The Goddess of Time!?"
Arisa nodded. "Yes. I am."
"Goddess of Time?" Max questioned.
"She's the one who has control over time." Monica explained. "But I heard that she was just a myth."
"Who said that?" Arisa was frustrated. "I'm as real as you, him, and that guy on the floor!"
Cain laughed stupidly. "She noticed me at least."
"I was forced into this barrier years ago by that monster known as Griffon."
Cain jumped to his feet. "Griffon? That jerkass?"
"Yes... that 'jerkass' as you put him trapped me here. He stole my powers and sealed them in 12 powerful talismans that will grant anyone who holds one the power inside. They can either be used peacefully, as they should, or be used to create havoc, terror, and other unpleasant things like that."
"That must be how Griffon did all that damage in the past!" Max suggested.
"Yes..." Arisa frowned. "And because of my lack of power, I can't do anything against him. Which is why... you two... the ones chosen by the Atlamillias, must get them back for me. Please tell me your names.
"Name's Maximillain." Max introduced himself.
"My name is Princess Monica Raybrandt." Monica said with a bow.
"And I am Cain Leohart!" Cain got up and walked to Arisa. "And what I wanna know is this... When you say you're a goddess... does that mean you can see all?"
"Well..." Arisa thought for a second. "Anything that involves time travel and.. HEY!!!" While she was speaking, Cain was stroking her behind. She quickly turned around and punched the top of his head.
Cain was stunned for a second and fell face first to the ground. "Even the pain was worth it..."
"Is that..." Arisa pointed to Cain. "With you?"
"Unfortunately... yes..." Monica said.
"He helped us against the Cerberus." Max commented. "And he has some sorta beef with Griffon."
"Well keep him away from my butt!" Arisa said.
Cain laughed stupidly. "She said butt... A goddess said butt."
"So where can we find these Talismans?" Max asked Arisa.
"Griffon has scattered them somewhere in this time. But I don't know where all them are hidden. But I do know where the first one is. Balance Valley..."
"Balance Val..." Both Max and Monica thought for a second. "The Great Sage Crest!"
"Now I'll return you back to the Upper World..." Arisa's hands glowed green, and a bright green light surrounded the teens. "I wish you luck my friends."
"Huh?" Cain said as he floated in the air. "Hey! I don't wanna go!"
"Didn't you say you wanted too a while back?" Max asked.
"That was BEFORE the hot goddess chick!"
"Return when you found all 12!" Arisa shouted as the teens floated out of the room.
"Hey!!!" Cain shouted as loud as he can. They all vanished from out of sight.
/Max and Monica now have a new mission. Find all 12 talismans of time and return them to Arisa to give her the power to stop Griffon. Even with Cain, it will be a tough adventure. What will happen to them?/
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Cain: Cain here! So now we gotta find these 12 talismans to get Arisa's power back. They shoulda left me with her... anyway... We go to see this old fossil they call Crest. Geez old lady! Can't ya give the talisman to us before ya croak? Before we can get it, this airship attacks us and who's aboard it? Some longhaired fruitloop named Gaspard.
Monica: So! He's back again?!
Cain: Hey! What the hell? Where'd you guys come from?
Max: We're the stars of this story! We can be here anytime!
Cain: Does that include me, too?
Max and Monica: No!
Cain: What a gyp! Can I at least say the title?
Max: Sure! Go ahead.
Cain: Alright. Next Chapter...
The 1st Talisman!
Gaspard's Return!
Cain: Now ya can't say that wasn't good!
Monica: Needs more feeling...
Max: And say it a little slower.
Cain: Everybody's a freakin' critic...
Chapter 5:
The Goddess of Time
Cain, Max, and Monica were in the sights of a growling, and snarling Cerberus, that was prepared to attack them at anytime.
"Rota got away..." Monica said.
"But he left us a little gift..." Max replied.
Cain just laughed. "You guys think this little puppy'll hurt us?" He laughed even more.
"Puppy?" Max and Monica said at the same time.
"This runt looks like he's been spayed a few times!" Cain shouted. "And I bet he ain't even house-broken!" The beast growled at him. "Ohh... am I making the puppy mad? Am I? Oh... Maybe I should get a rolled up newspaper to defend myself! Go on! Go play dead or chase a cat! Or better yet... "Cain gathered some dark energy in his left palm. "Get ready to be blown to hell!" Just as he was about to throw the energy ball, the Cerberus threw back his head and began to growl.
"What's goin' on?" Max asked Monica. He saw she was backing away.
"We better..." Monica started to say. Just then, the Cerberus looked at them and opened his mouth. "RUN!!!" Max and Monica both got out of the way.
"Huh?" Cain just stood still. A strange black slime came out of the Cerberus' mouth and hit Cain. He was knocked into a wall and was stuck to it. The slime spread throughout around him and covered his body. "The hell is this!?" Cain shouted as he tried to break free. "Is this vomit?! Damn!!! You sick as hell!"
"That's the Cerberus' special move." Monica told Cain. "His saliva is so sticky, that you can't get out of it, or unstuck from the wall."
"You see... that would have been nice to now..." Cain then shouted. "BEFORE I GOT STUCK!!!"
The Cerberus was about to use the slime again, but Max saw it.
"Look out!" He pushed Monica out of the way. When the Cerberus spat, it only hit the ruined ring. Max drew out his Grade Zero. "I'll go for the body! Can you slice off the heads?"
"Right!" Monica drew out her sword and they both ran towards the beast.
"Hey..." Cain groaned. "What about me?"
Max ran up to the monster and ran to the side. He drew out the Grade Zero and jumped towards the monster's ribcage. He smashed it really hard and caused the demon dog to roar in pain. Monica leapt in the air and was able to slice off the left head. The head fell to the ground and burned away. Monica landed on the ground with a skid and leapt again. But this time, Cerberus used his other head to knock her back down. She crashed on the stone floor.
The Cerberus then inhaled some air and fired a breath of flames at Monica. She used her sword to block the flames, she got up and took a few steps back. Soon, the heat of the sword was burning her hands.
"Monica!" Max kicked a block of the ring towards her. She ducked behind it and was covered from the fire. Max then jumped in below the beast's right head and jumped straight up. He swung his wrench and smashed the beast in the jaw. This cause him to stops the flames for a moment. "DO IT NOW!!!"
Monica got up and leapt from off the stone towards the head. She did a vertical slash and sliced the right head in half. It burned away and left only one left, the true head. She landed next to Max and prepared to jump again. Before she could ace, the beast leapt into the air and crashed into the earth, causing violent vibrations. Max and Monica were knocked out of the ring and hit the grassy outside.
"Darnit!" Max shouted. "He's getting stronger. He saw the eyes of the monster turn blood red and roar in fury. It charged up for another fire blast and shot a ball of fire at the 2 heroes. They quickly got out of the way, but Max still got singed in the back. "AHHH!!!: He crashed to the ground.
"Max!' Monica helped up her friend and ran as fast as she could away from the steady flows of fire from the Cerberus.
Cain watched as a blast of fire was heading for him. "WHOA!!!" He struggled to get freed, but ended up getting hit. When the flames died out, he was completely burn. He coughed out a puff of blast smoke. "Okay... that's it!" He got his left arm free and created 3 blades around it. "BLADES OF LIGHT!!!" He flung them into the side of the beast, but they harmlessly bounced off and heading back towards him. "Oh crap!!!" The blades sliced the rock on the sides and bottom, and fortunately missed Cain. "Phew..." Suddenly, the piece of wall he was stuck to fell back and slid down the hill the arena was set on. "Damn!": He rolled downhill until he made it to the lake. He sunk down under water.
Max pulled out his nearly reloaded mech gun and fired a volley of bullets at the monster. The bullets didn't even harm the Cerberus' hard skin. Monica was on top of the monster's back and tried to stab her sword in its head. But the sword couldn't cut the skin and bounced off.
"His skin is now harder than stone!" Monica shouted. She then jumped off the monster and avoided the fire from its mouth. "Our only choice is too attack it's inside." She charged up her magic. "Try to lure it towards me, Max..."
"Got it!" Max ran to the beast. He hit its foot and ran towards Monica again. The Cerberus looked at him and opened his mouth, ready to fire. Max ducked down and Monica fired her magic. It flew inside the beast's mouth and he roared in agony as it hit his stomach. "It's working!" The monster quickly regained his senses and fired anther shot of fire at Max. He quickly dashed away and blocked the fire with his wrench.
Monica threw several magic shots at the monster's mouth and hurt it every time. "How you holding, Max?"
"I can't do this for too much longer..." Max shouted back. "H-Hurry..."
"Here I come!!! You freak!!!" A voice rang out of nowhere. Cain jumped from over the wall and was standing in front of the Cerberus. The water from the lake had washed the saliva away and freed him. "You really pissed me off sticking to me to that wall!" He shouted. "BLADES OF LIGHT!!!" 3 blades formed at his left arm and he threw it into the mouth of the beast. They cut though the roof of his mouth and out the back of his head.
The Cerberus slammed its head down on Cain and Max, but they both moved out of the way and ran near Monica. It spun its head wildly and painfully.
"Looks like he's dazed!" Max said. "We can finish him off!"
"Cain..." Monica said. Cain looked at her. "We'll need you to fire a energy blast into his mouth. That should be enough to kill him."
"I been firing Dark Energy all day!" Cain said. "It'll take a long time to charge up for another blast! Ya gotta keep 'im busy for a while!"
"We can do that!" Max said. "Just get as much energy as you can.
"On it!" Cain started to gather energy to his right hand. "Gimme a minute... It'll be done by then!"
Max and Monica ran to the best and started to fire bullets and magic at him. They dodged the flames and stood their ground when he slammed into the ground. Max's threw his Grade Zero at the best and hit him in the head, stunning him. He then grabbed it and started to pound it into his skull. The pain was great, but it didn't shatter the bone. Monica stabbed her sword into its throat and backed away, as did Max. The Cerberus grew even more furious. He tightened his neck to send the sword flying out of his neck. He was about to breathe fire on them, when Cain shouted at him.
"Eat this, jerk!!!" He gathered a large ball of energy over his head. The Cerberus looked at him and fired a fireball. It hit Cain in the chest, causing him to take a step back. "Uhhh... YAH!!!!" He threw the energy at the monster and it flew into his mouth.
"GRRRRRROARRRRRRRR!!!" The Cerberus stumbled around and cried in pain, thrashing its head around. The beast's body started to become engulfed in flames that burned brighter than a regular fire. It roared in anguish as it collapsed to the ground.
"Looks like it's down..." Max said.
"Hell yeah!" Cain shouted. "No one messes with Cain Leohart and lives!"
The beast slowly disappeared. A loud crumbling noise could be heard.
"What's that?" Monica asked.
Suddenly, the ring crumbled to pieces right under the 3 teens' feet. They fell on the grassy ground.
"That wasn't so bad." Max said.
The ground then suddenly broke away and caused the teens to fall into a dark abyss. They screamed as they fell until they hit a softer ground. Cain landed on his back.
"Owwww..." He groaned. "My ass is busted..."
Max also landed on his back several feet away from Cain. Monica kept falling until she landed on top of Max. She looked down and saw that Max's face was buried in her chest.
She gasped and quickly rose to her feet. Her face was completely red with embarrassment. "S-s-sorry..."
Max arose with a blushing face as well. "It's okay..." He said quickly.
Cain leapt to his feet and looked around. "The hell are we?" At the moment, several torches lit up on their own to illuminate the room. "That can't be good..."
"Could this had been under the ring this whole time?" Monica wondered as she looked around.
"It might be a secret shrine." Max suggested.
"What ever it is," Cain said with frustration. "There better be someone who can get me outta here." He looks forward and his jaw dropped open and he started to drool. He smiled. "Okay, scratch off that last remark..."
Cain was looking towards an altar where a beautiful, brown haired woman was laying. She was sleeping, but what Cain noticed most about her was that she was naked.
"Who's that?" Max said.
"Dunno..." Monica replied.
Cain smiled excitedly. "She hot and naked..." He ran towards the stairs at full speed and ended up stopping just feet away from them. Something knocked him back. "The hell is this?!?!" He pounded his fist against the force that held him back.
A green force field materialized in front of him. Max and Monica both walked up.
"It's a force field." Max said.
"No force field'll keep me from that chick!" Cain started to ram the barrier down, but it was too powerful. "Damn! Now my arm hurts!!!"
In a second, the barrier cracked apart and broke away. The pieces all vanished away. Cain, Monica, and Max looked at the stairs leading to the altar.
"Yeah!!!" Cain exclaimed. "I broke it!!!" He ran up the stairs with great speed until he was just over the woman. "She's so... hot... and... hot... and...beuti...hot..." He saw that she started to breath slightly. "Maybe if a man kisses her, she'll wed him, or at least go all the way." He puckered up his lips and lean down towards the woman. Suddenly her hand rose up and grabbed him by the throat. "ACK!!!" In a swift motion the woman threw him down the stairs. He grunted in pain as his body hit the floor. "Ow... that was unexpected..."
The woman's eyes flickered open and she rose up. He long, brown hair fell and just hovered above the ground. She looked towards the 3 teen and asked a simple question. "Who awoken me?"
"That was me!!!" Cain leapt to his feet and ran back up the stairs. "I was the one who has awaken you my fair, beautiful, sexy maiden..." He puckered his lips again, but she grabbed his throat again.
"Keep your lips away from me..." She said annoyed. "This is not the way a person chosen by the Atlamillias should act."
"Atlamillias?" Cain said. "The hell are those?"
The woman was surprised. "You mean you aren't the one with the power to break the barrier Griffon had me trapped in?"
Cain was staring at her body. "Uh.... What you say?" The woman became angry and started to punch and kick Cain. "OW! AH! HEY!!! THAT HURTS!!!"
"TAKE YOUR EYES OFF MY BODY AND LOOK AT MY FACE!!!" She pushed him of the stairs and watched him roll down in and hit the floor again. She noticed Max and Monica. "Oh? Then..." She walked up to Max, whose face was blushing a bright red. "Was it you?"
"Um...uh...um..." Max was getting redder as she got closer to him.
Monica noticed Max's goofy face and got a little annoyed. "What's wrong with your face, MAX?" She ran over to him and pulled his hat over his eyes. She looked at the woman. "Do you mine putting some clothes on?"
"Hmmm?" The woman looked at herself. "Oh! How rude of me." A bright light appeared around her body. In a second, a bright blue cloak covered her.
"Dammit..." Cain said in pain. "I thought I'd make it to second base, but I'm out again..."
"I must thank the two of you for releasing me from the evil barrier." The woman continued. "I am Arisa."
"Wait a minute..." Monica interrupted. "You're Arisa? The Goddess of Time!?"
Arisa nodded. "Yes. I am."
"Goddess of Time?" Max questioned.
"She's the one who has control over time." Monica explained. "But I heard that she was just a myth."
"Who said that?" Arisa was frustrated. "I'm as real as you, him, and that guy on the floor!"
Cain laughed stupidly. "She noticed me at least."
"I was forced into this barrier years ago by that monster known as Griffon."
Cain jumped to his feet. "Griffon? That jerkass?"
"Yes... that 'jerkass' as you put him trapped me here. He stole my powers and sealed them in 12 powerful talismans that will grant anyone who holds one the power inside. They can either be used peacefully, as they should, or be used to create havoc, terror, and other unpleasant things like that."
"That must be how Griffon did all that damage in the past!" Max suggested.
"Yes..." Arisa frowned. "And because of my lack of power, I can't do anything against him. Which is why... you two... the ones chosen by the Atlamillias, must get them back for me. Please tell me your names.
"Name's Maximillain." Max introduced himself.
"My name is Princess Monica Raybrandt." Monica said with a bow.
"And I am Cain Leohart!" Cain got up and walked to Arisa. "And what I wanna know is this... When you say you're a goddess... does that mean you can see all?"
"Well..." Arisa thought for a second. "Anything that involves time travel and.. HEY!!!" While she was speaking, Cain was stroking her behind. She quickly turned around and punched the top of his head.
Cain was stunned for a second and fell face first to the ground. "Even the pain was worth it..."
"Is that..." Arisa pointed to Cain. "With you?"
"Unfortunately... yes..." Monica said.
"He helped us against the Cerberus." Max commented. "And he has some sorta beef with Griffon."
"Well keep him away from my butt!" Arisa said.
Cain laughed stupidly. "She said butt... A goddess said butt."
"So where can we find these Talismans?" Max asked Arisa.
"Griffon has scattered them somewhere in this time. But I don't know where all them are hidden. But I do know where the first one is. Balance Valley..."
"Balance Val..." Both Max and Monica thought for a second. "The Great Sage Crest!"
"Now I'll return you back to the Upper World..." Arisa's hands glowed green, and a bright green light surrounded the teens. "I wish you luck my friends."
"Huh?" Cain said as he floated in the air. "Hey! I don't wanna go!"
"Didn't you say you wanted too a while back?" Max asked.
"That was BEFORE the hot goddess chick!"
"Return when you found all 12!" Arisa shouted as the teens floated out of the room.
"Hey!!!" Cain shouted as loud as he can. They all vanished from out of sight.
/Max and Monica now have a new mission. Find all 12 talismans of time and return them to Arisa to give her the power to stop Griffon. Even with Cain, it will be a tough adventure. What will happen to them?/
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Cain: Cain here! So now we gotta find these 12 talismans to get Arisa's power back. They shoulda left me with her... anyway... We go to see this old fossil they call Crest. Geez old lady! Can't ya give the talisman to us before ya croak? Before we can get it, this airship attacks us and who's aboard it? Some longhaired fruitloop named Gaspard.
Monica: So! He's back again?!
Cain: Hey! What the hell? Where'd you guys come from?
Max: We're the stars of this story! We can be here anytime!
Cain: Does that include me, too?
Max and Monica: No!
Cain: What a gyp! Can I at least say the title?
Max: Sure! Go ahead.
Cain: Alright. Next Chapter...
The 1st Talisman!
Gaspard's Return!
Cain: Now ya can't say that wasn't good!
Monica: Needs more feeling...
Max: And say it a little slower.
Cain: Everybody's a freakin' critic...