A World Embroiled in Chaos
Chapter Thirty-Two: The Tiiru Kyoubou
DISCLAIMER: Refer to Chapter one's disclaimer.
…Somewhere in the great forests of the North…
Kyle and Alyssa were walking through the seemingly endless forests of the north. "…Is there any sort of catch to these legendary weapons or attacks?" Alyssa asked Kyle, after they finished a previous conversation. "Well, they are usually hidden at the end of a long dungeon, and you have to fight your inner demons to get the weapon or the scroll. However, when you have the weapon or the attack, it also means that your inner demons are gone, allowing your true abilities to come forth, no matter the form, no matter if you are using the legendary attack (or weapon) or not." Kyle explained.
"So… that's one of the reasons why you're so powerful…" Alyssa stated. "One of the reasons. Another is simply because I'm a greater god. Once we find your legendary weapon, however, which is located in a temple somewhere in these woods, you will become much stronger than you are now." Kyle stated. "I see." Alyssa nodded. "…We're getting close. This way." Kyle replied, leading Alyssa, who followed closely behind, to the northwest. Suddenly, the green leaves on the trees became orange and red in the new area. "This one of the four seasonal areas of the continent, where it's always one season all year round. It would make sense that your weapon is in the center of the autumn realm." Kyle stated. Alyssa nodded.
It was then that the two walking into a clearing. A ray of light shot down from an opening in the roof of autumn leaves above (Or at least It SEEMED like a roof, but it's simply a lot of leaves on the big trees above) onto the temple in the center of the clearing. The temple didn't seem all that large. Kyle turned to Alyssa. "Do you sense its power?" He asked her. "Yes… it's called… The Tiiru Kyoubou, a weapon of the wind element." Alyssa replied, while closing her eyes, the image of the weapon and its name appearing in her mind. "The temple itself may not look large, but underground, where the weapon lies, is a complex labyrinth. This won't be easy." Kyle stated. "Are you ready?" He asked. Alyssa nodded, and the two walked into the temple.
The actual temple is a small room, with ornate symbols on the walls, and two great statues. A trapdoor with a ladder going down was in between the two statues. "In there?" Alyssa asked, pointing to the trapdoor. Kyle nodded. "Unfortunately, the trial is invalid unless you go alone. The weapon will not appear unless its rightful owner is the only one who completes the trial." He replied. Alyssa sighed. "I'll be fine." She then spoke. "I think you'll succeed. I'll wait up here for your return… good luck." Kyle said, smiling. Alyssa smiled back. "I'll be back, soon." She replied, and going down the ladder.
What was under the temple was nothing like the top. The walls and floor were all the earth itself, mostly dirt and rocks. Alyssa looked around. Suddenly, a skeletal creature burst from the ground and attacked Alyssa with a saber. Alyssa, startled, barely dodged the blade, and transformed into her sheik form. She clapped the Skeleton's saber between her hands, and snapped the weapon. Apparently, it wasn't well made… or it was as old as the skeleton was. She then kicked the skeleton in the face, causing its head to fall off, and the body fell apart. The skeleton showed no more signs of life. Alyssa, in case of any more surprise attacks, decided to remain in her ninja form.
Another trap door with a rope down opened. She decided to climb down. 'I have a feeling that the floors will get harder as they go down…' She thought. Of course, she would be right. The next floor was almost the same as the one above it, only this time; there was nothing inside the room, but with a bunch of hieroglyphics on the walls. Alyssa studied the patterns on the walls, and began to translate them. She then nodded to herself, and threw a kunai into a precise area of the wall. Apparently, there had been a switch there. The next floor down opened up as it did previously, so she simply climbed down another floor. On the next floor, a large golem made of rock appeared. Alyssa figured that shuriken and kunai weren't as useful at this point, so with a lightning fast barrage of punches and kicks, she reduced the golem to rubble.
On the next floor, three skeletons and a golem attacked her, but she used a special technique, rains of crimson, to take them all down. On the next floor down, there was a puzzle, but it didn't take too long for Alyssa to solve it.
It was after that, that she encountered a maze. She turned left, then right, and found a dead end. However, she noticed that there were spikes on the ceiling, which began to fall down gradually. Alyssa ran as fast as she could, and, after running into a couple of dead ends, reached the finish with only a second or two to spare. She proceeded to go down to the next floor. A great golem made of diamond appeared. Alyssa's shuriken and kunai bounced off of it. She kicked it, but then grasped her foot after a small shriek of pain. Okay, that wouldn't work.
"Sssstupid girl. I'm made out of material ssssstronger than Orichalcum. You cannot brrrrreak me." The golem moaned. Alyssa then summoned her rains of crimson, which seemed to wipe off the protective layer, and then finished it off with a physical attack combo. She then sighed to herself, and sat down to rest for a bit. Her foot still hurt.
She woke up an hour later to find that nothing had attacked her in her sleep. She felt rejuvenated, and her foot no longer had any pain from the kick to the great golem. She climbed down to the bottom floor…
Alyssa looked around in amazement. This floor was nothing like the others. Brilliant shining Teal stones made up the entire room, giving it a divine ice-like appearance. A blood red carpet went over to the pedestal where a large Teal and black fan was. "Finally. The Tiiru Kyoubou." She sighed. Suddenly, a great voice spoke in Alyssa's mind.
'I am the essence of the Tiiru Kyoubou. Alyssa, you have done well to reach me, but one final test must take place to see if you are truly ready to use me… I will now call forth the incarnation of your inner demons. Kill them, and I'm yours to wield…' The voice spoke. Suddenly, the voice paused. 'What is this? You hardly have any inner demons! They're actually nonexistent!' The essence said. Alyssa sighed. '…Oh well. The world is currently in a state of chaos, and I am needed. You have already conquered your inner demons before you came here, and you have none. Now I am yours. By wielding me, you will become stronger…' The essence concluded. Alyssa picked up the fan…
Kyle was waiting for Alyssa's return. He was beginning to get a little nervous. Then, Alyssa emerged, with the legendary weapon, the Tiiru Kyoubou, in her hands, in folded up form. "The Tiiru Kyoubou… the grand fan… with every swing, the winds of destruction come forth… it's my legendary weapon." Alyssa said. Kyle smiled at this in return. "It's awesome. Nice job, Lyss." He spoke. "Thanks." Alyssa smiled.
Coming up: Personally, I liked this chapter, but I want all of you to tell me what you think in your reviews. Anyway, next chapter, we go back to Yureidoru and Kit in the desert, as they meet a couple of new faces. It'll be out tomorrow.
Until Next Chapter,
Biggoron
