A World Embroiled in Chaos
Chapter Thirty-Four: The third general appears…
A/N: If I'm lucky, I may even belt out two of these chapters today. Note that, as in this chapter, the sequence of chapters swerves a little. (The pattern Kyle/ Alyssa, Desert, Dark Tower, Mountains, and coast will not always be constant, but it can be assured that they won't be put back to back). Anyways, enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: Refer to chapter one's disclaimer.
…Back on the sinking ship…
"This could get ugly." Jason sighed. "Yeah… I think we've figured that out." Alex replied, as the ship sank down faster and faster. "Now's the time to escape!" Jason yelled, dashing off across the water, with Alex right behind. "Damn! They got away…" Megan sighed. "Look, we can track them down later, but can you be worried more about the situation at hand?" Serea asked. "Yeah. Neither of our forms are fit for high speed running!" Tyler added in. "Okay, I'll help you two, but the you're going to help me catch them later!" Megan said, grabbing Tyler's wrist with her left hand, and Serea's wrist with her right. She then sped off across the water. "Which direction are we going in?" Tyler asked. "North. Toward land." Megan replied, turning her head around when replying to Tyler. "Look out!" Serea yelled. Megan turned her head back around. A large and spiky steel battleship loomed in front of them. Just in time, she jumped off the top of the water, and onto the ship's deck, with Tyler and Serea still in tow. They then reverted back to their human forms.
"Who dares to land on the ship of Yirek, a general of the Silver Rogues, without permission?" A rogue asked. "Look, we're just passing by here… no need to be so aggressive." Megan stated. "All of you, on the ground, Now!" The rogue said, transforming into his massive Donkey Kong form. "…and if you try to transform, I will kill you before you do!" He added. Seeing as how the three were very tired, anyway, the decided to surrender… for now.
…In the captain's room…
"General Yirek! I've caught a bunch of trespassers, and placed them in the dungeon!" The rogue from before stated. "Did they fire the first attack?" Yirek asked. "No… they said they were just passing through…" The rogue replied.
"…"
"…Vice captain, why must you act like the other rogues?" Yirek asked. "What do you mean?" The vice-captain replied. "…I told you, I'm not loyal to Kirth anymore! I'm actually going to settle down elsewhere, as far away from Kirth as possible, and begin a peaceful life of my own." Yirek replied. "That… can't…" The vice captain began. "You can either be one of the people on this crew who will join me in this new life, or I'm afraid I must kill you." Yirek stated.
The Vice Captain sighed, and transformed into his Donkey Kong form. "My loyalty to Kirth comes before my loyalty to you." He said. "Stop and reconsider. You know you can't beat me. You also know that I hate killing. Remember the massacre at the coliseum? I couldn't stand seeing all the innocent people's corpses, so I gave them proper burials. Don't attack. Start a new life." Yirek stated. "Enough of this nonsense! True Silver Rogues live for war… and I'm a true Silver Rogue! You, however, aren't… so I must dispose of you!" The Vice-captain said. Yirek sighed. The vice captain wouldn't listen. He had to defend himself. He transformed into his Zelda form, which looked like a powerful male Dark Warlock. With a simple thrust of his palm, his vice captain burst into white flames, and perished. Yirek transformed back into his human form. "That was unnecessary. I hope that he finds his peace." Yirek sighed.
…Down in the ship's prison area…
"…Nothing has happened for forty five minutes! I want out!" Tyler yelled. Megan simply sighed, and it looked like Serea was taking a nap. "Look, we're all tired. As you should know, this evolution the humans have taken… it has a restriction to it. The human body can't take the strain of transformation if it's too injured or tired, thus, transformations can't happen. Thought it is different for each person. A normal person may lose the grip on transformations when half of their energy is lost. On the other hand, the gods' forms are never restricted. It kind of depends on how strong you are, and, because of the previous battle, none of us can transform." Megan explained. "…I knew that." Tyler stated. "…Sure you did. Serea, however, has the right idea. Sleeping is the third best way to recover your stamina, next to healing items, and direct healing spells. However, I don't think that anyone in here has any healing spells, or items." Megan added. " I see." Tyler replied.
Suddenly, Yirek came from above, and into the room where they were being held. "LET US OUT!" Tyler yelled, smashing his body against the Iron bars. "Gladly." Yirek replied. "Sorry for the earlier hostilities of my Vice-Captain." Yirek explained. "Wait… you're Yirek?" Megan asked. Yirek simply nodded, opening the door to their cell. "You're saying things that I would not expect a general of Kirth to say." Tyler said. Serea heard all of this as she woke up. "So… where is this ship going?" She asked. "To the land where we can all begin a new life. Everyone on this ship didn't like working for Kirth, and now, we've run away, and are yearning for a life of peace." Yirek replied. "Care to join us?" He then asked. "…No thanks. The peace that you're chasing… it won't last long… Not with Kirth around. We're here to protect the peace that all seek, and stop Kirth, and his silver rogues." Tyler explained. "I wish you good luck on your quest. I can give you all a ride back to the mainland." Yirek replied. "Wait… why don't you join us?" Serea asked.
"No thanks. I'm done with battles." Yirek replied. "Please?" Megan asked. "Yeah, with your power and knowledge, you'd make an extremely valuable ally." Tyler added in. "Nope. We're running from Kirth to escape from him, and not gather a resistance force and run back at him." Yirek replied. "But your peace will not last long!" Serea reasoned. "… We will build a town, which I will be mayor of. I'll defend the town perfectly from the rogues, myself." Yirek said. "But Kirth will just eventually send down another general of higher ranking to dispose of you, or even worse, come down there himself!" Tyler explained. Yirek sighed. 'This guy is right…' He thought. "Alright… How about this… Tyler… I challenge you to a battle. The first to be forcefully knocked out of their transformation loses. If I lose, I'll go with you guys. If you lose, then you will not bother me about it, ok?" Yirek offered. Tyler thought over it for a minute. "Deal." He replied.
Coming up: A dark Tower chapter will be coming out later today. Don't miss it.
Until Next Chapter,
Biggoron
