Wild ARMs: Last Ignition
Chapter 4 Crest Sorceress to the Rescue
There was a Storm.
The wind howled across the mountainous regions of Sunset Peak. The rain poured, and the thunder and lightning flashed and boomed in the sky.
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With a bright flash a girl in her late teens appeared outside the mountain village of Sunset Peak.
"Ahhh" she yelled as the light of the Teleport Gem faded and she was bombarded with rain
She pulled up the hood of her coat and looked around.
Through the rain she could see the lights of a village.
If she was right it was White Rock.
She held her hood down over her eyes and ran towards the village.
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The Innkeeper sighed to himself as he mulled over the books to see who was checking out the next day.
It was pretty easy since there were only a handful of guests staying, with the attacks on people coming to the village.
He was about to close the book, when the front door flew open and a teenage girl standing at 5' 3" ran through and pushed the door closed against the wind.
The girl sighed as she pulled down her hood and brushed a stand of blond hair out of her eyes.
"Can I help you miss?" the Innkeeper asked
The girl nodded as she took off her coat and hefted her backpack onto her shoulder
"Do you have a room for the night?" the girl asked
"Of course" the Innkeeper said "Would you like a room with a bath?"
"Oh Guardians yes" the girl exclaimed "I'd kill for a hot bath"
"We have some chicken soup and burgers left from dinner if you're hungry"
"Please" the girl said as the Innkeeper took a key from the rack behind him and led her up the stairs to the second floor
"Can I have your name please?" the Innkeeper asked "For the books"
"Elena" the girl replied as she unlocked her door "Elena Cyan"
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A short time later she sat in a large comfortable chair by the fire in the main room of the Inn with a steaming bowl of soup in her hands.
The Innkeeper sat across from her with a mug of coffee in his hand as he said "You're a mage right? A Crest Sorceress"
"Yeah" Elena nodded "I just graduated from Curan Valley a few days ago…I'm headed back to Neo Adlehyde for the Festival of History that's held every year"
The Innkeeper nodded as he sat back.
"Do you know if the General Store here sells Teleport Gems?" Elena asked
"I'm afraid not" the Innkeeper said "The Supplies from Port Tristan haven't been able to get through the Pass with the Gobs attacking"
"Gobs?" Elena asked
"Demi-Humans" the Innkeeper said "Hybrids of Men and Goblins…strong, slow and stupid…but in large groups they've been causing trouble for the last month and a half"
"Why haven't the Rangers done anything?" Elena inquired as she picked up a burger
"There haven't been any Rangers through here in six months" the Innkeeper replied
Elena sighed as she finished her burger "Direct me to where they've been attacking the Traders and I'll take care of them in the morning…I need a Teleport Gem if I'm going to get home"
"Are you sure?" the Innkeeper asked as Elena stood up
"I'll be fine" She replied from the bottom of the stairs "I graduated at the top of my class in magic, and I've been trained in a little Martial Arts" then she retired for the night
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The next morning Elena sighed to herself as she stepped out of the bathroom wearing a pair of white leggings, a short grey denim skirt, a white T-Shirt, a cream long sleeved shirt, and a grey denim jacket with a pale yellow hood, a pair of brown suede walking boots, and a pair of brown fingerless gloves, her short blond hair was tied back in a ponytail by a red ribbon.
She took a deep breath as she picked up her staff.
The weapon, the Sorceress Guard was four foot long, made of strong oak and covered with shining brass. On either end of the staff was a sapphire orb held by a curve of brass curled up and over the spheres.
She picked up her pack and walked out of the room
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"What?"
Elena came down the stairs as the Innkeeper leapt to his feet behind the counter.
"We didn't even notice he was gone" a woman said
"Is something wrong?" Elena asked.
"One of the children from the village has gone into the hills where the Gob's hideout is"
Elena frowned as she approached the counter "How long ago?"
"About half an hour ago" the woman said
Elena nodded as she said "Where exactly is the hideout?"
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If not for the fact that Gob's could jump out at her at any moment Elena's walk through the foothills would have been relaxing.
But instead she was walking through the hills, her eyes darting from right to left ready to fry whatever might jump out at her.
Just as she was about to clear the trees Elena heard a lot of grunting beyond the tree line.
"Sounds like I just hit pay dirt" she thought as she slowly made her way towards the forests edge. A spell on the tip of her tongue.
Through the sparse trees she saw a group of five short stumpy grey skinned men with long dark grey beards, wearing green clothes in various shades, wielding crude hand made axes.
They all had their back to her. They were gathered in front of a small rock formation just ahead.
One of the Gob's near the front, who was wearing black and grey clothes instead of green grunted and said "Gob, tiny stupid human come here…Gob, tiny human get eated"
Elena heard a child's terrified scream and she ran out into the open yelling "FLAME"
The four balls of flame soared from Elena's hand over the heads of the other Gob's and struck the leader, throwing him to the ground, burnt and wounded, but unfortunately alive.
"Why don't you try picking on somebody a little closer to your size boys?" Elena asked as the remaining Gob's turned around.
They snarled as they charged her.
Elena smirked as she spun and delivered a reverse kick to the attacking Gob's jaw and thrust her left hand and said "Break"
Her hand flashed briefly before four boulders the size of footballs appeared and smashed against the Gob's face. Cracking its skull and either killing it or causing severe brain damage.
She leapt back as another gob slammed its axe into the ground where she had stood then she yelled "VORTEX" the massive cyclone that was released blew the remaining three back into the rock formation, one was killed by the sheer wind forces.
She spun her staff in her hands and thrust her left hands out as she said "Refrigerate" the Gob she targeted was frozen to the ground beneath it and several spears of ice thrust up from beneath it.
As the spears shattered the Gob died, disintegrating in a silent red glow.
"Three down" Elena thought "Two to go"
The last two Gob's were the unconscious leader, and a Gob who was struggling to his feet.
The Gob snarled as it spotted Elena and charged her.
Elena glared at the charging monster and with a wave of her left hand yelled "Lightning" after a few moments the white lightning crackled around her before it struck out at the charging Gob.
The lightning coursed through the Gob's body. It seemed as if the demi-human was suspended briefly in mid air.
Before it dropped like a stone and disintegrated.
Elena sighed slightly as the leader stood up and groaned.
The Gob looked around to find all his followers dead. Then looked at Elena.
The Demi-Human roared at her as it charged.
Elena stood her ground and waited.
The enraged Gob raised his axe over his head and struck.
A split second before the axe cleaved her in two Elean leaped backwards and as a pale pink aura surrounded her she yelled "MYSTIC LIGHT" then she held her hands together and yelled again as she released a spell "FLAME" a massive fireball formed in her hands and flew straight at the Gob. Creating a great explosion.
When the blast faded the Gob was standing. Burnt heavily, it swayed back and fourth on its feet. Before it dropped dead and faded.
Elena sighed slightly as she felt a warm morning breeze wash over her.
She looked towards the rock formation. To find a young boy, around seven years old with black hair cowering against the rocks
"It's safe now" she said "They're all gone"
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The boy looked up to see a pretty girl crouching behind him.
The girl smiled as she took his hand and helped him up "I'm Elena…I'll take you home"
The boy smiled as Elena helped him up and led him through the forest to home.
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The following day the traders from Port Tristan came through Sunset Peak on the road towards Blue Ridge.
Elena bought a Teleport Gem and prepared to go to Blue Ridge.
She stood at the gates of the village, the Innkeeper and the boy she saved were beside her.
Elena sighed at the uneven emerald green gem in her hands as the boy said "Thank you for saving me"
Elena smiled at the boy as she said "Don't mention it" then she closed her eyes and said as she focused on the gem "Maybe I'll see you next time I'm through here"
Then the Teleport Gem flashed a bright jade green and Elena was surrounded in a white light before she disappeared.
Authors Notes: Done.
The first four characters have been introduced.
Next time their great journey begins.