Red Mage 04- I am ecstatic that you reviewed, considering you are the only one that bothered to. I guess no one else considers my work worth treading, but seeing as you're the only one who does, I am obligated to continue writing on your behalf for two reasons. One: you want me to. And two: it's the least I can do to appease your greatness seeing as how you continue writing your own story. You're very welcome for the Precursor powers, and I do hope that they are of some use to you. Daxter will be fighting more in the future, there will eventually be one chapter that is split up between everyone's fights and I can assure you that Daxter will be included. Hopefully you will enjoy the Yellow Eco Temple, and I hope you enjoy the fight at the end.
Disclaimer: I do not own Jak, because if I did, then I would have made the first game out this way, no matter how badly it would have sold.
The Secret of the Basin and the Second Temple
"To the left Jak! Your left!" Daxter called out as he clutched to Jak. For once he wasn't telling Jak to run away, he was helping.
"I see the ring Daxter, sheesh; do you think I'm blind?" Jak thought as he turned sharply to his left. Navigating his way through these rings was taking every last ounce of his concentration and fortitude. Jak skillfully piloted his way up and around a tower, following the mysterious path the Precursors had set the rings in. At the top of the tower was a tunnel leading towards the entrance. Jak steered the A-Grav Zoomer into the tunnel and continued flying through the rings, being careful not to miss a single one. He didn't know what would happen if he did, but he was not anxious to find out.
Jak shot out of the end of the tunnel and realized he was far above the Precursor Basin. He looked down and for a moment could do nothing else but admire the beauty of the world. Daxter was quick to distract him by tapping him on the ear and then pointing in the distance. Jak saw what he assumed was the last of the Precursor Rings situated high in the air. His heart fell; he was too far away to reach it. Suddenly, Jak remembered that he had discovered he could fly. Turning on the stabilizer and vertical fans, Jak leapt off the Zoomer in the direction of the Ring. He activated his Blue Eco Box and took off in the direction of the Ring. He went through it and immediately a platform of Precursor metal appeared beneath him. Jak turned his Eco Box off and landed on it. To his relief, it did not fall, but supported his weight.
Jak once again looked around at the Precursor Basin. He looked up to see just how far away he could see. To the south he spotted his village, and beyond that was Misty Island. To his east lay the forest Jak now knew to be Boggy Swamp. To the north, and a bit to the west, Jak spotted another island, one that looked big enough to be a civilization. At the very back of the island was a mountain covered in a strange white substance. Gazing north, Jak saw a volcano emitting smoke, followed by a series of low mountains. He squinted, but was unable to make out anything else.
A rumbling sound caught Jak's attention and he gazed to the east. Beyond Rock Village, near the docks, a large building about the size of Zeorro's hut was rising out of the water. What Jak noticed was that it was made out of Precursor metal, which meant that it was very likely that the building was going to be the next Precursor Temple: the temple that housed the power of Yellow Eco.
Jak wondered how he was going to get back to the village and he scratched his head. As he moved his hand, the disk moved in accordance with his arm. Jak pointed to the hut and it took off so quickly Jak almost fell off of it. As he landed in front of the hut, he saw Keira and Samos waiting for him.
"Good work Jak. You must leave right away and go into this new temple; I'm sure a whole new world of powers and information awaits you in there." Samos said as he beamed at Jak. Keira pouted, but instantly tried to cover up for it. Samos had noticed and he immediately changed his tactics.
"Actually Jak, I'm sure you will have plenty of time for exploration tomorrow. After all, you've unlocked the temple and you destroyed the dirigible. I'd say you've earned a bit of a break." A look of relief came into Jak's face at these words.
"Great! That means that you can finally fry me up some Yakow leg, remember Jak?" Jak smiled and nodded, looking at Keira, who he was quite sure had been staring at him. As soon as he had moved his head, her eyes had flown elsewhere and her face had turned red.
Later that night, the Precursors found Jak lying in a field outside the Blue Sage's hut. He was gazing up at the stars; his eyes fixed particularly on the moon. He heard a rustle from behind him, but didn't respond. He could tell from the way the footsteps sounded that it was Keira. She sat down next to him and looked down at him. He propped himself up on his elbows and smiled at her. He noticed Daxter wasn't tagging along and made a motion on his shoulder. Keira understood and smirked.
"Daxter's inside, eating more of that fried Yakow. I think he's eaten his own weight." Jak chortled as he sat up next to Keira. "You know Jak; I'm worried about you." Jak looked at her, puzzled.
"You're always going off on one adventure or another. I know you're a Channeler, but I keep worrying about you." Keira bent her head toward the ground and closed her eyes, trying not to cry. Jak stood up and towered over her. He knelt down and put his hand under her chin and forced her to look up at him. He gave her a smile that clearly said that he would always be okay. Keira smiled and got up, standing about three inches shorter than Jak. She wrapped her arms around Jak, who did not respond for a few seconds. After a minute, Keira stepped back and broke their embrace.
"You better get some sleep if you're gonna tackle that Temple tomorrow." Jak nodded, his mind still preoccupied with how snugly her body had molded into his during their hug. A sharp poke in his chest brought him back to the present. "And you had better come back alive, or I'll kill you." She said as she glared at him, and he smiled at her. She pouted at his mocking her when she was trying to be tough. She tackled him, only to find herself crushed beneath his body. He looked down on her as she struggled against his superior weight and skill. He grinned as she smiled wryly up at him, and they both suddenly became aware of how close they were to each other. Their grins faded as their faces got closer. Their eyes closed as their lips got closer.
Suddenly a door burst open. "Jak, you'd better get some rest." Samos' voice called out. Jak shook his head and quickly got off Keira. They stood up, not looking at each other.
"Good night Jak," Keira mumbled as her face turned into a tomato. Jak nodded sheepishly and went inside. Once there, he collapsed on his bed and spent a good five minutes or so sending every curse he had ever heard at the Precursors, who seemed Legatee-bent on preventing letting him kiss Keira.
The next day, Jak woke up to a house that contained only him and Daxter. "Hey buddy, Samos and Keira went to investigate the levitation machine the Blue Sage built. They left breakfast for you, and Keira packed you a lunch. Oh, she also told me to let you know she refilled all your Eco Boxes." Jak nodded and got out of bed. After putting his blue tunic and white pants on, he attached his forearm armor and located his shoulder pad under the bed. How it had gotten there was beyond him. After eating and putting his belt on, Jak walked out of the house, picking his Hookshot up as he did so. He went in the direction of the docks and put Daxter into his backpack. Jak took a deep breath and dived into the water. He swam as fast as he could in the direction of the Temple entrance, but there was no need. For some reason, the Lurkers had abandoned the village. Jak was puzzled, but didn't exactly mind; he hated the Lurkers anyway.
Jak got into the hut shaped building and noticed a button on the floor. He stepped on it and the entire floor sank into the water. Jak looked around, but thankfully, the floor seemed to be sliding into an elevator, instead of just into the water. He looked around through the glass walls at the ocean floor: there were all types of sea creatures in this place. Finally, the elevator stopped, and Jak entered the Temple via a humongous set of doors. He walked in and saw another door, about a foot or two taller than him in front. Jak walked up to it and pushed it as had as he could. The door didn't budge, but a keyhole appeared. Jak looked around for a key, but didn't see one. But now that he took in his surroundings, he did notice that there were two warp gates. Sighing, Jak spun around until he was dizzy and then stopped. He walked towards the gate that he was facing (not very steadily, but he walked nonetheless). He took a deep breath, and then ran through the gate at full speed.
Jak landed in a room about the size of his house. He went up the steps in front of him and looked around. There was a hole in the wall in front of him. The only way to get to the other side would be to crawl under it, a manageable feat, as there was a hole in the bottom of the wall about a foot tall and two feet wide. Jak bent down and observed the tunnel he supposed he had to go through. He got on his hands and knees and began to crawl. At the end was a bright light. Jak crawled as fast as he could to get to the end and emerged in a room filled with torches. A small, thin statue, not more than four feet tall, in the center of the room was rotating; its single eye looking around. Jak walked up to it and instantly the eye swiveled to meet his gaze. The pupil shrank, and suddenly a beam of Yellow Eco shot out of its eye. It was aimed directly at Jak's chest and nailed its target, sending Jak flying against the wall, the beam digging into his chest. Jak gritted his teeth as he felt the beam begin to burn his flesh. Suddenly, the beam stopped, and he fell to the ground. He quickly healed himself via his Green Eco Box and stood up. He saw a sight that made his heart stop: Daxter was running wildly around in circles, and the statue was trying to hit him. Jak shot a blast of Yellow Eco at it without even thinking; the beam hit it directly in the eye and the entire statue exploded, sending bits of metal everywhere.
Jak stood up and looked around. Once again he was in a room with two doors, unlike last time, however, both were unlocked. Jak looked down at the exhausted Daxter, who looked back at him.
"I could really not care less which way we go. Left, right, up, down, forward, back, inside, outside. Its all the same to me."
Jak laughed inside his mind and picked Daxter up gently. He took the left door and opened it, cautiously looking around for any traps. A dead elf stood in the center, nothing remaining but its bones. As Jak entered the room, it stood up straighter and faced Jak. It bowed and drew a sword. Jak was taken back; never did he think he would have to defeat an already deceased elf that would bow to him before trying to kill him. Jak bowed back, never taking his eyes off of his opponent. The dead elf ran at Jak and swung its sword. Jak activated his Blue Eco Box and forced the blade to stop before it hit him. Jak ducked down and punched the elf right in the chest. Its chest imploded and its ribs caved in. The skeleton went flying backward and hit a wall. It stood up, its ribs repairing themselves as it once again charged Jak. Jak dodged the sword, while trying to think of a way to kill this thing. He supposed he would have to use a Yellow Eco Blast to kill it, considering he was in the Yellow Eco Temple. Jak back-flipped and charged a Yellow Eco Blast. As the warrior charged one last time, Jak shot a huge beam of Yellow Eco at the lifeless elf. Where the elf once stood, there was now only a pile of dust and a sword. Jak turned to leave the room , but then went back and took the sword. He laid it neatly by the dead combatant's ashes and knelt down at it.
"Um, Jak. What are you doing? Didn't that guy just try to kill you?" Jak made a shushing movement with his hand and stood up. He bowed to the ashes, and turned around. He turned around and leapt back. The dead elf was standing in front of him, its hands behind its back. Jak leapt back in a fighting stance and prepared to battle once more.
"No. There is no more need to fight." A deep voice came from the elf. Slowly, it came back to life, until Jak was staring at a powerfully built man, about three inches taller than him. The elf bowed to him once more. "You have demonstrated to me not only your strength, but your honor and respect as well. You may continue in this hallway." The elf turned around and put his hand on a wall. The wall melted away, revealing a hidden pathway. Jak nodded to the elf and continued on his way. He crossed a bridge over a pit of Dark Eco and saw four torches and a locked door. A sign hung above the door.
"Illuminate the path instantly, and the doors shall open for you." Jak shot a small ball of Yellow Eco at the torch and it burst into flames. It glowed briefly and then went out. Jak fired again and again, but always the torch went out after a few seconds. Jak thought a few seconds and then fired four blasts of Yellow Eco at once. All four torches burst into flames at once, and the door instantly opened, revealing a brightly lit room.
As Jak entered, he heard a scuttling sound coming from everywhere. He looked around and gulped: the room was full of gigantic spiders. One foot long, eight nine-inch legs, with red eyes and two-inch fangs protruding from their jaws. As Jak entered the room, they all hissed and rushed at him. As Daxter screamed in fear and began to move into the familiar compartment of Jak's backpack, Jak gathered the Yellow Eco residing in his body into his fingertips, making a small ball of Yellow Eco about the size of a marble gather at each one. He extended his fingers and each ball became a thin beam of energy. Jak moved his fingers and arms around and sent the beams around the room, shredding everything they came into contact with, particularly the flesh of the spiders.
Jak looked around the room and noticed that one wall was much rougher than the others were. He put his fingers in it and to his amazement they sunk in. He continued doing this, climbing up the rock and arriving at the top. He looked around and saw a symbol on the wall. Jak moved closer and saw it was a circle with eight straight lines protruding from it.
"Hey, isn't that the symbol of the sun? What do you think it means?" Jak shrugged and tried to think about what this puzzle could mean. "Maybe they want you to go for a walk in the forest?" Jak gave him a look. "Or maybe it means you have to look at something. Like Keira. I could look at her all day long." Daxter said as he got a glazed look in his eyes. He came back to reality when he heard a low growling sound coming from Jak's throat.
"Hehe, I was just kidding Jak." Daxter said quickly; he didn't like the glare Jak was giving him at all. "All right, I won't make anymore jokes about Keira. Sheesh, touchy, touchy." Daxter grumbled, a little annoyed that Jak had gotten so defensive of Keira.
"Hmm, I wonder what's been going on between them," he thought to himself. "I guess I'll just have to do a little snooping around and find out." He jumped when Jak snapped his fingers and gathered a small ball of Yellow Eco in his hand. He shot a beam at the sun, which instantly lit up. Just like when the dead elf had placed his hand on the wall, a section of the temple melted away and revealed a humongous cavern. Strangely enough, there was only one door at the other end of the grotto. Jak took a step, and the entire cave filled with a Yellow light. Jak looked around at the giant torches and realized that they were in reality Yellow Eco Vents. Jak made his way eagerly to one, but as he got near, a blast of Yellow Eco sent him flying backwards. Jak got to his feet and ran at the Yellow Eco Vent. Once again he was sent flying back by a powerful blast of Yellow Eco. Jak decided to take a different approach and fired his Hookshot directly into the Yellow Eco Vent. An explosion knocked him off his feet and a statue's eye rolled along the floor. Jak smirked at it as he walked into the Eco Vent. He recharged his Eco Box as well as Channeling some into his body. Jak walked across the chamber and walked through the door.
In this room was a multitude of mirrors, gray blacks and one window that had sunlight shining through. Puzzled, Jak walked over to the window and put his face up to it. Somehow, the Precursors had rigged this window to be a source of light, since as far as Jak could tell, they were all still underwater. Jak looked at the gray blocks and examined them. One of them had a symbol identical to the one that Jak had shot with Yellow Eco before. Jak shot it with Yellow Eco again, but this time it did nothing. Jak looked around at the mirrors and guessed what he had to do. After about five minutes, Jak put the final mirror in front of the window. Sunlight reflected and rebounded off the mirrors and finally hit the symbol of the sun. The block glowed bright yellow and then sank into the floor and revealed a hidden ladder. Jak climbed down and entered the next door. The next room held a vast quantity of ancient weapons such as swords and maces. As if to complete the collection, there was a truly glorious empty assembled suit of armor in the center of the room. As Jak entered, it let out a roar and charged him, ramming him in the stomach and sending him into a wall. Jak stood up and picked the armor up. He threw it into a wall and assumed an attack position. The armor retaliated by drawing a sword off the wall. Jak turned his Blue Eco Box on and made a sword fly odd the wall and into his hand.
The two began a swordfight, furiously striking and parrying as fast as they both were able. A number of times, Jak was saved by his forearm armor, which was luckily able to hold the sword off. Jak quickly gained the upper hand by using Red Eco to enhance both his strength and speed, and he drove the armor back. He stabbed and slashed, but the sword seemed to do no damage whatsoever to the ancient piece of defensive equipment. He growled in frustration and finally levitated the armor onto the ceiling. Jak then pulled all the swords towards him and sent them flying up at the armor, effectively turning it into a pincushion. A hidden door opened and Jak looked inside. On the floor was a bowl filled with what appeared to be liquid glass. Carved on the rim of the bowl was a message.
"Brave and mighty hero, to gain the power to reflect power, dip a portion of thy defense in the bowl." Jak looked at Daxter, who shrugged. Jak hesitantly untied his forearm armor and dipped them into the bowl. There was a bright flash of light that made both Jak and Daxter cover their eyes. When the light dimmed down, they both looked into the bowl. The liquid was gone, and only Jak's forearm armor remained tin the bowl. They looked very different now, as if they were made out of shining silver. As Jak pulled them out and put them on, he noticed that they had become much lighter.
"Oh what lovely jewelry. Does that come in my size, because my boyfriend thinks that they would better bring out the color of my eyes?" Daxter said in an unnecessarily high-pitched voice. As he said this, he brought his hands up to his chin as if he were a woman and batted his eyelashes. Jak's body shook as he inwardly laughed an he stood up and jumped through the warp gate that had appeared, wondering what new challenge awaited him on the other side.
Jak landed in the next room and realized that he was in fact at the very beginning of the Temple. He recognized it by the door that had the keyhole and the warp gate in front of him. As Jak still had no idea how to unlock the giant door, he continued walking and jumped right through to the other warp gate. He landed in a room with a giant stone block in front of him. Beyond that was what Jak assumed was the path that he needed to continue. Jak sat down and got out the lunch Keira had left him. He sighed contently as he enjoyed one and a half-fried Yakow with cheese sandwiches (Daxter had half of the second sandwich) and split a bottle of Wumpa fruit juice.
When Jak was finished eating he stood up and went over to the block. Its face was smooth except for two indents with handles in the middle. Jak wrapped his hands around them and pulled with all his might, trying to move the block. His efforts proved to be in vain, however, as he didn't even budge the obstruction even an inch. Jak caught his breath and turned on his Red Eco Box. He once again pulled as hard as he could, but it was to no avail. Suddenly, Daxter's high-pitched laughter pulled Jak back to reality. He looked down at his best friend, who was currently rolling around on the floor in hysterics. As Jak looked on in bewilderment, Daxter paused to catch his breath long enough to choke out some words.
"Try... reading the... sign, big guy..." was all he got out before he dissolved in hilarity once more. Jak turned off his Red Eco Box and gently put his hands on the stone block. He gently pushed and promptly fell flat on his face. He got up and watched the stone block travel down the path about twenty feet before sinking into a hole. Jak started down the pathway but stopped when he saw a bright yellow light. As it got closer, Jak realized it was a Yellow Eco Beam and ducked. He stumbled backward and grabbed Daxter. He then ran down the hallway, ducking, jumping, and pirouetting from side to side to avoid the beams of energy being hurled at him.
As Jak emerged in the next room, he saw a bigger version of the statues he had encountered before. He used his Blue Eco powers to send a rock at the statue from behind. As the eyes turned around to follow the movement of the rock, Jak sent his own Yellow Eco Beam at the statue. It hit the statue right in the back of the eye and it exploded. It was a much bigger detonation than usual, considering it sent Jak flying off his feet and towards a wall. At the last second, Jak pivoted his body so the wall smashed his face. A sigh of relief from behind made him feel better; Daxter was unharmed. Jak got to his feet and rubbed his nose, wincing as he did so. He took his hand away and saw his fingers were covered in blood. Jak turned his Green Eco Box on and felt his nose heal as the restorative properties of the Green Eco nursed him back to health.
Jak got up and looked around the room. Had he not already traversed half of the temple already, Jak would have thought the room was empty. Because he was now wise to the tricks and riddles of the temple, he examined every detail of the room much more thoroughly than he normally would have. In the middle of the ceiling Jak noticed a peculiar-looking switch. It looked like a diamond shaped piece of glass with a white ball in the middle. Jak shot a thin beam if Yellow Eco at it and an odd, chilling chime reverberated throughout the chamber. A hidden door opened and Jak went through. He saw three doors and an odd looking animal in this room. Jak looked closer at the animal; that was what he had to call it, because it was not elfish, but it also wasn't Lurkerish. If he had to pick, he would have to say it was a wolf, but with definite mistakes. For one, it stood on two legs instead of four. It had a body shaped like an elf's, and its claws glowed bright yellow. Other than those mistakes, it looked like a wolf.
As Jak took a couple of steps into the room, the beast let out a howl and ran at Jak. It crouched down and leapt at him. Jak fell to the ground and caught the animal-like creature in the chest with his feet. He let the momentum carry the beast and it slammed into the wall. Jak turned around, but the monster had vanished. Jak looked around for it, and looked up as he heard a growl come from above him. The wolfish creature had sunk its claws into the wall and was crawling around the ceiling. Jak leapt back as it launched at where he was standing. The wolf quickly recovered and slashed at the air in Jak's direction. Jak's eyes widened in amazement as a thin, curved trail of what he assumed was Yellow Eco trailed behind the claws and came straight at him. Jak dived to the side as he heard a slashing sound behind him. He whirled around and saw claw marks in the stone behind him. The beast charged Jak, who charged up a blast of Yellow Eco in his hands. As the beast closed in, he let off a blast of energy straight at the creature. The wolf made that slashing motion again and once again, three trails of Yellow Eco left its claws. Jak leapt into the air as he saw the three blade-like blasts carve their way through his beam and dispel it. The beast leapt into the air after Jak, who kicked it right in the face. As the monster went flying down to the ground, Jak winced; its claws had sank into his leg, and as it had gone flying, the claws had ripped a chink of his flesh out.
Jak landed and quickly healed himself. The beast took advantage of Jak's preoccupation to send another claw slash at him. It stopped as Daxter sank his teeth into one its ears. The wolf let out a horrible squeal of pain as it struggled to remove Daxter. Daxter dug his fangs deeper, but a bright light distracted him. He looked up to see Jak let loose another Yellow Eco Blast. Daxter leapt up and twirled his body furiously, trying to stay in the air as long as he could. It wasn't long enough, as he fell down towards the beam: and certain death.
Daxter closed his eyes and prepared to be blasted into a million pieces. He opened his eyes when he felt nothing of the sort. He found himself hovering in midair and Jak holding out his hand. His bluish hand. Daxter let out a sigh of relief when he realized Jak had levitated him to safety. Jak brought Daxter back to his shoulder and turned his Blue Eco Box off. He turned around and decided to go through the right door. As he walked through the doorway, he hoped he wouldn't need to fight anymore; he was out of Yellow Eco.
Jak entered the room and saw a greenish blob about his size on the floor. It slithered towards him and Jak leapt back; his experience in this dungeon had taught him that everything wanted to kill him. Jak activated his Red Eco Box and kicked it as hard as he could. His foot sank into the gooey flesh and Jak experienced a sharp burning pain. A yellow light caught Jak's eye; a Yellow Eco Vent had sprung to life; all he needed to do was get to it. Jak tried to take a step, but his left foot was anchored to the ground; immobilized by the odd living goop. He fell off and tried to crawl, thoughts of escaping from this horrible place giving him strength. The burning sensation in his foot spread, and as Jak looked down, he saw the ooze was spreading itself all over his body. As panic fogged his thoughts, Jak took Daxter out of his backpack and threw him as far as he could; while he might be dead, the monster would not get his best friend. He continued crawling frantically as the slime spread, but just as he got to the Vent, it had swallowed him up completely. Jak held his breath as he struggled against the monster holding him. Daxter looked on in horror as his best friend was digested right in front of him. The monster glowed yellow as the Eco washed over it, but far from hurting it, the monster's flesh became hard, encasing Jak forever in an impenetrable cocoon of death.
"Aah!" Keira moaned as she clutched her head.
"Keira, what is it." Samos asked, alarmed at his daughter's sudden pain.
"It's... its Jak. He's in pain. He's crying out for help."
"How do you know?"
"I can feel him. Inside my head. He's in pain."
"Sit down Keira," Samos said, his voice full of concern. Keira did as he commanded. "Close your eyes." Again, Keira obeyed her father. "Now concentrate. Why is he in pain?"
"He's... he's being attacked. He's losing. No, wait. I feel him again; he's all right. Daddy, whatever is hurting Jak is destroyed."
Samos let out a sigh of relief. "Good. He is too valuable to lose. But what is this odd connection she had with Jak. I could feel his distress as well, but she appeared to have a much more powerful connection with him." He muttered to himself.
"Nice decorating Jak. I see you missed a spot over there though." Daxter said with a grin as Jak healed himself. Jak rolled his eyes and made a mock apologetic movement with his hands. Daxter laughed. Jak finished healing himself and stepped into the Yellow Eco Vent and recharged his Yellow Eco Box. As it filled up, Jak looked around at the damage he had done to the room. The walls, ceiling, and most of the floor were covered in that strange goop that had made up the monster's body.
Another chilling chime went off and a treasure chest appeared from thin air. Jak went over to it and opened it. His face became transported; inside the chest was another five Power Cells. Jak counted, including the twenty-two from Sandover, the four from Rock Village, the one from the Flyer in the Basin, and the three from Boggy Swamp, he had thirty-five. Jak gave Daxter a high five when he realized that he only needed ten more to power the levitation machine. Jak left the room and went back to the main hall. Deciding to go through the left door, he confidently stepped through, unaware that another had entered the temple.
Jak saw nothing in the next room, no stairs, no doors, and not even an enemy. Disappointed, he turned to go, but a soft stepping sound caused him to pause. He turned around and made a slashing movement with his hands as he turned on his Yellow Eco Box. The empty armor that had been sneaking up on him fell to the ground, its frame sliced to ribbons. A wall fell down to the ground, revealing another wall behind that. That wall fell as well, revealing a third. The second wall sank until it was a few inches above the first wall. The third wall sank down until it was a few inches above the second. This continued for a few seconds until Jak was looking at a newly formed set of stairs. He shifted his backpack and started to climb them. At the top was a platform, followed by a chasm, and all the way on the other side was another treasure chest. Jak targeted the chest with his Hookshot, but realized he didn't have enough chain links to make it all the way across. Jak backed up and took a running start. He jumped as far as he could and once again aimed for the chest, keeping a hand on his Blue Eco Box in case this didn't work. To his relief, the Hookshot pulled him across the chasm with a jerk and he landed on a hovering platform with the treasure chest. Jak opened it and was elated to see it contained more Power Cells, another five.
The platform started to move back towards the entrance of this particular wing of the Temple. Waiting for Jak at the entrance was four more statues. Jak strolled through the door they were guarding after quickly dismantling all of them in a matter of seconds. Entering the main chamber for what he hoped was the last time, Jak entered the center door and took in his surroundings. There was a statue in here that looked like a snake, and a switch on the floor. Jak walked over to the switch, keeping an eye on the statue the whole time, as he seriously doubted it was only a statue. As he stepped on the switch, a door opened, but as Jak got off of the switch, the door closed again. Jak levitated the statue onto the switch and once again the door opened. Jak dived under it as it closed, due to the fact that the statue had come to life and gotten off the switch. Jak rolled onto his feet after getting safely under the door.
Jak stood up, but was almost immediately blasted back onto his feet as another statue shot a blast of Yellow Eco at him. Jak simply ripped its head off with his Blue Eco power and walked up the stairs. At the top was a climbable wall. It was divided into sections that were moving. Jak got his Hookshot out and fired, aiming for the top. He was hoisted up onto the ledge and he pulled himself up. At the top was yet another chest. Jak opened it up and pulled out a long and complicated key. Jak grinned as he realized that he could get into what he suspected was the final chamber of this Legatee-hole. He jumped through the war gate that had appeared as he had opened the chest.
Jak landed in the first room of the Temple for what he sincerely hoped was the final and ultimate time. He stuck the key inside the door and turned; a long clanging sound was heard and the door opened slowly and dramatically. He entered and the door slammed behind him. Jak looked ahead and saw another Precursor Oracle. He walked up to it and like last time, the eyes came to life and a deep voice emanated from it.
"Welcome, brave warrior. You are to be commended for surviving the trials and tests of the Temple. As a reward, I shall give you three things: new powers, the two Power Cells that reside inside me, and one other thing you desire. Step into the light, and receive new knowledge of my Eco, young one." Jak stepped into the circle of yellow light and a beam of Yellow Eco shot out of the Oracle's mouth and hit Jak in the chest. Once again, Jak felt a warm, tingling sensation spread from where the beam made contact with him to the rest of his body. When it was over, the Oracle spoke once again.
"You have been given greater control over Yellow Eco. You can now direct it, manipulate it, and even create objects with it. You will need this power to survive in the future. You wish to know about the future?" Jak nodded eagerly; he wanted to know what the future held.
"I am forbidden by the Precursors to give either of you any crucial information. However, I am permitted to give you this warning; beware the dark light, for it has twisted the fate of one of you." Jak and Daxter looked at each other: while neither of them wanted of them wanted more contact with Dark Eco, they would rather it was he instead of the other.
"You may now remove the Power Cells from me and continue. But beware, my guardian is extremely powerful, and it will take much to overwhelm him." Jak nodded and bowed to the Oracle before taking the two Power Cells out of its eye sockets. As the Oracle powered down, a door behind it opened, and Jak entered it.
Inside this room was a single elf, and that in itself took back by surprise; he had not been expecting an elfish guardian. The elf looked about six feet tall and two feet wide. Very muscular with black hair that stuck out in every direction. He was wearing clothing much like Jak's except a bright orange, and his eyes were black. As Jak looked into them, he relaxed. The look in the man's eyes was warm and caring. Jak wondered why this man was a guardian.
"You must be Jak. Well, since you have entered the Temple and consulted with the Oracle, I suppose I have to fight you now." Jak nodded and turned on his Yellow Eco Box. The warrior across from him looked amazed. "That box on your belt, what is it?" Jak was taken back, this elf seemed to be very polite and curious. He hardly seemed the type to kill. Jak walked up and showed him how the belt worked.
"That's brilliant! But they aren't much use in here." Seeing Jak's puzzled look, he continued. "The air in here is rich with Yellow Eco, didn't you notice? As long as you're in this room, you'll never run out of it." Jak sniffed the air and then took a deep breath and noticed that the warrior was right; he felt his body begin to Channel Yellow Eco. "By the way, my name is Kazan. Well, here we go." Jak nodded and prepared to fight.
Kazan started to yell as his energy aura grew. Eventually, there was a massive explosion of light, and when the light had dimmed, Jak looked at Kazan. He looked the same, except now his eyes were blue and his hair looked just like Jak's: sticking straight up and a bright yellow, although it did not have green roots. Kazan grinned at Jak's amazed look and assumed a combat stance. Jak nodded and did the same.
They both acted simultaneously, running one way and firing Yellow Eco Blasts at the same time. The blasts hit each other and cancelled out. Jak ran at Kazan, who leapt into the air. Jak looked up in time to see Kazan throw a disk of energy. Jak reacted instinctively and raised his forearm armor. To his amazement, the Yellow Eco rebounded off the new coating and went right back at Kazan, who ducked to avoid it. He landed and began a melee with Jak, who eagerly returned the challenge. As Jak fought, he noticed how Kazan wasn't even trying, almost as if it was a game to him. He paid for his distraction by receiving a swift kick in the ribs. Jak went flying back into the wall and stood back up. He gathered Yellow Eco at his fingertips and sent ten thin beams of power at Kazan, who pivoted and danced ridiculously on the spot to avoid them. Jak and Kazan both charged up a massive blast of Yellow Eco and fired. The beams collided, but instead of canceling each other out, they began vying with each other for domination. As Kazan's beam gained the upper hand, Jak leapt up and out of the way so he wouldn't be vaporized. He looked down and he saw that Kazan had vanished. Jak looked around and saw Kazan above him. Kazan charged up a ball of Yellow Eco and hurled it at Jak. Jak put his arms in front of him like an "X" and reflected the ball back at Kazan. Kazan yelled in pain as he felt his own attack engulf his body, burning his flesh and mangling his figure. He fell out of the air and hit the ground with a loud "thunk".
Jak walked over to see if Kazan was dead or not and to his amazement, he saw Kazan stand up, grinning no less. "Wow. No one's ever gotten me with my own technique. You got some skill there kid." Jak grinned, but his face became worried when Kazan made two fists and put them together. He spread them apart, leaving a trail of Yellow Eco behind. What worried Jak was how the Eco seemed to become almost solid, forming a sword. Jak shook his head, figuring if Kazan could make a sword out of Yellow Eco, so could he.
Jak created his sword and began the fight. He brought his sword up in a horizontal slash, but a vertical block stopped it. Jak decided to go with the momentum and spun around, but Kazan once again blocked his sword. He brought his sword down and to the left, but again he was deflected. Kazan pushed Jak's sword back and copied his last attack; he came down and to the left. Jak blocked and spun his sword around and came up and to the right, trying to slice of Kazan's legs. Kazan blocked the attack and brought his sword up behind his head before slamming it down. Jak blocked it and they began pushing against each other, each trying to throw the other off balance. Kazan pushed his blade up, leaving Jak temporarily defenseless, and then delivered a hard kick to Jak's chest.
Jak went flying back, but landed on his feet, using his sensational agility and flexibility to regain his footing. Jak slowly walked towards Kazan and swung his sword in a vertical path going down. Kazan blocked this blow, but was caught by surprise when Jak swung his sword in the opposite direction and came from below. The tip of Jak's blade touched his skin, cutting but cauterizing the wound at the same time.
Kazan ignored the pain and brought his sword crashing down on Jak's head. Or he would have, had Jak not once again blocked the attack. Kazan then turned his blade and came at Jak from below, only to be foiled and blocked again. Again and again they went back and forth. Any spectator would have been unable to discern one blade from the other, as they were both moving so fast that the blades seemed to leave blurs in the air. Once again Jak came up from the ground and was blocked; both of them holding their blades firmly in place as they circled each other. Jak broke his off and did a triple strike, coming first across from the left, then across from the right, then straight down. Kazan blocked all three blows with relative ease and then resumed taking the offensive. He swung his blade across, making Jak lean back. Kazan was quick to press weight on the blade in an attempt to overbear Jak. Jak leaned so that his head was nearly to the ground and kicked Kazan in the chin.
Kazan went soaring backwards in a graceful arc and landed on his hands. He quickly got up and stopped Jak's next attack- a downward stroke to the left. Jak back-flipped away and landed on his feet, bent down with one hand on the ground and the other in front of his face. He rose and charged Kazan, swinging his sword in a straight thrust. Kazan quickly parried it and the two of them once again danced around each other, attacking and blocking, pivoting and parrying in an attempt to win.
Jak swung his sword to the left and then seemed to disappear. Kazan heard air being cut through behind him and quickly turned around to stop the sword that was coming for him. After his block, he moved his rapier down and then back up to put Jak off balance. Jak recovered instantaneously and brought his sword above his head and slammed it down, then brought it back and repeated the motion. Kazan continued blocking and eventually had to take a step back. This one movement would prove to be his downfall, as Jak was quick to strike again and again, almost to quickly to see. Kazan tried one last attack: a downward chop with all of his considerable strength behind it. Jak blocked and put both hands on opposite sides of his sword. He pushed back as hard as he could and forced Kazan to fall over. Kazan continued trying to defend himself as Jak's sword crashed against his continuously, but eventually Jak prevailed. Bringing his sword across rather than down, Jak made Kazan's sword arm swing wildly out and then he brought his sword down for one final attack.
Kazan cried out in pain as he felt Jak slice through his flesh, cutting his left forearm clean off. He held his hand up and gasped out, "Enough. You win mate." Jak nodded and stopped his attack. Kazan stood up and picked up his arm off the ground. With a flash of light, he reattached it back onto his body. Jak looked on in amazement; he didn't suspect Kazan would be able to refasten his body back together.
"Whew. Good fight there, Jak. Good fight. I ain't fool enough to continue, even though I'd win eventually from more endurance. It was a good fight, and I hope one day, we'll meet again." Jak grinned and nodded, happy that he wouldn't have to kill a fellow elf. Still breathing heavy, Kazan walked over to a wall and put his hands on it. The wall melted away like so many others had, and revealed another warp gate and three more Power Cells. Jak collected them before turning around and saluting Kazan, who let out a hearty laugh and saluted back. Jak jumped through the warp gate, eager to continue his journey. Jak grinned as he imagined the look on Keira's face when she learned that he could form a solid shape with Yellow Eco.
Well, I hope it was good enough after taking me so long to write it. As always, review please, I am in desperate need of those. Also, if anyone could give me any ideas, particularly for new types of Lurkers, that would be greatly appreciated.