A/N's: Ok fourth chappie! Yay! Lol ok I never really said the reason for writing this story… ok well the reason is that I was really sad when I suddenly noticed how few dragons there are in the game (I'm not counting the evil ugly ones that try to kill you… they aren't dragons they are just stupid pitiful imposters… dragons have more pride than that…) and so I decided to make dragons a sacred thing. They are so sacred that only the Summon Spirits can control the ones that they are bonded to… ok there's my reason!
Lloyd: You're not going to find my Dad that way you know…
Me: (stares at him evilly and speaks in a demonic voice) Where is he?
Lloyd: (hides in a corner…again)
Me: (voice back to normal) hmm If I were an angel who was about to die where would I hide? Oh I know! (Grabs Lloyd by the arm)
Lloyd: Now where are we going?
-- A day later –
Me: (walks into room to see Yuan and Kratos) Yay I found you!
Kratos: … how did you find me?
Me: I'm smart that's why! Tee hee! Tee Hee!
Lloyd: I don't think Tee Hee is a word…
Me: (glomps him as punishment) goes to show what you know cutie-wootie!
Lloyd: …help…
Yuan: um I'm going to back away very slowly…
Me: (glares at Yuan and speaks in Demonic voice again) you're all mine now! (Takes over renegade base in Sylvarant and Tethe'alla and dresses everyone as ballet dancers!) MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Lloyd: NOOOO!
Kratos: This is worse than the mini skirt…
Yuan: Oh my God I'm wearing tootooes!
Renegade people in the background: (dancing to Swan Lake)
Me: Do my disclaimer or join them! (Points to Renegade people)
Lloyd, Kratos and Yuan: Lloyd-forever does not own any of the TOS characters… or anything else that belongs to NAMCO…
Me: ok… now GO DANCE TO SWAN LAKE!
Yuan: But—!
Me: No talk back! NOW! Before I make you do my cheer!
Yuan, Kratos: (starts dancing to swan Lake)
Lloyd:… oh gosh…
Chapter 4: Venforfte
The group set off the very next morning, trying to avoid putting Mizuho in major danger. Sheena had sent some ninja to find Genis, Raine, Regal and Presea to let them know of the situation at hand and to let them know where to meet them.
"We should head to the seal of fire first just because it's hot and hard to deal with," Zelos stated. Lloyd nodded.
"I agree. That desert can be very hard to travel on foot."
"Alright, I guess it's agreed then. We'll head to the seal of fire first," Kratos replied.
"If we head to the seal of fire we will be fighting Efreet's bonded dragon, Venforfte," Mikel said. "He specializes in slowing down his opponents with something called Eternal Hellfire. When you fight him be cautious, that attack can also cause some incredible damage if it's a direct hit."
"Hey, no worries for Zelos, the great Rider is here! I'll put the slam on what's-his-name and we'll be out of there before you know it," Zelos exclaimed.
"Don't let it get to your head, Zelos," Sheena scolded him.
"Come on let's go," Mikel told them and they left the village and headed towards the Triet desert.
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Genis watched his sister examine and describe the Triet ruins with pure joy. They had received word from Sheena in Mizuho that something strange was going and that they had to release the seals of the dragons in order to stop someone from releasing Hellk, a really evil dragon bent on destroying Olympian, a strong but good dragon. They'd only been waiting for a few hours but Genis was extremely troubled about the Rider part. Not only was the world doomed if Zelos was the Rider but he just couldn't be the rider. Something about his name just didn't fit…and Genis didn't have the slightest idea why.
"Oh Genis have you seen this?" his sister asked him with awe.
"Sure…" he replied lost in his thoughts. Little footsteps treaded the sandy desert at the ruins. Neither Raine nor Genis heard the footsteps coming.
"Um, excuse me?" a little voice asked. Raine and Genis turned to see a small girl who looked to be around the age of four. Her eyes were pure green and her hair was a dark blue. She had a light tan and wore a thin silk dress that reached her ankles. "Um, can you come with me inside the temple please? I really love ruins and when my mother told me that this ruin was one of the seals that Chosen Colette had to open, I just had to see it. Please, I'm begging you, bring me inside to see the seal, please!" she begged. She lowered her head and shyly waited for their reply.
"It's dangerous inside little girl. What is your name anyway?" Raine responded.
"Oh my name, well uh… it's Nikila and I know how to fight but I just have to see the seal! Please Mr. and Mrs. Half-elf, please!" she replied.
"You know that we're half-elves?" Genis asked. The girl nodded. "Well, as long as it's all right with Raine then sure." Nikila looked towards Raine who sighed.
"I guess we have no choice. Your puppy dog eyes are even cuter then Colette's." Nikila shouted with joy.
"Oh thank you oh so very much!" she exclaimed.
"Come on," Genis replied as the girl followed the half-elven twins into the temple.
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Lloyd and the others reached the Triet Ruins the very next morning where they met up with Regal and Presea and headed inside lead by Mikel. She led them passed the monsters (whom she destroyed in mere seconds on her own) and into the room where Efreet's seal was except that the room had changed. It was brighter and the walls seemed to be covered in shining rubies. But what also made the room look different was the fact that Genis and Professor Sage were lying on the ground unconscious.
"Genis! Professor!" Lloyd shouted and began to run to them when something stopped him in his tracks and propelled him backwards and was caught by Sheena. A girl stood on a platform where a strange rock sat on a stand that about the girl's height. She was the same height as Genis.
"Fools, do you honestly think that I would let you release Venforfte? As if! I will have the right to his powers and you will all burn before my feet!" the girl said.
"Just who do you think you are?" Lloyd shouted at her. The girl laughed.
"My name is Nikila and your friends obviously fell for my little ruin loving trick. Hm even though it is true I love ruins, I like the power concealed within them even more!" She turned and pressed the glowing button behind her. "I will gain his great power, and you shall not!" she exclaimed as a hole appeared in the roof of the room and the platform began to move upwards.
"Not if I can help it!" Lloyd shouted and jumped onto the platform and before she could push him off the platform had already gone too high.
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Lloyd stared as he walked off of the platform. The room was like some kind of holy chamber. It was very open and had a peaceful atmosphere to it.
"You…! How did you…?" he heard from behind him. Nikila was standing behind looking at him angrily.
"Why are you so angry with me? I'm the one who should be mad at you for what you did to the Professor and Genis!" Lloyd shouted at her.
"So what! I don't care about your stupid friends! I only want to release Venforfte! I will have Venforfte's power whether you like it or not!" she shouted back. She pulled a black sword out of nowhere and savagely attacked Lloyd. He dodged it easily as he unsheathed his own two swords. Nikila swerved towards Lloyd when she realized that he had dodged aimed at his stomach at full force. Lloyd blocked that as well with his own swords and managed to shove her away. She jumped back and then ran at him again. He blocked again but her attack forced him to backwards and he collided with something. They heard a click. Neither of them moved.
"What…? …NO!" Nikila exclaimed. She fell to her knees and stared up the gate that was now sprouting from the floor. Lloyd backed away.
"What's happening?" he asked her. She looked at him fearfully.
"You've released him…you've released…Venforfte!"
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The others stared up at the pillar that had just recently been a platform. They stared at it not really sure of what had just happened. Genis sat up suddenly and stared at everyone who was still staring at the pillar.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" Genis asked them.
"Lloyd is up there!" Colette told him.
"Up where?"
"He jumped onto a platform when it moving up and we're guessing that he made it but… now what?" Sheena said.
"We wait," said Mikel who was already sitting on the floor.
"Let me guess this straight, kid. Lloyd is somewhere with that Nikila chick, the one who easily knocked out Genis and the Professor right? And while she's up there, she might have already released that dragon and set it loose on Lloyd and you want us to wait?" Zelos exclaimed. Mikel nodded.
"What else can you do? That pillar has a barrier around it so we can't destroy it. That platform was the only way into the dragon's seal room. Our only choice is to wait and hope for the best," she replied.
"That would probably be best," said Kratos. Everyone looked towards him as well as the Professor who was now awake. "Lloyd maybe a little slow when it comes to thinking sometimes but he won't let his guard down. He should be just fine against Nikila but the dragon… We don't know how powerful this dragon is. I know that Rodyle had dragons…and they weren't very friendly but they were merely children. This dragon…is no doubt fully grown. So all we can do is wait."
"Exactly…"
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The gates flung open as a huge ruby-scaled beast slowly made its way through them. When the gates closed, the great dragon spread out his large wings and roared with freedom. Then he composed himself and stared at his unwanted guests.
"Humans…" he whispered dangerously. "What is it that you want with me, humans? I have no desire to meet with your kind," he told them. Nikila stepped forward and kneeled.
"Oh great Venforfte, please hear me out! Hellk is tired of waiting and truly desires to crush Olympian. He sends me to beg for your help!" she told him passionately. Venforfte stared at her before snorting and looking towards Lloyd. He sensed a great power from the boy but didn't understand what it was. This attracted his interest.
"You there, boy, what is your name?" he asked. Lloyd tried his best to stand straight.
"My name is Lloyd. Lloyd Irving Aurion," he replied. The dragon stepped forward with great interest.
"An Aurion? Incredible so the group does still exist!" Venforfte appeared to be smiling. "Say do you know anyone by the name of Kratos?"
"Yeah, he's—"
"Venforfte! Don't talk to him he's useless to you!" Nikila shouted at the dragon to her own regret. The dragon looked away from Lloyd and stared at Nikila with great malice.
"You…! You vile wench! I will make sure that you never set foot in my seal room again!" he growled as the floor beneath Nikila began to glow and suddenly she vanished. Lloyd stared at the place where Nikila once was.
"Where did she go?" he asked Venforfte who just laughed.
"Do not worry, young one. She is fine. I just banished her from this place," he replied. "Now what is it that you need from me?"
"Need from you…? Oh that's right! My friends and I are trying to stop them from releasing Hellk so we are trying to release all of the dragons before she and Selena does."
"Ah, so then you need one of my scales."
"What?" Venforfte laughed.
"Of course you did not know. The stories do not say what happens when you make a pact with a dragon. You are not required to be a summoner but you do need to have one of our scales. In order to acquire one of our scales, you must defeat us in a fight."
"A fight?"
"Yes, a very difficult fight. The only for me to be released by you, specifically, is for you to defeat me and earn one of my scales. So do you still wish to fight me here and now, Lloyd Irving Aurion?"
"Yes!" Venforfte nodded.
"Very well, I shall decide the rules of our fight!"
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Nikila stared at the sand surrounding her. She had been banished from the dragon's seal. She had been banished all because of that no good, annoying KID who had followed her to the seal room. Just because she appeared to be younger didn't mean that she actually was. She was actually 3,999 years old. She just didn't age anymore because of her special key crest. She was an eternal member of the Dragon Fang. She would never be able to escape it.
She thought about what she was going to do as she there is the sand. She thought about her sisters and her brothers and Hellk who seemed just ever so desperate to destroy Olympian, and his Rider. She thought about how Lloyd had so easily spoken with Venforfte who merely acknowledged her as an annoying human. She made her own vow as she stood up and walked towards the Seal of Fire, and this time, she wasn't going to fool anyone.
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Lloyd waited patiently for Venforfte who had turned around and was humming a strange tune. It was a little while before he finally turned and walked towards the center of the chamber and placed something there. It was one of his scales. He faced Lloyd.
"You must take the scale that sits before you before I kill you," he told him. Then Venforfte looked away. "Please survive this," he told him before he lifted his head breathed fire towards Lloyd. He dodged the sudden attack and ran forward. He jumped back when the great dragon breathed another stream of fire at him. Venforfte flew into the air space within his chamber and watched as Lloyd (who had dived to the ground) was slowly getting up and making his way to the scale. He breathed fire at him again and this time Lloyd jumped closer to the scale.
Venforfte was having fun. Despite the fact that he could possibly kill an Aurion, he was enjoying the fight. Lloyd was giving him a challenge. Although once Venforfte realized how quickly he was getting to the scale he hesitated to make his final decision. He soon realized that he had no other choice as Lloyd took the last 3 steps to reach the scale.
"I'm sorry, Kratos…" he whispered as Lloyd took the last step and was about to bend down to pick up the scale.
"ETERNAL HELLIFRE!" Venforfte shouted as he spread out his wings as far as they could go and released almost all of the energy in his body. The ground began to shake violently and before Lloyd could even touch the ruby-like scale he was thrown back by a violent earthquake. He fell to the floor as Hell's murderous fires were unleashed and flared before Lloyd's eyes.
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Mikel stood up suddenly as the roof began to shake violently. She gasped, knowing what was happening. The others looked around in surprise and retreated to the center of the chamber of the Seal of Fire. Mikel didn't care about her own safety anymore. She was concerned about Lloyd's.
"Eternal Hellfire…" Mikel whispered. "Lloyd…will you truly…be alright?"
"Lloyd…" Kratos whispered. The others were thinking the same thing as he was. Was Lloyd really going to be okay?
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The violent earthquake suddenly stopped as Venforfte tiredly landed on the floor. His entire chamber was in ruins. Of course he'd be able to fix that later but he couldn't right now and wouldn't be able to for a long, long time. He felt guilty. He didn't want to hurt Lloyd, yet… what other choice did he have? He looked towards the place where he had placed his scale and stared at it. Of course not a single piece of rubble had touched it. The barrier around it had protected it from the earthquake. Venforfte wouldn't dare touch it. He couldn't bear it. He silently mourned and uneasily fell asleep.
Near the scale, rubble began to move as a red glove reached out and grabbed it. Lloyd slowly moved the rubble away from him and sat up. He was a little burnt but he was fine otherwise. He stood up although with some difficulty. He held the shining scale in his hand and looked towards Venforfte, who he soon realized was sleeping. Lloyd sat next to him and waited for him to awaken.
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Selena leaned against the entrance to the Triet ruins when she noticed Nikila walking towards it from the desert.
"Hey, Sis weren't you already in there?" she asked her. Nikila glared at her evilly.
"Yes, but that stupid dragon banished me. Now I'm going to get my revenge," she replied. Selena smiled.
"Oh is that so? Hmm ok then. I'll see ya later. Chow!" Selena then just walked away, leaving her vengeful sister to plot her plan. Nikila didn't even bother to watch her older sister go. She knew what her sister wanted.
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After a few hours Venforfte awoke, feeling a great sorrow on his heart. He opened his eyes to see Lloyd sitting next to him. Startled he sat up straight immediately and stared at him for a long while. Venforfte looked towards his hands to see that he had successfully retrieved the scale.
"Lloyd…?" he finally whispered. As Lloyd nodded and stood up and showed him the scale.
"I passed your trial right?" Lloyd asked him as Venforfte smiled.
"Yes, Lloyd Irving Aurion, yes you did. And I thank you for that."
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Mikel smiled. She could tell that Lloyd as fine now, for some strange reason, she could feel as if the scale of luck had protected him. Kratos sighed feeling relieved for some reason.
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"So he still lives…" a boy whispered. He lay in bed and looked seriously ill. He smiled evilly as Selena sat next to the bed. "Is he the one? Could he be the one we've been searching for…waiting for?" he spoke a bit louder this time.
"What are your orders?" Selena asked him. The boy snickered.
"Bring me…all of the angels. Do not harm the others. Let them come to save them…"
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Me: …
Yuan: Hey are you ok?
Me: Headache… too much yelling…screaming…
Lloyd: (holding a Music Fest announcement paper) Hey guys come see this! Apparently the band at her school went to Nationals! And she's in the band!
(All the Renegades, Yuan and Kratos crowd around)
Yuan: OO what'd you get?
Me: …
Lloyd: Are you going to tell us?
Me: No… too… tired. Anyway, I'm sorry that this chapter took so long. I had a lot of homework and it's are still trailing me.
Kratos: What's trailing you?
Me: My lack of sleep!
Yuan: oh yeah! You went to bed at 3 in morning on Sunday night because of a project.
Me: …Please Review… I'm begging you!