"You got the directions to the Pelvis?" Amity asked.
"Boscha just sent them. Let's go." Luz said as she pulled out her scroll, "Follow me."
Luz pulled ahead and flew in the direction of the location. They landed and started to look around for the cave.
"Keep your eyes peeled, Eclipse Enforcer could be anywhere." Luz said.
"On it." Amity said as she changed her necklace into her sword and held her staff at the ready.
They found the cave and start to go in. Luz used Amethyst to perform a light spell to light the way so they could see.
"You've been practicing with your staff?" Amity asked her.
"Not really, I'm learning as I go if I'm ever without a glyph." Luz said, thinking back to Hunter.
If he could use a palisman to cast spell, why wouldn't she?
"I think I hear something." Amity said.
Luz stopped and listened, hearing small grunts and moans as well.
"Mr. Triplet must be close." Luz said.
"Too bad you'll never make it too him."
They turned around and saw Eclipse Enforcer.
"You!" Luz said, holding her staff out.
"So this is the other person you ran into at the Knee?" Amity asked, moving close to Luz.
"Eclipse Enforcer, at your service." Odalia said with a faux bow.
"Then how about you die." Amity said.
"I'm afraid that's not an option." Eclipse Enforcer said.
E.E. rockets towards them and attacks but both girls dodge as she punched the ground where they stood.
"So you helped kidnap Mr. Triplet!" Luz shouted as she blasted fire magic at E.E., who produced a shield to block it.
"It was simply official coven business." She said.
"Torturing someone for the benefit of a tyrant... yeah, that doesn't surprise me." Luz said.
"What the emperor does is for the best of the Isles." E.E. said as she fired at Luz but Amity made an abomination wall to protect her.
"I used to believe that but after what you did to Luz at the Knee, I'm not so sure!" Amity shouted as she made a large wave of abomination muck.
Eclipse Enforcer easily managed to move out of the way.
"I see your little pet Human told you what happened." She said.
Amity charged at her and swung her sword. Eclipse Enforcer blocked it and kicked Amity in the stomach. From behind, Luz hit Eclipse in the head.
"I'm not alone, remember?" Amity said.
Luz formed the Monado and dual wielded like before, giving Amity the idea to wield her sword and Ghost the same way.
"Last time it was two on one but now, it's reversed." Amity said as she and Luz circled Eclipse Enforcer. "And after what you did to Luz, I'm more than happy to repay that tenfold."
"If you're strong enough to take me."
Luz and Amity used a combo spell to create a flaming abomination as Enforcer charged a magic blast from her chest gem. The two types of magic combine and everyone is knocked back. The explosion from their clash alerted Marcus, telling him his rescue was here.
'I knew they were listening.' He thought.
As he hoped, Boscha was guarding the journal while Luz and Amity fought Eclipse Enforcer. All he had to do was hope they could get to him before his sister lost her patience. Back with the battle, Luz and Amity were clashing with Eclipse Enforcer blow for blow as they switched between each other to rest and attack.
"Enough of this!" Eclipse Enforcer said.
She released a large blast of magic again, this time, knocking Amity against the wall and cutting her head. She laid on the ground, motionless.
"AMITY!" Luz screamed in horror, as her eyes turned white like at the Knee!
The fear and anger at seeing someone she loved hurt, it sent her into another rush of power from the Monado. She turned to glare at Eclipse Enforcer as she held Amethyst and the Monado with a growl.
"Again with this? Luckily this time, I won't be taken by surprise." E.E. said as she glared back at Luz. "Amity got what she deserved, disobedient little pest."
Luz ran at her and tried to slam her sword at her. She put her armor up to block. There was another large blast of magic, which sent Eclipse Enforcer sliding back, but staying on her feet. She looked down and saw the armor on her arms gone.
"No!" Enforcer said before she was hit in the mask with Luz's staff, cracking it!
"RAAAH!" Luz roared in rage as she continued bashing Eclipse Enforcer and breaking more of her armor!
Not blasting, not slashing, just pure bashing with her staff and the Monado being blunt instruments! Luz took her to the ground. She wasn't moving and Luz went over to check on Amity.
"Amity, are you alright?"
Luz had the Monado back as a necklace as she gently caressed Amity's cheek, crying at see how hurt she was up close.
"Mmm." Amity moaned, moving into Luz's touch to show she was alive.
"Oh thank Titan." Luz said before she used a healing spell with her staff, healing Amity.
"Don't worry, Amity, you'll be okay." Luz said.
Luz shifted Amity's sword back to a necklace and had Amethyst and Ghost become their palisman forms so she could carry Amity. Looking back to the downed Eclipse Enforcer, whose armor was riddled with cracks and dents, Luz could a bit of hair poking out from the helmet. Familiar GREEN hair!
"Odalia is the Enforcer?" Luz said in surprise but a part of her had to suspect that Belos would use someone like her, "Come on, Amity, let's get away from her."
Amethyst and Ghost moved to sit on Luz's shoulders as she continued through the cave towards Marcus, she still needed to save him and both of them back to Triplet Manor.
"How... do I keep getting myself into this kind of stuff?" Luz asked.
'Maybe you just have mixed luck.' Amethyst hissed at Luz.
"That doesn't mean I have to keep getting in dangerous adventures with the people I love getting hurt." Luz said, referring to Amity.
'True but you never would've found love or me if you didn't keep getting into adventures. So that's good.' Amethyst hissed.
"Ever the optimist." Luz said.
'I have to be if you can't.' Amethyst replied with a simile as they reached a door hidden in the cave.
"This must be where Mr. Triplet is." Luz said as she looked to Amethyst. "Think you can get the door? My hands are kind of full."
Amethyst blasted the handle off and the door opened. Luz saw Marcus was still tied to his chair while looking at her with injuries and a smile.
"Hey, Luz. I knew you would come." he said before coughing in pain a bit.
"Don't worry, I'll get you out of here."
Luz went to Marcus and set Amity down gently by the chair before she began untying him.
"I take it you dealt with whoever was guarding the cave?" He asked Luz.
"Yeah, Odalia is out cold and I don't want to be around for when she wakes up or when your sister gets back." Luz said as she got the ropes off. "Can you stand?"
"Yes, but I may need a crutch." Marcus replied.
"I can help with that." Luz said, using the Monado's magic make a plant crutch right in front of Marcus.
He grabbed it and started to use it.
"Good, let's go."
"Oh, already?" Cera asked, "I had so much fun planned."
Luz moved in front of Marcus as she summoned the Monado while Amethyst and Ghost moved in front of Amity to protect her.
"So the rumors are true, the human does possess the legendary Monado." Cera said as she looked at Luz.
"It's over, Cera. Your ally is beaten and Luz is more than capable with the Monado." Marcus said as he stood up with the crutch.
"Oh believe me, brother, it is FAR from over. Especially since this human hurt the woman I love." Cera said as she glared at Luz.
"Wait, you and Oda-"
"Keep her name out of your FILTHY mouth!" Cera said as she grits her teeth.
Cera made a magic shield to block it and spread around the only exit to the room.
"Can I assume you have another idea for getting us out?" Marcus asked Luz.
"Yep! When in doubt, make your own way out!" Luz shouted as she turned to the left wall, switching to ice mode and using the Monado to burrow through the cave to make an ice tunnel to escape!
"I like your creativity." Marcus said.
"Thanks, now let's go!" Luz said as she picked up Amity in one arm.
"Right." Marcus said as he limped to the exit with Ghost and Amethyst covering him.
Luz waited until Marcus got into the ice tunnel before she used the Monado to cover their escape as Cera dispersed her shield. She saw they were gone and frowned at this before walking away.
'You win this round human but you won't win the next.' Cera thought as she picked up her injured lover, Odalia, as she left. 'I swear you won't.'
So, wasn't planning on posting this today, but I needed to mention that my mom's at the hospital, and had no other way to say it.