The Sorcerer Wars
We're Goin' Dimensional
Since Nick had released the heartless into the world of the sorcerers, things had started to decline. However, help may have finally come, and turned out to be more familiar than expected…
Staring around at the new surroundings, Sam raised an eyebrow. Around him, the new trees and bushes pulsed with a weird energy, one that seemed to imbue some sort of consciousness within them. He was in some sort of shrine, one that reminded him of the Temple of Gaios in Dictioy. Tentatively stretching out his powers to cover the area mentally, he realised no form of life, other than the plants, were in the vicinity.
Behind him, the portal pulsed and fizzed, shooting out Nick, who stumbled and nearly tripped, but caught himself in time. Straightening up, he turned around to glare at Tidus, who had walked calmly through the portal, followed by Kari.
"That wasn't funny."
"Does it look like I'm smiling?" Tidus retorted, before giving a chuckle. "It was fun though."
Fizzing and spitting again, the portal ejected Yuna, Sora and Kairi this time. Yuna and Kairi managed to land on their feet, in a contrast to Sora, who fell flat on his face. Looking down at the boy at her feet, Yuna grinned, and bent down, to help the Keyblade Master up.
Dusting himself off and taking his own surveillance of the environment, Sora nodded and smiled. "Ok, much better. Last time I went through a portal, I got attacked by a dragon."
In response to Sora's comment, the wind whipped through the clear, tugging at the clothes of the group. It concentrated into the one area, becoming a miniature tornado, which somehow manifested into a young boy, dressed in black robes with a small, beige outline along the lining.
"Oh good, 'bout time someone got here. I was getting bored, why they put me on guard duty here, I dunno."
Looking blankly at the boy, Sam shook his head. Turning his attention back to the group, he shrugged. "Anyway, anyone got any idea where we are?"
"Hey! I'm still here!"
"All I can say is a forest region, very foresty." TK replied. "No animals I've seen yet."
"Don't ignore me! I'll take you down! All of you!"
"Yeah, I did a mental scan of the forest, no animals are nearby. If they are, they can hide themselves from my powers."
Behind the group, the boy suddenly frowned. This boy had red hair, and looked a lot like that poster all the grunts had been given by the Sorcerer who was the leader of the syndicate that he was a member of.
Suddenly shaking with excitement, the boy grinned. He'd definitely get a promotion if he brought in the archrival of his master! Aiming the palm of is hand at the back of the red-headed boy, he summoned his powers, sending a compressed ball of wind towards the teen.
Sam's powers suddenly made him turn around. The air was rippling towards him, and on instinct, Sam dove out of the way. The missile went through the group, missing everyone, but clipping Nick. Spinning several times on the spot, Nick rubbed his arm where he had been hit, before turning an indignant stare at the boy. "Ok, so not happy now. Insecticide, go!"
Grabbing a Pokéball off of his belt, Nick let out his Butterfree. The purple insect buzzed and droned, looking at its master for instructions.
"Whirlwind."
Fluttering its wings at an incredible speed, Insecticide blew up a miniature gale, blowing it in the direction of the boy. Blinking in surprise, the boy stretched out his hand, summoning a staff in it. Pointing it in the direction of the oncoming attack, he stopped it in midair. Blinking in surprise, the flying insect narrowed its eyes, using its psychic powers to lend power to its attack. Fighting against the boy's own power, the Butterfree increased its power, until the gale was inching closer and closer to the boy. Widening his eyes, and beginning to sweat profusely, the boy put all he had into the attack, but his arms gave out at the end. The wind attack hit him, blowing him back in the undergrowth. Giving a triumphant nod, Insecticide flew over to Nick, landing delicately on his shoulder.
"Good job Insecticide." Nick said, grinning at his Pokemon. "That should get that over and done with. So, back to our discussion."
A sound pulled their attention back to where the boy had stood. Five black vortexes appeared on the ground, and five, black Heartless jumped out.
Coming out of the forestry, the boy, looked flushed and angry, levelled a glare at the group. "I'll teach you to make me look stupid."
"You weren't doing that anyway?" Kari asked, an innocent look in her face. Directing a special glare towards the girl, the boy pointed his fingers at the group.
"Ok, my Heartless, get 'em." The boy said maliciously. The Heartless leapt to attack, aiming the attacks at Kairi, their nearest target. Taking a step backwards, Kairi shook her head. Flicking out her hands, a shield appeared in them, creating a light that made the Heartless recoil.
Stepping forward as well, Sora called on the Keyblade, a clicking noise flooding the air as it appeared. Throwing it at the Heartless, it swept through two of them instantly, destroying them. Dashing forward, Kairi rammed her shield into another one, while a fourth was destroyed by bullets fired by Yuna.
Getting to his feet, Sam summoned Nirvana, pointing it at the final Heartless. "Water!" He cried, and in response, a ball of water burst from the tip of Nirvana, enveloping the Heartless and killing it.
Finding his forces decimated within thirty seconds, the boy visibly quailed. Gripping his staff, he stiffly looked at Sam's staff, it seemed to frighten him more than the others.
"Ok, you guys wanna play with fire, let's see if you can stand the heat." He said, raising his staff up and tapped it on the ground. "Master Nicholas, I have found Sorcerer Sam."
The skies visibly darkened instantly. Waiting for something to happen, Sam shook his head as he waited. Tapping his foot on the ground, he sighed.
"So, was that just for show? Or did the sun go behind a cloud coincidentally?" He asked, curious as to what the answer would be. Making a face, the boy shook his head, preparing to answer. He was cut off when the clouds swirled around, above the clearing they were in. A column of fire shot down, hitting the ground and knocking everyone off of their feet. Spiralling around, the body of Nick came out of the fire. Blinking in surprise as he turned around, Sam looked from the Nick with the fire, and the Nick who was currently being prodded by a Butterfree. Yes, there were definitely two of them.
Looking around at the group with amused eyes, Nick shook his head. "Well, not Sorcerer Sam, but definitely people I wanted to find. You're dismissed." Nick waved his hand; in response, the boy behind him disappeared in a trail of winds.
"So, the Crest Holders. I don't know how you got here, but this should provide amusement for me." Holding out his hands, two things appeared; his Sorcerer's staff, and in the other, Caladbolg. "Imagine my surprise when this thing didn't disappear. What can I say? It makes a nice souvenir. It'll make a better one when I kill you all with it. The blood stains will add that special touch to it."
Freezing, Nick heard a strange voice speaking over them all. Ignoring his Butterfree, who was still poking him, he looked up, to find himself standing there.
"Hey Nick! Guess what? I found you!"
"Thanks Sam, I found me too. Does anyone wanna hunt me down to destroy me, or will I just try and kill us all?" Nick replied sarcastically. Getting to his feet, Nick stretched out, glaring at his counterpart in this Dimension. "How come I always seem to be way powerful in every Dimension but my own?"
"Ignoring the fact you also seem to be homicidal in every Dimension but ours." Sam retorted. "And who was the one who got to the Top Eight in the Dictian League?"
Ignoring Sam, Nick just studied himself. "That's my voice?"
"Yeah, weird, huh?"
By now, everyone had gotten to their feet. Pulling out various weapons, the group faced the boy who seemed to exude an aura of power.
Giving a chuckle, Sorcerer Nick raised his staff, calling on a large barrier, similar to the one he had created in Macalania. Feeling a blast of heat hitting his face, Sam shook his head. Pointing Nirvana back at the barrier, he released a Water Spell, which created a small hole in the barrier of flames.
At that point, blasts went out from every long-ranged weapon in the area. Bullets melted on contact with the shield, arrows burst into flame, magic spells were simply absorbed and the Keyblade simply bounced off of the shield. Feeling decidedly worried, Sam sent another burst of water, which was the only success they had in breaking the barrier.
"Ok, this might be tricky. Hey Sam, you're a Summoner now, right?" Tidus called over to me, keeping a wary eye on the Sorcerer. When he saw my nod, he gave me a grin. "Well, show us what you can do."
Grabbing the idea, Sam turned back to the barrier, an evil glint in his eyes. Raising his staff above his head, his sent his power throughout the staff, projecting it upwards into the clouds. The temperature got noticeably colder, but hit zero when the Titan of Ice, Articuno, made its presence known. Landing next to Sam, it crooned and leaned in towards the Pokemon Trainer, looking at the fire barrier as scornfully as a cat would a mouse.
This would be interesting.
To be continued…