Chapter VI: The Iron Jaws of Phreeoni
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"Good morning everyone. I apologize for my absence." Said a familiar voice.
"There was a tragedy...one that still is."
"My blade, the Balmung, a sword that gives me incredible power, is missing." She explained.
"I have searched all over Rune-Midgard...and have come up empty. Without it...there could be disaster..." God Poing said
nervously.
"I do not want any of you to worry, for now...but if it falls into the wrong hands..."
"I will not vex you further, friends. Have a pleasent day." She ended her speech there.
This WAS a very serious announcement. Without the legendary sword of Siegfried, who knows what evil may be allowed
to run rampant? I dismissed the issue. Several days had passed since I finally became a Wizard, and Triple, Sirocco, and
even Arconus were helping me collect as many runes as possible. So far, for my lightning spells, I had maximum Jupitel Thunder,
which was a spell where I charged up energy and fired an electrical sphere burst at the enemy. I also had five points of
Lord of Vermillion, an incredibly powerful spell that brought fourth an amazing pillar of light that smashed down and exploded
into sparks everything around it. I also had eight points of Meteor Storm. So far, my favorite spell. This spell brought
forth enormous balls of fire to rain down from the sky and incinerate anything that came too close.
For earth, I had the Quagmire spell. This was a very useful skill. It raised a swamp beneathe the feet of my opponent.
The sticky goo ensnared the poor monster, and restricted their movement, allowing me time to flee. I also learned Water Ball,
Storm Gust and ice Wall.Storm Gust created a Hurricane-Force to cause sharp hail and ice shards to fly into the enemy, while
strong winds pushed them away.Ice wall basically was exactly as it sounded, large Icicles raised from the ground and blocked
the enemies path. Pretty useful, considering I could Cage the enemy in. Water Ball only worked in water, but when it did,
it was great! It was very powerful. Large water bubbles were shot at the enemy causing pretty good damage to each one.
After a while, it became apparent that I was becoming strong enough that I would no longer need the help of my friends.
Triple Six was getting closer and Closer to becoming a Priestess, Arconus was growing bored, and Sirocco was restless. They
wanted something more exciting. Arconus sent me a message, saying he had a great idea for something fun. He told me to round
up the crew, and too meet him in Morroc. So, sending a message to the others, I headed for Morroc. After leaving the warp
portal I took, I was confronted by none other then...
"KAPRA SUZIE AT YOOOOOUR SERVICE, MISTER DAME!"
"Mister Dame...? You're probably older then I am..."
"Err.. I'm Seventeen." Said the Kapra.
"Heh. I'm Fifteen." I responded.
"Oooooh!!! Youngin!!!" She pinched my cheek and made a kissy face.
"Nyehh!!!" I swatted her hand away and she giggled.
"What do you want this time Suzie?" I asked.
"Aww...you don't like me anymore?!!" She started to sob.
"Gah.. I didn't mean that! I..." She wouldn't listen... She kept crying.
"Suzie...Stop! I'm sorry... I didn't mean it like ..." She tackled me and smiled.
"Soooooo does that mean you dooooo like me?!" She squealed.
"Gah! I thought Kapra girls can't have boyfriends..." I gasped.
"..."
"YOU'RE POOP!!!!" She yelled, annoyed now.
"Hmph, and we CAN TOO." She stood up, folded her arms around her chest and looked away.
"...So uh...you had something for me?" I asked.
"OH MY GOD!!! YOU SHOULD JUMP FOR JOY THAT A *CUTE* GIRL LIKES YOU!!! BUT YOU JUST IGNORE ME!!" She screamed.
"HERE TAKE YOUR STUPID LETTER, AND DONT EXPECT TO SEE ME EVER AGAIN!" She slapped me and threw the letter at me.
"Err...Wait... Suzie!!" I called, but it was too late, she stormed off.
I felt bad now. But what could I do? I wonder if everyone had to put up with this from the Kapra Girls. I shrugged
it off for now, and openned the letter, it was from Triple. She apologized, but she said she was feeling under the weather.
She had returned home to Prontera, and said she would see me in a few days. I put the letter in the trash, and awaited the
arrival of my comrades. Arconus and Sirocco arrived after much delay.
"Sorry I'm late, Came all the way from Fayon." Said Arconus.
"It's ok Arco."
"Yeah...I'm just lazy!!" Giggled Sirocco.
"Heh. So, whats the plan Arco?"
"Well, Have either of you ever heard of Ant Hell?" He asked.
"Nope."
"Not me."
"Err... Well its a dungeon to the east. It's filled with Ants. Andre, Deniero, Piere, Vitata... And...The insatiable one..."
"The Insatiable one..?" I asked.
"Yes. a monster like none you've ever seen. Hes huge... pink in color, with four eyes, and a wicked smile. His teeth are the
size of my katar, and he has green antlers growing out of his head. He has two small legs, and flabbly arms always held up.
He is a force to be reckoned with indeed. I say we kill him!" Declared Arconus.
"So let me get this straight... you want us to kill a monster...with huge teeth...and an insatiable hunger for blood?" I asked.
"Thats total bull shit!" I shouted.
"No! I shit you not!" Arconus commented.
"Right ..." I sighed.
"Sounds like a plan! Let's do it!" Sirocco said.
"Ugh..."
Within an hour we were standing in the dreary cave of ant hell. Bugs were everywhere. It was dark, with crimson walls.
There were bats flying around also. What caught my eyes the most were the Acid Geysers. They were small, structures, they stuck
up in the air and resembled tree stumps. They were surrounded by spikes and every few seconds they spouted yellowish acid from
their tips. We tried not to get too close.
The ants left us alone, for the most part. We killed a couple, but nothing good was found. We began to hear odd rumbling
noises. There was also no one around. Suddenly, a large earthworm like creature exploded from the ground and attacked us.
I heard Sirocco scream out "Hode!!" and she slashed it in half with her broad sword. We looked around, four more attacked.
Arconus dashed towards them and slashed two to bits with his katar. The third came for me, but I managed to blast it with
Frost Diver and then follow up with a Jupiter thunder, destroyed it.
"There...are no hodes in this dungeon..." Said Arconus.
"...What does that mean...?" I asked nervously.
"...It's..."
"YRAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" A horrid scream echoed through the cave.
"ITS PHREEONI!!!" Shouted Arconus.
"WHERE?!" I yelled.
"GRRAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Another bellow.
From the ceiling crashed down a massive creature. He was exactly like Arconus described. His giant tongue
flailed. From his mouth and screeched again. He leapt at me, and I tried to cast...but it was too late, that massive
tongue smacked me right into a wall. I blacked out. When I came too, I saw a very worried Suzie standing over me with
tears in her eyes. She was putting leaves in my mouth... I sat straight up, and looked around. Sirocco, Arconus and Suzie
were all looking at me.
"Are you ok!? I'm sorry I freaked out earlier..." Said a sobbing Suzie.
"I'm fine..." She hugged me.
"Why are you feeding me leaves...?" I asked.
"Directly from the vines of the Yggdrasil tree of life! They'll make you feel better!" Sirocco exclaimed.
"Ah."
"C'mon, lets get you to an Inn." Arconus said.
With that, they helped me onto Charolette, and they took me back to Morroc. What a failure... I hope the next time
we face Phreeoni, we can defeat him. But for now... rest...
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To be continued...
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"Good morning everyone. I apologize for my absence." Said a familiar voice.
"There was a tragedy...one that still is."
"My blade, the Balmung, a sword that gives me incredible power, is missing." She explained.
"I have searched all over Rune-Midgard...and have come up empty. Without it...there could be disaster..." God Poing said
nervously.
"I do not want any of you to worry, for now...but if it falls into the wrong hands..."
"I will not vex you further, friends. Have a pleasent day." She ended her speech there.
This WAS a very serious announcement. Without the legendary sword of Siegfried, who knows what evil may be allowed
to run rampant? I dismissed the issue. Several days had passed since I finally became a Wizard, and Triple, Sirocco, and
even Arconus were helping me collect as many runes as possible. So far, for my lightning spells, I had maximum Jupitel Thunder,
which was a spell where I charged up energy and fired an electrical sphere burst at the enemy. I also had five points of
Lord of Vermillion, an incredibly powerful spell that brought fourth an amazing pillar of light that smashed down and exploded
into sparks everything around it. I also had eight points of Meteor Storm. So far, my favorite spell. This spell brought
forth enormous balls of fire to rain down from the sky and incinerate anything that came too close.
For earth, I had the Quagmire spell. This was a very useful skill. It raised a swamp beneathe the feet of my opponent.
The sticky goo ensnared the poor monster, and restricted their movement, allowing me time to flee. I also learned Water Ball,
Storm Gust and ice Wall.Storm Gust created a Hurricane-Force to cause sharp hail and ice shards to fly into the enemy, while
strong winds pushed them away.Ice wall basically was exactly as it sounded, large Icicles raised from the ground and blocked
the enemies path. Pretty useful, considering I could Cage the enemy in. Water Ball only worked in water, but when it did,
it was great! It was very powerful. Large water bubbles were shot at the enemy causing pretty good damage to each one.
After a while, it became apparent that I was becoming strong enough that I would no longer need the help of my friends.
Triple Six was getting closer and Closer to becoming a Priestess, Arconus was growing bored, and Sirocco was restless. They
wanted something more exciting. Arconus sent me a message, saying he had a great idea for something fun. He told me to round
up the crew, and too meet him in Morroc. So, sending a message to the others, I headed for Morroc. After leaving the warp
portal I took, I was confronted by none other then...
"KAPRA SUZIE AT YOOOOOUR SERVICE, MISTER DAME!"
"Mister Dame...? You're probably older then I am..."
"Err.. I'm Seventeen." Said the Kapra.
"Heh. I'm Fifteen." I responded.
"Oooooh!!! Youngin!!!" She pinched my cheek and made a kissy face.
"Nyehh!!!" I swatted her hand away and she giggled.
"What do you want this time Suzie?" I asked.
"Aww...you don't like me anymore?!!" She started to sob.
"Gah.. I didn't mean that! I..." She wouldn't listen... She kept crying.
"Suzie...Stop! I'm sorry... I didn't mean it like ..." She tackled me and smiled.
"Soooooo does that mean you dooooo like me?!" She squealed.
"Gah! I thought Kapra girls can't have boyfriends..." I gasped.
"..."
"YOU'RE POOP!!!!" She yelled, annoyed now.
"Hmph, and we CAN TOO." She stood up, folded her arms around her chest and looked away.
"...So uh...you had something for me?" I asked.
"OH MY GOD!!! YOU SHOULD JUMP FOR JOY THAT A *CUTE* GIRL LIKES YOU!!! BUT YOU JUST IGNORE ME!!" She screamed.
"HERE TAKE YOUR STUPID LETTER, AND DONT EXPECT TO SEE ME EVER AGAIN!" She slapped me and threw the letter at me.
"Err...Wait... Suzie!!" I called, but it was too late, she stormed off.
I felt bad now. But what could I do? I wonder if everyone had to put up with this from the Kapra Girls. I shrugged
it off for now, and openned the letter, it was from Triple. She apologized, but she said she was feeling under the weather.
She had returned home to Prontera, and said she would see me in a few days. I put the letter in the trash, and awaited the
arrival of my comrades. Arconus and Sirocco arrived after much delay.
"Sorry I'm late, Came all the way from Fayon." Said Arconus.
"It's ok Arco."
"Yeah...I'm just lazy!!" Giggled Sirocco.
"Heh. So, whats the plan Arco?"
"Well, Have either of you ever heard of Ant Hell?" He asked.
"Nope."
"Not me."
"Err... Well its a dungeon to the east. It's filled with Ants. Andre, Deniero, Piere, Vitata... And...The insatiable one..."
"The Insatiable one..?" I asked.
"Yes. a monster like none you've ever seen. Hes huge... pink in color, with four eyes, and a wicked smile. His teeth are the
size of my katar, and he has green antlers growing out of his head. He has two small legs, and flabbly arms always held up.
He is a force to be reckoned with indeed. I say we kill him!" Declared Arconus.
"So let me get this straight... you want us to kill a monster...with huge teeth...and an insatiable hunger for blood?" I asked.
"Thats total bull shit!" I shouted.
"No! I shit you not!" Arconus commented.
"Right ..." I sighed.
"Sounds like a plan! Let's do it!" Sirocco said.
"Ugh..."
Within an hour we were standing in the dreary cave of ant hell. Bugs were everywhere. It was dark, with crimson walls.
There were bats flying around also. What caught my eyes the most were the Acid Geysers. They were small, structures, they stuck
up in the air and resembled tree stumps. They were surrounded by spikes and every few seconds they spouted yellowish acid from
their tips. We tried not to get too close.
The ants left us alone, for the most part. We killed a couple, but nothing good was found. We began to hear odd rumbling
noises. There was also no one around. Suddenly, a large earthworm like creature exploded from the ground and attacked us.
I heard Sirocco scream out "Hode!!" and she slashed it in half with her broad sword. We looked around, four more attacked.
Arconus dashed towards them and slashed two to bits with his katar. The third came for me, but I managed to blast it with
Frost Diver and then follow up with a Jupiter thunder, destroyed it.
"There...are no hodes in this dungeon..." Said Arconus.
"...What does that mean...?" I asked nervously.
"...It's..."
"YRAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" A horrid scream echoed through the cave.
"ITS PHREEONI!!!" Shouted Arconus.
"WHERE?!" I yelled.
"GRRAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Another bellow.
From the ceiling crashed down a massive creature. He was exactly like Arconus described. His giant tongue
flailed. From his mouth and screeched again. He leapt at me, and I tried to cast...but it was too late, that massive
tongue smacked me right into a wall. I blacked out. When I came too, I saw a very worried Suzie standing over me with
tears in her eyes. She was putting leaves in my mouth... I sat straight up, and looked around. Sirocco, Arconus and Suzie
were all looking at me.
"Are you ok!? I'm sorry I freaked out earlier..." Said a sobbing Suzie.
"I'm fine..." She hugged me.
"Why are you feeding me leaves...?" I asked.
"Directly from the vines of the Yggdrasil tree of life! They'll make you feel better!" Sirocco exclaimed.
"Ah."
"C'mon, lets get you to an Inn." Arconus said.
With that, they helped me onto Charolette, and they took me back to Morroc. What a failure... I hope the next time
we face Phreeoni, we can defeat him. But for now... rest...
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To be continued...
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