Chapter 3: Awaken the guardians
Virginia waved to me as I watched the four leave town. "I'm surprised you didn't go…" I looked to see it was the boy name Shane. "Nah, she just starting out she needs to learn about other things…" Shane smiled. "Here come; I'm sure you're tired I'll show you where you can rest…" I slowly smiled as I followed Shane back to they're house. Shane shows me upstairs to some beds. "Thank you…" I said I watch Shane face turn a bit red. "…?" I looked confused at him.
"Umm…It's nothing. I have to leave…" with that Shane left the house. I sat there looking confused about the whole thing that just happened. Halle was standing outside looking at Shane. "Well is she the one…?" Halle asked, Shane slowly nodded. "I believe so. But I'm not 100 sure…" Halle nodded to him. "Alright then please watch over her to make sure…" Halle said as she head back to the temple in town.
But the group of four was coming closer to the temple where the four guardians rested. Clive and gallows we're leading with jet and Virginia behind them. Jet looked pretty angry even those he had taken on the mission as well. "Something wrong…?" Virginia whispered looking over to jet. "No…" he said with a growl looking away.
"I'm sure he just upset the other girl didn't come with..." Jet looks quickly chance to a glare towards gallows. "That's not it!" he yelled toward gallows. "It's just we get the girl just starting out going with us to make the mission hard…!" he yelled as soon as he did. Virginia ran up behind him pulling him into a head lock. "What…was that…?" Virginia asked not letting go.
"Uh…what are you doing?" He yelled started to have trouble to breath. Gallows turned around to take a look and started to laugh. "That will teach you not to say some things in front of women..." jet finally pulled Virginia off of him. He was breathing heavy. "I'll say whatever that hell I want too!" he yelled glaring toward gallows. Clive coughed looking toward the three. "I believe we have a mission to complete…" "You can do this after the mission…" after Clive said that jet and Virginia then quickly looked away from each other.
Then they turned back around, they found they're self at the base of the temple where the guardians sleep. The temple called Fallen Sanctuary. "So the guardians are here…?" Virginia asked as soon as they enter. "Yes they sleep in the status up stairs…" Gallows said pointing to the stairs. They started up them, the place they found as soon as they got up stairs made them feel like they we're outside.
"It's different than I imagined. It's hard to explain but…" Virginia whispered as the four started to look around. "You though it'd be a lot more beautiful and glorious..?" Gallows asked walking up behind Virginia. "Does that explain it..?" Virginia didn't answer as she kept looking at one of the statues. "With a Sanctuary housing the guardians, the power that sustains the world, you do have certain expectations…" Clive said walking up to Virginia's side. Jet let a shrug out stepping beside gallows.
"Suits me just fine…" "This place is just like Filgaia—empty and barren with only the dry wind blowing through…" Jet whispered pushing some hair out of his eyes. "Is Filgaia the way it is because this is how the guardians are, or is it the other way around..?" then he shook his head. Why was he questioning something like this? "Ah, who cares…" he whispered kicking some med up.
Virginia pulled out her ark scepter to find it growing. "Huh? I think it's trying to tell us something…" Virginia said showing the others. The other pulled out they're as well to find them growing as well. Jet looked to gallows holding the ark scepter. "Yo, what do we do?" Jet asked looking a bit confused. "I don't know! Don't ask me!" gallows yelled back to jet.
Clive sighed a bit watching, "wouldn't you be the one to know?" Gallows slowly turn to look at Clive. "We were a little unprepared…we should have inquired as to its proper handling..." Clive said with that the Four Ark scepter started to shiny light like crazy. "Something's beginning to swell up! I don't think I can hold it any longer!" Virginia cried feeling her self losing her hold on the ark scepter.
With that the Ark scepters flee into the sky and disappeared into energy. The energy fell on the Four. After the energy disappeared Virginia looked down at her hand to find the Ark scepter missing. "W-where's the Ark scepter?" she cried as the others found they're missing as well. "Perhaps this phosphorescence is a ritual meant for the bearers of the Ark scepter..." Clive whispered pushing his glasses up eyeing gallows.
"Does that mean we're officially been deemed bearers?" gallows asked holding his hands up into the air. Clive then nodded as a loud sound was heard in all they're heads. "A—A-Ahhhhh!" jet yelled placing a hand on his forehead.
Back in Bastar a huge ray of light was seen coming from gallows house. "What in the world…?" Halle cried as Shane ran toward the house. "Shane!" Halle yelled to Shane. "Ms. Sara in there!" Shane cried running inside to find the ray of light was coming from her.
"Oh my…" Shane whispered watching the girl scream. Halle quickly enters looking as shock as he did. "Shane!" Halle whispered as the light around the girl slowly disappeared as she fainted into the bed.
"Grandmother…She's the key…" Shane whispered walking up to the girl passed out on the bed. She had a magic circle on her right hand.
Back at the temple where the guardians are the group was still feeling a loud pain inside they're heads. "What was that…?" Jet asked still holding his head. "Argh, my head! My hangover were never this bad! Is this a Migraine?" Gallows asked looking around to the others.
"The pressure inside our heads does indeed feel like one…" "However, this feels as if…" Clive whispered feeling the pressure inside his head as well. "…Someone is calling us from deep within our hearts…" Virginia whispered removing her hand from her head. "It's soft, but very loud at the same time…" The other removed they're hands from they're heads as well.
"If this really is the shine where guardians are worshipped, then this voice must be…" Virginia whispered turning away from the group to look at a statute. "Let's go…" Virginia said not looking away from the statue. The three slowly nodded to her.
The group started up to the first statue. A voice came from the statue. "One can cause the guardian to materialize by focusing everyone's willpower together with the Ark scepter." Virginia looked to the others as they nodded they closed they're eyes. A visions in the four people minds slowly bound together. The ground around the group sends waves of the earth under them moving.
"What…?" Jet asked looking at the earth under his feet shaking. The other opened they're eyes to find a huge monster in front of them. "Is this a guardian…?" Clive asked looking to gallows. "Yes the earth guardian, Grudiev and he coming…!" gallows yelled as the group were pulled into battle. "He sure is big…" Virginia whispered. Jet rolled his eyes at her, "You can be surprised later on…" Jet yelled firing some shots at Grudiev. Grudiev stepped on him after his attack. "Whoa…he is strong…" Jet whispered holding his arm.
"Just watch the steps…" Clive whispered pointing his arm letting out a Gatling finishing Grudiev off. After the guardian disappeared he drop a gray square a medium of Earth called Terra Roar. Virginia took this one. "A medium doesn't exhibit its power just by holding on to it." Gallows said hearing something like this from Gallows was surprising. It made him sound a bit smart.
"You have to go to the Menu's invoke command, where you invoke the medium and become one with the guardian's power." Then he held up three fingers. "Each one of us can invoke up to three Medium. Anything above that will overload our consciousness, and may result in terrible consequences…" then gallows crossed his arms. "Once a medium is invoked, the Arcana command become available during battle." Gallows finished saying.
In other words the holder of the mediums then could cast that magic in battle. The other three nodded to gallows as they started over to the next statue. They heard a voice again. "One can cause the guardian to materialize by focusing everyone's will power together with the Ark Scepter." The group nodded to each other again. They closed they're eyes; they're mind started to bound together.
The ground around the group started to chance it felt like water. A water that surround them and wouldn't let go. "My shoes…!" Virginia cried opening her eyes. But she could as well feel a strong breath on her. She slowly looked up to find some monster surround by water. "Ek!" she yelled as the other opened they're eyes. "I'm guessing this is the guardian of water?" Jet asks looking over to gallows.
Gallows nodded to him. "Yes Schturdark Guardian of water..." after gallows finished saying that Schurdark came toward them. "He sure look meaner then the other…" Virginia said standing ready. Jet sighed was this girl going to be like this for the whole mission? Schurdark turned to hit the with his hand but they all quickly dodge it. Virginia casted shield on her self because of how bad her defense is; Jet quickly did Accelerator on Schturdark with a jump in the air he hit the guardian with his arms.
Gallows let out a Gatling on the guardian. Schturdark yelled out in pain then Clive finished him off with a Gatling as well. After Schturdark fell his medium appeared. The medium of water, Aqua Wisp; Gallows took his medium back and grinned. 'Ha!' he was so going to show granny one won now! The group head up to the next statue. They heard another voice here as well.
"One can cause the guardian to materialize by focusing everyone's willpower together with the Ark scepter." They all nodded as they closed they're eyes. The group's minds slowly bound together. The statues around them started to shake from the shape and swift of this wind. "Hmm…?" Clive asked opening his eyes he felt shape energy in this wind around them. He slowly looked up to see a tiger like monster standing there.
"My guess this is the wind guardian…" Clive whispered as the other opened they're eyes. Gallows nodded to him. "Yes, Fengalon Guardian of the wind…" Gallows whispered as Fengalon started toward them. "Carefully Fengalon known for his Great speed!" Gallows yelled to the others; to they're surprised Fengalon attack them first knocking them down for a second. "Whoa…" jet whispered getting back into his feet. Fengalon casted a spell and double his speed. Clive tired firing at him but missed.
"It's no good…" Clive whispered shaking his head. Virginia nodded to her self casting Decelerate slowly Fengalon speed down a little. "Good thinking!" Gallows yelled to Virginia she giggled. But Fengalon still dodge the attacks. Clive nodded to him self and did a lock on target on Fengalon. Clive knew Fengalon couldn't dodge this one. And Clive was right; Fengalon couldn't dodge it and fell after the attack.
After Fengalon fell his Medium appeared. The Medium of wind, Gale Claw; Jet took this one. He shrugged a bit putting it on. "Only one left…" Gallows said the others three nodded to him and they headed over to the last statue. They started to hear a voice from this one as well. "One can cause the guardian to materialize by focusing everyone's willpower together With the Ark Scepter." The group nodded to each other closing they're eyes.
Slowly they're mind came together. A swirling blaze of heat was felt surround the group. "Why is it so hot…?" Jet whispered opening his eyes he saw a wall of flames around them. He slowly looked into the air to find a bird made out of flames flying there. "The guardian of Fire…" Jet whispered as the other opened they're eyes. "Moor Gault Guardian of Fire…" Gallows said as the guardian started toward them.
"Carefully don't touch him!" Clive yelled to the others. Virginia shot Moor Gault and quickly got hit in return. Virginia looked at her hand it was burned. "It like one huge fire…" She whispered holding her hand. Jet fired at Moor Gault let out a scream and tries to counterattack but jet dodge it. Gallows pulled out a water gem and threw it at Moor Gault doing lots of damage with it.
Clive then finished Moor Gault off with a lock on. After Moor Gault fell his Medium appeared. The medium of Fire, Fiery Rage; Clive took this one. The group started for the step to exit. "Earth, water, Fire and wind. So we got all Four Mediums from the four Guardians." "And these Mediums in thief purest form are said to contain special powers. One of them is to summon." Gallows said holding his hands up into the air as the others looked at him.
Meaning with lots of power they could summon the guardians into battle to help. "Well then…" Clive started to say as Virginia looked over to him. "Now that it's all over, I suggest we go see Halle." "This was an official mission that we undertook. The proper thing to do is to go back and report." Clive finished saying as Virginia looked down at her medium.
"I still can't believe that the power that sustains the world is inside this tiny, little plate…" Virginia said hugging the medium to her self. "It's even more unbelievable that it's mine…" Virginia finished saying as the ground headed down the stairs and out of the shrine. Little did they know they had been watched the whole time.
"Hey, boss! Shouldn't we go after them?" The drifter with a hat asked. Janus grinned a bit sitting there. "No, we'll let them be. But only for the time being…" Janus whispered staying where he was. "B-Boss, look…!" The yellow hair drifter yelled pointing toward the sky. Janus quickly stood up to take a look it was a watch bird.
"A watch bird, huh…well, we did fail to seize the Ark Scepters. I'll have to deal with the consequences." "But sooner or later, I'll have to come through for them, or else they're having my head for sure…" Janus whispered as a grin appeared on his face.
Back at Baskar Colony… "Ugh…my head…" I whispered slowly sitting up. I felt like something hit my head big time. "Oh your awake ms.sara!" I slowly looked up to find Shane standing there. "Did I fall asleep?" I asked looking at him. He slowly nodded. "Yes, you were out as soon as your head touch the pillow…" I'm sure I had a surprised look on my face. Especially because I didn't remember lying down.
"Umm…are you sure…I fell asleep…?" I asked feeling a bit confused. Shane nodded to me. "Yes ms.Sara you did and your cousin should be back soon…" Shane whispered as he left the house. I didn't understand how did he know when they would be back? I shrugged maybe it was a six sense of his. I slowly stood up, my legs felt weak for some reason.
My body felt like something more happened besides sleeping weird. I shook my head a bit no reason to worry about it. I exit the house and when to the rock in the middle of town to wait for Virginia and the others to return. Shane smiled and stay beside me. It was like he was watching over me. Was he doing this because Virginia asked or some other reason? NO reason to worry about that as well, I thought.
"Brother!" I heard Shane yelled as I saw the group return. They look like they were all in one piece. Virginia quickly ran over to me. "Did it go well..?" I asked seeing a smile on her face. "Yup!" she yelled pulling her medium out. I nodded to her. She had done well even just on her first mission. "Glad to hear it!" Virginia then put her medium away. Jet stood there quietly watching us, without me knowing it.
"…." Gallows grinned pushing jet toward me and Virginia. "What the hell are you doing big and tall?" Jet yelled as me and Virginia looked toward the two. "What? Don't you want to tell her how you missed her?" Gallows asked with a wink. "….?" I looked lost hearing this. Jet quickly stepped on his foot. Gallows then let out a yell hoping around on the same foot I step on before. "Hmp...I don't know what you're talking about…" Jet whispered crossing his arms. I slowly grinned a bit watching jet.
I guess jet saw me grin because jet quickly looked away acting a bit shy. "It is nice to be back…but we should report to Halle…" Clive said walking over to me. I nodded standing up following Clive into the temple in town as the others slowly followed behind.
"Well done. I knew you could do it." Halle said with a grin after we enter the temple. "Now, hand me the four mediums." Halle said holding a hand out in front of Virginia. "Hold up, Granny!" Gallows yelled toward her. It sounded like he was scary she would make them disappear again. "You're not planning to secretly switch those with imitations, are you?" as soon as gallows finished saying that. Halle turns to him in angrier. "Bite your tongue!" "You think I would stoop that low?" Halle yelled toward gallows. Makes me glad me and Virginia we're never this bad.
"That's something you would do!" "Now, listen to me well!" Halle said looking toward the group. "Each of these pure mediums emits a special Aura that protects the bearer." "It enhances your physical attributes by raising your attack and defense level, allowing you to take on powerful monsters…" "And…" Halle said placing a hand over the mediums as a huge light filled the room.
"WHOA!" Gallows said stepping back a bit. "Quit overreacting all the time." "Shame on you!" Halle yelled toward Gallows. Halle did have a point he was overreacting a bit more then nodded. "But the mediums…" He said giving Halle a look. "Nothing to worry about; they're all right here." She said showing Gallows they were still on her hand.
"Personal skills are hidden within each Medium to protect the bearer." That light was her wakening that power? I wondered. "I have just awakened this hidden power inside the mediums." Halle said handing the mediums back. "Now invoke your mediums and experience their power firsthand." We nodded to each other and left the little temple in town. Now that mission was over and down with I was sure this was are final Farewell.