Gees…I finally finished this chapter. I don't even remember how I did two chapters per month! And I still have two more stories to still update so for the time being I have to go back to one chapter per month. I just so much! It doesn't help that my psp and Ds are taking up my time as well. They are evilness I tell you! Always thanks for the review again Jessie; into the chapter.
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Chapter 22: Shaman and Final Guardian Shrine
I did get a small nap before bed time. When I came too again; it was 10:30pm. Jet was staring up at the ceiling on his bed. Maybe thinking of Gella? Yeah, I'm sure that it. But Virginia wasn't on her bed. But I knew she could only be at one place. At her mother's grave. At…Aunt Ekatrina's Grave. I slowly sat up. I shook my head a bit. That nap did help a bit. It helped clear my head a bit. I slowly made my way to my feet.
I felt some eyes quickly look toward me. I knew who eyes they we're. Only one other person was in the room with me anyways. "You're awake…" Jet whispered toward me. "Uh…huh…Looks that way…" I whispered not looking toward him. "But mouth hasn't come upstairs so far…" Jet said. He sounded pretty happy about Virginia not being around. Hey I was happy about it too…but I knew she would fall asleep soon. "That because…she isn't in the house…" I said opening the door to the balcony. Then I slowly stepped out into the balcony.
Jet sat there on his bed feeling a bit confused. What in the world was this girl doing? He wondered. Jet slowly hopped off of his bed and followed her into the balcony. He found her looking around but for what he had no idea. I could see someone in the grave yard. Yep, I had been right…I know her too well sometimes don't I? "Virginia!" I yelled. The human in the grave yard quickly stood up. "It's 10:30! You should finish up and come inside!" I finished yelling.
"Oh? It is? Okay I'll be in shortly!" I heard Virginia yell back to me. I slowly nodded a bit to my self. Yep…she had been there as I thought. I watched as Virginia started to make her way toward the house. She had dirt all over her dress. She would need a bath before she when to bed. Virginia started to laugh a bit looking up at the balcony. "I guess…I got a bit dirty…" Virginia said rubbing the back of her head. "A bit…?" I asked. "Uh…I think I will shower before heading off to bed…" Virginia told me as she when to enter the house's front door.
Then I Thought of something…her night clothes are in the room. I slowly nodded to my self as I quickly stepped off the balcony; then I when over to Virginia's bed picking up her night cloth. I heard jet follow me off the balcony. "I better…bring these to her…" I whispered to my self. "Why?" Jet asked sounding a bit confused. "So she will have something to wear when she done with her bath…anyways…"I slowly looked toward him. "I don't want you getting a peep show…Virginia walking in here nuke." I said grinning toward him. I watched jet face quickly turn a bit red.
"It-It's not like I ever want to see her like that!" Jet yelled quickly crossing his arms. "Really? Your face says something…different." I said still grinning toward him. "…shut up! I could never like her like that! She nothing more then a pain in the ass!" Jet yelled as he sat down on his bed. "Not going too…disagree with you there." I said smiling a bit making my way out of the room.
Jet growled a bit falling into his back laying on his bed. "She…really has no idea…does he?" he wondered. She was as clueless as Virginia sometimes, he thought. He slowly put his arms behind his head. He slowly shook his head a bit. "Seeing Virginia like that…would be nothing; but a nightmare." He whispered to him self nodding a bit.
I slowly shook my head a bit hearing toward the bathroom where Virginia was. I grinned a bit thinking of the reaction jet had. I just couldn't help it sometimes; it was just fun to pick on him sometimes. Let alone watching his face turn red…maybe out of angry? But that will pass in time. As it always does; I slowly nodded to my self stopping in front of the bathroom. Then I knocked on the door a bit. "Virginia?" I called but heard no answer in return. Maybe she had gotten in the shower? I thought.
I slowly turned the door a bit and found it unlock. So…like Virginia not to lock it. But with all the guys in the house; there no reason she shouldn't have not locked it. I sighed to my self as I opened the door and headed inside. Then I closed the door behind me. It was so foggy in the bath room. I'm sure from all the hot water Virginia was using. It was hard to find my way around because of all the fog in the room. "Sara? What are you doing in here?" I quickly jumped hearing a voice. But it was only Virginia.
"I came to give you…your night cloth." I said holding them out to her. She grinned a bit as she took them from me. "Can you put them on? Or a towel…I don't want to see you like this Virginia." I quickly pointed out. "Fine, fine!" Virginia cried quickly starting to put on the cloth I brought her. "But…" Virginia whispered. I couldn't help but give her a confused look. "But, what?" I asked. "Why did you bring my night cloth to me?" Virginia asked looking a bit dumbfounded. "Oh maybe so…jet doesn't get a peep show. When you walk into the room with no cloth on." I quickly said glaring toward Virginia. She pulled her shirt over her head.
"Oh no, jet wouldn't want to see me like that. He would only want to see…" Virginia quickly covered her mouth. "Only want to see what?" I asked. "Uh…n-nothing!" Virginia quickly cried waving her hands in front of her self. "I know it not nothing…from the reaction you are showing." I whispered glaring toward her. "Uh…I'm going to get a glass of water before I head off to bed!" Virginia cried as she hurried out of the room. "Virginia wait!" I yelled as I watched the bathroom door close behind her. "He would only want to see what?" I whispered to my self. But I had no idea. What in the world was Virginia speaking about? Oh well…I'll beat the answer out of Virginia tomorrow I guess. I should head back to the room and go to bed anyways.
I'm sure it was close to 11:00pm by now, I thought. I slowly nodded to my self as I made my way out of the bathroom. And back toward my and Virginia's bed room. The room we are sharing with jet for now. But, tomorrow we leave for baskar. In hope of learning where the last guardian's shrine is. And in hopes of saving this guardian. "Hope…yeah…" I whispered to my self opening the door to the bed room. Then I headed inside and closed the door behind me.
Virginia wasn't in the room so far. She really ran for that glass of water didn't she? I found jet fast asleep on his bed. I didn't know why…but he always looks so cute and helpless when he is asleep. Wait…did I say cute? What the hell? Why in the world did I say that! Maybe…aside effect from being tired? Yeah, that has to be it. I thought. As I sat down on my bed; I looked toward the clock. Yep, it was 11:15pm on the clock. It was really time to sleep some. I slowly lay down on the bed. Then I pulled the blankets up and over my self.
And soon after that I felt my eyes slowly close. Would it be a dream-less sleep? I would just have to wait and see.
But soon I found out; that it wouldn't be a dream-less sleep. In this dream I saw a little girl in a huge white room. Could this girl…have been me when I was little, I wonder. In the middle of the room was a big tube. It looked like something was inside of it. But what was…that was the question. The little girl slowly stood up staring toward the tube. There was a sign on the tube was this little girl trying to read it?
"Adam? Adam…" the little girl said. So there was a person inside of this tube? Maybe a boy from the name? "Had I…?" the little girl started to ask her self. "Had I heard that name before?" The little girl looked puzzled. Why…do I feel like I have seen this before? Maybe…that little girl really was me? I blinked a bit. I could see the person in the tube a bit too well. It was a boy with grey hair. Grey hair? On a boy…you don't see that everyday. The sign on the tube I could read now too. Project: 5667 part of the sign said. Then under it said this boy's name. Codename: Adam ------.
I couldn't read his last name. Could this Adam person…have something to do with me? I wonder. "Adam…the boy that never moves inside of the tube." Little girl whispered to her self. "But I was told he was just sleeping…" Little Sara whispered to her self as she stepped closer to the tube. "But…he had been sleeping for as long as I could remember…" Little girl quickly placed her hands on the tube. "When will you wake up?" all of what I was seeing. It felt as if…it was real. Not just another dream. Then maybe…my dreams aren't just dreams. Maybe visions from my lost memories? As well as things that will happen in the future?
Maybe that did sound crazy. But…I could speak to the guardians' maybe this was part of my power as well? I wonder.
"Sara! Don't touch the tube!" A voice quickly yelled. I knew that voice far too well. I watched as uncle entered the room and headed toward the little girl. It really was…me when I was little. I heard uncle's voice yell. He never wanted me close to that tube with the boy called Adam inside for some reason. Uncle Werner looked angry toward little Sara. "I told you! Do not touch!" his voice sounded very angry. "I know…" little Sara quickly said. I was in trouble…but I felt draw to it. "Why did you touch it?" Uncle Werner asked still sounding angry. "I-I felt draw to him…I mean the boy in the tube. D-Do I know him?" I could see a surprised look come across Uncle Werner face.
Then replaced by a sad one; Uncle didn't answer at first. He didn't look happy. I guess, he was still angry with me. "No…you don't know him." Werner quickly whispered after a bit. But that sad look still stayed on his face. "Something…the matter, uncle?" Little Sara asked. "No…it's nothing. But I left some books back in the lab. Could you go get them for me?" Uncle Werner asked smiling down toward the little girl. "Sure! No problem uncle!" little Sara quickly hurried out of the room. Werner smile quickly disappeared from his face as he watched the door close behind her.
He slowly turns to look toward the tube. "It doesn't matter doesn't it? No matter if you and her forget about each other; you two will still be draw to each other. Maybe…you both share one thing…One thing you two will never forgive me for. But…I will take all the hate you and her will throw at me. It was my entire fault, after all. For not stopping them, isn't that right Ekatrina?" Werner asked looking toward the ceiling.
Share one thing? What in the world…was Uncle Werner talking about? I share something with this Adam person? Then…maybe when everything is over…I should search for this Adam. Especially because…I don't think uncle will ever tell me anything. But…I can't help but wonder. What in the world could I share with this Adam person?
But before anymore questions could come to me; I felt my eyes slowly open. I slowly sat up looking toward the window beside my bed. It was still dark out. From had dark it was; it couldn't be pass 2:00am. I didn't sleep very long did I? I thought. But…none of the less; I needed to get some air to clear my head. I slowly climbed out of my bed and made my way toward the door. I looked back to see the other two still sleep as I slowly headed out of the room.
It had been a long time, Jet thought. He hadn't had this dream for a long time. But he couldn't help but wonder why he was having it again now. He could hear a little girl calling out to him; as the dream always started the same way. "Come on! Jet! This way!" The girl's voice yelled. But no matter how fast he ran toward the girl. He could never see her face. He didn't know what she looked like. Let alone…he always lost track of her in the dream somehow. But even when he couldn't see her anymore; He could still hear her voice.
But what the hell was the meaning of this stupid dream! Did he know this little girl in his dream from somewhere? Yeah…that had to be it. The girl's voice…he felt like he knew it. Jet closed his eyes tightly. He was just going to wait for it to be all over.
"When will you wake-up?" he heard the same girl's voice ask out of no where. Jet quickly opened his eyes. He found him self in a white room. He saw the little girl staring up at some tube in front of her. He quickly looked around the room. He-He knew this place! He didn't know how…or why but he just did. "This…place…" Jet whispered to him self.
He slowly turned back to look at the little girl. She was still staring at the tube in front of her. "Hey!" jet yelled toward the girl. But she didn't react at all. "Hey! I'm talking to you!" Jet yelled as he touched the little girl's shoulder. But as he touched her shoulder the room quickly changed. Fire was everywhere in the room. The place was completely destroyed. Jet could see the little girl under some big pieces of wood. Had? Had the little girl passed away? He wondered.
He then heard a door open. He quickly looked toward the door. A middle age man was standing there. "No!" the man cried falling to his knees. "My daughter…" the man cried as tears rolled down his cheeks.
Soon after that; Jet quickly awoke from the dream. He was breathing heavy. He could feel him self sweating all over. "That damn dream…" Jet whispered to him self. "But…I never had that other part of it before…" Jet whispered to him self again. A big white room huh? What was the meaning of that place anyways? He felt like he knew that place too. But…when he touched the little girl's shoulder…why was fire in the room? As well as everything destroy?
"What…the hell was the meaning of that!" Jet quickly yelled. Jet then quickly covered his mouth. Why the hell! Had he just yelled something out like that? Especially at this time of the night. He slowly looked toward Virginia's bed. She was still fast asleep. Nothing could wake up…big mouth huh? He thought. He then looked away from Virginia's bed. Then slowly looked toward Sara's bed. But…he found her not there. He quickly looked around the room. She was no where in the room. But…where the hell could she have gone at this time of night? He couldn't help but wonder.
Why the hell did he care where she when too anyways? He slowly shook his head a bit. He knew the answer to that…without even really thinking about it. "Damn girl…" He whispered to him self; slowly making his way to his feet. He couldn't remember the last time; he was up at this time of night. But how he felt right now…there was no way he would fall asleep. Anytime soon that was. He needed to clear his head a bit. Maybe a small walk outside would help? He thought.
He slowly nodded to him self. Soon after that he found him self outside. Yeah…It was still dark out. But it wasn't too dark…that he couldn't still see where he was going. He could hear a man voice talking to him self. But…Jet couldn't help but wonder who would be up at this hour. He headed toward where he heard the man's voice. The voice was coming from the grave yard? At this time of night? Jet stopped in front of the grave yard. The man was staring down at Ekatina's grave stone.
"Ekatina…" The man started to say. "If you saw her now…would you hate me?...I know she will soon. But…I can't ask her to forgive me…after all I have done to her…as well as to you…" Jet knew that voice fat too well. C-Could this man be? Virginia's old man? He wondered. The man quickly looked behind him. And for sure…it was him. It was Virginia's father Werner. "Jet…what are you doing up this time of night?" Werner asked as he stood up and stares down toward the grey hair boy. "What am I doing up?" Jet asked glaring toward Werner. "I should be asking what the hell you are doing here old man!" Jet quickly yelled at Werner.
Werner shook his head a bit as he looked back toward his wife's gave. "I came…to ask…no…to speak with Ekatina…" Werner said kneeing down in front of the grave stone. He slowly places a white flower on it. "But…she dead…isn't she?" Jet asked sounding confused. "Yes she is but…that doesn't mean…she can't hear me…" Werner slowly turned to look toward jet. "Whatever…" he quickly answered looking away from Werner. "But…why would she hate you?" Jet quickly asked. "So…you did hear that after all..." Werner said making his way to his feet. "And…so what if I did?" Jet asked as he closed his eyes.
Werner shook his head a bit again watching jet. "I did something…unforgivable to Ekatina…as well as to Sara…" Jet quickly opened his eyes staring toward Werner. What in the world…cloud he had done? That wouldn't be forgiven for? Jet couldn't help but wonder. "What…" Jet started to ask. "Did I do?" Werner asked with a small smile on his face. Jet didn't answer his so called old man at all. "Is…jet becoming a bit nosey?" Werner asked with a small grin across his face.
"Me nosey! Ha! Never! The only nosey person around here…is your big mouth of a daughter, Virginia!" Jet said snapping toward Werner. The look on Werner face quickly changed. It changed to a very sad look. Jet felt confused; what it because of what he had just said? "Jet…" Werner sounded a bit angry. "What?" Jet quickly yelled. What he going to be yelled at? For what he said about his daughter?
"I hope you can be that truly with everyone like that…" Werner said turning around to look down at his wife's grave stone again. Why…hadn't his old man yelled at him? Wasn't there a time to lie about the true as well? Maybe this wasn't one of those times? He wondered. "Jet can you promise me something?" Werner quickly asked out of no where. "Promise what?" Jet asked feeling lost. "Never do something…that can't be forgiven to the treasure of your life…" Werner whispered quietly. To the treasure of your life? What in the world was…he talking about?
"The only treasure in my life…is making gella. So I will not have a problem." Jet said pointing to him self. "Then…you're lying to your self…aren't you?" Werner asked. Lying to my self? Treasure in my life? Had? Had Werner been speaking about his wife? "A treasure…isn't always something you find inside treasure boxes or inside ruins." Werner pointed out to jet. "A treasure…can also be…something you love more then anything." Jet felt him self step back a bit. Something you love more then anything? Jet couldn't help but wonder; could he really love something that much? Aside from gella that was. Jet stared to stare toward the ground.
Werner kept on watching the boy. He was sure by now. They we're both reacting to each other; little by little. Even if they forgot each other; No matter what…they would find each other again. They we're linked….no connected to each other after all. Even if part of him…wished they hadn't been. Maybe…this was all part of they're fate?
Jet had been changed a bit. Maybe because he was traveling with other people; And not by him self like he normally did; But…soon. Werner quickly shook his head a bit. Sara would awaken soon to the true her. He knew the day would come. Even if he always wished; it would never come.
"How do I know…what I Treasure?" Jet whispered. Werner was about to open his mouth; But quickly stopped seeing something behind jet. "Old man…?" Jet asked looking up. Just then jet heard a voice behind him. "Jet? What are you doing up this time of night?" jet quickly turned around and found Sara standing there. "S-Sara…" jet whispered.
I gave him a weird look. For two reasons; one he didn't answer my question. And two why would he been in the grave yard this time of night? "Why…are you in the grave yard…this time of night?" I quickly asked. Jet quickly shook his head a bit. "I-I heard someone talking in the graveyard…and found Werner here…see?" Jet said pointing behind him. I looked behind him then gave him a look like he was crazy. "Jet…no one behind you…" Maybe he had been sleep walking? Jet quickly looked behind him. His old man really wasn't there. "You sure…you didn't just dream it?" I asked. "Why the hell would I dream about something like that!" jet growled as he looked toward me. I just shrugged a bit toward him.
No…that couldn't have been a dream, jet thought. I'm sure…I was talking to him. Something…he did to his wife…as well as to Sara huh? He thought. "So…why are you up at this hour…?" Jet asked looking toward me. "…A bad dream…I guess you could say…" I answered him as we made are way out of the grave yard. Jet didn't say anything back.
"And…why are you up at this hour…hmm Enduro?" I asked looking toward him. "…A bad dream as well…" He whispered to me. "Oh…so Mr. I'm not scared of anything had bad dreams as well?" I asked grinning toward him. "…I guess." We stopped in front of the house and sat down on the bench there. "But…the dream I haven't had it for sometime…and it was a bit different." Jet sounded puzzled about his dream. I guess…he needed some air after his dream as well. "Different?" I asked. "…A girl. That I don't remember…is always in this dream…I only remember her voice nothing more about her. But…the girl look only about seven or eight years old if even that." Jet placed a hand under his chin.
"She always running and she call my name…to come on…but then I was in a white room." I quickly looked surprised toward him. White room…? It-It couldn't be…I thought. "The little girl…was staring up at a big tube in the room. And she said, when will you wake up? I guess…something was inside of the tube…" Jet finished saying. Just then, jet saw a flash of pictures of that white room from his dream. "Ugh…!" Jet quickly fell off the bench and into the ground. I quickly kneed down to him. "Jet!" I yelled helping him into his knees. "That…room I Know that room…but why?" Jet asked holding his head in his hands.
Had something happened to him there? Something…he couldn't remember? "Jet!" He quickly blinked a bit. Then he quickly started to blush see Sara kneeing beside him. "I-I'm alright…" jet said slowly making his way to his feet. "You…sure?" I asked him feeling unsure. "Y-yeah…" Jet said trying not to look at me. Hmm…I wonder…If I have something on my face. "We should try to head back to sleep for a little…before big mouth wakes up…" Jet pointed out. "Yeah… I guess we should." Jet nodded to me as we made are way back into the house then up stairs into the bed room. We found Virginia still fast asleep. It was close to four clocks now. I made my way to my bed.
"Sara?" I heard jet ask as I sat down on my bed. I slowly looked up and saw the grey hair boy looking toward me. "Uh…n-night…" jet whispered. I slowly smiled toward him watching a bit of blush come over his face. I think me and jet talk more to each other. Does that mean…we are opening up to each other more? "Night jet." I said as I lay down on my bed staring up toward the ceiling. Soon after that I fell into a deep sleep; A sleep without dreams this time.
But I didn't get to sleep very long. Maybe two or three hours if even if I even got that. But soon I was hit in the face with a pillow. Then I quickly opened my eyes pulling the pillow off of my face. I glared a bit to find Virginia looking down at me. "Don't give me that look!" Virginia said looking angry toward me. "…what the hell do you want Ginny?" I asked quickly pushing my face into my pillow. "It's time for you to get up…we are ready to leave for baskar…!" Virginia said sounding like her normal hyper self.
"Fine…" I growled slowly sitting up. Virginia was fully dressed and ready to get going. But…then again…she wasn't up that godly hour…I was last night. I couldn't help but…want to fall back to sleep. I looked around the room a bit. I guess…jet was up. Because I didn't see him anywhere, in the room that is. "Come on! Get out of bed!" Virginia yelled pulling on my arm. "Ok! Ok gees! Don't pull my arm off!" I yelled climbing out of bed. Then Virginia made her way toward the door. "We will be waiting down stairs. So don't take too long!" Virginia yelled as she left the room; closing the door behind her. I will be happy when the day comes when she isn't hyper anymore. God…I hope that day comes soon.
Soon after that I was out of my night cloth and in my brown daily cloth. Then I fixed my hair a bit then made my way down stairs; where the others we're waiting. They we're sitting at the table in the kitchen well…everyone aside from jet. Who was just standing in front of the wall. As he normally did; that said I don't really acre. But…I wonder if he really is alright? Especially after how he was holding his head last night. A white room? Many rooms are that color…but he said what the little girl in my dream said. When will you wake up? How could two different people have part of the same dream? That couldn't be normal right?
"Well now that everyone up!" Virginia yelled breaking the silent. "We should get moving!" Virginia yelled hopping out of her chair. Then Clive and gallows followed; getting out of they're chairs as well. Jet looked dead tired; when I looked toward him. He just shrugged a bit toward me as he pushed off the wall. I guess Virginia got him up as well? Aunt and Uncle then wished us all luck. Then we said are goodbyes before leaving the house. Soon after that we left the house. "Well…first we need to head back to the sand craft." Clive pointed out; Even if we all knew this.
"Then to…ugh Baskar…" Gallows growled under his breath. He really didn't want to return there again; but…we had too or the final guardian would be doomed as well. "We should hurry then, the sooner we can save the guardian…" Virginia said looking around to the others. We slowly nodded toward Virginia as we made are way out of town. Then soon we started heading north to a beach where the sand craft sat. I could hear gallows growl a bit to him self. H really didn't want to go back to baskar. I guessing because of his grandmother? Clive patted gallows back a bit. But it looked like…it wasn't helping too much.
I slowly shook my head a bit watching gallows. Soon we got to the beach where the sand craft sat. Then we started to climb inside. "So…how long will it take to get to baskar, in this?" Virginia asked as we pulled off the beach. "I would say…close to two hours." Clive said taking the wheel. "That long?" Virginia asked. "That long? It would take days to go around on two or three trains." Jet pointed out to Virginia. "Yeah…but it sounds to long…" Virginia said sighing sitting down in a chair. "It's not like we can fly…" I said glaring toward Virginia. Fly? I wonder why I said that.
"Yeah…I know." Virginia said looking toward the floor. "Sometimes…you just have to wait, ya know?" Gallows said sitting beside Virginia. And that one of those things Virginia's really bad at. Baskar was northeast around some land. There where we could land on a beach very close to baskar was. But soon an hour had gone bye. Virginia and gallows we're both fast asleep. "Even with all her energy…she sure goes out fast like night lights…" Clive said looking toward Virginia. "Yeah…" I whispered smiling a bit looking toward Virginia as well.
"I'm going to head up to the deck." I said. Clive nodded to me. "Jet up there." Clive pointed out to me. Weird…I didn't even see him head up there. But…then again with him; it was easy sometimes to forget he was even around. Then I headed up to the deck. I found jet staring out at the sand ocean. The wind felt really strong out here. Maybe because of the speed we're moving at? I slowly stepped toward where he was standing. He quickly turned around Did I startled him?
"Oh…It's you…" he said turning back to stare out at the sea of sand again. "What do you mean it just me!" I asked out of Angier as I stepped up beside him. He quickly gave me a weird look. "What…are you so angry about?" Jet asked looking lost. I didn't answer him as I quickly looked away from him. Jet couldn't help but roll his eyes a bit. What had he done this time? Nothing he could see. Gees…Did all women get angry over nothing? He wondered. "…it so quiet…did big mouth fall off the sand craft?" Jet asked out of nowhere. "Don't you wish?" I asked him. "Yeah, I do." Jet said nodding to him self a bit.
"She is asleep…that's the reason why it so quiet…" I said. "It only quiet…when she isn't awake." Jet said growling to him self. "Mmm-Hmm…" I said staring out at the sand ocean in front of us. "Uh…Sara?" Jet asked sounding a bit nervous. Why? I really don't know. "Yes?" I asked still staring down at the sea of sand in front of us. "…Uh…" He didn't even know how to ask something like this. I slowly looked over to him. Whatever he wanted to ask me; it looked like he didn't know how to word it. But…what did he want to ask me? That was the question.
"Is there…a kind of treasure one…can love that isn't found in a treasure box?" Jet asked. He was joking right? He had to be too. "You're…joking right?" I asked giving him a weird look. "I would I joke about something like this!" Jet asked in a yelling voice. "Gees…you don't have to yell." I said glaring toward him. Jet growled a bit to him self. "Sorry…" he quickly whispered under his breath. "Hmm…I guess you we're asking about…a treasure of the heart…" I said placing a hand under my chin.
"Treasure of the heart…?" Jet asked looking lost. Gees…he really doesn't know much does he? "Uh…it's hmm how to word this…?" I asked my self looking away from Jet. "It's something….something your heart treasures more then anything. A treasure you would do anything to protect." I finished saying. That was the best way to tell him what the treasure of the heart was right? I saw a surprised look quickly come over jet's face. "Something the matter?" I asked. He quickly shook his head no. But…I didn't believe him for some reason.
A treasure you would do anything to protect? Jet thought. Then…my treasure of my heart is…jet started to finish thinking. Just then the sand craft quickly stopped. "Ahhh!" I yelled quickly holding into the railing. I felt an arm quickly go around me to make sure I didn't fall. I slowly looked up to find jet there. His face was deep red. But…I felt my face slowly becoming that color as well. "Umm…" Was all I could get out of my mouth. Then we heard Clive yell up to us. "You two alright?" Clive voice asked. Jet quickly let go of me. "Yeah…but no thanks to that stop!" Jet yelled back to Clive.
"Ah…my apologies…I didn't mean to ruin your moment up there." Clive said to us. Moment? I wonder. "Yeah you should be—wait, what!" jet quickly yelled. His face quickly became deep red again. I could Clive laughing over it as well. Ruins are moment? We didn't really have one. We're just talking that all! Soon after that we climbed out of the sand craft then started to make are way a bit north to baskar. Jet kept on glaring toward Clive. I'm guessing because of the moment comment; he said to jet. Really nothing happened but why does it bug me so much?
Soon we entered baskar and we hoped we could learn where the last guardian temple is from gallows' grandmother. But soon after we entered we heard Shane's voice. "Brother!" Shane yelled racing over to us. "Hey Shane…" Gallows said rubbing the back of his head a bit. "Do you happen to know where granny at?" Shane quickly nodded to gallows. "Yes, she's in the temple brother." Shane quickly answered. Gallows turned to look toward us. We slowly nodded to him. "Thanks, Shane." Gallows said turning back to his brother. "No problem, big brother." We then quickly made are way past Shane and toward the temple at the end of town where lady Halle was.
Soon after we entered the temple gallows yelled out. "Hey! You in here Granny? Your Cutesy-woutesy grandson is home! You cloud at least come out and greet me!" Gallows yelled running up to the alter where lady Halle stood. "Quiet! You of all people should know how sacred this place is!" Halle yelled back to gallows as she turned around to face us. They sure did fight a lot over nothing…maybe all families do that? Halle slowly looked toward me as she stared toward us.
"Your eyes are different now…I take it you're close to awaking, Shaman?" Halle asked looking toward me. "S-Shaman?" I asked looking lost. "She's a shaman? But…I thought shaman's we're only in stories!" Gallows yelled. Halle quickly hit gallows over the head with her staff. "Quiet! I wasn't speaking to you!" Halle yelled out of angry. "What's a shaman?" Virginia asked. "A shaman…is a person born with a special power…that lets them hear the voices as well as cries of the guardians' of filgaia…without a medium but…I thought shaman's weren't real…" Gallows said rubbing the top of his head a bit.
"…And you believe Sara has this power, lady Halle?" Clive asked. "I don't believe…I'm sure she does. I'm sure she had heard the guardians speak to her." Halle turned back to look at me again. "I am…right, aren't I dear?" I slowly nodded to Halle. So…I was a shaman? Only a shaman has this power, huh? I thought. "Yes…I have heard they're voices many times now." Jet stood back a bit hearing that. That night…he heard her talking…she had been speaking with a guardian as well. Then…why did she lie about it? Was-Was it really that hard to trust him?
"But…you still aren't fully awakened as a shaman." I felt lost by Halle words. Then again…the guardians said something like that before too. "I'm…not?" I asked feeling like a confused little child. "No…if you we're you could call on the magic of the guardians and user as well as call them to your aid…" Then I could do…that without a medium; as the others do with they're mediums? "So…she would have all the powers are mediums have? Hmm…what a great power to have." Clive said placing a hand under his chin.
"Yes…but her powers would be much stronger then your. Shaman only awakens in time of crisis as it has always been." Much stronger? I wonder…if a human should even have this kind of power to start with. "H-How do I awaken as a shaman?" I asked looking toward Halle. "…I will help you, unlock your powers and awaken. As a priestess it is part of my power. That is…if you wish of my help." I quickly nodded toward her. The more power…the more it will help stop these robed people who try to destroy this planet we call filgaia.
"Yes…please…" I whispered to her. "S-Sara are you sure?" Virginia asked sounding unsure of the idea. "Yes…I need to do this…please understand Virginia." I said not looking toward her. Virginia slowly nodded. "Very well…please place all the mediums on the floor." Halle said stepping toward me a bit. "Why? What trick are you trying to pull this time?" Gallows asked. "Nothing you fool! The mediums will all react to her when she awakens…you mediums may not end up too well if you do not lay it on the floor!" Halle yelled. "Just do it!" Virginia yelled to gallows as she placed her mediums on the floor. "Fine…" Gallows growled laying his on the floor as well. Soon Clive and jet did the same thing too.
"Good…you four may want to step back a bit." Halle said holding her hands toward me. They quickly did so. "Now…close your eyes, Shaman." I did as I was told. Soon after that I felt energy surround my body powerful energy…was this? The guardians' power?
"She's floating!" Virginia cried. Soon after that the mediums started to float off of the ground as well. "They really are reacting to her…" Clive said staring out of shock.
Jet didn't know how to feel as he watched what was happening in front of him. "S-Sara…" Jet whispered to him self. The mediums started to float around the girl. She really wasn't a normal girl…was she? He thought.
Halle saw the mark appear on both of the girl's hands. She was truly awakened now. A circle with a star in the middle; the sign of magic. That was also the sign of a shaman.
I slowly opened my eyes. I felt it…a power running in my body; that I never felt before. Was I awakening now? I slowly floated down to the ground. Halle nodded to me. I guess…that's a yes. I watched as the mediums slowly floated to the ground as well. "You are now awakening…shaman." Halle said smiling toward me. With this power that is now unlocked…I will protect filgaia, I thought.
But this…wasn't the reason we even came to baskar for. We came to learn about the last guardian's shrine location. "Granny!" Gallows quickly spoke up. "Where exactly is the last guardian shrine?" gallows asked. Halle knew the real reason why we came now. "I see…so, the last guardian shrine is in danger…" halle said. "Our predecessors speak of five guardian shrines on filgaia. One of the unified sanctuary to the south, not too far from baskar, called the fallen sanctuary. Lunatic Garden home of the dark guardian; Glimmering Emblem, home of the light guardian…Fortune Gear home of the Luck guardian, is the fourth.
And the last shrine belongs to…Dan Dairam, The guardian of Time. It is called Infinitum." Halle finished saying. Then they are after the time guardian. Dan Dairam? "So, where is this Infi…whatever?" gallows asked. "Settle down…and listen well. Everything in this world moves forward according to the cog the cat spins, only to succumb to the fate of falling down. If you listen closely to the cat and cog, the sound is that of paradise." Halle finished reading one of the statues behind her then she looked toward us. We all couldn't help but look lost. "Well…?" Halle asked. "Well, what? What the hell does it mean?" Gallows asked. Couldn't really blame him for asking that.
Halle slowly shook her head a bit. "You never cease to amaze me with your lack of knowledge…this verse states that the shrine of the Time guardian, Infinitum is located west of here. Furthermore…" Halle said starting to say more but gallows butted in. "We don't need any other explanation granny. Thanks." Gallows then turned to look at us. "You heard the old lady. Let's get moving! We gotta beat 'em to it!" gallows yelled to us. WE then quickly left the temple. West of baskar huh? We're close now…and we would save this guardian. And I hope stop they're plan as well.
Soon we left baskar and started back toward the sand craft. We all quickly got into the sand craft. Just a bit south we found another beach; we landed there then found the tower called Infinitum a bit north of the beach. Then we quickly headed inside.
"Bound by the lineage and destiny of priesthood…I couldn't bear it. That was until yesterday…I rebelled and left baskar, but that didn't change a thing…I couldn't find the freedom I was looking for. I'm here today so that I can find my freedom here, and ascertain its true meaning." Gallows said looking toward us. "I'm pretty sure Janus is already here, and that…an unknown trap lies before us." Virginia said keeping her eyes closed. "Bring it on! I know the price of freedom ain't cheap. Okay, you all know what the plan is. We kick Janus's behind right here, right now! We have to stop him from getting' anymore guardian life force!" gallows yelled.
"It…maybe too late for that…" I whispered. "What do you mean?" gallows asked. "The guardian…is crying out in pain…" I whispered closing my eyes. "You…can feel it this far away?" Clive asked. "Yes…" I said as I opened my eyes. "We should hurry on, then!" Virginia yelled. We slowly nodded to her as we made are way up some stairs and into a door in front of us. Then in the next room we just had to walk up some stairs to an open door at the top; then we headed inside. In this room we had to turn two wheels to line up some cogs next to each other Clive when ahead and did so; when he stepped on the switch on the ground. A door at the other end of the room then opened.
We headed into the door at the end. Then up some more stairs in the next room. We're all pretty quiet. I guess…we all had something on are minds. I thought as we entered the door at the top of the stairs. The screams of the guardian…little by little was getting louder. But as we entered the door before us; we found a robed man waiting for us. "This is the last existing pillar point on filgaia…here, I shall take the remaining life force from the last of the guardians. Everything is according to plan." That man voice…I thought.
Virginia quickly pulled out her arms and pointed them at him. "But first I must elimate all of you for my plan to run smoothly. Then, this planet can begin to evolve." Lee halt said. He slowly turned around to look at us. He was…Lee halt right? "By the way, how did you know to find me here?" Lee halt asked us. "Don't play dumb!" I yelled toward him. He quickly looked toward me. "Your…!" he started to say. "What do you plan to do with the guardian energy? What do you mean by filgaia's evolution?" Virginia asked yelling toward lee halt. "Oh…so that much you already know…" Lee halt said laughing a bit to him self. Lee halt waved his arm to his side as a monster appeared behind him.
"We preach the word of the gods…and to us; their word is wisdom, the wisdom left behind by the demons. They are the ones who will lead this planet to decay. Why do you refuse to accept this?" Lee halt asked. Was-this lee halt person mad? "This planet will evolve by the power of the demons. Not just the planet, but mankind and all other creatures must evolve into demons to reach the future!" lee halt finished saying. He really is mad. "Nobody wants that kind of future!" Virginia yelled. "No one is obligated to accept. They will just perish…" Lee halt then quickly fell into his knees. Then he slowly stood up smiling a bit before he disappeared leaving his monster before us. The monster came toward us.
"Gees…he had to leave his friend behind…" Jet growled a bit to him self. "Stop crying about it! And let's deal with him!" Virginia yelled to jet. Jet just glared toward Virginia. It didn't take long for the dragon-like monster to fall from some Gatlings. Had lee halt gone on ahead? After the guardian? I wonder.
Clive had to move around some block so we could walk around on the path, where a switch was. There was a picture of baskar on it. "If I have the qualifications of a priest, open up-darn it!" gallows yelled. The switch then lit up, and the door opened. So yelling at switches that look like that works huh? We back tracked a bit on the path and headed into the door. It was really as elevator. It took us up.
Jet hit a switch under the bridge with his boomerang. Then the first pendulum thing started to move back and fore. Then for some reason gallows took a rest next to the moving pendulum then got hit by it and landed on a switch on to the west. The second one then started to move. Gallows stopped by that one as well and got pushed over to another switch that had a baskar picture on it. "Yeah…that's right…the power that I seek is my lineage and destiny!" gallows yelled. Then this switch lit up as well. The door at the end of the bridge then opened.
"You should really watch where you're walking gallows…" Clive said. "Nah, it's all good. I'm still in one piece right?" gallows asked. "Well…uh yes…you are…" Clive sighed a bit shaking his head. "And that too bad you are…" Jet said with a small grin across his face. "What was that?" Gallows asked jet as we started to cross the bridge. "Are you doing deed now?" Jet asked still with a grin across his face. "What!" gallows was about to grab jet by his shirt. But just then one of the moving pendulums's hit him and he lost his balance. He quickly let out a yell grabbing into the side of the bridge.
"Will you watch where you're walking now?" Clive asked looking down at him. "Your soo not funny, Clive!" gallows yelled up to him. I slowly shook my head a bit as Clive helped gallows back into the bridge. "I should have…pushed his hands off…" jet whispered under his breath. "Come-on! Let's go!" Virginia yelled standing in front of the door. We then hurried inside. In the next room we headed up some stairs then into an open door at the top. In this room there are moving cogs just like a clock. We found two switches in this room. We stepped on them; then we took the second moving step to a lock door. We found another baskar switch by the door. I guess…we need gallows alive for a bit after all.
Gallows looked it over. "My solve is strong! If you don't think it's up to par, then may the cogs of time begin to roll! I've unaid the chains with the lineage and the destiny of the priesthood that I possess!" Gallows yelled. Then the switch lit up. And the door a bit away from us opened. We then headed inside. We headed up some more stairs in this room then inside an open door at the top.
There was a huge clock in this room. But…how to light it that was the question. Clive when over to read the stab. "Thou shalt not flow against time. Proceed with the inner flow." Clive said reading it. "Hmm…ah! Virginia starts lighting them at one clock and go to 12." Clive said looking toward Virginia. "Ok!" Virginia when again and started to light them with her tinder crests; and when she lit 12 the door north opened. Clive nodded a bit to him self pushing his glasses up a little. We then hurried into the door north of us. Another elevation we headed into it took us upstairs.
We found are selves in the room of sin; where that machine was. "We are…close…" I whispered holding my head in my hands. "And the guardian?" Gallows asked me. "…he is calling to us…ugh..." I could feel what the guardian felt too well. I didn't want to feel this. We need to hurry ahead!" Virginia cried. Virginia raced into the door a bit west with Clive and gallows behind her. "Sara…?" jet asked. "We should hurry and follow…" I said slowly headed inside the door.
She looked as she felt the same thing the guardian did…jet thought as he headed inside the door as well. We found Janus standing in front of the guardian's stone. "You're late but you just barely made it." Janus said with a grin across his face. Janus slowly turned to face us as Asgard appeared behind him. Dealing with both at the same time? This wouldn't be pretty, I thought. "What's asgard doing here with janus?" Clive asked whispering to us. "This is getting' hairy…Gimme a break…" Jet whispered back. "What should we do? Should we still fight according to plan?" Virginia asked. "Hey…haven't you heard the saying kill two birds with one stone?" gallows asked. "We fight 'em both! Trust me we can't let this opportunity go to waste!" gallows cried.
He had a point. But at the same time…I believe we need a bigger stone. "Are you done convening? You're keeping us waiting here." Janus said as Asgard started toward us. "I have been…looking forward to this rematch…" Asgard said. Janus nodded a bit to him self. "Fighting…cultivates my memory data and…enhances my…fighting ability…" Asgard said. Maybe he could talk…but none of the less he still sounded like a machine. "Memory data…? You mean you're able to learn new words and devise battle tactics?" Jet asked. He was much more then a machine if he really could do that. "Indeed…but that is…not all…Cultivating data is my greatest pleasure. Even the…smallest unmeasureable…fluctuation brings me great pleasure…cultivating data…Stimulates my senses…It makes me feel alive…that is why…I must fight you…" Asgard said.
He needs to fight to feel alive? A machine that only lives to fight and nothing more. "I think this clunker likes you. Okay, why don't you go first. Go wreak some havoc!" Janus kept on grinning a bit. Asgard quickly came toward us. "That is odd…their best plan of action would be to attack us together…" Clive whispered to the others. "Who cares!" Jet yelled. "Let's just seize this opportunity!" Virginia yelled. "Yeah, let's rock!" gallows yelled as well. Why did I have a bad feeling about this? But Janus was just standing there grinning. Asgard would counter them every time they would attack him. But after some Gatlings he fell.
Janus then appeared before the others as his demon self. "What seems to be the problem? Ten…Let me lend a hand…" Janus said. Janus' Aura as a demon was still getting to me. It was taking so much out of me just to stand. Janus held his hand over his head as the dark spear appeared. Then he took the spear into his hand; he waved it at his side. But…what he did next surprised us all. He stabbed Asgard in the stomach with the spear. "This Auto-defender system you equip is quite advanced, isn't it?" Janus asked him. "It helps you detect threats made against your master, but not your self!" Janus pointed out to him.
Gallows quickly raced behind the two; too the guardian's stone. "Guys! You gotta buy me sometime! Just give me five times, no…three! If you could hold out 'till then, I can activate this shrine!" gallows yelled to us. We slowly nodded as we raced toward Asgard. "Okay three turns! We have to hold him off!" Virginia said holding her shoulder. "Hold him off? I don't think he really cares about time! It's either kill or be killed…we've gotta stop this thing!" Jet yelled. I slowly pulled out my arms. I was going to help…even if I was weakening by Janus' demon energy.
After Virginia shot at Asgard he let out a new attack on us; I'm sure because of the dark spear. "w-what was that?" I asked getting into my knees. "A new attack it looks like…" Clive whispered back to me. Asgard did it his next turn as well. "Gees…" Jet said slowly making his way to his fee again. Virginia did Mystic on her next turn with a potion berry. We would just live up to three turns, I thought.
"This lineage and destiny I had considered burder some…" Gallows said holding into the stone stab. The room was shaking a bit. "I will accept them fully, without reservation!" gallows yelled. A huge light when in the ceiling. I slowly fell into my knees. "That's…" I whispered as I watched a hole appear in the ceiling. "What's…that?" Jet asked. "A worm hole of time…" I whispered to him. "They don't constrain me! They exist in order to help me win my freedom! My idea of freedom meant casting away all restraints and doing as I please but…I was completely wrong! I was just copping out running away from reality! Nothing can be accomplished by doing that!" gallows yelled shaking his head a bit.
"Attaining freedom is to search for its meaning on your own! You create your own moment and existence by thinking and motivating and as a result taking responsibility for your self! Searching for that meaning on your own is what it means to be free! Our will is what create the future! But freedom doesn't exist in the world you're forcing on us! You can't create a future for the planet with that! To achieve that freedom I'm going' all out with my lineage and destiny!" gallows finished saying. Then he let out a loud yell. As the hole got closer to Janus. He took the spear and pushed Asgard into the worm hole and disappeared.
We then quickly ran up to gallows. "Gallows! Are you all right?" Virginia asked. "What happened to asgard?" Clive asked. "Oh…that golem…? I kicked that thing's behind into the past, future, or who knows what time…" gallows said. Janus started to clap a bit. "Bravo…Braaaavo…I was a little worried there for a second, but looks like everything went well…" Janus said. We all turned around to look at him. "So the trap you mentioned refers to this betrayal, huh?" Virginia asked. Janus just wanted us to deal with Asgard for him. "Now, the stage is complete. Heh heh…It's about to begin…or shall I say, end?" Janus said with a laugh.
Virginia quickly pointed her arms toward him. "Hold your horses princess. I'm saving our show down until yggdrasil." Janus said. Yggdrasil? Then it was real after all I thought. "Pass Nidhogg to reach Yggdrasil. There, I'll show you the demise of everything." Janus said. "Nid…hogg…?" Virginia asked. "That's right. And
Don't be late to the party. It wouldn't be a party without plenty of guests." Janus said with a laugh before disappearing.
"Defeating that golem wasn't all me, you know? This thing here released its power, too." Gallows said holding a hand on this forehead. Gallows got the Cosmic Cog Medium. "It sacrificed its power in order to help us…" Gallows said staring down at the medium. "They're all doing their best to protect filgaia. We can't let their effort go to waste…let's give it our all." Virginia said. "Janus had explicated our next destination." Clive said looking around to the others. "We are to pass Nidhogg and go to Yggdrasil. Everything seems to point to Yggdrasil now. We must find out more about Nidhogg, so that we are not left behind. We must spare no pains in gathering information. Let us head to various locates and see what we can find out about Nidhogg…" Clive said. We all slowly nodded toward Clive.
Nidhogg to Yggdrail? So the tree of life is real after all?