I'm back! Yeah finally, I was out of town for a bit. I don't really remember if I said I would have been for a bit. But I'm back now and I finished the next chapter for wild arms. A month goes by quickly doesn't it? Well here's the next chapter. We are about half-way done well, that how I count it that is.
Anyways into the chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own wild arms 3 and if I did…Fan girls would kill me.
Chapter 23: Path to the Tree of Life
Soon after that we left the time guardian's temple. But now…we all had a question on are minds. What town could we go to? To learn the location of Nidhogg? We needed a town…where we had found out a lot of information. Or we would get no where fast. But the question was what town?
Well the closest town to are present location was Little Twister. So why not start there right? Clive agreed with the idea and soon we started to moving in the sand craft; Southwest back toward little twister. There was a beach right by the town. Soon we landed on the beach with the sand craft. Then we headed into town. "Well…" Clive started to say. "Let's head for the tavern to ask about information." Clive said. We slowly nodded to him; then headed inside the building in front of us. Claudia quickly ran up to us as we entered. She happily greeted us.
"Ah…searching for a lead?" Claudia asked. "Yeah…something likes that…" Gallows said staring at Claudia. "Ah'm not sure if this helps any, but have ya heard the legend of the two giants and the evil serpent? Well, their legend lives on today in the form of statues. One can be found northeast of a farming village called Boot hill. And the other right by Sand Canal atop a little island in the dunes." Claudia finished saying. I think we're all surprised to find the information we needed so quickly. "Thanks so much Claudia!" Virginia said shaking Claudia's hands a bit. "Ah…think nothing of it dear!" Claudia said with a giggle. Then we left the tavern.
"Well…that was surprising…" Jet said looking around. "Indeed it was…but two statues? Hmm…" Clive said rubbing his chin a bit. "What is it?" I asked giving Clive a weird look. "Because there are two statues…I wonder if there are two ways into Nidhogg…" Clive said. Two ways in? Did that mean…we will go both ways at the same time? "I hope…you're not saying what I think you are…" Jet whispered glaring toward Clive. "You mean about going into them both at the same time?" Clive asked. "Yeah…that." Jet said with a sigh. "I'm a bit scared to ask this…but who we're you planning to send together in the first Nidhogg?" I asked feeling fear to hear the answer.
"Well…I thought Virginia and gallows go in the first Nidhogg." Clive said rubbing the back of his head a bit. "Alone? Together?" Jet asked. I guess he was having trouble believing this was Clive talking as well. "Well…yes." Clive quickly answered. "Clive…with they're luck…they would follow each other down a hole of no return!" jet quickly pointed out. "And…that would be a bad thing?" I asked. "Well…" Jet whispered as a small grin slowly came over his face. Virginia quickly glared toward us. We both quickly looked away from her. "But…" Virginia started to say. "Before we can even think about entering we have to find the two statues right?" Virginia nodded a bit. "Yes…if they're two ways in…these statues should point to they're location." Clive said.
"Claudia said one is northeast of boot hill and the other maybe on a small island by the sand canal…" I whispered placing a hand under my chin. "North east of boot hill? Isn't that just pass the train station?" Virginia asked. "It…maybe…" I whispered to her. Virginia grinned a bit as she took a wrap star out. "Virginia? W-what are you doing?" I asked stepping back a bit. "W-wait! A second Virginia!" Clive quickly yelled. "To south farm!" Virginia yelled holding the wrap star over her head. Before any of us could stop her; we had been wrapped outside south farm station. We all fell to the ground as we landed. "Now that fast transport!" Virginia said sitting up. Jet quickly glared toward her. Clive could only shake his head a bit.
"Oh well…as long as we are here…we should go check pass the train station." Clive said. We all slowly nodded to him. As we started to make are way toward the end of land pass the train station. We did find a weird object there. Could this object have been one of the statues? "What could this thing be?" Virginia asked getting close to the object. "Virginia! Wait don't touch it!" gallows quickly yelled. But Virginia did touch it and was quickly knocked to the ground. We quickly raced up to her. "Virginia!" Clive yelled. Virginia was staring up at the sky. "What's that light?" She asked. We all quickly looked up to the sky as well. A beam of light was pointing northwest.
"…what the hell?" Jet asked. "It's pointing to one of the opening…" Clive started to say. "Of this Nidhogg you mean?" Gallows asked. "Yes…so the other status we find will point to the other…" Clive said with a smile. "One problem…how do we find the other statue? The sand craft isn't around here…" Jet said with a glare toward Virginia. "Hmm…Ah!" Virginia grinned a bit pulling out another wrap star. "Oh no…your not doing that again." Jet said. He would take away that wrap star before she could do it again! "Yes I am!" Virginia yelled holding it over her head. Jet quickly raced at her.
"Midland station!" Virginia yelled as we're wrapped back to midland station by Jolly Roger. But as we landed; jet landed face down in the sand. "…I hate you…" Jet growled slowly sitting up. Clive took the last wrap star away from Virginia for safely reasons. I don't think anyone of us wanted her to use another one.
We found the sand craft on the beach next to Jolly Roger. Then we climbed inside. "By sand canal…Claudia said right…?" Clive asked as soon as we're close to little twister. "Yes…there is a small beach in the middle of the two lands…" I pointed out. Clive nodded a bit. As we landed on the beach on the small inland we saw an object on it as we saw pass south farm station. "So…this would be the second statue?" Gallows asked walking up to it. But he remembered back what the first one did to Virginia. "Uh…who wants to touch it?" Gallows asked looking back at all of us. We all quickly shook are heads. "It's all yours…" Jet said stepping back a bit. Gallows sighed a bit as he held his right hand out and touched the statue.
"Ahh!" gallows yelled as he fell backward just like Virginia did with the first statue. "Another Beam…" Jet said looking toward the sky. "It looks like…it was north and a bit east buy close to where the first beam was pointing." Clive pointed out. "Well let's head back to the sand craft and head to the first pass of Nidhogg." Virginia said. We nodded to her and started back toward the sand craft. Gallows then quickly got off the ground. "Isn't anyone going to ask if I am alright!" Gallows yelled quickly racing after the others to the sand craft. From the beach by baskar we headed north toward where the beams pointed. Soon after a bit we found a beach.
"One of the paths should be around here…" Clive pointed as we climbed out of the sand craft. With that we started are search for the first nidhogg pass. And pretty soon we found it in a forest of old tree. We nodded to each other and entered. Nidhogg pass one; but soon after we entered a monster attacked us right away. "What the hell?" Jet asked. "This would be…the monster what the pass in named after." Clive said loading his arms. "Two heads? No way…this monster is nidhogg?" I asked. "Looks that way…" Clive said. "Then we will just have to take him down to move on!" jet yelled.
Nidhogg ended up not being as hard as he looked. After some Gatlings as well as Virginia's spectre spell he soon fell. "…I didn't think we would be attacked as soon as we entered." Virginia said rubbing her cheek a bit. "None of us did." Gallows added in. "Well…none of the less. Let's keep moving forward." Clive said. We all slowly nodded to him; and headed into the door in front of us. Then in the next room; down some stairs then into another door. But as we entered the room; we found a bridge before us. But it didn't look too safe. Well everyone thought that. Well aside from Virginia that is. Who ran onto the bridge.
"Virginia! Be careful!" Clive yelled to her. "Huh?" She asked turning around toward us. She looked as lost and confused as always. "That bridge doesn't look too safe…so be very careful!" Clive said looking pretty worried. "Don't worry! Everything is alright!" Virginia said with a little jump. Then the bridge under her gave away. "AHHH!" she screamed. "Virginia!" we all yelled as we watched as her self and the bridge under her fell. "Virginia! Are you alright!" I asked. "Yes…I am f-hey! They're a magic door down here!" we all looked lost toward each other. "Ah…so…she landed on some land." Clive said feeling a sweat drop roll down the back of his head.
"She…sure got lucky." Gallows said rubbing the back of his head. "Dumb luck is more like it." Jet said under his breath. We all hopped down to the small piece of land that Virginia hade landed on. Then Virginia used a Duplicator on the door to open it. Then we headed inside. We headed up two groups of stairs here then into a door at the top. Then we hopped down to some land under us. Then entered the second door we found. We found two heavy blocks in this room. Clive put on his mighty gloves on and move them; Making a bridge for us to walk over.
"Let's be on are way…" Clive said. We nodded and headed over the bridge onto the other side of the room where a door stood before us. We headed inside. We found a level in front of us. Virginia when ahead and pulled it; the wall to the left lower. We found a light coming from one of the object by a closed door before us. "I see…that light shows we did half of Nidhogg pass." Clive said studying the object a bit. "Then…when we do the other part…the door here should open right?" I asked. Clive slowly nodded. "Looks that way." Clive slowly looked over to Virginia. "Virginia…I want you and gallows to stay here. And stay by that level you pulled." Virginia looked lost. "Why?" she quickly asked.
"We don't know if it will redo when we enter from the other side. This way, it will be safely." Clive finished saying. He was right. It could redo when we enter from the other side. "Ok…Clive. Me and gallows will stay here. But…who's going with you?" Virginia asked sounding a bit worried. "Sara and Jet will come with me." Me and jet both looked surprised toward him. "We are?" we both asked at the same time. "Yes…you two are. It's not like, I can leave jet with gallows both would be died when I returned. Plus…another Nidhogg maybe waiting on the other side." I could help but laugh at Clive point. He was right. He couldn't leave them together alone. Hell would break out.
"Ok…be careful now." Virginia said. "We will be fine; we will be back soon, Virginia." Clive said with a soft smile across his face. We waved to Virginia and gallows leaving them there.
Soon after that the three of us made are way out of Nidhogg pass and back toward the sand craft. It was time to find Nidhogg pass two. We climbed inside the sand craft then soon left the beach. "So…where is path two?" jet asked. "Well…from those beams of light we saw…"I started to say. "It on the other side of the land right?" Clive asked. I slowly nodded. "You…meet we have to circle around in this? Just to get there?" Jet asked sounding angry. "Pretty much yes…" I said rubbing my cheek a bit. Jet quickly sat down on the floor. "Then wake me up when we get there…" Jet said quickly closing his eyes. "How…the hell can he nap at a time like this?" I asked my self.
"Just let him be…" Clive said with a small laugh. Maybe Clive found it a bit funny. But I sure didn't. I really don't see how he can nap. Maybe…I feel restless? Because I know we are headed for the strong hold of the enemy. Is it normal to feel this way? I wonder. Maybe this was Jet way of dealing with things. I guess…people deal with thing in different ways, huh? But…I couldn't help but wonder again. That little girl from his dream; that he spoke of could-could it have really been me? If so; maybe me and jet met each other before? I don't know anything for sure. These are nothing more but guesses; aren't they?
"Why don't you try to rest a bit as well, Sara?" Clive asked. "You don't need any help find the beach?" I asked. He quickly shook his head a bit. "No…I will find it without any problem. So please try to rest a bit as well." Clive said smiling toward me. I slowly nodded to him and when to sit beside jet. But I had a feeling I wouldn't fall asleep at all. And I was right. But I did rest my legs a bit by sitting down. I guess…that was the closely thing to rest I would get for now.
Just then I felt something land on my right shoulder. I quickly looked hoping it wasn't a bug. I can't stand bugs. But to my surprise I found jet's head there. I couldn't help but smile a bit as I looked down at him. He just had this look when he was sleeping. I don't know…how to even word it. But…he did look very peaceful. But…I guess he doesn't normally get time like this. He was a lone wolf drifter before being forced to join us; because of Virginia. He really didn't care for a lot of the people in are group. Especially not gallows or Virginia. Couldn't really blame him there. I didn't care for both of them as well. Well a lot of the time that is. The only one…he really got along with was me. Even if…me and him did fight a lot. I guess…it normal for friends to fight sometimes.
Wait…did I just think that? I guess…I did. I guess…I have changed traveling with the others as well. Before all this…I would have never been friends with any guy anywhere. But…I guess all guys aren't sicko like gallows. Just 50 of them are.
I heard Jet say something in his asleep. "huh…?" I blinked a bit watching the silver hair boy. "…S…Sara…" he whispered in his sleep. I felt my face quickly turn a bit red. Why had he said my name?
"Sounds…like someone having a dream about you." Clive teaches me. "Oh…! Shut-up!" I quickly yelled. I could hear Clive laughing over it. Why in the world did he have to go say something like that! Gees…god now my face is even redder.
"You should wake him up…I can see the beach now." Clive pointed out. I slowly nodded toward Clive. But how to wake up jet was the question. "Jet?" I whispered to him as I started to shake him a bit. He didn't answer me. Was he a heavy sleeper? I could only hope not. We're about to the beach I needed to wake him up now. "Gees…this boy." I whispered to my self. Maybe moving my arm right would help? Then maybe his head would be removed from my shoulder. He should wake up from that right?
So I when ahead and tried it. I moved my arm. But I watched as his head started to fall toward me. And soon his head fell into my lap. Then I quickly let out a scream. Jet eyes then quickly shot open. "W-what!" he quickly stopped seeing where his head was. He quickly sat up with a deep red face. I glared at him. "W-what?" he yelled toward me. "Jerk." I whispered to him as I quickly looked away from him. "…what did I do?" Jet asked looking lost. He was also lost to how his head had gotten onto her lap. How the hell had it got there?
We both blinked a bit hearing laughing toward us. We slowly looked up to see Clive looking down at us. "Done?" Clive asked. "Yes…let's go." I said feeling my self still angry over what jet had done. Even if it was a bit my fault.
"Looks like someone angry…" Clive said watching Sara climb up the stairs and out of the sand craft. Jet just sighed a bit. He didn't know what to say. "Is…this my fault?" Jet asked. "Partly…" Clive said making his way out of the sand craft. "Partly?" Jet asked as he followed Clive out of the sand craft. "I'll tell you more lately on…" Clive said meeting Sara outside. Jet sighed a bit. How in the world was it just partly his fault? He didn't get it. But…for the time being…he would just have to feel lost.
Soon the three headed north up the land toward some old trees; where they found the second path into Nidhogg then soon entered. But soon after they entered a two headed monster attacked them. "N-Nidhogg?" I asked staring at the monster. "As I thought. One of them was waiting here as well. But none of the less…we will take this one down as well!" Clive yelled loading his arms.
"Yeah…" Me and jet both said. I started out by casting spectre on it. Because it weak to light. "Keep that up!" Clive yelled toward me. I nodded toward him. Jet and Clive shot at Nidhogg. It screamed out in pain. "Spectre!" I cried letting out another light spell on it. Nidhogg cried out in pain then ran toward me. But I was loading some belts into my arms at the time and didn't see this. "SARA!" I heard a voice yell toward me. "What?" I asked as I looked up just to get hit back by Nidhogg. I lost my balance and fell into my knees. "Ouch…!" I dropped my arms as I watched nidhogg coming toward me for another attack.
Something happened to me…when I saw her get hit by Nidhogg. It was like something inside had been pulled into two parts. But when I heard her cry out in pain. It had been pulled into even more pieces. I felt angry quickly over come me. …but…why did I feel this angry? I had no idea…but. I felt like…I had lost control. Before I knew it…I was running at that son of a bitch of a monster called Nidhogg.
I quickly closed my eyes as I heard a gun shot. I slowly opened my eyes again. "Don't you…Don't you dare touch her! Ever AGAIN!" I quickly looked up to find jet in front of me. Those words…the way he was acting…this angry? This wasn't like jet at all. It was like something inside of him…had been broken. I was nothing less then shocked by his words to say the less.
I should have stepped in help Sara as well…but. When I saw jet race that quickly toward her. I didn't. Something had happened to that boy when he saw Sara get knocked back. I wonder…is it good for the two to get close? After seeing jet react this way? I do not know…but I will need to keep watch and see how things go on. And his words. I never thought I would hear jet speak that way about anyone. But…I guess I had been wrong. This boy…didn't just like this girl. He was madly in love. Maybe…this was his weakness.
Jet quickly let out a Gatling on nidhogg finishing him off. I kept on staring shocked at him; who was still in front of me. I could hear him. He was breathing heavy. Maybe…I couldn't believe the words he had said. Why…had he sounded so angry? Was it because I was in danger? Just…what way does he really think of me?
"Jet?" I asked sounding confused. He quickly looked toward me. "I uh…." He didn't make eye contact with me. It was like….he was surprised by his own actions.
What…? What had I just done? It likes…my mind when blank. Did I say something? Nidhogg gone? Did-did I put an end to the monster? Why can't I remember? When…did I walk over here? Jet could hear question over question enter his minds without any answers.
"Are you alright, Sara?" Clive asked. "Yes…I'm f….ouch…!" I said holding into my right arm. I quickly blinked looking toward Sara and losing my train of thought. Had she been hurt by that god damn monster? I couldn't help but feel worried, hearing pain in her voice.
"Hmm? Let me see…" Clive said wishing to look my arm over. I slowly let go of my arm. "hmm…it's cut up pretty badly…but aside from that it looks alright…but let's ban aids it up…" Clive said. I slowly nodded to him. Soon Clive had ban aided my right arm up. "There we are…" Clive said with a smile. "Thank you Clive…" I said looking at my arm. Clive slowly shook his head a bit. "I shouldn't be the one…you should thank…" Clive said looking toward jet.
Jet quickly blinked a bit looking lost. He was right…I should have been saying that to just. He did save me after all. I slowly looked up toward jet. He was looking lost toward me. "Jet?" I asked. He gave me a questionable look.
Jet slowly closed his eyes. Had I done something wrong again? He couldn't help but wonder. What had been with the look she had given him? But to his surprise he heard something…he never thought he would. "Thank you…" I whispered. Jet quickly opened his eyes looking toward me. "w-what?" He asked sounding a bit puzzled. I felt my self blush a bit as I looked away from him. "Thank you…for saving me from t-that monster, jet." I finished saying.
"…" He had saved her from that monster? So he had killed it? But…it felt weird. It felt weird for her to thank him. No…it just felt weird to be thanked for anything. After all…this was the first time…anyone anywhere had thanked him. "….y-your welcome…" jet said. But he didn't feel like him self saying something like that.
Just then we both heard a cough. We both looked toward the cough to find Clive smiling toward us. "Well now…if you two are done with your moment we should get moving." Clive said still smiling toward us. "M-Moment?" I asked feeling lost. "…It was nothing like that. Get those ideas out of your head Clive!" jet yelled glaring toward him. "If you say so." Clive said. Something tells me…Clive didn't really believe jet. But…really it wasn't a moment. I was just telling jet thank you for saving me. Nothing more then that!
Soon we headed down some stairs in front of us then inside a door way. In the next room we found a lock door before us and a switch behind a rock. Jet when ahead and threw his boomerang around the rock then move up by the rock so the boomerang would fall right into the switch. And it did so; then the door ahead of us opened. "Let's keep going." Clive said to us. We slowly nodded to him then headed inside. In this room we headed down some stairs then into a door at the bottom. We hopped down some land then some stairs in this room. Then into the door a bit north. WE found torches in this room. "Uh oh…how do we light them…without Virginia?" Clive asked.
"It's no problem Clive…I have tinder crests as well…" I said pulling one out. "Ah I see…" Clive said. I when ahead and lighted the three torches. Then the up stairs a door opened. We headed up and inside. We found are selves at the second level. "Looks like…we made it…" Jet said as he pulled the level. The wall to the right of us then when down. Virginia waved toward us. "Welcome back!" she yelled running up to us when gallows close behind her. We all entered the middle part of the room. The other object had light coming from it as well now. And the door was open. "Everyone…read for the main part now?" Virginia asked staring toward the door.
"Yes…let's keep going." Clive said. "Alright…let's go!" Virginia yelled as we headed inside the door in front of us. We hopped off a platform as we entered the room. Then headed up some stairs to the north east side of the room; then inside a door at the top of the stairs. This room had two treasure chests. And in the right chest we found a tool called Gale Crest. "Hmm…I wonder what it does…" Virginia said holding a gale crest close to her self. She quickly floated to the other side of the room. "Ahhh!" Virginia yelled.
"Hmm…It's like the power of wind is in those…" Clive said. "Maybe…we can get to the other side of the door in the other room with Virginia's new tool…" I pointed. "Well…I guess…it couldn't hurt to try…" jet said sounding a bit unsure about the idea. We head back to the main room. "Ok…everyone grab into me!" Virginia said pulling out a gale crest. "Ok…everyone ready?" Virginia asked. "I-I guess…" Gallows said sound a bit worried. "Ok…here we…go!" Virginia yelled holding the gales crest close to her self. We quickly floated over to the door. It really did work! "It-did work…" Jet said sounding surprised. That tool was pretty useful. "Well…let's keep moving. We still have a lot more to go." Clive said. We slowly nodded the headed inside the door beside us.
We headed up some stairs in this room then into a door at the top. In this room there was a platform on the other side of the room that needed to be moved. We found a switch by it. Virginia when ahead and step on it. Then the platform moved into place. Then we headed back toward the door we entered from. But so the switch wouldn't redo. We gale crest over the switch on the ground. Then we climbed up the stairs by the door we entered from. Then we gale crest across the platforms to the other side of the room; then headed inside the door there.
In this room we found a lock door on another platform. But the only question was…how to open it? We found three boxes in a counter of the room. A weird place for them to be; I say. Gallows when over to the boxes to look them over. But somehow he tripped and fell on top of them; and broke them all. Gallows had also landed on a switch behind the boxes. We watched the door on the other platform slowly open.
"Well…someone's big butt helped us this time." Jet said with a grin. "It's not that big!" gallows yelled as he stood up. The two started up fighting again. Clive and me both shook are heads a bit listening to them. Clive when ahead and moved the two heavy blocks around. He moved the left one by the platform we came in from. And the right heavy block he moved down to the left on the middle platform.
I saw it. We could gale crest over to the middle platform first then gale crest to the other platform with the door. Clive nodded toward me. I slowly nodded back to him. "Virginia…can you gale crest us to the middle platform then the other platform with the door?" Clive asked pointing to the middle platform. "Yeah, Sure I can!" Virginia said with a smile.
I looked toward jet and gallows who were still going at it. "I think someone should break those two up before we do anything." I said pointing toward the two still fighting. Virginia broke the two apart. "Ok…everyone hold on we are gale cresting over to that door!" Virginia yelled holding the gale crest; to the middle platform then to the platform with the door. Then we headed inside the door before us.
We found three paths in this room. But none of them looked to safe to walk on. But down the third one to the left; we could see a switch. "Hmm…Virginia could you—" Clive started to ask her. "Look a switch!" gallows yelled running toward it over the weak looking path. "Gallows! Wai--!" Clive started to yell. But before he could finish the path under gallows fell down, and he fell down with a loud yell. I slowly gave jet a look. He could only sigh as he shook his head. Well…I guess we both knew it would happen again. Sooner or later right?
"…how did I know…something like this would happen?" Clive asked him self. "Why isn't anyone helping me!" we heard gallows yell toward us. "…because as soon as we step on the path it will give way." Jet said rolling his eyes a bit. Clive pulled out a rope from his jacket. Damn…and here I was hoping we had to leave gallows behind this time!
"Virginia, please gale crest across to the switch." Clive said as he got the rope ready. "Ok…" Virginia held a crest close to her as she floated across to the switch. Then she stepped on it. We heard a door open. Clive threw the rope down to gallows; then started to pull him up. Slowly that is.
A bit later gallows was back on ground level. "Now…no one runs down any paths…" Clive said looking right to gallows. "Hey! It not my fault! I didn't know the path was that weak in holding people." Gallows said waving his hands in front of him self. "Or maybe…It couldn't just hold your weight…" Jet said with a smirk across his face. "Jet please…don't get him started again." I said with a sigh. "Fine, fine…!" jet said quickly crossing his arms.
We heard back toward the door we came in. We then gale crest up the first path to a door; then headed inside. In the next room we headed down a long platform. Then gale crests over a gap to a door before us. And headed inside we headed up some stairs in this room to a door at the top.
In this room we found three different heavy blocks. One can be pushed. One can pick up and moved. And the third one that moves across the floor. First Clive pushed the pushing block up one then he pulled the light green one beside it. Then he pushed the pushing block all the way to the right then up one. Then sended the light green blocked next to it. Then he pushed the pushing block again all the way up to the wall so it was lined up with the light green block. And then finally he moved the picking up block to beside the pushing block. He made a little path for the three of us to gale crest over. Then we gale crest over the blocks then to the platform where the door was. Then we headed inside.
In the next room we gale crest across a platform to the east; Then we gale crest into the same platform again. Then Clive picked up the heavy block and drops it to the floor under us. Then Clive moved the two heavy blocks in front of a low platform making a path toward the platform. Clive also destroys the three boxes blocking the way to the door. We headed back up then gale crest across the path made from the blocks. Then we hurry are way into the door in front of us.
We found lee halt waiting for us. Did he know…we're coming? He looked us all over before speaking up. "As long as existence takes on a form, the augmentation of Entropy cannot be avoided." Lee halt said stepping toward us a bit. "There are to exceptions…" He said shaking his head a bit. "All creations begin to deteriorate the moment they are born. That holds true of filgaia…the decaying filgaia can only be saved by first destroying the present world itself, and then evolving into a new form. Why can't you understand…? Why do you fear evolution?" lee halt asked looking toward us.
"That's because you're completely denying the existence of all life forms that are trying desperately to live for today! I'm not gonna stand for it, not when everyone's giving it their best!" Virginia yelled toward lee halt. "In all ages, high shunned by the cheap morals of fools, however….this fool's paradise is about to come to an end!" Lee halt yelled quickly coming toward us.
Every time someone hit lee halt. He did the same damage back. This was a fight they had to be careful in. And heal a lot. But soon lee halt did fall to his knees. "I retain the power of hyades, yet I am cursed by filgaia…I need cleansing by the panakeia fluid…In the eyes of filgaia, we seem to be alien elements creeping inside its body…are we one day destined to be expelled…?" Less halt asked slowly climbing to his feet. "NOOOOO!" lee halt yelled holding his hands out in front of him self. "What is he doing?" jet asked. I had no idea…but whatever he was planning it didn't look good. "I will not allow that to happen!" lee halt yelled firing some light toward us. "W-what?" I asked.
I watched as Virginia when flying backward. "V-V-VIRGINIA!" I screamed. Her body…the way it was shaking. What the hell had he fired at her! I could hear her breathing heavy as well. I quickly pointed my arms toward lee halt. What the hell had he done to her! "I have never witnessed symptoms such as this…" Clive whispered. "Muscular ankylosis…partial repiratory paralysis…now what…? Heh heh heh…" lee halt started to laugh. "You….you monster!" I yelled toward him. "I would be careful what you say my lady…after all…her bodily functions are at my mercy…" lee halt said with a grin across his face. "Grr…" I kept my arms pointed toward him. How? How could I let this happen to Virginia!
"Are you! Are you mocking us? Why you…!" gallows yelled.
"Now, disarm your self and place the arms slowly at your feet. While you're at it, unequip the guardians as well." Lee halt said pointing toward us. We…didn't have a…was there nothing we could do? Was the only way to save Virginia to do as he said? Just then a heard a gun shot. I watched lee halt quickly back up a bit. He was holding his left hand, and looking around. Uncle Werner quickly headed in front of us. "Werner Maxwell…? So, you survived the accident too…" Lee halt said sounding surprised. "Uncle…" I whispered. Werner looked back at me for a second then nodded. "Uncle huh? So…that child really is her. Hehe…unbelievable…" lee halt said laughing to him self.
That child…? Really is her? What in the world is he talking about? Did it have something to do with me? And how he knew me?
"That…matter not to you. She may look like her. But she's gone lee halt. You have to deal with it. Or…are you really that obsessed over her?" Werner asked. "Hehe…I believe you know the answer to that. None of the less. My goal will not change." Lee halt said with a grin. "You are a spirit just like I am. And there's no way a spirit obsessed by the past can create a future for filgaia." Werner looked behind to us. Clive had helped Virginia to her feet.
"I never expected this…why do you appear before me, now?" lee halt asked him. "My daughter's in danger. I'm not as heartless as to stand here and do nothing…" Werner quickly answers. Lee halt looked very surprised. "Your daughter? Oh…I see your first daughter. You're still an annoyance even after all this time…" lee halt said. What did he mean by first daughter? Did Uncle Werner have two children? "The wisdom from the information library Hyades is nothing but a double-edged sword. Science without a conscience is a work of evil…" Werner said closing his eyes. "No…It is the power of demons…you're well award of that…" Lee halt said shaking his head a bit.
"Give it up, lee halt. We were unsuccessful." Werner said. Unsuccessful? With what I wonder. "That was ten years ago. Things are much different now. You once worked under the godly name of science. If you truly are a survivor of the council of seven…then you too should understand what it means to evolve filgaia, and how important that is." Lee halt. "….what a mistake, humans should never have that kind of power. Making…objects or even people do as we want…that isn't right." Werner closed his eyes.
He could never be forgiven for what he had helped them do. But…somehow he wanted to make up for it! No matter what that cost was.
"You're still haunted by that? Isn't it a bit late to still be talking this way? After all…it was your idea to start with." Lee halt pointed out. "Even so…" Werner said shaking his head a bit. "What your doing lee halt…you've plunged into the diabolical netherworld…you are among the dead fallen under the control of science and the wisdom of Hyades. You have killed off your heart!" Werner yelled to him. "My heart?" lee halt started to laugh like crazy. "My heart was killed off a long time ago…when she picked you over me!" lee halt yelled. The two stared at each other for a bit. Then lee halt started to move his hands toward Werner. But Werner quickly shot him. "Ugh…" lee halt whispered.
Then lee halt quickly ran out of the exit. We quickly hurried after him. But green monsters blocked are path. "Uncle…takes care of Virginia…" I said. Uncle Werner nodded. Then we raced toward the green monster. This monster had a very strong attack called outer world. It makes no damage hurt him. Jet speed was faster then the monster so he could attack it. Gallows also casted replay on Clive for some more damage when outer world was off at the end of the green monster's turn. Me and gallows helped with the healing and jet finished off the monster with a galting.
Then Uncle Werner started to leave us. But Virginia quickly called out to him. "Wait…!" she cried. "Why…?" Virginia asked. "Why won't you say anything? We've been apart for so long, and finally we finally we meet…so much has happened while you were gone, daddy! There's…so much I want to say to you!" Virginia cried. Her breathing was still heavy. "But you always end up leaving without saying a word. That's just wrong…how can you do something so cruel? Why did you leave mom and me behind and disappear into the wasteland? Why? Why? You used to be caring…you never once did anything to hurt mom or me!" I could hear it. The hate she still felt for her father.
"Who are you? Why do you appear before me as my father? You're….you're not my real daddy at all!" Virginia yelled. Not her real father? Then who was this man? Uncle Werner hasn't said a word. I watched as Virginia fell backward. Jet quickly catches her. "Virginia!" I cried. "She's burning up…" Clive said sounding worried.
"She had been cursed by lee halt. The nanomachine shot into her system is disrupting her body functions. There's a lodge that I use up ahead. I can't guarantee its effects, but I can prepare an anti-nanomachine. Right now, that's our only hope…please help carry my daughter there." Werner asked us. Clive took Virginia into his arms. Then we followed Uncle Werner out of nidhogg pass.
But had Virginia been right? Was this man not really her father? No…she had to be wrong…and this time. I would get answers out of Uncle Werner no matter what.