Okay I know I said this before…but we are down to the end of the line now. I think…maybe three more chapters or something like that. But I am guessing here. We will see how things go from here. Alright guys? And another next wild arms story. It will be a bit before I start that one. I want to work more on my bleach story as well as my tales of phantasia that I put on hold to finish this one up. So yeah it could be a little bit before you see the next one out.
Chapter 42: Second Pillar and Clive's Answer
It was silent when I thought about that question. I don't know how to answer him.
What could I say to him now?
Especially after he told me…he has feelings for me.
"…Sara? Are you in any pain?" I heard jet asked me. I quickly shook my head toward him. How long…has he worried about me? "No…I feel alright." I quickly told him. "…Are you angry?" Jet asked me. "W-what? No! Why would I be? You haven't done anything wrong. It's-It's just…I guess you could say I'm just very surprised." I quickly told him.
He looked unsure if he did the right thing telling me. He looked uneasy and scared. How long? How long…did he hideaway his feelings for me?
"Jet…you did the right thing to tell me. This…isn't something one should hide from another. It isn't health to keep it bottled up inside. But…" I started to say to him. "But?" He asked me. "…I don't know…how I feel. So…I'm sorry." I quickly told him. "…" He didn't answer me at first.
But then he slowly answered me. "Idiot…" He whispered to me. "…what?" I quickly asked him. "Why are you …apology? When I was the one that gave you something more to worry about? I should be the one to say I'm sorry…" Jet whispered to me as blush started to cover his face again.
I slowly smiled. Jet was Jet no matter what. And I was glad to know that. I wanted him to be always himself.
"Jet?" I slowly asked him. "Yeah?" he asked me in return. "Would you give me time? To find out how I Feel about all this? I just need some time to think." I quickly told him. "Yeah…I didn't think I would get answer out of you anyways. So take the time you need but…" Jet started to say as he stepped a bit closer. "But…?" I asked him.
"…what I feel will not chance no matter what your answer maybe…" Jet whispered to me. I felt blush quickly take over my face I never thought he would say something like that. I…I was just very surprised more than anything. To think to hear and see him act this way…just felt off. "But…" He whispered to me again. "But?" I asked him. "Would it be alright…to show you…how I really feel?" Jet asked as he nervously rubbed his cheek a bit.
To hear him even ask a question as that just felt weird. But…how did he mean to show me? In what way?
"Um….how do you plan to s-show me?" I lightly asked him. "Well like…this." Jet whispered quietly to me as he slowly kissed me on the lips. It…wasn't like this was the first or last time he would do this. But…but this time it just felt so different. Like he was putting his all into that kiss. That day; he was putting all his feelings into it.
This was a whole another side to him. And…I was unsure of what to think of this side of him. Slowly I felt him pull away as he slowly opened his eyes as he stared toward me. I felt blush quickly take over my face again. I looked away from him. After what happened how could I just look toward him? I-I felt so embraced over the whole thing.
I could hear Jet back away from me a bit. Was he as embarrassed over the whole thing as I was?
I quickly shook my head. I had to get my mind off this whole thing.
"…you said you guys are heading to Humphrey's peak later on today right?" I asked him changing the subject. "Yes…but why are you asking that?" Jet asked me sounding a bit annoyed. "Because I want to go with to…Humphrey's peak." I told him. "Go with? You shouldn't travel in your condition. You know your health isn't good." Jet told me with the sound of worry in his voice.
"I know. I know…I know that better than anyone. But…I'm worried about Catherine and Kaitlyn…" I whispered to him. Clive's family…I was worried about they're safely. I couldn't help but wonder how Clive was feeling over the whole thing. Now…his family could be in danger.
"…Fine." Jet quickly said. "Fine?" I asked him. "…You can come with to Humphrey's peak. But don't think for a second…you are helping fight Beatrice." Jet told me. Truly…that thought never crossed my mind. If I was to try to fight her. More than likely…I would die from the pressure of the pain in my body.
"I don't plan to fight her." I told him. Would he believe me? Would he trust my words now? After I lied to him before? "I know I can't. Even if I wanted too…I can't." I whispered to him. "…" Jet didn't say a word to me at first maybe he didn't know what to say? "I know…" he whispered to me. "I-I know you can't…" Jet said with a sigh.
"I'm being unfair…aren't I? Bossing you around like this. But…I-I'm just worried about you. No…I'm very worried. I feel helpless…because I couldn't stop something like this from happening to you. I…" Jet quickly shook his head a bit. "Damnit…" Jet whispered to himself.
I never saw it before…I wonder why? Jet is really protected of me…isn't he? Is it because of what happened? Or is it because? I wondered.
Because…I love you!
I felt heat quickly take over my face again. Damnit! I was thinking about that again!
But…he was placing all the blame on himself. He was being unfair to himself. It-It wasn't right for him to do this. No…it wasn't right at all. Why? Why must he blame himself? It wasn't like…he knew something like this was going to happen.
"Jet…" I whispered to him. "…Why can't I even do one thing right?" Jet asked himself. He really was blaming himself hard. But…I wish he wouldn't.
That day I saw Jet blame himself…it hurt. It hurt so much thinking back about it now. But back then…I didn't understand truly what he really was blaming himself for. And I wouldn't know the whole story until two years later…
"Jet…please stops blaming yourself so hard." I cried to him. "…Sara…?" He asked me. "Hmm? What?" I asked him in return. "…how can I stop blaming myself when I hate myself?" Jet asked me. I didn't know how to answer him. But…I also didn't know he hated himself.
But…why would he hate himself to start with? Was it because of what happened to me? Or did something happen to him?
Whatever the reason…I still didn't know what to say to him. But…but still I had to say something. Because just saying nothing wasn't right…especially about something like this.
How can one not blame themselves when they hate themselves? I don't now…and I don't really like myself as well. But…I don't hate myself. So…I couldn't truly understand his feelings truly.
I could feel jet watching me and waiting for answer. I had too…I needed to tell him something. Tell him something…anything.
"It-It's not wrong to blame one's self but…you're taking the blame too far!" I told him. "Too far?" Jet asked me. "I don't know why you hate yourself so much…but please don't hurt yourself over blame! It just isn't right jet. I don't blame you! So…so you shouldn't blame yourself as well!" I told him. "…!" Jet looked surprised toward me. Had I said too much? But I only said what was true.
Because…I don't want him to hurt himself over blame. It isn't right. Did he understand that from my words?
"Thank you…" Jet whispered to me. "…your right. I-I maybe I am blaming myself too hard. But I am the one to blame over this. Myself and only me…" Jet told me.
Would Werner laugh at me now? I understand so much now. Why you did what you did. Me and her should have never met. Then…none of this would have happened. It is my entire fault. But…I'm glad I met her. Without her…I-I would never had changed. I-I changed for the better as she said before.
"Jet…" I whispered to him. He slowly shook his head toward me. "No. It's alright…but. To right what I did wrong…I-I will find you a cure to save you. Somehow I will…" Jet said rubbing his right cheek a bit as he started to blush. "But there is no cure…." I started to say. "I don't believe that. Even if Halle's said the same thing. I will find one. I will." Jet told me as he started to blush harder.
He wouldn't give up on this I could tell. And I was glad to know that. I was glad…to have him by my side. "Thank you…" I whispered to him. He lightly smiled toward me. "If you really want to thank me…don't leave my side until we get to Humphrey's peak alright?" He asked me. I slowly nodded toward him. It was a small request. But more so he didn't' want me to leave his side because he was worried about me.
But he has his own way of showing that…he is worried. Jet is just jet after all. And I want him to always be himself.
Later that night…
Me and Jet met the others at the front of Baskar colony. They were surprised to see me to say the lease. "…your coming with to…Humphrey's peak?" Virginia asked with worry in her voice. "Yes, I need too. I'm worried about Catherine and Kaitlyn." I told Virginia. "As am I…that is why we should hurry along." Clive quickly said.
This was Clive's wife and daughter. To tell the truth I was surprised he could wait this long to make sure they were alright. But…Clive had a look of worry over something beside his family in his eyes. But…what in the world could it be?
"Yeah, Clive has a point. Anyways…I'm sure jet will keep a very close eye on his Hime." Gallows said with a grin. Was? Was gallows talking about me? His Hime? I felt blush quickly take over my face. Jet glared at Gallows. "…you're pushing your luck…" jet growled at him. "…what? I'm just tellin' it as it is! I'm sure your eyes will not leave her for a…" Gallows started to say. "Okay…that's it!" Jet yelled going after Gallows.
I slowly shook my head. It was very hard to believe a group like us was trying to save the world from a demon. Very, very hard to believe.
Soon…we left Baskar colony and headed onto Lombardia soon after we got outside. We soon took to the sky and made are way back to Humphrey's peak.
The closer we got the stronger the energy felt. "Ugh…" I whispered holding my head. "Sara?" Virginia asked. "She must be feeling that energy from the new demon pillar…" Gallows said shaking his head a bit. "She looks as she is shaking…" Virginia cried. "Her body is crying out in pain. But she can't stop feeling the energy. It's like breathing. It's something the body has to do to live…" Gallows told us.
It was painful just to watch and…I couldn't do anything to help her. Again…I couldn't do anything to help her. Why am I so powerless? Even at a time like this? What can I do when best isn't good enough?
What could I do…? To help at a time like this? I wondered as I watched the painful look on her face.
It just…It just wasn't fair. Not fair at all.
Sara…
"Sara…" I heard Virginia say. "We must let her be. At a time like this we must all give her are strength and hope for the best." Clive told Virginia. Hope for the best? Was that…all I could truly do for her?
No…that wasn't…I started to think. There had to be more. Much more I could do for her. In some way…there just had to be. Because it wasn't right just to do nothing for her.
I…
I would…
I would do anything for her.
I told myself as I started to rub her back bit. Yes, I really would do anything for her.
I watched her quickly look up at me as I started to rub her back. Had I startled her? Had I gone too far? I wondered staring back at her. She didn't say a word to me as she quickly started to blush before quickly looking away from me.
The look she gave me wasn't angry at all. It had been more like…embarrassed? Was it because I started to rub her back?
Maybe…I did the wrong thing after all? I wondered as I watched her.
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To be that young again, Clive thought to himself. They may still have things to work out. But they both know how, they feel toward each other. And that's the first step.
But life has been cruel to the both of them. Life is very cruel to children. I hope everything will work out in the end for the two of them.
No…I know it will.
But…I am at a lost.
Where do I go now? I had all the answers right in front of me. But now they are gone. All that work gone. Where do I go from here?
Do I start over from nothing again? Or do I give up? I don't know…I'm at a lost. I'm lost…and I don't know where to go now.
Professor…
Soon we landed outside of Humphrey's peak then quickly we made our way inside.
But as we entered town we could feel the energy even more. It was stronger this time. "This surge is even more powerful than before…I feel an evil presence through the ark scepter…no, this is much too big…I'm sure the town folk are feeling this as well." Virginia whispered quietly. "What is this strange presence I feel?" Datson asked. "I just saw a huge pillar of light appear in the Southeast. What do you suppose that is?" Ricardo asked Datson. "That's what we're here to check out." Gallows told them. "We'll take care of it! So please don't panic!" Virginia told them.
Clive didn't say a word as he made his way toward his house. "Clive…?" Virginia asked lightly. We followed him into his house. We found Clive sitting down in a chair in the living room looking lost in his thoughts. "What's wrong? You're not yourself…" Virginia asked him. Clive slowly shook his head a bit.
"Jet…you should help Sara upstairs to one of the bedrooms so she can rest…" Clive said looking toward the two of us. He didn't want us to hear something. Jet slowly nodded toward me as we slowly made are way upstairs. "What's with him?" Jet asked me. "Clive is questioning himself." I told him. "Questioning himself?" Jet asked me. "Yes…whatever at the first pillar made Clive start to question himself. And whatever happened there made you tell me…right?" I asked him.
Jet slowly nodded to me as we entered one of the bedrooms. "He is lost and unsure of where to go from here. Clive needs time to think…" I told Jet. Ad I sat down on the first bed. "Time… Something we don't have right now…" Jet whispered to me. "Yeah…" I whispered back to him.
"Forgive me…" Clive whispered to Virginia. "Hey! Are you alright?" Virginia asked him. "I…cannot fight a long side you…I…have lost the will to fight…" Clive slowly told her. Clive slowly shook his head at himself. "I understand that the demondor pillar is a terrible dangerous device that summons monsters…even still, I would like to analyze the demondor pillar, and investigate what's beyond it—Hyades…I am not worthy enough to fight shoulder to shoulder with you all, for the sake of this planet…for the sake of Filgaia…" Clive told Virginia and Gallows as I stopped at the bottom of the stairs.
She had been right.
More than likely Clive will leave the group. He is at a big lost. He needs to regroup his thoughts. I cannot say how long that will take. But for Clive to move forward this is something he must do! Sara had told me. And she had been right.
Ten minutes ago…
"So it will just be me, Virginia and gallows at the second pillar?" I asked her. "Yes…" She whispered to me. "Damnit…Filgaia is so scud." I said with a sigh. "No, it will be fine." She quickly told me. "What makes you say that?" I asked her.
"Because, Jet will be there. And as long as he is there, Filgaia will be alright." I looked surprised toward her. She…believes in my power? Or did she just believe in me? Or both? "That's kinda of a fruity thing to say." I told her giving her a light grin. "Maybe so. But I know things will turn out alright as long as you are here." She told me.
"Yeah, I guess. But…don't put your hopes up too high now. I can only do so much with the two of them." I told her. She slowly smiled toward me. "I know, just do what you c-can…" she said clinging her chest again. It was getting stronger by the minute wasn't it? The energy from the second pillar.
It was time to take care of the second pillar. Before…she passes out form the energy.
"I should go." I told her pointing toward the door. "A-Alright…Jet please be careful…" she said breathing heavy. "…I'll be fine. But…you should try to rest." IU told her looking her over.
She quickly blushed at me because she quickly covered herself up with a blanket. "…I-I will rest. Go on, now." She whispered to me. I slowly grinned watched her before leaving the room.
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"You don't need to be worthy to fight—just a reason to live…at least that's what I've come to realize…" I told Clive. "Then, please…give me a reason…" Clive whispered to me. "I've kept my oath to my professor, and have searched and searched for the cause of Filgaia's decay…and from there, I took to the wasteland as a drifter in search of a way to revitalize the environment…I have discovered the cause of Filgaia's decay, but as for revitalizing the world's environment…I am at a complete loss. All I can tank of…is relying on the wisdom stored within Hyades." Clive told us.
Yes…it would take him time. Just as she said. And time was something we didn't have.
"Clive…" Virginia whispered to him. "Deep down…I know what must be done, now…and I know how I've been bound by the chains of the past…but the truth is…I do not have the strength to break them…" Clive told us.
Just then a loud sound was heard. We ran out of the door quickly. "We're going to press on…I know you'll be right behind us. I believe in you!" Virginia told him before following myself and Gallows.
Listen well, young one…unlike me you still have time on your side
You must track down the cause of Filgaia's decay…and find a way to rejuvenate Filgaia to its original state.
When you and Catherine become parents, won't you want your children to have a safe and bright future?
Clive remembered his professor's word from back then.
"Professor…what am I supposed to do…? This assignment is far too great for me…" Clive whispered to himself.
Soon we made our way outside of town and took Lombardia to the same landing spot where we had to land to find the Abyss. But this time we took the horses to the higher pass. And about at the end of the land there was where we found it. Where we found the demon pillar called Demondor pillar-Rear and quickly headed inside.
It would be just the three of us this time.
In this room we just headed north into a door ahead of us. In this room Virginia used her change crest on a white gem across from us to get us across to the other platform. Then we headed into the door on the platform. In this room there were weird things in the ground. I used my boomerang to destroy four of the five on them. Then I used my Radical sneakers to jump on top of the last one then onto the platform. And headed into the door in front of me.
IN this room we just followed a path down and entered a door at the bottom. But in the middle of this room we found a big platform. It was cleared…more than likely a trap. "Hey…what's that?" Virginia asked running onto the platform. "Virginia, stop!" I yelled running after her with gallows following after me. A barrier quickly surrounded us. "Oh, no!" Virginia cried. "Ugh…" I growled to myself. This just wasn't my day. Again it wasn't my day. How does that always work out this way?
"It ain't gonna do us any good panicking…" I said shaking my head a bit. "Oh, man…something's coming! We're already packed in like sardines, here…" Gallows said stepping back a bit; as a monster appeared before us.
How do you wish to die? The monster asked us.
"Is this a joke?" I asked feeling annoyed. "I don't think so…" gallows whispered to me.
Burn to death in agony?
Drown in a tidal wave?
Get crushed and swallowed by the earth? The monster asked us.
"How can you get crushed and swallowed by the earth?" Virginia asked. The monster started to glow a light orange color. Why…do I have a feeling I am about to blame all this on Virginia? I wondered as I glared at her. We all shot at the monster then; after we finished he let out an earth attack on us.
"Virginia!" I yelled. "What? That wasn't my fault!" She yelled back at me.
How do you wish to die? The monster asked again.
I quickly glared at Virginia. "You keep your mouth closed." I quickly told her. "Alright, alright! Gees…" She whispered quietly.
Burn to death in agony?
Drown in a Tidal wave?
Get crushed and Swallowed by the earth? The monster asked us again.
Okay. If we didn't' say anything then the monster can't attack us! So…let's just keep quiet and we will be…I started to think.
"Burn to death in agony? What does that even mean?" Gallows asked. "GALLOWS!" I yelled at him. "What?" He asked stepping back a bit. The monster started to glow red.
Bloody hell. Someone just kill me right now. Please! Oh, god please!!
We shot at the monster and after we finished the monster let out a flame attack on us. Then I glared at Gallows. "Whoa…whoa. You can't blame that one on me! I was asking a question! So…uh…that doesn't count!" gallows told me. "When we get out of here. If we do…I will kill you myself." I told him.
How do you wish to die? The monster asked again.
Burn to death in Agony?
Get smashed to bits by a hurricane?
Get crushed and swallowed by the earth? The monster asked.
"How can you get smashed to bits by a hurricane?" Virginia asked. "VIRGINIA!" I yelled to her. "w-what?" She asked as the monster started to glow a light-green.
Idiots. …Why am I around only idiots?
We shot at the monster again and after we when the monster attacked us with a wind attack.
Soon after that…we finally took the monster down. Then Beatrice appeared over us. "How dare you still deft me!" She yelled to us. "Beatrice!" Virginia yelled to her. "Ten years…no, I have been eagerly waiting for one hundred years…this time for sure, I'll see to it that I secure my own planet…" Beatrice told us.
Beatrice slowly grinned as she looked toward us. "I have an idea…let's do something Fun." Beatrice said with a laugh. "What do you mean!?" Virginia asked. "You will be an offering to the monsters summoned by the Demondor pillar…think of all the fun and excitement you'll have in there…Fear is the best medicine to loosen your heart and extract your memories…" Beatrice told us.
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Two hours later…
I slowly opened my eyes how long had I been asleep? The pain wasn't as bad now. It was bearable again.
I slowly sat up as worry took me over. I was very worried about them. Was everything alright at the Demon pillar? I-I couldn't tell. And thinking about it wasn't going to help.
Soon I made my way down stairs. I found Clive still sitting in the chair. "hmm? Oh, Sara are you feeling any better?" Clive asked me. "Yes, a bit. It's bearable now." I told him. "..I really look hopeless don't I?" Clive asked me. "What?" I asked him. "Look at me. Sitting here when Virginia, Gallows and Jet are fighting for Filgaia where did I go wrong?" Clive asked me.
"You didn't go wrong anywhere. You're at a lost. You don't know where to go from here…right?" I asked him. "Yes, that's right. I must be easy to ready right now. I feel so hopelessly lost. But even you put your life on the line to fight the demons. Not many people would do something as that…" Clive slowly shook his head. "Clive…" I whispered to him.
I didn't know how to help him. I don't know how to guard him. But that wasn't something for me to know. Because…it wasn't my job to do so.
It was her.
Clive slowly looked away from me and looked toward the doorway where Kaitlyn stood. "Oh, it's you Kaitlyn…how long have you been here?" Clive asked her. "How long are you going to sit there, daddy?" Kaitlyn asked her father. Clive looked surprised by his daughter's question. "Daddy…can't work with them anymore." Clive told her. "Daddy…is your job to find out about old stuff? Or is it to beat up the bad guys?" Kaitlyn asked. "My job from now on is to protect you and your mother. That's why I'll be here from now on…right by your side, Kaitlyn." Clive told Kaitlyn.
"Is that your new job daddy?" Kaitlyn asked. As she took the ribbons out of her hair. "Kaitlyn?" Clive asked as he stood up. "If that's your job you get paid money, right? But I don't have any money, so I'll give you my most favoritest thing…" Kaitlyn said holding out her ribbons toward Clive.
"Do you remember this daddy? You brought me this ribbon when I was really little. It's filled with lots and lots of memories of you and mommy. It's my favoritest thing." Kaitlyn told Clive. "It's my most favoritest things, so…so protect all my favoritest people, too…Daddy, Mommy your friends, our neighbors and everyone in the whole wide world…" Kaitlyn whispered to Clive. Clive didn't answer as he stared down at the ribbon.
Because…Because he had finally found his answer.
"Is the ribbon not enough?" Kaitlyn asked. Clive quickly hugged her. "Oh, Kaitlyn…that's plenty. It's more than enough. Protecting you, your mother, and everyone else is more than enough reason to live…and to fight. Why…why couldn't I figure out something so simple?" Clive asked himself. Clive then handed Kaitlyn's ribbon back to her.
"Kaitlyn, you hold onto this ribbon and protect it. This ribbon also has many of daddy's important memories of you. Take good care of it." Clive told her. Clive quickly hurried toward the door as Catherine stopped him. "Honey, what's wrong?" She asked him. "I have both you and Kaitlyn. And I have this moment. In order to bring forth another moment tomorrow, the day after and in the future I must go!" Clive told her. Catherine nodded to him and stepped out of the way.
"Kaitlyn! Make sure you only have one important thing from now on!" Clive told her. Before hurrying out of the door. Clive raced to the end of the village.
I found my reason to fight…So I…
"Take me to the others, LOMBARDIA!" Clive yelled up to the sky. Lombardia appeared over head.
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I slowly shook my head at Virginia as she kept on hitting the barrier. "You'd be better off saving your energy." I told her. "Our team—how many of us are we?" I asked her. She slowly turned around to face me. "You believe in him, don't you? Then let's believe until the end…" I said to her.
Just then Clive hurried into the Demonial Pillar…
"It's been quite some time since the activation…I just hope they're all right…" Clive whispered to himself. Clive quickly hurried into the door ahead of him. In this room he jumped off the platform and made his way over to a door blocked by pointy rocks. He used a bomb to destroy them then he quickly hurried into the door. In this room he just followed a path down and entered a door at the bottom. In this room Clive found a weird machine. He quickly used a bomb on it. The machine was destroying.
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The barrier around us quickly disappeared. We quickly left the middle platform. But no door was unlocked.
Just then Clive stepped on an orange switch in the room he was in.
The orange door ahead of us quickly opened and we headed inside. In the next room we just followed the path down and into another door. In this room we just followed the path down to a yellow door.
Then Clive stepped on the yellow switch.
The door quickly opened for us and we hurried inside. In this room gallows used his freezer doll to freeze one of those weird things over a switch then I used my boomerang to throw at the froze things so it would fall on the switch. Then we hurried into the door north of us. In this room we just headed north where we found a blue door.
Clive then stepped on the blue switch.
The door ahead of us opened and we quickly hurried inside. In this room I stepped on a blue switch.
Then Clive hurried into the opened door. In this room Clive found a yellow door.
Then I stepped on the yellow switch.
Then the yellow door opened for Clive; he quickly hurried inside. In this room Clive followed the path down and into a door. IN this room Clive followed another path down to a red door.
Then I stepped onto the red switch.
Clive then hurried inside.
And, finally we met up with Clive again.
"Sorry to keep you waiting!" Clive yelled to us; as he tried to catch his breath. "You're late! But I'll let it slide." Gallows told Clive. "Clive…" Virginia whispered to him. From the look of it…Clive had found his answer. The answer he had been looking for.
"Forgive me…I am not in a position to say this, but I would like to ask for your help one more time. I need your help to destroy the receiver that controls the demondor pillar. Please, just for now…As a comrade of yours…" Clive asked us. "Don't be so selfish!" Virginia quickly yelled to him. "One more time? Just for now? Who do you think we are!?" Virginia asked him. "We're a team! And a team always sticks together…isn't that right?" Virginia asked again. Clive slowly nodded to her. "Now that you understand, let's all go together!" She yelled.
With that all four of us were together again. First thing first…Clive put on his mighty gloves and put the heavy blocks on the three switches. Then the wall ahead of us came down and opened a path. We headed north onto that path. Then we headed north into a door.
In this room we just followed the path north and into a door. In this room we just followed the path down and entered a door at the bottom. In this room gallows froze the middle weird thing; then Clive destroyed it with a bomb and the door to the north-east opened. We quickly headed inside.
In the next room we found are selves in the center. We found are selves in the room where the control machine was. Like in the last Pillar. But Clive quickly stood in front of this one as well. Was he back stabbing us?
"Please…" Clive whispered to us. "Allow me to put an end to this…" Clive cried. Clive took out this Arm and pointed toward the machine. Clive was truly serious this time.
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Back In Humphrey's peak…
"Are you worried?" Catherine asked me. "No, I know they will be alright. So I don't need to worry about them." I told Catherine. "I wasn't talking about all of them." Catherine whispered to me. "…W-what?" I asked her. "You're worried about him aren't you? The look on your face says it all." Catherine whispered to me again. "…I-I don't' know what you're talking…" I started to say.
"You love him…don't you? From one woman to another it isn't hard to see. Your feelings show so easy. Even if you don't wish to say it out loud in words; the feeling is still there." Catherine told me. "…" I slowly shook my head a bit. "…what are you scared of…so much?" Catherine asked me. "I'm-I'm scared of what is about to happen." I quickly told her.
There is no one path to ones future. There are many futures…for everything and everyone one Filgaia.
But…then if that's true. Then…why do I feel so restless? As if I can't stop something that is slowly moving. Is this your work Beatrice?
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"Memories are like building blocks that keep piling up…great memories you want to hold onto, sad memories you want to forget…they just keep piling up and are meant to continue rising so that you can bring forth a new tomorrow. I finally understand now…it is all clear to me…memories are not meant to be chains that bind you to the past!" Clive yelled as he fired at the machine.
Then he slowly turned toward us as the machine shut down. "My chains have been severed. I am now determined to fight for the life that exists today, and for the planet. I owe this all to you and to all who support me." Clive said with a smile across his face. "I'm sure everybody has the power to break the chains…But I'm glad we were able to help you realize that…" Virginia said nodding to Clive.
"Yes…you my friends and my family have all supported me dearly." Clive said rubbing the back of his head a bit. "Sorry to throw a damper but we're got a problem…" Gallows told us staring toward the machine. We all turned toward the machine as it let out a mist. "It appears this demander pillar is independent from others…" Clive said watching the machine. "Even through the receiver device had been destroyed it hasn't suspended all its functions…" Clive told us.
We could see another door a bit behind the machine. We hurried up and stairs and quickly entered the door. In this room we followed the path north and entered the door ahead of us.
But as we entered this room Beatrice appeared before us. "You called back up to bail you out? Shrewd humans…" Beatrice growled. "Humans are not necessarily a strong race. That is why we know how to change weakness into strength. We are now at a point of no return—we have been brought to bay…our only choice is to be strong and hang on." Clive told her. "Well that goes for me too. It's not like I have many chances to create my own world…" Beatrice told us.
"Create…another Filgaia?" Virginia asked. "My last opportunity was ten years ago, when I used the Yggdrasil system…I gave one of the programmers a dream and controlled his spirit, but it ended in Failure at the last minute." Beatrice told us. She slowly shook her head. "I probably didn't have a chance anyways, since the system was designed to rejuvenate Filgaia not create it…it couldn't handle the overload of output and went berserk." Beatrice said with a shrug. "Plus, the systems data bank lacked the necessary information to create the planet can you guess where the yggdrasil system tried to supplement this missing information? From people's minds…the malfunctioning Yggdrasil thought it could feed off people's memories for the planet's structural data…the reason nobody has any recollection of the moment of filgaia's decay is because it was, devoured by Yggdrasil." Beatrice told us.
"If that really happened then years ago…then why does my father still remember the system breakdown, when he was involved in the middle of it all!?" Virginia asked her. "Is this the father you're referring to?" Beatrice asked. As a screen appeared before us showing Werner lying on the ground. "Daddy!?" Virginia asked. "How outrageous of him to think he could seal the Hyades by faking elective signals." Beatrice said as she shook her head. "No…what did you do to my father?" Virginia asked Beatrice.
"This time for sure, I will create my own Filgaia. I have learned much from the yggdrasil mistake then years ago—I have a new plant to create my own planet…the yggdrasil system's generator I have obtained has been adjusted to create this new world." Beatrice told us. "With that key and the missing structural data is taken from people's memories." Beatrice smiled to herself. "No just the memories that exist in their minds…but also memories of the original filgaia embedded generically…but the thing is…in order to extract memories I needed to take off the hoops from the minds to make them defenseless…that's why I created the Demondor pillar, to create monsters and install fear inside people's hearts…but you forget it…I'll take care of this personally…I'll make humans perform their miserable last dance in the castle of dreams…" Beatrice told us.
Virginia quickly fell to her knees after Beatrice disappeared. "People's memories are about to be deprived again…just like then years ago…Daddy…" Virginia whispered to herself.
We slowly started to make are way out of the pillar. But I couldn't help but wonder what the key was that Beatrice spoke of.
The Key?
Could she? No…had she been talking about Sara? Because of her power was!?
Destruction…and creation go hand in hand.
"Looking for a shortcut can lead you astray…but still…" Clive whispered. "I have no idea where we should go to save your father…we're in a real fix here!" Gallows said with a sigh. "When the dream-demon showed us his image, did you notice a tiny flower resting by his side? That flower might be a clue to his whereabouts. Like the area surrounding yggdrasil, maybe?" I asked. "Hmm…he did not appear to be outdoors…perhaps he is in the care of somebody…?" Clive asked. "A tiny flower by daddy's side? Was it a white flower…? Then…" Virginia started to say. "Does something come to mind? Knowing Werner, he may have very well used the flower as a clue to this whereabouts!" Clive told us.
"Well…uh…the white flower does ring a bell, but I can't pinpoint what…white flower…tiny, white flower…" Virginia said to herself. "That tiny white flower is mom's favorite flower. And the person who would sometimes place it on her grave was…let's go to boothill. There must be some kind of message from my father waiting for us there." Virginia told us.
And with that we're off again, this time back to boothill.
And from the look of it, Things are far from being over…