Chapter 3: Phyrron, the Sun God
I woke up in aching pain in my back. I guess it was the fact that I slept on a tree branch. I actually did not remember sleeping on one UNTIL I find myself falling out of the tree. I hit the ground hard, land on my hip, screaming with a voice so high I think I heard someone say "was that a cat?", and lay there for about thirty seconds before finally pushing myself up with my staff.
"That was the worst sleep I have ever had…" I thought to myself. I walked and stepped on the back of my staff, causing the front to fling up smash my face, and knock me on my back with my legs flying up in the air. I sighed and got back up.
I started to walk in a random direction until I heard a voice.
"But how can we possibly find him in a forest like this?"
"And why do we have to find this kid in the first place?" A somewhat darker version of the other voice said.
"Sigh*…I guess your right…and you do have a point. But the crossbow he had…how was it able to take out enemies with one slash?" The lighter voice said again.
I realized the fact that no one responded to the question they just asked…maybe they are talking to someone with telepathic powers…
"It must be special…Probably made by someone who knows Dyntos."
"Are you sure about that, Pitoo? It looked like a normal crossbow to me."
"Stop calling me Pitoo!"
"Why? We can't just call you Dark Pit all the time can we? Why are you even here anyways!?"
"Because I felt a force similar to Pandora here. Speaking of which, I can feel it right now…it's close!"
"I wonder if that kid or his crossbow is somehow related to the force you are talking about."
Great, now I am holding a weapon that is related to the force of the goddess of Calamity!?
"Well, I did not exactly feel the force of her power, just her spirit. I could probably be a pair of Pandora claws somewhere around here…"
"Then it's not important…I mean it's not too unusual to find an Angelic weapon on the surface world."
=Silence fills the air=
Angelic weapons? Did he just say what I thought he just said? …So I guess they are real…
"You do make a good point Palutena, how could Pandora claws possibly move. They cannot be seen or touched by humans since they are considered Angelic weapons."
"Which is the reason, I found this one special…is there a possible chance of another angel out here somewhere?" The one named Dark Pit said.
=Silence feels the air…again=
"Well, what about the fighters?"
"The fighters are affected with a curse that prevents them from entering the surface world." Dark Pit said.
"I wonder what race they are…"
=Silence=
"I guess you're right, but it doesn't explain how they are able to use Angelic weapons"
"Well, that's not important…We are getting off topic here!" Dark pit exclaimed
"Oh come on, we do not even know what we are looking fo-"
=Silence= (This is starting to get on my nerves…)
"Viridi!?" I heard the lighter version of Dark Pit's voice said. (No what? I'm just going to assume that his name is Pit)
=Silence= This time, I just decided to walk away.
I would trust them, and I know they both look like Angels, but who said they are not just some weirdoes dressing up as them to trick others. I decided to just walk away, until I saw many (and when I say many, I mean a freaking army!) of those plant monsters! They were all rushing towards the two Angels and not me. I used this to my advantage and started to sprint out of the area…although my body was still aching…I grabbed my bow, my crossbow and tried to get the hell out of there. My luck ran out as I tripped of a tree root. That got most of the plant monster's attention. I then started to dash as fast as I could as they were chasing after me.
They are fast…really fast. Fast enough to be able to dash past me and then block my escape route. I had no choice but to fight. I ditched my staff, grabbed my bow and pulled the Arrow launcher. I then released it. One big shot out. Afterwards, I kept pulling the string and releasing it. A rain of energy arrows destroyed most of the plant monsters, but many more was about to get close to me. I put away my bow, take out my crossbow, and started slashing away. They continued to surround me despite my hard efforts to fend them off. I was defiantly not in the best situation. My aching body was really not helping.
I then saw a giant monster with a gigantic boulder as a body. It looked like it was about to body slam me! With a rock body like that, that attack can kill me… I tried to move out of the way, but many plant monsters were preventing me from doing so. It was too late to start slashing my way out, because he was already coming down. Then, a man covered in fire busted straight through it, grabbed me, and flew off. I was too shocked to say anything at the moment.
He returns to the ground and drops me. "You okay there citizen?"
"That depends on your definition of okay…." I said as my body was still aching.
"Well hopefully, you will recover soon from whatever you are suffering from, aaaand, I'm off!"
As he takes his pose he takes before flying away, I realized something. If I can come with him, he could probably make me stronger and help me take down the one that destroyed my village and its' people!
"WAIT!" I yelled
Thankfully, he heard me. He returned to my location before responding. "Need something citizen?"
"Yes actually…you see, I have nowhere to go, AND I need to get stronger from threats like these!"
"Sorry…but I don't take humans in just like that!"
"…please?"
"…Okay, BUT you will need to work for me and do everything I say until you worked of your debt for me making you stronger…Unfortunately I do not think you will be able to survive the deeds that I need done…considering the fact that you're a human"
"Oh come on! Race has nothing to do with my chances of survival….okay, maybe it does, but I will not let that stop me! I already lost everything…"
"Heh, well said, my friend. Now, I will bestow these following powers to you! Tirelessness, Mega Laser, and Energy Charge! Call out to me whenever you are ready to use them, and I will activate my might!"
Wow, this guy seems confident in his powers…eh…I'm excited that I can use them anyways!
He continues "Now, face the rest of these troops! If you can, you will prove yourself worthy!"
"Wha-Wha-What!?"
"I told you, you will have little chances of survival...Hmmmmm…"
"What, is something wrong with my crossbow?" I said as I noticed he is staring at it while enemies rush at us.
"That thing will not do much damage. I'm not Dyntos, so I cannot make a weapon for you and you're not an angel, so you cannot use this Angelic weapon I have" He said while holding something out.
"Er…incased you have not noticed, there is nothing there…'
"Oh, it is, you just cannot see it because you are a human that's all!"
"Are you explaining this to mock me!?" I questioned as my foes draw closer!
"No, just explaining why I cannot give it to you…but HOWEVER, I can do THIS!" He exclaimed as he touched my crossbow and created a fire like aura around it.
"Whoooooooaaa….what did you do…?"
"I realized the way it works! it is by gathering energy from a nearby source…even the air! So I thought to myself, what if I surround it with a heat aura? It does not make the arrows stronger, BUT it will allow you to manually charge it by holding the trigger. That way, you can fire shots at least as five times powerful as normal shots when charged!"
"Th-thankk you!" I cried. I cannot even think how many times I really wished my attacks were stronger.
A monster that looks like an acorn shoots seeds at me. (That's right…I said seeds.) I charged up my crossbow and shot at it. It's a hit! Ouch…and one that looked like it hurts. I charge up my crossbow again and shot it the second time. When it hit this time, the monster disappeared with glowing leaves taking its place. A two hit kill! YES!
But still, I'm glad an army is not coming after me, even with the charge shot I would have been screwed.
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Right…I forgot about the whole 'crazy nature goddess trying to kill me because I am the only villager left' thing…Please don't judge me.
I sighed and got ready as they get closer…and closer.
Meanwhile, I saw blue and golden arrows shooting in the air, taking out plant monsters in the sky. I wonder if I should let them see me now I am with…er
"Sorry, but before I start, what is your name?" I asked
"I am Pyrrhon, God of the Sun!" He replied
My trust in this guy was immediately dropped
"…Aren't you the maniac who tried to control an alien race?" I asked
"Wha-….how do you humans know about this stuff!?"
"Rumors basically. Some people say they are started by servants of gods themselves."
"Well yes, I am that…maniac…However, now that I got the help of a certain somebody! I will succeed!"
"If you're talking about me, you do realize I have no way to survive space let alone get there right?"
"Not YET" The sun god said while laughing.
I said nothing afterwards…