The Motion of Technology
A new member arrives, one that seems to be different from those in the guild…
Rated: T for things soon to happen
Me: Thanks to my friend, Rosamanelle. Enjoy!
Chapter 3 ( Between the Legends )
The training ground withheld its name, filled to the brim with dummies, targets, wooden swords, and practice weapons. Everything and everyone had a place. Elesis causally walked up to Sieghart, gripping a muscular shoulder particularly hard. He turned around.
"Oi, gramps, you get to test this one."
Sieghart sighed. "Why me?"
Elesis snorted. "Please. You know that if I asked Nanako she's blow something up. Remember last time?"
The highlander knight chuckled as he recalled the incident from two years ago. "You're probably right…"
"What happen?" Lime asked curiously.
"You don't want to know," Rufus said, only to be greeted by sparkling puppy-dog eyes.
"Please… Tell me…"
The bounty hunter sighed. "If you insist. Nanako used her powers, a skill called Impulse, and ended up destroying several massive rocks and the entire training grounds.
…
"Do you really want to do this?" asked Sieghart.
"I am not positive that I can defeat you. To my knowledge, I have neither special technique nor weapon." Neo said flatly.
Sieghart raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "…Are you sure you want to continue this, then?"
"Positive."
"Enough with the chit-chat! No killing, yadda yadda yadda." Elesis raised her hand. "Ready!" Sieghart quickly readied himself, raising an eyebrow as the android continued to stand around. "Begin!" As her hand dropped to the ground, the battle began/
Closing in on the android at an incredible speed, Sieghart readied an attack. Neo calmly analyzed the gladiator's movements, evading the slash easily. Sieghart grinned, coming in for another attack. "Not bad,"
"Neo's so cool, he hasn't even attacked yet!" Elesis said.
"He doesn't have any weapon, it's making him faster to react so he can evade Sir Sieghart's attacks. I could do that too if I wanted to…" Ronan said petulantly.
Neo took a rapid step back.
BATTLE SEQUENCE: ACTIVATED
Rapidly, the android's arm part, a retractable sword falling out. Catching it in one swift move, the blade sprung out, the silvery metal gleaming. A part of his left arm uncoiled into a shield that matched the sword, glittering in the sunlight.
Arme blinked. "Is that… Dusk and Dawn?!" She exclaimed in surprise.
"Huh?" The rest of the Grand Chase members were just as clueless as Amy.
"The legendary sword and its matching shield, Dawn and Dusk. Dawn draws of the offensive powers of the sun, while Dusk draws on the defensive powers of the moon." The magician paused. "They're very powerful weapons. Ancient lore says that they were once used by a great yet unknown king."
"It was once said that the sword cut a mountain in half with a single swing and that the shield blocked a blow from the fearsome Quoronnos without breaking." Mari added.
"It's just a myth, right?" The ruby knight said, but neither magician nor magic engineer could answer.
"Oh."
…
"So, you do have a weapon," Sieghart said, casually glancing at the lethal-looking blade.
The android rolled his eyes mechanically. "Do not accuse me of lying, I was not aware of their existence until now. Also, I did not activate these."
Sieghart smirked teasingly. "Let's see if you can dance as well with your sword as without it."
A legendary warrior versus an android with legendary weaponry. Just who would win this spar?
Meanwhile
The wolf and the others arrived at the meeting room, only to find it empty. "What the…?! Where are the others?" The blue fairt asked.
Aron shrugged. "Who knows?" Terra sighed, adjusting his suit.
"Maybe they went to the training grounds?" The fairy scoffed, folding her arms.
"Now why would they do that?"
The wolf barked, as if suggesting a reason. Terra somehow translated this into 'Because they always test the skills of new members' and nodded in agreement. "You're right. Let's go to the training grounds, then."
The fairy blinked in surprise, trying to catch up on the invisible conversation she missed. "Why?"
Terra smugly brushed a loose hair back into place. "That's where they usually are, right?" Without waiting for an answer, he marched out of the room, dragging the small party with him.
Chapter 3 end
