I. Hate. This. Guy.

Yes, Pelagia. The thing. Seriously, I have no idea what this thing is.

But then again, neither do the creators, probably. He looks most like a rhino or a frog or something.

Then again, I guess he's better than Malu--whoops, getting a bit sidetracked. Anywayz, enjoy.

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Dormin's Speech

Sound Effects

Thinking

Chapter 13

The Aquatic Lightning

Thy next foe is...paradise floats on the lake...a silent being wields thunder...a moving bridge to cross to higher ground...

This one had really stumped Wander: What and where was this thing?! He had spent longer trying to find this thing than he had trying to find Celosia!

Wait a minute...maybe that was what he needed to do. Think of the other Colossi. Except for Valus, they had all been hidden. He thought back to any Colossus that might help him remember a clue. Quadratus, Gaius, Phaedra, Avion, Barba, Hydrus, Kuromori--

Kuromori.

He remembered how he had looked in every forest. In one of the forests, across a small stone bridge, he had found a waterfall with a lake. Retracing his footsteps back to that lake, he swam to the center and heaved himself up onto the platform in the center. Squeezing his cloak to get the water out, he looked around. Three stone alters were floating in front of him, each as big as this one in diameter but much taller. Wander was beginning to think there was no Colossus here.

fwsssshhhh

The unexpected sound in such a quiet place jolted Wander from his daze, and he whirled to find several large ripples on the surface of the water. Naturally the Colossus would be underneath his weakzone: under the surface. Unsheathing the Ancient's Sword, he prepared himself.

MMMMMMM

The sound was far to big--and the wrong sound--to be made by any small creature. Wander watched in horrified silence as a giant creature of unknown origin rose in front of him. And by unknown origin, I mean he had no idea what it was.

Other than the Colossus, of course.

Hearing something clack against stone, the giant beast turned and Wander glanced down at the legs. They were more like moss-covered pillars sticking from the water. Its entire back--and head--were also in covered with the moss. Another eerie fact was that it had no eyes...and it had two horns with blue energy flared up on the tips.

Seeing every bit of the creature was made of stone except for the back and head, Wander decided the vital was somewhere up there. But unfortunately for him, while he was trying to devise a strategy, the Colossus had found him. He also didn't realize that the blue energy was turning yellow.

CHUUM-CHUUM

SPLASH

Wander surfaced, spitting out water, and gawked at the giant beast as it moved around the pillar to get at him. As far as he knew, two bolts of energy had shot at him from the Colossus's horns. Sighing, Wander decided that he had now faced three electric-happy Colossi.

Pelagia is no fool. And thou must know more than it to reach its vital.

Wander replayed Dormin's message in his head before realizing that They had been implying the beast only had one vital! Grinning, Wander clambered up onto the platform, only to be zapped--again--by Pelagia's energy. When he surfaced again, his eyes flashed red before returning to their natural color. With strength he didn't know he had, he dived under the beast's arm and swam rapidly to its back before clutching it. The beast didn't realize it had a passenger until he was halfway up. When it DID realize it, however, it was a real battle.

Wander had to be careful, for since he was hanging onto moss instead of fur if he pulled too hard while climbing--or if he let his grip slacken on the soaked vines--then it would fall out and he'd fall into the water, becoming easy prey for Pelagia. Being careful not to trip on the way up, Wander eventually reached the head.

Putting on the Mask of Strength, Wander glanced around. No sigil came up. Cursing, he ripped the mask from his face and pocketed it before stabbing Pelagia's head. The beast whined in discomfort and thrashed, but it didn't roar as Colossi did when struck on their vitals. With the exception of Celosia, who was too small to actually roar. Even so, he should've gotten more of a reaction than that!

Angrily, he banged his sword on one of the stones that made a sort of crown on Pelagia's head...

...and almost fell over as the beast lurched forward.

Stunned, Wander gripped the beast's head and banged on the frontal stone. Again, the Colossus waded forward through the water. Wander stood and noticed it had stopped right in front of one of the platforms. He jumped from its head and landed on the stone structure, only to have a bolt of lightning strike him in the back and knock him forward. Turning, he saw the beast positioning itself differently.

Seeing the horntips change color again, Wander ducked just as the lightning shot past him. Pelagia growled before raising itself from the water and planting its legs onto the top of the structure. Wander walked forward and saw a patch of fur on Pelagia's chest.

He leaped down and stabbed the furry spot. It took only a few hits. Finally Pelagia fell with a roar, splashing back into the water as the tendrils claimed Wander again.