Latale: A Memory's Venture
Chappie 2 is finally uploaded it took some time to finish
please welcome a new OC: Corelle! (someone else owns this char but I got permission!) ^^
This is my own story for latale so don't be suprised if there is a part contradicting the latale storyline because the plot is not based there just the characters
Now working on chappie 3 and I don't care if I don't have readers in this category! Let's write!
Chapter 2: Into the Lair of the Dragon
Luli's POV
The sun struck my eyes like a lamplight emerging from darkness. The priring valley is beautiful as ever the forest gleamed beautifully towards the ancient forest a path we surely would take, after all we are going to the temple of Pluton where Muwen might be. The boy in front of me is still looking in the map confused as ever where to go,
His brown hair follows the direction of the wind, as his blue eyes have the same shade as the sky it sparkles when the sun breaches through his confused face.
I curse myself for even thinking something so random and irrelevant our mission was to find Iris that's all I need. After I posted the party list at the party board in Belos we went out immediately, but I'm not expecting anyone to join besides the people these days like to go to Atlantis rather than the lame Temple of Pluton.
"ARGHHH…. Where are we? All I know is we are in ancient forest then the path splits to three directions where do we go?" Kyiin shouted out frustrated
"Simple. There are two paths from here one goes to forest mine the other leads you to another two way path: One to Elias City and the other to the Temple of Pluton."
"Thanks, Luli I think I'd be lost wandering this forest if I went alone, I guess I was acting to brave without knowledge of what I'm about to do. *sigh*" Kyiin said disappointed
"You're pretty lousy at directions, but the lair of the Evil dragon is said to be a place that cannot be found without getting lost."
"Wow that's some way to cheer someone up." He said sarcastically
"Come on. Were burning daylight we don't want nightfall to fall upon us in this forest" I said trying to cheer him up. He simply smiled eyes closed, facing me.
My Goodness Let It Die!
Kyiin's POV
Luli lead the way to the Temple of Pluton since I'm pretty clueless on the directions I decided to trust her to the way and I'm not mistaken we arrived at the Temple with a mere 10 minutes of brisk walking.
The Temple of Pluton is just a vast utopia of destroyed towers and pillars some marked with some sort of ancient writing language. It's pretty odd that Bogles and Goblins lurk in the ruins. It is said that the Goblin King is lurking near the entrance to the Lair of the Evil Dragon. Along the way we encountered some Bogles and Boglees these round creatures that carries a short sword and a wooden shield tried to chase us but Luli grabbed my arm and lead me the upper part of the temple where the Bogles cannot reach us. I'm starting to get worried about Luli she was extremely silent on our way here and now her face was expressionless and her ambience was extremely heavy for me to ignore.
"Hey, everything ok?" I asked her
"Yeah I'm fine" she answered without any expression.
"If you're not ready for the dragon, we can practice at some bog-." I inquired but I she cut me off.
"NO! Remember our goal, it's to find Iris and you said to start by finding Muwen and ask him about Iris, there is not a part where we have to kill bogles or goblins, I'm here to help you find Iris not to help you kill bogles or Invoke!" she shouted
"I'm sorry, it's just that it's not in my philosophy to kill any monsters just to get stronger, because they live to there just the same as us killing those makes us worse. But now I think about it, the dungeon requires the hunter to kill a specific monster to open various gates meaning killing monsters was inevitable.*sigh*" She said to me tears swell up to her eyes
"I just don't want these hands to hurt anything ever again!" she said almost crying she was looking up now trying to hide the tears that will fall.
"I'm sorry for making you come with me in this journey but whatever you did before that you don't want to happen again, I promise that I'll do my best to avoid it." I said patting her back
"Yeah right might as well forget about it we need to kill Invoke if we ever want to find Muwen" she said
"Never forget what you believe, for what you believe is what you believe uniquely no one can take it from you nor try to change it for you." I said smiling to encourage her
"Whoa. Slow down Nerd brain, maybe you're not as dumb as I think" Luli said to me smiling
'What was that for?" I shouted but she kept leaving me behind trailing the pathway to the entrance of the dungeon.
After a long walk we finally reached the floor that contains the entrance but the Goblin King was in the way its hands hold a chained spike ball ready to bash anyone who come near. Luli grabbed my hand and dragged me to a near pillar to hide us both. She threw a metallic bar to the lower floor, the bar fell with a loud CLANK ! The Goblin King seemed to take the bait; it followed the sound and went down a floor. And with single nod to me I immediately got her point, we dashed toward the ladder that will lead us to the entrance the never minding the goblins that want to attack us we reached the ladder and started climbing. Luli was leading and I was in her heels then a goblin got a hold of my foot, I struggled to break free and finally kicked the goblin away from my heel but the kick was surprisingly strong it send the goblin down along with the rest of the ladder that is below me. I pay no attention to what just happened or the questions forming in my head. Once I reached the top of the ladder Luli was waiting anxiously for me to climb out of the ladder.
"There you are! I thought you got caught by the goblins and I have to go back to save you." She said relieved
"Hey, I'm not that weak, besides there something I need to-." I answered but she cut me off
"Not a good time. Come on let's go." She said to me
The Lair of the Evil Dragon
The lair of the Evil Dragon was very scary the lava flows meekly below us we were standing on a five bridged rock that connects to the other end where the door is, while many enemies approach us I started to take a fighting stance when Luli bursted out to the enemy crowd as fast as lightning, she stepped on the enemies shoulders bashing them with her guitar and throwing them into the lava. I happened to have an enemy closing in so I decided to fight it I tried to punch it but I missed and almost feel to the lava pit the lizard like enemy took its sword and tried to strike me suddenly I felt that all my body reflexes move on its own, I rolled to the side facing downward the foot extending upward hitting the enemy I pushed myself up and used my other foot to step the enemy's bent knee and the other foot as I kicked the lizard enemy so hard that it fell to the lava about five meters from me. Even I was shocked at what I've done, but more shocked as I looked on what Luli has done, she took down every single opponent left and was already waiting by the door for me
"Gee, for a girl who dislikes violence, you're really good at it" I said to her
"I strive for glamour and poise in every blo- wait. Was that a complement or an insult?" she asked me with her fist clenched pointing towards me.
I laughed hard and went through the door. As I enter the Chimera's hand threw me away. I hit the rock wall luckily the placed wasn't full of lava like the first one the Chimera, Nue has a head of a Lion a body of a Bull, arms of a dragon and a Tail of a snake. I'm dying to stand back up and help Luli fight the monster but I was paralyzed, the wound the Chimera gave me was with a paralyzing poison the agonizing pain finally sank in me, I screamed at the burning sensation my arm was feeling, Luli distracted by my screamed turn towards me and just them Nue hit her.
Luli stood back up, I feel pitiful and useless at the time Luli was being pounded by the monster and I stood there screaming on the pain the poison gave, I was like a child who wounded his knee and crying out the pain. Luli on the other hand was trying to hit Nue with her guitar and successfully landed a hit in the monster's face but with unfortunate circumstance her guitar slipped through her fingers and it landed away from her. She tried to get it but wasn't able to get it because Nue was blocking her path she decided to take Nue without a weapon and used Nue shoulder as a walking path, Nue ironically fell for the trap and scratch the surface of his skin roaring as he endured the pain he brought to himself, Luli the then kicked Nue in its neck and with a kick in mid air Nue landed to the rocks and fell Luli walked to grab her guitar exhausted, but she was walking at me the monsters suddenly sttod again for its final blow
"Luli behind you!" I shouted and closed my eyes for a hit but instead Luli only spun to the right avoiding the attack and jump high enough to kick Nue away from her. Nue staggered to the kick and landed on a hollow part of the platform. It broke, and Nue fell on the flowing lava its arms extending upward as if it was asking for help.
Luli ran to me and examined my injury, I feel ashamed, I wasn't of any help at all. I couldn't even look at her now.
"I-I-I'm sorry."
"Come on, you think Nue is a big deal? Check out the princess of Aioch, I heard she's extremely cruel. Well let's patch you up."
She played beautiful from her guitar amazingly enough my cut was healing fast as I listened to the beautiful music. At the end of the music my wound was completely healed after I looked at it I looked at her while she smiled.
I hug her. Her warmth cooling my cold skin from the feeling of near death.
"Thank you and I'm sorry" I said to her.
"No problem, apologize to me when I'm dead" she laughed and entered the room where Invoke might be.
As we entered the room we crouch to the sight of the Evil Dragon: Invoke, the dragon was the orange, its hands holding some sort of ball wings spread out and its breath was breathing hydrogen gas.
With no time to waste we dash towards the dragon hitting it with everything we've got Luli finally used magic for the first time since I met her, she used Ice Fear and six ice spikes protrude the ground hitting Invoke, it seemed to be hurt judging by its roar. It flew away from us.
"Where do you think its going?" I inquired
"It should be in the Lava temple, just beyond that door" she said
We ran towards the door to find it locked. I tried picking the lock but there was no keyhole to begin with. With no choice left I kicked the door down but instead it flew towards the fleeing Invoke. Invoke enrage turn towards us breathing fire at us Luli ran towards it trying to hit it magic but nothing seems to reach we where only standing on a bridge like rock formation. Underneath us was flowing lava with bursting hot seams. Invoke flapped its wings to try to blew us away. Successfully it blew me away, not Luli she played some kind of music the creates slashes in midair hitting Invoke I was hanging on the edge of the bridge carful not fall at the pit of lava
Luli's POV
Invoke took the best out of me its fire breaths can only be avoided either going back or nearing it since the bridge wasn't that wide to escape by a side step a used water magic but it doesn't hit at all. Invoke's tail swung back and forth hitting me every time I get near it I was filled with cuts and bruises, I took caution that if it roars it will breathe fire at me again. Then Invoke's tail finally pounded me. I was on the ground barely able to stand, Invoke was already charging a big fire ball in its mouth preparing to hit me
I could use some help right now! I thought but when I looked Kyiin was nowhere to be found.
Just when Invoke used its final blow. A girl with pink hair wearing a red dress with a short black skirt and an odd red crown like headdress came dashing past me, she has pink wings sticking out of her back and a Time and Space orb floating around her.
"Aero Slicer II" she shouted and a gust of wind sliced through Invoke. With its massive attack preempted I stood up to look for Kyiin, but he was now near the stunned Invoke
"Energy Boom" he shouted and has he created a energy through his hand Invoke glowed brightly and exploded to nothingness, we finally defeated the Evil Dragon but not without the help of that girl, She just stood there staring at us emotionless.
"Thank y-" I said approaching her but she cut me off.
"You're the kids who were hunting Invoke?" she asked us
"Yes, technically but we need to find Muwen and ask him where Iris is" Kyiin said to the pink haired girl. I punched his arm to tell him that he just blurted out our mission to someone we don't even know.
"Iris?" the pink haired girl asked
"Yes, we are looking for Iris, just like everyone." The brown haired boy answered
"Actually, looking for Iris is your choice not everyone's. Not me though, I find looking for a person missing for years, irrational." She said
"Well, It's your choice not ours" I said to her
"Well excuse me for helping. You're the one who posted available party list at Belos, And I really need Invoke's scale for welding a staff for myself" she said picking up a stray scale from the ground. "And now I have what I needed …..Chao!" she said to us turning her back on us
"Wait!.. you mean all you wanted is a scale from Invoke and you killed it? How improper! Invoke is live dragon too It can feel pain and ago-" I said angrily at her but she cut me.
"First of all, I didn't kill Invoke he did" she said pointing at Kyiin" "secondly; Invoke is a agasura and is basically trapped in this dungeon never to die but never set foot outside the gates. Easily to say it never dies." She said looking at me as if I was knocked down by the facts she just shared.
I may have not stepped outside the comforts of my home. But I'm not naïve either I have studied these things to relate to the world outside but I have never risked my life for the sake of learning the secrets of this world. It's something I learned from Kyiin so now I'm on the brink of death just to find answers to the questions that built me up for years.
Also this girl is really getting the best of me and my temper.
"I know the facts don't rub it in my face" I said whispering to myself
"You know, you look somewhat familiar like someone I've seen before. Just like the other one who was looking for Iris. She also had a companion of a bard and she oddly looks like you" she said to me
I said nothing my head start to ache badly. There was a few memories coming through my head like wildfire burning me as they reach me. But I can't even imagine clearly their vague figures.
"Well maybe this is the time I tagged along with the Iris seeker. I'm Corelle and I am willing to help you if you're willing to help me do my job. Besides if u two can't take on Invoke yourselves then try taking on Hyunmu?" she laughed maniacally
Ouch..that was an invigorating insult, I'd like to tell Kyiin "Hey Kyiin can I punch her now?" but when I looked at him he was smiling widely
"And what job would that be?" Kyiin asked her.
"You'll eventually find out." She smiled at us.
"But Kyiin!" I shouted
"C'mon Luli we could use some company other than us two right? It'll be fun!" Kyiin said to me.
"Sometimes I just don't get your attitude" I said looking away
Just then a glowing portal opened a meter away from us it seemed like some sort of portal we moved closer to it.
"I-I'm sorry guys, I can't go in there. Each person is only allowed once in that area. It's pretty much sacred savor every moment ion there." Corelle said to us "I'll meet you back in Belos looking forward to meet Iris Chao!..." she said and disappearing away.
"Let's go." I said to him
As I stepped into the portal it took me to the entrance of the dungeon.
Kyiin's POV
As we entered the portal I was transported to an area where there was no lava, Finally!
It was still the same as the lava temple only it had a large gazebo to its view. I waited for Luli but she never came.
I wonder what happened.
Just then underneath the gazebo. Stood a boy with big curls in his hair he wore a natural outfit of Belos which was a Sarafan. It's Muwen. Finally after all the things that happened I can finally talk to him about Iris.
As I approached him he seemed rather scared backing away from every single step I take. That is until his guardian appeared in front of me.
Zoe
"BACK OFF!" she said
The girl floated in mid air, she had a huge plain white headdress with red gemstones attached to the top. The light in the lava temple might have affected my color differentiation sight since I'm seeing her hair as blue but it changes at the point of her scalp to pink.
"Muwen doesn't want to be part of this Tiamat. Zoe only wants to protect Muwen." She said
"Tiamat?" are you referring to me?" I asked but she tackled me with a large dragon like aura.
I fell down to the hard stone floor.
"Zoe has to kill Tiamat, Iris gave an order." She said lifting me up by my hair.
I screamed to the horrible pain she was bringing to me.
"Stop it Zoe!" Muwen said to Zoe.
"He's not Tiamat! Now stop killing people for me Zoe STOP IT!" Muwen shouted.
Zoe let go of me and went back to Muwen's side comforting him as he cries.
"Zoe only want what's best for Muwen, Zoe never wanted to kill, Iris gave me orders." She said
Iris gave what orders?
"I-I-I'm not Tiamat. But I want to know about Iris" I said aloud.
"Iris is a child of the Derr Cla-" Zoe said but I cut her off
"I know! Where can I find her?" I shouted at Zoe
"Another Iris seeker? Iris gave me orders." Zoe said
"I'm tired of this! Just tell where to find her and I'll be in my way!" I shouted irritated
"I can't remember. After we fell on the depths…I can't reme-mber anything." Muwen stated
"Go ask Kazno" Muwen said.
"Great! Now where can I find Him?"
"I can't remember" Muwen stated lost in his stare to the horizon.
Suddenly Zoe approached me with horrid eyes and a guttural voice that's sounds like a demon's
"Stupid human! Making Muwen try to remember things he doesn't even know" she said
"Don't remember Muwen its better not to remember. Zoe knows what's best for you." She said
"No I must help the Iris seeker" Muwen protested but Zoe returned her guttural voice
"Zoe knows what's best for you!" she said and Muwen stood aback frightened
"As for you stupid human! The Kazno you're looking for is long dead if you want to find someone who's dead go to their memory fragment. Kazno has one in the Fairy Castle, Now go we don't need you here Iris seeker, I'll see you again in the depths of the caverns of the dead!" Zoe said throwing some kind of scroll at me. I picked up the scroll and made my way out of that place as soon as possible
Finally, now I have to find Luli.
As I exited the dungeon Luli was sleeping on the stone floor. Corelle stood at the entrance waiting for me. It was already nightfall I never noticed the time I took to talk to Muwen and Zoe
"What's up?" Corelle asked
"She beat me up, but she gave me this scroll, Zoe that is" I said to her "what happened to Luli?"
"She got stressed waiting for you so she decided to sleep for a while, Can you hand me that scroll?" Corelle said
I approached the sleeping Luli as I give Corelle the scroll to examine
Sleeping Luli, not as violent as awake Luli but not as peaceful as smiling Luli.
Wait what the hell am I thinking?
"Lu-" I said to Luli but Corelle cut me off
"This is a Iris memory fragment! There are thousands scattered that contain Iris' memories but it can't be seen until we obtain a space-time fragment stone." Corelle said
"Great where can we find one?" I asked doubted that'll she take that question as stupidity
"Fairy Castle it's a space-time zone and it bound to have a fragment stone there" she said
"Perfect, Zoe said that Kazno's memory fragment is somewhere in Fairy Castle" I said
"Then let's go!" the pink haired girl headed towards the next city Elias, As I carry sleeping Luli to follow her since obviously I don't know the way either.
Amidst the trouble and pain that happened today, at the end instead of thinking about it I just stared to the girl I carry.
Sleeping Luli.
HOPED YOU LIKED IT!
I'm gonna have an Iris memory flashback in the next chappie.
Chappie 3: Fairy Castle (Oberon and Titania)
*TYRO*
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