Legend of Dragoon
Chapter 3 : Teamwork/New Aura
Enga
Four weeks after that last battle, and I end up traveling with Zylup and the girl. We were just walking nowhere, no destination.
Zylup was just relaxing, chewing on a piece of grass. The girl was smiling, just trotting along happily. Me? I was too... in a way.
Suddenly, the girl started laughing.
Zylup eyed her, then said, "What?"
After laughing, the girl replied, "Even though I have to separate you two, you're both getting along great."
Zylup gagged (his grass falling out of his mouth), "What!? I'm not getting along with him! I'm really aggravated with him!"
"Like hell?" the girl added.
Zylup glared at her suspiciously and agreed, "Yeah, like hell."
"Good," she said. (Zylup nearly tripped after that.) "At least you don't hate each other."
Zylup and I just looked at her, surprised.
Suddenly, I heard a loud, ferocious growl. Actually, it didn't sound like a fiend or anything. It sounded like it came from the girl.
"Hehe..." the girl chuckled nervously.
Zylup was glaring at her. "You. Didn't. Eat?"
"I was busy," was her excuse.
"She was like that all week," I muttered. It was true.
"I was busy all week," she said.
"With what?" Zylup blurted out.
"Well... um..." The girl flickered her eyes back and forth on the ground. Suddenly, she fell flat on her face.
After a moment, Zylup said, "What just happened?"
"Don't ask," I answered.
Zylup bend down and felt the girl's forehead. "She does have a little fever," he said.
"Hmph," I said, "I never knew you were a doctor."
Zylup just glared at me and muttered, "Shut up." He picked up the girl's arm and said, "C'mon, help me out here."
As directed to, I walked up to the other side of the girl and picked her arm up. Zylup put one arm over his shoulders. I did the same with the other arm.
As we walked, Zylup just said, "Heh, I wouldn't be too busy to not eat."
"Who would blame you?" I muttered.
Zylup glared at me and, once again, said, "Shut up."
I looked up, feeling a cold shelter nearby. "There's a cave up ahead," I said.
Zylup looked ahead too, then said, "Yeah, I think I can see that."
Sarcasm. Never understood it. Never will.
"We'll stay the night there," I continued.
"Yes," Zylup said, "O, Fearless Leader." He rolled his eyes.
--
In the cave was where the girl was sleeping. At least, she was supposed to be.
She was fiddling with something, when suddenly, Zylup popped in front of her and yelled, "Ha! Caught'ya in the act!"
The girl stuttered, "I can explain!"
"Yep," Zylup said, grinning, "you will."
"I will," she continued, "outside."
Zylup thought for a bit, then said, "Nope. Right here's fine."
"I still need to finish it," the girl said, this time a little agitated, "so outside!!"
After that shout-out, it was silent. Then, Zylup started leaving.
I was leaning against the entrance of the cave the whole time. With arms crossed and eyes closed, I said, "Hmph. You sure got on her nerv-"
"Shut up," Zylup interupted, no eye contact.
--
Fifteen minutes later, and we were waiting around the campfire, still waiting for the girl to come out.
"Hmph, women," I heard Zylup mutter.
Suddenly, the girl finally came out. She was hiding something behind her back.
"Ok," Zylup said, "spit it out."
"Well," the girl began, "over the past few days, I've been working on this." She then showed what was behind her back. It was like a bracelet made out of grass.
"What the hell is that?" Zylup blurted out.
"It's a Trilet," the girl replied.
A Trilet? I agree with Zylup. "What?"
"Here," she said, walking between us. She grabbed our hands and put them on the "Trilet."
"Uh...?" Zylup began, confused, until the girl said:
"I officially declare us a team. And since we're a team, we got to stick together. That's what the Trilet represents."
There was silence. We just looked at her.
Suddenly, the girl jumped up, blurting out, "Well, I'm tired! Zylup, you're in charge of hanging on to it."
When Zylup realized he was the only one holding the Trilet, he gagged, "I have to hang on to this crap!?"
"Yep," the girl said, walking away. "Night!"
Zylup was about to get up, but she already went into the cave.
Zylup muttered, "I gotta hang onto this stupid thing." He threw his arms up. "That's just great!"
I suppose that was sarcasm.
--
One hour later, everything still looked the same. The campfire was still going, half of the Moon showed, the forest-
The forest.
I got up, walked over, and woke Zylup up.
He saw me gripping my sword. "What is it?"
"Do you hear that?" I said, studying the forest.
"I don't hear anything," Zylup said, annoyed.
"Exactly," I said.
By the speeding of the blood flowing through his veins, I could tell that Zylup froze. He grabbed the hilt of his dagger slowly. I sniffed the air. An unknown odor was nearby. I turned my head slowly, following the scent. I pinpointed the location, but-
"What's going on?" the girl came out, yawning.
I stepped forward and yelled, "No! Don't-"
Too late.
The intruder fell behind the girl and grabbed her head. In a flash, he pulled the back of her head right into the ground.
"Avrin!" Zylup shouted, fully stood up, dagger out.
The girl tried breathing, but the intruder's humongous hand covered her whole head. The intruder grinned. As he stood up, picking the girl up by the head, he revealed he was about seven to eight feet tall. His feet were twice the size of his hands. His muscles looked as if he stored a handful (his hand) of rocks. His teeth were whitish-grayish, but they glowed a mystic blue. His red eyes glowed just like his hair. His skin was all tan. He wore a fading, white tank top with ripped-up jeans, heavy-armored boots and garmets, and a light scarf with a symbol that I knew too well on it.
"Wes," I said.
He laughed and spoke as if he had two voices, "Long time, no see, Enga. You too, Zylup."
"Dammit," Zylup grunted. "I thought you were dead?"
After another laugh, Wes said, "Well, it seems your brother doesn't want me gone yet."
Zylup grunted, eyes wide.
The girl was still kicking her legs wildly, trying to make the hand let go.
"You brother wants to see her," Wes said, addressing to Zylup.
"Let her - see him?" Zylup said, dagger raised higher. "Over my dead body."
The girl's kicking began slowing down. Her struggle was getting weaker.
We had no choice. We had to fight.
Zylup
Out of all people, he had to bring this idiot. Those glowing teeth get on my nerves every time I see them. I know for sure it isn't a Giganto trait.
Instantly, Enga charged right at Wes, with me right behind him. Wes hit Enga with his free hand. Since I was coming up and he was still hitting Enga, Wes had no choice but to hit me with Avrin. He accidentally let go of Avrin's head. As I jumped back to dodge, she fell on me and we both fell back.
"Thanks," Avrin gasped, pushing herself up.
She was sitting on my liver or something, so I couldn't make an angry comeback.
When Wes roared, I shot my head up to see what was going on. Wes and Enga were in a deep battle.
Since we landed near the cave, Avrin zoomed to go get her weapon. She held out her left hand to me. I nodded and grabbed her hand. She pulled me up and we ran into combat.
Enga
Wes was a tougher opponent than I had expected. It seemed as though he has gotten a lot stronger. Although, I haven't fought him in a while. I probably just forgot his strength. Then Zylup and the girl ran up next to me. I nodded to them and looked right at Wes, who's laughing evilly, veins visible through the neck and arms. We attacked. Zylup juped off Wes' chest while slashing his arm. The girl tried tying up Wes with her weapon, letting Zylup kick him again. Through all of the distraction, I got the perfect opportunity to sneak behind him and got ready to strike. Unfortunately, Wes began to get really aggravated. He roared while grabbing the chains of the girl's weapon, threw her against the cave walls, and kicked Zylup in the opposite direction. He noticed me behind him, so he hit me hard. I hit some rocks. I noticed that when he hit me, he hit my pressure points, which left my legs stunned.
"Enga!" the girl yelled, running over to where I sat. She looked at my legs, as if knowing what the problem was. "Don't worry. I know how to take care of this." While she was treating my legs, she kept an eye on the battle between Zylup and Wes.
Zylup
Man. When did Wes get so tough? He's probably taking steroids. Then again, his muscles can't get any bigger. Maybe I can get Avrin to do that question thing of her's.
Wait. Where is Avrin? And Enga?
I looked around. She's up ahead, by the cave, doing something to Enga. Wait. You don't think she's-
BAM! Wes hit me and I flew twenty feet back. As I struggled to get up, Wes took one hand and grabbed both my legs. He threw me again, this time, against a tree. I began bleeding somewhere on my head. Wes didn't stop there. He grabbed me around my waist and began to crush me.
"Don't worry," Wes said, laughing, "I'll tell your brother you said hi."
"Zylup!" I heard Avrin scream. Man, wasn't she a screamer? Too bad I won't be able to tell her that.
Enga
The girl kept on crying Zylup's name. She did it, as though it would save his life.
"He's done for," I said.
The girl looked at me with shock. Then she looked down. Suddenly, her heart began pounding faster. Her brain was collecting knowledge faster. Her muscles grew tighter.
She stood up, now looking at Wes and Zylup, and whispered, "No." She shouted, "I'm not letting a team mate die!"
Instantly, the wind began spinning around her like a twister. This was strange. There was a new aura present. I noticed a jewel on her weapon was glowing a sky blue color. What is going on? I thought. What is this magic? Then the girl wasn't visible anymore, as if the wind had become fully solid. The Moon's light shined down on her.
I saw her weapon going towards Wes. It wrapped around his arm. Grinning, Wes let go of Zylup, turned around and said, "Want more, girl?" His expression changed to surprise by what he saw.
Instead of a puny, helpless girl, he saw this person with wings, magic armor, and a face of a girl who's instinct was to fight. I was surprised, myself.
She charged (flying) right at Wes and before he could dodge, she pulled the chains of her weapon. The chains were pushing through Wes' skin. He screamed in pain.
"Get off, you pest!" he began, but when he saw her, her eyes were up close. Her eyes were not what she had before.
Wes smirked, then muttered, "So, you're one of them, huh?" He paused, then grinned, "You don't know yet, do you?" He took some of the chains, pinned them to the ground, and took the chains off his arm. He retreated.
I looked at Zylup. He seemed surprised.
"... Avrin?" Zylup began. "What-"
Suddenly, the girl glowed bright blue again. When it disappeared, she was back in her normal appearance. Her legs were trembling. Her breathing became harsh. She was gripping her stomach with her left hand.
She looked up at Zylup, then said, "You're okay. I'm... glad..." The girl lost her footing.
"Woah!" Zylup caught her before she fell flat on her face. (It must have been very painful for him, in the state that he's in.) He felt her forehead, then said, "Heh. It's that fever again."
He picked the girl up and put her arm around his shoulders.
As he began dragging her towards the cave, Zylup stopped and asked me, "Do you have any idea what that was?"
I shook my head, then said, "You better start a campfire inside."
Zylup slightly chuckled, then said, "What? You're gonng sleep out here?"
"I suppose I will," I said.
Zylup first glared at me, raising an eyebrow, and then continued going into the cave. I just layed my head back and looked at the stars.
--
"Is he dead?" I heard someone say, I saw it was the girl. Apparently, she thought I slept with my eyes open.
"Hello?" she continued, waving her hand in front of my face.
Out of nowhere, I muttered, "Hi."
The girl began falling back, yelling, "Woah!" After falling, she pushed herself back up, began rubbing her head, and said, "Hey!"
Gradually, Zylup laughed out loud.
"It's not funny!" the girl yelled, but Zylup was still laughing. Eventually, the girl began laughing, too.
As she stood up, the girl said, "Let's go!"
"Where?" I said, in my same position.
Slowly, she launched her finger and pointed into the woods, saying, "We're going to Bale!"
"She said that the King of Basil would know," Zylup said, "about..." After a moment, he used his arms to intimidate wings.
"You do know we have to walk half of the continent just to get there, right?" I replied, eyes on the girl.
"Well," the girl began, "that shouldn't be too much of a job for two sturdy men like you to do, huh?"
"Exactly," Zylup and I muttered.
After glaring at us, she continued, "As for me, I'm used to walking. So no worrying about me!" Zylup and I still glared at her.
After a minute of static, I finally stood up, saying, "Let's go."
After jumping around, the girl exclaimed, "Yeah!"
So Zylup, the girl, and I began walking north. Who knows? Maybe this teamwork thing won't be so bad after all.