Me: Behold! Chapter ten! Yay!
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Normal POV
The next morning, Saura sat up in the bed, yawning and stretching. She was pretty drowsy after all that running around and climbing yesterday, and wished dearly that she could just go back to sleep. With a sigh, she put on her squire's uniform. Then she thought, 'They don't give Tor or me actual knight's uniforms. We just keep our old squire's ones. The creators of this game didn't think too hard when making it. Eh, oh well.'
She walked into the hallway where she met Grayson, who had a very serious expression on his face. Well, more like ran into him. The two fell onto the floor, and Grayson, obviously flustered, got up and helped Saura onto her paws.
"Ah, er, sorry Sar! My bad, totally my bad! I was just thinking, you know, and you know how when you think, you aren't watching where you're going and then run into pets and then you like apologize and stuff and I'mreallyreallysorrrySarIdidn'tmeanto-" but before he could hurt himself Saura interrupted, "Dude, chill! It's all right, no harm done…….hey, how did the mission go at Illusen's go for the knights?" Though she already knew the answer, she'd decided to ask anyway as to not seem suspicious.
"Oh, they're not back yet. That's what I was thinking about so hard." He explained, the serious expression back on his face. Saura tried to look concerned, but was pretty sure that she looked constipated. "Um, I guess I'll go keep watch then. Uh, yeah, see ya later." She said, and walked away as Grayson muttered a "G'bye".
But as you people know, Saura was not going to keep watch. She headed into the entrance hallway of the castle, knowing that the old knight there. He saw her and said, "Sar, the knights are not back from Illusen's and I am concerned. Would you go there and check it out?" Saura nodded and replied, "You can count on me, sir!" The old knight was satisfied with that answer. The younger lupe was about to run off to save the knights, when she recalled leaving Coolio in the barracks. She hurried back to grab it, and almost collided with Grayson again.
"Woah, Saura! Sorry again! What's the rush?" he questioned, and the girl said, "I'm going to Illusen's to help the knights!" Grayson's jaw dropped, and Saura picked Coolio up from her bedside. She turned only to find Grayson there, desperately looking at her. "Saura, let me come along with you!"
She blinked and asked, "Er…why?" "It's dangerous to run into danger like that! There's dark faerie magic going on at that place, and you could get hurt! Plus the werelupes!" he practically squealed, because his voice had risen so high that he squeaked the word 'werelupes'. Saura stared at him, astounded. Okay, this was new. "Hey, I can deal with it! Why do you think I was made a knightess?" As soon as she'd said that, she realized that she'd made a mistake. "Ah, yeah, a knightess. Think you're all powerful now? Think you've got authority over me, now that you're a knightess? I don't know what makes you so special, after just a few days, being knighted, while I've been training for about a month!"
Alright, Saura had definitely not meant to offend him. She knew that it would be hopeless to try to explain that this was supposed to be a videogame, so what the heck was she to say to him????? She came to the conclusion that it would be best to make amends, so she said, "Grayson, I am way sorry. I was just trying to make a point was all. Forgive me?" She'd never been good at apologies and that was a little too fast, but he didn't mind. "Yeah, well, I shouldn't have lost my temper. But really, what do you say?"
The answer was obviously 'no', but Saura had a plan. A small one, but a plan nonetheless. "No." she said firmly, and as Grayson's expression became incredulous, she hugged him and squealed, "But thanks for being so concerned buddy!" Now there was something she was good at, hugging people until their ribs cracked.
She let go of him to see his face as red as at juppie, and then ran out of the room, calling back, "Goodbye!" She quickly dashed out the doors of the castle, down into the street, and onwards to Meridell Plains.
Saura's POV
I slowed down once I reached the plains. Immediately, I spotted the crokabeks flying around and made a mental note, then wondered why I was making a mental note. Crokabeks were wimpy and none of my concern, but I still wanted to fight them. A battle raged on in my head whether I should go and complete the game so I could go home and apologize to my parents sooner, or if I should defeat the crokabeks for neopoints.
While I was thinking, a little voice said on my shoulder, "Go and complete this game so you may return home." I jumped and looked to my right shoulder where a little yellow lupe in white robes, wings on its back, and a halo above its head stood. "Go," it said again, "Go and be a hero!" Then, "No!" cried a little voice on my right shoulder where another tiny yellow lupe stood, but this one was had red horns and a pitchfork, "Kill those insolent crokabeks! Show them the terror you cause! Mwuahahahahahahahahahahaha!"
"I can show terror?" I asked cluelessly. The little demon me lupe gave me a 'dur de dur' look and said, "What part of 'mwuahahahahahahahahahahaha' did you not get?! Yah, go and show terror! NOW!" Then I felt really confused. "I thought I got rid of you guys when I was seven!" I accused, glancing at both of them. "Hey, you're the one who was having trouble with your conscience." Said the little angel me on my right shoulder. "Well, I've decided to get rid of the crokabeks now and show terror, okay? So just go away now. My mom says that I'm not allowed to imagine you two anymore." The angel me disappeared, but the demon me sat down, munching on popcorn that randomly appeared out of nowhere. "Oh, to heck with that, I wanna watch!" "Hey, how'd you do that?" I asked it, eyeing the bowl of popcorn. It glared at me, snapping, "Mine!", shielding its snack from my gaze. "JUST GET LOST!!!" I screamed at it, and was finally aware that I was alone, no little figures on my shoulders. But of course, the crokabeks had heard me, so I pulled out Coolio and began to fight.
When I was done and had gathered up all the neopoints, I started on the journey to the glade again. As I walked, I thought some more. And while I was thinking, I thought of how I named my swords, but not my shields. I reached for my iron shield, and examined it, finally coming up with the name 'Steelio'. Steelio and Coolio. Sweet. By then, I'd made it to the bridge that went over the narrow creek near the entrance to Illusen's Glade. I sighed at the creators of the game thoughtlessness. Why you ask? Well, how come those huge stone bridges had been knocked down by the waters when the Darkest Faerie awakened, yet these small wooden ones stayed up? I remembered exploring a lot when I'd first played the game, and coming to this area before I was supposed to and the bridge to Brightvale was broken, but not the wooden one. Sure, it was just a creek, but it still should have been knocked down.
Now, I was on the pathway to the negg shop right before entering the glade. Wow, time went by faster when you thought! I should do that more! I decided that I wanted nothing from the negg shop and that it was a waste of time, so I just went on into the forest. It was very beautiful when you were actually inside of it, instead of just seeing it on a screen. I stepped out of a shaft of sunlight to see better, and saw the werelupe prowling around a ways away. I pulled out Coolio and Steelio, and dashed at the mutated lupe. It scented me before I reached it, so it was already running at me by the time I got to it. With a snarl, it pulled back a big paw with large claws, ready to strike, but I managed to hit first. It leapt back with a yelp as I came at it with a three-point strike. This was a little tougher then the ixis and I had to hit it twice more before it exploded into money.
I heard a familiar growl-snort somewhere around and just plain began to run. I was not in the mood for more fights, plus I was ready to see Amy again. She crossed my mind when I was at the creek bridge a while back, and I needed to see a face I knew. Down the path I ran, hearing growl-snorts everywhere. I reached the bridge over the river, and looked around. The werelupes had given up, but I knew that I would have to get past more, so I inhaled, then exhaled and started again.
More growl-snorts. More running. More trees and water and path. Erg. I ran past the tree where behind it a light mote bounced, but I ignored it. I'd finally made it to the cage where Master Torak was being held, and growled. "Begone evil thing!" I shrieked as I slashed at the werelupe guarding it. I dodged a swipe at my head and aimed for the stomach, and hit right on target. Once more and the werelupe was gone. I turned to Master Torak, expecting praise for the spectacular defeat of the enemy, but what I got was different.
"WHAT was THAT?!?!" he shouted, and I flinched. "Er, my war cry…sir." I told him, and he scowled at me. "Some war cry. Just get me out of here!" I swung Coolio a the lock. I guessed that I should keep quiet about naming my weapons and shields. "Now hurry!" he commanded, "Release the other knights! I'll watch the lift." And he ran off. I swallowed, then went to the left, down the bridges to the area where all the other knights were being kept. I defeated the werelupes and freed Sir Lawrence, Cadmere, and the two others, who all had warnings about the werelupes and that I had to get to Illusen quickly. 'Yeah, yeah, I've heard it all before.' I thought, running over to the lift. I crossed the bridge, avoided the werelupe, clambered up the ledges, and onto the lift.
I got into it, and signaled with a thumbs up for Master Torak to help me up to the tree houses. He grabbed the lever thing, and started to turn it, and soon enough, I was up in the tree village. Now it began.
I traveled across the bridge between the platforms, but I just had to swing on it, which I did for a second, then continued. Once or twice I tripped over a randomly placed pot in several of the rooms, and scraped the top of one of my back paws when climbing up the upward slanting bridges between platforms. I still didn't battle the werelupes, but decided to rid the place of one anyway. Heck, I got a few neopoints out of it. I made it to the last part of the tree houses, where the Werelupe King was bent over Illusen, taking her charm.
"Get away from her!" I yelled, and he looked up. "Hm? What? Oh, I don't have time to deal with Meridell scum! Gnarfas, CHEW BONES!!!" he snarled, and suddenly out of nowhere, a gigantic, red, four armed were lupe jumped down in front of me. Not to mention the chains hanging off of his huge paws. Yeah, I was scared now, but I had to let him hit me, or the old knight wouldn't come, so I stayed still as Gnarfas beat me up, the chains stinging as they slapped across my body. I was then hit so hard that I was knocked to the ground and on my back. The really mutated werelupe was about to deliver a powerful blow, when the old knight came out of thin air it seemed, and sent Gnarfas backwards with a punch to the chin. He turned to me and said, "Come. We must get out of here before-" but he was cut off by the Werelupe King stabbing him in the back.
The old knight let out a cry, and fell to the ground as the Werelupe King said, "You of all people should know never to turn your back on your enemy. Gnarfas! Quit playing with your food and kill it!" he commanded, and turned his attention back to Illusen. Gnafas was back on his paws and coming at me once more. I quickly equipped a water mote to Coolio and a fire mote to Steelio and my armor.
I ran in a circle strategically around the werelupe mutant and dodged the chains swinging at me. When Gnarfas had worn himself out, he hung his head and stayed still, allowing me to get a few hits in. I continued with that for awhile, but finally, he dropped to the ground. (Sorry the battle wasn't to descriptive! I just think that it's better to not drag it out like I probably would. Sorry again.)
I ran at the Werelupe King, but he'd already snatched up the charm and ran away, howling. I dashed to Illusen, ready for what was about to happen. "M'lady! M'lady, are you alright?" I said, helping her sit up. "Her power…so strong, never felt anything so strong!" she said faintly and I said, "What, m'lady?"
"She'll put all of us, ALL THE FAERIES to a black sleep from which we can never awaken. Only my charm can-" she realized her charm wasn't there, then gasped, "Oh no! She's won…she's won!...You must stop her! Go, warn King Skarl before-" but she didn't get any farther as her head twitched and her eyes glowed purple. "This land is mine!" she hissed, then swatted at me, which I backed up from and fell backwards, down to the ground.
As I fell, I passed through purple haze and landed. 'Aw, dangit.' I thought as I heard that familiar growl of the minion archers. I began to run again, wanting to get this over with. I dashed down the path, over bridges, out the glade, down the path, into the Meridell Plains, where I met more of the little demons. I screamed as I avoided a burst of red light. I ran right back into Meridell, and went down the street to the right, running by buildings as fast as my legs would allow. I finally entered the castle, and gasped as a dark knight came at me. I ran up the stairs on the right up to the second floor, where I turned into the sitting room area where I beheld the sight of another dark knight. I ran down the hallway to the left into that room with the pillars and pushed down the switch, avoiding more knights. I wondered what had happened to the regular knights I saved awhile ago.
I arrived onto the ledge that looked down into the royal court, where the Darkest Faerie sat, the Dark Faerie Sisters listening to her.
"A thousand years you say?" she drawled, "And they don't even remember me. Well, that just wont do. Conquering this fly speck of a kingdom was easy enough, but I need something a little bigger to announce my arrival. I know, I'll destroy it completely! That should get their attention! And I know just the thing to flatten the place. Two birds and one stone. Oh yes, that should do wonderfully." She said with a dark chuckle. I moved, making sure that my armor made a sound. Suddenly, an explosion rang in my ears and the floor below me crumbled, and I fell to the ground.
"She doesn't seem to be under my control," observed the Darkest Faerie, "How unusual. Kill her, but bring me the body once you are done." "Of course sister," the one called Vanity said, "It's time we had some-" "Amusement!" the one called Spite said, and they began to walk towards me. I ran in front of the door, and dodged the burst of light that destroyed it. Then I ran behind a specific pillar in the next room, which too was destroyed. It fell over and made a perfect bridge to the ledge high above us. I scrambled onto it, but was knocked off by a well aimed dark magic orb, and I heard the trio giggle evilly. Being more careful, I tried again and made it. I was on the ledge, jumped off behind the wall of fire and ran towards the doors, but fire expectedly burst up in front of me.
I hid behind another pillar, and once it was down, used it to jump over the fire to my right. I ran into the dining hall, where I avoided chairs and tables. I then placed myself in front of the window to the kitchens, and that was then destroyed. I jumped through, ran out of the smoke filled kitchens, coughing, and ran into the Storage Room.
"Over here young master!" I heard Servant Faun say, "This hole leads to the rubbish shoot! You can escape that way!" I held my breath and leaped down into the slimy slide. I heard the faerie sisters say something, then cackle, and a burst of light came down and pushed me to the bottom of the sewars. The first part of the journey was over.
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Me: Hey everyone, guess what….ACT TWO IS NEXT!!!! YAH!!
Saura: Ugh, I'm exhausted. Amy, get in here!
Amy: Coming!