Author's notes:I don't know why my previous readers Elina and Ten-Wings don't review my story anymore but I'm just being selfish for wanting reviews for every chapter besides,I still have my other readers so I'll just start this one.
p.s:Sorry for being so late about my chapter,school kept me busy and my computer started acting up but it's fixed now!Yay!
p.s.s:Since not many people applied to be a pilot yet,I guess I'll have to imagine up a few more characters or just be lazy and copy gundam characters.
Disclaimer:I don't own anything related to Winx Club,Star Ocean and any other crossovers in the story,they belong to their respective owners but I do own most of the Ocs and plot line.
(Spirit Realm,Elemental Region of Water)
'Surging Waves!' Argus gulped as he prepared himself for the impact of the attack but felt nothing as he heard the sound of hissing steam,he opened his eyes to see Efreet using his own body to protect him, "Undine!Using an elemental attack on him is too extreme a method for a trial,explain yourself!" Undine lowered her trident.
"I'm doing this so as to teach him a lesson after he had broken that young girl's heart!" Argus then suddenly remembered what had happened before he started his rampage,he remembered seeing Reina running away from him,her eyes in tears. Argus dropped his longsword as he went to his knees,he then punched the ground,ignoring the pain that the impact induced.
"See!He's clearly admitting that he'd broken her heart and I'm here to teach him a lesson!..." Undine went back into her battle stance, "Now out of my way!He deserves this! 'Aqua Sphere!' " A large ball of water appeared in her hands as she held it in her hands, "Now get out of the way Efreet." the Fire Elemental took out his sword as it started blazing with fire, "No,you are misguided!I must knock some sense into you, 'Burning Break!'" Efreet slashed his sword as a wave of fire went towards Undine who just blocked it with her trident. The two Elementals started fighting while Argus was still trying to remember what happened when he wasn't in control during his rampage.
'What happened,all I remember is Reina collapsing beside me...then nothing...' Then he saw Efreet thrown several feet away by Undine's attack before a dome of water covered him,trapping him inside as well as keeping him from interfering. Argus looked up blankly at Undine who then unexpectedly dismissed her trident and slapped Argus' face where Reina had slapped earlier but the stinging pain was worse since Undine had gauntlets and Argus immediately became angry.
"Why did you do that for!" Undine went into a cocky pose,and was smiling underneath her helmet as she crossed her arms, "Well then,now that I've knocked you back to your senses. Let me ask you this: Do you truly love Reina ?" Argus nodded without hesitation, "Yes!Of course I do,with all my heart and soul." Undine continued asking questions while Efreet was forced to sit in the dome of fire-dousing water,watching the scene before him, "But what about your royal duties as the Crown Prince of Eraklion,what about your engagement ?" Argus turned his face away from the Water Elemental before answering, "I don't care!My twin brother Allen can take my place for all I care!...all I want is to be with Reina..."
"Good answers. Now then,let the real trial begin and I'm not going to hold back!" Undine retrieved her trident and went into her stance waiting for Argus to get into his own stance but unfortunately,his longsword was destroyed when it was hit by a stray fireball. "Err...I have no weapon..." Undine let out an exasperated sigh, "You do have the weapons that Efreet have given to you didn't you ? Just concentrate and they'll come to you."
Argus touched the pendant as it glowed like usual and a sword appeared in his hand,the sword was different from the last time he saw Efreet wielding it. It now had a more refined blade as the sword tip was more pointed like an arrowhead and the hand guard looked like the legendary Phoenix,the name of the weapon went through his mind 'Phoenix Blade' Argus went into a stance to suit the weight of the newly acquired weapon and in his mind,more secrets of the Fire Arts are unlocked,Argus smirked at the Water Elemental. "Let the trial...Begin!" they charged at each other all the while Efreet was still encased in the dome of water as he grumbled something about unpredictable women.
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(Diplo II,Medical Bay)
"Ughh..." Jake got up from the floor as he re-adjusted his uniform as he tried to smooth out his frazzled hair,as well as rubbing off the kiss-marks on his face, "Note to self:Demote Zeke once I find him." Jake said as he examined the vial that had previously contained the Pheromone Potion as he discarded the item. He looked at Cecille who was asleep,she had a happy smile on her face,considering that she spent a long time kissing him and it had almost turned into something more intimate but luckily for Jake,he had managed to press a pressure point that caused her to fall asleep before it had gotten out of hand.
"Better get her into a proper bed..." but he noticed that the only two comfortable beds in the room were in disarray and he wasn't in the mood to play butler so he carried Cecille out of the door and intended to go to her room but he had no idea where it was so he started wandering around the ship,hoping to find her room before anyone saw him but luck wasn't on his side as he walked into the cafeteria,thinking that no one would be here but he was wrong...
"Alright folks!This memory disc holds photos of our illustrious Commander Jacob Cain having an intimate kiss with the ship's own medic officer,Miss Cecille Sanders!The bid starts at seven thousand Fol!" several bids from the people present were voiced loudly but Jake's voice was even louder, "What is the meaning of this!!!!" the crowd tried to look innocent but they were caught red-handed, "You too Mr Idonis." Zeke had tried sneaking off with the money he had gotten from the 'auction',Zeke gulped as he pathetically tried hiding the money behind him, "Return the money and pass all the items that you were auctioning to me,understood.."
But before he could continue his tirade,he had remembered that he was still carrying Cecille in his arms and fact that the pressure point's effect was wearing off, "Alright,everyone out,now!" the crew was happy to oblige as they walked off and Zeke tried to do so as well, "Remember your orders Private Idonis,put the items in my room." the Tetrageniot sighed as he reluctantly obeyed as he promptly handed back the money as he took back the items, 'I could've retired early back to Tetragenes with all that money,...guess I'll have to be more careful next time' he smiled a bit as another idea for a scheme was being planned out in his mind.
"Hi there Jakey..." Cecille drawled before clutching her head, "Ow!Ow!Ow!My head feels like it's been hit by a champagne bottle,it's hurting like heck." Jake chuckled at this as he went behind the counter and made a mix of orange juice,coffee and a bit of water to cover up the taste, "Here you go Cecille,this should lessen the pain in your head but be careful,it's-" Cecille took the glass and gulped the entire contents down in seconds before going into a coughing fit, "bitter..."
They were at the observation deck where the stars of space could be viewed,Cecille had been given a glass of water and some time to let the headache and the bitterness in her tongue settle down, "Where did you learn that drink from ?" Jake thought for a moment, "I guess living with a uncle who has a collection of vintage wine in the basement,you learn to make methods of getting him sober or getting rid of a hangover faster." Cecille nodded as she sat beside Jake, "Can I ask you a question ?" Jake nodded to this,as he knew what the question was.
"Do you remember the day when I first met you ?" Jake nodded as a slight smile appeared on his face, "Yeah,we were in Kindergarten and you were alone back then but I wanted to play with you...a game of tag wasn't it ?" Cecille smiled at this,happy that her 'long-lost friend' had 'returned' from the abyss that is depression, "I guess you finally figured it out...so Jake...I want...to...um..." Cecille was at lost for words as their eyes met,her golden eyes,the light to the dark abyss that is his eyes,they moved closer to each other as their lips were about to meet...
"Hey Jake,Kevin wanted me to give you a message and this report...I didn't interrupt anything did I ? apparently,Zeke had a run in with Kevin who wanted him to pass a message to Jake since his own communicator was missing. The two separated with their faces blushing a deep shade of red.
"What is it Zeke ?" Zeke looked at Jake as if he's gone crazy, "What ?" "You just called me by my first name in a friendly voice!My buddy's back!" Zeke tried to hug Jake but his friend punched him on the head, "Watcha' did that for!" Jake stared at him, "That was for trying to hug me!You know that I hate them when you do it...by the way,what was the message ?" Zeke was rubbing the back of his head as he handed Jake the report before answering, "Yeah,he said that a colony classed vessel was spotted on the ship's scanners,he asks what are your orders ?"
"Simple,send a tracker drone but since Lieutenant Stromwell could be anywhere by now so...I'll do it myself." Jake took out his communicator,it was like a remote to the Diplo II which was very useful if he needed something done when nobody's around to do it properly or if he wants to check on his crew,after a few commands,the trio saw a small pod that contained the drone launched towards it's destination.
"Now then,shall we continue talking about our childhood ?" Jake's tone was quite cheerful,a contrast to his previously cold one which was a welcome sight to his friends. "By the way Jake,you weren't serious when you demoted me,were you ?"
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(Earth,Pentagon)
All the while the events on the outer reaches of space had happened,most of Earth remains oblivious except for a few individuals like General Wincott,a man who had a stature and position equal to Wilde,he had intercepted a transmission from the 15th Spaceport before it's communication was severed.
General Wincott was in the meeting room along with a few other highly ranked officers,including Major Stevens who were jealous of General Wilde along with a few other officers who were listening to the recorded message as the distorted image of what looked like a pilot of the spaceport defense forces as he was frantically transmitting the message:
'Emergency!This Pilot Ivan Hans...'static'...the...'static' undam Units!We are under attack!The...'static'...nemy is sus-'static'-ted to be Brigadier Gene-...'static'...Schilli-'static'...Requesting Reinforcement!I repe-'static'..." the image was filled with static before the sounds of an explosion and the message ended. The room was illuminated again before the small group of men started muttering and talking about what had happened.
"That message must be a fake!The chances of Schilling being alive is impossible!"
"He's right!It must be a hoax!"
"But the message was quite real and the pilot was one of the most trusted men in the Federation."
"We know this but it couldn't be Schilling who attacked the station,it must've been another one of those Stinger Factions that did it!"
"What about the G Units!They were stationed at the station!"
"Who cares about them,we can rebuild but what about the civilians and soldiers stationed there!
Major Stevens was getting frustrated by all the yelling so he tried yelling himself but General Wincott beat him to it, "Silence!" The room fell silent as his voice echoed in the large chamber.
"Whether Schilling was the one who attacked the station or not is irrelevant!Regardless,we must send in a fleet of cruisers to investigate and if needed,eliminate the ones who attacked the spaceport." the small council started murmuring again.
"What about the President ?"
"Yes,shouldn't we inform him of this information ?"
General Wincott nodded at this, "Yes we should but the President's sentiments of peace will get in the way,we must prepare a fleet secretly and launch it from the 14th Federation Station,if we're lucky,they'll encounter the enemy fleet and defeat them."
A few of the officers were slightly scared of the drastic plan of action that the general had given and since he was the highest ranking person in the room,there was hardly anyone to oppose this plan so they did the only thing they could:Agree.
"I Major Stevens,on behalf of the officers here agree to your decision,who here objects to this ?"Only silence was their reply as they nodded in agreement with a little reluctance,Wincott smiled at this but nobody noticed this as they were too immersed in their shame to do so.
"Alright gentlemen!Let's lay out the plans to dispatch these rebels!" the officers then started discussing the ways to carry out this plan while General Wincott just sat back and relaxed while Major Stevens just watched all this,not realizing what their actions could do to the Federation.
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(Spirit Realm,Dragon Fire Castle)
Daphne had sensed that Reina was here and she was right when she saw Riven and Musa coming into the throne room with Reina sleeping while Riven carried her, "Daphne,we need some help for this girl,she appears to be from the mortal realm." Daphne immediately went to Reina's side as she used a small shock spell to wake Reina up.
"Yeowch!That stings!" Reina jumped out of Riven's arms as she covered her nose where the shock was administered but after a while,she noticed that she was no longer in the manor on the Royal Grace but in an unfamiliar throne room and three familiar people were looking at her strangely.
"Uh hi?" the three replied in the same brief words, "Hi." Musa stood in front of Reina before shaking hands with the confused girl, "I'm Musa,the guy with the scary sneer behind me is my husband and the lady beside him is-" Reina then recognized the famous Nymph, "It's Daphne the Nymph!" Reina knew about her as she had read many books about her.
"I see my celebrity status back in the mortal realm hasn't faded yet." Reina quickly calmed down when she realized that the famous nymph in front of her is suppose to be dead and the other two were part of her history books,two thousand years back so the first question that came out of her mouth was: "Am I dead ?"
"Nope but if we don't find a way to send you back,you're going to be stuck here." Riven blurted out rather bluntly but his foot was stepped on by Musa to shut him up, "Don't worry about what he said,we'll send you back to the mortal realm in a jiffy. Right Daph ?" Daphne sighed at this while Riven was hopping on one leg while nursing the other that was stepped on.
"Don't call me Daph,it doesn't sounds right and as for the matter of getting you back home,it'll take a while to prepare the right spell but it can be done,just explore the castle if you wish,I'll have a recent friend of Bloom's prepare the spell while I show you around." she clapped her hands together and a middle aged man entered the room,he was wearing a lab coat with a set of casual clothes underneath,he carried a clipboard in his hands,it was Robert Leingod,the late father of Fayt Leingod. "Robert,please prepare a Spiritual Transportation Arcana Rune would you? She needs to go back to the mortal realm."
Of course Daphne,I'll have the mages prepare one,it should be ready in an hour." Daphne nodded before she escorted her 'guests' out of the throne room and into the hallways,Robert sighed as he flipped to the end of the clipboard and took out a photo of his family,Bloom was kind enough to create a copy for him as he started his way back to his 'lab' while reminiscing about his family but a nagging feeling at back of his mind told him that someone close to him was in danger.
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(Red Fountain,Rylon's Fight With Axilles)
The two warriors were currently glaring at each other as their weapons were locked together in place,each of them exerting their strength in order to overpower the other. Their respective forces were watching the fight as well as their enemy in case they went out of line.
The two combatants seemed to be equal in strength so Rylon tried another approach,he instantly pushed his weapons much harder towards Axilles who then countered with his own push but his opponent pulled back at the last moment,causing Axilles to stumble a little forward but regained his balance at the last minute but this little slip-up made the Specialists and Fairies laugh a bit,he was fortunate that his Grunt Soldiers were mindless beasts of darkness.
Rylon took this opportunity to attack Axilles but the General swung his mace which blocked the attack before going back on the offensive, "Take this!Bludgeon Quake!" Axilles collected a large amount of power into his mace before he slammed it into the earth,creating a small but powerful quake which made Rylon fall flat on his back,Axilles smirked at this as he released his hold on his mace before he went into a martial fighting stance with his feet set apart,positioned firmly on the ground and his arms were in a firm steadfast pose, "Care for some more dirt in yer face!" he stomped the earth with a powerful stomp,forcing a huge slab of earth to rise into the air,Axilles smirked as Rylon just stood there,trying to get the dust out of his eyes.
Axilles was somehow controlling the slab of earth as it floated there but it didn't do so any longer before he took back his mace as he used it like a bat and launched the slab of earth right at Rylon but he quickly dodged to the left and threw an energy dagger at Axilles but the General stomped his foot into the ground which caused a wall of solid earth to rise and protect him. "What in the name of Magix!" Rylon stared slack-jawed as Axilles manipulated the earthen wall to the shape of a giant spike that was launched at him.
Thinking fast,Rylon used his sword to cut the spike in half, "Geokinesis(think Earthbending) eh,this is going to be fun!" Rylon smirked before he charged towards the enemy General. Axilles smirked as he slammed his fist into the ground,making a boulder from the earth and launched it at Rylon who barely dodged the projectile,this went on for quite some time as the Fairies and Specialists cheered for Rylon while the Grunt Soldiers roared as they continuously pumped their claws into the air,a possible interpretation of a cheer for their General.
Rylon eventually reached within two feet of Axilles' armored form but he put up a barricade of earth which the Specialist Instructor cut away and with blinding speed,used a pressure point technique on his opponent,robbing him of his power over earth, "Did you think I would lose to you." with that Rylon tackled Axilles,forcing him to fall back meaning that he had lost the duel as well as his mace as it laid on the ground beside Rylon. "Now!As for the deal,go back to where you came from...or do you want to brawl it out some more ?"
This ticked off Axilles more than anything but he was unarmed and his powers were useless for the time being so he couldn't fight but his soldiers can, "Alright but I'm leaving you a gift before I go...Grunts!Attack!" the malformed beasts charged while their General retreated into a portal of darkness,letting the Rookie Specialists and their backup team of Fairies take care of them while Rylon decided to speak to Saladin about the situation.
(Meanwhile,Third Defense Corp)
The twenty Specialists who were under the command of Fayt and his companions were firing their blasters and Energy Bows as several bursts of energy damaged the enemy soldiers but also taking care not to hit their Squad Leaders who were successfully holding off the massive Army of Decay.
Cliff had summoned a sphere of energy that blew up any enemy units that got too close to him, "Heh!These guys are wimps compared to the real Federation. Hammer of Might!" he charged a concentration of energy and slammed it into a cluster of Beast Troopers,destroying the majority of them while the others fell victim to Cliff's barrage of punches and kicks.
Izak looked like the infamous Grim Reaper with his Beam Scythe as he twirled it around and with his android strength,it created a small tornado that drew in several Beast Troopers and a number of Juggernauts before he destroyed them with one swing of the Beam Scythe, "That was exhilarating!" he cheered as he hefted the large weapon back onto his shoulders as he ran towards the next group of enemies.
Albel was still getting used to the comforting feel of wielding the Crimson Pride as he slashed through the ranks of a squadron of Beast Troopers,he saw a Beast Trooper trying to attack him from behind but he deployed his Cyber Claws as they literally tore the head off the body as it collapsed to the ground before bursting into a pile of Decay Larvae,he then felt a new power growing inside him which he had to release,he then stopped and raised the Crimson Pride into the air before shouting out Dragon Rider!"
A dark portal in the sky opened up as a dragon made up of dark energy shrouding it's true form came out of it,it flew down beside Albel as it nuzzled it's 'head' against Albel's arm,he then jumped onto the dragon's back before it charged through a large cluster of Juggernauts,the dragon spread out it's wings as they sliced each and every one of the Juggernauts while Albel cut down any that had escaped their destruction. When the cluster of Army of Decay was no more,Albel jumped off the dragon and patted it on it's head before it flew into another portal,back to it's own realm, "Thank you...father." Albel whispered before he charged towards another cluster of Juggernauts.
Fayt was currently fighting off a large group of Beast Troopers that were supported by the Fake Federation Troopers as they fired from their rifles but Fayt was quite used to attacks from afar as he dodged most of them while his Ablative Shield created invisible energy fields to deflect the ones that Fayt couldn't evade. The moment he was within three feet of the regiment,he immediately concentrated his energy before jumping high into the air,the Levantine raised high behind him and shouted out one of his attacks: Air Raid!" A barrage of pure energy rained upon the regiment as Fayt slashed the Levantine downwards and when he had finished the attack,all that was left were piles of burnt and pummeled Decay Larvae.
Fayt soon saw that the Army of Decay were now regrouping as everyone of them were gathering in a single area,even the Decay Larvaes that had survived the barrage were creeping towards the remaining Army of Decay,the Larvaes forming new Beast Troopers and Juggernauts to replace the ones that had been destroyed in battle. The remainder of the first to fourth defense corps gathered up together in order to be more prepared for the imminent assault by the Army of Decay.
Fayt and the others were preparing themselves for this assault as they each gulped down the contents of a Physical Enhancer to restore their stamina as well as heal their wounds as the scars and bruises that they had 'obtained' from a few mishaps when some Decay Larvae or some other creature managed to get at them when they had temporarily let their guard down. Nevertheless,defeating that many enemies with such a small force and with little to no injuries was an astounding feat in itself.
Unexpectedly,several portals of darkness appeared around them before more of the Army of Decay came out of them and their forces outnumbered the Specialists' fighting force by 10 to 1 and Fayt knew when to fight in battles and when to retreat from them and this was definitely time for the latter, "Retreat!!" with that,the Specialists formed into a square formation with the melee fighters in front while the Sages and Archers stayed in the center with Fayt and Cliff,the other two were part of the melee line as their weapons are more versatile and can be used on the run while they retreated.
"Damn it!It's times like this when I wish we had the others with us to help!" Cliff swore as he used his Ablative Shield to deflect a rifle shot from an enemy soldier. Fayt nodded as he took out the communicator that Saladin had given to him for contacting the other Specialists and on the other line was the leader of the Fifth Defense Corps.
"I need your forces ready to let in a large number of your people and defend against a massive assault by the Army of Decay!" the Specialist nodded before the connection was cut as Fayt signaled for the formation to speed up in order to escape the horde of enemies behind them. Albel used the Crimson Pride to perform his Double Air Slash Technique as two powerful air waves momentarily stopped their pursuers as it gave them a little bit more of a lead to the Fifth Defense Line.
Fortunately,the Specialists and their leaders had made it to the Fifth Defense Line but Fayt wanted to stay behind and make sure that the stragglers make it back safely,Cliff ran up to Fayt while watching out for the Specialists that were making mad dashes to the safety of the defense line. "Fayt!We gotta move,now!That Army of Decay or whatever is catching up on us!" Fayt nodded as he and Cliff started running but the young swordsman saw a Specialist fall down when he had tripped on a rock,Fayt then turned his direction towards the Specialist, "Cliff!Go ahead!I gotta help someone!" before he could answer,Fayt had already ran to the fallen Specialist.
"Are you all right ?" the Specialist was Daniel,the Specialist Captain who had assisted Argus at Dragon City. "Yeah but my leg's busted,care to help ?" Fayt nodded as he help Daniel up,he knew that there wasn't enough time to heal him with his Symbology as they hobbled as fast as they could but a barrage of laser shots stopped them and Fayt turned around to see a large number of Fake Federation Troopers aiming their weapons at him.
Fayt took out his weapon and Daniel did the same as he took out a pair of blasters as he threw a grenade at the enemy,creating a large explosion, "Go!I'll hold them off!" "I know your a hero-in-training but don't be one right now!" Daniel ignored this and continued firing his blasters,Fayt knew that someone this stubborn won't give way for anything so he went into a side-slashing stance as he held the Levantine behind him and a surge of power surrounded him, "Daniel!Keep firing!I've got an idea!"Daniel nodded while he replaced his recently overheated blasters with a rifle blaster and fired as fast as possible without overheating the weapon to much.
Fayt concentrated his control over his Destruction Genes as he felt the increase in his power,when the concentration of power reached it's peak,Fayt yelled out one of his most notorious attacks in his arsenal,Dimension Door!" Fayt was then shrouded in a dark red mist before he vanished much to the surprise of Daniel who had momentarily stopped shooting to see that Fayt was no where in sight until he heard the roar of a Beast Trooper as he resumed firing his rifle at the slowly advancing Army of Decay.
Meanwhile,deep in the heart of the enemy platoon,a surge of power appeared within their ranks as a dark blood mist filled the area before a the sounds of a blade making impact through objects were heard and as the mist fell,Fayt had taken out a good chunk of the enemy forces but he wasn't done yet as he unsheathed the Veinslay and concentrated what was left of the power used in the Dimension Door Technique and teleported to another section of the enemy platoon and wiped out another part of it as he slashed them with both the Levantine and Veinslay,leaving a trail of devastation in their wake as Fayt used every ounce of his energy to fight his way through the oncoming horde of monsters as he deployed his other techniques.
"Shotgun Blast!" Fayt created a sphere of energy to surround his fist before he spread the energy in front of him where a large Juggernaut was lumbering,the small spheres exploded with the force of several shotgun shots,tearing the humongous creature into pieces so small that no Decay Larvae could ever be recovered from them. Fayt continued slashing the enemy with his swords until he lost the Veinslay when several Decay Larvae from the remains of a Beast Trooper swarmed the blade and threatened to overpower him so he discarded his second strongest weapon. Fayt quickly took out his Mythril Sword to replace the Veinslay and continued fighting but no matter how strong his fighting spirit was,he won't last much longer since his supply of healing items were still with Izak,he knew that he had to make it back alive and more importantly,back to Maria but the possibility of that happening was bleak as Fayt was suddenly hit in the sides by a lucky strike from a Beast Trooper's claws,creating a deep gash in his sides,forcing him to drop to his knees and fight on.
Cliff had been waiting worriedly for quite a while now but when he saw Daniel being carried in by a pair of Medics and without Fayt with him,he quickly found Izak and Albel,the android was helping out in delivering medical supplies while Albel was standing guard, "Come on you guys!Fayt's in trouble!" Izak quickly passed his crate of Healing Salves to a Sage as he digitized out his Beam Scythe, "I'm ready!Let's go!" Albel just sheathed the Crimson Pride before walking past Cliff, "That maggot can't won't last long out there,better get him out of that mess." Cliff nodded as the three started running to where Fayt was.
The possessor of the Destruction Gene was having trouble fighting off the horde of monsters while using only one hand to hold his Levantine while using the other to hold back the bleeding in his sides but as the fighting continued,the more blood and energy drained was drained from him as he was then struck in his sword hand,forcing him to drop his Levantine,Fayt tried to retrieve his sword but a Juggernaut stood in his way,Fayt weakly lifted the Dragoon Laser but it was kick away as the Juggernaut used it's short but strong legs as it also bent his hand in a painful position as he cried out in pain,the Juggernaut loomed over him,ready to finish him off with a punch.
Fayt lowered his face and said, "Is this it ?...To..die here...and leave Maria as a widow ?..." tears dripped from his eyes as the thought scared him. "Am I going to... leave my child fatherless ?..." his resolve was then strengthened as a new power awakened inside of him,as the Juggernaut launched his attack,the entire area was immediately covered with an incredibly bright light as Fayt screamed.
Cliff,Albel and Izak were rushing towards the spot where Cliff last saw him,"Come on,he's in trouble,I just heard him scream!"
Izak raced up to beside Cliff, "My sensors are detecting a massive signal of energy,it's much more stronger than Fayt's Ethereal Blast,it's power levels are up to Magnitude 5.5!" Cliff's eyes widened at this since that level of power could easily decimate the school. "Whoever can produce that much power,it must be that maggot!" Albel bounded in front of them as he used his nimble legs to run faster.
When they had reached the place where Fayt was,the trio saw an incredible sight,a lot of the the monsters were clustered around an egg-like sphere of white energy which had a bluish hue surrounding it. Slowly,the Army of Decay and it's Fake Federation soldiers were dissolved before the sphere burst opened,revealing Fayt bathed in light as his Destruction Genes have given him a new power as the light that covered him were in fact armor made from pure energy as angelic wings of energy flapped slowly,as he outstretched his hands before the Levantine appeared in it, 'Birth of the Saint!'" Fayt declared in two voices as he dived towards the remaining survivors of his birth and cut them down as each swing of the sword created a wave of destructive power that wiped out all the enemy.
As Fayt flew back towards the ground,the armor and the wings with it slowly dissipated as he collapsed onto the dirt with ethereal feathers floating down. Cliff clearly remembered a similar scene that was played out a few years ago on Elicoor II but this time,it was much more magnificent. The trio were the last thing that Fayt saw before the land of slumber had claimed him but the only thing on his mind was the smiling face of Maria Leingod,he smiled as he dreams of his beloved soul mate.
(Tower,Arena Roof)
While the Specialist routed the remnants of the enemy forces and Saladin watched all this happened as a Decrepit Wyvern swooped in to attack him but he raised his Draconic Staff which sent out a blast of magical energy,destroying it while a number of other wyverns swooped in to kill the aged man but Rylon had made it in time as he deployed several boomerangs that sliced through most of them while Saladin dealt with the rest of them with his magic.
After the last of the wyverns were destroyed,Rylon walked up to Saladin and began tell him about the attack to the rear of the school, "I see,someone with that kind of ability hasn't been seen in the Magix Dimension for centuries..." Rylon nodded in agreement, "Yes,your right but what does this mean ?" Saladin shook his head, "I really don't know Rylon,I really don't know..."
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(Royal Grace,Engine Core)
In the very core of the Royal Grace,the massive engine was situated,the engine looked like a giant hi-tech furnace but instead of fire burning inside it,an abundant number of crystals that produces power for the ship and the four mages that were assigned that day to perform the Dimension Jump were getting prepared for it as they each move their hands in a synchronized manner as four identical runes glowed in their hands before they transferred their energies towards the gigantic engine,initiating the Dimensional Jump to Eraklion.
(Control Room)
Oliver felt guilty for causing the incident so he went to the control room so as to distract his mind with work,he entered through the metallic door as it automatically slid away to allow entrance into vast room which was used by several crew members. The room was half the size of a warehouse as a platform that held the controls to the system of the Royal Grace and before it were several computers that were arranged with a ramp in the middle (Imagine the Durandal from Xenosaga)
"Have the mages finished their tasks yet ?" Oliver asked the operators as one of them replied, "They have just finished their preparations and have prepared the jump to Eraklion." Oliver nodded in content as he sat down in the seat on the platform as the room flashed for a moment before a panoramic view of space outside the ship,the stars glittered before a large portal opened up in front of them and the Royal Grace entered it.
Soon,the sights of black space was replaced with a long tunnel of dazzling lights as the humongous ship traveled through it swiftly. "How long will it take us to reach Eraklion ?" "A few hours,give or take five or so." Oliver nodded before making his way out.
(Mansion)
Rosa was still fixing the garden as the damage caused by Argus' 'outburst' had been more destructive than she had thought earlier as she sat back into a newly restored bench as a maid gave her a glass of water, "Your Majesty,shouldn't you leave this to us,your humble servants to do this in your place ?" Rosa gently shook her head and replied calmly, "No...this was my brother's mess and regardless,it is a sibling's job to clean up after them and support each other." the maid nodded at this, "Your Highness truly care for His Majesty,don't you ?"
Rosa understood the servant's remark and blushed a bit and said, "Yeah...I guess I do but tell him this and I'll swear that you'll be doing the toilets for a month without magic." the maid giggled at the half-hearted threat and bowed to Rosa, "Now if you'll excuse me,I have to attend to the needs of Your Majesty's guests."
When the maid left,Rosa took out the book that told the history of the Dragon Fire and it's wielders as she flipped to the pages on Bloom's history,she skipped the parts that were taught in History lessons and found an interesting topic... "First son of Bloom eh..." she then started reading as much as possible before Sera came out and greeted her, "Hey there Rosa." "Oh hi there Sera...did you bring a suitcase or something ?"
Sera was wearing an outfit similar to those of a female Squire as she had on a cotton shirt with a leather chest guard that was adorned with a mantel of silk,she also wore a small skirt on one side and a longer one on the other secured by two belts and underneath the skirt was a pair a jeans made of soft but durable material as a pair of ankle-high leather boots,she also wore her Red Fountain gloves that allowed her access to her weapons,namely,the claws and whip.
"Nope,I bought it at the Tailor shop just outside the manor,glad that the shop had something that suited me...so...how are they ?" Rosa put down her glass as she pointed to one of the nearby windows that had remained intact during the surge of power, "I don't know for sure but Oliver said that they'll be sleeping for a while due to a concussion,by the way...why are your lips missing some lipstick ?" Rosa saw that a few patches of red lipstick was missing. Sera blushed a bit and stuttered out, "I-I...I don't kn-know what your talking about!" but at the wrong time,Trevor came out to the garden with his bandaged limbs as he limped a bit towards the two and he'd forgot to wiped the kiss mark off his cheek as Rosa laughed hysterically at Sera expense as she groaned while trying to hide a blush.
"What's so funny ?" Trevor asked innocently while Rosa kept laughing until it tuned down into a giggle, "Aww!Don't the two of you look cute together ?" Trevor then remembered the kiss mark and quickly rubbed it off while blushing a dark shade of red, "This isn't what it looks like!She just thanked me for protecting her and Reina when the windows shattered!" "Oh...So if you save her from a blast of magic,she might give you one on the lips,is that it ?" Rosa said in such a sly and convincing voice that it made the two teens before her retort in the same words, "That's not it!"
Rosa casually got up from her sitting position and walked away but not before saying, "I was just kidding guys,dinner should be served in a while so get yourselves ready by then." She started whistling the tune for K.i.s.s.i.n.g song which made the two teens blush even more.
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(15th Militia Spaceport,Medical Bay)
During the attack,several facilities were destroyed or at least damaged beyond repair and one of these facilities was the Medical Bay. Although the officers reported that the room's last occupants had probably died in there as the oxygen converters for that area was severely damaged along with the rest of the facility but inside the room,it was fortunately intact but all of the patients there were dead as they laid buried under tons of rubble,all except but one person.
To be more precise,it was a girl named Reika Balfour,she was about 20 years old with long black hair wearing a Federation pilot's uniform and she had a deep gash on her leg,making her immobile for the time being but fortunately,the air in the room was still enough to survive on,stale but breathable.
Reika shouted out for help as she used the only thing available to cut through the rubble,a laser knife that was running low on power and unfortunately,the progress she had made wasn't much but enough as a tiny hole through the piece of steel only showed even more pieces of rubble but it did let in some fresh air,making the situation more tolerable, "Great,I should be able to call for help now..." Reika inhaled as much air as possible for her scream.
(5 minutes Earlier,Just near the corridor where the Medical Bay Was)
Andrew was being escorted by the officer as Andrew tried to 'grill' him for more info, "So...what exactly was the purpose of the Mobile Suit Project being restarted ?" the officer looked like he hadn't a wink of sleep for quite a while so any questions were immediately answered without hesitation.
"The project was restarted as the activities by the splinter factions have increased,creating chaos in various regions that used to be under the jurisdiction of the Federation like the faction by the name of The Hands of God,a bunch of religious fanatics that had stolen countless technologies from the Federation before hightailing out of the area..."
"And let me guess,part of the technology was the Mobile Suit Project." he meant his words as a statement as the officer nodded but before they could continue their 'talk' a loud scream pierced their ear drums, "HEEELPPPPP!!" and it came from the blocked hallway that lead to the supposedly destroyed Medical Bay. The two were dumbfounded until the sound of something falling in there made them go for help.
(Half an Hour Later)
A small crew of three soldiers were slowly but surely clearing the rubble as they then saw the last light in the Medical Bay flickered out but the light from the hallway showed Reika unconscious with a small steel pipe laying beside her and by the blood profusely bleeding from her forehead,she was clearly knocked out when the pipe fell on her.
"Get me a Symbologist!Lieutenant Balfour needs a healer now!" one of the soldiers shouted and a symbologist would be the only thing that can save her now since the Medical Bay's equipment were clearly demolished beyond repair and Andrew stepped towards them and concentrated his energy before letting out a healing spell that he had known, "Cure Light!" every person within 30 feet of him was healed and refreshed,including Reika whose wounds closed up as she woke up and wiped the blood away and stood up shakily as her legs were quite numb from staying in the same position for so long.
"Thanks,you're new,I'm Reika Balfour,pilot of the G Unit Nightshade." her awkward greeting was replied with a handshake from Andrew, "You're welcome,I'm Andrew Heinnman,new pilot for one of the G Units." and his decision has been reached as they shook hands.
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(70 S.D,Orbital Spaceport above Earth)
The school year has ended two weeks ago,Tyson and his gang were hated more than ever and were promptly arrested by the police on the charge of carrying weapons without proper licenses and for the intentional act of pedophilia on a minor. When the police took Tyson away,Thomas had noticed his arm was better now but his face was full of regret as he hung his head low. Thomas knew he had repented spiritually,now was time for his physical repentance.
Unfortunately,even though the chances of this happening to Sophia again was nil,the experience traumatized her so her parents had decided that they send her with Thomas for a vacation to ease their nerves and hopefully,Sophia would return back to normal by the end of it. So here they were,at the Spaceport for their flight to a planet called Expel,it was said to be like Earth in the past and it had been known that the planet was populated by various beings of humanoids that knew Symbology.
Her parents chose that Thomas should be the only one accompanying her since she seem to look at any other male that called her by name beside Thomas as Tyson or one of his goons,except for Fayt but he couldn't make it because of personal business. Thomas sighed sadly at Sophia whose face seemed void of emotion as she kept silent while Thomas blamed himself for her traumatized state. He gently put his hand on her shoulder,causing her to flinch. "It's okay Sophia,it's just me...the ship will be leaving in a while" she felt incredibly tense at the moment but relaxed to a degree as her fear still has a strong grip on her fragile psyche.
Despite her being like this,she managed a weak smile for Thomas as she shakily stood up before being gently lead towards the Space-Liner S.S Star of Passion,Thomas raised his eyebrow at the name of the ship but all that mattered at the moment was calming Sophia's nerve but she suddenly screamed in fear and clung to him like a child would to her parents when the captain personally greeted them. 'This might take a while but I'll do whatever it takes to turn my Sophia into her old cheerful self again...wait a minute!Did I call her my Sophia ?...' he shook his head as he muttered soothing words into Sophia's ears while gently running his fingers through her hair.
(Sometime Later,Cabin)
It took some time but the two found their cabin and apparently,Mr and Mrs Esteed had pulled out all the stops as they had entered an incredibly large cabin that was decorated to look like a palatial chamber,complete with thick carpets on the floor and incredibly rich furniture that had a new smell but the only thing that freaked out Thomas was that there was only one bed,a Queen-Sized bed,large but not large enough to sleep apart from each other.
Thomas took out the tickets that Clive Esteed had given to him and looked at the tickets much more closely but while he looked,he prayed that this wasn't their cabin for one whole week but as fate would have it,the tickets were for a Sweetheart Suite(no pun intended) and it stated that they were a couple going for a relaxing vacation. He wanted to scream out a curse word but he wouldn't dare do so in front of Sophia were was still clinging to him as she looked at the room.
He sighed as he looked at her innocent face as she eyed the single bed as she suddenly blushed but Thomas intervened, "I guess I'll take the couch and you'll take the bed." Sophia was reluctant to let go of him since she became quite clingy after that incident, "It's alright,all I'm going to do was go set up the couch." he noticed that it was getting late and dinner should be served in the dinning room but in Sophia's state,going there would haywire her mind even more.
"Get on the bed Sophia,I'll try to whip something up for dinner." he rummaged through his belongings and found his special outfit as he put it on but instead of just creating food from the built-in-Replicator in his coat,he decided to do something else,he pulled out a mobile stove complete with culinary utensils,even an oven and a stove along with a number of ingredients that a kitchen would usually has. "Tonight!My lovely guest!I'm going to show you how to prepare the first dish that my mom first taught me how to prepare...Chicken Cordon Bleu...what,never heard of a French dish before ?" Sophia shook her head and said in a soft voice, "French cuisine was never my specialty so I didn't bothered with them..."
Thomas smiled at her, "It'z alright,cauze you'll definitely love it...Let Chef Thomas show you the delights...and wonders of French Cuisine!" Thomas declared in his best French accent which wasn't good as it sounded somewhat pompous in a nasally way which was intended by Thomas as his plan succeeded when he saw Sophia laugh softly at his funny voice. He then pretended that he was a chef on a cooking show that he found a few days earlier, "Today my dear audience of one,I'll be showing on how to prepare a Chicken Cordon Bleu..." he started by bringing out a chicken and an assortment of other miscellaneous ingredients out of his coat as it produced these items. "We start by preparing the spices and herbs for the chicken..."he continued explaining the process while also doing the handling while Sophia watched in interest at his actions.
(One Hour Later)
Thomas let out a burp as he excused himself, "Sorry,must've put in too much spices." Sophia surprised him as she also let out a burp that was louder than his. "Sorry,I guess I couldn't hold it in." Thomas smirked as he chuckled to himself, "You remind me so much of a friend I had in the past...come to think of it,her name was Sophie,she was the daughter of one of my father's business partners,we were quite the mischief makers,getting in trouble with the servants at the mansion,she looks a lot like you but..."he then became silent.
Remaining silent,Sophia decided to pry a bit as she looked into his eyes,he sighed deeply, "She accompanied my mother on a trip to France,the trip there was fine and dandy...but the problem was the return trip back home...the train they were on suddenly got derailed...the whole train went up in flames...I only found a small bracelet that I had given to Sophie as a good luck charm but it didn't did her much good,now did it..." he laughed bitterly as he looked at Sophia for a moment before he came back to his senses, "I'm sorry you had to see that part of me...I guess I'll go to the sofa then-" he then felt Sophia's hands wrap around his arm and pulled him back towards the bed.
"I-I don't want to sleep alone tonight..." Sophia said as she was trembling a lot as her fear of being alone set in. Smiling softly, "Yeah,I think we both need the company tonight." he took off his waistcoat and got into the comfy bed as he slept beside Sophia who looked at him,satisfied that he was going to be with her all night,keeping her safe.
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(Elicoor II,Royal Palace of Aquaria)
The Royal Palace of Aquaria remained the same as ever as it's marbled corridors glistened under the constant light casted by the Rune Bulbs.(1) Nel limped slowly as she made her way back to her room as she was covered in cuts that was bleeding as her body ached painfully and all thanks to her foolishness of running into two Proclaimers instead of avoiding them,she had pulled out her daggers as she fought them in a battle in which she was the victor but not before having been o the receiving ends of the Proclaimers attacks and with most of her supplies gone thanks to the fight,she had nothing to restore her health with and her Symbology wasn't much use since her mental strength was now low and was insufficient for healing herself.
Nel slowly opened the door to her room,not wanting to give herself a headache she just placed her daggers on her desk and flopped into her comfy bed as she started snoring,not caring whether or not anybody heard her snore as she suddenly dreamed about the final battle against Luther.
(Dream,Nel's P.O.V)
The whole group had been battling Luther for quite sometime already ,the whole group was severely injured as Fayt told Cliff,Maria and Sophia to heal the injured while the rest handled our enemy. I saw that Luther was staggering against our attacks as he lifted his lance,ready for a thrust attack on one of us,and he was aiming at Cliff who was healing Mirage at the moment. I yelled out to him to defend himself but Luther unexpectedly turned his attack on me as he lunged his lance at me but I put my daggers in front of me,knowing that my daggers won't be enough as I prepared myself for the end.
I suddenly felt someone jump in and pulled me off my feet as I felt the air rushing by me,I opened up my eyes to see Albel the Wicked rescuing me from an attack that could've killed me as I saw the spot where I was standing,split asunder as Luther pulled his lance back out while his hand-like wings flapped with such force that they created waves of power that came towards us.
I had expected Albel to jump again but there wasn't enough time so he did something unexpected,he used his 'Palm of Doom' technique which somewhat neutralized the attack and held my arm with surprisingly gentle hands as he yelled at me, "Maggot!I need you to help me bring down that worm!" I nodded all the same as I was used to his insults as we rushed Luther while he was distracted with Fayt and Maria.
'Mirror Slice!' I yelled out as I slashed at Luther relentlessly before I finished my attack and jumped back for Albel's attack, 'Double Air Slash!' his attack tore through Luther's wings as all of our group attacked him at the same time,finishing him off for good.
Though I couldn't remember much of what had happened after that back there but as I faded away,I was overcome with fear,even if I didn't show it,I quickly went towards Albel who just put a reassuring hand on my shoulders as he smirked, "Thanks for the help...Nel." he then completely vanished along with the rest of us.
I then woke up in the Irisa fields where the rest of the group were walking about,checking themselves for anything out of place,I saw Albel talking to Fayt and the others before walking off a bit to the cliff edge above the sea,I stood behind him as he said these words, "Care to sit with me,I need someone to share this sight with..." I complied as I sat down next to him as I saw the sun shining brightly upon the world among countless others that we had just saved.
(Back to Reality)
A knock on her door was heard as Blair walked in, "Wake up Nel,the queen requests your presence in the audience chamber." she took one look at her wounds and gasped as she took out a Blueberry and forced it into Nel's mouth as the berry worked it's effects on her while Blair prepared her own Healing Runology. "You should really be careful of what you fight with unless you know that you'll defeat it." Nel nodded apologetically and before the healing could be finished,she had run off to the audience chamber but not before popping a Blackberry which she had just pilfered from Blair's pouch into her mouth as her mental power was restored to a more appropriate level.
(Audience Chamber)
During the three years since the incident concerning the 4-D beings,Queen Romeria had a set of large-sized statues of her and her comrades sculpted to honor their acts of heroism as well as setting up a holiday to commemorate their success in defeating a 'god' though Nel wondered how the sculptors had managed to capture various details of each hero when the sculptors had never even seen them in person before but that was unimportant now as Nel knelt before her Queen.
"Special Agent Nel Zelpher of the Crimson Blade reporting for duty." Queen Romeria had pretty much remained the same fair-skinned beauty as she sat on her throne with Lasselle by her side,he had seemed to have aged by 10 years rather than 3 since he had to handle both the antics and trouble caused by both Adray Lasbard and Roger Huxley as they often frequent the palace corridors,planning pranks to upset the man which made his work very stressful,making him age faster.
"Rise Agent Zelpher,the queen has an assignment for you." Lasselle still spoke in his pompous tone as usual,Nel really hated that but she kept silent, "Enough Laselle,please rise Nel." she did as she was told and stood up, "Nel,I have an important assignment for you,it'll require you to recruit your companions into this mission." Nel's eyes evidently twitched as the thought of having Adray and Roger with her again pierced her thought but the safety of her world was more important so she nodded.
"The situation is that the Shrine of Kaddan has just been breached by unknown entities that matches those of the creatures you call Convictors and they have currently closed up the entrance in the chapel,your assignment is to go there and eliminate the threat so you'll have to go around the Sacred Lake to enter the shrine,are you sure that you'll take this mission ?" again,she nodded.
"Very well,you can take this day to rest and prepare yourself for tomorrow,your comrades have been informed of this. Dismissed." Nel bowed before Romeria and then made her way back out but remembering that her supplies were gone,she would have to restock so she just walked towards the nearest balcony facing the city and jumped.
She felt relaxed as she jumped from roof to roof towards the shops, 'Oh Albel,why do I even see you in my sleep ?' she asked herself while using her ninja-like skills reach the shopping district but not before noticing with her sharp eagle eye,Laselle back at the palace with a bucket over his head and his clothes sopping wet, 'Sometimes,I wish you were here to discipline those bumbling pranksters.'
Rune Bulbs:Basically these bulbs are actually regular stones charged with Runology/Symbology which doesn't need recharging since the lights given off are just the byproducts of Runology inside the stones.
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(Royal Grace,Hull Outside the Engine Room)
The small little drone had attached itself directly below the metallic hull of the Royal Grace but due to the nature of the magical energy surrounding that part of the hull,the drone somehow phased through the plates of metal and directly into the core of the engine without the mages who were meditating,sensing anything amiss.
Unfortunately,this had resulted in a little spark in the engine which created a chain reaction that quickly haywires the system as the mages were suddenly blown away from their sitting position. Laying prostrated on the floor,they tried getting up but a tremor shook the engine room along with the rest of the Royal Grace.
(Hallways)
Oliver was traversing the hallways when the shaking started as he suddenly fell forward but his elven reflexes kicked in as he gingerly got back onto his feet and ran towards the bridge.
(Bridge)
The operators were panicking as they rushed about trying to restore order when Oliver got there,he grasped one of them by the shoulders and said out quickly, "Stay calm and tell me what's happening!" the operator spluttered out, "T-th-the-The Engine Core is go-goin-going haywire!" Oliver then took out his personal mini-laptop and connected it to the ship's main interface as he saw that the engine was reacting in a violent manner as it sent out jolts of electricity throughout the Royal Grace as one by one,almost every piece of machinery was shocked and short-circuited,including the Navigation systems.
"Everyone!We need to stabilize the Royal Grace!Now!" the operators then got back to their senses as they rushed back to their posts. "What are your orders sir ?" Oliver started giving out instructions, "Alright!First we'll need to stabilize the various systems of the ship!Starting with the Navigation and switch to the secondary engines before cutting off the main core then we'll..."
(Colony Area)
The civilians were much more calm than the operators but they were like this because they had little idea of what's really happening but the tremors caused quite an uproar as the shaking increased to a level that equals to that of a small level quake which was improbable but not impossible.
Then,the civilians panicked as a number of the buildings began crumbling before falling apart piece by piece. A piece of rubble was about to crush a little boy until Marion rushed in,grabbed the boy and jumped in the nick of time as she fell flat onto the ground, "That was too close for comfort,come on,we gotta get to the manor,it's walls are sturdier than the other buildings!"
Marion soon led her group to the gates of the manner where the guards were taking in the civilians as quickly as possible,Marion saw that Rosa was helping the civilians as well, "Your Highness!There are still people trapped in the Business District!" Rosa nodded, "Alright,I'll get a few people to accompany me to look for them." Marion sighed in relief, "Thank you Your Highness." Rosa smiled at this, "Just call me Rosa,okay ?"
(En Route to Business District)
Rosa managed to round up Trevor and Sera along with a number of guards and were riding a buggy towards the district that was said to hold trapped people inside. "Anyone know why the ship's acting like this ?" Trevor asked nervously as he was sitting between two guards that were both bigger than in him in stature as their stern faces remained devoid of emotion, "Don't worry about these guys,their nicer than they look,they're quite friendly when their not on duty." the guards smirked a little which didn't make Trevor feel any better as the smirks seem somewhat menacing.
Suddenly,two unknown objects jumped at the moving vehicle, "What the!" Sera,who was driving the vehicle,swerved it to the sides as she then saw a set of metal pincers bit into the thick plates of the buggy's roof and then tore it clean off the vehicle's frame,the guards took out their swords and immediately stabbed the unknown attacker before it fell silent.
"What the heck was that ?" one of the guards stood up as he tossed the defeated foe off the vehicle, "It's a Security Drone,one of the Royal Grace's state of the art defense systems,something must be wrong with ship's system if the drones are acting up. If memory serves correctly,there are a total of thirty drones in the business district. Hopefully,the tremors have taken down most of them or we'll be in trouble.
Then a couple of drones came out to attack them with back-mounted cannons but Trevor took out his sword,batted the projectiles of energy away and sliced the two drones in half before kicking them away just before they exploded. All this had been done in one fluid motion and he had done it in 5 seconds which left the group flabbergasted. In a more confident tone,he spoke out, "Come on!We have people to rescue or less they've been reached by these drones!" the guards nodded as they followed his lead as Trevor sensed the heat coming from a large group of people,making him the leader of the rescue party until further notice.
(Engine Room)
While all this happened,the mages were trying to find out what was the source of the problem but they couldn't use their magic since they were afraid that anymore magic used on the core might cause it to overload which in turn will result in an explosion that will destroy the Royal Grace and it's passengers,they had no choice but to escape the bolts of lightning launched by the engine,letting the crystals in the core latch onto the drone sent by Jake.
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(Woglinde,Hallways)
Wayne had investigated the situation quite a bit now but it certainly didn't bode well for him as his crew was dead,his ship taken over by Schilling's forces,the space port where his son was stationed at was attacked but the one good news about Commander Heinnman's escape had kept his good spirit afloat above the sea of sadness as he briskly walked along the hallways as he pretended to be patrolling the ship and was pulling it off quite well as none of the other guards noticed him being the former captain of this ship.
He then noticed that he had wandered towards the viewing deck where he saw hundreds upon hundreds of Zakus flying along the Woglinde and a Juggernaut-Classed Cruiser named The Crimson Noble which was a term for a vampire and it was quite suiting as the whole ship was black in color with blood-red rims along it,this made Wayne shuddered as the term also described Schilling quite accurately as he knew that Schilling suck his victims dry of not blood but merits and creditability and leave them dead,either by hired hit men or by his own hands as there was a pattern on how he risen from a lowly Corporal to a Brigadier General and a string of cases concerning murdered military officials linked to it though hardly any evidence pointed to him so he gotten away Scott Free.
He was lucky when the bullet meant for him was taken by his son,David who had survived thanks to a flak jacket he was wearing then,the hit man was then promptly killed by Schilling's men,probably to keep his mouth shut forever. Wayne was tempted to hijack a Raize Fighter and go for a kamikaze attack on the Crimson Noble but the probability of his success would be nil. Recomposing himself,Wayne continued prowling his captured vessel,in hopes of recapturing it and that hope just rose higher as he heard a few of the guards chatting.
"Don't you think Brigadier General Schilling's decision to kill all those people just cause they didn't want to join us kind of cruel ?" "Yeah,it was kind of cold-hearted of Schilling but let's stop talking about this or we'll get caught and jettisoned out into space like the Woglinde's crew." Wayne decided to observe these guards to see where their loyalties lie,would it be for Schilling's cause or their conscience that's what Wayne Schultz is going to find out.
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(Earth,Federation Headquarters Basement)
Although the attacks on the Earth had destroyed multiple structures on it's surface but the parts that were underground remained intact though a bit scorched. Among these structures was the underground facilities of the Federation Headquaters which housed the databanks that holds various information on any subject,including those on Brigadier General Schilling.
Elliot Greves who had volunteered to be Ron's escort sighed deeply as he had just lost Ron among the numerous rows of computers that reminded him of a maze,he could've asked the guards outside to help him find Ron but that would jeopardize the facility's safety as the area was quite close to the Lower Tier and various crime lords and faction leaders would love to get their hands on the information stored here so he decided to search for Ron by himself.
And it wasn't hard when he heard the sounds of a keyboard being typed on. Following the sound,he was led to Ron's whereabouts,the inquisitive man was typing furiously on a compact laptop that he had managed to sneak in. "How did you bring that thing in here ?" Ron smiled and showed him a small bracelet that had the Federation's insignia on it, "Digitization,an incomplete prototype by Comodore Wittcomb that I managed to find and remodel to my specification and thanks to the insignia,it'll pass through any security check." Elliot saw a pile of documents laying beside a printer connected to the laptop, "The acquisition of the required documents have been completed,just let me download this data file on this Genesis Project and we'll be going."
Elliot tried to disconnect the laptop before Ron completes the download of the secret information but when he unplugged the device,the cable along with the equipment Ron had began to break down into data as they were instantly digitized by Ron's Digitizer Bracelet. "Nah ah ah!I have the right to at least browse through a bit of the data,considering that the amount of info I've recovered exceeds the amount of the fee,so the data should balance out the issue about my fee. Well then,shall we get going now ?"
Eliiot just sighed more deeply as he followed Ron out into the semi-fresh air of outside. "How am I going to explain this to the President ?" Just then,he'd spotted a small ship that was immediately recognized as the ship used only when an urgent message or delivery is needed to be delivered in a hurry as it suddenly winked out of this area of space as it had just entered Gravitic Warp Space.
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(Spiritual Realm,Dragon Fire Palace)
Daphne had already shown Reina most of the palace,the foyers,the gardens,the courtyards,even the rooms where the previous possessors of the Dragon Fire resided and time was almost up but Reina noticed something on the walls back to the throne room,it was the murals depicting Argus' life,including that of his fight against Undine which was still incomplete but the picture showed enough to pique her curiosity.
"What's going on in this mural ?" Daphne was slightly hesitant to answer her question but someone else answered for her, "Oh my goodness!He hasn't returned to the Mortal Realm did he ?" Bloom had returned with Skye in tow. "It seems he's fighting Undine to pass the Trials to obtain the Flames' true potential and it says here that he's fighting Undine,the Water Elemental to prove his heart...either it's to prove the strength of his heart or it's to fight for your love my dear Reina."
The sudden appearance of Bloom startled everyone present,even Daphne who was shocked that Bloom told Reina everything and with such casualness too! "Sister,are you sure that was wise to tell her that little detail ?" the group then saw that Reina had used the teleportation spell to reach Argus. Bloom had the capability to stop her doing so but she just let her go which made Daphne a bit curious of why her sister just allowed Reina,who knew nothing about the Spirit Realm which was so vast that most of it was still unknown.
"Why did you let her go without stopping her ?" Bloom just smiled and said, "Oh nothing,it's just that she needs to see for herself whether or not her feelings for Argus will be returned to her or not." some of them were confused at her words but before they could ask her what she meant,she had already walked through one of the many doors in the palace which could lead to anywhere as the palace was created like a maze,meaning that only the people who lived there knew the way through the entire palace but just like Bloom,Daphne had left through a door leading elsewhere.
"Well Musa..." Riven looked at her curiously, "Well what Riv ?" Musa asked as she glared at Riven which made him nervous, "Um...uuh,would you mind teleporting us back home ? I really don't like people staring at me." the former possessors of the flame were looking at the couple who were sticking out like a sore thumb, "Oh alright,hang on to me. You big baby." Riven gladly wrap his arms around her shoulders as she twirled her fingers like a composer for an orchestra would and they were soon enveloped in a thick veil that created music and then,they were gone,back to their own region of the Spirit Realm.
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(Dragon City,Entrance)
Although it has been only a few days since Kitt and Artha started work on restoring Dragon City and with the help of the reformed dragons and the help from people who were released from their stasis sleep,the restoration was well underway. Also,Artha managed to enlist the help of a large conglomerate which was owned by Olsen Wittcomb.
Olsen was visiting the city when Artha was talking to Zian who was in his human form, "Are you sure you and your kin won't live here with us ? After all,your Great Dragons seem to have grown a liking to living here." Zian just smiled as he ran his gloved hands through his green mane. "It's quite simple really. You see,Great Dragons can't truly settle down in one area permanently as our body changes to suit the environment but our body must always change at the determined time but if we don't change at the time limit,we will go through a series of painful headaches that causes momentary lapses of our reasoning,making us feral,destroying anything nearby until our minds go mad and our body dies out within 5 days."
Artha was left speechless as Zian's kind were that complex,even more so than Beau's own abilities. "Well,at least stay in the city during your stay here,couldn't you ?Who knows,we might even find a solution on how to remedy your condition." Olsen chuckled at the young man's optimism, "Hope I'm not interrupting anything." "Oh!Mr Wittcomb...um uh...Zian,meet Mr Wittcomb,the man who is financing the restoration of Dragon City. Mr Wittcomb,meet Zian,the Clan Leader of the Great Dragons."
"Ah,Great Dragons!Magnificent beings that has the ability to shapeshift. I read from an old book that said your kind originated from the very dragon that created the Magic Dimension,the Sacred Dragon. Is this true ?" Olsen had developed a habit for reading up on many creatures of this dimension,including those of a Great Dragon. "Yes,my kind was created eons ago when this dimension was created but back then,our kind were much more powerful than our current level as it takes one Great Dragon thousands of years to reach that level of power but we would never dare go that far." Being the curious person that he was,Artha asked him, "Why ?"
Zian was about to answer when Olsen put his hand on his shoulder, "Let me hazard a guess. Is it because too much power would corrupt your pure soul ?" Zian nodded in agreement, "That is correct,though of course a few of my kin had left the clan to try and develop that level of power. In fact,I believe that a hybrid youngling who was born from an Elf and a Great Dragon had left the dimension to learn from the dragons in another dimension,last I've heard,he had learned from the mighty Crosell and is currently under the guidance of a Diamond Dragon on a world known to me as Espel...or was it Expel ?
"Lance!Come back with my instruments!" a shrill voice shrieked as the three turned around to see a young man in his 20s chasing a teenager around the age of 16 who was carrying a device in his hands, "Not a chance Parm!Not until you promise me to fix Fracsheon's (spoke like fraction) Grappling Gear!" Artha sighed deeply as he whistled for Beau who seemed to conversing with the other dragons,when the dragon of legend came up to him Artha whispered into the tiny but sensitive ears of his dragon who seemed to chortle in amusement at the idea.
"Alright boy,go!" Beau let out a bolt of mag-energy,picking up the two runners and brought them in front of Artha, "Lance,give me the Mag-Hammer." the teen gave up the device which was a small hammer-like device that Artha promptly pocketed, "Alright Beau,let them go." Beau stopped his energy as the two plopped onto the ground,dizziness shown by their expression.
The teen named Lance had a common lean figure that teenagers had,his face held traces of freckles that he must've had in his younger days,he wore a green shirt that was covered by a blue vest along with a pair of ripped jeans where the bottoms were tucked into a regular pair if rider boots. The man named Parm was a dark-skinned man with orange hair that looked frazzled thanks to Beau's Mag-grab,he was wearing a green shirt with a dark green fist emblem on the front with a worn out coat,making it look similar to a vest,he wore a pair of pants that was held up by suspenders that were lined with gadgets of various uses but the two young men had armbands similar to Artha's right on their arms,Lance's was blue while Parm's was green.
"He started it!" Parm yelled out while pointing a finger at Lance who just blew a raspberry at him, "Aw come on!I'm your little brother and big brothers always take their little brother's side...right?" Artha just sighed as he slowly shook his head, "Parm,take your stuff and fix Fracsheon's gear." Lance laughed at Parm, "And as for you little bro. Weren't you suppose to help the Fist of the Dragon crew with the deliveries of construction gear to Squire's End ?" Lance's eyes darted left and right, "Now that you mentioned it...Gotta go!" in a second,Lance had just ran off into the entrance to Dragon City.
"Sorry about that,those were my brother Lance and my friend Parm now...where were we ?" The two spectators nodded while holding back their laughter as Beau sneaked up behind Artha and tripped him with his tail, "Very funny Beau but how about this!" Artha sent out a Mag-Claw technique which pushed Beau onto his back. "Either way,we'll accept your hospitality and stay at your city for the remainder of the season." Zian then walked towards a wide clearing and with a sweep of his hands,turned himself into his dragon form. "I'll be back in a few hours with my brethren to help you with the restoration of your city." and he flew away to his clan's current nesting grounds.
"Well,Mr Penn,I see that you've already have everything under control,I'll be going then." Artha nodded as he saw Olsen got back aboard his ship as it also flew off into the distance. "Well boy,one thing for sure,we have a bright future ahead of us." Beau grunted before the mischievous dragon tripped Artha again and galloped off before Artha yelled out, "Come back here Beau and let me 'fix your scales!'" before he went in pursuit of his dragon,laughing all the way while Kitt and Wyldfyr watched them and shook their heads.
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(Spiritual Realm,Argus' Fight with Undine)
"Hya!" Argus yelled out as he slashed at Undine with his new Phoenix Blade but the Elemental just used her flexibility to evade his attack before striking out with her trident but her opponent blocked the attack with a shield of fire, "What the!" Argus looked at the shield as the fire dissipated the name (which is long by the way) 'Blazing Shield of Hope!' went through his mind,he smiled as he gripped the shield tighter and retaliated against the Elemental.
"You'll have to do better than that to defeat me! 'Surging Waves" a wave of water was sent after Argus, "Oh boy,I forgot about that !" but fortunately,Efreet decided to give him a little tip "Master!Use the shield and call out Flame Wall!" Argus had no choice but to follow the Fire Elemental's instructions as he held the Blazing Shield in front of him and yelled out, "'Flame Wall!'" and just like the words said,a massive wall of fire blocked the water-based attack which resulted in the water turning into steam.
Argus relaxed his stance and lowered the Blazing Shield,"Whew !That was too close for comfort!...Wait a minute,where's Undine" he was now in the steamy mist that was created earlier and couldn't even see the tip of his sword,he went into a defensive stance as he looked around carefully,looking out for any attacks by Undine, "Come now,is the young prince too cautious to fight me ?" Argus remained silent as he strained his ears to hear where the voice came from but he didn't have the time when the moisture in the steam gathered to form a water tentacle that wrapped itself around Argus' legs and suddenly tossed him into the air.
Just as he was about to fall onto the solid platform but he sent out a blast of fire which slowed down his descent as he landed gently and firmly onto the ground, "That was unexpected,what kind of attack was that ?" he saw the steam were turning into tendrils of water which reminded him of the Kraken on Andros and in the mass of tendrils was Undine,manipulating the water to her will. "Take this!'Binding Tendrils!'" she sent the tendrils of water after Argus who tried blocking with a Flame Wall but the liquid appendages just went around the fiery blockade and latched themselves onto Argus' arms and legs and stretched them out,hurting him in the process.
'Clang!' his Phoenix Blade and Blazing Shield dropped onto the platform as he was slowly raised above the ground and slowly carried towards Undine, "How disappointing,to think,that you are the chosen one. All I see is someone that's lasted this long only with the help of another!" Argus struggled under the hold of the watery tendrils as Undine readied herself as she enveloped herself in a large body of water which formed into something even more like the Kraken as it raised it's free tentacles to strike Argus.
"I don't know what the heck you mean by chosen one!...but I know this." Undine momentarily let herself outside the body of water and said out calmly, "What is it,O Keeper of the Flame ?" Argus just he smirked, "I never lose so easily." Undine just huffed in contempt before she returned into the watery monstrosity, "Very well then,I'll just defeat you and send you back to the mortal realm!" the tentacles lashed out at Argus but they suddenly evaporated back into steam and into nothing as a sudden heat wave overwhelmed them. Argus was wielding his weapons that had teleported into his hands.
"I said I'd never lose so easily!"Argus batted the limbs that held him with the Blazing Shield while the heat emanating from it evaporated the other tentacles that were sent by Undine to attack him. Argus went into a defensive position as he fell onto the platform as Efreet watched in fascination, "He has learned the special technique has he." Undine was also fascinated by Argus' new abilities, "Hmm,impressive. Maybe you are worthy to be my new master after all but let's see you defend against this!'Aquatic Barrage!'" a massive sphere of water was created out of thin air as it suddenly started shooting thousands upon thousands of droplets of water that were going at a speed that could rival a speeding bullet but Argus used the Flame Wall technique to defend himself but the stray water bullets penetrated Efreet's water dome and made small but significant dents in his armor as steam rose from these dents, "Be careful out there!I'm still here!"
"Sorry about that Efreet but a trial is a trial and I don't intend to let the Keeper of the Flame win so easily against me!" she continued pressing the barrage as the Flame Wall slowly diminished in size while Argus' stance started to falter. Victory for Undine seemed imminent but she was suddenly surprised when she found Argus missing from her sights as she saw the Flame Wall dissipate,her water bullets hitting only the platform. "Where is he!Where did he go ?" Undine's calm demeanor was breaking down as she looked all over the platform but she only saw Efreet still trapped in the water dome.
"I'm right here! Fire Arts' Special Move!'Inferno Claymore!'" he surrounded himself with fireballs that whizzed about him before they formed into a giant sized claymore of fire that Argus took hold of it and slashed at Undine's Water Kraken which was suddenly destroyed in a massive burst of steam as fire collided with water and Argus used the momentum from swinging the claymore to tackle Undine but just as he caught her,he felt something was wrong as he heard a familiar yelp as he also noticed that he was holding onto fabric of clothing instead of armor.
"Well done Keeper of the Sacred Flame,you have passed my trial." Undine walked out of the mist,holding her trident limply before she collapsed just in front of Efreet who was free from the water dome,he caught her in his arms as her helmet fell off to reveal a beautiful woman with hair that looked like water, "You always overdo it,don't you Undine ?" the Water Elemental giggled uncharacteristically, "Yes,your right but I guess I have you to keep me in check,no." Efreet nodded in agreement as he opened up a portal, "Come on,we need to get you to your chambers to rest." and they went in before it disappeared and a tiny glittering object fell to the ground.
"Wait a minute!If that was Undine ?...Then who do I have here ?" he looked at the unknown person he had tackled a moment ago,the steam still covered the area but it soon cleared up and to his surprise and embarrassment,it was Reina and they were yet again in an position that compromised her innocence but luckily,his hormones were non-existent in the Spiritual Realm and Reina was a little stunned by the shock of the tackle so Argus took the opportunity to get off of Reina who had woke up a few seconds later, "Uh...hi Reina...how's it going ?" 'Man!That was a lame way to greet her after all that...man!I'm such an idiot!'
Reina didn't know what she was feeling right now as she saw Argus right in front of her,anger,sadness,confusion and all that other emotions that concerned feelings went through her head,she had so much she wanted to say but all that came out of her mouth was "Hi Argus I-" but before she could talk some more,a runic circle appeared below them and a bright flash blinded them before they too like the Elementals,disappeared from the platform and the small glittering item as if by coincidence,launched itself onto Argus' body just before they've gone,leaving everything as it was.
Author's note:Sorry about being so late in updating my story but school is getting out of hand and my internet connection got disconnected but it's back now. Though of course,it'll take a while to update the next chapter,since my creativity is at a seriously low level,an art project I'm doing will be worth the majority points in the final term of my SPM,so I'll need my imagination to do it,meaning I'll be in a long hiatus for a while.
Now then,enough of my whining,let's start this chapter's. Drum Roll please!(A drum rolls by)
"Not funny..."
WiVo:
The group will be facing a number of security drones aboard the malfunctioning Royal Grace but who or what do you think will be the 'boss' of these Security Drones.
A.)A giant Security Droid
B.)A Mutation created from one the malfunctioning facilities
C.)The Tracker Drone sent by Jake,which might have transformed into something freakish.
D.)A bunch of the Security Drones put together.
You decide. This is Argus456,signing off.