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W/ Group 1:
The first staircase was a long, winding one that rose up into the tomb area of the castle. It would be just a few more rooms before they made it to the ground floor.
A huge crash could be heard not far above the group, causing some to lose their balance and slide down the stairs a little. "There must be a battle going on up there." Multos announced, holding tightly onto the railing. It took a while for the group to muster up the courage to keep going up. There was a brilliant light shining above, signifying the next room. Correre barked and charged up ahead of them all.
"Slow down, will you?" The call rang up from the rest, as he bumped into the teams. Anna ran up after him and into the blinding light that flooded the dark staircase. Curious at what set the dog-horse hybrid off, they all trekked up the stairs.
"Wow." Anna exclaimed, as they were met with a white room, featureless, emotionless. In the middle of the room stood four people, facing each other, each extremely tired. Above them all, on a ledge seemingly coming from nowhere, stood Ramon and his stone-faced bookkeeper, Demetra. He had a wildly devious look in his eyes, as the Mamodo below fought. But they were all taken aback when a stone door fell on the entrance to the staircase. Ramon was broken from his own sadistic spell and looked unhappily at the massing group.
"How fortunate. You made it." He called sarcastically. He crossed his arms, flailing his cape behind him.
"However, you can watch our entertainment." He said calmly, bending over his ledge to look at four sweating, heaving combatants. One was a girl, tall, with a red dress and broach. She had small, angelic wings on her back. Her bookkeeper was also tall, with shaggy blonde hair, a green t-shirt and jeans. He had a long face, and it wasn't because of his current predicament. The other side had a boy of relatively normal height who must've been 8 years old. His clothes were in tatters and he looked weak and wrinkled for someone so young. His bookkeeper was girl with long, flowing brown hair. She wore a plain white shirt and a skirt, and had a green backpack from which stuck out a wooden flute.
"In the left corner- your right, I suppose- are Lorelei and Sonny. In the- other- left, are Mortisimor and Harmony. Place your bets quickly, because someone will disappear." He announced jokingly. Suddenly, his face became darker and he regained the deranged look they had seen walking in.
"I will make sure of it."
The rest would not stand for it. Correre, in his true fashion, charged straight into the room, only to be stopped by an invisible barrier. "Oh? I'm sorry, only authorized personnel past this point." He laughed. He pointed his emerald-tipped scepter at him, and Demetra opened the emerald green book.
"Royaruk." She recited slowly, as Ramon's scepter launched a huge emerald at Correre, sending him back into the whitewashed wall. He snickered under his breath and sat down, his legs dangling over the ledge.
"Enjoy the show." He smiled, leaning back as Demetra looked on sullenly. Anna rushed to his side as Alan, Jay, Hawke, Prima, Multos and Dun watched on in horror. The four combatants in the middle of the room continued to stand still and breath heavily. Ramon waited a few seconds, and slammed his scepter into the side of the ledge.
"What're you waiting for?" He shouted. They jumped in fear, and immediately retreated to opposite ends of the room. Sonny, Lorelei's bookkeeper, opened their light orange book and began casting.
"Fornasa!" He shouted. Lorelei stood still, facing her new enemy, as her eyes turned to a deep shade of red and shot a single laser. Mortisimor raised his tattered arms and let the spell hit him. His longhaired book owner Harmony opened their book.
"Curano." She whispered, as a wave of water spilled over him. Immediately all the damage he took was visibly removed. By looking at the two and how they countered each other, it was easy to see how they made great adversaries. Ramon sighed, annoyed.
"Even before your elimination you continue to disappoint me. Use stronger spells. I want to see one of you go up in flames." He said slowly and imperiously. There was a few seconds of heavy breathing, and some understanding glances, and then Harmony cast a spell.
"Ladraino." She said, this time more audibly. Whips of a water-like substance fired at Lorelei, and wrapped around her, and started to shock her. It was draining her energy.
"Talconva!" Sonny shouted in response. Lorelei's wings wrapped around her and muffled her struggling. A kind of orange wave started to be emitted from it, and the water whips immediately disintegrated. Surprisingly, each of them came out of the exchange no worse than before.
"I don't mean to sound bad, but they're going really slow." Alan whispered, almost to himself. Multos, whose hair greeted him before his face, walked up to him.
"Their powers are complimentary. They were usually partners, but Ramon's turned them against each other. However, they know how to work together by using spells on one another. The only one losing will be Ramon." Multos explained, as they all listened intently. What did they have planned? It seemed they were about to find out.
"Dioga Wagurano!" Harmony shouted, bringing the book to her side. She was upset. That only brought more power to the health-draining wave Mortisimor conjured up. He fired it at Lorelei, who took it head on. Sonny franticly looked beneath the wave for something, waiting for some sign. Suddenly,
"Ai Convashield!" He shouted, as Lorelei's wings detached and forced the wave around her to disperse. Then it clamped down on her, and started emitting the same orange waves as the previous spell. When it let her out, she dropped to the ground, only little more tired. There was another little moment of breathing.
"Now." Sonny said, turning his head to the ground, his book glowing wildly.
"Watch closely." Multos commented suddenly. Harmony and Mortisimor turned to Ramon. He looked arrogantly down at them.
"Giga Orano!" She yelled, as a much more healthy looking Mortisimor shot water-like ropes up at Ramon.
"Royaruk." Demetra spoke in a monotone voice. Ramon quickly knocked away one rope and half of another, but one half still reached him and attached itself to him. He grabbed it and tried to pull it off defiantly. Sonny sighed and took a deep breath.
"Can you control it?" He asked his partner.
"I… I can." The winged girl replied.
"OK. Dioga… Girofornasa!" He shouted, at first unsure, and then very emotionally. Lorelei's entire body began to glow a bright, flashing red. She lifted into the air and exploded with tons of red energy blasting around her. At first, the beam came together and concentrated itself on Ramon. One look at the outlines of Lorelei's face, though, and you could see that the pressure was crippling. Ramon, for the first time in memory, looked terrified. Demetra acted fast.
"Diashield!" She shouted, as a huge diamond shield surrounded them. The blast approached it and, slowly but surely, tore through it.
"So much raw power…" Ramon gawked, struggling to hold what was left of the shield. Suddenly, Lorelei screamed and dropped to the ground, losing her red aura. The beam, so close to engulfing Ramon and Demetra, exploded and split into thousands of red energy lasers, ricocheting off the walls and putting holes in the whitewashed room. Sonny grabbed Lorelei, the book still glowing, and fled into a corner. Harmony and Mortisimor were right in the middle of it. One of the lasers knocked Mortisimor's book clear from Harmony's hands and set it aflame. Then, the spell started to lessen.
"Get us out." Ramon commanded, as Demetra placed her hand on the ceiling. A hole the exact shape of the ledge appeared, and they were slowly lifted up. Ramon looked angrily down, but kept a little satisfaction from seeing Mortisimor's book burn. Suddenly, there was a small electrical explosion next to Hawke, which startled him. Correre, who was pawing at the invisible barrier, was now able to claw through it. It was no longer there.
"I didn't mean to, I thought I could control it… really…" Lorelei begged, as Sonny held her. Mortisimor was slowly fading.
"That… that doesn't matter. I just wish we could get Ramon. Burn his damn book…" He wished angrily. A few angry tears welled up in his eyes as he turned. Harmony was holding the burning book in her hands as if it was still in tact.
"Giga Orano." She whispered, as Mortisimor aimed the water-ropes at the wall opposite him. There was another small explosion, seemingly from within the wall, and a door opened.
"Go through the door, and don't give up. Kill him. As soon as you see him, kill him. I don't want to see him back home." He hissed, angry and upset. There was a small flash of light as his translucent body completely disappeared. Harmony clasped her hands, as if trying to collect the ashes. She threw her hands to her sides, and then ran to Lorelei and Sonny. The rest followed suit, inspecting their wounds.
"Don't worry, I'll burn his book." She bawled, whispering it as a silent mantra,
"If it's the last thing I do." She finished, with a tinge of melodrama in her voice.
Meanwhile, W/Group 2…
The corridor had suddenly become thinner and shorter, and the group was walking in a single-file line. It was nearly pitch black and incredibly stuffy. "Does this thing ever end?" Jhouru asked, annoyed. Sosa, who was farther ahead, noticed that the ceiling was higher, and turned his large cartoonishly grub-like body and made an excited 'wah' sound to alert the group.
"Looks like the little guy found something!" Jyan exclaimed, stopping to stand up straight, but simply bumping his head on the lowered ceiling. Josh, who was a little uncomfortable, sighed.
"No, don't stop!" He cried, annoyed. Curio, who was right behind Sosa, arrived at the room with the raised ceiling and finally stood up straight.
"Ah! That's much better." He commented, straightening his back. He knelt once more and called to the remaining in the corridor.
"Quickly, we've nearly made it!"
One by one they filed out of the small room. When Josh, who was the last in line, made it out, the entrance closed. At first, it was pitch black, but then a small light came on above them, revealing five bullseyes below them. Curio picked up Sosa and walked nonchalantly over to the first bullseye in the far corner. "Everyone, get on one." He said.
"Oh, oh, that sounds like a good idea." Josh said quickly and sarcastically. Jyan smiled.
"What could happen?" He asked lightheartedly, not knowing the ominous implications. Chikushou looked around with suspiscion.
"This doesn't look right." He said, despite stepping on one of the bullseyes. Each of the five teams was now on a bullseye. Suddenly, glass walls came up between each bullseye, and the teams quickly began to slide away from one another. Three lights came on in an adjacent room, which the teams could now see through invisible barriers.
"What's happening?" Alex asked, surprised that he was now more than 30 feet away from his original position. The room they were all looking into was tomb-like: walls of stone, bits or rock and rubble spread around, and a pale looking Mamodo in the center of it all.
He was wearing a suit and a cape, all very flamboyant, but his blood red eyes and protruding fangs drew all the attention. There was a girl next to him, sitting down in a lotus position. There was nothing special about her, except for the threatening, annoyed look on her face. The Mamodo looked around and sighed. "Finally. I was getting anxious." He closed his eyes and smiled. Opening them again, he quickly surveyed his possible enemies.
"Nice to see you again, Shu. How's royalty treating you?" He asked in an uncaring tone. Shu scowled.
"Bite me."
"My pleasure." He retorted wryly, lifting his hand and pointing it next to Jyan and Josh's door.
"Fangar." The girl said ominously, as the Mamodo shot out a spike from his hand. It hit a small button next to the door. The invisible barricade faded away, and left Jyan and Josh totally unprotected.
"Gigano Fangar!" The girl shouted, as the vampiric Mamodo moved his hand slightly. A huge spike shot out of his hand this time. If they didn't move fast, they would be impaled. Jyan stood still, awestruck. Josh grabbed him by the collar and threw him along with himself out of the room, which was soon reduced to rubble.
"That. That could go wrong." Josh said, answering his previous question. They quickly stood up and got ready to fight.
"Chikelga!" Josh shouted, as Jyan's eyes rolled back and he shot a large beam of energy from his mouth. The Mamodo was unimpressed.
"Sandra, armor." He told his bookkeeper nonchalantly. She raised the blood red book and cast the next spell.
"Blade Fangaruk." She read angrily. The Mamodo suddenly sprouted a sword made of spikes from his hand. He used it to deflect the beam, but was gradually moved back. With a sweeping motion, he forced the rest of it away. Suddenly he rushed at the team, knocked Jyan into a corner with the sword, and threw Josh there with him.
"I hate it when people underestimate me." He growled. He raised his arms as a signal to his partner.
"Geo La Fang." She chanted, still in the lotus position. The Mamodo slashed his hands outward, and a group of spikes trapped Jyan and Josh in the corner.
"Let's finish 'em."
"Ganzu Fangar." Sandra said, as the Mamodo shot out multiple spikes at Jyan and Josh. They immobilized them by pinning their shoulders and feet to the wall.
"I hate it when people underestimate me." He seethed, turning from the newly incapacitated team. Still strong, Josh raised his arm, the book glowing.
"Gao…"
"Fangar." Sandra cast quickly, as the Mamodo turned only his hand to fire the spike. It hit the cloth of Josh's shirt in the forearm, pinning his entire right hand to the wall, causing him to drop the book. He cursed to himself silently, and then hung his head. Jyan was violently tugging at the spikes, but to no avail.
"Whose next?" He asked with a grin. Anthony shook his head.
"Vance is gonna pick us all off, one by one." He said to himself, rubbing his forehead and leaning against the wall.
"Thank you for volunteering." Vance said sharply, throwing his spike sword at the button of Chrys' and Anthony's door. Chrys got in a defensive position, while Anthony opened the book.
"Always hated couples. Think they can beat everyone 'cause they have each other." He scoffed, and then looked arrogantly to the ceiling.
"Just makes for a good sob story in the end." He finished, now completely serious. Anthony led Chrys out of the small room and they prepared to fight. They circled around each other, goading each other to cast the first spell.
Needless to say, Vance went first.
"Jaurin Fangar!" Sandra yelled, as a ring of large spikes appeared in front of Vance. He spun them around using different hand movements.
"I wonder what will happen when I burn your book? Will you both be heartbroken? They say long-distance relationships don't work out." He taunted. Anthony was seering with anger, while Chrys had a kind of perplexed, worried look on her face.
"Ganzu Sharcrezo!" He shouted, as Chrys launched multiple crystal shards at Vance. Vance only pushed the ring forward. It began to spin like a drill, tearing through the multiple shards. However, it was reduced to rubble in the process.
"I can match and beat anything you throw at me." He smiled, taunting again. Anthony grunted in anger.
"Dioga Oru Harcrezo!" He shouted, as crystals began to form and drop from the ceiling. Sandra instinctively cast another spell.
"Amu Fangaruk." She said monotonously, as spikes protruded from Vance's wrists. Stabbing quickly at the dropping crystals, he managed to come out mostly unscathed. When the onslaught ended, he quickly rushed to Chrys and slashed her arm.
"Get away from her!" Anthony yelled, as Chrys pushed him back.
"Sharugarudo!" He shouted, as giant crystals encased Vance. He snickered, and thrust the spikes into the base of two adjacent crystals. With a swooping motion, three of the spikes fell forward, and he was able to step out unharmed.
"Let's see how that long distance relationship works out, huh?" He laughed, slowly walking toward Chrys.
"We need to do something." Chikushou said matter-of-factly.
"Shardar Sirus!" He cast, as a kind of glowing disco ball of glass appeared above the two. However, Chikushou began to writhe in pain.
"I'm not in the mood for this." Vance said, jumping and breaking the disco ball and releasing all sorts of glass on to the floor.
"We can't help him…" Curio said to himself, turning away from the battle.
Vance raised his hand, ready to go in for the kill.
(End of Chapter 20: 83 Mamodo left)
Yeah, so I haven't been updating, but you all understand, right? Hope you can all jump back into the story. And I would ask everyone who sent in OC's to resend all the spells of their char, cuz I kinda… lost them. Anyway, R&R, hope you'll enjoy the next chapters!