The Obsidian Tale
~ Lake City Prima – South Gate ~
“Like, yeah, ew.” [Music 14.2]
The two of them were the same girls
that confronted Leo back at the auction house during his first visit. They were
watching as most of the main group made their way to the docks. The ship was
barely able to float but Hazel and Warren worked together to tie it against one
of the wooden poles nearby.
Felix, Lydia, Leo, Viola, Rina, and
Pria were soaking wet from their landing, but they managed to safely rise to
the planks while Forrest had been crying for several minutes after Warren saved
him back at the piloting room.
A Double Date
Lydia placed her hand over her
forehead while looking over the horizon. “I can’t see through all this fog. I
wonder if that tower appeared…”
Felix whispered to her, “I doubt it.
No one is making a fuss about it.”
Rina shrugged. “Or, maybe because we
made a bigger commotion in their point of view. Look at our airship.”
“Hrm,” Lydia murmured. “I hope we
can fix it…”
Warren finished tying a knot against
the wooden pole. “It should be no problem. The engine may be a little charred,
but I think with some magic power, I can make it work!”
Rina raised her hand. “That is my
cue.”
Lydia stopped her. “Are you sure?
You don’t want to use up a lot of magic, do you?”
Rina winked at Lady Pria. “The
seventh magic is not an offensive magic for once. The power of holy helps me
boost my speed, evasion, and depletes the amount of energy I can use so I can
become a master magician. With this kind of power, I can use almost two times
the magic before I start to feel tired.” She began following Warren into the
ship.
Leo was amazed at how much this holy
magic can stack on her. “And you invented such thing, Lady Pria?”
“Of course. They don’t call me a
legendary magician Avian for nothing.”
“I never heard of such thing,” Viola
said bluntly.
Lady Pria clenched her fists. “You
annoy me.” [End music]
Hazel kicked Forrest by the leg. “At
any rate, we should think about what to do next. Once this ship is up and
running again, we need to make an immediate turn to the Mago’Ria Fey.” [Music 38.1]
Felix grinned. “I really hope my mom
and the others are okay. I don’t want them having anything to do with this
tower.”
Lydia patted his back. “Hey, it will
be okay, right? There is a pretty big river dividing both the Fey and the
village itself.”
Forrest was twiddling with his
thumbs. “And my friends…” He quickly stood up. “If Bailey is at that tower, I
will save him and bring him to the village to meet my friends! I think he
already knows Jess though.”
“That sounds like a great idea,”
Lydia giggled. “Your friends will be okay! They have been okay with your help,
right?”
Forrest spun in circles. “You’re
right, big sis!”
Lydia blushed. “Big sis?!”
The group began to laugh together.
Finally, they were able to put up a smile like one big happy family.
The Casino Life
Within the airship, Rina pointed at
one of the engines, “Should I warm up this one?”
“Oh no. That one is for the air
conditioner. We do not need that right now. Position your hands towards the
ignition belt.”
“I’m no scientist or whatever, but
wouldn’t warming it up with direct heat cause it to um… you know, explode?”
“You might believe so, but the
manual follows a different kind of material that catalyzes two particles
together. There are many types of ancient sediments that historians have used
to put this airship together. The shipwright knew exactly what he was doing!
Oho.”
Rina began pointing the heat against
the belt. While focusing on the belt, she said to Warren, “I have to say,
you’re pretty smart for a guy who got kicked out of the Gammel military.”
“You believed I was unintelligent?”
“No, it’s not that. Normally,
people’s intelligence don’t really come to mind when I look at them. I just
treat everyone like crap and it’s fun.”
“That is… wonderful.”
“Heh. So, have you always spoken so
civil before? We’re probably one generation apart but you speak as if you’re
some kind of time traveler from the past.”
“Are you calling me old?!”
“Hahaha! If you think I did, then
sure. I mean, your English is pretty good and civil. Where did you learn that
from?”
Warren pointed at the round belt
beside the ignition. “Cast some cold aura over there please.” As Rina moved her
hands, Warren began to answer her question, “I ran away from my parents when I
was only ten because I wanted to experience what an adventure was like. They
always tried to put me into some prestigious school but all I ever wanted was
to see what the outside world was. After that long adventure, I realized that
it would be better to go back home and listen to my parents. Adventures are
great and all, but they only come as far as a pile of mud right before the
finish line. I realized then, that I had lost my chance to grow up as a regular
child.”
Rina grinned. “So you’re saying
there’s a huge price to pay if you want to accomplish the most?”
“Quite so. For example, I needed a
lot of money throughout my adventures, and Hazel and I traveled really poor. If
you want to start an adventure the easy way, then you would best start after
finishing what you needed to do while growing up – getting an education first.”
Rina thought about the time when she
and Hazel visited the Celestian library to learn about the Avian history.
“Getting an education is important, huh…” [End music]
Outside the airship, the group was
still chatting with each other about various subjects that had nothing to do
with Magnus in order to keep their mind off the stress. There was a light
earthquake around them. The group began to worry if it was the tower doing its
work, but they were forced to stay calm until the airship was fixed.
After several minutes, the engine
finally turned on and the group could see a bunch of paddles appearing from
each end of the airship like a whale ready to paddle its way across the ocean
from down below. [Music 6.1]
Rina popped open the ceiling lid as
she yelled out with pride, “Sweet! I did it!!! Ahaha!!!”
Lydia chuckled. “Aw, I’ve never seen
her so ecstatic before.”
“When you’re responsible for an airship’s
revival, of course you’d be happy,” Felix added, agreeing with her.
Leo scratched his hair. “I was
hoping to get a small drink before coming back. I didn’t think it would take
that quick.”
“You would not last a single minute
with alcohol around,” Viola teased him.
“What did you say?!”
“I said you would not last a single
minute wi-“
“That’s not what I meant!”
Rina threw a wrench up into the air
and then she caught it. “Check out what this baby can do. Even if it can no
longer fly for the time being, it can at least swim across the lake and reach
the Fey from here. After we defeat Magnus, we can repair the airship for
whoever wants to go on a worldly adventure!”
Lydia, Felix, and Forrest all cheered
together.
“But first, you have to get an education!”
“What.” The three young teenagers
stopped smiling. They were now confused.
At any rate, the group of nine made
their way into the airship. Now, they were finally able to reach the tower from
the Mago’Ria Fey!
The airship turned around and then it
shot itself forward with haste. It thrashed water from behind, liquids slashing
against all the rich civilians of Prima, including the two drunk girls.
“Like, EW!!” One of them screamed.
“Totes ‘ew’!!!” The other followed
along.
Masked Man of the Crescent - Part 2
~ Village of Saradeli – north district ~
“Look, there is smoke all over the
ground and the tower!!”
“And not the good kind,” Felix said
as he ordered Warren to stop the ship in between the two lands. “There is
already a fight going on at the tower!”
The tower stood about forty stories
high and flying monsters were exiting through the windows. The blue poison that
was previously surrounding the cavern turned into ice particles that rang a
full circle revolving around the tower like frozen tentacles. They looked like
petals of a blossomed tower.
On the village end of the island,
Forrest took sight of both Spencer and Sydney along with Mrs. Wolfram, Ekaja,
and the D’Alonzo parents. A few other tenants managed to join the village’s
growth as well!
Forrest popped open the door first
as he ran to his friends. “Spencer! Sydney!!”
Sydney jumped. “Whoa!! It’s really
him! This weird ship is actually Forrest and his other friends!”
Mrs. Wolfram and Ekaja went ahead to
find Felix and Lydia respectively.
The three children hugged each
other, but Forrest was still concerned. “Where’s Jess?!”
Sydney became serious. “Actually…
She went up into the tower.”
“What? Why? She was supposed to let
me handle all this.”
“She was afraid that your fortune
would come true, so she had to do something after seeing that other kid. What
was his name?”
Forrest became frustrated. “Bailey was here?!”
Spencer nodded. “Yeah, Jess followed
that kid into the tower.”
Sydney shrugged. “Before Jess left,
she told us something pretty cool. She said we actually conquered our fortunes!”
“When did you con-quer yours?”
Forrest asked her.
“Green
represents nature and its peacefulness. You must erase yourself of all stress
and bring in a new world of acceptance.” Sydney said in quote. She then
said to Forrest, “She was glad that I was able to brush off the fact that you could
be in danger. I had to trust that you kept yourself safe. I was able to keep my
mind off of all this by helping her and Spencer work on the village a bit more!
Hehe.”
“And I accomplished mine when we
first got here! Remember?”
Sydney rolled her eyes. “Nobody
cares about you, Spencer!”
Forrest felt disappointed. “So I’m
the only one, huh…”
“Jess still has her fortune too,
remember? We all have capes!”
“Then I’ll accomplish it together
with her. I’m going up that tower!” [End music]
Sydney gasped. “But…!” She paused
after remembering her fortune. [Music 51.1] “Forrest, go up there. You’re the only one who
can help Jess save Bailey. After all of this, the five of us can play together!
Hehe.”
Forrest gave them his hand. “It’s a
promise!”
Sydney touched his hand while
Spencer did the same as if they were in some kind of sports team, keeping a vow
to stay strong.
Meanwhile, Lydia and Felix hugged
their parents.
“Oh Felix, it’s so great to see you
safe again!”
“Y-Yeah. However, we still need to
stop Magnus. If that tower keeps still for a while longer, it might emit
chemical energy and mutated monsters
that we have never seen before.”
“This tower is a direct enemy base,
deary. Are you sure you will be alright this time? I am a little concerned.”
Felix turned away. He did not want
to worry her even more by telling her that he could be in possession of Magnus
again. He only nodded. [End music]
“I’ll be fine, mom. I… promise.” [Music 18.1]
Ekaja said to Lydia, “Likewise, you
will only be bait for the tower. You are
the last Obsidian after all.”
“I know, but I feel that this is my responsibility!
If I had been more careful with myself, I could have stopped him from leeching
off Obsidian energy. Please, at least let me go to the tower. If I don’t do
this, nobody else can!”
Ekaja paused for a moment, but she
trusted Lydia even after surviving this long journey. “You have outlived
against the most brutal enemies out there, and the biggest one of them all is
waiting for your group, Lydia. I do hope you will make it out safe…”
Lydia grabbed both of Ekaja’s hands.
“Then you’ll let me go?!”
“I will, but on one condition. You
will make it back in one piece and after that, we can actually go shopping
together and I can make you your favorite foods.”
Lydia blushed. “Oh… That’s right. We
never had that chance at the meadow away from civilization… Then it’s a
promise, mother!”
Mr. D’Alonzo felt disappointed
still. “It would be nice to have our old son come to visit…”
Felix bowed in front of him. “Sir, I
will surely find him and bring him back home. Clyde is only possessed. The
things he have done so far was not from his own will, but from chemical
Obsidian energy.”
Rina whispered to Leo, “The way
Clyde held onto me from behind at the Lumious was very unnatural. I think he’s
finally starting to turn into a physical monster.”
“I noticed something was stranger
than strange in him,” Leo responded. “At this rate, Bailey could fall into the
same fate. You already saw that kid react several times especially back in
Vector.”
Hazel headed for the other side of
the river. “And we do know Professor Igor is at the tower. We are a hundred
percent sure that Bailey and the professor will be present, but Clyde could be
somewhere else, and it is quite strange that Magnus has not detected us yet.”
“How would you know if he hasn’t
figured out that we’re actually alive?” Viola asked.
“He would have Felix do something
ominous by now. Therefore, he still believes Felix is dead. Then again, it
could be a psychological trap to make us come to a false conclusion like this.”
Mrs. D’Alonzo took a step back. “If
you’re all going to that tower, then come back with as little casualties as
possible. We already have enough here.”
“Casualties?” Warren wondered. “What
happened?”
“A few monsters have struck us
already,” she said. “We are their closest target but we took them down. It will
only be a while longer until more show up.”
Pria floated towards her. “Then I
shall protect this village.”
Hazel gasped. “We really need you to
help us reach the top of the tower by using your wind aura with Rina. The
chemical Obsidian energy would be too dangerous for us!”
“I believe in my little pupil,” she
winked at Rina. “The village needs both a strong offense, defense, and
supportive healing. I have just that.”
Rina agreed with her. “That’s right.
I believe that Lady Pria can help support the village on her own. I can take
care of the rest!”
“And don’t you worry. Maybe we can
try and find a way to help repair the ship while you’re up there. I just need
the manual.”
“Did someone say ‘repairs’?” The
D’Alonzo parents chimed in together with harmony.
Hazel chuckled. “Alright, then it is
settled. We shall make our way to the tower.”
As the group began to depart for the
Mago’Ria Fey tower, Forrest waved towards Spencer and Sydney.
“This must be it. My fortune might
or might not happen in that tower, but I can feel it close to happening. I have
to stop it from being true. I will come back with the both of them!”
Sydney placed her hands around her
mouth to give him a call. “Okay! We will wait for you here, Forrest! Please
come back to us safely!!”
“Good luck big brother!!” Spencer
added.
Finally, the group took off for the
tower, a tower filled with dangerous monsters, weapons, and staircases. One
step around chemical essence and they’re in danger. The only thing that can
protect them is Rina and her wind magic. Luckily, she gained the holy ability,
so her duration could be twice as long. [End music]
~ Mago’Ria Fey – tower’s entrance ~
“Talbot?!” Rina said in shock. She
knelt down to feel his palms. “Dude, your body is becoming colder. What the
hell happened and what are you doing here?!”
“Rina… I’m sorry. The Gammel
lieutenants gathered here as soon as possible to stop Magnus themselves. We
felt that your group would not come in time to stop them, so we took matters into our own hands.”
Viola first headed for the door,
examining the area intensely.
“That axe girl is here as well.”
Talbot tried to point at the tower
in front of him. His hand was shaking and blood dripped from his fingers. “I’ve
used too much magic. I’ve tried… to catalyze each and every one of their
weapons with wind aura to protect them from the chemicals. However… if they
tend to fall like I have, the aura would vanish.”
Rina took out her knives.
“Catalyzing weapons with wind…” She grabbed one of her knives as she stabbed it
onto the ground beside Talbot. Then, she casted a wind aura around it in order
to create a new bubble for him. “I don’t know how long that will last, but
carry that knife with you back to the village. We need to get into that tower!”
“You... idiot." Talbot scoffed. "It is far too dangerous. Even I... feel like quitting as a scientist. It brought nothing but naught, and there is no turning back for me in terms of regret. I can't take it back."
Rina interrupted him. "Don't even say that! You had the right intentions, damn it! Stop lingering on regret and push forward towards positive success. You shouldn't just... give up like that."
“You... idiot." Talbot scoffed. "It is far too dangerous. Even I... feel like quitting as a scientist. It brought nothing but naught, and there is no turning back for me in terms of regret. I can't take it back."
Rina interrupted him. "Don't even say that! You had the right intentions, damn it! Stop lingering on regret and push forward towards positive success. You shouldn't just... give up like that."
“As do you, Rina. I will take your words into consideration, but as for now... if you really feel you must take on this tower challenge, then be very careful. The other
three are up ahead. The monsters were too much for us, so I vowed to stay
behind and take care of the monsters down here.”
Rina looked away. “Clumsy little… You should
have waited for us.” She slammed her fists together. “This does it! That Magnus
bastard does not know who he’s
dealing with!” As Rina ran off, she forgot that the bubble mainly followed her,
so the rest of the group tirelessly followed along, hoping to stay within the
bubble.
Professor Talbot watched them leave
in the distance. “They have grown so much… I fear it is too late for me. I feel
like I’ve inhaled enough of that chemical Obsidian energy.” [End music]
~ Mago’Ria Fey – tower’s 1st floor ~
Forrest followed him up the stairs,
shooting and blinding any monster with his BB gun. Hazel aimed at a few mutated
soldiers who were almost turned into beasts, much like from Troiya’s
laboratory.
“Nothing can resist my aim,” Hazel
said with pride. She stepped onto one of the beasts, pulling all the arrows out
of their bodies.
Felix and Lydia rushed on one end,
not breathing any air until they rejoiced with Rina and Leo on the other side
with Warren and Forrest.
After clearing the first floor, the
group headed their way onto the next which was slightly similar but with more
monsters. Several of the next few floors involved traps such as spikes being
thrown against one wall to another. These traps were quite similar to what was
seen back at the Boris San Jovi laboratory.
~ Mago’Ria Fey – tower’s 7th floor ~
The group followed a trail of fallen
mutated soldiers. Some had arms and legs missing, and a few others were
headless, but they still managed to move their bodies. Forrest closed his eyes from
this extremely disturbing sight.
Hazel stabbed one of them on the
forehead. “Such sad souls, forced to live without a full limb. It is better
that we end their lives now,” she aimed at the rest of them.
While doing so, Warren pointed at
the room up ahead which was hard to see at their angle. They all followed him
up the steps to see what was in the next floor.
Lionel was on one knee. The scythe
was on the ground and every single monster had fallen around him.
He turned around with anger after hearing
more footsteps from the main group. “More? You want some of this?!” He gasped
as soon as he saw the group, mainly Felix. “What the hell do you all want?”
Rina noticed that he no longer had a
wind aura around him. She casted a wind aura on another knife, then she threw
it towards the carpet next to him.
“Heh. It’s too late,” Lionel gave a
laughter. “I’ve already inhaled some of the chemicals…”
Felix took a step forward. “Are the
other two up ahead?”
“Where else could they be, runt?”
“We have to help them!”
Lionel slowly grabbed his scythe
which lied flat on the ground. “Please, like I need any of your hel-“ He
coughed out blood, and then he fell to the floor again. “Damn it! Move it!!!” [End music]
[Music 20.3] Lydia ran up to him, hoping she
could try and heal his wounds. “You’re badly wounded. Let us help you at least
this time!”
Lionel said nothing. He seemed to
have an unexplainable respect towards Lydia this entire time anyway. Maybe it
was because she resembled a lot of Garnett. Both Lionel and Garnett had this strange
inner connection ever since their first fight at the Yucan Tempa.
Lydia grabbed Rina’s knife as she
began cutting parts of the carpet below them. She then tightly wrapped it
around Lionel.
He blushed and then looked away.
“Heh, you have too big of a heart. Don’t let that weaken you. It’s going to get
you nowhere.”
Lydia nodded. “Even if you think
that, I still stand here today, alive and well. I will take advantage of that
kindness and help others who are more in need than I am,” she said with a soft
smile.
“Peh, maybe you can prove me wrong
after all. I suggest you go before you lag behind.”
“Got it,” Lydia said while standing
up. “Let’s go, everyone!”
As they all went further ahead,
Lionel fell flat on his back. “Garnett… my love.”
At last, his eyes finally closed… [End music]
[Ending 4 music]
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Next time on The Obsidian Tale, we will conclude volume 4 with a devastating ending. As the group enters the tower and make their way up, they will find old enemies and/or companions that get majorly injured. This is the work of Magnus, who managed to increase the amount of monsters bound my Obsidian chemical energy. How will the main group last if they mustn't inhale the chemicals?!
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