Saturday, January 03, 2009

Chapter 12 - Defending Evil @ 9:10 PM

Tykro pushed the door, but it wouldn't budge. The trio tried pushing together but it didn't work. Even attacking the door didn't help. They sat down to think about what to do, when the Theif Master, who saved Chio and Aurora from before came up to them. "A barrier as been erected. First, you need to take down the barrier."

"We never did catch your name. What is it?" Veraca asked.

"Me? Call me Soul. Now, we need to know how this barrier works."

The four moved back, and the barrier came down. But whenever the moved towards the door, the barrier automatically activates. So, Soul came to a conclusion.

"Leave it to me. Hide!"

Through Hide, Soul approached the door, and the barrier stayed down. When she opened the door, and disabled Hide, the barrier remained down. Hence, Veraca, HornedBull and Tykro ran into the room, and the were greeted by Kitasen.

"You shall not proceed any further." Kitasen said.

Behind Kitasen was Karan, but he seemed different. He was sitting on the ground, with crossed legs. There were blue flames around him.

"Karan is finishing up his ritual. Before that, i will be your opponent," Kitasen continued. "Dark Lance!"

"Mana Reflector!"

Veraca defleted part of the damage from Dark Lance back at Kitasen, while Soul used her Explosive Expert. HornedBull and Tykro used a volley of skills to lure Kitasen towards the mines. Right when Kitasen was on the mines, Soul detonated them.

However, when the smoke cleared, Kitasen stood there, totally unharmed. To their surprise, Kitasen was covered in a black evil aura, which seems to be protecting him. Soul decided that taking out the defenceless Karan would proof more effective. She used Hide and snuck towards Karan.

Meanwhile, the battle became fiercer. HornedBull charged up towards Kitasen and swung his sword down. Kitasen used his Nocturnal Staff to block his attack. However, HornedBull immediatly used Inferno Blade which broke through the aura damaged Kitasen slightly. Veraca followed the attack with Card Strike and One Pair, while Tykro gave a Power Shot. Kitasen immediately casted Dark Shield and Arrow Rush at HornedBull. Veraca who had Mana Reflector jumped infront of HornedBull to reflect some of the damage.

After meeting with such resistance, Kitasen took out a scroll from his robe. The scroll was filled with black magic, and it seems to be the source for the evil aura covering Kitasen. The magical energy sealed within was so strong that it blew the trio back a few feet. When he opened the scroll, the aura around him became bigger. He chanted an inchantation, and summoned a huge group of monsters to aid him in battle. HornedBull switched his weapon to one with Water Attribute, a Coral Sword.

"Tidal Slash!"

With that, few rolls of monsters were wiped out at once.

"Berserk!"

Tykro's Berserk allows him to shoot any enermies around him randomly, causing massive damage. However Veraca stood still, not executing any attacks at all. The monsters came closer and closer to her, and piled up on her, when...

"Impaling Rage!"

Huge amount of power was released from Veraca, and it blew all the monsters on and around her away. These minions were no match against them. However, Soul still hadn't reached Karan. It seems that there were few layers of barriers to prevent any interference from the outside.

HornedBull fired off a Piercing Wave and Tykro gave a Double Shot at Kitasen. He used his staff to block the attack. While Kitasen was distracted by the attack, Veraca used a Card Strike and knocked the scroll out of Kitasen's hand. Without the scroll, the aura around Kitasen dissipated and blocking two attacks at once proved to be too much for one person to handle. Kitasen's staff broke and the Piercing Wave hits him right in the stomach, pushing him backwards and the Double Shot hit him on each leg. The trio then went up to confront Kitasen.

Before the trio reached Kitasen, he struggled and reached for the scroll. The aura enveloped him again. Then, chanting another inchantation, Kitasen released a HellFire, one much stronger and bigger than the average HellFire. The fire stopped the trio in their tracks. Even HornedBull's Tidal Slash couldn't put the fire out.

Right at this moment, Soul finally broke through the fifth and last barrier and walked right up to Karan. She took out her sleek black dagger and prepared a Sudden Attack. Just as she was about to attack, Karan opened his eyes. His eyes glowed a different colour. Revealing Eye! Soul' Hide was disabled and could no longer use Sudden Attack. Karan pulled out his gun and pointed it right at Soul. His movement was so fast that all Soul saw was a blur. Karan fired a shot. Soul had no time to react. All she could do was close her eyes and face the worst.

But... Nothing happened? She opened her eyes to see a shield, in between her and Karan. Another Thief Master!

"It's been a while, Soul." She said. "The first time we meet after 3 years and under this life threatening situation?"

"Haha, so we meet again, Rwinna," Soul replied.

Karan took a few steps back, and fired more shots. His gun gave off a bright sparkle. It was a gun beyond words, in terms of looks and power. Every shot they defended gave their shield a small dent. Karan constantly used Shooting Spree and Berserk. In the process, he injured Veraca and HornedBull. Tykro, being a gunner himself, managed to dodge his bullets, compensating for a lack of a shield. A Power Shot of his manage to scrape Karan's arm, but it took a few attempts.

Finally, Karan backed off and kneeled down beside Kitasen, panting a little. "Let's go. The ritual has been completed. I used too much energy fighting this humans," he said to Kitasen, then turned to Veraca and the others. "We'll finish this fight another time, at the final destination. The throne is rightfully mine, and i will be the king of this world!"

And with that, Karan fired another Shooting Spree, with smoke bullets, and disappeared with Kitasen.

Reinforcements arrived just as Karan and Kitasen left. Hence, they helped the group evacuate while some stayed behind to survey the area.

Saturday, January 03, 2009

Chapter 12 - Defending Evil @ 9:10 PM

Tykro pushed the door, but it wouldn't budge. The trio tried pushing together but it didn't work. Even attacking the door didn't help. They sat down to think about what to do, when the Theif Master, who saved Chio and Aurora from before came up to them. "A barrier as been erected. First, you need to take down the barrier."

"We never did catch your name. What is it?" Veraca asked.

"Me? Call me Soul. Now, we need to know how this barrier works."

The four moved back, and the barrier came down. But whenever the moved towards the door, the barrier automatically activates. So, Soul came to a conclusion.

"Leave it to me. Hide!"

Through Hide, Soul approached the door, and the barrier stayed down. When she opened the door, and disabled Hide, the barrier remained down. Hence, Veraca, HornedBull and Tykro ran into the room, and the were greeted by Kitasen.

"You shall not proceed any further." Kitasen said.

Behind Kitasen was Karan, but he seemed different. He was sitting on the ground, with crossed legs. There were blue flames around him.

"Karan is finishing up his ritual. Before that, i will be your opponent," Kitasen continued. "Dark Lance!"

"Mana Reflector!"

Veraca defleted part of the damage from Dark Lance back at Kitasen, while Soul used her Explosive Expert. HornedBull and Tykro used a volley of skills to lure Kitasen towards the mines. Right when Kitasen was on the mines, Soul detonated them.

However, when the smoke cleared, Kitasen stood there, totally unharmed. To their surprise, Kitasen was covered in a black evil aura, which seems to be protecting him. Soul decided that taking out the defenceless Karan would proof more effective. She used Hide and snuck towards Karan.

Meanwhile, the battle became fiercer. HornedBull charged up towards Kitasen and swung his sword down. Kitasen used his Nocturnal Staff to block his attack. However, HornedBull immediatly used Inferno Blade which broke through the aura damaged Kitasen slightly. Veraca followed the attack with Card Strike and One Pair, while Tykro gave a Power Shot. Kitasen immediately casted Dark Shield and Arrow Rush at HornedBull. Veraca who had Mana Reflector jumped infront of HornedBull to reflect some of the damage.

After meeting with such resistance, Kitasen took out a scroll from his robe. The scroll was filled with black magic, and it seems to be the source for the evil aura covering Kitasen. The magical energy sealed within was so strong that it blew the trio back a few feet. When he opened the scroll, the aura around him became bigger. He chanted an inchantation, and summoned a huge group of monsters to aid him in battle. HornedBull switched his weapon to one with Water Attribute, a Coral Sword.

"Tidal Slash!"

With that, few rolls of monsters were wiped out at once.

"Berserk!"

Tykro's Berserk allows him to shoot any enermies around him randomly, causing massive damage. However Veraca stood still, not executing any attacks at all. The monsters came closer and closer to her, and piled up on her, when...

"Impaling Rage!"

Huge amount of power was released from Veraca, and it blew all the monsters on and around her away. These minions were no match against them. However, Soul still hadn't reached Karan. It seems that there were few layers of barriers to prevent any interference from the outside.

HornedBull fired off a Piercing Wave and Tykro gave a Double Shot at Kitasen. He used his staff to block the attack. While Kitasen was distracted by the attack, Veraca used a Card Strike and knocked the scroll out of Kitasen's hand. Without the scroll, the aura around Kitasen dissipated and blocking two attacks at once proved to be too much for one person to handle. Kitasen's staff broke and the Piercing Wave hits him right in the stomach, pushing him backwards and the Double Shot hit him on each leg. The trio then went up to confront Kitasen.

Before the trio reached Kitasen, he struggled and reached for the scroll. The aura enveloped him again. Then, chanting another inchantation, Kitasen released a HellFire, one much stronger and bigger than the average HellFire. The fire stopped the trio in their tracks. Even HornedBull's Tidal Slash couldn't put the fire out.

Right at this moment, Soul finally broke through the fifth and last barrier and walked right up to Karan. She took out her sleek black dagger and prepared a Sudden Attack. Just as she was about to attack, Karan opened his eyes. His eyes glowed a different colour. Revealing Eye! Soul' Hide was disabled and could no longer use Sudden Attack. Karan pulled out his gun and pointed it right at Soul. His movement was so fast that all Soul saw was a blur. Karan fired a shot. Soul had no time to react. All she could do was close her eyes and face the worst.

But... Nothing happened? She opened her eyes to see a shield, in between her and Karan. Another Thief Master!

"It's been a while, Soul." She said. "The first time we meet after 3 years and under this life threatening situation?"

"Haha, so we meet again, Rwinna," Soul replied.

Karan took a few steps back, and fired more shots. His gun gave off a bright sparkle. It was a gun beyond words, in terms of looks and power. Every shot they defended gave their shield a small dent. Karan constantly used Shooting Spree and Berserk. In the process, he injured Veraca and HornedBull. Tykro, being a gunner himself, managed to dodge his bullets, compensating for a lack of a shield. A Power Shot of his manage to scrape Karan's arm, but it took a few attempts.

Finally, Karan backed off and kneeled down beside Kitasen, panting a little. "Let's go. The ritual has been completed. I used too much energy fighting this humans," he said to Kitasen, then turned to Veraca and the others. "We'll finish this fight another time, at the final destination. The throne is rightfully mine, and i will be the king of this world!"

And with that, Karan fired another Shooting Spree, with smoke bullets, and disappeared with Kitasen.

Reinforcements arrived just as Karan and Kitasen left. Hence, they helped the group evacuate while some stayed behind to survey the area.