Saturday, January 03, 2009

Chapter 26 - Reaching Rosetta @ 9:56 PM

The three paths extended longer, but eventually, merged back together. They regrouped and continued on through the long corridor, going down and up a few flights of stairs. They finally came to a large room. The walls were filled with paintings and there were coffins around. It was a dead end, however. Then, they heard voices from the earphones again.

"Where are you...?" The voice, presumebly to be Rosetta, said. However this time, the reception was clear, with no static.

"We've reached a room, filled with paintings and coffins," Tykro replied. "But, it's a dead end."

"Perfect. By any chance, have you met Alfredo outside the castle?"

"Yup," Aurora said.

"Then you must have the key, right?"

"Yes, we have it," Chio interrupted, shacking the keys in her hands.

"Great. Now, go over to the red coffin and open it. You will then have access to where I am."
With that, the transmission was cut off. Chio ran over to the red coffin, and found a keyhole at the side. She stuck the key in and turned it. The coffin lid slid off and revealed high tech computer in it. There was a keyboard too, however, it was in a weird language.

Tykro pushed Chio aside and started studying it. "These characters... They look so familiar..."
"Isn't that the ancient language of Alteo?" Bakaeep asked.

"Alteo..."Tykro mumbled to himself. "Right! No wonder it looked familiar. Let me try to decipher it."

"Leave it to me," Bakaeep said. "I had been studying it for years, before coming becoming a Soul Master."

Bakaeep looked at the screen, and started reading out the words. "These riddles are the key to proceed. Answering them correcly and you may proceed, if not, doom awaits."

Bakaeep continued. "Level One, Riddle one: Protector of the roses."

"That's easy, Beast Vincento," Liange said.

"Beep Beep, correct," a voice suddenly came out of the computer, in the modern language.

"Next, level one, riddle two: One who sweeps, and and kill, with the same thing."

"Lydia?" Aurora said. "Maid Lydia?"

"Correct! Now, Level two, riddle one: Headless chunks of metal, with swords. Name two."

"Iron and Brass Knight," Chio replied. "Pretty sure that's the answer."

"Right again! Next Level two, Riddle two: Magic bead."

The group thought for a while, and were interrupted by the machine. "You have ten seconds to answer. Ten... Nine..."

"What!" Everyone exclaimed.

"Hurry!" Aurora said. "Erm... I'll take a Random guess.... Bone Magician!"

"Three... Two... Correct! Now, Level three, final riddle: Robe."

"Robe...?" Chio said. "How are we suppose to guess?!"

"Either answer, of face impending doom," the machine replied. "You have thirty seconds."

No one could think of an answer, until the computer completed it's countdown. "Time's up. Doom awaits." Then, the computer shutted down. The room started to shake, and the walls opened up. Behind it was another wall, but a spike wall! The wall started closing in on the group. Luckily for them, the wall was moving quite slowly. Chio and Liange used their sword to cut off the spikes, but the broken spikes were immediatly replaced, automatically. As time pass, the speed of the walls increase.

Suddenly, part of the wall infront of the group opened up, revealing a passage way, with a light at the other end. Right when the passageway opened up, while the speed of the spike walls increased drastically. Then a voice shouted out to them. "This way, hurry!"

The group dashed towards the doorway and into the tunnel very quickly. Just as the last person, Aurora, entered the tunnel, the two walls crashed, sending a lot of dust into the passageway.
"That was a close one..." Aurora said. "I thought i was a goner..."

They exited the passageway, and in another room, they saw a woman being tied up in a corner, with a same headphones and microphone the group had found. Rosetta!

Aurora and Bakaeep ran forward to untie her.

"Thank you," Rosetta said, with tears in her eyes. "I thought no one would ever find me."

"Tell us what happened," Liange said. "We may be able to help."

Rosetta was about to speak, when Eclipse entered the room, again through a ripple in the air.
"Eclipse!" Rosetta exclaimed.

"You're Eclipse?" Bakaeep and Liange asked.

"Yes, that's me. The controller of time and space."

"My sister and I were sent to you, by Jia, Shaman girl Jia," Liange said. "The people in Caballa school were changed into weird puppets, and we were told to pass this blood sample to you, to analyse it, so you can help to reverse the effect."

"Analyzing the blood isn't my job. I am able to help, but you need to find someone else in that field of speciality. Besides, I can control time, i am able to reverse what happened, if I know where the source is. Find it first."

"Controller of time and space?" Tykro asked. "I would assume that you aren't from our world. Where are you from, and why have you come here?"

"I'm not exactly from another world. I'm from this world, but just in another dimension. We watch over this dimension from there. The reason why I'm here, is because both dimensions are on a verge of destruction. The group, that attacked Lycan and Rosetta are threatening our dimension as well. I have been sent here to prevent it from happening. The reason why I appeared before you is because I can't do it alone, and I will need your help. They have found a way to enter the other dimension. It seems that they picked up our secret technology from somewhere."

Saturday, January 03, 2009

Chapter 26 - Reaching Rosetta @ 9:56 PM

The three paths extended longer, but eventually, merged back together. They regrouped and continued on through the long corridor, going down and up a few flights of stairs. They finally came to a large room. The walls were filled with paintings and there were coffins around. It was a dead end, however. Then, they heard voices from the earphones again.

"Where are you...?" The voice, presumebly to be Rosetta, said. However this time, the reception was clear, with no static.

"We've reached a room, filled with paintings and coffins," Tykro replied. "But, it's a dead end."

"Perfect. By any chance, have you met Alfredo outside the castle?"

"Yup," Aurora said.

"Then you must have the key, right?"

"Yes, we have it," Chio interrupted, shacking the keys in her hands.

"Great. Now, go over to the red coffin and open it. You will then have access to where I am."
With that, the transmission was cut off. Chio ran over to the red coffin, and found a keyhole at the side. She stuck the key in and turned it. The coffin lid slid off and revealed high tech computer in it. There was a keyboard too, however, it was in a weird language.

Tykro pushed Chio aside and started studying it. "These characters... They look so familiar..."
"Isn't that the ancient language of Alteo?" Bakaeep asked.

"Alteo..."Tykro mumbled to himself. "Right! No wonder it looked familiar. Let me try to decipher it."

"Leave it to me," Bakaeep said. "I had been studying it for years, before coming becoming a Soul Master."

Bakaeep looked at the screen, and started reading out the words. "These riddles are the key to proceed. Answering them correcly and you may proceed, if not, doom awaits."

Bakaeep continued. "Level One, Riddle one: Protector of the roses."

"That's easy, Beast Vincento," Liange said.

"Beep Beep, correct," a voice suddenly came out of the computer, in the modern language.

"Next, level one, riddle two: One who sweeps, and and kill, with the same thing."

"Lydia?" Aurora said. "Maid Lydia?"

"Correct! Now, Level two, riddle one: Headless chunks of metal, with swords. Name two."

"Iron and Brass Knight," Chio replied. "Pretty sure that's the answer."

"Right again! Next Level two, Riddle two: Magic bead."

The group thought for a while, and were interrupted by the machine. "You have ten seconds to answer. Ten... Nine..."

"What!" Everyone exclaimed.

"Hurry!" Aurora said. "Erm... I'll take a Random guess.... Bone Magician!"

"Three... Two... Correct! Now, Level three, final riddle: Robe."

"Robe...?" Chio said. "How are we suppose to guess?!"

"Either answer, of face impending doom," the machine replied. "You have thirty seconds."

No one could think of an answer, until the computer completed it's countdown. "Time's up. Doom awaits." Then, the computer shutted down. The room started to shake, and the walls opened up. Behind it was another wall, but a spike wall! The wall started closing in on the group. Luckily for them, the wall was moving quite slowly. Chio and Liange used their sword to cut off the spikes, but the broken spikes were immediatly replaced, automatically. As time pass, the speed of the walls increase.

Suddenly, part of the wall infront of the group opened up, revealing a passage way, with a light at the other end. Right when the passageway opened up, while the speed of the spike walls increased drastically. Then a voice shouted out to them. "This way, hurry!"

The group dashed towards the doorway and into the tunnel very quickly. Just as the last person, Aurora, entered the tunnel, the two walls crashed, sending a lot of dust into the passageway.
"That was a close one..." Aurora said. "I thought i was a goner..."

They exited the passageway, and in another room, they saw a woman being tied up in a corner, with a same headphones and microphone the group had found. Rosetta!

Aurora and Bakaeep ran forward to untie her.

"Thank you," Rosetta said, with tears in her eyes. "I thought no one would ever find me."

"Tell us what happened," Liange said. "We may be able to help."

Rosetta was about to speak, when Eclipse entered the room, again through a ripple in the air.
"Eclipse!" Rosetta exclaimed.

"You're Eclipse?" Bakaeep and Liange asked.

"Yes, that's me. The controller of time and space."

"My sister and I were sent to you, by Jia, Shaman girl Jia," Liange said. "The people in Caballa school were changed into weird puppets, and we were told to pass this blood sample to you, to analyse it, so you can help to reverse the effect."

"Analyzing the blood isn't my job. I am able to help, but you need to find someone else in that field of speciality. Besides, I can control time, i am able to reverse what happened, if I know where the source is. Find it first."

"Controller of time and space?" Tykro asked. "I would assume that you aren't from our world. Where are you from, and why have you come here?"

"I'm not exactly from another world. I'm from this world, but just in another dimension. We watch over this dimension from there. The reason why I'm here, is because both dimensions are on a verge of destruction. The group, that attacked Lycan and Rosetta are threatening our dimension as well. I have been sent here to prevent it from happening. The reason why I appeared before you is because I can't do it alone, and I will need your help. They have found a way to enter the other dimension. It seems that they picked up our secret technology from somewhere."