RPG <<Final Fantasy:Crystal Triumph>>

[Little Serenity]

[i]Umeko, Max, Eve, and Sakura all walked back to Eve's cottage. They were all getting ready to go to bed.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] I'll be right back.

[i]Umeko grabbed a towel and her 2nd pair of clothes.[/i]

[b]Max:[/b] Where are you going?

[b]Umeko:[/b] Where does it look like I'm going? (she laughs) I'm just going to go have a bath.

[b]Sakura:[/b] You sure you'll be okay?

[b]Umeko:[/b] (sarcasm) If anybody tries to kidnap me, I'll scream. Seriously, I'll be fine.

[i]Umeko started walking through the woods. She found a hot spring and settled in, washing her face and arms and hair. She closed her eyes and swam around underwater for a few seconds. Her head broke the surface and she leaned against one of the hotspring walls. One gloved hand shot out from the bushes and covered her mouth. The other held a sword to her neck.[/i]

[b]???:[/b] Don't say a word!

[i]Umeko nodded frantically.[/i]

[b]???:[/b] Turn around.

[i]Slowly, Umeko turned around.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] Basuka?!

[i]Basu came out of the shadows. His eyes were full of sorrow.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] Umeko you have to help me! But be quiet! I don't know if I've been followed.

[b]Umeko:[/b] Basu, what's going on?

[b]Basu:[/b] Quick! Get dressed. I'll explain everything.

[i]Basu turned around and sat down. Umeko quickly changed into her clothes and dried her hair. She approached Basu again.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] You decent?

[b]Umeko:[/b] (laughs) You always used to say that at my father's dojo.

[b]Basu:[/b] Can't help habit.

[i]He turned around and stood up. He beckoned her away from the hot spring and she followed.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] Listen Umeko. I have to ask a favor from you that could save my life, your life, and every one of your friends' lives.

[b]Umeko:[/b] Of course. Anything Basu.

[b]Basu:[/b] There is something called the Circlet of Anubis. The possessor controls the power of life and death, so to speak. The circlet can call forth beasts to either destroy, or save life. I've heard my superiors speak of it. They wish to crush your group with one swift sweep.

[b]Umeko:[/b] Don't you want us gone too?

[b]Basu:[/b] (pauses) No Umeko. I could never want you dead, never in my life. You mean too much to me.

[i]Umeko realized that Basu was crying. He held her close.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] I need you to get me the Circlet before they can. I don't want to do my superior's dirty work any longer! If he wants your friends dead, he can do it himself. But I won't stand by and watch them kill you.

[b]Umeko:[/b] How can I help?

[b]Basu:[/b] You have a great power inside you. That's why the Dark Riders were always out to get you. You are the Key Master, you are the key to every lock ever made.

[b]Umeko:[/b] What...?

[b]Basu:[/b] You've always been good with untying knots and picking locks and things like that. It had never occured to me that you might be the Master, but now I know. (pause) The circlet is guarded by one of the most complex locks in the entire universe. The key was destroyed thousands of years ago when the lock was built. The only one who can unlock it is the destined Key Master.

[i]Umeko stared off into space. She had never realized that she might be a destined person. Basu gripped her tighter.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] Please Umeko... unlock it so that I can save you.

[b]Umeko:[/b] I'll do it.

[i]Basu took Umeko into the mountians. They climbed over what seemed like countless peaks and cliffs. Eventually, they stopped. A giant stone door marked with an ankh stood in front of them.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] Thi- this is the door?!! Where's the lock?

[b]Basu:[/b] Here.

[i]Basu showed her a small hole in the lower right hand corner of the door. Umeko sighed and kneeled down.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] The Key Master can fit through and unlock the lock from within.

[b]Umeko:[/b] (nods) alright!

[i]Umeko crawled into the hole. The sight that met her eyes was outstanding. It was a roomfull of gears and springs and nuts and bolts and chains. Umeko pulled her goggles down onto her face and began working. Around an hour later, Umeko had figured out what she had to do to unlock the lock. She had found a large Ankh in the center of the floor with a neck strap. She put that on. there was a cylinder shaped cage-type thing. Umeko crawled in and began working on a complex puzzle on the inside. she finally put all the pieces in place. The ankh shined and exploded. The cage began to whirl around and around until Umeko thought she was going to be sick. The turning stopped abruptly and Umeko was expelled outside. Basu ran to her.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] Did you unlock it?!

[i]Umeko was about to open her mouth when the doors began to creak open. She and Basu walked down a hallway to a pillar of light. On a pedastal, there was a circle of gold. A perfect fit for one's head.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] Umeko, take the ring.

[b]Umeko:[/b] Al- alright...

[i]Umeko stepped into the circle of light and touched the ring. A voice boomed inside her head.[/i]

[b]Voice:[/b] Do you permit me to look inside your heart for any impurities? The Circlet must be given to one of pure heart. Do you have anything to hide?

[b]Umeko:[/b] I have nothing to hide.

[i]Umeko stood there for a second. Nothing seemed to be happening.[/i]

[b]Voice:[/b] Your intentions are good! You may take the Circlet!!

[i]Umeko grasped the circlet. She smiled at Basu and they both walked out. The door shut behind them and the hole that Umeko had crawled into was sealed. The two walked back to Eve's cottage.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] Here. This belongs to you.

[i]She handed him the circlet.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] Thank you Umeko. Now I can protect you...

[i]He smirked and raised his hands.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] I CALL ON THE POWER OF ANUBIS!! RAISE ME A BEAST WORTHY OF YOUR POWER!!!

[b]Umeko:[/b] Basu!!! What are you doing?!!

[i]Meanwhile, inside Eve's house.[/i]

[b]Max:[/b] That was Umeko! She's been gone for hours!!

[b]Eve:[/b] What in the name of Eden is going on out there?!!

[i]Sakura looked out the window. She gasped.[/i]

[b]Sakura:[/b] There's a black dragon rising out of the ravine!! Umeko and Basu are there!!

[i]Max grabbed his blade.[/i]

[b]Max:[/b] Let's get him!!

[i]The three ran out of the house.[/i]

[b]Eve:[/b] BASUKA!!

[b]Umeko:[/b] Eve! Max, Sakura!! Stay back!!

[b]Max:[/b] No way!!

[i]Max charged at Basu with his blade. Basu smirked and grabbed Umeko around the middle.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] Not today, little boy. I've got someplace to go!

[b]Max:[/b] WHAT'D YOU CALL ME?!!

[i]Basu jumped onto the dragon and took the reins.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] IEEEEEEEEEE!!! Somebody get me down from here!!!

[b]Max:[/b] Don't worry! We'll get you down!

[i]Max concentrated, trying to turn into a bird again.[/i]

[b]Max:[/b] What the-?! I can't change!!

[b]Sakura:[/b] I'll try!!

[i]Sakura concentrated all her energy. She couldn't change either.[/i]

[b]Sakura:[/b] What's going on?!! I can't change!

[b]Basu:[/b] HA HA!! I cast a nullification spell over this entire area!! Any magic besides my own is nullified!!

[b]Eve:[/b] Damn!! That means that my powers are no good right now!

[b]Max:[/b] Umeko!! JUMP!! We'll catch you!!

[i]The dragon rose higher into the sky. Umeko nodded and prepared to jump off the beast.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] Umeko?!! What are you doing?!!

[i]Umeko looked back, and frowned. She extended her arms. Basu let go of the reins and jumped on her.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] Let me go Basu!! You never cared about me anyway!!

[b]Basu:[/b] I didn't lie about that part!! I'm going to take you away from this place so that you aren't killed!!

[i]The dragon began tossing in a fit of confusion.[/i]

[b]Max:[/b] The dragon's out of control! It'll kill both of them!!

[b]Basu:[/b] Not on my watch!

[i]With a flash of light, Umeko and Basu disappeared. Leaving the rest of the party to fight the dragon.[/i]

[Shinkoru]

[color=indigo][I]Eves eyes narrowed as she now knew her powers would come in great handy, this Basuka understmated her, she had helped bring down the dreaded Nilothakir..she could handle a halfling.

She jumped up and wistled as she was almost fifty feet in the air. A great red dragonn suddenly appeared as if out of no where.[/I]

[B]Eve:[/B]Ryuu! calm that dragon while I get Umeko? Ok, you know what to do if you can't get it calm.

[I]Ryuu nodded slightly and leveld with the other dragon, Eve jumped to its back as Ryuu took off and faced the dragon, roaring at it as if they were talking to one another...

Eve Looked at Basuka. He looked up and laughed, the moment his eyes loced on Eve's he froze, as did Eve. Umeko got up and ran to Ev, standing behind her. Eve telepathically Told Umeko to go ot Ryuu, as his huge wing was within jumping distance. Umeko nodded and jumped to Ryuu's wing quickly scrambling to behind his neck, she frabbed a knobby scale and held on as he jerkced back, the dragon Eve and Basuka were on was getting angrier.

Eve's gaze never left Basuka. Her lock on ihm kept his mind walled up, unabling ihm ot move, o magic could be used but this wasnt magic, pure psi..Her eyes narrowed as a scream errupted from what sounded like Basuka..and it did, but not from his mouth, from within his mind. He fell twitching, Eve's gaze broke as she went to jump to Ryuu but he was to far away. Eve cursed as she turned to have her sheek gashed by a ki blast from Basuka. Eve grabbed her sword and jumped at Basuka, he attempted a laugh and dodged but his laugh turned to screams as Eve's blow had missed but the icy blade had toughed his shirt. The ice spred rapidly taking over his body. Eve grabbed his frozen arm and ran up the head of the dragon and lept, landing on Ryuu's back in a kneel position. The other dragon screamed in rage and attacked Ryuu. Ryuu shot upwards like a rocket and arched his long neck, firing a huge blast of flames at the other dragon, the blast connected and the dragons head was coverd in flame.

Normally this would kill a creature but not a dragon, obvously scales resistant to flame, it did thou snap the dragon from its rage. It nodded to Ryuu in thanks and flew off. Ryuu hoverd and touched ground, the other running up to them, Umeko fine but badly shaken. Eve bound Basuka in the block of her swords etrnal Ice, only Eve, and nothing else, could melt the ice..one other thing could but only one person possessed that sword..Gensou, her brother and he had dissapeard long ago, he wouldn't free him anyway. Eve smiled, happy at her handy work. Umeko hugged Eve in thanks. Eve smiled as Umeko's still un-named Unicorn came up nuzzling her, Eve patted Ryuu as she knew Uni would come upon calling, she had Ryuu with her for now, she didn't need Uni, she did, after all, perfer wings to running.

Eve turned from the others and started a chant, Ryuu shrank rapidly and turned to about the size of a grown horse,(or unicorn) with a pretty big wing span. Eve smiled as he laid next to her. Eve turned then to the block of Basuka..[/I]

[B]Eve:[/B] Soo..wht we doign with him? I could un freze just his head for questioning porpouses....[/color]

[Ellerby]

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[b]Max:[/b] Who cares what we do with him! I jus' wanna get my hands on that Basuky guy for touching my....my.... MY FRIEND!

[b]Eve:[/b] It's Basuka...but I thinks lil' boy Maxy has alllll grown up...Isn't dat right, Mr. Lovey Dovey?

[b]Sakura:[/b] Ok! Leave him alone! It's not his fault...anyway...I think....

[I]All of the sudden there was a great crash. Max had just flown out the window with his wings still on his back.[/I]

[b]Max:[/b] I'll show them! I'll get her myself. These wings of mine 'ill get me there no prob!

[I]That's when Max got sidetracted by the most beautifulshine ever. It was a bright orange.[/i]

[b]Max:[/b] Oooo...:wow:What [i]is[/i] that?

[I]So Max flew down to the shine. It was something inside the most beautifull temple or shrine or church...well....it was beautifull. So Max decided to enter! That's when he found the tip of what seemed to be a Pheonix's Talon. Very small indeed. Max walked over and pulled out the Talon...but it was shaped like a head not a talon. Following the talon was a long spikey tail...He held it and it turned into a bright orange feather...Okay....That's weird..Max walked away not noticing a Golden Carving which was engraved into the Pillar.[/I][/color][/SIZE]

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[Shinkoru]

[color=indigo][I]Eve sighed and looked to Umeko. She remberd when she herself were so hot tempered. She sat down and looked at the empty kitchen table. She blinked twice and suddenly the table was full of the most delishous fruits and cooked meats. She sighed again and leaned back aginst the wall.[/I]

[B]Eve:[/B] Eat up...[/color]

[Revelation]

Akira then faced the Master Ninja. She bowed to him and got into position. As did the Master. He got out his nigita and advanced at her with full speed. Akira stood there and when he slashed at her, she disappeared. It was a double. She appeared from above and used Meteor Strike on him. He was hit. He fell back. But got up quickly, he used Double Team. (sorry, i dont know what to call it). Doubles of him came around Akira. She tried to look for a shadow. The far right was the correct one. She spu around quickly with her sword and slashed at the far right. She slashed at his chest. Then they both went "ninja". Akira was the first one to fall. The Ninja came crashing down and almost hit her. But instead he hit the mat. They started to hit each other, then the master Ninja was pinned. He gave up. She was rewared once again.

[Little Serenity]

OOC: Erm... Umeko and Basuka disappeared. Basu was trying to save Umeko from the dragon and he teleported them away... O_o;; eeks... Wait! I can write around this!! ^_^

[b]Eve:[/b] Eat up.

[b]Umeko:[/b] Thank you.

[i]Umeko began eating some fruit. She looked over at the frozen Basu and sighed.[/i]

[b]Eve:[/b] You upset?

[b]Umeko:[/b] Just a-

[i]Umeko stood up suddenly and clutched at her chest, coughing and gasping. Mist began to surround her. Eve stared at her in horror wondering what kind of spell she should use. Umeko fell to the floor and disappeared. Something wooden clattered to the floor. Eve rushed over and picked it up. It was a wooden doll with a single white hair around it. Umeko's hair to be exact. Eve turned on the frozen Basu to chop him to tiny pieces, but she found a wooden doll with a black hair in the ice. Eve rushed outside.[/i]

[b]Eve:[/b] MAX!!! SAKURA!!! Basu cast a spell that switched him and Umeko with doubles!! Umeko is gone!!!

[i]Meanwhile, on the archipalago of Io, Umeko lay on a bed, unconscious. She began to stir.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] Ohhh... where am I...?

[i]She looked around at her surroundings. She was in a very lavishly decorated room, lying on a very comfortable bed. Her clothes were on a nearby chair and she was wearing a very pretty blue gauzy grecian-style dress. She burst through her door. She was in some kind of palace. She raced through the halls and stopped at a center hall. There were two double doors. Umeko burst through them. Basuka sat in a throne with several attendents around him. They all turned to look at her.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] Ah, you're awake. Leave us please.

[i]The attendants left.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] Basu! What's going on?! Last thing I remember, I was on a dragon!

[b]Basu:[/b] Don't worry. You're far from there now.

[b]Umeko:[/b] What about Sakura?! And Eve?! And Max?!! Where are they?!

[b]Basu:[/b] When I left them, they were fine. I'm sure they can handle a second-rate transport dragon.

[b]Umeko:[/b] Why have you brought me here?

[b]Basu:[/b] In three days, an army of Dark Riders will attack that cottage. I didn't want you there.

[b]Umeko:[/b] Their purpose?

[b]Basu:[/b] To destroy the one summoned by Eden, of course.

[b]Umeko:[/b] Take me back, Basuka!

[b]Basu:[/b] There's no need for formalities, Umeko. We've been friends for so many years.

[b]Umeko:[/b] I seriously doubt that.

[i]Umeko breezed through the doors.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] You look very becoming in that dress. I shall see you at dinner tonight.

[i]*No way.* Umeko thought. She strided to the doors and pushed them open. There was a bridge that spanned a ravine. Umeko took one step outside the palace. Two guards blocked her path with sharp looking spears.[/i]

[b]Guard 1:[/b] I'm sorry Umeko-sama, but you may not leave.

[b]Umeko:[/b] UMEKO-SAMA?!! What's that supposed to mean!! I don't live here!

[b]Guard 2:[/b] Well, Lord Basuka looks on you as quite his own now. He's instructed us that you can't leave. Be advised that should you try to escape, we will either recapture you, or kill you. Preferably the latter.

[i]Umeko stepped back inside the palace. She was trapped. Unless...[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] I have to contact Sakura!

[i]Umeko ran to her room. She looked desperately around it. There was a bird in a cage. Quickly, Umeko scrawled a note to Sakura on a scrap of paper, telling of the invasion and pleading Sakura to leave the cottage and come to Io to rescue her. She tied the note to the bird's leg.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] Eden, guide her wings...

[Sakura]

[color=navy][i]Sakura was sitting in the cottage when she saw a bird flap and peck at the window.Sakura looked at it strangely and walked over opening the window.The bird fluttered onto Sakura's shoulder and held out it's foot.Sakura carefully un-tied the note and quickly read it.She alerted the group and they all read the note deciding it was time to rescue Umeko before it was too late.[/color][/i]

[Ellerby]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Little Serenity [/i]
Eve: [b]MAX[/b]!!! SAKURA!!! Basu cast a spell that switched him and Umeko with doubles!! Umeko is gone!!![/QUOTE]
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[b]OOC:[/b] I'm not there. If you had read my post you would have known that. Okies! I can fix it though
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[b]Sakura:[/b] C'mon Max! MAX! ....Eve...he's not moving!

[b]Eve:[/b] I know. That's a copy I made of him. He wanted to go off early to find Umeko.

[b]Sakura:[/b] Right! So... everyone else! Let's go!

[b]DFX:[/b] THERE HERE![/COLOR]


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[Revelation]

She recieved a medal, flying daggers, and a magic card. Trace and Rodith took her to the Monster's Cage. Before she went in, she was required to have armor, magic, weapons, and protection. She got magic armor from Rodith, a summoning whistle from Trace, and her weapons were with her. All the protection she needed was within her. She stepped inside and everything became dark outside the ring. There was an opening at the end of the ring and two large bright eyes shone at Akira. Akira grabbed her katana and got into position. The anouncer appeared a little above the ring and anounced some stuff.

[B]Anouncer:[/B] Akira Taiinheart! Are you ready toooo RUMBLE?!?!?! You will be facing Lithora! Lithora is a monster with a dragon body, lion head, lion feet, and dragon feet. It looks as if she came out of Pandora's Box. Now, its main attack is Tornado Fire. So, watch out. Use a shield a lot of times. *disappears*

Akira looked on. Lithora appeared stomping, she could hear gasps and murmurs in the crowd. She's seen uglier, bigger, hairier, more disgusting monsters than Lithora. She could take her down. Lithora stomped around in circles roaring. She stomped her goat's feet and caused a shockwave of earthquakes. Akira jumped and landed in the middle of each one, not getting hit. Lithora did it again, this time Akira used summonings of steps to get her across to Lithora. She jumped on the first one and she ran up the steps and across. She got right above Lithora's head and she slashed at the head, giving Lithora a big gash. Lithora started to roar in pain. Its eyes became red. It swung its head back and then opened its mouth towards Akira. Akira grabbed her shield. She ran around Lithora. Lithora stopped. Lithora's HP was 1,000,000. It was now 89,000. Akira blew on her whistle and put her hands together with her index fingers pointing up and blue flames surrounded her. She closed her eyes and thought of Shiva. She opened her eyes and screamed Shiva! Shiva appeared and created a huge glacier underneath Lithora. It flew Lithora into the air and stabbed her. Her HP was now down to 39000. She put her katana away and brought out her shuriken. She said a spell and flew it into the air. It spun faster and faster causing a tornado. In that tornado was a ball of fire, it grew and grew and Akira pointed her finger and Lithora and it hit her. 9000 was Lithora's HP. Akira grabbed her shuriken as it came down and she ran towards Lithora while she was weak and slashed at her and spun kicked at her. She fell to the ground hard. The lights came back on and the crown cheered. Trace led Akira to the winner's circle. Akira recieved a magic key, Lithora's orb, and infinite summonings from the whistle, which turned into a flute. Rodith and Trace led her off and brought her to a secret room. She opened the hidden door and inside was the Dragon Dagger. She walked up to it and grabbed it. As she held it, she felt its powers. She put it in her belt and walked out. Trace led her out of the arena and to the place where she was before. Akira thanked Trace and thought to meet him another day to fight. She went back to the others, only to find chaos.

[Ellerby]

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[i]Max returned and saw everyone fighting... including Akira.[/i]

[B]Max:[/B] Need any help?

[b]Eve:[/b] Yes! please...

[b]Max:[/b] Time to find out what this does. [i]Max pulls out the whip...all of the sudden all the enemies retreat.[/i]

[b]Max:[/b] What the...

[b]Eve:[/b] Wha! Where'd you get that whip, Max!? Akira!? Where'd you get that Daggar!? Do you know what those are!?

[b]Akira:[/b] Yes. I understand this is a mythical weapon and will be used for only good.

[b]Max:[/b] Ehh...what she said.... [/size][/color]

[Little Serenity]

[i]Umeko looked out the window rather forlornly. She could only hope that the bird had reached Sakura and that the invasion would take place in three days, as Basu had foretold, and it wasn't being sprung on her friends now. She heard several clicks below her. Curious, she looked down. There was Enkou, the unicorn that Eve had given Umeko. Umeko had named him Enkou after her father. Now, the unicorn was pawing at the bottom of the castle and looking up at Umeko.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] Hello Enkou. You followed me all the way here?

[i]Enkou snorted in agreement. Umeko laughed. Something hit her. Perhaps she could jump from the tower and ride back to everyone on Enkou. She looked behind her, then began climbing out the window. Enkou whinnined and snorted in fear and tossed his head, telling Umeko to get back inside her room. Gruff voices came from around the corner.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] Go!! Enkou go! They'll catch you!

[i]Enkou didn't move. Two guards came around the corner.[/i]

[b]Guard 1:[/b] Hey! Stop!! She's communicating with the outside world using that unicorn!

[b]Guard 2:[/b] Get it!

[i]Umeko stood on her window frame, leaning out of the window.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] No!! Leave Enkou alone!!!

[i]Umeko timed her jump and landed square on the two guards. The three of them collapsed to the ground, Umeko hitting her head hard and knocked unconscious. The first guard began to get up, causing Umeko to slide off of him and into a nearby gravel bank. She moved slowly towards the the cliff that dropped suddenly into the ravine.[/i]

[b]Guard 2:[/b] Look what you did!!

[b]Guard 1:[/b] Lord Basuka will have our heads! Let's grab her!

[b]Guard 2:[/b] If we disturb the gravel, she'll just slide faster! We need help!

[b]Guard 1:[/b] Help!! Someone help us!! Umeko-sama is falling into the ravine!!

[i]Umeko slid off the gravel and off the cliff. Her body began to fall into the ravine, down, down, down. A black blur shot out of her window and into the ravine, following her fall. Before she could hit the river below, the black blur had caught her and was rising out of the ravine. It was Basuka with black wings.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] You fools! I told you to watch her!

[b]Guard 1:[/b] We did, your Lordship! But... she was trying to save a unicorn of hers and she jumped out her window onto us!

[b]Guard 2:[/b] Honestly!!

[b]Basu:[/b] Get back to your posts!

[i]The guards gulped and retreated. Basu carried Umeko back to her room. He glanced at the window. With a wave of his hand, there were iron bars across it. Basu pocketed Umeko's lockpicking tools and left the room.[/i]

[Revelation]

Akira looked around at the others. They were staring at her and Max very strangely. They all went inside and waited for someone to start. Akira started first.

[B][COLOR=silver]Akira:[/B] The Legendary Dragon Dagger isn't an ordinary dagger that anyone can pick up and use. Only a Taiinheart can. I am a Taiinheart descendant. It allows me to call to my ancestors for help, or call to the dragons. The legend says that some of Bahamut's powers are within this dagger, so when needed they call him.[/COLOR]
[B][COLOR=green]Max:[/B] How'd you get it? Did you have to steal it?[/COLOR]
[B][COLOR=silver]Akira:[/B] No...some guy named Trace took me to a hidden arena down at the beach. I entered into three competitions and won all three. I got some items that might be useful.[/COLOR]
[B][COLOR=indigo]Eve:[/B] Like what?[/COLOR]

Akira pulled out the magic key, Lithora's orb, the flute of infinite summonings, the medal, the magic bag, the card key, another medal, flying daggers, and a magic card.

[B][COLOR=darkblue]Sakura:[/B] A card key, a magic key, a magic card, a magic bag, two medals, the Flute of Infinite Summonings, and flying daggers?[/COLOR]
[B][COLOR=silver]Akira:[/B] Yeah. The flying daggers actually fly and come back to you. Oh, and don't forget about Lithora's Orb.[/COLOR]
[B][COLOR=indigo]Eve:[/B] You fought Lithora? One of Bahamut's minions??? Amazing.[/COLOR]
[B][COLOR=silver]Akira:[/B] Yeah! I also fought this huge guy named Mr. Biggs. I also fought this master ninja. They called him Ninja. But these items might help us![/COLOR]

[Little Serenity]

[i]Umeko stirred and sat up. She was in her room again, only now, there were bars on the windows! Umeko stood up and winced, holding her head. It throbbed. She exited her room into the main hall and proceeded to the throne room.[/i]

[b]Umeko:[/b] BASU!!

[i]Basuka leapt out of his throne and swept Umeko into an embrace.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] Thank the gods you're okay.

[i]Umeko wriggled away from him. Basu dismissed his attendents.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] Will you join me for dinner tonight?

[b]Umeko:[/b] Where are my tools?

[b]Basu:[/b] I can't have you breaking out again.

[b]Umeko:[/b] Why not?!! I want out of here!

[b]Basu:[/b] I'm not letting you out until the seige has begun. There are only two days left.

[b]Umeko:[/b] I have to help!

[b]Basu:[/b] With no tools?

[b]Umeko:[/b] Give them back!

[b]Basu:[/b] NO!

[i]Umeko winced, expecting to be hit. Basu sighed and sat down.[/i]

[b]Basu:[/b] You're not leaving.

[i]Umeko stomped back in her room and threw herself on her bed, frustrated and crying.[/i]