Crystal Symphony

Bonus: Book 4: Edition 1 2013: Ch-7 and Ch-8

Bonus Chapter: Original Version of Ch-7

Author’s Note: This was the original script I wrote back in 2013 from book 4. As you can see, there are notable differences. A lot have been changed overtime from my writing:) At the time I did not wrote book 1 so a lot of the ideas and concepts I had at the time were very rough and not polished. This was the easiest starting point for me to write back then. The changes have been made for the best to improve the flow and development for the characters. Also, the changes where made to tie in with the events of Book 1.

Chapter 7

Eternal Rivals

-Auroa-

Proceed with the plans.

-Havok-

“I will not you fail you. Onwards monsters! To the tower we’re off.”

With the sound of the call the General went off. A battalion of monsters followed his lead.

Auroa took a moment to reflect as Havok teleports down with a team of monsters.

“I left my army in Havok’s hand as I attended other matters. Taking a look at myself

in the mirror on what I become. I was fighting for something I believed in. To restore balance

and overthrow the current order. With a little Chaos and mischief thrown in, balance and

harmony will meet and a diverse culture wise will spread. That is my way of art.”

-Kabuki-

“Where are you going Auroa?” Kabuki asked.

Grasping on tight to the half crest Sarah gave me. I was at the urge of crushing in my hands,

but instinct kicked in. A bouquet of roses in his other hand.

-Auroa-

“I’m going down to take care of a matter.” I calmly said.

-Kabuki-

“Shall I go too?” He asked.

-Auroa-

“No Kabuki, stay and watch over the sky fortress. This matter is rather….Personal. That was

when the tides of time changed for her. Sarah of course.”

Auroa vanishes within a vortex of air. He deploys back down to pay a visit.

Back with Alistor and the party…. Out somewhere in the middle of the Hydra desert still.

Tired and exhausted from the last battle. Continuing on their way, something approached them at

high speed.

-Swifter-

“Hey something’s coming.”

They looked up in the air. A high pitch sound from the distance moving towards their

direction. Descending from the air two mechanical foes to face.

-Alistor-

“An attack already? Damn, still exhausted from the last fight. Just our luck….”

The first monster swoops down to break the group apart. Scattering apart for some distance. The

second monster begin to fire down at them. Alistor fell down into the sands.

-Fighter AV-

You may call us AV and UV. Havok have sent us. Prepare for the inevitable defeat. The sands will be

your final resting place.

- Fighter UV-

Here we come again!!!

Both monsters swoop down at the same time ramming Alistor to the ground. On his knees and

barely holding the weight from the tip of his Crown Sword. Swifter and Plasmus rushed as fast as they

could but it was hopeless. UV starts to lift him into the air. Both monsters took off into the air again

as he holds on for his life.

- Fighter UV-

“Ha ha ha. Too easy! A nice drop from here!”

Alistor gets tossed back down plunging through the sands. Beaten and nearly incapacitated. AV

moves in for the kill jetting through Plasmus. Swifter intercepts and guard’s against AV’s ram taking the

full blunt of the attack. Plasmus casts away quick sparks of electric bolts to push the monsters back.

-Fighter AV-

“Stall all you want! You’re just delaying the inevitable defeat. Come UV! No time to waste, we got

another party to crash.

-Fighter UV-

“Havok will praise us for this. That reward is as good as ours.”

The two monsters jets down once more. At high speed, both their bodies in the form of a meteor on

fire. The three of them lie there helpless unable to do anything. Alistor lies on the sand as blood drips

from his mouth. Ignoring the attack his attention draws by the heat of the sunlight. Looking into the sky.

Suddenly another figure appears before them. A cloaked female figure jumping into the fray.

-Alistor-

“Am I seeing things?” Rena ….is that you?

A muscular female grabs a hold of AV and UV’s attack coming to a halt. The two monsters struggle to

push through with their combined attack. Applying their weight against her, but she suddenly swung a

huge punch to break them up. Flames burning from the wrapping’s of her fist. Both monsters where

knocked a few yards plummeting across the sands. They got quickly back up staring down at the female

fighter.

-Fighter UV-

“What was that? This wasn’t in the job description. AV! What do we do now?”

-Fighter AV-

“Grrh… Who are you?”

She merely snorted before saying anything. She removes her cloak. A red haired female, strong tall

and fairly muscular with abs. A bandage covers the left side of her face, a headband at the top of her

forehead, bandages wrapped on both side of her hands. Clenching her fists she was ready to take out

her anger.

-Sarah-

“Flameheart, Sarah Flameheart is the name. Humph…I’m here to take out the trash left behind. The

Crystal Vortex is nothing. After I’m through with you Auroa is next. ”

She took a few steps forward. Both monsters provoked, refusing to step back.

-Fighter AV-

“Trash? You dare mock us? We’re not afraid of you. You’re just a girl.

-Fighter UV-

“Yeah! We’re the finest up to date machines leading under General Havok of the Crystal Vortex.

What does a girl know anyway?”

A spark of anger through a vain. Fire begins forming around her.

-Sarah-

“What did you say? Just a girl! I’m goanna kill you!!!!”

-Fighter AV-

“You don’t threaten us. UV it’s time to charge.”

Both monsters charge at her preparing for their initial greatest attack. Light transmitting from both of

them. Energy from the jets fueled the both of them.

She merely broke through them without effort once again. The flames of her aura s***h through

cancelling off their move. Stunned and unable to move Sarah quickly finishes them off. Energy of

bursting flames in the form of a dragon slowly tears them apart.

-Fighter AV-

“Havok! Our reward.”

-Fighter UV-

You may have best us but you'll never defeat Havok. He’ll be waiting for you in the Glacier regions

far North of Mathias.

They took one last moment to glance at Alistor and the rest before exploding. Two simultaneous

explosions engulfed by the burning flames of battle. It was over as Alistor and the rest goes to thank her.

-Sarah-

No need to thank me. Seems I was too late for the action. Auroa got away once again. Another base

bites the dust.

-Alistor-

Auroa? He was here?

-Sarah-

“Yeah earlier.”

Suddenly he recalls something. Remembering her from somewhere.

-Alistor-

“Hey wait! Now I remember. You were there last time. You were part of the reinforcements sent to

help us in our battles against Moon’s forces. You got in a fight with Auroa that time for mistaking each

other as the enemy.”

She shrugged. Hating to admit that embarrassing moment both sides mistaking each other

under Moon’s spell.

-Sarah-

Yeah… Amulius must have had a good laugh. I’ll never forgive him for that. But that doesn’t

matter now. The Wind ruler is my target, I must destroy him.

He was appalled to hear that from her.

-Alistor-

“You’re after him too? You want to destroy him? Yeah sure he might be a little loose at some end but

I’m sure he’s not really that cold. “

-Sarah-

You’re wrong! He’s already done something unforgivable. He took everything from me.

-Alistor-

“How? What did he do?”

She begins sharing some backstory to the three of them. A flashback to a scene with Auroa teleporting

down from the fortress to descend on a local village.

-Auroa-

This matter is… rather personal.

From Sarah’s village a storm begins to pitch in. The sounds of heavy winds, vengeance

echoed violently. I was goanna rock them like a hurricane. Arriving down with an entrance,

shattering all the windows with the force of my own spiritual pressure.

Calling me names from demon to the very mocking reminder of my family name. I

provoked them enough to engage me. That’s when I finally done it. From the force of my

wind I sliced through the first villager, splitting him in half. The sound of children and women

screaming as more went to attack me.

“Very juvenile, but I’m old school. It’s the rock of Ages ha ha ha.”

I sliced through more from decapitated heads to arms and loss of limbs, I showed no mercy

to them. Soon the remaining got scared and started running, but I didn’t spare them. I pulled

them all in my cyclone blending them up. Scattered limbs flew through houses, blood was spilt

as the adrenaline rush kicked in me. The village army was soon surrounding me. I couldn’t help

control myself as I saw Sarah’s parents within the head of the crowd. They slurred insults at me

but it did not matter.

-Auroa-

“Call me what you wish. Hear me well. You curse my family name, you’ve just dig

your own grave.”

Her father ordered them to charge as they flanked me from all sides. They fought with fire so

I brought out the ice.

“You all like Fire? I like to show you the Ice. Cliché isn’t it?”

Shards of ice slipped out from the vortex of of my body as scattering at high speed. Each

not only cutted through but exploded on impact. A haze was a result from the impact but

they didn’t give up from heavy loss from that one attack. Fire impacted me from many sides

annoying me. Fire was my only pure weakness since it feeds on Air but I worked my way around

it. Evaporating from the thin dust to pick them off one by one from behind. Moving fast, I didn’t

gave them much of a chance to retaliate back. Tearing them apart limb from limb.

“Is that all you got? Ha ha ha.”

Her father soon hesitated, as a last resort they resulted into excessive force of the heavy

firepower and artillery. Little did they know, it had hardly any effect on my body. I was no

longer human, but my will was stronger than anything they could have thrown at me. Pitying

them I finished them all in a matter of seconds with my greatest technique ending it in one final

countdown like a hurricane.

“So did I rock you all? Ha ha ha.”

Her father was down, filled with fear as he tried taking steps back. I took my time toying

with him. Taking one step close after the next.

“Oh this is SO! classic ha ha ha. I did rock you all?”

He was speechless as I squeezed his cheek.

“Oh I see the look on that face. It’s a yes. Woo hoo!” I danced around childishly.

Suddenly Sarah’s beloved tried intervening jumping me from behind. Luckily her presence

wasn’t around. He gave his best shot at me but it was nothing. I slammed him down in one shot

like the b***h he was. I turned back to her father this time with her mother embracing for their

very end.

“Tragic yet. You all cursed my family name; I can never forgive you for that. Sorry…”

After whispering in his ears my mood shifts manically.

By the time Sarah arrived back I overheard earlier expecting birth of a child. Her knee’s fell

to the ground at the sight of what was left of her village. Houses crumble in ruins, flames burnt

out, and the blood of many spilt. The image was rather disturbing for her as she approached. I

turned around enthusiastic dancing around to the sounds of an 80’s track.

-Sarah-

“You….You…You monster!” She cried.

-Auroa-

“You’ll thank me later. Hoo hoo take a look what I made. My gift to you.”

I presented her at the sight of her parents frozen in a clear frozen coffin together. She

was just as mad as ever. I also presented her dead beaten beloved frozen as a statue to

complement the piece. The reaction on her face was speechless.

-Auroa-

“Piece of art isn’t it? Aw… You don’t like it? Very well then.”

From the flick of my finger both Ice coffins shattered within an instant. Leaving nothing but

the the blood of ice spilt.

-Sarah-

“How could you? I hate you!”

-Auroa-

“What are you talking about? They’re the monsters ha ha. They brought it all upon

themselves. Don’t you remember Sarah?” Tossing the half crest back to her.

She continued sobbing what remorse she had left for her parents inside. She dropped to the

floor.

-Sarah-

Why Auroa? WHY!!! You killed them all.”

She pounds her fist to the ground. On her knee’s feeling the moment of utter defeat. The other

half of her crest clenched tight. Auroa starts to swerve in a motion to dance.

-Auroa-

“Why you say? You want to know why? Cause I love you….”

The beat of her heart stopped for the moment. She got back up. Wiping away any last tears

left behind.

-Sarah-

That’s it? What pathetic excuse is that? How selfish….No….I can’t. I won’t. No way... Can I

ever possibly. It would be a betrayal…

Lot’s going through her mind. He held his hand out to her once more. A memory of their

their childhood once again. The boy she once had the chance to run away with back then. All

happening once again. The tomboy she once even wanted to be.

-Auroa-

“Well Sarah? Take a chance on me? You told me once we could be lovers. The root that

bounds us apart are now gone. Don’t you want to dance tonight?”

It took a while for her to talk. She pointed at him glaring straight into his eyes. Manning up to

the challenge. Her mood swung back up.

-Sarah-

“Well I’m flattered, but this girl grew up a long time ago. I’m goanna hunt you down till no

end, and when I do I’ll destroy you. Even if it takes us far till the ends of time. We’re now

Eternal rivals.”

Blood drips from the crest in her hands as she grasps it tight. A goal set for her as a pact

through the crest was made.

-Auroa-

“Very well then. I’ll play along with your game. But the next time we meet. It will be on the

dance floor.”

From that day forward we became bittersweet rivals on the still of the night. She promised to

hunt me down till no end. I was the hurricane that swept her village away, suffering the same

pain I had long ago. She had now lost everything like how I once did.

The flashback scene ends from here.

-Sarah-

Because he said he loved me… Argh! Everything he is trying to pull is cheesy. If he think he

can win my heart through 80’s cheese he’ll have to think again. I won’t change my mind. He

won’t get the best of me.

-Alistor-

“Sounds like you two need couple counseling.” A smile cracked in him. “Your relationship

sounds pretty complicated.”

Swifter and Plasmus start to giggle as well.

-Sarah-

Hmph! We’re not a couple. Besides, he wiped my entire village away singlehandedly. He

must be a very strong opponent. My desire is to get stronger.

-Alistor-

“At least I’m not up to killing him. I want to challenge him as well. I haven’t had a real

challenge since my last battle with Moon. Auroa… As friend, you sure gotten stronger after

these years.”

Sarah halted them all.

-Sarah-

“Hey! If you think you’ll have a piece of him think again. Auroa is reserved by me and

only me. If he’s going to be defeated it will be done by my own hands. You got that.”

The rest merely just backed away. Shying away from the heat of her flames.

-Plasmus-

Whoah no trouble here. Take it easy.

-Sarah-

“Hmph! Maybe I should of left your a*s’s hanging with those two scrap piles in battle.”

She begins leaving in another direction.

-Alistor-

Hey where are you going?

-Sarah-

“That doesn’t matter. For now you’ve got even bigger fish to fry. I’m going after Auroa, don’t

try to follow me.”

She disappears into the mirage of the desert horizon. The three set course back to the Glacier

region of Mathias.

-Alistor-

“Next off heading to Glacier. Havok will be there waiting for us.”

Somewhere in a ghost village. Abandoned in a complete wreck. Nature and forests taking

over the majority of the foundations. Auroa is seen calmly floating by. He returns to his

very home.

-Auroa-

“Ah…Airyglyph. My very birth place. It has been done. May your souls finally

be at peace.”

He places the bouquet of roses by a huge well.

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Bonus Chapter: Original Version of Ch-8

Author’s Note: This was the original script I wrote back in 2013 from book 4. As you can see, there are notable differences. A lot have been changed overtime from my writing:) At the time I did not wrote book 1 so a lot of the ideas and concepts I had at the time were very rough and not polished. This was the easiest starting point for me to write back then. The changes have been made for the best to improve the flow and development for the characters. Also, the changes where made to tie in with the events of Book 1.

Chapter 8

The Nova Tower

Under fire at the Glacier region. Flames bursting down from the local villages. Waves of the

Vortex army began to deploy down to overtake the region. Groups of monsters overwhelm the

opposing defenses. Explosions and buildings catching fire. From a far and distant tower stands

Havok overseeing the destruction.

-Havok-

“Good, the invasion already begun. Now they’ll know the true wrath of the Vortex army. We

should have done this from the very beginning heh… I give much credit to myself.”

A monster general reports to Havok. from behind. Black and White coated armor. This

monster was twice the size and mass of Havok. He lifts his massive ball and chain with pride

before taking a bow.

-General Skyark-

“Havok my lord, report status shows Alistor and his party is heading towards the tower.

The people have already abandoned it all below. Glacier city is ours for the taking. Yet they

managed to slip by our forces below. Shall we proceed to engage?”

Havok gaze below from the distant gloomy path. He spots Alistor and his team approaching

to the tower.

-Havok-

“No not yet. I have someone in mind to deal with them. Alistor’s after the next key in

this tower after all.”

Havok points at the 4th crystal shrouded within the center top of the tower. Energy barriers

surround its casing.

-Havok-

“They already have three in their possession, and we can’t allow them to make any further

progress. They already slowed our goal long enough.”

-General Skyark-

True indeed.

-Havok-

“Not to worry Skyark. I even got something to back us up as well if things don’t turn in our

favor. Auroa will meet us back here as well.

-General Skyark-

Where could he be now?

-Havok-

“Who knows? No matter, here they come now.”

Alistor and his party are at the door of the tower. A huge electrical gate stands between them.

Havok takes a dive down from the tower. A loud echoing noise can be heard from below. From

below all they can see is a mass ball of energy ready to impact them from above. The three

squandered around for a slight moment before jumping back.

-Swifter-

“What the heck? An attack, watch out!”

Havok comes to a halt in midair with a chilling entrance. A breeze of icy air and snow

plummets. They cover their faces for the moment till finally noticing the general from

above. Alistor pulls his blade immediately out.

-Alistor-

“You again…”

He was more than eager to be ready to clash with Havok, but the general merely took his time

pestering them from above.

-Havok-

“Nice of you to make it this far. I welcome you to the Nova Tower.”

They gaze at the massive tower above them.

-Alistor-

“Nova tower?” He questioned.

-Swifter-

Incredible… I don’t remember a tower standing here?

-Plasmus-

Me neither, that was fast. One night we’re resting at the Glacier Inn and the next this

tower out of nowhere.

-Alistor-

“Well, evil always has it way. The next key must be at this tower if I’m right?” He stares

intensely at Havok.

-Havok-

“Ha ha ha indeed. You see this marvelous tower was all my idea. Here five opponents wait to

challenge you. On each floor you advance battling our finest warrior’s to reach the top. They’re

itching to have a go with you. I will be waiting at the top…

-Alistor-

“So…When can we begin? This talk is tiring.”

They wait anticipating for Havok to open the gates.

-Havok-

“Ha! Eager to start are we? Sorry but you need a key to gain access. Why don't you

all go fetch the spare I dropped off at the Ice Cavern.”

From the haze of the winter storm a new path open to them.

-Alistor-

What? Are you serious?

-Swifter-

I don’t trust this... Obviously it’s a trap.

-Plasmus-

Yeah, but what choice we got?

-Alistor-

“Fine! Let’s go then.” He begins taking leave glaring at Havok.

Havok vanish the moment they left to reach the Ice Cavern. With a key to find, what

could the general be up to?

Back with Auroa….

-Auroa-

“Well, look what we have here. I didn’t expect to have any company.”

A group of channeler’s from another village surrounds him. Wind and dust channels around

from their auras. A young female channeler approaches him.

-Winoa-

“So, you’re the monster that caused her so much grieve. Die!”

She casts a blast of strong air at him. Auroa simply flicks the attack away towards a

random tree getting torn in half.

-Auroa-

An air village? What farce do you have with me?

Sarah appears behind to stand off once more. A cheerful grin in his face looking at the

sight of her. The village elder arrives on to the scene as well.

-Sarah-

“It all ends here. I can’t let you go on any further changing the course of this kingdom. It’s too

much already.”

He takes a good glance around at what he was up against.

-Auroa-

So…Breezestorm is involved in this war? Didn’t expect them but no matter,

it doesn’t make a difference.

-Village Elder-

Auroa of Airyglyph. We are the Breezestorm tribe. The one and true...

-Auroa-

“I know!” He interrupted him. “The one claimed true branch to the air channeling tribe.

Your people disgust me. Always playing second hand to the Flameheart tribe. Airyglyph was

always a step ahead of you fools.

-Winoa -

“You Monster!”

She casts another magic attack attack at him. Auroa didn’t bother to avoid it this time. Her

attack slips through his body.

-Auroa-

“Oooooh please! You take pride calling yourselves main branch? As I see, you were always

a tool used by the Flameheart tribe. Leading the way to glory and taking credit. Who you think

helped them reach there? Selfless foolish snobs corrupted by greed and fame. All in the

matter of this material world.”

His words begin to stir the anger within them.

-Village Elder-

It’s not like that... They were our allies.

-Auroa-

Oh really? Allies that stab other’s back? Heh it’s fairly typical. They did this to keep the rest

of the sheep flocks in line.

-Winoa-

Hey! Watch your mouth. Who do you think you’re talking with?

-Auroa-

“Can it sister!” He snapped to shut her up.

She gets flung back landing on her bottom hard. She gets back up with the crowd now on the

offensive.

-Winoa-

That’s it! Sarah let’s get him. Everyone ready to attack.

-Auroa-

My, sure not a people pleaser am I? Sigh….Here I go again.

Meanwhile back with Alistor and the rest….

Inside the Ice Cavern at last. Making their way to an inner chamber they find an angel statue

sitting aloft in front of them. A shiny object hangs from the tip of its blade.

-Alistor-

“There's the key Havoc was talking about. Time to get it. Someone help give me a boost

over here.”

Swifter and Plasmus goes to help give him a lift for the key. A shadow is seen lurking high

up on the other corner. The two holds on to his legs while he tries to keep balance. Alistor pulls

his blade out to reach for the hanging key.

-Alistor-

“Whoah!”

Immediately an umbrella spear it way towards them. They lose balance leaving Alistor to

tumble over them.

-Swifter-

“Ow get off me.”

They took a while to get back on their feet.

-Alistor-

Great now what? What’s with the umbrella?

-Umbrella master-

“Ha Ha! Not so fast young ones. You didn’t think Havok leave you off easy do you?”

The umbrella returns back to his hand.

-Alistor-

Oh great, and who are you supposed to be?

-Umbrella master-

“You may call me Umbrella master.” He begins to pose dual wielding umbrellas.

“More than meet the eye. In the end you’ll be left fascinated.”

The three of them stare blankly at him. An awkward moment for them.

-Swifter-

Is this guy serious?

-Plasmus-

I don’t know?

-Umbrella master-

“You may have beaten Av, Uv, Norverious, and many many others, but they’re nothing compared to

the lights of me. HA! HA! HA!”

-Swifter-

Egotistical if you ask me.

-Plasmus-

You can say that again…

-Umbrella master-

“Enough talk! Prepare to Die!!!!”

He leaps in to make the first move. Umbrellas poking at them at a super-fast pace. The team

didn’t have much time to counter back. Swifter and Plasmus immediately tumble over struggling

to keep up with him.

-Alistor-

“Not even a minute and we’re already struggling? Who is this guy?”

Alistor dodges the best he could against the Umbrella masters attacks but gets

pummeled under his barrage of assaults. The party pulls back to gain some ground. On the

defensive, the Umbrella master charge at them.

-Umbrella master-

“What! Thinking of escape? You can’t run from me! My umbrella will find you.”

He begins taking flight, shurikens firing out from under his cape garment. Alistor and the team

continues taking damage. An umbrella twirls towards them at high speed shattering through

the ground. A smoke screen upon impact left them blind.

-Alistor-

“Damn it! I can’t see him.”

He gets hit from behind.

- Umbrella master-

“Yoo hoo! Over here.”

Alistor swings but misses. Swifter and Plasmus blindly attacked each other.

- Umbrella master-

“Now it’s time for a spin.”

The smokescreen clears and Alistor and his team get caught within his vortex. Getting dazed

and then flung across the room.

-Swifter-

I think I’m goanna be sick…

- Umbrella master-

“HA HA! Is that all you fools got? Now for the encore!”

He launches another wave of umbrellas once more. Scourging and shattering through the

grounds. They hold their grounds trying to block the impact. The three are knocked down once

more by the force of his Umbrellas. They quickly recovered back up. Alistor wipes the blood

off his lip.

-Plasmus-

If only we have a chance to strike back.

-Alistor-

This guy is something. There must be a way around him. Somehow, just one

opening is all we need.

-Plasmus-

“Yeah, if we even got a chance.”

Meanwhile, Auroa is having a breeze toying against his opponents.

An exchange between magic spells clearing the field. A group of air channeler’s charge at

Auroa but his spiritual pressure proved too much for them to handle. Winoa gets thrown back as

well. The elder begin chanting a summoning.

-Winoa-

Come on! Let’s summon our spirit animals as well.

A group of channeler’s begin calling out spiritual beasts against Auroa. A massive

eagle is formed combining all their powers together. It takes flight ready to strike down as

he watches with utter amusement.

-Auroa-

“Come On! Hit me with your best shot. Entertain me!”

As the eagle purges down Sarah immediately jumps in to attack from behind. Flames begin to

feed off from his energy. The whole eagle gets absorbed through her flames and a huge

explosion at his face. A haze of smoke and gas left from the impact.

-Winoa-

Did we get him?

-Sarah-

“I think so…” She breathes hard with a smirk on her face. “What?” She suddenly feels cold

breeze touching her hair.

“Don’t celebrate soon. The party just started?”

The haze clears and their little victory instantly cut short. Huge pillars of ice cage over

him. All but Sarah and Winoa were left speechless. Winoa and Sarah rush back at Auroa

shattering through the ice.

-Winoa-

Unreal! To survive this level of attack. But how?

-Sarah-

He’s a heartless monster I told you.

-Auroa-

“Aw, Sarah...That actually hurts. You don’t mean that do you? Hoo hoo....”

Winoa and the rest pointlessly continue to fire their spells at Auroa. Their attacks gone to

waste only to clear the remaining layers of ice. He deflects the rest of their attack back

towards them bursting the ice. The elder along with the rest of the air channeler’s on the ground.

-Auroa-

Are we done yet? I’m tired of playing around. No reason for us to be enemies.

-Village Elder-

“Such power...The final descendant from Airyglyph. He’s a curse to fall on them. He is not

of this world. We have no choice.”

Sarah takes a look knowing what must be done.

-Winoa-

We have to seal him away. Are you ready?

-Sarah-

“You bet! We’ve been over this plenty of times. I got this.”

She has her thumb up.

-Winoa-

“Let’s begin then.”

A massive jar with many symbols appears before him. Scrolls begin surrounding the area as

Sarah grabs a good hold of him. She binds him within flames as the rest begins the incantation.

-Auroa-

“What? A summoning seal? Trying to seal me away sweety? How touching.

Will you join with me?”

His body evaporated twisting around. Auroa was now latched in her arms in a loving way

instead. He leaned his head across her neck. She could feel the force of the jar pulling her in as

well. They were both getting pulled in.

-Sarah-

“What? No! It’s not supposed to happen like this.”

She pushes him away, freeing him from her grasp. The seal fails and everyone gets knocked

back once more. Auroa begins to slowly walk off.

-Auroa-

Okay…I think we had enough for today.

-Sarah-

“Hey! Get back here.”

A feeling of self-doubt. She starts to fall to her knees.

-Winoa-

Sarah you alright? What is going on?

-Sarah-

“Damn it! I don’t know… Why? Why can’t I win? I keep trying, no matter how hard. He

won’t even take me seriously. YOU COWARD!”

Auroa comes to a sudden halt. He makes one turn and immediately appears up close to Sarah.

She takes a look up; suddenly losing it she snaps and begins pounding on the base of his torso.

The flames on her arms bashes through his center, Auroa merely budged an inch. Feeling

no form of pain as she lets out her anger. Tears pouring out from her eyes.

-Sarah-

I hate you! Why? YOU HAD TO TAKE EVERYTHING AWAY? My friends, family, and

all those innocent people.

-Auroa-

Yes, let it out. All out….

-Sarah-

SHUT UP! I WANT YOU TO DIE! Why can’t you understand? I CAN NEVER LOVE

YOU.

Winoa’s eyes widened. An eyebrow of questioning raised between the village elder and the

rest of the defeated crowd.

The fuel in her flames begins to burn out as she threw her last punch to his face. He didn’t

bother to strike back. Exhausted, she falls back but he catches her. Holding her up to

embrace in his arms. The bandage from her face peels off revealing a scar. Winoa intercepts to

kick Auroa off from his grasp on Sarah.

-Winoa-

Get away from her? You fiend!

-Auroa-

Think all I’m after is this selfish desire for her heart? GO AHEAD! Despise me all you

want over small village quarrels. THIS WAR IS ACTUALLY BIGGER THAN YOU

THINK.

-Sarah-

What do you mean?

-Auroa-

Sarah, after losing everything from your village I use to believe there was still good left

in this world. But there’s no hope….15 years later nothing’s changed. Now I see things clear.

From The Baronia Empire and Moon’s perspective my eyes finally opened. I realized

their vision. To make a change in this sorry excuse for a world. I created the Crystal Vortex

to make this change through art. Through a cultural wave of influence we will purge all that

stands in our path. Can’t you see Sarah?

-Sarah-

“Face it! It’s a messed up world, but you can’t just go around killing people. If you’re going

to make this change you’ll have to go through me. I can never forgive you.”

Suddenly reinforcement s arrives to surround Auroa from all sides. A whole new wave

straight from Breezestorm. They were more than ready to bring Auroa down. A spark of hope

gets Winoa back on her feet.

-Village Elder-

“The entire army is here. Just in time! Prepare the seal once again. We must not allow this

monster to walk the face of this world.”

Sarah takes a few steps back this time. The Jar floats in the air as hundreds and thousands of

tags and scrolls swirls around Auroa in a vortex.

-Auroa-

“Sigh…Not this again? Can’t you all try something else more original? If I have to kill you

folks so be it.”

He begins channeling something inside his body. His veil suddenly opens revealing nothing

inside of him. Not a body but a mass void ready to pull them in. They all suddenly see a massive

shadow behind Auroa. A dark massive figure with one red eye glaring at them all.

-Village Elder-

“Don’t hold back. It’s a trick! We must commence on with this.”

The sealing jar suddenly shatters and Auroa comes to a stop noticing something else

in the air. A small chuckle of laugher giggling within him.

-Winoa-

What happened? How did the jar break?

-Kabuki -

“Thought we let you have all the fun?”

He heard Kabuki’s voice as six lights impacts down at the field to surround him. Kabuki

arrives with a team of monsters.

-Auroa-

You brought Team Darcus?

-Kabuki-

They couldn’t wait any longer to get in on the action after Havok deployed.

-Auroa-

You were watching the whole time?

-Kabuki-

“Of course? What are friends for anyway? We fight together in the Crystal Vortex name.

Shall we begin?”

A massive masked dark knight glances at the Breezestorm army. He pulls out his gargantuan

blade to begin firing. Destructive waves of energy attacks scattered the army around in fear.

Darcus begins giving the orders.

-Darcus-

Zetsuma and Dodora take the left. Kitova and Wathai handle the right. I’ll handle the central

pillar. Team Darcus DEPLOY!

Four elemental monsters begin clashing with the Breezestorm army. Darcus creates a massive

quake with his blade to shake things up. Zetsuma transparently zips through the crowd cutting

them as Dodora drops down a wave of metal spheres at the army. Kitova stops a wave of

of the army in their tracks with a freezing ray as Wathai begins to heat things up. Darcus

slaughters one row after the next with one swing from his gargantuan blade. A dark smoke

begins spewing from his face. Soldiers begin coughing and choking for air.

-Auroa-

Well they’re making quick work out of Breezestorm.

-Kabuki-

“You can say that again.”

Winoa and Sarah begin clashing with Kabuki and Auroa for the time being. Returning back

with Alistor’s battle against Umbrella master for the tower key. Things don’t seem to be

changing in his favor. Alistor gets flung back once more from trying to counter back against

his Umbrella combo.

-Alistor-

Argh! Not even one gap!

-Umbrella master-

“Give it up! You can’t win!”

He moves in bulling through Swifter and Plasmus. Umbrellas scrapping through the cold

flooring. The both of them eye to eye and suddenly a flashing silver light intercepts between the

two. Umbrella master gets knocked back.

-Alistor-

“Rena? Is that you? No… It can’t be.”

A ghostly transparent image of Rena appeared before him. He hears her voice, but she was

merely there in spirit. The rest couldn’t tell what was going on.

-Rena-

“Just this once, but you’ll have to watch yourself from here on. Go get him.”

She vanished all of the sudden.

-Alistor-

No wait! Rena! Rena!

-Swifter-

“Behind you!”

The Umbrella master wasted no time to attack. Alistor gets hoisted up in the air bounded

by the neck between both his umbrellas.

-Umbrella master-

“Ha Ha! Don’t know what that was but no more messing around. It all ends here. It was nice

knowing you.”

Just before he had chance to have the last laugh another light collides with them. A golden

light this time breaking Alistor free from his grasp.

-Umbrella master-

“What? Who is it this time? This is getting on my nerves.”

A warrior of gold appeared, and the feeling of relief in his eyes.

-Alistor -

It’s been a while. What brings you here?

-Katty-

Think I let you do this all alone? After hearing your return I had to find you. I heard from

Alshrya you where goanna take on Havok at the Nova Tower.

-Alistor -

You heard?

-Katty-

Yeah… I know all about it already. Auroa’s deception, Crystal Vortex, and Havok. The next

wave after Moon.

-Umbrella master-

“Hey! You want a piece of me too? Yeah I’m talking to you.”

He interrupts them in the middle of their conversation. Pointing at Katty, eyes fixed for

his next target. He immediately close his Umbrella’s to make a clacking sound.

-Katty-

Let’s take care of this clown first. Together!

-Alistor-

Just like the old times.

-Umbrella master-

“Enough talk! Now you both will die.”

Pillars of water rose by the clack of his Umbrellas. Swirling in a motion as he gets ready to

unleash something big. Alistor and Katty charge straight at him. A huge gushing pump of water

rush directly at them. The two makes a huge jump in the air.

-Katty-

Now! For my MIDAS NOVA.

-Umbrella master-

“What I missed? But you’ll never get passed my defenses. Super Umbrella Combo

go. Ha ha ha.”

The both of them crush through his defense from both sides shattering his Umbrella’s.

Gold and blue energy impacts him causing mass amounts of damage. The master struggles to

continue standing his ground. Smoke and heavy sparks release from his body.

-Alistor-

“What? You’re still standing after all that?”

Katty kept his guard up.

-Umbrella master-

“Ugh…You’re better than I thought. Underestimated you. No! This is not worth to die for

a mere tower key. To live to fight for another day. FINE!”

He tossed the half broken stick of what’s left from his weapon to release the key from the

statue above. The key falls in Alistor’s hands.

-Katty-

That is it?

-Umbrella master-

“Yeah! If you want the key then so be it. Havok can deal with you for all I care. His problem

not mine. Hear this! I’ll be back next time, but even better than ever. SAYONARA!”

Within a wrapping sheet of cloth the Umbrella master vanishes. Swifter and Plasmus got

back up as Alistor briefly introduce them to his longtime friend.

Meanwhile back with Auroa and the Crystal Vortex battle with Breezestorm…

A whole army lies utterly defeated within moments of arrival. Darcus stands above

victorious mocking below at the slain soldiers. The rest of Darcus team watches below as

Auroa and Kabuki stands on the sidelines. A Vortex soldier teleports down to deliver some

incoming message from Havok.

-Vortex Soldier-

Auroa! Kabuki! Reporting upon the behalf requested by Havok.

-Kabuki-

Yes, spill it out. What does he want this time?

-Vortex Soldier-

He requests a meet up at the tower to discuss some business.

-Auroa-

“Very well then. Let us take leave.”

He takes one look back at Sarah crunching her fist together. All he could feel was to smile for

her with a wave goodbye before vanishing within a vortex. Team Darcus take their leave as well

to follow up. Winoa rush to help the village elder up and whatever was left of the Breeze storm’s

survival.

-Winoa-

We didn’t even have a slight chance…

-Village Elder-

“It’s out of our hands now…The Windruler, is just too powerful. If Flameheart couldn’t

win what chance did we even had?”

Sarah got herself back up, a slight disappointment in her eyes. Taking her leave. Winoa

quickly grabs her staff rushing to follow her.

-Winoa-

Sarah! Sarah where are you going?

-Sarah-

“To get stronger. Care to join with me? ”

She gracefully accepted leaving her village behind to begin a new adventure.

-Winoa-

So where are we off to?

-Sarah-

“To the Tower. That’s we’re their heading next. The Nova Tower.”

Back from the Nova tower…

Arriving within the vortex, Auroa alongside Kabuki and the rest of Team Darcus. At the

highest point in the tower. A palace of ice sits straight behind from the tower.

-Darcus-

WE ARE VICTORIOUS!

-Havok-

Lovely to hear. I came to report we have total control of the Glacier region. The stragglers

have surrendered and pledged full allegiance to the Vortex. Also the Cannon is finished as well.

-Auroa-

Ha ha ha perfect. Everything is falling into the motion of plan. Soon we will release

our waves of broadcasts. Mathias is not far from total annexation.

-Kabuki-

And my show can finally get on the road. The spotlight! AND FAME!

He begins posing in his stance.

-Havok-

“Two of the five opposing army have already fallen by our hands. Auroa, you alone

annihilated Flameheart. Breezestorm is now finally at our knees, but that’s not why I called.

Now I present to you the Nova Cannon.”

A huge part of the tower begins opening up from the center. Pillars rise from below as

gears run. A secret weapon unveiled.

-Auroa-

Ah! Lovely! With this we’ll wipe out all of Mathias. Their walls will go down with

nothing left to protect the castle. Total eradication!

-Havok-

Yes, about that. This will take some time before it can fire. It requires a mass amount of

energy to operate and we’re nowhere near enough. Unless…

-Auroa-

Very well, We’ll just divert all energy from our fortress to the tower then. We have plenty

leftover in reserve thanks to the Star Summit incident.

-Havok-

Are you sure it’s a wise choice?

-Auroa-

Don’t see why not? Who’s there to stop us anyway?

-Havok-

Well, about that. Alistor was somehow able to overcome Umbrella master. They’re heading

straight to this tower now. But not to worry. I will personally handle them.

-Auroa-

What he lost? But how? He’s too good. Sigh …I almost forgot about them.

-Kabuki-

“Let’s get back to the fortress to begin the operation then.”

Auroa and the rest begin taking their leave. Darcus and his team were the first to take flight

in the air. Five lights can be seen leaving from the top as Alistor and his team makes their way

to the tower. Katty took the moment to wonder what was commencing from the tower. Havok

patiently stands at the top waiting for them to enter. Auroa and Kabuki immediately left

the scene for Havok.

-Havok-

“Just leave them to me. Once they’re down Mathias is as good as ours. The capital will fall.”

Down below with the party…

-Swifter-

“Geez laweez what is that?”

Alistor and his team arrive at the gates to the tower. From their sight above sits a massive

cannon perched from the tower.

-Katty-

I never have seen anything like this. It’s huge…

-Alistor-

“This doesn’t look good. We have no time to waste. Come on!”

Unlocking the gates, the key immediately turn to dust. More than ready to enter,

they take the first steps. A light shines beyond the door.