~Episode 3~
"Finally we head back to the village but first brother will we visit the young man who ran off with our reward."
"We will." replied her brother with a grin. "And I'm sure he will howl at the opportunity I shall give him."
"Tecto, do you wish to escort the child to Tumaini?"
Gazing into his siblings' brownish red eyes, Tecto's face lit up. "Reality in our village will be more pleasant than living outside the walls of Atrium." Staring at the sea of grass before them he took a glance back at the bustling city. "Nutri existence behind a wall is not life and living only to survive only supports our baser lower selves. In order to thrive this child must find purpose, seek freedom and become all that is in his being."
"Truth, so let us liberate his mind so his body shall follow." Extending reddish brown arms Nutri told her sibling. "I am following your lead."
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"Leave him alone!" Gazing back at the two other children cowering behind her the little girl took a big gulp. "Leave him alone!" She shouted once again.
"Would you like to take his place?" Asked the assailant with a practically toothless grin. "I'm sure I could get more than this vagabond stolen. That's right let's add interest" spoke the man kicking his victim in the stomach. "What do y'all make of this?"
"Sounds rewarding." Spoke another with a rub of his hands.
Wincing at a face breaking blow one of the crying children slid down the tree her back pressed against with tears running down her face. "Ori…do something…" sniffling the child's eyes shut tight. "He's sick…"more sniffles "...and I don't want him to die."
Balling his fist up with tears rolling down his face the young curly haired boy standing next to her gritted his teeth with anger from hearing and watching the impact of each strike. Inhaling that rage the young man let loose a battle cry then charged.
"Ha, you wish to come to a thief's aid." Drawing his hand back and stepping in front of his associate one of the transgressors swung when, click, someone caught his forearm.
"I suggest you leave these children alone."
"Where did you?" Looking at his arm then the person who caught it in mid swing the bandit shoved the hero. "Let me go!"
"I heard that there's a law about cutting off hands."
"Curse you woman."
"Throwing curses at me." Tossing the man into his comrades the red headed woman fiercely strutted across the field, braid swinging left and right. "Words accumulate energy and become manifestations. Do you wish to place a curse on me?"
"Nutri…grant them peace. Allow them to breathe, maybe they could find reconciliation in their actions."
"The mongrel stole from us!" Pish. "You slapped…" going slinky legs the bandit wobbled in a circle then fell.
"Observe your words." Spoke Nutri with a slither of her gaze throughout the vendors. "And grant me mine. Leave."
"You won't be able to protect him or these children infinitely." Smirking, a trader rocked his head at the obvious defeat that he and his men would share from the display of their company's talent. "I know when to place a bet and take a risk and this maya is not made for my unveiling. This pest isn't worth it."
"What did you say?"
Flinching the men bolted away before they could receive further harm. Turning to JunBee in a heartbeat she stood over the young man. "Tecto we will need transport, have you regained our reward?"
Raising a scarlet bag in the air with a grin, Tecto asked Nutri, "Are you able to heal him?"
"I know not what illness he suffers and I can only use water to aid in healing of his wounds yet his body appears to be already succumbing to death."
"The Elder might be able to revive him." Said Tecto with a glance over at the other children. "How would you like to come back to our village? We can provide food, shelter and all else that you will need."
"Will you be able to save JunBee?"
"We will do all that is within our power."
"Then we shall go." Replied Ori.
~Village of Tumaini Mwasho~
"So it is true a demon resides in this well." Strutting out of the forest, red locs swinging in the breeze and while the sun slightly gleamed off her toffee skin.
"I am now in the midst of building an empire. Come give me your energy so we can expand together." Hovering in the sky with owl wings a stretch the demon descended from the sky as if gliding down stairs.
"I decline. My coming is for the child you now possess."
"You speak as if this vessel is momentary. I own this manifestation and I will use it to build the reality of my choosing."
Eyes glowing gold the woman's body began to transfigure.
"I warn you inkan reject me and I shall plaster your body for the town to witness. All will bow or endure torment for my pleasure and sustenance." Whipping his lizard tail smoke flew out his bull nose. "What is your choice?"
Spanning over a hundred yards in a step the Inkan stood before the demon. "I am Tia The Mo Mo and I am elder and guardian of this village."
"In that case you shall become an example. You will be the one to cause pain and despair." Boom! Blocking a thunderous blow by throwing his bulky scaled arms up in a cross the demon slid backwards feeling the vibrations of the punch throughout his body.
Pointing a taloned finger at the elder before he could come to a complete halt the demon retaliated with an army of flaming missiles before teleporting.
Adjusting to the shift of the light molecules, tingling along her skin, The Elder knew her foe's precise location.
Raaar, snarling upon reentry the demon swung a spinning back fist but his arm went through the elder like mist. "When did she?" Turning his head slightly to the boom Molmet took a sonic punch to the side face. "She didn't use a port." forcing himself to flip over in a beat of his wings the maestro lashed out with his iguana whip of a tail.
Leaping backwards and blocking the lightning strike of a tail whip with a screen of light at the same The Mo Mo's eyes slid down to the spiked pillars of earth springing up in pursuit of her impalement.
Hmmm, propelling forward with a moo and a stomp of his powerful hooves the demon shot forth. Witnessing the demon burst through the stone pillars, The Mo Mo ignored the dust settling in the air and focused on the light molecules around her. Grinning at the alteration of molecules Tia zigged and zagged backwards dodging two daggers of feathers.
"Your mine." Laughing to himself as a third feather hidden behind the first two approached his opponent, Molmet went in for the kill.
Smiling at the entrance of her enemy into her domain, Elder Tia swiftly and gracefully spun past the feather.
"What?" throwing up his left arm to block his foe's kick, Molmet growled as her strike went through his arm without a splash from the watery stream called her leg.
Bringing her foot to a landing, "Huff" The Elder launched a lightning coiled strike.
"Can't move." Zoning in on the strike, woomp, Molmet teleported above the Inkan. "Conqueror's Strive."
Standing firm below the intense fiery sphere of whirling wind and flames plunging down upon her, yeomp, she bolted away in a streak of lightning.
"What!" lunging his blast into the earth booooom.
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"What was that?" peering down at the rumbling earth the girl gaze flew off in the direction of the explosion.
"Hey…where's Jovie?"Exchanging glances between one another all the kids shrugged
"I haven't seen him all maya."
"Maybe he's at home." Twirling around on tippy toes and leaping in the direction of Jovies's residence the little girl took a peek over her shoulder. "Anyone wants to come with me."
~ Intermission Joyvie Short in Pixel~
"What's that?" Spinning around at every snap, crackle or rustle, Joyvie ran through the forest hiding behind trees and stones as if they could protect him from the wilds of the night.
Scurrying about in fear, Joyvie paused near the exit with his legs trembling and heart pounding. "This is for murrabi." Taking a final glance back towards the village the little boy bolted out of the trees and into a field.
Sprinting through the field Joyvie and past a climbing dome, he ran around the wall climb, and through a shark mouth. Coming out of the tail end of the shark the young boy stepped on glossy smooth wooden floors of their tree house village. Dashing up the spiral staircase to the third floor he then ran down a hall and over a bridge before meeting multiple platforms all of them holding different stations to reach another part of the city. One being roped tied together to form a hanging bridge, a balancing beam, a vine and lastly his chosen option the Zipline.
Falling on his knees and catching his breath before hopping on the zipline, Joyvie thought of its final destination: the outer gate. Crossing the play area a gigantic play pinof mini buildings made of wood, mud, leaves, stuffed animals, dolls and all else to give a child could imaginate. Arriving at the other end he ran beyond the market's maze and out the gates Stopping at the exit a haunting feeling crept over him.
Watching the decrepit well which stood before him in the distance Joyvie swallowed his fear then ran. "Dear witch…" he hollered as he ran. "Please save Marrubi!"
Stopping a few feet away from the well Joyvie caught sight of his ball. Walking to the item and picking it up his gaze spun around back where he came from he had the ball he could always go back. Looking over the well swoop he slipped and fell, hollering all the way down till a splash of water silenced him.
"I can breath" thought Joyvie sinking slowly.
"A vessel"said an Arcane, looking down at the child from the fourth dimension. "I shall take it." Using the water to insert his consciousness into Joyvie's woosh the water began to churn. "You are mine now."
*GAME OVER*
~Outro~
QUINTESSENCE DEVOURED
Name: Capri. Quint:Mulgidae-Type-Bird/reptiple/psychic-nocturnal Characteristics: Chickface, round pointed feathery ears(fox ears) lizard mouth, black and gold feathered bird body.
ABILITIES: camouflage, store energy, silent flight, aerial hunter, steal(only can use at night), spirit detection, mysterious call- night time call that lures people into illusions. Healing, darkness adaptation
RHUBETE FORM- TYPE STEEL/ FLYING/ REPTILE/ Psychic Characteristics- Komodo Dragon head and body feathered crown, mane of feathers flowing from top of head down to tail, tip of tail has multiple hanging dagger like feathers made for slicing enemies and throwing
ABILITIES: Soul snatcher, camouflage,Stealth, steel feather projection, travel between underworld, slicing wind attacks with wings and tail, steal, hypnosis, psychic scale manipulation, poison, darkness adaptation, enhanced taste.
Name: EURO. QUINT-BOVAM TYPE: Seahorse/Bovine/Snake/Bone
Characteristics: Seahorse head, twisted horns where ears supposed to be, bulky bull body, long T-Rex/ape like arms, hooved feet, facultative biped walk on two or four legs, long serpentine tail, bone exoskeleton mixed with skin. (Layered like scales shingles).
ABILITIES- 1. Camouflage because of exoskeleton. 2 Aquatic Adaptation 3. Cold resistant 4. Pressure resistant 5. Power headbutt 6. Prehensile tail 7 animal imitation 8. Water manipulation
RHUBETE FORM- Cobra head with spiral horns pointing backwards, Seahorse/ bull body, seahorse/serpentine tail, bull legs hooved feet, seahorse exoskeleton, webbed raptor feet.
Note: Tails remain coiled until strikes or when used to hang from trees, pick up items etc.
NAME: ARDO QUINTESSENCE: TOMARI TYPE: FAIRY/BUTTERFLY/KORI BUSTARD(BIRD)/GROUND/FLYING
CHARACTERISTICS- KORI BUSTARD HEAD, FEATHERED HUMAN TORSO(upper body), OSTRICH LEGS, SIX FLAMING BIRD WINGS, HUMAN LIKE ARMS TALONS FOR CLAWS, LONG FIVE POINTED TAIL
ABILITIES: 1.MAGIC- (WIND, EARTH, GUM) 2.BULK, 3.SUPER KICKS, 4.AIR BLASTS (PUFFS NECK UP LIKE FROG), 5. FIGHTING 6. Psychic 7. Guides souls to underworld
RHUBETE FORM- PALE DEMONIC HUMAN FACE NO NOSE SHARP TEETH, BUTTERFLY ANTENNA, JEWELED COMPOUND EYES FOR EYEBROWS
"If this battle continues." tossing her head to the west The Elder gaze maneuvered its way back to the devastation below her. "Tumaini Mwasho will be destroyed."
"Where did you?" Standing in the midst of the destruction, eyes shut and his ears open the demon mumbled to himself. "The dust may protect you from sight but my hearing." Standing in the midst of the mass of dirt floating around Molmet head slightly tilted upwards. "Found you."
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"Jovie!"
"You kids shouldn't barge in someone's abode like that. Do you realize that Siba is unwell?"
"Our apologies Chala." The children said with a bow of their heads.
"We were looking for Joyvie." one explained.
"Jovie is not here…maybe he went to the
"We will go see."
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Boom, boom, boom, streaking through the heavens, exchanging thunderous blows one after the next boom the fighters clashed once again in a struggle to over power the next before gliding backwards in an arc in a spray of energy blasts.
Boom, boom, "Woah" stumbling from a shockwave's shove, one of the children's head flew this way and that as she trembled in fear. "What's going on?"Why is it thundering…" holding out a hand her eyes shot up towards the black clouds rolling in.
Hoof, hoof, bobbing and weaving two lightning speed strikes Molmet headbutted the third. Woof, Rotating with the momentum of the blow…boom with the manifestation of a Warhammer the demon smacked his enemy.
Noticing the destruction of her invisible barrier of light before the weapon made full contact, Tia The Mo Mo was able to react accordingly by moving with the flow of the Warhammer allowing it to guide and drive her like a golf ball back to the green earth.
"What's that?"
Moving his attention to the sky the little boy shrugged his shoulders, "Shooting Star, space ship?"
Pooomf watching the ground around them explode into dirt and dust in slow motion one of the children's gaze slid around to the electric barrier holding them up and the turquoise scaled reptilian manipulating the field.
"Oshu" thought the Elder with a glance, before slicing through multiple blasts with her fuschia shark fins.
"Ell" Creating separate bubbles for each one of the kids Tia The Mo Mo had each one of them securely placed in and ejected off the battle scene.
"I mustn't forget my purpose." Reflecting on her reason for living in Tumaini Mwashi, purple slits became golden. "Mamlaka Hakare"
"What's this…where have you transported us?"
"This was my home in another moment. A beautiful bustling city which resided in the middle of the sea. A mountain island of aquatic delights, Macrola."
"The City of Phytes, The land of aquatic herbs and medicine." Taking a peek at the waterways for roads, sand pools of clear water, towering plants, and palm like trees the demon head bobbed. "The Legend of your Isles Conquest and prosperity until it's rapid down fall after the land was bled dry." Laughing Molmet descended onto the roof of a building carved into the mountain. "Tale tells it that all perished not a woman, man or child left. How is it that you stand?".
"For it was the awakening of my Inkan bloodline. Now become aware of the extent of my dna."
"So you wish to partake in a second death on this isle. I shall grant your wish." Clenching hold to his Warhammer Molmet head slid back. " Is this an illusion?" He asked himself.
"In that case we all shall experience a second death."
"Necromancy?" Finding himself surrounded by men, beast, and avian alike Molmet shook his eyes. "No, I would be able to detect it." Unleashing his G-Force the maestro pooosh the flower petaled roof collapsed beneath him yet he continued to hover.
Waak activating upon sign of hostility a swarm of pterodactyl winged quintessence fell from their spiral tornado of a flock in droves.
"Ha" yanking chunks of mountain debris and wood out of the air with the use of telekinesis, Molmet slang them around his body protecting himself from the spitfire of acidic bullets storming down upon him from the beaked frog faced quints hovering above.
"Raaa" snatching one of the Quintessence out the air after it sliced his arm with its blade of a wing The Subjugator set it aflame before lunging it head on into one of its own.
"Ras" descending into the building to escape the acid rain, woomp, there was a reality shift and Molmet found a giant cleaver of a sword homing in on his neck. "Ha" lunging a front kick at his aggressor woomp, reality went through another conversion leaving a storm of spiral tipped spears to rain down on the demon.
"Is this all you possess?" Swiping away the projectiles with a swing of his mighty hammer woomp Molmet took a bus size fist to the face.
Gliding backwards while flipping uncontrollablyMolmet barely skimmed the water. Laughing with excitement the demons wings stretched out catching hold of him when dinnnnngggg the blade of a polearm came slamming down on the pole of his hammer. "Ha" standing firm against the attack the demon shouted, "This is more like it." Staring into the mouth of a basilisk head quint he laughed. "Bring it."
Int, int cackling with electricity surging from the dangling, jellyfish tentacles, hanging underneath its purple and red mane of petals the quintessence spikes became a fluorescent blue as it let loose a plasma beam of electrical energy before sinking into the water depths.
"Haaa" roaring as the beam rammed into his body Molmet found himself descending into the raging blue waters. Hmmm peeking through his eyelids a horde of Larca surrounded him.
Moving in patterns the Quintessence went in for the kill but their prey vanished.
"So it's an army of you now." Levitating above the waters Molmet peered up at the skyscraping beings encompassing him with their eyeless shell head.
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"What…" Raising her head a yellow bone freckled woman, head tilted at the sight of a translucent object floating her way she squinted. "Oshu?
"Ma…ru…bi…" bursting out of the bubble Oshu ran to her mother.
"What's with the tears my child?"
"Elder…and…and…and…" breaking out in more tears, Oshu began to sob harder.
"Oshu says Elder Tia and the witch are fighting but we didn't see anything." explained a child.
Nodding her head Oshu mother asked "Where did the bubble come from?"
"Elder…Tia…" said Oshu in between breaths.
"Where is the elder now now?"
"We went to the Apana."
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"Where are you Tia The Mo Mo…" Slamming his hammer into the pineapple knee brace armor of his foe's. Bounding into the air after the blow with a twirl of his weapon, shing Molmet cut off the shell head of his victim. Staring at its spiked head he yelled, "Fight me!"
Hearing his call the gravity multiplied by a hundred and the water commenced to rise. "Ha you won't submerge me." Flying upwards Molmet halted as the waters began to draw in from every direction.
Pooosh, submerged under water Molmet thought "My body…it won't…move."
"Do you believe that I ran with my tail between my legs." Flashing into view of her enemy, Elder Tia floated towards him like a ghost in the water. "You have been fighting me I am the whole of Mamlaka Hakare and I am the sole control all things within my kingdom, iIncluding your fate."
"I am believer in my own power. I do not submit to