Sylphid Meow
Meow Meow Meow...
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DAY SIX
"...the cold was gone... in its place was a radiant
glow from sources above... the people encircled a large
opening... an arena of some sort..."
The crowd
cheered.
"Hey, you're finally awake. You normally
sleep in this long?" It was Sylph. He was still here...?
"Wh-what's going on?" the mage queried, still under
the influence of sleep. "Where a-are we now...?"
"We're in a giant arena." He pointed towards the
center. "There's nine people running about inside there. Marle
is one of them... they're all attacking each other like
there's no tomorrow... perhaps for some of them, there isn't.
But, that is the very nature of the tournament... eliminate
those that are weaker, leaving only the strong to survive.
Strength can be perceived in many ways, however..."
"D-do you th-think Marle w-will be a-alright...?"
The warrior spoke with confidence in his voice.
"Although we cannot assist her anymore, I'm sure she'll do
fine. Her spirit is strong. Her magic is powerful. She's a lot
like you, in many ways..."
The mage pondered this for
a moment... of all the people he'd encountered over the past
few days, Marle was the one he'd most become friends with. And
now, there was naught he could do to aid her...
Sylph
suddenly interrupted Vivi's thoughts. "There is a pressing
matter that I need to speak to you of... it seems every time I
try to mention it, something happens." He waved his hand in
the air and magically, everything grew quiet.
"For
quite some time now, the Memory Pools have been used to summon
warriors worthy to serve in 'Tournaments.' The purposes of the
tournament have differed at times, but they have usually been
beneficial..."
"When a warrior is summoned from the
Memory Pools, a large amount of Mana is consumed in the
process... and, as you know, Mana is what drives life in the
multiverse; without it, all existance will simply cease..."
"Under normal circumstances, the Mana used by the
Memory Pools regenerates, and over a long period of time, it
all balances out... but, as of late, the Pools have been
malfunctioning..."
"M-Malfunctioning...?"
"Yes..." He continued. "Lately, the Mana consumed has
been greatly increased... enough to cause degeneration of life
in large sectors of the multiverse. The cause is unknown...
but one fact is certain: if this lasts much longer, the
multiverse as we know it will be devoid of all life!"
All life ceasing to exist...? That was
inconceivable... imagining a multiverse of complete...
nothingness...
"H-how do w-we st-stop it?" the mage
asked.
"That's where you come in, my friend. To return
the Memory Pools to their normal state, a powerful mage must
summon the eight elements and combine them: Fire, Water,
Earth, Air, Light, Darkness, Moon, and Wood..."
"It
took some time to find a mage powerful enough to command such
awesome powers... but you can probably guess who we chose..."
"M-me!?" the mage gasped in shock. "Th-that was why I
w-was summoned here...? To save the m-m-multiverse...?"
"Yes. But to do that, you'll need this..." Raising his
gloved hands into the air, a small ethereal object began to
form before their eyes... it was a small, semi-transparent
staff of some sort, glowing with all the colours of the
rainbow...
The mage looked at the staff in its beauty
as the warrior spoke. "Within this staff are the arcane magics
of all the elements. With this, you will be able to restore
the Memory Pools..." He handed the brilliant staff to the
young mage who reluctantly took it in hand.
"For now,
however, relax... as the tournament comes to a close, your
amulet will shine once more, telling you that the time has
come. As for me, I must depart... my time in this world has
been long; my purpose has been fulfilled. It is now up to
you..." With that, he slowly began to fade out once more...
his last words echoed in the silence.
"W-wait! H-how
do I...?" But it was too late. He was already gone...
"Good luck, Vivi... protector of Mana! May the Goddess
of Mana smile upon thee..."
And he was gone. The mage
was left in the eerie silence, which soon broke and returned
to normal.
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OOC: Okay... I hope that's
sufficient! ^^
*picks up his "Go Marle!" flag*
Yeah!!
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