FCGS - Doppelganger Arc - Chapter 6

Kashy stood on the topmost point of the castle and spread his hands wide. His creation hovered infront of him for a second before streatching as far as the eye could see. It blanketed Midgard with a light grey mist.

Far below the castle in the clouds, paladins found their Sacrifice Ritual diminishing in power. Champions and Monks were unable to Snap as fast or Asura as hard as they use to.

As the mist seeped into the ground and surrounded everyone and everything, the change took effect. Kashy relaxed and smiled. Power within Midgard was now balanced.

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BlackRose stepped out onto the balcony with Shadow and Balos. Together the three watched as the light grey mist spread out around the castle. The mist wrapped itself around them tightly. BlackRose cried out in pain, Shadow knelt down holding her head, and Balos began to tremble uncontrolably. When the mist had settled, the three sat on the ground looking at each other. Shadow grasped around her body looking for her Jurs and was shocked when she found none.

"Lets go to Kashy," Balos said softly when he noticed their wings were missing. Getting up they ran to the topmost tower.

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"Yes i rolled the world back," Kashy said calmly. "That means powers you had before you became Mediators have disappeared." He turned to face them. "I'll restore them now though." Spreading his fingers out wide, he sent power at the three.

Shadow's and Balos' bat wings grew fast and streatched. The leathery webs on the wings billowing slightly from the rush of power from Kashy. Blood tricked down their backs from where the wings had sprouted out of their backs. They kneeled blocking their ears to BlackRose's scream as her own wings grew a bit more slower. Her black feather wing tips were laced with blood and she shook gripping onto anything she could find. The three knelt with their heads bowed in front of Kashy. Touching each one on the head in turn, he restored their weapons and powers. However, a few problems occurred.

"It seems Rudra will only appear for you," Kashy said puzzled looking at BlackRose. The rudra hovered and glittered in front of her. He looked over to Balos, two weapons hovered in front of him. "An Angra Mainyu and a Balmung." Kashy mused to himself. Strangest of all was Shadow, no longer did her jurs appear but instead two strange new swords hovered in front of her. "Tirfing's..." Kashy said in surprise.

"Tirfings?" Shadow asked taking both by the grip. Light glowed and the weapons sealed themselves to her. BlackRose leaned across to touch one and it melted to her touch. Shadow placed her hand on the puddle of the Tirfing and it returned to it's sword form. "Isn't a Tirfing a monster?"

"A Tirfing Sword," Kashy began "Is a one-handed sword which is rumored to bring a horrible fate to its owner. Be wary about it and don't use them too often."

Shadow nodded and sheathed them into her belt. Balos sheathed the Balmung and Angra Mainyu. BlackRose fumbled a bit before finding a way to sling the Rudra over her body with it's leather pouch of various arrow types.

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Tadakono sat twitching as Phenomenon thanked him for the millionth time. Lack sat watching them. Chibi laughed as Lack rolled his eyes.

Lack looked around the dining room and sighed. He wondered how much of their strength has been dimished. He looked side-long and Chibi. She gained new stronger skills, which in his mind, was all well and good but it didn't make up for all those who have been weakened. Blinking he noticed all the assassin crosses were missing.

"Lack!" brighteys cried running into the dining room with illusions, FerrariSin and Trelawney. "Come! Look!" She dragged Lack from his chair and out of the dining room. Ever curious Chibi, followed with Tadakono and Phenomenon following after her.

Reaching the assassin training room, brighteyes pulled Lack over to the benches while Trelawney ran into the middle. Illusions ran to one of the two baskets on the opposite side of the room.

"Awww!" she cried. "There's no more dead branches." Picking up a strange red skull shaped bottle she tossed it to Trelawney. "Tre! Catch!"

"What's the point?" Trelawney asked. "There's no dead branches to show him what this does."

"We have a creator here," FerrariSin said softly. "Chibs, summon some Parasit." Chibi made a face and walked into the middle of the room. Pulling a Plant Bottle from her pouch she threw it onto the ground.

Summon Flora!

Two Parasit appeared and proptly began to throw seeds at Trelawney. Chibi shook her head. "I don't get why 'Summon Flora' still activates it when it's all different plant monsters now..."

Trewlawney shrugged and drank the contents of the red skull bottle. Lack's eyes widened as he saw Trelawney becoming obviously poisoned.

"She's killing herself!" he said suprised. brighteyes put a finger on his lips. And smiled before looking back to Trelawney.

Trelawney darted between the Parasit with amazing speed. Her eyes clear and focused dispite being poisoned. Knowing she only had a little bit of time before she needed to rest and heal, she attacked the Parasit.

Meteor Strike!

Soul Breaker!

Soul Breaker!

Lack fell off his seat. The damage and speed from her being poisoned was increadible. Smiling to himself as he got up he knew this made up for the decreases in power on some other classes.