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Chapter 8:
Journey to Star’s Soul
“There are more?!?” Sheena asked, surprised.
“Yes.” Cresenta answered, “Three you must get, in this area. Astra, Mistress of
the White Stars, Sola, Defender of the Bright Sun, and Universa, Commander of
Sacred Space. However, you need Sola, Astra, and I to release Universa’s seal.”
“So we have a choice.” Sheena stated, “Astra or--”
Zelos cut her off, “Astra, she’s a girl. SO girls must see me. So Astra, Kapitch?’
“I think you mean kapiche…” Sheena answered, “But okay, let’s go.”
“The Temple of Astra is to the west. Be careful, as there are many dangers
there.” Cresenta said
“We’ve dealt with temples before…” Zelos trailed off.
“Not your ordinary temples. The half-elves’ greatest creation’s to guard us.
You’re lucky mine was destroyed.”
“By what?” Sheena asked.
“A man.” Cresenta stated, “Not Mithos, but similar power.”
“Well, Mithos was a half-elf anyway.” Zelos said, “So a man’s power similar to
his must be very powerful.”
Sheena was surprised at Zelos saying something smart. Zelos then Randomly took
out his sword and slahed in front of her. A dagger fell to the ground.
“Oh my godess…” Sheena gasped.
“Somebody’s out for us.” Zelos said, “We should be careful.”
“Anyway, though,” Sheena said brushing herself off, “Let’s get to Astra’s”
They headed west and no body was attacked along the way. It was a
good thing, but Sheena was wondering how somebody else could get up here and why
they were trying to kill her. Zelos was thinking what Astra would look like, he
hoped like Luna, since he had seen her before. But even Summon Spirits have
feelings, so he was slapped many times for looking at her chest.
A while later, they got to the Temple of Stars, where Astra inhabited. It had
a warm aura, but Sheena knew great danger lurked in there. It wasn’t that big of
a temple, but as Cresenta said, “Not your ordinary temple.” What did he mean by
that?
All of a sudden, the temple got larger(edit for nerologic: this part was a bit
dull, so I canhged a word). Sheena just gaped and said,” Why did it get bigger?”
“The Temple changes according to the star charts.” Cresenta answered, “When the
Ursa Major is shining at its fullest the temple expands. When Ursa Minor comes
to gleam, the temple shrinks. This can cause traps to go away or come into view.
You have to be careful, you could get stuck in a room if you are not careful.
Get out of it; you could be in a totally different area.”
“Well, so how do we know when a room will appear or not?” Zelos questioned.
“The symbols of the floor will glow and you will feel mana welling up. The
Summon Spirits in this part of Derris-Kharlan aren’t too hard.”
‘If this isn’t hard, others must be…’ Zelos thought
“This makes no sense.” Sheena said, “Why do I need to be up here, getting Summon
Spirits, when I need to find that voice?”
“Well…” Cresenta replied, “I wasn’t going to tell you this, but this part of
Derris-Kharlan may crash into your world. You need the Summon Spirits of this
area to keep it in orbit.”
“So I have to use mana every day?”
“No, but a Summoner must get all the Spirits’ powers together, and bind them as
one to keep this in orbit.” Cresenta said.
“So why could this thing stay in orbit before?” Sheena asked.
“There used to be a large amount of mana here.” Zelos cut in, “But then we sent
Derris-Kharlan away, to save our new world.”
“So, it’s lost all of it’s mana.”
“Exactly.” Cresenta answered,” We are the only things keeping this world up. If
we live, so will the land. That is all.”
“Okay then, into the Temple of Stars!”
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