TITAL 2: Why did It Take Me So Long To Do This?

Aleri: Good. Now, let's go figure out what the problem is. I find it hard to believe that that girl would do something like this of her own will... *Follows through LC*

*LC closes* <yes with Kain inside>

Xerna: Hmmm. Someone must have come through.

Diryax: How do you know?

Xerna: I set that corridor up to close after three people had come through it. But who came through? and where are they?

Diryax: *steps in front of xerna, in a guarding position*

Naxwsh: *thinking* What the hell am I supposed to do? */thinking*

Kain: *can somehow hear them* What...that other one. They don't see him? Well, I suppose I must now find a way to escape. *begins searching*

Aleri: What the... it closed before I could enter! *Concentrates* ...Maybe I can force it to reopen...

<I'll let you decide whether he succeeds.>

< Depends on your answer to this question Nebula. What is Aleri's element? (if he has one) >

Xerna: Whoever is there, you'll have to go through her *points to Diryax* to get to me.

Diryax: *eyes glow* Yesssshh. *whips the sand of the wasteland kicking up a cloud of dust.* Now lets see where you are. *sees Naxwsh's figure in the dust* Thorn Slash! * whips across his chest*

<He's Skill/Light>

Aleri: C'mon... C'mon...!

< Then unfortunately for me.... yes he can. >

<But fortunate for Kain since Kain's element (If he had one) would be wind, and he couldn't. Now he can see Aleri's! yusz.>

Naxwsh: *screaming* Xerna, what the hell did you do?!

Aleri: C'mon... C'mon... Got it! *Opens LC and runs in* ...Kain? What are you doing here? Well, I'm glad to have the Captain of Baron's Dragoons on my side! *Continues through, using his HAX Light power to bend the light around himself, making it look like he's just more sandstorm... basically, invisiblility that works in a sandstorm.* (What's going on...? Ah! Naxwsh!) *Subtly casts Cure on Naxwsh*

< Yep. And I forgot to respond to something earlier >

Fifeyux: Minato!!! Where's Lenox?

<Wasteland >

Xerna: Ah so it is you, Naxwsh. That necklace I had you give her? It's an ancient form of mind control I found while recovering out here in this wasteland. I needed my dear sister in order to advance my plans. And I knew you of all people would have a hard time fighting against her.

Diryax: Petal Storm!! * a fierce wind blows razor sharp rose petals at Naxwsh*

Aleri: (Heh, not likely!) *Casts Regen and Blink on Naxwsh, creating illusuroy copies of him and slowly restoring his health*

Kain: *exits LC* If I may. *pulls out lance* Prepare yourself.

Diryax: Rose Prison! *forms a dome of thorny vines around Naxwsh(and by extension nearby parties) Painful Rain! * a shower of rose thorns falls within the dome*

Xerna: *thinking* something seems off */thinking* *wields her racket and places it on the ground next to her like a staff*

Aleri: (Heh, by the time she figures it out, I'll have given Naxwsh a huge advantage...) *Charges magical energy for something big...*

Naxwsh: Why the **** are you doing this, you bastard?!

Xerna: My plans are my own business. *thinking* I feel something in the air */thinking* Better safe than sorry. Mighty Guard! *casts shell and protect on herself*

Aleri: (Not likely...) *Casts Dispel on Xerna*

Kain: Not likely! *Cuts through cage and rushes at Xerna*

Xerna: So there is someone else here. I may not be able to see you but that doesn't mean you can avoid everything. Bahamut!(FF9) *summons bahamut to lay waste to the area*

Naxwsh: Why.... Why Diryax? *collapses to the ground*

Kain: Poor decision! Jump! *uses Jump, becoming immune to damage for 2 turns*

Xerna: It wasn't aimed at you dragoon! *looks at Aleri being bombarded by Bahamut*