Tyrone’s ax grazed the snakes in Medusa’s hair before plunging itself deeply into the wall. Bleeding snakes wriggled around on the floor.
“Impudent boy! I’ll make it so you won’t be able to come back to life this time!” Medusa’s eyes bewitchingly sparkled.
Averting their eyes was futile. Medusa’s terrifying magical powers had ensnared everyone in Alisa’s party, turning them to stone! There was no one left to save them now…
END
Crossing over the desert, Alisa and party arrived at the village of Casba.
“Ah, so from what we heard in Uzo, there should be a cave with monsters in it nearby. Should we try going to that cave first?”
“Wait ― what is that?”
Alisa noticed a plume of smoke rising up. To make matters worse, the plumes of smoke quickly multiplied.
“What’s going on? Is it a fire?”
“Th-this can’t be happening!” From the area covered with smoke, the villagers screamed without cessation. “It’s Dragon Wise! He’s come out of his cave! This hasn’t happened in over 10 years!”
“Did you say Dragon Wise!?” this time Tyrone was shouting.
Dragon Wise was famous among dragons for having the precious jewel “Amber Eye” inlaid on its forehead. It is also known for being one of the more aggressive breeds. It’s said that countless numbers of people have tried and failed to defeat the dragon with the notion of stealing its jewel.
“Is that it right there?”
Alisa and her comrades stood still before a house that was up in flames. An enormous figure floated up from within the flames! The Dragon Wise’s tremendous gaping mouth made it appear as though it were laughing wickedly at the villagers who were scrambling to run away.
“Abion Tower is located on an islet about ten kilometers off of the cape to the west. You should use the spaceship Luveno’s built-in Hovercraft to get there.”
Doing as Dr. Luveno said, Alisa and party took off onboard the Hovercraft.
Effortlessly gliding along the ocean’s surface, they soon arrived at the islet. Indeed, it was a very small island. They were easily able to find the tower.
“Even Dr. Luveno has no data about what kind of monsters are in here, so we’ve gotta be careful.”
Tip-toeing, Alisa and party quietly snuck inside the tower. At the first crossroad:
“Oh, I know!” Alisa clasped her hands together. “Before going to the Armor Shop, let’s go stop by the Cake Shop!”
“Huh? You can’t beat up enemies with cake,” said Tyrone, raising his eyebrows. “Are you going to eat it? Weren’t you saying something about getting fat? How will getting even fatter help you?”
“How rude! It’s a gift — A GIFT! Didn’t you know!? The Governor of Motavia has a sweet tooth,” said Alisa. “There it is, let’s go buy some cake from that shop!”
Alisa dragged a dumbfounded Tyrone into the Cake Shop with her.
The shop had a sign out in front which read, “Please excuse us for running a shop in a place like this”.
“What’s up with that sign?”
“Welcome! The sign comes from the slogan our ancestors used to use, they used to run this shop somewhere deep in an underground maze. But anyway, would you like some Cheese Cake?”
“Wow, it looks delicious! ♡” said Alisa. “This Strawberry Short Cake looks good, too. ♡”
“As for me, I really like this girl’s outfit ♡,” Tyrone interjected. “Good stuff! Alisa, could you be a dear and move out of the way?”
(Choose between either a SHORT CAKE or a CHEESE CAKE, and then write it down on your Item List. They are both the same price, so subtract 20 MESETA. Unfortunately, you cannot buy the “girl’s outfit”. Please understand.)
After they finished shopping, Alisa and party left the Cake Shop. Where is the next destination?
“I’m going to try using the key that guy left behind earlier,” said Alisa.
Alisa’s intuition was correct. The door opened easily with the Dungeon Key.
Beyond the door, deep inside the room stood a tall, slender man wearing a hood.
“Who are you?”
“You must be Lutz, right…? My name is Alisa, and this is Tyrone and Myau. We have crossed over the desert in order to find you.”
“I’m in the middle of my training right now. I do not have time to be meeting with random strangers.”
“No time to meet us? What are you on about, man. This cave has already been infiltrated by an enemy that wants to kill you!”
“Wait, Tyrone,” said Alisa. “Lutz, I’ve brought with me a letter from the Governor of Motavia. Would you mind reading it?”
Lutz took the letter from Alisa and looked it over.
“I see… it’s about La Shiec. So, he’s formed an alliance with a dark religious cult called ‘Chaos’? This is far more serious than I had imagined.”
Lutz looked into Alisa’s eyes and saw her sincerity. He nodded his head. He then removed his hood, revealing his long, flowing blue hair. He had an effeminate face that looked as beautiful as Alisa’s.
“I understand. Together, let us go save the Algol Star System from the hands of evil,” said Lutz. “To do that, first we will need to go to the Gothic Woods on the planet Palma…”
“Gothic Woods?”
“If we go there, we can meet with Dr. Luveno. He’s a little bit strange, though.”
“Ah, excellent,” the doctor said as he took their money. (-200 MESETA)
“Are you really going to be able to build a spaceship with just 200 meseta?”
“Ohoho, that’s why I’m the genius. Why don’t you guys go take a walk around the area or something,” said Dr. Luveno.
(It is possible to go visit the hospital in the village here. For 10 MESETA, you can increase HP by 2)
The doctor was indeed correct. By the time Alisa and party had returned, a crisp, white-bodied spacecraft was sitting in his backyard.
“What do you think of my masterpiece – the spaceship Luveno! With this, not only can you travel to the planet Motavia, you can go even further, to the planet Dezolis.
“Yay, that’s great! Let’s take off right now!”
“No, wait,” said the doctor, stopping them.
A black shadow appeared before the party.
“Who are you?” the shadow said in a hoarse, husky voice.
“You first — who are you? Don’t tell me you’re Lutz,” said Tyrone.
The shadow clucked with laughter. He had a voice that rubbed nerves the wrong way.
“What’s so funny!?”
“Why, I’m just laughing because you people just asked the same question as I. And as for your other question, ‘Could you be Lutz?’ – no, it would appear not.”
“You’re trying to find Lutz too, aren’t you. What do you plan to do by meeting Lutz?”
“Let’s see, what do I plan to do? Burn him to death with flames. Or maybe I’ll crush his face in with my staff. Cretins who make enemies out of Lord La Shiec deserve to be met with death.”
“You’re one of La Shiec’s underlings! I’m not going to let someone like you go meet Lutz!”
Alisa readied her sword.
He clucked once more with laughter. “You people are saying you want to fight me? I’m a robotic sorcerer – the great Cyborg Mage!”
Cyborg Mage: 18 + BP (1-E)
Alisa & Party: CP + BP (2-H)
The blue robed natives became aware of Alisa and her companions. They pointed their guns at them and began to shoot.
“Ahh!”
“Tyrone!”
“This is nothing. Those beam guns have low output. Even with a direct hit on bare skin, it’s only enough to leave a slight burn,” said Tyrone.
“But for those guys in the brown clothes, it’s a matter of life and death. We’ve got to hurry and save them.”
“Yeah! Okay you rats, it’s time to repay you for catching me off guard!”
Tyrone grabbed his ax and surged through the group of natives. Alisa and Myau joined in.
As things escalated into an all-out brawl, both sides of the fray feared getting struck by fly-by debris.
The blue robed natives grew clumsy and careless with their beam guns; suddenly they all ran off, dispersing in all directions like baby spiders. (+1 CP, +50 MESETA)
“All right, everything’s okay now, you guys,” Alisa said to the brown robed native.
<Oh, thank you.>
“Oh, you can talk?”
<We are Motavian Farmers. Those other guys were Motavian Scavengers We have lived here on this planet since ancient times, but ever since this La Shiec guy came around, the Scavengers have started picking on us.>
“Wow, I can’t believe La Shiec’s been meddling with things over here, too.”
<This is the first time we’ve ever been saved by humans. It’s also a first being saved by a cat. We truly, truly, thank you,> the Motavians gave their thanks again and again.
“Well, we’re going to go on our way now, but you guys be careful from now on.” (Action Chart – Check “J”)
After parting with the Motavian Farmers, the group continued advancing around the large rocky cliff.
“Tyrone! Myau! Governor!”
Alisa screamed, but that did nothing to stop the Nightmare. The head of the monster stared down intently at Alisa.
The spine-chilling look in its eyes gave Alisa goosebumps. A cold sweat dampened her forehead.
—What is this monster? It somehow seems different from all the other monsters I’ve seen up until now..
Alisa grabbed her sword from the bed stand. She thought that might provoke it, but the Nightmare did not indulge.
“Alisa, is it an enemy!? We’re coming in!”
Tyrone and Myau burst into Alisa’s bedroom.
They saw the figure of the Nightmare and immediately lunged in to attack.
However, the monster’s strength far surpassed their imagination.
The Nightmare evaded both of their attacks. Its eyes had a sinister glow in them. At that moment, Tyrone cramped up and fell over. He was wrought with paralysis.
Without being able to put up much resistance, they were easily overpowered by the Nightmare.
“Tyrone! Myau!”
Alisa screamed and repeatedly thrust her sword. However, her sword simply passed right through the monster and came out on its other side.
“My sword does no damage! —Ahh!”
An invisible force grabbed Alisa and threw her to the floor. The monster’s sharp fangs awaited her as she lay struggling; those fangs then ripped her heart right out of her chest.
Victory goes to one who makes the first move! Setting aim on their opponent, everyone attacked the enemy at once in an all-out onslaught. The robot began to emit a white plume of smoke and then exploded!
The scattered debris fell and hit Alisa and the others. (-1 CP)
“Ow, ow,” said Alisa, “but, it’s a good thing that he’s been cleanly disposed of. – Oh, what’s this, another fork in the road already?”
