Tales of Legendia AU - "Treasure Hunting," part 3
“I hate treasure hunting.”
“Aww, Wally, you haven’t even given it a chance yet.”
“We’re hovering in what seems to be an underground cavern after you tripped some sort of trap.” Never mind the fact that they wouldn’t even be hovering if Walter didn’t happen to have the ability to fly.
“…What’s your point?”
Walter just stifled a cough and turned it into a sigh, his descent into the darkness slow as he continued holding on to Norma’s arms. “I can’t see anything.”
“Maybe we should’ve brought those torches after all.”
“Stop squirming. You’re making it hard to hold you.”
“Hey, you try being in my position and holding still. Let go of my hand for a sec, Wally.”
“Are you cra-- Norma, stop it--”
Walter winced as the glowing of Norma’s fingernails stung his eyes, and he loosened his grip enough for the girl to haphazardly swing from one of his arms. His arm ached immediately, and he feared careening straight into a cavern wall he couldn’t see even as he heard Norma’s voice again.
“Fire Wall!”
Magical fire erupted from the ground-the ground that was surprisingly close, now that Walter could see it. There were no distinct noises from the darkness, meaning there were at least no monsters in the vicinity. …If monsters could have survived down wherever they were, at least.
Norma let out a pleased little sound as Walter released her hand, shaking her arms kick-start her circulation and securing her bubble straw to her belt; she had grabbed it to cast the crystal eres earlier, and she hummed cheerily as she approached the burning pillars of fire.
“Okay, death trap averted! Hmm… What’s next?”
“Can we leave yet?”
“No way! The adventure’s just begun!” Norma looked over her shoulder at her reluctant apprentice, grinning. “Let’s just throw a few more eres around and light this place up!”
“…And what if we burn this entire place down?”
Norma stomped her foot a few times, and at first Walter couldn’t help but think she was throwing a tantrum. But then, “We’re standing on stone, Wally. It’ll be fine! Let those fire eres rip!”
Walter mumbled something and coughed, turning away from the dying Fire Wall to concentrate on his crystal eres. “KenOres!”
He released the Land Burner eres with a wave of his hand, the burst of flame running across the ground and illuminating anything nearby as it went. The fire immediately went out when it struck a wall, and with the Fire Wall gone, the cavern fell back into darkness.
“There’s a wall over that way,” Walter reported unhelpfully.
“Geez, are you gonna make me do all the hard work?” Norma snorted in the darkness, tapping her foot as she considered her next plan of action. “You owe me gald for an orange gel later.”
“I thought that’s why we were here?”
“Nuh uh. That gald’s coming out of your apprentice pay, buster!”
“I get paid?”
“Not after this hunt, you don’t!”
While Walter tried to digest this information in his disbelieving stupor, Norma set out casting several Fire Walls to light up the area. The cavern-or room, as it really looked to be now-was higher than it was wide, and even then it looked like the distance would not have killed a person.
Just, you know, break many important bones in a person’s body.
“You see an exit anywhere?”
“Other than the one in the ceiling? No.”
“Hmm…”
“I’m surprised you’re not suggesting we blow a hole through something.”
“…Genius, Wally! Master’s taught you so well!”
The blond twitched as he watched Norma’s fingernails flare with magic again. Just a little.
“Aww, Wally, you haven’t even given it a chance yet.”
“We’re hovering in what seems to be an underground cavern after you tripped some sort of trap.” Never mind the fact that they wouldn’t even be hovering if Walter didn’t happen to have the ability to fly.
“…What’s your point?”
Walter just stifled a cough and turned it into a sigh, his descent into the darkness slow as he continued holding on to Norma’s arms. “I can’t see anything.”
“Maybe we should’ve brought those torches after all.”
“Stop squirming. You’re making it hard to hold you.”
“Hey, you try being in my position and holding still. Let go of my hand for a sec, Wally.”
“Are you cra-- Norma, stop it--”
Walter winced as the glowing of Norma’s fingernails stung his eyes, and he loosened his grip enough for the girl to haphazardly swing from one of his arms. His arm ached immediately, and he feared careening straight into a cavern wall he couldn’t see even as he heard Norma’s voice again.
“Fire Wall!”
Magical fire erupted from the ground-the ground that was surprisingly close, now that Walter could see it. There were no distinct noises from the darkness, meaning there were at least no monsters in the vicinity. …If monsters could have survived down wherever they were, at least.
Norma let out a pleased little sound as Walter released her hand, shaking her arms kick-start her circulation and securing her bubble straw to her belt; she had grabbed it to cast the crystal eres earlier, and she hummed cheerily as she approached the burning pillars of fire.
“Okay, death trap averted! Hmm… What’s next?”
“Can we leave yet?”
“No way! The adventure’s just begun!” Norma looked over her shoulder at her reluctant apprentice, grinning. “Let’s just throw a few more eres around and light this place up!”
“…And what if we burn this entire place down?”
Norma stomped her foot a few times, and at first Walter couldn’t help but think she was throwing a tantrum. But then, “We’re standing on stone, Wally. It’ll be fine! Let those fire eres rip!”
Walter mumbled something and coughed, turning away from the dying Fire Wall to concentrate on his crystal eres. “KenOres!”
He released the Land Burner eres with a wave of his hand, the burst of flame running across the ground and illuminating anything nearby as it went. The fire immediately went out when it struck a wall, and with the Fire Wall gone, the cavern fell back into darkness.
“There’s a wall over that way,” Walter reported unhelpfully.
“Geez, are you gonna make me do all the hard work?” Norma snorted in the darkness, tapping her foot as she considered her next plan of action. “You owe me gald for an orange gel later.”
“I thought that’s why we were here?”
“Nuh uh. That gald’s coming out of your apprentice pay, buster!”
“I get paid?”
“Not after this hunt, you don’t!”
While Walter tried to digest this information in his disbelieving stupor, Norma set out casting several Fire Walls to light up the area. The cavern-or room, as it really looked to be now-was higher than it was wide, and even then it looked like the distance would not have killed a person.
Just, you know, break many important bones in a person’s body.
“You see an exit anywhere?”
“Other than the one in the ceiling? No.”
“Hmm…”
“I’m surprised you’re not suggesting we blow a hole through something.”
“…Genius, Wally! Master’s taught you so well!”
The blond twitched as he watched Norma’s fingernails flare with magic again. Just a little.