Geneforce, The Next Generation Episode 2: Sul Thraze Unbound!

Raem: Some honeymoon, eh? *he smiles at Mystess.*
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Grell: Take it easy, Iodes....

Below them, the blur they knew as Rufus and Sleipnir weaved between crevices and pillars, eventually climbing a short incline up to the higher areas of the canyon. In the distance, a big city was visible. The large, tubular structure was leading towards it, apparently, and there were more of those structures coming out of it.

Blastion: *holds the door to Garm's room open for her* I'll leave you two alone...
Garm: *makes some noise and moves his head slightly*

Iodes: H-hey Garm. *She hobbles over to him.*

Garm: Mhmm...

Iodes: I'm... sorry about the thing from before... I was just so nervous and... *She sighs.* Garm, I love you.

Garm: *rolls over and looks at Iodes with a really sleepy grin* So the truth comes out.....

Iodes: *She smiles, face turning red.* You... and the others... you guys won't be seeing from me for a while. I'm not sure how long I'll be gone, but... I've decided to meet with my uncle, Protos.

Grell: *he was outside the door and heard everything.* PROTOS!? But he's the guy who helped kill Alex and worked with Xander!

Garm: . . . . . . . *rolls back over and mumbles something*

Iodes: Garm...?

Garm: *sound asleep, but with a deep frown on his tear-stained face. Even though he is asleep, its clear he is still crying*

Iodes: *She wipes away his tears and stands, a weight off her shoulders.* I'll be back... I promise. *She turns to the window and opens it. Looking at Garm once more, she jumps out, her eyes glowing to slow her descent to the ground. She sees Protos leaning under the shade of a nearby tree. She slowly walks towards him.*

Protos: Finally decided, have you? *He lifts a hand, making a portal.*

Iodes: Yeah... *She and Protos walk through. The portal closes afterwards.*

*Luna, who was at the bottom of the stairs, heard everything*
Luna: His heartbeat is slow, he has those silent hiccups, and his breath is ragged...
Blastion: He's torn...
Luna: Just let him go.... Hopefully, his wound will heal.
Blastion: okay... Should we tell Xanthos what's going down?
Luna: *thinks for a moment* ....No.
*There is another soft explosion upstairs*
Blastion: *he sighs and takes Luna's hand* Even when he sleeps...

*standing outside Luna's house is a tall skunk who appears to be in his late 30s. His fur is gray and green demonic runes tattoo all over his body. He is wearing a full-bodied witch's-style outfit similar to Alex's. Green demonic runes float in and out of his cloths and body, signifying that he has powerful demonic wards around him. half of his face is marred by a large claw mark, as if he was attacked by a giant wolf. on his back are 8 swords that form a circle with the hilts facing outward. He clenches his fist as he looks up at Garm's room.*
???: It was over 400 years ago that you did this to me.....you killed my beloved after our child was born and killed me on the battlefield against Mobius. But now, the winged ones of legend known as the Val'Kier have resurrected me to battle the troll menace on Iciaura. But that duty can wait. The blood of my beloved Queen demands justice. I have come for you, Garment of Ragnarok. On my name....*lightning flashes, revealing his silver eye on his left side of his face that was scarred.*.......Quintus Romulus Law.......

From below Raem and Mystess, Rufus and Sleipnir suddenly stopped.

"Do you hear that?" Rufus asked Sleipnir.

"Yeah." he replied.

A soft chuckling was echoing all around them. "Get ready for a fight. Sounds like two hundred of them." Rufus cautioned.

As if on cue, exactly two hundred Kawausos popped out of various hiding places almost comically. Rufus went whiter than Sleipnir. "Guess I'm doing this." Sleipnir sighed.

Whinnying, he shouted, "Come and get me!", his helmet's horn glinting in the sunlight.

The Kawausos simply laughed, and Sleipnir soon found out why; he was standing on a pit trap. "Whoa!" he shouted as rider and horse fell into a deep pit covered by various pieces of trash.

Mystess: *jumps down out of Raem's arms and lands infront of the Kawausos. She starts yelling at them* Dont you know its Rude to laught at others? *she pushes one into the same trap* WANNA LAUGH NOW?!
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Luna: *she grabs her sketch book off the counter*Blastion, I'm heading for the park. Can you keep and ear out for Garm? I'd really appreciate it.
Blastion: Sure thing.
Luna: *she heads out the door, not noticing Quintus. *the sun glints off her fur, giving her a similar appearance to Quintus's lost love*

Quintus:*to himself.* K-Karta? no....it can't be.....she was killed after Remus and Cleopatra were born....could this be Cleopatra's great great granddaughter? My decendent? no matter.....*looks to the house.* You will feel my vengeance, Ragnarok. Whether you call yourself Garment or Garmisice as you did back then, I shall take vengeance and justice for my beloved Queen Karta. *he starts to walk towards the house.*
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Raem: *lands next to Mystess and picks a kawauso up by the tail.* their actually kind of cute, Mystess.

Mystess: *picks one up* i guess they are...
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Luna: *as she walks away, she sings a song the was passed down in Karta's Royal Family, getting Quintus's attention once more*

~Garm's Room~

Garm: *fast asleep under all of his blankets*

Quintus: *stops when he hears the song and says very loudly without realizing the volume of his voice.* Karta?!

Luna: *stops and turns* Who are you... if you don't mind me asking... And how do you know my great great great grandmother?

Quintus: *for a second, his vision turns to Luna as Karta, then to Luna as Cleopatra.* No.....so, you're one of the next generations of my......*turns and looks at the house.* Never mind. there is a monster in that house that needs to die. And I will kill him, if my name isn't Quintus Romulus Law.

Luna: a monster? what monster?

Quintus: The Demon wolf and Guardian of the Royal Family, Garmisice of Ragnarok.

Luna: O_O GARM?! You mean my son?! He may have the temper of a monster, but he isn't one at heart...