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<blockquote data-quote="eris404" data-source="post: 2819483" data-attributes="member: 5338"><p>"Well?" George asks.</p><p></p><p>"I have no idea what it is," Dante whispers. "And the person who might we can't trust right now."</p><p></p><p>"What's there to know? Shouldn't we just destroy it?"</p><p></p><p>Jade rolls his eyes. "Yes, George, that's what Dante is saying. He doesn't know how."</p><p></p><p>George frowns. "Maybe I could just shoot it? I have a few bullets left."</p><p></p><p>Jade exchanges looks with Dante, who shrugs. "It's as good as anything else we could try."</p><p></p><p>Setting the crystal on the ground, the others back off, while George chooses a good distance, loads his pistol, takes aim and fires. The bullet reflects off the crystal, turning it momentarily a deep red.</p><p></p><p>The boy howls in pain.</p><p></p><p>George looks to his friends, who nod encouraginly. He loads again, takes a few deep breaths to steady his aim and fires. Again the bullet reflects off the stone without any apparent damage to it, but it glows an angry red. The boy rolls on the ground shrieking, cursing and crying.</p><p></p><p>"May I try something?" Serai is barely audible above the boy's fit, but the others, curious but skeptical, urge her to go on. "I think this might do it." Theatrically, she produces the crystal whistle in her open palm. She rises, a bit unsteady, to her feet and motions to the other to get behind her, out of the way of the sonic blast. With a deep breath, she produces a long, loud, shrill note that rattles their teeth and hurts their ears. The crystal glows red, but again is otherwise untouched.</p><p></p><p>"Dammit!" George shouts, frustrated. "How the hell are we going to destroy this thing?"</p><p></p><p>"We'll think of something," Dante mutters, his mind already lost in thought, looking for solutions.</p><p></p><p>"You shouldn't curse," a weak voice adds. Surprised, all of our little party turn towards the voice. It is the tied-up boy, no longer wailing or thrashing about. A thin trickle of blood runs from his nose. "Mama says you shouldn't curse."</p><p></p><p>Dante reaches the boy first. "What's your name? Are you alright? Do you remember anything? "</p><p></p><p>"Caleb," the boy replies in a small, fearful voice, his eyes darting from Dante to Jade to George. "I want my mom!"</p><p></p><p>While the others sleep, George and Ishii stand guard. How they can sleep is beyond George, who can't stop looking at the grotesque pile of bodies in the fire pit. Perhaps he should have set fire to them right away. Perhaps the dried dragon husk, too. The crystal still glows, the blue light somehow menacing and poisonous. If only the bullets or Serai's whistle had smashed it to bits! As it was, they'd probably have to take the thing back with them to the University where mages more powerful than they could destroy it. How disappointing.</p><p></p><p>And George had been so confident that his pistol would do it. It had seemed, to him at least, that it had been more effective than the whistle, that the crystal had glowed brighter and longer when struck by the bullets. Why that should be mystifies him; after all, the whistle is magic and while his pistol is loud and dangerous, it is all too mundane.</p><p></p><p>George leaps up, shrieking in delight, startling the others from a deep sleep.</p><p></p><p>"Dante! I know how to destroy it!" George crows. "It's not the bullets! It's the loud noise! Dante, we have to use the bell!"</p><p></p><p>Annoyed, Dante snaps, "George, what are you talking about? What bell?"</p><p></p><p>"The town bell! Don't you see? We have to get it to the town bell!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eris404, post: 2819483, member: 5338"] "Well?" George asks. "I have no idea what it is," Dante whispers. "And the person who might we can't trust right now." "What's there to know? Shouldn't we just destroy it?" Jade rolls his eyes. "Yes, George, that's what Dante is saying. He doesn't know how." George frowns. "Maybe I could just shoot it? I have a few bullets left." Jade exchanges looks with Dante, who shrugs. "It's as good as anything else we could try." Setting the crystal on the ground, the others back off, while George chooses a good distance, loads his pistol, takes aim and fires. The bullet reflects off the crystal, turning it momentarily a deep red. The boy howls in pain. George looks to his friends, who nod encouraginly. He loads again, takes a few deep breaths to steady his aim and fires. Again the bullet reflects off the stone without any apparent damage to it, but it glows an angry red. The boy rolls on the ground shrieking, cursing and crying. "May I try something?" Serai is barely audible above the boy's fit, but the others, curious but skeptical, urge her to go on. "I think this might do it." Theatrically, she produces the crystal whistle in her open palm. She rises, a bit unsteady, to her feet and motions to the other to get behind her, out of the way of the sonic blast. With a deep breath, she produces a long, loud, shrill note that rattles their teeth and hurts their ears. The crystal glows red, but again is otherwise untouched. "Dammit!" George shouts, frustrated. "How the hell are we going to destroy this thing?" "We'll think of something," Dante mutters, his mind already lost in thought, looking for solutions. "You shouldn't curse," a weak voice adds. Surprised, all of our little party turn towards the voice. It is the tied-up boy, no longer wailing or thrashing about. A thin trickle of blood runs from his nose. "Mama says you shouldn't curse." Dante reaches the boy first. "What's your name? Are you alright? Do you remember anything? " "Caleb," the boy replies in a small, fearful voice, his eyes darting from Dante to Jade to George. "I want my mom!" While the others sleep, George and Ishii stand guard. How they can sleep is beyond George, who can't stop looking at the grotesque pile of bodies in the fire pit. Perhaps he should have set fire to them right away. Perhaps the dried dragon husk, too. The crystal still glows, the blue light somehow menacing and poisonous. If only the bullets or Serai's whistle had smashed it to bits! As it was, they'd probably have to take the thing back with them to the University where mages more powerful than they could destroy it. How disappointing. And George had been so confident that his pistol would do it. It had seemed, to him at least, that it had been more effective than the whistle, that the crystal had glowed brighter and longer when struck by the bullets. Why that should be mystifies him; after all, the whistle is magic and while his pistol is loud and dangerous, it is all too mundane. George leaps up, shrieking in delight, startling the others from a deep sleep. "Dante! I know how to destroy it!" George crows. "It's not the bullets! It's the loud noise! Dante, we have to use the bell!" Annoyed, Dante snaps, "George, what are you talking about? What bell?" "The town bell! Don't you see? We have to get it to the town bell!" [/QUOTE]
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