Dragon Quest VI Original Story Version
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Dragon Quest VI Original Story Version by Christina Rose Prelude - The Final Battle I woke up. While this in itself isn't that great of a thing, for me, it signified my last time of restful peace until the big event. I sat up, looked around. One of my two companions, a tall woman wearing a flowing white dress, with long, silky blonde hair and beautiful purple eyes, was sitting next to the campfire, warming her hands. She smiled kindly to me as she noticed me waking up. "Did you sleep well?" I nodded once in response. I heard a rustling behind me. Startled, I turned around, only to see my other companion approaching our encampment. He was big. Quite big. Save for the bushy mohawk-style hair growing from the middle of his head, he was bald, and wore only a basic tunic, with a scarf slung around the shoulders, and tied at the waist. He stood in stark contrast to the female companion's slender, graceful form. "I've scouted our surroundings." The man explained, "There's no sign of enemy activity. It looks like our route is clear. Ready to go?" "Right, let's go." The woman stood, brushing her hands off, smiling to both of us, "This will be the decisive encounter.. I hope we're prepared." The man grinned encouragingly, and led her up to the cliff next to where we were camped. I took a moment to put out the campfire, and then followed. The cliff face was sheer and incredibly steep. If any of us fell, there would be no help for it, but, it was too late to turn back now. I watched, in anticipation, as the woman pulled out a golden flute and began to play a beautiful melody. After a few moments of this playing, I heard a great shriek echo across the sky, and saw the form of a majestic golden dragon swoop down in front of us, powerful wind blowing in every direction. The woman ran towards the dragon, and motioned for us to hurry, as she leapt onto the dragon's back. Seeing the dragon make no resistance, I leapt on, directly in front of the woman, and the man leapt on, taking a seat behind her. "Alright!" I shouted in the wind, as thunder cracked around us, "Let's go! To Mudo's castle!" The dragon let out a great roar, and took flight once again, its great form flying towards the silhouette of a large castle looming in the distance. Lightning crashed around the castle, illuminating it in brief flashes as loud thunder crashed, but the dragon kept flying, unimpeded in the least. Finally, as we neared the ominous castle, the dragon swooped low to let us off. We understood that the dragon wanted no part of the upcoming battle, and waved farewell as it flew away. Then, I noticed that the entrance to the castle was wide open. "We seem to be welcome guests," The woman noted perceptively, seeing the same thing. "Well, there's no turning back!" The man marched up to the entrance, with me and the woman following closely behind. The inside of the castle was impressively ornate, with elaborately carved pillars, and red carpet, trimmed with gold. I tried opening the first door I saw, but the knob wouldn't turn. Then I saw the keyhole below it, and silently cursed."They're all locked!" The woman exclaimed, trying to open a different door, "Is the lobby as far as we get?" "This one's open!" The man gestured to the wide hallway that both of us had somehow managed to miss. We both followed, somewhat embarassed. Some legendary heroes we were! As we proceeded, the rest of the layout was very straightforward. We entered several large rooms, but all of them had only one other exit out, so there was really no danger of us getting lost. As we exited one room, we found ourselves walking across a small bridge, to a smaller parapet. As we approached the door, the woman slowed, and the man looked around anxiously. "This is too easy, we haven't met any resistance yet! I don't like this at all." As we pushed open the double doors to the next room, all we could see inside was thick, white mist. "What's this.. I can't see!" The man protested loudly, as we blindly tried to make our way through the mist. Then, I heard a deep chuckling sound echoing all around me. "Ergh!" The woman began floating up in the air, and I could tell by the look on her face that it wasn't her spellcasting that was doing it. As the man started to levitate as well, I felt a powerful force gripping my body, freezing my movement and slowly pulling my body into the air. I struggled as hard as I could, but the force was unshakeable. How could anything be this powerful?! "Foolish humans! How stupid of you to think you could actually attack me! And here, of all places, in my stronghold!" I saw his form clearly now, and a hideous form it was. Large and obese, wearing a breastplate over the cloth draped over the rest of his body, he grinned with yellow fangs. This, then, was Demon Lord Mudo? I tried to protest, or to fight, but his power held me firmly in place. I could see the same conflict going on with my companions. "I shall make you all regret the day you ever came here!" He raised a hand into the air, and our bodies all began to spin in the air, as he laughed evilly. I watched in silent horror as the man's body slowly turned to stone, and fell to the ground, lifeless, and then as the woman was engulfed in explosions of fire, until everything was burned away. Then he turned to look at me, still grinning. I squeezed my eyes shut and gritted my teeth, hoping that my death would be a quick one. Then, there was a white light... sweeping me away.. leaving everything behind.. Part I - Botts I woke up. While this in itself isn't that great of a thing, for me, it signified my last time of restful peace until the big event. I rolled over in bed and stretched lazily, then slowly stumbled out of bed. My sister Tanya glanced up from her book, smiling to me in a friendly way. She was a pretty girl, with shoulder-length blue hair, the same color as mine. "Good morning! Did you hit your head?" I nodded once in response. "I heard the elder wanted to talk to you, you should go see him!" "Sure.." I stood straight, adjusting my clothes just a little bit. I didn't want to make a bad impression on the elder! The town of Lifecod. It's not a big town, or an important town. In fact, as far as I can tell, most people either don't know of the town's existence, or don't care. Situated on top of a steep mountain, the town is cut off from the outside world most of the time. Occasionally, some brave soul will journey outside of the town, either to visit relatives, or to go shopping at the Bazaar in Shiena, a major event, but generally, the people of the town stick to themselves, avoiding travel because of the monsters that seem so commonplace everywhere. Within the boundaries of the town, they're safe and sound. By the way, my name is Botts. I love the sun, and my best friends in the world are my younger sister, Tanya, and my buddy, Rand. I don't remember a lot about my parents, but I've lived with Tanya for as long as I can remember. That's the reason I felt so proud when I heard that Tanya was going to be the Kami no Tsukai in this year's festival to honor the mountain spirits! As I walked out of the front door, the birds that had been gathering around outside all suddenly flew away, startled. I looked up at the sky.. another beautiful, sunny day! Before heading to the elder's house, I greeted a few of the villagers milling around outside. "Hey, Botts! Be careful, or Rand's gonna steal your sister away from you!" The group of villagers all burst out in laughter. I rolled my eyes. "Did you hear that crazy rumor flying around that some guy called Demon Lord Mudo is trying to take over the world? What a laugh!" "Don't you guys have better things to do than go around spreading silly rumors?" "We were just taking a break! We've been up since dawn, helping with the preparations for the festival. Oh yeah, I heard the elder was looking for you! You better go see him, pronto!" "That's right! Seeya!" I walked off, towards the elder's house. While it was one of the biggest houses in the town, that really wasn't saying much. I knocked on the door, and heard a female voice call out. "Come in!" Well, alright. I opened the door and walked in. I saw the elder sitting across his long dining table, looking stern, and his daughter Judy, looking cheerful and happy. "Welcome!" "Botts, I have a favor I need to ask of you. Will you listen?" I nodded. "You know how well our local goods sell down at the bazaar, don't you?" I nodded again.