Sword Star Online

Chapter 6: Dance of the Twin Headed Dragon

"I'm not all that sure about that weapon, Ezra. They have better things at the Guardian's Colony than this." Nona muttered to her teammate. Ezra sighed hopelessly, downtrodden by the loss of her first set of twins. In a previous SEED invasion mission, Ezra's twin guns were smushed under the Gol Dolva, chasing her up and down the battlefield. Utterly upset and in need of a new weapon, here they were in the GMC store, looking for a better one than what she had.

Ezra pouted holding out both her hands. "They were my babies, Nona. You can't just go around buying new babies just because you're a higher level!" she wailed. They got a few stares, in which Nona sent them death glares in return.

"Ezra, its not like they were S class Twin Handguns..."she received a heated glare from the Beast girl. "But your first set of guns is always special." Nona added quickly.

"I don't know. Maybe I should have Amos synthesize me a new gun. It'll have all the customized details I would want in a gun." Ezra thought aloud.

"But I thought you couldn't go around buying new babies?" Nona asked.

Ezra scoffed. "Nona, it's synthesizing. I'm making my babies, not buying them." she said as if Nona was supposed to understand. The Newman just shook her head.

"I'm going to go sell these Scape Dolls, and get more spells, and Photon Arts. You can go on to the synthesis shop. I'll catch up." Nona groaned. Ezra nodded walking off, telling Nona not to take very long. Nona shrugged as a response, making her way through a group of people.

"I heard there was a rare item you can get to make Twin handguns." Nona stopped abruptly, turning to the group, that consisted of two guys and a android. "Yea, and they have different elements, but what drops it?"

"Some two-headed dragon, you accept the mission in the subway."

Nona made a face to herself. Parum is plagued with dragons, technology on the friz, and infected raging animals that ram you in the ass. She sighed, running to the synthesis shop just as Ezra was coming out. She looked highly ticked off, but before she could erupt Nona spoke first.

"There's a special material that can make your guns two different elements, here in Parum! Its right there! The mission to get the material is right there, Ezra!" Nona sputtered.

Ezra blinked processing Nona's information, and then repeated what she said. Nona nodded vigorously, and both girls squealed quietly. Calling their mags to meet them in Parum, they gathered their weapons, and for the time being, Ezra used her dark dagger. Their partners came not fifteen minutes later, and off they went to the substation to receive their next mission. No one on the frontal assault has been here yet, meaning there were a lot of enemies to eradicate. At the start of the mission Amos put buffers on everyone, and a physical and magical barrier, and the team began raiding the dungeon.

It had a similar feel to the RELICS mission they had done a few weeks back. Same enemies, and a miniature version of the Svaltus. Embers flew about the room, but didnt seem to cause any harm to anyone. They smashed through two floors and were on the third. A laser gate trapped them in a box with two large enemies. Hitoshi ran forward using his Gravity Break skill to quickly cut their heath by half, then the girls used their daggers to cut them down and turn them into data shards. A another wave of monsters came to attack, and were dealt with quickly.

The laser gates shut down, and they pressed onward, the boos door just ahead. Amos healed them, and buffed the party. She blinked turning her head.

"Another player has entered."

Hitoshi nodded. "Female, Hunter, Level 56, Human."

"Where at?" Ezra asked.

"She's approaches now." Hitoshi said.

The female was a redheaded, blue eyed, full busted figure with the traditional Hunewearl outfit. She had a staff in her hand, embers now dying from the blade's green photon blade. Nona frowned, knowing she had seen this woman before. And apparently she was right, for the woman quickly rushed to meet them.

"Nona! Is that you?" she asked.

Brief memories came back to the first day PSO came out, and she smiled. "Sifah!"

Sifah smiled. "It is! Are you guys down here for the rumor of an item drop to make Twin Guns?"

Ezra nodded. "Yes we are. This is life or death, and I need this item to make me a set of hardcore guns."

Sifah chuckled, "I see. Well I'm not here for that. I'm here for some Kubara wood. I heard the boss here is nothing like the one in the Parum plains, so I'd prepare for a mean fight."

Nona nodded, as Sifah said her byes and ran off. She turned to her team.

"Let's get that item."

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Large rooms were becoming the warning sign of a boss if nothing else implied so. The four walked to the middle of the room, and triggered the boss fight. A loud roar sounded from above, and soon a twoheaded dragon, De Ragnus, appeared from the darkness and landed. One head breathed fire and the other ice.

Nona and Hitoshi ran forward with their swords, yelling then performing a Hack and Slash*. Ezra waited until there was an opening to get behind De Ragnus. Amos healed, and sometimes casted a light spell to attack. Ezra saw De Ragnus go for Hitoshi on its right and ran left. She slid under it and hopped back up, cutting a deep wound in its leg. Her dagger was charged, and she unleashed her Photon Art attack.

" Buten Shuren-zan!" she yelled, unleashing a flurry of attacks. "Take this, lousy dragon!"

De Ragnus flew into the air spewing fire, and firing ice balls at the team. Amos in turned healed them, and recast her barrier spells and buffs. When Twoheaded Sentinel landed, the trio went to go attack again. Hitoshi used his Gravity Breaker, Nona used her Moubu Seiran-zan, and Ezra used her Buten Seinran-zan all at once. De Ragnus flailed its two heads about, spitting out fire and ice before landing on the ground and shattering. The fanfare sounded, once again signalling the clearace of another room. Nona looked at her money and inventory, smirking with glee.

"I've got it!" she called swiping through her menu. Ezra ran over and kneeled beside Nona and saw she had the material to make the new gun. Nona gave it to her, sighing as she did and smiled a little. "Let's go make those guns."

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"Damn, a real S-class weapon! And these babies are sexy!" Ezra marveled. "Good job, Amos."

"I only did was what to my capability, and the percent rate."

"Hey, lady, I think you'll wanna read this." Hitori said looking at Nona's computer.

It had one message from Egil, in which Nona opened it immediately.

"So far in the past five months we've been here, over sixty died, most of them on the front lines. But they've made a wonderful sacrifice in order to free the remaining people trapped in PSO. All the missions have been cleared in Parum. Work was slow there due to training and recruitment, but now this will not halter our advancement into Neudaiz. I ask that your team joins us there for a discussion on what to tackle as a team, and as small individual forces. Thank you."

Nona sighed and looked at her team, an all knowing smirk plastered on her face. "Tomorrow, we make for Neudaiz."