Chapter 17: The Truth of The Past (Part 1)
After Wind stepped through the doorway, he found himself floating in a white void. "So, this is where I'm supposed to be." Wind said to himself. As he walked in the void, he noticed the figure of someone in front of him. "Who are you?" Wind asked. The figure turned around to reveal itself as a humanoid Cyclone.
"Yo, it's been a while Wind." Cyclone said.
"Cyclone? What are you doing here?" Wind asked. Cyclone stayed silent for a moment as he thought about what to say.
"Well, if you haven't put it together by now, then I guess I could spell it out for you." Cyclone said.
"Allow me take a quick guess then." Wind requested. Cyclone simply smiled and let Wind take the lead. "With the way you suddenly disappeared a few days ago and the fact that I have your memories in my head, I would say that we are the same person." Wind guessed.
"You're correct, for the most part." Cyclone told Wind.
"What do you mean 'for the most part'?" Wind questioned.
"It's a bit complicated, so I won't tell you unless you are absolutely sure that you want to hear it. I should also mention that this will also set your destiny into motion." Cyclone told Wind. Wind was about to say something, but held it back as he thought of a few things.
"This could lead to the answers about my past that I've been looking for, but what does he mean by destiny?" Wind thought.
"So, have you come up with an answer?" Cyclone asked.
"I'm sure that I want to hear what you have to say. After all, this could be the only chance that I have to learn about my past." Wind told Cyclone. Cyclone stayed silent for a moment before he smiled.
"That is the answer I was expecting to hear from you. After all, I shouldn't expect anything less from myself." Cyclone said happily.
"Myself?" Wind thought, confused as to what Cyclone meant.
"Very well then, I suppose the best place to start would be the beginning." Cyclone said as he conjured the gray door that had been in Wind's dreams.
"Isn't this the last door from the cave?" Wind asked.
"It is and as you could have probably guessed that it's the door that holds my memories." Cyclone told Wind. Wind simply nodded in response and reached out to open the door. "Before you open it, I should let you know that you will not be able to leave until I'm done showing you what I need you to know." Cyclone said. That comment made Wind stop what he was doing and turn to face Cyclone.
"So, how long will I be asleep?" Wind asked.
"In the real world, you'll probably be asleep an extra 4 hours." Cyclone responded.
"And I take it that made sure to let Dreamy Sonata know?" Wind questioned.
"Don't worry about that, I made sure about everything." Cyclone said.
"Then why do I feel that something isn't right here?" Wind thought.
"Anyway, just step on thorough and prepare yourself." Cyclone said as he opened the door himself.
"Is there anything that I should know?" Wind asked.
"Just that since you're going to be viewing my memories, you'll be stuck on a straight path until you transition to the next one." Cyclone said. Wind simply nodded to that and stepped through the door.
"Hey, wake up sleepy head." A voice said as Cyclone woke up. As he woke up, Cyclone sat up and saw that Celestia was there.
"Sorry Celestia, I kind of forgot about today and overslept." Cyclone said as he got out of bed.
"Don't worry about it too much; I actually came to tell you that we're going to be holding an emergency meeting in a little about that issue." Celestia told Cyclone. Cyclone tried to remember the issue and then remembered what they needed to talk about.
"Oh right, that issue. Did something happen recently?" Cyclone responded.
"Kind of." Celestia told Cyclone. Cyclone then turned to Celestia who was leaning in his bedroom doorway.
"What do you mean by kind of?" Cyclone asked. Celestia was about to respond, but Cyclone stopped her. "Actually, just wait until the meeting. I have a few things I want to talk about anyway." Cyclone said.
"Ok, just try to remember all your armor this time." Celestia said playfully.
"I thought we agreed not to bring that moment up again." Cyclone sighed as he remembered that day.
"I know we did, but that doesn't mean I can't bring it up in private." Celestia said. Cyclone simply sighed as he brought up his wrist with a strange multi-colored brace on it. The brace fit neatly on his wrist and was about the size of a brace use by Red Buster, a friend of his. One of the main differences was the round window near the front of the brace (near the hand). "You still use the Guardian Brace to change clothes?" Celestia asked.
"Only to chance into my armor, but I just wanted to check something." Cyclone said as he looked at the brace.
"What kind of something?" Celestia asked.
"I had this weird dream last night. I don't remember the specifics, but it had to do something with my Guardian Brace being broken." Cyclone told Celestia as she removed his Guardian Brace.
"Your Guardian Brace being broken?" Celestia asked.
"Yes, weird right." Cyclone said as he looked over the brace. Celestia was silent for a moment before she walked into the room and removed her own white Guardian Brace.
"Maybe it wasn't just a dream." Celestia told Cyclone.
"What do you mean?" Cyclone asked.
"Well, how much do we really know about these things?" Celestia responded. Cyclone stayed silent for a moment before coming up with an answer.
"You make a good point there." Cyclone said.
"Exactly, which is why I would recommend a closer look at these things when you the chance." Celestia told Cyclone, putting her Guardian Brace back on.
"You make a good point." Cyclone said as he put on his Guardian Brace.
"Good, now get ready because we're having the meeting in about 2 hours." Celestia said before she turned around and left the room. Cyclone simply nodded before he went and got dressed for the day.
At the memory ended, Wind was left with a lot of questions to ask. After stepping out of a doorway similar to the one he entered, Cyclone was right in front of him." Ok, before you start asking questions, just wait until the end to ask them." Wind asked.
"Why?" Wind asked.
"Because I figure I should at the very least give you context to what you just experienced." Cyclone explained.
"Fair enough." Wind said as he got mentally prepared for a lot of information.
"The memories you are experiencing will all be taking place around 3000 years ago. The place you were just in is known as the Nexus Castle, a city ruled over by King Galaxia and Queen Faust. I was part of a special part of the Royal Guard known as the Guardians. The Guardians were made up of me, Celestia, Luna, and three others you will meet soon enough. The six of us were in charge of handling any supernatural threats that attacked the kingdom.
The part you were watching specifically was part of an eventful day known as Zero Second. As for what Zero Second is exactly, you'll find out soon enough. The most I can tell you about at the moment, it was a day that changed everything."
After Cyclone said that, another door appeared behind Cyclone. "Well, I think you should get going. You have a meeting to attend to after all." Cyclone told Wind.
"I'm not going to get to speak much am I?" Wind asked.
"Nope." Cyclone responded. Wind simply nodded and walked to the door. "Before I forget, in this memory everyone is going to be in a set of armor and refer to each other in code names. Just thought I should give you a heads up." Cyclone said as Wind opened the door. Wind gave a simple thumbs-up before walking into the door.
After getting dressed and eating breakfast, Cyclone walked to their meeting room and equipped his armor before going inside. "Time to see what this meeting is about." Cyclone thought as he entered the room. When he entered the room, he saw King Galaxia and Queen Faust already at the head of their meeting table and no one else.
"Joker, good to see that you're here early." Galaxia said.
"Well, you know how I always like to be earlier than the others you highness." Cyclone responded before bowing.
"We do know how you love to be early, but this does give us a chance to give you something." Faust said as she got up from her chair. Cyclone stayed silent and didn't move as the Queen walked up to him.
"You can stand up now Joker." Galaxia told him.
"Oh, sorry about that." Cyclone said nervously as he got up.
"You know, it still amazes me how you can wield so much power, but still be nervous about anything." Faust said with a smile.
"It's a habit of mine." Cyclone said shyly.
"In any case, we would like to give you this." Galaxia said as Faust held out a key. Cyclone took the key in his hand and instantly recognized the key instantly.
"Isn't this the key to the Sacred Cave?" Cyclone asked.
"It is, and we want you to have it." Faust told Cyclone.
"It would be an honor to accept this gift, but why?" Cyclone asked as Faust went back to her seat.
"I am not sure myself, but he came to me in my dreams last night." Galaxia told Cyclone. When Cyclone realized who Galaxia was talking about, he instantly got a little tense.
"Well, what did he want to say?" Cyclone asked.
"He mentioned something about entrusting the future of the kingdom to you, though we aren't sure what that means." Galaxia replied.
"What we do know is that it would be for the best that the one to hold the Sacred Key is you." Faust continued.
"Are you honestly sure that this is the best?" Cyclone asked in an unsure tone. The two simply nodded yes in response to that question and Cyclone simply looked down at the key for a moment. "I won't let you two down in that case." Cyclone said confidently as he put the key away.
"We know you won't." Galaxia said. As Galaxia said that, they heard footsteps approaching the door. The three looked at each other before Cyclone nodded and went to take his seat at the table. As Cyclone sat down, the doors opened and five people in armor came into the room, sitting down at their respective places at the table.
"Good, you all seem to have made it." Faust told the group.
"Hey, no thanks to someone waking up a little late." The one who sat closest to Cyclone said.
"Now now, no need for placing blames Shade." Galaxia said. Shade, who currently had his arms crossed, wore a full set of black armor and had a great sword on his back.
"Anyway, before we get started with the meeting, let us just make sure that everyone is present and accounted for." Faust said.
"Joker, the Wielder of the Ancients, is here." Cyclone said, know the procedure by now.
"Shade, Wielder of Darkness, is present." Shade said.
"Crystal, Wielder of the Wild, is good to go." Crystal said in a calm tone. Crystal's armor was more than a little different from everyone else's. Her armor was, instead of the normal metal armor, comprised of black insect chitin.
"Chaos, King of Discord, is here." Chaos said, a hint of insanity in his voice. Chaos' armor was a mix-up of various different types of armor types.
"Solar, Ruler of the Sun, is present and ready for action." Solar said in a motherly tone. Solar's armor what pure white and had the symbol of a sun on her right arm.
"Lunar, Ruler of the Moon, is ready." Lunar said in an obviously tired tone. Lunar's armor was similar in design to Solar's, but was purple in color and had a moon on her left arm.
"You sound exhausted Lunar. You didn't have a good night's sleep last night?" Crystal asked.
"No, I kept having this weird dream." Lunar said as they stifled a yawn.
"Well, maybe it has something to do with the issue I wanted to bring up today." Galaxia said in a serious tone.
"Really? Does it have to do with the Allagans?" Cyclone questioned curiously.
"Yes, it does." Galaxia said as they had brought out a map and put it on the table. The map, which took up the entirety of the table, had various countries that were all colored red, blue, or purple.
"As we all know, the Allagans have recently been expanding by concurring various countries. Our kingdom and allies aren't taking that well so, we've been at war with them for the past three years." Galaxia started to explain.
"That's why you created the Guardians right?" Chaos asked.
"Exactly, the Allagans are known to use biological weapons as well as magic in combat, so we decided to form a team to combat these threats and go on missions." Faust said.
"That's all well and good, but what does that have to do with the development you called us here for?" Shade asked.
"I was just about to get to that. Recently, some of the scouts under Shade's and Lunar's command have reported back some interesting news." Galaxia responded.
"What have these scouts reported?" Solar asked curiously.
"It seems that the Allagans have been slowly advancing on Musica Kingdom." Faust said. When Queen Faust said that, Joker instantly sat up.
"Are there any other details about their advancement?" Cyclone asked.
"Yes, there is the fact that it looks like an expeditionary force instead of a full army." Lunar commented.
"An expeditionary party you say?" Cyclone asked curiously.
"As you know, we have a close watch on the boarder of out allied kingdoms. It would make sense that they would send a small expeditionary group to slip by our borders." Galaxia told Joker. Before anyone else could comment, the doors to the room burst open and a guard ran in.
"Pardon me you highnesses, but I have urgent information." The guard said, holding out a paper.
"It's fine, what does this information pertain to?" Galaxia said. In response to that, the guard pulled out some papers and gave them to Galaxia. After skimming over it for a quick moment, Galaxia was shocked by what he read. "Thank you for the update. Tell the Guard Captain to prepare the troops and start evacuating the citizens." Galaxia told the guard as he gave the papers to Faust. The guard simply nodded before running back down the hall ways and closing the doors.
"What's going on your majesty?" Solar asked. Before he could speak up, Faust stood up quickly as she finished reading the papers.
"The Allagans have an army marching towards us!?" Faust exclaimed. That caused all of the Guardians to have various reactions, but they all shared one common reaction at first.
"WHAT!?" they all said.
"Yes, what Faust said is correct. Apparently, the Allagans have somehow broken through or defenses and have a small army on the way. You all can stay here and talk amongst your selves, this meeting is adjourned." Galaxia said as he and Faust got up and left the meeting room.. As the other Guardians talked amongst each other, Joker thought about a few things.
"Why would they send a small expeditionary force to Musica while also sending a large army to our kingdom?" Cyclone thought. As he thought about that, he remembered something important about Musica and left the meeting room silently.
As the memory ended, Wind stepped back into the white space with Cyclone. "Ok, so you ready for the next part of the explanation?" Cyclone asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Wind said as he got mentally ready.
"Very well, then I guess to start is that the memory you just saw takes place in the kingdom of Nexus. Nexus is currently in a war against the Allagan Empire, an empire who wishes for nothing else but to rule the world. Nexus has teamed up with the Draconica Kingdom, a kingdom inhabited by dragons, the Musica Kingdom, a kingdom inhabited by creatures known as Sirens, and the Purgatorio Kingdom, a kingdom inhabited by various angels and demons.
At the time I was initiated into the Guardians, the war had been going on for about 5 years. Zero Second, what you about to witness, is what could be called the climax of the war. Not because there was a winner at the end, but because of another reason you'll find out when it's time. Either way, there were countless lives lost in the course of the war as well as the climax.
What you're about to see next happens a few days after the meeting, so I'm going to explain a little bit about what is going on. After I left, I went straight to the Guard Captain to see if he could secure me passage to Musica. I had realized that it could be possible that the Allagans could be attempting to brainwash the people of Musica. Since there was little protection for Musica because they aren't used to violence, I decided to head over to Musica to make sure everything was ok.
Solar and Lunar, which you can tell are Celestia and Luna, found this out as well and decided to send their apprentices with me. Celestia sent Starshine Shimmer, a girl with a short temper but incredibly smart and shy, while Luna sent Trick Lunamoon, a girl with a fascination of various types of magic. The memory you're about to see is after we just got there and were meeting up with the rulers of Musica, along with their daughter and her friends."
After Cyclone finished, another door of light appeared behind him. Without another word, Wind simply walked through the doorway.
The doors to the throne room opened and Cyclone, Starshine, and Trick walked into the throne room. In front of the sitting in the thrones where two Sirens, King Reverb and Queen Rhythm. When the three got to the foot of their thrones, the all bowed out of respect. "It is good to see you two again." Cyclone said.
"It is good to see you as well Cyclone. It has been sometime since your last visit." Reverb said in a kind tone.
"Over a year if I recall correctly." Cyclone commented as he remained bowed.
"You three may rise. Cyclone, who are your compatriots?" Rhythm asked.
"These are the apprentices of Solar and Lunar." Cyclone said as he let the two introduce themselves.
"It's an honor to meet you two, my name is Starshine Shimmer, apprentice of Solar." Starshine said shyly.
"My name is Trick Lunamoon, apprentice of Lunar. Nice to meet you." Trick said with a smile.
"It's nice to meet the both of you. No, forgive me for ruining the mood, but why did you need to meet with us so urgently? Your letter didn't give us much to go on." Reverb asked curiously. Cyclone was about to say something until someone tackled him to the ground. When he looked who it was, he saw Sonata hugging him tightly.
"Cyclone, it's good to see you again." Sonata said as she continued to hug him.
"It's good to see you too Sonata." Cyclone said as he patted her head. When he saw the looks on Starshine and Trick's faces, he simply had a look that told them that he would explain later. "Can I get up now Sonata?" Cyclone asked. Sonata then realized what she was doing and quickly stopped hugging him.
"Sorry, it's just that it's been a while." Sonata said as she helped Cyclone up.
"Still as energetic as ever I see." Cyclone said happily.
"Sorry about that you highnesses." Sonata said in a responsible tope.
"It's fine Sonata, I can understand your reasoning. It has been over a year since Cyclone last came here." Rhythm said in an understanding tone.
"Anyway, what I wanted to tell you about was that we recently received some reports about the Allagans." Cyclone said.
"Really? What do these reports entail?" Reverb asked curiously.
"Well, the first is that the Allagans have an army marching towards Nexus right now. I don't know how long we have until they get there." Cyclone said in a very serious tone. The whole room was silent for a moment until the door to the room opened and a guard walked in.
"Pardon me your highnesses, but there are Allagan troops at the gates requesting entry." the guard said.
"That would be what the other report said." Cyclone commented.
"Are they acting hostile at all?" Reverb questioned.
"No sir, in fact, they seem to be extremely exhausted and have injured with them." the guard said. After the guard said that, Cyclone was initially confused.
"If I may your highness, may we go out to greet them?" Cyclone asked Reverb.
"I think that would be for the best, you three are better suited for combat in case the need arises. We are still training our guard for combat sadly, so we can't provide you with combat ready people." Reverb said.
"We won't let you two down." Cyclone said before he, Starshine, and Trick started to walk towards the door to the throne room.
"Wait, before you go I would recommend you take Sonata." Rhythm told Cyclone. When Cyclone heard that, he immediately stopped in his tracks.
"Why?" Cyclone simply asked.
"Well, to be perfectly honest, Sonata has actually been training to be a fighter for a while now." Reverb explained which made Sonata blush a little. Cyclone was about to say something, but Stardust leaned close to him and whispered something into his ear.
"It actually might be beneficial to have someone else with us who knows how to fight. Trick and I don't have a lot of experience." Starshine whispered. Cyclone took a quick glance at Trick and saw that she was simply nodding in agreement.
"Ok, she can come." Cyclone said. Sonata was excited by Cyclone's response and ran towards the three.
"I won't let you three down." Sonata said proudly as they all left the throne room.
As the four of them walked the streets of Musica, there was a silence over them. "I think to keep us a little occupied as we get there, we should talk about some things." Trick suggested as they walked the road to the front gate.
"That seems like a good idea. I personally like silence, but it's more comfortable to talk with others." Cyclone said.
"I'm actually curious about something myself. What is your relation to the king and queen Sonata?" Starshine asked a bit quietly. Sonata did manage to hear the question and was a bit hesitant to answer.
"It's ok, they won't tell anyone." Cyclone told Sonata. Sonata simply nodded in response and took a deep breath before she began speaking.
"My relationship between with Reverb and Rhythm is that they are my adoptive parents. I don't recall much of my birth parents, but I do know that they were murdered. Fortunately, my birth parents were members of the King and Queen's council, so they took me in as an adopted daughter." Sonata said.
After Sonata finished explaining, Starshine immediately felt bad. "I'm sorry; I didn't want to bring up a bad part of you past." Starshine said in an apologetic tone.
"It's fine; you had no way of knowing. However, I am curious as to where you two come from and how you became apprentices." Sonata said. Tick then looked over at Starshine and shot he a look that said 'I blame you.'
"Well, we both actually have a similar story. We were abounded by our parents for a reason, our respective mentors found us and offered to take us in, and we were trained in our respective magic types." Trick summarized.
"Wow, you two must be really talented in that case." Sonata said.
"We are, but I wouldn't say that we're the best at what we do." Starshine added.
"Are you two kidding? From what I've been able to see you two do, you both do some pretty amazing things that even I can't do without practice." Cyclone said in a happy voice.
"Thank you for the flattery Cyclone, but we really only learned what Solar and Lunar taught us." Starshine said as she rubbed the back of her head. Before anyone could say anything else, they heard some commotion coming from in front of them.
"I guess we're at the gate." Cyclone said as they walked towards the front gate.
"There does seem to be a few people gathered." Trick commented as they saw the small crowd.
"Honestly, I don't blame them; it does get pretty boring out here." Sonata admitted. The group then went silent as they thought about what they should say to the Allagans when they heard a voice.
"So, you're saying that you came here seeking shelter?" a female voice that Sonata recognized asked.
"Oh no, I was wondering where they were." Sonata said as she ran forward. Cyclone and the others did the same and they saw two Sirens standing in front of one of the Allagans.
"Yes we we're." the Allagan said. Before the Siren who questioned the could continue, Sonata walked up to them.
"Hey Adagio, Aria, you can stop now." Sonata told her friends.
"You know, I was wondering when you would get here Sonata." Adagio asked.
"Well, I'm sorry I was there to meet our guests." Sonata said. Adagio turned towards Sonata to ask what she meant and saw Cyclone and the others arriving behind her.
"Oh Cyclone, when did you get here?" Adagio asked, which caught the attention of the other Siren.
"Hey Princess, I've been here for a little bit. In fact, your father sent me here to check out the situation." Cyclone told Adagio.
"Wait a second, you're Cyclone?" the Allagan asked. Cyclone was about to respond until he saw the Allagan who asked the question.
"Is that you Wind?" Cyclone responded as he walked up to his old friend. Trick and Starshine looked at each other for a moment before looking back at the scene in front of them.
"Cyclone, you know this Allagan?" Aria asked in a shocked tone.
"Of course I do, how could I forget my own brother?" Cyclone responded as he helped Wind off the floor.
"You brother!?" the three Sirens, Starshine, and Trick all exclaimed. Cyclone looked behind where Wind was kneeling and saw several other Allagans of a variety of genders and ages wearing the same clothes as him. While he did notice that some looked like they were fine, ne saw that several more of them looked like they needed to eat while others had varying degrees of injuries on them.
"Get these people to the castle quickly." Cyclone said as he started to help Wind into the city. Before anyone could say anything, Sonata spoke up.
"Adagio, could you put up a barrier that covers the entrance around that area?" Sonata asked her friend as she pointed to just behind the furthest Allagan. Adagio was about to question her, but then she saw that Sonata had a serious look on her face.
"All right, whatever you say." Adagio said as she erected a yellow barrier around the entrance. No sooner than she did that, an explosion impacted the barrier, which made Adagio tremble a little. Cyclone turned towards that direction and saw several Allagan creations, including a moarter, and troops coming out of the nearby woods.
"Dang, they followed us all the way here?" Wind exclaimed.
"We'll talk later." Cyclone told Wind before he set him leaning against the wall. As soon as he did that, Cyclone turned to the gathering crowd of people. "To all that are here, my name is Cyclone of Nexus. Get these people to the castle on the double and explain to King Reverb that they are to be treated like guests." Cyclone told the group. Before anyone could object, another explosion impacted the barrier, which got everyone's attention.
"Well, you heard the man, do as he says." Adagio told her citizens in a slightly strained voice. The citizens said nothing and got to work helping the Allagans to the castle.
"Hey, we'll wait for you at the edge of the barrier." Starshine said before she and Trick walked to the barrier.
Cyclone simply nodded before he turned to Allagan fighters and walked towards the barrier only to feel a hand on his shoulder stop.
"Hang on a sec, are three you going to fight them by yourselves?" Sonata asked Cyclone.
"What other choice do I have?" Cyclone responded. Sonata went silent for a moment before deciding on an answer.
"Let me fight alongside you." Sonata said. Cyclone was taken by surprise when he heard the answer sonata gave.
"Are you crazy Sonata?! You know how dangerous these people are right?" Aria exclaimed.
"Of course I know that, but that doesn't keep me from wanting to protect my home." Sonata responded, a hint of bravery in her voice. When Cyclone heard that, he thought back to when he first meet Sonata before giving a light chuckle.
"You've grown a lot since we first meet." Cyclone said proudly.
"Of course, I wanted to impress a certain someone in my life." Sonata said before she looked down and blushed slightly. Cyclone understood what Sonata was talking about and nodded.
"Very well, then let me see how much you've changed and what you've learned through your training." Cyclone said before turning around and walking towards the barrier. Sonata simply nodded and was about to join him when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"You're really going through with this aren't you?" Aria asked.
"I am and nothing you say will stop me." Sonata said. Aria stayed silent for a moment before she reached behind her and pulled out an object.
"Here." Aria said as she put her hand into Sonata's view. Sonata noticed the object and took it.
"You were planning on giving this to me when I got mature enough in your eyes?" Sonata asked.
"Yep, now get going. I'm helping Melody with the barrier." Aria said before running to Adagio's side. Sonata simply nodded before joining Cyclone, Starshine, and Trick near the barrier. After she joined then, she saw that Cyclone had cast his own barrier.
"You ready?" Cyclone asked. Sonata simply nodded and unfolded the weapon to reveal a boomerang.
"Really, a boomerang?" Trick asked in a questioning tone. Cyclone was about to retort but Sonata by throwing the boomerang towards the mortar. The Allagans laughed at the toy that flew towards the mortar. When the Boomerang hit the mortar, it instantly started to rust at a fast pace and all the fluids in it started to come out of the rusted shell. The boomerang then returned to Sonata and she caught it. That display made Starshine, Cyclone, and Trick just turn their heads slowly towards Sonata.
"Don't talk shit about the boomerang." Sonata told Trick playfully with a smile on her face. Trick simply nodded before getting out a lance that looked futuristic.
"Remind me not to get on her bad side." Starshine said nervously as she got out a two sabers. Cyclone simply nodded as he walked out of the barrier that Adagio made to confront the Allagans. As soon as he stepped out of the barrier, Cyclone decided to make some talk with the Allagans first.
"Allagans, why are you here?" Cyclone asked.
"We're here to take care of some deserters of ours." the leading Allagan said.
"I imagine that there is no way we can talk this out peacefully?" Cyclone asked.
"No, and especially not with a Siren like you." the Allagan said. That statement made Cyclone smile slightly as he got out a small disk with the symbol of a pair of hands holding each other.
"Funny you say that actually, you must not realize who I am." Cyclone as he put the disk up to a slot in the side of his Guardian Brace.
"Why should we, you Sirens are not worth the enough of learning about." the Allagan said. Cyclone simply responded by inserting the disk into the slot, which made the symbol on the disk appear on the round portion of the brace and a noise occurred.
"Unity Disk Recognized. Ready to Change?"
"Very well, then let me show you who I am." Cyclone said confidently. Before any of the Allagans could react, Cyclone extended his arm forward towards the group of Allagans. "Guardian Change!" Cyclone yelled. The brace brimmed with energy for a moment before shooting out a shield around Cyclone and a spell circle appeared in front of him. The circle passed through him and when it did, the armor he was wearing to the meeting was equipped to him.
The dark blue armor was a form of light armor with a lot of protection and was designed around a humanoid dragon. The gauntlets and boots had claw like markings on the backs of them. In addition to that, the armor had scales all around it. The chest piece had a pair of wings engraved in the back. The helmet was the most interesting part, with a pair of dragons eyes on top of a dragon maw visor.
Cyclone then summoned a pair of swords, one silver in color held in his right hand and the other gold in color held in his left hand. He then put the silver sword into the air and struck a pose where he had one sword on his shoulder and the sword he had in the air extended forward while saying something.
"The Linked Uniting Star! Guardian Unity!"
"Guardian Unity you said?!" the lead Allagan exclaimed.
"That's right." Cyclone said simply as he put the sword to his side.
"Well, this just gives us a good chance to take care of you here. Won't have to wait to take care of you at Nexus." the lead Allagan said. Cyclone simply stayed silent at that statement as the others joined him.
"So, you ready to fight?" Starshine asked in a more courageous voice.
"Of course I am. Just be sure to keep the leader alive, I want to see what he knows." Cyclone told the others.
"Makes sense considering that Allagans are approaching the kingdom." Trick said.
"Roger that Cyclone." Sonata said happily. Cyclone simply nodded and they all got ready to battle. The lead Allagan ordered his army to charge and the four defenders ran forward to meet them.