Dark Age Legends

[Trent]

And they were there.

"Zeros'!" called out Zion, waving at him as they caught up. "Are you guys by any chance heading towards where Draven is?"

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EW Ready!
ZW Ready!

[Haraldur]

Haraldur is half the way to the Crimson Empire capital. He ignores everyone, and accelerates and disappears off the horizon, filled with rage.

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Ellenna woke up in the temple, smiled at Kahn, and went to sleep again because of her tiredness.
//She is currently inactive until woken up Kahn: wake her up).//
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The Great Prophet appeared in front of Duilin and Zeros' as an image only. He said: "You have the weight of history weighing on your shoulders. The one you ally with has many possible futures, some destructive, some not. He is The Bitter One, the one in which anger can so easily fire up to destruction. For the safety of the world, it is crucial that The Light, his predestined lover is found, and that they meet, else there will be much suffering."

The image disappeared.

//The great prophet is inactive.//

[Dude Man]

"Zeros' what was that?! I think he was talking about Haraldur...maybe we should go back..." Duilin says to Zeros'. He sees Zion and his group.

"Hey, it's...those people..."

Rink just scratches his head in confusion.

[Zeros']

"Oi, Zion." Zeros' waved towards Zion. "And Yes were heading towards Draven's empire." Zeros' scratched his head as he recalled the image,

"According to that prophet, Haraldur is called 'The Bitter One', probably from his fusion with Rangnar. Apparently, he has the power to destroy the world. I also do...but that besides the point. It seems we have to find his predestined 'lover' who is named 'The Light.'" Zeros; stroked his chin in a contemplateve matter.

"It seems weve bitten off more then we can chew. The problem is, if Haraldur goes crazy and we don't find his lover, we have to slay him." Zeros' leveled his gaze at his four companions.

[CyberWolf]

"Hmmph... Why don't we just cause an apocalypse if we want to be emancipated from them. Kill billions of birds with one stone..." Armic said with a sick grin as he followed Draven through the door.
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Nevina thought about trying to heal the Ninja on the bed, but decided it might be best that she didn't. She walked out of the door, concentrated all her energy into the air beneath her feet, and she began to ascend into the air. As she got a good 50 feet in the air, she flipped over so that she was in a 'flying' postion, and she forced herself forward, gradually accelerating, as she followed Duilin.

[Kahn]

"Well I guess she's alive"

Kahn walked over to Ellenna and started to shake her.

"No time for sleep, I believe we still have a job to do."

[Trent]

"I hope you don't mind if we tag along," said Zion.

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EW Ready!
ZW Ready!

[Xorlak]

Draven continued striding through the dark ruins.

"Now, how would we go about causing a catastrophic global scale apocalypse, hmm Armic?  It's not worth putting in more effort than we'll get out."

After descending a bit more, they came to a large room that looked strangely different from the rest of the subterranean shrine.  This room looked newer, as there was considerably less dust and dirt built up on the floor and wall.  In the center was an altar, something dimly visible sparkling on top of it.  On each side was a statue of a menacing dragon.

"Well, I'll be..."

[Zeros']

Zeros' shook his head as wind waffed through his hair, bangs abskewring his emerald green eyes.

"The more help the better, I'd say." Zeros' said as he gazed towards the horizion. "Both the weapons you two have'll help, as well as your magic and skills." He said as he glanced at each of the three.

Zeros' mystic senses sought out Haraldur's sudden impowering rage. He gritted his teeth as he concentrated.

Haraldur! Calm yourself! Going into a pure blood rage won't help our situation. He sent the risky thought out to Haraldur. He glanced at his companions and closed his eyes, focusing the air and his own dark ki into his wings. They fluctuated in color wildly as he gritted his teeth as his back suddenly started to bubble below the last pair of black angel wings.

As sudden as the sensation appeared, it disappeared as two more dark angel wings appeared below the six already their, breaking another barrier upon his inclosed power.

[An explanation abou Zeros' power. Each black wing harbors to contain some of his dark aura. Everytime he releases another wing or pair of wings, his power slowly returns to him. Similar barrier are placed upon all gods, goddess and demons, except in the form of limiter earrings, which limit the beings powers. Since Zeros' doesn't have dedication towards Kami-sama or Hild-sama, he uses his wings to contain his power, fearing if he released too much, he wouldn't be able to contain it.]

"We need to hurry. I fear for Haraldur as I can sense his increasing rage. He may do something he would regret." Zeros' voice was only a whisper in the wind as he broke the sound barrier several times, disappearing totally from sight, speeding off as fast as he could towards Haraldurs postion.

[Haraldur]

I feel someone is close to part of me: one which is neither you nor Duilin nor Kami-Ryu, some other. This must not happen. This must be stopped... I will stop it. Help me if you wish.

The sword and the spear and the mace all glow a fiery red, tugging a little northwards, in an urgent way.

Haraldur was near to the capital, and could see a landing area with a black ship, and it was swarming with soldiers.

He roared down on them, falling down as a fireball, and exploding on the landing area, cracking the stones.

Around him were many dead soldiers. He stood up. And screamed a scream of rage that surely could be heard from Zeros' position.

He grabbed a soldier by his neck and shouted: "Where is Draven!?" The soldier pointed. Haraldur broke his neck, then went in the direction of the point.

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Ellenna got up. "Yes, we must go." She thanked the temple staff and went outside, waiting for Kahn.

[Dude Man]

"Whoa, my mace is going crazy!" Duilin says "We better go guys, follow me, wile I follow the weapon..."

Duilin then ilumniates a firey blast, and then soars off, a great speed. Rink grabes on really tight to Duilin's shoulders...

"Yaaaaaaaa! To fast! Slow down! Slow down!" Rink cries

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"Amazeing." Maxwell says "So, with this weapon, we will lure the enemy here, and destroy them? Sounds good." He then stares at the satues "Well, my lord. You should probally get the weapon" He subjests

[Xorlak]

Draven stepped up to the altar, upon which sat a long intricate battle axe with a green gem in the handle.  Suddenly the whole thing began to glow a fiery red...

"Hmm..."

Draven picked up the weapon.  Immediately swirls of crimson and darkness began to conflict with Draven's own aura of flame, which automatically appeared to protect him.

"This weapon... has two auras..."

He ran his hand over the handle, casting an invisible barrier over the weapon that would temporarily seal its magical contact with the surrounding world.  The auras vanished.  Draven dispersed his aura as well.

An explosion, screams from above...

"Well, now.  Looks like our guest has arrived early..."

Draven rested the long axe on his shoulder as he began to float a few inches above the ground.

"And here is how our miserable band of ruffians will meet their end.  Ragnar is a rash fellow.  Notice how his friends showed up a few minutes after he tried to attack our ship yesterday?  He's likely acting against their concil.  And they'll likely show up to save his sorry self again.

"Maxwell, you will prepare the forces for a full assault.  Not on Ragnar, but on his band of merry men that will appear in a few minutes.  Use everything we have-- the soldiers, the cannons, the wyverns...

"Armic, your role will not come into play until after our band of losers has arrived.  Once they are deeply engaged fighting our forces, you will summon your demons behind them.  We'll trap our enemies in a pincer attack, wiping them out easily.  I assure you, Armic, it will be at least as fun as Armageddon... heh...

"As for Ragnar, I will deal with him personally."

An explosion of flame violently burst forth from the man.  Draven took off like a rocket, flying though the corridors and stairwells of the shrine and entering the massive dark fortress from below.  He shot a telepathic message to Haraldur, outside.

"My, my, what a temper.  Looking for something?"

[Zeros']

Zeros' new speed allows him to catch up towards Haraldur in seconds. He stops in mid-air and drops to the ground besides Haraldur. He narrows his eyes as he looks towards the castle. He then stands straight and glares at the soldiers. Many of the ones standing directly in front of him shrink back and shiver, but they don't back off.

"So be it." In a blur of motion, Zeros' unsheaths his sword and fells five soldiers with one sweep. Blood gushes and flows from the gashes as their headless bodies roll along the ground.

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In the back of the ground, a captain looks at Zeros' and shivers.

"GO! CHARGE! OVER POWER HIM!" He yells. The soldiers look towards the captain and then back towards Zeros' and let out a warcry, charging towards him.

[Haraldur]

A temper, Oh, yes... Looking for something? Only what is me.

Each weapon tugged violently towards him (far away, somewhere, on an alter, the last weapon flew and hit the wall before being forced back to it's resting place by its guardian).

There was a charging captain below him, ahead of his soldiers. Haraldur picked him up in front of their eyes, and looked at them with a menacing smile while the captain screamed as his body was turned to plasma and then thrown at Draven. The vast majority of the soldiers fled.

With his other hand, he conjured up a roaring ball which he threw at the fortress, causing rocks to fly out, and larger ones to fall from above Draven.

To Zeros' he sent a message: Curious... it seems that I do not have to be in possession of all the weapons to destroy them: all we would need is the last remaining weapon, then you give me all five. We go to Draven, and then... and then it will be done.

Haraldur grinned at Draven mockingly.

[Dude Man]

Maxwell then runs off as fast as he could back to the surface. He then yelled at an officer "Sound the alarm! Now!"

The officer noded, and ran up into a  near by tower, he then started to ring several large bells the ringing ehcoed everywere. Suddenly more and more soilders started to run out. Armored Wyverns and there riders, flue up into the air, and began circled, and trying to hunt down the enemies. Armored hourse pulled carts, with cannons wealed there way around. Soilders armed with swords, axes, spears, hammers, maces and cross bows began to storm the area...

"Now, it's time, to march forth and kick some ass!" Maxwell chanted, he fully loaded up his Bolt riffle. And began to head toward the docking area...

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"Hold on tight Rink! I'm going to try and go faster!" Duilin calls to the Imp

"Oh, no!" Rink cries, he then crawls into Duilin's arms and Duilin holds him tight.

Duilin then blasts like a rocket ship, breaking the sound barrier, for the first time in his life. He was amazed at how fast he was going. Yellowish fire was surrounding him, he looked like a fireball blasting threw the air.

He then spots the place were the weapon is takeing him. The Dark Empire base. He then, smashes down on the ground near by Zeros' and Haraldur. Scorching the ground, he lands down. Rink has his eyes bloted wide open, shivering like a 55lb man wearing boxer shorts in Antarctica.

"Never do that again Duilin. Please..."