Dark Age Legends

[Xorlak]

At the moment that Haraldur and co. disappeared, the vortex broke a threshold, and the intensity increased another order of magnitude...

With much upsetting of the earth below, the entire floating island waved out of existence... the vortex disappeared and the sky returned to normal...  Soon, large boulders and trees that had been thrown up into the air began to rain down from the heavens...  No trace of the Crimson Capital was to be found...

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Vincent placed his hands on the sturdy back gate, a rectangle glowing and a door forming out of the metal.  He reentered Sigmund to find it a mess.

He strode up some stairs and on to the eastern wall, where he could see strange lights in the sky.  Hmmm...

He then saw Quintus behind him and on a higher ledge.  He shouted to the prophet:

"Not bad, I must say.  Not bad..."

[Zeros']

In one swift motion, Zeros' sheathed his sword, and ghosted directly in the middle of the blast. He pulled his hands back, as they glowed with an ethernal light.

"Haaaa..." he murmurred, before he thrust his hands forwards. The shadow and flame energy suddenly stopped, as it came in contact with a wall of pure spiritual energy. The conflicting energies tore at the ground, forming deep, scarring gashes into the roads, as buildings were litterly torn from their foundations.

Zeros' trench coat flared wildly in the breeze, his hair whipping behind his head. The flame and shadow only served to make the scars on his face more prominent. The sleeves of his trench coat flared back too, showing off all the scars and metal that had been grafted into Zeros' hands... His experience... His memories... And his scars.

"NOW!" he shouted above the roar of conflicting energies, as they tore deeper and deeper into the ground. Even if the roads and buildings were repaired, they would never be the same. Gravels started to rain from the sky, as well as other debres. He flattered for a moment, before he equalized the energies again.

"DO IT NOW, VEN!"

[Dude Man]

Duilin having also charged up his attack, quite a bit tossed the fire/dark lightning orb at Mavas.

// Can we assume he does this at the same time Ven does his attack? (Assuming he strikes next post) \\


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The first strike hit Valos, he blocked the next two hits with his sword, and then next two hit him again. He dodged the next hit and blocked two of them after that. The next four hit, him, he blocked two more; he was hit again and dodged the final strike.



"God, this is the longest fight I've had in a wile..." Valos thought to himself.

"You know...for a pretty boy like you, you fight well." Valos grinned. "But don't take that as much of a complement. I don't want to have my victim get his hopes up before I crush him..."

Valos then began to glow in a dark purple aura, and began to float a bit in the air. Dark blue orbs began to surround his sword, increasing in speed. His hair flowed a bit, and his veins grew larger, and his skin tone began to change to a more rotten colour.

[Xorlak]

"DIE DIE DIE!!!!"

Mavas' blast of energy swelled, and after coming to a dead stop, began to fight its way through the opposing energy and towards Zeros' once more...

Ven tensed as he pointed his blade a Mavas, the white light surrounding it glowing brightly...

Blast it!  Do it!  Do it before you remember!

Remember... who he is...

Was... who he was...

Right.

"HAAAAAHHH!!!"

A brilliant flash of light pulsed from the blade, followed by an intense stream of energy.  The pillar of light ripped through the air, engulfing Mavas in a burning white flame...

"ARRGH!!!!"

Mavas' beam began to slip, losing power as his body burned...

At that instant, Duilin's orb connected with a significant explosion following, knocking Mavas off balance and the beam out of aim.  Zeros' attack freely flowed through and Mavas suffered the full force of the attack...

"NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!"

A gigantic explosion ensued, a violent wind blasting in all directions, knocking over another wider circle of surrounding buildings.  Mavas' silhouette broke apart in the bright light of the blast...  The pendant flew up into the sky, the two parts separating, their glow dimming...  They shattered into many pieces, the glistening shards flying in random directions as far as the eye can see...

Ven fell to his knees, jabbing his blade into the ground, exhausted...

[Zeros']

Zeros' landed on the ground, and closed his eyes, rubbing his temples with his fingers, as he observed the damage he did to the town. Over half the city was destroyed... Maybe more.

Zeros' stuffed his hands in his pockets, and walked over to Ven and Duilin, as he stood over Ven, and looked in the direction Mavas was.. Or used to be.

"So... What happened to Mavas?" he asked.

[Dude Man]

Duilin sighed, and then turned his head and looked down at Ven, but didn't say anything.

Rink, who was just watching everything from a short distance, fluttered down near by Ven.

"So..." Rink began. "Is he gone?"

[D. Ein]

//Gah! sorry for not posting. Won't happen again. =-) I need a bit of time to get back in the story, though. And yeah, Haraldur, teleport Ein as well.\\

[Xorlak]

Ven stood up.  Henri approached from behind, placing a hand on Ven's shoulder.  His third eye opened, glowing...

"Yeah, he's gone..."

From around the outskirts of the damaged area, from behind piles of rubble and half standing houses, the citizens began to emerge, curiously approaching the warriors.

One of the cured plague victims began to clap.  Another followed.  Soon the entire city joined in a cheer.  It was finally over...

Henri began to clap as well, joining in the praise of the three heroes, and the imp that sort of helped.  (Heh...)  He rose his voice in a speech to his people.

"We've much work ahead of us, tomorrow.  Much of the town will need to be rebuilt.  But for now, we feast!"

"HORRAY!!"  The people shouted in unison.

Ven placed his hand on the back of his head, gazing at the blue sky.  He carefully resheathed his sword, lost in thought, not sure what to think...

[Kahn]

Hyperion floated towards the former site of the Crimson Capital, turning back into a human along the way.

"This had better not stand in my way of getting cured."

[Trent]

"You're good yourself, as expected." I knew he was strong, but I didn't expect he'd be THIS troublesome. He entered a ready stance and prepared for whatever may come.

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//Forgot about Aura for a while, sorry.

"Alright, then. Hold on." She took off toward the indicated cave. The disk was pretty fast, it wouldn't take too long to get there. She hopped off, holding onto Allen, and transformed the disc back into her hairpin. It was put into her hair once more, in a fashionable position.

[Zeros']

Zeros' just smiled, and kept his hands stuffed in his pockets, with his head held high, and let his head pan around, and observe the people he had saved.

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Allen nodded his thanks to Aura, as he stepped down, and observed the cave from where he stood.

There wasn't much in the cave... That you could see. It all seemed to be obscured by shadows in the caves. There was a steady drip of water, echoing off the cave walls.

Allen looked back to Aura.

"C'mon... We have to go inside," he said, while motioning into the dark cave. He stepped forwards, and soon, disappeared in the darkness of the cave.

[Dude Man]

//So, I assume the Aspye crew is on a grey planet of some sort?\\

Marshal arrived at what seemed to be a rocky grey mountain. "Whoa. What's going on?" Marshal asked himself. He looked around to see if he could find his dragon. Since he was so close to it, it didn't go to far.

Marshal spotted the dragon, growling at a similar sized creature. He then fired his gun in the air, scaring the other creature and it ran off.

"Let's see if we can find the others. They should be near by." Marshal mumbled. He saddled up on the dragon and then it flue off, high into the air. Marshal watched the ground below, to see if he could spot anyone.

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Valos laughed as Zion commented him. He began to glow more, and he seemed to grow bulkier, and the orbs around his sword moved faster. He then seemed to stop charging power. He then slowly swung his sword back (like reading a baseball swing) and then slashed it forward, blasted a large, navy blue coloured, energy disc at Zion. The disc probably had a 20-foot diameter, and it was moving quite fast. If the disc missed it would turn around and go right back to it's target.

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Duilin grinned, and waved to the crowed.

Rink hovered up in the ground, and smiled at Ven, Zeros' and Duilin.

Duilin held out his fist, and Rink bashed his fist against it.

"Okay, so where?s the grub? I haven't had a decent meal in days!" Duilin said to the King, still smiling.

"What are you talking about? We had a big feast at the Crimson Capital." Rink snapped. "In fact, you ate like a pig."

"Shut up, Rink." Duilin laughed.

[Xorlak]

Without hesitation, the gates to the castle opened, and people exited carrying grand dishes of food, the scents filling the air.  Tables were quickly set up right in the middle of the wide open crater dug into the city, and the food brought to them.  The people of Tjed had a way with making the best out of a negative situation.  Shepherds and farmers, seeing the explosive battle from hilltops far away, were greeted with the festivities as they arrived in town.  It seemed the curse had passed completely...

Henri sat at one of the larger tables, and mead was poured all around.  He raised his goblet to the blue sky.

"A toast.  To the winged Zeros' and Duilin, and our knight Ven!"

"Hail Sir Zeros'!  Hail Sir Duilin! Hail Sir Ven!!"  Chants came from the crowd.  There weren't enough seats for everyone, but there was plenty of food and drink to go around.

Ven took his seat to the right of the king, still contemplating what just happened.  Still soaking it in.  He had more questions than answers... but maybe now's not the time.  Time for a rest... at last.  It's good to be home.

[Zeros']

Zeros' sighed embarrasedly. It had been a long time since he'd ever been hailed a hero of any sorts. He sat down in a chair, but, he didn't grab any food. He just sat down, and leaned his head back, looking up at the sky, as he crossed his arms in front of his chest.

So... Mavas was finally dead, according to Ven. Now... They still had Haraldur and his gang. He sighed.

It seemed that the war for Gaian would never end.

[Haraldur]

//Are we to assume that Draven is out of action or dead and that the Crimson Empire is crippled?//

Melkoth looked at the disappearance of the Crimson Capital and jumped as if the air below him was solid.

"How fortunate! Abodahon, get our forces to take all the major settlements of the former Crimson Empire, especially around the fortress Sigmund, which Quintus and a friend have taken. We must now consolidate the Grey Empire!"

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Quintus turned to Vincent.

"Indeed, High General. I have received word from Melkoth that the Crimson Capital has disappeared and is assumed destroyed. Now, I would like you to organised the subjugation of the area surrounding this place. When we have consolidated our territory on this continent and have it mostly under control, we will discuss land distribution. Do you need anything else?"

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//Dude Man, this is not a planet, this is Gaian's Moon. If Marshall looks up, he should see Gaian's continents above him in a sea of blue on a round object.//

Haraldur sent a telepathis message to the other four when he sensed their auras: You will soon noticed a pulsing aura on this, Gaian's Moon. This would be my aura. Come to me.

He then waited as Tesla and Durruti came to him. Durruti shouted "Why have we come here? I landed in a tree, and it hurt!" //This is after everyone else has arrived.//

Haraldur then said, "The Crimson Capital was about to be sucked out of existance, so  I brought you with me in order to save all of your lives. As we are here, we should have a quick discussion as to what to do now, as it seems the Grey Empire might get a lot of power if Draven has been eliminated."