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LEGACY OF THE VANARKA
dec-14-2007-
Nickolai Jareth Reimer
Vannim War
book 1
Contents:
Part 1: For given a life
Part 2: Nia's Fate
Part 3: Past Redimption
Part 4: Old Hatreds
Interlude: Tears
Part 5: Vanarka
Finale: Hope
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Part 1: For given a life
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Warm sun shone upon the decolate town of Noir. The small town is queer to the others, nearly untouched by the demons that raid the towns.
"Hale! Hale wait up!" Rose cried as she franticly ran after Hale. Hale stoped and watched, smiling as she ran, loving the moment.
" Geez Rose, I was afraid you werent going to catch up!" Hale said lightly leaning against the acadamy wall. Rose laughed and shouldered her pack, filled with alchemy supplies.
"So Hale, now that the acadamy is closed for the summer what are you going to do?" Rose jested. Hale closed his eyes and smiled.
"Probobly get my house finished. That and spend time with you." Rose blushed as she said:
"Your to kind! You always spend time with me! I'm sure you have better things to do." Hale sat on the nearby bench and waited for Rose to do the same.
Quietly shifting, Hale reached into his equiptent sack and retried a small black box. Rose looked down at Hale as he nealt before her, black box raised. Hale's scragaly voice finaly said;
"Rose, will you marry me?"
Rose's breath shallowed. The ring, perfecltly set with 2 diamonds and a saphire, danced light as she stared at it. It was gorgeous! She and Hale had been together forever! She smiled as she said
"Finaly you asked. Yes, Hale, I'll marry you" Hale's face lit up. He couldnt think of what to do. He thought that he was going to get rejected. all he could do was throw his arms about Rose, tightly hugging her. Rose's eyes leaked tears on Hale's shoulder
"I love you Rose." Rose whept as she said
"I love you to Hale" Rose gripped Hale tightly and said
"Hale... I... We... should go home... its late"
Hale's small hovel was just that. Small. Rose wearily set her items on the floor, looking to were she should sleep.
"Hale! Were do i sleep?" Hale's voice trailed slowly into the room;
"I was kinda thinkin we should share a bed, now that were engadged."
Rose laughed. "Works for me."
Hale's home was about the size of a small apartment, four small rooms conjoined by hallways. two rooms were being added on to it as the entered, but Hale reasured her that it'll be done by Coldsorrow.
"Hey, Hale, its late, we should go to bed" Rose's voice fell shallow. Rose started into the bedroom and shouted
" Hale! Its time to...." Hale was in the bedroom.
"Hale?" Rose started to say somthing and noticed something odd. His shirt was red. It was white earlier.
" Hale? Hale!" Rose screamed, trying to bring back her lover.
Its to late, Lover. Hale is gone. He was.... resistant
A low, dark voice echoed. Rose stopped. Her mind stoped. Hale was dead. Dead. she wanted to scream but couldnt. She started to cry.
"No...No...No..... Hale..." Rose waved tears from her eyes as she held Hale in her arms, staining her clothes blood red "No!!"
SLAM! Kalec's hammer fell on a white hot piece of arcanium. SLAM! SLAM! SLAM!
" Ey, Kalec, get out here! Time wasting damnit!"
The demons are nearly here! SLAM! SLAM! SLAM! He already knew that. Why did these people always state the odvous... Kalec held up the newly forged shoulder plate. Yes... this one will replace the one the damned demons destroyed yesterday. Attaching the plate to his shoulder, he strode outside, letting his blade etche a groove in the earth.
" Sergent Asu, General Hav, Report!" Kalec shouted slaming his shield into a demon's head
" Aye captain!"
"Yessir!" They said, in unison.
" Lets go get these damned helspawns were it hurts!" Kalec shouted, lashing a large minotour's throat
"Eiviaaaaan!" the trio shouted, fighting there way to the Helgate.
Help...me....Kalec...help me....
Kalec stopped, stabbing a demon thrue the heart with his shouldered dagger.
"Rose...?" Kalec said aloud.
"Warlord! Behind you!" Hav shouted, blocking a demons slash with his shield. Demon blood splashed kalecs face and body, hot against the cold night.
"Kalec! Get in your head! Help us! We need you!" Asu shouted, stabing franticly away the demons that guarded Kalec's limp body.
"Rose...." is all Kalec said, before he fell to the ground, held by the demons.
Kalec woke in a dark, damp cell in some forgoten tower. Two demons guarded his door, but there was no cage.
instintively, he attempted to attack one, realizing he was too tired to move. Blood. Blood was all that he saw, smelt and heard. Blood. Demon blood. Vannim blood. Blood. Kalec's head was spinning. He was going to die a captive. Die in a forgoten, Damned tower!
Kalec... help....he's... dead...please...help...
Kalec spat dirt from his mouth. These voices.. they were Rose... Rose... his friend... but she was at Noir... safe....
" Get up, Vannim. The pitlord wants to see you." Said one of the demon guards.
Kalec slowly rose.
" And if i refuse?" Kalec said spitting blood-saliva at the demon. Swiftly the demon jabbed his pike into Kalec's bare shoulder. Blood dripped from the puncture. Kalec grimmaced, hiding his pain.
"Fine... I'll go."
The pitlord's chamber was adorned with multiple dead bodies, not on the floor, hanging from hooks on the walls.
The pitlord stood on four legs at his pedistool of chaos, made of Vannim bones and flesh. Kalec was dwarfed by the pitlord's size, almost double his.
" Kalec Drakemourn... its been a long time since i've sacrificed my flesh for yours. Whats it been, Ten, Twenty years?" The pitlord poured two small glasses of wine, handing one to Kalec, Which he reluctantly took. The wine was red and tasted salty.. Kalec thought, No... not wine... Blood... Vannim blood..
" Its been... Fifteen years, Andramorgamelch." Kalec said Glaring at the satistic demon.
Andramorgamelch laughed at Kalec and remarked,
" We pitlords live for thousonds of years, do you expect me to remember?
Kalec's blood ran cold
~ i forgot... he's the one who gave me my stength.. and the one who betrade the Vannim and split it to three factions!~
" You know Kalec... you are a legend in the outside world. Everyone knows your name. so i have to ask you, Is it enough? Hold to life by your Vannim Bonds? dont you want more? Power, Life, Imortality?"
Andramorgamelch doused his thoat with the blood, savoring it as if it were wine.
" And become like you, you damn traitor! you turned your own people against each other! you dont even know what you set in action!" Kalec shouted, struggling to free himself from the demon holding him in bond.
" You will be stopped Andramorgamelch! I swear on my grave!" Andramorgamelch chuckled as he said;
"A perfect thing to swear on Kalec, Perfect. Take him back to the cells. give him only our 'Finest' Vannim rations"
Rose sat in the guard office, crying and crying, wanting her bloodbrother.
Kalec.. i need you.... please.. come back...they... they killed... they killed Hale.... Hale even... just asked me... to mary him... please.... Kalec... come....
"Rose? Are you okay? I heard what happend and came as soon as I could." Rose heard, head down in her lap. " Kale... oh... Strii...
" Strii sat by Rose and held her gently, letting her cry on her lap. " Its okay Rose... he knew that was going to happen... he told me..."
Strii gently stroked Rose's head, and continued;
"Hale...Made a pact with the demons sorounding Noir... he said that they could have him if they spared the village. Hale's a hero Rose... a Hero.."
The word didnt fit. Hero. Hero. Hero. Hale died... He saved the village. Rose realized that Hale didnt do this.
The demons did. Demons. Demons. Rose knew nearly nothing of the godforsaken creatchers. " Rose... Ive heard rumors.. Kalec..." Strii slowly retrieved a note from her pocket, in wich she gave to Rose, afterward continueing " Sent you this... it arrived about three days ago."
~dearest Rose. My time is numbered as i have been taken to Zgtau Bnvau, the demon capitol. i cannot ask you to save me, for i know you cannot. this one is barely able to write or see becaus of the perpetual darkness that flows from this hell. by the time you recieve this, im either dead or dying. please. i need you to find an old friend of mine.... Xantutherijn Valedreadgon. He'll be able to find me here. please, seek him out in the holy city of Aara Muur. once there, look for the Darkest Darkness.... Xantutherijn will obide there.... please... send him with great haste.. and rose... i~ The note suddenly ends in a spatter of blood.
Rose wiped the hot tears from her eyes and gripped the note tightly.
"Damnit Kalec. Damnit. Why did you have to get captured? Why do you need Xantom?" Rose rose, telling Strii that she must go.
" Rose!" Strii shouted, following her out the door.
"Be careful... take the waygate." Strii pated her on the shoulder before alowing her to leave.
" Xantom! you have a visitor." Yhta said quietly, laying his hammer on an anvil. Xantutherijn's ebony fur swayed in the evening sun, glowing with a beutiful aura.
"Xantom! Xantom!" A solem voice cried, depressed, yet excited at the same time. Xantutherijn turned to see the most beutiful red-furred woman that he'd ever seen. Suddenly, a voice told him that he knew her... somthing with an R... Ross? Rose? Thats it.. Rose...
" Rose? is that you?" Xantutherijn slowly removed his platemail, revealing many, many warscars. Rose stopped. He's... scarred... he's been thrue alot, Rose thought to herself.
" Kalec... has been captured..." Xantom swiftly changed mood.
" Kalec? Kalec is my bloodbrother... Who captured him?" Rose fell silent.
"Its Andramorgamelch isnt it?" Rose didnt answer
" Andromorgamelch is a powefull pitlord who gave Kalec the power to control various elements, such as death and life." Xantom said to himself.
"Rose, are you here to ask me to retrieve my brother from the depts of a Pitlords Keep?"
Rose burst into tears, covering them with the ruffles of her blouse.
"Xantom, Please, your all i have left... i need your help... please..." Xantom glared at his crimson armor, slowly turnin his glare to Rose.
"Rose, you didnt need to ask. We leave at dawn... i know Just were that coward is hiding"
The rooms that Xantom acomadated for Rose fit her likings. The red laced bedposts to the perfectly puffy pillows, Rose was in a temporary heaven.
"Its... been so long... since ive slept...." Rose said to herself. Xantom placed his gauntleted hand on her shoulder. The pristine steel was cold yet conforting at the same time.
"Rest, Milady. You need it more than I. We will depart Via boat in the morning." Rose threw her arms around Xantom's shoulders, hugging him tightly. She had never felt this safe in her life. Xantom lowered her into her bed, Carefull of the low-lying lace.
"Your sick! Get me the hell out of here!" Kalec fought his captors, but his strength failed him.
"Get back in there, Dog." The left guard slashed at him with his lance, gnashing his back and forcing Kalec to yell in pain.
"I swear.... By Fate herself.... You all will pay...." Kalec said, his eyes bloodied over,Rage consuming them.
"Fate? Ahahaha.. Fate will not help somone like you... when will you learn, Vannim-dog, The goddragons favor the strong!" The massive guard picked Kalec from the ground, holding him up with his throat, waited a second, and vaulted him against the wall. The Dark Towers stone wall broke under Kalec's figure. The right guard stabed the left guards shoulder with his pike, shouting swears at him.
"Damnit Garua! You know that Andra wants him alive!" A low, evil laugh escaped the crashed wall. Kalec stood, blood soaked, and wispered. "It will take..... more.... than that... to kill.... me...." Kalec collapsed under his own feet, blacking out into an endless void.
"Andra will kill him! Dont make him suffer!" The guard, who Kalec had not seen yet, seemed more untouched by the Pitlords corruption. His horns, uncurled, Stood on end, sharp as any blade.
"Are you saying that you want to release him, Levith?" The other guard, Garua, dug his hand into Levith's shoulder. "And you would defy Andra? You are one stupid Ravager, now arent you?"
Kalec's mind raced. Oh no... A ravager..... If Andramorgamelch had a ravager.... Then my fate is sealed.... Kalec's thoughts were interupted by the unholy scream of a lesser pitlord, Garua.
"Graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!!! What the hell do you think your doing Levith?" Levith had stabbed Garua's pike thrue his shoulder, pinning him deep to the wall.
Kalec laughed hystericly. So... I am going to die here.... Again, his thoughts were interupted.
"Kalec, Get up, Now thee shall follow me." The ravager spoke fluently and softly, bestowing food to the vannim. Kalec did as he was told, following him thrueout the corridors, deeper and deeper into the labrynth of what was Andra's Helspire.
At last, Levith led Kalec to a long, dark ally.
"Help me find your stuff." The ravager said, being glared at by Kalec.
"Why would i help you, Ravager? I know how you work. As soon as we get out of here, you will kill me ."
The Ravager turned, for the first time showing its face.
"Becuas she wished it....." Quicker then Kalec could think, the ravagers robes dropped, revealing the large, open chasm in between its ribs. The chasm widened, allowing a young maiden to protrude. The young vannim kirtsied, her skirt clingy with blood.
"Who are you?", Kalec asked, eyes not leaving the woman.
The maiden laughed, raising her self to Kalec's chest.
"And after all these years, you dont remember your little, defencless lover?" The woman laughed, allowing Kalec to see her silver eyes for the first time.
"Nia..."
The Vannim lightly caressed her arms around Kalec.
"Not even death can keep me from you Kael..." Nia lightly whispered in his ear.
I havent hear that name in fifteen years, Kalec said to himself in his mind.
"Nia... i thought i lost you.. i thought.. that you were dead..." Kalec nudged, wrapped his arms around her, wondering why she was so cold.
"But I AM dead, Kalec. Dont you know a Temptress when you see one?" Nia coughed, blood escaping her mouth in small rivulets.
A Temptress, Kalec though. But why would they want Nia?
"Nia?" Kalec whispered, confused.
Nia laughed, picking up Kalec's massive blade.
"I think you need this."
"Rose... Were about to break land... Get ready." Xantutherijn said, his eyes closed.
Rose looked at Xantom, the boat's rocking slowing as they entered the shoreline. Xanutherijn Valedreadgaon, the last Black Paladin.... How could this gentle Vannim be a Black Paladin?
"Rose?" Xantom placed an armored gauntlet on Rose's shoulder.
Rose looked down, embaressed.
"Yeah.. lets get going..." Rose said, pulling her black gloves on.
The port town, Nakuro, was small compared to Noir or Aaru Muur. Its small shops and little buildings left the town verry unprotected.
"Rose, i need you to do Exactly as i ask... Alright?" Xantom whispered, gripping his axe tightly.
"Of course... just tell me what you need me to do.."
Xantom apeared around the backside of one of the towns small allys, now gripping his axe more tightly. A small band followed him in the shadows, malevolent intent on there mind. The largest of these four bandits beckoned his jokeys to flank the warrior, his eyes shining in the pith.
"You have alot of nerve, Dracomancer. We told you once that your kind is not welcome here." The Leader said, revealing two large daggers from benieth his dark shawl.
Xantom turned, his arm lifting his weapon simoltaniously.
"I have no quarrel with you, Garrus. Im just passing thrue."
Garrus laughed, the sound sending chills down the spines of even his allies.
"Did i ask if you had one? Your time is up."
As Garrus finished his sentence, he hurled his blade, the dagger pushed aside by Xantom's gauntleted hand.
"Is that so?" Xantom said, his hands holding his axe straight out infront of him.
The sky grew dark, midday. The lesser bandits started to freak, but they feared Garrus more than the Dracomancer.
"You are wrong, Marauder."
A hellish pentagram protruded the ground at Xantom's feet. Before they could do anything, The bandits droped there jaws in the sight from the creature that apeared in front of the band.
"Deal with them as you wish, Div."
The massive skeletal dracolich's mouth formed a smile, before it widened revealing grotesque white fangs.
Rose kicked at a smal tuft of grass as she waited for Xantom.
"Its getting late... Where could he be?."
She yawned as she stetched, noticing her clothes began to apear worn from the constant travel.
Closing her eyes, she layed her head on her hands, thinking of Xantom. She had known him only a short time, but somehow she felt that she known him for years. Her mind drifted to his masculine features. She wondered how his eyes were so soft, yet protecting at the same time.
"Rose, Its time to go."
Rose jumped, startled by the sudden outbirst of language.
Xantom's massive figure stood before her, his eyes gleaming with hope.
"We Have to keep moving Rose... They will catch up to us elsewise."
Xantom strode past her, his arm brushing against her bust.
Rose glared at him.
"You did that on purpose, Didnt you?" Rose questioned.
Xantom only smiled, walking towards the distant Helgate.
A small scorpion skittered across the small rocks and sand, searching for food. Sensing danger, it retreats underneath a small rock. Suddenly the sand burst open, Revealing a deep, Dark crevace. Kalec scratched at the sand, eager to get fresh air.
"How do you live in areas like that Levith?!"
Levith cackled slightly, carefully setting Nia on the ground. Kalec watched as she was set down, the wind catching her skirt and flipping it up. Kalec smiled and turned quickly, not knowing if Nia had seen him look. Nia looked at him before speaking.
"Are you smiling, Kael?" Nia placed her small hand on his shoulder.
"Nia... It's a good feeling.. Having you back in my life..."
Nia laughed huging him softly. Kalec flinched a bit, Her cold figure odd to him amoungst the hot sand. Kalec pushed her back, a hand on each shoulder. She was as beutiful as ever..And she wasnt even living. Kalec slid his hand up her neck, resting it on her cheek.
"How did this happened Nia? How did they do this to you?" Nia smiled and closed her eyes, enjoying his warmth on her face.
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Part 2: Nia's Fate
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"Wake up. You are back amoungst the living." Nia opened her eyes, everything was white. She tried to get up, her hands and feet were restrained down.
"What.... The hell....." She struggled, freaking out. A raspy, evil man stood above her, looking her over viciously.
"You will do as we say, or we will terminate you now." Nia didnt now what was happening. She noded, What other choice did she have. She was taken to a large cell covered in white tiles. The door was made of arcanium. How the hell would a normal girl break thrue that? The scientist left, leaving Nia in the room alone.
"Whats going on?" Nia said aloud. Thrue the speakers on the wall, the evil man spoke.
"What is your name?"
"Nia Alyzon Drakemourn"
She could see the scientist behind a glass panel. he wrote the answer down before continuing. "Do you have any children?"
Nia glared at him, but eventually answered. "No."
Again he wrote down the information and continued the questioning. "Do you have any family?"
She thought of Kalec. She started to asnwer, but caught herself. "No."
he smiled wickedly and wrote down the info. "Do you need any more furniture for the room?"
She looked around. It was bare. "A bed would be nice."
The scientist wrote the info down. Nia strode to the glass, looking at the scientist. His name tag red "Voran Darnourth"
At the glass she noticed she was completely naked. She covered her breasts and turned, Voran laughing at her.
Two scientists opened the large door. One of them caried a electrified pike. The other caried a long, white robe. "Put this on." She said, coldy and quickly before throwing the dress at Nia. Nia glared at the scientists as they left. She looked the dress over. It was an old gown, intwined with small skulls and fangs. Slowly she slipped into it and tied the back up.
"Do you like how it feels?" Voran spoke thrue the speakers. Nia looked at herself in the glass.
"Its tight..." She didnt mention that it reeked of death.
Voran laughed at her, Closing the steel partitions on the glass, blocking him from view.
"Get some rest. We have a full day tomorrow... " Voran said, laughing maniacly.
Dark fell, and Nia lay in her bed, sleeping soundly. In her room, the large Arcanium doors open slowly, creaking softly. Voran Entered the room, carying a handfull of belts. he slowly made his way to the bed where Nia lay. He slowly wraped her arms and legs in one belt and her stomache on another belt. Nia turned her head, still asleep, belted to the
steel-framed cot. Voran waited, grining whickedly. Nia slowly opened her eyes, and tried to turn to get confertable, but couldnt. She shook, but belts held her down.
"What the hell...." Nia looked down the bed, seeing someone at the foot.
"Nia.... Do you know who i am?" It was the scientist, Voran.
"What do you want with me Voran?" Rose fought the belts to no avail.
"Oooh, You dont know?" Voran cackled, gripping the bottom of Nia's robes and sliding them up slowly.
"We have a full day, Nia. Try not to struggle to much." Voran slid her robes up past her hips.
"Get off of me!" Nia tried everything to get away, but the restraints forced her to submission.
The next day, testing began much later. The scientist all noticed Voran's "kindness" to Nia, and dissaproved of it. Nia's quarters, now filled with testing equiptment, hummed and clicked, the computers weiren working vorociosly.
"So, Nia. Have you any relationships with anyone?" Voran grinned as he spoke, feeling a power over the young girl.
"Yes I do!" Nia glared Voran in the eyes, wanting to rip him apart limb from limb. Once im free from these machines... once i have a chance im going to...
"And how long have you been together?" Voran interupted Nia's mind, piercing thrue it like a thousand needles.
"We..." Nia caught herself short, an immence pain in her head. She buckled, stil restrained by the belts.
"Help me, My head... It hurts!" Nia screamed in pain, her flesh rippling. Slowly, her flesh hued grey.
"Anak! Hamda! Get the other specimen! She's converting! I want them together when this happens!"
Voran laughed as he left the room, Nia screaming on the cot. And as Voran left the room, So the remaining light in the room.
"Nia wake up now." The voice was unreckognisable. "Get up now, b***h!" The voice, now angered told a nearby guard to shock her.
"Im.... Awake.... Dont..... I dont want.... To be... hurt any.... more.." Nia talked slow, and didnt move. Slowly, she opened her eyes, the brightness of daylight hurting her eyes. She lifted her head, her arms bound tight behind her around a large, ancient tree.
"HAHAHAHA! You dont want to be hurt? We'll se about that, Temptress!" Goran, the vindicator, stabbed her stomache with the pike, large rivulets of blood spilling in every direction.
"GRHKK...." Nia clenched, holding back her screams. Help, Anyone please help....
"Why........ Why do you.." Nia stopped, Caughing up ounces of blood at a time. "Hurt me.... What have i.... done..."
"You dont need to do anything, Nave! Your just a dummy we can test our new weaponry on." Goran gave Nia a wicked smile, lifting her chin. Goran's face was completely shrouded behind a large skull-shaped helmet. He clinched his pike, plunging it into her chest. At first, Nia did not scream, but the pain worsened and worsened, untill finaly..
"GRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Nia thrashed around the bound tree, her open wounds dripping blood. Goran took a step back, ready-ing his pike.
"So, You want to play? Ill play." Goran gave another wicked laugh, readying for Nia to escape.
"Goran! Goran get out of there!" Voran yelled at Goran, his brother, violently over the loudspeaker.
"Project 660-7 Has escaped! get out of the training facility! He's heading your way!" The loudspeaker cut off, Voran obviously runing for his life.
"Project 660-7, is it? Hahahahhah Its your lucky day, b***h! Have fun with Levimirinith!" Goran took two steps back, turning, and running away from the exposed tree.
"Project.... 66.....0-7..... Seems.... Like you... will be....." Nia's eyes closed, everything spinning in a black spiral. Your going to die. Your going to get ripped apart by some monster..... Im sorry Kael... Im sorry....
KURSH
Large, heavy footsteps echoed from the facility floors. Whatever was coming, it was big.
KURSH
What did i do to deserve this...
KURSH
Goodbye...
KURSH
Nia opened her eyes, one last time, looking straigt down. Two massive, double clawed hooves lay in just inches away from her.
"Please.... Kill me quickly..... I dont want to hurt..... Anymore...." Nia closed her eyes, ready to die.
The beast raised one, massive, clawed hand, bringing it down with trumendous force, Severing the ropes.
"Did they kidnapp thee as well?" The monsters voice was strangly soothing, un-hostile in anyway.
"Yes.... I... Dont know... What happened..." Nia closed her eyes, death's sinister hand on her shoulder.
"Easy now.... Stay with me, little one." The creature layed Nia in its arms, cradleing her like an infant.
"I will save you. No one deserves this fate." Slowly walking, The demon and Nia dissapeared into the woods.
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Part 3: Past Redimption
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"Xantom, Really, you take the tent. I'll be fine outside!" Rose jest at Xantom, playfully arguing. Xantom chuckled and pushed Rose lightly.
"Really, i insist. I have to wait for a friend to show up anyway." Xantom laughed, throwing a feather-filled pillow at Rose.
She gave a slight smile, taking the pillow and beating him with it.
"Xantutherijn Valedreadgaon." Echoed a raspy voice, out of reach of both the fire, and the tent.
"Rose, Lay down. hide." Xantutherijn threw himself on top of her, telling her to stay still.
"Come out, Black Paladin. We've Been hunting for you for a while. YOU WILL NOT ESCAPE US AGAIN!"
The voice got louder, angryer.
"Ill be back" Xantom said, leaving before Rose could say Dont leave me.
"So.... THIS is the fabled 'Dark Paladin'? HAHAHA you dont look more like a lowly Acolyte!" Quickly a figure apeared in from of Xantom, Across the fire. It was a Jasalik Paladin, Mercenaries who strode as 'Paladins'.
"Leave, Goran. You have nothing to do here. I traveled to Fate's shrine myself. I Vanquished Torture. I have reason for what i did." Xantom spoke slowly, chosing his words carefully.
"Kahahah... Oh really?" Goran's Joking humor cut off quickly, becomeing much, much more serious. "Thats why you killed my mother, and my father?"
Xantom met Goran's eyes with his own. Cluching his axe tightly, Xantom walked over the fire, to the mercenairy.
"You are not Paladin. You are as dark as I am. Your family were followers of Fear. What i did had to of been done."
Goran looked away for a second a slight smirk on his mouth.
"Oh really.... And what makes you think that i wont kill you RIGHT NOW!" As the final words left Goran's Mouth, a large, multi-headed spear stuck Xantom in the chest.
"So, 76 Million Gea for THAT?" Goran laughed, grabing Xantoms arm. It didnt budge.
"What the hell...?" Goran takes a step back, Xantom pulling the spear from his broken armor.
"And you thought.... Id die... That Easy?" Xantom said, imbetween coughs. Goran laughed, still amazed.
"Your dead, Dark one. Just go into the..." Goran's voice was cut short by Xantom's Axe, Striking him in the blunt of the head, severing his body clean in half.
"So.... 76 million Gea for you own death?" Xantom walked in the tent, Rose still laying there, terrified.
"heheh, they always think they can kill me..." Xantom sat down beside Rose, who sat up, and looked into Xantom's eyes.
"How.... How are you... Your bleeding!" Rose stared at the shallow whole in the Paladin's chest.
"Its fine Rose.... I can handle it." Xantom placed his hand over his wound, murmering a few words. A eerie light protruded the dimly lit camp, stretching into his wound, repairing it swiftly to its former self.
"Us paladins.... Dont go down easy..." Xantom fell back, His strength sapped from the powerfull spell.
Xantom turned to his right, sun bitterly piercing his eyelids. slowly he opened them, to see Rose laying only inches away from him. Her soft pink eyes looked into Xantoms pale yellow ones.
"Good morning." She said, sitting up and headin outside to retrieve the food she cooked for him.
"Yeah good morning.." The paladin stood, peeling dark, crusted scabs from his chest. the skin underneath was clean and new, a result of Vannim Magic. He walked outside, noticing for the first time that they were very close to the Aweurget Desert. Thinking to himself, he walked over to the side of the tent, unlaching the side, watching the whole thing fall down into a mess.
Xantom picked up the messs, depostiting them in the large backpack he caried. Kalec.... Rose..... It all remind me of when we were fighting demons soo long ago as teens.... Kalec would always be more violent.... always had to kill the first demon... i remember when they were running wild... no one to controll them.... and then that damned Andramorgamelch..... if Kalec dosnt kill him i sure as hell will.... Xantom's thoughts were interupted by Rose's voice. "Xantom, i can sence Kalec.... but hes not alone." Xantom walked over to Rose, placing his hand on her shoulder. "Who is there? tell me what origin they come from." Xantom thought again. This always was Rose's specialty... she would use her 'Gift' to sence the presence of other vannim and demons and the like... " I sence a Vannim of great power.... and another great power... but this one...." Rose's eyes widened. "Ravager.... and it gets worse.... I can snece an unconsumed Temptress...." Xantom held his axe tightly, wondering what to do with Rose.
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Part 4: Old Hatreds
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Kalec looked deeply at Nia, her story chiling his spine. Her eyes were still closed, Levith standing behind her. Levith spoke, swiftly and loudly "Incoming!" Kalec embraced Nia, not wanting her to get hurt from the unknown asailants. The trio heard swift footsteps before the sound of a swinging axe and it stopping cold on bone. Everything fell silent. Levith, gripping the attackers axe tightly, lowered his Claw, yet still gripped the axe. a Crimson Paladin hovered above the ground behind the axe, being lifted by the imence force that Levith held on the axe.
"Die you foul Demon!" The voice sent a spark thrue Kalec's Mind. "Xantom! Stop!" Kalec ran to where the Crimson Paladin combated the ravager, punching the paladin hard in the face. Knowing that Xantom would be angry, he took a fair amount of steps back. Nia slowly walked up behing Kalec, leaning on his back, her hands around his shoulders. "Its okay Levith. Kalec knows this Paladin."
Xantom stood, wiping blood from his mouth from when Kalec socked him in the face. "WHAT THE HELL KALEC!" Xantom strode dominantly to Kalec, attempting to level with Kalec. Kalec looked down on Xantom, Xantom being about 4 inches shorter than him.
"Levith meant you no harm, Brother. He helped save my life."
Kalec explained to Xantom what had happened, rage in Xantoms eyes building by the senctence.
"So let me get this right... Youve been runing from Andra with a group...." Xantom stopped, beconing Rose over. Rose ran to Kalec, Throwing herself on him and hugging him tightly. Nia looked away, Rolling her eyes and looking at Levith. Levith looked away from Nia, her cruel intentions for the living female dominant over her womanly figure.
"Kalec! I thought you.... I thought you were dead...." Rose said, still hugged Kalec tightly, Xantom's yellow eyes penetrating Kalec's soul. Kalec pushed Rose off of him, her eyes wet with tears. "Rose.... Thankyou.... you came for me..." Kalec's romance was shattered by the sweet yet cold whisper of Nia in his ear. "Dont destroy her too much, Darling." Kalec turned to Nia, who glared vorociously at him.
The five sat there, akwardly, before the low grumble of a demon's voice broke the silence. "Well, Well, Well. Isnt this cute. A Temptress, A Ravager, Two fallen paladins and a lowly Child." Kalec slowly turned, Andramorgmelch's massive figure before him. "What now, Oh mighty Great paladin? Attempt you to fight me? Have your little friends die here and now? Or would you prefer the dark, hot cells of my helspire better?" The Pitlord waited for a responce, the part just stood there, unknowing hwat to do. "Verry well. To the dungeons." As the words left the pitlords mouth, three massive Ravagers, twice the size of Levith, burst from the ground. "Dont hurt them... We'll go..." Kalec said, his head hanging low, being dragged ifront of his friends, they soon to follow.
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INTERLUDE: Begining of the End
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The cells were cold and dank, the only good think about them was that they were not seperated. They all sat in a circle, silent.
Kalec spoke coldly and cruely, but he spoke with truth. "Andramorgamelch is going to execute me...." he looked to his left, at Xantom. "Youll be next....." He looked at Rose. "It my fault.... its... all my fault....." Kalec bent down where he sat, trying to hide the tears that flooded thrue his eyes. Nia placed her arm around him, holding his head, allowing him to cry on her chest. Kalec sat there crying on her warm brest. The tears in Kalecs eyes stopped. "Nia..... your warm... " Nia looked down, smiling, then looked at Levith. "Nia... is special to me. She unknowingly hacked the computers when she hit them wile thrashing, releasing my partitions. I couldnt pay her back any other way." Levith smiled, his long, thin fangs showing.
"Get up, Vannim scum." Kalec eyes widened. It was Garua, his previous guard. "Ahh... Kalec. Its good to see you agian." Garua said, laughing and kicking him in the back. "Andra would like to speak with you all." Kalec looked at the group, his eyes dim with sorrow.
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Part 5: Armeggeddon
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The group was taken to the roof, where Andramorgamelch stood, his massive blade dug into the roof. "So, Kalec. You defy me agian. You are bold arent you?" Andra picked Kalec up by his neck, the group forced to sit there and watch. "Fight back paladin! " Andra dropped him from were he stood, landing hard on his side.
"Enough... this game... this.... Legend of the great Kalec has gone on long enough..." Andra looked at the group that sat there, inprisoned on the walls by arcanium chains. " Garua. Bring me the girl." Kalec's eyes widened, but the pain was to much... he couldnt move.
"Understood." Garua laughed, walking over to Rose. "No. The other one. Garua grinned wickedly, unclasping the lock, and draging Nia over to Andra. Nia did not resist, she only closed her eyes, tears slowly rolling from them, and smiling, becaus she was going to die with Kalec.
"Let them one last moment, Garua. Its fun to watch them quiver." Garua frowned, and unlocked Nia's chains, walking her to were Kalec now stood, his grey eyes blurred from tears. Nia took one last step up to Kalec, holding his face in her hands. Her tears matched his. "Nia... im soo sorry..... You shouldnt of came.... you shouldnt of...." Kalec's voice was inturupted by Nia's strong, yet beutifull voice. "Its okay Kael. I tried. But it wasnt enough. I love you, Kalec" As the words left her mouth, she kissed him deeply, letting time pass. Xantom looked at the lovers, knowing he will never get the chance to tell Rose that he loved her. "Rose.... I.. " Rose shook her head. "I know Xantom. You love me, you always have." Rose just looked down, knowing this was the end.
"So Nia is it? Are you ready to die??" Andra laughed, his cold and sadisctic aura chilling her now living spine. "No....Not again...." Andra looked at her suprised, yet the voice wasnt hers. It was Kalec's. "I let her die once.... And now... I wont let it happen again..."
As the words left his mouth, Kalec shoved Nia onto Levith, and in the same motion, broke Garua's neck with his restraingts. Quickly he released his bonds, throwing the keys to Nia, and picking up the Demon's Pike.
Andra laughed again, amused. "You are one pethetic paladin."
Kalec wiped one last tear before throwing the pike to Nia and walking up to the demon. "I am... I betrayed Hope.... I turned against the light... And now...I will pay the price.." Andra laughed. "And you think that YOU will be the end of me? I THINK NOT!" Andra swung his large, square blade down at Kalec. Kalec closed his eyes, holding up both hands. Help me one last time.... And i will never stray away from you again... As the blade hit the air inbetween Kalec's raised hands, an explosion of light filled the dark world, sending terror into the hearts of the demons. Kalec swung Lightbrand, The Vanarkain blade up, knocking the massive blade back. Nia, Rose, Xantom and Levith stared at awe at the golden- armored paladin, the legendary Kalec. The Vanarka. "Kalec.... Knew we were going to get captured.." Nia thought outloud, watching the Vanarka combat the god-like demon.
Tears rolled from Nia's eyes, amazed at Kalec's cunning.
"Kalec wanted us to find him.. so we could see him one last time before he fought the great demon." Levith said, looking at the group. "He wants us to escape." The group left without Nia. Nia stood there one last second, walking to were they were figting, and as she did this, Andra slashed viciously at Kalec, throwing the blade from his hand. Andra knew he could kill Kalec, so he was going to do the next best thing. He looked at Nia, smiled and brought the blade down swiftly, only to hear it shock againts Kalec's armored back.
"Go Nia. Spread my word. Let Hope rejoice, and demons fall." Kalec pushed Nia one last time, his wings holding the demon at bay.
Nia fell, shocked, when horror struck her. Kalec turned, ran at the beside the demon before grabing it with one etheral- tentacle like wing. The demon fought, trying to get to Nia. Kalec hefted, one last time. and he, and the demon, fell. Falling, Kalec spoke to the demon. "YOUR REIGN OF TERROT IS ENDED, ANDRAMORGAMELCH! WITH YOU GONE, THE LIGHT WERE REGAIN ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE! AND WITH THE GREATEST POWERS DESTROYED, THE DARK WILL NEVER AGIAN RISE!" Andra stared at Kalec, falling faster and faster. "Your sins are fogiven then, with death? You betrayed NIA! your lover! for some stupid game of right and wrong?! you are as dark as i am!" Andra said, trying to persuade him to let them both live. "our time is up, Demon. I will die with you, my soul to permentatly trap yours in your own citadel like tomb!" As the words left there mouth, imence pain struck both of them, the helspire's demonice spikes impaling demon, and Vanarka alike.
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Finale: Hope
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Nia met on the surface, where they exited so long ago, and looked at the waiting crew. She still carried the glowing blade, a sigil agaisnt evil. Xantom spoke on behalf of Kalec. "It is time to go home Nia. Kalec would want us to get away from all this. Nia's tears stopped, her hand tight on the blade. Rose looked at her with emapthy, she knew how it felt to lose a loved one. They turned away from the late-day sun, readying to walk back to Aaru muur.
"Nia Drakemourn." A feminine voice echoed from behind her. Nia looked at her friends, who seemed to be frozen in time. she turned to see a pure-white dragon that shed ligth in her wake.
"Kalec Dreakemourn gave his live to protect yours, your friends, and the Vannim race." Nia noded, tears once again welling in her eyes.
"I will reward you, and Kalec. I will give the Drakemourn family honor once again, and you the chance to have a child with Kalec." The dragon touched Nia's shoulder, memories of kalec pasing in her mind.
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6 years later.
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"Mommy? Can you tell me about my father?" Kayle said, looking at his mother, Nia. Nias smiled, looking into his silver eyes and petting his hair, tears at her eyes. "I will child. This is the story about the greatest paladin that lived. The story, of the one and only Kalec."
 Maixis · Mon Feb 16, 2009 @ 07:59am · 0 Comments |
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