Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Disney, least of all Zootopia (yet)
Somewhere in great Kingdom of Zootopia
In a hidden Dungeon
The darkness of the dungeon before her made Judy wonder whether listening Nick was a good idea after all. He might be a demon and he might be old, she was even convinced that he might have been a higher demon at some point but this secret passageway was definitely screaming danger.
"Are you planning on moving any time soon, Carrots?", came the smug voice of her personal spirit from behind her back.
Yes, good question was she going to move?
Was this really worth it?
Would there really be a demonic weapon down there?
And if so, would she be able to control it?
Or would it consume her like the foolish mammals in the stories that the church of Altair preached about these ancient artifacts?
"Fluff, I know you are scared. But I know that my brother will see reason. If I vouch for you he will most certainly help us out.", Nick's voice echoed through the room once more.
"But do I really need his help?", Judy asked voicing her concern for the first time.
She turned around and faced her companion. Nick had chosen the appearance of a fox, she never really understood why since he claimed to be a high demon. Not the kind of high demon that comes into existence when a hero who used the dark arts dies or when a sorcerer who used demonic magic dies. No he claimed to be a real demon from birth, that kind of high demon that would be able to freely change it's appearance at will. That kind of demon that fought against the gods during the cataclysm.
And while she did not really buy that story she had to admit that he must have been one hell of a magic rouge when he was still a mortal given all his knowledge.
She could only hope that she would rise to be a good hero herself, one worthy of being recognized by the gods and then made into an angel upon her death.
That dream was fading by the minute though when she considered that her spirit was not only a high demon but she was also planning on taming a demonic weapon.
That did not really sound angelic to her at all.
Nick mustered her with his signature green glowing eyes that were the only thing that she could see thanks to the hood that covered his entire head. The two glowing balls underneath the hood that seemed to pierce into the very core of her soul made him look somewhat intimidating but she knew that she had nothing to fear from him, he was her spirit after all.
This was the only reason that she was considering this whole thing in the first place.
She trusted Nick!
He was the only one who truly understood her desire for adventure, the only one who would always support her.
They just stood there in silence before Nick answered cautiously,"well, it is not like you need anything Judy.",her heart skipped a beat and her ears perked up. He had just used her name! He never used her name?! Why now?
Nick tilted his head a little and she knew that he had noticed her inner turmoil."But if you want to grow stronger then you are going to need the right equipment and you are going to need someone who can teach you how to fight with magic. And the great thing is my brother could solve both of these problems."
Judy's ears fell back down,"But I don't understand why can't you teach me magic like you always do? What is the difference?"
Nick gave a sigh,"There is a huge difference. One that is hard to explain but let's just say that no matter who picks up a demonic weapon, he or she is going to be powerful. But even when they put down the demonic weapon, if they get the chance to do so, they will be much stronger than they used to be. And that is just one of the reason why having a demonic weapon is really useful."
"So you are saying that when I pick up this weapon then I will be strong and that's it?", Judy asked somewhat disappointed. She knew that these weapons were powerful and that they could corrupt even the strongest of heroes but she had thought that she would still have to grow in order to get stronger. If what Nick said was true then this whole thing felt like cheating. And she was sure that the gods would not find these actions worthy of recognition.
"Well, not really no it will take time and effort on your part but it is most definitely far easier than learning the normal way."
Now Judy was confused,"but you said that any mammal is stronger when they put down the weapon. What if I just pick it up and put it back down? That wouldn't take that much time and effort."
Nick facepawed and gave a heavy sigh,"I was exaggerating Carrots. You still need to wield the weapon to get results."
Suddenly there was a sound behind Judy, in the section of the dungeon that was still unexplored before them.
And they both knew immediately that they were not alone anymore.
Judy whipped around and focused her mana into her right paw in order to cast a light spell.
It only took her a few seconds and the corridor before her was illuminated in a ghostly blue light.
And the light revealed a group of weird stone soldiers. They were like moving statues of creatures that she had never seen before. They looked like felines but had antlers like deer would usually posses them. They also had long stone tails that were split into three parts at the end. There was a total of four enemies as far as Judy could tell and they were wielding stone swords and shields.
The filled the entire corridor and gave of an aura that told her that these creatures were definitely powerful golems.
She unsheathed her short sword and cast an enhancement spell on her blade while readying herself for the upcoming attack.
She heard Nick from behind her,"Fluff, I think we should avoid these guys and go right for the prize."
Judy tried to keep her eyes on the enemies before her that seemed to be waiting for her to attack first. "But if we evade them then we have to fight them and whatever else we find down there on the way back!And that sounds even worse to me!"
She heard Nick sigh behind her,"but on our way back we would be in possession of a demonic weapon that would rip through these guys like they are nothing. And I sincerely doubt that you can beat high level magic like this right now."
He had a point, so she cast quick step instead and went on the offensive.
The stone figures sprung into action as well and they readied themselves for the incoming attack.
But it never came just feigned an frontal attack and slid through underneath the legs of one of the statue warriors. This caused another one to strike at her while she was sliding and it was only thanks to Nick who saved her by casting an ice spell at her opponent that slowed him down and gave her the time she needed to get back onto her paws. And she ran, she was already a fast runner but with quickstep that speed was enhanced drastically. So she zapped through the corridors while Nick was guiding her through the maze that was this dungeon. There were many other statue soldiers down in the catacombs but they were slow and therefore easily outmaneuvered.
She realized though that she should never let them hit her since one of the statue soldiers hit a wall once while trying to hit her as she hopped over his shoulder. And his stone sword went through the solid stone wall like it was a high grade magic sword. Whoever had made these had definitely been a powerful master mage.
And then after evading about fifty statues she made it to room with a huge door.
It seemed really out of place since there had been no doors whatsoever in the whole dungeon before this one. The room was also filled with small floating balls of pure light that made it possible to see every corner of the room and every wall had had runes inscribed all over them, runes she had never seen before.
She just stood there an gawked, she could feel the pure mana in the air and knew that this place was filled to the brim with powerful magic.
Nick appeared next to her and smiled,"we made it."
He had his hood removed and she could now clearly see his red fur glistening in the light that filled the room.
It felt really peaceful, it was like nothing she would ever dream of when exploring a dungeon.
Nick suddenly moved and made his way over to the door and for one moment Judy felt the sudden urge to stop him. Whatever lurked behind that door would be released when they opened it.
Was she really ready to face whatever this door had keep secret for so long?
Authors note:
So I did not post this on this site since I though I would never continue it.
Turns out I have this sudden urge to do so and thus I posted it anyways.
This leads me to my only problem:
I decided to make another chapter of this. However I am not sure wether I should go back 14 years to when Judy and Nick met in the next chapter or write the chapter where they find the demonic sword first and then cut back(badass action should follow finding sword [if I manage to deliver]). So I need your opinions guys.
