A/N: After much consideration I have decided to go ahead and start the next part of Twelve Gates due to my heart feeling like its the right time to continue my favorite out of all of the stories I have wrote .
Disclaimer : I do not own any of the wrestlers in this story . I do own all of my OCs , the research on the supernatural and mythological creatures , and the story itself .
Twelve Gates III : Rise of the Guardian
Prologue : Battle Plans
Ancient Scripture of the Shamans
"Not long after the decending of the first Shaman Spirits from heaven to Earth and the relocating of the Twelve Gates to their hidden locations , the Lord sent down along side of the Dagger of the Fallen with the Phoenix Spirit , a powerful blade of pure and great power blessed by the Creator himself to be used during a time of great need when evil would fall upon the Earth he loved , this blade was named the Guardian Saber . The Guardian Saber contained within itself a power to great for mere mortals to carry so a contest was held to find one pure of heart , noble in strength , and courageous enough to walk amongst an evil that even humanity would fear in order to bring salvation to the innocent people of God . Many tried and failed to acquire this blade except for one brave hero who rose above the rest and claimed the sword for his own. In order to keep such a blade in the hand of the purest heart the Guardian Saber bound itself to the bloodline of this warrior aligning itself to all who follow in his family and only being wielded by the one who was his rightful heir and capable of taking on the same trail that he had to face to awaken the true powers of the Guardian Saber ."
Wolverine ' s Den - Village of the Rockies - Salina Fireheart ' s House
" Salina , " Zacharai walked into Salina Fireheart ' s study to find her bent over like she was exhausted .
" Salina , its the illness isn ' t ? " Zacharai , Elder to the Land of Ice asked coming over to her concerned .
" Yes , its almost that time Zacharai , the last of my days have finally drawn near and I feel like its much closer than even I could imagine . Send word to Raven and ask her to bring the Stallion Shaman and Fallen Warrior with her and to also bring the Guardian Saber and my journal as she will need them as well . " Salina said as she glanced at a picture of her children together .
" Of course , " Zacharai said as he went to do as Salina asked .
Coastline
Near one of the Atlantic Ocean coastlines the Shaman and Fallen Warriors were coming up on the gruesome sight of giant dead carcasses of things that normally dwell in the ocean .
" Looks like Hydra ' s been busy . " Wildcat Chris Harris , the Fallen Angel and Sabertooth Shaman said .
" I understand he ' s living and hungry and probably needs a meal to live off of like any other creature but this is wrong . " Adam Copeland , also known as the Rated "R" Superstar and Hawk Shaman said as he looked at the display on the beach .
" Demons , demonic creatures , abominations , that ' s all they know is destruction and death . " Raven Fireheart , Phoenix Shaman sighed .
" Wonder where he is ? " Mark Calloway , the Undertaker and Crow Shaman asked .
" Don ' t know , but judging by how long these carcasses have been here and the fact that this is his meal and its not finished , may mean he is coming back . " Aaron Riley , Wolf Shaman said .
Cowboy , James Storm , the Stallion Shaman and the It Factor , Bobby Roode , the Wolverine Shaman , the only two Shaman Warriors to have completed their task was bent over one of the carcasses of a dead shark checking it out .
" To think that this would be considered the greatest predator in the ocean and this Hydra creature treating it like its nothing more than paper . " James said .
" Its not right , " Roode said .
" Has anything been right since we found out about all of this mess ? " Jay Reso , Christian Cage , Pegasus Shaman asked .
" No , " Matt and Jeff Hardy , Black Jaquar and Tiger Shamans both answered .
" Poor creatures . " Amy Dumas , Lita and Fox Shaman said as Beth Hardy looked away from the scene .
" Can any of them be saved ? " Chris Jericho , Dingo Shaman asked .
" Doesn ' t look like it , why ? " Glen Jacobs , also called Kane and Dragon Shaman asked .
" To rescue the ones we can and put the ones we can ' t rescue out of its misery to stop any suffering . " Jericho said .
" What ' s being done to our world is horrible . " Silphy the Blue Pixie had come with them from Thunder Mountain to try and help put a stop to the demons .
James was still bent over the dead shark looking at the green stuff where Hydra had apparently been eating on the shark and then he looked at what appeared to be a marlin next to also with green stuff on where Hydra had been eating the fish .
" Ouch , " James said as he touched some of the green stuff it began to burn his finger .
" James , " Raven came over to him looking at his finger .
" You touched the green stuff didn ' t you ? " Chris asked as Raven used water from her canteen to wash off the Cowboy ' s finger .
" I was trying to figure out what it was , " Storm shrugged .
" Its Hydra ' s saliva . " Aaron said .
" And why did it burn ? " James asked .
" It sort of like an acid , but its easily washed off with clean water . " Harris said .
" Your okay , but now we know not to touch it . " Raven said .
" Thanks babe , " Storm said .
" Now to find Hydra . " Bobby said .
" Hail , young warriors , " Said a voice in the sky .
" Huh ? " The Shamans and Fallen asked .
One of the harpies came down upon some of the rocks to speak to the warriors .
" Marcus ? " Raven said looking confused as to why the harpies were coming down to them .
" We meet again , Phoenix Shaman , I see the Fallen Warrior is here as well . " Marcus said as the others looked at Raven and Harris .
" Marcus was the harpy , Raven and I meet after she fell in the river . " Harris said to the others .
" Oh , " The guys said .
" What news do you have for us Marcus ? " Raven asked .
" The names of the other sea monsters along the other coasts ? " Marcus said a Damien came down with his brother .
" Greetings Shamans , " Damien said .
The guys gave their greetings to Damien .
" So , who are the other three monsters ? " Aaron asked .
" One is the Kraken . " Marcus said .
" The Kraken ? " Jay asked looking confused .
" Norwegian sea monster said to look like a giant squid , it has eight long tentacles that were once used to pull ships down to the darkest part of the ocean . " Raven said .
" Okay , and the other two ? " Adam asked .
" Scylla , is the second , " Damien said .
" Scylla ? " Jericho asked .
" An ancient Greek sea monster that was said to attack sailors . " Glen said .
" And Charybdis is the other unknown sea monster . " Marcus said .
" Before you guys asked , Charybdis is also mostly known in Ancient Greek as a sea monster that is sea to look like a whirlpool capable of bring down ships . " Mark told them .
" So Hydra , the Kraken , Scylla , and Charybdis are all free from their prisons deep in the ocean ? " Harris asked .
" Its as you say . " Damien said .
" Prisons ? " Bobby asked .
" All four of these monsters along with several others were chained up after the 18th Century due to the Lord not wanting their kind to harm Earth any longer . " Harris sighed .
" And unfortunately Sammael found the key during one of heavens many trials . " Damien said .
" Trials ? " The Shamans asked .
" We won ' t say anymore on the matter . " Marcus said .
" Why not ? " Jay asked .
" The details is a secret in heaven only to be seen after the last days on Earth and beyond that I won ' t say anymore either . " Harris said .
" So , what can we do against four giant sea monsters ? " Jericho asked .
" Stop them . " Bobby said .
" We need to get to the Temple of the Sea , so , that Amy can complete her task . " Aaron said looking at Amy .
" Hydra is close to that area . " Marcus said .
" Then we start by taking down Hydra . " Raven looked at Harris .
" Right , " Harris remembering the plan .
" How do you suppose we do that ? " Adam asked .
" Can you help us ? " Raven asked Marcus and Damien .
" We can and we brought aid for just such an occasion . " Marcus said whistling .
" Aid ? " Beer Money asked .
Just then they heard screeching as a giant creature land next to them out of the sky that had body of a horse and the wings , claws , and head of an eagle .
" You whistled . " The creatures asked Marcus .
" Yes , sorry to call you like this Kaisa , but we are in need of assistances . " Marcus said .
" Kaisa ? " Aaron asked .
" You must be the Shaman Warriors and Fallen Warriors I heard about , sorry if I alarmed you but you need not worry I would never harm anyone , I am Kaisa , leader of the hippogriffs .
" Kaisa , " Silphy said fluttering in front of the big creature .
" Greetings Silphy its good to see you out in the wide world again . " Kaisa said .
" And its good to see old friends even with the trouble around . " Silphy laughed .
" I heard someone whistle . " Another creatures showed up that made the group even more shocked , it was half - man , half - horse .
" Orien , " Damien said .
" Orien ? " Jericho asked .
" You ' re a centaur ? " Raven asked .
" I am as you say my lady . " Orien answered as Thunderbolt sniffed the centaur .
" Thunderbolt thats not nice . " Storm said .
" He ' s fine , I remember this one when he was still a colt . " Orien scratching Thunderbolt ' s head who seemed to enjoy it .
" Anyone else coming . " Kaisa asked .
" The mermaids are meeting us at the site and so is Gabriel . " Marcus said .
" Gabriel . " Harris said .
" You know this Gabriel ? " Amy asked .
" Yes he is another one of the archangel , the one responsible for telling Mary about Christ being born , and he was the one who protected me from Asmodai ' s full rather when he was still my body . " Harris said .
" We do need two other . " Kaisa said .
" Who ? " Beth asked .
" Pegasus and Kai maybe able to aid us . " Marcus said .
Glen and Jay looked at each other knowing what to do .
" You first Glen , since Kai is bigger . " Jay said .
" Right , " Glen using his mind to contact the red dragon who came down landing near one of the clearings .
" He sure did grow since his time asleep . " Silphy said .
Kai roared and let out a fiery breath into the sky .
" Pegasus , " Jay called as rushing wind was heard and Pegasus landed next to Thunderbolt who greeted the winged - horse .
" So , did that one . " Kaisa said .
" Alright , so , now what ? " Adam asked .
" Hmm , does anyone know how many heads Hydra has already sprouted or how many he started out with if he hasn ' t sprouted any ? " Raven asked moving to a clear spot of sand .
" He started out with three heads and only has three at the moment . " Marcus said as Raven picked up a stick and started drawing in the sand .
" What are you doing , Raven ? " James asked looking at what she was drawing .
" If the legends are correct one of its heads will have red , only four teeth , and will look weaker than the others . " Raven said .
" The legends you ' ve heard is true , " Silphy answered .
" But , the weaker looking head only sprouts after nine heads appear . " Raven said .
" Yes , " Orien said .
" Then we have to strike each on of its three heads twice in order for the weak one to appear for the weak one leads directly to the heart of Hydra which is its weak point . " Raven said .
" Only from the inside though . " Kaisa said .
" Inside ? Meaning one of us is going to have to go down this things mouth and stab its heart directly ? " Matt asked .
" Exactly , " Raven said .
" And who is going to do this ? " Roode and Jeff asked .
" I will , " Harris said .
" You ? " Storm asked .
" Since technically I ' m already dead , Hydra won ' t harm or kill me if it gets to bad or when I go down the things throat to its heart , so , it will provide us with an advantage to stab the heart and kill the monster . " Chris said .
" Alright , then , I say we have ourselves a battle plan against Hydra . " Aaron said .
" After he is dead you will have to burn the body in order to keep his remains from polluting the ocean which is why having Kai here will help us as well . " Marcus explained .
" Okay , then Storm , Roode , full armor for the two of you with this monster . " Raven turned to look at the two who had completed their tasks to getting their full powers .
" Got it , " Storm and Roode looked at each other summoning their armor and weapons to them .
" You might want Wolborg and Thunderbolt ' s extra energy in you as well . " Aaron said .
" Of course , Wolborg . " Bobby called as the Wolverine Shaman spirit came into the It Factor .
" Thunderbolt , I need your help . " Storm looked at the Stallion whose spirit came into him giving the Cowboy the control over the weather like he needed .
" Harris , Fallen Armor . " Raven looked at the Wildcat .
" Right , " Harris summoning his Fallen Warrior Armor to himself .
" Sunrise , help Harris . " Raven said sending the phoenix to the Wildcat whose spirit went into the Fallen Warrior like back in the Ruins of Northern Canada .
" This feels better . " Harris liking the energy boost .
" Hardys , Army , " Raven looked at the three .
" Lets go , " The Hardys said as they , Amy , and Raven summoned their armor to them .
" Alright , lets get up as close as we can to Hydra with the ones without armor staying as far back as possible at the moment . " Aaron said .
" Good idea , " Jay agreed .
" Mark could you keep an eye on Beth ? " Jeff looked at the Undertaker .
" Of course , " Mark looked at Beth .
" Everyone move out . " Raven said as they began to proceed towards Hydra .