The Battle...

''You're not going anywhere,'' said the Neoteric: Vip Cravid.

''What's his magical discipline?'' Asked Valkyrie

''Time travel.'' replied Skulduggery. They didn't expect much from a Neoteric but this dude was pretty good. They dived and punched and parried and Vip managed to drive them back him for as far as long as it would for him to take them back into the Darklands thousands of years ago. Before the Dead Men even existed. The butthead took them back to the battle between the Ancients and the Faceless Ones.

There was a blue sky. Skulduggery thought they went back just a day ago, but no, Skulduggery then saw a fireball fly through the air. Valkyrie then heard the cry of the Faceless Ones.

''Wait what? Did you hear tha-''

Another deafening cry.'' There behind that bush!'' cried Skulduggery as they took cover behind that bush.

''Where in the name of Zeus did you-''

''What Skulduggery since when do you say in the name of Zeus''

''Uhhh... Valkyrie I just wanted to try it out''

'' Uh no no. Just stick to saying 'hell' ''

'' Ok. Where the hell did you take us!''

''Uhh to the battle of the Ancients.'' said Vip casually, ''Come on I thought you were the great Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain I thought you could handle anything.''

''OK let's make a deal if we prove to you we are awesome will you take us back?''

''OK'' he agreed

They came out the bush and spotted a young man that looked like Valkyries dad''

''Dad? What the hell are you doing here?'' Valkyrie asked cautiosly.

''Dad? What are you talking about missy?'' the man was dishevelled

Blood was pouring out of his nose, parts of his hair was burnt and his clothes were torn. He had a deep scrawny voice,''My taken name is Jonvick , you look like an ancient'' he handed her The Sceptre.''here use this'' Valkyrie pointed the sceptre at a nearby faceless one and it turned to dust. Jonvick took the sceptre and walked to the oak tree a few steps away. ''Come to me child.'' she walked to him not a sound from the sceptre.''cool you are an Ancient you can helps whoop these god's asses''

Valkyrie went towards a gang of faceless ones made sure Vip was watching and turned every single one to dust. Every single faceless one heard their cries and fled into a dimension with a red sky. ''There look

I was awesome take us home'' He waved a finger at Valkyrie nope only you were awesome not skulduggery'' Vip said triumphantly

''the sparrow flies south for winter.'' Cravid got knocked out. Skulduggery lifted his shirt and pressed his belly button, they were in the gaol of the high sanctuary. Skulduggery picked him up and flung him in the cell like a boy with a flyswatter.''he'll be serving a long time in gaol'' he said as he walked away.