Moonlight Magnificat
Chapter Two: Ragnarok Dies
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Note: This is future Rune Midgard. Not much technology but its some time after the game of Ragnarok is taken place.
Ragnarok. The Norse term that means the end of the world. I was named after the end of the world. Eon was my friend. He was an intelligent lad that happened to come to that word in his studies. I gripped my silver sword tightly. Today was the Day of Revolution, a day when students from over Rune Midgard take a challenge. If they survive and if they are lucky, they can proceed to become one of the legendary jobs. Many years ago, you could just walk up to the guildmaster of a job (there were the Swordsman, Mage, Merchant, Archer, Thief, and Acolyte jobs) and become one. Then you could train and they'd train you into a secondary job. But one day a group of people went around and destroyed the guilds. Then again that was legend. Now, if you wish to become a secondary job, you must take the challenge of the Magna Dungeon. I polished the magnificent blade and flipped on a helmet. A winged woman flew up and began to scream.
"This is a test of your fighting skills! You will meet friends and conquer and become stronger! You will begin now!" All that was said so fast I ran with the others into the dungeon without even noticing that she told us to begin. Eon ran up besides me with a polished bow in one hand and a blue arrow in the other.
"Special Aquamarine Arrows," Eon told me. "My father made them for me saying they have special liquid and fluid powers." Eon and I ran into the dungeon and the magma rushed into the sky. People began to be warped and the whole dungeon was an aura of blue. I clung on to Eon and we got warped to a place in the dungeon. Eon began to nock an arrow onto his bow. I pulled my shield out from on my back and guarded myself from the heat and spitting lava. Eon ran up a long corridor and the instant he stepped past a burning crack on the floor, the whole bridge of lava-rocks blasted upwards and a large burning bat emerged from the lava. Eon swiftly shot an arrow into the bats head and it dived down and burned on the lava. I smirked and pulled Eon away from the bridge. A whole wave of bats flung themselves on us. Eon yelled in fear and he pulled out a blue dagger.
"Aquamarine dagger," Eon said. "It has the exact same properties as my arrows making it a good choice for these bats!" He swung his dagger and pierced two bats in one. I lifted my sword and sliced furiously. The bats just kept coming from the crevice in the bridge. I swung like mad, hoping to be able to move forward.
"Frost Diver!" a high-pitched voice echoed in the dungeon. Icicles began to rise from the ground and it pierced a handful of bats. A girl emerged from the other side of the bridge as the bats cleared away. She pierced every bat with a well aimed bolt of ice and then faced me and Eon.
"Sorry boys," said the girl, "The prize is that way." She pointed behind us and then we turned.
"Lightning—" began the mage. Eon quickly turned around and sliced the girl around the waist.
"Run towards the prize Rag!" screamed Eon. The girl was still alive and she began to cast spells furiously at Eon. "Run!" I followed Eons instructions and I ran towards the way the girl pointed. There were strange beasts and creatures that I never saw before. As I sliced and diced my way through, I came face to face with a pit. It was very deep and looked like an endless void. At that moment Eon came running with a bag of zeny. His dagger had blood over it and the beautiful blue of the dagger became a bloody magenta. He smiled at me and he pushed me into the pit. I screamed as I plummeted down but Eon was beside me so I was glad.
A glittering pedestal was in that room. There were already several groups who have completed the challenge. Many were gathered around the pedestal but nothing seemed to happen. The winged woman fluttered into the room. Eon polished his dagger and his bow.
"My father told me about this," said Eon, "so get your weapons ready now." I brandished my sword and tapped my shield. The winged woman began to say something. I heard the woman say something very quickly then the pedestal split. She flew away and a giant beast emerged from under the broken pedestal. Many people were screaming. Mages have already begun to cast spells on the rising beast. Eon tugged at my sleeve and we were in the battle. I slowly walked up close towards the broken pedestal and the beasts head emerged from the ground. A large pool of lava circled the beast. I was afraid. He breathed fire at those who came near and incinerated people by the groups. A troop of archers shot the beast accurately in the head but he didn't even budge. Not even many well aimed aquamarine arrows from Eons bow seemed to harm the giant beast. I summed up my courage and tapped my shield. A swirling gemstone in the middle turned a brilliant red and I put it on top of the lava. Using my sword as a paddle, I paddled towards the beast and my sword began to turn red. I immediately pulled it out and I couldn't move any further. Many of the people began to scream and Eon began to yell something at me. The beast moved closer to me. I had nothing to do. I could not slice the beast for I was not close enough and I didn't have a spear on me so I couldn't stab it from afar. I had no choice. I threw my silver sword at the beast striking it true but it did not shriek or scream in terror. It was enraged. It pulled my sword out like a butcher's knife in a table and it chucked it at me. I screamed as my own sword was about to impale me. A blue arrow with a red aura hit the tip of the sword. The hilt came homing towards me. I was glad that Eon did that. I grabbed the hilt and… I fell. The shield tipped to one side and I fell into the magma. I died slowly. It was painful. Acolytes attempted to heal me and Eon tried to hoist me up but my body began to melt sorrowfully in the magma. I closed my eyes and let the pain sink in.
Not too good but its finals week and I can't think! R&R