Swain had just finished making preparations for the repairs to be done when he saw the report about the door again. Intrigued he decided it was time to go see it for himself.
Knowing other Grand Generals it could be any sort of secret.
Swain finally made his way down to the lowest levels of the building all the while thinking more and more on who had left it. Having being built so far down he could only anticipate what could be within. Vast libraries of hidden magic, magic items of untold power.
So when he opened the door and all that was there was an ancient entrance to what appeared to be a crypt he was very disappointed. He almost left right then if he hadn't seen the talismans. But unlike the Grand general of ages past Swain actually recognised the symbols.
Well he thought he did. They looked very much like the lettering on Kayles sword.
That's when he first heard the whispering, Swain looked over his shoulder and just shrugged. Must have been nothing
When he looked back at the door he had the sudden impulse to just fling the door open. But no that was wrong Swain thought. He wouldn't do something like that.
Then he felt it. The dark aura hidden right behind the door, luring him to it.
Swain left right then. He know not what he had just found but he had a feeling it was not meant to have been found again. He was sure that in his gut that nothing good could come from that crypt.
Swain went right to his desk and withdrew a crystal and spoke into it
"Get me high summoner Atlas right away" Swain rasped out.
SOMETIME LATTER AT THE INSTATUE OF WAR BACK AT THE DUNGEON
Atlas had just opened the door to the dungeon when he heard the distinct sound of snoring. Messaging his temples he walks up to the barrier and coughs into his hand.
"Wha.. what do ya want" Blaze says groggily as he opens his eyes. He was laying well floating, as if the air itself was his bed.
" I know you are friendly at heart and don't wish us harm but we do not yet trust you enough to let you out of this cage" Atlas stated flatly.
"Thanks for waking me up to tell me that" Says blaze as he rolls over in mid air to face the other way.
"But we have a task for you and if you can accomplish it we will grant you your freedom from this dungeon"
That got Blaze's attention as he rolled back over and floated into a standing position. "Really, wait what do you want me to do?" Blaze asks with some concern in his voice.
"Yes really and all we need is for you to investigate a crypt we have found. It gives of a weird aura that somehow feels like what your aura felt like when you arrived but more... evil then yours." Atlas said slowing at the end
Blaze got a concerned look on his face but soon that was wiped of by a smug grin that Atlas swears only he could pull off.
"What you guys afraid of some dead bodies, maybe ghost. Fine ill take the job but how are you going to make sure I do it and come back" Blaze said with his ever present grin
"Oh don't you worry about that Blaze, we are going to send someone with you to watch" Atlas said with a mischievous twinkle in his eye.
Blaze totally thinking he was about to be released and escape forever just said " Im very eager to earn your trust so lets drop this barrier and meet my new escort" his eyes keep going to the open door.
Atlas almost wanted to laugh "sure thing" he says as he nullify the barrier.
In an instant Blaze had dispersed and Atlas could only here laughter. That is until that laughter stopped and was replaced of by a choking sound coming from behind the partly open door. Soon Atlas saw Blaze get tossed back in by a golden gauntleted hand.
Kayle the Judicator walked in and spread her wings.
Blaze rubbing his neck shouted angrily "What the hell, how did she grab..." he trailed of as he saw the wings and sensed the holy magic coming from the warrior.
"OH FUCK" shouts Blaze as he grads his hair in panic " A FUCKING CELESTIAL, YOU HAVE A FUCKING CELESTIAL" He shouts at Atlas
Who simply shrugs at him "Its what you get for trying to escape"
"Im not a celestial as you called me. Just a holy warrior"
Realising that she was indeed not a gigantic angelic monolith that could smite evil from over 100k miles away with its kickass holy death star beam. He calmed down.
Looking closely he can make out distinct curves in the armor that definitely catch his attention. "Sorry about that babe, only things iv ever known to use that type of energy was very frightening." He said with a now sly grin to bad it was soon wiped of his face by a sword to his throat.
"Call me babe again and ill give you reasons to fear me" was Kayles only response as she pushed harder to try and draw blood but only got the a slight smoke like vapor to come out.
"Got it" Was Blazes only response
"Now I trust the two of you to get along, Kayle your job is to take him to the entrance then examine the talismans Swain described. Well you do that we will send our new friend here down to explore, seeing as it is probably safest for him being made out of air to avoid detection or traps" Atlas said in a rather rushed manor, like he had somewhere to be.
"Now get going and bring me some results" Atlas said as Kayle grabs Blaze by the shoulder and leads him out of the dungeons.
A SHORT TRIP TO NOXUS HIGH COMMAND LATTER
(Being able to fly helps with travelling)
The pair landed down out front a huge walled of city and where now in front of a rather menacing looking gate. Spikes and red banners hung from the gate along with some hanging skeletons.
Kayle startled Blaze out of his thought by shouting "Open up, this is Kayle from the Institute of war. We are here by orders of the high summoner to assist Swain.
After a short pause and a soldier running back to report to his superior, the gates where opened and a man with a green cloak and face cowl came walking forward or more limping Blaze thought as he saw the man limp over with his cane.
"Ah so nice of the league to be so kind as to send the Judicator and... who are you?" Swain said as he noticed the younger looking boy with "Kayle.
"Oh me eh... im" was all he got out before Kayle silenced him with her hand. "He is a new champion on his first mission from the league" She answered.
"Hey I never" was all Blaze could say before Swain put his hand on his shoulder.
"Ah so you have forced another into our little club have we" he said looking at Kayle "Don't worry boy it gets easier to deal with the summoners and ..." he said as he once again looked in Kayles direction.
"Im sure you didn't have us come all this way just to talk out front did you?" Kayle said trying to speed this up.
"Ah yes the crypt, yes please do fallow me" Swain said as he turned and hobbled off with Kayle and Blaze fallowing. They soon found themselves facing the ominous looking entrance. Though it gave Blaze an odd sense odd Deja vu.
"I haven't touched the damn thing myself" Swain claims. "It seems to have some dark force around it that compels you to open it" He states
"Hmmmm" Kayle says as she leans in to see the talismans. "These are definitely of my world but how these talismans got here and who put them are a mystery"
"Well anyways I guess its time for the new guy to do his job" Swain says, turning around as if to leave
"How do you know?" asks Blaze
"How indeed" Swain says as he walks away with a chuckle
"What a creep" Kayle says under her breath thinking he cant hear her
Kayle turns to just see Blaze looking uncertainly and the entrance of the crypt.
"What is the big man scared of a few bodies now" Kayles says with a hint of amusement in her voice
"No im not afraid, I just have a feeling that I know whats down there" Blaze said hesitantly
Kayle raised an eyebrow at that but didn't say anything. She merely motioned at the entrance with her hand.
Blaze just took a gulp of air he didn't need and muttered something about hating enclosed areas before he walked up to the door and opened it. The air that reached their noses was moldy and reacted of death and decay with a small tint of cinnamon in the air.
With a final look at Kayle he started descending the surprisingly steep stair case. Blaze being made of air and gas simple dispersed and started his swift journey down into the crypt.
The farther he went the more he was sure he know what evil dwelled down here. From the wall made of skulls and the way the walls of the inner sanctuary hung with various pictures, none friendly. Pictures of villages burning or people dying gruesome deaths could be seen everywhere and when he reached the door that led to the main chamber there was one more picture that made Blaze positive he know what or more like who called this place home for above the door stood a life like portrait of a certain undead named Brian who to his knowledge only had one master.
With a great sigh Blaze opened the door to a sight he will never forget. Sitting on a throne as if expecting him was none other then Jarvis. Now Jarvis isn't a very threatening name but the man sitting on throne of bones was indeed pretty threatening. Most of his body was covered by a cloak of the deepest black, if you looked to long at one place you could make out faces in the fabric. He had the hood up and equally black cowl covering his lower face. All one would be able to make out was the sockets of a skull with a bright yellow glow for eyes. The cloak was short sleeved and you could see his arm joints devoid of all flesh before the rest of his arm was hidden in a metal gauntlet that looked to be made of obsidian with pointed fingers. The cloak trailed to the ground to cover his feet but Blaze knew from personal experience that he had a matching pair of obsidian greaves on.
The two made eye contact for a while before a flicker of recognition seemed to pace over Jarvis's face, how he could tell what face a skull was making was a mystery even to him.
"Took you long enough to get here, about 3 000 years by my count" Jarvis said in a voice that was not nearly threatening enough for it to seem to come from the skeleton but Blaze know it did.
"Really, 3 000 years? Sucks to be you I got here just a few days ago. Man those portals and always fucking up the time and space in which inter dimensional portals place their voyagers." Blaze said way to casual and friendly a tone for him to be talking to anyone but an old acquaintance.
"But what's a few thousand years to you anyways Jarvis" Blaze said in a dismissing way well waving his hand as if to choo away the problem.
"Ya what ever, that's different I usually have some entertainment and you know NOT HAVING BEEN SEALED UNDERGROUND FOR 2 AND A HALF THOUSAND YEARS. Jarvis said starting to shout.
"Oh and don't even get me started on the crude this planet. The people are so boring here, kill a few dozen people and they through a huge racket.
As Jarvis continued listing of all his problems for that last couple thousand years Blaze started to gaze around the room. It was strange, Jarvis is the mad with power type. Its not like him to be simple sitting down here doing nothing. "Hey Jarvis" Blaze said cutting of Jarvis's rambling and causing the undead warlock to look his way with a questioning look.
"How did you manage to get locked up down here anyways" Blaze asked
"Well when I got dumped out when some local savages that thought they know magic attempted a summoning, guess who they got" Jarvis said in a voice that implied more then he said. Blaze not being one to encourage Jarvis's habit to speak in innuendoes said " So you killed them all"
Jarvis gave a pouty sigh "You ruin all the fun, yes I killed them and they where the first to join my soon to be risen undead empire" Jarvis said laughing menially and for an unnecessarily long time.
"You and your undead Empires" Blaze said in an "oh you silly" kinda way
"Ya so anyways, here I was ruling over my realm with an iron fist when from the sky some winged bitch's that used some pretty powerful light magic came down and tell me that its "unethical to enslave people" and that I should "repent and ask for forgiveness" Like what I did was wrong in some way. So me and the winged bitch's fight over my dominion and the rest is pretty obvious." Jarvis said with a grumble.
"They cornered and trapped you in your own crypt" Blaze giggled out
"Its not funny Blaze" Shouts Jarvis as he hurls cursed fire at him
Now if this had been most people the cursed fire would have hit him in the chest and once cursed fire has a taste it never lets go till its eaten everything. But Blaze being used to it simple had the fire pass through his chest safely.
Jarvis could be seen grumbling again as he descended his throne. "So where are we anyways" Asks Jarvis
Which got him a fist to the face for his troubles "HOW COULD YOU HAVE CREATED AN EMPIRE OF THE UNDEAD AND NOT NONE WHERE YOU WHERE" shouts blaze angrily.
Jarvis grabbing his head and putting it back on as the force of the punch nocked his head from his body says " I was a busy man, you saw my pictures on the way here I had things to do and I really doubt that after all I did I could have simple asked someone." Jarvis said, actually making sense for once.
"What ever. Lets talk latter, for now we have a pressing matter to attend to." Blaze says with a growing smile
"And that is?" Javis asked crossing his arms impatiently
"Escape" Whispers Blaze