14 years later...
Far off the depths in the Rainforest were the Mystic Ruins. Aging stone pillars with moss and vines coiled around them were present. Sky-scraping temples could be seen miles away, each stone having an ancient encryption dating back distant sounds of waterfalls were heard along the region. As with the sounds of footsteps running along a dirt pathway.
"Hey Blaze! Don't go so fast!" A silvery hedgehog called out to his friend in front of him. He had very distinctive quills on his forehead with two at the back wrapped into a ponytail by a purple band. The hedgehog also had white chest fur and wore golden cuffs on his wrist and ankles and boots. He running along the path trying to catch up to his feline friend.
"Silver you do realize you can use your powers to go faster, right?" Blaze pointed out while continuing her sprint. The lavender cat had held her hair in short ponytail and worn a matching violet coat. She also had wore pink heels and had white buckles to tightly secure them.
"If I did...I would only exhaust myself even more." Silver panted as he grew more fatigue as he kept jogging, "Besides we should be near the temple by now so I want to conserve most my energy."
"Fair enough." The two continued on the trail to see their target destination. The temple smaller than the other one's in the region, as it barely surpassed the height of the canopy trees. It was worn down as if it would collapse in on it self. "So this is the place ?" Blaze asked her longtime friend.
"He said that the temple were looking for would barely reach the trees so it has to be it." Silver had pointed to her, with Blaze nodding in confirmation. They walking closer to it structure looking for the entrance. There was not steps leading a entrance on top, nor was there hole or opening to go in through. "Have you found anything yet?"
"No...wait a minute." The purple lavender came to slow realization of something. Blaze mentally slapped herself for not think it early. "Hey Silver I'm going to try something"
The hedgehog smiled and nodded, " Go whatever you think works."
Blaze slowly breathed in and out, before closing her eyes. She focused her energy on the heat of temple, with Blaze himself starting to glow in flaming red. Suddenly she open eyes and motioned her hands towards the aging structure with flames coming out of it. She kept that pose a while to find the secret passage. Blaze felt the secret passage through the heat of her flames, and later extinguish the fire with a simple finger snap. She walked over to one of the walls and pressed her hand on a stone tablet.
The tablet sunk into the wall as the ground started to shake. The wall sunk down to ground the to reveal stairs that lead underground. Silver was awestruck at Blaze was able to find the passage so easily. The two follow the steps in to the ground; the lack of sunlight become more present as they continued down. Luckily Blaze used her pyrokinesis to conger up a flame in her hand as a source of light.
Along the way the two started up a conversation with Silver starting off, "So what are we looking for again?"
Blaze answered him, "We have to bring back an old artifact from here intact."
"But what if there isn't any here. I mean with all the other temples out here it's pretty easy to assume that most of relics be hidden in any of them."
"You can be so naive sometimes. If the passage was hidden then the mobians centuries ago probably didn't want anyone to get whatever's in here."
"Okay good point." Silver sheepishly rubbed the back of his head with anime sweat-drop on his head.
Finally the stairs stopped to where there was solid ground and two hallways each lit with torches.
"So it looks likes we're splitting up. I'll take the right side," Silver pointed to hallway to his right side, "You take the left." He then pointed the left one.
Blaze handed over a wrist watch in her coat pocket and hand it over to Silver, " Use the holowatch to contact me if you find anything." She turned up walked up to the hallway, but not before wishing good luck to each other.
Unknown to them, hateful eyes were watching down on them...
(Silver's POV)
I continued following the torch trail down the hallway to find a relic. It seems weird (well to make at least) that we come out here just to find a relic. Normally Blaze and I would just train in use our powers for combat and defense. As for field missions we would just race towards different landmarks, or get some stuff from the town near by. Then again I shouldn't wondering so much about this.
The path just seemed very never ending to me as I kept walking. I can only imagine long the hallway might be for Blaze on her end.
Blaze...
I smiled to myself thinking about her. We have for years, ever since we first met at the orphanage when we were six. Even after eight years were still just inseparable. I can even say we grew closer to one another as we got older. I mean she can be a hot tempered and withdrawn, and I'm can be naive and even I have my dumb moments (As much as I don't want to admit it) that still never stopped us.
Finally after walking who know how long and approached a wide room. It was filled with old tapestry hung to the walls, as well as things like rusty armor, goblets, weapons, and even some jewels scattered around. Find a relic was now easier with stuff on the ground. I got the closet thing I could grab, which was a bronze goblet, and turned around walking near the hallway.
I was...until I felt something.
I paused for a moment to find out what it. It so much that I was physically touched by someone, but more or less...mentally. I turned around to find out what it was. There was another pulse sent to me. It was if trying to guide to find the source. I walked over to one of the tapestries near the one of the walls. The pulse was growing stronger as reached my hand toward the cloth. I grabbed it and tore it off the wall with ease.
My eyes widen at what I saw. It was sword, but it was so different from any of the other in the room. It was double-edged, however instead of it being rusty or cracked, it was shining and had silvery look. It also a strange pattern on it a well as blue gem at the center. I don't know why but I felt drawn to it. As went to grabbed I heard groans and snarls behind me.
I quickly turned to find a group of Vexspawn each holding weapons that were on the ground. They horns and antlers of different types, yellow fangs protruding from their jaws snarling, dark lizard scales and spines were all around their body, but what was the most threatening was the eyes. Those silt crimson eyes, were staring back into mine and I can only assume I motive they have in mind: Killing me.
Well then...shit.
(Blaze's POV)
This hallway was leading me towards my goal. With my speed I can get through this hallway faster than just walking through. It makes wished we had more missions like this. I mean it's nice that we can just going racing (even though I usually win), but finding lost items is a nice change of pace. I think I'm near the end of the hallway, by how fast I was going. I can only imagine how much longer Silver has to take.
Silver...
I smiled a little bit. Silver had always been I real friend to me since we first met. He got me to open up more to him as we close. Even I now he's the first I come problem whenever I'm sad or having a problem. We have our moments with Silver being so naive sometimes, but I can't say I'm any better how I lack social interaction and maybe on one or two occasions that get...hot headed.
I finally reached the end of hallway to an open room. There wasn't any torches in here so I had to create a flame in my hands. I looked around to find anything. The room was bare and didn't have anything, aside from the beams supporting the pillar. There was no indication of anything left behind. I still kept looking to see if I could find anything. Luckily as walking my foot kicked something on the floor. Crouching down I saw it a pot with scroll inside of it.
I guess it's better than nothing right? Hopefully Silver found something more valuable. I grabbed the pot with my left hand, and held up my hand to the holowatch to contact Silver, " Silver come in. I got a relic. It isn't but I'm hoping you found something." I waited for response, but I wasn't answered immediately. "Silver?"
It looked at my holo-watch to see static. I was pretty confused. There was only two options for this happening: 1)a Vexspawn use it's powers to jam my communications, or 2) There is just really poor connection when you go underground.
Just as the thought occur to me, I felt the ground shake. I quickly turned to see Vexspawn crawling from the shadows. I guess it was the former over latter. However it was different from the other ones. It was taller by a couple of feet and was more bulky that the rest. It was holding a Mace Club in it's claws ready to a strike.
Things just can't be simple for me.
I ready my attack stance just as the monster roar it's battle cry and began to charge straight for me. Acting fast I jumped over the mace as it swung, hit it the support beam behind me. While in the air I did flame kick across it's face. The behemoth vexspawn stumbled back for moment in pain. I could that it only angered it even more as roared louder.
It started charged at me again, this time rapid swinging the Mace to land some hit on me. I kept dodging each attack with fast reflexes, occasionally landing punch or kick when I had an opening. If going to be honest it's really had trying to fight with pot in one hand. I did a wall jump against one of the walls just it about the swing mace again. I landed behind and shot out flames through my hands onto the monster's back.
Scccraaahhhh!
It screeched in pain from one of my critical attacks. The behemoth vexspawn stumbled for a moment before turning around. It looked exhausted, but it still kept it's fighting stance ready to keep going. I was more the ready to finish it and return back to Silver. However just before any of us moved, I felt small rocks and pebbles landing on my head. Confused I looked up to see a large cracks in the ceiling. My eyes trail down one of the crack that lead to...one of the support beams...that was broken...like the rest of them.
Crapples.
The room was caving in and had to get out fast! I bolted out to the hallway, before the monster could react left it behind. I could hear it's roar one last time before the ceiling collapse on it. The long hallway in was running in also started to cave in as I began to run. The entire left of the tunnel is coming down so I had to get back to Silver. If hadn't contacted me by now then he must be in trouble.
I just hope he's okay...
(Normal POV)
Silver was far from okay at the moment. He use his psychokinesis to grabbed hold of one vexspawn into a telekinetic grip before fling it back the rest. He dodged each attack with moderate success; only getting a few cuts and scrapes. Silver was getting tried. He was using too much of powers and needed to rest. He knew he couldn't and had to kept fighting. He need a plan. Silver looked around to find any weapon he could use as the vexspawn surrounded him. He back against the wall to think of something.
Suddenly he felt the pulse again. Silver turned around to see mythical sword still in place, "Of course!" Wasting no time Silver grabbed the sword and got into an attack stance. "Okay freaks let's see how like it!" He charged at one of them and swing the sword. It landed a perfect hit through the monster's torso, causing it to combust in a puff of black smoke. Silver was surprised that any happened, but it didn't phase him as he was about to attack again. The vexspawn all charged at once to the silvery hedgehog.
"Aaagh!" Silver cried out in anger as he charge towards. As they were about to clash weapons, the sword did something unexpected. The blue gem on the center started to glow brightly. Without any warning the sword blasted a gigantic beam of light towards the monsters. Silver was far from surprised by this. "How the...?"
The beam so powerful to cause all the monster to combust into smoke. It was still blasting beams of light that it was almost impossible for Silver to control it. It blasted again onto one of the walls and a part of the ceiling. This left gaping holes and cracks into them.
"Stop! How do work this thing!" Silver openly yelled out as he was losing he control over the sword. "Come on stop!" He pleaded as the weapon would understand. He tried to punch to see if that would do anything. Surprisingly it did as the glow began to grow dim and stopped. Silver sighed in relief as it was over.
"Silver!" He turned around to see Blaze around to see run up to him. "There's vexspawn hidden in the tunnel. I they were planning an-" She stopped herself and her eyes widen at the entire room. There was hole and cracks on the walls and ceilings and well as Silver hold a sword in the center. "What the fudge happened in here!?"
Before the hedgehog could even answer he felt the ground trembling and walls cracking. Large rocks from the ceiling were failing on the floor. The two mobians knew that they could stay anything and had to go. Silver and Blaze into the hallway before the room collapsed
"Blaze whats happening?" Silver questioned as they ran.
This temple is going to cave on in itself since the support beams are destroyed. We have to kept moving!" Blaze yelled as they kept running through the hallways that was already collapsing. They managed to escape and headed for the stairs. Silver and Blaze kept running as the tunnel was coming apart.
Blaze gritted her teeth in anger, "Dang it! We need to go faster!"
Silver had an idea of how to help this in situation, "Blaze do you trust?"
She looked at him as few she was confused, "What?"
"Do you trust?" He repeated the question again and yelled it.
"Of course I do fully trust you, Silver." Blaze answered him still confused on what he was about to do.
Silver at her answer, picked her up bridal style, " Then hold on!" He used the sudden burst of adrenaline along with his psychokinesis to blast out temple. The blast of energy was so powerful that it rocket into the sky. Silver and Blaze looked down to see the temple collapse and sink down into the earth below. It was pretty shocking that they somewhat caused this. "So I guess that's that, right Blaze?" There was silence since hadn't answered, "Blaze?" He looked over to see her eye were pinpricks as she stared at the ground the below.
It didn't take long for Silver realize her actions, "Sorry I kept forgetting that you're afraid of heights." He slowly levitated back down the ground and settled back to the ground. He settled Blaze back to the ground on to her feet. This only lead him to get hit on arm, "Ow! What was that for!?" Silver rubbing his arm in pain.
"That's for pulled a stunt like that! You know I have a fear of heights." The feline huffed and turned her away from him.
"You can't say that it didn't work. I mean we have a relic and we made it back in one piece." Silver justified himself.
There was long awkward, until Blaze sighed in defeat, "I suppose you're right. Just at least warn the next time you're going to do something like that."
Silver nodded in agreement. The two friends began to walkaway from the now rumble of the temple and back to the dirt path. Along the way Silver started up another conversation, "So did you find a relic back there?"
Blaze held up the pot she was carrying, " I found this pot with a scroll it in one of the rooms."
"Didn't you say the relic had to be intact?" Silver pointed out warily.
"Yes... why would say that exactly?" Blaze asked near starting get worried.
"Blaze. Look at the pot." She did what he and said turned the pot over. Her eyes widen: There was large crack on the side was very visible. She felt a dark storm cloud from as the top of her head knowing she failed.
"Un-freakin'-believable." Was the only word she collapse to the dirt in exhaustion and defeat. How could she have not noticed the crack? This really hasn't been day for her, but this just the icing on the cake.
Silver walked up to her and sheepishly patted her back, "I-It's alright. If anything the pot was kind of dumb anyway." She only groaned as the dark cloud grew larger. He mentally slapped himself at unintentional backhand comment, "I-I mean the pot wasn't by any means a bad choice." He looked around to try to make her fell back. Silver's eyes landed on the scroll in of the pot. He got an idea.
He went over and grabbed the scroll, "Maybe the pot wasn't a good choice, but this scroll could be a good substitute." Blaze looked up to see Silver hold the scroll out for her to grab. She had a small smile and reached out to grab the ancient paper. She got back up on her feet and stood next to him.
"Thanks Silver." The two continued back walk back home. The sunset was setting and didn't need to be out there in the dark. Just as they were near home Blaze said, "Hey didn't get to ask how you came across that sword?" She point to the sword that was still in Silver's left hand.
He looked at her and explained, " It was in the room I was in behind the tapestry. I can't really explain it but all I can say it was...luring me."
"Luring you?" She said failing to understand.
"Yeah. I felt as if the sword was drawing me. It has this weird power to it when I was fighting vexspawn. It shot this huge beam and I could make it stop!"
Blaze listened inventively at each detail of Silver's story, "When we get back to the hideout, we can ask him what that sword actually is."
Silver nodded in agreement as the two mobians headed home. The sounds of frogs and crickets when only heard along the path. The stars began shine to set into the sky as night into the Mystic Ruins.
After a crazy day like today, this was beyond soothing.
Far off in another region and kingdom, things were the complete opposite.
There was dark castle surrounded by guards and sentry alike in match uniform. Inside the throne had no lights, but just one spotlight shining on the center of the room on a guard.
"Sire, council member Jebediah and Colonel Umbra would like to see you."
The king sitting on his throne in the shadows. His face was hidden as with only the green eyes shining through. "Send them in."
The guard immediately left room for the two mean to come in. Jebediah was a cobra that had robotic impacts on his right leg and arm, wearing a royal uniform. Colonel Umbra was an Manticore, he had an eye patch over his left eye and he right wing had a scar going across it. He too was also wear a royal uniform.
"Speak." The king motioned his hand towards Jebediah.
"Sire council has finished our pact with Gerald so we will be getting more support for our effort. That is all." The snake finished his report.
"You are dismissed." He waved his hand signaling Jebediah to leave.
"My King, the gamma battalion at the Mystic Ruins had reported a sighting of..."elementals" near one of the temples." The green eyes widen at the new information given. "How do we proceed?" The colonel asked.
While he couldn't see it, the Colonel felt sickly grin on the king's face. "Complete eradication." The Colonel nodded in agreement and walked out of the room. Leaving the king to his wicked thoughts.
After all of these years, he's still at it. Things are going to be more interesting.