Chapter 4-Temple of Melympus

Three days passed since the attack on CrestHearth.

BladeRend's P.O.V

My team was getting ready to go on our journey to find the Diamond of Melympus. We made our way towards CrestHearth and sail due west, instructed by Dad, we had to find the island of finding. Weird name? But I had to find the diamond in order to kill Darce.

Darce's P.O.V

Arrived at the Cult's base, after the battle at CrestHearth

We knew that our base would sooner or later be found out by those Melympians so I had to tell my comrades to prepare.

Darce: 'Hear me fellow Cultists, this is going to be a great war, we need to tighten defenses, elders will start training immediately and minions will send spies to Melympus.'

When they left, I called back my only daughter, Elnora.

Darce: 'Elnora, wait.'

Elnora turns back.

Elnora: 'What is it father?'

Darce: 'Three days from now, go back to Ornous' cell and guard it well. I suspect Blazerdon knows he is held here, he will definitely get someone to free him. Now you can go.'

Elnora: 'Yes father.'

Elnora's P.O.V

I felt it was strange, when that General Zardoure looked at me, I felt as if I had crush on him. No I can't like an enemy, what I felt most strange was that Zardoure looked so familiar but I know we haven't met.

Three days later. I headed to Ornous' cell, I was held charge of guarding this titan. I was told he was once an ally of Melympus, he was captured by the elder revenants after the battle of the elder gods. He had the power to grow to 30-40 feet tall like some revenants. It was lunch time and I took the food for Ornous to him, what I saw utterly shocked me. He looked just like Zardoure! Who is this? His twin brother? It can't be! Zardoure was about the same age as I and this titan is over 80.

Ornous: 'Pass be the darn food woman!'

Elnora: 'Sorry sir, here.' He got annoyed as I froze for too long and he got impatient. Passing him the food, I kept looking at him. He had just about the same face as Zardoure, he still wears his gold chestplate and grey pants. His metal boots were casted with blue metal. In his eyes, had a very serious look. Almost like he was angry most of the time. His hair and face was just like Zardoure but his hair was navy and also had purple eyes.

Ornous: 'What are you looking at?!' he asks in a loud voice.

Elnora: 'Oh nothing, it's just that you look familiar.'

Ornous: 'No I don't! This is the first time we've met! Foolish half revenant human.'

How does he know about what I am? I looked at him once more and saw his mystical titan eye on his forehead opened. It was almost like the Eye of the Gods that BladeRend kid had. I looked at him once more.

Ornous: 'Why do you keep looking at me?!'

Elnora: 'That eye, you saw what I was.'

Ornous: 'It's a titan eye, stop questioning me, I don't wish to chat with you!'

Elnora: 'I am sorry sir.' I turned back

Ornous: 'You should be!'

I could sense he was annoyed so I left him to eat his meal. I still felt it weird that he looked almost the same as Zardoure, was he related to him somehow?

BladeRend's P.O.V

After setting sail from the harbors of CrestHearth, we went west in search of the temple of Melympus, the temple was built by my ancestors, my grandparents, they left the ultimate relic there for the one destined to claim it. The Diamond of Melympus, I had to find it in order to have my vengeance.

We were sailing on the acacia ship, finding the temple. My brothers were talking about where to go, Kiera and Kaitlin were just chatting casually, and as for me I was alone as always, just watching the sea.

Akira: 'How do we even find this temple? I mean the sea is so big and we have no specific directions.'

BladeXend: 'We follow that strong aura, don't you feel melympian aura?'

Akira: 'Maybe, But I thought it was coming from someone from Melympus?'

BladeXend: 'This aura has a more ancient feel to it, it's just like those from our grandparents.'

Akira: 'We haven't even met them!'

BladeXend: 'I mean the aura that emits from the old relics.'

Akira: 'Fine.'

Seeing my brothers argue, I realized I'm that anti-social, ever since I fell to the mortal world, my only companion was Bobcat who died already when I was 12. I wonder how he was doing.

Kaitlin: 'Do you guys feel that?'

I suddenly snapped out of my own thoughts as I felt a vibration coming our way.

Akira: 'Feel what?'

BladeXend: 'You're so foolish. There's something coming.'

I hopped off the mast and glided down onto the deck.

BladeRend: 'I feel it.'

BladeXend: 'Oh totally forgotten about you, given your silence, I bet you could remain unharmed up there.'

BladeRend: 'Well yes, but…'

I was cut off as a huge serpent bursts out from the sea, there was an evil figure riding it. He was wearing clothes similar to those Cultists. He wielded a spear, it was diamond tipped. The serpent roared and prepared itself for battle.

We got out our weapons, Night's Edge, Excalibur, Staff of Melympus and Shooting star. Akira no longer uses a weapon but he powers up and his magic powers grew. I didn't use the Blade of Melympus as I was saving it for some reason. Kiera was a master archer and wielded a powerful magic bow, Shooting star and it shot magic arrows it was magenta and glowed.

BladeXend's P.O.V

We started feeling vibrations, there was impending danger and I knew a fight was coming.

Kaitlin: 'Do you guys feel that?'

Akira: 'Feel what?' he asks foolishly, he hasn't picked up the vibration sensing technique.

BladeXend: 'You're so foolish. There's something coming.'

BladeRend glided down in front of us.

BladeRend: 'I feel it.'

BladeXend: 'Oh totally forgotten about you, given your silence, I bet you could remain unharmed up there.'

BladeRend: 'Well yes, but...'

Suddenly a huge sea serpent bursts out from the sea. Someone was riding it, a cultist? He wore the same outfit he had to be. In his hand was a diamond spear, we got our weapons ready to fight. The training in the magic chamber has brought my powers up a lot and it was time to put it to a test.

The serpent lunged at us, we evaded and Kaitlin, Kiera and Akira shot at the serpent. BladeRend and I slashed our blades at it, but it had extremely tough scaly skin. None of the slashes penetrated it. The rider shot bolts of energy at the rangers, but Akira steps in and deflects the bolts away. Without a weapon, his powers decreased slightly.

BladeRend reached out his Melon Bringer and pulled down the rider onto the ship and I charged at him, we locked weapons. BladeRend jumped onto the serpent and stabbed it a couple times, blood spilled into the Arkeon sea. The serpent tried to shake off BladeRend but he hang on.

BladeRend's P.O.V

I jumped onto the serpent and stabbed into it forcefully, this time it bled into the Arkeon Sea. It let out a cry of pain and it tried to shake me off. I was hanging on to it as I stabbed my blade deep in its flesh and gripped tightly.

BladeXend continued fighting the rider as Akira, Kiera and Kaitlin was firing projectiles constantly at the serpent, weakening it. It went down a centimeter every shot they made. Till finally the serpent was now resting on the deck, I tried to impale its forehead but it felt tougher at that part. It breathed icy energy at me and I was knocked back. Akira came forth and blasted it with his remaining magic, losing his weapon caused his magic power to decrease a lot.

The serpent, now stunned, I seized the opportunity and pulled out the Blade of Melympus while I stowed Night's Edge. I sped towards the serpent and impaled it hard on its head. It screamed in pain and I grabbed its huge head and lifted it over the deck and threw it into the waters. BladeXend was about to finish off the rider. The rangers now targeted the rider who lost his mount at my hands. He struggled to defend himself. Finally, he lost his guard and BladeXend sliced him in half, chopped it into pieces and let out his strongest light blast. It decimated him.

With the foe out of our way, we continued the quest to find the temple. We felt it was closer, in the distance, the fog reveals some of what was ahead of the ship. As we went closer, there was an island, hovering three blocks above the sea level, sat on top of it was what we sought. The Temple of Melympus.

BladeXend: 'There! We have found the temple.'

Akira: 'Yeah that's right thank me!' he exclaims like a goof.

BladeXend: 'You didn't do shit!'

Akira: 'So?'

BladeXend face palmed and walked into the cabin.

Akira: 'Haha! I can't believe I'm still so silly.'

Akira was always a funny guy, he still was powerful and focused, unlike Kage who was arrogant and cared about mostly his own well-being, I will fight him one day.

We dropped the anchor just outside the temple. We had enough energy to fly over to the island.

We landed on the island, we were staring at the face of the gate to the temple. It was made of mostly red sandstone. What secrets lies within the temple before us, we did not know, we were about to find out for ourselves.

To be continued…