The Palace that was found (Part 4 of 8)

By: Breaking Brawl

This is Erazor!

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

-Edmund Burke
Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 - 1797)

David barely caught up with the bird as it dropped the king hundreds of feet to the ground. After chasing it for the past six hours, David was getting tired. However, a life was at stake, and David had to step his game up. The eagle was getting tired from the chase too, but that was easily dealt with as a nice volcano came into view.

"SPEED BREAK!" Sensing the bird's intentions, the hero ran at full speed to the volcano using his ability, and reached the volcano first. "AHHHH!!! SAVE ME!" David ran up to catch the king just as he was released out of the beast's claws. WHUMP! Using his Time Break ability, the hero slowed his descent and grabbed the king by his collar and placed him gently on the ground. Deactivating the power, the hero raced back to the king's throne room, returning him to his home. After declining an offer to stay at the castle, the wise king spoke up. "M-My boy, I have never known anyone like you before. Your great speed, your unique powers, it could be used to defend this kingdom from the evil of Erazor."

"I'd love to stay, but I've really got to go to other places. I'll beat him, don't worry!" Although the king trusted David, he wasn't sure if he was up to the task. "Young man. I recommend that you fulfill the villain's task before making your move. That way he'll never know what hit him! Here, take this one. I'm sure it'll help with the others." Pulling a yellow ring from his cloak, it has the emotion of joy inside. Each ring, as you'll soon find out, has a specific emotion inside. The one who has all 7 can transform into a being of unimaginable power. This is why Erazor wants them so much. Finding them all is a challenge all its own."

"Thank you, sir! You won't regret this! Really! This Erazor guy doesn't sound so tough! I can beat him!" That being said, David sped out of the room, and on to his next adventure. Running through many small valleys, deserts, and islands, David noticed that the only life around was him and Shahra. All surroundings, like trees, grass, and rock were charred, burnt, and scarred by an evil that no one dared stop. David, however, was taking a chance. "Hey, Shahra, why isn't their any life around here? It's all dull and boring." David looked around. Is this what Erazor's been up to? No wonder everyone's afraid of him. He's a merciless monster out for power and glory. I have to do something about this. If I do find the World Rings, how can I stop Erazor from destroying the rest of the book? Can I use them? What emotions do they hold? Shahra had mumbled something before, but he didn't hear it.

"Shahra, What did you say?" The ring genie looked at her master. "We're here." The team walked up to what seemed to be an old, abandoned factory. "Whoa. This place is big!" David whistled. "Yes. This is the Evil Foundry. So named because of its history of dark, vile beings using it for their own evil purposes." "You think a world ring is in that place?" "I'm not sure, but it's worth a try." After breaking open the gates, the two entered the factory. "Wow! It's HOT in here!" David noted as he ran through the factory. The "Djinn" (Possessed spirits) appeared out of nowhere. After dispatching them with a few homing attacks, David heard a loud roar.

Racing further into the factory, David soon found out the answer to his question. Erazor was standing there, chanting something in Arabic, and then disappeared in a flash. In his place stood the biggest lava/metal monster he ever saw. "Oh No! David get out of here now! That thing's not just a monster! That's the Ifrit! (IF-RIT) It's Satan's most evil piece of work. Erazor released it from its prison! We have to get out!" Grabbing him, she disappeared in a puff of smoke. A few miles away, David wanted answers. "What are we going to do? How am I supposed to beat THAT thing?" He was shooting question after question at the genie, and she deflected them all with one swift response.

"Water. It is the only element that can deal damage to the creature. The Blue World ring should help us with that, but Sinbad has it. I wonder if he'll let us burrow it." "He'd better, or else this whole world is going up in flames!" "Come on! King Shahryar (SHAH-R-Y-AR) knows where all of the Pirates are! He'll tell us!" Nodding at this, David and Shahra ran in a direction that would later on determine the fate of the universe…