Chapter 4

What up guys, I'm back with the 4th chapter! I'm sorry I didn't post sooner, I was actually planning to post the 5th chapter today, but I was busy the entire weekend. On Friday I had to do a lot of chores and other things [such as watch Harry Potter.] On Saturday I had two friends come over and one of them spent the night. On Sunday I had to tag my pigs, as well as get to go see the new Captain America movie [If you haven't seen it go see it, it is AMAZING.] Anyways, I actually have the 14th chapter in progress, but I can only post one or two chapters a week. In response to Tytonic's review, I actually have a lot more detail in the chapters to come; it's really overwhelming to actually have people reading my first story. Anyways, enjoy the story!

Falling. It was the only thing that Gregor could feel. It was the only thing that he needed to feel to know that he was back. He quickly filled his friends in on what they needed to know. The ground came up on them swiftly, and the currents caught them, allowing them to float safely to the ground.

Upon landing, Gregor used his echolocation to find safe routes all the way to Regalia. He led them through the tunnels, acting swiftly towards any rats that they encountered on the way. Gregor had to occasionally pull his friends away from a ledge, or pull them to the side before an entire squad of rats pummeled them.

Another corner and they were at Regalia. They turned the corner and almost got hit by a large florescent orange colored bat. The Underlanders were playing the equivalent to basketball. A man on a chocolate colored bat dropped the ball, and it bounced to the floor, causing echo's to ring out through the arena.

A ring of guards were around them within seconds. Two of the guards, one with a sword, and one with three pair of binds came towards him. He swept his leg out, knocking both to the ground. They tried to get up, but he used his leg to knock both out. The rest of the guards, except for the leader, closed in, but were knocked out just as quickly. The leader advanced, wielding two swords. Gregor leapt to one side as the leader struck down at the ground that he had just been standing on. He came up right behind the leader and struck him in the neck, sending him to the ground.

Gregor was too busy searching the crowd to notice a figure drop in behind him. He barely had time to duck and roll as a tail came at him. Gregor came up wielding two swords. When he saw who the attacker was, he stumbled back.

"Ripred?" Gregor said, just quietly for him and the rat to hear.

"Well who did you expect, Lapblood? Come on; let's put a show on for these people." Ripred replied.

They fought hard. Sparks flew as iron met claw. They went back and forth, striking quickly to leave no opening, but still striking hard. Neither of them had a scratch. That all changed when Ripred threw his tail around, hoping to get Gregor by surprise. Gregor leaped back and stuck his sword out, slicing off a chunk of Ripred's tail. Ripred staggered back, but came forward to quick for him to strike. Ripred brought both claws up, making Gregor use both of his swords to block. At the same time, he brought his tail around and hit Gregor in the chest, knocking him back a good two feet.

He got up and started to circle Ripred, looking for an opening. Gregor only had one sword left, his other was shattered. Gregor charged Ripred, throwing his sword in the air about half way. Gregor jumped onto Ripred's shoulder, using it as leverage as he jumped once again, twisting in mid-air. He landed with the sword in his hand, right over Ripred's throat.

The crowd looked at him, murmuring. He took a few steps back, waiting as Ripred addressed the crowd.

"You may be concerned that I, your best fighter, have been overcome by a mere Overlander. But I have no concerns; this is not just a mere Overlander. May I reintroduce to you, Gregor the Overlander, savior of Regalia!" Ripred announced to the baffled crowds. The crowd cheered very loud, making Gregor's ears pop.

The flight back to the palace was full of crowds and people cheering, as he flew overhead on a cream colored bat. The flight only took two minutes, but it felt like hours. When they landed, Gregor slid off only to be thrown back in a bear hug. It was so hard that he knew it was Mareth. That was followed by Howard, Hazard, Vikus, and even Aurora and Andromeda gave Gregor light hugs. That day was full of conversation, food, and flying.

He went to bed after a long day. The next day they had a meeting with the council. It was about a mission to save Luxa. After three hours the council finally agreed to send Gregor, Mareth, Howard, Hazard, and their bats, Aurora, and a stray bat called Artemis. Gregor had yet to choose a bat; that is, until Aurora introduced him to Krios. Krios was Aurora and Ares's son. Mareth still had Andromeda, Howard had Nike, and Hazard had a bat named Nemisis.

The rest of the day he trained. Nobody dared to spar with him, so he hacked at a dummy until it was a shredded pile at his feet. After continuing for two hours he stopped and whistled loudly. He jumped in the air and landed on Krios's back. Krios was a black bat with two golden stripes running down his back. And Krios was fast; super fast. A five minute flight to the palace took Krios and Gregor forty-five seconds.

When Gregor landed a servant came running up to him and told him to report to the armory. Gregor quickly thanked Krios and hurried off. At the armory he was met by Maravet. Maravet showed him his new armor. "This will help you with agility and protection. It has two hidden whiplash swords for your spin." The armor was black with two gold stripes down the chest.

Gregor slid the armor on and was surprised at how comfortable it was. Maravet then brought him his sword; a pure black copy of Sandwich's sword. The day quickly filled with talking to James and Carolina, flying lessons with Krios, and even more training with his new armor.

The next day they set off. Both Artemis and Aurora were fast but could not compare to Krios. They could barely keep up with him as he flew at ease of Regelia. They went through the farmlands, past the walls, and on to save Luxa and end the war.

That wraps it up! Again, sorry for the delay, I hope to post on Wednesday. Comment and follow if ya like. Totally hunt me down if ya hate.

-The Firelands