Act IV: Love and Tragedy
Chapter 2: Mountain of Sorrow and Pain
Number 39: Utopia and Mana arrived to the mountain an hour later. Mana managed to find a mountain pass. The pair took the the pass with caution. The mountain is rocky just like any hill and mountain in the wasteland. The difference between those and this mountain is this dark mountain has more and sharper rocks. The rocks also have a darker shade of grey. Even the pair are convinced that are the color of the mountain rock is pitch black. Only the mountain trail seem to be much brighter than the mountain rock.
"This place gives me the creeps." Mana said as she looks around.
Utopia had to admit to. The mountain also scares him. He knows the reason is that monsters and predators using the darkness as their ally could use the mountain landscape as their advantage. So he and Mana had to keep their eyes open.
They hear something from one of the cliffs and turn to the cliff's direction. Nothing. I rather it to be a something than nothing. Utopia said.
Then they heard roaring. Mana's eyes widen. Utopia pulls out his other sword. They weren't ordinary roars. They were dragon roars.
They look around and see Dragon Troops surrounding them. On the left side of the trail, Lancer Lindwurm looks at his prey with a grin.
"Utopia and Mana." said Lancer Lindwurm, "Our lord is here to see you both."
Utopia and Mana look at each other. Then a fiercer dragon roar is heard throughout the mountain. The pair turn to see the other side of the trail to see a big,dark humanoid dragon among the Dragon Troops.
"Well, well." said the dark dragon, "You! The young warrior in white and yellow clothing." Utopia points to himself and the dark dragon shakes his head. "You must be the one who attack my troops and your name must be Utopia. Am I correct?"
"Yes I am." Utopia said as he look at the dragon. "And you are?"
"My name is the Dark Dragon Lord,Van'Dalgyon." the dragon said, "You and the apprentice of the Dark Magician are crossing my mountain."
Utopia and Mana look at each other and back at Van'Dalgyon. "Yeah." Mana said, "And you know me how?"
"Ever since the great Azrael screwed up by leaving a survivor of his attacks," explained Van'Dalgyon, "Your name has been popular among the dragon kind and many of the civilized dragons, like myself, would like you as a personal slave."
Utopia gets front of Mana. "If you want to get to her, you'll have to get through me!"
Van'Dalgyon chuckled. "Well look at this my troops. Looks like we got a hero. Beings die very fast in these mountains like this. In that case, one of your human expressions in this situation: Let's dance!"
At that moment, Lancer Lindwurm and the Dragon Troops corps jump to the sky and skydive towards Utopia. Utopia looks back at Mana and nods his head. Mana nods back and held up her wand. Her wand lights up and a magic barrier appears around the pair. The entire dragon corps hit the shield and were all blasted back. Van'Dalgyon was shock to see the results.
"A Mirror Force spell." Van'Dalgyon shockingly says, "Why was I such a fool! I should of known that your teacher would teach you that spell!"
The barrier fade off as Mana falls to the ground exhausted. Utopia catch her. "My teacher would warn me about using that spell." Mana said, "It takes a lot from me."
"Well survived, didn't we." Utopia said.
Van'Dalgyon growled. "Not for long in your case, Utopia!" Van'Dalgyon pounce at Utopia. But Utopia, while carrying Mana at both arms, quickly doge the pounce and fly very straight through the path. Van'Dalgyon was about to follow them until he heard a wail. He turn to see a Dragon Troop walking limply towards him. That Dragon Troop, Van'Dalgyon thought, is not part of the surprise attack on Utopia and Mana. This one and a group is suppose to assault the minion from the Infernal Fire Kingdom.
Van'Dalgyon catches the Dragon Troop as the troop fall to him. "What happened? I thought you and your group would handle the minion?" The dragon troop coughed, "The minion was the Great Angus but he wasn't alone. He was with the Invader of Darkness." The Dragon Troop pass out at Van'Dalgyon's arms. Van'Dalgyon eyes then lit up. Invader of Darkness, thought Van'Dalgyon, Why are you helping the Infernal Fire Kingdom. As I recall, you don't work for anybody.
Utopia, still carrying Mana, sped through the trail. When they arrived to a part of the trail that looks safe, Utopia lay Mana down but Mana instead stand up. "I'm not resting until we're out of this mountain." Mana said. Utopia just shakes his head and both continue on the path. Utopia looks behind him and Mana notices it.
"Whats the matter?" Mana asked.
""I feel like we're being followed." Utopia said, "And it ain't Van'Dalgyon." The duo turn to see something. Nothing. Again. Then, out of nowhere, something ram into Utopia at the back. Utopia manage to recover quickly and grab his attacker. He threw the attacker at the ground. Utopia's attacker looks like a muscular, humanoid beat with red skin and battle scars. The beast recover quickly and tries to hit Utopia but Utopia blocks the attack with his wing shield. "Who are you?" asked Utopia, who is struggling against the beast's strength.
"I am the Great Angus!" said the beast, "The Great Angus will win! He always does!"
"Well guess what?" Utopia said, "I'm going to break your winning streak!" Utopia never have this much excitement in a fight. Maybe it was an urge to civilization or spending time with Mana helped him. Whatever it is, he's gonna kick Angus's ass.
He push Angus back and and grab one of his swords. He slashes Angus with an energy swipe and push him back. Angus gets back up. Utopia starts to get worried.
"Mana, I need some…." Utopia trailed off as he turn around and saw that Mana is gone. Utopia cursed under his breath. He would no better to fight Angus than keep an eye on Mana. Stupid, stupid! Utopia thought as he pulls out his other sword.
The Great Angus gets back and charges towards Utopia again. Utopia's swords lit up and Utopia slashes two energy swipes at Great Angus. Angus was hit by the two slashes and blasts back to a wall. The rocks on the top wall break off due to the impact and hits Angus.
"Angus…." Angus said, "Never loses"
"Well guess what?" Utopia said, "Utopia:1, Great Angus:0."
Utopia walks away from the battle scene and looks around to see any traces of Mana.
Come here….
Utopia heard words. It wasn't Mana's.
Come here…..
Utopia trace where the words come from. He then come across to a gorge with a bottomless pit. Utopia looks around and sees something that shocked him.
He sees a muscular,tall fiend, covered in long robes and a cowl, with dark white skin with Mana, unconscious, on the fiend's arm.
"You have come, Utopia." said the fiend.
Utopia wants to charge at the fiend but he knows he might harm Mana. So he must be willingly follow this fiend's orders if he want Mana to be safe. He put up his swords and asked, "What do you want? Do you want to kill me like that Great Angus?"
"Kill you? No." said the fiend, "But I, Invader of Darkness, will give Mana one thing that she would want."
"What's that?" Utopia ask.
"Peace with her parents." Invader of Darkness says as he drops Mana to a bottomless pit. Utopia was about to jump to get her but….
Shadow Spell…..
The Invader of Darkness raises his arm and chains sprout out multiple chains from his hand. The chains caught Utopia mid flight. Utopia try to struggle against the chains but to no avail. He watched helplessly as Mana's body fall down the dark abyss.
Utopia reverts in his human form in tears as the Invader's chain puts him down in the ground.
"My job is done." Invader of Darkness said.
"What job?" cried Utopia, "You killed an innocent girl! You didn't feel no regret? Everything she went through, you killed her?" Utopia gets up and and call upon his two swords by his side. "I'm going to kill you!"
Utopia charge towards the Invader of Darkness like nothing before. He admitted in his heart he can not live about Mana. He's gonna make Mana's killer regret of his action. But the Invader of Darkness dodged the attack and grabs Utopia's head smash it towards the ground.
"You don't understand order, boy." Invader of Darkness said, "Things are always have to be. One thing goes wrong in order, another domino falls again and again until there is nothing left. The girl's survival will have to reverse to set the Blue Eye's rage right. Order has been restored." Invader of Darkness then lean to Utopia's ear. "I know who you are, Ordinary." whispered Invader of Darkness, "I would kill you now but I will give you this chance. From here you got four options: You return to your Ordinary land, you live and stay in the wasteland, you continue your pass through this mountain and I kill you, or you commit suicide. Your choice." Invader of Darkness then lets go Utopia.
Utopia turns around and points both his swords at his enemy but the Invader of Darkness was gone. Utopia hits his swords at the ground and scream at the sky. His heart is broken and Mana is gone. He lost himself.
Who am I?
She still lives….
Utopia turns around and sees nothing. It wasn't the Invader of Darkness's voice. It was somebody elses. Utopia turns around and still looks around. He grabs one of his swords. "Show yourself!"
Then a dark tan skin man with green clothing comes out of the shadows. Despite wearing a hat, some of hair show it to be pointed. "Looks like I found you in bad timing." said the man, "But don't worry Utopia, she's alive."
Utopia's heart sang. But how does this man know his name and Mana's state. "Who are you?"
The man smiled, "My name is Kazuma."
