Chapter 8
Accessing Online Video.
The video shows a twelve year old boy wearing grey shorts a red shirt with a black vest and a hat that has a pine tree on it.
"Hello for those of you just joining us for the first time my name is Dipper and welcome to Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained," Dipper said. "Today me and my camera man Soos..."
"Sup internet people," said Soos.
"Today we will be talking about something everyone in the entire world should be familiar with the day the sun was blocked out and the Battle of Arcadia Oaks happened," Dipper said.
The screen buzzes and the scenes changes to show Dipper in front of a board with pictures on it.
"Almost a month ago an eclipse occurred and a haze came out of nowhere," Dipper said as he pointed to some pictures. "But this happened across the entire planet and in places where it was night the moon unexpectedly turned red. Evidence points to this first occurring to a town in the Los Angeles county known as Arcadia Oaks. The haze and the eclipse first started when a pillar of light rose from the town's canals and an army of what is apparently trolls crawled out of the ground."
"Dude that is freaky," Soos said as he pointed and a picture depicting Gumm-Gumm trolls being lead by Gunmar.
"Indeed Soos. But a second army of Trolls which had two humans with them defended the town and killed the leader of the attacking Trolls," Dipper said as he pointed to the pictures that had the good Trolls, Claire Nunez, Tobias Domzalski, and the half-Troll James Lake Jr. "Reports of a woman wearing golden armor and displaying abilities that are believed to not be a semblance were made and is believed to have been working with the attacking Trolls but it was reported that she was defeated though we don't have any pictures or footage of it and the pillar going away reversing the eclipse and haze."
Soos than moans after hearing this.
"After I saw this news report i made my own investigation to understand this event," Dipper said as he flips the board to reveal the other side and the pictures it has. "I dug deep into mythologies that mention Trolls to better understand them and why that attack happened."
"My only source of information was the website for the Arcadia Oaks museum which contained tapestries of Trolls that resembled the ones seen in Arcadia and these tapestries where found in the Untied Kingdom specifically in England and Scotland. Any information on the Trolls would've been found their but as luck would have it I found books in the Gravity Falls library on for sale that contained all the information I needed."
"How did they end up in town?" Soos asked.
"No one knows," Dipper said. "As I looked through the books I learned much about Troll history, their culture, and information on each Troll species and a few non-troll species."
"Like what dude?" Soos asked.
"Well apparently Gnomes are part of Troll culture but unlike the Gnomes I've seen here in Gravity Falls these Gnomes are fast, have sharp teeth, act like pests, and have horns underneath their hats," Dipper said. "But back on topic one species of trolls that is important for us to know are the Gumm-Gumms." Dipper shows a picture of Gumm-Gumm trolls from a book some of which are wearing the same armor as those seen in Arcadia.
"That's a funny name," Soos said.
"In the Troll language their name means 'bringer of horrible, slow, painful, and thoroughly-calculated death,'" Dipper said.
"That got dark real fast," Soos said.
"I found information that their leader Gunmar, who was the one leading the attacking trolls in Arcadia, sought to conquer the world and devour all of mankind and bring something called the Eternal Night. The Eternal Night is when the sun would be blocked out and Trolls could freely walk on the surface without worrying about the sun killing them. What happened a month ago must've been the Eternal Night and it was stopped thanks to the good Trolls and their allies. Where the trolls are now is unknown and most of these books are in the Troll language and it's taking a while to translate so any more information on Trolls will have to wait for now. Thus concludes Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained."
Xxx
"You need to stop this at once Umbra."
In his lair Umbra is facing a Seer a type of Grimm that resembles a jellyfish and is capable of floating in midair and can create a communication line with other Seers. The person talking to Umbra was a Fallen named Sammael the leader of the Invisible Hand. Umbra paced around the room writing on a clipboard and pretended to not here what the other Fallen was saying.
"Your mission was to collect magical artifacts and ancient tomes of power for us to use in our endeavors but you chose to horde everything you've found and now you seek to turn yourself into a half-troll," Sammael said. "I understand you've had an interest in Trolls since you first saw them when they first came to the surface and the Gumm-Gumms destroyed your old village but now you and Mordred have attracted the attention of not only the Trollhunter but Sebben and the last Gunslinger as well."
"They won't stop me from goals Sammael," said Umbra acknowledging Sammael's presence but still not looking at the Seer.
"The Eternal Night was a reminder for us Umbra that we are not the only forces working to conquer this world," Sammael said. "With Morgana gone their is one other being that serves as a bigger threat to our plans."
"Bill Cipher," Umbra said. "I intend on getting rid of his cult and burn down Gravity Falls once I raise my army of perfect half-trolls that can bypass whatever is keeping most of the Grimm out of that backwater town."
"You'll risk drawing attention to yourself," Sammael said. "You could risk everything that we Fallen have planned by taking such a direct approach that is why I have not done anything similar to what you just suggested."
"I grow tired of this conversation once the threat of Cipher is eliminated I'll come after you and enslave your will to the Decimaar blade," Umbra said before he destroyed the Seer with a blast of dark magic.
Xxx
Sammael's Lair, the Darklands
Sammael sits on his throne and gives a sigh of disappointment as he dismisses the Seer. He had such high hopes in Umbra and Mordred but he sees now that his faith in them was all for not. Umbra is too ambitious and Mordred is nothing like his past life not because he isn't a Fallen like the Crimson King was but because he's personality and mind is too different.
"What will we do now?"
Sammael turns to see a figure in the shadows with antlers and says to him, "We will do nothing Moloch the forces that Umbra has attracted will be his undoing."
"Do you really believe that our enemies can kill him? He may be weak in his Fallen abilities but he makes up for it in his sorcery."
"You forget old friend Umbra attracted the attention of the Trollhunter and the last Gunslinger," Sammael said killing evil Trolls and Fallen are what they were trained for.
Xxx
With the Hunters.
After leaving the cavern Roland immediately had the group get in the truck and he started driving to where Jake was taken to so he could get his adopted son back and stop this threat.
"Roland, do you even know where we're going?" McCree asked the Gunslinger.
Roland simply pointed to the GPS on the console. When they had got in the truck Roland plugged his necklace into the GPS and it revealed Jake's location.
"The part of the Rockies here in Montana," Nier said. "The first reports of villages becoming deserted occurred their."
"I guess Umbra was a lot closer than we expected," Jim said.
"And we're going to end this Fallen's machinations," Roland said a tint of anger could be heard in his voice worrying the group.
"Roland you need to calm down we can't have you operating like this," Claire said. "Just take a deep breath and calm down."
Roland follows her advice and once he calmed down he spoke again.
"I'm sorry it seems that tragedy seems to follow me wherever I go," Roland. "First it was my family's death and then Mordred killing Susannah I can't risk losing more."
"Don't Roland we'll get Jake back," Jim said. "Nothing bad will happen to him."
"Tragedy will befall upon him," Roland said. "It's part of my Semblance those close to me will only meet a grim fate if they continue to stay around me."
The group is silent after hearing this but Nier breaks the silence, "Maybe we can break the cycle and prove that it can't win."
"I've prayed a long time for it to not control the fate of my loved ones," Roland said grimly. "But I will try to hope for it to not control me."
Name: Roland Deschain
Species: Human
Aura: Brown
Semblance: Tragedy
Description: After a prolonged period of time the people Roland believes are closest to him are faced with a grim fate whether it's becoming crippled, dying, or illness.
Weapon-Sandalwood Guns: Twin revolvers.
