Skylanders Academy the Marked One
Chapter 9
The Marked One slowly circled the pedestal holding the Horn of Light.
"your boyfriend Eon killed my parents" said the Marked One.
"the two Marked One's struck down during the great war" said Kaossandra.
"precisely" said the Marked One.
"they were going to hurt people, kill people, Eon didn't have a choice" said Kaossandra.
"you Skylanders and your masters, you're not capable of stopping anyone are you, Eon could have incapacitated them or bound them, he didn't have to strike them down" said the Marked One.
"how do you know Eon was the one who struck them down?" asked Kaossandra.
"because I was there" said the Marked One.
"what" said Kaossandra.
"I was there, my parents left me at home, I was but a small child, practicing my magic, I learned a new spell and was so giddy I hoped to find my parents and show them, I happened upon the battlefield, oh the carnage, pain and death lay in all directions, Skylanders and beings of darkness alike, then there they were, my parents, mum and dad, I saw them about to unleash a mighty attack that would have turned the tide of the war, and then Eon struck them down before my very eyes" said the Marked One.
"do you know what that's like, to have your world ripped apart before your very eyes?" asked the Marked One.
"I don't know" said Kaossandra.
"course you don't you never lost anything, you still have your son and now you have the Academy, I was lost after that a little boy with no mummy to help sooth their pain, the darkness was my only friend and the skeletons to do my very bidding, but it was not enough, I felt lost and alone in the dark, I stayed in the Cadaverous Crypts because I was a mere boy who could not handle himself, I learned that day I had to grow up, I needed to be strong" said the Marked One.
"Why didn't you seek help?" asked Kaossandra.
"who was I to turn to, the Skylanders, I saw them take my family away, Strykore was gone, there was no-one to help me" said the Marked One.
He continued to circle the pedestal.
"but soon that will all be made irrelevant when I take this for myself" said the Marked One.
"you can't touch it; it will burn you again" said Kaossandra.
"who said I was touching it" said the Marked One.
The Claw slowly lifted the tip of it hovering slowly at face level.
"yes, Claw time for you to go to work" said the Marked One.
The Claw crept towards the Horn of Light.
"what are you doing?" asked Kaossandra.
"taking what will be mine" said the Marked One.
The Marked One gripped the Horn of Light with the now whip like Claw of Darkness, he strained as he attempted to pull it off the pedestal, the Horn was trying to resist him. The Marked One strained harder as he used all his strength to pull.
After nearly a minute of straining he succeeded the Horn of Light flung off the pedestal and flew towards the Marked One like a rugby ball. He caught it with the Claw before produced a box from underneath his cloak. He opened the box and carefully placed the Horn of Light inside.
"you can't do this" said Kaossandra.
"I can and I have, the Horn is mine and now there is nothing that can stop me" said the Marked One.
"look I'm sorry what we did to you, but you can't vent your anger out on us and the innocent people of the Skylands" said Kaossandra.
Behind the Marked One Stealth Elf started to wriggle free of the skeleton hand, Terrafin and Kaboom were slowly doing the same, being careful not to make too much noise.
The Marked One slowly approached the still captive Kaossandra. He knelt before her a wicked smile across his face.
"happiness must be taken, and now I will take mine" said the Marked One.
"what is your name?" asked Kaossandra.
The Marked One was surprised to hear that question. He hesitated for a second.
"my name, I haven't had to use that in a long time" said the Marked One.
"what is it" said Kaossandra.
"Mephesto" said Mephesto.
"nice name" said Kaossandra.
"it's just a name, although I think everyone else just knows me as the Marked One" said Mephesto.
"enough talk" said Mephesto.
He stood up and walked away from the group.
"you helped me find the entrance so I will spare you all this one time, but when we next meet, I will end all of you" said Mephesto.
Suddenly Stealth Elf acted she squirmed out of the skeleton and teleported towards him, she appeared behind him and landed a spinning kick to his back. The kick sent him stumbling forwards. Mephesto quickly recovered and glared at Stealth Elf, he saw her teleport again. Before she could strike, he disappeared into darkness, she reappeared but stayed on guard. Mephesto appeared to her right.
"boo" said Mephesto.
She tried to land a round house kick, but her leg was caught by the claw, he lazily threw her across the chamber where she smacked into the wall. Just then the other Skylanders broke free, the fight was back on. Cynder and Jet-vac took to the skies. Kaboom sprinted towards him.
"skeleton guardian" said Mephesto. He clenched his fist summoning a large skeleton from the ground, the skeleton blocked Kaboom from attacking him. Kaboom quickly tried to punch his way through.
Kaossandra tried to attack him with balls of white magic. He easily blocked her attacks by summoning a wall of darkness.
"your attacks are too feeble" said Mephesto. The rest of the Skylanders charged him from all directions.
Mephesto moved his hand with the claw attached over his head in a circular formation. He started to send out waves of dark magic in every direction. The Skylanders tried to defend themselves but they were all knocked back by his powerful magic. Stealth Elf recovered and noticed the box in his cloak. If she could snag it and teleport away, they would have the advantage. Mephesto continued with his assault and brought the claw down striking the earth and sending another wave of dark magic across the entire chamber. Kaboom shielded Terrafin from the magic, so he wouldn't be hurt from it.
"how long will you try to fight me; you can't touch me" said Mephesto.
Stealth Elf crept closer, making sure to see where the box was. She locked eyes with Kaossandra, Kaossandra looked from her to Mephesto, she realised what Stealth Elf was planning to do. She needed to distract him.
Kaossandra slowly summoned a powerful magic attack.
"bring it" said Mephesto.
Kaossandra launched the magic attack which was easily blocked by a wall of dark magic. Stealth Elf acted, she teleported to his side and scrambled to grab the box from his cloak. She fumbled with the box but eventually gripped the side of it with her left hand. She jumped away from him before he could react taking the box with her.
"what are you doing" said Mephesto.
He realised the box wasn't in his cloak.
"you little thief" said Mephesto.
Before he could strike her Stealth Elf teleported away taking the box with her.
"god damn it" said Mephesto.
"Skylanders retreat" said Kaossandra, she used the last of her magic to teleport everyone away from the trials of light.
Mephesto was now left all alone in the chamber.
"god damn it" said Mephesto.
"I will get you, and I will crush you all with the true might of the darkness" said Mephesto.
Mephesto opened a portal and returned to the Cadaverous Crypts. Once he returned a skeleton hastily approached him. In a fit of rage, he struck the skeleton with the whip like claw turning the skeleton into a pile of bones. A second skeleton carefully approached him.
"is everything all right Master?" asked the skeleton.
"muster all the skeletons, we march on the Academy tonight" said Mephesto.
End of Chapter 9
