The Arch of Sins
"THE HELL YOU MEAN TRAVIS HERE?!" Rene yelled as she paced back a forth.
"He followed us Rene! I didn't tell him to!" Connor said.
"My baby somewhere out there in Avo knows what danger!" Rene said.
"He's on the move again, he's heading to Silvervalley from the looks of it, that means the Jungles were nothing. He's fine Rene" Isaac said.
"For Seth sake I better find Travis unharmed!" Rene growled.
"Now this is interesting" Julie said reading an old book.
"What is it dear?" Jacob asked.
"The Sons of Darkness were the Crawler, Corrupter and Nightmare right?" Julie asked.
"Yes that is what we were told" Kyle said.
"Well the Corrupter had two generals on his side when he fought Gabriel the Temptress and the Devourer but those two were part of another group before they joined him" Julie said.
"What do you mean?" Madison asked.
"The Void had several groups there was the Court of Blades the one Jack was from and the Temptress and Devourer were from the Arch of Sins a group of seven deities the five that remain are the Gratificator, Discontentress, Acquisitor, Vexator and Indolentor it is believed theses five serve under Skorm" Julie said.
"You mean they could be loose in the world? Why not make a move then?" Connor asked.
"They could be plotting something, whatever it is it can't be good" Julie said as they heard a loud alarm go off.
"The hell is that?" Kyle said heading outside with the others where people began to take shelter in their homes.
"What's happening?" Connor asked before seeing a massive boulder in the air flying at them.
"Force Push!" Julie yelled sending the boulder away from the village and ran to the rail to see down below the ridge, "oh no! Giants!"
"What?!" Connor said looking down the ridge to see the Giants down below each throwing boulders towards the village.
"Damn Giants are at it again!" a guard growled.
"Julie, Silver, Jacob you three stay up here and keep those boulders away from the village" Connor said drawing his sword.
"Got it" Jacob said charging for a Force Push spell with Silver and Julie.
"This will be fun" Madison said drawing a sword and headed down below with Kyle, Connor and Rene.
Down below the four heroes walked down the ridge as they saw the giants turn to them.
"Puny Heroes think you can pull one over on us!" one growled.
"Well we're defiantly smarter" Connor said.
"We're gonna grind your bones for our bread!"
"Bring it on! We love to see you try!" Kyle said.
"Smile!" Connor said holding out his hand, "Light!" he yelled blinding them with a bright flash of light.
"Rene!" Kyle said swinging his hammer as she jumped onto the end of the hammer.
"Now Kyle!" Rene yelled.
"RAHH!" Kyle yelled launching Rene in the air above the giants as she pulled out her two Dragon Stompers in her hands and began to fire down on the Giants as each roared and she landed on the shoulder of one.
"Little hero bitch!" he growled trying to swat her off but she moved jumped onto his head and began to shot down into his skull.
A Giant then roared and swung his fist down on Kyle as he held out his hands and caught the fist and sided back a bit and smirked throwing the giant fist down and jumped onto his arm and ran to its head and pulled out his hammer.
"That's not a hit! This is!" Kyle yelled smashing the end of the hammer into the Giant face and made it fall over.
Madison then rushed at another dodging his kick and took the end of her sword and slash at the back of its ankles at roared and fell over with her running up its back and plunging her sword into the back of its neck.
"Then that leaves one" Connor said approaching the last as the Giant Rene was shooting fell over and she, Kyle and Madison all stood ready to attack.
"Puny Heroes!" the giant growled as Connor held out his hands, "Shock-Blades!"
The spell then struck the Giant hitting him with a surge of electricity before he fell over and the heroes returned to the village.
"Okay now that we got that cleared-" Connor began before they heard a massive roar in the sky and the heroes all quickly looked to see from over the mountain a massive black dragon emerged.
"WHOA! It's huge!" Kyle said.
"Is that the same one we saw before?" Julie asked.
"No way that one was smaller this one huge!" Connor said as the dragon flew down the ridge and looked up at the heroes.
"Meyz Hun. Zu'u yah wah tinvaak voth hin het" the dragon spoke in a unclear language.
"What did he say Silver?" Connor asked.
"I didn't make out any of that!" Silver said.
"What language is that?" Connor asked.
"Language? Connor all we heard was growls" Kyle said.
"But I could have sworn...I know he spoke in some language" Connor said.
"Hmm maybe this is an effect with your Ancestor battle with the Dragon version of Jack of Blades?" Jacob said.
"Then wouldn't I hear something?" Kyle asked.
"It could have been an effect of his ancestor entering the Archon Folly. Although it is just a hunch" Jacob said.
"I think he wants to speak to you Connor" Silver said.
"No way in hell I am letting you go down there alone" Rene said.
"I'll be fine" Connor said heading down watching the dragon seeing he was also starting at Connor with an intense stare.
"Kendov nol faal sizaan junaar do Albion. Mu fin Dovah lost saraan hin sos daal" the dragon spoke.
"I'm sorry I can't understand" Connor said as the dragon chuckled.
"You have his blood running in your vains but you still do not understand us? How long has your bloodline been separated from our Albion."
"Close to five hundred years I think maybe more? Seven hundred I would guess."
"We the Dovah fear and respect the blood of your ancestor. He is the mightiest of all, we cannot allow the deity to escape his prion here on earth, the key they seek lies in the Archon's Ruins we the Dovah cannot go near, the Arch have arrived on the mainland. Some Dovah will try to stop you but some will be allies."
"The Arch of Sins here?" Connor asked.
"Their presence is sensed by all the creatures of this land. I fear your power alone is not enough."
"Who are you?" Connor asked.
"My name is of no importance, I sense there are three in this land with the blood of William Black."
"Yeah I heard his Great-granddaughter still around and my own son came here on his own" Connor said.
"You wield the sword Avo's Tear but it's sister and brother still are in the world, the one they call Jessica wields Avo's Might so your child must find Avo's Lamentation."
"Would all three weapons be enough?" Connor asked.
"No, I am not sure if the power we Dovah can give would be enough."
"Gift?" Connor said as the dragon slammed it's foot down on Connor chest and pressed him into the ground, "THE HELL?!"
"Connor!" Kyle yelled running down towards the ridge with the others.
"Spirit of the Dovah" the dragon spoke leaning in close to Connor face then breathed out a glowing blue light into Connor mouth then moved back as Connor body began to glow and lifted off the ground.
"RAHH!" Connor yelled before landing on the ground and began to look himself over.
"We the Dovah can bestow gifts to the mortal humans. This is the Spirit of the Dovah, it enhances your Will to a new brink of power along with your Strength and Skill."
"Whoa" Connor said forming an Inferno ball in his hand as it glow blue with intense power.
"Even if you could defeat a Dovah in the past now you have the power to maybe defeat most of the Arch of Sins. I will be watching" the dragon said before flying off.
"What did he do?" Silver asked.
"Made me a little stronger" Connor said.
"Hmm that was very interesting to see though, but being a little stronger may or may not be enough to help us stop whatever trying to escape the Void" Jacob said as he noticed the sky quickly filling up with black clouds and darkening the area.
"The hell is that?" Kyle asked as Silver fur began to stick up and he growled.
"What do you sense Silver?" Rene asked.
"Five of them! I don't know what they are but they just landed on shore and I don't like what I am feeling!" Silver growled.
"I sense something too, it's evil that I can tell" Julie said.
"We better get moving" Connor said.
"Where do we go next?" Kyle asked.
"Outside this ridge is Pinevale" Rene said as they saw heard five roars in the distance.
"What the bloody hell?!" Jacob said as a wind hit them as they saw small speck of black tar flying past them.
"What is this stuff?" Julie said touching one of the tar as it burnt her finger, "AW! Don't touch it!"
"Oh my god" Rene said looking down the ridge as the others looked to see a black tar like substance engulfing the area and attack some giants as they saw the tar Corrupting the beasts.
"What is that stuff?!" Connor yelled.
"The Corruption" a man spoke as the heroes spun to see a man dressed very sloppy with messy brown hair.
"How do you know?" Kyle said as Silver barked at the man.
"Don't be fooled! He's one of them! This Corruption tied to him!" Silver growled.
"A talking mutt, how original" the man said scratching at his face removing some of the skin on his face as the others saw under the skin was something else moving around.
"Your with the Arch of Sins!" Connor growled drawing his sword.
"Ding ding we have a winner! I am the Indolentor" he said before yawning.
"He's represents Sloth" Julie said.
"The others have tasked me with destroying your numbers so let's play!" Indolentor smirked as red vines spread from under him and covered the ground and buildings destroying the trees as they felt the city move a bit.
"Uh no" Kyle said.
"The tree this city sits on is strong, in a matter of thirty minutes the tree will rot and this town will fall" the Indolentor said as his body began to crack and misshapen before falling over the edge, "haha! It's been a long time since I had some fun!"
"What is his true form?" Kyle asked.
"All is born from darkness and all dies in darkness! BWHAHA!" The Indolentor laughed as one massive hand grabbed the edge followed by another as a hooded creature with a mask emerged.
(I have finished his look so your imagination can follow. Check out my DeviantArt account and you'll find him in my gallery.)
"He goes by another name" Julie said.
"What?" Rene asked.
"The Sandman of Death."
"I shall grant you blissful slumber for eternity!"
"How the bloody hell we fight that thing?!" Kyle growled pulling out his hammer.
"Like any enemy we've faced before!" Madison said drawing a sword.
"Inferno!" Julie yelled firing the spell.
"Shock!" Silver yelled firing the spell after hers as the two hit the Indolentor as they saw the spells have no effect as he laughed.
"What the hell?!" Connor growled as the Indolentor held his hand under the hourglass embedded in his chest and poured sand in his hand before throwing over the heroes.
"Sand?" Jacob said before his vision began to blur and all the heroes began to feel their eyelids getting heavier.
"It's his powers..." Julie said before falling over asleep.
"Shit" Kyle said falling over followed by Madison, Rene, Jacob, Silver then Connor falling to his knees as the vision of the Indolentor began to blur.
"Hahah, sleep now heroes I will find what makes your tick" The Indolentor laughed as Connor fell over, "let's see what your dreaming of hero" he said grabbing Connor head.
"AHHH!" Connor cried out from the Indolentor forcing himself into Connor dreams.
In Connor dreams he found himself standing on a bridge leading to Brightwall before he turned to see Travis and Hope on the other side of the bridge.
"Dad!" Travis waved running towards him with Hope.
"Kids?" Connor said before everything went red around him and both his children vanished, "KIDS!"
"HAHAHA!" the Indolentor voice echoed as both ends to the bridge shattered and Connor found himself trapped as he turned around to see the Indolentor rising next to the bridge, "so that child is the Seer? He should be easy to hunt down."
"You stay the hell away from my kids!" Connor yelled drawing his sword.
"Let's see your strength hero" the Indolentor said.
"Shock-Blades!" Connor yelled launching the spell at the Indolentor seeing the spell hit but not harm him as the Indolentor swung his massive arm and smacked Connor across the bridge and almost off the edge.
"Ngh!" he grunted getting up as the Indolentor laughed.
"Your spells are weak against me boy" the Indolentor spoke.
"Is that so?" Connor growled pointing his sword, "then I guess I will have to try other means to beat you!"
"Hahaha! Let's see it then!" the Indolentor said swinging again as Connor swung his sword and tried to stab it into the Indolentor hand only to get smacked and skid across the bridge again, "you're no match for me boy."
"We'll see!" Connor growled before noticing the hourglass imbedded in the Indolentor chest, "Force Push-Light!" Connor yelled hitting the hourglass.
"GAHH!" The Indolentor roared grabbing the hourglass and outside the dream the Indolentor jumped back before grabbing Connor head again.
"AHHHH!" Connor cried out again finding himself back in the dream with the Indolentor.
"Foolish boy you've angered me!" the Indolentor yelled grabbing the end of the bridge and pushed it down making it tilt as Connor ended up sliding down and stabbed his sword to stop himself from reaching the Indolentor who began to roar loudly "RAAAHHHH!"
"NGH!" Connor grunted feeling his ears about to burst as he looked to the Indolentor hourglass and launched himself off the bridge and at his chest, "LIGHT!" he yelled slamming his hands down on the hourglass with the spell feeling it crack.
"GAAAAAAAHHHH!" The Indolentor yelled being sent flying off Connor body gripping his chest as Connor groaned and awoke getting off the ground and glared at the Indolentor.
"Had enough?!" Connor growled.
"DON'T TEST ME!" The Indolentor growled before looking to the sky to see the cloud starting to clear up, "this is not over yet hero! I'll settle the score when the sun not here to protect you!" he growled before flying off.
"Ugh! The hell happened?" Kyle groaned waking up.
"He's gone for now, we gotta go now" Connor said.
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