Chapter 10 - The Spire
It was a late night again, I had hidden until I saw Chase go to bed. I wanted to work alone tonight. I lit and candle, got some paper, some ink and a quill and began to write.
'When the tower was first activated by the last Archon of the Old Kingdom not to be confused with the first Archon, William Black, there was a bright flurry of light, followed by a large explosion that utterly destroyed the Old Kingdom, and began a dark age in Albion's history. Some people believe that this was the first wish - an end to a corrupt kingdom, destroying it so that a new, pure kingdom could one day take its place.
That this is actually not the whole story. Since I came here I have learnt what truely happened. The Spire opened a fissure between Albion and The Void, where The Corruption lives, and on that day it tried to enter Albion. Three powerful Heroes joined forces, using their Will to stop it, causing a great explosion. This destroyed the Old Kingdom, while the Heroes turned into rocks and were scattered throughout Albion along with their powers.
The explosion also destroyed the majority of the Spire, rendering it unusable. The only surviving portions were underwater, concealed from sight. It explains why I can not see it in this even in this time, I can feel it, Its heart beat on a different tempo to mine.
Shards are curious Old Kingdom artifacts, used by Lucien during the events of mybdestiny. Shards are capable of using a powerful lightning attack as well as transporting troops. They appear to be made from the same material as the Tattered Spire.
A shard is first seen during the Hero of Will quest, when I attempted to rescue Garth from Brightwood Tower; Lucien's forces use a shard to transport Spire Guards, as well as kidnap Garth at the end of the quest. Shards make further appearances in subsequent quests, and inside the Spire itself. A Great Shard is battled during the Bloodstone Assault.
Shards can be defeated using the shock spell and a ranged weapon. Meleé combat can also be effective, although shards are capable of their own close attack which effectively tramples you. So stand back and use will or skill. Be quick on your feet, it will be usuful to dodge its attacks.
The Great Shard is a larger, more powerful version of a normal Shard . It is encountered during the quest Bloodstone Assault after exiting Reaver's Rear Passage and meeting up with Garth and Hammer. It has the ability to unleash waves of Spire Guards and Spire Soldiers. The way to destroy it is to keep repeatedly hitting it with level 4 or 5 Will spells until the white orb comes out, then attacking the orb. If you choose, you can let Garth hit it with his own spells while you hold off the Spire Guards and Soldiers. Once destroyed, I gained a shard shard. It has been described as an "Enormous, flying pointy boulder" or "A glorified pebble" by Reaver.'
I finished, that is all I had learnt about the mysterious Spire. I had learnt so much. All I had known had been wrong, it hadn't been destroy due to a wish, but because of the Crawler! I couldn't wait to tell Darrian!
"What are you doing?" I jumped it was Maze.
"I...I..." I didn't know how to answer. This man scared me, he is friends with Jacks of Blades.
"Hawk, I am sure to keep you waiting, here's the book you wanted." The guild master came from nowhere, surprising Maze and I.
"Thank you!" I picked up my paper and the candle. I took the book .'The secret power of Albion.'
"You're up unusually late Guild master." Maze said
"Ah yes, Hawk wanted to have a little help on a topic she missed. I went over it a while a go, You would have been welcome to join us." The guild master told him.
"Well, thank you guildmaster." I smiled ."Good night Maze." I headed up to my room. I placed the book down and lay down. I closed my eyes and slept until the morning's first light.