Chapter 11-The Diamond of Melympus

BladeRend's P.O.V

At the end of the arena stood a pathway that led to the next level, going through it in hopes of reaching the diamond soon.

We walked through the pathway and as we neared the next room, we can just see it was a parkour. Arriving the room, it was a parkour, it was a series of parkour that went higher as it goes, and at the top there was a door that glowed a shiny gold tint. At the bottom was a pool of water, if we fell at least we wouldn't die!

BladeXend: 'Ugh parkour…'

Akira: 'Let the awesome one do it!'

BladeXend: 'Shutup! Go.' He pushed him into the water under the parkour.

Akira: 'AAAHHH!' He fell face first into the water.

The girls were laughing at them, while I went ahead to get on with the parkour, I had little time to waste.

Akira: 'You just wait!'

BladeXend: 'Take that!'

Akira: 'Don't waste time look at Bladey lets go already.'

They finally begin climbing the parkour.

I hopped block to block without fail, I see Akira below me failing a bit as I hear a splashing sound.

BladeXend: 'How's it going 'awesome one?''

Akira: 'Why you!'

He restarts while still drenched.

I had already made it to the halfway point, but Akira was still struggling at the forth jump. I nearly facepalmed, wonder why he loves to brag when he can't do it. Oh well, at least he is humble enough. Kaitlin and BladeXend were catching up to me. Kiera was quite near to me. With my next step, there was a pressure plate on it and I had to press it. Upon stepping on it, dispensers appeared on the ceiling, it started shooting fire charges down on us.

I sped up as I hopped over to the next jumps. I jumped to the next block and I slipped, I fell on my back and saw above me was a fire charge, this one was huge! It was really near to me when I closed my eyes tight, thinking I would be scorched. Then, I my death didn't come I opened my eyes and I was shocked to see that the time had stopped and I was the only one moving. My team and all around were frozen. I looked at them in their awkward positions. Appeared in front me was an ethereal form of Galaxus.

BladeRend: 'Lord Galaxus.'

Galaxus: 'Prince BladeRend, your father has brought you a gift, this will help you get past this ordeal.'

Then he reached out his hand and appeared on it was an arm guard. It was fully diamond and enchanted, it had sharp claws at the hands of it, and the shoulder was spiked and covered the upper shoulder.

Galaxus: 'This is the Melympian Hand, it can deflect hits, melee and ranged. Use it to defeat your enemies and it can help you with your quest.'

I grabbed it and put my right hand in it. I could feel its powerful ability within it. Suddenly I felt a strong force pulling me back to my position before time froze, Galaxus lifts the spell and time resumes.

Kaitlin: 'BladeRend! Look out!'

I used my new arm guard and forcefully hit the fire charge away, it made a bizarre sound as I deflected it. It hit the ceiling and the dispensers broke.

Akira: 'Whoa what is that? How did you get it?'

I flipped back onto my feet and admired my new arm guard.

BladeRend: 'It is the Melympian hand, just now before I the fire charge came down on me, Lord Galaxus stopped time to hand me this arm guard.'

BladeXend: 'Now that's cool.'

We continued through the parkour, within minutes we arrived at the top. I had made it up the parkour first, then Kiera, followed by Kaitlin and BladeXend and last but not least Akira. He was panting as we dragged himself up the last jump.

Akira: 'There done, anyone got water?' he was still panting.

BladeXend: 'Hah! You're too awesome for water.'

Akira: 'No really I'm beat man…'

BladeXend: 'There's water behind you.'

Akira: 'Water…' he foolishly jumps off all the way down.

BladeXend: 'He really is an idiot.'

Akira: 'Aahh water, oh wait whaa?' he looked up at us, they were laughing at his folly.

BladeXend: 'Haha you fell for the oldest trick in the book!'

Akira: 'Oh when I get up there I will…'

He was cut off as he was magically teleported back up.

Akira: 'Great time for business…' He cracks his knuckles.

BladeXend: 'Yea… umm let's talk this through man.'

BladeRend: 'Let's get on with it, we need to find the diamond, if you're not coming I will go.' I walk towards the door.

Kiera: 'Haha chill kid, if they won't go, then we will.' She and Kaitlin followed me.

BladeXend: 'Hey count me in and count him out!' he follows us.

Akira: 'What! How can you!' he runs after us.

My brothers do waste a lot of time. Well at least I do enjoy their company, during my journey to find the Anima Mundi, being alone kinda made me feel like I needed someone by my side, this was perfect.

I pushed open the door and stood before us was three giant statues, behind them was a big stone pedestal. Sitting on top of it was The Diamond of Melympus! It was glowing a bright cyan aura, lightning energy formed around it.

BladeRend: 'There! That is what we seek!'

I ran towards it when suddenly, the statues came alive! They stepped in front of me, cutting off my route to the diamond. I looked up at their ferocious expressions.

Statue 1: 'You must get past us in order to get to the sacred diamond!'

BladeRend: 'So be it.'

I whipped out my Blade of Melympus, while the others pulled out their weapons and prepared to fight.

Akira and BladeXend went after a statue, Kiera and Kaitlin as well. I looked up at the statue that was in front of me. He smashed his hand down on me, I evaded and jumped onto his hand and ran up his arm, he tried to catch me but he failed. I ran up to his face and gave a hard shot to his face and I fell onto his other hand. He tried to catch me again but I flew straight up and l crashed down on the top of his head and I almost stabbed onto his head, but he caught me. He squeezed as hard as he could, I slipped out my right arm and with my blade, I smashed his hand and he immediately let go of me. I sent out my Melon Bringer to grab onto him, I pulled myself up to his shoulder and struck his face again. Landing on his other shoulder, I stabbed my blade onto his ear and pulled myself on his head, I quickly stabbed down forcefully onto the top of his head. He roared in pain and falls to the ground, I hopped off his head as he touched down.

My task was almost done, the diamond was within reach but I know my team needed my help.

Kiera's P.O.V

The statue looked down at us, Kaitlin prepared her staff as I drew my bow. It shot bolts at us through his fingertips, we managed to dodge it. I shot a rapid fire of arrows at him and damaged him a little. Kaitlin fired magic bolts at it and it tried to grab her but BladeRend came in and stabbed his sword into his hand, Kaitlin jumped on his hand. The statue carried her up and she shot it in the head and it fell to the ground. I shot some explosive arrows at the statue. He crumbled a little and Kaitlin fired a huge blast at it, then it started to fall apart. It was done.

Akira's P.O.V

I summoned my pole blade and blocked the statues hand as it came down. BladeXend sent a wave of energy at the statue, as he did, the statue lifted its hand and released pressure on me. I threw my pole blade straight at its forehead, the statue staggered and BladeXend grabbed me and threw me all the way up to my poleblade. I took it out and stabbed it in the eye, it went down on its knee and I fell on its arm and ran down to the ground. Out of nowhere, three beams of energy flew straight at it, BladeRend, Kiera and Kaitlin blasted it with all their energy. He broke into half and collapsed.

Akira: 'There another victory thanks to…'

BladeXend: 'To them not you! You little fool.' He cut me off.

Akira: 'You wouldn't even let me finish, I was about to praise BladeRend, right Bladey? Bladey?'

He was in such a hurry that right after he took down the statue, he went straight for the diamond.

BladeRend's P.O.V

Upon defeating the last statue, I was too eager so I instantly darted towards the pedestal and towards the diamond, what I had sought. I stopped between my tracks as I ran to the pedestal. I looked up at it and saw what power it holds. I grabbed it, then I felt its power surging through me, it was almost as intense as when I received the Anima Mundi's power. As I took it down from the pedestal, the pedestal transformed into a diamond anvil! I put my blade and the diamond together and the result made my eyes open wide with awe…

To be continued…