Chapter 10
"So, just how many of these "power of kings" are out there, Cor?" asked Noctis as he glance at Cor as they, his 3 friends, Zaltana and Nyx run down the path away from the first tomb.
"There are 13 known royal arms. Each enshrined at a royal tomb, though we know the locations of only a few of them." replied Cor.
"Only a few of them? Then what about the rest?" asked Prompto.
"We don't know where the rest of the tombs are but don't worry. I've enlisted the help of the hunters. They'll comb the land in search of the rest of the lost tombs." replied Cor reassuringly at Prompto.
"Where's the other nearby tomb you mentioned?" asked Zaltana.
"Keycatrich Trench, your highness. We know there to be a crypt deep inside the tunnels." replied Cor before a large group of Sabertusks suddenly appear and charge toward him, Noctis, his 3 friends, Zaltana and Nyx and they began attacking them. When they saw the large group of Sabertusks suddenly appear and attack them, they swiftly summoned forth their weapons and wasted little to no time in striking down the large group of Sabertusks one by one until all of the Sabertusks lies dead on the ground around them and they dismissed their weapons.
"That wasn't a bad effort for you, Prompto." said Cor slightly proudly to Prompto.
"Whoa, I just got praised by the immortal." said Prompto as he glance at Noctis, Ignis and Gladiolus with a small smile on his face.
"Don't take that as leave to slack off. You're only as good as your last battle." said Cor in a reprimanding tone of voice to Prompto, who nodded nervously at Cor before all of them fell silent as they kept on running down the path then turned to their left to run down another pathway until they run and came to a stop inside the large open trench area filled with ruined and abandon buildings and some large cannon weapons. They also saw a large group of magitek troopers holding assault rifles walking around the area while other magitek troopers holding sniper rifles stood watch on the tall metal walkways above them with two large blue-coloured MA Veles robots standing at attention nearby some airships after the airships flew down and landed on the ground.
"Heads up, everyone. There's a large group of magitek troopers and 2 MA Veles robots in front of us." Zaltana warned them.
"Yeah, we know, Zaltana. But thanks for the heads up anyway." said Gladiolus as he nodded to Zaltana.
"What happened to this place?" asked Noctis as he glance at the ruined trench area around him and the others.
"Long years ago, we waged a fierce battle here against the Empire's army." Cor answer and explained to Noctis. "And as you see now, we lose against the empire and this place went to ruin, and after that, the empire moved in like it owned the place." Cor added to Noctis, who nodded back to him before they fell silent again.
The next second, Noctis, his 3 friends and Cor summoned forth their weapons and charge toward the magitek troopers walking around on the ground to begin fighting them just as the magitek troopers noticed Noctis, his 3 friends and Cor coming toward them and they raised their assault rifles to opened fired at them (which they quickly dodged away to avoid being shot). As for both Zaltana and Nyx, they warped away from Noctis and the others up toward the walkways where the other magitek troopers were and summoned forth their weapons to take them down. After they took down the group of magitek troopers on the ground and on the walkway, they then turned their attentions on the 2 MA Veles robots and spend the next few minutes fighting and taking down the 2 MA Veles robots (who fight back at them by firing their missiles or swinging their arms) in the trench area until they managed to take them all down, take a few deep breaths and dismiss their weapons.
"Well done, all of you. And you too for staying with us and lending us your aid against them, your highness." said Cor in a praising tone of voice to Noctis, his 3 friends, Nyx and Zaltana.
"He's right, Zaltana." said Nyx as he nodded and smiled at Zaltana (who smiled then look away from him in slight embarrassment).
"Thank you, sir!" said Prompto.
"Praise from the Marshal is praise indeed." said Ignis with a small nod of his head.
"You got that right, Ignis." said Noctis.
"Come on, you guys. Let's hurry to the next tomb already." said Gladiolus to them before they resumed walking further into the trench area until they spotted and walked down a pathway leading toward the entrance of an underground tunnel under one of the ruined buildings. But before they could head into the tunnel, Cor suddenly hold out his arm in front of them and prevented them from entering before he turned to glance at them (while Zaltana got down on one knee in front of Pryna to tell her to stay near the entrance and not follow them into the tunnel, which make Pryna barked back at her before Pryna reluctantly sat down and waited for them near the entrance).
"What's wrong, Marshal? Why are you stopping us?" asked Ignis in a confused tone of voice to Cor.
"Here's where we split up and go our separate way for a short while." said Cor as he take a key out of his pants pocket and handed the key over to Noctis. "Take this key, your majesty. It'll unlock the sealed doors to the other tombs. Seek them out and lay claim to each of the powers they hold. You'll need it." Cor added to Noctis.
"And what will you do?" asked Noctis as he put the key safely in his pants pocket.
"I'll be keeping an eye on the Niffs. Find out what they're up to next while you focus on your own task." said Cor firmly to Noctis.
"I will, Cor. Take care." said Noctis as he nodded to Cor (who nodded back to him before he turned and walked away from them) before he turned to glance at his friends, Nyx and Zaltana (who rejoin them after she's done telling Pryna to stay near the entrance). "Let's do this, everyone." Noctis told them all and they nodded back to him before they slowly and cautiously make their way down into the tunnel in pursuit of the next tomb.