Hey guys, this'll be the second to last chapter. I've decided my next story will be about amulet. The story of Emily and trellises son, Jacob. Thanks again to Harley Robson for the idea, I will try to live up to any expectations for the book. Enjoy the second to last chapter to the creed of life
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Ah'Tabai felt shameful, listening to the whole ridiculous plan of the fate of the world, especially from the biggest ass in the world, it all seemed pointless. Usually he would stand his ground to this sort of thing, but it seemed too late for that, besides he couldn't really do anything from where he was. He didn't see a way out of this, so he just thought about the time he had left, watching Roberts trying to make a decent villain out of himself, staring at his Speer like a child bored of a new toy. He glanced below his feet, where Mary sat, bent, bruised, but still mustering more and more courage to fight. He envied her for that, knowing she had more than he ever had. Suddenly he heard a loud crash from about ten feet away. He looked over to see a large hole in the wall, on the other side was some kind of strange tall man, holding the man Anne called Sever, and behind him was Anne herself with the rest of Edwards crew. Roberts looked up from his Speer and his jaw dropped. He walked over to them with a stern look on his face.
"Why the hell didn't you just use the giant fucking door in front?!" He yelled. Rogers walked up to him with a distressed look on his face.
"Roberts, this...thing hasn't been given a proper field test, we barely got it to follow us back here, obviously much less to get it to use the door. It only seems to listen to you and it's handler, so could you get him to take it away before it starts to get...hungry...again? because we need you here, and frankly we need soldiers HERE, and not in its stomach." He said. Roberts frowned and snapped his fingers. A dark assassin wearing leopard skin around his shoulders walked towards the giant. His hands began to glow purple, the giant dropped Sever and followed him towards its sell door. Once it was locked up, along with A'de, Anto and the others, sever and Anne were chained next to Edward and Ah'Tabai, and dark assassins began to flood through the doors. Roberts stood in front of them and smiled, with Rogers at his side, rolling his eyes.
"Ladies and gentlemen. This is it, the day of reckoning, the day that the fallen walks the earth!" He yelled. They all cheered. Sever and Anne were still unconscious, Edward and Ah'Tabai were still too weak to move, but Mary still tugged at her chains. She looked around at all of the faces knowing they were all waiting to see her and her friends die, she had to break out, she couldn't let it all end here, not like this. Roberts walked around the five stroking his mustache, thinking about who to kill first. He pointed to each one of them again and again, until his finger finally landed on Mary. Two dark assassins came over to Mary and uncuffed her. She struggled in their arms as they dragged her towards the sacrificial chamber. Ah'Tabai and Edward began to use what strength they had to pull on their chains, but they didn't have much effect. Mary kept struggling as they passed the rock walls. They placed her in the center, Suddenly Mary began to lose strength, until she stopped moving all together, and the circular part under her began to glow purple. Mary looked dazed, but also confused by what was happening. Roberts began to laugh.
"What, little girl?" He asked his voice rising "Did you honestly think you'd get the same treatment as those underlings of yours? No this is the ultimate sacrifice, which will be done with the very best equipment! Count yourself lucky, miss read, you'll be the first to be sacrificed to my master! Once the chamber reaches its full glow, you'll be history!" He yelled. Ah'tabais eyes moved back and forth frantically, his mind trying to find a way to save her. He finally bowed his head, knowing he had to use his last resort if he was going to save her, and hopefully everyone else. He began to speak in an ancient tongue.
"Takio...messiahn...trendo...del reth!" He yelled. Suddenly his body began to glow white. He pulled harder on his chains, all eyes directed to him. The chains began to crack the stone. Roberts took notice too and panicked.
"No, No, NO! Somebody stop him!" He yelled. Three dark assassins ran over and tried to restrain him, but a surge of energy pushed them back. Ah'Tabai gave one final pull and broke the chains. He looked towards Mary as the sacrificial chamber began to glow brighter and brighter. He ran towards her, dodging sword, hammer and pistol. When he got close enough, Roberts swung his spear, and the impossible happened. The tip hit his back directly, but instead of wounding him, it shattered on impact. Roberts stood there, stunned, staring at his broken spear. Ah'Tabai kept running and the chamber glowed bright enough to the point where it was unbearable to look at. He dove and pushed her out of the way, letting her regain her strength. He laid there on the circle, the same effect happening to his body. Mary stood up, confused. The glow overlapped her vision. All she could see was white, but she heard two words in the commotion.
"Goodbye...Mary." The words came from Ah'Tabai. When her sight returned, Ah'Tabai was gone, with only his hood remaining, and the chambers glow died. Mary stood there in utter shock. She slowly kneeled down next to the chamber, with tears of anger and sadness in her eyes. She clutched his hood
"Mentor...no...NOOOO!" She yelled to the sky, realizing that her teacher, the nearest thing she had to a father...was gone...forever. Roberts, with an explosive look on his face, holding his broken spear, walked over to her and grabbed her by the collar. He threw her against the wall and yelled in anger.
"Damn dirty, assassin scum! To think Tabai was also a spell castor. I suppose the rumor about the assassins utilizing magic was true. No one Defies my wishes. AH!...you know what? I think my master would like to see you, and all of your friends die, I'm sure he's just as annoyed as I am, maybe seeing that will appease his rage and mine!" He yelled smiling.
"What? You said you needed us all of us to summon him!" She yelled with tears flowing down her face, holding Ah'Tabai's hood.
"He needs you all for full power, yes, so that he can stop living off my body, But he can appear in a ghostly state here whenever he wants, and wills whatever he wishes, your mentors sacrifice only helped him to further step into this world...BEHOLD!" He yelled. The entire cave began to shake. The once glowing circle in the chamber began to glow even brighter then before, and a shimmering image of a man appeared. He was tall and muscular. What weirded them out was that he had no face, it was still coming into focus. He wore golden armor depicting different battles on his chest, with designs that looked like flames on his shoulders. He wore a golden helmet what looked like a falcon with its wings spread, with a purple cape on his back. When his face came into view, they all gasped. His features changed from one face to another, each with purple glowing eyes. First it looked like black beards, then Rackhams, then Hornigolds, then Vaines, then Ah'Tabai's. Mary scowled viciously.
"You...you monster! You dare wear my mentors face! I WILL SLAUGHTER YOU!" She shrieked as she ran towards him. The fallen, silent, lifted his hand. Mary suddenly stopped dead in her tracks, and began to float in the air. Her arms pressed against her sides, as if something was squeezing her. She floated towards the fallen, struggling to free herself. Roberts smiled and shook his head.
"Miss read...it'll be better for you if you don't struggle." He said in a calm happy voice. She looked at the Fallens many faces, the shifting sped up until his face was a blur. Finally the shifting stopped at one, it was a pale face with a large burn on the left side and an eyepatch on his left eye, he had a short black beard, a short blackish grey hair, and a small scar on his lower lip. Edward stared at him, now focused and in shock, he realized Roberts was right, his face was ugly. The fallen smiled and spoke.
"You must be Mary Read. You and your companions have been causing a lot of trouble for me as of late, and I'm quite annoyed that my second in command took as long as he did to capture you all. But I suppose watching you all die will ease my mind, I hope Roberts can handle that better." He said in a low booming voice glaring at Roberts who stared at his feet. He looked over at Edward for a moment and then back at Edward. His smile began to grow. He looked down at Roberts. "Unshackle them." He said. Roberts looked confused for a moment, but then realized what he was going to do. He snapped his fingers and three dark assassins removed their cuffs, But Anne and Sever were still asleep. The fallen rolled his glowing eyes. "Wake those two." He said. An assassin filled a bucket with water and poured it on Annes head. She woke up with a start and looked around with an extremely confused look.
"What'd I miss?!" She yelled quickly. They tried the same thing with Sever, but it didn't do anything. They shook him and hit him. Anne just shook her head and pushed them aside. "Move! I know how to get him up...assholes." She said. She knelt down and yelled.
"SEVER I LOVE YOU!" With that he shot up and smiled.
"Really?" He asked. She hugged him.
"Yeah, you big dope." She whispered in his ear. "Even if you do make some stupid decisions." She said. He hugged her back with a tear in his eye, happy he had been forgiven for what he'd done to her. But their sentiment was cut short when the assassins picked all three of them up and pushed them towards where the fallen was standing. The fallen laughed.
"I have a fantastic idea for the three of you. I am going to watch one of you kill the others." He said.
"W-what?!" Anne yelled.
"I think it should be the best fighter. Hmm...miss read!" He said.
"Why does everyone pick me first for things?!" She growled in question. The fallen set her down and drew purple energy, and pulsed it at Mary. There was a large flash of light and a scream. When everyone could see Mary was standing there, her back turned. She was still, and soundless. Edward walked over to her hesitantly, but he was punched in the face and knocked on his back. He looked up at her face, her eyes. Her eyes were glowing.