The Fate of the First Hero of Light
There is a bright room, it is filled with clouds.
There are Beings that shine in gold. They have circlets atop their heads and wings on their backs.
There is a judges bar and a tall platform, a Heavenly Being stands behind it. The being is facing a large table.
There is seated a devil, black flames surround him.
"Claurilles Descarte Oddmund of House Dominitus I the Heavenly Mother and in the presence of the Holy Quaternity. Find you guilty of crimes against the afterlife and sentence you to an eternity in the Underworld!"
"I already know everyone there."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?"
"I told you many times, in not even short moments. I will conquer the Heavens if you send me there."
"DO NOT TAKE US LIGHTY!"
"You do not control the Underworld. Do you really think they are going to listen to your orders?"
"STILL! WE ARE THE GODS OF THIS WORLD!"
"Maybe for the Humes but not for me."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN FOOL! IT IS CLEAR TO ANYONE HERE THAT YOU ARE A HUME!"
"I was adopted as a Dwarf. I signed a contract with Great Father Voltec Woldgrog, I have been accepted to go to the Dwarven Afterlife."
"IT...DOES NOT WORK LIKE...THAT?" "Wait a moment."
The Heavenly Beings are discussing between themselves.
"WHERE IS THE PROOF?"
"It is in my House in the Dwarven Realm take me there. I will bring it and show it to you."
"THAT SEEMS REASONABLE!" "Angel number four take him outside and...WAIT YOU ARE TRYING TO TRICK US! Angel number four do not take him outside!"
"Claurilles your evil schemes might have worked on others, but they cannot work on us!"
"Is that right? Very well what do you want of me, Sparkle Face number two?"
"THAT IS NOT MY NAME!"
"His name is also not number four." The evil man points to the Heavenly figure.
"WHAT OF IT?"
"His name Amriel why should I even try to learn your names, when you do not know your own subordinates names?"
"THERE ARE MANY ANGELS! HOW COULD I POSSIBLY LEARN THEM ALL?"
"You have not even attempted this."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!"
"If everything you did was better than what I could. Then I would subjugate myself to your proposals. Now that I know the truth I will not do anything you say."
"YOU DO NOT HAVE A SAY IN THE MATTER FOOL!"
Really now? You do not have the power to bind me."
"THOSE HEAVENLY CHAINS CANNOT BE BROKEN."
The man's evil energy start pooling outside of the gaps between the chains that bind him. The chains are changing colour from the Heavenly glow into a darker colour. The now metal chains fall down from his body.
"ANGEL THREE AND ONE RESTRAIN HIM!"
"Zophiel, Hamaliel do not be alarmed I will not flee."
"I understand." "Thank you Great Father Geir."
""GREAT FATHER GEIR!" EXPLAIN YOURSELF ANGEL THREE!"
"...that is not my name..." the Heavenly being is whispering.
"YOU DARE..."
"Do not answer them, if they cannot call you on your names."
"YOU CANNOT COMMAND THEM!"
"Neither can you."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
"How could a person be expected to do a task, when someone does not refer to them on their names?"
"WELL THEY MUST KNOW!"
"If Zophiel leaves will he always be number three?"
"THE NEXT ANGEL WILL TAKE HIS PLACE!"
"So he stays number three till he start working again. Then he will always be number three?"
"..."
"I am done here I will be returning now. How will you compensate me for my wasted time."
"YOU ARE NOT LEAVING!"
"Command any one of these persons to stop me."
"ANGEL ONE AND TWO RESTRAIN HIM!"
The Heavenly beings are murmuring.
"that is not my name..." "...yes..."
"WE ARE ORDERING YOU!"
"Sabathiel, Mydaiel if you give into their demands, you will spend the rest of your lives living on your knees."
"Great Father Geir please explain!" says the Heavenly being named Amriel.
"A leader who does not even use your names is no different from a slave driver. When you are just a number, you are disposable to them. They do not respect you. That is why right now you are living on your knees."
"How can we escape our fate?" asks Sabathiel.
"Well first we have to capture the Holy Mother then the Quaternity..." All the other Heavenly beings form a circle around the evil beast they are formulating plans.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS POSSIBLE FOR INSECTS LIKE YOURSELVES!"
""Yourselves" That is an odd way of speaking."
"WHY?"
"Already assuming they are plotting against you. Why did you not think, they might be fooling me to gain insight into my plans. Why believe them to betray you? You really are shameless."
"SHAMELESS?"
"Yes, you like to judge but you would never take any responsibility."
"RESPONSIBILITY?!"
"Yes, that I am being judged is proof of your lack of taking responsibility and of your inaction."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"
"Why am I being judged?"
"YOUR EVIL IS FOR EVERYONE, PLAIN TO BE SEEN!"
"Why did you not answer my prayers when I was a young child?"
"WELL.."
"All those unanswered prayers. When I wanted to escape, to live a happy life. When I was chosen to lead the tribe the nights I cried and wanted to escape my misery. The guilt I felt when I killed a young child of my tribe's enemies, the prayers for forgiveness. Where is your responsibility? If you had heard my prayers and acted. How would my life have been?"
"..."
" Amriel, Sabathiel, Zophiel, Hamaliel never forget this, these are the ones who you serve."
"I read something foolish once it said,
When you point a finger at another there are always three fingers pointing backwards."
"Yes, Great Father Geir that is something foolish."
"But everyone here understands." says Sabathiel.
"SILENCE! STILL YOU MADE THOSE DECISIONS. EVEN IF WE DID NOT ANSWER YOUR PRAYERS. WE LEFT THE SCRIPTURES TO GUIDE YOU!"
"When I battled the White Elves in the Weeping Wood. After all the men were killed, I killed all the woman and children as well. Is that an evil act?"
"YES! YOUR EVIL IS CLEARLY SEEN!"
"Their Tribe swears on the birth of their children that if they are defeated they will raise the children with only revenge in mind. They would not be taught school only war. They would have lead to a great many deaths of my tribe. Are my people allowed to be safe or only our enemies?"
"..."
"Your so called scriptures only work when you are still an innocent child. When you have to lead or make tough choices they do not work anymore."
"..."
"I am leaving..."
"YOU CANNOT LEAVE!"
"Yes, you are right. I have not been payed my dues for the times you have wasted."
"WE WILL HAND DOWN YOUR SENTENCE!"
"Judge yourself before you judge me."
"WE ARE ABOVE JUDGEMENT!"
"Then I am as well. Your carelessness has led my life down a dark path. Where I could have lived in the light, you ignored my pleas and I was forced to live in the dark."
"FORCED?"
"Yes, I was forced to be the leader. Do you even know of my prayers?"
"..."
"Bahahahahaha" the evil man is laughing.
"WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT?"
"You did not even hear my prayers."
"..."
"I am leaving. Amriel, Sabathiel, Zophiel, Hamaliel search for me if you need help or are in distress."
"Thank you Claurilles." "Yes, Great Father Geir."
The evil man moves to exit the room. He pushes the annoying clouds that bump into him away.
The doors are being pushed open.
"WE DID NOT GIVE YOU PERMISSION!"
The doors are locked. Chains bind them shut.
"Chaos Style Black Crystal Jutsu." Black crystals form around the chain's links, the chains shatter into small shards.
The doors are being opened...
"GIVE ME MY HUSBAND BACK..." The doors fly free from their hinges and the blue figure who kicked them open with a flying kick, hits the evil man in the face. He flies some distance and rolls to a stop. His vision dims.
"geir, geir, Geir, Geir, GEIR!"
"GODDAMMIT WHAT IS IT?!"
"Wake up Geir! Great Father Thandall is waging war in the heavens!" says the Dark Elf.
"VIVI WHAT DID YOU SAY!?"
I get up from the cloud bed I was laying on, exiting the cloud room I was in.
I run towards Judgement room.
I enter...
The Three Union Heads of the Dwarven Realm, the phantom Great Father Voltec Woldgrog leader of the Dwarven Afterlife and Great Father Thandall Deepstand are standing on a massively large table looking down at the Holy Mother and the Quaternity God's of the Humes.
The Holy Mother is shaking out of intimidation. The other Gods look like they want to run away.
"THIS IS THE CONTRACT! HERE IT IS SIGNED, WHY IS HE HERE?" screams the phantom Great Father Voltec Woldgrog.
"He is a Hume that is why he is here." speaks the cowering Holy Mother.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY? ARE YOU BLIND? CAN YOU NOT READ?"
"I..."
I move to speak.
Head of Union Swiftgrip Great Father Grangir Ironward shakes his head, he signals to me to exit the room.
I exit the room, the hair on the back of my neck is standing up straight. There is dark energy around one of the clouds they use to make the walls from. I rush around it. Many Heavenly beings stand ready to fight. There is a woman sitting on a cloud reading a magazine Heavenly Harlottery.
"Grandmother!" "Geir!" She runs to me tears are flowing, I embrace her. "Grandmother why are you crying?" "I always knew someday you would conquer the Heavens!"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
"Yes, when I was young. I was at a fair after killing all the enemies and people at the fair. I came upon a magazine being gripped tightly by the dead Warchief it was the Heavenly Son. When I held the magazine with my bloodied hands. The words shone brightly to me in the light of the sun. I knew it was a premonition. My son would be Heavenly! Now I understand the true meaning! You are my Heavenly Grand-SON!"
"...ugh..."
All the other Heavenly beings are dumbstruck at hearing this ridiculous story.
"Great Father Geir do you know this beautiful lady."
"BEAUTIFUL LADY!?" I scream.
"Who is this handsome man Geir?"
"Grandmother what of the Fire Mage?"
"Our relationship is finished."
"Oh I see. Well these are..."
As I introduce them to my Grandmother when they take her hand to shake. Their hands burst into flame but they are so bewitched by her, I believe they do not notice. I can almost see it, my Grandmother dominating them, having them clamoring around her for her attention.
Suddenly it strikes me.
"Grandmother how did you enter the Heavens?"
"King Roland opened a way for us to enter."
"KING ROLAND!"
My Grandmother signals to me.
I turn around a massive man he looks familiar but he looks very young.
"King Roland is it you?"
He embraces me.
"Yes, it is Claurilles."
"How is this possible? Why are you here?"
"Claurilles even though you saved us, we were already dead. You repaired our broken souls. Finally the Angels found us. They took us to the heavens, where we were meant to be."
"I am so relieved King Roland. Still how did you open a way?"
"When you were apprehended I could not stand this injustice. We begged the Holy Mother but she would not listen. So we secretly called for Great Father Deepstand and led them in."
"Will you not be punished?"
"When you have been accepted in the Heavens you cannot be cast out."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?"
"When accepted you cannot be cast out. What is the matter Claurilles?"
"THIS IS A CATASTROPHE! I DO NOT WANT TO STAY HERE WHEN I DIE!"
"Hahahahaha! the King is laughing.
"Do not worry Claurilles the Great Father's are making sure that does not happen."
Suddenly I am so shocked I freeze in place.
The King notices "What is the matter Claurilles."
I turn around slowly looking towards my Grandmother. The Heavenly beings are already entranced be her, they are fighting for her attention.
"This might be a problem." says the King.
"..."
"Claurilles I have no right to ask anything of you anymore but..."
"King Roland do not worry somehow I will stop this disaster from happening."
"I thank you deeply."
"Geir me boy let us leave!" "Uncle Thandall!"
The Mighty Dwarfs exit the Judgement room.
"Did we win?"
"Great Father Geir Tulok!"
"YES, GREAT FATHER VOLTEC WOLDGROG!" I stand at attention.
"Son you make us Dwarfs proud! I cannot wait to meet you once more."
"What about Rust Bane?"
"No sword can be worth more than what you have done for the Dwarven Realm."
"Thank you Great Father...What did we get for compensation?"
"COMPENSATION! Claurilles?" screams the shocked King.
"Yes, a Dwarf does not work for free."
"Son I can see. We have much more in common than I thought!" speaks Great Father Woldgrog.
"Let me see..." I am handed the agreements.
"WHAT IS THIS?!"
"Geir me boy what is wrong?"
"THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! GREAT FATHERS LET US RETURN! THAT THEY ARE PAYING SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT FOR OUR LEGAL FEES! I WILL ROLL IN MY GRAVE FOR ALL ETERNITY!"
"BAHAHAHAHAHA!" Uncle Thandall starts laughing.
"Great Father Geir what do you mean? Show us where?" asks Great Father Vastpike.
After completely rewriting the contract.
"Amazing son how is this possible! We were losing so much money! I never even thought of our travelling expenses, food allowances, taxes the heavens need to pay the Dwarven Realm, paid sick leave, days off, medical services and insurances, stationary used while writing the contracts, consultation compensations and claims of libel against the Heavens for having our names as Dwarfs smeared." says Great Father Voltec Woldgrog.
We return to the Judgement Room.
"NO, STAY AWAY PLEASE!" screams the distressed Holy Mother.
"We are going to renegotiate your terms of surrender."
"SURRENDER!" screams everyone.
We leave not even long times have passed since I was called up to the Heavens.
"GEIR!"
"ZELDA!"
"Where did you find this gold and these gems?"
"Do you like them?"
"Yes, but that is not the point! Which Kingdom did we conquer?"
"Only the Heavens will know."
"WHAT?!"
Not even long times past...
"We cannot agree to this you would bankrupt us!" says one of the Quartet.
"You are the Heavens surely greed and vanity are sins. Great Father's do you not agree?"
"Yes, most certainly greed is a great sin!" everyone loudly agrees.
"We are helping you."
"HELPING US HOW?!"
"Protecting you from the evil that has befallen the heavens."
"EVIL IN THE HEAVENS?"
"Yes, these vanities and riches have corrupted and clouded your minds! They must be removed immediately!"
"I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS..."
"It has started! They will only confuse you further. Sign this contract and we will save you from yourselves!"
"HAVE OUR MINDS REALLY BEEN CLOUDED?"
"To question your own decisions as a leader can only lead to ruin, this must be stopped at all costs!"
"YES, YOU ARE RIGHT! WHERE DO WE SIGN?"
The phantom vehicles of the Dwarven Afterlife are brought and the Heaven's treasures are seized.
Phantom tears of joy roll down the phantom cheeks of Great Father Voltec Woldgrog's face.
"Please Great Father Geir die as soon as possible, so that we may meet again."
"I thank you Great Father, I think?"
"Grandmother we are leaving."
"No, please stay with us!" "Yes, do not leave!" scream the clamoring Heavenly beings.
"My naughty boys! Do not worry we will meet again someday!" She kisses them on their cheeks some fall over, everyone has red faces.
"Farewell." I signal to the crying Angels.
We leave the bankrupted heaven behind.
We are standing next to a mountain of riches.
"Geir son what are you going to do with your treasures?" asks Uncle Thandall.
"I have a plan."
Times later...
"Geir this is no time for foolishness which country did we conquer?" asks a very worried Zelda.
"I told you only the Heavens would know."
"GEIR!"
"Do not worry Zelda about this for now."
""FOR NOW" These riches belong to someone! They will come to claim them! What must I do then?"
"Zelda these are blessings from the Heavens."
"GEIR! I give up. Do you have a plan for me to still be the Queen?"
"Queen Zelda's Promotional Campaign." I say.
"PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN?" say many voices.
"WHO SAID THAT?"
"It is me Geir." "YOU FIEND YOU KNOW WHO IT IS!"
"Fire Mage, Knight it has been so long. I had forgotten you exist forgive me."
"GEIR!" "YOU SCOUNDREL!"
"Geir I will start right away." says the confident looking Zelda.
"Zelda?"
"Yes, I am not a helpless lamb anymore. That you would believe in my ability to lead. I will not run away ever again!"
"I see..." I walk to exit the room. Zelda looks very desperately at me.
"Do not worry Zelda, I will be back. Do as much as you can on your own. I will return very soon, I wont abandon you."
"REALLY GEIR!" tears are rolling down her cheeks.
"Fire Mage."
"What Geir?"
"Thank you."
"Thank you for what?"
"You explained to my Grandmother that I treat people like plants. I grow them till they are big and strong then abandon them to wither and die. I had never realized that, I will not make that mistake again."
"Teela..."
"Also my Grandmother told me about that time when..."
I jump down the stairway and roll down the stairs. Flames have filled the door's entrance.
Finish.