The Revelation
"Isn't this an awful lot of rain?" Kane asked, shielding his eyes, "But that town is wierd. They don't rush themselves for harvest, then hide below ground each year, after the rain begins. When I woke, they'd stowed below ground, so I spent a few months getting over claustrophobia."
"Wait," Max pointed, "Isn't that a castle that way?"
"Yeah, so?" Kane raised an eyebrow, "I doubt we'll reach it before we get totally drenched."
"That's not my point," Max shivered, "That's the Castle of the Ancients."
"No way," Kane blinked and looked again, "I never saw it."
"That doesn't matter," Max looked at the village, "There's a legend about the Castle. Something about it being Northwest of a village that was spellbound into eternal sameness. Or something like that."
"I think I know what you're talking about," Kane shook his head, "But I don't know it very well."
"If I remember right," Max closed his eyes, "The village was cursed- blessed to always do the exact same thing, year after year, never aging, and any who visited shortly began following the routine. This was an effort to seal away three evil spirits. But I can't remember what they were. Anyway, two young men appeared and destroyed the monsters that were an integral part of the enchantment, and the evils were released. Shortly after, three hugely powerful demons began warring about Granseal, Parmecia, and Rune, collectively known as the Valley of Evil or The Arc, something like that. Two of them lost to the third over rulership of the Arc, and in a fit of revenge, they worked together to seal the third away."
"It's Arc Valley," Kane paled, "Max, this village is the one in the legend, and we killed the monsters, so we got shifted backward in time! And we released the evil spirits!!"
"That means it's our fault that Rune was attacked, and the Ancients went extinct," Max cringed, "And probably our fault that Darksol and Dark Dragon existed."
"Why couldn't we have been warned? Maybe we can still do something," Kane brightened, "If we find the spirits before they start fighting, maybe we can destroy them, and Rune will still be safe."
"Isn't this an awful lot of rain?" Kane asked, shielding his eyes, "But that town is wierd. They don't rush themselves for harvest, then hide below ground each year, after the rain begins. When I woke, they'd stowed below ground, so I spent a few months getting over claustrophobia."
"Wait," Max pointed, "Isn't that a castle that way?"
"Yeah, so?" Kane raised an eyebrow, "I doubt we'll reach it before we get totally drenched."
"That's not my point," Max shivered, "That's the Castle of the Ancients."
"No way," Kane blinked and looked again, "I never saw it."
"That doesn't matter," Max looked at the village, "There's a legend about the Castle. Something about it being Northwest of a village that was spellbound into eternal sameness. Or something like that."
"I think I know what you're talking about," Kane shook his head, "But I don't know it very well."
"If I remember right," Max closed his eyes, "The village was cursed- blessed to always do the exact same thing, year after year, never aging, and any who visited shortly began following the routine. This was an effort to seal away three evil spirits. But I can't remember what they were. Anyway, two young men appeared and destroyed the monsters that were an integral part of the enchantment, and the evils were released. Shortly after, three hugely powerful demons began warring about Granseal, Parmecia, and Rune, collectively known as the Valley of Evil or The Arc, something like that. Two of them lost to the third over rulership of the Arc, and in a fit of revenge, they worked together to seal the third away."
"It's Arc Valley," Kane paled, "Max, this village is the one in the legend, and we killed the monsters, so we got shifted backward in time! And we released the evil spirits!!"
"That means it's our fault that Rune was attacked, and the Ancients went extinct," Max cringed, "And probably our fault that Darksol and Dark Dragon existed."
"Why couldn't we have been warned? Maybe we can still do something," Kane brightened, "If we find the spirits before they start fighting, maybe we can destroy them, and Rune will still be safe."
