Chapter 2

We slowly woke, blinded by the light of the midday sun. I heard Riku mumble, "What the hell happened, and where are we anyway?" I responded, as if recalling something long-forgotten, "The continent of Avarion, not far from Kabraxis." Riku and Summer looked at me like I was crazy, then we heard a dry laugh, and as we spun around, our hands still clutching the pitiful constructed weapons we held, and we heard a voice saying "I cannot be killed by those pathetic things, much less injured. You have no need to fear me, for I am not evil, like Baal and hs brothers. Look at me, and hear my name, I am Lazarus, a Plainswalker. I have been wating for you three, the Chosen, the Innocent, and the Defiled. You three, and only you three, can combat the evil ones and emerge victorious." The only thing we did was look at him like he was insane, and he chuckled slightly, saying "I will train you in the arts of war, so do not worry, for you will be prepared against this momentous task. First, I will tel you of the Coming of the Three and the War of the Light." We sat down and I nodded, saying, "Well? Are you going to speak?" He nodded and gasped slightly, and began speaking. "This world was brought into existance by several gods, and after the task was done, they died, leaving only 2 left. Chronos, the god of Light, and Magus, the god of Darkness. Chronos's and Magus's armies fought for this world, then Chronos made Humanity, and three heros rose up among the ranks of the humans, bearing weapons forged by Chronos himself, Avarion, the blade that shatters evil, Draconis, the staff that brings the light into form, and Windforce, the bow that send thousands of arrows at once, sending a wind of pain at the enemy. They destroyed Magus, splitting him into three forms. That signaled the Coming of the Three. Diablo, the Lord of Pain, Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred, and Baal, the almighty Lord of Destruction. The three heroes sealed them after a fierce battle that took many lives, including Chronos's himself." Summer intruppted him, saying "But, some people still pray to Chronos, I thought he was still living somewhere!" Lazarus responded, "They took Chronos's life because no god is immortal, he ascended to a higher plane and became a true god. Now no mortal can touch him." Summer nodded and he continued, "They came back suddenly, and nearly destroyed this world. The three heroes were outmatched and killed by a massive army of demons. Then, in the midst of the battle between the Three's armies and the last alliance of the humans, Chronos himself appeared and sealed the Three, for all eternity, or so we hoped. This world, that you call Avarion, is in reality called Sanctuary. You are the descendants of the three legendary heroes, whose names were lost in the sands of time. Ryu, you are destined for Avarion. Summer, you are destined for Draconis, and Riku, you are destined for the Windforce. After a few months, you shall journey to the various points where the weapons lie, alone." I looked at him and yelled "What?! We usually stay together!" Lazarus laughed again and pointed to the north, where a dark cloud began to gather, "The Three has already began to return, and for your lives to be normal again, they must be defeated." We looked to the north and nodded slowly, and I said, "What must we do?" And Lazarus led us to his house, mumbling under his breath. We changed clothes, and left the house, waiting on Lazarus and our future. Three months later. We were ready, we thought, so all of us confronted Lazarus and he laughed, saying, "You're ready are you? Then ready some supplies and what weapons I've given you, you start out in one hour." We did so, and he took me aside, saying, "Avarion is the hardest of the three to get, good luck Dragonslayer." I looked at him like I was crazy, then he met us at the gate of his forest, and led us to three roads. I took the middle, Summer took the left, and Riku took the right. Thus began our journey.