Okay, I fixed the problem in the disclaimer. There was a problem when it
uploaded, and so it looked like I said that C-4 was going to be the
sorceress. So, I fixed that problem. Oh, and another thing. I have
decided that I will not be any particular character from the Diablo game.
So, I won't be a druid, we're going to stick with the orignal five
character classes, and myself.
Reason being because I have my own powers with the Sword of Chaos. Chaos control, chaos slash, chaos beam, and any kind of other chaos attacks I can think of. Plus, the super and hyper form. Now, I know it sounds like I've got an advantage over the others, but in truth, I don't. It may start off that way, but as skills are acquired and used by them, we all become equally powerful. Plus, I think Diablo would be able to take on someone in a super form anyway.
Now just sit back, relax, have some popcorn, read this chapter, and watch the chaos unfold.
Chapter II - The Den of Evil
I walked outside the tent I had stayed in the previous night. Nokame was still sleeping, and as I walked out, I could see that C-4 and Bell were already up. Serena and Kitkat must still be asleep as well. As I walked to the large fire in the middle of the camp, I chilly air of the morning hit me hard. I was already shivering a bit. I should have suspected as much, being close to the mountains and all. As I continued walking towards the fire, I noticed that C-4 and Bell were talking to one of the only two men in the camp. Well, non-mobian men that is.
"Morning Rahn! Sleep well?" asked Bell in here usual perky mood.
"I suppose I slept okay" I said as I took a seat beside her. "I see your making friends with Warriv here?" I said indicating the man dressed in blue sitting near C-4.
"Yeah. Warriv, this is Rahn. Rahn, meet Warriv" said C-4. Warriv extened his hand and I shook it.
"It's a pleasure meeting you Rahn. These two here have spoken about how you know so much about this world, even though your from another. I was wondering if you could help me with a dilemma" said Warriv.
"Let me guess, you need to get your caravan to Lut Gholein, but since Andarial has control of the monestary, your stuck here. Don't worry, me and my friends are heading out later today with the intention of helping the rogues get back the monestary. Don't worry about it." I told him. He looked rather stunned that I knew what he was talking about, so I just told him I was pychic and read his mind. I'd rather not tell him I knew this all from a game. I'd have to explain it to every other person in this camp, and then they'd probably freak. Plus, I didn't want to get their hopes up 'if' we managed not to succeed.
It wasn't long until the others woke up, then we all had a small breakfast out of whatever kind of food Kitkat pulled from his pockets. A few of the rogues standing nearby looked at him perplexed, trying to figure out how he could store so many items, even things that wouldn't fit, inside his pockets. After we finished, Akara came up to us and sat down.
"As I've told you all before, I sensed strong atributes from you last night. I sensed the elemental abilities of a Sorceress, and the holy strengh of a Paladin. I have had Kashya" she motioned to a rogue nearby, who was the military commander of the rogues. "lay out these items her on the ground nearby that will help start you off. For any other needs, such as selling, buying, and repairs, you will have to see Charsi, our blacksmith."
We all looked at the items on the ground. They were all weapons and small sheilds. There was a staff, a short sword, hand axe, some javelins, a wand, and four buckler sheilds.
"Wow, that stuff looks cool!" said Serena.
"Now," started Akara. "I will tell you which kind of trait suits you best according to your attributes. The kind of weapon you use will depend on which trait you have. Now C-4, if you will please come here and stand up in front of me"
C-4 did so and walked up to her. Because Akara was sitting down, he was practically at eye level with her. She looked him up and down, turned his head, and basically did things that a doctor would do at a check up.
"You seem to have the abilities of a Barbarian hidden inside you. You seem more suited to hand to hand combat than the others I sense. The best weapons to suit you for the moment would be the hand axe and a buckler"
C-4 grinned ear to ear, and said his thanks to Akara, then collected the axe and sheild.
"Must be an echidna thing. You know, having the strengh and vitality to stand hand to hand fighting" said Nokame.
"Yeah, well he certainly eats like one, I give him that!" said Kitkat. C- 4 smacked him upside the head with the buckler sheild he got, and Kitkat fell to the ground. He got back up rubbing his head, cursing under his breath as he did so.
About half an hour later, everyone had a weapon. Serena was more suited in learning the skill of an Amazon, so she was given the javelins and a buckler sheild. Later one, she should be able to use bows and crossbows. So, she's going to be the one hanging in the back shooting more than likely. Kitkat, to everyones surprise, came out as the Paladin! Now, I never saw that coming. He could use holy magicks and such, and cast auras that will help any others he would be traveling with, namely us. He got the short sword the third buckler sheild.
Nokame was given the wand and the last buckler sheild. This meant he would be a Necromancer. If I remember the skills correctly, he would specialize in curseing his enemies, summoning minions, and casting poison & bone spells. I can tell you this right now, he isn't going to be welcomed to well later on if we have to travel to Lut Gholein with Warriv.
Finally, Bell was given the staff, making her the Sorceress. So, she had the ability to cast fire, lightening, and ice spells. Basically, she was pretty much going to be unstoppable when she develops the skills fully, because nothing will be able to get close enough to hit her before she kills it!
"Wow, some of this stuff is cool!" said Serena as she looked at the javelin she had and twirled it between her fingers.
"You said it, this sword rocks!" said Kitkat, giving it a few practice swipes. "No substitute for my trusty frying pan though!"
Nokame looked away from the wand he was admiring and looked towards where the weapons used to be. There were none left.
"Hey Akara? What about Rahn here? You haven't told him what he specializes in yet, and there don't seem to be any more weapons to choose from there." Hey, he was right! What's the deal here?
"Well, I have tried to find a trait Rahn could specialize in, but I havn't found any. He has a very unique aura of energy about him that I have never felt before. Whatever kind it is, it isn't magical in any way. It's very odd" said Akara. Okay, so I can't use magic like the others. That means I'll have to rely completely on my fighting skills. But that other energy she is picking up..could she be meaning my sword, and the powers I have with it? I unsheathed the Sword of Chaos from my back, and as I did so, the blue flame that it gives off ignated to life, licking up and dwon the emerald blade.
"You wouldn't happen to be sensing this kind of energy, would you?" I asked Akara. She stared at the sword with wide eyes.
"Yes, that is the same energy! That must mean your abilities lie within your weapon and fighting techniques, this is unheard of!" she said. I grinned to myself, now realizing what I could do now. She was detecting the chaos energy of my sword. I could already fire attacks from the sword itself, but I had yet to learn to do it without having to weild it. I could probably even go super, but I haven't attempted to try.
"So, Rahn won't be trying to learn any kind of spells or techniques like the rest of us?" asked Bell.
"Precisely" answered Akara.
"Wow, that blows" said C-4
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine" I told them.
"Well then, now that you have weapons, we can send you out on you're your first quest." Said Akara.
"Let me guess, go kill Andarial, right?" asked Serena
"No, I'm afraid not. You don't have the strengh yet to contend with Andarial, but you will in time" said Akara. C-4 snapped his fingers in dissappointment.
"Damn, I was looking forward to shooting a few slugs into her" said C-4.
Akara cleared her throat a bit to get our attention back. "Our Rogue scouts have reported that there is a cave nearby holding a great demonic presense inside. Many of our finest archers have lost their lives trying to cleanse it, and now I fear that these creatures will soon be massing for an attack against our encampment. Consider this first quest a test of your bravery and early combat skills. I want you to go to the 'Den of Evil,' and destroy all the beasts inside before they decide to attack the camp."
Kitkat rubbed the back of his head with an arched eye brow. "Well.that doesn't sound to hard."
"If it's just full of those little red imp things, it shouldn't be a problem" said C-4. Akara gave us the directions to the Den of Evil and, surprisingly, it was that same cave we saw before when we first got here! What are the odds? The six of us walked out of the camp not long after, and trekked towards the cave.
"Well Rahn, you're the expert on this game. What exactly is in that cave?" asked Bell. I rubbed my chin in thought for a moment, thinking about what was inside.
"Mostly those Fallen I believe. There are also a few zombies in there, and maybe a few Wendigos" I said.
"What are those?" asked Nokame.
"Umm, think of it as an oversized Sasquatch" I told him.
"That all that's in there?" asked Kitkat. We came in sight of the cave a second later.
"No, there's a 'unique' monster in there called Corpse Fire. He's got a powerful attack, and is hard to damage, but shouldn't be much of a problem." I told him. We walked to the front of the cave and stared down into the darkness of it. Inside, we could here all these strange noises coming from the creatures it held within.
"So..who wants to go in first?" asked Serena, a little hesistant to go in. I wouldn't blame her really, I didn't want to go in myself actually.
"How about we draw straws, but use the grass instead of straws?" asked Nokame. Not a bad idea. None of us was going to volunteer anyway. Nokame got six blades of grass, and cut them at different lengths. We then drew a blade of grass and looked at them all. C-4 had the longest one, then Serena had the second longest, Kitkat had the third, Nokame had the fourth, and I had the second, and Bell came up with the shortest.
"But I don't want to go in first! It's creepy as hell down there!" she yelled. Yeah, just alert all the monsters down there that we're here why don't ya?"
"Hey, you drew the shortest straw" said C-4. "It's not our fault you can't draw straws for beans." Bell looked back at the cave nervously. I could tell she didn't want to go in. She probably isn't the best choice anyway. Guess I'll go with her I suppose.
"Come on Bell, I'll go in with you, okay?" I said. Bell looked at me and nodded, then we entered the cave. It amazingly wasn't all that dark inside. In fact, there was a faint red glow in the cave that seemed to come from nowhere, but it was still rather dark none the less. I drew my sword out and kept my eyes and ears open. I also used my psychic abilities to scout ahead for anything. Bell was holding her staff like a baseball bat and was darting her head from one diretion to another.
"Bell, calm down at bit. You won't be able to focus if you keep being so scared." I told her.
"Well I can't help it. These are demons we're dealing with here, not those crappy ass robots that Eggman or GUN make" she said.
"Don't worry about it. Listen, you have the ability to use magic, and that staff you have should give you the ability to cast a fire bolt spell. Try using that when fighting the things"
"But I don't know how to use it, I." She was cut off when a Fallen suddenly jumped out of the darkness and leaped towards us. Bell screamed and slammed her staff into the ground, and a bolt of fire suddenly fired out of it and struck the Fallen One. It landed at our feet motionless and burned. It was dead.
"Well there ya go. Now you know how to use it" I told her. She just stared at the staff amazed. Then she smiled to herself.
"Yeah, I guess so"
"Well, it seems to be clear a little ways up ahead. Let's go get the others, that way all of us can clear this place out." We back tracked and got the others, and we all proceeded deeper into the cave.
"So we have to kill all the monsters in this place?" asked Nokame.
"Yeah. That's what the lady said" said Kitkat.
"Hey guys, look over there!" said Serena. She was pointing towards an area that was giving off some light. We cautiously walked over and peered around the corner. There were about forty or so Fallen, all gathered around a fire. Also, off in the corner, there were a few zombies gathered around one zombie that was a little different from the rest. There were also some big ape creatures too.
"Wow, look at all of them" said Bell. "What are they doing?"
"It looks like their gathering for something" said C-4. Gathering for something? They must be rallying to attack the camp!
"Listen guys. We need to go in and take them out, 'now.' I think they might be getting ready to attack the Rogues" I told them.
"Dude, we're royally outnumbered here. How do propose we fight them?" asked Kitkat. He had a point. There must be some way to fight them all off. The Fallen Ones won't be much of a problem, their easy to kill. The Wendigos (you know, the ape creatures) will have to go first. The zombies can go last because the'll be to slow and their easy to evade. Okay, I think I've got it.
"C-4? You see those Wendigo?" He looked at them, then nodded towards me. "Next to Corpse Fire, they are the strongest here. If you would be so kind as to bust a few caps into their heads, then the rest of us will go in and take care of the other demons. You can join us after you kill them all." I told him.
With that, C-4 took out his gun, and fired at the Wendigo. This immediately gained the attention of the other monsters, and they started to converge on us. We charged into the group while C-4 stayed behind and killed the remaining Wendigo. Kitkat had successfully taken off a few heads of the little imps, and Serena had impaled a few of her own with her javelin.
Bell was at a distance between us and C-4, aiming at any Fallen that came near her and fired a fire bolt at them, earning her a few kill shots. Me and Nokame were fighting together nearby. I slashed through a few, cleaving some completely in half, and Nokame was hitting some with his wand and using his shell shock attack. He obviously didn't know how to use the incantation written on the wand yet.
"Hey Nokame!" I called to him as I sliced through another fallen.
"What, I'm kinda busy!" he yelled
"Point your wand at a dead corpse, and read what it says on the wand! It will help us out a bit!" I yelled back to him. He did so and pointed the wand at a Fallen Ones' corpse and said the incantation on the wand. Suddenly, the corpse exploded and it's skeleton stood up. Then, the skeleton went from the form of a Fallen, to that of a 6.2 human male skeleton. Nokame stared at it for a moment in awe, and trying not to lose whatever was in his stomach.
"Well don't just gawk at it man, tell it what to do!" I yelled as I killed another demon.
"Right, um, okay..skeleton, go kill some monsters and don't stop until they are all dead, got that?" The skelton then went to the nearest group of monsters and started to go to work. Kitkat suddenly appeared beside us a second later.
"Wow Nokame, that kicked ass!"
"Kitkat, watch out!" yelled Nokame. Kitkat turned around in time to see a zombie take a swipe at him. Kitkat successfully ducked the blow and sliced the zombie in half at the torso. Not a bad move, not bad at all.
"Where are all of these impish things coming from?!" yelled Serena. "We keep killing and killing, but more seem to pop up!"
"There's your answer!" said C-4 as he pointed at the other end of the fighting area. There was one Fallen that was taller than the others, and was more elaborately dressed. He also had two horns sticking out, an odd staff with a flag on it, and a dagger. A Fallen Shamen. He was resurrecting all of the Fallen we had killed so far, and we'd kill them again, and he'd resurrect them again.
"Guys, concentrate everything on that shamen! We won't win if he keeps doing what he's doing!" I told them. No sooner did I say that when C-4 suddenly leaped over the entire group of Fallen and slam his axe right down into the Fallen Shamens' head.
"Wow, he learned the leap attack." C-4 then took out his axe, which was now covered by the blood of the shamen, and took off it's head with a clean swipe, spraying the demons blood on the nearby cave wall.
"Yeah! Go C-4!" cheered Bell. Now that the Shamen was gone, the rest should fall easily. We quickly cut down the rest of the Fallen, which didn't take as much effort now, until only the zombies were left.
"Okay Rahn, is there any strategy to taking out these guys?" asked Kitkat.
"Nope, just watch out for Corpse Fire. He's got that strong attack I told you about earlier, and might kill ya if he manages a hit"
Bell pointed into the small group of zombies. "Is he that odd bronze looking one?"
"You bet he is. Now let's get'em!" We charged forth at the zombies. Kitkat sliced through one fairly quickly, and Nokame and his skeleton were beating down on one nearby. C-4 was doing fine until one managed a blow to his shoulder and knocked him down. This got C-4 boiling, and he pulled out his gun and unloaded it in the monsters head. After which, C-4 pulled himself up and kicked the dead carcass a few times before continuing the slaughter.
I downed another zombie myself, then noticed Serena out of the corner of my eye. Corpse Fire had gotten right behind here, and she didn't know! Nokame must have noticed too, because he called out to her.
"Serena, behind you!"
"Huh?" she turned around but was to late. Corpse Fire used his spectral hit attack and knocked Serena away to the ground ten yards away.
"You bastered! You'll pay for that!" Nokame ran forth, pulled himself into his shell, and slammed into Corpse Fire, sending the zombie flying and landing on a stalagmite.
"Whoa....ouch" said Bell upon seeing Corpse Fire. However, he wasn't dead yet. He just lifted himself off the cave formation and started stalking towards us with a big hole in his chest.
"Hey, your supposed to stay dead!" I yelled at him. I jumped forward towards him and kicked him across the face as I went by. Then, I grabbed his arm, swung myself around, and kicked him again, sending him into the cave wall.
"Nice move Rahn!" said Kitkat.
"Thanx, you got any of that kerosine left in your pockets?" I asked him
"Yeah, I think so..." He dug around in his pockets and pulled out that tank of kerosine he had earlier. "Why do you ne - Hey!" I plucked it out of his hands and threw it at Corpse Fire before he could get up.
"Bell, fire a firebolt at the kerosine!" I told her.
"Got it!" Bell summoned a firebolt and shot it at the container before it hit Corpse Fire, causing the container to ignite and spread the contents all over the zombie. Now Corpse Fire was completely on fire, and wasn't getting up off the ground. At that same time, the eeire red light in the cave dissappeared and was replaced with regular white light that was shining through the ceiling.
"Is that a good thing?" asked C-4, looking around the area cautiously.
"Yeah, it means all the monsters in the cave are dead" I told them.
"So...we win?" asked Bell. I nodded my head, and she jumped ten feet in the air and threw her fists up.
"WOO-HOO!!! We won!!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, causing her voice to echo through the cave. I shook my head, then looked towards where Nokame was helping Serena to her feet.
"You gonna be okay Serena?" I asked her.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. Nothing broken, well, yet anyway" she said. Nokame was looking at the spot where the zombie had hit her at, and shook his head. There was a swelling bruise on her side that didn't look to healthy and it was getting bigger.
"We should take her to Akara and get her patched up" I told everyone.
"I guess she's not only the leader, but the doctor too, right?" said Kitkat.
"Yes, she is. Come on, let's go." We walked out of the cave and trekked back towards the camp. I'd say it was around two'o clock when we made it back. We all immediately went to see Akara to receive the reward for clearing out the cave, and to fix some of the minor scratches we got. Maybe we should see Charsi about getting some armor. We made it to Akara's tent when she walked out, obviously surprised to see us.
"Well, I wasn't expecting you to come back, let alone in one piece" she said.
"Yeah, thanks a lot" said Kitkat sarcastically.
"Did you clear out the cave?" she asked us.
"We sure did. It wasn't really all that difficult" said Bell.
"Well then, I should probably tend to whatever wounds you have. However, since my tent can only hold two people, I will take you all in one at at time.
With that, she beckoned Serena to follow her inside her tent while the rest of us sat on the ground outside. A few minutes later, Serena came back out and looked better than she did before!
"Wow, that was quick!" said Nokame.
"I know! She just used some magic spell on me, and I healed up!" she said. It wasn't to long before the rest of us were healed from whatever scratches and bruises we got in the Den of Evil. We also got a reward for clearing out the cave. Akara gave us quite a few healing potions, which do the same job as her magic but only to a certain extent. Some few town portal scrolls, and some gold. Odd though, this wasn't the reward you got in the game for completeing the Den of Evil quest. Oh well.
"I know it's not much, but it will help you later on, and you can use the gold to buy armor from Charsi and make repairs to your weapons" she told us. We thanked her, then started t owalk towards Charsi's little area where she worked at, but we were suddenly stopped by Kashya. Oh, wait, I haven't said anything about her yet, have I? Well, Kashya it the leader of the Rogues when they are in battle. Basically, the Rogue General. And right now, she was standing in front of us.
"Hey Kashya, what's up?" asked C-4.
"I have heard of your acomplishment clearing out the Den of Evil 'outlanders.'" Ah, yes, I forgot to mention how untrustworthy she is of most newcomers.
"I'd like to congratulate you on your task, and ask you if you could do something for me" she said rather hesitantly.
"You see...I need your help."
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Alright, I finally go the second chapter out! Sorry for the delay everyone. I'll try and work quickly on the next one, but no gurentees on how soon it will be out. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter, and any reveiws would be great.
Rahn (Mechabot VII)
Reason being because I have my own powers with the Sword of Chaos. Chaos control, chaos slash, chaos beam, and any kind of other chaos attacks I can think of. Plus, the super and hyper form. Now, I know it sounds like I've got an advantage over the others, but in truth, I don't. It may start off that way, but as skills are acquired and used by them, we all become equally powerful. Plus, I think Diablo would be able to take on someone in a super form anyway.
Now just sit back, relax, have some popcorn, read this chapter, and watch the chaos unfold.
Chapter II - The Den of Evil
I walked outside the tent I had stayed in the previous night. Nokame was still sleeping, and as I walked out, I could see that C-4 and Bell were already up. Serena and Kitkat must still be asleep as well. As I walked to the large fire in the middle of the camp, I chilly air of the morning hit me hard. I was already shivering a bit. I should have suspected as much, being close to the mountains and all. As I continued walking towards the fire, I noticed that C-4 and Bell were talking to one of the only two men in the camp. Well, non-mobian men that is.
"Morning Rahn! Sleep well?" asked Bell in here usual perky mood.
"I suppose I slept okay" I said as I took a seat beside her. "I see your making friends with Warriv here?" I said indicating the man dressed in blue sitting near C-4.
"Yeah. Warriv, this is Rahn. Rahn, meet Warriv" said C-4. Warriv extened his hand and I shook it.
"It's a pleasure meeting you Rahn. These two here have spoken about how you know so much about this world, even though your from another. I was wondering if you could help me with a dilemma" said Warriv.
"Let me guess, you need to get your caravan to Lut Gholein, but since Andarial has control of the monestary, your stuck here. Don't worry, me and my friends are heading out later today with the intention of helping the rogues get back the monestary. Don't worry about it." I told him. He looked rather stunned that I knew what he was talking about, so I just told him I was pychic and read his mind. I'd rather not tell him I knew this all from a game. I'd have to explain it to every other person in this camp, and then they'd probably freak. Plus, I didn't want to get their hopes up 'if' we managed not to succeed.
It wasn't long until the others woke up, then we all had a small breakfast out of whatever kind of food Kitkat pulled from his pockets. A few of the rogues standing nearby looked at him perplexed, trying to figure out how he could store so many items, even things that wouldn't fit, inside his pockets. After we finished, Akara came up to us and sat down.
"As I've told you all before, I sensed strong atributes from you last night. I sensed the elemental abilities of a Sorceress, and the holy strengh of a Paladin. I have had Kashya" she motioned to a rogue nearby, who was the military commander of the rogues. "lay out these items her on the ground nearby that will help start you off. For any other needs, such as selling, buying, and repairs, you will have to see Charsi, our blacksmith."
We all looked at the items on the ground. They were all weapons and small sheilds. There was a staff, a short sword, hand axe, some javelins, a wand, and four buckler sheilds.
"Wow, that stuff looks cool!" said Serena.
"Now," started Akara. "I will tell you which kind of trait suits you best according to your attributes. The kind of weapon you use will depend on which trait you have. Now C-4, if you will please come here and stand up in front of me"
C-4 did so and walked up to her. Because Akara was sitting down, he was practically at eye level with her. She looked him up and down, turned his head, and basically did things that a doctor would do at a check up.
"You seem to have the abilities of a Barbarian hidden inside you. You seem more suited to hand to hand combat than the others I sense. The best weapons to suit you for the moment would be the hand axe and a buckler"
C-4 grinned ear to ear, and said his thanks to Akara, then collected the axe and sheild.
"Must be an echidna thing. You know, having the strengh and vitality to stand hand to hand fighting" said Nokame.
"Yeah, well he certainly eats like one, I give him that!" said Kitkat. C- 4 smacked him upside the head with the buckler sheild he got, and Kitkat fell to the ground. He got back up rubbing his head, cursing under his breath as he did so.
About half an hour later, everyone had a weapon. Serena was more suited in learning the skill of an Amazon, so she was given the javelins and a buckler sheild. Later one, she should be able to use bows and crossbows. So, she's going to be the one hanging in the back shooting more than likely. Kitkat, to everyones surprise, came out as the Paladin! Now, I never saw that coming. He could use holy magicks and such, and cast auras that will help any others he would be traveling with, namely us. He got the short sword the third buckler sheild.
Nokame was given the wand and the last buckler sheild. This meant he would be a Necromancer. If I remember the skills correctly, he would specialize in curseing his enemies, summoning minions, and casting poison & bone spells. I can tell you this right now, he isn't going to be welcomed to well later on if we have to travel to Lut Gholein with Warriv.
Finally, Bell was given the staff, making her the Sorceress. So, she had the ability to cast fire, lightening, and ice spells. Basically, she was pretty much going to be unstoppable when she develops the skills fully, because nothing will be able to get close enough to hit her before she kills it!
"Wow, some of this stuff is cool!" said Serena as she looked at the javelin she had and twirled it between her fingers.
"You said it, this sword rocks!" said Kitkat, giving it a few practice swipes. "No substitute for my trusty frying pan though!"
Nokame looked away from the wand he was admiring and looked towards where the weapons used to be. There were none left.
"Hey Akara? What about Rahn here? You haven't told him what he specializes in yet, and there don't seem to be any more weapons to choose from there." Hey, he was right! What's the deal here?
"Well, I have tried to find a trait Rahn could specialize in, but I havn't found any. He has a very unique aura of energy about him that I have never felt before. Whatever kind it is, it isn't magical in any way. It's very odd" said Akara. Okay, so I can't use magic like the others. That means I'll have to rely completely on my fighting skills. But that other energy she is picking up..could she be meaning my sword, and the powers I have with it? I unsheathed the Sword of Chaos from my back, and as I did so, the blue flame that it gives off ignated to life, licking up and dwon the emerald blade.
"You wouldn't happen to be sensing this kind of energy, would you?" I asked Akara. She stared at the sword with wide eyes.
"Yes, that is the same energy! That must mean your abilities lie within your weapon and fighting techniques, this is unheard of!" she said. I grinned to myself, now realizing what I could do now. She was detecting the chaos energy of my sword. I could already fire attacks from the sword itself, but I had yet to learn to do it without having to weild it. I could probably even go super, but I haven't attempted to try.
"So, Rahn won't be trying to learn any kind of spells or techniques like the rest of us?" asked Bell.
"Precisely" answered Akara.
"Wow, that blows" said C-4
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine" I told them.
"Well then, now that you have weapons, we can send you out on you're your first quest." Said Akara.
"Let me guess, go kill Andarial, right?" asked Serena
"No, I'm afraid not. You don't have the strengh yet to contend with Andarial, but you will in time" said Akara. C-4 snapped his fingers in dissappointment.
"Damn, I was looking forward to shooting a few slugs into her" said C-4.
Akara cleared her throat a bit to get our attention back. "Our Rogue scouts have reported that there is a cave nearby holding a great demonic presense inside. Many of our finest archers have lost their lives trying to cleanse it, and now I fear that these creatures will soon be massing for an attack against our encampment. Consider this first quest a test of your bravery and early combat skills. I want you to go to the 'Den of Evil,' and destroy all the beasts inside before they decide to attack the camp."
Kitkat rubbed the back of his head with an arched eye brow. "Well.that doesn't sound to hard."
"If it's just full of those little red imp things, it shouldn't be a problem" said C-4. Akara gave us the directions to the Den of Evil and, surprisingly, it was that same cave we saw before when we first got here! What are the odds? The six of us walked out of the camp not long after, and trekked towards the cave.
"Well Rahn, you're the expert on this game. What exactly is in that cave?" asked Bell. I rubbed my chin in thought for a moment, thinking about what was inside.
"Mostly those Fallen I believe. There are also a few zombies in there, and maybe a few Wendigos" I said.
"What are those?" asked Nokame.
"Umm, think of it as an oversized Sasquatch" I told him.
"That all that's in there?" asked Kitkat. We came in sight of the cave a second later.
"No, there's a 'unique' monster in there called Corpse Fire. He's got a powerful attack, and is hard to damage, but shouldn't be much of a problem." I told him. We walked to the front of the cave and stared down into the darkness of it. Inside, we could here all these strange noises coming from the creatures it held within.
"So..who wants to go in first?" asked Serena, a little hesistant to go in. I wouldn't blame her really, I didn't want to go in myself actually.
"How about we draw straws, but use the grass instead of straws?" asked Nokame. Not a bad idea. None of us was going to volunteer anyway. Nokame got six blades of grass, and cut them at different lengths. We then drew a blade of grass and looked at them all. C-4 had the longest one, then Serena had the second longest, Kitkat had the third, Nokame had the fourth, and I had the second, and Bell came up with the shortest.
"But I don't want to go in first! It's creepy as hell down there!" she yelled. Yeah, just alert all the monsters down there that we're here why don't ya?"
"Hey, you drew the shortest straw" said C-4. "It's not our fault you can't draw straws for beans." Bell looked back at the cave nervously. I could tell she didn't want to go in. She probably isn't the best choice anyway. Guess I'll go with her I suppose.
"Come on Bell, I'll go in with you, okay?" I said. Bell looked at me and nodded, then we entered the cave. It amazingly wasn't all that dark inside. In fact, there was a faint red glow in the cave that seemed to come from nowhere, but it was still rather dark none the less. I drew my sword out and kept my eyes and ears open. I also used my psychic abilities to scout ahead for anything. Bell was holding her staff like a baseball bat and was darting her head from one diretion to another.
"Bell, calm down at bit. You won't be able to focus if you keep being so scared." I told her.
"Well I can't help it. These are demons we're dealing with here, not those crappy ass robots that Eggman or GUN make" she said.
"Don't worry about it. Listen, you have the ability to use magic, and that staff you have should give you the ability to cast a fire bolt spell. Try using that when fighting the things"
"But I don't know how to use it, I." She was cut off when a Fallen suddenly jumped out of the darkness and leaped towards us. Bell screamed and slammed her staff into the ground, and a bolt of fire suddenly fired out of it and struck the Fallen One. It landed at our feet motionless and burned. It was dead.
"Well there ya go. Now you know how to use it" I told her. She just stared at the staff amazed. Then she smiled to herself.
"Yeah, I guess so"
"Well, it seems to be clear a little ways up ahead. Let's go get the others, that way all of us can clear this place out." We back tracked and got the others, and we all proceeded deeper into the cave.
"So we have to kill all the monsters in this place?" asked Nokame.
"Yeah. That's what the lady said" said Kitkat.
"Hey guys, look over there!" said Serena. She was pointing towards an area that was giving off some light. We cautiously walked over and peered around the corner. There were about forty or so Fallen, all gathered around a fire. Also, off in the corner, there were a few zombies gathered around one zombie that was a little different from the rest. There were also some big ape creatures too.
"Wow, look at all of them" said Bell. "What are they doing?"
"It looks like their gathering for something" said C-4. Gathering for something? They must be rallying to attack the camp!
"Listen guys. We need to go in and take them out, 'now.' I think they might be getting ready to attack the Rogues" I told them.
"Dude, we're royally outnumbered here. How do propose we fight them?" asked Kitkat. He had a point. There must be some way to fight them all off. The Fallen Ones won't be much of a problem, their easy to kill. The Wendigos (you know, the ape creatures) will have to go first. The zombies can go last because the'll be to slow and their easy to evade. Okay, I think I've got it.
"C-4? You see those Wendigo?" He looked at them, then nodded towards me. "Next to Corpse Fire, they are the strongest here. If you would be so kind as to bust a few caps into their heads, then the rest of us will go in and take care of the other demons. You can join us after you kill them all." I told him.
With that, C-4 took out his gun, and fired at the Wendigo. This immediately gained the attention of the other monsters, and they started to converge on us. We charged into the group while C-4 stayed behind and killed the remaining Wendigo. Kitkat had successfully taken off a few heads of the little imps, and Serena had impaled a few of her own with her javelin.
Bell was at a distance between us and C-4, aiming at any Fallen that came near her and fired a fire bolt at them, earning her a few kill shots. Me and Nokame were fighting together nearby. I slashed through a few, cleaving some completely in half, and Nokame was hitting some with his wand and using his shell shock attack. He obviously didn't know how to use the incantation written on the wand yet.
"Hey Nokame!" I called to him as I sliced through another fallen.
"What, I'm kinda busy!" he yelled
"Point your wand at a dead corpse, and read what it says on the wand! It will help us out a bit!" I yelled back to him. He did so and pointed the wand at a Fallen Ones' corpse and said the incantation on the wand. Suddenly, the corpse exploded and it's skeleton stood up. Then, the skeleton went from the form of a Fallen, to that of a 6.2 human male skeleton. Nokame stared at it for a moment in awe, and trying not to lose whatever was in his stomach.
"Well don't just gawk at it man, tell it what to do!" I yelled as I killed another demon.
"Right, um, okay..skeleton, go kill some monsters and don't stop until they are all dead, got that?" The skelton then went to the nearest group of monsters and started to go to work. Kitkat suddenly appeared beside us a second later.
"Wow Nokame, that kicked ass!"
"Kitkat, watch out!" yelled Nokame. Kitkat turned around in time to see a zombie take a swipe at him. Kitkat successfully ducked the blow and sliced the zombie in half at the torso. Not a bad move, not bad at all.
"Where are all of these impish things coming from?!" yelled Serena. "We keep killing and killing, but more seem to pop up!"
"There's your answer!" said C-4 as he pointed at the other end of the fighting area. There was one Fallen that was taller than the others, and was more elaborately dressed. He also had two horns sticking out, an odd staff with a flag on it, and a dagger. A Fallen Shamen. He was resurrecting all of the Fallen we had killed so far, and we'd kill them again, and he'd resurrect them again.
"Guys, concentrate everything on that shamen! We won't win if he keeps doing what he's doing!" I told them. No sooner did I say that when C-4 suddenly leaped over the entire group of Fallen and slam his axe right down into the Fallen Shamens' head.
"Wow, he learned the leap attack." C-4 then took out his axe, which was now covered by the blood of the shamen, and took off it's head with a clean swipe, spraying the demons blood on the nearby cave wall.
"Yeah! Go C-4!" cheered Bell. Now that the Shamen was gone, the rest should fall easily. We quickly cut down the rest of the Fallen, which didn't take as much effort now, until only the zombies were left.
"Okay Rahn, is there any strategy to taking out these guys?" asked Kitkat.
"Nope, just watch out for Corpse Fire. He's got that strong attack I told you about earlier, and might kill ya if he manages a hit"
Bell pointed into the small group of zombies. "Is he that odd bronze looking one?"
"You bet he is. Now let's get'em!" We charged forth at the zombies. Kitkat sliced through one fairly quickly, and Nokame and his skeleton were beating down on one nearby. C-4 was doing fine until one managed a blow to his shoulder and knocked him down. This got C-4 boiling, and he pulled out his gun and unloaded it in the monsters head. After which, C-4 pulled himself up and kicked the dead carcass a few times before continuing the slaughter.
I downed another zombie myself, then noticed Serena out of the corner of my eye. Corpse Fire had gotten right behind here, and she didn't know! Nokame must have noticed too, because he called out to her.
"Serena, behind you!"
"Huh?" she turned around but was to late. Corpse Fire used his spectral hit attack and knocked Serena away to the ground ten yards away.
"You bastered! You'll pay for that!" Nokame ran forth, pulled himself into his shell, and slammed into Corpse Fire, sending the zombie flying and landing on a stalagmite.
"Whoa....ouch" said Bell upon seeing Corpse Fire. However, he wasn't dead yet. He just lifted himself off the cave formation and started stalking towards us with a big hole in his chest.
"Hey, your supposed to stay dead!" I yelled at him. I jumped forward towards him and kicked him across the face as I went by. Then, I grabbed his arm, swung myself around, and kicked him again, sending him into the cave wall.
"Nice move Rahn!" said Kitkat.
"Thanx, you got any of that kerosine left in your pockets?" I asked him
"Yeah, I think so..." He dug around in his pockets and pulled out that tank of kerosine he had earlier. "Why do you ne - Hey!" I plucked it out of his hands and threw it at Corpse Fire before he could get up.
"Bell, fire a firebolt at the kerosine!" I told her.
"Got it!" Bell summoned a firebolt and shot it at the container before it hit Corpse Fire, causing the container to ignite and spread the contents all over the zombie. Now Corpse Fire was completely on fire, and wasn't getting up off the ground. At that same time, the eeire red light in the cave dissappeared and was replaced with regular white light that was shining through the ceiling.
"Is that a good thing?" asked C-4, looking around the area cautiously.
"Yeah, it means all the monsters in the cave are dead" I told them.
"So...we win?" asked Bell. I nodded my head, and she jumped ten feet in the air and threw her fists up.
"WOO-HOO!!! We won!!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, causing her voice to echo through the cave. I shook my head, then looked towards where Nokame was helping Serena to her feet.
"You gonna be okay Serena?" I asked her.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. Nothing broken, well, yet anyway" she said. Nokame was looking at the spot where the zombie had hit her at, and shook his head. There was a swelling bruise on her side that didn't look to healthy and it was getting bigger.
"We should take her to Akara and get her patched up" I told everyone.
"I guess she's not only the leader, but the doctor too, right?" said Kitkat.
"Yes, she is. Come on, let's go." We walked out of the cave and trekked back towards the camp. I'd say it was around two'o clock when we made it back. We all immediately went to see Akara to receive the reward for clearing out the cave, and to fix some of the minor scratches we got. Maybe we should see Charsi about getting some armor. We made it to Akara's tent when she walked out, obviously surprised to see us.
"Well, I wasn't expecting you to come back, let alone in one piece" she said.
"Yeah, thanks a lot" said Kitkat sarcastically.
"Did you clear out the cave?" she asked us.
"We sure did. It wasn't really all that difficult" said Bell.
"Well then, I should probably tend to whatever wounds you have. However, since my tent can only hold two people, I will take you all in one at at time.
With that, she beckoned Serena to follow her inside her tent while the rest of us sat on the ground outside. A few minutes later, Serena came back out and looked better than she did before!
"Wow, that was quick!" said Nokame.
"I know! She just used some magic spell on me, and I healed up!" she said. It wasn't to long before the rest of us were healed from whatever scratches and bruises we got in the Den of Evil. We also got a reward for clearing out the cave. Akara gave us quite a few healing potions, which do the same job as her magic but only to a certain extent. Some few town portal scrolls, and some gold. Odd though, this wasn't the reward you got in the game for completeing the Den of Evil quest. Oh well.
"I know it's not much, but it will help you later on, and you can use the gold to buy armor from Charsi and make repairs to your weapons" she told us. We thanked her, then started t owalk towards Charsi's little area where she worked at, but we were suddenly stopped by Kashya. Oh, wait, I haven't said anything about her yet, have I? Well, Kashya it the leader of the Rogues when they are in battle. Basically, the Rogue General. And right now, she was standing in front of us.
"Hey Kashya, what's up?" asked C-4.
"I have heard of your acomplishment clearing out the Den of Evil 'outlanders.'" Ah, yes, I forgot to mention how untrustworthy she is of most newcomers.
"I'd like to congratulate you on your task, and ask you if you could do something for me" she said rather hesitantly.
"You see...I need your help."
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Alright, I finally go the second chapter out! Sorry for the delay everyone. I'll try and work quickly on the next one, but no gurentees on how soon it will be out. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter, and any reveiws would be great.
Rahn (Mechabot VII)
