CHAPTER 26: BEHIND DEATH'S GATE
Magus regained consciousness around an hour after Galamoth's demise.
Magus: Wh... where am I?
Alucard: In the present, behind Death's gate.
Magus: How did I get here?
Lyliara: I don't know, you walked?
Magus: Oh, she's still here.
Lyliara: If it wasn't for Alucard, I would've left you to rot back there. :(
Alucard: Anyway, what happened to you back there?
Magus: What do you mean? I remember using a spell to vanquish and pass out because of my weakness after such a hefty casting in a weakened state.
Lyliara: And which shadow spell did you use to defeat Pyre?
Magus: How do you...
Lyliara: It's not because I'm enjoying myself that I'm not listening... :)
Magus: You're awfuly serious all of a sudden.
Lyliara: With the energy you were letting out, anyone would be serious.
Magus: To answer your question, I used the Destruction Wave spell.
Lyliara: Destruction Wave? I've never heard of it in my entire life.
Magus: It's a part of a two spell set along with Destruction Crush.
Lyliara: And how did you get these spells?
Magus: Well, let's just say these spells were "Given" to me after a dangerous battle that happened a very long time ago...
Lyliara: Sure... and just how could these spells be the cause of your past state?
Magus: Past state? What past state?
Alucard: You were covered in a shadow black goo emiting an unbearably evil aura to all demons.
Lyliara: You even managed to kill a few while in that state.
Magus: I... don't quite understand...
Lyliara: Wait, I still have the sample! She extends her hand and the black globe appears in it. She closes her eyes and the globe became transparent, revealing it's content.
Magus: D... damn! That's one hell of an aura allright!
Alucard: You mean you can feel it too?
Magus: How could I not? It's fuckign powerful!
Alucard: Damn! Why am I the only one who can't feel it?
Magus: Y... you said I was covered in it?
Lyliara: Yes.
Magus: D... damn... That means I musn't use those anymore... or else...
Lyliara: What?
Alucard: This is getting long, I'm going ahead, catch up when you're done.
Magus: Fine. Alucard crossed the gate to the future.
Magus: Lyliara, Have you ever heard of the Elemental war?
Lyliara: You mean when the Dark elemental Darkon waged war against the other 36? It's common knowledge since Darkon was a demon before an elemental...
Magus: Well, as you should know, a weapon called the Ragna blade containing half of the power of every elemental was used to slay Darkon and end the war.
Lyliara: Yes, what are you getting at?
Magus: I designed that sword and slayed Darkon. When I completed that deed, I suddenly had those two spells in my mind.
Lyliara : So those two spells draw on his power, but isn't he dead?
Magus: Only partially, his physical form turned into an endlessly multiplying goo, you showed me a piece earlier. Darkon's body can't solidify, so he's unable to work on his own... that seems to be the nature of those two spells, allowing him to act with another's body.
Lyliara: There's something else I should warn you about... in that trance state of yours, you killed Demon lord Galamoth, the one that ruled all those demons at this castle, so watch out, they'll be after you now more than ever and Galamoth isn't one to let Death stop him from taking his revenge, trust me, I know... I'm the one who trapped him here. :|
Magus: Why?
Lyliara: Call it the duty of a daughter torwards her father... :(
Magus: Oh...
Lyliara: Well, I'd better leave now... See you later Kawaii Magus :) Magus watched her leave.
Magus: You know... She isn't that bad of a demon after all... He crossed the gate to the future and ended up in a blazin hot cavern.
Magus: Volcanic area... This should be fun... He advanced in the room whose walls had been dug at various areas to be filled with the remains of past people. In the next room was Alucard, fighting off the last of a group of Mecha-Zombies. These were similar to those down in the caves. Their design was made to be used in close range, which explained the line of spikes on their back and their claws. Magus charged and decapitaed it.
Alucard: Finally, it's hard to fight a dozen of those by myself you know...
Magus: Yeah,. But Lyliara had some interesting things to tell me... But anyway, what are Neo Zombies 5173 doing here?
Alucard: You mean you know these atrocities?
Magus: Kind of... I heard of these so-called supreme Zombies and went to the factory. I destroyed their guards and burned the factory to the ground. In it were type 5171 basic moe and 5172 assault model. Those we just saw were still only on plan... the two even more advanced ones, 5174 and 5175 died with their creators before they were even put on plan.
Alucard: And how exactly did those creators die?
Magus: Can you say barricade every door and window BEFORE setting the factory on fire while they're in it?
Alucard: Wasn't that a bit cruel?
Magus: And you think creating zombies made for murder is better? The pair kept moving forward and reached the center of the catacombs, a sea of flames much like the one they'd seen in the present. The lava-like liquid bubbled and blew, making small pieces of the wall deach thenselves and melt in it.
Magus: Hoy! Fire magic in it's purest state! We're lucky to witness this! Only one or two persons in history have seen magic this pure! They got on the magically reinforced bridge of stone and started to cross the sea of flames carefully... for one step and it was over... Alucard turned around brutally all of a second.
Magus: What's wrong?
Alucard: I just had this eerie feeling that we're being followed...
Magus: What do you think could follow us here without us knowing?
Alucard: Yeah, you're right... A bit farther on the bridge, Magus also got the feeling of being watched by some unknown force... And in a matter of seconds, the surface of the lake was disturbed by something except for the bubbles indicationg just how hot it was. A gathering of lava rose from the surface, forming a humanoid body before them. The being had the body of a middle height man, but no features whatsoever...
Magus: An Elemental... and from this pool, I'd say a very high class one, not like the wimps we met in the colloseum... As he spoke, dozens more roze from the pit, rapidly having completely circled them.
Alucard: Please do NOT tell me we have to kill all of those to keep going...
Magus: Afraid so... The two began fighting the army of elementals, but for each one killed, another one rose... or was it the same one again... or was it two... As a result, after 5 minutes of hacking them to bits, all they had to show was a bigger army of elementals and some severe burns.
Magus: I hate to say this, but we might be beat... ... ! He noticed Alucard was using an Icebrand.
Magus: Hey, can I take your sword?
Alucard: Got something planned?
Magus: Yeah, get ready to run. Magus placed it in front of itself and watched the blade grow colder. He swung it hard and watched a large blade of Ice form itself in the arc the sword had just done, flying straight across the elementals, deforming them back to lava and allowing the pair to run before they reformed. The blade continued to slice all of them until they saw the end of the bridge.
Magus: One last sprint! But as he spoke the surface bubbled, snorted and let otu a huge quantity of lava in the air, swallowing the Icy blade and forming into a huge humanoid form over 3 times their size and very muscular in appearance.
Alucard: Can... these usually copy giants?
Magus : Never seen them do it before now... The giant threw it'S fist down on them. It's huge mass made the blow slow and allowed the two to leap back before it hit them. Behind them, the other group hap appeared in view.
Alucard: Now what?
Magus: Cover me. I'm going to try something...
Alucard: What? But before Magus could respond, the Giant sent another blow, sending them back again. This time alucard charged it, digging his sword in to it's mass and removed it's melted mass.
Alucard: Uh-Oh! Magus, meanwhile took the Icebrand in front of him again and watched it gather power.
Magus: Powers of nature, wind and frost, Imbue this blade with your power to freeze my foes to a sub-zero icicle. Icy tendrils gathered about the sword,reducing the temperature drastically to the point of his sweat freezing to his face. His hand slowly started to turn a bit blue. He threw the sword in to the Giant's head, watching it take immediate effect. A small spot of ice appeared around where the sword was planted, rapidy spreading down the beast and down into the river of molten power.
Magus: I'm glad it worked... I thought I'd failed for a minute... Alucard got up, relieved that his life had been saved after he'd tripped.
Alucard: Well, now what? This huge chunk of Ice is still blocking us!
Magus: Oops, forgot that... ? They both heard a cracking noise and Magus' eyes turned a bit scared.
Magus: Alucard, move fast! He turned around and noticed the giant had practically fallen on him.
Alucard: Oh Crap! The beast crashed hard on the stone brige, breaking the ice everywhere and returning the cave to it's original state. Alucard reverted back from mist form at that imte, off of the bridge.
Alucard: Whew! That was close...
Magus: I'd forgotten you could do that, you lucky...
Alucard: Less talk, more progress! At the other end was a long shaft leading up Alucard turned into a bat and Magus levitated up. Up there was another golden door that was a miniature version of Death's gate, but this one was keyless. Across from them was another room. They tried it first and ended up in a room where a stange sphere pulsed in mid-air.
Magus: And what exactly is this supposed to be?
Alucard: A save sphere. It allows us to save waht progress we've made in our lives and restart from here later... is something happens... Actually, I kinda never understood it myself... but it never hurts to do so... also, it refills our strength to max! Both got under the sphere and SAVED their lives so far just to get the refill in HP and MP... they crossed back to Death's door, but this time Magus felt something...
Magus: Ah... there's something very powerful in there! ... ?? it just vanished... There it is again! ... ... Nope faded again... Wahtever'S in there... Just be ready...
Alucard: Aren't we always?
Magus regained consciousness around an hour after Galamoth's demise.
Magus: Wh... where am I?
Alucard: In the present, behind Death's gate.
Magus: How did I get here?
Lyliara: I don't know, you walked?
Magus: Oh, she's still here.
Lyliara: If it wasn't for Alucard, I would've left you to rot back there. :(
Alucard: Anyway, what happened to you back there?
Magus: What do you mean? I remember using a spell to vanquish and pass out because of my weakness after such a hefty casting in a weakened state.
Lyliara: And which shadow spell did you use to defeat Pyre?
Magus: How do you...
Lyliara: It's not because I'm enjoying myself that I'm not listening... :)
Magus: You're awfuly serious all of a sudden.
Lyliara: With the energy you were letting out, anyone would be serious.
Magus: To answer your question, I used the Destruction Wave spell.
Lyliara: Destruction Wave? I've never heard of it in my entire life.
Magus: It's a part of a two spell set along with Destruction Crush.
Lyliara: And how did you get these spells?
Magus: Well, let's just say these spells were "Given" to me after a dangerous battle that happened a very long time ago...
Lyliara: Sure... and just how could these spells be the cause of your past state?
Magus: Past state? What past state?
Alucard: You were covered in a shadow black goo emiting an unbearably evil aura to all demons.
Lyliara: You even managed to kill a few while in that state.
Magus: I... don't quite understand...
Lyliara: Wait, I still have the sample! She extends her hand and the black globe appears in it. She closes her eyes and the globe became transparent, revealing it's content.
Magus: D... damn! That's one hell of an aura allright!
Alucard: You mean you can feel it too?
Magus: How could I not? It's fuckign powerful!
Alucard: Damn! Why am I the only one who can't feel it?
Magus: Y... you said I was covered in it?
Lyliara: Yes.
Magus: D... damn... That means I musn't use those anymore... or else...
Lyliara: What?
Alucard: This is getting long, I'm going ahead, catch up when you're done.
Magus: Fine. Alucard crossed the gate to the future.
Magus: Lyliara, Have you ever heard of the Elemental war?
Lyliara: You mean when the Dark elemental Darkon waged war against the other 36? It's common knowledge since Darkon was a demon before an elemental...
Magus: Well, as you should know, a weapon called the Ragna blade containing half of the power of every elemental was used to slay Darkon and end the war.
Lyliara: Yes, what are you getting at?
Magus: I designed that sword and slayed Darkon. When I completed that deed, I suddenly had those two spells in my mind.
Lyliara : So those two spells draw on his power, but isn't he dead?
Magus: Only partially, his physical form turned into an endlessly multiplying goo, you showed me a piece earlier. Darkon's body can't solidify, so he's unable to work on his own... that seems to be the nature of those two spells, allowing him to act with another's body.
Lyliara: There's something else I should warn you about... in that trance state of yours, you killed Demon lord Galamoth, the one that ruled all those demons at this castle, so watch out, they'll be after you now more than ever and Galamoth isn't one to let Death stop him from taking his revenge, trust me, I know... I'm the one who trapped him here. :|
Magus: Why?
Lyliara: Call it the duty of a daughter torwards her father... :(
Magus: Oh...
Lyliara: Well, I'd better leave now... See you later Kawaii Magus :) Magus watched her leave.
Magus: You know... She isn't that bad of a demon after all... He crossed the gate to the future and ended up in a blazin hot cavern.
Magus: Volcanic area... This should be fun... He advanced in the room whose walls had been dug at various areas to be filled with the remains of past people. In the next room was Alucard, fighting off the last of a group of Mecha-Zombies. These were similar to those down in the caves. Their design was made to be used in close range, which explained the line of spikes on their back and their claws. Magus charged and decapitaed it.
Alucard: Finally, it's hard to fight a dozen of those by myself you know...
Magus: Yeah,. But Lyliara had some interesting things to tell me... But anyway, what are Neo Zombies 5173 doing here?
Alucard: You mean you know these atrocities?
Magus: Kind of... I heard of these so-called supreme Zombies and went to the factory. I destroyed their guards and burned the factory to the ground. In it were type 5171 basic moe and 5172 assault model. Those we just saw were still only on plan... the two even more advanced ones, 5174 and 5175 died with their creators before they were even put on plan.
Alucard: And how exactly did those creators die?
Magus: Can you say barricade every door and window BEFORE setting the factory on fire while they're in it?
Alucard: Wasn't that a bit cruel?
Magus: And you think creating zombies made for murder is better? The pair kept moving forward and reached the center of the catacombs, a sea of flames much like the one they'd seen in the present. The lava-like liquid bubbled and blew, making small pieces of the wall deach thenselves and melt in it.
Magus: Hoy! Fire magic in it's purest state! We're lucky to witness this! Only one or two persons in history have seen magic this pure! They got on the magically reinforced bridge of stone and started to cross the sea of flames carefully... for one step and it was over... Alucard turned around brutally all of a second.
Magus: What's wrong?
Alucard: I just had this eerie feeling that we're being followed...
Magus: What do you think could follow us here without us knowing?
Alucard: Yeah, you're right... A bit farther on the bridge, Magus also got the feeling of being watched by some unknown force... And in a matter of seconds, the surface of the lake was disturbed by something except for the bubbles indicationg just how hot it was. A gathering of lava rose from the surface, forming a humanoid body before them. The being had the body of a middle height man, but no features whatsoever...
Magus: An Elemental... and from this pool, I'd say a very high class one, not like the wimps we met in the colloseum... As he spoke, dozens more roze from the pit, rapidly having completely circled them.
Alucard: Please do NOT tell me we have to kill all of those to keep going...
Magus: Afraid so... The two began fighting the army of elementals, but for each one killed, another one rose... or was it the same one again... or was it two... As a result, after 5 minutes of hacking them to bits, all they had to show was a bigger army of elementals and some severe burns.
Magus: I hate to say this, but we might be beat... ... ! He noticed Alucard was using an Icebrand.
Magus: Hey, can I take your sword?
Alucard: Got something planned?
Magus: Yeah, get ready to run. Magus placed it in front of itself and watched the blade grow colder. He swung it hard and watched a large blade of Ice form itself in the arc the sword had just done, flying straight across the elementals, deforming them back to lava and allowing the pair to run before they reformed. The blade continued to slice all of them until they saw the end of the bridge.
Magus: One last sprint! But as he spoke the surface bubbled, snorted and let otu a huge quantity of lava in the air, swallowing the Icy blade and forming into a huge humanoid form over 3 times their size and very muscular in appearance.
Alucard: Can... these usually copy giants?
Magus : Never seen them do it before now... The giant threw it'S fist down on them. It's huge mass made the blow slow and allowed the two to leap back before it hit them. Behind them, the other group hap appeared in view.
Alucard: Now what?
Magus: Cover me. I'm going to try something...
Alucard: What? But before Magus could respond, the Giant sent another blow, sending them back again. This time alucard charged it, digging his sword in to it's mass and removed it's melted mass.
Alucard: Uh-Oh! Magus, meanwhile took the Icebrand in front of him again and watched it gather power.
Magus: Powers of nature, wind and frost, Imbue this blade with your power to freeze my foes to a sub-zero icicle. Icy tendrils gathered about the sword,reducing the temperature drastically to the point of his sweat freezing to his face. His hand slowly started to turn a bit blue. He threw the sword in to the Giant's head, watching it take immediate effect. A small spot of ice appeared around where the sword was planted, rapidy spreading down the beast and down into the river of molten power.
Magus: I'm glad it worked... I thought I'd failed for a minute... Alucard got up, relieved that his life had been saved after he'd tripped.
Alucard: Well, now what? This huge chunk of Ice is still blocking us!
Magus: Oops, forgot that... ? They both heard a cracking noise and Magus' eyes turned a bit scared.
Magus: Alucard, move fast! He turned around and noticed the giant had practically fallen on him.
Alucard: Oh Crap! The beast crashed hard on the stone brige, breaking the ice everywhere and returning the cave to it's original state. Alucard reverted back from mist form at that imte, off of the bridge.
Alucard: Whew! That was close...
Magus: I'd forgotten you could do that, you lucky...
Alucard: Less talk, more progress! At the other end was a long shaft leading up Alucard turned into a bat and Magus levitated up. Up there was another golden door that was a miniature version of Death's gate, but this one was keyless. Across from them was another room. They tried it first and ended up in a room where a stange sphere pulsed in mid-air.
Magus: And what exactly is this supposed to be?
Alucard: A save sphere. It allows us to save waht progress we've made in our lives and restart from here later... is something happens... Actually, I kinda never understood it myself... but it never hurts to do so... also, it refills our strength to max! Both got under the sphere and SAVED their lives so far just to get the refill in HP and MP... they crossed back to Death's door, but this time Magus felt something...
Magus: Ah... there's something very powerful in there! ... ?? it just vanished... There it is again! ... ... Nope faded again... Wahtever'S in there... Just be ready...
Alucard: Aren't we always?