The Battle in the Fortress

"Dad?!"

Leland unbuckled the chains that appended Jim to the walls. The sound of shackles dropping through the ground was heard as Leland hoist Jim to his feet.

"Hurry we must go I know where Lord Gathonir and the others are being kept,"

They rushed out of the dim hall of Nolram. They turned several intersections before reaching the large of Hall way of Nolram,

"Dad where have you been all these years," said Jim as his breath went faster and faster as they rushed down the hall. Suddenly the sound of gunfire resonated through the hall as they ran. Leland took out his pistol and began aiming it a several Dwethnors that ran and fire at them. Laser beams shot pass them hitting the walls and columns of the hall. Leland shot several shots and two Dwethnors went down. But they were soon replaced by several more Dwethnors. Soon the floors and halls were scared with gunfire. Leland and Jim dashed behind a column in order to catch their breath and hide from the rain of deadly fire.

Leland's eye suddenly caught Jim's finger seeing the large ruby ring glimmering as flame.

"Jim that ring on your finger came from an Aesir it can allow you to shape shift," Jim gazed at the ring astonished by its power. "But how?" ask Jim. More gunfire shot through the air hitting the column they were hiding behind.

"Jim with all your mind and heart believe that you are a lion. Focus your mind and pretend you feel that golden mane upon your neck," Jim did what his father told him and suddenly he felt his hands turning to paws and his whole body began to change. Suddenly standing in front of Leland was a large golden Lion with its mane drifting along its back and its claws and teeth and sharp as knives.

It began to roar so loud that the ground began to shake and several pieces from the ceiling fell. Suddenly the gunfire was silent and the lion pounced out of the hiding place in front of the Dwethnors who were alarm and afraid. Jim roared a second time and more pieces of rock fell to the floor. The Dwethnors began to step back. Afraid of the lion and a moment later they dropped their weapons and ran. Jim began to turn back into a human before Leland walked out of the hiding place.

Jim gazed at the ring and was astounded. Leland began to speak, "Jim I knew you were ready for this quest." Before Jim could ask Leland grabbed him by the arm and led him through smaller corridors that led down.

They entered a long chamber with several empty cells lining the walls. Three guards sat in a table on the other side of the chamber guarding a large cell with several people imprisoned. It was Jim's friends. Leland aimed the pistol at the table and shot. The table tossed on the side enveloped in flame as the Dwethnors stood up in alarm. Seeing Leland and Jim they took out their pistols and aimed it a them but their weren't fast enough to shoot since Leland shot several shots in a split second leaving the three men dead upon the floor.

They ran to the chamber and Leland shot at the lock and the knock the door open.

"Jimbo I knew you would get out of that sell," cried Silver as he ran out of the Cell and took Jim by the arms and held him tightly. Lord Gathonir and Jack stepped out of the cell. Leland bowed low towards Lord Gathonir who said, "Well how ironic the leader of the Dwethnors has rescue us. I knew you would succeed,"

"I shall always be inclined to help the resistance against the Dark regime," said Leland and Jim who was released from Silvers arms walked towards his father in Surprise, "Dad you the leaders of the Dwethors?"

Leland gave out a low sigh and said in a remorseful tone, "I'm sorry Jim that I didn't tell you the reason why I had to leave you and Mom. I had to do it for you and your mother. If I didn't join the Omniscient one his assasins would have killed you and I couldn't risk that Jim I'm sorry that I had to keep you waiting but I will come back soon I promise," suddenly streaming out of Jims eyes were tears of loneliness and despair as Leland held out his arms and hugged him tightly. Then Jim's father released him and said, "Hurry go out of this chamber until you reach a spiral staircase leading down. Once you climb down find a tall tower and enter it that's where you will find where king Silos is imprisoned,"

"But dad where will you be going?" ask Jim in despair. Leland gazed sadly at Jim and wiped a tear drop that streamed down his cheek and said, "to save the Etherium and Naridon. Go now Jim before more Dwethnors and Araedarns come." He looked towards Gathonir and said, "Where are the rest of the men?"

Lord Gathonir stared down towards the floor and said in a sad tone, "Unfortunately they are dead but there are still Bayanis hiding everywhere in Naridon I assure you Leland,"

"Good go now and save Naridon," Lord Gathonir, Jim, Silver, and Jack raced down the chamber and out of the site of Leland who stood there gazing after them before opening an entrance in the wall that leads out of Nolram.

Down the spiral staircase they ran and seeing a gigantic gave that seemed twice as big as Nolram. On its walls and ceiling hung shimmering lanterns and on the ground was made out of stone and rising from the ground was a stone tower with barely any windows. But between the tower and Jim was a large group of Adamast soldiers and Araedarns. All armed with rapiers and rifles and all standing as still in a impenetrable wall gazing towards the four people. Lord Gathonir pondered at the crowd of enemies before saying, "I do not thing we will be able to pass their impassable wall. On more step towards them and I am dead for sure,"

"But we cannot leave the King," cried Jim. But Lord Gathonir gazed sadly at them. But the room was filled with a flash of light for a moment everything couldn't be seen but when the light faded the scene suddenly changed and standing beside them were beings of shimmering light. Their shape seemed to be that of an angel all holding swords and all seemed to be clad in golden armor. But they couldn't be seemed properly since they seem to be invisible in the light the only thing that could be seen from them was their radiating from them. They were hundreds of them line right beside Jim, Jack, Silver, and Lord Gathonir all were ready.

Silver looked at them in astonishment and said, "Well I'll be. We have some friends to fight for us," A big grin suddenly appeared on Silver's face as he took out a pistol from his mechanical arm and aimed it at the enemy the other did the same and soon the battle began when Silver fired the first shot on the ceiling causing stalactites to fall the ground. The huge rocks crashed to the ground on top of the enemies some of them died but the ones who still were alive stood still as statues. With a sudden uproar the glimmering beings, Silver, Jim, Jack, and lord Gathonir ran across the ground to attack their enemies. Weapon upon weapon fire upon fire as the battlefield rage in a sea of chaos as Jim, Silver and the others shot at the enemies. Black figures fly around the air showering their enemies with flame. The glimmering beings retaliated flying to the sky and firing out canon balls of golden brilliance toward the Araedarns.

The battle raged as gunfire, fire, and light filled the room. In the sea of battle Jim, Silver, Jack, and Lord Gathonir managed to push their way through the enemies towards the entrance of the tower that stood ahead. Their pushed the oak doors open allowing to enter. The fight continued as they ran upon a staircase to the top of the tower.

They entered a dim light small room and on the other side of the room was a door. Silver shot at the lock and kicked it open and inside was a cell light by a single torch that hung on the wall and standing inside was a silhouette of a Naridonian with his back toward them and upon his head was a golden crown.

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