Chapter 19
They were in the Heart of the Gate Way Adrianna could feel it. The warriors walked forward carefully. More knights attacked them. These knights were dressed in steel armour, the colour black and were called Black Knights. They seemed to appear out of nowhere due to their colour. They were very powerful as they resisted both fire and lightning. The warriors engaged the two knights that advanced towards them. Adrianna saw an Advocate and fired an elemental arrow at him. He collapsed into ashes. A fireball hit her from behind. She fell forward as another bolt flew overhead. She turned and fired at the Advocate behind her. Lothar used flame wave to finish off the other two advocates. Adrianna and Lothar found a room to the left of the stairs. They proceeded towards the room. Two knights charged out at them. Adrianna and Lothar fired arrows and fireballs like mad as they backed up. They were barely able to defeat them. The others joined them and the five warriors charged the knights and advocates within this room. They defeated them with much labour. Adrianna saw a lever.
"It must open something," she said. "We should check out the rest of the floor first" she suggested to the others they nodded. The warriors turned around and went to the right. They came to a room that was sealed. They went around the outside of the square room. They attacked more knights. They were extremely hard to fight due to the heavy resistances they had. The weary group pressed on. They took a small rest before continuing into the other half of the floor. She could sense that Diablo was near, perhaps on the other side of the floor. She shuddered at the thought of facing Diablo. Where were the Messiahs and how would they stop Diablo before they arrived? She noticed Derek staring at her. She smiled at him and got up. The rest followed as they walked towards side two.
The second part contained two more sealed rooms. The warriors fought around the outside edges of the floor. The warriors then walked back to the room with the lever in it after fighting for long days to get this far. They were tired out so they took a rest every once in awhile. Adrianna walked up to the lever and with the help of Daniel they pulled the bone lever towards them. They heard the lever slide and another sliding noise from the other room on the right. The warriors walked in that direction. On the far side of the room was an entrance. Two blood knights attacked. Daniel and Derek fended off one, while Adrianna fired an elemental arrow in the knight's face. The knight staggered back and Derek plunged the sword deep in the knight's gut. The knight exploded. Jayalm swung his flail and hit the other knight. Lothar fired several fire bolts at the knight. Adrianna fired another arrow. Daniel hit the knight with his hammer and the knight exploded. The group continued into the room. An advocate fired at them. Adrianna fired two arrows at him and he fell.
They continued winding around within the medium sized room. It was squarely twisted like a coil. Large bones rose out of the ground. They were pointy and made walking around the coil really hard as they had to walk around them. Jayalm was in front when they reached the final small room within the winding maze two hours later. Two knights advanced on him. The others tried to get through, but stakes of bone rose up through the floor in front of them like a gate. The knights bore down on Jayalm. Adrianna fired several arrows at one knight killing him, but the other knight brought his sword around. The knight's sword plunged into Jayalm's chest. Blood emerged from his mouth and ran down Jayalm's body. He looked sorrowfully at the others and then collapsed to the ground.
"JAYALM!" Lothar screamed in an utter rage. Adrianna's heart was torn. Why? Why did Jayalm have to die? With tears running down his face he leaped over the bone gate, narrowly missing the sharp spikes. He attacked with his staff, hitting the knight. He conjured a big fire spell.
"You killed my brother, you bastard!" he yelled as he attacked. A bright blinding white light surrounded Lothar. His armour changed from silver to white. His staff extended and a crescent moon appeared on the end. A white orb appeared in the middle of the moon. Adrianna stared, tears running down her face as Lothar announced whom he was.
"I am the Messiah of Peace and I will destroy you for killing the only family I have ever known" he cried out. A bright white light erupted from the orb vaporizing all other demons within the room. She could hear the screams of the dying monsters. Lothar walked over to his brother lying in a heap. He lifted his brother hugging his limp body to him.
"Jayalm, my brother how can you leave me. I need you" Lothar's tears spilled down his cheeks. This was the first time that Lothar had ever shed tears. The bone spikes disappeared, travelling back into the ground. Adrianna ran to Lothar. She knelt down and hugged her friend. He looked at her. Her tears ran down her face. She fought hard not to sob too loud for Lothar's sake. She tried her healing technique and wailed as nothing happened.
"He didn't deserve to die. It's not fair", he cried. Adrianna just hugged him more. Derek and Daniel hung their heads. She knew that they were crying too. About an hour later the warriors trudged out of the room. Daniel had pulled the lever and it had opened another room on the other side of the floor. The warriors convinced Lothar that they would all destroy Diablo together, despite Cain's warning. They carried Jayalm's limp body and carefully placed him by the stairs.
"He will be safe here", Derek said grimly. The demons would not further harm a dead man. That was the hard truth. The warriors walked towards the next room with heavy hearts. Suddenly they heard a yell as Daniel ran and charged towards the room.
"You will pay for the death of my friend Ahhhhhh!" he cried. About six steel knights attacked him. Adrianna used her arrows to try and kill the demons while Derek and Lothar ran to the fray. The knights hit Daniel many times, stabbing over and over. Adrianna managed to kill one knight. It was too late. Adrianna cried out as Daniel gave a final cry and fell to the ground. There were multiple wounds over his body. The armour had not stood up to the heavy attack. Tears sprang to Adrianna's eyes. She sank to the ground. No not again, first her parents, then Jayalm and now Daniel. Her heart screamed in pain as she cursed Diablo. She swore to kill him whether it be the last thing she would do. Derek yelled out and charged the knights. Adrianna's head shot up in fear.
"I will destroy you all!" he yelled.
"Derek, NO!" Adrianna screamed out. A bright light erupted around Derek. His silver armour turned white like Lothar's and his sword turned pure silver. His shield extended itself to the size of half his body, a gothic shield. It turned silver with a white angel imprinted on it. Adrianna gasped as she gazed at Derek.
"I am the Messiah of Friendship and you will be destroyed for killing my friend". He ran through the fray of knights. He slashed at them. So holy was his power that with one hit they all exploded. Derek and Lothar proceeded to attack the Advocates who didn't stand a chance. After it was over, Adrianna crawled over to Daniel. His glazed over eyes were open. Adrianna closed his eyes by running her hand over his face. She wiped at the tears on her face. Her rage began to increase. Diablo would pay for this, she thought as she devised a plan to kill him. The remaining warriors sat there for a while. Lothar brought his brother's body over to lay him beside Daniel. Two of her friends dead and she could not have done anything to protect them, just like her family and friends. Lothar and Derek pulled the levers in the room and the room across from them opened.
Adrianna gasped in pure horror as she felt her heart jump into her throat. In the middle of the room was a bone symbol of power. In the middle of the room was the horrible beast from her dream. He was just a little taller than the Butcher, yet the large spiked horns on his back made him taller. Large curved horns extended from the top of his head. His yellow eyes glowed evilly. He growled and she saw his sharp teeth, pointed and looked as if they could kill. Horns extended from his chin. His crimson red skin was scaly and his large hands and feet were clawed. He looked at his minions, who advanced towards them. This was Diablo, the Lord of Terror. He was the cause of all this death. She would have revenge.