A World Embroiled in Chaos

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Search for the lost mountain

A/N: Whew. I wrote a lot yesterday. However, my mom has gotten angry with me, and has grounded me from the computer, so I'm going to type out these chapters until I get the chance to post them, so multiple ones may come out at once. Also, I would like to inform everyone ahead of time, that I'll be away from Thursday to Sunday, so there we be no chapters during those days. I'll be writing tomorrow, and then resume Monday. Now, enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: Refer to chapter one's disclaimer.

In the mountain Clan Village…

Jeff and Jery followed Ben to the highest point in the village under the great mountain. There was a shrine-like house at the end of the path. "Inside, you'll find the Clanmaster who founded this village. His name is Izam. Please treat him with respect, as he is on his deathbed." Ben stated, as Jery and Jeff simply nodded, and entered the house. A bunch of Clan members were gathering around the deathbed of what appeared to be a 125 year old man.

"Izam, who will succeed you as a Clanmaster?" A clan member asked. "Will it be Zake, your second in command?" Another Clan member asked. Izam had a few unhealthy sounding coughs. "I… shall leave my clan to Ben…" He coughed. "What, Ben? But he's not even an actual Clan member!" Zake yelled. "Um… are you sure you want me to become the Clanmaster?" Ben asked. "Yes… but… since Zake wants it so badly, I will have to arrange a challenge. As death nears, I sense both of your legendary weapons. Both are in this mountain region. Whoever finds their weapon first, and comes back, will become Clanmaster." Izam said weakly.

Both Ben and Zake nodded. "The race begins when the sun starts to set. At that time, you will begin. That is all." Izam finished. Then, everyone left the building, to leave Izam alone for a while. There was still a good three hours before the sun would begin to set. Ben looked at Jeff and Jery. "As you know, the temples are only open for the individual one who is to wield the weapons… so you can't come with me…" He stated. "But we can come with you." Jery said. "Yes! We come with!" Jeff yelled. "Hmm… I guess you could help me find the temple…" Ben stated. "Sure." Jery replied.

"There is no chance of you winning. I know exactly where my weapon is hidden. It's in a cavern to the northeast of here." Zake stated. "Well, I know where mine is, too. Its in a shrine northwest of here." Ben stated. "Either way, I'll finish first!" Zake bragged. "Um… don't you recall that I'm the faster of us?" Ben asked. "It doesn't matter!" Zake yelled, storming off. "Oh well. I say we go get something to eat!" Jery stated. "Good Idea! Good Idea!" Jeff yelled. "Fine…" Ben sighed.

Three hours later…

Zake and Ben ran from the village and to separate directions. Jery and Jeff couldn't keep up with Ben; he was too fast in his fox form, so they gave up. Ben was running on ahead. Let me see… according to what I'm sensing, the temple of the weapon should be hidden right…" Ben said, but came to a realization. In the place that the mountain should've been, there was only a wasteland. "Just my luck. It's located on the lost mountain…" Ben muttered.

(The Lost Mountain is a mysterious mountain in the western region that glows with Emeralds, Sapphires, Rubies, Diamonds, and other gems. It actually tends to disappear every month, and reappear in a remote location of the region each month. It's the west's most mysterious wonder of the world. Unfortunately, the mountain chose to move on this exact day, taking the temple of the weapon with it).

"Dammit… where could the mountain be?" Ben asked in frustration. Luckily for him, night was beginning to fall. When the darkness came, the light radiating from the mountain would light up the western sky, revealing its location. Unfortunately, this would give Zake the time advantage. Ben was, after all, a faster runner than Zake, so after finding the mountain, Ben would be the one with the upper hand.

About an hour later…

The mountain's location was revealed, and Ben dashed off in that direction. Luckily, it wasn't that far, but at this point, Zake would be at the time advantage. He found the mountain, and the glittering gems were a great sight to behold. However, he didn't let that distract him. He simply ran up to the mountain, and followed the trail until he found the shrine's entrance. Two jewel golems blocked the entrance. "Do not passsss." One of them moaned, as the other advanced toward Ben.

Already in his Fox form, all Ben had to do was whip out his bean sword, and slash through the golems. However, the gems seemed to reflect the beam sword's light, making the golems impervious. The golem then lashed out with a fist, knocking Ben back. "That's it!" Ben yelled, rushing forward, and shattering the golem that attacked him by kicking it through its face, and punching the other three times in the torso.

"No time to waste." Ben said to himself, as he entered the shrine. It was a two-floored shrine. 'Solve the puzzle, and I will welcome you into my lair!' A great voice echoed. There were many different symbols on the wall. "I don't have time for this!" Ben yelled, punching the wall in frustration. Magma broke through the wall and entered the room, as a passageway opened. Ben entered the passageway, with the magma rising behind him. "Now THIS is my specialty!" Ben said, running very fast up the wall. The magma had no hope of catching him, and he soon reached the above floor. He entered the room, and it seemed like the magma stopped rising. An inactivated beam sword with a platinum handle rested on an altar.

'I am the essence of the Omega Beam Sword. In order to wield me, you must fight your inner demons. Are you ready?' The voice asked. Ben nodded. A black fox with a white streak going down his back appeared. "Hello… Ben." It smirked, dashing forward, and catching Ben off guard. It knocked Ben down, and pointed his blaster at Ben's forehead. "You are a weakling. A disgrace. Once I'm finished with you, I'll go and kill the entire village! THIS will come to pass!" The demonic entity stated.

Suddenly, the sacred room transformed into another scene. It was the mountain village… on fire. Izam's corpse was charred black, as were the corpses of everyone of the village. Everyone… all the nice people who had sheltered him so long ago, who he owed his life to! He couldn't take the image anymore. Ben closed his eyes. "I won't let this happen." Ben stated angrily, and opening his eyes, which appeared red, now. He had entered Berserk mode. Ben swiftly knocked the blaster out of the demonic being's hands with his fist, at lightning speeds, and grabbed his beam sword. The demon reached for his own sword, but he noticed that his arm was already lopped of….

He looked into Ben's eyes with fear. He was out for blood. The next thing the demon knew, his other arm was gone. "No!" The entity yelled. Then, Ben rushed forward with his beam sword, and all went black for the two. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Ben heard, before blacking out.

He woke up an hour later. "Crap! How long was I out for?" He exclaimed. '…Impressive. Anyways, an hour has past, but you have now earned the right to wield me…' The great voice said in Ben's mind. He grabbed the Omega Beam sword off the pedestal, and activated it. The light was an almost black purple color. It was longer, swifter, and looked like it could cut through anything. Visible lightning trailed up the saber. He deactivated it, and placed it on the opposite side of his belt as the standard beam sword he had. He would have to test dual wielding, later. However, time was of the essence, so he jumped out of the temple's window, and ran back to the village at full speed.

Coming up: Well, it's probably going to be another Kyle and Alyssa chapter. What will happen, now? Look forward to it.

Until Next Chapter,

Biggoron