Chapter 20: Activation of the Stones
The next morning Jake got a call from Michael, apparently he'd learned that Jack de Lames was beginning his siege on the Council, "It's happening…they're going for the Sword." Jake thought to himself. Just then Jake heard an explosion come from upstairs, and a scream. "Hailey!"
Jake ran up to see three Minions surrounding his sister, "Jake…what's going on?" Hailey asked, literally terrified.
"Let her go you creeps, it's me you want." Jake told them. But the Minions just vanished and took Hailey with them. Jake just stared in horror at what he had witnessed.
Just then Jake picked up the phone and called Michael, "Mike…call Fu, tell him we have a problem!"
"Speak for yourself, a few of those Minions just ambushed us…they took Christian." Michael told them.
A few minutes later when they got together Jake told Fu what had transpired, as well as Michael.
"There's only one explanation…Jack's preparing to activate the Fire Stones and get the Sword." Fu told them.
"Yeah, but what does taking Hailey and Christian have to do with all this?" Jake asked.
"Both of you have to understand that the Sword is very powerful…Jack will first load it with his magic…but to make the sword reach its legendary potential he needs a soul to do it." Fu explained.
"Then why didn't he take any of us?" Michael asked.
"It has to be a virgin soul." Fu told them.
Just then Spud stopped by, "Hey…any of you guys seen Trixie, I haven't seen her all morning?"
"They took her too." Jake said to himself.
"We have to go to the Council…we have to stop him now!" Michael told them.
When Jake and Michael got to the Council they could see it was already surrounded by Minions and members of L'Épée Foncée…a lot of Dragons were down there too, trying to fight them off and make their way inside. Just then a Dragon with Griffin-like features pulled up beside them, "Nice to see you're back Michael."
"Hey Briar…what's happening?" Michael asked.
"It happened so quickly we had hardly any time to react…Jack is already inside, he's making his way to the Chamber in the center of the Council Building, we think he my be trying to activate the Fire Stones. Always hated those damn things…don't really want to die for them either, I guess we'll just have to kill him first."
"You and the other dragons make a path for us…we'll deal with Jack." Michael told her.
"Are you sure…I mean you might need a little help?" Briar asked them.
"Don't worry your pretty little head Briar…we'll take care of him." Jake told her.
"Okay…if you insist." Briar said, unsure if they were either really brave…or really foolish.
With help of the other dragons Jake and Michael got inside, "The Chamber is straight on ahead, you can't miss it!"
Just then the sky darkened, there was a grinding noise coming from the West, Briar looked in that direction to see the West Fire Stone was becoming active, turning in its pedestal and then falling rising out of it in a beautiful blaze.
"Looks like you haven't got long…he's already activated one of them." Briar told them, and with that they headed inside.
Meanwhile Jack was reciting the incantation, the three figures he had spoken too earlier were standing in defensive positions ready to strike anyone who tried to stop them, just then the North side of the platform Jack was on lit up with a eerie light, then the East…a ghostly form of a giant sword made itself appear before Jack, then a finally the South part of it lit up and a sword finally took physical shape…Jack reached out and grasped the hilt, he could feel the sword absorbing his dark energies.
"Finally…you've hidden from me for too long." Jack commented.
Just then some Minions came in carrying Christian, Hailey, and Trixie. They placed them down before Jack, "Ah…I see you brought me my canindates to complete the Swords power, but who should it be…should it be the twin, the cute one…or the one in need of an attitude adjustment?"
Jack paced back and forth as he thought it over, just then Jack snapped his fingers. "I've got it…" Jack then pointed the sword at one of them, "Eeney…Meeney…Mieney…Moe, the Sword of Eons calls for one of your souls…thus the living a god they shall know, Eeney…Meeney…Mieney…"
Just as the Sword was about to stop on Trixie Jack whirled around and pointed his sword at one of the three followers that were protecting him, "Moe!"
"What!" Protested the voice of Aiden Blackmen.
"Well…looks like your godchild is the favorable winner of this game Aiden." Jack commented.
Aiden then got between Jack and the other cloaked figure, "I won't let you kill Rose!"
"I don't see you stopping me…" Jack said with a laugh.
Aiden didn't answer he just attacked Jack, Jack didn't even flinch though, he just brought the sword up and smashed his palm against the blade broadside, the magical energy was enough to catapult Aiden from where he was standing straight across the room and into a wall.
"Now that that has been taken care of…" Jack said, slowly walking towards Rose, just as the only doors into the Chamber burst open, with Jake and Michael charging through.
"Ah, isn't it the two little heroes…but alas, you are too late. I already have the sword…and once I claim Rose's Soul here, I will make this world burn!"
"Not if we can help it!" Michael roared.
Jake then muttered another spell to teleport his friends out of the Chamber, once he knew that Trixie, Hailey, and Rose were safely behind the door he uttered another one to put a magical lock on the door.
"So you both want to die like fools very well…I'll agree to help you with that!" Jack said to them.
"This is it…the final battle…" Jake thought to himself.