Last time on The Awakening...
Light and Co. had reached the bottom, of the ruins, when they had encountered the spider queen. They all battled, but in the end, the spider queen was killed, and light had gotten a mysterious orb from her. What will happen next? Find out now!
Lilly around the arena, looking for the supplies; and had found the pile of supplies for their village right where the spider queen had first made her appearance.
"Alright! Looks like everything's here!" Lilly said cheerfully, as she grabbed a few things from the pile.
"Well, anyways, we should get going, up the stairs, to the sword…" Cooper said, still a little dazed from the mystic mark he just used.
"Right… But… Hey Aqua, do you know how I was able to use that fire spell just a few minutes ago? I haven't even learned any magic yet, and I was able to what looked like a very advanced spell.
"Hmm… Well… I'm honestly not sure… But you are right Light; that was a very advanced spell you did, I'm not even sure Flaria is able to do it…" Aqua said, as they started to go up the staircase, into the light. Once they were outside, it was a little hard adjusting to the light, because they were just underground. They found themselves outside, in some sort of garden. There were all sorts of different flowers around them; all being flowers that looked like they could be used for medicine. Even though this had been around for who knows how long, the entire area looked pretty intact. There was a cobblestone road, leading to a pedestal, wielding the Hexsword. They all walked forward, and Light went up to the pedestal, and wrapped his two hands around the grip.
"Are you sure about this Aqua? I mean, are there any consequences to wielding the sword or anything?"
"Well… not that I can recall my father saying, besides that it has unbelievable strength"
"Well, alright then...here we go." Light mustered all of his strength, and started to pull the sword out. As he was pulling the sword out, a bright glow from the pedestal blinded all of them, making it difficult for Light to see what he was doing. Eventually, the light faded away, but Light wasn't in the shrine: he was where he had the strange dreams. He looked all around him, and then saw the sword in his hand, and could the power by just looking at it. But then he saw something… odd. He looked down at his arm, and saw that his arm was no longer there. Instead, it was replaced by a golden metallic arm, with tiny spikes covering his entire arm.
"WH-What the- What happened to my arm!?"
"Simple. In order to claim the Hexsword, you need to give a part of your own away, such as your arm there. But… It's random what the Hexsword takes away."
"Wha- who…"
Light turned around to find a metallic person standing behind him, also wielding the Hexsword.
"Who are you? And where are we?"
"We're in Subspace; a dimension between dimensions. And I am… well, you'll find out later, but… That's not why i'm here. I'm just here to give you a quick briefing on the Hexsword. Plus, I will be accompanying you on your journey, but inside the sword."
"Alright… So, how do I power up the sword, because I'm guessing it's not at full strength yet?" Light said, as he swung the sword around a bit.
"Correct, in order to have it at its fullest power, you need the collect the Jewels of Hex, which were scattered across the land when my journey as the wielder of the blade came to an end. There are nine jewels in all; each being a different element, once you collect all of them, you will be at full power, and can defeat Gias."
"Ok, but… what exactly do they look like?"
"Well, you already know what they look like. Check your pockets; you already have two of them."
"Oh, that's what these are for… I thought they were special."
"And right you were, now, for each of the orbs you collect, you will be able to learn spells out of that element. Now, in order for you to unlock the elements, you need the orb. Once you have collected an orb for that type of element, you will have unlocked that element permanently. Now, time to unlock those two elements, all you have to do is have the orb touch the sword, and it will be absorbed into the blade. Try it out."
Light did as the armor said, and grabbed out the red orb. Light slowly touched the orb to the sword, and in an instant, the orb shattered, leaving red sparks floating around. All at once, the sparks dashed straight into the sword, making it glow a bright red. The light was very bright, so Light closed his eyes until the Light faded. Once he opened his eyes again, he didn't see the Hexsword anymore; instead, a giant red scythe had been replaced by it. Light was impressed; the scythe had a very long, silver pole, making it easy to swing, and its blade was a bright red, with black spikes painted into the red, plus the blade had to have been two blocks wide.
"This is the reason why the sword is so powerful; it can change into any weapon, depending on the element the master chooses. You will find out what each of the element's weapons is on your journey. Also, even though there are nine elements available to obtain into the sword, there are two extra forms; one being the one it was just in, and the other when you have all the other elements. Anyways, I will be seeing you again. It's about time you waked up."
"Wait! I still have other questions! Who are you? When will I be seeing you again!?"
But the image faded from his mind, still having questions that will be answered later.
Light woke up, finding himself back in the village, Lilly being in his personal space again when he woke up.
"GAHHH! LILLY!" Light yelled, as Lilly jumped back.
"What? I was just checking if you were still alive. You took a pretty hard fall back there: You banged your head on solid cobblestone as soon as you pulled the sword." Lilly said, as she poured some soup that was cooking beside her into a bowl.
"Here, you should eat a bit. Cooper and Aqua should be coming back soon; they decided to get a bit of magic training while you rested." Light looked around the room, and found the sword right next to his backpack.
"Wait a second, isn't that my inventory technically? How did you get it off?" Light asked as he started to get up, but Lilly stopped him.
"You need some rest Light; we're staying in the village a bit before we head out to find Flaira. We all agreed that we need you at full strength for the trip, plus you want to learn about your sword don't you? Learn all the special abilities and stuff… and you can take your backpack off any time; you just won't have your inventory when you want to take something; but don't have your backpack. "
"Uh… I sort of learned how to use it already…"
"Really!? How?" Lilly asked as she leaned forward, eager to learn more.
"If you let me get up and stretch, I'll show you." Light said, as he handed the bowl to Lilly, who put it on the table.
"Alright, fine, but only for bit, I want you to rest a bit more…" Lilly said, as he helped Light up, and grabbed his sword for him.
"Let's go see how Cooper and Aqua are doing with magic training."
"Alright, let's go then."
Light and Lilly went down the path, and saw Aqua and Cooper training.
"Now concentrate. You've been able to transform your weapon, now try the spell I taught you." Aqua said, as Cooper closed his eyes, and yelled out the words:
"EARTH SHATTER!" Cooper said, as he pounded the ground, and spikes came out of the ground like last time.
"Very good Cooper! I think that's enough for today, let's head back to Lilly and see how Light's- Oh, he's awake." Aqua said, as Cooper turned around, and smiled.
"Hey Light! You took a big fall back there, but it looks like you're alright. So, have you tried out your sword yet?"
"Not just yet, but I was planning on showing you all my new abilities when I got the Hexsword."
"Oh really? Well, let's see them then." Aqua said, as he sat down on a tree stump next to Cooper. Light got up, and went a little way back, then started to concentrate. As if he was summoning magic, Light's hair began to stand up, and the Hexsword began to turn a bright red, just like in Subspace. They all gasped (Except for Light) when the sword suddenly became a scythe, and Light swinging it around.
"Pretty neat huh? You know that orb I got from the spider queen? Well, that was no ordinary orb. That was… Well, it's a long story…"
"We have time, tell us!" Lilly said, as Light sat down next to all of them.
"Well, alright then. Here's what happened…"
And Light began to tell the story of what happened while he was passed out.
When will we see the armored person again? Will we see the white orb that Light has, and what it does? Find out next time on THE AWAKENING!
