Dark Sorcerer and the Blade of Light
Chapter 4
A Divine Decree
Long ago, the cosmos was created by the Greater Power, a great god that has unreasonable might. However, he needed some one to watch over the crown jewel of his design, and thus the Divine Dragons were made...
The Divine Dragons represent the four classical elements and control the runes, thus controlling the balance of life on the planet. They set out to guard it with their lives...
It was on one fateful day when a large monster appeared, a monster with the power to rival the four gods, that beast was the Legendary Golem. After a long series of battles, the Divine Dragons had to retreat and wait for help, which came of the form of the first Hero of the Runes.
Ever since that first encounter, they have been the ones in charge of selecting the new Hero every time the need arises.
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"Hmph..." Raguna grunted as he grabbed his sword,
"Raguna!" Mist called out to him, seeing the Earthmate was about to ride away on Lupux,
"Huh?" Raguna turned his ride around, "Ah.."
"Where are you going, Raguna?" Mist asked,
"I've told you..." Raguna sighed, "To seek where these monsters are coming from!" he repeated, "I can't have them hurt the town any more!"
"But where are you going to look?" Mist asked, "You don't know where..."
"That's why I am taking you with me." Raguna smiled, "You seem to be able to sense them, I can't..." he extended his hand, "Join me?"
"Alright." Mist said and jumped on Lupux,
"Raf!" Lupux barked happily as he saw his new ally.
"Let's go!" Raguna said, "Just tell me whenever you sense this 'dark energy'."
"Alright." Mist mumbled then grabbed tight,
"HYAH!" Raguna yelled, and Lupux sped off.
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"Harf! Harf! Harf!" Lupux breathed as he dashed down the plains outside of Trampoli, "RAF!" he barked as he jumped over a log.
"Oof!" Mist grunted, feeling the impact of the jump,
"Alright.." Raguna said, "Ha!" he signaled his monster to stop under a solitary tree, "We need to take a break."
"Raf!" Lupux barked in agreement and felt the relief of the two people getting off his back, "Aff." he growled in relief and laid down.
"Did you feel anything, Mist?" Raguna asked her as he pulled out some food from his pack,
"No.." Mist mumbled, but then paused, "Wait." she mumbled.
"Huh?" Raguna stopped eating his sashimi, "What is it?"
"BLOOOP!" a large goopy tentacle appeared from the ground,
"Ah!" Raguna stepped back as he saw his foe, a shadow goo,
"Raguna!" Mist screamed as the goo neared her,
"GRR!" Lupux jumped in between her and the monster and gnashed his teeth, "RAF! Raf!"
"BLOOP!" the goo struck with its tentacle, WASHA! It whipped in the air.
"Rah!" Lupux jumped to avoid it,
"Stand back!" Raguna covered Mist to protect her,
"Wait!" Mist cried, "That's not all!"
"Huh?" Raguna turned to her, "What do yo-"
POOMP! POOMP! Huge footsteps shook the ground they stood on,
"What in the gods..." Mist mumbled as a large golem walked towards them, but it was no ordinary golem..
This golem was a shadow golem, but more heavily armored and instead of hands had a large stone shield and a large stone broadsword.
"Ah crap..." Raguna muttered, "Well, I can't stand here and do nothing..." he unsheathed his sword, "Lupux! Protect Mist!" he ordered his companion,
"Raf!" Lupux barked in agreement and switched places with his master,
"Mist..." Raguna said, "Don't move from there, ok?"
"Alright." Mist agreed as she stood in fright,
"TOODOODOO!" the dark knight golem got into position and circled around Raguna,
"Hmm..." Raguna did the same, and the two faced each other,
"TOOO!" the golem swung its sword first,
"Wah!" Raguna ducked to avoid the large stone weapon, "DWAH!" he was struck by the stone shield.
"DOO!" the dark knight golem droned and struck down with its blade again,
"Ha!" Raguna jumped over the attack, "HYAH!" he dove down to hit the golem,
KLING! The sword struck the stony shield,
"HADOO!" the golem turned and swung its mighty blade, a direct hit.
"AUGH!" Raguna was momentarily incapacitated by the large weapon, "Argh..."
"TOO TOO!" the golem blared and smashed the Earthmate with its shield,
"OOF!" Raguna was sent flying back, "ARGH!" he landed on the ground, then slowly stood up once more...
"Raguna!" Mist cried out and tried to save him, but Lupux blocked her attempt,
"Woah..." Raguna groaned as he saw double, a concussion from the brute force of the golem's attacks, "Why you..." he lifted his sword, "Mist!" he cried out and closed his eyes.
"Alright!" Mist responded, "Watch out!" she called out,
"Hah!" Raguna opened his eyes right at the moment the golem charged with his sword, "HYAH!" he jumped up and struck down,
"DROOOO!" the golem droned as his entire back was cut by Raguna's blade,
"TA! TA TA!" Raguna combo-ed the move with two more cuts on the legs,
"ROOO!" the golem turned, then blocked the next attacks with its shield, "TOO!" he swung,
"Ha!" Raguna avoided the move, "Water Laser!" he pulled out his spell book and launched the concentrated water jet at the monster,
KRAK! The jet cracked the shield and it disintegrated into stony pieces.
"TOO TOOO!" the golem blared in anger and charged head long, "BOOO!" it sunk into the ground,
"Ah crap!" Raguna growled, "Mist! Be my eyes!" he called out to his friend,
"Ok!" Mist said and closed her eyes, "Hm..." she hummed and started to search for the shadow force of the monster,
TING! A signal hit,
"Behind you!" Mist opened her eyes, and surely enough, the golem started to reform in Raguna's shadow,
"Ha ha!" Raguna turned to face the foe, "DAH!" he stabbed the golem before it fully reorganized,
"DOOO!" the golem blared and retreated into the ground once more.
"Hmm..." Mist concentrated again, "Ah ha!" she said, "By the tree!"
"Alright!" Raguna said as he saw the shadowy mass build up, "Rahh!" he charged and sliced it,
"Dooo..." the golem droned and once again escaped,
"Ah ha!" Mist exclaimed, "AH!" she screamed, "It's under me!" she gasped when the golem started to pop out in front of her,
"HRAH!" Raguna yelled, and using a Great Hammer, smashed the golem's shadowy figure to kingdom come.
"Droooooooooo." the golem reformed, only to collapse seconds after.
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"Oh, Raguna..." Mist mumbled as she tended his wounds, "You're a mess..."
"Thanks." Raguna grumbled, "Say... that guy was tough..." he muttered, "He could've killed me on the first swing!"
"I bet he- GAH!" Mist screamed as a tentacle appeared and grabbed her by the neck, it was the shadow goo from before.
"Mist!" Raguna yelled and tried to look for the fiend, "Where is he!?"
"Grah... Gah..." Mist gagged, trying to pry the tentacle off of her,
"Hmph!" Raguna growled, "Then swung his sword to cut the appendage,
"SHWOO!" the goo appeared, enraged by the loss of its limb, "BLOOP!" it charged,
"RAF!" Lupux jumped in and tackled it, "RAF! RAF!" he grabbed it with his jaws and shook it around like a chew toy.
"BLOP!" the goo groaned and expired once Lupux was through with it.
"Are you alright?" Raguna asked Mist,
"Yeah..." Mist said with a hoarse voice, "I'm fine..."
"Thank goodness." Raguna sighed, "Let's-" he paused when a shining light appeared next to them,
"Grr..." Lupux growled as a figure descended from it,
"RAH!" a huge purple dragon bellowed, then looked down to look at the Earthmate and his companion,
"Terrable!" Raguna yelled in shock, then unsheathed his sword,
"Mortal!" Terrable told him, "You have a special task ahead of you!" he growled, "We have seen you fight these shadow creatures like no other! We believe you are the next Hero of the Runes..."
"Who are 'we'?" Raguna asked in doubt, "What to me and to you?"
"You should respect your gods!" Terrable fumed, but stopped, remembering this was the Earthmate that defeated him, "The Divine Dragons..." he growled,
"The Hero of the Runes is just a myth!" Mist came in, "From a long time ago.."
"It is not a myth, girl!" Terrable roared, "The Dark Sorcerer seeks to unleash the Great Evil and rule the world! Raguna, you must help us!"
"If you all are gods, why can't you do it yourselves?" Raguna asked,
"We're not strong enough..." Terrable reluctantly admitted, "The Great Evil is on a whole other magnitude... Our powers combined can only seal him for a short time." he sighed, "But with the Hero of the Runes, we can seal him for thousands of years!"
"Alright." Raguna said, "Let's just say I really want to be this 'Hero of the Runes'..." he moved his hands, "What do I need to do?"
"You need to stop asking questions, you little twerp!" Terrable exploded, "You are now the Hero of the Runes whether you like it or not! If you want to find out more, ask Kanno or Cinnamon!" he yelled, "RAH!" he screamed and once again ascended into the sky.
"Well, that was rude..." Raguna muttered, "Huh?" he looked in his palm, which was glowing,
"What?" Mist added, mesmerized by the glowing rune symbols,
"Woah..." Raguna mumbled, "Hero of the Runes..." he nodded, "Mist, Lupux!" he addressed the two, "We have to go see Kanno!"
"Alright!"
"Raf!" Lupux barked and accepted the two jumping on his back.
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"Your Golem Knight has not reported back, master." the submissive figure mumbled,
"Well, they are stronger than I thought." the cloaked figure chuckled, "Well, it can't be helped... I may have lost one knight, but I have legions of the same monsters waiting for their release."
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