Dark Sorcerer and the Blade of Light
Chapter 10
The Sacred Blade of the Oracles
At the birth of the planet, there were many races- Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Vampires, Univir, Monsters, Monster-kin and Oracles. However, before the Legendary Golem was released, there was a great war between all of them.
At the end of the Race Wars, the Humans emerged victorious, while other races, like Vampires and Oracles declined to the point of near extinction.
It was during these wars that the Oracles, beings with the ability to see into the future, used their magic to forge an incredibly powerful sword that would grant the user and even greater ability than what they had... The Power of Foresight.
This sword, the Sword of Oracles, is nearly indestructible and forged with a magical steel that never withers or corrodes.
However, the wars were over and the Oracles defeated before they could ever mass produce these super weapons and only one was ever made..
It was only when the Legendary Golem appeared when all the races united and forgot their hatred for each other when the Oracles provided the Hero with this powerful blade. The Oracles' legacy in providing this powerful weapon lives on even after their apparent demise.
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FWOOOO! The wind roared as the three rode atop of Grimoire, who was flying as fast as he could to reach their destination,
"Do you feel anything, Sharron?" Raguna asked the Oracle, hoping to get a ping on the sword,
"Nothing but the sea breeze.." Sharron sighed,
"There's an island..." Mist observed a tall mountain island popping from the vast ocean,
"RAHHH..." Grimoire grumbled, then dove down to land.
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"Ah..." Raguna said as he touched down on the island,
"Looks abandoned to me..." Mist mumbled, seeing only two or three buildings, which were no more than little shacks,
"They said this was a great port island." Sharron muttered, "Looks nothing more than a fisherman's keep."
"Whoever lives there must be asleep.." Raguna muttered, noting it was now night,
"Hey!" a voice called out, and from the shack appeared a man with long gray hair, "Who are you!?"
"We're looking for a Sword!" Mist answered, "Do you happen to know where it is!?"
"I ain't know of no sword!" the man yelled, "Begone from here!" he swung his pole,
"Look, just help us!" Raguna told the man, "We're looking for a sword known as the Sword of Oracles."
The man paused, "Who told you that!?" he yelled, "No one is supposed to know about that!" he ran over to them, "Do you also believe it exists?" he asked,
"uh... Yeah..." Raguna mumbled, quite creeped by the elder's proximity,
"Ahahaha!" the man said, "Great! My name's Bacchus!" he chuckled, "I'm a treasure hunter around here! Been looking for the sword you're talking about for decades!" he laughed, "Still haven't found it though!"
"I believe I may be able to locate it." Sharron told him, "You see, I am an oracle."
"What!?" Bacchus yelled, "Really!?" he exclaimed, then ran back to his shack,
"What an odd fellow." Mist giggled.
"Ah ha!" Bacchus returned, "The Oracles can see exactly where it is if it is close to them!" he read his book, "Oh! This is great! Help me find it!" he pleaded, "Then everyone will believe me!"
"Well, we kind of need it." Raguna said, "I am the Hero of the Runes..." he showed him his palm,
"No way..." Bacchus groaned, "This is not a myth!?" he cried, "YES! YESS!" he cheered, "I've been right all along!"
The three looked at each other, even Grimoire shared their creeped out face.
"Please, we need to go look for it!" Bacchus said, "We can take my boat!" he pointed to his ship, which was the only one there,
"We can take Grimoire." Raguna said, "It will be faster and we can cover more ground... We need all the time we can get..."
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"Still no sign?" an Alvarnan guard asked Mei,
"No." Mei told him, "But be on alert, those monsters are ferocious."
"No sign from above!" Venti said as she landed and turned into human form, "Nothing to see for miles!'
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"Do you spot anything?" Bacchus asked in great concern, "Tell me you have!"
"That's the third time you've asked me." Sharron growled in annoyance, "I told you I'll tell you when I do!"
"Hehehehe." Raguna chuckled, laughing at the situation,
"Ok..." Bacchus grumbled,
"RAH..." Grimoire muttered, tired from flying,
"Calm down, Grimoire." Mist patted his back, "We'll rest soon."
"We need to call it a night." Raguna yawned, "The only good thing about this search is that there's a full moon."
"Ha..." Sharron sighed in defeat, "I guess we'll nev-" she paused and entered a trance.
Her sight quickly dove down straight into the sea, then went under the water until it revealed a sunken island.
"AH ha!" Sharron exclaimed, "It's right under there!" she pointed,
"Alright!" Bacchus said in victory,
"RAH..." Grimoire swooped down and hovered over the presumed spot.
"Now what?" Raguna asked, "Is it underwater?"
"I don't think I can hold my breath for that long." Mist sighed,
"What do we do now!?" Bacchus cried, "Oh no!"
Grimoire grumbled to himself, tired of hearing the whining people on his back, "RAOOOOOO!" he roared into the night sky.
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"RAOOOOOOO!" Grimoire's roar traveled all the way to the Alvarnan coast,
"Huh?" Terrable looked up in alert,
"It's for Aquaticus!" Fiersome translated the call, "He needs you!"
"For what?!" Aquaticus asked,
"To raise an island for him.." Venti listened closely, "They've found the sword!" she exclaimed,
"Alright!" Aquaticus laughed, "I got him!" he said and flew into the sea,
"This is great!" Terrable chuckled.
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Aquaticus swam under the water,
"ROOOOO!" he roared, sending an echolocation wave under the sea.
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PING! The wave moved until it struck a large body,
That body moved, revealing it to be a large monster.
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"Make him stop!" Sharron groaned, tired of Grimoire's calls,
"I wish I could!" Raguna added, covering his ears in pain,
BLOOO! BLOOOO! the water under them bubbled, at that point Grimoire stopped his call,
SHWWOOOOO! The island was raised by a huge Redzilla, who was called by Aquaticus,
"RAH!" the Redzilla roared, then looked at the party,
"What in the gods of the seven seas..." Bacchus muttered,
"Well, that's one way..." Raguna chuckled, "Dive!"
"RAH!" Grimoire obeyed and landed on the small island.
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"Woah..." Bacchus said as he saw the island, which was filled with ruined columns and a long stony floor,
"I see it!" Sharron exclaimed, and there, on the top of the stony steps that made part of this complex, was a glittering object,
"Ah ha!" Raguna ran to the object, then stopped when he reached there, "Oh crap..." he muttered,
"What's wrong?" Mist ran to his side, "Oh..." she also mumbled,
"Woo ho- Sheee..." Bacchus growled as he saw the sight.
There, on the top of the steps, was the Sword of Oracles, but with a catch...
It was broken, the blade snapped into three pieces, the jewel on it cracked and worn.
"What in the world..." Sharron muttered,
"NO!" Bacchus yelled, "The Sword of Oracles was supposed to be indestructible!"
"Nearly... Indestructible..." Raguna sighed as he picked up the hilt of the sword, which was detached from the blade.
SHWWEOOOOOOO! His hand shone in brilliance, as did the jewel on the hilt, the Sword and the Hero reunited at last!
"Woah!" Raguna exclaimed as he felt power surge through him, but suddenly a sad tune started to play in the wind.
"What..." Mist mumbled, and everyone was surprised when a man appeared in front of them.
The man wore a multicolored brown suit and glorious golden armor, he had greyish-white hair, he looked out to the moon.
"Who... are you?" Sharron asked, the man turned, and they all gasped,
"A ghost!" Bacchus exclaimed and ran in fright behind Grimoire,
"Who..." Raguna mumbled, seeing the specter, "Are you?"
"I see the Hero has returned at long last..." the young man said, "I'm sorry I left the sword in that condition." he murmured, "Ah! How rude of me! I am Aden... The Last Hero of the Runes..."
"You are the one who perished to the Golem..." Sharron told him,
"Yeah..." Aden looked down in sadness, "My consort and I were tasked to defeat the Golem, but fate struck... When I used the sword against the fiend, it broke... and this is what happened to me..." he said in pure regret,
"Oh..." Mist mumbled, "I'm sorry..."
"Huh..." Aden sighed, "Ever since... I've been sitting here waiting for the next Hero in order to help him, I want to free my soul from the guilt of my failure... It was my error that caused the world to be flooded." he cried, but then looked up at Raguna, "I will help you now!" he raised his hands in the air.
A light started to shine on the Sword of Oracles, and the broken pieces of the blade started to place themselves on the hilt. After a few tense minutes, the Oracle Sword was back together.
"I have used my strength to fix the Sword, but it is still not fully powered." Aden informed, noting the chips and cracks that still remained in the blade, "It may work for a few times before it cracks again... Pray it does not do so on a strong foe."
"And how do we fix it?" Mist asked,
"Beyond the Gulf lays a continent." Aden answered "And on that continent lays a land where a strong and brave people live... The State of the Polonic Order... They are the masters of the forge and have the technology to fix the blade to it's original state. However." he paused, "When the blade broke, it lost its power to grant Foresight... I do not know how to fix that. Now... For the final order of business." he said and extended his right palm, which had the same glowing symbols as Raguna's.
"Hm..." Raguna nodded and held his hand,
SHWEOOOOO! The two started to glow brightly, and power moved from Aden to Raguna, it ended moments after with Raguna acquiring new armor and clothing.
"I have transferred the powers of the Hero of the Runes to you." Aden said, "Good luck... Now I stand here in misery of my defeat."
"Aden, you helped us out a lot." Raguna told him, "Thank you."
"No.. Thank you." Aden responded and for the first time smiled, "My spirit can rest at ease knowing I did all I can to help you." he said and started to fade away.
"Goodbye, Aden." Sharron said, "Thanks for everything."
Aden gave a slow wave and finally disappeared.
Raguna looked at his sword, then raised it up into the air.
You have the Sword of Oracles, the mythical blade with the ability to grant foresight and the power to defeat the Golem! The Power of the Heroes runs through it!
"I am the Hero of the Runes!" Raguna exclaimed and then noticed his and Mist's hands started to glow,
"Raguna." Mist nodded, and the two held hands.
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"Ha!" the two saw Aden battle it out with the Legendary Golem, his consort, a pink haired female, was standing nearby,
"Aden!" the consort cried when her partner was struck by the beast,
"Sonja!" Aden called out to her, and the two held hands,
"ROOOOO!" the Golem tried to punch the two, but a light barrier protected them from the assault, "ARR!" the fiend held his fist in pain,
"I'm so glad you're always by my side..." Aden muttered, and the two shared an embrace.
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"Does that mean..." Raguna thought to himself when he let go of Mist's hand and looked at her,
"We're destined to be together?" the two thought at the same time...
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