Legacy of Travas
Chapter 11: Capture and Rescue
As the rain began to pour heavily over the vast land of Nosgoth, the vampuric vulpin continues to drive amongst the slick roads leading towards the west. However, Travas had sustained a small, but painful amount of injuries from the rain, for it acts like acid towards vampires. He soon begins his search shelter as fast as he could in hopes of finding shelter from the rain.
"Damn… I gotta get out of the rain before it starts killing me… then again, it's not like I haven't died already", Travas thought within his mind as he looks around for shelter. To his luck, he spots a cave nearby and drives towards it hastily. Soon enough, he parks the motorcycle at the entrance of the gate and gets off, looking around the interior of the cave. Then, he began noticing some torches inside self-ignite upon his entry.
"This is interesting… I've never seen torches that lit up on their own before", he thought while walking upon the path that suddenly revealed itself to him. "I wonder where this is taking me…" the vulpin wondered until he caught the scent of something familiar… and yet delightful at the same time. "And from that scent, I can tell that there's blood nearby, and thankfully it's not human", he continued as he followed the scent. Soon enough, he sees a blood fountain that had skull designs upon which the blood had been flowing through. But then a ghastly, but clear voice began to speak.
"The Blood of Ages flows so sweet. Come… and drink from us", the ghastly voice spoke as Travas approached it calmly, yet curiously for he had heard of something like this before.
"Hang on a second… I've heard about these before while I was having dreams about Kain's journey as a vampire, for he drank from these to enhance both his physical capabilities and magical energy. Maybe this could help me with my rainy weather problem", Travas thought curiously as he approached the fountain to a certain point. Then he begins to draw blood from the fountain and drink from it. While drinking the blood, his injuries he sustained recently had begun to heal as if they were never there to begin with. The next thing he does is wipe the blood off of his muzzle and turns to face the exit.
"You shall not be harmed by the rain, for our blood enhances", the ghastly fountain spoke as Travas started walking towards the parked motorcycle at the entrance.
"Alright, now I should be able to head back to the Citadel without any more problems from the rain", Travas thought as he got on the motorcycle and started the ignition. "Now I gotta get back to the Citadel and tell them about the information I've acquired about the demon before it's too late", he continued whilst pressing on the gas and driving towards the east, hoping to get back to the Citadel before it was too late.
*Somewhere in the Eastern section of Nosgoth*
Among the eastern woods of Nosgoth, a pair of vampires roams and investigates the site from which a series of murders have taken place. And upon short notice, the green vampire, Vorador, has found small group of dead bodies lying upon a nearby tree. Likewise, the blood was shown to be fresh and that the murders themselves have occurred earlier that day.
"Umah, come here at once! I have spotted a small pile of freshly murdered bodies lying among this area", Vorador exclaimed within the 'Whisper' while pointing towards the bodies. Umah then teleports to the pile and kneels to the ground for closer examination.
"Telling by the severity of the wounds themselves, this is indeed, without a doubt, the work of Alastair Ballantine himself", Umah claimed while examining the bodies thoroughly.
"I wouldn't doubt it… however we must make haste upon the investigation… for I sense dark forces are approaching from the south", Vorador replied while looking upon the south for any suspicious activity.
"I can sense it now as well", Umah also said as she got into battle position, waiting for the dark forces to arrive and preparing to fight. And soon enough, the water demon, Alastair Ballantine appears before them both.
"So this must be the great Alastair Ballantine we've heard so dearly about", Vorador mockingly spoke as he smirked upon seeing him.
"That I am… and I believe that you must be the legendary Vorador, the vampire that single-handedly assassinated six members of the circle within the Sarafan Stronghold some nine centuries ago. Now he serves as one of the leaders of the infamous Vampire Resistance and stands before me", Alastair replied calmly, yet smirked upon seeing the two vampires.
"And he has been a wonderful leader as well, demon", Umah said while smirking upon seeing the demon and preparing her claws to fight.
"And I assume that you must be Umah, the one who has brought Vorador back into his vampuric unlife after he had been executed my Mobius' vampire hunters roughly four centuries ago, are you not", Alastair asked while smirking upon her as she nodded in response.
"That seems to be the case, yes", Umah answered.
"Now that we have taken care of our introductions, I believe that it is time we get down to business and begin the battle", Vorador said while getting into his battle stance.
"I couldn't agree with you more, Vorador", Alastair agreed, getting into battle position. "Now then, it is time that we settle this at once", he continued as he began to sprint towards the duo as both Vorador and Umah started to strike upon him in unison.
*Somewhere within the mid-western section of Nosgoth*
As the rain poured down upon Nosgoth and with both Vorador and Umah fighting, Travas continued to make his way towards the Vampire Citadel. As he was driving, however, he noticed a ghastly figure that stood upon the pillar within the distance. As a response to seeing this, he decides to head for the ruined pillars to investigate.
As he arrived, he saw the ghost that floats before the destroyed balance pillar that lied within the middle and showed to be the most important of all. The ghost was of female gender and had medium-long length blonde hair, slightly torn up long sleeve clothing, and that some of the left side of her face was nothing but bone. Travas suddenly recognized who the ghost was that haunted the pillars, and that the ghost herself was identified to be the murdered balance guardian, Ariel.
"Forever am I bound, hope abandoned, my spirit tethered to this place. What destroyed the Circle could not touch me, for I was newly dead and beyond harm's reach. I alone was spared the descending to madness and Kain alone was spared the pain of death. When Nupraptor's poison seized Kain, even in the safety of the womb, much more than just his destiny was lost… all of Nosgoth lost balance. Consider us now, both of us less than what we once were. I, pure but insubstantial, and Kain, terribly real… but corrupted", Ariel spoke with sadness from her imprisonment among the pillars of Nosgoth as Travas steps upon the platform and approaches the saddened spirit.
"I can assume that you must be the former balance guardian, Ariel, the one who remains bound to the Pillars after Kain's refusal to sacrifice himself", Travas spoke, causing Ariel to turn and face the vulpin. But as she saw him for the first time, she looks upon him in shock and confusion of what she now saw.
"Yes you are… but there is something I must ask you… what manner creature are you, for I have not seen such creatures such as yourself before until this very moment", Ariel asked while calmly shocked and confused upon looking at him.
"Well, I am a humanimal fox that has come from a space station called Alopex, from a different world… and who has been recently made into a vampire by Janos Audron. But if you're still confused about my race, you can just say that I'm an anthromorphic fox to keep things simple", Travas explained. "Oh, and I almost forgot… my name is Travas Starfox", he continued by introducing himself.
"A humanimal fox, you say? Interesting… but how can you claim yourself to be a vampire if your body shows signs of being that of a living person and not of the undead", Ariel continued asking while examining Travas' body.
"Well… to answer that, I was actually brought back to life as a living vampire by the legendary Janos Audron, as I mentioned a moment ago. In other words, a vampire whose body has normal body functions to that of a living being such as having a normal heart rate, body temperature, organ functions, everything within the matter", Travas explained as Ariel looked upon him with an intrigued look on her face.
"Now I understand… it has been said that the Vampire Ancients have had the capability of bringing back a vampire that was among the living instead of those who were among the undead", Ariel explained. "However, I had also discovered that they could not successfully create a living vampire they so desired, until one of them revived a being such as yourself, that is", she claimed as Travas nodded.
"That's correct, Ariel, and Janos was the one that told me about that sometime while we were both staying on Alopex, my former homeland", Travas replied as Ariel listened closely.
"I see… There is one more thing I must ask of you: What was your reason to come and stand here upon the destroyed Pillars of Nosgoth", Ariel asked curiously.
"Oh, of course… I was meaning to ask you something concerning Alastair Ballantine, the demon who currently lays his wrath upon the eastern section of Nosgoth", Travas asked instantly as Ariel moved towards the destroyed balance pillar.
"Very well, Travas, I will answer your question with whatever information I know", Ariel replied as Travas paid attention. "Based upon my knowledge about him, Alastair has been known to terrorize the eastern section of Nosgoth constantly ever since he was in his early twenties. There have been, however, a few rumors of him terrorizing other sections of Nosgoth at times, despite him striking mostly within the south-eastern part of the land. Though they were proven to be true, this happened very rarely due to the Sarafan Lord's reign over Nosgoth. But despite the fact that Alastair rarely attacked other parts of Nosgoth, the Sarafan Lord had his own share of troubles when it came with the two crossing paths upon each other. Why you might ask…? To answer that, Alastair himself had been a master of escaping the Sarafan easily and has been eluding them for many years. Though little background information is known about this demon, it had been also rumored that he had a weakness of sunlight since he only strikes upon Nosgoth within cloudy or raining weather. This is all that I know about this demon", she explained with as much information that she knew while Travas had listened thoroughly during this time.
"I see… and I can assume that due to his water capabilities, he was able to make his escape a whole lot easier when he's nearby a river or a lake of some sort", Travas asked while Ariel nodded in response.
"That would be very likely. However, I can sense that there is a battle going on somewhere within the eastern section of Nosgoth", Ariel said as Travas turned to the eastern direction of Nosgoth, from which he had just came from.
"Now that you mention it, I can sense huge amounts of energy being given off in the east… and there are three of them to be exact", Travas spoke as he looked upon the east closely. "However, two of the energy levels I'm sensing are beginning to fade… and fast", he thought to himself as this began to trouble him slightly. At that moment, his eyes shot wide open as he recognized the two depleting energy levels were. "Damnit… Umah and Vorador's energy levels are the ones that are fading. I must do something and fast", he continued thinking as he turned to the motorcycle parked before him.
"It seems that two vampuric energy levels are beginning to fade away from the face of Nosgoth. Is something the matter, Travas", Ariel asked as she looked upon Travas' shocked face.
"Wait a second… that's Vorador and Umah! And their energy levels are depleting fast", Travas exclaimed. "I have to summon Janos to my location at once", he continued as he closed his eyes, cleared his mind, and began to focus upon connecting towards Janos' mind.
*Inside the Training Room of the Vampire Citadel*
From within the heart of the Training Room, Janos continued on doing his pull ups on some of the equipment inside. But just as he finishes and heads to the sitting mat to meditate, he stops on his tracks after beginning to hear a voice coming from within his mind. And in that moment, he stands and begins to listen upon who may be speaking within his mind.
"Janos, this is Travas speaking. I need you to teleport to the pillars immediately", Travas spoke with urgency within Janos' mind through the 'Whisper'.
"Ah, Travas, what seems to be the problem at hand", Janos asked inside the 'Whisper'.
"I need you to teleport here to pick up the motorcycle at once. Why I'm asking you this is because Vorador and Umah are in serious danger and may possibly be dying", Travas explained urgently through the 'Whisper' in Janos' mind.
"Vorador and Umah, you say…?" Janos asked within the 'Whisper' as he focused on their energy signals. He then noticed the depleting energy levels of both Vorador and Umah. "I'm sensing that their energy levels are decreasing at a steady, yet immediate pace. Why is this happening to them both", Janos asked urgently and worriedly in his mind.
"Apparently, it seems that they accidentally crossed paths with Alastair Ballantine while they were searching for clues on how to destroy him once and for all", Travas explained within the 'Whisper' as Janos himself began to put on his white sleeveless robe and his golden, flexible belt.
"Travas, I'm making my way towards you as we speak. I will see you among the pillars shortly", Janos said to Travas within his mind as he began to use the teleportation spell to make his way towards the destroyed pillars.
*Among the destroyed Pillars of Nosgoth*
As the rain continued to fall upon Nosgoth, Travas continues to anxiously pace among the Pillars of Nosgoth. But shortly after talking to Janos through the 'Whisper', he manages to arrive upon short notice. In a similar manner, Travas makes a sigh in relief and approaches Janos calmly, yet anxiously.
"Thank the maker you've arrived, I need you to bring the motorcycle back to the citadel at once", Travas said as he took off his leather jacket w/ denim vest and his sleeveless shirt, leaving on only his tank top to cover his torso as he places the other articles of clothing inside the right-side motorcycle pouch. "I gotta go and rescue Vorador and Umah from their fore coming demise", Travas said as he began to make his way towards the east, but Janos grabs his right shoulder and stops him.
"Travas… do not tell me that you're actually intending to go out and fight this demon alone", Janos asked in a concerned, serious tone as Travas turned to face him.
"It looks like I may have to if I'm going to save them both from Alastair. Otherwise if I don't, Umah and Vorador will be killed by this demon", Travas replied with a serious tone as well.
"What kind of game are you trying to play here, Travas? You know just as well as I that you're not strong enough to face him, and I do not intend on having you killed", Janos said while increasing the seriousness of his tone, yet remained calm.
"I don't care if I'm not strong enough to stop him, but the least I can do is try and save Vorador and Umah from his torturous wrath", Travas said with an increased seriousness in his tone. "Besides, it's better than letting Alastair kill some of the most important members of the Vampire Resistance, killing off Willendorf's townsfolk and eventually everyone else in Nosgoth", he continued as he Janos looked at him in the eye.
"Travas, I cannot risk losing another recruit by the hands of a well-experienced demon. I can understand that you care about them deeply, but this must be done through other experienced members of the Vampire Resistance", Janos explained with seriousness in his voice, causing the vampuric vulpin to sigh in calm frustration.
"Janos, I understand that you're worried about me and want to keep me safe. However, I have to do the right thing and save both Vorador and Umah. At the same time, I have to stop this bastard at all cost and assassinate him before it's too late. But I can't do this if I'm not given the chance to do so. Janos, all I'm asking is for you to trust me on this… please", Travas pleaded towards Janos as he listened closely. As Travas looked upon Janos and waits for an answer, he tilted his head down as if he knew the answer would be no. And within a moment, the winged vampire sighs in defeat before looking back at the vampuric vulpin.
"Very well… I will let you save them both alone and allow you to fight Alastair. However, you must defeat this demon and destroy him as soon as you save Vorador and Umah from his sadistic wrath. Do you understand", Janos asked with seriousness in his tone.
"Yes sir, Janos", Travas replied as he turned towards the east. "And don't worry; I'll make it back as soon as I can, Janos. Thank you for trusting me", he continued as he used his flying ability to fly towards the east, where Vorador and Umah were located.
"I hope that you will make a safe return back to the citadel after this. And may god watch over you as you carry out your rescue mission", Janos though within his head as he turned the motorcycle on and headed back towards the citadel.
*Amongst the eastern section of Nosgoth*
As the rain continued to pour heavily amongst the land of Nosgoth, Umah and Vorador continue to fight the demon that has bestowed upon them both. Though they seemed to have taken a substantial amount of damage, they continue to fight like warriors that have never taken any damage whatsoever.
"Well now, I must admit that you two have made yourselves an incredible pair of warriors indeed. But there is a question I must ask you both: Will it be efficient enough for you to continue on, or will you eventually wear down and thus, allow me to make my finishing move upon you two", Alastair said while smirking for he had taken very little to no damage on him whatsoever.
"Damnit… I don't know how much more we can take from this demon, but we must continue to fight him for as long as we possibly can. But even though we used our attacks upon him, it's like he wasn't affected by the effects of the attacks themselves", Umah thought within her mind as she was panting somewhat.
"What in the hell is this creature. I don't even know the right words to describe him, but what I can say about this is that he's nothing more than a powerful cancer that has been laid upon Nosgoth", Vorador though within his mind as he was panting somewhat as well.
"Nothing else but a loss for words, I assume…?" Alastair asked while smirking upon them both. "Or is it for the fact that the two of you are beginning to run out of energy to even stand the slightest chance against me", he continued while both Umah and Vorador continued breathing slightly heavily from fighting so much.
"Umah, it is best that we try other tactics to defeat him before he attempts to assassinate the both of us", Vorador thought within Umah's mind through the 'Whisper' as he kept an eye on Alastair carefully.
"It is settled that we both agree on finding other methods. But what is prolonging the battle is that we do not have the knowledge or the means to take this demon down", Umah spoke within Vorador's mind through the 'Whisper' as she also kept an eye on Alastair closely.
"Then we must devise a strategy as we continue fighting this demon" Vorador continued within 'the whisper' as prepared to continue on fighting the water demon.
"Very well… I don't know if we will be able to defeat him, but at least we can stall him just long enough for either the both of us to devise a strategy or for help to arrive", Umah replied through the 'Whisper' as she also prepared herself to fight Alastair once more. Then in unison, they both spread out among the area for which they fight upon. However, neither one of them noticed that Alastair had kept a close eye upon their movements after they have recovered. Because of this, Alastair began to summon water-based energy to form two sword-like weapons and prepare for the onslaught.
"Though I may admire their will to continue on fighting and their speed, it is time that I perform my own plans against them… and I have to admit that this may become more interesting than I had anticipated", Alastair thought within his mind as he began to go in pursuit of the two vampires and clash against them once more.
*Among the path towards the eastern section of Nosgoth*
Rain continues to pour upon the land of Nosgoth and the roads became nearly as slick as ice. But despite these conditions, Travas continues to make his way towards Umah and Vorador in order to save them from Alastair's terror. But on the way however, one of Alastair's servants crossed paths with Travas, causing the both to fly back in response.
"Oh where the hell do you think you're going, Travas", Alastair's servant asked viciously.
"Hey, I don't have any time to be dealing with any of your bullshit. Now get out of my fucking way", Travas yelled as he tried to make his way past the Servant, but failed due to his fast speed.
"I'm afraid that you won't be escaping from me that easily. It seems that you're the fly that has been caught in my own web", the Servant claimed evilly as he began to prepare some of his energy attacks within the palms of his hands. Within a matter of seconds, two balls of energy form slightly above his palms as the servant prepares to attack Travas with them.
"I can sense that he's strong… however, I can also sense that he can be defeated without much effort. So if it's a fight he wants, then a fight he shall get", Travas thought to himself as he began to charge his own energy attacks within the palms of his hand-paws. Soon, he also has two energy balls slightly above his palms and ready for the attack.
"You can try to find a way to escape from me, but your efforts will be in vain… for you will fail to annihilate me", the Servant shouted as he raised his arms and combined both balls of energy into one, causing the energy to intensify massively. "And soon enough, I shall prove my worthiness to Lord Alastair that I am capable of becoming his loyal general of his new army", he yelled as he threw down the intensifying ball of energy towards Travas.
"Uh-oh, this is beginning to become almost too intense, but I have to use my energy blasts upon his attack head-on and kill him if I want to make my escape", Travas thought to himself as he, like Alastair's Servant, combined the two energy balls into one and threw his intensifying ball of energy towards the Servant's own attack.
Within a matter of a few seconds, both energy attacks began to clash towards one another and continued to push each other back and forth constantly. That soon began to change, however, as Travas used his telekinetic ability to add force upon his own attack, causing it to press harder upon the Servant's attack. As they collided with one another, both energetic attacks began to explode as smoke formed upon the spot where it happened. In response, Travas uses this opportunity to go through the smoke and strike a powerful punch upon his face, sending the Servant flying towards the steep hill that happened to be nearby the forest and crashes upon it.
Upon the impact, the Servant attempts to stand on his legs, though he struggles to get up for the attack was too much for him to handle. He now looks upon Travas as he landed seven feet in front of Alastair's nearly assassinated Servant.
"So, do you still think that 'the fly has been caught in your own web', you foolish bastard", Travas recalled mockingly as he smirked and formed a blood-red ball of energy upon the palm of his right hand-paw. "Any last words before I drain your blood from your soon-to-be lifeless body", he asked while smirking in delight, causing the demon to growl in anger. But despite the servant's fury, he begins to breathe slowly and manages to calm down slightly.
"Yes, I do have something to say to you, vampire" the Servant answered. "I may have miscalculated your strength and element of surprise, but mark my words, Travas… Alastair Ballantine will have the entire Vampire Resistance begging at the mercy of his threshold while he tortures and kills them before they would even have the chance to rebel against his rule. But specifically for you, he will make sure that you will be the last to die as he watches you suffer, begging him for mercy that will never come to you. Instead, he will have a rope around your neck as he and the army will watch and laugh upon your dying body", he harshly spoke as he powers up his water-based energy and forms and icy blade upon his arms while preparing for the kill. "Now then, Travas, it's time for you to DIE!" he screamed as he attempts to strike his icy blade upon Travas. But before he could strike, Travas throws the blood-red ball of energy directly upon the Servant, turning him into nothing more than blood-stained bone.
As the body began to crumble, Travas drains the falling blood from his body and drinks whatever he can to meet his needs. He then wipes the blood off of his muzzle and continues to make his way towards the east.
"Damnit, I took a little longer to defeat Alastair's Servant than I had anticipated. It looks like I'm gonna have to turn things up a notch if I'm going to make it towards Umah and Vorador in time. Vorador… Umah… hang in there… I'm coming to rescue you both from Alastair's reign of terror" Travas thought within his mind as he slightly increased his energy in order to speed up his flying towards the east upon which Vorador and Umah continue to fight against the water demon himself.
*Among the eastern section of Nosgoth*
While Travas was making his way towards the eastern section of Nosgoth, Umah and Vorador continue to survive against Alastair's ravenous rampage. So far, however, things are not going well for the vampuric duo as they had sustained more injuries from the water demon himself. Alastair, however, had not sustained any further injuries from either Umah or Vorador whatsoever. The demon simply looked upon them and smirked as they were breathing heavily due to exhaustion.
"Damn… We keep using our attacks against this demon, but none of them seem to have penetrated against his defenses", Umah thought to herself as she looked upon Alastair in her weakened state. "How is it that he's unaffected by our attacks even though they struck upon his body directly…? It doesn't make any sense at all", she thought to herself further as she struggled slightly to remain standing.
"There is something about this battle that seems to be troubling me. We've used all of our attacks on him and yet, he seems to be fine as if those attacks never touched him even though his clothes have been ruined. How are we going to defeat this demon if we cannot find a weakness that could work to our advantage", Vorador asked himself while looking upon Alastair and breathing heavily.
"Ah yes, I can see that the two of you have made a valuable effort in your attempts of defeating me. As an honest warrior, I have to admit that you've done well in this battle and that you were by far some of the strongest opponents I have ever fought. For that, I commend you upon you efforts", Alastair said while bowing slightly to show respect upon his opponents. Then he stood normally and looked upon them coldly. "However, it seems that your efforts proved to be nothing more than a failure… and because of this, it will most likely cost you your lives", he continued as he prepared another water-based energy attack upon both of his hands.
"Damnit all… our efforts have proven to be ineffective against him… but I should've realized sooner that he was this much stronger than the both of us combined", Umah thought to herself while looking upon the water demon with both resentment and anger. But at the same time, she began to look upon the rainy, cloudy skies above with suspicion. "But I'm still wondering about something: is he truly this much stronger than the both of us… or is it that we haven't found the right weakness or the means to defeat him", Umah asked herself within her mind as she continues to struggle on keeping up on her feet.
"Well, Umah… it seems that our lives have run full circle… there's nothing we can do to stop Alastair's horrendous attack he's currently summoning", Vorador softly spoke while breathing heavily as a result of his injuries.
"Janos… I'm sorry, but we've failed to assassinate Alastair… and Travas… I'm sorry… but it seems that we cannot train you any further than what we have done… I hope another member could continue your training and avenge us for what Alastair has done to me and Vorador", Umah thought as she began to close her eyes and think of the fond memories she's had with every one of the Vampire Resistance.
As Vorador and Umah continued to think of their fond memories they've had with the Vampire Resistance, Alastair finalizes his attack and throws it upon the vampuric duo below. But before the impact struck, Vorador immediately created a barrier around them both with whatever strength he had left for the best protection possible. Suddenly, the attack that Alastair had created has finally struck upon the Vampuric duo with tremendous force. And as result, the two vampires crash upon a nearby stone hill, knocking them unconscious almost instantly.
Once the vampuric duo lost consciousness, Alastair lands just about a yard away from where they had crashed from the attack's impact. He noticed that Vorador had used a barrier to protect them from the water attack's acid-like touch. At the same time, the barrier had begun to fade as the water demon smirked upon them for losing the battle against him.
"I have to admit… I 'm actually slightly surprised that Vorador had another protective card up his sleeve. Though it was well played, it no longer matters since I finally have these two upon my grasp", Alastair thought within his mind as he uses his telekinesis to pick them up. Then suddenly, a female servant of his arrives with some startling news.
'Lord Alastair, it seems that the clouds are beginning to subside slowly and sunlight is on its way to reclaim Nosgoth's skies", the female Servant explained as Alastair began to fly in the air with the unconscious bodies of Vorador and Umah within his telekinetic grasp.
"Very well then… it looks like I may have to make haste upon our plans as this battle also put me behind schedule slightly", Alastair replied while he began to make his way towards his hideout near the Lake of Serenity. However, he looks upon the unconscious bodies of the vampuric duo as an idea forms inside of his sadistic mind. "Now that I think about it, maybe I can spare some time to torture these two and slightly postpone the attack on Willendorf. And once the clouds reclaim Nosgoth's skies, I will continue with the attack on Willendorf as planned", he thought to himself while smirking and chuckling sadistically as he made his way towards his hideout somewhere within the Lake of Serenity.
*Among the eastern section of Nosgoth, only a minute or two later*
Within a short amount of time after the battle between the vampuric duo and Alastair himself, Travas finally arrives upon the scene in which the battle had taken place. He immediately begins looking around the area for clues as means to try and find some leads that could aid him in finding Umah and Vorador. Unfortunately, however, the vulpin finds that all three of the participants were never to be found within the site, despite the evidence of a recent battle that took place.
"Damnit, it looks like I've got here just a bit too late… and they're nowhere to be found", Travas thought within his mind as he cursed to himself briefly while looking around for clues. "It looks like I may be here for a good deal of time just to find some leads upon what Alastair has done to them. But I can guess that he's taken them to a dungeon somewhere not too far from my present location", he continued while continuing to search for the answers he sought to find in order to find Umah and Vorador, and thus take care of Alastair once and for all.
*Somewhere within the Lake of Serenity*
As Travas was searching for answers around the area where Alastair and the two vampires have fought, Umah had begun to awaken from her apparent slumber. With her body injured and slightly broken, she looks around the dungeon in which the lights themselves are flickering on and off due to the light bulbs not properly being installed.
As she looked around, she spots Vorador in an unconscious state and also chained up upon the wall on her right. Though she began to worry about Vorador, she began to focus on her mind and locate Travas in order to speak with him.
*Back at the eastern section of Nosgoth*
After a bit of time of looking for clues, Travas begins to take a break after he wasn't able to find any leads. He now sits upon the dry sand that was close and began to look upon the sky.
"Damnit… I can't seem to find any leads upon where Alastair may have taken them", Travas thought to himself as he placed his right hand-paw over his chest. "I can only hope that they haven't been killed by him yet… and I don't know if Janos or I would be able to forgive ourselves for this happening", he continued thinking as he shut his eyes and think of the fun times he's had with the Vampire Resistance. Suddenly, he heard a faint voice within his mind.
"Travas", the feminine voice called as the vulpin's ears flickers and eyes widened.
"Huh… who's there", Travas wondered within the 'Whisper'.
"Travas, it's me, Umah", Umah answered with a slightly hoarse voice.
"Umah, are you alright? Where's Vorador… is he with you", Travas began asking instantly and relieved to hear her voice. But at the same time, however, rage began to build up inside of him as he noticed that she was wounded due to the sound of her voice.
"Vorador is unconscious at the moment, but he still lives", Umah replied less hoarsely than before.
"Alright… I am grateful to hear that you two are still alive. But I need to know where you two are currently located so I can find you", Travas spoke within the 'Whisper' as rage continued to build inside of him.
"I'm not exactly sure on our current location, but I believe that we lie within the heart of the Lake of Serenity. We're inside a dungeon to what I believe is Alastair's lair", Umah answered. : But you must hurry because I sense that Alastair may arrive within a moment's time", she continued while Travas heard the sound of struggling through chains in 'the whisper'. On Travas' side, he begins to close his eyes and clear his mind to try and find their exact location. Within a few seconds of searching, he finds their energy readings, though faint, located among the Lake of Serenity.
"Umah, I've just caught both of your energy signals and I'm headed towards your location as we speak. I should be there within several minutes if I don't have any run-ins with anyone", Travas spoke within 'the whisper' as he began to make his way towards the Lake of Serenity.
"Travas…thank you", Umah thanked within 'the whisper' as she made a small sigh of relief upon him finding their energy signals.
"No problem, Umah", Travas replied within 'the whisper' as he sped up the pace slightly. "But you two are gonna have to hang in there since it may take me a little time to get there… and hopefully Alastair doesn't kill you, Umah. I pray that you and Vorador remain safe", he thought within his mind as he continued sprinting hastily towards the Lake of Serenity.
*Within the Dungeon of Alastair's Lair*
The dungeon room was slightly dark inside as the lights continue to flicker. Inside, both Umah and Vorador are chained up upon the wall with torturous event awaiting them. Within a short period of time after Umah had made contact with Travas through 'the whisper', Vorador began to awaken from his unconscious state.
"Vorador, I am grateful that you've created a barrier to protect us both before Alastair could finish us off", Umah said softly with a thankful tone. "And just a moment ago, I made contact with Travas through 'the whisper' and he's making his way towards us as we speak", she continued quietly as Vorador became aware of his surroundings.
"Yes, of course, Umah… and I assume that we're inside one of Alastair's dungeons", Vorador asked as he slightly groaned in agonizing pain, causing Umah to look upon him in a worried expression on her face.
"That we are, Vorador", Umah replied as she continued to look upon him, wondering if they'll be able to make it out alive. Suddenly, the demon, Alastair enters the room and looks at the two chained vampires, smirking upon their imprisonment.
"Well now, I can see that the two vampires chained up within the heart of my luxurious torture chamber have awakened from their slumber… and with this, I must welcome you, am I right", Alastair said slightly sarcastically and sadistically, causing Umah to growl angrily.
"You're not going to get away with this, Alastair. We will promise you that", Umah said angrily as she now looked upon Alastair with pure hatred.
"Oh will you now? Hmmmm… I don't recall you having the power to be disobedient with me, Umah", Alastair sadistically, angrily, yet calmly said as he smacked her in the face hard and painfully, bruising her face and making her cough up blood slightly.
"God Damnit, Alastair, you have no right to lay waste upon Nosgoth or even lay your filthy hands upon Umah", Vorador yelled angrily as he tried to break the chains that were binding him upon the wall.
"By what right do you have, Vorador, when you hunt us demons and humans down and drink from our precious life blood", Alastair replied harshly.
"It is not entirely our fault that we must feed, for the Hylden had struck us the blood-thirsty curse we have suffered for aeon's time. And by what right do you have, Alastair, when you assassinated even the youngest of human life. I will admit that we may be predators of human kind, but at least we have never even attempted to assassinate a single child, unlike yourself, you vile bastard", Vorador answered coldly as Alastair made his way towards him. Then he uses his watery blades upon him by means of torture, causing the affected areas of flesh to burn like acid melting wood. In response, Vorador screams in agonizing pain as Umah could only watch in horror.
"That's enough, Alastair… I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH", Umah screamed viciously as she breaks from the chains binding her upon the wall. She then attempts to use her claws to strike upon him, but fails as Alastair catches her claws and smiles sadistically. But before he could do anything else towards her, the female Servant appears before him with intriguing news.
"Lord Alastair, the time to strike your hand upon Willendorf has come for the clouds have covered the land of Nosgoth once more", the female Servant said as Alastair drops Umah upon the shallow watered floor, burning Umah's skin briefly as she quickly got back up.
"Excellent…! Though I wish to stay and continue torturing these two, it is best that I remain on schedule and get the job done at once", Alastair said as he looks upon Umah. "Consider yourself luckily for the time being, Umah, for I must be on my way to Willendorf at once. In the meantime, my servant here will keep an eye on you two closely until I return" he continued before shifting his sights towards his female servant. "You may do whatever you wish to the female vampire, but keep the male alive for me to torture until he valiantly begins to beg for his own death. Until then, Farewell", he continued as he finally leaves the dungeon room, having the female anthromorphic sea dragon to keep watch over them and ensure that they don't attempt anything suspicious.
"Well now, it seems that I am in charge of the both of you until Lord Alastair returns to his lair once again", the female Servant spoke upon the two as Umah held onto her injuries she's sustained just recently. "As for you, Umah, it seems that your life has finally run its course. I hope you have a good time in hell for you will be suffering there for all of eternity", she spoke once more as she prepared one of her ice-based energy blades upon her hands. As she finishes forming the ice blades, Umah turns her head and closes her eyes.
"Travas…!" Umah shouted loudly within her mind as the female servant finally begins to strike the blade upon her. But before the blade even touches Umah, the female Servant feels a sharp pain pierce through her chest. When she looked down, she notices a combat knife has struck upon her, seeing a rope attached to the handle and the back part of the blade. Then within a moment, the assassin pulls onto the rope, hastily pulling the female Servant out of the room.
Inside the Dungeon Room, Umah and Vorador could hear screams of pain and agony coming from the hallway just outside the room they were imprisoned in. Once the cries of the female servant have subsided, the assassin presses on the switch that drained the room of its shallow waters inside. Afterwards, the assassin appears before them with the body of the now dead female Servant… and to their luck, they smile upon recognition of the assassin.
"Hey, guys! Sorry I'm late, but I had to take care of one of Alastair's servants near the Pillars along with some heavily armed guards at the entrance of the hideout", Travas spoke and smiled as Umah ran towards him and wrapped her arms around his torso, causing the vulpin to blush. Due to Travas being stuck in Umah's tight hug, he uses his telekinesis to break Vorador's chains off, freeing him from his prison.
"It's great to see you, Travas. And I thank you for saving both of our lives. And for that, we are in your debt", Vorador spoke as he, though injured, shook Travas' hand-paw with a thankful gesture.
"It isn't a problem, Vorador. You two have done so much for me over the past five months, there's no way I'm gonna let you two die by the hands of this sorry bastard", Travas said while Umah let go of his torso. "However, I think we can all agree that this demon has to die in order for Nosgoth's people to be safe once more", he continued as the two vampires looked upon him with slightly wide eyes.
"We can on that, but how in the hell are you going to stop Alastair and assassinate him", Vorador asked shockingly as Travas looked upon him.
"From what information I had received, the best way I can stand a chance against Alastair is if there's sunlight touching his body", Travas explained while the others looked at him in response.
"Sunlight…?", both Vorador and Umah asked in unison.
"Yep, it may not burn him, but it seems that the sunlight will make him vulnerable to any attack. Apparently he's almost invincible when it comes to being in cloudy or rainy weather, which was why your attacks haven't made a single scratch on him except for ruining his clothes", Travas continued explaining as both Vorador and Umah finally understood why their attacks hardly made a scratch on the demon. "Oh and before I forget, drink the blood that remains inside the female servant's body before it gets cold", he said as both Umah and Vorador nodded in response and sink their fangs into the corpse while beginning to draw blood from the lifeless body. Once they finish, their wounds begin to heal and are nearly back at full strength.
"Now that was refreshing… and vitally needed. And to continue on with your discussion, what are your plans concerning Alastair? You are not intending on fighting him alone, are you", Vorador asked.
"Well, Vorador, that seems to be the case", Travas answered as both Umah and Vorador's eyes widened in response.
"What game are you trying to play here? Do you really think that you're strong enough to take him down by yourself", Umah asked with a slightly fearful tone. Travas noticed this and looked at her eye to eye.
"Honestly, Umah, I won't know for sure until I give it a try", Travas said. "But as long as I set my mind to it and that I know you guys are safe, I'll know that I'll be able to beat him without a doubt", he continued as Vorador and Umah looked upon him with a concerned, but confident gesture.
"Very well then… if you wish to fight Alastair, then we will not stop you. But you must destroy him on the spot and at whatever cost necessary. Otherwise if you don't, then all of Nosgoth will sooner or later perish by this demon", Vorador said as the trio left the dungeon and entered the hallways. "Umah, we will make our exit from the back. But we must make haste at once", he continued as he headed for the back and Travas headed for the front exit.
"Don't worry about me, Umah, I'll be alright. I need you to go with Vorador and warn the others at the Citadel about Alastair", Travas said as he looked into her eyes briefly, ensuring her that he'll be ok. Then after Vorador began sprinting towards the back entrance, the vulpin then begins to head for the front entrance, but suddenly stopped when he felt a hand touch his shoulder. And in that moment, he turned around merely to find out that it was Umah that grabbed onto his shoulder
"Travas wait", Umah spoke suddenly as Travas turned to look upon her concerned, slightly nervous filled eyes.
"What is it, Umah", Travas asked curiously as he noticed her looking down towards her right before looking back upon him. But out of the sudden, Umah instantly pulls Travas closer to her and plants a kiss on his muzzle for a brief moment. Then, she pulled back as Travas looked at her and blushed slightly hard in response.
"Please come back alive", Umah said while she slightly blushed herself and made her way towards the back exit upon which Vorador was headed for. But before she continued, she looked back at Travas as he waved at her once more before she continued her way towards the exit. Once she had left, Travas, though curious upon Umah's actions, focused on taking down Alastair and continued to make his way towards the front entrance, where he would go upon the path of assassinating the sadistic demon once and for all.
A/N:
Here's a new chapter for you guys. And now, after Travas had found a solution to his rain problem, he crosses paths with Ariel, the murdered Balance Guardian. However, the new demon, Alastair has revealed himself to Umah and Vorador, defeating them in the process. Yet in the demon's lair after Travas rescues Vorador and Umah, the female vampire seemed to have revealed something to her vulpin rescuer, Travas. Does Umah have feelings for the vampuric vulpin? Will Travas be strong enough to stand against the ruthless water demon? And will Alastair succeed in takingover Willendorf and eventually all of Nosgoth? Find out in the next chapter of "Legacy of Travas".
Travas © Shawntae Howard
Janos, Umah, Talking Blood Fountain, Ariel (and her lament), and Vorador © Edios/Crystal Dynamics/Silicon Knights/Square Enix Europe
Story and other Characters © me