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This is a re-uploaded version of chapter 9, in which the tale of the God Wars is recounted to Mainiac97 and Osrie1. If you see mistakes that I missed, please point them out to me. Thanks. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Jagex, RuneScape, or any of the RuneScape characters. All I own is the plot of this fanfiction and some of the characters in the story. I am not making a financial profit from this story.

Chapter 9: The Tale of the God Wars

Osrie1 and I sat down on the red patterned mat, getting ready to hear Brother Brace tell us the story of the God Wars. Brother Brace cleared his throat, and began to repeat the famous story.

"Well, everything started back in the third age (we are now in the fifth age). There was a mighty, powerful god called Zaros, who had many supporters and owned half of RuneScape, that he named the wilderness. It was a bare stretch of land, which was not dangerous in the least back then. He gave only his closest supporters godly powers. He had a rival, but not an enemy, named Saradomin, the god of goodness. Zaros wasn't wicked either, but he definitely was powerful. Life was excellent back then, with living things roaming everywhere.

"But there was one supporter that was an exception in Zaros' group, and his name was Zamorak. Zamorak had been entrusted with an exceptional amount of power, since he was closest to Zaros, but he was very evil in his heart, he had no goodness at all in him, and he wanted to rule RuneScape with evil. Saradomin didn't trust Zamorak at all, and tried to warn Zaros about Zamorak. But Zaros thought Saradomin was trying to make a fool of him, so he ignored his rival.

"That was a very big mistake, because Zamorak was jealous of Zaros. One particular day, Zamorak hatched a diabolical plan to get rid of Zaros. He used the power Zaros gave him against Zaros. There was a catastrophic fight, and Zamorak emerged the victor of their duel. Zaros fell to the floor, dead, while Zamorak feasted on Zaros' power. Sooner or later, Zamorak turned into a true god, while Zaros' useless body rotted on the floor.

"Saradomin may have had a rivalry with Zaros, but he didn't hate him, and he was extremely angry when he heard of what Zamorak did to him. Zamorak was destroying and ruling over the world with his terrible deeds, and was easily eliminating Asgarnia, Misalthin, and Kandarin. He was causing havoc all over Saradomin's side of the world. People were dying, races were being wiped out, and when Zamorak's warriors attacked, there was very little hope of survival.

"Saradomin saw what was happening to his land, and he was absolutely furious with Zamorak, so war broke out between Saradomin and Zamorak. The wilderness grew harmful and evil and destroyed, with the lush trees dying, the green mountain in the middle turning into a volcano, and Zamorak supporters roaming everywhere in it. You were in danger even daring to step over the ditch Zamorak made with his finger, to separate two different kingdoms.

"The terrors of the war are indescribable. Screaming was always puncturing the air, billions of creatures were dying every day, and the sky was aflame with thunderbolts and blasts of light and darkness, where Saradomin and Zamorak were fighting one to one.

"The war spread throughout RuneScape like wildfire. Many races grew extinct. The war carried on right throughout the third age, but towards the end of the third age and the start of the fourth age, Guthix awoke.

"Guthix was another god, and was a very powerful one too. He believed in balance, and that there should be no war and everyone should be the same. He was full of pulsing energy. But, he fell into a deep slumber at the end of the first age due to tiredness of using his power at once, and would only awake in a time of terrible, deep peril.

"When almost all hope was lost, Guthix woke up, and filled with rage at what he saw. Creatures, strewn across the floor like forgotten objects, cried their last cries. Others still fought for freedom, and the raging fight between light and darkness high in the sky never ended. Guthix used some unknown power, and blew it right through the world. A lot of evil creatures died. Saradomin and Zamorak were forced apart, high in the skies, only able to use their power from up there. Guthix repaired most of the life, but there was one thing he could not repair; that was the wilderness.

"The wilderness was the most dangerous place in RuneScape ever since. No measure of Guthix's power could repair the damage that had been dealt there. The once great land of Zaros had been wrecked. The spirits of the dead rose, as evil, powerful, vengeful creatures called revenants. They still exist, and attack random passing people. They only exist in vapour, making it difficult to attack back. There are many other creatures that live in the wilderness, making it the most dangerous area in the entire world. It is now an extremely horrible area, and several fight arenas have been put in it.

"The wilderness is destroyed, and Guthix has gone to join his fellow gods in the heavens, but they still are able to communicate to us through prayer. Some worry that Zamorak will rise again, and restart the God Wars, but in my opinion, that is very unlikely, but supporters still try to return him," Brother Brace finished.

I mulled this story in my brain. Was Zamorak so evil he would kill his own leader, take over, and destroy our peaceful world? How could he do such a greedy thing? Many creatures died, and he has turned the wilderness from a place of peace into a horrible, disgusting place, filled with evil. I never knew there could be somebody as dishonest as Zamorak, but I was glad Guthix put a stop to it all.

I sighed, and stepped outside. Before I left, I held the door open with my bag, and got out my shovel and all of my bones from killing rats. I dug a small hole, and put the bones in it. I covered it with earth, and stroked it down with my shovel. I went inside. I went up to the altar, dipped my two fingers in it, and spread it across my face. I knelt down in prayer, and opened my prayer book in front of me. I said the first, level-one prayer on thanking Saradomin for goodness, and light.

"Thou father Saradomin in the heavens, I thank thee for happiness, light, and goodness in our hearts. I will worship you still, for the rest of my life, and may you grant me with goodness," I murmured, reading it from the text book. A glorious white light filled the church, and I felt a wave of happiness and warmth swoop through me. I felt myself getting stronger, and then small fireworks popped up around me, informing me of raising a prayer level. Osrie1 prayed too, and more light filled tutorial church.

I was preparing to leave, and I looked out the window. It had been raining slightly when I went out to bury my bones, but now the rain had stopped, and the sun was shining. I was going to leave, when a loud crash went through the main entrance, and Vannaka came tumbling in.

Beads of sweat were running down his head and his helmet was askew. He was gasping for air, and was bent on all fours. His eyes were rolling, and he looked as though he had just jumped into a swimming pool.

"Vannaka, my friend, what are you doing so far away from your post at the rat pit? What is the matter?" Brother Brace asked urgently.

"Rats...gone mad…attacked little noobs…all overpowered me…I just managed…to escape…I saw…more rats…headed from…mainland…towards…Tutorial…Island…they…will attack…the island…we need…help," Vannaka gasped. He fell to the floor, unconscious.

...and that concludes chapter 9!

I would like to stress that I know that this version of the God Wars story is inaccurate. Many people have said to me that this isn't a correct retelling of the God Wars story, and there are flaws in it, but I am aware of that. This is how I wrote it when I first wrote this chapter, and this is the version that the story is based on. Consider this as my version of Jagex's God Wars.

Next chapter... "They had their teeth bared, and they were making noisy, unpleasant hissing noises."

Until next time, toodles!