Part 12
(Many centuries ago)
Ogron, Gantlos and Anagan had been travelling for weeks now. They had tried to find a way to use ordinary humans as their personal fairy hunt dogs. If the humans thought the wizards were good they would help bringing down fairies. But they had not find a way yet and this town might be their last hope… at least in this land. They were now sitting at a table in an inn. They had not been drinking anything or eaten they had just tried to figure out a strategy.
"What if we", Anagan began. "No that won't work… but what if! No…"
"Anagan you're making my head hurt, stop talking", Gantlos snapped.
"I'm trying to come up with an idea I don't see you doing it", Anagan snapped back.
"You are both getting on my nerves", Ogron said darkly. "Now shut up before I curse you into oblivion!" The other two grumbled something and looked around. Gantlos saw them first, three girls were sitting at a table. Judged by the clothes one of them was a witch and the others were ordinary girls or maybe even fairies. They were watching an old man at the bar.
"Do you see those three girls", Gantlos asked and the others followed his gaze.
"A witch", Anagan said. "So?"
"Those girls with her… do you think they are fairies."
"Maybe", Ogron said. "What I want to know is why they are glaring at that old man."
As if she was a mind reader one of the girls rose and walked up to the old man.
"Nevir", she spat. "How is the beast, I haven't seen him in town for a while."
"Oi do no' know of whot beast ye may speak fairy moiden", Nevir said. "Oi 'ave no dealings woith beasts."
"And yet you have one under your roof?" The inn was quiet. Everyone was watching the pair.
"As Oi tol' ye fairy maiden Oi do not 'ave any dealings woith beasts."
"And what of the boy living with you then", the witch asked nonchalantly.
"Oi assure ye tha' moi gran'son 'as no dealings woith any beasts unless they are workoing on our farm."
Some men laughed but the last girl's voice cut through the noise.
"You use your grandson as a slave then? How a cruel man you are" It went dead quiet and the old man stalked out. But at the door he turned around and said:
"Oi am not as cruel as ye two fairies and you woitch." Then he left.
Ogron had watched everything in interest and then the girls left too. The inn keeper was walking by their table then and Ogron grabbed his arms.
"Excuse me good sir", he said. "The man that just left, who is he?"
"That was old Nevir", the keeper said. "He owns a farm outside of the village, no one wants his grandson close to home."
"Why", Anagan asked.
"Rumor is that boy is a monster therefore the witch and fairies that just left mocked Nevir so."
"Have no one ever told them not to believe in rumors", Anagan asked.
"No I guess not. It is strange though you do not see a witch in company with fairies these days. I always said it would end badly that one."
The keeper left and Ogron rose.
"Gentlemen", he said. "We have found ourselves two fairies. Let's follow them."
"And let them blame the strangers?" Anagan asked. "Is that wisely?"
"Blame us for what", Ogron asked. "We are just going to see what they are up to."
Anagan rose as did Gantlos and the three of them left.
"Come on", Nevir said as he pushed on the plow that a black horse with pinkish main and yellow eyes was pulling on. "We mus' ge' oit loose. Ol' Buck couldn' bu' you're much youngah and strongah than 'im."
The horse neighed and threw his head around.
"An impressive creature", Anagan said from their hideout.
"It's just a horse", Ogron said.
"Aw come on it's an impressive one", Gantlos said.
"One more toime lad!" Nevir yelled and then the horse pulled the plow loose and the man laughed. "Good job mah lad!"
"Very good", said a menacing voice and Nevir looked up and saw the witch and the two fairies hover in the air not far from him. The horse was stomping in the ground and Nevir walked up to it and put a hand on its neck.
"Calm lad", he said.
"I see you do use your grandson as a slave", the witch said. "You must truly not have any love for him or compassion."
"Shut your foilthy mouth yeh woitch", Nevir spat. "Oi'm not using mah gran'son."
The horse neighed and reared and swiped with its hooves towards the fairies.
"Lad don' do oit", Nevir said. "They aren' worth our toime."
Nevir walked towards the house and the horse followed.
"Yeah don't worry your beast", one of the fairies yelled. "I guess as we're just as worthy of your time as you are worthy your parents' time."
The eyes of the three wizards widened when the horse shone and turned into a thin but fit young man with pinkish unruly hair and yellow eyes.
"Who't yeh say!" he yelled and balled his hands into fists.
"Don't you ever wonder why your daddy and mommy left you here with this old goat", the witch asked in his face. They were almost nose to nose.
"No", the boy spat.
"That's because they didn't want a monster like you."
"I'm not the monster!" the boy took a swing at the witch's face but a lightning hit him and sent him through the air with a pained scream and gasping when he hit the ground.
"Leave 'im alone!" Nevir yelled and stood between the witch, fairies and the boy. "'e 'as done nothoing ta you so leave now!"
"Not as long as that monster is alive!" The fairies yelled. The boy was getting up, pressing his right hand to his left arm that seemed to be injured. He was also having an eye closed and was snarling.
"Oi am no monstah!" he spat.
"We are tired of having that creature destroying our homes by just existing", the witch said. "He's cursed."
"No 'e 'as magical powahs loike you do", Nevir said.
"Move Nevir or we'll set fire to your farm", said a fairy.
"No!" the boy yelled. "Grandfathah let them take me!"
"No!" Nevir yelled at him and then turned to the girls. "Leave mah lan' now."
The fairies set fire to the barn.
"NO!" the boy yelled and ran over and threw the doors open so all the animals could escape.
"Leave it!" the witch yelled and fired another thunderbolt at the ground in front of the boy and he was sent backwards. "Sisters let's finish him off!"
"NO!" Nevir yelled and ran forward and jumped in between the blast the three girls aimed for his grandson. He took the entire hit and his screams echoed through the glade.
"GRANDFATHAH!" the boy yelled in horror and the old man's body fell limp to the ground. The boy ran over and shook it. "Gramps! Gramps! No don' leave me! Gramps!"
The fairies and witch laughed.
"Old fool", said one. The boy was crying heavily and the old man put a hand to his cheek and Gantlos and the others heard him sing:
Land of bear and land of eagle
Land that gave us birth and blessing
Land that calls us ever homeward
We will go home across the mountains
We will go home we will go home
We will go home across the mountains
We will go home singing our song
We will go home across the mountains
Land of freedom land of heroes
Land that gave us hope and memory
Hear our singing hear our longing
We will go home across the mountains
We will go home we will go home
We will go home across the mountains
We will go home we will go home
We will go home across the mountains – the old man's voice broke and Anagan was amazed no dialect had been heard. Then the boy took over singing.
Land of sun and land of moonlight
Land that gave us joy and sorrow
Land that gave us love and laughter
We will go home across the mountains
We will go home we will go home
We will go home across the mountains
We will go home we will go home
We will go home across the mountains
When the land is there before us
We have gone home across the mountains
We will go home we will go home
We will go home across the mountains
We will go home we will go home
We will go home across the mountains
The old man's eyes closed and the boy screamed his sorrow towards the sky and the girls laughed.
"Pathetic old fool", the witch said. She watched the boy leaning his forehead on the old man's chest. "Do cry little monster this was your fault you know."
The boy looked up at the laughing girls. His eyes were darkened with hatred and around his body was purple negative energy.
"You koilled 'im", he said darkly.
"It was his own fault", said a fairy nonchalantly.
"You slaughterd an innocen' man!"
"Oh well a small sacrifice", said the other fairy.
"Now prepare to meet your doom", said the witch.
"Oi won't be meating mah doom", the boy said and rose. "YOU WOILL!" He transformed into a feline beast with long sharp teeth and claws and in seconds the witch was dead. The fairies had just enough time to attack him but nothing they did seemed to work on this beast. He was trashing them badly.
"Shall we do something", Anagan asked as the fairies flew up and the boy turned into an eagle and attacked them. They fought for a bit and then the fairies combined their powers and hit the eagle's heart. It crashed towards the ground. Anagan felt Gantlos move at a speed that rivaled his own and when the dust had fallen to the ground again he saw Gantlos holding the pale and unconscious boy in his arms with a gentle look on his face.
"Hey!" a fairy said. But she didn't say anymore because Gantlos aimed one powerful blast at her and she fell down dead. Ogron sighed and fired his own powerful beam at the other fairy and she was dead too.
Gantlos was sitting on the ground holding the boy in his arms as Anagan and Ogron came over to him. The boy's head was on Gantlos' shoulder. Then voices could be heard and the villagers came to them.
"Stop what you are doing", yelled one man. "Murderers!"
Ogron rose, he' been crouching by Gantlos' side. The boy's eyes opened and he watched the people in fear.
"Don't worry", Gantlos said. "I will not let them harm you."
The boy tried to get out of his arms, a very weak attempt.
"No", Gantlos said sternly but gentle. "You must not fear me."
"Murders", someone yelled at them.
"Peace between us this day", Ogron said. "We are no murders but we came too late to stop the murder that this boy had to witness."
"What?" asked someone.
"That witch", Ogron began. "Was battling the fairies and the old man Nevir was trying to help them. The witch killed him and the fairies asked this boy for help to fight her. They were soon killed by the witch and in anger for the death of innocent fairies and his grandfather this boy attacked the witch and killed her."
"He's a beast", someone yelled. "He must die!"
"Don' le' 'em", the boy said in fear. "Don' le' 'em 'urt me… please." Gantlos covered their view of him with his own body.
"This boy is innocent", Ogron went on. "But he cannot stay here on his own. He shall come with us."
"How do we know he didn't murdered everyone", said the inn keeper.
"Look at their wounds", Anagan said. "The only one that can have been killed by an animal is the witch. The fairies were obviously killed by dark magic and the old man too."
The villagers mumbled something and the village elder walked forward.
"This young boy is not to blame, but he cannot stay here. He is not safe. This is not the only witch that lives around this village. They might come for him."
"Don't worry", Gantlos said and rose with the boy in his arms. "We will take him with us."
Later that night Anagan awoke to a light voice singing:
Land of bear and land of eagle
Land that gave us birth and blessing
Land that calls us ever homeward
We will go home across the mountains
We will go home we will go home
We will go home across the mountains
We will go home singing our song
We will go home across the mountains
He rose and walked up to the pink-haired boy and stood beside him.
"That song is really beautiful", he said.
"Oi know…"
"You don't sing with an accent."
"Oi can' Oi've troied."
Anagan smiled. "You're one of us now, a fairy hunter."
"Good Oi wan' 'em all dead."
"As do we… so what do they call you?"
"Boy, lad, creature, monstah, demon, bastahd, devoil, foilth…"
"Not the mocking, your name that your parents gave you."
"Oi 'ave no memory of ma paren's evah giving me a name…"
"Then what did your grandfather name you?"
"Duman", the boy said and he jumped when arms encircled him from behind.
"Nice to meet you Duman", Anagan went on ignoring the boy's shock as he was warmed by a hug. "I am Anagan, the solid rock that just grabbed you is Gantlos and our leader is-"
"Me", Ogron said. "I am Ogron and together the four of us are the Wizards of the Black circle. Fairy hunters that will rule the world. But first we must train our powers and then nothing will stop us."
Flora looked at Anagan in horror.
"How horrible", she said and felt tears in her eyes. "You've all suffered because of fairies."
"Yes", Anagan answered.
"So", Helia asked. "Duman was thirteen, you were eighteen… how old were Gantlos?"
"He was thirty five at the time and Ogron thirty four."
"Gantlos took on the role as parent", Flora asked.
"Well more like an older brother role… Duman's rage was a danger to himself and us. Gantlos taught him ways to handle it… not that Gantlos follows them himself."
A bright light interrupted Helia's question and they turned around and saw Diana stand there.
"Diana!" Flora exclaimed in happiness and flew up and embraced the major fairy.
"Flora", she said just as happy. "And Helia how nice to meet with you."
Anagan rose and the two of them locked eyes.
"Diana", he said.
"Anagan", she said coldly. "You still look… fit."
"You seem… uhm well."
She glared at him slightly. "I am better now than last we met."
"Yes I can see that."
Helia and Flora noted the awkward signals the two were practically radiating.
"I heard Sibylla took you in", Diana said. "So are you really feeling regret for what you did?"
"Yes", Anagan said and Diana flinched when she saw no deception in his blue eyes. Wait blue eyes? She looked closer but the eyes were black once again.
"Flora", Diana went on shaking off the confusion. "Please take me to Sibylla I must talk to her."
"Of course", Flora said. "This way."
"I shall accompany you", Helia said and offered Diana his arm but Anagan gently shoved him aside and offered her his arm.
"As will I", he said. "It is… nice to see you Diana."
"Thank you", she said and took his offered arm stiffly. "To meet you as well Anagan is… nice." The four of them started to leave.
Ogron was acting really confused as to why everyone around him, save Sibylla and her fairies, were so upset about some odd memories that hadn't been there before.
'Am I getting so weak my memory spell wore off', he mused and looked at an annoying looking Bloom. Then Gantlos, Layla and Nabu entered the dining hall and sat down and then… Flora and Helia entered arm in arm, nothing odd about that. But it was Anagan and Diana who caught everyone's attention. He was leading her in and over to Sibylla before excusing himself in sit at the table as far away from her as he could.
"Diana", Sibylla said and rose and the two fairies hugged. "How wonderful to see you. How are you?"
"I am feeling much better now thanks to the Winx and their friends", she smiled at them and Flora beamed happily. She and Diana had a bond because of their love for nature. "I heard that you took in the wizards and just had to see if I was correct." Her hard eyes turned to Ogron. "And to see if what they say is true."
"It is Diana", he said coldly.
"I'm not so certain."
"Well who cares about that", Gantlos growled and Nabu grabbed his arm.
"Peace Gantlos", he said.
"It was her fairies that", Gantlos broke his speech off at that and lowered his gaze.
"What did my fairies do that you didn't deserve?" Diana asked. She looked around and her brow furrowed. "Why do I only count three wizards?" As on cue Duman screamed in pain and Gantlos made to get up but Nabu shook his head. Gantlos sighed and fell back in his chair again. Sibylla sighed.
"Somehow Duman got a strange illness after battling your fairies Diana", she said.
"Illness", Diana asked confused. "How is that possible?"
"We don't know. Is it possible that your fairies may have used some kind of poison?"
"No, of that I am certain."
"Are you sure", Anagan asked.
"As sure as I am that the Winx is my ally."
"I'm not so sure."
"You believe the Winx is not my ally?"
"No I meant I am not so sure they didn't use poison."
"They would never do that, that is something you would do Anagan."
"I have changed Diana, I am regretting what I've done and I will beg forgiveness of all fairies I 'poisoned'." Diana watched his blue eyes and saw them change back to black with her own eyes.
"I do not trust you", she spat.
"It's understandable."
"I still don't know why I wouldn't use nature to kick you out of this cave so I could kill you myself."
"Diana", Bloom said softly. "You promised me, no revenge."
"I am aware of that Bloom", she said and Bloom could detect sadness in her eyes. "But I don't know anyone who deserves it more."
"Okay that's enough", Anagan said and rose, his blue eyes shooting sparks. "You knew from the start I was not to be trusted!"
"But I trusted you anyway!" Diana yelled and tears came to her yes and she turned to Sibylla. "Forgive me sister but I must leave." And with that she stalked out of the room. Anagan slammed his hands down on the table and followed. Stella looked at the two remaining wizards.
"Spill", she said. The two wizards looked at her oddly and then their goblets with wine.
"Why?" Gantlos asked.
"She means tell us what you know", Tecna said.
"About what", Ogron asked.
"Diana and Anagan", Stella said with a smirk. "Is there a story behind that?"
"Isn't it always?"
"Well yes but more important is… can you tell us?"
"I thought you were the fairy of light", Gantlos growled. "Not of gossip."
"One would think so", Musa said and the others, except Stella laughed.
Outside Diana was hurrying across the bridge hands over her eyes as she cried when a hand grabbed her arm in a firm, but kind hold. She stopped mid step and sighed. She felt another hand grab her other arm.
"I didn't want to hurt you", said a soft voice and she closed her eyes.
"What do you want Anagan?" she asked.
"To say I am sorry."
"Sorry", she said and tears streamed down her face. "You betrayed me."
"I am aware of that."
"And yet you did it?"
"It was my mission to deceive you into false hopes… but the more the time went by I grew hesitant."
"You want me to believe that?" the world spun as she was twirled around and lips claimed hers. Her eyes widened in shock but then fluttered shut and she put her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss.
Riven was looking at the sick wizard feeling worry for him and now he knew why. When Flora had used her believix power his memories from his time with the wizards had come back to him. He remembered the nights he talked to Duman or Anagan, they training him to use his powers and their occasional worry if he got hurt. Even Gantlos had worried for him. Duman moaned in pain and Riven put a hand on his forearm.
"Don't worry Duman", he said. "It will be alright."
"Don't…" Duman moaned and opened his eyes and looked at him. "Lie to me… Oi-Oi 'eard of tha prophecy."
"Then you know the girls got a gift that will save-"
"They also said tha' maybe two people woill be on tha othah soide oif one of 'em ois me… promoise me something."
"What?" Riven asked and stared as Duman's eyes changed and became warmer and… good?
"Promise me not to let the Winx bring me back", Duman said in a strong voice and without an accent. "Let them bring whoever it is that has followed me and crossed the line of life and death."
"E-even if it is Anagan, Gantlos or Ogron?"
"Especially if it is Anagan or Gantlos."
"Not Ogron?"
"He is…" Duman sighed. "He won't get killed."
"Your accent?"
"Oh yes my accent."
"What?"
"Riven listen to me", Duman sat up and grabbed his shoulder. "For I do not have much time. Everything is not what it seems, magic bonds are tying me down."
"What do you mean?"
"No time, Riven you, the specialists and I will soon encounter a much terrible event."
"But… what will happen?"
"No time, you or any of the specialist, and Nabu, will be facing something so dark that it cannot be turned good… At least that's what it seems."
"What are you talking about?"
"Things are not what they seem Riven. This creature of evil will not want help but promise me, that you will help it. You or your friends. You must heal it, you must stop it. That's the only way to defeat…" Duman winced in pain.
"What's going to happen?"
"No time, swear this." Duman said a bit aggressive.
"Fine I do."
Duman smiled weakly. "Swear on the staff of Hermes."
Riven's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in shock.
"Riven!" Duman snapped and then keeled over in pain. "Promise! For the sake of Hermes promise me! Promise me you won't trust Ogron you can't… ARGH"
Riven was shaken out of his daze and grabbed the older man by the shoulders.
"I swear", he said.
"The staff", Duman got out between gritted teeth.
"I swear on the staff of Hermes, I swear on the staff of Hermes the guardian that I will save the evil creature you are talking about."
"And Ogron?"
"I will do what I can about him." Duman smiled weakly and cried out in pain, the scream heard by the others. Riven helped him to lie down and saw the older man sweat and shake in fever and pain.
'What is going on here', Riven thought. 'There is something more going on here than we know.'
Diana and Anagan were sitting on the bridge holding hands, Diana was leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Have thou changed for real my heart will rejoice forever and ever", she said.
"Thou shall find I have changed", Anagan answered.
"May this be a new beginning for us?"
Anagan grabbed her chin gently and kissed her.
"I believe that it may be", he said. Love shining through his blue eyes. Dina blinked and his eyes were black to that cold black, no love in sight. What was going on here? She rose.
"Nebula and Morgana can never found out about this day", she said and raised her hand to her mouth and chewed on her index finger. Anagan rose and embraced her from behind, not without problem because of her wings.
"We will take it slow after the ceremony", he said.
"Aye", she answered him softly. "When Morgana find out that thou have changed your ways she will accept that my feelings towards you has not faded and died."
Anagan hugged her a bit closer and his nose was filled with the scent of trees, flowers, grass, berries and water. He had forgotten how much he'd missed her scent and buried his face in her hair. She giggled.
"Are you mistaking me for a flower", she asked.
"Thou are pretty as one and as soft too", he said. "Your scent calms me and reawake my hopes." She blushed madly and with a heavy heart got out of his arms.
"I must make my leave now", she said and kissed his cheek. "My heart will long for our next meeting." Anagan kissed her lips softly and she left him there.
"Come on Gantlos", Stella asked him again. It was only the wizard and the Winx and specialist there. Ogron and Sibylla and her fairies had left to look after Duman.
"No", he said.
"Pretty please", she said and gave him puppy eyes.
"No, what right do you have to mingle in other's lives?"
"All right I am a princess!"
Gantlos groaned and looked at the grinning Nabu.
"She will never give up right?" he asked the magician from Andros/Tides.
"Nope", he said.
Gantlos groaned. "Okay… When we started to infiltrate the fairies, to gain their trust and then attack them when they least expected it too, Anagan was sent to try to charm Diana."
"That is so wrong", Layla spat and Gantlos looked at her.
"Maybe but it was effective, soon she had fallen for him… but…"
"Anagan had fallen for her too", Helia supplied.
"Yes their feelings were real and grew strong."
"What made him betray her", Bloom asked.
"Ogron got injured by Diana's fairies." Gantlos said. "We were trying to find our way to Diana and Anagan when her fairies attacked Ogron for no reason. He was not prepared so he didn't have time to absorb their powers. He was not as strong as he is today. He got badly injured and Duman was thrown down a cavern, but he got hold of some roots and could transform. Anagan found out her fairies had tried to kill all of us… he confronted her and she claimed she didn't know about it so… in his rage and heartbrokenness he took her powers and her wings."
"He loved her", Flora said softly.
"Yes and she loved him and when she found out it was his plan all along… well the result speaks for itself."
"That it does", Nabu said and rose. "I think we must head back now."
"Agreed", Sky said. "Let's just go and get Riven and we'll be off."
They met Riven in the hallway looking deep in thought.
"What's up man", Brandon asked.
"I'm just thinking", he said. "Does anyone know why all these memories just came back to me?"
"Not me", said all of them who'd been with Sibylla.
"I don't know", Nabu said. "Do you Layla?" She shook her head.
"Helia, Flora", Bloom asked and Flora blushed.
"Well you see um…" she began nervously.
"Ogron put a spell on us quite a time back", Helia explained. "When we were talking to Anagan he told us about something and we couldn't remember it. He swore and said that Ogron must've spelled us."
"I used my believix powers to break it", Flora mumbled.
"So all we remembered actually happened", Musa asked.
"I believe so..."
Nabu watched Riven seeing his face was filled of thought and worry.
"Riven is something wrong", he asked as they all walked out of the cave.
"Something strange happened in there", Riven said.
"What", Timmy asked.
"I think something… or someone possessed Duman."
"What", Tecna asked. "But that is impossible!"
"Well he was not acting as himself."
"What happened?" Sky asked.
"Not here… Back home."
When they got back home Riven explained what happened in the room with Duman. About the promise he'd made and everything. Everything except the part of Ogron, he needed to investigate in that a bit more.
"What made you do something so stupid", Brandon yelled.
"The Staff of Hermes", Riven said.
"What?"
"The Staff of Hermes is sacred to my people", he said. "If you vow on it you can't break it."
"Riven", Musa groaned in exasperation. "You don't even know if 'Duman' spoke the truth!"
"I know that Musa", Riven said and walked up to the window. "But you don't understand…"
"Then help us understand Riven", Nabu said.
"I promised because 'Duman' asked me to do it for Hermes' sake… and only those with good intention can ask that and not getting killed on the spot."
"Hermes", Sky asked. "Who is this Hermes?"
"The Guardian of Olympus", Riven said. "And our greatest hero."
"What of his staff", Tecna asked and Riven turned to her.
"Tecna can I borrow your hand computer?"
"Sure", Tecna said, a bit hesitant. Riven took and logged into the Magix net and got to the right page and pressed a button and a hologram appeared in front of them. They saw a big city made of white stone surrounded by fields. Well big was an understatement, the city was colossal and the green fields around it were humongous!
"What's that", Bloom asked.
"That's my home", Riven said. "The planet Olympus only has one area suited for life and that's where the city and fields are." Riven pressed a button and they zoomed in to the top of the city, it was built in levels, Bloom counted ten of them (AN: yes I got inspired by Minas Tirith). At the top was a palace in white marble and with a golden roof.
"What an amazing building", Helia said. "But why does it look as if no one has lived there for ages?"
"Because no one has", Riven explained. "This is the palace of the guardian."
"Who's that", Flora asked.
"Well you all know that fairies serve as guardians of their worlds… that's not the case with Olympus."
"All fairies born on the planet has all died throughout history and magicians are never born", Tecna said.
"Exactly", Riven said. "No one knows why… But then eons ago when the planet was still young a man appeared and he could use magic. He became the first Guardian. Guardians live for a really long time this man was named Universe. He made another guardian after him."
"Wait", Stella said. "Made?"
"When it was time for a big battle against evil Universe sensed that he wouldn't return so he chose a girl to become the new guardian. Her name was Gaia."
"Mother Earth", Flora asked.
"It was just a name, she's not her. Eons went by and Olympus grew… but also withered. Centuries ago Hermes was our guardian and at that time the planet center was focused where the city is now. But every time a guardian died the powers were passed on to the next one, that and the magic that already was in the blood of the new guardian. Hermes was the most powerful guardian ever and one of the most powerful in the dimension."
"I knew it was familiar!" Nabu exclaimed. "Hermes was so powerful no one could beat him but then he disappeared!"
"That he did, legend tells of a great evil coming to Olympus and Hermes fought it. He used a spell so powerful it lit up the sky so bad no one could watch. But when the light died down the evil force and Hermes himself were gone. The only thing left was this…"
He pressed a button on hand computer and the hologram zoomed again and they were now in a hall where a golden staff was stuck in the floor. It was a golden staff with wings at the top and two snakes encircling it.
"Hey that's the staff of Hermes the God of thieves and messenger of the gods in Greek mythology!" Roxy exclaimed.
Riven shrugged. "I don't know why they look the same… anyway the staff can't be moved so the palace was built around it."
"Why can't it be moved", Flora asked.
"Only the guardian can move it… It's our most sacred object… it's a ray of hope."
"Why", Bloom asked.
"If Hermes was dead the staff would not look so shiny and Olympus would have died a long time ago."
"So", Brandon asked. "This powerful dude might still be out there somewhere?"
"Yes…"
They all watched the staff.
"So", Stella asked after a bit. "What now?"
"Let's rest", Bloom said. "We'll meet Morgana tomorrow."
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