The War Against Drakath
Chapter 19: Victory Celebration
That night I had yet another dream about Drakath.
Drakath lay on his throne. He was still at the chaos spire, biding his time. He was pondering about something. "Interesting, it seems that one of my Chaos Lords has fallen. No matter…I'll simply recruit another Chaos Lord…"
"Of course, I'll have to recruit one better than the last if I'm going to make any real progress this time around…."
With that, Drakath turned to his archway. One of the symbols on it had been lit up. "Soon, all 13 will be lit up, and my plan will be complete…."
I woke up after that. It looked like things weren't over by a long shot. Escherion had been defeated, but it looked like he was going to recruit his 2nd Lord of Chaos pretty soon. I wondered who it could be.
Whoever it was, it was going to be more powerful than Escherion, that's for certain. I wondered if I could defeat them like I could before.
Anyways, Blackmagic13 and I woke up and prepared to head back to Battleon. As I went back, I wondered if what I was doing was worthwhile and not postponing the inevitable.
Much to my surprise, what appeared to be an angel and a demon went up to me. They said their names were Xing and Xang.
"You are postponing the inevitable. Give up now while you still have the chance." Xing said to me. "No! What you are doing is right and just! You can't quit now! You have to stop Drakath!" Xang said.
I decided to listen to the one on the right for the time being. With that, they mysteriously disappeared. Who were those two?
I decided I should talk to King Alteon if I ever got the chance. Apparently, Xing was the one who gave bad advice, while Xang was the one who gave good advice. That explained why one was a demon and one was an angel. Of course, being the good person I was, I would probably usually listen to Xang….
I suppose they'd show up whenever I was at a moral crossroad or something like that…anyways I opened up my Book of Lore. It said that I had defeated Escherion and saved Mobius, along with several other achievements I had obtained. Of course, it's not like I already knew that…
Battleon immediately celebrated our return. "They must be grateful that I defeated the 1st Lord of Chaos…" I thought to myself. They were throwing a big party.
I'm not sure whether they should have been so happy though. Escherion's defeat was just the beginning, I was sure of that. I thought about where Drakath was, and how was I supposed to defeat him. He seemed so strong…he slew Sepulchure, who I thought was impossible to kill due to the fact he was undead. He was an undead-killing abomination, and both Swordhaven and Shadowfall would be doomed if the Champion of Chaos had his way.
It was things I pondered as I went back to the inn. It seemed like I couldn't go three feet without someone asking for my autograph or something like that. Looks like they really appreciated what we had done. Blackmagic13 was soaking all the compliments up like a sponge, while I preferred to respond with a stronger sense of humility.
Still, at least we had earned fame for our exploits. It'd be a shame if we didn't get any credit….after all we had worked hard to defeat Escherion and put an end to his evil (and somewhat psychopathic) plans.
I read a newspaper called the New Battle Times. It told about a prospering mining town known as Dwarfhold. Apparently, it was entirely a dwarf city, and was filled with various minerals ranging from copper to gold. They had been trading mining shipments to various towns for years…I wondered if my weapons and armor were smithed from ores somewhere at that town….
I'd like to visit that town someday; it said that they had one of the best furnaces in all of Lore. Maybe if I was nice they'd let me use it….
Blackmagic13 and I managed to purchase new armor and weapons. We were stronger than before now, and I felt like we were ready to face whatever we came across.
It was a good thing too….because we were about to face a race against time…
And so once again I leave this chapter with a cliffhanger! XD….please review if you like the story!