Chapter 16 – The Hero's Revival p2
After a long and rough journey inside the cavern and battle against undead soldiers, the three brave souls entered the chamber of the sealed legendary hero, Draugit. A strong, scent of peace and tranquility sings across the room and the party is rejuvenated to its highest capacity.
"T-This is amazing. I feels as if I'm not in any sort of pain at all." Jester said in amazement.
Jane and Dragon are both speechless and in awe of this amazing, magical power. Their joy is interrupted by the tombstone in front of them. The unnatural, golden stone caught the attention of the three and they approached it.
"What is this? A tombstone?" Jane asked what no one could answer.
Just at that moment, a strong bright light illuminates the room completely, only filling it with bright light.
Jane, Dragon and Jester closed their eyes to evade it. The strong illumination continues until there is a voice.
"I-I...sssssssssssss Ra-Ray..Azumassssseorak!"the voice said before the light begins to fade out the room. Jane resumed herself from the brief stasis as with Dragon and Jester.
"Is everyone alright?"Jane said.
"Yes. I am fine."Jester said.
"I'm fine.."Dragon said with a faint voice.
They regained their composure soon enough and they eventually observed again the strange tombstone.
"I don't really know what to do now. We found the legendary hero but we don't know what to do now. It feels like we are being stumped here."Jester said. Jane and Dragon agree.
"Why don't we just touch the thing until we can get a reaction?"Dragon commented.
"Why not?"is exactly what's on both Jane and Jester's mind. They nodded in agreement and started approaching the tombstone carefully. They all touch the tombstone and the light returns, completely illuminating the entire room once again. But this time, they heard voices that whispers into their ears.
The shadows of the dark triads continue to watch their every move. They whispers into the ears of innocent men and capture them in a merciless force. Inside the hollow afterlife of nothingness where a man is being keep into custody, the shadow is able to bypass the lies that surrounds the dark place. And the shadow takes on a form of a dragon..a dark one..who actually hisses..before he showed himself in front of the man. The man tried to keep his composure as much as possible.
"What are you?! Who are you?!" the man said as he continued to sense the shadow in fear.
"I am..your worssssst nightmare.."the shadow replied.
"Y-You are..? No! You are not~"the man tried to show his fear as much as he could, but the shadow interrupted.
"Look! I have no time for this hissy introduction. You are D.E.A.D. And you're gonna stay in this little stone forever, you know, if you don't merge with me. The women from Kippernium, the Chosen One, has come to pick you up with her 2 friends. And I want you to help them, got it?!"the shadow talks in a chatty voice now, cancelling his hiss with sheer will as much as the shadow could, that seems somewhat foreign to the man's instinctive language.
"Why? What do you want with me? I know who you really are and the consequences of your merging ideals. Turning me into a monster is the last thing I wanted."the man said back at the shadow.
The shadow can't keep his hiss forever and he hissed his tongue out, saying "Lissssten, fool! You want to hear the worsssst part?! Your lover, Clarisssssa isssss being manipulated by that demon Felicia! Your friend, Raymond, isssss being torn apart by Rudolph Gregory! You're jusssst going to sssstand there and do nothing, you inssssssolent fool of a knight!"
At that moment, the man stopped fearing him and begin supplying himself with immense rage. Knowing of his love and his friend in trouble has ignored all his fears and is now ready to accept the pains and the horrors of the shadow's plot for their sakes.
"Take my body! I don't care if I am a monster! If anyone HURTS EITHER OF THEM, I'LL SLAY THEIR INTESTINES IN HALF! I'll make sure of that"the man ragingly said.
"Good ansssswer.."the shadow compliment his rage and he begin entering his body, changing him completely. His eyes begin turning into yellow-snake like form and his body changed color completely. Until the final transformation take place, he begin glowing and an armor is revealed, covering almost his entire body before things went out of hand..and a strong illuminating glow which begins to shine all over the place, covering the entire scenery.
The glow begin to get stronger and stronger..until..the hero is finally revealed to the three "Seekers". Clad in the feared white striped dragon-tiger themed armor, yet filled with rage and compassion. He is Draugit Drayden, the legendary hero.
"So..you are the one who awakened me from my slumber."the hero's voice is deep and monstrous, but very calm at the same time.
Everyone, in awe, looked at the shining armored hero knight who is now puzzled and are lost of words.
"I can see you are at a loss for words. I would like to wait, but I have no time for this. You three are coming with me."the hero said as he gripped all three of them and jumped high into the sky like a spring compressed and released in a violent echo (even Dragon, who is heavier and stronger than the two, is easily carried by his grip), crushing all in its path, and falls down the entrance of the cave. Jane, Jester and Dragon all are surprised. In their thoughts, they said "How could he do that so casually?". Draugit stared at the sky for the first time in years. All of them are so shocked by his gale-like movements and immense flexibility (and jumping off the cave at high aerial speed) has made them speechless and slightly claustrophobic.
He thought "Clarissa, Raymond..I promise you. I WILL get you back from those monsters. Unlike the last time, when I failed you all."