Ch7: Skeleton King and the Stranger
After making it through the pillar room and finally emerging into the final hall, we were then met with the visage of the Skeleton King again as he used his magic to destroy the floor leading to the straight way to his throne. "You will NEVER defeat me!" he exclaimed as he then disappeared once more. "Says the one who runs away after saying five words!" I frowned at him as we made our way to the right and we were met with the door gaining a magical lock and tons of skeletons spawning behind us.
"Let's take out these bastards!" Serena exclaimed as she ran forward without her zombie dog and proceeded to attack the skeletons legs and clawing right through them with her extremely sharp nails, which were sharp enough to the point that they could cut off each skeleton's legs completely! "Whoa! Those are some pretty sharp claws, Serena!" mom exclaimed as Serena got rid of the last skeletal soldier, the magic lock disappearing and the metal gate opening afterwards.
"Alright, Serena! Let's go on!" I smiled as we walked through the gate and we saw the corpse of the Skeleton King sitting on his throne, completely immobile. "You guys stay back. I'll put the crown on his head," I said as I walked forward with the crown in hand, walking to the king's skeleton and placing the cursed crown on top of his skull, stepping back as the skeleton became to reanimate. "Get ready, ladies! We may have a fight on our hands!" Leah exclaimed as the Skeleton King finally came to life and stepped off the throne, grabbing his large sword and roaring loudly at us.
It was then that the battle commenced, the Skeleton King coming at us with quick sword attacks, which didn't last long against my sword mastery. With every blow he tried to connect onto my green skin, I blocked it with my own sword and used my other arm to attack him with my shield, hitting him back with every sword swing he failed on me... at least until he finally got an opening on me and he sliced my right arm!
Even though I didn't feel the pain, I could see the skin break as well as something I really didn't see coming. Upon connecting with my arm bones, the sword actually began to vibrate and it cracked and fell apart! "OH YEAH! ATTACK!" Serena exclaimed as she came in with her claws, Leah stood from afar with her arrows, and mom swooped in and attacked with her new spear she got from a previous skeleton.
Mom's spear connected with the Skeleton King's head, Serena slashed apart his legs, Leah's arrows shot off his arms, and my sword finished it all by slashing his ribs clean in half down the middle. The Skeleton King Leoric then glowed a bright blue light and, as soon as the battle started, it had ended in fantastic aplomb as the Skeleton King dissipated into thin air with a small blast of air. "Yes! We win the battle!" Serena exclaimed happily. "Yeah... that was actually... kinda fun," Leah admitted.
"Now let's go forward as I try to think about why my bones were strong enough to destroy his blade even though my skin got cut through with ease," I frowned as I took a sewing needle I bought at the Inn and began to sew the skin shut as we continued forward and we reached our destination: the crater of the Fallen Star. "Finally! The crater! This had better be worth all that walking," Serena frowned as she jumped back onto her zombie dog. "Says the one that stays on the zombie dog when there's no one to battle," mom smiled at Serena. "Does it really matter?" Serena smirked. "No, not really," Leah giggled.
We then descended the stairs and we saw the one thing in the middle of the crater that none of the others but me expected, though I did act surprised all the same when we were met with the strange man. "You are the Fallen Star? Who are you?" Serena asked the man, surprising him when she spoke. "I... I don't remember... all I do know... is that... I remember falling... and that I came with a grave warning... but I can't remember..." he said as he stood up and began to shiver all over. "We need to get you back to Tristram. Maybe Deckard can help out with this," I said as I put my arm under his armpit and hoisted him on our way to the warp circle.
Upon entering the circle and reappearing in Tristram, we escorted the stranger to Deckard and smiled at him. "We found this man where the Fallen Star would've been. I think that he may be the Fallen Star," I frowned at Deckard Cain. "No man could survive such a fall! Who are you, stranger?" the old Horadrim asked the stranger.
"I don't remember... but I do remember a new detail... I remember a sword... a sword of great power... it was part of me... but I remember it shattering into 3 pieces..." the Stranger said. "It is vital that we find those sword pieces. They may be the key to restoring your memory," Deckard said to the Stranger. "The goatmen in the Fields of Misery have been rampaging lately. Do you think that may have something to do with the sword?" Leah asked. "Yes! That may be right! Just as the dead rose around the Stranger, the sword piece drove the goatmen to madness!" Cain exclaimed.
"Well, no big hairy goat person is gonna stand in my way. I'll find that sword piece with ease," I smirked happily as Leah stood next to the Stranger with a small frown. "I'll need to stay behind for this quest and tend to the Strangers wounds. He has a few of them from what I can tell," Leah frowned, pointing out the obvious to me and mom. "Got it. Hey mom? Why don't you help her out? I think me and Serena can do this as a two-person mission," I smirked. "Okay then! Thanks, hon, cause I really need a shower," mom smiled as she walked along with Leah into Deckard's house to get into a good water bath, the zombie dogs following suit.
"Whaddaya say, Serena? Wanna go take on some goat people?" I smiled at her. "Never really spilled the Kazhra's blood before, so of course!" she smirked as she ran along with me into the same portal I had used while we were in the Crypts. We were now back at the cemetery as we looked in the distance to the gate. "Let me handle this," Serena smiled as she took her claws and destroyed the padlock with one swoop, allowing the gate to slide open with ease. "Great job, hon! Now let's go off to find that sword piece," I smiled at my little imp sister.