Light of the Ancients
Chapter 3
The Revival
"It is time.." a voice boomed and the sun shone on the two figures...
SHWEOOOOO!
"Hah!" a young woman yelled as she was awoken, "What?!"
"Kree!" the fairy next to her flew in life,
"Woah!" the young woman screamed as she fell into the fountain,
SPLASH! The water came out,
"Hehehehe!" the fairy giggled as she saw her friend fell,
"Eek!" the young woman said when she saw herself, she was naked, "What!? Ah!" she ran to grab a small blanket to cover her shame.
"You wonder why I have awoken you, Frey." the voice spoke, "Well... You need some clothes..." he laughed and made a light shine on her,
"Woah!" Frey said as clothes appeared on her, "Hey... Thank you..."
"You must go and stop the Terror, Frey." the voice added, "I will clear the path to the outside world... You and your friend must go... I will guide you along the way."
"Alright.." Frey nodded, "But I need a weapon.."
"Here you go." the voice told her, and made a rapier appear on the ground in front of her, "Do not be afraid, Frey of the Earthmates... I have chosen you to save the world..."
"Thank you." Frey told the voice and picked up her rapier, "Let's go, Senti!" she told her fairy.
"Kree!" the fairy responded, and the two ran out.
"Be strong, Frey!" the voice called out to her, "Be strong!"
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"Woah..." Frey said as she stepped outside of the Paradise,
KRAAA! A huge stone door shut the garden from the rest of the world, leaving them out, POOMP!
"Kree..." Senti mumbled as she saw the caverns were now replaced with a large hall with long murals.
"Well..." Frey said as she looked at the art, "That looks really nice." she walked ahead.
As she walked, she admired the great illustrations...
The first section showed the creation and beautiful drawings of the Divine Dragons, then the races holding hands.
The one after that showed the races fighting each other, depiction of the Race Wars. Then the Legendary Golem appeared to fight the Divine Dragons, the Oracle Sword was there.
The next section held a depiction of the First, Second and Third Heroes of the Runes fighting the Legendary Golem, grandfather, father, and son fighting the Great Evil.
The sections after that showed the other Heroes, each one fighting a vast army of dark monsters alongside knights and good monsters.
The section following that one was the battle between the 14th Hero and the Legendary Golem. This art area ended with the horrible death of the Hero and his partner. It continued with the Great Flood, showing the Great Evil being swept away by the waves.
The nearest to last one was the one with the 15th Hero, which depicted him fighting the Legendary Golem and the Dark Sorcerer and defeating them both with a glorious sword. Frey liked this one the most, and grew quite attached to the man.
The Final mural showed the rise of the Terror and it committing acts of destruction. It continued with the death of the Divine Dragons and the slaughter of countless of soldiers, and then with some glorious knights fighting the beast. It finished with the construction of what seemed to be a wall and the remaining armies fighting dark monsters...
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"Woah..." Frey said when she reached the end of the cavern, the glorious sunlight striking her,
"Kree..." Senti mumbled in awe as the peaks ahead of them were lush and green with all forms of monsters grazing on them,
"What in the world..." Frey smiled when she saw a spectacle in the distance, a beautiful waterfall with a long rainbow coming out of it,
"Moo!" a buffamoo called out as it ate,
"What is this place?" Frey asked as she looked at the area,
"Welcome to Paradise Gulch!" a voice called out to her, making the two jump.
Ahead of the two was a dashing young man with elegant armor, he had dirty blonde hair and a spear.
"Who are you?" Frey asked the man,
"I am Lest." the man responded, "The knight responsible in leading you to the Sealed Palace. Pleasure to make your acquaintance, mi'lady." he bowed.
"Oh.. Thank you." Frey smiled, "So.. Where is this Sealed Palace?"
"Just ahead..." Lest told her, "Let's go!" he yelled, and then started to walk off.
"Alright!" Frey said and followed suit.
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"Ha... ha..." Frey panted as the two scaled a large mountain,
"What, tired already?" Lest chuckled, not even breaking a sweat, "That's funny."
"No it's... not." Frey groaned, "How much more until we reach the palace?"
"That's the catch." Lest turned to her, "We're already on it."
"Huh?" Frey said as she looked down, only to see the soft grass and earth, "What do you mean?"
"It's underground, silly!" Lest laughed, "Look!" he pointed to a large boulder at the top of the hill, "The entrance is just under that stone!"
"Oh..." Frey growled, "Really!?"
"Keree..." Senti groaned,
"Relax, I got this." Lest walked ahead and touched the boulder, "HAH!" he struck it with his spear.
KRAK! The Stone sounded, KRAK! KRAK! KRAK! Large cracks when around its circumference,
POOOMP! It broke into pieces!
"Woah..." Frey mumbled, "You're really strong."
"I train every day..." Lest responded, "Come on." he pointed at the staircase that appeared.
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"Woah..." Frey said as she saw the top of the Sealed Palace, "Is this really buried under here?"
"It was the will of the Polonians." Lest told her, "Lest evil should destroy it..."
"But what am I doing here?" Frey asked him, "Why do I need to visit this place?"
"Well..." Lest rubbed the back of his head, "Because you need to find the Hero of the Runes."
"Huh?" Frey muttered, "What? Who?"
"The Hero of the Runes disappeared a long time ago." Lest told her, "Right when the Terror appeared... I thought you were informed already..."
"Oh! Yeah!" Frey said in realization, "Duh!"
"Kree!" Senti giggled at her incompetence,
"Shut up!" Frey growled, "Get in here!" she pulled her shirt outwards,
"Gr..." Senti growled as she entered Frey's chest.
"Ah..." Lest said in surprise, "Did you..."
"What?" Frey asked,
"Did you just put your monster in your bosom?" Lest stammered,
"Yeah." Frey told him, "What's wrong with that?"
"Nothing!" Lest shook his head, "Nothing at all! Let's continue!" he said and led her to the main room, where the pedestal was.
"Ooh..." Frey admired the décor, "What a nice place!"
"This is where the Hero set his Blade." Lest informed, "However, one day he just vanished... No blade and no him... Even his family was taken away from us... My ancestors were in quite a shock."
"So you need me to find him?" Frey asked, "Ok, where do I go?"
"Well..." Lest said, "I don't know..."
"WHAT!?" Frey yelled in anger.