Unfinished Story Ely Will Kill Me for Posting :D

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Ronneir, Goon, Rebel, Stealth and Minty were on a boat sailing down Creeping Stream.

“This plan better work Goon.” Rebel was steering, “You have no clue how hard it was to rent another boat with the last one being smashed up.”

“Hey what do you mean hard? You just unbuttoned the top of your shirt and wore a skirt.” Goon was insulted that they thought his plan wouldn’t work.

“Uh huh, then if it’s not so hard you do it next time.” Rebel shot back.
“AAAHHHHHHH AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH AAAAAAAAHHH!!” Stealth was rolling around on the deck clutching his head as he smashes it against the floor.

“Ewewewew ew ewww.” Minty was rocking back and forth in the far end in a fetal position.

Ronneir came up from the hull of the small boat with sword out, “what happened?” Then seeing no immediate danger he sheathed it.

“Oh I made them picture Goon in my blouse and skirt with the top buttons off.” Rebel was laughing hard, and even Goon was chuckling at his mental picture.

“Oh....” Ronneir said.
“OH...” Ronneir shouted.
“OH GOD!” Ronneir screamed.

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“Why isn’t he getting better?” Lagalos asked Elise as they were washing down Ronneir while he slept.

“Sigh I guess I should tell you. He’s severely injured, more than just the shattered ankle. Those will heal up completely by tomorrow, but...” She stared at Ronneir’s sleeping face.

“But what?” Lagalos tried to look at Elise in the eyes, to see what dreadful thing she knew. But she refused to look at him back.

“He’s dying Lagalos.” Elise said almost at a nonexistent volume.
Dropping the sponge, Lagalos stuttered, “h-h-how?”
“He... ripped apart almost every muscle trying to get you to help. We tried our best, we truly did, but... he had too much internal injury.”
“Please... please.. there has to be a way...” Lagalos was now holding Elise by the shoulders, pleading to her.

Elise looked away, knowing that if she told him, he would go. “I.. I can’t do that.”
“WHY!” He screamed. Then quietly he looked at Ronneir. “why...”

Elise wished to tell him, but mixed feelings of many experiences she could not say.
“I’m sorry.” She left the room, leaving Lagalos to his friend.

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Runner was panting and gasping for breathe, his heart beating at a dangerously euphoric pace. Sweat beaded down his forehead. He never felt so much exhilaration and never knew of this thrill. It was his first time, and the venomancer helped him through most of the process. But none the less, he now knew what his Master did when he left him behind to go off in the woods.

“How’d you like it?” The venomancer sat there, satisfied.
“It felt... so good.” Runner admitted.
“I saw you were scared a bit, but it’s ok.” Moving closer, the venomancer whispered to him. “You can have more if you want.”

His heart raced even more. “Yes.”
“Join us then.”
“But my master...”
“Isn’t here. And wasn’t he denying you what I just gave you? Didn’t you like it? Don’t you... want more?”

Swallowing, Runner knew Master Strider never gave him this before, and he wanted it more so than ever.

“I think, a man like you, can decide what you want.”
“Your right... Yeah your right, he’s just been denying me this.” Runner looked at her with a gleeful face.

“I really do want to do this again.” Runner yearned to her.
“Of course you can, just take off your armour and shirt.” Runner did not question her, nor wondered why, he just wanted more.

The venomancer pulled out a “VI” shaped piece of metal, and then magic coursed through it as she plunges it into Runner’s chest.

A sizzling burning sensation of flesh made Runner jumped away from her. “OW WHAT WAS THAT?”

“That was your agreement to join us.” Runner looked at the burn mark she made, and saw an upside down “IV”.

“What does this mean?”
“It means, welcome to Nefarious. Now come on, lets go do find another dungeon.” Runner’s mind was completely focused on the cave when she said that.

“Yes lets give those cave monsters their final battle!” So getting up, the venomancr went into the cave again, to repeat Runner’s first experience.

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“Lagalos, where were you?” Anak came into Ronneir’s room. “You’re missing your training.”
“What does it matter? If he dies... what does it matter then?”
“You have to! You must, what were you saying about the treasures being stolen? And the gates being opened!” Anak was getting impatient.

“Why don’t you do it... save the world... because apparently I CAN’T EVEN SAVE A FRIEND! HOW DO I...how do I.. tell me... how to save him... please...” Lagalos’ eyes pleaded, there was no forces to stop Anak from looking at Lagalos.

Trying very hard to say ‘I can’t’ Anak’s mouth moved and said, “Go to the demon’s realm northwest of here, find the demon king and he’ll help you...” Shamefully he turned away and left Lagalos to do what he must.

Lagalos knew why Elise didn’t want him to know. The demon king, for you my friend, I will go.

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Furry lay on the ground inside the room and in numbness for a moment; Blood spilt, and then she whispered as she struggled to get up.

“Laga...”
“Ahah good I made it in time.” Lagalos stood there, pinned with the spears in him. His skin grew darker, as Furry rushed to pull the spears out of him.
“No.. no... I just wanted to find you.. please...” She scrambled to break off the spears and pull them out.
“It’s ok... listen... I’ll be back ok?” And he went limp.

Furry carried Lagalos’ lifeless body up from the passage, and held his body as tears mixed with blood.

“Please.. hurry back.” She whispered into his ear.

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“You told him what?”
“I love you?”
“Your not suppose to tell him!”
“But I love you?”
“Shut up, what are we suppose to do now?”
“I love you.” He grinned at Elise.
“Not now, damn your not suppose to tell him.”
“I looove youuuu.” Anak sang.
“Where’s Ronneir?”
“I love you...” He sighed.

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They were out at Endless Sea again when all of the sudden Rebel looked around and said, “Hey guys...”

“Yeah?” Mr. Strider looked up.
“Where’s Inferior?” She looked very befuddled and confused.
“Wasn’t he always with us the whole time?” Goon said, looking around.
“Well he has to be somewhere...” Stealth responded, trying to reassure everyone.
“No way he was with us.... uummm when you all went to save Mr. Strider.” Minty said.
“Wait did he come back up?” Goon was not contemplating.
“Uuhh....”

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“Guys?” Inferior awoken in a dark underwater chamber.
“hellooo remember me?” Ariel’s voice echoed through the water chamber.
“Fuck.”

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It was a long way to the demon realm’s portal. Lagalos has heard of it before, a gateway between this world and the world of where demons rule. No one goes into the demon’s world willingly unless they were going to offer something, in return for an unholy power or service. But the consequences were always dire.

A nice traveller was kind enough to allow Lagalos to ride in the hay wagon most of the way there, but upon seeing the ashen crater-like landscape as the road turned to lead away; he thanked the traveller and continued his way.

The fire was unbearably hot, free lava flowed through the cracks of the earth, and steam pools clouded his vision. There were wild calls of phoenixes in the air, and grunts of beasts now and then. With sudden breeze of cold clear air, he saw the other side. There it was, the famed portal was just beyond those hills and hidden in that mountain.

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When Huck and Choco awoken to find everyone missing from the ship, Jumbo enjoyably helping himself to the ration that they had.

“What happened?” Choco said.
“Maybe they all abandoned ship when a monster attack.”
“Oh that’s good for us.”
“Hey looks like we were on course to Pirate Island.”
“Really? That’s oddly convenient, almost like someone set coarse there.”
“Meh.”

They anchored the boat behind some rocks, hiding it from being stolen and left Stampy on it to enjoy the month’s worth of food. Swimming to shore Choco soon saw lots and lots of men, all in thong shaped pants that have worn out over time.

“Uhhh..” Choco said looking away.
“Ok, maybe not as great as I thought.” Huck was now focusing on the sky.

Then the pirates looked and saw Choco and Huck. They were shocked with horrors of what was going to happen when they were being swarmed by them.

“Hump the tiger, hump the girl,
Hump till we steal their precious pearl.” They canted, over and over again.

Huck took out the axes, and started swing at them, only driving them back for a few seconds. Choco was already running across the shores. Huck looked to see Choco already running, and then he panicked as he realized he couldn’t run as fast.

“wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwad” Choco screamed as she ran. Dozens of sexually deprived men trapped on the island lost all rationality or sensibility when they saw they could hump something that wasn’t inanimate, imaginary or each other.

Why are all men like this? Choco soon heard Huck screaming, followed but the sounds of blood being spilt and grunting.

With Jumbo’s excellent ears, he stayed put. No need to give those pirates a bigger target he thought to himself.

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There it was the gates of the demon realm. Unguarded and free for any to enter, Lagalos gripped his bow tightly and lunged in. Suddenly everything when black and he saw images rush by him, possibly of past warriors and then with a blue flashing light, he was in the demon realms.

There hung three suns on top of the sky, blaring out flames that appear to lick the acid red landscape. Everything was barren, just pure white trees baked from the heat, and bright red rocks everywhere. There was no sound, not even a weak push of wind.

Lagalos looked back, and saw nothing but barren landscape. Then taking a step forward, suddenly everything went dark. The three suns were instantly replaced by two giant moons, which appeared to be standing on the mountains in the background. There was dark green blushful grass everywhere. The desolated landscape was now a large meadow in the depths of night.

“Whoa...” Lagalos said, something changed, and was inexplicable. He saw something moving towards him, taking up his bow suddenly everything went to the barren landscape. The creature was gone and he signed in relief.

Walking forwards the scene alternated again, and he found that this time, there were more demons around every time. They then would look at him and lunge after him. Fortunately he didn’t have to stay long in that before everything switched back.

The intervals of these jumps are getting longer... He thought.
“Indeed they are young elf. Or should I say aged elf.” A deep voice rang around him, Lagalos spun around looking for the source of voice in the barren landscape.

“You won’t find me so easily. But I however know you seek me.” Lagalos lowered his bow slightly.

“Yes your mind is as unguarded as the younger lines of blood in your world.”
“Stop it.” Lagalos said.
“As you wish little one. Tell me what your heart desire.”
“What price are you asking for?”
“No price, not for you. You will accomplish what is needed to be done, for now and later. But, consequences follow with the unheeded path.”

“What do you mean, a demon, and a demon king foremost is never so kind or generous.”

“You flatter me with fantasy, we are just merely demons who live in harmony, perhaps, it’s your kind that has wronged.”

“Quiet you wretched beast, I am here to save my friend, nothing more.” Lagalos was getting impatient with the King.

“Save your breath, but the one you seek is true, I can save your friend. But that will come at a price, for there is a vial somewhere towards the suns that will save him. But here I will give you a gift.” In front of Lagalos, a small drill-like worm tunnelled out of the hard baked dirt and died. As the body dissipated, there remained was a small seal on a piece of paper.

“Pick it up.” The voice said drawly. Lagalos unable to control his body picked up the seal and then with a dark purple glow, it shrivelled up in his hand and then dug under his skin.

He watched in horror as the paper slithered up his veins, then his wound closed. When he had regained control again, he inspected his body, as he felt a growing power inside of him.

“You now carry the demon blood, your powers are deadly, and you neither require any forces nor power from the world. You are independent from any requirements except yourself. I expect to see you again.”

“Well that’s anticlimactic... Hello?” Lagalos heard nothing then; suddenly everything went to the moon’s landscape. Demons were everywhere, but they neither lunged at him nor bothered.

“W-eerelcome brootha...” A ghoul moaned out to him.
“Uh yeah sure, ok great to be here.” Lagalos kept going, towards the two giant moons.

“Aahh..k you’s d-oon’t w-aaant t-ooo goo t-heere.” The ghoul called after him.
“Why not? I need to go there.” Lagalos had no time to waste with something as insignificant as one ghoul.

“B-eeecauses, t-hee w-aaalking m-ooons c-oooomes t-oo w-ee’s” The ghouls said, then looking at the moons, he suddenly panicked and scurried off the other way.

Lagalos still confused, then realized that all the demons around him were gone, and that it was now an eerie silence. Lagalos then heard a quiet tremble.

Then he saw the still grass were all starting to point away from the moons. But no wind was blowing. A tremble grew louder. A low hollow groan shuddered inside of Lagalos’ chest. He looked at the moons, and saw it was not covered by mountains, rather, by very large monsters.

Awed at what creature it could be, he then realized what the walking moons meant. The two titans were carrying a moon each above their head.

The meadow was stripping away; the very greeneries themselves were ripping out of the ground, flying by him and away from the two titans. Stunned by the majestic seen of it, he realized the danger. They were still over the horizon; he only saw their arms carrying the moon and their head. But the sheer power of their steps is already starting to shake the air violently.

Lagalos started to walk away from them, and then as the shockwaves grew, he ran faster. Then soon the amplitude was increasing too fast, Lagalos casted the speed of the eagles, and to his amazement he ran by at an unholy speed.

The intoxication and surge in power was enthralling, and Lagalos filled with reassurance stopped moving and stood his ground. I will get the vial from the lake. Where ever that may be.

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The demon queen sat beside her king, held his arm and said “Why’d give him such a powerful gift? I thought we agreed only such a powerful demon imbuement should belong to higher ranks.”

“Ah hun, because he’s still young, and who knows, I’m sure you’ll like this elf.”
“Meh I doubt it. He’s stupid thinking he can take on the Lunar Holders.”
“Mmmm.. watch a bit hun, and I think you’ll see what he’s doing.”

“What ever.” She stared into the sphere of water, as it illuminated Lagalos and his determination to get the vial.

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“Here you are again. Lagalos, you just had to save her didn’t you? Tisk tisk boy, you’re very reckless, first because of the Darkest, now your little girlfriend.” An old man in a pure white robe with a single red sun design that moved through it was sitting in front of Lagalos.

Lagalos, remembering this pure white world from last time slowly got up from the peach white tiled floor. The holes in his body were still present, just like last time. Failing to get up due to severe muscle damage he flipped over, breathing heavily and started at the old man.

“Oh you can’t talk?” The old man said mockingly. “Maybe because you foolishly got your neck punctured.”

With a cock of his eyebrows, Lagalos’ wounds around his throat healed. “There we go, now explain yourself.”

“About what?” There was no pain in the afterlife, but it didn’t mean his body didn’t have a hard time moving around.

“Hmmm let me see, your wife was suppose to die, and you were suppose to go find Mr. Strider before he got onto the boat to go out to sea.” The old man was not pleased, but his smile lingered with a hint of danger.

“Really now?” Lagalos smiled at him, “Because I thought differently. Oh and call me Mr. GareenLeaf, if Mr. Strider gets to be called that.”

“DEMONS DESERVE NO RESPECT!” The ever-expanding area darkened.

“Ok ok jeeze, you weren’t so batty last time when I was here Mr. Treep.” Lagalos was pushing his luck, but he knew he had all the time in the world, but this was the only way to get an answer.

“You do not defy the sages. And that is exactly what you did, even when we so kindly gave you another life.” Mr. Treep was smirking at Lagalos.

“If I don’t recall, didn’t my race earned that right protecting that stupid gate of yours?” Lagalos knew his history, and Mr. Treep was not one to be corrected.

“And now your here, oh what to do what to do...” He pulled up a dish, when then flames danced across it, slowly focusing and forming until there Lagalos saw Furry holding his body.

“Too bad she’s going to die.” Mr. Treep smiled at Lagalos.
“Why do you say that?” Lagalos’ heart pulsed once.
“Because that’s what the prophecy proclaims. Or did you forget it already?” Mr. Treep magically formed a perfectly sculpted marble chair and sat down.

“Let’s count your inappropriate endeavours, starting off with that piercing you got; since you have no right to come back now.” Smiling Mr. Treep pulled a large book out of thin air and opened it. The book’s title was L. A. Gareenleaf’s Undutiful Acts: Volume One, A’s to D’s.

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“Ok so go over the plan again.” Rebel said, as they were floating in the Endless Sea.

“Ok this is easy, Mr. Strider goes down underwater again, and gives himself up to Ariel. But only for the information of Xoro.” Goon looked at everyone to make sure they understood it all.

“Then when we made the trade, we’ll go get Xoro, where we leave behind Minty because mermaids have more trust to female untamed.” He looked at her and nodded.

“And you know this how?” Mr. Strider said.

Goon went up to Minty and covered her ears when he said, “Because both venomancers and mermaids are sex fiends.”

“Ok so I save Master Strider?”
“Ah stop calling me that.”

“Yes you save Mr. Strider, and all you have to do is tame one mermaid, which we’ll kidnap so you can infiltrate and save.” Goon said nodding at his plan.

“And you came up with this?” Stealth said impressively.
“Uh not all of it, I had help.” Goon replied meekly.
“Oh who’s that?”
“A ghost told me....” Goon almost whispered.

“Whatever man... probably just had some strategist plan it all.” Stealth jumped into the water, and followed by Rebel and Mr. Strider.

It was only three minutes until a mermaid was thrown above water, and as she was screaming at a high pitch level, Minty began to cast a spell, sealing the mermaid under her control.

Then suddenly Minty’s eyes started to form tears. And then the mermaid fell silent. Obediently the mermaid climbed overboard and waited under the crest of the sea.

“What’s wrong Minty?” Goon said, noticing her eyes.

“No no.... I just... nevermind.” Minty looked at the mermaid, her name is Dianin, she then signalled Rebel the thumbs up and watched her go down under again.

“Ok time for you to fly and take your mermaid out of site.” Goon said soothingly, hoping to not have Minty anymore upset.

“Sure thing.” She said, almost unable to hold back her tears. She summoned her manta, and flew away.

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Furry waited, for over a day already, she still stroked the lost love of hers. She did not cry anymore, if he said he would come back, he would. She told herself that, and believed it. He came back every time he left.

She didn’t know about the secret of the elves, but inside her untamed heart, instincts told her that he will come back.

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There was silence; Choco poked her head out from the palm tree. Good they didn’t find me.Choco has been sleeping in the palm tree since the other day with the incident with the pirates. Hoping for the best of Huck, she decided later she’ll look for him. Wanting to sprout her wings and fly up to find Huck, she didn’t want to risk the chance of being spotted and hunted again.

Then she saw an axe fall from the palm tree beside her.
“Shit.” The palm tree said.
“Huck?”
“Choco?”
“Are you ok?”
“Yeah I’m good.”
“Did they get you?”
“No I got away when they took my leggings off. I could run when my leggings are off.”
“Oh good.”

“Shhh... here comes a pirate.” There a pirate bored, and feeling bad for missing out on new meat, saw an axe and ran up to it curiously. Hmmm didn’t they say those two escaped, well if their axe is here... He looked side to side and when he looked up, he pleasantly saw an axe smash him in the face.

“I hate islands.” Huck said as he climbed down the palm tree.

“Me too.” Choco climbed down as well, if the pirate was found their cover would be blown.

“I hate thongmens.” Huck said.
“Me too.” Choco said.
“I hate thongmens on islands.”

“You’ve been to another?” But before Huck could answer, more pirates came through the bushel and pointed out screaming.

“Sigh I’m tired of these motherfucking thongs, on this motherfucking island.” Huck pulled out his axes and ran with Choco.

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Elise and Anak were tending to Ronneir’s wounds when Lagalos bursted into the room holding a vial. Covered in blood head to toe, he smiled and said, “I got it. Damnit I got it.”

Elise shocked at what Lagalos had accomplished, was speechless. Anak swept towards Lagalos and took the vial.

“Yep it’s the real deal.” He quickly went to Ronneir and poured a few drops into his eyes. “There we go, now give him a day or so and his internal wounds will heal up.”

“U-u-uk... LAGALOS!” Elise screamed pointing her finger at him. Lagalos looked at himself only to realize his skin was starting to blacken and then his vision was starting to go.

“Oh shit!” Anak said, he quickly picked up Lagalos and carried him off into a special chamber with seals and symbols glowing on everything, from the perfect circular walls to the middle where a table allowed for one person to lie down.

When Lagalos regained consciousness, he found Ronneir sitting beside him. “Feeling better?”

“Ah jeeze, now you’re the one watching to see if I’m getting better?”
“I heard what you did man... I... really appreciate it...”

“Ah no worries, I mean you nearly killed yourself just trying to get me to someone to help me, I think what I did was no big deal.”

“Actually it is a big deal.” Elise said, with Anak standing beside her. They were in the same room where they left Lagalos, but this time all the symbols and markings were gone.

“What do you mean? The deal with the demon king? He let me off easy, he said I can have the power without needing to sign any contract with him.” Lagalos justified his case.

“The demon king is the last person you’d need to worry about. You’re an elf; you’re instantly blessed by the sages. Last time you died, you saw him didn’t you...” Elise said.

“Yeah but..” Lagalos saw where this was going.

“Yes ‘he’ will get you if you die again. And he almost sees everything you do. The only places he can’t watch you is in the demon’s realm and in here.”

“Why not in here?” Ronneir knew what they were talking about, but things were revealing to be stranger.

“Anak, and I...”
“Are demons.” Anak finished.

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“Volume Seventeen, Section N.” Mr. Treed smiled. He continued, unnoticed to the slow pulsating strength in Lagalos.

“You know what?” Lagalos said still looking at Mr. Treed.
“What is it my foolish elf?” Mr. Treed looked over the volume.

“I bet you’re only doing this because you can’t open the portal anymore.” Lagalos laughed at him.

“Well let’s see, you are handling the dead, which is a very low ranking position if I might say. Considering the other sages are off creating and fighting demons.” Lagalos saw a crease appear in Mr. Treed’s face.

“Oh also mentioning the fact that you allowed an elf to be revived, only to have him turn into a demon and....”

“YOU WILL NOT!!!” The area darkened and gloomed.

“Admit it, opening a portal with that pendant of yours between realms is a high power, and you don’t have the strength or authority left.”

Mr. Treed kicked Lagalos’ head, repeatedly, again and again until his face was no longer recognizable. Then bending down, Mr. Treed whispered into Lagalos’ ear, “You’re the scum of all worlds that we sages would gladly get rid of. Because demon’s and unworthy alike have no ability what so ever to even survive without preying on the weak.”

Lagalos could hear him, but his eyes were swollen shut. “Your little whore there too, will... be... kil..” But Mr. Treed couldn’t finish his word as a dark hand was gripping his throat.

Slowly Lagalos got up, clutching tighter and tighter, but as Mr. Treed tried to cast a spell, Lagalos whispered, “No.”

Lagalos drew lightning, and unleashed it into Mr. Treed, but not before ripping out the pendent from his neck.

Lying down, stunned, Mr. Treed shouted out, “Impossible! I sealed your powers!”

Staring at the pathetic lump, Lagalos sighed and crotched over him, “First of all, demon powers don’t need the magic in the ether, and secondly, my demon powers are already sealed when I got here. Maybe you should have been less arrogant.”

Lagalos pulse his dark magic into the pendant and then suddenly it exploded open a portal. “See you later!”

Mr. Treed yelled out after Lagalos, “THE PROPHECY SAYS THE DARKEST OF TIME WILL ARRIVE AND THE FINAL SAGES WILL RISE! YOU CAN’T WIN!”

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“Wait you mean both of you are demons too?” Ronneir was surprised as Lagalos.

“Yes. We are, and what you need to know Lagalos is that your powers are dangerous, very dangerous. Following the demon’s path makes you as strong as three to five sages. But the point of it is, that you’re body degenerates much faster.” Elise said.

“Yeah I wasn’t sure if I was imagining it, but it also takes a lot of energy out of me.” Lagalos said.

“Not just that, if you die, you won’t be sent to the proper afterlife, you’ll instead be sent to the underworld.”

“What’s that?”

“A place of isolation and torture for eternity.” Anak saw the fear in Lagalos’ eyes.
“But we can prevent that, by sealing your powers, you can break the seal if you wish, but only once. After that you’re stuck in your demon form.”

“Wait what about you two?” Ronneir noticed that they neither had any dark markings nor unnatural colourization to their skin.

“We used the seal a long time ago. But Lagalos remember this, if you break the seal, and in demon form, do not let your emotions overtake you. Your blood will blacken and if you have any wounds at all, you will only lose more of your sanity.” Elise stared at Anak.

“Yes, your soul starts to dissolve into your blood if you don’t be careful in battle.” And then getting up, both Elise and Anak motioned Ronneir and Lagalos to follow.

“So to ensure this, both of you will continue your training. Besides you still have the Darkest to beat.” Smiling, Anak winked at Elise.

“Mmmm when you got that vial, did you hear what the lake was singing?” Elise said.
“Yes why?”

“The lake is a prophet, remember what it said, and never breath of it’s prophecy until it has begun to happen.”

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“Where is she?” Goon got the sails up as Rebel, Stealth and Inferior got back onboard.
“Oh hey Inferior, what happened to you man?”
“No more... no more... no more... no more...” Inferior kept babbling.

“We’re going to Dragon’s Gulf. Oh he’ll be fine, we found him inside the trash clam outside of the palace.”

“Wait Dragon’s Gulf?”
“Yeah.”
“Isn’t there a Dragon there?”
“Yeah.”
“Why am I doing this again?”

Rebel kicks Goon in the gonads, “Because we’re the only ones that care about you.”

Sniffing a few tears back while he lies on the ground he looked up and wheezed, “reaaallly?”

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Choco and Huck ran across Pirate Island again, drawing more and more pirates in.

“AH HOW MANY PIRATES ARE THERE?!?” Choco screamed breathlessly.
“SIXTY-EIGHT!” Screamed back one of the pirates.
“AH HOW MANY GAY PIRATES ARE THERE?!?” Huck screamed out.
“SIXTY-SEVEN!” Screamed back one of the pirates.

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High atop of Pirate Island, sat an axe warrior with an elf beside him.
“Hey Tlong should we help them?” She asked.
“No Hiya, not yet, I want to see why they’re here first.” He replied.

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Furry was asleep when his heart began to beat again. The wounds closed up rapidly, as his pulse returned along with his breath. Then opening his eyes, he looked at Furry still holding him on her lap, and then stroking her face, she awoken with a smile.

“Told yeah.” He smiled weakly.
“I never doubted you.” She leant down and kissed him. Then looked at him and punched him in the gut.

“Ooww, hun what was that for?” Still to weak to move away he just looked at her.
“Never leave me again.”

Lagalos looked at her, and then the song of the lake sang through his mind the part the even Mr. Treep didn’t know about.

The Darkest of Time will Arrive,
and the Final Sages will Arise.
The True Knight shall shine and
Close the Gates once more.
Shall lose the love once more.
Shall return no more.

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War drums beats, the mighty warrior stands upon a stone looking out into the horizon. The sky, pure blue and soon to redden; the wind against his back, it was the perfect setting. His grip tightened around the hilt of his sword. His armour stale and rustic from continuous blood bathes and sorrow. Drawing him his breath, he then took the last breath before letting out a blood curdling scream. The thousands of warriors below him thunder forward, shockwaves upon metal and earth shook the very sky itself. Then the sky began to speckle in darkness. The streaks slowly bled the sky, as darkness shadowed the sun. Then the mighty warrior watched as hundreds upon hundreds of his men were struck down in darkness.
Searing bright lights flashed through the thick darkness and ripped through his men. There was no sound left, only the chittering of arrows ripping through the air.

Birds within darkness, salvation of death comes with light.

“What are you doing man?” Inferior was sitting on the deck looking at Goon.
“Oh umm... I was screaming at the ghosts.” Goon unaware of what just happen began to wonder if these were truly dreams of fantasy, and not callings of the unknowns.

“You’re kind of creeping me out. So stop it.” Inferior went back to napping. Goon looked around and saw Rebel was asleep at the wheel.

“Oh...” Looking out at the horizon, there was nothing to indicate land. They were adrift at sea for awhile, now lost. They had arrived at Dragon’s Gulf but found nothing but carcasses among carcasses. Ruins of a once large ship, and yet nowhere could Xoro be found.

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“So how did you know where I was?” Furry was stroking Lagalos’ hair.

Still weak and fatigue, he began to explain everything.

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Lagalos and Ronneir were sitting one day after combat training, eating their lunch talking over their latest technique.

“So basically now I can channel a large amount of energy through my body. It’s like a shockwave, and Anak said it travels through the ether disrupting everything.” Ronneir was demonstrating with his peach, and scattered the grapes around it.

“Oh nice, well I can channel and store a bit of elemental magic in arrows, but I can do that for any weapons.”
“Nice, so you can have a flaming sword?”
“Yeah, it’s pretty cool.”
“Can I see it?”
“Sure.” Lagalos picked up Ronneir’s sword and charged up his magic and unleashed a blazing flame through the blade; his hand glow a deep vibrant red.

“Nice!” Ronneir looked in amazement. Then suddenly Lagalos threw the sword forward as it wedged itself into the cave wall. Then it exploded.

“Uuuhhh what just happened?”
“It’s unstable magic. Blows up on contact.”
“Uh huh...”
“That’s why most elves are archers, it blows up on contact, and if the sword hit something, it would have blew up in my face.”
“You blew up my sword...”
“So yeah, I don’t know how to exactly fix that yet.”
“Why didn’t you jus tell me...”
“I think I can stabilize the magic if I could cycle the magic through the weapon.”
“I liked that sword... you jerk...”
“Oh look a new sword.”
“What?” When Ronneir turned back, he saw Lagalos slipped away.

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“Heh heh, those two crack me up.” The demon king was watching them through his watery orb.
“What are you doing sweets? Hey who’s that handsome fella?” The queen sat down beside him. Then suddenly remembering, “Eh.. wait, he’s the one you helped take down the Lunar Holders... Jeeze what for?”

“Well hun, in the future, that little boy there will end up being one of the prominent figures in closing the sleeping gates.”

“Wait, what? You mean..”
“Shhhh yes.” He smiled and groped her breast and gave a devilish smile.

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Elise looked at Anak, and he looked back at her.
“Got the word from boss lady?”
“Yep.”
“Ok dear, lets call them in.”

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Minty sent Dianin down, and after an hour, she remerged and Minty found that Mr. Strider had left in an underwater sea vessel and found out where.

“Oh...” Minty then casted Dianin free, knowing that one day they will cross path again. Then on her flying manta ray, she set off to where Mr. Strider was going. The Sleeping Gates.

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“she’s dead” Ariel whispered.

Mr. Strider stood there, unable to look away. His heart yearned and ached into pieces he could no longer feel. He tried to say something, but he couldn’t. He continued to caress Xoro’s body. Always hoping for a beat of life. Come back like Laga did... please.... But he knew better, demon bent elves don’t get a second chance.

“helloooo... boss you there?” Then suddenly Mr. Strider’s body convulsed and he got up, leaving Xoro on the floor.

“Shut up, this stupid human won’t let me have control. Meh meh meh friends, meh meh meh Xoro, meh meh meh girls, meh meh meh Xoro” His voice, no longer Mr. Strider but rather a distorted sound that echoed continuously within his throat.

“ohh ok, anyways we’re almost at Pirate Island.”
“Good, ok lets go, uhhg and help me carry this wench, looks like hubbie won’t go without her.”
“what ever you say, remember the deal though, I get all the men from your group.”
“Yeah yeah, I’ll just tell all the men in Nefarious that they’re going on a cruise or something.”
“hehehee, just what I expected from the demon I love and the leader of Nefarious.”

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Swimming in darkness, Mr. Strider was dreaming once again. Of the past, of the day that they defeated Xoro, of the day that he married Xoro, of the day before where he first spend the night with Xoro. Then everything was shattered, and the only thing pulsing inside of him was something that kept convincing him that everything will be ok.

It was warm, and friendly. It would engulf Mr. Strider in his moment of weakness and exhaustion and make him feel better. Xoro will come back. It told him, and many other things did it tell him.

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Climbing back up the path towards the crowded cliff, Ronneir and Lagalos found a few men left.


“So you’ve returned. You think this time that your make-shift elemental armour will work?” The Darkest was there upon her throne, looking down at them. A glimmer of anger sparked.

“Yep.” Lagalos patted Ronneir’s chest. They both grinned they knew this time they’ll overcome the Darkest’s power.

“In that case.” Black bolts of lightning danced through her arm and branched out towards the ceiling of the castle’s banquet hall. Scraping the stones above her, soon a dust of stone sediments covered everything.

“Ok didn’t see that one coming.” Ronneir jumped and ducked as black bolts of arrows brazed past him. He pulled out his new sword, prepared to charge at the right moment, he concentrated his spirit to form a skin of armour. Staring at the shadow of Lagalos, they both exchanged hand signals.

Lagalos ran towards the Darkest with arrows out and piercing through the sandy mist, exchanging and evading arrows for bolts of magic. Crap my shell’s not going to hold up for long, need to get closer.

“Nuh uh your not getting close to me again.” The Darkest casted out balls of lightning to circle her and then they spread out rushing towards Lagalos and Ronneir.

Almost with no time to react, Ronneir burst into unfathomable speed and evaded the lighting balls with ease. Within moments, the Darkest faced Ronneir, and then lightning bolts shot out of Lagalos’ hands, nullifying the Darkest’s attack. Before she could do anything, Ronneir let out an explosive shock of energy, numbing her entire body as arrows plunged into her articulations.

Gasping for breathe, she stared at them as she coughed out blood. Heavy breathes partook her as she started to heal instantly. The arrows begun to burn as her wounds closed up, but Ronneir about to plunge his blade into her head was immediately blown back by a dark aura.

“You... can’t... TAKE IT!” Her pupils disappeared, a pure white overtakes as a creeping dark tone stains outwards slowly from her eyes.

“Crap she’s unleashing her demon form!” Lagalos almost had no time to evade as large gaping vortexes appeared below them, trying to ensnare them. Firing an arrow, he only managed to plunge it deep into the throne beside her head. Ronneir and Lagalos retreated to the far end of the banquet, trying to regroup and keep a distance between them and the Darkest’s unleashed form.

“What do we do?” Ronneir looked at Lagalos for a plan.
“Do what we always do.” He did a thumb’s up as a black bolt shot out and hit him in the chest. Rolling back up, Lagalos was intoxicated with the smell of burnt rubber.
“Oh for fuck’s sake.” Lagalos turned and fired a few arrows, only knowing that they were useless against her powerful shell. Ronneir smiled and nodded as he saw the wire that Lagalos was clutching on.

Ronneir and Lagalos stared at the Darkest as she smirked at them and then everything went black. All they could hear were buzzing sounds surrounding them. They were caught in a network of black bolts, and then Ronneir unleashed a tremendous shockwave, that within an instance an explosion erupted behind the Darkest and the net disappeared. She laid face-down on the ground unconscious, as Ronneir and Lagalos approached her with caution.

“Whew that was a close one.”
“Yep.”
“Kukukukukuku that was indeed a clever tactic.” The distorted voice from the Darkest made Lagalos and Ronneir leap back into a defensive position.

“My oh my, what clever mortals we have here. To imagine you missed that arrow on purpose and used a string to charge it with unstable magic. That was something you don’t see everyday.” The Darkest was on her feet again, but both of them noticed that her eyes have turned into a demon –blood red, her physical shape was starting to contort as a shadow-like flesh pulled itself from her mouth.

“What are you?” Ronneir held his blade up along with Lagalos who charged his arrow and ready to release.

“Poor poor girl, how could you boys do that to such an innocent girl kukukuahaha!” The shadow formed into a large human-shaped figure. Its eyes glowed a crimson as it flexed it shadow flesh and contorted with a thick density.

“What do you mean?” There was guilt now, their weapons lowered at the possibility they had done something wrong. But at that moment, their lax in their guard, the demon leapt at them and barely dodging it, Lagalos escaped unscathed while Ronneir had a mere scratch.

“Tsk, your both still alive.” The demon lost fixture of his built and started to fall apart, but before he evaporated into oblivion he smirked and stared at them both.

“Kukukuahahahahaha!” Was the last sound that echoed before the silence. Both of them stood there for an uncertain amount of time, swaying from exhaustion and fatigue; Then they quickly saw to that the Darkest was still alive.

“She’ll be ok, thank goodness.” Ronneir’s hands on her pulse, he quickly looked away and blushed.
“What?” Lagalos now a bit curious; Up close she appeared angelic and innocent, a radiance of some kind of beauty was emitting from her. Then Lagalos saw the War Robe, and just as he reached to remove it, he realized the same conclusion, blushed and turned to Ronneir.

“Best out of three?” Ronneir said.
“Best out of three.” Lagalos confirmed.
Together they chanted, “Lion, Tree, People!” as they looked at each other’s hand.
“Hah! Tree falls on lion, I win this round.” Lagalos grinned.
“Ok ok again!”
“Lion, Tree, People!”
“Hah! Lion eats people! Now it’s one to one.”

In the end Ronneir won, after multiple ties, to remove the War Robe from the Darkest. Unfortunately he didn’t get far as she regained consciousness.

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“It was a long time ago, back when I was young, Ronneir was in trouble. I had to go to the Demon realm to find an elixir that saved him. But along the way I was granted Demon powers and had to overcome two Demi-Titans that were larger than the mountains here, for the elixir. There was no possible way of defeating them, so though I tried, I was intervened.

The Demon King approached me, in nothing like what I would expect a Demon King to wear. He had no armour on, nor any weapons. He was strong, he activated the demon form inside of me and that’s when the battle began against two of his own Demi-Titans. It didn’t last long, he just punched them both and they froze, giving me enough time to fly up and get the elixir from a lake on one of their shoulders, and fly away.

He did though, tell me that when the time comes, I will be called upon, to return the favour, and that the powers were just tools to carry out that favour.”

“How does that affect now?”
“He’s still watching I bet, and he told me to come here to save you, because he needs you too, to prevent the disastrous events to come.” Lagalos stared into Furry’s eyes; He knew she was uncomfortable with the idea of helping a Demon, let alone the King of them all.

“We promised, and this is the first time you asked. So of course, if you tell me what’s happening.”
“Ronneir’s under the influence of a renegade demon, from years ago with our battle against Xoro. The demon, Octavios, has been manipulating everything, and plans to open the Sleeping Gates.”

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“And now after all these years, I finally can awaken and prepare to march my new army. This world will be mine, and I, Octavios, shall be KING!” Octavios cackled in his menacing laughter and stared out at the island as they approach to prepare for the final bout.

Ariel hums a lullaby as she saw to Xoro’s body was fitted neatly inside of a coffin. Going back onto the deck she peered and saw a few unexpected guests.

“hey boss will they be a problem?”
“No, we can set forth our new batch of recruits to hone their blood lust. We need to see to it that the Wraith’s will fully cooperate with me, after I give them the offer of their lives of course.” He chuckled as his plan landed on the docks. The planks landed and out marched the new Nefarious recruits. They all stood in silence and obedience as their leader in glistening armour stood above them all.

“WE WILL CONQUER THESE LOST SOULS, AND TO CONQUER WE SHARPEN OUR BLADES!” Octavios roared, and then with the stomping and chants of his small army they marched out to shore.

The pirates were taken by surprised but they quickly rallied together and with their chants, were indistinctively noticeable and intimidating to the new recruits. But none the less they gained more reason to fight for than the evasion of death.

From the mountain top, Hiya and Tlong still watched this unexpected turn of events. The pirates were now clashing blades and unmentionables against the unforeseen battalions. While the two refuge that were on the run were now hiding within the bushes.

“I don’t like the feel from that person.” Hiya pointed at Ronneir’s body.
“Yeah me too, I think he hates everything.”
“We need to help the pirates.” Hiya empathy was getting the best of her.
“Why?” Tlong could not fathoms nor wish to think of the reward they may receive from aiding the pirates.

“Because, I think something bad will happen if the pirates loss.”
“Yeah your right.” Then with a leap Tlong slid down the mountain side, as Hiya sprouted her wings and descent towards the battle ground.

Within the bushes Huck and Choco were wondering what to do now, the island was under attack by a small army and there was no way to escape. They crawled across into the depths of the island avoiding combat when they came upon the presence of Tlong and Hiya.

Jumping up, Huck pulled out axes as with Tlong, Hiya and Choco squared each other off. A match between axes and wands.

Choco and Hiya immediately did the same thing, they both sent bolts of lightning to the opposing axe-wielders. Tlong and Huck flew into the foilages as both women looked at each other and turned to aid their fallen comrade.

“She’s strong.” Tlong moaned, he luckily used his spirit to convert his entire physical defense to magic at the last moment. Jumping up he and Hiya rushed their opponents before Choco could heal Huck.

Huck jumped out at Tlong though, and unharmed, as his attacks though not as fierce as Tlong, he did not lose ground and only advanced towards him. Hiya tried to assist Tlong by firing bolts of lightning at Huck but they were ineffective.

“Tlong! I can’t hurt him with my magic! Something’s wrong!” Hiya casted shields and tried to give Tlong the edge, but Huck kept pushing forward.

Choco having gone into the foliage to look for Huck was lost as she didn’t find him anywhere. Wandering around, she stumbled upon an encampment with many pirates. There stood a large pirate and he roared out at her.

“GET HER! SHE BE THE ONE WHO BE ATTACKING US!” Choco panicked and casted a large ray of lightning striking many of the pirates down. The captain of the pirates stared at her with intent, and lunged forward.

Choco went into the trance of battle and screamed her battle-cry. “PEW PEW!” A bolt of lightning danced through the air between her hands and his chest as he was sent flying back.

He remained unconscious as the remaining pirates stared at her and their captain. One of them picked up his hat, and then they all mobbed Choco.

She couldn’t move as they pinned her down and stripped her of her clothes. Screaming for help after they were done she stood up to see that now she was in a smaller version of the pirate’s clothing with his hat and saber.

“ALL HERE BE THE NEW QUEEN OF PIRATES.” The pirates all roared in cheers.
“Wait hold on I just beat your captain and now I’m your queen?”
“Yes that’s how our government on pirate island works.”
“I make the rules?”
“Yes.”
“So he made it so everyone humps the intruder?”
“No, we were just bored.”
“Oh.”
“What is your name?”
“Choco.”
“Ok then, as your first duty, help us fend off the intruders.”
“Only if you promise no more humping.”
“Help us fend off the intruders.”
“No more humping, I command you all as Queen of the pirates.”
“Help us fend off the intruders.”
“Ok deal. Be right back.” Then Choco, now queen of the pirates went to find Huck.

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Furry was carrying Lagalos on her flying manta-ray as they began their flight to the Sleeping Gates. Lagalos was unconscious and resting; while Furry knew they had very little chance in stopping Octavios and Ronneir, she knew that what should the gates be opened again, the surge of new power will destroy everything.

The wind around her suddenly changed, as she caught the whiff of stained blood. Then summoning out a horde of bees to shroud her, a sudden barrage of arrows were blocked by her pets.

“Tsk, I guess we were a second too late.” An archer disfigured from battles emerged from the tree tops. Signalling with his hands, a dozen archers flew from the tree lines into the sky to surround Furry.

“Hmmmm guess your trapped now aren’t you.” He smiled. His squad raised their bow and charged their arrows, ready to take her out.

“What do you want?” Furry was trying to calmly calculate any possible way of escape, though it was beginning to seem feeble.

“Easy, just give us Lagalos, and we’ll kill you quickly.”
“Was it Ronneir that sent you?”
“But of course, our beloved leader. He finds that your little elf there is too dangerous to his purging of this world. So what do you say? Want to do this peacefully?” He extended his hands out mockingly. His pure white hair, and pale face was typical for the elves, but the scars on his face, did not reassure Furry. Only Elves who have gone through multiple fatal wounds could ever gain those kind of scars.

She held up her bees, and then slowly she commanded them to descend.

“Ah that’s a good girl, now hand him over to us. We’ll make sure he doesn’t suffer.” He smirked, then a flash of killer intent blared through her eyes as he then shouted them to fire.

It was too late, she dropped Lagalos, as the bees cushioned his fall and carried him to safety as Furry dodged and parried the arrows with ease. Smiling at them she then casted curses on them, and then unsummoning her manta she transformed into a fox as she fell into the trees below.

Furry crashed through the branches and landed without serious injuries, shaking off the branches and leaves, she then was surrounded by spearmen.

The archer descended and chuckled at her. “You really think we wouldn’t have prepared a ground force?”

Furry then let out a bark and then bees and wolves were summoned and attacked them from all directions. Casting the spirit of the summer winds, she dashed away unscathed and found Lagalos’ body. Picking it up, she then slipped away.

“You’re troublesome sometimes you know that right?” She said looking at him as he stayed limp.

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Rebel, Stealth, Inferior and Goon were all floating on the boat towards Dreamweaver’s Port, upon dock they asked around for information. Soon Inferior found out a lead.

“So you said that there was a mermaid, a tall handsome guy with a bunch of soldiers awhile ago?”
“Yep.”
“Who told you that?”
“Some dude with a broken pelvis.”
“Where were they going?”
“Gay pirate island of doom.”
“Great let’s go.” Rebel looked at the unwilling friends of her.
“Didn’t you hear what he said?” Stealth said uneasily.
“Yeah, gay pirate island of doom.” Rebel was chirpy.
“He had a broken pelvis.” Inferior said clutching his bottom protectively.
“He probably was kicked by a man with big boots.” She was trying to be encouraging.
“He was crying when he told me that.” Goon was now slowly moving away.
“Oh come on, I’ll tell you personally, it’s not that bad, if worse comes to worse, don’t clench, makes it worse.” She then tied up the guys, and tossed them on their boat as they sailed towards Pirate Island.

“Mmffgg Hmmbfff...” All three guys were gagged and tied as they watched their last days of purity disappear in the horizon.

Thank you so much for posting this xoria mwuahahah, i missed this story a lot, im sure ely would wana finish this one now

And to all those who hasnt read this, this is topnotch ud enjoy reading this