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Dragonslayer Chaos -> RE: (AQW) Arces (12/17/2011 17:44:19)
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Chapter 74
Gruaige Baas
Arces, Sokrakiis, KAGG, Druuz and Rwag faced the giant opening to the caverns, simplied called the Ore Caverns.
Waiting in front ofthe caverns were the forces that once belonged to Cynari and Tibias. They had their weapons held high.
Word had reached Arces and the rest of what had happened to the comanders and their forces.
Arces looked at KAGG."Is everything ready?"
KAGG nodded."Yes Arces."
Arces raised his hand. With it, Rawg and Druuz put their swords into the air, KAGG brandished his new spear, and Sokrakiis made an orb of blue flames.
Arces lowered his hand. An army of trolls and horc jumped from their hidding spots, landing on the charupted forces. Troll spellweavers attacked from the cliffs above.
Druuz and Rawg charged. They held no mercy.
Arces looked at his other two companions."Lead the forces. I will be back with Tibias and Cynari. The Gruaige Baas will fall. For Bloodtusk."
The two nodded and replyed,"For Bloodtusk!"
"For Bloodtusk,"came a female voice from behind KAGG and Sokrakiis.
She Who Answers walked foward in her battle armor."I knew I would find you here."
KAGG and Sokrakiis looked at her. She Who Answers' striped skin had them amazed.
"She Who Answers, why are you here?"Arces looked at her with a curious stare.
She toke a deep breath."Krellos has charupted my home. He has caused Bloodtusk much harm. I must avenge my land."She put a hand on a large two handed sword straped to her back.
Arces nodded."You may join me, but i will not be able to aid you if danger arises."
She nodded in agreement. the two ran into the battle.
Blades flashed as Arces and She Who answers ran into the fray.
Arces' ax cut through armor like it was melted butter. She Who Answers didn't try to cut through anything, but aimed to hit them with the blunt end of her blade.
After a while, they managed to get past the soldiers, who focused on the horcs and trolls, and into themined out caverns.
Mushroom people walked up to them and gave them unsettleing glares. They let them pass, but didn't stop staring at them.
Arces ignored them, and focused on the battle ahead. Krellos had to pay.
After a while of walking, the mushroom people stopped following them, and just kept watching with worried looks.
Arces didn't notice, but She Who Answers did. They kept going.
Arces saw light up ahead. He gripped his ax even harder. She Who Answers also gripped her weapon harder.
Arces began to see a bulky figure waiting up ahead. A serpentress was kneeling in front of the figure.
When the made it to small cavern, the figure turned. It was Krellos.
His body was a mix of horc and troll covered in an armor only a Chaos Lord would wear. All eyes on it looked at Arces.
Arces pointed his ax at Krellos."Its time to pay Krellos."
Krellos let out a large booming laugh that shock the small cavern."You think to beat me?"his voice had become very deep, even deeper than KAGG's."I am hte strongest Chaos Lord yet!"He let out another laugh.
Arces charged him, ax low to the ground.
Krellos raised his hand, a wall of air formed in front of him. Sending Arces back a couple feet.
Krellos smiled and said,"To late Arces."
The serpentress screamed. Her skin turned a misnight blue, her became that of the night sky. Her skin began to rot in certain areas, including all of her stomache and gut. Her eyes turned into orbs of light. The serpentress had become adistorted form of herself. She was now the Gruaige Baas.
Krellos laughed again."Checkmate Arces!"
Arces sent a turret of flames at the Gruaige Baas.
Krellos jumped over the Chaos Beast, landing on a small throne made from stone. he watched Arces.
The Chaos Beast looked at Arces with it's unblinking eyes. Arces looked into her eyes. Before he knew it, he had become incased in stone. Arces strugled, but to no evale.
The Gruaige Baas hit him with her tail, sending him flying back, breaking the stone around him.
Arces tried to get back up, only to fall back in pain. He put his hand to where the pain was. He had at least three broken ribs, and two that would break with another hit. He used his magics to heal his ribs.
He knew not to look in to her eyes again. The Gruaige Baas knew she wasn't going to win with her eyes again, so she slither toward him.
Arces dodged, and sent another turret of flames at her.
She let out a cri of pain, which sounded like three serpentresses at once. She fell onto her back.
Arces jumped and lodged his ax into her chest.
The Gruaige Baas let out another howl of pain.
She Who Answers, who had been watching, sent her sword through the monster's heart.
It howled again, but began to turn to stone. This howl was like 10 in severe pain. It turned to coplete stone, the eyes lost there glow,and had no more effect.
Arces grabbed his ax. The stone form of the Gruaige Baas then turned to a pile of dust and blow away.
Krellos smiled and stood."Impressive. Looks like you were only in check. No matter, you will still-"
"Brother, don't!"came the yell of Krellos' sister, Khasaanda.
Krellos looked to the enterance, as did She Who Answers and Arces.
The prophetess had no weapon, but appeared beaten and broken."Brother, you can still repent for what you have done, but, this is your last chance."She had fear and concern in her voice.
Krellos laughed again."Repent for what? Repent for my actions? I have done nothing wrong. I shall not repent."
Khasaanda frowned and covered her face."Then you leace me no choise brother.... No, Krellos. I shall have to end you."
He laughed again."No one but Drakath can end me. And I am his loyal servent."He continued laughing.
She had an angered look."There is a way for me to kill you Krellos. I can take your powers."
His laughing dropped a bit."You still think you can win?"
She had a very stern face."I had a feeling you had changed, but i hoped I was wrong. I was not. We are twins Krellos. We have a certain bond that conects us. You ignor it, so you can't use it. I accept it, so I can use it."
His smile of joy vanished."Imposible. That bond vanished long ago."He was in fear.
"Only if we both ignored it. You were praised. I was pityed. that bond was all I had beside my brothers. But I lost our brother when he chose his path, and I lost you long before that. The bond was all I had left. And now i must give it up."
She started to glow, as did Krellos. Krellos' armor and bulk began to vanishe, while Khasaanda began to form the chaotic armor, but not that much bulk.
After it was done, Krellos' was a troll again, while Khasaanda wore the chaotic armor Krellos had, with slight differences.
Arces looked in disbelife."What-?"
"I have taken all my brother's powers. I am now the Chaos Lord!"
Krellos got up and said,"No. No! This wasn't how it was suppose to end up. This is all wrong."
Khasaanda had a tear go down her face."Good bye Krellos."
"Sister n-"he never finished his objection. A spear blade made of stone came out of the ground and pierced his heart. He was barly breathing.
Khasaanda let out a howl of pain. A small trickle of blood cam from her mouth.
Krellos said,"Sister....I...have failed....both....you.....and...my master. I am sorry."He closed his eyes, and never opened them again.
Khasaanda roared again."You will pay for taking my family Drakath!"
She opened her hand, and a small ball went to a certain spot in the cavern. It erupted, forming a portal. Stone covered the edges, forming intricit paterns.
The Chaos lord walked through the portal saying,"Follow if you want. I will not stop you. But Drakath is mine."She vanished.
She Who Answers walked up to him."We must stop her. She will not survive when Drakath wins. Focus on stopping her. She must be stopped before she does something even more reckless then ever."
Arces nodded.
But, before they could walk through, KAGG and Sokrakiis came running up. They saw Krellos impaled, and paused.
KAGG looked at Arces."How-?"
"It was Khasaanda. She toke the power Krellos had. She has become the Chaos Lord."
She Who Answers nodded in approval.
Sokrakiis fell to his knees."I never thought she would have been in that much pain. She will never be able to go back to her life before this day. No matter what she does, she will need a friend in the end. She is inso much pain."
"I will aid her if I can."Arces looked at Sokrakiis with a helpless glare."I can not say that she will survive, or even accept my aid. It all depends. But, it might be better if she dies. Her pain will hurt her even after Drakath is gone. She might take her own life in the end. but, i will try to help her, If I can."
Sokrakiis nodded, not complaining.
KAGG walked up."You will need the aid of more than just She Who Answers to win."He handed Arces his spear."Take it, and win. We will worry about a funeral for Krellos, even after what he has done."
Arces nodded to both of them. He used a spell on the spear, turning it into a sword.
He also handed his ax to KAGG."I will betrusting you with that ax until I return."
KAGG nodded.
Arces nodded to She Who Answers. They walked through the portal, entering the new world.
Arces would end up have to face Khasaanda, and win no matter what. It was for the best.
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