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_Arceus_ -> RE: Legend of Arceus (1/23/2013 6:50:18)
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Chapter 4:
1st Chaos Lord
When the two of them arrived at Swordhaven, they saw the King speaking with a knight, looking worried. Artix and Arceus knelt before him. The King signaled the knight to leave, then looked at the them.
"Rise, both of you. I have called you here for a very troubling news." he said. Artix and Arceus stood up and looked at each other.
"I have received information that the first chaos lord has invaded Mobius. I need you, Arceus, to go there and stop the chaos lord's plan. Artix, I need you to stay back here at Swordhaven for private matters." the King said. Both Arceus and Artix nodded. Artix looked at Arceus,
"Good luck." Artix said.
"Thanks." Arceus said, then ran off to Mobius. After a few hours of running (and flying half-way through), he arrived at the gates of Mobius where he found a man and a woman standing on opposite sides of the gate. Arceus walked to the gate but the man stopped him.
"Halt, stranger. To what purpose have you come to Mobius?" the man said. He had long blue hair covering both of his ears and has green colored eyes. He wore a gray plated armor with light blue trim that was decorated with runes. He was holding a sword (or is it a claymore?) on his left hand. The claymore (I decided it was a claymore) was also decorated with runes on it's blade. He looked about the same age as Artix.
"My name is Arceus. I was sent here by King Alteon to stop the chaos lord's plan." Arceus said.
"Ahh....it is great to see another follower of good. My name is Renn. A chaos lord has indeed attacked this valley. The forces of GOOD and EVIL have united to face this new threat. I'm here representing the good side----"
"While I represent the evil side." the woman finished. She has a long dark blue hair braided behind her back and had yellow colored eyes with matching yellow lip-stick put on. She wore a red robe with black trim and wore a pair of black boots. She also wore a necklace with a green gem on the middle and has a glass orb hovering on her right arm. She was about the same age as Renn.
"Well, actually.......I'm not a follower of good nor evil, but I am willing to aid both sides." Arceus said. Renn and Zio looked at each other then examined Arceus. Zio raised an eye-brow,
"Okaaaay......Since you're here to help, might as well get things done around here 'cause I've been stuck here for days listening to Renn and his "follow the good" conversations, and I'm sick of hearing that stuff." she said.
"Hey. I'm just saying that if you----"
"Oh shut up will you Renn?! Just go help Arceus so I don't have to listen to your preaches." Zio said, annoyed.
"Well, where do I start?" Arceus said.
"You can start by cleaning up the monsters here while I gather some information." Renn said.
"Okay." Arceus said, then ran off killing every monster he saw. After a few hours, he came back to Renn and Zio and saw Renn talking to Zio while Zio paid no attention. Zio saw Arceus,
"Oh thank goodness you're back! I thought I was gonna die of boredom here with mister talks-a-lot." she said.
"Er....so, Renn, got any information? Arceus said.
"Well, I heard that there are two survivors from this town that we still haven't found and they hold the clue to where the Runix Cube relics are. Their names are Anna and Otto - please search all the houses in town for them. They are our only link to the Runix Cube!" Renn said.
"And.....what exactly is the Runix Cube?" Arceus said.
"It is the only thing that can stop the chaos lord Escherion." Zio said.
"Okay, I'm on it." Arceus said, then ran off searching every inverted house in town until finally, he found the house that Anna and Otto was hiding in. He went inside and saw a girl and a boy standing beside a tree. The boy looked at Arceus and looked like he was preparing to attack.
"Easy kid, I'm on your side." Arceus said. The boy calmed down,
"My name's Otto and this is my sister Anna." he said.
"Hi. So......can you tell me exactly what happened here?" Arceus said. Anna and Otto exchanged looks then Anna started crying.
"It was horrible! I've never seen such horrible power!" she said.
"I wanted to fight but Anna made me hide with her. I'm glad she did." Otto said.
"The attack came without warning. Our homes... our town... were twisted...turned backwards and inside-out with his awfull eyeball staff. It only lasted a few minutes, but the memories will last forever..." Anna said, then she told Arceus how Escherion invaded Mobius.
"Ever since, they have been swarming the town looking for the----"
"OTTO!" Anna said.
"We have to trust someone, sis." Otto said.
"You're right. We... we think he was after this." Anna said, then brought out a puzzle piece or something.
"This is part of an item of power called the Runix Cube." she said.
"We'd feel a lot safer if someone as strong as you were looking after it. Please take it." Otto said.
"Thanks." Arceus said.
"There are two other pieces... the next piece is held by the Faeries in the Faerie forest to the east. It can be hard to earn the trust of the faeries, but once you have earned it.....maybe they will trust you with the second piece." Anna said.
"If you find all three parts, it's supposed to make a sort of puzzle. Maybe you can use it to defeat of Escherion once and for all!" Otto said.
"Thank you for taking the piece, hero. We will stay here in town and help defend it if we can. Good luck with your quest." Anna said.
"Thanks. I won't let you down." Arceus said.
"Goodbye!" Otto said. Arceus nodded then ran off to the Faerie forest. When he arrived, he saw a couple of sneevils with chainsaws cutting a tree. Arceus tried to scare the sneevils away, but ended up fighting them. Arceus knocked off the chainsaw from a sneevil's hand, same went for the other sneevils.
"Get out of this forest now, or should I have to kill you?" Arceus said while drawing his blade slowly. The sneevils shook their heads and ran as fast as they can out of the forest. A faerie was watching the whole scene and approached Arceus,
"Thank you for scaring away those sneevils." the faerie said.
"No problem, er....."
"My name's Dew Drop." she said.
"No problem, Dew Drop." Arceus said.
"Might I ask what are you doing at these forests?" Dew Drop said.
"Well, Anna and Otto said that the faeries hold the second piece of the Runix Cube." Arceus said.
"I see that you already hold one piece fo the fabled Runix Cube. I do have the other. It has been passed down through the generations. All we have been told is that it is one part of three....and very powerful. If you can save the Tree of Life, I shall give you my piece of the Cube." Dew Drop said. Arceus nodded, then ran off to the tree. When he got there, he saw two sneevils with chainsaws preparing to cut down the tree. Arceus sneeked up on them and knocked the chainsaws off of their hands.
"Get out of this forest now, and never return." Arceus said. The sneevils nodded shakingly, then ran off. Arceus turned around and saw an axe headed straight at him. He ducked just in time and evaded the axe. He looked up and saw a cyclops chopping down the Tree of Life with his axe. Arceus crawled between the cyclops' feet then stabbed it behind the knee. The cyclops wailed in pain and swung the axe behind him. Arceus quickly jumped out of the way and stabbed the cyclops in its left foot. The cyclops knelt down as it cannot stand up. Arceus went behind the cyclops and stabbed it on it's spine. The cyclops wailed in pain so loudly, it can be heard all over the forest. Arceus ran back to Dew Drop and left the cyclops lying down. Arceus approached Dew Drop,
"You have earned our trust and I am willing to give you our piece of the Runix Cube. It is sealed within the Tree of Life, and to unlock the seal I need the an ancient relic guarded by Aracara, the ancient spider who lives high in the trees to the north. Return to me with the relic and the piece is yours." Dew Drop said.
"Okay." Arceus said, then ran off to the trees to the north. He stopped below the trees and began to think.
"What did Dew Drop said again? Something about up....." Arceus said, then looked up and saw a giant spider falling at him. The spider grabbed Arceus and pulled him up towards the trees. Soon he was face to face with the spider, Aracara. Aracara attacked Arceus but he avoided every attack Aracara makes. Arceus found an opening and sliced off one of Aracara's legs. Aracara backed down a bit and started making a web shield. Arceus tried to cut the web shield, but was too thick. He thought of a plan, he focused and inhaled deeply. He let out a stream of chaotic flames at the web shield, trying not to burn the trees. The web shield erputed in flames and started falling apart. Aracara was making another web shield but it, too, was caught on fire. Aracara burned to the ground and on it's remains revealed the relic Dew Drop was looing for. Arceus ran back to Dew Drop and handed the relic to her.
"As you have shown yourself to be brave and honorable in saving our Forest, we now trust you with the second piece of the Runix Cube. Return to Renn and Zio in Mobius with this piece of the Runix Cube. They will advise you further. Thank you again for saving our Forest, you will always be welcome here." Dew Drop said.
"Thanks." Arceus said, then returned to Mobius. When he got there, he saw Renn talking to Zio, and as usual, Zio paid no attention.
"Well, I got the second piece. Now where to next?" Arceus said.
"You have proven yourself more than worthy to be called a Hero. There is one more place that we need you to visit. The Ruins of Cornelis, where my friend Anise the moglin has been studying, have also been invaded by these agents of Chaos." Renn said. Arceus nodded and ran off to Cornelis. When he arrived, he saw a green moglin with blue eyes standing beside a stone column. Arceus walked up to the moglin,
"Hi there! My name's Anise. You've come to look for the third piece of the Runix Cube, hmmm? I've been exploring these ruins for quite some time now, and I've found some pretty interesting things. It seems that the people who inhabited this city fought with the Faeries and the town of Mobius over the Runix Cube. A scroll that I found talks about a truce that was reached between the three sides of the battle. Each side was charged with protecting one-third of this mysterious Runix Cube. There is just one problem.....no-one can remember waht the Runix Cube is for! All we know is that it is incredibly powerful! Shortly after I found mention of the Cube, these creatures appeared! I haven't been able to search since they showed up. Help me get rid of them and find that last piece of the Cube! All right! Since you think you can help.....let's get started! You go search the inside of the ruins while I gather some information." Anise said.
"Sure." Arceus said, then ran off inside the ruins. He fought some gargoyles on his way and continued searching until he found a teleporter. He flew back to Anise (for the reason that he got lost) and told her (I think Anise's a girl) about the teleporter.
"Hmmm. I think we can charge up the teleporter pad if we had enough power sources. The gargoyles are animated using a magic blue gem in the center of each gargoyle. If we had 10 Blue Gems we might be able to get it working." Anise said. Arceus nodded, then started gathering up 10 Blue Gems. After he was finished, he went back to Anise and gave her the Gems.
"Time to test out the teleporter! I'm not sure where it will take you but whatever you find, I need you to make a quick sketch of it. I should be able to give you more information once I see your drawing." Anise said.
"Uh....Okay." Arceus said, then ran off to the teleporter. After taking a few turns and going on the same place over and over, he found the teleporter and tested it to see if it works. Immediately, Arceus was transported to the other side of the ruins. He explored it until he saw a stone golem standing at the center of the room. Arceus flew back to Anise and reported his sightings.
"Ok, fine. That golem wants to play hardball… then I'm… I mean you're just the hero to do it. I bet the piece of the Runix Cube is INSIDE that golem. Defeat the golem and bring me his Arm and we'll crack it open and see what's inside." Anise said. Arceus flew off to the other side of the ruins to save time. He landed behind the golem quietly and sliced it's arm off before flying away. The golem just stood there wondering what happened. Arceus flew back to Anise and both of them cracked open the golem's arm and saw nothing.
"OF COURSE! This is a piece of the frame from that moglin painting in the main hall! Try completing the frame and see what happens. We're close now.......I can feel it!" Anise said.
"Okaaay. I don't know how you knew that, but, I'll go and find out." Arceus said, then ran off inside the ruins. Once inside, Arceus moved the frame slightly and saw a piece of the Runix Cube with a few scrolls. Arceus gave the papers to Anise and kept the final piece of the Cube.
"Great, you found what I was looking for, as well as what you needed! You should return to Renn and Zio in Mobius to let them know of your findings. Thank you so much, you are a true adventurer!" Anise said.
"Thanks." Arceus said, then went back to Mobius. Arceus found Renn talking to Zio but, again, was not paying any attention.
"I got all of the pieces of the Runix Cube. Now what?" Arceus said.
"Now we must re-create the Runix Cube." Renn said, then tried to fit the pieces on. After hours of head scratching by Renn, and Zio throwing some of the pieces out of frustration, neither of them solved it.
"Arghhh! We've been trying to put the Runix Cube together all day but we just can't do it. If we can't assemble it then I doubt we'll be able to stop Escherion. Why don't you try it? Maybe you'll have better luck." Zio said. She handed the Cube to Arceus and began thinking. After a few minutes, Arceus put together the Runix Cube. Renn's jaw dropped while Zio was surprised that Arceus finished it so quickly.
"So you figured it out! Of course I had done most of the work already.... Now that you have the Runix Cube.... we have to get you in to the Tower. I'M sure not going..." Zio said. Renn's jaw was still hanging until Zio slapped him on the face.
"Hey! You still alive?" Zio said.
"Wha-where-oh, yeah. Well, now that we have the Cube, let's figure out a way inside Escherion's castle." Renn said.
"The teleporter that leads to the tower is to the north. We've been watching Chaos Lord Escherion's army using it for a while. Go investigate and see if you can activate it from this side." Zio said. Arceus nodded and ran off. He saw the teleporter and was about to approach it when suddenly, a cyclops stood on it and vanished to thin air. Arceus ran back to Renn and Zio and reported what he saw.
"You need a disguise! You need to look like someone they would activate the teleporter for. Go get 8 Cloth Scraps from the Cyclops and we'll use our illusion and rune magic to craft a disguise for you." Zio said.
"Do I have to?" Arceus said.
"Yes you do. Now go!" Zio said. Arceus sighed then ran off to gather some cloth. After several minutes, Arceus went back holding 8 cloth scraps and handed it to Zio.
"What we need to do now, is to disguise your weapon. Go to the Faerie Forest and get 4 Cardboard Boxes from the Sneevils there. We should be able to use those as material components in the spell to hide your weapon." Zio said. Arceus flew off to the faerie forest and took some of the sneevils boxes before scaring them away. Arceus gave the cardboard boxes to Zio then she began to make Arceus' disguise. After a few minutes, Arceus wore the disguise,
"I'm going in there as a PIZZA MAN!?" Arceus said.
"What? It's fool proof, trust me." Zio said, while grinning evilly.
"That's what I'm afraid of...." Arceus said, in a low voice.
"What was that?" Zio said.
"Nothing. I'm going now." Arceus said.
"Good luck, Hero!" Renn said.
"Thanks! I'm gonna need it." Arceus said, then went off to the teleporter. Arceus stepped on the teleporter and heared the voices of two cyclopes.
"Who goes there?" one of the cyclopes said.
"Uhhh. Pizza delivery!" Arceus said. The cyclopes looked at each other.
"Me no order any pizza." the cyclops said.
"Maybe Escherion order it for us 'cause we am good guards!" the other cyclops said.
"Yeah, maybe. Come in." the cyclops said. The portal glowed then Arceus was transported inside Escherion's castle.
"Here you go! One large pepperoni pizza with extra cheese. So who'll take the bill?" Arceus said.
"Me not pay for that." the cyclops said.
"Let Escherion pay. He ordered it." the other cyclops said. Arceus nodded, then ran off. The cyclopes looked at Arceus,
"We am good guards." the cyclops said. Arceus ran up Escherion's inverted tower/castle until he reached a big portal guarded by a giant gargoyle. Arceus tried to sneak past it but the gargoyle saw him. It lunged at Arceus, but he ran out of the way. The gargoyle smashed in to the wall, leaving only a pile of rocks. Arceus went inside the portal and saw Escherion.
"We meet at last Chaos Lord Escherion!" Arceus said.
"Should I know who you are?" Escherion said.
"The only thing you need to know about me... is THIS" Arceus said, then held up the Runix Cube.
"The Runix Cube? But how.." Escherion said.
"That's right... the only thing that can stop you! HA!" Arceus said, then threw the Cube at Escherion's face.
"Ow. What was that supposed to be?" Escherion said.
"Uh... me stopping you and your reign of terror over this valley, and ruining whatever plans you and Drakath had?" Arceus said.
"I've had my army scouring the lands of this valley searching for the Runix Cube...And you deliver it right into my hands. Thank you, hero." Escherion said.
"But... you said it was the only thing that could stop your plans?" Arceus said.
"Yes, I did. The only thing that could stop me was NOT FINDING IT." Escherion said.
"Ah. Can I have it back?" Arceus said.
"......No. With this device I can finally summon the first of the 13 Chaos Beasts...as Drakath has commanded me. I am grateful for all your help, hero. In fact, I won't even kill you. You may leave my tower now." Escherion said.
"We're not done, Escherion. I won't leave until Chaos Valley is safe!" Arceus said.
"It was not a choice. You will leave my tower...now." Escherion said, then threw Arceus out of the tower using his chaos staff. Arceus went plummeting down in to the water. Meanwhile, somewhere.....
"Good, Escherion......The Hydra has awoken. Your job is done." Drakath said. Back at Escherion's tower,
"Arise... Lake Hydra!" Escherion said.
"Great! I snuck into the villains stronghold and gave him the item of power. What else could go wrong?" Arceus said, then suddenly, A shadow rises from the lake....it was the Hydra.
"I HAD to say something." Arceus said, then swam out of the water. He went back to Renn and Zio,
"We saw what happened." Zio said.
"When you lost the cube to Escherion and the Hydra was awakened, 3 Runestones appeared around the tower. I think you can use Hydra Teeth to destroy these Stones. Take a shard from each stone, and drop them into the Magical bonfire that we have started for you." Renn said.
"Okay." Arceus said, then went back at the lake. Arceus flew up to one of the Hydra's three heads and started to attack. The Hydra head tried to bite Arceus but he was too fast. Arceus lunged at the Hydra and sliced off one of it's teeth. He did the same to the other heads then flew off to destroy the runes. Arceus buried the Hydra teeth in to one of the runes. The teeth created a small crack. Arceus pounded the Hydra teeth with the butt of his sword and buried it deeper until the rune exploded. Arceus grabbed a shard and went off to the other runes. He did the same to the others and threw the shards in to the bonfire. Escherion's tower lost it's balance then fell down........on the Hydra, crushing it. Arceus went back to face Escherion again.
"ESCHERION... we finally meet! Again." Arceus said.
"You again?! LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO MY TOWER!" Escherion said.
"What? It was upside down to start. I got it halfway turned around. You should be thanking me." Arceus said.
"No matter. With the power of the Chaos Staff of Inversion I will have this mess cleaned up soon enough." Escherion said.
"You're not cleaning ANYTHING until I'm done with you! I'm taking you down, Chaos Lord." Arceus said. Escherion looks around.
"You ALREADY took me down. My tower is lying in a lake." he said.
"You..you know what I mean. I'm stopping you today!" Arceus said.
"You and what army?" Escherion said.
"THIS army!" a voice said behind the portal. Anna and Otto appeared from the portal, along with the other villagers. Escherion sighed.
"Did you have to bring the riff-raff with you?" he said.
"What are you guys doing here? This is dangerous!" Arceus said.
"Mobius is our HOME and now that we can enter the tower, we came to help you get rid of Escherion!" Otto said.
"Did you? How brave of you. But once I invert you I think you will see things differently!" Escherion said, then points his staff at the villagers and inverted them.
"As... AS We saID. We CamEd Hree tO heLpS EsCHEriOn GeTs rId Of yoU!!!" the inverted villagers said.
"HAHAHAHA! Face it hero, you are no match for my Chaos Staff of Inversion..." Escherion said.
"You sure think a lot of that staff..." Arceus said.
"...What?" Escherion said.
"Well, it seems that staff is the only thing you have going for you. Without it you'd just be another second rate mage." Arceus said.
"The Staff is a very powerful. Given to me by Drakath himself! But I don't need it to swat a fly like you." Escherion said.
"!?!?!" the staff said (if it can say '!?!?!'), puzzled.
"But be warned... The staff is loyal to me. It may decide to protect me of its own free will. HAHAHAHA! Come, hero. Let us see what you are made of!" Escherion said.
"Gladly." Arceus said, and with that, the two of them (or is it three?) lunged at each other. Arceus swung his sword at Escherion's left side but the staff blocked his sword. Escherion casted fireball and it exploded right at Arceus. Arceus let out a stream of chaotic flames at Escherion but the staff casted a shield and blocked the flames. Escherion threw another fireball at Arceus but he jumped out of the way.
"I can't attack Escherion without taking that staff down." Arceus thought to himself. He stood still and focused for a few minutes. His eyes glew purple, as wings sprouted out from his back. He flew up and held his sword at Escherion's direction. Then, Arceus' sword was slowly being covered in a chaotic aura. Arceus lunged at Escherion at high speed and swung his sword. The staff blocked Arceus' swing, but Arceus knocked the staff away. He casted fireball and threw it at Escherion, exploding right at him. Escherion stood up.
"Impressive. Perhaps you are not as much of a weakling as I thought." he said.
"What do you mean by 'perhaps'?! I just owned you! Now,I command you......leave this valley and its people in peace......and never return, or be prepared to face the forces of Good and Evil!" Arceus said.
"I... I suppose I have no choice. I underestimated you, hero. You didn't look that powerful to me......but you have shown me that it is really what's on the inside that counts...So I will turn you INSIDE OUT to avoid making that mistake again! HAHAHAHA!" Escherion said, then held up his staff and tried to invert Arceus, but he reflected the beam with his sword.
"You made me INVERT MYSELF!" Escherion said.
"Hmmmm. You don't look much different turned inside out." Arceus said.
"I'm not inside out, fool. The spell must have had no effect on me. Perhaps I should stick with some classic mage spells to destroy you....Like FIREBALL!" Escherion said, then casts a fireball, but it exploded on himself. He tried to cast ice shard, but froze himself.
"Fine.... POLYMORPH!" Escherion said, then he turned in to a frog.
"Huh... I guess you inverted your powers. Every spell that you try to cast on me, you actually cast on yourself." Arceus said.
"ribbit ribbit" Escherion-now-turned-to-a-frog said.
"I'm sure you just said something very rude in froggy." Arceus said. The inverted villagers started going back to normal.
"I feel like myself again!" Otto said.
"We've been saved! We're free! Yay!" Anna said.
"Mobius is free! HOORAY!" a villager said.
"This is great!" another villager said.
"Why is that frog standing on a huge block of ice?" Otto said.
"It looks like you're pretty harmless now, Chaos Lord Escherion......Even if you change yourself back, your spells will only harm you. Mobius, The Faerie Forest, The Ruins... all of Chaos Valley is no longer under your rule. Goodbye, Escherion." Arceus said. Meanwhile, somewhere........again.
"What an.... entertaining.... turn of events. Escherion has been defeated and Chiral Valley has been freed. But that is the nature of Chaos: unpredictable. Escherion served my purpose well. The Lake Hydra was freed, destroying one of the seals. It's only a matter of time. But Escherion couldn't have done it alone. That hero found him the cube. I hope you had fun Hero....The next LORD of CHAOS has ALREADY been chosen! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Drakath said, then laughed evilly. Back at Mobius, Arceus was warmly welcomed by Renn and Zio, along with Anna, Otto, Anise, and Dew Drop.
"Well done Hero! Success is yours! You defeated the Chaos Lord and saved the people of this valley!" Zio said.
"Yes. Congratulations, Hero!" Renn said.
"You saved us all from the Chaos Lord!" Dew Drop said, then moved closer at Arceus.
"If you would like me to use my time travel fairy powers to take you back to some of your most famous battles....just let me know!" she whispered.
"Uhhh....I'll think about it." Arceus said. With that, they all said their goodbyes and Arceus ran off to Swordhaven. Arceus went to the throne room and knelt before the King.
"Rise, Arceus." the King said.
"Your highness, I have defeated the first chaos lord, Escherion, and brought peace among the Chiral Valley." Arceus said.
"Excellent. You may leave now. I shall call you again if needed." the King said. Arceus nodded, then ran off to Artix's tower, where he saw him standing in front of the door.
"Hey, miss me?" Arceus said.
"Took you long enough." Artix said.
"Hey, fighting a chaos lord was hard work." Arceus said.
"Hahaha. Well, come inside. Tell me about it in the morning." Artix said, then both of them went inside to rest.
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