Seal's Stories - Sky Falls and the Revenge of the Shadows

Part 2 of Seal's Stories.

Chapter 1. Sky Falls
Gielinor wasn't always a bad place, well until after the Jango Wars. Everyone assumed that since New Order had won the war, evil would be eradicated forever. But things didn't go quite as planned. New Order had poor leadership and a poor system. People began to see it as a weak party and abandoned it. A new group soon gained power. This group called themselves Sky Falls. Lady Kay was their leader. Kay grew up in Edgeville, just outside of Varrock. She would always watch the Varrock guards at their training ground and admire them. She had always wanted to be one. But since she was a woman and women had no rights back then, her dream was impossible. Kay decided to follow another path. Magic was a skill that she had always admired. Learning it was very difficult, but she knew she could learn it. Her friends made fun of her for taking an interest into it. They tried to persuade her into pursuing a career of fashion or cooking, but Kay chose magic. She later mastered magic and secretly murdered the girls that laughed at her. Lady Kay was the best mage in Edgeville. Every villager admired her. They even voted to rename the town Kayville. But after a terrible accident that killed her fiancé, she swore to never use magic again. After months of depression, she decided to follow a new path. Kay had seen the terrible things war could do. Her father was killed in a war by a Mahjarrat. She wanted to end all wars and bring peace to Gielinor. Although she did not engage in combat very often, she was skilled enough to lead a clan. People noticed her and became followers, seeing that she couldn't be worse than New Order. Two of these followers were Zach and Talos Bell. Zach was a former Lieutenant in the New Order Army. He served under General Zorak and helped win the Battle of the Salve. He was often overlooked and underestimated by his predecessors. After the Jango Wars, Zach was thrown away by New Order. He was angry and upset that they did not see his true potential. While walking in a forest east of Ardougne one night, he met Kay. Zach wrestled a wild bear bare-handed and saved her. She saw his true potential, and asked him if he would join her on her quest. Zach was unsure at first, but after Kay told him her beliefs, he agreed to travel with her. Talos Bell is another story though. He prefers being called just Talos, and hates anyone that adds Bell to the end of that. Talos was basically raised in the Wilderness. His early life is unknown. At about the age of 10, he was found by a group of hunters in the Wilderness. Talos was a feral child. The hunters caged him and brought him to Ardougne, where he was put in the zoo. He was scared and confused. Luckily, a married couple of scientists named the Bells had seen what had happened to the feral boy. They offered to take him to live with them at the Observatory. The couple named him Talos, after a powerful warrior that had protected Gielinor long ago. The Bells tried to teach him basic human behavior, but young Talos stuck with his wild roots. As he grew, he slowly began to act normal. Whenever he visited Ardougne with his adoptive parents, all of the ladies stared at him. They saw him as a hot, sexy beast. One night, he was walking with his adoptive parents in a back alley. A group of thugs came out of the shadows and mugged them. They murdered his parents. Talos became enraged. He picked up a sword laying on the ground and killed each mugger. After this incident, he never went back to Ardougne again. The teenaged Talos lived alone in the forests around the city, practicing his melee skills. Melee and combat skills came naturally to him. He had only been training for several weeks, but seemed like a pro. He decided that he would become a melee master, and protect innocent people from evil. This is when he met Kay and Zach. The two were traveling through the forest when they came upon Talos going through an intense training session. Talos saw them watching, and challenged Zach to a duel. Zach agreed, because he wanted to see what the boy could do. They fought, it was a close battle but Zach came out on top. Talos fell to the ground and started crying. Kay went up to him and asked him if he would travel with her and Zach. Talos asked why they would want him. Kay explained her and Zach's beliefs to Talos. She said that he would become stronger if he traveled. After a few moments of silence, Talos agreed to join Kay's group. Thus, Sky Falls was born. They made Ardougne their home city. Right now, Talos and Zach are on a very important mission for Lady Kay. This mission, could decide the fate of Sky Falls and all of Gielinor.

Chapter 2. Goodbye New Order, Hello Sky Falls
Sealio was mourning the death of his newlywed wife. They had only been married for a few months, but yet it had felt like a lifetime to him. Paige, his wife, was murdered by a lone Mahjarrat just outside of Falador. There were several witnesses, but the murderer still got away. No one could clearly identify him, and could only recognize he was a Mahjarrat. Sealio searched every nearby town for a Mahjarrat, but could not find one. It was as if he had just disappeared. Paige's death and problems with New Order were on Sealio's mind. He had noticed the growing dislike for his clan. People on the streets began to give him dirty looks, as if they thought he was a villain. After all he had done for the people of Gielinor, they did not appreciate it. Some people still respected him, but hated that he was with New Order. Sealio was unsure what to do next with his life. He had spoken with his good friend Salix. He was beginning to dislike New Order. Old man Ruser had recently left the clan. All Sealio knew was that he was going to Ardougne. He did not know the reason why Ruser would leave in such a short notice. Mage Erasor had also left the clan not too long ago. The only reason he gave was that he was going to become a strong mage away from New Order. Seeing these people leave made Sealio upset. One day, Sealio was hanging out in Varrock Centre. He noticed Salix walking, carrying boxes. He went over to him and asked where he was going. Salix said he was leaving New Order, to join another clan in Ardougne. Sealio couldn't believe it, another great member was leaving. Salix said that the decline of New Order was not good for his plants. Salix said that his plants cried everyday. Sealio was not a master farmer, so he did not understand this. Salix said goodbye, and went on his way. Sealio turned around and looked at a crowd of people. They were giving him a dirty look. He thought for a moment, unsure of what to do next. He turned back around and ran towards Salix. Salix stopped, wondering what Sealio could want. He asked him if he could go with him to Ardougne. Sealio said there was nothing left for him in New Order. Salix thought for a moment. He knew that this must have been a tough decision for Sealio. He said that Sealio could come along with him. Sealio seemed happy, but sad at the same time. Salix asked him if he wanted to go say by to Count, but Sealio said no. It was best to just go, so he wouldn't change his mind later. The two crossed the River Lum and went on there way. Sealio asked Salix exactly who he was going to see in Ardougne. Salix said that there was a small clan known as Sky Falls, growing popularity there. He told him that Lady Kay was their leader. Sealio laughed when he found out that a woman was leading a clan. Knowing that almost caused him to turn around and go back. Salix slapped Sealio hard in the face. He told him not to talk bad about Kay. Sealio asked him if he knew Kay personally. Salix's face blushed red. Sealio got the hint and stopped asking questions. They continued walking for several minutes, when they came upon a disturbing scene. A group of bandits had surrounded a helpless boy, and were threatening him. Sealio and Salix saw this and rushed over. The boy was crying for dear life. The bandits saw Seal and Salix. They pointed their swords towards them. Sealio was just about to pull out his sword, when Salix stopped. Salix said he could handle this. He pulled some seeds from his pocket. The bandits, Sealio, and even the boy laughed at Salix. He was going to use seeds as a weapon. Salix slapped Sealio again, telling him never to underestimate a master farmer. He threw the seeds at the bandits. They stood there for a moment, wondering what they would do. All of a sudden, vines rose from the ground and trapped the bandits. The choking vines squeezed the bandits to death. Sealio was very impressed at this. He walked over and helped the boy up, who introduced himself as Bryce. He was about the same height as Sealio, with dirty blonde hair. He also had some muscles on his sexy body. Bryce thanked them both for rescuing him. Bryce stared at the two in astonishment. He had never spoken to real warriors before. Sealio asked if they could help with anything else. Bryce stood there with a creepy stare. Sealio and Salix, both creeped out a little, told him to have a nice day and went on their way. Bryce waved goodbye, then realized what he was doing. He want after the two heroes. They stopped and asked what he wanted. Bryce wanted to go with them, until the next town at least. The two looked at each other. The more the merrier, said Sealio.

Chapter 3. Rocky Road
Sealio, Bryce, and Salix continued on their way to the next town. Sealio pulled out his map and looked at it. “Taverly is the next town, after the Falador Wall.” he said. Salix was busy polishing his seeds as they walked. “Why are you polishing seeds?” asked Bryce. Salix gave Bryce a mean look. “They will grow better when I plant them.” All of a sudden, the ground started to shake. “What's going on?” said Sealio as he wobbled around trying not to fall. Salix dropped his precious seeds and they fell in a crevice. Salix cried, “My precious seeds! My babies!” He tried to go after them, but Sealio stopped him. “It's too dangerous. We don't know what's down there.” Salix's babies were lost forever. The cliffs to the north started to crumble. They saw two shadow figures jump from on top. “What was that?” said Bryce as he held onto Sealio's muscular body for protection. The shadow figures landed in front of them, and it was revealed they were humans. “Civilians, come with us, we will take you to safety.” said one of the men. Everyone ran into the Gamer's Grotto cave for safety. “Who the hell are you?” Sealio asked the two men. “Don't worry about that now. We are warriors here on a top secret mission.” said one of the men. “Well in case you didn't know, I'm Sealio! There will be no secret missions without my approval. I'm very important.” Sealio said in a bossy tone. Both warrior's showed no reaction to Sealio's rude comments. “All we can say is there is something big out there, and it isn't happy.” Bryce was in the corner, shaking and scared. “Toughen up sour puss. It can't be that bad.” Sealio told Bryce. Sealio then peeked outside to see what was going on. “Holy Ostrich! What the hell is that thing?!” Sealio screamed as he ran back inside and cowered next to Bryce. Salix walked outside, looked for a moment, then walked back inside. “It's just Vorago, don't worry. I'll go talk to him and ask him why he's mad.” Salix said as if there was nothing to fear. Everyone was confused. How did Salix know this gigantic monster. The rest of the group felt a little safer now, knowing that Salix would handle this. They all walked out of the cave and confronted the giant beast. “Salix, who is Vorago?” Bryce asked as he hid behind Sealio again, holding onto his sexy body. Just as Salix was about to speak, a loud roar came from the hills. “I am Vorago!!!!”. Bryce, Sealio, and the two warriors all screamed like little school girls. They ran and cowered behind Salix. “Calm down there friend. It's me, Salix.” A giant rock creature rose up from the ground. It was as tall as the Wizard Tower. The entire thing was made of rocks from the ground. “My friend Salix. I did not recognize you. How are you today?” said the joyful rock creature. Everyone else was very confused. “I am fine thank you. My friends and I were just wondering why you are mad?”asked Salix. The two warriors both gulped. Vorago reached out his hand and picked them up. “These two disturbed my slumber. They think they are worthy enough to fight me, when they are not.” One of the men spoke up “I can assure you sir, we meant not to disturb your slumber or to challenge you. Our reason was to ask you a few questions.” Vorago began to laugh joyfully. “Why didn't you say so my friends? I will answer whatever questions you may have.” The two men continued to cower in Vorago's cold, rocky hands. One of the men was so scared, he shit himself. “Do you know who Mahjarrat Sliske is?” Vorago looked very confused. “This Sliske you speak of, he is not known to me. Who is he?” Sealio's eyes grew wide “A Mahjarrat you said?” he asked the warriors. “Sliske is a mysterious, cunning and powerful Mahjarrat. Recently, for unknown reasons, he has been making threats to the people of Gielinor. It is believed he is planning to take over Gielinor and cause chaos for all.” replied one of the men. Vorago looked aggravated, “My purpose on this planet is to protect it. I am prepared to fight whatever threatens to destroy it. I can promise you I am not aligned to this Sliske.” Everyone seemed relieved that Vorago was not an enemy. The giant rock set the men down on the ground. “Once again we apologize for disturbing you.” said one of the warriors. “It is fine. A friend of Salix's is a friend of mine. Just don't wake me again, or I'll bite your heads off.” Vorago said as he went back down into the ground laughing away. The warriors did not find that very funny. “Wait a second, you two aren't friends with Salix. Who exactly are you anyways?” Sealio asked curiously. “Well, my name is Talos.” said one warrior. “And my name is Zach.” said the other as they both looked at Sealio.

Chapter 4. Sure, Come Along
Bryce, Sealio, and Salix finally arrived in Taverly. They were now accompanied by Talos and Zach. “So, where are you two going to next?” Sealio asked Zach and Talos. “Well now that our mission is complete, we are going back to Ardougne.” Zach replied. “That is where we are going too.” replied Salix as he walked towards the seed shop. “I will be right back. I need to buy some seeds.” “Where are you going Bryce?” Sealio asked. “Well, uh, you see...” Bryce sounded nervous and unsure. “I'm not exactly sure where I am going anymore.” Sealio was puzzled. Salix returned with a bag full of seeds. “These babies will not be harmed.” “Would you like to come along with us Bryce?” asked Zach. Bryce's eyes lit up with joy. It was obvious that he wanted to go, but he didn't want to make himself seem obvious. Bryce just stood there. “He's doing that creepy stare again...” Sealio said backing slowly away. As luck would have it, a beautiful female riding an ostrich rode by. Sealio's mouth dropped in awe. He could not believe what he was witnessing. Sealio chased after the female and her sexy ostrich. “For being a widower, Sealio sure doesn't mind checking out women.” Salix said openly. “Wait, Sealio's wife died?” Zach asked. “Yes, just a few weeks ago. Her name was Paige. To be honest, I never really liked her.” replied Salix. “Why not?” Bryce asked. “I always got a strange feeling around her. Like she didn't really love Sealio. Almost like, she wasn't really human.” Salix replied as he began to felt dizzy. “Oh dear, I am getting that feeling just thinking about her.” He sat down at a nearby bench. Bryce fetched some water for him. “Thank you Bryce, you are a good man.” Salix replied. “What do you mean by 'she wasn't really human'?” Zach asked inquisitively. Salix took a drink of water, “I'm not sure exactly. Please, let's stop talking about this. It makes me feel strange.” Sealio returned. He was riding the ostrich with the beautiful female. “Hey guys, look at my new friend.” The female and Sealio both hopped off of the giant bird. She was gorgeous and stunning. Her flaming, red hair blew in the wind. Her shiny teeth nearly blinded the men. She was powerful and sexy. “Hello, my name is Erikaa.” Every man's mouth dropped in awe. “She is a lone traveler.” Sealio said as he nearly drooled on Erikaa. “This is my pet ostrich, Princess.” Erikaa said as she petted the bird. Princess was about 7ft tall and was the sexiest ostrich around. Ostriches are very rare in Gielinor. Only a few have ever been seen. Sealio smiled, “I've always wanted an ostrich.” Erikaa laughed, “There aren't very many of these around anymore. I have one of the few still around.” It was beginning to get dark out. The sun was going down and the day was coming to an end. “Well this was a great day. We met an ostrich.” Sealio said as he walked into a house. “Uh Sealio, that's not our house.” Salix said. Sealio ran out followed by a woman hitting him with a broom. “Mam, I'm sorry. I forgot where I was staying!” Sealio screamed running down the road. “We didn't even check into a hotel. We've been standing here talking about ostriches all day.” Bryce pointed out. Sealio ran by again. This time he was being chased by an angry mob. “An ostrich day is a good day in my book.” he shouted. “Where are you staying Erikaa?” Salix asked politely. “I'm renting a house down the street. You are all welcome to stay with me for the night. Tomorrow though, I am leaving for Ardougne.” she answered. “Dang, is it just me, or is everyone going to Ardougne?” Bryce stated. Sealio ran by again. This time there was a pack of wolves chasing him. “If you were paying attention before, you would know that yes, we are all going to the same place!” he yelled. Why was there a pack of wolves chasing Sealio? Why is everyone going to Ardougne? Why is Salix obsessed with seeds? Why is Bryce with the group? Sealio quickly ran by, this time nothing was chasing him. “Wait, before we end the chapter I have a question. Bryce, do you want to come with us or not?” Bryce stood there. He couldn't believe that his hero had asked him to come along. “Sure.” said Bryce.

Chapter 5. White Wolf Mountain
White Wolf Mountain was the group's next obstacle to cross. The group, now consisting of Sealio, Salix, Bryce, Talos, Zach, Erikaa, and Princess the Ostrich, was a very sexy group. Sealio loved riding on the ostrich's back. “She's so warm and soft.” he said as he snuggled the ostrich. The ostrich smiled and purred. “We are almost at the base of the mountain.” Salix said looking at his map. The temperature was dropping. Clouds came over them and it started to snow. “I-I-It's s-s-so c-c-cold.” shivered Bryce. The group started to walk faster up the mountain. “Stop!” shouted Zach, who was leading the group. The group stopped and remained quiet. They heard rustling in the nearby bushes. Every bush around them started to make noise. “What is that noise?” Talos quietly whispered to Zach. Suddenly, a pack of wolves leaped out from behind the bushes. They started growling and surrounded the group. The group had their backs to each other, unsure of what to do next. Sealio screamed like a little schoolgirl. He held on to the ostrich, determined to protect it. Erikaa, Salix, Zach, and Talos drew their swords. Bryce just stood there, unsure of whether to help or not. “Are you going to help or what Bryce?” Salix asked him. “I-I can't.” he stuttered. “What do you mean you can't? You are carrying a dragon scimitar. Take it out and fight.” shouted Erikaa. “Oh this? This isn't mine.” Bryce said. Just as Erikaa was about to speak, the wolves jumped at the group. “Everybody run!” yelled Sealio. They all ran into different directions. No one was paying attention to where they were going. Anywhere away from the wolves was fine. Everyone had finally lost the wolves after several minutes of sprinting through the forest. “Where the hell is everyone.” Sealio asked himself. He was alone, with only Princess. “At least I have you my sweet ostrich. I will protect you.” he whispered into the ostrich's ear. It smiled began flapping its wings. Sealio stroked the ostrich's long, slim neck. “Does this feel good Princess?” he asked. Him and the ostrich went behind a tree. Meanwhile, in another part of the forest, Bryce was lying in the snow. “Get up!” Erikaa screamed in his face. “Why couldn't you fight back there?” It was just Erikaa and Bryce together in the middle of the forest. Bryce came out and told the truth,“Ma'am, you don't understand. I'm too powerful. If I fight, I might hurt someone.” Erikaa looked confused. “What do you mean?” Bryce looked around and heard something. “I will explain later. We must move.” They began walking around the forest. In another part of the forest, Salix, Zach, and Talos were lost. Salix was frantically searching for his seeds he had dropped. “My precious seeds! I must find them!” Zach and Talos were lying on the ground. Everyone was lost and confused. But one thing that they all heard, was a loud roar. A roar made by something not too far away. It was the Great Wolf of White Wolf Mountain.

Chapter 6. Reunited
Erikaa and Bryce walked through the forest, hoping they would find someone. After walking for an unknown amount of time, they realized they were at the top of the mountain. “How did we get up here?” Erikaa asked. Bryce stood there, unresponsive. He looked frustrated and confused. “Hey, are you okay?” Erikaa asked Bryce. He turned and had a sinister look on his face. “Remember when you asked me why I couldn't fight earlier?” Erikaa frightfully nodded her head. “Well, I'm going to show you why I can't fight.” Somewhere else in the mountains, Talos, Zach, and Salix were wandering around. “I think we have been walking in circles for the past 2 hours.” Talos said. Salix carefully observed the area. “Nope, we haven't passed these trees before.” Zach and Talos both giggled. “All of these trees are evergreens. How can you tell the difference?” laughed Talos. Salix turned around, grabbed Talos by the throat, gave him a serious stare, and slowly said “I am a tree expert. Do not laugh when it comes to trees.” Zach and Talos were both shocked by Salix's reaction. They now knew to never joke about trees when Salix was around. The three continued down the trail, when they suddenly heard snoring coming from somewhere. Everyone was looking for the source of the snoring. Zach finally found the source. It was Sealio taking a nap with Princess in the snow. Salix walked over by the two, “Sealio, what are you doing?” Sealio sat up and yawned, “What does it look like I'm doing? I'm napping. Go away before you wake up Princess.” But it was too late. The ostrich had woken up and was cranky. “Great. Thank you Salix for waking her up. Now we have a cranky ostrich on our hands.” Sealio comforted the ostrich, telling her that everything was going to be okay. “Well, what are we doing just standing around? Let's go find the other two.” Sealio said. Sealio was riding Princess, Talos was on Zach's back, and Salix was walking solo. They continued walking to who knows where. A loud roar was suddenly heard. Princess panicked, but Sealio hugged her and calmed her down. Zach screamed and accidentally dropped Talos. Salix quietly pulled out his sword and observed the surrounding area, “Quiet everyone. Listen carefully.” The group froze in place and listened. They heard footprints coming from behind them. Sealio leaped off of the ostrich, doing one of his famous back-flips. He pulled out his sword in mid-air and came down on his target perfectly. He sliced the head of his enemy off. It was the Great Wolf trying to sneak up on them. “Well, that was easy.” he said. Then he looked farther down the path. He saw Bryce standing in the middle of the trail. Everyone ran over to him to see if he was okay. “Are you okay Bryce?” Sealio asked him. “Yes. I am fine Sealio.” he responded. “If we continue down this path. We will get out of the mountains.” Salix told everyone. Bryce gulped, as if he did not want to take that path, “Are you sure there isn't a quicker route Salix?” Salix looked at his map again, “No, I'm sorry there isn't. Trust me, I am a map expert.” Zach and Talos both started to quietly chuckle at Salix. Luckily Salix did not notice, or he might have made them regret laughing. The crew headed down the mountain to the exit. Just as they were near the bottom, Talos noticed something odd from the corner of his eye, “Hey guys, what is that over there?” Just off of the path, they saw something. It was a body, the body of Erikaa.

Chapter 7. Arrav vs Sealio
Seers Village was the group's next stop. “Here we are everyone. Seers Village. Such a beautiful place to visit.” Salix said as he smelled the fresh air. Everyone was amazed. None of them had ever been here before. “Hey before we get things rolling, what did you do with Erikaa's body back in the mountains?” Sealio asked Salix. “I planted her body in the ground like a seed. She will grow one day into a beautiful flower.” Everyone looked confused. “She won't grow into anything. She isn't a seed Salix.” Bryce said. Salix slapped Bryce, “Yes she will grow!” Everyone backed away from Salix and accepted what he had told them. They entered the village, eager to visit the little shops and grab a bite to eat at the pub. “I will be in the seed shop everyone.” Salix said as he wandered off before anyone could reply. “Since when does every town have a seed shop in it?” Talos questioned. “Since Salix donated 500 million gold coins towards building seed shops in every civilized part of Gielinor.” Sealio responded. Bryce, Zach, and Talos were all puzzled, but did not question Sealio's reply. Zach and Talos decided to visit the smithing shop sharpen their swords. Bryce went on his way to the bank. Sealio tied Princess to a post, “It's okay sweetie. Everything will be alright. I will take good care of you. Wait out here, I'm going to get a drink.” The ostrich cried. Sealio kissed it on the head and then walked into the bar. “Hello handsome gentlemen!” he shouted as he walked through the doors. The music stopped playing and everyone looked at Sealio. “Oh, I'm sorry. None of you gentlemen are handsome.” The bar was full of tough warriors. Some had just slain dragons on their way to bar, and weren't about to let some punk talk to them like that. Surprisingly, none of them knew who Sealio was. “Hey pretty boy, is that your pretty little ostrich out there?” one of the men said. Everyone in the bar started laughing. Sealio walked over to the gentlemen who said that. He picked up a beer, and poured it on the warrior's head. “Want to say something about my ostrich? Say it to my face buddy.” Sealio told the warrior. The now furious knight stood up. He was about a foot taller than Sealio was. Sealio didn't back down, he stood his ground and looked up at his opponent. The warrior grabbed Sealio by the shoulders, and lifted him up. He pushed him against the wall and looked right into his eyes. “You just messed with the wrong guy pretty boy. You won't look so pretty when I'm done with you.” Everyone in the bar knew what was about to happen. Sealio had messed with one of the most feared warriors in Gielinor, Arrav. Arrav is an evil hero, enslaved by Zamorakian Mahjarrat Zemouregal. His heart is owned by Zemouregal, and he must serve him or die. The Mahjarrat allows him to travel freely sometimes, but once he is summoned, he must go serve. Arrav threw Sealio like a rag doll into a table. Sealio tried to lay there for a moment, but Arrav picked him up and swung him around again. Sealio was thrown across the room and broke through another table. He quickly got up and ran towards Arrav. Arrav stood there, prepared to catch Sealio. But Sealio had other plans. He slid under his legs and popped up behind Arrav. Before he could turn around, Sealio had jumped up onto him and put him in a choke hold. The large warrior tried shaking Sealio off, but failed. Sealio flipped over to the other side and landed in front of him. They both stood and looked at each other, now knowing the other one's strength and power. But before they could attack each other again, something happened. A gentlemen walked into the pub. All attention went onto him, once the people realized who the man was. He had a sartorial taste in clothing and was dressed very well. “Arrav, I suggest you leave right now. Before I tell you know who what you have been up to.” the gentlemen said. Arrav looked at the gentlemen, then at Sealio. He was deciding what to do. Then, without hesitation, Arrav left the building. He gave Sealio a death stare on the way out. Another small group of warriors followed, and also gave a death stare. After Arrav had left the building, Sealio said, “What a wuss. Should have stayed and fought.” The gentlemen walked over to Sealio and hit him with his cane. “Lad, he would have ripped you limb from limb if I hadn't stepped in. If I recall, you were the one that got thrown around like a toy.” Sealio wiped the dust off his legs. “Just who are you anyways? Everyone knew who you were when you walked in.” Sealio asked. The gentlemen took off his hat, “I am Texas, Mayor of Seers Village.”

Chapter 8. Texas
Sealio grabbed Princess and went back to the center of the village with Texas. Zach, Talos, Salix, and Bryce were there waiting. Salix had a large sack of seeds, ready to be planted. Zach and Talos both had sharpened their swords. They were prepared to fight anything that came their way. Bryce had changed his clothes at the bank, and even stored some of his fish in there too. “Isn't it strange that we can put almost anything in banks nowadays? I thought banks only held your money.” Bryce questioned. “Only in Gielinor can you store useless supplies in your bank and no one cares.” Sealio jokingly replied. Texas walked up to everyone. “Hey Sealio, who's the old guy?” Talos asked as he took a bite of his meat pie. “Old guy? I happen to be 30.” Texas replied. “Oh, and he's also the mayor of this town.” Sealio added. Talos bowed and apologized, “I apologize sir.” Texas responded, “It is fine. Would you all like to come visit my house?” Salix began to speak, “We don't really have time-”. But Sealio interrupted, “Sure, lets go everyone.” Everyone but Salix started following Texas. He stood there for a few seconds, then finally followed. After walking for about 10 minutes down the road, the group finally arrived at Texas's home. It was huge. “Whoa! This is really your house?” Bryce shouted as soon as he saw the mansion. Texas lived in a huge mansion just north of the main village. “Yes, this is my house. My ancestors settled down here many generations ago and started the community around here. They built this house for them to live in.” Just as they were about to go in, the wind picked up. “Whoa, it just got really windy all of a sudden.” Talos said as he protected himself. It was a gnomecopter that had caused the sudden winds. It landed next to the group, and gnome popped out. “I have a message for two girls named Zach and Talos. Any of you boys know where I can find these two ladies?” said the gnome. Talos angrily stepped forward, “I am Talos and I am not a girl!” The gnome was frightened, “I am sorry sir. I must have misread the note. Here take it.” Talos grabbed the note and read it. He showed it to Zach, who quickly read it as well. “Sealio, Salix, and Bryce, we apologize but we must head back to Ardougne immediately. We will see you in a few days when you arrive.” Zach told them. “Okay guys, good luck. See you in a few days hopefully.” Sealio said as he waved goodbye. Zach and Talos hopped on the gnomecopter. The gnome got in and took off. They were gone within a matter of seconds. “Oh, you boys were heading to Ardougne. What for?” Texas asked. “Well, Sealio and I were going to join a clan called Sky Falls. We aren't sure why those two are going there, but it must be pretty important if a gnomecopter was sent here to get them. Bryce is just tagging along because he loves Sealio.” Salix told Texas. “Oh, well let's go inside now.” Texas said as he walked through the front gates. Texas looked worried. He wanted to ask the guys something, but he wasn't sure how to ask them. They went inside and sat in the dining room, ready to have lunch. Princess was not allowed inside. She played in the yard with the dogs. Butlers came out and served the meal to them. The chefs of the house had prepared a fine roast with mashed potatoes and carrots. For dessert, they baked several cherry pies. The gang ate until they were stuffed full. “Man, that was the best meal I've had in a long time. I was getting tired of Salix's cabbage stew.” Sealio proudly said. Salix stood up and threw his knife at Sealio. It stabbed him in the arm and punctured a wound. “Hey! What the hell was that for?” Sealio yelled. Sealio pulled the knife out of his arm and licked the blood off it. “That was for making fun of my cabbage stew!” Salix yelled back. Sealio jumped over the table and tackled Salix. They wrestled on the ground for several minutes. Bryce was cheering for Sealio to win. Some butlers rushed in and pulled them apart. They stood there in front of each other, restrained by the servants. They cried, then hugged each other. Bryce joined in for the hug. All three were crying, hugging, and apologizing. “Guys!” Texas suddenly yelled. The three guys stepped back.“What?” Sealio replied. “I was just wondering uh. I just wanted to ask if. Can I come with you guys to Ardougne?” Texas blurted out. They all looked at each other, wondering why the mayor of Seers Village would want to come with them. “Please. I have always wanted to travel freely my whole life.” Texas said as he began to cry. Sealio, Salix, and Bryce all hugged Texas. “Sure, you can come with us Texas.” said Sealio.

Chapter 9. The Ranging Guild
Ardougne was not that far away. On their way they went. The group, Sealio, Salix, Bryce, Texas, and Princess, left Texas' house and Seers Village. “Hey Texas, who will be watching your house while you are away?” Sealio asked Texas. “My head servant, Hobbes, will watch things for me. He is a good friend.” he replied. “Ardougne is only another days travel.” said Salix. “Good, it's about time we get to the good part of the story.” Sealio said. They suddenly saw men shooting arrows at trees. “Hey, what is that place?” Bryce asked. “Oh, that is the Ranging Guild. Only the best rangers are allowed inside.” Texas said. Sealio was curious and wanted to check the place out. They walked up to the front gate, but were stopped by guards. “Halt! Only professional rangers are allowed in here.” one of the guards said as he shot an arrow at Sealio's feet. “Hey! We all have the required level so let us in.” shouted Salix. “The humans may enter, but that bird cannot come in!” a guard yelled as they shot at Princess for fun. Sealio jumped and protected Princess from the arrows. The arrows missed, except for one that hit him in the arm. “Damn it, another wound. I'll wait out here with Princess. You guys can go in.” Sealio told them. He pulled the arrow out and took the ostrich across the road. Salix, Bryce, and Texas made their way in. There were several rangers practicing their skills. All of them were great, but one of them stood out as the very best. He walked over and greeted the visitors. “Hello and welcome to the Ranging Guild. My name is Michael Psych, but you can call me Mike.” Salix and Mike shook hands. “It is a pleasure to be here. We are travelers and we decided to stop in.” Salix said as he looked around. “Travelers you say. Where are you going?” Mike asked curiously. “We are going to Ardougne.” Bryce said as he played with a bow and arrow. Bryce accidentally killed a ranger. “Oops, I'm sorry. I forgot my own strength and power...” he said. Bryce looked like he accidentally killed the ranger, but really he knew what he was doing. Mike chuckled, “It is fine Bryce, they respawn every few minutes.” Mike picked up his bows and arrow. He aimed at a target far away. “He will never hit that.” Bryce said. Sure enough, Mike hit the target right in the dead center. “I need to head back to Ardougne soon. Mind if I travel with you?” Mike said as he shot a few more arrows. “Always happy to have more travelers. I love cooking for people.” Salix said. Bryce made a disgusted face, as if he did not like Salix's cooking. Salix looked over at Bryce, “You do like my cooking Bryce?” Bryce was afraid to answer, “Yeah, it's okay...” Luckily, Texas had never eaten Salix's food before. “If we leave now, we might be able to make it to Ardougne before sun down.” Texas said. Everyone agreed that they should set out now. Mike grabbed his stuff and said good bye to his ranging buddies. They walked out of the Guild. Sealio came back riding Princess. He was wearing only his underwear and a sombrero. He was tightly holding onto a chicken, but it escaped his grasp and ran away. It was obvious he was drunk and tired.“Whoa, who's that sexy beast with you?” Sealio shouted. He hopped off of the ostrich and immediately gave Mike a hug. Mike was confused. “Uh, hello. Who are you?” Sealio wouldn't let go. “You are the sexiest man I have ever seen.” They just stood there hugging for several minutes, hugging. “Thank you, I guess.” Mike awkwardly said as he tried to back away slowly. Salix pulled Sealio off and dragged him away, “This is just Sealio. He loves meeting new people.” Mike straightened out his clothes. “I can tell. Let's go now.” Sealio passed out on the ground. Salix tossed him over Princess' back, so she could carry him. “We leave him alone for 15 minutes and he gets drunk.” Salix said. “That's Sealio. At least we won't have to listen to him for the rest of the day.” Bryce joked. Everyone else laughed and continued to walk. They walked all day through the forest. Nothing exciting really happened. Finally they had reached the outskirts of the city. They passed a few farm houses. All of their eyes lit up as they saw the northern gates. They had finally reached Ardougne.

Chapter 10. Arrival and Departure in Ardougne
Ardougne was in their sights. The group walked through the gates. “I can't believe we are finally here!” Bryce said as he jumped for joy. Ardougne was one of the largest cities in Gielinor, if not the largest one. The streets were always alive and filled with people. Shops, restaurants, and other tourist spots lined the streets. Popular places to visit are the Ardougne Zoo, Poison Arrow Pub, Ardougne Castle, and The Market. The Ardougne Zoo is filled with strange creatures from all over Gielinor. The Poison Arrow Pub is a great place to stop and get a drink. Ardougne Castle is the home of King Lathas, who solely rules the city. The Market is located in the very center of the city. There are many stalls that sell various items. Of course, this was their first stop in the city. Salix needed to buy more seeds or he would die. Sealio woke up. “Hey! Where are my clothes?” Some girls started to giggle and point at him. He hid behind the ostrich. Salix threw him his clothes. “You were drunk. Put these on, you look like an idiot.” Salix then walked over to the seed stall. “Well guys, I guess this is where we part ways for now. I have some important business to take care of now. I hope we meet again one day.” Mike said. Bryce, Salix, and Texas said goodbye as Mike ran off. “Who the fuck was that guy? Why am I wearing a sombrero? When did we get to Ardougne?” Sealio said as he put on his clothes. He was very confused. Salix walked back over. “I believe the Sky Falls headquarters is on the south side of the city. We should go there now Sealio.” Bryce and Texas were confused. “Sky Falls? What is that?” Texas asked. “Just a local clan we were going to join.” Sealio told him. “What am I going to do now?” Bryce said. “I have an idea. Why don't you two run off on your own little adventure and get the fuck out of here.” Sealio joked. He started to laugh, but no one found it funny. Salix slapped Sealio. “Ouch. I was just kidding. You two are welcome to come with us again.” Having nothing better to do, Texas and Bryce agreed. After eating lunch at a restaurant, they went to the Sky Falls headquarters. Both Sealio and Bryce were glad they didn't have to eat Salix's cooking anymore. After walking past the castle, they reached a large house in the outskirts of town. It was the only house in the area, and it was huge. “I believe this used to be the wealthy Carnillean Family home many years ago. Lady Kay must be pretty rich if she could afford to buy this place.” Salix stated. Sealio knocked on the door. Several voices were heard inside whispering. Finally, someone went to the door and opened it slowly. Talos stuck his head out and was surprised at what he saw. “Sealio! Salix! Bryce! Texas! What are you guys doing here?” They were just as confused as he was. “Talos? You're a member of Sky Falls?” Sealio shouted. Talos let them all in, even Princess was allowed inside. They followed him into the living room. There were several people in there. They knew some, and some were unfamiliar faces. Zach, Mike, and Erasor were surprised. “Well I didn't know you guys were looking for Sky Falls.” Mike said. “It's been a few days since I've last seen you. I see Texas decided to go along with you too.” Zach said. “Sealio? Bryce? What are you guys doing here?” Erasor said. Erasor had left New Order before Sealio and Salix. They had no idea where he had gone, until now. A sexy gentlemen sat in the corner, dying of laughter. He stood up and walked over to Sealio and Salix. The sexy gentlemen picked them both up and squeezed them. “Well, I guess this is how they greet their guests.” Sealio said as he gasped for a breathe. The gentlemen set them down. “Guys, it's me, Ruser.” Both Sealio and Salix were very puzzled. “No, that's impossible. Ruser is an old wrinkly man that saved my life once.” Sealio said. Ruser chuckled. “Erasor used his magic to turn me young again. I'm 30 now!” Sealio and Salix couldn't believe it. Erasor confirmed it. “Yup he wanted to be young again for Lady Kay. We came here together to join Sky Falls. They needed a mage leader and overall expert.” Speaking of Lady Kay, she walked into the room. “Who the hell are these guys?” Salix's eyes lit up when he saw her. She was a beautiful angel to him. “I am Sealio and these are my friends Salix, Bryce, and Texas. We have traveled here from Varrock to ask to join Sky Falls.” Sealio said. Kay looked irritated by their request to join. She suddenly turned around and threw a knife at them. It landed on the wall next to Sealio's head. “Damn, a lot of people throwing knives and arrows at me lately.” Kay yelled. “You think anyone can just walk in here and join us? You have to prove yourself first. Everyone in this room has done something that has proven they have the guts to be in this clan.” Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. “Hey I was lucky. All I had to do was sleep with her for a night and I was in. That was one of the best nights of my life.” Ruser told them. Kay smiled, remembering that fun night in bed with Ruser. Salix was not pleased by this. He secretly had a crush on Kay. He wanted to do something great to prove his worth to her. Salix suddenly blurted out. “What can we do to prove ourselves to you?” Kay thought for a moment. “Well, I can assure you that this test will not be easy. If you fail, you will die. Ruser, tell them the mission.” Ruser pulled out a drawing. It was a drawing of the Corporeal Beast. “This is the Corporeal Beast. It is one of the most powerful creatures in the land. Recently, one of our enemies has been taunting us with it. He claims he will use it to destroy Sky Falls once and for all.” Ruser told them. Sealio thought for a moment, trying to decide if this was worth it or not. Salix did not think about it at all. “Yes! We will kill the Corporeal Beast for you!” Everyone was surprised by Salix's quick response. “Salix, we really should think about this for a few minutes. This thing is super powerful.” Sealio told him. Salix turned and looked at Sealio. “I am sure we can do this. We have done this type of stuff before.” Sealio thought for a moment, and finally agreed to go. “Well, I guess we are doing this.” Bryce and Texas both looked scared, but had no choice but to go. “The Corporeal Beast is located in the Wilderness. You can leave in the morning.” Kay told them. “No need to leave in the morning. We can leave now and be there shortly.” Salix told her. “I figured there would be some kind of challenge to join the clan, so I had transportation arranged.” Salix walked outside, and everyone curiously followed him. Salix looked up in the sky. A large creature was seen flying towards them. It was Orly, Salix's pet giant eagle. “Hey it's Orly!” Sealio shouted joyfully. The eagle landed in front of the house. “Well, I am impressed Salix. But having an eagle won't get you into the clan.” Kay stated. Salix walked over and proudly petted his bird. “It's good to see you again old friend.” Ruser, Talos, and another Sky Falls members stepped forward. “Have room for three more on that eagle?” Ruser asked. Salix looked over at the three. “Yes there should be enough room. Who wants to come?” Talos replied. “Ruser, Gram, and I.” Gram was a prominent member of Sky Falls, and was always up for a challenge. “Sealio, I'm afraid Princess can't come. She can't ride Orly, plus it will be too dangerous for her there.” Salix sadly said. Sealio hugged the ostrich and cried. “It's fine. I want her to be safe here. Zach, will you please watch her?” Zach walked over and took the ostrich. “Yes Sealio, she will be safe here.” Salix, Bryce, Sealio, Texas, Ruser, Talos, and Gram all hopped on Orly. They waved goodbye to everyone and took off. “This is going to be fun.” Sealio squealed. They flew up high, and left Ardougne.

Chapter 11. The Great Battle of The Wilderness
The Wilderness was not that far away now. Orly was fast, and Salix took advantage of this speed. “Go faster Orly!” Sealio was hanging on for dear life. The eagle had gone too fast on the flight, and Sealio fell off and grabbed onto Orly's foot. Salix refused to slow down. Everyone was enjoying Sealio hanging off. “Guys! This isn't funny anymore let me up!” Sealio shouted up to them. No one cared. They were relaxing, while Sealio was suffering. It didn't matter anyways, they were almost to their destination. Orly landed in an open field, right outside of an abandoned cave entrance. Sealio laid on the ground hugging the earth below him. He was glad his wild ride was now over. “The cave entrance is right over there.” Ruser said pointing to a cave. Orly could not go inside. “Old friend, I'm afraid you cannot come in. Wait out here until we return.” Salix told Orly as he hugged the bird. Both Salix and Orly shed a few tears, but all was okay. “Before we go in, I have a few things to say. I can guarantee you all that at least one of us will die in there. Also remember to spread out and keep a sharp eye on the beast.” Ruser told everyone. The group stood in shock. They knew someone was probably going to die, but who? “I vote Salix!” Sealio shouted. Salix slapped Sealio. “Sealio, we can't choose who dies. It's just going to happen.” Ruser told him. “We can do our best to prevent a death, but that is highly unlikely. Every known group that has attempted to slay the beast has lost at least one warrior.” Gram explained. Texas gulped and began to shake. “You mean others have tried to kill this, but have died.” Gram nodded. “Yes, most people die. Some survivors come out losing a limb or two.” That information made things a lot more delightful. They entered, with Ruser leading. Ruser was a total bad ass. He had the best gear out of everyone, and even had the most skill. His experience was quite high. The spell that made him young again, also made him extremely powerful. The inside of the cave was huge. Old tree roots grew on the sides, abandoned fire pits covered the floor, and an ancient altar sat in the corner. A huge figure stomped towards them, it was the Corporal Beast. It stood 20 feet tall and had light brown skin. Someone was riding it, but they couldn't tell who it was. The Corp was by far one of the largest creatures that they had ever seen before. All of a sudden, the cave entrance collapsed behind them. “We've been expecting you gentlemen.” said a dark, eerie voice from behind the shadows. “No, it can't be!” Ruser shouted to the shadows, as if he knew who was speaking. A tall figure stepped forward. It was Sliske, and one of his servants named Aex, who was the one riding the Corporeal Beast. “Sliske! What the hell are you doing here?!” Ruser shouted, realizing that this was a trap. Sliske gave off a sinister laugh. “I wasn't expecting this many of you. The more out of my way the better.” Sealio couldn't take his eyes off of Sliske. He had finally found the man responsible for his wife's death. Sealio couldn't control himself, he just wanted vengeance. Sliske's dark yellow eyes locked onto Sealio. “It's Sealio. The man responsible for Nex's death.” Sealio became enraged even more. “Ruser! How the hell do you know Sliske? What the hell is he talking about?” Sealio shouted out. “Why Sealio, you don't remember? You killed Nex, I killed your wife. Now we are even.” Sliske told him. Ruser could tell that Sealio was about to do something. “Sealio, stay back. I will explain everything later.” Sliske just made things worse. “Don't hold back your anger Sealio, let it out. Strike me. I killed your wife.” Sealio began to enter his unstoppable rage. His eyes turned dark red and his hair stuck up. “Sealio! Don't do this again.” Ruser shouted, running towards him. Salix ran over and assisted Ruser in restraining Sealio. No one else had any idea what was going on. “Let go of me!” Sealio screamed. He unleashed a powerful force that knocked both Salix and Ruser down. Bryce couldn't believe what he had just witnessed. “Sealio has that power too.” he whispered to himself. Sealio charged towards Sliske. “Yes good. Come to me.” Sealio's fiery fist and Sliske's staff met, creating an explosion. Surprisingly, neither of them took any damage. The explosion had blown the roof off of the cave. They were now in open wilderness. Sliske ran north, and Sealio followed. Ruser attempted to run after him, but the beast blocked his way. Aex jumped off of his Corp. “Not so fast. My Corp and I are going to kill you all.” Aex is a very powerful melee foe. His armor is just as good as Ruser's. He wields a mighty spear in one hand, and his special spirit shield in the other. Gram, Talos, Ruser, and Salix all pulled out their weapons. They all wielded swords, but Ruser's was obviously made from a better metal. Texas and Bryce couldn't fight. Texas because he had never fought before. Bryce because he was still afraid to show his true power. Texas freaked out and fled. “That's it, I'm out of here. Coming here was a crazy idea.” The Corp saw Texas running, and locked onto him. Ruser noticed this and tried to get Texas to stop. “Texas stop! Don't run.” But it was too late. The Corporeal Beast had chosen it's next victim. It ran past everyone else and stepped on Texas. It smashed him, then ate the remains. Poor guy never had a chance against that thing. Aex laughed at the death. “Surrender now, or we will make your deaths worse.” They all refused. Salix's quick thinking gave the team some support. He jumped on Orly and flew up high to give them air support. Salix pulled out a bow and some arrows. He wasn't the best at ranging, but knew enough to make some shots. Talos on the other hand, was using a different method to attack. He sat on the ground and closed his eyes. Talos was concentrating very carefully. “Talos. What are you doing? Get up!” Gram shouted. The Wilderness was Talos' home. His natural instincts were kicking in. All of his senses greatly enhanced. Talos dropped his sword, and decided to fight bare-handed. He leaped up onto the Corporeal Beast's back and began to bite into it's flesh. The beast roared in pain. Talos ripped a chunk of flesh out and ate it. Gram couldn't believe Talos was eating that disgusting thing. “This meat is tough and hard to chew. I won't be able to eat this thing alone.” Talos told everyone. They all passed on eating it. Gram decided that he would have to lure the beast to a pit. He used his sword to tap on the ground and attract the beast. The Corp saw Gram, and followed him. While Gram was busy with the Corp, Ruser was going to take on Aex. “I've heard a lot about you Ruser. Show me what you've got.” Aex said, raising his spear and spirit shield. “Oh I'll give you a show!.” Ruser replied, raising his sword. They engaged in battle. Their defenses were both tough, Aex's spirit shield and Ruser using his sword to block. “Why do you serve Sliske?” Ruser asked, as he tried to gain control. “He promises me great wealth and power for my Corp and I.” was Aex's reply. Ruser knew that Sliske had tricked Aex. “Sliske is evil, he cares for no one but himself. He lied to you and is only using you for your Corporeal Beast.” Ruser tried to talk some sense into Aex. “No! You lie Ruser! My Corp and I will show everyone just how powerful we are together!” Aex went into full tank mode. He used his super strength to push his shield into Ruser. Ruser lost his grip and fell on the ground. Aex put his foot on Ruser's throat. He pointed his spear at the fallen Ruser's head. “Now I'm going to kill you Ruser.” Just as he was about to spear into Ruser's head, Aex heard his Corp roar in pain. He immediately stood up and turned around. Gram had tricked the beast into falling into a deep pit. It laid at the bottom, dead. “Gram! Why?!” Aex yelled. Aex picked up his weapons and charged like a bull towards Gram. Gram prepared to defend. He dodged Aex's attack, and cut off Aex's hand. Blood began to squirt out of the wrist. Aex fell to his knees. “It's over Aex. Give up.” Ruser told him. Just then, Sliske and Sealio returned. Both looked extremely worn out, who knows what kind of battle they had just had. Sliske noticed the dead Corp and an injured Aex. “You are weak! Both you and your stupid pet. I don't need you anymore.” Sliske told Aex. Sliske then used a spell and teleported away. Sealio plunged towards him to try and stop the escape, but failed. “I can't believe he used me!” Aex screamed to the world. “I can't live without my Corp. Damn you Gram!” Aex pulled out one of his spare daggers and held it to his throat. “Wait! Don't do this Aex. We can help you. Come with us.” Ruser told him. “Why should I? I have nothing left.” Aex said, moving the dagger closer to his throat. “We have pies back at home.” Talos mentioned. Aex dropped his dagger. “Cherry pies?” he asked. Talos thought for a moment, trying to remember if there were cherry pies at home. “Yes. We have lots of cherry pies.” Aex tried to stand up, but couldn't. Salix landed with Orly. “I can treat your wound.” Salix took out his medical kit and wrapped some cloth around Aex's wrist. Over by some trees, Sealio sat. He was so close to killing Sliske. Ruser walked over to help him out. “It's okay man. We'll get him next time.” Sealio stood up. “Let's get home now. Then tell me everything you know about Sliske.” Everyone jumped on Orly. This time Sealio wasn't hanging off the edge. They flew off, and left the Wilderness.

Chapter 12. Band of Brothers
Six hours earlier in Ardougne, Lady Kay was preparing for her clan's next move. “Those guys will never kill the Corporeal Beast.” she said laughing. Zach, Mike, and Erasor did not agree with Kay's trick. “You should have just let them join. They are really strong.” Zach said. “Salix and Bryce seemed cool, but Sealio was weird. He was drunk the whole time I saw him.” Mike added in. “Sealio is very powerful, he did a lot for New Order when we were in it together. Salix is also very skilled.” Erasor mentioned. Kay suddenly kicked all three of them in their crotches. All three men fell on the floor, in agonizing pain. “I decide who is worthy of joining and who isn't. I don't care if you know them or not. They must pass my test!” she screamed at them. Morte walked inside and saw the scene. “Well looks like it's that time of the month again.” he immediately walked out of the room. Morte is a notable member of Sky Falls. He mainly serves as the clan herbalist, but can also assist in some combat when needed. Potions and herbs are his passion. In fact, Morte had just returned from the market with herbs. “You better start working on that potion I asked for!” Kay ordered as she followed him into the kitchen. “Don't worry. I'll have that special potion done in a few days.” Morte replied, trying to avoid being hit by Kay. Zach, holding ice on his groin, walked into the room. “I'm going to take a walk into town.” he walked outside and left. Morte and Kay walked into the living room and sat down. Mike and Erasor both had ice on their crotches too. “Once the pain goes away Kay, I'll start looking for that spell. I might need to run up to the library and check out more spell-books.” Erasor said. “The local library won't have books with advanced spells. We may need to look somewhere else.” Kay replied. “Also Kay, I think I may have found the location of that bow we are looking for.” Mike added in. “Good. Let me know the location and we can send a team there. I hope Zach has found the location of that sword too.” Kay replied. All of a sudden, Zach came rushing inside. “Guys! Come quick and bring your weapons. Something bad is happening in town.” Mike, Erasor, and Morte all grabbed their separate weapons and followed Zach. “Kay, hide the research. This may be serious.” Zach told her. She ran into each room and gathered what research she could. The others ran into town. There was chaos everywhere. People were running and screaming. “They're coming! Everyone get out of here!” a guard yelled. Even the guards were scared of whatever was coming. Zach, Mike, Erasor, and Morte weren't going to back down. They made a pledge to protect all the people of Gielinor. Suddenly, a group of warriors charged into the town center. They began to destroy everything in their path. But, this was no ordinary group of savages. They didn't pillage cities for fun, they were here for a reason. They were a band of brothers, a group of six.

Chapter 13. The Barrows Brothers Attack
Capturing Sky Falls members was their goal. Sky Falls knows things they shouldn't know about them. This group of warriors, are called the Barrows Brothers. Long ago they served the god of order and wisdom, Saradomin. Until one day they struck a deal with Mahjarrat Sliske for power. After their deaths, Sliske came and collected them. The Barrows Brothers now serve Sliske as wights. Ahrim the Blighted is the oldest brother, who uses magic. Dharok the Wretched uses his greataxe to attack. Guthan the Invested uses the warspear to attack. Torag the Corrupted uses his twin warhammers to attack. Verac the Defiled attacks with his flail. Karil the Tainted is the ranging brother, he uses a crossbow. All six brothers moved into the center of town. Zach, Morte, Mike, and Erasor all waited for them. “Well well, looks like our job just got easier boys. They came to us.” Ahrim said, moving forward. The brothers had spread out, surrounding the four members of Sky Falls. “So you're the famous Barrows Brothers I've heard so much about. You guys don't look so tough.” Zach told them. The brothers just laughed, they didn't care what Zach thought of them. “Make it easy on all of us. Just come with us and we won't hurt you.” Torag said, eating an apple from the fruit stand. “Nah, we're fine. Why don't you boys leave before we have to kick your ass.” Morte replied, taking out his sword. Morte stepped forward, he was ready to fight. All six brothers pulled out their weapons as well. Zach, Erasor, and Mike pulled out their weapons too and stood next to Morte. “Well, looks like we'll have to do this the hard way.” Karil said. Karil was on the roof of a house, he shot down at Mike. Mike dodged and jumped up onto a roof too. The two archers exchanged fire. Both were fierce and quick at reloading their crossbows. Meanwhile, Ahrim and Erasor had locked into a merciless mage battle. Both were giving off a dynamic spell. The two beams of the spell were equal. They were like bulls pushing back and forth, trying to gain control. Zach was taking on two brothers, Dharok and Guthan. He was struggling with Dharok's strength. He was also constantly trying to dodge Guthan's spear attacks. Morte was also having a difficult time. He had to deal with Torag's twin hammers, and Verac's swinging flail. “Zach! We are outnumbered, what do we do?” Morte screamed, hoping back up would come. But back up support wasn't coming. Everyone had ran to the castle for safety. Kay had decided to burn all of their research, so it would be safe. She grabbed a few items and left the house, leaving nothing but junk behind. She went somewhere she could safely view the battles. Kay wishes she could help, but her magic spells are too powerful. Her spells would destroy the entire city and everyone in it. “Damn it! They are too strong. Retreat!” Zach yelled to his teammates. But it was too late, the brothers weren't going to let them escape. Just as Zach was about to run, Guthan stabbed him in the leg with his spear. Zach fell to the ground, screaming in pain. Kay saw this, she couldn't believe Zach had been defeated. Morte tried to flee too, but also failed. Torag's hammers were too much. They struck him in the chest, causing him to fall to the ground. Erasor's spell was not strong enough. Ahrim's beam broke through and struck Erasor. He fell to the ground as well. Mike was the last man standing. He was determined to win this. He didn't care if he was outnumbered, he continued to fight. Mike rapidly shot his crossbow. Karil was also shooting fast too. Suddenly, Mike's finger slipped and he dropped his crossbow. He stood their, helpless. Karil shot his final bolts. All struck Mike in the chest, making him fall off the roof. He did not die, but he was severely injured. Kay witnessed the fall of her team. She immediately left the city. Her and her team had planned to meet somewhere else, if their Ardougne base was ever attacked. She went their, hoping Ruser and the others would come soon. “Fools, should have came quietly.” Ahrim said. Zach, Morte, Erasor, and Mike all lay on the ground, unconscious. “Grab them and prepare to bring them back to Sliske. Someone go look for Lady Kay in their base. Also bring me back whatever research they have.” Ahrim ordered his brothers. Four of Sky Falls members, had been captured.

Chapter 14. Fight Arena
Sealio, Bryce, Salix, Ruser, Talos, Gram, and Aex were all riding back on Orly. They landed in Ardougne Center and hopped off of the bird. “Thank you Orly. See you another time old friend.” Salix said as he petted the eagle. Orly then flew off back to Eagles' Peak, which is where it lived. “Hey guys, does something look different around here?” Sealio said, observing the city. Everyone looked around, expecting to see some major change. “No, nothing looks different to me.” Ruser said. “Let us go back and see Kay.” Salix said. They all walked back towards the house. Something didn't feel right, but they weren't sure what. They arrived at the mansion. “Hello, we have returned. Most of us are still alive.” Ruser said, walking inside expecting a warm welcome. To his surprise, no one was there. “Anyone home?” Gram yelled. Suddenly, Princess came running out from the closet. She ran to Sealio. “Hey girl, how are you?” he asked the ostrich. She was crying. “Guys quick! Come here!” Talos shouted. He was looking in Kay's office. Everyone ran in there. The whole room was destroyed. “What happened here?” Salix asked. Ruser, Talos, and Gram were all panicked. They knew something the others didn't. “Hey, when am I going to get a new hand?” Aex asked. “Shut up. We don't have time to worry about your hand. We have to get to Yanille immediately.” Ruser said. Ruser led everyone out of the house safely. He wasn't sure if the enemy was still nearby. “Can you explain to us what is going on?” Sealio said, refusing to go anywhere until he go answers. Salix slapped Sealio. Talos came up and knocked out Sealio with a club. “We don't have time for questions, we must move now.” Salix looked at Talos. “I should get a club for myself.” he said. Ruser picked up Sealio and carried him over his shoulder. He led the group south of Ardougne. They came up to a large prison. “Ruser, what is this place?” Bryce asked. “A place we should avoid. Let's go through the gnome maze instead” Ruser responded, turning right towards the maze. It was too late, they had been spotted. An arrow came out from no where and struck Bryce in the arm. The arrow was tipped with a sleeping potion. Bryce fell to the ground and slept. “Run!” Ruser said, accidentally dropping Sealio. “Leave them and just run! We can't let them get you Ruser. You are too important.” Gram said, shielding Ruser in case an arrow came. Many arrows did come by, but they dodged them all. Gram, Ruser, Aex, Talos, Salix, and Princess ran south. They all safely made it to Yanille. Everyone was out of breath. “We can't just leave them back there.” Salix said, catching his breath. “We won't. Let's go see the others and make sure they are okay.” Gram said. They first made sure no one was following them, then they walked into town. Meanwhile, back at the prison, Sealio and Bryce were being taken inside. “General Khazard, we have some new prisoners. We believe they are friends of Ruser.” said a prison guard nervously. General Khazard runs the Fight Arena. The Fight Arena is his playground where he captures creatures from all of Gielinor and forces them to fight to the death. He is a Zamorakian Mahjarrat, very tall and powerful. Khazard turned around in his chair, looking at the guard. “You brought me his friends, but not HIM!” he shouted. “Yes, sir. He escaped. We tried.” the guard said, about to wet his pants. Khazard grabbed the guard by his throat. He marched outside to the arena. The General threw the poor guard onto the battlefield. “Here boy, come and get your lunch.” A large hellhound, named Bouncer, came and ate the guard. Bouncer is Khazard's pet and sidekick. “Damn fools can't catch that stupid Ruser.” he said, talking to himself. Khazard was going to see his new prisoners. Sealio and Bryce were put in a cell together, both unconscious. “Well well well, what do we have here? Is that Sealio? I've heard so many good things about him. Oh and who is this? Is this the famous Bryce? The Bryce that can't control his powers? I heard the idiot nearly destroyed half of Gielinor one time and now refuses to fight. I'll make him fight, I'll make both of them fight for my entertainment. I have special plans for both of them.” General Khazard said, talking to himself. Suddenly, Sealio began to wake up. He was rubbing his head. “Where am I?” said Sealio.

Chapter 15. Fight Till The Death!
Charging through town, Ruser led the group into downtown Yanille. They had a secret base, located beneath a small house in town. “How many bases do you have?” Salix asked. Ruser thought for a moment. “We have at least one in almost every city in Gielinor.” They finally came to the small house. Ruser led the group inside. “An empty room?” Aex said, looking around. “Yes, our secret base is a small shed in the middle of Yanille.” Ruser said sarcastically “No! We go underground. Now shut up or you won't get a new hand.” Gram pulled a lever on the wall. It opened up a spiral staircase that went down quite a ways. Gram went downstairs, and everyone followed in a single file line. Only Kay was down there. She looked scared and ran towards the group. Salix opened up his arms, expecting to give Kay a big hug and to comfort her. Instead, Kay ran right past him and went into Ruser's arms instead. Aex chuckled in the corner. Salix turned and looked at him “I can easily cut off your other hand.” Aex stopped laughing and stood in the corner “Oh Ruser I'm so glad you are alive.” Kay said. The two hugged. “What happened Kay?” She cleared her throat “The Barrows Brothers invaded town. They took Zach, Erasor, Mike, and Morte. It was horrible, I couldn't do anything but watch.” Ruser let go of her and began to walk around the room. The base was large. The large room is the meeting room. There are two bedrooms with several beds that are available for anyone to use. A small kitchen is located next to the meeting room. There are even a few small prison cells, beneath the meeting room. “Sealio and Bryce were taken by General Khazard's men back at the Fight Arena.” Ruser said. Kay laughed “They are obviously weak and unworthy of joining us. Let them rot.” Just as Ruser was about to speak, Salix stepped forward and confronted Kay. He spoke in a stern tone. “Listen here Kay. Sealio is one of the strongest fighters I know. Him and Bryce both helped defeat the Corporeal Beast. You said if we defeated the beast for you, that we could join Sky Falls. They are your teammates now. You can't just leave them behind.” Aex began to cry in the corner “I can confirm that the Corporeal Beast is dead. My sweet beast, she was so beautiful.” Everyone looked at Aex. “Who the fuck is this?” Kay asked. “He was the beast's tamer. We were hoping Morte and Erasor could give him another hand.” Ruser said. Kay thought for a moment. She wasn't sure what to do next. Salix did make a very good point. She had promised they could join if the beast was killed. “Okay I have made my decision. We will go save Sealio and Bryce. But we must be extremely careful.” Kay told everyone. Just as everyone was about to leave, she spoke again. “Talos and Gram, stay here and lock up Aex in the prison for now. I will question him later.” Talos and Gram grabbed Aex and dragged him down to the cell for now. Kay, Ruser, and Salix went up the stairs, Princess followed them. “Princess, stay here. It will be too dangerous at the prison.” Salix told her. The ostrich refused. She kept following them. They headed back to the prison. Meanwhile, at the prison, General Khazard was questioning Sealio. He was tied to a chair, in the middle of an empty room. “Sealio, I have heard of the power you possess. Give me it, and I might let you go free.” Khazard told him. Sealio laughed “Well you see, my power is something I cannot just give away. Who exactly are you anyways?” Khazard was surprised at this question. Almost everyone had heard of him before. “I am General Khazard. I like to kidnap people and make them fight for my entertainment. I also hate your friend Ruser.” Khazard told Sealio. “How do you know Ruser?” Sealio asked the general. Khazard seemed upset by that question, but answered anyways. “Well, many years ago, Ruser killed my mentor Hazeel. Him and a group of soldiers raided our mansion one night. They slaughtered our men and came for Hazeel. Ruser was the one to kill my mentor. I was able to escape and protect my lands. Unfortunately, they took Hazeel's lands and built homes on it.” Sealio wasn't expecting a long story. He had no idea Ruser had a rich past of adventures. “Well enough about Ruser. Let's talk about you Sealio. Will you give me your power?” Khazard asked Sealio. Sealio gave the general a weird look. Did this guy really think he could just hand over his powers? “Listen dude, whatever your name is. You obviously have some mental problems that you should get checked out. I cannot just give my powers to you, it is impossible. I know a really nice psychiatrist in Varrock you could visit.” Sealio told Khazard. The General couldn't believe this. He punched Sealio in the face, knocking him out. “Guards! Come put Sealio back in his cell and bring me Bryce!” Khazard ordered his men. A few guards came in and dragged Sealio away. They returned shortly with Bryce. He was tied to the same chair for questioning. “Well, I hope you will cooperate a little more.” Khazard warned Bryce. Bryce was a bit scared. “What do you want with us?” Bryce asked, nervous. “Bryce, I know you possess a great power. A power that may be greater than Sealio's. All I ask is that you give me this power. Please? I might let you go free.” Khazard kindly asked Bryce. Bryce looked at him. Was this guy serious? Bryce tried to help Khazard “Dude, I think you need help. I know a guy in Var-” He was interrupted by a punch in the face. Khazard screamed. “These fools think I'm joking around?! I'll show them how serious I am!” Guards came in and took Bryce away. About 20 minutes passed. Both Sealio and Bryce woke up on the battlefield. “What am I doing here?” Sealio asked. Bryce stood up and was thinking the same thing. Guards were cheering on benches outside. Khazard spoke from a stand outside “You two are going to fight for me, a fight to the death! And to make sure you fight, my puppy Bouncer and I will be standing nearby. If you refuse to fight, we will kill you ourselves. Also remember, I have skilled archers in the towers. They will kill you too if you do not fight.” Sealio and Bryce looked at each other. “Sealio, what do we do?” Bryce asked his friend. “Well Bryce, we are going to fight. Don't worry kid, I'll go easy on you. I'm sure Ruser will be here soon to help us.” Sealio responded. “Are you calling me weak?” Bryce asked Sealio. “Well yeah, I mean I have never seen you fight so I just thought you were a pussy.” Sealio said. Bryce was angered. “Sealio, there is something you don't know about me.” His eyes turned dark red and his hair stuck up. His strength and speed increased tremendously. The crowd cheered for Bryce's transformation, and began shouting his name. “Oh shit.” Sealio said, now scared. “I'll try to go easy on you kid!” Bryce said, charging.

Chapter 16. Friends vs Friends
Sealio was surprised by Bryce's sudden power. “Damn kid, I didn't think you had this much power.” Bryce became enraged. “Don't call me kid!” Bryce screamed, charging into Sealio. Khazard had given them no weapons, so they were forced to fight bare-handed. Bryce tackled Sealio to the ground, and began punching him. The crowd went wild. Sealio, using his super strong legs, kicked Bryce up into the air. He flung up high, and landed on the other side of the arena. Sealio stood up and caught his breath. Bryce had already began charging towards Sealio again. He leaped into the air, hoping to tackle him again. But Sealio bent backwards and watched Bryce fly over him. Bryce did a somersault and landed safely. He turned around, and revealed he had two daggers. They must have been left on the battlefield from a previous battle. “Hey! That's not fair.” Sealio complained, as if he really cared whether Bryce had a weapon or not. Khazard and the guards didn't seem to care. Some blood would make the battle a little more interesting. Bryce came running, holding the knives out. He lunged forward, stabbing Sealio in the shoulders. “Ouch. Why am I always the one to get stabbed?” Sealio asked himself. He pulled the knives out, and threw them to the side. Sealio then kicked Bryce in the stomach. Bryce flew back, holding his stomach. The crowd was becoming unamused by the fight. This meant only one thing, and General Khazard knew. He spoke. “One of you better die soon, or I'll come in there and kill you both.” Sealio looked over at Bryce. “Bryce, what are we going to do? Should we gang up on him?” Bryce started to scream. “Sealio I'm sorry, but I must kill you. I cannot control it.” Sealio couldn't believe it. Bryce had lost control and actually wanted to kill him. Just as Bryce was about to attack again, something happened. Sliske, along with four warriors, showed up. “What the hell is going on here?” General Khazard shouted. Bryce and Sealio stopped and looked over. They saw Zach, Erasor, Mike, and Morte all under the control of Sliske. Bryce now snapped out of his rage, and fell to the ground. Sealio ran over and helped him up. “Bryce, you have to help me fight these guys.” Sealio told Bryce. “I can't, my powers went away.” Bryce said. Sliske started to laugh. “I've come here for you Sealio. Also, killing Khazard would be a nice bonus.” Khazard and Bouncer entered the arena. “You made a big mistake coming here Sliske.” Khazard shouted to his foe. Sliske ordered the four Sky Falls members to capture Sealio, while he handled Khazard. “Bouncer! Kill Sealio for me. I will take care of Sliske.” Khazard ordered his pet. “Bryce! Get your ass up and help! What happened to that power?” Sealio begged. It was no use, Bryce had used up all of his energy. “Well, looks like I'll have to do this alone.” Sealio said. Sliske and General Khazard had already began their battle. Bouncer came out of no where and grabbed Sealio's leg. The hellhound began tossing him around like a rag doll. Luckily, Mike shot some arrows at the dog. Zach then ran over and grabbed Sealio. “Aw, thank you Zach. You guys are faking right?” Sealio asked Zach, who was escorting him back over to the others. “Master Sliske demands you. Surrender and serve Sliske.” Zach said in a strange tone. “Oh shit.” Sealio said, smacking Zach and running free. “Give up Sealio. You are out numbered. Join Sliske.” Erasor shouted over. Sealio had other plans. He foolishly tried to run away. Erasor stopped him with a spell, and dragged him back. Sealio kicked Erasor away, and dodged a swipe of Morte's sword. Mike shot and arrow, but Sealio dodged that too. Sealio kicked Morte in the face, knocking him down. He grabbed Erasor's staff, and smacked him around with it. He walked over to Mike, grabbed his bow, and whacked him in the face with it. Zach creeped up behind Sealio, and knocked him down. He stood on his chest, holding him down. Zach held his sword to Sealio's throat. “Sliske doesn't necessarily need you alive. It would make it easier if you were alive though. But I don't mind killing you to make my job easier. Understand? Now will you come with us?” Zach explained to the helpless Sealio. Bryce had finally woken up. He saw Khazard and Sliske locked in a fierce battle. Then he looked over and saw Sealio on the ground, helpless. Bryce finally realized, that he had to help. He walked over and pulled Zach off of Sealio. He threw him to the ground and punched him repeatedly. Sealio stood up and thanked him. “Thanks Bryce. Oh shit watch out!” Bouncer had came back and had tackled Bryce to the ground. Sealio hopped on the pup's back and snapped its neck. Bryce stood up and thanked him. “Thanks Sealio. Oh shit watch out!” The two were surrounded by Zach, Erasor, Mike, and Morte again. “I warned you Sealio. Now both of you are going to die.” Zach said, ordering the others to attack. But before that could happen, something strange happened again. Four seeds came flying through the air, hitting them in the head. They looked around for whoever threw them. Salix, riding Princess, came running in. Ruser wasn't too far behind. “No one is killing Sealio on my watch.” Salix told them. Ruser had caught up and saw what was going on. “Zach, guys, what has gotten into you?” Ruser asked his friends. “They don't understand Ruser. Sliske has them under his control.” Sealio said, walking over to him with Bryce. Zach, Erasor, Mike, and Morte lined up, ready to attack. “We aren't afraid to kill you too Ruser.” Zach shouted. Ruser, Salix, Sealio, and Bryce lined up, ready to defend. “Don't worry Zach, we will free you from Sliske's control.” Ruser said. Everyone pulled out their weapons. Salix had brought two swords for Sealio and Bryce. “Well, looks like it's friends versus friends for now.” said Sealio.

Chapter 17. Sky Falls Showdown
Chaos had broken out. Sealio and Zach were fighting each other with swords. Bryce and Morte also fought with swords. Ruser and Mike were ranging each other. Salix and Erasor were using magic. Salix was secretly a mage. Not many people knew that he used magic. Meanwhile, Princess had gone over by Kay, who was hiding in the bushes. Kay saw Sliske and Khazard fighting. She knew this could be her only chance to take them both out. “I can't just sit her and watch. I must do something.” she told Princess. The ostrich didn't understand. Kay took out her wand, grasping it tightly. “I know I will be putting everyone in jeopardy, but it is a risk I must take.” Kay told herself. She started to walk over to the fight. Princess was playing around, when she noticed Bouncer. The hellhound had somehow recovered from the broken neck. It was angry, and it was going for Sealio. Princess ran over to defend Sealio. She started to peck at Bouncer. The hellhound and ostrich broke out into a brawl. Kay began to float in the air. She rose about 12 feet. “Sliske! Khazard!” she shouted to get their attention. Her loud voice had gotten everyone's attention. The fights had paused, and everyone had their eyes on Kay. “Well, look who it is. Lady Kay.” Sliske said. Khazard had his eyes on the fine lady. “Damn, would I like to do things to you girl.” Khazard told Kay. Ruser and Salix were both angered by that comment. “Shut up! I'm here to end this war once and for all.” Kay yelled. “But the war has not even begun.” Sliske told her. “I will not let this war happen then. Even if it means killing myself in the process.” Kay stated. She charged a very powerful spell, one that could possibly destroy the entire Fight Arena. Sliske began charging a spell as well, hoping to protect himself. Khazard realized he could do nothing, and ran. “Kay don't! It will kill us all!” Ruser shouted. “It's too late Ruser. It is for the good of Gielinor and it's people.” she told him. Kay unleashed her power. Sliske did the same. Both spells were powerful. The two forces clashes and created a huge explosion. The smoke quickly cleared. Somehow, no one was hurt. Bryce and Sealio had used some of their energy to put a barrier around everybody. Unfortunately, both Sliske and General Khazard had escaped. Kay couldn't believe it. She had risked everyone's life, and no positive outcome came from it. Kay began screaming. Ruser and Salix ran over to comfort her. Sealio walked over and thanked Princess for protecting him. The ostrich smiled and hugged Sealio. Zach, Morte, Mike, and Erasor had returned to normal. Sliske was too far away to control them any longer. Zach rubbed his head. “Thank you all for freeing us. I apologize for almost killing you Sealio.” Everyone laughed. “I would've killed you before that happened Zach.” Sealio responded. Zach looked over at Sealio “You sure about that bitch?” Sealio looked turned around, ready to start a fight. Kay began to cry. She didn't like it when her clan members were fighting each other. Salix threw seeds at Zach and Sealio. “Hey! Stop it right now or I'll throw more seeds at you.” Everyone settled down. “Well, what's next on the agenda Ruser?” Sealio asked. “We should work on collecting the sacred items.” Ruser responded. Sealio was clueless as to what those were. “Well, I have no idea what the fuck those are but let's go get them.” He began walking in a random direction. “They aren't that way Sealio.” Ruser said. “Where are they then?” Sealio asked. Zach answered Sealio “We aren't exactly sure. What we do know is, they are very powerful. If they were to fall into the wrong hands, they could create endless chaos.”

Chaper 18. The Sacred Weapons
Everyone arrived back at the Yanille base. “So, now what?” Sealio asked everyone. Salix slapped Sealio. “Ouch, what was that for?” he asked. “You need to shut up more.” Salix told him. “Well, Khazard and Sliske will probably try and get those weapons. We have to stop them.” Ruser announced. Sealio looked at Ruser. “Well tell me where I have to go and I'll kick some ass.” Salix slapped Sealio again. “Shut up.” Mike stepped forward. “I believe I know where the Zaryte Bow is.” Everyone looked at Mike. “Where Mike?” Kay asked. Mike wasn't quite sure how to explain it. “You see, only Nex knew where it was.” Sealio fell to the floor and fainted. Kay began crying. Ruser hugged Kay. Sealio suddenly stood up. “Fuck this, I'm going to find the bow. You guys worry about the other weapons.” He stormed out of the base alone. Salix tried to stop him, but was unsuccessful. Sealio was gone, and wasn't coming back for awhile. “Where is he going? He has no idea where to look.” Mike asked. Salix responded “He might have an idea of where to look. He'll come back when he gets hungry.” Kay spoke “Okay, Sealio is going for the bow. Zach, where is the Shadow Sword?” Zach stepped forward and spoke. “I have learned that the Shadow Sword is very weak in combat. Its only purpose is to summon the shadow army. It is located in a small cave north of Ardougne.” Kay spoke again “Zach will go with Ruser, Talos and Bryce to get the Shadow Sword.” Bryce complained “Ugh, I don't want to go with them.” Kay grabbed Bryce by his throat and pushed him against the wall. “You will go peacefully, or I will make you go by force.” Kay whispered to him. Bryce suddenly changed his mind. “I think I'll go now.” The three men left. “Okay Erasor you're next, where's the spellbook?” Kay asked the mage. “The Shadow Spellbook contains powerful shadow spells. If Sliske gets his hands on this, he will be able to create chaos everywhere. It is located in Morytania somewhere.” Erasor explained to everyone. “You, Salix, and I will go there Erasor. Salix, we will need your eagle to fly there.” Kay told Erasor and Salix. She grabbed her supplies and began walking out the door. “Morte, continue to work on the potion. Gram will gather any supplies you need. Also try to heal Aex over there.” Kay told Morte before she left. “Hey Kay, what do I do?” Mike asked her. Kay thought for a moment. “If you can, find out where Sealio went. He may need help retrieving the bow.” Mike immediately grabbed a book and began researching the bow more. Everyone went their separate ways. Everyone was prepared to fight. Everyone was ready to save Gielinor. Everyone was everyone, everyone.

Chapter 19. The God Wars Dungeon
Sealio was alone. Well, not completely alone. He had called his pet for a ride, Pidgey. Except it wasn't a Pidgey anymore, it had evolved into Pidgeot. It was a much larger bird now. Sealio rode Pidgeot to where he believed Nex had hidden the Zaryte Bow. They landed just outside of the God Wars Dungeon. This was Nex's home. “Stay around here Pidgeot. I'll be back soon. Now that I don't have anyone to slow me down.” Sealio told his bird, while petting it. The bird flew up in the air. It wouldn't go far and was ready to pick up Sealio when needed. Sealio marched towards the entrance. “Hmm, I wonder if I should knock first. Oh wait, no one is home, I killed them all.” Sealio said to himself. He laughed at the joke he had made. Sealio pulled open the door. He arrived in the middle of a very large room. The bodies of many different monsters laid on the ground. “Guess they died when their generals died.” Sealio said. He walked around, looking for the Ancient Prison. This was where Zaros and his servants were during the wars. Sealio walked over to Zaros' door. “Damn it, I need a key.” he said to himself. Luckily, there was a frozen key lying nearby. Sealio went over and picked it up. “Hmm, this seems a little suspicious. Whatever, it can't be that bad.” Sealio unlocked the door and went through. He walked through a tunnel, which led to another room. There was a single table in this room. The Zaryte Bow was sitting right there, in plain sight. “Well, that was easy enough. Would've taken those other idiots days to find this.” Sealio said, proud of himself. He picked up the bow and examined it. He could feel the energy coming from it. Suddenly he heard a noise behind him. It was a voice, the voice of an enemy. “Hello Sealio.” said the voice. Sealio turned around, examining his enemy. He wasn't too surprised. It was as if Sealio knew this enemy was going to be here, waiting for him. “Well, it's about time you showed up. Do I really have to kill you again?” said Sealio.

Chapter 20. Nex vs Sealio
It was Nex. She was standing there, waiting for revenge. “And welcome back for round 2! Guess what Nex? You're my next contestant again! This time I'm going to kick your ass twice as hard.” Sealio said. He went over and knocked out Nex. She laid on the ground, unconscious. “Oh no you don't. You're going to feel all of this bitch.” Sealio said to himself. He picked up a nearby bucket of water and dumped it on Nex's head. She slowly began to wake up. “And welcome to the bonus round! This time I'm going to kick your ass again. Except this time, when I knock you out, you won't wake up again.” Sealio told his enemy. Nex was not amused. She stood up “I'll give you a bonus round.” she swiped at Sealio, leaving a scratch mark on his chest. She then punched him hard, flinging him back against the wall. Sealio was unconscious. Nex walked over to him and picked up his body. She began shaking him hard. Sealio woke up. “Welcome back for the bonus question! Answer this question: What has 5 fingers and hurts a lot? Wrong! The answer is my fist!” Nex said punching Sealio upward. She punched him hard enough that he broke through the ceiling above him. He ended up on surface. Nex jumped up and followed. She picked him up again and tossed him around like a rag doll again. “How's it feel Sealio? All alone and no one to help you. This is where it all ends for you and your little adventure.” Nex told him, laughing. Sealio was laying on the ground, struggling to get up. Nex stepped on his head, to prevent him from standing up. The pain and pressure on Sealio's head was unbelievable. “Had enough?” Nex asked, applying more pressure. Sealio lay there helpless. Just when he thought this was truly the end, help arrived. His Pidgeot swooped down from above and attacked Nex. She shooed the bird away, but it kept attacking. This gave Sealio a chance to recover. He stood up and prepared himself. While Nex was distracted, Sealio charged up his fists. He was charging them with fire. Flaming fists came straight at Nex, knocking her away. This was an ability that Sealio inherited from his great uncle, who was a fire giant. “I'm 6% fire giant, as you can see.” Sealio told Nex. She stood up. “But you're short? Where's the flaming hair and giant part of you?” she asked. “Well I only inherited the flaming fists and fire breathe, which I don't use much.” Sealio stated. “Fire breathe?” she asked, confused. Sealio ran toward her with his mouth open wide. He normally didn't run towards things with his mouth open wide, unless he was running towards food. Anyways, he let out a flamethrower from his mouth. It was hot! Nex was burnt to a crisp. “Looks like we'll be eating fried bitch tonight Pidgeot.” Sealio told his pet. Nex did not find that funny. She stood there, all black, in anger. Before she could react though, Sealio had left. He jumped on Pidgeot and flew away. Nex laughed. “Dumb ass forgot the Zaryte Bow.” She looked around and saw no bow though. She went back inside. The bow was not there. Sealio had grabbed it when she wasn't looking. Nex was furious now. She charged outside, spread her wing, and took off. She was pissed. “The bow is mine! I will find it. I will kill Sealio and take it.”

Chapter 21. Salix, King of the Trees
Kay, Salix, and Erasor flew to Morytania on Orly, Salix's eagle. “We are here now.” Salix told everyone. The sky was dark. It smelled like evil. There was a dark, mysterious feeling in the air. It felt as if spooky eyes were always watching, and waiting to attack. The three brave adventurers had their weapons ready. Anything could attack at anytime. “I believe one of Sliske's wights is guarding the spellbook.” Erasor told Salix and Kay. They walked through the swamps, looking for a burial ground. “Why would Sliske keep a spellbook here?” Salix asked. “Would you take a random walk through the walks? No one ever comes out here. It's the perfect place to hide it.” Kay told Salix. They suddenly stumbled upon a burial ground. There was a sign that read a spooky message “LEAVE THIS PLACE, OR DIE!” It seemed to be written in blood. Kay hid behind Salix, because she was scared. “Do not worry Lady Kay, I will protect you.” he spoke. Salix then threw a seed at the sign, knocking it down. “A sign does not scare me!” Salix stated. But he spoke too soon. A harmless bat swept by Salix and startled him. He screamed like a schoolgirl. Kay laughed and walked into the burial site. Erasor and Salix followed. There was a table, with a book on it. A sign next to it read “Free Shadow Spellbook. Please take.” This seemed too simple. The three were smart, and weren't going to fall for these tricks by whoever was in charge here. As they stood there, wondering what to do next, an enemy was watching them closely. Waiting to strike, a powerful mage waited in the shadows. He slowly stepped out, walking towards the heroes. “Lovely day isn't it? I love when it's dark and gloomy. It strengthens me, makes me feel comfortable when I kill.” said the mage, sniffing the air. He was up on a mound, looking down at the 3 adventurers. “Who are you?!” Salix shouted up, drawing his weapon. Erasor prepared his staff for battle and Kay took out her wand. “It's 3 against 1, you are outnumbered.” Erasor told the mage, hoping he would go away. The mage stood there, staring at Erasor. “Do I look scared? Do you know who I am? I've been expecting people like you. Sliske told me you would be coming this way. It took you idiots long enough, my feet were beginning to get sore.” Salix stepped forward, trying to intimidate the mage. “Who are you then?!” he shouted. The mage lifted up his staff in the air, preparing to cast a powerful spell. “I am Akrisae the Doomed! Kneel before me!” he shouted, casting a powerful wind spell. Wind spread in all directions, knocking Salix, Kay, and Erasor down. Akrisae then began to shoot fire surges. A direct hit stunned Kay, leaving her on the ground. Salix quickly jumped up and ran towards Akrisae. He attacked with his sword, but Akrisae blocked! His weapon is part staff and part war mace. “Kneel before me Salix!” Akrisae whispered, pushing Salix to the ground. Erasor has gotten up, and was recovering. He casted a water missile directly at Akrisae. It hit him directly and the explosion knocked both him and Salix away. Kay had gotten up as well. She ran over to make sure Salix was okay. Akrisae stood up as well, wiping the dirt off of his robes. “That wasn't very nice.” He casted a dark spell directly at Kay, who was helpless and assisting Salix. Erasor immediately dropped his staff and jumped in front of the spell. He took a direct hit to the chest and was flung back into a fence. “Erasor no!” Kay screamed. She ran over to help him. Akrisae quickly shot quite a “sticky” spell at the two. A giant ball of sticky glop hit Kay and Erasor, trapping them. Salix was the last man standing. “Surrender now, and I will make your death quick Salix.” Akrisae told him, preparing another spell. Salix wasn't planning on backing down anytime soon. “I will never back down!” he shouted. What Salix did next was unbelievable. He closed his eyes and raised his arms up. A burst of sunlight suddenly appeared over him. Plant life grew around his feet. Vines sprouted up from the ground and wrapped around Salix. They went up his body, creating a vine armour suit for him. A long sword covered in vines appeared in his hand. A vine crown came down from above and landed gently on his head. “I am Salix, King of the Trees.” he spoke, raising his sword high. Akrisae was not at all impressed. “I've never been a big fan of nature anyways, so killing you will be fun.” The dark mage shot a fireball at Salix, thinking it would easily take him out. But Salix was prepared. His sword could take almost any amount of damage, and a small fireball wasn't going to do much. Salix laughed and ran toward Akrisae. He swung at the mage, knocking him to the ground. Akrisae lay there helpless now. “Go ahead! Kill me!” he yelled at Salix. “I will let the earth do that for me.” Salix said, raising one hand up. Vines sprouted up and grabbed Akrisae. They pulled him underground to die. “Sliske will avenge me!” he shouted, just before he was gone. Salix ran over to assist Kay and Erasor. He summoned more vines to take away the glop. They were free. Kay hugged Salix. She loved touching his vine armour. “This armour makes you look sexy. You should start wearing it more.” she told him, as she kissed him on the cheek. Salix blushed, then fell to the ground. Erasor smirked, then picked up Salix and carried him. Kay grabbed the spellbook. “This thing is heavy.” she stated. The crew walked back to Orly. They jumped onto the bird and it flew away. “Where to next?” Erasor asked Kay. “Let's go help out with retrieving the Shadow Sword.” said Kay.

Chapter 22. Battle for the Shadow Sword!
Ruser, Talos, Zach, and Bryce were exploring a cave just north of Ardougne. “I thought this thing was suppose to be small Zach? We've been walking around for hours!” Ruser screamed at Zach. Everyone's legs were tired. “I swear if we run into Sliske, I'm throwing you over to him.” Talos told Zach. Everyone was mad at Zach. “Guys it's okay. I'm sure we are almost there. The sword is located in its own room somewhere in here.” Zach told everyone, trying to calm them down. Finally, after hours of walking, they arrived in the sword chambers. Surprisingly, the sword was just sitting on a table with a sign next to it that read “Free Shadow Sword. Please Take.” This was odd. As the group was standing around looking at it, Sealio walked in. “Sealio, have you been following us?” Ruser asked him. “No, I walked in like 5 minutes ago.” he responded. Everyone was confused. “But it took us hours to get here.” Talos told him. Sealio busted out laughing. “The entrance is like right around the corner. Where have you guys been.” Ruser, Bryce, and Talos looked over at Zach. General Khazard walked in next. “Don't worry Zach. They won't kill you, I will.” Khazard told Zach. “What the hell are you doing here?” Ruser asked Khazard. “Well it is MY sword you know. I thought I should come and protect it myself.” Khazard responded. Next, Nex flew in. “Give me my bow Sealio!” she screamed. “Oh, thanks for bringing Nex with you Sealio!” Bryce screamed. Nex wasted no time. She grabbed Sealio and threw him into another room. They proceeded to fight for the bow. Meanwhile, Khazard charged at Zach and attacked. Zach defended with his sword and they were locked into battle. Behind Khazard, were a group of his soldiers. They defended the sword. Talos and Bryce took on the soldiers. Ruser, looking at each battle going on, saw this as an opportunity to grab the sword. But this chance was gone when Sliske walked in. “Well Ruser, it looks like it's only me, you, and the sword. Who's going to get it?” Ruser smiled. “I've been waiting for the chance to fight you.” Ruser bravely charged towards Sliske. Ruser then grabbed Sliske's wrist, attempting to break it. But this back fired. Using his hand, Sliske casted a fire blast directly into Ruser. He went flying from the impact. Sliske then proceeded to grab the Shadow Sword. Ruser struggled to get up, knowing he couldn't let Sliske win. Meanwhile, in another room, Sealio and Nex were locked in battle too. Sealio did a roundhouse kick directly into Nex's face. He then grabbed Nex, and locked her in a choke hold. She tried to shake him off, put was unable to. He was holding on too tight. “Had enough Nex?” Sealio asked. She didn't answer. Nex just lunged back into the wall behind her. Sealio was right in between that and was crushed. Nex got free. She grabbed Sealio by his throat and lifted him up in the air. “I can crush your weak little neck right now if I wanted to. But I'm not going to because I want you to suffer.” Nex explained to him. “I've already suffered enough. The worst you can do to me is kill me now.” Sealio responded back, barely able to speak. “Oh no, there is much worse.” she told him. Next, Nex headbutted Sealio, knocking him out cold. She carried him into the other room with Sliske. Sliske was busy fighting off Ruser again. Ruser kept getting up, but Sliske kept knocking him back down. Finally, Ruser didn't get back up. He lie there helpless. “I am ready.” Nex told Sliske. “One moment, these fools won't stay down” Sliske told her, as he grabbed the Shadow Sword. Next, Sliske did a little spell and froze everyone, except Nex, Sealio, and himself, in place. Nex, carrying Sealio and the Zaryte Bow, and Sliske floated out. After a few minutes of being frozen, everyone was freed. All of Khazard's soldiers were dead. Zach and General Khazard were still locked in battle. For a moment they stopped and spoke. “Damn, all of my men are dead and the sword is gone. Can I join you guys?” Khazard asked Zach. He seriously thought for a moment. After all Khazard had done, Zach had to think about it. “Sure.” was Zach's response. “Oh hell no!” Talos shouted. Talos marched over behind Khazard, jumped up onto his shoulders, and snapped his neck. Khazard was dead instantly. “Hey! He might have been useful.” Zach said. “He almost killed half of us. He's just as crazy as Sliske and you said he could join us?!” Ruser shouted. Zach and Ruser were about to get into a fight. Luckily, Bryce stepped in. “Guys. In case you didn't notice, Sliske and Nex have the Shadow Sword and Zaryte Bow! They also have Sealio and are going to go destroy half of Gielinor! This is no time to be fighting!” Ruser and Zach agreed this was not the time to fight. “We need to go back to base and regroup. Hopefully the others are okay.” said Ruser.

Chapter 23. The Shadow Army
Back at Yanille, everyone had regrouped. Salix, Erasor, and Kay were proud they had obtained the Shadow Spellbook. Assuming everyone else had also succeeded, they came in a bit too joyful. “We did it everyone! We win!” Kay screamed. “Morte, how is that potion coming along? Also how is Aex doing?” Erasor asked Morte, who had stayed at base. “Well, Aex is dead. Not sure how, he just died in his cell.” Morte said “The potion is finished though. Ready for Sealio or Bryce.” Mike was still reading books, looking for the location of the Zaryte Bow. “Guys, I have no idea where the bow could be.” Mike said. “Don’t bother looking anymore, it’s gone. Just like the rest of our chances of defeating Sliske.” Zach said, walking into the room. Ruser, Bryce, and Talos were right behind him. They all looked sad. “What do you guys mean? Where’s the sword? Where’s Sealio?” Salix asked. “Well, Nex is back. Her and Sliske kidnapped Sealio. Oh and did I mention they have the bow and sword too?” Ruser said. Kay was in shock. “Well we have the spellbook. Will Sliske come for that?” Gram asked. Ruser thought for a moment “He might. Unless he already knows the spells by heart. It was his book you know.” Kay became worried “This isn’t good guys. We need those weapons.” Just then, Princess came running in. She was squacking, as if she was trying to tell everyone something. “What’s wrong girl?” Salix asked, trying to comfort her. Talos peeked outside through the window “Uhm guys, we have company.” Right outside their door was the Shadow Army. Thousands of shadow soldiers summoned by whoever wielded the Shadow Sword and knew spells from the Shadow Spellbook. They were causing chaos throughout all of Gielinor. “Well, I guess Sliske does know the spells.” Gram said. “Are there any spells in that book that can stop this?” Ruser asked Kay. “I don’t know! I haven’t read the damn thing yet!” she told him, looking through the pages. They didn’t have time to look, soldiers were knocking on their door demanding to get in. “Damn it! We’re trapped.” Zach said. Meanwhile, at Sliske’s home, Sliske was much pleased “Do you like my new home Nex? It’s called the Empyrean Citadel. I took it from some dumb birds not too long ago.” Sliske sat in his throne. Nex threw Sealio on the floor in front of him. Sealio was weak and could barely move. He could only speak. “What do you want with me Sliske?” Sealio asked, trying to stand up. “I want you to be mine. Serve me Sealio. You are too strong and powerful to be with those fools.” Sliske explained to Sealio. “I will never join you!” Sealio screamed. Nex picked up Sealio, then threw him back on the ground. “You are in no position to say no. Join us or die!” Nex shouted in his face. Sliske told Nex to step back “We will not kill him. I have other methods of persuasion if he does not cooperate.” Sliske explained to her. He grabbed Sealio’s head and looked directly into his eyes. He was using a mind trick to control Sealio. “You are mine now Sealio. Stand up!” Sealio struggled, but was able to stand up. “Yes Master Sliske.” Sealio responded back. Elsewhere, in Varrock things had gotten worse. Just like every other town in Gielinor, shadow soldiers were causing trouble in the streets. But two leaders of New Order weren’t going to stand by and watch. King Count and General Zorak were fighting soldiers in the streets. “Why do I get the feeling that Sealio has something to do with all of this?” Zorak told Count, as he chopped a shadow’s head off. “Well you know Sealio, he probably did start this whole thing.” Count responded, as he killed a few shadows. “What are we going to do about this? We can’t kill thousands of these on our own. My men are being overwhelmed too.” Zorak mentioned. Count thought for a moment “We must find Sealio and bring him back.

Chapter 24. The Empyrean Citadel
Sky Falls was trapped. “What do we do now?” Salix said. Ruser and Kay both looked at the bookshelf. “There is a secret exit behind here.” Ruser said, as he pulled a random book from the shelf. It moved and a passage was revealed. “Let’s go.” Kay said. She entered first. Ruser, Salix, Bryce, Zach, Talos, Erasor, Mike, Gram, Morte, and Princess were right behind her. They came to a ladder which went up to the surface. Using his super strength, Ruser carried the ostrich up first. Princess smiled then kissed him on the head. It was more of a peck though. Everyone else quickly followed up. They turned around and looked at the town of Yanille. Smoke and fire was seen. Screaming women and children were heard. This was happening all of Gielinor. “Now what?” Gram asked. No one knew what to do next. “We must find Sliske and Sealio.” Zach said. Bryce began acting weird “I know where they are.” Everyone looked at Bryce. “How do you know?” Talos asked him. “I have this special connection with Sealio. Right now I feel connected with him. He is in pain. He is somewhere in the sky.” Bryce said. “The sky?” Morte said. Ruser thought, then it came to him “I know what he is talking about. The Empyrean Citadel. Sliske stole it from Armadyl not too long ago. He must have taken Sealio there.” No one had ever heard of this place before. “How do we get there?” Erasor asked Ruser. Ruser had no idea. “I know, we can take Orly.” Salix said. He took out his magical harmonica and played a tune. Orly can hear it no matter the distance. After a few minutes of waiting, a giant eagle was seen. It landed and greeted everyone. “Orly we need to get to the Empyrean Citadel. Bryce will guide you.” Salix told his bird, giving it a treat. Orly understood, and let everyone get on. Once everyone was, even Princess, they took off. “Hope no one falls off. Except Salix or Zach of course.” Talos said, laughing. Salix and Zach both turned around and slapped Talos. Bryce was concentrating on the source of Sealio’s cries for help. “We need to go east, far east. Somewhere around Varrock.” he told Salix. “You heard him Orly, go east.” Salix ordered his pet. The eagle started going at super speed. “Hang on everyone!” Kay yelled. Back at Varrock, Count and Zorak were still fighting shadows. “Look up Count. That floating citadel looks suspicious.” Zorak said. Count looked up “Yes I’ve never seen that before. There have been reports of that appearing around the same time the shadows did. We must get up there.” Zorak was confused “How though?” Count smiled “Do not worry. I’m still friends with Pegasus the Flying Unicorn. He would love to come help us.” Count whistled. Moments later, a flying unicorn came charging in. It stabbed shadows with its long, sexy horn. Count hopped on. “Get on Zorak.” Count said, reaching his hand out. Zorak couldn’t believe this. “I can’t believe I’m about to ride a damn unicorn.” Zorak said, jumping on too. Pegasus leaped up and started flying. They were on their way to the Empyrean Citadel. Still at the citadel, Sliske was preparing Sealio for battle. He had given him a more, villainous outfit. “Yes good, good. You look perfect in that.” Sliske told Sealio. It was mostly black and gray. A thin armour, but extremely strong. Sealio had no sword, deciding he would use his martial arts skills and fire powers. “Yes, I do look extremely sexy in this.” Sealio joked. He hadn’t lost his sense of humour yet. Suddenly, a strange feeling came to him. “I sense something; a presence I've not felt since…” Sealio spoke. “Those fools are coming aren’t they. Nex, tell the Brothers to prepare for battle.” Sliske ordered Nex. She left the room. Sliske looked out his window “Your friend Bryce may be useful to me. I will do the same to him as I did to you. The others will die though.” Sealio looked at Sliske “What should I do?” Sliske turned around “You will stay here with me.” It was about to start, the battle of the sky.

Chapter 25. Epic Battles
Sliske’s plan was working perfectly. His Shadow Army was too powerful for anyone to resist. He only needed to defeat Sky Falls, then Gielinor would be his for the taking. His Empyrean Citadel was guarded well. His shadow rangers were on the roofs, ready to attack any intruders. Other soldiers were keeping guard everywhere. The Barrows Brothers were ready to protect their master. Nex was also protecting him. He even had the great and powerful Sealio under his control. What could go wrong? As the members of Sky Falls approached the citadel, they prepared themselves. “I see it. We are almost there.” Salix shouted. It was a grand, floating citadel in the sky. Guards were seen everywhere. “Looks like we are going to have to kick a lot of ass to get into the main building.” Ruser said. Talos was pleased “Good, I love kicking ass.” They were just over the main building. The guards had spotted them and began firing arrows. Mike started to fire arrows back. Erasor and Kay shot fireballs at them.“We can’t land here. Go to that opening on the other side.” Ruser ordered. Bryce didn’t care. “Sealio needs me.” he whispered to himself, as he jumped off the bird onto the roof of the main building. “What is that idiot doing?” Talos shouted. “He will be fine. Let’s just get to that clearing.” Ruser said. Skilled Salix was able to guide Orly safely to the clearing. They landed with minor damage taken. “So, we are here now. What’s the plan Kay?” Ruser said, on his guard. Kay looked at Ruser confused “I thought you or Salix had a plan to get in.” Salix turned around “Bryce was the one who brought us here. He had the plan.” No one knew what to do next. All of a sudden, a unicorn came out of no where charging straight for them. Count fell off and landed right on Salix. They looked directly at each other. “Count is that you?” Salix asked, confused. “Oh dear, Salix it’s you.” Count said as he got off of Salix. “Who are all of these people?” Zorak asked Salix. “This is our crew, Sky Falls.” he responded. Ruser went over and gave Zorak a big hug. Zorak was a bit creeped out “Uhm excuse me, do I know you?” Ruser backed off “Oh it’s me Ruser. I’m like 50 years younger now.” Count looked at Ruser “Hey Ruser. You aren’t old and wrinkly anymore” Everyone got to know each other for a few minutes. “Where’s Sealio?” Count asked. Kay shook Count’s hand “It’s a pleasure to finally meet you Count. Salix has told me so many wonderful things about you. Unfortunately, Sealio was kidnapped by Sliske. We are here to find him.” Zorak shook his head in disappointment “I knew Sealio had something to do with this. That little guy is always causing trouble.” Zach stepped forward “We don’t have time to explain everything. But we have to get into that citadel.” Zorak spoke “So, what’s the plan?” Suddenly, the main gates opened. “Your plan is to die now.” Ahrim spoke. The mighty six Barrows Brothers were here to defend their citadel. They spread out, ready to attack. Sky Falls, along with Count and Zorak, looked over at them. “Ahh we meet again.” Erasor said, stepping forward. “Make this easy and just let us kill you. My brothers and I are too powerful for you.” Ahrim said. Mike, Talos, Zach, Morte, and Gram stepped forward next to Erasor. He looked over at all of them. “Well I have a team of six too.” Erasor said. Everyone prepared their weapons. “Kay go ahead with Ruser, Salix, Zorak, Count, and Princess. We will take care of these guys.” Zach told her. Kay gave each of them a hug “Incase anything happens, I just want to let you know that you guys are the best. It’s been an honour working with all of you.” Kay and Zach kissed on the lips. Salix and Ruser couldn’t believe it. Kay went ahead into the citadel. The others followed right behind her. The Barrows Brothers didn’t care, knowing they stood no chance against Sliske and Nex. “Well this is going to be fun.” Ahrim said. Erasor looked directly at Ahrim. The two mages were ready for an epic battle. Mike looked at Karil. The two rangers were ready to fight again. Dharok and Zach looked at each other. They were ready to test their strength. Guthan and Morte stood near each other. They were ready to test their skills. Torag and Talos growled at each other. They were ready to fight too. Gram looked at Verac. He was ready to show everyone what he was made of. The Great 6 on 6 battle was about to begin. Kay and the others had made it inside. Suddenly, Nex and a group of soldiers stopped them in their tracks. “Where do you think you’re going?” she said, ready to attack. “This bitch is still alive?” Zorak said. “I know right. She’s gotten uglier eww.” Ruser said. “Looks like Sealio messed up her face really bad earlier. Everyone laughed. “Stop it! Guards kill them all.” Nex shouted. “Kay, Count, and Princess go ahead. Salix, Zorak, and I can handle her.” Ruser told her. Kay then kissed him on the lips too. Salix was confused. Kay then went over and kissed Salix too. She went with Count and Princess to the main building. Ruser, Salix, and Zorak versus Nex was about to begin. Meanwhile, inside Sliske’s throne room, Bryce had managed to break in. He confronted Sliske and Sealio. “Yes, welcome Bryce. I’ve been expecting you.” Sliske said. Sealio stepped in front of Sliske to protect him. “Do not worry Sealio. Bryce cannot harm me.” Sliske told him. Bryce was confused “Sealio! I know Sliske has you under control. But you are stronger than him. Fight his control! I know you can do it.” Sliske let out a sinister laugh “He is mine now. Just like you will be mine too Bryce. I know the powers you possess. Join me, or die!.” Bryce stepped back, readying himself for battle “I will never join you!” Sealio stepped forward and prepared for a fight. “Well then Bryce. You will die. Sealio attack him!” said Sliske.

Chapter 26. Fall of the Barrows Brothers
Battle time! Erasor shot a fireball, so did Ahrim. They clashed and were an even match. “You cannot defeat me.” Ahrim told Erasor. “You sure about that?” Erasor said, unleashing a powerful whirlwind. It knocked down Ahrim. Mike and Karil were both rapidly shooting arrows at each other. “You are skilled, but not skilled enough.” Mike told Karil. Suddenly, one of Mike’s arrows went straight thru Karil’s head, killing him in the process. He fell to the ground, dead. “Brother! No!” Ahrim shouted. Ahrim casted an ice dart at Mike. He turned into a frozen statue. “Mike no!” Erasor shouted. Morte and Guthan were fighting nearby, both using a warspear. “I am too strong for you Morte!” Guthan screamed in Morte’s face. Morte pushed back Guthan, then stabbed him in the stomach. Guthan’s guts spilled out everywhere. Verac was fighting Gram nearby, and witnessed this. “Brother! No!” he yelled. Verac came charging by swinging his flail around. Before Morte could duck, it struck him in the head. He was killed instantly. “Morte! No!” Gram shouted. He ran over chopped off Verac’s arms. “No!!!!!!” Verac screamed. Gram pushed him down and stepped on his head. He was dead. Torag and Talos were fighting, and saw this occur. Torag ran behind Gram. He smashed his head between his warhammers. His brains splat everywhere. “No!” Talos roared. His feral instincts were kicking in. Talos dropped his sword and charged towards Torag. He jumped on him and began ripping his organs out, eating them as he did it. Torag screamed as his insides were taken out. Talos’ eyes were red. After finishing his snack, he saw Zach was struggling against Dharok. “I will be your death!” Dharok shouted as he waved his axe around. Talos ran towards Dharok, and jumped on his back. He ripped his limbs out and smacked his body with them. Dharok screamed, until Talos ripped his head off too. “Talos calm down!” Zach yelled. Talos jumped on Zach, clawing at him. Ahrim noticed all of his brothers were dead, and looked over at Talos. Ahrim casted a very powerful air blast at him. It knocked him off of Zach and off of the floating citadel. He fell down to the ground below. “Talos! No!” Zach shouted. Zach was furious. Talos was his best friend. Zach picked up his sword and went of to Ahrim. Before Ahrim noticed, Zach has stabbed the sword thru his heart. “Damn you Zach and Erasor! Sliske will avenge us!” were his last words. All of the brothers were dead. Morte and Gram were dead for sure, but Talos had only fallen off. “There’s no way he could have survived the fall.” Erasor told Zach. Zach cried “There’s a chance. He might be alive but badly damaged.” Erasor used a fire spell to free Mike from the ice. “We don’t have time to look for him. Kay needs our help.” he said. “Woah what did I miss?” Mike said as he was freed. “Morte and Gram are dead.” Erasor said. The three took a moment of silence in their honour. “Let’s go help Kay.” Mike said. Even though Zach was sad, he still marched forward with Mike and Erasor. It was time for another battle.

Chapter 27. That's Not Nex!
Ruser slashed his sword at Nex. She dodged it and slashed back at him. He was struck in the chest. He started bleeding. Salix came to his rescue and kicked Nex away. She flung back by Zorak, who was busy slaying shadow soldiers. Nex grabbed Zorak by the throat and held him up in the air. "Let go of me you filthy thing!" he screamed as he kicked Nex away. She dropped him and flung back by Ruser again. Ruser wrapped his arm around her neck and locked her in a chokehold. She screeched at him while trying to shake him off. Shadows were coming to help Nex. Salix threw seeds at all of them. The seeds blew up and the shadows were destroyed. Zorak and Salix continued to kill shadow soldiers while Ruser held Nex in a chokehold. She was losing air fast. Finally, Nex passed out. Salix had finished off the last shadow soldier. “This is strange. It looks like her head is falling off. I didn’t squeeze her that hard.” Ruser stated, examining Nex. He bent down and poked the head. It fell off. Ruser screamed. There was a strange woman inside of Nex. “This isn’t Nex. Who is that?” Salix said. The woman was weak and wounded. She had long, dark purple hair and a scar on her face. “Speak bitch.” Salix screamed in her face. She awoke, in an angered state. “Get away from me you brainless fools!” the woman screamed. “Who are you?” Zorak asked. She coughed “I am Relomia, Emissary of Sliske.” The three were confused. “He made you wear a Nex suit to fight us?” Ruser asked. “Actually, I did this to get closer to him. You see, I am in love with him. But he does not care for me at all. I thought if I dressed as Nex and pleased him, he would like me. My plan was perfect until you three came along!” Relomia shouted. Salix cut her head off. “We don’t have time to deal with her.” he said. They proceeded onward. Suddenly, Salix stopped. “Hey! A seed shop.” he shouted as he ran inside a small store. Zorak was confused “What does he mean?” Ruser laughed “Don’t worry about it.” Zach, Mike, and Erasor came along. “Why is there a seed shop all the way up here?” Zach asked. “I honestly have no idea. But let Salix have his moment.” Ruser told him. Salix walked out with bags full of random seeds. “I’m ready. Let’s go kill Sliske. “Hopefully Kay has already done that for us.” said Ruser.

Chapter 28. Sealio Is Back!
“Sealio! Stop this madness!” Bryce shouted. Sealio only laughed, as he walked towards Bryce. “No! You stop. Join us Bryce. We can rule Gielinor together with Master Sliske!” Sealio screamed, preparing a fireball. “Then I guess I’ll have to stop you myself!” Bryce shouted. Sealio threw the fireball, which struck Bryce right in the chest. Bryce was shot back into a wall. Sliske laughed in his throne. Bryce stood up, his eyes were red. He was entering rage. “It’s his special powers kicking in.” Sealio told Sliske. “Good good. Knock him out so I can make him mine.” Sliske told Sealio. Bryce charged at Sealio, tackling him. He rapidly punched Sealio in the face. Sealio lifted up his legs and kicked Bryce straight up to the ceiling. Bryce came falling down. Sealio kicked around a few times, then used firebreathe to weaken him. Bryce stood up. He unleashed a powerful force of energy at Sealio. It knocked Sealio down. Bryce walked over to Sealio. But Sealio got up and kicked Bryce right in the face, knocking him out cold. Sealio picked up the body of Bryce and brought it to Sliske. “Here he is Master Sliske.” Sealio told Sliske. “Excellent Sealio. He is mine now.” Suddenly, the doors opened up and Kay came running in with her wand out. Count and Princess were right behind her. “Sealio stop this right now!” Kay shouted. Sealio looked over “Silly Kay. You cannot stop me.” Count stepped forward “Sealio! This isn’t who you truly are. You are stronger than Sliske. Don’t let him control you!” Sealio looked at Count “Count? What are you doing here?” Ruser, Salix, Zorak, Zach, Mike, and Erasor came running in too. “I came here to save you. Just like everyone else here.” Count said. “You’re better than this man!” Zach said. Sealio looked at Sliske, then Bryce, then his friends. “Don’t listen to them Sealio. You belong here with me. You are too powerful to be good, you must be evil like me.” Sliske said. Sealio’s head was screaming inside. He was trying to fight Sliske’s grasp on him. Sealio screamed. “Ahhhhh!!!!! Fuck you Sliske!” he shouted as he punched Sliske in the face. He then ran back by the others with Bryce. “Yay Sealio is back!” Salix screamed. Sliske stood up next to his throne “You will regret that fool! You can die with your friends. More power for me!” Sliske walked over to the Shadow Sword. It was sitting on a stand, letting out dark energy. “We must destroy that sword. It will make all of the shadow soldiers disappear.” Ruser told everyone. “Give up Sliske. You are outnumbered.” Kay told Sliske. Sliske laughed sinisterly “My dear Kay, this is only the beginning.” Dark clouds and a thunderstorm came over the place. A dark and mysterious energy began going into Sliske. “Let’s blow the roof off of this place!” he shouted. The entire citadel disappeared right before their eyes. Suddenly, they were all on a floating piece of rock surrounded by nothing but shadow. “Welcome to the Shadow Realm.” Sliske told the group. Suddenly, a dark-being came behind Sliske. It was huge. All of Sky Falls members were shocked. Princess hid behind Sealio. “Who is that!” Erasor shouted. “It’s Zaros.” said Sealio.

Chapter 29. Into The Shadow Realm!
Sealio prepared to battle Sliske. Zaros interfered “Sliske! Why have you brought these mortals here?” Sliske looked over at Zaros “So you can help me destroy them.” Zaros chuckled “YOU wanted to take over Gielinor. Prove to me you are worthy by fighting this battle by yourself.” Sliske was angered “But we had a deal!” Zaros chuckled some more “If you truly are the most powerful Mahjarrat to walk these lands, show me.” Zaros then went back into the shadows. “Grrr. I’ll show him.” Sliske shouted. Sealio stepped forward, as if he were about to take on Sliske alone. “Sealio, you can’t do this alone.” Kay told him. “This is all my fault. I don’t want you guys to get hurt. I can handle him.” Sealio told her. Bryce, Salix, and Ruser stepped forward too. “You aren’t doing this alone.” Ruser said. Zach, Mike, and Erasor also stepped forward. “We are with you too.” Zach said. Zorak and Count joined in too. “Even though I hate you, I’ve still got your back Sealio.” Zorak said. Princess stepped forward too. Everyone put their hands together and Princess put in her beak. “You think you can defeat me? You mortals are about to learn the true meaning of pain.” Sliske said. Princess was the first to charge in. She ran towards Sliske, ready to peck at him. “Princess come back!” Sealio shouted. Sliske saw the silly bird coming. He zapped her with a lighting bolt before she got close. “Princess no!” Sealio shouted running towards her. She was injured badly. Sealio held her in his arms. Sliske, floating a few feet above the ground, sneaked up behind Sealio. He was about to strike him, when Kay rescued him. She casted an air blast at Sliske, blowing him away. Sealio turned around “Count, come help this ostrich.” Count ran over and treated the bird. Sealio jumped up and grabbed onto Sliske. He hanged on tight, trying to punch at him. “Get off of me fool!” Sliske shouted, kicking him off. Sealio fell to the ground. Sliske was about to zap Sealio, when Salix came running in. Salix threw vine seeds at Sliske, wrapping him up. “Ahh!” Sliske yelled. But these vines were useless. Sliske tore them off easily. “Enough! Time for all of you to die.” Sliske said, summoning shadow soldiers. A dozen shadows appeared in front of Sliske, protecting him. They charged at the group. Ruser, Zach, Mike, Erasor, and Zorak attacked the shadows. But just as they were done slaying these, Sliske summoned a dozen more. They continued to killed them, and Sliske continued to summon more. “Kay! Destroy the shadow sword.” Ruser shouted, struggling with a dozen shadows on his ass. Kay looked over and saw the sword releasing energy. It was guarded by Sliske. She snuck past him and grabbed the sword. Sliske turned around “What do you think you’re doing young lady?” Kay tried to snap the sword, but was unable to. “You think you can simply snap the sword?” Sliske said, grabbing her. “Let go of me!” she screamed. Salix, Ruser, and Zach saw Kay in distress. They all ran towards her. “Fools! You shouldn’t have come close.” Sliske said, zapping them all with an ice spell. They suddenly turn into ice statues. Sealio looked over at his friends. “No! Salix! Ruser! Zach!” he screamed. Sliske then ordered his shadow soldiers to retreat. By retreat, he meant transform. The shadows turned into a cage, surrounding Zorak, Mike, and Erasor. They tried to break free, but were unsuccessful. “Damn it!” Zorak shouted, unable to do anything now. Next, Sliske sucked some life energy out of a frozen Salix. He used it to summon vines around Count and Princess, trapping them. Sealio and Bryce were the last two remaining. Kay struggled in Sliske’s arms “Sealio! Bryce! Help me!” Sealio and Bryce looked at each other. “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Sealio asked Bryce. “You’re damn right I am.” Bryce said. They put their fists together. A magical force surrounded them. They both screamed. “Oh no you don’t!” Sliske shouted, zapping at Sealio. Bryce, let go of Sealio and jumped in front of him. He took the powerful hit to the chest for Sealio. Bryce fell to the ground, knocked out cold. “No!!! Bryce!” Sealio screamed. Sliske laughed once more “Nice try, but your tricks won’t work here.” Sealio tried to get Bryce up, but he was unresponsive. Sealio looked up at Sliske “Enough! You won’t hurt anymore of my friends!” Sliske laughed again “It looks like I already have hurt all of your friends. Oh wait there’s one more right here.” Sliske looked at Kay in his arms. He blasted a fireball directly at her. She fell down to the ground, hitting her head. Sealio ran over to her, but she was also unresponsive. “Zaros will be very pleased when I bring him your head Sealio.” Sliske said. “I will be very pleased when your head is hanging over my fireplace!” Sealio shouted. This was it. Everyone but Sealio was down. The fate of Gielinor was in his hands. It was Sliske versus Sealio.

Chapter 30. The Final Showdown: Sliske vs Sealio!
Sealio shot a fireball at Sliske. He dodged it and shot a fireball back at Sealio. He also dodged it. "Give up. You cannot defeat me." Sliske hissed. Sealio quickly jumped up and kicked Sliske in the face, knocking him back. "Wanna bet?" Sealio said. Sliske stood up and zapped Sealio down. Sealio screamed in pain. Sliske stopped for a moment. Sealio tried to stand up, but Sliske zapped him down again. Sealio was taking major damage. Sliske laughed as Sealio struggled and cried. Sliske stepped closer to Sealio's weak body. "You are weak!" Sliske yelled, as he continued to zap Sealio. Zorak, Mike, and Erasor watched in terror as their last hope was being destroyed. Count and Princess also watched in terror. Sealio looked over and saw Princess crying. He saw his friends in the cage. He also saw his three frozen friends. But it hit him when he saw Bryce and Kay laying on the ground. He wasn’t sure if they were dead or alive. Sliske stopped the electricity flow. He walked over, looking down at a helpless Sealio. “Any last words Sealio?” Sliske asked, ready to finish off Sealio. But this wasn’t the end yet. Sealio had found the strength to stand up, look Sliske in the eyes, and say these words “I’m not dying yet you fucking monster!” Sliske was about to strike again, but Sealio grabbed Sliske’s throat. Sealio was entering rage. Sealio roared “Fuck you Sliske!!!” Sliske was surprised by Sealio’s sudden recharge. Sealio threw Sliske to the ground and stomped on him. Next, he breathed fire at him and threw a fireball too. Sliske teleported himself about 20 feet away to recover. “Not as weak as I thought. But this is still the end Sealio.” Sliske said, unleashing a more powerful zap at him. But this zap was different. Sealio put his hands against it, trying to push it back. Sliske began to push harder too. The power between them was growing immensely. Whoever let go first would surely lose the battle. Sliske looked okay, keeping steady. But Sealio was struggling, his feet were slipping. Sliske’s dark, yellow eyes stared down at Sealio. Sealio was frightened, but wasn’t going to give up. Suddenly, Sealio started to think of flashbacks. He remembered great times he had with all of his friends. He remembers Salix always slapping him and throwing seeds. He remembers when Ruser was a smelly old man, then was changed into a handsome, young prince. He remembers meeting Princess the Ostrich in Taverly. Then he remembered meeting beautiful Lady Kay. All of these thoughts brought joy to what may be Sealio’s final moments. “Give up! You will never defeat me!” Sliske hissed at Sealio. This made Sealio angrier. He pushed forward at Sliske. But Sliske kept steady and also pushed forward. The pressure was extreme. This wasn’t going to last much longer. Finally, Sealio had had enough. “Fuck! You! Sliske!” he screamed as he made one last final push. Sliske pushed too, keeping steady. It was no use, Sliske was too powerful. Sealio was just about to give up, then he heard something. It was Princess squeaking. To him, it sound like she said “Don’t give up.” Sealio couldn’t give up on this poor creature. Her and every other creature would suffer forever if he gave up now. Sealio walked closer to Sliske, still holding back the force. They were directly in front of each other now, with only a few inches between their hands. “I’m surprised you’ve lasted this long. Ready to give up yet.” Sliske whispered to Sealio. Sealio, looking directly into Sliske’s eyes, lifted up his hands with the force. Sliske lifted his up too. Both tried to push the force down on top of the other. Suddenly, one of them gave up. One had pushed the force down on the other. One, exhausted, stood victorious. While the other was obliterated by the sheer power of the force that had built up between them. This winner watched, as the loser screamed in pain. Being burnt to a crisp then suddenly disappearing right before everyone’s eyes. The winner looked around, knowing that he was victorious. This winner was:

Chapter 31. The Land of Ruins
Gielinor was now safe. Sealio had destroyed Sliske once and for all. But in the process, he had taken a great deal of damage. The group appeared in an empty field south of Varrock, with a broken Shadow Sword. Everyone was injured to some extent. “What the hell happened? Why are we in this field?” Ruser said, rubbing his head. “Where’s Sliske?” Salix asked, looking around. Sealio, barely able to stand, said “He’s dead. We won’t have to worry about him anymore.” No one could believe it. The war was over, The Great Shadow War. Gielinor was in ruins though. Half of Varrock was destroyed. The same with other cities like Ardougne, Falador, Lumbridge, and even Prifddinas. “Looks like the shadows still got their revenge. This place looks horrible.” Zach said, as everyone walked through Varrock. Buildings were now ruins. Bodies of innocent people lay everywhere. Fires still burn and fill the sky with smoke. “Zorak, find your men. Have them start finding any survivors.” Count ordered. Zorak ran off to find his soldiers. “Count, what will you do now?” Sealio asked. Count looked around at the damaged buildings. “New Order will begin restoring Varrock. We will assist with other cities in any way we can. When it is time, we will give the power back to the people of those lands.” Count spoke “What is next for you Sealio?” Sealio looked at his friends “I think I will stay with Sky Falls and travel around Gielinor. We will help anyone we run into.” Kay, having survived, stepped forward “Sealio, about that. I am disbanding Sky Falls.” Everyone was surprised. “Why Kay? Where will you go?” Sealio said in shock. “I think it is best for everyone. I am going alone to Prifddinas to enhance my mage skills. Maybe I can learn to control them more.” Kay said. Salix walked over to Kay “Can I go to Prifddinas with you? I hear it is a lovely city.” Kay slapped Salix “No. I’m going alone. I need to go alone.” She gave everyone a hug, and went on her way. “Will we ever see her again?” Salix asked Sealio. “Maybe we will visit her in Prifddinas some day.” Sealio said, smiling. Everyone watched as this beautiful mage left their presence. “Well, we should be on our way too.” Ruser said. Zach stepped forward “About that.” Salix cried “Not you too.” Zach hugged Salix “It’s okay friend. I’ve spoken with Mike and Erasor. We have decided we are going to do our own thing. I know Talos is still alive somewhere. We will find him.” Mike, Zach, and Erasor said their goodbyes and went on their way. Ruser started to cry, so did Salix. “Ruser, Salix, Bryce, lets go now.” Sealio said. Bryce stepped forward “Sealio, I have something to say.” Salix and Ruser started crying even more. “I want to travel alone. I thank you for everything you have taught me. But I need to train alone. Maybe someday I will be able to control my powers like you.” Sealio shed a tear and gave Bryce a hug “I understand. I wish the best of luck to you. I hope our paths will cross again someday.” Bryce said his goodbyes, and left. Salix and Ruser hugged each other, and cried. “Aww damn it I’m stuck with you two now.” Sealio said, looking at Ruser and Salix. Princess began to cry. All of her friends were gone now. Sealio looked at the ostrich “Princess, you cannot come with me. It is too dangerous, I don’t want you to get hurt. I love you, but I have a place you can go and be safe. I have arranged for an escort to take you to the Tree Gnome Stronghold. You can run freely there. Count has promised to watch you until they come.” Princess cried even more. “Thank you Count.” Sealio told him. Count smiled, then took the ostrich to his home. “Where to next?” Ruser asked, now calmed down. “Well, Gielinor is now in more danger than it ever has been. It is weak. Powerful villains will surely try to take it over.” Sealio said. “That’s where we come in, right?” Salix said back. “Correct Salix. Wherever danger is, we will be there. It is our job to protect Gielinor, and her people, until she is fully restored to great glory again.” Sealio replied back. Sealio was right. Gielinor was now more vulnerable than ever. There were villains all over ready to make their move. These villains were everywhere. Who would win? Villains or our heroes? Will Gielinor ever be saved? Will it ever go back to the way it was before? Will it ever happen, the redemption of Gielinor?