Seal's Stories - Missfits and the Redemption of Gielinor

Part 3 of Seal's Stories.

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Chapter 1. Varrock
After months of traveling Gielinor, the trio finally arrived back in the great city of Varrock. Sealio, Salix, and Ruser had been helping people all over the land. Whether it be slaying a dragon, fighting off bandits, defending a village, or simply rebuilding a house, they were there to help. Sealio had better enhanced his skills on his journey. He learned to control his rage and strengthened his fire powers. His martial arts skills improved so greatly, he gave up his sword. Salix was also more fit. He learned to better use his nature gift. He can speak to plants and trees and understand what they say. He even discovered new seeds, which he added to his collection. His main weapon now is his vine whip. Sometimes he calls upon his trusted vine wrapped sword of nature. Ruser is a different story. He is a master of every combat style on the combat triangle: melee, magic, and range. However, he rarely uses magic or range. Only in emergencies will he use those. Ruser prefers to charge in with his godsword.

However, they weren’t going to stay in Varrock for long. The group was only here to stock up on supplies, and maybe visit an old friend. Of course, Salix just had to visit the seed shop. If he didn’t get to, he might’ve killed everyone around him. Sealio and Ruser allowed him to, as long as he didn’t buy too many seeds. Salix didn’t care, he bought as many seeds as he wanted to. “You guys know where I’ll be.” Salix said, walking away. “I’ll be at the Grand Exchange, I need to check something.” Ruser said. Sealio walked to Varrock Centre. He visited a few shops, buying the supplies he needed. It was mostly snack food. He still didn’t like Salix’s cooking, so he just snacked most of the time. Sealio walked to the center of town, waiting for his crew. “Where are those fools?” he asked himself, looking around. A woman walked up to him. She looked like she was in a hurry. “You are Sealio? Correct?” she asked. Sealio was confused. He didn’t know this woman. “Yes? Why do you ask? Do you need help?” he asked her politely. The woman grabbed him by his throat and lifted him up. She was small, but surely wasn’t weak. Her strength was as great as his. “You can help by coming with me.” she said. Salix and Ruser came along, and saw the situation. “I’m sorry if my friend here bothered you mam. He won’t do it again.” Ruser said, assuming Sealio had teased the woman. She stared at Ruser, angered he had disturbed her. With her free hand, she took out her Drygore longsword and swung at him. “Sealio is coming with me.” she said, in a firm voice. Salix stepped in with his whip “What do you want him for?” She looked back at him “There is a large bounty on him. A very powerful Lord demands him.” Ruser and Salix were very confused. Sealio didn’t know many Lords. She began to walk away, carrying Sealio in a net. Ruser jumped in front of her “You’ll have to get past me first.” The bounty hunter did not want to deal with him. She dropped Sealio and took out her sword, assuming this would be an easy win. Her longsword clashed with his godsword. She was no match, he got her down to the ground in just a few seconds. “I give up!” she screamed. Ruser got off of her “Leave! Now!” The female bounty hunter scrambled to get herself up. She ran towards the exit of town, but turned around when she reached the gates. “This isn’t over.” she yelled back at them. A horse came along. She jumped on it and ran off. Salix helped Sealio out of the net. “Are you okay?” Salix asked him. Sealio rubbed his neck “Yeah I’m fine. But what was that all about?” All three were confused. They knew no one that might want to capture Sealio.

A few bystanders were watching them. One of them stepped forward, wanting to make sure Sealio was okay. “Excuse me, are you okay?” the man asked. “Yeah, I’m fine. Can I help you. Please don’t try to kidnap me.” Sealio said, looking at the man. He had a chef hat and an apron on. He looked a bit worried and was holding a slice of chocolate cake. “Ooooh cake.” Sealio said, as he took it from the man and ate it. “Uhm. I don’t think you’ll like that.” he said. It was too late. Sealio had devoured the cake. “Oh my. This may be the best cake I have ever eaten! What else can you make?” Sealio screamed, wanting more delicious food. The chef looked very confused “You actually like it? No one has ever liked my cooking before.” Salix stepped in and slapped Sealio “Sorry for the rude introduction my friend made. I am Salix. These are my friends Ruser and Sealio.” The chef smiled “My name is Sim. It is nice to meet you.” Sealio hugged Sim. “I love you.” he told the chef. “We really should be leaving soon Sealio. I don’t think we’ll have time to visit Count.” Ruser said. Sealio was sad, but an idea popped in his head. “Wait!” Sealio screamed. Everyone looked at him, confused. “This man must come with us. I’m tired of Salix’s cooking!” Sealio demanded. Salix slapped Sealio “You can’t just make someone come with us! That’s called kidnapping! Just like what almost happened to you! This man probably has a life that is better than traveling the world with you!” Sealio and Salix began arguing more. Salix kept slapping Sealio. Sim finally spoke up “I would love to go with you.” Salix and Ruser were shocked. Sealio was filled with joy. “Oh my yes! In your face Salix!” Sealio said, accidently slapping Salix. He became angered. Salix summoned vines that trapped Sealio. “No one slaps me and gets away with it!” Salix shouted, ordering his vines to slap Sealio. Ruser laughed hysterically. Sealio burned down the vines with his flamethrower breathe. He then tackled Salix down to the ground. The two continued to fight for several minutes. Sim became worried, thinking this was serious. Ruser kept on laughing, knowing this wouldn’t last forever “It’s okay. They fight a lot.” Finally, they stopped fighting and calmed down. Ruser made them hug each other, they did. “Now that you’ve got that off of your chests, lets go! We might be able to make it to Al Kharid before sundown.” Ruser said, leading the way. Sealio, Salix, and Sim followed behind. “I have a feeling I’m going to have fun with you guys.” Sim told everyone. “Well my stomach has a feeling that it’s going to have fun with you.” Sealio said, rubbing his stomach.

Meanwhile, two villains in the hills nearby watch our heroes leave the city. “Good, Ruser and his friends are leaving. Lucien was right, if we waited long enough they would eventually leave.” said one. “We are still working with that guy? Isn’t he your cousin or something? I thought you hated him.” said the other. “Silence Arrav! I don’t care for him much. But for now we are working with him. It is time to prepare the undead army.” said the first. “Hey wait a second. I know that other guy. It’s Sealio! That little pest I met in Seers awhile back. Oh boy he better not come anywhere near Varrock.” Arrav said, ready to charge out. The other, Zemouregal (Arrav’s master), stopped him “He isn’t worth it now. If they return, then you can kill them. But for now we must prepare the undead army for invasion. Varrock is defenseless, and that shield will be ours.” Both returned to their base camp nearby, to prepare for the attack.

Chapter 2. Al Kharid
Al Kharid, city in the northern Kharidian Desert. It is a city full of criminal scum. If you wanted to hide from someone this was the place to be. But our heroes weren’t hiding from anyone, yet. They were just passing through and needed a place to stay for the night. Sealio, Salix, Ruser, and Sim arrived just before sundown. “Ah, Al Kharid. Haven’t been here in awhile huh Salix?” Sealio said, laughing to Salix. “Yeah, it’s been awhile.” Salix said, laughing to Sealio. Ruser and Sim were confused. What were those two laughing about? This was where Sealio first teamed up with Salix many years ago, during the Jango Wars. Although, this was not the place where they originally met. Sealio and Salix met at the Tree Gnome Stronghold. Sealio was visiting the region for vacation. Salix was a lone traveler and farmer, knowledgeable about all regions of Gielinor, but was there to learn more about farming. They bumped into each other there, literally. Sealio was being chased by a group of female gnomes when he ran into Salix. The seeds Salix were carrying had been dropped everywhere. Salix went into a rage, almost killing Sealio right there and then. But Sealio promised him more seeds if he protected him from the gnomes. Luckily, Salix scared away the gnomes. Unfortunately, Sealio did not have any seeds. Salix stood there, demanding more seeds. Instead, Sealio gave him something much more valuable. Something that was better than plain old seeds. This something was friendship. Sealio gave Salix a big hug, then went on his way. Salix stood there, not sure what had just happened. The two crossed paths several more times before finally teaming up for good in Al Kharid, a few years ago. Each time, Salix saved Sealio from a mob of angry women.

“I wonder if I’ll have to save you from a woman here.” Salix joked to Sealio. “Oh I hope not. That last one almost had me back in Varrock.” Sealio replied. The team arrived into town. Ruser got a room for the group, Sim went to the food store to get more cooking supplies, Sealio stared at women, and we all know where Salix went. After exploring the town for awhile, everyone went to the one room that Ruser rented for the night. “Really Ruser? Only one room? This is going to be awkward.” Sealio sassed. Salix and Sealio fought over the one bed, Salix won. Sealio slept on the ground with Ruser instead. Sim slept in a chair. All four slept awkwardly so close to each other. But as they slept, something major was happening right outside their door. A young girl, Nova, ran through the streets of Al Kharid. In her arms, she tightly held the Elder Diamond. Nova had stolen it from her former crime lord boss, Amascut. A few goons chased her down the streets. Luckily, she ran into an alley and hid there for the night.

The next morning, Sealio was the first to wake up. Salix was still sleeping peacefully, wearing his seed pajamas. Ruser slept on the hard floor, holding his godsword tightly. Sim had slept all night sitting upright in the chair. Sealio decided to go for a morning stroll. He walked by an alley near his room, and saw a young girl sleeping. He stared at her, wondering if she was hurt. “Excuse me? Young lady? Are you okay?” Sealio whispered. He noticed the diamond in her arms. Wondering what it was, he went to reach for it. Just as he was, Nova woke up and screamed at him. “Get the hell away from me you creep!” she hissed. Nova stood up and started hitting Sealio. “Ah! Salix help there’s an angry woman!” Sealio screamed. Salix awoke and ran outside, still wearing his seed pajamas. He saw Sealio being attacked by a younger girl. She was shorter than him, and also looked younger, late teens or early 20s perhaps. Her hair was black and short. It looked like she had been through alot. Her face was dirty and her clothes almost looked like rags. “Hey hey! Settle down.” Salix said, trying to get her off. She backed off, holding the diamond tightly in her hands. “That creep was watching me sleep! Then he tried to take my diamond!” Nova screamed. Salix slapped Sealio. “What were you doing Sealio?” Salix asked. “I was just walking by and I saw her sleeping in the alley. I thought she was hurt so I took a closer look. Then I saw the diamond and was curious as to what it was.” Sealio explained. “Well this diamond is mine! Mind your own business.” Nova shouted, walking away. She ran away towards the market place. “That was no ordinary diamond. I wish she had let me take a look at it.” Sealio said, still wondering what kind of diamond that was. “Well let’s go wake up the other two. Then we can go get breakfast.” Salix said.

Meanwhile, Nova was at the market place wandering around. “They looked too weak to help me. Probably a pair of fags anyways. Who cares, they’re gone.” she told herself. Nova was unsure of what to do next. She needed help, but wasn’t sure who to trust. Suddenly, two goons and a woman walked into the market. “There she is. We’ve been looking for you Nova.” said one of the goons. The woman was Amascut. “My dear Nova. I believe you’ve taken something that belongs to me. Give it back and I might spare your life.” Amascut ordered. The goons approached Nova, ready to attack her. “Back off! I know what this diamond can do! I won’t let you have it!” Nova screamed, now cornered. No one around her seemed to care. People in this town seem to mind their own business. “Silly Nova. Goons, attack her!” Amascut ordered. Nova, knowing she didn’t stand a chance, prepared to fight anyways. The goons charged at her. Out of no where, two seeds shot towards them. They stuck to the goons and covered them in vines, suffocating them to death. Nova was shocked, she didn’t know what had just happened. Amascut was also surprised, but angry as well “What the hell was that?!” Sealio and Salix jumped in front of Nova, ready to protect her. Ruser and Sim, both half asleep, stood over by one of the market stalls. “What the hell are you guys doing?!” Nova shouted. “Don’t worry Nova, we will protect you.” Sealio said, smiling. “Yes, do not worry young girl. We will protect you.” Salix repeated. “She’s too powerful! You can’t take her!” Nova told the two. Amascut looked at Sealio and Salix “How dare you challenge me! Do you know who I am?” Sealio and Salix looked at each other, not knowing who the woman was. “Well, do you know who I am?” Sealio said. Amascut looked at him, confusingly “I don’t care who the hell you are! No one gets in between me and my diamond!” Sealio looked right back at her “Well I don’t care who you are either! I don’t know why you want this diamond but you can’t have it!” Amascut laughed “Silly mortal. You do not know the power within it, neither can you control it. Now hand it over and I will make your deaths quick!” Sealio threw a fireball at Amascut, but she quickly dodged it. “Damn that bitch is quick!” he shouted, surprised. “Fine! You want to play that way?” Amascut said, blasting a spell back at them. The powerful spell knocked Sealio, Salix, and Nova down. Nova dropped the diamond on the ground. “Yes yes, the diamond.” Amascut said, picking it up carefully. She tried to flee with it, but Ruser tackled her to the ground. “You’re not going anywhere bitch!” Ruser said, wrestling her to the ground. Amascut screamed, dropping the diamond near Sim. “Grab it and run Sim!” Sealio shouted to him. Sim grabbed it and took off like a bullet. He swiftly dodged every obstacle in his way. “Damn, that guy is fast.” Sealio said. Amascut was trying to get up, but Ruser was sitting on her. He was too heavy and strong for her. “Get off of me you filthy mortal!” Amascut screamed, struggling to get out. Sealio, Salix, and Nova walked over to her. “Well, well, well, what do we have here?” Nova said, smiling. “Keep her down Ruser. Guards are on their way.” Salix said. “Damn you Ruser and Nova! I will kill you both!” Amascut shouted. A group of Al Kharid guards came, taking Amascut into custody. “Thank you men. Take her away.” Sealio ordered. The guards chained her, then took her away. Ruser, Salix, Sealio, and Nova stood there looking at each other. “Well, that was fun.” Ruser said. “Let’s go find Sim so we can give you your diamond back.” Sealio said. The group walked around town, looking for Sim.

Chapter 3. Back to Varrock
Sim had run all the way to the north side of town with the diamond. Sealio, Ruser, Salix, and Nova finally caught up to him. “Hey man, you’re pretty fast.” Sealio told Sim, who was sitting on a bench holding the diamond tight. “Yes I know. It’s a special ability I’ve always had. I don’t know how I do it.” Sim said. Nova looked at her diamond, waiting for him to give it back. Sim handed to her. Rudely, Nova pulled it away. “Okay thanks bye.” she said, beginning to walk away. Sealio stepped in her way “Woah. That’s it? We save your ass and you just walk away?” Nova turned around and looked straight at Sealio “Okay. What else do you and your boyfriends want? Huh?” Salix and Ruser stepped back, fearing Nova. Sealio looked at her “I’m just saying. You could at least tell us what that thing is. It’s no ordinary diamond.” Nova looked down at her diamond, holding on to it tightly. She wanted to tell them, but wasn’t sure they were the right people to tell. “We can help you if you need help.” Sealio told her. Salix and Ruser both gulped, as if they weren’t sure about that idea. Nova thought some more, unsure of what she should do. “Okay fine. I will tell you.” Nova said. Sealio smiled, excited to learn what this strange object was. Just as Nova was about to speak, the group was interrupted by a strange noise. They turned around and saw a horde of zombies. They were moaning and running towards Varrock. Everyone was shocked at what they saw. “There must be thousands of them!” Sim said. Sealio, Salix, and Ruser looked at each other. “We have to go back to Varrock.” Salix said. “Yes I agree. They need our help.” Ruser said. Sealio looked at Nova “I’m sorry Nova. But we need to take care of this. I advise you to stay here. Hopefully we will return to talk to you.” Sealio, Salix, Ruser, and Sim ran off towards Varrock. Nova stood there in the sand, holding her diamond. She felt rejected. “Oh hell no! Those faggots aren’t just going to leave me here in the middle of a damn desert. Treating me like a child telling me to stay behind so I’m safe. Nope, I’m going with.” Nova told herself, running towards the others.

Meanwhile, in Varrock, an army of the undead was attacking. The invasion was led by two Mahjarrats, an undead soldier, and a gargoyle. The Mahjarrats were Lucien, and his cousin Zemouregal. Arrav was the undead soldier, under the control of Zemouregal. The gargoyle was Sharathteerk, second-in-command to Zemouregal. The four stood in Varrock Centre, watching the undead unleash chaos and destruction. Citizens, fearing for their life, took shelter in the castle. Guards struggled to defend the castle, they were outnumbered. “Yes, this is beautiful. A surprise attack. No Ruser in sight. Perfect.” Lucien said, smiling. “Why haven’t you summoned any undead yet? I’ve used a lot of my energy to summon this and you haven’t done shit.” Zemouregal told Lucien. “Does it look like I’m in the mood to summon anything right now? We are fine with what we have right now. If someone does try to stop us, I will take care of them.” Lucien said.

Just then, three people walked into town. They were fearless and brave. The group walked straight to Varrock Centre to confront the villains. “Stop!” shouted the female leader. Two men stood at her side. They all wielded wands. Lucien turned around, looking at those who dare challenge him. “You dare challenge me mortal?” Lucien roared. The female stepped forward “Yes, we have come here to stop you.” Lucien was rather annoyed, seeing these humans as weak and a waste of his time. “Fine! I will crush you all like bugs!” Lucien declared, raising his staff. He shot black balls of energy at them. The three dodged, scattering in different directions. The female shot a water ball at him, but it did little damage. One of the males casted an earth ball at him, but that also did nothing. Finally, the other male casted a fireball. It did nothing to Lucien. The three mages were obviously overconfident and unprepared for this battle. They assumed Lucien would be an easy target, since he was recently in hibernation. Lucien laughed “You three are weak. You stand no chance against me. This will be your death!” Dark skulls emerged from his body and floated towards the three mages. They assumed this was the end for them, seeing that dozens of skulls were about to incinerate them all.

Luckily, dozens of seeds shot the skull, destroying them. Lucien looked around “What was that?” The three mages were also surprised, looking around for their savior. Just then, their heroes walked into Varrock Centre. It was Sealio, Salix, Ruser, Sim, and Nova. Sealio examined both sides, trying to determine who the villains were. “Hey look two ugly Mahjarrats. I’ve dealt with them before. I’m going to assume they are the bad guys heres.” Sealio stated “Those other three. Who the hell are they? Only we are suppose to fight the villains around here.” Salix slapped Sealio “If other people want to help, let them. This isn’t all about you anymore.” The mages walked over by Sealio and his group. The female spoke “My name is Marie. These are my partners, Aaron and Rosey.” Rosey spoke “Actually, my name is Mr. Rosey. But you can just call me Rosey.” Marie slapped Rosey “That’s what I told them.” Salix slapped Sealio. “I enjoy slapping my friend too.” Salix told Marie. The two smiled. “Silence! How dare you interrupt me mortals! I will-. Wait? Is that Ruser? The Ruser? The Ruser I’ve been watching?” Lucien asked, looking closely. Ruser was confused, he didn’t know that someone had been watching him all this time. Sealio started cracking up “Ha, you’ve had some creepy old Mahjarrat creeping on you.” Salix slapped Sealio “You might have someone watching you too remember? That bounty hunter was hired by someone that wants you.” Sealio looked around, afraid someone might be watching him right then. “Who are you? What do you mean you’ve been watching me?” Ruser asked the Mahjarrat. Lucien was angered at Ruser’s tone “Do you know who you address? I am Lord Lucien of the Mahjarrat, Master of the Thousand Curses, look upon my works and despair!” Zemouregal spoke “Lucien, we must crush these humans now.” Lucien smiled at Ruser, and stepped back “You can do that for me cousin. I have more important things to attend to.” Zemouregal was angry “You cannot just leave me here. I cannot take over Varrock alone! I need your help.” Lucien continued to look at Ruser, smiling “You will find a way cousin. You have your two assistants here.” Lucien then teleported away.

Zemouregal was furious “Fine! I will have to do this alone.” Arrav walked towards Sealio, cracking his knuckles “Remember me Sealio? I’ve been waiting to fight you again.” At first, Sealio wasn’t sure who this was. Then it came back to him. This was the strange man Sealio had fought back in Seers Village. “Well Arrav, it’s been awhile. I wasn’t aware you were someone’s bitch” Sealio said, laughing. Arrav growled, ready to charge at Sealio. Salix faced the gargoyle, Sharathteerk. “I’ve never met a gargoyle before. Are all of them as ugly as you are?” Salix said, ready to fight. The gargoyle walked over to Salix, sniffing him. “You smell worse than shit.” Sharathteerk said. The two looked at each other, ready to fight. Ruser and Zemouregal stared each other down. “Looks like you’re mine. Lucien will be pleased when I bring him your head.” the Mahjarrat said, smiling. Ruser pulled out his godsword “Nope. I’ll be putting your head on my wall!” The three fights were set. This will be the trio’s toughest fight since the Shadow Wars. They couldn’t give up yet. The fate of Varrock rested in their hands.

Chapter 4. Battle of Varrock
Sealio tackled Arrav to the ground. He repeatedly punched him in the face. Arrav kicked Sealio, knocking him off. Arrav walked over and grabbed Sealio’s hair. He then dragged him over by a wall. Arrav lifted Sealio up and began bashing his head against the wall. “I’ve been waiting to do this for a long time.” Arrav said, smiling. Sealio grabbed Arrav and pushed him against the wall. He punched him in the chin a few times, before Arrav kicked him away. Sealio rubbed his head. There was some blood on the side of his head. Arrav grabbed Sealio’s throat and lifted him up high. He began crushing it. Sealio struggled to get out but couldn’t. Nova saw this, and ran over to rescue him. She jumped up on Arrav’s shoulders and began choking him with her legs. Arrav dropped Sealio and struggled to get Nova off of him. She began punching him on the head. Arrav grabbed her and threw her to the ground. He started to stomp on her, but Sealio came to the rescue. He tackled Arrav again, punching him repeatedly again.

Meanwhile, Salix was having fun whipping the gargoyle. The creature was obviously weak, unable to get a hit on Salix. “This is fun. Do you always fight like this?” Salix said, laughing. “Damn it! Why are you so strong?” said Sharathteerk said. He tried to fly away, buy was unable to. Salix’s vines had trapped him in place. “Silly creature. You shouldn’t have messed with me!” Salix shouted. Ruser and Zemouregal were also fighting. This wasn’t an easy fight for Ruser. Zemouregal summoned two dark portals next to him. Ruser wasn’t sure what these were, but attacked anyways. Ruser struck the Mahjarrat, but he took no damage at all. “What the hell?” Ruser said, confused as to why Zemouregal didn’t take any damage. The Mahjarrat laughed at Ruser’s foolish mistake “Silly Ruser. These portals make me immune to all damage. Your attacks will not harm me. But do not worry, you can attack some other creatures.” Zemouregal summoned zombies to attack Ruser. Ruser sliced through the zombies like they were nothing. He then charged towards the dark portals and destroyed them with his godsword. “What? How did you do that so quick?” Zemouregal said, surprised. Ruser then struck the Mahjarrat, knocking him down hard. Unfortunately, Zemouregal teleported to safety, just several feet away. He saw that both Arrav and Sharathteerk were taking a beating. The Mahjarrat used his magic and pulled them to safety behind him. Sealio, Salix, and Ruser looked at them. Arrav had taken major damage from Sealio, who also took major damage from Arrav. Sharathteerk almost died fighting up against Salix. “Where are you going?” Sealio said, trying to catch his breath. Zemouregal looked around at the city, thinking of what to do next. He then looked at his two men. Finally, he looked at his zombie army. The Varrock guards were able to kill off most of the zombies, and were coming for Zemouregal next. “Lucien won’t be pleased that we lost this battle. That idiot should have stayed and helped us. You mortals got lucky this time. I advise you to stay away next time.” Zemouregal said, ready to teleport him and his men away. Ruser ran towards him, ready to tackle. Bur Zemouregal was too quick, he teleported away just in time. “Damn it!” Ruser shouted, falling to the ground.

Marie, Aaron, and Rosey walked over to the group. “Thank you for saving us. We didn’t know they were that powerful.” Marie told Sealio. But Sealio slapped Marie in return “You shouldn’t have done that. You could’ve gotten killed.” Salix slapped Sealio next “Don’t slap girls. They were only trying to help. They didn’t know.” Aaron spoke “We used to be more powerful. But without our fourth elemental partner, we aren’t as strong.” Ruser was confused “What do you mean?” Marie explained “I am the Mage of Water. Aaron is the Mage of Fire. Rosey is the Mage of Earth. The Mage of Air left us long ago. Ever since she left, we haven’t been able to perform powerful spells.” Salix asked a question “Where is the Mage of Air?” Rosey spoke “We believe she is in Prifddinas. The journey there is too dangerous for us. So we have never tried to find her.” Salix smiled “We have a friend there too. I really want to go to Prifddinas and visit her someday. Sealio can we go?” Sealio slapped Salix “No. We have no reason. We have to find Lucien.” Nova slapped Sealio “Actually, we do have a reason. See this diamond? There is a mage in Prifddinas that knows how this thing works. We can go there and find her.” Sealio thought for a moment. He really didn’t feel like traveling to the other side of Gielinor. But realizing it was for the diamond, he had no choice. “Fine, we will guide you Nova. Only because I want to know more about this diamond.” Salix jumped for joy “Yay! We can visit Kay too! I also want to visit The Tower of Voices. I have many questions for the elves.” Marie spoke “Could we come along too? It would be really nice if we could find the Mage of Air. She could help us restore our full power.” Ruser nodded his head “Of course you can come along. The more the merrier.” Sealio looked at everyone “So it is settled. We will go to Prifddinas and find Kay, the Mage of Air, and the mage that knows about the diamond.” Salix spoke “Hopefully they all live on the same side of town.” Everyone prepared for the long journey. It would take several days to get there. Possibly even a week or two. “I must visit the seed shop before we go.” Salix said, walking away. “What’s up with him and seeds?” Nova asked. “We honestly have no idea just get used to it.” Sim walked over to the general store “I will restock on ingredients and food supply.” After everyone had gotten their supplies ready, they hit the road. The road to Prifddinas was long and dangerous. Little did they know, many villains stood in their way.

Meanwhile, in Prifddinas, an evil elf was plotting something horrible  “This city will be mine. Soon my plan will begin and Prifddinas will be all mine. But what is stopping me from there? What stops me from taking over the rest of the elven lands? What stops me from taking over ALL of Gielinor? I don’t care who else is trying to take over Gielinor either, they won’t get in my way. Neither will that pesky Salix either. I’ve been watching him for sometime now. He has some sort of connection with the elves. It doesn’t matter! This city belongs to me! I don’t care who this Salix, he will not get in my way. Neither will his friends Ruser or Sealio. They are all weak compared to the powers I have obtained. Bring the girl to me, they will come for her. Then I can trap them and kill them all.”

Chapter 5. Felines in Falador
Past the Barbarian Village they went. Their first stop would be Falador, City of the White Knights. "Ah yes, Falador. Such a beautiful city. Brings back painful memories though." Sealio said, trying to hold back his emotions. Unfortunately he couldn't and he shed a tear. Nova noticed the tear. Being Nova, she decided to be a bitch about it and tease Sealio. "Why you crying bitch?" she said, laughing. Sealio cried more. Salix slapped Nova "This is where his wife died." Everyone was silent. Sealio let it go, not mentioning it anymore.

The group walked into town. A few buildings were damaged, but not many. Overall it looked like Falador didn't take much damage. To their surprise, there were white knights everywhere. They were doing training exercises in the Falador Garden. It looked like they were preparing for a battle. Curious, Ruser asked a guard what was going on "Excuse me. Do you know what is going on?" The guard was surprised "Haven't you heard? There's a psychotic Mahjarrat named Lucien on the loose. He's attacking cities and causing chaos. He is looking for something called the Elder Diamond." Nova's face turned red "This thing?" she said, holding out the diamond. The guard tried taking the diamond “Hey guys! This girl has the Elder Diamond! Lets take it and give it to Lucien so he leaves us alone!” Sealio pushed the guard away “This is ours. Leave it alone!” A few white knights came and surrounded the group. “Hand over the diamond. It is the only way to stop Lucien.” a knight said. “I’ve got this.” Sealio said. He looked around for a female knight. Finally he found one and walked by her. “Hey babe, if you let us go I will take you out for a nice dinner.” Sealio said, touching her breast. The female knight slapped Sealio “Get them!” The knights grabbed Sealio, Nova, Ruser, and Salix. Nova kicked them away from her, Ruser threw them awaY, Salix summoned vines to drag them away, and Sealio proceeded to dance with the female. “Together, you and I can rule Gielinor. Let me take you away beautiful angel.” Sealio said, flirting with her. She slapped him again and took off her helmet. She was hideous. She had three eyes and green skin. “Ah! What the hell is that!” Sealio said knocking her away. “Stop messing around and run!” Sim shouted, seeing more knights on their way. The entire group ran into town.

Suddenly, they heard a whisper coming from a house they had just passed “Hey, in here.” Sealio looked at the man. He was an average looking man, but something about him seemed peculiar. “Sealio, go in.” Salix whispered. Sealio looked back at Salix “What? No. We don’t know this guy. He might hurt us.” Ruser pushed Sealio inside “For Guthix’s sake! Just go inside!” Everyone followed behind them. The strange man led them down to his cellar. He brought everyone down then went back up by himself. He shut the door and locked it. The group sat there in total darkness. “Well, this was a great idea. Let’s go inside the creep guy’s house!” Sealio said to Ruser. “How was I suppose to know he was going to lock us in his cellar.” Ruser told everyone. Aaron casted a fireball and held it in his hand so everyone could see. Sealio also casted a fireball and held it in his hand. “Hey, that’s cool. How can you do that?” Aaron asked Sealio. “Well you see, an ancestor of mine is a fire giant. I inherited his firemaking abilities.” Sealio said, smiling. “Speaking of that Sealio. You’ve never told us about your past.” Ruser said. “Yeah. What was your life like before you decided to save Gielinor?” Salix asked. Sealio smiled and laughed “Oh guys. I’ll save that for another time. That’s a whole nother story.” Everyone was now focused on getting out of here.

Suddenly, the door creaked open slowly. A shadow was seen heading their way. It was big and scary. Sim, scared, jumped into Ruser’s arms. Sealio, also scared, jumped into Marie’s arms. She dropped him to the floor though. The creature was getting closer. “What is that!?” Sim screamed. The beast came in. It’s teeth were big, it’s body was hairy, and it was something so terrifying that Sealio nearly shit his pants. It was a cat, several to be exact. About a dozen or so cats came crawling in, jumping on our heroes. “Eek! Get these things off of me!” Nova screamed. A cat crawled on her shoulders, purring. Some more cats crawled on Marie “Where did all of these cats come from?” Ruser was punching the felines away. Salix was whipping them to keep them back. Soon after, a man walked in. It was the same man that had brought them here. “Hey you. Why did you lock us in here and then send cats to attack us?” Sim asked. The man began taking the cats away “Shoo guys. That isn’t how we greet our guests.” Sealio looked at him “Do you always lock your guests in your cellar?” The man laughed “I’m sorry. I was only trying to hide you from the angry mob outside. My name is Mark by the way. What are your names?” Sealio stepped forward “My name is Sealio. These are my friends Ruser, Sal-” Salix cut off Sealio by slapping him “I will introduce myself! I am Salix.” Sealio looked at Salix, then continued “Sim, Nova, Marie, Aaron, and Rosey. We are on our way to Prifddinas.” Mark was amazed. He admired the group’s sexiness and style. Everyone had their own unique ability. Mark, secretly, wanted to be part of this team. “Ah Priffy. Never been there but I would love to visit there one day.” Mark said, leading everyone out of the cellar. He brought them to his sitting room. “Would anyone like tea?” Mark asked politely. Everyone was silent. Finally Sealio spoke up “Yes please.” Mark ran into his kitchen and prepared a kettle of tea.

Marie observed the room. It was quite a strange room. There were pictures of cats everywhere. The furniture was made from cat fur. It even smelled like cats. A few friendly felines found their way into the room. Unlike the others before, these cats kindly greeted our heroes. An orange one sat on Ruser’s lap, purring. A brown one sat with Sim. A black cat crawled onto Marie’s lap and sat there. Rosey chuckled “You look like a witch with that black cat.” Marie turned to him and slapped him hard “What did I say about calling me a witch?” Rosey cried “I’m sorry.” Luckily, Mark walked in before Marie strangled Rosey. “Here is your tea Sealio.” Mark said, handing him the tea. He sat down, curious to know more about the group. “Do you guys travel together often?” Mark asked, leaning towards Sealio. Ruser spoke “Well Sealio, Salix, and I have been traveling together for the past several months. We have only just met the others recently.” Sim spoke next “Sealio kind of forced me to travel with him. I didn’t mind. My life wasn’t as exciting as this before.” Nova, holding her diamond out “I’m only with these idiots because they are good protection. There is no way I could make it to the other side of Gielinor alone. Trust me, if I had any other option I would’ve taken it.” Marie spoke for her team “Aaron, Rosey, and I are all mages. We are also traveling with them for some protection too. But we don’t hate them. It is fun traveling with a large group.” Mark smiled, he enjoyed learning about where everyone came from. “What about you Mark? What do you do here in Falador?” Salix asked the host. Mark gulped “Well, uhm, I’m a, a crafter. I make jewelry and other small knick knacks and sell them.”

Marie looked around the room some more. She couldn’t believe how many cats were roaming around. It was like they kept multiplying every second. “What is with all of the cats?” she finally asked. Mark’s face turned red “Uhm, what cats? Oh these cats. Yeah, uhm, it’s kinda hard to explain…” Sealio set his cup of tea down and walked over by Mark. He put his arm around him and spoke “It’s okay Mark. We all have our strange fetishes. Salix has a seed fetish. I have a few fetishes that I won’t say. Nova probably has a banana fetish. I’m sure everyone here has some strange fantasies.” Nova walked over and kicked Sealio in the gut. He fell to the ground, in pain. “No it’s not a fetish. I possess the ability to summon cats. It sounds impossible, but its true.” Mark explain. Knowing that no one would believe him, he summoned a cat right before their eyes. Mark clapped his hands and a cat appeared out of thin air. No one could believe it. Everyone was astonished. “This is amazing. How long have you been doing this?” Sealio said, getting back up. Mark, feeling better now, explained “I was only a child when I discovered my ability. I kept the secret to myself for many years. One day, my mother caught be doing it. She called me a freak and kicked me out. I’ve been on my own ever since. I learned to craft and moved her many years ago.” Sealio hugged him, feeling his pain of being kicked out. Ruser looked at a clock and was surprised by the time “We really should be leaving now. It is getting late.” Mark didn’t want them to leave. He quickly thought of something to keep them here “Wait! Take this case I made. You can put your diamond in it Nova.” Nova took the case and put the Elder Diamond inside “Thank you Mark.”

Mark wanted to go with them, but he wasn’t sure how to ask. “It might be hard to get out of town with everyone looking for us. What should we do?” Rosey said, looking out the window. Sealio walked over and looked outside too “Damn it. We can’t go out there. If we do, we’ll be forced to hurt them if they touch us.” Ruser laughed “You see Mark, we are this powerful. We aren’t worried about them hurting us. We are worried about us hurting them.” Mark thought for a moment, then a brilliant plan came to his mind “Wait! What if I could get you out of town safely? If I do, can I travel with you guys.” Sealio shook his head “How many fucking people want to travel with me! Damn it, why me?” Salix looked at Mark “Well sure Mark, I guess. If you get us out of town without being noticed, you can travel with us.” Mark jumped for joy “Okay, I have a plan.” Everyone gathered around, ready to hear the plan.

Chapter 6. Escape!
Mark quickly explained his idea to everyone. At first, the group wasn’t sure that his plan would work. They thought it seemed rather silly. But realizing that they had no other choice, they agreed. “Well, this is going to be fun.” Sealio said sarcastically. Mark went into a back room and came out with a basket of fine furs. “Meow.” Sealio said, not wanting to do this.

But he had no other choice. Sealio and his friends put the furs on to dress like cats. Sealio chuckled “Heh, now Salix really looks like a pussy.” Salix slapped Sealio with his paw “Silence!” The gang got down on all four and crawled out of the house. Mark led them slowly and carefully “I hope this works.” I did work. They strolled through town easily. A few bystanders looked at them, thinking they were weird overgrown cats. Two curious guards went up to Mark. “What are those things and why do you have so many?” a guard asked Mark. “Well, uhm, these are, eh my, cats.” The guards continued to stare at Mark “Why are they so, huge?” Mark wasn’t sure what to say “They, uhm eat a lot of tuna!” The guards busted out laughing. “Okay citizen, you should probably get that one checked out though. It doesn’t look healthy.” a guard said, pointing at Ruser cat. Ruser hissed at them, angry they had made fun of him. The guards left, and Mark continued heading to the southern exit. “Phew, that was a close one.”

A few moments later, they arrived at the main gates. Quickly they went through and into bushes nearby. Everyone ditched the furs and stood back up. “That was not fun at all.” Nova said, wiping dirt off of herself. “Agreed.” Marie said. “Now what?” Salix asked Sealio. “Hmm, not sure. Let’s wait a few minutes to see what happens next.” Sealio stated. The group stood around for a few moments, deciding what to do next. Suddenly, someone jumped out of the trees and sprinted toward Sealio with a dagger. He quickly dodged it and got out of the way. “Who the hell is that?” Aaron said, surprised by the sudden action. The attacker stopped and turned around. They took off the hood they had been wearing, revealing their identity. She was beautiful and stunning. Every male’s jaw dropped when they saw it was a female attacking. Finally, Ruser recognized her “Hey, it’s that woman that tried to kidnap Sealio back in Varrock.” Salix and Sealio examined her closer, realizing that it was the same woman that tried to steal Sealio before. “Now what do you want bitch?” Ruser said, standing in front of Sealio to protect him. The woman laughed “I’m afraid I didn’t introduce myself last time. My name is Sapphire, and I am here for Sealio.” Salix stepped next to Ruser, protecting Sealio as well “Well you can’t have him! So go away before we hurt you.” Sapphire laughed more “I’m sure we can make a deal. I know I have something that will make it worth your while.” She pulled a few objects from her pocket and showed them to Ruser and Salix. “I have a diamond dagger for Ruser, an extremely rare elf tree seed for Salix, and two tickets to see Beyoncé Live in concert.” Sapphire said smiling, knowing she had them hooked. Ruser and Salix grabbed Sealio, tied him up, and threw him over to Sapphire. “Here! He’s yours. Have fun with him.” Salix said holding his new seed tightly. Sapphire grabbed Sealio and began dragging him away.

The others in the group couldn’t believe what was happening. Nova stepped in front of the bounty hunter, preventing her from leaving “Hey listen up! You’re not going anywhere with him. He’s my only hope of making it to Prifddinas alive. I sure as hell know those two pussies over there with their diamonds and seeds won’t get me there.” Sapphire laughed at this weak little girl. She dropped Sealio and cracked her knuckles “Sounds like you want to fight, huh?” Nova slapped Sapphire on the cheek. Shit was about to go down.

Chapter 7. The Prince of Blood Revealed
Sapphire kicked Nova in the stomach, knocking her several feet away. Nova laid on the ground, holding her stomach. The bounty hunter marched over and stepped on the helpless Nova’s chest. Smiling “Are you ready to die?” Sapphire said, now holding a knife to Nova’s throat.

Suddenly, a voice was heard “Stop!”. Sapphire looked around. A man appeared from behind a tree “Silly Sapphire, of course you haven’t kidnapped him yet. It doesn’t matter anymore, you’ve been fired.” Sapphire was not pleased to see this man “What are you doing here Drake?” Drake was another bounty hunter, a rival of Sapphire. He wore mostly all black attire and wielded two silver knives. “Lord Drakan was not pleased with your work Sapphire. You have kept him waiting too long. He fired you and hired me instead. Smart choice, I’m a far better bounty hunter than you anyways.” Drake said. “Prove it!” Sapphire shouted, walking towards Drake. He held out a contract, signed by Drakan himself. Sapphire was not pleased, having this on her reputation would not look good. “Now move aside, I have a bounty to claim.” Drake said, making his way towards Sealio. “Hold on a second, why does Lord Drakan want me? I’ve never even met the guy before.” Sealio said, backing away. Drake threw his silver knives at Sealio, but missed. He stuck his hands out and the knives came back. Sealio was impressed with that ability “How did you do that?” Drake threw the knives again “These knives are bound to me. They always come to me, no matter the distance.” One of the knives struck Sealio in the shoulder, but he pulled it right out “Is that all you’ve got? Two little knives?” Drake smiled “I’ve got ALOT more.”

Suddenly, a roar was heard. Everyone looked up and saw a mighty dragon coming their way. Aaron and Rosey cowered behind Marie. Sim and Nova ran behind a tree. Mark summoned a puss to cuddle with in fear, but it ran away. Salix and Ruser has stopped admiring their gifts and realized what was going on. They stood their ground, unsure of how to stop the dragon. “Meet Drago, my dragon.” Drake said. It was the largest dragon any of them had ever seen. Drago was also a rare colour of white. Not many white dragons existed anymore. Drago grabbed Sealio with his claws and held on tight. Drake jumped on the dragon and ordered it to take off “Perfect, The Prince of Blood will be pleased when I bring you to him. By the way Sapphire, never return to Morytania. You are unwelcomed there for your failures.” The dragon began to take off, but Salix and Ruser were determined not to let Drake get away. Ruser jumped on the dragon’s neck, trying to stop it. Salix summoned vines to restrain the dragon to the ground. Unfortunately, Ruser and the vines were no match against Drago’s strength. The dragon shook Ruser off and easily snapped the vines. Drago took off to the skies, with Drake riding him and Sealio in his grasp. “We can’t let him get away! Marie cast a spell!” Salix shouted, unable to assist any further. Marie shot water bullets at the dragon, but they all missed. It was too late, Drake had gotten away with Sealio.

“Now what?” Nova said, now angered. She walked over to Sapphire, who was lying on the ground crying. “Where is this Lord Drakan? What does he want with Sealio?” Nova screamed in Sapphire’s face while slapping her around. Marie came over and pushed Nova away “Don’t slap her. You’ll never get anything out of her that way. She’s obviously confused.” Marie gave Sapphire a hug “It’s okay. Everything is going to be fine now.” Sapphire cried “I can’t believe that Drake. I hate him so much!” Ruser walked over and grabbed Sapphire “I’m sorry but we must kill you now. You’ve caused too much trouble and it’s best if we kill you off now.” Sapphire pushed him away “Wait! What if I help you guys get your friend back?” Salix came over to stop Ruser “Wait Ruser, maybe she can help us.” Ruser put his sword to her throat “Or maybe she’ll trick us and try to sneak away.” Sim ran over and stood in between the two “I say we give her a chance. We seem to have no other options.” Marie pushed Ruser’s sword away from Sapphire “Morytania is east, Prifddinas is west. We surely don’t have time to go all the way back.” Everyone thought for a moment. They certainly did not have enough time to save Sealio and travel to Prifddinas. Tensions were growing all over Gielinor. People were sick of evil warlords, Mahjarrats, and gods interfering. The land was on the brink of another war, a war that would decide the fate of Gielinor entirely. A war that would determine who ruled Gielinor. If Sealio was correct, the diamond that Nova possessed was the key to deciding Gielinor’s fate. Whoever possessed it, and knew how to use it, could take over the world. Suddenly, a burst of light shot down from the sky. A figure came floating down. It wasn’t a man or woman though, it was a Mahjarrat.

Chapter 8. Return of Lucien and The Meeting of the Vampire Lord
Lucien appeared right before their eyes. He was alone, and surprisingly he did not seem to have come to cause trouble. Ruser turned his attention to the Mahjarrat “What the hell are you doing here?” Lucien put his staff up “Settle down before I change my mind and decide to kill you all. I have come here because it seems we have a common enemy now.” Everyone looked confused. Who else could Lucien possibly hate more than Ruser? “Lord Drakan has your friend, correct? Well him and I haven’t gotten along lately. Ever since we both wanted to take over the world. Too many people are trying to take over Gielinor right now. I’d love to knock out the competition so my job is easier.” Lucien explained. Salix’s eyes rolled “Great just what we need. More people trying to take over the world.” Ruser looked at Lucien for a moment, confused “What are you proposing?” Lucien came right out and said it “You and me Ruser, let’s settle our differences for awhile and team up. We can go kill Drakan together.” Everyone was shocked. The one that was trying to kill Ruser just a few days before now wanted to team up. Something didn’t feel right, he couldn’t be serious. “How can I be sure you aren’t trying to trick me?” Ruser asked, with his hand near his sword. Lucien stuck his staff up “Fine? Don’t believe me? I’ll kill you right here and now then.” Just as Lucien was about to attack, Ruser stopped him “Hold on a second. I’ll go with you, but Sapphire comes with.” Lucien put down his staff “Fine, but if the bitch gets in the way I’ll kill her.” Sapphire stood up “Don’t worry. I despise Drakan now.” Marie, Rosey, Aaron, Sim, Mark, and Nova were all shocked. They couldn’t believe what Ruser was doing. Salix on the other hand, wasn’t that surprised “Go save Sealio. I will continue to protect everyone else as we make our way to Prifddinas. I’m sure you’ll catch up.” Lucien stuck his hands out “Grab on. I will teleport us all to Morytania.” Ruser and Sapphire, both disgusted by the Mahjarrats disgusting looking hands, lightly held on to them. “I can’t believe I’m doing this.” Ruser cried. Sapphire didn’t seem to care she was teaming up with an all mighty powerful Mahjarrat. She just wanted to get revenge on Drakan. Lucien said a few magic words and the three shot up into the air and disappeared.

“Well, I hope he has fun. Let’s move on! I have elves to meet!” Salix said, pushing the group onward. Nova looked at Salix “Aren’t you at all worried that Ruser and Sealio may be in danger?” Salix looked back at her “Elves are more important right now. Their seeds and farming methods are magnificent I hear.” Nova couldn’t believe it. She didn’t want to go anywhere until she knew Sealio was safe. Unfortunately, she had no other choice but to follow Salix the Seed Seeker. He was her only protection. Nova stepped back a bit, to talk to Marie as they walked. “Do you like this Salix guy? He seems like an ass sometimes.” Nova asked the mage. Marie examined Salix for a moment. He walked weird and gave off a strange smell of willow trees. “Eh, he’s okay I guess. Strange guy sometimes but never really bothered me.” Marie said. Meanwhile, Salix was playing with one of his seeds “Good little seed. Someday I will plant you and you will grow into a giant tree. Then, many years later, I will come visit you and take a nap in your shade. If someone dares tries to cut you down, I will cut them first.” Rosey and Aaron heard this and both started busting out laughing. Salix turned around and slapped them both “Do not laugh at the seeds!” They continued on their path, silent.

Meanwhile, in Morytania, Drake had arrived at Lord Drakan’s castle. He carried Sealio inside to Drakan’s throne chamber. “You know I’m just going to escape and kill you all on my way out?” Sealio said, unafraid of whatever he was about to encounter. Drake smacked Sealio “Good luck with that. No one has ever escaped the grasp of Lord Drakan” They entered the room, where a very pale and skinny vampire sat in the throne. The vampire looked nearly dead. It coughed “Who enters?” Drake threw Sealio on the ground “I have brought Sealio for you. Where is my payment?” Drakan pointed over to the corner where there were many large bags of coins “I have another assignment for you. There is a very special diamond I need you to collect. A young girl possesses it now. It is called the Elder Diamond and holds extreme power within it.” Sealio’s mouth dropped “That’s Nova’s diamond!” Drake looked down at Sealio and smiled “So one of your friends has it? That just made my job a whole lot easier. It will be nice to kick their asses again.” Sealio struggled to get up, but his hands were tied “No! Leave them alone!” Drakan, carrying his bags of gold coins, walked out in a joyous mood “I’ll tell them you said hi, before I kill them all.” Sealio continued to struggle, but gave up. “They’ll be fine.” he told himself, hoping for the best. Sealio turned his attention to Drakan, who seems to have fallen asleep “Hey! You dead yet?” Drakan, suddenly having a burst of energy, stood up “Ah yes, Sealio. I’ve been expecting you.” The vampire walked over and untied Sealio. Sealio stood up and stepped back “Why did you untie me? I can easily kill you now.” Drakan looked and Sealio and smiled “I know you won’t kill me. You are curious as to why I brought you here. It isn’t like you to leave questions unanswered.” Sealio grabbed Drakan by the throat and lifted him up “I don’t care why you brought me here. You are just wasting my time and yours. Now you can let me leave peacefully or I’ll kill everyone on my way out.” Suddenly a group of about five vyrewatch guards came in. Sealio turned his attention towards them and let go of the Vampire Lord “Fine. Looks like you’re going with option number two.”

Meanwhile, not far from Drakan Castle, Ruser was on his way to save Sealio. Unfortunately for him, Lucien and Sapphire accompanied him. “So after we’re done with this we’re going back to enemies right?” Ruser asked Lucien. “Of course, why wouldn’t we? I’m an all powerful Mahjarrat that will take over the world and you’re a meaningless little human. In fact, as soon as we’re done I might kill you.” Lucien told Ruser. Sapphire looked at the two “You two can kill each other all you want just don’t get me involved.” Ruser turned around and looked at her “You, I might kill you too. I haven’t made up my mind yet.” Sapphire laughed “Good luck with that. When I’m done here I’m gone.” They arrived at the wall that surrounded Drakan Castle. It was too high for any of them to climb. “I will teleport us all to the other side. Once we are over, we will have to fight our way inside.” Lucien explained. Ruser looked up at the wall “That should be easy.”

Chapter 9. Ruser to the Rescue!
With the help of Lucien, Ruser was able to make it over the towering wall that protected Drakan Castle. Accompanied by Sapphire as well, they snuck near the front entrance. With no surprise they were spotted by a Vyrewatch guard, who ordered an army of blood-sucking creatures to defend. Ruser pounded down the vampyres. Sapphire sliced her way through with her swords. Lucien destroyed everything in his path with his immense power. Three fighters that did not get along, fought great together. Each having their own unique fighting style, assisted each other as they slayed the now dozens of vampyres that seeked blood.

Meanwhile, inside the castle, Sealio stood over five dead vyrewatch. Drakan watched him, then heard the noise right outside his doors “Do you hear that Sealio? Your friends are here to save you.” Sealio listened closely “Good, less work for me to do. Now should I just leave or do I have to kill you first?” Before either of them could say a word, the doors busted open. It was Lucien “Drakan! I have come for your head!” Sealio, obviously shocked, looked at the Mahjarrat “Lucien! What the hell are you doing here?” Lucien noticed Sealio “Shut up I’m not here for you.” Lucien proceeded to attack Drakan. Sealio, not wanting Drakan dead just yet, tackled Lucien and punched him repeatedly “If anyone is going to kill him, it’s going to be me!” Lucien kicked Sealio off of him. He flung up so high that he hit the ceiling. Lucien stood up and confronted Sealio "That's it, I'm killing you too annoying little pest." Suddenly, Drakan sprung up and jumped on Lucien "No! I need him! I need Sealio's blood!" Drakan hissed and clawed at Lucien. Out of no where, Ruser ran in and tackled Drakan. Ruser punched the vampyre a few times. Next, Sealio tackled Ruser "Don't hurt him! I want to kill him!" Ruser threw Sealio off of him. Before either of them could speak, Drakan jumped on Ruser and Lucien jumped on Sealio. Drakan bit Ruser and began to suck. It didn’t last long though, Ruser’s blood did not satisfy the sucking vampyre “Disgusting! Blood of a weak mortal! I crave the blood of Sealio! Only his blood can save me!” Over in the corner, Lucien was beating Sealio down to the ground. Sealio pushed the Mahjarrat off and countered with a jab punch to the stomach. Lucien recovered from the blow quickly and grabbed Sealio’s arms. He threw him up in the air and slammed in back down on the ground. “Ouch! Shit!” Sealio cried. Drakan heard Sealio’s cries and sprinted over. The vampyre jumped on Lucien’s back and began scratching at his head. Ruser lay over on the ground, recovering from the vicious bite to his neck. He stood up and saw Drakan attacking Lucien. Not really caring who he was protecting anymore, Ruser marched over and grabbed Drakan. He lifted the vampyre up over his head and brought him down hard onto his knee. “Hiss!” Drakan screamed, holding his stomach after the knee blow. Sealio ran over and jumped on Ruser’s back “I told you not to kill him! He knows the answers to the questions I have!” Ruser tried shaking Sealio off, but was unable to “Sealio! Have you gone mad? We’re on the same side! They are both the villains here!” From the side, Drakan came charging at the two heroes. He lunged forward and stabbed Sealio in the back. He fell backwards, but before he landed on the knife, Ruser caught him. Ruser took the knife out and threw it on the ground. He then put Sealio over his shoulders and ran out, not caring about Lucien or Drakan anymore.

Outside, Sapphire was still slaying vampyres like they were nothing. She must have killed dozens of them by herself. Ruser was quite impressed with her skills “Damn, you sure know how to kill!” Sapphire snapped the neck of a vyrewatch “You’re lucky I haven’t killed you yet.” Ruser grabbed her by the arm “We’re leaving now. How do we get out?” Sapphire yanked her arm away “Ew get off me! I’m not going with you disgusting pig.” A loud noise was heard. It was a swarm of hundreds of vyrwatch flying at them. “Well then have fun with those guys.” Ruser said running away. Sapphire looked at the swarm and followed Ruser “Wait! I’m going with!” They escaped the fortress and went into the forest nearby. “Where are we going?” Sapphire asked, worried the vyrewatch would catch up. Ruser looked around “Anywhere away from those things is fine with me.” They found themselves at a dead end in the forest surrounded by trees. The vyrewatch had caught up and trapped them. Sapphire ran behind Ruser “Do something!” Ruser yelled at the blood-sucking creatures “Go away! We don’t taste good!” It looked like the end for them. The vyrewatch were ready to attack.

But suddenly, a savior came for them. A giant, silver dragon landed in front of them. Ruser, confused “Damn it! That better not be Drake!” But it certainly was not Drake. This dragon was here to protect Ruser, not kill him. On top of the dragon stood a mighty warrior. A warrior that fought for justice. “It is time to put you vyrewatch to sleep!” yelled the warrior. He took out a magic little flute and began playing a tune. It was a soothing tune that made Ruser and Sapphire sleepy. Every vyrewatch present laid on the ground and passed out. The warrior put his hand out towards Ruser “Hop on friend.” Both Ruser, carrying Sealio, and Sapphire jumped on the dragon. It took off for the skies. Ruser turned to the warrior “Thank you. May I ask your name?” Their savior looked at him “My name is Neemz, and this is my partner Nemo. What are your names?” Sapphire spoke before Ruser could get a word out “I’m Sapphire.” Ruser spoke “My name is Ruser. This thing on my back is Sealio.” Neemz yawned and sat down “Nice to meet you Ru-” He fell asleep laying on the dragon. Sapphire went over and smacked him “Wake up!” It was no help. Neemz was out like a light. Ruser, also feeling tired, sat down “I think I’m going to take a nap too.” Surprisingly, Ruser fell asleep quite fast. “No don’t! Damn it, great. Just what I wanted. Flying on a dragon with three sleeping men.” Sapphire, realizing there was no way off this thing, sat down and tried to fall asleep too.

But that was not the end they would see of the vyrewatch or Drakan. Back at the castle, Drakan had not failed. Lucien had escaped after he realized he was severely outnumbered. Drakan, however, was quite pleased with what he had accomplished. The Vampire Lord picked up the knife that had stabbed Sealio. There was some blood on it. “Yes, perfect. This should be enough.” Drakan said, as he licked  the knife slowly.”

Chapter 10. Reunion Battle
Salix, Nova, Marie, Aaron, Rosey, Sim, and Mark, along with several of his cats, were walking in a field between Tree Gnome Stronghold and Ardougne. Just moments before, Salix had accidently angered a group of gnomes by stealing their seeds. Marie was quite furious with him “I can’t believe you stole their seeds! What were you thinking?” Salix petted his new seeds “Those damn gnomes don’t know how to raise seeds properly. They wouldn’t have survived if I hadn’t came along.” Nova rolled her eyes “Dude, stop it with the seeds! I’m tired of it! You haven’t shut up about them since we left Falador!” Aaron spoke up “You almost killed that man back in Catherby for an acorn.” Salix defended his actions “It looked like a rare seed.” Rosey mentioned another incident “I think you have a bounty on your head back in Seer’s Village. We left so fast I didn’t have time to take a dump.” Salix defended his actions again “Those woodcutters liked chopping trees, so I chopped them.” Sim brought up another scene “The rangers at the Ranger’s Guild weren’t happy when you decided to throw seeds at them because they were shooting at trees.” Before Salix could speak, Mark brought up another accident “You nearly killed one of my cats because you thought it ate one of your seeds that you misplaced.” Salix looked at his accusers “Well, if that puss didn’t get in my way I wouldn’t have accused it.” Marie settled everyone down “Guys, lets calm down and eat lunch over by that tree.” Aaron started a fire so Sim could cook. “I picked up some bread, cabbage, potatoes, and beef back in Ardougne.” Sim told everyone as he cooked up a nice meal. The food was done within minutes and Sim served it to everyone. The entire group chowed down and enjoyed the delicious meal. "Certainly better than Salix's seed stew." Nova joked.

All of a sudden, something disturbed their lunch time. A roar was heard and a fireball was seen coming down at them. Quick thinking Marie was able to cast a water spell just in time to save them. “What was that?” Marie said, grasping her wand tightly. A white dragon landed, it was Drake and Drago. “Long time no see!” Drake shouted, jumping off of Drago. Salix confronted Drake “What do you want now?” Drake walked over to Nova “I believe you have something I need.” Nova held on to the Elder Diamond tightly and ran. Salix tackled Drake to the ground “That diamond is not yours!” Drago roared loudly. The roar blew back the entire group. Drake stood up and ran for Nova “Drago! Burn the rest!” The dragon did as it was told and blasted fire directly at them. Drago was no more than a few yards away. The direct impact would have been devastating if it had not been for Marie’s quick thinking once again. She created a wall of water to hold back the firebreath. “I can’t hold this forever! Do something Aaron and Rosey!” Marie screamed. Aaron shot fireballs at the dragon and Rosey shot magic razor leaves. These attacks did little to harm the dragon.

Suddenly, another roar was heard. Everyone, even Drago, stopped to see where the noise came from. This time, a silver dragon was seen coming down. Salix looked at it and noticed who was riding it “Ruser! Sealio!” he shouted. But to his surprise, when the dragon landed next to them, everyone on board was fast asleep. “Whos dragon is this?” Sim asked, petting it. Mark was amazed at the beautiful dragon “I didn’t know you guys had a dragon!” Salix examined it “We don’t.” Marie looked at the four sleeping bodies. She smiled when she saw one she hadn’t seen in a long time. There was Sealio, Ruser, Sapphire, and her old friend, Neemz. “That’s Neemz! My old friend Neemz! I haven’t seen him in forever!” Marie shouted, running over to him. But before she could reach him, Drago shot flames in her direction. Fortunately, Salix pushed her out of the way just in time, but took fire damage himself instead. Salix screamed in pain as the fire burned his body. Marie reacted quickly and sprayed water on him. Sim and Mark ran over to aid Salix. Drago was ready to make another move, but Nemo got in the way. The two dragons roared at each other to see which one had the loudest roar. “Oh no, it looks like they’re about to fight.” Aaron said, helping Marie. Everyone took a few steps back, seeing as it was about to get ugly.

Meanwhile, not far away from the dragons, Drake was still chasing after Nova. “Come her little girl, and maybe I won’t hurt you.” Drake said with a sinister smile. Nova was like a ferret, slick and stealthy moving around. Drake sniffed around, carefully. He was like a wolf hunting for it’s prey. Drake started screaming “Come out come out wherever you are! Don’t play this game with me little girl or I promise you it will not end well for you!” From the tree came Nova swinging down kicking Drake. He flung back and hit the tree. “I’m not a little girl!” she screamed. Drake began chuckling “Silly child, you should have give up when you had the chance. Now you will suffer the consequences.” He quickly shot his knives out at Nova. They pierced her right in the chest. Nova fell back, holding her chest. Drake stood up and walked over. He made the knives come back to him “Should have listened little girl. Now you’re going to die.” he said as he took the Elder Diamond from her sack. Drake opened the container and examined the diamond closely “Ah yes perfect. Drakan will be pleased, and so will I when I get that money.” He turned around and proceeded back to his dragon.

But little did he know, Drago was losing an important battle. Nemo came back around and whipped his tail in Drago’s face. Drago roared in pain. From the sideline, our heroes cheered. Sealio, Ruser, Sapphire, and Neemz had all woken up. “Yeah! Kick some ass Nemo!” Sealio shouted. “Go get him!” Ruser yelled. “You can do it!” Neemz told his dragon. Nemo was certainly winning. Drago had taken several devastating blows and burns. Finally, Drake arrived back at the scene “Damn it Drago! What the fuck is wrong with you? Don’t let that dragon beat you!” Sealio turned around “It’s Drake! He has the diamond!” Salix, recovered from his burns, took notice “Stop him quick!” Ruser charged like a bull at Drake, ready to attack. Drake threw his knives, but Ruser dodged quickly. Drake felt the pain of the tank taking him down. Ruser, as strong as a bear, showed off his immense strength to Drake. He knocked him a few punches. It looked as if Drake was helpless, but being a skilled assassin, he had some tricks up his sleeve. Drake ordered his knives to return. Instead of returning to his hands though, they speared Ruser sharply in the back. He fell forward onto Drake, but he pushed him aside and stood up. Drake pulled the knives out “Two down, many more to go.” he whispered to himself. Drake turned around and looked at everyone “So, who’s next?” Sapphire stepped forward “Bring it.” Drake bursted out laughing “I see you haven’t learned Sapphire. Don’t worry, I will teach you to give up.” Sapphire pulled out her twin swords. Drake put his knives to his side and also pulled out two similar twin blades “This should be fun.” The two assassins clashed in battle. Drake went left, Sapphire blocked. Sapphire went right, Drake blocked. The swords seemed to be dancing as they went back and forth clashing together. The beautiful sound they made when they came together was music to Sealio’s ears “Ah yes such a beautiful sound. I haven’t heard a noise like this in a long time.” Salix slapped Sealio “Stop fooling around and go find Nova! She never came back!” Sealio turned around and ran into the forest looking for Nova. Drago and Nemo continued to rumble, as did Drake and Sapphire. The dragons bit, burned, scratched, and roared at each other. Sapphire was beginning to become too much for Drake to handle. He was worried about his dragon and was also trying to defend at the same time. Finally, he jumped back and stopped fighting. Before anyone could stop him, he ran over to Drago and jumped on. “Fly Drago fly!” he ordered immediately. Dragon, weak, was able to take off slowly. Both had taken severe damage and weren’t going to risk being captured or dying today. “I’ll be back! This isn’t the last you’ve seen of me!” Drake yelled up in the sky. Drago flew up high into the skies and disappeared.

Luckily, he dropped the Elder Diamond while he was fighting Sapphire. She picked it up and gave it to Salix. “I hope Sealio found Nova safe.” Salix said, looking into the forest. Sealio was running all over, shouting her name. He finally saw her lying on the ground, unconscious, with stab wounds. Sealio picked her up “Nova. Are you okay?” She gave no response. Sealio checked her pulse, it was fine for now. He carried her and ran back to the others. Once he came upon them, he pleaded for their help. He lied her down on a blanket next to the fire. Salix prepared medicine for her. Sim cooked up a special meal for her. Mark treated her wounds. No one seemed to care about Ruser, until they realized he was lying nearly dead over by a tree. “Uhm guys. Shouldn’t we help Ruser?” Sealio said. Neemz ran over and brought him over by the fire. He set him next Nova. Everyone assisted in treating him as well. Marie talked to Salix and Sealio privately “They both are in critical condition. They’ll both die soon unless we get them the proper medicine. The medicine we have isn’t enough.” Salix looked at her “How long?” She looked back “24, maybe 30 hours.” Sealio looked at Salix “What can we do?” Marie remembered something “The Tree Gnome Stronghold has the correct medicine. It isn’t that far away from here. You two go there and find it. I’d like to stay here and catch up with Neemz.” Sealio looked at Salix “Damn it, I’m stuck with him again.” Salix slapped Sealio “We will go and find that medicine. Keep Ruser and Nova safe.” The two heroes ran off to find the stronghold.

But little did they know, a devious plan was underway at the Tree Gnome Stronghold. An evil gnome mage, Glouphrie, was organizing an army to take over Gielinor. It was no ordinary army though. It was an army of two-legged birds.

Chapter 11. The Tree Gnome Stronghold
Sealio and Salix soon approached The Tree Gnome Stronghold. A grand place it was indeed. Mostly gnomes lived there. They built most of their homes and buildings up in the trees to protect them from invaders. The entire stronghold was fairly large with trees covering most of the land. But today something was different with the stronghold. When Sealio and Salix arrived, there were no guards at the front gate. Salix examined the empty towers that watched over the entrance “This is strange. Usually there are many gnome guards around here.” The gate was unlocked, so they proceeded inside anyways. Even inside the stronghold, no one was seen. Only trees and tiny animals. “Let’s see if there is anyone in the bank.” Sealio suggested. They walked to the bank, which wasn’t that far from the entrance. It was up in a tree, but a small ladder brought them up there. Once they were inside, they looked around. No bankers stood behind the booths. “Hello? Is anyone here?” Salix shouted. Silence spoke back to him. “This is strange. Usually there are dozens of the little guys running around.” Sealio said. Salix slapped Sealio “Do not insult the gnomes. They are fellow followers of Guthix.” The two went back down the ladder. They decided to check every house nearby. They went to every tree checked. All of them were vacant. “Maybe they all went on vacation?” Sealio joked. Salix had a bad feeling about all of this “No, this isn’t right. Something is wrong around here.” All of a sudden, they heard a voice. “Get out while you still can.” the voice said. Sealio and Salix listened closely for more voices, but none were heard. They looked around for the source, but they still couldn’t find anyone. “Let’s go see if the king is here. His place isn’t far from here.” Salix said.

They headed north, deeper into the stronghold. After several minutes of walking, they came to the king’s chambers. The two opened the door and went inside. They saw a gnome wearing mage robes sitting at a desk. It did not look like the king. The gnome seemed to be focused greatly on a book it was looking through. “Yes, yes. It is almost complete! I’ll show those three. They laughed when I told them I was going to take over Gielinor. Lucien that damn Mahjarrat, I’ll show him! Drakan that weakling! His army isn’t nearly as powerful as mine! And that elf! Oh he will surely suffer the most!” the gnome told himself. Sealio and Salix could barely understand his mumbling. “Excuse us? Can you help us?” Salix interrupted. The gnome jumped, surely startled “Ah! Who are you? What are you doing here? You won’t stop me!” Sealio calmed him down “Woah settle down. We’re just here looking for some special medicine. The kind that heals severe wounds quickly. Do you know where we can find any?” The gnome thought for a moment. He didn’t want to start a fight, so he figured he would just give them what they wanted so they would leave. “Oh yes. I have some right here. Take it.” the gnome said, handing them a bottle of medicine that was nearby. “Thank you very much and sorry for bothering you.” Sealio said. Salix still had a bad feeling about what was going on “Could you tell us what is going on around here? Where are the other gnomes?” The gnome got nervous “Uh, the other gnomes? Oh yes them. They uh, went on uh vacation.” Sealio looked at Salix “See? I told you. They just went on a vacation.” Salix gave a strange look to the gnome. Sealio led him back outside. As they passed through the door though, Salix got a strange feeling. “Did you feel that?’ Salix panicked” Sealio looked around “What? There’s nothing here. You’re just overreacting man.” Salix just couldn’t get over the strange feeling. He turned around and opened the door again to question that strange gnome again. But to his surprise, the gnome was gone. Sealio looked at Salix like he was crazy “Forget it! We have the medicine now let’s get back to Ruser and Nova!”

They turned around and continued to the exit. As they were walking, they saw two figures in the distance. When they got closer, they couldn’t believe who the figures were. They were two enemies that had been defeated by Sealio long ago. Two of Sealio’s worst nightmares. “Okay, you’re right Salix. Something strange is going on. This can’t be real what I’m seeing.” Sealio told Salix. Right in front of them they saw Jango and Sliske.

Chapter 12. Master of Illusions
Jango and Sliske, ready to strike, charged towards Sealio and Salix. The two ducked down, but the enemies had jumped over them. They turned around and saw no sign of them. “What was that?” Sealio said, unsure of what was going on around him now. Salix, looking at a tree, shouted “Look! There’s something hanging from that tree!” They ran over only to see that it was the body of Paige, Sealio’s dead wife. Her eyes were missing and she had a creepy smile. Sealio screamed and stepped back, only to trip into a puddle. It was not water though, it was a puddle of blood. Salix helped Sealio up “We have to find out what is going on around here.” Chanting was heard, and smoke was seen not far from them. They ran over to see what it was. Upon their arrival, a pile of millions of seeds was seen burning. Several evil gnomes were seen chanting in a circle around the seeds. Salix’s heart nearly broke. Sealio slapped him “This is all an illusion! None of this can be real. That gnome is playing games with us.” Salix agreed “You’re right. I knew that gnome was up to no good. We have to find him.”

Suddenly, a little girl was seen wandering around nearby. She ran over to Sealio and Salix. “Do you want to play a game with me?” she said. Her skin was pale and her hair was dark black. She wore a dress that looked like a rag. Before either of them could answer, she ran off giggling. Having no other leads, the two follower her cautiously. “Slow down little girl.” Salix shouted to her. However, she decided to run fast. They continued to follow the sound of her disturbing giggle. It was turning into night slowly, the sun was going down. It looked as if a storm was approaching as well. The wind picked up and rain began to drizzle down. “Where are you taking us?” Sealio yelled to the little girl. She stopped in an open clearing and turned around, smiling creepily at them. Sealio and Salix stopped and stared, wondering what she was doing. “Good bye.” she shouted. All of a sudden, she began transforming into something else. The little girl’s skin turned black and her eyes turned dark red. She began to grow horns on her head and claws on her hands. Her height slowly grew up to about 20 feet. The seemingly harmless, innocent little girl had turned into a terrifying black demon right before their eyes. “Oh shit.” Sealio blurted out. Salix reminded him it was all an illusion “Nothing can hurt us. It isn’t real.” Feeling brave, Sealio walked up to the demon “Alright. Let’s play a game then.” The demon swung and knocked Sealio into a tree. “That didn’t feel like an illusion.” Sealio said, trying to recover. Salix ran over and assisted him “New plan. Run!” They began running from the black demon. It roared and chased after them. They came to a cliff. It was a dead end. “Now what!” Salix screamed. “I’ve always wanted to do this.” Sealio said as he grabbed Salix. He pushed Salix off the cliff and followed right behind him. Salix slapped Sealio in mid-air “Why have you always wanted to do that?” Sealio shouted “I don’t know! I’ve just always wanted to push someone off a cliff!” Suddenly they landed in a river. They flowed downstream until they approached a waterfall. “Oh shit.” Sealio said, realizing there was nothing they could do to stop it. Sealio and Salix fell down the waterfall. Both were closing their eyes, screaming.

Then, suddenly, everything stopped. They opened their eyes and discovered that none of that had really happened, and that it was all a dream. They were laying in the grass, sleeping. “Salix! What the hell just happened?” Sealio screamed, shaking him. Salix sat up “I was an illusion! That gnomish mage tricked us!” Sealio stood up and looked around. He was surprised to see a familiar looking bird running towards him. The bird, an ostrich, jumped on him and began hugging him. It was Princess, the ostrich that traveled with Sealio on his adventures with Sky Falls. “Oh Princess! I haven’t seen you in so long! I really hope you aren’t an illusion.” Sealio said, hugging his old friend. Princess pecked him on the head a few times to prove she was real. Salix stood up and slapped him too, just to make sure. Princess pecked Salix too. After recovering, and getting back to reality, Sealio spoke with the ostrich “Girl, do you know what is going on around here? Have you seen a gnomish mage? Princess ran west. She wanted them to follow her. “Let’s go.” Sealio told Salix. “I really hope this isn’t another trick.” Salix said, worried. She led them to an open field. The gnome mage was there with a terrifying army of terrorbirds. They hid behind a rock to avoid being spotted. Closely listening, they learned more about the gnome “Soon! Gielinor will be all mine! They all laughed at me! I will show them true fear with my army of terrorbirds! All will kneel before Glouphrie!” The gnome saw Princess from the corner of his eye “Silly ostrich! Come back here and get in line!” Sealio and Salix jumped out to defend her. Princess stood tall, not fearing the gnome anymore. Glouphrie laughed “I see you two have woken up. You should’ve left when you had the chance! No need to worry though, my terrorbirds could use a snack before they set out on their conquest!” The gnome ordered his army to attack. Sealio and Salix stood in a defensive stance. “I’ll take center, Salix take left, Princess get the right.” Sealio told them. Salix looked at the hundreds of terrorbirds charging towards him “I don’t think that will work!” Surprisingly, Princess ran straight into battle fearless. She had gotten quicker, stronger, and more agile. Both Sealio and Salix were shocked. “Hey, if an ostrich can do, I think we can too.” Sealio said, charging forward. “Oh what the hell.” Salix said, following him.

Meanwhile, in Prifddinas, a dark elf had seized the city for himself. Him and his clan, The Iorwerth, took over the city as everyone slept. Any non-Iorwerth elf was taken prisoner. Lord Iorwerth himself led the invasion. He sat in his throne, waiting for every last elf to be captured. His guards brought him Kay, a human wizard studying magic in the city. “Let go of me!” Kay screamed. “Settle down Kay.” Lord Iorwerth said calmly. Kay was shocked “How do you know my name?” Lord Iorwerth laughed “I’ve been watching you, and some of your friends, for quite some time now. If my sources are correct, Salix should be coming here to visit you soon.” Kay screamed “Leave him alone! He didn’t do anything!” Lord Iorwerth laughed some more “Oh silly Kay, I have plans for when he arrives, and his friends too. I’ll probably just kill them though. But him! I will certainly enjoy some private time with him!” Kay cried “He’ll kill you! They all will! You aren’t strong enough!” Lord Iorwerth laughed again “Don’t worry, they won’t hurt me when your life is on the line my dear. Guards lock her up now! Seize Salix and his friends when they get to the center of town! Bring me Salix alive! Do what you want with his friends, just don’t let them live long. Have fun with their deaths. Good bye Kay.” Kay cried “No! You’ll never get away with this!” Lord Iorwerth smiled, looking at his staff.

Chapter 13. A Rather "Short" Battle
Sealio knocked the terrorbirds out one-by-one. Salix tangled them in vines and poisoned them. Princess pecked and kicked them away. Fortunately, the birds were more stupid than Glouphrie had assumed. “No! Why aren’t they winning? My birds should be destroying you!” the angry gnome yelled. After about 10 minutes, most of the birds were taken care of. Salix kept wrapping them up in vines, which strangled them. Princess’ powerful kicks easily knocked them out cold. Sealio finally took out the last terrorbird “Well, that was a rather short battle.” Salix chuckled “Agreed, that took very little time.” Sealio chuckled back “Indeed, it was a tiny battle. Rather brief and quick, lacking action.” Salix laughed even more “You could call it a miniature battle.” By now, both were dying of laughter. “Perhaps, a puny pint-sized battle we could say.” Sealio said laughing his ass off. Glouphrie’s face got red and steam came out of his ears “Stop it! Stop making fun of me! I’ll show you something funny!” The gnome mage summoned 10 battle tortoises. Sealio and Salix stopped laughing and stepped back. Princess however, knew this was a trick. She ran through the tortoises, making them disappear. “They were illusions!” Salix shouted. Glouphrie got even madder “That’s it! I’ll have to kill you all myself now!” He shot fireballs at them. They all dodged, and Princess charged forward. She tackled him to the ground and pecked him. Sealio and Salix walked over. “Well that didn’t take long.” Salix said. Sealio chuckled “It was rather sho-” Salix slapped Sealio “Don’t say it!” Suddenly, a large group of gnomes came out and cheered. They were cheering for Sealio, Salix, and Princess. The king stepped forward “Thank you, all three of you, for saving us and the world. We will take care of Glouphrie now.” Sealio chuckled again “Oh, I don’t think he would’ve gotten far with those stubby little legs.” The gnomes looked at Sealio, not amused. Salix smiled “Well, we should be on our way now. We’ve got our potion let’s go.” Sealio and Salix jumped on Princess and rode her away.

It didn’t take long to get back to the others. Ruser and Nova were nearly dead by now, both lying on the ground. Fortunately, Marie and Sapphire were tending to them. Sapphire, deciding to stay with the group now, had medical experience. She once pursued to become a nurse, but unfortunate events turned her life around. “We’re back!” Sealio yelled, bringing the medicine to Marie. She took it and applied it to both Ruser and Nova. “Thank you both. They should be fine by morning. Hopefully you didn’t go through too much trouble to find this.” Marie said. “Nah, just saved the world from a psychotic magical gnome. Nothing too hard.” Sealio told her. Mark looked at Princess “Why is there an ostrich here?” Sealio hugged Princess “This is Princess. She is my ostrich that I sent to the stronghold long ago. We found her back there and decided to bring her back.” Sim was cooking dinner by the fire “Food is ready guys.” He made beef stew with carrots, potatoes, and cabbage. Everyone grabbed a bowl and chowed down. As he was eating, Neemz passed out. “Why does he do that?” Sapphire asked Marie. “It’s a strange thing about him. Randomly falling asleep and sometimes making others fall asleep. Not sure how he does it.” Marie said. Aaron and Rosey, both sitting next to Neemz, passed out too. Marie laughed “They’ll be fine in the morning. We can get back on the road after breakfast.” Eventually, Neemz’s power caused everyone to pass out. They all lay by the fire, all on top of each other.

Chapter 14. Back on the Road
It was morning, everyone awoke. Ruser and Nova were both fine and back to being themselves. “Good morning Nova.” Sealio told her. “Shut up faggot.” she responded. Ruser, needing exercise, took a jog with Princess before breakfast. “Good to see you again ostrich.” Ruser said. Princess smiled and squeaked. Sealio went into the forest to find a bear to wrestle. He needed to be in top shape for whatever enemies he may encounter. Salix was grooming himself so he looked good for Kay. Mark, now having four cats, fed them tuna for breakfast. Marie, Aaron, and Rosey were practicing their magic together. Sapphire and Neemz chatted as they waited for Sim to finish preparing breakfast. Finally it was complete, everyone came back and gathered around. Sim had cooked an egg stew. “I ran to Ardougne and back this morning. I think I’m ready for anything now.” Ruser bragged. Sealio snickered “I wrestled 3 bears and a tree giant this morning. Beat that.” Salix laughed at both of them “I’m already in top shape. I just made myself look better.” Mark, looking happy, talked about his cats “Well, there are four cats with us now. They’re all fed and ready to fight if necessary.” One cat went up and licked Salix. He smiled and petted it “Such a beautiful creature.” Marie stood up “Let’s get going. We don’t want to waste daylight. Prifddinas isn’t that far away now.” Everyone packed up, and shortly they were back on the road. “According to this map, to get to the Elf Lands, we must go through the Arandar Mountains. After that, Prifiddinas isn’t far.” Salix said, observing his map. Sealio, leading the way, was excited “Wonderful! Once we arrive, I’ll go with Nova to find the mage we are seeking.” Ruser was excited as well “Salix and I will visit Kay when we get there.” Marie, along with Aaron and Rosey, were all excited to see the Air Mage again. “I wonder what part of the city she is in. Hopefully someone will know where she is.” Marie said. Shortly, they all arrived at the mountains. “What creatures are we to expect as we travel through the mountains?” Sim asked the group. Neemz, having a vast knowledge of many different creatures and beasts, spoke right away “We may encounter wolves, giant spiders, and perhaps bad elves.” Sapphire was confused about the “bad elves” part “What do you mean by “bad elves”?” Salix, knowing much about the elves, answered her question “There are several clans of elves, each having their own culture and beliefs. Some clans, like the Iorwerth Clan, aren’t as friendly as the others. But we should be find.” On they went through the mountains. Sealio and Ruser killed a few wolves, but all was fine.

Little did they know, a bad elf was observing them closely. The elf was part of the Iorwerth Clan, and he reported back to his Lord. “Lord Iorwerth, they are almost to the Elf Lands. What is our plan?” Lord Iorwerth smiled “Let them enter the city. Seize them once they are inside the city walls and the gates are shut. An invisible barrier will be surrounding the city to prevent an aerial escape. Bring Salix, the men, and the stone to me. Lock the women and ostrich up with Kay.” The guard bowed “Yes your majesty. I will inform the guards.” Lord Iorwerth went to the top of his tower, to prepare the invisible barrier.

Chapter 15. City of The Elf
The Land of Elves was nearly in their sight. Tirannwn was the region’s name. Being nearly isolated from the rest of Gielinor, it was ruled by elves. Prifddinas was the region’s capital and largest city. A center for elven culture and tradition, the city is divided into eight clans: Amlodd, Cadarn, Crwys, Hefin, Iorwerth, Ithell, Meilyr, and Trahaearn. “We’re here.” Salix said, his eyes glowing in amazement. The began walking through the thick, green forests. “Prifddinas shouldn’t be far now.” Salix stated, still amazed at the view. They saw deer, wolves, rabbits, and bears in the distance, running through the forests. Surprisingly, they had not seen one elf yet. “Strange, not a single elf in sight yet.” Ruser said, becoming suspicious. “Perhaps they are all in the city.” Neemz suggested. “No other humans in sight either.” Marie said, becoming suspicious as well. “I’m sure they’re all in the city for a special gathering. No need to worry.” Salix told everyone, leading the way. Suddenly, Sealio tripped and fell into a small pit. “Damn it. What the hell is this hole doing here?” he shouted. Ruser pulled him up. He had taken no damage, so they continued forward. They walked a bit further. All of a sudden, Neemz fell asleep. Falling forward, he triggered a tripwire trap. Poison arrows were shot at the group. Aaron and Rosey were both struck, taking poison damage. They started to panic, not knowing how much poison they had taken in. “Stay calm, I know how to treat poison.” Sapphire said, taking out a medical kit. She quickly treated the wounds and cleared them of the toxin. “Thank you Sapphire.” Aaron and Rosey said. Seeing that everyone was fine now, they moved forward. Ruser carried Neemz now, seeing that he wasn’t going to wake up. They proceeded with caution now, looking out for dangerous traps. Sealio fell into another hole, other than that they were not harmed. “Wonder why there are so many traps out here?” Sealio said, still mad that he had fallen twice. Nova seemed to enjoy Sealio falling in the holes though. She laughed at his pain.

The city gates were now in their sight. Salix couldn’t wait any longer, so he decided to run ahead straight into the city. He smelled the atmosphere “So this is what elves smell like. Such a delightful smell.” Upon arrival, he looked around. Not many elves were seen. There were a few suspicious looking guards that gave him a weird look. “Something doesn’t feel right…” he thought to himself. Lord Iorwerth was making his way to the city’s entrance to greet Salix. “Hello Salix, I’ve been expecting you.” Iorwerth said, smiling. Salix examined the dark elf “Who are you? What’s going on here?” Iorwerth laughed “Dear Salix, I’m your worst nightmare.” Salix, realizing this was a trap, bolted towards the gates. But it was too late, his friends has arrived inside and the gates were sealed shut. Everyone looked at Salix, wondering why he was panicking. “What’s wrong Salix? We’re finally here!” Ruser said, confused. “Not good! It’s a trap!” Salix screamed, looking for another way out. Ruser looked over at Iorwerth “Who are you? What’s going on here?” Iorwerth laughed harder “Like I told Salix, I’m your worst nightmare. Guards, get them!” Hundreds of elven guards swarmed into the area to seize the heroes. Using their great numbers, they were able to separate the group. They fought back with all they could, but the elves had come too quick and had overpowered them. Ruser fell down like a giant. Sealio was easily knocked out. Neemz, who was still sleeping, laid in the corner. Marie, Aaron, and Rosey couldn’t cast spells fast enough to defend themselves. Sim tried to run, but the elves cornered him and took him down. Mark ordered his cats to attack, but they were no match for the elves. Nova kicked and screamed, but she was easily restrained. A guard took the Elder Stone from her and brought it over to Lord Iorwerth. He was very pleased and examined it closely “Yes this is it!” Sapphire and Salix were still fighting. Sapphire continued to kick ass, until an elf snuck up behind her and brought her down. Princess tried to run, but they tackled her as well. Salix was the last man standing. He summoned as many vines as he could and threw all the seeds he could. The elves began jumping from the rooftops on to Salix. They piled on top of him, preventing his attacks. He felt a club to his head, knocking him unconscious. The last thing he saw, before he passed out, was Lord Iorwerth standing over him.

Hours later, Salix awoke in chains. He was in Iorwerth’s throne room, alone. He struggled to break the chains, but was unsuccessful. Iorwerth and his guards walked in, noticing Salix had awoken “Well, you’re up. Just in time.” Salix shook his chains “Who are you?! What do you want with me?!” The dark elf laughed “I am Lord Iorwerth. This city is under my control now, and I do believe you know why I want you Salix.” Salix thought, unsure of why this elf wanted him. He doesn’t remember ever meeting this elf, and he surely had never been to Prifddinas before. What could this elf want with him? “I don’t know what you mean! Why do you want me?!” Salix screamed. Iorwerth stared at Salix “Maybe I can help jog your memory.” Iorwerth and his guards escorted Salix, still in chains, into the next room. He looked out a large, glass window into some kind of arena. Salix could see Sealio, Ruser, and Neemz hanging in chains attached to poles “What is this? What are they doing out there?” Iorwerth explained to Salix “Since you refuse to give me what you want, I will take away your friends. They are being executed by my pet Darky. If you continue not to cooperate, your other friends will face death too. Your other friends are locked away somewhere safe don’t worry.”

Safe they were. Aaron, Rosey, Mark, and Sim were locked away in the prison, being tortured. But elsewhere, in the tallest tower in the city, the women were locked away safe. Marie, Sapphire, Nova, and Princess awoke in a bedroom. “Where the fuck are we?” Nova said, rubbing her head. “I don’t know, but we’re pretty high up.” Sapphire said, looking out the window. There was one door that Marie tried to open, but it was locked. They all looked over to see a woman, sleeping on the bed. Princess, recognizing her, ran over to peck her gently. The woman awoke, surprised the ostrich was there. But she knew that if the ostrich was there, that her rescue must not be far. “Princess! I’ve missed you so much!” she said, hugging the ostrich. “Uhm, how do you know this ostrich?” Nova asked the woman. Marie walked up to her, recognizing her from somewhere “You look familiar, have we met? My name is Marie.” The woman seemed to recognize Marie “Marie? The Water Mage?” Surprised, Marie quickly knew who this woman was “Kay? The Air Mage? Is that you?” Kay hugged Marie “Yes! What are you doing here?” Before they could speak anymore, Sapphire stepped in “Wait, how do you two know each other?” They both settled down and sat on the bed. “Kay, Aaron, Rosey, and I once were a group of powerful mages many years ago. We would travel Gielinor and protect it from dark mages.” Marie explained. “But ever since we went our separate ways, we haven’t seen each other.” Kay said. Curious, Nova asked more questions “Why did you separate? Where did you go Kay?” Kay thought back to that painful time in her life. It was difficult leaving her friends, but she had no choice. “Well, I left because of an accident that happened. I went on to found a clan called Sky Falls. I met many new friends along the way and we saved Gielinor. Princess was there with us.” Kay told them, thinking back at all the fun times she had. They were interrupted by cheers and shouts coming from outside. They gathered around the small window to see what the commotion was. Down below, not far from the building they were in, they saw an arena.

Meanwhile, in the arena, Sealio, Ruser, and Neemz hung from the poles. “How the hell did this happen Ruser? One minute we’re dancing with deer in the forest, next we’re chained in an arena about to be executed. This does remind me of a previous situation I’ve encountered before…” Sealio said, trying to break free. Ruser also tried to break free, but the chains were too strong “I have a feeling this is Salix’s fault. Hopefully he comes to save us soon.” They heard a roar and stomping coming towards them. “Whatever is about to come through those gates doesn’t sound friendly.” Neemz said, looking towards a large gate. A mysterious entity floated out into the arena. The crowd of elves cheered for this strange ghostly creature. It was dark and glared at the three with it’s dark red eyes. An announcer from above introduced the beast “Introducing Darky, the executioner for Lord Iorwerth!” Darky moved closer, ready to kill.

Chapter 16. An Unexpected Situation
“Well, this is surely an unexpected situation. How the hell are we getting out of this one Ruser?” Sealio said, paying close attention to Darky. Ruser, who was also keeping an eye on Darky, thought of a plan “Follow my lead.” Ruser began taunting the beast towards him “Hey! Come get me you giant piece of shit!” Darky, angered, charged towards Ruser ready to kill. Quick thinking Ruser jumped up high to avoid being struck, thus making Darky strike his pole and knocking it down. Using his super strength, Ruser lifted the pole up and swung it at the beast, knocking him back into the wall. The crowd, now realizing this wasn’t going to be a quick and bloody fight, cheered for more action. “Stop showing off Rus and get us out of here.” Sealio joked. Ruser, in an attempt to tease Sealio, went over to free Neemz first. Ruser was able to separate the chains from the pole, but was unsuccessful at freeing Neemz from the chains. Ruser tried to break the chains, but was interrupted by Darky. The dark beast charged at Ruser, slamming him into the wall. Neemz’s chains got stuck to Darky and he was dragged along too. Darky noticed Neemz behind it. Not realizing he was attached however, the beast began chasing him around in circles. Sealio, seeing that Ruser was down, couldn’t stand there helpless any longer. He climbed the pole to the top, about 20 feet or 6 metres high. “Hey! Can’t get me up here bitch!” Sealio shouted, taunting the dark beast that was down below. Just when he didn’t think things could get any worse, Darky began slowly floating up towards him.

As this fight was happening, Salix sat helpless watching his friends being thrown around like toys. “This is all my fault.” Salix said, shedding a tear. Iorwerth smiled at Salix’s pain “Now you feel my pain! How does it feel? Now you know what you have burdened me with!” Salix became angry “I don’t know what you are talking about! I have never done anything to the elves!” Iorwerth slowly walked over to Salix, staring into his eyes. The dark elf slapped Salix very hard a few times “Don’t give me this bullshit! You know EXACTLY what I’m talking about. Kay? All of the other elves? They were all in on this! But I stopped them! Kay is dead now!” Salix started to cry “No! She’s not dead. She can’t be!” Iorwerth summoned a guard into the room “She’s not dead YET! Bring her to me guards, I will kill her right here, slowly in front of Salix.” Iorwerth continued to slap Salix, until his face was red.

Upstairs, at the top of the tallest tower, Kay and the other women sit there planning an escape. “Well ladies, this situation was surely unexpected. How are we getting out of here to save the men?” Marie said, unsure of what to do next. Suddenly, they heard footsteps coming towards the door. It opened up and a dozen guards came in. “You, Kay, the Lord demands your presence immediately.” a guard said. Two guards grabbed her and proceeded to drag her out. Thinking quickly, Princess created a diversion. The ostrich bolted out the door squawking, knocking down some of the guards along the way. A few guards chased after her, but she was too quick. Taking advantage of this, Sapphire attacked the remaining guards. Marie and Nova joined in to help Kay. After all of the guards had been taking care of, the four ladies ran out to find Princess.They found her cornered by guards, scared. Kay ran over and took out the guards easily. Princess was relieved. The ladies regrouped and took a moment to rest. It wasn’t long before they heard more guards coming. “Now what?” Nova asked. “Too bad ostriches can’t fly or we’d just go out the window. Looks like we’ll have to fight our way down." Kay said. The ladies ran down the spiral staircase. Luckily then ran into no guards until they reached the bottom. There was a large hallway, with the exit and the other end. In between them and the exit were several dozen guards. Princess charged forward and pecked her way through. Sapphire charged in as well and took out the guards with ease. Nova ran in behind her and began fighting. Kay and Marie kept their distance and used magic on the enemies. It didn’t take them long to fight off the guards. They ran outside and observed their surroundings. Down the road, not far from them, was the stadium they had seen. “Let’s go to that stadium and see what’s going on.” Kay said, leading the way. The other girls followed behind, observant of their surroundings.

Meanwhile in the arena, Sealio, Ruser, and Neemz continued to put up a fight against the dark beast Darky. The beast was floating up towards Sealio, who was on top of his pole. Neemz was being dragged along because he was stuck to Darky’s collar. Ruser was unconscious in the corner. “Damn it Neemz! Do something!” Sealio shouted. Neemz grabbed his chains, and using his super-strength he swung Darky around in circles and slammed him into the wall. The beast roared in pain. Neemz wasn’t done yet, he ran full speed at the beast and attack head on. “Take that vile beast!” Neemz shouted as he struck the beast repeatedly. Darky quickly grabbed Neemz and threw him across the stadium into the wall. Both Ruser and Neemz now lay weak and unable to move. Darky flew up to Sealio, grabbed him, and slammed him down to the ground, pulling him from his chains. He screamed in pain as the beast proceeded to stomp on him repeatedly. The beast went over and stomped on Ruser and Neemz as well, making them even weaker. The audience cheered for the beast to finish them off. Just as Darky was about to kill them, an ostrich came running into the stadium. Of course it was Princess here to save the day. She charged head first into the beast, pushing him into the wall. Not far behind, Kay, Marie, Sapphire, and Nova came into the help. “Don’t worry boys, we’re here to save you.” Marie said. “You’re about 5 minutes late but thanks for showing up any ways. Neemz is sleeping and I think Ruser is dead.” Sealio said, struggling to get up. “Nah, I’m not dead yet Sealio.” Ruser said, also struggling to stand up. Neemz also was trying to stand up “For once I’m not sleeping.” Sapphire went to each one of them and gave them health regeneration potion “This will heal you quickly.” Princess continued to peck and stomp on Darky, but the beast soon grabbed the bird and threw her at Sealio. She landed on top of Sealio. “Good to see you too Princess.” Sealio said, feeling the impact of the ostrich. Everyone regrouped. “Guys, this is my friend Kay.” Marie said, thinking she was introducing them. “Yeah, unfortunately we already know her. Well Ruser and I do at least.” Sealio said. Kay slapped Sealio “Long time no see.” Ruser hugged Kay “Kay helped us save Gielinor from Mahjarrat Sliske. That’s back when we were all in Sky Falls.” Marie was shocked “Kay and I have been friends since we were young. It’s a small world after all.”

Nova screamed “Sorry to interrupt your little reunion but we have bigger problems right now. Darky is coming back.” Sealio, Ruser, and Kay stepped forward. “We’ve got this guy. Marie, Sapphire and Neemz go save the others from the dungeon below.” Sealio ordered “Nova, watch Princess for me. She’s injured.” Darky grabbed Kay and shook her around. Ruser tackled the beast to the ground. Darky grabbed Ruser as well and threw him up high. “Let’s turn the heat up in this place.” Sealio said, igniting his fists. He used his flame punch on Darky, burning him. “Quit showing off your fire Sealio.” Ruser joked. Kay had escaped from the clutches of the beast. “If you think that’s hot Ruser, check this out.” Kay said, flashing her leg at him. Ruser was distracted and was knocked back into the wall. “Damn it Kay, quit distracting Ruser.” Sealio said, continuing to fight. Kay created a whirlwind and blasted Darky back. “Damn it guys, this isn’t working. We all have to attack it at the same time to finish it off.” Ruser suggested. “Alright, here’s the plan. Using my fire and Kay’s wind, we will create a fire tornado. Ruser will use his strength to hold Darky in place.” Sealio said. Kay and Ruser agreed and got into position. Ruser wrestled with Darky, holding it in place the best he could. Seeing that he was struggling, Kay and Sealio quickly formed the tornado and guided it. “Here it comes Ruser! Get ready!” Sealio screamed. Ruser held up Darky high and threw it into the vortex. They all heard roars coming from within. The beast made from dark matter was seen disintegrating into tiny particles. Seconds later it disappeared completely. The crowd sat in silence, shocked. Sealio blasted a fireball into the crowd, teasing them “Who’s next? Huh? Bring it!” The crowd ran in fear, but the guards soon came out. Kay knocked them away with her wind.

Marie, Sapphire, and Neemz came back with Aaron, Rosey, Sim, and Mark. “Salix wasn’t there. He must be inside the palace.” Marie said. Sealio evaluated the situation and though of the best possible way to get everyone out safely “Alright here’s the plan. “Rus-” But he was soon interrupted by a beam of light coming from the sky. It shot down and Lucien appeared before them. “Ruser, you’re coming with me.” Lucien said, grabbing Ruser by his throat. Another beam of light appeared and they disappeared. Kay screamed “What the hell was that?!” Sealio was surprised as well “That surely was unexpected. I know Ruser, he’ll be fine. We have to save Salix now.” They were once again interrupted by another beam of light. This time, Drakan appeared. Sealio was more shocked this time “But how! How did you make it past the Salve?” Drakan laughed “Weren’t expecting to see me again were you? This special suit of armour I’m wearing gives me the life I need. I created it with your blood.” The vampire grabbed Sealio’s throat “You’re coming with me.” Another beam of light appeared and they were gone. Princess started to cry. “Damn it! First Ruser, now Sealio. How many surprises are we getting today?” Kay screamed. Suddenly, four beams of light appeared, sucking Marie, Aaron, Rosey, and Kay up into the air. Nova fell to the ground “We’re fucked now.” It was just Neemz, Sapphire, Nova, Sim, Mark, and Princess now. Sapphire took charge “Listen up, just because they’re gone doesn’t mean we can just give up. We must save Salix so we can all regroup.” Everyone soon realized that it wasn’t over, they weren’t going to give up without a fight. With Sapphire leading on, they left the stadium to go save Salix.

Meanwhile, the four mages were transported far away into an unknown realm. They were surrounded by giants runes, one fire, one earth, one air, and one water.

Chapter 17. Saving Salix
Salix did not witness the end of the battle, as he was taken away from the window. “Your friends are dead. You have nothing now.” Iorwerth told Salix “But don’t worry, I have plans for you. You my friend are going to help me take over Gielinor. Yes! Everyone will become a dark elf, even you. With the powers of this stone, I can do anything I please.” Salix spit on Iorwerth “What makes you think I’d help you?” Iorwerth laughed and slapped Salix “Well, let’s just say that you don’t have much of a choice.” Salix screamed “I will never help you!”

Soon, Salix’s rescue team appeared outside the palace. They peaked in through a window to see several soldiers guarding the stairs. “So, what is our plan now? How do we get past them?” Neemz asked the group. Princess began crying, believing there was no hope. “I say we go in there and take them out one by one.” Nova suggested. Mark, observing the scene, had another idea “No, that is too dangerous. Allow me to handle this one.” Mark, along with a dozen or so cats, walked through the front doors. Screaming, screeching, crying, punching, and even meowing was heard inside. The others quickly ran in after Mark, only to stumble upon a pile of dead guards and cats. In the center lay Mark, about to die. Sapphire screamed “Mark! Why did you do this?” Mark coughed “Save Salix, save Gielinor. My death is a small price to pay to ensure Gielinor’s security. Don’t let these monsters win! Avenge me!” Those were Mark’s final words. The group had a moment of silence for Mark, but were interrupted by noises upstairs. “Let’s go!” Sapphire yelled, leading the way. Upstairs, they ran into even more guards. “Damn it! Now what?” Nova yelled. Sim looked at the position of each guard carefully “Don’t worry guys, I’ve got this.” Before anyone could stop him, Sim had shot out like a bullet into the room. Using his super speed and agile moves, he was able to coordinate around the guards to take them out individually. Just as he was about to finish out the last guard, he pulled out a sword and stabbed Sim in the chest. Sim finished him off, but then fell to the ground. The others ran over to try and help him, but it was too late. “I did it for Gielinor!” Sim’s final words were. A moment of silence was held, before they heard Salix’s screams coming from the palace. The four remaining heroes ran through the doors to see Salix in chains and Iorwerth next to him. “Oh hello, I didn’t think you’d make it this far. Your friends certainly didn’t” Iorwerth said, laughing to himself. Princess had become furious. This evil elf had killed two of her new friends. The ostrich charged towards Iorwerth, not caring what was in her path. “Silly bird, you cannot beat me. Looks like I’m having roasted ostrich tonight.” Iorwerth laughed, blasting her with a fire beam. Princess burned and fell to the ground, unable to get up. “Princess! No!” Nova screamed, running for her. But Iorwerth zapped her with lightning to take her out too. Neemz and Sapphire were the only ones standing. “Damn it, we need Ruser or Sealio. He’s too strong.” Sapphire cried, realizing this may be the end for her. Neemz became angered “NO! This is not where it ends! We are just as powerful!” Iorwerth smiled “Come at me boy! You are weak!” Neemz pulled out his sword and charged like a tank towards the dark elf. Iorwerth shot a fire blast at Neemz, but he blocked it with his sword. The elf kept blasting spells, but Neemz kept dodging and blocking. He finally reached him and pummeled him to the ground. Iorwerth teleported to the other side of the room and blasted Neemz back into the wall. “Silly human, you are too slow!” Iorwerth laughed. Sapphire came from behind and jumped on the elf’s back “Die you filthy elf!” Iorwerth felt her nails digging into his skin “Ahhhhh!” he screamed. She bit his long, elfish ears. She even pulled at his long, stylish hair. “My ears! My hair! You bitch you will pay!” Iorwerth screamed, throwing her off of him. The elf looked in a mirror nearby, horrified at his appearance “You haven’t seen the last of me! I will be back for you Salix! And you bitch, I will make you pay for what you have done!” He quickly teleported away. Neemz and Sapphire regrouped. Sapphire freed Salix. Neemz checked on Nova and Princess. Both were alive, but unable to move. Neemz picked up both Princess and Nova and carried them on his shoulders “Quickly, to the roof! I have an idea.” Salix, Sapphire, and Neemz made their way up the stairs. The shield surrounding the city had been turned off because Iorwerth left the city. Neemz let out a special call for his dragon, Nemo. From the sky came the flying beast that landed on the roof nearby. Quickly they jumped on and flew away from the city. They needed to find the others. Meanwhile, in an unknown graveyard, Sealio and Ruser were fighting zombies. “How the hell did we end up here?” Sealio asked as he slayed zombies. “We woke up here after being snatched by Lucien and Drakan. I think we’re in another realm because I sure as hell haven’t seen this seemingly endless graveyard before.” Ruser said, smashing a zombie’s skull. “Look ahead a portal!” Sealio saw, running joyful toward it. Ruser screamed “Wait! We don’t-” Sealio had already gone in “Well, here it goes.” Ruser jumped in right after him. They landed in a dead forest. “Now where are we?” Ruser said looking around. A black unicorn appeared from behind a tree. “A unicorn!” Sealio squealed running for it “It’s so pretty!” The beast attacked Sealio, who quickly killed it. “Killer unicorns!” Ruser shouted. The gallop of hundreds of evil unicorns were heard coming their way.

Chapter 18. The Four Elements ~ Teaser
The mages discover a hidden power.

Ruser and Sealio fight evil unicorns.

Neemz and his team discover an ancient land.