Osiris, Zeus and Shu have returned back to Alial Castle. Entering into the throne room. "Woooooaaah it's big!" Shu says as she enters the castle it being her first time. "You'd be surprised how barely used it is!" Zeus states as they walk past the throne.
"Oh no need to explain, I already know that most modern kings and queens don't really touch the throne room." Shu responds as they walk up some stairs into a giant room filled with books. The shelves extend all the way to the roof as carpet and signs are placed to lead royalty and generals through the maze of info.
The three head into a section focused on symbols and religious texts its a small section due to the light and dark wars getting rid of a lot of the texts but it still is substantial. However after 3 hours of searching they come up with nothing. "Dammit!" Zeus says as she closes the final book they're reading. "No headway on where this gem goes!" Osiris says disappointingly.
The three then wander out of the libary and back down stairs on their way to the dining hall. Osiris notices a familiar sight. He sees the Black and gold scorpion head into The planning room. Osiris quickly follows suite entering the room as well with Zeus and Shu behind him.
However once he enters he finds that the scorpion isn't there. As he looks around the room he however notices a painting. The painting is of a scene where the firs king of the Neo Order Of The Gray hid up in an old temple in Antia. As Osiris looks at that picture he sees a weird black mark in the background, one looking similar to the gem he has.
"GUYS YOU SEE THAT RIGHT!" He shouts pointing at the painting as Zeus and Shu come over to look at the painting. The two head over to look at the weird hole in the background. "It could just he a mispaint after all, The painter wasn't there however it's probably still worth checking out!" Zeus says.
With that the three then head off to the temple in Antia after they eat of course. However on their way out of Alial a guard comes up. "QUEEN ZEUS!" They come running. "Yes?" Zeus asks concerned the dark occult has set up a base on Alial Beach! We thin they're preparing to attack the castle itself!" The guard yells
"I guess it was only a matter of time they'd pull something!" Osiris says. "I'm assuming we're going on a detour?" Shu asks. "Yes!" Zeus says. The three then head to the beach however on there way they encounter multiple dragons all more violent than usual.
"Gosh the dragons are quite violent lately" Osiris says after about the 5th battle with them. "It's strange they're usually not this persistent in hurting humans. They may but not often!." Shu says after a bit they arrive at a makeshift mining facility clearly made by the Dark occult.
The mining facility made of makeshift pathways covered by makeshift metal walls and some checkpoints along a windy path that leads to some type of drill. "Guess we have to enter from the front." Osiris says and with that the crew walk in through the front.
As the three walk in there are two cultists and a Darkwraith their pretending to guard it. Once they notice the three they immediately gage on combat.
The cultists shoot lightning at the three but are quickly put out by Osiris and Shu leaving one a half burnt corpse and the other impaled by melting ice. As the Dark Wraith is annihilated by Zeus disintegrating back into Dark energy.
Once the three are defeated a voice comes on the loud speaker. "I HAD A FEELING YOU'D ARRIVE!" insidious shouts for the speaker. "Of course you did." Osiris says annoyed. "Don't worry I don't actually think this would kill you, I'm just stalling!" Insidious says.
"What do you mean by stalling!?" Zeus shouts. "Can't say unfortunately. Till then enjoy thus surprise!" Insidious says. As the entrance locks behind them. A creature suddenly enters the room. It looks meshed together, its head is deformed and mangled, having bolts sticking out of it and a deformed circular mouth. Its hands are claw-like with 3 thumbs and it's chest is covered in tan robes. It screeches conducting electricity rapidly through its head.
"SHIT A DEPRAVED!" Osiris shouts. Shu then waves her hands in a weird yet cool pointy motion and points with two fingers at the Depraved. *SHZNK* A spike of ice is shot at the Depraved's head impaling it and stopping it from conducting electricity.
"Thanks!" Zeus says, sighing. "No need, I'd rather not explode!" Shu responds. The three then continue the base. Fighting more Cultists, Dark Wraiths and Depraved on the way.
The path is long and windy but eventually they make it to the drill and to where Insidious is. "Ah there you all are!" He says with a mad grin on his face. "JUST WHAT ARE YOU STALLING US FROM!" Zeus shouts. "To be honest I don't know! A person in a hood with a weird symbol on it told me. in exchange he'd tell me how to revive Darkness!" Insidious says.
"That Seth guy!" Shu mutters. "Anyways let's get this over with!" Insidious says snapping his fingers. He then leaves the mining base. Suddenly in front of them a bunch of Dark energy forms into a humanoid being holding a shotgun. The being is then surrounded by blue and gray armor attaching itself to its body.
"LETS GO!" A voice says from it. as a blue helmet is put on the thing. The thing then holds out its gun and starts firing. The three dodge as it focuses its sights on Zeus. Shooting at her with speed. Zeus dodging every time a trip away from being hit.
As the thing does this Osiris comes at it from its side, his sword blazing. *FWOOSH* He goes swing his sword but the being dodges and fires at Osiris *BOOM* hitting him in the chest sending him flying and tumbling backwards.
Shu then waves her hand that weird motion again twice both times shooting sharp bits of ice at the thing. *SHZZNIK SHZZINK* it goes firing the buts of Ice at it but the thing dodges them swiftly
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However it's unable to dodge Zeus who jumps up from behind it when it's still in the air. Abd slashes at its side. *CHZZZWOOSH* it goes striking its back with electricity.
The force sends it flying down to the floor. But unfortunately it gains it barings and artwheeks back to its feet. It then turns around and fires a shot at the three. *BOOM BOOM BOOM* the three are hit and sent flying backwards. Osiris However takes his blade and uses it to stop him from flying. He then propels himself from the ground and spins around in the air surrounding himself with a torrent of soul fire.
As he gets close he swings his sword at the creature. *FWOOOOOOSH* It goes the Spuk fire and blade hitting the thing sending it flying up into the air. Shu then jumps up behind it and holds her hand out towards it. *SHZZZZZZZNK* a giant spike of ice is summoned impaling the thing. The three two then land to the ground as the thing falls from the sky.
The creature then gets up and screams, sending a wave of darkness across the battlefield. The three are able to easily dodge it by jumping. Zeus once in the air swings her sword out it from afar. *CZZZWOOSH* A wave of lighting goes hitting the creature, shocking it violently. Paralyzing it as Zeus rushes in and cuts it in half, killing it.
"Well that's done, let's get going to Antia before anything else happens!" Zeus says as they all breath heavily. Watching the creature turn back into Dark energy. The three then leave for the temple in Antia
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The three arrive at the Temple in Antia. They enter into the gray walls of the temple covered in moss and vines. Immediately a hole shaped like a gem jumps out to them as it is the only part, not covered in vines or moss.
"I think this is it!" Osiris says as he holds his hand near the keyhole. Feeling a warm energy coming from it. “We should probably be careful touching this it’s oddly clean and warm, for being in a moldy temple.” osiris says as he takes the gem and carefully plunges it into the socket. *CHVT PFT The wall in front of them begins to crack open revealing a large passageway behind it. The passageway is wide and heads deep into the dungeon. The three stare at the abyss below. The three then descend into the temple. At the bottom they come face to face with a mural depicting the history of the god of darkness and the god of light.
“I'm confused, what does it say?” Zeus says having trouble understanding the scratched and crude pictures. In turn Osiris relays the story to the two. “The mural says that in the beginning the goddess of light and the god of dark was formed by Gendavoila. Both represent the parts of our soul. One the light and one dark. However, that does not mean they represent good or bad; they are no angels or demons after all.” Osiris continues
“Later at some point a fight broke out between the two that drove the gods away besides a few that wouldn't affect the war and their son the god of dragons. During the first war, the god of darkness won….the next mural is removed during the second the god of light won….the next mural is removed, that is the story the mural says.” Osiris says
Zeus nodes as Shu’s head turns to the floor and picks up a red journal. “Found this!” she says holding it up. She opens it up and lightly flips through it. “A Lot of the pages are empty but the first few are fine it seems.” She says, “What does it say?” Osiris asks.
“It says. Through all my studies i've tried to find what the missing murals say in this temple. However it has just come to a dead end. This was until I got the answer. At least where the truth lies. My theory is that the answer to the missing murals lie in Cataclysm or around there. However since i've come to this conclusion something weird has been following me i don't think i have much time so this might be my final message…the rest of it has faded.” Shu says
“Cataclysm? As in the underworld that the vile and wicked go to?” Zeus
Says. “It makes sense as cataclysm is also where gods go once they die.” Osiris says. “Really why do the gods go there!?” Zeus asks surprised, “that is a good question i assume the idea since there are other gods that if a god dies they are most likely deserving but i have no proof of that. “I can confirm that for you however” A familiar voice says. The three look behind them and see Seth coming out of a dark miasma of smoke.
“YOU!” Osiris says drawing his blade. “Oh don’t worry i’m not here to
battle.” His echoey ghostly voice speaks. “Anyways the answer to your question is simple Gendavoila gave magic to mortals to kill gods that are bad so if a god dies then they deserve it. Now anyway to the main event!” Seth says raising his arms in a showman like way his red eyes peer through the hood. “What do you mean!?” Zeus asks angrily.
“You want the truth of why light and dark keep reviving then you can have
It all you however as of current the reason is failing for some reason so in turns i’ve told Insidious and Renata the same info you’ve gained they now will be on the path that you are each one in the name to revive their dead god. Good luck if we meet again i will bring you ruin.” Seth says as he leaves.
“Why would he tell them, what do they gain!?” Zeus shouts. “They gain a problem
to halt us and hopefully stop us. whatever that thing wants to protect it clearly involves whatever we are trying to figure out.” Shu says. “While unfortunately for them we will keep pursuing till the end.” Osiris says as the three take the book and walk out of the temple into the City of Antia. They then head back to Alial
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The three are back in Alial castle’s library looking for books on the underworld. Shu ends
up finding one with a gray cover lined with silver. Shu puts it on the table and Osiris opens it and starts reading. “The land of the dead is divided into three parts. Part one is Cataclysm, a part where the evil, vile go along with dead gods. Part two is Eternus, its where everyone else goes and where the gods currently wait. a place of one's personalized heaven. And finally part 3 Elgornufis a realm in between Cataclysm and Eternius, no life has been recorded to reside there not even ghosts reside there according to theory.” Osiris says finishing the paragraph.
He then takes a breather and then continues. “These three parts combined make the realm known as Epimementos. The place is shaped as a giant glowing orb surrounded by Eternus. It is said that the only way to access Epimementos is to find the 2 gems of the dead but it is unknown where these gems lie.” Osiris finishes and closes the book. He then looks at the other two. “So what now? How do we find these gems we don't even know what they look like or where they go?” Shu asks
“I guess we could explore till we find them but where do we even look?” Zeus asks. Osiris is left there thinking, debating on what to do next. When suddenly a knight rushes into the library. “INSIDIOUS IS IN THE CITY AND IS ATTACKING THE CIVILIANS.” The knight shouts as a horrified look s put on the others faces. They immediately run out of the castle out into the busy streets of Alial. Stopping at a road covered with blood with Insidious standing on top of them.