The next ray of darkness leads the crew going backwards seemingly back to Aleinds village. However the crew is stunted on their way their as enemies though have always been on them. Have decided to be more of a threat than usual. After swarms of Darkwraith and Depraved, the sun sets and night rushes in. So the crew decides to set up Camp. They have made it back to the field and can see the Castle and the ray of darkness heading towards the mountain which Aleinds village sits behind.
"So I'm headed back their!" Aleind says looking at the mountain in the distance. "Headed back where?" Rusher asks. "The ray of darkness heads near the village Avier which was my home!" Aleind says, looking with rage at it. The crew sits in silence for a moment until Reion breaks the ice. "Oh runner you said you would tell us about the whole protector of the village thing!" Reion says. "Oh yeah that!" Runner says he then takes a deep breath and begins to tell. "Well ever since I was young I wanted to be a guard but well I'm a little short, but I was determined so I learned how to build weapons and built myself a suit aka the one you see now, it was so powerful that it allowed me to rise the ranks. And before you know it I became the village guardian!" Runner says triumphantly showing off his suit
"Why did you focus on the kicking and feet part?" Neol asks.
"I always liked to kick!" Runner says
"What about you Neol what did you do back before this!" Runner asks Neol.
"My creator made me from a bunch of parts from scrapped robots and made me. I was made to help around the village by protecting it and helping anyone in need so I mainly did that." Neol said. "That's it?" Runner responds, "yes!" Neol responds back
"Well if we're talking about life stories I might as well tell you all mine!" Reion says popping open a tan clay jug of what's probably liquor and chugging half of it down. "So I grew up as a bounty hunter in the Village of Ashend!" She begins "so thats where you're from" aliend mumbles.
"At the age of 15 I decided to take combat training classes. As you can tell specifically in gun related stuff. After that I decided to become a hunter and did well. Providing food for my village eventually, I was considered so good that I decided to become a bounty hunter. Once I made some money I decided to get someone to build this nice little visor for me and viola, I'm here now!" She says surprisingly well for someone who chugged half a gallon of liquor.
"What about you Aleind!" Neol asks.
"I grew up in Avier with my dad Razmondious, and my Aunt Mainetre they both were heavily respected people and u assume it's cause they held this." Aleind says pausing by the end showing the sword. "Sadly during the attack my dad died." Aleind says somberly. The crew has a moment of silence until Reion breaks it "what about your aunt?" She asks.
"Oh she left for some type of important business i don't know what though my dad never told me!" Akeind says the crew then heads off to bed, and then continues to the mountain after a night's rest.
The crew follows the ray of dark ess up to the mountain. As the crew scales the mountain Darkwraiths and Depraved stop them often but are no match fir the crew's power. At the end they find themselves on the left side of the mountain just off the path to Aleinds old village.
They come to a clearing just over the halfway point on the mountain. Their is Snow on the ground and a few trees surrounding the area. The ray of darkness leads into the ground. "Hey Aleind Ghirahim said he found what he was looking for at the last village he attacked right?" Reion asks Aleind.
"Yes!" Aleind responds.
"Found what?" Neol asks while runner listens in. The two then explain the conversation they had with Ghirahim.
"Ah! I'm assuming you're suggesting that this last place is where they found that vessel." Neol says, "yes, and if it was made by the dark occult back in the day I assume it's not gonna be an easy open. So keep your eyes peeled and look around!" Reion says "never know where they might hide the entrance!" She adds
The crew search the area trying to find something out for place eventually Aleind notices a group of pebbles on the ground he tries kicking them but one doesn't move. He fiddles with it and it turns out to be a button. The ground of the clearing opens up to reveal a bunker.
"Well let's do this!" Aleind says as the crew descends into the bunker. Onec they enter a sensation is felt and suddenly the team is split up.
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Aleind's pov: "Whaa!" Aleind says as his eyes awaken to an arena. He looks around and sees no one but a shadowy figure in front of him. The shadow stands up its pitch black with red eyes, it looks exactly like Aleind with even the same blade but with dark energy instead of light.
"Pawn who seeks revenge, are you sure of your destiny" The Being says, pointing its sword at Aleind. "Who are you!" Aleind asks the figure. "I am your darkness unleashed for!" The figure says
"Now let me ask again..PAWN WHO SEEKS REVENGE ARE YOU SURE OF YOUR DESTINY!" The creature yells asking Aleind again. "Yes I am sure!" Aleind answers in an annoyed tone.
"Then face me with all your might!"
Shadow Aleind says as it rushes at aleind with the dark blade. Aleind blocks holding off its attack. Shadow Aleind pushes against Aleinds block, trying to break it, light and dark energy spark from the colliding blades. "WHAT…ARE YOU!" Aleind says struggling to hold the block back.
"Fool still doesn't understand!" The Shadow says as he takes his sword off of aleinds blade he then, Slams his blade down onto Aleinds dispersing a load of dark energy, and breaking the block. *BOOM* the sound echoes as a bunch of dark energy slams Aleind to the floor.
Aleinds coughing as the being quickly rushes over and picks him up by the neck.
"The power of dark and light" shadow aleind says. "WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT!" Shadow Aleind says punching Aleinds gut. "Its not night and day but your morality. Light the good and dark the bad!" Shadow Aleind says kicking Aleind in the chest "So what's win me your demon or your light!" The Being says Raising his sword and striking down, Aleind rolls over narrowly avoiding death. He gets up and then strikes at the beings side *SLASH* His blade cuts through the being leaving a deep wound.
"Good but survive this" Shadow Aleind yells slamming it's sword into the ground and shooting pillars of rock toward Aleind. Aleind quickly does the same.
*SWSH BAGJWD BWSHHHHHHH!* The sound erupts as the piercing rocks collide date energy conducting into one and light into another. "AHHHHHHH!" They both yell cranking up the energy until a red and yellow light energy erupts from the rocks blowing shadow Aleinds rocks to rubble and disintegrating them fully. "I hope that gives you an answer!" Aleind says. As the pocket dimension breaks and with that he is whisked away.
Reion's pov: Reion after closing her eyes for a second, awakens to find herself in an Arena. in front of her stands an ink black figure with red eyes that looks like her. She whips out her gun and aims it at the figure. "Stand back, what are you?" She asks. "I am the dark energy that lurks inside you! Now show me you'd worth!" Shadow Reion says pulling out it's gun.
*BANG BANG* Shadow Reion’s gun echoes as bullets coated in dark energy fire at Reion. Reion quickly dodges and fires some bullets herself *BANG BANG* Reions gun goes as bullets fly towards the creature. Shadow Reion dodges the bullets.
"We'll get nowhere like this!" The Shadow says rushing at Reion and tries to disarms her. "Oh no you don't!" Reion dodges her lifting her shadow above as she slides under. She then disarms her shadow and holds it in place, from behind. "Let go of me you murderer!" The Shadow says while being in Reions chokehold.
"No idea what you..*grunt* MEAN!" Reion says as she Flips her shadow around and SLAMS! her into the ground. *BOOM* the sound echoes as the shadows body hits the ground. Reion then pins the shadow down. "Oh be honest you're nothing more then a greedy bitch who kills for money!" Shadow reion says struggling as she's pinned. She then overpowers Reion pushing her off her. Reion is off-balanced so the shadow takes this opportunity and tackles Reion.
Once the shadow has her pinned the shadow starts beating her senseless causing reion to drop her gun next to her. *CHF!* the sounds of the shadows fist echoes. "You are just a greedy!" *CHF*
"Disgraceful!" *CHF!* "BEING!"
the shadow says punching harder each time but as the last punch I'd swung Reion takes her hand and holds the fist back. "SO?" She says as her other hand quickly grabs her gun beside her and aims it at the shadow. *BOOM* The gun goes blowing off the shadows head causing it to disintegrate. "Gosh I could go for some food right now!" Reion says as she's teleported away
Neol's pov: Neol awakens to find himself in an Arena he sees a ink black figure with red eyes that looks like him in front of him. "You scrap that remains can you stand again-" *PEW PEW* the sound of Neols blaster goes as shadow Neol is interrupted and killed. "Yay I won!" Neol says as he is whisked away.
Runners pov: Runner awakens to an arena, and instead of looking at the ink black figure with red eyes that looks like him he instead decides to run around the arena. "Man who..huh HEY YOU STOP!?" The Shadows Distorted voice yells at Runner. Runner doesn't though and instead rushes to the shadow. he jumps at it and sends a flurry of kicks at its way
*BAN BAM BAM BAM BAM* His kicks go as the shadow is decimated.
"That was a good sprint!" Runner says as he's teleported away.
The crew is now back together. They find themselves in a old looking laboratory. It's walls are made of steel and it extends 11 feet high. The crew exchange info on what happened. "So we all had to fight ourselves in a type of pocket dimension right?" Aleind says. "Seems like It, guess that was Ghirahim's trick!" Reion says.
The crew decided to look around the room since this is the place that the vessel was held. Neol and Runner head to the far left of the room and find a 9 foot high empty charging station. "Yay it's bigger than us!" Runner says jokingly.
Aleind decides to search the desk hoping to find useful papers and Reion looks around the room hoping to find a fridge with some food.
But in the end they find nothing of use besides a few mentions of the vessel being robotic in nature. "Welp I guess all that's left is to head straight for the castle!" Aleind says to the crew. With that they head off with all ray of darknesses annihilated they can now enter the castle.