The Diamond Order make their way out of the caverns and into Gratsid once more. ''Quickly, the docks shut in an hour!'' Kobi the Fabled beckons.

They rush to the boats, with Frederick the Forsaken and his blade being carried by William and George.

They arrive at the port to see a lone pirate standing by her boat. ''Why did it have to be her?'' Kobi mutters

George replied, ''We don't have time for this; what's the problem?''

''We have some history, so to speak, but that doesn't matter now; I need to help Frederick'' Kobi says with fear in his voice.

Kobi sheepishly walks over to the pirate. ''Aye, aye, aye, I said never come back to this port, Kobi the fabled'' says the pirate lady as she slaps Kobi around the face. Kobi responds, ''Lorena, look, we need a favour. Our friend is in bad shape and is corrupted by dark magic. He's in some sort of coma. We need to make it to the shark, Fang, to save him. One last favour... '' Lorena chuckles, ''Aye, you always know how to play me kobi the fabled; come aboard, but you can only bring 3 more lads''

The Diamond Order rushes onto the ship of Lorena the Lovely as George the Devious grips Frederick's broken claymore and William boards, carrying Frederick the Forsaken in his arms. He puts himself down in the captain's chambers to rest as they all set sail towards Shark Fang.

''Aye, you must be Lorena, the lovely captain of the Crimson Sails crew; Kobi told us of your services'' George the Devious says whilst admiring Lorena's dreadlocks. ''Aye, me and Kobi used to be thick as thieves before he lost his crew,'' Lorena whispers in her ear. ''Aye, we were close, but after Kobi lost his crew in the waters around Orario, he lost something inside of him, and he stopped his pirate life. We have history with me and him.''

The Diamond Order all sit down below deck for a warm meal. William Dwayne chants, ''This is bloody delicious, Lorena; you sure are a good cook." Lorena replies, ''Aye cheers, matey." They all dig into their meal and rest up for the night.

The crashing waves woke the Diamond Order. William Dwayne rushes down to the captain's cabin to check on Frederick the Forsaken. ''AYE, the waves are crashing against the boat; this must be sharks fang ahead'' Lorena The lovely girl, who had been awake sailing for hours prior, shouts and points towards the shoreline, ''We will dock up here and get off; you all owe me big time.

''Okay, Kobi, you get Frederick's blade, and I will bring Frederick'' yells George.

Kobi the Fabled walks slowly to the captain's cabin, grabs Frederick Claymore, and rushes back to George the Devious on the docks, who is carrying Frederick. They rush towards the town in search of the legendary blacksmith, Evan.

''Aye, legend has it that Evan the blacksmith is in this town'' Kobi says to a local sharktooth. ''Aye, that man is the legendary blacksmith; he sells weapons here in Shark Fang; he stays in a house near the waterfall; he may be able to help you with your blade; he knows all kinds of magic'' Lorena the Lovely looks in the distance to see the majestic waterfall of Shark Fang ''Onwards and upwards, you lot''.

They climb to the secluded residence of Evan's. ''AYE EVAN THE BLACKSMITH'' George the Devious roars, swinging the door open to see a young man in brown overalls. '' A knock would have been nice. Anyway, what can I do for you guys? It has been so long since I last saw a human; I've been on this island for longer than I anticipated.'' ''We need you to forge this blade with light energy as it has corrupted our friend Frederick. It's the only way we can save him!'' George puts Frederick on a table, and Evan, the blacksmith, gets up. ''Aye, lad, I can do that for you, but it will take me some time to prepare the magic energy.

''Well, how much time?'' Kobi Asks

''Look, there's a magical force interfering with the mana on this island. He goes by Darkbane. If you guys can get him to stop focusing, then this would go a lot quicker, and your friend will have a much higher chance of surviving. Otherwise, it could take a day or two'' Evan states

''Darkbane, Professor Darkbane? This is not ideal'' William Dwayne trembles.

George the Devious says, ''How do you know him? Do you have any information that could help us stop him?''

William replies, ''Professor Darkbane used to be a great teacher at the Dwayne School of Mystical Arts. He taught me when I was a boy, then he disappeared. My father told me he left for another school. I hope he's okay''

''He was corrupted by a Black Warlock; I'm not sure if there is any saving him now''

''THERE MUST BE A WAY; let us find him; we need to sort this all out'' William Dwayne said it with pain in his voice.

''You should rest, William; it's late; we should all rest'' George the Devious speaks.

''Aye George, Evan the Blacksmith, is the right man for the job,'' Kobi says while staring at Frederick's lifeless body. ''Thank you, Evan the Blacksmith, for doing this; we will owe you for an eternity." William says, ''Aye, we are going to need a good place to rest tonight after the long day," and says to the group, ''You are all welcome to stay here for the night before you head out to find Darkbane. Evan replies

''Thank you; we are all really tired after the day we have had," William said with a bit of sadness in his voice.

"Make yourselves comfortable," Evan says.

"Yes, thank you; this means a lot to us.''

'' I'll set up beds and blankets for everyone." evan spoke

After a long and restful night, they awaken and decide to head to town in search of Darkbane to bring his havoc to a halt.

A man wearing round-rimmed glasses, smart clothing, and a satchel full of potions steps forward. William says, "What happened to you, professor?" He has a sinister smile on his face. "I don't even know your name, boy."

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Lorena The lovely woman approaches him: ''Aye fancy-looking gent, do you have gold coins'' she said, ''you want my gold? Come and take it, scummy pirate?'' Darkbane says. Lorena, the lovely, punches him. He swings back but misses. She then headbutted him, breaking his glasses. Kobi the fabled runs forward and points a cutlass at the man's neck.

Kobi the Fabled: ''Stop draining the mana; our friend is going to die.

Monocle guy: ''I WILL NOT. I must use this mana to charge my spells and take you down. Once that is done, I will take over the whole of Orario''.

George the devious laughs, ''The Diamond Order will rip you to shreds.'' Kobi the Fabled says, "You think you have a chance against us? We are the most powerful in the whole world."Professor Darkbane adjusts his broken glasses and reveals a menacing smile. Metal tendrils then release from the ground, subduing the diamond order. They can't break free, no matter how hard they try. The tendrils inject some sort of poison into Lorena the lovely, and she starts having visions of her becoming a menacing monster. Her brain is being eaten from within her. Professor Darkbane says, ''You may think you're special, but soon enough, you will belong to me. I'll make you one of my monsters, pirate."Professor Darkbane laughs as he watches his work unfold before his eyes. Lorena loses all humanity, and her body is turned inside out and ripped apart from the inside. He drops her lifeless body to the floor, but something is growing inside her. Professor Darkbane laughs as he watches the scene: "Soon, the Diamond Order will be no more." He then increases the strength of the metal tendrils on the diamond, crushing their bones. Professor Darkbane smiles kindly at the diamond order: "Don't be afraid; the pain will all be over soon.'' George the devious bulges up in size and breaks free from the tendrils grasp. He sucker punches Darkbane, breaking his connection to the mana. Meanwhile, Evan takes advantage of this and begins forming the Light Claymore. Meanwhile, the dark claymore starts to glow a bright white, as if all the energy in the world has been absorbed into it. The pain becomes unbearable, and it's a matter of minutes before the Diamond Order passes away. Suddenly, Frederick the Redeemed bursts through the tendrils with a heavenly glow of white, sending Professor Darkbane into immense fear and panic. ''What is this power??'', he shouts.

Frederick uses the light claymore to slice the tendrils, and the Diamond Order is freed by Frederick the Redeemed. ''It's the power of God; I am here once again, friends. Frederick, the redeemed states

''Frederick!!! Just when we needed you most'' William shouts with joy in his face.

''Where is Cian?'' Frederick asks.

George replies, ''He was lost; he saved my life; I will treasure him forever.

''We have lost too much to be stopped by such pathetic enemies,'' Frederick shouts in Darkbane's direction.

Professor Darkbane's laugh stops. His once intimidating voice is now nothing more than a faint echo that cannot be heard over the chaos. He takes out a potion from his satchel and cracks it over his skull, transforming him into a gargantuan beast. The Diamond Order could barely fight such a monster.

William Dwayne thinks about his father and how he died in the battle against Frederick. He finally awakens his ancient Dwayne bloodline and summons the ancient royal armour, giving him the powers of the archangel Azrael, the avenging angel. With his power, he shoots a beam at Frederick; powering him, Frederick the Redeemed morphs into a bright white dragon. Dragon form Frederick sores towards the dark beast, and they collide, shooting both light and dark magic.

William Dwayne, with the powers of the archangel Azrael, charges towards Professor Darkbane.

On the sidelines, Kobi the fabled smirks and says, ''I knew you two were special. He then uses the hellbringers cutlass to cast Hades Infernus! He ignites himself and transforms his flames to reach a deep red colour, and the blade reaches temperatures to rival the sun.

Kobi the Fabled then charges towards the dark beast with his great mastery of the infernus flames. Kobi the Fabled cast one last final inferno to try and defeat the monstrous beast, and with the help of Williams newly awakened archangel abilities, Frederick's dragon form, and George's siesmic hammer and monsterous size, they charged towards Professor Darkbane in one final attack. William Dwayne, wielder of the legendary Arcane Staff, releases a great power, taught to him by Darkbane himself. He shoots icy projectiles at the beast, cutting through its tail.

Kobi the Fabled thrusts his cutlass into the air and sets the beast ablaze; the flames grow higher, and the beast screams, ''ARRGRHGHG''

William Dwayne sends forth the Arcane Flood; the sudden change of temperature puts the beast into a state of shock and freezes it in place.

George the Devious begins the spin around, holding his seismic hammer and unleashing THE CYCLONE WIRLWIND ATTACK. He creates a wirlwind that sends debris flinging into the beast and the surrounding buildings.

Frederick the Redeemed returns to his normal form and LEAPS INTO THE AIR, FINISHING THE FINAL BLOW WITH A GIANT SMASH FROM HIS CLAYMORE. With one final slice from the light claymore through its throat

The beast is no more.

Frederick The redeemed stumbles as he lands back on the ground. He then puts his hand on his heartbeat. ''My heart is slowing'' William Dwayne rushes to Frederick's aid. ''You were able to unleash a lot of magic; you are very weak from those attacks," William Dwayne says as Frederick The Redeemed's heart begins to slow. "I just did what I had to," Frederick The redeemer replies weakly. William Dwayne then tries to heal Frederick the redeemed using the arcane staff; however, with so much magic being released, he has little power left to use the spell. Frederick The redeemed begin to fade in and out of consciousness. "You can't die on me!" William Dwayne says as he desperately tries to bring Frederick the Redeemed back into reality. Frederick The redeemer shakes his head and then reaches into his pocket. He takes out a ring. With a simple silver ring, Frederick the Redeemed places the ring on his finger.

"Frederick..." William Dwayne starts to say but stops as Frederick the Redeemed closes his eyes.

Frederick's hand trembles and begins to glow.

"My mother said that if I was in need of dire aid, I should put this on." Frederick The redeemed weakly mutter. Golden bubbles surround the Diamond Order. ''I knew my mother's ring would come in handy; its a magic field'' Frederick coughs "Don't give up," William stutters weakly.

The Arcane staff burns red hot as William Dwaynes magic reaches its limits. William Dwayne screams out in all his anguish, ''IF MY NAME IS DWAYNE, I WILL DO THIS!" Frederick the Redeemed opens both eyes. "That spell. It's amazing," Frederick the Redeemed struggles to say.

William Dwayne continues to hold out as the Arcane staff in disbelief that he healed his comrade. Frederick the Redeemed begins to rise to his feet.

"Thank you, William," Frederick The Redeemed whispers

In the corner of Kobi's eye, he spots the now-beastly Lorena running off into the distance. ''I hope we can save her when we encounter her again.''

''Frederick, you killed my father. Tell me why. Why?'' William shouts.

''It wasn't William; the soul of Damian took over my mind; I had no control; I am so sorry'' Frederick says, in defeat.

''I think we need to celebrate having you back, Frederick'' George places his hand on Williams shoulder.

''It wasn't your fault, Frederick; lets just have a drink and head on the next boat home'' William says it with a tear in his eye.

As they celebrate, a cackle from an unknown entity reverberates in their ears.

In an ominous voice, the voice says, "Well done, Diamond Order. I'll be waiting in my domain."