///City of Gods Part I - Era 2000 BC - Legend of Ancients/// (Closed)

Aturok walked over to them makeing sure they both are fine "i have been trained...i can fight however..i want you both to train me..if not i understand but you both are experinced..you the most rune you have the power of experince..." he bowed to them then looked over seeing Kay still there and he walked over stoping afew feet away from the treeline and held out his hand to her "come to me human..i promise i mean you no harm"

"Look.. I no fighter my self... But I can help you learn how to summon a golem...But... later..." Rune said wincing from the burning pain in his back. Kaylay sighed a bit, and approached Aturok. "You know.. Maybe I could use your help a little.." Rune said bashfully realizing he could not walk strait, the every step he made seemed to agitate the burn. [i]"Silvian grabbed him on one side and helped him onto Glade, who was willing to help carry him. Glade had to walk slowly for he too felt Rune's pain. Kaylay continued to remain silent. She was not sure what to say, partially shy, and partially a bit scared.

Aturok senced her scared abit and began wagging his tail trying to look less scarey if that was bothering her as she approached him he watched the treeline and then back at her and put his hand down "i think you better stick close to us...we will look after you" he smiled when she stood beside him now that they where out in the clearing he walked with her following Silvian and Rune

Rune suddenly stopped and looked around at every one quickly, suddenly coming across a realization. Two people were missing. What is it Rune?" Silvian asked curiously "Where is Shara and Kon!?" "Come to think, i thought they would have been watching the human girl here?" Silvian responded now looking around them. "No they got worried and went looking for you... And if they never made it to you where are they!?" Rune asked again rather worried now. "There guardians... I am sure they will be fine, they might not have thought about searching the temple here yet.. give them some time, I am sure they will turn up.." Silvian explained, but he too was rather concerned.

Aturok countinued to follow them keeping close eye on the girl as he looked over at her "stick close to them...they will be much better protectors then i..." he walked ahead of themkeeping to himself letting his mind wander he wanted to go home he hated this world he sighed and stoped and sat on a fallen log letting them walk past

Kaylay too sat down, still rather silent, She had not said anything since the Castle. Since the Key was used to kill the Vigerage. She looked away from Aturok, a single tear comming down her face. Shortly after, a few more seemed to drop out. Rune and Silvian continued back to the cabin. Ryu was not there, possibly hunting, so Silvian and Rune had to help each other with there wounds.

Silvian Hands stopped bleeding, and even if they were, it would not have stopped him from treating Rune's wounds. He placed ointment on his back and then began bandaging it. Rune Hissed a bit when the ointment was placed but he calmed some afterwards. Finally it was Rune's turn to help Silvian. He grabbed some bandages and wrapped them carefully around his hands.

Aturok looked over seeing enough to see she was crying as he reached over wipeing the tears from her cheek and wrapped his arm around her trying to confort her some he wasnt sure what was troubleing her but he knew she wasnt well "it will be ok....i promise..."

For the first time she reached completely over to hug Aturok. She then finally spoke. "Thank you..." There was a voice that suddenly played in her mind, of the entity that resided within her pendant. "With Blood and Fate, the Pact has been made." She remembered. And in her mind she also recalled. [/i]"The Next two times you call upon me, Will be asked for a price.."[/i] "What do we do now?" She asked Aturok, staring strait at him, quite serious.

he hugged her back "well for now we stick with them...and we keep you safe and find a place to keep you safe and maybe along the way we can find away to stop the king...i guess in away i dont know what we are to do now..how about you ask me later.." he said smileing

Kaylay lead the way back to the cabin, were Rune and Silvian were both now bandaged up. Rune having the worse part of it, burned. Rune approached Aturok again, once they had gotten there. "Would you.. like to try that golem again!?" he asked, glade laying on his shoulder resting.

"i guess...but dont worry i kniow what to do you both can get some rest i will try to summon her..." he smiled and bowed his head and walked over and sat a few feet away from a fire that had been made and he closed his eyes and concentrated

Time went by, and Shara and Kon still had not returned. Rune later went back to check on Aturok, where Kaylay was sitting on a log next to a tree watching him, attempt his summon. Ryu had came and gone, looking for Shara and Kon, but there was no sign of them. Silvian was already plotting a search for them. "How is the Summoning attempt going?" he asked sitting next to Kaylay who, was still rather quiet.

Rexus sat down on one of the log, moving his hand's in accordance to the flame he started to control the flame and made it reflect the mood of the aria. Rexus looked over at Rune and sighed. He stood up and sat down next to him. “Something tells me you knew him?” Rexus said, it was more like a statement then a question. “And that one kid has seemed to disappear as well…what was his name? Max?” Rexus moved his hand over the fire which grew a little bit bigger. “Trouble just seems to follow you” and with that Rexus smiled.


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Max ran through the tree tops, trying to keep up with that Bear daemon. Max had been consumed with a blind rage and he was desperately searching the forest, but to no avail. ‘Be calm max’ the voice said calmly trying to quill Max’s ever growing anger. “Calm…how can I be calm if he always makes a fool out of me?” Max slumped against a tree pounding the ground with his staff. “The others hate…they think I’m useless Shira, just because I’m human…” max put his hand against the trunk of the tree the bark darkening and decaying around his hand. “ryu is not different then I am…just because he has power doesn’t mean he is any different then I am!” Max stood up and pulled out the spell book he had found. He flipped through the many pages of the book, nothing seemed to help anymore. Max was lost. ‘That bear daemon actually did something good for you Max…don’t hate him.” Max clenched his hand “if you call draining me good then I would agr…” Max stopped in the middle of his sentence. Shira actually was right…the pieces where now starting to form together. If that bear daemon hadn’t drained him, then the energy would have overwhelmed max and potentially killed him. But with the knowledge he has know he could both control his element, and have it be powerful at the same time.

‘You have finally figured it out haven’t you?” Shira said. ‘And you now know why he did it. Close you’re eyes max. Embrace the shadow.’ Max did as she said, closing his eyes and allowing himself to be lost to the world around him. He felt as if he where floating in a dark sea, controlling the shadows around him. He felt as if someone was pulling him or more like pulling away from him. The air chilled around max, the shadows seemed to darken and lengthen. A dark form swirled around max as if it had a mid of its own. It shifted and shaped to that of a wolf and it too soon began to take form. ‘Release you’re tension let loose you’re mind. Fall into shadow, and return quaking with chaos insanity. Know the difference and embrace it. Sadness, madness. Know them, feel them, and embrace them! That is the meaning of shadows that is you’re name!” Max opened his eyes. A tent of red could be seen in his dark black eyes. He looked at the wolf that had formed in front of him. “I am Shira, enforcer of the shadow, chaser of the moon. And you are Max, controller of the shadow and mage of death...we are one. What I fell, you fell, you’re pain is my pain. That is the weakness, and our strength. Learn from it and understand it max. I am part of you, and you are apart of me. I am a golem.------------

Aturok countinued concentrating in summoning his golem as the flame infront of him startes to blow sideways and died as the air around them froze and snow began to fall around them as it blew throught the air around them like a within seconds the snow blew over infront of Aturok and blew around like it was traped in a human shaped snow globe as ice formed up from the ground takeing a shape like a jackal anthro like aturok as a voice blew throught the wind "i am polara...goddess of the frozen winds..." she held out her hands and ice formed into a scyth formed in her hand "i was afraid you would never take the time to summon me.."

Aturok looked up at the golem at first he wasnt sure what to say "you are my golem?" he stood up and he crawled to his feet and looked at her then over at rune

"Good Very Good! now you need to understand balance and pain. If your golem gets badly injured, it can be overwhelming for you, and you could pass out.. And if a golem dies, and you are unable to maintain your balance of your very life force, you can faint, or worse die as well..." Rune explained to him. Glade who still sat on his shoulder in the form of a white cat, licking him self.

"Venom and poision works both ways..." Rexus said leaning back on the log. " golems share your experence, if you become stronger then so does the golem, and anouther thing you might want to know is that golemns have feelings too. there not slaves they are friends and companions. Take Vendumane and me, I always have her out becuase she likes to fly in open spaces, also rune and glade. the greater the bond the more powerfull you become...at least thats what the mauscripts say...."

Aturok listened to both thier words and nodded looking at them "i understand..i do know a fair amount of how a Golem and the bonds they hold with us and ive seen first hand of what happend to you both..."

Polara walked up to Aturok and looked over at them "in a way we already have a strong bond...ive influnced since he was little...it was how he managed to be so well at his fighting and use powers beyond his age.."

"if what you say is true...then Aturock is already powerfull, but still even the mgihty must learn or else the fall." Rexus smiled and sighed. the aria got bright for a second as Vendumane flew down from the sky, carrying with her a sack of fish that she had 'borrowed' from a merchant in a far off town.

Vendumane sat the bag down infront of Rexus and perched back onto his shoulder. " thanks Ven...now who's hungry?" Rexus smiled yet again and pulled out a few sticks from behind him, as if he knew what Vendumane was planning. He handed everyone a stick and sat the bag down infront of everybody.


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Max walked back into Camp, his golemn was already dismissed, but the energy Max left as he walked by everyone was that of complete hate. Max had his hood up and he walked over to the hamock that was placed high up in the trees. Max began to pack everything up into his knape sack and began to head the opposite way. 'you sure you up to this max' shira said to max. ' everything, no matter how skilled they are, leaves a trace to follow...' Max looked back at everyone in the camp. Max's now 'red' eyes regarded them as a furure challenge. " good bye Daemons..." Max said, his voice just above a whisper. He turned around and began to walk in the direction of the castle.

Polara looked over at Rexus and then at the fish then back at Aturok "im afraid i must leave..since this is your first summon i do not wish you to tire so soon..." Aturok looked over at her "how long does that usually take for the fateigue to kick in?...cant we do the same as Rune and glade...so you can stay longer?"

Polara crossed her arms watching Max walk by whispering goodbye to them with a tone "for the best i suppose." she turned her attention back to Aturok and shook her head "im afraid thats not possible..that is a power meant for Rune and glade only...im sure its cause in this world Rune had nobody but glade one was in danger thier was always the other to fight beside them.."

“Sometimes golems have that ability from the start…” Rexus said frowning. “It is a shame though…”Rexus looked at his fish and then at rune. “So why where you guys in the castle? Some sort of secret mission that us demi-humans can’t know?” Rexus said jokingly

Aturok laughed looking over at Rexus "yes im afraid if we tld you we would have to kill you and thats just messy so please...dont ask.." he took on of the fish and started cooking it over the fire then looked over at Kay makeing sure she was alright

There was suddenly a explosive noise coming from the forest, that caught Silvians and Runes attention. Rune's ears twitched as he looked around. This noise also startled Kaylay. "What.. is that!?" She asked standing up and gripping onto her pendent the Castafire Key. "That is a very good question..." Rune responded stepping forward a bit, but once against topped. Silvian began his approach towards the woods. "Aturok.. What do you think? We should go check it out!" Silvian suggested.

"oh somebodys at it again....sure lets check it out" a frozen spear formed in his hand and he walked towards the woods as he looked over at his newly summoned golem "well care you join us investigate?" Polara bowed her head "indeed you may need the help..."

Rexus fox ears perked up at the sudden explosion, Vendumane flutterd her wing in aggetation." cant even get a few moments of relaxation before something like that happens!" Vendumane said, agitated.
Rexus looked at her and then at aturok. "secreat or no secreat I'm on board this chase." Rexus said, the red diomond like sword now burst into his hands. " after all the revasks dont just sit down while something is clearly happening." Vendumane sighed and melded back into Rexus's skin. it was a disquise, and a last minute retreat. whenever something unexpected would happen she would pop out of his skin and blast her enamy to the sky.


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Max looked forward, he had taken a sudden detore that was leading him straight to the explosion. 'max..'shira said. 'this is a bit dangerous...even for your standerds, what will you do when you find him.' Max closed his eyes and sighed. his left eye had permenently turned red from the summons. 'I'll handle that when I met him...If I am to gain more power, I'll ether learn from that Bear daemon...or try to kill him." Max continued to press on. 'what makes you think that he will even consider teaching you, even letting you follow him...he is a Daemon and you are a human...it wouldnt be right.' Max stopped in his tracks, his hand clencing around his staff. ' I am one of the only Humans with an elemental ability... it is impossible for a human to even have it... damn shira I dont even think i'm human anymore'. Max started dashing into the direction of the noise, he could tell he was close. his left eye showed him that much. infact his left eye, that red demonic eye. Showed him what people elements where, even the power level of there perticuler element. but even as Max pushed on, a quistion popped into his head. would the Daemon even let him help, and if so then why? Max was considerd an oddity to both human and Daemon. he could call on the elemental power of darkness, something a human could never do. and his sences, he could sence whenever something evil was near, he could summon a golemn, he could do almost anything a human could not do, and he could do almost anything a Daemon could do...this had bugged max considerable.

Meanwhile miles away from the others...

a reptilian anthro walked up to the brown wolf who was observing two of his clan battleing thier golems and bowed " master Pyroxxis.....the human villagers have brought the relics you asked for..." Pyro grinned and turned and walked past him and the reptile stood up and followed as they walked over to a villager with a wagon and on it was a bunch of ancient relics that thier ancestors passed down as he rummages throught them till he came across a tablet he picked it up and grinned "soon we will see if you are more than just a myth.."

the villager watched Pyro looking over the tablet and stepped forward "is this all you wanted? does this mean you will protect us from the king...please ive already lost both my sons to the kings army.."

Pyro slide the tablet in one of the guards satchels "bring this in the archives...i will follow you shortly.." he turned and walked over to the villager "disgusting creature...why my father belived your kind was worth useing...get out of my sight...go back to you hole of a village you have our protection.." he watched as the villager backed away quick and ran off

Mayla was sitting on the floor in the cave wich served as the archives for the fallen gems as she read through some old demarian books some brought from thier world some with magics learned from this world as she studied for hours she dumped out a glass of water that she had drowned a mouse in laying it on the table dead she decided to test her powers from the books she had been studing she placed her hand over the mouse and closed her eyes as her hand began to give off a white glow soon she lifted her hand and the mouse was alive and scurried to the edge of the table Pyro walked in catching her in the midst of her powers and walked over and picked up the mouse and ate it "i see the books are serveing you well...i would hope since most are in old text...your the only one here with recent and past knowlge thiers some thing i want you to have a look at" he held out his hand and the the guard handed him the tablet and he placed it on the table infront of her "i belive on this tablet would be the weapon that will use to strike against the king but..it can only be cast throught the ancient language.."

Mayla looked over the tablet and read it abit and realised what the spell was for "pyro..according to this the weapon cant be harnessed its powerfull yes but uncontrolable" she stood up and streched dusting the dirt off her robe "besides i have studing to be doing...im learning advanced skills i never knew where possible..." she said and looked over at him and grabbed a dagger from the table and slit her plam of her hand as her blood dripped down she clenched her fist and closed her eyes as her hand glowed and opened the palm and the cut was gone

Pyro nodded watching her do her little test and looked over at the books "that will come in handy in the war to come..but soon as you have time...look over the tablet and translate for me...until then keep studying.." Pyro turned and walked out of the cave and back out to the others