These will be a combination of oneshots of the period between The Great War and The Second Great War. Some stories even in between some events of the Eternal War.
After the defeat of the dreaded Deathsinger, the Challenger's were rewarded and treate...
A few months after the Great War... It was a gloomy day, remaining Netherians that never made it back to the Nether during the Great War began a resistance group called the Netherbane. They recruited undead and those who submit to the Nether's motives. They were almost unstoppable when they made their first move onto Meridian, the coastline of Ardonia. Houses lined across the beach and the ocean contacted the land about 50 feet from the housing. The Netherbane attacked at dawn, and they wouldn't be stopped. That was until... the Challengers showed up.
The Netherbane were terrorists, easy heist, easy job, easy mission individuals. They struck during gloomy days and they did hit and runs, stealing and killing as many people without getting caught. But that didn't go as planned today. The Challengers were ready, and the Netherbane wasn't. Kane, one of the Frostbournes fiercest soldiers joined them, and became their head in command.
"Ciara! Hurry it up will you! We're running on a tight schedule remember!?" Kane yelled, he wore crimson red, and black clothing with diamond shoulder, elbow, and knee pads. He had bright blue eyes and long black hair. He joined the Netherbane because his brothers got to be Ender Knights and he didn't, so he swore revenge on the Ender Knights.
"You'll have to give me a minute, this ones stubborn." Ciara said, she had twin diamond knives, she threw one behind the back of the knight she was fighting. She teleported to the knife and cut down the knights back. Ciara wore a bright red and gray cloak, and her knives were encased with Ender Magic, she could teleport to them at her demand. Kane had a weapon that looked like a bow, but it wasn't. It had an iron blade the shape of a fan and could extend to the point that it looked like an axe. In his other hand he wielded a crossbow.
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His hair covered one of his eyes at all times. Ciara had brown hair, even though it was mostly covered by her cloak. The Netherbane were ready to leave the Oceanside city, but they shortly realized that entering was a lot easier than leaving. Kane and Ciara walked to the front gate of Meridian, leading about 20 of the Netherbane soldiers with them. Standing there was Zulius Kaltaris, his staff stuck in the ground and he was looking at the cobblestone path, his stance was leisured and his arms were crossed.
"After so many attacks we found you." Zulius said, looking up from the ground. He stepped forward.
"Step aside, Ardoni. Your fate will be shared with the bodies around you." Ciara said, Kane put his weapon in front of her to hold her back.
"You have no business here, leave at once. We will not ask a third time." Kane said, whipping his weapon downwards and turning it into an axe like blade.
"Do you know who I am?" Zulius said, they were clueless.
"I'm a Challenger." Zulius said, grabbing his staff and pointing at them with great speed. He shot an aggrovortex at the Netherbane. Kane dodged it and Ciara threw a knife at Zulius, teleporting to it and behind the aggrovortex, which killed about three Netherbane soldiers.
"Netherbane! Rally to me!" Kane yelled on one knee, getting up and running at Zulius who was dodging and blocked all of Ciara's hits. Kane shot a crossbow bolt at Zulius but a figure quickly jumped in front of the bolt, blocking it with a Protisium song. Thalleous grabbed the arrow off of the protebarrier and threw it aside. He began fighting off Kane. The other soldiers finally recognized the big deal and began to run at the two Challengers. That was, until the other two jumped in front of them.
"T- Tidesinger?!" One of the soldiers gasped, Achillean spun his staff and struck it into the ground. The clang rang throughout the ears of the Netherbane, and they scattered, trying to leave the city. Varek chuckled and ran after them with tremendous speed. Their power grew every day, Varek struck down a soldier, one after another they all fell.
Thalleous was able to defend himself against Kane. Kane's weapon was hard to use, and Thalleous was able to knock his weapon aside. Thalleous pointed his sword at Kane, ready to finish him off.
"I yield!" He panted and raised his arms. He fell to his knees.
"You will pay for the atrocities and violent acts you've been committing around Ardonia." Thalleous said, Kane slowly stood up. Zulius struck one of Ciara's knives away, but she held her own with the other. It wasn't long until she had to retreat and teleport to her knife. She threw another one far away, and out of site. She teleported and she was gone.
"Says the one who killed innocent soldiers of mine." Kane said, he put his hands behind his back, picked up his weapon and put it on his back. He was acting weird, confident.
"Oh the irony, the leader of a warmongering legion is lecturing me about killing innocents." Thalleous said, Kane turned to Thalleous.
"Shut up." Kane said, slapping Thalleous' sword. Varek and Achillean finished off the soldiers they could find, some of the others retreated. All that was left was Kane, and the loot they salvaged from Meridian.
"Give us one good reason why we shouldn't kill you right now, Kane." Varek said, crossing his arms as the four Challengers surrounded Kane.
"You kill me, and you'll make the Netherbane harder to stop. I will become a martyr and the idea of the Netherbane will become to powerful to be wiped out by the likes of you." Kane said, pointing to them. He began walking.
"We can come to an agreement, come with me." Kane said, Thalleous laughed.
"Do you seriously think we're dumb enough to follow you into what's most likely a trap!?" Achillean said, Kane walked back up to them, but before he could say anything, he was put into Protisium restraints by Thalleous.
"You're going to be put under judgement by the new Masters." Kane tried to release himself. Varek pushed him out of Meridian. While they walked along the forest road, a portal appeared, a Nether portal.
"Oh shit..." Zulius said... Kane smiled. Coming from the portal was Pythus, Skorch, King Chronos and Ciara emerged from it.
"You've done a great job at holding the overworld down for us, Kane." King Chronos said, Kane tried to join their side but Achillean held him back.
"Netherian's, make quick work of them." King Chronos said, they took out their weapons. Zulius fought Ciara, Thalleous fought Skorch, Achillean fought Pythus, and Varek fought King Chronos. Although Zulius and Thalleous were able to win their battles, and managed to push them back to the portal. Kane was able to sneak past. The Netherian Royal Family retreated into the Nether and Kane laughed, ready to enter the portal. Varek shot a purple beam of Ender Magic at Kane.
Kane turned towards the magic and absorbed it. His body turned bluish pale, and his eye turned white with purple scalera. He entered the portal, and saw King Chronos standing next to Ciara.
"My King, I am but your humble personage." Kane said, kneeling to King Chronos. King Chronos lifted him up.
"The Ender Magic had cursed you. It's time we put an end to them. Send a raven to the End, I declare... the End-Nether War."
