Guardians of the Elements: The Lightning Guardian

The Dark Below

The inside of the den felt colder than he remembered, but Eren ignored this, walked straight to the center table and rested his hands on it.

- So this is your lair? - Aiden commented before releasing a sneeze, which attracted the attention of most of those present - Sorry, the climate I'm used to is very different. Warmer - he closed his coat to keep him warm.

- And what is he doing? - Breeze asked when Eren didn't take his eyes off the map.

- This map monitors the activity of the Shadows and warns us of possible attacks. That's how we knew where they were going to attack - he breathed a sigh of relief - It's clean.

- And that gigantic black dot above our location? - Aileen observed, who had practically thrown herself on the table.

- Sorry. It's me - Frank said with some humor reflected on his face.

- And what are these lights on the wall? - Narel asked, approaching the blue-lit hole.

- We think they are some kind of pedestal for the swords - Raymond replied - but the truth is that we don't know much more than you do.

The Water Guardian drew her gladium, which glowed blue, and placed it in the space left by the willow roots in that hole. A trail of bluish light traveled across the floor to the table in the center of the room. They all took a step back, none of them expected something similar to happen.

- What just happened? - asked Aiden who, in surprise, dropped his cape.

- I don't know - the blue-haired girl replied with a puzzled look.

- I can explain - the voice of Narel's sword commented. Everyone turned to the weapon on the pedestal - This was the place where the remnants of Light locked up Darkness long ago. Each of the trees on the surface represents one of the six seals created to keep the bridge between this dimension and the dark dimension closed, and thus prevent the return of Darkness to this plane.

- But as long as these stamps exist, we'll be fine, right? - Eren said.

- It's not that simple - answered Bruce - The seals are inactive, for which the enclosure of Darkness became unstable; which would explain how his sword could cross.

- Then, Darkness could be planning to cross - Raymond observed - What would he need to do it?

- With the seals in these conditions, it would only need a large amount of elemental energy.

- That's why he sent his troops to eliminate us - Breeze commented - He must be looking for the necessary energy to free himself. 

- If that's true, there must be some way to stop him before he succeeds - argued Aileen - Maybe if we activate the seals again...

- That would be a feasible solution - observed Bruce - For that, the six swords should be put back on their respective pedestals; the energy released by this action would restore the integrity of the seals.

- Although it is not possible - Tami replied, the voice of Eren's sword, appearing in the hand of his guardian -, since the whereabouts of the sword of Death is unknown.

- Wait, Death is also an element? - Eren asked puzzled.

- That's right guardian, as a contrast to Life, Death is also a fundamental aspect of nature - replied the voice of the sword of Life -, therefore, without it, the circle is incomplete.

- Maybe we can help with that - Finity's voice echoed in the place, to then give way to his appearance on Raymond's back - Unlike the other swords, I was not created by the remnants of Light during that battle , so long ago, but I was born from the Spark that united them. That Spark was the one who entrusted me with the mission of looking for my guardian; and said that we would together fill the void that Death had left.