(A/N: The following chapters will be happening at the same time until stated otherwise.)
(Tombstone POV)
After what felt like an eternity of walking we finally made it to the Dark Kingdom. "So, we can't take the front door because they'll kill us on sight," AJ said. "Then we'll have to find a back door," I replied while standing in front of the kingdom. "Tomb they could strike you whenever! you're in plain sight!" AJ continued. I walked over to where AJ was standing. "So what do you have in mind?" I said and he crouched down. "Kris gave me some of his best cloaking potions that are able to turn us into nothing but shadows, that way we can sneak in undetected so long as we don't make noise. I already know the necessary spells to see you as a shadow." He told me. I wasn't sure if he sounded insane or smart. "But how do I see you?" I asked. "Here, this should let you see me," AJ said, tossing me a potion. "Well shit, I guess we're doing this," I said, staring up into the castle. "I guess we are," AJ replied.
(Minor Timeskip)
(Dark Knight POV)
It's finally time! My master will be awoken soon and all the world will be his. The Dark Order has arrived and we created a gateway to the Tree of Life. All we must do now is await our master's command. "It is time warlock, place your hands upon my altar." My master commands me. I do as he says and place my hands upon his sacred altar. Just then, a surge of dark magic surges through me. It feels so ancient, so POWERFUL! "Now, pull my essence from the altar and bring me to the gate. You may keep the magic I gave you." "Of course, thank you my lord" I respond and put my hands around the altar. I then pull and the altar breaks leaving only a glowing echo of pure dark magic in my hands, my master's very soul lies in my hands. I walk to the gate, the other members of the order in shock at what just happened. I raise my lord before the gate so that he may finally destroy the seals and regain what is rightfully his. "Akdovu Vastula Mistovi, Alcard Mectrovlad Vor, Ade Boku ASTROVLA!" My master spoke and the veil blocking the gateway was destroyed. There it stood, The Tree of Life. We all walked into the chamber in awe of the incredible relic that stood before us. "Place me before the tree." My master commanded. I did as he asked and placed his soul in front of the tree and stood back. His soul glowed for a moment and then the tree started radiating power as, in a massive flash of light, a large stone sarcophagus appeared before us, etched in ancient carvings. My master's soul then rose into the air and vanished into it. This was it.
Our master's return is at hand.
(AJ POV)
We arrived at the corridor the DarkGaurd told us about and located the brick he told us about, I looked at Tomb and we both nodded as he placed his hand upon it. "Sectrum Invicta." Tomb said as the brick and the ones surrounding it vanished as a new corridor opened. As we entered, the entire hall shook in a massive burst of energy. We quickly found our way to the main chamber and found the entire dark order standing in a chamber with a large stone sarcophagus and a massive glowing tree The Tree of Life, I thought with awe as I looked at Tomb and saw a similar look on his face. Just then, 2 arms covered in ornate, pitch-black armor broke through from the inside of the sarcophagus and pulled the rest of the body through. Then the Dark Order all bowed as the armored figure stood up and summoned a huge, double-sided axe. "Bow in reverence for our master has returned." Dark Knight spoke. Tomb and I looked in horror as we realized who this was. "Rejoice, for Lord Seviathan lives again." Dark Knight finished. I started panicking, looking for anything that can bail us out of this situation when I noticed a low-hanging branch on the tree and remembered something my Mom, who loves tea (Something she got from our grandpa), told me and Alex when we were younger and asked about what leaves can and can't be used in tea. "When it comes to tea there are actually very few leaves that can't be used so the best thing to do is experiment and try new things. You never know..." "What you're gonna get." I finished quietly. "What was that?" Tomb asked, looking confused. "Not right now. Do you see that low-hanging branch? See if you can go and get it." I told him. He seemed confused for a moment but went ahead and did it anyway, cutting off the branch with one of his claws without anyone else noticing and walking back to me "Now what?" He asked while handing me the branch. "I sense something," Seviathan said, stopping us in our tracks. "I sense Primordial magics." He snarled sending both of us into full panic mode. "Now we run!" I told him as we raced from the corridor. "FIND THEM AND BRING THEM TO ME!" Seviathan roared in anger.
We were running for a while trying to get out of the castle when I remembered the branch that I was holding. In a moment of brilliance (Or stupidity), I quickly turned around while still running away, holding the branch in the same hand as my bow, and aimed at the ground behind us. "TRANSFERO!" I yelled as I released the arrow. Right afterwards the corridor behind us started to shift and warp way more than I thought it would. "That should buy us a bit of time," I said as we kept running. "That was fucking insane...I like the way you think!" Tomb told me as we finally exited the castle. He then pulled out a strange glowing stone, placed it on the ground, and grabbed my arm. "Redi!" he yelled as he crushed it under his foot. I felt a strange tug all around my body and suddenly we were back in the debriefing room where we were all given our missions. "...You couldn't have done that earlier?" I asked him. "It's not like we could've stopped in the middle of an active fucking chase." He said. "Good point," I said. I looked at the branch in my hand and then looked at Tomb.
"We need to talk to Alex."
