A Broken Man

Chapter 12: The Irene Dimension

A couple days passed, today was the day. Today was what Zane been waiting for, for years, to show he's not a man to mess with and to help bring the Shadow Lord back. Zane stood next to Garroth, who was still under Concubine's control, waiting for her and a few others to finish a ritual to reopen the portal to the Irene Dimension. One of the people who were helping open the portal was Sasha, she was one of the few members who was strong with sorcery, but even with her talents, she didn't know how long it will hold for the portal.

Concubine: " You know what to do. Grab the relic before the portal close. You better make it quick because I don't know how long it's going to be open. And remember, one minute, one year."

Zane nodded, shortly after a burst of energy shot through the area, knocking the twins back a bit, Zane, Concubine and Garroth stood their ground. In front of them was the portal that led to the Irene Dimension, where the most powerful relic that's know rest. As Zane came up to the Portal, someone called out to him.

The voice: " ZANE!!!"

Zane turned around to find Aphmau, one of her guards, one of the members of an origination that Zane ran for a while but left, a wander who helps Aphmau a few times and a formal Lord himself, and two of her so call friends. Aphmau looked over at Garroth, he just stared at her with a blank expression.

Aphmau: " Garroth... What Did You Do To Him?!"

Zane didn't answer, he looked at Concubine who just smiled before jumping through, Garroth follow him shortly after. But before Concubine or the others who were with her could do anything, Aphmau and her friends dashed into the portal, causing another blast of energy to shoot out.

Concubine: " No!"

Shortly after the small group ran in, the portal let out one last blast of energy before closing and breaking the entrance for it, it was broken out of repair, they were no way to reopened it.

A Shadow Knight: " No! The portal."

Meowki: " Great, all that work for nothing! Now Zane and his dimwitted brother is in the Irene Dimension with no way out with that stubborn woman of a Lord and her comrades. What the Hell do we do now?!"

Sasha: " The Shadow Lord isn't going to be pleased with this at all. His one chance to get all his strength back."

Beckham: " You can reopen it thought right?! You were able to open it just a minute ago, open it again!"

Sasha: " I can't. The portal's too damage, meaning it's imposable to use this one to reopen the same portal to that Realm."

Everyone looked at each other, worried about what would happen if they went back with this news.

Mewio: " Great, the Shadow Lord will have our heads if Zane doesn't return with the ONE THING the Lord been wanting for years."

Another Shadow Knight: " We are so screwed."

Concubine didn't say anything, she just pulled out her Transponder Amulet.

Concubine: " No, we're not. Get them, Ro'Meave."

Everyone started to calm down, remembering that Garroth was both under their control and curse, so he had to follow their orders, but only Beckham and Concubine new that the same thing happened to Zane. When Concubine touched his back, she did the same thing she did with Garroth to Zane, place a relic on him that had a curse in it. Before anyone could do anything else, more of Phoenix Drop's guards showed up, forcing the Shadow Lord's Goons to run off. Concubine looked back at what was remaining of the portal.

Concubine: " You better find your way out of there Zane, we're not done with you yet."

While Concubine and the others got away, Zane found himself in an area that was surrounded by blinding white, there wasn't anything around except for a large church-like structure in front of him. Zane smiled under his mask and rushed in, Garroth was right behind. After stepping foot inside, Zane saw it, there in the middle of the temple was the Relic of Lady Irene.

Zane: " There it is. After all this time, it's right here and it's now ours..."

Before Zane could take it, the Relic vanished.

Zane: " What?!"

Zane turned around, there he saw Aphmau and his friends, the Relic was right in front of Aphmau and it disappeared when it touched her chest, she just absorbed Irene's Relic.

Zane: " No! That's Imposable! Garroth! Get Them!"

Zane pointed at Aphmau, his brother dashed over, shifting into a different form right before. The curse Concubine gave him not only gave them the power to control him but to also turn Garroth into another form, a bigger and stronger version of him. Zane smiled as he watches Garroth fought with his old friends, till the Wander pulled his sword towards Zane.

The Wander: " You took everything away from me. My village, my family, but I won't let you get away this time to ruin more lives."

Zane just chuckled, remembering hearing that a whole village dropped dead because a Shadow Knight gave a child a strange relic that killed nearly everyone. But before Zane could pulled his sword, a sharp, banging pain went through his head and body. He holds his head as his body shift and twisted a bit, turning him into some sort of demon like figure. Zane was no longer in control of himself, he tried to kill the wander but right before he could, Garroth ran over and stopped him.

Zane: " What are you doing?! They're the enemy, Kill Them!"

Garroth looked back at his friends as an opening opened, pulling Aphmau and her friends out of the Irene Dimension, even though he wasn't in control, Zane knew what happened. The portal was now close again and he was stuck in the Realm of one of the most powerful beans that lived. He clenched his teeth as he fought Garroth, he wasn't under his or Concubine's control. Minutes passed, the two brothers still went at it, they lost track of time, they have no idea how many years passed. But it didn't matter, all Zane wanted to do was kill his brother. Eventually, Zane knocked Garroth sword away, Garroth then shift back to his normal form, he backed away as Zane got closer.

Garroth: " Zane. Please, listen to me. It's me, Garroth, your brother."

Zane slashed his sword as Garroth, barely missing his face, but some blood dripped from the slash on his face. Garroth held his cheek and looked up at Zane.

Garroth: " Zane... Zane, I'm sorry. I really am. I'll admitted it, I make mistake and charge into things before thinking ahead. But I never meant to hurt you, both mental and physical. Before you kill me, I want you to know, I love you, and I will never stop loving you because I know that somewhere, there's still that same baby brother I grew up with and was friends with years ago."

Zane seemed like he hesitated for a moment, he shook his head before lifting his sword up, Garroth closed his eyes, but before Zane could give the killing blow, someone grabbed the two and pulled them back. A blinding light flashed around them and the brothers found themselves out of the Irene Dimension. Zane turns back into his human form, he was being held up by his throat and there, holding him with dark burses on him was the Wander, the formal Lord of a village called Falcon Claw, Aaron. There was something in his hand.

Aaron: " I told you, I WON'T let you hurt anyone else again."

Arron then held the idiom he was holding, some sort of ball full of energy. Aaron's grip on the orb tightens, cracks formed on it and whatever was in it, powerful light shined out. He didn't know what it was, but Zane knew it was strong enough to cause a powerful explosion.

Zane: " No! What are you doing?! You'll Kill Us Both!!"

Aaron looked back at Garroth, Garroth nodded a little, he knew what he was about to do. He looked at Zane with a sad look, he took a deep breath before he ran out of the clearing. Aaron looked back at Zane.

Aaron: " Good."

Aaron broke the orb, a blinding light surrounded them, Zane screamed and tried to get out of his grip, Aaron just smiled, he closed his eyes as some tears ran down his face. Once the light faded away, Garroth ran back to see if there was any chance of the two surviving the explosion, but the only thing in Zane and Aaron's place was a large crater, both the men were gone.