Before either of the Bringers of Hope can ask Sammi what she means, the entire planet starts to quake. Dark grey clouds blanket the skies and the lands fall into a twilight. The clouds directly above them start to spiral down towards the earth. As soon as the spiral touches the ground, a light flashes and the tornado disappears. A ball of white light is all that remains. Sunlight breaks its way through clouds to shine on the sphere of light. It starts to spin and expand, disappearing as it does. Lady Parocaav is standing before them with a light-like aura surrounding her.
"Thank you Bringers of Hope," Lady Parocaav says with a tranquil voice, "You have succeeded in your quest."
Drayk begins to say, "You're welc-"
"We have to destroy her now!!" Sammi interrupts as she blasts the goddess with fire.
Lady Parocaav puts her left out in front of her, stopping the fire in its path. A smirk breaks on her face as her yellow eyes turn pitch black. A white aura encases her, sparking with black electricity. The planet starts to glow white as well and it travels like smoke into the Goddess of Light. Her body begins to absorb the power from Gaia herself. The ground starts to turn grey underneath their feet and all around.
"Wh-what's happening?!" Roku asks in a panic.
Before Drayk or Sammi have a chance to say anything, a familiar voice starts speaking. It takes a moment before the words can be understood.
"Bringers of Hope. You have reached the next part of the true prophecy," Master Leon tells them, his voice echoing throughout the valley, "Lady Parocaav is absorbing the life force and power from Gaia. She is untouchable until she has absorbed it all."
"Master Leon?!" Roku shouts quite surprised to hear his voice.
"No time now to chitchat. I can only speak for a short time," Master Leon explains, "Lady Parocaav is the true threat to this world."
"What do you mean?" Drayk asks.
"It's why I was trying to stop you two," Sammi answers.
"You weren't suppose to. This was Gaia's decision....nearly a thousand years ago. She spoke to me after the Great War of Ragnarok. She told me of a time in the distant future when Lady Parocaav would use Xivaac to obtain her power," Master Leon explains further, "She told me of the creation of the Bringers of Hope. I was specifically chosen to help you redeem the goddess so this prophecy could play out."
"But, the world cannot know peace if this is true," Roku sighs, "Why does the Goddess of Light want the power of Gaia?"
"Her soul went corrupt when she discovered the power the planet contains. She led the Ragnarok Mages into war with the other clans. She hasn't been pure in many, many years," Master Leon responds, "She wishes to use the power to destroy the known universe's existence."
"Gaia was ok with this?!" Drayk and Roku ask together.
"No," Sammi states.
"She was not, no," Master Leon agrees, "She knew that you Drayk, would have a sister. She was chosen by Gaia to help stop Lady Parocaav. Your journey is far from over, Bringers of Hope."
Sammi begins to speak as her eyes turn yellow, "The three of us are to defeat Lady Parocaav, as requested by Gaia, and truly restore peace to this world. She knew there would not be away to prevent Lady Parocaav from gaining her power. We, the Bringers of Hope, are all this planet has left."
"You are the ones who will restore order to this world, and become the next deities to oversee the planet of Gaia," Master Leon tells them as his voice fades away, "Your fight against the darkness has only just begun."
"Master Leon! Wait!" Roku shouts, "We still have questions!"
"The only thing we can do now is retreat and prepare ourselves for the fight against the darkness. It will take several months for her to drain Gaia dry completely," Sammi says as she faces Drayk and Roku, "We must seek out Ryk, the King of Storms in the land of the Storm Mages."
"Then that's what we shall do," Drayk says with confidence.
"Hell yeah!" Roku agrees, "I'm in this till the end!"
"I'm not going to leave your side again brother," Sammi smiles, "You can count on me too!"
The three Bringers of Hope begin to walk towards Ragnarok Pass. It's going to be a long journey to the Land of Storms. It is down on the southern most part of the planet, an island far from any other land. Lady Parocaav starts cackling out as she continues to drain Gaia's power.
"You won't be able to stop me, Bringers of Hope!" Lady Parocaav yells out in a loud burst, making sure they can hear her as they make their way out.
"We will prevail," Drayk quietly says to the girls, "We will allow this planet to know peace.... no matter what it takes."
To be continued....
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Legend of Parocaav: The Quest for Redemption (First Draft)
FantasyA world cast into war, light versus dark. The Goddess of Life has been betrayed. The Dark Lord has shun her aside, enveloping the world in darkness. A few centuries have gone by, and the darkness is winning. A prophecy has been told of two heroes th...
