The Legend of Heroes (Series 1, Book 5) Morals

Chapter 115: Battle of Heresy

October 28th, 2962
2:03am

After the battle among the League founders and Torvald had concluded, the battle in the skies with Link and Vanitas still continues to rage on. Tooth and claw, sword strike after sword strike, they seem to be locked in a conflict that may have no end in sight. As for those on the surface, Matt and Arno are still trying to return back to the lake but battalions of the Undead continue to get in there way. On the lake, Torvald and his armies still face off against the Leaguesman who gallantly stay standing, not standing down but more so exhausted. The will that burns inside them all, continues to stay lit, but for how long will it last?

Back at the Sky Fortress Bahamut, we see Venat and Vayne speak in the private commander chamber. "Vitium, revert back to your normal form if you will." Venat asked Vayne, who had done so to reveal Vitium. "(Hisses) What is the reason for this change of appearance, Lord Venat?" Vitium questions him in a confused tone. Venat walks around the war table in the middle of the room, and stands beside it. He looks down at the map of Middle-Earth, and then he speaks. "Vitium, my goal is most certainly at hand. The Archadian Empire has pushed through the West Coast and has moved further inland with no sign of further attacks. At Erebor, I can feel the presence.. Of Dovakin, God of Corruption. (Looks back up to Vitium) If I am to further continue, I will like to have met with this master of yours, at least once. Could you arrange such a meeting?" Venat replied, and then asked Vitium who hissed his tongue. "I shall arrange one, though it will be until this battle has a clear victor. My master doesn't like doing business in the midst of too much eyes, if you understand what I am saying." Vitium stated. "I can understand that perfectly. (Walks away from the map) You are in charge of the Bahamut while I am away. It took you seven years to accomplish such a large feat of creating this massive Fortress. Let it be the capital in this land, 'New Archades'. We have gone to far to give up, Vitium." Venat explained. "I feel the same way, Venat. It seems that Fate has pinned our meeting, not by coincidence. But by the respect of ones views of the world. (Bows) Its been an honor, God of Heresy." Vitium had said, and Venat rose his hand to make Vitium rise up. "Then make those fools of Dovakin and Cedric know the true pain of War!!" Venat shouted as he walks out of the room. Vitium looks at Venat as he leaves, and gets a devilish grin on his face. "(Thinking: So the tale of Venat has closed, but the tale of Vitium Warlôck, is only just about to begin!)" Vitium thought to himself. Back with Venat, he walks up the steps to the command platform, and he speaks to his soldiers. "Listen up you humes! (They look up at him) Vayne Solidor will have direct command now on this operation! All orders are to be given by him, and him alone! All of whom who dare speak out against your emperor, will have to take it up with me! For I am, Venat Haereticus, the God of Heresy! (Points out the windows) Launch the fighters!" He commanded them, and then he vanished from view. Vitium transformed back into Vayne and walked onto the command deck. "You heard the Lord, get all of our men into those ships!" He demanded, and all of the soldiers went into a saluting position. "Yes Lord Solidor!" All had shouted, then had gone into their positions. As for the outside, the hanger bay doors opened up and began releasing the fighters out, dozens at a time. What force could stop this?

As Vitium posing as Vayne, made that command to the Archadians. We now pay out attention back to the frozen battleground by Erebor. Among the hill top overlooking the battle from afar, a pillar of blue smoke appeared to reveal Grandfather. He floats to the ground, and reduces his wings away. His eyes glow blue, and then be speaks. "So here I stand, in the midst of the great battle of Middle-Earth. To steal the Arkenstone from that of the Dwarves of Erebor, we must break down the defensive lines. Then we take it from them, simple as that. Yet, I feel the presence to that of another. One I had not expected to be here so soon, isn't that right? Heretic." He had stated, and turned around to see Venat standing before him. "Dovakin, you are still the exact same. One who believes be is all high and mighty above all who dwell beneath your feet. Thinking, and expecting that your praised as you walk the steps of Beta, and elsewhere in this damn universe!!" Venat had yelled. Grandfather wasn't phased by the words that Venat had said, and he only spoke back. "You are the one who tried to overthrow your own flesh and blood! I gave you life, I gave you godhood, I have you everything that you could have ever wanted. Yet you turned back on that power, and tried to kill me." He replied. "I did that because I have begun to learn the real truth of us Gods. We only hurt the small people more than we hurt each other in feeble debates! It all centered around you, someone who was beginning to be corrupted by the very power you had been strengthening! The Void and all the negative energy that was within it, turned you into a monster. More than a monster actually! An abomination with no rules bounding him." Venat explained. "Call me what you will, Venat! I have stripped all my feelings from you and my grandchildren when I had gained this extreme power! I am not just the God of Corruption. I am, CORRUPTION!!!!" Grandfather yells and a large blast of magical energy hit Venat, knocking him backward to the ground. Venat attempts to get himself from the ground, and doesn't retaliate. "Then I was right about what my beliefs after all, you were going to cause the end of everything that you had destined to create!!" Venat yelled back. Grandfather unleashed his large blue wings, and then began floating above the ground. Blue mist was surrounding him, and the sky had begun to grow darker. "If you wish to finish what we had started those millennia ago, then I accept to this pitiful challenge!" Grandfather stated. Venat began charging magic energy into his fingertips, "Finally. My desire will come true after all." Venat then said. Just before the two could begin their brawl, a black cloud appeared to the side of them. It formed a body, but it wasn't fully whole. "(In Black Speech) Dovakin! I knew your presence was here in my Kingdom!" The being said, in the language of Mordor. Venat sighed in annoyance, "The Dark Lord Sauron has also decided to join us it seems. Why do you wish to go after Grandfather?" He asked Sauron, who formed a dark mace out of the magic he was made of. "(In Black Speech) He invaded my land that I have been waiting an entire Age to return to! Of course I have a reason to go after him, same to you Venat!" Sauron stated to the both of them in an angry tone. Then Grandfather spoke, "Sauron, servant to Morgoth, this land is no longer yours. Your world is at the brink of collapse due to the follies of my own design. If you dare so wish to fight against me and Venat, so be it. But do understand this; Your time has already ended in our era of the present." He stated. Sauron rose his mace into the air, "(In Black Speech) I fear nothing, and I most certainly don't fear Corruption!" Sauron yelled. Grandfather rose his hands into the air, Venat leaned forward and his hands had begun to crackle with lightning, and Sauron's mace began to ignite with flames. The three ran at each other and clashed their weapons and began their battle over personal beliefs.

However, we pan away from this battle back over to Link and Vanitas' dragon fight. "Alex! Try to ram Smaug one more time!" Link yelled. "I could try!" Alex replied. He soared around a 360 turn and continued to straight forward towards Smaug. Vanitas lashed the reins and Smaug gained speed. The two dragons were once again darting towards each other, and this time Alex was trying to go for the side of him. Smaug unleashes his fire breath towards Alex, who protects himself by using his wings as a shield. Link takes his Swift Irregular and aimed it at the side of Smaug, takes a deep breath and then releases the trigger. It fires out of the barrel and impacts the black arrow mark. "ARGGHH!!!" Smaug had roared loudly in pain, and Vanitas was losing the grip of Smaug as he was flailing about in the sky. "Perfect hit!" Alex stated. Link placed the rifle back on his back and patted Alex's neck to kick him remained in the air. Smaug was trying to fly higher into the air, then his eyes dulled out, and he lost the motion in his body. Smaug then plummeted down to the ground and Vanitas jumped off his spine, just before the dragon crashed onto the ice below. Smaug was slain, but Vanitas still remained. "What now Link? Do you want to go and tell Sektor about Smaug or do you want me to drop you off?" Alex had asked Link. "I need to finish him off, we can't let him remain wild. As for you, I believe you can start attacking those Archadians that Sektor had said were on there way." Link replied. "I shall. Godspeed, Link." Alex had stated. Link stood up on top of Alex's back. He raised his arms outward, took a deep breath and then just fell down. Alex flapped his wings so he could turn around and then soared to the direction of the Bahamut. As for Link, he continued to plummet to the ground, but he reaches in his pocket and took out a sorta cloth with the symbol of the Royal Family. With the cloth in his hand, he raises it upward and it became a sorta parachute, slowly gliding him to the ground. He reaches down onto the ice nearby Smaug, and he puts the cloth back into his pocket. "Who knew Zelda's knitting would save me from certain death. That would've been a sad way to go if it didn't work." Link had said to himself. Then Vanitas appeared before his eyes, "Yes, yes it would have. (Link unsheathed the Master Sword, and grips it into his hands) Now we can fight on a more fair ground, with just our powers colliding instead of beasts." Vanitas stated. "I will ask you this one more time, Vanitas. You can hand back Sora now and this battle would be over." Link suggested. Vanitas snapped his fingers and his helmet appeared again, "I will not give up someone who no longer lives! You can't believe the truth, that is why you will lose this battle of ours! You're blind by the man you had once called your friend. He is dead, I have taken his place! For I am Vanitas!! Champion of the Gods, Link of Hyrule! I will end you right here and now, and I will be sure to end everyone that cares about you, and then I will be sure to go to this Hyrule Kingdom. That land will be covered in darkness, an eternal darkness that will not have a single shine of might within it!" Vanitas shouted. Link cringed and had a tear fall down his cheek, "Then you are lost by that very darkness that created you. (Points the sword at him) I will be sure to destroy that very darkness!" Link shouted back. Vanitas charged towards Link, and Link did the very same. The second match, has just begun.