Book 4 | Agent 34 and the Last Gem

Chapter 69 | The God of Evil

Malío screeched again, flying over to Braunick slowly.

"Woah, hey there," Braunick quickly tried to stop the demon. "I–I didn't try to steal your rank among the Gods–I just want to join them,"

"There is no Gods," it cried. "I am the only God,"

"What is that thing?" Agent 34 whispered to Thad.

"We need to leave," he replied. "Now,"

"What is it?" Agent 34 asked again as the beast continued to pursue Braunick while emitting another ear-piercing screech.

"That's Malío, God of Evil. It's the reason there's evil in this world. Braunick has really done it this time. We need to go, now," The dwarf said.

"Braunick will just pull us back in here if we leave," he told him.

"Braunick is a little preoccupied," his leader told him. "Come on,"

Agent 34 and Thad bolted for the door. Malío noticed this and switched its interest from Braunick to the two Destigems. "Where do you think you two are going?" it shouted. Malío flew over above the entrance with immense speed and blocked it, crossing its arm.

"Where's Avalon?" Braunick asked it quickly.

"There is no Avalon!" Malío shouted, emitting another piercing screech. It began to throw multiple punches through the castle walls, punching in a fit.

"N-no! Stop-p!" The king said. "I've worked so hard to build this!"

"Malío does what he wants!" The God cried. "And Malío wants world dominance!"

Thad's eyes went blank. "Dear God,"

"Really? World dominance isn't a good idea? 'Ya know, I think you're more of a 'go-back-into-the-portal' kind of guy,"

"Malío wants world dominance!" it shouted again. Malío threw its fist through the floor, knocking yet another hole into it. "Malío gets what he wants!"

"Run," Thad told Agent 34. Malío was no longer blocking the exit and the two sprinted as fast as they could, Braunick soon following closely behind them. The God of Evil screeched again as it busted through the wall of the throne room and into the castle corridor. It yelled as it chased after the three, throwing holes into wherever he felt like it was needed.

"What do we do?" Agent 34 yelled.

"Jump!" Braunick told him.

"What?" Thad replied.

"When you get to the edge, you jump!" the king said. "I put an enchantment on this island. If you fall off, you can't die,"

The two of them nodded, running as fast as they could. Malío was still following close behind, Braunick flying his way to the exit of the castle.

When they reached the exit, they spotted the other Destigems waiting at the edge of the island. They hadn't jumped yet due to the fact that they didn't know if they would live.

"Run!" Agent 34 yelled. As the three of them bursted out of the castle, the God of Evil soon broke down the wall and followed close behind them.

The Destigems freaked out when they spotted the beast. They didn't know what to do and didn't know whether to jump or not. Agent 34, Thad, and Braunick all came straight for the group. When they met, Malío was still close on their tail.

Agent 34 rammed himself straight into Marque and Ismara, sending the three of them off the edge. Thad grabbed Arenia and Sercon, pulling them down with him. Braunick grabbed no one, but Vrängr, Wilom, and Grari knew to follow the rest and jumped anyways.

They all fell at immense speeds, all of them yelling in fear as they went. Malío didn't dare follow them from there, waiting on the island and looking down at them. It was afraid of the fall.

Barjual, get everyone out of here now, Thad exclaimed to his dragon friend quickly.

What's going on? he replied.

Braunick unleashed Malío upon Renya.

No!

Yes! I need you to tell all the men to retreat. We are going to think of a plan and head back up there to try to get it back into the portal. Stay away from the island at all costs. The dwarf explained.

Got it, the black dragon said. Good luck.

The two broke contact as the Destigems hit the ground and broke their falls.