03. EVENT

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. The ancient tome sat atop the pedestal, its yellowing pages seeming endless as the thickness of the book was almost overpowering. The sheer weight of the book threatened to cause the pedestal to collapse. The runes continued to appear across the page eerily, recording the events that took place at that very moment. The page flipped on its own accord as the page had become filled with events around the globe. A woman had just given birth to a baby boy who would grow up and become a powerful politician. He would be caught in a sex scandal and pulled out of his position as he had hopes of becoming the president. That moment of his birth was important, every event was important. A teenage girl in a Canadian high school had her first thought about how to cure world hunger; her idea would take years to even take a full idea in her mind. In a decade she would propose her idea and be shot down multiple times until the year 2052 where her refined idea would be accepted and be put into action saving millions of lives. Every person was important; every action was monumental to the history of humanity. A little boy dropped his ice cream cone; he would later in life become the CEO of a large ice cream company. The book continued to record the events that partook around it. The book almost seemed to jump at the entrance of the humans. The book had known they would be coming; they would relive their own history. Their presence was welcoming to the tome and its pages fluttering in excitement. There were four in total; it was not a large concern as the tome had miscalculated. There had been four people with a link to the past in the vicinity, not three but it was irrelevant at the current moment. The events the book recorded would never happen if Fate continued to meddle with peoples destinies. This group of people would receive a glimpse of their past to know what could happen if fate was not stopped, they would discover who they were exactly.

. The three civilians as well as the Earth Knight conjugated in the room, it was time for them to understand. They did not have time for formalities or introductions. Their interactions in the room were civil but in the past they were anything but civil. The tome perked up as the pages of the book started to slowly flip backward. The room darkened as the pages continued to flip. At first it was a leisurely pace, almost unnoticeable. Within minutes the pages were frantically flipping backward, generations of history being flipped before their eyes. The glass room was still underground but as the pages continued to flip the book casted an eerie glow. The pages continued to flip faster and faster, the glow intensifying until the tome had done its job. The group was where they should be. The light slowly died out until all that remained in the room was the book. The Rune Room looked empty but relatively unchanged. The book sat on its pedestal, its pages no longer overflowing as it appeared to only have a couple filled pages. The past was among them.

NEMI

The doors burst open to the Rune Room, the Guardians of the room almost waltzing into the room, a look of grace plastered on their faces. The Five of them walked towards the book, not wasting the time to talk amongst them. They alone stood between five armies and the room. They all knew this would be the battle that would determine the fate of the war. The Fire Cleric reached out to grab the book, the old tome almost being cradled in her arms. "No matter what happens today, the Room must remain unharmed." The Cleric nodded slightly, her silver hair cascading around her as she had a look of fierce determination that made her look much scarier than her appearance did. She stood tall for a woman but appeared to be dainty, the years in prison making her body almost dangerously thin. She had always been a fighter, which much was apparent as her tattered maroon dress had probably been to hell and back. She smirked slightly as she hoped that at the end of the day the five of them would meet in the room once more.

The five of them wordlessly stood in a circle around the podium. This would be the day that none of them would be able to remember, the fact that the five of them could stand united from different kingdoms was proof that there could be peace amongst the kingdoms. This war was tearing everyone apart. The Spirit General reached out to grab the hand of the Earth General. The war had been so hard on each of them, the Spirit General had already lost her Noble and Knight, this was the last cause that she believed in. She gave the Earth General a gentle squeeze, silent tears streaming down her face as she prepared herself for the most demanding battle she would ever face. The Spirit General was scared but she couldn't allow herself to back down now, her friends needed her. The Earth General gently squeezed her hand back. He would make the Earth Noble proud today; her death would not be in vain. He placed his hand on his mace. This battle would win him his dignity and might reunite him with his love. He looked around the room and smiled gently at his friends. The Water Scout smiled back at him, he would not let the Rune Room be tainted by the blood of his friends. He would fight with honour. He reached out and gave the Air Pupil a gentle nudge. Together the five of them could do this.

The earth shook as the battle had begun, the kingdoms had congregated to destroy the room or to own it. The five of them were the only thing standing in the way of what would become a dictatorship. If any kingdom owned the room that kingdom would be all powerful, the affinities of that kingdom would become too strong for any of the kingdoms to fight back let alone remain united. It was five warriors versus the five kingdoms.

ERIK & ANIMA

The Earth Kingdom marched onward. The death of the Earth Noble was tragic, the kingdom as a whole suffered from her loss. This battle would determine which kingdom won the war; it would be the first battle where alliances didn't truly matter. The Earth Kingdom did not fight against the Water Kingdom directly as they were allies but they were far from good terms. The death of both their nobles would only lead to bloodshed between the two kingdoms. The Earth Army marched onward, the General was nowhere to be seen, although it was rumoured he was slowly going mad after the death of the Noble he seemed to have vanished. All eyes would be on the Earth Knight as it was her responsibility next. The march of the army was almost deafening as the sheer amount of troops that were marching towards the Rune Room was outstanding. The troops were dressed in traditional Earth Armour, their helms manipulated metal to appear to be animal heads while their torso was a mix of leather and chain mail. The very earth beneath their feet shook slightly; this was the battle that would determine it all. The army continued to walk onward; it would never be the same after this battle. Their allies couldn't be trusted; they would only control the room if they won. There was no longer a binding alliance between the two sides. The Air and Fire Kingdoms had already broken apart as they were now competing for themselves now as well. The Earth army could do this. All they had to do was win.

The Rune Room could be seen from where the army marched, a soldier pointing to the room in awe. The glass surface seemed to reflect the light that the sun brought to the new day. The glass building was half sunken into the ground, the building almost seeming like a crypt. No one knew what lied inside the room, it could be anything really but whatever it was it contained the power to change the fate of the war. The part of the room that stuck out of the ground almost seemed to be a corner of a castle as the roof pointed upward meeting at a point just like a tower. The Room lay amongst a large valley, the Earth Army walking down the side of one mountain as the other armies could clearly be seen. The Fire Kingdom walked directly across from the Earth Army, the Air Kingdom coming from the west. They would be at a disadvantage since they would have to move around the back of the room to enter the fray that would probably be right in front of the rune room. The Water Kingdom appeared to be travelling through the large body of water while the Spirit Kingdom seemed to be coming up between the Air and Fire kingdoms. It would be an interesting battle. The Army rushed forward on the Knight's cue, her scream cutting through the otherwise silent march. The battle started now.

VAL

The Water Army marched solemnly, although the footsteps of other armies could still be heard the Water Army continued to walk silently. Each soldier took a different approach, some froze the water they walked on, and others manipulated the water so they could walk on them while others walked along the water's bottom. Every soldier had some kind of affinity, but not every soldier could manipulate the water to the point where they could make the long march across the body of water, which was why the Water Cleric was strongly depended upon to get all the soldiers to the battle. The Water Kingdom had the upper hand since they approached from the east so the Rune Room's entrance was right before them. The Valley would be covered in bloodshed within the next hour but at the current moment it was oddly serene. They had lost their Water Noble but the kingdom would not crumble because of the loss of their leader. The role fell to the Water General who would walk onward no matter what. Their Kingdom would stay strong. This battle could mean the Water Kingdom winning the whole war. The five kingdoms drew closer and closer together, and it was the Earth Kingdom to strike first. The Army rushed forward from the North, and they would first reach the Water Kingdom and the Air Kingdoms. The Water Army continued to walk onward, awaiting their signal. The plan was to battle close to the water as it would be their main advantage. If they attacked close to the water they would save energy and therefore have an advantage. The General gave the signal, raising his hand as the Water Army instantly responded.

The first group of soldiers easily manipulated the water, around twenty soldiers rushing towards the first earth soldiers. Each soldier wielded around 15L of water, the first soldiers skillfully lashing out at the approaching soldiers. The water armour was a soft white colour as it was made from a resilient shell substance. It was similar to iron but allowed the soldiers to move with more grace as manipulating water required. Some soldiers wore simplistic helms as they manipulated the water. The sound of battle commenced and the eerie calm over as steel clashed with steel and elements sizzled. The Water Kingdom was only fighting the Earth Kingdom currently but the Air Kingdom was fast approaching. It appeared that the Fire Kingdom was fighting the Spirit Kingdom and the Air Kingdom appeared to be advancing on the heat of the battle. The cries of spilt blood could already be heard as the battle started.

 

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Words: 000  ●  Tag: The Rune Room  ●  Notes: Country music this time.

Valoel never did get an answer to her question, and with good reason. She was quickly distracted by the dimming light and the movement of the book in the center of the room. She started to walk forward, intrigued by the book, it was a mystery to her. How was it moving when there was no one there to turn the page? She wanted to look at the pages, touch them, see what words were written on them. Yet before she could get close enough to touch it the pages started to flip backwards and paused. One moment she was in this started room, now she was outside, somewhere she had never been before. Her feet continued to move, but she could no longer control her body.

Not only could she not control anything, but she was soon meet with the understanding that this body was not hers. She found this out when the young man looked into the water's reflection at his own face. Valoel was not sure on what was going on, but it almost felt like watching a movie, and she had front row seats. She could only think that this had to be the room, or book's fault, did it want to show her something? Were the other people in the room having the same problem?

The Water Cleric guided his group across the top of the water's surface. He had the task of making sure that those who could not control the waters were safely transported into the valley. This would have been a task shared with the Water Scout, but no, his friend had ran away from the kingdom. What made things worse was that the Water Cleric did not even know that the Scout was a part of those protecting the room. All he knew was that the water Kingdom needed the control of the room and that its control would finally end this horrible war. The Cleric was tired, he had seen too many friends die. His kingdom was his hard by the death of their Noble, a person the Cleric had respected greatly, the man's compassion was unmatched after all.

With his Noble gone the Cleric had made it his task of taking on a few of the responsibilities that were left my the Noble. It was the least he could do, even now the young man wish that there was even more he could do for his people. This war needed to end, and if the room was the key then he would give his life to capture it. The order to attack was given and the Cleric hanged back for a moment to make sure that everyone was in the shallow end the the water's edge before he also started on his attack.

He took no time in lifting a large mass of water, it twisted, forming long cylinders of moving water. The water inside the cylinders moved at high speeds, almost like a water tornado. Three of these cylinders were made and shot at the Earth Army. They barreled through the center, picking up men and women, and tossing them into the sky. The true unlucky ones would be those that got trapped within the cylinders and drowned. The water Cleric stayed on the water, using his power to walk on it. As long as he stayed away from the main battle, he could attack from a distance.

 

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Words: 000  ●  Tag: The Rune Room  ●  Notes: Man water can be so badass.

The cleric had been solely distracted by his first task of attacking the Earth Kingdom and was only spared by death from a blade when he had shifted his stance to send one of his water twisters in a different direction. The blade crossed his path and slid passed his left cheek, which was unprotected by any armor. He felt the sting of the cut as his eyes looked in the direction that the blade had came from. His piercing blue eyes saw the person that was targeting right as another blade came towards him. The cleric did the only thing that came to mind that could save his life, he fell backwards and released any hold over the water and fell into it. He immediately sank into the water and let it cover him completely, let the Fire Hunter and Fire General come after him, even more let the whole fire kingdom try to take him. He was ready, he had made his peace and was prepared to give his all into this batter, the Water Kingdom would have the Rune Room.

She could only watch as the water surrounded the man, he seemed as peace, so calm as he was being taking in by the large body of water. She could feel how safe he felt, but in the end this did not heal her. It took everything in her power not to panic, the only thing that saved her was knowing that it was not her that the water was around. Still, the fact that the man just allowed himself to be covered in water both amazed her and worried her. She had seen how he controlled the water and she couldn't help but be in awe, he was a powerful person. Veloel could do nothing but continue watching as the man entered, what she thought was an uneven battle.

The Water Cleric kept calm as he shifted his body into a spin under the water, (think Lugia from pokemon) the spin caused the water around him to follow in high speeds and it lifted out of the water, protecting him from any more knife throws for the moment. Following the tornado of water were two other pillars that also shot up out of the water, but these two did just as any tornado would do, they barreled towards the Hunter. While those two were his main attack he settled down the spiral of water that he was in and just used it as a pillar to stand tall over the body of water and hopefully away from danger. The Water Cleric could do close range, but he was not a fan of it, at least this way he could keep some distance between him and his attackers.