Rahz opened his eyes and found himself standing on a beautiful beach of white sand that border an ocean of crystal clear water. The white sand slipped through his fingers every time he picked a handful complementing the picture perfect scene that many people would pay big bucks to see. Waves of crystal clear water crashed to the shore, and the sunny weather invited the people arriving in waves to forget about the war, grab a chair and just relax.
Rahz took a big breath and the fresh air coupled with the massive amount of natural energy reminded him of the time he spent doing the missions inside the Celestial Orb.
"We are back!! Riddick was right, It was a translocation and not an illusion" Said Rahz.
"Which Island are we on?" said Bato.
"You are in the lower Realm, owner of the Pearls of Enlightenment"
The head of a Dragon with a Crystal Blue Color broke the surface of the water and looked attentively at Bato.
The People standing around readied their weapons at the sudden appearance of a Dragon and the many sea creatures appearing behind her.
"STAND DOWN. DROP YOUR WEAPONS. SHE IS OUR ALLIED" Screamed the leader of the Erudites.
"Sister!!"
Xiao Bai and Xiao Niu rushed out to greet the third celestial beast that previously had broken through her domain and established herself in the lands of the dragonkin while looking for information about the last of the siblings.
"Took you long enough. I thought I had to rescue Xiao Chi by myself" Said Xiao Yu
"Where is her?"
"She was Capture by that bastard Nefarious. He has been using her as battery to harness the natural energy of the realm and increased his power. I am afraid that we will need all the help we can get to beat him. I heard that he even rejects the will of his father the great Dragon God Aragath and refuses to share the spirit he steals from the realm. The Natives already believed him to be the next God of Elysian".
The Conversation didn't go unnoticed by the Rulers of the alliance that had sour faces but it was do or die at that point. The good part about it was that ignorance was bliss and the troops didn't really believe their powerful leaders would lack strength in the face of a dragon. 5,000 years of peace and many generations made the dragon's might a forgotten memory.
At the same time the conversation between the celestial beast was happening, the illusion of a mermaid jumping out of the water appeared for everyone to see. Xiao Yu looked towards the illusion and her eyes went wide.
"You found a chosen"
The little mermaid nodded and smiled while pointing in the direction of the beach where Rahz was standing silently listening to the conversation.
The gazes of the leaders followed the line of sight of the little creature and landed on his body.
"Me?"
Hm- hmmm, you had the Sealing Gourd all along and value it because of what it represented at the time, a present from a loved one. "You have a good heart. I hope you don't mind sharing, Apocalypse"
Sigh…
"Good!! A Chosen with two Realm weapons might have a chance against that Monster. Why don't you go teach him what you can do while I talked to the people over there"
The Mermaid went towards Rahz and gave him a big hug before saying, "We are called, Void Prison. We only have one function, and it is very easy to remember. you can seal anything in the realm and while they are trap you can extract the energy, soul and even skills and make them your own by drinking from it. It is not all powerful though, there is a gap in power that needs to be met in order for them to be sucked inside where they'll never leave MUHAHA… pardon me… where they will be imprisoned".
"So all I need to do is beat them up until their energy is spent and then you can trap them?"
"Exactly!!! But you can also seal those priest over there right now. Why don't you try it… removed the stopper and visualized that priest of justice being absorbed inside the gourd...DO IT … DO IT".
Elune looked at the little mermaid that was panting heavily and had a sinister smile on her face with trepidation.
Rahz didn't think about it and just followed the instructions, he removed the stopper and the air around the mouth of the gourd started to distort and create a mini black hole that target the body and soul of the Priest of Justice that felt an extraordinary pull. Physically, the priest felt like his muscles were getting ripped from his bones while a migraine headache assailed him.
Blood started sipping from the priest pores while Elune shook Rahz and said, "Rahz stop! you are going to kill him"
Rahz opened his eyes and quickly place the stopper onto his new realm artifact and gave a sigh of relief while the other healers standing around the bloodied priest started casting spells. The old guard of the God of Justice were about to grab their weapons but they were stopped by Pendragon himself who didn't want to start a losing fight.
"It was a mistake so let's stopped there. We are moving out soon so make sure everyone is ready" called Pendragon.
"Yes, my Lord"
If looks could kill, Rahz would have died 10,000 times already. He felt bad as it wasn't his intention to hurt the priest but he didn't know what the process of imprisoning somebody was. The people from the God of Justice were quick to leave the area which left a bad taste in his mouth and a very bad feeling in his heart.
"Don't Sweat it Buddy, can't be like by everyone… Anyways is my time to go. I got paired with that scary guy, if I don't find him some enemies soon I am afraid he might start with me" grinned Bato while looking at Vulcan that look itchy for battle.
"Good Luck. Just remember, If you can't beat the dragon, Run!"
"I am pretty sure Xiao Niu would be the first to do just that"
"Damn right!! I got many wives and children waiting for me at home, I am no virgin like you Monk" said Xiao Niu waiting for Bato to get on.
"Let's Go, Mr. Barbarian"
On that note, Bato, Vulcan and Xiao Niu step into a portal and were gone from the sandy Beach.
"It is time for us as well Brother. I'll see you guys later"
Rahz gave Riddick his best hug and toss a rune pouch to Jazz that was full of the best alcohol money could buy.
"Even if you are about to die, make sure to make it back to me. I will keep you in Elysian. I promised".
"Fuck Balthazar!! Let's go!"
Rahz stood there looking at the backs of the elders from the Abyss that had a grudge against the owner of the tenebrous sanctum and sighed it.
"Who knows how many will be able to return?" said Rahz to Elune.
The experts left one by one to their respective islands while the vice captains continued to work on the all out assault on the lower section of the map. There was a lot more to organize but that was not something that Rahz had to concern himself about. His only focus was the upcoming infiltration of Nefarious lair and the fight against the most powerful being Elysian had to offer.
"I guess we should move out as well" Said Degark
Woosh… Woosh
At the same time Rahz was disappearing into his own portal, Bato, Vulcan and Xaio Niu were looking at the massive chains that were hanging from a huge palace that was floating in the air keeping it place. The chains tighten from time to time and then relax once more while lighting felt on different spots along its surface. The palace itself had islamic type architecture resembling the Taj Mahal a little bit but the domes were made of pure elementum that glowed in purple hue thanks to the massive amount of natural energy that it attracted
"Just hope on Mr. Barbarian. Niu you know what to do"
CHUUU!!
"Are you sure he can make it through?" asked Vulcan.
"No worries! We have done this many times in the past. It is a piece of cake"