As the sun fell to mark the start of night, Xion and Marcus created a small yet powerful knight, to rescue Dolan from who took them. Xion himself felt responsible for it, his PTSD kicked in at the worst possible time when he wanted to have fun and get to know Dolan. He rests his back on the wall in his room while thinking about him. Lucy approached the miserable child.
"Hey Xion…"
"Oh, is it time already?" he asked with no expression.
Lucy could see his eyes were red from crying, he blamed his PTSD for the cause of Dolan's kidnapping. "Not yet," Xion looked out the window, watching the Golden moon in the sky.
The two talked about something that might help him cheer up. Truth be told, Marcus told Xion to stay behind because he was still just a child.
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Outside the border in a strange abandoned tavern, there was a unique cellar that led to a cult organization. This was the Cult of Apocalypse, an evil organization that worships the Primordial being of Apocalypse, the name is still unknown but they need the blood of Trinity to revive the being. Dolan was held in a cell, he awoke a few minutes after being placed in there, and his eyes analyzed the room he was in.
The walls are too thick for me to use a Sword Art… I can't use my magic to destroy this place, they're using anti magic seals… Dolan then looked to see who sign of sunlight passing through. Just an electric-powered lamp that hung from the ceiling.
"It seems that our sacrifice has regained consciousness. I apologize if my men were rough with you, though again I'm surprised to see an albino of Trinity Blood. Tell me, where is the crystal?" The man in a black and red robe asked demandingly. Dolan was confused about the question, he could mean any crystal.
Dolan spoke weakly, "I'm not sure what you mean by crystals…"
"I'm talking about the Genesis Crystal that a traitor left behind in your store. It contains a pathway of False Divinity and the power of a dragon who devoured the laws of Judgment. The crystal is the shape of a ruby that has the faded mark of one of the 12 Gods." The man asked, Dolan tried to get a better look at the leader's face but he couldn't see much with the dimmed light.
Dolan tried to think long and hard about it. He didn't remember a crystal left in the store, only one person came to mind, Xion. "Your face says it all, I did hear there was a boy who claimed to be a Trinity who was adopted into your family. Maybe I should pay a visit?"
"Then do it," Dolan muttered. It was warning that the Jester never paid attention to.
The man in the robe chuckled before leaving the prison room, it seemed that the people he hired to capture failed to grab the right Trinity.
"Find the real child of Trinity and bring him to me." He ordered his assassins who bowed to him.
Soon, the day of resurrection will finally come. I just need the blood of an awakened Trinity. He thought making his way to a man-made alter of a monster holding the world in one hand.
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The time was 8:30 pm, and there was still no sign of where could Dolan go. Xion sighed making his way downstairs. He looked at the pictures on the wall to see the happy smiles that the four had, he still wanted to help but didn't know how. I need a way to find Dolan if I could only become a soldier… No, I have to do it without relying on those techniques. Kiryuu thought stretching his arms and watching the golden moon being covered by the dark clouds. He noticed a fainted shadow swiftly pass by the living room. Lucy and Marcus were out searching for places where they might be keeping Dolan.
"Who's There?" Xion asked drawing out a Kitchen knife.
Something about the vibe was off, he could feel their presence but couldn't see them or locate them. Their murderous intent fills the room suffocating the child, he is still young and can't breathe. Suddenly with movements that were silent like a predator stalking its prey, the Assassins appeared from every direction, of course, they were much faster than Xion who barely knew how to fight but Kiryuu did.
Xion quickly grabbed the assailant coming from his left and hurled them towards the one coming from behind, his next move was a palm strike to the chest from the right and pin him by using a single-leg takedown.
Back in my world, I never once condoned violence but that didn't mean I studied and taught myself all the martial arts that existed. He was grateful for the opportunity to use a few of the techniques. Although there was a problem, Xion's body is completely weaker than Dolans'. He forgot one more which came from above knocking the poor boy out with a chop to the neck.
Crap… I let my guard down…
Or did he?
When Lucy and Marcus got home they found their house in total wreckage this was truly strange. The city of Blackband has been quiet but when Xion appeared everything went to hell.
"We need to find them now!"
"Don't worry… the trap has been sprung," Lucy said with a sadistic grin. It seems that Xion left a blood trail he made from just before he was taken. Marcus was shocked that his wife could plan this but then again she is the strongest Knight who uses a sword against those with guns.
"Let's rally everyone up."
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Back in the Cult of Apocalypses, Dolan sat on the wooden seat chained to the wall. He had the look of someone who lost all hope and was tortured. Moments later, the cell door opened and Xion was thrown in beaten and bloody.
"Xion..? Xion?" Dolan called out, it seemed as if the boy wasn't breathing at all. The cult leader, Jester, made his appearance again. "What did you do?!"
"Sorry about your brother, he needed to be punished for his behavior against me."
Xion made fun of Jester for telling him about the cult's goal to revive a powerful being. However, to Xion's surprise, he took this opportunity to laugh while being questioned about the Genesis Crystal.
"I'll make you pay for that!" Dolan said with hatred in his eyes, his silvers showing pure hatred.
Jester chuckled, he couldn't help but laugh at Dolan's expression. Without mercy, he kicked Xion's body over to him who remained lifeless. "Ohh! I'm so scared. Take a sample of his blood we need to begin the preparations. And make sure he's alive, we're going to need every drop of blood."
"As you wish, Jester?" The two robe members bowed and pulled out a scalpel. They used healing magic to heal his body while drawing blood from him. Blood has always been the color of sheer crimson red but Xion's blood color was that of pure violet.
"So this is a Trinity's blood? I must say, it has a pretty color to it. Though again what branch of the family did you come from, Xion Trinity?" Jester wondered as Dolan struggled to break free. The feeling of being weak slowly flowed into his head.
Get up Xion, I need to you get up…
Though Xion was taken out of the cell, they were headed to the Alter where there was a ritual circle carved into the very stoned ground. Almost forty members waited there as they watched the kid being dragged to the circle.
"My dear brethren, today is the day we the Cult of Apocalypse, begin the Extinction of the Gods. For centuries, we the people have fought against the real evil in the world, the Ascenders, possessing traits of that of gods and mythical creatures alike. They took from us, robbed us of our humanity, and destroyed the land we walk on today. And with the sacrifice of a Trinity, we can bring back the calamity that not even the gods could defeat." The members cheered watching the child being tied up to the altar baring staying conscious, praising the Jester with his speech. He truly hated Ascenders. Suddenly laughter erupted from Xion.
"You're idiots…"
"What did you say livestock?" Jester asked holding back his rage.
"I mean if there are gods, they must have hated me this much for me to get sacrificed like this… Humans, Gods, Dragons, they're all the same no matter how they look at them." He muttered in annoyance. Truth be told Xion already hated the gods for giving him this kind of life.
"Silence livestock…" Suddenly the door to the altar was blown up. It seemed the party had finally arrived. "What took you guys so long..?" He asked panting heavily, he's losing too much blood.
Marcus scratched the back of his head, "We had to deal with a lot of the spies that were sent to the city. Now hang on, we're going to save you and end this mess." He said pointing his longsword at Jester.