" The Towering Worlds : Hell's Chalice. ™"
A Story written By @mohhdude.
(Be warned, there will be references from other series in this book!!)
Alternative Names -
"TTW : HC.™"
"Protocol — Hell's Chalice. ™"
"End of Earth, Beginning of Hell. ™"
Chapter XII :
" Departure! "
Act I : The Dungeon Tower of Hell.
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"Expectations are the Root of All Heartaches. "
— William Shakespeare.
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Leif & The Other two were squatting on the ground. Not knowing where Victor's House is, Sheri was drawing random stuff as they asked numerous people if a blonde haired man with purple eyes walked through here.
" ugh.. This sucks.. We totally had an epic moment before we left.. Ugghhh.. "
Sheri pouted, looking up whilst leaning back.
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" Let's go to Victor and Depart from here, Boys! "
Sheri halted suddenly and so did the other two, several steps away from the Hospital Entrance.
" Er.. "
Gudo looked at Sheri with closed eyes and a slight vein on his forehead. Leif was smiling nervously with a chuckle.
" I hate the fact that.. The Three of us are thinking of the same thing. "
Gudo said. Leif nodded, responding.
" yeah.. "
They didn't know where
Victor's Place was.
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Leif, Gudo & Sheri asked the people in the city where Victor Ivanov is. Leif found his house informing the other two. As Leif squatted next to the doorframe, Gudo squatted on the other side.
Sheri smiled maniacally. Forming a Ball of Red Explosive Mana, busting down the door with a loud : " EKSPLODERE!! "*
( Norwegian for Explode. )
Victor jumped up from bed, his heart beating as he shouted.
" AHH! WHAT THE FUCK?!!? WHY THE FUCK DID YOU BUST IN?! "
Sheri, proudly folded her arms as the other two looks from the doorframe.
" Because! You gonna join us on our journey, Ivanov! "
Victor with a blank look, puts on his glasses since his contact lenses were removed. His bandages were still on his lacerations and cuts.
" About what, exactly? If it's that Tower we got our arse whipped again by that dickhead Archangel. "
Gudo, winced a bit as he sighed. Worried.
" don't say that.. You're gonna get cursed or something.. That's an Archangel.. "
Sheri shouted again, with determination and confidence.
" to get friends and people to join us on our journey!! So we can become the coolest of the bunch and rescue Antoni! "
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Victor puts his hand up, he was chewing liquid mint leaves.
" nah.. Hard pass. "
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He was dragged anyway.
Sheri dragged Victor by the back of his collar. Victor was pouting as he folded his arms. He was wearing his suit, as Leif asked a question.
" hey.. How come you're wearing glasses now? "
Victor looked at Leif, taking off his glasses. Taking out a handkerchief as he cleans the glasses.
" Since I had been flashed with a large beam of light earlier, my eyes don't really work properly temporarily. So for like 2 days I'll be wearing these. "
Leif nods, as The Four went off to a new adventure! Victor was let go of as it was starting to get dark.
" Hey, Ivanov, are there any camps nearby we could go to? "
Sheri said, Victor pulled out a map from his Bag, as he pointed east from where they were. It's not really far, Victor points east.
" It just takes a while to walk there.
It's okay. "
Sheri had a vial of a health potion in there, as she heard screaming in the distance. The same distance where Victor pointed.
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The 4 of them quickly rushed into the forest. Leif strapped his Katana whilst it was residing in the sheathe on his back. He would stop at the edge of a cliff, finding a Slave Labor Camp with the others looking down in a silent anger, shock, and disgust.
As they watched a Slave getting branded with a mark of being a Slave, it seems it was there for a long time so it started to fade. As holding their shoulder whilst their hair was ruffled up, having bruises on them.
" tch.. Assholes.. Torturing a kid like that.. "
Leif grew a vein on his head, the Slave Child had a stump on the right side of their forehead. As if it's like a Horn Stump.
" despicable.. Let's go and free them, how about it? "
Leif nodded, Sheri looked at the two of them as she smiled. Forming a ball of explosive energy. Victor puts his hand on her shoulder.
" Hey, let's wait until Night. Okay? They might be more heavily armed than us right now. "
Sheri shakes off his hand, looking at him with an angered stare.
" By the time it's night they're going to suffer more! We can't just do that! "
Victor grits his teeth in irritation, He responded back :
" Yeah, they're gonna WORK, not suffer you dumbass! "
Pebbles fell from the edge and onto the metal cages. As the Edge cracks slowly…
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All 4 of them were hanged upside down and rid of their weapons and placed somewhere else after the ledge fell and killed one of the men that was branding the slaves, the guards were asleep.
" Thanks, hoe ass motherfucker, are you happy you got your nighttime now? "
Victor heard what Sheri said, growing a vein on his face. He grits his teeth.
" HEY! IT'S YOUR FAULT TOO
YOU ASSHOLE! "
Victor swung himself around whilst being tied to a steel bar like the other 3.
" OH, FOR REAL?! "
Leif sighed in frustration as he turned his head to an Unconscious Gudo. Leif closed his eyes as he heard the bickering of the others fading away as he was talking to Solomon in his head.
" Hey, can you get us out of this mess..? "
Solomon responded immediately, wasting no time.
" you're on your own on this one, Yamamoto. "
Leif opened his eyes, clicking his tongue as he was irritated whilst he gained consciousness.
" fuckin' prick.. "
A bruised up child walked up to the 4 whilst the guards were sleeping, Leif looked up which was basically down. Since all 4 of them were, again, hanged upside down, the other 2 who were conscious and arguing looked at the kid.
" Oh, It's you! The kid fro- "
The child puts their finger on their lips, signalling them to stop speaking as the guards were sleeping. They had a small dagger from the kitchen, cutting the ropes as they fell down.
Leif held his head as Gudo fell on grass coincidentally. As The Child helps up Leif, The Other bickering duo were up already.
" thanks.. Do you know where our weapons are, kid? "
The Child nods, as They take Leif to the Shed of the Leader. The Leader wasn't there, as Leif got to the Katana on the desk.
" cheap bastard trying to cash in my weapon.. "
Leif held the weapon, looking down at the child. As he kneeled and patted his head. Smiling gently, The Child was unfazed.
" Thanks, I'll free all of you in return. How does that sound? I'm Leif Sagamore. You are? "
The Child was blushing slightly from the warmth, as They looked up at Leif. Their long roughed up hair was swayed to the side by Leif.
" I.. I'm K-Kalon.. Kalon si Enola.. "
Leif nodded, still smiling as he stood up. Removing his hand from Kalon's head.
" you're very kind, Kalon. I'll be sure to free your people in return for your kindness. Okay? "
Kalon smiled, they had a glimmer of hope in their eyes in hope that his family and friends will be freed from the torment of the people of this slave camp.
The smile immediately faded and his pupils dilated in fear, as a tall looming shadow was covering both Leif and Kalon. The Shadow had a Prosthetic Blade as a Leg and an Axe in its hand.
" Well well well! Looks like a rat got out and the slave helped the rat! "
Leif quickly looked back in shock, before being smacked through the wall with a large forearm.
Leif was panting, as Kalon was gripped by the hair. Kalon grits their teeth as they are thrown to the side.
" pests like you should die. You're lucky that the horn on your head is the only thing keeping you alive, You brat. "
Kalon coughed a bit, as they were punched in the gut. Leif gripped his Katana handle and dash quickly to slice the man.
The Man quickly puts his leg up and clashes with the blade. A small lightning blast sent Leif away. The Man smirked maniacally.
" you're good, kid. I'll give you that. You got up right after a smack, most people can't do that. "
Sheri and Victor watched as a Lightning Barrier was put up to not disturb the fight.
" LEIF! "
Sheri quickly rushed to The Lightning barrier. Trying to break in as her hands slightly stung. Trying not to resist just to make sure Leif is safe.
Victor pulled her back, as he got out a health potion from Sheri's retrieved bag. Giving it to Sheri so she drinks it.
" stop! You'll just get yourself hurt more if you just try to rip into the barrier, Sheri! "
Sheri grits her teeth as she drinks the health potion. The burn marks and sting swelling wears off.
" Leif..! You better be safe, Bastard! "
Leif did a small thumbs up to ensure he'll be fine. Leif gets in stance as he looks at The Man in front of him, pointing to Kalon to tend to him. Sheri & Victor walked over to Kalon and let him drink a health potion.
" .. Are you the boss of this Camp? "
The Man snickered, as he rested his axe on his shoulder.
" Sure am, Donner Klinge. It's rude to ask others for names, When you yourself haven't even introduced yourself! "
Leif nodded with a slight smirk on his face, a small bead of sweat on the right side of his cheek.
" Yeah.. Leif. Leif Sagamore. You'll remember that name when you fall,
Donner Klinge. "
Donner chuckled, he removed his axe from his shoulder as he dashed forwards. Leaving a trail of sparks from his former spot, Donner's axe was swung right above Leif as Leif quickly sidestepped. He was attempting to cut his fingers as Donner quickly dashed forwards. Getting a cut on his cheek.
Leif gets in stance as he was concentrating on Donner's Prosthesis and His Stance. Leif imbued Mana into his Katana, forming flames upon the blade.
" flame magic?! And he imbued it within his sword?! "
Sheri was a bit taken aback since she didn't even teach him that. She kept her hand on her chin whilst looking and spectating the fight.
" he probably learned it while climbing the Tower on his own.. but it takes a while to learn.. "
Leif quickly dashed, Right in front of Donner Klinge. Leif swung his blade horizontally to the leg as the blade of the prosthesis leg flips out and sparks a clash once again with Leif's Katana.
" you're good, Kid… my condolences. "
Donner slammed his foot to the ground as he made numerous spikes on the ground. Leif quickly saw this as a threat and jumped up.
.. However, whilst airborne, Donner jumped higher and slammed his axe down. Leif clashes once more whilst feeling more pressure behind Donner's slam.
Leif rotated himself at the last minute before Donner got Pierced in the back of his shoulder by the spike.
" ARGH- "
Donner gritted his teeth, as he attempted to grab Leif and send an Electric Pulse throughout his body to kill him, Leif used a mana barrier around his body.
" SHIT! A MANA BARRIER?! "
Leif slashes off his prosthesis causing blood to squirt out of his leg like a Geyser, Cauterising his stump with the Flaming Sword. Donner screamed out in pain.
" FUCK! DAMN YO- "
Leif stabbed Donner's Mouth as Sheri covered Kalon's eyes. Leif kept stabbing his mouth with the leg prosthesis. Leif was shouting out. He pants, dropping the prosthesis, blood was splattered on his face.
The guards had run away after the death of Donner Klinge. Leif was exhausted from using a lot of Energy and Mana as he collapsed on his left side.
" Leif! "
The Lightning Barrier dissipates as Sheri quickly walks up to Leif and picks him up. Leif was hit by a slight electric force when he was first smacked aside. The second one caused his body heat to 103.4°F.
This may cause a temporary fever since he was exhausted and his heart was pumping like crazy. Until he slowly calmed down and fell asleep from the said exhaustion.
" .. He's okay.. Just a small fever.. "
Sheri sighed in relief. Kalon stood over Leif's Unconscious Body that was held by Sheri, Crying a bit as to why he risked his life to free the slaves of the camp.
" Mister Leif.. Why.. "
They cried as Victor comforted Kalon. Patting their back as he hugged them.
" He risked his life to protect you, do you want to protect him in return..? "
Kalon backed up from the hug. Wiping their tears, Kalon looked up at Victor who had his hand out.
" i-i would.. But I wanna stay and protect my parents.. "
Victor nodded, rubbing their hair gently.
" you're a good kid, What's your name? "
Kalon sniffles abit, looking down.
" K-Kalon.. "
" Well then, kalon. Do you mind us staying here for a bit? "
Kalon nodded, smiling.
" Mhm! "
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As a day had passed. Leif got better from his fever, Gudo woke up with no remembrance of what happened. As The 4 stood at the gates of the camp now turning into a village in progress. Kalon was with his parents as they waved goodbye to them.
" .. Kalon, Do you want to go with them? "
Kalon's Mother looked down at them, smiling gently. Wanting her child to experience a good and fruitful life.
" but.. Who'll stay with you if I go..? "
Their father laughed heartily, as He squats down and pats their head. Kalon winced a bit as they smiled a bit.
" we'll be fine! We want you to live an easy and adventurous life. Besides, we have strong people here too! Don't forget I am your father, Kalon! "
Kalon cried into his father's arms, sobbing. Pulling back as they nodded.
" o-okay! I'll go with them! "
Kalon's Father got out Kalon's bag that was packed. The parents of Kalon wanted their child to see the world since they were here as slaves for a while.
The 4 had left as Kalon waved goodbye to their Village. Running to catch up to the 4, his bag rustled each time he ran.
" Hey!! Wait up! "
Leif, Gudo, Victor & Sheri turned their heads to Kalon. As Kalon was panting a lot.
" oh, Kalon! What are you doing here? "
Kalon looked at the 4 of them, their hands on their knees. as they sweat.
" I want to.. Join you, Mister Leif! "
Leif was a bit shocked as he smiled after regaining his composure. He pats the child's head.
" You're a good kid, you're definitely gonna be growing into a good adventurer too. "
Sheri smirked, Victor tapped his foot as Gudo smiled, Leif extended his hand forwards for Them to take.
" Welcome to the team, Kalon si Enola. We'll take care of you and teach you how to survive. "
Kalon nodded ecstatically, Excited to have new friends and a new book to unfold his adventures with.
" Okay!! "
— Chapter XII, Fin.