The moment when everything changed

Felix and Vigor charging towards the demon when suddenly Gwej realized that the demons grin was increasing, he was about to warn them when suddenly the demon flicked it's fingers and an explosion was heard as dust arose. The dust starting to disperse they realized they were somewhere else where it seems that the ground had instantaneously disappeared, they all stood on pillars above a void. They stood there silently when suddenly laughter roored from below as a thick dense white fog arose. Out of shear instinct Vigor used a sword slash to his right where a figure just jumped off to another pillar. The demon was now visible when it apologized for it's lack of introduction as it introduced it self as Leo one of the seven demonic swords of the Demon Continent, Leo then welcomed them to his home that he called the Lions den. Luca started to look around trying to see if there was a way out, seeing no hope he decided to confront Leo but realized that it seemed as if Leo was not there as his legs seemed somewhat transparent. Felix attacked the figure but it dispersed into a puff of smoke, then a beam fell from the sky and strock the pillar Felix was now on but luckily Gwej was able to save him in time.

Leo shouted and brought attention to himself as he hovered above them, all four leaped towards him but he deafly dodged them as he jabbed his palm to Vigors underbelly sending him flying off. Out of breath Vigor struggled to stand back up when he realized that Gwej and Luca constantly attached Leo but it seemed that Leo was just playing a game with them. Vigor realized that Felix was nowhere to be seen. Vigor jumped in to attack when suddenly Leo jumped back, as he landed he lightly swayed his hand in the air and everyone fell to the ground atop the pillar, as for Felix he dropped from the wall he was supposedly climbing. Leo looked at them and noted that their strength was not bad but it was still no match for him. Leo starting to float up left them with an acknowledgement of their strength and telling them that he would be waiting for them by the entrance whilst hinting that they will not survive if they went deeper there only hope was up.

Back in the kingdom of Benedict there was an uproar in the castle as four of their kingdoms defenders have instantaneously vanished along with the demon attack. Seth deciding that optimism was not an option was ready to announce the four dead but the butler stopped him reminding him that it would cause an unnecessary panic, but deep down Seth knew that leaving the citizens with a false sence of security would be more troublesome in the long run. Savannah took off to the church in order to pray for their safe return.

Luca, Felix, Vigor and Gwej slowly made their way to the top of the den. They started to hear unnatural sounds which prompted them to think that they were close to the top, in essence they were right but they soon realized that it was safer to stay in the den than it was outside. The four heroes now cautiously made there way up now reacting to every sound and movement as they could now hear the rumbles of outside echoing. As the four were now going up a flight of stairs they noticed light that was penetrating into the den. Eager Felix ran up but was stopped in his tracks when he saw Leo sitting on a rock waiting for them and the light was from two bright balls that hovered over Leo. When all the other three of them were present Leo began to clap his hands while congratulating them on making it this far, but suddenly he stopped clapping as a smile crept onto his face as he told them that the real challenge was outside. He gave them an alternative of fighting him or just exiting but letting them know after they exit they can't return. With such an alternative the four of them remembered that last time they stood no chance against him so the decided to leave. As soon as they exited the den what they saw made them second guess their decision.

There was a savage wasteland filled with majestic and fantastic beasts. The boundless night sky was filled with the echoes of intense and fierce clashes in a desolate part of the wasteland was a rampaging beast, it had a scaly hide, a trunk with enormous tusks and a pair of longhorns protruding from its head. A collosal bird of prey appeared above it with a ferocious gleam in its eye. It snapped its beak towards the elephant like beast and swiftly ascended int the night sky as it's feathers shone with an ethereal light as it soared. Suddenly a giant eye appeared in the dark sky above it, stunning the colossal bird causing it to veere of its flight path. The massive eye belong to a titan like figure that towered over its surroundings, the features of the titan were not truly visible but it seemed to have a single eye centered on its forehead like a cyclops. The titan seemed to wield a giant axe that it vigorously swang towards the bird, the impact scattered a massive wave of debris containing trees and boulders. The titan took no attention to the four heroes and continued on its way. Meanwhile the four heros just stood there dumpfounded.

Felix now realizing that Leo's preposition gave them a better chance of surviving than the outside world, second guessing their decision they had no choice but to move forward but still there fate's seemed sealed. Luca decided to take charge but even he was unsure of what to do, he pointed out that the initial problem is not knowing where they were or were home was. Luca started to glow as he began to hover above ground then his eyes turned grey and he summoned an army of large lizard-like men with black raven like wings, his army began to spread out. Unfortunately his entire glowing fiasco peaked the interest of another monster nearby. Gwej realized something that seemed to be concerning as the dense atmosphere that surrounded them seemed to be gradually lifting almost as if the monsters were leaving. The air seemed to start to becoming more dense as a wave of demonic energy swept across them. Out of shear fear Luca and Vigor jumped back out of terror. Gwej and Felix found it odd that it seemed like there bodies were frozen unable to even flinch.

Vigor lifted his sword, beginning to accumulate energy with it a blue aura started to envelope the sword. With a stern look Vigor swang his sword and the aura of the sword slashed through the dense atmosphere and slicing it into two revealing a green blob like being that resembles an obese man, an almost round figure with two stumpy legs and relatively long arms and whose head basically looks like a small lump. The figure trodded towards them one step at a time whilst the pressure of his power left the four unable to move, then when all hope was almost lost they heard a sinister crackling sound in their minds asking if they needed help. After a moment of silence the voice repeated and this time adding on that if they wanted it's help all they had to do was ask.

Faced with a figure they had no hope of defeating or asking for help from a voice they had never heard...

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