Demon Chronicles: Twelve Sins ' ' The End *Complete*

[That Artemis]

After everyone got out of the Citadel, via the 'secret' exits, they were transported to Tique. The casualties were high and some of the ones who were there obviously didn't make it. Among them was Sir Auren, a brave warrior to the end, he saved everyone in his group but fell behind and is, of course, presumed dead.

Tique Isle: Capital City (Tique)

The priestess VaTawney stood impatiently outside the door of the council room. She'd been waiting here for several minutes as a maid cleaned her up. As far as she knew, everyone was gathered on the other side of the doors, the Lord Vedrei of Tique had insisted that she clean up before joining them. As the maids finally finished, she was handed THE sword. As it turns out, it was in the tunnel she'd taken to Tique. She had gone into a trance about half-way down the tunnel and when she came out of it, she had the sword in her hands. It was rather odd...almost as if a deity ((coughcough)) had saved her the quest to find it.

She was dressed in a white priestess robe that had plates of Ironwood armour tied across her chest, back, and shoulders. She had bracers and shin guards made of the same substance and a helmet made of diamond reinforced adamantine. The colors were silver and blue. Together with the robe, it was rather striking. Plus, she could move in it.

As the doors creaked open, a sea of grave faces rose and then lit up. A lone girl stood from her assumed mother's side and said, "Priestess! We thought you had died in the Citadel!"
VaTawney smiled sadly and replied, "No, but I'm afraid Sir Auren did not make it...he was a good knight and he protected me to the end." A few people slumped in their chairs and some had tears in their eyes. A woman had stood stiffly and left the room, you could tell she was very upset. VaTawney had some good news however..."Friends, comrads, I have the sword that shalt slay the demon king Laos. It was given to me as if by divine hands. All shall be righted soon."
Some people perked up at this but a woman stood and shook her head.
"No, it won't work. He already has a child. 'Tis a girl, her name is Jadeira."
VaTawney frowned and thought about it for a while. What could be done? She couldn't slay the child, it was not yet corrupt. There was only one solution.
"I presume the mother is dead, having served her purpose. The child...I shall save the child from the darkness. I shall raise her as my own. Slay Laos and take the child, this is what we shall do." She said it with a note of stealy finality.

"But VaTawney, the child is borne of the devil! It shall always be evil, there is nothing you can do." A man she recognized had stood up. It was Toleranth, the King of the Dragon Platue. He looked a little worn, but otherwise fine. His love, Yami, was next to him, though still in her seat. "I can and I shall. There is no debating it, we cannot kill one who has not yet killed, be it 'devil spawn' or not; and I assure you, the child is NOT evil." VaTawney fixed him with a gaze that left no room for arguements.

Though he would not normally back down so easily, Toleranth saw that nothing would get through to her, she would have to learn from her own mistakes.

Tsuki had been watching from the shadows again...it was one of her favorite pass times. She stood slightly behind Shavas and Freya, with the shadows wrapped tightly around her body. She watched as the priestess revealed that Auren was presumed dead, damn him. He should've just followed me, she thought. She watched as Alhanna left the room and as the priestess revealed that she also had the sword. Shavas stood and told her of the child, Toleranth prostested VaTawney's solution and then Tsuki spoke.
"I know where Laos is and I know his palace like the back of my hand. I had a reconnisciance mission down that-a-way once or twice so it was, and is, my business to know it. His palace resides on the island about 60 leagues to the Northwest of here. Surrounded by mountains and under a dormant valcano. If we take a series of boats...." She continued speaking and eventually a plan was formed. They would take a select group with them, it included Tsuki, Shavas, VaTawney, Toleranth, Souloe, and Tairon. They would take two small boats and sail around the island. Make base on one of the other micro-islands just off the coast and sale again for Laos' Isle.

Later: Laos' Isle


Va Tawney was a gentle person by nature, but the horrors that she had seen on ther walk up to the entrance to the volcanic caves were just that, horrible. Bodies impaled on stakes, branded and bloody. Dead animals and demons alike scattered about. Bodies full of arrows and poll arms. Half-eaten carcass', it was disgusting to say the least. With every dead thing they passed, her resolve grew stronger. She would kill the demon king.

Tsuki walked at the head of the group, or point position. She was the only one with even the vaguest idea where they were going so she was leading for obvious reasons. Shavas was walking to her left and slightly behind. They had been friends for a long time, this may yet be the end for them. Freya had been left on Tique because she wasn't trained enough for combat.
Tsuki wasn't going to change sides this time. Neither, she knew, was Shavas. A demon had tried to take her daughter and now Laos and every demon on the island would pay in blood, this Tsuki was sure of.

Shavas was thinking along the same lines as Tsuki, she wasn't going to defact to Laos again, he had ordered her daughter captured. She had rested on the boat but was still weary from the Esperanza battle. It had happened only the other day after all. She knew that everyone else was too. VaTawney was directly behind her.

Toleranth and Tairon brought up the rear of the group, VaTawney had to reach Laos. The properties of the sword would weaken him to the point of being nearly lethargic.

Souloe was traveling directly behind the priestess, he knew that he would make it through but didn't know about the others. Though he hardly knew most of them, he knew his duty to the continent and it was to stop Laos. No one would be happy nor free until the demon king was dead.

When they entered the caves, the descent began almost immediately. It was a steep incline and everyone tripped, except Tsuki who had night extreme night vision, once. There had been a sudden drop right at the beginning of the cave. The tunnel twisted and turned and continued down. They passed a few lava pits in verying degrees of cooling. They had been walking for the better part of an hour when all of a sudden, they were in a huge chamber. Laos stood in his humanoid form surrounded by a large group of elite demons.



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More tomorrow! This is part 1 of 2. It was supposed to be longer, twistier, and well...just generally better, but I want this finished by tomorrow so I cut it and this is the bare bones of what was supposed to happen. Heh...maybe I'll write more when I'm bored someday. Or maybe I'll never look at it again...it all depends. Hope you like this!

You can post now by the way, I'm just going to edit this post with part 2.  

[That Artemis]

Alright, since no one posted anything in here, I'll just make a new post instead of editing the other.

Two Hours Later, Laos' Volcanic Lair

The battle had been raging for almost an hour. VaTawney had been up against one enemy but then had been whisked away by Shavas who had told her to save her strength for Laos. Shavas had since fallen in battle and was either unconcious or dead. Tsuki was still fighting, having taken out two of the three that had ganged on her. Tairon was in his demon form, battling two demons at once. He had taken one out already though, so had originally been ganged up on by three as well. Laos had had about 18 elite demons with him. Twelve of them were dead, six were left. Toleranth had taken out three so far and was battling with a fourth and fifth though he was beginning to look winded. Souloe had taken out two and was battling two more. Shavas had taken three of the bastards before she fell and they were all accounted for...all but Laos who was standing next to a door to an antechamber. He locked eyes with her and she began to move towards him.

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The group had finished off the last of the combatants, Shavas was indeed dead, Tsuki was as well. Toleranth had numerous wounds as did Tairon, Souloe had dissappeared in a blast of light that had taken out his last enemy. No one knew if he was dead or alive. VaTawney and Laos were locked in a battle to death.


They were both wearing down, Laos because of the sword's abilities to drain demonic power and VaTawney because she wasn't used to drawn out battles. Laos had tried to revert to his demon form but found that the sword drained him faster that way. He struck her in the arm with a demonic sword he'd drawn, is if out of air. (Though of course he hadn't, he'd summoned it.) When he'd drawn first blood, he'd smirked at her but she'd retaliated by slashing her sword across his cheek; effectively drawing second blood. From there it had been an exchange of blows that were rather messy. For a demon lord, Laos never really stayed in his human form long enough to learn the sword sufficiently. He knew some, but he wasn't a master. He, however, had demonic attributes to make up for this, whereas the priestess had more experience. They were rathre evenly matched.

Until it happened.

Just as the priestess struck him in the heart with the blade, the supposedly dormant volcano began to shake. The priestess let her gaurd down for a second and then she had Laos' sword through her small intestine. They both froze for a second and then Laos turned to dust. The priestess fell and died. Her last words were 'Save the child.' Toleranth, though it pained him to do this against his better judgement, did as she asked. It was her death wish after all...

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And, as I'm too lazy to type anymore...and I think I've sprained something in my hand from falling today, I will sumerize what happened next.

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Summary-like Prologue

They, obviously, got out of the erupting volcano in time...lest I wouldn't have anymore to write. The child named Jadeira was found to be a relative of Shavas and very distantly related to Tsuki. Since the both of them were now dead, Freya would take responsibility. She did this willingly, as she was 16 and had no interest in marrying anytime soon. She would raise Jadeira until she was 7 and then she would give her over to the group that would train her. She was demonic after all. Houka would teach her medicine and Toleranth would reluctantly teach her how to use a sword. (Though he eventually grew out of his dislike for the child and did so willingly when the time came.) She was taught hand-to-hand by a specialist and she was taught by Freya how to use a glaive and a bow. Houka also taught her how to use a poll-arm and throwing knives. They all were living happily, most thought the peace would last forever.

New kings and queens of the 12 kingdoms were elected, castles and citadels were rebuilt. Villages, bridges, and roads were fixed. Everything was going great, but a new threat had arisen. The sacred tablets of light and dark had been brought together by an obscure cult.

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Heh, have fun pondering my new plot ideas for the next few days as I discuss them with Faith during English!

I was planning on releasing it tonight, but I've decided that we need a few more rules. I'm going to be gone, as in not posting, for a day...maybe. If I can rip my eyes off the screen long enough to log off anway...