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~-~ Chapter 8 ~-~


Bydor glanced at Logaen. "The dueling rings?" he suggested.

"Yeah." Logaen slipped the emerald ring off his finger and rubbed it gently until it glowed. He then muttered, "Castle Wars." A bubble of purple appeared around him, shrinking until he vanished.

Logaen felt himself shrinking. It was an uncomfortable feeling. It was as though someone large placed a hand on his head and pressed down hard. He felt compressed on all sides nearly to the point where it was unbearable. The word became black, then faded into spinning. The pressure vanished and he was standing at the large arena of Castle Wars. It once was a popular visit for teams to duel each other. In Zamorak's rule, it became a prison, where daily prisoners would be pitted against Zamorakian guards and slaughtered mercilessly.

Bydor led the way, jogging along the path, out of the gate, and into the forest. Together they followed the river toward Ardounge. In minutes they reached the ancient ruins of an old war between the gnomes and the Khazard Warriors. At Zamorak's takeover the Khazard had joined his army, good for nothing but fighting, and many had risen quickly in his ranks.

Then came into the view the tall, splendid walls of Ardounge. Logaen skidded to a halt, gasping for breath.

He could see smoke rising above the city. Thick black clouds of smog blotted out the stars. The blaze of fire sometimes reached over the walls; bright flares shooting into the sky.

"What the...?" Bydor cursed. Logaen set off at a sprint.

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"Battle, d'you think?" he called over his shoulder. Bydor dashed after him, nearly out of strength. They entered through the section that had no wall, once home to a broad mansion. It had been converted into a guards' barracks at the takeover.

"Holy sons of Zamorak," Bydor swore as he gazed at the sky. Logaen followed his eyes and swore as well. Floating in the sky, surrounded by towering sheets of flame, crimson eyes blazing with fury, was Zamorak. His voice was amplified by magic and it boomed across the city.

"Theios, you cowardly traitor! Stop hiding and face me like a man!"

As soon as he heard this, Logaen burst out laughing. "No way," he chuckled. "No way."

"What?" Bydor demanded.

"The other person is Theios!" Logaen laughed. "He must have converted. That must have hurt Zamorak pretty bad -- Theios is – was – his Chosen. That’s crazy!"

Bydor sighed. "Frankly, I'm not too surprised. He seemed to be losing Zamorakian ideals last time I spoke with him -- questioned a series of executions of rebels. Oh well, let's go find him."

Logaen led the way, following Zamorak to their target. As they neared the infuriated Chaos Master, Logaen ducked into an alley.

"Wait here, Bydor. We can't let Zamorak see you."

"It's just as dangerous for you, Logaen. You are Saradomin's Chosen, after all," he countered.

Logaen chewed on his lip, thinking. It would be dangerous. How could they distract Zamorak long enough to speak to Theios?

He voiced his thoughts to Bydor, who exclaimed, "Saradomin!"

"What?" blurted Logaen.

"We need Saradomin!" Bydor said excitedly. "He's the only one who can create a good diversion. Tell him we're in Ardounge."

"Tell him?" Logaen laughed hoarsely. "Tell him how? We can't get all the way to Falador and back, are you crazy?"

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Bydor chuckled. "No, I guess you never heard about it." He settled himself on a crate and wrinkled his nose at the stench in the alley. "Whew. I think something died in here. Something big. Anyway, the last time I was with Theios, he also told me about this special ability the Chosens have. He explained to me that the Chosen can talk to their God at any time they wish. It's some kind of mental telepathy..."

"Wow." Logaen was stunned. That would be useful, for sure. "How?"

Bydor's face scrunched up as he tried to remember what Theios had told him so many months ago. "Shoot. I can't remember! Wait. It was something about your minds being connected. For him it was simple, he could just think "Zamorak," in his mind, as though he was talking to him, and he would be. He said it's hard on the first try, but then it becomes automatic."

Logaen frowned. It sounded a bit weird, but it was worth a try. He flopped down on the crate next to Bydor and cleared his mind.

"Saradomin," he said in his mind. Nothing.

"Saradomin," he repeated.

Suddenly, it was as though his entire mind opened up. He could feel Saradomin, feel his injuries, feel the air around him, smell the battle remains around him. Their senses merged.

"Logaen?" asked Saradomin in wonderment.

"Saradomin!" he shouted in his mind, and felt his other half cringe at the loudness of the thought. "Sorry," he muttered.

"How did you learn to do this?" Saradomin inquired incredulously. "I never knew this was possible."

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Logaen was torn. Should he explain everything? He could hear Saradomin sigh in his mind, feel the breath huff from his body.

"Logaen, you think too loud," chuckled Saradomin. "Now since I know you planned on hiding something, you had better tell me everything. Where are you? Something tells me you're not in Falador hiding because you saw Saine. You're somewhere else. The desert? What's going on?"

"I'd think you would have figured out," he teased. "Fine. I'm in Ardounge. I learned this from Theios. He's over on your side, now, you know. Zamorak's here, which is why I need you." He was careful to make it an 'I', not a 'we'. He couldn't let on that Bydor was still alive. "I need Theios, so I need you to divert Zamorak. He's pretty mad."

"Why do you need Theios? And I'm glad my little trick worked." Logaen resolved to ask about the 'little trick' when he had a chance. He sighed, unsure what to say.

Bydor tugged his sleeve. "What's happening?" he whispered.

Logaen could feel Saradomin tense. "Is that --" he fell silent again, and Logaen could almost see the God putting the pieces together. Logaen prepared himself for anger, steeling his senses for the wave of fury from his God that he now expected from the connection.

Instead, there was a rush of laughter. "Oh, you crafty boy..." Saradomin chuckled. "You crafty, crafty boy. I can't believe Bydor agreed to it. How'd you get him to give up the Staff?"

Logaen laughed weakly too. "He was about to kill me. I somehow made him feel really guilty, and he agreed that this war needs to end. He gave me the staff as proof that he would help."

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"So why do you need Theios, exactly?"

"We went to the grave. I was going to let Bydor do it on his own, but then when Saine... I realized I should help him, go along to make sure he did it, just make sure everything worked. So I caught up to him and we went to the tomb. There was some kind of spirit there, that said we needed one Saradominist convert to Zamorak, and one Zamorakian convert to Saradomin. Bydor was the first, and Theios is the second. The spirit said that they are those who would truly know Balance, and I figured it picked important people because religion was such a large part of their lives, so it would mean more."

"I see," murmured Saradomin. "Clever."

"So -- will you help us?" he asked meekly.

Saradomin was silent for a moment, mind working. "Yes. I don't think us gods were meant to walk the earth again. Our place is watching from the heavens. I will distract Zamorak, you will get Theios and bring back my brother."


~ End of Chapter ~

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~^v^~ Smeeze, Founder of the Golden Pen ~^v^~

Well, this is already completely written, so I just have to take twenty minutes to edit a chapter and then I can repost it =) It's pretty easy.

I should be able to put up another chapter this weekend.

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