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Crystal Smee

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~-~ Chapter 16 ~-~


Guthix pushed aside the lid of his coffin and rose, stepping out. The air smelled a bit smoky, and stunk of charred flesh. He sighed, glancing down at the body of Jed. He would have put life back into the body, were there enough flesh to sustain it. But Jed's figure was beyond repair. In many places, even the bone had been burnt away. He shuddered and bent to pick up the Staff beside him. That, at least, had survived the attack.

The God of Balance couldn't help but admire the timing. Had Jed finished speaking the words that would gift him with life once more a second earlier or later, it would not have worked. However, he had finished just as life left his body, and while the world around him crumbled, Guthix had reawoken. The Spell's effects took only a second to complete, so fortunately he had not reentered the world only to be killed once more.

The deity was tall and handsome, despite his age. His body looked to be about middle-aged, perhaps in his late forties or early fifties. Lank gray hair was parted neatly in the middle to frame his weathered, wizened face. Guthix glanced down to see that he had been dressed in a ceremonial gray robe for burial. He paused a moment to run a hand through his hair, then stepped toward the stairs. The Staff clicked on the stones beside him.

The entrance, however, had collapsed in the blast. Guthix muttered a curse, sighed, and snapped his fingers. Instantly, he was above ground, in the middle of the desert. A hot, dry wind swept by him, emphasizing the death all around. He strode lightly to a blackened rock and sat down, putting his staff before him and leaning against it. He muttered to himself constantly as he thought. "Restart life? No, too complicated. I can't. I must fix it. But how? Ah..." He rose abruptly.

Then Guthix summoned all of his strength and uttered three words. "Nova ren amor," he said clearly, and the world began to spin as he traveled back in time.

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"Hurry up, won' yer?" The voice came from far off. When Guthix looked up, two men were approaching.

"Jed and Gerrick," he breathed. "Go with speed," he murmured, then snapped his fingers. The city of Varrock rose up around him and the shifting sands beneath his feet vanished. He gazed up into the sky, where he could see three figures floating. Crowds packed in the streets to watch the godly battle. Some jumped aside in fright as he appeared in their midst. He winked, called upon his magic, and was lifted upward into the sky on a small platform of air.

Theios spotted him first. "Guthix!" he gasped. Saradomin and Bydor whirled.

"No!" shouted Bydor. Fire appeared around his hands. Then, sudden, it was extinguished. Guthix smiled.

"Don't underestimate me, Bydor," he chided solemnly. "I'm stronger than you know." Then he turned to Saradomin. "Look. You mus*'t do this."

"This --" Saradomin threw an accusing finger in the direction of Guthix, " -- is why I'm doing this. You. Always interfering!"

"Saradomin, I understand that," Guthix said gently. "I didn't want to interfere. But in fact," he glanced pointedly at Bydor, "it was Gerrick that brought me back. He had a Guthixian monk in his prisons, you see. It was a miracle, really. A second earlier, and I would have died in the blast."

"What?"

"I teleported in from the future. Sorry, should have mentioned that in the beginning." Guthix laughed fleetingly.

"Crazy old geezer," snarled Bydor under his breath. Then he was falling. A foot before he hit the ground, he slammed into a wall of air, and shot back up.

"I heard that," growled Guthix. Bydor flushed angrily, but held his tongue. "Look, Saradomin," Guthix continued. "I was resurrected right as the blast hit. I've seen what will happen if you do this."

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"You see, Zamorak was right. It will obliterate EVERYTHING. You see, the strength of the Spell depends on the user. Not only Gods use it, there are others with our kind of magic. When I created the Earth --"

"Guthix. Cliffnotes. Please," snapped Saradomin curtly.

"Right," sighed Guthix. "Basically, you are strong enough that the Spell killed everything. Saradomin, there is nothing left. No life."

"I don't believe you," snarled Saradomin. "You were just brought back. You're lying."

"No, I'm not," said Guthix patiently. "Let me show you." He grabbed his brother's arm before he could respond and repeated his spell from before. Instantly, he was in a barren wasteland.

"This, Saradomin, is what's left of the world."

"No. This is an illusion. Stop it, Guthix, this is how it must end."

"You want proof, Saradomin?" Guthix growled. "Look at this, then." He strode through the heaps of ruined bodies, muttering to himself. Finally, he stopped and knelt. "This, my brother, is you. Dead." Saradomin knelt beside Guthix and picked up the body.

"That's not me," he snapped. Guthix shoved the remains of one charred sleeve from the robes away to reveal a sun tattoo on the man's arm. Then he pushed up Saradomin's sleeve to reveal the same tattoo. It was the symbol of the Order.

"It's you," was all he said. He repeated the spell yet again, bringing them back to the past Varrock. Bydor was waiting impatiently for them.

"Saradomin, there is no life left. From here to the Elven lands, there is nothing. I can recreate life, but it would take thousands of years to build what was of the world. Do you really want that?" Guthix murmured.

Saradomin hung his head in shame. As much as he hated to admit it, his brother was right. "No," he conceded.

"Good. It appeared that you had strayed from your path, but I understand that you were blind. Now," he began. His voice became rushed.

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"I can erase time. We don't have time to argue, you must do this. Basically, I'll make this the present. Wait for me to be resurrected and I can fix things."

"Don't do this, Saradomin!" growled Bydor, grabbing the Order God's arm.

"He's right, Bydor. I've seen what happens. It's worse than either of us imagined," Saradomin said sadly.

"Oh, one more thing," Guthix smiled wanly. "I think we all agree we don't want Zamorak to come back, correct?"

Saradomin stared thoughtfully at Bydor for a moment. He was as bad as Zamorak in personality, but..."He wants peace. Balanced peace. That's enough, Guthix. Zamorak stays dead." Guthix grinned.

"Very well. Wait for me." Then he muttered the time-jumping spell for the fourth time and was once more in the wasteland of bodies and rubble that had been Varrock. Smoke spiraled into the sky high above Guthix. He sat down on an upturned crate and laced his fingers, preparing the spell in his mind. Time was a hard thing to manuever or erase.

"Ella tor nall a vor qhero, niell jor aman, vero," he breathed. The words were low, poetic, the magical words of the ancient tongue. "In nar medri aman lor."

Images began to flash through his mind as he chose the point he wanted to go back to. He had gone to Saradomin right as he began speaking, he had to choose after that or they wouldn't know...he picked the moment in his mind and murmured, "Lor an era."

It was the weirdest sensation. Everything suddenly became black, and then he was in Heaven again, watching Jed as the monk entered his tomb. His eyes turned to Varrock. Saradomin had stopped chanting and was arguing with Bydor

"Good boy," he murmured. He had erased time, but the memory of what happened still remained. How it worked, Guthix had no idea, and he didn't care. Time was something he would never understand.

He turned his attention back to Jed. The man was begging for the words to bring him back.

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Guthix let his mind connect with Jed's and spoke the words aloud.

Then his spirit was jerked from Heaven and flowed into his body. His eyes snapped open. He pushed aside the lid of the coffin.

Jed was staring in awe. "My Lord," he murmured.

"Come," was all Guthix said. He stepped out of the coffin and took Jed's arm, leading him up the steps. The rocks guarding the entrance were shifted aside. Gerrick collapsed when he saw Guthix.

Guthix took his arm too, then thought of Varrock. They were suddenly in the city. Citizens darted away in surprise as the God appeared in their midst. Guthix left his two charges on the ground and flew up to his fellow Gods.

"So, what are you going to do to restore Balance?" Saradomin asked. Bydor sat down moodily on his pillar of air.

"One Zamo—one Bydorian leader, one Saradominist leader, and one of my own - that will be Balanced. Theios, will you continue to rule Kandarin?"

The Chosen of Saradomin nodded mutely from his position a few feet away. "Bydor, you need a Chosen. I would suggest Gerrick, and you can let him continue to rule Varrock." Bydor nodded; he obviously didn’t have a choice. "Jed will be my Chosen and rule from Falador," he declared. All of Varrock heard the words and cheered wildly.

"Now, take us back," Saradomin commanded. Guthix smiled.

"Gladly."

Theios grabbed his sleeve. "Thank you," he whispered. Guthix nodded.

He took Bydor and Saradomin's hands, then murmured, "En vassar a mor, ennar al ron. Kell ara." The world flickered black, and then he was in Heaven once more. Beside him, he saw the faces of Bydor and Saradomin. Bydor was staring in awe at his new home.

Guthix saw their lifeless bodies collapse from the sky. The people realized the Gods were back where they belonged. They rejoiced - they were free.

"All is well," Guthix murmured, satisfied. It was over.

~-~ End of Chapter ~-~

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~-~ Epilogue ~-~


Word spread quickly that the war was over. The Chosens each went to their cities and told their people what had happened. Many objected to Falador’s becoming a city of Guthix, for it had long been the seat of Saradomin. However, Jed held firm, knowing that he must remain between the Saradominist and the Bydorian kingdoms to prevent future religious wars. The change in god had not changed the love of chaos in previous Zamorakian followers and they quickly switched over to their new Master, nor had their hate for Saradominists changed.

As a result, many Saradominists moved to Ardounge, and Theios created the New Order of White Knights of Ardounge. To counter this, Gerrick created the Redcloaks of Varrock. Jed was forced to create a guard to patrol the borders of his kingdom – they were called the Guthixian Grey. Any White Knights and Redcloaks that entered the middle kingdom were watched carefully, and none were allowed to enter their opposite land. This prevented any growing animosity, and peace reigned for hundreds of years.

It took months to lay all the dead to rest. In Zamorak’s brief rule, thousands had been killed and their bodies discarded. Even years past, the remains of former slaves were found on the outskirts of cities.

To number those we know, Logaen’s body was unable to be buried. It was fully burned outside the Duel Arena and his ashes were spread in Falador. Saine’s body was never found. Zamorak’s body was buried, put back in his former grave in Entrana. The other gods were laid to rest in their previous tombs as well, along with many who had died for them in the quick war. Bydor was buried next to Zamorak.
Theios finally convinced Nessa to become a Saradominist, and their marriage was saved.

Names were given to this dark time. The year that Zamorak had ruled was aptly named the Zamorakian Year.

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Most wanted to call it the Dark Age, but for those who had previously lived in hiding for loving Zamorak it had been the greatest year they had lived. Though it had been a time of pain for many, Jed deemed that it would be unfair to give it such a name, and so he named it the Zamorakian Year – about as simple as it could get.

Surprisingly, once it was tallied up, the war to end the Zamorakian Year lasted but seven days. Therefore, it was named the Seven Day War and went down in history as one of the shortest wars ever.

It seemed for hundreds years that everyone was happy. But some, weaved in amongst the cheerful, were not so at ease. Hate and jealousy grew through generations as the tales of the Zamorakian Year and the Seven Day War were passed down. And these were the only ones who knew the peace would not last forever. It never does.


~-~ End of Epilogue ~-~

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Aaaaand that's it. I hope you enjoyed. I personally think this story is some of my worst work ever...But that's okay. The ending's kinda rushed.

But I'll stop self-hating.


I hope you all enjoyed. Maybe someday I'll write the sequel series that I foreshadowed with that epilogue.


~ Smeeze ~

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