Darkness\u00a0<\/p>\n
After satisfying his hunger, Onil asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro spoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need you to tell us about the noble who abducted you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t like talking about that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Onil replied with a certain fear in his voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to know where they take those children and what they do with them; otherwise, I won\u2019t be able to help you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you really going to save them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll put an end to whoever\u2019s behind all this and make sure they never hurt anyone again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Onil hesitated for a moment, then began to speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBaron Terren\u2019s guards take all the children they find to his mansion\u2019s dungeons.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what did they do with them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey experimented on them; I don\u2019t know exactly what they did, but I heard the children\u2019s screams every day. They screamed in pain. It was horrible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd how did you escape?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they were taking me to the room where they did the experiments, I kicked the guard in the groin and ran desperately until I found a crack big enough to squeeze through.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCould you take me to that place?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to go back there, it\u2019s terrifying. If they catch me again\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will go with you. I won\u2019t let anything bad happen to you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Onil looked at Otis, and he encouraged him by saying,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure everything will be fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Onil sighed heavily and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
Darkness\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright, I\u2019ll take you to that place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro sent Otis back to the temple, and they headed to Baron Terren\u2019s mansion. Onil led them through a small grove behind the mansion and to the doors leading to the basement, with the little boy guiding them. In the basement, there was a passageway behind some wine\u00a0<\/p>\n
barrels.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s this way, this passage leads to the dungeons. The passage is wide, but the exit is not; it\u2019s narrow, and I doubt you can get through.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll take care of that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Upon entering the passageway, everything became completely dark, and they could only hear the boy\u2019s voice saying,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWalk straight, the exit is at the end of this passageway.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the end of the passageway, they saw a light coming from a small crack. Onil told them in a low voice,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s here. If you go out, you\u2019ll be in the dungeons.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, little one,\u201d Alessandro said as he patted him on the head. Onil looked at the crack and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou won\u2019t be able to get through there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry about that, little one. I\u2019ll make the door bigger. Just step back a bit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Onil stepped back a little from the wall. Alessandro used his wind magic to knock down the wall with a loud crash. The guards rushed to see what was happening, and upon seeing the destroyed wall and several men who had infiltrated the dungeons, they drew their swords. But Alessandro used his magic to take their breath away, defeating them with ease.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guards emerged from the passageway and dragged them into one of the empty cells, locking them up. When Alessandro saw there was no danger, he asked Onil to come out and said to him,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShow me where the experiments are conducted.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Onil was scared; being back in that place terrified him. However, he wanted it all to end so that no other child would be taken there. He gathered his courage and led Alessandro to the room where the children were taken and from which they never returned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Upon reaching the door of that room, they heard a child\u2019s screams of pain. Onil froze in terror. Alessandro told him to step back, and he knocked down the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
<Darkness\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside stood Baron Tarren, in a strange form, half\u2013human and half\u2013monster. He was in the act of devouring a child. Alessandro had seen many horrors during the war, but this one churned his stomach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baron Tarren finished devouring the child, wiped the blood from his mouth, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho are you? How dare you interrupt my meal?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro drew his sword and replied,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs this what you\u2019ve been doing with the children, devouring them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, they are tastier, their flesh is more tender.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll tear you to pieces, you damned wretch.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro lunged, attempting to attack, but Baron Tarren dodged with great speed and used his claws to wound Alessandro\u2019s back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Upon tasting Alessandro\u2019s blood, Baron Terren realized who he was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t like adults, but His Majesty\u2019s blood is delicious. It will be a pleasure to devour you, and I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll receive a good reward from King Venobich for removing his enemy. Although I think he doesn\u2019t even consider you an enemy, just an annoying pebble in his path to getting what he wants.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does King Venobich have to do with what you\u2019ve been doing?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe gave me this magnificent power. In exchange, I only had to conduct a few experiments for him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat were you doing to those children?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides devouring them? Not much.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baron Terren pulled a black stone from his pocket and showed it to Alessandro.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI used this to give them darkness, but it didn\u2019t work; they all died, so I began experimenting on myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He swallowed the stone, and a black shadow enveloped him. Alessandro felt a chill run through his entire body. He gripped his sword tightly and used his magic to create armor to cover his body. Baron Terren approached him and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat won\u2019t help you at all; nothing can stop the darkness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Alessandro approached, he felt the darkness seep into him, drawing out something dark\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
<Darkness\u00a0<\/p>\n
and ominous from within.\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro used the wind to push him back, but it only made him retreat slightly. Baron Terren laughed and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSeriously? Is this all the great King Alessandro Veriatte can do? How disappointing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As time passed, Alessandro saw how Baron Terren\u2019s human form began to distort and turn into darkness. The entire room was sinking into ink\u2013thick darkness, except for a small area illuminated by an oil lamp. The darkness seemed to stay away from that light.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fire,\u201d Alessandro thought, \u201cI need the fire to defeat him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro tried to reach the lamp, but Baron Terren got in his way and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere do you think you\u2019re going?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baron Terren was near the lamp. Alessandro used his wind magic to move it, turn it over, and spill the oil on the floor, creating a barrier of fire between them. Baron Terren stepped back from the fire, and Alessandro used his wind to fan the flames, cornering Baron Terren.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStop, put out that fire.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the fire advanced, the darkness receded until it was concentrated at the point where Baron Terren stood. Alessandro made the flames engulf him and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow you see what I\u2019m capable of.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The flames consumed him entirely, leaving nothing but ashes. When Alessandro saw that there was nothing left of him, he used his magic to put out the fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro approached the pile of ashes that was Baron Terren and, after making sure he was truly dead, said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what you deserve, you damn bastard.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\u00a0<\/p>\n
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