Post by stromgradeadjl on Jul 1, 2008 4:32:26 GMT -5
Nearly finished with my story, this is episode 9 out of 10 so don’t be bored. And again, save ADJL and COMMENTS PLEASE!!!
ADJL the grand legacy ep. 9 the ways of Midgard
Previously…
Jake has been brought back from the grave to save the world once again. He knows the identity of his mystery man who actually happens to be an ally. Missing pieces of the riddle of his life emerge on a grave threat and discovers that the reason for all of this is because he, and his world, gets involved in war of another dimension thought to be over 2,500 years ago. Jake must attain more powers in order to face and overcome a tragedy.
As jake wakes up the next morning with anxiety and excitement to train on Midgard to achieve more powers. After going through his personal needs like breakfast (which is conveniently served on a small table) and personal hygiene, he goes out wearing midgardian swordsman outfit. Jake is met by a woman juts right after he exists his room.
Jake: “DAHHH!!! Sorry, you startled me.
Woman: “on behalf of me and my company’s concern, we and I, ask for your forgiveness. Kafra rule states that all costumers must be happy with our services!”
Jake: “okay-“
Kafra Lady: “Kafra Corporation at your service, always beside you even in the morning where we might have sleep depravation! The senator Stromgrade Tristram requests your teleportation on prontera’s woods.”
Jake: “um… alright- uh, what now?”
Kafra Lady: “thank you for using Kafra Teleportation services, hope to see you again!”
Jake: “but- WHOA!!!”
The Kafra personnel opens a portal that gets jake of guard like in totally spies where the protagonists get whooped all of a sudden. Jake hits the grassy and hard ground face first and is seen by Stromgrade, his “ancient man of mystery.”
Stromgrade: “hopefully you weren’t startled by the Kafra personnel I sent you. They are the best people that belong to the best company wherein they help us in almost everything we do, including teleportation. As I’ve said they’re the best so you should get along well with them.”
Jake: “no kidding!”
Stromgrade: “anyway, let us get started on your first out of three sessions, the magic training.”
Jake: “dragon up!”
Stromgrade: “may you please spawn a small fireball on your hand please?”
Jake breathes fire on his open palm and catches it.
Stromgrade: “what do you feel?”
Jake: “huh?”
Stromgrade: “you heard me; I said what do you feel?”
Jake: “I’m fine, thank you!”
Stromgrade: “no, no that kind of feel, what do you feel on your palm.”
Jake: “oh, hehe, sorry. Anyway, I feel only a little amount of heat, why’d you ask?”
Stromgrade: “have you held a fireball once that it made you dizzy?”
Jake: “well, um, yeah, I remember a time when I held a fireball for at least fifteen minutes when dizziness started to zig zag its way in my head. Does that have a connection?”
Stromgrade: “yes it does. This training will teach you about mana. Few remember or know about this subject in the magical world, so I will guess that your grandfather didn’t tell you about it.”
Jake: “yep, he didn’t.”
Stromgrade: “the objective of this training is for you to learn more about mana and gain more of it. Mana is higher with a person who has a certain level of brains rather than brawns. The smarter one is, the higher his mana is. It drains if one uses magic so the more complex and powerful the spell is, the more it will drain. A crusader is part spellcaster so turning you into one requires you to gain more mana in your mana pool through meditating. Don’t worry; you didn’t not earn your muscles for nothing. But for now, I need to know the full extent of your mana pool. Please, duel with me.”
Jake: “huh, you sure cause, well you know, I am a champion of the light, and I head you mention while you were accompanying me to my room that I’m the leader (not mentioned in the previous episode) so you may want to back out.”
Stromgrade: “I’m a class 7 wizard Jacob; you’re only a class 4. Class 1 has animal like abilities while 10, the maximum, is godly. Besides, the rules are only to use magic, to you its fire bending or fire breathing, and no physical attacks, you ready?”
Jake: “I’m more than ready! I was born ready to face everything that asks me that! The question is: are you ready, old man in 27 year olds clothing!”
Stromgrade: “what, I told you that 3,500 years is still young for a midgardian so I sound and look like a 27 year old man. And by the way, how does your terminology work? Deliver it!”
Jake: “I think you meant “bring it,” and, I will bring it- er – deliver it, whatever!!!”
Stromgrade: “frost nova!”
Jake:(flies) “ha! You think that’ll get me again!?! A wizard, of all people!”
Stromgrade: “don’t under-estimate me, and besides, I just started my warm up.”
Jake: “and probably, you won’t finish it!”
Jake breathes a jet of fire towards Stromgrade but the wizard hovers and escapes rapidly. Jake then fires a series of fire bolts, the man counters by erupting an ice wall. The man emerges above the ice and fires a spell named “jupitel thunder” (not Jupiter). It caught jake nearly of guard and by surprise so when jake evaded, it nearly touched his chest, making jake feel the heat of electricity. This was exclaimed by jake to Stromgrade giving him credit but this was the opportunity for stromgrade to strike. He casts a spell which made huge pieces of ice fall from the sky. Jake is hit by several and hits the ground. He breaks the ice but is hit by an earth spike similar to the evil druids spell. He reached the skies and dropped, stromgrade never cared to use another spell because the spike happened to fall toward jake, which it did. Jake loses this match, stromgrade telepathically removes the spike.”
Stromgrade: “you know, I was just starting to warm up.”
Jake:(delusioned) “woo hoo! Trixie, spud, lets go on the roller coaster again! [faints]”
Stromgrade: “by the looks of it, I think you need to improve your magic weaving too.”
Later on…
Stromgrade has strapped jake with cloth, tying his neck then thighs. Jake is sitting on a comfortable pillow in a well ventilated room with candles, an altar of the midgardian god mako surrounded with candles.
Stromgrade: “this technique of will improve your experience with meditation. If you relax your legs, your legs will pool on the cloth here on your neck delivering minor suffocation. This, if I’m correct, is a technique also used by Chinese-er – Tibetan, I forgot. Anyway, this technique is used by monks. TTFN (tah tah for now)!”
Jake:(attempts to relax) “man, when he said no relaxing, he meant it! Okay, jake, gramps threw worse than this; you can do it, first inhale (inhales) then exhale (exhales).”
Later on…
After meditating and experiencing leg cramps, jake is off to duel Stromgrade yet again for the wizard to see improvements. A fireball seemed to come from a cloud to the other, but the two duelists emerge throwing fire/magic at each other.
Stromgrade: “jupitel thunder!”
Jake: “oh no you didn’t!”
Jake:(counters) “how’dya like that strom!”
Stromgrade: “nice counter, and I see you’ve mastered talking while concentrating in battle!”
Jake: “check this out!!!”
Jake manages to bend fire on his hands then launches them like missiles in different directions homing in on stromgrade.
Stromgrade: “frost nova!”
The spell dissipates the missiles; the missiles were so close to him that the smoke made jake give him the slip. He checks his surrounding but he couldn’t find the dragon until…
Jake: “strom, heads up!!![breathes fire]”
Stromgrade gets hit in his butt by fire, next, jake flies all around him blasting him with fireballs. Jake finishes his combination with a huge jet of flame. Stromgrade falls several feet before managing to recover.
Stromgrade: “very impressive! But remember, you need to take me all the way to the ground to achieve your flying colors, and the only color I see is red! Red dragon that is! [looks to his front][gasp!!!] jake, look out!!!”
Jake: “I’m not falling for that one, that’s like the oldest trick in the book.”
Stromgrade: “no, I’m serious!!! LOOK OUT!!![hovers]”
Jake:(looks forward) “WHAAAAGGGRRHHH!!!!
They happen to reach the city of Aldebaran which is just north of Prontera. It is famed for its clock tower and jake happens to be on a collision course toward the topmost bell. And… SLAM!!!! Jake does hit the bell, the city looks at him.
Jake:(echoes) “I’m okay!”
Mage on Aldebaran: “that dude *does* know that he just hit the bell and the bell’s gonna hit back, right, does he?”
Swordsman on Aldebaran: “I think not…”
Jake shakes his head to remove the effects of dizziness caused by the bell. His dispute is not over yet; the laws of gravity gets working and the bell is on its own collision course toward jake.
Jake: “aw-man!!! Oh well, looks like I have to scream like a little girl again and endure the agonizing pain… well, that’s life [clears throat] WWWHHHAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!”
Bell: “DING [SLAM!!!!] DONG”
Mage on Aldebaran: “that has GOT to hurt!!!”
Jake gets flinged so far that he gets flown towards the northern wood of Prontera. He crashes, Stromgrade goes to his aid. The wizard notices the mangled body of the dragon and by the looks of it, jake can see a delusion of himself and Stromgrade rotating around his head.
Stromgrade: “well, were not perfect.”
Jake:(shakes his head) “so, I have to do it again, all over again?”
Stromgrade: “I’ve seen enough, it’s time for you to excel towards the second level.”
Jake: “thank you!!! Now um, a little dragon assistance please?”
Later on…
Jake: “strom! I was hoping I can talk to you about something….”
Stromgrade: “yes?”
Jake: “since you’re a wizard, well a wizard-prince-senator wizard.”
Stromgrade: “just go to the point, no need to enumerate my occupations.”
Jake: “can I take a little trip towards the magical world please?”
Stromgrade: “as much as you and I want to, I can’t.”
Jake: “why not, just call on the Kafra yahoos to teleport me there!!!”
Kafra woman: “Kafra Corporation, always by your-“
Jake: “yeah, yeah! Don’t make me think you’re dosed to the eyeballs with anti-depressant drugs!”
Stromgrade: “sorry, but since you died, people obviously think you’re deceased. If they discover your alive, then you are on another trip to bye-bye ville.”
Jake: “why don’t you just resurrect me again?”
Stromgrade: “nobody can live a third life, Jacob. Sorry, this is for the best, although, if you want, I can let you view what’s happening on the magical world.”
Jake: “thanks, I oh you a ton for everything you did.”
Stromgrade: “it is only a matter of goodwill. By the way, I think this next level of transforming you into the most powerful crusader in midgardian history will be more, you. You will be given the trials of the crusader, and your trainer, sir. Tolbon Erman, the commander of the midgardian elites will train you swordsmanship.”
Jake: “so where is this sir Erman?”
They arrive at what looks like a private training area, he sees a somewhat old man around the age of fifty but since he is midgardian, he seemed to be ancient. He had short white hair and a small mustache.
Stromgrade: “Jacob, meet sir Erman.”
The man speaks in a british accent like Nigel.
Sir Erman: “so, this is the chap who happens to be a champion, you’re lucky, no wee lad has ever achieved such a rank nor anything similar as to say.”
Jake: “uh, yeah.”
Sir Erman: “is there something wrong?”
Jake: “well, I was expecting someone a little, well, young and you’re uh-“
Sir Erman: “old, my boy, old in your dimension is rudeness, here, It’s a complement.”
Jake: “really!? Cool!!”
Stromgrade: “the reason my friend here looks like a fifty year old immortal midgardian is because he is the last, remaining 10,000 year old midgardian. He also knows almost everything that happened in midgardian history.”
Jake: “where are the other 10,000 year olders?”
Sir Erman: “died in the first war, hopefully you will protect me in the future, although I doubt that since I’m the best knight there is, aside from stromgrade’s brother.”
Jake: “your brother was a knight?”
Stromgrade: “don’t forget one of the champions of the light. I’ll leave you on your training; see me anytime you want to take a peek on the magical world.”
Jake: “I’ll do.”
As Stromgrade leaves, a boy with the same hairstyle as sir Erman but different hair color (gold) comes in. the boy has an outfit of a midgardian swordsman.
: “hey dad, who’s he, wait, let me guess, it’s him isn’t he? The one everyone’s talking about, the champion of the light which was recently found?”
Jake: “well, yeah, I guess, who’re you?”
Sir Erman: “Jacob, meet my son, Arundel. Arundel, the future champion of the light leader, Jacob.”
Arundel: “ish nu alla, ‘tis a pleasure. Hey dad, did I leave my spear here? I think I left it somewhere.”
Sir Erman: “it’s over there, now go train.”
Arundel: “thanks dad.”
Jake: “you have a good son.”
Sir Erman: “he’s not just my son, he is my life. Like the original warriors that defeated the demigod, I was fed up from fighting or getting prepared for an invasion of some sort. But since the prophecy of king Tristram II, I swore to protect him anyway I can. He is a great spearman, I hope he doesn’t get involved in the war, besides, he’s just twelve years old and he never knew his mother.”
Jake: “well, at least he looks like he was a lot in him. Not to mention the fact that I finally found someone who looks like their age!”
Sir Erman: “very funny Jacob, now, first lesson is tomorrow at 8:00. Don’t keep me and my son waiting.”
The next day…
Jake and sir erman are training with weapons. Jake is in his human form holding another holy avenger while he’s fighting against Arundel.
Arundel: “this is a great workout, seriously, you have a lot to learn.”
Sir Erman: “concentrate Jacob! The sword is not the only weapon you have, use your body.”
Arundel lunges him with his spear while jake let it pass by evading then uses his body to shove Arundel which quickly counters. As time goes by, jake trains harder, developing new techniques. He regularly visits Stromgrade to know the affairs of the magical world. First, he sees fu dog with a huge, expandable folder while holding his picture. Fu dog tries to force himself into putting the picture on the file on top and he finally does. He sheds a tear while he does it. Jake takes a closer look and discovers that fu dog is putting his picture among his grandfather’s file of slain dragons. Fu dog stamps the word “slain” over his picture. As jakes trains even harder by lifting a very heavy load while being whipped, sir Erman reminds jake that he must use endurance and not strength. The events in the magical world the next time he looked became even gloomier, his friends are being interviewed wherein they say jake is the best person they’ve known and it was a shame to lose him. These acquisitions only made jake train harder. He runs up the steps in the early morning to beat his previous record the previous day. Again, he visits stromgrade to take another peep. He sees his grandfather and the dragon council apologizing to his parents while his name is being cemented along with the names of American heroes. Finally, jake finishes the second serving. Jake wakes up on morning while he admires himself while in dragon form. He looks at the mirror flexing his biceps (which got a little larger) when a strange voice and mist slowly materializes. As the voice grew clearer, the mist grew more visible. At first the mist said “JAYH” until it finally says in a clear loud voice: “jake.” The mist vanishes along with the echoes leaving jake clueless. He goes to stromgrade later on in the day to receive his final instruction.
Jake: “are there any ghosts here in midgard?”
Stromgrade: “well, yes, there are, but the castle is clean of them. Why did you ask?”
Jake: “I experienced something earlier; something was calling and, well, caressing me.”
Stromgrade: “maybe you’re just worried about your final task toward championship.”
Jake: “what’s it going to be next, fighting of raydricks? I’d love to have a rematch against them!”
Stromgrade: “no, a rematch is not your next session.”
Jake: “what is?”
Stromgrade: “how would you feel if you were to stand in the middle of a hot furnace while not having food or water for 3 days straight?”
Jake: “say what!?! Aw man!!!”
Stromgrade: “it’s the final task before you’re given your ultimate weapon into championship. Besides, I know something that will cheer you up.”
Later on…
The two are teleported into the city of Juno, city of scholars which is located in the mountains north of Aldebaran. They arrive at a room which in the middle has an extremely familiar figure floating on what looks like an invisible bed. The figure was rose, still unconscious due to the poison. Jakes voice was so low pitched due to the sudden trauma that he sounded like his cousin in the other network, prince Zuko (avatar, the last airbender).
Jake: “aw man…”
Stromgrade: “well, the sages and priests managed to return her to stability without having her die but, she is still in a comma, we don’t know when she’ll wake up, nor do we know if she *will* wake up.”
Jake: “rose… I’m so sorry.”
Stromgrade: “I hope I’m not ruining your scene but, the next task you will attempt to pass is the most dangerous you might experience. If you fail, we lose you and Midgard will be in darkness forever. So, do all you want with rose, I’ll wait outside.”
Jake: “rose, you heard that, strom said I might not come back, but I promise that I will, I won’t lose you again. I promise, and when I do come back, I’ll find a way to wake you up.”
Later on…
Jake: “strom! I need one last favor to ask you.”
Stromgrade: “please, anything.”
Jake: “I know the full capacity the huntsclan has now; I’ve seen it through rose. I want you to prevent something like this from ever happening to somebody else in the magical world so… I want you to go there and stop any threatening activity of the huntsclan.”
Stromgrade: “jake, but-“
Jake: “do it or I wont be your next hero!”
Stromgrade: “well, I was going to say yes but, I was going to tell you about something I forgot to tell you, you need to fill yourself with lots of food and water. You’ll need it.”
Jake: “so, you’re doing it? Thanks… so I’m off.”
Stromgrade: “the location is in the city of Geffen, city of magic.”
Kafra personnel:(teleports in) “Kafra corporation, always beside you on your time of need.”
Stromgrade: “teleport us to Geffen, hurriedly please.”
Kafra personnel: “Geffen it is, right this way sir.”
Stromgrade:(whispers to jake) “ you know, I’m also beginning to think that they do look and sound like they’re overdosed to the eyeballs with antidepressant pills!”
Later on…
Stromgrade: “use the knowledge and strength you have gained in your past sessions, these are your only weapons against this inferno. Ish nu alla, I bid you luck.”
Jake enters the furnace, the heat at the door was enough already to make somebody sweat. Stromgrade has something to do now that jake is in.
Stromgrade: “sorry, Jacob but I need to do one more thing before your wish.”
He later on goes to his meditation spot in Prontera, the very same spot wherein he saw the transaction between the huntsmaster and the dark demigod. He meditates and goes into ethereal state wherein he’s virtually a living, breathing, ghost. He returns to the city of Juno, wherein he meets someone in ethereal state as well, rose.
Rose: “how long has it been? I’ve been here seeing jake get stronger and sadder whilst I’m stuck in this ethereal state because of the comma. I’ve even tried to contact jake this morning but nothing happened. Stromgrade, how long must I be in here?”
Stromgrade: “the sages are working on the potion that will eradicate the poison being the source of the comma; it’ll take three days minimum. Are you ready for your final test?”
Rose: “I’m ready.”
Stromgrade: “I’ve been training you personally with the arts of magic; these are your ultimate weapons against your final encounter. Your last test is to memorize any and every detail and/or information here in the library of Juno. This would be impossible for a normal person to do in just three days. But use your training, now; go in the name of your loved one.”
The next day…
Jake is struggling to get comfortable in the flames. He uses up his mana pool and endurance occasionally to slightly lessen the pain. Rose in the meantime uses magic stromgrade taught her to memorize 100 books telepathically at the same time. This is purely exhausting mind work. As for stromgrade, he patrols the magical world, as he flies above the island of draco, it seems he got there in the nick of time. The huntsmaster managed to infiltrate the island and making all-out war against the dragons. He sees jakes sister and grandfather haley and lao shi. They are putting up an intense fight but the power of the raydricks are making them fight a losing war. Stromgrade lands on the island to do battle with them. He sends a flurry of spells to anything approaching the island interior.
Stromgrade: “frost nova! Jupitel thunder! Cold bolt! Fire bolt! Lightning bolt! Earth spike! Heavens drive! Meteor storm! Storm gust! Lord of vermillion!”
The spells he mentioned above where enough to annihilate all of the attacking raydricks. Grampa is accompanied with the dragon council, they thank this man.”
Councilor: “we are all in your debt, wizard. What is your name, brave warrior, I’ve never seen such powerful spells.”
Stromgrade:(bluffing) “powerful? They’re just regular wizards spells.”
Grampa: “wait, a brown cloak, a short wizards hat, are you the man that gave rose and my grandson mysterious items?”
Stromgrade: “I don’t know what you’re talking about…”
As stromgrade leaves, Grampa is intent on asking one final question.
Grampa: “wait! Are they alive?”
Stromgrade:(worried) “I must leave.”
Stromgrade teleports back by using a butterfly wing teleport item given to him free by Kafra corporation. After agonizingly waiting for several more days, stromgrade hears an automatic alarm he set up. This alarm meant jake made it! Without further ado, he teleports by using Kafra corporation to Geffen where jake is till in the middle of the furnace which is now cooler due to the flame reduction caused by jakes victory.
Stromgrade: “you’ve made it! You’ve past.
Jake: “I sure hope this thing helped. What good did it do anyway? The only thing I’ve seen it do is to burn me!”
Stromgrade: “notice these three orbs floating around you?”
Jake: “uhuh, what about them?”
Stromgrade: “this fist orb will grant you the ability to use the fire spells of a wizard, this second orb will allow you to control flame itself. Finally, this third fir orb will grant you immune to fire, regardless on how hot it is! Now, with these orbs combined, I give you the orb of Oberon Summerdream!!! The orb of godlike fire!!!”
Jake accepts the orb which slowly engulfs him for the rob to familiarize itself with its new owner. The glow explodes leaving to jake the orb sealed within him and grants him fire powers beyond anything!
Later on…
Jake: “food, my favorite thing aside from my girlfriend!”
Stromgrade: “dig in! oh, you dug in already. Anyway, I recommend you eat with etiquette because someone will be joining you.”
Later on…
Jake engulfed half of the feast when somebody accompanied by stromgrade comes in the room; it was rose who was finally awake!
To be continued…
ADJL the grand legacy ep. 9 the ways of Midgard
Previously…
Jake has been brought back from the grave to save the world once again. He knows the identity of his mystery man who actually happens to be an ally. Missing pieces of the riddle of his life emerge on a grave threat and discovers that the reason for all of this is because he, and his world, gets involved in war of another dimension thought to be over 2,500 years ago. Jake must attain more powers in order to face and overcome a tragedy.
As jake wakes up the next morning with anxiety and excitement to train on Midgard to achieve more powers. After going through his personal needs like breakfast (which is conveniently served on a small table) and personal hygiene, he goes out wearing midgardian swordsman outfit. Jake is met by a woman juts right after he exists his room.
Jake: “DAHHH!!! Sorry, you startled me.
Woman: “on behalf of me and my company’s concern, we and I, ask for your forgiveness. Kafra rule states that all costumers must be happy with our services!”
Jake: “okay-“
Kafra Lady: “Kafra Corporation at your service, always beside you even in the morning where we might have sleep depravation! The senator Stromgrade Tristram requests your teleportation on prontera’s woods.”
Jake: “um… alright- uh, what now?”
Kafra Lady: “thank you for using Kafra Teleportation services, hope to see you again!”
Jake: “but- WHOA!!!”
The Kafra personnel opens a portal that gets jake of guard like in totally spies where the protagonists get whooped all of a sudden. Jake hits the grassy and hard ground face first and is seen by Stromgrade, his “ancient man of mystery.”
Stromgrade: “hopefully you weren’t startled by the Kafra personnel I sent you. They are the best people that belong to the best company wherein they help us in almost everything we do, including teleportation. As I’ve said they’re the best so you should get along well with them.”
Jake: “no kidding!”
Stromgrade: “anyway, let us get started on your first out of three sessions, the magic training.”
Jake: “dragon up!”
Stromgrade: “may you please spawn a small fireball on your hand please?”
Jake breathes fire on his open palm and catches it.
Stromgrade: “what do you feel?”
Jake: “huh?”
Stromgrade: “you heard me; I said what do you feel?”
Jake: “I’m fine, thank you!”
Stromgrade: “no, no that kind of feel, what do you feel on your palm.”
Jake: “oh, hehe, sorry. Anyway, I feel only a little amount of heat, why’d you ask?”
Stromgrade: “have you held a fireball once that it made you dizzy?”
Jake: “well, um, yeah, I remember a time when I held a fireball for at least fifteen minutes when dizziness started to zig zag its way in my head. Does that have a connection?”
Stromgrade: “yes it does. This training will teach you about mana. Few remember or know about this subject in the magical world, so I will guess that your grandfather didn’t tell you about it.”
Jake: “yep, he didn’t.”
Stromgrade: “the objective of this training is for you to learn more about mana and gain more of it. Mana is higher with a person who has a certain level of brains rather than brawns. The smarter one is, the higher his mana is. It drains if one uses magic so the more complex and powerful the spell is, the more it will drain. A crusader is part spellcaster so turning you into one requires you to gain more mana in your mana pool through meditating. Don’t worry; you didn’t not earn your muscles for nothing. But for now, I need to know the full extent of your mana pool. Please, duel with me.”
Jake: “huh, you sure cause, well you know, I am a champion of the light, and I head you mention while you were accompanying me to my room that I’m the leader (not mentioned in the previous episode) so you may want to back out.”
Stromgrade: “I’m a class 7 wizard Jacob; you’re only a class 4. Class 1 has animal like abilities while 10, the maximum, is godly. Besides, the rules are only to use magic, to you its fire bending or fire breathing, and no physical attacks, you ready?”
Jake: “I’m more than ready! I was born ready to face everything that asks me that! The question is: are you ready, old man in 27 year olds clothing!”
Stromgrade: “what, I told you that 3,500 years is still young for a midgardian so I sound and look like a 27 year old man. And by the way, how does your terminology work? Deliver it!”
Jake: “I think you meant “bring it,” and, I will bring it- er – deliver it, whatever!!!”
Stromgrade: “frost nova!”
Jake:(flies) “ha! You think that’ll get me again!?! A wizard, of all people!”
Stromgrade: “don’t under-estimate me, and besides, I just started my warm up.”
Jake: “and probably, you won’t finish it!”
Jake breathes a jet of fire towards Stromgrade but the wizard hovers and escapes rapidly. Jake then fires a series of fire bolts, the man counters by erupting an ice wall. The man emerges above the ice and fires a spell named “jupitel thunder” (not Jupiter). It caught jake nearly of guard and by surprise so when jake evaded, it nearly touched his chest, making jake feel the heat of electricity. This was exclaimed by jake to Stromgrade giving him credit but this was the opportunity for stromgrade to strike. He casts a spell which made huge pieces of ice fall from the sky. Jake is hit by several and hits the ground. He breaks the ice but is hit by an earth spike similar to the evil druids spell. He reached the skies and dropped, stromgrade never cared to use another spell because the spike happened to fall toward jake, which it did. Jake loses this match, stromgrade telepathically removes the spike.”
Stromgrade: “you know, I was just starting to warm up.”
Jake:(delusioned) “woo hoo! Trixie, spud, lets go on the roller coaster again! [faints]”
Stromgrade: “by the looks of it, I think you need to improve your magic weaving too.”
Later on…
Stromgrade has strapped jake with cloth, tying his neck then thighs. Jake is sitting on a comfortable pillow in a well ventilated room with candles, an altar of the midgardian god mako surrounded with candles.
Stromgrade: “this technique of will improve your experience with meditation. If you relax your legs, your legs will pool on the cloth here on your neck delivering minor suffocation. This, if I’m correct, is a technique also used by Chinese-er – Tibetan, I forgot. Anyway, this technique is used by monks. TTFN (tah tah for now)!”
Jake:(attempts to relax) “man, when he said no relaxing, he meant it! Okay, jake, gramps threw worse than this; you can do it, first inhale (inhales) then exhale (exhales).”
Later on…
After meditating and experiencing leg cramps, jake is off to duel Stromgrade yet again for the wizard to see improvements. A fireball seemed to come from a cloud to the other, but the two duelists emerge throwing fire/magic at each other.
Stromgrade: “jupitel thunder!”
Jake: “oh no you didn’t!”
Jake:(counters) “how’dya like that strom!”
Stromgrade: “nice counter, and I see you’ve mastered talking while concentrating in battle!”
Jake: “check this out!!!”
Jake manages to bend fire on his hands then launches them like missiles in different directions homing in on stromgrade.
Stromgrade: “frost nova!”
The spell dissipates the missiles; the missiles were so close to him that the smoke made jake give him the slip. He checks his surrounding but he couldn’t find the dragon until…
Jake: “strom, heads up!!![breathes fire]”
Stromgrade gets hit in his butt by fire, next, jake flies all around him blasting him with fireballs. Jake finishes his combination with a huge jet of flame. Stromgrade falls several feet before managing to recover.
Stromgrade: “very impressive! But remember, you need to take me all the way to the ground to achieve your flying colors, and the only color I see is red! Red dragon that is! [looks to his front][gasp!!!] jake, look out!!!”
Jake: “I’m not falling for that one, that’s like the oldest trick in the book.”
Stromgrade: “no, I’m serious!!! LOOK OUT!!![hovers]”
Jake:(looks forward) “WHAAAAGGGRRHHH!!!!
They happen to reach the city of Aldebaran which is just north of Prontera. It is famed for its clock tower and jake happens to be on a collision course toward the topmost bell. And… SLAM!!!! Jake does hit the bell, the city looks at him.
Jake:(echoes) “I’m okay!”
Mage on Aldebaran: “that dude *does* know that he just hit the bell and the bell’s gonna hit back, right, does he?”
Swordsman on Aldebaran: “I think not…”
Jake shakes his head to remove the effects of dizziness caused by the bell. His dispute is not over yet; the laws of gravity gets working and the bell is on its own collision course toward jake.
Jake: “aw-man!!! Oh well, looks like I have to scream like a little girl again and endure the agonizing pain… well, that’s life [clears throat] WWWHHHAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!”
Bell: “DING [SLAM!!!!] DONG”
Mage on Aldebaran: “that has GOT to hurt!!!”
Jake gets flinged so far that he gets flown towards the northern wood of Prontera. He crashes, Stromgrade goes to his aid. The wizard notices the mangled body of the dragon and by the looks of it, jake can see a delusion of himself and Stromgrade rotating around his head.
Stromgrade: “well, were not perfect.”
Jake:(shakes his head) “so, I have to do it again, all over again?”
Stromgrade: “I’ve seen enough, it’s time for you to excel towards the second level.”
Jake: “thank you!!! Now um, a little dragon assistance please?”
Later on…
Jake: “strom! I was hoping I can talk to you about something….”
Stromgrade: “yes?”
Jake: “since you’re a wizard, well a wizard-prince-senator wizard.”
Stromgrade: “just go to the point, no need to enumerate my occupations.”
Jake: “can I take a little trip towards the magical world please?”
Stromgrade: “as much as you and I want to, I can’t.”
Jake: “why not, just call on the Kafra yahoos to teleport me there!!!”
Kafra woman: “Kafra Corporation, always by your-“
Jake: “yeah, yeah! Don’t make me think you’re dosed to the eyeballs with anti-depressant drugs!”
Stromgrade: “sorry, but since you died, people obviously think you’re deceased. If they discover your alive, then you are on another trip to bye-bye ville.”
Jake: “why don’t you just resurrect me again?”
Stromgrade: “nobody can live a third life, Jacob. Sorry, this is for the best, although, if you want, I can let you view what’s happening on the magical world.”
Jake: “thanks, I oh you a ton for everything you did.”
Stromgrade: “it is only a matter of goodwill. By the way, I think this next level of transforming you into the most powerful crusader in midgardian history will be more, you. You will be given the trials of the crusader, and your trainer, sir. Tolbon Erman, the commander of the midgardian elites will train you swordsmanship.”
Jake: “so where is this sir Erman?”
They arrive at what looks like a private training area, he sees a somewhat old man around the age of fifty but since he is midgardian, he seemed to be ancient. He had short white hair and a small mustache.
Stromgrade: “Jacob, meet sir Erman.”
The man speaks in a british accent like Nigel.
Sir Erman: “so, this is the chap who happens to be a champion, you’re lucky, no wee lad has ever achieved such a rank nor anything similar as to say.”
Jake: “uh, yeah.”
Sir Erman: “is there something wrong?”
Jake: “well, I was expecting someone a little, well, young and you’re uh-“
Sir Erman: “old, my boy, old in your dimension is rudeness, here, It’s a complement.”
Jake: “really!? Cool!!”
Stromgrade: “the reason my friend here looks like a fifty year old immortal midgardian is because he is the last, remaining 10,000 year old midgardian. He also knows almost everything that happened in midgardian history.”
Jake: “where are the other 10,000 year olders?”
Sir Erman: “died in the first war, hopefully you will protect me in the future, although I doubt that since I’m the best knight there is, aside from stromgrade’s brother.”
Jake: “your brother was a knight?”
Stromgrade: “don’t forget one of the champions of the light. I’ll leave you on your training; see me anytime you want to take a peek on the magical world.”
Jake: “I’ll do.”
As Stromgrade leaves, a boy with the same hairstyle as sir Erman but different hair color (gold) comes in. the boy has an outfit of a midgardian swordsman.
: “hey dad, who’s he, wait, let me guess, it’s him isn’t he? The one everyone’s talking about, the champion of the light which was recently found?”
Jake: “well, yeah, I guess, who’re you?”
Sir Erman: “Jacob, meet my son, Arundel. Arundel, the future champion of the light leader, Jacob.”
Arundel: “ish nu alla, ‘tis a pleasure. Hey dad, did I leave my spear here? I think I left it somewhere.”
Sir Erman: “it’s over there, now go train.”
Arundel: “thanks dad.”
Jake: “you have a good son.”
Sir Erman: “he’s not just my son, he is my life. Like the original warriors that defeated the demigod, I was fed up from fighting or getting prepared for an invasion of some sort. But since the prophecy of king Tristram II, I swore to protect him anyway I can. He is a great spearman, I hope he doesn’t get involved in the war, besides, he’s just twelve years old and he never knew his mother.”
Jake: “well, at least he looks like he was a lot in him. Not to mention the fact that I finally found someone who looks like their age!”
Sir Erman: “very funny Jacob, now, first lesson is tomorrow at 8:00. Don’t keep me and my son waiting.”
The next day…
Jake and sir erman are training with weapons. Jake is in his human form holding another holy avenger while he’s fighting against Arundel.
Arundel: “this is a great workout, seriously, you have a lot to learn.”
Sir Erman: “concentrate Jacob! The sword is not the only weapon you have, use your body.”
Arundel lunges him with his spear while jake let it pass by evading then uses his body to shove Arundel which quickly counters. As time goes by, jake trains harder, developing new techniques. He regularly visits Stromgrade to know the affairs of the magical world. First, he sees fu dog with a huge, expandable folder while holding his picture. Fu dog tries to force himself into putting the picture on the file on top and he finally does. He sheds a tear while he does it. Jake takes a closer look and discovers that fu dog is putting his picture among his grandfather’s file of slain dragons. Fu dog stamps the word “slain” over his picture. As jakes trains even harder by lifting a very heavy load while being whipped, sir Erman reminds jake that he must use endurance and not strength. The events in the magical world the next time he looked became even gloomier, his friends are being interviewed wherein they say jake is the best person they’ve known and it was a shame to lose him. These acquisitions only made jake train harder. He runs up the steps in the early morning to beat his previous record the previous day. Again, he visits stromgrade to take another peep. He sees his grandfather and the dragon council apologizing to his parents while his name is being cemented along with the names of American heroes. Finally, jake finishes the second serving. Jake wakes up on morning while he admires himself while in dragon form. He looks at the mirror flexing his biceps (which got a little larger) when a strange voice and mist slowly materializes. As the voice grew clearer, the mist grew more visible. At first the mist said “JAYH” until it finally says in a clear loud voice: “jake.” The mist vanishes along with the echoes leaving jake clueless. He goes to stromgrade later on in the day to receive his final instruction.
Jake: “are there any ghosts here in midgard?”
Stromgrade: “well, yes, there are, but the castle is clean of them. Why did you ask?”
Jake: “I experienced something earlier; something was calling and, well, caressing me.”
Stromgrade: “maybe you’re just worried about your final task toward championship.”
Jake: “what’s it going to be next, fighting of raydricks? I’d love to have a rematch against them!”
Stromgrade: “no, a rematch is not your next session.”
Jake: “what is?”
Stromgrade: “how would you feel if you were to stand in the middle of a hot furnace while not having food or water for 3 days straight?”
Jake: “say what!?! Aw man!!!”
Stromgrade: “it’s the final task before you’re given your ultimate weapon into championship. Besides, I know something that will cheer you up.”
Later on…
The two are teleported into the city of Juno, city of scholars which is located in the mountains north of Aldebaran. They arrive at a room which in the middle has an extremely familiar figure floating on what looks like an invisible bed. The figure was rose, still unconscious due to the poison. Jakes voice was so low pitched due to the sudden trauma that he sounded like his cousin in the other network, prince Zuko (avatar, the last airbender).
Jake: “aw man…”
Stromgrade: “well, the sages and priests managed to return her to stability without having her die but, she is still in a comma, we don’t know when she’ll wake up, nor do we know if she *will* wake up.”
Jake: “rose… I’m so sorry.”
Stromgrade: “I hope I’m not ruining your scene but, the next task you will attempt to pass is the most dangerous you might experience. If you fail, we lose you and Midgard will be in darkness forever. So, do all you want with rose, I’ll wait outside.”
Jake: “rose, you heard that, strom said I might not come back, but I promise that I will, I won’t lose you again. I promise, and when I do come back, I’ll find a way to wake you up.”
Later on…
Jake: “strom! I need one last favor to ask you.”
Stromgrade: “please, anything.”
Jake: “I know the full capacity the huntsclan has now; I’ve seen it through rose. I want you to prevent something like this from ever happening to somebody else in the magical world so… I want you to go there and stop any threatening activity of the huntsclan.”
Stromgrade: “jake, but-“
Jake: “do it or I wont be your next hero!”
Stromgrade: “well, I was going to say yes but, I was going to tell you about something I forgot to tell you, you need to fill yourself with lots of food and water. You’ll need it.”
Jake: “so, you’re doing it? Thanks… so I’m off.”
Stromgrade: “the location is in the city of Geffen, city of magic.”
Kafra personnel:(teleports in) “Kafra corporation, always beside you on your time of need.”
Stromgrade: “teleport us to Geffen, hurriedly please.”
Kafra personnel: “Geffen it is, right this way sir.”
Stromgrade:(whispers to jake) “ you know, I’m also beginning to think that they do look and sound like they’re overdosed to the eyeballs with antidepressant pills!”
Later on…
Stromgrade: “use the knowledge and strength you have gained in your past sessions, these are your only weapons against this inferno. Ish nu alla, I bid you luck.”
Jake enters the furnace, the heat at the door was enough already to make somebody sweat. Stromgrade has something to do now that jake is in.
Stromgrade: “sorry, Jacob but I need to do one more thing before your wish.”
He later on goes to his meditation spot in Prontera, the very same spot wherein he saw the transaction between the huntsmaster and the dark demigod. He meditates and goes into ethereal state wherein he’s virtually a living, breathing, ghost. He returns to the city of Juno, wherein he meets someone in ethereal state as well, rose.
Rose: “how long has it been? I’ve been here seeing jake get stronger and sadder whilst I’m stuck in this ethereal state because of the comma. I’ve even tried to contact jake this morning but nothing happened. Stromgrade, how long must I be in here?”
Stromgrade: “the sages are working on the potion that will eradicate the poison being the source of the comma; it’ll take three days minimum. Are you ready for your final test?”
Rose: “I’m ready.”
Stromgrade: “I’ve been training you personally with the arts of magic; these are your ultimate weapons against your final encounter. Your last test is to memorize any and every detail and/or information here in the library of Juno. This would be impossible for a normal person to do in just three days. But use your training, now; go in the name of your loved one.”
The next day…
Jake is struggling to get comfortable in the flames. He uses up his mana pool and endurance occasionally to slightly lessen the pain. Rose in the meantime uses magic stromgrade taught her to memorize 100 books telepathically at the same time. This is purely exhausting mind work. As for stromgrade, he patrols the magical world, as he flies above the island of draco, it seems he got there in the nick of time. The huntsmaster managed to infiltrate the island and making all-out war against the dragons. He sees jakes sister and grandfather haley and lao shi. They are putting up an intense fight but the power of the raydricks are making them fight a losing war. Stromgrade lands on the island to do battle with them. He sends a flurry of spells to anything approaching the island interior.
Stromgrade: “frost nova! Jupitel thunder! Cold bolt! Fire bolt! Lightning bolt! Earth spike! Heavens drive! Meteor storm! Storm gust! Lord of vermillion!”
The spells he mentioned above where enough to annihilate all of the attacking raydricks. Grampa is accompanied with the dragon council, they thank this man.”
Councilor: “we are all in your debt, wizard. What is your name, brave warrior, I’ve never seen such powerful spells.”
Stromgrade:(bluffing) “powerful? They’re just regular wizards spells.”
Grampa: “wait, a brown cloak, a short wizards hat, are you the man that gave rose and my grandson mysterious items?”
Stromgrade: “I don’t know what you’re talking about…”
As stromgrade leaves, Grampa is intent on asking one final question.
Grampa: “wait! Are they alive?”
Stromgrade:(worried) “I must leave.”
Stromgrade teleports back by using a butterfly wing teleport item given to him free by Kafra corporation. After agonizingly waiting for several more days, stromgrade hears an automatic alarm he set up. This alarm meant jake made it! Without further ado, he teleports by using Kafra corporation to Geffen where jake is till in the middle of the furnace which is now cooler due to the flame reduction caused by jakes victory.
Stromgrade: “you’ve made it! You’ve past.
Jake: “I sure hope this thing helped. What good did it do anyway? The only thing I’ve seen it do is to burn me!”
Stromgrade: “notice these three orbs floating around you?”
Jake: “uhuh, what about them?”
Stromgrade: “this fist orb will grant you the ability to use the fire spells of a wizard, this second orb will allow you to control flame itself. Finally, this third fir orb will grant you immune to fire, regardless on how hot it is! Now, with these orbs combined, I give you the orb of Oberon Summerdream!!! The orb of godlike fire!!!”
Jake accepts the orb which slowly engulfs him for the rob to familiarize itself with its new owner. The glow explodes leaving to jake the orb sealed within him and grants him fire powers beyond anything!
Later on…
Jake: “food, my favorite thing aside from my girlfriend!”
Stromgrade: “dig in! oh, you dug in already. Anyway, I recommend you eat with etiquette because someone will be joining you.”
Later on…
Jake engulfed half of the feast when somebody accompanied by stromgrade comes in the room; it was rose who was finally awake!
To be continued…