Chapter 112 - Pre-Cursor Artifact

I turn my attention to the spherical object that the vampire lord is holding and I think to myself.

"that thing must have caused the solar eclipse, it's the only logical explanation, on why it happened."

as I ready myself to attack him, everyone arrives already transformed into werewolves, and without saying a word to them, they start killing and tearing apart every vampire in the way, I then take this chance and start attacking the vampire lord while he's distracted by them, he drops the object and I quickly pick it up before he got a chance to grab it, he angrily shouts at me.

"you will pay for this human!"

he begins firing multiple propulsion pulse attacks towards me, but I manage to dodge and outrun each one, I then shout.

"triple fire shot!"

my fireballs hit him, but they unsurprisingly don't cause any damage, I sigh disappointed with my attack.

"I really need, to remedy this and get some new projectile magic spells."

the vampire lord stops firing at me and starts laughing uncontrollably, I then say to him trying not to sound like I'm concerned.

"what's so funny, you're clearly going to lose, since, I now have your thing."

he replies smugly.

"you have no idea, on how that device works."

I reply.

"oh yeah, well let's see about that."

I stare at it, and I have no idea on what button to press or on how to read any of the writings carved into it, I then look at him after giving up on how to reverse what he's done and ask.

"so why did you wait so long to activate this if you had possession of this device?"

"I was given instructions by Vernon to only active when that coward Collin Belfaust and his silver eyed companion showed up to try and stop us from blocking the sun."

I then think to myself.

"that is some weird and messed up logic there."

he continues talking.

"but of course, the coward Collin couldn't be bothered to show up himself, and the only thing I got, was his errand boy with the silver eyes and the rest of his weak companions."

I chuckle and reply as I spot Klein rushing him.

"you guys have gotten one thing wrong."

he asks unaware of Klein's approach.

"and what is that?"

"Collin Belfaust can't be a coward, because he is standing right in front of you."

he smirks and replies.

"even if that's true, it doesn't matter, because you are dying today."

I chuckle as Klein begins bashing the vampire lord's head in.

"dying maybe, but today is not that day."

I look around and see that there are no more vampire around and that everyone are back to their regular form, except for Master Valtak and Trent who are just arriving, I then say to them.

"we have failed on stopping the vampires from blocking out the sun, but there is still some hope on stopping them."

I show them the spherical device and say.

"we need to show the kings this device, and see of there is anything they could do about reversing the effects."

"what do we do with him?"

I answer.

"leave him, since the sun is blocked, we can't really really him."

as he nods disappointed that he can't finish him off, Celeste asks.

"want me to open up a portal, and see what they tell you?

I respond.

"no it's fine, all of you head back and get some rest, I'll go by myself and have little talk with them."

I then say to Trent.

"okay let's go to King Dave and see what he has to say about thia device."

"I'm putting you in charge until I get back!"

me, Trent and Valtak step into the portal and find ourselves in the middle of a meeting between the Human Kings, the Dwarven Kings, and the Elven Kings, I then think to myself.

"wow this is some bad timing."

Trent silently slips away, not wanting to cause a disturbance, while King Dave asks concerned.

"you failed didn't you?"

while I respond, Master Valtak waddles towards his king.

"what makes you say that?"

he answers.

"the sun has been blocked out, and we are getting reports of darks skies in many kingdoms."

"well yeah I failed to stop him, but I did manage to take this."

they all stare at it, like if I'm holding some divine item, and then King Dave asks still staring at the device.

"Collin what is that?"

I answer unsure.

"I don't know what it is, but I'm pretty sure this is what caused the lunar eclipse."

they all stare at me confused with what I said, I ask myself wondering why.

"I guess they don't understand astronomical terms."

I then say.

"it means this device is the reason, why the sun is blocked."

"if we can figure out hos this device works, I believe, we can bring back the sun, before the vampire lords can mount an all out assault."

King Dave looks stare at the writings that is carved into it, and says.

"I don't understand anything that is written in this."

as he hands it over to the other kings, so they can also get a good look at it, he continues talking to me.

"but there is someone, that might know what to do with this."

the other kings hand it back to King Dave, also baffled with the strange language inscribed onto it, he then says to me.

"follow me Collin, you might want to meet this person, yourself."

I ask curious about who is talking about.

"so what makes you think this person of interest, will understand any of this?"

he answers as we walk out of the meeting room together.

"his name is Leonard, and he specifically studies, the beings who existed before us."

I ask intrigued.

"are you talking about the ones who discovered magic?"

he nods excitedly.

"if I'm correct, this device could be one of their many artifacts that they have left behind."

he leads me to a spiral staircase, where he hands me the artifact and says.

"climb to the very top the stairs, and you will eventually get to his private quarters."

I ask him.

"you're not coming with me?"

he answers.

"well I need head back with the other kings and discuss on what to do next."

and before I could say anything King Dave has already left, I then think to myself as I look at the device in my hand.

"I guess I'll see what this Leonard guy has to say about this thing."

I walk up many stairs until I finally arrive at a single door at the very top of the staircase, I then knock I take a deep breath, and after staring at the light brown, wooden door for a few minutes, someone asks from behind.

"who is it?"

I answer.

"Collin Belfaust, King Dave sent me, so that you can take a look a device."

the door opens, and I find myself looking at a kid that looks a few years younger than me, with brown eyes, hiding behind glasses, and with short spiky, light brown hair, he then says with sharp eyes.

"alright let me see it."

as I show him the device, his eyes brighten up and he asks in awe.

"where did you find this?"

I answer.

"a vampire lord, had it in his possession."

he asks confused.

"how in the hell did a vampire lord, get a hold of a pre cursor artifact?"

I ask also confused.

"pre cursor?"

he clears his throat.

"oh never mind that, I forget that the many previous kings of Rozlania were not fans of calling them pre cursors."

he stops talking after seemingly realizing something, he then chuckles and says as he adjusts his glasses.

"oh sorry, where are my manners, please step inside my room, so we can discuss this matter further."

I step o his room, and notice numerous bookshelves filled to brim with books, almost like he has a personal library, he sees me looking at them and says.

"oh those are books that pre cursors wrote themselves."

I ask amazed.

"where did you get them."

he answers.

"well many years ago, I used to explore dungeons to find anything regarding the pre cursors."

I ask myself.

"wait a minute, did he just say many years ago, how old is he?"

I then ask awkwardly.

"Um you said many years ago, so how old would that make you?"

he answers with a straight face.

"one thousand years old."

stunned by his answer, I respond.

"eh?"

he continues talking.

"yeah it turns out, the hero's blessing I have, gives me eternal life."

I reply again trying to process this information.

"eh?"

he continues talking.

"I can live forever, but it doesn't mean that I can't be killed."

I finally respond.

"okay I get it, I just need you to slow down so I can process this information properly."

he grabs the device from my hand and asks.

"so what does this device do, and what do you want me to do about it?"

I answer.

"well I believe this device caused the Lunar Eclipse, and King Dave is wondering if you can somehow reverse the effects."

he examines it and replies.

"sure, I just need to dig through my books and see if they are any references to this device."

I then think to myself feeling hopeful.

"good at least, there is someone who can do something about the eclipse."

he heads towards a bookshelf and says.

"okay Mr. Belfaust, leave me to my work, so that I can find the solution to this."

I nod and begin to leave, but before I step outside to the stairwell, I ask.

"how can you read that language?"

he answers.

"everyone who has the hero's blessing can read this."

I then ask.

"is there no answer written on the device?"

he answers.

"no, there is only instructions, on how to activate the device, but none to reverse or deactivate it."

he looks at me with sharp eyes once again, and asks slightly annoyed.

"anymore questions?"

I then ask.

"are you not going to help fight the vampires?"

he replies.

"even though I possess the hero's blessing, and since I was never a fighter, I won't be helping on the battlefield."

I thank and leave him to hos own devices, while I wonder.

"that was interesting, maybe after defeating the vampires, he can teach me everything he knows about tye pre cursor."

I climb down the spiral staircase and head back to the meeting, to see what our next move will be.