Forged in Lightning

He sprang up, turned to the entrance of the cave and left; his body fizzed transforming into lightning trailing down the mountain.

Faster I need to be faster, 

Gideon was a variable, but not a fixed point, he frowned, lightning crackling as it formed around him, it moving as if it had its own will, killing the goblins around him.

He just needed to kill Theodore, faster.

Simple he smiled.

His footsteps light as he ran towards the cellar, lost in his own thoughts, his lightning slaughtering the goblins around him, hitting each of them in the head before impaling itself in the chief's head.

He opened the door, to the cellar, his lightning zoomed across the cages, unlocking them in an instant.

"Did my father send you?" Isbella sked, her bright blue eyes sparkled. "My father is so progressive, enlisting the help of barbarian mages" She smiled brightly, she put her hands forward looking at her shackles expectantly.

"I will make sure my father rewards you handsomely" She nodded along to her words.

He smiled, his eyes half open, the words he repeated each time he passed by this place left his mouth.

"Lost lambs of the sky, the Divine Sky-Mother led me here to find and free you" His lightning dancing in joy.

Her eyes, widened, a blush appearing on her beautiful visage.

"So, my father did not send you?" she asked with disappoint evident in her tone. Her eyebrows furrowed.

"Do not fret, lost lambs, while your arduous journey and hardships have not ended here, I and the sky mother are with you" The lightning that trailed him, split, and gathered around the former captives embracing them, healing them.

She stomped her foot, annoyed he was ignoring her.

"Hey priest answer my question" She grumbled angrily her cheeks puffed out.

He silently blessed them, as he healed them.

They looked at him, with grateful eyes, the small seed of faith planted in their hearts.

"No, your father has not sent me," He snapped his fingers the lightning breaking the shackles of the captives.

"Thats much better" Isabella groaned out rubbing her sore wrists.

"I was guided here by my great god and instructed to save you all" He smiled warmly.

"Humph" She snorted," A wandering priest well that explains the rags and scent of poverty" She spoke while fiddling whit her hair, she stretched before yawning loudly.

"Names?" He looked around, "I'll go first, my name is Aegeon"

Dark clouds gathered outside, lightning rumbling in the distance.

"Fitting for a priest, of the Sky-Mother"

"My name is Isabella Boreas" She grabbed the frills of her skirt and lifted, them bowing slightly.

The others spoke their names one by one.

"Okay, listen up, I killed everything you will have to worry about, there is a trail to the north of here that will lead you to the cave I am staying, unfortunately the human that helped capture you is still active, everyone but Isabella who is his main target can go. Once we all regroup, we will decide what to do next" He patiently explained, looking at them all.

All the former captives looked at Isabella for approval

She nodded " Escape and I get to get revenge, it must be my birthday" She brought her finger to her mouth and smiled.

"As soon as I step out of this door, a wall of black flames will appear before me, at that moment I will bless you all at the time sprint for my safe zone"

They all nodded in agreement.

"Good" He looked towards the entrance his nerves steeled.

Isabella, had ice gathering in her hand, forming an icicle.

"Does this mystery man have a name?"

"Theodore" He turned towards the cellar, lightning forming in his hand.

He stepped out, Isabella trailing behind him.

A wall of black flames erupted before them

"YOU!" Theodore roared "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME!" 

"My light my precious light" He sobbed loudly, tears of flames, leaking from his black eyes. He hunched over like a beast, black fire erupting from his nostrils, like the exhaust from an overly tuned car.

"May Revera grant me strength" Aegeon whispered.

The rest of the group ran towards were Aegeon told them to.

Theodore tried to attack them, but was swiftly stopped by Aegeon. 

"You took my light, GIVE IT BACK GIVE IT BACK" He charged towards Aegeon, Theodore drew his longsword bringing it up before planting his feet on the ground using all his force to bring it down, Aegeon swung his lightning spear gliding it on his longsword deflecting it, cutting him in the shoulder, Theodores eyes widened his left hand gripping the sword tightened "YOU INSIGNIFICANT FUCK" He roared the longsword glowing black, turning brighter and bigger in his left hand.

Isabella launched her icicle using magic to propel it, it tore through the air, creating a white line as it zoomed towards Theodore.

Theodore swung, cutting the icicle in half and trying to cleave Aegeon.

The storm that was brewing discharged a bolt of lightning, striking his spear, empowering it.

Aegeon held his ground gritting his teeth sweat dripping from his brow, both hands holding the spear as he pushed back with all his strength.

Isabella started chanting in ancient imperial tongue, ten shards of ice forming around her spinning in a circular motion her hands thrusted forward.

The shards all move together towards Theodore.

Their fight, shaping the environment around them, causing absolute devastation.

The power in both of the blows, made the ground beneath them shatter.

The shards struck the back of Theodore piercing his armor, making him look like a black armored ice porcupine, he gritted his teeth ignoring the pain and glared at Aegeon with the intensity of a fallen sun. 

Theodore howled, roaring as he pushed with all his strength, steam leaking from his body, he started to make ground, pushing Aegeon back.

"ISABELLA" Aegeon screamed, his muscles bulging out, starting to lose his footing.

"I am trying!" she screamed back. Isabella started to chant faster, ice gathering around her and forming a giant pillar. With her fist clenched, she released it, bringing it up to her right shoulder before throwing her fist forward to guide the pillar. The pillar followed closely toward Theodore.

"TRICKS TRICKS TRICKS" Theodore growled, his red hair flowing up, he pushed through his blade winning the battle, Aegeon only dodged by a hair's breadth ducking below. Theodores swing cleaved the forest in half and severed the pillar.

He sheathed his sword and got on all fours turning towards Isabella lunging at her like a rabid beast.

"Aegeon" she said with panic and urgency in her voice, Isabella chanted once more, quicker than she had before, thousands of ice shards forming around her, each being launched towards Theodore who either swatted them away or dodged it.

"Your fights with me" Aegeon shifted into lightning moving Infront of him, his 'spearpoint' directly towards Theodore's path, Theodore jumped up twisting his form and barely dodged the spear, it scraping his forehead.

He growled, fire coming out of his mouth. "Light thieves give me back my light." He stood up on his legs.

Theodore put his arms up, the longsword started glowing once more engulfed in black flames, while a sword of black flames formed in his other hand.

He did a cross slash towards Aegeon, who managed only to block one blow before getting cut on his chest with the other.

Lightning leaked out of his wound.

That fucking hurt

He looked down at his wound before, attacking Theodore.

Isabella chanted, forming a giant scythe made of ice. She held it in her hand before lunging towards Theodore's back.

Aegeon closed the distance, bringing his spear from the bottom up, Theodore blocked with his black flame sword, Isabella struck from the back, Theodore barely blocked with his other hand, Isabella and Aegeon pulled back and struck once more., Theodore expertly blocked, as they kept going blow for blow.

Thedore turned back towards Isabella shattering her Scythe and pushing her back before he started to relentlessly attack Aegeon,

Aegeon defended as best as he could, until he fell to the floor, his eyes widened as he witnessed his lower half standing up missing his torso.

"AEGEON" Isabella screamed.

The sound, of hail falling was the last thing he heard before his vision faded away.