the return of the beast

this story is old. when i say OLD i mean i wrote this story for the board in 2005. it used a lot of the old mod team members as admins so for those who was around you may remember the names. kulla was digging through his old files and found my old thread. for those who are newer, don't feel bad if you don't know the people. just know that making fun of shane is what the mod team does best

THE RETURN OF THE BEAST

A dark presence comes, in the days of peace
A power-hungry army there shall be
For thirty years living in fright
The future for humans doesn’t look very bright.
A hero shall emerge from this place
And send the demons to the grave
But not until a tragedy occurs
Until the life of the people are secured.



It is a bright summer day, the sky is clear, and people are working in the field. We head over to a small wooden house, and we see two women with one of them holding a baby boy.

Mary: What a beautiful baby you have there Daisy.
Daisy: Thanks Mary he is the most beautiful boy in the world. By the way have you seen Shane? He should have been back by now.
Mary: O don’t worry about Shane, he’ll be back after running those errands of yous. That husband of yours just loves to take his time.

Man walks in

Shane: honey I'm home. I have the new baby coats that you wanted.

Shows a red coat with a sword down the middle and white stars around the edges.

Daisy: O, thanks honey that’s a great coat. Here give it to me.
Mary: It looks lovely Shane. So have you guys come up with a name for your new baby boy yet?
Shane: Why no, we haven’t given it much thought.
Mary: Well you better.
Shane: I don’t know… how about… Brad?
Daisy: Brad… that sounds like a nice name, hello little Brad.
Mary: All right time to leave you two love birds alone. Good bye
Mary Exits
Shane: O brad, you’ll have a very important role ahead of you. Here take this medallion.
Puts a medallion made of wood over brad’s head. It is made of a star of Saradomin in the center with 3 gems, an emerald on the left, a ruby on the right and a diamond right in the center pointing up.
Shane: This way, you’ll always remember who you are.

A loud scream is heard
Enter Mary

Mary: Shane you better get out here!
All three runs out, they see a volcano to the east gushing huge balls of lava. Ashes spreads to the heavens, which then suddenly appears a demon clawing his way to the top and with a mighty roar the earth shakes violently.
Shane: It has come, Daisy get Brad out of here. Get him to the king, keep going west and never look back.
toward the men from the village
To arms!
All the men from the village runs to grab their armor and weapons.
Daisy: Be careful Shane!
Shane: I’ll be all right! Just get brad out of here!
Daisy runs back and gathers some food and whatever money was left around the house. She quickly ran outside and put brad into a little cart and headed west. For forty days and forty nights, they have been on the road under freezing temperatures and surrounded by hungry wolves. Finally they reach the king’s castle. Daisy burst open the door to an astonished crowed and king.
Daisy: King Kulla, we need your help.





King: Daisy? What happened! Get the doctor now! Quick get them to the guest room.

Servants carry both upstairs.

Lord: Sir, do you know this woman?
King: of course I do. She is the wife of Shane.
Lord: The Shane?!
King: Aye, the same Shane.
Lord: Then that must be their child.
King: that’s what I assume. How strange…
Lord: My lord?
King: they had a child before, but it died during child-bearing a year ago next week. I need to talk with her, call me when she wakes.
Lord: Yes my lord.

3 hours pass. We arrive in the gust room. Daisy is just waking up from her slumber. The room has a vibrant yellow from the setting sun. A servant is bringing in some food and in the far corner a nurse is feeding the baby.

King: Hello again Daisy.
Daisy: My lord.
King: here you must be hungry, here have some wine

Pours wine into a chalice

King: I’ve asked the gnomes to send a glider force toward your village. They should return in a few weeks.
Daisy: Thank you my lord, and-
King: please Daisy, no need for formality here. Call me Kulla, we’ve known each other long enough haven’t we?
Daisy: Kulla, have you seen Brad?
Nurse: He is right here milady. Would you like to hold him?

Daisy nods and the nurse puts the baby in her arm.

King: So is this your and Shane’s child?
Daisy: well… yes and no.
King: What do you mean?

Daisy glances toward the other 2 people.

King: leave us.

Servant and nurse exits, the two begins to talk but it is inaudible.

Three weeks have passed and we are in a court room. Inside we see daisy with her child sitting at the right of the king and in the center of the court are a group of gnomes.

Gnome leader: We tried to reach the village, but the ashes made it difficult to fly in our glider. We traveled for about two days on foot and we saw the village on top of a mountain. We notice demons in the area. They were forcing the captured humans to dig in the mountain. In the center, we could see an army of lesser gathering up. They seem to be assembling to assault the other villages in the area.
King: Do you know what they are digging for?
Gnome: we’re not sure, it must be an important find because they are working the villagers to death.
Daisy: Sir, if I may, did you manage to see my husband Shane?
Gnome: no milady. We have to assume that he is dead.

Daisy storms out of the room crying and heads toward the backyard

King: thank you sir, please follow this gentleman and you shall receive your pay.
Gnome: Thank you sir.

Gnomes leave and the king heads to find Daisy. The king embraces Daisy.


Daisy: Brad still has an important job a head of him.
King: I know, we’ll train him well.

A man approaches

Stranger: my lord gives a salute
King: Meet Mike, he’s one of my most powerful warriors. Mike, this is daisy and her little boy Brad.
Mike: charmed
King: mike you are to train this boy into a warrior. Use whatever resources you need.
Mike: Yes my Liege.
King: You shall begin when he’s turns six months old, dismissed.

Mike gives a salute and leaves.

King: have hope Daisy, have hope.

We move to a new area. The place is dark with only three torches for light. The area is filled with human bones and there are spider webs in the corners. We see Shane weak with his shirt ripped and is starting to grow a beard. His hands and legs are shackled and he is hanging on the wall. A man enters the room.

Lucien: well well well, if it isn’t that mighty Shane.
Shane: Lucien, I knew I smelled an old fool.
Lucien: O, come now, I am not even 1000 years old yet. Now then, where is that boy?
Shane: Hahaha what makes you think I will tell you?
Lucien: O no Shane, I expect to beat it out of you!
Shane: Go back to hell!
Lucien: O I’ve been there, too warm for my taste.

Does hand motion, enters a greater demon with a sack

Lucien: you can thank your god Saradomin for this. He may have granted you the ability to reincarnate, but with a little spell you’ll always come back to life here. Little greater… have fun.

The greater unwrapped his sack, inside were an abyssal whip, a granite maul, poisonous dagger, and a spear. Lucien leaves, as the door closed we hear a muffle screams.





Ten years have passed. We return to the dungeon with Shane. His former bodies litter the floor. He is bleeding and is so skinny that we can see his ribs. Suddenly, Lucien enters the room and punches Shane across the face.

Lucien: You infidel! So Saradomin has been answering your prayers. He is protecting you from us.
Shane: weakly. Did you really think he would let me feel such pain?
Lucien: You may feel a lot less pain, but you’ll still suffer. Now tell me where that boy is.
Shane: when Zamorak rules the earth.
Lucien: chuckles. All in due time. Enter 2 lessers with a group of children
Since I cannot hurt you personally, I’ll kill them. I’ll kill one person everyday at noon. Let’s see how you feel to have their death on your conscious.
Shane: Do not worry children, Saradomin shall take the pain away.

An angered Lucien leaves with the children and the lesser while two greaters enter the room with war-hammers.

Black demon: My lord.
Lucien: What is it?
Black demon: He has called. He demands to talk to you now.
Lucien: very well. O and kill… that bald kid there. Make stew out of him or something.
Lesser: Aye sir. Dinner time boys
Child: Noo! The lesser snaps the boy’s arms and legs and is carried to the kitchen.
Lucien leaves.

We see a very bright room lit with candles and a fireplace. Right in the middle is a strange table shaped in a circle with a cross in the middle.
Lucien enters
He kneels in front of the table and an eye of fire is appears in the center.

Lucien: What is your bidding my master?
Eye: Have you found my body?
Lucien: No my lord.
Eye: Or that boy?
Lucien: No my lord.
Eye: we are running out of time. Find them both or I’ll find someone who can.
Lucien: Yes my master.
Eye: Do not disappoint me. The eye disappears

We now see an older Brad in steel armor fighting Mike is in adamantite armor. They are locked in combat but suddenly Mike kicks brad and sends him flying. We see a stun Brad on the ground with a sword at his neck.

Mike: Whew what a fight. You’re doing well Brad.
Brad: Not well enough.
Mike: here take a ten minute break. After that you’re going to Pika for range training.

We see Brad trying to shoot an arrow from a shortbow, while Pika with his long bow shows the technique. Later on we see Brad with the wizard, casting air strike at chickens. The wizard leaves Brad to tend to some business.

As Brad is training, we can see a dark figure in the field. Closer and closer we get to Brad from behind. Suddenly it lunges at Brad.

Stranger: BOO!
Brad: AHHHHH!!! What the, but who are you?!
Brad: You’re not a woman, you’re a girl.
Stranger: well then, I’m Crysala. So what’s your name?
Brad: I am Brad.
Crysala: nice to meet you Brad. O what’s this around your neck?
Brad: Don’t touch that!
Crysala: Ooo you treasure that necklace don’t you? Well if you really like it so much *snaches medallion* you better catch me!
Brad: HEY!!

They run through the field. After a long chase Brad launches an air strike but accidentally makes a hole in Crysala’s favorite dress.

Crysala: My dress! Why you little *picks up stick* I’m going to kill you!
Brad: Uh-oh. AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Brad runs for his life but suddenly both of them are ensared.

Wizard: Brad…
Brad: hello sir.
Wizard: Stop playing around, you have more training to do. Little lady give it back.
Crysala: Nice meeting you Brad.
Crysala gives Brad a peck on the cheek and leaves. We move to where Brad is back home seeing his mother setting the table.

Daisy: Hello sweetie. How was your day?
Brad: tiring. I’m starving mom, what’s for dinner?
Brad: Mmm, yum.
They sit to eat

Daisy: So, tell me about this girl you met in the field.

Brad looks shocked

Daisy: This is a small kingdom, news gets around.
Brad: her name’s Crysala. She’s very nice.
Daisy: is she cute?
Brad: Mom!
Daisy: come on…
Brad: yeah she is.
Daisy: Use that accent of yours Brad. You’ll get her.
Brad: Mom, can I ask you something?
Daisy: of course.
Brad: Mom, everybody knows about my father but me. Can you tell me about him?

Daisy puts her fork down.

Daisy: Wow. Um well this is going to take a while. Your father was a great man. Your father was part of a group called the immortals. All of your trainers were part of that group. But there was one more, a man named Jeff. Ah yes, your father’s group. Mike, Jeff and your father fought hand to hand, Pika was a great archer, and he could bit a bulls-eye with one arrow and then split that one in 2. But if things really got tense, he would grab his rune throwing axes and chop his entire enemy’s heads.
The wizard, he was very good, drank a lot too. He could ensnare to men in under a minute and blast them all to dust. About 10 years before you were born, King Kulla was in trouble. A massive troll army with goblins was attacking his kingdom. He asked your father to help lead his men in battle. They massed toward this city. The wizard, and his mages ensnared many trolls in the distance, pika’s troops fired volley and volley of arrows while Mike fired his catapults. They managed to break through the door, but Jeff’s halberd-men held them off but there was just too many. Mike and Shane joined the battle and were holding a strong line. Your father saw 3 goblins heading toward a little boy, and he ran to save him. He saved him all right, but at a price. When he turned back Jeff laid on the floor, he was surrounded by trolls, Pika threw his rune ax but it was too late and Jeff was crushed. Your father was enraged and with his men charged through the door at the surprised troll army. King Kulla won the battle and wished that they would train his men. But you see, your father was devastated after losing Jeff he had enough of war. He left to the village and never fought again.

Brad: wow mom. So one more question. What attracted you to him?
Daisy: *chuckle* Well sweetie. I’ve always fancy a man in shining armor.

We move to a new scene where we see 2 men in mithril armor in a fight. We pan behind a tree and suddenly the 2 men are now fighting in rune armor. One is thrown down and have a sword at their throat. The man lying down opens his visor

Mike: Ow. Nice Brad, you’re done well.
Brad: I learned from the best.
Mike: well it’s time for you to do something with what you’ve learn. Come with me. Ow ow, ow but first, let me take a break. My back is killing me right now.

They head off to the west and traveled for 2 days and they reach a lake. There Mike is seen digging in the earth and uncovers a small chest.
Mike: Here open it.

Brad opens the chest and there is a sword made of dragon.

Brad: wait, something is written here.
If power you seek
Then here I’ll be
From your heart I draw power
From your heart I’ll fight for thee
Fight with all your will
And I’ll send your demons back to hell.

Mike: Legend has it that Saradomin made that sword for your father. I’m sure your father would have wanted you to have it.
Brad: Thank you sir.
Mike: now let’s go home.

We switch to another scene. There Lucien is once again talking to the eye.

Eye: have you found it yet?
Lucien: no sir. Your body and that boy are still unknown.
Eye: We cannot waste anymore time. Prepare the army and begin the invasion.
Lucien: yes, my master.
Eye: Begin with Kulla’s capital. Leave nothing alive.







We see a man in green dragon armor running for his life. He is holding his bleeding shoulder and enters King Kulla’s court room.

Ranger: They are here! *Collapses a guard tends to him* they broke through the outer defenses. They are coming.
King: How many were there?
Ranger: I saw… I saw… *dies*
King: Sound the alarm! Assembly the army!

A loud bell rings. All the men put on their armor while the women and children runs to safety

We enter the court yard
King: send the children and whoever cannot fight to the tunnels and take them to the mountain. *a rider enters*
Rider: Sir, your scouts have returned. The army will be here by tomorrow morning.
King: How many are there?
Rider: at least 180,000 at least, but that’s not all there is another army of 20,000 skeletons heading to join the demon army.
King: Mike, Pika, I’m opened to any suggestions.
Mike: I say we get Brad out of here. This is a battle we cannot win.
Pika: Agreed. They have been looking for him, leaving him here will ensure that they get their prize.
King: but he also might be the key to victory, and I need every available man to fight. Mike, let him fight but at the first sign of trouble get him out of here anyway you can.
Mike: aye sir.

*we move to brad’s home. He is sharpening his sword while Daisy is packing.*

Daisy: Be careful sweetie.
Brad: Don’t worry mother. I’ll be okay.
*Crysala enters*
Crysala: brad, Mike wants you outside right now. Don’t worry about your mother, I’ll take care of her.

Brad heads to the courtyard and meets up with Mike. He can see the nervous men trying to get things prepared and the panicking children as they run for the tunnels.

Mike: Brad, this is a big battle. Are you ready for it?
Brad: O I don’t plan on losing. Hey nice armor what is that?
Mike: these o they are barrows armor, very strong, very powerful. All three of us found it a while back. In fact I believe your father found an entire set right before he left. Never knew where he put it.
Brad: Too bad… I could really use some right now.
Mike: Brad just to let you know, if things get too crazy I have been ordered to get you out of here by any force necessary.
*wizard approaches*
Wizard: Mike, the catapults are ready, and the defenses are in…in..
Mike: In place?
Wizard: Ah yes, in place.
Mike: Good work. O and might want to be sober for tomorrow.

*All night long, spears are places facing away from the walls. Traps were set, and people were resting up for the battle ahead. At dawn everybody was formed up and ready for combat. King Kulla is seen in a tower looking down at his warriors.

King: My men, for 30 long years you have waited. For 30 years you have been preparing. We have face these monsters before! Do not let their numbers intimidate you! Fight for your brother, your father, fight for freedom! Stay together, and fight for one another. But if you see yourself back home, with your wife and children, with a rainbow in the sky do not worry. For you have gone to heaven and you already dead! Do not fear the monsters, but fear what your wife is going to cook for dinner when we win!

*a roar is heard throughout the city. Suddenly the ground shakes, a thunderous noise is heard. We look over the stone wall and there is the massive demon army in the horizon. The skeleton warriors are in the front with the demons in the back lead by Lucien.
The skeletal mages and their swordsmen charges

Kulla’s mages ensnare many of them causing them to slow down. The catapults launch huge fireballs into their line. They ran closer to the wall and the rangers picked them off.

Mike: This is too easy. We’re just murdering the army, and why haven’t the demons attacked?

Black demon: My lord Lucien, sir the entire first wave is nearly destroyed.
Lucien: very good send in the 1st and 2nd legions.

A large force of lesser demons charges the wall, as they approach the skeletal mages cast a spell which turns all of their fallen comrades into strong towers. The lessers climb up the towers and began to massacre the lightly defended mages and rangers.

Ranger captain: Fall back! They have broken through! Retreat to the lower level, I said retr-

Just then a lesser with it’s might claws ripped into his body and tore his intestines and heart out. The ranger fell dead.

Pika: Retreat to the lower level! Get some swordsmen up here! Wizard! Can you turn those bones into bananas?
Wizard: We’ll try give us some cover fire, mages with me!

A large group of swordsmen enters the area.
Swordsmen captain: Your orders sir!
Pika: protect those mages at all cost! My rangers will provide some cover fire.
Swordsmen captain: Aye sir, men move out!

The mages begin to transform the bones to bananas, but they are so huge that it takes many shots to destroy one small section.

Black: Sir they are beginning to destroy the towers.
Lucien: send in the 5th and 11th legions. Get the open that gate! And get our siege machines up and running now!
Black: Aye sir! Send in the greaters!

Back in the city we can see a tower with a group of men with blue flags and 4 people looking outward.

Commander: another group incoming. Send the signal: target located, corrdinates 38 degrees north, 25 degrees east.

A captain below sees the flag waving in patterns

Captain: shifting target area! 15 degrees north, -14 degrees east, ammo spikes!

Suddenly barrages of metal-spiked balls are sent flying into the demon lines. Many of the demons are turned to ash but more keep coming.

Black: Sir, the siege weapons are in position.
Lucien: Then fire! Take out their siege machines!

A volley of boulders is sent flying toward the city causing massive damage.

Commander: My lord they have just destroyed four of our short range catapults. We have a gap in the field.
King: Tell mike to prepare for an attack. I want suppressing fire around that hole.

Lucien: There is a gap leading to the gate, have the 9th, 18th, and the 21st up the towers and create a diversion. Then have the 25th and the 15th to attack the gate now!

We can see pounding on the gate.

Captain: Lord Mike, they are attacking the gate, our archers and mages are attacking them but there are too many. And to make matters worse our flanks are under attack.
Mike: Tell Pika to reinforce the left side and the wizard to the right, tell everybody to hold their ground as long as they can. Brad are you ready?
Brad: Do I have a choice?

*They draw their swords. The gate rocks back and forth, back and forth. The door begins to crack, suddenly the door flings open and a great darkness approaches.






Mike: Stand fast! Brad get ready.
Brad: O I’m ready.
Mike: what’s 2+2?
Brad: What?
Mike: See you’re not ready.

The adamantite battle group prepares for a charge. The gate swings open and 3 black demons slaughters a group of lightly armored men. A volley of arrows is launched with bolt spells. Charging at the invader, Mike and Brad swinging their mighty weapons with all their might.

Mike: Pika! Two already!
Pika: I’m on 17!
Mike: What! I’ll have no filthy ranger out scoring me! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Pika fires his arrows
Pika: 19 fool!

A huge battle ensures. Bodies begin to pile
Brad: Mike they are attacking out flanks. We’re going to get pinned down.
Mike: Wizard, ensnare them! Brad get out of here now.
Brad: No way! I’m staying he-

Brad gets smacked and falls to the ground. He tries to get to his feet but is too dizzy. As he comes to his senses he realizes that that his sword is out of his grasp. He falls to the corner from the daze and he sees a black demon raising his claw preparing to strike.

Brad: NOOOOOooooooo!!!

Brad covers his eyes and suddenly his amulet glows blinding the demon. Then a fire blast hits its mark and kills the demon. As brad looks up he can see Crysala with her firestaff in hand.

Crysala: get moving boy!

Mike grabs Brad and his sword and runs.
Mike: You okay?
Brad: yeah. I can hear bells ringing.
Mike: Let’s get out of here. All men retreat.

Black demon: Sir, our troops have destroyed most of their catapults, and the humans have retreated to the higher levels.
Lucien: move our sieges closer, send forth all legions. Do not stop until the city is taken.

King Kulla: They have taken the court yard, most of our catapults are gone… we have lots.

We can see Brad with everybody else, the men retreat behind a huge metal door but they are in a dead end. Morale drops as the men face their doom. There are a few black demons on the other side trying to break the door.

Brad: What do you want us to do?
Mike: Fight. Men, wizard, Pika… it was an honor to serve with you all.
Wizard/Pika: Aye
Pika: hey Mike, I’m still going to kill more of them.
Mike: it doesn’t matter anymore, we all know I won.
Pika: Yeah right I got-

Suddenly a hole was blown in the building above. As the dust settles we can see a ladder being thrown down to the men below. Then crysala pops her head out the hole.

Crysala: well are you guys coming or are you going to stand there all day.
Brad: You are god.
Crysala: yeah I know, well let’s get out of here.

All the men climb out and head to the highest level of the city.

Black demon: Sir, the humans have retreated to the highest level, it will take a long time to get there and it’s too high for our catapults to reach. What do you want us to do?
A hard look falls on Lucien’s face.
Lucien: Send in the dragons.
Black demon: But sir-
Lucien: Do it!
Black demon: Aye sir.

5 cages of are brought out with iron dragons in them. As the black demons force them out a lesser demon gets too close and is roasted to a crisp. 5 skeletons put on their saddles and take them to the skies.

Soldier: Hey something is coming. Yo rocket boy do you see what I see?
Rocket: It’s nothing come on demons can’t fly.
Soldier: I don’t think they are demons… they look like-
The solider runs away and meets King Kulla.

Soldier: Sir they are here. Thy brought-
Captain: Look out! Iron Dragons!

As the dragon comes closer it raises is talons to preparing to kill. The soldier pushes the king out of the way but is grabbed by the dragon is torn apart. A sudden fear strikes the king’s spine. The king is dragged to safety. As the 4 other dragons enter the area, a fear unknown to men strikes at the heart of all the warriors.








The men are panicing as the dragons circle above their heads wondering who will be next. The demons are trying to reachthe top but their huge size makes it hard to pass the narrows passages, they keep getting stuck and the archers and mages are just taking pot shots at them for now.

Black demon: Sir I have good news. A hobgoblin army just arrived. They await your orders

Lucien: send them to the tower, and get our troops back to rest. Have our dragons fly high. This should scare those pathetic men they called warriors.

The huge goblins run up the stais. Their huge numbers overwhelmed the light defenders in their path.

Mike: Everybody is here my lord. This is our last stand. All of your best troops are here sir.
King: I couldn’t have asked oor more. So this is the end. Mike I just wanted to say th-

Suddenly the roof collapse. The dragons fly in and drop 5 black demons. They manage to force the gate open and the goblins rush in.

Mike: God these goblins are stronger than before
Wizard: They are still just little green men.
Crysala: Hey stop yaking and start blasting.
King: Mike we have to get that gate closed!
Captain: The dragons are coming back!

As the dragons came in once again for the kill, when all hope seemed lost a volley of arrows rained down from the sky halting their assault. As the men look up high gliders filled the sky and a man in torag armor fell on top of a demon killing it. With his two mighty hammers he began to smash his way to the gate.

Pika: Who is that?
Brad: I don’t know but I’m glad he’s on our side.
Hey mike who is that guy?
Mike: I have no idea, but he fights just like-
Pika: Yo Mike if you kept talking I’m going to win.
Mike: O no you’re not.

The men charge out lead by King Kulla. The goblins panic as the men race up to them with the gnomes firing from above.

Black demon: sir we have gnomes in the air.
Lucien: Get our dragons to take them out. And make sure tha-

A mighty horn is heard to the east. Dwarves appear with their cannons. As Lucien tries to organize a defense the cannons let loose. The demons panic trying to counterattack while all the skeletal warriors were killed with by axes.

Captain: sir we have pushed most of them to the lower level.
King: Keep up the pressure. Tell Mike that I want them out of the gate. And make sure tha-
Solider: dragons!

As the dragon swoops down it talons are headed for the king. He could not move because it was too crowded. The king closed this eyes prepared to face his death. Then Crysala saw the incoming dragon and took aim and fired a shot at the skeleton. As king Kulla opened his eyes he saw that the dragon stopped in mid air and is flying back toward the demons.

King: good shot.
Crysala does not answer but sees something happening.

Crysala: Pika! Take a look at that!
She points to the freed dragon and witness it tearing apart the other demons.

Pika: Wizard! Kill the rider! Send a signal to the gnomes.

Immediately the riders fall from the sky and the dragon seek their revenge on their captors. The army begins to retreat running as fast as they could. Finally alive are in sight.

King: Commander, take a count of the bodies. I want a full report by tonight.
Pika: whew… well Mike final count 56.
Mike: 56 huh, that’s not bad for a little ranger. But I’m sitting on goblin happily on 57.
Pika draws an arrow and fires a shot on the goblin under Mike.
Pika: 57. We can call it a tie.
Mike: It was already dead.
Pika: it twitched
Mike: it twitched! It twitched because it has my ax upside his head!

Brad: Yo Mike, Pika King Kulla wants to see you guys.
King: so Mr. would you mind taking your helmet and letting us see your face?
The man in torag takes off his helmet, when he does all the men around are in shock.

Mike: Shane?
Shane: Yes, it’s me.
Pika: how did you get away?
Mike: How did you survive?
Wizard: And who’s going to buy me a drink?!
Shane: about 2 weeks ago the spell that kept me trapped wore off for some reason. I was reborn outside of my village. I knew they would attack this city so I gathered as many men as I could to get here.
King: And just in time. It’s great to see you again.
Shane: Likewise my friend. Is this Brad?
Brad: yes I am. Hello father.
Shane: Look how much you’ve grown.
Crysala: hey brad get over here and give me a man.
Shane: Go on son, we’ll take later. Wow he looks so much like Jeff at his age.
Mike: Yes that I’ve notice.
King: Gentlemen if you don’t mind. The war is not yet won. They will no doubt send another army soon we need a plan. Shane since you were there, I need your knowledge of what is going on.

A few hours later they assemble in the courtroom.
King: we have to stop them now. We must go on the offensive. Shane you were there, what can you tell us about their activities.
Shane: Not much. I was in the dungeon for years. All I know is that they were looking for my son and Lucien is leading them.
Mike: Lucien?!
Shane: yes he’s back, that’s all I know.
King: We must attack and destroy them while they are still weak.
Pika: but my lord, even if we do go on the offensive we would have to travel in the open terrain.
Wizard: Not to mention that once they see us we’ll be under attack.
Dwarf: That is where I come in.
Shane: Meet Commander Chris, leader of the dwarf army that helped us today.
Chris: There is a tunnel a few miles up north. It is one of our gold mines. There is one section that brings us pretty close to the village.
King: Sounds good, lets think of a plan.

They begin to talk. We move back to Lucien talking to the great eye.
Lucien: I have failed you master.
Eye: No you did not. I knew you would not be able to defeat them. It is all part of my plan. They shall bring that boy here. When they do, I want him alive!
Lucien: Yes my master. You shall return and the world will once again fear the great Zaros.







Brad is sitting on top of a hill alone staring into the sunset. Shane enters.

Shane: Are you okay?
Brad: We will be leaving soon.
Shane: Yes we are.
Brad: Do you believe we’re ready?
Shane: A ready as can be.
Brad: Still… a lot of people have been lost. Can we suffer another blow?
Shane: We’ll be fine. Don’t worry. At least she doesn’t have to see any of this.
Brad: I should have been there.
Shane: There was nothing you could have done differently.
Brad: When will we move out?
Shane: Not for a while. All of our barrows armor was all damaged. It will take a while to fix them all.
Brad: Yeah I suppose we’ll have to wait.
Shane: Come on we should get home.

While brad was sleeping that night, a vision appeared. Brad was flying over a calm and peaceful lake. In the middle was a patch of dirt and there was suppose to be a chest buried deep under it. He wakes up in a cold sweat. He rushes out to the study room below looking at old maps. In the morning Shane wakes up and finds Brad staring at a map of the kingdom.

Shane: did you stay here all night?
No answer
Shane: Brad…? Brad!
Brad: What o sorry father.
Shane: Must be some map.
Brad: I had a dream last night. There was this lake…
Shane: What did it look like?
Takes out a piece of paper.
Brad: Well there were trees all around the place and the lake was huge. There was a small waterfall above head and right in the middle was a –
Shane: I know that place!
Brad: You do?
Shane: That is where I found that sword.
Brad: I have to go there!
Shane: All right then, grab a saddle.

They mount on their horses and travel for many hours until they reach the lake. They can hear the birds singing in the trees and the water splashing onto the ground.

Brad: There’s the mound. Hand me the rope.
Brad ties one end to a tree and the other end around his waist. He jumps into the cold water with a shovel and makes it to the mound. He begins to dig hard until he finds the chest. He ties the rope around the chest and hangs on tight. He starts swimming back to shore and Shane is pulling him back as hard as he could. Brad makes it to shore cold and tired.

Shane: Well… that’s my morning workout for today.
Brad: So cold… hand me that rag. I wonder what’s inside.

Brad opens the chest and both are shocked at its content.

King Kulla: You found what!
Shane: Dragon armor sir, a full set of dragon armor and some other interesting sets.
King Kulla: how many are there?
Shane: We have 1 set of dragon armor that only fits Brad, two metal armors, one ranger and one mage armor. Besides the dragon, all of the others bear the symbol of all the gods.
King Kulla: It is a gift from the Gods. We need to go now while we have the chance. You all know the plan?
Pika: Of course sir.
King Kulla: Then we are moving out first thing in the morning.
Mike: Better be sober tomorrow wizard.
Wizard: O one pint isn’t going to harm me.

They assemble in the courtyard.

King Kulla: All right men here’s the plan. The main battle group shall be with me. We will follow Chris through the tunnel. Mike’s battle group will be on top and act like a diversion. Hopefully they can get the rest of their army away from us. This is our last stand, god is with us!

They all return home and brad is by the fireplace polishing his new set of armor. Suddenly Crysala enters.

Crysala: When are you leaving?
Brad: At dawn.
Crysala: Brad…. Don’t go. I have a feeling that you won’t be coming back.
Crysala breaks down in tears.
Brad: Don’t be silly, I’ll come back.
Crysala: How can I trust you?
Brad: Trust in your heart.
Brad stands up and gives Crysala a hug. His soft body soothes her soul. They share a passionate kiss and the fire goes out.

Dawn appears. Mike is preparing to depart. A few gnome gliders are ready to fly them to the mountain. King Kulla takes his men and follows Chris to the mountain. Brad looks back to the doorway and sees Crysala worried about his trip.

Brad: Thanks for the rider gnomes.
Gnome commander: No problem, just flash the light when you’re ready to leave.
The group above ground is slowly crossing the deserted mountain range as the gliders head back to the city.

Brad: Does Pika see anything?
Shane: No not yet. Mike do you think king Kulla is okay?

Suddenly Chris is running toward them.

Chris: We have trouble. King Kulla needs you now!
Mike: Very well, Shane go get Pika and the wizard. Commander take your battle group back to the fall back position. Wait for us there.
Commander: Aye sir.

The commander takes the group and marches away. The group enters a dark valley toward the village.

Brad: I don’t like this father, it’s too quiet.
Shane: I know, just keep your guard up.
Chris: Relax my friends. The army does not even know about this pl ace. King Kulla’s forces are up ahead.

Then they see a cave opening with the King Kulla’s army decimated. They ran to search for survivors.

Shane: They are all dead. Find Kulla’s body!
Mike: You told me that the demons did not know about this place!
Chris: I don’t know! Kulla just said that he saw a battalion ahead and asked me to get you people.

Suddenly a look of shock on Chris’s face.

Wizard: It’s Kulla!
Kulla: Mike, Chris is a traitor! He got us ambushed!
Mike: You snake! I’m going to rip your heart out!

As Mike reached for his sword a magical blast hits his chest knocking him down. Ten cannons are shown above, pointing at the men below.

Lucien: Don’t move! Move and I have no problem shooting these cannons. Good work Chris you’ll get your gold when we go back.
Chris: I don’t care about the gold and jewels. I want what you promised me.
Lucien: That shall be determined by my master. Tie them up.

A few demons head down and take all their weapons and armor. They tie them up and blindfold and put them in a wagon as they head back to the village.

Brad: Why did you do it Chris? Was it something I did?
Chris is silent.
Brad: was it something we did?
Chris is still silent.
King Kulla: Was it because during the dwarven war my men killed your family?
Chris: Keep quiet!
King Kulla: So it is…
Shane: Keep your strength Kulla, don’t speak.

They enter the dungeon. Everybody but Brad is chained to the wall. Brad is hanging in the middle with his amulet on a table in front.

Lucien: Well, well, well. Thirty years… we’ve been looking for you for thirty years, and now you are mine. You’re pathetic, but you shall serve a great being.

The great eye enters.

Eye: Is he ready?
Lucien: Master Zaros.
Mike/Shane/Pika/Wizard: ZAROS!
Shane: So it is you who’s behind all of this.
Chris: Keep silent!
Eye: Prepare the transfer.
Chris: Wait! What about my reward! You promised me!
Eye: Ah yes, you wish to be reunited with them.
Chris: Yes now bring me to them!
Eye: Very well, you shall join them!

A lighting strike hits Chris and he is turned to ash.

Eye: Begin the ritual!

Five skeletal mages enter and begins a chant. The amulet begins to glow. A dark force from the eye surrounds the amulet and strikes Brad at the heart. He is in terrible pain, he is losing.

Shane: Brad no! Fight it!

A blast destroys Shane’s chains and Crysala throws him his sword.

Crysala: Go save Brad. I’ll get the others!

Shane charges toward Brad.

Lucien: O no you wo-

Crysala fires a strike and send Lucien flying. Shane kills the mages and manages to free Brad and takes the amulet. A terrible cry from the eye is heard. Crysala releases the others and in a sack hands them their armor and weapons.

Mike: Wizard help Kulla. Pika get your arrows!

Suddenly the earth shakes, and a terrible cry is heard again. Then a human figure from the shadows begins to materialize from where the eye was.

Lucien: Muhaha! You’re too late. Arise Zaros! Arise and show your might!

A monster shaped like a human appears with the smell of death upon him. His eyes burning with fire as blood oozes out of them. He has no skin and all of his organs can be seen powered by a dark beating haeart.

Monster: Ah free at last.
Lucien: What a minute you’re-
Monster: You’re right

A glare on Lucien and he begins to choke. Near death is thrown to the other side of the dungeon and is unconscious. In a deep eerie voice he beings to speak.

Monster: well hello Shane. Long time no see.
Shane: What are you?
Monster: Do you not remember me? Or do I really need to get my halberd before you recognize me?
Pika: It can’t be…
Mike: Only person who ever used a halberd was…
Shane: Jeff…?





Jeff stares at the men. Kulla is starting to mend with the wizard’s help

Shane: How is this possible? You are dead, I held you in my arms.
Jeff: Great magic and a little help from that pathetic Zamorak.
Pika: You went to hell? We thought you would be in heaven.
Jeff: I thought the same, but there is no justice with God!
Mike: You went to hell because you deserved it after what you did-
Jeff: Don’t you dare bring her in this conversation!
Mike: Why shouldn’t I! Your wife loved you and you beat her up!
Jeff: I only did that once! She was being a pain but I changed during my time on Earth. I went to the monastery to pray for forgiveness. I became a monk and when all else failed I allowed myself to die in a heroic battle but I still went to hell and I barely touched that woman!
Mike: barely!
Pika: Mike stop bef-
Mike: You nearly killed her! She was beaten beyond recognition! You deserved it you treacherous snake!
Jeff: ENOUGH!

Jeff shoots a spell at mike send him to the ground.

Mike: I am so sick of people doing that! Draws sword

Kulla: Mike no!

Another spell is cast and mike is transformed to stone

Jeff: Ah you have no idea how long I’ve been wanted to do that.
Pika: You monster.
Jeff: That I am.
Brad: How did this happen to you?

Jeff: Have you been to hell? Of course I wanted to leave! But while I was there I found a scroll. Seems Zamorak hid it for it was about Zaros‘s return. It wrote of a way to return to the living with power beyond belief. For ten years I planned and used Lucien as a pawn to take over the world.

Shane: But then where is the real Zaros?
Jeff: All around. His body is spread all over this world. it would even take me decades to find his remains, not that I would want to.
Brad: What does this have to do with me?
Jeff: Isn’t it obvious… I made you so I could take over your body, my son!
Shane: WHAT!
Jeff: That’s right Shane I was the one that got her pregnant. Ever wonder why he looked so much like me? That scroll had everything that I needed for my coming. I knew where you were in the capital Brad. But if I had taken your body at a young age, you would have died from the shock. And having Mike train your body will serve me well. So I waited… and waited. And now I shall mold the world in my eyes. I shall turn this place into the ideal paradise for all beings!
Shane: And how shall you do accomplish that?

Jeff: Simple… I will destroy everything in this world and start all over, with a new species under my rule! No being shall know the torture of Zamorak! And now I will finish what I came here for. Brad your body is mine!

Shane: You will no touch my son
Jeff: You cannot stop me!
Pika: Then take this!
arrows are launched
wizard: What this!
the wizard and Crysala fires volleys of spells.
Shane: Ad this you overgrown anatomically inverted tyrant!

Daggers fly they are hit as a cloud of smoke surrounds Jeff. As it clears Jeff is suspending all of their attacks in mid-air.

Jeff: that was fun, let me return the favor.
He sends them back and they fall to the ground but Brad
Crysala: I can’t move
Wizard: Nor can i.
Shane: He ensnared us.
Jeff: Now Brad, you are mine.
Brad holds his sword but Jeff levitates him before he could strike.
Jeff: Foolish mortal.
Brad: I will stop you!
Jeff: With your pointy stick?
Brad: I hold the sword of the Gods! It fights from my heart!
Jeff: And yet you still can’t defeat me. You are a fool!
Brad: How can I defeat this creature? He is right, the sword is useless. God what was that message…
If power you seek
Then here I’ll be
From your heart I draw pow-…wait a minute… from your heart… from my heart!
Jeff: prepare to leave your soul behind!
Brad: I don’t think so!
brad raises his sword
Jeff: What are you doing?!
Brad: Drawing power!
Jeff: NOOOO!!

brad stabs himself in the heart. The sword turns white as his amulet illuminates a glow from the gems. Light emits from his eyes. A wind stirs around the room as it fills with light. Then six magical light flies around and combine. The blinded men open their eyes and witness a transformation.

Jeff: No… it can’t be possible!
Zamorak/Saradomin/Guthix: Hello Jeff, this is your final hour.





(i know this isn't one of the best ending but Crysala was pressuring me to hurry it up. )


Jeff: How can this be? I made sure that you three would not interfere.
Zamorak: We put a spell in that sword thousands of years before your time for this day.
Jeff: You can not stop me! I will be The God!
Saradomin: You are evil and must be destroyed.
Guthix: The world is off balance, it must be restored.
Zamorak: I just don’t like you. Nobody can be more evil than me.
Saradomin: I knew you were evil since you were a boy, killing that goblin because you could, shame on you.
Guthix: There were too many evil demons around, so we needed somebody to gather them all up to lessen their numbers.
Zamorak: Looking into the future you were going to be an evil ruler of the world. I could not allow you to take my place. So I sent my trolls to end your life.
Jeff: But I allowed the trolls kill me!
Zamorak: That was the general idea. But my brothers needed to back in the living. Did you really think you would find a scroll like that to be lying around? It is a fake! My brothers wanted me to bring you back so I did.
Jeff: I will not go back!
Zamorak: O yes you will, you will perish again.
Jeff: I am now more powerful than all three of you! I’ll destroy you all!
Zamorak: Bring it!

Jeff fires a blast at the Gods, but Saradomin blocked it with a light screen. Jeff with all his might creates a fire blast but Guthix washed it away with water.

Zamorak: Wow that was fun, but time is precious.

with a raise of his hand monsters appear and drags Jeff into a hole of fire and darkness.

Jeff: This can’t be happening! Let me go.

Zamorak: Your powers are gone, if you thought you went through hell, you haven’t seen nothing yet.

Jeff: No!!!

both are gone

Shane: Whoa…
Saradomin: Guthix if you please.
Guthix: Of course

green light fills the room. The dungeon crumbles with lushes plant growing. The dead bodies in the area return to life and mike is restored. Suddenly Guthix disappears.

Mike: Whoa… what happened? I feel so stiff? Pika what happened?
Pika: O nothing, just the old God coming down and saving everybody.
Mike: I missed it huh?
Pika: Yeah.
Mike: Aw man, I wanted to ask Guthix if he could give me a green thumb.

Crysala: Brad! [i] Runs toward his limp body, Crysala does not hear anything.
Saradomin, can you bring him back please?

Saradomin: I’m sorry but the sword was created with the three of us, I would not be able to do it alone. Here I’ll take him to heaven.
a glow surrounds his body and his soul rises. Brad open his eyes

Brad: Don’t worry father, I’ll tell mother that I met you, we’ll be waiting.
they begin to float to the sky.

Brad: Hey God, is there going to be cake?
Saradomin: O yes, you should try the cheesecake.
Crysala: Brad!
Brad: Yes sweetie?
Crysala: Boy you better take me up there now! I want some cake! Don’t make me commit suicide and kick you where the sun don’t shine!
Brad: umm of course, God little help.
Saradomin: Why did I take out my rib…
crysala foats
crysala: Bye guys..
they disappear

King: So what should we do now?
Shane: Want to throw a party?
Mike: Sure why not.
Wizard: Aw man we need some beer!
ten barrows of ale appear
wizard: Thank you God.
Crysala: Drink yourself silly.



THE END!

if you managed to read all the text i did, pat yourself on the back you just read 23 pages of text at 12 point font

I remember when you posted this the first time.

Ohhh the memories.

I refuse to let this auto-lock.

This story was BRILLIANT. I was sad I wasn't a mod back then.

look at it this way. if you were, you would probably be "queen of the mushrooms!!!! and gnomes"

if you're too lazy or don't like it then you never will.

i take it you don't like to read much do ya

TL;DR: Brad and Crysala eat cake in heaven.


God love Trekkie, you are a legend

I would estimate slightly over 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years.
Amazing story though