The Journey of Occavatra Book 1: The 13 Lords of Chaos Episode #20: A Frog & A Mirror

(Occavatra and Irene entered the Tower of Inversion, now on its side, through a crack made upon impact. The water was up to their knees, but the Chaos Portal did not short out.)

Occavatra: I don’t think I want to know what the tower looked like before it was inverted.

Irene: It’s hard to say for certain. Maybe if Escherion’s spell was broken, we’d probably know.

Occavatra: Technically, we’d have to destroy the evil wizard to break his spell. If not, then Chiral Valley won’t further suffer.

Irene: Then what’s stopping us now? This portal is the door to our final battle.

Occavatra: *looking at Irene.* Ladies first.

Irene: Nah uh. You’re stronger than me. You should go first.

Occavatra: So I guess courtesy is ruled out.

Irene: *smirking* Yep. *pushes Occavatra through the portal and follows suit by leaping through it. They land on each other, much to Escherion’s amusement.*

Occavatra: This is just great. Get your legs off of me.

Irene: *looking at Escherion.* Uh, oh. Gladly. *She gets off of him and helps him up as Escherion approaches them.*

Escherion: *sarcastically* How nice of you two to drop in after what you did to my precious tower!!!

Escherion: How dare you even squash my hydra!?? The Runix Cube is useless to me, thanks to you both!!!!

Occavatra: And, you have a sideways tower to dwell in. You’re welcome!

Irene: *shaking her fist.* And we’re here to take you down.

Escherion: Is that so? You both are not even a match for me without your little friend.

Occavatra: Why? What did you do to Cody?!?

Escherion: Nothing yet. When I expel you two from my domain again, I will mess with his weak human body and shape him into my most effective monster.

Occavatra: *aiming his blade at Escherion.* You’re going to have a mighty hard time kicking us out this round.

Escherion: *laughing* How your idle boasts crack me up, child. With you and what army do you intend to take me down with? (All of the sudden, an angry mob of Mobian villagers hop through the portal to face Escherion as well, much to the shock of all three people who were presently there.)

Irene: Oh, my goodness!

Occavatra: What are you doing? You’re putting yourselves in danger.

Villager 1: We’re well-aware that some of us won’t make it out alive, Occavatra.

Villager 2: But that doesn’t mean you should face Escherion alone. After all, Mobius is our home we’ve come to know and love.

Villager 1: You’re finished, Escherion!!! Pack up and leave before we make you!!!

Escherion: I thought you might say that. If this is what the majority wants, I’ll leave for good.

Occavatra: Really? *Irene looks suspicious.*

Escherion: *firing a laser from his Staff of Inversion.* Psyche! No, I’m not! *Occavatra and Irene move out of the laser’s path, only for it to hit the angry mob and turn the tables.*

Occavatra: That was too good to be true.

Irene: *sternly* You think?!

Corrupted Villagers: What we meant to come in here for is to help Escherion dispose of you both!!!!

Irene: That’s it, time to get turned inside out!!! (Both she and Occavatra charge at Escherion and attack him, however, when they strike a blow, it barely made a dent. Escherion chuckles while he fires an attack of his own.)

Occavatra: Oh, no. He’s invulnerable. Now how do we take him out? *Escherion launches a small blast, but it hits neither of the two. At that moment, Irene notices the Staff of Inversion floating by itself.*

Irene: We disable his staff. That’s how he feeds his power. *Occavatra smiles.*

Occavatra: I call his staff!

Irene: Staves are my thing! I want it!

Occavatra: Alright, then. You nab his staff, I’ll go get Escherion!

Escherion: *launches a chaotic spell that Occavatra, only for him to dodge it.* I grow tired of your presence here. Prepare to get inverted!

Occavatra: I didn’t come prepared at all. All I came here for is to knock you out! (Irene kicks down the staff and punches it multiple times. Occavatra slashes his sword at the Chaos Lord and he hits a wall. The duo exchange blows with one another while Irene struggles to keep the Staff of Inversion pinned down. Occavatra delivers a stabbing blow and Escherion kneels, defeated. Angered that he lost, he magnetizes his staff to him, which flips Irene off her feet.)

Escherion: *standing up* It looks like I clearly underestimated you, which is why now is a good time as ever to invert you!! (He fires a laser from the staff. Irene becomes horrified. She spots a mirror in the corner and grabs it.)

Irene: *tossing the mirror.* Hold it in your way quickly!!! (Occavatra catches it moments before the laser hit him. Instead, the laser redirected and hit Escherion. While he kneels confused, Occavatra and Irene glanced disoriented looks.*

Occavatra: Um, nothing’s happening.

Irene: *shrugging* It’s not uncommon for sorcerers to be immune to their own power.

Escherion: *gets up* Drat, I can’t even use chaos magic without inflicting myself. Oh, well. I’ll get back to the basics. (He launches ordinary mage attacks, but he ends up attacking himself because his spells got inverted. The duo just watch him, expecting something else to happen. Escherion casts another spell, but he turns himself into a frog instead, much to Occavatra’s joy.)

Occavatra: Hehe now you’re cute and harmless. *He picks up the frog and Irene salvages the staff.* You’re lucky I like frogs.

Irene: It’s not like you plan on squishing the creature anyway. It can’t do any harm anymore. *smiling* Speaking of which, the villagers are returning to normal. *Just as she said that, the corrupted villagers are cured, but dazed.*

Villager 1: Gee, what happened?

Villager 3: The last thing I remember was entering this tower and I do not know why now. It’s so empty.

Irene: Attention, villagers. *They turn around.* With Escherion out of the picture, Mobius is back in your hands. (The villagers applaud and together, they cheered and held a small parade to celebrate the defeat. Occavatra and Irene picked up Cody and they joined in on the celebration. Unfortunately, even with the Staff of Inversion, Escherion’s magic did not go away easily. His chaotic influence was too strong. Nevertheless, Occavatra hopes that one day, it will be fixed. He, Cody, and Irene go back to Battleon and sit on the edge of a cliff.)

Occavatra: Well, you two, one froggy Chaos Lord down. Twelve to go. *tickles Escherion’s chin.*

Irene: And I got a cool new staff. It’s stronger than my first one, but it takes some getting used to.

Cody: You guys are lucky. I didn’t get anything out of this experience.

Irene: Oh, Cody. *takes the Runix Cube out of her bag.* You can have this. Maybe it will hold other untold power than summoning a three-headed water snake.

Cody: *takes the cube* Thank you. It still has its glows. Taking down Chaos Lords has its perks.

Occavatra: Yeah, for sure. There’s a world to save and treasure to find.

Occavatra: big adventures await beyond these hills.

Irene: And we’ll always be there every step of the way.

Occavatra: Of course. We’re friends. We’ll always be by each other’s side. (And so, they watched over the hills as the sun rises into the sky and the trio wonder who Drakath has chosen for his next Chaos Lord. Just like they have finished their chapter, I have concluded this portion of my chapter on the AQW fansite. With every ending comes a new beginning.)

 

Until next time;

-Occavatra

Karok’s Frozen Hunt

What would’ve been a joyous celebration and a new beginning

Turned out to be the return of a dreadful foe seeking  a champion.

The whereabouts of this champion is not known to anybody.

 

But suppose this champion doesn’t exist.

What if it was nothing, but a myth?

Even if Karok were to believe it was a myth, he would still stop at nothing

Until the city is reduced to shattered ice.

 

So I hold my mallet high

And I unleash my frozen fury onto his troops.

Maybe I can fight ice with ice.

 

Until next time;

-Occavatra

The Journey of Occavatra Book 1: The 13 Lords of Chaos Episode #19: Three Heads are a Lot Worse than Two

(Occavatra and Irene took a few minutes to catch their breaths and dry off before they have to face the newly summoned beast.)

Irene: *dries off her hair with a towel.* What is that? I thought I saw three serpents in the lake.

Occavatra: It would make our fight easier if it was, but it’s a three-headed hydra and it’s flooding the cliff houses. (Both of their eyes widened as they witnesses one of the hydra heads spew water at a residential section. Not everyone had time to react, sadly.) If these hydra heads keep adding water, then the flood could spread to Mobius. We have to take it down.

Irene: Come on, then. Let’s go. (She and Occavatra finished drying their heads and they walked to some kind of grass beach. The moment they see the runed rocks, they became curious about what they were doing there.)

Occavatra: I think we came to some ancient civilization.

Irene: (kneeling down to examine them.) Those rocks don’t look ancient and their stance is vertical just like the other runed rocks.

Occavatra: Maybe the magic inside lingered all these years.

Irene: I doubt that. Look. (She points at the beam of light that touched the Inverted Tower.) There’s no way Escherion’s reign existed that long. Those rocks are supporting the tower.

Occavatra: Oh? *smiling* I got it. The only way to get rid of the Hydra is to knock this tower down. Not only will we free Cody, but this will give people in Mobius a fighting chance.

Irene: That’s great. To make the process go faster, I’ll destroy one and you destroy another.

Occavatra: *worried* What happens if the Hydra is smarter than it looks and knows what we’re up to?

Irene: It wouldn’t surprise me, but we’ll do okay. They’re not powerful enough to drown us because we know how to swim.

Occavatra: It’s great that swimming comes in handy during times like this. (Irene winks at him just as a warrior with a wooden club approaches them.) Hello, we’re relieved that another fighter has arrived.

Pyths: Likewise, dude. Renn and Zio sent me here to investigate the lake, but from the looks of that creature, it’s not quite possible. I wouldn’t bother destroying these rocks with your magical powers. They’re invulnerable.

Irene: *worrisome* Oh, no. What are we going to do now?

Pyths: Don’t despair, young lady. What I meant was they are immune to every power in the world except for a hydra’s tooth.

Occavatra: It sounds troublesome because then, we’d have to beat up the hydra heads.

Irene: Like I said, they’re not powerful enough to drown us. *smiling* We can take them.

Pyths: Wow, you’re braver than I thought. Who are you?

Irene: My name is Irene and this golden-armored man is Occavatra. And you are?

Pyths: You can call me Pyths. I’m a resident in Mobius and I have resisted Escherion’s reign since his very arrival.

Occavatra: It’s good reason to be sent to us. Are you ready to resist some more?

Pyths: *lightly tapping his club on his palm.* Yes, I am ready. (He, Occavatra, and Irene rush to the cliffside and confronted the hydra. One of them stopped flooding the cliff houses and began to chomp at Occavatra, only to have both of its teeth yanked out.*

Occavatra: Talk about a trip to a dentist. Irene, look out!!! (Another hydra head opens its mouth and rushes toward a cornered Irene, but she took out her wand, aimed it at the ground, and casts a spell that causes a piece of the ground to slant upwards and hitting the head’s front teeth, knocking them out of its mouth for Irene to catch.)

Irene: Don’t worry about me. I got it under control, but things are a little rocky on Pyths’s side of the battlefield. (The third hydra head chased Pyths across the coast and each time it came close to biting him, Pyths jumped back a little and kept running. Suddenly, Pyths tripped on a rock and dropped his club. His eyes widened helplessly as the hydra head gets ready to go in for the kill. He grabs his club, aims at the teeth as if they were a pitch in a baseball game. The head got near Pyths and the next thing that happened was that he swung the club and knocked ninety-eight percent of the head’s teeth out. Pyths picked them all out and rejoins Occavatra and Irene in the fight against their individual hydra heads. The third head comes to, moves over toward Pyths, and joins its fellow heads in going in for the nearly toothless kill.)

Pyths: What could they do to us now, swallow us whole?

Occavatra: *gulping* It can happen, but we can’t stay idle long enough to find out.

Pyths: Use your special attacks! (The hydra heads open their mouths and leaned toward the trio, but Occavatra launched several fireballs, Irene punched the air to form several powerful gusts of wind, and Pyths hit a hydra head on its scalp. All three hydra heads become temporally immobilized.) Whew, we did it. It should keep the hydra heads out of our way for a bit.

Irene: We still have to use these teeth to destroy the runed rocks. We’ll split up to make this process go faster, but we must hurry. The hydra heads won’t be out cold for very long. (And so, the trio run around the beach to puncture the rocks with the teeth. Several scratches were enough to shatter each rock into several dozen tiny pebbles. A few minutes later, Occavatra destroyed the last rock and the tower started to sway back and forth. Concerned, Irene and Pyths rush to Occavatra and pulled him out of the way.)

Occavatra: We finally disabled support of the tower. It’s going to fall down any second now.

Irene: Suppose it leans in that direction. All of your bones could get broken.

Occavatra: It would’ve been terrifying if it did. *shudders.*

Pyths: *pointing at the tower.* But look. It’s not swaying in that direction. It’s coming down toward the heads.

Occavatra: *smiling* That’s perfect. All we can do now is watch. (The Inverted Tower sways more and more off-balance until it slams down on the hydra heads, rendering them trapped underneath the broken tower. The trio cheered.) Woohoo!!!

Irene: We saved the cliff residents and more importantly, Mobius.

Pyths: We couldn’t have done it without each other.

Occavatra: We couldn’t have broken the rocks if you didn’t tell us that we needed the teeth.

Pyths: *smiling* It’s nothing. I do that sort of thing all the time. *sighs* The deed is done and Escherion is now helpless. I’ll be right over to get the residents over there. You two go trap him in his own domain until I get there.

Occavatra: You got it, Pyths. (He shakes Pyths’s hand and Pyths dashes off with Occavatra and Irene waving after him. The duo look at the crack in the tower and smile at each other.) Going in?

Irene: Don’t mind if I do.

Occavatra: Ladies first. (Irene entered the tower and Occavatra, taking a deep breath, follows her inside, to confront the First Lord of Chaos once and for all.)

 

Until next time;

-Occavatra

The Swamp’s Decaying Hope

The air is thick with despair.

The swamp before me is now an empty shell of what it once was.

Does this happen to those who give up their dreams?

 

The fog obscures the day and night, causing me to not see what lies ahead.

My heart is my only compass through the decaying swamp.

It never tells me where I’m going, however, as long as it feels right to me..

Then I am going in the right direction to collect what the swamp was deprived of.

 

Until next time;

-Occavatra

Winter is on our Doorstep

Mogloween has slipped away and the dark spirits have disappeared, yet the worst of seasons will soon to come.

When there’s hints of frost already and snowmen are being build before Thanksgiving, the autumn turns glum.

Until next time;

-Occavatra

Down at the Graveyard

Unsure what could be more agonizing than death?

Necromancy must be a treat to whomever reanimated the horned skeleton.

Death loses meaning when one wakes up full of darkness and composed with bones.

Easygoing is one word to describe the feeling of adapting to this new life if emotions are retained.

Accepting their fate is the only other way for what choice do the horned skeleton even have?

Dangerous it could become because the man I once knew is now gone forever.

Do you crave the need to slay countless zombies and skeletons? Download Undead Assault from the App Store or Google Play and cleanse the haunted graveyard.

Until next time;

-Occavatra

Conquerer of Perfect Beiza (Plus a couple Announcements)

(Occavatra takes a morning walk in Greenguard Forest. Once in a while, he’ll run into the occasional monster and he slays it. Luckily, nothing out of the ordinary happened yet.)

Occavatra: It’s great I can finally relax today. I get a lot busy these days and it wears me down a lot. I should enjoy it while it lasts because these days off are often short-lived. (He resumes walking in the forest, but suddenly, a warrior in black runs straight past him and he trips Occavatra by mistake. The black warrior was quick to notice and he helps him up.)

ConqueroftheWorld: Oh, my gosh. I’m terribly sorry. I am in such a hurry and I haven’t noticed anyone else was near me.

Occavatra: It’s alright. My foot isn’t bruised, which meant I picked a good day to wear gold armor.

ConqueroftheWorld: Gold armor? *eyes widened* Wait, you’re Occavatra, aren’t you?

Occavatra: *laughing* It’s funny how you guessed my name so quickly. Are you telepathic?

ConqueroftheWorld: *smiling* No, I’m not. You’re super-famous all across the globe.

Occavatra: I think you’re exaggerating because very few people know who I am.

ConqueroftheWorld: Oh, no. I’m in an underground movement that resists Drakath’s reign of terror whenever possible and we look up to you as our hero.

Occavatra: Um, gosh, I’m flattered, sir. It’s nice to meet you. *He and ConqueroftheWorld shake hands.*

ConqueroftheWorld: It’s a pleasure to meet you too.

Occavatra: *in his head* Gee, how many people are in his group? If his team consists of a whole metropolis, I’m in for a ghastly treat.

ConqueroftheWorld: My name is ConqueroftheWorld, a natural-born leader that slays Chaos on sight.

Occavatra: That’s a fascinating choice of words, ConqueroftheWorld. Did you really conquer the world? It’s massive in size and you’ll never know what powers different people hold.

ConqueroftheWorld: I wish. It was a name I gave myself when I was younger because I single-highhandedly saved my family when my village was attacked by Drakenor. That’s when I thought I could conquer the world so the nickname stuck.

Occavatra: Still, you are very brave for the deed you have done. *curiously* Why are you in such a hurry?

ConqueroftheWorld: Um, well, it’s my teammate, Theosevia. She went to get food for our squad, but we haven’t seen her for hours. I searched everywhere in the forest and I couldn’t find her.

Occavatra: Oh, no. Sir ConqueroftheWorld, do you need help? I’ll be happy to lend a hand to you.

ConqueroftheWorld: Yeah, of course. Quickly, come along! I’m worried about Theosevia. (He and Occavatra run down a path in the forest. They started to sprint after a minute, however, they were running so fast that they hardly noticed their surroundings until they saw a clearing and they were literally five inches close to the edge of a cliff.)

Occavatra: *eyes widened* Oh, no! Watch out! *He pulled ConqueroftheWorld away from the cliff and they get to a safer distance.* We should watch where we’re going.

ConqueroftheWorld: I know. I get carried away sometimes.

Occavatra: Let’s just remain calm. We’ll take a short break to catch our breaths and then we can go back to finding your friend. *Occavatra takes a seat on the rock.* The sky is nice today and the air is cool enough to catch a good breath. (While he takes his break, ConqueroftheWorld notices a fight nearby. He spots a young woman fighting an alien being. He takes a closer look at her and realizes that the woman is Theosevia from the looks of her attire and curved sword.)

ConqueroftheWorld: Uh, oh.

Occavatra: *concerned* What’s the matter, Conquer?

ConqueroftheWorld: I found Theosevia. She’s fighting some kind of alien.

Occavatra: An alien?!? This can’t be good. It’s a serious matter!! *looking at the fight.* Good eye, Conquer. We need to get going and help her!! *He and ConqueroftheWorld dash to battle just in time to see Theosevia get pushed aside.*

Perfect Beiza: Move aside, weakling. You haven’t the power to stop me.

ConqueroftheWorld: *slashes his Blade of Awe at him.* Don’t you dare call her a weakling, you pony-tailed extraterrestrial!!!

Perfect Beiza: *angrily* No one makes fun of me! It’s not hair!!! (He starts to fight Occavatra and ConqueroftheWorld. Occavatra blocks his attacks by using his sword as a shield. Though it’s not effective, it is harder than stone.)

Occavatra: Nice try, ponytail. It’ll take more than a punch to knock me off my feet.

Perfect Beiza: *smirking* Sounds like a challenge, human. *He floats in the air and starts to kick Occavatra, but he grabs his head and smacks him into a tree. Then he and ConqueroftheWorld rush in and beat him up.*

Theosevia: *excitedly* Wow, is it he? *waving* Hi, Occavatra. Go and show him who’s boss!

Occavatra: *smiling* Hey, Theo. *He blocks another punch from Perfect Beiza.*

Perfect Beiza: I’ll deal with her later, but you two are getting in my way!!! Now I’ll have to exterminate you.

ConqueroftheWorld: Brace yourself. I got this! (Perfect Beiza started to charge up his energy blast, which made me temporally invincible from the front. Occavatra and ConqueroftheWorld tried to disrupt him, but none of them could throw him off. Theosevia watched in horror while Perfect Beiza’s energy blast is nearing full charge. Noticing that he is vulnerable from the back, she grabbed a rock, ran behind him, and struck him. The attack caused the blast to fizzle out, much to Perfect Beiza’s surprise. Finally, ConqueroftheWorld kicked him off the cliff side with satisfaction.)

Occavatra: We’ll catch you later, Imperfect Beiza!

Perfect Beiza: *faded screaming* You’re going to regret this someday!!!

ConqueroftheWorld: *smiling* We did it. Nice hit, Theosevia. You saved our necks.

Theosevia: *shyly laughing* Thanks. It was no big deal. Thank you for saving me, you two.

Occavatra: You’re welcome. Gee, this whole ordeal was intense.

Theosevia: I agree with you on that, but we’re not done yet.

Occavatra: *worriedly* What’s going on? Could it be that the alien is a part of something bigger?

Theosevia: Sort of. He robbed a bank in Willow Creek and I’ve been trying to get the money back. This money goes to a piggy bank with dragon-like characteristics. I’m afraid that by the time I caught up to him, he gave it to the pig.

Occavatra: Oh, shoot. I was afraid that Baron Bayconn would want revenge that badly.

ConqueroftheWorld: Occa, we don’t know that. All that matters right now is to find that piggy and get the money back.

Occavatra: You’re right. I still have chills from forcibly doing time in Swordhaven.

Theosevia: That explains a lot.

ConqueroftheWorld: I wonder where we could find that pig?

Theosevia: I know where he is, but we need to follow a certain trail to get there. There is a mischievous forest spirit that changes the trail every single day so we must move quick before sundown or we’ll get lost.

Occavatra: I wouldn’t say “Lead the way.” because of that statement, but I’ll definitely say, “Let’s get going then.”

Theosevia: That works too, actually. (She, ConqueroftheWorld, and Occavatra go back into Greenguard Forest to follow the said trail. They grazed through a thick marsh, a steep boulder, they fought a grizzly bear, and chopped their way through three thorn bushes. By the time the trio reached the sky path, it was a half-hour until sundown.)

Occavatra: Not bad. We made it through almost unscathed.

ConqueroftheWorld: Yeah, but it’s almost sundown. We have some time to spare.

Theosevia: Let’s contemplate a way out later. The piggy bank is this way. *They walk on the path, but about three feet into it, Occavatra looked down and gasped. There was no ground.*

Occavatra: I hope we don’t fall in the process.

Theosevia: Just relax. Focus on what you’re standing on.

Occavatra: I know. I’m just nervous that the path isn’t stable.

Theosevia: Yes, it’s amazing how that path remains so despite having very little structure to support it. *Occavatra gasps in astonishment.* It’s like magic, really.

Occavatra: Wow, it’s so cool. (Theosevia nods in agreement while they walk. Within fifteen minutes before sundown, the three of them find the piggy bank flapping its wings and landing on the path ferociously. Occavatra worried that he’ll fall off the piggy bank lands so hard again.)

Theosevia: Remember not to look down. *frowns* That’s the one. Let’s get him!

ConqueroftheWorld: *raising his Blade of Awe* I’m with you, Theo!

Occavatra: *unsheathing his sword* Me too. Calm down. Ignore the abyss and face the piggy bank. (The trio attacked the angry piggy bank at once, causing the pig to head butt the team. ConqueroftheWorld sliced at the pig’s side. It broke a hole and it leaked gold coins, much to everybody’s astonishment.)

ConqueroftheWorld: Wow, we struck rich!

Theosevia: Not precisely. This money belongs to Willow Creek. Keep poking holes with Occavatra. I’ll use my big magnet to recover the falling coins. *She pointed her magnet in different directions, causing the gold coins to fly right towards it. They bang on the magnet almost at rapid speed.*

Occavatra: Talk about raining gold! (He looks at the piggy bank and he breaks another hole into it. Unfortunately, he was so busy cutting holes in almost every direction that he didn’t see ConqueroftheWorld fall off the edge because the tail poked him.) NOOO!!!! *Fortunately, ConqueroftheWorld gripped the edge with one of his arms and is hanging for dear life.*

ConqueroftheWorld: Help me! Somebody!

Theosevia: I’ll be right there. There’s still coins to magnetize! Occavatra, do something!!!

Occavatra: *cuts off the piggy bank’s tail.* You got it. (He whistles at the piggy bank and it turns around. It charges toward Occavatra, but he has a trick up his sleeve. The piggy bank was about to push him off the cliff when Occavatra sliced at it, breaking it into pieces and spewing gold coins all over the portion of the path. Smiling, Occavatra helped ConqueroftheWorld up and they shake each other’s hands.)

Theosevia: *puts her magnet away after she vacuums the other coins.* Well, that’s the last of them. Awesome move, Occavatra. We can learn something from you.

Occavatra: Why, thank you, Theo. You have excellent reflexes from the way you’ve used that magnet.

Theosevia: *smiling softly.* Thank you.

ConqueroftheWorld: Now how are we going to find a way out now that it’s dawn? This forest spirit you mentioned could change the path anytime now.

Theosevia: *picks up the wings that broke off.* I think we got that taken care of. (Occavatra and ConqueroftheWorld gulp. She attaches the wings to a large rock that is located at the start of the sky path and the trio hop on. The wings flap and the rock takes off into the impending night sky. It is a crescent moon tonight. Two hours later, they land in Willow Creek and Theosevia returns the money to the bank. Calafas approaches Occavatra with a smile.)

Calafas: I like to thank you and your new friends for the service you have provided us tonight. The robbery was so bad we would’ve been bankrupt by morning.

Occavatra: It’s a pleasure, Priestess. We beat up an alien and smashed a piggy bank to get it back.

Calafas: How odd. Did you find out why they committed that theft?

Occavatra: No. We didn’t bother to ask. In fact, I didn’t know if it weren’t for ConqueroftheWorld.

Calafas: I see. In that matter, I owe him my thanks as well. *She smiles as she walks back to the church. Occavatra meets up with ConqueroftheWorld and Theosevia after she puts the money in a bank vault.*

Occavatra: Is everything alright?

ConqueroftheWorld: *smiling* It is now.

Theosevia: I put the money in a more secure vault and gave it sixteen different combinations.

Occavatra: *eyes widened* Sixteen combinations?! How will actual bank workers access the money?

Theosevia: I wrote them all down on a parchment and delivered it to the manager’s cabin.

ConqueroftheWorld: Say, Occa, since we saved the day together, would you like to tag along with us?

Occavatra: I’d be happy to, but I cannot. I have my own teammates who are waiting at a campground for me. *embarrassed* They’ve been kept waiting for most of the day. I’ll see you both around whenever our paths permit us.

ConqueroftheWorld: That would be awesome.

Theosevia: *waving* Good luck on your adventure and we’ll see you again someday.

Occavatra: I’ll be counting on it. (He walks out of Willow Creek and makes his way in Greenguard Forest back to his teammates’ campsite. Irene and Cody were already asleep, unfortunately. Occavatra shrugged it off, pulled out his sleeping bag, tucked himself in, and went to sleep.)

I will end this week this a couple quick announcements. I would like to apologize for not continuing The Journey of Occavatra. I remember very well where I left off, but I haven’t found time to play through the 1st Chaos Lord Saga up until the Hydra map with another character and you may have noticed I’ve been writing poetry to compensate for the lack of time I’ve had recently to write a full-length story. I’ll be posting more AQW-themed poetry more often, but I’m not giving up on stories entirely.

According to my post on the fansite looking for more bloggers, the expiration for submitting applications was yesterday, but I have good news. I’ve decided to extend the deadline to November 22nd, which means everyone will have a chance to blog here. Yippie!!!

Last, but not least, is something regarding my activity here. Because I have recently joined Artix Entertainment’s Web QA team and for other reasons such as being in college and experiencing burnouts time and again, I’ve decided to decrease my activity on the fansite to every two weeks. That doesn’t mean I’ll be leaving it. This decision means I’ll have more time to think about what I’ll write about and focus on bigger priorities until then, which means I’ll be able to blog more effectively. That is all for tonight. 🙂

Until next time;

-Occavatra

The Necronaut has Come

A strange being that the hooded figure calls the Necronaut observes our dark world.

To obtain what we both want tonight, I must keep myself from getting whirled.

Until next time;

-Occavatra

When Mecha Dinosaurs Ruled the Jungles

My journey took me to an unexpected place.

Eerie and strange creatures roam the jungles and mountains.

Could it be who I think they are?
How did these dinosaurs acquire that technology
At a time period when it didn’t exist at all?
Dinosaurs are dangerous, but intelligent creatures.
I say it defies logic almost entirely!
No way is what I’m seeing real life.
Oh, no. I think I know who may be behind this madness
Since I recognize the style and design of these mecha suits.
A mad scientist known none other than Dr. Krueger did this to them.
Ugly just took a turn for dangerous for the dinosaurs are looking at me.
Run or else we have to face them with inadequate weaponry.

Until next time;

-Occavatra

Beach Getaway Gone Wrong

(Summer is nearing its end and the fall is just around the corner. Occavatra took notice because of the cold air and decided to make it last by spending the day reading on the beach while it still has its fresh summer breeze.)

Occavatra: *sighs* Why must good summer days come to an end so fast? The beauty of a magical summer is always taken lightly and never savored. I know what I can do to still make it last. There’s still a bit more in this book. *He sits in the sand and opens a brown novel.* Okay, where did I leave off? *He flips through a few pages before he stops at a particular passage.* Oh, there we go. (Occavatra leans against a palm tree and he begins to read. The text causes him to feel entranced and he did not know when to put it down. Just a short time later, Axeros and some beachgoers spotted Occavatra and started to sneak up on him.)

Axeros: Shhhhhh. There he is. I’m finally getting to meet him.

Soki: Um, it looks like he’s reading. I think we shouldn’t disturb him.

Axeros: Soki, tighten the screw in your brain so it doesn’t fall out. *Soki frowns.* Occavatra needs some fun in his life. Plus, we haven’t seen him in forever.

Neoslasher: I know that feeling. *blinking* We need to get his attention somehow.

Soki: *pointing at the top of a palm tree.* Throw a coconut at him. It’s hard to not pay attention to it.

Neoslasher: A coconut? That’s it!!! *He slices Frostscythe’s notorious scythe at the palm tree, causing it to fall down.* TIMBER!!!!! *Occavatra frowns, rolls his eyes, and keeps reading.*

Soki: You didn’t have to do that. I meant shake the tree so the coconut falls down like this. *She slightly shakes a nearby tree.*

Pinwheel: The important thing is we have a coconut now.

Axeros: Alright, then. Pinwheel. Throw it at Occavatra’s head.

Pinwheel: I can’t do that. What if I knock him out by mistake?

Axeros: Alright, I’ll do it. *He takes a coconut from the palm tree. He throws it at the back of Occavatra’s head, causing him to fall face first into the sand. He gets up and aims his starsword in a variety of directions.*

Occavatra: Who hit my head?

Axeros: Occavatra!!! *He takes off a top speed to embrace Occavatra.*

Occavatra: Oh, hi, Axeros. *hugs him back.* I haven’t seen you in ages. I hope you’re not feasting on a lot of souls.

Axeros: Nah, I eat people’s misery now, but I’m good.

Soki: Great, calling his name would’ve saved a lot of trouble instead of chopping down one tree and throwing his coconut at his head.

Occavatra: Soki, is that you? *releases the hug and walks toward her.* What brings you to this beach?

Soki: Hello. We were just stopping by to see how you were doing. You looked like you could use a little beach party.

Occavatra: Gee, I wasn’t expected a beach party today. What a spontaneous surprise.

Neoslasher: Don’t be too startled. It’s a sign that summer is still alive.

Occavatra: *turning around to face Neoslasher.* Neo, boy, am I glad to see you.

Neoslasher: I’m so glad to see you too. I’ve missed you.

Occavatra: *gives Neoslasher a hug* You are a kind Legionnaire, I can tell you that.

Pinwheel: Gee, that’s almost ironic.

Occavatra: *releases the hug and turns around to face Pinwheel excitedly.* Hi, Pinwheel. I’m especially happy you are here too.

Pinwheel: *he embraces Occavatra fondly* It fills me with joy that this would be a perfect last day of summer.

Occavatra: *savors his hug* I wonder why would that be?

Pinwheel: Don’t think because summer is over that means we should waste the day away. We’re all here at this moment like there’s no tomorrow.

Occavatra: *smiling* Yes. Yes, you’re right. Let’s go have some fun.

Soki: What would you guys like to do?

Axeros: We can fight each other and whoever loses submits their souls to me.

Pinwheel: No, I was thinking more like going swimming and splashing each other in the cool ocean water.

Occavatra: The ocean is a bit too cold to go swimming. I tapped my foot in the water and it didn’t seem very safe.

Neoslasher: It appears to be safe for some of us.

Soki: *blinking* That’s because you’re undead.

Occavatra: Don’t worry. There’s still some time for the sun to come up a bit more for the water to heat up a little so we can all go swimming.

Pinwheel: What happens if we don’t know how to swim?

Occavatra: *pictures the fact water-breathing potions have split in the water years earlier.* I don’t think it’s important.

Pinwheel: What? You don’t care if we drown? Gosh, Occa, I thought you cared.

Soki: He means you can’t drown. Neither of us can. We can breathe water as well as the air.

Pinwheel: Oh….. yeah. I forgot about that part.

Neoslasher: But if it’s too cold to go swimming, what are we going to do until the sun comes up?

Pinwheel: Do you have a plan, Occavatra?

Occavatra: Yeah, I did, fishy.

Occavatra: That is, until I found out all we could ever do is just lay down in the sand and read a book.

Soki: Oh, yeah. That’s what we saw you doing when Axeros threw a coconut at you.

Occavatra: *starts to get angry and still feels pain on his head.* That was him?!?!?

Axeros: *embarrassed* Oops.

Occavatra: Okay, then, I’ll throw a coconut at you since that hit me way too hard. *He picks up a coconut and throws it at Axeros, which hits him in the stomach.*

Axeros: Alright, it’s in. Coconut Fight!!!!

Soki: *eyes widened* Oh, brother. (Everyone starts throwing coconuts at one another. They ran around near the palm trees and picked up any coconuts they can find. Then if one reaches a safe enough distance, this person throws a coconut at their target. This went on for a half and hour with little injuries, but the beach-goers suddenly stopped when Zee arrived at the beach.)

Occavatra: Holy shoot.

Pinwheel: Zee is here. What could be possibly be doing here?

Axeros: Oh, good. He’s going to join our beach party.

Zee: *smiling wickedly as his eyes turn purple.* Actually, I’m here to take you to my underwater fortress where I will extract a tiny portion of your power for the Mother of Monsters!

Soki: Hey, there’s no way we’re going to come with you willingly! *Although she didn’t bring a weapon, her pets Alpha Ferret Pirate and Arcane Parrot ready themselves to attack Zee.*

Neoslasher: Zee, why would you do this to us? I thought we were friends!

Zee: We are friends, Slashy. If you can cooperate, our friendship will go on for decades.

Occavatra: *unsheathes his weapon* Our friendships can go on even without our power. You don’t have to do this!

Axeros: *angrily* I’ll consume your soul for that threat!!!!!

Zee: *laughs evilly* You can’t consume my soul, puppet! I can force all of you into muscle spasms just because I could, but I’m not in the mood to do that today! *He snaps his fingers and all of the sudden, Occavatra, Pinwheel, Neoslasher, Axeros, and Soki are tied up by throbbing metallic, ruby-crested straps. The group tries to break free, but the blood magic binds them by force.*

Pinwheel: I can’t feel my legs!

Soki: Let us go!

Zee: I can’t let you go, Soki. You are five of the most legendary heroes on Lore. My queen would like some of that.

Axeros: Get me out of here!!!!! I’ll get Dage to come over to save me!

Zee: Ha, ha, ha, your little friend won’t hear you. My underwater fortress is soundproof so neither of you will shout for help!!! Say goodbye to the surface, soon-to-be weaklings!!!

Pinwheel: *gulping* At least, we can go swimming.

Occavatra: Not quite. We’re in danger and I….

Zee: That’s enough out of you! Now let’s go before I lose my patience!!! *He raises a hand up and the straps cause the five captives to levitate. Occavatra struggles with his right hand to launch a fireball and shoots it backwards. They end up going into the ocean and out of sight, helplessly. The fireball hits a mountain six miles away from the beach, leaving a crater. That crater then attracted the attention of Luna Cove’s locals and more importantly, the Hero and Irene.)

To be continued… in a possible release idea I might write.

Until next time;

-Occavatra