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Finally the great battle was over, the clash between the 3 creatures, the Brotherhood of Light, the Hand of the Shadows and the Order was finally over, or at least it seemed, all the fortres of Waichaput was completely destroyed by the great power that was used on the battle. Werewolves, Vampires and Undeads had not achieved their goal, to destroy their opponents and obtein the piece of the Mask of God that all protected. The role that humans have played in this war was merely to have been trapped in the middle of the battle, because without any allies and with problems between them, especially with the Brotherhood of Light and the Hand of Shadows, They only were a distraction for the creatures when they had become tired of killing each other. Not even the mighty Order, the most powerful warriors of all races had been able to stop this war, they also were caught in the middle of this war that would leave major brands for all without exception.

"Wow, I can not believe everything we fought for has just been lost in an instant," one man said as he walked down the stairs of a tower, accompanied by an older one, "All is not lost Jiad of this defeat we can learn a lot, "the older man said as Jiade opened the door at the end of the stairs, reaching the roof of the tower where they could see the field that was full of corpses. "Although I still cant believe that Dusk Fang, the captain of the Order managed to gain a truce between these beasts. Tell me Hirvel, What the hell did Dusk Fang Promissed those beasts so they all calmed down?" Jiad wonder as the old man closed his eyes, remembering the moment when Dusk Fang appeared on the battlefield, all were forced to stop when they felt this powerful presence. "I see... war has finally been unleashed, all of us knew it would happen, But do you really believe that some of you will emerge victorious from here?" Dusk Fang asked as creatures and humans looked at each other.

"I know we're all here for the same reason, we all want the piece of the Mask of God that the others have," the creatures were about to begin again the battle when all members of the Order took up their positions, no one knew why they had appeared on the fortres but it seemed that the presence of Dusk Fang on the fortres was because they also came for the mask. "This does not lead us to anything so the battle is over", Dusk Fang said as the Lycans also took their positions, the Vampires rearrange their formation and the Undeads began gradually to withdraw their troops from the fortres of Waichaput. "What do you intend to achieve with this human?" The leader of the army of werewolves, Bael, came down infront of Dusk Fang. "Cant you notice it little puppy?, the human is trying to save its specie", a vampire appeared, Laura, the leader of the vampire army, "A very bright move by what I see, knowing that even joining the 3 armies we couldnt defeat the Order, "Laura said as she smiled.

"I doubt that's the real reason, but just mentioned an important point vampire", a ghost came out slowly from the earth, Oklee, the leader of the Undead army appeared in front of Dusk Fang. "Whatever the reason is, we must listen to what the captain of the Order is about to say", Hirvel said as he arrived at where they were all together, "Tiber left, so I guess the brotherhood of light will end the pact", the hand of the shadows had taken out all of their troops after they tried to betray the brotherhood of light, which failed when the other creatures had attacked everything in front of them. "I'm just saying that this was a stupid move, no one took even a little advantage of this, we only lost men and Order lost a Fortres", Dusk Fang smiled saying that, "I know that over the time a war will be inevitable so I guess me and the Order should kill all at once, "Dusk Fang took his cross, which change into the the shape of "The Forced Fate" and pierced the ground with it, a sign that he was not going to attack anyone.

"But even doing that, a senseless war would start again", the creatures stared at him, "I also know that the Lords of Shadows have raised again and are as much a threat to humans just like they are a threat to their own creations," Dusk Fang said as a trace of fear could be seen on the faces of the creatures, their gods the Lords of Shadows were the ones who created them, but still they could destroy them if they wanted to. "And how does this therats you humans?, You are not controlled by them," Bael said a little angry, "It affects us because they could kill all of us and gain the parts of the mask that we have, but again an endless war would start because there is no power difference between them", Dusk Fang said as he sighed a bit, "So I propose a truce so everyone can think about a way of how to deal with them when necessary", the creatures doubted it a bit but eventually approved the plan, "You have your truce human , there will be no more attacks," the creatures said as they disappeared from the place.

Hirvel looked at Dusk Fang, "Why the hell are you here Marius?, you know that the 7 judges of the Order could have killed all of us", Dusk Fang laughed a bit as he heard that, "It has been a while since someone told me that name old man, beeing honest I came here because a report was given to me that one of the "Forced Weapons" was here". Hirviel seem kind of nervous as he heard that, "I know that the Brotherhood of Light kept one of the Forced Weapons and I want you to give it to me", Hirviel laughed a bit as he heard Dusk Fang. "Unfortunately I cant give it to you, the balance of the power would be lost and also there is someone in the Order that has a "Forced Weapon" just like you", Dusk Fang walked arround Hirvel. "It appears that you did your homework old man, but I also know that the half-brother of the man that has the "Forced Weapon", is the one that has the weapo in the Brotherhood of Light, so tell me... Where is Gabriel Sparda?", Dusk Fang asked while Hirviel began to laugh, "I dont know, we lost all trace of them after they were seen on Mount Ash".

"That is a lie, the roprt said that Gabriel was here in Waichaput, he was the one who helped so many escaped from the dungeons", Hirviel stop laughing, "If thats true, he must be buried below the corpses or mabye a miracle saved him". Dusk Fang sighed and turned arround, he lifted his sword that became a cross again, "I managed to gain a truce, but that doesnt mean I will help you find your Choosen One", he said as he dissapeared. "Thats why we must deal first with the Hand of the Shadows and then we must look out for Gabriel Sparda and his team. Give the order to everyone, anyone who see's Gabriel or his team must advise the order inmediatly, those unholy ones must be captured", Jiad said yeas as he left the tower. Soon all over the world wanted signs of Gabriel and his team appeared, a great reward was given to the one who bring them to the Brotherhood of Light. The world began to eneter in an era of darkness, while the Brotherhood try their best to keep peace among humans, the Hand of Shadows was gaining more and more recruits, promising that they would put and end to all their problems.

Far far away from Waichaput, even more far that the land of the Vampires, the Werewolfs and the portal that lead to the Undead realm, there was an island where only a few had been before, a holy land where people said that God descended from heavens. The island was full of exotic animals and plants, and on the center there was a great temple, a place where the sky was so clear. Inside that temple, there was a room where a boy was laying on a bed, his body was covered in bandages all filled with blood, he had many wounds. When the boy opened his eyes he looked arround and try his best to stand up, but the pain was so strong that he fell to the ground, -"Ahhh... the pain... I cant bare it..."-, the boy said as he grabbed his head and try his best to remember how he had reached this place. Slowly memories of the battle of Waichaput appeared on his head as pain came with them, as he remembered the dead of Unel, someone that had been like a father to him.

-"I... wasnt able... to..."-, tears came down from the eyes of the boy, they stopped when he heard a door opening, "Finally... you are awake", the voice of a girl said as the boy then felt a hug, and then some tears on his shoulder, "Im really sorry fro what happened to Unel", the girl was crying. -"Marin... you... how?"-, the boy was so confused about what happened but then the pain returned to his head. Images of how Unel sacrificed himself so the attack wouldnt hit him, and also the image of Marcos unpiercing his sword from the body of Unel. -"I will kill that guy!!!"-, the boy let go of the hug that Marin gave him and he stand up, he managed to exit the room and also the temple, he walked as far as he could but soon realised that he was on a island as he noticed the sea. -"I have to get out of here"-, the boy said as he turned arround and looked at Marin, she was behind him, -"Tell me how I can get out of here!!!"-, the boy shouted as he looked at Marin, she still had tears on her eyes.

The voice of the boy keep shouting as Marin finally said something, "You dont remember how you arrived here?", Marin asked as the boy put his hand on his head, the pain slowly returned as the memories of that moment also returned. Images of the battle he had with Marco, the boy was so damaged that Marco was about to kill him, but at that moment Unel recived the pierce, saving him. Then the creatures all clashed in the fortres, at that moment Marin and the other Merchants where able to took the boy and rescue him from the battle. -"You and your friends saved me... but... Unel... he... he... he died because of me!!!!"-, the boy began to hit the ground as hard as he could. -"Why... why am I so weak??!!"-, the boy keeo hitting the ground, -"Why I cant protect the ones I care for??!!"-, blood began to appear on the bandages of his hands, it dripped from his fists as he lifted them to prepeare for another hit, until someone stopped his hand.

Marian let go of his hand and hugged him again, "This wasnt your fault Gabriel, Unel decided to sacrifice himself because he belived in you, he belived that you are the Choosen One", Marin looked at the eyes of Gabriel, he was crying, -"What kinf of Choosen One I am if I cant save the ones I care for???!!!"-, Gabriel got free from the hug of Marian and run away into the forest. After almost an hour, Gabriel finally stopped as he now was infront of a great stone, he just kneeled down and keep crying, when the voice of someone caught his attention, "I cant belive that you are crying like this". Gabriel wiped his tears as he try to see who was talking, "What happened to the boy that would become the next Captain of the Order?", the man asked as he dodged a quick hit of Gabriel, -"You dont have any right to tell me that!!"-, the man took the arm of Gabriel and launched him with a great strenght agaisnt the great stone, "Look at you... you are a mess, what would Unel said if he saw you like this?".

Gabriel stand up and launched against the man again, but he was launched again against the great stone, he slowly began to stand up again, -"What the hell are you doing here Ivan?"-, Gabriel asked, "I just came because I made a promise to Unel that I would take care of you", Gabriel launched against Ivan again, this time he was launched into the air, crashing down in the ground, blood came out of his wounds. "I know he raise you like if you were his own son, so he wouldnt like to see you like this", Gabriel was crying, -"You dont have any idea of how I feel!!!!"-, he shouted as he stand up again, "I know I dont know how it feels and I cant feel pity about you, but I know that you arent a weak fool that gets controled by negative emotions", Gabriel was ready to attack Ivan again. "Foolish boy, didnt you learn anything from what Unel taught you", the cross of Ivan transformed into a pair of battle gloves, taking Gabriel by his throat and pinned him against the great stone.

-"Gaahhh!!... let... me... go!!!!"-, Gabriel reached his necak as he took his own cross, but when he touched it he noticed that it was broken, "Look at that, you couldnt even repair it because of your emotions", Ivan began to squeeze the neck of Gabriel, soon he was almost unconcious because of the lack of oxigen. "While we were at Waichaput, Unel told me many things about you boy, but I think all he said was a lie", Gabriel wasnt hearing as now he was inside of his head, it was starting to fill with darkness and he couldnt get out. <Im really... sorry... Im really.... sorry...>, he said as he began to get caught by the darkness that with slow moves was surrounding his body, soon he dissapeared in that dark color...

... "You know Ivan, I was so happy when I saw Gabriel in Morroc", Unel smiled as he said that, "He must be a great guy, but from what you said he seem to need you for many reasons, but you are trapped here", Ivan said as he looked at Unel. "You are wrong, because that time at Morroc I noticed he had gained something that in all the years I was with him I couldnt gave him", Unel smiled as he noticed a confused look on Ivan's face. "And what is that?", Ivan asked as Unel laid down on the wall, "He now got good friends, and thats the best someone could get on this life", Unel smiled as Ivan sighed, he knew that the guy was right. "You are a fool one Unel, but as you say, that Gabriel guy will be one day a great warrior", "Yep thats right, his dream is to become the next Captain of the Order, that way he can show everyone that he really is someone"...

"Tell me... Are you really going to let go of that promise you made to Unel?", Ivan asked as he let go of Gabriel's throat, he felt to the ground where he kept lying. <He is... right... the promise...>, Gabriel opened his eyes on that darkness as he saw small shinings of light, each one of them was the memories he had with all his team and also the memories of Unel, -"I wont give up to that promise I made!!!!"-, the scream of Gabriel could be heard all over the island as Marian smiled as she heard it, she knew that the Gabriel Sparda she met once had returned. Ivan grabbed Gabriel and carried him to the temple again, when he put Gabriel on the bed this one fell asleep really quickly as Ivan left the room, he knew now that the kid would be alright...

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Cross: Powerful weapons created through incredibly complex magical processes . The crosses are the weapons used by members of the Brotherhood of Light, The Hand of the Shadow, Bounty Hunters, Merchants and the Order. All crosses are created with a special metal that is capable of withstanding a powerful magical blessing the reason why these weapons are not only capable of killing humans but also Vampires, Werewolves and Undeads. When the creatures decided to start with the great purge of man, the first step was to strip the humanity from all posible defense against them, that included weapons and all the magical knowledge they possessed. On the verge of extinction humans managed to find the Sacred Cove, a cave where the magic power was able to repel the creatures and it was filled with a strange mineral called "Orichalcum" which could withstand large amounts of magical energy and had the facility that it could shape shift. This way humans used the symbol of their faith to camouflage their weapons and soon started a rebellion to save the human race. The power of a cross is quite immense, but can be classified into the following categories:

+ Combat Cross: Possibly the cross that has been more crafted, created for the warriors of the Brotherhood of Light and the murderers from the Hand of the Shadow. These crosses can take the form of weapons used for close-ranged combat, like swords, axes, daggers, etc.

+ Ranged Cross: This type of cross are preferred by the Hand of the Shadow as its better to use so they dont have to get close to kill their targets. These crosses can take the from of ranged weapons like bows, crosbows and even revolvers.

+ Support Cross: Created especially for people who have a large reserve of magical energy in their body. The work of these crosses is to cure people or increase the capabilities, but they have the great disadvantage of not allowing to be used in the owner of the cross. This crosses usually take the form of great scepters.

But there are other weapons that have been disguised as crosses all over the story of humanity but they cant be cataloged as normal weapons. They are called "Forced Weapons" and they have an incredible destructive power compared to the normal crosses, but at the same time this power comes from the magical power of the owner of the "Forced Weapon". All Forced Weapons came from a single weapon, "The Soul Edge", the power of this weapon was so great that it could destroy the whole world, thats why with a powerfull spell the weapon was divided in many parts that were hiden all over the world. Until now only 3 Forced Weapons have been registered to exist:

+ Forced Edge: Disguised as a Combat Cross, the Forced Edge is a sword of great power that was once used by the founder of the Brotherhood of Light, Alister Joachim, to seal the Lord of Shadows of the Lycans. The sword keeps inside a part of the great power of the Lord of Shadows, so it can easily destroy sacred barriers and create electricity to increase the power of its attacks, the reason why it has been given the nickname of "Great Thunder Fang". The owner of this cross is Gabriel Sparda.

+ Forced Faith: Disguised also as a Combat Cross this powerful sword was used by Joshep Kruskall-Wallis to assassinate the powerful Lord of Shadows of the Vampires. Like the Forced Edge, this sword also holds a part of the power of the Lord os Shadows, so it can destroy seals and create sacred fire to increase the power of its attacks. The fact that Kruskall-Wallis killed countless vampires with it gives the sword the nickname of "Vampire Killer". The owner of this cross is Marcos Gallehan.

+ Forced Fate: Disguised as a Combat Cross this powerful sword was used by Orius Fret, warrior of the brotherhood of light, to seal theLor of Shadows of the Undeads and the mighty Titans. Like the other 2 Forced Weapons, this sword has within a part of the power of the Lord of Shadows and also the full power of the Titans, making it the most powerful of all Forced Weapons because its power is to cancel the elemental power of the opponents and increase the reserve of magical power of the user. The sword has killed countless numbers of creatures and humans, so it has the nickname of "God of Death." The owner of this cross is Dusk Fang (Marius Waltz).