Dungeons, Idiots, Treasures, How Hard Can It Be?

Whoosh!

The figure dodged the incoming balls of fire coming at him whilst aiming the broadsword towards Theo's neck.

A raging roar followed through as Jae released a wave of hot flames only for the figure to slice the flames in half. Flashes of mana appeared for a brief moment before a blue lightning bolt struck the figure's body.

"Oh shit!"

Bang!

Theo cursed the moment the figure vanished for a split second and reappeared once more as they rammed into him.

Their cloak burnt away from the lightning revealing a man to be underneath the hood and tattered cloak. Silver hair that was messy and long with streaks of red, a handsome yet also beautiful face.

Sharp blue eyes with a scar underneath the man's left eye. Soon a powerful aura now submerged the area which choked Theo, Jae, Volhcard, and even the unconscious Yuni.

The only one unaffected was Idol yet the machine couldn't do anything even after they had thought of many ways of defeating the man in front of them.

"I know you."

Idol said while scanning the man in front of him, and right as the machine was about to speak once more they were sliced in half.

Fwoosh!

White flames covered the man like a blanket as Volhcard screamed in rage before spinning the staff slamming it into the man's face.

"How could you hurt a being of unknowing innocence!?"

Pure fury was in the eyes of the dwarves priest as he sent out a whirlpool of lightning at the man, yet they were nullified from the slashes of the broadsword.

"You have no idea what you are doing.."

The man's voice was raspy, and cold with an ethereal echo to it. The broadsword he held in his right flowed brightly in a dark yellow color with ancient runes appearing on the blade.

"You don't know who you're finding and fighting, so I shall end your pain right now!"

Right as he finished speaking he dashed forward while swinging the broadsword down at Volhcard. Clang! Theo clashed with the broadsword using a longsword from his bag of wares.

Whilst he clashed with the man his skin slowly grew blue from the dense presence that the man emitted. Blood came out of his mouth while parrying an attack which had hundreds of strikes within it.

Jae fell to the ground back to a human once more due to the dense pressure. She coughed while trying to call out to Theo who kept bleeding from his mouth, and with each attack he grew weaker and weaker.

"You're a nuisance, but very skilled I'll give you that."

The man held the broadsword's handle with both hands and raising it high he started to speak Ancient Augustinian... Chuckling, Theo rushed forward as Jae screamed out.

"Theo! Don't!"

"A foolish sacrifice, and I intend to commend it with this attack."

Fwoosh!

Silence, for the sound vanished, for mana vanished due to being absorbed by the blade, and for the presence of this one man.

"Caladel, stop."

Suddenly, everything went back to normal as the man dropped the broadsword stunned, and turning his head he saw a ghostly visage of a man who had a gentle smile.

"My friend let them pass... Please."

That name where did Idol hear that name? Of course from the archives of his memories, and from the old books that Volhcard read.

Caladel, 79th Prince of Kroma, the Volantrian Who Left His Kingdom, the Forsakened Hero, Demon Savior, and one of the 6 great heroes amongst: Leandros, Lilia, Markus, Who's Name Shall Be Forgotten, and the Monster Who Destroyed It All.

The visage slowly dissolved into a green liquid revealing it to be Sticky who finally awoke from their spark.

As soon as he saw Sticky he dropped to his knees while tears dropped one by one. Everyone coughed in response to finally being able to breathe as Volhcard quickly raised his staff to heal everyone.

"How is this possible?"

The man was stunned seeing Leandros for a split second in Sticky. Right after Theo got healed he flung himself towards Caladel with the longsword in both his hands.

Clang!

The longsword dropped on to the solid dirty ground as Theo was raised into the air by Caladel who had him by his neck.

"Drop him now!"

Jae weakly raised her fist to punch down onto the Volantrian only for him to backhand her away whilst staring down at Sticky.

"Tell me how this is all possible... How you are ali-"

Before finishing what he was going to say he dropped Theo on to the ground before clenching his teeth and slamming his head down.

Realization struck him like a strong gust of wind as he started chuckle before slowly that chuckle turned into laughter.. He kept banging his head on to the ground while laughing, and quickly that laughter turned to guttural groans and screams of pure hate.

"I'll kill him! He's going to die by my hands!"

He shouted while banging his head on to the ground, so Volhcard used this chance to rush towards Sticky and ran away towards the bright exit with the others.

Idol had Jae, Theo, and Yuni in their hands while they ran out of the cave, and the moment they smelled the fresh scent of beach air; it was an amazing feeling.

The cave itself collapsed on itself while being swallowed by the fog created by Faltina wherein it seemingly vanished out of thin air.

They all laid on their backs exhausted except for Idol who scanned for injuries on the rest them. As for Sticky they had stared into the horizon where a loud steampunked city was laying next to the ocean.

Altissa, the city of industry, trading, machine, and magic wherein only this city had machines powered by mana and steam. Right underneath the city was the ocean ruins where the Ocean Goddess slumbered as the people awaited for her return.

Two faint presences of powerful beings flowed throughout the city like sea breeze. Sticky felt these presence right before they closed their eyes falling asleep.