Miracula Luxia III Chapter 3- "Rise And Revolt"

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"Rise And Revolt" is the third Chapter of "Miracula Luxia III".
It describes the events that happened shortly after the disaster that struck and caught most of Adam's allies by surprise during Chapter II, including the rebellion that Derion organizes with Adam's help, in the hopes to overthrow his evil father and set his friends free from the shackles that hold them- figuratively and literally.
== Plot (Partial) ==
It turns out that Steele was not the only villain that endangered the peace in this world. Somewhere far away, a mysterious mastermind is planning the rise of an evil empire and, by extention, the eradication of all heroes that stand in his way.
Unbeknownst to Adam, a member of his family is guiding the forces of darkness. Whoever they are, they seem to know where he is and what he is doing. They seem to be aware of his evolution and thus know how many Darklings it takes to defeat him. This, of course, is very bad for our hero.
Will he find who they are? And, if he survives the journey, will he be able to punish them for what they are planning to do to all of the innocents out there?
=== The Story So Far ===
After defeating Trajkov and travelling to Goznor with his new mentor, Adam focuses on regaining his power, as well as discovering the secrets that will allow him to come face to face with the darkness... and defeat it.
Although most of his friends are gone, it does not take him long to make new ones. They give him the strength to do what is right and motivate him to keep believing in the Light, just like his old ones did.
Having accepted the mission to face a well-known troublemaker named Steele Brennte, he gladly leaves the safety of Canonia and puts himself in danger in order to find him, having recently deemed him too dangerous to be simply captured.
It takes a long time for him and his friends to set up a trap and fool him. However, they soon succeed and fight him, intending to protect the Light Crystal and protect him from his thieving hands.
Soon, he dies. Forgotten by all of his allies, he loses all hope and delivers the final blow himself, in the most cowardly way.
But the troubles are far from over. It turns out that the death of Steele has triggered another chain of painful events, giving Adam's enemies the chance to strike right into his open, bleeding wound- the one that severs the friendships that he is trying to mend so hard.
Now, forced to hide from the Darklings with what little friends he still has left, Adam has to prevent another upcoming disaster. It is up to him to prevent those ambitious, evil villains to lay waste upon the unsuspecting planet... and save the world. Just like his father did decades ago.
=== The Mad King ===
Although Steele managed to hide a lot of the secrets that could help Adam and bury them alongside him, his efforts were wasted thanks to the hero's superior knowledge in the art of interrogation. Thus, he managed to dig into his memories and convince him to spill a crucial secret- the whereabouts of his sister and the location of the evil capital, where she currently resides.
Said location is, of course, the city of Underfall. It is a place filled with creatures of darkness, mostly undisturbed by anyone due to the fact that they are too weak to fight back. However, it turns out that those fiends were just fooling those would-be heroes and plotting behind their backs. So, when the Darklings finally completed their evil plan, they took every single human by surprise. All of them were forced to make a painful decision- to join them in their rebellion against the Good in this world... or to perish, knowing that there is no future for anyone outside of their guild. Most prisoners were forced to join them, but a few revolted and tried to fight back. Of course, they were easily slain by the creatures, serving as an example to whoever tries to attack them. 
Now, Underfall is the capital of an evil empire that expands its borders very quickly, consuming every kingdom that tries to stand in its way. One by one, it eliminates its rivals and takes the empty land for itself. Their leader, the evil wizard Mordred Darkthrop, claims that this is their birthright and that they have no right to resist the temptation.
Adam knows where the greatest events are taking place. He plans to set out on a journey and stop this evil plan, once and for all. However, he soon realizes that there is one more obstacle that prevents him from reaching the capital.
One of Mordred Darkthrop's most loyal allies is Torion. He is the King of the Elven Kingdom and the father of Derion- the young prince who decided to travel with Adam not too long ago. Having possessed the malice in his heart long before his family became aware of it, he secretly met all kinds of evil leaders and their servants, allying himself with them and, unbeknownst to the rest of the kingdom, slaying the ones who dare to oppose him, thus planting a seed of unrest within his lands. He has allied himself with the evil sorcerer for one sole reason- to remain on the elven throne forever, destroying all of his rivals and making sure that there are no warriors who are able to take the throne for themselves.
Knowing that Adam is going to be a danger to his new allies and that Derion is a danger to his throne, the aging king sends a huge force of Darklings to hunt them down, often joining them to witness the pain that they are forced to face with his own two eyes.
As long as this wicked, senile elf continues to live and rule, it is certain that all of our heroes' efforts will be in vain. If they want to win this pointless and meaningless war and defeat Mordred, one thing must be done...
Torion- the King of the Elven Kingdom- must die.
== Parts ==
Part 1- "The Noble Prince" (Released on 04.01.2022)
Part 2- "Heart Of Gold" (Released on 06.01.2022)
Part 3- "Gloria" (Released on 08.01.2022)
Part 4- "Dusk And Dawn" (Released on 10.01.2022)
Part 5- "Upholder Of The Good" (Released on 13.01.2022)
Part 6- "In Your Head" (Released on 15.01.2022)
Part 7- "Father" (Released on 18.01.2022)
Part 8- "All My Life" (Released on 21.01.2022)
== Extra Parts ==
This Chapter includes one Extra Part. It describes the events that happen shortly after its last Part.
It is listed below.
Extra Part 8.1- "Blinded By The Light" (Released on 10.02.2022)
== Characters ==
=== Protagonist ===
* Adam Kaos
=== Main Characters ===
* Derion (King of the Elven Kingdom) (Son of Torion)
*Jonathan Braveheart (Adam's cousin)
* Aiden Gonoru
=== Antagonists ===
==== Main ====
* Torion (King of the Elven Kingdom) (Derion's father)
==== Other ====
* Theodmon (Torion's advisor)
* Gorduin Valdan (Elven Mercenary)
* Arun Wynlee (Elven Mercenary)
*Derek Darkheart (Leader of the Darkness of Duskwood)
=== Minor ===
* Jared Kaos (Adam's father)
* Emela Andra (Adam's teacher)
* Ryo Silentfoot
* Goznor Shaman
* Mardek Innanu
* Elwyen Sirene
=== Mentioned ===
* Meggy Kaos (Adam's mother) (Jared's wife)
* Gloria Korey
*Maria Braveheart (Jon's late step-grandmother)
== Deaths ==
* Torion
* Theodmon
* Gorduin Valdan
* Arun Wynlee
* Numerous counts of elven warriors
== Trivia ==
TBA