Fable III: Retold Chapter 1

==Road to Rule: Life in the Castle and Temple==
"And so our story begins... The Kingdom is on the verge of revolution. The Prince will be the hero to lead us. It's time he truly saw what Albion has come to. The Age of Industry has arrived, though some may call it the age of oppression. Freedom seems like nothing but a dream. It's time to make a stand to lead a rebellion, to be a hero. Welcome to the city of the downtrodden, where those who dare to speak out are punished and those who dare to hope find nothing to hope for. True rebels fight against all odds, real heroes never give up yet they cannot triumph alone. The uprising has begun. But who will lead the revolution?"
The head butler Jasper made his way down the hall and into the bedroom of Prince Adam, the youngest son of the previous King Sparrow and his Queen Alexandra.
Upon entering the dark room, Jasper shook his head at the sight. Our mighty prince, still in bed at 9am. The butler made his way to the curtains and sighed.
"What a dreadfully sorry sight," Jasper muttered, pulling the curtains wide open as Adam groaned. The sudden burst of light hit his face and he covered up with the blanket, "such a beautiful day to waste in bed, don't you agree?"
"Ugh! What? Oh, won't you go away, Jasper?" Adam complained as Jasper pulled open the other set of curtains.
"Now, young sir, that is hardly the response of a prince. I'm afraid it is time to rise with your permission, I shall wake your sleeping companion" Jasper said pulling the blanket off the sleeping black and white dog in Adam bed as the dog Xander yawned and rolled over and looked up at Jasper excitedly.
"Ah yes, one's heart soars before such regal bearing" Jasper said with his hands on his hip as Adam scratch the back of Xander ear, "I trust you both slept well, you have a busy day ahead."
"Come on boy, if I have to get up so do you" Adam said as Xander got down to the floor and gave Jasper the puppy eyes.
"No, it's not going to work, don't look at me like that" Jasper said as the dog did a little whimper, "oh, very well! Good dog" he said petting the dog.
Sucker! Falls for it every time Xander thought feeling accomplished for the day.
"What a pair, the Kingdom is doomed" Jasper said.
Says you Xander thought.
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Far in the north in a temple outside hood warrior monks sparred with each other as a tall muscular monk with graying hair walked past them as the monks stopped sparring.
"Good morning father" they all said bowing.
"My brothers where is my daughter?" Father August asked.
"Haven't seen this morning father" one of the brothers said.
"Oh that girl" August said rolling his eyes as he went into one of the buildings then went down a row of doors to the room at the end of the hall and opened it to see red hair sticking out from under the bed.
"Honestly you are just as bad as your mother sleeping in all day when there is much to do around the Temple" August said.
"Ugh! Go away! Five more minutes" the woman groaned.
"No, no! We will have none of that" he said pulling open some curtains as the girl groaned, "it's such a beautiful day you should spend this day to its fullest" he said walking over to the bed and grabbed then end of the bed and flipped it over knocked the woman out of her bed and hit the floor.
"Ow! Father that was mean!" the girl groaned.
"Annabel I will not have you sleeping in when there is much work to do" August said.
The girl then pulled the blanket off her head to reveal a young woman about 19 or 20, with long red hair tied in a ponytail behind her, somewhat muscular but was thin and had blue eyes.
This girl is Annabel she is the Daughter of Hannah (Hammer) the Hero of Strength and her father August the man Hannah fell in love with a married when she joined the Warrior Monks Temple.
"Come Annabel I want you dressed and out of this room in five minutes, meet me in the courtyard for sparring practice.
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Back at the Kingdom Adam finally managed to get out of bed he followed Jasper to get changed from his night clothes.
"Now sir, if you follow me, perhaps we can find some appropriate clothing for today's activities" Jasper said as they approached two manikins by the fireplace with two choices in clothing.
"Hmm not bad Jasper" Adam said looking at the Prince outfit.
"Lady Elise is most eager to speak to you this morning and is waiting for you in the garden no doubt you will wish to look your best for your young 'friend' I have taken the liberty of arranging two suitable outfits, if you would care to choose" Jasper said writing with a quill on his tasks list.
"I think this one" Adam said as he began to strip from his night clothes and into the Elegant Prince clothes.
Once he finished putting on the final touches Adam looked to Jasper.
"Ah, splendid choice, I'm sure Lady Elise will approve perhaps you ought to make your way to her now and I would recommend avoiding your brother today, King Logan is rumored to be in an ill temper" Jasper warned.
"Yeah don't know what's going on with him" Adam said as Jasper began to clean the room as Adam made his way to the door, "come Xander" he said opening the doors.
"Have a good day sir" Jasper said.
"Will do, bye Jasper" Adam said as he began to make his way down the path as guards went into solute as he walked.
"My prince" one said.
"Good morning" Adam said.
"Prince" the other said.
"Good day to you" Adam said heading down the large stairs to the courtyard where the castle residents began to greet him.
"Wonderful to see you again!" a woman with much makeup said.
"Good morning" Adam said as he looked to the castle of his brother in a posse as he shook his head at the eyesore.
"I liked the one father had here, his statue looked heroic like the hero he was Xander" Adam said as he headed down towards the garden but too his time walking past the entrance to the tomb where both his mother and father graves were in.
"Good morning, mother and father" Adam said imagining them from how he remembered them from his childhood as he headed towards the gardens.
Xander then ran over to Elise who got down on her knees in open arms as the dog jumped onto her and licked her face as she laughed.
"Oh brave knight, have you come to protect me? Ah ha ha you big sofite, you'd be rubbish in a fight wouldn't you? Wouldn't you?" Elise asked the dog.
'No! I can fight, there are just no dogs around here its like were in endangered species or something' Xander thought.
"I'll protect you my lady" Adam said.
"Hmm I don't know, you don't look so tough either, hmmm perhaps you can give me a demonstration of your abilities?" Elise said.
Adam then smirked as he approached Elise and took her hands and kissed her.
"How's that?" Adam asked.
"Whoa, not bad, not bad I suppose you'll do" Elise said.
"Well then I guess I better do better next time" Adam hinted.
"I thought you'd never get up, did Jasper tell you I wanted to speak to you?" Elise asked with concern in her voice.
"Yes, did something happen?" Adam asked.
"I'm not sure, but everyone in the castle seems to be upset with your brother, more than usual and it's even worse down in the city" Elise said climbing onto the wall as Adam did so they could look down at the city.
"You hear such terrible stories, listen they say a factory worker was executed this morning, I'm sure it's only a rumor but you can imagine how people are talking, the staff in the castle are anxious I told them you'd speak to them, will you do that? I'm afraid of what might happen if someone doesn't calm things down" Elise said climbing down.
"If you think it will help" Adam said.
"I do, they may fear the king but they still care for their prince, so my good prince, will you take my hand and escort me to the castle? Everyone waiting for you" Elise said holding out her hand.
"Of course" Adam said taking her hand as they made their way out of the garden.
"Good, now let's go" Elise said.
"I can't believe your brother could have had a worker executed but sometimes I think...well there something wrong with him, he's changed so much and he looks so tired all the time"
"I've noticed not sure what happened to Logan he's been so different lately it's like he's another person" Adam said.
"I told Sir Walter about the speech, he'll be there to support you, I don't know what this place would be like without him, I'm sure he'll want to continue your instruction today, he's obsessed with combat training lately" Elise said.
"He did fight by my father side before I was born he's always told me that if I am to ever be like my father I need to train hard like my father did" Adam said as they walked passed Logan statue.
"You're so unlucky, having that statue of your brother right outside your window, I think it'd give me nightmares" Elise said.
"I liked my father statue better" Adam said.
"So did I, come on let's go" Elise said as they walked into the kitchen.
"Welcome your majesty, such an honor to have you here today, the staff have convened to hear your words, whenever you're ready" Steward the Castle Chef said.
Adam then cleared his throat as he got ready to address the staff, "you have a been through some difficult times, and the king has been too...preoccupied to treat you as he should but I ask you to all ignore any wild rumors you hear, I promise to speak with my brother about improving conditions for both you and your families outside the castle. Thank you" Adam said.
"You call that a royal speech?" Walter said standing in the doorway to the combat room, "you didn't shout, you didn't threaten and you were far too reasonable" he said as he laughed, "it was bloody marvelous!"
"Thank you Walter" Adam said.
"Right then, ready for today training?" Walter asked.
"I sure am" Adam said.
"Take good care of him Walter" Elise said as Walter and Adam headed up the stairs.
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Annabel dressed in similar clothes like the ones worn by the male monks of the temple but her was close to the ones her mother wore at the Temple of Light.
Annabel headed out the door putting on her fingerless gloves as she walked past the monks in the courtyard sparing.
"Good morning" Annabel called.
"Good morning sister" one said as Annabel went to a lower half of the temple where practice dummies were set up and her father was waiting.
"Ah there you are, are you ready to begin?" August asked.
"Yes father" Annabel said.
"When you mother first joined she was able to destroy every dummy here with one punch, she broke my record of breaking all in one minute" August said.
"Mum told me you were so mad you avoid her for a week" Annabel said.
"Well enough of the past let's begin you time starts now" August said as Annabel charged towards the dummies as she punched and kicked at red target on each dummies and knocked the head off the first one.
"Focus Annabel channel your strength into the target spots" August said.
Annabel then kicked one dummy in the center sending it flying back.
"Great! Keep that up!" August said.
"Ha!" Annabel yelled punching the last one down, "what's my time?" Annabel asked panting.
"One minute fifteen seconds" August said.
"Damn! I didn't even come close to mum record!" Annabel said as August walked over to a fountain and took a glass next to it and filled it with the water and walked over to Annabel and offered it to her.
"Don't worry you will become as strong as her one day, maybe stronger so until then keep up your training" August said.
"Thanks papa" Annabel said taking the glass to drink the cold water.
"I heard things are bad in the kingdom" August said.
"What has happened?" Annabel asked with concern.
"King Logan raised taxes again, the farmers are starting to lose their homes and forced to come here but without them we cannot feed ourselves and soon Logan will start taxing us" August said.
"He can't do that! We can't just stand by and let him drain our land dry!" Annabel said.
"I know, I plan to leave soon and confront the king as a representative of the North, maybe I can reason him" August said.
"I hope he will see reason" Annabel said taking a seat.
"I suppose you've heard the rumors then, well I'm afraid they're quite true" Walter said as they walked down the hall.
"What?!" Adam asked horrified.
"Who knows what your brother will do next" Walter said.
"I must speak to him about this" Adam said.
"In the meantime, the mood in the castle is getting more uneasy by the day I think you have a knack for reaching out to people, they all looked up to you back there the way they look up to a leader" Walter said as they passed the dining room and out into the entrance to the throne room where they saw people behind ropes looking rather upset.
"A lot of people so see your brother today, poor sods" Walter said as they spotted a man waving a hat and holding a clipboard.
"Sir Walter, what a stroke of luck! Would you be so kind as to sign my petition? We must fight to eradicate poverty in Albion, too many suffer on our streets and the king does nothing, he must be made to care" Laszlo said.
"Oh very well, but I'm just an old soldier, I doubt my name would mean anything but perhaps the prince here would care to help you out" Walter said.
"Oh, that would be wonderful, your majesty, it would be the greatest honor" Laszlo said.
"I'd be happy to sign" Adam said taking the quill.
"Thank you, my good prince, your support will make all the difference, I'm certain of it" Laszlo said as Adam finished signing and handed the quill back and followed Walter to the combat room.
"That was a courageous move, I doubt it will make much of a difference, but perhaps your brother will finally realize you have a mind of your own" Walter said.
"I never listened to Logan when we were kids and sure won't now even if he is King" Adam said.
"Let's see you put it to good used in the combat room, come on" Walter said.
"Right behind you" Adam said following behind.
"You have made good progress these past few weeks, but today isn't about practice I want you to fight me, as if your life depended on it" Walter said as they entered the combat room.
"Sure Walter" Adam said heading over to the sword rack.
"One day the people of Albion are going to need you, I have to find out just how ready you are" Walter said.
"I'm ready" Adam said as Walter drew his own sword.
"Fight!" Walter said as Adam came at Walter as Walter blocked his sword swing, "Ha, well done!"
"Careful Walter I may get you!" Adam smirked as Walter swung and Adam blocked.
"Do you remember the storied I'd tell you when you were a child? Of your father, the Great Hero King?" Walter asked as he blocked Adam swing.
"I sure do!" Adam said.
"You'd never get tired of hearing those stories and after each one, do you remember what you would say?" Walter asked.
"Teach me how to be a hero!" Adam said remembering being in this same roof with Walter when they trained and saying that as a child.
"Every single time" Walter said as him and Adam collided blades, "I wish there was something an old solider like me could teach you but I've done my best now I need you to do your best, strike me! What are you afraid of? Hit me!"
"What do you think I'm trying to do?!" Adam said having another sword swing blocked.
"You can do better than that, concentrate" Walter said as Adam swung a powerful swing that made a large spark when it hit Walter sword and broke Walter sword sending the blade hitting the ground.
"Ha ha! You only went and broke it! Look at that! Am I a great teacher or what?" Walter said.
Or what Xander thought sitting by the door.
"Listen there's something-" Walter began as Elise pushed open the doors.
"Walter! You have to come quickly! Both of you!" Elise said panting.
"What's happened?" Walter asked.
"Outside the castle, it looks like a demonstration" Elise said.
"This is not good" Walter said as Adam and him ran out of the combat room following Elise into the entrance.
"They're right inside the castle grounds I've never seen so many people out there" Elise said.
"Balls! I should have known this would happen, I don't think they realize what your brother is capable of this isn't going to end well" Walter said as they looked out the window to see many angry protesters.
"Logan caused this" Adam said.
"It's been a long time since Logan listened to me but I should find him, stay here there's still something we need to talk about" Walter said walking up the stair to the King Throne room.
"We can't just stand here I have a horrible feeling about this, we need to do something" Elise said.
"I agree" Adam said.
"Look, the guards have moved from the stairs we should follow Walter, find out what Logan is going to do, let's go while we can" Elise said.
"They must be in the War Room" Adam said as they headed up the stairs.
"Then let's get there before anyone sees us" Elise said as they ran down several halls and stopped at the closed doors to the War Room as Elise peeked in through the keyhole.
"Quick you can see them" Elise whispered as Adam looked through the other keyhole.
"Think about what you are doing Logan" Walter said.
"I'm protecting the interest of the people, don not question me again" Logan said as he turned to one of the guards, "you will shoot to kill, start with the ringleaders and if necessary, continue with the crowd."
"This is wrong, you can't do this" Walter said as a guard hit him in the back of the knee as he hit the ground and Elise gasped.
"Never tell me what I can't do" Logan warned.
"Walter! We can't let him kill all those people, you're his brother maybe he'll listen to you, we have to do something" Elise said as Adam opened the door as Logan glared at him.
"What the hell are you doing here? The War Room is no place for a child, leave now" Logan said.
"I'm here to stop you, you can't kill those people" Adam said.
"No wait!" Walter said.
"ENOUGH!" Logan growled, "how dare you turn against me? Perhaps you believe you should be the one making these decisions, you really wish to defend those traitors? Then so be it" he said motioning two guards as they grabbed Logan and Elise, "let us see how you do, take my brother and his friend to the throne room we shall settle this matter officially"
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"Father!" a Warrior Monk running towards August and Annabel.
"Brother what is wrong?" August asked.
"We just received word that a worker in the Kingdom was executed earlier today" he panted.
"How horrible!" Annabel said.
"That's only start there is an uprising I fear the king may start killing some of the protestors" he said.
"Logan going too far! Daughter stay here" August said.
"Father where are you going?" Annabel asked.
"I must see someone, I will come get you later today be ready" August said heading into the temple as he approached a tomb door as he touched the cold stone door and sighed and pushed it open and headed down the stairs as he reach the bottom of a large tomb similar to the one the King built for all the heroes as he touched the coffin where his wife rested and the empty one across where he'd be place.
"The time has come" August heard Theresa said as he didn't look from his wife coffin.
"Tell me what I must do" August said.
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"Move!" A guard yelled shoving Elise into the throne room.
"I'm moving!" Elise growled as he shoved her again and knocked her over.
"Leave her alone!" Adam growled as he helped her up.
"I'm alright, I'm alright" Elise said.
"Don't worry whatever happens we'll get thought this together" Adam whispered.
"Keep walking!"
"We are!" Adam growled as they approached the throne where Logan sat with Walter standing next to it.
"Here come the saviors of the people come closer brother" Logan said as Adam approached as he let go of Elise hand, "today you have disappointed me beyond measure, I have been betrayed by my own blood and a filthy spy" Logan said.
"We did nothing wrong!" Elise yelled.
"Punishment must be appointed where it belongs" Logan said standing up from his throne.
"Punish me then!" Adam yelled.
"You are no longer a child, and it is time I stopped treating you as one, you wish to save the traitors who had gathered outside the castle this morning, very well you shall have your chance to save them" Logan said as Adam saw three people being held by the guards, "here stand the leaders of the violent mob I will give you a choice who will be punished? These strangers or this girl, the sentence will be death"
"What!" Adam yelled.
"No...this can't be" Elise said.
"You are the prince, decide" Logan said.
"Your majesty, Logan please!" Walter begged.
"I am giving you power over life and death" Logan said.
"No! I won't do this!" Adam yelled.
"If you can't choose I will, they will all be executed, so tell me, what are you willing to sacrifice to do the right thing?" Logan said.
"This is madness, we can't we just can't choose me, you can't let them all die, choose me" Elise said touching Adam face.
"No I can't" Adam said.
"There is only one decision you can make, it has to be me" Elise said.
"I don't want to die" one of the three leaders said as the woman cried.
"Those people can't die because of me!" Elise said.
"Elise, don't kill the people" Adam said shaking with anger.
"Thank you, thank you" the woman said as Elise approached Adam.
"It's alright, you did what you had to do, never forget what he's done and that I love you" Elise said.
"Take the girl away, kill her now" Logan said as the guards began to take Elise away as she held out a hand to Adam as he clenched his fist and glared at Logan.
"I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR THIS!" Adam growled.
"Good, then you will never forget it, escort my brother to his chambers now" Logan said.
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"Okay I know what I must do" August said.
"Be weary August this is a path she must do alone in order for her destiny to come true" Theresa said.
"I know, I knew this for a long time when my dear Hannah passed, I am ready for my daughter to take her place in her destiny" August said as he heard thunder outside as rain began to fall down.
"Hurry August the time has come" Theresa said disappearing.
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Adam stood in front of his desk with his head down and hands on his desk as Xander whimper on the bed as Jasper approached.
"You mustn't blame yourself sir, I don't think any of us realized just how far he'd fallen into madness" Jasper said.
"I have to do something, I can't just stay here" Adam said as Xander barked and Walter entered the room.
"You're not, we leave the castle tonight, this kingdom needs nothing less than a revolution, it needs a new leader, it needs a Hero it's time to see if you're ready" Walter said.
"Ready for what?" Adam asked.
"To be your father's son" Walter said as Adam nodded as Xander barked his approval.
"Very good, I will pack some essentials" Jasper said.
"There's no time we take nothing" Walter said.
"Not even pajamas?" Jasper asked horrified.
"Come on, we must leave now" Walter said.
"Don't worry sir I shall follow you wherever fate may take us" Jasper said as they headed outside towards the stairs as rain came down hard.
"I should have done something in the throne room, I should have stopped him" Walter said.
"All you would have accomplished would have been your own death" Jasper said.
"Still, maybe I should have taken you away sooner" Walter said as they reached the bottom of the stairs and ran towards Logan statue.
"There is something rather sinister about this garden at night" Jasper said.
"Where are we going? I thought we were leaving the castle?" Adam asked.
"We are but there's something we must do first" Walter said as they entered the gardens and approached the castle catacombs where the former King and Queen now rest.
"It's time we paid our respect to Albion last hero" Walter said.
"I never thought I'd enter this place again" Jasper said.
"You should have known better" Walter said opening the door.
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Annabel stood in her room looking out the window to see the rain was coming down hard that night as she heard her bedroom door open as she saw her father come in wet from the rain.
"Father what is going on?" Annabel asked.
"It's time Annabel" August said.
"Time for what?" Annabel asked.
"Time to truly see if you are your mother daughter, come with my daughter it's time I told you about a promise I made many years ago to your mother" August said heading outside as Annabel followed him in the rain towards the temple.
"What promise?" Annabel asked.
"The night your mother died she asked me to bring you here when the time came, it's time to see if you are the next hero" August said as they entered the temple.
"Hero? But father mother was a real hero and I've never set foot of the temple grounds" Annabel said.
"I wanted to prepare for this day, that's why I trained you harder than the other monks, you are stronger than the other monks and you are now old enough to journey on your own" August said opening the entrance to the tomb.
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"The night your father died I promised him I would bring you here one day, when you were old enough, and strong enough" Walter said as they entered the large catacombs and ahead they saw the candles all over and the two stone coffins at the end, "this is your history, this is your legacy the world has been too long without a hero, but I'm hoping that will have one soon" he said as they reached the two gold coffins as Adam touched his mother and father tombs as Walter walked over to a stone wall and pushed in a brick making the statue that resembled Theresa in her hood move it's hand from its chest and drop in front of Adam holding out the Guild Seal.
"This is your father's most treasured possession, the Guild Seal it choose those who have the power inside them, those who have the potential to become legends, take it" Walter said as Adam approached and picked it up.
"Is something supposed to happen?" Adam asked as the seal glowed and began to shake in Adam hands as he was engulfed by the gold light.
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August and Annabel entered the tomb as they approached the coffin and Annabel noticed the statue that looked like Theresa.
"What are we doing here?" Annabel asked.
"Right now the kingdom needs heroes, many years ago before you were born the King came here you mother and him built this tomb one in his kingdom for his son and this one for you" August said pushing a brick in as the statue dropped its hand reveal a Guild Seal.
"This was your mother seal, the night you were born it transformed into what it looks like now, only those who have the power inside them, take it my daughter it's time to see if you are the hero I know you will be" August said.
Annabel then picked up the Guild Seal and looked to her father.
"Nothing happened" she said as the seal in her hands began to shake and glow as she was engulfed in the light.
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Adam ended up teleporting in front of agate on a long path of gates that lead to a castle in the distances as Theresa appeared in front of the gates.
"Who are you?" Adam asked.
"I am Theresa the Seer of the Spire, I guided your father in his greatest triumph, but you have an even greater destiny ahead of you, the Seal awoke at your touch as it would at no one else's this means the fate of Albion on your shoulders, before you lies the path you were born to take and at its end is the kingdom you were born to rule, like all heroes you will face many trials, but you cannot pass though these gates alone, you will need to gather followers and gain the support of the people for now you have the support of two friends, Jasper who will serve always and Sir Walter Beck who will be your greatest ally together you have already taken the first step in your journey, walk through the gate and claim your reward" Theresa said disappearing as the gates opened as he approached as chest as he opened it and found and strange gauntlet as Theresa appeared again.
"There is a great power inside you, you merely lack the means to unleash it, take this the gauntlet will channel the magic within you, use it by the tomb in the mausoleum and the way out of the castle will open for you will return here when you have gathered enough followers to reach the next gate, now go Walter and Jasper will follow wherever you lead and one day perhaps the rest of Albion will do so too" she said disappearing as fog appeared in the gate ahead of him as he walked into it and was engulfed in the light again.
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Annabel found herself in front of gates leading down a long path towards a castle in the distances as Theresa appeared in front of her.
"Who are you? Where am I?" Annabel asked.
"I am Theresa the Seer of the Spire, I guided your mother in her quest to aid the King of Albion in his greatest triumph, but you have an even greater destiny ahead of you, the Seal awoke at your touch as it would at no one else's this means the fate of Albion on your shoulders, before you lies the path you were born to take and at its end is the kingdom where you will help the next king reach, like all heroes you will face many trials, but you cannot pass though these gates alone, you will need to help him gather followers and gain the support of the people for now you have the support of your temple, your father August who will stay by your side not matter what and your brother at the Temple who will be aid you when the time comes, you have already taken the first step in your journey, walk through the gate and claim your reward" Theresa said disappearing as the gates opened and Annabel approached a chest as she opened it and reached in and pulled out two strange looking gauntlets.
"What are these?" Annabel asked.
"There is a great power inside you, you merely lack the means to unleash it, take these the gauntlets will channel the strength within you, use it by the tomb in the mausoleum and the way onto your journey will open for you, you will return here when you have helped him gather enough followers to reach the next gate, now go August will follow wherever you go and maybe someday you will help 'him' for the rest of Albion too" she said disappearing.
"Wait who him?" Annabel asked but got no answer as fog appeared in the gate ahead of her as she put on her two gauntlets and walked into it and was engulfed in the light.
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Adam appeared back in the catacombs with Walter and Jasper staring at him.
"Well? Do you...do you feel any different?" Walter asked.
"I don't know" Adam said.
"Try casting a spell, that's supposed to be our only way of getting out of here" Walter said.
"You might have mentioned that earlier" Jasper said.
"And spoil the surprise?" Walter said with a smirk as Adam saw he stood on a glowing stone Seal.
"Wait I remember my dad using a spell once" Adam said as his gauntlet glowed.
"Inferno!" Adam yelled hitting the ground as fire spun around him and his mother and father coffins began to move revealing a staircase.
"It bloody worked! You really are a hero!" Walter said.
"I never doubted it for a second" Jasper said.
"Well of course, neither did I, still thought it bloody worked!" Walter said as they headed down the stairs, "somewhat narrow isn't it? Dark too."
"You never did care for confined spaces did you Sir Walter?" Jasper asked.
"I never care for being poked in the eyes or having my head chopped off, what of it?" Walter said.
"Oh dear I seem to have struck a nerve" Jasper said.
"How about if I strike a butler on the bonce" Walter said.
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Annabel appeared on a Seal as her father smirked at her, "I knew it! You are you mother daughter! Do you feel different Annabel?" August asked.
"Not really" Annabel said looking at the gauntlets on her hands.
"Well the seal you're standing on only activates with your mother punch, I could never open it so give it a shot" August said.
"Okay" Annabel said clenching her right fist and looking at the plate under her as she yelled and slammed her fist down on the plate as a clink was heard as the two coffins began to move to reveal a staircase.
"Excellent, come on we must hurry, I informed our brother of out temporary leave" August said.
"Where are we going?" Annabel asked.
"At the end of this tomb is a gate this leads to a special place your mother told me about it but I've never witness it myself but there is where we will begin your journey but first it's time to take something" August said touching her mother hammer that lay on top of Hannah coffin.
"It took everyone in the temple to carry this down here and place it here, take it your mother would want you to have a weapon to defend yourself with" August said.
"Are you sure?" Annabel asked.
"Yes" August said as Annabel put both her hands on the handle and lifted it with a grunt easily off the coffin, "only you could carry it that easily, come we must hurry" August said as they made their way down towards the tomb.