Pilot Episode, the longer special episode

"“Nancy, what’s on my agenda for today?" asked a man sitting on a throne.

“You have several meetings with the other realms today. First, with Utgard, then with Frosrealm, and finally with Earthrealm. Then, you have to meet with the generals to speak about tactics against the rebels. But first, your son wants to see you," a small woman at a desk next to the throne said in one breath.

“Thank you, Nancy," said the man on the throne.

A boy around the age of 17 opened the gigantic door at the end of the hall, and Nancy said, “Of course, Lord Rex."

“Father, I’ve finished my studies for the day," the boy said.

“That’s great, Nick, my boy," said Lord Rex. “Let me guess, you want to spar with me, don’t you?" the king asked his son.

“Of course," Nick responded.

“Alright, then come at me," said the king, getting up and holding an enormous axe.

King Rex stood at an impressive 7’8" tall and towered over his son, who was 6’3". There was a mop of black hair and one purple eye for both of them. They both had long tin tails and horns, along with large bat-like wings. They were demons.

“Sir, please not in the Main Hall," Nancy sighed as the king brought his axe down on his son, who blocked with the shaft of his scythe before going for his father’s feet. But his father stepped out of the way before hitting Nick with the shaft of his axe.

“You’re not fast enough, boy," said King Rex. “You and Fujin need more training," he said, sitting back down. “Or did you think because today was an important day, I’d be off my game?" The king laughed, and Nick hung his head.

“Don’t look so down, boy. You blocked my first attack. That’s an improvement from last time," the king said, clapping his son on the shoulder. “Why don’t you go get some rest?" said Nancy.

“Alright," Nick said, leaving the Main Hall.

“We need more training. He’s right," said Nick, lying next to his scythe on his bed. “You can turn back now, Fujin," he said, and the scythe turned into a small girl with green skin and a single horn coming from her head.

“We did better than before, Boss," she said, smiling, and Nick placed a hand on her head.

“I think I’m gonna take a nap. It’s not like I’m part of these important meetings anyway," Nick said, closing his eyes.

“Alright, then I’ll head to bed as well," said Fujin, heading up to her bed that hung off the wall."

Nick woke up in the middle of the night to the smell of fire. He looked around and saw that his entire room was on fire, burning to the touch.

“Holy Flames?!" he exclaimed before seeing that Fujin was in the middle of a circle of flames, unconscious. He looked around before diving through the flames, grabbing Fujin, and diving out, not without suffering the pain of the Holy Flames."

Nick was seething while holding his partner. He kicked down the door to his room and saw several people in white robes surrounding his father’s throne, kneeling to the man in the throne.

“Uncle Archon, what is the meaning of this?" Nick demanded.

“Oh, you’re alive," Archon said, seeming surprised. Archon wasn’t as large as his brother, but he held more of a presence, a higher air of importance. “The Holy Flames should have killed you," Archon shrugged.

“Alright, get him," Archon said, and the people in white robes turned to Nick and began chanting in Latin.

“Nos te de hoc mundo eicimus, et te divina virtute percutimus," they chanted, repeating it over and over, and Nick felt his body flaring up as he shielded Fujin from the blast they had shot at him.

“Now cast him out of My Underworld," said Archon as a magic circle erupted from under him. “When you die, say hello to Rex for me," said Archon, laughing.

“Boss, what’s happening?" asked Fujin, waking up.

“We’re gonna die," said Nick, his voice shaking with fear.

“We can’t die yet," she said, crawling out of his arms and turning into a scythe, and began to glow as Nick picked her up. Suddenly, they weren’t in the castle anymore; they were on a hillside, rolling with soft grass and flowers.

As Nick collapsed from his injuries, he had one thought: *“Earthrealm?"*

Nick woke up in a bed in a place he didn’t recognize. He instantly got up and looked around and saw he was in a house. Watching him was a small girl with frizzy black hair and large circle glasses.

“You’re awake. I wasn’t sure if you were gonna wake up though," she told him as he sat up.

“Where am I?" he asked her.

“You're in my house," she said. “What realm am I in?" Nick asked groggily.

“Oh, you’re in Earthrealm. Are you from The Underworld?" asked the girl.

“Yeah, I am," he said examining his body.

“No need to worry, I fixed you up good," she said. “I can use a special healing magic that lets me heal people while they're asleep," she said.

“Magic?" Nick asked suddenly interested.

“Well, yeah almost everyone is born with at least one type of magic," the girl said.

“What’s your name?" Nick asked.

“I’m Clementine, Clementine Hartifelar," she said as he shook her hand. “And I already know your story," she said. “I saw your memories while I healed you," Clementine told him. “A side effect," she said. “But your partner is sleeping in the other room," she said, and Nick instantly got up.

“Bring me to her," he said, and Clementine brought him to another room where Fujin lay.

“I couldn’t fully heal her, she’s half alive as it is," said Clementine as Nick kneeled next to her. “She very much may die," Clementine told him. “This is what happens when you teleport across realms, punishment from The Ascended Being," she explained to him. “But there is something you can do," she told him, and Nick looked at her.

“I’ve lost too much to lose her now," Nick said. “She’s my best friend," he said.

“You could heal her yourself," she said. “Use your magic," she said.

“I told you I have no idea what magic is," Nick said.

“Well, guess what, I woke it up. Now it’s your job to draw it out and control it," she told him.

“How?" Nick asked.

“Search your soul, find it and drag it out by its goddamn hair," Clementine shouted, and Nick closed his eyes and focused. He was floating in a void of inky blackness when suddenly he heard a growl.

“You plan to drag me out -scoff- fine then use your power but be careful," said a voice. Nick opened his eyes to see the inky blackness was coming out of his hand and entering Fujin.

“Umbra Magic," he said softly as Fujin opened her eyes.

“Boss," she said, and Nick hugged her. “This is all so sudden," Fujin said.

“Did my spell work?" Nick asked.

“It did, and you saved me," Fujin said. “And now I saved you," he said.

“Alright, you two, now you can get out of my house," said Clementine.

Nick and Fujin were sitting at an outdoor cafe drinking coffee “you’re serious about this?," asked Fujin “of course I am," Nick told her “He killed my Father and kicked m out of The Underworld, he deserves what’s coming," he finished his coffee “well what now," Fujin asked “neither of us could stand up to him as we are now, we need to get stronger, and maybe a team," she explained to him “hmm, you’re right, but how do we start," “actually I’ve thought about that, one of my siblings lives in this area," Fujin said “them and their partner," she told him “do you know who," Nick asked her as she sipped from her coffee “Yeah, it’s Artemis, the Sniper Rifle," she said throwing her cup away “her last letter said she had found a worthy partner and won’t be contacted for a while.

“Ready, Artemis," as man asked, this man had light brown skin and white and black hair, split down the middle, however his most prominent feature would be his giant black wings that allowed for flight, he wore jeans with a white t-shirt and a blue aviator jacket along with a pair of Aviator Sunglasses “Yes, Nathan," said the rifle in his hands and Nathan lined up the shot “FIRE," Nathan shouted letting the bullet tear through the air and hit the target in the head “Bullseye," Nathan celebrated before looking down at his phone and seeing the money transfer to his account “We’re getting better by the day," Artemis told him assuming human form, her hair was black and her skin was pale, her eyes were red and she had her hair tied up in a loose bun, “I feel my sister nearby," Artemis said grabbing Nathan’s arm and running thought the streets with him flailing wildly until Artemis ran directly into Fujin.

“So you plan on getting back to the underworld, to get your lick back," Nathan said as they sat on a bench in the park while their partners caught up “fine then, I’ll help you, but you have to hear my story first," Nathan said and Nick nodded before taking another sip of the coffee he just got.

**“Nathan Rickard, you are being tried for committing a great sin, how do you plead?"** asked a booming voice. Nathan was standing in a pantheon before a giant ball of light that pulsated when it spoke. Nathan looked the same except he had white wings.

“I’ve done nothing wrong," Nathan pleaded. “I’m being set up, I swear," he said.

**“YOU DARE SWEAR TO FALSEHOOD WHILE YOU STAND IN THE ASCENDED PLANE,"** the Ball of Light roared at him. **“I HEREBY CAST YOU TO EARTHREALM AND STRIP YOU OF YOUR DIVINITY. YOU SHALL LIVE THE REST OF YOUR MISERABLE LIFE THERE."**

“But Ascended Being, you can’t," Nathan said before being cut off by a sickening feeling. He watched as his feathers turned black, and a hole opened beneath him.

“Please, I’ve done nothing wrong," he said before he fell through the hole and blacked out.

“And when I woke up, Artemis had found me," Nathan finished. “I feel like you’re leaving a lot out," said Nick.

“Well, yeah, I’m leaving a lot out. I just met you," he said.

“Fair enough," Nick said. “So, do you have an airship or something?"

“What’s an airship?" Nick asked, and Nathan groaned.

“An airship is the main form of transportation around here. People use them to get all over the place. Long story short, we’re screwed without one," he told him.

“Hmm, well then we will acquire one," Nick said.

“That I can help with, if you’re not too worried about being a criminal like I am," Nathan said before using his wings to lift high off the ground, and Nick promptly followed.

“You see that docking station up there?" Nathan said, pointing up high to a floating disk shape where many ships were coming and going. “We can easily hijack one with my ability to become intangible," he said before demonstrating by sticking his hand through Nick’s chest.

“That’s so cool," Nick said. “Artemis, Fujin, you guys coming?" asked Nick.

“Yeah, we’re coming, boss," said Fujin before floating up to him using the wind, and Artemis just jumped up towards Nathan, and they both turned into a smaller version of themselves and sat on their partner’s shoulders.

“Alright, so you go in and disable everyone, then I come and take the ship?" Nick asked.

“It most likely won’t go that smoothly," Nathan told him. “I should probably tell you my ability then. I have the ability to manipulate shadows and darkness. I have a lot to learn about this ability, but it seems like it could be useful," Nick explained.

“Alright, I’m going in," said Nathan, flying through the side of one of the ships while Nick scaled up the side of it. Suddenly, he heard a siren.

“AIRSHIP 244 IS BEING BOARDED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL," a voice said over a PA system, and Nick scrambled all the way onto the ship just to see Nathan with several spears against his throat.

“SURRENDER, OR YOU WILL BE DESTROYED," said the voice.

“Just surrender," said Nathan, putting his arms up. “They have Voltnormanite spears. It stops abilities when you’re near it," Nathan explained, and Nick put his arms up and was put in handcuffs and led off the ship.

Nick and Nathan sat in a cell. "That was a bust," Nathan said.

“Has this happened before?" Nick asked him.

“Yeah, unfortunately, they normally keep me here for a few months," Nathan told him.

“Wait, can Artemis and Fujin get us out?"

“Nope, Weapon Shifters get forced into their weapon form and stored in the armory," said a man in the back of the cell.

“I don’t have one, but Nathan’s been here a few times, and I saw what they did to Artemis," he continued.

“Wait, how small is the armory?" Nick asked the man.

“It’s like a broom closet," the man said, and Nick began panicking.

“Fujin is extremely claustrophobic," he said.

“Well, unless you're a race who can do things without your ability, like the dragonborn's fire breath, you’re not getting out of here," the man said.

“Who are you anyway?" Nathan asked.

“I’m James the Jötunn," he said, nodding his head, and Nick took off his hat and showed his horns.

“Nope, I’m a Demon," he said as his tail whipped the door again, cutting it before letting out a flurry of whip movements with his tail, leaving a small hole.

“I can do something now," said James, putting his hands in the hole and tearing the door open. “I couldn’t just punch it down because the entire door has shock nullification," said James as Nick opened his mouth.

“Alright, our abilities are back," said James. “What can you do?"

“It’s called Photokinesis," James said, forming a ball of light.

“That’s cool, mine's Umbrakinesis," said Nick, making a ball of darkness before they were suddenly surrounded by guards, and Nick glared.

“I want you to know that I’m gonna stick you for now. If we’re gonna be pirates, consider me your sniper," said Nathan.

“Sounds fun," said James, blasting a group with a beam of Light. “I still don't know what I’m doing," said Nick as tendrils of shadows grabbed guards and slammed them around.

“It’s an elemental type ability," said James. “Think what you want," he instructed, creating a blast of light that bounced around hitting guards, and Nick sent out a wave of darkness that tore through the guards as they ran.

“Nick, do what you did to the cell door to the armory door," said Nathan, and Nick used his tail to whip it open and grabbed his Scythe, and Nathan grabbed his rifle, and James grabbed a pair of giant one-handed axes.

“Alright then, everyone hold your breath," said James, grabbing them and crashing through a wall as they all took in a deep breath, and they broke through the wall, and they were in the upper atmosphere.

“Alright, you both need to stop our falling," said James, and Nick and Nathan both spread their wings as they plummeted towards earth. Then Nick noticed a large, fancy-looking airship, and he nudged Nathan while still grabbing James, and Nick pointed over at the airship.

“Alright, do a dive and then slowly level out into a glide," Nathan said, and Nick followed his instructions, and they crashed onto the ship.

“It hurts," said Nathan.

“I think I broke something," said Nick.

“Feeble bodies," said James, and Nathan kicked him in the leg.

“Egad!" said a voice, and they turned and saw a bunch of people who were dressed in fancy clothes.

“What are you doing on Inquisitor Ben’s Party Ship?" asked a woman with a fox mask.

“Don’t you mean our ship?" asked James, and a person came out of the door.

“It is mein ship," said a man with a crow mask. “Get off mein schip," he said with a very German accent before drawing a rapier.

“I’ll fight him," said James, gripping his axes before Ben suddenly flashed behind him and stabbed him. James spun and slashed the man across the middle before the man jumped up and shot at James with a revolver.

“Ha Ha, take zat vu filthy beazent scum,” said Ben, and James looked down at the bullet wound before pointing his finger at Ben, and a beam of light came out and pierced his chest.

“HOW DARE VU SCHTRIKE ME!” shouted Ben before he was blasted many more times, turning into Swiss cheese.

“He killed zee Inquizidor! Someone call zee bolice!” said someone wearing a lion mask.

“Get off our ship,” said James, and everyone got into the sideships and dropped off the side of the ship.

“Hell yeah," said Nick, giving James a high five.

“Alright, now that we have an Airship, we should probably get the hell outta dodge," said Nathan, sitting up in the crow’s nest.

“True," said James