The Omega Timeline

Chapter 36: The Shadowkeep

By Wyvernian

Jethezzar flew back to the other villainous creatures, the rune back in talon. “Have you already exterminated the vermin or did you fail…” Drain said. “Don’t speak to me like that Drain! I had it handled until some weird creature got the drop on me…” Jethezzar said. “It doesn’t matter now, what do we do next.” Ember said. “Those weaklings have fortified the city, but it won’t matter.” Stig said. “I’ve underestimated so called ‘“weaklings”’ before, it cost me my life. If Father was here he would know what to do.” Apex said. “Who is this father you keep speaking of?! I was led to believe that you were the mastermind trying to take over Pandora.” Drain said. “Father created me to destroy humans, he told me that if I helped him, I would have a home.” Apex said. “Sounds like he was only using you.” Felswand said. “HOW DARE YOU SPEAK OF SALIZAR THAT WAY, you have no idea of his power!” Apex boomed, smoke protruding from his nostrils. Felswand backed down. “Did you say Salizar?” Drain said. “You know father?” Apex asked. “I’ve met him, he’s actually the one who convinced the old Count to drink of the broodmother’s blood.” Drain said. “Enough! I don’t care about your pathetic backstories!” King Titan said. “Oh shut up king tiny.” Sig said. The Titan’s face grew red, his arm pulsing magenta energy. “Stop! All of you! If we can’t unite we can’t possibly stop them!” Jethezzar said. the others stopped arguing. Ember turned to Jethezzar “Then what is your plan, leader man..”

‘I’ve been transported to a wonderous world, it seems to not even be an ARK! It could be an entire world! I can sense the element in the air! It’s out there, somewhere, I must find it, but alas, I don’t have my research. I can’t regain my old form. But, perhaps this is a good thing, even in my old form I was no true god, I had control of that ARK yes, but my reach could not extend it. Now I can perfect the serum, then and only then shall I truly ascend! But first I must find equipment, that odd Bubba fellow seems to be a scientist, perhaps I could use him. I did hear him talking about serums.’ Rockwell put down his pen, he was transported to the Omega Timeline with a satchel full of pens and paper. He sat up from where he was sitting by the obelisk podium. Then a smoke bomb hit the ground, and you know the rest. “Where.. is… Star!” Samuel said. “Who.. is.. Star!” Captain Shortstacks mocked. “I was in the forest, YOUR FOREST with her, then I turned around and she was gone!” Samuel said, “I KNOW YOU TOOK HER where is she!” ‘This child is mad.” Rockwell thought. “We don’t know where your.. whoever is!” Pat said. Samuel saw they were telling the truth. “Fine, then what happened to her.” He said lowering the swords. Milo started laughing, “WHAT what is it!” Samuel shouted. “You fool, the same thing happened to the idiots we were fighting, she’s with them, and if you weren’t teleported too that means…” Milo said. “MEANS WHAT!” Samuel shouted. “Welcome to the villains side Samuel.” Milo said chuckling. Samuel dropped the swords. He didn’t want to be on either side but it still stunned him at the thought. ‘Did my allies and those others not teleport me on purpose.. I knew I couldn’t trust them.’ He thought. “Shortstacks and Pat grabbed their swords, “now, drop the knife and surrender.” Pat said. Samuel spat out the knife that was in his mouth, it nearly hit Lil Jack. “Hey that was close!” Lil Jack shouted. Samuel glared at him and he quivered away whining. “Ok down on the ground boy.” Bubba said. Willow walked up to the obelisk podium, she started messing with the terminal. “What are you attempting..” Rockwell asked her. “This place sucks, those good guys have a whole mansion I hear, why don’t we have a base?” Willow said. ‘Would a base include a lab…’ Rockwell thought. “Perhaps your right, I grow sick of these woods.” Rockwell said. “ACTIVATE CASTLE PROTOCOLS?” the black obelisk said. “Yes, activate.. castle protocol.” Willow said. “Preparing castle protocols.” The voice said. “So, what happens now?” Rockwell asked. Just then the ground rumbled, the forest around them for about a mile in all directions just turned to black dust, then huge black walls erupted from the ground, they rose up until they were taller than Apex, a huge drawbridge made of the dark grey wood of the forest glitched into existence, then, though they could not see it, a moat of molten element appeared outside the castle walls, then, the rest of the castle slowly grew, like a marvel symbiote it rose out of the black sand and solidified into walls, it climbed and climbed, up and up, until the tallest spire was even taller than the mansion floated, then, huge flags and banners adorned the new castle, all with red cloth and a black Omega symbol, windows, furniture, and all the other things you’d find in a castle, the place they were in started to turn into a massive throne room, with thrones for all the villains, but then the obelisk podium sunk into the ground. The others who weren’t with Rockwell and Willow jumped down onto the platform as it sunk, it sunk into a huge cavern, it was moist and smelled stale, it had blood red crystals and black stone. The platform stopped descending when it was about 30 feet above the ground of the cave, a stone bridge manifested, leading from the podium to a staircase that lead back into the throne room. “Welcome to your new home, the Shadowkeep.” The obelisk voice said. “Magnificent. Absolutely magnificent.” Rockwell said. “I gotta say this ain’t a bad place.” Samuel said. “Cmon, let’s go explore,” Dr Bubba said, he turned to Milo and Pat, “maybe we’ll find a lab…” he whispered.

The creatures were coming up with a crazy “go in guns blazin” plan. Jethezzar, Drain, Ember and others were disagreeing with this plan when the ground around them shook, they turned around to see the castle walls ascending. “What did those humans do!” Ember shouted. “Cmon, we gotta go check it out!” Felswand said. The creatures flew or ran back to the obelisk, which was now the Shadowkeep, they walked up to the drawbridge, which was shut. “We could fly over the wall.” Drain suggested. They looked obvs them to see a crow flying above the castle wall, it instantly disintegrated into black sand when it got too close. “Or not...” Felswand said. But just then the drawbridge lowered. “So.. who’s going first…” Fjordurs Dragon said. “Not me.” Ember said. “Cowards… I’ll go.” Apex said. He marched towards the gate and walked in, nothing happened, the others followed. They walked through the raised portcullis and through the massive double door, and into the throne room, it was a massive room, with enough thrones for all of them, and plenty of space for more, just then the humans walked out of another large door, Milo had to transform into a gigantopithicus just to open it. “Why hello there, what brings you to the Shadowkeep?” Pat said smugly. “What is this place…” Apex asked. “She somehow got the obelisk to create it.” Milo said. Drain loved this place, it was the castle he always dreamed of. “It’s beautiful…” He said one tear crawling down his cheek. “We should go sit in the thrones!” Ember said excitedly. They all ran to the magnificent thrones, Apex’s was in the back, and massive, Captain Shortstacks’ throne was like a stool, it allowed him to be as tall as the other humans next to him. “You know. I think I have a plan now..” Drain said dastardly. They all cackled evilly, the black obelisk below hummed with delight, the scales had tipped in its favor. The view extends out into a panoramic view of the whole dark forest, the trees were less dead now, with dark purple and red leaves, and the glitching had nearly stopped.