Mind Reality of Eclipse

Defeated And Yet... ~ Chapter 101

The heroes landed onto the grounds of Elusia and felt them all aching from the pain of the attacks that were thrown at them during the battle. Alcryst slowly got up and cleaned himself off, he had cuts in different parts of his body. Soon he spotted Ivy walking over.

"A-Are you guys okay?" Ivy asked.

Alcryst muttered, "I'm afraid we're not... we didn't get to the crown in time. Byleth has it now and..." Ivy looked at them with sorrow and then back at the heroes. "We were so foolish, we couldn't take him on..."

Ivy sighed, "Nonsense, you had no idea how much power that crown had, I know how you feel..."

"We knew how powerful it was but we didn't do anything to stop them from getting their hands on the crown. Now, they have their hands on the crown and we are so weak against them..." Alcryst sighed. Ivy looked at him and then back at the heroes.

Chrom grunted, "There's something hidden behind that crown... I know for a fact that something is lying behind the face of the crown..."

"It's from the Netherworld... what else could it be hiding?" Alear asked. Chrom got up and brushed himself down. He didn't know how to answer Alear's question. He felt himself being buried underneath that question on its own. "Chrom?"

Chrom replied, "I don't think I have the willpower to answer your question Alear... I'm sorry..."

"Don't worry about it Chrom, I know it's a lot to take in..." Chrom nodded as he notice Claude walking in.

Claude wondered, "Chrom?! Why are you and the heroes so beaten up?!"

"We couldn't keep Byleth and Rafal from the crown..." Chrom muttered as he fell into Claude's arms. Claude grabbed him and hugged him as the rest of the heroes slowly got up. All of them felt pain in some form but they could make it back to the town on their own.

Kirby grunted, "I can't believe this... we're being overthrown by some stupid magical piece of strength..." The heroes nodded in agreement as they looked over toward the doors.

"I can help you guys get back to the town if you don't mind," Ivy sighed.

Shez thanked, "Thank you Ivy, I think we would need the support." Ivy nodded and got her troops ready. Suddenly Chrom's eyes widened in shock.

"Claude, we need to get back to the town NOW!" Chrom got out from his arms and dashed ahead. Claude stood there in confusion and then followed after Chrom. The heroes wanted to follow after but they were too injured to run. When they got outside the two were gone.

Alear asked, "Why did Chrom need to leave for the town in such a hurry?" Then soon they spotted storm clouds forming.

"Wait a moment are those... thunder clouds?" Ivy asked. The heroes looked around and then soon noticed the clouds got darker. "This... this isn't normal..."

Alcryst stammered, "That means it's going to be worse down in the Town! We need to get there as soon as possible!"

"Yeah... alright let's get there!" Celica yelled. The heroes nodded as they hopped on the wyvern riders to get back to the town. Ivy helped them get there safely and soon they noticed the thunder clouds were far darker here than in Elusia.

Shez muttered, "What could be causing these clouds to form in the first place?" The heroes looked around as Chrom and Claude came walking over, Chrom had a book in his hands.

Chrom explained, "These storm clouds are not the ones we are so familiar with. In fact these thunder clouds are a result of the Crown of Zerus exiting the Netherworld. When something precious escapes the Netherworld chaos ensues within Dawn..."

"Where did you learn that?"

"Through this book about the Netherworld. It will throw Dawn into a thunderstorm torment, every region of Dawn is affected by this regardless of if they have snow, rain, or nothing at all..." Chrom analyzed. The heroes looked up into the air as purple electric shocks passed through left and right.

Alear asked, "What can we do to stop it!?"

"We are unable to do much, but in order for it to stop we must either destroy the crown or seal the crown back in the Netherworld..." Chrom responded. The heroes looked at him and then back at the storm clouds. "The rain isn't dangerous but it can cause flooding, flooding, and tornadoes..."

"Why are there electric shocks in the clouds?! Aren't those supposed to be thunder shocks!?" Kirby asked. Chrom looked up into the air and took a deep breath. He walked slowly ahead and analyzed the thunder. Then he came to the sudden realization that those thunderstorms... they weren't normal.

Chrom mumbled, "Those clouds aren't thunderclouds.... They're worse..."

"WORSE?!"

"WHAT ARE THOSE THEN!?" Alear asked as she looked up into the sky. Chrom took an even closer look at the clouds and looked toward everyone.

Chrom ordered, "WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO DESTROY THAT CROWN! THOSE THUNDER CLOUDS ARE CREATED BY THE BOOK OF THE SCRIPTOR AND CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!"

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT!? WHAT KIND OF POWER DOES BYLETH EVEN HAVE?!" Claude asked. Chrom looked at him and then back at the clouds.

Chrom grunted, "He has too much power, far too much power for us to handle. We have to give it OUR ALL! WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE BYLETH TAKE OUR TOWN DOWN BY STORM BY THIS THUNDERSTORM!!!" The heroes nodded as they took out their weapons.

"What do you suggest the rest of us do?" Ivy asked

Chrom ordered, "Order everyone to stay inside their homes, this storm won't be going away anytime soon."