1 BD (Before Dulan)

Secret Conspirancy

One night six years later, Nathan and Walcure were both awakened by an eerie sound - a wailing cry only they could hear. It seemed to come from their magical weapons. Mystified, they both travelled to Serend to consult Gracia, a wise archer of the Moon elves. They arrived at the same time, and Gracia knew why they had come. Her own bow, Evengarda, contained two Archons and was also wailing. She explained that a magician called Cyripus had gained an Archon of his own, and was calling the weapons - trying to unite all the powers of the Elementals in one person. Trying to become an ArchLord.

With all five Archons, Cyripus would be nearly invincible, and the three heroes knew that one person could not be trusted with such enormous powers. Nathan, Walcure and Gracia banded together to find Cyripus and defeat him. At last they confronted him and a battle ensued in the same ancient, desert ruins where Walcure and Nathan had gained their Archons. All three fought tirelessly, but finally it was the Moon elf Gracia who took down Cyripus with her bow. It cost her a deep wound from his magic, but the heroes triumphed. They had no respect for the power-hungry magician, so they abandoned the body in the ruins, Gracia's arrows still piercing Cyripus' chest. Afraid of being tempted by the power of five united Archons, the heroes decided to hide the one they gained from Cyripus. At the time, a great city named Dulan was being constructed - at its heart a mighty castle. Together they buried the final Archon under the castle's foundation stone and sealed it with magic.

The secret of its resting place was never revealed, but Nathan had witnessed the full extent of the power of the Archon, and he became cautious of the Archon inside Brumhart. He asked the Noum to craft a magical scabbard, which would seal in the power of the sword as long as it was sheathed. From then on, he drew his weapon only when absolutely necessary, and strong cautions were handed down as the sword passed on through generations of his descendants.