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Dulan 521
Death of Cyripus
Cyripus also had tapped into the deepest ancient arts of the Elementals. Through his dark magic he discovered that one Archon was buried practically beneath his own feet in the city of Dulan. He gathered his soldiers there, and urged the King to order them to begin breaking down the castle and the city, searching for ancient treasure.
But Cyripus had pushed the people of Dulan too far. They would not stand by while a mad king destroyed their city. Fighting broke out, and the people sent for the Prince and his Knight Corps, urging them to return to Dulan to save them.
Cyripus grew impatient. In the middle of one fierce battle, he killed King Ladeus II and revealed his true nature as an ancient magician with devastating power. He single-handedly defeated most of the Knight Corps when they arrived and was about to kill the Prince when Zian made it to the city.
Zian had discovered who was responsible for the death of his father. He saw Ernan standing before the injured Prince, ready to deal the deathblow. Zian didn't hesitate; Brumhart flew into his hand. Rage, justice and the power of the Elementals fueled Zian's devastating attack on Cyripus. Not even the ancient magician's magic was enough to save him from the onslaught. The body of Ernan didn't stand long, and the spirit of Cyripus began searching again for a new body.
He seized on a nearby man, one of the Dulan soldiers. Zian didn't realize what had happened, but when Gracia arrived in Dulan soon after she was not deceived. She recognized the essence of Cyripus immediately, and let fly one of her special arrows. It pierced the guard's heart and pinned the spirit of Cyripus within the dying body, forcing him to leave the world forever.
With his death, it seemed the search for the power of the ArchLord was over. Prince Cerion took the throne as King Ladeus III. Zian took his rightful place in Manas castle. Gracia left Dulan secure in the knowledge that the secret hiding place of the Archon in Dulan was still safe. But the next threat to Dulan was growing in the east.
