Weirdlanders

Okay sooooooooooo, I went waaay overboard on this 8,D When I started writing this, I meant for it to be a short little thing like the Athrenna vs. Feur short story went. But exploring Luminous’ first contact with Havok was way too fun because he had so much to get over to even agree to ally himself with him. None of it having to do with his now obvious crush on Havok, what the things that made Luminous want to fight the Darkness.

Soooooo again, apologies for the length. I hope it’s still intriguing enough to read, since it’s not drawn out, but to draw all this would take way too long. Havok and Luminous’ friendship is complex at first, so this was so much fun to write ;u; I hope yall enjoy!

Darkness had always been the root of Luminous’ fears. Countless years the fear had crippled him, leading many others to rally against him and bully him. Afterall, he was a being of Light itself. A blazing star with a conscious of his own, a mind, body and soul. Yet, Darkness was always lurking in the corners of light realms. Threatening to devour him whole one day, devour everyone! He had to be the one to defeat it once and for all. Nobody else had believed him, finding it to be such a childish ambition. But what was so childish about it? The Darkness was their true enemy above all others, and if nobody else would take it seriously; he would. And he would kill anyone that dared to stand in his way.

When it came to those that didn’t believe in him, they were easy to defeat. Luminous was a strong warrior, and when he finally escaped his prison, he was ready to continue his end goal. What better way to do that than to take on the most evil family in the lands. The very family that was the heart of all the Darkness; the Kaos family. He had seen the Queen sparsely, but he knew he could kill her. What he didn’t realize, however, that attacking her directly had put him in far more danger than he could have imaged. When the entire family and their army took notice of him; a small, dangerous lone star, he felt the heat.

Defeating their minions was fairly easy, they clearly had underestimated him. Attacking one of her generals was a smart idea, they all had crystals on them that could open a portal right into the heart of Kurosia; where he needed to go. The Veil, he gathered, would stop him immediately. That and uh… he was afraid to just throw himself into it. He had no idea why, but even stepping foot in Kurosia gave him such a wave of sickening fear. He had to teleport there, defeat the heart of all Darkness, and get out before he died too. Easy!

But the general he picked… was the wrong one.

Luminous thought it would be easy, he really did. This general had few minions, and every villain knew he hated working in teams. Just like Luminous, only HE was a magnificent being of Light. The most superior element of all. The minions he first encountered here creatures made of broken wood, smoldering furniture, and glowing eyes. Things made out of the destroyed buildings the general had brought down. They barely held a threat to Luminous as their bodies crumbled away from his light, peeling and hissing into piles of debris with a snap of his golden fingers. He couldn’t help to smirk with glee as even the mabu that ran toward him with hopeful faces ran screaming when they realized he wasn’t there to help them. ‘Yes, fear me.’ Luminous thought as he floated along the dismayed streets. ‘You all fear the evil of Darkness; but you should fear me instead. I, and greater.”

There was a loud stomping that made Luminous stop. And the giant, hulking form slid out from between two crumbling homes. It was massive, black, with bright glowing orange/red eyes. They shimmered, reflecting the burning chaos like mirrors back to Luminous. The thing stopped in the middle of the street, staring at him just as he stared back at it. He didn’t realize it at first; but Luminous was frozen with a sudden sense of fear.

The general he had been looking for stood tall. Tall enough to meet Luminous’ eyes, however the star always floated wherever he went. This thing was standing on it’s own long, dragon like legs. It spread it’s gigantic wings, both of which were easily twice the length of the general’s body. The wings tainted the light of the fires, covering Luminous in a reddish hue. The realization sunk in slowly for Luminous, the cold revelation of just who this general was creeping along his spine like an evil snake. This… wasn’t a general. This was a Warlord, and not just any Warlord. No wonder enemy villains weren’t anywhere to be seen, despite the few minions, why the Skylanders hadn’t quite made it here yet.

Havok stood before him, nearly silhouetted against the fires behind him. His tail twitched and flicked behind him, shining bright like his horns. Luminous had never gotten this close to him before, and by the look of the hybrid’s face, neither had he. They both stood frozen for a few moments, but the son of the evil Emperor and his Queen moved first.

“Skylander…” He snarled under his breath. Luminous’ chest tightened with fear and anxiety as the beast’s voice reverberated in his own body. His tone was deep, twisted with an even deeper rumble of a growl that dragons often had. Luminous felt himself start to quake with fear, but he tightened his fists. No, he would NOT weaken now. This was his chance to strike at the darkness he had been afraid of his whole life. This thing before him wasn’t a living, breathing being; it was Darkness. It was the embodiment of his fears. Luminous narrowed his almond shaped eyes, feeling the light broil beneath his skin. The hybrid clearly winced at this and backed away a few steps.

“That’s right, cower before me you wretched blight.” Luminous floated higher; taller. He held out his hands, letting his light glow brighter. “I am not aligned with those fools, but you should fear me nonetheless. I am Luminous, your harbinger of death. I will not cease my war against your Darkness until you are all snuffed out by my light.”

Havok took more steps back, his wings closing in closer to his body. He held up an arm, trying to shield himself from the burning light. Luminous felt his evil smirk deepen as he floated closer. ‘That’s right.’ He thought with growing, sinister glee. ‘Burn away, burn!’

There was a sound Luminous heard before everything went numb and blurry. It was a trickling sound, weak at first, but exploded into a full hearty laugh. But it wasn’t him that had laughed; it was that dark abomination. Luminous coughed suddenly, realizing he was on his back and pushed deep into the stoned street. He wheezed, feeling his body slowly re-awaken. What had happened? Why was there a loud ringing in his ears?

The trickling laughter had not ceased either. It slowly returned as Luminous regained his hearing, suddenly spotting Havok standing over him. The star quickly scrambled onto his side, dragging himself out of the rock and shot back into the air. The hybrid stayed where he was, watching Luminous with those mirrored glowing orange eyes.

“Aren’t you polite.” Havok bellowed up at him, his voice carrying along the winds far too well. Luminous hated how his voice still made his chest rumble, as if his insides were a vast canyon. But that was nothing compared to the aching pain that was his very presence. Such pure Darkness made his skin burn cold, something no artic elemental could ever do. The elements in their very bodies resented each other so much it burned both of them.

Havok threw out his arms, spreading his wings to their full staggering length. “Well hello, Luminous, not-an-annoying-Skylander-but-still-REALLY-annoying-light-bug. I am Havok Kaoson, your sovereign of destruction, Lover of the ladies, Ender of Skylanders, Handsomest Hybrid ever, and all them fancy words. I’m afraid I can’t let you do aaaaaaany of what you babbled on about.”

Luminous scowled with disgust. For a being of so much sickening Darkness, he was so crass! He wasn’t taking this seriously at all! Luminous gritted his teeth, wanting to punch that smirk right off the hybrid’s all about wrong face. “You cannot stop me!” He barked back, holding out his arms to summon forth crystals of light beside him. He loved how that smirk slipped off the hybrid’s face. “I’ll kill you like the parasite you are, and I’ll come for the rest of you all. I will not stop until ALL of your putrid Darkness is GONE!”

Havok pulled his lips up into a vicious snarl, baring his long, dragon like fangs. His hair bristled like the hackles of a wolf, and his wings twisted down in anger. “Not as polite. Fine. Guess I’ll just have to teach you a lesson you’ll never forget, you eyesore!”

The hybrid suddenly launched off the ground with a loud explosion of rock. Luminous darted out of the way, shocked as the rocks roared and shot after him. Havok could control the elements?! He shot around the massive pillar, hearing loud, thundering wing beats behind him. ‘Of course!’ he realized. Havok was the son of Kaos, the Emperor, a small pathetic whelp of a human. The evil portal master that somehow murdered Eon. Portal masters could control all the elements, except the one that contrasted their light, or dark element. He hadn’t expected Havok to also have those abilities, but Luminous quickly recovered from the revelation.

Luminous darted away quickly, hearing the growls of frustration from Havok told him that he was obviously quicker than his enemy. Havok batted his wings harder to try and catch up as Luminous shot between crumbling buildings of the dying town. They seemed to try and lean toward Luminous, as if the buildings themselves were trying to fall on him. Rocks and burning beams of wood shot up at him on their own, forcing Luminous to dodge from impossible angles. Adrenaline drilled through Luminous as he realized how dangerous Havok truly was. While he was slower than him, he could control the very air around him. He couldn’t escape or gain too much distance; Luminous had to fight in close combat. The horror of it sunk deeper into his very being. He felt the fear grip his thundering heart. He didn’t want to be close to that beast, he was… scared. The shame brought a molten tear to his eye, igniting his core with fury. No, no he was NOT scared!

Spinning in the air in a sharp, split second circle, Luminous shot a beam of light out before him. Havok didn’t have any time to avoid it, he crashed right through it. The beam splintered into glass like shards of light, and Luminous winced as he heard the hybrid’s squeal of pure, agonizing pain. Havok spun wildly in the air, his long metal tail whipping toward Luminous so quickly he was struck. Luminous felt the wind leave him as he was catapulted into a building; breaking through the wood like paper. The foundations and the rock caught his fall, and by some strange spin of luck, the building fell upon him through the hole in it he created. Leaving him unscathed when he couldn’t control his own body yet. The hit knocked him back down like that mysterious explosion Havok caused before. Burning bits of straw landed on him gently, lighting raining down from the crumbling ceiling before him. He had a blissful few moments to breathe, and regain himself.

Slowly, Luminous pulled himself back up to his feet. He coughed, holding his side. He felt a tinder pain sting at his own touch; broken ribs. The star gritted his teeth. His bones were hard to break, his insides were not like most mortal beings. He had never broken anything before, but that hybrid’s tail had.

Forcing himself to ignore the pain, Luminous flew gently through the hole in the ceiling. The town was covered in fire, screams, and death. The black clouds of smoke pillared into the air, covering the sun and bathing everything in Darkness. All but Luminous, who floated in the sky like a beacon of light. He glared his burning eyes for Havok, but didn’t see any evidence of the hybrid. Had Luminous won? Had he killed the darkness?

No. Luminous felt him before he saw him. A rumble of bellowing darkness roared below his feet, and the star’s face fell with utter horror at the hybrid reaching below him. He was surrounded by smoke, flickers of red bolts of thunder and fire. His wings were outstretched, trailing the billows of smoke and fire. His eyes filled Luminous with so much fear he screamed, they were blazing like endless pits of fire. That very fire rolled out of Havok’s mouth, tailing down the sides of his face as if his insides were nothing but a blazing inferno. Havok’s talons closed around Luminous’ ankle before the star could shoot away, his hold was so agonizingly tight Luminous feared that his ankle would be yanked off. Instead Havok threw him with so much force he bounced off the street, sending his helmet spiraling off his head. Countless times he rolled, crashing into street lamps as if they were nothing but twigs in his wake. Finally, a tall stone wall caught his fall, shooting mindless pain all along his broken side. Luminous gagged on his agony, rolling onto his stomach to try and crawl back to his feet. A few mabu ran out of a burning building before him, completely ignoring the star as they tried desperately to escape.

Just as Luminous pulled himself up to his knees using the very wall that caught him, he heard the wingbeats. Quickly, he spun around and shot a beam of light behind him, but Havok was already spinning out of the way. He tried again, and again, but the hybrid rolled around them with horrifying speeds. Yet, before he even got into grabbing distance again, Luminous felt the rock eat his arm. He sunk into the rock wall as if it were made of sand, forcing him to use his free arm to bat helplessly at it. “No! NO!” Luminous roared, hissing through his teeth at the pain in his side.

Havok landed with a loud thump behind him. Luminous grunted and turned halfway, glaring at the towering hybrid calmly walking up to him. Before Luminous could fire another beam, the metal railing of the gate beside the wall shot out and entangled around his wrist like snakes. He felt more shot up from the ground, spiraling around his legs and torso. One grasped around his neck, forcing his head back painfully. Luminous couldn’t help but cry out in anger, frustration… and fear.

“Alright, lightbug. You’re pissing me off.” Havok panted, smoke curling around his jaws and face. His eyes seemed to slide back, making Luminous jump, until he realized they revealed his true eyes. They were blood red, slitted like a dragon’s, with clashing blue around the thin pupils. The whites of his eyes were a golden yellow, like kindling fires. He continued toward Luminous until he squatted beside him, his nostrils flaring with heat and hints of fire. Luminous fought his restraints, but not even he could break free of them. His fear brought his hands to shake, he fought against it desperately. No, he couldn’t let the fear control him! He had to remember the light, feel stronger than this parasite, so his light could ignite him like he could before. But Havok was so close now, staring at him right in the eyes like he was some bizzare creature. Luminous could see blood oozing out of his ears and from a deep gash in his forehead. From the beam of light he crashed into earlier. Around the wounds, the skin shimmered as if touched by golden glitter, the flesh turning even redder around the golden bits. The hybrid’s steaming blood coated one side of his face, giving him a gruesome, beastly appearance.

Was this it? Luminous saw his eyes blur with tears as Havok’s face wobbled for a moment. Was this how he was going to die? By a mere Warlord of Darkness, the very, very first step to his journey. How could he fail this easily? How could he let his fears own him like this… he really was weak. All this time, everyone had been right about him. He would fail this apparent, impossible goal. Darkness would never be defeated, it would continue on, consuming the light until there was nothing left but the black abyss.

No, he had to face his fate without fear. He refused to let any tears fall as he glared at Havok, starting to burn his light with fury. Havok made a face at him.

“Cut that out.” Havok ordered. “Dude, stop. Dim the lights.” The request was so bizzare, Luminous obeyed with a look of angry confusion. The hybrid waved a taloned hand as if to shoo away the light and smoke. “Look. Who are you, really? Why don’t you work for the Skylanders?” Havok asked, the fires dimming in his throat. Luminous breathed through the restraints and the pain, though air seemed hard to come by.

“I-I… I already…” Luminous started, but Havok shook his head.

“Yeah Luminous the ender of worlds whatever.” Havok waved his hand again, a bit more rushed. Frustrated.

“Ender of-no! I’m…Luminous, I work for nobody.” He huffed, finally easing his struggle. The pain in his side was too much to bare for it. He swallowed hard, but Havok seemed oddly patient to listen to him. “The Skylanders… imprisoned me, they are my enemies.”

“Why’d they do that? Aren’t you a Light elemental? Aren’t you like… automatically their ally?” He asked, tilting his head and twisting his snout in confusion. Luminous felt his fear prickle. He hated how friendly he suddenly was… or was he friendly? Was he merely acting, just to get information out of him?

“N-no.” Luminous continued. “They are… weak. They won’t do what’s necessary to defeat the enemy. But I do, and for that, they tried to lock me away in my own prison tailored to… me.” He finished, breathing heavily.

Havok stared at him, and Luminous felt his skin crawl. His mere aura pressed against his own, making his body feel cold. He hated it, he wanted to wiggle away. Havok looked just as uncomfortable, yet he stayed where he was, resting his elbows on his thighs. Luminous stared up at the hybrid, getting a very close look at how strange he was. He had a blunt dragon like muzzle, yet it didn’t clash with his square like face all that much. He had large, slitted eyes and black markings running down his face; at least, from what Luminous could see through the blood. While he was big, he wasn’t as massive as the star originally thought. He was a few heads taller than Luminous, and he seemed slightly bigger built. He wore layers upon layers of leather and metal, dotted with metals and awards. He had spined shoulder pads… or where those spikes a part of him? The hybrid blinked, and Luminous got a glimpse of his third reflective eyelid slid back horizontally over his eye. The third eyelids, an organ dragons had that protected their eyes in flight. Havok seemed to control it, letting it cover his eyes to give them that haunting, glowing appearance.

“Hm, so you’re a villain?” Havok asked, making Luminous jump.

“Uh… yes, I am a villain.” Luminous mumbled, confused at Havok’s rudimentary wording of things.

“A light villain…” Havok thought out loud, tapping his metal goatee spikes. Luminous blinked at him. Was he toying with him? Playing this out like some cruel torture?

“Never heard of that before.” Havok continued, refocusing his slitted eyes on him again. “Look, if you’re not with the Skylanders, we don’t have to be enemies.” He said. Luminous stared at him with stunned shock, his mouth falling open a little.

“W-Wha… yes, yes we do!” Luminous bellowed back. Havok blinked his eyes as if a sudden gust of air blew in his face. “You are Darkness crawling in your very bones! I will not stop until every last drop of Darkness is gone!”

“Alrighty then… why’s that?” Havok asked calmly. The star blinked back at him, confused.

“Why???” Luminous repeated. Havok nodded eagerly. What… was his motive? Luminous looked around; no living thing stood around them. No Mabu, no reinforcements for either Havok or the Skylanders. Just them. “Uh.. Because, you’re… Darkness.” Luminous mumbled, unsure how to even answer that. They were made to fight, couldn’t Havok feel it? How their very elemental cores couldn’t bare to be around each other? Luminous had to destroy all of it, he just had to. Why question it?

‘Because… I’m afraid of it.’ Luminous realized. Havok flinched with surprise, catching the star’s attention. Wait… had he accidentally said that out loud?! Luminous sucked in a sharp breath of air, staring up at Havok with embarrassing horror.

“Wow, you’re finally real with me.” Havok said, surprised. Luminous felt his face grow hot with embarrassment. “Well, since you’re real with me, I’ll be real with you.” Havok continued. “I don’t want to fight you anymore. It’s not everyday an evil light elemental walks right up to me. We could work together instead.”

“WHAT?” Luminous screeched, but he winced at how his voice cracked. Havok flinched but that damn smirk pulled back onto his face.

“Think about it! You could work for me and my family’s kingdom, and I can help you get over that fear.” Havok offered, holding out his arms a bit. “What do you say?”

Luminous stared at him with so much confusion, he couldn’t speak. He opened his mouth a few times, but kept closing it. That… made no sense. “I… I have to defeat the Darkness…” Luminous said faintly, as if his reality was being broken apart. Havok shook his head.

“No, that’s impossible. Just like Darkness can’t defeat the Light.” Havok explained as if it was known fact. “Our elements will always exist, there’s no defeating them. When they’re unbalanced, it’s the rest of the elements that feel it. The rest of the realms. And I hate to admit it; things aren’t balanced very well lately.”

Luminous listened to him. Why? It sounded so crazy to him, like insane babbling of some fake truth. Yet he didn’t speak up. “If you work alongside us, you won’t ever have a reason to fear the Darkness. We can be allies, and all the realms can be our playground. Without you having to fear a single thing.”

Havok’s words repeated in his mind, circling around and around. An ally… to the Darkness? The very thing he feared all his life, so much so it twisted him against his own people. He had killed so many innocents in order to reach his goal, but did those lives even matter to begin with?

The star hadn’t realized Havok had released him. He suddenly rolled onto his knees, catching the ground with both hands. Havok stayed squatting before him, wings folded behind him and tail twitching over his toes.

‘I don’t want to fight you anymore’ ‘Darkness can’t defeat the light’ ‘we can be allies’ ‘you won’t ever have a reason to fear the Darkness’

Luminous looked up to meet the hybrid’s eyes again. They had a warmth in them he hadn’t seen directed at him before; friendliness. Even other light elementals glowered at him, cursing him for his ambition. Even if he did defeat the darkness, when he was done… there would be nobody for him. Nobody would cheer him on, he’d only return to be hated for how he accomplished his goal. He felt a chill consume him as he looked at his hands. He was a kindling orange and red shade, flecks of gold barely visible in his skin.

“So?” Havok asked, bringing Luminous back from his thoughts. There was suddenly a taloned hand held before him, making the star flinch back. But it stayed there, and Luminous looked up to see Havok’s excited, expecting face. “Be my ally, and I’ll make sure you’re taken care of.”

“H-how can you possibly do that?” Luminous sighed, turning his head away. He felt so defeated, what was there to fight for? Was that why all the light beings laughed at him? They all knew for sure Darkness couldn’t be defeated, it was the silly streams of a child.

“I’m the Emperor and Queen’s son.” Havok laughed. “They can’t do anything to you if you’re my ally. If anyone dares to try and get at you, it would mean their entire people could be cut off from their own alliance with my family.” The hybrid puffed up his chest, beaming with so much confidence Luminous frowned at him. Yet something about it was… uplifting. Assuring. “My family controls the rule of all Evil in Skylands. Those that don’t ally themselves with us endanger being our enemies. With our numbers, that could mean the end of entire villainous factions. So, ally yourself with me, and you’ll be apart of our evil regime. And I can help you get over your fears of the Dark too, easy peasy lemon squeezy.” Havok shrugged.

Luminous was silent for a handful of moments. He sat on his knees, staring down at the debris. Fire still burned loudly all around them, yet things were so quiet. No more screams of agony of the dying, the screeches of fear from the destruction. Just them. Luminous explored Havok’s welcoming face. He seemed… honest. True to his word. Could he actually help Luminous? Give him a new purpose? Could… he really conquer his fear?

Without him thinking, Luminous found his hand reaching up to clasp Havok’s. His hand felt blazingly warm, fighting the cold that Havok’s very aura made him feel. The hybrid stood up, pulling Luminous up with him with little effort. Their hands shook in agreement, and Havok’s smile only widened. But he was waiting; Luminous swallowed hard, his mind reeling and trying to understand what he was agreeing to.

“A-Alright.” Luminous said when he found his voice, gripping Havok’s scaled hand harder. “I agree to be your ally, Havok Kaoson.” He said, puffing up his on chest and holding his circular head high. Havok beamed, chuckling deep in his throat. “Just call me Hov, or Hovvy. And loosen up, I’m not ‘bout that regal stuff okay?” The hybrid let go of Luminous’ hand, and the star rubbed his hands together. They felt cold again, but Havok paid no mind.

“Ah, perfect timing too.” Havok sighed with annoyance. Luminous blinked curiously, following Havok’s gaze up to the sky. There were dots heading toward them; undoubtedly Skylanders. Luminous tensed up, feeling his body ignite with light once more. This was it, the first battle with his first ally!

“Wait, dim the lights!” Havok shushed. Luminous blinked at him. “We don’t need to fight em now, let’s just get you back to Kurosia, introduce you to the kingdom first.”

“What?” Luminous blurted, baffled. “You… want to run away? From a battle?” Luminous felt angry, he could NOT ally himself with a coward!

“Pick your battles.” Havok chuckled. “This one isn’t worth the effort, it’s just a tiny little mabu village I decided to toy around with. Let the Skylanders come in to cry and clean up after us. C’mon, introductions.” Havok waved Luminous after him as he turned away calmly. Luminous frowned at the oncoming Skylanders, but sighed and followed the hybrid. Fine, introductions it was. Havok pulled a shimmering purple crystal out of his pocket; the teleportation gem, the very thing Luminous had originally attacked him for. Havok crushed it in his palm, then inhaled deeply to breathe the dust out before him. The dust twisted into celtic like knots, swirling wildly into a wide portal before them. The framed image of the burning building before them shattered into shards like a mirror, opening a portal to what looked like empty darkness. Havok looked at Luminous with a smile.

“Alright, just follow me. Stick close to me, and let me do the talking. Trust me, once everyone knows you’re on our side, you’re going to be like royalty. A light elemental ally… you’re goin’ to love it.” Havok promised him, oddly warm. Luminous stared at him, still so very unsure of how to feel about this guy. He had hurt him, he was STILL bleeding from his head. Yet, Havok looked at him with the friendliest expression ever meant for him. Luminous didn’t understand why he felt so compelled to work for this dark hybrid, when he was so deathly afraid of him just moments before. Why… did he feel like he could trust him?

Slowly, Luminous nodded, and Havok lept into the portal. The darkness consumed him hungrily, then it waited for Luminous. He watched it, feeling the cold, bitter fear start to crawl back to him. He shook his head. No, he had the chance to win over this fear. To do it, he needed this alliance. And he needed to face that fear with Havok’s help. Luminous summoned his helmet to him, which flew to him like a magnet. He put it back on just as the Skylander’s yells started to cry out. He took a breath, then Luminous stepped into the Darkness.

Weirdlanders

I don’t know what the Awakened forms are since I don’t play Skylanders, but is there a Weirdlanders version of it for Spyro and Cynder?

Did Burdoke love Athrenna?

How did havok recruit luminous? Is there a story behind the two of them?

So a mix between a light Dragon and a Kurös isn’t possible I’m guessing, right? (I’m not that anon, I’m just curios)

31 Feuriah

31. What story gave them nightmares as a child?

besides Kurosians gods,monsters,ghost etc. was there any unknown breed of dragon or being that the Kurosia dragons fear? like, gives them goose bumps just talking about it.