Line #45 Literature/TheRiseOfAtlantisLightAndDarkness


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3	Volume III of ''Literature/TheSpectralChronicles''. 19 years have passed since the defeat of [[Literature/TheReturnOfMephistophelesWorldWarIII the Grand Duke Mephistopheles]]. Peace has at long last returned to planet Earth. But [[TheLegionsOfHell the Empire of Pandemonium]] shall have none of it. A shadowy cult led by two of William/Mephistopheles's sons, Ramirez and Octavius, resurrect the deadliest enemy the Stone Cutters have ever known: [[FallenAngel the Dark Stone Cutters]]. The battle for the safety of the world becomes much harder, as not only must Demetrios and his friends and allies, both old and new, defeat the Dark Stone Cutters. There is one amongst them he and Lily must rescue from their unholy clutches, someone from their past...
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8	%%* TheAlliance: The Stone Cutters and their allies.
9	%%* {{Atlantis}}: One of the central settings.
10	* AutomatonHorses: Sort of. While the Champions of the Light do go on a very long journey, they stop to rest now and then.
11	* TheBadGuyWins: The Dark Stone Cutters' attack on Kingsport goes successfully.
12	* BlasphemousBoast: A couple of villainous versions. During the attack on Kingsport, the Dark Stone Cutters shout "Even your precious God will fear us!", and during the final battle in Atlantis, Demon Fang tells Zasedis "God shall die!"
13	* BloodMagic: The curse Anturoc uses on Luke. That is, [[spoiler:Anturoc cuts out the part of Luke's spectral body that's analogous to his heart, and plunges a ceremonial dagger into the gemstone to [[ForcedIntoEvil control him and turn him evil]]]].
14	* BondageIsBad: Referenced. Anne-Marie states that she doesn't like it when succubi, such as [[PublicDomainCharacter Naamah]], [[HellBentForLeather dress up in dominatrix gear]] since it reflects badly on people who genuinely like it.
15	* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: As Kalegar explains, when {{Satan}} himself invaded Mars, his ancestor charged his energy rifle to overloading and shot him, and even though he wounded the Dark Emperor, he underwent a serious and painful recoil.
16	* CanonImmigrant: Two villains from a story called ''Prelude to a Legend'', named [[AnIcePerson Arctus]] and [[BloodKnight Inderfar Hrishikesh]], appear in the service of the Dark Stone Cutters to torment Demetrios and Lily.
17	* {{Cult}}: Ramirez and Octavius's cult, the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Hands of Armageddon]].
18	%%* CuteMonsterGirl: The female naga and succubi.
19	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Or, to put it another way, [[spoiler:“did you just punch out the [[OneWingedAngel seven-headed 10-horned dragon]] from [[Literature/TheBible the Book of Revelation]]?”]]
20	* TheDreaded: The Dark Stone Cutters are this to the Stone Cutters. Lynessa still has bad memories of her husband's fate.
21	* EarthAllAlong: Demetrios and Lily's discovery of what the Dark Stone Cutters did to Atlantis almost sends them into a HeroicBSOD.
22	* EliteMooks: The Dark Stone Cutters are an entire ''[[OhCrap army]]'' of Elite Mooks, especially their [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse four elite knights]]. This prompts Zasedis and Sastiana to give Demetrios and company new weapons and armor.
23	* EnemyCivilWar: Subverted in that the dark elves [[DarkIsNotEvil are not truly enemies]]. The Dark Stone Cutters' discord has sent them into a civil war.
24	* EvilIsDeathlyCold: The Dark Stone Cutters’ evil turned Atlantis into a frozen wasteland that they named [[IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace Acheron]].
25	* HarmlessFreezing: Well, Anne-Marie freezes the cursed Luke in place to ''prevent'' him from causing harm. While casting it, she says [[ApologeticAttacker "I’m sorry, Luke; you’ll thank me later."]]
26	* HorseOfADifferentColor: In addition to the {{Cool Horse}}s, [[{{Pegasus}} winged]] or otherwise, [[DragonRider dragons]], white elephants, and gryphons, some of the Champions of the Light have unusual mount choices.
27	** Princess Lily: The [[LivingStatue guardian tiger statue]] at the vampire's temple, which she named Asekael, meaning "protector" in Angelic.
28	** Anna: A raven the size of a water buffalo named Taeria.
29	** Michael: A Spanish fighting bull named Víctor.
30	** Ruby: A Sika deer named Arata.
31	** Aristotle: A bongo antelope named Themba.
32	** Arcturus: A black rhinoceros named Samson.
33	** Rosemary: A grey wolf named Bardou.
34	** Dante: A [[PantheraAwesome lion]] named Hercules.
35	** Seros: A jaguar named Firar.
36	** Uridera: A [[OurGargoylesRock serpent gargoyle]] named Ixolikar.
37	%%* TheHorde: The Dark Stone Cutters and their allies.
38	* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Demetrios and Max try this a couple of times on the brainwashed Luke. Sadly, it does not work.
39	* {{Irony}}: Back in ''Literature/DawnOfANewCentury'', Amare hoped the future wouldn’t be [[DarkerAndEdgier dark and edgy]] like the science fiction movies became [[TurnOfTheMillennium starting in 2000]]. No thanks to the [[KnightOfCerebus Dark Stone Cutters]], he did not get his wish.
40	* KickTheDog: The Dark Stone Cutters do plenty of it in Kingsport. Sastiana prevents a later one by evacuating the farm and zoo animals along with the civilians. As she puts it, the Dark Stone Cutters would attack them to demoralize the Stone Cutters.
41	* LovecraftCountry: Kingsport, Massachusetts is featured. Only it gets attacked by the [[FallenAngel Dark Stone Cutters]] instead of {{Eldritch Abomination}}s. Innsmouth also gets mentioned.
42	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: To Max, Anna, Jack, and Michelle's dismay, the Dark Stone Cutters brutally overwhelm them and their Marine scouting party.
43	* OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: Zasedis and Anturoc are this to each other, as the former is the latter's older brother.
44	* OverlordJr: Ramirez and Octavius are the sons of William, a.k.a. Mephistopheles.
45	%%* RearingHorse: Frederick actually uses this as a combat technique.
46	* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Subverted. Zephorius and Xeoiphe are very heroic in addition to friendly and willing familiars. The dinosaurs reappearing on Atlantis is a sign that the continent is healed.
47	* SealedEvilInACan: The Dark Stone Cutters, in probably the biggest can there is: Atlantis/Acheron.
48	* SwampsAreEvil: Subverted. When Atlantis is revived, a swamp resembling the Florida Everglades marks the location the demon Xelriel fell. As Lily puts it, from death came life.
49	%%* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The seven angelic weapons.
50	* TomeOfEldritchLore: When the Dark Stone Cutters reawaken, their warlocks use the [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Necronomicon]] to cast to spells to bolster their forces.
51	* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: It's during Demetrios and Lily's fight with Inderfar that [[EleventhHourSuperpower Lily's phoenix spell first comes forth]].
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