After a long run, they finally arrived, but then they realized that entering was never going to be easy.
Diego: "Ugh…"
Charlotte: "Hahh…"
Nacht: "Tch…"
Kisa: "What… a Vinka?"
Mona: "No… no… that is not a Vinka."
Charlotte: "Yeah… it is not a Vinka. Vinkas always have the dark smile symbol. It does not have it…"
It stood up.
Two Ages: "No doubt… that is one of the guardians of the Forbidden Library. The sitting giant, Barbaron."
Barbaron: "Rooooaaaaaaaaaaarrrr."
He grabbed his club and slammed it down.
Crash
They all dodged.
Barbaron: "Sepre… tele… frerere."
Charlotte: "Ugh… one of the dead languages…"
Nacht: "The language of Barbatos?"
Two Ages: "Then Marco Polo was right… he must belong to the people of Barbatos, the king of giants."
Barbaron: "Trotes… trotes."
Crash
Charlotte: "Ghhh…"
Two Ages: "This is unbelievable… one of the oldest peoples… who should have been extinct for a long, long time…"
The people of the giants had a kingdom named Barbaton. Their king was Barbatos. The giants were considered very strong. But when they went to war with the dragons, they had no chance. The dragons were faster and stronger. Barbatos and his realm vanished into nothing. Later, the dragons were killed by humans. Humans took advantage of the giants disappearing. Dragons are stronger than giants, but only because they can fly, while giants are slow. After the giants vanished, humans used it as an opportunity to hunt the other fairy tale beings. There are seven fairy tale beings: fairies, elves, dwarves, giants, dragons, orcs, and demis.
Barbaron: "Rooooaaaaaaaaaaarrr."
Nacht: "How are we supposed to kill a giant?"
Kisa: "He is too strong…"
Charlotte: "Ghhh…"
Two Ages: "Marco Polo said the only way is to injure his eyes. That is the only sensitive part."
Diego: "And how are we supposed to get up there…"
Two Ages: "No idea. He is at least eight meters tall. We have to distract him, then someone has to climb up and injure his eyes."
Mona: "Then I guess it is time for my fairy tale."
Mona used her flute.
Mona: "I call you, you town musician, the cat. Give me your strength."
A weapon appeared: two pistols, with a cat symbol on the holster.
Mona: "Sorry, Garf… it will not take long."
Bang bang bang
Clack
Mona: "Ugh…"
The bullets were deflected without any problem.
Mona: "Yeah but what…"
Barbaron: "Rooooaaaaaaaaaaarrrr."
He slammed his fists into the ground and huge stones flew everywhere.
Nacht: "Watch out."
They dodged.
Diego: "Ghhh…"
Charlotte deflected them with her broom, while Diego used his wolf ability, and Kisa used her spirits.
Kisa: "Ghhh… spirit barrier."
A huge spirit barrier protected all six of them.
"Bew… bew… ow," the spirit said.
Kisa: "Ghhh…"
Nacht: "Kisa… it cannot take this."
Kisa: "Ghhh…"
Barbaron: "Rrrr…"
He raised his club.
Kisa: "Huh!"
He struck. It held the first time and the second time, but Kisa ran out of strength. The third strike was only half blocked.
Kisa: "Bleargh!"
She spat blood and fell to the ground.
Nacht: "Ghh."
Crash
Nacht: "Kisa!"
But when he pulled the club back, she was gone.
Charlotte: "Phew… that was close."
Nacht: "Ugh… Charlotte."
Charlotte was carrying Kisa on the broom.
Charlotte: "Ghhh…"
Nacht: "Hahh… be careful."
Charlotte: "Ugh…"
His club swung toward her.
Charlotte: "Minni, Finni!"
The two dolls appeared and formed a reversal shield. The strike flew back toward the giant.
Crash
Barbaron: "Urk…"
Charlotte: "Damn it… Nacht, catch her!"
Nacht: "What."
She dropped Kisa and Nacht caught her.
Nacht: "What."
Charlotte: "I will handle it."
Charlotte took out her fairy tale, Alice in Wonderland, and the small wand came out.
Charlotte: "Magic Ball!"
She fired it at the giant.
Charlotte: "Ghhh… I cannot hold this much longer… how are we supposed to beat him…"
Mona: "Ghh…"
Two Ages: "Diego… you can do something."
Diego: "Me?"
Two Ages: "The Big Bad Wolf. Your ability, the bad wolf from Little Red Riding Hood, is the greatest enemy of any monster. Its power is a monster's weak point. Try to eat a piece of him."
Diego: "What, why?"
Two Ages: "If you eat a part of him, you evolve your Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale, your claws and ability. Try it. Just do it."
Diego: "Okay."
Diego transformed quickly and ran at him. Charlotte distracted him.
Diego: "Grrrr…"
He bit him, but no piece came off.
Diego: "Grrrr…"
Two Ages: "Harder."
He bit harder until his teeth and mouth bled, and he managed to tear off a tiny piece.
Diego: "Gulp… ghhh."
Suddenly his body began to change in a strange way.
Pump pump pump pump
Bella: "Hehehe… hehe… Claws of the giants… teeth of the giants… completed."
Diego: "Ugh… but what does it do now?"
Mona: "A lot, idiot. Bite his legs so he drops to his knees, so we can hit his eyes."
Diego: "Okay."
He bit into the giant's legs and actually tore out a big chunk.
Barbaron: "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!"
He dropped to his knees.
Nacht: "My chance."
Mona: "Together, now!"
They ran up his arms, to his neck and head.
Nacht: "Take this."
Mona: "You ugly giant!"
Splat
Barbaron: "Rooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrr."
Mona: "It is not enough."
Nacht: "Until we hit his brain."
The sword drove deep until it reached the brain, while the bullets also pushed in toward the brain.
Splat
Barbaron: "Rooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrr."
He fell to the ground.
Diego: "Hahh…"
Nacht: "Hahh…"
Mona: "Puh…"
Two Ages: "Hmm…"
Charlotte: "Hahh… ugh…"
A chill ran down Charlotte's spine.
Charlotte: "Ghhh… watch out!"
Nacht: "Huh?"
Mona: "Ugh."
Nacht and Mona were suddenly thrown away.
Crash
Then the giant's stomach opened. From his belly, another giant emerged.
Diego: "Ugh… what."
Two Ages: "A second giant… inside his belly."
It was smaller, but still huge. Four meters tall.
Barbaron: "Finally… I can remove myself from that body."
Two Ages: "Ugh."
Barbaron: "Human children… you are strong… but thanks to you… I am rid of my old body. You have no chance."
He walked to his chair and sat down. It was clearly bigger than him now, but he did not care.
Barbaron: "Since I am being so nice… I will give you a riddle. If you solve it… I let you pass."
Two Ages: "Okay…"
Diego: "What?"
Mona: "Huh?"
Nacht: "Sounds better than fighting."
Charlotte: "Hmm…"
Barbaron: "What is the name of the princess of the kingdom of Barbatos."
Silence
Ding
Nacht: "I take it back, we are screwed."
Diego: "Yep. I am starting to dig our graves."
Nacht: "Do it."
Two Ages: "Quiet."
Barbaron: "You have ten seconds. One… two… three… four… five… six… seven…"
Two Ages: "…"
Barbaron: "Eight… nine…"
Two Ages: "Marina… Marina the Beautiful!"
Barbaron: "Hmm… the answer…"
Two Ages: "I know it…"
Barbaron: "Is wrong."
Two Ages: "Ugh."
Barbaron: "That was the prostitute Barbatos fell in love with, not his wife."
He stood up.
Barbaron: "I am sorry… but I have to kill you."
Nacht: "Ghhh…"
He jumped down.
Barbaron: "Alright… I am killing you now."
Splat
Barbaron: "Alright. Round two."
Barbaron stood, grabbed a huge sword, and walked toward them.
Diego: "He is faster."
Crash
Mona: "Damn it…"
Barbaron: "For Barbatos, the realm of giants."
Mona: "That realm does not exist anymore."
Barbaron: "I know. Still… I will never forgive you humans and dragons. And especially not… dragon mage Elisa Routsworth."
Elisa Routsworth was a mage who could speak to dragons. She knew their language and could even transform into one. She was raised by them.
Barbaron: "Cursed be you humans. But Franz Kafka's wife… the only human who mattered to me… wanted me to defend this library."
Crash
Charlotte: "Damn!"
Barbaron: "Ugh."
Charlotte: "Huh!"
His fist flew at her and sent her flying.
Crash
Her bones cracked. Her arm was broken.
Charlotte: "Ugh!"
Kisa: "Hahh… Charlotte…"
Nacht: "Ugh… damn it…"
Barbaron: "Ghhhh…"
Crash
Barbaron: "Your end is near…"
Nacht: "Crane!"
Crane: "Crane agrees."
Doooon
Suddenly it became dark.
Barbaron: "Huh?"
Eyes appeared.
Barbaron: "But what…"
Hands rose from the ground, along with shapes.
"Ugh… Barbaron… Barbaron!"
Barbaron: "Ugh… those… are giants…"
Ichabod: "We live a very long time and served many people, so we also ate some giants…"
Barbaron: "Ugh…"
The war between dragons and giants ended catastrophically. Elisa Routsworth, the dragon witch, as she was called, Sestra Drakonov, Sister of Dragons.
Barbaron: "Ghhhh… ghhh…"
Ichabod: "You should maybe give up…"
Barbaron: "Never."
Ichabod: "If you were as huge as before, we could not handle you. But since you became smaller, we can finish you."
Barbaron: "I am Barbaron… the warrior of Barbartos."
He roared loud and strong, so loud that the faces and shapes went crazy, and suddenly attacked Ichabod.
Ichabod: "Oh no… that is not good… Crane, stop it."
Crane: "Yes."
He stopped it.
Nacht: "What are you doing?"
Ichabod: "Something is wrong. That is not a normal giant."
Two Ages: "It is not. It is Barbaron of Reinhard… the strongest giant. He was so strong people called him Son of War. His roar made other giants do what he wanted. He was a leader. Brutal. Known for eating animals alive. He caught dragons while they were flying and tore them apart or ate them. But… he was also smart. He could speak normally like a human."
Barbaron the Son of War was the name he was given because he was the strongest giant in the wars. Merciless, a true tyrant. He loved dragging innocent humans into it, even though King Barbatos and the giants did not approve of his methods. He killed too many innocents. They knew they had a chance without him, but one day Barbatos had enough of him. When he found out Barbaron imprisoned human women in a troll and orc prison so they could be abused, he acted. Sexual abuse is strictly forbidden among giants, because it is considered the way of Loki the Liar. Loki the Liar is the mage of corruption. No one knows what he looked like. People only know he worked for humans. Elisa Routsworth could not stand him. There was a similarity to Barbaron, but the difference is Barbaron accepted his punishment and even felt guilty, hiding in the forest. Loki the Liar, however, destroyed his own land. Elisa Routsworth was forced to marry Loki the Liar, but she took her own life at age 27 when she became pregnant by him. She did not want children from him. This happened centuries ago.
Barbaron: "Grrrr."
Nacht: "What do we do…"
Barbaron attacked them.
Charlotte: "Did you forget someone… you filthy giant!"
Barbaron: "Ugh!"
Something stabbed into his back.
Charlotte: "Curse of the dagger… Peteros."
His body was paralyzed. He fell to the ground.
Charlotte: "Tch."
Her face was bleeding, and her hand, her arm, was twisted.
Charlotte: "I still have one arm."
Roots wrapped around her arm.
Kisa: "Charlotte."
Charlotte: "No time. The curse will not last long. Go."
Two Ages: "I will take care of it."
She pulled a huge axe from her back, from her neck, and walked to him.
Nacht: "Um…"
Diego: "Ew."
Nacht: "I have seen enough."
Barbaron: "Ugh… my king… forgive me… forgive me, my king…"
Tears
Barbaron: "If I had not been so brutal back then… if I had not disappointed them… our realm would still be here…"
Two Ages: "Hey…"
She stepped closer.
Two Ages: "You failure. You could not kill them. You giants are a disgrace."
Barbaron: "Huh?"
Splat
She killed Barbaron.
Two Ages: "Alright. That is it. The first guardian failed."
Two Ages: "Let's move on."