Cara screamed as the knife made its way toward her. It was such an unexpected move. She did not even see the knife coming, possibly because she had not believed Drax when he said that Corvius was after her. She thought he was kidding.But why did Corvius want her dead?Drax still held on to the knife in his hand and as his hand bled, Cara realized that the knife was not meant to kill her. It was to knock her out. Another turn and the hilt would have knocked her out stone cold."Stay here!"Drax called out to her as the servant approached. The servant, a young woman walked towards Cara like a zombie. The sides of her hair were frozen, and her eyes had turned blue. Her lips were pale and cracked and it seemed like she was possessed by something."There is something inside her," Cara said to Drax who focused on the servant. Cara could see that she was being controlled by a consciousness that wasn't hers, and Drax could see it too.Suddenly, the servant growled and jumped towards Cara, mu
Drax could perceive the smell of wet soil. Its fresh, natural, and full scene filled his nostrils. As Drax opened his eyes, he found himself in a forest surrounded by tall trees whose tops could barely be seen. He swallowed as he observed the trees and wondered how it was possible. "No... No!"Drax gasped as he stood up quickly. He could not believe that it was actually happening, that he was actually there. He looked around the calm and green forest, and he could even feel some of the raindrops that fell on his skin.Drax knew what happened there a long time ago. It was his deepest and darkest secret, one that he did not want to relive. But something was messing with his mind and it was Corvius. The Ice King was playing tricks. Drax assured himself that he was alright. He just needed to be strong and refuse to play Corvius' sick game."You will not win! Do you hear me? You will not win!"Drax yelled and hua voice echoed. What came next was a calm wind, followed by the smell of burnt
Drax heard the growl again, and that time, he was looking at what was going on. He could still remember, but there was Corvius holding his face in place and making sure he was beholding the horror.Drax watched as the younger boy growled again, and when he did, the other boys quickly took their hands off him and stepped back. They watched in fear and horror as the boy began to grow scales. Large red scales soon covered his entire body and his eyes turned red. Two large horns grew from his head and black claws popped out of his hands.The boys were terrified by what they were seeing. They screamed and tried to run, but the beast caught up with them. It tore the first boy into two and quickly beheaded the other one. "No..."Drax tried to close his eyes but they no longer responded to him. Corvius had control. He made sure he watched. The third and oldest boy tried to run but the beast caught up with it. The boy screamed as the beast cut him down.Corvius laughed afterward. The beast sl
"Arghh!"Alastair groaned as he tried to stand, but his body was badly rough-handled. He could even feel the strain in his mind, and the more he tried to stand up, the more the pain persisted. But he knew he had to get up so as to help Cara. Corvius was after her and he would not stop until he gets her.Alastair groaned again and stood up. His bones cracked as he did, and he felt a terrible wave of pain sweep him off the ground for a moment. He quickly used his powers to maintain his balance. But then, he wondered.How was Corvius so powerful? Corvius was not a sorcerer, he was a mage. How was a Mage so powerful? What about the primal cubes made him so formidable? And how was he absorbing them in the first place? He knew that there were mages who could absorb energy, but those mages had a limit. They usually exploded if they absorbed too much. The level of magic Corvius has absorbed was enough to destroy him.How was he tricking death?Alastair took his first step and felt his bones
"No."Cara slowly stated as soon as Alastair completed his statement. She had expected to hear something bad, but what she heard was nothing she could cope with. Cara shook her head dismissively and closed her eyes."No. You cannot go. It is too risky. It's unpredictable. Its-its dangerous. No. You can't."She added."I know it is all of those things. But I also know that perhaps it is the only shot we have. The cube is a primal source of energy, and it is also a portal. I think I can find the realm of the dragons through it.""You think. You are not even sure. What if you end up inside a volcano or the middle of a storm or in an entirely different world where you would get vaporized in an instant? What would you do then?" It is too dangerous. You can't do this."Cara insisted, but she knew that she could not hold Alastair back. Alastair, on the other hand, knew that his mind can not be changed. It was a great risk that he was willing to take for the sake of the kingdom and for Cara's
Reynolds could feel the air getting tighter. Even though the capital he was guarding had a sun sphere surrounding it, he could feel the chill. He did not fully understand what was happening, and why the world was suddenly freezing up, but Reynolds knew that there was more to it.So, as he watched the sun sphere from the top of a balcony situated centrally in the capital, he tried to imagine what would be going on in the palace at that moment. The battle started from there, so, it made sense that it was mostly concentrated there as well. He had tried to find ways to reach out to the palace but he could not. He did not even have a telepath with him among the mages that defended the capital with him. And when he did a head count, he found out that there were only four of them left. They were about a dozen, but the northerners had killed the others when they attacked."Reynolds..."Reynolds suddenly heard a mage call to him from behind. He turned around and a tall, lanky mage walked towa
Reynolds watched as the man approached the sun sphere. The rest of the guards looked at him with uncertainty, and some of them thought that he would perhaps drag the man back as soon as the man was getting too close to the sphere. But Reynolds did no such thing. He just kept watching, and the man kept walking.Collin who had seen what was happening rushed towards Reynolds. He could see the intent on Reynolds'face and he knew that whenever his brother was like that, nothing could change his mind when he had decided on something. But Collin knew that something terrible might happen to the man if he was not stopped."You have to stop this. He is going to get himself killed."Collin said to Reynold who did not give him a response. He just kept watching as the man trudged towards the sphere.Collin sighed and tried to make a move but Reynolds held him back."What are you doing? We have to stop him!" Collin cried out but Reynolds did not let him go."We have to teach a lesson here. So you w
The first thing that Vera heard was the guttural growl followed by the clicking. She froze there, thinking about what sort of animal could possibly make such a noise. Vera felt her anxiety increase but she did not show it. She had to maintain a calm composure. The fate of her guards depended on it.Then, she saw something move in a blur. She could not figure out what it was exactly but it was there, and it was watching. She took a step back and helped some of the people cross into the dome, and then, she saw another blur."We have company. Get ready!"She called out to her guards who drew their Weapons in a single, precise, and uniformed move. The guards then arranged themselves into a formation, one of each facing opposite sides, with the rest of them and Vera standing in the center.The mages were helping more people into the dome, and when Vera looked at Reynolds' face, she realized that she should have trusted him completely. He was right after all. There was something there."The