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THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness The night after (1)
Alastair rolled to his side and sighed as he opened his eyes. It was daytime already, and he had not even heard the early bells which woke the residents in the Capital. Even after Corvius' attack, the bells still sounded, serving as a form of reminder that there was hope in the horizon, hope Which Alastair knew he had to provide.He heard Miranda sigh beside him and watched as she mumbled in her sleep. She looked so beautiful even when she slept, a consequence of her perfect features. Miranda was a goddess in human flesh and her grace was getting more radiant by the passing second.She mumbled again and opened her eyes, squinting them at first as she tried to adjust to the light. The first thing she saw was Alastair gazing at her, smiling with amusement. She blushed lightly like a little girl and smiled, still trying to get herself badj to normal."Good morning, Grand Mage." She said to him."Good morning, my queen. Is it just me, or is today especially different?" Alastair asked her
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness The night after (2)
Alastair felt the strange energy as he headed into the room. The room was hot, and it had an unusual aura which Alastair tried to decipher. The furniture in the room had been destroyed or pushed aside and the darkness that surrounded the room Made it all worse.At the side, Alastair could see Drax on the ground groaning. Drax was wounded, and he had another fracture of his left arm. He groaned when he saw Alastair who quickly hurried to him."What happened?" Alastair asked Drax.Drax grunted as he tried to speak but it seemed like he had fractured ribs as well. He looked badly beaten up, and Alastair did not like seeing him that way. "Cara...she just, started acting strangely. I did not know what was happening and before I could figure it out, she attacked me." Drax groaned. Alastair took the fractured hand and looked at it.He whispered some words and a light shone at the site of fracture. The wound also gave out a light as well and so did the fractured ribs "I have numbed the pain
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness Elderien will not work with Hades
"I want us to work together...", The words sounded like a joke to Alastair's ears. He scoffed when Lilith said the words and decided to find a way out of the ethereal realm as soon as he could. He could not keep up with her nonsense and sadly, it did not seem like she was planning on stopping any time soon."I am serious, Mage." Lilith stated again. Alastair nodded when she spoke. She could tell that he was not buying what he was saying."I understand. I totally do. Working with hades is a very good option. I wonder why I did not consider it before now. I mean I could ALWAYS reach out to you guys, can't I?"He said sarcastically. Lilith groaned and slowly transforming into a more human form. Alastair watched in surprise as she turned into a human version of herself. She was not looking bad, except she was Stark naked and her hair was fiercely black.Her skin, however was smooth and silky, although some parts of it still had stains from coal. She walked towards Alastair, tired of expla
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness Snap!
Alastair gasped as he opened his eyes. He was surprised that the journey back from the ethereal realm did not take as long as he has suspected. He groaned as he suddenly started feeling a terrible headache. The aftermath of visiting that terrible place was always the same."Easy, you're alright. Stay still." He heard Miranda say to him. Alastair was still on the ground as he tried to process what had happened. The room was already crawling with mages and guards by that time and when he looked around for Drax, he could not see him."Where is Drax? Where's Cara?" He asked Miranda."Cara is being attended to over there..", she said and pointed to the bed where Cara was lying. She looked at him and smiled. She looked fine."Drax was taken out for treatment. Turns out there was a lot more damage than a few broken bones." Miranda added and that instantly alerted Alastair who tried standing immediately."It's nothing the mages cannot take care of. He will be fine. What happened back there?
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness Tales of past horrors
Alastair walked towards the catacombs with Drax by his side. The catacombs were unusually dark at that time, and though it was just morning, it seemed like it was night time. The silence between Alastair and Drax appeared to make the tension even greater. He wanted to say something, but Drax knew he did not actually know how to speak with the older man. They had barely reunited, and he should not try to force good vibes."I take it you and Cara have gotten quite close..." Alastair started a discussion, and the suddenly mention of Cara made Drax embarrassed a little. He did not know that people had started noticing how fond they were of each other."Yes. She is a good girl, and a formidable one." Drax responded and Alastair nodded."She is. You Know, it is a good thing to have you by her side. Now when I am gone, I will be certain that she is in safe hands. You are my son afterall. Is there a better guardian than you?"Alastair said and pushed a door open. The door gave a creek and ope
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness Secrets
Alastair and Drax descended down the staircase and on each step they took, the torches on the wall lit up. Drax wondered where they were at the moment, and he could not understand how a place which seemed to be so calm and serene hold so many secrets.Alastair slowly guilded his hand and touched a brick on the wall and another passage opened within the walls. He stepped inside, and motioned to Drax do follow him. Drax did as he was told. The wall behind them shook as soon as they stepped into the new place."Where are we?" Drax asked Alastair who snapped his finger and created a streak of light along the wall of the old dirty corridor that lay before them. "This is the old dungeon." Alastair stated and Drax was confused. He sighed when the young man could not comprehend what he meant."There was a time when the palace as you know it now was not so high up. So, these were the dungeons where erring slaves were kept and punished. A lot of them died here. If you listen closely, you can h
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness Theory
Alastair stood before the cube with so many questions in his mind. He was as confused as the young man standing before him, Looking up to him for answers. Alastair stretched forth his hand towards the cube again and just like before, the cube thrummed.It vibrated and slowly elevated, filling the room with a light, at the same time sucking the energy in the room. But just like before, the cube fell after powering down. Alastair crunched and studied the cube carefully. There was nothing wrong with it. It had no cracks or anything of such. Why did it power down?"You have a connection with the cube, don't you? Can you figure out why it is behaving this way?" Alastair said to Drax who nodded. Alastair was already getting frustrated. He did not have the time nor the luxury to do unreasonable things. The spell should have worked. He was certain that there was no problem with it. He had crosschecked the spell over and over before they started and he had made modifications himself. Why wasn
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness Let's go together
Alastair could tell that his efforts to find a suitable reason for the problem he was encountering were not forthcoming. He could not even focus on anything all through the day. As the mages attended to Drax, he walked out of the room to get some fresh air.Alastair saw the dome and remembered what had led him there in the first place. The dome kept giving off Sparks on energy, but Alastair could notice that the Sparks had started reducing. He was not surprised. It was bound to happen sooner than later. But the only issue he had was the fact that he did not know when the dome would finally call it a quit. There has to be a plan for when that happened. That Was what he was trying to do but he was not even successful in that.Alastair was so deep in thought that he did not even notice when Miranda walked up to him. She sighed as she gazed at the sphere as well, and then turning to gaze at Alastair when he did not acknowledge her presence."What are you thinking about?" She asked him. Al
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Fickle
They could see the energy which the ghosts had left behind tripping into the cube. As soon as the energy started flowing into the cube, the cube began to thrum. It thrummed so much that the energy it was gaining made it seem like it was going to explode at any moment.Alastair walked closer to the cube and stretched her hand forth. It was finally time for him to cast the spell and he knew that he could not delay any further. He started whispering the words and when he did, the cube thrummed even more. It slowly elevated and gave off Sparks of energy as it hung in the air.Miranda tried to shield her eyes as the sparks became more pronounced. Alastair did not stop chanting. The more he chanted, the more the sparks grew, and the more that happened, the more the energy in the room got sucked.Suddenly, a blast of energy escaped the cube and Blasted Alastair away from the cube, and knocked him on the ground. The same energy had swept Miranda off her feet and crashed her as well. Alastair
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You are free
"Queen Sophia, remember who we are. We are here to help..." Miranda began as soon as the ghost started approaching them. The ghost did not have a cheer on her face, and all that Miranda could see was the anger and hated that she had carried to her grave.As Sophia began to come too close, Alastair quickly cast a spell and bridged himself between Miranda and the ghost, who at that time was already getting worked up. The ghost opened it's mouth to say something, but like painful transition of death, she could no longer speak. Her mouth suddenly stretched far beyond it's normal limits and it became a hollow mass of darkness.Alastair watched carefully as all the ghost could do was wail. She wailed so much and when she did, the energy in the room changed. It suddenly became dark and Alastair could sense it. So, that was what happened? As the ghost continued wailing, something started happening.Alastair could feel something coming in masses. He exchanged glances with Miranda who seemed to
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Betrayed
Alastair and Miranda watched as the King paced up and about in the throne room, baffled, his face creased with worries, he will stop every minute and ponder for a second then goes about pacing again.Miranda wonders what goes on in his mind, watching his every moves with intent.“Pray tell, the heavens that one day, I will not be overthrown by this woman I call my wife.” Marius said, his face looking toward the ceiling in reverence to him looking at the sky as he prays.Marius looked threatened not only at the fact that the people regards his wife more than him and that what if it happens that they start seeing his wife as both king and queen.“No!” Maris thundered, “it can’t happen and it won’t!” He shook his head, “I am the king and I shall act the role of the king, and no one regards the queen than I.” Miranda shuddered and Alastair quickly holds her, it was obvious that the king was overly jealous of his queen Sophia, and his mind has been clouded with hatred for her and at this
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Jealous?
“To Queen Sophia!” The audience boomed with roars of laughter emanating from everyone present in the hall.“To You, Our Queen.” One of the noble whisper to the Sophia who gave a hearty smile and raised her glass to everyone.She looked over to the King who wore a face of disdain and disgust but quickly comported his face and smiled at her.“You’re a wonder, my darling. Thank you for winning for us.” Sophia stared at him, unsure of what to say, her mouth quirked and a second later, a smile creeped up her face. “I am filled with happiness to fight for our country and win.”She turned her attention to the crowd, the nobles were the ones who had threw the party for us saying that she was a man in woman form, she had the strength and courage to go war and bring the victory home.“Great Elderiens, admiration to the gods who gave Queen Sophia the strength to go to war and bring victory to us.” One of the nobles said.From the crowd, a woman whispered to another woman beside her. “You see
- THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness
Victory?
The third general slowly approached the queen with a smile on his face but the Queen was not smiling. He was quite disappointed when he could not make her reciprocate the emotion that he was showing off."My queen, you should not be here, in this lowly place. You must allow me to escort you into a tent while you make yourself comfortable." The third general said to her and she scoffed. She could not believe her ears."Are you enchanted? Are you under some form of spell?" The queen asked the general who was confused by the nature of her question."I'm afraid I do not understand what you mean...""Are you aware that the capital is burning at this very moment?.are you aware that your king is out there fighting for his people? And what are you doing? You are here eating and resting with your army while the kingdom burns. You have disobeyed a direct order from your king to assist in the battle and you do not feel any remorse. Explain yourself before I have your head."Sophia spat with an a
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The third general
Queen Sophia dashed into the room closest to her and slammed the door shut. Alastair and Miranda were able to phase through the door and follow her inside. The queen quickly sat down on a chair and took a deep breath, shuddering in the process as she heard another bang on the wall. Queen Sophia began to look at the maps and the books that were scattered across the table. She glanced from one to the other, trying her possible best to make sure that she was not missing anything. But when she heard another bang, she jumped up and took a deep breath to calm herself down.The war was getting more perilous. Sophia knew that Elderien may not survive for long for the reinforcements they were waiting for had not arrived. The enemy they faced had better armoury, better soldiers and a greater chance of. Winning the battle. Queen Sophia knew that it would all soon be over, and when the enemy won, she may have to be killed.And so would her children. No, she could not fanthom the thought of her c
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Bricks
As soon as Alastair and Miranda stepped into the Hall, the doors shut behind them. They could see the cube at the centre of the room, thrumming with energy as they looked around. The ghost stood on a side of the hall, watching them closely and carefully as they observed her as well.Miranda was especially fascinated. She had never thought that she would find the ghost of a queen in the catacombs. The royals were always burried according to the rites of the kingdom but there was something fishy about the Queen's history after all.According to the books, the queen had helped her husband defeat a great for by serving as his Mastermind. However, she wanted to take the throne for herself for she believed that she was more suited to rule than he was. That led to her husband banishing her from the palace and Elderien forever. It was never stated what Became of her after her banishment, but the king remarried and had children with the new wife which continued his lineage.What if there was a
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Reveal her truth
Alastair slowly looked at the direction to which Miranda was pointing to. He was not sure what he would see there but he knew that whatever it was, it was enough to send shivers down her spine. Alastair slowly turned his neck and gazed at the darkness that stood before him. In the midst of the pitch black aura which he could see, he started to make out something like the outline of a person.But it was a shadow. Alastair looked closer. He was certain that it was a ghost, or at least he suspected it was. But he had Never seen a ghost like that one before, and the uncertainty made him uncomfortable."What is that?" Miranda asked him, shaking with fear. What terrified her the most was the fact that the shadow stood still, not moving, not speaking, but menacing enough to show off a Stern warning with it's presence. "I think it is a ghost." Alastair said to her and the realization that the creature had a name made Miranda to become at ease, at least she now knew what she was facing. Alas
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Let's go together
Alastair could tell that his efforts to find a suitable reason for the problem he was encountering were not forthcoming. He could not even focus on anything all through the day. As the mages attended to Drax, he walked out of the room to get some fresh air.Alastair saw the dome and remembered what had led him there in the first place. The dome kept giving off Sparks on energy, but Alastair could notice that the Sparks had started reducing. He was not surprised. It was bound to happen sooner than later. But the only issue he had was the fact that he did not know when the dome would finally call it a quit. There has to be a plan for when that happened. That Was what he was trying to do but he was not even successful in that.Alastair was so deep in thought that he did not even notice when Miranda walked up to him. She sighed as she gazed at the sphere as well, and then turning to gaze at Alastair when he did not acknowledge her presence."What are you thinking about?" She asked him. Al
