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THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness It was self-defense
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
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness We will fight
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
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness To the realm of the dragons
"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
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness Knockout
"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
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness Curiosity
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
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness Watching
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 ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness Sudden chills
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
THE ELDERIEN CHRONICLES: Aftermath Of Darkness Duty
Vera watched as Reynolds slept calmly on the bed. She could observe the way his chest heaved up and down, and she had never been any more grateful than she was at that moment. Who knows what could have happened if he hadn't saved her? Vera tried her best not to think about the possibility, but the more she tried, the more the possibility filled her mind. It would have been her, lying on that bed, wounded, or possibly even worse. She would have been dead, lying outside with the other corpses, waiting to be buried. She shuddered and shook her head in an attempt to free her mind from the horrid reality.Reynolds took a deep breath. Vera glanced at him and actually got to appreciate how good-looking he was. They had met a few times in the palace whenever he would accompany Alastair to the palace, and if she was on duty. They never spoke, although, she had always been quite fascinated by him. Being there with him, so close to him, she could feel a lot of things-gratitude, sorrow, determi
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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
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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
