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The Elderien Chronicles The grasp of an angry bird
"Ahh"Richmond grunted as the hoe he was using in digging the ground suddenly collided with his leg. He quickly stopped and checked the leg, to make sure it was not bleeding.The wound was not deep enough to draw blood but it hurt like hell. But he did not stop digging. As the thunder clapped in the sky, Richmond knew it was going to rain soon, the first rain to fall in Elderien in the whole year. Perhaps it would have been a memorable time for him, watching the heavens pour down their contents while he gazed at the raindrops hitting the ground. It always brought him a sense of calm. But that night, he wasn't spending the night gazing at raindrops or taking in the smell of the soil as the rain bathed it. He was spending it covering a crime, a sin against the kingdom, one which he was happy he actually committed.When it was deep enough, Richmond looked around to see if anyone was watching him. He had dragged the Mage's body into the woods, using the night as cover and grabbing some
The Elderien Chronicles The pronouncement
Miranda woke up in shock, all of her neck hurting her From the encounter of the previous night. She slowly massaged her neck as she got up from the bed, trying to wrap her head around what happened. But no explanation other than the fact that her brother wanted to take her out came to her mind.She felt betrayed. She never expected it to go that bad. She always knew how desperate he was but she never understood why he was so stupid and why he did things the way he did.She slowly walked toward the mirror and observed the pigmentation in her neck. Kevin's presence was a miracle which she thanked the gods for. She could not even fathom what would have happened if he hadn't shown.But then, she noticed that none of her maids had come to attend to her, not even that little girl. That was unusual in every way. Their presence was the one that usually woke her up. Where were they?She quickly freshened up by herself and walked out of her chambers, but what she saw made her blood run cold.Th
The Elderien Chronicles The fight for the crown
"No! No!! You cannot do that. You cannot take away my crown!"Richmond yelled at the King as he took a step forward. The guards quickly stood between him and the king, preventing him from going further."You are impulsive and stupid. You allow your pride to get the best of you. You have always been that way. I let you take the shot because I believed being the crown Prince would make you see reasons why you should be responsible. But it didn't. It only made it worse...""Father...""Do not interrupt me when I am speaking! You have no idea how grave our enemies are. When I die, I want to know that this kingdom is in the hands of someone who will be able to protect it. In fact, I have had it in mind to replace you for some time now." The king said to him."What?""It's part of the reason why I somehow urged Miranda not to get married yet. Why I was happy when Alastair disappeared sixteen years ago. Why I sent mages to capture him when I discovered he was back."Miranda could not believ
The Elderien Chronicles The visit from a fiend (1)
Damek exhaled as the smoke filled his nostrils. He was high from the amount of power he was taking into his body. His vision was getting blurred, his head was pounding and his breath getting raspy. The other sorcerers standing there began to look at him like some madman. Perhaps it was right to assume he was mad, for he was trying to take on too much power at the same time."Bring the blood."He said to no one in particular. The sorcerers there gazed at each other but none of them said or did anything."Bring the fucking blood to me!" He barked at them. One of the sorcerers then walked closer to him, legs and hands shaking terribly. Damek had already outstretched his arm and was waiting for the blood to be brought to him."Master, we no longer have fresh blood. We have exhausted all of our reserves."The sorcerer said and Damek froze. What was he talking about? They never ran out of blood. There was always some waiting should situations like that call for it. "What the bloody hell
The Elderien Chronicles The visit from a fiend (2)
The landscape suddenly switched to an old barn. Damek could see the birds flying in the Sky and the warm sun that bathed his skin made him remember some old days before everything went to shit. We all have such moments, don't we?Lilith then conjured a large cloak and she put it on, covering her naked skin. She looked at Damek again and smiled. She was smiling too much, and Damek knew people like her always had some sort of trick up their sleeves. He just hoped he did not fall for it."Sit..."Her voice echoed through his head. He tried to push it out but he found himself giving in to her command. But there was nothing to seat on, it was just an empty barn. However, when Damek took a quick glance at his back, there was a chair waiting there.She really did have enough mastery over the ethereal realm. He wished he could do something like that."Why do you want to kill Asmodeus?"Damek asked her. She simply smiled, yet again, and sat down on a large bed she had conjured. She moaned as s
The Elderien Chronicles The dream of Alastair
Alastair's eyes slowly opened as the terrible headache he was feeling slowly wavered. For a moment, his vision was darkened and he could barely see, no he could not see at all. He stood in the empty space of nothingness, listening to his breath as his chest heaved up and down.What was the last thing he remembered?He could not even think. He tried to pull his thoughts back but all that came to him was the same pitch-black darkness. It was like something was clouding his mind, and whatever it was, Alastair was sure to find out.He took a step forward, and that was when the world around him took a drastic turn. He could see the darkness slowly rearranging itself, gaining light, little by little, like a new world was being formed. He stood where he was and pondered on what he knew.It was the ethereal realm, it had to be. And only Asmodeus could do that right? Pull him from his consciousness into a dream. Only Asmodeus had that effect on him. Sorcerers could do it but he was certain non
The Elderien Chronicles The dream of Alastair (2)
Alastair braced himself as Lilith hurled at him, slashing his face with her long claws. Her smiles were always deceptive, anyone who saw her smile whenever she possessed a human would probably fall to her charms. He did, a long time agoAs she came at him again, he quickly ducked and dodged the attack she sent his way. She yelled as he did like she was expecting him to fall prey to her attack. She came at him again but that time, he was not fast enough. The claw ripped through his arm and he groaned. But then, he caught her hand, twisted it, and kicked her in the guts. She cried out as he did and pushed him to the ground, falling on top of him."You should have told me what I wanted to hear. Then, you wouldn't be going through this!" She spat at him and punched him repeatedly in the face, snarling as she did. But grabbed her tail and squeezed it. She screamed as he did."You should not have lied Lilith. How did you come here? How did you gain access to the mortal realm?"He asked but
The Elderien Chronicles Miranda's POV
The pain. That was the last thing I remembered. My head was blank after that. Hela, myself and the mages I had managed to convince not to follow my brother anymore had been heading to the palace. Something had smacked my head and knocked me out.But what was it? Who did it?My subconscious mind continued to question itself when I felt like I was being drawn into a dream. The feeling was calm and inviting, and unlike other dreams, I have had in the past, the feeling was different.But I followed it.I suddenly found myself inside the palace. But it was not the palace I could remember at that point. It was from a time, about sixteen years ago. I still remembered because I helped set up the designs.What was I doing there? How was I even there?"Hello?"I called out but no one answered. No one was home. I was all alone and that began to freak me out. Imagine being the only person inside a large palace. It was not a nice feeling"Anyone here?"I called out again but yet, but I was met wi
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Alastair
***Final Chapter***The monster hurled at the ship with a force so great that its punch pushed the ship backward. They were lucky not to have sustained a tear because Alastair and Blaize had formed a shield to block the punch. The shield, however, shattered immediately upon impact.The ship groaned and tilted from side to side, and what came next were screams from the crew as they fell into the sea. The captain struggled to find her balance, however, that was proving difficult. The ship groaned again and tilted to another side, shaking the captain's grip off her sword with which she had stabbed the deck.She screamed as she glided towards the sea, which at that time was already being occupied by monsters that looked like snakes. There was a multitude of them, and their hisses could be heard. They had killed the members of the crew that fell into the sea.As the captain was about to fall overboard, Blaize created a shield that blocked her path and pulled her back into the ship. She exch
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The ship (2)
"Set sail!"The captain's voice rang through the entire ship as men busied themselves with their jobs. The crew members ran Helter skelter as they tried to get the ship running, and in no time, they did. The ship roared as it sailed on the sea, a sight that sent shivers down Cara's body For Alastair, he just stood beside her and watched other members of the crew as they worked tirelessly. The captain was no longer with them. She was busy shouting orders, screaming at the men, and cursing them as they worked. Considering the fact that she was much smaller than most of the men on the ship, it was a funny sight to see.She soon sent Alastair a gaze and nodded to him. Alastair returned the gesture. As soon as the captain looked away, Alastair smiled softly. The time was finally approaching, and there was nothing to stop destiny from unfolding. He was still lost in thoughts when he suddenly began to feel like there was a pair of eyes looking at him.It was the same feeling he had gotten b
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The ship (1)
"Stand firm. Widen your stance and fix yourself to the ground. Strike with intent."Alastair instructed Cara as she sparred against him. Her moves had gotten better already but they still needed some more work. She groaned and struck Alastair, putting in so much of her energy that she tripped and fell down when Alastair made a false move."Predict where I will be. It will be what you need most of the time. You need to see the bigger picture when you are dealing with an opponent. Stand up and come at me again."Alastair instructed and Cara obeyed. She was past the stage of grumbling. She knew she needed to become stronger for what was coming.She charged and did her best to predict Alastair's moves. But they were too advanced for her. However, Alastair did not hold back. If she was to fulfill her destiny, she needed to become better than he was. Alastair decided to do a move to throw her off balance but Cara suddenly blocked it.Alastair was surprised. He pushed a bit further and intro
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Lullaby
"Why don't you put down the crossbow and we can talk this through like adults?" Alastair said to the captain who scoffed at his guts. Her eyes were blaring with anger, and the only thing in her eyes other than anger was turmoil, pain, and regret.She steadied the crossbow in her hand and fixed her gaze upon Cara. Her eyes never left her. It seemed like she could remember what happened that day, the fire that suddenly blasted them all apart. She could remember the smell of burnt flesh which filled the air, saturating every part of the house. She could remember the smell of her own flesh and the moment that hit her, her face twitched a little. She took a deep breath and pointed the crossbow at Cara. Alastair did not want to use his magic against her for he knew they would be needing her help if they were to get to the isle of mists. But how the captain survived was still a mystery. He was certain she had died."You! You did this to me!", The captain said and pointed to the scarred part
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Fear
"You didn't even ask for her name." Cara said to Alastair as they walked down the busy road. Their short time at the pub had not turned out the way Alastair hoped. He just kept walking in silence, and the silence was what made Cara uncomfortable."I did not need to," Alastair replied and she scoffed."Why not? She was clearly into you and you liked her as well. What is stopping you?" Cara asked, but then she realized how insensitive her statement was. She should not say such things about Alastair's relationship."Is it because of Miranda?" She asked but he was silent."How do you know she is still waiting for you?" Cara asked again but Alastair still said nothing. She was right. He did not know. But the thing bothering him was that he might not live to find out. "I... I do not want to forget her. I want to cherish our memories together until there is nothing left of me. That is why I cannot look at another woman. But what do you know? You are just a child.".Alastair said and scoff
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Pub
The night still ravaged on as Alastair and Cara kept walking down the streets. Alastair got the chance to see more of the town, like he had secretly desired. The town was a beautiful place, quite exotic as well.He did not know if it were the decorations, or the thrill in the air but he was certain that that town had seen alot of bad days in the past and they were trying to make out the future as best as they can. He could see a young woman and two kids which looked like they were hers.The woman glanced at him and smiled, a smile which melted Alastair's heart. He saw that she had twin boys, and the imagination of the kind of life he would have been living if he grew up with his mother and brother was vivid.One of the twin boys ran towards him and gave him a popsicle. Alastair smiled as he took the popsicle from the boy, and giving their mother a nod, she quickly led her eager boys toward a candy shop. Alastair sighed as he watched them. He did not even hear Cara stepping up before h
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Prepare for anything
The journey was quiet, and although the moonlight shone upon them like the ever glowing beam of light that it is, Cara was not feeling it. She just kept walking, a step behind Alastair. Her head was bowed, her fists were clenched. Her nails were digging into her palms, although not enough to give her an injury, it still hurt.Maybe she wanted it to hurt. Maybe she just wanted to feel something at the end of the day. She had been so hollow ever since the fight. She could feel Asmodeus crawling around in her mind. She could feel the Phoenix slowly regressing. She could feel the terror that was coming, very one that she was destined to bring upon the world."Are you alright?" Alastair asked her, snapping her out of it. She nodded quickly and looked at him for a moment. "You look disturbed. Is there anything you would like to talk about?" Alastair asked her again but she shook her head. He decided not to press her. If she was ready to talk, she would."Do you miss it? Everything else bef
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Keeping it safe
An energy blast escaped from cara's body and hit all those that were in close proximity to her, James and Denise included. The force of the blast was so powerful that it took them off their feet and crashed them onto the ground. Cara let out a guttural growl as energy began to radiate from her body. The red, hot, energy began to gush out even more as her powers levitated her slowly. The growls continued, and so did the fear on lord Karl's face. He has never seen anything like that. He and his followers were not sure of what to do at that point. They slowly stood to their feet and watched as she stretched out her hand toward them. Her yellow eyes fell on them and with a sudden spark, her energy surged again. This time, it did not hit James and Denise. Both were surprised that the energy phased right through them to hit a sorcerer standing behind them and when they turned around, their eyes beheld a horror unlike what they knew before.The sorcerer's body froze. His eyes stretched out
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Unison
"Cara... Cara, are you alright?"Cara could hear Fristborn's voice call out to her. She opened her eyes slowly and what she saw was someone she never knew she could see any more. Was she dead, or was she dreaming? She gazed at Fristborn's face and in that split second, she reached out to touch him.But someone else quickly grabbed her hand and she turned and saw Denise standing there. Her eyes roamed back to 'fristborn' but was actually James that was kneeling beside her. She blushed in embarrassment as she quickly say up. They were no longer in the house. From what Cara could see, they were some distance away from the house and it was not too quiet. She could still hear the sounds of guards running around, trying to look for them. The three of them remained silent for a while."What happened?" Cara asked as she rubbed her eyes. It felt like she slept for a long time."You fainted," Denise replied to her. Cara tried to recall what had happened after she felt the surge in her magic b
