"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
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
"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
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 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
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
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 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