Chapter 1
Twilight was gathering. The birds were falling silent in the trees, as if the approach of night stifled their voices, and the nearby mountains were turning black. A clash sounded afar, in the realms of la De Valliere. A macabre night, blood is seen anywhere. Screams of terror, rage, and fear reverberated all throughout the surroundings.
‘Brianna Novak’, an Arch magi −powerful wizard− was trudging to reach the throne room where her Lady was. “Lady Odette!” said abruptly, “The mansion is under attacked, and it is my duty to make sure of la De Valliere’s safety” her voice agitated
“As the Queen of this realm, I won’t turn my back to my people nor accept defeat” her lady exclaimed.
“Lady Odette, this isn’t the time to be saying−” her thoughts wandered
A blast just outside the room was heard. “Milady, if you really insist, then I will stay by your side” said in a sharp tone
“Thanks Brianna but I have another thing I ask of you”
“What is it that in my power will be done” kneeling down to her lady
“Now that Zelpusto wants to take over my land, I ought to use my last resort to stop them” walking away toward the opposite room.
As the door opened the room behind revealed nothing but elegance. At the center is where her child lays asleep. She holds her up to her chest, cradling her for the last time” she stood up warily
“And to that, I need you to take this child away from this rotten world of ours” she demanded, her tone sharp
“Would that mean taking her to−”, cut a short by her lady.
“It is the only way, and by the time of her awakening then she will return here and reclaim the throne and bring forth a new golden age for Halchegenia!” Lady Odette proclaimed
The door behind them blasted open. Knights are already behind them.
“Come with me milady” grabbing her wrist.
They run toward the opposite door leading to the front door of the mansion. But a strong wind was casted upon them from behind. The queen stopped running and casted a barrier behind her.
“Milady, are you alright, can you still run?” she asked
“I… I’m fine, you go ahead, find a safe place to hide…” she replied ghastly
“No! This isn’t right; his highness left you in my care to assure your safety. I can’t let that happen”
“Have you forgot my word, Brianna, go now, I’ll do what I have to do and so you do. I know this is sudden but this is the right thing to do for us, for the Halchegenia”
A knight suddenly appeared behind, armed to kill, has an engraved crest of Zelpusto right on his brass plate.
“Going somewhere?” the voice insisted
A vast wind entered the room; in an instant the stranger had struck his rapier to milady.
“Run now! Go! Leave me here, I ask thy god to guide y...your w...way…”
A shed of tear marks thy face and yet run; still beckoning a doubt in leaving yet dredged up by the oath then urged on.
“Get your hands of me! Why can’t you just die? I have to finish them off”
“As if I’d let you do that, ‘Thou hast be happy with thy end of la De Valliere’ in a sharp tone, fear nor regret can be seen on thy face.
“Del on zial vak!”
A humongous light strike from the heavens straight to the realms, as the light shone through it swallowed whole the mansion leaving no trace.
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It was pitch black in the forest of Losailles, an evergreen forest known for being the door to another world. The blast from the mansion blew up the trees, birds panicked and so as other animals. The wind is odd, as the two survivors went deeper and deeper into the forest. The air got dense. A rustle of leaves sounded nearby.
“I should think of a way to find a safe place for my lady, or else”, the voice gasped
“Brianna?” a faint tone whispered
“No worries my lady, it will all be over soon−she casted her lady to sleep−I’m sorry”
She laid her lady in a log just at the center of the forest, vine gnarled around, darkness as if swallowing every creature in sight. There was rustle behind them, and appeared yet another of Zelpusto knights.
“I will never forgive myself if something will happen to my lady, so don’t you ever get near her.”
A boisterous laugh reverberated in the forest.
“You leave me no choice, ‘nol dol pusto zeng dest, thy lady travel to this vast new world!’”, she casted savagely
“Don’t take your eyes off to your opponent”, sounded behind
Brianna was struck by the sudden attack, a sword stuck up right to her chest just as she finished her cast. A light hovered from the heavens striking straight to the forest, a mist suddenly build up, encircling all of them in sight. It swallowed them up, leaving to trace of life. A faint glow came from where her lady lay.The clouds stirred up forming a vast circle and at the core was the strange light. It shines brightly in different hues no one had ever seen.
The mist slowly faded away. Soon, there was no trace of the child nor dead corpse but only a trail in the heavens.
