Re: Night's Assailants: Valkyrian
Chapter Seven: A new companion.
Kandred, Sckitter, and Jacques walked through the summer forest, watching many small animals running about on the ground.
"Kandred, what is this quest of yours?" asked Jacques inquisitively.
"We are set out to find a way to stop an evil power." the elf replied.
"And what evil is this?"
"I can't exactly tell, but I know that something is brewing, something that we must stop." Kandred then realised that Sckitter had not spoken for a long time. "Sckitter, what's on your mind?"
"Nothing, really. It's just that lately I have been having visions in my sleep, strange visions. We've been travelling for three days, and every night I dream strange dreams."
"And what are in these dreams?"
"You, Kandred, I've been having dreams of your past life." Kandred suddenly thought of his last life, but his brain throbbed, sending him to the ground.
"What is it Kandred?"
"May past life, but I now know what we must do next."
"And what is that old chap?"
"Jacques, what we must do is run." in an instant the three burst into a sprint, all of them faster than any human; Kandred, with his elf agility, Sckitter with his dragon strength, and Jacques with his ability of wraith flight.
All of a sudden an arrow whizzed past Kandred's face, landing in the ground infront of him. Kandred then heard a shout.
"Wrath!" the shout was followed by a multitude of small green energy balls shooting past Kandred, and hitting a tree. The energy spun around the tree, ravaging it, and it fell over with a crunch.
"Sckitter, take to the air." Kandred told Sckitter, and the dragon flew up. "Jacques, turn to your right." the phantim turned, and Kandred also turned, but to his left. The elf and the phantom charged at a man clad in black robes and leather, who carried two broadswords. The man had one robotic eye, which did not blink at all. He raised his swords, ready to defend himself. Jacques whisped over the man, and slashed at his back. He spun around instantly, gasping. Kandred then sent a ball of fire into the man's cloak, the man fell over. Kandred flipped the man onto his back, and removed the two broadswords from his hands.
"Now tell me, who are you and who hired you?"
The man gasped, but then answered. "I am Kiga Forthor, of the Humans of Mchanicus. I was hired by a man."
"Who was that man?"
"I don't know. He was completely garbed in black, even his face. He told me to do his bidding. I couldn't resist, there was something about him that made me do this, and I don't know what it was."
"Where did you meet him first?"
"In a mountain range, last winter. He told me tohunt down an elf, and he showed me a picture of you. I don't know how, but I knew how to find you. I was told to end your life and that of your fiends."
"What fiends?"
"I don't know, he told me that you have fiends, and to kill them aswell as you."
"Well tell your master that I don't have any fiends."
"No! Don't make me go back to him, he's horrible."
"Okay then, come with us. I can lift the control spell that the man has oveer you, stand up, Kiga."
"Yes. Thankyou."
Kandred began humming, and rubbed his hands against Kiga's temples. "You are released."
"Thankyou. I am very grateful."
"It was a pleasure. But we must be off, for we have a quest to finish!"
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The party of four travelled for eight more days until they came to a vast grassland. Behind them, to the west, there was the forest. To the north and south, there was the grassland. And to the east, there was a vast mountain range.
"So, what do we do here?" asked Jacques.
"We wait. They are coming." was Kandred's reply, which was said in grim tone.
"What are coming? Who are they?"
"I should say it, it is coming. And what it is exactly, I don't know. It is something that we will have to fight."
"Jolly good, some more fighting!" was Jacques comment that ended the conversation, and they all soon fell asleep on the soft grass.
Last edited by P.; 09-22-2006 at 05:48 PM.