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If you are just reading this, then go back and find the rest of it. If you read the first part, then here is more.
"Adre! Just come in you silly elfling. You're always welcome." The three girls stood up and headed towards the doors. Adre opened the heavy wooden doors and started running towards them. He noticed that they where walking to him, so he skidded to a halt nearly falling over.
"Sorry...Bri. Evening...ladies." His chest rose and fell with his deep breaths. His light blonde hair was tossed about and his vibrant sapphire eyes showed how tired he was from running.
"Come on Adre. Sit and tells us what news you bring." Bri pulled out a chair for him and he greatfuly sat in it. Bri, Kali, and Frozen sat near him and waited to hear what he had come to tell them.
"Well..." he started.
"You probably already know about the Dark Commander returning right?" The girls sadly nodded.
"Okay then. So do you know King Allestar?" Once again, the girls nodded.
"Now I know you don't know this. Well he and his whole army have been slaughtered by the Dark Commander and his army just the other day. But the Dark Commander's army was also destroyed. Only he remained alive." Bri, Kali, and Frozen's eyes widened.
"Are you serious Adre?" questioned Bri. Adre sadly nodded.
"Go on. Is there more needed to be told?" asked Kali.
"Oh yes! Much more." He cleared his throat and began once more.
"In a mountain in the Southern Kingdom not far from Lady Shana's castle, resides a great Shadow Dragon Lord. Almost as powerful as the Dragon Lord spirit inside Lady Shana. He only comes out of his cavern now and then to assist King Kallar and Queen Shana. Ususally that is in only times of war or distress. Well not really...anyway. He has emerged. He knows the Dark Commander has returned and knows the king is out on a campagin. We have to get Shana out of that castle. She is in grave danger if she stays there with that Dark Commander trapsing around." Bri sadly sighed and stood up.
"Adre...the Dark Commander isn't a man. It is a woman. The Dark Commander is Shana, my friend Adre. She has corrupted Lord Vergil and Lady Wink. Our other dear friends. We're still puzzled to why she suddenly changed this this..." Her voice trailed off sadly. Adre stood up and rested his hand on Bri's shoulder.
"There there. It will be okay. Lord Sanada has returned too. Not to mention this fire cat demon creature." Frozen looked up at the mention of the cat demon. She stood up with a smile on her face.
"It's Nira!" Kali, Bri, and Adre jumped. Bri nodded and smiled.
"Come. We should go find those two."
The next day, the Shadow Dragon Lord emerged from his cave in the mountain. He streched his wings and muscles. He scanned the horizion with his deep ocean blue eyes.
"I must go retrieve his lordship. There is much work to be done." In a swift beat of his wings, he rose to the air and flew off towards the West. The ground passed beneath him like a dream. Village after village passed until they began to disappear. Houses became trees. Villages became forests. The scent of death blew along the wind. He was growing closer to his lordship. He flew over a battlefield covered in tents, soldiers and abandoned weapons. An army of elves, dragons, and half dragons were assembled at the foot of a great mountain. The Shadow Dragon Lord landed in the clearing and folded his wings tightly to his body. He raised his head up high and began to make his way towards the king's tent. Many soldiers who saw him bowed to this ancient dragon. His eyes spotted King Kallar as he grew closer. He was dressed in the traditional armour of the Stormfire Dragon clan. His dirty blonde hair was strewn about but still fairly neat. His grey eyes found the dragon as a smile crossed his face. The dragon bowed to him as Kallar bowed to the dragon.
"DarkWater. My old friend. What brings you here?" asked Kallar as he moved closer to the dragon. DarkWater's eyes held a tone of seriousness. Kallar lost his smile and became serious.
"Kallar. The Dark Commander. She has returned." Kallar's face grew gaunt. A frightened whisper spread quickly throughout the army. The skies grew dark and the wind began to pick up.
"I met up with her brother and spoke with him. This supposedly happened a week ago. My lady and five of her friends were summoned to go on a mission for the Serpentine Kingdom. The Queen Karissa's son had been kidnapped. Albhe sent for them. But durning the trip, she was corrupted somehow. Two of her companions were corrupted as well. The Lord Vergil and the Lady Wink...now called Sehara." A silent tear slid down Kallar's face. He looked into DarkWater's eyes and saw that he too was upset.
"I thought Shana would never change this badly again." Another frightened whisper spread throuh the army as they heard the name of their queen be said.
"My lord." called one of the archers who was an elf. Kallar looked up at the elf and regained his composure.
"Yes Amoral?" The archer was nervous as he stepped forward.
"Is it true that Queen Shana is the Dark Commander?" Kallar sighed sadly.
"Yes Amoral. That is correct." He looked across the army and addressed them.
"Men. I want you to know this. Queen Shana is the Dark Commander. The same Dark Commander from thousands of years ago. We might have to fight yet another war. A war on your own Queen. But she is not alone this time. Lord Vergil and Lady Wink, who is now to be called Sehara again, are on her side. This is going to be the hardest thing you men have ever done." He paused and looked at their faces. Each man was terrified.
"Now. Pack up camp. We head home. To the Southern Kingdom!" DarkWater rose up on his hind legs, out streched his giant wings and roared loudly. The men hurried off to pack up camp.
"This definetly will be the hardest thing they've done. The hardest thing...I've done." he whispered to himself as he walked into his tent to pack up.
In the Southern Kingdom, no one stirred. All was so silent, you would think no one was alive. The dark looming castle casted its dark shadow over all in the moonlight. A dark figure stepped outside from the large metal doors. Cloaked in all black stood Tallenessa. Her peircing red eyes glowed from the shadow of her hood. The red five pointed star on her forhead glowed just as brightly. She stepped forward to head down the stairs when a hand landed on her right shoulder. She stopped and spun around. There stood Vergil.
"Why do you stop me fallen one?" she asked him coldly. He looked at her sternly. She could see he was as fully dressed as she was.
"I'm coming with you." Shana glared at him and turned around.
"I go alone Vergil. I do not need anyone to accompany me thank you very much." She started to walk away once more, but he grabbed her shoulders and made her face him.
"You are not going out there alone Tallanessa." She growled feircly at him and quickly monuvered around him. In a swift movement, she kicked him down the many stairs of the castle. He landed on the ground with a thud. He growned in pain as she silently and gracefully walked down the stairs. She stepped over him as if he was a sleeping dog. But she stopped and turned around. She spied him struggling to get up. Her boot met his chest as she pushed him back down to the ground with force.
"Don't dare try to follow me Vergil. Or I will leave you to die in the baron lands. There the buzzards will eat you alive. No one could hear you scream. I go alone." She lifted her foot off his chest and disappeared into the darkness of the village below.
Vergil stood up in agony. The fall down the stairs really wasn't that pleasent. He streched his back and it cracked, echoing through the silence. He stared off into the direction Tallenessa had gone and sighed.
"She is a stubborn one. She just better not get killed." He paused and began to think.
"Why didn't she want anyone to follow her? I was..." His voice was cut off as someone else finished his sentence.
"Only trying to help and protect." Vergil whipped around, sword drawn, but lowered the blade when he saw who it was. Sehara stood there in the shadows behind him.
"Damn you Sehara. You almost just got yourself killed." Sehara smirked.
"Wouldn't be the first time Vergil." She said jokingly.
"Yeah. Not funny you know." He paused as Sehara walked passed him. Silently he turned around and stood next to her. They both looked out to the dark and silent villages. Seconds lasted for what seemed like hours. Finally, Vergil broke the silence.
"Say Sehara. Why didn't Tallenessa want anyone to follow her?" She turned to face him. She could tell he was oblivious and confused. Sehara sighed and faced the village once more.
"Vergil...don't you remember that she is a vampire?" Silently he nodded.
"She doesn't want anyone to watch her feed off of these meaningless creatures called humans. But there is more behind it." She paused and closed her eyes. Vergil waited patiently for her to continue. She opened her eyes and continued with a sigh.
"She also is cursed." Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw Vergil grow intreguied as his eyes slightly widened.
"Please go on." Sehara smiled and continued.
"She has told only me this secret. Besides recieving the spirit of the Dragon Lord when she was born, she recieved a curse only few get. The curse of the Dark Spirits. This curse goes to people when they are born. It is said, the curse finds those people who are destined to be evil or lead a life of tragedy. Tallenessa lives both." Vergil's eyes grew even wider.
"By the gods...I had no idea. What has happened so far to her?" Sehara faced him in shock.
"You mean to tell me you don't know about her past?!" He shook his head.
"Should I have known?"
"Well it would do you some good to understand her slightly!" He took a step back away from Sehara.
"Can you possibly tell me then? In the short version if you don't mind." Sehara nodded.
"Okay then. Well, her mother died five years after her birth. Which was the same day her brother, the Lord Sanada, was born. Then about 50 years later, her father was killed in her arms. Next, about 100 years later, her birth kingdom was attacked by barbaric humans. She managed to escape on Kellena, that dragon-horse thing of hers. She thought she was the only one left alive, but her brother managed to survive as well. She then found a kingdom in need of help. She ruled there for 50 years. But that too was attacked and it was by that same barbaric human tribe. She was tortured for days when then they finally threw her down the many many steps if the palace. Just like you were. She got on Kellena and rode off finally ending up in the Dragovanian Sharkova, or The Evil Lands in common tounge. For 1000 years, she reigned as the highest ranking commander there. She had command over all of the armies there. Plus, she was right hand man to the ruler. She went off to war on this one kingdom. She was killed there and the army fled. The queen of that land had her brought back to life, that is a whole diffrent story, and she was made advisor. She met Frozen and not long after, Kallar. He and she went to rule the Southern Lands, which is where we are now and have been for many a year. But she was turned into a vampire by a Count Radu Vladislas. Nice fellow. She loved him like a father. But he is now dead as well. Lord Sanada had shown up about 20 years ago. She fears that Kallar and Sanada will be the next to die. Not to mention all her companions. That is why she distances herself from us all. She fears the future no matter what state she is in. Good or evil. And one other thing. That evil side of hers still emerges now and then. She goes on a killing rampage every full moon. She is a crafty one when evil. But I don't really mind it." Vergil stood there amazed and shocked. He knew nothing about his friend until now. Suddenly a question popped into his mind.
"Sehara. Is it just me or did you notice Tallenessa's hair is slightly streaked with silver? Is she that old?" Sehara thought on this question. Finally she came up with an answer.
"Why yes. I actually did notice. "
"Any clue to why?" Sehara answered even quicker then before.
"Yes I do. Is is a symbol of her power. One day, all her hair will probably be silver. It is a trait that all half Shadow dragons pick up. You see, their colors are black and silver, so eventually their hair grows all silver. But I think in Tallenessa's case, it will always be silver and black."
"Ah...I see. Thats...well...interesting." Sehara laughed and started heading back into the castle.
"Come on. She knows we are out here. We must be disturbing her." Vergil stared back to the village with a look of confusion on his face as Sehara slipped into the castle.
"Can she really tell?" he called after her as he too slipped into the castle.
 ~The~Blackest~Rose~ · Tue Feb 14, 2006 @ 12:04am · 1 Comments |
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