The King Of Adventure

The rise of darkness

Zalzard's POV.

“Greetings my Lord," my two disciples greeted me as they kneeled,

“Rise," I said,

“Yes, my lord." they both chorused.

Dorian my first disciple: a lone wolf I took in after he was banished from his pack, he's in charge of training my mighty army, and Adora my second disciple: a dark elf and a very strong Assassin, they are the only two I trust to get work done around here; even though they still lack in some ways, eventually they'll get there one day. But these days, Adora keeps disappointing me: they both have been serving me the longest I wouldn't like to have to terminate her.

“My Lord we've brought news,"

"speak," I said, my voice laced with authority,

“My Lord, forgive me I have not found the girl," Adora says with her head bowed,

“Useless!" I yell out in anger,

“My Lord I don't think she's alive, if she was I would have seen her." Adora rushed out, immediately I lifted her, forcefully grab ahold of her neck, and threw her against the wall,

“Don’t think you fool, I know she's alive I can feel it: my brother would never let her die," I said: releasing my hold on her,

“It was my mistake, please give me another chance I will not fail you again," she stutter in between as she try to catch her breath.

“You better not, because there will be no next time, now get out of my sight and do not dare to come back without the girl."

“Yes master," she mutter in a low voice and turn to leave: her face contorting in anger as she walked past Dorian who had a mischievous grin on his face,

“And what news you brought Dorian?” I asked while massaging the lines between my forehead,

“My lord, your disciple brings you great news, the sword has been found."

“What! where is it? I asked with urgency evident in my voice,

“It’s in the human kingdom, but... I was unable to get it, forgive me for my incompetence,” he said,

“Ah! Gardenia... and why is it that you couldn't bring me the sword?” I asked as I proceed to feed my pets,

"A spell has been cast on the walls of Gardenia, I believe the guardians have been hiding in Gardenia to protect the inhabitants,”

I stopped what I was doing and look back at him,

“A spell you say, they must be foolish to think that they could stop me,” I said, turning to face him;

I cast a sword from my magic and gave it to him,

“Go now, bring me the sword and let Gardenia know what darkness is once again,” I said and smirked, they must have forgotten about me, I guess it was time they remember who their master is.

“Ah! master thank you for your generosity, I shall not fail you," Dorian said. I smirked as I saw the look of satisfaction on his face as power course through his vein as he held the sword, he bows down before me and left.

“Ah... it's time to finally visit my brother, such great news this is,” I said as I walked towards the dungeon.

As I stepped into the dungeon, I could hear the screams of the prisoners, but as soon as I began to walk the corridor, only the echoes of my footsteps were heard; weak beings.

“My dear brother, it has been such a long time," I said to a haggard-looking man chained to the walls of the prison; even in the prison he still looked arrogant, I thought as I looked at him, I threw him against the wall; he's so weak: taking his power gave me great satisfaction, but I couldn't take it all because of the heart: he needs to keep it running for me,

Oh! how I wish father could see his beloved son now, weak and powerless in my hands, "Sleep no more brother I have brought you great news," I said,

"The sword has been found finally!”

"No," he whispered weakly,

"Yes," I said, my voice laced with excitement.

“But I could say it was nice of you to think you could hide it from me for a long time, the only thing I need now is to locate the girl,"

" No," he whispered again,

" Don't worry I will take care of her when she gets here, after all, she’s family, but you could make things easier if you tell me where she is Cedric,” I said as I flip my fingers towards him, watching as he began to gasp for air.

“I-i d-don't k-know,” he stuttered out,

“Too bad! here I was, thinking maybe I should have mercy on you and let you go, well! rest assured dear brother, soon enough I will make sure she crawl out of wherever she is,”

" No," he cried out as I walked out laughing.

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Derek's POV

I opened my eyes to the sound of a war horn, I found myself standing alone amid a dark alley;

“Where I am?" I ask to no one in particular with a confused look; looking around, I realized it was the alley by the end of Govan Street in the center of the kingdom,

"What am I doing here, where is Marie?" I tried to move my legs only to realize I could not: my hands and legs were bounded by a chain, shocked as to what was happening, I immediately bend down to loosen the chain, when suddenly I heard someone shout my name,

“Derek! get down," I looked back to see a figure running towards me with a sword in his hand,

"Get down," the figure shouted again, with a confused look I turned back around only to see a giant and ugly looking creature running towards me with a sword in its hands, I try to run but I could not, and just as it lifts its sword, the figure pushed me out of the way and attacked the beast,

Fear, that was what I felt at that moment,

“What's happening?" I watched as they fought between themselves, a lot of thoughts began to run through my head,

"Who was this, how did this person know my name?" the beast swung his sword and slashed the figure’s shoulder, I watched as the figure screamed in pain and pushed off the beast who lost his balance, then immediately, the figure rush over to me and broke the chain, I looked up at the figure and realized it was a female and for some reason unknown to me, she looked familiar, she immediately grab my hand and pull me up as we dash towards the direction of the market square.

On getting to the market square, I could hear the people’s clamors as they were all scurrying around: fleeing for their lives, I could hear the sound of children weeping for their mothers, people were being dragged and killed; everywhere was destroyed, for the beast wasn't alone: there was an army of them wrecking everywhere, and they seemed to be looking for something, the strange woman was not alone too there were also people dressed in a hood just like her fighting the creatures and the people were bounded too just like me,

“Stay out of sight,” she said and before I knew it she was gone, I hid behind a stall and watch as the beast overcame the men in hood one by one till there was only one left apart from the strange woman, he was already injured and was been dragged off, I followed them till they reached the gates, the man was made to kneel in front of a man with a scary-looking mask, he seemed to be the boss who led the army and he was holding a peculiar looking sword, who is he? I thought as I moved closer to listen to their conversation and take a good look at him,

“Where is it? the man in the scary mask asked,

what are they looking for?

“You will never find it." answered the man in with the hood, taking a good look at him, I discovered he was a werewolf by the way he was being restricted by the silver chain around his neck.

“Oh! I will," the man with the scary mask answered with a menacingly laugh,

“You fools, you thought you could stop my master from getting the sword, oh! how wrong were you, look around you Ethan, the world belongs to us now, my master will rule and there's nothing you little flies can do about it ."

The man in a hood whose name was Ethan began to struggle to break the chain even though it was useless: sliver makes werewolves weak,

“You! you betrayed your kind and turned your back on our pack's promise to protect the heart, you are nothing but a shame to our kind," Ethan spat and laughed painfully,

“You cannot even shift and fight like a man, you have to rely on these creatures and this sword,”

the man in a scary mask turn red, his face contorting in rage, immediately he drew his sword and stabbed the man in the chest, killing him instantly. Instantly a yellow orb flew out of his mouth and the man in the scary mask took it and swallowed it and grinned in satisfaction,

“What in the world!” immediately the man in the scary mask looked my way,

"Who's there?” he questioned, I immediately got ready to run when suddenly I felt a tap on my shoulder, immediately I turned back and saw it was the strange woman,

“ It's time for you to go now Derek," she said and before I could even speak I felt her hand on my chest and I fell into darkness.