GUARDIAN

[ C H A P T E R T H I R T E E N ]

Hesh, Leit Kingdom of the Light bearers, Magicka realm.

Year 11801 of the Drakon reign.

Ernapöka Leitmön grew up in the shadow of his great uncle Jacques Fröst who was his grandmother Ileya's older brother and whom the entire realm of Magicka revered for being one of the seven great guardians. Jacques was the first guardian that had come from the sister kingdoms of Aire and Leit in millennials and for that reason, both kingdoms claimed him for theirs for Jacques mother had come from Leit and his father from Aire.

However no other Magicka idolized Jacques as Ernapöka but however he was nothing like his great uncle for in his hometown Hesh, Erna was known as village loser despite being the only son of a Duke. His parents were great members of the kingdom where his father Titus was the Duke of Hesh, his mother Maya was a great mage but Ernapöka had received none of their greatness.

Every Magicka in Leit had an affinity for Light but from the moment he turned twelve, Erna hadn't received his powers from their drakon gods. Now instead of the reverence he got as a Leitmön and his heritage as the great nephew of Jacques Fröst he only got reproach. The entire ton shunned him, he had no friends and his own parents didn't care if he existed or not in fact his father Titus downright told Ernapöka each time they were unfortunate enough to meet that he was a disappointment and a disgràce.

This went on for years until his thirtieth birthday he snapped. He could still remember that day vividly like it had just happened. There was this girl he liked, she had been named Layka after the drakon goddess of spring. Beautiful and smart Layka was the daughter of a blacksmith but looked like the daughter of a king. Her beauty was ethereal and she sang beautifully too like the goddess of music. Layka had many suitors but he'd like to believe none of these village men were worthy of her attention but himself. By drakons Layka was his soulmate and he had been so enthralled by her beauty and by the way She'd smile at him each time she walked by his homestead.

One day Ernapöka had found out Layka was marrying his no good cousin Tër Leitmön. How angry and hurt he had been when he had found out. Ugly, unsophisticated and boastful Tër was marrying the girl of his dreams. So instead of sulking he had summoned up courage and had confronted her. He had told her he wanted to marry her and make her a duchess but Layka had laughed and had told him.

"Look I like you Erna, a lot but I don't want to be a laughing stock to the Ton"

But Ernapöka had heard the words she hadn't said. What she had meant to say was why would she marry a loser like him. Layka was an ambitious girl but she was also prideful so rather than chose her, she settled for an earl, Tër.

Watching her start to leave, he snapped. If he couldn't have her then no one would so Ernapöka unsheathed his Aàrach (a dagger fodged by the depts of Hell and gifted to him by his maternal grandmother when he was eleven) he stabbed her from the back. she turned toward him and started to scream but he covered her screams with his palm until she was still.

Then before his very eyes she turned into stone. Ernapöka stepped back staring at the dagger in his right hand with fear. A rush of self disgust and guilt filled his entire being at what he had done but then a stronger feeling of ran through his veins.

Flexing his muscles, a bust of dark energy swirled around hum. The wind howled and a ray of light leaves Layka's body and moved into him. Just then Layka's body disintegrated into ash, the wind spreading her remains across the road.

It then dawned to Ernapöka that he had stolen Layka's light powers as a tiny orb of golden light formed in his palm. It flickered off and on and Erna laughed running his hands through his golden hair.

A smile graced his lips when he realized that he was no longer weak but strong. And now instead of being the Prey to his tormentors, he was now the predators. Remembering the words his grandma Rhoda's ghost had whispered to his ears countless times after her death, he realized he was the prophecy the ancients had written about. ‘A being so strong that no guardian would match it's powers and no mage born and unborn would stop it's reign"

Ernapöka's half smile covered his entire face at the thought of fulfilling that prophecy. To be the greatest being ever but first he needed to take care of his problems for from that day he was no longer Ernapöka Leitmön but Hella Darkros the destroyer.

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"Where the f**k is Adele?" Shirley growled the moment she stepped into her apartment. She was angry, boiling even at her inability to find the culprit responsible for wrecking havoc in the city. First it had been at Dolan's Bar, then the high school had followed, the fire department,the hospital and now her best friend was nowhere to be found with just a note that had been written by this villain asking her to come if she wanted her bestfriend to live.

All the attacks happened in the space of forty eight hours and yet she had no answer, or maybe she did. The one about Hella Darkros and the problem was she couldn't say anything about it. She was helpless as she knew little about her adversary yet he knew plenty about her which was why she needed to level the field of play before she ended up becoming a casualty.

"I know you're in there Hella, if you hurt Addy, I'm gonna ..." She yells then comes to an abrupt stop the moment she saw his familiar face wearing a smirk on his face. Shirley frowned as she took in his appearance from his golden blonde hair, his black eyes to the black cloak her wore that looked more like a hoodie. On both his hands were wield shaped daggers. The Aàrach, Aron had called it but what she didn't understand was why he had it and what he was doing in her apartment. Eyeing him wearily she wondered if she'd have to transform but thought better of it so she pulls out her Glock instead.

"I wouldn't shoot if I were you Elsa" He said dashing her hopes of him not knowing her alter ego " I had this entire apartment rigged with bombs, plus I can't die from a gunshot, so do you really wanna risk the lives of your neighbors, or risk knowing where your friends are?" Hella asked then grinned with satisfaction as Shirley lowered her gun helplessly as she realized she either went along with him or he'd bring down the entire building with the hundreds of tenants living in it to the ground.

"Good girl" he crooned then moves closer to Shirley, the tips of his Aàrach on her heart.

"Where the f**k are you keepin' Addy? I'm gonna kill ya if you hurt her Ernest Black" she spat at the man who she took to be her one of her best friends. The same guy she'd met on her first day at the police academy, whom had also graduated with her and who had celebrated with her when they had found out they were posted at the same precinct. She couldn't believe that that goofy guy she'd known for years was a cold blooded psychopath. Anger flooded her entire being making her eyes to changed from brown to silver, and her hair from black to white. She sends an iceberg toward his hand that held the dagger to her heart, knocking Hella down from the force of it.

Hella laughed as he stood from the ground. He hadn't been sure that Shirley was Elsa but now he was which was why he was gonna enjoy what would happen next.

Just as he had found his footing, another blast of frost was sent on his way. He defends himself by summoning an earth shield. Then he sends a water blast toward Shirley who froze the water before it made any contact with him. Shirley sent another blast of icicles his way and he dodged it, only to see an frost bullet making its way toward his heart, he managed to evade it the last second only to discover Shirley had set a trap for him.

She places the glock on his forehead,her fingers on the trigger

"I have the ability to turn the bullets in this gun to frost and why it may not kill you, it will immobilize you for the next sixty minutes so i'ma try this again." She hissed "Where the hell is Adele?"

Hella laughed as if Shirley had made a joke. In a flash he was off the ground knocking Shirley off her feet "You couldn't do that even if you were a century old. Your powers cannot stop me, But however I will definitely let you meet up with Adele since you are eager to, I personally think you need to cos I need you at maximam potestatem"

"What the heck that mean?" Shirley asked confused.

"This" a feminine voice said.

Shirley turned toward the owner of the voice who sends a punch toward her sending her flying toward the wall.

Shirley stood with shaking legs. The force of the punch had made her see stars. She spat out blood then turned toward her adversary, gasping with surprised as she saw the familiar face of Adele Eamon who stared at her with hate filled black eyes. Her face expressionless. On her right hand was a sword. Hella stood next to Addy with a smirk on his face making Shirley to boil in anger.

"What the hell did you do to Addy?" Shirley spat at Hella "Why she actin' like a zombie"

"I made her better" Hella answered then turned to Addy "Kill her Adele, Kill Elsa"

At that Hella disappeared leaving behind a shocked Shirley and an angry minion charging after her.

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