Darklord's Story
Chapter 3
The smell of blood was slowly moving across the cave. It found it very hard to sleep as the blood was making it hungry. So it decided to eat at least one child for now. It pulled one of the children down and slowly devoured it. It started by stripping the clothing off the child and draining the blood out by cutting the throat deeper. Once that was done, it peeled the skin off and ate that. It then picked the meat off the childs bones and drank the blood that had been drained from the childs body. When it was finished, there was nothing left but a pile of bones. It would keep the bones for when it started construction on its lair.
As its appetite was now satisfied by the small snack, it decided to lie down and try to get some rest before its next conquest. It would take time and patients and in the end, it would be 100% satisfied.
It had taken over 14 days to reach the Duplium forest and when they got there, their supplies and food were almost gone. The wizard had told Ms Violet more about the prophecy and the ancient war 2000 years ago. He had even shared his name with her, a name which he hadn't gone by in a long time. His name was Sir Dracius the 1st. Both his parents were lords and so he became one himself. He had learned of the way of The Order at age 12 and had been with them since. During the ancient war 2000 years ago, his family were all killed and so he was the last of his family and when he dies, so will his family line.
Sir Dracius knew the fairies of Duplium forest for a long time and so when they reached the forest, the fairies welcomed them into their village which was deep inside the forest. Once there, Sir Dracuius requested a meeting with the fairy elders. They were the oldest and wisest of the fairies. He immediately told them of who the child was. They too knew of the prophecy and immediately accepted their roles in helping train this boy. They knew the protection of this boy would be their main role and so they allowed the 3 to stay with them for as long as it took. The wizard thanked them and told them he was now in their service.
On the edge of their village, stood an old wooden house which was built specifically for The Order. Because the fairies were quite small, Ms Violet and Sir Dracius could not live in the fairies homes, and so they stayed in the wooden house. Over the years they built onto it and made it bigger for them both to live in. There was the kitchen, 3 bedrooms, a living room and small room for the wizard's books and spells.
As the years passed, Ms Violet learned to read some of the Wizards books and learned how to heal people and animals using different herbs and plant life around the forest. It was an old tradition the fairies had taught her and in return she became one of the healers for their village. As the seasons passed and the boy grew older with each passing year, together with the fairies, the wizard would teach the boy the ways of The Order. They had not yet told him of the great war that passed and that would come again, nor of his mother. They wouldn't let him outside of the forest, but he was always to young to travel too far on his own.
Many, many years had passed and at the age of 12, the boy started asking many questions of where he had come from, who his mother and father were and why there weren't any other people their size in the forest. And so, Ms Violet proceeded to tell him about his birth and the death of his mother. Together with Sir Dracius, they explained what happened to their village and they told him they came to this forest for protection. They also told the boy he was being trained in the ways of The Order, but they did not tell him of the evil that had followed him into this world during his birth. At first, Christien was upset with this news and blamed himself for the death of his mother and hated both Dracius and Ms Violet for not telling him a long time ago and so he ran and hid in the forest. However, his best friend, Solana, was able to find him. He told her of what he found out and why he left. She thought it was rather foolish reason to leave home, but she did not say that. Instead she supported his actions. Of everyone in the village, she was the only one ever able to get through to him when he got mad. From her, he accepted that it wasn't his fault that his mother died and she explained to him why he was not told sooner. It took a few days, but he eventually went back home and apologized for running away. And in turn, Ms Violet apologized for not telling him the truth sooner. Since the boy was now 12, the wizard knew his training from this day forward would be most intense and the boy would be at his most vulnerable.
As many years passed, it grew strong and it finally decided to take human form. It became an all powerful warlord and he became known throughout the lands as Zoreal. He had called upon his army of demons to rule the lands. He had built his lair into the side of the volcano and from there he controlled his army. They went out and destroyed anyone that could possibly be a threat. Any kings, queens, lords or ladies were all threats and so were hunted down and killed. The villages were burned and the people enslaved. The weak would be killed and fed to the demons. As Zoreal became stronger and struck fear into the hearts of everyone, he took it upon himself to start teaching the children his ways and so they would grow up to serve and believe he was their god. They would fight for him and they give their lives for him. They quickly joined the ranks of his army of demons as they grew older and soon they were the ones going out and destroying all those who opposed their WarLord.
With each passing year, Zoreal's reach and power would grow throughout the land and eventually he became ruler of Tantina. As he had not known of the Duplium forest, it had never been conquered and so for now, Christien, Sir Dracius, Ms Violet and the fairies were safe.
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