Drakians (Telios & DawnAntalios)

[DawnAntalios]

She shook her head and then pointed at the road. There marched at least twenty corrupted templars, always forward. Their eyes burned in purple flames and their shining white armor emanated a magic dampening aura which amplified as all of them were in phalanx formation. Fortunately they were far off from Victoria but the fact that they cam out here all the way disturbed her.


" This does not make sense... " she whispered " An organized patrol of soldiers of this amount can not be a coincidence. But Punos has vanished and Doonem is in ruins... who can possibly command them to come out this far? "

 

[Telios]

"I can only think of Punos... Unless there is someone else as strong as him." Vane sighed, watching the templars. "This isn't good. We need to tell the Mayor about this."

 

[DawnAntalios]

She nodded as she hid behind the rocks. Suddenly the soldiers stopped and the one leading them started to yell some strange words at them. It was definitely not human language... but then what?


" Can you understand him? " she asked him " He seems to command them with a strange language... "

 

[Telios]

Vane shook his head with a sigh. "It's the ancient Drakish. I can't understand it for now. They looked like to be under influences of someone who are fluent with old spells. And Only Punos is the one I can think off." Vane answered, watching them.

 

[DawnAntalios]

The soldiers did not seem to move for few moments then they formed two groups of nine people, all making a circle, putting their hands towards the middle. Few seconds later a strange tear appeared in the middle of the circles and visions and demons from an another world started to fill the ears of Zoe and Vane. The soldier however did not seem to care.


" What on earth are they doing? " she gasped in horror " Are they this deranged? "

 

[Telios]

"They are trying to summon something..." Vane grunted, his energy suddenly being drained. "We need to go back to the town... I don't think I can last any longer with this whatever it is." He looked back at Zoe.

 

[DawnAntalios]

" I still have some power left. " she looked at him seriously " I can try teleporting the both of us to the town... I have to try. "


She was not too confident. She had only teleported herself and that was a very recent experience as well but there seemed to be no other choice. Whatever was happening was not really a pleasant thing.

 

[Telios]

Vane nodded with another grunt, his face looking pale as his Onyx Symbol glowed, trying to save the situation. He transferred the last bit of his energy to Zoe to help her with the spell and passed out, collapsing onto the ground.

 

[DawnAntalios]

Zoe gently picked up the unconscious Vane whispering to him.


" Worry not, my love. I will get us out of here safely. " she promised as she focused her power. The moment she wanted to cast the spell the soldiers sensed the magic in the air and they tried to foil her spell by numbing her mind. She harnessed all her willpower to resist the crippling pain now thumbing in her mind. She screamed in agony as she finally imagined the city and the mayor's office and she felt blood dripping down her head as their magic thrust in her mind harder and harder. She almost lost control when the pain ceased.


The plane shifted. They were now in an office with wooden floor and no sign of the templars. Smiling weakly she knew that they had escaped successfully. She put Vane down to the floor gently and she collapsed in a chair nearby. She touched her head, trying to wipe away the drops of blood but she felt completely exhausted so she just closed her eyes and tries to relax.

 

[Telios]

Vane recovered quickly once they got away. He woke up a short while later, looking up at Zoe. Slowly standing up, he stumbling over to her and used the healing spell on her to heal her wounds. "Don't worry about me... My stamina recovers quickly."

 

[DawnAntalios]

Zoe was taking ragged breaths, barely able to stay awake but Vane's spell eased her pain a bit. She looked at Vane with despair.


" Those templars... are different... " she managed while still panting " They are adept at spells affecting the mind... they are far beyond what I thought they are capable of. "

 

[Telios]

"So they might be Punos' then..." Vane thought about it for a while, but he focused on Zoe and her wound. "How are you feeling?" He continued with the healing spell, closing her wounds.

 

[DawnAntalios]

" I feel... alright now. " she said as her breathing started to return to normal. She looked around, not sure where she brought them at first but then she realized what this place was: the office of the mayor. Happy that her spell did not misfire she let out a sigh of relief and leaned back in the chair again.

 

[Telios]

Luckily the mayor was out for now. "We should get back home and rest. Noon is close." Vane suggested, his Onyx Symbol glowing dimly.

 

[DawnAntalios]

She nodded and helped him so that they could retreat to their house. On their way she was still troubled with these dark omens... if the templars were this close and they possessed such powers they were in a much dire spot than before. She could not help to think to feel something familiar about the soldiers... it was not Punos but something very familiar... something frightening.

 

[Telios]

Vane set the pack aside and walked upstairs with her, heading to their bedroom. He walked inside and sat down onto the bed with her.

 

[DawnAntalios]

Zoe was silent as she knew not what to do next. She was still certain that the soldiers did not find Victoria yet... but the fact that they were doing a hellish ritual and they wanted to kill both of them really troubled her. She was uncertain where could they train after this fiasco... They will be watching them wherever they go and knowing how stubborn and determined a templar could be she was pretty much clueless how to evade their watchful eye.

 

[Telios]

"Just rest. Don't trouble yourself with thoughts." Vane advised her, rubbing her shoulders to help her relax. "Besides, you trained pretty hard with those two spells, you need to rest to recover again."

 

[DawnAntalios]

She wanted to rest, she really did. But somehow she was unable to do so knowing what awaited them. Unable to rest she stood up.


" You have some rest, dear. " she said " I go and cook some food for lunch. "


With that she headed downstairs to prepare everything.

 

[Telios]

"Please come back up here when you are done, alright?" Vane asked Zoe with a frown. He sat up on the bed and sighed. She is always working... He thought to himself, leaning back onto the pillows.

 

[DawnAntalios]

She just went down to prepare everything for a good meal. While she was cutting up the ingredients the thoughts still churned in her mind.


" I must get stronger to protect both of us. " she thought in herself " If we are to fend off these templars I must work harder... "


" There is always a way... "


She dropped her knife in surprise as she heard the voice in her head and looked around, alarmed. Nobody was in the kitchen but her... still it was almost like somebody was here with her.

 

[Telios]

Vane laid back down onto the bed and sighed, staring up at the ceiling. He closed his eyes for a short nap. Half an hour later, he got up and went downstairs to check on Zoe.

 

[DawnAntalios]

She looked around once again, more carefully when she heard noise behind her. Letting out a sigh of relief she turned around.


" Vane, thank god it is just you I was... "


But it was not Vane behind her, but a boy, with burning purple eyes. He smiled at her with a warm, kind smile as small purple flames emanated from his snow white hard. The average looking little boy folded his arms together looking mischievously at the girl. She backed away, not being able to say anything so the boy started.


" Help me, my lady and I will help you. " he said with glee " Together we can stop the darkness. "

 

[Telios]

Vane was walking into the kitchen until he heard unfamiliar voices. He peeked around the door frame to look inside, seeing Zoe with a boy. He sneaked up behind the boy and used a statis spell on him. "Who are you?"

 

[DawnAntalios]

Rudely interrupted by Vane the boy turned around as he snapped with his fingers, making the stasis field to vanish.


" Come now, there is no need for such rude spellwork. " he said happily walking towards Vane " In due time everything will be revealed - although I suspect that you will find out everything sooner anyway. "


His face not have gotten more serious.


" I can not remain long, so I will make this short. I have a request to you, my Drakian friend. "


He paused for a moment before continuing.


" I want you to kill me soon. "