‘All things share the same breath -the beast, the tree, the man. The air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.’ -Chief Seattle Dusan After leaving Nightshade, Toast and I traveled to the desolate cities of The Whispering Herbarius and the Tower of Terra. Those were the cities of the sorcerers that ten years ago were wiped out. I could only feel elementals, so there was no telling if any sorcerers had survived the attacks all those years ago. Anything was possible in life. While Soren and his forces were running rampant across the land, no one dared enter these two cities after they fell. He had guards at them at all times to make sure that no one entered them. I felt like it was his way of making sure they didn’t come back to
‘I haven’t met anyone that made me want to stay with them, more than I wanted to go and rescue you.’ -Jillian Dodd Ember When the door to the dungeon was gone, the fire went out. Even though the spot was still hot, I stepped through it and raced down the steps into the dungeon filled with cells. I spotted Killian and Reginald right away as they stood at the door of a small prison. I smiled and raced up to them. I kissed Killian’s lips through the bars of his cell while listening to the others fill the room. I was just happy to find Killian alive. When Killian pulled back from our kiss he said, “we need to free everyone down here.” “Ok,” I said and turned to look at C
‘Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.’ -Haruki Murakami Ember Killian and Bastet stood close by me watching down each end of the hallway we were in as I stood at the door of the room my father was in. My mind was racing with the possibilities of how this was possible. How did he survive and my mom not know it? The door to the room I was standing in front of finally opened and my father stepped out. I couldn’t believe my eyes at what I was seeing. There he was after all this time. Standing there staring at me. I had to make sure that he was real. I reached out to place my hand on his chest. I felt the warmth there and his heart beating strongly. I open
‘The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears.’ -Jim Mattis Ember As soon as dawn came, everyone was ready to march on Soren. At Nightshade, the witches had blocked the sunlight out so it wouldn’t burn the vampires and they would do the same at Elding Gala if they needed to. Alpha Lazerus and his warriors were ready to go as soon as I gave the signal. I nodded my head to the chaos witch that was to open the portal for them and she went right to work. The portal opened and Lazerus stepped through first, followed by the rest of his pack members. My group, Bastet and I went through the portal at the very back in order to get there and watch for when we could move into the city. Bastet was still in his natural form. We ha
‘They had forgotten the first lesson, that we are to be powerful, beautiful, and without regret.’ -Anne Rice Ember I found another door that was closed and heard a lot of movement inside it. Killian and my dad both heard it also and stepped up beside me right as the door was ripped open from the inside. There we were met with a werewolf holding the hand of an elemental and two other elementals right behind them. I instantly stepped in front of Killian and my father to protect them, building my temperature and power right away. These were Realm Assassins and the man looked like what everyone said Commander Ulric looked like. The man I assumed was Ulric, unsheathed his sword and p
‘Returning home again is clean water to my parched mouth; it is air, rich in oxygen, to my lungs as I gasp for breath.’ -unknown Killian Watching Ember and Affra kill Soren was like watching a weight being lifted from the world. It would be a much better place without him in it, and we could all thank her for being the strong woman she is. Without her, none of this would be possible. Seeing her naked standing there after killing Soren, I knew I needed to find something for her to wear or to put around her. I spotted a cloak in the corner near the throne at the head of the room. I went over and picked it up before draping it around her shoulders and bringing her close. I kissed her forehead while holding her in my arms before leading her
‘Home, the spot of earth supremely blessed, a dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest.’ -Robert Montgomery Ulric We fled the castle as I pulled Lark behind me. We took nothing with us, which was probably a mistake, but we needed to get out of here. I ran quickly through the city trying to get her out of harm's way. Who knows what happened after the battle ended and if there were people now after me? I had been a big part of so many deaths and cities falling. I had a lot of blood on my hands. As we passed through the city, I noticed that it was completely deserted. I have never heard this place so quiet. It was strange and eerie yet at the same time peaceful. We met Erebus and Diamond at the city gates and started heading south.
‘We may have our differences, but nothing’s more important than family.’ -Coco Ember It’s been a little over a week since the fall of Elding Gala and Soren. So far, life has been going smoothly and there have been no threats of any kind. It’s been quiet and we aren’t really sure what to do or think about that. Though this is what we have been fighting for. We were happy to learn during this time of peace that Wren and Reginald claimed each other. They were so much happier now and you could feel the peace the pack was under. I just hope this sense of peace lasts and none of us get restless for war. Killian and I decided that we needed to go visit Scarlet Moon and check on my fath