Disguised as ordinary nomads, they peacefully lived among humans and their beautiful features often drew attention from the ordinary folks. Although they were capable of hindering their tasks, they never played pranks on them for the leader did not approve of that.
They moved from place to place upon being suspected by human communities when the naïve ones of the elves left the humans bewildered with the display of their magical powers. They always remained cautious as they feared they would face executions at the hand of witch-hunters. At that time, many clans of elves were hunted down to extinction as humans believed the elves to be mischievous beings that caused illnesses, plagues, and draughts. Most people thought that the elves were capricious beings so they could make them sick with elf-shots. There were also stories about elves causing humans to fall in a trance for a life time, transporting them to the Elf-World, where time passed much quicker as compared to the
However, for Thomas, all of this didn’t matter at all. What really mattered to him was the handsome money he was being paid for the petty chores he did around the farm house. All he was expected to do was look after the premises and keep the confidentiality. Two days ago, he was informed that they would come in today and will be gone within the next two days, so he could take a leave. He was glad that he would be having some time off. By the time he returned, the owner and his guests would have left, leaving behind no trace save for a handsome tip and a thank you note by Mr Nico – his employer. What else could he possibly ask for?He got into his old Nissan and turned to drive away. He was only around five yards out when he saw something strange move within the thickets of the trees. He thought that he saw a black panther but he just shed the thought away. Probably a calf from one of the ranches or a foal, there were a lot of free roaming horses up on the hills an
After several years when he had almost forgotten the key, a group of infamous goons approached the old man.“Any idea about this, old man?” one of them asked, showing him a piece of paper.One look at the hand drawn sketch and the old man understood that the key was worth more than he could ever imagine.“I had something similar years ago but I’m not sure if I have sold it or if it’s still lying around,” he replied.“Well you better look for it now,” the other one demanded in a threatening voice.At the same moment, an old woman walked into the store and the goons walked away. But the old man already knew that the key was important. As soon as the woman left, he hid the key and proceeded to make a few calls.Several days later the old man was murdered. His grandson had always suspected that his murder had something to do with the key that he had brought home several days ago but was missing now. Ten ye
In the meantime, Kai had managed to trap the vampire within a fire circle to keep him from fleeing. Olivia ran towards the vampire and struck him with bolds of heat one after the other. At the same time Adrian appeared with a piece a branch from a nearby tree and drove it through the vampire’s heart. He melted into a mass of blood and lava.“We have to leave,” Adrian said urgently. “The lightning bolts may create curiosity and the last thing we want is to blow our cover.”After the meeting at the farm house, Ditto teleported himself to Chicago. He knew that agents of L.I.F.E were working there and that was another reason he needed to keep an eye on the events in Chicago. Today he had found a major lead which was going to be a great contribution towards the secret research he had started while he was still working with L.I.F.E.He had been looking for the rightful owner of the chalice and today he had found him.According to a
“Olivia,” an unknown voice called out, shaking her out of her thoughts.Half-heartedly she opened her eyes and turned her head to look in the direction of the voice. She had been sitting there silently for the past twenty minutes or so. Her eyes were puffy and her head felt heavy. Lately, despite all her efforts she had not been able to get good sleep and the restlessness was taking its toll. The guy had walked closer. She was right, the face and the voice were both unfamiliar. She looked at him with lack of interest.Perhaps a new trainee, she thought. He was young, around the same age as her. He was wearing a navy suit, white shirt and a blue tie. His short, dark hair was combed back. His curious blue eyes peered from behind his eyeglasses.“Detective Hansel,” he offered his hand.Olivia was taken by surprise. Judging by his looks, she had not expected him to be a full detective. Perhaps he looks younger than his age, she thought
As soon as Hansel left, Captain Moss flipped open one of the files on his desk. He began looking at the two recent cases of abduction. He carefully read each and every detail about the history of the forelocks that had been abducted.The motive was ar but he suspected that the abduction might have to do something with Queen Hurst – The Warlock Alpha. He made a mental note to talk to Maxine about this. Perhaps she would be able to give some insight into this. He marvelled if the hooded figure was Queen Hurst himself. Although his mind dismissed the idea the very next second, thinking that this might be a possibility, he decided to work on the abductions first.The news of the third abduction came in when he was busy reading the files. Meredith walked into her office with the message.“Paulo, the Music Demon has been abducted from the arena,” she told him. “The staff in the arena got in touch a minute ago.”“Do we have th
The warrior stumbled a bit but quickly regained its position. He charged forward for an attack. This time he was followed by three of his fellows. Bulk carefully read them, anticipating his next move.Maxine wriggled her wings and charged forward to attack. In her mind, she began to wonder about the motive behind this attack. She raised her hand up towards the ceiling and a bright light filled her palm. She quickly released the bright rays in the direction of the warriors, pushing them feet away from where they were standing. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the two golems who were now sitting on another table nearby. Although their expressionless faces gave nothing away, she knew for sure that they were really enjoying the spectator.She quickly summoned her dagger and moved towards the warriors. She began attacking them one at a time. Soon she was surrounded by at least ten of them, all of them ready to take her down. She put on her protective sheath and fle
The witch doctor decided to put her under a spell. It was a hard decision to make but the child had a tendency to summon fires and floods as soon as she was offended.Today, when Samantha was brought into Dr Aegle’s office, she had asked the doctor to let her out and when she didn’t she proceeded to set her paperwork on fire. Some of her patients records now lay on the floor, burned down to ashes but luckily she had digital copies.She gave Samantha a sweet potion. For now, she would see everyone as a friend, not an enemy. It was OK. It was safe. She was in the institution and she wasn’t going out anytime soon. Here she would just be dealing with friends anyway.“You know what Samantha, I will let you keep the runes but you have to promise me; you won’t use them to make fire or flood,” Dr Aegle said.Samantha stared at the kind doctor indecisively for a minute. Why not? The doctor was a friend. She quickly agreed to obl
The hooded figure jumped into action. He shot waves of blue light with both hands, quickly creating two clones of himself.Paulo surrounded himself with a protective aura as he saw the men moving towards him. They sent out to him, what looked like electrical shock waves. At this point he became convinced that it was a planned attack. They had been watching him for a long time and they had struck when they found him at his weakest.He tried his best to block their attempts by sending out strong waves but their bodies seemed to absorb the waves without effect.“What kind of magic do you practise tough guy,” one of them mocked.“What are you after?” Paulo asked them.“That will be you,” he whispered approaching closer.“Why me?” he asked with confusion.“This is for you to figure out,” he laughed.Paulo tried to think about who he might have wronged in the past but he cou