Lont didn’t know what to do. Zoe cradled Orden’s flame-colored head in her arms, rocking with the tears streaming down her face. He had no words that could possible comfort her.
A bluish light appeared next to the couple, a light that condensed to the form of a man that knelt beside them. Zoe looked through the tears in her brown eyes. "Take us home, Lyle, please!"
He looked at her and smiled, but his silver and blue eyes held no mirth. "I never could hide from you."
"Please," Zoe pleaded. "He could be dying."
"He'll survive." Lyle, the man, surrounded them with blue light.
The blue light spread out and embraced Lont. Death Mountain vanished as if it never was. Green grass spread under his feet and the blue sky stretched over head. Two teragrades jerked their heads up from grazing. Cathina nickered and started grazing. Lont gaped. Holias and Zeldra stepped around the horse.
Zeldra looked back. “We’re outside Death Mountain, but how?”
“Where is the Hyrueliana and Orden?” Holias frowned.
Lont finally found his tongue. “A god appeared and took them away. He must have magicked us here.”
Holias’s frown eased. "I knew those were no ordinary mortals. Friends of the gods or gods themselves?" The Prince sighed, "Nothing will ever be the same again." He turned to Zeldra. “My lady, the Hyrueliana slayed Agmaraa. We are free to create a kingdom to match any other kingdom in the world."
"A kingdom for humans and Elves," Zeldra replied, her blue eyes shinning brightly.
"For everyone," Holias replied as kissed her. He released her and turned to Lont. “For all you have done, you have proven yourself, Elf-friend. Do you wish to aid us in building this kingdom?”
Lont grinned, "I would happily. Nothing, probably, would please my Lady more. A Kingdom of Hyruelianas. Are you really the Prince of the Elves?"
"Yes. You did not know?"
"Lady Zeldra keeps her secrets well; I had no idea." Lont grabbed Cathina's reins and coaxed the horse into the chamber. "It would be best if you two rule. I know I cannot handle the responsibility, and all who know her love Lady Zeldra."
Zeldra blushed as Holias helped her onto the back of the teregrade. She started to wilt but it ended once the Elf leaped on the teregrade back with her.
"Then you shall be the Captain of my Knights," Holias replied. "I do not believe that the transaction will be easy for all; we will need knights. There is a stretch of land north of Saria Town that is sparsely inhabited, yet very beautiful and fertile. It is a perfect place to begin a kingdom."
"I know the place you speak of. Let us leave this accursed place."
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
The Hyrueliana Edits Post 19
The stone wall sealing in Zeldra melted back into a door frame. She bolted into the tunnel. “Holias!” She ran down the sloping tunnel.
A moblin rounded the corner and grabbed her. Zeldra screamed. The moblin’s grin shifted to shock abruptly. It let her go and slid the ground.
Holias took her arm and pulled her close. “Zeldra!” He hugged her with her free arm.
She clung to him. The mountain trembled. “Oh Holias, we have to get out of here!”
“This way.” Holias held her hand and led her down.
A moblin rounded the corner and grabbed her. Zeldra screamed. The moblin’s grin shifted to shock abruptly. It let her go and slid the ground.
Holias took her arm and pulled her close. “Zeldra!” He hugged her with her free arm.
She clung to him. The mountain trembled. “Oh Holias, we have to get out of here!”
“This way.” Holias held her hand and led her down.
The Hyrueliana Edits Post 18
Moblins never change, Zoe managed to observe as she fought her way through the mob. Lont was standing at the other side of the chamber, using his sword to zap moblins from a distance and not moving from his position. Her heart thudded; he must be protecting Orden!
"Fools!" Agmaraa screamed. "You will never win, never! No human or Elf can destroy me!" She raised her hands above her head. Purple lightening danced among the stalactite. "Prepare to meet your doom!"
Zoe jumped forward, "Slight problem with your plans, Agmaraa! I'm not human or Elf! I am Zoe, the Changeling!"
"The Hyrueliana and the Champion of the Fire-Sword!" Holias shouted.
"Protector of knights!" Lont added.
"And you just made me very mad!"
Agmaraa snorted, "So you have a string of titles now, Captain? It changes nothing for you!" A glowing purple sphere formed between her hands.
“Holias!” Zeldra screamed from a balcony high above Agmaraa. The Prince ran to the nearest entrance on that wall, jumping over the moblins bolting away from Agmaraa.
Zoe saw Orden lurch to his feet. Lont half-gazed at him, keeping most of his attention focused on Agmaraa. "I thought you were dead!"
"Not yet," Orden wheezed as he stumbled toward Zoe. He tossed a bright orange gem into the air. "Zoe! The Fire-Stone!"
Zoe swung her sword and zapped it as Lont zapped Agmaraa. The Fire-Stone captured
Zoe's beam and focused it on the Sorceress. She screamed and withered under the barrage, but they continued their attack. Her purple sphere shot toward the ceiling an exploded with deafening thunder, followed by another horrific flash of brilliance. The stalactites pelted the floor. The energy danced up Agmaraa’s body leaving nothing behind. She vanished as if she had never been.
Orden caught the Fire-Stone before it hit the floor and he fell--prone--to the ground. "Orden!" Zoe cried as she sheathed her sword and grabbed hold of him. "Orden!"
"Is he dead?" Lont whispered. The mountain shook around them.
"Fools!" Agmaraa screamed. "You will never win, never! No human or Elf can destroy me!" She raised her hands above her head. Purple lightening danced among the stalactite. "Prepare to meet your doom!"
Zoe jumped forward, "Slight problem with your plans, Agmaraa! I'm not human or Elf! I am Zoe, the Changeling!"
"The Hyrueliana and the Champion of the Fire-Sword!" Holias shouted.
"Protector of knights!" Lont added.
"And you just made me very mad!"
Agmaraa snorted, "So you have a string of titles now, Captain? It changes nothing for you!" A glowing purple sphere formed between her hands.
“Holias!” Zeldra screamed from a balcony high above Agmaraa. The Prince ran to the nearest entrance on that wall, jumping over the moblins bolting away from Agmaraa.
Zoe saw Orden lurch to his feet. Lont half-gazed at him, keeping most of his attention focused on Agmaraa. "I thought you were dead!"
"Not yet," Orden wheezed as he stumbled toward Zoe. He tossed a bright orange gem into the air. "Zoe! The Fire-Stone!"
Zoe swung her sword and zapped it as Lont zapped Agmaraa. The Fire-Stone captured
Zoe's beam and focused it on the Sorceress. She screamed and withered under the barrage, but they continued their attack. Her purple sphere shot toward the ceiling an exploded with deafening thunder, followed by another horrific flash of brilliance. The stalactites pelted the floor. The energy danced up Agmaraa’s body leaving nothing behind. She vanished as if she had never been.
Orden caught the Fire-Stone before it hit the floor and he fell--prone--to the ground. "Orden!" Zoe cried as she sheathed her sword and grabbed hold of him. "Orden!"
"Is he dead?" Lont whispered. The mountain shook around them.
The Hyrueliana Edits Post 17
Lont left Cathina in the tunnel. He emerged in the main chamber of Death Mountain. Orden dropped to his knees surrounded by purple fire that Agmaraa shot down on him. He ran forward with a battle cry and threw his shield between the witch's death spells and Orden.
Agmaraa paused, "Another human? This is most intriguing. But I have no time for this foolishness. Moblins, attack!"
Lont drew his sword and remembered how Zoe had managed to shoot fire with hers. He could not leave Orden's side. "I hope this works." He extended the sword and willed its power forward. A moblin was caught in the light and vanished. Agmaraa screamed and Zoe and Holias burst through the moblin ranks.
Agmaraa paused, "Another human? This is most intriguing. But I have no time for this foolishness. Moblins, attack!"
Lont drew his sword and remembered how Zoe had managed to shoot fire with hers. He could not leave Orden's side. "I hope this works." He extended the sword and willed its power forward. A moblin was caught in the light and vanished. Agmaraa screamed and Zoe and Holias burst through the moblin ranks.
The Hyrueliana Edits Post 16
Orden crept into the main chamber. He guessed he was somewhere inside Death Mountain and the cathedral-like chamber seemed empty. The gem in his hand burned without pain. “Zeldra? Zeldra, where are you?”
“I’m up here!” Her voice wailed, tiny in the cavernous space.
The top row of balconies, and he had no way up there. Orden clenched his teeth. Maybe his refusal to use any magic was slightly unreasonable. Zoe would have a magic rope or lasso or maybe even a ladder in her pouch. His heart thudded. Don’t stop to think about Zoe now. Get Zeldra out of here, make amends, and then find Zoe.
A purple bolt of energy whistled through the air. Orden jumped before it hit the floor right where he had stood.
Agmaraa’s red gown fluttered as she settled on a broken stalagmite. “I tried to kill you much too slow last time, Orden, and that was because you attacked me and I wasted too much time relishing in revenge. I’m not making that mistake this time.” Another purple blot flew from her hand.
An orange glow surrounded him and repulsed it. “Is that the best you can do, witch?” He gripped his sword and the gem tighter, then dashed toward her stalagmite.
“So you found magic? It will not aid you, you’re no half-blood of anything!” The purple stream from her hands resembled fire.
It wrapped around Orden. He dropped to his knees under the assault. The orange glow around him weakened, letting more of the pain through. He dropped his sword and clutched the gem to his chest. The air thickened like he was in the center of an inferno, but he found enough to draw in and scream. “Girlwithsword!”
“I’m up here!” Her voice wailed, tiny in the cavernous space.
The top row of balconies, and he had no way up there. Orden clenched his teeth. Maybe his refusal to use any magic was slightly unreasonable. Zoe would have a magic rope or lasso or maybe even a ladder in her pouch. His heart thudded. Don’t stop to think about Zoe now. Get Zeldra out of here, make amends, and then find Zoe.
A purple bolt of energy whistled through the air. Orden jumped before it hit the floor right where he had stood.
Agmaraa’s red gown fluttered as she settled on a broken stalagmite. “I tried to kill you much too slow last time, Orden, and that was because you attacked me and I wasted too much time relishing in revenge. I’m not making that mistake this time.” Another purple blot flew from her hand.
An orange glow surrounded him and repulsed it. “Is that the best you can do, witch?” He gripped his sword and the gem tighter, then dashed toward her stalagmite.
“So you found magic? It will not aid you, you’re no half-blood of anything!” The purple stream from her hands resembled fire.
It wrapped around Orden. He dropped to his knees under the assault. The orange glow around him weakened, letting more of the pain through. He dropped his sword and clutched the gem to his chest. The air thickened like he was in the center of an inferno, but he found enough to draw in and scream. “Girlwithsword!”
Sunday, January 23, 2005
The Hyrueliana Edits Post 15
Holias led the way over the ridge and stopped his teragrade. He pointed down into the valley that led to an opening in Death Mountain. A legion of moblins had already taken position. “Agmaraa is well aware of our coming."
"When are the evil ones aren't?" Zoe asked sardonically. "Is there any way around?"
"Not without losing many hours. And there is no guarantee that those entrances are not guarded as well."
"They probably are. Well, we'll have to go through them." Zoe urged her teragrade down the ridge.
Holias followed her lead, shocked at her allowing the teragrade free reign. But that only lasted long enough for her to draw her sword. He quickly drew his; it wasn't wise to chase a legion of moblins without a weapon.
Zoe urged the teragrade straight through the middle of the moblin horde, zapping them left and right. Holias gaped as he hewed down the moblins. The Hyrueliana did not even have to touch the moblins with her Elvenblade sword to send the evil enchantment back to its source. She commanded a sword of white fire.
In a short time, the legion of moblins was no more. Holias reached Zoe's side at the other end of the valley. "Surely, the gods have blessed you."
"I hope so, since it's the gods' fault that I'm here," she answered cryptically.
The teragrades stopped in front of the cave and reared. “They will go no further.” Holias turned his aside. It calmed down to allow him to slide off. Zoe did the same. “Hopefully they have gained us enough time.”
"When are the evil ones aren't?" Zoe asked sardonically. "Is there any way around?"
"Not without losing many hours. And there is no guarantee that those entrances are not guarded as well."
"They probably are. Well, we'll have to go through them." Zoe urged her teragrade down the ridge.
Holias followed her lead, shocked at her allowing the teragrade free reign. But that only lasted long enough for her to draw her sword. He quickly drew his; it wasn't wise to chase a legion of moblins without a weapon.
Zoe urged the teragrade straight through the middle of the moblin horde, zapping them left and right. Holias gaped as he hewed down the moblins. The Hyrueliana did not even have to touch the moblins with her Elvenblade sword to send the evil enchantment back to its source. She commanded a sword of white fire.
In a short time, the legion of moblins was no more. Holias reached Zoe's side at the other end of the valley. "Surely, the gods have blessed you."
"I hope so, since it's the gods' fault that I'm here," she answered cryptically.
The teragrades stopped in front of the cave and reared. “They will go no further.” Holias turned his aside. It calmed down to allow him to slide off. Zoe did the same. “Hopefully they have gained us enough time.”
Saturday, January 22, 2005
The Hyrueliana Edits Post 14
A teragrade had agreed to carry Zoe. The majestic white creature, five hands taller than a horse with large liquid-blue eyes, moved faster than a horse. The sun was breaking through on their left as they plunged through the forests.
The trees finally ended and the grassy plains began, rolling to the foothills of Death Mountain. Holias drew his teragrade aside hers. “Hyrueliana.”
“Please no titles, not now.”
He looked uncomfortable. “Whatever happens I want you to know. I am sorry for the way I treated you. I was jealous of your freedom. You could relish what you felt and I could not. I should not have tried to steal that from you.”
Zoe took a deep breath. “It’s already forgotten. Let’s concentrate on saving our loved ones.”
The trees finally ended and the grassy plains began, rolling to the foothills of Death Mountain. Holias drew his teragrade aside hers. “Hyrueliana.”
“Please no titles, not now.”
He looked uncomfortable. “Whatever happens I want you to know. I am sorry for the way I treated you. I was jealous of your freedom. You could relish what you felt and I could not. I should not have tried to steal that from you.”
Zoe took a deep breath. “It’s already forgotten. Let’s concentrate on saving our loved ones.”
The Hyrueliana Edits Post 13
Zeldra didn’t dare shut her eyes. She was too afraid of what would happen if she did. Agmaraa flew her down a long tunnel that emerged into a cavern. Balconies were carved and built along the walls until the ceiling became a forest of stalagtites. They seemed to glow, and filled the room with light.
Agmaraa soared to a balcony and dropped Zeldra onto its floor. “Now it’s time for the cliched villiany. I wanted something different this time, a new life.” Her green and silver eyes bored into Zeldra. “But what would you care of that, you selfish little brat?”
“Lady Agmaraa?” The bulky humanoid creature stepped out of the shadows of the balcony door. It was grey with a bulldog-like head, and wore a richly carved chestplate. Zeldra felt her eyes opening wider. A moblin, she was in the presence of a moblin bowing to Agmaraa.
“Oh yes, send your troops to defend all entrances to Death Mountain. There’s going to be a rescue attempt for her, and that means a fight for us.”
The moblin looked at down at Zeldra. “And what of her?”
Agmaraa paused to give another withering glare. “She is going back to her father.” She strode out and the moblin followed. The stone wall shot up into the opening.
She was trapped in a cage. She didn’t dare look over the railing.
Agmaraa soared to a balcony and dropped Zeldra onto its floor. “Now it’s time for the cliched villiany. I wanted something different this time, a new life.” Her green and silver eyes bored into Zeldra. “But what would you care of that, you selfish little brat?”
“Lady Agmaraa?” The bulky humanoid creature stepped out of the shadows of the balcony door. It was grey with a bulldog-like head, and wore a richly carved chestplate. Zeldra felt her eyes opening wider. A moblin, she was in the presence of a moblin bowing to Agmaraa.
“Oh yes, send your troops to defend all entrances to Death Mountain. There’s going to be a rescue attempt for her, and that means a fight for us.”
The moblin looked at down at Zeldra. “And what of her?”
Agmaraa paused to give another withering glare. “She is going back to her father.” She strode out and the moblin followed. The stone wall shot up into the opening.
She was trapped in a cage. She didn’t dare look over the railing.
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