Forest of Fear

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"What a waste of time, weirdo." I mumbled as I walked out the door. After I went into the firest, I ran around wildly, and followed the slightest sound. I thought I heard some shouting in the opposite direction, and ran. There I saw Reyna, claming victory and defeating the northerener who appearantly, were fighting her. She didn't need my help, so I stayed hidden in a tree ad watched her..
 
"My name is Saphira Moonstream, daughter of Kain Moonstream, one of the five protectors of the North," Saphira didn't know why she just revealed that to everyone, because normally she kept it hidden. No one knew she was his daughter. Kain had fallen in battle, and Saphira had lived on her own ever since.

The flaming robed figures were closing in on them. Saphira didn't know if they were going to attack her also. "This, though, is not my doing. I know very little magic, and have no control over it." The figures were moving closer... Saphira didn't think this Reyna girl was really trying to attack the village. She knew exactly what she was talking about, fighting within herself.

Saphira let out a high-pitched whistle, calling to something unseen. Everything stopped, and only the sound of the wind dancing through the trees could be heard. Far off, there was a howl. Moments later, a large black winged wolf landed in front of Saphira. Saphira only had to say one thing to get Cole to attack the robed people.

"Get 'em."
 
Reyna was impress. This Saphira girl is very honest, for a northern. Then she saw the winged wolf attacking the robed men. Reyna was thinking about running but she may need help.

Reyna ran up to a robed men and slash it across the chest. This left a shorch mark on the robed man. Before he was able to react Reyna step back and stab the man in the same spot where she first strik.
 
Two of the figures dropped their weapons and attacked back at the wolf, three inch, solid, claws from their fingers. Hissing at the wolf, they each grab at the base of each of it's two wings and use their inhuman strength to try to hold it down.

The figure that was slashed at stepped back a bit, as two others grabbed each of Reyna's arms, before she could stab him. Their fingers with claws like the other two, they had dropped their weapons and pointed their claws at the girls neck, threateningly.

The remaining two moved quickly, and stood before Saphira. Each of them growing claws as well, one of them stepped towards the wolf and held it's claws at it's neck. The remaining figure, who stand before Saphira, had scorched robes, and a horizonal burn mark across it's torso from Reyna's attack. Dropping to know knee, it turned it's gaze to the ground, and bowed to Saphira.
 
From my far view, I could see that perhaps Reyna was in danger now, I mover out of my shadow fora little bit to get a better view, but something told me not to run out and disturb the scene. See what Saphira had to say, and then determine if she means harm. What was she anyways, a leader? Why were people bowing to her..?
 
One of the robed figures sat, ye, I said sat, on the wolf. With the bends behind it's knees wrapped over the base of each of the wolf's wings, one of the tree figures stood and knelt next to the first one. The two remaining figues kept their claws at the wolf's neck, just with one of them in front of it, and the other on it's back.
 
I thougth she said this was not her doing! But why are they bowing to her?

Then Reyna took a look at the Saphira and saw that she may not expect this. Then Reyna felt the pain of the robed men's claws digging deeper into her arms. She knew she need to get out of thier hold but she could not stick them with her sword. She knew only one techince that can get her out of this but she my hurt herself by doing it. Then Reyna felt the stabbing pain of the robed men again. She then said, "I must do it."

Reyna made her grip to her sword harder making sure it wouldn't fly out. With a scream she said "EXPLOSION!!!" She then srick a arm of the robed man but instade of making a flame it made a powerful explosion that made him, Reyna and the other guy flew.

"I hate useing that move!" Reyna said after she landed. The arm that was close to the explorsion was in pain. She then ran and pick up the dog while making the desriction and then ran past Saphira and said "Follow me and tell me what was that all about." She then stop to let the dog run but her arm and leg would not let her continued to ran. They were hurt too bady from the explorsion attack.
 
"She made it.." I whispered, and ran to catch up, while trying to stay out of sight. "Reyna, wait up. I'm here." I said, and yelled when I was sure Saphira and the others were out of sight. "Hey Reyna! Can I come along..?"
 
"No, Cole!!" Saphira ran the opposite way, past the bowing robe figure, past Reyna, past everyone. Cole struggled desparatly to get loose, but couldn't. "You're gonna ish you hadn't done that, *****es!!" She yelled, showering them with arrows. Some of them tured to ice.

With the robed figures distracted, Cole saw his chance. He roared, rearing and snarling, to throw off his attackers. Saphira kicked one in the face, swinging onto Cole's back. Cole snarled, backed up against a tree with Saphira on him. He couldn't fly because of his injuries on his wings, and they were surrounded.
 
Reyna then saw Crystallica coming. She said "Great, maybe she can help." Reyna hread her questions and said "We not going anywhere yet." Then look at Saphira and said "We need to help her." Reyna points to Saphira and countiued "She won't be able to hold herself up against these things. Look at me I was barry able to escape them and that may have been by luck."

The pain in her arm countinued to hurt. Reyna's arm look a bit burn. She need to use a burn heal potion. but her arm was in pain to apply the medication. Then she look at Crystallica and said "I need your help. Look in my belt for a blue bottle. Get it out and get a handful of it and rub it on my leg and on my arm. Hurry! We may have much time."
 
Hissing loudly, the figures, all six of them, disappeared, leaving black smoke in their wake.

After the smoke dissipated, from a tree dropped Annika, no Aubrey in sight.

"What do you want?" she directed at the Southerners. Irritated, she continues, "They wouldn't have hurt you if you just stayed still...They only attack when attacked."
 
While helping Reyna close her wounds with the blue bottle she had, I answered Annika's question. "Hey, I thought you were a nice person who wanted a place to stay. Or you could have been a spy then, no? You were nice to us and saying you didn't want to go back, so why you changing sides again?" I looked back, to see her alone. "Where's your boyfriend, by the way?" I was too busy and frustrated to bother about someone who was never nice to me at this point, but just ready to get this over with. "What can I do to help Saphira?" I asked Reyna after her wounds were closed up and ready to go..
 
Her! She behine this! Reyna thougth and she was angry. Reyna then hread Crystallica question. So she pulled out a orange bottle and said "Give this to her. It should heal her wounds and the wounds of her winged wolf."

Reyna was angry and wanted to attack Annika. Reyna was going to get up and attack but when she got up her wounds were in pain. She thougth that they must still be healing. Reyna scream "Why you even send them out?"
 
"Why did you even attack them?!" Annika growled at Reyna, her hand on the hilt of her dagger, which was hidden at her side. "They only attack when attacked!"

"And you," she turned to Saphira, "They'll listen to you! Why are people who spend time around Southerners so stupid?!"
 
"Hey, it's you that has the attitude problem, all of you. The rivalry started how many centuries ago, nothing to do with us. So just stop and go back to your respective sides, tomorrow we come out making friends, is that so hard?" I looked up into the sky. It was dark already. "Or should I say, before it is tomorrow..?"
 
Reyna then yelled back to Annika, "Well those guys are not the most friendly looking people. They were in robes and their nails grow. That says friendly all over!" Reyna then saw Annika hand. Reyna then thougth that where her dager may be. Reyna then held her sword tigther and ready if need to attack. Reyna then said, "You still havn't answer my question. Why you send them out? And how?"

Reyna then turned to Crystallica and said, "I would love to leave but I want some answers and now." Reyna then stood ready.
 
"Yes, they will listen to me..." Saphira said quietly, staring at the ground, "But, I don't want them to." Cole could sence her uneasiness. He leaned foward, allowing Saphira to slide off his back. Saphira leaned against him, buring herself in his fur. This couldn't be happening. Not now, not ever.
 
"Guys the battle isn't for another four months, let's just calm down shall we? It wouldn't be fun if we all got killed now and those helpless villagers take our place sacrificing their lives. Stop it for g-d's sake!" I yelled at Annika and Saphira, then turned back to Reyna. "It'd be a great idea to leave now, but I'll wait for you if peace is not what you want..."
 
Memories of her past still haunted her. Saphira tried to keep a striaght face, but tears were threatening to fall out of her eyes. They didn't get it. She was a danger to everyone in both villages. Cole looked everyone else in the eyes, daring them to come any closer. Saphira had to reveal everything to them now, before it was too late.

"Look, you guys..." She started, trying to find enough courage to tell them her dark secret, "I am the daughter of Kain, but that is more of a curse than a blessing. Everyone knows the story of Kain, the one who protected both villages when they were one, don't they?" Without waiting for a responce, she continued,"Well, he... Was facinated with dark magic. When he was still an young lad, and a protector, he became and apprentice to a dark magician, and evil lord. The story says he fell in battle but that was a lie. He faked his own death."

Saphira took another shakey breath. So far so good. "He traveled to another city, on the other side of this forest. The path is hidden, and only dark beings know it. When he mastered the dark arts, he became a dark lord, causing pain and suffering to all who displeased him. During one of his spells, he... messed up. Badly. When he awoke, he was a demon, a creature of the Dark. But, he fell in love with a servant. Unfortunatly, she died shortly after I was born, and my father had no time to raise me. He sent me to train with some other dark beings."

Cole used his nose to wipe away a tear that was trickling down her cheek. Saphira kept going. "But, all of them were killed, by the one village. My father turned the village against itself. They started fighting a war among themselves, until they split. Thats why there are two cities, the North and the South. Me and one other Demon escaped. His name was Shade. I don't know what happened to him, though. My father, on the other hand, took his own life. He would rather commit suicide than be executed by the villages. I was raised in the North, trying to keep everything in. I thought if I could hide everything, it would go away. But it won't. I'm a threeat to all living things in this forest, and the surrounding areas."
 
((Notice that Ciera would not be here for a long time. I wonder what we will do))

Well what's wrong with her, why is she crying? I though, annoyed by Reyna and Annika still. I decided to let them be for a while and walked up to Saphira. "Hey, I've never studied history before, nor did I know of these things. But I think the best way is not to have it repeat itself. You're no harm to us, if you'll play your role. Your ancestor broke us up, his decendant will have us back together. What do you think? There is no other way. Now stop crying and lead us." I patted her shoulder and smiled, returning to Reyna.
 
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