Journey To The Castle Of Lucii

Fantasy Series 559

Journey To Castle Of Lucii

Aluna hop onto the leader of the soldier horse, tears were running from her eyes as she felt sorry for those who protect her from harm. She resent the stone she's holding with her left hand. The soldier command rest of his group, "we will bring Lady Aluna back to Lord Ardyn as He ordered us to!". And they start to ride their horses from the shore, slowly but steadily they ride without looking back at the village. Aluna can only cry. The soldier introduced himself, "My Lady Aluna, I am General Drautos, please to meet you and fear not, you are in a safe hand. A hand of the best among Lord Ardyn Generals" smiling while he said that to Aluna. She only turn down her head as a sign of "understood" and pray that she will be forgiven by her mother, sister, and rest of the villagers.
After a while of riding Aluna felt like something has been following them and the sound of nothingness return but Aluna dare not to say anything but "could be this damned stone again.." said by Aluna whisperly. She tried to keep calm and focus on bringing the stone to King Ardyn. Suddenly one of the horses begin to tremble and ride faster than usual like its trying to escape from something. The soldier tried to calm it down.. Then an eerie scream coming from the woods. All were terriffied by the scream and start to ride as fast as the wind, it was then one of the Wraith coming from the woods flying and swing it rusty sword toward one of the horse neck and cut it off with a single swing. Aluna realise that they were followed by the Wraith all along. Soon after, another Wraith grab a second soldier by the neck and pull him off from his horse. Outnumbered, things when downhill quickly. One after another soldier is killed by the Wraith. Until theres only three of them left, one of the Wraith awaits infront of them standing tall and steadily, dirty cloak and bloody but crowned made of bones and diamonds scream to them, with voice of an old man and a scream of a lady "Grant me Thy Stone! Death awaits!" General Drautos instead charge towards the Wraith while holding his silver sword "Evil Incarnate, disappear with the thunder!" Said by Drautos, Aluna knew that he is nothing compare to the Wraith, Aluna begin to raise the stone with her left hand, and tried to cast a spell by saying "Disappear!". Their path suddenly filled with light bright as the sun and some of the Wraith begin to scream like it was in pain. Some wither, and some manage to escape but the Wraith-King remain infront of them withering slowly staring at Aluna sharply though it has no eyes and warn Aluna "Despair Witch!".
Drautos tried to cut the Wraith with his silver sword but the Wraith disappear leaving them all alone. Things went calm again and they ride hastily knowing not only human want the stone, but "others" too crave for its power.

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