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The Lore of ETHEREAL
The Parents
Also
referred to as Our Parents. One is a human that is a male, while the female is
an Elf. Their names are not known. When they are being spoken of they are
usually combined together. If they are spoken of separately it will be Our
Father and Our Mother. They do have children.
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Iridessa- A fairy who helped with the creation
of the Fairies.
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Aart- A human who helped shape the world and
Man.
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Beldea- Shapeshifter who helped create the
Sadas, Nadas, Werewolves and Snow Wolves.
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Ennis- A being in charge of the seas and the
creatures that inhabit it, such as Sirens, Merpeople, and other creatures of
the sea.
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Ara- A female Elf who helped create the Elves.
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Drakon ( Also known as the Fiery Red
Serpent)- A being who once helped with
the creation of all things. Decided all good must have challenger. Once was a
human but is now a Molten Dragon.
No one knows when the Parents first
appeared. There are speculations that they both lived on separate worlds and
met when they both discovered the empty planet that would become Ethereal.
Eventually they would shape the world and have children that would help with
the creation.
It is said that they are both very
loving Beings that want their children to succeed at the tasks that are given
them. Together they watch over all of the creations of Ethereal and will only
step in if a situation gets out of hand.
Irisdessa
Irisdessa is the first born. She was born
with translucent monarch wings on her back. Her wings appeared to have every
color in the world on them. They seemed to sparkle when the sun’s rays would
fall upon them. With her Mother’s help they created the Fairies and their home
Dyril. Dyril could once be seen from the land of Ethereal, but when the Fairies
would leave Ethereal with the Elves, Dyril would become engulfed with mist,
hiding it from the rest of the world.
The Fairies were charged with taking care
of the plants in the world. They helped care for them and nurtured the plants
until they were mature. They would then take the seeds from the mature plants
and plant those seeds.
Irisdessa is the Being that many would call
to if their crops failed, or if there has been a long season of no moisture.
Aart
Aart was born human like his father. He
would help create the mountains, hills, valleys, seas and other land forms.
When the times was right he would help his Father create Man. They were not
nearly as pretty as the Fairies, but their purpose was just as important. They
were created to help till the earth and shape the land by mining the precious
ores and minerals from the earth. Man was put on a separate land whose name is
lost to history. They were forced to move when Drakon would destroy in a fit of
jealous rage. They were guided to Ethereal, where the Fairies and Elves would
help them.
Beldea
At the time of Beldea’s birth no one knew
of her shapeshifting abilities until she was older. She could become any kind
of creature, but her preferred form is a giant white eagle. She didn’t have
much part in the creation of Ethereal, but would give some of the humans the
ability to shape shift. The Sada’s were given the gift to shapeshift into any
kind of creature of a certain species, example if they were gift of desert
creatures that person could turn into any desert creature. The Nada’s were
gifted with only one creature. If a person was gifted to become a snake they
could only turn into that one species.
Humans that were born in a cold environment
asked for help to keep warm in the harsh conditions. She gifted them to become
wolf-like beings. They would later become known as the Snow Wolves.
When one of the Snow Wolves would kill one
of his fellow members she cursed him to become a Werewolf. The Snow Wolves were
usually a peaceful people, but the Werewolves would become angry and spiteful.
It would be Drakon that would give them ability to turn other Humans into
Werewolves with their bite.
Ennis
Ennis was born on a night when the
seas were being created. When he became older he helped create the creatures of
the sea. He felt that the sea needed caretakers so he created the Sirens and
Merpeople. The Sirens could become
humans and walk on land while the Merpeople were more fish-like and stayed in
the water. Sirens can’t dive too deep in the waters, but the Merpeople could.
While the Sirens would take care of the sea ceatures that were closer to the
surface the Merpeople could take care of the deeper sea dwelling creatures.
Once again Drakon would step into an area that he did not belong and gave the
Sirens the gift to sing and entice Man to the deeps where they could be
drowned. Not all of the Sirens used their gift like that and those that didn’t
were despised by the others.
When Ennis heard of Drakon’s
interface he was furious. He split the
Sirens up and marked the deceiving Sirens with a black spot on their brows and
marked the others with a pearl colored spot on their brows.
Ennis demanded that Drakon was to
be cast out. He had was beginning to interfere with the creations that they
worked so hard on.
The Parents at the time could only
see that Drakon had some good him and denied the request. They would later
regret this decision.
Ara
Ara was born an Elf like her
mother. They both felt that their kind had to be created. The world needed
someone to watch over the Forests and give advice to the other beings. And thus
the Elves were the last beings to be created. They were given the gift like the
Fairies to live long lives. Only sickness and being killed would end their
lives.Just as they hoped the Elves were
always being asked for advice. Like when should crops be planted or when it was
time to till another patch of land.However Drakon would become jealous
of the creations his siblings created. Peace on Ethereal would come to an end.
Drakon
Drakon was to be the last born to the
Parents. When he was born the mark of the Dragon was on his forehead. This is
how he got his name. Despite his name the Parents saw a light in him that the
others did not have. They had high hopes for him as he grew older.
At first he was an example of the light
that shone in him. He helped with the creations that were made. He would help
with the shaping of the mountains and was even given the opportunity to create
an area of land to his liking.
He would create that dark land that would
become Magma. For a time things seemed to be going well. The first trouble
appeared when word of the Werewolves were given the ability to turn Man into
Werewolves as well. No one knew it was Drakon.
It wouldn’t be until a Siren called out to Ennis when they learned what
he had been doing.
It would take him killing his own brother
Aart that he was finally cast out. No one knows why Drakon killed his brother.
When Drakon was cast out he went to the land he created. He hid in the hot lava
depths of Magma where he would transform himself to a fearsome Molten dragon.
He had scales that would be shiny black onyx when he wasn’t sitting in lava,
while he was in the lava his scales would become red hot.
While in the depths of Magma he would tempt
the minds of his siblings creations with promises of long lives with no labor.
The long lives were true, but when they signed their lives to him they would
become wretched beings. Only to a few beings would he allow them control of the
others. One such being would be Moral who would later become Malice.
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BLACKHEART CURSE: FREEDOM ©
April 22, 2016
Exert from Chapter 3, Connection ©
...Her mind wandered off to the night her life changed. She was still reeling from learning that Drake was still alive. She had so many questions but she didn’t ask any of them. She was use to dealing with her problems on her own. An image appeared in her head. She was confused she had never seen such a place that she was seeing.
It looked like she was in a grand Hall that was completely made out of some kind of shiny black rock. The torches didn’t do much good with all the blackness. On the floor of the hall was a blood red rug that stretched from the door to a huge throne that was made of the same black rock. On the back of the chair there thirteen rubies embed in a half circle. Rubies also ran along the armrests of the throne. A man sat in it. His red eyes burned with evil. She knew with one look that it was Drake.
He was saying something that she couldn’t make out. A shadowy black mass appeared in front of him. “My Eminence as usual it gladdens me to see you.” Drake’s voice became clear.
“Lord Drake I am disappointed in you.” A chilling voice rang throughout the Hall.
“Eminence?”
“I gave you the task to kill the Blackheart, but you failed me.”
“May I explain? I…”
“No!” The voice said. “Your orders were clear. Kill the girl which would prevent the Curse from being fulfilled. You failed me. I gave you life and this is how you repay me? I shouldn’t have had you carry out the plan. Your feelings got in the way.” The voice spat.
“I assure you that I was going to bring her here after I gave the full Curse to her. I thought you would enjoy killing her yourself.” Drake lowered his eyes. “I was interrupted by a group of people. Among them was a Felve.”
“What? You left her there! That Felve if I am correct about who I think she is, will mess everything up! She is among one of the few that actually knew me before I became Malice. Trying to capture the Blackheart will be even more difficult with her around. You made too many mistakes that night and you must pay.”
“Your Eminence…” Drake sputtered.
“Silence!”
The room began to disappear as a burning pain seared throughout her back. “Gah!” Catherine cried out. She couldn’t see anything. Everything was black and the pain grew worse. She could feel a gentle hand touch her, but the pain continued. It felt like her back was ripping apart. “Kill me!” She cried out. “I can’t take the pain anymore.”
Vine struggled with her emotions as she saw the girl struggle. She was just sitting there looking out the window like everything was fine. When Vine began to notice a confused look on the girl’s face she knew something wrong was going on inside her head. She had tried to call Catherine out her daydream, but she didn’t hear her. Next thing she knew Catherine had collapsed onto to the seat and began crying out. Vine threw the door open and called out, “Doctor!”...
Yup that's right a cliffhanger. Ain't I a stinker? ;D
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May 5, 2016
I am still working on this chapter, but since many of you are enjoying the parts that I have shared so far. I will once again share a piece of what I am working. I am skipping on what happen in between Catherine seeing Drake in her mind and the trip to Oak Village. ( Dair Srà idbhaile) From where I am starting it is after Doctor arrives at the Village just as the werewolves were coming out, sorry if there is any confusion, I just don't want to give too much away. After he gets to the Village he meets with the Mayor. (Mayor Oak) Mayor Oak leads Doctor to the cottage of Healer Lily. Is there that Lily makes a healing draught for Catherine to drink to help break the connection between Drake and her.
Exert from the Blackheart Curse: Freedom, Chapter 4, Dair Srà idbhaile (Oak Village) ©
...Mayor Okay gently knocked on the door. “Lily? It is the Mayor. We have a dire situation right now.”
There was the sound of a glass cup being set on a hard surface followed by faint footsteps. The door opened to a small crack a green eye looked up the two. The door shortly after, was opened all the way and a Felve woman stood before them. Her dark green eyes looked at them with suspicion. When she looked at the girl in Doctor’s arms they soften a bit. “I have both dreaded and looked forward to the day when I would set eyes upon the Cursed One. Quickly, bring her inside.” She moved away from the door and two men walked in.
Doctor heard the door shut and in a fluid of motion, Lily was on the other side of the room. He blushed when he realized that her green top was tied together in the back which left the majority of the skin exposed. As she moved about the room grabbing various objects her skirt moved about freely. Her bare feet softly touched the wooden floor. “Put her on the table as I get things ready.” She said as her bangles jingled against one another.
The Doctor with the Mayor’s help, gently placed Catherine on the wood table. Lily put her hair up and tied a piece of green fabric to keep it up. Doing this revealed that she had a small lily next her right eye. “Doctor, can yourgrab that small pot from the hearth please?”
“Yes.” He grabbed a rag nearby and pick the pot up by the handle. He placed in the area that Lily was currently working in. He watched her as she began dropping herbs in. “What herbs are you using? That is if you don’t mind me asking.”
She smiled, “It is true that you prefer to heal with natural herbs, not the ones your kind has destroyed to make it your way. I like that.” She continued, “The first herb that I had put in is Miontas, also known as mint. This will give the draught a pleasant taste and smell, while calming her nerves.” She reached for white bark and began crushing it up. “BÃ n Saileach Crann coirt,” she said in reverence.
“White Willow Tree bark.” Doctor said quietly.
“Tá sé sin ceart.” She nodded. “I had to ask permission to take from the Tree. I am sure that Mother Willow wants to help from above. This should help with the pain. I will give you a small pouch of it just in case she needs it. I am hoping that won’t happen.” Lily stirred the water. The water had a slight sparkle in it after the bark was added. “This last herb was hard to find. It only grows in certain areas of the Moon Forest. A very dangerous place for a Felve to go into, but I needed this herb. Luckily, I didn’t have to go too far in.” She grabbed a stem that had claw like thorns. “Crà g Planda, Claw plant, will help give her the strength she needs as she fights to break the connection she has with the vampire.” Lily crushed this plant up and stirred the pot again. “Mayor, can you grab me that glass cup near you. Doctor, I am going to need you to sit Catherine up. I don’t want her to choke as I give this to her.”
The two men did as they were instructed and watch the Healer use a ladle to pour the drought into the cup. She put her hand over the lid and felt the steam. “It is cool enough to give it to her.” Lily tipped Catherine’s head back and opened the girl’s mouth. Doctor got Catherine’s head still as the Lily slowly poured the mixture into her mouth. They all waited for her swallow. Doctor relaxed in relief as she did. Lily finished giving the girl the drought and put the glass down. “She will stay here with me until Vine arrives. I can watch over her and make sure everything is well inside of her.”
“I agree with that Healer Lily. With her staying in here, no one will be able to know who she is.”
“I have made up a bed for her in the other room. Take her and there and then get some rest Doctor. After such a journey I am sure your body calls out for it. If you wish I can give you an herb to help you sleep.”
“Thank you Healer Lily, but I will do fine on my own. I want to be to be woken up if there is an emergency.”
Lily smiled, “Very well.”...
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July 15, 2018
Sorry about not posting anything for while. I really do hope you enjoy what I am going to share with you. You are going to be introduced to King Robert Gold, and a little more info on the Blackheart Curse. Any insights is welcomed!
Excerpt from the Blackheart Curse:Freedom, Chapter 6, King Robert Gold ©
....She was about to meet the King. She had heard
the stories about him. He has worked so hard to distance himself from his
father. There were a few people in Port Teal that didn’t care much for him.
They wished for the days when man was above things. That is a weakness that
mankind must deal with. She has seen firsthand the greediness of man. She
looked up when she heard the sound of carriage wheels moving swiftly on the
cobbled road.
The
carriage stopped in front of green rung that stretched from the Village Hall
door. Villagers stood alongside of the rug. Village guards stood in front of
the villagers to make sure they didn’t interfere with the King. Servants
dressed in fined blue lined jumped down and lined up as well. One servant
dressed in red put down some wooden stairs and opened the door. He bowed as the
King stepped out.
Catherine had heard he is was a big man, but big didn’t even cover it.
He was nearly as tall the carriage. On his massive shoulders laid a purple silk
cloak held together by a gold chain. His red hair has specs of silver. He had a
short beard that was braided that had a gold bead at the end. His crown was
completely made of gold. Rubies and emeralds were embedded into the crown, and
they sparkled marvelously in the sunlight. The King pulled out a gold cane that
had a ruby placed at the top. He began walking towards Mayor Oak. Villagers
bowed as he passed them.
Remembering her manners she bowed. As she was taught as Sunrise she kept
her head down until she was allowed to stand back up. “Mayor Oak, I do wish I
visiting in better circumstances, but why are there werewolves everywhere? My
servants had to work hard with the horses to keep them from running off.”
“My
apologies your Majesty. I was quite surprised when I heard their howls.
Werewolves do not attack until sunset. However I do have an explanation as to
why they are gathered around the village.”
“You
may rise.” The King said. “I would like to hear it.”
“First let us retire to my quarters. There are prying ears nearby that
desperately want news to pass to Malice.”
“Malice? The Shadow Lord?”
“Yes.” Mayor Oak moved aside. “We will discuss it while preparations for
the Feast are finished. Due to some unplanned circumstances the Feast will be
much sooner.”
“You
better have a good explanation for all of this.” The King grumbled.
“As
I said before, it will be discussed in my quarters.” He let the King go past
and he followed him. Vine and Catherine followed close behind.
When
they were in the Mayor’s quarters the King’s guards closed the door. They all
waited for the King to be seated at the head of the table and then the rest sat
down. Catherine looked up at the King. It was surreal to actually see him in
person. All she had seen of him were paintings. He clasped his hands together
and looked over at her. His eyes narrowed, “Who is beneath the cloak? I do not
like disguises.”
“Sorry your Majesty. It was for her protection in the Village. Catherine
you may take off the hood.” Mayor Oak said with a nod. She pulled back the hood
and kept her eyes down from the King. “This is Catherine Blackheart. She
recently received the Blackheart Curse.”
“The
Blackheart Curse? I think my wife may have mentioned is before.”
“I
am not surprised as it is shared with every Felve child.” Vine said.
“Pleasure to see you again Protector Vine.” The King said. “I thought
the Curse was a myth?”
“We
wish it was, but it all started with Malice. He is the reason behind the Curse.
He is getting ever stronger. As you saw from the numbers of the werewolves
outside of the Village.” Mayor Oak said.
“On
top of that may I ask you if you have heard or noticed any weird deaths
lately?” Vine asked.
“I
have noticed an influx in deaths this past month. I hear things, but you can’t
take everything as truth.”
“You
are correct about that your Majesty.” Vine said.
“What parts do you remember about the Curse that your wife told you?”
“Hmm.” The King as he rubbed his chin. “I didn’t really listen. However
I do remember something about a vampire and Malice,”
“Those two play a very important in the Curse just as Catherine does.
She is the last living Blackheart.”
“That means she received the Curse correct?”
“Yes.”
The
King sat there as he thought. One of his advisors leaned in and whispered to
him. “This is a lot to take in.” The King finally said. “How do I know that
this is not a lie?”
“If
you would like to you can see the Curse for yourself.”
Catherine blushed. She didn’t like the thought that the King would see
her back. She hoped he would say no.
“For her modesty the answer is no. I do wish to see it later when there
are not so many men in the room.” Catherine sighed in relief to the King’s
answer.
“That can be arranged later.” Mayor Oak nodded.
“Just
answer me this and we will move on. Is there really a vampire on the loose in
the land?”
“Yes. I can arrange to have some of my men come with you when you return
to Gold City if you would like that? They are trained specifically in dealing
with vampires and werewolves. They can train your men in the specific area.”
“I
will not object to that. Besides I think my wife is missing the company of
Felves. I think she would be interested to hear about the Curse as well. I am
sure she can explain more to me on this subject.”
“Of
course your Majesty.” Vine said.
“Onto the subject on why I am here. Slavery. It is getting worse. The
trade as become so bold that they are reaching into Gold City. It has gotten to
the point where I can’t trust my guards. My wife and children are always under
watchful eye of those that I trust. The Lords are demanding something is to be
done.”
“We
understand. With us being the only Felve establishment outside of the Forest,
we are on constant guard ourselves.” Mayor Oak said.
“While I was on the road with Doctor and his apprentice I had to be
hidden beneath my cloak at all times. It was in Port Teal that I discovered how
bad the Trade was. When I first meet Catherine she was a barmaid at a local pub
and she warned me about the traders.”
“A
barmaid?” The King gave Catherine a wary eye. His clasped his hands and leaned
in forward. “May I ask why you were a barmaid?” He raised any eye.
Catherine froze. He had just addressed her and not in a good manner
either. “Your Majesty.” She said. “I was an orphan that just left Sunrise when
I came to Port Teal. A pub owner and his wife took me in and gave me a job at
the pub. At first it was just serving drinks to the local gents.. I mean
gentlemen and seadogs. His wife got sick and died not long after. He gave me
the job to run the bar to help him out. I was not going to become a mistress of
the night.”
“How
did you handle the men that thought you were?”
“I
simply took care of them and threw them out. I am may be a woman, but I can
hold my own when threatened.”
The
King nodded. “Very well.” His became relaxed and he sat back. “What is to be
done for the Slave trade?”
“Vine, Doctor and I discussed that last night. We were thinking that we
should write out a decree. On it we can ban slavery and declare that those who
continue it will be punished.”
“What about those that own slaves?”
“When the decrees are posted some of your men and the Felves can work
together to end it. We can go to the places where we know slavery is happening
and forcibly remove the people from the so called owners.”
“You
do know this could bring war?”
“No
offense your Majesty, but we are already at war. Malice is behind all of this
and we have been at war with him for years. Now that the Curse has been set the
battles will begin. No matter what you do there will be fighting. You saw how
many werewolves were out there. Now imagine vampires in that mix. Those deaths
you are hearing about. Those are people becoming vampires. If we stamp out slavery
we already won one battle.” Mayor Oak said. His eyes became filled with anger.
“Did
you write down the decree?”
“Yes. I have it right here and you can read it. You can change or add
things if you wish.”
“Hand it to me.” The King motioned. “Peter please read this with me.”
Catherine sat quietly as the King read the parchment. She was trying to
take everything in. Malice. Vampires. Slavery. War. Those were some serious
things. She didn’t know much about Malice, but he already put his hand into her
life. Why did he hate the Felves so much and why was there a need for a Curse?
Vine held her hand and squeezed it. “You are doing fine.” She whispered.
Catherine remembered her training and sat straight up.
“What is on the parchment?” Catherine wondered.
“You
will get a chance to read it later.” Vine read her mind.
The
King put the parchment down. “Everything looks good to me. The problem is if we
put this decree outside of the Dry Lake Desert my men and yours will most
likely be attacked.”
“We
are fully aware of that. That is why Protector Vine will accompany you. In case
you are attacked she can help in protecting your men. There is a high chance
they will be captured and we want this to happen.”
“What!” The King stammered. His eyes narrowed.
“Hear me out.”
The
King starred at Mayor Oak. “Explain.” Catherine was surprised at his change of
demeanor.
“The
Slavers are group of men called the Nada. They are a huge supporter of Malice. If
they attack we can attack back. There is a possible alley in Oasis. I have to
look further into this before we go there.”
“So
by letting our men get captured we can get rid of them? Is that what I am
hearing?”
“There is a lot to explain, but short, the Nada’s have always been a
threat to us and your people. They are one of the older races here in the land.
There is another race, but only one survives. They are the Sadas. The Nadas
tried to wipe them out because the Sadas worked with us the Felves. They
believe that they should be the race that everyone looks to. Which in our case
we could care less if people looked to us. We just want to end the Slave Trade.
Many of ours and your people are being forced into that life.”
The
King sat there. He looked at Catherine. “What is your part in all of this Miss
Blackheart?”
“I
uh…” Catherine cleared her throat. “I’m not exactly sure, but I am the Guardian
of the Felves. I can also help in protecting your people.” She looked over at
Vine who nodded. “I will need some time to train as I have just recently
acquired the full Curse. If your men and Vine are captured I am sure I will be
sent out to help retrieve them. To be honest I am not exactly sure what Mayor
Oak, Vine and Doctor spoke about last night. I do promise to help if such a
thing happens.”
“Well,” the King said as he began to relax,
“I am just as curious as you are, Miss Blackheart. However, how do I know you
will be ready when the times comes?”
“I
have a feeling that I will be.”
“A
feeling?” He raised an eyebrow.
“Please, your Majesty. As it has been explained I have recently acquired
the Curse. I will need some time to prepare. As soon as we are done here and
the Feast is over I will be heading straight to Glass City begin my training.
From what I understand, my training will be quick as there is not much time
before Malice sends Drake to begin the battle that will come.”
“And
Drake is?”
“The
vampire.”
“I
see.” He gave a slight need. “Can I be updated on your training? It will take a
lot of faith in you that you can uphold this position.”
“I
will see to it your Majesty.” Vine said. “Until I am needed to help post the
decrees I will be with Catherine. You can send messages to Mayor Oak who in
return will forward them to me. In return I will send messengers to your replies.”
“I
find that acceptable. I have a lot of trust in your Protector Vine.”
“Well I see that everything is in order. May we all sign this decree and
join in on the Feast?” Mayor Oak asked.
“Advisor Peter may I have a quill please?”.....
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November 6, 2018
In this small clipping of the chapter we are in the Dry Lake Desert area. Will not be going into further detail on why they are there. Let me quickly introduce you to Kaja. Kaja is a Sada, a shapeshifter. Sadas can shapeshift into any form of a certain species. She is a Cat Sada. No need for explanation there. She is also the leader of Oasis in Dry Lake Desert. Will leave it at that. Please enjoy! Sorry it isn't much.
Excerpt from the Blackheart Curse:Freedom, Chapter 20, Servants of Darkness ©
...........“We are set,
Warrior Chief.” A man approached them.
“Thank you. Doctor and Catherine please ride
with me in the front. We have much to discuss.”
Catherine went over to her assigned camel. The
camel was sitting down with its legs tucked underneath the body. “How do I get
on?” She asked while eyeing the hump.
“Put your foot into the stirrup and kick
your let over the hump.” Kaja said. She was already on her camel. “Use the
handle on the saddle to keep yourself balanced.’
“Catherine did as Kaja said. She could feel
her leg stretching as far as it could. She had to try a few times before she
could get her ledg over the hump. When she was finally sitting on the camel she
found the layers of blankets did not give her much comfort.
“Lean back when the camel gets up, unless
you want a mouthful of camel hair.”
Catherine leaned back just as the camel
began to stand up. The creature used its legs to stand up. Catherine leaned
forward when the camel had its front legs up. The camel stood much taller than
the average horse did. It started to move forward.
“Here, “a man’s voice said next to her, “take
these.” He had a thick accent.
Catherine looked to her left and saw man
sitting on a camel next to her. He had a piercing in his nose and his face was
painted white. In heavily bangled hand he was holding some dried leaves. She took
the leaves from him. “Thank you,” she said.
“This is called demon’s claw. They are
wonderful for pain. First time riding camel is painfull.” He said as he
adjusted a necklace with claws on it. “I am Zuluez, the Witch Doctor.”
Catherine noticed he was bare chested. He white paint on his chest as well.
“I am Catherine Blackheart, Guardian of the
Felves, and the Cursed One.”
“I know who you are. I saw you in a vision.
Your journey has only begun. Beware of the shadows. The shadows are a friend of
your enemy.”
Catherine was puzzled at this statement. “I
will remember that, thank you.” She said to the man.
“You are welcome, Cursed One.” He bowed his
head and pulled away from her.
“Do not mind the strangeness of Zuluez. He
is a very wise man, who is a little….”Kaja paused, “Eccentric.”
“Are all witch doctors that way?”
“Most of them yes. They dance between this
world and the world of spirits. This causes them to lose what reality really
is.”
“Kaja,” Catherine began, “what happened to
your people?”
She sighed, “First I must start with a small
history of the Sadas and Nadas. This will help you understand our war.”
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