Chapter 6 The Council Of Elders

• “Push! Push!” The midwife shouted out, Rachel screamed out in pain. And a baby came out. Deep down she was waiting for the midwife to inform her that it was a girl. She was hoping to prove Clarris's curse wrong but the midwife held the baby and congratulated her for delivering a bouncing baby boy.,Rachel's heart sank in.
• King Jerald was nowhere to be seen, even when Rachel was taken to her Chambers to nurse the baby, he did not show his face near the baby.
• He locked himself in the library together with the sorcerers researching about the crescent Witches. Other lands still had Witches but many centuries ago the Seven kingdoms came together, buried and sealed all Witches in tombs to rest for eternity. It was a decision that came about after the Witches had caused so much chaos in the lands. The council of elders from the seven kingdoms came up with the decision and they each sent the most powerful sorcerers and cursed the Witches to sleep for everlasting eternity.
• And a law was passed to ban and banish anyone who was caught practicing witchcraft in the seven kingdoms. Unlike Rachel he had seen the life that awaited them. Even he could not wish it upon his worst enemy.
• “Find something fast, we have to bury her and seal her in a tomb, how is this even possible. Who turned her into a witch?” King Jerald yelled out.
• “Crescent witches' bloodline is deep rooted in people of Arthora. That's why most of them are not mutants. They are born witches but because of the spell that was cast centuries ago their powers are suppressed and can not practice witchcraft.” The elder replied.
• “But who unleashed her powers? she could fly, how can she be both mutant and witch?”
• “We have no idea, she is an abomination, something must have happened in the forest?” the elder replied.
• “We all know that something happened in the dumb forest, stop giving me answers that I already Know,” The king yelled out.
• A knock came at the door and a servant asked for king Jerald present in the Queen's Chambers. King Jerald asked “Is it a boy?” the servant nodded with a sad face. Jerald asked his guard to lock the library door from any disturbances. “But my king, the queen, just gave birth……”
• King Jerald looked up at the elder with fury in his eyes, “That baby in there is just a sacrifice unless we find a solution! Get back to work now! Find something that will allow me to go into her Chambers and welcome my son with joy.”
• All the sorceres noded in unison and got back to researching. The ancient library was turned upside down. The more they researched the more complicated and confused they all became. Nothing like what Clarris had become was in their mythical books of creatures. They had no idea what she had become. The spell that was cast all those centuries ago was unbreakable, nothing that walked the earth could reverse it and that's why the spell had stayed unbroken for a millennial.
• Back in Deadman's forest a transformation was taking place, instead of taking over The Arthora kingdom, her birthright, Clarris decided to build her castle in the Deadman's Forest. The forest was giving her peace and safety.
• The Deadman's Forest was located between kingdom Ergad, king Jerald's kingdom and Arthora her kingdom. Currently Arthora was being ruled by her younger brother, king Seth he had taken over after the death of king Charles her father.
• Clarris had no time to run the two kingdoms but she had the power to enforce her Will. Using her hands she began building her castle from all the bones, skeleton, twigs and souls that roamed the forest. Most of the creatures could feel her powers and hid in the shadows.
• She built a very big dark castle that smelled of death, misery and pain. It was a very tall tower and it's roof hovered above the clouds. One could see it from miles away. Both from Arthora kingdom and Ergad. The subjects from both kingdoms woke up to such a sight. There was fear and most run back inside their houses. The council of elders and king's from the seven kingdoms called for an emergency meeting.
• People wanted answers, they were all panicking in fear and had no idea what kind of fate awaited them. King Jerald decided to abscond from the meeting, he was so obsessed with finding answers in his library that he had not seen the huge tower Clarris had built outside.
• Seeing the king's absence, the elders and kings decided to take the meeting to him, words of his curse had spread and his absence had just clarified the rumors.
• They walked into the castle unannounced and demanded for King Jerald but the dark Knights were not granting their request. This pissed off the elders and a fight was about to erupt when a stressed looking King Jerald came walking down the stairs.
• “We demand answers, is my sister alive? Did she curse you, are the rumours true?” King Seth asked.
• “Everything is true king,” Jerald replied while sipping on his wine
• “She is alive and came to unleash her wrath on me, yes she cursed me and my wife. Unless you all have a solution please leave”
• “What do you mean? My sister died seven years ago?”
• “King Seth, I believe you know where she is, go and get your answers,” king Jerald stated and began walking back to his library.
• “Where do you think you are going?” The eldest elder shouted out
• “To look for answers in the library,”
• “This is beyond one kingdom looking for answers, we need to work together, that thing is not princess Clarris, we need to stop it. Have you seen what it has built?”
• “It is your sister, believe me, she made a deal with the devil and has come back for me. But I'm open for suggestions?? What do you all expect we do ?” The king asked
• They all looked at each other then one elder spoke up, “We need to hit her, we have the armies, the sorceress, the dark Knights, the mutants….. we've got everything. We have always managed to deal with anything that forest gave birth to.” Everyone in the room noded in unison except for King Jerald.
• All of a sudden the elder that had spoken began gasping for air, “he..lp, he..lp me!”
• “Elder Lee, what's happening?” The elder's eyes turned black and he drew out his sword and began stabbing the other elders and Kings.
• “Elder Lee!”
• “It's her, she's here?” King Jerald shouted out.
• “You stand here and plot my death!” the elder hissed.
• The dark Knight split into two groups, the first one shielded and took the elders and Kings into safety while the second group circled the possessed elder and with their years of training unleashed their furry on him.
• Even though they could whirled fire and swords the elder was no match for them. And one by one he began defeating them. King Jerald ordered them to stop, before life was lost. He knew the elder would kill them all but not him. Even though he had no powers he was a cursed man that would live forever.
• He ordered his men to go into hiding while he remained with the possessed elder. “Darrell I know it's you?”
• The elder"s face became blurry and shapeshifted into Darrell.
• “Hello king Jerald, congratulations on your bouncing baby boy,” Darrell stated.
• “Darrell, are you going to be spying on me forever?” the king replied.
• “No actually I was in my room some minutes ago before I knew it my queen Clarris teleported me and replaced me with that old hag, she is the one obsessed with you and she sends her greetings.”
• They both looked up the stairs and it was Rachel staring back at them with pain in her eyes.
• “Hello Rachel,” Darrell waved.
• “Is it not enough that she cursed us?? Does she have to watch us as well??” Rachel yelled out.
• “You were screwing her fiancee for years behind her back and now you have a problem with her watching you.” Darrell laughed and disappeared in thin air.
• “Wait where is elder Lee?” the king asked.
• “Sacrificed of course,” a voice stated.
• Rachel stared at king Jerald for some minutes then walked back to her room in pain.
• King Jerald walked to the safety Chambers where the other Kings and elders had taken refuge and warned them to stay away from his affairs. They tried to protest but King Jerald left in a hurry without giving them ear.
• The other six king's were left humiliated and wanted to retaliate. They wanted blood. They all sent their Ravens and summoned their strongest Dark knights and armies to descend on the evil forest and burn it to the ground.
• They camped outside the Forest and strategized. King Jerald sent his men to warn them but just like he had ignored them they too ignored him.
• Elder Lee was the leader of the supreme council and he had just disappeared in thin air, they needed to avenge their elder's honor.
• The plan was to send in the fire whirlers and burn down the forest.They gathered the strongest and most powerful fire benders in the seven kingdoms. Whilst the forest was burning, the scoceres were to cast hellfire spells to keep the fire burning for eternity.