(Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters. They belong to Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. And I thank them for letting me use them.)
The Final Battle
It was a dark night when I found myself next to Crystalmir Lake, just outside of the tree-town, Solace. No moonlight glimmered on the lake's surface; no stars kept their steady watch.
I tread softly upon the muddy bank, a cool breeze lifting stray locks of auburn hair from my face. My silver-hemmed robes whispered around my ankles, telling an untold story of sorrow and dark trials.
I stopped at the water's edge. The trees trembled as the wind grew colder. I smiled in satisfaction. So he had sent his challenge. I was ready. Once, long ago, we had met in blissful ignorance, oblivious to the future. Once, long ago, we had been friends, equal in our own rights. But now, power and ambition ruled over friendship and love. Now was the time for the final battle and to answer the long unanswered question. Who would reign supreme in the kingdom of darkness and black magic?