Darkness covered the land of Oz. The crows were perched upon the branches of frightening tree branches. Evil was present. Rain fell that night with a fiery avengance. The cause of the horrible weather was coming from the presence that walked through the lonesome woods. The figure, with a hood as dark as coal and strips of shining yellow light, was pleased of his doing. The crows started to fly away, knowing that Oz was to be in it's darkest hour.
Meanwhile in the Emerald City, Lady Glinda was having a horrible night of her own. Something about the weather and the dull grey outside of the palace, terrified her. She was there finishing paperwork, when a lightening bolt jolted her from her work. The blonde looked towards the window. I'm haluncinating, thought Glinda. But she knew that wasn't true. Someone was there. Watching her every move while she watched back. Glinda wrote as fast as she could so she could leave. She almost broke the pen in the rush she was in. She finished seconds later. She then stood up and pushed the chair into the desk in which she sat in. She took the familar book that someone she once knew had given her. It was the Grimmerie. She closed the door behind and turned the light a little dim. The door closed. Just then coming from the window was a small black liquid. It moved, or rather, slithered its black body under the window and into the room. It slithered further under the massive door Glinda managed to close. Glinda, still scared at the dark atmosphere, continued to walk down the large hallway of what was once the chamber of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". The substance behind her was gaining speed. It suddenly spotted it's target. It changed into somewhat of a monster with no eyes. Its venomous black tounge slither around. Glinda heard the noise and quickly shifted around. Nothing. She backed up slowly. Then something cushened her fall. It wasn't a wall. Just then she slowly turned around. What she saw was the monster. It roared. Glinda tried to scream but the monster quickly morphed from a creature to human with tentacles coming from it's back. The tentacles covered Glinda's mouth while she was being forced closer towards the black skinned human. "Lady Galinda." he said with a voice that made one's back shiver in fear. Glinda said nothing but stared wide-eyed in fear. "I've been looking for you." the human continued. Glinda was somewhat surprised that she was being called by that name. No one had called her that since she was back at Shiz. Back with...Elphie. Glinda removed the tentacle from her mouth. "It's Glinda now." she replied. "Ah so it can speak." snared the man. "What is it you want with me?" asked Glinda. The man let her out of his grasp gently. He sucked his tentacles back into his back. "I am in need of service. I'm looking for a book. A special kind of book." said the man. "The Grimmerie was given to me. I promised to take care of it." said Glinda. She then covered her mouth. She shouldn't have said that. "So you contain the book?" asked the man. Glinda didn't answer back. Nor did she want to. If she revealed anymore of her secret, then she would be done for. The man stepped forward. He now took his hood off and morphed into a normal man. "I never would have guessed that a pitiful woman like yourself would obtain a powerful book such as that." said the man. Glinda stared in suspicion. "Who are you? And what is it you want with The Grimmerie?" she asked. The man looked back at the gorgeous woman. "My name is Octavius. And the reason for me asking for the Grimmerie is none of your business." said the man. "Well Octavius..." Glinda made a little curtsey towards the man. She got back and she was literaly spitting his front of the creature's face. "You will never get this book from me as long as I live." she spat. Octavius roared as he morphed again. With his monsterous teeth and his frightening eyes, Glinda was forced to run away. Octavius teleported towards Glinda. His tentacles caught Glinda again and now she was literaly in his face. Very close to his chest which Glinda found horrible. "You're drving my patience witch!" roared Octavius. "Hand me the book or you will suffer a terrible curse on your body." he shouted again. Glinda scared of the choice she must make was shivering in the monster's grasp. But she promised Elphaba. She wouldn't let this monster have that book. "I'll never let you have the Grimmerie!" she replied. "So be it." said Octavius. The monster widened his stomach and was urging Glinda into a dark prison inside his body. Glinda was trying desperately to escape. But one was set free from his grasp it was too late. Everything went pitch black.