Prologue
The high marble arches echoed with each step she took, her boots hitting dully against the white floors. The arches soon gave way to large chambers, all as white as snow and she kept on, her eyes set on the door that bore the crest of the royal family she had sworn to protect. As she drew nearer to her destination, the sunlight that streamed in through the high windows dimmed. Careful to keep her pace the same so as not to give away her awareness, she glanced about from the corners of her eyes, her boots still thudding. As soon as she took her first step into the last chamber, the light vanished all together, plunging her into total darkness. Her body tensed as her hand went to the sword hilt just over her shoulder, pulling it out slowly, the metal ringing faintly. Laughter, low and sinister, filled the darkness around her as a singe silver flame appeared before her, blocking the way to the crest bearing door.
"Ah Linx." said the flame as it morphed into a woman, her eyes and hair as black as coal with skin as pale as the moon. She smiled slowly as she gazed down at Linx. "You've collected all the sacred weapons to open the Door of Eternity but you shall end right here. I will take over the Land of Yulreh all thanks to you and those pathetic monks!" "I won't give them to you Forga." Linx said as her grip on her sword tightened.
Forga tossed her head back and laughed. "Who said you were going to give them to me hmm? I intend to take them!" she yelled as she whipped her right hand towards Linx. A bolt of white lightning shot out and before Linx would raise her sword to deflect it, the bolt struck her in the chest. Her bright green eyes widened as a gasp escaped her before she fell to her knees than forward to the floor, her shoulder length brown hair swirling around her.
"What a pitiful excuse for the Heroine of Eternity." Forga cackled as her pale feet gently hit the marble. She strode forward, her black dress flowing about her like shadows as she reached for Linx's unmoving form. She quickly stripped Linx of her sword, shield and bow before flipping back into the air, the weapons cradled in her arms. "Now to send you somewhere far from here so that you'll never meddle in my plans again Heroine." Forga said with a smirk. She reached out her right hand again and her skin began to glow. A circle of light appeared around Linx then with a sudden blinding flash, she was gone. Forga wrapped her arm back around her bundle as she gazed at where Linx had just lain. After a moment, she turned towards the door, the chamber ringing with her soft laughter.