The-Spirit-of-Evil

The Spirit of Evil.

By

Richard Taylor

Prologue

For countless millennia IT had wondered the galaxy ever since the Cosmic Winds had forced IT in to exile, but that long before nature had seeded the universe with its countless worlds with its life-force. It was on these worlds that IT had found a terrible hunger excised in side ITself and it was the life forms that lived on these worlds were ITs only source of nourishment. IT was drawn to the feelings of anger, hate and violence that the life forms would exhibit while in some sort of battle or war.

Once IT had found what IT needed IT would then settle on that world by entering the planet atmosphere and seek out the one life form that IT could use as a host. IT would then take over the body of the life form that IT chosen and then IT would use all ITs power to manipulate the inhabitants of that world until they went to war. Then once war had broken out IT would feed off the raising violence and emotions of hatred and anger that came with it.

Once IT had fed off all the violence on the planet IT would leave the body of ITs host barely alive and alone on whatever remained of the planet. IT would then carry on ITs endless journey through space ITs hunger gone for now. But the hunger always returned during ITs travels growing and growing until IT was forced to seek out another planet to feed off.

As IT travelled from the last planet IT had used as a feeding ground IT entered a star less void in space. IT travelled the void for centuries slowly growing hungrier and hungrier, with nothing to feed on IT soon began to grow weak until IT felt ITself begin to die and the Cosmic Winds would finally have their revenge on IT.

Suddenly IT felt something, at first it was fainting almost non-existent over the feeling of hunger IT felt. It was like nothing IT had felt before, even as faint as it was the power that IT could feel made the power of the Cosmic Winds pale in comparison. IT desired this new source of power so much that with all the strength that IT could muster IT pushed towards where this power could be found. Once IT had fed off this power IT decided IT would return to the Cosmic Winds and destroy them for casting IT out.

As IT got closer the feeling got stronger driving IT on until IT came to a small planet. IT could sense the power coming not only from the tiny insignificant life forms that inhabited the planet surface but the planet itself was an unbelievable source of power. With one great surge of energy IT forced ITs way through the planet atmosphere and crashed to the planets surface.

Chapter 1

Emperor Hiss the ruler of the Snakemen and most of the planet Eternia walked over to one of the huge windows of his throne room and glanced skywards to see a large ball of fire shoot through the sky. Suddenly the throne room doors burst open and Viper walked in.

"Massster!" said Viper his captain of the guard and most powerful magician. "I feel a great power unlike any I have felt before."

"Coming from where?" replied Hiss turning to Viper.

"From there Massster." Said Viper pointing to the trail of smoke left by the falling object with his black scaled finger. "If the forces of good gain possession of what ever it isss they could be granted the power to finally overthrow your rule."

Hiss's face darkened at Viper's report.

"That shall never happen! Viper take asss many warriors asss you see fit and find this thing, capture it and bring it to me."

"Yes ssir." Replied Viper.

As Viper turned to leave Hiss placed one hand on Viper's shoulder and said.

"Do not fail me Viper. If the forces of good gain possession of this thing I shall ssskin you alive along with your troops and hang them on the throne room walls. Am I clear?"

"Yes Massster." Viper said again and then left the throne room and Hiss alone with his thoughts.

IT crashed to the ground in a ball of fire and lay still unnoticed absorbing energy from the planet surface and gathering ITs strength. Once IT had grown a little stronger IT began to feel around ITs surroundings in search of a suitable host IT could use. The area was teaming with all sorts of life but none that matched ITs needs.

Suddenly IT sensed something approaching, something that IT felt that IT could use. Focusing on this thing IT let ITs mind seek it out.

Heading towards IT were ten life forms dressed in armour ready for battle. The one in front of the others interested IT the most as IT sensed a high amount of power from it. Realising that IT could use this life form IT quickly sped towards it and leapt in to its body.

Viper had led his men for three days since first seeing the falling object in the sky. Viper had used his magical powers to track the thing to where it had crashed. Viper continually felt the trail grow stronger as they headed north only stopping once to crush a small group of humans that had been caught a village that belonged to the Snakemen.

"Halt here!" commanded Viper stopping his warriors.

"What iss it?" asked Spittor, Viper's best warrior in his army. "Why have we stopped?"

"It iss on the move." Said Viper closing his eyes for a moment allowing his mind to track the movement of the thing they were after. "I sense intelligence. It isss moving towards usss" Viper said in a whisper so low that his men almost didn't hear it.

"What do you want usss to do?" asked Spittor. "Do we wait for it to come to us. Or shall we go after it?"

Viper turned to his second in command.

"No we must go after it. It may change its course and fall in to the hands of the humans that would use it against usss." Replied Viper. Viper then reached for the rains of his horse and was about to climb in to the saddle when he was hit with such force that he crashed to the ground.

"VIPER!!" shouted Spittor as he jumped off his horse and ran to Viper's side.

"You and you!" hissed Spittor pointing to two of the Snakemen. "I want you to search the area."

"Yes Sssir." Said both Snakemen and rode off.

"You others." Spittor said to the remaining troops. "Set up a defence perimeter. It must have been the humans trying to avenge the scum we wasted at the village. If you see anything remotely human, kill it and skin it. I'm offering ten human slave women to the first Snakeman that brings me the one who did this."

As the Snakemen turned to follow their orders Viper spoke from where he lay.

"Stop!" said Viper weakly his voice to weak to be heard by the departing warriors.

"Stop!" Viper said again beginning to grow angry that his orders were not being obeyed.

"I said…..STOP!!!" Viper's voice grew so loud that it echoed off the trees surrounding them, that even the rocks and the ground shook with the ferrous anger in Vipers voice.

Instantly the departing Snakemen stopped, some even fell off their horses in surprise.

"Are you OK?" asked Spittor helping Viper to his feet.

"I am fine." Said Viper not looking at Spittor.

"What happened?" asked Spittor. "I thought that it was a human attack."

Viper gave a quick hiss of laughter.

"It was not any pathetic humans attack." Said Viper. "It was something else. We must return to Snake Mountain. Emperor Hiss must hear about thisss."

"But what about the thing Emperor Hiss sent usss to find?" asked Spittor.

"It has moved." Said Viper.

"Where to?" asked Spittor. "We must find it before the forces of good."

"Oh I would not worry about that." Said Viper. "It isss safe."

Spittor reached out and grabbed hold of Viper's shoulder.

"Where isss it?" asked Spittor again.

Viper span around with lightning like speed and glared at Spittor with his glowing red eyes and menacingly spoke.

"It isss in me!!"

To be continued