Chapter 1

Deranaka was sitting on her throne of ebony black and was not happy. Someone had betrayed her trust and she wanted to find out who it was so that she could annihilate them "no one messes with me and lives to tell the tale!" she had warned when she called a meeting with the people who worked for her a few hours previously. She was fuming with rage but managed to retain her sweet, calm side around the few she knew would never dream of betraying her - including her lover – Van Bloot.

One of Deranaka's loyal servants, a small humanoid pink creature named Zwaph, came running to her and bowed to her "I know who the betrayer is" they exclaimed and Deranaka looked to the tiny creature "speak the name" she demanded "it's Xand" he said. Deranaka's eyes flashed red as they commonly did when she was pissed off. Xand was going to pay for his mistakes, anyone could tell that. Deranaka growled "is it war he is after? Because he's going to get it!" she shouted. Zwaph gulped, as a usually peaceful creature war was his nightmare.

Deranaka stormed off in search for her new enemy, Xand, to make him face the music and suffer for his sins against her. "Xand!" she practically roared when she saw him, he turned to face her pretending to be innocent and sweet "yes, your highness" he said and bowed. Deranaka grabbed him by his thick throat "you know what you've done now admit it to me!" she demanded. He sighed but didn't speak up. His yellow-brown skin and yellow eyes failed to hide that he was a horrid creature. He cared about no one but himself and wanted Deranaka dead – she knew it just as much as he did.

Deranaka narrowed her eyes "what is it you want?" she growled he looked her in the eyes and said "war" before managing to break free from her grip and ran off "then you will fucking have war" Deranaka shouted after him.