Nights of Fire

Prologue

"I've endured much to be standing before you, Hatos. You know just what I'm talking about. How you've ruined Minecraftian lives, destroyed friendships, killed innocents, almost killed me and yet here I am standing. I'm still standing holding onto my scythe whereas others have lost hope." Her eyes flared up from deep purple into fiery flames. "I'm going to kick your ass with their anger, sadness, and most of all my spirit that has given hope to all of the people that have been affected by your evilness! How do you feel about that?"

"I would call it destiny for me to be facing the third generation of your lineage." A sneer spread across Hatos's skeletal face as the teeth ground together. It was true, he was completely thrilled to face the third lineage of Great Lord Radveskel. The very man that had the backbone and nerve to backstab him by creating others of their kind and over throwing him. "You certainly aren't a reincarnation of Great Lord Radveskel which I'm happy about but I do wish to have the grandest battle with you as I had with him. Can you do that, Lady Sell?"

Sell's eyes a light as her spirit rose within her. The spirit that had been given to her temporarily. "This will be my final fight and I'll be damned if it'll be terrible. It'll be the best damn battle that no one can top!"

Hel, Sell's werewolf partner growled aloud and snapped his teeth as he sprang forward to initiate the first attack. "Honor and glory!"

Sell sprang forward as a diamond scythe appeared within her hand and her form changed within a burst of flames that consumed her. Hatos's scythe clashed against Sell's with a metallic clang that echoed through out the tower. She was now standing as a Skeletal Being just like Hatos with a black and white split cloak about her. "Heart, soul, and redemption! Amen!"

Hel sprinted past them as he went headlong into the tower to do his job. His black fur rippling as he sprinted down the steps to a lower level. The tower shook from the battle between Sell and Hatos but Hel knew that there was nothing to fear at that moment. He shifted into his human form, a tall man with a pony tail and horns atop his head wearing a black shirt and black pants. Opening the door he found himself facing the witches that were Los's sisters.

Hatos had kidnapped them and were using their potions and magic for his benefit. He narrowed his red eyes. "Snap out of it, all of you! Surely you all know that you're being controlled?!"

The nearest witch sister raised her head, being the sister of Life. "It does not matter what has been done to us, wolf. We have found our true purpose."

The witch sister of Fire stared at him deeply. "Our sister matters not to us. Leave us and give her the message, wolf."

Hel growled deeply. "I'm sorry but there's a full fledged war happening right now and I've come here with my Lady to take you guys back. Now come with me or I break you all to pieces!"

One of the witch sisters flung a potion bottle at him. Hel dodged and sprang away to avoid its harmful ways. "Then we shall fight to remain where we belong!"

Ch.1 Sell

A book shuts as Rien tosses it onto his desk. He yawned rubbing his eyes tiredly. The door opened allowing his wife to enter. "Rien? What are you working on so early in the morning?" She placed a cup of milk before him which he snatched up and drank from.

"Sell will be leaving a the next two days and I need to get things in order to not think about what's going to happen to her out there." He looked to her with a worried expression. "Aumi our only daughter could be the key to stopping the battle with The Dark Lord. I'm not joking."

Aumi looked to him and shook her head. "Our daughter is a very good farm hand and there's nothing that's going to change when she leaves." Aumi snorted with a smile. "Besides, we haven't heard a thing from The Dark Lord or any sort of evil in a while now. I think he's given up."

Rien shook his head. "Absolutely not. He has not given up. He will never give up until the true Lady appears that the prophecy speaks of." He pushed a book to his wife that had the prophecy written on it from past historians. "This prophecy has three other pieces that were all separated and scattered. If we can get two other pages then we'll know the true destiny of this Lady that is supposed to come to us."

Aumi read the prophecy aloud. "A child born of the third generation, guided by pure hearts the darkness will fade and the light will shine eternally." She looked to her husband slightly confused. "What does any of this even mean?"

Rien got to his feet going to the wall where he had books on a shelf and grabbed Sell's records. "Our daughter comes from the third generation. I'm the second and father's the first. Therefore, with my scientific enhancements to her body I believe that she should be the new heir to Lady Ananon's title!"

Aumi stared at him as if he was crazy. "Drink your milk and get some more sleep. I'm going to go call the doctor about your mental state." She turned and left him to be alone in his office.

Rien looked to the picture of his daughter that he had hanging on the wall. He placed the book back on the shelf and left his office briskly. "Sell! Lets get to work!"

Aumi looked to her husband from the kitchen as he was walking towards the front door. "They're already outside tending to the farm."

Rien looking into the air stumped. "Really? She's never up this early though." He left out the front door and headed outside down the gravel drive. He could see her deep purple hair out in the wheat field as she reaped the grain stalks with a scythe. "Sell! When you get done with that start on chopping wood! We need fire kindling!"

Sell turned and waved to her father saying she heard him and went back to work. Des and Toc were trying to catch a pig that didn't want to be caught and cooked. Rien leapt the fence and took the pig down that hadn't seen him coming. The three men took the squealing pig into the barn where its cries were cut short. Rien left the barn giving his sons directions as he led a white mare behind him. "I'll be back later tonight. I'm going to go see Lones."

Toc poked his head out of the barn. "Can you fetch sugar while your out? Mom needs some for a cake."

Rien climbed into the saddle and trotted out of the front gate and down the gravel path. The white horse nickered as it chewed on its bridle while making its way. Rien patted the mare's neck gently. "I hope nothing bad happens until after I see Sell off."

The white horse whinnied in reply to his voice and quickened her trot. As Rien neared Lones's houses at the end of the path he saw that his son was out doing work for him. "Hey there, Skelar!"

Skelar, a young teen around the age of his daughter turned at the shout and waved to Rien with his scythe. "Dad's inside!"

Rien's horse plodded up the gravel trail and stopped at the hitch post. Rien opened the front door to find Rien standing in the kitchen reading the paper. "Morning, Lones."

Lones grunted in return. "Have you seen the attacks that have been going on lately? There's a thirty percent rise! Thirty percent! Rien, there must be something that we can do to end this!" Lones slammed the papers down on the table angrily. "All those innocents..."

Rien sat down at the table. "It's time we let the kids take up the reigns."

Lones looked at him like he was stupid. "They aren't ready! Have you gone insane?! They don't even know a thing!"

"I've been telling Sell stories which she thinks are just fairytales. She accepts the Skeletal Beings but she doesn't know she is one. Neither does Skelar, right?" Rien looked to his friend knowing full well that Skelar only saw the Skeletal Beings as a fairytale as well.

Lones huffed bringing a hand to his face. "What do we do about their questions?"

"Answer them. All of them." Rien said leaning on the table. "First step to everything. It's time they knew what's happening around them. It's time they saw the great struggling war of both sides."

Lones let his hand fall in his lap. "When do we tell them?"

"Tonight. We bring them to the meeting room," Rien said getting to his feet. "No covering their heads either."

Lones got to his feet feeling unsure but believed in Rien's beliefs. "Fine. I'll bring him tonight on horseback."

"Come by the barn. I'm got both horses prepared for tonight." Rien said opening the door again to head out. "Oh, bring the paper as well. I'll grab my research material."

"Are we having a full blown meeting tonight?" Lones asked surprised by this. "They won't be able to follow anything we say!"

Rien waved his arm as he climbed into the mare's saddle and turned her around. "Just do it. We'll make it easy for them to follow what's being said. It isn't hard. Believe me, Lones. It won't be bad."

Lones stood in his door as he watched Rien urge his mare off down the gravel trail in a gallop back to his house. Skelar stopped in the garden to wave him goodbye and look back to his dad. "That was short. What was said?"

Lones sighed shaking his head. "I'll tell you tonight. Hurry up your chores." Lones went back inside shutting the door letting Skelar to wonder about things in his own mind.