Chapter 3: Betrayals

The seven of us walked out, dismayed of the news we just received. Penny Dreadful, Our friend, is leading the Shadow-Web forces against Wizard City.

"Ok, Karic, Valerian, and I will take down the Shadow-Web in Ravenwood. You guys take the ones in the Commons. Others will defend the Shopping District and Olde Town. Okay let's go!" I ordered.

"Ha ha!" boomed an unpleasant voice, obviously the one of Malistaire. "You honestly think you can beat my forces! Ambrose has taught you too be like a fool! Thanks to Morganthe, I have been resurrected. Now, surrender and no harm will be done to Wizard City. Simeon, come and tell me what you have heard. It will be a perfect time to tell me."

Simeon! He is with Malistaire! The boy who walks around Ravenwood. The pyromancer is sided with Malistaire! Damn! All these great wizards have become part of the Shadow-Web. I quickly grab my blade and cast a sirens spell on Simeon before he gets to Malistaire. It was a critical hit, and was so hard it blew him into the library! Harold, the librarian, looks at Simeon, then me, then back to Simeon and runs into his shelter upstairs.

"Malistaire! If you think you can barge in to Wizard City and make them surrender, then you must be very stupid! We are descendants of dragons, giants, and titans, and have one thing that keeps us together! We are wizards of Ravenwood! Wizards! Attack!" I shouted.

Some said, for Ravenwood! Some ran and attacked. And some just stood there like socially awkward people. They must be afraid. But they shouldn't be, because we are wizards. Wizards of Wizard City!

Chapter 4: Moving on in the World

I cast a tempest on everyone nearby, knowing it would wipe out only monsters, so I one on one, dueled wizards, and often times cast a triton to lower their health. The annoying thing was, these wizards used healing spells such as pixie and fairy. Because of this, I called a necromancer to use spells to halve their healing spells. I cast a stormzilla and ordered it to crash down the door to Nightshade. Though there is not much to see, Dworgyn may be helping the Shadow-Web. We order him to come out, but there was just silence. The second time we called we heard wailing coming from sunken city. I ordered four wizards to enter the horrid dungeon, so without refuse, they walked their way to the sigils and immediately they disappear into the dungeon. We call a third time and hear someone whisper a cry of help. Hoping it was Dworgyn, we ram the door open and find nothing but a simple wand and spell books. Thump! My group jumped back in horror as we heard the door shut right in our faces. I tried opening it, but with no success.

"It's sealed with dark magic. I sense Malistaire's work." I explain.

"Sir, what if it is Dworgyn?" An adept wizard asks.

"I know it isn't Dworgyn. Even a fool like him wouldn't leave his wand. He would take it in case of emergencies." I replied. "Good thing I learned a couple of astral spells."

I place a gigantic spell on my Leviathan changing the purple color of storm into a golden brown card. I cast a charm and quickly write the storm symbol in the air. In barely a second we are out of the school of death.

"Sir! We found the source of magic! It was behind that death tree over there. We walk out of Nightshade, and into the commons. Seeing all monsters on the floor, I can sense that the source they found was the source that kept the monsters alive. Ding! Headmaster Ambrose sent me a message telling me to meet him in his office. I quickly run to his tower and walk in.

"Hello headmaster," I say as calmly as I can.

"Hello young wizard. Are your brothers with you? Ah! Never mind. Hello Valerian. Hello Karic,"

"Morning Headmaster," they say in unison.

"I have received a telegram saying that Hetch Al' Dim needs you in Krokotopia. He says that draconian are attacking the tomb of storms for something in the temple of storms. Maybe they are searching for another Krokonomicon if there are duplicates, but if there are, I doubt they will find it. Now go to Krokotopia. You should already have the spiral key so leave and come back when you are finished. Good luck. Oh and bring the same squad you used. Some have a unique talent they do not know yet. Look out for the boy named Luke Lifebane. He has a gift of healing,"

We rush to the world tree and open the door and welcome the vortex that takes us through the spiral. Now my only hope is to come out of Krokotopia alive.