I thought I'd update again because the last chapter was so short and this one is too. I don't usually write such short chapters but I find good places to cut off in this one. There are only 2 more chapters anyway. Please read and review!

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Chapter 3


The wooden door shut with a quiet bang and Reaver sat down at the table he had vacated earlier that evening. It was late, approaching midnight. He had walked Ursula home after they had sat at the beach for an hour. Reaver had shown Ursula how his aim had improved and he told her how he had managed to hit the captain of another ship from the crows nest of his own ship. Ursula had gaped at him and claimed that he must have been one of the Old Kingdom Heroes with skills like that. Reaver had laughed at her love of the fables and told her that he did not have the selflessness to be a hero and, in all honesty, he did not fancy spending his days risking his own life to save others.

Reaver frowned as he spotted a book on the floor. He recalled knocking it from the table in his desperation to leave the house. Picking it up, Reaver read the front cover and felt his heart leap into his throat. The title read 'Eternal Life'. Flipping open the book, Reaver read, his eyes a blur as they rapidly read the pages. His mind reeled as he read of the Shadow Court in Oakvale and the promises of eternal youth. The thought of never ending up like the old pirate and being able to sail the seas forever set Reaver's imagination in motion. Images of he and Ursula living together for eternity made his heart swell. Reaver shut the book and jumped to his feet again. What was the point in waiting. He could just imagine Ursula's face when he told her what he had done. He knew she would be delighted to be able to run her Children's Home forever. He admired her kindness but thought her foolish. Her ever trusting nature was incredible to him.

Reaver fought through the undergrowth on the outskirts of Oakvale. From the description in the book, he was looking for a large dark door. 'It's hardly inconspicuous' he thought shrewdly.

The moon was high in the sky and it's light was casting an eerie glow over Reaver's surroundings. He pushed through a gathering of weeds and spotted the huge dark door. Punching his fist in the air, he made his way towards the door and eternity. He attempted to push the door and let loose a shriek of frustration when it would not budge. He glanced around desperately, looking for some kind of key. Taking out his pistol, he fired a few shots at the door for good measure.

Slowly the clouds drifted across the sky, allowing the moonlight to beam down. Reaver looked up and spotted a large, dark, jagged circle in the tree beside him and frowned. Was this it? Taking out his pistol, Reaver aimed for the tree branch. The sound of his pistol firing exploded in the deathly quiet atmosphere. The branch cracked loudly and fell, bringing the dark deal with it.

Reaver scowled and picked it up, hissing in pain as the jagged edges cut into his fingers, leaving red marks. He slowly approached the door and slid the seal into the gap in the door. The door creaked and Reaver's eyes grew wide as a dark passage was revealed. Suddenly, Reaver felt apprehensive. He was not sure why but something did not feel right. Pushing this feeling aside, Reaver stepped into the cavernous opening and the darkness swallowed him whole.

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