Chapter Four: Blackarrows

The dark figure leapt onto his dark horse. He called his horse Nightmount. The horse was as black as night, as was his mane. His eyes were dark as well. The horse was designed for swift traveling, so it carried no pouches. The figure took the reigns and told the horse to ride.

The figure arrived at his master's castle. To the naked eye, the castle was old and worn down. This was the appearance of it right after the Great Betrayal many years ago, when the Knight of the Dark Maple betrayed the Knights for his own glory. The resulting chaos ended with the death of many knights and civilians alike and as well as destruction of much of the island. The Knight of the Dark Maple, in the end, was defeated by a lone female cleric, who rumor had it, was once his former lover. The staff that she used to defeat him was now on her grave. Her grave, however, was in another dimension, the Chaos Realm. Here she laid in peace and here the Knight of the Dark Maple endured his torment.

When the dark figure approached the castle gate, he stopped. The figure muttered a couple of words. He rode through the gate. If one had not said the words he had said, the traveler would enter, not the castle, but a gateway to the Chaos Realm. The traveler would enter the crumbling castle. The way the traveler left was back through the gate back into the real Victoria Island. However, the figure had broken the spell. He rode into what was the real castle. The new, repaired castle had silver stones. Turrets surrounded the castle. The castle was extremely huge. (To keep the reader interested, you can make up the castle XD) The castle, despite it's size, was completely empty, except for the master and his servants.

After walking through the castle, the figure finally arrived at his master's room. He bowed as he entered and said, "Master, I have returned."
"Were you successful, Blackarrows?" the dark robed figure on the other side of the room asked.
"Partly," Blackarrows replied.
"Partly? Speak bluntly. I do not wish to solve your riddles," the dark robed figure said.
"Very well. I have overheard the Liege Knight of the Maple's intentions," Blackarrows said. He explained everything he had heard with the Liege Knight and the Ellimist.
"Heh. Their visit to the Golem Temple falls right into my plans. I will dispatch the Riders to deal with these two. In the meantime, I have other matters to attend too. Were you able to infiltrate the Tower?"
"No, forgive me master. I have not," Blackarrows replied.
"WHAT? Those were your orders. You know the penalty for disobedience!" the figure yelled. The figure began to draw his sword.
"But, master, I broke the barrier! I broke the barrier! Please, don't kill me," Blackarrows begged.
"Hmm? You managed to pass the blasted barrier. Very well, you aren't a complete loss. Very well Blackarrows, I give you another chance. Ride to Ellinia and I'm sure you know what to do next," the figure said, "Now, leave!"
Blackarrows bowed and left. He mounted his horse and took off east for Ellinia.

Meanwhile, up at the castle, the master summoned his servants. The figure pointed south. His servants left him. They mounted their black dragons and took to the skies. There would be death this day.