Here it is, the long awaited Chapter four of Knights of Nocturna. Thank you for the reviews and I tried to follow your advice as best as I could. And if you see this: , that means that a point of view has been changed. Enjoy.
In the dense trees of the colorful jungle, Herra was in full pursuit. A few wingbeats away was a large white beetle with transparent wings, trying it's best to stay away from her. Herra was a fair flyer, but not that experienced. Usually, whenever she hunts with her brother Hades, he always has to show off his flying formation and taunt Herra about hers. This time, she was hunting alone.
The High Priest, Chernabog, had sent Herra on a special errand to retrieve one of these rare beetles for him. Herra always obeyed what Chernabog asked her. He was like an uncle to her. The only people she obeyed more were her mother, her father, and Zotz.
Herra was closing in on the beetle when, all of a sudden, something swooped out of the sky, and Herra's prey was gone. Up ahead, she could see whoever stole it. Sure enough, it was her brother, Hades.
Hades started laughing at Herra, with the beetle struggling between his rear claws.
"Hey, give that back!" Herra yelled as her brother flew out of her reach.
"Too slow, sister. You need to take it from me if you want it." Hades did a small flip, still holding close to the beetle.
"That beetle is for Chernabog! Give it back!"
"Why would he need it? He can hunt for himself."
"He doesn't want it to eat. Don't you know what that is?" Herra started to sound worried.
"Tasty?" Hades ate the bug in two bites. "Because it is."
Herra groaned at her brother. "That wasn't a very smart move."
"Why?" Hades sounded concerned.
"That bug was a Ghost Beetle. They have a poison in them that paralyzes muscles. You won't be able to move for about a day."
"I think you're just trying to scare me. I fell fine…" But Hades knew Herra was right. His sister is hardly ever wrong. Almost instantly, Hades could feel his muscles getting harder to control as he flew. He tried to roost on the tree Herra was on, but his rear claws couldn't hold on to the bark, so he had to awkwardly lay on the tree on his back, as his muscles started to hurt. Herra started to laugh. Strangely, Hades joined in too.
"I should really listen to you more."
"And maybe you could teach me some of those hunting techniques. I've never seen someone who was able to talk when under the paralyzing poison."
"Well, if I knew that the bug was poisonous, and if Chernabog needed it, I would have let you have it."
Herra leaped off her branch and started to hover. "I'm going back to the pyramid. Shall I send one of the guards to carry you back?"
Hades tried unsuccessfully to move his muscles. "Please."
Goth roosted on a branch next to Phoenix, overlooking the new pyramid. Thousands of tiny northern bats were working on it, as it was nearly complete. It wasn't as crafty as the previous one built by the humans, but Goth liked it better that way.
"Look at them, all those puny bats obeying our will. This is exactly like the dream Zotz gave me, all those years ago. Now, nothing can stop us!"
"What about the rumors of a rebellion?" Phoenix asked Goth.
"Those are just stories of false hope made up by desperate prisoners. Even if there was any thought of rebellion, our armies will crush them to dust with hardly any effort."
Phoenix smiled a wicked smile. "Of course. How could I have been so foolish?"
Hades lied down on a branch close to the pyramid. He was still stiff from the poison, but luckily, it wasn't fatal. The healers gave him some herbs to ease the pain in his muscles as he relaxed. He made a mental note to never eat white beetles again.
Herra pulled up next to Hades.
"How are your muscles?"
"Better. I still can't fly, but I might be able to by sunrise tomorrow."
"That's good." Now Herra's voice sounded more serious. "I had a dream last night."
Hades was intrigued. It wasn't very often his sister or him had a dream. "So did I."
"A double-dream. What was yours like?"
"I spoke to Zotz. You were there too. He had an important message for us."
Herra gasped. She had the exact same dream. "Do you know what this means?"
"Yes," Hades replied. "Zotz has given us a task."
"The old rule is over."
Herra and Hades spoke together: "Now, it is our turn."
I know, I'm sorry it's short, but I tried to follow everyone's advise as best as I could. Here's the deal. All I'm asking for is at least 5 new reviews before I post the next chapter. It's not very much to ask if you think about it. Please tell me what you think about it.