Foxfire

"Ah welcome Mr. Sencen and Ms. Foster!" Tiergan said as the couple walked into the gymnasium hand in hand looking at the amazing work that was done to prepare for the dance. Keefe and Sophie saw many of their friends having a nice time but they could also see how worried the adults were, Tiergan and Alden stood by the doors ready for anything, Prentice stood with Wylie near the food table with weapons hidden under the table. The couple looked towards the back of the room and Leto, along with Della, Edaline, and Juline, all stood around talking in a hushed whisper. Many goblins, including Grizel and Cadoc were stationed around the school to defend it in case of an attack.

"Hey guys." an accented voice said behind them, they turned and found Fitz standing in a regal outfit holding hands with..."Stina?" Sophie asked astonished and rather than make a rude comment Stina simply blushed and steered Fitz away. Keefe chuckled a little "Well now I see why he said we might not approve." he said and Sophie nodded in agreement "Why is he with her?!" she asked and Keefe put his arms around her "Easy Foster! The anger coming off you is pretty nasty! Maybe go easy on them, you know Fitz needs some attention and I think we tortured Stina enough." he said with another smirk.

Sophie eventually sighed in defeat "Yeah I guess we have, plus her family may be mean but they have been pretty helpful when we were on the run." she said and Keefe nodded and gave her a peck on the lips. As they were making out Tam and Linh came up to them wearing identical clothing "Ugh I feel like I'm in a straightjacket!" Tam said bitterly as he adjusted his collar. Linh laughed and slapped his shoulder "You look great Tam! Stop pouting!" she said to her twin who rolled his eyes and kept tugging his collar in annoyance.

As they danced Alden and Tiergan were having their own conversation "It's not enough. You know that right?" Tiergan asked his old friend who took a deep breath before nodding. Alden and Tiergan had been talking about defenses and after the revelation of Quinlin working for Moren Slade it was hard for Alden to remain optimistic and 'not worry' about this situation. He eventually spoke "I know. Believe me if anyone knows what Moren Slade is capable of it's me." he said sadly and Tiergan turned to him "What exactly is he capable of?" he asked and Alden turned to him and gave a small laugh.

After a few seconds he spoke again "Moren Slade was a visionary, for better or for worse Terik saw an enormous amount of potential in him. We all highly suspected that he would become a councilor and change the world for the better, that he would bring peace and civility to all races and instead he has brought misery and tragedy. I feel pity for him, he was such an innocent child and he just could not handle the pain of being rejected, so much so that it drove him to madness. Poor child." he said as he hung his head and remembered the innocent and sweet child that would ask him if he needed help with his work so he could get a handle on elvin politics. Alden let a tear fall down his cheek "Such a sweet child. Much like your boy Wylie so much potential and kindness but that doesn't come without a heavy burden." he said and Tiergan nodded in agreement.

A slow song played and they could see their children all dancing together in a small pocket of the gym, the thought made Alden smile a little when he suddenly heard a knock at the door. He and Tiergan turned and figured it was a late comer as they opened the doors to see Cadoc standing there with a glassy stare "Cadoc? Are you alright?" Alden asked. Suddenly Cadoc's large and lifeless body was thrown to the side, revealing Moren Slade and around fifty heavily armored henchmen "WE MADE IT!" he said with a laugh as the men grabbed the two elves and held them down.

Moren walked in twirling his staff and saw that no one had really noticed them so he pointed his staff to a large spotlight and shot an arc of lightning towards it. Sparks shot everywhere and people started screaming and cowering as all of Morens men ran in and pushed all of the adults to the ground so they could not fight back. Moren walked around the gym and maneuvered through all of the students that were frozen in fear "Now, I'm sure you all have some questions! Believe me I do too! So let's start with mine first! WHERE IS TAM SONG?!" he yelled out and was responded with silence except for the crackling of the spotlight he fried.

Moren shook his head and walked over to Tiergan "Do you know where he is?!" he asked and Tiergan glared at him "Even if I did I would never tell you! You deranged lunatic!" he said with a scowl. Moren nodded "Wow, you know you saying that makes me sad! And when I get sad I honestly don't know what I will do! It usually is something crazy LIKE THIS!" Moren yelled as he drove the spike of his staff right into Tiergans foot. Tiergan screamed in pain and fell to his knees as he stared at his foot in agony, Moren kneeled with him and grinned "Now let me ask you one more time, WHERE IS TAM SONG?!" he said with his grin turning into a glare.

Tiergan looked at the teenager with a pained scowl "I will never tell you!" he said through the pain and Moren chuckled "Well then you are no use to me." he said as he ripped the spike out and raised it over Tiergans head...

"MOREN!" a voice rang out behind him.

Moren turned and standing in the center of the room was Tam Song holding a goblin throwing star "Let everyone go! This is between you and me! Whatever it is you want!" Tam said with rage burning in his eyes. Moren smiled and turned away from Tiergan, which prompted Alden to go to his side and help with the wound "Well look who it is! The Shade! The outcast and the loner! Tell me Tam do you think you're friends with those kids like Sophie or Fitz or..." Moren was cut short when a large wave of shadow slammed into him and sent him crashing into a nearby table.

"You talk way too much Slade!" Tam said with a smirk, his idea had been perfectly executed, he suspected Moren would show up so he hid his friends in shadow and sent them out the back door right when he saw Moren arrive. They were long gone by now and he was glad, but he had to keep Moren occupied so that no one else got hurt, all of this ran through his mind as Moren got to his feet and cracked his neck "Ohhhhh that felt good!" he said with a laugh.

Moren and Tam faced each other and finally Moren smirked "Fine! Have it your way!" he said and barely raised a finger and his men dragged all of the hostages out the door and then shut them, locking them in the process. It was just them now in the large gym, a Shade and a psychopath. Moren laughed again "You don't get why I want to kill you do you?" he asked as he walked over to the buffet table and grabbed some food "Tell me Tam, what did it feel like to see Biana die? To watch the girl of your dreams die in your arms? To feel her heart stop?" he asked.

Tam growled and gripped the throwing star as Moren spoke about the girl he loved that was brutally murdered by the teenager standing in front of him. Moren laughed as he sat down and started eating "It's a funny thing...love I mean. You think that it's the most powerful thing on the planet but in reality it's nothing more than a cheap trick. To be denied love? That shows the truth and the truth is that in real life people get hurt." Moren said casually as he took a sip of water.

Moren reached for a fork and a throwing star lodged itself into the table pinning his wrist to the wood "Ah you have been practicing I see!" he said as he ripped the star out and stood up to face the Shade. Moren stalked toward him swinging his staff like it was a baton "I could literally kill you right now, but where is the fun in that?! Better to make you beg for death!" he said with a sadistic grin. Tam stood his ground "You don't scare me Slade! You never did!" he said with a snort and Moren laughed again "Never?! Well then I guess I'll just have to try harder!" he said and as quick as lightning he stabbed Tam in the shoulder with the throwing star and he screamed in pain.

Moren laughed as he picked Tam up and threw him across the room, he hit the wall with a grunt and fell to the ground. Moren walked over to the teenager, taking his time as he spun his staff ready to kill him. Moren towered over the injured teen "But before I kill you tell me this Tam...you have a sister right? A twin?" he asked and Tam glared at him before he nodded in pain. Moren ripped the goblin star out of his shoulder and grinned "Good! I was wondering who was hiding in the shadows!" he said and turned with lightning fast reflexes and threw the goblin star at the center of the gym.

With a sickening SCHLICK the throwing star became still in midair and blood trickled off the sides of it, the shadows parted and Linh Song stood still as the throwing star punctured her heart, she looked at her brother with a look of love and sorrow before falling to the ground dead. Tam gasped in shock as Moren laughed "BULLSEYE!" he yelled as Tam screamed in anger and grabbed him by the legs and pulled. Moren fell to the ground with a grunt and his staff rolled out of his grip and under a table "I'LL KILL YOU!" Tam screamed as he started to beat Moren brutally, the latter of which simply laughed as he took every blow to the face.

Moren eventually grabbed Tams injured shoulder and shoved his thumb into the wound, Tam screamed in agony and fell to the ground. Moren got up and kicked Tam in the gut repeatedly, then he leaned in to Tam until he was inches from his ear "I told you I was gonna torture you!" he said smirking. Tam groaned in pain and felt like he might black out as Moren laughed and walked over and grabbed his staff "Bye bye little Tam!" he said with another laugh. He started walking to the doors when he heard the groaning get louder "SLADE!" Tam screamed causing him to turn around and see Tam holding his sister close to him as he cried and then looked at Moren and stood up.

Moren smirked as he aimed his staff at Tam but then the air thickened, Moren looked around and saw the shadows were getting darker and darker and then it looked like it was forming a massive sphere above Tam. Moren gave a nervous chuckle "Come on Tam, we both know you don't have the guts!" he said and Tam shook his head as he looked at his dead sister in front of him. Then he glared at Moren "Like you said...when I get sad...I do crazy things. LIKE THIS!" Tam screamed as the sphere shot towards Moren. He only had time to gasp before the sphere hit Moren and sent him crashing through the locked doors, effectively ripping them off their hinges too, and the explosion started ripping apart everything in the room including the walls themselves.

Tam fell to his knees as tears flowed down his cheeks, he looked at his sister that laid dead on the ground "I love you sis!" he said as he fell to the ground next to her...

Then he blacked out.

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