Wanderling Forest

Everyone had heard about what happened to Jensi, it led to worldwide panic and instability among the elvin cities, and after Tam and Morens fight Tam fell into what could only be called a shadow coma. His form continued to shift in and out of shadow and no one was sure he would even pull through, he pulled everything he had into his battle with Moren and it was killing him. Human funerals were taking place instead of elvin as the Council had closed off the Wanderlings, knowing exactly who was in there and how dangerous it was.

Terik, Oralie, Emery, Alina, Sophie, Keefe, Fitz, and Alden all stood at the entrance to the forest and Sophie was holding Emerys cache ready for the exchange. Laughter echoed all around them and they heard footsteps behind them, they turned and Moren Slade was approaching them, "Wrong one!" a second Moren Slade said as he approached them from the side and then another and another and another. Five Morens flanked the group and then they all heard the snap of fingers and they all exploded into light and were sucked into the staff of the real Moren, wearing a crown and a cape made entirely of blue flame, who stood at the entrance with ten soldiers and a tied up Dex.

Keefe smiled "Love the hair Slade! Did you do something to your face?" he asked gesturing to the three scars running down his face. Moren was chuckling and ignored the comment "Just thought I'd have a little fun at your expense!" he said smiling and no one else laughed which made him laugh even harder. Sophie and Emery stepped forward "A cache for Mr. Diznee Moren." Emery said and Moren laughed again "One cache?! Do you think I'm an idiot?! You do realize that I'm literally the smartest elf to ever live right?! You think one cache is good enough?!" he said angrily as his smile turned into a murderous glare.

Alden stepped forward "Moren please! this is the best deal you will get! Please give Dexter to us!" he pleaded and Moren started banging his head with his staff as if his brain was malfunctioning "No! No! It was for all of the caches! Now I know you have them! Give them to me right now!" Moren said through gritted teeth. Emery backed up but Sophie stood her ground, Moren walked towards her "Know this Sophie, my note said that Dex would not come to any harm! You go back on your word..." he said and pointed his staff at Dex "I'll go back on mine!" he said smiling.

Sophie sighed as Moren held out his hand to accept the cache with an evil grin "I will use every power this staff has to make him suffer if you don't give me those caches right now!" he said angrily and Alden scoffed "Only the All-Elves of legend could use every power! How could you possibly possess these powers?!" he asked and Moren held up his staff and grinned "Told ya...GENIUS!" he said laughing as he held his hand out again "The cache! NOW!" he said with a death stare.

Sophie reluctantly handed him the cache and Moren chuckled "Now...the rest!" he said turning to Alina who gulped loudly. Emery turned to the newest councilor "Alina? What is he talking about?!" he asked and Alina looked visibly afraid now. She tried to speak but Moren cut her off "Oh did you not know?! I knew the second you guys got here! It was so obvious! Now Alina...be a good Councilor and give me the caches!" he said to the female Councilor.

Alina held up her hand and produced a bag that was filled with every councilor cache, Moren rubbed his hands in delight as he walked over to Alina but Terik stepped in front of him "I don't think so!" he said bitterly. Moren laughed again "Out of the way old man or your son is growing up without a father! Yeah not much goes on without me knowing!" he said as Terik went wide eyed and backed out of the teenagers way. Moren chuckled as he grabbed the bag and looked inside "Yes! I thank you Alina! you have given me everything I wanted and you all get nothing in return!" he said casually as he walked over to the entrance to the forest.

Emery stepped forward "We gave you what you wanted! you have all of the caches, which was NOT the plan!" he said as he glared at Alina who stood up straight "It was to save a child! I regret nothing about what I have done!" she said boldly. Moren smirked as he stood next to Dex "See I WOULD untie Dex and throw him to you guys but...remember when I said I'm the smartest elf ever? Well guess what?! I know for a fact that this is not Emerys cache!" he said as he placed the bag of caches on the ground and held up the first orb and cruhed it in his hands where it shattered into glass shards and sliced open his hand but he didn't even seem to notice or even wince at the excruciating pain it caused.

Emery sighed "Moren please! There are some things in this world that must remain a secret! That must stay forgotten!" he pleaded but he wasn't listening "You have five seconds or I kill Dex right here right now!" he yelled. Emery stood his ground as Moren slowly counted down "three...two...one!" he said and lit his hand "WAIT!" Fitz screamed and Moren stopped mere inches from Dex's face "Something on your mind Vacker?!" he barked angrily and Fitz walked up to him "I...I know where the cache is...please just let Dex go. Take me instead and I'll tell you everything!" he said as he hung his head.

Moren looked at him for a good five minutes before he smirked "No deal!" and kicked Fitz in the gut as hard as he could in the gut and sent him to the ground coughing and groaning "That was almost convincing Fitz but you forgot one small detail! You would never tell me a single detail! You are way too good for that!" he said laughing hysterically that he didn't notice the bag behind him slowly rising or Dex's bonds slowly being cut. As the bag of caches rose behind him one of the soldiers called out "My king! The caches!" he shrieked.

Moren didn't turn around as Dex's bonds snapped and he made a break for it...

Only for Moren to turn and thrust his staff into Dex, causing him to gasp and a little blood dribbled from his mouth "Did you honestly think I was gonna let you live?!" Moren asked as he twisted the blade in Dex causing him to to gasp more and a tear rolled down his cheek. Moren pulled the blade out and fired a mix of fire, lightning, and shadow towards the floating bag and the silhouette of an elf was outlined as the body fell to the ground smoking. Moren laughed as he grabbed the bag and skipped back into the forest "YOU MONSTER! HOW COULD YOU! YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A MONSTER!" Sophie screamed as she ran to Dex's side, this caused Moren to stop and turn around.

Moren threw one of his men the caches and they ran back into the forest as he stalked towards the teen who was shielded by the adults "I'm the monster?! Monster is nothing but a relative term! To a sheep a wolf is a monster! I'm not a monster...I'm just ahead of the curve!" he said bitterly and then turned back and walked back into the forest and was gone. They all turned their attention to Dex accept for Alden and Fitz who ran to Dellas side who was on her stomach motionless.

Dex was looking at his wound and winced "Don't let him win! Do you hear me?! Watch out for the triplets guys. Can you promise me that?" he asked with tears and they all nodded and so did Dex as he let out a long breath and then stopped moving. They cried and so did Alden and Fitz as Della appeared behind Alden "My boy!" she said sadly. the two Vacker men looked at Della in shock and relief "But...if you are here then who..." Fitz said and then turned the dead body over and gasped...

At the dead body of Alvar Vacker.

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