Rise of the Sixth Guardian
Well guys here is the second part of the battle agents Morgarath, now I don't know if anyone wants a sequel to this….but I'm going to make one after I finish this story. So something to look forward too, in the words of Jack Frost….
*Jack Frost enters looking annoyed* HEY Aassassinlady?!
*Fan girl moment freaks out* OMG JACK FROST! What you doing here?!
* Jack crosses his arms glaring at me* When the hell am I going to pop the question to Caroline?
*blinks* You really need me to decide that for you? You're the one that's going to marry her are you not?
*Jack's face goes red and starts backing out* Well….um….ya…I guess I'll be leaving now ….so…ya….Keep calm and Freeze on!
**Jack runs away, while I sit here and smirk** Ya what he said ;)
Standing by the railing of the slay Caroline watched as they flew quickly over the forest, moving her line of vision she could see the glimmer of city lights. It weighed heavily on her heart that she couldn't have save those men from the fate that was dealt them, but if there was one thing that time had taught her was that sometimes you can't fight fate….or you might lose more then what you're ready to lose…..
For a while a thoughts had been in Caroline's mind before she left with the Quaker people and meet Jack….what was her purpose? Why was she the way she was and not dead? What did Manny mean when she was to be a guardian…..a guardian of what ?! She had fought agents her instincts….and maybe because she did for a while….just wondering around is the reason that now she couldn't see the people of her past face's…..any longer. She had gotten answers to many questions, but it didn't matter because there was always more to ask. Jack stayed on the other side he knew the signs to watch for, and so far she was ok…so far…
Everyone seemed to be in their own thoughts mentally preparing themselves for what they were about to head into, the only sound that could be hears was of the reindeer grunts and jingling of the bells and metal links that kept the slay attached to their harnesses and the wind whipping about them, but not one bird was in the sky the clouds where starting to gather together slowly growing darker further ahead, but not a single drop of rain fell as they began to pass under the clouds. "He know were coming" Caroline says from under her hood her cloak barely moves agents her, watching her being able to so easily slip back into her old ways scared them a little….or rather should say shocked them. "How do you know?" Sandy asked looking up at her, the Caroline they knew was caring, smart, cleaver, easy to talk too…when she talked to you it wasn't in a tone of complete seriousness, her tone was usually light and warm….this change of closed off, serious, battle worn person that stood before then (or in North's part beside him) made the weight of reality hang on them heavily "I can feel it in the air, it's almost as if he is breathing down my neck."
A head of them mountain walls that seem to claw at the sky with their jagged cliffs and edges was becoming larger by the minute, Caroline took the rains from North's hands and steered the slay to a clearing she remembered being the only blind spot that the army and rangers used in the last battle agents the malicious warlock. Caroline was the first out her hands balled together tightly as she gritted her teeth this spot was were Master Halt pulled her and Will together and told them both how proud he was of both of them, that out of all the apprentices he ever trained….they were the first to feel like children to him. The thing with Halt was he didn't do affection easily…or even often, but in that moment that she remembered was the first and last time she ever saw him beaming with prided, tears starting to form in his eyes as he pulled them into a hug….since he didn't know if he or one, or even all of them might die in that upcoming battle.
Caroline was not only trying to fight off slipping into faceless memories, but also was fighting off the feeling of something…or someone that wasn't Manny from creeping into her mind. Morgarath could feel what he thought was the magic of his book as soon as they landed on the ground using a little magic to waken and summon it back to his hands, but that bitch was in possession of it still and must have learnt from it in order to keep it from him once he was free. 'Just a minor setback' Morgarath said as he watched through the eyes of his last body host, as he searched for them waiting to see that miserable Halt and that bitch of a apprentice of his that had the nerve to use his own spell book agents him! Oh he would make them all pay dearly, but first he needed his book back….and a new permanent body. A smirk slipped over his temporary face causing the handsome face of the man he was slowly killing to look wicked and menacing 'And what better way of making that pathetic Halt suffer then to watch me claim one of his precious apprentices as my new body…and kill the other by their hands WAH HAHAHAHAHAHA!'
Thunder rumbled and cracked off in the distance that was their destination, Caroline stopped for a moment to listen, 'Great he's laughing….not a good sign…never a good sign…' Jack walked up to her side, she had told both him, Tooth, and Sandy not to fly for now just in case Morgarath's spies snuck up on them, she also told them that since they were now in his domain he would be able to see through his minions eyes and even speak through them without even having to bat an eyelash. Now that they were here there was no need for him to use massive amount of magic and there for less life energy….Caroline's kind heart didn't want anyone to suffer because of her….it was one of the reasons she was so easy to love. "Caroline that didn't sound like normal thunder…..it almost sounded like…" "Laughter….. that's because it was Jack….Morgarath is waiting for us…or rather me and the other rangers."
"But their dead are they not?" North asked in a low voice coming to walk on the other side of the clocked woman, turning to look at him briefly only to quickly look back forwards to keep her face half hidden, "Not to him their not. Remember he doesn't know that it's been over 300 years now or how I'm still around, all he knows is that I have his book and he wants revenge."
Soon the six guardian's came to the end of the forest path where the mountain cliffs began to emerge from the ground like ragged teeth off on either side of the group to stretch up so high to the sky that you could barely see the clouds over head, and before them over a barren bone and metal scattered grave yard stood Morgarath's castle. The sight of it all made fear creep in to the guardian's bodies their eyes traveled the vast space before them wondering what horrors Caroline had to witness and dealt herself back then no more than a young woman of 15, it was no longer a mystery of how nothing compared to what was left before them could shack her so easily anymore. Caroline motioned them to fallow her lead as they wouldn't be hidden from the warlock's eye now, Caroline had enchanted up matching cloaks like her own for them each to wear magically making them appear the same size as her of in North's case slightly taller….she explained that the rangers ( and yes they were still very much around, but were known as other names now) would send out member to scout the area first before one would head back to inform the rest of what lay head.
From what she could remember of the battle field there was a remanence of a escape tunnel that the wargals used to try and slip behind the army close by that the rangers had used to get in the castle without having to make their way through the bloody battle, Caroline had to stop for a moment gripping her hands into tight fits as her mind try's to throw her back to that time, she can already hear the shouting and cry of pain soon fallowing them with the silence of death. Shouting of valiant knights calling out to friends, at their opponent, the sound of iron and steel weapons clashing agents each other or at the armored the smell of blood mixing and soaking into the foul dirt…Caroline's breathing was becoming labored as she fought to stay in the present. "We got to hurry….NOW!" shouting the last part as her body shock with the energy that seemed to pulse from the very earth they stood on…it hurt….her whole body hurt…..it felt like her body was broken all over again, like it was sore and weary from the battle field, weary from the journey of hiding the book that laid in the side pack that hung from her side…..she felt sick and weak all at the same time.
They fallowed her behind rocky boulders and to a large mass of stones pilled all together, "It's under here we had sealed it up like this just in case we needed to sneak back in again." Caroline explained and quickly began removing the rocks without another word to the others, Jack was becoming more and more worried for her this was not a place she ever wanted to come back too, she had told him only once not long after they meet and traveled together that memories of that day still gave her such horrible nightmares that she wouldn't be able to sleep for days…..but when one time she was starting to have one of those said nightmares Jack had moved over to her and pulled her close and she immediately calmed down….she thanked and apologized to Jack the next morning….it only made him fall more in love with her.
Everyone worked together quickly to uncover a wooden door that looked like it had seen better days, Caroline reached down and pulled the latch up throwing the door to the side just as it swung open and hit the ground it broke into splinters, Caroline made her way down the others fallowed quickly "We need a ligh…" before Jack could finish his sentence Caroline held a balled hand out and mumbled a quick spell, when she opened her hand a ball of white light appeared and hovered above them. Turning to look back at them all they could only see her smirk "Bloody show pony" Bunny muttered, but everyone heard him never the less. They followed closely behind Caroline and the only source of light that they had being mindful of stepping only where she did till them came to a large door, Caroline dispelled the light and bathed them once again in darkness. She reached for the handle it seemed in the dark that the sounds of their breathing and heart beats amplified to her ears she gulped down hard 'Ok on three…..one…two…THREE!' she shouted in her mind as she threw the door open that opened up to a servants passage. Torches along the wall were light, the flames swayed and moved ever so slightly making them seem alive and waiting for them. Caroline motioned for them to fallow her, slipping through the empty halls that once were crawling with wargals and goblins seemed now only crawling with spiders and other vermin.
Soon they made their way to the main hall and at the far end of the hall was the large double doors leading to the main throne room, walking towards the doors Caroline looked over at Sandy who had been watching her from the corner of her eye Jack could tell something was up with those two….but it was too late for him to stop what was going to happen next. As they reached the door Caroline stopped and turned to look at the five guardians, "You guys stay to the back close to the door for now till I give the word" they nodded, but only Sandy knew what she really meant by that…once she gave the word he had to get the others back to the slay so that she wouldn't have any distractions. Opening the door a large room held by massive pillars, large brimming with fire bowls in-between a worn faded and stained ( with most likely blood) red carpet filled down the middle of the room leading all the way to a high massive seated throne, in the middle of the room was a pool filled with a sickening green and silver swirling mixture. There were purple crystal like eggs were placed around the base of the throne and from both the fire and the eerie green light from the magic pool reviled the dead bodies of the poor souls that relieved Morgarath, the said warlock sat on the stone throne as he watched who he thought to be Halt walk forward while the other 'Rangers' stayed near the door. But when Caroline spoke it took him for surprise, though not as much as the pulsating that came from the pool pulsed through the castle causing a sudden flash, 'So its starting' she thought in her head the room now looked as it did 319 years ago. Taking a breath she hoped this would work "Hello Morgarath it's been a while hasn't it?" keeping her cloak closed she moved her hands slowly to pull out the book, "Y..you're not Halt." Morgarath growled his face now of his last vessels was that of a young college student it looked like, smooth tan skin with green eyes of a deep pine color and brown hair with a light dusting of blond to it, but as he growled his 'borrowed' handsome filchers scrunched up and became menacing, smirking "Well tes seems your no longer a king of all fools, but now just a lark among wizard folk." Caroline provoked him further, this only admitted another growl from him that made the smirk further spread "Well well I was waiting for the very rangers that put me away the first time….I did not now I was getting a court jester instead."He sneered back "That the best you can come up with? My my guesses being locked up for a while made you more t pathetic hen I gave you credit for Morgarath!"
Stepping closer to the pool before her Caroline brought the book out in both hands and immensely Morgarath's eyes went to it, try as he might he could keep the look of fear from his eyes 'If she drops it into the pool it will be gone forever!' Panic shoot through him just as Caroline raised her arms to throw it into the pool Morgarath shoot up from his seat and threw out his arm sending her flying back a few feet her hood fallen off the light of the fires gave everyone in the room enough light to see her…..and Jack's eyes widened "What the…." Looking around at the others only to see them just as surprised as he was…..the spell had made not only the castle look as it had 319 years ago…..but also Caroline.
Jack had never seen what she had looked like before they meet only Sandy seem to have the answer, "She said this would be temporary as part of the spell that she had cast while sealing him away before." They had all turned to make a circle while he talked through his dream sand but to Morgarath it looked like they were planning something 'Oh well it won't matter once I get the book back!' he had begun making his way towards Caroline as she slowly got back up on her feet not bothering with putting her hood back on. Turning back around to wait for Caroline to tell them to come and aid her he took this chance to look over her face her hair was full chocolate brown, her eyes were deep sapphire blue and her skin was a light tan thanks to the sun and hours of practice and chores, her lips that he loved to kiss so much were a darker pink….she was gorgeous, but it didn't matter to him what she looked like to him she was still Caroline the woman he loved with all his heart. Caroline fell into a stance her blue eyes glaring him down, but to him she still looked like a child that didn't know how to stay out of trouble. "Give me the book little girl" gripping the book as she smirked at the irony of the next few words that came from her mouth "Over my dead body" raising his hand again black fire started to form agents his palm "As you wish my dear guesses that means your brother will be my new permanent body HAHAHAHAHA!" Fire shouted out at her she didn't need to look away to give the command "NOW SANDY GET YOUR SELFEVES OUT OF HERE!" as she held the book out it caught alight "NNNNNNNOOOOOOO!"
While Morgarath watched in horror as his book burned before his eyes Sandy and the others threw off their cloaks, but just as Sandy was summoning a cloud of dream sand to carry them back to the safety of the said Jack aimed his staff and shoot a blast of ice at Morgarath sending him to the other side of the room crumpled agents the steps of the throne. Cursing under her breath she moved to block Morgarath's sight of the gang…but it was too late….Morgarath threw his burning gaze on whoever it was that attacked him what surprised him was Jack and the others appearance, "HOW DARE YOU ATTACK ME AND DESTORY MY BOOK WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!" Shouting out in rage as it came back to him ten folds that he had been not only attacked, mocked and ridiculed, but also fooled!
"I'm Jack Frost and you are about to get your ass kicked" Jack barked back at the warlord, "Dous thou know who thee talk to I am Morgarath the Dark Warlock! And you…..Jack Frost will die for assaulting me!" Again Morgarath summoned black flames from his hand surging threw the air in a spiral movement hurdling at Jack "NO" Caroline screamed jumping in the way of the blast of black fire holding her hand out Caroline just in time summoned a wind dome shielding herself agents the fiery attack. Slowly stepping backwards after releasing his attack had failed once more to find either of its true targets, watched with wide eyes as the white circling dome of wind slowly disappeared and as it did Caroline slowly walked forward tossing her cloak to the side reveling the spell wearing off on her changing not only her clothes and appearance back to how the guardians all knew to look like but stepping from the walls and shadows were the spirits of the rangers and her friends that were in some way tied to this place them to aid her in finally killing him once and for all time. They appeared to look like they did back then before time stopped for her, but were transparent but soon they were all forming a ring encircling Morgarath …..but his eyes were on Caroline who was smirking as she used her new magic to summon her bow to her while the sprits all drew back the bow strings of their bows all their arrows aimed for the doomed wicked man. "You can't be that same bitch from before…..you just can't be!"
Stepping out from the ring of armed sprits she glared down at him the magic running through her veins sparked her eyes to blaze with fury and rage at the man before her, "I am the same girl from back then…319 years ago to be pierce….and now we are going to finally finish what we started….. say hello to the devil Morgarath!"
Pulling back her draw sting with the others reading her aim Morgarath's body started to shack as black sparks of energy shoot off his body along with black ooze dripping from different parts of his body looking as if he was reading to explode…..if he was going to hell he was sure and hell going to drag her with him! They had no choice letting their arrows fly at the same time as Morgarath exploded, Sandy pulled the other guardians out of the room and down the halls to the servants passage, the collision did kill him forever but also cause the castle to start to tremble and shack Jack and the others were starting to panicking over if she was going to be ok…..but back inside the crumbling castle Caroline smiled looking relived after long last flicking her hand her and the sprits all disappeared just as pieces of the ceiling came falling down right where she stood.
Far off near the edge of the clearing where the slay was safe and sound the five guardians watch as not only the castle but the mountains surrounding it crumbled with it, "She got to be ok….she….she had to make it out…."Jack said in a weak hopeless voice his hand gripping the ring he made just for her so tightly it was going to leave an impression there for an hour or so. Going over to his side Tooth placed her hand on Jack's shoulder "She did Jack I'm sure of it…..she wouldn't ever leave you alone" "Damn straight I wouldn't Tooth!" Turning around all of their faces brightened as in a flash of light Caroline and the sprits appeared before them spooking the reindeer, but she didn't stop or care as she ran straight into Jack's arms who was doing his best to fight back a few stray tears slide down his cheeks as he pulled her in as close as he could, "Damn it Caroline stop scaring the shit out of me if we were alive I would say you were going to send me to an early grave." Caroline laughed and pulled back and turned to look at the sprits that were making their way towards the guardians.
Jack looked up and his eyes fell on a man that looked almost just like Caroline but with blond hair mixed with a few locks of brown and the same sapphire blue eyes he had seen earlier, a small well kept goatee/bread around his mouth to the point of his chin was giving her a warm loving…..relieved smile….Jack had an idea of who this and the others were and let her go to them. Slowly almost as if she was afraid they would disappear right way if she got to close to them to quickly Caroline made her way up to the sprite of her twin brother….finally remembering all their faces once again…. "Hi Will" Caroline gave him a sad smile tears brimming her eyes, Will reached out and wiped one away that fell down her cheek "So…this is what happened to you…..we didn't know what happened other what the young lord had told us….and when we couldn't find your body…"
Taking her brother's ghostly hand in hers she gave him a knowing yet still saddened smile sighing he smirked at her "You were around weren't you" "Not all the time….I had let there for a while and was overseas for 19 years that's when I meet Jack who had just became a spirit like myself….after that we often came back and I would check on every one of you…..you really didn't have to name your first born daughter after me Will" she teased…GOD how she missed teasing him! Laughing Will shock his head as Rivena walked over to him wrapping her arms around his smiling at her long lost friend, "If you know that then you also know it was also my idea, and Hanna and Bruce did it to as well your master Halt there…..I guesses to us back then it was the only way we could think of to keep you in our lives?" Caroline looked at her friends and family then turned and looked at her Master…who was her father in a senesce Halt smiled down at her as she bowed her head "I'm sorry I failed you Halt" waiting to be reprimanded …..but instead she was pulled into a hug "You never once failed me Caroline I couldn't be more proud of you…..I missed you my little one my daughter was just like you….you know that already I had always wondered if you had a hand in that" Halt tease as she laughed being finally caught in that act….far too late but STILL she finally got caught.
"It's time for use to go Caroline" She simply nodded new tears in her eyes as she backed up till Jack wrapped his arm around her holding her shoulder with his free hand as he watched with her as they each one by one faded away, but before Will vanished he gave his first and only warning to Jack "You make my sister sad Jack or hurt her even once….and I'll come back to haunt you!" He glared before vanishing causing a chill to go down his spin "haha..ha….he was joking….right?" He asked looking over at his girlfriend, who smiled at him "Nope" groaning Jack threw his head back "I was afraid of that."
Caroline watched his face for a moment before she noticed his hand was still inside his hoodie pocket "What you hiding Jack?" Jack looked down at her smirking as he turned to be face to face with her before pulling out the ring, Caroline gasped looking at it wide eyed…her gaze shooting from the ring to his face and back to the ring "Where did you get this?" she ask afraid to touch it "I started to make it around the same time at the necklaces but only finished it yesterday…..but that's not what we should be talking about…now is it?" His smirk only deepened as she blushed looking him up in the eyes "What should we be talking about then Jack?"
Jack took her left hand in his own hand and looked her deep in the eyes over 300 years of hidden love and emotion shown there in the ice blue depths "Caroline…..will you marry me?" just as he asked he slipped the ring on her finger already seeing the answer in her eyes with her free hand she pulled him by the neck into a deep lingering kiss that lasted a min before pulling back smiling "Yes Jack I will."
Sssssssoooooooo sorry its late guys but the next chapter will be the wedding and I will make a second story so look forward to it! Bye-bye!