Everglen

It had been three weeks since Quinlin went missing and Moren Slade was back at large, three ogre encampments and fifty goblin citizens had been killed. Something, however, was not right with the deaths as Alden had been the one in charge as the investigation "I have seen the wounds and Moren Slade would either torture or burn, but these, these are new wounds entirely! It's almost as if he has become more methodical with these murders. More...self inflicted almost! As if he made them kill each other!" Alden explained as he went over some file crystals on the investigation in his office.

Sophie, Keefe, Tem, Linh, and Dex all nodded before they left and wandered the halls until they found Fitzs' room, they knocked quietly but as it had been for the last few weeks their was no answer at all. Keefe slowly opened the door and they saw Fitz in a full body cast, Della and Physic had not left his side since Elwin and Physic stopped him from dying, well almost stopped him. Moren's explosion was as volatile as Everblaze, whenever Elwin or Physic cured his burns they slowly returned!

Elwin was also in the room and he was checking his cells and he cursed "Dang it! Not one elixir I have tried has worked! Maybe if I...Wait...with the right concentration maybe the burns can...I HAVE AN IDEA!" he said and ran out of the room before anyone could say anything to him. Keefe shrugged before he walked over "How...How is he doing?" he asked softly and Della sighed heavily "He isn't better but he isn't worse. That's progress I suppose." she said as she held her sons hand tightly.

Suddenly quick and sharp footsteps were heard from down the hall, then Councilor Alina walked in with Zarina next to her "How is the young Vacker doing?" she asked and Della said the same thing as before. Alina nodded before she turned to the group and gestured for them to follow, once they were in the living room they all sat down. Keefe grabbed Sophie's hand as Alina stared at them "Terik and Oralie have stepped down as councilors, and with the death of Councilor Bronte and the imprisonment of Emery we are struggling to maintain order within the cities." Alina said sadly. Eventually Tam scoffed "What does that have to do with us?!" he asked and Alina stared at him in a very cold and calculating way "We need all of you to help keep the peace! Linh and Tam you are known widely in Atlantis because of your heroic acts in saving it from flooding! Councilor Zarina will be with you to help try and keep the peace." she said and Zarina gave them an encouraging smile and nod.

Linh agreed immediately but Tam took some convincing and finally agreed so that Linh would shut up, after that Alina turned to Dex "Mr. Diznee you and your family are well respected in Mysterium. It would be best if you all spoke to the higher workers there and keep them from causing a panic! If the highers aren't worried then the lower workers should not be either." Alina continued and Dex nodded before pulling out an imparter to call his parents. Alina then turned to Keefe and Sophie "You have the most important job! The three of us shall go to Foxfire to keep the students from wreaking havoc in fear. School shall resume in one week, you will all be dismissed due to the extremity of this situation." Alina finished and the couple nodded before Alina stood.

She walked out without another word and Zarina looked at the group "Keep an eye on Alina okay?" she said and Sophie frowned "She's trying to help." Sophie explained and Zarina scoffed "Think about it when has she ever actually cared for anything?! Suddenly Moren Slade becomes an even bigger threat and she gets all concerned and yet she wasn't before when Gildingham burned to ash!" she said bitterly and they all took a while to ponder this. Eventually Tam spoke up "What are you trying to say exactly?!" he asked and Zarina sighed before looking back at them...

"I think she might be this 'Mother' figure Moren mentioned."

Foxfire

"Trolls toe! Little bit of Limbium! T-rex dung! Finally...Dragon urine!" Elwin said under his breath as he mixed the ingredients in a bowl "Yes! I think I got it!" he said victoriously and poured the contents into a bottle. As he packed up his equipment in the Healing Center he heard a loud thumping coming from outside in the hall, Elwin frowned and opened the door. He stepped out into the dark and empty hall and heard a squeaking, he turned his head and caught a glimpse of someone turning the corner "Hello?!" he yelled but received no response. He put the elixir in his coat pocket and started down the hall to see who it was, he turned the corner and didn't see anyone until he heard a door slam.

He ran down the hall and realized the door must have been out to the courtyard where the doors to the towers were. He reached the doors and looked out the window, sure enough the door to one of the elite towers was open a small amount. He ran outside and squeezed through the large and heavy door, when he finally got through he checked his coat to make sure the bottle wasn't cracked, thankfully it wasn't and he heard a loud rapping as if someone was going up stone steps.

Elwin made his way up the tower as quietly as he could and he heard clinking and it got louder and louder the closer he got to the source. He turned the corner as quick as he could and came into a room filled with mirrors, he recognized one as the Lodestar mirror. He walked over to it and felt the glass, it was ice cold, he felt his skin prickle on the back of his neck and he turned to find a cloaked figure standing in front of him "You are truly too curious for your own good." the mysterious person said as they walked towards the Flasher.

Elwin glared at the person "Curiosity is what makes people have the courage to stop villians like you!" he said with a firm voice and the person chuckled "Unfortunately it led to your demise!" they said and they reached over to grab his throat. Elwin sprang into action and lit his hands to form yellow orbs of light and blind the person, the orbs obscured their face but he didn't care he had to warn people about this. He ran down the hall and down the stairs and he could hear the person closing in behind him, he grabbed his glasses and threw them at the enemy and he could hear them grunt and fall.

He smiled at his cleverness as he opened the tower door and collided right into another cloaked figure, he fell to the ground with a grunt and hit his head on the stone walk. His vision was blurry and his head throbbed as the first figure appeared and they both grabbed one of his legs, "N-No...Stop!" he said weakly before he lit his hands again and illuminated the faces of his attackers. He gasped as he stared at the two people in horror "YOU?! BUT HOW?!" he yelled before he regained his energy and started kicking and screaming as loudly as he could.

The figure laughed as they kept dragging him across the yard and then they dragged him back into the tower, he gave one final scream as one figure grabbed the handle and pulled the door closed leaving only muffled noises...

Too soft for anyone to hear.

Elwin...he was one of my fave characters! Why did you hurt him Bad Side?!...Because Good Side...That's what makes a good story! The knowledge that no character is safe! Plzzzzz review! I hope you liked it!