They didn't say a word shocked that a dragon spoke to them, "y-you guys heard that right?" Gabe asked Alexzander and LIarm nods both shocked, the red dragon growls lying down as he watch the humans trying to figure out what to do, the red dragon huffs "I will not kill you I just ask why you have come here?"
"Uuu...can you tell us where the ice giant is?" Elena squeezed out not knowing if he would attack them, "yes why do you ask?" The red dragon lays its head in its clawed hand, Alexzander takes the royal sword out of its holster, the red dragon picks it up then toss it to ground.
"There's no use of needing it anymore it's broken," the red dragon scratched its side when Alexzander picks the sword back up, "I know that is why we must find this ice giant that may exist." Chuckling the red dragon stands up now getting closer to Alexzander's face causing him to fall back, "please he's real human he would rather stay form man for what they did to him." Elena walks over to help Alexzander but was licked again causing her to fall to the ground, the red dragon dragged her over to its arms "h-hey stop!," Alexzander went to help but was snapped at, he turns to Gabe and LIarm for help they both didn't know what to do, Elena started to get mad "why are you licking me?!."
The red dragon stopped tongue sticking out, "you are covered in dark magic?," everyone didn't know what he meant, "she's marked with dark magic quite powerful, it allows the person that cast it on the victim to see where they are." Alexzander eyes wide "so that's how they know where we are, Cullen is with them b-but how Cullen was never near the palace," he looks at Elena "he came to my dream once..." Elena says as she gets up still covered in spit, "saying he was going to take my magical powers" Alexzander comb through his hair in frustration, "where's the ice giant..."
"Far inside the earth only dwarfs can lead the way, as it covered in paths and traps, heads towards the dwarf catacombs the farthest ones from here, I must say it's been awhile that I heard about Cullen, how is he starting another war I assume?" The red dragon picked at his claws, Alexzander's head exploded with questions this wasn't the first time, when was the last time he did such a thing and why was he doing this, he wasn't gaining anything at all Alexzander thought that Cullen didn't care. The red dragon didn't say a word as he can tell the young prince was having a meltdown, "well human if really want that sword fixed you better go fast cause right now I'm smelling some dark magic coming, I'll try to keep him off you're trail and you female human," nodding towards Elena "better find a way to protect yourself from Cullen," Gabe steps up "don't worry I'm her royal Captain of the guards, she doesn't need to worry about that" he smiles at Elena, the red dragon rolls it eyes "very well I will not judge human but heed my warnings, he will find you no matter what the cost as he must have tasted you're magic, it can be very addicting far from what he normally takes, Cullen will play with his prey" the red dragon face came very close to Elena.
"And you are his prey..." with that the dragon flys away, leaving them there Alexzander told them they should hurry, as they turn away to run a whistling noise flew towards their direction, long black spear like weapon aimed above the group, piercing the mountain in a straight row blocking their path Elena looks behind them, fog covering their vision Elena pulls out her scepter seeing Cullen through the fog, but before she could attack Alexzander grabs her lifts her up over his shoulder, the ground spiked up heading straight towards Elena and Alexzander. Running down the small path Alexzander hands Elena to Gabe, "LIarm and I will try to distract Cullen you two attack when he's distracted," Alexzander taps LIarm to follow as Gabe try's to pull Elena away, a giant blast separated them from the other two LIarm was shooting arrows at Cullen, but the arrows only went through his body, Elena could see a faint glow of red in Cullen's eyes holding her scepter up "blazes!," the long strip of fire caught Cullen on Fire he screamed in pain his body burn turning black. Alexzander pulls his sword out jumping forward to pierce Cullen in the neck, Alexzander pulls back Cullen's body slumps over there remaining was his chard body, LIarm and Alexzander hurries to the other two "quick before anything happens."
"But Elena set him on fire?" Gabe points at the corpse, "I have a felling that's not-" before Alexzander could finish, Cullen's body stands up exploding in sharp black needles, spreading all around Alexzander and Gabe who shielded Elena and LIarm, getting hit instead both men lean over in pain Elena watch as Cullen's bone body, form the muscles and skin back on his bones.
"Envision! Wall!"
In a green glow a wall appears blocking Cullen, Elena and LIarm helps the two up running down the mountain, as more spears flew at them, as they ran down quickly Elena stops with Gabe's arm over her shoulder, "h-hey over here!" Elena yells as she could see the red dragon flying towards them, gust of wind circles around them the red dragon extends its neck allowing them to get on, flying away Elena looks back seeing Cullen standing there blowing a kiss towards her, before disappearing Elena quickly turns back when hearing Gabe groans in pain, he started to slip off LIarm quickly stops him the red dragon hurries down to the ground, Elena and LIarm helped the two down Elena started to pluck the black needles off of Gabe's back, LIarm helped with Alexzander the red dragon huffs "I would think you four will never try that again."
He leans in licking both men on the back Gabe and Alexzander shiver in discuss, "there problems solved give it an hour," he opens his wings leaving them there the group held their clothes as the air an snow swirling around, Alexzander stands hold his lower back "gods I'm getting old..." Gabe stands up holding on his knees, "man I am old..." Alexzander pulls his hand from his back with a string of saliva, flicking it hitting Gabe in the face he glares at Alexzander. Who just smirked an wipes it on Gabe's clothes, Gabe smacks Alexzander's hand away but was meet with more saliva to the face, Gabe tackles Alexzander to the snowed ground he started to pile snow over Alexzander's face. Elena try's to pull Gabe off but when he was piling he hit Elena by accident, she fell over hitting the ground LIarm hurries over to help Elena she then holds out her hand stopping LIarm, she stands slowly Gabe and Alexzander watch they didn't move Elena pulls out her scepter, Elena aims at the two "Blaze..."
Gabe and Alexzander scattered when seeing flames, Alexzander shoves Gabe off running away from Elena's Blaze, she really didn't attend to hit them Gabe runs behind a tree, Alexzander covers his head from the fire going over his head. LIarm holds out his hand to stop Elena "I think they get the picture Princess," Elena loops her arm around LIarm's arm "for today I'm partnering with LIarm, it seems he won't horse play when it comes to important things, that you two should apologize to each other anyways," Elena walks away with LIarm.
Gabe and Alexzander watch the two walk away, "why's that?" Gabe says Elena and LIarm turns around, "well both of you agreed if ether one losses to an enemy you come across with apologies, did you not?" Elena smiles when seeing Gabe's mouth open as Alexzander holds in a smirk with his hand, "well she's not wrong?" Alexzander says turning to Gabe holding his hand, "I'm sorry that I didn't take you're half butt apologize seriously okay?" Gabe looks at him then his hand, taking it "alright I'm sorry that I said mean things to a prick like you an with you're up tight look towards me," Gabe says while rolling his eyes Alexzander nods taking in Gabe's apologize, "to tell you the truth I thought you we're just a lazy guard, but I half to ament you take care of yourself pretty good out here," Alexzander could see Gabe smile "I should maybe ask Conner to give you the Knights training," Alexzander walks away Gabe runs after confused "Knights training?"
"They are sort of image for the people Conner is the leader of the people, LIarm is the history of Valisia, Mylene is the guide for the people, Foloki is the builder a safe haven, and...," Alexzander says as Gabe and walked behind Elena and LIarm, "...worry for the weak not the crown it can always be replaced, but not its people" Gabe listen then spoke up "so sort of a generals of the land or lords over the land?," Alexzander shakes his no "no kind of a special council just in case my family dies, an helping with problems in the homeland."
Elena glanced behind her seeing Gabe and Alexzander talk, she smiles as they we're getting along, Alexzander looks over seeing her look at them she then blushed, glancing back towards the front blushing then smiling seeing that things are getting better, Elena stopped she saw Cullen far end of the forest, "do you guys see that..."
"See what?" Gabe said walking over looking at Elena, she points at Cullen but the three didn't see him, "you alright Elena we don't see anything?" Gabe says trying to find what she's pointing at, Elena watch Cullen smile before causing another spike to appear, aimed at the group "get down!" Elena yells as she dunks down, Alexzander quickly grabs Elena as they ran into the woods, running pass trees and going down a hill with a road down the bottom, more black like spears rain down on them Gabe was helping LIarm, as Alexzander with Elena before they could realize they ran into something. Causing everyone to fall down "Conner!?, Mylene?!" Elena yells in shocked how did they get here?!
But before they could answer laughing could be heard, "well well finally got part of the gang here Conner and Mylene how did you like my creatures, fun wasn't they how about you four liked my little clone?, still learning to play with that one" Cullen chuckles as he wipes his hands on his black coat, "so that you are all here why don't we get things started, hello my name Cullen as you heard and I want that sword you have there," pointing at the royal sword on Alexzander's waistline. "Not a chance!, freak!" Gabe says pulling out his sword ready to fight, Conner and Mylene doing the same as LIarm and Alexzander shielded Elena, by pushing her behind them "now that just rude, I don't escalate to name calling do I?" Cullen frowns as if he was upset.
"I don't care if you do, what is you really want, this sword is useless there's nothing great about it," Alexzander says holding the sword tightly Elena placed a hand on his arm, "pst...Alexzander let me envision everyone so we can escape to the catacombs..." Elena whispers, but Gabe disagrees Cullen talked before Gabe could "is that a plan I hear being made behind my back, oooo~ how sneaky little princess do tell I'm all-"
Cullen disappears then reappears next to Elena smiling "ears~" he smirks seeing Elena grips Alexzander's arm hard, Alexzander pulls out the royal sword Cullen rolls his eyes, "I don't want the sword I want what's on it" pointing at the end of the sword. Alexzander looks seeing the white crystal ball, " I don't think so-"
The air tensed everyone was holding their breaths as if the air was gone, gasping for air Cullen whole body turns into bones as his flesh oozed back falling off, flowing into the air like silk his eyes glows red around him was all black.
"GiVe Me It~"
No one move it was like they we're frozen in fear, Elena didn't know what to do she was terrified, she grips Alexzander's sleeve more, everything starts to go black as if we're being eaten, Cullen's face stares down Elena his eyes had the look of hunger, "hOw AbOuT An ExChAnGe~"
Alexzander quickly pulls Elena back more she pressed herself against Alexzander's back hiding away, she felt small boney hands claw at her reaching for her to look, this fear it was endless something she never felt with Shariki, as if it wanted her dead more than anything Cullen chuckles. With that the air became breathable again Cullen returns normal, smiling "I'll let you go if you hand me it now okay?" Cullen holds out his hand, waiting for Alexzander to give it to him. Alexzander looks at the others standing there they we're horrified wondering if this warlock was even human, Elena clings to Alexzander shaking "now Alexzander I'm waiting."
Alexzander takes the white crystal ball off the sword end, he hesitated before slowly handing it over, without a warning a large iced wall forms blocking Cullen from the item.
"What!?" Cullen yells "who?!" He looks around till he stops "you..." he growls.
"Amir!" Elena yells in happiness.