Lokk watched through his special spying-mirror, laughing as he watched his little baby sister dart away from a tiny golden beast. She really wasn't as strong as she made herself seem, and now he knew exactly where she was. And what was even better was that he had found the Unnamed One that would release the Demon God Zahnri onto the Earth. She was still trying to find the Unnamed Child and the Guardian of the Ancient Sorcerer, and had no clue what she was doing. But then, Lokk thought, she is only a few hundred years old, and was only part Skye-borne, while he was full Skye-borne. And yet she had been made a Goddess while he had been left standing! That was why he was releasing Zahnri, to get his revenge on Kya and the entire Earth. He would teach them to fear the Skye-borne.
Sighing at that thought he redirected the mirror's focus on the Unnamed Child, the one he had to capture. The young boy had a great untapped power in him, Skye-borne power that was as ancient as the Earth the boy lived on, if not older. But there was another power blocking it, and it happened to be the power of the Ancient Sorcerer whose Guardian Kya was looking for. Unless he got rid of that power the boy couldn't be used to ressurrect Zahnri. But that was easily fixed. By bring the old Sorcerer back to life, Lokk could get rid of those powers and use the Skye-borne powers he needed. Then he would show the Earth who was in command.
"Natu! Come here!" Lokk shouted.
Out of the shadows of the room came a large wolf-like creature covered in spikes. Its red eyes glowed in the pale light of the room as it approached Lokk and bowed to him. Lokk paid no attention as he continued to watch the boy in the mirror.
"What is your wish, Master?" Natu asked in a low voice.
"I want you to bring that boy to me," Lokk said, pointing to the mirror. "Don't return until you have him, understand?"
"Yes, Master."
Once said, Natu backed out of the room, still bowing to Lokk. Once out of the room, Natu spread two dark feathered wings and took to the sky, vanishing in a firey ball of light.
Eli looked up from his book suddenly, a very sharp pain entering his head! He felt as if something had taken a hot piece of iron and had stuck it into his head. He dropped his book, covering his ears as if that would stop the pain, but it didn't. It continued for a few minutes more until it vanished entirely, leaving Eli stunned and unable to move. It was a few seconds before Eli put his hands down and looked around the room. Something was very wrong, but he didn't know what. He wasn't sure he wanted to know, either.
Spinel Sun was lying in the corner, taking a nap, and just by looking at him Eli knew that he hadn't felt anything. Yet Eli was certain that the pain had been caused by some sort of magic. Eli got up and went to the door, feeling an urge to see if whatever had caused the pain was outside. Even though he wasn't sure he wanted to find the source, he was drawn out anyway. He didn't see anything strange, and stepped out further into the snow covered yard. There was nothing there that he could see. He was wrong.
Out of the air came a large beast, and it hit Eli as it swooped down! Eli fell to the ground with a startled cry, which alerted Spinel Sun that something was wrong. Spinel Sun charged out of the House in his Guardian form, a giant panther with butterfly wings. The beast that had attacked Eli, a giant winged, spike-covered wolf, bared its teeth at Spinel Sun, daring the guardian to attack it. And that was exactly what Spinel Sun did. But he never made it more than two feet before he was knocked to the ground by a wave of pure energy, shot out from the beast's forehead. It slammed Spinel Sun into the wall of the house, knocking him out. Spinel Sun watched helplessly as the beast picked up the unconscious Eli and lifted itself into the air.
Spinel Sun cried out in despair, unable to move and unable to help his master. But the beast suddenly dropped Eli onto the ground after finding itself attacked by a rather large white hawk! Natu knew immediately that this was Kya, the Sun Goddess. Well, Sun Goddess or no, she would not stand in Natu's way of bring the boy to Lokk. He used the same trick as he had with Spinel Sun, and sent a wave of pure energy surging towards Kya! It missed, just brushing the tip of Kya's wing, but it was enough to toss her off balance and send her spiraling into a tree. Before she could recover Natu grabbed the boy and darted into the sky before vanishing, and Eli vanished with him.
Kya fell out of the tree in her human form, anger and pain in her eyes. She had failed in getting the boy away from Natu, and now her brother had the key to unlocking Zahnri. Now it was more important that ever that she find the Guardian, or the earth was doomed. But first she had to help the strange panther creature that had been attacked by Natu. She could easily guess that it had been the boy's guardian, and that it had tried to protect him, and had failed. It was already getting to its feet when Kya approached.
"I am sorry that I could not help you protect him," She told the creature. "But I do promise that I will help get him back."
"Who and what are you? What did that thing take Eli for?" the creature demanded.
"Lokk, one of the Skye-borne mages, is going to use him to ressurrect Demon God Zahnri and destroy the Earth. I am Kya, also called Sun Goddess Solaris. I have come to find the Guardian of the Ancient Sorcerer, so that I may stop Lokk's plans."
"Ancient Sorcerer? There are quite a few in this world's history," the panther said.
"Yes, but this one was different. He created his own magic. We have lost his name over time, but we know he drew his power from the sun and moon, and I must find the Guardian that was born nder the symbol of the moon."
"Yue," the panther hissed. "You are looking for Yue."
"Yue? And where do I find this Yue?" Kya asked.
"I will show you. Follow me."
Sighing at that thought he redirected the mirror's focus on the Unnamed Child, the one he had to capture. The young boy had a great untapped power in him, Skye-borne power that was as ancient as the Earth the boy lived on, if not older. But there was another power blocking it, and it happened to be the power of the Ancient Sorcerer whose Guardian Kya was looking for. Unless he got rid of that power the boy couldn't be used to ressurrect Zahnri. But that was easily fixed. By bring the old Sorcerer back to life, Lokk could get rid of those powers and use the Skye-borne powers he needed. Then he would show the Earth who was in command.
"Natu! Come here!" Lokk shouted.
Out of the shadows of the room came a large wolf-like creature covered in spikes. Its red eyes glowed in the pale light of the room as it approached Lokk and bowed to him. Lokk paid no attention as he continued to watch the boy in the mirror.
"What is your wish, Master?" Natu asked in a low voice.
"I want you to bring that boy to me," Lokk said, pointing to the mirror. "Don't return until you have him, understand?"
"Yes, Master."
Once said, Natu backed out of the room, still bowing to Lokk. Once out of the room, Natu spread two dark feathered wings and took to the sky, vanishing in a firey ball of light.
Eli looked up from his book suddenly, a very sharp pain entering his head! He felt as if something had taken a hot piece of iron and had stuck it into his head. He dropped his book, covering his ears as if that would stop the pain, but it didn't. It continued for a few minutes more until it vanished entirely, leaving Eli stunned and unable to move. It was a few seconds before Eli put his hands down and looked around the room. Something was very wrong, but he didn't know what. He wasn't sure he wanted to know, either.
Spinel Sun was lying in the corner, taking a nap, and just by looking at him Eli knew that he hadn't felt anything. Yet Eli was certain that the pain had been caused by some sort of magic. Eli got up and went to the door, feeling an urge to see if whatever had caused the pain was outside. Even though he wasn't sure he wanted to find the source, he was drawn out anyway. He didn't see anything strange, and stepped out further into the snow covered yard. There was nothing there that he could see. He was wrong.
Out of the air came a large beast, and it hit Eli as it swooped down! Eli fell to the ground with a startled cry, which alerted Spinel Sun that something was wrong. Spinel Sun charged out of the House in his Guardian form, a giant panther with butterfly wings. The beast that had attacked Eli, a giant winged, spike-covered wolf, bared its teeth at Spinel Sun, daring the guardian to attack it. And that was exactly what Spinel Sun did. But he never made it more than two feet before he was knocked to the ground by a wave of pure energy, shot out from the beast's forehead. It slammed Spinel Sun into the wall of the house, knocking him out. Spinel Sun watched helplessly as the beast picked up the unconscious Eli and lifted itself into the air.
Spinel Sun cried out in despair, unable to move and unable to help his master. But the beast suddenly dropped Eli onto the ground after finding itself attacked by a rather large white hawk! Natu knew immediately that this was Kya, the Sun Goddess. Well, Sun Goddess or no, she would not stand in Natu's way of bring the boy to Lokk. He used the same trick as he had with Spinel Sun, and sent a wave of pure energy surging towards Kya! It missed, just brushing the tip of Kya's wing, but it was enough to toss her off balance and send her spiraling into a tree. Before she could recover Natu grabbed the boy and darted into the sky before vanishing, and Eli vanished with him.
Kya fell out of the tree in her human form, anger and pain in her eyes. She had failed in getting the boy away from Natu, and now her brother had the key to unlocking Zahnri. Now it was more important that ever that she find the Guardian, or the earth was doomed. But first she had to help the strange panther creature that had been attacked by Natu. She could easily guess that it had been the boy's guardian, and that it had tried to protect him, and had failed. It was already getting to its feet when Kya approached.
"I am sorry that I could not help you protect him," She told the creature. "But I do promise that I will help get him back."
"Who and what are you? What did that thing take Eli for?" the creature demanded.
"Lokk, one of the Skye-borne mages, is going to use him to ressurrect Demon God Zahnri and destroy the Earth. I am Kya, also called Sun Goddess Solaris. I have come to find the Guardian of the Ancient Sorcerer, so that I may stop Lokk's plans."
"Ancient Sorcerer? There are quite a few in this world's history," the panther said.
"Yes, but this one was different. He created his own magic. We have lost his name over time, but we know he drew his power from the sun and moon, and I must find the Guardian that was born nder the symbol of the moon."
"Yue," the panther hissed. "You are looking for Yue."
"Yue? And where do I find this Yue?" Kya asked.
"I will show you. Follow me."