Chapter 4
Cloak of Darkness
2 Years Later…
Alisi sat there next to Ryss, watching her father do what he could to help out in the fields. He was amazing, on one leg he still did more work then most of the other people.
"I have to hand it to your dad Alisi. He certainly is amazing." Ryss said, watching as he finally went to take a break.
She smiled, looking over at Rao who smiled back at her.
"Don't tell me you like that guy." Paul said, walking up behind them.
"Why, he's been my friends for years." She said.
He laughed at her. "You know damn well what I mean." He handed her some water he had brought from the house.
She drank it and gave it back to him. "No Paul, I don't know what you mean."
He laughed as he walked off, she knew he was teasing her.
She looked over at Ryss. "What." She said.
"Nothing." Ryss said. She tried to hide her laugh but it was no good.
Alisi shook her head, trying not to show how she felt about Rao.
They both turned when they saw two Command Wolves pull into their small village.
"You know that cant be good." Ryss said, getting up. She walked over to one of the two men. "Can I help you?" She asked.
"Were looking for Paul Lynnett, any idea where he is." One of the men asked.
Paul walked up behind them. "Yea, what is it?" He asked, he saw the men were from the palace city.
"We need you and a few other men from the village to join the army, there's a new Dark Keiser on Nyx, and well." He trailed off in his voice.
Paul looked at them, he saw Erik, his father, slowly moving his way over towards them. "I can't, there won't be anyone left to take care of my family. My dads hurt and my mom needs to look over my baby sister. I have to stay and work the fields, I can help defend this village but nothing else."
"You don't have much of a choice, if you don't come fight with us then we have the power to kill you with no punishment."
"You kill my boy and ill rip your damn heads off." Erik said, finally arriving.
They looked at him. "Look, Lord Robert gave the order to take several men from each village or city and have them join are ranks. If they refused then he told us to kill them."
"Fine, Ill go." Paul said. "And Ill get a few others to come as well." He walked over to the main square of the village.
Erik looked at both men, his face red with anger. "Bastards." He said, using his crutches to walk back to his house.
Alisi looked as her father walked away. She didn't hear what happened but she knew it wasn't good. She watched as Ryss came over. "What did they want?"
"Their taking a few people into the army, a new Dark Keiser took over Nyx, apparently a lot better then the last." She looked down. "They want Paul to go."
Alisi looked over at Paul in shock. "Why, he's the only one in are family who can do the work."
"Not anymore, they said he had to join or they would kill him." She watched as Alisi went into a deep thought, she didn't disturb her.
"I know none of you want to go, but we don't have a choice." Paul said, trying to get a few people to come with him. "I'm leaving my family and they need me more then ever." He watched as a few people shook their heads, others just walked away.
"Why should we die for them anyways, they have done nothing for us and we helped stop that first army." A man said.
"Do you think I'm stupid, I know what we did and what we got for it. But if we don't help them we are going to die anyways, so it's either die helping or die hiding. I plan on dying from help." He saw a few people step up with him, but most walked away. He shook his head, knowing there wasn't much else to do. "Damn them all." He said. He looked over at the 6 men who joined him. "Lets go." He walked back to the two men from the palace city. "Ok, this is all I could get."
They shook their heads, knowing it wasn't much. "Fine, you have to get to the palace city in 2 weeks." They walked back to there Command Wolves and went off.
Erik sat there holding Shay in his arms, looking at his wife Janice. "You have to get out of here, take Shay and Alisi with you." He said, watching his wife start to get angry.
"Why, because of the Nyx, we didn't run the first time why run now?" Janice said, not wanting to leave the only home she ever knew.
"Because if you don't you will end up getting killed, same with Alisi and Shay. I don't want to watch you get killed." He was also getting angry, he just wanted his wife to listen but she was stubborn.
"And what, let you and Paul sit and die."
He looked at her. "Basically, I rather it be me and Paul then you and the girls."
She mumbled. "I rather it be none of us." She thought for a minute and decided. "No, I'm not going to leave. If we die then we die, but I don't need to run."
He looked down and nodded. "Fine." He said. He sat Shay down on the chair next to him and got up. He walked outside heading over to his son.
"Why do you have to go and fight Paul?" Alisi said, looking at her older brother standing.
"Because if I don't then you and the rest of the village will get killed." He said, he didn't want to see his sister get hurt. "Relax, Ill come back. I always do." He said, putting his hands in her golden blond hair. "You should know that by now."
She smiled. "Yes, but this is a lot different." She said, becoming more worried.
"Hey, I told you I always come back, now I never break a promise." He watched his father come up to them. "Hey dad, need any help?" He asked.
"No, I'm fine. So you're going off to fight." He smiled. "Guess that's not to bad."
He nodded. "Yea, hopefully we stop them this time." He looked at Alisi and kissed her cheek. "You worry to much Alis, nothing is going to happen."
She tried to smile, but she couldn't. Her brother was about to be thrown into a war no one wanted to see. And she had a bad feeling about that.
The new Dark Keiser stood there on the deck of the new type of weapon. The Whale King, slow but mighty, was making its way to the border to the Olyhay Enmay, the ancient people of religion. The last Keiser made the fatal mistake of ignoring these powerful people. He wouldn't do the same.
"Sir, we can launch the Dark Horns and Rev Raptors when you wish." On of the commanders said.
"First lets test out the weaponry of this new warship." He said, smiling. They were nowhere near to city of Zoid Eve, but they could take out the bordering cities for practice and fun. He looked down, watching the scared people make a run. "Open fire." He said, watching as the bodies began to fall.
Jahalla and the council sat there, hearing of the news that the Dark Keiser and his warriors were attacking them.
"Now we must use Zoid Eve." Verno, one of the councilmen said. "They will destroy us."
Jahalla cut him off. "I know that." He yelled. "Do you think I have been asleep." He walked over to Verno. "If we free her then we risk the entire planet. Opening that gate to Zoid Eve is like opening the gate to Hell." He looked over to the rest of them. "None of you know what can happen. Only a fool tampers with the ultimate powers, and I am not a fool."
"Yes you are." Verno replied. "You are going to kill all of us because you don't want to use Zoid Eve. Even if the entire planet is destroyed it's not any different then what the Dark Keiser would do. We will all die anyways, but if we use Zoid Eve then we can take them with us."
He looked at him, his face was red from his anger and rage. But he knew Verno was right. "Follow me." He said. He heard them all get up, following him to the ancient catacombs created by the first living souls on Zi, to honor the one who created them, and to keep her from being awakened. He had an angry face the entire way through the catacombs and the tomb, finally arriving at the gate, which separated this world from the world of Zoid Eve. He looked back, watching as the council had smiled on their faces. "May God forgive me." He whispered to himself. He raised his hand, putting it on the gate, saying the ancient chant inscribed on the gate. Each word he said glowed as he said it. His heart began to race, and his fear began to rise. But he stopped as he said the final word. He watched as the gate slowly opened, folding his hands together he said a quick prayer, watching as a statue appeared. Then he watched as a massive flash appeared around the statue. "Now." He said to the council. "We die."