Between Hope and Death
By: ChocolateEclar
Disclaimer: Most characters belong to the magnificent authoress, Diana Wynne Jones. I just borrowed them for a while.
Claimer: I only own Wyn, Aidan, evil Kamania and Chris Aprilian, Lady Kachioin (and her village), Miss Coca, and Mr. Calypso.
To ness and Lady Artemis: I'm feeling a lot better now. Thanks. ^_^
To ness: I like using a sort of foreboding feel to my writing at times. It adds good suspense (and it makes a perfect spot for a cliffhanger).
To Lady Artemis: I think Morgan will get his chance soon . . . Hehe.
Chapter 6: In Which Wyn Discovers the Trilogy of the Last Hope
Wyn paged threw a large book on legends in her bedroom. It was the very same book Howl had discovered the 'The Legend of the Maiden' in and she had a feeling she would find more valuable information within. She hoped to find something about Life, Death, the Final Darkness, and the great 'Dragon Enchanter' Death had told her to protect.
She turned to a page with a border of crisply drawn dragons crawling among tall ancient looking trees. It was entitled 'The Myth of the Master of Dragons and Magic Alike.' A section of the page seemed to jump out at her.
It read:
'He shall be of small stature when his powers first arrive,
but do not doubt his greatness.
He is the only thing that can stop the Final Shadows in the end.
'Final Shadows?' Wyn thought, 'Does it mean the Final Darkness Death was talking about?' She decided to go back and read the description of the 'Dragon Enchanter' at the beginning of the page.
'The Great Master of the winged lizards is also the greatest of all magic wielders.
In fact, he is only second to the Maiden of the Phoenix.
'Only second to me?' Wyn questioned. She then read the end of the passage.
'He is young and inexperienced at the beginning of the final test,but he soon will learn.
He will be the last hope for the armies of Life and Death to defeat the Final Shadows.
Without him, Apocalypse will arrive and conquer.
He is the Dragon Enchanter.
That was all it said but it left a strange feeling in Wyn's heart. She flipped the book to the next page to see a page lined with a phoenix in one corner, a dragon in another, and a pegasus scrawled along the bottom. The phoenix immediately caught her eye being the 'Maiden of the Phoenix' she was. She decided to read the section.
'The Legend of the Three Almighty Beings of the Mythical Creatures
Thy art the final members of Life and Death's armies seeking to stop the Final Shadows.
Also known as The Maiden of the Phoenix, The Dragon Enchanter, and The Pegasus Emperor, they are the strongest of all magic wielders.
Without them, the Final Battle will not end with Apocalypse vanquished.
Without them all will be lost.
They are the Trilogy of the Last Hope.
'The Trilogy of the Last Hope?' Wyn wondered thoughtfully. 'So I'm part of a group of three mystic beings that are supposed to stop Apocalypse? Weird . . .'
She pondered this for a while before she realized she didn't know who the 'Pegasus Emperor' was. She flipped back through the pages to a page decorated with tiny winged horses.
'The Parable of the Ruler Over the Horses
He is the Pegasus Emperor and controls all of the horses above, below, and on land.
The sea horses bow before him.
The land horses whinny at his greatness.
The sky horses, the Pegasus, are his loyalist subjects.
He is the least strongest of the Trilogy of the Last Hope, but do not doubt his glory.
A hotheaded wizard, he is the master of persuasion and the eldest of the Three Great Ones.
A sly grin appeared on Wyn's understanding face. She knew who this was talking about. One word: Morgan. The question was, was Rhys really the Dragon Enchanter? 'I've seen stranger things though,' Wyn thought pleasantly. She slowly closed the book and set it down on her desk.
She walked downstairs and over to Rhys, who was trying to make one stuffed toy snake eat another. Wyn had to laugh. He looked so innocent and happy like that.
She glanced at the grate were Calcifer was sleeping among the embers. He looked relatively at home there and Wyn found herself smiling. She sat down on the floor next to Rhys and asked him, "Having fun?"
The small boy nodded his head and showed off his snakes as if they were made of gold. Wyn politely examined them and then gave Rhys a thoughtful look. "Are you really the fabled 'Dragon Enchanter?" she asked out loud. She knew Rhys wouldn't understand her question. He just nodded again and played with his toys some more.
"Who knows?" Wyn wondered congenially as she watched one of the snakes bite the other's tail.
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A woman with chocolate colored hair stood in a huge cold room lined with stone pillars. She was cloaked all in black as she approached the huge dark figure before her. The figure was a woman also, but she had an intense unrivaled beauty. Her long hair was gray, but she didn't look old, nor did she act old. She had a power seeming too radiant off her very tanned skin.
"Why do you come, mortal?" the gray haired woman asked. She spat out the word mortal as if it were a disease.
"I came to offer my strength and knowledge, oh Great Apocalypse," the cloaked woman replied with a slight waver in her voice.
"I don't want anything from you. I know all!"
"But I have met two of the members of the Trilogy of the Last Hope!" the cloaked woman said hurriedly.
"I know, mortal, I have more power than you imagine. I am invincible!" said Apocalypse.
"But, Apocalypse-"
"Silence!!!!! Be gone, mortal, or your end will arrive before the end of the worlds!" Apocalypse yelled.
"Yes, yes, oh Great One," Kamania said hastily as she scrambled out of Apocalypse's temple on a remote world close to her own. She would be cursed for all eternity for trying to weasel her way into the Goddess of the Final Shadows' plans.
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A/N: Hmmmm. What will happen next?
Wyn: You should know. You are the authoress after all.
Me: You mean 'The All-powerful Authoress.'
Wyn: -_- Whatever . . .
A/N 2: Anyway, don't forget to review or else I'll be forced to give you the remainder of my case of the flu. *evil maniac laughter*
Aidan: Don't worry. She's not always like this. Oh and how come I didn't get to say anything this chapter?
Me: Ummmm . . . Why me? *shaking head*
A/N 3: Ok I'll go now . . . I'm going . . . REVIEW!!!
A/N 4: Ok now I'm gone. ^_^