The Light In the Darkness

by shadow0015

Currently rewriting. Same story but better approach. It should be revamped and restocked by the end of the month. SO, don't freet. Laterz, TheShadow

6. From Inside

I do not own Neverwinter, so I don't have to pay taxes for it, so there IRS.

Chapter Six- From Inside

The demon stood tall, well over seven feet, possessed a great war axe dripping ferociously with blood, breast protected with a bright silver armor that spread over his arms and over his legs. He looked intimidating if I were able to be frightenedbut I'm not so I didn't reallycare. Delphie stood to my right side as Salzatorre protected my left and Amar, well he was standing toe to toe with the demon, arguing with him in the tongues, I couldn't understand him. Then the demon reached back and backhanded him with his free fist, Amar flew over our heads about thirty feet, Delphie raced to him, I stood there with Salzatorre as 'It' approached us.

"You are Ashmorlenna," It said.

"That is true, I see my reputation has even spread to the depths."

"Are you ready to face your death and have your spirit join me." With that comment Salzatorre sprung into action, unsheathing his long sword that glittered in the moonlight and slash at the demon's midsection. The monster dodge and returned with a slash of his axe across the crown of Salzatorre's helm, splintering, as it fell from his head Salzatorre jabbed the sword into the demon's belly, which became engulfed by it's belly and nearly Salzatorre's hand, as the beast fell to the ground on one knee.

"Take that beast," spat Salzatorre.

The beast arose and shot the sword clear over the moon, "That will not stop me, I will gain your soul as well," It reached for his head and I fired an arrow at him that pierce his right eyeball. He turned, blood flowing down it's right cheek and swung his axe at my feet, leaping I quickly fired two more arrows at his head that did little except anger him more. He swung at me again and I again leaped into the air but this time I charged him with my rapier slashing him across his face, as I landed I saw Salzatorre ran behind him, he jumped on his back and Salzatorre's hand quickly reached across his neck and return back around. The beast fell to the ground and Salzatorre rolled off his back and lay on the ground, exhausted.

"Are you okay?" Salzatorre asked me as he turned his back to the creature/

"Yes..." I said and the beast stood up drenched in blood, caked with sod and apparently pissed off.

"Young Prince," He said as he landed a right hook on the top of Salzatorre's head, knocking him over. I raced over to them, rapier dragging along in my left hand, I rolled under a slash from his axe and stabbed him once more, he stumbled back as I continued to assault his midsection with my rapier opening up more wounds and causing him to bleed even more.

Suddenly, Amar and Delphie ran up behind Amar and I said, "He's very strong, we have to overpower him together. Continue to attack him from the front, Delphie will distract him with magical attacks and light blasts, I will open a portal to send him in to capture him okay."

"First, make sure Salzatorre is okay," I said and continued to attack him.

"I will not be bound," the beast screamed and a blaze of fire engulfed all around me. I fell to the ground and heard Amar scream to move. I couldn't fall, I had to defeat him, and I willed myself up as I felt the cold wind breath across my stinging skin.

"I won't be defeated!" I screamed and stabbed forward at him, directly for his heart, I glared into his empty red eyes as I twisted my rapier and returned it to my side.

Amar screamed, "Now! Force him through the portal!" I notice a black orb behind him and I grabbed him. I pushed him forward as he grabbed for me...

"No! Lena!" Screamed Delphie.

It was dark, no wind, no land, nothing, nothingness. The beast flew around trying to free himself from the twenty-foot sphere that enraptured us. I gathered myself, ready to finish what I started. I pointed my rapier at the beast face.

The beast fell to a knee, hanging in the air, "I give."

"You can't give, I don't accept surrender. You will die demon." Then a whirl of air touch my back I turned around, another portal had opened and I raced through it.

Delphie's arms captured me "Lena, I told..." Then the beast struggled through as Amar closed the portal and landed face down on the ground.

Amar screamed, "Finish him, while he is weakened." Salzatorre flipped up off the ground near him as I ran in toward the beast and he ran his sword covered in his and the monsters blood deep into the heart of the beast.

"I... can't... die... here..." the beast said and dematerialized into a puff of smoke and flew into Salzatorre, who fell to the ground faint, and grew pale, cold and frigid. I wrote down how I felt...

I think if the world
Were to stop right now
The thing I'd miss most is
You.

My guardian from up high.
The shield I never wished I had
And never wanted.
The one my heart longs for.

You might not feel the same.
But maybe one of these days,
You'll miss me too.

Salzatorre lay there half-dead, half-alive as the soul parasite devoured the inner most sacred parts of his essence. The long slender candles climbed along the walls and their tips flickered and waned away giving their strength to provide the light in the darkened Temple room where Amarashee stood vigil over the near breathless form of the Prince and future King of Gamlesh. Amar's pupils were fixated on the face of Salzatorre and he seemingly didn't blink obviously focusing intensely on the task at hand. I could smell from the scent that he let off that he was worried about performing his first exorcism; honestly I as well felt a hint fear for the well being of the object of my affection that has secretly stolen my heart though I am unable to tell him this. Far into the southern most corner sat Delphie, puffy eyed from crying over these last two days intensely, blaming and punishing herself for opening the plane of death upon this land to free me.

"It is not your fault, Delphie," spoke Amar slowly not moving his body at all from his spot over Salzatorre, "it was inevitable. This demon is very strong, Ashmorlenna will attest to that fact. We had no choice but to open the planar door, without the chosen one a would be lost."

"But I should have waited for you to open the gate, Lena would have completed the destruction off him. I just wanted to help her but instead I goofed up, again."

"You did save me, I was not ready. I was ill prepared and would have perished in that Uere forsaken black abyss. I was playing right into the Dark One's hand. I know he was baiting me."

"There is little time to place blame right now," spoke Amar waving us to him, "we must take our failures and set pace forward. This moment that means ridding Salzatorre of the beast that no dwells within him, I need both of your help to focus enough energy on Salzatorre, okay." Amar said as he directed us to stand around Salzatorre's head and grab hands to form an equilateral triangle. He started to chant some words that I didn't understand and Delphie followed his lead, I decided to down the only thing that I ever did when I was approached with any kind of religious situation, I recited the few verse of Uere's text that I had memorized. I felt the innate energy inside of me rise outward from me, it suddenly sort of twisted me and the room started to vibrate. I continued to pray as the room shake more powerfully after every shake then about five minutes later a supernatural shake violently rocked the room causing me to nearly fall.

"Was that it? Is the demon out of him?" asked Delphie.

"No, that was the demon acknowledging our presence," said Amar.

At that moment the walls started to sway, a low pitch howl began to filled the room along with the a foul smell that seemed to be of rotting fish and boar excrement that was beginning to violate my nostrils. Keeping composed and not vomiting I looked over at Amar who had his eyes closed then Salzatorre started to convulse, Delphie began to grab from his arm but was interrupted by Amar's hand.

"We cannot touch him once we have started the ritual, doing so would give the demon the right to kill him," Amar said with his eyes still closed.

"Demon rights," Delphie said outraged, "Demons should have no rights."

"Uere thinks differently and it wouldn't not make a difference if were to touch him or not, it is not beneficial either way so..."

"I just wish there was a spell for demonic riddance..." Then Salzatorre stopped shaking and lay stiff and completely flat against the bed. His once closed, teal eyes now opened filled with blood red pupils obviously not of his own.

"Your petty spells shall have no dominion over me, your Prince is doomed. I will not separate myself from him, he is mine," the demon spoke.

"Speak your name demon," Amar said.

"You have no authority..."

"I am Uere's servant, I have power over all he commands so speak your name." At this the demon squealed and the room shook briefly again.

"I am the Ruler of all Demons, the Dark Beast of Death, your tongue cannot pronounce my real name... call me Palvance The Red."

"Palvance, I want Salzatorre back..." I said. Amar waved me back. I was becoming frustrated, I knew that this was Amar's skill but I wanted to help Salzatorre, I couldn't stand seeing him in pain.

"This is between me and the Prince, why don't you and your chambermaids leave us be..."

"Chambermaid," I screamed and grabbed my rapier, "I'll show you chambermaid. Don't forget you was about to end your pitiful life, Red."

"I am Pal..."

"I don't care. I swear that I will rid your presence of my Prince."

"Your Prince..." the demon spoke.

"Quiet demon," Amar said, "What is your purpose, state it quickly."

"I am the Bringer of Death. No man can live on a mountain forever. I am only fulfilling Uere's prophesy..."

"Lies, deceiver, I know the text do not patronize me, I can end this right now." Amar said and grabbed the sun symbol of Uere, blessed it and placed it near Salzatorre's head. The demon screamed and tried unsuccessfully to wiggle away. "The truth is what I want."

"I want my Kingdom."

"What Kingdom?"

"My Kingdom of death, it has been taken from me. I need... man power."

"You are starting a war for the underworld." I said.

"No, I am starting a war for this world."

"Quiet," spoke Amar, "Are you alone?"

"I am. Your friend will even leave this body soon."

"He will not I will..." I spat at him.

"I will turn him into dust. I will destroy him slowly, he will decay away screaming for death but I will not give it to him until he has suffered..."

"Enough," I screamed, "I want this over, now. You and me now, come on, are you afraid of me. Why don't you come and possess me, am I too much for you?"

"Ashmorlenna, no. Don't bait the demon to you. If something happens to you..."

"I can handle it." I said and glare into the eyes of the demon.

"You want me, come and get me." Then goose bumps started to gather on the skin of Salzatorre, his eyes changed color back to their beautiful teal, his body became limp and he began to vomit a disgusting greenish brown substance all over the three of us. His body quickly tossed from right to left in repeated succession, then small holes began to cover his body about the size of pins, yellow puss slowly squeezed out from the millions of holes. I felt helpless, I felt enraged and mostly I felt like killing this thing.

"Is there anyway that I can enter Salzatorre," I asked the two near lifeless people standing by me.

Delphie thought a second, "I guess I could try to allow you to possess him but it probably won't work, I don't have much strength."

"Hold my hand," Amar said and started to chant and I felt my spirit leave my body and I was over Salzatorre, even covered in puss he looked amazing and then I sank into him. My words to Salzatorre would have sounded like this if I could ever express them...

Darker than the darkest night,

Burning with their own sacred light,

Your wings spread larger than life,

Striking fear into all that spy them,

Causing,

To me,

My love to enlarge for thee,

For in me is a special knowledge,

The knowledge that with my love,

Whogave you those wings,

Who gave you the power of flight,

Andwho gave you power over the night,

Your wings,

Inky blackness,

Representing a time in your life,

Best not remembered,

But never to be forgotten,

For in every life there are lessons of pleasure and pain,

Of love and of hate,

Of the good and the bad,

And with true love you find passion,

Happiness,

Joy,

And a release from any pain,

For you have found the completion of the heart and soul,

And to me we have found true love in each other,

Though I don't know how,

And nor do I care,

For with you in my heart,

I will let nothing effect me,

For you are my dark angel,

With wings to fly you through any troubled times,

Made more perfect than I,

Or any other,

With a heart and soul to encompass all,

To me your word is the law,

Obeyed without thought,

For with my love I also give the special gift of trust,

Trust not to forsake our love,

For as long as our love stays true,

So will I to you,

For I believe in our love,

My love in my dark winged angel,

Whose wings are,

Darker than the darkest night.

I looked up, and he stood there, the demon with his stupid looking smile, that cursed demon standing before my Prince Salzatorre. I ran over with my rapier.

"Are you ready to finish this?" I said. Salzatorre looked very fatigued obviously battling the demon for a long time.

"Little girl..." With that I slashed him and began to continue what I started.

"You just like your father," he said as he fell to the ground.

"What do you know of my father?"

"I know plenty and you love death as much as he does, I can see it in your eyes."

"I don't not seek death, those that seek my death set their own graves."

"You do not even see your own passion do you?" As the demon fell to the ground he growled.

"I passion for your death..." I said as I stabbed him in the heart repeated.

"You... and... your... father..." with that I began viciously slashed his body into pieces spreading all around me.

"I hate you. I hate your kind. I will kill of you." I said hysterically still attacking the tiny pieces of the demon. Salzatorre run behind me and grabbed me.

"It's okay." He said very calmly.

"He lies." I screamed.

"I know but that doesn't matter. You've saved me."

I calmed down. I had saved him. I looked into his teal eyes and a light seemed to surround me as I leaned into his soft lips with mine. We stood their, together for what seemed like an eternity, lips together, peaceful, just glazing into each others eyes. I felt my body tingling and fell into a deep darkness and sensed that Salzatorre was leaving me.

That's it. No more love stuff. I hate it. She going back the Neverwinter, see y'all in Chapter Seven.