Beyond Life and Death
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Chapter 7: Enlightenment
A day had gone by after the riots caused by Ember. The two's populace was in utter confusion up to this point. Hypnosis, ghosts, mind control. What the Fentons had described made almost no sense to them. Their city was almost in ruin and some of the populace lay dead. This had been the first major ghost attack in a year. However, they went back to their lives. They cleaned up their streets, reorganized the citizens, and helped their wounded. All in all, they were getting back to the way things were before the attack.
At the Fentons house, the damage from yesterday was being taken care of. Jack and Maddie had suffered only minor injuries and were healing rather quickly. Tucker and Jazz weren't injured, only dazed from being hypnotized so much. All of them, including Sam, were in the basement/lab, sitting in chairs and contemplating everything that had occurred.
"Who would have known that was a ghost at first?" Jack said as he cleaned out an assault rifle.
"I thought she was just a rock star before all this," Maddie said.
"You learn new things everyday," Tucker stated as he taped on his PDA.
"Okay, I want to know just how that ghost got in. The portal was locked off," Maddie said as she motioned to the ghost portal, which had its steel plated protection barrier around it.
"Good point. I locked that thing up after Danny's death. Nothing can get in or out," Jack stated.
"Are you sure you didn't open it back up?" Jazz asked.
"Of course not. I haven' touched it since then. Nothing can get in or out."
"The only other answer is that Ember found herself a portal back into this world." Jazz said.
"That's impossible. What are the chances?"
"Well, they kind of just skyrocketed with this event," Tucker said.
"What happened is prove that the next thing that gets here could wipe us all out. We need to be getting ready." Maddie said.
"Maddie's right." Jack said," And with you kids-"
"I meant just us."
"Come on, Maddie. Sam took down Ember pretty much by herself. We need all the help we can get if more ghost come."
"We can handle them by ourselves. Both of us have the training."
"Maddie, they'll be fine-"
"We don't need another person we care about getting killed!"
"I know you're upset about Danny. But, that can't stop us by taking precautions."
"By precautions, do you mean putting our friends and family out on in the action to get killed?"
"Don't make it seem like I don't care about anything about my work!"
"Well, its getting to that!"
"Will you two cool it!" Jazz yelled out.
As their argument continued, Sam was the only one not taking it into much consideration. Something else was on her mind. The memory of the fallen Ember was still hanging on her mind. That one word that Ember echoed. Necromancer. What did it mean? More to the fact, who was it. Ember called him such things as "the one ghosts feared", and "your destroyer", or something like that. The purpose of this word was the one thing that Sam was trying to contemplate. She was thinking about it so much that she didn't hear herself say, "Necromancer."
"What did you say?" Tucker asked as he looked over at Sam.
"Something I heard Ember say before she dissolved," Sam stated.
Jack stopped arguing with his wife and stated," A sort of ghost code?"
"Don't chance the subject," Maddie said.
"Not now. This could be important."
"Mentioned something about his coming. Talked about him being the all mighty one."
"Could have been a trick," Jazz said. "People say crazy things before they die."
"Thing is, that used to be a person. Now, who can tell if it was a lie or not?"
"Even so. We should still look into-"
"It must have meant nothing. Why would a ghost let this out? It could have been some stupid kind of last minute threat," Maddie said.
"It doesn't matter. We still have to take this into consideration," Jack said.
"You think just about everything ghost related is a threat."
This once again sparked another heated argument between the two Fentons. Jazz shot a glance over to Sam and Tuck that clearly said, "You guys better leave." The two of the quietly left the Fenton household and began walking back to their homes.
"Wow. Those two really need to see counseling," Tucker said as the two headed up the street.
"Whatever," Sam said.
"Still thinking about what Ember said?"
"When I heard her say it, she just sounded so chilling."
"You sure she wasn't going crazy from dying or something like that?"
"I could feel that she was forceful in saying that name," Sam said as they rounded a corner. "It was like it was a warning."
"Are you sure that Ember meant it?"
"I'm dead on positive."
"Okay. I believe it." Tucker said as they came to an intersection. "I'll go get what I can on the "Necromancer". See you tomorrow."
"Bye."
As Tucker went left and Sam went right, her mind was full of worry. The Fentons fighting among each other, a deadly ghost attack, and some sort of word that had a dangerous aura around it. Her whole world was changing in a really bad way. She felt like it would cave in on her at any moment. She still wished Danny were here. Maybe he could sort this whole mess out. And yet, she remembered that she still had to be strong. Not just for herself, but for everything she cared about. (I have Danny with me in my heart. In a way, he never left me.) And as she walked back home, her mind continued to fight between the feelings of determination and fear.
Back in the Ghost Zone…
The cloaked ghost who had sent Ember back was in a dark room, in a mediation pose and muttering some unknown words under his breath. Just then, the door behind him opened. The room was flooded in green light as Walker stepped into the room.
"My lord-"
"I told you to never bother me when I am gathering. This had better be important," The ghost said. Walker was suddenly shivering when he heard these words that seemed to pierce his exterior. Nevertheless, he retained his fearless stance.
"We found it."
The cloaked man got up and turned to Walker. "Excellent. This is very good news."
"However, Ember failed."
"I guessed so."
"You really didn't presume she was going to succeed?"
"No. I just wanted to see if the city you and everyone else failed to capture was strong even with there Halfa. Yet, even his death didn't slow them. The ghost hunters there are more of a threat then presumed."
"I went against them before. They are skilled, yet not bright most of the time."
"Do not worry. They wouldn't be enough top save the human world from my hellfire."
The two of them then materialized through the ceiling and eventually made it to the surveillance walkways of the wall. Walker and the man looked up to lay eyes on what was hovering over Walker's prison. It was a floating piece of rock that looked like it had been ripped up. On the rock, however, was what gave it its importance. It was a building that was rectangular and about three stories. It was flanked by four columns on either side and was build of what could be called sandstone. As the two of them hovered up to the building, they took a look at a grand golden doorway that was about half the size of the structure. It was embedded with symbols of some kind of strange race.
"Beyond life and Death, there is true immortality," the ghost said as he read from the writing. "I thought that up."
"Clever. You know, about half my men were wiped out in retrieving this for you. Are you sure it will help us?" Walker asked.
"Do you question me?"
"No, sir."
"This is the only artifact from my past life that survived. It has remained untouched for centuries. Using it, I will bring a new order to the human world. One where death will become a nothing but of myths."
"Will I still be given my end of the deal?"
"Of course. Your services will be utilized. Anyways, I am going to need some of your prisoners that you don't need anymore."
"What for?"
"This thing needs energy. And besides, what of the sacrifices of the weak have on the outcome of a new future?"
"I will due as you wish."
"You do well, Walker. By tomorrow, my plan will be in full effect."
What is the plan? Chapter 8 is coming soon!