The Favor
" A favor?" They asked.
" Yes….A favor." He repeated. " Long ago, I was a vampire, the firstborn of Kain's Lieutenants. It was during that time of my service under Kain that I grew wings. He However, I had emerged from the state of Change with my Gift before Kain had undergone the state of Change himself. Right after I had shown them to him, He felt them and then he…… ripped the bone out! (He indicated his ruined wings.)
The humans grimaced.
"What happened then?"
"I was executed."
"I was taken to the Abyss. I knew the reason. There was only one possible outcome, my eternal damnation! I, Raziel, was to suffer the fate of traitors and weaklings to burn forever in the bowels of the Lake of the Dead. 'Cast him in', Kain ordered to my brothers Turel and Dumah. Tumbling, burning with white-hot fire, I plunged into the depths of the Abyss. Unspeakable pain. Relentless agony. Time ceased to exist, only this torture and a deepening hatred of the hypocrisy that damned me to this hell! An eternity passed, and my torment receded, bringing me back form the precipice of madness. The descent had destroyed me, and yet, I Lived!"
The realism of which he told his tale had drawn their minds in and they had literally seen it in their minds. They saw him bow to Kain. They felt his pain as his Gift was torn from his body. They saw him being dragged to the edge of the Abyss. They heard Kain give the order to "Cast him in." They felt the agony and torture he experienced when his body plunged into the Lake of the Dead. His words seemed more than what they really were.
" I had been reborn by the Elder and he used me, to slay every vampire on Nosgoth."
"My wings, though ruined, were not completely unusable. I can still glide," He said, bringing his listeners back to the present. "however I truly, yearn to be able to truly fly."
" It isn't possible for me to die like other living creatures, since I have been killed twice already. I probably still exist in your time, however distant it is!"
That surprised them.
"Can the two of you use your power to restore my wings?" He asked.
"Can you give us some time to think it over?" Nita asked.
"Yes, I shall leave you two to talk. When you have decided, place your hand on this crystal (He placed a large crystal on the table), and voice my name. I would highly advise you not to touch anything else here or leave this room."
With that, he calmly strode out the door.
" Do you think we can?" Kit asked her, once the door had been shut.
"I don't know. Maybe we could come back with us and we could get help there. But I don't want to pull another 'blank-check' wizardry again!"
"Yeah"
" We could ask always Darine to help send him home afterwards. Okay? "
He nodded, opened the door, and activated the crystal.
There was a formation of green energy near the doorway and Raziel appeared.
" Have you decided? " He asked.
"Yes."
"What is your decision?"
"Yes, however we will need to restore your Gift after we return to our own time. In order for that to occur you will have to accompany us back to our own time."
" I understand. However, if you betray me or fail to fulfill your agreement……Nothing, would save your soul……"
There was complete silence for a while.
"Do you understand ?"
"Yes."
"Good. Now, I believe that you are hungry from all these recent events, so please follow me down to the dinning area."
"We really aren't that hungry." Nita said trying not to think of what type of meal he was offering.
"Trust me, all meals are prepared through entirely through magic and according to how you want them. All you have to do think of it as you want it to be, and it is."
"Well, okay.." the wizards said as they followed their host to dinner.