Deltora Quest: The Last Quest
A Fan fiction by: Bella-Bear (You may remember me as Deviant Goddess :D)
Disclaimer: Wahhhh! I don't own Deltora Quest…please don't sue me! I'm a waitress; I don't get paid much!
Description: The Belt of Deltora is complete, the Four Sisters have been destroyed and a much wanted peace has settled all over Deltora. Lief is coming to grips with his feelings for Jasmine, but Sharn wants Lief to marry another girl. (le gasp)
Suddenly, the Shadow Lord returns with a ferocious attack on Del that sends Lief, Barda and Jasmine on another quest, one that will prove to be the most dangerous they have ever embarked on. Then there is Lief's Quest. His quest to tell Jasmine how he feels about her, before it is too late…
Genre: Deltora Quest, Fantasy/Adventure/Romance! (HOORAY FOR L+J PAIRING! I will give the people what they want to read, because Emily Rodda sure didn't give it to us! )
Author's Note: I recommend that you've read all of the Deltora Quest books! I'll go into some detail about the history but not that much...READ AND REVIEW!
Also, I would like to point out a few things.
This fanfiction elaborates on the happenings that occurred AFTER the Four Sisters were destroyed, but BEFORE Lief and Jasmine were married.
I began writing this before I had read the final book, so I didn't know how it ended. Thus, please excuse any slight details that do not corroborate with the final book.
Also, we must change a tiny detail… in my story, Barda never opened the little wooden box- it remains shut, with one more lock to undo. I'm telling you this so that no one points it out as a mistake later ;P
This story, hopefully, will only be short. Basically, I'm not trying to write a whole novel here! I've got a little Shadow Lord back-story, but mostly I'm trying to focus on Lief and Jasmine. Thus, there will be a lot of time cuts, and it will skip around a lot. Don't critique that the story is moving too fast- I know it is, and that's on purpose :D
I'm writing this story because I am outraged that Rodda didn't do it first. When I finished the last book, as I'm sure others did, I felt extremely ripped off. We never witnessed the moment when the couple shared an "I love you" and instead we got a measly sentence or two telling us the pair got married and had a girl and two boys.
This won't just be a romantic story- the Shadow Lord has one final whack at destroying Deltora. I have to write this story to feel fulfilled and content, as the last Deltora Quest book did absolutely nothing for me.
Please be kind to my story and review it often!
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Prologue
…Beyond the mountains the red smoke billowed and grew...
That land was long dead. The winds breathed despair and misery in every gulp of air you dared to take and the breeze whistled eerily across the barren plains. Nameless creatures lurked under shadowy rocks and in crevices, hiding as best they could from the great evil that was stirring.
…Still the smoke grew…
There was no moon that night, nor was there ever a moon. A moon would be a symbol of hope, a symbol that there was a chance that the Evil could be defeated. There was no chance. The Evil was unstoppable.
The fools on the other side of the mountains had no idea of the pain and suffering that was on its way. They thought all was well now. They thought they were safe.
…The smoke billowed across the cracked and bleached plains…
All was not well. They would soon find out.
The Shadow Lord had never been defeated. He always had plans. They thought him to be weak, banished from Deltora without any power, without any way to return.
How wrong they were. The Shadow Lord always has plans.
…The red smoke billowed one last time as it stopped at the mountains and settled in to wait…it was not mere smoke…a greater evil lurked inside…
…A tiny wisp of smoke curled off and blew away across the mountains, into the lush, green lands that were now peaceful...As it floated around the midnight black sky, it became more solid…hazy tendrils became black wings…
The Shadow Lord was not alone. He had many allies who would help him. And he always had plans…
…The Shadow Lord is coming for you…