Chapter 6

Dark as Night

Though it was day, the sky was a charcoal black over Kazas, the castle itself even darker. The ugly sight would want to make any passerby turn away, yet the city was over crowded with people. People deprived of hope, and looked forward to nothing in life but death.

And yet, with all the suffering, one man with a heart darker than the castle sat in his blood red throne chair with a slick grin on his sinister face.

He was indeed proud of himself. His dream of becoming king of Serdio came true. In fact, he was so proud; he changed his title from king to Emperor Doel.

"Nothing can stop me, nothing. Not Albert, or Carlo's ghost, or even the devil himself." He let out a low laugh to signify how disgustingly happy he was as he tightly held a small stone like object in his dirty, sweaty hand.

"Do not underestimate Albert," a deep but yet soothing voice said.

Doel was unhappy with this comment, but he did not take it seriously. He just relaxed more in his chair. The man that said the comment appeared before Doel. He wore a black robe, and had his hands tucked inside, only revealing a sharp nose, his black hood covered his eyes. The man had unnatural light skin, and was tall and slender compared to the average man.

"Albert just lost another battle, and his strongest knight has been taken to Hellena, plus we have the dragon. Hell would freeze over before Albert would win the war," Doel said boastfully.

The hooded man stood still as a statue. "Albert seems pretty confident."

Doel let out a snarl; he didn't like the hooded man's attitude. "I could end the war right now if I wanted to. I could just fly on over to damn Indels Castle and kill him just like I did to his father, but it would be much easier with this," Doel held out the stone he had gripped in his hand.

The hooded man let out a light laugh. "Too confident."

Doel felt heat build up inside of him. He felt the urge to kill the man, but it would be a waste.

"So, I take it then, that Albert took you in as a real battle expert advisor?"

"He's starting together his forces at Hoax as we speak."

"Good, I'm planning on having the dragon attack Bale, so, perhaps, Kongel would be good in Hoax."

"You mean the Giganto?"

"Yes," Doel said with a strong tone. "I've trained him since he was a child. He's come to be quite the killing machine. He's twice as tall as a man and at least ten times as strong as one."

"I forgot to mention….. The girl has been captured from Seles successfully." The man notified.

"That girl…… Why is she so important to you?" Doel questioned

"We made a deal remember? You give me the girl and the moon gem, and I give you the ultimate power of the dragon, and my expertise. I'll help you finish this two decade war and make you ruler of ALL Serdio, not just the Southern part. NO QUESTIONS ASKED."

"So, you just came here for the moon gem again. Haven't you found it yet in Albert's castle?"

"I've looked everywhere, even in Albert's room. Are you sure he has it?" The hooded man said with increasing anger.

"I've ordered three-hundred soldiers to look for it in Serdian shrines and memorials, what else can I do?"

"The moon gem……. One of Three mystical objects. . . . . Each was give to a country in Endiness. This country received the moon gem." The hooded man recited

"I remember Carlo talking about it once, and it was just something passed down within the royal family to the heir."

"Which means you wouldn't know much because you aren't the true heir of Serdio."

Doel cast a sharp glare at the hooded man. "How dare you say that to me?"

"I'm just stating the truth… That's all."

Doel backed down. Fighting with him wouldn't solve anything. "Did you ask Albert about it?"

"Of course I did, he told me that he's not allowed to say anything about it, only people in the royal family can know about the moon gem."

"Well, I only heard of its name and that's it."

"Now, about the girl….. I want her escorted here, under no harm." The hooded man said strictly.

"FINE."

"And if, I or one of your soldiers doesn't find the moon gem within the next several weeks, the deal's off."

Doel remained quiet, and gave the man a sly smirk.

"And…… I'll take that stone back that you have in your hand."

Well there was the long anticipated Chapter 6.

I'm glad I'm getting so many reviews I just wanted to touch on Doel a little bit and the deal he makes with the hooded man. I'm trying to give Doel a more important role since I felt he wasn't in it much in the game. And how he feels about Albert.