An: A quick warning before you read this, its a bit, cruel but thats war for you. You have been warned.

Chapter Two: Fall of the Kokori

Now we come to the part that history would rather enjoy forgetting, the slaughter of children isnt usually a subject discussed in class rooms or used as a bed time story. When the Warlord Morbent began his assult on the Kokori home there was no time for any one to shout for help, no time for any cry for mercy, for the Kokori were slaughtered where they stood and there great tree was cut down and and used as lumber for the body fire. Although the Warlord never liked mentioning it, only one Kokori eluded him, the supposed sage of the forest. While her family and friends were slaughtered she ran into the safety of the woods and to her temple hoping Morbent wouldnt find her, wishful thinking.

Morbent marched quickly almost whiping his soilders into a run, although he was exited for the battle to begin, he was still resentful that his master had given him nothing but a few children to slaughter and a tree to cut. Finally Morbent came upon the entrance to the forest, a large tunnel leading into darkness. Morbent waved his hand slighlty and his soilders halted waiting, waiting for the blood that they had so long been waiting for. "Advance!" Morbent shouted drawing a staff he wore across his back and marching forward with his death knights close behind.

Saria sat staring at the water as if trying to see something far off, all day she and the other sages had felt a horribal energy sweeping the land but none could figure out the scource. Saria shook her head fustrated and stood to go home, maybe some sleep will help me figure this out. Saria thought walking slowly to her home. As she neared her home she stopped suddenly, something was wrong, something was very wrong. Saria looked back and forth all the Kokori were sleeping exept for the watcher who still stood guarding the entrance to the cave. Suddenly the watch man turned and stuck out his hand as if telling someone to stop.

The small watcher shivered as Morbent stood before him, "You are not allowed to enter here sir please go home." Morbent stiffled a laugh, it wasnt kind to laugh at the dead. Morbent put his hands togehter his black robes flutterin slightly. The quickly spreading his hands apart Morbent drew his hidden blade and cut the Kokoris throat out. The childs blood sprayed out covering Morbents tattood bald face. But Morbent wasnt done. Morbent thrust his staff forward and smiled coldly, Instantly the the body was flung forward flying through the air and into a nearby window, awaking the owner.

Mido stared at the dead body of the watcher as it continued to bleed drenching the ground with crimson blood. Mido felt sick as he ran out of his house and vomited. When he raised his head Mido felt his blood chill. Marching forward was an army of armored skeletons ruby red eyes glowing as they slowly advanced. Mido felt frozen he couldnt scream he couldnt breath he couldnt run, all he could do was stare. Then Mido found his voice, and let out a scream so loud it woke ever Kokori in the forest.

Without any urging the skeletal soilders ran foreward swords drawn screeching a sound never heared before by the Kokori. From the closest house the know it all brother ran out sling shots drawn ready to defend there friends. They paid for there foolishness. The skeletal soilders broke on the brothers hacking and cutting them to so many pieces, one could not tell what the remains were from.

"No." Saria gasped as she saw the slaughter play out in front of her, she had to do something anything, but what? The the thought came to her drawing upon her power she muttered a strange phrase feeling the power enter her body she reasesed the spell enveloping her and Mido in a green flash.

Morbent's head flew up as he felt the power surge and saw two of the Kokori vanish, "So one of the sages decides to put up a fight, good this should be fun." Morbent said leaving the corpse of a gutted Kokori open to the moonlight. A death knight rode up to Morbent and slowed his horse saluting at the same time.

"Lord Morbent the Kokori have been deystoryed and our forces are moving to the tree, your orders?" The death knight said lowering his hand back onto the reins of his skeletal horse.

"Cut the tree and use it to burn the forest and the bodies then send the troops to Epion so he may begin his assult of the water people." Morbent said sprinting twoard the lost woods already feeling the thrill of the hunt.

"Mido you must warn the other sages you have to." Saria pleaded with Mido desperatly trying to give him her Ocoraina. Mido sat on the floor his face pale staring up at the stars with a blank stare. Saria felt a tear role down her cheek as she looked at her friend. "Mido," she begged "youve got to help me if you dont do this we all die."

"Why dont you go yourself then?" Mido asked his voice breaking as he tried not to cry.

"My duty is to the forest I must defend it as long as I can but you can go tell Raru what has happended he will know what to do." Saria said placing her hands on Mido shoulders staring at him tenderly. Mido nodded and took the insturment, but before he could put it to his lips Saria put hers on his in a quick kiss, "Good luck." Saria said vanishing into the forest. Mido sat there dumbfounded but slowly found his focus and played the song taking him to the temple of time.

Morbent walked slowly twoard the small sage as she sat on the stump staring down trying to hide her tears. "Well well my dear this forest of yours is quite annoying but I found my way to you all the same, I hope you have prepaired yourself for what is to come." Morbent asked smiling sweetly while his eyes held nothing but malice. Saria said nothing as she stood her eyes burning with resolve. Saria spread out her hands and quickly brought them toghether. The floor beneath Morbent turned violent as roots entangled him. The roots than began to squeze Morbent in an attempt to crush them. "My my looks like we do have some fight in us." Morbent growled as he muttered a phrase. Slowly the room began to heat up as Morbents eyes glowed with a fiendish delight. The all at once Saria and himslef were surounded with a ring of fire. Saria looked around despretly looking for some means to fight back, there were none. Morbent drew his sword and slowly advanced on Saria. Saria had only one hope she closed her eyes and drew on her power. Morbent cackled madly as he drew his sword back prepairing to cut Saria in two.

Morbent swung his sword into Sarias side seperating muscle from bone and cutting her in half. Sarias remains slowly fell to the floor but before she did her body evaporated in green light and then only Morbent stood grinning madly at his sucsess.

Mido felt lost as he stood at the altar wondering how he was supposed to contact Raru, when suddenly there was a green flash and there on the floor was an unconsious whole Saria.