AND: This is just a teaser for my loyal readers. At the bottom is a description of the planet Elysian and her people. You guys are going to be so angry at me after reading this.
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Chapter 13
"Traitor"
Night, the essence of darkness and the beginning of the end for one line, had fallen upon the Keep. People were asleep in their beds or on guard duty. No one was wondering the streets, besides one who walked in shadows.
The figure was not unknown to the Keep's guards, so they would not notice the person. Just nod and quickly walk away. There was no need to anger one of the best fighters in the Keep. No one thought to question why the fighter was out at such a late hour.
The figure chuckled slightly beneath their coat. The guards were idiots. They would never suspect that the greatest fighter was a traitor. They would be in for a big shock. Slipping into the tunnel, the shadowed one crept into the forest. A royal guard was there to meet them.
"Your report," the guard said.
"The Heir can summon Eliduran. The Queen needs to attack soon, before the Heir becomes too powerful," the traitor said.
"You have done well," the guard said. Smirks appeared on both faces.
"Soon, little heir, you will face the wrath of Queen Waterfist," the traitor whispered and headed back to the Keep.
Eva awoke in her bed in a cold sweat. She felt cold and afraid. Hugging her knees to her chest, she began to cry for a reason she didn't understand. After a few minutes of quiet tears, her head snapped up. She finally realized what was wrong. She felt something was amiss. The balance she had been feeling lately had just shifted. Something had just changed, and it wasn't for the better. Dread gripped her heart and she found it difficult to breathe.
"We are in so much trouble," she whispered and turned to view the crescent moon that hung high in the sky from her window.
The planet Elysian has three continents and a small group of islands. Each of the continents is ruled by the Queen. The islands are ruled by the Wavewalkers. Eln is the largest continent and the place where our story takes place. It is mostly covered by a tropical rainforest in its interior. The southern half is temperate forest that is divided from the jungle by a mountain rage. Size-wise, think of Asia, all of the islands, and Europe combined. Yiansu is the next biggest island. It's mostly desert and savannah like areas. It's about the same size as Africa and Austrailia combined. Coderim is the smallest continent. It is primary forest and plains where most of the food is grown. Think the United States Midwest. Coderim is roughly the size of Canada, the US and Mexico. Most of the vegetation and animals are roughly 3-7 times as large as a similar Earth counterpart.
Elysian's people are, typically, secretive and reserved. They have amazing senses of honor. They can manipulate the forces of nature and are bonded to large animals. They make the best healers because they use ambient energy to heal wounds. Often called the Balancers, they are called in to write treaties for everything from trade to surrender. This was stopped after Waterfist became queen. Elysians do not really differ from Earth people with the exception of their slightly elf-like ears and pointed incisors. When felling an extreme emotion lie anger or love, some of their eyes turn amber or get gold flecks in them.
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