AND: Hi everybody! How do you all like this story? Its major event is coming in about a chapter or two. Hehehe! I doubt anyone's gotten the tiny hint I left. If you have an idea who the dark shadow is, guess in your review and leave your e-mail if you're an anonymous reviewer. I'll send you a special one-shot prize just for you if you're right. I won't put up the next chapter for a few days, just to give everyone a chance to guess.
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Opening the Skies
"This is," Cylan began with her small voice.
"Yes, this is the Capitol," she said softly. The group walked through the bronze gate, all attention on the group. Smiles and small bows from the people gave the visitors an idea of how much their queen was liked.
"It is different," Toros muttered under his breath. Yes, the Capitol was different from the Crog capitol. It was full of life for one thing. Since the Elon attacked the Crog home world over three hundred Earth years ago, the planet struggled to sustain life. It was like something was leaching away its energy.
"Elysian is full of life. It is said that Elysian will bring the beginning and end of an age of darkness and pull the universe into an age of light and prosperity," Spring said and looked over at the princess-seer. "My sympathy for your gift, but there must be a reason the Mother of All gave it to you. May you some day find your own destiny."
The city's colors, white and bronze, filled the streets and lined pathways. Ahead of the group, at the heart of the city, was the White Palace of Rau. Soldiers were going through their paces and barely raised an eyebrow to the newcomers. After all, if they were being escorted by the General then the Queen must be safe.
The group gathered in the War Room. It was a large conference from with many charts, maps, and a large circular table in the center. Cylan and Toros were seated between two very hyper Elysian teens named Eiki and Emma.
"So, who's stupid enough to piss of Queen Eva?" Eiki asked and was properly smacked by Spring who was next to her.
"The Elon were after my charge. Our ship was damaged and we crashed here. They came after us and your queen did something to the ship and made it explode," Toros said.
"The vacca foeda were stupid enough to come here," Emma muttered under her breath, but everyone heard her. The Elysians in the room shook there heads and sighed. The Elon would never learn to not mess with them. It was suicide.
"We have to be rea…." Eva began when the sky turned as dark as night. Eva quickly rose from her chair and ran to the window. Purple-black lightening streaked across a cloudless black sky. A hole opened in the sky above the courtyard. Darkness seeped out of it and a body slowly descended from the shadows.
