Ok, sorry I waited so long in this, but like I said, I wanted to complete my Frozen Hearts and Blazing Souls story before I continue on with this one. I was glad to have written that one, and I hate to have to end it, but it had a good run. And I'm hoping, so will this one. Let's keep going, shall we? Here's where the revived king and queen, along with Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff, learn what else that book of Daniel's holds. The amazing power it has, you're about to discover for yourself. Let's go.
a few days later, after everything had basically gone back to like it was in the past. Elsa and Anna had their parents back, thanks to that stranger, Daniel. And it had been confirmed all throughout Arendelle, that the rightful rulers had returned, but Elsa had stayed the queen, in her mother Queen Idun's place.
On a nice, warm summer day King Adgar was out taking a walk, away from the town, and he was near some houses in the woods.
He took a sniff of the fresh air, and sighed heavily at it, because he hadn't smelt fresh air for 4 years, in person.
He looked to his left and saw a few big oak barrels near an old, abandoned cottage. He walked towards them and he tried lifting it, but it was heavy, and full of liquid. "What is this?"
"Something I came to collect." A voice answered.
He turned around and saw Daniel standing there, wearing his black robe as usual. "Well, look who it is. How are you?"
"I'm fine thanks."
"What do you mean you came to collect that barrel."
"I made a few barrels of wine."
"Wine?"
"Yes, wine. In fact it's my dad's own recipe of it. He used to make his own wine, and it might just be the best kind you ever tasted. He taught me how to make it."
"Speaking of which, where are your parents. Are you from here?"
"No. I'm from another small island, about 500 miles south of this place. My parents, uh, they're back home, while I take this journey."
"What journey?" asked the king curiously.
"For 6 years, I've been away from home, because I always wanted to see the wonders out there. My parents were a little worried, but my dad seemed a little more proud of me doing this. He was surprised I wanted to find a new life at such a young age. I'm brave, smart, and very strong. Plus I still have this magic book." and he reached into the folds of his black robe, and he pulled out his red book.
"How old are you, exactly?"
"I'm 22."
"And you've been this far from home, for 6 years?"
"Well, when you're as curious and strong as I am, you've got a lot coming to you."
"Tell you what? Why don't we discuss more of this in the tavern? I'll buy us a drink."
"If you insist. I'll get the barrels later."
The king put his hands on Daniel's shoulder and they walked back towards town.
Down in the tavern, King Adgar and Daniel went and sat at the counter, and started to discuss more about what Daniel had been up to.
The bartender set two ales on the counter for them and they took their drinks.
"So where did you get this book?" asked King Adgar.
"It was left at my doorstep of my house, when I was only 15. But it wasn't the first weird thing that had happened in my life," Daniel replied taking a drink of his ale.
"First weird thing?"
"Since I was just 12, strange events started to happen in my life. And I think it all began with a few of those creatures that attacked your daughter and that mountain man, came and tried to invade my hometown. But there were very few of them, and those monsters are weak, so they weren't much trouble. But another thing that happened was a gray horse being left for me at my house, at 12. It never said who it was from, just that it was for me."
"Like that book of yours?" the king confirmed taking a drink.
Daniel had also taken another drink at the same time, but took a shorter one. "Yep. And the really strange thing was when I went out riding one late afternoon, I felt this really strange presence. It just felt like something cold had entered my body, and then out of nowhere, this man appears in front of my horse, bucking me off. I don't even know where he came from."
"What did he look like?"
"He wore a black robe, black boots, he has pale blue eyes, short, flattened, silver hair, along with a beard and mustache, which was the same silver color, and connected with his sideburns. I don't know who he was, because I'd never seen him before in my life. But he seemed to know me. He not only knew my name, he knew all the problems I had in my life." Daniel stopped to take another drink.
"What problems?"
"Bullying problems. Ever since I was only 8 years old, I was bullied by this older kid. His name was Thomas Sanderson. He would always pick on me. He's push me, give me black eyes, make fun of me, pour buckets of dirt on me. And he was two years older than me. He was bigger, he was stronger, and there was nothing I could do to stop him."
The king who'd taken another drink had finished. "If there's one thing I can stand, it's people who pick on smaller people."
"You can say that again. But this guy, I don't know how he did it, but somehow, he made me stronger. He gave me great abilities and reflexes, and he even gave me..." Daniel went over to the king and whispered in his ear. "...powers over fire."
The king choked on his drink just after he said that. "You're serious?"
"I'd rather not discuss that here though. You know because of..." he gestured to all those people.
"Right. They both chugged down the rest of their ales, and the king laid a few gold coins on the table, then they left.
They both went to a different spot away from the town, and where it was absolutely private for them. They were at the cabin Daniel had said he was staying at.
Inside, the cabin was old and the wood it was made from was dirty, there was a couch in the middle of the place, which he used to sleep on, there was also a stone fireplace, a few of his barrels of wine, and multiple windows around the place.
"So this stranger, he gave you powers over fire?" asked the king as they went on with their conversation.
"Yes. But like I said to you earlier, that wasn't all. He also gave me great strength, reflexes, and abilities."
"Such as?"
"Well it didn't feel very good at first. The way he gave it all to me, was him putting a hand on my back, and then this pain just started surging through my body. It was like I'd just been stabbed with thousands of needles, all at once. And there was also some pretty bad burning going on inside of me, I had no idea what he was doing. But before he started it, he told me he knew the problems I've always had with that bully. And he said he was here to offer me a marvelous gift. One that would help and change my life."
"So you ended up accepting this gift?"
"Yes. After he basically gifted me, I felt fine for a while, until I got home. I was so hot on both the inside and out. I felt really ill, like I'd caught the flu. I went up to go to sleep, seeing if it would help, and before I could get to my bed, I passed out on the floor. The burning and the illness had just put me right to sleep. And when morning came, I didn't feel it anymore. I felt so strong. I discovered all the abilities that man had given me. I got the ability to jump really high, my reflexes became almost lightning fast, I could scale housed and buildings."
"Scale them? You mean climb them?"
"Yes. Just by grabbing onto one ledge, to another. And the best ability of all, a 500 percent increase in my own strength."
The king's expression turned shocked. "Are you serious right now?"
Daniel got up off the couch, then he grabbed it with one hand, and lifted it high above his head, with only that one arm.
"Okay. I believe you. Could you please put me down now? This is very unnatural."
Daniel set the couch back down and took a seat.
"Thanks to all those abilities. I was finally able to get the punk, Tom Sanderson to finally leave me alone. After I'd left home on that same day, I went out to the market place, and he and all his friends surrounded me like they always would. But I taught him a lesson. I used my own strength and abilities to stop them, making them beat themselves up."
"Impressive."
"After all that, he was the one afraid of me. He never bothered me again."
"What about those things you call goblins. Elsa and Anna told me about what you'd said."
"I used all my abilities to save my town from any that came. They were no match for my strength and reflexes."
"You really should tell the others about this."
"I don't know. I prefer this to not get out into all of civilization."
"Well, how about you come back with me to the castle. You tell everyone your story, and I'll make sure that no one lets the word out."
"I suppose that's a fair deal. All right," Daniel nodded. "I'll let them know all about me, and you make sure that it stays a secret."
They both got up off the couch and left the cabin, and headed back to the castle.
Back at the castle, Elsa, Anna, and their mother, Queen Idun, were all in a room, talking and catching up on what she hadn't been around for in their lives, the past 4 years. Elsa and Anna told her everything that happened: The day on the coronation, the eternal winter, Hans trying to kill them, Anna turning to solid ice, and even how Elsa was finally able to control their powers.
"So because of Anna, I realized how much I loved her, and then the answer had came to me. Love was the answer to controlling my powers."
"Your father and I knew you could do it. I'm so proud of you girls," said the queen.
"I'll never shut anyone out again. I'll never go back to being isolated."
"Never again," said Queen Idun. "We're never going to go through any of that again, Elsa. You have no idea how much it pained us to have to do that to you. From now on, you're a free woman. And a great queen."
"Thank you."
The doors then opened, and the girls looked and saw the king with Daniel by his side.
"Well, look who's here," said the queen. "Welcome back."
"Thanks. The king here, brought me so I could tell you something."
"What would that be?" the queen asked.
"Get comfortable. It's a long story."
Daniel pulled up a chair, while the king took a seat on the couch with his wife and daughters, and Daniel started to explain everything.
He told them everything he told the king, about being gifted with great powers and abilities, the bully he had trouble with, and even the strange man who'd made it all happen.
"So I guess that's why I left home. I was hoping maybe if I went searching out there, then I'd find the answers to all these events that have been happening in my life."
"Have you found out why?" Anna asked.
"No. But I have seen some pretty amazing things."
"So you say that book of yours was just left at your doorstep?" Queen Idun spoke out. "It didn't have anyone's name? No initials or anything?"
"Not a one. The tag it had on it said 'For Daniel Simmons' and that was it."
"So what other magic does that book hold?" Elsa asked.
"Hundreds and hundreds of spells. In fact, I think I'll show you what else it can do," he said reaching into the folds of his robe, and pulling out the red book.
He flipped through the pages and stopped somewhere in the middle, and silently read through something. After reading, he closed it back up, then put it on the chair. After that, crossed both his hands in front of his face, and closed his eyes.
"What are you doing, son?" asked King Adgar.
"Shh. It's the way to work one of the spells."
He opened his eyes back up, which were now glowing blue, like when he did the spell when he revived the king and queen, and then that same blue light filled the whole room, making the others jump.
"What is this?!" asked the queen.
"Relax. It's just an illusion," Daniel replied. "I'm showing you the day I met that strange man."
The blue light started to fade, and a town started to materialize, as it faded, and the room was gone.
The town was a nice place. There were hundreds of gray stone, houses, clothes lines hanging on a lot of the places, there were people all around the town, in market places, where others were selling fruits, vegetables. There was a big place with a sign saying "Harvey's Butcher Shop" on it, where meat could be seen hanging in the window.
And through all that, 13 year old Daniel was riding on a light gray horse, with a big black spot on its back, and he looked a little different, than what he did now.
His hair was a little longer than it was now, which he had combed flat, he didn't have the black glove on his left hand, he wore a long sleeved, dark green shirt, white a black vest, black pants, and black boots. He rode on his horse through town, minding his own business, and he rode away from all the buildings, and went towards a stone bride, over a river. He went across the bridge, and started to head to another part of town, where more buildings were, but then things started to get blurry.
"What's happening?" Elsa asked.
"Watch," Daniel replied.
Things got even more and more blurry by the second, and then out of nowhere, a man just appeared out of nowhere.
The horse whinnied loudly, and it bucked Daniel off, then took a few steps back.
"My sincerest apologies, my boy," the man apologized.
"It's all right," Daniel replied.
He looked up and got a better glimpse at the stranger. He looked as Daniel described him: Short, silver hair, a short beard and mustache, which had connected with his sideburns. He had a black robe on, that covered his whole body, with a hood on back, and he had black gloves and boots.
The man kneeled down and helped Daniel up.
"So what are you doing out here, young man?" the stranger asked.
"I was out riding for a few hours, and now I'm headed for home," Daniel answered.
"Something troubling you, dear boy?" the man asked again.
"Why do you say that?"
"I know that look, son. You have a bully problem, don't you, Daniel?"
"How do you know my name, and my bully problem?"
"I've seen it. I'm a very wise man, son. Those creeps picking on you, it makes me so angry!" he said clenching his fist. "I don't like that those little punks think they can do whatever they want to you, just because they're older and bigger."
"That's exactly how I feel. They don't know how to mind their own business. Always think they have to mess with me. Especially that punk, Thomas Sanderson!" Daniel started to raise his voice.
"That's exactly why I came to see you, my boy. I came to help you."
"How?"
"Let's s just say I have a little gift for you. One that'll make you strong. Make them never mess with you again. Before you know it, they'll be the ones afraid of you."
"How can you make me stronger, Mister."
"Between you and me, I possess great magic. And I'm gonna share it with you. I'm gonna make you stronger with it."
"You don't want any payment in return do you?"
"Of course not. You being able to take on those bullies and teach them a lesson, will be payment enough for me. But to make it official, let's shake on it," he held out his right hand.
Daniel took his hand and they shook.
And then the man pulled Daniel closer, and he placed his other hand on his back, making Daniel's eyes start to glow fiery red, and the same light surged through his body, making his whole being start to glow. "Just relax, son. It may feel a little uncomfortable at first, but very soon, you'll grow to enjoy it." He let go of Daniel's hand, took his other hand off his back, then he took a few steps back, and younger Daniel collapsed.
He recovered and looked back up, and the strange man was gone.
"Who was that guy?" Daniel asked himself. He walked over to his horse, got back on it, then rode off.
At his house, which was gray like all the other buildings, Daniel rode up there, and he put his horse into a brown, wooden stable next to the place.
He went over to thee front door, but then he started to slow down. "All of a sudden I don't feel too well."
He opened the doors of his place, and there were his parents. His father was at the kitchen table, reading a newspaper, and he threw it down, to see his son. He had slicked up, jet-black hair, that was turning a light gray, a full grown mustache, leafy green eyes, and he wore a long sleeved, red shirt, with black pants, like Daniel, and black dress shoes. "Hey, son. You all right?"
"Not really. I feel so ill. It's like I have the flu."
His mother came down the stairs, and she had long, light brown hair, the same color of ocean blue eyes Daniel had, and she wore a white top, with a jade green dress. She walked up to Daniel and put her hand on his forehead. "Oh, my. You're burning up."
"I feel hot all around my body," said Daniel. "I feel so woozy. I'm gonna go to sleep, see if that'll help."
He walked up the stairs and turned left at the top, and opened the door to his room, which had his bed, with dark blue sheets and he had a desk across from it, with a bunch of paper and writing utensils on it.
Daniel kicked off his boots, and he wore dark gray socks, he also took the black vest off, and walked over to the bed, and as he reached it, he collapsed to the floor.
His skin was turning red, and he was sweating like crazy, and in just a few minutes, he passed out.
The whole illusion turned blue again, and it revealed to the next morning, with Daniel still laying on the floor.
His skin was no longer red, and he got up.
He looked to a mirror above his desk, and he looked to see he was still normal, but he felt stronger.
Daniel rolled up his sleeves and saw his arms were more muscular. "So that's what he meant."
He put his sleeves back down and opened the door to his room, and went back downstairs.
His parents were still wearing the similar clothes, only his father now wore a dark blue shirt, with the same black pants, and his mother was wearing a dark gray top with a lighter green dress. His father was sitting at a table, with a plate of sausages and an omelet. He was looking at another newspaper, and sipping a mug of coffee. He put it down and saw Daniel. "Hi, son. How do you feel?"
"I feel much better. I guess all I needed was a little sleep," Daniel replied and he went and took a seat.
His mother came and set a plate with an omelet and sausages down in front of Daniel. "Spinach and red peppers. Just how you like it."
"Thanks, Mom."
"Coffee, boy?" his father asked.
"Yes, please."
His father put a mug in front of Daniel and picked up a silver metal pot, pouring the coffee into Daniel's mug. He set it back on the table, but he put it too close to the edge, and it fell off.
Daniel saw the pot falling and he made a really quick move, and grabbed it by the handle as it fell.
His father looked at him surprised. "Good reflexes."
"Thanks. I don't know where that came from though."
He started to eat his breakfast, which only took him about five minutes to devour.
"You seemed hungry today," said his mother.
"Yeah, I guess I was. Well, I gotta go. Got things to do."
Daniel walked over to the front door, and pulled it open, but after he did, he pulled it right off its hinges.
His parents looked up shocked.
"Where did that come from?" asked Daniel. "Sorry about that."
He walked out and put the door back in place.
"What was that all about, Luke?" asked Daniel's mother.
"You're asking the wrong guy," his father Luke replied.
Then the whole illusion turned to mist, and it all vanished.
"So now you know what that was like," said Daniel. "There's a lot of spells in this book. Some even help when in battle. There are defensive fighting spells. Spells that can change your look, so you look and sound exactly like someone else, spells that heal." He turned to a page and cracked a grin at it. "And here's one of my favorites." He put the book back down, then snapped his fingers on his right hand. After he did, more of him started to appear out of thin air and circle around the room. "Cloning spell. Makes hundreds of clones of you," said all the Daniels in unison.
"I must say I'm impressed, Daniel," said King Adgar looking to one of him.
"Who are you talking to?" asked the clones.
"I don't know."
"There are over a hundred of me, but which one's the real me?" the Daniel clones all joked and started laughing hysterically, and Elsa and Anna couldn't hold in their laughter.
Then one of the Daniels stepped forward in front of the king and he snapped his fingers, making all the others disappear.
"There's one more thing I want to ask you," said Queen Idun.
"What's that?" Daniel asked.
"Why do you have a black glove on your left hand? Is it to limit your power or something?"
"No. But why I wear this glove is personal. I'm sorry but I can't tell you."
"Why not?"
"He said it's personal," the king looked to her. "If he doesn't want to talk then he doesn't have to."
"All right. I'll forget I asked."
"Listen, son. I'd like to properly thank you for what you did for us. How you saved our daughter, and then raised us from the grave. For that, we owe you our lives. So who would you like to join us for dinner tonight?" asked the king.
"I'd like that. I'll take your offer. Better than trying to get a decent meal in that old tavern. But first, I need to get something done. I'll come back later."
"That's fine. From now on, you're welcome here, anytime," said King Adgar.
Meanwhile, somewhere out of town. There was an old village in the woods of Arendelle. There were hundreds of people, gathering crops, and washing off clothes in a stone well of water.
One man, wearing a gray, long sleeved shirt, with dark orange pants, and black boots, he had long silver hair, bright green eyes, and he was pushing a wheel barrel of barley.
All of a sudden, a house was caught on fire and instantly blazed in flames.
Everyone gasped at the sight of it, and ran over to it, but before anyone could get to it, more houses started to catch fire, and then explosions followed, killing hundreds of those innocent villagers.
The man with the wheel barrel then got knocked to the ground, but nothing was there. And then he saw a person in an all black robe.
The person reached the villager and lifted him off the ground.
"Please, please, don't hurt me!" the villager pleaded. "What do you want. I'll give you anything."
The robed man tossed the villager to the ground and kneeled down to him, then he made a silver light shine in his hands, and a small orb appeared. "Have you seen this young man?"
The villager looked at who it was. "I think I may have seen him go into the tavern a while back." He said frightened.
"Where is he now? And don't lie to me."
"I don't know where he is! I just saw him that one day going into the tavern. But that was the only time. I never saw him again. I swear it's the truth!"
The cloaked figure just chuckled a little bit. "I believe you." He stood back up, and then he made his hands start to glow electric green, and with that green light, he blasted the village man, leaving him with bad burns, cuts, and scorch marks on his body.
He looked back to the rest of the village, and he raised his hands into the air, and more explosions broke out all over, destroying everything, and killing many of the other villagers.
The cloaked man walked off, leaving the burnt ruins of that village, in smoke and fire.
Okay, that's all I'm gonna do for now. Who was that cloaked figure, that just killed all those innocent people? Any ideas? And how did you like this? All those spells that are in Daniel's book. And what is behind his left arm? Why does he wear that black glove? If not to conceal his powers than what? You'll find out eventually.
