Disclaimer: I don't own Narnia or any characters you may recognize from the books or the movies, I wish I did but I don't... I also don't own the Narnian Calendar. It belongs to Elecktrum who was kind enough to let me borrow it for my story. Her own stories are awesome and you should go read them too.
Summary: 21 Yule 1006 will see the first lunar eclipse to occur on the Winter Solstice in four hundred years. Enemies of Narnia rejoice! For the time of the Golden Age will come to an end with the spilling of royal blood and Jadis will be revived!
A/N: If you have not read the first three stories in the A Light in the Darkness main story arc (Awakening, Shadowed, and Revealed), I highly recommend you do so. However, if you want to give this one a whirl on its own, you can.
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Ceremony, Part Two
The moon was eclipsed in darkness but four braziers, most likely maintaining their flames due to magic, still provided plenty of light. Katerina Alambiel saw Beira bring the dagger down and she finally made her move at the same time a unified war cry rang out, "For Aslan! And, for Narnia!" She hooked her left foot behind Brutus' foot and jerked as she pulled away from the Hag. A burning pain bloomed as the knife barely cut her left wrist, but her blood just missed landing on the White Witch's broken wand as she toppled Brutus. Scrambling away from the Werewolf, she saw Beira swinging the wand at her, aiming specifically for her bleeding wrist, but just then, the Narnians broke the circle and a sliver of moonlight appeared as the eclipse began to retreat. Beira shrieked in rage and Katerina kicked the wand out of her hands, causing it to disappear somewhere in the snow.
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Oreius cut down Hag and Werewolf alike, trampling one Hag in his initial charge. He could see Alambiel struggling with a Hag and a Werewolf was creeping up on her. He galloped toward them, but the Werewolf changed its course, narrowly avoiding his blade. A wave of evil and malice rolled off the Hag as she began chanting, summoning a blizzard, before Oreius could reach her. Suddenly, Alambiel yanked the Hag's staff away from her and swung it at her neck. The Hag crumpled and Alambiel hit her in the head once, ensuring she was dead. Oreius raised an eyebrow, "You took her staff?"
"She took my knives." Alambiel glanced at him then and chided, "You're late."
He didn't get the chance to respond as the Fell began to recover from the surprise of the Narnians' ambush and responded with their own attack. Alambiel left him to guard her back until she found her knives and abandoned the Hag's staff in favor of them. They fought until the eclipse had fully retreated and the full moon's light penetrated the darkness. Looking around, Oreius was not pleased to see upwards of thirty Fell still able to fight. Their number was too few to withstand them and he would not allow the Kings and Alambiel to perish here. Ignoring protocol, he grabbed Alambiel and pulled her onto his back then he shouted, "Down!" He forced the Kings to the front of the line, just behind Peridan and Ptah, and then the Narnians ran as the remaining Hags all proceeded to chant as one to summon a blizzard and increase its strength. They needed to get as far down the mountain as possible if they hoped to live until dawn.
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A/N: Please Read and Review! Okay, it's short I know, but don't worry, nobody's in the clear yet. Leave a review and let me know what y'all thought about this one.