The Untold Apprentice
Chapter Two: Markov's Trust Falters
Markov began to step through the portal of emerald glare when a voice breaks out through the commotion of frightened voices. A young human not more that 14 years of age, he is raged, dirty, and looks into markovs eyes and says "I know what you are and i know what that portal is can you please bring me with you theres nothing for me here". The boy gets down on his knees and starts to beg, markov looks at him for a while then turns his head to the ouytside window and sees guards coming. The plainswalker sighs and gives the boy a nod of his head and walks through the portal. As markov is through the portal you see the boy getting up standing there you see a close up of his face his emotionless expression. Then for a unkown reason he smiles, but not a happy smile the kind of smile you would see on the face of a wolf circling his pray. You see markov sitting on a rock in the woods by the emerald portal, the boy walks through and says "What plane are we on". Markov stares at the boy and expresses his thought "Were on the second shard of alara called Bant so you know angels, bird people, and humans". Markov unsheaths his blade and points it at the boy "Alright now i will ask once who are you how did you know of the plainswalkers". The boy seems startled by the sudden harsh question but quickly regains his composure and says "I have meet one of you before i believe her name was Chandra", Markov stares at him as if he is trying to look at his very soul. He then takes his blade and tosses it at the boy handle first the kid catches it and markov exclaims "A idea you should keep in mind lad even in a world of no black mana evil will always keep a lurking presence in every shadow that exists". Markov drops his pack and takes out two short swords that neatly fit in his backpack and held them in hand "We get to the closest town and your on your own kid remember that". Markov starts of north the kid close behind all is silent exept the sudden crack of branches from deer in the distance markov looks back at the kid "So whats your name kid", markov waits for a response and hears "Havlin, at least thats what was on the paper in my basket at the orphan house". Markov is shocked at the sudden similarity between the two "So what made you wanna jump through planes thats pretty scary for a noraml human", Havlin and markov talk back and fourth for what seems to be three hours. They speak of Havlins life in Ravnica, Markovs adventures through the planes, his battles in life. The current time laps has been long its been two weeks on the dot mostly filled with the two travelers talking and strangly growing closer as friends. The final morning has arrived markov streches and says "Well last day Havlin the city of loker is right over that hill lets go", a sight you may never see again a close up of markovs face smiling, genuine happieness is on the face of this viashino. You see the two walking in the the woods it progressively gets thiner and thiner the markov yells "Hey hey theres the brush line finally made it", Markov runs through the forest and escapes the entagled roots and gets to the clearing and sees the city only three hundred yards from his point. "Havlin were here come on", Markov turns back and his smile escapes him "Havlin where are you HAVLIN". Suddenly a scream comes from a distance in the woods it yells "MARKOV HELP", Markov runs after the voice in an all out sprint he runs and runs the voice getting progressivly louder and louder untill finally he makes it to a small clearing he sees Havlin curled up in a ball in the corner "Havlin are you ok", Havlin is quite for a moment and whispers "Im sorry". Suddenly to large men walk out of the forest edge they rush Markov and Markov rushes them back with great speed, he tackles one and knocking him to the ground and beating the bruises he had already put on the man. Markov is grabbed from behind and thrown to the ground getting the breath knocked out of him he is pinned to the ground, he tries and shifts but it his usless. Markov looks over at Havlin and Yells "Havlin help" Havlin slowly raises and you hear a slow chuckle from him it grows and grows untill it is a full on luaghter. Markov is stunned and yells at him "Havlin stop slughing and help me gods dam you", Havlin glares at Markov with the most evil glare you could imagine and exclaims "You fool viashino did you really think i was your friend", Markovs heart chilles at the sound of that sentence his eyes close and Havlin starts to talk again "You idiot ive been playing you from day one do you know how much card dust is worht on the black mana market" Havlin gets closer to markov with his blade in hand. Havlin raises his weapon and says "Funny the blade you gave me to protect my self will be the blade that ends yours", you see the blade raise over Havlins head and he whispers "Good bye you wimp", and with this you see markov his eyes open and in the deep cavern where his eyes should be all you see is the purest form of red and he opens his mouth fire seeps out form it like dry ice. Havlin yells and thrusts the blade towards markovs head but he is cut off by the loudest boom of a yell from markov a vocano of fire erupts from his mouth burning havlins face and upper body he is thrown back and markov throws the two men up in the air as they come down he sets his blades in the dirt blade up in the air. As they desend both men fall right on top of the blades impailing them in the stomach. Havlin holds his face and he rubs it and he slowly opens his eyes to see the horrible sight of the two men bleeding to death and Markov slowly riasing up. Markov turns slowly his mouth bleeding and he says with such anger in his voice "You were wrong Havlin to think i was weak", havlin looks horrified and stutters "I-i-ii-thought -yo-you were a green ma-mana user". Markov glares in his eyes and says "Just becuase my portals are green does not mean i cant pick up a few tricks, so Havlin you want card dust well how about i introduce you to a friend of mine", Markov riases a card from his pocket and dropes it on the ground and says "Have fun". Markov walks through the tree line and disappeared all is quite then from the darkness where markov was a small ball of green fire comes rushing through the woods and lads right on the card it glows and from the distance you hear an echo "Hollowhenge Beast". The card then flies through the woods in markov direction and you see a small portal on the ground no bigger than a coin. It starts to grow bigger untill its at least twenty feat wide, all is silent Havlin stunned in fear looks at one side of the portal, but sees nothing untill he hears a growl as he hears this sound he slowly turns his head you see a eye glaring. Through the reflection of the eye you see Havlin so very scared then the eye blinks, you hear a bloodcurdling scream and when the eye reopens Havlin is gone. Through the woods you see a tail falling back into the portal and as it slowly closes you see a sword proped up against a tree sovered in blood with a engraving in the side the states the words MARKOV.