Chapter 21 Return of the Unnamed Order
Things were going pretty normal on Eternia. Orko was having a nice day. His cousin Snoob and best buddy Squonge were visiting. Orko was happy Dree Elle was staying on Eternia with him. He had shown her around the palace and many places on Eternia. He even introduced her to many of the heroic masters.
Dree Elle was happy to get to know all of them. Yuka her brother was also getting to know them too and seeing parts of Eternia. Now that he was 12 he was learning many things and still a pain in the neck. He would still drive Dree Elle up a wall, and she openly had missed that.
Things were pretty calm now. Orko was wandering around in the forest. He was looking for a place to practice his tricks. He knew there were some he wanted to do and was working on. He was unaware he was being watched.
"There he is," the unnamed order agent said. He was observing Orko carefully. He had found his way to Eternia and had been spying on Orko. He had witness the training Orko would do in the forest. Some tricks were for entertainment, others were for helping with things, and some were for combat. "Hmm I have been watching for days," he said. "I am itching for a fight," he said. He was known in the unnamed order to be always jump at the chance for a fight. But he knew he had to observe not attack. But he was getting all itching for it. "Calm yourself Gilv keep observing," he said.
Orko was busy practicing his tricks and working hard on it. Orko normally took a day or two in the woods when he practiced his tricks. He liked to practice and he was showing slow signs of improvement of handling Eternia magic. It was a lot easier now he had a new wand. He was ready to keep working at it and doing his best.
Then Orko remembered something. "Oh I remembered I wanted to talk to the sorceress about something," Orko said to himself. He headed to castle grayskull and the unnamed order agent followed him and turned into a fly to observe. Orko entered castle Grayskull.
"Hello Orko," the sorceress said.
"Hello sorceress," Orko said. "I want to talk to you about something," he said. "I found these journals while back and I wondering if you can help me find a spell or some sort of magic I can use to located this missing pages each one has either part of the last page missing or the entire last page missing," he said. "I want to find these last pages and I was wondering if you can help me find magic that I can figure out how to use so I can find it, because I have feeling someone doesn't want somebody to find out what was on these pages and took them out some where. It is important because it is about a very important ringbearer they wrote about having to help and I was wondering more about it," he said. "I have to have the answers, because I have feeling in my gut I might help this guy, but I doubt this guy is me," he said.
The unnamed order agent was still watching him in fly form. He knew it was Orko from the unnamed ones words and orders. He knew he had to keep observing and later report to master Krade and Grand Master unnamed one.
"I understand Orko let me see the journals," the sorceress said.
Orko handed them over. "These journals are old and protected by an ancient magic," Sorceress said. "Maybe I know the just the ancient magic spell that will do the trick," she said. "This is a very tricky spell Orko and it will take good deal of focus." she said. "It might take time before you can do it right so try to be patient," she said.
"I will," Orko said. He took the books and the spell and put them in his hat. "Now I better get going," he said. "Thanks for the help sorceress," he said.
"Anytime Orko," the sorceress said.
Then Orko left and headed back to the palace. He was checking on a few things a long the way. He always found neat things in this part of the forest.
Gilv decided enough was enough and jumped him. Orko saw him and fought back. Both of their magics were clashing. Orko was feeling overwhelmed and frightened. He was fighting hard.
Squonge and Snoob were nearby and heard the struggle. In another nearby area Man at arms and Adam heard the struggle too. "Sounds like fight," Man at arms said.
"I hear Orko," Adam said. "He is in trouble," he said. He held up the power sword. "By the power of grayskull," he said. He transformed into He man and headed that way.
Orko was fighting Gilv and Snoob and Squonge saw what was going on when they came up. "Orko!" Snoob said.
"Stand back," Orko warned.
Then suddenly Gilv punched Orko hard in the gut. Orko gasped for air. Orko remembered this pain from the punch. He knew this pain all too well this was not an ordinary punch in the gut.
That is when Squonge jumped Gilv and pinned his arms behind his back. "Unhand me!" Gilv said.
He Man and Man at arms came at the moment.
"What is going on here little buddy?" He Man asked Orko.
"He jumped me," Orko said as he wheezed in pain.
"Orko are you alright?" Man at arms asked.
"He punched me in the stomach," Orko answered. "At first it was fight of spells when that unnamed order member jumped me and punched me in the gut," he said.
"Unnamed order?" He man asked.
"They are the followers of unnamed one," Snoob explained. "They agree with him that Trollans are superior to all, and that Trollans should rule," he said. "They hate ringbearers like Orko think they make Trolla weak from what I heard," he said. "They are very dangerous and use spells that have been outlawed for a long time too and do sneak attacks and other terrible things," he said.
"Unhand me!" Gilv said again.
"I am not unhanding you unnamed order," Squonge said and pulled out some cuffs and locked them around the unnamed order members wrists.
"Hey I can't use my magic!' Gilv said.
"Those are anti magic cuffs," Squonge said. "We Trollans came up with them to keep magic criminals from using their magic," he said.
"The unnamed order is better than all of you combined," Gilv said. "Orko we still are watching you and we will not rest until we see the last of ringbearers like you," he said. "We will make sure your friends won't be able to save you either," he said. "You know the unnamed order has it out for ringbearers and you will fall before you can vanish to who knows where and we won't rest until that happens and all of us in the unnamed order will lead the universe," he said.
"I will fight to make sure Trollans like you don't do that," Orko said. "I know I have friends and family by my side who will never give up on me and I will make sure the unnamed order will not hurt anyone I care about or any innocents," he said. He was dropping from his levitation.
"I will take him to Trolla to stand trial before the crimson council and overlords," Squonge said.
"Very well," Orko said. Then he stopped levitating.
"Orko are you alright?" Man at arms asked.
"Not again," Orko muttered.
Snoob took Orko back the palace and Dree Elle saw Orko's condition. "I will call my mother," Dree Elle said.
Dree Elle's mother came quickly and examined Orko. "What is wrong with him, I am not familiar with Trollan wounds and illnesses," Man at arms said.
"Orko got hit in a central magic pool, those allow magic to flow through our bodies," Kyren said. "This is healthy magic flow for a Trollan," she said showing Man at arms. "This is what Orko's is like currently," she said also showing.
"This is second time this has happened and the last time was almost nine years ago," Orko said.
"Well according to my exam your core is very strong and healthy right now, so you should heal nice and smoothly from the injury," Kyren said. "It will still take one to two weeks to recover from this," she said. "You know you won't be able to use magic right now," she said. "Also as you try to recover try not use magic," she said. "It is not going to be easy thing, but from what you remember from recovering the first time, using magic during recovery can be painful and take a lot of energy," she said. "So try to take it easy," she said.
"Okay," Orko said.
"Orko may need help with things he may normally due like get things from high shelves," Kyren said. "But it is only for a short while," she said. "he will need company and to keep entertained because right now he can't do much with his magic kaput," she said. "So it will be hard for him but he will be fine," she assured. "I also made a potion medicine meant to help recover any damage he may have during this time," she said. She handed it to Orko.
"Thanks," Orko said.
Orko was going to have long week. "I heard about what happened is Orko going to be alright?" Man E Faces asked Dree Elle.
"My mom says he is going to be fine, true magic core injuries are no fun, but she says his magic core is strong and healthy so it should only take one to two weeks before he is recovered," Dree Elle said. "For now we have to be understanding and try to keep him company and entertained so he won't be so bored during this time." she said.
"I am glad he is going to be okay," Man E Faces said. "Orko is a good friend," he said. "He helps me practice for my plays many times," he said.
"He sure is a good friend," Dree Elle aid.
Orko was having to handle with having his magic kaput for now. Orko had to climb into the chair at the table.
"Careful Orko," King Randor said.
"Yes do be careful," Queen Marlena said.
Orko had to stand on the chair pretty much to reach the food and his place since he couldn't levitate at the moment. Orko had trouble reaching somethings at the table. Luckily Adam was right there and helped him. "Here you go," Adam said handing him what he was reaching for.
"Thanks," Orko said. He sure was glad for the help.
Orko's friends were all being a big help by being good friends during the week. They spent the time talking to Orko. Telling jokes, telling stories, reading with him and playing games. It was a lot of fun. Orko felt glad he had such good friends.
Orko's recovery was running smoothly. He was able to levitate by the end of the week. He began to use his magic slowly. "I am not feeling any pain or feeling worn out when I do so," Orko told Kyren.
"That's good and my magic exam egg shows your magic flow is back to normal healthy flow," Kyren said. "You are doing things normally again and you are just fine," she said.
"I am glad," Orko said.
Orko showed his friends he was back to normal. "Orko we are so glad you are back to normal," Adam said.
"I am glad I have friends like you," Orko said.
Meanwhile the unnamed one was enraged. Gilv had failed and was now imprisoned. "Send more than one member this time." Unnamed one said. "Make sure they do not foolishly engage like Gilv did," he said.
"Yes master," Krade said. "I will make sure they wait for your orders before engaging with him unlike Gilv did," he said.
"Hi in today's story you read how when Orko was hurt his friends were there for him," Andra said. "They stayed by his side no matter what and helped during his recovery time," she said. "It is wonderful to have friends who will stick by your side no matter what when you are hurt or sick," she said. "You have ones who already will do that, your parents, they will take care of you and stay by your side when hurt or sick," she said. "Until next time," she said.