Elven Magic: Book 1,2, 3 (7 page)

The Second Crypt

After some time the party all summoned the strength to continue into the crypt.

Immediately out of the shadows another vampire making hissing and grunting noises attacks Tobias who is at the front of the pack.

Tobias with his amazing strength wipes the vampires head clean off its shoulders.

The all stood around and previewed the head that fell at their feet with Tobias standing the other side of his body lying still moving with spasms.

I said that the head is black and has a big nose and looks like an Aboriginal.

But where did he come from and how did he become a vampire.

There was a new light in Kris’s eyes for Tobias now that he had become so heroic the exact opposite to what Kris thought he would be.

They all descend deep into the mountain and find there many different statues of Fae’s ancestors. They decide to follow the lanterns lighting up the way until they reach the fire elementals that are now sitting in a room with a portal in the corner and more than a million fire fly’s.

“Don’t mind the fire fly’s they won’t hurt you although they may land in the wrong place, keep your hats on because if they land in your hair you will light up like a Christmas tree.” Said Mike.

“Where does that portal lead to Mike?” said Fae.

“To the Aboriginals in Australia, they were having a camp fire and we are going to sit around there with them.” Said Mike.

They all made their way through the portal and out of a cave at the other end and out into what little sunlight there had left in the day being about 5 o’clock in the evening.

“How do they become vampires? We just killed one a while back on our journey here.”

“They go through the portal here from the other side and make their way up to the forests of Imparla above and wonder around until they get attacked by the Wyvern Wraith”

“We will need to gather as many men as we can together and have them help kill the vampires and find the Wyvern’s Talon.” Said Fae.

“You will have to avoid the Witch Wraith if you are ever to find the talon in the ruins above after all it could be anywhere up there.” Said Arron.

“So she does attack you when she comes into contact with you?”

“Yes, she will attack and her armour is impossible to penetrate although she is a little slow because it’s made of ancient elvish mithral metal.”

They all walk through the scrub on the other side of the portal and finally reach the campsite where a few four wheeled drives pull up and two Aboriginals get out and start to set up the tents.

They don’t seem too surprised to see a small elf with Kris and the crew even though there from the other side of Earth.

“Hello dreamtime guys, how are you?” said Mickey.

“How’s the dreamtime now days?” said Nelly.

“The dreamtime?” said Fae puzzled.

“We never go up those parts and through the black doorway, no one seem to come back from the dreamtime now days.” Said Nelly.

“We see you brought the firefly guys with your crew here.” Said Mickey.

Mickey was referring to the Fire Elementals being surrounded by firefly’s.

Mickey starts gathering sticks and puts them on the makeshift fire with a few bricks stacked precariously on top of each other either side of the charred earth.

An old lady who hasn’t mentioned her name just sits staring into the fireplace rubbing sticks together into a larger log trying to start the fire.

“Hello, come closer firefly’s and start the fire for me.” Said the old lady.

“Ok.” Mike the elemental makes a fist and punches the air and the firefly’s head over to Mickey’s fire.

The fire bursts into flames more like petrol was poured over the fireplace, although it wasn’t petrol it was just the effect the firefly’s have on a whole lot of fuel for the fire.

It’s getting dark now and the fire comes in handy. Everybody sits and talks about the Dreamtime.

“What about that dead aboriginal vampire we walked past?” I said.

“Yes, we need to find out who he was and his family needn’t be notified, I will contact Ellen through the Intrim and get her to access it and return him to us on Imparla.” Said Fae to Mitchel.

Fae is careful while around the Aboriginals not to think too much as this could cause her to get pregnant again, being the only elf present she decides not to tell anyone about the elvish trait as to not cause unnecessary alarm.

Full of beans is how I would describe Fae at this time on Earth sort of like she was on fast forward.

Fae explains to everyone that the interim has the power to resurrect someone on Imparla.

“His mate said Bobby went missing the other day and hasn’t been seen since.” Said Nelly.

Fae contacts Ellen through the transmitter network and they all describe the missing man to her and she uses her magical devices in the tower and this can only be achieved in that tower on elven lands.

Fae arranges to return to his body and bring it to the path and then Ellen will open a portal to that said path and Fae also explains their situation and what happened with Sianna.

Ellen explains that they will all be trialled for their presence there on Impala and this will look favourably on them.

Fae and the crew all return to the portal and then on to the path and this time instead of avoiding it they all walk on it and immediately portals open and Ellen and the elvish imperial guard all walk out of the portal.

As the elves all surround the crew their attention is immediately taken to the Wyvern Wraith that makes a horrendous noise and starts to descend toward the elves now ready to take to it with their arrows.

This doesn’t kill the wraith but defiantly delays it enough for everyone to enter the portal in order of usefulness.

The guards all enter in swoops at the end because it takes up the entire arch over the path which is quite large.

Ellen cringes until the portal closes behind them due to the fact that if it came through they would all be dead.

The wraith doesn’t follow them possibly because it doesn’t like the look of a portal.

Ellen explains that it is ancient magic from when the Intrim was created that controls the portal and how long it stays open for an she knows they were very lucky that they all got through in time.

The Escape

The Crew and Fae all get thrown in jail back at Shaan and await their trial.

Fae kept a small marsupial in her pocket and it is so small it goes unnoticed.

The new familiar comes in handy and she gets it to get the guards key on his chain and drag it to the cell door and escapes into the night and the under cover of the thieves guild an underground of sewers await as she decides even though the crew will look good after uncovering a nest of vampires on Imparla they would still be harshly punished by the crown.

They being human will be looked on as only humans in an unknown land and not to know the rules and laws of the day.

Fae seeks out Imagine as she left the crew some time ago having found treasures to fence in Shaan and was in the sewers with amen in their old dingy room un-be-known to the crown and guards in the city above.