"Who's Namtar?" I said feeling foolish.
"Spirit of Disease and Decay." Tooth said quietly "He hasn't been seen in over 200 years and even before that he rarely was seen or heard from by any one. Bunny are you sure it was him?"
"Positive, Tooth" said Bunny "No one else has the power to do that to a nature spirit's home."
"Vhat of Cernunnos and Thallo themselves?"
"Dead" said Bunny heavily "There was nothing I could do. It was over by the time I'd gotten there."
North heaved a sigh "Very vell. Manny varned us, but I thought ve could..." He trailed off into silence.
Tooth spoke "North, what's going on? Three very powerful spirits all died in one day. Pitch may be strong but he's not that powerful. Even with Namtar's help he shouldn't be able to bring all of them down at once."
"It is not just Pitch and Namtar." said North darkly "The Boogieman is gathering an army of bad spirits. He has already recruited Ire, Gothel and Namtar along with many others. Manny warned me earlier today and told me to gather you two." He indicated Merida and me.
"Why?" I asked apprehensively
"Ah, good question." said Bunny
"Manny has chosen you two, along with 3 other's to be new Guardians!" North said triumphantly
Dead silence.
"Us" said Merida disbelieving "Why us"
"The last time that Pitch came back, Man in Moon chose Jack as new Guardian." North said "He was the only reason we defeated the Boogieman. He has something very special inside. His center: Fun. Manny must believe that you have an important center as vell."
"He's also chosen 3 other new Guardians" Bunny said "The Spirit of Light and Healing, The Spirit of Spring and The Spirit of Fall."
"He varned us to hurry" North said "He knew that Pitch vould be after them. Sulis vas the only one who could counteract Namtar's decay. Cernunnos and Thallo's were some of the more powerful Spirits and no doubt Pitch vanted to take them by surprise"
"So what happened now" I said
"Yeah" Merida agreed "They're dead. They can't be guardians now"
"What happens now, is what always happens after a Spirit dies" said Bunny "A new one gets chosen. That why Jack became the Spirit of Winter after Old man Winter died. The question isn't what: it's who."
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Rise of the Guardians 2
FanfictionWe've all heard of Pitch Black, Spirit of fear and darkness. But what of the other spirits like, The Spirit of Vanity and the Spirit of Greed. Many Spirits are unhappy with the way the world is today. They are hated everywhere and when Pitch offers...
