Trisha lay in a coma on life support, her parents crying near her hospital bed. Time was running out and the decision to discontinue the life support was being discussed. But unknown to her family and doctors she wasn't dead, but trapped inside, ins...
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The Ice Men were holding the Army of the Dead back in a stalemate at the castle walls. Only the Lich King and his power bolts from his staff were doing any real damage. Ice King Otzil returned fire with his own energy bolts from his saber. It worked at turning wraiths into solid form to be dispatched by his men, blew ghosts to ectoplasmic goo, and knocking zombies down the mountainside. It was looking like the Ice Men would be able to successfully defend the castle. Until Wraith Queen Miranda stepped out of a hole in space and time right in front of the main gate. With a simple wave of her hand, the gate split right down the middle and then burst open in pieces.
The Army of the Dead stormed the castle. Miranda walked in through the gates, following her army. Hand to hand combat ensued. The tide of battle had turned, and the Army of the Dead was winning. King met Queen in the courtyard. Otzil fired several energy bolts at Miranda, but they bounced off an invisible shield she put up. Then it was Miranda's turn. She fired a massive bolt of fire that struck Otzil square in the chest. He did not have a shield to deflect it and took the full brunt of the fire. It melted his body deep. Nearly killing him.
The Ice Men sounded the retreat, two warriors grabbing their King, who was barely still alive, and drug him away down a tunnel. Miranda wasn't interested in pursuing the Ice Men. They were not what she wanted. "Find me the Hell Suit." She commanded the Lich King. "I want proof that Zada is dead!"
When the suit was brought to her a half hour later, she saw it had been broken open by a powerful force. This told Miranda one thing. Zada lived! Now she wanted Zada just as badly as she wanted Trisha. She tore an opening in Space and Time and stepped through, expecting to be directly in front of Zada. But just like with Trisha and the other Dreamers with her, it didn't work. She tried again, and it was the same result. Now there were five Dreamers immune to one of her greatest powers. Miranda needed to figure out why. Only one place in the Dream World could answer any question you desired. The Emerald Castle.
She opened up the portal showing her Throne Room back at her castle. "Take your army to the Emerald Castle and wait for me there." She commanded the Lich King. "I'm hungry and need to return to feed."
The Lich King watched her step into the portal where two young women were chained to the wall. As the portal closed behind the Queen, the Lich Kings appeared to smile as they began to scream. Then the portal was closed, and the screams vanished.
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Lilly put the Emerald Stone necklace around Trisha's neck, the beautiful glowing green stone hanging over her bare chest. It didn't look good with her green dress, so she instantly changed to a low cut, black with emerald-green trim gown. Her long black hair hanging over her left shoulder.
Trisha felt her powers instantly grow stronger. There was the power of fire. She lit her hands, and a reddish blue flame engulfed each hand. She felt no heat or burning in her hands. But an intense heat radiated out from them.
