Kingsroad I

Chapter 4: Second Confrontation

Chapter 4: Second Confrontation

“ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ME?” boomed a voice that they had heard, all too often.

Zadimus Bloodgod appeared, holding a passed out mage.

“Well, you found me! More like… I FOUND YOU!!! ATTACK THESE FOOLS!!!” he screamed, throwing the mage to the ground.

“Attack!” HadiesStar ordered and they met the onslaught of enemies.

“FURRICIOUS, WANT SOME FROSTING!?” DarkSkies yelled. “HOW ABOUT SOME ICING, TOO!?” Wizshark added. He shot ice at Zadimus Bloodgod freezing him momentarily until Zadimus Bloodgod roared and shattered the ice, swatting at his former apprentice, “TRAITOR, WIZSHARK, TRAITOR!!!”

Furricious attacked with Claw and they began to claw and scratch at their enemies. Mosspath leaped onto NightStar and shot flaming arrows that exploded from above. HadiesStar called on HallowFire, his dragon, and shot fire at Zadimus Bloodgod’s army of demons and furies. But, Zadimus Bloodgod and his army were too overpowering for them so the group was forced to retreat. They retreated to a cave near the mountain, dragging the passed out mage with them, and they rested, ate, and drank ale for a few moments.

“We need to strategize on how we are going to stop Zadimus Bloodgod,” Mosspath suggested.

“We’re lucky we survived!” added HadiesStar.

“Wait, where is Claw?” asked Wizshark.

“Sparta,” joked DarkSkies.

“Not the time for jokes!” snapped Mosspath. “We need to treat the mage.”

“I don’t like being called the mage!” Shadow protested weakly.

“Too bad,” HadiesStar shrugged unsympathetically, giving Shadow a mysterious yellow drink. “Drink this, but not too much. When you are getting a little warm, stop drinking”.

“What is that?” asked Mosspath. “Firewater?”

“No,” responded HadiesStar. “It’s the nectar of the gods. Only mages can drink it because our bodies are naturally one third mana. This lets us drink nectar, which is basically the ultimate mage drink. Oh, by the way, check in my pack, the front pocket. You should all have a square of the ambrosia in there. If  you eat too much, you will burn up, so don’t eat it unless you really need too!”

“Can we get back to Claw being missing!?” shouted Wizshark.

“Okay, okay,” Mosspath chided, trying to calm down Wizshark. “Where did you last see him?”

“I saw him last with Furrocious, attacking Z,” DarkSkies suggested.

“Z?” HadiesStar echoed, confused.

“I’m tired of saying his name,” DarkSkies sighed, exasperated.

“So then, where is he?” asked Wizshark.

“Who, Z or Claw?” asked HadiesStar.

“CLAW, YOU IDIOT!!!” Wizshark turned on HadiesStar.

“Geez,” Mosspath muttered. “No need to get so angry!”

“I think one of your pets might have killed him!” Wizshark fretted, getting worked up. “It probably was Furrocious!”

“WHAT!?” yelled DarkSkies, “Furrocious would never do that!”

“I saw him last with Claw!” accused Wizshark. “He could sense your emotions! He knew you guys didn't trust me, and killed Claw!”

“Calm down guys,” Mosspath tried to calm them down. “ If Furrocious really killed Claw, there would be his fur under his claws.”