Standing at the front of the room there was a mysterious figure. He was wearing a long black cloak. Holding a curved black knife with jagged edges that could easily cut through anything.
He wore it on its left side under a frayed rope belt. His face covered by a hood. It seemed as if he was made out of pure shadow.
Almost automatically Cloud realized this was a messenger of Morgath he was speaking a language which some people were understanding. Old soldiers that fought in the days of the war or people that took special classes at the Academy.
It is a very evil language that consists of screeching and making other bone chilling noises at various volumes and frequencies. The figure was in the middle of saying a sentence Cloud understood because he had learned bits and pieces of the language at the Royal Academy of Meridan in one of his classes.
He was basically saying that Morgath has returned and to prepare for an attack on the castle or surrender. That comment was followed by some gasps and wails of surprise and fear. From the tougher guys was a couple of we will never surrender.
After that comment Cloud was furious so he drew his sword and charged towards the figure . It's response was relaxed and simple he raised his hand and snapped sending Cloud and himself to a battle field,located some where between space and time.
Cloud thought about everything he had learned during his occasional classes at the Academy. So he gathered all of his strength to his arms and aimed right at the dark,looming figure and swung but It took the strike like it was the claw of a playful kitten and laughed. Suddenly he countered with a powerful combination spell in the form of black fire.It was too powerful for Cloud to handle and to quick for him to dodge or block.
As the huge black fireball hit Cloud it felt as if he was burning and freezing at the same time he wailed in pain and the figure laughed.
"So this is the offspring of the mighty King Laxon, hilarious." Before Cloud blacked out he saw a huge flash of light that sent him back to the Great hall.
However as soon as the figure came back King Laxon stormed in wondering why there was so much noise coming from the room.
He stared at him for a few seconds. Then yelled in a booming voice"be gone from this place and do not return" the messenger mysteriously disappeared.
He looked down and saw the lump on the ground he ran towards it and saw it was his son Cloud on the ground and knew what happened his son had fought with a Malmori and got badly wounded.
2 days later Cloud woke up in the infirmary and tried to get up but then he heard his father gently say. "Stay down you need rest."
"What happened ?" Cloud asked in return ignoring the immense pain.
"You challenged a Malmori they are Morgath's finest warriors they are element benders. They force the earth to obey them where as wizards are gifted in a few elements or all of them if your me." Racton laughed.
Cloud responded by asking " If I was defeated by one of Morgath's warriors then how will I defeat him?"
"In time you will become a better Knight then you will be able to take on my old nemesis."
Cloud almost nodded off to sleep before saying "he said to prepare for an attack on the castle." That was the last thing he heard before falling asleep. At that Meredor left his son to sleep before the long training ahead of him thinking about when his enemy would attack and how.
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The Realms Of Exentra
FantasyCloud,Prince of Meridan has lived at Castle Meridax his whole life, but when he learns the biggest evil in known history has returned and his father is secretly the immensely powerful wizard Racton he must train to become his father's true heir and...
