Deltora Quest Jasmine and I

Chapter 3 The Knight The Lilies And The Topaz

Jasmine and I stopped following them when they went to the deepest part of the dark we sat down on a branch and thought of what to do next as for Leif and Barda they were now face to face with Gorl a knight of Jalis Leif noticed a glowing orange gem of the handle a Gorls sword "That's the Topaz" said Leif to Barda "WHO GOES THERE" said Gorl "We are merely two travellers" said Barda "We come from the city of Del who is it that wants to know?" asked Lief "I AM GORL A KNIGHT OF JALIS GUARDIAN OF THIS PLACE AND OWNER OF IT"S TREASURE ALL WHO APPROACH ME OUR MY ENIEMIE" yelled Gorl he lifted his sword and set a blast of energy at them with his free hand Leif started to shake "Lief what's going on?" Asked Barda there was a vibrating sound whirring "What's he doing?" said Leif he then fell to the ground and was pulled toward Gorl by some invisible force

Jasmine and I heard the scuffle "They chose to fight the evil guardian there's nothing we can do" said Jasmine Leif continued to be dragged toward Gorl "IT's no use fight against his power it that case Leif jump off the ground and went to stab Gorl knock him aside Lief ran behind him Barda then came down but Through him back Lief made in to some green ground and saw the remine of two other people "Who were they?" he said "THESE FOOLS YOU DARE TRY TO STEAL MY TRESURE NOW YOU WILL JOIN THE OTHERS THAT TRYED AND YOR BODY WILL FEED MY VINE JUST AS THERE HAVE" said Gorl take a swing at Lief he blocked Gorl sword but was knock to the ground Leif look up a saw some flowers the were glowing "Those flower what are they?" Asked Lief "YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE WELL THIEF THEY ARE THE LILIES OF LIFE THE TRESURE YOU HAVE COME TO STEAL" said Gorl "Your wrong" said Leif "I'M NEVER WRONG" said Gorl "We didn't come here to steal those flowers from you" said Lief "YOU LIE" yelled Gorl "His telling the truth came a voice it was Barda "Were looking for something else" he said "STOP INSTULING MY INTEILIGENCE YOU WANT THEM FOR YOURSELVES AS DID LONG AGO I KNOW IT TO BE TRUE" said Gorl he took and swing this you was blocked by Barda then clash a few time with there swords "Why do you care so much about these flowers?" asked Barda as the locked swords "WHEN THE LILIES BLOOM YOU TOO WOULD WISH TO HAVE THERE NECTAR SO THAT YOU MAY LIVE FOREVER BUT YOU SHALL NOT IT HIS MINE AND MINE ALONE" explained Gorl "You wish to live forever?" questioned Barda "ONLY I SHALL DRINK OF THE NECTAR THEN I SHALL RULE OF THE SEVEN TRIBLES" said Gorl "Your mad you speak as if the seven tribes were never united under king Arden" said Barda "WHO IS THIS KING ARDEN?" asked Gorl "He doesn't know of Arden could he be" began Lief "I KNOW OF NO SUCH KING" Gorl used his powers again sending a wave of energy at them this sent Barda flying and Leif to his knees "I HAVE PROTECETED THE LILES FROM THE MEMONET I LAID EYES ON THEM I KNOW NOT HOW MUCH TIME HAS PAST BUT SURLY I WOULD KNOW OF THIS KING IF HE DID EXIST" said Gorl "Could he have possible found the flowers even before Arden became king of Deltora?" questioned Leif Barda got up and sure two sets of armour

"Look maybe we should go and see if there okay" I said to Jasmine "Why should we risk our lives just cuz they were too dumb to take our advice?" asked Jasmine "Look they never make it out of there with out our help" I said Kree then flew off in the direction of the dark "Kree were are you going?" I yelled Filli cooed "Filli agrees with Kree lets help them together" I said Jasmine smiled and pated Filli "Thanks you guys you're the best" said Jasmine we both took a vine a swung to help Leif and Barda

"TELL ME OF THIS KING ARDEN" said Gorl "In ancient times there.." began Leif he told Gorl everything from start to finish telling Gorl the story of the belt of deltora he spoke of the seven tribes each with a gem possess strong and mysterious powers of the evil that laid siege to their lands and of Arden who had dements of a belt that would bring the seven triable gems together "All the tribes united behind Arden and the belt to form a great army and together they succeeded in driving the enemy from their land then Arden became the first in a long line of king of deltora" finished Lief "YOUR ATTEMENT TO CONFUSE ME WITH A FAIRY TALE IS WEAK" said Gorl "It's true everything I told you" said Leif Gorl actives his powers again "ENOUGH YOU"VE BORDED ME LONG ENOUGH" he said he lifted his sword ready to finish Lief off "You coward" said Barda "WHAT'S THIS HOW DARE YOU CALL ME A KNIGHT OF JALIS A COWARD" said Gorl "You wear the armour of a knight but your not a true knight Gorl you do not fight with honor" said Barda "WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF HONOR?" questioned Gorl "There laid the armour of two other knight of jalis they were your companies were they not tell me how did they met there demise?" asked Barda "MY TWO COMPANIES MY BROTHERS RAN TOWARDS THE LILES" "Your brothers?" said Lief to himself "I...I HAD TO DO IT I COULD NOT SHARE THE NECTAR WITH THEM I NEED A WHOLE CUP OF IT FOR MYSELF MY TWO BROTHER SHOULD HAVE KNOWEN THAT" said Gorl as he recalled the past Lief and Barda slow circled around him "SO WHO CAME AFTER THEM BECAME ENEMIES WHILE MY BROTHERS FORT ME THE LILIES WINTONED ANS THE NETAR FELL TO WASTE IN THE MUD BUT I DID NOT DESPAIR THE LILES WERE MINE AND MINE ALONE ALL I HAD TO DO WAS WANT UNTIL THEY BLOOMED AGAIN AS THE NEW BUDS ROSE FROM THE MUD I RAISED WALL AROUND THEM TO PROTECT THEM FROM INTRUDES I DID MY WORK WELL NEVER WOULD THE VINES GROW SOSTRONG WITHOUT MY CARE I CUT BRANCHS FROM TREE THAT DARED TO RESIST THEM I FEED THE VINES WITH THE BODIES OF MY ENEMINES MAN, WOMAN, BIRD OR BEAST ANY WHO DARE APPROCH THEM" said Gorl Jasmine and I watch from a high branch "What a jerk" I said "His just so full of evil" said Jasmine "And himself for that mater" I said "THIS IS A MANNER OF WHICH I HAVE KEPT THE TRESURE SAFE I HAVE FOUGHT AND DEFETED MANY ADVERSARIES AND I HAVE WAITED LONG FOR THE LILIES TO BLOOM AGAIN BUT MY TIMES HAS NOW BECOME SURELY SOON DRINK NETAR" he said "Gorl!" Yelled Lief swing his sword Gorl defected to with ease BARDA CAME IN AND Pierced though Gorls Armor "You got him" said Lief but this victor was short lived Gorls was not down he started laughing and shining yellow "Impossible how did he survive that blow?" said Barda Gorl then turned to Barda lifted him up and stabbed him with his sword "YOU BELIVED YOU COULD DEFET ME YOU WILL SUFFER" said Gorl he then threw Barda aside and turned to Lief "AND NOW IT'S YOUR TURN" said Gorl "Gorl?" came two voice "Were up here" said Jasmine "You turned good into evil in this place with your senseless jealousy and spite you've enslaved the trees banished the birds and all to guard something that isn't yours" I said "I WAS ONLY PROTECTING MY LILIES" he said "Listen Gorl this ends now" said Jasmine I took out my swords as Jasmine took out her dagger and started to cut the vines "NO NOT MY VINES" yelled Gorl "Lief run to the centre do it now" I said "Got it" said Lief a huge tree then toppled over crashing Gorl Jasmine and I hung from one of the cut vines sieving the damage and then jumped down Leif saw Gorl discarded sword and saw the Topaz he ran up to it and pull it free from the sword