Blood&Bone: The Red Court

CHAPTER TWO

Elirael's spell had gone array transporting thousands of feet above the air with the Eye in their hands. They screamed in pure terror while they fell from the sky towards the earth. He yelled, 'Eli! What did you do?' "I might have failed to think of a place when casting the spell so it got randomized", he confessed as the ground became more visible. Vira needed to save her party. She instructed, 'Kana get ready to grab onto my talons! Eli you better think of spell real quick'. Vira's form began to shift as her form changed to large brown feathers, she transformed into a large eagle and Kana quickly grabbed onto her talons. Eli wasn't good under pressure, his mind raced trying to find the perfect spell to save himself and Bren. "Hate to rush you but we are falling to our death", he reminded him. He whispered to himself, 'Please work' Eli tried to calm himself to focus on the spell. He stretched out his hands, the staff's gem began to glow while the air around them shimmered creating a sphere of hard light casting, 'Sphere of Light'. The sphere hit the ground cushioning their fall before rolling around as they yelled in hysteria, the sphere cracked, splintering into blinding shards, as they tumbled helplessly toward the earth. Their bodies scraped across the earth, the rough terrain tearing at their clothes, leaving a streak of dust in their wake. Vira and Kana landed next to them while she assumed her true form. Bren got up displeased by his damaged garments, his nostrils flared giving him a death stare. "What kind of bloody damn mage are you? Do you have any idea how much these cost? I am to kill you", he hissed before grabbing him by his cloak ready to strike. An eerie crimson glow bathed their bodies catching their attention, Bren stopped what he was about to do. He gasped, 'What in the good name of the Gods is going on?'.

Kana knew what this was, her people the Hesparai wrote about them and told how their coming is the end of all thing. "The end of the world", she blurted her eyes were fixated on the sky showing signs of seriousness. Vira chuckled, 'The end of the world! Sweetheart the sky just changed color. Relax with all the doom and gloom'. "She's not kidding. The last time this happened, the Myr'Khara and other species almost got wiped out", Eli added adding more tension to the conversation leaving Bren and Vira more puzzled. Bren questioned, 'What are you talking about?' Before they could offer an answer a massive pillar of light feel from the sky engulfing them. The found themselves travelling through the light at intense speed, the sensation was uncomfortable like their bodies were being stretched apart, they cried out in discomfort. The light spat them out, their bodies heavily thudded against the cold white tiles of Trinion Palace as they stood they were in disbelief. The palace boasted long marble and gold pillars with mute grey walls that bore woven tapestries. They were surrounded by large crystal clear pools of water reflecting the broad crystal light stones embedded within the ceiling. The light was complimented by the natural light pouring in through the large, tall windows offering a view of the entire kingdom. A woman came adorning an enchanting pale blue layered with sliver thread and gleaming pearls upon her head rested a shimmering silver crown with diamond inlays, she had a dark brown complexion with silky curly jet-black tied into a neat bun and wise amber eyes. Behind her followed large, intimidating tiger humanoid. They were the fierce Myr'Khara. The first one had a large muscular build with white fur with black stripes, he adorned silver armor that covered his entire body leaving the head uncovered revealing sharp piercing golden cat eyes. Ashi'Rahn stood on the queen's left while Tala'Ereh stood on her right, he too had white fur with black stripes and emerald focused eyes.

Queen Veloria spoke, 'Greetings! Iron Fang. I am Queen Veloria and I have a request for your party'. Bren being royalty took charge in this conversation, he took a bow of respect urging the others to do the same. "I am Brenwyn Lyra, second born son of the House of Lyra. My party and I shall be honored to take up your request", he decreed as she chuckled, 'I am aware of you all are and what your little party gets up to. I welcomed you into my home and if anything of the palace finds its way into your bags I will have you executed. Do we have an understanding?' In unison, 'Yes! Your Majesty.' They responded. "As you are aware the skies have taken on a rather sinister look. This means the Red Court is back and needs to be stopped, I willing to hire your party to find someone for me, she may be our only hope to stopping this madness", she addressed them. They gazed into each other's eyes wondering whether to accept her request. If they accepted it, the quest wouldn't stop there but they needed the money and the fame. "It would be a true honor to accept your request your Highness. Where is this person?" She questioned. Her Majesty walked over to the crystal pool, she gently put her finger into the pool as it sent a ripple throughout the entire pool and the other one. She whispered, 'Show me'. The pools gave off a radiant blue light before revealing a young girl with dark brown skin. Her other features were obscured by her hood. She adorned a long dark green cloak that engulfed her entire body, she seemed to be in a forest surrounded by towering Red Wood and Oak trees. The waters returned to their normal form reflecting the ceiling above once more. "Those are quiet vague details for finding someone", Vira scoffed. Bren's heart paced due to her remark, he stressed that it sounded disrespectful to the queen. "What she means is that are there any more details, Your Majesty? A name perhaps or location?" he questioned in a tone of fear. She responded, 'I am afraid, we don't have a name but we know that she seems to be heading towards Kelthor. My mages will prepare teleporting spell for you. In the mean time I suggest you pack up on resources and meet here in an hour'. They took a bow before walking out of the palace, but Vira was still unsure whether to take the offer. She felt like there was more to it. She walked close to Bren to voice her concerns.