Moon Dust

Chapter 9

Ezra, Lexia, and Dylan walked with the mage and her army deeper into the forest until they came upon a clearing. The mage chanted something under her breath and there was a loud rumbling sound that seemed that it was coming from far away and then as it came closer it drifted into a whisper and then the clearing transformed into a large emerald barrier. Lexia was awestruck that such a barrier existed, and she realized this was how the mages hid from colonization. The leading mage motioned for them to follow. Ezra stepped through the barrier confidently and Lexia followed behind closely observing everything while Dylan was excited because he had never seen anything like this. He bumped into the leading mage and she stared at him as he held his head laughing. He pulled himself up and they both stared at each other for a moment until she screwed up her face and stepped into the barrier with Dylan following after. On the other side of the barrier Ezra, Lexia and Dylan were incredibly surprised at what they saw. It was a living, breathing city. The lead mage stepped ahead and walked to the shimmering elevators that lay ahead of them on the cliff. The elevator was made of what appeared to be glass, but it was amber. She stepped inside and her other warriors stepped into separate ones. Ezra, Dylan, and Lexia stepped in the elevator with the leading mage and the other warrior mages took other elevators because they were sure their leader could kill every one of the visitors. They traveled over many large buildings while the elevator traveled through the sky with them and then they traveled over forests lit by bioluminescent creatures, adding to the atmosphere of the area. You could see the creatures due to the darkness of the forest.

Dylan had to gasp when he saw it. A freaking castle! It was nestled between mountains that seemed to rise up as if they wanted to touch the sky. The birds that flew above seemed to bring out the tranquility that the place had in such a bulky mode that it felt like he was floating. He had to catch his breath and rub his eyes twice to make sure that he wasn't dreaming. The castle stood firm like a young man of the hill, the sunlight shining on his emerald, firm face with moss clinging in the shade of the ancient walls like a straggly beard. Four, thick, square towers formed a protective barrier all around the castle and were connected by enormous, massive walls made of chestnut stone. The castle showed signs of decay clearly been around for ages, but its glory was still very much present and it stood with grace and elegance. Small windows were scattered thinly across the walls in a seemingly random pattern, along with asymmetric crenellations for archers and artillery. The castle also had vines that were crawling up its walls and the place had a British feel to it even though the people were all dark-skinned. The place was absolutely breathtaking and Dylan couldn't help but be in awe and so was his inner power, Alex.

The elevator came to a sudden stop which brought him out of his daydreaming or was it night dreaming? He wasn't sure because one moment he was in a Jamaican forest and then he was in a magical place. They all piled out of the elevators and when they came to the castle gates it was guarded by two trees. As they approached the trees turned around and faced them with angry faces and maces. The leading mage went close to them and chanted something to which the trees opened the gates and they walked in. The courtyard was absolutely amazing. It was filled with all sorts of plants and flowers that were once extinct or just disappeared. The castle doors opened and a dark-skinned woman dressed in a white Shari came out. She showed very slim signs of aging but her power came off her in waves. She had a large Afro that complimented her small face. She had full lips and she was overall medium build with thick thighs. She walked closer to her daughter with her arms opened wide,

"My daughter you have returned. What have you brought me?" she asked her wild daughter who refused to take up the baton of being the next grand white witch.

"Mother please, I brought a few travelers that were found roaming through our forest. The tribrid desperately wants to meet you."

"Oh is that so?" she turned to the tribrid and gave him a look over. "Ezra is it and you want to know the whereabouts of your mother?"