Kings and Heirs

-Chapter VI- -Chamber of Dreams-

Seven hours after the Battle of Erith ended, Faelyn woke up in his room inside the destroyed Castle. He barely opened his eyes and saw Vaermina by his side. She fell asleep on the sofa. And Faelyn didn't want to wake her up. Everything that happened last night was like a dream. He slowly closed his eyes. And when he opened them again, he woke up where he had seen after he had died. But this time it was different. He was inside a locked cell and his hands were tied in chains. As he made his way to the cell gate, he saw that his foot was also attached to the wall. He barely made it to the railings. When he looked out, he couldn't see anything before. Then the demon appeared. He had created a human silhouette from black smoke. He was standing horribly with his crimson eyes. He sheathed the sword in his hand. As soon as he saw Faelyn, he started talking. "Human... Welcome to my Chamber of dreams."

Faelyn tried to force the door of the cell. The demon continued in his sentence. "I am delighted to make your acquisition. I will answer all of your questions in your mind. So, listen carefully." His voice was too thick. It was spreading all over the room. "This place exists between dream and reality. Mind and matters. It is a room that only those who were chosen may enter. I am Xelrath." Faelyn cut his sentence. "Let me out!" The demon ignored and continued. "I must say, I'm surprised. This room is a mirror of your own heart. To think a dungeon would appear as such. You are truly a slave of fate. And that is why I chose you. We are bound, Faelyn. You and I." Faelyn was surprised by what the demon said. He asked him in a curious way. "But I was...dead. Zell beat me. How is that possible? Just tell me..." The demon reconciled his arms and answered. "When your sword was broken, the evil in it was unleashed. When I was free, I felt your anger and saw your will. A feeling that inside of me, said to choose you. I chose you for revenge. Your soul and mine were merged. And then, I banished you. I banished you from death."

Faelyn fell to the ground inside the cell and stunned. "Before I died, I saw darkness enter my body. But there was one more thing. That thing, left you and disappeared in the sky. Was that part of you?" The demon shook his head as he said 'no'. His body of smoke was rippled by a light wind blowing through the dungeon. "He... He's my own brother. Dralgath...When I turned to your body, he tried to stop me. Even though we're twins, we're nothing alike. I symbolize anger and will, he symbolizes power and ambition. He wanted power during the time he lived. Infinite power. Ambition blinded his eye and he tried to take over the world. As much as I warned him, he didn't listen. I never wanted power. I just wanted my brother back. His Will was too weak. In the Great War, the king named Neldor imprisoned his soul on his sword. And then he imprisoned me. When I entered your body, I realized you were carrying the same blood. But Neldor was right to kill my brother. So, I couldn't say. Now, Dralgath is free. He'll try again what he couldn't have done before. That's why we have to stop him beraer. Neldor's heir, Faelyn." Faelyn's trembling eyes were trying to understand. He looked at his right arm first and he talked. "I can barely remember. When I was resurrected, I felt stronger. Stronger and more agile. I couldn't control myself. That was? That was your power?" Xelrath approved with his head. "From today on, my strength is your strength. Together we can defeat our enemies. But first, you have to learn to use my power. If you can't control that power, you can hurt everyone around you. Sleep now, while you can. Faelyn felt an acceleration in her heart. He fell to the ground in great pain and fainted.

At the time, the citizens of Erith were repairing the damage of war. A lot of buildings and shops were destroyed. A difficult time was waiting the citizens of Erith. The slaves that Zell took was freed.

King Illitran and his elven army had made their way to Azura. The King approached his daughter to say goodbye. "Look, Vaermina, you can come back if you want. We'll investigate and find out who the killer is." Vaermina gave her father a faded look. Then she looked at Faelyn and answered to her father. "I have better options than this, my king. Don't worry, I know who the killer is. If Faelyn wasn't here like this, I'd be in Azura by now." She left the room. Faelyn and Illitran stayed alone. Illitran approached to the fainted man and then he said: "Look good to my daughter...my king." Illitran left the room too. Then he and his army started to rode they horses to Azura.

The Dwarves ' civil war in Kirnbur was over. The dwarves would make their way to their city to gain their wealth in the old times. King Brag slowly marched into Faelyn's room. He saw the girl at the door. Even though Vaermina looked at the dwarf king, she didn't mind. King Brag took his hand to the doorknob. He opened the door a little bit, saw the man lying on the bed. He didn't want to go inside. He took off his combat helmet and put it on the table just outside the door. Upset, he proceeded to the exit door of the castle. Vaermina called out. "Hey! Dwarf! You fought well."A smile appeared on King Brag's face. And then he answered. "Thank you, ma'am. But I didn't see you on the battlefield, probably because of my height."They both started laughing. King Brag and his army began to go to their homes in the mountains. They would dig new and deep mines and gain their old fame.

Vaermina was in front of the door, watching the view across the glass and she heard a noise from Faelyn's room. She entered the room anxiously and saw the standing man. Faelyn whispered her name and hugged the Vaermina as tightly as he could. Then he started to talk. "We did it... We won." Vaermina's tears were flowing. Suddenly, she remembered Faelyn's dark body. And she started a speech. "I saw your eyes were glowing yellow. And your arm was covered with dark smoke. What happened in there? Are you all right?" Faelyn smiled. "I...I don't know exactly. But I'm going to learn." Faelyn turned towards his sword. Vaermina was surprised. She asked him. "What? Where are you going?"Faelyn looked out from the castle's window. "I need to go away to learn about my new ability." He smiled to Vaermina. "I will be back one day. And I will come here alive." He went towards to door. When he left he said something. "I love you Vaermina." Thus, Erith was without a king for a while. Before Faelyn leaved, He tried to ignite the "First Flame". But it didn't work. Faelyn got as far away from town as he could. He began to learn who Xelrath was and how to control his powers.

Deep in the Elven forest, a force awoke beneath the ground. When he got up from his grave, the first thing he saw was his bow. As soon as he touched the bow, a shadow emanating from his left arm covered it. He barely spoke. "The time...has come."