A war on two fronts

Chapter 79: Paranor, Druid's Keep

The mission of Skull Mountain was a success and stopped the Anubites. All used the underground tunnels to shortcut the way to different locations in the Old World. The momentary return of the Warlock Lord caused problems for heroes. It sent enemies to Paranor and the Palace of Prophets to return stronger than ever. It happened because used unconventional means. The sacrifice of Inior and the Mord'Wraiths Anubites would not last for long. The enemies would destroy his heart and skull to prevent his return. Warlock Lord knew at Paranor, would find many secrets and possibilities to return to life. The heroes informed the allies, and a new squad went to Paranor with the help of a ship. In the squad were Zedd, Shota, Richard, Kahlan, Merlin, Freya, Morgana, Chiron, and Odysseus. Rosh, Jaden, Ahsara, and Zady joined too. The squad arrived at the fortress, accompanied by troops, and had to decide what to do with Paranor. Defend from the forces of evil, or destroy it. Heroes knew Paranor was a powerful fortress that held deep in his structure many secrets. Once fell under the control of the Warlock Lord, and very few survived his attack on the fortress many years ago. The heroes established on the ship would protect Paranor. So agreed to talk once more to be sure what they would do soon.

"We stick with the same plan or are going to change it?" asked Chiron and looked in the library. "The druids have a long history and hide their secrets; we must think twice before deciding."

"I'd say we should let the force decide his faith," shared Ahsara her option. "Is a loss in both situations for us."

"Is better to protect the fortress from his grasp or everybody who wants to use this knowledge. If destroy it, lose precious knowledge," shared Zedd and use his magic to see hidden vaults. "Is true the fortress fell once in his hands, but never had the chance to explore."

"Warlock Lord considers it a priority to hunt down the survivors of the initial attack. Then to seek more knowledge," informed Shota, and confirmed the saying of Zedd. "Is much easier to destroy the fortress, but who knows where hid all the knowledge?"

"Why Paranor? Why Palace of the Prophets?" asked Odysseus, surprised. "You have an idea; Warlock Lord is not the type of enemy who gives up, considering he uses a ritual to come back to life."

"I know what he tries to do and is not the only one who might revive in that way," said Freya, and looked straight at Jaden. "Do you know who I am talking about, Jaden?"

"Marka Ragnos," answered straight Jaden and explained. "His scepter can store the force and if hit a certain level. The scepter can regenerate everything; Warlock Lord wants to do the same thing. He needs to find enough power to don't need his heart and skull again."

"Do you think the scepter is still here, hidden?" asked Rosh and used force sense. "The force sense shows me everything hidden, secrets compartments, and stuff like this. Here doesn't work at all and I have the feeling something blocks some of my force powers."

"Knowing the Old World is older than the New World with almost 10.000 years means a lot. It means the people from the Old World might get in contact with the force. Or other powers like this," said Merlin, and resumed the idea. "If have so much power, why you will not do your best to keep it secret?"

"An excellent question, but I don't understand why somebody will come to Earth. Many consider it a junkyard," said Richard and explained. "Don't look at me like this, many people confess this after hearing about Earth. Their minds change when encountering the people."

"Is not always like this, but in most cases yes," shared Ahsara and smiled. "This applies to a very amount of people, including the Jedi."

"Indeed, but are valuable allies and they are ready to sacrifice for Earth's survival. As we are ready to sacrifice for Universe survival," confirmed Kahlan and informed. "Is the time to activate the golems to help us in the fight against Anubites."