Shadows Of The Dead

Chapter 1

There is only three days left for the coronation.

The to be Queen sat back on her chair beside her Father, King Arthur. He was already seated on the throne. Ahana's face was conceit. The king nodded his head and she nodded back with a smile. The castle was full with the people and their rave. It was harsh and loud inside. The speaker bowed down in respect to the King and then faced to the crowd.

"Come forth with your problems" The speaker announced.

A middle aged farmer walked over and bowed down. To his respect the King nodded and the farmer began.

"My King.. My farm animals are disappearing everynight.One by one, each night. Last night I counted there were six and today in the morning when I went in my farm. I found only four of them." The man cried in rave. "What do I do?"

"Someone must be stealing in our kingdom. " The King said and looked at his guard. "Give him the animals he need"

The muscular guard headed out of the castle with the farmer.

"Next" The speaker announced.

An old couple walked over with  a cloth stained in blood. Their face looked dry and pale. Eyes were filled with redness and heavy tears.

"My King.. This is my son's cloth." The woman said. "He was going out last night to get us fruits. He said that he had found a new tree that had grown a new fruit. Then he left us at home and went off"

"It was almost getting late since he had left. I went over to the forest sideway and then I heard a scream. It was a scream of death and fear. I ran deeper in the forest following the scream. " The man wept. His hands shivering from fear. "I saw a devil drag my child from the ground and crush him under his feet. It was huge, it had horns and it had features like a..a... man... "

The room once again became loud. Everyone was talking and gossiping to eachother upon hearing the devil.

"Attention.. Attention" The speaker shouted.

"My Princess... The devil had came to attack, he scratched my arm to grab me. " The old man revealed his scar on his arm. It was large and deep. It was still bleeding and going dry with the black blood.  "But the villagers arrived and it just disappeared into the darkness."

"That really happened My King..." Someone from the crowd shouted. 

"Please believe us" Another one shouted.

"Save us.. There's a devil out there" the others shouted.

"Silence..." The King shouted in rage. "I'll go out and see what is lurking in the corners of our kingdom"

"Father" Ahana spoke in a frightened voice. "This is a time for Angels and Demons having their war... Will you really go out in the dark forest?"

"Ahana, you will be crowned in  three days and this is when I need you to secrete the Sword " The king said and headed out with his guards.

The villagers looked back at their princess. "My princess.." The old woman spoke. "Don't be heartbroken.. The devil itself can be killed by the powers of a Angel"

Ahana's face fell into sorrow. "Guards.. " Ahana stood up and looked at the four armours obeying her command. "I want to have them secluded... Right now"

The armours obeyed and led the villagers to a secret hideout.

Ahana couldn't let her father go out on his own to face the Demon. She had to go. She is a warrior of her castle and her people. She will bring justice to the boy who was crushed by the Devil. She will stab the Angel's sword in his chest and then cut out his head. Bring it to the parents and let them burn it to ash.