Episode IX–Prophetic Fulfilment
Some things, so others will tell you are destined to be, like death and taxes. Many believe they are governed by the fates, drifting through life with no purpose other than the day to day business of survival.
Others set out to prove their destiny lies in their own hands and do what ever it takes to fulfil their so called destiny, often to fall by the wayside.
But sometimes others succeed and become great, like Alexander the Great, only for the fates to catch up and smite them.
There is one destiny we all will meet one day and nothing we can do will alter that fact. We are all mortal and we all will die one day. The question is what legacy we leave behind.
For the agents of the Inter Dimensional Entity Control organisation, what is their destiny and what will their legacy be? Will they be able to prevent history re-unfolding into the fall of humanity? Already the dark forces of the fallen ones are conspiring to bring a war to the humans they will once again lose.
And what of the daughter of the Spirit of Death? What is the prophesied destiny she is due to fulfil, and will she?
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A wilderness cave
The Walong Mountains
The Mystical Realms
The kobold finally found the cave at the bottom of the Walong Mountains. This was where his former master was eking out an existence.
He had been running for three days, even for a kobold this was hard; such was his devotion to his former master.
He looked at the outside of the cavern in which his master had now made his home. He could see that there was a small garden with the kind of vegetables and herbs that in his glory days were merely garnishes at the many banquets they had, but now were all that he subsisted on. Not far from the cave was a small spring, only just enough to support his former master and to water his vital crops. On the other side of the cave entrance was a structure built to house home returning birds, obviously to provide eggs, and occasional meat for his master. The fare of poor farming goblins
His master had fallen a long way, but at least, like the kobold, they had survived the civil war, mostly by hiding in the wilderness away from the warring factions, playing dead and dropping out of sight.
The kobold noticed some smoke from the cavern, his master was cooking. This was good news as it meant his former master was home.
“Sire” The Kobold gasped
“Ah Meetal at last you have come” Meetal’s master replied, “I have been waiting for you”
“How did you know I was coming?” Meetal asked
“Do you remember me telling you about the Ring of
Ouroboros?”
Meetal wracked his brains, still confused as to how his master would know he was coming. And then it dawned on him.
“But the use of that magic artefact was forbidden” Meetal said, his eyes opened wide, “It has the ability to roll back time.”
“I know my old friend” Meetal’s master replied, “I made the law prohibiting it’s use, remember”
Meetal nodded, “But who has this dangerous device?” Meetal then asked, “Playing with time is not to be messed with, you taught us that master. Other’s said they would wage war on whoever had it and you said it would have been better if it had been cast into the deepest volcano”
Meetal’s master then produced a blackened piece from a metal ring, “No one need ever worry about it any more my old friend, it’s power is spent”
Suddenly a cold realisation went through the kobold, “You had it all along?” he asked accusingly
Meetal’s master nodded, “I thought it was best if I kept it, so it would be safe from those who had big egos and it would never be used, but alas I have had to use it to help preserve the Sacred Law”
“What?” Meetal asked
“I know what you saw in Faldon my old friend” Meetal’s master told the startled kobold, “because you told me before in another time which has now been reset.”
“Then you know of this new force who seeks to overthrow those treacherous troll clan chiefs” Meetal asked
“Yes my old friend” Meetal’s master replied with a sad voice, “I must apologise to you Meetal for never telling you this, but many years ago I had a wife and daughter from the Ghetto Clan”
“No” Meetal said, shaking his head in disbelief, “They were without honour”
“I was not as wise as I am now my old friend” Meetal’s master went on, “I sent them away for political expediency and this new leader you saw is my daughter returning to seek revenge for that cowardly act of mine and to claim what she has been made to believe by a drow is her rightful inheritance”
“Maybe we can do a deal with her?” Meetal suggested, still not taking things in.
“No my old friend” Meetal’s master replied, “My daughter has fallen under the spell of darker forces who in the other timeline used her to attack the world of mortals and ultimately put it to the sword in violation of the Sacred Law we both hold dear. That was why I had to use that artefact I had resolved never to use”
“So what do you want me to do master?” Meetal then asked
“Stay here” Meetal’s master replied, “I will show you how to tend the crops and look after my live stock such as it is. I know from the other timeline before that you will come to love the stark beauty of this wilderness as I have done”
“I don’t understand master?” Meetal said in confusion
“It is simple my old friend” Meetal’s master replied, “I caused a lot of pain and death to be inflicted upon the humans and our people in that other time and so I must accept responsibility and take care of this personally”
“And I will be at your side my master” Meetal proudly offered.
Meetal’s master shook his head, “Not this time my friend, this may be the last thing I ask you, but I want you to stay here where you will be safe from what must be”
“But..” Meetal protested
“No! “ Meetal’s master said firmly, “You have been more of a son to me than my real son, and so if anything happens to me, I am leaving this and my entire library to you my old friend. There is one thing though”
“Yes my master?”
Meetal’s master handed over a small crystal orb, “This came back with me from the future. It contains that mortal who escaped justice due to what that griffin judge said wasa technicality, so if I fail to come back find an elven magic user and extract him. I wanted to try him on a new offence of interfering with the affairs of our world, but maybe he should be returned to the world of humans. That will be your call”
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Central City
The Mystical Realms
Captain Sandra Philips a twenty eight year old US marine was in her make shift office preparing to go out on a patrol with two other marines escorted by two trolls from the Clavial clan as part of the inter world agreement for the human team to operate in the city.
Sandra knew these two trolls, they were ardent traditionalists of how single female trolls ought to be, and by inference all single females of other races. Single females in their view could not wear anything above the waist so males could assess if they sufficiently endowed to nurse their troll children. Troll wives in some quarters we considered little more than breeding machines.
Sandra pulled off her vest top completely. Today she would go topless; it would probably be a treat for the marines under her command she thought as well as keeping some of the troll clans sweet.
“You’d better be putting on your full uniform captain” an unexpected voice uttered behind her.
Sandra turned around and saluted not making any effort to cover up.
It was Colonel Samuel Peters, indeed an honour as his reputation was legendary from when he first took on a Columbian drug cartel that had captured a dimension jump orb and had been using it as part of their drug trafficking business.
“Put a top on Marine” Samuel ordered her,
“Sir” Sandra spoke up, “But you don’t know what it’s like here,, by observing the local customs it” she began only for the colonel to interrupt her
“That’s an order Marine” the colonel said sternly, “I do not want my people looking like cheap strippers”
Sandra reached for her vest top which she sometimes wore; as it was easily removable should she have to
“I said I want you in full regulation kit, including regulation underwear” the colonel insisted
“Yes Sir” Sandra acknowledged grudgingly and went into a personal room she had been given and started putting on a bra, and then the full regulation uniform.
”What was he doing?” ran through Sandra’s head –
Did he not realise the way the trolls acted in this city? Going topless was the only way she could get respect from some of the troll leaders, even if it was not strict US Marine dress code.
It got the job done
Finally Sandra was fully dressed when she went back into the office. To her surprise, beside the Colonel was the Clan Chief of the Manjura.
Even here word had filtered back that he had been captured and put on public display.
Also with the colonel was some teenager who had had her hair dyed red, wearing a camouflage jacket like the colonel and military fatigues.
“Sir with all due respect” Sandra began speaking, but this time it was the troll who interrupted her by putting up one of his hands
“Captain, I have heard of your efforts to comply with our out of date traditions” the troll spoke up
“It’s they only way to get respect from the troll elders” Sandra replied
“And what of the men under your command” the colonel interjected.
Sandra looked aghast, “I’ve explained it to them, sir” Sandra replied, “I believe they understood my position.”
“But they won’t respect you captain for looking like a cheap *****” the colonel answered back, “And for command that’s critical”
“Colonel” the troll interrupted, “Please do not judge your subordinate by my failure, I should have made it clear to the council that such customs were abolished and were not to be imposed on female trolls, the other races and especially our human guests.” The troll then turned back to the Captain “Captain, as for the troll escort today, I have dismissed the Clavial trolls and arranged for Rachtal trolls to be your escorts. They are more progressive and are not offended by even Rachtal single females covering up”
“And the troll elders?” Sandra asked, “What about their attitudes, unless I go topless when I meet with them, I can’t get anything done”
“Leave them to me” the troll replied, “From now on I will make sure I am there when you need to meet with them, they will owe us”
“There is no need for you to go topless captain” the colonel reiterated, “Which I know you hate doing”
“How?” Sandra asked
“Because you told us” the teenager interjected
“I never told anyone out side of this liaison team” Sandra replied
“She doesn’t know” the colonel told the teenager
“Doesn’t know what sir?” Sandra asked
“We don’t have much time” the colonel replied, “I need you to raise our people at Karam Tag Chou”
“Sure sir” Sandra replied, “What’s this all about?”
“They’re in danger Captain” the colonel replied
“My treacherous deputy is seeking to destroy then to steal the dimension jump orbs” the troll added
Sandra went over to the radio communications equipment and powered it up, “I just hope one of this world’s moons is available to bounce the signal off of”
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Karam Tag Chou
The citadel of the Troll Emperors
The Mystical Realms
Sergeant Frank Schneider answered the radio. The call was coming from the consulate at the central city.
“This is the Citadel over” Frank said into the radio
“This is Colonel Peters from IDEC command” came back the reply.
“We weren’t due for an Earth communication until tomorrow oh five hundred sir” Frank replied.
“This is a code red, over” the colonel replied over the radio, “We have intel to say that there is an attack force of bugbears headed your way, over”
“Say what, over” Frank asked
“Equal in size to trolls and more deadly” the colonel answered, “Get in touch with the Rachtal commander there”
“And the Manjura Commander?” Frank asked
“Negative” the colonel replied, “The Manjura have been compromised by a mole”
Then another voice came on over the radio, a troll voice, “My deputy has arranged this to steal dimension jump orbs. He means to put those loyal to me, you and your comrades to the sword”
“Inform the Rachtal commander” the colonel repeated, “And get the hell out of there”
“We’re withdrawing?” Frank asked with incredulity
“Affirmative” the colonel replied over the radio, “The authorities want to handle this internally. You and your men are to withdraw to Earth”
“We’re running away” Frank accused the colonel
“Your team is too small to make a difference and the authorities want to handle this themselves” the colonel replied, “We are arranging local backup, now inform the Rachtal commander and return to Earth, that is an order”
Suddenly a dark elf appeared by the sergeant. It was a drow, the enemy of the troll’s allies the elves.
Frank tried to go for his gun, but found himself paralysed
“I believe your commanding officer gave you a direct order” the drow said contemptuously, “Check with Colonel Peters, tell him it is Major Bolak”
Frank nervously keyed the microphone. “There is a Major Bolak here”
“You took your time Major” the Colonel replied.
“Well our illustrious ambassador was not as speedy as he should have been with his dark space” the drow replied. “Our drow force, which I must add do not have a Hadreth amongst them, will be joining with the elves here for the first time in our history to deal with these bugbears. I will be with you shortly colonel when they arrive”
“Now” the drow turned to Frank, “as we are here, we can inform the Rachtal commander while you get off of our world and go home” he said menacingly.
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Central City
The Mystical Realms
Samuel and Celeste followed the Clan Chief of the Manjura into the streets of the Central City. The two suns were blazing away over the desert based city and two of the four moons could be just made out in the sky.
They had just seen the Central City Liaison staff returned back to Earth, including Captain Sandra Philips. Samuel was carrying the artificial wormhole generator
“Will Captain Philips be punished when she get’s back to Earth” Celeste asked
“Nah! Not after how she served in the alternate timeline and how she died there” Samuel replied, “She will just be reassigned, maybe to Karam Tag Chou, maybe to an Earth based assignment, but there is no way she can come back to Central City, we need someone new here. Given what happened to our people in the previous timeline, I want them out of harms way until we deal with this threat”
“I thought we weren’t supposed to get involved sir” Celeste asked
“Sorry” Samuel apologised, “Slip of the tongue, I meant them”
Just then Celeste saw a hooded figure coming towards her
It was the Spirit of Death, her father
“Daddy?” Celeste called out
“Yes Celeste my daughter” The Spirit of death replied.
“Where’s mother?” Celeste asked
“Right here” said a woman suddenly right beside her
Celeste turned around to look up into the face of Lachesis.
“I was going to give you the Crystal of Kairon” Lachesis said to Celeste, “But suddenly it shattered as if it had been used”
“I was in another time line, in the future” Celeste replied, “I made my wish there”
“And you wished for a human soul?” Lachesis asked
“How did you know” Celeste asked, confused as to how her mother could know what had happened in a future that may or may not come to pass.
“I saw it on the day you were born” Lachesis replied
“I was there when it happened” The Spirit of Death cut in.
“Does that make me human?” Celeste asked
“You are both human and one of us” Lachesis replied, “You exist in both worlds, but why was a human soul your heart’s desire?”
Celeste blushed and looked down, suddenly feeling embarrassed.
“She has a boy friend” Samuel interrupted
“A human?” The Spirit of death said with anger in his voice, “He has had carnal knowledge of my little girl, hasn’t he” he said menacingly
Celeste shook her head frantically, “No dad, please don’t kill him. He hasn’t touched me yet I swear”
“What do you mean
yet?” the Spirit of Death asked, “I can tell that your body has experienced the feeling that only happens in intimate union, so don’t lie”
“The two of them believe they are married because Celeste accidentally disintegrated her clothes when we got her to transfer magic from an amulet to a power source and when we were giving Celeste replacement clothes her boyfriend took his shirt off and gave it to her to put on” Samuel explained.
Lachesis put both her hands on Celeste’s shoulders, “My husband, the feeling Celeste had in her body would have been caused by transferring magic, she is still pure my love as is he, but as to this marriage, that is the rule of trolls, not of us my child”
“But I love him Mum” Celeste said quietly, “And now I have a soul we can be soul mates together forever”
Lachesis shook her head and gave a small laugh, “Your heart’s desire was for a human soul because you misunderstood a human expression”. Lachesis looked up at the Spirit of Death, “I believe I know of this young man, he is a Simon Hargreaves”
“He’s one of my people” Samuel interrupted, “He’s a good worker”
“And a suitable husband for our daughter” Lachesis added.
“So I am married to Simon?” Celeste asked.
“Not yet” Lachesis replied
“I know for you it has only been a week from your point of view” Samuel interrupted
“But she has proved a loyal member of your team” the Spirit of Death completed. “Good” he added
“I told them I would work naked dad” Celeste spoke up, “but the would not let me”.
“Why would you do that Celeste” Lachesis asked, puzzled by this admission
“But the village I grew up in, those were the rules” Celeste answered, “I worked for the wrong side, so”
“And you have atoned many times over Celeste my daughter” The Spirit of Death interrupted.
“I’m afraid we have to go now” Lachesis interrupted, “We were here on official business”
“Yes we have to go” The Spirit of Death agreed.
The two figures then dissolved into thin air
“Don’t go” Celeste pleaded
“I’m sure they will be back” Samuel told Celeste, “It’s obvious that they are proud of you”
Just then a troll voice shouted a greeting at the Clan Chief of the Manjura. Celeste looked around; it was the Deputy Clan chief of the Manjura.
“I am so glad you have escaped” the deputy said to his clan chief
The Clan Chief of the Manjura said nothing and just went up to his deputy.
Suddenly the deputy screamed in pain and collapsed to the ground. The Clan Chief of the Manjura turned round and glared at Celeste, holding a bloody dagger. “Do not save him Spirit of Second Chances, this Traitor deserves death”
For a brief moment Celeste could see a life thread flapping in the air, obviously this was the official business her father had just mentioned.
Celeste just stood there in a state of shock while the clan Chief of the Manjura called out for troops of his clan to dispose of his deputy’s dead body.
After this the Clan Chief of the Manjura along with the Clan Chief of the Rachtal came up to Samuel and Celeste
“Colonel” the Clan Chief of the Manjura addressed Samuel, “I believe it is time for you to return to your world”
“Can’t he stay here in the city?” Celeste pleaded
“He’s right Celeste” Samuel told Celeste, “This has to be a matter for the local government to resolve”
“You are welcome stay with us Spirit of Second Chances and join in this coming battle” the Clan Chief of the Rachtal said to Celeste
“I’m not an agent or a soldier” Celeste protested, “I can’t even teleport any more”
“That need not be a problem” came Major Bolak’s voice behind her, “Your memories and consciousness may be from the future but your body is not” he told Celeste, “Drink this”
Major Bolak then handed Celeste a small vial.
Celeste took the vial and obediently drank the contents, and for a moment a strange glow surrounded Celeste causing her to gasp for breath.
After it had gone Major Bolak told her that she then had her ability to teleport restored.
“I’ll need to get undressed then” Celeste said with a sad expression as she started to unbutton her jacket.
“There is no need if you do the exercises” Bolak replied as he gently took hold of her hands to stop her undoing any more buttons
“But they hurt” Celeste protested
“Not if I help out” Shamus McTuckle’s voice. Came from behind
“I can help share the pain and reduce it” Shamus offered
“And so can I” Major Bolak replied, “Should we need to teleport”
“Good then it is settled” The Clan Chief of the Manjura interrupted, “You can join us as we march on Faldon. Our troops are getting ready”
“It should be safe” Major Bolak stated, “We stopped them getting hold of the tactical nuclear weapons they used the first time around”
“But first” The Clan Chief of the Manjura interrupted and produced a blue orb.
“That’s ok I have this” Samuel said patting the artificial wormhole generator.
“But I insist” the clan Chief of the Manjura responded and then chanted an incantation, at which a blue dot appeared in the air.
“Bye Celeste” Samuel replied
“But I want to go back to Earth” Celeste pleaded, “I want to be with Simon”
“And you shall my dear” Shamus told Celeste, “But not just yet, we need you here”
Samuel waved at the Celeste and the others and passed through the wormhole back to Earth.
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IDEC Headquarters
Washington DC
United States of America
Samuel arrived at the office of Kathryn Cooper and the wormhole collapsed behind him.
To his surprise there was the drow ambassador with Kathryn
“What’s wrong” Samuel asked
“I’m afraid the news is grave” the drow ambassador replied
“Russia” Kathryn continued, “Is missing one of it’s old style hydrogen bombs that was waiting for decommissioning”
“But Bolak killed that Vabalavich S.OB, before he could steal them” Samuel began and then stopped as a sudden chill realisation went through him. “The fallen angels must have stolen it”
“But we have a treaty with them” the ambassador protested
“Not any more” Samuel retorted shaking his head and started the powering up process for the artificial wormhole generator.
“Where are you going” The ambassador asked, “Back to Central City?”
“No!” Samuel replied, “That Port Faldon. That’s where this Brameana is, with Vabalavich not there to do their bidding those fallen angels may be making their own deal with her” Samuel explained. “The location would be useful right now” he told the ambassador
“I can take you there” the ambassador replied as he pulled out a blue orb, “The Hadreth stole one of these from the Manjura some years ago”
“We need to alert the trolls at Central City and the citadel” Samuel stated
The drow turned to Kathryn, “Have your minion contact our consulate in Moscow, and we can arrange for someone to go to the Mystical Realms and get the Drow High Council to contact the trolls”
“I don’t think we have time for Russian bureaucracy” Kathryn retorted and pressed the intercom, “Sophie” Kathryn said into the machine, “Get me G2 in Ireland, this is a Code Red Alpha one”
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Central City
The Mystical Realms
Celeste watched on with Shamus and Major Bolak as various ranks of troll warriors and gnolls started to join forces. The streets of the Central city were now emptying as the inhabitants could tell that war was coming again. A war against a rouge troll clan that was supposed to have been wiped out and some of the most feared creatures of all, bugbears.
Some young males tried to join up, but they were rebuffed, a war needed well trained soldiers, not raw recruits with no military discipline. The stakes were too high.
“I thought the drow would be coming too” Celeste asked Shamus with tears in her eyes
“No my dear” Shamus replied, “They are helping defend the Citadel”
“But I’m not a warrior Mr McTuckle” Celeste pleaded, “I know I when I worked for that b*****d I went to do my father’s duty”
“But this is different” Shamus completed her sentence
Celeste nodded
“War is the totality of evil Celeste” Shamus went on, “This time we have a chance of winning without some jumped up Hadreth drow stealing human weapons, no offence intended Major”
“None taken” Major Bolak replied, “I’m so glad I managed to stop that disgrace to all drow from executing his plan. Without those weapons, we will push those invaders back to the Far Islands, where we will annihilate them once and for all in one blow”
“How?” Shamus asked suspiciously.
“It worked in the alternate time line with those two islands” Major Bolak replied, “Why not use the same idea”
“You’ve stolen a nuclear weapon yourself” Shamus accused.
“Don’t be so melodramatic Shamus” Major Bolak retorted, “I have merely ear marked one that was due for destruction under a recent Earth based treaty. It has not even left Earth yet, I will be able to call for it once we have forced the invaders back to whence they came and then they will never trouble us ever again”
“We don’t need that kind of weapon here” Shamus said sternly, “There will be no nuking here, and I will fight you with every ounce of my being to stop you”
“Oh very well” Major Bolak replied, “I will not acquire it Shamus, and as I said it has not even left Earth, it was just a thought”
”A drow thought” Celeste thought to herself, not daring to speak.
“A thought we don’t need Bolak” Shamus said angrily.
There was the sudden rush of wind behind them as a blue wormhole opened up behind them.
Out stepped another leprechaun
“Sir” the leprechaun addressed Shamus, “We have a message from Miss Kathryn Cooper of the IDEC in Washington” he said breathlessly
“Spit it out lad” Shamus ordered the leprechaun
“This Brameana may have acquired some kind of super weapon stolen from the Russians”
“What?” Shamus said in surprise, “What kind of super weapon”
“A hydrogen bomb they call it sir” the leprechaun answered
Shamus shook his head and glared at Major Bolak.
Major Bolak could tell what Shamus was thinking, “It wasn’t me” he said defiantly, “the weapon I selected has not even left it’s silo where it is pointed at the United States, ask them to check on it if you don’t believe me”
“They said this one was an obsolete weapon” the leprechaun said in puzzlement, “It was taken out of service and was awaiting something called decommissioning”
“That’s impossible” Bolak blurted out. “I killed Vabalavich before he could take any of those old nuclear weapons. They were all accounted for. He never got anywhere near them this time around”
“What about those angels the colonel mentioned” Celeste asked
“According to mythology my dear” Shamus replied, “They were supposed to be the guardians of the humans”
“What about the fallen ones” Celeste asked
“Oh great” Bolak said coldly, “It’s obvious, I killed their Hadreth stooge so now they are trying to make history unfold as it did the last time themselves”
“Except” Shamus continued, “They plan to make this second time around more deadly than the first”. Then Shamus turned back to the Leprechaun, “What of Kathryn and the Colonel”
“Faldon Sir” the leprechaun replied, “The colonel has gone to Faldon with the drow ambassador”
“A drow and a human” Shamus mused
“They don’t stand a chance” Major Bolak added
“We need to tell the clan Chief of the Manjura” Celeste suggested
“True” Shamus replied and then turned back to the other leprechaun, “Go warn the Clan Chief of the Manjura” he instructed the Leprechaun, “We three are going to Faldon to see what we can do”
“What?” Celeste said in alarm, “What can I do?”
“You can still do force blasts” Major Bolak asked Celeste.
“Well yeah” Celeste replied, “Against a single normal target”
“You also have the power to hurl fire balls” the drow major told a confused Celeste
“What?” Celeste asked again
“All major spirits can” Shamus cut in, “Plus you have a shield”
“Which wipes me out every time I use it” Celeste protested
“Only because you allow the energy from the blast to go out instinctively” Major Bolak replied, “If you actively concentrate on your shield you should be able to maintain it like the other major spirits do in combat”
“Then it’s settled” Shamus interrupted and grabbed Celeste’s left hand. Major Bolak grabbed Celeste’s right hand and in an instant they were gone, leaving the other leprechaun to go off in search of those in charge of the assembling troll army.
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Faldon Port
The Mystical Realms
Brameana watched in fascination as the town square started to fill up with metal cylinders identical to the one that this Samael character had produced
The fiery figure finished his incantation, “See I have produced forty such devices” he told Brameana, “And if we need more” the fiery figure went on, “Since we have the original I can easily replicate more” he added with a laugh.
“I just need that Manjura troll to get us the dimension jump orbs” Brameana replied, “And then those puny humans will not know what hit them.”
“And after the Earth is rendered lifeless” the fiery figure cut in, “You can be declared conqueror of Earth and rightful inheritor of your late father’s throne.”
Brameana smiled at the fiery figure and then had a wistful look, “I wish my Vabalavich were still alive, we virtually grew up together on the far islands where his father was drow ambassador”
“Well look at the annihilation of the humans as avenging his murder” the fiery figure said in as kind and as softer voice as he was able., “As for those dimension jump orbs” the fiery figure continued, “forget about them, if need be I can summon my legion of minions as they have the ability to pass between the two worlds, and they can carry these hydrogen bombs to their targets. They will be only too willing to oblige”
“That would certainly help” Brameana replied, “I never felt comfortable dealing with that Manjura troll, since he as of the same clan of my father who abandoned us. It was Vabalavich who persuaded me we could do business with him”
The fiery figure grinned, “Then let’s not wait around” he told Brameana, “I will summon”. Suddenly the fiery figure stopped speaking and swore.
Brameana turned around to see what sight had stopped her new partner in his tracks.
One by one the replicated human weapons were fading into nothingness
“Why are they going?” Brameana asked
“I have no idea” the fiery figure said angrily, “Someone has countered the replication spell”
“I would have thought only elven and drow magics can do that” Brameana told the fiery figure, “And we made sure all elves were put to the sword and Vabalavich was my only drow.
“We have the original” the fiery figure sighed, “If you have it fetched from the town hall where we put it, I will just replicate it again once we find the user of magic who has cast this spell”
Brameana ordered some of the bugbears to go and collect the original human weapon and bring it to the square. “If only we had my Vabalavich” she said in frustration, “He would have been able to track down which traitor countered your replication magic”
“I will summon one of my minions” the fiery figure told Brameana, “He will find this errant magic practitioner and dispatch him”
Just then there was a minor commotion as a troop of Ghetto trolls came into the square, dragging what seemed to be a human and drow.
“We found these spies” the Ghetto troll commander said to Brameana as they force marched them up to her. The two were then made to kneel on the ground in front of Brameana and the fiery figure.
One of the Ghetto trolls held up a strange device
“They came with this” he called out before putting the object on the ground.
Brameana walked up to the pair, “And who do we have here” she sneered
“I am the drow ambassador to the Russian government on the world of humans” the Ambassador replied.
“And who are you?” Brameana asked the human
“Colonel Samuel Peters of the Inter Dimensional Entity Control special task force” the human replied
“A disgusting human” the fiery figure said with venom, “Allow me to exterminate this vermin” the fiery figure asked
“In a moment lord Samael” Brameana replied, “We should be much more interested in this drow”
Brameana pulled out her dagger in her right hand and held the point to the throat of the drow, “Well Ambassador” she said deliberately, “Why don’t you undo your little spell that nullifies the replication spell”
“I have cast no spell” the drow ambassador replied in a matter of fact manner.
Brameana immediately hit the ambassador in the side of his head with her left hand, knocking him to the ground, “LIAR” she shouted and proceeded to place her left foot on the side of his head, “Maybe I should just kill you drow and then your spell will be gone”
“We cast no spell” Samuel shouted out.
“LIARS” Brameana screeched, “This is drow magic”
“My lady” one of the trolls then spoke up nervously, “We caught them as they arrived. They did not have time to cast any spells that we could see”
“I am afraid the drow is telling the truth” the fiery figure told Brameana, “I sense no falsehood from him or that he is capable of such a spell”
Brameana returned back to the fiery figure’s side, whilst the drow was pulled up so once again he was kneeling, blood running from his nose.
“Well if they didn’t, who did” Brameana asked angrily
“I did” Yelled a voice from across the square.
Brameana looked up and saw the figure of a large elderly troll walking toward her. “Seize him” she ordered
For a moment some of the Ghetto trolls hesitated
“I said seize him” Brameana screeched
“There is no need to shout Brameana” The elderly troll called out.
Two large trolls came up to the elderly troll and grabbed him by the arms.
“Bring him” the fiery figure ordered, “I would like to know how a mere troll can defeat my magic”
“It’s simple” The elderly troll called out, “I used the Crystal of Morpheus”
“The what?” Brameana asked
The drow ambassador spoke up, “It is an ancient artefact missing since antiquity. It was said to be able to permanently neutralise selected spells. It seems your father is quite a collector of ancient artefacts”
Brameana walked up to the drow ambassador, “My father is dead” she growled
“No I’m not” the elderly troll said as he was brought level with the Colonel and the dow ambassador and forced to kneel. “It was my twin brother who was slain by the traitors. I chose to play dead”
“You’re lying” Brameana whispered to the elderly troll, “My father was a coward who sent me and my mother away because we were inconvenient.”
“And I always regretted that” the elderly troll countered, “I loved your mother Geerol”
“HOW DARE YOU UTTER HER NAME” Brameana screamed, “She was killed by the bugbears before the drow could stop them”
“My lady” the fiery figure interrupted, “He speaks the truth.”
“What!” Brameana exclaimed, “You are my father?”
“Yes” the elderly troll replied, “And I could not allow you to break the sacred law this time”
“THIS TIME” the fiery figure interrupted again and approached the elderly troll, “So it was you who rolled back time and undid all my work”
“Yours and that no good Hadreth drow” the elderly troll retorted, “You have led my daughter astray and I could not allow that”
“Insolence” The fiery figure shouted and raised his hand to hurl a fireball at the troll.
“NO!” Brameana shouted at the fiery figure, “He’s mine”
“As you wish” the fiery figure said in a sly manner, “A daughter putting to death her own father is so delicious”.
Brameana briefly glared at the fiery figure and then walked up to one of her Ghetto trolls and asked for his sword and then walked over with it to the elderly troll.
“Well father” she went on with bitterness and hatred welling up inside her, “You can not imagine how much I have wanted to kill you for what you did to me and my mother”
“Please Brameana” the elderly troll pleaded, “I know you have every right to hate me, and if I had been able to I would never have sent you away but you don’t have to throw in your lot with these others. There is still time to stop this madness and remember the Sacred Law”
“Listen to him” Samuel interrupted, “Your lover Vabalavich was just using you, as is this fallen angel here”
“QUIET HUMAN” Brameana screamed at Samuel and pointed the sword at him, “Keep out of this. I will kill you next”
Brameana motioned to the troll behind the elderly troll who then pushed him so the elderly troll was bending over, with his neck exposed. Brameana lifted up the sword and took aim at her father’s wretched neck, allowing all the channelled rage she had acquired all those years she had built up to give her the strength to slice through it.
Suddenly Brameana was hit by some unknown force which sent her flying several feet backwards. Someone had hit her with a force blast, although strangley this was not a lethal one.
From where she lay on the ground, stunned and shocked, she saw the figures of another drow, a leprechaun and a female human adolescent who by the position of her right hand had just thrown the force blast.
But how could a human child do that?
The fiery figure looked at the new trio, “So you wish to intervene” he growled and immediately hurled the largest fire ball in their direction.
*
Celeste watched in terror as the biggest fire ball she had ever seen hurtled towards her.
“Concentrate” Major Bolak yelled as he grabbed her left arm.
Celestes tried her best to think about the shield power she supposedly had as she shut her eyes and held her right hand out.
A surge of power flooded through her and her body tingles as if electricity was playing over it, but this time not wiping her out as previously happened when she had used the shield capability instinctively. There was a deafening sound of an explosion ten feet in front of her at the same time, and then the sound of a fireball travelling away.
Celeste opened her eyes, the fireball had been harmlessly deflected upwards.
“Shamus” Bolak shouted, “You get the Colonel and I’ll get the Lord Low Troll. Our ambassador can teleport out himself”
“What about Celeste” Shamus objected as they watched the large fallen angel advance across the town square towards them.
“She’s a major spirit of virtue, she should be able to handle herself” Bolak replied and suddenly teleported away.
“Like he says my dear” Shamus told the frightened Celeste, “You’re a major spirit, you can take on this oversized bonfire easily” he tried to reassure her, albeit unconvincingly, “I’ll be back as soon as I have got that fool of a colonel to safety”
And then Shamus was gone
“So the leprechaun and the drow have run away” the fallen angel sneered as it advanced on Celeste as she backed away, the Ghetto trolls seemed to be giving this creature a wide berth.
Briefly Celeste noticed that just behind him, Shamus appearing next to the colonel and then teleporting out away with him. The Lord Low Troll was also missing; presumably Major Bolak had taken him.
“Why don’t you drop your pathetic shield little girl” the fallen angel shouted menacingly, “And I will be swift and merciful”
Celeste held her arm out still and shook her head. It was obvious that she was to hold the line while Shamus and Major Bolak got the others to safety. She walked backwards a step, but was now against a large building.
The fallen angel fired another two fireballs at Celeste. Celeste dived to the ground by instinct and then only just remembered to try and concentrate on the shield.
The two large fireballs hit the shield she produced. Even though she was trying her best to concentrate on the shield, it still caused a searing pain through her body, almost to the point of blacking out. One fireball at a time was tolerable, but two was pushing her to the edge of unconsciousness and this creature knew it, and was getting ready to strike again
Suddenly there was what looked like a cloud of icy engulfing the fallen angel; it was from the drow ambassador. He had cast a
cone of cold spell
The one spell that could hurt such a creature
For the moment this powerful entity was distracted.
The drow ambassador was now standing while the ghetto trolls started to scatter, lest they get caught in the cross fire. The female troll seemed to have disappeared elsewhere.
The fallen angel hurled a massive fireball at the drow ambassador. The ambassador deflected the fireball into a crowd of Ghetto trolls and a couple of bugbears who had been on patrol killing them instantly and making the others scatter.
“Go back to Hell” the drow shouted, “You are in violation of the treaty”
“You miserable wretch” the fallen angel shouted back, “You think because you know magic and you are a drow you are invincible”
“You have no right to meddle in the affairs of our world” the ambassador countered, “You are bound by the treaty as is lord Metatron, now Leave”
Celeste watched the fallen angel shake his head, and then laugh
“A while back we discovered how to deal with creatures from your world, even those with shields. I’m surprised I had not remembered it until now”
The fallen angel raised his right hand and began chanting something in a language Celeste could not understand, and from the open hand of the fallen angel a yellow ball of light grew.
The drow ambassador instinctively put up a shield spell as the ball of yellow light left the fallen angel’s hand and headed for the drow ambassador. However the yellow ball of light seemed to ignore the shield and engulfed the drow ambassador. The drow screamed in agony and faded from existence.
“All creatures from this realm were formed from the collective unconsciousness of the disgusting half breeds and that is there weakness” the fallen angel shouted in triumph, “I have no need of any of you” he added, “Especially you Brameana”.
The fallen angel then turned his attention back to Celeste and already another ball of yellow light began forming in his hand
“I’m back” Shamus said as he reappeared next to Celeste
“SHAMUS NO!” Celeste screamed and fired a force blast at the leprechaun to push him out of range of the deadly incoming ball of yellow light.
Celeste turned to face the fallen angel. He started to hurl the ball of yellow light at her and Celeste held her hands up to him by instinct and her shield went up. With in seconds, the ball of yellow light hit Celeste and engulfed her.
Celeste felt like she was both burning and freezing all at the same time, plus there was that same pain running through her that she had suffered when she had tried to carry out the exercises Major Bolak had taught her so she could teleport with out causing her clothes to disintegrate should she remove them normally for washing.
Then she felt a sudden rush of power surging through her and up her arms, and suddenly she got the same feeling run through her body as she had experienced when she had transferred magic into the isotope that powered the artificial wormhole generator, the one her father had said usually occurred in “intimate union”. It felt good and yet this was disturbing.
A blue light blasted from Celeste’s hands and hit the fallen angel throwing him backwards across the town square and into one of the buildings on the opposite side.
Celeste felt strange and woozy
“A human soul” screamed the fallen angel, “A disgusting human soul” it repeated, “What treachery is this”
Suddenly there was a blinding white light and there in the middle of the square stood a man in a white suit as big as the fallen angel.
“SAMAEL” the figure in white said in a voice that sounded like a large waterfall, “YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO ATTACK THOSE WITH HUMAN SOULS” it added
Shamus reappeared next to Celeste, “Thanks for that” Shamus told Celeste
“I’m sorry” Celeste whispered, “I couldn’t let him kill you as well”
“MICHAEL I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN” the fallen Angel yelled as he picked himself up, “THAT CREATURE OVER THERE” he went on pointing at Celeste, HAS POWERS AND DOES NOT QUALIFY AS HUMAN SO YOU STOP INTERFERING SO I CAN ANNIHILATE HER”
“SHE HAS A HUMAN SOUL” the figure in white insisted, “AND AS SUCH YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO TAKE DIRECT ACTION AGAINST HER” it insisted
Just then two more figures of fire appeared beside the fallen angel. They were more fallen angels
“I SAY WE TAKE HIM, HE IS ONLY ONE” one of the newly arrived fallen angels growled
“IS THAT RIGHT BERNAEL” the figure in white said in his terrifying voice, “PERHAPS YOU NEED TO LOOK AGAIN”
Suddenly the sky blazed a brilliant white, so much so that Celeste and Shamus had to cower and shield their eyes and so did not see the sky filled with uncountable numbers of figures in white.
“YOU WIN THIS TIME MICHAEL” Celeste heard the large fallen angel shout back, “BUT WE WILL BE BACK, THIS IS A CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE TREATY”
“AND WE WILL BE WAITING” Celeste heard the large figure in white say defiantly, “THAT TREATY CUTS BOTH WAYS” it added before telling the fallen angel, “AND IT BINDS WHAT YOU CAN DO AS WELL, SO BE WARNED”
And then there was silence
Celeste and Shamus looked up. There was a virtually empty town square, but Shamus reminded Celeste that the Ghetto trolls and the bugbears would soon be back. They had a toe hold on the mainland and most likely they would not give that up. War was still coming to the Mystical Realms, and it still had the chance to be more bloody than the civil war of recent memory.
Then Celeste caught sight of a Brameana standing next to a large metal cylinder on a cart of some kind. She was also carrying a dimension jump orb.
“You stupid child” Brameana yelled, “You have not won. There is still my original plan to make the humans wipe each other out”
“It’s over” Shamus shouted back, “Your drow lover is dead and those fallen angels have deserted you. Go back to the far islands where you belong and you won’t be harmed”
“Why don’t you go away” Brameana screeched and unexpectedly hurled an energy bolt at Shamus, throwing him ten yards to the ground.
“SHAMUS” Celeste screamed and ran over to the leprechaun as he lay on the ground. He was barely breathing, in fact he was dying, but how come, trolls did not have that power, then Celeste glanced up. Brameana was carrying some kind of wand.
Brameana was walking over towards Celeste and Shamus levelling the wand.
Celeste held her hand up and concentrated as much as she could.
Another energy bolt left the wand and bounced off the invisible shield Celeste produced and went straight for Brameana hitting the wand causing it to explode.
Quickly Celeste turned her attention back to Shamus and her eyes glowed a brilliant green as she place her hand on Shamus and did her best to heal the old leprechaun. But something was not working, he had been hit by some magical device which fought Celeste’s attempts at healing him and so Shamus breathed his last and died.
“No!” Celeste wept as she closed Shamus’s eyes, then she looked up at what Brameana was doing.
She had opened a gateway with the blue orb and was pushing the cart with the large cylindrical object on it while she held the orb in her right hand. Then Celeste remembered from the previous time line, this troll had initially tried to provoke what the colonel had called a nuclear war on Earth by sending nuclear weapons to explode in parts of that country called America.
She had no choice she had to stop her.
Celeste ran towards the swirling vortex just as Brameana was entering the vortex and grabbed the cart to try and pull it back.
“You’re too late” Brameana sneered “its set to wipe out Washing ton DC” and smashed Celeste hard around the face with her left fist.
The pain was searing but Celeste was only just able to hold onto the cart. She had to, if this troll succeeded, Simon, the love of her life and all her other friends would be killed by this hydrogen thingy.
Brameana pulled out a dagger in her left hand, but Celeste was just able to focus a force blast at it knocking it away into the maelstrom of the vortex, and then with the concussion Celeste was suffering she kept the force blast going and knocked the blue orb into the maelstrom as well causing the wormhole to engulf the two of them and the Earth weapon.
They were now in a swirling tunnel of blue light between the two universes with the only opening still at Port Faldon. This was now a wormhole to nowhere as other end had not been opened up. In the tunnel were Brameana, Celeste and the cart with the human weapon.
“You b***h” Brameana swore at Celeste, “You want to ruin everything” and grasped Celeste around her neck and started choking her to death. Celeste tried to grab Brameana’s hands, but trolls were notoriously strong, even female ones. “I will have my revenge even if it is just on you” Brameana sneered
Celeste had no choice
With seconds from blacking, Celeste used her ability to phase through other matter and was able to escape Brameana’s deadly stranglehold as she backed away about a foot away from her and became solid again right up against the cart with the human weapon.
Brameana was now beyond angry and tried to lunge at Celeste and instinctively Celeste fired a force blast at Brameana. Celeste was forced against the metal human weapon, but because the mass of Celeste and the weapon were greater than that of Brameana, the troll was forced out of the narrow tunnel of swirling blue light and into void and non-existence
“No!” Celeste screamed, She had not wanted to kill the troll only stop her.
Now Celeste was alone with the weapon, which seemed to have been retrofitted with some countdown clock device which did not have much time left on it.
so what to do?
Celeste then noticed that the only open end was closing, so she closed her eyes and teleported out
Celeste arrived at the square of Faldon as the wormhole closed in an uncharacteristic manner. The human weapon was now trapped between two worlds.
There beside Shamus’ body was Major Bolak and the Colonel.
Bolak looked at Celeste
“I couldn’t save him” Celeste said tearfully, “I tried but it was a magical death”
“Where’s Brameana and the hydrogen bomb” the Colonel asked
Celeste shook her head still in a state of shock and feeling very much out of it, “Their between worlds” she said weakly and started to feel feint, “That hydrogen thing” Celeste then forced out, “It had some clock that was counting down” and then she lost consciousness.
Samuel caught Celeste as she fell, “Bolak any of that healing potion” he asked
Bolak shook his head, “I’m afraid you will have to get her medical attention on Earth. But we have more important problems” replied, “If that device is between our two universes when it explodes, it could force them apart so neither you devices or our orbs will work”
Samuel grabbed at the artificial wormhole generator and powered it up, “Maybe we can find it and disarm the devise”
“I seriously doubt you would be able to find it colonel, let alone in time to do any good” Bolak responded, “Go to Earth, get Miss Cooper to immediately tell the Drow liaison and G2 to execute emergency magical return, they will know what it means”
Samuel shook his head in confusion
“Colonel” Bolak said insistently, “Don’t waste time! If our universes separate beyond a certain point, your people can not live here nor ours on your world. The drow and the leprechauns need to return here. It has been something we have all suspected could happen one day and all have prepared for should we have to” then Bolak added, “I never thought I would ever live to see this happen”
“What about Celeste” Samuel asked as the artificial wormhole generator created its characteristically green swirling vortex
“She has a human soul” Bolak said, “That may or may not count against her here but it means she will definitely survive on your world”
The green vortex was now at full size.
“It was good working with you” Bolak said to the Colonel and saluted
“You too Bolak, but what about the bugbears and the Ghetto trolls” Samuel asked
“That’s our problem now” Bolak replied, “NOW GO!” he ordered
Samuel picked up Celeste and the artificial wormhole generator and passed through the green vortex.
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A white space
Location Unknown
Celeste found herself in some snow field and she was completely naked, but was not cold as she would expect. As before when she seemed to have been here it seemed as if there was white as far as the eye could see. On looking up, although the sky appeared blue, there were lots of clouds crossing it faster than any clouds she had ever seen.
“Hello Celeste” a female voice from behind her said to her with a voice that sounded like a mountain stream.
Celeste turned around, it was a female figure clothed in white robes that were so brilliant that they hurt Celeste’s eyes. Uncharacteristically Celeste tried to use her arms to cover herself, and looked down at the ground, ashamed at what she had done and at her nakedness, but then with what she had done, she did not deserve the right to wear clothes
The figure in white came up to Celeste and lifted up her chin, and Celeste looked into the eyes of a woman who looked like she was in her early thirties.
A tear trickled down Celeste’s face, “I took another life” she wept, “I killed the Lord Low Troll’s daughter, but I didn’t mean to”
The female figure in white shook her head, “No my child, you were forced to act in self defence, you had no malice aforethought. Nobody could hold her life against you, Brameana was driven entirely by hate and it consumed her right up until the end, that is what killed her not you.”
“But Shamus” Celeste protested
“It was a magical death, you could not have saved him, nobody could have, it was not your fault my child” the female figure in white reassured Celeste, “But now let me do something for you”
Suddenly Celeste was clothed in a white robe.
“I know you don’t normally wear white Celeste” the female figure in white continued, “and I know about your upbringing in that other world and how you feel unworthy to be clothed, but I also know you don’t really like to go unclothed, do you?”
Celeste shook her head and looked down again. This female figure in white for some reason was right on target, and Celeste remembered all those times when she got rid of her clothes and offered to go naked for others. She did it because she thought she ought to, not because she truly wanted to be an exhibitionist. She wanted to please men and had heard that looking upon females unclothed was what most of them liked to do.
Again the female figure in white gently lifted Celeste’s chin so Celeste was looking at her face. “Any transgressions my child you believe you have done are atoned for” the female figure in white told her, “There is no need for you to feel ashamed and unworthy”
Then Celeste had another thought, “Mam, Am I dead?” she asked
The female figure in white shook her head
“But that other guy said I belonged with you” Celeste asked
“Maybe my child” the female figure in white smiled, “But not today. Your body has been taken to Earth to be healed and soon you will return there to live as a human being”
“So I am human now?” Celeste asked further
“Yes” the female figure replied, “And as such all your powers bar one will be gone. The one you keep you can choose now”
Without thinking Celeste answered back, “I want to be able to heal people, I want to be able to save lives” and then pleading Celeste added “Please”
“Granted” the female figure replied, “You have chosen wisely” and then everything went black
+ + +
Celeste came to in a hospital bed, as she looked up she saw Simon and Pete Smith sitting by her bed.
“She’s awake” Simon said with glee and took hold of Celeste’s hand, “I love you Celeste” he said with tears in his eyes.
“I’ll go and tell the doctors and the colonel” Pete said and then left the room so Simon and Celeste could have some time together.
“How long was I out Simon” Celeste said weakly
“Two days” Simon said in his abrupt manner
“What?” Celeste said and tried to sit up, but she was still feeling woozy.
“Don’t get up” Simon told Celeste, “Somebody hit your head pretty hard”
“It was the Lady High Troll” Celeste replied, “I think I killed her, I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to” she added as a tear rolled down her cheek
“She wanted to kill us Celeste but you stopped her. You saved us all” Simon reassured her, “You’re a hero and I still love you.
Pete came back in with the doctor and the Colonel. Celeste again tried to sit up, but the doctor would not let her and ordered her to rest as she had had quite a severe concussion.
“When do you want me back at work sir” Celeste asked the Colonel.
The colonel looked up at Pete and then Simon.
“She only came round a moment ago, she doesn’t know” Pete said to the colonel
“Whatever I’ve done wrong I’m sorry” Celeste said in distress, worried that for some reason she had been dismissed.
“You haven’t done anything wrong Celeste” Samuel said quietly. Then he stopped and then spoke up again, “When that hydrogen bomb detonated between our two universes it seems to have some how stopped passage between Earth and the Mystical Realms”
“I tried to stop her” Celeste went on
“You couldn’t have stopped her” the colonel interrupted, “nobody could have, there is no way anyone could have.”
“So what happens now sir?” Celeste asked
“As all the entities from there have left Earth and all the humans with one exception are back here on Earth, it has been decided to shut the IDEC down” the colonel explained.
“I’m going to work for the NSA” Simon suddenly said to Celeste, “Miss Cooper got me a job there”
“Sue-Lim and I will be returning back to England as soon as she’s discharged from here in a week or so time” Pete interrupted.
“And your coming home with me” Simon said gleefully, “Mum and Dad want to meet my new wife”
Pete sighed in disbelief, “Simon how many more times do we have to tell you?” he said in an exasperated tone
“Aw” Simon replied in a down hearted tone, “I want to be married to Celeste, we love each other”
Simon then turned back to Celeste, “You still want to be married to me don’t you?” he asked in an almost uncertain tone.
Celeste put her other hand on Simon’s and nodded “If you still want me Simon” she wept, “I love you so much” and then Celeste was unable to speak for the emotion welling up inside her
+ + +
A white space
Location Unknown
The female figure in white looked on at the Bethesda hospital ward as she watched Celeste and Simon holding hands
A male figure in white came up to the female figure white.
“Lord Karael” The female figure in white said in a voice that sounded like a rushing mountain stream, “I am so glad that Metatron has ordered your release as well”
“Well Bath Kol” the male figure in white went on, “Since that troll rolled back time, the so called offence I was charged with was now deemed never to have taken place”
“Do you think Lord Raguel will be allowed to be our overseer again” The female figure in white asked
“I do not know” the male figure replied, “But what of these two? Is this Celeste to be one of us as lord Raguel insisted?”
The female figure in white sighed, “I am not sure lord Karael, definitely not for now, for as far as I can see into her future she is destined in time to make a good wife to that young man there and mother to their two daughters”
“And of the others?” the male figure in white asked
“Well the man by the name of Pete Smith is destined to be married to his fiancé who is still in that very hospital and she will bear him two sons and a daughter. As for the military man, he will be considered retired and for a time will play uncle to the three sons and two twin daughters his life long friend Colonel Mark Johnston is destined to have with his bride from England”
“And what of the one that was betrayed to that troll?” the male figure in white asked
“I believe that Lamechial retrieved him from that very troll just before it was too late, he is back with his wife and children back in Ireland, like the others he has memories of how it was before time was rolled back.” The female figure in white explained
“That may eat at him” the male figure in white replied
“I hope not Kareal” the female figure in white said as she shook her head, “For he and his wife are destined to have two more children together and see their adopted daughter married off to the adopted son of that Irish couple on whose farm they live and will work”
“Ah well” the male figure then said, “I am so glad that this time the fallen ones did not get to carry out their wicked schemes”
“As am I Karael” the female figure in white sighed, “but it was a close run thing”
“Indeed Bath Kol” the male figure in white agreed “But come now, we do have other duties to perform”
“Your right lord Karael” she answered, “sometimes destinies can change I suppose” she added, “Those two Simon and Celeste, I do hope their destiny will be together as they both wish” and then she waved her hand causing the vision of the hospital room to be replaced by the ever present clouds”
Then the two figures in white walked into a mist bank and vanished.
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An office building over looking the River Thames
London, England
Some time later
The office building had been abandoned for a long time since the collapse of the empire of the person who once owned it. Suddenly there was a bright flash of light which exploded silently followed by an electrical discharge that crackled all across the room.
Suddenly a man in his fifties and what looked like a woman in her forties or fifties who had been stabbed appeared from nowhere and both were thrown to the floor.
The woman placed her hand over the stab wound and looked up in surprise, “What magic is this” she screeched as she gasped in pain as she started to smoulder
“I’ve no idea” the man replied as he got up off the floor, “But I still have my own thread and now I’m back and this time all the others thought they had defeated me will pay!”
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Season Ten - End