The Beast’s Den

Fiona fell backwards on her rear end as she starred at what appeared before her, her mouth was chittering her teeth as well. Trying to back away on the ground her movements where frozen for no apparent reason, how ever when she was stuck the creature chuckled.

???: I said why don’t…. you take… a seat…

The creature was chained down it’s arms locked behind itself, and it’s legs were locked over each other and chained as well. It’s skin was chiseled and cracked like the deserts of the elven kingdoms outer border. A black substance was around the creature like a border that was dripping from the creature all over the cracks. It’s eyes where empty and looked dead. Before Fiona could even get a word out, the creature raised her hand up from it’s locked position and a boulder was moved behind Fiona.

???: Go… ahead… take a… seat…

Fiona: W.. what.. what the hell is wrong with you!

???: Nothing… is wrong with… me.

Fiona: That’s highly unlikely, you….. you seem in pain are you okay? And wait wait wait… I should be asking what are you?

The creature chuckled shaking it’s head.

???: What I am… is not important now child… it is what I was.

Fiona was confused now standing up and taking a seat on the boulder behind her to face the creature.

Fiona: I, I guess I would like to ask then what I am doing here and is this the place you called the shadow lands?

???: Yes… this is, this is where I have been living for the past millennia.

Fiona was confused, how could a creature be trapped for so long and still be alive. Something must have been sustaining the creature. Magic or something else. She was intrigued by this creature and wanted to learn more, so she would try to pry into this things life to get more answers.

Fiona: Okay, if you have been here for a Millennia, how have you stayed alive for so long?

???: Funny you should ask… it is these chains…

The creature raised it’s arms as high as it could showing glowing metallic chains.

???: These things, they kept me locked up here alive, but in pain.

Fiona: I see. Who put you here?

???: A Dangerous man, he locked me up here for speaking against him…

Fiona: A dangerous man you say? Well who ever that was he has to be dead by now, im sure of it.

???: Good… good.

The two continued to idly chat, but back over at the Kingdom of Respite the Newest name for the Elven Kingdom The other three finally arrive to the Library.

Lily: You think Fiona is going to be okay without us?

Daniel: Of course, she is pretty strong, especially for a castor.

Jacob: Relax she will be fine, besides im sure we can find her by talking to the All Father.

The three entered the Library being greeted by the nice golem girl named Daughter, she smiled and waved as she greeted the three adventurers. They said they needed to talk to father about a place called the Shadow Lands. Daughter gasped and told them that no one has talked about that place in a millennia and longer then that as well. She asked them why they wanted to know and how they learned of that place.

Jacob: Fiona was talking about some place called the Shadowlands, and ran off through a portal, before we could even ask for the coordinates she was gone. She told us to come and talk to the father about that place.

Daughter: I see, well if you really want to know then father has more answers. But I can tell you some information. The Shadow lands is an abandoned land forgotten on purpose after a great war. The place was infected by darkness and therefore uninhabitable, there used to be a giant capital city called the bright Castle of the sun fields. A race called the Ancients lived there. People of human figure but untold powers. Father will have more information I assure you.

Jacob nodded and told the others to follow behind him. They did and so Daughter lead them to The all father. She explained the Situation and what she has told them already. Father was conflicted about talking about that side of the world but he broke after some convincing.

Father: The shadowlands… what an old part of Eon. It was destroyed after the great war.

Daniel: Great war? Explain some more please All Father.

Father: The Great war was a terrible war, it was between all the races against the Ancient Ones. The Ancient one’s tried to govern their Magic into the other kingdoms but, when they were denied this, their leader tried to negotiate a deal with a god Known to them as the ones. But you will know them as Veksis Gan and Lasandra.

Jacob: This Story probably doesn’t end well for the Ancients I assume.

Father: Correct, The dark lords allowed them to have more power in the govern council of all the kingdoms, but, they Cursed their leader.

???: Fiona, Have I told you about how I got to this point?

Fiona: No, you haven’t.

Fiona was becoming more Cautious now.

???: My Kingdom was laughed at for trying to govern our ways to other kingdoms. But when the rulers decided we where too difficult… to deal with they sent their leader away in denial. In hopes of making a quick deal their leader… she… she prayed to their god’s called the Ones. It was true that their leader was given everything.

Father: She was given everything but the council…

???: The council kicked her out due to that curse their gods placed on her.

Father: In retaliation she sent a group of soldiers to kill the council using their dark magic.

???: The guards killed all the rulers

Father: So the nobles took arms against the ancient ones and sent their armies to take up vengeance against Her.

???: A great war took place that day, it lasted a century but The ancients lost

Father: The ancient were betrayed by the rulers sister, Ki Mandala, She fell in love with a man that man.

???: Was the Champion Named Francis Butchers.

Father: He entered the palace slaughtering her troops and guards with ease. And finally entered the rulers room.

???: She was surprised by this betrayal.

Father: The two Fought and in the end Francis was victorious.

Fiona: I see but what was the curse? And if your ruler and all your people died how are you here?

Jacob: The curse did what exactly?

???: The curse was slowly driving the ruler mad and she did terrible things to a=those who fought against her. Anyone…. Fiona come closer its hard to speak loudly.

Father: The curse would then take the land she loved so much turning it from the sun fields to the shadow lands, ruled by darkness and death.

Fiona walked up to the creature who put its hand on her shoulder.

Fiona/Jacob: What was the ruler’s name

Father: Her Name was Draconia Vivara

??? Would start to drain the life out of Fiona as it looked into her eyes

???: And she… is… me!

Fiona felt dizzy and stabbed the newly formed hand with a small dagger in her robe pocket.

Fiona: Wha why… I got to…

She over the chair broke apart as the creature was back to its original life, the shadow and cracks now gone forming a female being that looked like a human

Jacob: Anything else?

Father: Francis Butchers trapped their ruler in the shadow lands which means…

Lily: Fiona is there with the monster lady! We have to rescue her now!

Father: I wish I could teleport you there but Fiona has to escape from that place herself. The coordinates of the shadowlands has been lost forever.

The three became anxious now at what father just said. With that they ran out of the library and into the portal to Veil. After that they waited out front of the portal Fiona walked into in hopes she would come out.

Draconia: Welcome Fiona to the shadow lands…..