Night had fallen and Declan looked at their newly formed team before them. There was Eramere with the ability to control ice. Malcolm with his ability to render anyone immobile and paralyze with eye contact. Joriden who could control fire. Marilda could control people’s movements as long as they make eye contact with her once. Kaloran could control and command animals. Lazaran who had the ability to control earth at a very high capacity. Then there was the priests and priestesses only two of the six were to join them, Layla with the ability to blast things into destruction and Farazai had the ability to move things with his mind. Bringing them the grand total of eight bloodline users adding to their power. Declan and Layana included made ten. He had just set out an outline of what they were planning. Everyone nodded understanding the severity of the situation and the clear promise of a normal life was enough to make them want to try. Regardless of their promise to help, Layana was

“Bow to your queen,” Gabriel said after 10 minutes of Terania sobbing at her father's bedside, holding his hand to her chest, he was the first to compose himself despite losing someone who was a friend to him.“Long may her majesty reign,” the men murmured in unison. Terania wiped her eyes, she had to be strong, she was the queen. “I… I have just lost my father. We must tell everyone this news.” She said taking a deep breath. Gabriel shook his head bowing his head to his new queen“My queen, may I suggest my advice?” he said, Terania looked at him her heart aching with the news that the king was gone. “Of course, Mage Gabriel,” she said trying to mask her pain, although he hadn't been too keen on her taking control, with everything that happened with the king, the truth of Layana’s bloodline meant she could see the past and present which was clear she wasn’t lying. The king had faith in her, and so would he. “Let's not announce the king’s death yet. If it is discovered too soon, The

Grief. Pain. Anguish. The emotions cut Terania like a knife coated with spice as she listened to the words of the royal mage Gabriel. Queen Azalea had died alongside the king the night before. Although she knew the king was dead beforehand it seemed Madaro had forced his way with Queen Myra into the kings’ chambers when she had heard Queen Azalea had spent the night there. Terania looked at the mage, not missing how her mother stood to the side pretending to be shaken with grief. But she knew Dark Lord or not the queen was simply lying. “The Queen’s Coronation will take place tomorrow along with their majesties funerals,” Gabriel said, Myra, frowned“These things cannot be forced or rushed Mage Gabriel,” she said curtly. Gabriel bowed deeply to her.“These are times where these things cannot be delayed your majesty,” he said, he had not wanted to expose Terania so soon. However, it seemed fate had other plans. “She is already queen.”“Mage Gabriel is correct mother. I will take my p

Myra sat in the darkness of her room, rocking on the chair, the dark lord in complete control but there at the back of his mind, Myra lingered.‘What is your plan?’ she asked in her own mind that she was now a prisoner in. The Dark Lord smiled coldly a look that suited the queen's beautiful face.“Oh… that’s for me to know, refrain from intruding,” he said his voice as cold as the darkest corner of the kingdom, laced with a sinister warning. Myra instantly fell quiet she was as terrified of him as she was intrigued by him. someone who yearned for power and had the ability to claim it was what she desired, if she played her cards well, he would allow her to stand by his side.A knock on the door sounded and Myra smiled cruelly “Enter.”The door open and Myra turned looking at the young woman who had entered, her long brown hair plaited, her face passive but it was the arrogance and resentment in her eyes that intrigued The Dark Lord. “Princess Cordelia…” “Your majesty,” Cordelia said

They had set out early the following day, moving faster, Kaloran had called to the animals around and they had been able to retrieve some horses. Although Layana knew Declan had hoped to find Pedro so far it seemed that it was a futile wish, they were long past the point they had left him. However not once did Declan mention it. He now rode upon Drakayaan, a dragon that refused to let anyone else take control of him apart from Layana and Declan. Something that had made Aren pout like a child, Layla and Marilda rode behind her on Dragina. “Slow down…” Declan called motioning to Layana, they had been flying for a while, slightly ahead of the rest scouting out the area.“I sense it too,” Layla said, the smell of smoke, burning flesh and the putrid smell of something rotten. It took Layana a second longer to catch the smell that made her stomach churn. She looked at Declan who motioned her for to say up in the air, whilst he went lower his eyes scanning the ground spread below them. He f