Adventures In The Land Of Fae - Book 10 Attack Of The Dragons And Wyverns Prolog During the harvest festival in Fae Land two visitors appeared on horseback named Zatsuky and Carmen plus a Yellow Fae girl named Amy. Alexa talked to Zatsuky and Carmen and found out they were dragon slayers and the sword that Zatsuky carried was the Crimson Sword that was very magical and deadly. After talking with Tempressa, both Alexa and her agreed to let Zatsuky and Carmen join the team of heroes which now made ten members plus Angus, the Titan wolf. Once Alieta got a visit from Gabriel the angel that filled Alieta in on some important facts about the future of Fae Land, everyone went back outside and joined everybody having fun at the harvest festival. Chapter One Lessons Of The Sword Everyone was having a great time outside with music playing and food out for those that were hungry. Zatsuky and Carmen were very happy they came to Fae Land where there were so many elves unlike Tazia where they travelled from. They were mingling in nicely and Amy was also having a great time dancing with two men at once. Eventually it started to get dark and everyone headed home. Ginger went up to Zatsuky and Carmen. Hello, I am Ginger and I take care of everything that happens in the palace. I had two elves set up a room for you two while you are staying in the palace. Oh so you are like the palace manager then, said Carmen. Sort of but I also like to help out in the palace in all the departments plus I am incharge of what gets built on Fae Land property. Wow you have a big job then, said Zatsuky. I suppose so but it is a very fun job, said Ginger. Now come with me and I will show you where your room is. 01 illustration goes here Ginger took them in the palace then up the stairs to their room. Now if you ever need anything just look out the door and you will always see an elf in this hall because my room is just down the hall and Alieta's is just across from mine, said Ginger. So what do you think of the room? You have your own bathroom with big bathtub. A toilet and sink with a big mirror. There is soap and shampoo under the sink too plus toothpaste and clean brushes. Wow I could live in here, said Carmen. Now the beds are singles, one with red sheets and the other with blue, said Ginger. I figured that was what you two would like best. A dresser for each of you too. Now just across the hall from here is the wardrobe room where you can pick out clean clothes whenever you need them plus there are night clothes like pajamas and nighties plus panties. All those clothes. with fit you perfectly because they were made on a magic loom that enchanted them to fit properly. That is about it, so do you have any questions? Not sure, I am still amazed with that big bathroom, said Carmen. I have one, where do we wash our clothes when they are dirty? asked Zatsuky. You don't just leave them on your bed and during the day and an elf will take them to the laundry department and return them clean and folded, placed in your dresser just like your outfits that you had on when you first got here are now, said Ginger. Wow this is better than staying in a classy hotel, said Carmen. Of cource it is, you are in the queen's palace now and she wants things this way, said Ginger. You will find that Alieta is more like a mother to all of us here than a queen. Now in your dressers have some night clothes already in them so have a good night's sleep and maybe I will see you in the morning for breakfast. Then Ginger left them alone. Never in my wildest dreams did I think a place like this would exist, said Zatsuky. Maybe we are dreaming, said Carmen, but if we are I hope we never wake up. 02 illustration goes here They both got ready for bed and in no time they fell asleep seeing it was a while since they slept on a bed. Zatsuky woke up first as soon as the sun started coming up so she quickly used the bathroom before Carmen got to it first then put her clothes on and snuck out of the bedroom into the hallway. Now where do I go, she wondered. The elf in that hallway came over and said good morning to Zatsuky. Are you looking for someone? she asked. No, I can't remember where that dining room is, said Zatsuky. The elf smiled and told her to go down the stairs then hang a left and it is the first door on the right. Just follow your nose, I can smell the bacon from up here she said. Zatsuky thanked her and followed her instructions to the dining room. She went in and no one was there yet. Maybe I am too early, said Zatsuky. An elf came out of the kitchen with some clean dishes. Hello there, you must be one of the new girls. Which one are you Carmen or Zatsuky? Zatsuky, Carmen is still asleep. I always get up early to have breakfast then do my exercises. Good for you, I get up early too but not big on the exercising thing though, said the elf. My name is Sally, would you like the breakfast special? I guess so, what is it? asked Zatsuky. Two eggs with bacon and sliced bananas plus your choice of coffee tea or orange juice, said Sally. Sounds good to me, said Zatsuky. Okay then have a seat and it will be ready in a few minutes. Then Sally went back into the kitchen. Now this is the way to live and I am sure I am awake and this is no dream, thought Zatsuky. 03 illustration goes here Zatsuky sat down at the table and in a few minutes Sally came back with her breakfast. You didn't tell me what you wanted to drink so I brought you some orange juice, said Sally. Do you want some coffee or tea also? No orange juice is perfect, said Zatsuky, thank you. Okay enjoy then said Sally. Then went back into the kitchen. While Zatsuky was enjoying her eggs and bacon, Gabriel appeared out of nowhere. Hello Zatsuky, I see you have a nice healthy breakfast there. Zatsuky looked up. Oh my God, an angel then stood up fast. Please sit down and eat, my name is Gabriel. I brought a very special friend of mine here to show you more about your sword. Really, I already know how to work my sword, said Zatsuky. You only think you do and he is here to finish enhancing it also said Gabriel. Really, what else can possible be done to it to make it better? asked Zatsuky. Well he first had to see if you would use the Crimson Sword to just kill evil and not become evil yourself. Having great power like that can do bad things to people but you showed you were the right person for his gift. Over the past ten years you killed a lot of dragons with your friend Carmen that save many people's lives, said Gabriel. Now that you are in Fae Land, there will be much bigger challenges for you to partake in as a team member here. Just then Sally walked in and saw Gabriel and dropped the plate she was holding. Oh my God an angel? Umm, can I get you anything? asked Sally nervously. Gabriel laughed, No dear, sorry I scared you here let me fix that for you. Then Gabriel made the broken plate whole again and placed it on the table. There you go Sally, good as new. Now Zatsuky, after you finish eating go get the Crimson Sword and bring it outside behind the palace on the edge of the Bad Lands. We will wait for you there, said Gabriel then vanished. Zatsuky looked at Sally that was still a bit shocked. Do angels show up here often? asked Zatsuky. No, that is the first one I have ever seen, said Sally. I need to have a nice strong coffee now. Then she went back into the kitchen. 04 illustration goes here Chapter Two The Magic Of Merlin Zatsuky ate the rest of her breakfast fast and drank the orange juice then ran back up to her room where she found Carmen just waking up. Hi Carmen, the washroom is all yours, said Zatsuky, I am getting sword lessons from a friend of Gabriel's. Okay have fun, said Carmen that was still half asleep. Zatsuky went to her chest and took out the Crimson Sword then ran out of the room. Hmm, what does she need lessons for and who the heck is Gabriel, Carmen wondered. Well time for a nice long hot bath. I hope they have good shampoo here. Once Zatsuky got outside she ran around the palace and saw Gabriel talking to an odd looking old man just outside of the boundary of Fae Land. She walked up to them and smiled. Okay here she is, said Gabriel. You do your thing and I am going to check on a few families in the human village I have been keeping and eye on. Then Gabriel flew away. My my look at you, I must say you have grown into a lovely young woman over the past years. My name is Merlin and I made the Crimson Sword for you. Merlin? Zotac mentioned you back home and said you created the viewing room that we used to locate Fae Land, said Zatsuky. Well yes I created it but he is my apprentice and doesn't have the full power yet to operate the viewing table fully yet, said Merlin. He will though in time. Now let me see that fine sword. Won't it burn you? asked Zatsuky. Nope, I made it so it has no effect on me, said Merlin. She handed Merlin the sword and he smiled. Very nice, perfect weight, easy to swing around. He then pointer at a rock and blew it into pieces. Not bad for level one, said Merlin. Hey I thought it had to be glowing red to be able to fire a beam from it, said Zatsuky. No not at all dear, you are in full control of this sword. Consider it a part of you, said Merlin. Just think what you want it to do and then do it, said Merlin. So do you like magic? I love magic, said Zatsuky. Good then watch this while I upgrade the sword to its full potential. Merlin turn the sword horizontal then took his hands away as it floated in mid air. Then he began to chant something in a strange language and sword began to glow a bright blue, then a bright red. He began to wave his hand over the sword and it started to spin and energy swirls encircled the sword. Then the sword went blue again and the swirls vanished the the sword stopped glowing. Merlin took hold of the sword then kissed the blade. There all done, lets see what it can do now, said Merlin. 05 illustration goes here Now do you see that boulder way over there to the left? asked Merlin. Ya but that is almost two hundred yards away, said Zatsuky. Yep it sure is, said Merlin. What is the furthest thing you have shot this sword at. Just dragons, maybe fifty yards away at most, said Zatsuky. Okay watch this now, said Merlin. He pointed the sword in the direction of the boulder that was very far away and shot the energy beam out that blew the bolder into pieces. Wow, that was amazing said Zatsuky. Well that is nothing compared to what you can do with the sword now, said Merlin now take the sword. Zatsuky went to grab it from Merlin. No, don't take it from me like that, make the sword come to you, said Merlin. How do I do that? asked Zatsuky. Remember I told you the sword is part of you so just think come and visualize the sword in your hand, said Merlin. Look at the sword then put out your hand. Zatsuky did as Merlin said and in a moment the sword just vanished from Merlin's hand and appeared in her hand. See that was easy, wasn't it said Merlin. Now if for some reason you lose hold of the sword or left it unattended just think of it and make it come to you even if you can't see it or it is far away. Now hold the sword with both hands and squeeze the handle hard. It is time to merge the new energy with you. Will it hurt? asked Zatsuky. I don't know, maybe a bit, said Merlin with a smile. Zatsuky grabbed hold of the sword with both hands and squeezed hard. The blade started to glow red again then blue. Suddenly all of Zatsuky began to glow blue then red. Then all went back to normal. So did it hurt? asked Merlin. Not really, I just got this tingling feeling all over. I sure do feel wide awake now, said Zatsuky. Perfect now it is your turn to fire the sword but not just at a bolder two hundred yards away, said Merlin. Look way in the distance to where that cliff begins to fade out of sight. No way that is over a mile away, said Zatsuky. Well try it and see, said Merlin. Just stare at that spot and point the sword in that general direction, said Merlin. You don't have to be exact, the sword will see what you are looking at. Then just squeeze that handle when you are ready so shoot. Okay I will try but I still think that is just too far for an energy beam to reach, said Zatsuky. Merlin moved off to the side then Zatsuky pointed the sword into the distance. Now you have to focus and when you see the spot you want to hit clearly, fire away, said Merlin. Zatsuky stared at the very end of the ridge and in a moment she squeezed the handle hard. A red bean shot out at the speed of light and blasted the entire end of the ridge to nothing. Yeah, you did it, yelled Merlin and started to dance on the spot. What didn't you know it could fire that far? asked Zatsuky. Not really. This is the only Crimson Sword I have ever made, said Merlin. Best be the only one too from what I saw it can do. Just then Alieta came around the corner of the palace. Hey what's going on out here? she yelled. 06 illustration goes here Oh oh, looks like we woke up Alieta, said Zatsuky. Sorry Alieta, Merlin was just showing me some new stuff I can do with my sword. Alieta walked over to them. Okay, hi Merlin, long time no see, said Alieta. Gabriel did tell me you were going to come soon, I just didn't expect you to be here so soon. Never put off till tomorrow when it can be done today I say, said Merlin. Nice to see you again Alieta, you are looking as lovely as ever. Thanks, so what were those loud bangs I heard? asked Alieta. We were just testing the sword to see what it can do now after the upgrade, said Merlin. Plus I am teaching Zatsuky other things she can do with it. Okay, Gabriel also told me you had to finish doing something to that sword. What did you do to it? asked Alieta. Oh a bunch of things that made it better and much more powerful plus it is fully merged with Zatsuky now. The Crimson Sword is now the most powerful hand weapon on the planet, said Merlin. I just have to show her what else she can do with it. Okay, I thought it was already very powerful, said Alieta. What else can it do now? asked Alieta. Well that is up to Zatsuky to say but it is much more powerful now and instead of being to kill a target from just a hundred yards away it can reach at least a mile now, said Merlin. She just blew the corner off that cliff way out there with one shot. See it is still smoking a bit. Holy that is very far away, said Alieta. Now if you want to watch then you need to step back beside the palace while I show her this other enhancement I added. It can be very dangerous and deadly to anyone close by, said Merlin. Okay I do want to see this, said Alieta. Just don't blow up my palace please, said Alieta. Merlin smiled at her and assured her that would not happen. 07 illustration goes here Alieta went back to the palace and watched from around the corner of it. Ginger saw her and came over to see what she was looking at. What is going on? asked Ginger. Merlin is here and showing some things about the sword to Zatsuky, said Alieta. He told me this next skill is very dangerous for anyone close so I am watching from here. Can I watch too? asked Ginger. Sure just poke your head around the corner like me, said Alieta. Now this sword has the ultimate defense and destroyed mode for anything within a hundred yards to you, said Merlin. It can be used on the ground but is best used high in the air. In the air, I can't fly, said Zatsuky. No but you can levitate with that sword, said Merlin. Now how it works is you have to hold the sword with both hands and hold it upright in front of your chest making sure half of the blade is above your head or it won't work. When the sword starts to flash red and light blue it is ready. Okay but why blue? asked Zatsuky. The sword has both white and dark magic in it, that is why it is so powerful. Red beam is for dark magic and blue for white but sometimes both will work together depending on what you are fighting against. Now first let me go translucent just incase a beam shoots close to me. Now place the sword to your chest. Like this? asked Zatusky. Yes, perfect, said Merlin. Now think of the sword but don't squeeze that handle just yet. There now you see the blade is glowing blue this time because no evil is close by. Now look up and think about rising up say sixty feet. Then push up with your feet and keep looking at the spot you want to reach. Zatsuky looked up and guessed where sixty feet would be then pushed upward with her feet and to her amazement she began to rise up. When she reached the target height she stopped in mid air. Perfect Zatsuky, you are doing great, said Merlin. Now I want you to think that you are spinning in mid air. That will tell the sword what you needing it to do, but still do not squeeze the handle yet. Zatsuky started to spin slowly at first but soon she was spinning faster and faster. Keep going faster, said Merlin until everything around you is just a blur then squeeze the handle hard. Melin got down on one knee and saw Zatsuky was just a blur to him now. Then Zatsuky squeezed the sword's handle. the sword started shooting out an amazing show of blue energy beams everywhere in all directions. So many and so bright that it was hard to keep watching them. Okay Zatsuky. loosen your grip and think stop spinning and down, said Merlin. Zatsuky stopped squeezing that ended the light show then slowly began to come back down and slowed down spinning until she reached the ground and fell on her butt. Alieta and Ginger ran over. Are you okay? asked Alieta. Yep just really dizzy right now, said Zatsuky. Merlin laughed. Yes you will get used to that in time, said Merlin. 08 illustration goes here Chapter Three Prayden Is Under Attack That was some display of power and magic, said Alieta. Ya I had goosebumps watching, said Ginger. So are the lessons over yet? asked Alieta or is there more because people are starting to arrive for the festival. No that is it, said Merlin, now Zatsuky just has to practice some. Well you are welcome to join in and party with everyone, said Alieta. There is always plenty of food and music. Food, you said, I think I will stay for a while then, said Merlin. You best put your sword back in the chest now, said Alieta. There will be no practicing while the people are here on the palace grounds. Okay, Carmen should be out of the bathtub by now, said Zatsuky. She would stay in there all day if I let her. People were arriving fast and Merlin was having a great time got to meet all of Alexa's team. He was a pretty good dancer for being so old and even did a flip for everyone. The music stopped and everyone looked and saw a couple of horsemen riding towards them. They stopped near the palace entrance and dismounted. Alieta went to them and asked what the problem was. Our province of Prayden to the north east is being attacked by dragons and some other kind of flying creatures that we have never seen before, said one of the men. Zatsuky and Carmen overheard them talking and said they are probably Wyverns, very nasty creatures that can attack from the air or land but they have no fire. Odd though they never attack together, said Carmen. Wyverns stay clear of dragons seeing they are much smaller plus dragons consider them food also. Alexa went over and heard what was going on. "We can help you get rid of them but how many are there? asked Alexa. We don't know, they seem to be everywhere, said one of the men. Alexa called the team over and they all agreed to help except Taiyo and Oaklynn that hadn't arrived yet. Then Zatsuky said, Carmen and I will come to help also. You will need my sword help to bring down the dragons numbers and Carmen knows the best way to kill wyverns. Thank you, said one of the men. It is half a days from here, is that okay. I know where it is, said Alexa, we will get there faster than that. Alieta told two elves to bring the men inside the palace then Carmen and Zatusky went inside to gear up. When they came back out their horses were ready for them. I do not think you will need Angus with you, said Alieta. Best he stay here with us. These are flying creatures and he is best on the ground. Besides after what I saw today and what Zatsuky can do with that sword of hers, I doubt the battle will last very long. Really, what did she do? asked Alexa. You will see, just make sure you are near her when she gets going, said Alieta. These are flying creatures and he is best on the ground, said Alexa. She turned to Angus and told him to stay. Angus must of heard them talking and knew he could not be much help so he just laid down. Don't worry about Angus, my elves will keep him busy, said Alieta. Merlin went over to Angus. My aren't you a very big boy, would you like a treat? Angus sat up and wagged his tail and Merlin made a few milk bones for him. 09 illustration goes here The team started on their way to the north stopping to get geared up then headed to the north eastern province of Prayden and were making good time. We will get there in a few more hours at this rate, said Alexa. After a bit they could see far in the distance, smoked rising into the sky so they knew they were almost there. Alexa ordered the team to stop for a minute and said we need some kind of plan. Why do they call Prayden a province? asked Carmen. Because it is part of Fae Land just like Cumberland, said Alexa. There are for provinces in total. Oh okay, said Carmen. You can make a plan with dragons but Wyverns are very unpredictable plus very fast on the ground and in the air, said Zatsuky. Yes Wyverns are much smaller than dragons, about twice as big as a man, said Carmen. Well you are the one with that magical sword so what do you think we should do? asked Alexa. Well maybe you all can fight the Wyverns on the ground while I go up and deal with all the dragons, said Zatsuky. Go up? How are you going to do that? asked Alexa. The sword makes it so I can levitate nice and high, said Zatsuky. Merlin upgraded my Crimson Sword this morning so now I will be able to wipe out lots of dragons at the same time. Just keep an eye open for falling dead dragons. Merlin did this for you? asked Alexa. Yep, he created the sword and now he says it is the most powerful of all swords, said Zatsuky. Okay if there are going to be raining dragons then we will start from the south end of Prayden and fight our way north and you do your thing from the North end of Prayden, said Alexa. Okay sounds like we got a plan now, said Tempressa, so let's get moving. 10 illustration goes here They started again towards the smoke and in an hour they saw what looked like hundreds of flying creatures in the air above the wooded province. Zatsuky rode up beside Alexa and said that this was very unusual because dragons and wyverns never fly together like that, they actually hate each other and dragons eat wyverns. There must be some other force at work here is all I can think off like a wizard. It would take a very strong wizard to control that many creatures, said Alexa. Okay you head to the north end of the province and we will get started in the south. Zatsuky took off as fast as she could ride. I hope that sword is as good as what Alieta said it was thought Alexa. One thing is certain, that girl has no fear of dragons. Once Alexa's team got into the woods they saw they had their work cut out for them. There were hundreds of of these flying creatures diving down into the towns, dragons breating fire and wyverns chasing people. Man there are a lot of them, said Titan. Well best to get started, said Carmen. Just ride fast and slice away as fast as you can. Wyvern don't take much to kill and their necks are the soft spot then she rode off ahead of them. Hear that Alexa soft necks, said Tempressa. Alexa smiled. Okay team lets get them, said Alexa and they all started chasing and killing the wyverns that seemed to be very unorganized. In the meantime Zatsuky was now in position and her sword was glowing a bright red. 11 illustration goes here Carmen's advice was very good and it was easy to kill these Wyvern by just cutting their throats. These are the stupidest wyverns I have ever seen, said Carmen. What do you mean by that? asked Alexa. Normally Wyvern work together and plan their attack but these ones are just unorganized and it almost seems like they want to die, said Carmen. Like they may be in a trance being controlled? asked Alexa. Ya exactly, said Carmen. Anyways it is still fun killing them. Zatsuky had the Crimson Sword to her chest and was now rising up into the sky above all the trees. Some of the dragons and wyverns saw her and turned to attack. Okay I hope this works thought Zatsuky. She bent the sword toward the attacking beasts and began to pick them off one by one. As soon as the wyverns saw her killing the dragons they all swooped down to the ground out of sight. This is cool I don't have to spinn to stay up here, said Zatsuky. She then began to shoot out three beams at a time which sped things up some but there were still lots of dragons flying around and now they were all headed towards her fast. Lets see how powerful this sword is now, thought Zatsuky. She put the sword to her chest then squeezed the handle as hard as she could thinking wide blast. The sword got very hot for a moment then let out a huge blast that shot out across the top of the trees and hitting every dragon that was in the air, killing them instantly and dropping down into the forest below. Now that was real cool, said Zatsuky. Look out below! 12 illustration goes here Down on the ground the team watched as dragons both red and green where falling through the tree, many of them landing on wyverns and killing them. That's my girl Zatsuky, said Carmen. Looks like she kicked butt up there. I can't believe my eyes but you must be right, said Alexa. Look there are several coming at us at once, said Paisley. That is when I come in, said Tempressa. Tempressa pointed both hands out and froze all six of them solid then they smashed them into pieces. They all moved in deeper into the town and saw that all the people were hidden in their homes so that was a good thing. A bunch of Wyverns came flying at them fast and Tempressa froze them all also and they came crashing down and broke into pieces when they hit the ground. More came at them so the team started to battle them again. Then suddenly red flashes of light could be seen and it was getting closer fast. In a minute Zatsuky joined the team while blasting wyvern as she walked by them. Isn't she awesome, said Carmen. Awesome is not a big enough word for it, said Alexa. Not many left, said Zatsuky, all the dragons are dead and just a handful of these stupid wyverns are around hiding somewhere. They are hiding, is that normal? asked Alexa. Yep, wyverns are chickens when there isn't a bunch of them working together, said Zatsuky. They are not that great at staying hidden anyways. They headed deeper into the town and found lots of creatures dead on the ground. The sky above them was clear. Alexa told Carmen and Titus to look for the ones that were hiding. Zatsuky went down on one knee. Okay that was fun but now I need to rest for a minute or two though, said Zatsuky. Pretty awesome though don't you think. Oh ya, said Alexa, you can say that again. Carmen will make sure not one wyvern gets away but the odd thing is my sword is still bright red, said Zatsuky. It should of dulled down a lot by now. So it glows when creatures are near? asked Alexa. Well maybe I missed a bunch in the last town, said Zatsuky. The team moved on and met Carmen and Titus who was holding a wyvern head in one hand. I think I will keep this one as a trophy, said Titus. Oh no you won't, said Paisley. You are not bringing that thing into our house. Everyone laughed. So are they all dead now? asked Alexa. Yep they sure are, said Titus. Okay so why is your sword still red and flickering Zatsuky? asked Diego. That means something bad and dangerous is coming, said Zatsuky. Never seen it flicker before though. 13 illustration goes here Chapter Four The Demon Suddenly the sky got dark and the wind began to blow then a very big ugly man like creature appeared above the treetops. It yelled, "Who has killed all my pets?" It started to drop down and as it got closer Alexa said that this is no wizard, it looks like some kind of demon. It looked at the team and seemed confused at first. Then said, you don't look that powerful, how did you kill them all?". With swords and magic, said Alexa. He laughed and said magic will not hurt me fools. Now I have to go back and get more pets to start over again. He turned around and went to leave when Zatsuky send out a big energy stream at him. It hit him hard in the back and pushed him forward. He turned and said, "That hurt a lot, I must get a closer look at that sword red one". He stuck out his hand and Zatsuky's sword left her hand and the demon grabed it but quickly threw it to the ground. It burnt me! he yelled how is that possible? I don't get it. He went to stomp on it to break the sword but Zatsuky stuck out her hand and the sword flew back into her hand. What are you girl, some kind of wizard? the demon asked. Nope, I am a Fae elf dragon slayer, said Zatsuky. A fae, that is all you are, said the demon. A fae cannot control a sword that powerful, said the demon. Zatsuky raised her sword and shot out three energy blasts at him this time that threw him backward making him land on his butt. Man this demon is hard to kill, said Zatsuky to Alexa. I don't think you can kill a demon, said Alexa. They come from hell and are already dead so to speak. So what are we going to do if we can't kill it? asked Zatsuky. We don't want him to go and come back with more dragons and wyverns. I have an idea, said Alexa. You keep blasting him if he tries to leave. I am going to see if Gabriel will help us. "Gabriel, we need your help with a demon! yelled Alexa." he screamed, You know that angel? I thought she was stuck in heaven still, said the demon .Not anymore old ugly one, said Gabriel as she appeared in front of him. It is time for you to go back to the underworld where you belong. Not a chance, I am not dealing with a goodie two shoes like you, said the demon. He turned and vanished. Gabriel turned to the team and told them to go make sure everyone is okay in the towns. I will fix this stupid demon. What makes you think he is stupid, asked Diego. All demons are stupid and trying to escape Lucifer's grasp, said Gabriel. She turned and flew up into the sky. 14 illustration goes here The team did as Gabriel asked and checked on everyone in the towns. There were some dead but most were okay with the exception of a few scratches. Well we should start back to the palace, said Alexa. There is nothing more we can do here. They all agreed and went to their horses and saw Angus sitting there with them. I guess he figured he could not be any help with us so he stayed to keep watch on the horses, said Alexa. They mounted their horses and started back home. Gabriel was in pursuit of the demon and soon she could see him ahead of her sitting on a rock and looked like he was rubbing his wounds. She flew down but as soon as he saw her he began to run when all of a sudden a huge dark cloud appeared not far ahead of the demon. Then appeared a huge winged creature and the demon stopped running fast. Where do you think you are going Hatava? You can't die, why didn't you stop and battle it out with Gabriel. You are already dead and can't be killed again, said the winged creature. What fight God's angel, forget that, said Hatava. I already got blasted from some red elf with a powerful sword. Gabriel caught up and stayed behind Hatava and yelled, "What another demon?" No it is me Gabriel, Lucifer. Oh my you are scary looking, no wonder people fear you, said Gabriel. I know but I prefer my human form but this is just one of the many shapes I can assume. Enough chit chat said the demon, what are you planning to do Lucifer? asked the demon. Well take you back to where you belong of course replied the devil. Not a chance, I am not being your slave again down there again. You will have to fight me first said the demon. Very well if you insist. Hatava lunged at Lucifer but he just grabbed him and took him high in the sky then came down very fast smashing him to the ground. I just got to get closer, this is going to be good, said Gabriel. 15 illustration goes here The demon got up and said, "Hey that hurt". You haven't felt nothing yet, said Lucifer. The devil grabbed him by the tail and swung him around then let him go making him slide along the ground on his back. The devil flew at him but the demon kicked him hard with both legs in the chest, sending the devil back some. The demon stood up and began to spin then drop kick the devil in the chest again. Is that all you got Hatava? Let us see what you can do about this. The devil started to flap his big wings that sent out a strong wind at Hatava which pushed him back then made him land on his back again. Gabriel was watching closely and wished she had some popcorn to eat, she heard that it tasted good. The devil then went to Hatava and picked him up and started to spin him above his head then let him go making him slide along the ground face first this time. The demon was tiring so the devil decided to end things. He grabbed the demon and flew up high then threw him down hard to the ground and the demon disappeared into the ground in a cloud of dust. The devil changed back to his human form and Gabriel came down to congratulate him. Well thank you dear. How did you like my devil look, I have other looks but I like that the one the best. It looked very scary, said Gabriel. Now when do you want to go on that date you promised me, I have a nice place picked out to eat, asked Lucifer. You never asked me to go on a date with you, said Gabriel. Sure I did but just not in those words, said Lucifer. You always said sorry can't leave heaven or I am too busy, said Lucifer. Now that you are out of heavens grasps how about it? asked Lucifer. Hmm well you are kinda cute looking and a son of God's thought Gabriel, How about tomorrow, I am free then but it better be a nice place, I am no cheep date. Lucifer smiled. So what are you going to do with Hatava, asked Gabriel. Well I think I will put him in charge of watching the other demons making sure that they will not try to escape. That will give him a useful purpose, at least for a while, said Lucifer. That is so nice of you, said Gabriel. Well I am a real nice guy you know, well some of the time, said Lucifer. 16 illustration goes here When the team made it back to the palace the harvest festival was in full bloom with people have a great time. They dropped off their horses at the stables then walked back to the palace. Ginger was out front of the palace and saw them coming. Okay everyone looks okay, said Ginger. I suspect all went well. All went better than I expected after seeing how many dragons a wyverns there was attacking Prayden, said Alexa. So where is Alieta? Well Alieta is up in her den. She always goes there now when you all are out fighting something evil, said Ginger. She worries about you all and is always afraid that someone will get hurt or killed. Well we are all just fine, said Alexa. I better go up and see her. We are going to our room to get changed and join this party, said Carmen. No dragons, wyverns and a demon are going to spoil my fun. Then Carmen and Zatsuky ran in the palace. Did she say demon? asked Ginger. Yep but Zatsuky made him hurt big time then I called Gabriel that scared him away then went after it, said Alexa. Alexa went in the palace. Ginger looked at Tempressa with disbelief. Really, an actual demon from hell? asked Ginger. Yep it sure was and a very nasty looking one too, said Tempressa. Sure didn't stick around long once Gabriel showed up though. Maybe angels are scary looking to demons. Alexa went in Alieta's den and found her sitting in her chair writing. Hi Alieta we are all back, said Alexa. Alieta jumped up with a big smile on her face. Did anyone get hurt, is everyone okay? Everyone is just fine, said Alexa. We did meet something new today though after Zatsuky killed all those dragons and there were a lot of them and Carmen was something else to watch just slicing and dicing away at the wyverns. She actually smiles while she is killing them. So what new did you see, asked Alieta. A big scary looking demon that was controlling all the creatures. A denon, are you sure. Demons can't be killed or even hurt. They are from the underworld, said Alieta. Well Zatsuky was able to hurt it big time with her sword and sent it flying back onto it's back and when the demon tried to take her sword it burnt him, said Alexa. Gabriel came and chased him away for us though. Seems demons are afraid of angels I guess. That is very good news, said Alieta. So the Crimson Sword burnt the demon? Yep he put out it's hand and the sword flew from Zatsuky's hand to his then he dropped it fast but Zatsuky just put out her hand and it came right back to her, said Alexa. Okay so that makes sense to me now, said Alieta Merlin told me when you all left that the sword had both black and white magic in it. That is why it is so powerful. Demons are all dark and black inside. It must of been the white magic that burnt him. Well whatever it was Zatsuky did something with that sword that lit up the top of the forest then suddenly it was raining dead dragons everywhere, said Alexa. Must of been a hundred of them that fell. Prayden is a mess right now with dead creatures. Better dead than alive, said Alieta. Yep so come back outside, this is your festival that you put together, said Alexa. With Zatsuky on the team now, you don't have to worry so much when we go out to fight. Who told you I was worried? asked Alieta. Ginger, she worries about you and you worry about us. Yes that is so true, said Alieta. That will never change. The End. 17 illustration goes here