Soon the group of warriors were at the west side boat dock of the island. A lovely fleet of ships were on stand by. Arthur would have liked the group to stay for the night's festivals, but time wasn't a luxary they had to spare.
After a few hours of sailing west on the sea, the group came back to mainland. They had arrived outside of the forest of Lumara. A forest which the natives of this area were afraid to go in alone, especially toward sunset.
"So how much farther is Blackwell's castle?" Aramis asked.
"Not to far," Morpheus replied, "we should be there by late tomorrow evening."
"That's good," Aramis said.
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The group walked for some time, then slowed down because Aramis thought he heard someone moving in the bushes. "What was that?" he asked.
Morpheus looked around cautiously.
There was a sound. Dun dun
Magnus and Beletrix drew there weapons.
More sound Dun dun / dun dun
Dun dun / dun dun / dun dun / dun dun / dun dun
They looked around everywhere, the sound began to echo off the trees. Aramis recognized the sound, it was sort of like his acostic guitar, but different.
Dun dun / dun dun / dun dun /dun dun / dun dun / dun dun / dun dun
Dun dun / dun dun / dun dun /dun dun / dun dun / dun dun / dun dun
Dun dun / dun dun / dun dun /dun dun / dun dun / dun dun / dun dun
Electricity begins to fill the air. Suddenly a wizard in black tights drops down from the above tree. He is playing a musical instrument. Sort of like an acoustic but different. Morpheus frowns, he knows who this is. The wizard walked up to Aramis and began to sing.
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The wizard did a backflip and went back into a frenzy on the guitar. He then sang...
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The wizard held the note for a dramatic effect, then ran up the side of a tree. A black raven with glass eyes sat on a branch watching them. The wizard began to play scretching notes. White rings of sonic energy fly out from the neck of the guitar and hit the bird. The raven explodes. The warriors look at the wizard strangely. The musical notes were unlike anything they had ever heard. The wizard began to walk along a branch carelessly. The branch began to get very thin, but it still supported him. He jumps, and began to float slowly to the ground while playing the music faster and faster. He landed in front of Aramis and continued...
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Morpheus smiled. "Long time no see, Ace."
Ace smiled back. "Hi, Morpheus."
"So where did you find this little device?" Morpheus asked.
"Well, I've learned some magical spells for time travel, and this is a little toy I found. What do you think? Awsome, huh?"
Morpheus didn't reply.
"So how's the Elder doing? Have they missed me since I've been gone?"
"Well, they were a little upset you decided never to come back. I understand wanting to live with humans. They are interesting."
Ace smiled. "They sure are. So is this the chosen one I've been hearing about?"
Aramis said nothing.
"Yes, he is," Morpheus replied.
Ace looked him over. "Wonderful. You know Blackwell will not only attack you physically, but mentally also. Let me give you something to protect your mind." Ace reached up and pulled a golden scroll from the molecules of the air.
"What is it?" Aramis asked.
"A gift of knowledge." He handed the scroll to Aramis. "I must be going for now, but I have a feeling we'll be seeing each other again soon." With that, Ace raised his guitar and vanished in a blue haze.
Aramis opened the scroll.....
