Spirit Warriors The Tunnel Of Light

by M'tain Dubois

  Chapter 16

  “So what now?” Dorn questioned kicking over the table in the throne room.

  “Relax nothing has changed.” Yann answered setting in his chair lacing his fingers.

  “Are you mad everything has changed! Not only did they stop our spy but they also expelled the rest of the people we had turned to our cause, the damn Spirit King empowered the final warriors that now number four reinforcing them and the barrier!” Ked yelled.

  “So there is one more of our children to turn, so what? In any case they will be turned just as we were and they will see the light.” Yann answered allowing an edge to creep into his voice warning the others to watch their tones.

  “And if they resist?” Dorn asked sitting next to him.

  “Then they will die, nothing must upset our plans. Finally we can end this war once and for all.” He answered coolly.

  “Heather will be a problem.” Ked pointed out. “She was trained in the old ways and is far more dangerous then they are, if she begins to train them in the fighting arts we will have no choice but to destroy them.”

  “She will not have the chance to train them the barrier will be weak enough for us to cross in a few days that is hardly enough time for her.” Yann pointed out.

  “Either way maybe we should simply decide to destroy them now they will never chose to join us.” Dorn said thoughtfully. “Besides what if they find the tunnel of light?”

  “If they find that we will not be able to stop them we all know that the tunnel of light can be used once and it will purge all evil and darkness from every one on our side.” Dorn stated.

  “The tunnel of the light was used and destroyed when our children were born you are aware of this, the rumors that it was still in tack is a fairy tale. As for the children I don’t expect them to just give themselves to us after all did we not fight the change as well? No, I say we take them by force and change them just as we were. Their deaths should be a last resort only.” Yann pointed out as he thought about it.

  “Yann is right the birth of the children inside of the tunnel is the only reason they are so powerful the fact that Heather later said she found and hid it was merely used to scare our enemies nothing more but with regard to the remaining warriors I agree with you, besides with our numbers they will be overwhelmed quickly, the clans of light are cowards the spies that were expelled from within the boarders admitted there was already talk of leaving.” Ked smiled.

  With a frown Dorn nodded his head. “So be it.”

  “Good now let’s send a little something their way to keep them too busy for training.” Yann grinned evilly standing and heading to towards the doors.

  “What did you have in mind?” Dorn questioned happily.

  “How many monsters have we alone killed this week?” He posed.

  “Maybe a hundred.” Ked mused.

  “The let us tap into the power we still have as former spirit warriors and call the spirits of every creature we killed, once we have them together we pour all our power into forging them into one massive spirit and send it against them.” Yann decided stunning the others.

  “No warrior has been powerful enough to combine spirits in hundreds of years to try such a feat would kill us.” Ked said stopping his tracks.

  “No warrior was as powerful as we are and together we can do this, if at any time we begin to feel too drained we will stop and send what ever was accomplished from our efforts.” Yann said turning towards them.

  “We should not even attempt this.” Dorn frowned.

  “When you changed did you lose your courage?” Yann yelled placing them both on guard. “Did you think we would simply win without any risk? This is war!”

  The two of them looked at each other for a moment and then back at Yann in shame.

  “Lead the way.” Dorn finally said.

  “Good let us begin.” Yann smiled turning back around.

  Together the three of them walked to the middle of the city square and raised their hand in concentration as every creature cleared the streets making it look like a ghost town, for a minute it seemed like nothing was going to happen then all at once two hundred spirits rose in unison struggling and fighting against their wills as one by one they are forced together creating something entirely new and grotesque.

  The strain is amazing taxing everything that is in them and before long Ked drops his hands giving up followed closely by Dorn, astonishingly Yann pushes harder as slowly he drains away until he looks like an old man but in the end he succeeds combining every single one of the spirits into a fifty foot tall beast hollowing for blood.

  Hobbling and barely alive Yann looks upon their work and smiles. “Go and destroy Radiance and any who get in your way save for the four warriors if you meet them in battle defeat them and bring them before us.”

  The roar of the beast shakes the whole of the world as the spirit evaporates into smoke and floats out of the city towards it’s goal like a patch of night hoping to swallow the sun.

  “Yann will you survive?” Ked asked lifting him off the ground.

  “Even if he does not our plans have not changed and to be frank I’m not sure that I want him to survive.” Dorn smiled stepping in front of Ked.

  “What?” Ked questioned backing away.

  “I’m tried of his treats and his rule.” Dorn grinned edging closer and pulling out a knife.

  “When will it be enough Dorn? Even when we were Spirit Warriors you fought with every decision Yann made where does this intolerable hatred for him come from?” Ked asked setting Yann down and placing himself in between the two of them.

  Turning his back for a moment Dorn voice dropped to almost a whisper. “He stole Heather from me.”

  “Don’t be foolish Dorn, I was there through everything, Heather never loved you that way. Often times she confided in me and do you know what she said?” Ked said stepping closer to him.

  “Stop Ked.” Dorn said without turning around.

  “She said she was tired of you hounding her all the time and following her like a little lost puppy! She said she loved you like a brother and a little at a time you destroyed that relationship because you would let this infatuation of yours go!” Yelled Ked.

  “I said shut up!” Yelled Dorn spinning around and stabbing Ked in the heart.

  Stunned Ked was too weak to fight or even pull out the blade instead in watched in horror as Dorn pulled out his blade and then reached into Ked’s chest and pulled out his heart. A second later Ked fell to his knees but Dorn wasn’t done yet, he spun quickly in a circle slashing with his blade and taking off Ked’s head.

  Every part of Yann wanted to get up and help but he was barely alive, instead all he could do was try and crawl away.

  With tears stinging his eyes Dorn looked up from Ked’s body as it turned to dust. “This is all your fault! You have always ruined everything in my life!”

  Tapping into the reserve of energy he has left Dorn launched himself into the air landing on the middle of Yann’s back breaking all of his bones as he leaned down to his ear ignoring his one time friend’s screams’. “You have been alive way too long and for most of that time you have been a thorn in my side for the whole time thankfully it ends now.” He cackled snapping Yann’s neck with the last of his energy.

  Hardly awake Dorn smiled limping towards the palace as two guards ran towards him catching him right before Dorn fell.

  “What has happened my lord where are Ked and Yann?” The ogre asked lifting him.

  “They are dead.” Dorn struggled. “They perished as we summoned the giant beast we sent against the light clans.”

  “You look near death as well my lord.” The ogre stated carrying Dorn as the troll in front of them scanned the area for threats as they walked towards the palace.

  “I am Haris, I need to feed.” He said meeting his eyes and then looking at the troll in front of them.

  Following his gaze the ogre nodded understanding the hidden meaning in his wo
rds.

  Quietly placing Dorn on the ground Haris lunges forward stabbing the troll through the heart and then lifted him off the ground as the blood flowed out of the limp body, quickly he rushes back to Dorn holding the body over Dorn so the blood drained directly into his mouth.

  Rapidly the color returned to Dorn’s face as he drank the blood greedily.

  Getting to his feet Dorn smiled gratefully. “Thank you my friend.” Dorn said wrapping him in a hug and surprising Haris.

  “Thank you my lord.” Haris says getting over the awkwardness of the moment and hugging Dorn while patting him on the back.

  Dorn’s lip curled up reveling his fangs before he suddenly lunges sinking them deeply into Haris neck and draining him in a matter of seconds.

  Dropping the limp body to the ground Dorn smiles. “Again thank you Haris that will be all I need from you.” He laughs flying towards the palace while scanning the area for more people to feed on.

  Behind Dorn back at the sight of the leaders death creatures stare in awe at the charred sight of Ked’s ashes and the limp body of Yann where a black cloud is forming around him slowly rotting away the clothes on the body in an attempt to reach the skin.

  Having drained three more dark clan members Dorn speeds out of the city flying into the forest after the giant they had created reaching him just before the barrier. “Stop!”

  Halting immediately the black cloud turns and reforms with over twenty heads. “What is your will master?”

  “Do not try to attack the clans of light, instead hunt down the warriors and kill them all.” Dorn demanded.

  “As you wish.” It answered in chorus from each of its mouths before turning into smoke again and crossing into the protected barrier.

  “There will be only one leader from now on and I will stand no other to challenge me.”