Saving Earth's Eternal Flame

by Janeen Abdo

  “This is Connor; her priestess is protecting him from the Elementals until the time comes to where he no longer needs protection.” He looks to me and gestures to each of the witches.

  The tall male walks up first, he has long black hair and a sharp pointy nose. The dark circles under his eyes shows he has not rested in a long time. “I am Duncan, known as the Brown Warrior. I follow Desdemona to the end of all time.”

  The tall female warrior steps forward, long golden hair down her back. Strong fierce facial features as she looks at me with disgust. “I am Margarete, I am the Golden Warrior. I will follow Desdemona to the end of all time.”

  A husky dark skinned male step forward from the line up, he is still intimidating, even with emancipated life being obvious. “I am Mandrake, the Black Warrior. I will follow Desdemona to the end of all time.”

  A small dark skinned female, steps forward, “I am Isabel, the Yellow Warrior. I will follow Desdemona until the end of all time.”

  “I am Rune, the Green Warrior. I will follow Desdemona until the end of all time.”

  “I am Urias, the Red Warrior. I will follow Desdemona until the end of all time.”

  “I am Zachara, the Blue Warrior. I will follow Desdemona until the end of all time.”

  All seven warriors seem dedicated, I could not help but notice Isabel had a little less dedication to her tone. She seemed to have doubt, and from watching Haresh as each introduced them, I was not the only one to notice. I nodded to each one but really did not know what else I should say.

  They were all quite frightening to look upon; I turn to Haresh and ask to continue showing me around the entire faction. I see so many wondrous sites here I want to explore. He agreed and started walking again without saying another word to the seven.

  He takes me to where the main entrance of the cave and worn signs that lay littered on the grounds. ‘The Cave of the Mounds’ I curiously look to Haresh, “Do you know of the history here?”

  “Not much, it was a tourist attraction in the twentieth century. One of Desdemona’s ancestors had placed a protection spell on the caves to protect it from the wars to come. The protection spell weakened as time continued, it became visible but up until this last year violence has not been able to be acted on in this area. Desdemona comes from a long line of strong witches. It is wise to follow her.”

  “Are you two, together?” I have to admit I am letting my curiosity win here.

  “No my priestess could never lie with someone as deformed as I. She treats me better than any human has. I will love her beyond my time on this Earth. Mya was a witch and she was most beautiful. She had the heart of my Priestess. I know that the knowledge of the Elementals killing her has caused much pain to Desdemona.”

  I look to him and understand, he loves the Priestess, but will never be with her or leave her. After meeting Sera, I understand more now than I ever would have before she entered my life. All the thoughts go through my head and all I can do is sigh in understanding.

  Chapter 41: Gaia’s Thoughts Reveal

  GAIA IS IN EUPHORIA as she observes the coming together of so many. We all gathered around the swamps of Orleans to hash out ideas. Annabella and Dominic reached out to the humans and many of them joined us while many chose the side of Desdemona. Zidon and Gem joined us with many warriors from Elves and Dwarves. Adara had her fairy warriors stand behind her ready to fight.

  V returned from the Dragon realm with a handful of dragon shifters. The Dragons still fear human knowledge of their existence. They have not forgotten the war on dragons the humans almost made them extinct. They will not seek revenge but they will not help them either.

  I look at all the species coming together for a common cause. I am finally seeing what Father could see. He wanted all his creations to live in harmony. That is why when we created all the realms we connected them with all the planet portals and Earth has the last of these portals. We had to kill the life on all the planets in the past billion years.

  Human have turned destructive and slowly killed each one. We erase the errors from their history and hope they do not repeat it and they do. Here for the first time since their original creation do I see a chance that they may fulfill the dream we had.

  I look at my four girls and how they each are taking the roles of their destiny seriously. Including Terra, finally Terra, she is too much like me, the nature thing. It is the one element that has a solid form. Air, water, fire, and time all are freeform. I think the physical form makes us feel too much and we are closer to human nature than the others.

  My thoughts go back to Sera, I wonder if she will survive this whole Bago disaster. This man Connor, he must be something special to have an effect on her like that. She is very strong and he found a weakness in her, all of us. Our hearts we love strongly and passionately.

  The portal from Elvin realm is opening again. Wyatt and Quinn swim up through it. Wyatt looks different, but not really. He looks like himself, before he and Terra fell in love. Love does not make you weak but it can make you forget who you are as an individual. Wyatt has so much more he needs to do and being Terra’s bodyguard is not it. He was created before me, but he is my son as she is my daughter and I have to see they both succeed.

  I watch as Wyatt walks straight to Terra and embraces her in his arms. I look to V and see her with Zach making up for lost time. Adrianna even seems to be getting to know the Elf, Zidon. Sera she sits apart from the rest. Guilt is still eating at her. I go to her first.

  “Sera, we need you. Can you tell me what happened so I can help you find your way through this?

  “I do not know. I have always controlled my emotions and anger. I have never lost it. When the humans started using fire to hurt each other and the Earth. I went into hiding to control how much they could truly access. I have never truly gone out of my way to harm anything. Tied to that stake, first seeing Connor tied to that tree and then the gimp helping him.”

  “I felt betrayed and all the hate from everyone chanting for me to burn. This is after I just told them how they changed my mind about humans. I truly do see good in them now. It was just to see Connor, I don’t know why it affected me so much to see him in danger. Then to see him leave with Desdemona’s gimp. Why, I keep going over it wonder why or how I lost control.”

  “Oh Sera, you have always been the savior to all. I think the first time you have ever let your guard down is for this Connor. You have never truly experienced the feelings of falling in love. Just loving your family is all you have experienced. This man did more than invoke emotions you did not know you had in you, I also think after the Terra incident and the war you just finally released. The creator created emotions in all of us for this reason. You my sweet element; you are the passion everyone else feels. You are the flame that burns of emotion in every creature, why they love and hate. For you the emotion is fiercer. I hope this man truly deserves your love and returns it to you.”

  “Do you think he betrayed me or he is in danger?”

  “With Desdemona he is in danger, if he betrayed you talk to Adara’s seer with the empath. The empaths are special creatures, not only do they feel every emotion of everything around them but they amplify any magic around them. They are truly amazing once they accept their gifts.”

  “Do you know where Father is?”

  “I have my ideas; he will make his presence known when the time is right. He will come for me to join him at his side as he always has. Sera, when you love you know it is right, your soul will tell you. We are all created with a soul and unless it grows dark it will always guide you to the light. It wants to fulfill the destiny it was meant to be. Now we must plan for the war with Desdemona and save your young man.”

  “Everyone, join me please. I unfortunately have been out of touch the last five hundred years; any ideas are welcomed to how to go about this. “

  All the leaders spoke out at once on what to do and what not to do. Wyatt finally stepped forward. The large smile across Gaia’s fac
e was not missed by any. This is what she had been waiting on. Wyatt has finally accepted who he truly is. He is not just the first Timekeeper; he is also known to be the God of War and Strategy. A million years have gone by since he has forgotten that gift.

  Wyatt stands before everyone and reveals a strategy no human could have thought out. He has been alive and among so many he knows all the downfalls and strengths of every species. Watching him speak so confident and strong, he is remembering who he once was.

  “We bring Desdemona here; her witches will follow and attack the Wiccan and Druids first. Elves and Faye will stand with them to hold back the majority. Dragons and Dwarves, you will stand with the humans protect them from magical beings. Humans should only fight humans. Elementals you will channel the Earth’s magic and bring life back to this Earth. This will increase the Magic for the rest to channel. Gaia you that will face Desdemona. Sera fires must separate the wars to protect as many humans as we can.”

  Sera nods, “What of the humans on her side, do we protect them too?”

  “If you think they can be saved, yes protect them. You can see the light and if they are indeed going dark or just confused.”

  Sera stopped and looked at Wyatt, “You are right I can.” Her thoughts return to Connor, one of the reasons she was drawn to him was he was full of light. How can he be with Desdemona with that much light within him?

  Gaia recognizes the resolution in Sera and realizes that this Connor must be in a great deal of danger. Desdemona is either manipulating him or using him to trap Sera. “Sera, send Adrianna to save Connor.”

  “Why, what do you mean? I did not say I would look for Connor.”

  “I see it in your eyes, I seen the look on your face once you realized he was light and not dark. She is going to use him to trap you. Send Adrianna.”

  Sera nods, “I understand I will. But the gimp will stay close to Connor and he has trapped Adrianna.”

  Adrianna pipes in, “He will not do it again. The Hawks we can use them to find him and I will follow. I will see what they see.”

  “We will join you” the twins speak in unison.

  Drusilla and Derwin give the jewelry pieces to Adrianna to link to the Hawks. .

  Gaia looks over all of them, “I cannot express the pride I am feeling right now. To see so many of you work together to save the Earth. The creator and I dreamed that one day harmony would be reached and the realms would learn to come together. I hope this day is the mark of a new future, one that does not repeat past mistakes. A world that links world together without greed and jealousy. A world of love and compassion. I see this in all of you.”

  Adaliah and Sephitis appear before Gaia. “I fear we, the Fates and I played into Desdemona’s hands. She did the blood ritual with her witches. Only seven survived, the humans we helped pass on to their journey. The hundred and fifty witches that followed her are now dark souls. Your speech just made me realize the increase of these souls and the power they will bring to the blood magic.”

  Karma popped in, “Sephitis is correct. We cut the strings for the dark witches that died. They will not be reborn to create pain but for this one war they may be damaging. They will still follow Desdemona and they will offer a source of dark magic to the witch. We thought we were punishing them, I did not even interpret this road correctly.”

  “You acted correctly, allowing the dark witches to be reborn later, will ruin the dream we all share now. We will handle the lost souls as well. They will be no more once we are done. Hopefully we can end greed and hate in this world.” I speak out with hope and conviction in my voice. I hope they believe the faith I have in them that we can win this. I look to the stars in the night sky and think of my creator, my friend, and my lover. I hope he will appear when he is needed most just as he has in the past.

  Chapter 42: Dark War Begins

  DESDEMONA SENDS THE lost souls out first; her strategy is always the same. The darkened souls will weed out the weak and tire out the strong. The humans will go next they are replaceable. Her witches will then join in and finish it. She needs to lure Sera to her and use Connor to break what is left in her. If we can make her kill Connor, she would go over the edge and shut down completely. Without Fire I can defeat the rest.

  “Haresh!”

  “I am here my Priestess, at your beck and call, to do your bidding.”

  “Yes, yes I know. Bring me Connor. I will need you and him to stay close. Sera will come for him. She will seek revenge.”

  “I will get him then. The seven await your orders and our humans are armed and ready.”

  “Good I will open the portal to Orleans, why they chose a place where magic is the strongest. My witches and I shall be almost an equal to them.” Desdemona laughs at the Elementals ignorance.

  The march through the portal begins. The dark shadows go through the portal first and start to form circles around the Elementals and their armies. Sera flames up to start the divides and keep the shadows as far from the humans as she can. V starts waking the winds keeping the dark souls from taking a solid form to fight. The humans start to attack the Dark witch humans. The war has begun the battle is already long and intense. The elves fight along with the Faye folk trying to protect the Wiccan as they chant to channel the magic to the light and away from the dark.

  I watch the battle standing by Gaia, knowing she will send me in when the time is right. I watch Wyatt as he directs the armies as a seasoned General would. The Druid’s runes light up their skin as they take on the dark witches. They are just now starting to come through the portals. I look to Gaia and she nods for me to join. Gaia and Adrianna then take off to find Desdemona and Connor.

  I transform to a tiger and attack all that is dark. I watch for the light in the humans before I slice through the dark with my mighty claws. I finally reach the center where Wyatt is battling a several dark souls. I transform back to my human self and start fighting beside him. The dark souls that are coming at me, I start to recognize many of them as the witches that were once in Desdemona’s coven. I take a step back when I recognize Mya, Desdemona’s favorite. She even killed her? I am almost shocked at the thought when one jumps at me from behind, Adara caught her first though.

  “Get your head out of the clouds Terra; I would like to win tonight. I have an empath to get home to!” Adara yells at me. I just realized Dominic and Annabella are not here. Adara protects them as if they are her own.

  I pull my sword and start slicing again. I stop to yell out “Eu chamo á Terra, dividir e espertar. As rochas, eu darlle vida, as plantas que darlle vida. Veña a min e loitar por esa vida.”

  I could see the rocks coming to life and starting to fly out at the shadows and slowing. The seaweed in the swamps started grabbing the shadows and pulling them into the waters holding them until they become dust. The Earth began opening and a crevice grew dividing the shadows from our humans.

  Sera seen the Earth open up and called on to the magma from the center of the Earth. It started to rise from the cracked Earth, creating the lava wall, defined division of the battles happening around us. V flew from battle zone to battle through her windstorms taking out the followers. More humans chose to follow Desdemona and V is clearing them out knocking them into the fires and lava walls. The fire balls the dark witches are shooting out as the battle consumes so many lives.

  Wyatt, Quinn, and Zach are all battling with fierce warrior abilities. Wyatt continues to call out strategies the other Timekeepers follow with loyal battle techniques. This one battle can last forever if Desdemona never shows herself. Sephitis and Adaliah escort the humans on to their next stage as they fall, careful to only escort the light. The attempt is to take out all the darkness on the Earth. But Karma is forced to continue creating lost souls of the fallen that Sephitis refuses to pass to the next stage. So the Dark Witches armies are continuing to stay strong.

  Adara calls out to her Fairies as they continue to battle on, the magic is growing stronger as it keeps being channeled. T
he Druid’s lights on their runes glow brighter as they continue channeling the magic to battle the dark witches. Duncan is ripping through many of our humans so quickly with his powers. I start to see many of the witches drinking the blood of the fallen.

  I can start to see the insanity start to take form in these seven witches. Duncan start screaming as he starts to rip the humans limbs off as he kills them. I channel the rocks to stone him hoping to stop the desecration of the humans he is committing. The rocks are starting bring him to the ground; he is finally starting to slow down and not rip through the Druids and humans he was defeating.

  The battle is looking like it will never end. Every human we take down comes back as a dark soul replacing the dark souls we can manage to destroy. The seven warrior witches are close to invincible. The insanity is setting into each one of them as their lust form human blood consumes them. I step back and see so many fallen elves and dwarves, my heart aches for them.

  The Dragons are transforming to their natural dragon form but cannot destroy the dark souls, their flames are not as hot as Sera’s her flames are what destroys them. V continues to push as many as she can into the lava walls, it does not seem to be enough. I am starting to fear that we may fail.

  Chapter 43: Gaia Confrontation

  GAIA CAN FEEL DESDEMONA finally making her presence known. She walks between the battles looking over the carnage at her feet. She holds Connor close to her and Haresh follows closely behind guarding his priestess and her guest. They make their way through to where Gaia stands waiting for them to negotiate a truce.

  “Hello Gaia, long time no see.”

  “Enough of the nice act, Desdemona. You trapped me in a sleep for five hundred years. I am willing to try to work out an agreement to stop all these wars. What do you want?”