While Ignatia travelled back to her home with eager and sombre feet. The land of Elevnia was still shrouded in darkness as a large mysterious black cloud had blocked out the light of day which was to the surprise of Kalian. After an hour’s sleep she had left her home with a note telling Lucia that she had gone hunting although she had hunted many times before but she had not been to this part of the coast. The landscape had the signs of the war that had changed Elevnia forever though most had been claimed back by the trees that covered most of the land.

Kalian stood and thought for a moment wondering why she felt that something mystical was in the air but then suddenly her eyes fixed on movement on the ground below her for she was standing on a small hill. Hiding herself from sight as much as she could encase of her discovery would cause herself to lose her life.



As the gloom cleared her eyes fixed upon the figures of both Laraniel and Naruon. They spoke in hushed tones as they did not want to be heard but the only words she heard was those of Laraniel “Naruon, you seem unwell and I hope that you shall be able to keep your health” Kalian’s mind considered the idea of leaving as Naruon had never had great liking for her although when she was Lucia he was friendly enough to her.



Moving downwards from her hill with silent feet she decided to follow them as they walked away towards the sounds of waves that meet her ears.



Down of flight of cold stone steps Naruon descended with Laraniel leading them to the beach. Kalian realised that where they were was in a hidden cove. This cove was once used by the ships of Fallean as a landing sight for there armies but now it seemed that mermaids had decided to resident in a stone carved pit where there eyes started to follow Naruon. She hid herself from the sight of them encase they exposed her to them.



One of the mermaids who golden scaled tail had her eyes focused upon the face of Naruon. She normally climbed upon the decks of ships or sitting upon a rock to singing to the sailors that passed her where she would either drag them or catch them before dragging the victim down into the sea where the victim would torn apart and eaten by her.

Her name was Merliah and her gaze was fixed upon the face of Naruon with fascination for she was usually in the sea of Fallean singing to the sailors that passed by her and she had never seen a dark elf before but she had once spared a life of a wood elf once when his ship was destroyed. Merliah wondered would dark elf flesh tasted while her follow mermaids thought the same thing. When she spoke her words where designed to make him tier so she can devour him “you look unwell, dark elf lye here a while with us and rest your body so when you awaken you will be renewed and stronger than you were than you were before” Naruon eyes started to glaze over as the other mermaids started to please his looks “you is like black silk and your skin as pale as the foam of the sea.”



His eyes now where falling glazed over as he felt sleep threaten to close his eyes with sleep. Merliah smiled for she could tell that he was under her power “yes, slumber would make me better...” she laughed slightly in the delight that she could have a dark elf in power.



Upon noticing this Laraniel turned around grabbing hold of his shoulders spinning him around to face her. He looked into her eyes in which he could the forces of nature “Naruon, you should not have come I see that you” his eyes unglazed as he said to her “I see that your powers can see what is wrong with me but I should have known since you are the goddess of healing and nature. Decides I could not let you get harmed” she smiled as they walked down to the beach while mermaids sighed for they had lost their meal.



Standing upon the beach with the sounds of the wave hitting the sand under their feet. Laraniel’s voice echoed loudly “come to me god of the sea. I know it was you that have been plaguing my dreams. Come and appear before us” for a moment there was nothing but silence for a moment apart from the sounds of sea.



The water parted as Amisius's head broke the surface of the sea. His eyes looked at them as he emerged from the water to appear on the beach before them. His long flowing white hair was not even wet from the time he had spent in under the sea, ruling the seas of this world.



Amisius’s eyes were fixed on them both before he smiled “greetings my old friend, Laraniel but you have forgiveness for sending you messages in your dreams for I ...” he heard a sharp in take of breath from Naruon. He had not seen a merman for many a year and the last time he had, he came bringing the news of the ships of Fallean and of Vailiania where coming to invade there land. This man he could tell had great power as he spoke to him “and greetings to you Naruon, king of Elevnia. It brings me much joy that you have both saved your kin's from there demise and given them a future” Naruon bowed slightly to them though the effort showed on his face.

Laraniel noticed this, she had seen that with in his body he had been consumed by a powerful spell that was untraceable by all save her and the caster. The spell would take all of Naruon’s life force and energy until he lay bead but by what she had seen it would not be that long. Her face showed confidence although her mind was that of worry and joy “then what is that you want Amisius for you would not have come all this way if you did not want something?”



His eyes where half gazed upon the face of Laraniel and Naruon who’s face was slowly growing greyer “I wanted to know what has become of the child I left you in your care” then his gaze focused on the grey face of Naruon. He stated to walk pass him Amisius saying to him in a voice filled with contained pain “my...my greetings to you god of the sea forgive me but” he slowly reached up to his chest for his heart was slowing as his breath stopped. He walked to the edge of the surf his gaze fixed upon the sea.

Words came out of his lips as he spoke to himself “across the sea they came in ships of wood and steel carrying the warriors of the human realms with priests that claimed the light but followed the path of blood. They came down from the sky and destroyed it. I stood upon the tower of those a cursed mages watching the black temple’s ruins burn after it’s destruction a few days, my father was killed by a god named Amisius. Now I was the king of my fathers realm. Foot steps came to me as the mad king of Fallean and his three generals they were covered in the blood of my kin. I fought them but the mad king’s curved sword was shoved deep into my right side. My screams filled the air as the pain shoot through me as the king whispered into my ear when we meet your hair was blonde and your skin pale pink but since that temple’s destruction your hair darkened and your skin became as white as snow now dance elf, dance for the entrainment of death. He removed the blade and my blood... Pooled under my body, I knew then that death had come to me and as my sight darkened I heard there laughter echo around me” he stopped for a moment to take a short breath as he continued “I lay there for hours un counting until my eyes lightened for my men had found but I was near to death they lifted me to place me on top a shield and they carried me off the tower. Days passed for they had to take long routes to avoid capture and my certain death through the days my life was kept prolonged along with my pain from the few bits of healing magic that my men knew. A week had passed and there quest to get me back to the palace and save there new king from death for they were six men that buried my father and had searched the coast line for my... Brother. They did not want to lose me to, I was lying next to the fire, my vision was blurred and fever had consumed me but I remember hearing my men yelling and...and” he started to sway as he felt his heart beat slow even further “then my gaze cleared enough to see you... Laraniel.”

His breath stopped as he fell backwards onto the sand, a cry came from Kalian who was hiding above them, she had heard and seen everything that had just happened “my king!” she started to run down the steps to help her fallen king.



When she had reached she felt the gaze of the two gods fixed upon her for there gaze was filled with surprise for the only mortal they thought was there and that was the dark elf king that lay at Kalian’s feet. Though her breath was short from her mad run she asked them “what is wrong with him? True I have no great love for Naruon but I do not wish to see him perish here and why are all three of you here?” no answer game from the two gods for they were unsure for those words that may comfort this startled human.



Amisius’s face had a slight smile upon his face for now seeing her eyes she recognised the girl, she was the same girl that he had brought here many years ago “it pleases me to see you well and soon you shall know more of what you and I have in common. As for him I sense that your king suffers from some aliment” Laraniel spoke softly “you have heard what he said about the mad king, upon his right side is a scar that will never fully heal and without my powers keeping it under control it will weaken and slay him. He has not told me that at has pained him so and has hidden from my eyes along with his body guard but I will save him for I owe him everything that I have done since I came here.



She walked over to him before her lips started to glow with small stars of sparkling green, she blew and they fell all over his sleeping form, before sinking into his skin. For a moment nothing happened it appeared to be that Naruon had passed from this world. His fingers moved slightly and he started to breath once more as life returned to him.



Naruon opened his eyes and slowly moved upwards but when he saw the face of Kalian “oh it’s you human” she looked at him for she was unsure of what to say to him.



Laraniel smiled at him for she was unsure that her powers had worked on him “I am glad to see you alive, I believed that you had perished. If you do not mind Kalian may you take him back to your home for he is to weak to make back to his palace at the moment” Naruon stood his voice shook slightly as he said to her “I am fine, I do not need this human’s aid” she narrowed her eyes at him “Naruon your body has not fully healed yet and without rest you will weaken again.”



With some annoyance of being commanded by the goddess and he slowly followed Kalian out of the cove to her home. She walked ahead of him with the hope that he would not try to slay her for his hatred of humans was very strong after his brush with death and a unexplained one he had since his transformation into a dark elf.



When they had gone Amisius suddenly embraced Laraniel who was surprised with this motion of friendship. Years before the two had been good friends and they were about start dating each other for they had a crush on the other. They had not seen each other for many a year since the events after the destruction of the black temple. He whispered into her ear “do you still have feelings for me? For last time we spoke I was a human with short white hair and blue eyes, not this.... Creature that stands before me” she sighed before he touched her check “Amisius after what happened to us my feelings for you are unharmed if you would have an Nymph.”

He laughed slightly and held her tightly in his arms as Amisius’s mind was overjoyed that he was still capable of loving someone but he had a plan that was forming his head.