The Wraith

" One thing before we go through this door, I want to know why there is a Wraith in the tower "said Zack.

" When I helped hide the ring, it was believed that the best place to hide it, was the Tower. It was known that some magical bargains, could be made with the Tower of Aserloth.

The Tower of Aserloth would make an agreement, but the Tower had it's own terms that must be met ,for the tower to do what was asked and agreed upon , the condition was that the tower would choose a guardian of the ring, and when someone came to claim the ring, the Wraith would test them, if they failed they would die, being fed on by a Wraith.

The Wraith will only allow the ring to leave the Tower ,when the Wraith is satisfied that the true king of vampires, had come to claim it . "Said Dain.

Zack smiled a nervous smile, and his hands were shaking very slightly, Zack was equipped in his armor and he drew his sword .

" Let's do this "said Zack .

The group stepped through the door ,and they left the hall of worlds behind them, they entered a large room, statues of Warriors of old in armor could be seen everywhere .

The walls were covered in murals,some of heroic battles between great armies, and some were of the gods battling demons. The The scenes of battles across different worlds were depicted throughout the room.

The room was enormous, it was the entire level of the tower, one room the length and width of the tower, the tower was Two thousand meters long ,and one thousand meters wide .

The group walked forward ,and headed into the room flickering fire light, from flaming torches mounted on the wall the entire place, gave what little light the was .

A pressure that caused the feeling of unease could be felt , the air felt heavy and oppressive, the further they went into the room, the deeper the feeling of hopelessness was felt .

The cold icy touch of despair could be felt in the air,doubts were forming at the edge of their consciousness, a melancholy was slowly taking hold of the group, all except for the Oracle, she was immune to the effects of the room, her powers as an Oracle allowed her to see through illusion and magic.

She dealt with timelines, and possible features all the time.

She dealt with reality, and possible realities.

The spells that were affecting her companions ,had no effect on her upon .

" Magic is at work here ,do not give in to the illusion, focus your minds on your goal ,keep something happy in your thoughts a memory, something only you know, think of that and nothing else" said the oracle.

Zack and his companions ,did what the oracle had told them to do, and the feeling or despair started to lessen.

"We must stop for a moment "said Dain.

The group stopped moving and waited for Dain to explain .

If Ninx and I can cast a spell ,or dispelling then the magic that is slowly attacking us will be negated, the feeling of hopeless despair will be gone" said Dain.

Ninx and Dain began a chant, and gathered power ,suddenly a pulse of purple light covered the group, the light lasted only seconds, before fading away, but the result was felt instantly by all the members of the group , they all took a deep breath, and then continued onward deeper into the room.

The more they moved forward, the fog that had started as a fine mist, had steadily gotten thicker , and now even with the senses of a vampire, the fog made it hard to tell where you were ,or where you were going, it was easy to get turned around and become disoriented.

"This dame Wraith won't let up ,and it will not show itself "said Zack .

Zack was frustrated ,his eyes had narrowed, and his hand held tightly to his sword, " face me and fight me dame it "said Zack muttering to himself.

"This room seams to go on forever, I know the tower is large but this doesn't seem right, we should have reached the end of the room by now" said Zack.

The oracle's eyes were shining bright golden, she stood as still as a statue, and suddenly her eyes went white and her long hair floated in the air ,defying gravity as if it was being blown by the wind ,there was a flash of golden light, and then the oracle returned to her normal appearance, her eyes returned to a soft golden color ,and her hair returned to normal no longer defying gravity.

" The room is much more than it appears, it's a labyrinth ,contained in a pocket dimension within the room of the tower " said the oracle.

" Let the sword be our guide , it is connected with the ring , as are all the kings items connected to each other" said Ninx .

" How do I do that " said Zack.

" My king hold out your sword, and focus your mind and magic into the sword, focus your intention on the ring, let the sword point the way said Ninx.

Zack stood still and focused , he was focusing so intensely that his brow was sweating,Zack moved the sword in different directions, until he could feel a slight pull on the sword ,he started to walk following his sword ,every time he felt a pull on the sword he would walk in that direction ,slowly the group moved through the labyrinth of the room.

Dain had a look of apprehension on his face his eyes darted everywhere and his hand held tight to his sword .

Ninx was looking over his shoulder from time to time as if expecting someone or something to be behind him .

" I feel like we are being watched said Zack .

The oracle looked at Zack and nodded her head ,confirming what he suspected that the group were indeed being watched, by some unseen presence.

Keep your wits about you, I sense the Wraith is near "said Zack .

The fog that had been so thick only moments ago, suddenly cleared and the sword was pointing directly at the altar that was in front of them.

The ring could clearly be seen resting upon the altar.

Zack and his companions were so close to their goal, of recovering the ring.

The air suddenly got colder, as a grey mist formed in front of the altar, a shadow of what looked like a man in armor slowly took shape And became almost solid it was spectral like in appearance dead withered and some what rotten looking white flesh hung from its face eyes that were black as night with a bright burning flame in the center of each eye , the feeling of despair, hatred anger and malevolence, emanated from the Wraith.

The Wrath had fully formed,a crown of flicking spectral flames ,sat atop the helm of the Wraith ,Chain mail and armor could be seen, and in its hand was a bastard sword or one and a half hand sword

The Wraith stared at the trespassers who stood before it, giving off a aura of death.

Suddenly two skeletons in armor armed with spears appeared ,one either side of the wraith.

The skeletons stood still holding their spears in front of them pointing at Zack and his companions .two more skeletons soldiers appeared, now there was four pointing spears at them.

The wraith had yet to make a move or say a word.

"Who are you to trespass ,this is a place of the dead "screeched the wraith ,in a voice that was filled with hatred and despair.

" I am Zachary Vincent Eldridge, i am the vampire king ,and I have come to claim what is mine by right, the ring belongs to me Wraith "said Zack

Zack could feel the ring ,he could feel the longing of the ring to be with him, a small part of his soul was in the ring as well as some of his powers ,the king's items all of which were powerful on their own, when brought together they reached their full power and potential.

" I am no simple Wraith ,I am a Wraith king, I am death ,and the dead obey my command .

You will die here, I will enjoy devouring your souls, and when I am done feasting on your souls, I will raise your dead bodies to be my eternal servants ,you shall all join my clan of the dead , you will serve me in my army of the dead, you shall join the ranks of the legion of the dead "screeched the Wraith king ,in a voice that would send shivers down the spine of any living creature.

The Wraith king was dead ,an evil spirit of hatred and despair.

Cold was creeping forth from the Wraith, not just any cold ,this was the coldness of the touch of death itself ,the cold creeped across the floor ,heading straight towards the companions.

Ninx and Dain gathered power, the oracle and Zack readied themselves, for what was to come.