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Kingdom of Bones

Thud!! A book fell to the floor. "My Lady ,what's that?" Elenor asked curiously. "It's just a book , no need to be alarmed." Hattie replied as she bent to pick up the book. It was a rather strange looking book which was bound in red leather. It has various drawings of bones running along it's spine and it's title "Necromancy and the dark arts" was written in front of it, in gold. Hattie gazed at the book excitedly." This is it!" she thought to herself." I can finally bring my brother back from the dead." ______________________________________________ "There she is, just like I told you!" yelled the butler as he led the people to his mistress. "George?! You would dare betray me" exclaimed Hattie in utter disbelief. "I'd never be loyal to a witch" he replied. "Seize her !!" commanded the cleric. "All I want is to bring my brother back from the dead , please don't do this" she pleaded. "Silence witch! " the cleric yelled. "what business does the living have with the dead? Only a witch practices necromancy, it's a sin against the Almighty"."Guards!!! Take her away before she dooms us all". "No! let me go! You can't do this"Hattie struggled as two hefty men dragged her out of her home . "KILL THE WITCH! " "KILL HER!!!" the crowd chanted, waving their torches and pitchforks. Hattie was dragged to the village square to be burnt at stake. She was chained to a wooden pole and no matter how much she struggled she couldn't break free. "Call forth the executioner!!" the cleric yelled and a man dressed in black from head to toe made his way to where Hattie was chained , holding a blazing torch. The crowd parted to let him walk through . He got onto the stage and prepared to set the log on fire. "STOP!!" a voice yelled." I'm the one who told you she's a witch, so I should be the one to set her ablaze". "Very well then, come forth" the cleric beckoned. The owner of the voice moved to the stage and it turned out to be ....... "Elenor ? It's can't be! " Hattie screamed in disbelief. "But why? Why would you do this to me after all we've been through?". Elenor ignored Hattie, grabbed the torch from the executioner and set her mistress on fire. The crowd cheered as Hattie was burnt alive. Her screams of agony was like music to their ears and they all dance and celebrated her gruesome death. ______________________________________________ 200 years later; Ivory port , a small steampunk city is visited by a rather peculiar royal envoy. The next day ,the city is taken over by an army of skeletons and undead creatures. Humans are captured and taken to the castle. After her sister was captured and taken away, Viola Wallace plans to rescue her sister along with her unusual group of friends. Will they succeed? What happens when they stumble upon a huge secret in the castle and now it's up to the to save their city? Who's the lady who keeps appearing in Viola's dreams ? How is she connected to the mystery at hand? Who's the mysterious stranger who saved Viola's life and how does he know so much about the skeletons? Find out in Kingdom of Bones!!!!!.

Rjsherlock_100 · Fantasie
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Chappie 32

"So you're telling me that the King of Bonehelm and his loyal servant unleashed monsters from the land of the dead upon our kingdom? I'm not buying it." Cecelia said "This guy is probably insane."

"Thats exactly what I said. "Viola said.

Henry raised his hand and Mordecai asked him to speak." What's a Lich King? "

"I'm glad you asked.You see, a Lich is a master of the undead. It is a dead creature which still lives. A Lich has a soul, a brain, can think, speak and plan just like any other human being. However, a Lich is also immortal and can never die."

"Mordecai, So what you're basically saying is that a Lich is dead and also not dead at the same time. " Matthew said. He was completely confused and so were the rest of the people in the cellar.

"Exactly!"

"But I don't understand, how's that even possible? How does one even become a Lich? "

"You see, becoming a Lich is a very difficult process. In fact, only a totally insane person would even want to become a Lich in the first place." Mordecai stood up and rearranged the sack trying to make it more comfortable for him to sit on.

"First, one would need to find an ancient who knows the ritual and how to perform it. Then, just do whatever the ancient commands you to do until you are given the spell. However, no one knows what the spell is exactly, for it is hidden but my guess would be; Two cups of a loved ones blood, Bile of a celestial, Bone from a wolf hybrid, Eating a baby whole, one ripe cherry or even Eating your own child."

The faces of everyone in the cellar scrunched up in disgust but, no one said anything and so Mordecai continued.