Chapter 11 Battle Drawn

Nova and her mother marched on leading an army towards the guild with out magic to travel it would be a long trip. Nova was brandishing a new belt to hold her sword in place and her mother was in a new set of amour that matcher her men s. But far away at the castle of the evil king in the throne room he sat on his throne high on large set stairs, with Lady chained up to the second throne next to his and Necro at the bottom in small cramped cage that prevents magic from escaping it s confinement. The Necromancer stood to the side of the king who s light hair and jolly smile in light coloured clothes where cast comparison to the black and beak castle.

"Why do you want me back?" asked Lady.

"I need someone to succeed me." he said.

"You have the Necromancer for that, yes but the thing is that s why I need you." he said again.

Nova looked in to his eyes, she had been away so long she had forget who the king was. Not her father but a prince she would have the marry. It was him he had know taken corrupted the kingdom and had killed her father and mother to take their place and he still wanted a child to secede him.

"IF YOU HURT HERE I LL KILL YOU!" shouted Necro.

"How your in a cage." laughed the King. He turned to Lady. "I am going to have the wedding to make it official before we conceive, the nuptials will take place in about a week, so make sure you try and keep excited."

Lady was mortified and Necro was cussing in his mind unable to help, only looking to the Necromancer who was more or less try to lay low, but didn t want to see harm befall Necro.

Across the land scape days and weeks had passed as the army walked on towards the guild, they could only hope that they would reach them in time to save Necro and Lady. As they reached the five gates they where greeted by the guild heads, with Miss Bella in front of the other three.

"What brings you here?" she asked.

Nova was unsure about talking to her old teacher but seemed to be more calm now.

"We need rest and food for are men." said the queen stepping forward, as Nova did not speak.

"That can be arranged." said Miss Bella.

The other three members escorted the queen inside.

"Why are you here?" she asked Nova.

Nova looked at her she didn t see the anger she had in the class room or prepuce when she was being tested.

"Why are you calmer?" Nova asked.

"Truth be told, I though you a trouble maker, but I think it was more of Necro rubbing of on you."

"Why does he hate you?"

"That s better left buried." she said looking away "So, why have you come with an army."

"I need your help, we need everyone that can fight."

"The guild governs and teachers magic we can t give you all of are students and staff."

"Necro and Lady where kidnapped by a someone claiming to be the Necromancer of the tomb." she explained. "We have to save them."

Miss Bella was shocked by the news "Okay then." she sighed "I ll help you, I have my best enchanters to level the odds for your men."

"Thank you."

"But, to deal with the necromancer you will require something extra." she sighed "Come with me."

The two walked on towards the guild. Nova saw that the news upset her not just Necro and Lady s capture by the necromancer as well, but what ever happened between the three of them was be to left alone.

The two entered one of the empty class rooms reversed for Necromancy.

"Why are we here?" asked Nova.

"Magic is something that be be used for good or evil, and the guild try to keep all the magic items that might be used for evil magic locked up, but knowing what someone might do with them, I kept some hidden away."

Bella walked to the chalk board and waved her as the broad came unhinged on the left, it fell to the ground a small hole in the wall was revelled.

"You ve been hoarding magic items!" chastised Nova.

"For the safety of the guild, if anyone knew they where they would come for them, and tragedy would fall over the land. I did what I had to." She pulled out a amulet of the few items hidden away.

"What does it do that s so bad?" asked Nova.

"It s enchanted with a enactment that stripes away the magic of the person wearing it." she explained "After the spell was created, many items were enchanted with it, so the guild went about destroying them all and making sure it was nether taught or passed on."

"How come you have this one."

"Enactments can be removed but some are two strong and so they have to transferred."

"So you."

"Yes, I moved it one from object to the next, hand me you sword."

Nova was unsure but handed it over. As Miss Bella held both items in her hand a black energy moved from the amulet to the sword and then faded away.

"But wont my magic be striped away when I use the sword?" asked Nova as she took it back.

"No, the Enactment on object you hold is different to the ones you ware, cloths require them to be worn for the enchantment to work wile others objects it s be used or make contact with someone for them to have it applied to them."

"So your saying if I hit someone with my sword…"

"Yes they will lose magic, but only for a short time depending on the cut;s depth. Also the longer it touches them the longer it works, so aim for long and deep strikes."

"I only now need a way to get close to him."

"That s where this comes in handy." she reached back in and pulled out a silver ring with a large black stone. "This ring was made the first necromancer to keep his betrothed safe, as he had used his powers to make sure who ever wore it could not die."

"Why?"

"He had many enemies and they where unable to kill him and went after her, they had to separate, but one night when she removed the ring she was killed in her sleep. We managed to get hold of it though unholy means, I was meant to destroy it." she began to tear up.

"Why have you kept all this?" Nova asked as he was giving the ring.

"There s no time to explain that." she protested, as her cries of sorrow ran deep.

Nova applied the ring "Know all we need is to know where were going."

"Come with me." she said.

The two walked in a large room filled with maps, it was sued to chart the lands and large table in the middle was used as well which was painted to match the land. The two looked over the table. The walls had shelves filled scrolls, maps and books, detailing the land.

"The Necromancer of the Tomb is one of the first few, he made his home deep in the Mountain of death, named after the huge lava consecration it killed off all life in the area." said miss Bella as she pointed to dark part of the table in the far east. "If he s any where it s there."

"How do we get their?" asked Nova.

"It s very far away, but I send you with Magic, but it will a bumpy ride."

"What ever it takes."

Miss Bella brought Nova close to her body. "Promise me you won t kill him."

Nova was unsure of what she meant.

Back out side Nova and her mother rejoined as the knights all had their amour and weapons enchanted to withstand a great power of the Necromancers army and dish out just as much. Miss Bella came out with a book in hand she was still reading it, Nova noticed it was one from the map room.

"If I have this right the Map Magic spell should transport to a safe location out side the castle." she said looking over the page "I m not a avid spell caster, but here we go."

Nova took her mothers hand and closed her eyes as miss Bella cast the spell, the words left her mouths and everyone began to elevate has yellow clouds of mist whirled around them cutting them off from site. As the last words where spoken the mist was gone as where the Nova and her army.

As nova opened her eyes they where on the black rocky landscape looking up at the castle sitting in the space of a mountain.

"I don t believe it." said her Mother.

"What, what is it?" asked Nova.

"This is a kingdom we though all those years ago, my great grandmother saw the end of the war with this kingdom."

Nova looked up at the keep "Know we fight against them for one more time."

Inside the castle Necro was being tortured by having his caged bashed in by the king with his sword, as the Necromancer just watched wincing as the torture was undertaken. Lady was stuck on the throne looking down trying to brake free and bring it to and end, but the king was to cruel and was trying to get the bond between Lady and Necro passed to him.

"Stop." insisted Lady as she pulled on her chains splintering the wood.

"I would, but he refuses to release you and you refuse to say I do." said the king as he looked up at her "And I will stop when one of you gives in." he smiled before he stated swinging again.

"Stop." sobbed Lady.

"Are you ready to say I do?" asked the king.

"Yes." butted in Necro with a smile.

"So will you marry me?" asked the king.

"Well I will if you stop hitting the cage." he laughed.

The King swung his sword and shattered the magic blade, causing it to fall to the ground releasing the magic.

"Leave him." said the Necromancer. "He s just trying to make you angry."

"You know keeping me alive the old fashioned way is quite the task, why don t you let me out." Necro asked.

"Then you can simply kill as both." said the King.

"That s the point." Necro smiled.

The king jutted the remaining shard that remind on the hilt of the sword in to the cage and almost cut him.

"If you kill me and bring me back the same thing will happen to her." warned Necro.

"Why is that I never understood how you can raise the dead but not being back someone who I just killed." the king asked.

"It s simple." said Necro "We we raise the dead, where not brining them back from the dead just using their bodies as a vessel with their minds in tact as their not living just reanimated." he went on to say "If kill some we tend to send the hole body to bring them back fully, as if you just kill them any other way and bring them back you away their soul and then bring them back, the soul can not function with the body and so it either drives them mad or makes them try and kill them self."

"He s right." said the Necromancer. "There s no way out of this."

"Well I guess I ll just have to hurt you." he sniggered and he jammed the blade in cutting Necro harshly.

Outside the army was marching on the city, they rode in orderly files as to make sure no one was to close to the edge to fall in and perish.

"How are we going to doe this?" asked Nova.

"Follow me." said her mother. "CHARGE!" she shouted as they stormed though the gate and in to the city.

A undead army where scattered about as they did chores to up keep the city, but as they where invaded turned to fight the hordes of knights, as much the army kept coming the unarmed undead found themselves unable to stand a chance. With the first wave dealt with they moved closer to the castle, but as they came in to the large court yard the heavily armoured undead army made their presence know and the true battle began.

"Go, save your friends." said her mother.

Nova she her mother s eyes filled with love she she was willing to let her go, she she flew up in to the sky and towards the castle pulling the rock from the walls to make her a safe way inside. Her mother looked on to see how far her daughter had come.

In the throne room the king was sitting at his chair with Lady and the Necromancer, the wall over the door stated to shake as bricks began to fall down.

"What s going on." asked the King as she stood up.

"Don t ask me." laughed Necro.

Soon the wall burst apart as Nova flew in brandishing her sword.

"I thought I killed you." protested the Necromancer.

"That was me sorry," smiled Necro "You should have locked me up her sooner, as what ever you can do I can do." he sniggered.

The Necromancer swung his hand as if to banish her but it it didn t work.

"How is this possible." he demanded.

"I wanted a fair fight." said Nova.

The Necromancer just screamed as she turned in to his dragon form and charged her, she turned in to a dragon and he formed a staff for himself to use. Nova brought up her blade and swung as he charged towards her, she swung hard was able to knock him down to the ground. Nova lowered her self as he stood back back up. As he got to his feet her saw the ring on her talon.

"That ring, it s belongs to me." he growled.

"You have no claim over it." protested Nova.

"It belonged to father."

"Well now it s mine."

In anger and fury he brought up his staff and Nova her sword the two clashed in fierce duel, as the two clashed they where flung back to opposing ends of the throne room. Nova flew over to him and the Necromancer swung high, but Nova flew higher in the air, so he jumped up and the duel continued. Swinging harsh Nova knew she would be unable to match his power, and brought in magic to fight back with seeing as his was useless, soon she had the elements bearing down on him. The two broke off in and explosion as the Necromancer tried suing his other magic to disband the magic attack. They fell to the floor and both landed back on the ground with thud, the room cleared as the elements disbanded, but nova kept a heavy set of fire, earth water and wind going around her.

"Your out matched." said Nova.

"Not yet." growled the Necromancer as he brought out all his other powers to join the fight,

He brought in lava and sharp spikes and charged them at her, Nova countered by building up a rock wall, but it was no good, he was too powerful for her alone. In a fierce attempt to stop him she swung her blade braking thought he rock as she charged him. But he was able to doge allowing a single cut to his wing just, it was just enough, as his form changed he fell down and started rolling down the stairs, his magic short circuit was enough for his control over the cage to be broken and Necro climbed out.

Nova lowered her self down as Necro went to free Lady, the Necromancer got to his knees and tired to stand, but Nova just thrust the blade deep in to his body.

"That does nothing, I can t die I m immortal." he laughed.

Nova smiled as he tried to stand back up but he fell back down again.

"What have you done." he asked, feeling his power drain from his body.

"The blade was enchanted with the power to drain magic." said Nova.

He tried to to use magic but found he was helpless. Necro walked down to the Necromancer and Nova could see the terror in his eyes he was petrified over what he was going to do to him.

"No please I m to weak, you can t do this to me." he pleaded "I was only doing as the king asked, I never wanted an of this to happen"

Necro just looked at him.

"Please I m not the villain here." he pleaded.

"No." said Necro "I am." he then touched his head and reaped to soul sending him down to the floor.

Nova watched as he turned towards the king only only for the Necromancer to be brought back as a gibbering wreak, who pulled out Nova s sword and tried to off himself but Necro refused truing around to face him.

"I won t let you die, as along as I live, and that s a going to be a wile."

The King was know cowering behind his throne, he had lost all his power and was at the mercy of the victors.

"Please what are you going to do to me?" he asked.

"Your going to be sent back in chains." Lady said as she yanked him out and past him letting him fall down the stairs.

Then queen raced in. "The army dropped dead, what happened here."

"When I cut the Necromancer with my sword his powers where cut of." Nova explained.

"The day is ours now take the king away and lock him up." said Necro.

Two knights that accompanied her came in to drag away the king.

"What s to become of the castle?" asked Lady.

"To spoils go the victor." said Necro truing to Nova.

Nova turned to her mother.

"Well Nova what do you want to do?" she asked her.

"What do you mean." replied Nova, she was unsure of what was to happen next.

"You lead us here, you stopped the army you defeated the king. you can rule this as your place and make it your own kingdom." as walked over to run her hand over her daughters cheek.

"I m not coming home." she sobbed wishing it was not so.

"Look at things this way." said Necro. "If we berry someone here, I can bridge the two kingdoms."

"Yes." Nova, agreed cheering up. "Then I can stay here and protect the land, with it s queen." said said turning to Lady.

"I can t, I gave up that title, but you Nova conquered the kingdom."

Nova ascend to the throne and sat down. Necro tapped his hand on the Necromancer and he dropped dead on Nova s sword.

"I ll set up the grave." he said leaving.

Nova was getting comfy as Lady and her mother looked up at her.

Outside at the gate the army was resting and morning the dead and Necro walked out with the queen now following behind as he carried the necromancer in his hands, ounce they reached the gate he dropped the body and proceeded to preform the last rights to create the grave site, then as the body was taken by the ground the view changed to the royal tomb.

"Thank you." said the Queen as she passed through.

Everyone began to walk though and carried the dead with them, leaving Necro to turn back to enter the castle.

In the throne room Nova was trying to settle down and Lady was looking at her old home.

"I think it s to for a redo." said Nova.

"What do you mean?" asked Lady.

"This castle is made of earth from the mountain, and I can reshape it." said Nova.

Lady watched as Nova transformed the castles shape, the bricks shifted and turned to dust and even morphed together soon the castle had a more smooth look to i with a Dragon statue climbing over it with more dragon detailing, around, the tall towers morphed in to Large smaller area;s wile smooth roofs. It soon became a much nicer looking place as Nova brought the thrones down as the stairs and celling lowered.

As Necro came in to the throne room Lady raced in to his arms.

"I love what you ve done wit the place." he said looking around.

"Thank you." said Nova.

As the ground continued to move the gold kept with in was brought up to sit between the two thrones, now it was truly Nova s throne. But Lady looked at Necro with worry in her eyes, Nova was preoccupied so Lady dragged him to on side.

"What is it?" he asked.

"You know all this I don t understand one thing?" asked Lady

"What s that?" asked Necro back.

"Why did you claim to be the villain."

"That s how the world sees me, as a Necromancer or as the man who brought down his own ilk to the thief of the Guilds Vault."

"What?"

"I have yet to do that one, but my past is not one that comes with ease."

"Like what."

"I ve walked this earth years ago, I keep this age as a choice, In truth I m over one hundred."

Lady was in shock.

"But it s not over yet, I still need to robe Guilds vault."