Shrouded in darkness

The castle was darker tonight then I ever remember it being. The halls were shrouded in an eerie silence, with only the faint sound of wind from outside.

With each step I took a shrill chill ran up my spine.

Up until now I didn't notice how truly large the castle was. Several colossal rooms empty, echoes resonating off the walls with every step I took.

By now everyone was fat asleep living me with a crushing feeling of loneliness.

Suddenly out of the corner of my eye I saw a figure dash past me. I spun around, disoriented, looking for whatever it was that ran past me. There was nothing.

I kept walking till I reached a particularly long hallway. The end was shrouded in darkness like the mouth of a gigantic hideous beast. I walked deeper and deeper into the cave like hallway till I finally saw something.

A pale boney figure lay crouched at the end of the hallway with its head down. It slowly turned its head to me as it made a crackling noise. Its deep black eyes pierced my soul with its glare. The thing opened its mouth and released a thick black mist slowly shrouding the corridor in fog. It looked identical to the one emanating fro my body back at the village.

It rose up tall. It was lanky and frail looking. The smoke covers it, engulfing it completely. When the fog cleared the creature was gone.

I ran through the halls and Into Ferdinand's room. It stood hunched over him spewing its black smoke into his mouth. I jumped forward and tackled to the ground. It screeched and yelled as I tried to apprehend it. Suddenly I felt its legs on my stomach. The beast kicked me off its self, launching me all the way across the room and knocking me into a wall.

At that moment Ferdinand woke up and pinned it to the wall with repeated thick ghosts of wind.

"SAM, go get your brothers and get out of here!" he yelled, reaching for a dagger on his nightstand.

I ran through the halls waking my brothers up and rushing them out of the castle.

When we reached the courtyard we saw a large black cloud looming over the castle. We herd footsteps behind us and we saw 12 hooded figures standing in the woods, their eyes lit up red.

Out of nowhere Ferdinand came crashing through a window and down onto the courtyard. The thing was trying to envelop him in the smoke, but he kept his mouth closed. Gabriel ball of water at the beast knocking it a meter and a half away. It scrambled up and shook with rage. Its breathing was steady and its eyes were locked on to Gabriel.

Suddenly I felt something hit my leg. It was a sword with the symbol from the hut etched onto it. I looked around and saw that the robes of the figures in the woods also had the symbol on them.

A back shroud of smoke was wrapped around my brothers and Ferdinand. Slowly, they were lifted in the air till a certain point.

In front of me stood the monster. tall and powerful it glared at me with a rage I had never been met with before.

I picked up the sword and raised it in front of me. Holding it felt magical and euphoric. My body felt stronger and my mind sharper. A sick and twisted grin carved itself into my face. The black fog came back, the rage, hatred and sadness emanated fro me like lime a cloud of mist.

It charged at me baring its teeth. I simply jumped into the air completely avoiding it. For a moment I was above the trees and castle, I fell to the ground but my legs weren't in pain.

I couldn't help but laugh. The beast tried to charge at me again but I slashed at it again lobbing its arm off.

It shrieked and wailed inhumanly as it clutched its arm. I looked back at it and charged. I jumped up landing on the beast and throwing it to the ground. As it opened its mouth to scream I forced its severed arm down its throat slowly suffocating it.

On the ground it writhed in pain, clutching its throat with its hand as it lost its breath.

The sound of clapping exploded from the woods. The figures stood applauding my performance as I stood motionless. One of the figures lifted its hand and a Nergle slowly rose out of the ground.

It brandished its sword at me so I decided to have a little fun with it. Our swords clashed as we repeatedly parried each other. As we traded blows, slowly I started increasing my shadow fog output till eventually I cut through the Nergle and its sword like butter.

the figures started chatting amongst each other till they suddenly went silent.

One of the figures stepped forward and gestured me to attack it. So obliged, I swung my sword but it leaped up onto it. With a thick mist on its hand it punched me in the face and buried my head in the earth.

I stood up and got into position. My smoke grew in velocity the angrier I got, and now I was madder then I ever was before. I swung wildly sending slashes of black smoke barreling in front of me. Each slash was skilfully evaded by the figure as it approached me. It placed its hand on my forehead and said "you are not ready yet?"

I felt my body go limp and fall to the ground.

I opened my eyes to see sunlight. Me my brothers and Ferdinand laid on the ground of the courtyard.