Realms of Edenocht by D.S. Johnson - Book Tour
Fantasy
Date Published: July 2016
Shazmpt has been prepared his whole life to complete the prophecy; however until recently, he was unaware of his true identity as a powerful war wizard.
Hidden on an island in a time realm not his own, he must now search for ancient relics in order to stop the growing evil in the world. All he wanted was to hunt in his beloved forest, but is thrown into a world of sea serpents, dungeons, enchanted castles, miniature men, and air buffs.
Driven by duty and hindered by self-doubt, he is sent on a quest to unite the magical realms once more. He must learn to harness his good and evil powers, but will he survive the shadow…?
Hidden on an island in a time realm not his own, he must now search for ancient relics in order to stop the growing evil in the world. All he wanted was to hunt in his beloved forest, but is thrown into a world of sea serpents, dungeons, enchanted castles, miniature men, and air buffs.
Driven by duty and hindered by self-doubt, he is sent on a quest to unite the magical realms once more. He must learn to harness his good and evil powers, but will he survive the shadow…?
Bright white flashes burst from their fingertips. A deafening crack
snapped as hues of electric blue shot across the rotunda, breaking the once
impeccable crystal stone like a twig. Half crouched and slightly leaned back,
he stretched out his hand and slipped under the downward slash of a long blade
already dripping. Once clear, he leapt into the air, flipping over concourses
of the sky blue robes of the Commission intertwined with the red battle robes
of the Velsharoon.
Gavin Rhill’s treacherous needs exempted him from
feeling, his conscience was now void. Eyes bloodshot with fury, he sank into
the depths of his insanity. The popping cracks of the fire and ice elements
against each other reverberated across the slick floor, tousling him about and
jarring him from his thoughts. Dust plumes erupted from pockets of crumbling
walls. He gripped his shaking head as he pleaded to be released from his
harrowing prison. But it was too late. He belonged to the Shadow now.
The hairs on the back of his neck stood out
straight, plunging a rippling effect that crawled up and down his skin. An
electrifying bolt of unyielding energy surged past his ear, missing only by
centimeters. He flipped his long black hair from his flat gray eyes that sunk
deep in the pallid hollow of his face. The pungent odor of singed hair and
flesh stifled his nose, wreaking havoc on his focus. Anger and hate surged from
his bosom.
Sweat dripped onto his sliver thin black
eyebrows and down his face, landing at the corner of his mouth. He glowered
through the madness and zeroed in on the door at the end of the mysterious
hall. He searched for an acceptable route to his destination. Quickly he seized
his opportunity and flung himself into the air. He rolled over an oncoming
deluge of potent magic, a second before the heat burst his blood red cloak into
flames.
As he fell toward the floor, he slipped his
arms out of his battle robe and twisted away from the engulfing barrage. He
rolled through the fall and jumped to his feet, shutting the roaring shrieks
from his ears. All he could hear now was the pounding of his heart as he
flipped over a spear that would have pierced it. He thrust his hands out and
released his newly acquired powers. Rock fragments pierced through the air like
speeding razors, striking several of the newly arrived armored men. Cursed with
an unrelenting pain, it paralyzed them from the inside. He dug his toes into
the floor. Boosted his feet with a blast of air and whizzed past so quickly,
the soldiers spun in their boots.
"Gavin stop!" Castos yelled.
The leader of Queen Ambrosia's United Forces
stood erect.
"You can't stop me." Gavin said in
a drawn out syrupy voice. The thought welled up inside his chest like a
smoldering flame. He could taste it, smell it, and see his destiny. "I
have destroyed your beautiful Srinna Vossa." he said, hissing through a
cynical smile.
A flash of anger darted from Castos as he
slammed his long gold entwined staff on the ground.
"We will rebuild it you can't stop
goodness. How many people have to die?"
"You're worse off than I thought."
Gavin said, throwing his head back and laughing a humorless vicious sound.
Castos crossed the staff in front of his
broad carved expression. He then lifted his palm, facing up and conjured the
elements he controlled.
“Time to put an end to this senseless
bloodshed.” Castos said.
He lifted his staff up high and pulled the
element of fire from the particles of the universe. With a sweeping motion, he
purged the ravaged energy and sent it directly at Gavin. Gavin sucked in his
belly, pulled in his arms and legs and transformed into an invisible shriek of
air. He rushed over Castos and fed the inferno with life breathing oxygen. The
air pulled the fire back toward Castos unleashing it onto its master. The fire
didn't care what it consumed. Only that it feasted on life's sustenance.
Absolute horror hit a split second before Castos was annihilated by his own
power.
Gavin sailed through the air with exhilarated
weightlessness. His thunderous laughter rattled the windows until they
shattered, sending glass shards careening to the ground. Gavin Rhill soared
down the long corridors, disarming enchantments along the paths. When he
reached the door, he hovered momentarily, then unraveled through the misty
tendrils of the air element. He transformed back into his human form, his
skinny almost mal-nourished figure reemerged.
The towering solid wood door was intricately
carved with ancient symbols and runes. His long, thin fingers manipulated the
old puzzle that had taken him over a year to figure out. With the last knot
pushed, the door opened with a gasp. A small puff of wind bathed his face with
the odor of musky dust. An aroma he quite enjoyed. He heaved the heavy obstacle
open and slipped inside. He waved his hand across the smooth orderly lines on
the inside of the door. Several clicks and a few slides of unseen latches
echoed against the hollow roundness of the room as it sealed shut.
Gavin's eerie piercing eye darted around the
room. His bones ached from its cold darkness. His shadow ran across the isles
and his heart jumped, a lump formed in his throat. Relieved it was only his
shadow, he searched the room. A large majestic desk sat at the far side of the
circular room. Heavy weaved curtains framed tall windows. He found a slight
beauty in the carved vaults. Every wall was covered top to bottom with shelves
of scrolls. Books were so jammed pack that they overflowed.
"You must not fail." the Shadow's
voice echoed in his mind. The horrifying image of the shadow sent shivers down
his spine.
He picked up the first parchment on top of
the desk, read the heading and tossed it on the floor. He picked up another,
then another. His intrigue half stopped him. He would love to spend hours, or
even better, days, picking apart the exploits of this ancient knowledge. What I could learn from all of these, he
thought. But he knew he only had but a few moments until the Council would know
where he was. He put his thoughts aside and hastily rummaged through the
scrolls and parchments that sat barren and lonely.
"Where is it?" he snarled.
He ravaged the last few particles of writings
as the persistent gnawing in his navel grew. With one fowl sweep of his arms,
he sent the rest flying to the floor. He slammed his fits on the table, his
knuckles pure white. A bead of sweat dripped from his drooped head and splashed
onto the marble surface. He stared into the backs of his eye lids and tried to
think of where, the Binding of the Crypt spell would be hidden.
Then it came to him. How could I have forgotten the search spell? He thought. He closed
his eyes and focused. A dusting of rusty orange sparkles danced into existence
and floated around the room. His heart skipped a beat as the magic was sucked
into a book, then shoved back out. Over and over, the magic came up empty. His
emotions couldn't take any more. His fear of failure and what the Shadow would
do to him threw him into a rage. His tantrum sent books, scrolls and reading
implements flying around the room.
Loud booms and cracks
echoed against the outer
walls. Shrieks of agony crested the horizon. Gavin Rhill knew he was the cause
of men and women’s deaths, but he didn't care. The war outside was only a ruse
to get into the protected room anyway. Though it did serve another purpose, if he
could destroy the Dodjen, he would gain power over the Wyvern's. Then he could
release the underworld creatures the Shadow controlled. He knew the magic of
the united efforts could stop the Shadow. If he could gain control of the bond
already forged, he would be unstoppable.
*********************************************
"Queen Ambrosia, what do you want us to
do?" Aarin asked.
"We wait until the Commission gets
here."
Queen Ambrosia’s soul was hollow as she gazed
down from her sixty-level skyscraper. Her beloved Srinna Vossa was under attack
and she knew her time was limited. The peaks of the circling spires that
surrounded the main building barely passed her flat. The three moons reflected
brilliant strings of haze and illuminated the night. Srinna Vossa was a group
of islands that floated on the Teorran Belt, raw magic that sprung into the sky
like a fountain.
"Our magic defenses are about to give
way. If the Velsharoon get in, it will be all over." Aarin said, his
expression pained and wounded.
"They will have to hold. We can't let
them get into the city."
"Do you not care? Your people will die, all of them. The Velsharoon have the
comet at their disposal. Never in history has anything been able to break our
defenses."
Queen Ambrosia turned on her heel and shot
him a penetrating glare. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying.
"Do not
proceed to lecture me on caring for my people. I will lay down my life for them.
I will take the scrolls of the most importance with me to my death. How dare
you accuse me?"
Her small slender frame shook with fury, her
knuckles clenched white at her sides. The pressures she held as Queen of the
most powerful city on Edenocht nearly overcame her.
Aarin stood at attention. His face shadowed
from a lack of sleep. "I'm sorr-"
"You are not permitted to speak."
She threw her hand across her body in a
downward strike. Her cheeks burned dark pink. Her long, pale blue robe blew slightly in
the wind that came in from the open balcony. Queen Ambrosia paced the floor. Her
soft slipper shoes kicked her gown into a rhythmic billowing pattern.
"How dare he." she said barely
audible, her breath almost steaming.
The tightness in Aarin's chest seized his
every whit and his knees weakened. The sweat crested his shoulder length brown
hair. He feared he was about to be sent to his death for questioning her. A
brisk wind flashed through the room. A flicker of light cast a shadow as a
forest green wyvern landed on the balcony. The rider dismounted and tossed the
reins over its neck. The wyvern pulled in her massive wings tightly to her side
and pawed the smooth surface. The rider pulled off the black leather riding
gloves and slipped them under his belt. His chain armor under his obsidian body
armor clinked as he moved quickly toward the queen. His square and handsome
face framed his deep green eyes. Tears escaped as she nearly ran into his arms.
"Jerim, what are we going to do?"
she asked.
She buried her tear stained cheeks into the
crease of his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her tigh.
"I’m here now, the commission is dispatching
troops, and the Rangers are here. I’ve stationed six battalions at each corner
of the island and more on the smaller islands. Medrith and I will take you and
Serin to safety."
"No, I must stay here." she said
swallowing the lump still in her throat.
"But Ambrosia." Jerim objected.
He
pulled back from her and rested his warm hands on her bare shoulders. The cool
of her skin felt good under the heat of his.
"No, you must take Serin to the Wyvern
realm where she will be safe." The queen wiped her eyes with a
handkerchief. "You must promise me you will take care of her. Promise."
she demanded.
The depth of a mother’s love was nothing to
be trifled with. Realization overcame his mind and his worst fear was now
coming true. He was going to lose her forever. All he could do was nod.
"I will." he whispered.
"Good, then I will send for the inner
circle to secure the scrolls." Queen Ambrosia said firmly. "Aarin,
send for the mages."
"Yes, your highness." he said.
"Oh and Aarin," The hairs on the
back of his neck stood as the chills ran down his spine. "I'm sorry for
losing my temper."
Aarin
nodded and then left the room quickly. She bit her lip to keep it from
quivering and wrung her hands within each other.
"Your adviser? You gave him the ‘What
For'?" Jerim asked with a smirk. She nodded, her glassy eyes wondered
around the room uncomfortably. "Now tell me what happened?"
He moved to the long meeting table. He pulled
out a soft velvet tall-back chair and motioned for her to sit. She sat down
eloquently resting her intertwined fingers in her lap. She began to explain
that the day had started out quiet and non-eventful. But by mid-morning the
alarms had sounded. Gavin Rhill’s air ships had surrounded the horizon of their
floating sanctuary. The Velsharoon began an attack on the magical barriers
around the city.
"Wait, you said they arrived
mid-morning, and the shield dropped fifty percent power by early afternoon? Why
did you wait so long to notify me?" he asked.
Her eyes widened as the realization stabbed
at her heart.
"I thought the mages could handle it."
she said embarrassed.
He gave her hand a gentle squeeze.
"Go on." he said.
He sat
back in his chair with his arms crossed. His brows scrunched together in the
middle of his face in full thought as she recited the rest of the events.
"They haven't broken through yet and now
that you’re here everything will be fine." Queen Ambrosia said and returned
to the open arched doorway of the balcony.
The soft flowing pale blue drapes danced in
the night breeze.
"I must tend to the ranks. I will return
soon."
Jerim scooted his chair out and placed it
back under the table.
Ambrosia grabbed his hand.
"Be careful, you made a promise to
me." She said softly.
Her eyes locked onto his and held his gaze
for a moment.
"I will my love." he said.
He pulled his gloves out of his belt and
slipped them on his hands. The wyvern lowered her body to the ground. He
grabbed the reins as Ambrosia flicked her fingers sending a tuft of air to
boost him up. He swung his leg over the great beasts back and gripped the
reins. Wyverns, once they had melded to a rider, could understand their
feelings, emotions and thoughts. The deep green colors of the Forest Wyvern
glinted in the glows of the night. She stretched out her wings and shoved off
with her thick hind legs. Soaring through the sky, they met the captain of the
Air Wyverns on the southern edge of the island.
"How is the Queen?" Eliot asked.
"Holding up." Jerim said. He
searched the night sky. "Where we at?"
Jerim rested one hand over the other on the
horn of his saddle. The chinking of metal straps and belts the wyverns wore,
clashed against the night breeze.
"Sixty air ships with at least a
thousand men each. The scouts have just returned and there are three more
fleets making good time from the north. There are four more fleets coming from
the south." Eliot said, shifting his metal helmet.
"Let's take this battle away from the
city. Send your fleet south and Oscar’s north." Jerim said.
"Sir, when are the Earth Wyverns
coming?" Eliot asked.
"I'm not sure they are."
"Why not?"
"Torn bridges I guess, now let's
go." Jerim said.
Elliot swooped toward his command and waved.
Hundreds of crystal white Wyvern's leapt into the sky. The sheer size of these
magnificent creatures was breathtaking. Even more so as their scales reflected
and shimmered in the twinkling of the lights. Medrith leapt into the sky and
swooped in the opposite direction. She flew over the islands lush green jungle.
Homes and buildings lived in and under the protection of the jungle floor,
along with the glorious white stone of the city walls. Evenly spaced spires
stood around the edges of the island. Each one was several hundred feet tall
and held a large crystal. These crystals harnessed the magic that held up the
cities force fields.
"Take down these air ships." Jerim
said as he hovered over the leader of the dark blue Water Wyverns.
"Yes Sir." Greston grunted.
A sea of blue took to the sky, dividing into
groups and swarmed the airships. They pulled the elements of water and began
flooding the ships. Plumes of steam filled the night sky as the Velsharoon blocked
with counter spells, sending fire to evaporate the water. The water wyverns
however were stronger and one by one the ships began to sink. There were so
many however, that when one ship fell, another took its place. Jerim flew back
toward the city center making his way to the Fire Wyverns. The deep red and
charcoal black Wyverns waited near the city’s main port. Medrith's sharp claws
gripped the tree tops as she landed.
"What are your orders?" Ada asked.
Long copper red hair flowed off the back of
her head. Her oval face delicately pointed was garnished with a dusting of
ginger freckles on her high cheeks.
"Keep your forces here on Srinna
Vossa."
Ada nodded then shot into the sky. Her
platoon had more experience in battle and riding, but found it hard to keep up
with her ferocity. She had more to prove than just being able to lead her
people. Gavin Rhill murdered her father trying to find the scroll and she was
just plain pissed.
Medrith released the branches and the tree
tops flicked back and forth. Before Jerim could make it more than a hundred
yards, a deafening crack scorched the night sky, leaving a scar of brilliant
birthstone light. Shattered crystals tumble to the ground, breaking the barrier
into the city. A flood of red robed Velsharoon rushed the main port. Medrith
stopped dead in her tracks, rolled her head, flipped upside down and barreled
back toward the open gate. When Jerim reached the north side of the island, he
saw Ada’s forces engaged with the oncoming attackers.
Shrieks of agony cried out as massive blasts
of fire billowed from the guts of the fire wyverns. The sky lit up as though it
were noonday as everything nearby melted and withered. Another deafening crack
reverberated across the sky as another crystal shattered. Small bursts of icy
white lighting strikes tangled with bursts of bright blood red, sprinkled the
horizon. Jerim tried to deny the pulsing knot growing in his stomach. A small
ball of flaming gas appeared to grow a little bigger.
"The comet of Sariandi, the Goddess of
Destruction," Medrith said.
"I guess it’s true then."
"The Commission is here on the east
shores." Medrith said.
Medrith stretched out her long neck. Jerim
laid closely to her as she beat her wings toward the east shore. When they
reached the shore they descended like a falling stone. Medrith pulled up at the
last second and set down without even a thud. Jerim dismounted and ran through
the sand and waited as the enormous air ships slipped up onto the fading sand.
Half lowered planks plunged into the soft moist grit upon reaching the shore.
Trendell, the leader of the armed forces from Akraven scaled the long plank.
"Jerim, what are the damages?"
"We have lost two of the towers."
Jerim said. He gripped the short stalky brute of a man tightly at the forearm.
"We need to evacuate the city and secure the inner buildings."
The clanking and banging of swords, spears
and armor overpowered the distant sounds of agony. Hordes of men in rows of
fours rushed from the ship's cargo bays. The shores filled with men standing at
attention awaiting orders.
"Yes Sir." Trendell said.
He banged his hand against his chest. Turned,
leading with his head, and briskly reached the front line. The Commission was
divided into ranks of archers, spear and swords men and elemental mages.
Trendell shouted out the orders. With an enormous shout, the Commission broke
up, each group making their way to their destinations.
"Jerim, we saw a battle already in
action. Why are we just now evacuating the city? Shouldn't we have done that
sooner?"
"I know you're a by-the-book kind of
guy, but this one is nothing the books have ever talked about."
"What do you mean by that?"
Trendell asked.
"The Sariandi Comet is upon us.”
Trendell’s head lowered.
"Well then we fight to the death."
"With honor, brother." Jerim said
proudly.
"With honor." Trendell repeated as
he gripped Jerim's forearm.
Trendell joined his men in the barrage of
oncoming Velsharoon. Ada moved to the sky as the Commission took over the land
battle. She turned her attention to the oncoming airships and joined her second
battalion. A group of Velsharoon yelped as large vines wrapped around their
bodies and swallowed them into the ground. Jerim had commanded the foliage
around the inner buildings to devour the Velsharoon. The suns first rays broke through
dancing on the heavy smoke that filled the sky. Bursts of flames erupted here
and there around the island as rain and wind storms chased fiery lighting
strikes.
Sections of brilliant white stone walls on
the outer perimeter now sat in rubble. Storms of arrows went buzzing and
fizzing through the sky. Metal boots slogged through the slippery sludge of
fallen comrades. Swords swooshed and clanked as they met other swords. The
further the comet came the stronger the Velsharoon became, making it harder for
the Commission. Chaos and confusion surged through the city. A sea of red
cloaks engulfed every road and alleyway, throwing magic and swinging swords at
everything that moved. The white stone was now stained red and smeared with
black shadows of what used to be men.
"Fall back and send a squad to the city
center. Set up blockades." Trendell called.
Through the clouds that hung over the island,
Trendell saw the comet barreling toward them with a shield of fiery damnation.
His heart sank into his stomach and a tightening in his chest nearly took the
breath from him. He swooped his sword upward and blocked a dart of lightening
aimed directly at his chest.
*****************************************
"There's more than one person that can
use the power of the comet." Queen Ambrosia said through gritted teeth.
Her
eyes drooped heavily, sagging under the pressure of no sleep.
"What are you going to do?" Aarin
asked.
"Sink the island and destroy Srinna
Vossa.”
She walked sternly toward her deep oak desk.
Aarin's stomach lurched inside him as the words hit his mind.
"How? Why?!"
"With this," she pulled out a long
parchment that was rolled tightly. “the Incantation of Undin," she said,
fingering the edge.
"And how will sinking the island stop
Gavin Rhill?"
"I will take every last person with it,
so that he will never be able to find the Binding of the Crypt spell." she
said dropping one end.
"You're going to kill all of your
people?"
"Would you rather be tortured by Gavin Rhill
and the Shadow?"
"No, I guess not."
"Then make your peace now because as
soon as the comet is at the highest point in the sky everything will be
over."
Her stomach lurched too as she felt the
despair of not being able to raise her child and see her grow into a woman. To
never be with Jerim again and her wonderful council and all of her loved ones,
it was almost too much for her to bear.
"What shall I tell the armies?" he
asked.
"That its time, and send Jerim."
Aarin bowed. His once childlike eyes glazed
over. Queen Ambrosia studied the scroll once more. She sat it on the desk and
walked to the edge of the balcony. One hand on the cold stone, the other
gripped her blue sapphire stone necklace. She wore a gold and teal blue robe
and her delicately woven crown. The anguished cries of her people now sat on
numb ears. A small pink hand gripped the lower half of her robes. With the
innocence of young age a small girl, gazed up.
"Mommy, what's happening?" Serin
asked.
"Oh, my dear little one." The Queen
picked up her baby girl. She buried her little girl's teary face into her
shoulder. "Shhh shhhh shhh," Queen Ambrosia whispered.
Jerim walked briskly up behind her, his
clashing and clanking hidden under booms and crashes from the distance.
"Ambrosia, My Queen, you sent for me?"
His heart skipped a beat and he swallowed
hard shoving the bile back into his stomach when he saw the little princess in
her arms.
"It's time." she whispered.
She could hardly see his bruised face through
the heavy shield of her own tears.
"Is there another way?" he asked.
"There is no other way."
"Alright." he said.
He slipped his arm around her waist and
pulled her into his embrace. Her long blonde hair tickled his skin. His hand
rested on the side of her face. He leaned in, slowly and thoughtfully, he
kissed her. She returned his kiss. Just like the one and only time they had
been together.
"I love you. I always have." Jerim
said.
"I love you too, I have to tell you
something.” She looked at Serin, then back to Jerim, “Serin is yours, not
Mikal's." Jerim pulled back and smiled his intoxicating smile. "You're
not mad?" she asked, "I'm sorry I never told you."
"Nor should you have."
"Mommy, I'm scared." The tiny voice
came as she played nervously with her mother's hair.
Queen Ambrosia studied her daughter's face
one last time and said to her gently, "You go with your father."
"Where?"
"Into the sky with the flyers, ok?"
she gave her the last kiss she would ever give her.
"But when will I see you again?"
The queen gave Serin to Jerim and he wrapped
her in her blanket.
"Go... take her to the wyverns and get
her out of here."
He
bowed and leaped off the stone carved terrace onto Medrith's back. The Queen
sent a furling burst of air under the wyvern throwing them into the sky above.
Medrith pulled in her wings and shot through the sky like an arrow. To fight a
war was one thing but to give up one's own flesh and blood is another. When the
queen could no longer see them, she threw up her arms. Using the islands powers
that came from the center of the Teorran Belt, she shouted at the top of her
lungs the incantation, drawing the power of the comet into her being.
*****************************************
Gavin's calculated plan turned to a frenzy of
rash thoughts and feelings. Everywhere he searched he couldn’t find the scroll.
Even with his search spell, it had continued to elude him. He pulled and shoved
every book and piece of parchment out of his way. He hurled a massive spell
around the room. Glittering strands of text danced and swayed around him and
one by one disappeared. The words he longed for were not found. The only words
present were those left by the Grand cleric.
Gavin Rhill,
You will never have this scroll
as I have destroyed it once and for all.
If you continue your quest you
will be met with certain death. FOREVER!
Did you think that you were the
only one that could use the comets power?
Grand Cleric Massue
Gavin was shocked out of his delirium with
the sudden shift and sensation of falling. He ran to the window, the clouds of
dust and smoke began to rise. He slammed his fists on the stone wall.
"She's... sinking... the... city,"
he yelled.
He threw out his arms and sucked himself into
the air. The sudden force blew out all of the light in the room as he vanished.
Gavin whipped a wind storm that careened through the city, wiping out
everything in its path. Debris floated upward as the ground fell out from under
it. The comet’s power helped Queen Ambrosia stand perfectly still while
chanting. Even as the island fell, she was as firm as she had at first. The
last words she uttered were that only a blood heir could enter the secrets of
the forgotten city.
The Teorran fountain fell into the center of
the ground below, allowing the islands to plummet into a new existence.
Enormous rock walls encompassed the fallen earth covering everything under
hundreds of feet of ground. It left only a few of the spires that were still
intact standing, as a reminder of what the glorious city once was.
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ReplyDeletePlease try not to spam posts with the same comments over and over again. Authors like seeing thoughtful comments about their books, not the same old, "I like the cover" or "sounds good" comments. While that is nice, putting some real thought and effort in is appreciated. Thank you.