The Fight of the Demon Lord (Demon Lord's Life) Page 5

  “Yes but before I go I wanted to tell you Drake I have heard that your ships have left so thank you.” She walked over to him and kissed him on the cheek, “so I will see you soon honey,” she followed Dream into the portal home.

  Chapter 4

  “We are going where Azure? I can’t go to Demonica and neither can you that is out of the question.”

  “Yea Dream mentioned that you might not go for it so I am kidnapping you Fara.”

  “Well that would explain why you have me tied up, but still you have no ship Azure and your friends will be captured when they leave your room.”

  “No they won’t Fara we have an alliance, that would be an act of war and you know it. Now please stand up we are going Savarea did you pack my crap.”

  “Yes it has all been sent ahead as you requested and we left a note like you said now come Drake is waiting on the other side.”

  “Wait the other side of what Azure,” Fara asked as she walked forward and the room changed into another one.

  “So you have arrived I see well the portal is set up to my rooms in the imperial palace so step on through they might surprise you.”

  We all entered the portal closing it behind me on the other side I saw my room. We were in the portal reception room of my palace, it was a large circled room with a giant glass sky dome I saw the two suns in the sky overhead one blue the other fiery red like Azures hair. The room is the portal hub of the entire palace. There was a bigger one for soldiers and such down in the city. The palace itself is carved into a giant crystal that was flooded red by the sun so most everything is red in color at least the walls they glowed an eerie color of red, it lit up the entire palace inside and out.

  “I am told you can see the palace for a thousand miles in every direction.”

  “Azure I will have to show you a spot I used to go to when I dreamed I was here but I probably have not told you about all of that yet.” We went to my rooms led by a guide as I told Azure all I could recall of this place we untied Fara when Samual joined our party.

  “So nice to see you again Samual.” Fara said rubbing her sore wrists.

  “Yes it is good that you came Fara. Now this way sire to your rooms.”

  We walked along the hallways. The floors had streams of water running underneath them in certain areas to make them glow and change colors with the help of the waters properties. I soon saw that this effect made a real light show in the halls. The halls themselves where carved into various screens depicting the history of the Demon Empire it seemed they had done a lot in fifteen years. I began to recall some of the events as I saw them carved forever into the walls. It seemed I started leading when I was five before that Samual led for me till I was able to fend for myself. As we went deeper I saw myself grow in age until I saw the image that made me stop it was the treaty signing that had taken place only a few days ago.

  “How was this made so fast Samual?”

  “Have you not remembered that the castle is a living shell that houses your life sire what you do it shows within reason of course?”

  Azure stood looking at herself next to Drake and Samual. “This palace is alive in a way that is what you are saying.”

  “Azure I am surprised you do not know that everything is alive in a way from a rock on the ground to the sun in the sky and back to us. That is something not many realize or ever have the chance to Azure. The truth is things touched by Drake seem to take on a life of their own, for example, the rock garden. They like to move around in the sand quite a bit so every day you see a different design it is quite fun to see what they will do next, but you never get to see them move. They only do so when no one is around they are quite shy.”

  She smiled, “They don’t like to be stared at is my guess.”

  “Now that is funny a shy rock Azure that is something else I told you this place is interesting.”

  “Now Samual please move on.” When we came to my rooms the wall melted away as we went inside then reformed behind us. In front of the door stood a huge wall showing the picture I had drawn of Azure.

  “I do not understand Drake why is that here my eyes are orange, how do you know that?”

  “I see you for who you really are Azure, the girl I love. Now come we must sit and eat while we do we shall talk. The adults can do their own thing please.”

  “Yes I am sure Fara would like to see some of the items we would give for trade.”

  “Actually I would like that a lot Samual.”

  They all left the sisters followed us inside. “So now that it is just us Azure I wanted to chat with you about how you feel so far, it will get no easier from here on out.” The girls brought us our meals then sat with us quietly watching.

  “I like this place Drake it is quite lovely, all of it, I am your partner Drake there is nothing more for me to say about that now what is our next move?”

  “We see the wise woman, and I mean only you, she will see no one else. I can feel from her she is nearing that end of her life. The telling she will give us will be her last I am afraid. Thank you for the meal girls but we must leave you here for now you know what to do.” I watched as they changed into us. “They will keep the adults off of us for a while, now come this way.”

  We went through the portal entering a cave deep under the city home of the seer of Hope. We walked down to hallway as sconces lit up for us as we went deeper underground. Finally I arrived at a simple wood door. I pounded on it and a squeaky voice answered. “Come in Drake I see you brought a friend with you, no wait, your girlfriend Azure Star. Come in girl and look me in the eyes please.”

  I looked at a woman too lovely to describe her long flowing blue hair and her pale red skin she moved around like Grace herself.

  “I am glad you think I am graceful let me tell you it took a while to learn to move like I do but one day I will be as the night compared to the sun. You will become Azure Sarges and the kids will be so lovely with your eyes. But enough of that talk you two are still quite young yet. I hope you are not shocked by my black eyes they let me see what must be seen.” We sat down at her simple table that had only three chairs. “So Drake ask your questions please.”

  “Yes ma’am I need to know who I am.”

  “Not for me to say I am sorry. But you will find that out one day Drake. Now do not say there name here Drake that would bring them before you are ready to fight if you will win I do not know this is all a plan you came up with Drake. Now for Atlantis you will find it on Earth Drake, but you will need to find that which always moves to find Atlantis. There you will find the first God that must serve Mars, the God of War, your general he will be if you pass his test. To find the island you must look into the eye of time as I do. Are you ready Drake? There is no going back when you drink the tea.

  “Yes I am ready.” I drank the black fluid as I did I passed out.

  “Azure help me take him to the bed then we must talk of your role in the events to come.”

  I swirled in darkness and I was standing on something. I knelt down to feel it was stone, old stone. It was wet with green moss. I looked around and knew I was on Atlantis. I looked around at the crumbling city, one a great capital of an age long ago. I explored the ruins until I found a building that seemed as if untouched by time. I walked to the door and saw that is was closed. I placed my hand on the giant stone slab it felt my presence and fell into the ground. As I went inside it closed behind me this was not really Atlantis this building was not there. This was the hall of time, the source of a time as I walked the halls I saw what could be and what has been.

  “Yes you are right my son.” I saw an old man walking beside me, “You are beginning to understand who you are, aren’t you Drake? You are the Son of Time. You walk all of its paths as its chosen son Drake. In the darkness that is where you will find the general and from him the others as well. Time serves you Drake you are it’s justice the one it gave birth to bring balance to the universe.”

  “I do not understand are you my
father.”

  “I am time, my son, I am all things to all people. I make and determine all things, but you my son, you are the exception. You make your own choices. You are not bound by my laws the Shartan come eating every string of time for all time I chose you to stop them my own child. Your actions will determine the fate of all of the infinite strings of time. What you do in this string will affect all of the strings and determine their fate. I have let you see much, my son, now go and remember the key lies in the darkness.”

  I awoke to find that the seer was gone just me and Azure were in the little home deep under the ground. “He gave me the key Azure but I need time to figure it out. What happened to the old lady Azure, where did she go?”

  “She is gone like you said she would you have a knack for knowing the future.”

  “Yes I do I have a gift.” I opened my portal and took Azures hand. We went to the palace I had recovered my memory for the most part, but that place I never actually saw someone else there just a shadow of someone. “Azure I do not know what I saw exactly it will take me quite some time for me to figure this all out. Let’s go back to Earth Azure but before that I need to show you around and introduce you to my people.”

  After meeting the noble houses here in the city I met the final person the Queen of the Vampires, Dariea, her people make up a good but small portion of my overall empire. A small portion is actually a good size in and of its self-considering the empires size. I sat in my chair as I saw Dariea enter the room, the tan skin and the gold hair was an immediate give away. I did not recall what she looked like from my dreams but know I knew it was Sandy’s grandmother.

  “So Dariea, you are Sandy’s grandmother she talks quite highly of you I should have known when I felt the shield on her mind, but I had other things to attend to that day. I did not probe Sandy further but it makes a great deal of sense she has been watching me for some time and I like her so the question is why.”

  “Well I heard your human parents died sire. I had to have someone there to ensure your safety. Who do you think told Samual that you needed him, I have had her watch and protect you for years now. Do you wish for me to recall her sire?”

  “No Dariea, I think she will be of more use on earth but you will not tell her I know of you. She thinks I am beside her in school.”

  “How can that be her mind is protected how are you able to fool her sire.”

  “Sandy is protected but I taught you the shield that you showed her so I modified it to let me inside is all but I respect her too much to pry, so I did not figure her for a vampire. Now what have you to report among the empire Dariea you are not my spy master for nothing so please tell me?”

  “Well some are not happy about your union with Azure, but I have dealt with them. Other than that I hear we are going to be facing an enemy and the Star Empire will be fighting alongside us this time sire.”

  “Yes I have opened tech trade with them I want their people as powerful as ours. We will all need to be as strong as we can be if we are to survive the enemy the Shartan. I have no idea what they are yet, but I am on the trail to finding out that very answer. Tell me Dariea what do you know of the Atlantis on earth?”

  “My guess is you know it is a ship sire, but what you probably do not know as of yet is that before this empire or anything else existed it was the hub of the universe, the first civilization to ever exist. It was also the oldest their home was Atlantis and somehow they disappeared and no one knows why or exactly how, not even me.”

  “That is more than I did know I thank you please come and join me for a pop I brought some from earth I want to start making it for our people it will help raise funds for the war effort.” I sipped on my pop in my can as Dariea did the same I saw her face light up at the taste.

  “This is quite good sire I think it would sell among both of the empires quite well.”

  “And try this as well it is called coffee humans seem to like it.” She tried it and felt a burst of energy run through her body, no longer as tired as she was before. “It is a stimulant that provides a short term boost to your energy level I think this, Dariea, will sell just as good as pop if not better. I have sent someone from the trade department to go to earth and gather other things like this that will make the government money. Please handle the rest Dariea. You can have a share of the profits now that is done. I must be going I have to see the local sights then get back to earth.”

  We rode some horses I had bought from earth. “So Azure this is the tallest mountain and this system made up of fifteen planets all currently inhabited by my kind. Some like a little rougher of a life style than this planet provides like the werewolf’s, for example, they like dense jungle for a home planet. Wolfrun is the fourth planet from the suns mine is third like earth. This mountain has not been named yet Azure do you want the honor?”

  “Um I think New Hope after a symbol of our new union.”

  I smiled. “That sound’s good but don’t be a dork Azure.” I kissed her on the mouth then she pulled away I felt her sweet breath on my face. I kicked my horse into a gallop. “I am glad I was able to come here with you Azure, now let’s get back to earth.” We headed back to the palace it was a few hour’s ride I talked with Azure quite a bit the sisters stayed behind us at length. “So Azure. What do you like to do on your home planet?”

  “My home world is called well Star, ironically the people really love my family and we were the first to settle their helping in large part to make it the prosperous and the capital that it has become. I enjoy swimming there that is where we first kissed is under the water. I can hold my breath a really long time underwater anyway. Let’s see I enjoy fighting since you had Dream start to teach me I’m a bit slow but she says I am improving quite a bit. I like the two short swords that I use they have laser tips to cut through armor something I have never seen but quite cool. My favorite thing to do is fly spacecraft in the city but I am royalty so I do not get my own ship to fly.”

  “Well that is not fair, I will make you one Azure, it will be ready soon. I will build it myself as a gift to you and you will be able to fly it all by yourself.” I saw we were nearing the gates of the city. “I think they want to meet their future queen.” I saw all kinds of people and races I saw a dog like creature on the outskirts of the crowd it seemed to be moving in the shadows it was big like a wolf but more sleek it’s coat was black and the eyes a milky gold like amber.

  Drake and Azure got into the palace when she felt that Drake had noticed the creature following them. He stopped and the gates to the palace flew shut sealing them and it inside the sisters jumped off there mounts and ran at the creature.

  “Wait Drake please stop them I want to see this thing.” She raised her hand and the shadow wolf came out of the shadows after Azure. Azure went closer to it on her horse. Could it be that it had marked her? I was afraid it was hunting her now I would not need to kill it the sisters would have fought good but gotten injured badly. I got off of my mount and walked ahead of Azure.

  “Show your true form now beast or have you no respect for your lord.” It stopped and morphed into its true form a small humanoid child it was not fully grown yet then. It was covered in black hair and dark armor clothing that grew as she did she was far more fierce in her humanoid form. “So who might you be little girl?”

  “I am Shefu of the Shadow Clan we have lived on this planet long before you arrived Demon Lord. We wish to serve the lady of your house and pledge an oath of allegiance to her.”

  I was taken back. “You wish to serve me Shefu? I understand why but are you sure you wish this upon yourselves?”

  “You know our reasons lady Azure please accept our oath. I have come to represent my people in this I am the daughter of the clan chief and it is his will we serve you now.”

  “Very well then Shefu I understand the bond we have then I accept your pledge but tell me how old are you?”

  “I am ten of your earth years old. I am young but I fight well my lady is there s
omeone you wished killed?”

  “No, not at this time Shefu. Can you come with me? Will your father let you?”

  “I go where you go my lady you are the will of my people as you already understand.”

  “Yes I am aware of that.”

  “Come then walk with me.”

  “What is going on Azure why is she to serve you?”

  “I am sorry Drake but I simply just cannot tell you that. I must keep things to myself just like you must Drake. You need to lead and this is all part of the process. I have followers just as you do Drake and you lead us all.”

  “Ok honey I understand it is fine then I do have things I can’t tell you but one day I will and I promise.”

  “I will make that same oath Drake I love you too much to keep you in the dark forever. Now come on Shefu lets go back to Earth. When you follow me there you will need to stay in your animal form when outside the property. Now that we have another party member this will be more fun so let us get back I have more work to do on Earth.”

  We went to the palace and I walked to the portal square and when I arrived an attendant told me my thing that I had requested had been sent to my home on Earth. I opened the portal to Earth as Samual and Fara arrived to join us on the way back.

  “It is nice to see you to again, what have you been up to Samual?”

  “Well Drake it is nice of you to ask we have been hammering out the details of the trade treaty you made as well as the joint military proposal you sent bearing both of your highnesses signatures. I believe that we are all in agreement that your argument for the need is sound it will strengthen both of our empires. We are teaching the military of the Star Empire how to make portals with those portal stones you made for mortals who do not share demon blood like you and I do.”

  “I will send you more soon and that reminds me, here you are Azure this is for you it will help you get to where you need to go and this one can open a portal to where ever I am.”