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Chapter 21 part 5: Arandur’s vengeance
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To avoid the coldness outside and the watchful gaze of the others Morzan. Though his memories came to him of how Morhal had told them all that this love for her was forbidden by his rules. That rule though from what he had been told by Arandur seemed to cause what had happened to them. Kalian enjoyed his company and his embrace around her body, it was not cold at all as she thought it was to be for many a time she had heard him tell her that he had no heart beat or any for matter life force in his body with the fact that he was the embodiment of death in his god hood.

Kalian hissed slighting into his ear as she leaned closer to him “if you think that you are void of life then you are mistaken” he did not answer, many a time he had noticed a heart beat within his chest and the flowing blood veins which had been void of it for many years.



Morzan was about say something but kalian kissed him with as much passion her soul could give him. He closed his eyes and let his soul flow with souls of the dead. One of his powers was that his soul, mind and now along with his new found life force would leave his body which he could use to process the bodies of both the dead and the living, allowed him to appear outside his body and he could enter the realms of dead without entering the portal he had in his palace.

Souls were all around him, their whispers echoed around him. All of them were as they looked on the day their souls became Morzan’s subjects. Maniacal laugh reached his ears as a soul rose from nothingness to stand before him. His face was half burnt by fire, short brown hair was hung limp on his head but on top sat a crown. The skin around his mouth was red for he had died of poison or had been made to look like that was what had killed him. It’s looked hungrily at him “so” it hissed at him “so the master of death has returned, maybe he will give life again.”

He remembered that voice from when last he heard it, “the mad king of Fallean, Michael. So glad to you in” the laughter from him only grew “a fool you are, death has found a life in a woman’s arms, does it make you feel anything you heartless” he fell silent. Morzan glared at him, his eyes all glow with his powers. Michael recoiled away from him but as he left he said to Morzan “he’s coming for you Morzan, he’s coming to devour your soul.”



The souls had vanished as returned to land of living, he winced slightly. Kalian blushed slightly, holding her right hand in front of her chin. Her eyes were fixed upon him “what happened, I thought” Morzan stood to leave. He sensed the prescience of an enemy of his drawing nearer to him. Seeing the look of worry of her face “do not worry or fear for me. You have not angered me for you hitting me to see if I was alive. To tell you the truth I would have done the same thing, if I was not who I was.”

Kalian was silent for a moment waiting for his next words. He looked at her with eyes filled of concern for her. If he told her, he knew that she would try and stop him but he would not allow her to. Thinking of how much he could have if he staid with her after this night and the fact that if the other gods had escaped Arandur’s imprisonment to live under a mortal identity from Arandur’s search. Putting those comforting thoughts from his mind he looked straight at her, when he spoke his voice was filled with harshness “I must leave you, do not follow me, rejoin the others if you will but do not follow me. I will find you if... I am able to” kalian watched him walking away.

Watching him she asked after him “I ask you, what makes you” the door closed swiftly behind him as he left her alone. Silence was the only answer she had to her words.



The sound of his feet was loud to his ears. He had the intention to flea Elevnia before Arandur arrived. Morzan cursed his own stupidity for using his powers and what had come over his mind to do this. Darkness wrapped around him as he used for he hoped the last time to escape his enemy. Light blasted his powers of escape away as he noticed in the centre of the light was Arandur. A curse escaped his lips, for now Morzan had little to no choice but to confront him now with powers he had gathered within his body.



Turing on his heel, Arandur faced Morzan and there eyes meet. It had been many a year since the two had been before them. A short laugh escaped Arandur “greetings” Morzan did not answer him, the last they spoke on this plain of existence was when lay unable to move at the base of the tower of eclipse, after being pushed from the top of the tower.



He glared at Arandur “leave me in peace” Arandur raised an eyebrow. This was not what he expected to sense from Morzan was the fact he could sense a heart beat. Wondering on what he could have done to acquire a life of his own “what have you been up to since your freedom, for I sense you have heart beat and blood in your veins” Morzan glared at him “you should know of life then, Arandur. How dare you confront me here! There are mortals here” a sigh came from Arandur “what should care for the feelings you have acquired. You never used to care about the loss of mortal lives is this due to the fact that if you unleash your powers you will slay whatever life your body has in it along with your lovers.”

Morzan glared, he hated Arandur for what he had done to all the gods. Out of all the gods Arandur had imprisoned he made Morzan suffer the most due to the fact after a battle where he fought along side the mages of humans before the high ground that surrounded the tower of eclipse. He had returned to the camp by a hidden path to only encounter Arandur and has mortal lover Clarice kissing.

Before he could say anything more to him, Arandur pressed himself against Morzan lying his head against his chest. Morzan tensed his body, not being sure of what Arandur was doing “what are you doing?” he felt him grabbing hold of him, “your heart” he said. Arandur adjusted his head so it was right over his heart “it must be strange for you, it weighs so heavily upon you and the blood, it feels warm through your skin. It quickens how much I desire to” fearing on what Arandur may try to do, he pushed him away.



Arandur gave him a devilish smile as Morzan spoke “to what end will your crusade against me give you. What could...wait I know what you desire.” Arandur’s lips darkened slowly “what you have done to me is unforgiveable? You told the priests that she was perfect to sacrifice for that ritual but now I shall have my revenge on you from taking her from me into your realm of the dead” Morzan felt his limbs grow heavier. Soon he would not be able to move or use his powers making him defenceless to Arandur. His voice was cold as he slowly moved towards him as Morzan moved backwards away from him “you know what I took from you” Morzan hissed his response “a part of my soul and through that you have gained a part of my powers. With that you desire most is to become the master death so you can raise she who stole your soul” Arandur looked disappointment but surprised. Out of all of the gods, Morzan he considered to be of most risk to his plans since he had allot of power which he desired “you have always been to smart for you own good Morzan for my plans you have guessed to right but I will not let you stop me” Morzan could not answer as his body froze in raga mortis his powers were not working.



His lips now with the black tarnish of death upon them was about to end Morzan when a yell hit his ears. Morzan eyes fixed on who called his name. Surprise filled both of them when they say Kalian yelling at Arandur “leave him be!” Arandur turned his head slightly at her. Surprise was in both of them, though his powers were weakening his over Morzan. His gaze was now upon kalian “your powers created the gown she wears. I know your soul Morzan, this is most unlike unless...” he laughed coldly “you really do love her, how strange the god of death and a mortal woman, what will you do when she dies for you are eternal.”

Morzan looked kalian with his red eyes. “kalian, get out of” before he could finish Arandur attacked him.



Kalian lunged towards Morzan as he fell backwards over the small wall. Her hands closed on fine air, he fell down slowly from the upper floor. Black mark was on his heart from Arandur for he had used the powers that he shared with him. Sadness filled him as he could see the tears forming in his lovers eyes “I wish that you did not share any feelings for me as I have for you. Find another I beg of you for you are to beautiful and young to be attached to me, a man who may never see her again. This spell...consumes me, farewell...my love” a scream was the last thing he heard before slamming down on the table below. Pain shot through him and then everything went black, he knew know more.



Tears followed down Kalian’s face. Looking at him through streams of tears, she saw no breath escaped him and appeared in a mortal sense to be void of life in his veins. Arandur smiled evilly though he was disappointed, the spell he had put on Morzan was known as the kiss of death. On a mortal man it would stop there hearts within there living chest but it appeared that on immortals would sentence to a fate of an living death. He looked at the woman beside him “what power you ask is over him? I will tell you for you are no risk to me. He is still alive but he will” he stopped noticing that the door that was the only entrance and exist was sealed by his powers. It was supposed to stop anyone from getting in unless, he spun to face her grabbing hold of her arms. Kalian looked into the rage filled of Arandur “terror be damned in you. Tell me, are you mage!? Answer me!” kalian stuttered “I...urm...I” hatred for her answer added to his rage “what power do you have? I sense it within you, dormant but now awakened. Did Morzan give you his powers? But what does it matter truly for you shall be dead” his lips turned black once more. He planned to kill her so he may escape with any of the others gods knowing that he was here.



The door crashed open as Naruon along with the rest of his guests stormed in. Kalian managed to push him away from her. Moving back from him to see both Naruon and Rilien looking at “kalian, stay back we will handle this” she did not argue with him as she got behind them.



Arandur was surprised to see them. He had not seen any of them in years and had not seen either an elf or a dark elf in years. Naruon glared at him “what do you want here? You have punished my people enough through your plans so I may ask this once leave my realm and never return. I will slay you and any henchmen you send” he could hear the tears of Kalian flowing behind him with Lucia trying to comfort her with his words.



A laugh came from him as he turned into light “I have what I came for. To your request, I will return but to slay me but utter foolishness. It is strange for you of all mortals, would have a cause to despise Morzan who has bee with you through this night” Rilien glared at him. When he had vanished, both he and his brother looked down at the fallen Khan. To kalians surprise, Rilien gasped for he knew who he was. He had been in the tower of eclipse when Morzan led the attacks on there own mages.

Naruon tired from the dancing, gave the order “Rilien, get the guard we will imprison him for I do” suddenly Morzan vanished. Tariel tapped Naruon bringing to his intention that Kalian had gone also. He sighed “go and find them, bring them both to me alive and unharmed.”

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