The Fire Gem (4)
Karoma’s houses were mostly either little houses, occasionally being two stories high, and always having a old fashioned chimney, this was for the humans, which were the most common creatures found, excluding Oemonas, their house’s all had the same style (not including Sagorns), they all were fine and splendid inside (including the Honones, who lived in the forest, in houses made of trees,) all made fit for a human King, although, of course, there were some differences, like Honones had especially high ceilings, for there average height was two and a half metres, the Sodacers all had special rooms for there work, for they were Black smiths, and Rarckers had weapons all over there walls. "I refuse to go another step!" cried Joey "I have been chased by a monster which looked like a human made up of lightning, I have been cased by the damn Fire humans, and walked without rest for an hour! Let us see if any one here is actually is nice, and will let us stay in there lovely, but very strange, little house." "Of course you may stay!" came a voice from the shadows. "And we must talk of may things!" Some one stepped out of the shadows. He looked quite young, about thirty-five, and his brown eyes, and curly brown hair, was very noticeable, he looked just a millimetre, dare I say it, mad. "My name is Edward, and I see you think my house strange , eh. Well that’s hardly surprising, considering that I’m from a different world. Er, I see there is five of you, you will be rather difficult to fit in, but I’m sure will manage some how, so, er, please come in?" Nick and the others were rather taken by surprise by this strange person, but excepted his offer gratefully. They stayed there for about an hour, talking of many things, and things which became very useful. "Now I know of your quest-" said Edward "What!" cried Nick. "But I have told know one of it, I swear it by Jaesane the first!" "Okay" said Nick "Carry on. "Well, I might have some very useful information. You see, When I pasted from the world, Naroga, something came with me." said Edward slowly. "What?" questioned Nick. "The Enchantress, Louise. The evil Enchantress." "And what trouble might she be to us." "Bladers also came through to this world. She is now their master." "Bladers?! What the hack are bladders?" "Creatures from my world: Naroga. They are incredibly dangerous, for they have more than a couple of blades, they have them all down there back, arms and legs, they have blades instead of hands, and they have and a colossal one on there head." "How nice" said Kilovin sarcastically. "And she now is the also the lover of Zaconard. So she is sending the bladers, to us." "And how may this help us?" asked Deasater. "To be prepared." "Is that all?" asked Nick. "No. Everything has a weak point, including a Blader. This is what you have to do to kill them." Everyone closed in a huddle around Edward. "Either shot an arrow, or stick a blade, into the side" Edward whispered, pointing the side of his belly. "And a dead blader will be before you." Them sat around eating some bread for a bit, until Edward told them something else. "You have little hope of getting to the lake of Uracaya before Zaconard, you know. He has just entered Garlosia." "Well what help was that?" yelled Nick. "You have got two options of what to do. You can let me take you to my world, and watch the entire of Karoma be destroyed in front of you." "Oooor?" said Nick. "What?" said Edward. "Whats the other option?" "I will tell you later." Edward went and got his cloak. "Where are we going" said Richard, who had said nothing the whole time. "Eh, you finally got the guts to speak to me, have yah. Ahh, its all right sonny, er anyway we’re going to the feast." "What feast?" asked Joy. " The feast of Raesane! Its been ninety-three years since the day that Raesane cast the spell over Hotoa, so that everything is always merry. Come, let us go, there are some people I want you to meet" They eventually (after walking quite a bit) came to a gigantic hall. Nick saw several scrolls painted on it, including one which has a lot to do with this story: The Fire Gem. The legendary ‘Fire Gem, is a Red Gem, Which only a person with a heart that of a Dragons can control (giving them the power of the Earth they are in), unless its creator also told it to obey one, or more particular person or people. It has obviously never been made before, and few have a dragon hearts. Here is the List: Gorlosdo Haronar Deatlack Kewfo Zaconard. Zaconard is reported to still be alive. By Darloraham. Nick stared at the black paint of the writing outside this gigantic wooden hall. How could anyone talk about the Fire Gem so casually, if they knew that if Zaconard got a Fire Gem, they were extremely lightly to be dead. "C’mon, I told you, there are people I want you to meet, like I told you before" said Edward breathlessly. Nick had been ligering, when he was reading the report about the Fire Gem. "Er, sorry, lets go" he answered. "This is Bonkoner, a Dwarf which wishes to accompany, in this last bit of the quest" introduced Edward. "You don’t mind a bit of help saving the world, do yeh?" said Bonkoner. "Not at all!" answered Nick. "This is Fohader, a Oemona of the Sodacer type, which also wishes to accompany you, in this last stage of the journey" He looked up at the Sodacer. They looked quite like Dwarves, except there noses are covered in hair. "How much help I get!" exclaimed Nick. "But none of you have told anybody, have you?" "Oh, we haven’t is guaranteed Nick, guaranteed" said Fohader, in a gruff voice. "This is Haro, a Rarcker, he also wishes to help you also." "Hello, Jaesane the second." Nick felt a bit uncomfortable. "Or would you preferred to be called Nick." Nick laughed. But then he saw Golden letters, up high, painted on the wall: "To coming back from the dead!" "Edward" said Nick "I thought you said that this was Hotoas birthday of merriness" "I didn’t want to spoil the surprise" said Edward. Nick turned around, and had more joy than ever before. There facing him was: "FATHER!!!!!" cried Nick. "Gilovin!!!" "My son!" yelled Gilovin, or Xasane. "Nick!" Nick wept for Joy. "We must talk, son, we must, talk." "I thought you were dead!" The rejoicing that night was so great, that even the evil things which were about to happen, were finding it hard to serve there master, Zaconard. "How did you live, father. How are you here now?" "I no not. I came back as a spirit, and then, one day, I turned into a human again." "I know why." said Edward. "It is said that if one gives there life for another, it will get a second chance in life." "Edward" asked Nick. "What is the other option." "To be brave, and have a lift to Garlosia, with Deasater, Joey and Richard, Kilovin, Bonkoner, Fohader, Haro, and (if he will except it) your father" "It is excepted" said Gilovin. "And I choose the lift option" said Nick Suddenly, there was a screechy echo. "Die!" There was a short silence, which was only broken, by what sounded like, blades hitting against each other. "We must go!" cried Edward. "quickly!" Everybody rushed out of the hall, , but once Nick had got out, he waited for the others. Edward, and all the other companions, and Gilovin huddled up together. "Okay, said Edward. "I’ll get the book, which will give us the spell to become airborne, Gilovin, the supplies are in my house, up on the shelf in-" There was a shuffling in the bushes. Haro lifted his arrow, and took careful aim. It must of taken the blader by the side, for otherwise you would not hear a screech quite as they heard. Edward looked around, then went on, whispering extremely quietly. "Its up on the shelf in the kitchen The top shelf. Kilovin will go with you." "Come brother" said Kilovin. "Let us go." And off they went. "Right, Nick, Richard and Joey, you stay here, Haro, and Bonkoner will protect you-" But suddenly Gilovin and Kilovin came running, with an army of Bladers behind them. "Remember it" said Edward to him self. "Glasoderis-er-nodbonardrar-um-Kunleko Jaesane gono hoer Kilovin Thomas hoer Xasane gono hoer Deasater ohoup hoer Richard hoer Joey Kinder hoer Richard Harris hoer Fohader hoer Bonkoner hoer Haro hoer Edward hoer!" And they lifted in the air, going quickly. Several arrows shot up at them, but Nick quickly used his Medal of the Sacred Order for protection. They flew, for three hours, over many things, until they came to the land of Garlosia. They flew for another fifteen minutes, until they came down. They had landed in the middle off the land of Garlosia. Chapter Eight The sorrows of the The Fire Gem "It is late. We will rest here for the night" said Deasater. "Yes, you must" said Edward. "But I must go back to my own country." And with that he was gone. "Lets hope there are no ice humans guarding the Lake of Uracaya." Whispered Haro. "Ice humans?!" cried Joey "I’d prefer to have a quick death by a Fire Human, rather than a very long and very cold one from an Ice human! Are these to looking for us, under Zaconards Orders!" "Yes" said Kilovin. "I would not dare to go to sleep, with no watch on guard. There are strange and evil things in the land of Garlosia. Many." "Who will be watch tonight?" asked Richard. "I will" said Gilovin. This night will be the first sorrow of the Fire Gem. For if it had not been for The Sagorn, the Witch and the Dwarf those many years ago, they would not be here. Gilovin looked around. Nothing could be heard, there was silence, except for Lake of Uracaya being guarding far away, by the Ice Humans. Joey rolled over in his sleep. He had had a dream. A dream telling him that he must go off in the middle of the Night, and find the Fire Gem by himself, and bring it to Zaconard. If he did this, he would be rewarded beyond his imagination. But if not, he would be punished by things worse than death. And he knew this dream was a message from Zaconard. And he was scared of the Dark Lord very, very scared. So he carefully got up, and went off. Garlosia is a country, full of Blades, Sagorns, Evil spirits, and things which are too evil to describe, or even to tell you the name of. Gilovin suddenly saw what looked like a sharp blade, and long bit of grass disappeared. "Bladers" he whispered. "Bladers! Everyone, we’ve been ambushed! Blader attack.!" "It will be most pleasant to kill you" said one, after all of them had been surrounded by Bladers. "I think you’ll be taking your own medicine" said Haro, as he slowly lifted up his arrow, so that no one noticed. "I wouldn’t be so sure of that" said the Blader. "Really?" said Haro. He let the arrow go, and it hit the Blader in the side. With that a fight broke out. Kilovin jumped out, slashing many Blader heads off, while Haro took many shots with his bow, all hitting the side of a blader. Bonkoner preferred to use his bare hands than weapons, with incredible strength holding the bladers up, letting Kilovin Haro or Gilovin kill them. Gilovin was slashing with his sword, firing his bow, or throwing his spear, killing equally as many bladers as Kilovin. As for Fohader, he had noticed that Joey had gone, and had gone off to look for him. Richard did very well considering his usual unkeeness for battles, he had killed one blader and injured three, and Nick had killed about three and injured about nine, when suddenly Deasater came. She killed at least thirty blader with one spell, and there was now only the King Blader left. Deasater took careful thought, then cried "Comoa sonon fhi Blader!" Nick watched as a red light went towards the Blader, but he reflected it with his hand blades.. Deasater jumped out of the way, for although she wished to join her father, she had no wish to now. But it caught her finger , and went through her body. Her body rose off the ground, and shined with the glory of one of the Sacred Order. Nick saw her gleam, heard her call, and felt her power. Nick ran , jumped and killed the Blader. He looked up, and Deasater’s body had disappeared. "NOO! Please no-o-o. My father has come back, but why does Deasater have to replace him!" Nick wept, and yet another death had came to his life. His mother, his father, and Deasater. Gilovin put his arm on him. Nick held his hand, and was very glad he was there. He went to the floor and took Deasater’s bow, which had not gone with her. Meanwhile, Fohader was running, following Joeys footprints, when he to heard blades. He could feel something’s eyes on him. A most uncomfortable feeling. "Come out now, creature which looks down upon me." "Pleasure!" A blader came out, which had managed to escape from the battle, in which all others. "I am a Sodacer, a blacksmith, no fighter, no Rarcker" "Then what are you going to do?" asked the Blader cunningly. "Run" said Fohader. He turned, and ran, as fast as he could, still following Joeys trail , when he narrowly dodged several blades. He turned around, and ducked, as all the blades came off the Blader, and it was now simply a body a scaly body, with nothing to protect it. Then a sword came through it, and it fell to the ground, revealing Nick behind it. The Medal of the Sacred Order was shining. "How did I do that?" Nick said. "How?" "We might never know" said Fohader. "Come, now, did you have the dream of if we hand the Fire Gem to Zaconard, we will be greatly rewarded, but if not, punished?" "I did." Said Nick. "Well I believe that Joey to, had this dream, and is running to the lake of Uracaya right now. You must follow his footprints with me" ordered Fohader. "quickly!" "I cannot. Not now. For Deasater is dead!" "Deasater!" shouted Fohader. "Oh, Deasater, I grieve so much. But we must go. Now!" "Okay! Let us go!" cried Nick. And off they went, as sprinting, in the middle of the night, of what would become another sorrow of the Fire Gem. "We cannot sleep" said Haro. "I can feel it. We must be alert at all times." "Yes, so can I" said Kilovin, retaking his sword out of it’s scabbard." "Where is Joey!" yelled Richard. "Where is Fohader" cried Bonkoner "Where is Nick!" cried Gilovin. "One has betrayed us, one has gone after the traitor, and one has gone with him." said Haro. "But we must try to know which is which." "Did any of you have the dream that we must hand over the Fire Gem, or we’ll be punished, but if we do, we will be rewarded?" asked Richard "Yes, I did" said Gilovin. There was a general agreement that they had all had that dream. "I that case" said Richard "Joey must be the traitor. He gets very scared easily. And he must have had the dream to, if all of us had it." "which leaves Fohader and Nick going after him." said Kilovin slowly. "What’s that light!" yelled Richard. "It’s a ball of light!" cried Bonkoner. "Do not wait!" said Kilovin. "Do not wait to be killed!" said Haro. "By evil spirits!" cried Gilovin. Everybody turned and ran. Out of the ball, a storm of flying people made of a storm, came swooping down towards them. They ran, while one swooped down on Richard. Kilovin, in the Waterfalls of the Ocean, (as I told you) was good friends with them, and here he jumped , and saved Richard, and gave away his own life. Gilovin, ran to his step brother, weeping. "You-you will get another chance-to-to live, brother, they say-tha-that one who gives away his own life for another, will get another chance in life. Like me!" "No brother" said Kilovin. "I not except the chance. I will join Xenmaseor, not have another chance." And with that, he was gone. Gone for ever. "In one night I lose a sister and a brother. For Kilovin was always my brother, no matter what he really was, he was my brother. And this is yet another sorrow of this Fire Gem." " I will carry you, you are to tired" said Fohader. With that he hoisted Nick on his back. Nick realised that Fohader was pretty strong, for a Sodacer, considering Nick was slightly taller than him. With that them ran, very fast, still following Joeys footprints. Suddenly they looked back. There was a spirit. An evil spirit. They ran , hearing screeches that put terror into there hearts. They could now clearly see the lake of Uracaya. Nick jumped off Fohader, and pulled him along, sprinting with terror. "Fohader, jump into the lake when I say!" yelled Nick. Nick could now see that Joeys footprints ended there. "NOW!" Nick jumped, in but Fohader seemed to have been caught in mid air. He plunged down, looking for the Fire Gem, very scared that Joey had all ready taken it. He looked around, for about thirty seconds, then came up, bursting for air. He plunged down again. It was not there, but he noticed a sort of Waterfall in the water, is shone black. He dived towards it, still with Deasater’s bow, and passed through it. He realised he had passed through the Eastern entrance of the Waterfalls of the Ocean. Meanwhile, the others were running from the evil spirits . Then suddenly, lightning thundered. Such light would kill an evil spirit, and it did. They were gone. They all fell down to the ground, to tired to do anything else. Richard was thinking to himself, about what had happened since they had left Lario. It was to much for Richard. Too much. Gilovin was huddled in a tree, all alone, when suddenly the tree burst open a hole, and Gilovin fell down. He did not die, he went to the world of the dead, which, in my sequel to this book, you will read about how he got out. "Gilovin!" shouted Haro. "he is gone" said Bonkoner. "But he will come back, one day…" "What a sad night it is" murmured Richard. "Let us go" said Haro. They walked, in the middle of the night, freezing cold, with all hope lost. Suddenly Bonkoner stopped. Then he ran forward, towards the Lake of Uracaya. There he halted, looking extremely sad. He stared at the body of Fohader, his frozen face, drifting in the water. "No! Please no!" Then suddenly a blader came out, a stuck its hand through Bonkoner. Haro shot it with his bow, on the side, and it fell, but so did Bonkoner. Haro rushed to him. How many sorrowful deaths can the Fire Gem make!" Haro yelled. "Where might Nick be now?" Haro said quietly. This is where you’ll find out if Nicks dream from Chapter Two comes true: Nick was walking along, for he could see a light, though he was careful not to be seen, staying in the shadows. He could now see a feint out line of a person, but it seemed that it was not Zaconard, but a lady. When he got there, she seemed not be there. "Hello, Jaesane the second. "said a sweet voice. Nick wheeled around, and saw that it was the Enchantress Louise. " He backed away in fear, tripped and fell down. "This is my chance to kill you!" Nick prayed to Xenmaseor for life. And it came. Rocks fell down, Nick ran, and she met her death. He went along. There was a dark outline of Zaconard. And next to him was Joey, with a glint in his hand. "I’m sorry Nick! But if I don’t do this, I’ll die!" "Joey, no, Joey, please don’t. Joey threw the Fire Gem to Zaconard. It was in the middle of the air, and Nick, once again, saw it gleam, heard its call, and felt its power. He jumped, taking careful aim with bow, crying "Nooooooooooooo!" and he unleashed the arrow, and it hit the heart of the Fire Gem. There was a massive explosion, which went through the whole of the tunnel from the west to the East. Zaconard, Joey, and Nick, all died. This was the greatest tale of them all, of how Jaesane the Second had sacrificed his own life for the world. As the explosion erupted,Yaegane was born. Many deaths had happened, of Kilovin, Deasater, Bonkoner, Fohader, Joey, Zaconard, and Nick..These were the Sorrows of the Fire Gem. The Fire Gem had been destroyed, but Jaesane the Second, the greatest hero of Karoma, had died. By Hamish Roberts (Ham and Cheese) A Facts File on Karoma Karoma: Karoma is the world like ours, with only two differences, the fact there is magic in one, but not in the other. Its countries include Xagane, Hotoa, Baray, Hoton, and Garlosia. Xagane has to sub lands, Droebane, and Kiloewn. Hotoa is mostly dominated by Kataie, but a small part is Jarcolick. Garlosia is one land, with no sublands. Baray has three sub countries, by the names of Kilon, Rarlon, and Garrsonar. Hoton, the largest country, has seven sub lands, by the name of Kojo, Narslasus, Botuerar, Hodo, Kargonere Nockvak and Lakerjaw. Xagane: Xagane is the most Western country, the second biggest country, and contains two sublands, Droebane, and Kiloewn. It is the country with the most humans in it, at least doubling the amount of any other country, and at least five thousand times the amount of Garlosia, thinking about the fact that five humans have ever been there. The Great river Karoma, passes through Xagane. You will also find quite a lot of Rarckers here. Hotoa: Hotoa is the land Dominated by Dwarves, the land which is right in the middle of Karoma, and the Land which had a spell cast upon it by Raesane, so everything was always merry. These are the things it is most famous for. It also has the biggest hall in the whole of Karoma, and also where the only human, or good creature ever to be from another world, settled. This was Edward. The two sublands are Kataie, which almost dominates the land, and Jarcolick, where only Oemonas live (not including Sagorns). The River of Karoma just goes into Hotoa. Baray: Baray does not come in to the story, and there is not much to say about it, except that The River of Karoma does not come into it, it has a lot of Sodacers in it, it is the country of the North, and its three sub countries are Kilon, Rarlon, and Garrsonar. Hoton: Hoton is the biggest country, and has seven sub lands, by the name of Kojo, Hodo, Narslasus, Botuerar, Nockvak, Lakerjaw, and Kargonere. Here you will also find quite a lot of Rarckers, as you do in Xagane. The River of Karoma also just goes though, as in Hotoa. Garlosia. The Dreaded land of Garlosia has all bad things in it, it is home to Bladers, Sagorns, Fire Humans, Ice Humans, evil spirits, and other things I cannot tell. It doesn’t have any sub lands, and the River of Karoma does run fully through it.
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