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Chapter 3

    THE EARTHQUAKE
Sera awoke in the dungeon with a feeling of uneasiness. The castle began shaking and there was a

strong vibration in the air. She saw the moonlight on the grass just outside the small window of the

sleeping room. She got up and raced up the stairs and went to the entrance of the castle. The walls and

floors were cracking and her pictures fell to the floor and busted. The fountain split in half and the red

water spilled out across the floor.

Sera ran outside and her heart raced as she looked all around trying to find the source of the damage that was ruining the lands. She saw nothing and she began to change form. She felt her fingers getting long and the claws forming as her legs grew larger, longer, massive. She was taking on her dragon form and felt the heat inside her, like a raging fire. She took flight. Her eyesight was very good as a Vampyre but as a Dragon, she could see even better. Fire shot from her powerful jaws as she flew in the darkness of the night. Releasing the fire from her jaws helped release her anger. She flew over iLLumr and saw the Cathedral that Aleck built crumble as if some large invisible foot had come down on it. She roared, which did not help matters because her roars shook the lands that much more. At this point it did not matter, everything was coming down all around. The castle all came down in a ton of stone and wood. Her beautiful castle that was passed down from Aliska for her to keep. All rubbish now. Seraphina was furious and landed in the middle of what used to be the dining room. The place smelled of destruction. All the glowing trees at iLLumr were gone too. Everything,except the crypt was lost. She didn’t know what to do so she took flight again and headed for the Isle of Wyrm were she would look for Phoebe. Somehow the agreement had been broken and Sera wanted to find out why.

On her way to the Isle of Wyrm she cried out into the night focusing her mind on Aleck.

With her mind, she called out to him. The people below looked up gasping, though not from fear because they knew the Black & Red One was not evil, she was, in fact, magnificent to look upon.

                                                                                 *

Aleck was sound asleep when his eyes suddenly shot open. He heard the most piercing screech and his heart felt like someone was tearing it out. He thought of Seraphina. The man with the blue eyes quickly got dressed and headed for the Cathedral. When he arrived he saw nothing around him but a massive heap of what used to be a beautiful Cathedral. He then moved his eyes to where the castle used to stand and nothing was there but a pile of stone and wood. His mind went back to Seraphina and he looked up to the sky. There was nothing but blackness.

                                                                                      *

The dark thing swept thru the air over the lands of Inception where the Royale Vampyre Clan and iLLumr existed, causing a thick uneasiness. The great wall of dense darkness caused all to come to a stop and everything began to vibrate, and tremble with violence. The Dark Dragon was showing no mercy and intended to bring all down, destroying everything that iLLumr and the Royale Vampyres stood for. Nothing would be spared, not even the Black Dragon Statues that stood above the lands. The air heavy with dust and debris gave neighboring lands the impression that the doomed lands were on fire and so they were. The wind became strong, people and things that lived ran screaming. A small child that had fallen felt the running feet on it’s little hands until a strong man with dark hair lifted the child up and ran with it. He found the child’s whimpering mother and gently handed the child to her and she kissed his hand thanking him.

The young man with long black hair that was created to impress Phoebe had done his job well. The red Dragon was enchanted and could not resist the taste of the fruit. The task was done and now all will be for the evil darkness to take. Xiuhcoatl had lived since the beginning of time. Now that the agreement had been broken, it was up to him to take what was his, what was owed to him by Alishka. Alishka had deceived him years ago and now he would have his revenge against her. Nothing or no one would be spared.

Xiuhcoatl raged thru the town laughing and roaring and focused on a couple of bystanders freezing them in their tracks. Some of the people just dissolved into particles. Some of the buildings came tumbling down while others just disappeared. The world was changing all around. There was no more bright lights and shining oceans. There was no more free movement. All communication was muffled. Some of the residents could communicate, but it wasn’t clear or easy. Grief was felt everywhere, and heavily. Death was upon all. Time stood still.

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