Village of GhostLight

Village of GhostLight
Chapter 3 Scarlet Awakening part one

The purple wizard, Izohra, turned from the strange empty iron cage and saw a beam of light reaching into the sky. She walked to the edge of the cathedral on rickety boards. Looking down over the cliffs she saw the glowing tip of the pyramid. She turned back after hearing rising flames. At the center of the cathedral the iron cage now had a burning blue flame within it. She walked closer with her long dagger wand. The large jewel at it's center began to crackle with small bolts of electricity as did her finger tips of the opposite hand.

Looking over the flame it gave no warmth, instead it was cold and she could see her breath when ever near it. Her examination stopped when she heard the cracking of stone. What she thought was an alter, was instead a stone coffin. It slid open slightly and a hand of blood took the side. The top of the coffin suddenly was thrown into the air and crashed down. Dust and debris filled the air until at the center all moved as something from the coffin ascended into the air. The figure remained motionless and took a deep breath.

It hovered down, out of the dust cloud. The figure was a woman of blood. "What kind of abomination are you?" Izohra asked. "I am the Blood Witch, this place is my home now. My flame burns here, this body a gift from the priestess that thought she could wield my power. How greedy she was taking the last bit of my strength from those Knights." Izohra thought to herself, "The gate of the north east." "Yes you understand now. I have grown back my strength just for you and your sister. See you and your kin took someone dear to me away, now I will avenge him and control your corpses to bring down that cursed tower of yours."

Izohra took no more time and unleashed he lighting and purple magic upon the witch. Taken her off guard the witch was thrown down. Izohra approached with her dagger ready. When the witch took to the air again and casted her scarlet ​​and blood magic upon Izohra.

In the town near the farm land on the northern part of the island, The Faceless Knight and Meredith fought the undead. In the distance they saw the beam of light rising into thr sky. Together they fought zombies and undead skeletons. As they entered back into town. They were forced into a ruin building, unable to defeat all those surrounding them.

Inside the keep the Scarlet Knight looked upward. She could see the light from the beam illuminating the damp stone walls. She also saw the ceiling covered in giant spider webs. Continuing her search for the Indigo Knight, she entered the dining hall. Walking past empty and decaying tables she hears something moving. Above her a giant zombie spider hangs from its rotted pus covered web. She falls into a roll barely avoiding the spider as it jumps down. Picking up her torch the spider charges her only to pull back from the flame.

Surrounding in the the darkness, her only other light in the room is the cold ghost light coming from the doorway she entered though. From behind another large spider​s legs takes hold of her shoulders and sides. She pulls away from the doorway, she stabs the creature in the mouth. The spider locks up and together they fall back. The Scarlet Knight cuts her way through the legs and stands just to see two more giant spiders in the room. She leaves her torch on the ground. Taking a small vile from her belt she covers her sword with enchanted liquid. Dropping the bottle it shatters as she pointed her sword at the torch. In a moment the sword encompasses scarlet flame. One of the spider shots a webbing at her. She cuts it and twists one of her arms around it and pulls the spider closer to her. It jumps at her as it nears the Scarlet Knight pierces the spiders abdomen. Black tar like blood boils out of the spiders back as the Scarlet Knight throws the spider over her and pulls her sword backwards though the creatures body, cutting it in half. With the same motion she throes the burning creatures remains down the hall near the other spider. Behind her the first spider burns with the scarlet ​fire were it was cut. It's blood also boils and smokes. The third zombie spider retreats into the darkness.

The Scarlet Knight walks to the center of the room. Webs shoot out from different parts of the room as the creature circles her. Most webs miss her, those that get to close she cuts. The Scarlet Knight stands still as another web nears her, she takes hold of this one and puts her sword edge on the web. With a chant and an exhale from her lungs the flame spreads rapidly up the web. It hits the spider in the distance. Burning webbing drips from the creature as it runs through the hall. Surrounding the spider stops as the flames go out. The Scarlet Knight twirls her flaming blade as the spider jumps thought the air. She cuts two of its legs off and states the spider through the head before it could recover. ​