![]() ![]() The flames grew so that they were upon him now. Arkin’s body fell to the ground and he craned his neck up to look at the Lodge as it burned brighter. In a state of horrified shock, Arkin watched as the man walked back into the flames. Victor grinned at Arkin, pulled the hood back over his face, and walked away. In that moment, he didn’t care whether he lived or died. “Lyla!” Arkin cried out, his body convulsing in pain like never before. “Arkin!” she screamed as she plunged back into the burning building, her cry fading into the roar of the fire. Lyla shot backwards and flew threw the air. “Too late,” Victor said and threw his arm to the lodge. “I can’t,” Arkin growled, fighting to gain control over a finger, a toe, anything in his body that he could get to move. ![]() As he began to move, he realized that he couldn’t move at all! He began to take a step towards Victor, but couldn’t. “But first, you must bow to me.”Īrkin looked to Lyla and saw the fear in her eyes. “As you wish,” Victor said and raised a finger. It washed over him, consuming every fiber of his being. The man broke out in laughter before throwing the hood back to reveal his face.Īrkin suddenly felt a hatred like never before. Through clenched teeth he spoke to the man. Arkin watched in horror as the power that held Lyla came from the man’s outstretched hand.īelow the hood, a smile played across the man’s face.Īrkin managed to find strength from somewhere and made his way to his feet. “I don’t know, hold on!” Arkin said and attempted to claw his way to her.Ī hooded man emerged from the flames, unharmed, and walked to stand beside Lyla. “Arkin, what’s happening to me!” she cried out. Two strides away from his hand, her body stopped, instantly frozen in time. He reached for her as she ran towards him. Suddenly, she burst through the flames and away from the Lodge. Through teary eyes and knowing that his efforts were futile, he reached for the Lodge. He could feel the heat from the fire now as the flames continued to grow. “I’m almost there,” he cried out as he neared the top of the hill. His body fought against his determination as his arms and legs quivered with fatigue. “Lyla!” He clawed at the ground and, through sheer will, drug himself up the hill. The screams grew louder and orange flames began to lick at the walls inside of the Lodge. Cursing, he tried again, but could barely lift his chest from the ground. “Hold on, I’m coming!” He rose only to fall face first on the ground, his arms unable to support the weight of him. He threw his hands over his ears to drown out the noise, but it was no use. Screams of pain and the throes of men dying grew so loud that the sound overwhelmed the pounding in Arkin’s head. The light grew stronger as the sound of steel on steel rose. It caught his eye, and he lifted his weary head to meet it. I’ll just rest here until then.īefore he drifted away, a faint gleam of light came from the Lodge at the top of the hill. Lying in the cold silence of night, he wished time away, hoping it would soon pass. Time passed and seemed to last forever in the dark. ![]() His body felt sluggish, unable to stand anymore. “Torin! Cain!” He was alone, and he knew it. The only sound came from his rapid heartbeat that throbbed inside his head. Even the whisper of the wind seemed to hide from his senses. ![]() “Lyla!” he shouted into the black, looking all around him. Peering into the darkness, he looked for his friends, for anyone. Had it not been so, the Lodge would have surely been destroyed along with everyone in it. He could sense the Lodge and surmised that the Order must have won the the battle over Victor and his army. Though the terrain could not be seen, he could feel that he was there. Arkin stood on the training grounds of the Grand Highlands surrounded by the dark blanket of night. ![]()
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