Deathsong Chronicles - Prelude 6

As he heard the shriek, Shadowz burst in the room, katana in hand. Berserker roared and brought his blade down on Jennifer. "NO!!" shouted Shadowz as he dived to Jennifer. He suceeded to push her away from the deadly blade, but instead became the target of the attack.

The blade slashed a deep gash across Shadowz's chest. Berserker lifted him in one hand and threw him away. He slammed into the wall. He groaned as agony pure and unadulterated seared through him. Berserker advanced menacingly to Jennifer.

The screams that Jennifer released seemed to awaken something within him. He rose, and yelled:"SHADOW HALO!!!" A bolt of pure darkness erupted from his outstretched hand, blasting Berserker into a million shards.

Shadowz crumpled, unconscious. Jennifer screamed:"Shadowz!" She sprinted to his side, and tried to stem the flow of the blood. It was just then that the others burst in. Ruby took one look at Shadowz, and shoved Jennifer gently away as he set to work, chanting words older than the high elves as his hands glowed yellow. He traced his hand over Shadowz's wound, and it resealed itself.

"He should be...alright." muttered Ruby as he stood up. He lifted Shadowz onto the bed. "He should be up in about a few minutes."

After an hour, though, Shadowz was still unconscious. Jennifer cried over Shadowz's prone body, sobbing uncontrollably. "Please. Wake up. For me." she whispered. She kissed him ever so gently on the lips, and he awoke with a start.

"Oh...!" Jennifer hugged him tightly, so tightly he was suffocating. He squeaked:" Hey, I'm ok. Let go!" Jennifer let go promptly, and instead laid her head on his shoulder.

"..." Ruby looked doubtful. "Shadowz, do you feel...different?" Shadowz replied:" Come to think of that...I feel...weird. Powerful."

"...as I thought. You have shadowmagic. One of the most powerful magicks in existence, and only born with." said Ruby. "This bodes well for our quest. But...there's only two ways to awaken it. One is by extreme anger...and one is by love."

This pronouncement was unpredictable.Everyone was speechless. Emily voiced up:" I think it was the second one that awakened him. After all...they do love each other." Next second, she quailed under the intense look the two gave her.
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Next morning-Shadowz decided to not sleep, but stand guard over Jennifer, much to her objection- the group set off, but declined any white armor, as it was too heavy for them. Little did they know that all they had faced was nothing, nothing compared to what they would face eventually.

The adventure begins now!