The Knight of Honor (The Arising Evil, Book 1) by Ulysses Troy

Author:Ulysses Troy [Troy, Ulysses]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2021-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Strike at Unac’h Dorn

As they advanced in the thick woods of the forest, they encountered a rather interesting view. A large and strange oak stood in front of them, completely rotten. Finally. And an old man with hair as white as the moon, was lying under its dark and leafless boughs. From his looks, Conrad could say he was older than sixty. Yet that was not the strange thing about him. His eyes had a blank stare, and he was repeating the same words over and over, words Conrad could not hear from that distance. He made a gesture to his companions, motioning to them to stand close as they walked towards the oak and the man. This oak, it must be the one that Eddon had talked about.

They approached the tree in a cautious manner and dismounted their horses. The old man, still repeating some words, was staring at the clear sky.

“Hello.” Conrad tried to communicate with him, but he did not give an answer. He just continued to look at the sky. I wonder if he is counting the clouds.

But Conrad had to try his luck once more, as this man and the oak were the only lead they had. “We are searching for a castle, named Unac’h Dorn. Do you know anything about that?” He said to the old man.

The old man looked right at his face, just as if he were not blind. “Unac’h Dorn?” He asked getting closer to Conrad, leaning towards him.

“Yes, Unac’h Dorn.”

The old man suddenly stopped leaning towards Conrad and leaned back on the rotten oak one more time. And his stare turned blank again as he spoke in a high-pitched voice:

It’s a seat of blood, magic, and might

The dead remains of an ancient blight

To darken the men, to darken its light

And to resurrect its never-ending fight

“What the hell is he saying?” Merlon anxiously asked. It was obvious that he was taken with fear.

“It’s a poem, I guess?” The Baron replied to his servant. “Or something like that.”

“About Unac’h Dorn,” Conrad said, just before turning to the old man again. “Do you know about the Brotherhood and him, the Dark Rider?”

The old man replied again, but as he had done earlier:

A rider under the moonless night

For his soul is nothing but dark

Will ascend to the cheater’s throne

After obtaining the devil’s stone

“A rider under the moonless night?” The Baron asked.

“Yes!” The old man’s eyes sparkled as he smiled.

Under the veil of the gathering storm

With pain, he yelled at the stars upon

‘She was the end, and she was the beginning

Without her, this world has no meaning

Then, he stopped speaking and smiled even more. The expression on his face was disturbing.

Merlon was still full of fear, but unlike him, the Baron was actually able to understand what was going on with the old man, and was therefore even more afraid than Merlon was. “By the name of the Holy One, this man is enchanted!” He cried with a shaken voice. His voice echoed through the woods of the Jade Forest.

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