The Black War.

The night was dark and full of thunders. One could hear the howling wolves with the sound of thundering clouds. The village was quiet that night, so calm and unweary. There was a boy who lived in the countryside with his grandmother, who was of old age. The boy had grown up under her supervision. He had been learning a peculiar kind of magic from his grandma. They lived in a dreary house with a foul smell and a barn alongside it. The boy was called Nathan, Nathan Jules. His eyes were of sparkling blue colour, full of hope.

"Dinner is ready, Nathan! Come downstairs", Dorothy said in a croaky voice. His grandmother was a grumpy old lady but she had always believed in Nathan. His skills in magical spell were remarkable and She always made sure to keep them powerful and effective. But who could tell about upcoming events of bewildering and surprising sort.

Nathan came downstairs. They both sat, to begin with, a mere light of candles. Whilst having supper, Dorothy spoke, "Nath! You know the thing I have been telling you since you were just a kid, besides magic, that our fates can change all of a sudden and you don't even know when It gets changed because nature doesn't want us to know it unless we are there". Nathan remained silent and said asudden,"Well that is a very strange thing to say as-", Grandma interrupted, "Unfortunately It's not". She kissed his forehead and sent him to his bed. He was sitting on a table, leering out of the window. He was so much consumed by his thoughts. When he was in his deep thoughts, he heard someone knocking on his window. He got back from the window. Now He was standing at a distance. He became frightened. This thing added more in his terror. “wh-wh-who is it?” He said making a shivering sound. He mustered up his courage and ran off towards the window and pulled up the window. “Ohhh wooh wooh! There is so much cold out there” A Henobade, Had a monster-like look, jumped from the window into his room. Nathan screamed awfully. “Who the hell are you?” He asked with amazement. He stuck to the wall as he saw that strange creature. “Oh me? I apologise as I forgot to introduce myself” He returned, “I am Stillvard, your helper”. “Helper ? For what?” Nathan asked abruptly. “I have been looking out for you for a very long. You are now of age to perform worthy tasks",Stillvard replied. "What tasks?",asked Nathan. "The thing you have been learning since your childhood",Stillvard replied. "You can't be seen. My grandma will go nuts",Nathan whispered "Yeah She's a nice lady. That's great. We won't be here for long",Stillvard said. "What do you know about her you-little thing",Nathan asked in an angry tone and continued, "WE? What do you mean by WE?", He spoke with utter astonishment. "Fine. So here is the deal. You're our only hope. You're the only one we can count on. In fact, I am not from here. I am not from this world. If I were I wouldn't arrive here like a bolt ", Stillvard was speaking as Nathan barged in,"WHA-WHAT? I do have what? The other world?". "Don't make big deal out of it. Calm down",Stillvard was trying to settle him down but he was laughing madly. "YOU'VE GOT BIGGER TASK TO DO", He yelled. Nathan stopped right there and asked,"What task?". Stillvard returned,"I'm from the other world. The world of enchantment. The world of glory. But It's enchantment and glory. They have lost for ages. We haven't seen the sun since our light king got cursed by that dark master". "What dark master?", Nathan asked. "He is the biggest of evils in our world. He's been trying to invade us since he cursed our light king. His pupils have surrounded our city. They are beating our people to death. Our king was the only hope to defeat that dark soul and push him into the lands of death. But now as he is laying in his coffin on Mount Komor, No one else is there to rescue us. We were doomed until we found an alternative",He replied as he looked at Nathan keenly. "So am I to defeat that dark master who I am not even aware of?",Nathan said in a freakish way. Stillvard said abruptly, "No! No! You are the only person who is pure. The one who has never harmed anyone". "So what is your point?", said Nathan. "You are to resurrect our Light king", Stillvard replied slowly as Nathan jumped back in an utter queer way,"Am I to what? Hey! It's not a bargain. Our conversation is dismissed. You may return to your far land of imaginations". Stillvard became sad and spoke,"It's not my imagination Nathan. I can show you. Look. Come here", He brought a silver glass ball out of his pannier. He moved his monster-like hands around him until a visual appeared. A tall man, wearing a black cloak, was beating a woman with a hammer. She was crying for help but no one came forth to help her. Nathan got scared to see such horrible sight. "See! This is what I am trying to tell you. Your Grandma would have wanted this task to be done. She is the wisest of us all", Said Stillvard with teary eyes. Then There was a pause and Nathan spoke,"My Grandma's been telling me about our destiny. About how our fates can take turn asudden and move toward the direction we couldn't possibly imagine. I guess that's what it is". "Yes dear! That's what it is", Dorothy said from behind,smiling,"Dear boy! My lessons never contained any useless meaning. It always carried those heavy meanings and bitter truths of life. I pray to God I did not fail to make you understand any of them". Nathan was startled and spoke,"You knew this from the beginning?". "Yes! Your parents did not die in a carriage accident. They did not die because their carriage slipped down a muddy hill. Black master killed them. That is why I have always kept you from the town's people so that you stay close to me, close to my heart. I kept you away from them because no one should find out what are we up to. We have got bigger task than any of them could ever have. I've never let you play with these children because you need to do what your parents failed to do in their attempt. They directly confronted the black master. rather than waking the light king from the curse of death. They clearly made a foolish attempt. But you, My Son!, wouldn't do the same", She said. "Why didn't you tell me any of this before?",Nathan asked emotionally. "Because nature does not want us to know this unless we earn it", Dorothy replied and added,"You go, my child! Prove yourself. Remember each of my lessons on every crucial step of this journey. Remember each magical spell I taught you.", She left after saying that. Nathan was in dilemma and spoke,after some time,"So I guess this is it. This is what I grew up for. There is certainly no bigger victory than liberating the oppressed ones", He glanced at Stillvard,"I will do it. I shall fulfil my destiny. Stillvard moved his hands up and started murmuring something. He went on doing that until a portal appeared, environed with a beam of distinct light. He stepped inside the portal and turned around, spoke,"Go on! Don't be scared of this little thing. It is utterly harmless". Nathan, with fearsome, stepped inside the portal. All of a sudden, They travelled through a long way and found themselves standing on barren lands, facing toward a city wall. "This is the city of Kafalaah, lost in the sadness of darkness. You can see those devils with black wings. They are Black master's dogs. Came right from hell to make our lives hell. The newborns know nothing but the tyranny of the Black master's disciples. But now only you can end it". They turned around and took their path toward a lofty mountain . "There is an ancient lake that starts its course from beneath of this mountain. We've got to do hurry", Said stillvard in haste and continued speaking, "Black master can't enter the city as his curse sort of cursed himself too when he cursed our king. But today,This restriction will be lifted up because He's going to use the assistance of long lost black magicians who can only be found by the ones who seek ultimate evilness and disaster in this world". Nathan was trying to go with the flow. When they reached at the mountain,They found some people standing there, In white long cloaks. They were all wise scholars of Kafalaah, preparing for vengeance for a very long time. Dorothy was one of them. "GRANDMA!", Nathan yelled from a distance as he set his eyes upon her. "So you have brought the boy finally here, You useless creature",Said Stamos,one of the scholars. "At least more useful than the one sitting on his pretentious chair and commanding everyone like he owns every person",Stillvard backfired with bitter words. "Now cut it out and focus on what needs to be done",Said Dorothy. Stillvard and Nathan got aboard a boat and set off to their adventurous journey. They both faded away in the darkness and mist of the mountain.

"What do you think it would be like?.", Asked Stillvard. "I really don't know about this. But I know that it's going to be strange.", Nathan replied. " Nathan! Be strengthful at your magic at the hour of need", Said Stillvard. Nathan nodded. The mist was getting dense. Now they were travelling through the dense bushes wrapped with dense mist. Everywhere was darkness. After some time, Bushes began to disappear. The light could be seen. Though it was not sunlight. Stillvard and Nathan stood up at once. They were finding the mountain. But there was something unfamiliar. There was no mountain at all. Stillvard looked around but he could not find anything. The light was falling upon them. They were in midst of the lake. "So it has always been a myth, not reality. ", Said Nathan. "No no. It is not like you think. The history tells about the mountain of Komor.", said Stillvard in hurry. He sat at another side of boat and started pondering. 'When the light enlightens the surface of the water. there will be Water. Water.", Stillvard started speaking aloud in joy. "The water. Historical scrolls tell us about the water but not about the mountain. At first, there is water then there is a mountain. It means. It means-", Stillvard said. "What does it mean?", asked Nathan. "The mountain is somewhere beneath the water.",said Stillvard. "And how will we do this?", Nathan insisted to know. "What am I here for?",Stillvard stated. He began to whisper. He began to put magic spells on water and started whispering hastily. Suddenly water began to pop like bubbles and the tip of the mountain,stone-like,could be seen emerging from the water. The mountain was emerging fastly. Stillvard was gesturing upward from his hands. He was applying his full power. The mountain had emerged fully after some time. Starkio appeared there to bring them up. They both climbed on that mesmerizing creature. He stroked his wings to fly. They reached the top of the mountain in a while. Starkio left them on the mountain and flew away. They could see the height and altitude of the mountain from up above. They turned around and had a glance at the tomb. It was just a roof standing over four pillars and a marble slate over a grave. They forced the slate and slided it aside. A very shining light emitted at once and it began to fade away slowly. There was a body, lying in peace, holding a truncheon. The light was emitting from the face of body. The king was so graceful. He had a long beard,hair touching the shoulders and well shaped face. "Now here's your turn. Go on",said Stillvard. Nathan hesitated at first and then began to apply a resurrection spell on him. He was keeping his both hands on his chest. He was muttering. The intense cold was prevailing there. . After considerable time, King heaved a long breathe while his eyes were fully opened. The screla of his eyes was red. Nathan screamed and jumped behind Stillvard but he was also frightened. King Levilious was breathing heavily. He stepped out of the grave. He was looking around at the bushes and wild trees. "Has he found the lost magicians?", Asked the King. "Yes,Your majesty",Stillvard replied while bowing his head. King closed his eyes and a sky-horse appeared there. It was not Starkio. It was the king's. They both followed the king on Starkio. They surpassed the lofty mountain and reached where all the scholars were standing but this time they were not alone. A large army of devotees of the king was standing there and began to chant King's name as they saw him alive after hundreds of years. King climbed off his sky-horse and stood on the cliff of the mountain. "We have longed for this moment for ages. Now It is in our grasp. We shall not let this go unaccomplished. We shall storm the army of Black master and will have our homeland back. We shall avenge every drop of blood that spilled in the name of the Black master. ", He said in a forceful tone and all of his army started roaring in their fervour. They all started advancing toward the city wall. Where disciples of Black master were about to hand another native in the name of Black master. The more blood of innocent spilled, The more strength the Black master gained. King Levilious stepped forward and held both of the evil disciples with his magical grip from distance and said in absolute fury,"Say this to your coward black master who does not have any shape or form that His destroyer has come to put him to his end". In all of that,A black shadow began to emerge from the barren land at distance. It was the black master. With him,His army of evil creatures started popping out of the ground like mud. One of his disciples blew the war horn and the evil army started running toward the light king wildly. King's army received their command and started running like a sky-horse. Both armies finally bashed into each other and started ripping each other's throats apart with unimaginable brutality. Black master was like a black shadow,growing and expanding at the rear of his army. Light king was fighting tirelessly with his men but his eyes were constantly on Black master. He whistled loudly while standing in midst of the battle and his sky-horse showed up to offer his services. King climbed on and flew toward the black master. Although It was pretty much clear that the army of men was losing its strength but once the black master was struck down then his whole army of evil creatures would fall with him. Black master had protected himself with the shield of black magic. King Levilious was circulating around him on his horse. But the strength of the Black master would not let him come close to him. He kept struggling to pierce his shield through. At last,He climbed down the horse and struck that shield with his truncheon with ultimate force and the shield was broken after all. Black master came into the form human-like shadow and started swirling around the king,hurting him. King could not see him clearly. He was running out of time. He was losing his men. Black master was the biggest of deceivers and beguilers. Light King,at last,brought his wrath into the war and hit the ground with his right hand. As he struck the ground with his hand,The whole evil army mixed with air as soil and sand get mixed up in a storm. Black master stopped swirling and stood still. King gazed into his eyes and said,"Now you meet your end". He came onto him like a tornado and thrust his truncheon into his formless face. After the long run,The black master met the fate of his evil army along with his devil-like disciples. He dispersed into the air like a mere burned paper. The good overcame the evil. The sky that was tainted with the repellent and abhorrent acts of the Black master,had become bright and dazzling. Half of the king's men had lost their lives in this thirst for freedom but It was always worth it. King turned around and smiled at his men. The scholars, Nathan and Stillvard did not take part in the battle but Nathan was called out by the king While standing in the crowd. He slowly approached him with a strange tread. Every man of the army was paying respect to him. King held his hand and lifted it up,speaking,"The boy who dared to go on this perilous journey just to wipe out the unending evilness and its dirt from this world. It is not about me. It is about EVERYONE". The crowd and the people of the city,standing on the city wall, applauded the king for generous words. The happiness and the joy had come back to the people of Kafalaah. Everyone had this smile of new hope on their faces. The king and Nathan were welcomed by roses and jasmines when they entered through the city wall. The king was crowned again by the people of his city. The sky had become clearer. Birds were chirping everywhere. Flowers were blossoming everywhere. Thus,A boy became the cause of evil's end and the beginning of the new era.