Chapter 48

The twilight dust filled his nostrils, and that forced it down his oesophagus. He sneezed thrice, and his eyes were forced open due to the violent wind.
Slowly, he started to raise his head, and the wind hit him back again. That made him cough up dust and sneeze multiple times.
He blinked his eyes twice to ensure that it wasn't a dream. He yawned and covered his mouth lightly, then rubbed his face once again to be sure of what he was seeing.

How does he get here? What's he doing here? The last time he checked, he was holding the undead book.

However, he was on a lone, straight, narrow path now, following a strange green light that was leading him to an unknown destination. It's very strange to him .
He closed his eyes, and opened them a second later. They were now red, while his fingers slowly turned into claws.

“Trust me, you won't need that here.” He heard a male voice telling him.

He looked around, wondering where the voice was coming from and who it belonged to. However, he came up with nothing.

He heard the voice saying again, “I'm everywhere you go, Oliver. I'm with you every time.”
The voice sounded familiar. Could it be his parents?. “Father!!!,Mother!!!” Oliverl cried out, his gaze wandering around to see where the voice might be coming from.
“I am here”, He heard the voice and he turned back only to see his Father. He saw the resemblance.
“Father!Why have you abandoned me?” He asked with a cracking voice that was also filled with grief.

“I didn't,” his father corrected him. “I'm always with you.”

Eventually, Oliver couldn't hold back his tears. He rushed to meet his father and he hugged him, crying on his shoulder.

“I'm here to help you and guide you on your quest”, his father said. “Oliver, you must not read the undead book. It will corrupt your mind and you'll turn evil. You must not read it”.
“But uncle said I need it to save the world”, Oliver retorted.
“Not in that sense. To save the world, you have to destroy the undead book and after that you can now save the world.”
Before Oliver could reply, everything was gone. His father, the lone path, the green light, and the leaves were all gone.

Oliver felt the wind of the night on his skin, followed by the whistling of the sea wind.
Oliver woke up. He could now see that he had been dreaming earlier. Everything he saw concerning his father was a dream and also a guide at the same time.
He looked down and he saw the undead book. He picked it up and he filled his hand with thick flames and he tried using it to burn the book but it did not work. The book started glowing. A small piece of paper fell off the book and Oliver picked it up. There's a writing on it “To save the world,open this book”.
Oliver felt that something or someone was looking at him. He dropped the undead book and he stood up. He turned invisible. A hooded being came out of the shadows and it removed the hood, turning out to be a girl. She has two long braids.
Oliver moved stealthily to her back and he threw a punch at her but the latter bent down. Oliver turned visible.
“Who are you?”, Oliver asked.
“I am Franni, Daughter of the Keeper”,She said with a smirk on her face.
“Why are you here?”,He asked.
“Isn't it obvious,you have what we need. Hand over the undead book and I won't have to hurt you”,Franni requested.
“You want it,Come and get it”. Oliver retorted
With a loud smash that left a gigantic amount of dust behind, Oliver and Franni met in midair.

Franni had a flame chain in her hand which she formed by gathering a quantity of fire in her hand while Oliver had the destiny blade in his hand.

They slashed at each other, attacking from different angles, each one of them trying to get a chance. They performed different melees and stunts. Yet, none of them gets a perfect strike.

They met on the soil and kept thrusting at one another. Front and back, they went. Franni kept swinging the flaming chain and controlling it like a boomerang.

Yet, Oliver was quick to avoid each strike. He knew when to dodge, parry, and leap. He was fast and perfect. It was like he had been preparing for this battle for a long time.
Franni wasn't an easy opponent either. After Oliver was done thwarting all her blows, he started attacking back, forcing Franni to put on defense mode.


He became violent and more violent. He thrust with all his strength. He fights like there's no tomorrow. He fought like a man who had no future.

As the battle became intensive, each being started feeling their power lash out automatically. Oliver leapt up and raised his blade high above his head. With a great battle cry and all the four elements shimmering around his body, he swings his blade at Franni.

Franni looked up, and she could guess that it was a deadly blow. If she slacks or makes the wrong step, it will be a fatal blow for her and she will not survive.

Instead of leaping up to meet the blow midway just like she had been doing earlier, she easily stepped aside to avoid it. Before Oliver could attempt another attack, Franni filled her hand with flame and blasted Oliver with it.

The fireball hit Oliver on the chest, and the force carried him several feet away. He collided with the dirt, and blood streamed out of all the holes in his body. It was an unexpected blow.
Franni dashes to where the undead book is and she picks it up.

Seeing that Franni has the book, Oliver jumped to his feet and vanished into the earth. In a few seconds, he emerged behind Franni and thrust his blade at her.

On instinct, Sarah blocked the blow with her flaming chain and jabbed Oliver in the face with her second hand. She opened the book and directed it to Oliver.
Oliver stood still. Dark smoke emitted from his body. He saw the image of a lifeless Noella. He saw the image of Sebastian and Skylar burning her body. He became filled with rage and darkness.
Franni started singing in a strange language. Oliver found it soothing and relaxing. He accepted the darkness coming to him,after all,there is no reason for him to live again. He knelt down before Franni and he said.
“I am at your command, my queen”.