Quest for the Shadow Sword: Prologue
Prologue
It was black in the sky and the young boy was looking back and forewords. He didn't know where to run or weather to hide. The boy was no more than sixteen years old and at this rate may not live past it.
The shadow lords' power was gaining on him and he knew he could not run forever. The shadow lord was everywhere but nowhere at the same time.
"Kai I will catch you no matter where you run" a menacing voice was in the boy's head, he knew it was the shadow lord but he was sick of being his puppet, he didn't think, Kai ran for it towards the direction of the border separating Deltora and the shadow lands. He was not going to get caught not now! And at this rate he was going to make it.
Kai was getting closer to the border and he could see the blue sky. The small piece of map he had stolen from the shadow lord still in his pocket safe and sound plus the sword he had stolen from a dead grey guard.
Kai was still running from the black mist that was the shadow lord's power but it was faster than Kai had hoped.
Within seconds Kai was trapped inside of the black mist, crying out for help only to be carried away on the wind for no one to hear.
"HEEEEEEELP MEEEEEE"
Kai grabbed the piece of map from his pocket hoping it would bring him luck. He turned it over to look at the single person who had given him hope and drew this map for him.
There was a name written on the back, Kai didn't know if it was the name of the previous owner or the author, but he knew this map was all that could now destroy the Shadow lord for good and bring permanent peace to Deltora.
He had been in the black mist for almost what seemed an hour and Kai was losing consciousness fast. He first lost feeling in his legs, then in his arms and then in his torso and chest. He knew he was going to die here and there was only one more hope for the map to be of use.
Kai tired his best to grab the map from the ground next to him but was too weak to do so.
The black mist engulfed the poor boy taking everything the boy was away from him.
The black mist then began to carry the body to the shadow lord but it had a big journey to go on, it had to go over the Forest of silence to get there for the shadow lord had found a new way to sneak into Deltora.
The only hope for this place was now being taken away back to his own doom, and no one even knew about it. The poor boy had lost everything about himself now; he closed his eyes and let the mist take him away.