Jeffers and Victoria stop to rest for a while. They sit in the forest surrounded by trees on all sides that is what prompts Victoria to says
"Where are we? Are we lost?"
"No, according to this map we're getting pretty close." Jeffers says as he looks at the map.
"Just a kilometer or two away. If only I knew what a kilometer was." Jeffers says
"It's a unit of measurement we used on Earth. I'm betting the author of this story was British." Victoria says
"I guess that'd explain why you and everyone else here have the same accent." Jeffers says
"So we're ready to get going?" Victoria says
"Yeah, the sooner we get to the Sauldarians the better." Jeffers says
They both get back on their horses and they start to ride. They ride through the forest at breakneck speed. Victoria's hair waves in the wind as her horse rides. Her horse then comes to a sudden stop as do the others.
As they overlook the city of Olson the capital of the Sauldarian Empire.
The city is almost a carbon copy of ancient Rome. It has its own makeshift colosseum and a gigantic hippodrome with the only difference being that ancient Rome has red flags while Olson has black ones.
"It's beautiful." Victoria says
"Have you ever read this book?" Jeffers asks
"Yeah, It's a cherished trilogy outside of the Creative World so it's referenced often."
"Really?"
"Yeah, anyway let's ride." Victoria says ecstatic.
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Meanwhile in the royal palace of the Sauldarian Empire Horman the Spellcaster appears before the emperor.
"Greetings Titus of Sauldaria." He says as what sits before him on the throne isn't too appealing to the eyes.
A frail old man who is as pale as a corpse sits before him on the throne.
"Horman the Spellcaster, the one without age." Titus says
"You've aged a bit indeed. Sorry about last month I didn't mean to miss my oldest friend's 120th birthday." Horman says
"What is it you want? Shouldn't you be with D'vron preparing for the 2nd act?" Titus says
"I've come to warn you of an anomaly. A teenage girl who can travel through the creative world." Horman says
"Like the traveler from long ago." Titus says
"Only this time she has come to kill you, ending a quite historic reign." Horman says
"Where is she so I can dispatch my guard to destroy her?" Titus asks
"She's actually entering the city now headed here." Horman tells him
"Good, well then they're coming to me. Guards be on the ready." Titus says
Just then Savr of Sauldaria, Titus's son walks in dressed in his military officers uniform. A black cloth with a few awards in the middle.
"I must go bye Titus." Horman says as he throws his breaker full of magic elixir down to the ground causing him to vanish into a plume of smoke.
Immediately after Savr walks in
Jeffers and Victoria also walk in.
Titus takes one look at Victoria and immediately knows she is the one that Horman was talking about.
"Guards arrest them." He says before any of them can even utter a word.
"Wait what?" Jeffers exclaims as the guard surround them with spears
Savr is confused by this action but at the same time absolutely infatuated with Victoria.
"Father what is the meaning of this. Detaining this beautiful young lady." He says as he lightly shoves the guards spear away.
"I'd rather meet my demise at the end of a spear than be with you." Victoria says angrily.
Savr grabs Victoria's hand and pulls her closer.
"Come on baby, you can stay in my palace for the night. While your friend stays in the dungeon for whatever crime he has committed."
"No." Victoria says
"The dungeon." Savr suggests
"I'd rather." Victoria says
"I doubt it." Savr says, he continues to says
"Guards, prepare my palace for this evening. I'll be having company." He says
One of the guards who has a spear pointed at Jeffers says
"Aye sir."
Titus who isn't done with them says
"You cannot take her to your palace. She must be imprisoned." Titus says enraged
"Why?" Savr asks
"Because she is part of a plot to assassinate me." Titus answers
"I doubt it." Savr says as he looks into Victoria's beautiful green eyes still holding her in his arms.
"Don't worry father she won't leave the palace." Savr comments as he takes a good long look into Victoria's eyes.
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In the catacombs of the city of Olson, Horman appears with a torch to light his path. Since Horman has lived this part thousands of times before he knows where to go to find the heart of D'vron. He walks through the catacombs where there are skulls stacked upon skulls in the shelves on the walls and more on the ground in this shallow hallway. He makes it to the area where D'vron's heart is. Lying there on a pedestal he grabs it then takes out another bottle of green liquid he throws it to the floor smashing it causing him to disappear as smoke engulfs him.