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The BloodVaine EpicChapter 61: Searil's Revelations
“I already told you what happened!” Searil shouted. “Why do you waste time when we should be chasing that fiend to the very end of his existence. I am no demon! I am the servant of the Lord! And you are hindering my work.”
At that moment Barbod and Lord Void entered. Berlin looked up at them from his seat.
“If you want to take over, be my guest.” he said, standing and heading out the door. As he left Bourne entered followed by the Lone Ranger.
“Now Mr. Searil,” said Barbod, taking a seat, “You needn’t worry about chasing that demon. We our even now underway. Now how about you tell us what just happened. And start from the beginning.”
Searil Chordate stared at Barbod with an icy glare.
“You would have me lay bare the innermost workings of a demon’s heart? If I told you that, you would wish I had rather gouged out both your eyes. And what of your friends? You would make council in the presence of these...a dark wizard and a mage who manipulates the sacred sea and earth under his will.”
“You may not like my companions but I can assure you that they are trust worthy. Both have proved their dedication to our mission even today. Now, Reno has told me of an exorcism at the Drullen Bell Keep. He says that’s where it started.”
“Yes.” said Searil, and he related the story of how the demon had come to control him, “All this time I have been a silent watcher. A witness to the evil deeds accomplished through my own hands. I have heard the council of BloodVaine. I know his deepest plans and what he has in store for Dametreos.”
“And Aezazel let you live?”
Barbod was suspicious.
“He left me for dead. It took more then you know keeping my sanity and my life. I doubt if your friend will survive at all. Of course in the end Aezazel had to let me go. You see I serve a higher master. Aezazel had an allowance of time with me and it was up.”
“So what?” the Lone Ranger asked. “He just dumped you and decided to take Gib?”
“It would appear so. BloodVaine sent him to follow a Mana trail shortly after the Royals and LEGOlanders were subdued. He followed the trail until he found the source of it at the fleet where the airship had landed. It was during your council that this Gib was taken. He was alone in the woods, seated on a stump in the middle of a clearing. The poor fool shouldn't have been there. It is never wise to wander alone in the woods. Especially under the black trees of a Fright Knight forest.”
“From what I’ve seen, Gib likes to be alone.”
Lord Void was speaking now.
“What I can’t figure is how he was able to keep secret all this time.”
“The man wasn’t very outgoing.” the Lone Falcon commented, “I only spoke to him once when Reno introduced him. I guess no one noticed a change because their wasn’t any.”
“No change?” Barbod bellowed. “I think I’d call killing five of my men a change! Not to mention making an attempt on my own life!”
“Yes.” said Bourne. “How did you know that Gib was going for Barbod when Lord Void and I couldn’t even tell that he was possessed? I only knew of the demon’s presence when the five Bulls were killed.”
“You will remember that I have been with him. I can tell where he is and at times what he thinks. Still, you would have been dead Barbod, had the wolf not taken action. It seems that instinct and friendship have a stronger grasp of identity then even magic.”
“Where is the wolf now?” Barbod questioned.
“Luxus is taking care of it.” the Lone Falcon responded. “It seems that the boy is good with animals.”
Barbod nodded. “So how did you come to be here after the demon left?”
“Well, at first I couldn't move. I was exhausted and as I said before, I was almost killed by the ordeal. These past days I have been trying to catch you. Trying to warn you of the demon. And now he has gone, fleeing back to BloodVaine.”
“What about Gib? How do we kill the demon without killing Gib?”
“Kill? You cannot kill Aezazel. But yes, to defeat the demon Gib must die. He will die that others may live. And you must kill him or he will never be released from the demon.”\
“What about an exorcism? It worked before.”
“It will not work again. Aezazel was far less awake then. Besides, you would do your friend a favor to kill him. What he’s going through now is far worse then death. Believe me, I know.”
Searil’s words sent a shudder through the gathered men and women. Even Lord Void, who usually thought of no one but himself, felt a twinge of sorrow for Gib.
Bourne interrupted the silence. “Chordate, you said you know of BloodVaine’s plans. What is he planning to do now?”
Searil did not hesitate.
“Now that Classic LEGOland, Crusader land, and the Royals have been subdued, BloodVaine plans to crush the Black Knights with one final swipe. The king of the Black Knights, Sirion, has proved to be more troublesome then BloodVaine predicted. I fear also that another, more powerful attack directed toward us is only a matter of time. BloodVaine will not be pleased when he discovers I have survived.”
Lord Void nodded. “I, too, am a target. BloodVaine did not count on Dragon Master loyalty to their rightful leader.”
Barbod brought the subject back to the Black Knights.
“Sirion and the Black Knights are the allies of the Bulls, providing food, weapons and protection from the bloody Falcons when the Bulls were getting back on their feet.”
“The Black Knight army is located at the south border of Classic LEGOland.” replied Searil.
“We can’t just leave the Forestmen.” pointed out the Lone Falcon, “They were the reason we went on this voyage.”
A look of pain crossed Barbod’s face. He was clearly torn between helping his friend's faction and the key ally to the Bulls. Before he could reply a Bull rushed into the cabin and exclaimed, “Milord! Ships off our port quarter! Forestmen by the look of them!”
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