I dispelled Dolosis of all his magic so he could not escape, and put him into his own dream. I remembered how he tortured the old man at the retirement home. So I placed him in the woods, during the night. The thickness of the trees barely lit through any moonlight. I made Dolosis hear a rustle in the brush, nearby to his left. He looked but nothing. Then I made him hear rustle to the right; he looked, but nothing was there. He started walking but stopped when he had seen a pair of red glowing eyes. From behind the trees, a giant wolf came out. Dolosis turned around to run but seen another wolf behind him. Then wolves came out in every direction. They all attacked Dolosis, tearing him limb from limb, they leave nothing except a bloody mess). I was glad that Artemia found me. She said that I banished her from Earth, but not the middle dimension, which is where the dreams take place. So she met me there. I’m glad she found her way back to me, and I let her enter Earth once again. We are going to figure out how to beat Sarlic.
Journal date: September 21th, 2005
Artemia keeps saying, (The only way to Casporix for you, is through the middle dimension, as you sleep). Blah…fucking…blah. She wants me to dream about it, but I can’t. She keeps telling me it’s the only way. She has to make sure that my mind is powerful enough, to handle the pass from the middle dimension, into Casporix. She doesn’t want me to end up like the men at the mental hospital. I got to keep trying.
Journal date: September 22nd, 2005
Still cannot get into Casporix, but I have learned a lot about what needs to be done. Artemia said, that we need to repair Hypnoi’s sword when we get there…the broken sword, I found in my clock. She said, a man named Eldris created the sword. Eldris was a man, who lived in Kylouz, before The Event. He received a power from Minervah to make magical weapons, and armor. He was a very creative man, from what Artemia says. He made the broken piece I have, so he is the only one that can fix it. The sword held a great power. It could dispel the magic of anyone, with a single cut. I didn’t understand why that was important at first…until she explained exactly how the skull of power worked. She said that I have full control on Earth, with the half piece that I have; but since Sarlic has the other piece, the skull will not work on Casporix. She said Sarlic does not have the ability to use the skull, but since he has the other piece, it works as a shield towards me. Making the piece, I have useless, inside of Casporix. Artemia says Sarlic is a powerful man, with a lot of magic. I will need the sword repaired to beat him. I’m really worried about all of this. I have taught myself some skills that will help me when I get there. For example, how to handle a sword…I have got to try to sleep…
Journal date: September 23rd, 2005
Are you awake? Are you awake? Come on Deiham! Snap out of this!!! I’m soooo lost right now...I…I don’t know what is real anymore! I don’t even have the skull of power anymore! Was it all a dream?
I dreamt last night, that Artemia, and I made it through the portal. It was located in the flatlands of the Stones of the Phoenix. Where the war between King Safri, and King Tomlin fought. The portal was on a platform, with stairs on each side. There were swords, bones, and broken shields, still lying within the land. Which was weird, because the Battle of the Phoenix was many decades ago. Epialeus confronted Artemia and me. He said, (Deiham, kingslayer? Curse breaker? Ha! Come try to fulfill your destiny boy!). He knocked Artemia off the platform; she became unconscious. I fought the beast, he overpowered me easily, and I was near death. He was standing over me, about to end my life. I used the broken piece of Hypnoi’s sword and stabbed him in the foot; his giant sword fell to the ground. When I stabbed him, shades of white, red, and purple smoke exited his body quickly. The gust of the wind it created knocked his helmet off of his head. He fell to both knees; both hands were on his foot. He looked up at me, and said, (Thank you…thank you Deiham). I was shocked by the words he spoke…until he explained everything to me.
Epialeus told me, that King Tomlin was his father. King Tomlin use to beat him a lot because King Tomlin hated him. He said that he could not take the abuse anymore. Sarlic was an old friend of Epialeus. He told him that the war would be a perfect time to kill King Tomlin, because somebody would just think it was one of King Safri’s men. Epialeus followed through, he killed his father and for years only Sarlic knew this. He explained how he sword trained with my father, and was a guard of Minervah, my mother. Sarlic wanted to use that to his advantage. One day Sarlic requested Epialeus to come to his castle. Epialeus told me that Sarlic tried to blackmail him to overthrow Minervah. Sarlic threatened to tell Minervah that Epialeus was a kingslayer, and could not be trusted. Sarlic wanted Epialeus to get the skull of power; a request he denied. When he tried to leave Rebutjar castle, Sarlic put a spell on him. The spell gave Sarlic, complete control over Epialeus. He has been a slave for almost 20 years. Epialeus said that he would continue to guard the portal, so Sarlic didn’t expect anything, and would help me when I was ready to attack him…after I found Eldris. He started to tell me what happened to Eldris…then Artemia Fucked up! She fucked up bad! She killed Epialeus…mid-sentence. Apparently she had regained consciousness, while we were talking. Her spear came from out of nowhere; it hit Epialeus right through the neck. Blood ran rapidly, from his throat, into his armor. Then it happened…all the events, I’m so confused about. Upon Epialeus’s death, dark clouds rolled in. Chains of lightning shot across the sky. Then I heard one of the scariest voices I’ve ever heard. A low growling voice, (Awe it’s you! The bastard grandson…of a slain king, bound mother…left with nothing! But his hopes, and dreams. It was the voice of Sarlic. As he spoke a sandstorm formed around the whole area. Artemia, and I tried our hardest to make it back through the portal. Sarlic disappeared from the sky and appeared in front of us blocking our path to the portal. Then out of nowhere a strange looking man appeared. I think he was one of the beast men, everyone feared. He froze Sarlic into ice. He told us to hurry because he couldn’t hold him long. I made it through the portal; I don’t know where the hell Artemia is... Sarlic might have captured them…and if he did…he would be guarding the portal. Through all the madness, I lost the skull of power. I don’t know if it fell off while I was fighting Epialeus, or if it was the high winds, brought upon by Sarlic…I’m not sure if any of this is even real. I don’t even have the sword from Eldris. I’m freaking out right now. Have the last few months, just been a dream? Are you awake Deiham?
The boy in the library realizes that a lot of Deiham’s journal seems to be missing. The last piece of Deiham’s journal is only one small piece of paper, tucked between the last full page, and the hardback. The boy realizes that the last page has been ripped. There is not even a date on the entry…
Journal date: unknown
Artemia, and the strange man appeared through the portal. I thanked the man for saving our lives. He removed his helmet, and said, (Your welcome Deiham!).
Joe! It was Joe! I asked him what the hell was he wearing, and what was going on. He said he had a lot to tell me. He said…there is a way back to Casporix, and….
The boy is left with many questions; he wants to know what happened to Deiham. He walks towards the next table…
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