Chapter 2


It was dusk. Two Arbytheans were making their way through the Ridge forest. One was a Knight , short and hefty , on a horse and the other , a Wizard , in tights- skipping along on foot.



The Knight rode through , swinging his sword at the greenery and the Wizard patiently followed. The Wizard was busy with his Wand inducing the flowers on the path to bloom and scribbling grafitti on the trees.



At some point the Forest gave up its resistance and allowed them to move peacefully through. Said the Wizard to the Knight,"Oy...I m talking to you...Where are we going , Sir Jorg?"
The Knight replied in a raspy gravelled voice, "There is a need for my help and may be yours at the Fields on the Eastern Mukhs. What the problem is , I do not know of yet.."
The Wizard put his hand to his beard and raised his eyebrow to think. Sir Jorg felt a chill go down his spine. Instantly the flowers wilted and the sky darkened. Sir Jorg turned around and saw what Yjinns the Wizard was upto. He jumped off the horse and charged. He got to him and pulled the hand away from the chin and pressed down the eyebrow.

Sir Jorg shouted in Rage, "What kinda Sorcerer are you?How dare u invoke the Incantation of YB here in the forest , where we arent protected?"
Yjinns:"I m sorry...I was just thinking deeply...Happened by accident.. sorry."
Sir Jorg fumed and turned around and mounted his horse.

Yjins followed but the Sky didnt light up and the flowers were still wilting away. Yjins sniffed and sniffed again to be certain. It was the smell of death.
He took out his wand and tapped on Sir Jorgs shoulder. Jorg turned around to see Yjinns putting his index finger on his lips. They both froze.
There was silence at first. Then a rustle. Sir Jorg pointed at its direction. He got off the horse and tied it. He motioned Yjinns to go around. Jorg then took a deep breath and moved with stealth , his sword drawn. Yjinns with his wand moved around to where Jorg pointed. He walked in some bushes and moved through them quietly till he got a glimpse of what made the noise. What Yjins saw made his blood go cold.
There were bodies of Fashces...All of em had their skin drawn tight over their bones....Their bodies were thin , emaciated and pale. Their eyes had the life pulled out of them...Their clothes were flapping in the wind.
Yjins went and put his hand on Sir Jorg for support because he felt sick in the stomach. Yjinss bent over.Sir Jorg was heaving in his breaths. His was a short temper and he was loosing it. Also Sir Jorg was growing in size. Sir Jorg like Maldost could change shape when he went through Stormy emotions. Yjins was loosing his balance and didn’t want Jorg to loose his too.

Yjinns,"No Jorg NO....U should be calm."

Sir Jorg voice boomed,"Yjinns , Your bread might be earned with the sweat of a scribe....But your beard is that of a Wizard. These Ppl need our help...Use ur skills and find out who did this."
Jorg preferred being a Giant when he changed form. At that point Jorg had reached full Giant enormity. His knight armour tore itself to fit the dimensions of the Giant. He towered over the forest and looked down at Yjinns with his eyes blazing. His Giant Axe appeared into his hand out of Nothingness.



Yjinns looked up and then down and scratched his head. He drew his wand and went to inspect the bodies.

Meanwhile up in the Mountains of the Western Mukhs , Maldost and Ssrrth were having gala time in thick Ether that had strong currents around the Lair of Maldost.
Maldost:"So my dear Jak,What is it that makes u look for me?"

Ssrthh:"Mmmm..Mmm...Son of Sloth...I have been to the Moon.. "

Maldost:"Yes,yes....Your trip to the moon.....Tell me,did the Ppl of Luna treat you well??"

Ssrthh:"Yes yes....I lived amongst them as one of their own...it was very nice.."

Maldost with suspicion in his eyes:"Hmmm....thats good...But the Bridge of the Luna allows only the Lost Children to walk on it,How is it that a Jak such as yourself managed to get there?"

Srrth sniggered:"The Jaks are very cunning as you must be knowing...Shirker of Work."

Back then in Arbythea,the Moon was very closeby. There was a Bridge that led straight up into the sky , built by some one so long ago that he or she was forgotten. This straight bridge shot into the sky,naked and alone,used only on twin fortnights. The Darkside of the Moon reached out on those nights and touched Arbythea.



Arbythea and its ppl reared young.Many of these young fought heartily in the wages of life,for where would Arbythea be for not these hard working young. Some of these young , some of them...grew up to be choiceless. Their duty was to watch and they knew they would never understand. No one knew the purpose of these young but the Ancients drew their destiny all the way to the Dark side of the Moon. Every 28 days when the Moon filled the sky , the Infertile Young strod up the bridge. Some came back,most didn’t.
Everybody else managed elsewhere. Those who didnt come back became the Luna.

In the Forests of the Ridge Yjinns was inspecting the corpses,while Giant Jorg kept a look out.Yjinns called out to him,"Atleast the darkening of the skies wasnt caused by my YB wizardry."
Giant Jorg:"Then what was its cause?"
Yjinns used the end of his wand to finger wounds at the neck of one of the Fasches.
Yjinns:"They were attacked by a Vampire."
Jorgs face was incredulous,"A Vampire??...Are u mad?"
Yjinns:"Well the Pour souls of these Fasches have been stolen....It coulda been the Red Komrades who come in groups and beat the living soul out of you or the Oligarchs who tempt you to sell it for Diamonds or Maldost with his Dark Arts but no...These Fasches lost their souls because someone drank their blood.Thus a Vampire"
Jorgs face was filled with disgust.
Yjinns:"Its incredible actually. We all know they were driven to extinction. This outbreak has some new devilry about it"
Giant Jorg:”Who would know about it??”
Yjinns stood up to his full height and said,“Me..but I need help. Comoon Jorg you ll have to carry all of em.”

Meanwhile in the Lair of Maldost..

Maldost:”Yjinns would love to hear this news.."

Ssrth:”Yes yes...mmm mmm(His eyes gesture hypnotically)...I have just talked to Sir Valkleigh and he will do as I say...Meanhile You will get Yjins to the Moon.”

Maldost wrinkled his brow and looked at Ssrth.

Meanwhile on the slopes of the Western Mukhs,Sir Valkleigh was going to take a bath at that very moment...Murmuring instructions to himself...



Maldost looked at Ssrth incredulously,”Ahem..You know your telepathy cant work on me...”
At this Ssrth stopped his binding spells , clicked his tongues and smashed his fist into Maldosts thigh. This was very comical to Maldost who started laughing hysterically. This drove Ssrrth insane which made Maldost laugh even louder.Ssrrth started screaming and cursing but Maldost couldnt stop laughing.
The Madness of Ssrrth made the things in the cottage fly and smash all over. Everything started to quiver with his screaming cursing temper..The Cottage was a ruckus of cursing , laughter , crashing and then...BOOM!!...The Door flew off its hinges and landed on the other side. A Giant foot withdrew from where the door was.
Giant Jorg entered with Yjinns and lay down the bodies of the Fasches. Shocked silence permeated through the Second Peak of the Western Mukhs.