The Seventh Son

HE IS DYING

The brothers finally managed to relocate Omen into the main dungeon. They were tired and hungry. They had been digging the whole day.

“You know it's funny that he can beat up Clarris but can't dig his own pool," a very tired Daniel stated.

“Whom quoth I't dig a tunnel,” Omen replied while splashing water on Daniel. 

Daniel closed his eyes “please do not tell me he said he is capable of digging?”

“I think so,” Miguel replied.

Omen swam into the corner, raised his hands and the pond his brothers were digging the entire Afternoon began sinking down into a narrow pit.

He raised his hands and whirded water into it, and began swimming in it. His brother's jaws hung in shock. 

“Why on Earth would he make us dig when he was capable,” Barrick cried out.

“No no why was he making me whilrd water all this time when he can,” a very annoyed Marcus asked.

“He is a b****y bully just like king Jerald's first born son,” Lotus replied

Nephius eyed Lotus but was too tired to give a response.

Omen kept swimming in excitement and splashing water at the pissed off brothers. They all wished they could jump in there and give him a beating of a lifetime. He finally sensed that they were all mad at him and he stopped and came up

“I wanted to spend time with thou guys,” Omen stated in a faint voice forcing his other brothers to stare at him in dismay. He knew what they were all thinking. 

“Lord have mercy on this creature,” Lotus stated as he got his tools and began walking out of the dungeon followed by his brothers, Leaving Omen all alone. Even though he was powerful he hated being alone. He missed his Pixiu form at least in that form he was free to move around. In his current state he felt like a prisoner, he slowly dived underwater.

Across Deadman's forest, Princess Elsa watched as Clarris left with the ten Dark knights. She couldn't believe what her father had just done. But curiosity had gotten hold of her, she got on her window and took off. Just like Clarris was; she had the ability to fly and whirld air.

She knew she would be in trouble with her father but she really wanted to find out what type of threat Ergad had. Within an hour, she was in Ergad but was pushed back by the barrier forcing her to land hard on the ground. It took some minutes for her to recover but she got up and tried waking through but was again stopped. She placed her hand on the barrier and couldn't believe it. “Nowonder Clarris came running to Arthora,” she said to herself.

She began screaming on top of her voice in hopes of attracting anyone's attention.

Inside crystal tower, Rachel was busy cleaning when she heard the screaming voice. She went to the window and a sight of Princess Elsa sent a shiver down her spine. 

King Jerald who was lying on the bed saw her reaction and lifted his head, “is something wrong?”

“She is back, Clarris is back,” Rachel stated in a terrified voice.

King Jerald tried to get up but Rachel forced him back on the bed, “My king please rest, Omen will handle this.”

She called on her sons and asked Marcus to remain with king Jerald.

“Are you sure it's her?” Nephius asked.

“Who else could it be? If it's not then it's that shapeshifting Darrell.” 

They quickly ran into the dungeon but found Omen gasping for air, the pond was drying up.

“No no no no,!” Rachael jumped into the pond, “call Marcus now!” She yelled out.

Barrick ran for Marcus, King Jerald felt strong, all his energy came back and his wound began healing and he knew that something was wrong with Omen.

Barrick entered the chambers and screamed on top of his voice, “Omen is dying?” king Jerald quickly got up on his two feet and they all ran down the dungeon.

“What are we supposed to do!” Rachel screamed at Omen who was now drying up

“It's the water he needs, let's go get buckets of water.” Marcus and king Jerald finally got to the dungeon. “son whirld now! Marcus tried but only droplets came out, he had used up all his energy the entire Afternoon filling up the pond that now was draining. Water whilrders gathered their strength and power from water or anything watery around them and currently there was no water to tap from, Marcus felt useless.

“Why is it draining?” Lotus asked

“This can only be Clarris,” Rachel replied

The other four brothers came back with water and they all began pouring it on Omen.

“This will not happen, he is not going to make it,” Barrick cried out.

“The barrier, she is going to enter. Go and stop her. Lotus and Marcus do not go anywhere near her, remember you are no longer immortal.”

Outside, the barrier dropped and Princess Elsa took it as an invitation and began entering but as soon as she reached the entrance she was welcomed by Nephius and Daniel with swords. “Stay back witch or else we will be forced to cut you down.”

The Princess held her chest “you scared me, you must be king Jerald's cursed sons. I'm Princess Elsa of the Arthora empire.”

“Stay back Clarris we know it's you?” Daniel yelled out.

Princess Elsa was shocked by the rude welcome but she was not expecting anything better. 

“Boys put down your swords I come in peace, Clarris was in Arthora and my father just handed her ten Dark knights and I believe it's for a sacrifice because you now have something that she is scared of,”

Daniel and Nephius looked at each other

“I'm not Clarris, I swear but I do understand your paranoia. Can I speak with king Jerald?”

“No!” the boys yelled in unison

The Princess noticed that nightfall was going to find her outside. She lifted herself up and flew up the castle. The two brothers were left numb. “Come let's go where did she go?” they all looked up the castle,

“Father and mother's chambers,” Nephius shouted out as they both ran back into the castle.

In the dungeon the remaining brothers couldn't keep up with filling the pool. It was like the water was draining somewhere it was hopeless. The pond exit was also too big for them to fill. “We need to think, he has to turn back in a Pixiu but how?? Say something? Omen say something?”

They all looked at each other, no one had answers. All the books had no information on how a Nemo shapeshifted between creatures. 

“We need to find a Nixie's weakness,” Barrick pointed out.

“According to the books it stated dry land, he is already dry but nothing is happening??” Marcus stated

On top of the castle, Nephius and Daniel were tired of searching for Princess Elsa and were almost giving up when she suddenly ran past the door, “Get her, Nephius shouted as they both ran after her. 

In Deadman's forest the sun was setting and Cleselda had just finished diverting the throw of water out of Ergad. She cast a spell to dry out all the water in Egard. And as soon as she finished she joined Clariss with the sacrifice. Darrell was absent; he sat on Elder Lee's tree playing with his flute.

“Your Nemo will be no more old man,pray that she will not come for you,” he stated

Elder Lee chuckled and gave out a fake laugh but deep inside he knew that the Naga had made one deep mistake and that it was not freezing time much longer for Omen to grow, the odds seemed against them.