Three Days in Neopia - A Faerie Story: Part Four

by puppy_princesslily

Meeting at the Castle
In Part Three, two NeoPets hiding in Asvorna's palace talk to Nialyind while Asvorna is out. Nialyind tries to attack Cliae (who came to fight Asvorna) but Cliae uses a Shield of Reflection on her, and the snowball wand Nialyind was using broke. Meanwhile, Kithi, Nharetti, Siusabre, and Riverwave are flying to Faerieland…

"Here we are!" Kithi said as the four of them landed on a big cloud in Faerieland. "This is the town square. We have a name for this town in particular, but I'm not supposed to tell anyone what it is."

"Whoa," Riverwave said. "So you really are a Faerie, not just some ordinary" he shot a glance at Siusabre- "Kougra liar."

"That was an insult," Siusabre said.

Kithi shrugged. "Cool. Now, the only abilities I have are fire abilities, but they're pretty good. I have no idea exactly where this dark Faerie lives, or who she even is."

Just then, they saw a dark Faerie whiz by in the air.

"Did that Faerie just say, 'I'll get you, Kithanar!'" Riverwave said. "Who's Kithanar?"

"Me," Kithi said. "Kithi is a nickname. So maybe this is the one we're looking for. Did any of you see where she came from?"

"Over that way," Siusabre said, pointing northeast.

"Okay, let's go!"

A nearby bush rustled, and Zhaylesa walked out. "Kithanar doesn't know what she's getting into, messing with Asvorna! I'd better help out!" Zhaylesa ran towards them, the shadow of fear growing in her…

Nialyind's dream from before seemed to be going completely backwards, until the moment she met Cliae and Leskaya. Then, she opened her eyes.

"Cliae," Leskaya muttered.

"Don't worry," Cliae said. "This is a magic shield."

"And magic can backfire anytime."

"I know this didn't backfire. Just trust me, Leskaya. The snowball wand broke, and Nialyind fell asleep."

"Hi," Nialyind said. "Cliae, Leskaya, how do I get out of here?"

"I don't know," Leskaya said gloomily. "I tried for about a year, until I met Cliae and she persuaded me to help her with her quest. There are so many traps here, it's not even funny. But let's all get out of here together."

"I have to destroy Asvorna first."

"Why, Cliae? You can't destroy her!"

"Look, Leskaya. I happen to be in this for revenge, so be quiet!"

"You can destroy her," Nialyind said. "Look what I have." The ice shard had turned into a Wand of the Light Faerie "If we use it properly, this can control Asvorna."

"However, that means we have to have eight people," Cliae remarked. "I've thought of that, but it won't work. Where are we going to get eight people?"

Nialyind crossed her fingers and hoped that Kithi was coming…

"Kithanar!"

"What the…" Riverwave said. "There's a white Aisha running toward us."

"Your Majesty!" Kithi said. It was Zhaylesa.

"Listen, I have to tell you my story," Zhaylesa said. "I was born by the name of Snow. I've lived in the Ice Caves my whole life. One day, a pair of dark faeries flew in outside my cave and started burning stuff. It really bothered me, so I came out and asked the two of them to leave. One of them flew away, but the other one looked at me and said, 'Your doom shall come because you have bothered us. No one insults Uber-Darkness Faerie Asvorna and lives.' I changed my name to Zhaylesa that day. That was a long time ago, but I think I know what she wants. She's going to control Nialyind, take her to the Battledome, and make her destroy you and me, Kithanar. Then, she'll use Nialyind to infiltrate the inner society of Faerieland. I'm not really the Ice Queen, that's just a title I gave myself."

"And I am just plain Kithi. Now, let's go rescue Nialyind before it's too late and Asvorna comes back. Do you have any idea where she lives?"

"That black stone castle just on the right is hers…" Zhaylesa shivered.

"Let's try and sneak in the trapdoor," Siusabre said.

"With our wings?" Nharetti said. "Unlikely. These things are huge."

"So let's fly in through the second story window right there," Siusabre said.

They did. Just as Zhaylesa, who was bringing up the rear, flew in, an alarm started to go off. The room was beginning to fill up with water.

"Do something!" someone shouted, in a panic.

There was a flash of bright light, and then everything dimmed again. There was no water, and the alarm was not going off anymore.

"Okay, whoever did that, thanks," Nharetti said.

"You don't think…that…Asvorna's back?" Zhaylesa said in a very quiet voice.

"Asvorna," a familiar voice said, "would not use flashes of light to shut off an alarm. That was Cliae."

"Nialyind!"

"Kithi!"

"Who's Cliae?" Nharetti asked.

"That's me," Cliae said. "I'm the Gelert. Leskaya is the Usul, and Nialyind is the Faerie"

"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?!?!" boomed a voice.

Asvorna had just entered the room.

To be continued...