Chapter II: Witch Hunt

**Chapter II: Witch Hunt** focuses on Adrian's new bounty: To kill a coven of witches in a town called Grimmoore.

## Chapter II: Witch Hunt

### Everbright

After the attack from Storr was over, Valkyrie woke up. She saw the others getting ready to travel again. She asked what happened and Adrian told her that Rex arrived and destroyed the bandits, including Storr, and that Rex flew off with Efrí again, he theorised that they somehow worked together. Adrian also brought up how he got a new bounty while in Moordon to slay a witch coven in a town called Grimmoore. However, to get to Grimmoore, they had to travel through Tharrodell, specifically a forest called Everbright.

They travelled through Everbright, but unbeknownst to them, a dragon was stalking them. The dragon has its eyes on Zestra for a meal, but the horse noticed its shadow appearing over her. She reared up in panic, alerting the group to the dragon's presence. Adrian leaped off the wagon and onto the dragon's head, it tried shaking him off while running after the fleeing Zestra. Adrian jumbed down and grabbed hold of the dragon's right horn, causing it to turn and hit a tree. The dragon was knocked unconscious and Adrian jumped on its chest, ready to kill. However, Valkyrie shoved him off, not wanting him to kill the dragon. The dragon woke up and went to attack Valkyrie, but Adrian pushed her out the way. Valkyrie thanked Adrian, saying his name out loud. The dragon instantly went into state of fear from hearing Adrian's name, now knowing who he is.

Out of fear, the dragon revealed it's name to be Sini and answered any questions Adrian asked her. She revealed that the cult controlling Grimmoore was The Ancient Presence. Adrian informed Valkyrie and Durgun of this, and stated that it was lead by a powerful witch called Mordred Farray who was also one of the eight Generals of Death who served under The Dark Lord during the Great War.

### Travelling to Grimmoore

Adrian ordered the dragon to lead them to Grimmoore, in hopes that she would help then against Mordred. However, Valkyrie saw Rex flying over and called him down like an idiot. Rex landed, threatening to kill her, but didn't notice Sini. Being a territorial creature, Sini attacked Rex and the two ended up fighting. Rex pinned Sini, but they were both hit with an arrow that instantly knocked them out.

Adrian, Valkyrie and Durgun all looked to see who shot the arrow. An elf aiming a bow confronted them about what they were doing in Tharrodell, especially with an orc. Adrian told the elf that they were simply passing through and wanted now fight. The elf called down her squad and allowed them to pass through, as long as they left immediately, but said that the dragons would be staying behind to be killed.

Valkyrie tried resisting, but Adrian and Durgun forced her to get on the wagon and leave. Valkyrie was now upset with Adrian and after thinking for a while, Adrian got Zestra and went back to the dragons and the elf. When the elf saw him again, she aimed her bow. Adrian requested that she let the dragons go. The elf laughed and said that The Storm King needed to be killed. Adrian told her about Mordred's coven in Grimmoore, to which the elf and her squad all looked shocked. Grimmoore was near the borders of Tharrodell, Adrian also told her about how Auldrin Ironheart wanted Rex alive and Ugok Dunmar built a fort on their borders. Persuaded, the elf let the dragons go with Adrian.

### Grimmoore

The group left Everbright and saw Grimmoore in the distance. Rex was about to ditch the group by flying away, but was stopped by a chain that was also connected to Sini. Adrian told Sini that if she and Rex left, he would find and slay them. Now terrified, Sini accepted to stay while Rex tried to make Sini realised he was bluffing.

They wandered into Grimmoore, it was covered in a light fog and completely abandoned. The crying of a small child could be hear, but the group all could tell it was probably a witch trying to trick them. Adrian told the dragons and Durgun to stay behind while he and Valkyrie went inside the child's house. Adrian confronted the child, who in return laughed at him. She turned into a witch, and teased Adrian about his dead family, specifically his dead sister, Eredia.

Meanwhile, outside however, Rex was still trying to persuade Sini to flee with him. Eventualy, Efrí greeted them, Rex shouted at him asking why he was there and Sini tried eating him, but was stopped by Rex. Efrí was with the female elf from earlier, who was called Ersys Eshenesra. Rex was annoyed that she was here, but then noticed Vigo Verdae's bandits arriving at the town. The bandits confronted them, stating that if they attacked then it would alert the witches of Grimmoore.

### Battle of Grimmoore

Back in the house, Adrian recognised the witch to be Simara Blackwood, who at the time he thought was responsible for cursing him. He confronted her about Mordred and what she's planning, but Simara only teased him further. She then cast out an enchantment while speaking Latin, causing the moon to turn into a full moon. Adrian froze and dropped his sword, Valkyrie realised what he was and why she couldn't find him during their night at the orc fortress.
Adrian told her to run, then kneeled down in pain. Actually listening to him for once, Valkyrie ran out of the house. Adrian, now a werewolf, broke through the door and leaped at her, only to be stopped by Durgun. In an attempt to keep him from the others, Durgun held Adrian back as much as he possible could. However, Adrian threw Durgun through the walls of another house. Ersys noticed Adrian and was shocked to see a werewolf. While distraced, the bandits tried attacked her, but Efrí managed to save her.

While Ersys and Efrí were fighting the bandits and Durgun fighting Adrian, the witches shot out from their hiding places and joined the fight. Rex shot a few down using his lightning while Sini cowered behind him. In the midst of battle, Efrí pickpocketed the keys from Ersys and unlocked the chain between Sini and Rex, causing Rex fly off without Efrí.

Adrian turned his attention to the bandits, slaughtering them. Durgun, Ersys and Efrí took this opportunity to get on Sini to escape. Sini grabbed Zestra and the wagon and flew off while carrying the others, but Adrian leaped off a roof and dug his claws into Sini's wing, tearing it. Sini violently crashed to the foor, sending everyone flying. Valkyrie was heavily injured and saw Adrian coming towards her, ready to kill. But then, Rex hit Adrian with his tail, sending the werewolf flying.

### Aftermath

Valkyrie and Durgun had broken arms, Efrí had a broken leg, Sini had a torn wing and Ersys had hit her head against a tree. The group was heavily injured. Rex stated that he knew about a wizard who lived up in Ashmoore and that he could heal them. With this knowledge the group set off to meet this wizard and heal their injuries. Adrian was silent the whole journey, everyone knew about his secret, Valkyrie was mad at him and Rex was staying to make sure Efrí wasn't killed.

When they arrived in Ashmoore, they witnessed a human getting chased by a fire dragon. Adrian helped the man and managed to plunge his dagger tooth dagger in the dragon's chest, but was stopped by Valkyrie from killing it. With much less arguing this time, Adrian let the dragon live and Rex, not wanting a dragon to die, told it that they were heading to a place to get healed. With no other choice to join, the dragon, who was called Aka, joined the group in travelling to the wizard.

The human, that was being chased, who's name was Enzo Woolf, also joined and claimed that he needed healing to. In reality however, he was only attracted to the girls of the group, Valkyrie and Ersys.

### The wizard's tower

The group arrived at the wizard's tower. Surprised to see a large and diverse group of creatures, the wizard let them in. The wizard wasn't a normal wizard, he was also a Lizardman and his name was Raveus Atrix. After healing the group one by one, he asked how they got that way. Efrí blurted out it was because they fought Mordred much to Adrian's disappointment. Atrix then told them to story of The Dark Lord and the Great War he caused. He said that if Mordred is beginning to take over small villages, then she is planning to bring Lord Mortis back from the dead.

Suddenly, a giant boulder broke through Atrix's tower walls. He questioned as to how they made it through then discovered that there were runes carved onto the edge of them by Alastair Mandrake. Adrian looked out of the hole the boulder made and saw Rufus Lawbringer and Mandrake with a battalion of soldiers. Atrix claimed he could teleport them out of the tower by doing a spell, but it would take time.

More catapults launched boulders into Atrix's tower. The tower was falling apart with debris collapsing all around the group. Atrix finished the spell and was about to teleport everyone to safety, but a boulder landed in the middle of them. The spell was interrupted and caused a large explosion, Scattering the group across the world.

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