MLFW Part 5- "No More Second Chances"

"No More Second Chances" is the fifth Part of "Miracula Luxia: Four Worlds". It was released on 07.02.2020.

## Plot

It is time for our heroes to interrogate their new prisoner- the Slith Ah'Zoth, who seems to know a lot about the defenses in Paris and how to bypass them.

Such knowledge is very dangerous in the wrong hands. Fortunately, the Slith is now tied up in the interrogation room and won't be able to tell his allies about this.

Everything seems to be going well. The Slith tells the heroes about some valuable tactics which will help defeat the enemy. Annie warms up to the creature. Even Jared starts to (kind of) like him. However, such creatures cannot be fully trusted, even if they give you valuable information. And this will be proven in this Part.

Read the Part to find out what happens to Ah'Zoth.

## Story

Jared and Annie enter in the interrogation room. There, they see the mayor watching the Slith, who was now tied to a chair.

The creature seemed harmless now, but it may change at any minute. Careful not to make any mistakes, the two heroes approached the Slith to interrogate him.

Jared stared at him coldly.

"So."- He said- "Tell us who you are, lizard."

The slith grinned.

"What?"- He raised his eyebrow- "No "Hello"? No "How are you"? Is thisss how you treat your prisonersss?"

Jared shaked his head.

"We treat the prisoners like prisoners. Now say who you are."

"Fine, fine."- The slith sighed- "Like I sssaid, my name isss Ah-Zoth. I am with the forces of our almighty lord."

"Lord?"- Jared wondered.

"Yesss. Lord Farrar. Don't you remember him?"

Memories started flowing like a river through Jared's mind, Slowly, he remembered how Farrar and his forces were the ones responsible for the destruction of Paris, almost taking over it.

"I will never forget what your filthy leader did to my poor hometown, lizard. Now tell me- why does he want to destroy cities who have done nothing to harm him in any way?"

The slith hissed.

"Why, for power, of course. The almighty lord wants to make a powerful empire where only the ssstrongest and most capable may stay. Weaklings like most of the people who ssstayed in this shell of a city were not strong."

"It isss a shame that sssuch powerful heroesss as yourselves did not join usss. We would have been a great team."

"And fight alongise someone who steals the souls of living people and transforms them into vengeful spirits? No, thank you!"- Annie said- "We only fight for the good of Paris and despise creatures such as yourself."

"Isn't that right, honey?"

Jared nodded and looked into the Slith's eyes.

"What you are doing is wrong. We know that we cannot stop you, but we must at least ask you about this. Please, can you stop doing such horrible deeds and leave our city alone?"

Ah'Zoth shaked his head.

"I understand that you want me to ssstop, but this isss what I do for a living. How I help the onesss around me. I revive the dead. Use them as servants. Isss what I do best."

Jared shaked his head angrily.

"The corpses of dead people are **not** toys, don't you get it?!"- He yelled- "Can't you imagine what those people have gotten through and how hard they have worked to achieve their goals? And what do you do? Make them struggle more after they were laid to rest! And I'll tell it to you right here, right now- what you are doing to those people is shaming your race to the bone- the Sliths who have done so much to help the humans. To be honorable warriors, respected by everyone around them."

"You are truly pathetic, Ah'Zoth."

Ah'Zoth smiled.

"The revival of the dead isss a blessing like no other."- He responded- "You don't get it, because you haven't tried it. Maybe you will change your mind after you do."

Ah'Zoth's words made Jared very angry, but he managed to keep his composure, restraining himself from attacking and killing him on the spot.

At least for now.

Annie decided to take matters into her own hands and told Jared to step back, so she can interrogate him. He complied and did so.

"So."- She said- "What can you tell us about your troops? The time between your attacks?"

Ah'Zoth shaked his head.

"Listen, young lady."- He responded- "It isss not that easy to make me reveal information about my aliesss. Mute I will stay."

He looked at Jared who was looking back at him. With great distrust.

"Like your sister, Jared. Oh, how mute she wasss when your father was wounded in the shoulder. Unable to say anything. Mute as a fish."

This made Jared even angrier than before. He grabbed a knife from a nearby table, approached the tied Slith and pointed the knife at his neck angrily.

"What did you say about *my sister*?!"- He yelled.

Ah'Zoth was terrified. He didn't know that Jared would actually try to hurt him.

The slith looked at Annie again.

"Fine. I will sssay. Just keep him away from me.

Annie nodded.

"Jared."- She said calmly- "Please step back."

Jared looked at her, then the slith. He decided to do as she said, not because he felt actual remorse for the creature, but because of his love for Annie.

Ah. Love. It truly makes you understand that what you do is not always right.

"Go ahead, Annie. He is all yours."- Jared replied, also calmly and sat on a nearby chair.

Annie looked at the slith, her look alone telling him to choose his words carefully.

Although, in such a situation, words were not necessary to make a prisoner talk. Either threatening or nasty looks. That's the real deal.

Ah'Zoth began to talk about the forces they were going to send towards Paris. From what he was saying, it seemed like the number of human and slith warriors is going to be at least 300, maybe a few more than that.

He also told Annie a few things about Lord Farrar. He talked about his unmatched skills with the sword, as well as his abilities to parry any blow in melee without much trouble. And, most importantly, how he is able to create demonic servants out of thin air and command them without a spell to fight for him.

Annie wrote all of this down in her notebook (which Jared gave her earlier along with a pen, just in case).

The slith looked down.

"And that isss all I know. I ssswear that I am just a... mage in their forces. Someone who helpsss with... magical things. Nothing more."

Annie was surprised about how genuine he was with her.

"I understand it now, Ah'Zoth."- She said as she looked at him. Her stare was calmer how.

"You're just misunderstood. What you did back there... was just to help your allies and make them happy. Isn't that right?"

The slith nodded.

Jared stood up and looked at the slith.

"Well, if my girlfriend trusts you, then I will trust you, too. But I am still suspicious of you. Remember that well."

Annie smiled.

"Maybe we could be friends?"- She suggested- "You could help us defeat the bad guys. And we'll help you create undead defenses for the city. What do you say?"

The slith looked up and grinned.

"Friendship?"- He muttered- "There isss no such thing as friendship anymore. In this godforsssaken world, you are either the hunter. Or the hunted."

"And now, I will be the hunter who will hunt you all down.

With that, the mad slith revealed a knife hidden in his pocket. Jared and Annie tried to stop him, but it was too late. He had managed to cut his ropes.

He jumped at Annie and tried to stab her. Using her weapon quickly and efficiently, the girl was able to parry his blows, although this left her visibly tired.

The mayor cowered in a corner, scared of the slith.

Jared angrily pulled him away from his girlfriend and threw him into a wall.

The slith received a massive brain injury when his head was hit in the wall. He was wounded, but still alive.

He looked up at Jared and smiled as he approached him.

"Yesss, Jared."- "Farrar told me... about you. How vengeful you are. And ready to kill in order to protect. Yesss. He was right... about that."

Jared looked at him and smirked.

"I may be vengeful, Ah'Zoth, but I do it to protect the ones around me from harm. To protect them from ones like you."

The slith hissed.

"Exactly. And now, what are you going to do. Kill me? Go ahead and do so. My blood will be on your handsss."

"On the contrary... "- Jared said and gave his knife to Annie, who looked at the slith coldly- "Your blood won't be on anyone's hands."

"I don't need to kill you, Ah'Zoth. You are already marked for death by that blow I delivered earlier."

He shaked his head as the slith angrily looked at them.

"You are truly pathetic, you insolent lizard. One blow was enough to bring you to the ground. And I won't deliver more than that."

Having said that, Jared told Annie and the mayor to come with him and began to walk towards the exit.

"No, Jared!"- The slith yelled- "Come back here and finish thisss! I know you want to! For what I did to your sister!"

This made Jared look back and try to attack him. However, he realized that he was not worth the trouble and decided to leave him on the ground to bleed out and die.

"I do not deal with pathetic fools like yourself. Goodbye, Ah'Zoth."- He said stoically and left the room, along with Annie and the mayor.

"Come back here, human!"- The slith tried to yell- "You hear me?! I will... kill... you... "

He didn't get to finish his sentence. Soon, the damage that was inflicted to him kicked in once again and he succumbed to his wounds.

And so, Ah'Zoth- mighty Necromancer for Lord Farrar's army died in the City Hall's basement, captured by the ones he swore to destroy. He died a broken creature, wishing to inflict pain one last time in a very selfish way, but was unable to do so and simply died miserably in a corner.

Thus ended the life of Ah'Zoth The Dark Mage.

It was time for our heroes to plan their next move. What were they going to do next. After the important information was revealed by the (now-deceased) slith, they had many options. Are they going to prepare a counterattack against Farrar's army? Or are they going to strengthen the city's defenses against them even further?

One of Farrar's most trusted allies is dead, but this doesn't mean that it's over. Far from it.

And if Jared and Annie want this madness to be over, they have to defeat Lord Farrar and his lackeys- once and for all and save the city of Paris.

It is time to be heroes! Again.