Taking Back Tent City

[Shelly D. D.]

It was late April, the snow had melted or was melting. String had come once again the Loch Ness. The days were getting warmer and longer, but the nights were still quite cold. And this day was one of the most beautiful in a long time.
In a tree near the wall and one of the gates of Tent City perched a beautiful gray Peregrine Falcon. But this was no ordinary Falcon this was Queen Ayla Lhiannan in her Falcon form. Every since The Demoness Lady Ka'Ran had lift her message to Sirus to return Tent City to Ayla, she had been watching the City through her Seeing Crysta from her Throne Room in Castle Lhiannan on Mist Inland. Nothing had happened. Even after she had captured Genaral Karr and the Private. Nothing had been happening in Tent City.
So now in her Peregrine Falcon form she perched watching trying to see any movement through the near by gate, she could see none. She took to the air flying around the walls she could see the Cannons along the walls but they were no Guards manning them. She found one gate opened and flew through it into the City it was empty, no one was around. Seeing a tree near the Jail she flow over to it perching in it and looking over at the Jail House door the letter from Lady Ka'Ran was still pinned to the door with the bloody dagger, the blood long since dried. But where was Sirus, Tyrin and all their Guards had they all just walked away after Aerie had destroyed the City with her Pyrokinesis.
Ayla then opened her mind to Viconia and Aerie who were waiting with 20 Guards on Mist Island.

Ayla:

*Thought Message:* It's all clear there's no one here, we need to move quickly before they decide to come back. Get over here.

Within minutes around the 2 miles empty field, Portals would start to open up. Out of one of them Viconia and Aerie would step out with one or two Guards behind them once they were all through the Portal would close. Viconia would then start looking around.

Viconia:

Now this is odd he wanted it so bad, he gets it then just walks away.

Then Ayla would take flight from the tree hover a short distance from the ground then there would be some shimming as she took her human form then her booted feet would gracefully touch the ground. She would then look over at Viconia and nod as she walked over to her.

Ayla:

I know that is why we need to work fast. Does everyone have a Crystal Necklace, I'm going to call down the Darkness it will be saver for us with it down.

22 people around Ayla would nod and hold up the Crystal Necklaces they all wore. She would nod, when the Darkness was called down only Ayla being one of Blood Lhiannan's Chosen Of Darkness with his blood running through her veins would be able to see in it as if it was Bright Day Light. For those who were not one of The Chosen Of Darkness would have to wear one of the Crystal Necklaces it would be like seeing on a Moon Lit Night. But for anyone else in the Darkness it would be pitch black they would not be able to see a thing.
Then as she was taught to say by her teacher Randal Cold before she was going to be using any powers of Darkness.

Ayla:

In The Name Of Cold I Command You.

She would then bow her head.

Ayla:

Let Darkness Come.

Then all around within the walls of Tent City and for about a miles outside the walls it would start to get very Darkness. If Sirus had been watching from his Castle in his City of Esther on the Cliffs over looking Loch Ness all he would see was Darkness.
And with the Darkness came unseen structures that would heal and repair any damage to the field within the walls from the fires. It all would be repairs within a few days.
Once the Darkness was down and it was quite Dark Ayla would turn looking at the Walls with the Cannons on them and point.

Ayla:

Those are what we need to get read of.

She would then look at a Guard that was standing near by waiting for instruction.

Ayla:

I want four large Wagons with Draft Horses for those Cannons and have the Prisoners put into a Prison Wagon and ready when I want them. Meet me outside the City with them.

Hearing Ayla, Viconia would look over at her.

Viconia:

What do you want all that for.

Viconia and Aerie were both standing near the Guard she had been talking to as she once again would point at the Cannons.

Ayla:

I'm going to use Telekinesis to lower those Cannons into a Wagon. We'll need the Draft Horses because those Cannons would be to heavy for Light Riding Horses to pull. And I'm going to let the Prisoners go, we have the City back to work on don't need them anymore, Lady Ka'Ran has put an Confusion Spell on them and she told me she had a bit of a surprise on them as well, I have no idea what.

The Guard would bow. "It Shall Be Done My Queen," He would then turn using one of the Star Necklace Portal Key and open a Portal to Mist Inland it would close behind him once he was through. Once the Guard had gone Aerie would look at her mother.

Aerie:

Mother what about the Crystals on the Wall Tows and on the Gates.

Hearing Aerie, Ayla would look over at her adopted daughter.

Ayla:

We're not to touch them. They were made by Lady Ka'Ran. They are sure to be full of Sirus's Dark Powers. So she will take care of them, Sirus's powers can't hurt Ka'Ran. Then she will juat make new ones.

Then looking towards the near by Gate and waving the others towards it.

Ayla:

Come on their be coming with the Wagons soon we need to be out of the City to remove those Cannons.

So they all headed out of the City to met the Wagons. And it wasn't long until a Portal would open and four Wagons would come out pulled by 4 very large Draft Horses. Ayla would look at them and nod smiling.

Ayla:

And you were very quick getting it done. Now lets get to work.

With the Darkness to keep them hidden they would head over to the closes Cannon to Esther. Ayla wanted to take down all the Cannons from round 2 miles of Wall and come back to their starting place.She would have one Wagon back in close as it could get to the Wall she would then point at the first of 20 Cannons, and it would lift slowly into the air then hover for a second or two then lower slowly into one of the Wagons. She would do this with 5 Cannons for each Wagon. She did not want to over load the Wagons making them to heavy for the Horses to pull. Once one Wagon was loaded with 5 Cannons another Wagon would be moved in until all Wagons were loaded with 5 Cannons each. It would take 8 hours to load all the Cannons that were on the Wall. But after 8 hours they were all loaded up and ready to be disposed of. They were now ready to move to the foot of the Mountain that Esther sat upon Sirus's Kingdom. And Ayla made sure that some of the Darkness would move with them she did not want anyone from Esther to see them before she was done.
Once they had arrived at the foot of the Mountain of Esther and the Cannons had all been unloaded and piled up Ayla would look over at Aerie as she was pointing at the pile of Cannons.

Ayla:

Aerie I want those Cannon Barrels made unusable nothing but a big mass of Melted Iron, Can you do that.

Hearing her mother Aerie would look at Ayla then at the pile of Cannons thinking then look back at her mother and nod.

Aerie:

I think so but it could be dangerous for anyone standing around me, in front of me, or around the Cannons.

Still looking at Aerie, Ayla would nod. Then looking around at everyone that was near by and waves them away from Aerie.

Ayla:

You all heard her move back away from her and make sure all the Wagons are moved away.

Once everyone had moved Ayla would then look back over at Aerie and nod.

Ayla:

Do It.

Aerie would then walk over to the pile of Cannons looking at the Barrels she need to concentrate on the hottest part of the fire being on and around the 20 Cannon Barrels to make sure they would melt making them useless. The Ropes, Light Metal, and Wooden parts of the Cannons would catch fire from the Barrels. Then lowering her head, cloaing her eyes and stretching her hand out straight in front of her Palm towards one of the Cannon Barrels. Her temperature would be raising and the air around her would be getting very hot. On all of the 20 Cannon Barrels a red hot Palm print would start the form smoking as they grow bigger and bigger. In some places on the Barrels the Iron would be starting to melt falling away from the rest of the Cannon. The Ropes tieing the Barrels to the Wooden base would be catching on fire as would be the Wooden Base itself. The Barrels would be large masses of soft hot moltened Iron sticking to itself and to the Wooden Base. The heat around the Barrels was getting so hot that the whole Pile of Cannons would then exploded into flames.
Aerie would then walk over to her mother and look at her with a bit of a tired smile.

Aerie:

I think that will do it don't you mother.

Ayla would look at her Daughter and nod smiling.

Ayla:

It's perfect, and how are you are you alright.

Aerie what nod again a little tired looking.

Aerie:

Yea I'm alright just a little tired is all.

Ayla would smile at her Daughter and nod.

Ayla:

Yes Magic can be very tiring aspecially when it a Spell or Magical ability you don't use much or just learning or using for the first time. I feel it to after all that work with getting the Cannons off the Walls. But all we need is a good nights sleep, we are nearly done here.

She would then turn to a near by Guard.

Ayla:

We're about ready to release the Prisoners have the Wagon brought here.

The Guard would bow then turn and open a Portal and step through it would then close behind him. It would not be long before the Portal would open again and the Prison Wagon with the 7 Prisoner would come through. Once the Wagon was through the Portal would close. The Guard driving the Wagon would head over towards Ayla then stop and jump down from the drivers set heading for the back of the Wagon opening the door. OUT he would yell at the Prisoners inside it, as the 7 men would step down out of the Wagon. There were the 5 Gaurds that The Demoness Lady Ka'Ran had taken Prisoner, Genarel Karr and the Private that Ayla had taken Prisoner. The 7 men would be looking around with a dazed and confusioned look on all their faces from the Confusion Spell Lady Ka'Ran had put on them. Then Genarel Karr would see Ayla and yell, "LONG LIVE AYLA LHIANNAN QUEEN OF LOCH NESS." Hearing him the Private and 5 Gaurds would also yell "LONG LIVE AYLA LHIANNAN QUEEN OF LOCH NESS."

Hearing them Ayla would look at them all laugh a bit then say to them.

Ayla:

Well thank you all of you but I'm not sure Sirus will like hearing that.

After saying it the 7 men would look at her very confused at what they had just daid. Ayla would then look at her own people laughing.

Ayla:

I guess that's the surprise Ka'Ran was talking about, well it's better than impaling them.

Then looking around at the Darkness and waving her hand saying.

Ayla:

Be Gone.

And the Drakness would fade away as if it had not been there at all. Ayla would then looking over ag the fire still burning on the Cannons the Barrel one big mass of red hot Melted Iron and quite useless. She would then look at her own people and smile.

Ayla:

We are finished here lets go get some rest.

She would then take her Star Necklace Portal Key and open the Portal to Mist Island as she, Viconia and Aerie would step through head home and to bed. The 20 Guards would walk back the Tent City there was work to be done.