(BONUS). THE TOWER OF THE ANCIENTS.

                                    

                                          
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CHAPTER 07.
THE TOWER OF THE ANCIENTS.
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  "Merlin!" Maric Berkshire's is the first voice that Artemis hears when she awakens. "You brought her of all people...here?!" Maric is most displeased that he is laying eyes upon Artemis Black of all people. 
  Her ancient magic is based in light magic. And this prison holds people of the most horrible darkness.
  The hallways are dimly light with burning lanterns that hang upon the walls. The echoes of distance pain and misery can be heard from inside of the prison, prisoners that have been locked up for centuries without any hope of release. Even death cannot take them in such a place, thanks to a few well placed enchantments by the architects of the prison.
  Black stone has been used to build the inside of the prison, in order to make it look as depressing as possible to punish the inmates. 
  Dark magic has soaked into this place over time, but light magic is keeping it well contained.
  Rakepick stops admiring the architecture of the prison, long enough to address Maric's concerns. "We are in a prison that was built by Ancients. The power that protected this prison is Ancient. The girl's power may prove useful at some point" Rakepick reminds Maric. 
  "Nah" Saphira butts in. "Artemis has a way of ruining our plans. She is a loose end that needs cutting" Saphira would love to spend hours killing Artemis. 
  "She is my capture. She is my kill" Malicos cuts across Saphira. "If you have an issue with that, then I would be more than happy to educate you on the ways of magic, Antler Queen!" Malicos' need to prove himself pushes away his desire to work with the other generals.
  Only three of the generals remain now. Caleb being killed months ago. The Sage being killed by Mabel only minutes ago. 
  "Enough!" Maric barks. "Our numbers already dwindle, the last thing we need is for you two to turn against each other" Maric shouts at his two allies. "We have finally found the prison that contains our master. Can you not hear her voice call to us again?" Maric can hear the whispers of Isadora's voice inside of his mind. 
  "Come...so weak...for so long..." the faint voice of Isadora Morganarch calls to all those whom are able to hear her.
  "Madam Rakepick, if what you discovered in the writing in the temple is to be believed, then Isadora's prison will be one of the newer prison cells, I doubt we will have to venture very far into the prison itself" Maric offers to Rakepick.
  It is safe to assume that the worse prisoners are kept further up the tower, and towards the apex. Whomever this prison was built for originally will likely be kept at the top of the tower.
  Isadora's crime?
  Isadora spent a long time searching for power when she was alive. She spent a lot of time searching for answers in all of the wrong places. Using her ancient magic to take people's pain and make it into power for herself, birthing the corrupted ancient magic into the world. 
  Once upon a time she used the Goblin Rebellion to enact her will upon the world, and to do battle with the Keepers that imprisoned her in this prison. Now she uses the squib rebellion to do her dirty work, giving them the power that they long for in trade for their servitude.
  "Isadora must indeed have a powerful mind. If she was able to project her thoughts through the magic wards that guard this place, then her magic must be formidable" Rakepick offers. "I sense that it is not only ancient and corruption magic that dwells in this place. Such powerful dark magicks deserve to be studied" Rakepick wishes to add such powers to her own arsenal.