The Sign of the Keeper - Softcover

Zeelie, Alec R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438964951 ISBN 13: 9781438964959

Verlag: AuthorHouse, 2009

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THE SIGN OF THE KEEPER

By Alec R Zeelie

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Copyright © 2009 Alec R Zeelie
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Contents

The Chosen One & The Shadow Crystals.........................................ixChapter I The Seven Deadly Voices of Sin.....................................1Chapter II The Flaming Raven.................................................95Chapter III The True Form of Evil............................................135The Jewels of the Lightning Sun..............................................167Chapter IV Friends or Foes?..................................................169Chapter V The Two Halves of the Central Dimension............................197Chapter VI The Inter-dimensional Championships...............................227Legion and the Mega Beast....................................................283Chapter VII The Mighty Iron Knight in the City of Saints.....................285Chapter VIII The Demonhunters................................................307Chapter IX Discovering the Power of the Gift.................................335Chapter X The New Owners of the Grey House...................................359Chapter XI The Restless and the Lost.........................................385

Chapter One

The Seven Deadly Voices of Sin

1

Hell, Hades, far south of Heaven, the abyss of eternally lost souls, realm of eternal damnation, the domain where angels fear to tread, the bottomless pit for the eternal dead, the Dark Realm ...

It has so many different names, yet the Dark Realm looked exactly how most mortal men had pictured it in their minds since the dawn of time. The raging blood-red flames burned non-stop as the sound of the lost souls' screams echoed throughout the entire desolate wasteland which surrounded the sea of flames.

All of the lost souls were bound together with burning black shackles and chains in the middle of the raging sea of flames. Tortured and tormented by the Dark Realm's legion of hideous demons and evil specters, the lost souls suffered for all the unforgivable sins which they had committed throughout their mortal lives. But, in the middle of all the pain, suffering, anguish and despair, something sinister was about to begin ...

There was along, wide, dirty solid stone stairway which spiraled up from the middle of the sea of flames, all the way up to Lucifer's stone throne. Sitting on his hideous throne — which had serpents, skulls, and pentagrams engraved all over it — Lucifer stared down into the sea of flames. The bright red light from the flames down below reflected in his pitch black eyes as he stared down at all of the lost souls who were all screaming in agony; clawing and punching in an futile attempt to ward off the demons that were torturing them. The sound of the lost souls' endless screams brought an evil smile to his face. Lucifer ran his fingers through his long black hair as he sat waiting patiently.

Suddenly, he heard a deep gruff voice say, "You sent for me, master?"

Lucifer looked down and saw the hideous little demon that was kneeling in front of his throne.

"Rise, Reffago," Lucifer commanded.

Reffago rose and faced its creator. It was indeed one of the most unsightly demons in the entire Dark Realm. The demon's entire body was covered with small cuts, scars, cracks, wrinkles, and warts. The skin on its face looked like black leather. It had six boney fingers on each hand. Drops of pitch black slime dripped from the tips of all twelve of its razor-sharp talons. Its beady little blood-red eyes glowed brightly as it revealed its snake-like fangs with a toothy smile.

Lucifer sat back, folded his arms, grinned and said, "You have proven yourself to be one of the most powerful demons in my entire dark army. Of all my demons, Reffago, you have proven yourself worthy enough to be my right-hand demon. In the past, when I sent you to the Earth Realm, you used the few dark demonic powers which I granted you to wreak havoc on those mortal pigs that you call humans. You have tainted, tortured, tormented, and brought many mortal souls to the Dark Realm. You truly make me proud. You have never disappointed me, so do not disappoint me now."

Lucifer got up off of his stone throne and took his black, metal scepter which hovered in the air next to his throne. The scepter had a small silver skull at the top and dirty bloodstained razor wire wrapped around the bottom.

"Do you wish to know what your next assignment will be?"

"Yes master," the demon replied eagerly.

"For many centuries, I have sent a number of my most powerful demons and dark beings to the Earth Realm on a specific assignment. Demons and dark beings which I thought were powerful enough to fulfill that specific assignment with ease ... All of them failed bitterly. If you look down at all of those suffering mortal souls below you," Lucifer pointed his scepter down at the sea of flames. Reffago looked down and smiled when it saw the lost souls that were burning in the raging flames. "... you might see some of your demon brethren amongst them. They now also burn in my never-ending fire of pain and suffering, because they failed!"

"I shall not fail you, master," Reffago said before it looked its creator in the eye.

"I am glad that you sound so self-assured, my dark child. I have said it before and I shall say it again. Remember one thing ... FAILURE is NOT an OPTION!"

The demon bowed its head as it asked, "What is my assignment, master?"

"In the Earth Realm, there are six crystals. They are known as the shadow crystals. The first shadow crystal is known as the compass crystal. You use the compass crystal to find the five other shadow crystals. Once you have all of the shadow crystals, you will have the power to open the gateway between the Earth Realm and the Dark Realm."

"Gateway?" the demon replied sounding somewhat confused.

"Yes, a gateway. Unfortunately I am unable to enter the Earth Realm through the portal through which I send you and your dark brethren. I have tried and tried a countless number of times, yet all of my attempts to enter the Earth Realm were in vain. That is why you must find the shadow crystals and open the gateway between the two realms. Once you have opened the gateway, the two realms will merge with each other to form one new realm of never-ending pain and suffering. A new realm which you and I shall rule together."

"Together? Will we really rule it together, master?" Reffago sounded shocked, surprised and ecstatic.

Lucifer saw the expression on the demon's face and laughed out loud, before he continued, "Yes, together. If you manage to complete your assignment by finding the shadow crystals and opening the gateway between the two realms, you will rule the new realm right by my side. Once you have completed your assignment, I shall dub you as the Master of Darkness. With my dark powers, I shall make you more powerful than any of my demons have ever been. Your powers will almost be equal to mine. Together, we shall feast on the billions on unsuspecting, mortal souls in the Earth Realm."

Pointing his scepter at the demon, Lucifer grinned.

"Prepare to feel more powerful than you have ever felt before."

The silver skull on Lucifer's scepter began to glow. The blood-red glow of the skull grew brighter and brighter until a bright red bolt of lightning blasted out of the skull, and struck Reffago in the chest.

The demon screamed before it fell to its knees...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: AuthorHouse
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1438964951
• ISBN 13: 9781438964959
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 416
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