16 December 1699

Lena woke up the next morning to find her brother fast asleep sitting up against an oak tree. Lena thought to herself how her brother could fallen asleep on watch. She sat up and stretched she noticed another burned envelope with her name on it. She quickly opened in.

Dear Princess

I over heard your brother's story last night when I came to check on you. If you are going to Beatha castle, go to the beach and head west, then you get to the large rock. You will find answers to your questions there and that will be our meeting place tomorrow night. And ask to speak to a lady named Coral if you have any further questions.

Your humble servant

Lucifer

After reading the letter Lena remembered what the first letter Lucifer send said "see you in three days". Yesterday was the first, today was the second and so tomorrow was the third. However, this letter gave her more questions, who was Coral and what did she have to do with her mother and what was this secret that Lucifer had to tell her and what was Lucifer like could he be trusted or not? All she knew was she would find out tomorrow night.

Brochan started to stir from his slumber by the time they had left the sun was high in the sky. It too a couple of hours to get to Beatha castle from the bottom of Mount Bas, but there at the castle entrance waiting for them to arrive was their uncle Mungo he had grey hair this time they visited instead of his brown. There, standing by him was Brochan friend Arran he was a short, muscular boy aged 18 with jet black short hair and dark brown eyes. Lena did not like him and knew he had a crush on her since they first met when she was 4. The boy to their uncles right, was Balfour he was aged 16 he was only an inch smaller that Arran but he had light blond hair with sea blue eyes and a warm friendly smile. Lena liked him as a friend because he was caring, funny and was a great lute player. Brochan knew they both had a crush on his sister, but also knew that his sister was not interested.

Meanwhile...

In a cave at the highest peak of Mount Bas the black dogs gathered. Lucifer sat next to a old grey fur covered black dog the others bowed to him as if he was their King and Lucifer was there prince. Then a great howl came from all the black dogs as Lucifer and the King changed into humans. The King as a muscular old man with medium length grey hair but flickering red eyes. Lucifer had short black hair but he had most of his hair to one side he also had fiery red eyes. They both sat there on a throne made out of burnt wood which was at black as tar and each sat in black suit.

"Silence" yelled the King. Lucifer stood up and spoke "My dear people we have waited hundreds of years for the day we ruled this world and that goal is nearly reached." The black dogs howl as he announced this. He then carried on. "However, all our hopes rest on the shoulders of a half breed princess who knows nothing of the prophesy that she has to fulfill, if I can manipulate her to fail the prophesy our time as the rules of this world will arise." The black dogs howl again in agreement and cheering for their prince.

In a cloud of black smoke adult Lucifer turned to a little child with golden blond hair and sky blue eyes in ragged clothes he knew this would trick Lena to help him because she would be fooled by this form and he would make her help him rise to power and ruling the world where he knew he should be and then he would punish all humans and any creatures that sided with humans and half breeds.

Hi hope you enjoyed this chapter. Big shout out to immigrantprincess for helping me come up with the character Arran.