"The Lost Empire II: The Man In Black"A Story by Cody Williams This is the second installment of The Lost Empire Series. “The Man In Black: A Lost Empire Story” By Cody Williams The Man in Black woke up as the sun peaked through the cracks shining in his eyes. He sat up quickly laying on a bell of hey with a bottle of Jack Daniels in his hand. He took a sip of the whiskey and threw the bottle across the barn. He picked himself up and bent back over picking up his long black leather trench coat. The Man In Black dusted it off and slid it on. He was wearing a plain black button up shirt and black jeans along with a black pair of snake skin boots, a black cowboy hat and of course, his signature black leather trench coat. The Man in Black pulled off his cowboy hat and pulled his long black hair back that reached about an inch past his shoulder. He placed the cowboy hat back on and walked over to the red wooden door on the barn and leaned up against it. He opened the door to a crack and peaked out of it. With no sign of the knights, he opened the barn door up and darted out of it. The king’s men were after The Man In Black because of the destruction he caused of the previous town, Covehill. This was nothing new to The Man In Black. In fact, he had become quite known for it. It has happened on more times than he can count, for centuries. He goes into a town and works the services of a wizard and destroys the city one person at a time. However, he’s not as much as a wizard as he is a demonic figure. Many people believe that he could be the devil himself. He turned the corner of the barn and ran into the filed where the horse’s roam. The Man In Black slowly walked up to Barnstormer, the fastest horse on the farm who was drinking water. He grabbed the horse by the main and jumped up on the back of it. The horse squalled and stood up on its hind legs knocking off The Man In Black. He stood up and dusted himself off. He grabbed the horse and looked it in the eye. His eyes began to glow red, which startled the horse. The horse began to spasm in attempt to jerk himself away from The Man In Black before finally calming down. The horse’s eyes began glowing red too and The Man In Black smiled. “I think we understand each other now partner!” The Man In Black whispered in the ears of the horse. He jumped back upon the back of the horse and drove his spurs into the side of the horse. He horse squalled and began running off across the land. The Man In Black loved causing chaos. He loved causing misery. His favorite activity to do in town was to punt a newborn child much like you would punt a football. He loved destroying cities and families. The only problem is, he had been just about everywhere on his side of Eastman, the world in which he lived in. He needed something more. He needs something different…and he knew it. Every night he remembers having dreams. Dreams of A Lost Empire. The most powerful Empire in the known universe. A place where he can transform himself from wizard to a God. The Man In Black has nearly everything needed to get to the lost empire. He had the magic needed. He had everything except for one needed ingredient. He needs the crystal. He knows that he needs it. In fact, he has become mad looking for the crystal. He dreams of the crystal and the neon purple glow it releases into the night sky. His thirst for it continues to grow everyday. The Man In Black continued running for the “holy grail” or “unholy grail” as a manner of speaking before he saw the tornado. The horse stood up on its hind legs once again knocking off The Man In Black. The Man In Black’s eyes began to glow red with anger and he picked himself up and walked over grabbing the horse again. He looked over at the twister as it began to dissipate and falling from the sky was no other than James Thomas. James picked himself up and dusted himself off. The race to the Lost Empire has began.
Copyright 2013 by Cody Williams Courtesy of The Enchanted Press A division of TTP Entertainment
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Added on September 14, 2013Last Updated on November 27, 2013 Tags: fantasy, science fiction, Cody Williams, knight, medieval Author
Cody WilliamsElizabethton, TNAboutI am in my second year at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee were I major in instrumental music education and minor in English. My passions include playing the trombone/euphonium an.. more..Writing
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