Sparkill sat on her dragon steed hidden from view below on the mountains that surrounded the diamond castle.

She looked down at the death and destruction below, the warlock Army had been far more powerful than anyone had anticipated. The diamond king's armies had barely lasted a day against the warlocks force. Somehow he had united all the dark forces of the 12 realms. A feat never before accomplished and marched on the Realm of diamonds crushing all before it.

Sparkill whispered to her mighty dragon steed
“We should have been here earlier”
Misty her dragon replied “if we did we would be among the dead as well”
Sparkill looked down at the smoking ruins below, the city of diamonds was totally destroyed its inhabitants raped, murdered and feed to the dark army.

A giant cheer rung up from below.
Sparkill saw the warlock at appeared at one of the diamond palaces balconies. Behind him the king & queen of Dismonds with their children.
The warlocks army spread out below, cheering their leader onward.
She could see the warlock give an order and his elite guards grab the king and family and push them to their knees.

The queen of diamonds pleading to let the children live. Only to be met with the warlock beheading the 3 children first.
Sparkill felt a rage course through her body.
Misty softly saying “there is nothing we can do, die now or we revenge them later”
Next the king and queen were beheaded. Their bodies then thrown from the balcony to the hungry Blagrons below. Who fought for the taste of human flesh once again.

The warlock then proceeded to shoot fireballs from his staff into the air while yelling the Diamond realm is ours
Cheers erupted from his dark force and the violent orgy commenced again on the few remaining prisoners.

Sparkill turned away from the sight, unable to endure anymore. Her spy counsel whisperer appeared from his recon mission. He hoped down from his Dragon and dropped to one knee.
“My queen” he said to sparkill
“What remains of the kings forces, whisperer”
“All the kings armies have been totally destroyed”
“What of the armies the other realms sent to help?” asked Sparkill
“All destroyed and those who survived and tried to return to their realm hunted
Down and slaughtered”
Sparkill felt her heart fall heavy with dread.
Knowing what his queen was fearing he said “the king of the wolves was captured my queen, his army was slaughtered but they kept him alive”
Sparkill felt a small glimmer of hope suddenly.
“Why did they keep Fuze alive?”
The whisperer replied “the warlock wants to make him a gift to his dark queen Aleesa”
Once again sparkills heart dropped with dread. Her best friend from the days of the Arcane monastery. She hadn't seen him much in the last few years but she knew he was always there for her if she needed him. As she was for him, she had to help him and quickly.

Whisperer could see the pain in his queens eyes but he had to let her know.
“The word is dark queen Aleesa wants to turn him and make him an ally, thus bringing the Wolves realm onto their side”

“We cant let that happen, we must get Fuze free” Sparkill growled.

“May I suggest we make our way to the portal first my queen, our realm is in danger of being the next one to feel the warlocks strength. We must strengthen our homeland first”

The queen knew this was the only move she had available. She whispered to herself “I promise fuze on the breath of my dragon I will come for you”

She turned to the spy consul, tell my commander we fly for the portal immediately.

The counsel replied “yes my liege”

He climbed on his dragon mount and flew towards where the queens army of dragon riders waited hidden

Sparkill then ordered Misty to make haste to the portal.

Misty rose into the sky, her red scales sparkling in the last of the evening light and the burning fires below.

Her wings stretched out to full length and with two huge flaps started making her way to the portal.

Sparkill in the saddle holding on to the reigns. Behind her a thousand Dragon riders rose from the dark mountain crevices and followed their queen back to the portal to return to the realm of Smolten