The Atlantean
Epic Legend
Halloween had finally arrived and Daniel made his way to Vladimir's home for the masquerade ball , the moonlight shone through the cracks between the clouds as the cold wind blew. Daniel had arrived at Vladimir's home and knocked on the door , he stood there for a moment and waited , the door creaked a little as it began to open and then Vladimir appeared in front of him , "ah Daniel welcome , please come in" he said , moments later more guests started to arrive as Daniel walked towards the ballroom.
As he entered the ballroom music began to play as the soft glow of candlelight filled the room , as Vladimir greeted the other guests Daniel picked up a glass of red wine and took a sip. He adjusted his masquerade mask a little and walked around the room and began to talk to some of the guests , an hour later the masquerade ball was in full swing as guests danced around the ballroom , "are you having a good time?" Asked Vladimir , "yes this masquerade ball is excellent and the food is delicious" said Daniel.
"Good...good , please excuse me I have a matter to attend to" said Vladimir , as Daniel ate some grapes Vladimir had vanished into the crowd , he looked around the ballroom and then suddenly something had caught his eye. In a shaded dimly lit area in the hall Daniel saw Talia standing by the window , Talia stared out of the window and looked up at the moon as the light peeked through the cracks between the clouds , Daniel walked through the ballroom as Talia turned her head around and looked at him , Talia started to walk away down the hall and towards the library.
Daniel followed her into the library and saw her standing amongst the shadows by a bookcase , he red dress shimmered a little in the candlelight. "Are you not joining the party?" Asked Daniel as he moved a little closer to her , Talia turned around towards him avoiding his gaze , her long hair obscuring one side of her face , he asked her if she was ok and reached out towards her , Daniel brushed her hair back a little and saw a scratches on her cheek.
"Did Vladimir do this to you?" he asked , Talia turned away and brushed her back to the front of one side of her face , "I believe I remember you wanted to ask me something last time I saw you" said Daniel. "Can you...help me..." Said Talia quietly as she stared into the flame of a candle in front of her , "what can I help you with? he asked , Talia turned around and suddenly embraced him and said "please save me....he won't let me leave this place" she said.
Talia gazed into his eyes deeply , her red eyes glimmering in the candlelight as he placed his hand on her cheek , "you're so cold" said Daniel as his hand brushed against her cheek. "Please help me....it is so very dark here" whispered Talia , her voice sounded strange somehow almost a hypnotic , he looked deeper into her red eyes and said "what do you need me to do?" , Talia whispered into his ear and then suddenly vanished into the shadows.
Daniel shook his head and then looked around the room as he wondered where Talia had vanished to , moments later Daniel had walked back into the ballroom and picked up another glass of wine and then took a few sips. "Ah there you are" said Vladimir , "I was getting a little fresh air" said Daniel , Vladimir patted him on the shoulder and then continued to talk to the other guests , a few hours later Talia had entered the ballroom , the guests moved out of the way to give her some room.
Talia stared at Daniel and reached her arm out towards him , "do you mind if I dance with her" said Daniel , "no of course not , please join her" said Vladimir. Daniel walked closer towards Talia and took her hands and held her close , the musicians began to play her favourite music and then they began to dance , Daniel and Talia danced around the centre of the ballroom as the Vladimir and the other guests watched , her pale white skin shimmered a little as the moonlight shone through the windows.
Daniel held her firmly then spun and twirled her around himself , he held her closer as the other guests began to dance around them , Vladimir stood in the corner of the ballroom and then walked away and headed towards the cellar. Talia whispered into Daniel's ear as they danced around , "Vladimir will be away tomorrow , meet me tomorrow night at the lake near the roses" , later that night the masquerade ball had ended and Talia watched Daniel as he walked down the path and headed towards his home.
"I will be free soon....free of him...free of this dark place" Talia thought to herself...
To be continued in part 3
As he entered the ballroom music began to play as the soft glow of candlelight filled the room , as Vladimir greeted the other guests Daniel picked up a glass of red wine and took a sip. He adjusted his masquerade mask a little and walked around the room and began to talk to some of the guests , an hour later the masquerade ball was in full swing as guests danced around the ballroom , "are you having a good time?" Asked Vladimir , "yes this masquerade ball is excellent and the food is delicious" said Daniel.
"Good...good , please excuse me I have a matter to attend to" said Vladimir , as Daniel ate some grapes Vladimir had vanished into the crowd , he looked around the ballroom and then suddenly something had caught his eye. In a shaded dimly lit area in the hall Daniel saw Talia standing by the window , Talia stared out of the window and looked up at the moon as the light peeked through the cracks between the clouds , Daniel walked through the ballroom as Talia turned her head around and looked at him , Talia started to walk away down the hall and towards the library.
Daniel followed her into the library and saw her standing amongst the shadows by a bookcase , he red dress shimmered a little in the candlelight. "Are you not joining the party?" Asked Daniel as he moved a little closer to her , Talia turned around towards him avoiding his gaze , her long hair obscuring one side of her face , he asked her if she was ok and reached out towards her , Daniel brushed her hair back a little and saw a scratches on her cheek.
"Did Vladimir do this to you?" he asked , Talia turned away and brushed her back to the front of one side of her face , "I believe I remember you wanted to ask me something last time I saw you" said Daniel. "Can you...help me..." Said Talia quietly as she stared into the flame of a candle in front of her , "what can I help you with? he asked , Talia turned around and suddenly embraced him and said "please save me....he won't let me leave this place" she said.
Talia gazed into his eyes deeply , her red eyes glimmering in the candlelight as he placed his hand on her cheek , "you're so cold" said Daniel as his hand brushed against her cheek. "Please help me....it is so very dark here" whispered Talia , her voice sounded strange somehow almost a hypnotic , he looked deeper into her red eyes and said "what do you need me to do?" , Talia whispered into his ear and then suddenly vanished into the shadows.
Daniel shook his head and then looked around the room as he wondered where Talia had vanished to , moments later Daniel had walked back into the ballroom and picked up another glass of wine and then took a few sips. "Ah there you are" said Vladimir , "I was getting a little fresh air" said Daniel , Vladimir patted him on the shoulder and then continued to talk to the other guests , a few hours later Talia had entered the ballroom , the guests moved out of the way to give her some room.
Talia stared at Daniel and reached her arm out towards him , "do you mind if I dance with her" said Daniel , "no of course not , please join her" said Vladimir. Daniel walked closer towards Talia and took her hands and held her close , the musicians began to play her favourite music and then they began to dance , Daniel and Talia danced around the centre of the ballroom as the Vladimir and the other guests watched , her pale white skin shimmered a little as the moonlight shone through the windows.
Daniel held her firmly then spun and twirled her around himself , he held her closer as the other guests began to dance around them , Vladimir stood in the corner of the ballroom and then walked away and headed towards the cellar. Talia whispered into Daniel's ear as they danced around , "Vladimir will be away tomorrow , meet me tomorrow night at the lake near the roses" , later that night the masquerade ball had ended and Talia watched Daniel as he walked down the path and headed towards his home.
"I will be free soon....free of him...free of this dark place" Talia thought to herself...
To be continued in part 3