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only thing that
separated Kylouz and the beast. King Safri was worried a situation
could soon arise with the beast, and asked King Tomlin to swear
allegiance to come to aid if he ever needed them. He already had
the loyalty of Rebutjar. A smaller Kingdom, located far to the east
of Sylvania. He felt if the beast attacked, he would need all
kingdoms together. That allegiance would have required King Tomlin
to provide supplies for King Safri if ever needed. That request
would have meant that King Tomlin would have to destroy the trees,
and use other materials found in his kingdom; which he refused.
Also, if the beast did attack, King Tomlin wouldn’t want to have to
provide troops to Kylouz; he would want them in Sylvania,
protecting his home. The kings could not come to an agreement, so
they declared war on each other. In a war referred to now as the
Battle of the Phoenix.
    Months passed, and although Kylouz had
a bigger army King Safri was losing the war. He was attacking King
Tomlin’s land. Most of the battle occurred at the ‘Stones of the
Phoenix’, which was mostly on King Tomlin’s land, so he had the
advantage. The inside of the Phoenix was a flat land, but the outer
part of the Phoenix was very high cliffs, and rock formations.
There were only two entrances into the battlefield, west of the
River of Preditus. One was at the beak of the Phoenix, and the
other towards the bottom of the tail, which lead straight into
Sylvania. The only other entrance, no one ever used, because it was
on the east side of the river, which was beast territory. The right
wing of the Phoenix had cliffs that went high over the River of
Preditus, down a mountain, but no one dared to use it. The path was
too dangerous.
    King Safri needed help. He had gone to
the Northwest, to a place called Witches Peak. Not many had the
courage to see the witches. At that time, people feared them even
more than the beast. The witches were a magical race. Not to say
they couldn’t be killed, but contact with them was avoided. It was
said that, the witches were violent, but no one ever talked to the
witches, nor seen them for many decades. It was said that the
witches held the most magic in the world. King Safri didn’t fear
the witches’ magic, he wanted to use it, and he wanted to win the
war. He traveled to the Witches’ Peak. After heading through the
mountains, he came to a ladder, which he climbed, leaving his
horse, and his guards at the bottom. He had found himself on a
platform, with four pillars that overlooked the ocean. He called
out the witches to show their faces, and they did. The witches had
appeared and formed a slow-moving circle around King Safri. The
witches were gray, with long fingernails, and completely black
robes; between their robes, and bodies, there was no distinction in
color. All one could really see of the witches were their glowing
yellow eyes. They asked him why he had come, explained he was
either brave or stupid. He had told the witches his situation. King
Safri explained that he was losing the war with King Tomlin. He
demanded help, and warned them, if they refused, he would come
after them next. The witches did not like threats but ignored this
one; they had bigger plans in mind.
    The witches didn’t like the world as
it was. There were too many wars raging. They wanted to restore the
balance of good and evil, they had already been working on a plan.
They had created an object that would restore the balance. It was a
crystal skull. The skull was a medium sized pendant, which shined
different shades of blue; it had a small hoop on the top; so it
could be worn as a necklace. They named it, the skull of power. The
person who wore the skull would have GOD-like powers. The person
who wore it could alter realities, create or destroy anything. The
skull could take anyone’s deepest wishes, and make them true. The
witches knew that this power could be devastating if it fell into
the wrong hands. They had to test the person,