Reunion

Chapter 1

Jim looked back at the rebuilt structure of Killahead bridge hearing the echoes of his friends and loved ones begging him to come back. But the boy could not bare the sight of losing them like they had just lost Arrrgh from their battle with Angor Rot. He turned around and walked away onto the dead plains and when he reached to the edge peak of the cliff his disbelieving eyes beheld towering rocks that structured at odd angles, a black eerie looking sun looming its light over everthing, and a mind-bending maze that appears to be an endless labrinth.

The engravings in Jim's armor pulsed red, the Sword of Eclipse appeared in his hand. The black sword shimmered as Jim afflixed it magnectically to his armor back.

"Tally," he said. "Hold on just a little longer I'm coming. And Gunmar you better not lay a hand on her when I find you." Even though he could not see any sign of life around him. He knew that his childhood-friend was out there waiting for him, and so was Gunmar. But he right now the only thing he's concern about more is finding Talia, and also rescueing Enrique; Claire's baby brother. Jim looked over the edge and wondered of how he was going to jump or climbed down. He also wished that he had bothered of bringing supplies before he came through the bridge.

Now that the Resistance base had been destroyed after from Amos's rampage. Skarlagk had decided the best choice was to relocate to one of their nine secure hideouts with the aid of their very own Nylargroth. But this one was not like the rest of them. This one was the queen, the colossal titan, the mother of all the Nylargroth's, and she's the mobile home of the resistance.

"You've never told me that you've had a gigantic size earth worm hiding underneath your castle," Talia said impressed of how it's moving the fortress.

"This is why we're always one step ahead of Gunmar," Skarlagk explained. "If we let our guard down like of what happened ealier with Amos he would surely Gunmar would take the advantage and strike us down."

Amos the muderer of her entire clan had finally been slain. The thought of him dying, returning to his human form after he'd been free from the curse when Talia finished him haunted her. His last words were 'Don't let them control you.' Did he mean Skarlagk, Gunmar, or the witch who had turned him? Ever since Talia had discovered her powers it had painted a target on her back. Vendel had told her the story about her family and how they were wiped out all because of this one certain ability Gunmar had his eye on. But now she wonder's what that tyrant is doing now.

Meanwhile Gunmar sits atop of his skull-shaped throne listening to his goblin messenger of Amos's demise. "So she had killed him," he said. "Why am I not surprise?" He absorbed some traces of energry from within the dying, husk, Heartstone to provide him energy to stand. "The cub has proven herself to be a formidable foe. That light. . .that power there's no doubt about it. She has obtained the power of enhancement." He clenched clawing his claws into the thrones arm-rest furiously remembering the thought of Talia humilating him infront of his army from that stunt she pulled during their fight. "When I find her. I swear I will- -"

But then a sharp pain shot through to his skull as he clutched onto his missing eye while his other one flared in agony. Dictatious and Kodanth entered the room coming to their master's aid from hearing his screams echoe in the castle. "What ails you, great Gunmar," Dictatious asked.

"My eye," said Gunmar, recovering. "Though it has been lost for centuries, it felt like it had suddenly returned to its socket."

"Or somewhere very close," Dictatious suggested.

"Could it be," Gunmar wondered. "My Eye? Here? In the Darklands?"

"It could quite possible be him sire, the Trollhunter," Dictatious said. "He may have obtained your Eye."

"Impossible," Kodanth protested. "What about the Janus Order? My network of Changeling spies has protected the Eye of Gunmar since-"

"And yet our Dark Underlord senses its presence nearby," Dictatious interrupted. "Surely you don't doubt he who tamed the Darklands. . .do you Kodanth?"

Now Gunmar fixed his stare upon Kodanth, who shrank under his severe gaze.

"N-no, of course not," replied the trembling Kodanth.

"And if the Trollhunter followed the last Rites of Bodus to collect your Birthstone, Killstone, and Eye. . ." Dictatious began.

"Then the fool has now come here in a pathetic attempt to stop me," said Gunmar in understanding. "And, more importantly, has the portal back to the surface lands. One which I can force him to open. . ."

"Your brilliance never ceases to astound, my Dark Underlord. The way you pieced all that together-clearly you have no need for an advisor such as I. Let alone two. . . ," Dictatious said with a smirk aimed at Kodanth.

Gunmar's eye flickered as he thought over Dictatious words. Finally, he spoke.

"Dictatious, dispatch my deadliest soldiers to scour the Darklands in search of Merlin's champion. If the Trollhunter who robbed me of my son has crossed into this accursed dimension, I would have words with him. . . right before I feast on his entrails and wipe the gore from my jaws with a rag made of his skin."

"I will escort them personally, Master," Dictatious said with a bow.

"And how can I be of ser-ser-service," Kodanth said still trembling.

"You shall investigate your Janus Order," commanded Gunmar. "And discover how they allowed my Eye to fall into the Trollhunter's possession under your so-called. . . .leadership."

Gunmar lumbered past his two advisers- one pleased, one terrified- and stood before a large gate composed of crystalline orange spikes. He grunted, and the crystal shards retreated into the bedrock, revealing a deep cavern.

"Both of you, leave me to my Horde, "Gunmar ordered. "I must ready them to hunt the Silver Lion, and my other nemesis Skarlagk. Hmph, how fitting that all of my enemies shall soon meet the their bloody fate."

Gunmar descended into the cavern, and the spikes stabbed out again to close the passage behind him. A moment later, a loud chorus of monstrous animal sounds echoed from within the cavern as Gunmar greeted his Horde. Kodanth shuddered at the horrific noise, but Dictatious didn't seem disturbed in the slightest.