Sovelis walkd into the clearing where it all started. "The mines...Some sort of power is buried in the earth here...mabye thats what I need to change desteny...a power to rival Hyrule's Goddesses..." Sovelis spoke outloud, "Hmmm....The prophecy cannot be wrong though...that means that one of the strongest Tempest Lords will return from the gate and atempt t stop me from finding the power...If it even exist anymore...could it be another true philosopher's stone? I wish Jin was here right now...he'd know what to do..." Sovelis didn't notice taht the air was growing colder. Someone was atempting to leave the gate, death's cold grip was draining the air of warmth and life. The grass was drying up, and some smaller scrubs had begun to wither as well...

Kayla stopped short, making Cathy bang into her.
"Hey why did you- Whoah,"Cathy stopped when she saw what was going on.

Sovelis opened his mind, the presence of Death was so strong that anyone could feel it now. "Well, it seams Lord Mortan will be here." Sovelis saw a slight of blackness start to form in the air, a portal from death for those who no longer have a physical body. I know who you are...young Tempest...I cannot allow you to remove the power hidden in this world...it is not for you to destroy death...let us stay here, we are content to be dead, long lives makes one weary for the embrace of the gatekeepers... a ghostly pair of hands started to force the rip wider.

"Oh boy, this ain't good,"Kayla muttered.
"What do you think we should do?"Cathy asked.

"Lord Mortan, Is that you?" Yes, Sha'hal...I am the one sent to fight the Destroyer...you know you are Sha'hal, don't you...you were my finest student, even more than Methusela... The ip was more than big enough for the shadowy mass of a dead Tempest Lord to pass through. A puddle of blackness formed where the spirit leaked out, like water out of a cracked jar. "Can you asume any shape, or must I destroy a puddle of death?" Sovelis said, laughing slightly. Still smart-mouthed, Sovelis... Lord Mortan began to take a more man shaped form. He was 10 feet tal, shadowed and seeming to be in a massice cloack as dark as the night. Two eyes glowed from where a face should be. They did not glow with a malicious red, but a kind blue, as blue as the sky on a summer's day. Is this enough? "Yes...must we fight?" I'm afraid so...

So there really is going to be a battle going on, Kayla thought.
Cathy nugded Kayla and whispered,"I don't think they realize we are here."

The shadow struck out before Sovelis could react. It wraped around Sovelis, pinning his arms. Your distracted...DON'T GET DISTRACTED! THATS THE FIRST RULE OF COMBAT I TAUGHT YOU!!! Mortan yelled as he threw Sovelis. He hit a tree near Cathy and Kayla. "I won't loose to you.." he said as he drew the Tempest Blade. You still need to rely upon that crutch? Sovelis struck the shadw, knocking it into the cliff-face. "It has more power than before, Sensei."

"So, how are we going to stop this battle?"Cathy whispered.
"Well we can't do anything by standing around,"Kayla said.

Ah...so it has...mabye it is a weapon worthy of a Tempest. STRIKE! A sword of deathly black shadows struck out, almost hitting Sovelis, who blocked as well as he could. You where never a very good swordsman, but now you have learned much..SHOW ME YOUR LIMITS! Lord Mortan yellled as Sovelis and his former master fought over the right to the Power hidden in the mines.

Kayla got a idea on how to stop this. She summoned her oh so famous vines and made a small barrier that kept Sovelis and the other dude from attacking eachother.

Vines? When did you master the element of living plants Sovelis? Mortan asked as a part of him flew off, hitting the plants and draining them of life. "vines...Kayla? KAYLA! RUN! HE'S TO STRONG FOR YOU TO HELP!" Sovelis yelled as Mortan broke through the now dead vines. Plants aren't going to stop me... he lashed his sword out at Sovelis, who's parry opened an oprotunity to stike. "SHO'PO'MOY! STRIKE OF THE TEMPEST FURY!!!" He held his left arm out, and blasted at his former teacher with a beam of energy that would level a city. Mortan was sent flying back, and he crashed into the cliff-face, causeing a small landslide to bury him. *Huff huff* Sovelis panted from exerting himself. "That won't slow him much..." he said as he stood and took a stance, ready for more battle.

"So NOW he realizes that we are here,"Cathy muttered to herself.

"Kayla! Do you have the crystal short sword I gave you a while back? Its a weopon to fight those who no longer belong this world!" Sovelis said as Mortan ozed out of the crater and attacked, forceing the Tempest to go on the defenceive.

"Y-yeah I do,"Kayla said.

Sovelis's sword cut off a piece of Mortan's shadowy body. gggrrr...Thats making me mad... he said as it reconected, and re-formed into a whip like tenticle that lashed out at Sovelis. "You have to use the sword!" Sovelis yelled as he dodged Mortan's sword, but was grabbed by the tenticle around his right leg.