Book One – Chapter 2

For over three years, they had toiled relentlessly, deciphering and adhering to the cryptic demands woven into the runes, before the portal had led them ever deeper into a web of hidden passageways intricately threaded through the expansive castle walls. Advancing month by month and year by year, Yves, Prayan and the Prince Regent had encountered diverse and dangerous challenges until they had eventually gained access to the forbidden underground chambers.

And then Yves was forced to leave Emery Thurm. A culmination of events had led to his expulsion, but on the day he walked out of the academy grounds, he had taken with him the arcane knowledge to forge ethereal mirrors.

After leaving Emery Thurm, Yves and Midnight embarked on a sweeping odyssey that traversed the vast expanse of the Midlands and the rugged heart of the Western Mountain Ranges. The journey wove through serene valleys and perilous summits, as Yves sought out wizards, oracles and time-worn ruins in the relentless pursuit to identify and collect the elusive components necessary to craft the ethereal mirrors.

The Midlands echoed with the clash of magic against steel against fang, as Yves and Midnight were not only pitted against the wild forces of nature and primal tribes but also against challengers who sought the same artefacts that ignited their pursuit. Amid these grueling battles, Yves found solace in the pages of tomes and scrolls, diligently deciphering and translating the instructions that held the key to his ambitions. And as the seasons turned, the crescendo of his efforts surged. He studied and battled, he suffered he bled, he failed and he persevered. His relentless endeavour to amass the myriad components required for crafting the intricate mirrors was one of symbiosis. It was a fusion of honed skills, garnered wisdom, and battles that etched scars upon his flesh and spirit, whereby his mastery of light and glass magic culminated in the creation of these enigmatic portals.