The tale of the shadow phoenixes

Chapter twenty nine.

There was a double wedding a few weeks later. It was a joyous day(for mostly everyone). Bella held the pillow with the rings on it gently in her mouth. Arianna and James and Tom and Leah were married that day. Cole watched in angrily. Anger filled his heart as he watched his best friend marry the girl he loved. His parents had been right. The Riddles were trouble.

A few months later….

Peter sat at his desk in his room. The house was as silent as a tomb. Leah was moving to her new house, wherever that was and Cole was very moody for some reason. A knock sounded on his door suddenly. Peter crossed the rooms and opened his door. James Riddle stood there, with his dog Bella at his side. “Hey James.” Peter said. James smiled. “Hey, I was wondering…we’re leaving by canoe and Bella can’t sit in a canoe do…would you mind taking care of her until Tom leaves. He’ll take Bella with him.” James asked. Peter shrugged. “Sure.”

Tom and Leah and James and Arianna had stayed in Riverbend city until finally they left to become the kings and queens of the shadow phoenixes kingdom. Instead of traveling on foot or by equus they decided to travel by canoe which was much faster. Leah, James, and Arianna were going to sail across the lake into the ocean till they came to the shadow phoenixes kingdom. Tom was staying behind for a few days to gather up the rest of their stuff and Bella. Tom stood on the shore as their canoe began to paddle away.

James paddled the boat, with Arianna and Leah sitting in front of him. Sitting at James side was his sword sheathed. All was well…for a while. Suddenly a humming voice pierced the air. Then more voices joined in, all humming together. James for a strange reason he could not explain stopped paddling. The humming grew louder. Heads popped up from underwater and Sirens emerged. Beautiful Sirens with lovely voices and flowing shiny hair. They continued to vocalize. James froze unable to move. Arianna turned to him. “James we need to go!” She said. Arianna began to shake him, waking him slightly from the trance. The Sirens hissed angrily. A splash sounded behind them. Leah screamed. She was pulled from the boat by two sirens. They plunged Leah underwater and held her there. Two more went to grab Arianna. “James!” She called. James was frozen. His mind was moving but he was unable to move. The things he had read about Sirens so long ago flashed through his mind. “However women are less likely to be hypnotized by a Siren so usually Sirens will go after the women first to get rid of the threat of a woman breaking the hypnotizes.”

“James!” Arianna screamed in a shrill voice. Two Sirens were dragging her off the boat. Something snapped in James’ mind and he unsheathed his sword. James jumped from the boat and began slicing at the Sirens. Finally after a lot of slicing the Sirens swam away. James helped a shivering, wet Arianna into the boat. James began to paddle fast. Suddenly Arianna screamed loudly. A woman floated on the water, her blonde hair spread out and her green eyes lifeless. It was Leah. James glanced behind them. Tom was still standing on the shore. He had been unable to help when the Sirens came. Tom’s eyes filled with rage and turned black. He began to transform to a large hulking black beast with eyes filled with anger. “A Krakos.” James whispered under his breath. “NOOOOO! Jaaaammmeesss!” Tom bellowed in a loud voice.

And so they sailed away, always on the run. Unable to go back to the kingdom. They had some children and then after many years came to a small city called Tortuga.

-SunnyFox57.