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 as Arianna’s father led the girl he lived down the aisle. She was wearing a long white dress and veil. Marvelo led her to James, then she and James clasped hand and gazed into each other’s eyes. Anger filled Cole’s heart as he watched his best friend marry the girl he loved. He clenched his fists in rage. How DARE James?! And James was his best friend..and he did THiS! He knew that Cole liked Arianna and yet…he married her. 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. A knock sounded on his door suddenly. Peter crossed the rooms and opened it. 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…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 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 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. He stabbed and sliced the Sirens until finally after a lot of slicing the Sirens swam away. James helped a shivering, wet Arianna into the boat. James waded through the water, looking for Leah. “Leah? Leah, where are you?” James called. Suddenly Arianna screamed loudly. A woman floated on the water, her blonde hair spread out and her green eyes lifeless. “James!” Tom called from the shore. Tom was still standing on the shore. He had been unable to help when the Sirens came and he had seen all that had happened….except Leah’s dead body. “Is Leah ok?” Tom asked. James slowly shook his head. “Sh-she didn’t make it. I tried brother, I really did. I-I froze.” James said. Tom’s face turned paler than a ghost and his body shook with grief. Then a change came over his face,Tom’s eyes filled with rage and turned black. His medallion glowed a dark black. “Please brother…don’t do it…” James pleaded desperately. But it was to late,Tom began to transform to a large hulking black beast with eyes filled with anger and sorrow. “A Krakos.” James whispered under his breath. “NOOOOO! JAAAAMMMES!” Tom bellowed in a loud voice. James didn’t know whether to go try to come his brother or flee. Arianna put a hand on his shoulder, her face teary. “James, you can’t help him. We have to go.” She whispered. James reluctantly began to paddle away from his Krakos brother.

They sailed till they got far away from Tom the Krakos so that they could take a break. Arianna buried her face in James’ chest and sobbed for her friend. James gently stroked her hair. “I’m so sorry.” He murmured. “It’s all my fault.”

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

-SunnyFox57.