In the spirit world there were four
major lands, each based on a season experienced on earth. Winter, Spring,
Summer and Fall all had lands with their own climate, forests and other
terrain. In the land of summer on the eastern edge of the searing desert was
the summer forest. The summer forest was a brisk ninety to a hundred degrees,
then going outward toward the desert the temperature went up until finally
reaching the volcano lands, where the air was hot enough to burn human hair.
The spirits
and warm weather animals played and enjoyed their warm days while Autumn
arrived for the people on Earth. The warm weather was slowly cooling in the
summer forest, causing the inhabitants to panic. A dark shadow swooped over the
land like a hawk looking for prey. These disturbances alerted the attention of
July, the ruler of Summer land. She was a large woman who loved parties,
attention and summer heat. She was popular among her own people but had a
tendency for sticking around on earth longer than many humans would like. Her
overstaying her welcome would cut into the Fall season. This year she behaved
herself and was in the summer lands with her people.
The large
shadow was joined by smaller shadows and the cold air began to pour in from
above. The sky darkened as glowing white ghosts and wisps descended into the
forest. Maniacal laughter echoed through the trees and pumpkin headed plant
creatures sprang up from the ground. Spirits of Halloween had arrived in the
summer lands and were searching for someone. Floating Jack-o-lanterns with
glowing eyes scanned through the now darkened forest as bats and hawks flew
above the treetops. The summer forest was in a panic.
The spirits
of Autumn and Halloween had come for Ignitious the flame spirit, who, with his
brother Glacious, attacked the Autumn Forest and severely injured the leader
Patches. Joseph Stephens and Jaye Williams chased to two brothers out of the
Autumn forest but the spirits of Halloween wanted revenge on the brothers for
their disrespect for the natural order of the seasons.
Ignitious
was mostly recovered from his injuries thanks to the heat of the Summer Lands.
The Halloween spirits had already spotted before he figured out that he was the
target of this attack. The bright flames that made up Ignitious’ body was easy
to spot in the now darkened sky and before he could escape he was set upon by
bats and pumpkin monsters. The flame spirit sent out a wave of flames, sweeping
up the bats in the flames and making the monsters run for cover. The trees of the
Summer Forest were heat and flame proof, so any fire that hit the green leafy
trees quickly went out. Ignitious wasn’t a spirit of the summer lands and
didn’t really care about the forest, so even if the trees weren’t fire proof he
still would have used his fire powers without restraint.
Ignitious
took off flying like a fireball, he was headed for the volcano where his powers
would be strongest. He shot through the forest with ease and entered the
searing desert. The large shadow from the sky descended down and landed in
front of Ignitious before the spirit could go any further. Ignitious collided
with the shadow causing a fiery explosion. When the flames died down the shadow
still stood. Bats fluttered away and shadow creatures melted off the figure and
escaped into the ground, revealing Patches, the spirit of Autumn and the leader
of the Autumn Lands. “Did you really think you could surprise attack me like a
coward, attack my lands, claim my forest for yourself and I wouldn’t do
anything about it? Just because Joseph and Jaye kicked you out of my forest
doesn’t mean there wont be consequences!” Patches’ voice boomed as flames
erupted out of his pumpkin head and dark magic jumped from his body like
electrical sparks from a power line.
“I beat you
once before, do you really think you can take me this time?” Ignitious said
with a fiery smile. “You had your brother to help you and you attacked me when
my back was turned. In a fair fight you wouldn’t last a minute. I am the king
of Autumn and Halloween, you are rogue elemental spirit” Patches shouted as he
walked towards Ignitious. Patches was tall and thin with a body made of hay,
roots and flames with a large pumpkin head on his shoulders and a carved face
that moved like a human face. While the two spirits prepared to fight the
invading spirits of Halloween and Autumn made a circle around the two, so that
Ignitious couldn’t run away from this. Cold air blew through the desert as the
night sky and full moon loomed over head for the first time ever in this land.
Ignitious
spun around bringing flames up from the ground and carrying them with him as he
charged towards Patches. The King of Fall didn’t flinch at the flames and
easily side stepped the attack. Patches was quicker than he looked and was
determined to show this menace why he shouldn’t mess with the Autumn Lands.
Patches melted into the ground like a shadow and shot forward with lighting
speed, then before Ignitious could realize that Patches was gone, the shadow of
Patches sprang up from the ground in the form of a giant shadowy wolf head with
blazing red eyes. The shadow wolf head chomped down on Ignitious and shook the
spirit like a dog shaking a piece of meat. Ignitious sent flame bursts out from
his body in an attempt to break the shadow wolf’s grip but the flames had no
effect. When Patches decided he was done he slammed Ignitious into the ground,
then the shadow wolf head formed back into the pumpkin headed spirit.
Ignitious
charged condensed flames into his hand, making a fireball hotter and stronger
than his normal steel melting flames. The flame spirit launched his powerful
ball of flames. Patches, who didn’t have bones or a spine, bent himself in half
to avoid the fireball. Flames shot across his back as he narrowly dodged the
attack. While Patches was still bent in half he charged forward, his pumpkin
head growing larger and his mouth growing wider the closer he got to Ignitious.
Shadows rose up from the ground and whooshed forward like wind, wrapping around
Ignitious. Patches came within inches of the flame spirit then contracted his
pumpkin head and ‘breathed’ out dark magic flames from his mouth. Dark flames
engulfed the flame spirit, damaging the fire elemental while remaining harmless
to any of the Halloween spirits caught in the blast.
Ignitious
dropped to the ground as purple mist streamed from his head like steam. The
group of Halloween spirits parted on two sides, on the right side a group of
Autumn spirits dragged a large wooden crate into the fighting circle and on the
left the ruler of the Summer Lands, July emerged onto the scene.
“What is
going on here?!” July shouted. “Ignitious and his brother attacked me, beat me
almost to death and tried to claim my forest as their own. This is my payback”
Patches explained. The Halloween spirits all called out and shouted in
agreement. July stared at Patched with a furious look but switched her heated
gaze down to Ignitious. “You said you needed to rest in my lands because you
were injured from a fight, you never told me you tried to upset the balance of
the seasons and attacked a king! What happens when you recover? Were you going
to attack him again? What about attack me and claim my Summer Forest? Or were
you going to go pick on the Spring bunny?” July shouted in outrage.
“I’m not your
subject you old crone! I don’t owe any of you anything! When I recover I am
going to gather my gang of flame spirits, some dragons and anyone else who will
follow me and make you all pay!” Ignitious spat. “OH no you wont!” July shouted
grabbing Ignitious by the neck with a powerful grip and slamming him to the
ground. She then threw all her weight down onto the flame elemental, sitting on
him so he couldn’t escape. The Halloween spirits sniggered at the sight of the
feared flame elemental being sat on by the mighty Summer Spirit.
“I figured
the brothers would try to attack again, so I made these crates to transport the
two of them. I will keep them somewhere safe until they agree to not attack
anyone. Ignitious will be riding in a crate made of summer wood and Glacious…”
Patches trailed off as he gestured to a second box being dragged up. The second
crate was made of a pale wood and was covered in frost. The autumn spirit
dragging the crate opened it revealing Glacious trapped inside. “I found him in
the Winter forest and figured the trees of Winter could hold him as well as
anything” Patches added.
July used
her firm grip to pull Ignitious out from under her and threw him into the large
box made of summer wood. “I am glad to see you taking care of things, but next
time you should tell me ahead of time before you invade my forest” July said
sternly.
Patches
apologized to July and explained that he didn’t know ahead of time if she was
in on the attack or not. The two crates were then hauled off by Halloween
creatures, Patches apologized again, bowed like a gentleman then opened a
portal made of autumn leaves and swirling wind. The group of autumn spirits,
Halloween spirits and Patches all left the Summer lands. Then the moment the
portal closed the night sky turned to a bright summer day, the air warmed up
and environment quickly returned to normal.
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