Category: Fantasy

The Raise Of Asglow (Epilogue)

Asglow had appointed a caretaker for the castle.
Castle Kronos, the one on the granite plateau.
He was to be tour guide and a caretaker/guard.
He had much to do, plus take care of the yards.
His name was Egor, a young, brilliant Wizard.
He was there around the clock. Even in blizzards.
When he learned of Asglow’s disappearance.
He felt the castle was his insurance.
He had explored the entire place.
All the knowledge was his piece of cake.
The more he learned the more he wanted.
Asglow’s absence left him undaunted.
He did his job for years and learned more.
The idea of creating life was at its core.
He found the most ancient books of all.
He thought he had found his lifelong call.
Slowly a plan came to his foolish mind.
He could create life, given enough time.
He wanted to learn more. There was a way.
He would create Kronos again someday.
This is a story for another time.
But, remain a reader and keep it in mind.

—————————————R.W. Johnson—–(2018)

The Raise Of Asglow (Part 7)

Time had passed. Asglow was almost ready.
He proceeded with his plan, slow and steady.
First, he had to bring the Wizards under his spell.
No fight was involved. Things were proceeding well.
First he called all Wizards to a large meeting.
Anika and family did a combined greeting
with a spell that protected them from within.
They didn’t trust Asglow. They feared he would win.
At the meeting Asglow quoted a pledge.
This caused all Wizards to lose their edge.
It brought them under Asglow’s control.
It happened so smoothly, they didn’t even know.
Anika and her family were protected from it.
Their combined shield from within did the trick.
Yet, they weren’t really aware what happened.
The title of the meeting had no caption.
What was this meeting called for?
Something was wrong, as they left out the door.
They knew something had just happened, but what?
They zapped home. All their defenses were up.
They started planning what to do.
Anika said ”I think the church will do.”
“We pick a side room and line it with mirrors.”
“Walls, ceiling, totally cover it. Is that clear?’
“But, what will this do?” Ansir said.
“I’m not sure, but I have it planned in my head.”
They carried out her orders right away.
This was going to be another episodic day.
Then Anika contacted Asglow via her wand.
‘Meet me in the church. Bring your wand.’
Asglow immediately knew what Anika meant.
She wasn’t affected by the spell he sent.
Now, it comes down to that final hour.
I knew I would have to make Anika cower.
It’s only proper after what she did to Kronos.
I will turn her into a lone ghost.
Asglow zapped to the church.
He entered and stopped with a lurch.
No one was there. He searched around.
Then, in a side room, Anika was found.
She stood there with her wand raised.
“You will fight me in a church of praise?”
“God will protect me.” Anika said.
Asglow just laughed and shook his head.
“Bring it on then.” He stood ready, no fear.
Anika changed her wand to the spear.
Before she could activate it, Asglow was gone.
He jumped back a few minutes. Not long.
He moved forward to get behind Anika.
He jumped back forward to grab her. Eureka!
What was this? He was out in some woods.
He jumped again, the best he could.
He didn’t know where he was at.
He felt like he was flapping around like a bat.
A few more jumps and he realized.
“I am caught in a time loop.” he cried.
Different time realities kept appearing.
He’d jump every few minutes he was fearing.
Billions of realities could exist.
The mirrors sent him on this trip.
They had distorted everything for him.
He didn’t know how to get back.
He could be trapped like this for an eternity at that.
When he didn’t reappear, Anika knew she was right.
They removed all the mirrors & put them out of sight.
She had figured out why his future couldn’t be seen.
She had filled in the gap in the in between.
All the Wizards snapped out of their trance.
They had lost time. But, they had a second chance.
After another meeting and all was explained.
The new head of the council, Anika, was named.
Another major tragedy was avoided for them.
But, for Asglow, his tragedy would just begin.

———————————————–R.W. Johnson—–(2018)

The Raise Of Asglow (Part 6)

Asglow knew they were suspicious.
They thought he was up to mischief.
I guess he was, in his own way.
But, he still wasn’t ready to come and play.
He discovered something really great.
He was told not to let the black arts be his fate.
It was taboo to all the Wizards.
It would be better to boil his gizzard.
But, he discovered that you needed both.
A perfect balance between both is all she wrote.
It had always been one against the other.
But, when both are used,’ holy mother’!!
The power quotient is more than doubled.
Rather than butting heads and making rubble.
He learned to combine the two.
Making one impenetrable force for you.
He could be the greatest war Wizard around.
Greater than any Warlock ever found.
He had a lot of work to do learning how
to combine all spells to make them work somehow.
The more he learned, the easier it got.
He felt he could do all things. Believe it or not.
Now, he needed a way to bring all,
but the most powerful, under his call.
That would be, the Wizards, under his control.
He knew no Warlocks. They had been laid low.
In the meantime, Anika continued to be bothered.
What kind of son had Evangelica & Kronos fathered?
Anika knew Evangelica was a powerful Wizard.
She also knew Kronos would rip out your gizzard.
And what did a future like a room of mirrors mean?
She asked the Wizard scholar to see what he’d seen.
“At this point I haven’t a clue.”
“You did say he was studying time anew?”
“Possibly it means different futures available to him.”
“To mess with such power has got to be a sin.”
Anika thanked him and returned to the Lumicates.
She asked them if this could possibly be his fate?
They said that they didn’t know for sure.
They just knew that it didn’t mean a cure.
Anika thought she knew what it meant.
She filed it away before it went.
Back home, she discussed it with her husband.
“Holy Wizard! This is like a bludgeoned.”
“How will this information help if needed?”
Anika wasn’t sure, but it takes planning she pleaded.
Asglow didn’t give any thought to this.
He felt his future could be whatever. This was his gift.
He controlled the power to do what he wanted.
So he proceeded on. He was undaunted.
Soon, it would all come together.
He would carry out his plans to the letter.
He would rule Vantera and earth too.
There would be nothing he couldn’t do.
He would be emperor of both worlds.
Asglow The Great!! It gave him a thrill.
Would the best laid plans of men and mice work?
Will he succeed, or just end up another jerk?
Keep reading. Time will tell.
Time could end up worse than hell.

———————————————–R.W. Johnson—–(2018)

The Raise Of Asglow (Part 5)

Asglow wasn’t told by the demons outright.
They were the ones who gave Kronos might.
The spell to reverse Anika’s spear power.
So, Asglow would not have it for that hour.
The demon’s would not help a human again.
Even if they might consider him a friend.
Asglow gave up on finding that spell.
He had another idea that should work as well.
He would perfect his time travel technique.
The way it would work would be really neat.
If Anika activated her spear, he would be gone.
Zap back a few minutes in time, not long.
Then, he would get behind her and come back.
He would then disable her. It’s a fact.
He had a lot of work to do to perfect it.
Kronos was unable to, he reflected.
After many attempts, he discovered the secret.
A balance of additive and subtractive to feed it.
Both were needed to bring it about.
Kronos didn’t have a clue what that was about.
But, Asglow could use both with equal skill.
He had no problem working his will.
He was jumping back in time just a few minutes.
Then, returning shortly, ready to begin it.
He found some instability if he went back further.
A jump to the future was worse than murder.
He didn’t try it, he read the warnings.
To jump back longer had the same warnings.
Just a few minutes, then, return to the present.
It was all he needed to accomplish all he dreamt.
In the meantime, Anika decided to take a trip.
To see the Lumicates. She was into it.
She visited them every now and then.
Because she considered them real friends.
They told her about Asglow and the amulet.
He wanted to control time. Could he handle it?
His future was like looking at bunch of mirrors.
They had no clue, but they did have their fears.
They had never experienced that before now.
Their fears increased. It just wasn’t right somehow.
Anika was real concerned. She knew his history.
She knew Kronos was his father. It was no mystery.
She hoped Asglow wasn’t going to the dark side.
She knew she couldn’t stop him if he tried.
She zapped home and told her family all.
Ansir and Siran couldn’t believe Asglow would fall.
They had been close friends all their lives.
They didn’t want to believe any lies.
They didn’t know Kronos was Asglow’s father.
When told, they became quiet as otters.
They needed to find out what Asglow was up to.
He was gone a lot. Said he had business to attend to.
Asglow smoothed over all their fears.
He was smooth talking. Almost brought them to tears.
Time went on and things settled down.
They thought he had both feet on the ground.
That would change before too long.
Keep reading to find out what is going on.

———————————————-R.W. Johnson—–(2018)

 

The Raise Of Asglow (Part 4)

When Asglow went to the ruined castle.
He had trouble searching without a hassle.
He conceived a plan to rebuild the place.
He couldn’t stand all that waste.
Besides, he wanted to find all he could.
He would use all the old castle he could.
Except move it all to a new place.
On top of a solid granite plateau, in case.
There was one about a mile away.
Several hundred feet high, if a day.
Probably 20 acres or more around.
No way up or down that he found.
He spent two days magically working.
Cutting a narrow path. A sure thing.
Once on top, he made the top level.
It was flat, like made with a bevel.
The narrow path was hard to maneuver.
Easily defended with magic or groover.
A magical tool that reshapes rock.
No one would ever reach the top.
Once on top he zapped away.
He moved stones the easy way.
Zapped them to the top of the plateau.
He recruited others to carry on the show.
He said it would be a memorial.
To always remember Kronos’s gory role.
The Council Of 9 found agreement with this.
The castle was built without a hitch.
Except he built it about 5 times larger.
Expert builders followed him without barder.
With the granite riddled with tunnels and rooms,
reaching way down below bedrock in the gloom.
He had tons of rooms and secret places.
He brought in all books, ledgers, and magic vases.
Everything he found in the ruined castle.
Plus things from everywhere. It was a vassal.
It was finished within two years.
All who visited left with their fears.
They thought it made a fine memorial.
To remember evil, without glory though.
Asglow was hoping to find one thing.
It was something that Kronos could bring.
The reversal of Anika’s spear power.
That would be needed in that hour.
He didn’t find it anywhere he looked.
It was not in any book.
He finally decided there was only one way.
Go to hell and see what Kronos would say.
He knew the black spell that would take him there.
It was dangerous. He could try it, if he did dare.
Finally, he cast the spell.
He was pulled down by a black smoke into hell.
He found Kronos, but he was totally insane.
Just kept screaming about panthers and pain.
He knew he would never learn anything here.
Then, a demon, from nowhere, did appear.
He said: “We know why you risked coming here.”
“We know what you are planning, that is clear.”
“We helped Kronos, but we will never again.”
“There is a chance that you can win.”
“But, your future is not very clear.”
“It is like looking into a bunch of mirrors.”
“Go back and try your very best.”
“Beyond that, may you pass the test.”
With that, he was back where he left from.
What happens next is another story.
Watch for it soon in all its glory.

R.W. Johnson—– (2018)

The Raise Of Asglow (Part 3)

Ancient history showed Asglow much.
He learned time started before the primordial muck.
In the beginning there was no time.
All was status quo, no change came to mind.
Then, as millennia passed, change slowly came.
Time started to be, as a part of the game.
Around that time the stone in the amulet was born.
Created during the first violent storm.
With the right spell, the amulet could control time.
But, only for a temporary period, keep that in mind.
The stone and other similar ones were extremely rare.
It didn’t say where to find one. It wasn’t fair.
Then, Asglow had an idea he thought would help.
He would visit the Lumicates. That would help he felt.
He left Vantera using the portal gates.
He quickly made his way to the planet it takes.
He traveled into the desert and found the Lumicates.
Knowing who he was, they were waiting. He was late.
Lumicates can see the future in most cases.
They knew searching for the amulet was his fate.
They couldn’t get a fix on his future that was clear.
Like finding your way in a house of mirrors.
Millions of futures came and went.
They didn’t know what caused this event.
The only thing that came up was an island.
Someplace on earth by the name of Ireland.
Ireland? He remembered the name in Kronos’s diary.
He said: “Thanks, now I will return home my way.”
He zapped back to Vantera to his room.
He sat there for awhile in the gloom.
Once he had been somewhere, he could zap there.
He looked in Kronos’s diary. It wasn’t anywhere.
Then he saw the note. A Keep in Ireland underground.
He was elated at what he had found.
He would zap to earth, then Ireland bound.
He took a ship and weeks later arrived.
He could feel the magic, he felt alive.
He worked some spells and followed their lead.
He was drawn to the place. Now to succeed.
He opened the underground Keep by using magic.
Things were mostly destroyed. It was tragic.
He searched for many hours without success.
Then, there it was among the mess.
The amulet! It had to be the right one.
He zapped home to Vantera. The fun had begun.
First, using some basic spells, he confirmed.
This amulet would work to help him return.
Time travel is a delicate thing not to be rushed.
Just a few minutes shift would be enough.
It would take more study and research.
He wouldn’t go off on some crazy lurch.
What would happen is yet to tell.
Stay tuned in. It will get wilder than hell.

————————————————–R.W. Johnson—–(2018)

The Raise Of Asglow (Part 2)

Asglow found a private place to study.
Using Kronos’s diary, he was like putty.
Being molded into a Kronos image.
The dark side seemed to know his lineage.
He mastered all he could find on black magic.
It took time, but that wouldn’t be tragic.
Once he became master of time.
He thought:—- ‘All would be mine.’
In the meantime, things had changed.
One of the council had been claimed.
He passed away due to his age.
They needed another, much younger in age.
Ansir , Siran, & Asglow were obvious choices.
Asglow was older by a year said voices.
He may be wiser, best choice by far.
He won the vote, for what you are.
Well respected, one of the best.
Always studying, more than the rest.
Asglow accepted his place on the council.
He was praised by all the townsfolk.
Even Ansir and Siran felt it was right.
They knew Asglow could handle any fight.
But, he was also very wise for his age.
They didn’t have a problem to engage.
But, if so, Asglow would give good advice.
To depend on him, they didn’t think twice.
Asglow used his position to gain power.
He made the right friends for the hour.
Soon, he was voted head of the council.
Leader of the Wizards. That was a mouthful.
Still, he studied the forbidden arts.
All in secret, right from the start.
A plan was slowly forming in his mind.
It was one to which he was inclined.
He knew Kronos was defeated by the Wizards.
He also knew he could defeat the Wizards.
There would not even be a war.
The Wizards wouldn’t even leave their door.
He knew Kronos didn’t know where the Wizards went.
Yet, he was living there. It was like he was sent.
Ruler of additive magic, soon, ruler of subtractive magic.
Yet, he was taking his time. He was not a fanatic.
He was close to controlling the time spells.
He needed a certain amulet to settle his quells.
With it, he could control all time.
Where to look to make the find?
He needed to do more historic research.
He dove into it for all he was worth.
Will he be able to find what he wants?
Next time you’ll know, without any taunts.

————————————————-R.W. Johnson—–(2018)