The Mysterious Key

Wolf woke up softly from sleep. He was in his throne. He began to stretch when he put his hand in his pocket. He pulled out a ornate key.

"...This.. What the hell is this key to?"

His battle with the mysterious Sage had left him sore.

One of Wolf's advisors appeared.

"Hey. You. Come closer."

"Yes, Sire?"

"I need to go somewhere.. Gather the monk girl... Emily.. and Commander Yhakhen.. Tell them to meet me.. They're coming with me."

The advisor turned and began to walk away.

"...There is a village that was attacked by bandits and a.. stranger last night.. The village is in shambles.. Send my men to help rebuild it."

"As you wish My Lord.."

He dissapeared out of Wolf's throne room.

emily came in the room fully packed
" hey wolf what are you doing get packed and put that key some were safe"
emily was so happy she was running around the room

there was a knock on the Commander's door to his study, where he sat, pondering the events of the recent battle. Yhakhens head jerks up, and he banishes the weariness from his demeanor, saying cheerily, "Come in, it's unlocked."
the messenger nearly falls, he is in such a hurry to enter, he bagins speaking, so fast that Yhakhen has no idea what he is saying.
"Slow down, son, take your time."
The messenger takes a deep breath. "Sir, i'm coming directly from His Highness Wolf, the Mighty Emperor", he says breathlessly.
"Get to the point", Yhakhen says, exasparated.
"Sir, the Emperor has asked for you to accompany him."
"Tell him that i will be waiting in the courtyard", Yhakhen says, as he hurries towards the courtyard.

Wolf slung a sack of supplies over his shoulder as he heard the footsteps of his messenger running.

"..And not a second too soon."

"Sire.. The Commander awaits your presence in the Courtyard." the messenger reported breathlessly.

"Uhuh.. Thank you."

Wolf glanced at Emily.

"Lets get going."

He began for the courtyard.

emily was so happy she ran down the steps to the courtyard not paying any attenion she ran right in to the cammander
" owwww watch were your walking! "
she noticed some of her sapplies fell out
"ahhh my stuff thanks a lot you meany! "
she was rushing to pick it all up

Yhakhen, slightly dazed from the sudden impact , bends over to pick up the supplies.
"Um, i'm sorry, let me help with that."
Yhakhen stands up, offering the supplies to Emily, dropping them in surprise when he sees the Emperor standing where Emily had been.
Yhakhen drops immediately to a knee, bowing his head.
"My Lord, I am sorry, are you ready to visit the locksmith, sir?"

Wolf locked eyes with the commander.

"..What are you sorry for?"

His mind set back to the task at hand.

"Oh yeah. Let's get going."

He gripped the key and began to think to himself.

"What could this key go to? And what did he mean 'Welcome to Hell'?"

He started walking, bag still slung over his shoulder.

emily ran to wolf a wispbered to him
" hes not really comeing with us is he i mean he doesn't look like hehas powers like us"
as she was talking she tirped over a rock
"ow ow ow"

The Commander follows a few paces behind the Emperor, Wolf, and he raises an eyebrow when Emily says something and trips. he continues to walk, shaking his head at the girl's clumsiness. Why the Emperor chose to bring her along, he has no idea.

Wolf chuckled at Emily's misfortune.

"You gonna be ok there?"

He stuck out a hand to help her back up.

The air became slightly humid.

emily ran up ahead and pushed the cammander in to a bush she put her tonge out at him
" hows that you loser"
she laughed but kept her eyes on the ground

The Commander, rising from the bushes, begins to draw his blade in rage, his eyes glowing with the magical fire within him. Seeing the Emperor watching him, he sheaths his blade and grunts, calming himself. (This girl is beginning to be a nuisance, but theres nothing i can do about it... for now.)

Wolf laughed a little as he looked behind him.

"Look, if you guys wanna spawn together, do it on your own time."

He kept walking.

The Warlock had recieved previous notice of the young Emperor and some of his friends that we're coming to see him about some key that someone called "Sage" gave them it was from the report of demonic appereance.

He would look at the emperor and his party coming up to his tower "Your majesty it is a pleasure seeing you here" all he said siganling them to come in.

"sry whatever your name is"
emily started to play with her dagger then she turned it in to a lance and continued walking

Yhakhen glances at the Warlock with the trained eyes of a seasoned warrior, while at the same time using his magical senses to scan the Warlock.
"Who's this guy supposed to be?" Yhakhen asks, to no one in particular.
While he speaks, his senses confirm his suspicions. This "Warlock" is far more than he appears to be, both physically and magically.

Wolf looked at the Warlock and walked into his building, clutching the key given to him by the Sage.

"Yeah.. We're seeing you.. about this.."

He dug in his pocket and took out the key, then handed it to the Warlock.

".We were hoping you could tell us a bit more about this."

Wolf surveyed the key from where he stood with a look of beweilderment.

He laughed with a laugh that echoed across the place it was not a normal laugh but a sinister demonic voice "You would be careful on how you address me I am not a normal arcanist my magical powers comes from a place your nightmares are born from you will show me respect or I will make you regret being born"was all the powerful ancinet warlock said to the warrior

He then would adress the girl who asked his name "Child my names has been lost for aeons ago I am simply known as the warlock"

The the emperor gave him such a key and delved dep into it's power "This cannot be....please coem in and sit what I'm about to tell you while place you in a deep worrying state" said the warlock seemingly interested but shaken.

emily walked over to wolf and told him
" I'll be waiting outside and practiceing my skills"
emily walked out side and started to try and turn her dagger into a great sword
"come on you dumb thing"
she hit the daggers hilt and it turned into a great sword
"huh I should take this time to learn about the cammander"
she went inside to get him

Yhakhen, still studying the warlock, is surprised when Emily taps on his shouder.he turns around suddenly, his hand going directly to the hilt of his sword, out of many years of habit. Seeing that it is just the girl, he relaxes, and walks outside with her.
"What do you want, and make it quick, i don't feel comfortable leaving the Emperor alone oin there."

Wolf followed the Warlock and sat down in an old wooden chair. The room smelled like dust.

"..Do you have any idea what this could be?"

Wolf scratched his head.

The warlock grabbed a pie and took a deep breath to calm his nerves "We'll your highness this is not just a simple demonic key a simple demonic key open the gates of small gaps between the underworld and this plane of existence but this key is.. te key to the grand gates of the underworld this is a invitation to hell my lord" as he blew the smoke from hius mouth.

outside emily was telling Yhakhen
" so Yhakhen how strong are you,...never mind do you want me to go easy or hard"
she pulled out the great sword and charged at him

Yhakhen, rolling his eyes, sidesteps the charge and parries the blade effortlessly, wondering why this girl is so stubborn, and chooses to challenge him. he has nothing to prove, and decides he will have a little fun. he waits, circling, for the next attack.

Wolf went wide-eyed.

"...An invitation to HELL?"

The words of the Sage made sense.

"...Why would I go to Hell WILLINGLY?"

Wolf shook his head in disbelief, in spite of what he knew was true.