Excerpt: Codaz vs the Wraith Queen Part 2

The fires blazed inside the gigantic cavern that was the Wraiths' domain. The hole that Molly had blasted into the side of the mountain earlier had been sufficient enough (it created a gigantic gaping hole that connected the cavern to the outside world) to let Codaz through. He knew that he was likely the only one capable of killing the Wraith Queen; and, after killing her so many times the week earlier, she likely didn't have enough strength left to fight as hard as she could. Codaz was reassured by the thought; the longer the Queen existed in the world, the more damage she could do.

Codaz narrowly avoided a pack of Wraiths going upward to fight. He hid behind a large boulder near the edge of the cavern. In the very center lay the Wraith Queen's castle. It glowed an eerie green light, soft but chilling at the same time. Codaz drew his long sword. This would be a hard fight.

Suddenly, there was a flash of brown.

Instantly an extremely sharp pain shot through his skull. Codaz cried out in agony. The left side of his skull had been blown apart. Blood spurted into the air in long streams. A rock had been thrown at him so fast that it destroyed his face.

Codaz opened his eyes just in time to see what was in front of him.

Rushing toward him was the Wraith Queen, her hair flowing backwards, her eyes glowing with wrath.

With a sickening squelch, her sword was driven into Codaz's chest.

"You have no idea how I've missed you... Codaz," she said, a smile spreading across her face.

Codaz's body slumped to the ground. No longer would he be a threat. The Wraith Queen drew her sword out of his corpse. Her smile widened as the sword shifted back into her Sorrow Spear.

The battle was just beginning.