This story begins on a sunny afternoon. James and Samantha were walking on one of the paths towards the park., and James house on the other side of the park. James being about 13 year of age, he had ocean blue eyes, dark black hair and freckles. On this day James wore shorts and a yellow pullover shirt. His best friend Samantha who is 12 years of age, with long fire red hair, she wore it in a ponytail. She has a pair of blue jeans and pink tee shirt.

The two friends were walking and talking gleefully along the tree lined pathway. When they had gotten to the entrance of the park there were two willow trees, one on each side, indicating the entrance to the park. There was a mythology that foretold of a mysterious sword and those who touched this mysterious object gain a power of the ancients. The power of the power of this sword flows through the person. The power is from a very ancient time. Can you feel it? Can you feel the energy? Do you feel the power of ancient times?

After passing the gateway of the weeping willows, they could see a basketball court to the right. As they enter on the left, there was a big basketball court.

Samantha whose beauty was very great, and is small for her age, loved everything pink.

When they were about to enter the park, something caught James eyes. He stopped dead in his tracks, and looked at the mysterious shining object. Samantha stopped and looked at it too. "James, better leave it alone and go get your dad. " He ignores her at first and bends down to examine it. "JAMES, LEAVE IT ALONE." He looks up at her. " WHY Samantha.?"

"We should go get your dad."

"NO! We will tell him later!"

James continues to examine the object. " JAMES DON’T TOUCH IT!" He reaches for the sword. " DON’T TOUCH IT!" Samantha was having a bad feeling about the whole thing. When he reaches for the sword, something happened to him. A force of power surrounds him. His eyes changed from ocean blue to a glowing firecracker red. As Samantha watched terrified, and collapsed. She let out a terrified scream, and ran as fast as her legs could take her.

When she returned with Frank, James dad, they saw something astonishing. James was standing with his arms outstretched towards the sky with glowing firecracker red eyes. James was speaking in a commanding voice. A mist arose as he spoke.

" I AM OF THE SAMORI

THOSE THAT COMES AGAINST ME

WILL SUFFER"

Frank watched a few minutes in amazement " STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!"

"I AM OF THE SAMORI

THOSE THAT COME"

Frank interrupts. James, stop this right now!"

James sheathed the sword. The mist evaporated and he looked at his best friend and his dad, his eyes still glowing firecracker red. The sword was shimmering a greenish in its sheath. James eyes changed from firecracker red to his beautiful ocean blue after the sword is was sheathed.

When all three arrived back home. His dad read the inscription on the sword.

"THIS SWORDIS FOR THE BRAVEST OF SOULS

TAKE THIS SWORD AND PROTECT ALL"

Frank told Samantha and James "go play. And told James to keep the sword sheathed. I need to investigate something." He left the two and went into his study.

He did some research. Frank read the following

ON THE NIGHT OF THE TWO FULL MOONS

THE POWER OF THE SWORD

WILL BE RELEASED ON THE CHILD

THE CHILD WITH THE BEWITCHED SWORD

WILL BE LOOSED IN THE SHADOWS.

At the strike of midnight of the glorious midnight hour. The white wolf starts its prowl. As the clock struck for the twelfth time. Lisa, Samantha, Frank, and James gathered at the willow tree gateway. Where James unsheathed the sword and raised it to the sky. His eyes turned to the glowing firecracker red. A mist developed around James as he spoke.

"I AM OF THE SAMORI

THOSE THAT COME

As the white wolf came into sight the sword lowers seeming as by the wolf’s command the mist disappears and James eyes turned back to their beautiful ocean blue eyes. James being 13 years of age ocean blue eyes and black hair.

James sheathed the sword as the white wolf closer to the four of them, and looks at them at them. Samantha smiles at the white wolf hello. The white wolf looking at each of them and finally to James. "Boy I see you are the holder of the bewitched sword." It was your misfortune till tonight. I will teach you."

James asked, "who are you?" the white wolf says " Skysong the protector of the bewitched my child."

Frank introduces himself "1 am the boy’s father." Lisa introduces herself. And young Samantha Curtis and introduces herself " I am Samantha the best friend of James. I told him not to touch it."

Frank " I am the father James. What causes my son’s eyes to change? Sktysong " that my dear Sir is part of the Bewitchment of the children. This child will be taught if he learns and remembers when the time comes is another story."

"But if he does not there are no good things to come. Forever a wondering he will become a wonderer of the shadows. Some I have tried to help and did not learn or remember. One of the shadow children" skysong looks to the right. There is one of them all look. All they see of the shadow child is its two glowing firecracker red eyes.

This child can do nothing except wonder the shadows with no joy nothing but being a scared little child. A child with what seems no hope. But the children might one-day escape. I say might be able to escape the shadow world. The only way is if they can remember what am I about to teach you. And be a child of hope.

Frank looks at James and Skysong with a sad and worried expression. Skysong smiles at James as he asks "is there away I can help the shadow children leave the shadows?" a smile comes over Skysong’s face. Skysong "yes but you need two things." All for Frank, Samantha, Lisa, and James looks worried and in unison say "what?" skysong looks at them long and hard and steady.

Skysong " first is the great power of hope. " Before skysong could continue. James asks his next question on his mind. James "how many shadow children are there in the shadows?" Skysong "over the centuries there have been between three and four thousand children that have disappeared into the shadows." It is possible to free them. But when they come out of the shadows, they will be the ages they were when entered even though it has been centuries for some.

All looked in amazement at Skysong Frank "I have plenty of room in my house." Skysong smiles at James, Frank, Samantha, and Lisa. Skysong "I have seen more hope tonight than all the centuries in the past.

James "you said there was two things." Skysong "yes I told you the first, now you need to learn to control the power of the sword. James looks at his dad, Samantha, Lisa, and Skysong and finally asks Skysong ‘how?" skysong "that I will teach you." James listens and Lisa takes notes. First there is the spell for when you unsheathe this bewitched sword."

"THROUGH TIME THERE IS GREAT POWER.

A POWER THAT NEVER ENDS.

A TIMELESS HOPE.

NIGHT OF NIGHT.

SHADOW OF LORE.

ANCIENT IS THE POWER."

"That is the power that will help you in freeing the shadow children. But the night of the two moons will be the night of the power of full power of the child with the power of the Samurai sword. On that night you must say this.

"THE FULL MOONS OF MY POWER

WIND BLOWS

POWER OF TIME

SLIP THROUGH TIME

GIVE ME THE POWER

THE POWER OF THE ANCIENTS

OPEN THE SHADOWS

FREE ALL OF THE SHADOW CHILDREN."

" If you do not say it the night of the two FULL MOONS you will become one of the children. On the night of the two FULL MOONS at around midnight when the power is strongest." James stood in the middle of the park. And said

"THROUGH TIME THERE IS A GREAT POWER

A POWER THAT NEVER ENDS

A TIMELESS HOPE

NIGHT OF NIGHT

SHADOWS OF LORE

ANCIENT IS THE POWER"

James draws the sword and raises it to the sky, as the two full moons were at there highest. And the power of its strongest James shouted

"THE FULL MOONS OF MY POWER

WIND BLOWS

SLIP THROUGH TIME

GIVE ME THE POWER

THE POWER OF THE ANCIENTS

OPEN THE SHADOWS

FREE ALL THE SHADOW CHILDREN."

There was a sudden swooshes of air and explosion, then a bright flash of multicolored light. And the park was suddenly full of children all races, all dresses, both boys and girls, From ages 5 through 16 years. All were wearing wore when they disappeared.