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As promised, here's the second part to my prologue. It's all the events leading up to when Captain Brummel faces Zawgrin. (since it's a flashback, it'll be in italics)

He walked back inside and packed his blanket and pillow. He walked outside and deactivated the spell. He stowed the blanket and pillow in the bags. Then, he packed his tent and put it in the bags. He patted Xion’s side as he untied the rope from the stake and put both the rope and stake into the bags. He climbed onto Xion’s back. “Let’s go, my friend.”
The horse neighed as Hercule kicked his side. The horse raced towards Zawgrin’s castle. As Xion ran across the grassy plains, Captain Brummel thought about his knights. I hope they are okay. He thought.
At that instant, his mind flashed back to the day he received the letter and the events leading up to this journey.
Captain Brummel was training his knights at the Lollcroft Training Grounds when a messenger ran up to him. He held a scroll up to him. "Sir, this is from Lieutenant Weiloom." The messenger said. "He says that it's urgent."
"What is it?" Captain Brummel grumbled as he took the scroll.
"I do not know, sir."
"Very well. Return to your post."
The messenger saluted him before leaving. Captain opened up the scroll and looked at it. It read:

Sir,

Zawgrin is at the king’s castle! We need back-up! Please hurry!

Lieutenant Weiloom


Captain Brummel crumpled up the scroll and threw it to the ground. Damn you, Zawgrin! Captain Brummel thought to himself. When I get my hands on you, there will be hell to pay! He turned to his knights. "All right, men. Listen up!"
The knights stopped their training and turned to the captain. "We are going to King Mareno's castle. The lieutenant and his men need our help. Your orders are to assist them and stop Zawgrin. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, sir!" The knights cried in unison.
"Go get ready!" The captain ordered. The scrambled to go get ready for battle.
The captain walked to his office. He entered the room and noticed his armor and claymore lying in a corner. He equipped his armor and sheathed his claymore. Before he left, he looked at a small picture on his desk.
It was of a middle-age couple with a baby in the woman's hands. The woman had long blond hair and deep blue eyes. The man had soothing brown eyes and a powerful body. The baby had blue eyes like his mother and light brown hair like his father. Ahhhh, Lorena and Jolet, you looked beautiful so many years ago. I miss you both. He felt tears form in his eyes. I still have nightmares of that accursed day when Zawgrin's forces took both of your lives. I vowed from that day on that Zawgrin would die by my hand for what he had done to you. Captain Brummel wiped away his tears before leaving his office.
He walked over to the stables and saddled up his horse, Xian. He got on and followed after his knights, who had already gone ahead. He caught up to them a few minutes later. "Who gave you the order to leave without me?"
"No one, sir.” One knight said. “We just assumed that you wanted us there as soon as possible.”
"What would have happened if you got there without me, huh? You would have all been dead! I would have you all flogged for abandoning your commanding officer, but we don't have time for that. Let's go!" He raced towards King Mareno's castle with the knights at his heels.
As they approached the castle, a blue light appeared above the castle. "Sir, what is that?" A young knight asked. The light exploded into a growing dome.
"That must be Zawgrin. Everybody, stick together. We’re going to charge through that thing!" Captain Brummel forced Xion to run faster. His men followed close behind him and they charged through the blue dome into the castle.
When they got to the castle, they found the drawbridge closed. "Sir, what are we going to do?" A knight asked. “We can’t get in if the drawbridge is up!”
"Will you relax?" The captain said. He took a deep breath. "Ouveros Porteos!"
The drawbridge began to shake. The knights watched in awe as the drawbridge began to lower. "Sir, what happened?" A rookie knight asked.
"It's magic. You should know that from your training. Now, let's go!" Captain Brummel jumped off Xion and stormed towards the castle. The knights followed him with their weapons drawn.
Captain Brummel burst through the door and found a male fox knight waiting for him at the top of the stairs. It saluted the captain. "Captain, thank Taëroh you are here. We are in dire need of assistance."
"Lieutenant Weiloom? Is that you?!" The captain asked in disbelief. "What the hell happened to you?!"
"My squad was on their way to the castle when we heard Princess Yeira screaming for help. We ran to her chambers and found Zawgrin. He was kidnapping the princess. He summoned some dragons to stop us. Before he escaped, Zawgrin shouted, 'Why don’t we make this game more fun.' He shouted some words and a blue light erupted from his hand.
Suddenly, we turned into these creatures. Then, Zawgrin laughed and said, 'Now you shall suffer the curse of Animalia! You will learn to bow down before my power!' He escaped with the princess on one of the dragons. You have to hurry, sir. My are losing the fight."
"Has everyone been affected by this curse?"
"I don't know, sir. But everyone here has changed, including you and your men. Look at yourself." The lieutenant pointed to a mirror.
Captain Brummel walked over to the mirror. He looked at his face in the mirror and let out a yell. Instead of seeing a human head, he saw a tiger head. He ripped off one of his gauntlets and saw that his hand had become covered with tiger fur and his fingers had formed into a paw. He could feel his tail swish back and forth. He turned to his men and saw a variety of animals. "Damn you, Zawgrin! You screwed with the wrong man!"
"Sir? What about my men?"
Captain Brummel shook his head. "You're right." He turned to his knights. "Let’s go. We have some dragons to slay."
“Yes, sir!" The knights yelled. They ran upstairs and down the left hall. The lieutenant drew his sword as soon as the captain got upstairs. The captain drew his claymore and stormed towards the princess’ room with the lieutenant.
They found that the eastern wall had been destroyed by a group of dragons when they entered the room. The dragons were fighting with ferocious strength against the knights. Bodies of knights littered the floor while a group of knights cowered behind their shields. They fired spells at the dragons, but to no avail.
One knight noticed the captain and lieutenant. "Thank Taëroh you're here, sirs. We're losing the battle."
"Well, we're here now. Stand back." The captain shouted over the roar of the dragons. The knights scrambled to get out of his way. Captain raised his claymore over his head. "Latrios rahktees!"
Lightning erupted from his blade. The captain waved his sword into an enormous cross formation. A giant cross made of lightning appeared in front of him. He thrust his sword and the lightning cross flew towards the dragons. It several of the dragons.
"Very good, sir." The lieutenant said as he blocked an attack from a dragon.
"We're not done yet. Look out!" The captain pushed the lieutenant out of the way as a jet of fire erupted from a dragon's mouth. They fell to the ground.
Captain Brummel got to his feet and noticed that Lieutenant Weiloom's tail was on fire. "Lieutenant, sir, your tail is on fire." A knight told him.
"I can see that." Lieutenant Weiloom said. "Captain, can you help me?"
"Yes, I'll help you out." Captain Brummel placed a paw over the flame. "Saitum." Water flowed from his paw and doused the flame. “Take care of those beasts."
"Yes, sir." Lieutenant Weiloom said and he charged towards the dragons. He dodged the dragons' attacks and leaped into the air. He slashed wildly at the dragons. He beheaded two dragons and killed a third one with several stabs in the throat. The dead bodies fell out the opening. "The last dragon is yours, sir.” His back was turned to the dragon. He failed to notice the dragon getting ready to attack.
“Lieutenant! Watch out!” A knight pointed to the dragon.
“Huh?” Lieutenant Weiloom turned around. He yelled in pain as the dragon savagely attacked him. It knocked him into a wall and he fell to the ground unconscious.
"Lieutenant!" The captain charged. "Mano eetuma! Saidem lomber!” Magic barriers surrounded him. The dragon spat fire at him, but he was unharmed. "You cannot hurt me!" He hacked away at the dragon's chest. The dragon roared in pain and tried to claw the captain to pieces, but his shield protected him. "You are no match!" The captain leaped into the air and severed the dragon’s head.
After the battle, Captain Brummel walked over to the lieutenant. He was starting to wake up. "Here, let me help." Captain Brummel placed a paw on Lieutenant Weiloom's chest. "Ulzira zhomber!"
The lieutenant was encased in an orb of light and every wound on his body was instantly healed. He regained full consciousness. "Thank you, sir. That feels much better."
"Hey, I'm not going to lose one of my finest soldiers."
The lieutenant grinned. "Thank you, sir."
"So, the whole world has been affected by this curse?"
"I really don't know, sir, but most likely that it has."
I wonder if the dead is affected by this curse as well. The captain thought as he walked over to a fallen knight. He removed the charred helm and saw the blackened remains of a horse head. The curse must linger on even after death. He walked back over to the lieutenant. "Get these men ready."
"Huh? Why, sir?"
"We're going after Zawgrin."
"Do you know where he is?"
"You know the answer as well as I do. That cowardly snake is hiding out at his castle. Now, we’ve got a job to do. We need to save the princess. Are you with me?"
Lieutenant Weiloom sprang to attention. "Until Grimbuus claims my life, I will never disobey you. I am at your command."
Captain smiled as he patted Lieutenant Weiloom on the back. “That’s the spirit. Now, get these slackers ready.”
"Yes, sir." Lieutenant Weiloom turned to his men. "Come on, men. Grab your stuff and let's go. We're going to Zawgrin's castle to save the princess. Move out!"
“Yes, sir!" The remaining knights grabbed their gear and left the room.
“I'm going to tell the king about this." The captain said with a sigh. "I’m going to have you take the knights to Zawgrin's castle."
"Are you sure that is wise, sir?" The lieutenant asked. "Will he be able to take the news?"
"I have no idea, but the king has a right to know what happened."
"Very well, sir. We'll hold Zawgrin off until you come."
"Excellent, I wouldn't expect anything less from you. Now, go!"
"I won't let you down, sir." Lieutenant Weiloom and the captain exchanged salutes. Then, Lieutenant Weiloom left to join the other knights.
Captain Brummel left the room and returned to the main hall. He went down the right hall and walked towards the large oak door at the end. He stopped in front the huge door with the royal family crest. It was of a heart-shaped boulder wearing a crown with the family jewels over a broken sword. The sword had the word "TEMPTATION" etched into its blade.
He knocked on the door. "Who is there?" An old, wheezy voice asked.
"It is I, your highness. Captain Hercule Brummel of the royal knights."
"Enter, captain."
"Yes, sir." Captain Brummel pushed the door open. He stepped inside and closed the door. He saw an archaic mouse lying on a huge willow bed and covered in silk blue sheets. "The curse has affected you too, my liege?" Captain Brummel asked as he bowed. He got back on his feet.
"Unfortunately, yes. Now, I heard a commotion in the castle. What happened?"
“Are you sure you want to know, sir?”
“Yes, yes. Tell me everything.”
Captain Brummel's heart filled with grief. "Zawgrin has kidnapped the princess."
The king bolted up in his bed. "What?! Are you sure?''
The captain hung his head. "Yes, sir."
"How did this happen?"
"My lieutenant and his men were on their way here to perform their daily drill when they heard your daughter crying for help. He sent me a messenger with news of the attack. I grabbed my men and rushed over here, but we were too late. Zawgrin escaped with the princess and left some dragons for us. My men and I vanquished them, but Zawgrin was long gone. My knights are on their way to Zawgrin’s castle as we speak."
"I want my daughter returned safely. I entrust her life with you, Captain. Defeat Zawgrin and bring her back. If she does not return before I die, there will be no one to take over the kingdom."
"I will not fail you."
"Good! Go now and save her! You are dismissed!'' King sent the captain away with a wave of his paw.
"Yes, my lord." Captain Brummel bowed and left the room. He went down the hall and down the grand staircase. As he left the castle and crossed the drawbridge, he noticed two knights waiting for him. One had been turned into a beaver and the other had become a leopard. "Why are you still here?"
"Lieutenant Weiloom ordered us to wait for you." The beaver said.
"He wanted to make sure you were safe." The leopard said. "So, we are to accompany you to Zawgrin's castle."
Hmph! Well, that's the lieutenant for you. Captain Brummel thought. Always looking out for me. The captain spoke to the soldiers, "You have new orders. You are to protect the king. Let no one pass by. Understood?"
The leopard and beaver saluted him. "Yes, sir!"
The captain returned the salute. “Good! Now, go!”
A drop of water hit Captain Brummel’s face and brought him back to his senses. He looked up and saw storm clouds forming in the sky. “Damn! It looks like it’s going to be a bad one. I guess I’ll have to stop for the night.”

rofl yeah i forgot hit. I'll add part three of the prologue soon. it'll have the fight between Captain Brummel and Zawgrin, Yeira's entrance, and the intro of the main hero. basically, the rest of the prologue

yep! but the prologue ends with Zack McFlaren (that's the hero) waking up from all that happened in the prologue. He doesn't change into a wolf until the end of Chapter 1

Can't wait to see the rest of this story! smile