Tales from the Chronicles of Lord Brutus - Book One — Peter Thompson

This story was added by Lord Brutus to his chronicles because it had an impact on his early life. Earth, just ten years after the battle of the Sorcerers. Only Bundwold, Megalin and Krossos had survived the war and these three were the sole surviving members of the Council of Magicians, and all were white sorcerers, much to the dismay of Lord Baal. Baal set a trap using minions that worshipped him called The Rising Moon Cult. He knew that Bundwold missed his pet that he called The Yetson. It was a cross between a rat and a bird with an ugly beak full of sharp teeth and it had leathery skin rather than feathers. As Bundwold bent to collect his pet, his clutching fingers touched its skin and a spell was tripped. The Yetson suddenly grew to eight feet tall, killing Bundwold and only allowing him time to transfer his soul to the nether regions of Earth and the Underworld. A plot is hatched to use The Yetson to snare one of the last two Sorcerers to his cause.