"I can sense him! He's here!" Rempo shouted as he flew over the desert sand.
"Rempo, slow down!" Kyra panted as she leaned against a stone wall, enjoying the cool feel of it.
"C'mon! Get moving! I can feel his aura!" He called over his shoulder as he flew along the passageway.
"Well I'm not used to overwhelming heat 24/7, and I don't RULE over heat 24/7" Kyra complain as he blushed slightly at this. Mieli was panting as she tried to keep up with the rest of them.
"I HATE deserts! It's so hot… and I can't use my forest powers here! Oooh thank goodness you're here! You're so nice and cool!" She exclaimed as she held onto Neaki.
"(…! What are you doing..)" She breathed and stared at the clingy earth spirit. Mieli only giggled and glomped her again.
While Neaki was trying to prevent herself from suffering post-glomp trauma, Kyra ran after Rempo, her dagger in hand. "Wait up!" I yelled.
"Not much farther!He-" Rempo was cut off by a sudden chill of cold wind. There was a flash of bright light and they stood in the domain where they had previously found Neaki. "What the hell?!" He shouted.
"(My…. Old home…)" She whispered as she floated around, touching the cool walls. Her lips remained still, but the ice spirit's eyes betrayed her usual emotionless look with a glimmer of happiness and surprise.
"Neaki! What did you do?" Rempo complained. He folded his shackled arms and glared at her crossly.
"(Nothing…. I don't know how…)" she hissed as she turned to Rempo. His hair became a shade darker and his eyes became slits. He hurled a ball of fire in frustration at the Neaki, who dodged it with ease.
"Wheeee! Yay it's so cold!" Mieli shrieked like a child as she zoomed around the room. Kyra blinked and stared at the arguing spirits, as if she was a small child watching her parents fight.
"Well we have to find some way out of here! And we were so close to Ur!" He growled and slammed a iron clad arm against one of the walls, making a high pitch ringing sound ring through the air.
"Calm down will you? It's up to Kyra if she wants to head back out. Right Kyra?" Mieli said as she turned to her. Kyra thought it over for a moment.
"Well… I still feel dizzy from the heat so…. I guess it couldn't hurt to stay for a little bit." She grinned.
"Woohoo!" Mieli cheered, throwing her hands in the air. Neaki even let a slight smile flicker across her lips. Rempo however, began to sneezed and shiver.
"Rempo come over here, I know how to keep you warm. Change to human size please." Kyra told him. He nodded and turned into his human form. She walked over to Rempo and leaned against him as they sat against a wall. "Body heat, this will help a little." She explained.
"Umm… Thanks Kyra.." Rempo stammered, his cheeks flushing with color. The curious young girl tilted her head and stared at him.
"Rempo, is something wrong?" Kyra asked. She didn't know why, but she felt her cheeks heat up a bit.
He shook his head, blushing furiously. "N-no! Not at all!" The fire spirit stammered. Kyra giggled softly, she lifted her hand to hide her mouth in a attempt to stifle her laugh.
'She's so close to me….' He thought as he moved over so he could be closer to Kyra. The moment was ruined by an overly hyper Mieli.
"Kyra sama! We're ready to go!" Mieli chimed. Kyra cocked my head to the side. "For the last time, don't call me sama!" She huffed. The earth spirit blinked and then nodded.
Kyra stood up and brushed her pants off. "Alright! To the desert!" Rempo crowed. She laughed and walked next to him as he shrunk back to his normal size.
A few hours later they had managed to make it back to the Desert Town. Olly greeted us with a scowl. "Why did you leave?! I thought I told you to search for the lightning spirit!" She said, anger rising in her tone. The book wielder could see Olly's hand flicker in the direction of her lethal daggers.
"Sorry Olly, I was taken to the Wasian empire by a portal, it won't happen again." She muttered and bowed respectfully to the crabby old hag.
"It better not, now Anwar! Take them back to the shrine!" She barked. Anwar stepped out of a Nomad's tent, putting his sword across his back.
"Yes, I shall." He responded in his cold voice. His eyes looked emotionless, as if dead. Kyra shivered when they locked eyes for a moment. She felt an unsettling feeling stir within her.
Kyra forced a smile and trotted after Anwar, clutching the book to her chest. Rempo glided alongside her and Neaki and Mieli followed behind them. "Geeze! Why even bother! We can find him on our own." He growled as they reached the shrine.
"From here you must go on your own, I shall be waiting for your return." Anwar explained as he left the spirits and Kyra outside the entrance to the maze of dungeons, leading to the final room.
"All right! Let's go get Ur!" Rempo shouted as he flew inside. Kyra sprinted after him in quick pursuit. She huffed in annoyance at the spirit's rushing attitude.
"Yay! We get to see Ur again!" Mieli exclaimed as she dragged Neaki with her. Neaki looked emotionless, as always.