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Disclaimer: I don't own Magi only Kali and (spoiler) some OCs arriving here.

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Chapter 3: Amon's Dungeon

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After she got comforted by Aladdin and Alibaba, she finally calmed down as they finally arrived at the entrance of Amon's Dungeon when night came.

"This is the entrance to Amon's Dungeon. We finally made it here." Alibaba said as he walked over near the entrance. "At the slightest touch, the dungeon will suck you inside it." He said, hovering his hand in the entrance as he continued. "Most of those who have entered have never returned. It's the gate to death itself." Alibaba said then he turned his head to Aladdin and Kali who held Aladdin's hand to support him since she noticed that he was very pale. "Aladdin, Kali, if you want to turn your backs, this is your chance now." Alibaba said as Kali frowned at him at what he had said.

"Why do you want to turn our backs now when this is actually our chance to enter the dungeon?" Kali said to him who looked surprised as she continued. "And I know you can't enter a dungeon alone, right?" Kali said smiling at him. "You have us and we had you, so let's help each other, okay?" She said as Alibaba frowned at her.

"But what about your wounds?" he said as Kali look at her bandages nervously before she walked over the entrance, dragging Aladdin with her.

"Don't worry about me. These wounds are just a scratch to me." She said facing the wall entrance reflecting a bandaged Kali as Alibaba deadpanned at her looking at her bandages. A scratch, huh? More like a very big scratch. He thought as he faces again the wall entrance.

"What if you suddenly faint?" Alibaba said

Kali sighed, "If you're talking about my strength, don't worry I'm perfect-"she was suddenly cut off when Aladdin suddenly stumbled forward, sucking them to the entrance since Kali had been holding his hand the whole time while Alibaba –in instinct—grabs Kali's hand causing the three of them getting suck to the dungeon.

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Blue eyes opened slowly as Kali woke up from their fall, as she gets up she begun observing her surroundings. It seems like she fell in a cave or something and she can also hear water flowing with a smell of gas. In the middle of the observation, she suddenly heard a familiar yell, "Aladdin!" She turned her head towards the voice and sprinted at that direction ignoring her aching wounds. Did something happen to Aladdin? She thought, worried as she saw a fire spark ahead of her and she also heard a groan. She panted when she arrived at the area and saw Aladdin and Alibaba watching the roaring flames in front of them. "It's burning water." She heard Alibaba saying, "It burns better than the oil we use in lamps. If you're not quick enough to get away, you're done for." Alibaba said, as Kali sigh thanking the god that they're safe. "You're good, Alibaba-kun." Aladdin said as Alibaba turns his head to him, "So this is dungeon, right?" he said, smiling as Kali perked up at the word. "Y-yeah, this is a dungeon." Alibaba returned his smile as Kali behind them looked left and right.

Looks we'll meet a lot of 'obstacles', right? She thought.

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"AAAAHHHH!" The three ran away from a rolling boulder behind them. Aladdin blew his flute and Ugo's blue big body sprouts out from it with the three of them perched on his shoulder as Ugo jumped at the cliff falling to the eggs. Once safe, Aladdin summoned Ugo back in his flute as Alibaba panted beside Kali who panted while hissing at the pain that produced from the wounds.

"Kali, are you okay?" Alibaba asked.

Kali gave him a strained smile. "I-I'm okay, Alibaba-san. Hehe…" she said as Alibaba looked her worriedly before he turns his head to Aladdin.

"You look really pale, Aladdin…" He said to Aladdin who has leaning at the egg to rest.

"I'm fine. Just a bit hungry." Aladdin said, smiling as he continued, "I used the power of my stomach to call out Ugo-kun. So…" His stomach growled after he said that. "I'm starving." Aladdin said.

'This is bad.' Alibaba thought. 'We came in with nothing but with the clothes on our backs.' he thought then laughs to reassure the both of them. "Hahaha! Don't worry!" Alibaba said. "We'll find something to eat. So DON'T suddenly start biting- "he cut off because Aladdin was replaced by a green big bug ant, surprising Alibaba. "A-Aladdin?!" he said backing away from the big ant thinking that it was Aladdin.

"A-Alibaba-kun….?" Aladdin's weak voice called out as Alibaba turned his head to his right then his jaw dropped to the ground at the sight before him. "Help…please help me…!" he called out weakly as Alibaba panicked and grabbed Aladdin from the Queen Ant's mouth as the ant reacted when her prey got away. Then suddenly they heard a cracking sound from the eggs and realized that many more ants have started to surround them. Alibaba unsheathed his dagger as the Queen Ant starts to attack him, Alibaba –in instinct—cut the tendril which surprised him by how soft it is to cut. "Huh? They're actually really easy to cut!" he runs at the Queen Ant then start slashing its stomach and green goo came out. This upsets the other ants as they started to attack him all together but Alibaba just easily them cut them one after another as they were easy kill and suddenly the other ants suddenly turn into a large goo pile as they gathered together creating a King Ant –bigger than the Queen Ant- with three eyes on its head and creepy mouths sprouting out from its body.

The King Ant inhaled air around as it exhaled fire to them surprising the three of them but they managed to get out on its way before they turned into a burned corpse. Alibaba carries both Aladdin and Kali –who is unconscious for some reason—and Alibaba curse under his breath. "Crap." Alibaba cursed as Aladdin beside him weakly blows his flute and the giant got summoned again. The King ant swings his arm to Ugo but he dodges it while attacked its shoulder as it turned into green goo by its impact but it quickly go back to its original form.

"I guess we have to use our trump card now." Aladdin said confidently, as he blow the flute again looking paler than before and Ugo obeyed his command as his hands suddenly surrounded by a pink aura/rukh and white birds appeared around them. "Huh? Are these birds?" Alibaba wondered while holding Kali to prevent her from falling as the rukh of the giant's hand grew bigger then made a battle stance as he attacked the King Ant who slashed its blade arm but Ugo jumped out of the way. The Ant blew fire at him which Ugo's rukh blocked it before punching the ant as it turned into complete green goo. Dust surrounds them in its impact.

"You did it Aladdin!" Alibaba said happily looking at the crater that the giant creates after he defeated the King Ant.

"See? Ugo-kun is pretty strong." Aladdin said weakly as he continued, "Let's do our best to beat…" Aladdin didn't manage to finish his sentence as he collapses because of exhaustion. "Aladdin!" Alibaba exclaimed when Aladdin collapsed then look at Kali who is also unconscious as he sighs in defeat.

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"Kali!"

A black-haired girl looks up when she heard her name being called.

"Kali!"

Kali smiled when she heard her name again as she looked around for the source of the voice and she saw her mother looking upset.

"Seriously?! Where have you gone to?" Her mother said frowning at her then she crossed her arms on her chest. "If you keep doing things like that, you won't become a lady…" her mother said as Kali frowned at what she said.

"I don't want to be lady! I just want to be as strong as a man! Strong enough to protect my mother!" she said confidently, pumping her fist as her mother sweatdrop at her dramatic proclamation before she knelt. "I'm flattered about what you said but don't say you don't want to become lady." She said to Kali who deadpanned at her.

"Mama… I already know it, you know…" Kali said as her mother sighs at her forgetting that she had actually said those words to her before.

"Yeah, sorry I forgot…" her mother sulked, black clouds above her head as Kali pat her while laughing nervously.

"That's right!" Her mother said, startling her black-haired daughter when she suddenly stands up. "Today is your day, right?" she said smiling brightly at Kali who look at her mother still confused.

"My day?" she asked.

"Did you forget it already!? Today is your birthday!" Her mother exclaimed to Kali who lit up when remembered that today is actually her birthday.

"Ah, you're right, Mama, today is the day, right?" Kali grinned at her mother who returned her grinned then her mother's face lit up before she turns to look at Kali.

"Kali, wait here." She said her face bubbling with excitement as Kali nodded to her. After a few minutes, her mother finally arrived, messy head to toe. "Mama… you look like a mess…" her daughter said, amused as her mother laugh at her statement.

"Hold out your hand."

"Why?"

"What? You don't trust me?"

Kali quickly hold out her hand, confused what she was about to give to her when her mother's hand hovered above her hand, she felt something cold as the object was dropped in her hand. When her mother's hand removed from her hand, she saw a necklace colored black and blue with a pentagram in the middle of the necklace. "Is this my gift?" Kali said bluntly as her mother scratch the back of her head.

"So… do you like it?" her mother said to her as Kali look again at the necklace.

"It's… beautiful but… it's mostly weird" she described as her mother laugh nervously at what she said.

"Yeah, I have the same reaction too when I saw that necklace." Her mother said before she turned her to Kali. "Let's go home." She said as she took hold Kali's hand but suddenly stops. "I forgot! I also have another gift for you!" Her mother suddenly exclaimed, turning to Kali who frowned at her.

"How many things have you forgot today?" she said to her mother who scratches her head while searching through her pocket then she pull out something.

"Here." Her mother said grabbing Kali's hand putting her 'gift' then clenches her hands. "What I gave to just now… was a precious thing from your REAL mother…" Her mother trailed off, waiting for Kali's reaction that looked surprise which was expected. "This was… the only thing she left to me." Her mother continued looking at Kali who is still in shock as she opens her palm where her mother put the gift and a silver ring with a pentagram in the middle.

"This is… from my mother?" then everything went black.

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(The events outside Kali's dream)

"Huh?" Alibaba said pointing his finger at the familiar looking red-haired girl. "Why are you here?" he asked as a hand clasped the girl's shoulder revealing the Sharif.

"So this is where you were hiding." The young Sharif said to Alibaba as he jumped along with his two slaves making Alibaba grabbed his dagger but to his surprise, they just walk past him making their way to Aladdin and Kali. "I have been waiting for you, O Magi." The Sharif said while kneeling to the sleeping Aladdin. "For a whole decade, I have waited for you to arrive." After he said these words, his attention turned to the sleeping Kali as his eyes widened when he saw a tattoo on her right side of her neck. "Hey you!" he called out to the startled Alibaba. "What's this girl's name?" he asked, pointing his sword to Kali as Alibaba narrowed his eyes.

"Why do you want to know?" Alibaba said to the Sharif who smirked.

"It's obvious." Sharif said turning his head to Kali while running his pointed sword to the girl's cheeks causing a line of blood to come out. "Cause she'll be useful to me…" he said as Alibaba's glare darkened at what he said before the Sharif sheathed his sword, laughing at his reaction. "Well… if you don't have any intention to give me her name then I'll just name her myself…" he said as he grabbed Kali's arm then put her over his shoulder like a sack of rice while the metal-mask man slave grabbed Aladdin in the same manner as Kali.

"What?!" Alibaba exclaimed when he saw what they did to Alibaba and Kali. "Stop! What do you think you're doing?" he said while chasing after them as the Sharif sigh.

"I could say the same thing to you." Sharif said to Alibaba. "You're no longer of any use to me. Go home." He said as they continued to walk ahead.

"I told you to stop." Alibaba said, grabbing the Sharif's shoulder in force but he slaps it away as he just continues to walk.

"Goltas, take care of him." He commanded one of the slaves as a one-eyed mask man slave appeared behind Alibaba with the intention to kill. The mask man lifts his sword to attack Alibaba but he dodged it easily, surprising the red-haired girl and the Sharif as Alibaba put his own dagger to Goltas' neck.

"What do you think you're doing?" he asked again as the Sharif smiled impressed at the sight.

"You're pretty nimble, aren't you? I was wrong about you." He said as he turned to Goltas, his eyes and voice suddenly turned cold. "Compared to him, YOU'RE the one who's of no use." The Sharif said stabbing Goltas as Alibaba behind him widened his eyes in shock at the action that the Sharif made. "Work is the duty of men." He continued while stabbing Goltas repeatedly. "But to think that a lowly slave would work less than a free man… How much punishment would be appropriate now? This much? Do you think this is enough? Huh?!" Alibaba watched there still in shock at the Sharif's action, bit thankful that his former master didn't do things like this to him.

After agreeing to be his slave in fear by the Sharif, they are now facing a ray of fire sprouting from the ground that seemed to be impossible to cross ahead.

"See, this is how a gate should be!" The Sharif said, amused before his attention to the Arabic writing on the side. "What is this writing?" he wondered loudly as Alibaba answered his curiosity while carrying Kali on his back.

"It's the language of Tran."

The Sharif –Jamil—look at Alibaba in surprise before he smiled. "You're good. Most commoners can't even read Arabic." Jamil gave him some gold before they heard a feminine groan as they turn at the source they saw Kali lift her head from Alibaba's shoulder and then saw sprouting flames ahead as she looked at it in shock.

"W-w-where are we?" she asked in shock as Alibaba put her down to her feet.

"We are currently facing a fiery obstacle, Asura-hime." Jamil said to her as Kali blinks at him, wondering who he is while looking around searching for Aladdin then sighs when she saw he was at someone's shoulder then look whose shoulder's owner are but she paled when she saw a bloodshot eye coming from the one-eyed metal mask, she backed away causing her to bump into Alibaba who was in the middle of conversation with Jamil.

"…I learned it from a proper teacher." Jamil said looking at the writings which catches Kali's attention. "Path to the Dragon… Spot of the Dancing Truth…" Kali looked at him ridiculously at his poor translation. 'I thought you've been taught by a proper teacher… then how come you translated this writing so poorly?' she thought as Alibaba's voice startled her thoughts.

"Dance with the Whirlwinds, cross the jaw of the Dragon, and you shall find the truth. All lies at the dragon's tail." Alibaba finishes his translation at the writings as Kali at him in fascination then to the writings. 'Amazing… That was very close to the ACTUAL translation… wait, why are they doing this? Are they competing or something?' she thought looking between Jamil and Alibaba.

"Ouch!" Alibaba's voice startled her thoughts again.

"I was just going to say that." Jamil said suddenly stabbing his arm. "Isn't this great? You've got the chance to prove that you're translation is correct." Jamil said as Kali butted in.

"Hey! That was rude, you know. Stabbing someone because they got it—Ouch!" Jamil suddenly stabbed her shoulder as she grunted in pain. "I would recommend shutting your mouth, Asura-hime." He said as she narrowed her eyes at the name he made for her. 'Asura-hime?'

Alibaba gulped his own saliva as he stood before the sprouting flames before he turn to Aladdin who is still asleep. 'Aladdin risked his body for me.' He thought then he turns to the worried Kali. 'I guess I should tell her…' Alibaba sighs making his way to the confused Kali as he suddenly pulled her into hug as he whispers to her ears. "Don't worry… I know what I'm about to do." Kali softly gasp at this as she replied.

"You knew the REAL translation the whole time...?" she softly replied to him as he 'hmm' in reply before pulling away from the hug as she mouthed 'be careful' then he smiled before patting her head messing her hair as he walked away to get ready to cross the flames ahead.

Alibaba jumped ahead in great speed as he dodge one by one every sprouting flames that comes out as Kali watched him as she said in her thoughts about his version of the translation. 'Dance with the whirlwinds … cross the jaw of the dragon' Alibaba dodged another flame as he continue run ahead. '…and you shall find the truth…' when nearly reaching the dragon, he picked up his speed as he jumped but suddenly a flame sprouts –causing Kali to gasp in worry—and luckily he dodged it barely.

"That's it! Pull the switch!" Jamil exclaimed as Alibaba obeyed by putting his hand in the dragon's mouth – where the switch is – as he turned the switch, the flames disappeared one by one until it turned into a normal person's way. "Now!" Jamil commands as they run ahead as Alibaba – who is still ahead of them – smirked but suddenly a fire eats him up before he could even react.

"Alibaba-san!" Kali exclaimed when she heard him scream, silently praying that was just an act when the fire disappears, Alibaba is no longer there.

"Oh my, he died." Jamil said in mocking sympathy which makes Kali clench her hands into fists at the mocking tone he makes. 'No, he's not dead. You are not aware of it.' she thought and she added in her thoughts that the Sharif was the fool. Aladdin groaned as a sign of waking up which managed to snap her out of her thoughts. Aladdin lifted his head, looking around for a certain person.

"Huh? Alibaba-kun?"

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"So… you saved me?" Aladdin said when Jamil when explained his story with some lies mixed into it.

"Yes. I'll also save your friend. He took your flute and went on ahead. Right?" Jamil smiled at Kali at the last part as she stayed silent. Aladdin hummed in thought as he looks at the familiar red-haired girl who looked away and this seemed to be catches Jamil attention. "Ah. These are my two slaves." Jamil said, trying to entertain Aladdin and Kali as he pointed his finger at the mask man. "This big one is Goltas. He's from the nomadic tribes of the north. An injury left him mute, but he's sturdy and strong." Then he pointed his finger to the girl. "The small one is Morgiana. She's the descendant of the hunters from the Dark Lands. Her sense of smell is amazing and she's got one hell of a kick, too. They were both quite expensive." Jamil stands up when he's done introducing his slaves. "All right then. I'll see what's waiting for us ahead. You wait here with the girl." Jamil starts walking with Goltas ahead as he whispered to Morgiana something who slightly nodded at his command before a long silence occurs.

After a very VERY long silence, Kali decided to broke it. "H-hello, Morgiana. My name is Kali and the boy beside me" she pointed at her left side. "His name is Aladdin. Nice to meet you." Kali smiled at her expecting her to reply but only silence came to her as she sighs before Aladdin poked her shoulder and she looked at him, who motioned her to lean down which she did as he whispered to her. "I'll try make her smile…" he said to her as Kali stared at him at his weird idea before nodding as they change their sitting position, Kali at the left side – Aladdin at the right side. After many attempts of making her laugh, he failed. But when Aladdin imitates the Sharif, Morgiana snickered and smiled at bit as Aladdin stands up, very happy that he was able to make her laugh. "Finally! You smiled!" Aladdin said as Morgiana looked away from him.

"I didn't." she denies.

"You're really pretty when you smile." Aladdin tries to entertain but she turned her back to him as he runs in front of her. "But your face has odd features. Is it because you're from that country called "Dark Lands"?" Aladdin said, sitting down beside Kali who just observed both of them. "It's not dark." Kali looked at her. "The "Dark Lands" are what the Reim Empire calls the region south of the border because they consider the whole area undeveloped. It's my homeland, Carthago."

"Is it undeveloped?"

"It's not."

"There are countries and villages, and the sun is beautiful. The land is spacious and there are many huge animals. There are many delicious fruits, too." After Morgiana explained about her country, Kali smiled at her when she saw a slight happiness in her eyes. "That sounds nice, like a fun place. I'd love to see it. Take me your homeland." When Aladdin said that images flashes before her eyes as she put her hand on her forehead, feeling a headache coming as a voice rings in her ears.

"What are you talking about? This is your home now!"

"Say, where's Alibaba-kun?"

She snapped out of her reverie when she heard Aladdin's question as she looked at him. "Where is he?" He asked again as Morgiana replied. "Your friend is an utter fool. He's insane. He doesn't understand what situation he's in. He tries to save others, even when he can't save himself. Because of that, your friend…" she trailed off, her voice starting to crack. "…is dead." Aladdin look at her in shock before a stones drops at Kali and Aladdin as they looked up together and discovered an alive Alibaba who raise his hand in greeting. "Your friend is dead." Morgiana repeated as Aladdin and Kali stands up.

"Or not!" Alibaba's voice startled Morgiana as he landed safely beside Kali.

"Because I'm invincible." Alibaba said pointed to himself, before they heard Jamil's scream. "Magi! Magi! Please purge these mons-" Jamil came running to them in fear but stops when he saw Alibaba. "Wha-?"

"Sorry, I lied about the translation."

"What?!"

"Actually it said, "Dance with the whirlwinds, and in the Jaw of the Dragon, and you will find the truth.""

"All is before the tail of the Dragon." Kali said the last part, as Jamil looked at her in shock. "You knew the whole time, Asura-hime?!" Jamil said to her.

"'Asura-hime' is not my name. MY name is Kali!" Kali replied to him, annoyed at the name he gave to her.

"Thanks to you, I found the right path. Thanks a lot, my lord!" Alibaba said, smirking at the Sharif.

"Take care!" Aladdin spread out his bandana-turn-carpet as they began to float above them. "Sorry, miss! Let's meet again." Alibaba said to Morgiana. "Let's go see the sun when those invisible chains are cut." Morgiana looks them, dazed as she imagine the outside with warm sun dancing under it but it was cut short when the Sharif called her.

"Morgiana!"

Morgiana snaps out of her daze and chasing after them by climbing the walls without using her hands, surprising the trio in the carpet. "Aladdin! Higher! Higher!" Alibaba said in panic when they saw that she was catching up and the carpet obeys at his commands as Morgiana failed to catch them. And they manage get out from the Sharif hands from turning into slaves.

"This must be the Gate of truth." Alibaba said when they reached their destination facing a familiar gate. "The treasures must be behind this door."

"That must be the spell." Aladdin said as he saw the magic circle in it. "Have you tried opening it?" Aladdin asked.

"No. Look at the handprints." Alibaba replied, looking at the two right handprints at the gate. "Both are right hands. That means you can't do it alone."

"Then we're lucky there's three of us" Aladdin said. "But whose hand are we putting there?"

"You two should do it." Kali said behind them. "Since you're already ahead of me." Alibaba and Aladdin looked each other before nodding as they put their right hand to the handprints.

"Open Sesame!"

The magic circle of the gate glowed above them as the gate before them opened slowly with breeze hitting their faces and suddenly the surroundings around them started to change into blue skies with a city below them as Kali said some words.

"So this is the Dungeon of Amon, huh?"

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Yay! Chapter 3 done! :D

I know that this is late but I hope you enjoyed this. :)

And also thank you those who reviewed, favorited, followed this story xD

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