Slowly Cyrus lowered his hand, indicating for Glenn to be silent.
Glenn though didn't need to be told, he didn't even dare make a single sound as they snook forward.

He couldn't see him yet, but he could feel it… Magus… the grand master of magic. He was nearly right in front of them, then they looked around a corner and Glenns eyes widened.

For there, standing with his back to them was a man.

There was no doubt this man was Magus! And it was not just because of his gray skin tone, his long light blue hair or his odd pointy ears poking out through the hair.

No. It was the very air itself, it felt like electricity going through the air and Glenn could feel it crawl all over his skin like a thousand ants making his hair stand up straight as his heart was beating so loudly that Glenn started to wonder how it hadn't started an earth quake yet.

Magus though… Didn't even seemed to have noticed them, and neither had the grotesque monster standing right next to him.

And odd scaly creature with a large broad corpus and big claws, yet he seemed to be speaking human words with Magus.

Cyrus how-ever closed his eyes as he took in a deep breath, he slowly pulled out his sword, the Masamune, then he gave Glenn a nod, a saying nod.

At that Glenn bit together, he swallowed but nodded as he pulled his own sword and looked at their opponents. Two against two, that seemed fair right? And he took a breath, trying to make himself ready, trying to calm his beating heart and ignore the shaking. They had the Masamune now! The Masamune could defeat Magus's magic, that was the entire point of this! The entire journey they had had together! It was all for this moment! They just had to take the last step, end it! It was now!

And that was when Cyrus stood up. "MAGUS!" he shouted. "I am Cyrus, hero of Guardinia! Prepare yourself and face me in battle!" he demanded standing proud with Glenn standing next to him.

Magus how-ever, didn't even move. Merely stood there still with his back to them.

"I shall give you one more warning! Prepare yourself so this fight will be fair!" Cyrus shouted.

Still Magus didn't move, the green creature how-ever was snickering. "Hihihi, Lord Magus. There seems to be vermin behind us."

"Quiet Ozzie." Magus exhaled deeply. "They are but bugs, ignore them and most likely they will go away."

At that Cyrus hissed as his hands tightened around the Masamune. "Very well, you have been warned." he stated, then raised his sword and let out a huge shout. "ARGGGGH!" as he attacked jumping at Magus.

Then suddenly… It was so quick, Glenn had barely even registered it. Magus hadn't moved a single inch, he didn't even have to. The magical barrier had already been cast to protect Magus, a barrier the sword now slammed against in that thrust which Cyrus had laid all his power behind and as a result…. In a snap… as if the great magic sword Masamune was only made out of glass. The blade broke into half.

Glenns eyes widened and his mouth dropped open as the now harmless sword tip of the Masamune fell to the ground. Cyrus as well gaped as he looked up suddenly realizing.. It hadn't worked... The Masamune hadn't worked, it was as useless as any other sword. All their fighting, all their battles... the hero badge.. the sword.. it was all for nothing!
It all took less then a second and suddenly Cyrus had realized that he wasn't any match for either of them. Both Ozzie and Magus were strong magicians and they had NO defence against their magic now! None at all. Cyrus's armor could might as well be made out of paper and his sword wood. Neither worked against magic.

Glenn as well realized this in a split second as he stunned looked at the broken sword in Cyrus's hands. "No." he gasped. "It can't be… The Masamune!"

Ozzie how-ever seemed extremely amused as he howled in laughter. "Gyahahaha! Is that the best you can do?" he asked in a mocking tone. "Without your sword you're nothing!"

Cyrus how-ever hissed as he bit together. "You haven't beaten me yet!" he stated.

Glenn how-ever dropped his own sword as he fell to his knees, sweat falling from his forehead as the panic rose in him. The Masamune?! No! It wasn't possible! This could only mean one thing, they were goners! They were going to die! Glenn was blinded in panic as he looked up at the laughing hideous beast called Ozzie.

Cyrus how-ever kept standing strong. "Glenn." he then spoke in a strong secure voice. "Escape while I keep them at bay."

The words how-ever barely even registered with Glenn as he was shaking all over his body, his legs seemed paralyzed on the ground as he tried to communicate his dilemma. "Bu-But." he tried.

At that Cyrus finally seemed to grow annoyed. "If you stay here they'll get us both!" he exclaimed. "GO!" he demanded.

At that finally Magus turned around, his position a little lax his eyes looking almost bored as he finally spoke. "You better worry about yourself. Cyrus." he stated.

And Cyrus hissed before he yelled in a blind panic. "Come on Glenn! GO!" he shouted as he jumped directly for Magus with a raised fist, clearly intending to do anything he could just to buy Glenn time.

But he didn't even reach Magus, he never even got to touch him before a huge lightning bolt erupted from Magus's body and hit Cyrus square in the chest thrusting him backwards to where he fell on the ground.

That at last made Glenn snap out of it as he shouted. "CYRUS!" rushing to his masters side only to witness Cyrus's weak eyes looking up at him. His entire body was charred, burn marks all over him, he seemed to be twitching in a unnatural way and clearly every word was a struggle as he tried to looked at Glenn.

"Glenn.." he gasped for air. "Run…" he asked. "Glenn." he swallowed looking at Glenn with pleading eyes. "Take care of… of Leene." he asked and fell down just as Ozzie laughed and snapped a finger making Cyrus's entire body erupt into flames.

"CYRUS!" Glenn screamed as he hopelessly tried to wave away the flames consuming Cyrus's body, not even caring that the flames were burning his own fingers and the heat hammered towards his face as he cried. "NO! CYRUS! CYRUSSSSSS!" he screamed though it was far to late, and as quick as they had come the flames vanished leaving only ashs's behind that now blew away with the wind, right through Glenn's fingers.

Wide-eyed Glenn looked at the charred spot where his master had laid a mere minute ago.. No.. It couldn't be! How could this have happened?! How?!

Vaguely did Glenn hear the laughter above him, as if Ozzie hadn't seen anything as fun his entire life.

Then a soft voice. "What's the matter kid. Out of luck?"

Slowly Glenn lifted his head to face the man whom was mocking him, that gray skinned Magus. And then he felt the anger in his chest as he sneered. Where there beforehand was paralyzing fear there was nor burning anger, filling every inch of him and he hissed as he stood up on his legs, swaying lightly, any former reluctance to hurt was gone, now he wanted to hurt... He wanted to kill that maniac in front of him whom had caused so much pain! Glenn picked up the broken hild of the Masamune holding it up. Sneering as if he was some sort of animal ready to attack.

"Gyua-hahaha. Cat got your tongue kid?" Ozzie asked licking his mouth then chuckled. "What do you say Magus? Perhaps you could give him a more fitting form?" he asked.

And Magus exhaled but then finally nodded. "All right why not?" he asked. "There's always time for a little fun."

Glenns eyes widened as he saw it, Magus rising his hand. The hand shining with magic and Glenn gasped as he stepped back but it was to late, there was no stopping it as the magic zoomed towards him and Glenn let out a shout as he screamed.

He felt his entire body itching, crawling with weird sensations as he tumbled around not understanding what was going on. "Argh.. argh." he shouted trying to hold on to what remained of the masamune as he felt his fingers being twisted around as they changed and then he slipped, falling backwards and then he fell, fell down towards the river as he cried.

So they had turned him into something… Something other than human.
Just as well, he wasn't even worth killing. He was not worthy of dying alongside the hero Cyrus… How had he ever even dared to believe, that he could be in anyway worthy.

And with that thought Glenn closed his eyes as finally his new transformed body slammed into the ice cold water finally granting him unconscious if only for a little while.