This chapter got a little crazy...

But yeah, Yurick's still mean as ever, Syrenne worries too much, and Zael is just...Zael.

Dagran's mean too, but who cares?

Thanks for the support from Cormag Ravenstaff and ShitanePaiko.

You two are why I'm still writing! :)

Chapter 3:

"Rean! Rean!" the young girl slowly opened her eyes. She could faintly make out the image of a woman standing over her. The frightened eyes looked so much like her own mother's…She jerked up immediately, staring at Syrenne. Zael was also beside her and seemed just as worried.

"Wh-What happened?" she asked a bit groggy. Syrenne sighed dramatically.

"That's what I want to know! What magic did you just pull off there?" she asked. Zael was about to calm Syrenne down when Rean held up her hand.

"I got some sort of memory back…" she murmured quietly. Syrenne's eyes widened, and Zael just looked stunned.

"That's all I know at least. I had friends…Bren…Drew…Anne…De'line…" she continued. Syrenne just shook her head.

"Syrenne! Zael! Are you all right?" Dagran came up with Yurick. Rean was a bit mad that he didn't ask if she was all right, but she couldn't say much. Syrenne explained to Dagran what had happened, and Dagran took a mild interest in Rean.

"So she has memories that were not there before?" Yurick asked Syrenne. Syrenne just shrugged, suggesting that Yurick should ask Rean herself. Yurick didn't bother though. Zael stood up.

"Well let's just keep going." The group followed a secret pathway that hadn't been there before to a place outside.

There was a long, but thin bridge. Flakes of what looked like snow fluttered across the deep valley. Rean looked at them in wonder, until something seemed to hit her mind hard.

What are those flakey things?

I don't know, Anne. They're pretty though.

Only you would think that!

Bren! Stop being mean to Rean.

De'line, I'll be as mean as I want to.

Bren…

Don't side with the girls, Drew!

She shook her head to try and clear the voices that suddenly exploded through her head. She didn't realize that everyone was fighting the undead soldiers again, and walked onto the bridge without thinking. Amazingly, she walked pass everyone without disrupting them. Yurick saw her though, and was pretty mad. How could she just ignore everything?

Is this the place?

Yeah I think so.

Look! It's a great door!

Wow, that's super big.

Yeah it really is.

This must be the place!

Rean walked forward almost mechanically. She touched the stone wall, and heard a groan come from it. It slowly opened up, then closed behind her as she entered.

"REAN!" Syrenne screamed. She quickly beat down more enemies and quickly ran towards the door. Having beaten all the skeletal warriors, the rest of the group followed suit.

"What the hell is she thinking?" Yurick muttered as he followed after her. They reached the doors only to hear a loud scream come from inside.

"Rean!" Zael touched the door without thinking. With the Outsider's power, he was able to get inside. They were greeted to the sight of a giant monster towering over Rean. The poor girl backed up and up and up, but the monster was getting closer and closer. It's body flowed with some unnatural energy, and it was about to swipe at Rean.

Yurick couldn't take it anymore. He quickly ran forward and grabbed her, yanking her out of the way. The claw barely missed Rean, as she was dragged away. When Yurick had hid them behind a pillar he looked at her angrily.

"What the hell were you thinking?" he yelled angrily. Rean shrunk away from him.

"I-I…Th-They…were c-calling for m-me…" she barely whispered. Yurick was about to ask who when the pillar suddenly exploded with rock flying everywhere. Rean landed on top of Yurick, who had been flung on his back. They had no time to think though, because another shot was thrown.

They scrambled away from where they were almost shot. Rean clutched her sword tightly and grimaced. It wasn't good now. The voices in her head were making her lose concentration, and weren't doing much to help her.

What is that thing?

We have to get out of here!

How? Where?

Get back to the door!

Rean suddenly remembered what she had to do. She ran towards Zael.

"Follow me now! And use that weird power of yours please!" she begged him as she dragged him along. Zael had no time to argue, but activated his power anyways. The monster locked onto them, and hatred could be felt in the air. With a roar, it gave chase. Rean opened up the door again and led Zael out onto the bridge.

"Almost…There…" she breathed as she could see the middle of the bridge. Then she turned around and braced herself.

"YURICK! FIRE PLEASE!" Rean shouted as the monster grew closer. Yurick seemed to grumble something, but did as she said. The bridge broke under the weight and fire that had suddenly consumed it. The monster fell down and down and down. Zael sighed with relief, until he heard a cry.

"Zael!" Rean held onto a slab of stone. She dangled over the deep valley, and was dangerously close to slipping off. Zael reached down to try and get her, but he was a little to far.

"Grab my hand!" he cried down to her. She quickly lifted one up and gripped his hand hard. Zael pulled her up, and she sat on the ground, catching her breath.

"You okay?" Zael asked. Rean just nodded, and struggled to say anything. How had she known what to do? What were these voices in her head? Rean couldn't think about it anymore, considering the group needed to get going.