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Verse III: Furious Earth

The soldiers stood baffled and confused in front of the giant woman made of earth chained to the large tombstone. Her eyes glowed hauntingly at them. Damon was silent with surprise at first but as usual this turned into anger.

"Why do you do nothing? Destroy them!" he yelled to his men who did not respond right away. It was if they were hypnotised by this earthly being. They did not know that their legs were cemented into the earth by a strange force. It was only when the force began to take shape in a ghostly figure made of earth did the soldier notice. The phantoms engulfed themselves on them, swallowing them whole and sank back into the earth. They were devoured, left and right, screams that haunted the General's very soul. The only people not taken were Zai and his injured dragon, Lived. The lone warrior watched with satisfaction at the sight of his enemies falling to the hand of this tomb made of stone.

"He never ceases to amaze me" he smiled and broke the chains that bound his friend to the earth. Lived roared in relief at the feel of his freedom. His wings will heal soon enough and he can still fly despite the pain.

Zai spotted an armoured cloaked figure approach him wielding a mighty staff, most likely for whacking people. He wore a plain white mask that seemed to have markings that were vaguely visible.

"Zai…" he said flatly, in a somewhat robotic voice. "We must leave at once. We've wasted a vast amount of time here."

"No, Harret," Zai said coldly with a hint of frustration. "I'm will not leave until every single last one of them is destroyed!"

"We do not have time for this right now, Zai! Gaia!" Harret turned to the large tombstone of earth. The green woman of stone chained to it groaned lightly as it moved closer to the two and erected a mighty barrier from the earth that surrounded them. Just as the barrier was raised did a barrage of flaming debris crashed into it. Inside the barrier Harret remained cool and collect as he always did.

"Zai. State your purpose." he said. Zai loosen his muscles.

"My purpose…is to destroy the seals…," he answered. "I want to destroy all the seals!"

"Why…?"

"For her…I'll destroy them all for her and only for her," Zai said instantly. His voice was not cold with anger and did not crave bloodlust. It was as it was supposed to be; the voice of a passionate and loving man. "I'll destroy all the seals for Lillian. I will not rest until she is free."

"Good. It seems that you have not forgotten your purpose and that is why it is best to leave this battlefield while you and Lived still have your life. We must head for the first seal." Harret said.

"Yes, let's go." Zai said. Lived grunted, jealous of the fact that Harret was one of the few people that could tame this beast.

Harret snapped his fingers and a small appeared within the barrier leading to the outside. He stepped towards it but was stopped by Zai serious question.

"Harret…You've never told why you're helping me or why you want to destroy the seals as well."

Harret turned to Zai, the face behind the mask shrouded more in mystery. "That is none of your concern…for now." he walked out the barrier as Zai climbed onto Lived back. He knew that he would not need a ride for Harret always seems to come up with different inventive ways to fly by manipulating magic.

Outside, all was quiet. Damon had grown tired of trying to bust the barrier open. He had decided to wait for them to come out. He knew that they couldn't stay there forever. Suddenly, in a burst of exploding rock Lived soared towards the skies with its majestic wings. He could only watch as his enemy made their escaped. He knew that they would meet again. This was far from over and the both of them knew it.

Through the clouds, Zai watched for Harret, curious of what new way will he use to fly. He saw Harret engulfed in green light heading towards him. He landed softly on Lived as the light faded and disappeared inside in a stone necklace around Harret's neck.

Zai looked over at his friend in disappointment. He already saw this method before which was very limited.

"You didn't use your magic to fly in an outrages way…" he said in disappointment.

"There is no time for fun and games. I don't want to waste my energy and Gaia's. From now on, I'm flying on your dragon," Harret said flatly, grasping his necklace. "As you know, Gaia can only live within earthly substances. Anywhere else and she will die. She can only stand without it for a few minutes and I'm not going to risk anything. Do you understand?"

"The boy understands," Lived answered. "We won't take off without you next time."

"Very considerate, for a dragon," Harret said without any emotion. "You must bring your kind to shame for co-operating with humans."

"Your gain is my gain. I may be younger then the others but I am still wise enough to do what will benefit us…"

Zai did not know what this meant and he didn't care. He was focused on the seal and the dangers that would likely follow.