BOOM TRIPLE WHAMMY WEEKEND.

I honestly can't believe I finished this, but in any case, the conclusion will come out by next Saturday. That's right, THE CONCLUSION. I'll be doing a sequel after this, which I've already planned out. So yeah...

Also, plot twist. I've been doing a lot plot twists, so much that it should be called a p-a-lot twist. Sorry for that.

So yeah... enjoy part one of the two/three part conclusion to the book, and be on the lookout for the last part!

The Army of Ancients (do they have to add "of Ancients" to everything?!) has made excellent progress. The Tree was already pretty close, but I'm still kind of worried that we won't make it in time. I don't want this to be like Sisao…

Colt reassures me that it will be fine, but it seems like something else is bugging him too. I can't imagine what, but it might have something to do with the Council of Elders.

The armor they had made was made like the Stolbrist armor, except they mixed stone in with the iron to save resources.

I still feel kind of exposed without my backpack. On the way to Sisao, I had come to have an almost respect for the item. Also, having to ask Colt every time I wanted to craft something was pretty annoying.

Speaking of Colt, he's a lot different from how I'm used to him acting. He stays quiet a lot like before, but when he speaks he's very confident. Also, apparently his dad is one of the biggest leaders in their army, and according to him, that makes Colt second in command. Go figure.

The army numbered nearly 2,000 which was nearly every man and about half the women in the city. The rest were taking care of children and had to stay in the City of Ancients (again with "of Ancients." Really?).

Another thing was that the Ancients had spies everywhere. Literally, EVERYWHERE. Even in the Godist army, although a few have been caught. The latest news was really disturbing. The Godists have some secret weapon that could make their army nearly invincible, and it's in the Wizard Tower of Stolbrist. When I ask Colt about it, all he says is:

"We'll have to find out, but if we can't stop it, there's no way to stop them,"

Yeah, not very reassuring.

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Di had nearly made it. Everything was going according to plan: the spies were in the right place, the assassins and soldiers ready for orders. Even the villager-slaves cooperating.

And as they marched south, he could finally make out a large tower in the distance, and not far past that, a city.

They had reached Stolbrist.

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"Sir, the Godists! The Godists are here!"

A breathless messenger stood panting out his delivery to Yeoj, who had been prepared for this since they finished the wall.

"Prepare the catapults and man the stations. We never know when they will attack, so be on your guard," he tells the other messengers, then, turning to the first messenger,"Good job. Get some rest and be ready for battle as soon as possible."

Flu, Jack, Nilloc, and Anna were also going to be in the battle. They had somehow gotten paired up in the same squadron, and would fight side by side.

"But where is Mr. Brind?" Jack asked while donning his armor. "Why is he not fighting?"

No one could come up with an answer.

"Logically, he could just be fighting in another area," Nilloc says as he straps his diamond axe to his back.

"Well, theres no time to worry about that," Flu replies. "I just hope I have enough potions to finish the battle."

Jack reaches into his backpack. "What about Phillip?"

"We can only hope for the best…"

A compressing silence fell upon their barracks.

Wanting to change the subject, Nilloc replied. "What about you, Anna?Are you going to be fighting?"

"I'll be sniping with my bow. My dad won't let me go into the actual battle, which really sucks. I can fight, but he keeps saying that I'm the 'top percentage of daughters', whatever that means,"

When all of the squadrons had gotten to their positions next to the outside walls, Yeoj supervised the catapults, which had been set up around the main island and would be fired as soon as the battle started.

He was worried as well. The Godists were avoiding the Wizard Tower, which was slightly odd. It would usually be the best place to take out first, but they were approaching from the East side.

Although a minor issue, he still had to keep himself from worrying too much.

The Godist army was now easily visible from the walls. They were just outside of range…

Closer they came.

Closer… closer…

"Fire the catapults," Yeoj ordered. "The battle of Soltbrist has begun."

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Because of all the commotion, no one noticed Ley slip out of the walls and make his way to the Wizard Tower.

The plan was working, and soon it would be complete.

All he had to do was activate the beacon.

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Jack, Flu, and Nilloc stood side by side in the front of the army. They would seem to be a strange group, especially among the soldiers: A 15 year old wizard, a 12 year old swords-master, and a 13 year old refugee with an axe.

They stood grim faced as the Godists lined up across the field. The Godists had an advantage: They were on the high part of the hills and would charge down.

However, this made them more vulnerable to the catapults and the archers.

So the group of young heroes stood, ready to meet their fate. All of their travels, all of their losses and victories, led up to this. This was the turning point.

Flu, at the center, looked to her left and right. "Nervous?"

"There's no one else I'd rather have at my side," Jack replied, smirking.

"Agreed," Nilloc said bluntly.

The catapults fired, and the Stolbrist army charged.

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Jack parried, blocked and cut, all less than seconds apart. He had practiced all of his life, and now, with enemies coming at him, he finally felt as if he knew what to do.

Two came at him now, one from his left and one at his right.

Brind had taught him to go forward to the enemy rather than stand back and block.

Jack jumped to his right and blocked an upwards strike from the first enemy. Turning his sword slightly, he rammed the attacker into the second. Then he pulled his bow out in a split second and shot both of them.

That's two more people I've killed.

Suddenly, another enemy falls behind him, with an arrow in his head. There's a cut off string tied to the arrow.

Thanks, Anna.

Turning around with sword in hand, he charged towards another opponent.

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Nilloc had never used a sword. He had always prefered the axe; with it he could use the momentum to slice easily through his was all based on his calculations, and more than once his calculations had saved him.

The axe itself was inherited from his father. It was razor-sharp, even compared to a sword.

An axe couldn't block, but it didn't need to. Nilloc didn't waste time "dancing" with his opponent, but instead took the initiative and struck them before they could react.

One such opponent charged at him now, coming in for a side sweep with a sword. Nilloc knew what to do before he even saw him.

Jumping up, he struck the man's head and cut it clean off his head, kill him instantly. Sure, it wasn't FAIR to the enemy, but people who are FAIR don't win battles.

And Nilloc was determined to win this battle, if only for the vengeance of his family.

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Flu dodged and wove through the battle, throwing special potions at the enemy and casting spells.

She didn't like using her spiritual magic (of which she was the best at) but during battle she was forced to. She tried to not use magic that would hurt her friends, and that made it a bit harder.

Thus, she was forced to not kill but instead immobilize her enemies. The easiest spells to cast were ones she could use over and over.

Seeing an enemy charging towards her, she used a spell. Reaching into what many Wizards called the "coding" she cast a spell.

/freeze.

Her opponent stopped in his tracks. A closer observer would see that his skin was frozen over, covered in ice.

Turning, she cast another spell on a different enemy.

/sky

The enemy was instantly flung into the sky like an arrow from a bow. He wouldn't come down for a while.

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Yeoj looked out over the battle and cursed. He hadn't expected the Godist army to be so big, and the Stobrist army wasn't doing so well.

"Ready!"

He could hear an archer commanding the others.

"Aim!"

Yeoj began to notice the black line just past the Godists.

"Fire!"

Another round of arrows soared into the air and hit the Godists, but Yeoj wasn't paying attention to that anymore.

There was a large crowd charging at the Godists from behind them wearing strange armor.

Although he couldn't recognize them, the Army of Ancients had arrived.

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Colt and I stood on top of the hill, overlooking the battle. The "secret weapon" could be activated at any time, and Colt and I had agreed that the only way to get to it fast enough was for me to fly.

The battle was gruesome to say the least. I could just barely make out the Stolbrist soldiers apart from the Godists.

"I have to get to it!" I yell over the commotion. "There's no other way!"

I prepare to fly, even though I know that there was almost no chance of me staying up in the air. Running down the edge of the hill, I jump up and feel myself lift into the air.

I keep going towards the Tower. If I'm too late, all will be lost.

Please, don't fall.

Suddenly, I feel my strength sapped away from me.

No, no, no! Not now!

I fall towards the ground…

My friends pointed out that I have a very bad concept of time, but the stuff doesn't happen right after the other. Sometimes it does a sort of time skip thing.

Also, I FREAKING TOLD YOU THAT FLU, JACK, AND NILLOC SHINE. THEY FREAKING SHINE LIKE A DIAMOND.

So yeah... you shall see the conclusion part 2 within a week or less. And an epilogue.