Inside the stone palace chamber, Ezylryb was tossed and slashed back and forth. Metal Beak grabbed the old whiskered screech owl and threw him back against the stone carving, Nyra slashing and striking the old screech owl's body with her talons. Then the greater sooty owl grabbed Ezylryb again held by the neck with one talon. Metal Beak flew down still holding onto the old screech owl's neck, and then he slammed him on the stone platform. The battle blade fell off of the old screech owl's talon. He is unarmed and pinned down. The Lord High Tyto and the evil queen have him in their grasp. Ezylryb knew he was done for and there is no point on fighting them.
Ezylryb lift his head up to Metal Beak and said: "Be done with it, then."
Metal Beak opened his armed battle claw and prepares taken the life of his old enemy Lyze of Kiel. But suddenly, he looked up saw a young barn owl coming at him holding with what look like a burning tree branch in his talons. The burning tree branch knocked Nyra's head behind. The young barn owl gave an utterance cry and pushed Metal Beak away from the old screech owl. He swung the burning tree branch at the Lord High Tyto, but missed. The greater sooty owl strikes him down to the ground, the young barn owl rolling over on the stone platform. Metal Beak came down with opened armed battle claws at the young Tyto. But the young barn owl held up the burning tree branch with both of his talons. The greater sooty owl held grips of the burning tree branch. Ezylryb tries getting up to help the young owl, but then Nyra pinned him down with her talon. Not allowing interference.
The young barn owl felt restrained. His legs pressed down to his chest, yet still holding on the burning tree branch. Then he said to Metal Beak: "I'm not letting you hurt one more soul."
Metal Beak: "Oh, you're not letting me? Oh, what a pity to waste. Such a strong, young and confident Tyto." The greater sooty owl chuckles amusement at the young barn owl.
Ezylryb tried to crawl, but Nyra still holding him down with her talon, he's unable to get free from the evil queen's clutch. Then the old screech owl said: "No, Soren."
Metal Beak turned his head to the old screech owl. Hear him say the young owl's name: "Oh," The Lord High Tyto turns back to the young barn owl: "you know this sad old owl."
Soren: "He's my teacher. My hero."
Metal Beak: "Well, your hero can teach you one last lesson about Pure Ones' strength."
Nyra: "Don't move." The evil queen said to old screech owl, holding him down.
Metal Beak: "By letting you watch him die."
The pupils of Soren's eyes shrink. He started yelling out and becomes utterly frenzied rage. The young barn owl pushed the Lord High Tyto off and swinging the burning tree branch wildly. The ends of the branch began to have a flame. Both owls clashed. Soren swings the burning tree branch at the greater sooty owl. But Metal Beak grabs it and pulls Soren and the branch down. The young barn owl swings the burning tree branch again, when he sees the Lord High Tyto try to strike him. Soren quickly turns around, avoid the strike attack and went back to the greater sooty owl. Nyra watched the two owls fight.
Ezylryb sees she's distracted, that gives him the advantage. He knocks off the female barn owl's right talon with his talons. The evil queen loses her balance. The old screech owl rolled himself, went under between her legs, made the female barn owl fall down to the ground, then rolls Nyra over and tossed her right off to the edge. The evil queen fell down backwards and slammed against the rock edge.
Metal Beak knocked the burning tree branch from the young barn owl's talon. The burning tree branch falling, Soren flew down and went after it. The greater sooty owl flew down after the young barn owl, he was ganging on him. Soren folded his wings to go faster. Metal Beak did the same, catching up.
The young barn owl sees the burning tree branch. It was headed down to the water stream. If the tree branch gets to water, flames will go out and he'll be defenseless, easier for Metal Beak to kill him. Soren raced to the burning tree branch. Ezylryb wing crawled to edge and watch his student flying down after the burning tree branch.
The burning tree branch is getting close to the water. Soren spread out his wings and rapidly caught the burning tree branch. But he soon began to turn his body over, lose grip of the air and fell on his back to the ground, drops the burning tree branch, and slides right back against the stone wall. The young barn owl sees Metal Beak coming towards him. Soren reaches for the burning tree branch. The greater sooty owl is getting closer and closer. Nyra watches her husband ready to attack the young barn owl with his large sharp battle claws opened. Soren grabbed the burning tree branch, try to hold it up, but Metal Beak got to the young barn owl and pounced him. This is terribly sad for Ezylryb to see his student be killed in the likes of Metal Beak.
The Lord High Tyto laughs successfully, but he stops. Something in front lifted him. It was Soren, he's alive. The young barn owl stabbed the enemy right before Metal Beak pounce him. Soren lifts the greater sooty owl's body with the burning tree branch. Then the burning tree branch breaks in half. Metal Beak lies down with the other half of the tree branch that has a flame in the ends still in his chest. His helmet fell from his face to the ground upside down.
Soren survived and with luck for he has singled handily killed the leader of the Pure Ones. Nyra gasped seeing her husband dead. She became angry at the young barn owl. Soren turns his head to the evil queen.
Nyra wanted to kill this young owl, but there will be in another time for revenge. The evil queen rolled over off the edge, flapping her wings. Then she turned her head to the right and said: "Pure Ones! Fall back! To me." Nyra flies towards to opening cavern, along with only seven remain soldiers following her.
Soren watched the Pure Ones flee for a moment then turns his eyes away from them. The helmet of the dead Lord High Tyto spins slowly, slightly around, then stopped. The Battle of the Beaks was over.
To be continued...