Ch 28:

Meanwhile as Dimitri merges with his master, Ioz and Niddler have found the spirit. But unknown to them Ren is right behind them. When he reaches where they are he sees it is too late, but then suddenly he hears a woman's voice. "Are you a member of the House of Primus?" "Yes." He then turns around to see a light take shape. "Good." "Who are you?" says Ren. "That is not important." Then the mysterious woman points her apparition finger towards Ioz and Niddler and says, "You know them?" "Yes. But how?" "Not important." She then frees them from her spell. Ren then turns towards the apparition. "Who are you?" "As I said, that does not matter, but I need your help. There used to be creatures that guarded this cave, but when the dark water surfaced. It changed them. I had no other choice, but to freeze them. I thought maybe one day a being would seem to reverse what the dark water had done. And he did. It was your father, King Primus. He was searching for one of the treasures of Rule." "But how?" asks Ren. "Whenever someone or something lands on this island I can read their thoughts. When your father arrived he had another. This being was an ecomancer. Ecomancer's are usually peaceful people. Not greedy. But this one was. He wanted the treasure for himself. He cared nothing about what would happen if all the treasures were not found. All he cared about was getting the jewels.

"When your father found the spot where one of the treasures was kept this being tried to get it. The sign warned that only a member of the house of Primus could get the treasure but he refused to listen. And as he reached to get it, the plants surrounding the treasure leaned over him. When he grabbed the treasure spores flew out of the plants and onto the man's skin.

"After the Pernicious Pitcher Plant touched him, he began to change. He became a Demonic Strangler. I know Primus must have been shocked by what he saw, because he hid his face in horror. When his friend saw this, he touched his face and screamed. He then ran into the cave and that was when he found my guardians and me. When he saw me, he thought I could help him. I said I couldn't. I think it was an accident when he grabbed one of the Galums. Because all of the sudden it became free. As well as the others. It was like a chain reaction. He then laughed; he almost sounded like he had gone mad. He then ran out of the cave with the creatures behind him.

"You, Son of Primus, must bring the Galums back to me. Once that is done I again protect this island." "What will happen if they stay free?" Ren asks. "The longer they stay free the shorter this island will be. The island is slowly dying. It is getting shorter and shorter every day. I know it is hard to understand, but you must help me," says the Spirit. "We will," says Ren. He then starts to leave with Ioz and Niddler right behind him. But before they go, she calls to them one last time. "Wait! Son of Primus, there is one more thing you should know. This being has your friend. Your woman. You must hurry. I think he means to kill her." "But why?" asks Ren. "It is not you, but your father. Since he cannot get revenge against your father. He will take it against you. Hurry!" When Ren hears this, he wastes no time in getting back to Tula. And as he runs, he hears Ioz and Niddler begging him to slow down. "I can't! I won't lose again!" But as he runs towards the entrance of the cave, Dimitri is getting ready to set into motion.