Chapter 11

Final Riddle Answered

"A sword?" Damon inquired.

"Allow me to explain," Steve started. "Where I'm from, swords are no longer used. Now they have become a, kind of, symbol. Swords are symbols of power, strength, justice, and honor.

"This, however, is Azoric. He is my sword, and probably my one true friend . . . " Nash and Mia looked hurt at this. "From my world, that is. I would trust him with my life. Is that enough to impress you, Damon?"

"I should say so." Damon disappeared. One second later, a door appeared where the Keeper of Knowledge had been standing.

The trio walked into Damon's room. Bookshelves dotted the large room. Books were strewn about haphazardly.

"Welcome, you who have come here to learn." Damon sat behind a desk, near the wall. Three chairs materialized before the desk. "You have come to get the answer to a question, I assume. I mean, the two of you have already gone through the trial for the entrance to the thieves guild."

"Um . . . Yeah. Here's my question. How do I get home?"

Damon wrinkled his brow. "You are the boy, not of this world. I sensed your arrival, and wondered when you would seek me out." He stood up and walked over to one of the closer book cases. "Come on," he said, motioning them over. He pulled a large book from the case. The old leather had almost worn off and the title was barely visible. Lost Relics.

"This book tells of all of the forgotten ruins of Lunar. In it . . . ah. Here we are." Damon pointed to a picture of a structure.

"Stone Henge. Who knew?" Steve smirked.

"This is the only way out of our dimension."

"Dimension?"

"Yes." Damon smiled. "This is a different dimension than the one you are from. Strangely enough, you are not the first to come to Lunar from another dimension. However, Althena was around then, and showed him the doorway out."

"Do you, by any chance, know his name?"

"Yes," Damon replied. "I believe that his name was Magus."

Steve looked wide eyed with surprise.

"Do you know him," asked Nash.

Steve gave an unsure laugh. "Magus was the name of the third master of Azoric. He was the one to create and first to use the Holy Spell of Destruction.' I guess it sent him here too."

"Um. Excuse me." The three turned to Mia, who had been quiet since they entered the room. She was now holding the book and studying the structure. "I know where this is. It's in my families cemetery."

"She is correct," said Damon. "A relic of power such as this, needs to be surrounded by power. The Ausa family carries a great power with them, even in death."

"Thank you, Damon," Steve said. "You've been a big help. Come on, guys. Let's go." The three turned to leave, but were stopped by the old man.

"Just a moment." Damon handed Steve the book. "In order to activate the ruins you need the incantation on the side of this page. Read it in front of the structure and a door shall appear." They said goodbye to the old man and headed for the exit. Once out of the spire, Mia turned to the boys.

"If you boys would like, I could teleport us back to Vane." Nash looked stunned. Teleportation was the hardest form of magic that the guild taught. Nash himself had tried it a few times, and had never really gotten the hang of it. Although you would never get him to admit to it.

"You never told me that you could teleport," said Nash.

"I just learned it," she replied.

The two boys stood next to the magess. Mia began concentrating, as well as chanting. Both boys were too engrossed in watching the spell that neither saw the ring on Mia's finger softly glow. All of a sudden a massive flame flew up, engulfing the trio, and just like that they were gone.