Part 6

'So who am I? Matilda?' Pickle looked frustrated. The wise Elf spoke again 'We all have the power but only when we are life or death circumstances, your concern for Treguard, prompted your powers.' 'And together, cough, you can defeat Warria!' Hordriss shouted over. Pickle didn't know if he believed all this but decided they had but one chance and with at least half the Elvin kingdom by his side, he turned to Warria. 'How disgusting! How vile! Well the kingdom that plays together pays together!' Warria called and then let out a wave of pain on to the Elvin people. Pickle grimaced through the pain but remained focused, it was his determination that inspired the others to keep focused also, Warria stood proud, laughing manically! 'YOU ARE NOTHING! NOTHING!' she called but it did not dent the Elves spirits, they withstood the pain, man and woman, side by side. Warria started to look worried, and look somewhat drained. Statues in the background started to crumble, and people started bursting through the shells, Skarkill emerged from one of the casts, turned and immediately focused his attention on Warria. Merlin appeared in the room and immediately focused all his magical energy on Warria, Lord Fear woke up and started on Warria again, until everyone in the room was attacking Warria anyway they could. Then out of the final cast Treguard appeared! He stepped out kind of stiff but walked straight towards Warria and focused his magic on destroying her! The sight of Treguard alive and well brought tears or joy to Pickle which made him feel all the stronger, until Warria fell to her knees crippled by the massive flow of magic tormenting her. She screamed, her shriek made the roof shake and the walls crumble slightly. Then in an even brightly flash of light than she had appeared in she disappeared, leaving only a charred pile of purple ash on the ground. Everyone let out a sigh of relief! 'Is she gone?' someone cried. Treguard walked up to the ash pile and studied it, 'I should think so, our energies combusted her.' He stated 'We burned the witch!' another voice called. And loud joyous calls filled the room.

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Pickle went to his people, hugged a few and thanked them for their help. 'Pickle, you are a true role model to Elvin society!' one called over. 'Pickle, I wish I could have been such a brave adventurer as you!' another said. Pickle felt very proud. He thanked his people again. 'I have to go see my master now' he said 'We understand. That's where you belong.' The wise Elf said. Pickle took a deep breath and saluted his people, they gave him a round of applause, he turned away from them and started off, mainly to hide the tears, he had never felt so loved and so happy before in his life. He finally knew where he belonged, he was always part of the Elvin Kingdom wherever he went but he was an adventurer through and through. He watched Lord Fear and Skarkill slip away into the distance, he assumed they didn't want to be recognised as being on the same side as good. Hordriss went to speak to the Elvin people to thank them, but Pickle was heading for Merlin and Treguard. Merlin turned to Pickle. 'What a brave Elf you are, you should be proud, Piccolo!' he commented, Pickle didn't have the heart of the energy to correct Merlin's mistake and so thanked him and turned to Treguard. 'It's so good to see you again master' he said through the tears. Treguard smiled and put his hand on Pickle's shoulder. 'I would be most privileged and honoured to have you as my assistant once again' Treguard said smiling. 'I'd love to!' Pickle smiled. And they started back to Dunshelm Castle. In a flash they were in the castle, things were really back to normal again. Treguard appeared in the team room and looked around at all the tropics inside. 'What the..?' he started, Pickle felt it best to make himself scarce. 'PICKLE!!!!!' The screams of anger echoed through the plains of Dunshelm, where small nocturnal animals scurried up twisting and turning branches, the air was still with only the distant sound of wolves calls and Treguards yells, sun set silently in the west. Things truly were back to normal.

The End.

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