9 The Battle for Mariol

"Give me the Eye!," roared Zicco, bearing his teeth.

"Never!," screamed Alex. Suddenly, the Eye started to glow gold, as did Alex's eyes. He floated into mid-air, and Zornyu stared shocked and amazed.

"ALEX! YOU'VE DONE IT! YOU'VE HARNESSED THE POWER OF THE EYE!," he yelled.

Beams of all colours of light, red, yellow, green, blue, purple and many more formed a whirlwind of colour around Alex, and shot into his body. As he landed softly, he looked at himself. He had become a sorcerer.

His mind was crammed with all different words and chants. He knew all the spells there were. His eyes emitted a golden light.

"NO!," roared Zicco, thrusting his razor sharp claws at Alex.

"Repelios Reverso!," he screamed, and raised his right hand. Zicco's claws hit his hand hard, but it did not hurt. In fact, his claws reversed and slashed one of his eyes out. His eye fell to the ground, landing with a crash.

"ARRGH!," screamed Zicco, black blood pouring out over the edge of the tower. "BANZIO KILLIRIO!"

"ALEX! USE THE SPELLBINDING CHANT! THAT'S A KILLING SPELL HE'S GOING TO SHOOT AT YOU!"

"Huh? AHHHHHHHH!"

A red beam of light hit Alex hard in the forehead and he fell to his knees, then lay on his stomach.

"AHAHAHAHA!!," laughed Zicco, "HAHA...WHAT!?"

Alex was getting up again, slowly but surely, smiling. He levitated into mid-air and yelled, "ZIRIOS INCORIO!!" Out of his body came a ball of golden light, a small ball of magical power. He took it in his hand, laughing happily, not evilly. "Zicco!," he shouted.

"WHAT?"

"You're finished!"

"NEVER!"

"YOU GET HIM, ALEX!," roared Zornyu.

"YOU SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS, BRO!"

"Take this!," Alex yelled. Beams of golden light shot out of the gaps between his fingers. "HA!" He threw the ball at Zicco's stomach, and it entered his body.

"AAAAARGH!," screamed Zicco. A great ball of white light shot out of his chest at Alex. Alex smiled and caught it. He raised his hand and it grew. It grew, and grew, and grew until it was bigger than Zicco himself. A golden light surrounded Alex and he smiled at Zicco.

"Goodbye, Zicco!," he yelled, laughing. "HA!" He threw the enormous ball of light at Zicco.

"NO!!!!!," roared Zicco as the ball hit him, and exploded. Alex, Stu and Zornyu remained unharmed, but Zicco was gone.

"You did it, Alex!," said Zornyu joyfully.

"Way to go, Alex!," yelled Stu, running over and hugging him.

"How do we get back to our world, Zornyu?"

"I don't know. You should have ascended when Zicco was blown to oblivion...unless...ACHIMOR!"

"Yes, Zornyu," said a deep, cold voice.

Alex turned and looked. There stood a man with long white hair, and red skin. He was wearing robes with fire patterns on them.

"What are you doing here?," yelled Zornyu.

"I have come to destroy the victor in the battle against Zicco," said Achimor coldly.

Alex stared at him, smiling. Achimor smiled back.

"You completed the battle against Zicco. But now, prepare to battle me."

"Why?"

"Because if you do not defeat me...then Mariol will plunge...into eternal shadow..."