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Chapter X: The Master of the Acid Dragon

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"Hey, look." I pointed at Fletz. "It's okay."

After several hours of walking, we could now see Fletz. We all ran inside the town.

"Well, it looks like it's safe from the Dragon. For now, that is." Phirala fiddled with her hair. "Since everything's okay, can we get somethin' to eat? I'm starving."

"YEAH!! I'm starvin' too!" Milro ran ahead of everyone.

Selistia ran after him. "Hey! Wait up!" This made Milro run even faster.

I watched them leave. "We might as well leave them two alone."

"Nuh-uh! I'm gonna watch 'em! This'll be good!" Phirala ran after the two.

I put my hands on my hips and shook my head. "Poor Milro."

"Since those three ran off, I guess I'll visit the weapon shop." Rose walked by me and went towards the weapon shop.

"I'll pick up some more items. Take care, Crystal." Boralo patted me on the back and walked off.

"Hey! You just can't leave me here!!" I watched him leave. 'Great......' I turned around and looked at Hajeri. "Well, um...uh...um......" I was now having trouble saying complete sentences. 'Just marvelous......'

Hajeri stared at me. "What's wrong, Crys?"

"Um......uh......" I just stood there. He patted me on the head as he walked by. That made me blush.

"I'm gonna get my somethin' to eat, you comin'?" He looked back at me as he walked off.

"Oh! Yeah! Food......" I turned on my heels and ran past him.

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We had all gotten enough to eat, and now most of us were sitting in a hotel room. Boralo was sitting on a nearby bed, looking out of the window; Rose was leaning against the wall; Phirala and Selistia were walking around, talking; Milro was hiding under the bed; Hajeri was also leaning up against the wall; and I was simply lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling.

"Hey, I've got a perfect idea." I said.

"What?" Everyone, even Milro, said in unison.

"We could-" I was interrupted. The hotel shook. "What the-" I quickly hopped off the bed and followed everyone outside. Milro crawled out from under the bed and followed.

The Dragon was attacking Fletz!! Selistia and Phirala ran to meet up with us.

"We've got to take to the sky!" Rose shouted over the screaming of the Humans in Fletz. Everyone nodded their head in agreement.

"I'll follow you on foot." Selistia's voice was serious.

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Once we were all airborne, except for Selistia of course, we began chasing the Dragon away from Fletz. I flew past everyone, for no reason what-so-ever. I was now side-by-side with the Dragon. I flew upwards a bit when acid flew under me.

'That's just marvelous! An Acid Dragon. That's just what we need.' I looked ahead of us and saw the Barrens. I looked back at Hajeri and nodded. He nodded in return, understanding the plan.

As we narrowed in on the Barrens, we all began to surround the Dragon. Rose and Boralo on the left; Milro and Phirala on the right; Hajeri above it; Selistia on the ground below it just in case the Dragon tried to land; and me flying slightly faster than it on the right.

Before long, we had herded the Dragon straight into the Barrens. The Dragon now hovered above the ground. We all landed and got our weapons ready.

"What a pleasant surprise," came a woman's voice. I looked around and saw a woman in the exact same changing-green color armor that the Dragon had. She had shoulder-length black hair, icy blue eyes, and she was holding twin swords in her hands.

"Who are you?!" Rose asked the woman coldly.

"My name is Nianith and I am the master of the Acid Dragon!" The woman, Nianith, pointed her weapons right at me. "And I am here to kill you all and take the girl with me!"

A/N: Ah, another short chapter. This time, I'm positive that the next chapter will be longer 'cause it's where we fight Nianith and- [covers mouth] I can't tell, but you'll find out what happens in the next chapter.