Hours later, they woke up. This time, they finally woke up at the same time. When they stood up, a rustle came from behind the bush. Takuta popped out! "Hey Takuta" Palin said. The bird continued to stare menacingly. "He's broken the enchantment" Tara exclaimed.
"Well, enchant it then!" shouted Palin.
Tera tried but it didn't work. "He's become immune" she said frightened. Takuta started advancing. "Try saying it's name," she said.
"Why?"
"You might reach its subconscious mind and it will remember us". Takuta started running towards them. "Takuta"…he said "Takuta, TAKUTAAA!"
Takuta stopped dead in its tracks. Then it walked over to Palin and licked his face. Just then the ground started shaking. Somehow, Palin knew that the snake was coming. He checked the crystal that Gin-lak gave him and it was blood red. Sure danger sign! A sudden huge blast of rock and dirt knocked him and Tera to the ground.
Out of the ground came a giant snake, black as tar. Palin stood up with his Katin Stick ready. Suddenly, Takuta unleashed an earsplitting screech that left a hole in the each of the barriers. Immediately, Rhanak flew through the first hole which then disappeared. Then the Phoenix and the Griffin that lived on the roof came out of the other two holes, which also closed behind them.
They were all there. A dragon, a griffin, a phoenix, an elf, a human and the Takuta Bird. The snake was fully out of its hole in the ground now. Its yellow eyes stared fiercely at them all. "We will not let it get away!" Palin shouted. "We'll attack it with all we have!"
He started focusing all of his power on his Katin Stick. It changed into a form he had never seen before. It was like a huge canon on the end of his stick. He could hear Tera chanting a spell. A strange ball of white light was forming in her hands. This is it, he thought. "Ready, now!"
It all happened at once. Rhanak shot a burst of brilliant red orange fire. A yellow beam came out of the phoenix's beak. Tera shot a stream of bright light from her hands. The griffin screeched a deafening sound wave that rippled the air. Palin fired a huge green blast from his Katin Canon. Finally, Takuta sent six strands of blue light speeding towards the snake. Then everything seemed to combine into a super nova blast. The serpent shot out a dark haze to try and defend itself but it wasn't enough. The blast sliced straight through it and blew a hole through the snake's head. It started leaning over. "It's going to hit the gate," Tera shouted. It toppled onto the gate crushing it to dust. All of a sudden, the barriers disappeared. Just like that, gone!
Palin and Tera stared. The first thing that came through was Agriston. They told him everything that happened. The dragon looked like he had just missed seeing God but was amazed that it actually happened. Then Palin looked back at the snake. It looked like it was melting. Thick black liquid was pouring off its body as it shrunk smaller and smaller. Eventually, all that was left was a small black lump lying on the ground. He ran over to it. It was his grandfather! A staff with a small, carved black snake was just out of his reach. He groaned. "Grandfather, wake up!" Palin said. The old man sat up. "What happened?" he asked.
"I thought you were dead," Palin said.
"So did I. I remember picking up that staff over there during one of my walks in the forest. Then I blacked out".
"It must be the staff. Agriston, you do the honors". Agriston showered the staff with flames. It burned to ashes.
More creatures were crossing the barrier lines now. Birds from Elvenor were flying out to explore new lands. Lizards were crawling toward Griffon in search of food. Even Gin-lak came trotting in from Phoenexen followed by about a dozen other dwarves. Palin told them what happened. "Good job, lad, I knew you could do it", exclaimed Gin-lak. "Guess what, the King let me be a harvester".
"That's great," said Tera.
"Yeah," said Palin. "I think everything's going to be all right."
The End