The witches were dumbfounded. The troll stared in disbelief at his club, which had been split clean in half. He didn't understand. This guy didn't move, he didn't even flinch or dodge the blow. He took the full force of the blow, and he's still standing, laughing, as though nothing had happened.

What kind of superhuman was he?

Of course, Tegryn was no superhuman - he had just cast his shield spell at exactly the right time. But neither the troll nor the Trix knew that. Tegryn chuckled.

"Is that the best you've got? 'Cos if it is, this is going to be a very short fight!"

The troll panicked. He wasn't used to people standing up to him like this, let alone brush off his attacks and laugh at him. Unable to comprehend the situation, he turned tail and fled.

"Arggh! You idiot! Get back here!"

Tegryn checked over his shoulder to make sure that lumbering oaf really had left the scene, then he turned his attentions to the sisters-in-evil holding his beloved hostage.

"Was that your plan? Attack me with a giant coward?" asked Tegryn "What a great plan that was! Now let Musa go!"

Enraged, Darcy used her telekinesis to throw Musa into the cave wall at full force. Her head smacked against the bare rock and she slumped to the ground, dazed. Tegryn's smile turned to a look of horror as he saw this, then he felt something he hadn't felt in a very long time. A ball of pure rage began to form inside him. Sensing this, Darcy mocked Tegryn.

"Awww. Did I hurt your little girlfriend? That's not all I can do... watch this!"

Darcy cast her infamous confusion spell. Musa staggered, clutching her head and gasping. It's mind-shattering effects made the cave seem to spin and stretch and warp as though it was being manipulated by some unknown force.

That was it.

Seeing Musa suffering like this, Tegryn glared at the witches with a fire in his eyes and yelled... he could contain himself no longer.

"How... dare... you! You attack me for no reason, you crippled me, you invaded my dreams... that was bad enough," he raged, growing ever angrier. "But now this? THIS? You attack my love just to get at ME! This is totally out of order! How dare you! HOW DARE YOU!"

Attacking him was bad enough, but hurting Musa was inexcusable. For the first time in his life, Tegryn was really angry - the only difference now was he was able to express this in a way he had never been able to before. Without thinking he raised his arms together, and a pure white bolt of energy shot out of him and towards the Trix, who only just managed to dodge his attack. The bolt slammed into the cave wall, leaving a smoking ten-foot deep crater and showering everybody with rubble.

The witches picked themselves up and looked at him in amazement. How did he do THAT? He's no fairy, he's no witch, he's just an ordinary man - he shouldn't know any magic, especially magic that powerful. They prepared to strike back, but a low rumbling noise soon persuaded them not to. Cracks were appearing in the walls and the ceiling. Small fragments of rock started to shower down on them. The three wicked sisters wisely decided this wasn't the time or the place for a showdown, and started to run away.

The cave was on the verge of collapse, but Tegryn didn't care. He only had one thing on his mind... revenge. The Trix, and especially Darcy, were going to pay for what they did to his dear, sweet Musa. He spotted them in a corner making for the exit, and took aim at a large rocky outcrop above their heads... but just as he was about to make the final blow, he suddenly remembered why he came here. His anger gave way to concern, and he looked over to where Musa lay. A large stalactite was about to plummet down onto her helpless body. Without thinking, he leapt over her and pulled her away, just seconds before it crashed and shattered with a deafening crack.

Gasping for breath, he cradled her in his arms. She looked at him, dazed and weakened, blood trickling from a small cut on her forehead. It saddened him so much to see her like this, it made him weep.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen."

Realising the danger they were in, he picked her up and quickly made his way out of the cave as it fell apart around them. Right now he was only concerned about getting Musa away from this place - there would be plenty of time for regrets later.