Not long after Draal and I had officially become a couple, I received a call from my brother. When he had gotten done explaining everything that had happened since we parted, I nearly dropped the phone in shock. I told him that Draal and I would be there soon. When I hung up, Draal questioned, "What is going on?"
"Well, Angor Rot obtained a Horngazel." I said.
"What? How?" Draal exclaimed.
"When Claire and Toby were at the school, Angor Rot was there and he saw the Horngazel in Claire's purse. Jim has already alerted everyone at Troll market and they're preparing everyone for war. I told him that we would get down there as soon as possible." I said.
"Monica, you shouldn't be going down there. You're still healing from the last fight with Angor Rot." Draal said.
"Draal, I am mostly healed. I am able to fight and I am not going stand on the side lines. My only regret is that we didn't get to do anything more to celebrate that we are now a couple." I said while holding his hand.
Draal smiled and said, "There will be time for that later. I promise. For now, we must go to Troll market. When we are preparing for battle, make sure to try to connect with the Thriskule. If there was time when needed the Wielder the most, now is it." Draal and I made our way to Troll market. When we got there, Draal told me that he needed a moment to speak to his father and when he left, I placed a kiss on his cheek knowing full well that he was not ready for an actual kiss.
After Draal left, I summoned the Thriskule. How am I going to unlock this power to turn the tides of battle? I willed the Thriskule turn into daggers. Maybe I'm going about this wrong. Maybe I have to connect more with the Thriskule in order to achieve these goals. I set up some practice dummies. I notched an arrow and aimed. How... How do I connect more with the Thriskule? Maybe... Maybe I'm supposed to bond with it. Maybe the Thriskule and I are supposed to fight as one. I've been treating like an ordinary object when this weapon is unlike anything that I've ever seen.
I set up a dummy and took my stance with a new mindset. The Thriskule and I must work as one. I charged the dummy and my attention was drawn to a ledge on the stone wall.. A green aura seemed to surround me and I realized this was working. I jumped onto the ledge and used the momentum to push myself towards the dummy. To my surprise, I didn't even have to will the bow into the daggers. It must've sense what I was attempting to do. Before I landed, I beheaded the dummy and my daggers suddenly glowed a bright green. I had to cover my eyes because the light was too much. When it faded, there was inscription. I gasped in shock when I read it and I knew what I had to do when we faced Angor Rot.
"Monica, you ready?" Jim questioned. The green light had completely faded and my daggers transformed into the bow once more.
"Yeah. I'm ready." I said. While Jim and I were heading towards the crystal staircase, Jim filled me in on what I had missed. Apparently, Chompsky had returned, but had come with message from Gunmar and how Jim could use Angor's eye as way to deflect the enchantment, so that he would be in full control of Daylight. He also informed me that he now had the last Triumbric Stone. Gunmar's eye. I was definitely overwhelmed by this information and I was about to tell him my own discovery of the Thriskule, but we had reached our destination. Guess that it will be a surprise to everyone.
The ground had started to shake and we realized that he was trying to break in. I stood beside Draal and we both gave each other a small smile in greeting before focusing on the situation once again. While we were witnessing this, Toby questioned, "Is he knocking? Is that some sort of troll war etiquette?"
"I believe that he's attempting to intimidate us." Blinky suggested.
"He's expecting us to hide. I say we take the fight to him. Draal, Monica, hold the stairs. Blink, Claire, Tobes, protect Troll market. Aaarrrgghh, Not Enrique, come with me." Jim ordered.
"I'm rather comfy where I am." Not Enrique said, but Draal forced him to go with the others by pushing him with his ax. Not Enrique followed them and called back, "Ya, brute!"
I chuckled before taking Draal's hand asking, "Together?"
Draal held a firm grip on my hand and stated, "Together." He embraced me and I embraced him before we turned our attention back to the battle that was about to ensue.
We heard Aaarrrgghh yelling, then they came running back down.
"What happened? Where's Angor Rot?" Claire questioned.
"There he is! Let's do this boys!" One of the trolls exclaimed. The three charged Angor Rot, but Angor Rot easily defeated them and the last remaining troll ran away in fear. Angor Rot turned his attention towards Blinky and Toby, but Jim shouted, "Angor!"
"Trollhunter, I have some friends I'd like you to meet." Angor Rot said. The ground rumbled and there were a lot more animus totems that sprung forward. If there was any time to reveal what I've discovered, now was the time.
I stepped forwards and shouted, "Hey, Angor Rot! I have something new that I'd like to show you."
I took a deep breath and proclaimed, "For the glory of both Merlin and Morgana, the power to wield the Thriskule, to turn the tides of battle is mine to command!" A green light surrounded me and I was lifted into the air. When I landed, my red hair flowed past my shoulders and I was encased in an armor similar to Jim's except it was green lined with gold designs. I felt the wisdom of the Thriskule's past battles flow through me and I knew that the Thriskule and I were one. I notched an arrow to the Thriskule and my blue eyes glared at Angor Rot as I announced,
"Time for some payback."
A/N: Thank you all for being patient with this chapter. It has just been a crazy week. I appreciate all of you who have read this story and commented on it! You guys are great!