Chapter 2: Into the Land of Flame

It didn't take long to get to the border of the Land of Flame, and we were all curious to see what this place would be like. It was the exact opposite of what I had imagined. This place was beautiful; not like the barren wasteland that I had envisioned. There were beautiful apple orchards and open fields full of flowers. "This place is unbelievable," I said.
"It really is beautiful, isn't it?" Asked Kit in complete awe.
"This is really something else," stated Julia.
"Hey, what's that?" Mina inquired. It was a plume of black smoke coming from not too far away.
"Let's go, maybe we can help," I said. We took off in the direction of the smoke and when we arrived, we found an inn that was about to burn to the ground. There was a man just standing there, watching the conflagration. One of us spoke up.
"Sir, is there anything we can do to help?" Julia asked.
"No, just stay out of the way. We don't want anybody to get hurt," growled the old man. The fire was starting to get out of control and I wasn't just going to stand there and let this inn go down in flames. I grabbed a bucket and started hauling water from a nearby stream. Everyone got into it and the fire was put out in no time.
"Why didn't you just let me use my power?" Asked Julia incredulously.
"We don't need to draw attention to ourselves just yet," I replied.
"I thought I told you to stay back," hissed the bystander.
"Just be grateful the fire's out," Julia snapped back. The man just stalked away and an old woman approached us.
"Thank you all for helping save my inn. I wish I could find some way to repay you," said the innkeeper appreciatively.
"Don't worry; we were glad to help," said Mina kindly.
"Still you look like you have a long way to go, at least let me give you some horses," the old woman offered.
"Thank you for your kindness, ma'am, it is much appreciated," I said. After that, we were on our way. It only took us about three weeks to get to the capital city: Helios. It's a magnificent city. There were hundreds of shops and venues. This place was unbelievable, but with so many people, it was going to be hard not to expose ourselves.
"So Kit, where do we begin?" Asked Raiden.
"We should probably start with finding the temple and getting the shaman to train Mina," suggested Kit.
That was the easy part. When we found the shaman, we learned of a rebellion against the royal dictatorship. When we heard of this, we were glad to join the resistance while Mina trained. Then, finally we were able to get into the palace.
"This will be the biggest battle the resistance has seen yet, but we are ready and we will win." We set out to claim the castle and the ruler Magmus. The fight against the guards wasn't that hard, but getting a hold of Magmus was a job in its own. This fight was difficult. Magmus could fight with the best of them. He took out Raiden and I like we were nothing. Then, he got Kaine and Julia. The only one left was Mina. The next thing I knew there was a sword at Julia's neck. This obviously pissed Mina off because then, something incredible happened.
"IF YOU TOUCH HER, I WILL DESTROY YOU!" Mina shouted.
"You don't stand a chance against me," said Magmus with a sardonic grin. Then, he swung the sword at Julia. I thought she was going to die, but then:
"GOD DRAGON OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!" Mina cried.
"What in the hell was that?" Magmus looked anxious now.
"I WARNED YOU; DRAGON OF THE DARKNESS STRIKE!" Then, I passed out, but from what I have heard she created a flame attack that destroyed the palace. While I was unconscious, I had the weirdest dream:
"Where am I?" I asked.
"You are inside of our head," a voice replied.
"What?"
"I am your darkness, your shadow," a male figure stepped out of the shadows that looked exactly like me, except he had black hair.
"So you're the physical embodiment of the dark power?" I questioned, cottoning on.
"Yes. It is time for the ceremony," Shadow (that's his name) said mysteriously.
"The what?" I was confused now.
"You'll see," he replied vaguely.
Then, I woke up and was told to go to the temple. When I got there, an odd ceremony was taking place, kind of like the thing that brought us to this world. The ritual unleashed some of the true extent of Mina's power.
"Now that the beacon of flame is lit, we can move on," said Kit. Mina's appearance changed after the ritual as well. Now she had white ears, a white tail, and white hair. Next stop, Tundria, the Land of Ice."