The Yacumama hissed so loud that it sounded like a roar. Water began to build on the back of its mouth, glowing a dark blue. The water blasted out of its mouth and destroyed several trees in the distance.

Jodie was finally able to cut Fred and Fina free but before any of them could run, three shadowy beasts rose from the ground and surrounded them. Fina instantly transformed into a white tiger and attacked the nearest shadow beast and the other two ganged up on her. Natai tossed Fred a spear and they faced the rest of the camp together with the few remaining warriors.

"You will not destroy my beloved jungle!" Manahai yelled.

Manahai began to yell and Joe watched in amazement as he transformed, growing more than ten times his size and became heavily muscled with his arms dangling in front of him like a gorilla. He leapt over Antonia and began running towards the Yacumama.

"You must get that conch from her," he yelled back to Joe, "And I will do what I can to take that accursed mask off of it."

"Got it!" Joe yelled back.

But in the next instant Antonia blasted him with her magic. He fell back hard, but got back up and tried to focus his magic to blast her back but the magic stayed in his fist. He looked at his hands in frustration and confusion and barely managed to dodge Antonia next blast.

Joe! He heard Fina scream in his head. Use your energy to power your blows!

I'm- Joe yelled in pain as Antonia's blast caught his side. "I'm trying, it's not working!"

Hit her like you hit San-Li! Fina yelled.

Another blast hit him in the stomach, making him double over in pain. He had trouble regaining his breath and his stomach burned where the magic had touched him. Antonia chuckled and slowly came towards him.

Joe closed his eyes and tried to think back to when he first met San-Li and seen first hand exactly what a psychopath she was. Joe felt the same burning anger he felt when he thought San-Li killed Fina and a burst of energy shot from his feet and propelled him toward Antonia. He had a small moment of smugness seeing the surprise on Antonia's face before he punched her, his blow fueled with his magic.

"Ahhhhhh!" Antonia flew back with a cry of pain and fell into the river.

Joe's triumph was short lived. Manahai, who was wrestling with the mask on the Yacumama's head, was thrown off of its head and into the air. The Yacumama then opened its mouth and blasted Manahai with water, sending him into the tree tops.

"Manahai!"

Joe started to move to where he landed but something caught his ankle and he fell. He looked down and saw dark purple smoke leaking out of the black river and wrapping around his ankle. The smoke transformed into anacondas and wrapped around his body, squeezing the air out of his lungs.

"You stupid, stupid boy." The Antonia rose from the river with a black look in her eyes. Blood ran from her mouth where Joe had punched her. "My magic bestowed on me by the Tenebrosi far exceeds that of your pathetic time magic."

She made an upwards motion with her hand and Joe was jerked upwards onto his feet. "Now you shall see first hand at what happens to those who go against us."

Joe was slowly turned around and was horrified to see that they were losing and losing badly. Natai and Fred were the only two left fighting against three of the Tenebrosi's men. Both of their clothes were cut up and they swayed on their feet. Fina too was weakening. She was destroying the shadow beasts left and right, but they kept reappearing. Jodie stood off to the side looking completely helpless and ineffectual.

Joe. Fina said faintly in his mind. I-i think those ropes weakened me...I'm f-fading pretty fast...

J-just hold on F-fina. Joe felt his breath quickly leaving him. W-we'll think of something...

The snakes tightened even more around his body, wringing a cry of pain from his lips. His vision started to darken around the edges and he could feel his joints cracking.

"Do you want to know my only regret Joe?" Antonia asked softly. "My only regret is that your whore Joleena isn't here. I guess I'll have to settle for letting you watch me destroy your great grand daughter instead."

"Antonia don't!" Joe cried out desperately. "Please! She hasn't done anything to you!"

"That is true." Antonia sighed. "But the Tenebrosi cannot keep her alive or she might reveal more of our plans."

"Antonia please!"

Antonia blew the conch and the symbol on the Yacumama's mask started to glow. It slowly turned it's head and fixed Jodie with a menacing stare. Jodie stared back at it in absolute terror. The Yacumama opened its mouth and dark, glowing water began to build.

"Jodie!" Joe screamed.