Max beat her wings, hard, harder than she ever had before. She was not going forward, just up, as high as she could fly. She had to get away. She had to run (or fly in her case). She could not get caught. She didn't dare take a break, that break could cost her death (well…. probably would). Max soared in the endless sky, turned to see if her pursuer was still on her tail, and it sure was. Max tried to fly, but she wouldn't move an inch. She looked down to see a large purple vine wrapped around her foot. Is it too late? She thought as she pulled harder against the vine… trying to escape

Guren swiped his glowing sword toward the vines slowly creeping up on him. His core lay in a tangle of vines, so he could not use his Tenkai form. He had to escape, see his friends again, his family. Guren backed away when one of the vines tried to wrap around his ankles, he slashed the vine with his sword, but it just grew back. Guren was starting to weaken trying to defend all of his sides at once, and was not sure how he could do it any longer. He looked up for a second to see the vines reach high into the sky, toward a small shape in the clouds. Max! He thought. He felt a tugging at his legs, and looked down to see one of the vines wrapping around his legs.

Aurorus weakly flung large balls of burning blue energy toward the vines surrounding him. The Aura Spheres would create a hole in the wall of vines, but would quickly fill it back in with even more vines. He had thrown at least twenty, in a futile attempt to escape. Aurorus threw one more, creating a bigger hole in the vines. He quickly pried the hole open further with his paws, but it was a strain to keep it open. He was able to see red flashes of light as Guren swung his power sword at vines gathering around him. Aurorus turned to see… well more vines. He looked behind him to have his muzzle scrape a sudden wall of vines. He quickly faced the hole again to see that it had closed. He was trapped.

Shadarus was falling. She stared at the clouds rushing past her as she fell through the sky. She did not scream. She did not yell. She couldn't even if she tried. She had been paralyzed, and was falling toward her death. From the corner of her eye, Shadarus could see Guren and Aurorus struggle to keep the vines at bay, and she was pained that she could watch, but not help. She looked back ahead to see Max being chased by a long vine reaching toward her in the clouds. Shadarus closed her eyes and let out a long breath. Do I really deserve a death like this? I worked so hard….. I had so many new friends….. And now I will die? Her last thought was the evil mind-scarring laugh of Nightmare as she saw the ground approaching quickly in the corner of her eye…

Max struggled as the vines wrapped her legs tightly together and headed upward. I don't want to die! I don't need to die! She struggling ceased as the vines quickly wrapped her wings and arms together, and she fell toward the ground as the vines continued to wrap her. The last thing she saw was the sight of the ground rushing up to meet her.

Guren winced as his feet were pulled from under him by the vines. He heard his sword clatter against the ground a bit away. He struggled as the vines quickly wrapped toward his arms. He remembered the laugh of Nightmare as he stopped struggling. He didn't have nearly enough energy to escape. The last thing he saw the figure of Shadarus as she fell toward the ground, both of them accepting fate.

Aurorus struggled to keep up his Aura Barrier as the vines dug him and his barrier further into the ground. He thought about how this came to be…. Him, Guren, Max, Shadarus, Twilight. He shed a tear thinking about Twilight. She was the first to fall prey to the shadows wrath. That's right….. first. He could feel when someone dies near him. Call it a talent. He knew he was just the last light to flicker out. First he felt the removal of Max's aura, next was Shadarus's, than finally Guren. He also felt pain when thinking about Guren. Guren had suffered the worst here out of us all. He shed a few more tears than let down his shield. The only thing between him and fate.

Author's Note

Me: How was that guys? Did you like it?

Aurorus: Did I die?

Max: Im pretty sure we died.

Guren: Did we really have to die….. IN THE PROLOGUE!

Shadarus: Yeah? What's with that dude?

Me: It's just a foreshadowing… clam down!

Aurorus: Oh! So we die laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaater? Does that really make a difference?!

Twilight: And where was I?

Aurorus,Max,Guren,Shadarus,Twilight: *argue*

Me: *sigh* Well see you guys next chapter?