Sooooo...It's taken me forever to get my motivation back. (thank Kusabi 'cause he's the one that's kicking me back into high-gear.) But other than watching Tsubasa and Card Captors in japanese, my life has been pretty boring. So it's a good thing that my motivation has been brought back to me. Also, don't forget to thank Kusabi for giving me this chapter idea. It rox.

Now that everything between Flores and Bolman has been sorted out, the group steps into the light leading to the skyway. While they

had expected the light to take them to the world of the dark vaikal, it has taken them somewhere completely different. The world of

crystals.

Alos opened his eyes slowly. How long had they been out? A minute? A day? Either way, they didn't have any time to lose. Lilith and

Zaphair were waiting for them. "It is about time that you got up." Spyrit said in a slightly impatient tone. One by one, everyone else started

to get up and look around. "Isn't this a bit...y'know, etherealy beautiful and bright for a world of darkness?" Nathen asked. "Yeah, how

do you explain this Spyrit?" Rex asked. "This is not the dark vaikal world. That was not where we needed to go." Spyrit said flatly.

"Whadaya mean that wasn't where we needed to go, nya?" Narina asked.

"Spyrit must mean that we were meant to go to the world of crystals." Flores explained. "World of crystals?" Tarra asked. "It is the

heartland of the vaikal. It is the center of this world and also where the vaikal first came from. In addition to that, it is also the home to the

dragon gate, the portal dragons used to leave this world. The dark vaikal must be planning to re-open that portal and call forth the

dragons to destroy all of the other races." Everyone stared at Spyrit in shock. "Then we've gotta hurry!" Natti exclaimed. Spyrit nodded.

"Let us go forth."

"They've...been gone...a long time...what...do you think...is going on?" Zaphair asked. "I don't know." Lilith replied. "But, I'm sure my

brother and the others will come soon." The sat in silence for a few minutes. "Zaphair, can't you change into your vaikal form and break

us out of here?" Lilith asked. "No...there's...some sort of magic...keeping me...from doing so." She replied. "Sorry." "No, it's not your

fault. We've just gotta try our hardest to be brave until Alos gets here. "...right..."

"We're getting closer...I can feel it..." Spyrit said quietly. "Then that means that Lilith and Zaphair are probably in the next big room." Alos

commented. "But everything in here is big..." Nathen said. "No worries nathen, I see them right there." Lily said, pointing to the dome-like

crystal prison that they were waiting in.

"Brother!" Alos and the rest ran over to the bars where Lily and Zaphair were standing on the other side. "Good day, goddess." Spyrit

said to Lilith. "And you as well, princess." "So...you know about my..." Alos nodded. "It doesn't matter. You're still my sister." Spyrit

started to shoo everyone away. "You need to move. I will use my magic to destroy the bars. Zaphair and Lilith ran over and crouched

down by the wall. "Spirits of the ethereal heed my call, grant me the power of the divine winds that will allow me to break through this

wall!"

Spyrit pushed on the crystal bars, causing them to break one by one and fade into nothingness. "Thank you...you must...have great

power." Zaphair said bowing to Spyrit in respect. "While it is true that Spyrit has great power, it would seem that greater magic is needed

to banish it and unlock the seal of the dragons." Ozurion'svoice echoed throughout the cavern. "Seal of the dark...banishment!" A wave

of ripling dark energy covered Spyrit and popped out of existence. "Spyrit!" Narina cried.

DarkMoon and Ozurion materialized before the group. "Don't worry about Spyrit. It's not dead. Just in another dimension." Ozurion said

smirking. DarkMoon edged over so he was in front of Flores. "Well met, Burning Sun." He said nodding to her. "I don't think I could say

the same for you." She said flatly. "Oh come now, that's all the thanks I get?" He quiped. Bolman stood in front of her and readied his

lance. "Back away from her demon!" He growled. Both Ozurion and DarkMoon chuckled. "Are you all seriously trying to play hero?"

Ozurion asked. "We're not trying to play hero. We are heroes." Alos said. A small light began to flash in the center of where the cage

should have been. "What the-!" Everyone began to yell in fright as the shinning light began to envelope the whole room. As soon as the

flash receeded, everyone was gone.

They all re-appeared in what appeared to be a room full of octagonal mirrors linked together, and they were all floating. It's like there's

no gravity in here... Lilith thought. "Lilith! Are you alright?" Alos called 'swimming' over to her. She nodded. "Yeah. But...where are

we? Is this still the same world?" She asked. "Spyrit would have known, nya..." Narina said sadly. You are inside the portal to the

dragons. A familiar voice said. "Still alive are you, wretched fire spirit?" Ozurion asked. You yourself said that I was not dead.

Merely in another dimension.

If you can defeat them and destroy this place, then the dragons won't be able to materialize in your world. "But what about

you?" I will have escaped with you once the structure is gone. "Right. Hear that, Ozurion? Looks like your little plan is toast!"

Nathen exclaimed. "We'll see...We'll see..." Ozurion jeered.

After finding Lilith and Zaphair, Spyrit was bannished to a strange gravity-less world full of mirrors that was apparently the portal to the

dragon's domain. Once appearing there, Spyrit told them that in order to save Etheiiria, it was necessary to destroy the dragon's portal

and to defeat Ozurion and DarkMoon. And that's just what they're planning to do.

Aaaaaaand...we're done! Jeez, if it hadn't been for Kusabi, this chapter wouldn't even be here. Please thank him for getting me off of my lazy butt and also giving me this wonderful chapter idea. Hurray for the world of mirrors! Well, we're having a REALLY FREAKING HUGE garage sale to help get back money after blowing 700 dollars to stuff a four-foot barracuda (we're having it tommorrow.) so, ciao.