Chapter 12

The form soon solidified and became a monstrous dragon. "I think she came out very good," said the Shadow Lord. Everybody jumped and looked behind them. The Shadow Lord was there. Everybody was speechless. The Shadow Lord smiled, "You must wonder how I am here. I have gathered power. The Pirrans stopped playing The Pipe for a small amount of time so I was able to gather power." Mark then spoke up, "Why did you bring me here?" The Shadow Lord smiled again, "I will steal your will bring me to your world. I will control your world. Then I will bring an army to destroy Deltora." Jasmine interrupted, "What of the dragon? Why did you make it?" The Shadow Lord said, "It will dishearten Mark. It will be easier to steal his body. And it will make conquering Deltora easier."

Mark had taken the Shadow Lord's distraction to aim an arrow. He shot and the arrow flew ready to plant itself in the Shadow Lord's heart. The arrow stopped in mid-flight. The arrow suddenly turned and headed to Mark. Mark jumped away as the arrow planted itself in the ground. The Shadow Lord turned, "Be careful Mark." He turned to the rest of the group and announced, "Go to the Remembrance Mines. There you will find what can save you. If you can best the evil there. Come Rage." The dragon flew away and the Shadow Lord vanished.

After he was gone Jasmine said to John, Lief and Barda, "We need to kill him." "I agree," Mark said. Jasmine turned and said clearly, "I was not talking about the Shadow Lord." Mark looked at her and knew anything that had been there before was gone. "Jasmine," Lief said sharply. Jasmine became silent but then said, "The Remembrance Mines. We need to go. It could be a long journey." Lief agreed, "We will start. Let us hope we can make it before Rage attacks Del."

A/N: Sorry this was a short chapter and keep reviewing.