They flew for a while before they reached Regelia. Gregor learned that the last bat's name was Paladin and he got to know Atlas more. He was a lot like Ares which was a
comforting but painful thought that brought back memories of his old bond. As they flew to the palace cheers exploded from the ground.
"The Warrior has returned." shouted voices.
Gregor was puzzled. Why were the Regelians so happy to see him? He shot Luxa questioning look.
"A few days ago the cutters were seen advancing with new allies." said Luxa quietly.
"Who were the new allies?" inquired Gregor.
"The climbers."
"What are climbers?"
"They have big bushy tails and sharp claws. I saw some of them in the park."
A sudden image of a squirrel popped up in Gregor's mind. He almost laughed but realized that giant squirrels could scale the wall in seconds.
"How big are they?" inquired Gregor.
"About as big as gnawers."
"That's not too big."
"But they have numbers in the millions."
Gregor's blood chilled and he froze.
"M-m-millions?!"
Luxa nodded grimly as they landed at the palace.
"The good part is the gnawers, spinners, and nearly every other species in the Underland have agreed that they'd wipe out everyone if we don't work together." said Luxa.
Gregor breathed a sigh of relief. At least they would have allies that would at least add up to the numbers of their enemies.
"Gregor!" called a voice.
Gregor turned around and saw Vikus hobbling towards him with a cane. Gregor felt a pang of pity. Vikus had lost his children, his wife, and now the full use of half of his body.
"Hey Vikus." replied Gregor, trying to sound cheery but failing miserably.
"Luxa told you then?"
Gregor nodded
"At least we have allies to match their numbers right?" said Gregor.
Vikus hesitated then said,
"We have enough allies to beat the climbers but we'll be hard pressed to also defeat the cutters too."
"Oh." replied Gregor."
"Which is why you must see the new prophecy room."
"Okay."
Then the words registered in Gregor's head.
"Did you say new prophecy room?"
Vikus nodded.
"Come see it." he said and he shuffled down the hall.
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Gregor walked into the room expecting it to be gloomy and dark light the other room. He was surprised to see drapery and carpet. Howard, Ripred, and Narissa were also there.
Vikus looked at Angelina and Larry (who were currently frozen in amazement) curiously and, seeing Gregor's surprise, said,
"This was created by another seer."
"That explains the actually looking like a room." said Gregor.
"Shall we look at the prophecy?"
Gregor nodded and Vikus pulled back a drape to reveal a prophecy. It was called The Prophecy Of Death.
"He seems to have the same knack for thinking up cheerful names." remarked Gregor.
The Prophecy of death has come
Three fliers, two gnawers, a crawler one.
A new war shall arise
And so they shall need new allies.
The Prophecy of death has come
Three humans, the princess, a spinner one
The Warrior, his companions the Queen they shall go.
In the lands where allies will show.
The prophecy of death has come
Can the Warrior save us from extinction?
The Warrior must resurrect
To find new allies whom few have met.
But and unknown challenge they shall meet
Can they survive through the heat?
A friend may take a fatal fall
What will happen, can love conquer all?
Everyone was silent after the last stanza. Finally Vikus cleared his throat
"Maybe we should decode the prophecy." he said
Everyone agreed when suddenly Larry said.
"What's up with the crazy poem?"
Gregor sighed.
"It's a prophecy Larry."
"Oh"
"Now the first stanza" said Vikus
The prophecy of death has come
Three fliers, two gnawers, a crawler one
A new war shall arise
And so they shall need new allies
"That part is pretty obvious." said Ripred.
"There will be three fliers, two gnawers,Ripred and Lapblood I think, and one crawler, Temp." said Howard
"I think it should be Nike, Aurora, and Atlas." declared Luxa
Vikus nodded
"The rest is self-explanatory." said Vikus.
"Let's do the next stanza" said Gregor.
The prophecy of death has come
Three humans, the princess, a spinner one.
The Warrior, his companions, the Queen they shall go
In the lands where allies will show
"This means three humans, Gregor, Luxa, and Howard, the princess, Boots since Temp is going, and a spinner named Longweb" said Vikus
"The next part must mean Luxa, my friends, and I will go." said Gregor.
"And you must find a place where the allies will be obvious."
"As long as they're not shiners." muttered Luxa.
Everyone laughed and Vikus said,
"Next stanza." said Vikus.
The prophecy of death has come
Can the Warrior save us from extinction?
The Warrior must resurrect
To find new allies whom he they have met
"The second line must be asking if Gregor can save us." said Luxa.
"And the third one is saying he must become the Warrior again." remarked Ripred.
"And he has to find the new allies." said Narissa
"Next stanza!" declared Ripred.
But unknown challenge they shall meet
Can they survive through the heat?
A friend may take a fatal fall
What will happen, can love conquer all?
"This suggests something we don't know about that could cause trouble." said Vikus.
"And the second line is asking if we can make it through the prophecy." said Gregor.
"The third line means someone might get hurt."
"And the last line........" Gregor's voice trailed as he read the "love" part
"I think we know what that means." said Vikus, noticing that everyone was looking at Luxa and Gregor
"Well I think we have it decoded." said Vikus
"When's the party?" said Angelina suddenly.
Vikus looked at a clock.
"In a few minutes." he said
"I should probably get ready." said Luxa
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Gregor you'll have to wear dress clothes because you're a guest of honor." said Vikus suddenly.
Gregor nodded and went to get ready, making sure he had Luxa's present.