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It was dark, the thunder rolled off in= the distance and the threat of rain was real. The wind gusted at time= s; showing flashes of true might.  Despite the fact that the weather w= as threatening, it didn't matter.  

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Tonight was the night.

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Jason Cameron was fifteen years old.&n= bsp;There were three things he really cared about in life: his Fender Strat= ocaster, rock and roll and the badass motorcycle that sat in the garage awa= iting a sixteenth birthday that was only two weeks away.

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But, tonight, there was a mission.&nbs= p;His entire universe had been rocked with the death of his favourite rock = star, Jimmy Kist. He was the lead guitarist of the Steel Wings.  =

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There had been a lot of great rock and= roll bands to come down the pipes in the past seventy years, but none had = ever captured his imagination like the Steel Wings. It was because of = Jimmy Kist.  

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And, now he was dead.

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There were many ways to pay tribute to= his fallen hero. There had been many discussions and debates how to h= onour the man that had invented rock and roll guitar.  Of course, he h= ad not truly invented rock and roll guitar. There had been dozens befo= re Jimmy Kist arrived on the scene, but to Jason he was the greatest.

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Jason, Izzy and Gator had decided to p= ay tribute to their hero in a special way. It was daring just like Jim= my Kist, rebellious and something that no one would ever do. That was = the Jimmy Kist story in a nutshell.

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Jason slipped out of the window and sh= immied down the tree. He carried a backpack and an acoustic guitar.&nb= sp;Just the act of getting caught was one thing; but to commit the ultimate= act was super awesome. It was something Jimmy Kist would think was gr= eat.

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He arrived at the end of the street an= d looked around. There was no sign of Izzy or Gator.

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?Hey, where are you?? He whispere= d in the darkness.

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There was thunder in the far distance.=

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?There could be a tornado or the worst= storm ever recorded in history, but I'm still going to pay tribute to the = man.?

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There was a tap on his shoulder.

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He almost screamed.

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It was Izzy. He had long, curly d= ark hair that tumbled past his shoulders. He was tall, thin and had th= e greatest smirk in the world.

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?Nervous??

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?No, just don't do that again.?=

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?Where's Gator??

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?I don't know.?

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Gator dropped from the tree that they = were standing next to and made Jason scream again.

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Gator was shorter and thicker than his= two cohorts. He had the smile of a reptile.

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?What is wrong with you two??=20

?You seem a little nervous, tonight.?<= /span>

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?Come on and quit being jerks.?=

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Izzy and Gator looked at each other re= ady to burst out laughing and walked away.

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They moved on.

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It was really dark walking down the da= rk path that was across the park. The street lights were not working a= nd the few that flickered on and off proved that the city fathers were trul= y lame. Someone had forgotten to pay the electricity bill.

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The storm danced far away and seemed t= o be teasing them.

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?Did you two bring everything you were= asked to bring??

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?I did,? said Izzy as he sipped on a b= eer. He looked over at Gator.

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?I got everything chief,? he said flas= hing that alligator smile that had managed him to be turned down by scores = of girls.

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?Good.  This is going to be so co= ol.?

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?It is.?

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?I can't believe he's gone,? said Izzy=

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?I don't want to talk about it,? said = Jason.

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?That's kind of weird since like we ar= e going to-

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?I said I don't want to talk about it.= ?

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They walked in silence.

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?Mary sent me a text today,? said Izzy=

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The other two stopped and eyed him.

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?Seriously,? they said in unison.

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?You owe me a beer, slug bug,? said Gator as he punched Jason on= the shoulder.

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?You're drinking it. Okay, Izzy spill it.?

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?I am not sure if I want to divulge that information.? Izzy= tried to be dignified.

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?It seems rather juvenile, but we could tickle it out of him.&nb= sp;After all, we've known his best ticklish spots since like the second gra= de.?

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Izzy stopped and waved them off.

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?No tickling allowed. After all, we are on a mission.?<= /span>

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?What did Mary have to say??

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Izzy winced.

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?You aren't going to like it.?

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?Try us,? they said in unison again and this time Jason punched = Gator before the latter could respond.

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?You owe me a beer, dufus.?

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?We're even now.?

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There was silence as the thunder all of a sudden seemed closer.<= /a>

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?Do you guys hear something??

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?Nice try, Izzy, but no you aren't going to wiggle your way out = of this one.?

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?No, seriously, I heard something.?

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They turned around.  Spice, one of the most notorious of th= e Red Spiders gang stood there with a machete in hand and the grin of the g= rim reaper.  

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?I didn't know the Red Spiders were going to be out tonight? &nb= sp;I thought they were in jail??

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?Well, it looks like they aren't all in jail. Run!?

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The three of them ran off and Spice gave chase.

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?Damn, we aren't going to outrun him at least not with all of th= is gear with us.?  Izzy was carrying his bass and Gator had a backpack= full of percussion instruments.

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?What do you want to do besides keep running??

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Jason stopped and the other ran into him. The three ended u= p on the ground. Spice stood over them with the machete and other gang= members joined in on the fun.

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Jason and his two buddies were up quickly.

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?Hi guys.?

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?Who said you could be in our territory??  Spice didn't loo= k real impressed.

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?It's the shortest way to the wall.?

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?The wall?? The gang members looked at each other.

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?Yeah, the wall that runs along Dominion Avenue.?

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?What about it??

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?You probably heard that Jimmy Kist passed away??

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Spice looked away.

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?I was all broken up about it.?=

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?So was I. We are in a band and d= ecided that we had to pay tribute and we are going to it on the wall along = Dominion Street.?

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?That is really nice, but that doesn't= give you any excuse to be in our territory.?

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?Maybe you didn't hear me right, but w= e are going to-

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?I heard you right, punk.?

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There were about a dozen gang members = and they all carried machetes.  

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?Maybe we cut their heads off and spla= tter their blood and guts on the wall. That would be a tribute nobody = would forget.?  Red Dog laughed. He was a great big tall geezer w= ith a huge crop of orange carrot hair.

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?We'll think about that one. Gimm= e your guitar.?

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?Hey, no way, this is my guitar.?

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Spice raised the machete.

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?Do you want to live??

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?Yeah.?

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Izzy poked him and Gator looked terrif= ied.

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?Give him the guitar.  Do you wan= t my bass guitar too??

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Spice smiled and nodded his head. &nbs= p;

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?Why don't you guys just dump whatever= is in those backpacks on the ground??

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Izzy nodded his head.

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?Sure, right away, hang on a second.? =  He took the backpack off his shoulder and unzipped it looking like he= was going to actually dump everything on the ground as Spice had commanded= him to do. Instead, he reached for a can of mace and peppered sprayed= the leader of the Red Spiders hard and fast.

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?Run, boys!?

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Izzy took off and Gator wasn't too far= behind.  Jason was a little slower and one of the Red Spiders reached= out for him and there was a struggle.

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?Get ?em,? screamed Spice.

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Jason kicked the gang member who had a= hold of him hard in the knee and then took off in a different direction.

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They ran amok in the park hiding behin= d garbage cans and trees and bushes. The Red Spiders split up, but the= three of them managed to avoid capture.

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At one point, Izzy and Gator lost trac= k of Jason. He had fled a different way.

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Izzy and Gator made it to the wall.&nb= sp;The threat of a storm had become a reality. The wind had picked up = and the trees were dancing back and forth. The rain was only a few min= utes away.

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?Where did he go?? Izzy looked ar= ound.

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?I don't know. Maybe they caught = him??

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?No way, why do you talk like that??&n= bsp;Izzy seemed disturbed. 

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?How long are we going to stay??

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?Until he gets here.? Izzy leaned= against the wall.

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?I don't want to be negative, but what= if he never shows up??

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?He'll show up, Gator.?

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?I sure hope so. He's the coolest= guy we know.?

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?Yeah, Jason is really cool.?=20

?Remember when we first met??=20

?Yeah, in kindergarten, and we were re= ady to fight.?

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?And, he broke it up and we became fri= ends.?

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The minutes ticked away and they grew impatient. There were= a few drops of water falling and they looked up at the sky nervous and afr= aid they were going to get drenched.

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Suddenly, Jason appeared from behind the wall scaring the other = two enough they screamed.

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?Aren't paybacks fun??

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?I told you they didn't get him.? Izzy shook his head.<= /span>

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?Wrong, partner. They got me and were ready to chop my head= off, but the Blades showed up.  While they were beating the snots out= of each other, I slipped away.?

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?I told you he was cool.?

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?Hey, I told you.?

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?No way, I said it first.?

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?Ladies are we through here? Do I= have to break up another fight??

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They stopped and looked embarrassed.

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?Let's do this.?

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Jason jumped over the wall and they se= t up their instruments quickly.  

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?On three, boys,? and the three played= ?Steal Wings Flying' the band's greatest hit.

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When they finished the cans of spray p= aint rolled out.  

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?Let's go before someone shows up.?

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For the next hour they worked the many= different coloured cans of paint and when they finished stood back.=

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?It's beautiful,? said Gator. He = had a tear in his eye.

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The wall was adorned with guitars and = stars and a very reasonable facsimile of Jimmy Kist. In bold black let= ters the words: ?JIMMY KIST IS DEAD' was spread across most of the wall.

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The milky dew of the morning was tryin= g to steal the last of the night intrusion. It had rained hard during = their ?art work' but it didn't matter. 

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?We did it,? grinned Jason.

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?We sure did.?

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They walked away with all of the evidence tucked securely in the= ir backpacks.

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A car drove by and honked their horn.

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Jason raised his fist and screamed: ?Jimmy Kist Forever!?

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Freezing. Starving. Tired. The darkness that surrounds me is the= one thing scaring me enough to keep me awake. I forced my shivering hand o= ut of my cozy, withdrawn position and banged on the wooden slate above me. = This is crazy. They cannot keep me in here. 

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Suddenly, there was a loud ringing in my ears. I pulled my knees= in tighter and pushed my hands against my head.

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?Kyle?'

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?Ally, don't worry. I heard what they did. I'm coming.' I heard = his voice. ?Just stay alive.'

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I hate it when that happens. Seven bil= lion people in the world and fate chose to pair me up with him. Probably mo= re like karma, to be honest. We're both fire-born witches. We're both conne= cted telepathically. For some unknown reason, it's only the two of us. And = yet, he's always had it easy. Part of me still hates him. Part of me will a= lways hate him. 

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He was lucky enough to be born to a hi= gh family in a coven that accepted him. I was brought up in an anti-magic c= oven. No one even knew about my power until the day I just woke up with it.=

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I don't understand what I did. I was q= uiet. I did everything they told me, even if it hurt me, and now here I am,= lying in this ditch, left to die. Jealousy. I know. It's stupid. I hate hi= m because I'm jealous of him. But somehow, I love him for the exact same re= ason. Telling myself it's strange does me no good. Through all the misery, = he's the one that kept me alive.

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?Do you see anything? Any red-eyes?' H= is voice interrupted my thoughts. I had almost forgotten about them.=

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More frightened than ever, I looked ar= ound frantically for any sign of the red-eyed monsters that call these dirt= tunnels home. Although I've never seen the beasts, I've heard of terrifyin= g stories of what they do with the magic-borns - and it isn't pretty. ?No. = Not yet. They're going to come looking. You know it.'

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?Stop! Stay calm. I'll be there before= you know it.'

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A noise came from a far corner of the = tunnel. My head jerked towards the direction of the noise immediately. My h= eart started pounding. This is it. Footsteps approached. ?Kyle, Hurry pleas= e.'

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Scratching sounds soon followed, torme= nting me. I struggled out of my seated position and onto my knees. I need t= o be ready to run. Still shivering from the cold, I kept shifting my gaze a= cross all the openings in the tunnel. And then I saw it. A couple of glowin= g, red dots ahead of me. Frozen in my state, I gasped.

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The stench of death and decay made my = nose crinkle up. I couldn't see clearly, but what I saw was enough. As they= got closer, I could see the tainted flesh and worn pieces of cloth that hu= ng off their crackling bones. They moved slowly, in jerking movements, as i= f to scare me further. The sight of these demons disgusted yet frightened m= e out of my wits.

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?Hello, sweetheart.? A screechy, squea= ky voice spoke. ?What are you doing in a place like this? Not that we're co= mplaining. We always welcome company.?

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One step after the other, I started ru= nning towards another tunnel opening. I wasn't sure where I was heading, bu= t I was certain that anywhere was better than there. I looked back. They we= re chasing me down. Hunting me.

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?You have nowhere to run, my love. You= won't get very far.?

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Well, running is better than dying. My= legs were giving out because of the cold, but I knew I couldn't give in. I= continued running, choosing arbitrary paths through the tunnels. The problem with running in panic i= s you never know where you're going. I'm scared so I keep running. I'm lost= so I know no one's going to find me. And I can't keep running. I was alrea= dy starting to cramp up from the cold. But what's worse is that I was appro= aching a dead end.

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?Kyle?'

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?I'm almost there.'

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?It's no use. I don't know where I am.' A tear escaped my eye. I= turned around, backing away against the end of the passage. I took a deep = breath. ?They're not going to let you through. And it will be a while b= efore you find me.'

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Kyle said, adamantly, ?I will find you= ' I could almost hear the intensity of his voice. We may only be connected= by mind, but I could feel him. ?Whatever it takes.'

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?There's no time.'

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?Please don't leave me.' Kyle desperat= ely replied. ?I love -'

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His voice cut off. My eyes widened as = I felt a slight blush settle on my cheeks. It didn't take Einstein to know = what he was going to say. At least, I hope he said what I thought he was go= ing to say.

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It wasn't long before I was surrounded= by demons chasing me. ?Don't worry, little lady. We'll make it quick.? One= of them said, leaning over and sniffing in deeply. They got closer and clo= ser. If anyone's going to save me, now's the time.

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I felt a cold, slimy touch against my = hand. Shuddering, I felt it slide up my arm and near my neck. ?Just relax. = Fright doesn't taste as good.? The demon whispered. He was close. I could f= eel his breath against my face. I don't want to die like this.

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?Help.'

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?Stop!? A strong voice called out. The= demon let me go and they cleared a path. A tall demon walked towards me. ?= Do you idiots not know who she is??

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?Your Gr= ace. I apologize for them.? He said. ?It's only the elders who waiting for = the King and Queen to return to their rightful places. We welcome you, your= Grace. Let us take you to= throne.?

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King and Queen? My throne? Confuse= d as ever, I simply stared with horror. ?Um, I-I-?

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?I understand, your Grace. It's mu= ch to take in. You not have your roots, but leaders will explain all to you= when we get back to castle.? He explained. This is absolute nonsense? or a= trap. That's it. This has to be a trap.

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?I-I demand to know now.? I hesita= ntly stated, trying to maintain my composure. Complete silence followed. I = could practically hear my heart racing. His glowing red eyes just gazed int= ensely at me.

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He sighed. ?Very well,? He paused = for a moment. ?But you must accompany Tantor after.? Every moment I can sta= ll is a victory for me. I just hope Kyle shows up soon.

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?I corre= ct that you are a fire-born?? I remained silent. ?Fire-born mages come from= hell. Although very few stay.? Hell?! Is he trying to say I'm from hell? I= was overcome by panic. 

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?Ally? Are you still with me?' Kyle's = voice instantly brought some relief.

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Tantor continued, ?The Elementals dest= roy the fire-born race. All of them, including our royals - your parents.? = I gulped. Is that true? I haven't met many fire-born people, but I don't th= ink the Elementals would have anything to do with it. They're supposed to b= e just and kind. Getting rid of an entire race of magic. It just doesn't se= em like them.

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?There are a few pretending to be fire= -born to keep all quiet.? He snorted. ?But after the massacre, there were o= nly two true fire-born mages. One is you, your Grace. The other is the King= We find him after you.?

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Kyle? Kyle is the only other fire-born= I know. His power confirmed it, unlike a few of the others I've met. ?You = and king must reclaim power of the realm and help us get back our old forms= before they find out and start more war.? War? Is he talking about the war= of the demons? It took place not long after I was born. The more he talks,= the more I'm starting to believe him. Am I crazy?

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"You and king will bring back lig= ht for us and free us from chains. We wait eighteen years for you. You must= help us."

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?Masters are waiting. They wait for yo= u in hell. We going there now.? He caught my hand, trying to pull me. I met= him with an equal force, trying to stay back. I understand I have nowhere = to go, but if this is a trap, I -

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?Let her go!? Part of the tunnels collapsed, letting the moonlig= ht in. It was Kyle. His eyes enraged, he held out his palms, flames resting= against them. He shot out a flame and burned one of the demons alive. With= the burning demon's screeching screams echoing in the tunnels, he said, ?Y= ou. Step away from her.? He looked in my direction, while Tantor retreated.= He pointed his flame at another demon.

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I looked at him. ?Stop.? Kyle looked a= t me, surprised. 

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He slowly walked towards me. ?Are you = okay? I thought you -? He trailed off, looking elsewhere. The flames from h= is palms dissipated as he wrapped his arms around me, holding me tight. Loo= king back at me, he said with urgency, ?We have to get out of here.?=

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?No, I-?

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?All hail the king!? Tantor yelled. Ky= le turned to them and we b= oth stared. Tantor gently gave a bow and the rest followed, some even getti= ng on their knees.

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?King?? Kyle questioned. He was ready to get out of here, but we= would've never escaped them alive. His power is strong, but I'm not even h= alf as learned as him. With the hundreds of them in our way, there's no way= , we'd make it out of here.

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Tantor walked to the sidewall and punched hard until a pinkish-r= ed flame sparked, consuming the dirt wall. A portal?

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The two of us peered in. A bright flam= e almost blinded us. But we could now see everything. The skies burned a fi= ery red and the flames below roared. A brick red castle stood tall in the d= istance, among a few neighbouring huts. It was like nothing I've ever seen = before.

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Tantor looked at Kyle. ?My king.? Then= , looking at me, he said, ?My queen.? The demons behind him started walking= through the portal. ?Welcome home.?

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I stared frightfully at what was to come. But even with my doubt= s, I took his hand and walked toward the portal. He hesitated, but followed= ?Wait. Ally. What are we doing?? He looked at me, horrified of what I was= asking of him. I squeezed his hand, looking at him pleadingly. I looked ba= ck into the fiery light.

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?I have an insane story to tell you.?

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