I couldn't believe that I was clutched to the back of an Articuno. The whole day was like a surrealistic dream. A nightmare. Sitting up, I snapped out of my trance and shouted, "Articuno, fly us out of here!!!" Tech swore softly and looked nervously up at the tunnel to the heavens. My new Pokemon's long feathers looked dull grey under the red sunlight as Articuno beat its wings powerfully above the crumbling ice. With a burst of speed and strength, we cleared the floor and started a rapid ascent to the opening. White ice stalactites blurred past us as the blue of the cavern was lost in the deep red that bathed the islands.
Far below us, the rest of the chamber collapsed in a furious cacophony of sound and devastation. Nothing remained of what was once the frozen palace of an ice lord. I began talking softly to Articuno and then looked down at Tech, who seemed relieved to be alive even as he dangled a hundred feet above the sea. He was right. It's good to be alive. Uttering a silent prayer, we flew into the dying sky toward an uncertain future.
To be continued in Legendary: Love and War
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