Chapter 10, in which there is a pile of adventurers, and a lot of running and jumping

Vodok
The short dwarf seemed to be flying around in the net. Vodok made an attemt to yell something but alas... "UGHY ELPY MEEE" was all the dwarf could blurt out of his mouth since he was bouncing around a net. It was probaly supposed to mean something along the lines of "I'M HERE HELP ME!!" Suddenly the dwarf got a bright idea again. He did the levitate spell and shot up. He could catch one of the threads that weren’t thick but still extremely hard to break. Then he could yell something. "I'm 'ere and I'm 'ery sick o' bouncin' round ne's!!" the short dwarf yelled. Then he threw up on the dragon since it dived down just that moment.

Red Un

Red Un sat down. It was too hot to stand up. He took out a bottle from his backpack. There was still some beer left in it. He emptied it.

"Aah. Now I just need to find the others."


He took out his ancient spyglass and looked around.

"Ah, there they are."

He got on his feet and started yelling.

"OVER HERE! OVER HERE!”

Roku Yarit
"Thats disgusting..." Roku muttered, using his magic to force the wind to throw Vodok onto the back of the dragon, who glared at Vodok with a harsh glare of anger. "Alright now sit tight, little one." Roku pulled out another bottle of water and began to wave his hands around it until it turned a bright green color. "Here, drink this. It will taste horrible but it will soothe yer stomach so ya don’t end up between Palins teeth next time." Turning around to look ahead of the dragon, Roku steered him towards the jumping and waving shape of Red Un in the distance. The magical net dematerialized where they left it, its magic dispersing into the air.

Pheonix
-Rhia frowned, She really did hate to kill.

-"Funny Roku, You try to cheer me up yet when I last read your mind you cared for no one. Or has being around actual human beings softened you?"

Danger
The young mage stared at his sister in shock! He hadn’t seen his sister kill in 2 years!

"Are you ok Rhia? Don't be upset, you did what you had to do." he said trying to cheer her up.

Roku Yarit
Kill all you want then Rhiannon. It makes no difference to me. These things are animals and are not worthy of my compassion unless they share the same opinion of humans. Ive been around plenty of human beings for my liking and if you all die your of no use to me. And if Vodok vomits on Palin I wont be able to save his life.

Palin landed and lay down on his stomach, waiting for the dwarf to get on so they could cross the desert already.

Vodok
The short dwarf took the cup and smelled it. He was about to put it away when he started to feel that he was going to puke again. Then he rememberd Roku saying he couldn’t save him if he threw up on Palin again, so just before he threw up he grabbed the cup and drained it. He feelt alot better. "No 'orse 'en drinkin' 'at other 'ing yeh called beer 'ack inna desert" the short dwarf said.

Red Un
Red Un got up on Palins back. He took out a map from his backpack.

"Hmm...from where we are...we would have to fly...this way!"

He pointed westwards.

"Now let's go!"

Roku Yarit
"Vodok, if you would have let the beer set for a few minutes it wouldnt have tasted so bad, mensch." Rolling his eyes as the dwarf proceeded to smile at him like an idiot, Roku ordered Palin into the sky again. Turning him westward, as the Dwarf had commanded, Palin took off with great speed. "What exactly are we looking for?" Roku asked, keeping low on the dragons back to prevent the wind from tearing him off.

Red Un
Red Un grinned.

"A rock. Not a carved rock, not a huge rock, not a shining rock, just the rock that is most likely to not be of interest to adventurers. But under that rock..."

His voice trailed away as he thought of the long, dark caves that would lead them to the Key. The Key that would open the Library...For good purposes! It was for good! Damn those Dark Star cultists, he didn't mean to harm the world! He just wanted knowledge, just as that day so many years ago...

Vodok
The short dwarf was getting extremely bored of flying around. And he needed runes. He felt he needed runes if he was to survive in the desert. The short dwarf drew a bottle of water from his backpack and crawled forward to Roku. "Make 'is tar beer an' gimme some runes" the short dwarf commanded in a very bossy sort of way. "Oh, an' gimme some food tar" the dwarf said in a causal voice.

Roku Yarit
Roku turned around slowly and glared down at Vodok. He smacked the bottle out of his hands and grabbed him by the collar. "Dont ever give me an order again. Do you understand Dwarf?" he said, not raising his voice at all.

Red Un
Red Un didn't want a fight to break out this far above the ground.

"Uhm...look! There's those 'ol ruins where that Cropwell guy disapeared so many years ago. Wonder what happened to him..."

Roku Yarit
"Maybe he found the key" Roku joked. "Wait a second where are Rhia and Oriel? I dont see them behind us."

Danger
Rhia and her brother watched from afar... keeping an eye on Roku...


Roku Yarit
Sighing, Roku commanded Palin to land at the ruins. The sand was hot and the sun was not very merciful but he still hopped off the dragons back and walked over the dunes towards the rocks. "Checking this out is more stomach settling then having the dragon get bored and start doing barrel rolls," he muttered to himself. "Red, those two obviously don’t trust me," as they should. "But yet you chose to travel by the dragon. Or do you not like flying of any sort and Palin seemed more comforting then riding on nothing?"

Vodok
The short dwarf hopped off the dragon for a small walk around the dragon. He took a bottle of water and drained it. "Is 'ere any beer in 'is 'ace were goin' tar??" the short dwarf yelled to Red Un.

Red Un
Red Un looked around.

"Hmm...I wonder...aha!"

He looked down on the ground where a small rock laid. He kicked it away.

A huge hole opened beneath his feet. Red Un had broken many laws, but never the laws of gravity. Therefore, he fell.

Roku Yarit
"Oh no...he fell through a hole," Roku said with sarcastic enthusiasm. Sighing heavily and rolling his eyes, he pushed Vodok into the hole then followed himself. Before he hit the ground he did not think any eyes were on him so he used his magic to reseal the hole, leaving it undetectable from the outside.

Pheonix
-Rhia watched as Roku sealed the hole.. She had come out from hiding to help the others.

-As she stepped in the area the hole reappeared. She feel in lading on top of Roku. "Thank you for breaking my fall...

Roku Yarit
"Get off me!" he yelled, pushing Rhia away from him. "Watch where you’re going!" Dusting himself off, he threw his ponytail back behind his head and took a few steps into the darkness. "Vodok? Red? Where in blazes are you bloody dwarfs hiding?"

Vodok
"Nph... Mph gnth hnph!!" Which probably meant something along the lines of "Get off... You’re on top of me!!" Then a scorpion came along and stabbed Vodok on the armour. Of course it didn’t have any effect. Vodok started to panic and didn’t have time for Roku to get off him. Then he felt as though one more person had jumped on top of Roku... It was hopeless to break free. But then, the scorpion hit Vodok in the hand. The short dwarf felt the poison flowing around his body. The scorpion kept on trying to hit Vodok. The short dwarf knew he had to free his mouth and say the antidote spell. Alas two people above him in full armour who were nearly double the size of the short dwarf. Vodok had no time to be a gentleman. Vodok got his hand out the way and punched Roku in the face. This just made Roku angry and he couldn’t move because of the person on top of him. Now Vodok had one chance left... He did the magic rope spell. Hopefully the person on top would be roped up, or himself. But would it work?

Red Un
Red Un looked around.

"Humm, this seems to be the right place. Let me just risk a little more light...utevo gran lux!"

He shined up with magic light.

"Ah, that's better. Now what's that pile of people over there?"

He saw the scorpion. In one move he drew his firesword, cut the scorpion in half and put the sword back again.

"Okay, is everyone here?"

Vodok
Now that the dwarf wasn’t petrified with fear he could roll away from Roku. If it wasn’t for the dwarf's armour he would have suffocated because he wouldn’t be able to move his lungs then. "'Orry 'bou' 'e punch inna face but. But... errmm... bu' 'twas an accseden'!! Yeah, 'twas an accsedent." This was one of the first times the short dwarf was apologizing but he had seen the sorcerers power and something told him he didn’t want to upset him. And telling the truth hadn’t occurred to him since he was used to lie himself out of those situations. "Anyway... where are we atta momen'??" the short dwarf asked Red Un. The magic rope trick hadn’t worked since he didn’t have enough mana. Vodok felt he didn’t have that much mana left. He dug in his backpack and found his fish place there. He took them all out. "EEEEEWWW!!! I 'ink 'ey rotted inna 'eat!!" But nevertheless... The short dwarf ate as many as he could until he felt filled up.

Roku Yarit
Roku took deep breaths, trying to prevent himself from killing the dwarf where he stood. "Don’t ever lay a hand on me again. I don’t care if it was a accident or emergency. The next time you won’t live to drink your next beer. Understand?" Examining the walls, Roku held his hands at the small of his back, where his ponytail just reached. Putting his hands on the walls, the cracks began to glow a light blue, illuminating the cavernous regions. "And the key is down here somewhere?"

Kelia
The Elf was sort of confused. 3 or 4 people just landed in the desert with a giant flying lizard and disappeared into a hole. Picking up her bow and arrows from the sand, she trudged off over the dunes to investigate the intruders with swift grace.

"What do these people want?" she muttered to herself. "And what are you staring at?" she asked the lizard, resting her fists on her hips.

The Dragon immediately turned his head and rolled his eyes.

"That’s right, you be ashamed of yourself. Eyeing such a young girl at your age. Shame on you!" she scolded. She was almost 75 but she was sure the Lizard was much older. And Elves don’t age like humans do. She would look beautiful and youthful till the end of her days. "Now where did they disappear too?"

Red Un
"Yeah, somewhere."

Red Un took out the old book and read a few pages in the magic light.

"Humm...If I'm not mistaken...there should be a door...over there!"

He pointed. And a door there was indeed. It was a door made of rotten wood, covered in seaweed and it smelled of rotting fish (or was that Vodoks breath?). Red Un walked over to it and grabbed the old, rusty handle.

"Damn, it's stuck."

Roku Yarit
"Not for long. Move aside, Dwarf." Roku drew up his sleeves once again, his broken fingers together with his thumb folded across his palm. A bolt of lightning sprouted from his fingertips and blew the door apart. Chunks of charred wood and seaweed scattered across the floor and the hallway was temporarily filled with dust, blinding Roku from what lied behind the door.

Red Un
Red Un looked into the shadowy hole where the door had been. The smell of rotting fish was even worse now, and there was a sound of dripping water.

"Hmm... I guess that the book is right. PEOPLE! May I have your attention, please. We are about to enter another, alternative universe, where the laws of magic will not work. I therefore suggest that you do not in any way use any runes or spells, tough your weapons will probably function as usual."

There was a great moaning somewhere deep inside the cave ahead.

"And please try to avoid the sea-demons. 'Vreyone ready?"
Vodok
The short dwarf tried to breathe as little as possible, since the less he breathed the more bearable the smell was. "Utevo Lux" the short dwarf said out of habit but alas, all that happened was that a few sparks flew out of the short dwarf. "Oh yeah... 'ese 'ing don'' work do 'ey... Bu' if 'e're lucky I migh' 'ave some 'orches lef' from my las' demon skeleton 'unt... Yep. 'Ere 'un is." The short dwarf said and lit the torch. The group had walked a little bit under the leading of Red Un and nothing had gone wrong so far. But some people didn’t think that mankind was ready for the thing's that lay ahead... People like those who throw throwing stars...

Red Un
Red Un took the star out of the air. Everyone looked surprised.

"Hmph, looks like we've got company..."

Roku Yarit
Before Roku took a step through the door he summoned to him a wooden staff, completely oblivious to any magical enchantments of any kind. It was a primitive weapon but effective none the less. Still, he was hesitant to walk through the door. He hadn’t been without his magic in a long time. Without it he would be defenceless against the beasts that wanted to kill him. He figured if he didn’t go through the woman would push him so there was little he could do but to take a deep breath and step forward and join Vodok and Red Un in the torchlight with staff in hand.

Red Un
"Ah Roku, glad ya could join us."

Red Un looked into the shadow where a robed man stood.

"Listen, I only want to look in the library. Just for the knowledge."

The robed man laughed.

"Hah! You foolish half-dwarf, that library is way more than you can handle. We will always follow you, always try to stop you."

He drew a long, black sword.

"If you do not turn back now of course..."

Red Un drew his firesword. It didn't shine up. It was just a regular blade in here.

"I will never turn back!"

He swung his sword. The robed man parried it with ease. Then he swung his sword back faster than lightning. Suddenly, Red Un felt the world slow down. Everything moved like it was stuck in glue or something. He dodged the swing with ease. The speed returned to normal...


Roku Yarit
Roku was quick to react, sticking his staff in the ground hard and using it to support his weight as he ran up the side of the wall and swung around, his feet connecting with the robed mans head. Despite the force of the blow the robed man was barely shaken where as Roku was already fatigued.

Vodok
Vodok quietly drew his sword and backed away trying to keep out of trouble when another throwing star came flying through the air. But it felt as though Vodok could move ten times faster than the throwing star, so he caught it in his hand after throwing down his two handed sword. The short dwarf had seen plenty of these after his long career of demon skeleton-hunter so he knew how to use it even if he wasn’t good. But the short dwarf got another good idea... The short dwarf held it over his head in two hands and threw it like an axe. It hit the figure and caused a few drips of blood to come out, but nothing more. Then Vodok got another good idea and ran as fast as he could back through the cave until he passed the door. "COWARD!! TRAITOR!!" some of the group member's shouted. "Utevo res "Monk" the short dwarf said. Now the short dwarf ran back to the fight with his monk...

Red Un
The robed man was dazed by Rokus blow. Before he could react, Red Un jumped into the air. Everything slowed down. He seemed to be hanging in the air. Then he kicked as hard as he could. The robed man flew into the nearby wall. And got up, laughing.

"You cannot defeat me, half-dwarf!"

"Not in here perhaps...Roku! Go down the passage and get the key at the end of it! I'll..."

He jumped out of the way of the robed man sword.

"...hold this guy back in the meantime…"

He swung his sword and made a scar on the cheek of the robed man.

"...and if you come to any holes, jump over them! No matter how large they are! Trust me!"

Kelia
The Elf hid in the shadows, watching them through the door. And there he was. Roku Yarit, the Chelestran Sorcerer. Descendant of those who first locked her people in the Labyrinth. She was free now. A Patryn. One who hunts the last remnants of the Chelestran people.

Pulling the rune-covered arrow from her quill, she carefully fit it in her bow and took aim. She knew the magic would fade as soon as it past through the wall but while it was effective it would propel itself too fast for the Sorcerer to react to without his magic to guide him.

"Bite the arrow tip, jailer..." she muttered beneath her breath, letting the arrow fly through the air with a piercing whistle.

Red Un
As time slowed down again, Red Un saw the arrow come flying towards Roku. It made ripples in the air behind it. Red Un jumped away from the robed man and cut the arrow in half. Then he swung around and parried another blow from the robed man.

"Run Roku! Run! Find the key!"

Vodok
The short dwarf stood there making his Monk attack the robed man. Vodok himself stood there making some pathetic attempts to hit the figure. When Vodok was tired he backed away 20 feet from the fight, still making his monk attack the figure. The he bended down over his backpack. What was this?? A hidden pocket in his backpack?? Yes. The short dwarf emptied the hidden pocket. It was full with blank runes. Just what I needed. Tons of blank rune's in the only place in the world where runes don’t work the short dwarf thought to himself. "'ANG ONNA 'ECOND!!" the dwarf yelled out. "I 'ink I've 'eard o' a spell 'at makes it poss'ble tar use magic in ANY 'ace forra short while..." the short dwarf muttered to himself. "I' Requires two darn 'rong 'age's 'ike myself, I guess Roku'll do assa second 'un. " the short dwarf muttered to himself. Suddenly the figure seemed to have changed target to the short dwarf as the half-dwarf seemed too good. "Yuh oh..." the short dwarf said before the figure did a 9 foot high jump against the Monk and killed it in one hit. Now the figure was advancing on the short dwarf. The short dwarf once again felt as if though he could move ten times faster as anything else, as he could too. The short dwarf started running around like crazy then he did an impossible jump he couldn’t do over the figure. The figure seemed to be a little frustrated of the fast movement of the dwarf. The dwarf now thought of other ways he could use his speed except panicking. He drew his sword and went into close combat with the figure. Now both moved extremely fast so the blades were just a blur of metal. Then the dwarf did something very unexpected: He stamped the figure with all his might on his toes.

Red Un
"Ooh...I thought all dwarves fought honourably" muttered the robed figure. Then he swung around and parried another blow from Red Un.

"But if that's how you want it..."

The robed man took out a huge pile of throwing stars and started to throw toward Vodok...

Vodok
"M'ye oh..." The short dwarf said. Then it started... Vodok started some sort of complicated step dance and break dance dodging throwing stars coming all the time. For the third time in a very short while he felt as if he could move ten times faster than anything. The short dwarf shot away throwing stars back with his sword and caught one throwing star and blocked another throwing star with it and then threw the throwing star back. The star missed big time. The throwing stars still were coming faster and faster. Now the short dwarf was moving faster than he ever had done in his life, depending a lot on his luck. One of the throwing stars came at the short dwarfs head and the short dwarf ducked and it cut the helmet clean off. Wonder why my helmet broke but not my sword... Ah well... this place is inhuman so it probably has some good reason the short dwarf thought while dodging more throwing stars. The short dwarf now started walking closer as he jumped over a series of throwing stars while in the middle of the air ducking from another one. The short dwarf was pretty close when the figure finally realised it. The figure started walking backwards steadily while still throwing. This continued a little bit when the figure couldn’t walk any longer. He had come to a wall. Now the figure quickly drew his sword while stopping throwing lots of stars. "Oh god... no' 'is again" Vodok said as they went into close combat. "If I could use me 'ell's I'd blow yeh tar smitherines!! Smitherines I 'ay!!” the short dwarf said as the swordfight continued. "'Ed Un, 'Twould 'elp if yeh 'elped me a lil' bi'" the short dwarf said as-a-matter-of-factly. "An' by 'e 'ay I've gotta new theori 'bout 'is place. 'tis 'at as 'oon as yeh step into 'is place yeh'll some 'ow turn un-'uman. Like I 'eliesed I can move 'eal fast aftar I 'alked in 'ere. An' you seemed tar know exacly what tar do 'n' saw exacly where the 'it's were comin'. I be' i''s got somethin' with my theory tar do. I''s on'y a theory 'ough."

Red Un
"Good theory! And quite correct too!"

Red Un started battling the robed man again. The robed man suddenly gripped Red Un’s shoulders and ran towards the other wall. Red Un hit hard. The robed man smiled.

"I'm going to enjoy watching you die, Mr. Undersoor."

Red Un looked surprised.

"Howd'you..."

Then he was thrown into the roof. As time slowed down again, he muttered "dammit Roku, hurry up!"

Roku Yarit
Roku could see it now, a silver key on a stone slab. Leaping over broken pillars and gaping holes, the Sorcerer was grazed by the arrows, cutting his skin but not piercing it. Ducking behind a black coffin, he looked back towards the doorway. "Must be a Elf if she’s almost hitting me in here." He took a deep breath, burning his lungs with air that stung like needles. Supporting himself on his staff, he moved towards the key until he felt a blinding pain in his back, stopping him completely. He looked down slowly, gasping for breath. An arrowhead, drenched in dark blood, protruded from his chest. His eyes widened as he sank to his knees and fell face first on the black rock.

Red Un
"Must...remember...the power..."

Red Un was thrown into another wall and now the robed man started hitting him with his fists so fast that they were just a blur.

"The power...of this...place..."

Time slowed down. Then it went backwards. The fists flied backwards, he flied away from the wall. Then time returned to normal.

"Roku! Watch out! An arrow!"

Kelia
Grinning widely and putting her bow across her back, Kelia stepped through the door. The tingling sensation quickly passes as she ran swiftly towards Roku when she noticed it. The silver key ahead of him. The dwarfs were busy with whatever the hell lived here so she walked towards the stone that the key laid on and picked it up, examining it closely. Putting it into her chest pocket, she hunched down in front of Roku, tilting his head towards her so he could see her.

"I want to hear the words, Roku. Tell me you’re sorry for imprisoning us. Tell me you should have been sentenced there instead. Tell me you’re not worthy of being a Chelestran!"

Red Un
"Dammit, that key is MINE!"

Red Un grabbed the robed man and threw him at Kelia...

Vodok
The robed man put his feet to a wall and ran up it the jumped down. He charged against Red Un but the short dwarf jumped out from behind him and swung his sword against the robed person. The person seemed to have heard the sword swing since he ducked and tripped the short dwarf. The figure drew his sword and quickly walked against the short dwarf with the sword over his head. Just before the blow came the short dwarf rolled aside and the sword hit the stone. The short dwarf hit the robed person with his sword. It was far from fatal but it wounded the robed figure. The figure didn’t seem to feel that much pain, he just seemed extremely humiliated that a dwarf had wounded him. The robed figure changed target and walked against Vodok. Guess what happened? Ill give you a clue, it’s got something with speed to do. Since you've heard it so much I'm not gonna write it down. The short dwarf started to wave his sword in an X shape and shortly after lost control of his sword. It was now flying around in random directions in the dwarfs hand so fast it was barely visible. Any way he saw Roku was wounded so he ran as fast as he could, which was pretty fast because of the movement thing. He reached Roku and finally got control of his sword. "Were gonna 'af'tar make 'is ancient spell an' 'en we cen use our magic a shor' while. So 'elp me out 'ere." The short dwarf said as he shoved Roku's hand in his hand. "'Ow supply me 'ith 'ome 'ower now 'cause iffa spell fail's I'll both die" The short dwarf demanded. The short dwarf started to mutter words. The spell was working but the dwarf was getting weak. The life was draining out of the short dwarf. After some yells of agony the short dwarf said "Yeh 'af'tar supply me 'ith power... I'm gonna die 'ere..." After a few seconds when the short dwarf had gained power he yelled "'Omeone 'as to connect 'ands with me or I'll die a very painful death!!" The short dwarf yelled that then he blacked out. It was now all hanging on that someone connected hands with Vodok. He just needed a little more power.

Red Un
Red Un realised that time seemed to warp weirdly.

"Hmm, Vodok dying a painful death? I'm not sure if that's a bad thing, but oh well..."

Red Un ran over to Vodok and grabbed his hand. Meanwhile, the robed man, brutally cut, stood up. Then he ran out through the door...

Vodok
The short dwarf got enough power to finish the spell. "Righ'. Wha' yeh haf'ta do is keep 'at guy from me 'n' Roku an' still have yar hands tar mine." The short dwarf informed Red Un. The spell didn’t need that long time more to work. "The 'ell's cone now... Any minute now were gonna be able tar use spells in a short while. 'Opefully Roku'll be alive 'en so he an ultimate heal himself." Said the short dwarf after some tense moments.
Kelia
She ducked with grace as the robbed guy flew over her head. "You’re wasting your time, Dwarf. Roku is dying already. My arrows secret a very powerful poison that infects the body then the mind." She then sped off, heading towards the door out of this place, the key in her pocket.

Red Un
The robed man met Kelia at the entrance.

"Nobody leaves with that key."

He drew his long black sword.

"I might not have the power of the alternate dimension, but I am still the greatest swordsman of the Dark Star."

Meanwhile, Red Un noticed the arrow. With no afterthought, he pulled it out.

"Hmph, magic arrow."

He broke it in two. With his free hand, he took out a torch from his pocket and lighted it. Then he burned the arrow.

"That should do it, if I know the power of magic arrows right."

Roku Yarit
Roku cried out in pain as Red Un pulled it from his body. He had lost a lot of blood and the laws of this universe prevented him from healing himself. His vision was blurring, the poison was beginning to paralyze his nervous system. He could still hear though but when he tried to speak, he found himself out of breath and unable to utter a word.

Kelia
Kelia looked at the robbed figure and smiled innocently, extending her hand towards his chest. At first the robbed figure recoiled, preparing to strike her but her hand passed right through his body, followed by the rest of her. She looked whole and had no traces of translucency but she walked right through the person who blocked her path and took another few steps towards the door.

Vodok
The short dwarf felt as if he could use magic now. He tried. "Utevo Lux" The first second only sparks came but then a light struggled through the darkness. "Roku, yeh can ultimate 'eal yehself now. I aint got any 'ealin' runes so yeh gonna have to heal yehself. Or Red Un's gotta ultimate 'ealin' rune if yar lucky." Now the short dwarf stood up, took his sword up, made sure he could move fast and charged the robed man with his sword over his head. But... the robed figure jabbed with his sword. But... Vodok was too fast; he blocked the blow and started swinging his sword violently. The robed man backed away a little to wait for an opening to use. The short dwarf went closer to the figure and the figure was against the wall so he was just going to block the blow if needed. "Exori vis" the short dwarf said. It worked very good. The figure was either forced to crush himself against a wall, or stand and take the strike. He stood and took it. "Exori vis." The short dwarf said again. The figure knew he would be dead if he didn’t escape. He jumped over the dwarf, which was very dangerous since his sword was out of control.

Red Un
"Alrighty, we’ve got magic powers up an runnin'!"

Red Un took out an old blue ultimate healing rune he had carried around for a while and used in on Roku.

"There. Now, for that key-thief..."

Red Un realised that Vodoks spell had made the alternate dimension get normal physical laws, so there was no slowing down time now. He drew his sword, which bursted into flames. Then he ran toward Kelia.

"Do what ya want, but you won't get away with that key!"

Meanwhile, the robed man realised that he was done for.

"Damn you, may the Dark Star take you!"

Then it was like he heard a voice in his head.

"No... I did all I could...please...NOOO!"

His robes burst into flames. Soon there was only ashed left.