The Taken made its way up the mound, stomping the dust down into Saaria's mouth indirectly. A call was suddenly heard, echoing through everyone's minds. It was almost dark out. The Taken began to climb down the other side of the mound, towards the open tunnel. Saaria flailed as the dust choked her, she had visions of humans squirming around in agony. It was in this moment that she pieced it all together. The Taken trying to grind up Gerald, the visions of deceased villagers. This mound was he grounded up leftovers of the Taken. Saaria coughed, choking on the bone grinds. Her entire torso lit up orange as she prepared her flame, hotter than any flame she had made since she met her new companions. Orange energy flickered around her entire body, and suddenly, the mound lit up, burning from the inside out. Bones didn't ignite at this heat, but the light revealed something else. The entire mine was covered in veins of a silvery green stone, a stone which the locals simply called "Flashstone", philosophers preferred the term "Magnesium". Saaria rose, a flaming dragoness trapped in the cave was nothing to mess with. The Taken had been thrown from the mound, and was laying in the opening. Saaria's wings sent tunnels of fire out into the air as her face turned draconic, and that's when the explosions began. A single vein lit up in a light so bright is blinded the group. And from that flame, the others began lighting up, explosions of pure white light filling the tunnel. The Magna Pater could hear the explosions, but even it couldn't move fast enough for the piercing white light. The magnesium exploded all the way up to the surface, in an almost solar event that only took a few moments. The Taken lay empty, it's eye orbs burnt out. But the explosions had gained attention. A troop of Taken could be heard moving closer through the caves. Gerald could feel his bones nearby. Saaria lay unharmed by the explosion, as she was impervious to fire, however she sensed a great evil coming their way. Something truly monstrous.

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