[b]Frenzied Flame[/b]

Something beckons to be claimed. The Fox Spirit, fueled by blood, is all too eager to oblige. It rushes out, retrieving the item. The mountain shudders.




[b]Blaze[/b] 

He asks what I need. That's all the invitation I was looking for whether he realizes I'm real or not. I transform back just as I reach the slide and motion my ladies down. "Girls and goats on the boat!" 

Just as the last of my charges slide down I feel a sonic pulse emanate out seconds before a sharp crack slices through the chaos that has been. I whip my head up and notice a large fissure snaking its way up the mountain. A monstrous howl echoes out and then a massive clawed paw swipes at the top of the mountain. The entire overhead ledge shifts to the opposite side and crumbles in huge boulders that begin rolling down the opposite incline.
The top of the mountain reshaped and ultimately destroyed in a blink. I see the paw come down closed fist in a direct punch.

I don't stop to gawk. I'm already running back up to the entrance as I pop my headset in. "Scarlet talk to me baby. Where is she?" The AI that runs most of my devices links in to my tablet at once and reads what I need for me. 

"Master. It seems the Princess Flame is unconscious in the cavern." A slender attachment to the headset slides out with a specialized lens. Through it I can see a holographic layout of the entire structure. Scarlet highlights the route I need to take. 

Without hesitation I throw a massive shot of dark energy through the first wall. We're making our own route. The mountain shakes again. I've coated myself with an arcane energy shield and huge chunks of rock come crashing down around me. I side step around debris and blast my way through. "Send a message to Gaul for me to get his ass in gear. Assuming he's alive."

[i]A nanobot shoots off to relay the following to Gaul: Targets retrieved, rendezvous on pirate ships at mountain base, water side."[/i]

Finally, I spot my sister sprawled out on the floor with a huge ruby clutched in a death grip. "Scarlet start the countdown for the end of the Phantom Spirit's rampage."

"Master the state should last for approximately 10 more seconds. 9, 8..." I'm flying through the tunnels, my sister in my arms. When I reach the ledge again, I jump for it as the countdown comes to a close and another sonic boom blows another section of the mountain to bits.