Haki smiled seeing that Chance was already back to his normal self. It gave him some reassurance that he didn’t lose someone else. Slowly, he stood up and walked over to a vine. He placed a hand on the plant and instructed them to move. Eventually, a path was created to where the children were. They were all scared and huddled together inside the magic circle. Luckily they were all safe except for a few bruises. Then suddenly, the magic circle activated. Haki felt the malice radiating thought he air as power accurate inside the room. In an instant, all of the children exploded into a pool of blood that swirl and danced inside the boundary of the circle. 

[color=39b54a]“I’m so sorry Chance,”[/color] Haki said. He grabbed picked up Chance than began running. Though the maze of vines and out into the tunnel. He found Adrian standing in a pool of blood and Nessa on the floor. Most of her magic had been drained. And all of Adrian’s magic was gone. [color=39b54a]“We need to leave,”[/color] Haki yelled as a large red crystal exploded out of the room and began attacking. It formed Chain like spears that hunted anything that moved. 

The sound of Haki’s voice snapped Adrian out of his daze. He began to move but still felt the two arrows in his back. It was excruciating but he picked up Nessa and followed Haki down the tunnel. As they ran, the red crystal followed them trying to catch up and absorb them. This made Adrian feel even more useless than he already was. If he had his magic then he could protect them and bring them to safety. If only he wasn’t a burden. 

Eventually, they reached the exit and before the crystal could follow, the cave collapsed. Hundreds of boulders began falling filling the area in smoke. It shattered the crystal causing it to return to its previous state. The blood of the children. “I’m so sorry…” Haki said meekly. He fell onto the ground and held Chance tightly in his arms. [color=39b54a]“I failed you…”[/color]

Adrian stumbled a moment before falling. The pain had become unbearable causing him to blackout. That last thing he saw was a shadow watching them before disappearing.