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Chapters (50)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
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  49. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  50. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

“Um, no, I almost just died,” Rachel said from behind him. “And great, you’re not even going to give me a minute. Ugh. Fine!” She strode past him and leaped through the portal, with Fort just a few steps behind.

- THIRTY-FOUR -

THEY DROPPED INTO THE CAVERN of the Dracsi, the same one where Fort originally landed, the only light coming from two fireballs that Rachel created, holding one in each hand. Now that Fort could actually see the nest of Dracsi properly, he wondered how he had ever lived through his first trip here, as the entire cavern was full of the creatures.

“MY CHILDREN!” the dragon said as he passed through Fort’s circle, sounding stricken at the sight of the Dracsi.

The sight of the Old One sent the Dracsi into a frenzy, each struggling to get closer to the much smaller dragon. The abrupt movement quickly became dangerous, with the huge creatures threatening to stomp them at every turn.

Fortunately, Jia was able to get her Corporeal Sphere up to protect them before anyone was hurt.

“I SHALL FREE YOU FROM THIS HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE,” they heard the dragon shout, though he was now lost in a sea of Dracsi, each one growling its love for their creator. “YOU SHALL BECOME DRAGONS AGAIN, EVEN IF IT MEANS…”

Whatever else he said was lost when blue light as bright as the sun exploded in the cavern.

All around them the Dracsi began to roar in surprise, twisting and turning—though they didn’t necessarily seem to be in pain. Their bodies glowed with the same blue light, and as Fort watched, entranced, Gabriel grabbed his arm, a huge smile on his face.

“We’re actually going to do this, Fort,” he whispered, tears in his eyes. “We’re going to bring them back.”

The nearest Dracsi to them began to shrink abruptly, wings emerging from its back as its arms extended down in front of it, matching the length of its legs. The shrinking grew more rapid now, and as Fort watched in awe, the black-scaled Dracsi morphed into a bright blue dragon, which collapsed to the ground with a heavy sigh.

“MY CHILDREN!” the Old One shouted, and his voice rang out clearly in spite of the roaring Dracsi. “RETURN TO YOUR TRUE FORMS!”

All around them, the giants collapsed in on themselves, most growing wings and becoming dragons once more. But off in the distance, Fort saw something strange. One Dracsi had continued to shrink, and this one had no wings. In fact, it lost its scales too, becoming more and more… human.

“There!” Gabriel shouted, but Fort was already banging his fists on Jia’s bubble until she shut it down. The moment it disappeared, he was off, not caring about the Dracsi still changing shape in front of him. His eyes were locked on where the person had fallen, and nothing was going to stop him now…

“Fort!” Jia shouted. “Above you!”