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    I am sad. Why? Because this is the chapter before last. Sadly, I've run out of ideas. So now I will post the last few chapters and the epilogue, as I did with Glorybringer.
    Onward!

    "Ph--Phantomhunter?" Kimberly asked in a shaky voice. I spread my wings without answering, showing her that I indeed was her missing friend. A smile spread slowly across the human's face.
    "Phantomhunter!" She ran over and hugged me, and still I did not talk. "What's wrong?" She asked after a while. "Why aren't you talking?"
    Truth was, I wasn't talking because I was still too shocked, and because my heart hadn't healed fully. I was still missing someone. I was just getting used to my new, fuller heart.
    "I missed you." I whispered.
    "I missed you too Phantom."
    "Why'd you fall?" I asked. "During the storm when I climbed higher into the air? Why did you fall?"
    "I'm..." Kimberly took a deep breath. "I'm afraid of heights."
    I stared at her for a moment. "But you were fine before we went over the water spout." I said finally.
    "Yeah, because we weren't too high. But when you went higher and higher and higher, I couldn't take it. Dragons can go to way higher alititudes than humans. But I'm glad you're okay."
    "Y--yeah, I'm glad you're okay too." I hugged my small friend, which was hard, because she wasn't really as big as me.
    "So...we go home? To Pyrrhia?" Kim asked. "It's my new home. I can't live on the islands forever."
    I took a deep breath. "Yeah." I replied. "Let's do this."

    It took a while but we were back in the air. I did some flips, holding onto Kimberly to make sure she didn't fall. It wasn't required, though, because she held on tighter. I did some barrel rolls too, and just for our entertainment, I shot flame at the water. As soon as it collided, the water shot up from the ocean and sprayed my legs.
    "Phantom?" Kimberly said after a while.
    "Hmm?"
    "I'm thirsty. Let's stop at that island to drink and eat. And also," She continued as I dove toward the island. "Uh, how much farther?"
    I looked out after drinking and my heart leaped with joy, though I didn't know why. I wasn't anywhere closer...was I?
    I edged toward the ocean, squinting my eyes as Kim filled some sort of clear thing. She called it a 'water bottle', whatever that was.
    The harder I looked, the faster my heart raced. And soon, I could see the distant outline of...but it couldn't be...
    I yelped and spun around like a dragonet. Kimberly came over to see what all the noise was.
    "What is it? What did you see?" She asked. "Something's got your attention." She muttered when I didn't reply. "HEY! PHANTOMHUNTER! WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?"
    I jumped. "Oh! Hi! I'm looking at...I'm looking at Pyrrhia."
    "WHAT?! REALLY!?" I nodded excitedly as Kimberly stepped closer. "I can't see it." She said after a while.
    "Humans must have a smaller sight radius than dragons then. I mean, we're bigger."
    "Yeah, yeah. Come on! It's foggy, this will be an adventure!" She climbed on my back and I spread my wings. In one beat I was gone from the island. My wings felt fresh, even though I hadn't even rested them well enough. Just the mere thought that I was headed home to my family and Moonraiser...and with Kimberly too...it was amazing.
    The whole time I was going toward home, I was spinning and looping and laughing. My home was right there. Right. There.

    A minute later, I swerved to the north to avoid Snowfall. I flew around the island, searching for the rainforest.
    And there it was.
    No sooner had I landed that I was tackled by someone.

    NOOOOO
    NOT THE LAST CHAPTER! IT'S COMING! NOOOOOOOOO
    Anyways, see you all in the next chapter! Bye!!!