Sol's Shine and the Kingdom of Fire

Chapter 18 Taking Action

     After a long discussion it was decided that two of William's friends, the two orcs that were with them, would be the ones to look after Krissy. There wasn't any more time to waste and Sol's group had nowhere else to hide. They started making their way to Luminar to hopefully take down Apollo.

William and Jordan spent plenty of time scavenging and stealing stuff around Silverlite Village but they could only bring what they could carry. To their luck they decided to store the stolen supplies in Lilac and Ella's shed just a few feet from their old cottage.

If they hadn't stored the stuff there then it would have all burned away. William had a long rope curled around his shoulder and Jordan carried one stick of dynamite with him. The last thing they managed to find was a medical kit. As they all walked through the woods in silence, Sol figured it would be best to go over the plan again since there was no going back anymore.

"So does everyone understand what we're doing?" He asked the whole group. "You don't know? We've been over this!" Ella said in frustration. "That's not what I meant. I just want to make sure everyone is on the same page. One slip up could cost us the whole thing." Sol said.

William decided to take the initiative to show Sol that he understood completely and to remind everyone what they were doing. "When we get to Luminar, we won't be entering through the front gate since that would be too risky. The only person who can do that is Mari. We managed to find this rope here so we can climb over one of the walls far from the front gate." William said.

"That's right. Once we eventually make it over that wall, Brook is going to give everyone a map of Luminar so they can know how to get around. Getting lost in a huge place like that would be extremely dangerous, especially with Apollo looking over it." Sol said. Brook looked at his bandaged up wing. The fire had left him with a big scar when he tried retrieving one of the maps. "I'm sorry I couldn't save more of those maps from the fire. I had to start over from square one." Brook apologized.

"You don't have to be sorry. It wasn't your fault." Jordan said hoping it would make him feel better. "It was thanks to that one map you saved that we were able to make more. Don't feel down." Lilac said. Once inside Luminar, it would be time for everyone to split up. The main purpose for this was because it would help them cover more ground.

Besides Apollo, they knew they could potentially be dealing with the other Star Demon, Daika, Hendrick, and Marvin. The knights and guards may also be trouble for them so they had to be ready for anything. Everyone had to make sure these threats stayed as far away from Sol as possible.

It was William's job to use the stick of Dynamite to hopefully distract and lure everyone out of the castle. They would then hope that Apollo would chase him down while Brook observed his actions. Once Brook got a full understanding of how Apollo's power works he would report to Sol so he could be prepared to fight him inside the castle.

It was also Brook's job to make sure no one else came back inside the castle since Sol would be holding nothing back. Lilac and Ella's job was to figure out and find where they're currently keeping Crystal and rescue her. It would be Jordan and Mari's role to look for the potential threats like Hendrick or Daika and Brook would agree to help those two out once he had Sol covered.

As they were strolling through the woods, Sol tried to remember how long it took him to get from Luminar to Silverlite Village. When he first arrived there he was hit over the head by a giant stick and he wasn't too fond of the memory. It took him a whole week to get there but at the same time he was just carelessly wandering about. If he had just made a straight line from Luminar to Silverlite then it may have taken him less than a week.