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Sshhh! said Myrdin to Wily. There is someone behind us, he said to his sister. Wily was more adept to the dark than ever. Her days in the lightless basement has improved vision by many a times. Stay here, she said to her brother. Where are you going? he asked her. Before she could answer him, she was gone. Behind the veil of darkness , she sped light on her foot. She then got on top of the trees and flung from one tree to another to widen her search. There they are! she said to herself seeing the torches on the ground. She flung from one tree to another taking the attention of the men of Klick. Who is that? asked the men shining the light to the top. It must be an animal, said one of them. Yes, they all agreed and walked ahead. Wily continued to jump from one tree to another , the men continued to ignore her and walked ahead. They stopped a few meters behind Myrdin as they say him stopped on his tracks. Shut the light off, they said to each other. There was no light and they watched Myrdin. Wily was on top of the trees and she not getting an idea of what they were up to. They do not intend to harm my brother! she concluded. What are they here for? she wondered. Wily continued to jump from one tree to another and made a sound only Myrdin could understood. A sound made like a bird that meant to walk ahead or follow her. Myrdin at once understood what it meant and walked ahead. Turn the light on! said the men and followed him. Myrdin walked the path as he followed Wily watching her movement on the trees.

"Klick and the others followed the beast from a distance" Zeno looked around and was aware that he was lost. He looked up at the trees, and climbed the largest of them. He climbed to the top and spotted the movement of Wily at a distance. He looked down at the same direction and he saw Myrdin following the person on the tree. The beast ran at the direction to Wily from atop the trees. Swinging from one branch to another." Run behind it" ordered Klick and the men ran in the same direction. " Do not lose it" he shouted to the men as he tried to catch up with the beast himself. Wily swung ahead and so did Zeno closely following behind. He saw Myrdin and jumped down landing below him. "Someone follows us" he said to the beast." I know" replied Zeno." Who is that?" he asked Myrdin pointing at the trees." That is my sister" replied Myrdin. Klick and the others caught up to the beast. They stopped on their tracks at a distance. They waited for the other contingent to arrive. They did arrive and klick and the others joined them. "They know we follow them" said one of the men to Klick. "I know" he replied to them.

"Wily jumped down from the trees and landed next to Zeno and Myrdin. "Do not be afraid" said Myrdin to his sister. The beast stared at her and his gaze did not leave Wily. Wily stood still and took her breath very slowly. Klick and the rest of the soldiers stopped on their tracks again. What now? they asked between themselves. Turn the torches off, said Klick. The soldiers stood there in darkness and in complete silence. Wily finally had the courage to move her fingers and she pointed her hand towards the North of where they stood. What is that? asked Myrdin. The house where I was a prisoner, she replied to her brother. Zeno looked at his claws and there was an illumination up on it. He made a howling sound and leapt forward. Load your arrows and get your spears ready, said Klick as he held his axe with a tighter grip and ran ahead. Myrdin and Wily ran ahead, following the beast. Klick and the soldiers brushed past them and moved ahead of them. Zeno landed on top of the mansion and he started ripping it apart bit by bit. Hurin and Adriella were out and were just returning to their home. " There, ponited Wily" to Adriella. She is the dangerous one, she said to her brother. Klick and the soldiers stood in front of the house and every man was positioned in each and every direction. There, someone comes our way! said a soldier. Launch the arrows! ordered Klick. The archers shot their arrows at Adreilla and Hurin. Some went flying past them and the others pierced through them. They rode towards the soldiers with their arrows still on their body. The soldiers were scared now and their hands trembled. Their arrows started to sway wayward. Throw your spears, said Klick. The spears too landed like the arrows, some wayward and some at their direction. Some went through their bodies and still they rode with it. One of the arrows came thronging towards Hurin. He caught it with his hand and threw it back at the soldier, the spear. It pierced him through his chest and he lay dead. Another came lunging towards him, yet another spear. He caught it and threw it back and killed the soldier. Klick came forward and stood in front of the approaching siblings. Adriella looked at her brother and decided it was time. Her eyes turned to blood red and it shot laser beam towards Klick. As it did, the last about to shoot from the eyes of Adriella. Zeno had jumped down from the building and he had caught Klick with his hands and threw him far away in to the dense forests. The laser had pierced through Klick. He groaned in immense pain. He lunged towards Adriella and he threw her to a side . He caught hold of Hurin and tore him into half! Brother, she shouted Adriella got up, hurting in immense pain . Ran towards the trees and climbed it up. The beast ran towards her, but she was well hidden. She shot through her laser eyes upon the soldiers of Klick and they perished one by one. Zeno tore one tree after another to bring the witch down. But he could not find her. She too jumped from tree to another and moved towards Klick. Klick was hurt badly and found it hard to move. " Run away " said Myrdin to his sister. Her sister stood still by her brother holding his hands. Adriella was nearing Klick. "Run" he shouted to his sister, his eyes turning into a monster. Wily had got scared and ran away towards the mountains. Adriella was now just above klick and she shot her laser upon the body of klick completely frying him. Klick was dead! now only his ashes remained. Surely, he would not be revived now. Myrdin ran towards the middle of the field and let him open. I'm here Witch, he shouted at Adriella. She jumped down on the ground and came hurdling towards Myrdin with her eyes about to beam the laser. Zeno came running towards them in the middle of the field and threw Myrdin away just like he had done Klick. The laser pierced through the beast, yet again. He growled in immense pain and the forests too turned to a forgiving mood. The breeze stopped and the noises completely stopped. The trees one by one lifted Wily and passed her along towards safety. She was being carried away by the evil forests, a complete change in fortune dawned upon the wilderness. Zeno ran towards Adriella and caught her by the hands and swung her so hard, that her hands had come apart as she flew into the forests. The trees converged upon and held her tightly. Some of the branches wrapped her eyes rendering her blind. "What have you become?" she asked the forests. "Your time has come to an end" replied the forests. No! she shouted in anger as the beast approached her.

"She is dead"! said Zeno in human form to Wily as they almost neared the mountains. Myrdin walked behind then limping!