A Troubled Time / Sebastian Sallow

Chapter 29

Lucy let out a deep breath as she kicked one of the rocks that littered the ground near the shore. It had been a week since she had told Ominis. Yet, neither him nor Sebastian had approached her after.

Lucy gripped her wand in her hands, hearing whispered voices among goblins and wizards. She hid behind one of the large boulders, peeking out slightly at the chaos before her. She pulled out Lodgok's letter, rereading it once more,

"Perhaps he already made it inside." Lucy whispered to herself, noticing the troll standing guard between her and the entrance of the mine.

"Glacius! Diffindo!" Lucy immediately casted at the beast, the unique spell combo dealing a great bit of damage. She grew more confident in her spellcasting the more time passed by. She knew she could die at any moment, but she would rather go down fighting rather than fear her own abilities.

A loud yell sounded from behind her as it slowly grew closer. She dove out of the way, watching as the goblin stumbled over his feet as he nearly hit her from behind. She covered her eyes for a moment, seeing the troll trample over where he laid. Lucy gripped her wand, seeing the lifeless body remain still as the troll turned towards her once more.

More spells flew from her mouth and wand, hitting the incoming troll until he stumbled over his feet, kneeling over in defeat.

Lucy spun around once more, grabbing one of the dark wizards that charged at her, using her wand to slam him into the ground over and over again.

Lucy let out a breath as she made her way into the mine. She jumped slightly, hearing the door slam behind her. She made her way down the rocky makeshift path into the large opening.

Lucy's mouth dropped, seeing the large area that sat before her, "How will I ever find Lodgok in this place?" Lucy mumbled, following the path.

"Confringo!" Lucy casted, seeing two goblins bolt from the door they were guarding towards her. A few blasts and spells had the two of them out of commission.

Her eyebrows rose, noticing the small cart on the rails, leading deeper into the mine. It reminded her of the carts they had at Gringotts. She carefully hopped on, placing her hands on the handles.

She nearly got whiplash by the speed it immediately started driving. She held on tightly as the wind rushed through her hair. She kept her head down, hearing more goblins talk nearby, not wanting to draw attention to herself.

She came to a stop outside of another room. She was slightly relieved to see no goblins waiting for her as she scanned the room. Though, she did wish she could hurry and find Lodgok. She only hoped he wasn't hurt.

It felt like she explored the mine for hours, playing with the multiple contraptions that laid inside. She was thoroughly surprised she wasn't completely ambushed, though she did have to fight some enemies. Her footsteps slowed, hearing a familiar voice talking in the room ahead of her.

"Another drill is complete. The wizarding world will crumble." Lucy heard Ranrok yell out to his loyalist standing on the ground below/

Lucy's eyes widened as her grip on her wand increased. She was surprised the wood didn't snap in two, "I have to destroy the drill." Lucy felt her feet moving before she could react, approaching another troll that stood closest to her.

"Bombarda!" Lucy shouted, causing most of the goblins on the ground to turn towards her. Though she didn't see Ranrok, she knew he was close by.

She managed to transform one of the goblins into an explosive barrel, sending it flying at the troll running after her. It disoriented him for a moment, giving her time to focus on the goblins that surrounded her.