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Chapter 103

The barrier had fallen due to Eric and his dragon now dead, and the shadow mages seemed to have left the place deserted after their dragons had taken them to a foreign land outside their home. The few remaining dragon riders where now currently flying away on the backs of dragons to a nearby mountain range for safety.

Over the thundering wing beats of dragons, no one spoke, and Noah showed no sign of waking up anytime soon. No one shared a word, they were all tired and caught up in their thoughts to acknowledge one another, that was until Comet's keen eyes spotted movement on the surface.

Reborns were infesting the surface like ants, wild red eyes glinting in the light of day. The creatures were scampering to the now abandoned buildings that once held hundreds of shadow mages. Emma patted Comet's neck, turning the dragons focus off the reborns and back to the mountain range that was just a few minutes away; the dragon huffed as he returned to the sky, the white clouds right above him floating while watching them.

It took about half an hour of flying before the dragons landed on a somewhat flat area on the mountain, the rock on the sides slowly crumbling off and threatening to swallow anyone down if they made the wrong move. Comet spread his talons to allow himself to have as much stable ground as possible, letting the girl on his back slip off and settle on the new area.

When everyone was off the dragons, including Noah who was currently being carried by Peter, they surrounded each other with questions stirring their thoughts.

"So...what's our next move?" Jasmine asked with a sigh. All were silent as they thought, but no one knew what to do, they were all overwhelmed with the thoughts of the infesting reborns.

"Headmaster told me a shadow mage could enter the void and collect his personal history book, he said that it had the answer to find the weapon to defeat the reborns." Emma looked over to Richard, "do you think you can enter Comet's void and retrieve this book?"

Richard looked up to the silver dragon who was returning his gaze with a nasty glare. Richard's female dragon didn't take to well to the attitude, and sent a warning snarl to the old beast. Noah's uncle patted his dragons nose and stepped up to Comet, who had tilted his head in curiosity. "I guess I can, After all, your friends saved my boy, in on your debt."

And with those words, Richard let his hands glide along Comet's scales, and his other hand waved around to open an opening to the void. Without hesitating, he stepped right inside, the portal closing right after.

"I do not like random strangers going through my riders personal domain." Comet's thundering voice mixed with Emma's many thoughts, although she had her to admit she was nervous to find out what this weapon was, despite the urge to finally conquered the echoing voice in her head.

"It's not as simple as you think..."

Oh does it ever shut up?

"Is it bothering you again, Emma?" Jasmine asked. The brunette looked up to the electric mage who was sitting beside her in the rubble, her yellow eyes shining with concern.

"Can you tell?" She asked.

"Yeah, you always get this distant look from time to time, like just now." Said Jasmine.

"And then you grimace." Peter added. Emma flushed in embarrassment, although her grey eyes travelled to David. The male was looking into another realm, his mind clearly not paying attention to the conversation. A groan from his feet got everyone's attention as Noah began to rub his eyes with the base of his hands.

"Emma, I had one hell of a dream, there was a rampage of dragons, and a very angry man that looked like-" His thought was cut off as his eyes landed on a trio of different types of mages, his black orbs widening as he tried to shuffle away, "stay back! I know how to use magic!"