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Chapter 19:

Biana's POV

'''     She stepped out of the light, and into darkness. Not total blacknes, but dim, and poisonous nonetheless. From beside her, Dex held up a bottle of luminescent algae, and soft blue light illuminated their path. From what Biana could see, it was a forest, swampy, grey, muddy. It reminded her of the decay that the plague had brought on certain forests when it had been unleashed on the Gnomes. '''

'''     Everything rotting, but alive. '''

     It was cold, too, and Biana emmediately got the sense that they weren't alone.

'''     "Real nice place." Marella said, brushing off her cloak. "Gem of real estate."'''

'''     "Stay focused, guys." Dex reminded them, his eyes on a dirt path before them.'''

'''     They approached the pathway, which lead into a thicket, almost like a hallway made of trees. It might have been pretty if it was alive, but instead it was withering. Dex lead, his algae brightening the path.'''

'''     "Where do you think this leads?" Biana asked.'''

'''     "No idea." Dex told her as he stepped into the thicket. "But I think we're on the right track."'''

'''     Biana kept quiet for the rest of the way, not able to shake the feeling that someone was watching her. And then, abrupty, Dex stopped in front of her and she fell backwards.'''

'''     "Hey!" Biana said as she fell on her butt from being nocked over.'''

'''     But Dex wasn't listening, at the moment, he was waving his arms in the air, as though trying to catch his balance. Biana looked, and saw that he was standing on the edge of a cliff. '''

'''Biana didn't hesitate to grab him by his arm and pull him back. Lihn and Marella helped, too. '''

'''     "That was... unexpected." Lihn said, looking shaken.'''

'''     Dex was staring at the cliff, his eyes narrowed. "Something's off." He said, pushing himself to his feet. '''

'''     "What?" Biana asked.'''

'''     The boy steped foreward, growing dangerously close to the edge and peering down. Biana dared herself to look, even though she knew that was the last thing she should have done. Her breath got caught in her lungs, and he felt herself go pale. If she were to fall from this hight, she might be falling for hours... '''

They might have been able to levetate to the other side of the cliff, but looking now, it was WAY to far away, and none of their concentration was strong enough to last that long.

'''     "Something's off." Dex repeated.'''

'''     "Very interesnting." Marella announced. "Care to tell us what the Everblaze you're talking about?"'''

'''     Dex didn't look up. "My foot... I was standing on the air... not possible."'''

'''And then, the boy lifted his foot off of the edge, and moved it foreward. '''

'''     "NO!" All three girls shouted at the same time.'''

'''     But then he didn't fall... and Biana almost fainted. He was standing on air.'''

'''     Biana was shocked when he smiled. "It's an illusion!" He jumped up and down a couple times to further his point. Biana nearly threw up.'''

'''     Lihn was the next to step off the cliff, looking reasonably happy. Marella did it after her. Finally, Biana lifted her foot from the ground, and placed it on what seemed to be thin air. And then she felt something hard... like ground.'''

'''     She sighed, relieved. '''

'''     "Let's keep going." She said. '''

     So they continued, making their way to the other side of the crater, each step that they took one step closer to the truth.