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Keefe let go of Sophie's hand, and that look was back in his eyes.

'''The look of someone who didn't have anything left to live for. '''

Chapter 9: 

Lihn's POV

'''"They're leaping crystals!" Lihn forgot to keep her voice down. She couldn't help it. They were finally getting somewhere. One of those had to take her to Tam.'''

'''"Yep." Dex reached into the cylinder, but Biana stopped him.'''

'''"Wait!" she hissed. "Those could be covered in Aromark."'''

'''She had a point. Aromark was exactly the kind of thing that the Neverseen would do. But the leaping crystals were so important! Lihn took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. She was so close.'''

'''"We need to get these to the collective." Dex announced. He clamped the lid back on the cylinder and stood up with it tucked under his arm. '''

'''Then, suddenly, there was a footstep. None of them had moved. Lihn shoved her algae under her cloak and summoned mist to shroud them. Biana was invisible in an instant, and Lihn felt a hand grab her arm. She looked down. The rest of her body was gone.'''

Dex had dissapeared as well, and Lihn realized that Biana was spreading her Vanishing to them, making them temporarily invisible.

Lihn held her breath.

'''Voices echoed through the cave. Familiar voices.'''

"I don't know why Gisela had to forget about these. Too important..."

Alvar.

'''"I would'nt complain, if I were you. You arent so special anymore, now that we can get in here on our own." Gethen.'''

'''"Whatever." the footsteps were getting closer, and a light was growing from in front of them. The light swelled, and three figures, shrouded with black cloaks that blended with the darkness became vizible. '''

'''They were heading directly for them. Lihn tried to name the figures. The leading one had to be Alvar. The one on the left was definitely Gethen. The figure on the right was shorter and smaller... Lihn couldn't place them.'''

'''The group was two yards in front of them, right where Dex and Biana and herself had previously descovered the cylinder. Alvar leaned down and felt the surface of the compartment. '''

"It's emptey. This can't be possible."

Lihn dare not breathe.

'''​​​​​​"​You said it was here." That was Gethen.'''

"It WAS."

'​​​​'Don't get cheeky with me, boy."

'''Suddenly, the talking stopped. All three cloaked figures were staring in Lihn's direction. Alvar pointed.'''

"It's them!"

'''Lihn looked down at her body, realizing with a pang of horror that she was vizible again. Dex could be seen beside her, holding the cylinder under his arm. Biana was... gone. '''

'''It was rash, and dangerous, but Lihn's instinct took over. Water swirled around her, and she directed it in a gyser at the Neverseen. It shot foreward at jet-like speeds, but just when it would have washed them out, it splashed to the floor. '''

'''The small figure stepped foreward, her arms outstretched. A wind began to blow against Lihn's face. It was cold and harsh. Soon, it was difficult to stand. '''

'''The howling of the wind hurt her ears, and she put her arms in front of her to sheild her face from the sting. From beside her, Dex was struggling to hold up against the wind. '''

'''Lihn did the one thing she sould think of. She gathered all of the water she could find, and built it up like a wall in front of them. The wind died down, and Lihn took a breath, relizing that she was exausted. '''

'''That had to be a Guster. Dex called to her. "We need to get out of here! Where's Biana?"'''

'''Lihn looked around frantically, but either Biana had become invisible, or she was on the other side of the wall... in which case they needed to help her. Lihn raised her arms and orderd the water to drop.'''

'''"What are you doing?" Dex cried. '''

The Neverseen had been waiting behind the wall, the Guster ready for more action.

'''Biana appeared behind the group, and ran at Alvar. She leaped on top of him, reaching in her pocket, where Lihn knew that she hid her Goblin Throwing stars. '''

'''"TRAITOR!" She screamed.'''

'''"Biana, NO!" Lihn shouted.'''

Alvar was trying in vain to get Biana off, but the girl had already grasped her throwing star and was about to plunge it into his back when Gethen yanked it out of her hands.

'''"Ah, so the little princess wants to play?" he teased. He threw Biana to the ground, and she hit the dirt with a little groan.'''

Run' Lihn mouthed to Dex. He looked like he might put up a fight, but in the end, he nodded, understanding what she was about to do. '''

'''"HEY!!!" Lihn shouted as loud as she knew how. The three members of the Neverseen, the ones who had taken her brother, looked up at her.'''

"If you mess with us, You get the flood."

'''Lihn closed her eyes, calling the water towards her. Every molecule she could reach, in every crevis. Every hint of miosture. In the air. In the dirt. In the rocks. '''

All of it.

'''The sounds of roaring water filled the cave, and Lihn nodded to Dex, letting him know that if he was going to escape, now was the time. '''

'''He ran, the cylinder under his arm, and grabbed Biana, from where she lie on the gound. He slung her over his shoulder and bolted for the exit.'''

'''Then the water came, like the sea itself, raging and spashing. Lihn floated in the middle of it, like the eye of the storm. Gehten and Alvar were swept off their feet and sent who knew where as though they'd been wiped out by a wave.'''

'''But the Guster wasn't going without a fight. Wind swirled in defiance, holding back some of her waves and creating a typhoon of destruction. '''

'''But Lihn held on to her hopes. '''

'''She was going to find Tam. '''

'''And to do that, she had to defeat this witch. So with every ounce of power in her body, she surged the flood foreward. '''