//------------------------------// // Solstheim: The Final Black Book // Story: Skyrim: The Faces of Death // by Blackdrag-rose //------------------------------// "And with that done, all that remains is acquiring the Skaal's knowledge and facing the final Black Book," Ma'jera stated, as she spoke when she, Za'kera, and Wind returned to Kolbjorn Barrow, finding Amaryllis and Lydia standing nearby, waiting for them to return from the tome she was closing. "Not to mention tracking down the last two Burdens, since one didn't show up in this book," Za'kera added, something she knew was bothering Wind, since it meant the other had fled to the final book and would be waiting with the one that had been placed inside it when her mentor started this madness, before she let out a sigh, "though you are correct, it's about time that we head back to the Skaal Village." Amaryllis said nothing as Wind walked over to her, as she could feel that her friend was disappointed in the fact that she couldn't take down the sixth Burden that had been freed from her some time ago, especially since it decided to flee and not face her at all, though there wasn't a lot she could say at the moment. As such she offered a brief hug before finding that Ma'jera was already making her way to the exit, a circular staircase that moved upwards before their eyes, meaning it would connect back to the main chamber of Kolbjorn Barrow, and sure enough that was where it brought them. Such a thing gave Za'kera a chance to pick up the Word of Power from the nearby Word Wall, adding another Word to her arsenal, before they headed outside as the Draugr followed after them, even though it looked like the undead were moving off in the direction of Fort Frostmoth, like to ready a ship for departure. Amaryllis really didn't want to know how the undead were planning on doing that, even though they had multiple Dragon Priests with them, but for now it seemed like Za'kera was more interested in heading to the Skaal Village, figuring that there would be time to deal with Vahlok's forces once she and the others were done humoring Hermaeus Mora. What she and the others found was that there was nothing along the path that bothered them, none of the Spriggians or wildlife wanted anything to do with them, there were a few werewolves and werebears that simply bowed their heads as they passed by their hunting grounds, and even the Reavers seemed to think it was a bad idea to attack them. This time around Amaryllis was sure that Ma'jera was doing something to make sure they weren't interrupted, a spell of some type no doubt, but it allowed Za'kera and Wind some time to regain a bit of energy, since they were expanding some during the walk to the Skaal Village. Wind remained silent as they walked, as she was thinking about the fact that she would have to fight both Hatred and Fear when they entered the Black Book that had been in the depths of Miraak's temple, which might mean Amaryllis and Lydia would be joining the pair in this last venture, to make sure she had the energy to face the pair in combat, but time would tell. Other than that her mentor remained silent as she floated in the air near the group, just like she did since everyone encountered her at the College of Winterhold, but they had a feeling that she was getting ready for what was going to happen when they reached the Skaal Village. Sure enough it didn't take them too long to reach their destination, where they found all sorts of Skaal walking around, like what happened when they came by here over the last couple of days, and Storn was sitting outside the leader's building, which seemed to be one of his two favorite spots since the last time they had been here he had been outside the house near the blacksmith's place, who stopped his meditation as they approached. "Dragonborn, you and your companions have returns from the Dark Elf wizard's tower." Storn commented, reminding the group that he had told them about Neloth so they could learn more about the Black Books and, if at all possible, discover the information that would allow Za'kera to get on Miraak's level, which she was nowhere near at the moment, before he focused on them, "Did you find what you were looking for?" "You could say that. We found another Black Book that Miraak used in the past," Za'kera replied, where Storn nodded his head for a moment, showing that he understood what she was saying, as it made sense for Miraak to have found multiple Black Books in the days before his rebellion, before she focused on the matter at hand, "though when I reached the end of it I had a short conversation with Hermaeus Mora, who revealed that I need the last Word of Miraak's Shout to be able to challenge him... but, well, he asked us to recover the 'secrets of the Skaal', in exchange for his knowledge." "Hermaeus Mora... old Herma-Mora himself. So, HE is the source of Miraak's power." Storn said, though he let out a sigh as soon as he said that, no doubt taking a few moments to consider the information that was being provided and the tales he had been told about the Prince of Fate, "Of course, I should have known... the Skall have many tales of Herma-Mora trying to trick us into giving up our secrets to him, and now he comes again for what we have long kept from him." "Herma-Mora? Why do you call him that?" Wind inquired, as that seemed like an odd name to give the Prince of Fate, even if each race and culture in this world had their own name for the various gods, be they Divine or Daedric Lord, before she took a moment to consider the information that he wanted Za'kera to acquire for his realm, "And what are the 'secrets of the Skaal' that he wants so badly?" "That is our name for him: the Demon of Knowledge. He has always been our enemy." Storn replied, answering her first question with ease, which allowed her to make sense of the name while finding that Ma'jera didn't seem to mind it, as her emotions were stable right now, meaning she must have known about this name for a long time, before she refocused on him as he considered her second question, "As for our secrets, all we have is ancient lore, handed down from shaman to shaman since the day the All-Maker first gave Solstheim to the Skaal, about how to talk to the wind, how to listen to the earth... these are our secrets... nothing of power or mastery." "Well, I hate to ask you to give up your ancient lore, but He said it's the only way he'll teach me the final Word of the Shout I need to prove myself." Za'kera stated, though as she said that she glanced at Ma'jera, because supposedly she had a gem or crystal of some kind that would allow her to acquire the information for her father's library, without killing Storn, and it seemed like that might have been a lie to force her cooperation. "So... it falls to me to be the one to give up the secrets to our ancient enemy." Storn said, something that was followed by him letting out another sigh as he considered everything that was going on right now, while no doubt checking the power of the Stones that were scattered throughout Solstheim, which he must have taught Frea at some point, "I do not know if I have the strength to face him, as the Tree Stone is still corrupted... the land is still out of balance... but, with the other five restored, it may be enough. It will have to be." "You mean you'll give Hermaeus Mora what he wants?" Amaryllis inquired, which was the right thing to do, because they needed Za'kera to be on Miraak's level for this expedition to be a success in her eyes, even though this had lead to Wind growing in power during their time on the island, though she also knew it was unwise to annoy a Daedric Prince and this should please him for some time. "Yes, because the Skaal also tell of the day when we must finally give up our secrets... when old Herma-Mora finally wins." Storn replied, where he looked like he didn't want to do this at all, which was understandable given that they had no idea how to actually get the information from him, save for using a Black Book on him, before he glanced at them and looked at all of the Skaal that were watching them, "As shaman, it is my duty to guard these secrets, but also to decide when it is necessary to give them up. I believe that it is now time to finally give him what he want.... and if I am wrong, and this isn't the correct moment, may my ancestors forgive me. Give me one of the Black Books you have recovered. I will read it, and speak to old Herma-Mora myself... I will make sure he lives up to his part of the bargain." Ma'jera floated over and informed them that such a thing wasn't necessary, as the crystal she pulled out would be able to take the knowledge from him, without killing him, to which Storn sighed and channeled everything Hermaeus Mora was asking for into the gem, and once it was done they found that the sky darkened for a moment as the Prince's eyes, and a few of his tentacles, appeared all over the sky above the Skaal Village. Dragonborn, you have delivered me the gift I requested. Hermaeus Mora said, his voice echoing a little as he spoke, all while Ma'jera approached her father and held up the gem for him to see, allowing him to confirm that the information he was after was now stored inside it, for him to look at once he was done with Za'kera and her companions, In return, I keep my promise, as befits a Prince of Oblivion: I give you the Word of Power that you need to challenge Miraak. Sure enough Za'kera felt a surge of power rush through her body, granting her the full power of the Shout that Miraak had used when he turned against the Dragons and his former allies, when he joined up with Hermaeus Mora, though as soon as that was done they watched as the Prince disappeared, allowing Ma'jera to pocket the gem as she pulled out the first Black Book they had recovered, Waking Dreams. "This time around things will be somewhat different... Amaryllis, Lydia, you two will be joining us in Apocrypha," Ma'jera stated, something that caused Amaryllis to raise an eyebrow as their warrior friend gripped her battleaxe, showing them that she was ready for a fight, especially since she had been on the sidelines for a good portion of their expedition to this island, before she beckoned for them to walk over to an area as she formed the circle and barrier for them. Wind said nothing, as she knew that the only reason the other two were being invited to join them was so that she could have enough energy to face both Burdens that were lurking in this Black Book, and watched as everyone gathered around Ma'jera without wasting time, allowing her to open the book and take them back to the platform she and Za'kera had first appeared on when they used this Black Book. "Now then, keep your guards up... there's no telling what Miraak might have set up to stop us." Za'kera said, drawing both of her weapons as she walked forward, where Lydia held her battleaxe at the ready as Amaryllis focused on her bow, due to the fact that they had two melee fighters and having a ranged fighter would make things easier for them, while Wind simply moved without readying her magic. What they discovered was that there were no enemies in the area they had appeared in, as both Za'kera and Wind knew that there had been some Seekers in the area when they first arrived, but this allowed them to search the area, finding a few more tomes for Wind to add to her library, before stopping at a glowing tome, one of the chapter books they had seen in the previous Black Books. The glowing book brought them to an area that seemed circular in nature, like the depths of one of the towers that dotted Apocrypha's landscape, especially when Amaryllis glanced upward and found that there was a lot more to this place than what she assumed, as there were several floors far above them that they would likely have to move through at some point. While she thought about that Lydia happened to find a Seeker minding it's own business, as all of them loved to read, and when it turned on them she smashed her battleaxe into it's face, causing it to scream before disappearing, even if that meant tearing itself off her weapon. As Lydia did that Za'kera found another one guarding what looked like the path forward, as they had to walk up some steps before finding it floating near a walkway and another set of stairs, to which she rushed forward and cut it down before it even had a chance to fight back, even though she knew all of the Seekers fled before being dealt fatal damage. Wind, of course, hung back and collected some additional books, as she found more to read the longer she stayed in this strange and terrible realm, allowing her to understand the danger of Hermaeus Mora's domain, though that was when she found a large book at the end of the walkway Za'kera had cleared, resting on a pedestal to be exact. In that moment Wind picked up the strange tome, called Boneless Limbs, and found that such a thing lead to a set of stairs moving out so they could move forward, to which she pocketed it and rejoined the others as they headed deeper into Apocrypha, which made her wonder how many times they would find tomes like that in this book. Of course none of them were surprised to find that Ma'jera had left them alone, no doubt leaving them to share the information she had acquired with her father, to which they decided to ignore the fact that she wasn't there and focused on clearing out whatever happened to be on the path in front of them so they could reach the end of the last Black Book. What they discovered was that the path came to an end rather quickly, as the stairs lead them through a door that connected to a balcony of sorts, without the railing, that was on the outside of the massive tower, but they did find another glowing chapter book and used it to move into the next area that had to be cleared out. This time it looked like they had been teleported to a passage between two points of Apocrypha, to which they made their way down the path in front of them and quickly found a chamber that had two Seekers guarding it, split up no less, which was perfect since Amaryllis used her daggers to cut one down before it knew what was going on, leaving the other one for Za'kera to cut down. After that the path came to an end as it reached another pedestal, this one having an identical book to the one Wind had picked up not a few minutes ago, where she found that this one was called Delving Pincers, making her wonder if the one who wrote these had been talking about Hermaeus Mora. When she collected it, however, they watched as a chance took hold of the area near the glowing tome that would take them back to the balcony area, a new passage had revealed itself, to which she and the others retraced their steps for a few seconds and made their way over to it. What they found out was that it was a door they had missed, which might have appeared after she collected the second tome, that lead to an eyestalk device, one Za'kera activated and caused them to watch as the wall in front of them stretched outward, like a worn or something, before the end dissolved and revealed that it connected to another passage. That also forced them to walk up a single ramp, though it was worth it since they quickly discovered that they were on another level of the tower, as there was an opening they walked through that brought them to a floor that was above the first one they had started in a couple of minutes ago. What they discovered was that the floor wasn't flat, rather it was made up of walkways that lead to doors, which were no doubt linked to a few eyestalk devices, so while Za'kera and the others moved to the right Amaryllis activated the device to their left, opening a door that was in front of her companions. On the other side of the door Za'kera found a small room that had one of the Apocrypha chests, which had a few tomes for Wind to collect and, surprisingly, a sharp Stalhrim sword and a pair of gauntlets made of the same material, only looking heavier than Amaryllis' Stalhrim armor. Of course she did take the Stalhrim gear, as they were enchanted in some manner, even though she had no idea if they were going to give either piece to someone else, before focusing on the rest of the floor that they were exploring right now, though as she did that Wind found another unique tome that matched the other two she had picked up. This one was called Prying Orbs and picking it up unlocked the main door of this floor, allowing the group to move forward once more, were they walked down a short passage before reaching another glowing book, causing all of them to sigh for a moment before teleporting to the next section of Apocrypha's summit. The area in question appeared to be a chamber that had no roof, where they were near the top and it appeared that they were required to head down to a new passage, though there were a pair of Seekers in this area, causing Za'kera to rush at the closest one as Amaryllis, sticking to her assassin armor, loosed a pair of arrows into the furthest one. Wind continued to do nothing as she collected some tomes, from either the tables they walked by or from all of the piles that the Seekers left behind when they were defeated, and once her companions were done clearing out the area she joined them as they headed into the next passage. It eventually brought them to a fork in the road, as there were two more passages to pick from at one point, though as Za'kera picked the right one it shrunk before her eyes and the passage sealed, returning to a normal wall as they watched it, and the same happened when Lydia tried the one in front of them, all while Wind was sure she heard the sound of the passage behind them changing. Sure enough she and the others found that the passage they had used brought them to a brand new area, meaning it had been a distraction of sorts so they could move forward, and this new chamber had another tome at it's peak. As they exited the passage, however, a Seeker decided to attack them and Amaryllis showed off her new skill, switching her armor and weapons to Haknir's set for a moment as she swung the blades and hacked into the Seeker, surprising it for a few seconds before she cut it down. Of course such a thing surprised both Za'kera and Wind, while Lydia didn't seem to care that much, while they had to admit that she moved like she had been using those weapons for a long time, instead of a day or two, though once that was done Wind claimed the next unique book, Gnashing Blades, before finding that it caused another passage to move into position for them to move forward. This time around the passage had a section that extended outward, instead of retracting like the last two they had seen, allowing the group to move deeper into Apocrypha as they kept their guards up, pausing only for a few seconds so Wind could claim a few more tomes that were resting on a couple of tables they walked by. At the end of the winding passage the group found another chamber, with an open ceiling like the last two, where it was easy for everyone to see a Seeker reading a book near some steps, who Lydia cut down with a swing of her battleaxe, while Za'kera found another one further along the path and lashed out at it with her blades, so it fell at the same time as the first one did. At the peak of this chamber they found an eyestalk device, instead of another book, and when it was activated they took a moment to watch as the passage they had used to get here changed direction, causing them to rush back down to it and head down the new direction it was facing. The passage ended up bringing them to a larger chamber that almost looked like a square, though in the center rested a pool that a Lurker would emerge from, something that was confirmed not even a few seconds later, causing Lydia to rush at it as Za'kera and the others tried to figure out what to do next. The solution to their problem was easy, as there were two eyestalk devices to activate, the one in the Lurker's section unlocking a door on the other side of a wall and the other on the other side of the wall that opened the door that was blocking the way, which was good for them. As they did that Lydia finished off the Lurker, while Wind gathered more books for later on, before the group regrouped and headed for the opening, where Za'kera found a staircase that lead up to a dead end, which just so happened to be where another glowing book was resting, allowing them to teleport to the next area they had to clear out before reaching Miraak's domain. It brought them to a passage that ended up delivering them right to what seemed to be the heart of the tower, as Za'kera and the others found a large pillar surrounded by energy in the center of the floor, which had massive gaps between each walkway, and, based on what they were seeing, there were four pedestals resting around the area. This time around they found a few Seekers who did nothing more than float out of the way, meaning they knew what each of them were capable of and didn't want to be done in by them, allowing them to walk onto the circular walkway and study the platforms, since they had to be linked together in some manner. Wind discovered that each of them had symbols for her and the others to look at, where one had a symbol that looked like gnashing fangs, the second had pincers, the third was a mass of tentacles or tendrils, and the last was an eye, to which she quickly pulled out the four books she had recovered and placed each on one the pedestal it belonged to. What that meant was placing Gnashing Blades on the first, Delving Pincers right on top of the second, Boneless Limbs on the third, and Prying Orbs on the last one, which caused a surge of light green energy that revealed another glowing book next to the central pillar, which they used to move even closer to where Miraak was waiting. Such a thing dropped them off in a rather small room that had a passage leading out to an open platform, one that had a Word Wall for Za'kera to access, though off in the distance rested the highest tower of Apocrypha, Miraak's domain, and it meant they were close to their goal, where Amaryllis found that Za'kera wasted no time in taking the Word for herself as Wind glanced around for the two Burdens. "Dragonborn, you have done well to reach this point," a voice said, where they found Miraak standing on the raised area to their right, staring at them as Za'kera readied herself for whatever Hermaeus Mora wanted the two of them to do, though at the same time he turned his head to look at the platform across from him, where they turned their heads and found out something interesting, "however, you and I will have to engage each other later... after the Daughter's apprentice takes care of that." What he was referring to were the last two Burdens that Wind was looking for, a dark one with a look of pure hate in both of her eyes and a shadowy one that radiated fear, as a Seeker floated close to them and quickly fled like it was afraid of what it had seen, meaning Hatred and Fear were waiting for her. In that moment, however, they watched as Fear cut down Hatred with a swung of her right hand, where she grinned as she absorbed the power of her fellow Burden and formed a sphere of energy around the area she was in, meaning something was happening and they had to be careful. Wind quickly frowned as a figure appeared from the mass of energy, a dark version of herself, who had long crimson hair that looked like moving flames, her hands were sharpened and resembled claws, her legs and hooves now resembled the legs of the griffon race, the tail matching with the dark flames, and she had large draconic wings. Fear had become some sort of dark chimeric being, no doubt drawing all sorts of strengths from the races that she knew about while taking out the various weaknesses that each possessed, and in that instant she smirked as a large portal opened behind her, one heading to a crystalline realm with a ghostly green aurora to it. In that moment Wind sighed as she unleashed her power, surrounding herself in a light blue aura for once, before rushing through the air as she targeted Fear, who smiled as she jumped backwards and passed into the realm, which she felt was the realm known as Deadlight. Together the two of them passed through the portal as Wind swung her left arm and sent a burst of lightning at her foe, smashing into her chest and knocking her into a crystalline structure, breaking it apart within seconds and dropped it on top of Fear, even though she knew it wouldn't last for long. Based on what Wind was seeing at the moment this realm was almost lifeless, as there was something else lingering in this realm, no doubt a fragment of the Prince that Dagon had slain in the past, though she turned her attention back to her foe as Fear burst out of the wreckage and loosed dark flaming missiles at her. In the following moment Wind gathered some of her magic and used two spells at the same time, the first being a set of flames that were equal to her foe's while the second was a few spinning blades that were made out of wind, as she was planning on causing an explosion and using whatever smoke came to disguise the rest of her attack. Fear didn't seem surprised by her actions, rather she watched as the two flame spells cancelled each other out and then dodged the second spell before any of them could hit her, where she moved through the air and launched bit of energy at Wind, a barrage of sorts that would zero in on where she was positioned and knock her into submission. Wind used one of her barriers to block the attack, even though the barrage cracked it with ease, though as she did that she found that Fear danced around the area they were fighting in and continued to fire blasts at her position, where she considered some of her options before teleporting out before the attacks hit her. Of course she made sure to keep up a stronger barrier in the area she had been in a few seconds ago, to keep Fear distracted and was a little surprised to find that it worked, though to capitalize on this turn of events she gathered her energy and formed a lance made out of magical energy. Given her now stronger magical energy, thanks to her mentor freeing her Burdens and having her take them down, she was sure that this would do some serious damage to part of Deadlight, but right now that didn't matter to her since this realm belonged to the fallen Prince no one knew about. Once she was sure that her attack was ready, and Fear seemed to have no idea what was going on, Wind sent the lance of energy flying through the air, where she watched as it zeroed in on her foe, only for the unthinkable to happen as her foe turned her body, snatched her attack out of the air, and sent it flying back at her, consuming her in a blast of energy that rocked the land around them. "Aw, what's wrong? Trying to finish the fight before we even get started?" Fear asked, though she understood why that was on Wind's mind right now, as the longer they fought the more powerful she would become, as the hopelessness would no doubt creep in and would weaken her former self's resolve to defeat her, so her fear would strengthen her and lead to her beating Wind in no time, so she was trying to win before that happened, to which she chuckled, "Fine, you want to bring an end to this, without fighting me for a long period of time? I can do that!" In that moment Wind watched as Fear gathered a vast amount of her magical energy and launched it into the air, where it expanded into a massive sphere of flaming energy, almost like a moon or a rather large meteor, meaning she was likely planning on blowing away everything that was between the two of them, before blasting her into submission and whatever else she was planning on doing. With that thought in mind Wind gathered her magic again and found that a massive surge of flaming missiles was coming towards where she was resting, with her robes smoking from her returned attack, to which she formed a barrier in front of her and started to form a dome all around her, to wait out the attack and attack Fear the moment it was done. Of course the plan didn't work out that well, as Fear's attack smashed through several layers of her barrier, as she made sure to start a new one a few seconds after the last was started, to increase her chances of survival, and she could feel the power trying to break through, to push her back and blast her into submission, but she did have one last trick to play, hence why some of her power was split from her and was forming all around this place. When all of her barriers shattered, which happened to cancel out the last of the barrage, Wind summoned every ounce of her energy, everything that she had access to, and several pillars of energy formed all over the area of Deadlight that they were in right now, forming spears of energy that she turned on Fear and intended on puncturing her from all sides. Of course it wasn't that simple, as Fear formed her own barrier to stop the spears, some of which were close to their target and were digging through her own barrier, though as Wind readied herself, as she planned on detonating the spears, her foe sent a wave of energy outward and shattered her attack like it was nothing before her might, empowering her sphere as it set the sky ablaze in a matter of seconds. Wind sighed for a moment as she saw that, as it seemed like this was it, Fear was going to beat her without her even doing a bit of damage to the Burden, as annoying as that sounded, and she understood that while Hatred had fled to this place to team up on her, to avoid being killed, Fear had killed her and taken her power for herself. She guessed that such a thing was why the Burdens were separated and sent to the various Black Books that rested all over Solstheim, to prevent one of them from killing the others and becoming far stronger than she was, but Fear had figured it out and took advantage of it before the fight had started. Part of her had to wonder if her mentor was disappointed in her, being defeated by the last of her Burdens, though to be fair the battles that lead to this really didn't prepare her for what she had to face, and even the power that had been awakened in her wasn't enough to do anything. Of course Wind wanted to win, as she wanted to stop this darkness from being unleashed upon the world, not to mention proving herself to everyone who doubted her in the past, something that caused a dam or something inside her to break as she forced herself to focus on Fear and forced all of her magic to the surface. As she did that something else happened, she found a specter floating nearby, a gray robed figure whose face couldn't be seen, though the power coming from it seemed to be that of the missing Prince of this realm, before it raised a hand and placed it upon her chest, where it disappeared and surged into her body, power rushing into her as well, before her aura filled the area around her. Wind really had no idea what was going on, but right now she had more important matters to deal with as Fear sent her massive sphere down towards the area she was standing in, to which Wind let go of her staff, which floated in the air off to her right, before raising her left hand for a moment as focused on her chosen spell. In the following moment she let out a burst of magical energy that rushed through the air and stopped right in front of the sphere, where it expanded outward and formed a massive barrier, a flat magical circle that stalled the attack, between her and Fear. She knew that this wasn't something she was capable of on her own, be it with her own magic or with the boosted power from her Burdens being knocked out and her limits being removed, to which she offered a silent prayer to the fallen Prince as she readied some more of her magic in her right hand. Fear let out a roar, like that would do anything in this situation, while focusing on her attempts to break the barrier, but that was all Wind needed as she formed an arrow made out of magical energy, this one being crystalline blue, which she sent flying through the air and let a smile appear on her face as it passed through her barrier with ease, before puncturing the sphere like it was made out of butter. Fear didn't seem to understand what was going on, which Wind was fine with since it meant she was right in line with the attack and the arrow pierced her chest, causing her to look down at it in surprise, before both her and the sphere quickly detonated in the skies of Deadlight. Wind, however, dismissed her barrier and held her arms out, where she gathered all of the magical energy that was in the air, from her battle to be exact, and drew it into her body, causing a torrent of power to rush around her as she felt the last two blockades on her true power being torn down. One thing she noticed was that her body slimmed down and filled out in some places, becoming more lady-like, possibly more regal, meaning if she had been back on Equus this would have been her awakening as the Changeling Queen to replace her mother, but given what she had been though something dawned on her, her mentor had been paving the way for the eighteenth Prince, as there were two Princes for every Divine, and this would balance their world out. Of course that was a shot in the dark for her, as there was no way to know that without asking Ma'jera, but for now she emerged from the smoke with a smile on her face, as she had no reason to be afraid of her power or what she was supposed to become, rather she was going to use all of her new power to tear down their foes and secure this world for the future generations. She also had a feeling that Amaryllis would be pleased with this turn of events, especially given everything that she had been through since her arrival on this world, but for now she floated back to the others, as she wanted to hear what else Ma'jera had to say before worrying about what the future held for them.