{Stories From Volglacia}

[born again]

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Behold, the kingdom of Volglacia! A land scattered with volcanoes and frozen forever in ice. It was founded by the Ancient Two. The unicorn of fire and the Pegasus of ice. Together, these two forces created a new land for ponykind. But when jealousy took over the pony's hearts, the land became a conflict in itself. Lava flowed unnaturally from glaciers as ice shot from volcanoes, torrenting the land with chaos and disaster. Earthquakes and tornadoes frequently rampaged throughout the very foundation of the earth. A single Pegasus and unicorn emerged from this battle of fire and ice, hidden away in their leader's dying breath. Ice and Fire intertwined throughout the land and the leaders perished in their own hatred. The filly unicorn and colt pegasus were the only ones who survived. They were able to preserve their line, and soon, the land was filled once again with never ending war. The war continued until finally, a blessed peace overcame the land through Queen Snow, a beautiful ice unicorn and King Smoke, a handsome Pegasus. They gave birth to a breathtaking beauty, Princess Tainted Rose. She, in turn, married a young stallion, Unstoppable Disaster. She ruled with a vengence unlike any other. Tainted Rose, a manipulative, charming deciever, convinced her husband that earth ponies, whom she hated, were inferior to other pegasi and unicorns. After all, she reasoned, how else do we keep the royal bloodline pure? The last thing she wanted was an earth pony ruling. (Rose and Disaster were the first alicorns of Volglacia) Earth ponies, who had been born at random from unicorns and pegasi alike, were then gruesomely massacred by the thousands. But, as Tainted Rose slaughtered them without mercy, she found that they just multiplied. In the midst of all of this, Tainted Rose had two baby alicorns, Frost and Flare. The queen ignored her only children and left them in the care of her maids. Then she issued a decree, that earth ponies were now to be sacrificed to appease the volcano known as Death. Every week, the screams of horror and anguish echoed throughout Volglacia, but no one answered their pleas of help for fear of the evil and bitter queen. Now, there had been foretold that two, bearing marks of fire, would restore the land to harmony and peace where earth ponies would know no fear. The queen was determined to stop this. Therefore, she took no risks, even with her own children. When her daughter, Flare, bore a mark of fire, she abandoned Flare to the barren and deserted part of Volglacia, hoping she would perish. Her son, Frost bore no mark of fire, so he was kept alive. King Disaster soon died a sad soul. His whispered words on his death bed were, "Frost, remember the prophecy. One day...." Alas, if only Frost had listened more closely to his father's dying words...And that's where our story begins...

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(This is written from Princess Flare's POV)

I walked through the barren rock, wondering how so much paradise could amount to this. This wasteland. My hooves clinked softly against the age-old stones as I continued my journey. Every year, the volcano known as Renew would be at it's hottest. All of the volcanoes were named by my ancestor, the very first unicorn of fire. The purpose of this journey was to renew my fire within. Volglacia, our land was called, and rightly so. For within Volglacia was a land of fire and ice conflicting. I had seen it with my own eyes, a world pierced with hatred and enmity. I, one of the gifted alicorns of fire, was one of two destined to bring the warring land to rest. So, every year I endeavored on this path to recharge my powers of fire, which are dampened by the cold winds and icy environment of Volglacia. I reach the bottom of the volcano, distantly remembering nightmares I had when I was younger. Nightmares of terrible things...torture...death...cries of despair...hooves reaching to stop their descent into fiery oblivion. There were also worse things than that torturing my mind. Horrible flashes of mares being separated from their only children. Stallions reaching out for their mares...only to be seperated by unquenchable flames. All of this horror flooded my thoughts and dreams as I trekked up the volcano. They were always surrounded around one symbol: a black rose streaked with blood. These countless victims were all earth ponies, and they were all under attack. It was up to me to stop this madness. Me, and one other, as much fire as I. My silvery mane blew in the icy wind as I reached the rocky summit. The heat of the enormous structure hit me like a slap to the face. Most ponies would call what I was about to do suicide. With a heavy sigh, I flew straight into the volcano headfirst. Feeling the lava was like a thousand needles in my skin. The pain was...unbearable. Once every inch of my skin had felt the searing touch of the lava, the pain abandoned me. Instead of burning alive, I felt rejuvenated with new life and spirit. Fire flowed through my bones almost as if it were part of me. This experience was different for every fire alicorn. It did not make much sense, in fact most of this land did not. The land conflicted itself at every turn. In fact, this volcano would normally be shooting out ice. There were only two which had not undergone this drastic change: the one I was now at, and the volcano of sacrifice, Death. That volcano, in my dreams, was where the Evil Queen sacrificed hundreds of thousands of earth ponies, stallion and mare, old and young. It was my destiny to end their torment, I knew. As for this volcano, it was a place of life and renewal for fire ponies such as I. But I knew that if I was going to take down the evil queen, I was going to need some help. Help from a neighboring country, The Jewel Empire.
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I flew out of Volglacia, and into a country of great beauty, The Jewel Empire. Ruled by the beautiful Queen Aka and her husband, Whirlwind, the Empire had once withstood a force as great as the Equestrian Nightmare Moon. They had three daughters; Sparkle Flame, Fire-Fighter, and Wildfire. They also had a son, Prince Storm cloud. Right now I needed to talk to their youngest daughter. Wildfire and I were good friends. She was, unknowingly, a fire alicorn with unimaginable power. She had, in fact evolved from a normal alicorn into an entity like Nightmare Moon, taking on cat-like irises and evil attributes. She was restored through an out-of-body experience and was once again the Wildfire I know and love. The Empire had forgiven her mistakes, as did I. Landing near the castle gates, I spoke to a guard there. "I need to see Princess Wildfire." The guards there knew me, I had visited before. There was no hesitation as they let me in. "Princess Wildfire!" I called. One of her maids, Moon Glitter, answered. "She's up in her room. I'all tell her you're here." I watch her as she went away to find the princess. A moment later, Wildfire arrived. "Flare! Is there something wrong?" Concern edged her voice. "Wildfire..." I began. "I need your help. My kingdom is under attack." Wildfire looked startled. "Of course!...I shall ask my mother to ready her army at once." She turned to leave. "No." I said, looking at her with determination in my eyes. "This isn't a task for an army. I need you, and you alone." She stopped. "Me? Why me?" She asked in disbelief. I sighed, bringing up a hologram of several memories with my horn. The first one was of the conflicts in the land. Glaciers pouring out lava, volcanoes shooting out ice. The second was of the wicked queen, Tainted Rose, leading hundreds of earth ponies to their fiery fate. "This..." I started. "This is why I need your help."

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(This is written from Princess Wildfire's POV. She DOES NOT, I repeat DOES NOT belong to me, but to ~Koda~, who is in my opinion, the most awesome person in the world.)

Today was just going to be another normal day in the Jewel Empire...or so I thought. For, in the waking hours of day, I had a visit from the Princess Of Volglacia. She had come with an urgent matter: Her people were being slaughtered. And, as she had informed me, I was the one to help stop it. I wondered, Why had she chosen me? As she started to show me the condition of the country, horrible images flooded my mind. Her voice broke through the dark thoughts. "Wildfire." She paused."You are one of the chosen. A fire Alicorn." The princess said. "A...A..fire Alicorn? What does that mean?" I asked in wonder. "Fire Alicorns come from an ancient race of fire unicorns and ice pegasi." Flare began. " All are born randomly into royal families. They are quite rare. So rare, in fact, that you and I are the only ones left. Fire alicorns have extreme powers over fire. They are so powerful that they can learn to generate fire without a horn." She finished. "Without a horn? How is that even possible?" I asked. "That is what I'm here for. I want to teach you how to harness your fire within. For I know, It is your destiny, as well as mine, to save Volglacia. I take a deep breath, then meet her eyes with a level glance. "Okay...I'm ready for you to teach me." Flare met my gaze. "Excellent." She touched her horn to mine, her magic enshrouding us as we teleported to Volglacia. "Wait a minute...shouldn't we tell my mother?" I asked. Flare smiled. "I have already informed Aka of your whereabouts." "But how...how did you know I would agree?" I said slowly. "Your fire alicorn blood screams out for this! I knew you wouldn't refuse." She said with a proud look. I stood there for a moment, gazing around the barren rock and lava streaming from tall glaciers. "This... is what's become of my home." Flare said with a heavy sigh. A tear pooled in the corner of her eye, then it fell and hit the dust. She turned away for a moment, then with renewed strength, she said, "Are you ready to begin?" I looked up at her, determination in my eyes. "Where do we start?" She smiled at me. "First we must see how strong your powers already are." She continued. "Try to spark a flame. You may use your horn of you wish." I tried with all my might to find this "fire within" thing, but to no avail. I switched to using my horn and started a fire easily. "Interesting..." Flare said thoughtfully. "Try to enlarge the flame." So I did. I made the flames larger and larger until they reached up to the sky. "Now try again, this time without using your horn." Flare encouraged, her purple eyes lit up with delight. Nothing, as before...but then...my hooves burst into flames! I expected it to hurt, to burn, but it didn't. And then, a brief moment later, they extinguished just as mysteriously as they had lit. I looked at my now-normal hooves in shock. "How?..." I started. "You did it!" Flare exclaimed. "Your flame within is now established." The purple glow of her horn shone as she put out my horn-made flames, which were now reaching past the skyline. "Now try to make the flames last longer." She encouraged. "Okay," I replied. Summoning what strength I had left, I concentrated on the thought of pure fire. Pure, raging flames. Once again, the fire ignited. This time I kept it going for I while longer. Flare smiled at me. "Now you're getting it." I returned her level gaze, very aware of this new power inside of me. Yes...it was my destiny to save Volglacia!
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An hour passed. Then a day. Then a week. My fire within grew stronger and stronger each time I used it, thanks to Flare's careful instruction. Soon, She said I was ready.
"Ready for what?"
"For the final step of your evolution."
In wonder I followed her until a massive structure came into view. A volcano. She looked at me. "Can you teleport us up there?" She asked. Obviously she was testing my abilities. Eager to prove myself, I teleported us both to the top. I looked down and saw bottomless lava, bubbling up to meet us in rage. "Now," she said. "You must plunge yourself into the volcano." "But what if..? What if I?..." I started to say. "No. You must trust me. And you must trust yourself. I promise, no harm will come to you." Right about now I was starting to feel that "fire alicorn" thing Flare was telling me about. Every inch of my being wanted to leap into the volcano with no regrets!...but the sane part, or what was left of it, was warning me against it. I closed my eyes and made the decision. I leapt straight into the volcano. Instead of feeling hot, like I expected, it was more like swimming through a clear blue, sparkling ocean. The waves were just orange instead of blue. I almost wanted to stay...it was so relaxing...but of course I couldn't. There was a kingdom at stake. I breached the surface of the lava. There, Flare was standing with a proud smile on her face. "I knew you could do it. You are a true fire alicorn."

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(Written from Prince Frost's POV. Just ignore the fact that the picture says Loki and Luna and that Frost cutie mark is wrong...)

I stalked the castle hall, pacing as thoughts crashed around my mind. My mother, Queen Tainted Rose, came up behind me. "Something wrong, Frost?" She asked. "Oh...um...no, mother." "Come now Frost, you can't lie to me." I sighed. "Well, it's just...why do we kill the earth ponies? What have they ever done to us?" "They are inferior, Frost. " She said soothingly. "They will just make the bloodline impure." "Yes but..." I started to say. "They aren't special. Tell me, do they have wings or horns?" I sighed. "Well, no..." She smiled. "And that is exactly why we can't risk royalty being born with no specialties." I shook my head. "No! You're wrong, mother! Just because I was born with wings, doesn't mean we should treat everypony who wasn't horribly!" I said in anger. "Son, I.." She began. "And what about my sister, huh? WHAT ABOUT FLARE?!? What gave you the right to abandon her?!?" The queen just stood there, silent. "That's what I thought." I said, and stomped off in anger to my roon. I lay on my bed, staring off into space as my thoughts drifted to my sister. Flare... I could still picture the day I last saw her...the day we received our cutie marks... We were very young, playing in the castle courtyard with a ball. Her light purple oat and silvery-black mane gleamed in the sunshine. Her silver tipped hooves sparkled. I looked at her through emerald green eyes as I went to throw the ball back. That was when it happened.

I felt cold chills race up my body as my legs turned to solid ice. Flare stared at my legs in shock just as her own hooves burst into flames. "Flare...your hooves..they're on fire!" I exclaimed. She looked down at her hooves slowly and then back up with tear streaked eyes. "Help me, Frost...I don't know how to stop it!" We discovered that we both had received our cutie marks that day. The flames and ice had gone just as mysteriously as they had appeared. And then, Later that night....my mother had stolen Flare away to the barren wasteland of Volglacia where nopony could survive, especially not Flare, being as young as she was.

My thoughts were broken through by a slight knocking on my door. "Yes come in." It was one of my maids, as usual. She came in and bowed low, as was custom of Volglacian royalty. "Anything you need, my lord?" She asked. "No...actually yes." I decided. "What is it, my prince?" She said. "That. I would like some things to change around here." I said. "Stop calling me my lord and my prince and all those ridiculous names. Just call me Frost." I paused. "And the exaggerated bowing, I will have none of that." "But.." she interjected. "I'm not an alicorn prince. I can't possibly..." "Confound It!" I said, stamping a hoof in rage. "Unicorns! Pegasi! Alicorns! Earth Ponies! We all have four hooves don't we?!?" I sighed. "I'm sorry. Just leave me be...for now." She left the room. I got up and went to the large window. If only Flare wasn't dead...there was always a slim hope.

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(Written from Queen Tainted Rose's POV. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ART KODA!!! And yes, her cutie mark is a blood splattered rose )

I watched my son retreat into his room. Imbecile, I thought. His concerns for other ponies were...disheartening to say the least. My only son was already turning against me...He had a point about Flare though. My only daughter, sacrificed for the good of the kingdom. I couldn't let the prophecy come true! And as for equality between ponies...Alicorns were supreme. That was the bottom line. The earth ponies were...unworthy! They deserved to be purged from the earth. Yes. They deserved to die. Today was the weekly day of Sacrifice. I summoned my head guard. "Are the prisoners ready?" "Yes my queen." The pegasus, Wind Rider answered. "Good." We marched the prisoners to the Volcano known as Death, which was not far from the castle. A hundred earth ponies stumbled their way along. Most were very young, as earth ponies didn't have much time to live. One by one, they were thrown into the volcano. I watched with delight at their screams of terror and cries of pain as the seething liquid seared their soft pony hides. I relished the thought that none of them would live to see their next birthday. Then I went back to my castle, ignoring their screams of despair. I stepped into my room with a heavy sigh. It wasn't easy being queen...but it did certainly have it's perks. Like getting rid of that good-for-nothing Disaster. Slipping poison into his drink was easy. The old fool never suspected a thing. I had chosen wisely. A poison that slowly rots away the insides, a death that Disaster certainly deserved to die. I honestly don't know why I married him in the first place. Obviously, I was more than capable of handling the kingdom by myself Sure, it was difficult ...But eventually, the whole land would succumb to my wishes. I would break everyone in it before they would break me.

(Sorry it's so short...think of it as part 1. I got a tiny case of writer's block : P)

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(Aaaannddd Part 2. I gets a tiny bit technological in this one...)

I traveled, Wildfire by my side, to a forest not far from the queen's castle. "You stay here. If any of the queen's guards come after you, hide in this secret room. I brushed aside a large pile of twigs, grass, and leaves to reveal a hidden hatch. Next to it was a electronic hoof scanner. "To enter, you must scan your hoof here. It will recognize Fire Alicorn DNA." I walked a few steps toward the castle. "I have some business I need to take care of first." I watched her sot down, keeping a watchful eye lest danger should befall her. I continued into the darkened sky, staring with sleepless eyes locked onto the place I once called home: Volglacia Castle. Sometimes I missed it there. I missed my brother, Frost. For all I knew, he probably thought I was dead. It was not his fault for abandoning me. He was only a little older than me when I was taken. As for my mother, I had almost no affection left for her. Besides abandoning me for a mark I hadn't chosen, she had not cared or loved me and Frost when we were younger. She wanted no part of us, so I had grew to not want or need a mother. The only mother I knew were the maids who raised me. They were executed after I was abandoned no doubt. But at least they hadn't abandoned me to die in a barren wasteland. Sometimes I would wonder why this path was laid out for me, and not somepony else. I wondered why I couldn't just have a normal family with a mother who loved me. But not everything can be a fairytale, and my path was clear. And right now I had a message to deliver to the Queen, and my brother. Something to let them know her plot had failed, and I was very much alive. I took the two, carefully sealed scrolls out of my saddlebag. So much for having a dragon to send them for me, I thought. Oh well, that was one of the advantages of being a fire Alicorn. I quickly lit up the scrolls with flames, and they disintegrated in my hooves, transferring to their proper destinations. It was done. Soon, all of Volglacia would know of my existence. And the allies would finally unite for the true cause.

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I waited for Flare to come back ,but she didn't. Who knew how long she was going to be gone. I sighed. Guess I might as well try this 'secret room' thing. I thought. I looked down at the at the silver electronic plate. "Here goes nothing..." I muttered. I placed my hoof on the silver plate gingerly. I felt a tiny tingle a then, "Welcome, Princess Wildfire. Fire Alicorn blood match confirmed. " A robotic voice said. I walked down a small ramp and started to rummage around. There was a pretty good amount of food stocked up. Several rooms lined the underground walls. Suddenly, I heard something. Light breathing...someone else was here. Uh-oh this wasn't good. I thought. I crept along the passages, looking for whoever or whatever it was. I checked one room. Empty. The next, empty. All the rooms were empty! I thought in frustration. But then...I walked up to one room near the end of the hall. The breathing became louder as I neared the bed that was laid out, and a lump steadily moving up and down. An earth pony was sleeping there. I gasped when she woke with a start., "Who are you?" I asked. . She looked at me with frightened eyes, too scared to speak. She was pure white with crystal-clear blue eyes and a timid mood about her. "Sh--shatt-hattered Wishes." She stuttered. I was about to ask her more questions when I heard pounding steps on metal. "Oh np, I forgot to close the door!" I heard a heavy male voice. "Looks like we found it." Another, more reserved voice. "And her." I turned to Shattered. "Stay here." I said. I sneaked out of the room carefully and quietly, looking for the two stallions. There. I spotted them near the entrance. One was a tall black unicorn with a spiked black and red tipped mane, while the other was a faded blue Pegasus. Both had silver armor surrounding them. The unicorn lifted a sword. It occurred to me that these must be the queen's guards! Too late, the pegasus saw my shadow. "Check it out, Brave! The Princess of The Jewel Empire's here." He said to the unicorn. "Why are you here? Did Flare decide she wanted a toy?" "That's none of your business!" I said angrily. I waited for him to make the next move, but he didn't get the chance. For the pegasus never expected to die that day. The black unicorn had, out of nowhere, plunged his sword into the pegasus' heart. I stood there in shock. "Oh, don't look so surprised, Wildfire. All traitors must be dealt with sooner or later. " He looked down at the now-still pegasus. "Wind Rider. An arrogant fool, but a brave soldier. Alas, loyal to the queen." Shattered had come out by this time, and she now ran over to the black unicorn. "Father!" she said. "Shattered! I've missed you..." "Wait, what?" I interrupted. "He's your father?" The unicorn smiled. "Let me explain. My name is Brave Heart, but you can call me Brave. My daughter, Shattered Wishes is a fugitive from the queen's evil. We are members of an alliance against the queen. Now, where is the princess?" "You mean Flare? She'll be back soon. She had something she had to do..." "At the castle?" Brave interjected. "Oh no..."

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I started walking back to the forest. By now, Wildfire would be wondering where I was. The letters, had, hopefully reached their destinations by now. Soon I would know who would be willing to rebel against the queen's evil. I looked around the night sky. It was black, but almost forced back by the deep red and gray caused by the volcano's ash and lava. Then, out of nowhere, a deathly white mare swooped down in front of me. An arrow soared above my head. Missing, but barely. The white mare charged me, grasping a knife. She flew at me, and I deflected the knife with with my wing, only to be smashed into by her whole body. Excruciating pain, like I had never felt before, shot up my body. My wing was broken, so I wouldn't be flying anywhere soon. I sent a telepathic message to Wildfire and Brave Heart, telling each of them that I was fine, but they needed to head to the main immediately, without me. Another arrow whizzed only inches from my neck. Okay, there must be two. The white mare was unconscious momentarily, but she was definitely not alone. I peered up into the darkened skies. There. A pair of golden yellow eyes glared down at me. I shot a blast of fiery purple magic at the shadow, slamming it into the ground. The shadow was actually a stallion. One as black as night.I walker over to him. Around his waist was a belt containing a crossbow, and several types of knives. On his back was a quiver full of sharp arrows. These tools weren't for practice, they were crafted to kill. Suddenly, I was aware of blinding pain as the white mare's knife sliced a deep gash down my shoulder. I must've let down my guard too long. I bit my lip to keep from screaming as my leg gave way. I took a deep breath, trying to make the pain ebb away. "Enough is enough." I muttered. I shot blasts of magic at both the mare and stallion, encasing them in purple bubbles of magic aura. I managed to stand up again. I met their eyes with a glare as I levitated the bubbles in front of me. "Okay. Why are you trying to kill me?" The ponies were silent. I lit up my hooves with violet fire. "Do I have to scorch it out of you?" The white mare started to speak, her eyes full of fear as she eyed my flaming hooves. "Please, don't kill us!" The black stallion just glared. "I want some answers! Why were you trying to kill me?!?" "We're assassins. It's what we do." The mare replied. "Who hired you?" I demanded. "The qu---" The mare started to say. "Ghost! We never give away our employers!" The black stallion exploded. "What else are we supposed to do, Dagger?!? She'll kill us anyway!!" Ghost asked desperately. "The queen hired us to kill you. She vowed that she'd spare our lives if we succeeded...but we failed." She looked down in dissapointment. So, these ponies are assassins sent to kill me... I thought. By my mother... "What did you mean by 'she'll kill us anyway' " I said. Ghost sighed and pushed her hood back over her head, revealing no horn. "We're earth ponies." I sighed. "Okay, I believe you." looked suspiciously over at the black stallion, Dagger she had called him. "What about you? You have wings. How else could you be up in the sky?" He too pulled off his hood, the his wings disintegrated before my eyes. "Wings created by the queen's magic. Only temporary, to get the job done." He sighed. "I see..." I said, looking down momentarily. The flames from my hooves died out. "How many off you are there left?" I asked, my voice barely audible. "Earth Ponies? Not many...we're not exactly the queen's favorite thing in the world..." I stood up straighter, wincing from the pain in my shoulder and broken wing. "Gather all that you can." I said firmly. "All that are still alive...and be ready in your town. The rebellion starts now . Find everyone who is willing to fight. All the others who are unable will be given protection." I turned to leave, releasing them from the bubbles of magic. "Wait!" Ghost cried out. "Who are you?" "I am Princess Flare, A name you won't soon forget. Earth ponies will suffer no longer." I headed back towards the hatch in the woods...

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(Switches halfway to Prince Frost's POV)

I lay on my large bed, my luxurious mane sweeping around my shoulders. I thought about the day. Prince Frost's treachery would be dealt with, of course. But for now, that could wait. Perhaps my son would learn the error of his ways...My thoughts were interrupted as a scroll, freshly sent, landed near my window. I sighed, unhappy to get up, but this could be important. I unwrapped the scroll, but to my surprise, there was very few letters on the page.

I smirked. She must've thought that I had failed to kill her. Fool. I always knew she was alive. I summoned a castle guard. "Bring the fire-gems to me." I told him. "And don't let Frost leave the grounds." He looked uncomfortable for a moment. "My queen, Frost has already left." I pulled a jagged dagger from a bedside drawer with my blood-red magic. "You FOOL!" I sliced some skin off his chest in a pattern with the dagger in the form of an X. "You know, you shouldn't have let him get away." I whispered in his ear. I plunged the dagger into his chest. Although, I did not kill him, I left him to suffer instead. I smiled wickedly. You want to challenge me, Flare? Fine, go ahead, make my day.






My jaw dropped. Flare was alive? This was wonderful! I couldn't wait to see her face again! Now to get the fire gems...My mother kept them in a hidden chest in a locked room. Luckily, I had the key. After I unlocked the door, I walked over to the small chest. A layer of dust blew off into my face as I lifted the lid. Noone had opened it for awhile. Inside were the fire-gems.

Found in the heart of a volcano, these multicolored jewels sparkled inside thier case of wood and silk. I levitated them into my saddle bag, then closed the lid. One thing that was strange though, I always remembered there being two fire gems...but now there were three.