Chapter 39: Abasi's Plea to the Spirits

Returning to the mountain cave in Vietnam, Amanda came out of the wormhole with her heart aching. She badly needed to get her crystal back, and she was sure it was the same with Absi.

"Amanda!" Screamed Abasic from below where she stood.

Amanda ran to the direction of Abasi's voice and saw him sending fireballs into the half-man snake. Despite Abasi using the phoenix's wings', the snake could maneuver its way in between waters and rocks, reaching him at the very top while swirling its body to the limestone hanging from above.

Abasi was barely holding on, putting a hand on his chest, utterly in pain. That was the result of using a crystal that was not meant for them to hold.

Seeing Abasi in distress, Amanda let out her hand and ordered the green crystal to bring him to her.

Abasi was still at it, fighting the reptile while throwing balls of fire when he felt himself fading out in mid-air. Just as the snake let out its fangs, ready to jump at him and take a bite, Abasi disappeared before it.

From jumping into the air, the snake fell against the slimy passage below. It's loud hiss echoed through the biggest cave in the world whereas Abasi re-appeared before Amanda.

The two masters quickly exchanged powers and from the highest peak of the cave, it brightly reflected two colors of the earth; red and green. Not a moment too soon, Amanda and Abasi had back their original crystal dwelling in their bodies once more.

Having exchanged crystal, exceeding the threshold of fifteen minutes, Amanda and Abasi were still gasping for air from the pain. Abasi ended up spatting blood, but Amanda immediately recovered.

"What - what on earth were you doing in Pelagy, Amanda?! That was not the right world!" Complained Abasi. Amanda was supposed to survey the entrance of Ophida's gate and return to help send back the snake, but instead, she opened a gate to Pelagy.

"I - I have been searching for the gate to Pelagy in Trinity Bay, it just came out of my mouth - Anyway, no time to talk," she said before her eyes illuminated in red, then came out phoenix wings spreading free together with her hands.

Turning to Abasi, she said, "Prepare the gate to Ophida. Let's return the snake."

Amanda flew to find the reptile, into the deepest part of the cave. With her angry flames, the obscurity faded out. Her feet landed to the ground, and she slowly walked deeper into the darkness.

Out of nowhere, the snake charged at her from above. It was apparently hanging itself from one of the limestones that grew across the cave.

"Aaahh!" Amanda slid down to the slimy ground while avoiding the frontal attack. She lay on her back as the snake's body went past her.

Seeing its frame in front of her, she produced a blade of fire from her right hand and slashed it across the snake's trunk.

Simultaneously, she strengthened her flames to keep the reptile away from her and promptly burned the gushing blood that meant to stain her skin.

The reptile screeched in pain, squirming its frame on the ground as Amanda struggled to free from its humongous body. It landed on top of her after she wounded its belly.

"Urrrgggg!" She yelled as she forced herself away from the reptile's trunk, flying up into the cavern's top.

Amanda quickly turned around to study the situation. Just at that very moment, Abasi came and planted his feet yards from where the snake was. He opened a gate to its home and said to Amanda, "Force it to this direction, Amanda!"

Hearing Abasi, Amanda scorched her hands with a sizeable flame, four times the extent of her body. Despite it still being in Amanda's hand, it sent the snake's scales burning that it rushed in the opposite direction.

Thrusting the gigantic ball of fire, Amanda roared while letting out the strength. "Aaaahhhhhhh! Burn you snake!"

Half the reptile's trunk caught on fire as it wiggled its way inside the wormhole Abasi made. As Abasi slowly closed the gate, the snake also disappeared before the two masters of the earth.

After seeing the creature leave, Amanda and Abasi took heavy breaths, while resting themselves on the ground.

"That was a handful reptile, far worse than the lizard," remarked Amanda.

"Tell me about it," said Abasi.

They took a few minutes to breathe, but just as when they thought they have fully relaxed, Abasi saw Amanda going up in flames without control. The height of her fire quickly reached half of the cave.

"Oh, no! Not Again!" Exclaimed Abasi. "Amanda, I am sending you back to the sea now!"

In a matter of seconds, Abasi's eyes glowed in green, sending Amanda to the sea in Trinity Bay. The furious flames quickly faded from within the cavern, leaving only the dying smoke that formed into a swirl.

Abasi was now alone, catching his breath in the middle of the largest cave in Vietnam. He muttered, "Spirits, when will Amanda be able to fully tame her flames?"

At some point, Abasi feared Amada's powers. If it were not for him, sending her to beneath the waters, the master of the red crystal would have already done more damage than good into this world.

He closed his eyes and spoke to the spirits that long dwelled in the crystals, "I beg you, spirits of the world. Let us find the blue crystal master soon. This is my plea."

The sea was Amanda's haven, a way to turn off her flames. It was there in Trinity Bay where she mostly took her rest from a fight that would ignite her fire, sending it out of control.

Amanda rested once again on the seabed, only to wake up in the night's dusk. Her eyes opened, fully understanding where she was.

She began to make the swim to the surface, but after reaching ten feet up, she noticed a sparkling object blinding her. It glowed so brightly, nearly aching her eyes. That very night, she could not resist but to swim to the direction of the glowing object.

Digging through a heap of sand, she found a golden sword with ruby stone. For a minute, she found herself in a daze at the beautiful craft. It was a double-edged sword, substantially weighted, fit for a powerful king.

She remained to stare for seconds. It was as if the sword was calling her.

She swam up to the surface and made it to the shore, bringing back the mysterious blade she found under the sands of Trinity Bay.

Amanda settled on the coast, first further studying the sword in her hand. Suddenly, the blade glowed in yellow and a rope of light seemed to have sprung free from the handle.

She gasped as the light bound against her hand and in a split second; the sword vanished, leaving a strange mark on Amanda's wrist.

"What the? What's going on? Where did the sword go?"