Maggie, Ruth, Cedric, and Antonio headed towards an operating elevator to the highest level before continuing to run up the remaining stairs toward some doors with strange patterns carved on them. They opened the doors and entered outside toward the balcony. Abundant and filled to the brim with fences on the sides, with the wooden textures on the floor. The skies were still covered in dark clouds as red lightning struck down near the tree, almost causing more fire to appear and disperse.

“This place looks bigger than I could imagine,” Maggie murmured, taking the scenery in.

“Well, it’s not that much compared to the inside,” Antonio brought up.

“Shut your trap. Why are you here?”

“Pardon?”

“You’re just going to get in our way and impede our progress.”

“What progress? You’re not going to make any. Do you see where we are? Do you know where the others are? How can you get over to Tommy in time!?”

“Guys, do you not notice the Raptors are heading over there?” Ruth pointed out.

The Ceratocheloraptors rushed over toward the center of the area and let out more roars. Maggie tilted her head, wondering what they could be doing and why. Antonio, on the other hand, couldn’t care less.

No one seemed to be there, but the Raptors still looked up to the sky and roared as if talking to someone.

“Oh, Grand Elder, we heard your distress signal and came as soon as possible.” Cedric translated for the others, “We also brought some friends who might save us all.”

“But, where’s the elder?” Maggie questioned, as she couldn’t see them herself.

“Beats me.” Antonio only shrugged in disbelief.

Cedric continued to translate, “They also say, if what we say is true, then they’ll make us a ray of light for us to teleport and enter the sky fortress—”

“Are you sure about that?” Antonio inquired, raising his voice. “How do we know if they’re even real? This grand elder could be a spirit that can’t do anything! That sounds crazy; there’s no such thing as a sky fort—”

A beam of light appeared from the podium on the ground as everyone looked at Antonio in contempt and grimace.

“So, you were saying?” Maggie scowled at the boy.

“No way... I don’t...” Antonio hung his head and frowned. “I’m sorry, you guys.”

“Now then, if you’re ready, step forward into the light,” Cedric said to Maggie. “But remember, once you go in, there’s no turning back.”

“I’m ready, let’s do this...” Maggie threw her pumped-up fists in the air and marched forward. “Thank you for the help; we’ll try to help in any way we can.”

.-.-.-.

Deep within the dark and stormy skies, a sky fortress appeared in ruins. Kira took Tommy’s body toward the place as she waited for Aehaby and others.

From the corner of her eyes, she could witness the loch ness monster rise out from the sides of the ruins. Aehaby stood on top of the beast with her hands on her hips. Stels and Papeht stood next to her and also gave out some nasty glares at Kira.

“Oh hi, fancy seeing you here.”

“You know why I’m here. This feud all ends now; this is your final warning.” Aehaby warned her. “Give back the boy’s body or else.”

“Of course not, but I’d like to see you try!”