*SLAM!* The ground shook as Morgan hit the ground, Him and Alex locked eyes as Lilith prepared her spells. Morgan let out a small chuckle as he readied himself.

*SLAM* Morgan crashed into the ground with a loud thud. Looking at the two he propped his axe on top his shoulder. “so I know you alex but whos the girl?” “Her name is Lilith a mage, and we are here to take back Kali.” “Oh that girl, yeah see I cat let you as much as I want to I can’t. now listen I don’t want to hurt the girl if I don’t have to, she has a lot of life left.” Lilith shot a warning firebolt which seared past his head. “Now, I can have a reason.” Alex turned to signal Lilith to stand down. She’s hesitant but agrees. “Listen if you fight me here and now it will be the end of you Morgan, we were once allies, brother…” “DON’T finish that sentence, we were not brothers, we were far from it. Audrie never treated any of us as the Ssame as she did with you.”

“Now, I think we have already talked for long enough, so why don’t you all just stand still and die already.” “As you wish Morgan. COME TO ME BASTEL!” Alex’s sword appeared in his hand and his armor shined bright. “You still have that bloody thing?! No matter, you where never my equal.” “Lilith, prepare your chant!” “Yes! Ill make sure he doesn’t make it through this just keep him off me.” “Alright, come at me Morgan!” Lilith began her chant, “Ava hem my burning desires, hot enough to scorch the earth, hot enough to melt flesh.” Liliths chant began to resonate an orange aura around her, flames started to sprout from the earth. “NO I WONT LET YOU!” Morgan charged at Lilith but was stopped promptly by Alex. “I think its kind of rude to attack a young lady like that can you?” Morgan let out a growl as he slammed his axe into his sword repeatedly over and over again. “Why wont you just give up!” “With flames of mine I call to the ancients of old.”

“Lilith hurry up!” Morgan kept slamming down on Alex over and over eventually breaking his sword in half and throwing him aside. “COME HERE GIRL!” Lilith dogded his grasp. And continued the chant on the run. “And with my life in your hands the sun god looks down to me and the words resonate in my head, AVA MARI RA, CALI!” The spell complete she threw it at Morgan who was promptly thrown across the courtyard into a wall, the flames shot into the air and slammed down into Morgan.

The flames let out a screech and dispersed into the air Morgan was left on the ground smiling and laughing . “so… you think some pathetic flames can kill me? I HAVE THE POWER OF THE SUN!” Morgan shot up and landed back on his feet. He aimed his axe at Lilith and threw his axe with molten lava spitting out of the axe. Lilith screamed as she winced at the flaming axe aimed for her chest. “BASTION!” Alex jumped in front of the Axe absorbing the blow and making the axe fell to the ground. “Impossible.” “Not impossible, just lucky.” He threw the shield at Morgan and bashed him in the skull *thud*. Knocking him down Alex jumped at him on the ground with Bastel and stabbed him in the chest. Coughing up a bunch of blood Morgan let out a laugh. “Bested, finally by you.”

“A pathetic… low class… teacher’s pet… knight.” Morgan went down Alex paid no mind to it like he did with Mordred. He took out his sword and moved forward.

Back in the throne room.

“My god he’s dead. Tamara stall them for long enough do not let him through the sermon is almost complete.” “Yes my lady.” Tamara left the room and headed to her opera space.

“I can’t have any more distractions. Pets rise and protect your master.” About a dozen hounds were summoned by Lasandra to protect her.

Back inside the castle Alex and Lilith both went around looking for a way up the castle they enter a giant room. Lights came on all focused on one person, one being of power. Tamara.

“WELCOME TO MY OPERA HOUSE, I AM YOUR HOST, LEAD, AND CHORUS TAMARA, I DO HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY MY SHOW, IT’S TO DIE FOR HA HA HA!” Tamara screamed at the top of her lungs pronouncing her opera house to the audience. Looking around the two didn’t see any one else, so it was safe to assume the audience was them and their show was going to be their death. “Tamara! We have come for our friend. Let her go and I promise ill make you die peacefully.” Tamara laughed. “You can’t be serious, a little maggot like you has no rights to tell me what to do. Frankly I feel attacked now, and that’s a no go.” “Lilith can you use a spell yet?” “No not yet im still drained of mana.” Lilith couldn’t use any more magic till her man regenerated, leaving her vulnerable.

“Hmmm , oh the poor little girl doesn’t have mana? What a shame I was kind of hoping for a light show like the one you gave to Morgan. Oh well, I guess it can’t be helped.” Tamara smiled as she flung a piece of the stage towards the two. *SMASH!* “Lilith you okay?!” “Yeah it just missed us luckily.” The two re-gathered themselves and readied them selves. “Lilith ill distract her long enough for you to get some mana back, when your ready use anything against her. We can’t lose here.” She nodded her head. “Bastel!” Alex summoned his sword and charged at Tamara. “You seem to forget your place worm! The stage is for professionals ONLY!” Alex swung at her body but Tamara parried his strike with her weapon. Alex jumped back. “Like these? Did I forget to tell you I still retain my berserker traits and weapons in this form.” “Huh I guess I didn’t know that.” Alex replied jokingly. She charged at him with her weapons swinging her chained mace heads at him.

Alex knew he couldn’t get near her unless he risked having his body torn in two. “Lilith how long!” Lilith shot a firebolt at Tamara which hit her dead in the face staggering her. “You bitch!” Tamara screamed at the top of her lungs. Alex took the opportunity and sliced the chains off her arms and pushed them away.

Noticing her weapons have been disarmed she pounces back onto the stage and retaliates against Lilith’s firebolts with magic of her own. “Mana explosion!” A firebolt hit Tamara but reflected back at Lilith and exploded, wounding her and knocking her down to the ground. Lilith let out a painful scream as she dropped. “Finally the little bird falls, hehe. Now its just you and me knight.” Alex seeing his ally fall down realized he only had one thing left to do. Pulling out the wand of infinite mana he pointed it towards Tamara. “What, a little stick, you think your gonna cast magic on me when I have my reversal effect up? What kind of a death wish do you have?” Alex shook his head. “No, this wand doesn’t cast magic like it used to so it would be pointless to use it for that.” Alex reached for the crystal on the end of the wand and pulled it out of the socket.

Tamara looked on in utter confusion. “This wand gives the wielder the power to transform into the legendary beast class monster Bastal.” “Ba…bastal? You, you got to be joking right. You actually want me to believe in a silly little sentence? Bastal was destroyed years ago in the bakkatta uprising and now is an urban legend. If that crystal does anything it would only end in your utter demise.” “Wanna bet?”

“Bring it. MY OPERA SINGS MY SONGS AND CHANTS MY VOICE!” “Monster of the deep, bringer of death., reaper of souls. I summon thy.” “TAMARAAAAAAAAAAA!” “BASTAL!” Tamara screamed with such velocity that the airflow pushed Alex back. At the same time Bastal awoke and transformed Alex into the monster. “Ha…..It’s been so, so long. My hunger grows!” Bastal charged through the wind as Tamara kept unleashing her power unto him.

Bastal paid no mind to the wind and eventually gripped Tamara by the neck which stopped her power. At this time Lilith woke up and saw what was happening. She saw. Bastal ripped Tamara’s head off her body and threw it across the house. From the death of Tamara Bastal took the soul of her and reverted back into the crystal. Alex got up and recovered Lilith. “Im sorry for what you saw. Kali’s is close she should be just beyond the hall doors. She nodded and the two left the opera house and entered the large hallway. Walking down the hall they noticed photos of Lasandra and Veksis all along the walls. The hall was lit with chandeliers and had a giant red carpet in the middle of the path.

Finally reaching the Two giant doors, the two took a deep breaths and Alex opened the door.