Chapter 26

Gasping for breath as she runs away from a monstrous flying beast who's overtaking the smoky, charcoal-colored sky, Amira is losing her tracks.

She halts before a lifeless forest; howls and cries echo within it, taking her heart out.

'Where am I?' she mutters to herself.

The ground rattles a bit when suddenly a huge dragon lands on its feet. She instinctively turns to face it and the next thing she knows, the Heart of Magic is detaching itself from her pocket, floating in the air onto the rind of the draconian's palm.

A menacing laughter escapes his mouth. She wants to know who takes the Heart of Magic from her. She wants to see his face but things are blurry and the only thing clear is the fact that she lost hold of the gem she should be protecting.

"Give it back to me!" she grumbles but vicious laughter is what she gets from him.

As the draconian disappears into the dark, Amira gradually gets her consciousness back.

She is as sick as a dog, grunting from