My breath was hastened as I collapsed to my hands and knees. I could no longer flee. My body ached and my heart throbbed in my chest. The searing heat around the volcano drove me to cough. I felt the beast of legends on my back. There was no escape.

The sound of beating wings echoed behind my exhausted movements. My body was already showing signs of giving out, and if the beating wings were any indication... I was screwed.

It all happened far to fast for me to recall. I was standing in one spot on the road, and the next I was meters from the spot I was in, with the girl. I felt my body becoming colder, and my vision fading into black.

Ergency pounded my skull into bits as I tried to regain mobility, the blood gushing from the hole in my chest being the absolute least of my worries. My captor had a tight hold on the back of my neck holding on so tight I couldn't breath. I'm doomed.