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moment I hesitate. But it’s so fucking hard! Don’t judge me, he is my brother!
       "One loss will not stop the ritual; Ladon's body will receive its force to awaken." He explained.
       "Ladon? Wait..." I said.
       "Yes, Ladon, the guardian. This portal will summon him back into our realm where he belongs." Balin said laughing excitedly, "he will finally bring peace for us! By destroying our enemies."
       I pushed my blade forward with all my might but it sparked against an invisible shield around Balin. My blade couldn't pierce it, I slashed away but nothing happened. Before I could try for a third time, a loud roar broke out above us.
       I looked up to see the head of a giant dragon making its way through the portal. It was large enough to block out the sun above us. Its dark obsidian scales moved as one as it slithered its way through the portal. Its eyes were a bright yellow like an old lamp that was about to die, but in this case it was a force to be reckoned with. It shifted constantly as it climbed out one hand at a time.
       Finally, I slashed the ground beneath Balins' feet. The dirt moved, it became alive as it moved up his body. Climbing him, dirt started to cover up his body piece by piece turning to stone as it rose. It took a few seconds before it reached his neck, yet he still didn't budge until it reached his face. At that point he smiled, and cast out a blinding light.
       The stone on his skin exploded sending me flying across the field. I couldn't see anything but the disappearing blue sky. As I lay on the field, clouds loomed above as rain began to fall and thunder snapped with the absence of lightning. My robes were wet and heavy, it took me a few minutes to get to my feet. By the time that happened, the portal was gone and the dragon sat on the field by Balin. The tail curled around the stadium, it was enormous. With one clap of its wing, it climbed into the air creating a gust of wind, I had to shield my eyes from the dirt. Climbing higher and higher, it disappeared among the clouds. Its roar rumbled among the thunder.
       The kids that were once hovering in the air, laid on the floor around the field. Balin, standing over me, offered a hand to get me to my feet.
       "What the hell did you do?" I said to him, refusing his hand.
       "Brought on the apocalypse, brother." Balin said, drop-ping his hand to his side, "after the dust settles, we will finally be able to rebuild our world."
       "The fuck you will. I will hunt down and kill that dragon, with or without you." I said to him looking around for my cane.
   "I can't let you do that." Balin said pulling his hands out from behind him.
       "What are you going to do?" I said walking up to him, I turned to look for Jinn.
       He was wandering among the children on the field. He didn't even stop to help, he simply walked up to the baby, looked down and continued. Turning to me he shook his head.
       "You killed them all?" I said to my brother, I could feel the rage within me building.
       "You did, by taking one out, Ladon drew more power from the others. There is a reason I picked twelve." Balin said pointing his finger onto my chest. Balin then looked back at the bodies, no remorse on his face.
       "I can't, I can't do it. You can't get away with this." I said stretching my hand out, my cane zipped through the air into my hand. Slashing forward, my sword release an energy so powerful, that once it collided with Balin's shield it created a large blast. Apporting out of it, I saw Balin fade backwards.
     
       Standing in-between the blast, Balin looked at me as he faded again. I could see the fabric of space bend in front of me slightly. Pushing my hand towards the ground, I gripped and raised my hand, as I raised my hand, the ground crumbled onto itself and falling down, like a sink hole.
       Falling backwards, Balin faded back into reality as he stammered backwards away from the gaping hole that spanned