She laughed playfully “That’s true, but there is little magic that can best a powerful lizard and a couple of powerful dragons together, but indeed you’ll never know when I might come in handy.”<br/><br/>She eyed Ryan closely, but she still wasn’t sure whether she should do something or not. “I’m really not sure about this…I don’t know what’s causing this, for all we know his situation might deteriorate when using magic. I don’t want to cause him even more pain…”<br/>She felt encouraged by Arkain’s words, it felt nice when someone believed in her. She took a deep breath trying to conquer all her indecisions. “Okay, I’ll do it!”<br/><br/>She stretched out her hands, but froze when Ryan told them that magic would only make it worse. An ancient curse…those were rare, but very powerful too.<br/>She shook her head “I’m sorry Ryan, but I have to try something! We’re not going to let you die!” But she was stopped by Arkain. She nodded and tried to analyse his aura. Her eyes widened, his aura had a menacing presence now, not at all what he had before. She heard Arkain say something before they were all pushed back by a strong wave of dark energy. She yelped when she was knocked back.<br/>She winced as she got up and then looked at Arkain and shook her head “I-I don’t know, but it seems like Ryan’s aura is taking another form… and it’s not a pleasant one.”<br/>She listened carefully to his instructions “Right!” She backed up Arkain’s barrier with her own magic while trying to think of a way to save Ryan. There was one thing she knew of…but it was quite dangerous.<br/>“Arkain, how about we all try to neutralise the dark energy with our own? Would that work or is it too much of a risk?”<br/>Neutralising dark energy was a risky thing because if you’re not strong enough, you could be easily overtaken by the dark and lose yourself to it.