<div class="floatleft">(http://i41.tinypic.com/1x1l3.jpg)<br/></div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Lyuk Drachenfeuer</span></span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow HQ<br/><strong>With:</strong>Alice, Ralena, Luca, Gaius -> Emilia<br/><hr/><br/>The group continued down the corridor and eventually entered a grand room with four magnificent magically charged pillars. Waiting there for them was Gaius, the red haired man that Lyuk and Alice met back at the bar. Lyuk had no reason to fear an advance from him and Gaius eventually said that it was just an illusion in the end. He had explained that the four pillars in the room served the purpose of whomever the big boss in the back was and that if they did not take them all down, magic would be sucked from the world. The red haired man continued to explain that each of them would need to go down each corridor and face off against Shadow Crow elites or Gaius himself. Lyuk smirked,<em>So I might get to see Emilia again, huh?</em>Though he looked at Gaius and would've preferred if he went up against him instead of anyone else. Soon, he disappeared and Ralena went through her chosen way. Lyuk turned around and told Luca and Alice in a confident voice,<strong>"Alice, be careful. Don't be reckless. You too, Luca. Make returning alive your first priority. Till then."</strong>He walked through the way he chose.<br/><br/>Lyuk arrived into a ominous pitch-black room save for a spotlight on a sword stabbed into the ground. He tried to look around and sense if there was anyone else surveying the room, waiting to ambush him. He looked at the sword with wary eyes, perhaps the sword itself was the trap. Normally, he wouldn't think this hard about getting something, instead he would've just done it. This probably might be something that'll hinder him eventually. He approached the sword, nevertheless, and when he got close to it, a familiar voice sounded in his ears as he quickly turned to her.<strong>"Emilia!"</strong>A spotlight clicked and shone down on her.<br/><br/><em><strong>"I hope you like my parting gift to you, it seemed only fair, seeing as how I now have no choice but to kill you." </strong></em><br/><br/>She stood and more spotlights clicked on to reveal that the room they were in was like a concert hall, speakers were located in a line behind Emilia, who was standing on the center stage. She spoke into the mic and Lyuk threw a knife from his pouch at her. The knife bounced back and Lyuk caught it, smirking,<strong>"Rune magic, huh? I didn't figure you for a combat fighter and I was right."</strong>If this was indeed Rune magic, then there would be some type of rule he would have to abide by in order to defeat her. As expected, the message appeared and inscribed was:<em>"To those who find strength in tragedy, to those who have lost everything, we allow entry."</em>Lyuk exclaimed, and almost reminiscent of what he might've said before his character change,<strong>"What the hell is that cryptic message supposed to mean?!"</strong>Loss? Physical loss? Emotional loss? Economical loss? And gaining strength from tragedy? Is that some sort of pun because they are on a stage? Will a Shakespearean play have to be acted out? Wait, who the hell is Shakespeare? Anyway, time was running out, and a track started to play. Emilia started to sing and a crippling pain started to impair Lyuk.<br/><br/><strong>"ARGHHH!"</strong>Lyuk dropped the knife he was holding and held his head. It felt as if a magical force was going to tear his mind apart. The young man fell to floor and it appeared to be over before it began. His yells continued and he thought to himself,<em>What the hell am I supposed to do? Who gains strength from tragedy? Only sadness comes from tragedy. I mean... wait..</em>Memories of what Alexi showed him started to pour back in and then he remembered his own resolution to become stronger to overcome the monster within him. Lyuk then became shocked,<em>The monster! If I don't do something, he'll show up and destroy everything. He might hurt Alice, Luca, and Ralena!</em>Weakly, he stood up, his knees almost buckling, his hands were still on his ears. He looked at the sword, and figured it was a good place to start as any,<strong>"Gain strength from tragedy, huh?! Well, you've come to the right person."</strong>His left hand gripped the hilt of the blade,<strong>"Here goes nothing!"</strong>