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She shooked her head. "Ok, as long as you won't fight unless I can't. No more take damage for me," she siad.

"Come on Soki, lets explore other parts of this while we wait for Rowan to return," she said holding on to him to steady him. She walked father down the stairs, looking and watching for monsters.

Aparthy nodded and grasp her sword again. She ran at the stone dragon and jumped up. She pushed her sword through the top of the mouth of the dragon. She pulled her sword out agian and pushed her sword where the heart would be if it was alive. The stone dragon fell to the ground and, she pulled out her sword from the burning dragon. "To fast to get burn," she siad smiling.

There were four corridors, each leading down there own way. Rowan didn't want any fights he could avoid, so he used a fairy orb. The tiny sprites illuminated his sight and the figures of the monster warps came into view. The doorway in the middle had little to no monsters, that would be the best way. Just before he crossed into that room, Rowan took a small break, letting his stats restore a bit.

When he felt enough was enough, he moved on only to be stopped again when he came to the door. A large deep engraving was implanted here, the letters of ACL. Gio...you were here. This settled it for Rowan, his brother was here and it was here where he was last seen.

The room was incridebly huge, it was shaped like a huge arena, one that you would see in Rome. It was quiet at the moment which he didn't like at all, but before he could think of procedding, the familar figure of someone caught his eye. "GIO!" Rowan ran to the center of the room, to the standing figure of his brother. "Gio, are you okay? You've been in the World for six days, what have you been doing this whole time?" He said nothing...only stood there with his face covered.

"Gio...why are you acting so strange?" A thick hard rumble escalated throughout the room, something was coming. His brother finally turned and fear crept up Rowan's spine. His eyes were cut out, thick amounts of green blood seeped out of his sockets, but it was still his brothers face. "My God....what have you become?" A monster warp gate appeared before Rowan, absorbing the very body of his brother. He could only watch in horror as the gate ripped and tore his brothers corpse, and into oblivion Gio went.

Rowan fell to his knees, his will to fight broken. "Gio...I failed you." As small tears came down his face, the warp gate had opened and out came the Dark Titan. It's thick skeletal hands could easily crush Rowan without much effort. Instead it had twin sabers, made of bone and ash. It raised it's weapons and plunged them into Rowan but at the very last moment. A strange wind knocked Rowan back, saving his life.

When Rowan turned to look at what it was, he lost his breath. Gio's serene face came and smiled, and he was still smiling when he faded. "Gio...I see, you don't want me to die here." Taking his Sky Scrhocher, he moved it defensively between him and the creature. For the first time, Rowan would fight a monster without regret.

The Dark Titan swiped it's might sword at Rowan, shaking the very structure of the dome. Rowan clung on to the beast arm and ran up to it's head. With the twist of his wrist he slashed a deep wound into it's eyes, cracking the skull fragments. The monster screamed and roared, but Rowan would not be thrown, he hung still. "I've had enough, I know it was you who did away with my brother." With all his strength and virtue, he plunged the mighty lance into the it's very head, feeling the meat give way.

It disentegrated in seconds and Rowan landed smootly against the ground, a sharp shine took place before him. A blue ring...Gio used to wear one of that exact kind. He was always into strange items that were practically useless, though he vowed every item had a purpose. Rowan took the ring and brushed off the dirt, and placed it in his satchel. I've done it Gio...I freed you, I hope. There is still Empharaim though, I hope his spirit will guide me just like yours...good bye. With nothing more to take his time, Rowan left the room and headed back to the entrance.

In a few short moments, he came upon the entrance. Only to be met by no one, Soki and Aparthy were gone. I suppose they must have left, good for them. Rowan was about to log out when the second hall from before was closed off...strange, he could have sworn it was open.