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[[ this is getting confusing are Atrum & Erik & Zack back from the spirit world? so now its up to us to find these crystals? im just making sure before i make my next post. ]]

((There is no need to worry. Everyone's back. And as for the Crystals, well, I should explain: When the Crystals were shattered, they made their way into places that can only be accessed by the elemental that uses the same element as the Crystal Shard. Some were placed in naturally dangerous areas, like volcanoes and frosty mountain tops. Others were sealed away by the old man that Erik met. Either way, only the right elemental can get to them-which is sorta why Erik is trying to get everyone together and keep it that way.))

Despite what Lonesome had said, Erik was not having sweet dreams. Instead, he was having dreams about old battles, most of them ending with his death. Truth be told, he was just having nightmares. Until he got to one where the old man appeared. "So, the Crystal sent you back to the land of the living wihtout any way of knowing where to go, correct?" Erik nodded. "In that case, allow me to help you:Follow me." Erik was a little surprised to be suddenly flying before he remembered it was a dream. Both Erik and the old man flew East, until they came to a mountain. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a volcano. The old man descended. Erik crashed. Gotta try and get the hang of this flying thing... "Erik, I must borrow your blade." Erik wordlessly handed it over. The old man stabbed the blade into what appeared to be a small outcropping of rock. After a few seconds, the rock disintegrated, leaving a rather large hole. The old man lead Erik into the volcano. The path wasn't hard, it forked in a lot of places, but the old man went straight ahead. Eventually, they came to a place where lava fell like waterfalls. The old man raised the Final Blade. The Lava Falls stopped, and the lava in the center drained away. But a large ball of fire was still burning in the center of the crater. "Stay here, Erik." Erik was too busy watching the ball of fire that it took a moment for him to realize that the old man had told him to stay put. But what Erik was even more stunned at was that a female was walking towards the hanging ball of fire. After a few seconds of observation, he recognized the figure: it was Lelia. The ball of fire descended into her hands, and slowly, the fires stopped burning. What was inside the hanging ball of fire? A red Crystal Shard. The old man took it, and brought it over to Erik. "This is a shard of the Fire Crystal. Remember that you will need Lelia's power to get this. You can use it...it has a very special effect. But that is what you'll need to find for yourself. Ta."

Erik woke up with a start. He found that everyone was still there. So now I know what to do. That volcano...it's quite a ways away. And I'll need Lelia along for the ride.Erik shook his head. He hated complications like this.

[[ yes it is ^.^ ]]

Rayne & Arabella both saw the group of Lonesome, Zack, James, Atrum &... Erik?

"Eh?" Both the girls said. They both walked over to the group.
"Hey guys, Whats up?" Arabella said cheerfully. "Whats wrong?"

"We were off in the forest" Rayne said. "I was seeing if any of the towns people had run off to the forest. Arabella was with me if we found anyone. Though we didn't find anyone else."

Arabella nodded in response. Arabella could sense all the build up goals & confusion in Atrum. It wasn't really a good feeling.

Lost somewhere in the forest the bushes begin the rustle in the night. Pushing through the thick brush a young woman stepped out of the dark. Pushing thick blond hair out of her face Aurora sighed deeply. Exhausted she stopped walking and leaned against the nearest tree. Placing her staff beside her she looked up at the sky at the moon as it shone through the trees. Her pale blue eyes glistened in the light like sapphires dancing in a sea of white. She had been walking for days only stopping to sleep and it was finally beginning to catch up to her. "Man are my feet killing me...." She paused when a sudden rumble came her stomach. "And hungry as well."

The nearest town was to far away to far away to travel to for something to eat so she would just have to hunt something. Picking up her staff again she pushed herself from the tree trunk and began her search for something to catch. Her ears where sharp and could pick up even the most quiet of movements in the dark so she didn't have to use her eyes. Off somewhere in the distance she could hear voices. Figuring it couldn't hurt anything to check them out she began to walk in their direction. If needed to she was able to defend herself she just hopped she wouldn't need to.

((Hello everyone it's nice to met you all. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me about where everyone is so I could make my way towed them. Thank you very much. 3nodding ))

(( O my god. a new member! It's been fifteen pages since we've gotten new members! ^^ Welcome to CotE c: Lummy here.
And you don't need to worry about finding us, we're all in the woods too. We just got out of town. ))

Lonesome looked at the two newcomers and felt another presence in the woods. "I'll be back." he said as he stood up. Walking off a bit he flew into the air a few feet and looked where he felt the other presence. Seeing a woman with a staff he wondered why she seemed to be hiding. "None of my business I suppose." he said as he flew towards the town.

Reaching the town he looked down and noted that there were still many dead to be buried and felt the presence of many lost souls. "I wish I could have helped more." he said sighing and began to fly back to the camp.