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"Sorry about waiting outside, but I was interested in the way that you were acting, and I had to eavesdrop!

" Horus the Nafa Male Leader, but Mex grinned at him.

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"I knew you were there, but it must be more than just curiosity. What did you need from me?

" Mex asked.

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"I was first curious about the same as your daughter, but now all I want to know is what you have in your head. What did they put in there? And what is it really?

" Horus asked as he walked into the room.

nThe Leader of the Nafa looked concerned, but it didn't seem to be what he was asking about, but Mex still told him what he knew. Horus might not look like much in his dress, and he was Mex's superior quite a few times over.

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"Half of an S rank Water Demon, want him? It might be good to let out to play with Emfirza, but that would be the end of this world. I haven't had the heart to tell the kid what we had to do to the last word; there is nothing left,

" Mex said as he remembered the Demon Tidal wave that wrapped the planet.

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"I saw when you all went through, but what was there to do? The planet was cleared already, right?

" Horus asked.

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"You would think that, but something had happened, and everything had been driven underground, but It took thirty years to get down there. Hundreds of thousands of Demons died from unimaginable elemental horrors. Once down there, the creatures were much too powerful. Even the Scourge had been almost killed,

" Mex explained, and Horus cleared his throat nervously.

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"The creatures almost Killed an A-Rank Demon? What were they?

" Horus asked.

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"Real demons, or as close to us could come, but not; they were only green and white. Something like a troll crossed with an orc, but they had skin like stone and were resistant to physical and magic attacks had no effect,

" Mex explained.

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"That would make for quite the battle, but why were they so strong?

" Horus asked, and Mex actually laughed at this because even now, it sounded ridiculous.

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"Five hundred years, and nearly getting wiped out seven different times to figure it out! The Demon S Ranked Elemental was being stalemated, and the creatures below were absorbing the runoff. There were strange creatures that reproduced as fast as killed and kept the Elemental locked in a constant battle,

" Mex explained, and Horus shivered.

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"Well, better you than me. I think that you should come with me and we can go wait for him to come. I know that the Kualu are still angry at us, but they would still send him down the path. You should walk with me for a bit; you look like you could use some exercise,

" Horus said, not bothering to push Mex any further on the subject.

nMex was thankful for that but was not that keen about going down for a walk. That would trigger the monsters to start coming to them, but they might already be heading towards Zack.

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"Sure, we can go collect the girls and head down. Zack can't stay here for that long; I had forgotten about him needing to get some sustenance from actual food,

" Mex said to Horus, and he laughed.

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"Yes, I suppose so. Do you think that man is going to take Beeno?

" Horus asked as they left the cave, and Mex rolled his eyes.

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"He is going to need to make an encyclopedia to keep track of all the different creatures he is, quote-on-quote, saving, aha!

" Mex said with a laugh.

nZack's View

nComing to, I felt so much better, but I didn't open my eyes right away.

nFeeling better? You are all healed, but I suggest you get up and start running. I didn't really think about it, but the monsters we saw were moving very slowly, now they are coming for us. Tchick left already after I told him about the monsters getting closer, but it's time to get moving.

n'I'm going, but I still feel heavy.'

nYes, and that is why you need to get running so you can get used to this immense pressure down here. The problem is with how stronger they seem to have become, so we might want to get the others because there are three dragons.

nI started to pick myself back up, but even being healed, I felt like I was made of stone, but I forced my body up. I pulled in energy, and the Fire Fore Pact started to charge, and I activated the Water Sphinx Totem, putting everything into it.

nI briefly closed my eyes and reorganized how and the way my muscles worked. I forced groups used to support my body to adjust and lowered my center of gravity.

nI took my first step and thought I was going to ** myself as I slammed my foot down, jarring my leg. This was far harder than I had imagined it would be, and I was becoming more away from the five powerful presences that were closing in on my location.

nI suggest you pull the lead out of your ass and maybe fly ahead a bit, so the monsters don't have to watch you **ty crack as they chase you!

n'You're an idiot, but I am going to do this!'

nI let my eyes bulge as I forced my body to push through the pressure and out of Tchick's cave, closing the strange door behind me. It was a diamond pattern grating that stretched down.

nIt felt out of place in this desolate canyon with tall deep rusty brownish-red soaring stone walls.

nI could hear distant roars, and I knew why Fireden wanted me to get moving. Dragons; I didn't need to be a fantasy buff to know that something that could breathe fire might be pretty resistant to that element.

nOh, look at you go! I would almost be hurt if I didn't get to explain it to you if I wasn't so impressed with how quickly you picked it up! There might just be hope for you yet!

n'You didn't have a lot of friends before this, did you?'

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