(A/N: The end is close, review, and be sure to put me on author alert for the sequel, oh and I wanted to make something clear, I put in the wrong name for Arheina’s brother, his name is Astor, NOT Jasper. Jasper is the evil guy from earlier chapters. So yeah.)

Arheina faced the giant calmly and waited while people gathered around them. Once all were silent, the giant threw back his head and laughed.

“Are you ready?” He asked mockingly.

“Quite, now if you’re done procrastinating let us begin.” The giant scowled and charged, back bent. Armed with her newfound knowledge and the confidence it brought, Arheina dodged and shot a kick to his ribs. He stumbled and roared.

“No one defies Rongen!” Cat smiled at him and ran into a flying sidekick straight to his thigh. The great giant clutched his thigh in pain and howled. He sure is vocal thought Arheina as she spun and kicked his knee. With another roar the monster went down. Arheina leaped on top of his neck and with a quick blow, she snapped his neck.

She sat for a moment, looking at his eyes. They seemed to pulse with accusation. Arheina stumbled back. Strong arms pulling her close met her.

“Don’t ever do that again!” whispered Orn gruffly. Cat turned and hugged him, grateful for the comfort. They were about to walk away when a mighty grumble arose from behind them. Arheina turned to see a black shadow arising from the prone form of the giant Rongen.

The shadow started to spin, forming a dark tornado. The darkness emitted a high wailing sound. Arheina stepped back a bit. Then, without warning, the tornado spun higher and swirled down to snatch someone out of the crowd of onlookers. A hoarse cry tore through the air as the prince stepped forward, reaching for his father as he was sucked up by the evil tornado.

Remembering her newfound sibling’s words, Arheina stepped forward despite the noise and wind that the tornado was making.

She knelt by the body of the giant and placed her hands on top of his giant chest where the tornado was rooted.

Closing her eyes, she whispered one word, “heal,” and she felt it. She felt white light spilling through her and down into the giant. She felt the magic penetrate the muscles until they reached his core. She could see a pulsing golden light within him, but she sensed wrongness there too.

Reaching deeper, she saw the tendrils of black light that creeped closer to the golden light within Rongen. Arheina gave the magic a bit of a push and it started to work on the black light, burning it away. As soon as all of the darkness was gone, Arheina felt a giant shudder in the golden light. Almost like it was inhaling, the golden light swelled.

Arheina withdrew her power and opened her eyes. A golden mist was rising from the giant. It was almost like the wind, as it swirled around Arheina.

“Thank you little one, you have freed me from my captivity. I am eternally grateful.” Arheina knew without a doubt, that this was the real Rongen. As the golden mist dissipated in the air, Arheina became aware of the voices around her. She turned to see the king lying a short distance away. He was slowly sitting up with the help of prince Marcus.

Once he was upright, he beckoned to Arheina, she smiled and took a step forward, that was when the darkness rushed in on her.

Opening her eyes Arheina found herself once again in the field of flowers. Her brother and sister knelt over her.

“You have done well sister,” said Aurora softly. “But you have a long road ahead of you. I want to tell you a couple of things before you wake up. You will meet our parents soon, they are very proud of you and they want you to know that. But there is something you must know, when you go back to the palace watch out for Jasper, he will seek you out and you must be ready when the time comes. You have to leave now, I know you have many questions, but they will all be answered in time. You have done good thins today. Know that, and know that we are always with you.” With one last smile, Astor and Aurora faded into darkness.

As Arheina opened her eyes, she smiled. She had succeeded in saving the king and tortall. She knew she had troubles ahead of her, but those could wait until she’d had a bath. As Arheina was surrounded by her friends, she felt a warm glow of happiness, and she knew that however bad things were, they would always get better.

WATCH OUT FOR THE SEQUEL!