Bk 2: Chapter Three (10)

Like a large heavenly hammer had slammed down, the entire engine disintegrated into dust.

Helen and the man covered their nose so as not to breathe in the heavy dust in the air. They did not realise when their feet touched solid ground, they only noticed they were struggling to stand up on thick hot liquid. For some reason, the liquid under their feet had cooled, yet the rest elsewhere remained molten hot. Screams and commotion reigned around them. The Nether people panicked at the disintegration of their engine.

“What..?” Helen started to say as they both tried to stabilize themselves. This lava did not react as lava should. When it cooled, it turned a dark colour, but remained liquid.

“This is not lava, this is blood.” the man said, “Hold on.” he held onto Helen’s waist with one arm and vanished from the spot. The next moment, they were standing on the edge of a cliff.

“Your martial arts is high.” she said.