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Deep in the volcano, a young woman as fierce and fiery as the air gracefully marched down the paths. She tapped a dual bladed sword to the metal of her tall boots, making a sharp clank. of warning. Various lowly monsters... fire lizards scurried to the shadows, fearing her instinctively. Lava slugs curled into tight balls in an attempt to camouflage themselves. Even the moblins, the most unintelligent creature to exist, kept their distance from her, cowering away if she happened by too close. But she ignored them all, the rhythmic clacking of her sword her cadence.
A white form rose up from the sword, taking a human shape. "Maybe you could stop hitting me like that?" He says, joking.
Judith smiles cooly. "I thought that you would approve of this entrance." She stops, flicking her sword to the side, and then holds it comfortably at her side. Before the two stood a massive stone door.
"This is it?" the boy asked, staring up at the barrier. "Doesn't seem too evil to me."
"You'll see." Judith walks up to the slate, crouching into position for a swift and powerful strike. She closed her eyes, sensing out it's weak point with her mind's eye. There! Her eyes shoot open, the weak point glowing to her as obviously as the sun lights the sky. Her strike is true, and the entire door cracks and collapses.
Furie reappears, and he laughs as the smoke clears. The passage she opened lead the the heart of the volcano. "Well, congratulations, Jude. You're the first person to ever enter a volcanic crater!"
Judith shakes her sword, shooing him away again. This time, a dark mist rises, forming into a sad looking boy in black. He looks up dreamily at the inside of the crater.
"So... this is where it all starts...?"
Judith sheathes the blade. "I'm sure of it..." She looks around, her eyes squinting. She's not finding what she's looking for. Where is that crystal? The book said that we needed to destroy it in the lake of fire... but... where...-"
The ground starts to crumble and Judith staggers. She draws her sword and holds it ahead of her, Gentle moving with it, and watches as the lava starts to bubble and boil.
Muahahahahaha. A deep laugh rumbles through the crater, causing the walls to crack and drop rocks. Foolish girl... You thought you could find and defeat me so easily? A rock whips across the room, hurled by what seemed to be the heat of the mountain condensed to vaguely resemble a hand. Judith had her sword up in an instant, Gentle dissipating quickly to rejoin his power to the blade. The rock smashes into her, pushing her back slightly, but then cracks and breaks, the halves flying off at angles. That was too close, and more boulders are coming her way.
She turned and ran back through the passage, the walls still crumbling, and up the long maze of tunnels leading through the volcano.