The Tri-Color Spear (1)

After his birthday, Brian's disposition began to change due to the sea of fire's presence.

The times of the year when the sunset lasted longer and was in sync with the volcanic eruptions of the underwater tunnels painted a reddish tone onto the water, which warmed the waters around the uninhabited islands.

Brian was amusing himself by playing with the water and softly humming a melody while he floated on a little raft until he was startled into standing up by a loud thud on the raft.

A disembodied voice told him, "What? Are you giving?"

Upon returning to the woodland that was contained within the labyrinth, Brian suddenly opened his eyes. He was experiencing agony in his left shoulder along with the heat that was rising from his elbow to his shoulder.

He leaped up and looked around him as his rapid breathing caused him to gaze in all directions.

Rebeca sped up her approach to Brian as she yelled at him in a sing-song voice while speaking extremely rapidly, "Brian, for God's sake. Are you okay?"

The young lady checked Brian over from head to toe while he was held in her arms.

She exerted a lot of pressure. While she was speaking, she started shaking Brian's arms and saying, "Answer me, please. What are you looking at?"

Looking down the road, Brian said, "What happened? Where is Nefy, the beast, and the other assholes?"

Brian was able to maintain control of his breathing while speaking in a measured and relaxed manner.

She said this as she dragged Brian slowly while her face conveyed concern, and she increased the speed of her words as she spoke. Rebeca pointed the way while her face expressed concern.

"The archer's group has gone through the woods; the boy with the shield is asleep. I was able to heal his wounds and yours."

After arriving at the location where Armin was sleeping, where he was lying on a tree with his eyes closed. While Shane was lying next to him, gazing at Brian, he was thinking about leaving.

Rebeca kept saying, "The beast, the beast rolled down the road dragging Nefy. They rolled all the way and got lost in the dark."

While Brian glanced at the road ahead of them while holding Rebecca's hand, he said, "Don't worry, I'll go get her."

Brian went back to get his spear, ran back to Rebeca, and said, "You wait for Armin to wake up and follow the path. We'll see you at the end of it."

As Brian turned to look at Armin, he took the sword from its sheath at his waist and hurled it at Shane. He said, "Give him this and see you tomorrow. Rest and try to avoid fights."

As Rebeca handed Brian one of the sacks of supplies in response to her question, Shane nodded in acknowledgment, "We're going to look for Nefy, right?"

As he spoke to Rebecca, Brian rested his hand on her shoulder and said, "No, I'll go."

While he hung the sack of provisions over his shoulder and tied it behind his back, Brian took a moment to compose himself and exhale, "I'll go faster alone. You stay to rest."

While looking at him with a frown on her face, Rebekah started to slowly nod her head. Brian took a few deep breaths before starting to run down the route. As he ran, he continued to burn his flame as his body gradually evaporated the sweat from him. The discomfort gradually subsided as Brian's speed rose.

The trail was winding and went through the middle of the forest, with trees on either side. Before he continued along the route, he noticed a few broken and uprooted trees.

As he continued along the route, he was able to make out the wall of the labyrinth. And a modest rise that winds its way down to a narrow passage.

A foul-smelling black smoke began to rise from the depths of the abyss as it reached the surface. While standing at the brow of the hill, Brian could make out brief glimpses of the color yellow. Hearing screams, moans, and more screams at the same time.

As I began to descend, I began to hop between the stones. Brian concentrated on the shadows as he began to make out the outline of the creature.

A flash of burgundy light appeared at the end of Brian's spear as he ignited its point. A scream was heard. When Brian heard a faint voice that he couldn't quite make out, he hopped off a rock.

Crashing to the ground with the spear tip after having failed to hit the beast. He was able to observe Neferet's collapse behind him as well as the beast writhing in pain.

While looking at the girl, he told her, "Are you okay?"