16 ~15~

"Hm...This is not good" Said Alastar examining the tiny grains of silver dust between his fingers.

"What is it?" Benjamin asked.

"This...All of it. The hole, the weather-"

"What about the weather?"

Suddenly everyone grew silent as tiny white flakes dotted the black sky like stars. They did not have those here.

"It means...Mazereth is no longer on earth. It means his focus is here. It means he is here"

"As in, he's on the Astral Plane?"

Alastar nodded.

"It never grows cold here. Unless evil is upon us"

Dolion and Benjamin both exchanged nervous glances.

"Benjamin! Dolion!" A voice called in the distance.

Dolion squinted into the darkness and could make out a small figure. The girl suddenly came running toward them red faced and cold.

"It's Prim!" She said as she came to a sudden stop.

"What about her?" Asked Dolion more anxious then ever before. He shouldn't have just let her go like that. In a way, he believed this was all his fault.

"Mazereth knows, she knows your here"

"You mean he" Benjamin corrected.

"What? Ah, yes. That is what I meant. Anyway, he has her"

"How do you know?"

"I saw it" She placed the tip of her finger between her brow.

"We think she was taken down here" Benjamin said pointing to the silver ring.

The girl nodded. "Yes, she was"

"Well then, how do we get to her? These things can literally take you anywhere in the universe" Dolion said motioning to the silver dust.

""Yes. But the last time Mazereth had come to the Astral Plane was nearly three thousand years ago. Then, he built a refuge. me and the other guardians of the Plane have searched for it for years, but it was of no use. Anyway, he fled the Plane once he noticed we were on to him. We have yet to find this refuge of his but some of us have our theory's"

"Do you have a theory?" Dolion asked.

The girl nodded. "I believe I have already discovered where Mazereth now resides"

"Well then, what are we waiting for?" Dolion said. He called out for Nyx, and then there she was. Emerging from the dark void known as sky. She was like a shadow creature in the night, silent and quick.

When she was grounded Dolion and Benjamin climbed onto the creatures back.

"Aren't you coming?" Dolion asked the girl.

"If my suspicions are true, you will be greatly outnumbered"

"But it's only Mazereth"

The girl nodded, "Exactly. You will need all the help you can get. Go on ahead. I'll meet you there"

Dolion nodded then signaled to Nyx that it was time to go. The girl watched as Nyx took flight and looked after them until they were out of sight. Then she turned to Alastar.

"My lady" He said.

"You may return home Alastar. It is late and you must be freezing"

"It is a bit chilly" Alastar admitted.

"Thank you for all your help Alastar"

Alastar smiled, then turned and made his way back to his small home.

The girl then took out her small pouch and sprinkled some silver dust onto the dirt.

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