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The Bad Kids had been traveling through darkness for weeks. The headlamps of the van and some soft glowing magical tools were the only light. Especially out here in the untamed wilderness beyond Elmville, beyond Solace. They needed the light to keep their hopes up as they searched for any information that could be the key to defeating the night yorb.
It was faint, but in the distance something caught Adaine’s eye. “Do you guys see that?”
The looked and Kristen shot off a guiding bolt high in the sky to better illuminate whatever it was. They still didn’t know what it was, but there was something that caught the light. Something that seemed to shimmer.
Without even needing to confer, they turned toward it. The light of their headlines exploded outward in a rainbow as a slight adjustment hit the thing straight on. Immediately, Gorgog adjusted the steering away from a direct path so that they could actually all see. But whatever this was that amplified light, it would be invaluable.
And what they found was an iridescent creature made of crystal. A being that was delighted to amplify their light into brilliant colors. It didn’t matter that they only made one sound. “Squeem!”