NATALIES POV:

Natalie backed up, she was sure she'd heard a noise. "Belle? Amanda?" She called out, quietly afraid. She took her practice sword out of its container.

She heard another loud thump. She cursed under her breath. "I could really uses some cool super powers right now grandpa." She said, eyes on the trees around her.

Suddenly a figure dressed in black stepped out of the darkness.

"Hello?" Natalie ask scared.

The person suddenly looked up, their eyes lighting up in a smoky red color. Reddish fog emitted from their mouth as they opened it to speak.

"The child... still potential, yet the crystal is dead." The corpse-looking figure said. Natalie squeased her brows together, confused.

Natalie felt a hand on her shoulder and whipped around, her sword an inch away from their neck. It was belle, she had a faraway look in her eyes. They slowly closed, as belle fell into Natalie's arms.

Natalie turned around, still holding Belle. The strange being had disappeared.

"Hello?" Natalie called out. "What did you mean? What crystal?"

She looked down at Belle. A strange necklace was now looped around her neck, a bluish rock was connected to the necklace with a small bit of string.

Natalie put Belles unconscious body down next to a tree trunk, propped up on her back. Her hands hovered above the necklace. As she brought her hand nearer to it, it began to glow.

She jumped back. "Oh my gods, no no no." She cursed.

She whipped around as Amanda ran into the scene. "There you are!" She said. "Did you find my sister?" She asked, already knowing what the answer was. A frown crept on her face.

Amanda sniffled. "Well at least we have Belle.... what's wrong Natalie?" She asked.

Natalie just looked up at her, then pointed to the necklace. It had dimmed down again, no light radiating.

Natalie climbed closer to the rope around Belles neck. It brightened up.

Amanda dropped the bow she was holding, shocked.

"The Crystal of Irrey." She whispered.

Natalie gulped, nodding.