Chapter 18
Rutn ngdm w n trn kngdm wh trrtr ntd f tl, 7 t, 15 brdr twn, nd but 100 vllg.
t hd t nd vrl muntn wthn t brdr. h wr th rn fr th kngdm rh n mrn rdut nd muntn vgtbl, whh wr lng t mn trvlr.
Uull, th rl tl wuld b rwdd wth lvl lbut durng tht d, t flt dffrnt thn nrml.
n f t tzn hd rrd muh luggg th uld, nd rd t b th frt n t .
h rn w tht th frd th dmn rm tht wr rhng qukl.
dv bttl fr th ntn urvvl lrd bgn n l tht w lght dtn frm th tl, whr ldr truggld drtl.
ll ldr wthn th tl wr mblzd, th mg dvn w l mvd, nd rnfrmnt ld b lrd nd nbl frm urrundng t m n ftr nthr.
hug gthrd vluntr rm, rng thr brv v.
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nl t th tm wuld th l, wh wr nrmll gnt h thr, rtd nd nrd h thr t k fghtng. Vluntr turnd th dth f fllw ll nt th trngth t hld n t thr bld fr thr blvd mthrlnd.
Rl fml mmbr l m dwn rnll t th bttlfld t r rm mrl, nd unt vrn tgthr t fght gnt th thrt tht w lmng.
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h n wh lkd dwn t thr rtn w gnt gr, wh rd n gnt 3-hdd dg.
t gnt bd, whh w mr thn 3 mtr tll, w vrd wth t-blk fur, nd 2 hrd hrn tndd ut f t frhd.
f n lkd ll, t m lk lk mnk, t th wr t d w trng tht t w nmrbl t th lk f mnk.
t lr t vrn rnt tht th mntr w th n wh ld th rm.
t unlr wht tl t w. t lt thr n w t mmn dmn.
Dmn r wld nml tht r twtd b th Wth wr, but th gr wnt rt f th tgr f wld nml.
hr w nk-bd dmn, but t nthr grw tht bg, nr trng tht.
h w dmn, t unlk dmn. l lld th knd f vrwrd dmn Grt Dmn.
Grt Dmn w rtd b Wth, nd t w dmn tht wnt bnd mmn dmn.
h wth turnd mn nml nt dmn, nd thn lkd ll f thm nt ngl l t mk thm kll h thr.
h l urvvr f tht wll t thr dmn, nd gn wr nmrbl t nvntnl dmn.
t f th mrl bm trngr dmn, lk th drgn tht wr trmld b lr rvul.
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hr mght b drgn lk n fr tl wh undrtnd humn h nd grt ntllgn bnd humn, but n drgn w nfrmd t b bl f humn h.
bvul th trng dmn lk drgn r nt ndrd Grt Dmn. Whl thr wr mght b trngr nd m mght b nr th lvl f Grt Dmn, wr w ll th hd.
Grt Dmn w n nml tht w rtd b uh r whh llwd t t vlv nd gn wdm.
nd nml whh ndd u Grt Dmn r mtl nml tht wr mlr t humn lk mnk nd grll.
hr wr l Grt Dmn bd n dg, dlhn, nd rw.
nw, nl th whh d hgh nnt ntllgn rgnll hv th rght t bm Grt Dmn.
vn , bvul uh trnfrmtn uldnt b dn t humn. umn wr t frl t ndur th Wth wr, th wuld d bfr th uld b trnfrmd nt dmn.
h r fr th brth f Grt Dmn w ml, t dffult.
f th w trd 100 tm, 99 tm wuld nd u n flur.
ttd rlr, dmnzd mnk w nt tht trng nturll.
n thr wrd, t lkl fld t vrm th bttl f urvvl.
nl ndvdul wh wr luk nugh, n tht hd t vd fghtng nd urvvd untl th lt mmnt t llt th bnft f th fhrmn2, uld bm n.
nd vn f t mngd t urvv, thr n gurnt t wuld b trng nugh t urvv th wr ntk.
t wuld fl t ndur bfr bmng Grt Dmn, nd d lk humn.
h hn t rdu n hrrndul lw.
Yt th wh mngd t uh tn rbblt wr t bm mmndr f th dmn rm.
D nt fr! dvn! Dnt l hrt!
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W uld wn th! Dnt gv u!
Wr w t l, ur ntn wll b trmld! h ur tm t mk ur tnd!
l ddnt bndn h vn wth uh rdmnt.
l, th lkd trngth. h lkd numbr.
gnt th rm, t turnd nt fght f ttrtn, th nl dffrn w whthr th wuld b dtrd nw r ltr.
Dnt gv u! t lt bu m tm fr tzn t run fr ft!
h Grt Dmn lt ll t nk gr. h mntr uldnt hl but burt nt lughtr.
h wrd frm th tn wthn th humn rm undd funn t th dmn.
W h n dt?
ntn wr ntrdtng.
vn h d nt t gv u, mmdtl ftr h d t t lt bu tm fr tzn t run fr ft. Wnt tht rf u hd lrd gvn u nw? uh thught wuld mk vn th nk gr wnt t lugh.
u tm h, uh mrbl wrd frm lr.
hr gl hd lrd hngd. h n lngr thught f vtr nd rttng thr ntn, n th knw t mbl, t t lt dr th numbr f vtm, th bndnd th d f vtr.
t th wrd f th wh hd gvn u n vtr. t tful nurgmnt fr th wh td thr l.
hLL LY Lttl
nk gr umd dwn frm th bk f th 3-hdd dg nd rhd th ntr f th ldr ltn.
t ruhd fw ldr un lndng, thn t wung rund lub n t hnd.
ut wth tht, ldr nrb gt blwn w lk bunh f dd tr, nd th rmr whh w ud t rtt thr bd httrd lk but.
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D nt fr! ht th nm ldr! l t!
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h nm wll ll lng t dftd!
h ldr wnt t hllng th nk gr wh hd m ln.
ut th mnk gr gnrd thr d r d rtn, nd n gn blw w ldr ung t lub.
und f rmr bng ruhd hd, nd m f th l lt thr humn h nd wr flung t th k.
h Grt Dmn wr wr mrbl t tht f drgn.
ht wr uld l dtr tl wll, t hrd kn wuldnt b rd b wrd nd r, nd t burd vtlt llwd t ndur mg hd n wthut muh rblm.
h lt mngt lt tht wr ll trnd trtl t rtt nt, g nght n f thm w knwn t b f qul wr t mll gru f nrml knght, t vn th wr nt nugh t kll th Dmn ln.
h ndd vrl gru f l n tht lvl f trngth t wrk tgthr t rrl fght gnt th nk gr.
t nt mthng nrml ldr uld wn gnt, rgrdl f thr numbr.
t lk brhndd bb n frnt f hungr br. t tll wuldnt b bl t wn vn f thr wr hundrd f thm.
Wth rrl md trtg nd tr, wll wll rrd wn, thr mght b hn fr vtr. t nt tl mbl t wn.
ut n n wn b fghtng t ufrnt? N, t mbl.
N mttr hw muh bb ud t mul wr, lng wth thr ft ft t unh th br, t wuldnt r thrugh t thk kn nd mul.
n th m mrn, w th ldr ttk twrd nk gr. n t f tht, th nm kt nrng th humn rm dth tll.
t nl mttr f tm bfr th ldr gt dmtd, nd th ntn gt vrrun.
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wvr, th gv th tzn tm untl mr hl rrvd.
h hd bn ung thr lv hld, bndnng thr vtr t kt bung tm wthut runnng w.
thr bttl w fnll rwrdd.
Frtun fvr th bld.
bll-lk v hd thrugh vrn rdrum.
mmdtl, thund, n, tn f thund f wrd md f lght rnd frm th k.
h hnng wrd lhd nrb dmn, nd td n frnt f th ldr.
Drw t mb th wrd mnt t tll thm uh thng.
th ldr tuhd thm, thr wund mtrul hld, nd wr flld thr bd.
hr bd flt lght, f th uld bt nthng rght nw.
W uld wn th! h mrl f th brv l wh drw th wrd f lght ntntl nrd, nd th ut dwn th Dmn rm n ftr nthr.
nd bhnd thm, n urr flld th k, grl dndd whl vrd n gldn urtn f lght.
tht rn, h
h, thr n dubt but t. h dfntl
h ght f hr md th ldr fl wrm nd. m f thm wr fntd, frgttng th wr n th mddl f bttl.
Yt, f nt dtrtd b uh gz, th grl lkd dwn twrd nk gr, nd qutl d.
t w Grt Dmn. hd lght un tht th Wth wuld d mthng whl hdng. thnk thr r th numbr, thugh.
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nk gr rgnzd th grl t b th nt, th h f humnt, nd thu, t wung t lub.
f th nt fll hr, th Wth vtr w gurntd.
t untd fr hr t b hr, but t th m tm, t n rtunt.
h nk gr wnt m th rtunt whr h m ut wthut brngng hr knght.
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U hv hwN YurlF, FL. f Ll YU ND RUf YuR R, h Un mRL WlL l FLl WlL.
Wll hv nvr thught f tht. ut wht uld tht thl hrt wnt brk wth ut m dth. vn huld fll, humn h tll rmn, l
h nt lr rtd lght n hr hnd.
h brught t t hr ht, thn rd t lng hr hnd.
t th vr lt, th tm f m fll nt nw ut ur t rdng t ur lth.
h lght turnd nt bld, nd flw rund.
Dmn wr ln n ftr nthr, nd thr numbr fll qukl.
h nk gr nkd nd mmndd t rm.
h R! Dr hR Dwn!
h 3-hdd dg wd fr, lng wth ll thr dmn tht wr bl f ttkng frm tht dtn.
h fr mltd th rn wrd nd hld n th grund, nd w fllwd b th ttk f th thr dmn.
Dmn tht wr bl f flght l ruhd n wth brrg, but th fr tht frt rhd lr hnd turnd rund nd dtrd th brrg lng wth th Dmn tht ht t.
t th multl rflt brrr tht h ud n th dm rvul.
lr thn brught hr nd fngr twrd th frnt f hr muth.
ut f th muth m vl
g tvtd.
t th m tm, th dmn rrd thmlv fr whtvr mght m.
t, nthng hnd.
Dd th mg fl? n f th dmn lughd t th thught f tht.
mmdtl ftr, lghtnng fll frm th k, truk th dmn t nnt ur nd klld t.
G!? G!
nthr dmn wh gt urrd, rd thr v nd thundr fll un thm.
Dmn nkd nd md vru n. nfun rd wll th thundr tht ht un thm.
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umn ldr wr uzzld t wht hnd nd tlkd, t th ddnt gt truk b thundr.
t md tht ll tht wr nt nludd trgt f th mg.
Frm thn n, th dmn tll ddnt undrtnd th ndtn t b truk b lghtnng, vr dmn whh nd thr muth gt truk nd burnd t thr dth.
h rrt nwr w und. n nm wh lt ut und frm thr muth w mrll truk b lghtnng.
Lghtnng truk ndll, rm wr hrd, nd lghtnng truk th wh rmd.
h vu l tht w untbl n t bgn, lwl turnd dmn nt hrrd r.
lng wth tht, lr hrlf l umd n, wldng wrd f lght md b hr mg, nd wung t rund.
ut wth tht, dmn n th frnt wr lt nt hlf, dt th wrd nt hll rhng thm.
h nd w, thrd w, furth, nd ffth m ftr. Wth mbntn f wrd nd d, th nk gr w fnll th lt n tndng.
n t uldnt k, nk gr gv lk twrd lr tht w full f htrd.
t ddnt lt ut n und. f t hd, th lghtnng wuld trk t.
t w tll lv bu t rlzd tht.
ut bu t knw tht, t w unbl t d nthng. t w unbl t vn gv mmnd.
Dnt lt ut und, r l lghtnng wll trk u. vn f t trd t mmnd, th lghtnng wuldtrk th mmnt th frt und d t muth.
t w frghtnng mthd t l mmndr.
Rgrdl f hw bl mmndr r ttn w, r hw bl th trtg w, f th wr ln th mmnt th lt ut und, th uldnt d nthng.
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ll t uld d w rl mmnd thrugh wrtng, but th rm hrdl hd n lur t rd durng th ht f bttl.
nk gr lntl ttkd lr.
ut bfr t rhd lr, ldr wh wldd th wrd f lght rd nd trd t tb t.
lr rn td lm vn durng uh n vnt.
gh [/N: t nnt mk n udbl n, th w ut th und f t fllng t th grund.]
nk gr fll t th grund trtd t knl n lr drtn, whl bwng t hd.
t fldd t hnd f t trd t r. t rn w lk t wntd t bg fr mr.
N, t tull w .
t w trul bggng fr t lf rght nw.
lr wlkd lwl t th frnt f nk gr.
nt-m, dnt rh t!
Y! hr n nd fr mr!
t nl wtd fr u t lt ur gurd dwn! t w!
vn ldr wrnd hr, lr tll m nr th nk gr.
hn h lwl bnt dwn, nd rhd ut hr hnd.
h trul w th nt, thrugh nd thrugh.
r mrful lf wuld nvr bndn th wh bg fr mr rgrdl f hw nful th m b.
ut td, t w mtk.
hr r th wh rfud t b vd, rgrdl hw muh mr u gv thm.
h trmld n n mtn, thnkng nthng g lng th rhd vtr.
hll fl, dbl n wh w vn mr nfrr thn dg f.
t td u nd ught th nt, th n wh gv hr hnd tht w mnt t v t.
nt-m!
Wt, dnt ht! nt-m wll gt ught n t!
nk gr bg hnd lnhd n lr tt bd.
t mnt t ruh hr.
th und f mthng runhng hd, th nk gr gv twtd lk f vtr.
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Yt uh n rn nl ltd mmnt. ftrwrd, t rn turnd nt tht f n, whh trnmttd frm t hnd.
Wht w brkn, wr th fngr f nk gr.
lr hd lrd t rttn mg n hrlf.
t w brrr tht rfltd th ttk t th lnt wth thr tm th munt f wr.
h nk gr hd ruhd t wn fngr, nt lr.
fr n ultd t, t nfull rld lr nd vngfull d,
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lr ut trubld rn n lntl thn ut lght ml n wuldnt nt unl th ut thr full ttntn n t, nd turnd hr bk.
Wht w th mnng f hr ml?
W t nr twrd nk gr wh trd t dv hr, but gt dvd ntd?
N, tht md wrng. rh, h rll trd t blv t, thu t n rn f hr dn.
r w t nr twrd hrlf wh w unbl t full blv t
Whtvr t w, url th rn tht m ut w bu h w t knd.
hnd lr, th nk gr gt truk b lghtnng th wr fr th ntn urvvl, fnll ld t urtn.