The monster finally defeated,I turned my attention to the warning.As the rumbling sound suggested,a avalanche was on its way to thwart us.
It would have been wise to go back to the cave we had busted out of,but the openings in its roof I had earlier shattered,would welcome the snow,thus eliminating the option.

No shelter lay in vision,and it was inevitable to get buried in snow should we plan on running from the avalanche.I channeled flaming ki into my feet.The ice beneath me started to liquefy.Perfect,I tried to run on the ice now.The snow in contact with my feet melted,thus becoming slippery.I skated on the ice,opposite to the avalanche.

William turned hearing Micah's voice and quickly after, he run at high speeds away. As said before, the mountain was more 'flat' than steep, so the avalanche didn't seem to travel that fast, but considering the amount of enormous snow, it wouldn't seem to stop at any flat surfaces or rest stops. "Should we take it on?! N-no, it's too big! What should we do? A barrier?" William pivots, looking at everyone.

None of the people here were efficient in using barriers. Following Micah, he wasn't sure how to assess the situation and get out of it. He knew Mortimer could transform into shadows or something to escape, but it's not the same for anyone else here.

Mortimer looked up to the avalanche, then at bex, then at Will. Mortimer already had a plan which would hopefully get them all out of there alive. The avalanche was coming no doubt about that. They could in no way shape or form out run it or duck into the caves. Ultimately this left them with only one option... they would have to fly.

Calling up as many shadow soldiers as he could, Mortimer had them pick up everyone and move them to the same area. With all of them aligned in the same spot they created a shadow.... a large shadow.

Mortimer had never formed anything this big before and he new that when he was done he would be wiped out. "Bex I need you and Will in the back. I don't care how just make sure you create a lot of pressure behind us. Micah, Rose I need you to in the front to balance the weight. Minnions get up there and PULL!" Amazingly i less than a minute, Mortimer had managed to form what looked like a sleigh-like the kind Santa Claus would use... Except it was black.... and sticking out of its sides were two long paper-airplane like wings. His minions were up front pulling on the harness Mortimer had made and were trudging as fast as they could through the snow. Still they wouldn't last long, they were reaching an incline and what Mortimer needed most were the two main firepowers providing thrust for this ill-cocieved contraption.

Mostly though, Mortimer just hoped with the combined power of so many mages on board and the desire to live that their innate magic-sense would kick in and provide the neccessary lift... he hoped.

He was playing with fire here and he knew that his gambit had very little chance of success, but without this the five remaining people on this trip may not make it out of there.

I realized the situation at hand would no wonder lead to a morbid outcome for the entire team.The shadow-mage had already initiated his magic,creating a siege aircraft to pull us through.In this cold and foggy climate,his hair tousled and he clung to the brink of his power.In this cold,I could swear I must have seen what looked like sweat.Without a doubt I could not abandon them,for they were comrades.

A drogan warrior would not be disrespected by following orders,for we all were the same.But for someone to sacrifice their being for allies was the most respected of all.

"I shall help all I can"I said as I became a catalyst to propel.

The flaming ki was the best solution here,containing natural abilities which would prove helpful to us.The mage in red,william his name,was also I fire duelist I recalled.

I held out the palm of my demonic hand,and started to unleash enormous amount of flaming ki.The propel was good,but we needed more for we could not make it in time.

Then I detached it,one of the chain barrier out of 5,each drogan warrior was mandatory to wear before joining the guild.Each one of the link suppressed our ki and power to the level of an ant.Unleashed,even one of them,I could access this trapped power.This act was forbidden though,because no warrior was allowed unleash it unless in a dire situation of death.I for one was now immortal,but for comrades,I could do the least.

As I snapped the link,the ki intensified,both in density and area.Its size had now surpassed that of the gigantic shadow-craft.Blasting it ahead at a far greater speed.

"here we go..."I choked out with gritting teeth.The demonic hand,was suspected began to devour my own arm,infesting me up to the elbow now.The pain stung,although I would endure.

William grinned as Bex's powers alone propelled the group forward, however the speed wasn't nearly as fast as the avalanche itself. "I'll help out, Son Ta Rik, Olympus flamma burst super meus foes! Flamethrower!" He says as a burst of fire explodes from his hand propelling them through the snow at amazing speeds. Not only that, but they had gained a lot of distance from the avalanche.

"Okay! Keep it steady, Rose! Micah!" William shouts over to them, continuing to channel his magic to burst the sled of sorts at high speeds. The sled was working safely and moving smoothly, though that's as expected since Mortimer created.

Rose jumped at the front, "Spiritual Protection," Rose chants sending her spirits to stabalize and keep the sled on track. With Micah's help they could keep it on a steady pace and steady course. "Everyone, watch out! When we crash into the ground, we won't stop, so we may have to jump off!"

As they made their way to the bottom of the mountain and away from the avalanche, Rose forces the sled to take lift and not crash into the snow pile up at the bottom. As the sled slams into the ground, snow crashes into them, however they were safe.

Mortimer was glad his sled had made it, he was panting as he maintained the massive shadow sled, before letting the entire structure dissolve. Sweat dripped off him, freezing as it hit the air. It was over. Their trip through that hellish mountain was over.

I re-attached the 5th link.This pushed the demonic infestation back to its area.Finally safe.This adventure was more fruitful,for much had been gained,I thought as I looked at micah.

Micah had noticed that Kitty wasn't around the area, but a lingering presence of her magic showed that she was safe. Maybe she never exited the tunnels and was still in the base? But, Micah was glad everyone was safe and things worked out so well. "E-everyone, thank you for helping me... I really appreciate it!" Micah says, looking at everyone.

She begins walking over to them, 'You may not understand how I feel, what these words really mean... but to me, they mean a lot. Thanks to us surviving on the mountain together, I realized... we all hold quite precious things. Hehehe, this may be silly I'm not saying all this out loud... but, you guys already know right? That the precious things to me... are you guys. Thank you so much, guys.' Micah thought to herself as her slow walk went into a fast paced sprint as she rushes over to stand with everyone else.

(We're dooone, who grades us??)

Rewards:

Micah - 4 SP, 3 KP and 500,000 Drachma
Will - 3 SP, 3 MP and 300,000 Drachma
Mortimer - 3 SP, 2 MP and 250,000 Drachma
Rose - 3 SP, 2 MP and 250,000 Drachma
Bex - 3 SP, 3 KP and 300,000 Drachma
Kitty - 1 SP, 1 MP and 20,000 Drachma

Thanks Raven... Umi ignore the message where I asked you to grade the thread.