Chapter 139

“I am not going home,” Zira reminded herself as she quickly grabbed the ledge and held on tight.

She has come too far to give up right now. She steadied herself against the stone wall, looking down at the ground which had to be at least four hundred feet below her. She took a moment to catch her breath before looking up at the side of the mountain she was scaling. Only a few more feet.

“Man, if I knew you were going to be this slow, I would’ve put you on my back,” laughed her friend, Percy, from the top.

“Oh, shut it,” she screamed before continuing the climb to the top.

Time was of the essence, she thought as a roar vibrated through the wall of stone, making her freeze in motion to keep from falling.

“Um… Zira,” Percy said, with a hint of nervousness in his voice. “I think you might wanna move faster.”

He bent down to hold out his hand to her as she regained her speed to climb faster. As soon as she was within reach, a bellow of fire burst into t