Keyara Alternate Ending

Around her the woods kept quiet as it were before she ever set foot inside the forests. The absence of winds had made her wary, the branches and the leaves so still that she could not help but look askance at the tall, deciduous trees. Something was amiss, she thought. The Dark Forests had never a good reputation, but there was nary an eerie feeling whenever she had ventured into the shadowy woodlands that dotted the lands of Galacor for leagues, covering a little less than half of the wide country. But today, as her feet plunged into the heart of the forest, her skin tingled at the coldness of the land, the stillness in the wind. Even the air seemed unwholesome.

The look and feel of the forest would have sent another person running, but she...would never be afraid. Fear was uncommon for her, like it never
But Keyara knew that the wall would stand as long as she was nearby. She stood her ground in the middle of the circle, its rims burning with a lightning blue fire. Breathing heavily, she closed her eyes and held the baby high in the air. Her pink lips moving, her black hair waving, the baby soon dematerialized into the air. She heaved a deep sigh, her bones suddenly weary. The spell of teleportation, she had been taught, was a dangerous magic to cast, especially for novice magicians with no practice and experience. But for one such novice, she had come far enough. She knew her spell had succeeded and she had lived. The baby was now safe. Her lips quirking, she prepared herself for a fight, just in case. She looked behind. The river was now near, the gushing of its waters loud. But far away behind the daemon she heard the howl of hounds, many in number. The wall would not be able to withstand a full attack. And so she ran towards the river, the twig in her hand turning into a sword that glowed with a bright light that dazzled the daemon away from the