



And then around the corner came a tall, muscular man. He was wearing a red and black leather suit and a mask in the form of a skull. "So, you are the one who is to destroy me. I expected someone bigger." "You must be Taltos" "The one and only. So shall you start or shall I?" but just then Zzev came into the cave. "Sir, I have done what you told me to do. Llissa is in the neverlands." "Well it's about time. Now begone, I have work to do." Zzev started leaving, when Taltos turned his head and Zzev was lifte into the air and he started screaming. His body started deforming and growing bigger until it exploded. Pieces of him hit the wall. When Taltos turned around the amulet was turning a bright red. Taltos started laughing, "HA, HA, HA, you can't hurt me with that you fool" and he took off his mask. Nicnac had to look twice and the second time he realized that Taltos looked exactly like him. Taltos then reached back and a fire ball formed in his hand and he threw it towards Nicnac but it was reflected by a light that shot out of the amulet. Then Nicnac heard a voice saying, "The mirror, put the amulet on the mirror" and he did. The mirror started turning different colours. "NOOOOOO..." screamed Taltos and he started being dragged into the mirror where he disappeared. It was all over, but Nicnac had no idea what to do now. And then a burst of light and the cave turned white and then Llissa appeared. "You have done it Nicnac. You have defeated Taltos." "Llissa!" "Yes it is me. Now you must go back to your world." "How do I get back?" "Just step through the mirror and you will be transported right back to the time you left." "But how? It's been days since then" "Yes, but here time has no meaning. Now go before it is to late" and she waved goodbye. Nicnace turned and faced the mirror and walked through.
CRASH. The mirror fell. "Well it must have been to heavy." And when he bent over to pick it up it fell to pieces. He ran down stairs and got the broom and dust pan to pick the pieces up but when he got back the mirror was gone.
Days had passed and he made new friends and he started to like the town. Ne never thought of what happened to him or even the mirror.
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