Indeed.
I backtracked in my novel and deleted several scenes in order to keep going at a flowing pace. I removed all scenes up to the point where they reached the west, and instead of looking for the second rock right away, they set up camp because they were clearly quite exhausted.
However, the following morning brings great misfortune. Lord Shadowfang makes a new appearance and attacks Lirin and his friends, but my, our hero makes a fine display of foolish resistance.
Lirin manages to manipulate all of Lord Shadowfang's assailing spheres of evil energy, tossing them to and fro, and when Shadowfang tires from this, he attacks Lirin with his claws instead.
Lirin doesn't give up here. He lunges at the enemy, summoning all of the Mask's power he can muster, thus slipping right through Lord Shadowfang's dark veil. After ripping away several of the beast's scales, he discovered and old wound underneath that resembles a strange mark, before he is thrown out of the barrier and onto the ground.
Enraged and seething, Lord Shadowfang leaves Lirin with haunting remark, telling him that his days are numbered, for he, Lord Shadowfang, shall let the land become rent asunder under his own brutal power.
Lirin soon becomes miserable. Time and time again, he had been warned of the horrible effects of using too much of the Mask's power, and since he did so, grief and anger rules him over...
However, it isn't long before his friends encourage him to rise again. When he does, they agree on splitting up temporarily to find the Lost Rocks in two groups.
As Anastasia, Kikki and Leaf all head to the northwest to find the second rock, Lirin heads off by himself (and his horse, newly-dubbed Elana) to locate the third rock.
After discovering countless monsters in the field, Lirin realizes he can't just race through and avoid them, but Bain appears and lends him a hand, and the two of them fight their way through the field and soon reach a seaside town, which was where Prakon had dropped him off after he escaped from Lukamakari's island years ago.
Lirin has to rub charcoal all over Bain in order to hide the wolf's strange, white swirls. Bain, much to his annoyance, must pose as Lirin's silent dog as well, but they contact each other between telepathy, made possible by the Mask's power.
Lirin discovers that a legend speaks of a ghost ship that carries the Rock of Lost Water on board, and it only appears on the night of a new moon.
To both of their surprise, they realize that tonight is night, but of all places, would it appear here in the Sea of Prakon? What are the chances?
The ship does arrive after they wait long into the night, and Bain recalls the reason behind it, and here I quote:
"There was one thing I had just been reminded about the Ghost Ship; as long as the Rock of Lost Water is aboard it, it will sail in the direction of the one who wields the Mask, or any power connected to the rock. I recall hearing that the sailors who had sought the Rock of Lost Water had gotten a hold of it, but as they returned home, the rock began to kill them one by one. Soon, there were so many angry, tainted spirits on board that the ship itself became cursed and like a ghost itself. The ship now seeks to destroy everything and everyone related to the rock to avenge its deceased passengers, which explains why it did come tonight... they want to kill you, Lirin, because they think you are partially responsible, but if we can take the rock from the ship, the ghosts may be able to depart to the afterlife... ah, this will be a bit difficult, as we cannot see them."
Creepy, huh? They have get on that ship and find that rock without getting killed by ghosts, because these ghosts definitely have the ability to kill...
If you're wondering why Bain knows so much about this, let's just say he's been around for nearly forever. I will give you some "world history" about that later on, yes?
Wolf
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