When they appeared, in mind was only: "Be friendly with people. We will be must help them", and knowledge about magic. But they lost this memory after all of these centuries. And when gates opens, waves of creatures run outside: beasts, fantastic creatures, birds, ghosts, bugs... all from 99 floors.

But they are seeing only desolate plain and the same mountains. No people, no life. Small dragon be staying and looks at neighbors, all 600 years he has only heard them, and never seen. Lonely distant echo in speechless Tower.

Many creatures are staying in come kind of hesitate. But ain't everybody. Some of them without doubt are going to distant peaks. Obsession. Hope. Happiness. Fear. Thirst for blood. All kind of emotions mix in troubles. Suddenly began battle. But almost as quickly it ended. Mad was wake up.

Wind-man touches his on the neck.

- Yes, go out of here.

Dragon turned eye to horizon, to where he feel a great magic.

****

At foot of the mountains spread out a big town. And today citizens has been celebrating feast of Sorcerer. Every year, when autumn changes by winter, and great Tower glow by mani-coloured flames. People has been drinking, dancing, singing all day and night.

But now, when twilight above. Tower suddenly going out. People heard thud. It turned into thunder. Guardians run on the wall and at the moment rang town's bell. Instantly the feast was end. In the great open space before the wall were colossal and small monsters, about 20-30 beings, but some higher than wall.

Creatures was like children, who just learned how to walk and are exploring world. Beasts didn't know what bad or... difference between evil and good. They haven't attacked yet, but instincts, not knowledge, tell to them, people it's prey.

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Well, they haven't all been like that. Our dragon looked from a distance, and used wind-man how scout. But wind was part of him. And he saw all city, citizens, creatures, from eyes of wind-man. It was like he looked own eyes.

He decided doesn't go and ain't help anybody, just watching and study. How people lived? What they hold dear? How mage used magic? Latest his thought dragon can sees now. Guardians gathered on the wall, and their sorcerers casted spells. Weirdly, but people not allowed magic and body to become one. Instead they singing and reading, why? If sorceress have only such power, humanity doomed.

Creatures made a move. And at the moment spells come to them, but all in vain. Fire, wind, water, earth, and many others spells crashed about their bodies, and there was a roar, which scared people.

Several hours passed. Citizens were dying, but he feel nothing for it. Many situations was interested for him, people fought fiercely, when guardians and sorcerers died, men and youth came on front. Wives, daughters, old people and children quickly left city. Family are they care about. But not all. Many enjoying that destruction, and used it to sate their own desires. And someone just running away.

Dragon decided to catch them and ask a few questions.

Town will fall in any case.

****

Mary ran through the forest without looking back. Branches slapped her face hurt. Behind she could hear breathing and growling. Suddenly the trees parted and she saw a glade. But scene in front of her made girl forget about chase.

Grass all covered in blood. And in the center of this, surrounding by dead bodies, stood man. Except for hands, there was no blood on him. And now this man squatted down and rummaged into guts.

- If strike heart or cut head they dead immediately...

Two blue eyes with golden vertical pupils staring at her.

- Did you scare?

Girls don't move.

- I can understand that, survival instinct. These people were scared too. - He pointed on the dead bodies. - But why...

Terrible creatures sprint out of the forest and attacked girl. On it body was many spikes, beast looks like big hedgehog with mouth filled with fangs.

But when girl's mind accepted her fate, creature came off in tree.

- Can't you see I'm talking to her?

Monster doesn't answered and let out roar.

- Are you lost your mind? Or you hasn't been getting mind? In any case...

Colorless spot rushed to monster's neck and cut it. Mary looked at it with horror in eyes.