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The landscape progressively shifted the closer they got to the edge of their destination. Rolling fields of beautiful flowers and forests shifted into dense and arid areas that were a true representation of what many believed to be the Underworld's true form. The air itself seemed to grow heavier and the two ladies silently watched as the three Dark Celestials steadily led them towards their last ingredient.
Meeting Hekate had been beyond their wildest dreams and even now, as they gazed upon the veiled Celestial levitating above a cloud of dark smoke, they could not be more in awe of her. She was a wonder to behold. Power radiated from every pore of her being but the two women were sure that she had sealed her overwhelming power like Aaric and Tadeas lest they hurt them.
There had
