Chapter 17
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THE LITTLE GIRL STOOD in a cardboard box suit of armour, a foam sword at the ready, and below her a small army of toys stood ready upon the fields of flowers.
Where before there were a multitude of colours, now only red poppies stood with their heads bobbing gently on their stalks in the slight wind as if to give their assent for a great battle to be fought in their field.
Fareesa stood behind little Zara as they waited the approach of the Darkness. It would be here that they would stand against him, and weaken the chains even more, Fareesa knew that they would not break, but they would vanquish the Darkness within her mind enough to bring Zara back.
The Darkness was seen on the horizon, Zara drew her sword and readied herself for the coming battle, Farees
