The Father of Fire placed his hands on the golden barrier sealing the Void Demon Dragon and activated his breathing technique, Firestarter. Valtak examined Lith's life force until he was certain not to have missed any detail.
"We are screwed." Was his final diagnosis. "Lith is not trying to close the door and if he doesn't, there's nothing I can do. I can cut off the blue flames, but if the door stays open, they will just ignite again. I would end up on my deathbed and you back at square one."
"So what?" Quylla asked. "Baba Yaga can use her healing magic to force Lith's life forces back together. At that point, he'll regain his memories and everything will be fine."
"If I do that, Lith will die before Valtak can do anything." The Red Mother shook her head. "The moment we bring out the human life force, the souls will prey on it and the blue flames will burn it to cinders. On top of that, how do you expect me to do anything?
