I wince as I wake up slowly.

"We are nearly there boy." She says.

"I... I really hope so." I choke out.

I let out a breath as my head falls. There's nothing I can do. It's over for me. I'm doomed. Wait... do I hear something? I look up and see something shooting forward to us. Am I seeing things or was that blue ice? My eyes widen. 

"Ao... Ao Bing." I mutter.

She turns.

"Well, little pest of a dragon." She throws her hands forward. 

The vines of the skull form around us. I hear him bang into the skull. She throws her head around. She shoots vines out. I hear more crashes. Never before have I been this relieved to see Ao Bing. He's probably here with the others, I hope. I know. 

~!!!~

I slam into the giant again. Hold on Nezha I'm coming. I swear I'll save you. I see the hand charge at me. I jump back. I throw my club out. It hits and ice forms but quickly melts. I see fire melting it. I see fire slipping through the cracks.

"It's a lot bigger than I remember!" Tai Yi says.

"Nezha's in there! I saw him!" I yell.

"Nezha? Son!" I hear his parents yell.

"Charging it blindly is not a good idea!" I call.

It roars and shoots up. It was a mass of a body. Long vinelike hair was braided down its back. It was made of vines and earth. It had massive energy. I can feel it all the way from here. I grip my bulbs. Nezha.. I'm coming. Hold on, please.