Tupin brushed off the dirt from his knees, still smiling like a fool.
 " Thank you, Thank you...I almost got killed...but there is a bigger problem " He said pointed to the sealed den.
 Martha looked worried, but nodded nonetheless.
 " There's no time to lose, we must break the seal" Tupin said.
 " And then what? Get ourselves killed alongside him ?" The plump man retorted.
 Tupin frowned.
 He thought about it for a moment, before replying with a firm resolve.
 " Youre right, but he needs our help."
 " You are only going to be a distraction if you rush in recklessly without any plan" The Plump man said.
 " And who might you be?" Tupin asked with a hint of rudeness in his tone.
 " They call me Mr. Plump " The plump man said.
 " I rode him here and he told me he was here for a hunting session" He continued. 
 There was an awkward silence for a moment. 
 Martha cleared her throat. 
 " Tupin, you were following Edgar ,you saw whatever happened...can you tell us?" 
 Tupin signalled for Martha to come closer. 
 He went on to explain everything he saw; Edgar's fire ability and the fight with the Night Panther and Rock Wolves. 
 Martha opened his mouth wide in shock as she tried to digest all the information she heard. She was completely taken aback.
 " This is really happening isn't it? He has gained an ability and become stronger somehow "
 She muttered to herself as a frown appeared on her face.
 She thought back on every interaction they had for the past few days and realised that the way he acted was different than usual.
 He felt like a different...person. He seemed to be suddenly interested in the affairs of the Ability World .
 "But...we have to keep his new ability oart a secret, that's why I called you here" Tupin said pointing to Mr. Plump .
 Martha nodded in approval. 
 They then walked over to Mr. Plump to devise a plan .
 " There's a hell of fight going on in the den " Mr. Plump commented as Martha and Tupin approached. 
 " Yes" Tupin replied " Edgar got into a fight with Rock Wolves and in attempt to escape, entered into this den...where apparently a huge Bear resides "
 " Another set of the Rock Wolves entered and the den's entrance was blocked by some pile of rocks ".
 " That's the Rock Wolves innate ability, their affinity to Earth Magic allows them to control rocks." Mr. Plump chipped in.
 "They can even decide to collapse the entire cave killing the Bear as well as themselves ...and Edgar " .
 " We can only wait and pray for a... good outcome ".
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 Back inside the blocked den, Edgar sat with his legs crossed as he assessed the situation. 
 The Bear had charged in against the Wolves and 
 was putting on quite the fight. 
 " The Fire Bear is going to win for sure but I need it to be severely injured so that I can take it down when it's time to battle it."
 " It's a Rank 2 Beast, the Wolves can make up for their weakness with their numerical advantage but the Fire Bear is a whole Rank above them, it should come out victorious " 
 " On the Other hand, the Wolves can decide to launch a suicide attack killing us all in the process, I can't get into the fight ,they'll turn on me the very moment I get close. I'm a Walking meal afterall ".
 " I need to conserve my energy and wait for whatever happens next".
 The smell of fresh blood was getting thick in the air. 
 The Fire Bear roared as it bit the neck of one of the Wolves 
  and crushed it to death with it's jaws. Edgar gritted his teeth in frustration.
 " Come on...move your lazy ass already! It's not like you're dead already, Wound it, hit it hard before you die." Edgar mumbled under his breath. 
 The Wolves circled slowly around the Fire Bear.
 " GROOOOWWWLLLLL"
 The Fire Bear screamed in pain as the Wolves bit into it's skin simultaneously. 
 " That's gotta hurt" Edgar commented,watching everything from a 'safe' distance. 
 The Fire Bear responded with a huge wave of flame sweeping towards the Wolves, which they barely managed to avoid.
 One of the Wolves had perished, drawing their count to four. 
 The Wolves charged in again , this time with more vigour.
 The Fire Bear howled and lunged towards the wolves.
 " It looks tired. " Edgar thought .
 The Wolves jumped onto the Bear's back slashing its claws at its throat and sides. It struggled desperately as the beasts tore at its flesh.
 It managed to throw one of the wolves off. But they quickly jumped back up and slashed at the Fire Bear's stomach and back.
 The relentless assault continued, the Bear was bleeding profusely and it looked like any moment from now, The Wolves would put an end to it.
 Suddenly, the fur on the Bear turned into flames and it's eyes started glowing red. It's claws elongated and it grew by another two feet .
 " They are soo f*cked up" Edgar said with a sly smile.
 Then, the beast roared and lunged itself forward at full speed and attacked the closest Wolves.
 A big fireball shot forward as it engulfed the two Wolves in its path. It blew them away like ragdolls.
 When the smoke dissipated, only two Wolves were standing still. 
 The Bear covered its paws with flames and struck at one of the Wolves leaving a gash stretching from its head to its tail.
  It's eyes bulging out of it's sockets as its body convulsed wildly and began to crumble to ash.
 The last Wolf in a desperate attempt tried to collapse the cave but it's power was not enough and the Bear lashed at it with its claws, ripping it into two gruesome pieces.
 The Fire Bear cried out in pain as it shook uncontrollably. Its wounds were still oozing blood and its breathing heavy and uneven.
 " The Bear had to use it's 'Inner Blast' to deal with the pack. I have to wait for the side effects and strike it down" Edgar thought to himself. 
 Inner Blast was something of a last resort ability and it was incredibly powerful.
 However, once used, the user would start to feel incredibly exhausted and might even pass out from the exhaustion. So much energy was required to activate it. 
 The flames on it's fur disappeared and it's eyes returned to its natural colour. 
 It kicked the pile of rocks at the entrance away with it's foot and panted in exhaustion.
 " One good strike and I'll be able to finish it " Edgar said as he charged at the wounded Bear.
 " Man versus Bear" He muttered slashing at the Bear with his blade.