Chapter 6 Blazewing told me to stay put in the cellar while he flew up to check things out . It felt like forever before he finally came back down . He looked rattled and told me the floodwater outside was getting worse . Sure , the cellar had a cover over it , but with so much water piling up , he was afraid we'd be completely underwater in just a few days . That was when it clicked for me . The crazy heat must've melted the glaciers at the South Pole . With all that water and the temperature this high , no wonder it kept raining nonstop . If this went on , it would be flooding everywhere . And when that happened , Blazewing and I would end up drowning right here in this cellar . I shared my thoughts with him , and he agreed it made sense . " We have to get out of here and move above ground , " I said . He bit his lip . " I know . We can't stay down here . But the heat outside is brutal . If we move up , we'll just burn alive instead . " He lowered his head while he spoke , " I'm sorry , I can't give you a better life . If you had chosen Snowviper back then- 11 I pressed my hand over his mouth . " Don't say that . If I had picked Snowviper , even if the heat didn't kill me , the pain would've . " I knew we couldn't just sit here , waiting to die . Then an idea hit me . " I've got it ! " His eyes lit up , and he grabbed my hand . " Tell me . " " You can fly , right ? Take me up to the top of Mount Cashmoore ! It's way up there , so it's bound to be cooler . And we won't have to worry about getting swept away by floods . Even if the sea level rose 3,000 feet , it wouldn't touch that mountain . " He nodded quickly . " You're brilliant ! Let's go right now ! " " But ... " I hesitated . " What is it ? " he asked , ruffling my hair . 1/2 " It's just ... flying that far is gonna take forever . What if we die from the heat before we even get there ? " I sighed . " Forget it . Maybe I should just call Raven and try to work with her . " Before Blazewing could answer , I picked up my phone and dialed her number . Her voice came sharp and mocking . " What , can't handle the heat anymore ? Finally coming to beg me? " I quickly explained , " The temperature's rising all over the world . The glaciers at the South Pole are probably gone by now . You've seen how much it's been raining lately . " " So what ? What's that got to do with me ? " she shot back , totally indifferent . " At this rate , the floods will break out any day now . The sea level will rise , too . You and Snowviper might not roast to death , but you'll drown . So , why not work with us ? Blazewing could fly us all up to the top of Mount Cashmoore . It's safe there . " " You've got one nasty mouth , you know that ? I think you're just desperate and trying to trick me . Please . I live on the 22nd floor . If anyone's drowning , it won't be me . Ha ! I get it now- you're burning up , but you don't wanna beg , so you're just trying to scare me . " " If you don't believe me, then fine . I thought we could help each other , but if that's how you see me , there's nothing left to say . " She laughed cruelly . " If you can't take the heat , just beg . I want to see if that pride of yours can actually break . " I didn't want to hear another word , so I hung up . Blazewing noticed how upset I looked and leaned closer . " What happened ? Why even call her ? " " I just thought maybe we could work together , " I muttered with a sigh . The moment he heard that , his eyes flashed with anger . " Why would you ever try to work with her ? She's awful ! She tortured me in our last life , and if it weren't for her , I never would've been torn away from you ! " Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!