The Blazing Light

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***The World of Fantasia: The Blazing Light*** is the third fiction novel in The World of Fantasia series written by Izabella Peacock.

In The Blazing Light, girls Cassie Springfield and Alex Blackwood both face challenges of their own as well as unite to save Fantasia from a new threat.

## Synopsis

*Cassie Springfield thinks her fantasy adventures are behind her—until she encounters a strange black and white ghost that appears in her room. With help from her sister Gracie, Cassie returns to Fantasia.*

*When all signs point to disaster for Fantasia, Cassie and Alex must join forces with their friends and enemies to save the day. But nothing can prepare them for the coming battle...or for the discoveries that will change the girls’ and their friends' lives forever.*

The third book in the World of Fantasia series puts the girls to the test as they must bring the kingdoms together!

## Prologue: Counting Scars

The Evils of Fantasia are introduced in the Barrenlands. A wolf named Aclan complains if he ever saw the Lion Guard again, he would teach him a real lesson. Zakiya sees someone behind Aclan, and thinks it's Celebrant. When the figure comes into view, she realizes it's a Night Fury named Scarface. Scarface says the Evils are fools that have striped their land of every living thing, and explains how he sent two hyena cubs to the Barrenlands and how they unbelievably came back alive.

Kludd suggests they kill him instead, but the Night Fury says that they can feast for the rest of their lives. Nyra suspiciously asks what he could offer the Evils. The Night Fury offers to give them all of Fantasia, and Nyra says he can't give Fantasia to the Evils. The Night fury walks to Nyra and says they have to kill the royal families.

## Chapter 1: Through the Mirror

Cassie talks to Alex, who she misses very much, through their magic mirror. Alex says she's been learning a lot and living in Fantasia is like a dream that lasts forever. She says that Scar misses her very much. Ever since Cassie freed him from the Volcano of Living Fire, he has been very depressed that Cassie is gone.

## Chapter 2: The Serval Princess

A serval named Lyla comes to the Barrenlands. She is discovered by Aclan. Lyla says she came here because her father picked her brother to be the leader of their sluthe, and Lyla is very envious and wants to join the Evils so she can kill her father and brother.

## Chapter 3: The Kitsune Inaugural Celebration

Alex joins the Kitsune Council and the Fantasy Assembly. A caprine monster named River comes to the Kitsune Palace and gives Alex a prophecy about the future.

## Chapter 4: Cassie's Return

Cassie and her sister, Gracie, return to Fantasia and are found by Shimmer and River. The two take them to the Kitsune Palace.

## Chapter 5: The Final Warning

Scarface comes to take Cassie and Alex. Everyone protects them, not wanting let Scarface take them. Scarface tells them that if they don't give the girls to him, he will kill the Royals and become emperor. Cassie is dumbfounded that Scarface thinks he can take anything he wants and tries to intervene, but Scarface pins her to the ground and flies away.

## Chapter 6: The Only Witness

Alex and Cassie go to the Evil Asylum, which Scarface had recently attacked, and meet a lion named Linus. He tells the girls what Scarface did with the Evil Asylum prisoners.

## Chapter 7: Summoning the Royals

Alex and Cassie call for the Royals to come to Pride Rock and they make a plan to defeat Scarface.

## Chapter 8: The Captured Night

Scarface returns from his meeting with the Kitsune Council and the Chosen Ones, and when he goes out to take a breather, he meets a Night Fury named Nightsong. He saves her and Nightsong becomes his mate. She decides join the Evils.

## Chapter 9: The Outland Hyenas

The girls know go to the Outlands where they meet Jasiri, and her sister, Madoa. Alex tells them about Scarface and Jasiri agrees to help Alex fight.

## Chapter 10: In the Ashes

Nightsong and Scarface pass through a village that was burnt down by who knows what, and they find a Night Fury cub named Darkai. Upon hearing the cub's tragic story, Scarface takes pity on him and lets him join the Evils.

## Chapter 11: The Tree of Ga'Hoole

Alex and Cassie travel to Ga'Hoole. Boron and Barran hear about Scarface and decide to join them.

## Chapter 12: The Nightmare

Alex has a nightmare about Celebrant. She tries to save him, but fails, and Scar tries to save her, but Scarface throws them both off the cliff.

## Chapter 13: The Forgotten Guard

The Pride Lands are under attack. Scar tries to fight back but fails and he, Kovu, and Chaka flee. Scarface becomes king. Meanwhile, Alex and Cassie are attacked by Aclan's wolves, but a lioness saves them.

## Chapter 14: The Lost Lioness

The girls find out that Zira is alive. Zira tells them that she was in another pride of lions and decides to join the fight against Scarface. Scar, Kovu, and Chaka find them and Kovu is relieved that his mother is alive and has changed. Scar tells them what happened at Pride Rock.

## Chapter 15: Long Live the King

On the way to the Tree of Life, the girls and the lions escape getting chased by a black monster and get caught in a wildebeest stampede in Antelope Gorge and everyone but Alex escapes. Yinlong shows up and goes in to rescue Alex. He saves Alex. Yinlong makes it out alive, but is thrown back in by Scarface.

## Chapter 16: The Last Breath

The girls and their friends find Yinlong. He is alive for a brief moment, but dies after. Her friends comfort her but she tells them that it's her fault that Yinlong is dead. Alex regrets everything she and Cassie had ever done in Fantasia. Scar tries to intervene but Alex yells at him, saying that she wished Mufasa was with them instead of Scar.

## Chapter 17: The King Has Returned

Alex runs away from her friends and kneels over a small pond. Mufasa appears next to her and tells her that he's proud of her. Alex denies it until she realizes that Mufasa is alive. Mufasa tells her that he was alive the entire time and Yinlong appears as a spirit. He tells Alex to go back to Pride Rock to fight Scarface and she agrees. Alex's friends are starting to worry for her and Alex brings Mufasa with her back to her friends. Scar recognizes his adoptive brother and apologizes for what he did to him and Simba. Mufasa accepts Scar's apology and he and Alex and her friends go back to Pride Rock.

## Chapter 18: The Truth Revealed

The girls and the lions go to Pride Rock, and Snow and Jake lead Aclan's wolves away. They find Scarface with Simba, trying to convince him to renounce his throne as king, and when Simba tells him that he will never let Scarface fully become king, Scarface attacks him. He breaks off from attacking Simba upon hearing a roar from Mufasa. When he realizes that both Mufasa and Alex are alive (as he wanted to kill Alex in the stampede), he scolds Aclan, Lyla and Zakiya for failing to kill her. Scarface makes it clear that he has zero intentions of resigning as king. The lionesses reject Scarface's authority, and Kovu challenges Scarface, demanding he step down or fight. Scarface tries to guilt Alex with Yinlong's death. When everyone asks what Scarface means, Scarface gleefully realizes that Alex hasn't told them the truth and presses Alex to admit her responsibility for Yinlong's death. Scarface then brands Alex as a murderer, forcing her off the peak of Pride Rock, clinging to the edge for dear life. Scarface slams his claws into Alex's hands before stating that this was the same look in Yinlong's eyes before he killed him.

## Chapter 19: Battle for Pride Rock

Enraged, Alex lunges at Scarface, grabbing him by his chin tendrils. In an attempt to get Alex off, Scarface pulls her back up. Alex accuses Scarface, who attempts to deny it, but when Nala intervenes, she demands to know how, if Scarface was too late to the gorge, he would know the look in Yinlong's eyes. Realizing that he's been outwitted, Scarface orders the Evils to kill Alex and all her friends along with the lionesses from the pride as he attempts to escape.

After fighting off the Evils, Cassie and Alex spot him, and give chase. Trapped at a ledge near Pride Rock's peak, Scarface begs Alex for mercy and even attempts to blame his crimes on the Evils, aware that they are listening nearby, but Alex refuses to believe him. He then asks Alex about her intentions, relieved when she decides not to kill him. However, his relief turns to horror when Cassie gives him his own advice: to run away and never return.

Scarface seemingly begins to cooperate, but then throws burning embers in Alex's face and attacks her while she is blinded, but Cassie interferes. The halfblood and dragon engage in a brutal fight, with Scarface angrily declaring that the Pride Lands are his to rule. Kovu eventually manages to throw Scarface onto his side and Scarface briefly grips onto Cassie before slipping down the cliff to the base of Pride Rock. However, Scarface survives the fall, and slowly gets to his feet after regaining consciousness. Just as he is about to leave, he yells at Alex that she may have won the battle, but will never win the war.

## Trivia

* The Blazing Light was originally titled "The Lost King".
* Cassie was originally going to be greeted at home in Chapter 4 by her mom, but the author decided to replace her with Gracie, considering that Cassie and Gracie are now living with Mrs. Blackwood.
* The mention by Mzuka and appearance in Alex's dream of Cansu, Asra, and Sunce shows that the inhabitants of Fantasia have a polytheistic religion.
	+ The appearance of Asherah, Michael, Gabriel, and the Holy Spirit in *The Wrath of Krane* also shows that a dominant deity as well as angels exist in Fantasia's religion. This means that the "Almighty" in Fantaisian religion is Asherah, implying that their version of God is female (unlike many Christian religions which see God as male).
		- This is also a nod to Mormonism, who see a female deity known as Asherah as the Wife of God. Asherah has also stated this Herself.