, ▁seeking ▁an ▁ancient ▁object ▁of ▁power ▁hidden ▁in ▁the ▁castle . ▁Meg uet ▁and ▁Ny x ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁resist ▁his ▁spell , ▁and ▁Ny x , ▁ignor ant ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁m age ▁is ▁looking ▁for , ▁bars ▁Rad ▁from ▁his ▁search . ▁ ▁After wards ▁a ▁mag ical ▁fire bird ▁arriv es , ▁whose ▁an gu ished ▁c ries ▁and ▁fier y ▁breath ▁transform ▁people ▁and ▁things ▁into ▁jewe led ▁trees . ▁Moon light ▁rest ores ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁original ▁forms , ▁and ▁the ▁fire bird ▁to ▁his -- that ▁of ▁a ▁tor ment ed , ▁partly ▁am nes iac ▁young ▁man ▁named ▁Brand , ▁son ▁and ▁he ir ▁of ▁Dra ken , ▁half - drag on ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁S aph ier . ▁Un ra vel ing ▁the ▁mystery ▁of ▁Brand ' s ▁en chant ment ▁and ▁breaking ▁the ▁cur se ▁on ▁him ▁become ▁prime ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁protagon ists . ▁▁ ▁The ▁th wart ed ▁Rad , ▁returning , ▁f ights ▁Brand ▁and ▁is ▁wounded . ▁He ▁fle es , ▁ab duct ing ▁Meg uet . ▁Ny x ▁follows , ▁having ▁found ▁what ▁Rad ▁see ks , ▁a ▁mag ical ▁key ▁containing ▁the ▁sp ells ▁of ▁the ▁long - de ad ▁w izard ▁Ch rys om . ▁ ▁To ▁save ▁her ▁cousin , ▁free ▁Brand , ▁and ▁learn ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁Rad ▁and ▁Dra ken ' s ▁en m ity , ▁Ny x ▁travel s ▁to ▁distant ▁S aph ier ▁across ▁the ▁eer ie , ▁drag