Chapter 3
Icaris could barely see through the thick fog. But as she pressed on, the fog became clearer for her. Icaris had to take off her mask to see more clearly. She found Farid drinking out of a massive lake. She ran over to him and gently petted his long, smoothe face. Then, Icaris caught sight of something; a long, slightly steep stone walkway leading to a large platform.
"Good boy, Farid" said Icaris thinking the third colossi was up there "Good boy."
She immediately plunged into the lake and started swimming across the large, freezing cold lake.
"D-do lak-kes always-s have to b-be c-cold!" said a shaking Icaris
When she finally made it to the walkway, she fell on her knees and started shaking. She was so cold. She really never liked it when the water was cold. Then, Icaris stood up and ran up the walkway.
Unfortunately, the walkway was cut off. The only way to get higher was to climb around a large pillar and jump to the next ledge. Icaris sighed to calm herself. She then ran and leaped off the end of the broken walkway and grabbed on to the pillar.
Icaris quickly climbed to the right side of the pillar. Although she was a bit unsure she wouldn't make the jump over but she still had to try. She pushed off the pillar with her legs and right hand. Icaris just barely made it. She sighed with relief and climbed up. The ledge Icaris was on was actually a spiral-like path that had a few holes in it. Icaris ran and jumped those holes until she came across a large platform the size of possibly two football fields. Maybe smaller.
The third colossi, the Knight, was laying flat on its back sleeping like it was dead. Icaris quietly moved right by its head. She didn't want to wake up the Knight but she had to warn it somehow. Icaris sat down for a moment and pondered.
Then, a large noise of footsteps came from below. They got closer and closer with every second.
"Wander." said Icaris standing up and putting on her mask
Wander came running up to the platform. He was surprised that he saw Icaris there. He drew out the ancient sword quickly.
"You again?" asked Wander "What do you think you're doing!"
"I'd like to ask you the same thing," replied Icaris "This isn't a place for fools like you. Go home and abandon your mission."
"Never!" shouted Wander
Wander ran forward to attack Icaris. But before he could attack, the Knight began to move. It looked displeased. It stood up and its eyes went from peaceful blue to enraged orange-red.
"Who has awoken me from my slumber?" asked the Knight
No one replied.
The enraged Knight swung its massive sword at the stone platform that stood in the middle of the area. The vibration from the blow made his stone bracelet break into a million pieces. Wander immediately ran up the large sword with Icaris not far behind.
The two both climbed and ran up to the Knight's head. Before Wander could make the first blow, Icaris thrust her elbow into Wander's ribcage. Icaris swore she heard two large cracks. The thrust knocked the sword out of Wander's hand. It fell straight down to the ground. Wander cried out in pain.
Icaris felt some sort of pity hit her in the head. She felt sort of sorry for hurting Wander like that. After all, they're siblings. But then she snapped out of it and returned back to normal. She couldn't let emotions stop her now.
Wander then jumped off the Knight's head, onto the ground, fell over and then retrieved the sword. The Knight swung its sword against the ground right next to Wander. He then climbed up one side of the sword and then clumsily ran and climbed to the head once more.
He pulled Icaris away from the glowing symbol and quickly jabbed the sword in. The Knight screamed with agony and black blood shot out like when you shake a soda can and open it. The Knight threw its head back violently which made Wander almost fall completely off. But instead he fell on the Knight's belt.
Icaris looked around thinking that Wander might've fallen off. But he didn't. She crawled to the back of the shoulder and looked down. Wander was ready to make the final blow.
"No! Don't!" cried Icaris
It was too late. Wander stabbed the sword and made the Knight fall dead. It fell flat on its face. When the Knight hit the ground, it made Icaris roll of its shoulder. She looked around the terrain. Wander was already nowhere to be found. And so, she makes her way toward the fourth colossi.