Chapter 3 the darkness within us
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Lief and Jasmine were making their way to Atrax forest using the trees for cover as they snuck past the guardians, since people where not allowed outside during the night anymore. It was one of the weird laws that the Crawler made up. The only thing they had to get around with was a very horribly drawn map, which they "found" on a Guardian.
"It's amazing how much the landscape has changed," said Lief
"It's amazing how much you think that thing is going to help," said Jasmine taking it from him
"Well I know we are supposed to go this way," Lief said pointing in front of him.
"Why can't the bad guys ever learn how to draw?" asked Jasmine
"I think they were too busy terrorizing every one," said Lief
They traveled on, sticking to the trees. The landscape had been destroyed and what was left was crumbling. Most of the plants had withered, no animals were running around, no birds flew, even Kree just sat hunched down on Jasmines shoulder and Filli had hid under Jasmines jacket.
"They don't like it here" said Jasmine stroking Kree's feathers.
"I don't like it either" Said Lief "this whole place used to be alive"
"This is worse then when the four sisters were here," said Jasmine "things have changed for the worse"
"Doesn't it always" Said Lief suddenly stopping "there are some Guardians ahead, we cant go any farther this way"
"We can handle a few guardians," said Jasmine walking up next to him
"Try a few hundred," said Lief looking down at the camp
"We have to go around, either that or wait till morning," said Jasmine looking around "Is that place still standing?"
"What place?" asked Lief turning in the same direction she was looking "oh that place, what is it doing here?"
In the distance was the familiar structure of Tom's shop. They decided that it was safest to hide out in there. They walked in to find the place changed, all the shelves that were lined with stuff were now replaced with lines of beds, a tall brown haired man walked up to them.
"Welcome to the rest stop" he said, "My name is Dublin"
"Hi, um we are just passing through," said Jasmine surprised to find other people out.
"So was everyone else" said Dublin "then the Guardians moved in, now we are all stuck here"
"We need information," said Lief "where is Atrax forest"
"It was east of here," said Dublin
"Was?" said Jasmine "what do you mean?"
"Yeah, a few years ago it up and vanished" said Dublin
"We need to get going," said Lief his hand was under his shirt touching the topaz, his other hand was grabbing Jasmines arm
"What is the hurry?" said Dublin "you should rest here for awhile"
Jasmine wanted to stay but she could tell something was bothering Lief, and when he mover her hand to the topaz she found out what, the man calling himself Dublin was not what he appeared to be his skin was red, he had three horns, sticking out of his head, and he had long sharp dagger like nails. The place the "shop" changed into a dungeon with the many bodies strung about.
"Yeah we should go," said Jasmine acting like neither of them knew.
"No you should stay," said Dublin taking a swing at them
Lief blocked it with his sword, and went to take a swing at Dublin, he got close him and then Dublin spit up some weird black goo on him, making Lief fall back. Dublin went to take another swing at Lief only for Jasmine to cut his arm.
"You think a scratch is going to stop me," said Dublin taking a step toward her, only to fall over
"The blade is mad of obsidian," she said holding up black bird "a deadly poison is spreading throughout your body" She ran over to Lief to see if he was ok, he was clutching his head and screaming.
"The tar I put on will intensify the darkness in him and eat him alive," said Dublin Laughing before finally dyeing
"Lief, are you ok?" said Jasmine knelling beside him
"Outside…walk to the guardians…they are not real" Lief managed to choke out
"Alright" she said, she took his arm and put it around her shoulder and half dragged him, half carried him out "you sure about this?" she asked him as they neared the guardians, who were running toward them.
"Yeah just keep going" he said "I cant see anything, its like the light has been pulled out of me"
They neared the Guardians camp as they came running up to them, but when the
Guardians got to the edge of the camp they stopped, like they hit an visible wall. She walking toward them dragging Lief behind her, as she got up to the Guardians she stopped and put he free arm out to try and touch them, her hand went right through them and she felt a breeze on it. She took a deep breath and walked through the illusion and found herself inside a forest where animals ran around and plants still grew.
"Hang on Lief we will see if Mage can help you" she said heading into the forest dragging a barely conches Lief behind her.
I meant to Wright this one sooner
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