Hi! This was a quite a pain to write, considering it's a shorter chapter. However, that doesn't mean that it isn't important. Enjoy!
Oh yeah, this entry is also for Challenge 7 of the Monthly Restrict Challenge - no use of dialogue w/ quotes.
Data Fragment 4: Steps (That sat for so long)
The black-and-white city was their home away from home. They roamed its silent streets and tucked themselves away in its castle. The only others were scarecrows and the Knightmon who robotically patrolled the bastion's halls. It was a great respite from adventure, until its overarching quietness began to unnerve them. Still, they always came back.
But Ryo was starting to really hate stairs.
Ryo gazed up the spiral steps that seemed to go on forever. He should be getting more used to stairs, not less. Yet he swore it grew more difficult to ascend every visit.
Guess I'm more tired than I thought… he mused. Well, I suppose being chased by MetalSeadramon all day will do that to you. But I will get up these damn stairs.
He labored onward. He took about a dozen more steps when sharp shocks shot throughout his body. He stumbled back to the wall, his legs quivering like water.
What was that? Ryo thought. He stared at his feet, willing them to move. They did, eventually, but not without scorching pain writhing deep in his limbs. Even breathing took effort.
What's wrong with me? he wondered, each movement more tiring. Would these stairs ever end? Oh man…I just wanna lie down…Oh man, oh man, oh man…
After a few more agonizing steps he slumped against the stone, slowly sliding to a sitting position. Gotta…gotta rest a bit…just a little bit. He was so sleepy. The stairs still stretched on beyond sight. A little…Almost there…I'm almost…
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What's happening to Ryo? Find out next time on...no, I'm not going to go there XD.
Later guys!