Demi Dark

Chapter 7: Truth and Darkness

Bowie looked up at the dark sky. Although it was long past dawn, dark storm clouds filled the sky and rain splattered the ground. The rest of the group was sleeping in a small cave. They were waiting for the rain to past before moving on to Mt. Volcano. Bowie's blue eye couldn't rest this night. His mind returned to his memories of days long past when Irilos was a young child. For once, Bowie let his mind return to his memories.

Bowie could see his kitchen as Irilos sat on one of the chairs. At the time Irilos was barely four years old. His small legs didn't even touch the stone floor. A large brown book about the animals that inhabited the region sat in front of Irilos on the round wooden table.

"Daddy have you ever seen a deer before?" Irilos asked.

Bowie smiled at the remark. He had seen many animals and creatures on his travels. Deer inhabited most places.

"Of course. Maybe when you are older I'll take you to see one," Bowie replied.

Irilos smiled with glee, than his gaze returned to the book.

"Bowie!" a voice called.

"Mother's home. Let's see what she has for dinner," Bowie said.

"Bowie! You're dreaming! Wake up!" the voice called again.

Bowie opened his eyes and saw May looking down at him. Her hoof was digging into his ribs. Slade was grinning beside her while Keldo didn't seem to care, but his eyes were worried.

"I'm up," Bowie grumbled.

He stood up and looked outside the cave entrance to see that the storm clouds have past and the sun gleamed through the thin clouds that were left. Although it was a pleasing sight to see after the many hours of rain, Bowie didn't smile.

"We should be moving soon. Our inhabitance here will not go unnoticed for much longer," Keldo said.

Everyone stared at Keldo for a moment, than turned to Bowie. Even though it was strange for a young boy to say such a thing, Keldo was right.

"Let us start moving. We should reach the tunnel to Mt. Volcano soon," Bowie said.

The small group began to move out again. As the group left the cave and headed north, a small blue cloud that had settled above the cave in the rain, left.

The group came to the dark tunnel that leads to Mt. Volcano by land. Last time Bowie traveled through it, he had Kazin to light the way and had to fight a hobgoblin This time the tunnel was completely black with no magical light. Bowie took three steps into the darkness than was shocked by a small red light that lit of the small area he was standing in. He turned and looked at Keldo who summoned a small magical flame above him.

"We should get moving before something notices that we are here," suggested May.

With a nod from Bowie and Slade the group began to move through the dark tunnel. Slade noticed that even though there was some life in the tunnel, they kept away from him as long as he was in Keldo's light. He didn't like depending on an unknown factor.

The walk through the tunnel was short and uneventful. Yet it was the view that came outside that made Bowie's eyes widen. Mt. Volcano was under attack by demons. Not just Polca Village was under attack but the Birdmen were being torn from the sky. Keldo ran ahead once he got out of the tunnel. His speed was great for a young child.

"I told you we shouldn't trust him," Slade yelled as he left the tunnel.

May followed closely behind Slade and kicked him.

"No you didn't," she replied.

Before an argument could start, Bowie ordered the two to stop talking. Bowie unsheathed his sword and ran into the small village at the bas of Mt. Volcano. May and Slade followed shortly after him.