Ch.11: Syndra's Guilt
"What the heck is that?" screamed Cera, as she watched a tidal wave of flame spread across the Mysterious Beyond.
Nia shuddered in the wind as the others looked on in shock. Something terrible had just been unleashed, and doom could be felt in the air.
Silence gripped the entire land of the Mysterious Beyond until a strained moan decided to cut through the pain. Eyes and body just struggling to reawaken, the injured form of Guido looked out to the bare landscape, a scene of horror greeting his eyes.
Dozens of sharptooth carcasses lay scattered for the world to see, their bones peeking through flesh, and bleeding crimson flow.
Sierra and Rinkus were both knocked out cold. Their injuries were miraculously less severe than the sharpteeth surrounding them.
From the way his own body felt, Guido could tell he had made a lucky escape too. The cut he had received from Red Claw was still there, but it wasn't enough to keep him down.
No, the dizziness from all the fear and confusion would probably handle that.
"Guido! Guido!" yelled out a familiar voice, and Guido's eyes widened in excitement as he witnesses his friends run over in excitement to embrace him in a hug.
"We looked everywhere for you!" said Petrie.
"What happened?" asked Cera.
"Are you alright?" said Littlefoot.
"I'm fine" said Guido " but everyone else sure isn't,"
"We could tell," said Cera.
"What were you doing in the Mysterious Beyond?" asked Pterano " The last time I saw you was at Three Horn Peak. What happened after that?"
"Um…well…you see…," stumbled Guido, before Ducky cried out.
"Look!" pointed the swimmer, spotting Syndra standing on a nearby rock. Petrie gasped and turned to Guido.
"She look just like you," said Petrie.
"Yeah uh" said Guido " that's part of the reason I came. She promised to tell me of my kind if I helped her out, and stop a great evil from awakening,"
"Looks like it awakened to me" said Cera " just look at this place!"
"I'd rather not," thought Nia in her mind, as a slight shiver passed through her scales. A dark presence was still nearby, they had to get out of this landscape.
Up on the rock, Syndra never turned her gaze away from the sky. Staring in the direction to where evil fled. Haunting memories of her sister's words, squeezed into her mind.
(FlashBack)
"Syndra" said Jewel, flying into the cave hollow " you must stop this madness against our people. The Great Evil will surely come again if you continue down this path,"
"That's what I plan on sister" said Syndra, bearing an evil grin " Once I extract the blood from the young prince everything will be achieved, and I shall be rewarded greatly for my efforts,"
"There is no reward!" shouted Jewel " there will be nothing left but destruction. Open your eyes now sister, before the planet burns to dust,"
( End FlashBack)
"I can see now" cried Syndra in her mind, as subtle tears left her eyes " I'm sorry Jewel,"
Lost in her guilt, the black-feathered dino barely had time to react when a twin set of sharp claws pinned her wings to the ground. Rinkus and Sierra had recovered, and were out for their revenge.
"Hold her steady" said Sierra to Rinkus " I want the first shot,"
"No!" said Guido, slamming into Sierra, while Pterano chased off Rinkus.
"This is no time for revenge" said Pterano " we need to know what has been unleashed. Now dear, tell us what you know,"
"Your valley is a great danger" said Syndra " as is the rest of the world,"
