Chapter Sixteen
Soul slowly opened his eyes he saw sunlight shining through the holes in the roof he thought about how beautiful this temple might have been before Fury's power corrupted it. He looked away from the roof and at their campsite, he saw that Cynder and Spyro were asleep. Spyro wrapping his wing over her, he smiled and thought about how he had been with Aleen. Then the pain came back and he shoved that feeling away than he looked over where Snow lay. She too was asleep and he watched her steady breathing and saw how peaceful she looked, he was soon filled with a warm peaceful feeling just watching her sleep. Soul's stomach rumbled and decided that he should find something for them to eat."He walked outside and took a deep breath trying to pick up a scent. Nothing yet, he decided to walk toward the nearby forest to see if there was something there. When he was at least thirty yards from the forest he picked up a scent, it was deer he moved the grass aside with his paw and saw tracks leading toward the forest he determined they were made a couple of hours ago. But as Soul neared the forest the scent grew stronger the deer must be just beyond the tree line. Soul crouched down he was downwind of the deer and the grass was tall enough to hide him, another ten yards and he saw it. The deer was walking along the tree line eating acorns off the ground dropped by the oak trees, it was at least twenty yards away. Soul got ten yards closer before stopping, the deer not knowing he was there was walking closer to him, ten yards, eight, six, five he pounced at the deer claws first, the deer tried to flee but he was already on top it knocking it to the ground.
He bit into its neck the deer in response kicked him in his ribs something cracked and pain flowed into his body but he bit down hard causing blood to flow the deer died and Soul let go. He was hurt, bad there was a fire in his chest and his lungs, he coughed up blood. He was in trouble he needed the light, he lay down against a tree and tried to summon it but it wouldn't come. He felt the blood run out of his face something was wrong, he tried again nothing happened. He tried to take a deep breath and coughed up more blood, thoughts were rushing through his head he needed help he knew what he had to do. Soul rose to his feet causing him to scream in pain, he started walking toward the temple he was finding it harder and harder to breathe. His vision started swaying and he had to close his eyes for a moment to continue, he limped closer and closer to the temple. He started hearing her voice again he panicked he knew he was dying he limped faster he had to get to Snow, he was close to the temple so close his vision started to blur. He thought he heard someone call his name in her voice, he collapsed and everything went dark.