Temple of Darkness
Chapter One: Part One and Two
Disclaimer: Atrus and mostly everything else goes to Cyan. John, Mirage, my Atrus (who is a girl), and the Temple of Darkness belong to me.
Achieve: Just at Fanfiction.net and my website.
I hope you like it!
Atrus looked up from his writing. He felt that something was wrong. But what? He looked out the door. Myst was just as beautiful as ever. The sun was shining, and he knew that Catherine would soon be up to bring him dinner. So what could be wrong?
As if to answer his silent question, a bright light shone from in front of him. He shielded his eyes for a moment from the bright glare, but then it was gone. A young man stood in the middle of the library. He had sandy blond hair and crystal blue eyes. But his eyes were clouded as he stumbled toward Atrus's desk and collapsed in front of it.
Atrus quickly got up and rushed to the young man's side. He turned the man over onto his back and looked for any wounds. There was a bleeding wound in the right side of his chest. The young man struggled for a few minutes then lay still.
"Catherine! Get the medical equipment!" Atrus yelled out then turned back to the man.
"Sir, can you hear me?" he asked the other.
"Are you Atrus?" the man asked, blinking his eyes slightly.
"Yes," Atrus answered, uncertain.
"She sent me to find you. She's trapped; you have to go get her," the man mumbled.
"Who do you mean? Who are you?" Atrus asked.
"My names John, and you know who I am talking about," the man said.
Atrus thought for a minute, but then it came to him. Just then, Catherine came in and quickly started to help him attended to the young man.
"What happened?" she asked.
"I am trying to find that out," he said.
Catherine wrapped the wound to stop the bleeding.
"We are going to have to move him to the cabin to treat that wound properly," Catherine said.
"I can walk. But I am not going anywhere until you help her," John said as he sat up slightly.
"What happened?" Atrus asked.
"She has been imprisoned in the Temple of Darkness by her sister. I can't get in because it has some kind of field that makes sure the good forces can't go in without losing their powers. Her sister attacked me on the way but not before I found a message from her telling me to get you. So here I am. Will you please help her?" he begged.
"She is my friend. I feel I should help her out." He looked to Catherine for acknowledgement.
She nodded.
"How do I get there?" Atrus asked John.
"I can open a portal for you. But she is going to have to get you out. If she is too weak, you can use this," John said, and a silver dagger appeared in his hand.
"How will this help us get out of there?" Atrus asked as he took it and looked at it.
"She'll know. When can you leave?" John asked softly.
"Just a moment," Atrus said.
He looked Catherine in the eye.
"I'll be here when you get back," she whispered and kissed him gently.
He smiled and grabbed his pack beside his desk.
"I am ready," he told John.
John nodded and put his hand out. A silver portal opened in the far wall.
"Watch out for the traps. Her sister has the place crawling with them," John warned.
"All right," Atrus said and stepped into the portal. It closed behind him.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Atrus looked around him. The place that he was in was dark, but his weak D'ni eyes adjusted quickly. Rusted metal objects lay everywhere. The stone rooms were in disrepair. All around caused despair. But Atrus ignored the feeling and focused on what he had to do.
Chapter One: Part One and Two
Disclaimer: Atrus and mostly everything else goes to Cyan. John, Mirage, my Atrus (who is a girl), and the Temple of Darkness belong to me.
Achieve: Just at Fanfiction.net and my website.
I hope you like it!
Atrus looked up from his writing. He felt that something was wrong. But what? He looked out the door. Myst was just as beautiful as ever. The sun was shining, and he knew that Catherine would soon be up to bring him dinner. So what could be wrong?
As if to answer his silent question, a bright light shone from in front of him. He shielded his eyes for a moment from the bright glare, but then it was gone. A young man stood in the middle of the library. He had sandy blond hair and crystal blue eyes. But his eyes were clouded as he stumbled toward Atrus's desk and collapsed in front of it.
Atrus quickly got up and rushed to the young man's side. He turned the man over onto his back and looked for any wounds. There was a bleeding wound in the right side of his chest. The young man struggled for a few minutes then lay still.
"Catherine! Get the medical equipment!" Atrus yelled out then turned back to the man.
"Sir, can you hear me?" he asked the other.
"Are you Atrus?" the man asked, blinking his eyes slightly.
"Yes," Atrus answered, uncertain.
"She sent me to find you. She's trapped; you have to go get her," the man mumbled.
"Who do you mean? Who are you?" Atrus asked.
"My names John, and you know who I am talking about," the man said.
Atrus thought for a minute, but then it came to him. Just then, Catherine came in and quickly started to help him attended to the young man.
"What happened?" she asked.
"I am trying to find that out," he said.
Catherine wrapped the wound to stop the bleeding.
"We are going to have to move him to the cabin to treat that wound properly," Catherine said.
"I can walk. But I am not going anywhere until you help her," John said as he sat up slightly.
"What happened?" Atrus asked.
"She has been imprisoned in the Temple of Darkness by her sister. I can't get in because it has some kind of field that makes sure the good forces can't go in without losing their powers. Her sister attacked me on the way but not before I found a message from her telling me to get you. So here I am. Will you please help her?" he begged.
"She is my friend. I feel I should help her out." He looked to Catherine for acknowledgement.
She nodded.
"How do I get there?" Atrus asked John.
"I can open a portal for you. But she is going to have to get you out. If she is too weak, you can use this," John said, and a silver dagger appeared in his hand.
"How will this help us get out of there?" Atrus asked as he took it and looked at it.
"She'll know. When can you leave?" John asked softly.
"Just a moment," Atrus said.
He looked Catherine in the eye.
"I'll be here when you get back," she whispered and kissed him gently.
He smiled and grabbed his pack beside his desk.
"I am ready," he told John.
John nodded and put his hand out. A silver portal opened in the far wall.
"Watch out for the traps. Her sister has the place crawling with them," John warned.
"All right," Atrus said and stepped into the portal. It closed behind him.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Atrus looked around him. The place that he was in was dark, but his weak D'ni eyes adjusted quickly. Rusted metal objects lay everywhere. The stone rooms were in disrepair. All around caused despair. But Atrus ignored the feeling and focused on what he had to do.
