Amelia sat by the well; Tae Grif sat beside her. The wolf creature had seemed very interested in the well ever since before she had woken up. Amelia looked over at Zel, who was sleeping again. The sun had come up moments ago, so she would wake him up soon. She heard the sound of footsteps and shifted her gaze to the path that had led her here the night before. Approaching her was a tall elderly man wearing a black suit and a bowler hat. He walked with a limp and in his right hand he held a cane to help him maneuver. He stopped and was standing right beside her looking over at Zel. " Poor boy, my poor boy." he said sadly shaking his head
" Excuse me sir, but who are you?" Amelia asked, politely smiling at him. The man was now standing with his legs together and both hands on his cane.
He smiled looked down at her, " I am Gaspard," he said holding out his old wrinkled hand. She took it and nodded to him. " You wouldn't be with that young man over there would you miss?" he asked, a frown appearing on his face.
Amelia nodded, " Yes I am, Zelgadis-sama got himself wounded by a creature of evil." she sniffed," He's strong but I wish he wouldn't always go out on his own all the time." She looked down at her feet.
" I'm sorry young lady, but this is not a good place for you to be." He glanced to Tae and then to Zel," Very soon now, this place will become dangerous, I would hate for something to happen to someone as pretty as you."
Janus and Deis found themselves at the dwelling of Doan, who had been preparing to leave just when they arrived. " Magus! Deis! It is good to see you again! I trust you are both well?" Magus nodded and continued down the path without saying a word. Doan raised an eyebrow and looked to Deis, " Was it something I said?" he asked.
"Don't worry about him Doan, you know very well that that's the way he always is. Remember, he didn't even wake up in a bed this morning, we may never know if he got up on the right side or not." She joked, smiling at Doan. " It's very good to see you well Doan, I almost didn't recognize you."
Doan shrugged looking after Janus, who was now almost out of sight. "I just wish that Magus would cheer up. He's had a hard time you know." he peered up at the snake woman and smiled again, " We should catch up with him, he's not as familiar with this place as he thinks he is. A lot of new creatures have appeared since you were all here last."
Clyde stopped when he reached the area in which Janus had been sealed, was it just him, or did it feel different here. He was about to continue, when a crack in the rock wall caught his eye, " This wasn't here last time, I'm sure of it." he said approaching the part in the rock wall where the crack began. It was a diagonal mark, starting at the bottom left and going to the upper right. Clyde almost fell off of his feet when he caught wind the most terrible odor he had ever smelled. He drew out his knife 'Striker' and held it religiously. Whatever left that horrible smell wasn't far off, what if it had gotten one of the others? What if it was one of the others!?
Verimoth walked slowly, whistling to himself. He was surprised that he hadn't come across any of the others yet. He kicked at the dirt, making a small dust cloud at his feet. He shouldn't be too far from the meeting place, aside from Tae he was the one sealed closest to it, the others had a much longer walk than he. He was beginning to miss home a lot, in his dreams he was always with his tribe, his family. He missed the land, the hunting. There was one person that he hadn't properly said good bye to. She was back there, he hoped that she waited for him. He had never really told Sylvia how he felt about her. Verimoth was so busy thinking that he didn't notice Janus stride right past him.
Nearly two hours later everyone was there, all but one that is. Clyde, who was sealed all the way at the other end of the ravine, was missing. Zelgadis who was now awake was looking confused, while he had slept a bunch of weird people had surrounded him. The oldest of them all, a tall man dressed in black pointed towards Zel and gestured for him to come near. " You Zelgadis Greywerds, will be the last of the seven." At first Zel thought the man was a joke, but memories that were not his own began to flood through his mind. He saw two Gods of war one with good intentions the other not so good. He saw himself with seven others, some of which now stood before him. He saw the ring that he had picked up upon entering the ravine. The ring! What was its significance?
When the memories stopped Zelgadis opened his eyes and bowed to Gaspard, " I will help to stop Diont, show me what I must do, but first let me ask you something." he reached into his pocket and caught hold of the ring. " Where is Clyde?"
" Excuse me sir, but who are you?" Amelia asked, politely smiling at him. The man was now standing with his legs together and both hands on his cane.
He smiled looked down at her, " I am Gaspard," he said holding out his old wrinkled hand. She took it and nodded to him. " You wouldn't be with that young man over there would you miss?" he asked, a frown appearing on his face.
Amelia nodded, " Yes I am, Zelgadis-sama got himself wounded by a creature of evil." she sniffed," He's strong but I wish he wouldn't always go out on his own all the time." She looked down at her feet.
" I'm sorry young lady, but this is not a good place for you to be." He glanced to Tae and then to Zel," Very soon now, this place will become dangerous, I would hate for something to happen to someone as pretty as you."
Janus and Deis found themselves at the dwelling of Doan, who had been preparing to leave just when they arrived. " Magus! Deis! It is good to see you again! I trust you are both well?" Magus nodded and continued down the path without saying a word. Doan raised an eyebrow and looked to Deis, " Was it something I said?" he asked.
"Don't worry about him Doan, you know very well that that's the way he always is. Remember, he didn't even wake up in a bed this morning, we may never know if he got up on the right side or not." She joked, smiling at Doan. " It's very good to see you well Doan, I almost didn't recognize you."
Doan shrugged looking after Janus, who was now almost out of sight. "I just wish that Magus would cheer up. He's had a hard time you know." he peered up at the snake woman and smiled again, " We should catch up with him, he's not as familiar with this place as he thinks he is. A lot of new creatures have appeared since you were all here last."
Clyde stopped when he reached the area in which Janus had been sealed, was it just him, or did it feel different here. He was about to continue, when a crack in the rock wall caught his eye, " This wasn't here last time, I'm sure of it." he said approaching the part in the rock wall where the crack began. It was a diagonal mark, starting at the bottom left and going to the upper right. Clyde almost fell off of his feet when he caught wind the most terrible odor he had ever smelled. He drew out his knife 'Striker' and held it religiously. Whatever left that horrible smell wasn't far off, what if it had gotten one of the others? What if it was one of the others!?
Verimoth walked slowly, whistling to himself. He was surprised that he hadn't come across any of the others yet. He kicked at the dirt, making a small dust cloud at his feet. He shouldn't be too far from the meeting place, aside from Tae he was the one sealed closest to it, the others had a much longer walk than he. He was beginning to miss home a lot, in his dreams he was always with his tribe, his family. He missed the land, the hunting. There was one person that he hadn't properly said good bye to. She was back there, he hoped that she waited for him. He had never really told Sylvia how he felt about her. Verimoth was so busy thinking that he didn't notice Janus stride right past him.
Nearly two hours later everyone was there, all but one that is. Clyde, who was sealed all the way at the other end of the ravine, was missing. Zelgadis who was now awake was looking confused, while he had slept a bunch of weird people had surrounded him. The oldest of them all, a tall man dressed in black pointed towards Zel and gestured for him to come near. " You Zelgadis Greywerds, will be the last of the seven." At first Zel thought the man was a joke, but memories that were not his own began to flood through his mind. He saw two Gods of war one with good intentions the other not so good. He saw himself with seven others, some of which now stood before him. He saw the ring that he had picked up upon entering the ravine. The ring! What was its significance?
When the memories stopped Zelgadis opened his eyes and bowed to Gaspard, " I will help to stop Diont, show me what I must do, but first let me ask you something." he reached into his pocket and caught hold of the ring. " Where is Clyde?"
