Chapter 5-the vision
Leif was exhausted. He had been walking all night but had found no more sign of where Jasmine was. Kree had been flying ahead but soon came back. He was tired too. He landed on Leif's shoulder and began to sleep. Leif winced at the bird's vice-like grip. Filli had fallen asleep hours ago, and Leif desperately wanted to rest but knew he couldn't. Not till he found another indication of where Jasmine was. As Leif trudged up the steep mass of rock and rubble that bordered Del, he thought, "Once I get over this hill, I will no longer be in the safety of my kingdom." As he thought the last words, he stood at the pinnacle of the hill and saw the land before him. There were plains, shadowed by the few clouds in the sky. The dark grass reached for miles until it finally ended when it hit the pure white sands, then continued into the sapphire waves of the ocean. Leif gazed at how mysterious and beautiful it looked. He had never seen the southern ocean before. The only time he had been at sea was on the search for the amethyst. He shuddered as he thought of the Glus. They had all so nearly been destroyed in its terrible caves. Leif started to drift away from reality as he thought of all the adventures his companions and him had been through. He closed his eyes and began to sit down when he saw a vision in his mind. There was darkness, screaming and crying, the sound was unbearable. Suddenly the darkness began to split and a blinding white light came shining through. There was a long, deafening screeching that made Leif cry out in agony. With that he tore his eyes open and fell down on the hard ground. He gasped for breath as Kree flew down from the sky. The blackbird had awoken when Leif began to scream. Filli whimpered in Leif's collar, he didn't know what was wrong. One moment he was sleeping peacefully, the next he was nearly deafened from Leif's cries. Leif absent-mindedly put a hand up to calm him. He froze with surprise; this was exactly what Jasmine would have done! He smiled to himself as he slowly stood up. He thought it quite interesting that Jasmine's behaviour was showing through him. Leif ran down the slope, he didn't know why, but somehow he had new strength. But the rocks on the hill were quite loose, causing Leif to lose his footing and fall down, where he tumbled into the soft grass of the plains. Leif paused to catch his breath for a moment before setting off again. Little did he know there was an unexpected surprise waiting for him a bit further away.
Leif was exhausted. He had been walking all night but had found no more sign of where Jasmine was. Kree had been flying ahead but soon came back. He was tired too. He landed on Leif's shoulder and began to sleep. Leif winced at the bird's vice-like grip. Filli had fallen asleep hours ago, and Leif desperately wanted to rest but knew he couldn't. Not till he found another indication of where Jasmine was. As Leif trudged up the steep mass of rock and rubble that bordered Del, he thought, "Once I get over this hill, I will no longer be in the safety of my kingdom." As he thought the last words, he stood at the pinnacle of the hill and saw the land before him. There were plains, shadowed by the few clouds in the sky. The dark grass reached for miles until it finally ended when it hit the pure white sands, then continued into the sapphire waves of the ocean. Leif gazed at how mysterious and beautiful it looked. He had never seen the southern ocean before. The only time he had been at sea was on the search for the amethyst. He shuddered as he thought of the Glus. They had all so nearly been destroyed in its terrible caves. Leif started to drift away from reality as he thought of all the adventures his companions and him had been through. He closed his eyes and began to sit down when he saw a vision in his mind. There was darkness, screaming and crying, the sound was unbearable. Suddenly the darkness began to split and a blinding white light came shining through. There was a long, deafening screeching that made Leif cry out in agony. With that he tore his eyes open and fell down on the hard ground. He gasped for breath as Kree flew down from the sky. The blackbird had awoken when Leif began to scream. Filli whimpered in Leif's collar, he didn't know what was wrong. One moment he was sleeping peacefully, the next he was nearly deafened from Leif's cries. Leif absent-mindedly put a hand up to calm him. He froze with surprise; this was exactly what Jasmine would have done! He smiled to himself as he slowly stood up. He thought it quite interesting that Jasmine's behaviour was showing through him. Leif ran down the slope, he didn't know why, but somehow he had new strength. But the rocks on the hill were quite loose, causing Leif to lose his footing and fall down, where he tumbled into the soft grass of the plains. Leif paused to catch his breath for a moment before setting off again. Little did he know there was an unexpected surprise waiting for him a bit further away.