Disclaimer: I do not own the boys from Weiß Kreuz, nor do I own the idea of Labyrinth. Both belong to their perspective creators and I do not claim credit for any of them...I'm simply using them for entertainment purposes and am not making any money off of them.
Labyrinth: Through the Door and Over the Swamp
By: RurouniGirl
Ken took a deep breath and stepped through the door. To his surprise, he found himself in a medieval chamber. A long table that stretched down the middle of the room was filled with food. Elegantly carved chairs lined the table and the walls. A large candle chandelier hung above the table and a fire crackled cheerfully in the enormous fireplace. People dressed in renaissance style clothing roamed around the room, chatting pleasantly or dancing to the soft music being played.
He looked around him and noticed that all of the people held a mask that covered their faces. He moved through the room, pushing his way through the crowd, trying to reach the end of the room. A flash of red appeared to his left and he turned, but nobody was there. He whirled around wondering where the Goblin King had gone. He continued to push his way through the crowd, searching as he went. He was so intend upon finding Aya that he failed to notice the piece of red hair that was visible even behind a mask.
Aya smiled as he watched Ken moving through the room, head turning left and right as he searched. He walked easily through the crowd always keeping a few steps behind Ken.
Ken stopped at the edge of the dance floor looking about him before entering the mass of dancing couples. It seemed like he would never make it through when he finally came to the end. He was about to leave the chamber when Aya seemed to appear out of nowhere and swept him onto the dance floor. Ken felt like he was floating on air as they spun around the room and that strange feeling once again rose up in the pit of his stomach. He tried to push it aside, but no matter how hard he tried it remained.
He jumped as somewhere a clock chimed loudly. He looked around him at all the people. They began to shimmer and fade. He looked back at the Goblin King, but Aya was gone. He ran toward the end of the room and flung open the door. He took another look behind him. All of the people wavered and faded away. The table and fireplace began to shimmer and waver. He turned and stepped through the door. The smell of decaying leaves and putrid water wafted to his nose and he realized he was standing in the middle of a festering swamp.
He groaned. "Great," he said. "Just great. How do I ever manage to get myself into these things?" he asked himself.
"I don't know. Why don't you tell me?" said Yohji's familiar voice.
Ken grinned. "Yohji! I thought I'd lost you."
Yohji shook his head. "Nah, I'm not that easy to lose."
Ken laughed softly as they slowly began to pick his way across the swamp, being careful where they stepped. He stopped as the patches of dry ground came to an end. "Ah man. Now how are we supposed to get across?"
"Excuse me," someone called. "Do you need some help?"
Ken looked about him and saw a young boy standing at the end of the swamp. "Yes," he called.
The young boy began to sing. His voice was high and melodious. As he sang the swamp before him began to bubble. Ken watched in astonishment as a trail of rocks rose up in front of him, creating a path to the end of the swamp. He began to step careful as each rock rose up in front of him. He gave a sigh of relief as he finally reached the end of the swamp.
"Thank you," he said, taking a closer look at the boy. He was younger than Ken had thought.
The boy smiled and held out a hand. "I'm Omi," he said.
Ken smiled. "I'm Ken. And this is Yohji," he said, as the man stepped onto dry ground beside him.
"Pleased to meet both of you," Omi said. "Where are you headed?"
"To the castle at the center of the labyrinth," Ken said. "Can you tell me if we're going in the right direction?"
Omi shook his head, shrugging. "I'm sorry. I do not know the way. But I can help you find it, if you don't mind adding an extra person to your group."
Ken looked at Yohji who nodded. He turned back to Omi. "We would be very grateful if you helped us find the way."
The three of them set off to try and find the castle. They traveled through a dry, scalding desert for what seemed like hours. They finally reached the edge of a glittering forest. Their faces were smudged with dirt, and their clothes were dirty and gritty, but even in such a state, Ken still made the waiting Goblin King smile affectionately.
"Congratulations. You're doing very well. You've almost made it to the walls of the Goblin City." He beamed at Ken, pride sparkling in his eyes. "Through this forest is the way to the city." He looked at Ken intently. "Tell me, does your life seem any better now that you've come this far?"
Ken gulped and shook his head. "No," he said in a small voice, pain visible in his eyes.
Aya smiled sadly and his eyes seemed to speak. 'I'm sorry,' they said. There was a poof and the Goblin King vanished once again.
The three companions looked at one another and then at the forest that stretched in front of them.
"Well," Omi said. "The city is just through the woods."
Ken smiled and turned to Yohji. "We're almost there," he said.
Yohji grinned. "Don't look at me. You got here on your own. I was pretty much worthless," he said, chuckling.
Ken laughed and looked at each of them in turn. "Well," he said. "Off we go."
And with that the three of them stepped into the forest.
Author's Notes: well, the end of yet another chapter. Hope you like it. RurouniGirl
Labyrinth: Through the Door and Over the Swamp
By: RurouniGirl
Ken took a deep breath and stepped through the door. To his surprise, he found himself in a medieval chamber. A long table that stretched down the middle of the room was filled with food. Elegantly carved chairs lined the table and the walls. A large candle chandelier hung above the table and a fire crackled cheerfully in the enormous fireplace. People dressed in renaissance style clothing roamed around the room, chatting pleasantly or dancing to the soft music being played.
He looked around him and noticed that all of the people held a mask that covered their faces. He moved through the room, pushing his way through the crowd, trying to reach the end of the room. A flash of red appeared to his left and he turned, but nobody was there. He whirled around wondering where the Goblin King had gone. He continued to push his way through the crowd, searching as he went. He was so intend upon finding Aya that he failed to notice the piece of red hair that was visible even behind a mask.
Aya smiled as he watched Ken moving through the room, head turning left and right as he searched. He walked easily through the crowd always keeping a few steps behind Ken.
Ken stopped at the edge of the dance floor looking about him before entering the mass of dancing couples. It seemed like he would never make it through when he finally came to the end. He was about to leave the chamber when Aya seemed to appear out of nowhere and swept him onto the dance floor. Ken felt like he was floating on air as they spun around the room and that strange feeling once again rose up in the pit of his stomach. He tried to push it aside, but no matter how hard he tried it remained.
He jumped as somewhere a clock chimed loudly. He looked around him at all the people. They began to shimmer and fade. He looked back at the Goblin King, but Aya was gone. He ran toward the end of the room and flung open the door. He took another look behind him. All of the people wavered and faded away. The table and fireplace began to shimmer and waver. He turned and stepped through the door. The smell of decaying leaves and putrid water wafted to his nose and he realized he was standing in the middle of a festering swamp.
He groaned. "Great," he said. "Just great. How do I ever manage to get myself into these things?" he asked himself.
"I don't know. Why don't you tell me?" said Yohji's familiar voice.
Ken grinned. "Yohji! I thought I'd lost you."
Yohji shook his head. "Nah, I'm not that easy to lose."
Ken laughed softly as they slowly began to pick his way across the swamp, being careful where they stepped. He stopped as the patches of dry ground came to an end. "Ah man. Now how are we supposed to get across?"
"Excuse me," someone called. "Do you need some help?"
Ken looked about him and saw a young boy standing at the end of the swamp. "Yes," he called.
The young boy began to sing. His voice was high and melodious. As he sang the swamp before him began to bubble. Ken watched in astonishment as a trail of rocks rose up in front of him, creating a path to the end of the swamp. He began to step careful as each rock rose up in front of him. He gave a sigh of relief as he finally reached the end of the swamp.
"Thank you," he said, taking a closer look at the boy. He was younger than Ken had thought.
The boy smiled and held out a hand. "I'm Omi," he said.
Ken smiled. "I'm Ken. And this is Yohji," he said, as the man stepped onto dry ground beside him.
"Pleased to meet both of you," Omi said. "Where are you headed?"
"To the castle at the center of the labyrinth," Ken said. "Can you tell me if we're going in the right direction?"
Omi shook his head, shrugging. "I'm sorry. I do not know the way. But I can help you find it, if you don't mind adding an extra person to your group."
Ken looked at Yohji who nodded. He turned back to Omi. "We would be very grateful if you helped us find the way."
The three of them set off to try and find the castle. They traveled through a dry, scalding desert for what seemed like hours. They finally reached the edge of a glittering forest. Their faces were smudged with dirt, and their clothes were dirty and gritty, but even in such a state, Ken still made the waiting Goblin King smile affectionately.
"Congratulations. You're doing very well. You've almost made it to the walls of the Goblin City." He beamed at Ken, pride sparkling in his eyes. "Through this forest is the way to the city." He looked at Ken intently. "Tell me, does your life seem any better now that you've come this far?"
Ken gulped and shook his head. "No," he said in a small voice, pain visible in his eyes.
Aya smiled sadly and his eyes seemed to speak. 'I'm sorry,' they said. There was a poof and the Goblin King vanished once again.
The three companions looked at one another and then at the forest that stretched in front of them.
"Well," Omi said. "The city is just through the woods."
Ken smiled and turned to Yohji. "We're almost there," he said.
Yohji grinned. "Don't look at me. You got here on your own. I was pretty much worthless," he said, chuckling.
Ken laughed and looked at each of them in turn. "Well," he said. "Off we go."
And with that the three of them stepped into the forest.
Author's Notes: well, the end of yet another chapter. Hope you like it. RurouniGirl