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Labyrinth: The Way to the Goblin City
By: RurouniGirl
The forest glittered and sparkled in the sunlight as the three companions made their way deep into the sea of green. It was a beautiful site, trees rising tall above them, sunlight shining in wisp through the branches, the gurgling of a small brook could be heard nearby. Ken smiled and closed his eyes as a ray of sunlight washed over his face. He looked over at Omi and smiled brightly.
"It's beautiful in here, isn't it?" he asked.
Omi smiled and nodded in agreement. Yohji shook his head, laughing silently, and started to whistle cheerfully as they walked. They slowly made their way toward the center of the forest. As they walked deeper and deeper, the forest grew denser, the trees seeming to close in all around them. Sunlight became scarce as the trees become more numerous and closer together.
The trees grew closer and closer together, as if trying to suffocate the three companions and it was nearly pitch black. As the feeling of suffocation surrounded them, Ken looked up and sighed in relief. In front of them was a bridge, and on the other side was the beautiful sparkling green forest, filled with sunlight.
The three companions ran forward but were cut off as they reached the bridge. A tall, orange-haired man stood before them. He was dressed all in white, which made his orange hair appear as bright as fire. He stood before them, his arms outspread, feet planted firmly, blocking their way.
Ken took another step forward. "May we pass?" he asked.
The man shook his head. "I am Schuldich, the guardian of this bridge. No one may pass unless they answer my riddle first," he said.
Ken was slightly taken aback. "I'm Ken," he said. "Tell me, what is this riddle that I must answer?"
Schuldich smiled slyly. "What creature," he asked, "goes on four feet in the morning, on two at noonday, on three in the evening?" [1]
Ken stepped backward and sat down on the mossy ground as he tried to think of a solution to the riddle. 'A creature that goes on four feet, two feet, and then three feet?' he asked himself.
As he sat there contemplating the riddle, the solution popped into his mind. "That's it!" he cried, jumping up and walking to the bridge, a grin on his face.
"You asked what creature goes on four feet in the morning, on two at noonday, and on three in the evening," he said. "The answer is MAN," he told Schuldich, grinning.
Schuldich looked at Ken curiously. "And how did you come to this conclusion," he asked.
Ken grinned again. "In childhood man creeps on hands and feet, in manhood he walks erect, in old age he helps himself with a staff," he replied.
Schuldich studied Ken for a moment before stepping aside. "You may cross the bridge. You have answered my riddle correctly."
Ken turned to the others and saw them grinning at him. "How on earth did you ever figure that out," Omi asked.
Ken shrugged. "I don't know. It just sort of came to me as I was sitting there thinking."
"Well," said Yohji, "however you came up with the answer, I don't care. The important thing is that you did and we can cross the bridge now."
Ken nodded and the three crossed over the bridge. As they reached the other side he turned around to see Schuldich standing on the other end of the bridge alone.
"Schuldich!" he called.
The other man turned around to look at him. "Yes?"
"Why don't you come with us?" Ken asked, smiling. "You look pretty lonely standing there all by yourself."
Schuldich seemed to think about it for a few moments before leaving his position and joining the group on the other side of the bridge.
"You don't mind my coming?" he asked.
Ken shook his head. "Nope," he said. Omi and Yohji nodded their agreement as well.
"Yes, please join us," Omi said, smiling.
Yohji grinned. "Yes, please do. I could use somebody my age to talk to," he said laughing and winking at Schuldich.
Schuldich laughed. "All right then," he said. "I would love to join you. You are going to the Goblin City, right?"
Ken nodded. "Yep, that's where were headed."
The four companions took off once again. As they walked, Ken saw something flicker out of the corner of his eye. He turned in the direction of the flicker and walked toward it, leaving the other's behind. As he drew closer he saw that it was another mirror. He stopped, backing away, not wanting to see another painful scene from his life.
"Don't be afraid. Look into the mirror," a voice whispered.
Ken looked around but saw no one. He slowly approached the mirror. As he gazed into it, he saw an unusual site. He was standing there, surrounded by his friend, Yohji, Omi, Schuldich, and Aya. The Goblin King was once again standing beside Ken, his arm around his shoulder, smiling down at him.
Ken gulped. 'Is it possible that this is real?' he asked himself, looking longingly at the mirror. He had always dreamed of having friends and someone who loved him, yet for it to actually happen would be a dream come true.
The vision in the mirror slowly faded away into darkness. 'No,' Ken thought. He wanted to see it again. He grasped onto the memory of the vision, hoping beyond all hope that maybe, just maybe, it might come true.
He turned away from the mirror and made his way back to the path, running to catch up with the others. They came to a sudden halt as he caught up with them. He looked past them and gasped. They all stared in awe at the site before them. They had finally made it to the Goblin City.
[1] This riddle is from the Greek play Oedipus Rex. For those of you who have never read this, a Sphinx asks this riddle of Oedipus.
[2] This is the answer that Oedipus gives to the Sphinx. This is, of course, the correct answer.
Author's Notes: Well, sorry this chapter took so long to post. I had a severe case of writer's block, but I think I'm now cured. YAY! Anyway, you know the drill. Good? Bad? Review. RurouniGirl
Labyrinth: The Way to the Goblin City
By: RurouniGirl
The forest glittered and sparkled in the sunlight as the three companions made their way deep into the sea of green. It was a beautiful site, trees rising tall above them, sunlight shining in wisp through the branches, the gurgling of a small brook could be heard nearby. Ken smiled and closed his eyes as a ray of sunlight washed over his face. He looked over at Omi and smiled brightly.
"It's beautiful in here, isn't it?" he asked.
Omi smiled and nodded in agreement. Yohji shook his head, laughing silently, and started to whistle cheerfully as they walked. They slowly made their way toward the center of the forest. As they walked deeper and deeper, the forest grew denser, the trees seeming to close in all around them. Sunlight became scarce as the trees become more numerous and closer together.
The trees grew closer and closer together, as if trying to suffocate the three companions and it was nearly pitch black. As the feeling of suffocation surrounded them, Ken looked up and sighed in relief. In front of them was a bridge, and on the other side was the beautiful sparkling green forest, filled with sunlight.
The three companions ran forward but were cut off as they reached the bridge. A tall, orange-haired man stood before them. He was dressed all in white, which made his orange hair appear as bright as fire. He stood before them, his arms outspread, feet planted firmly, blocking their way.
Ken took another step forward. "May we pass?" he asked.
The man shook his head. "I am Schuldich, the guardian of this bridge. No one may pass unless they answer my riddle first," he said.
Ken was slightly taken aback. "I'm Ken," he said. "Tell me, what is this riddle that I must answer?"
Schuldich smiled slyly. "What creature," he asked, "goes on four feet in the morning, on two at noonday, on three in the evening?" [1]
Ken stepped backward and sat down on the mossy ground as he tried to think of a solution to the riddle. 'A creature that goes on four feet, two feet, and then three feet?' he asked himself.
As he sat there contemplating the riddle, the solution popped into his mind. "That's it!" he cried, jumping up and walking to the bridge, a grin on his face.
"You asked what creature goes on four feet in the morning, on two at noonday, and on three in the evening," he said. "The answer is MAN," he told Schuldich, grinning.
Schuldich looked at Ken curiously. "And how did you come to this conclusion," he asked.
Ken grinned again. "In childhood man creeps on hands and feet, in manhood he walks erect, in old age he helps himself with a staff," he replied.
Schuldich studied Ken for a moment before stepping aside. "You may cross the bridge. You have answered my riddle correctly."
Ken turned to the others and saw them grinning at him. "How on earth did you ever figure that out," Omi asked.
Ken shrugged. "I don't know. It just sort of came to me as I was sitting there thinking."
"Well," said Yohji, "however you came up with the answer, I don't care. The important thing is that you did and we can cross the bridge now."
Ken nodded and the three crossed over the bridge. As they reached the other side he turned around to see Schuldich standing on the other end of the bridge alone.
"Schuldich!" he called.
The other man turned around to look at him. "Yes?"
"Why don't you come with us?" Ken asked, smiling. "You look pretty lonely standing there all by yourself."
Schuldich seemed to think about it for a few moments before leaving his position and joining the group on the other side of the bridge.
"You don't mind my coming?" he asked.
Ken shook his head. "Nope," he said. Omi and Yohji nodded their agreement as well.
"Yes, please join us," Omi said, smiling.
Yohji grinned. "Yes, please do. I could use somebody my age to talk to," he said laughing and winking at Schuldich.
Schuldich laughed. "All right then," he said. "I would love to join you. You are going to the Goblin City, right?"
Ken nodded. "Yep, that's where were headed."
The four companions took off once again. As they walked, Ken saw something flicker out of the corner of his eye. He turned in the direction of the flicker and walked toward it, leaving the other's behind. As he drew closer he saw that it was another mirror. He stopped, backing away, not wanting to see another painful scene from his life.
"Don't be afraid. Look into the mirror," a voice whispered.
Ken looked around but saw no one. He slowly approached the mirror. As he gazed into it, he saw an unusual site. He was standing there, surrounded by his friend, Yohji, Omi, Schuldich, and Aya. The Goblin King was once again standing beside Ken, his arm around his shoulder, smiling down at him.
Ken gulped. 'Is it possible that this is real?' he asked himself, looking longingly at the mirror. He had always dreamed of having friends and someone who loved him, yet for it to actually happen would be a dream come true.
The vision in the mirror slowly faded away into darkness. 'No,' Ken thought. He wanted to see it again. He grasped onto the memory of the vision, hoping beyond all hope that maybe, just maybe, it might come true.
He turned away from the mirror and made his way back to the path, running to catch up with the others. They came to a sudden halt as he caught up with them. He looked past them and gasped. They all stared in awe at the site before them. They had finally made it to the Goblin City.
[1] This riddle is from the Greek play Oedipus Rex. For those of you who have never read this, a Sphinx asks this riddle of Oedipus.
[2] This is the answer that Oedipus gives to the Sphinx. This is, of course, the correct answer.
Author's Notes: Well, sorry this chapter took so long to post. I had a severe case of writer's block, but I think I'm now cured. YAY! Anyway, you know the drill. Good? Bad? Review. RurouniGirl