Chapter five
Ryu threw the rod back into the water in hopes of catching a fish. He waited a few minutes then pulled the line back out. "I guess the fish are upset today..." he sighed in disappointment. After putting the rod back into his bag, the dragon warrior looked up at the dark clouded sky. He let out a big sighed then started back for the camp site. The wind that day was oddly still but the air was warm with humidity. The clouds above Ryu's head threatened to bring rain as a low thunder was heard.
By the time he had reach camp, which was in a near by opening close to the lake that he was fishing at, it started to sprinkle. He noticed that the others must be inside the tent, so he walked in. Momo was reading one of her books while Nina was taking a nap. ryu didn't see Rei in the tent though.
"Where's Rei?" he asked.
"Oh, he said he had some business to take care of back in Angel tower." Momo told him. They could hear the rain drops starting to pound on the tent. "Hmm... it seems this storm is going to get worse than I anticipated. We really should go to Urkan Tapa. I bet Rei'll know to find us there." Momo suggested.
"Hm... your right, this tent won't be able to hold up against the rain. Wake Nina up and I'll see if I can't find Rei. You girls go ahead to the town and I'll meet you there. I'll see you then." Ryu told her the directions then walked out of the tent holding his arm above his eyes so that the heavy rain wouldn't blind him.
The rain came down faster than Ryu expected. He splashed through puddles of water as he ran down the muddy road. Soon, he came up to an old pyramid like structure and walked up to two men who wore white robes, and had umbrellas over their heads. One started to speak but Ryu couldn't tell what the words were due to the rain hammering in his ears. Ryu breathed heavily as he watched the man on the right moving his month. Then, Ryu spoke, "I need to pass. Did a male worren just pass by you minutes ago?" the man answered but once again, Ryu could not hear. He just shook his head and ran past them, ignoring anything that he heard. The thunder roared just as Ryu entered the temple on its right side.
The temple was pretty dark as Ryu walked through it. At least he wasn't getting wet. His clothes were already soaked as it was. He walked down a long set of stairs only to come into a long tunnel. Ryu knew this place pretty well. After spending a tremendous time in here with Garr when he was young, trying to find out who he was. The dragon knew that the left way was a dead end so he went to the right.
Though the rain was outside, Ryu could still smell and hear the rain. Droplets fell into his face when he walked underneath a leek. The tunnel was getting darker and darker as he walked on, so he use his fire spell to use it as a light while holding it in his hand.
When Ryu came to the stairs that led to the dragon graveyard, he got a strong sniff of rotten blood. His head started throbbing as he walked down the stone stairs. He started hearing voices as he walked down deeper into the temple. Voices that sent a chill up his spine.
After a long walk, Ryu finally arrived in the open area that had dragon skeletons everywhere. When he stepped on a slap of the platform, it suddenly went blue, and spirits of the Brood came out of the ground. One particular spirit rose that made Ryu feel uneasy. "You..."
"I'm getting worried about him, Rei." Nina said sadly as she looked through the window of the Urkan Tapa hotel. The rain was beating on the glass.
"Don't worry Nina, I'm sure he'll be all right. Out there... in the rain... alone... CRAP! I gotta go find him!" Rei started for the door, but was pulled back by Momo.
"You go out there and there is a very high chance that you will get struck by lighting or hurt. Stay. I'm sure Ryu will come back here safely after he doesn't find you in Angel tower." Momo told him. She let go of his arm as he back away from the door. Rei looked at the ground.
"I didn't think he would come after me in the tower... I just wanted to pray for Teepo..." Rei said lowly. Nina looked at him then at the window.
"Ryu..."
"Teepo? Is that really you?" Ryu asked as he looked at his ghostly friend.
"Yes Ryu. It is I. I have come to warn you. Warn you of an awaking evil. An evil greater than Myria." Teepo told him.
"What kind of evil?"
"An evil that leads the darkness into the living. One who was terrifying years ago... before the dragon war. He's coming back Ryu, and he is after you." Teepo said as he pointed his finger at Ryu.
"What is this evil? When is it coming? Why does it want me?" Ryu asked all at once. Teepo shook his faintly head slowly. He looked back at Ryu tearfully.
"I wish I could answer that Ryu... but he won't let us. He has us trapped here. You must free us Ryu! Help us! Oh no... he's here! Quick, take the back exit through that pillar... hurry now before he finds you here! Go Ryu!" Teepo yelled. He led Ryu to the giant pillar in the center of the room and opened a hidden door. ryu looked at Teepo then looked at the door.
"I'll help you Teepo. take care until I get back." Ryu told him as he ran down a dark tunnel. Just as he ran forward, the ground started to sink in, making him slided down a slope. When Ryu was at the bottom he was flushed out and landed on his bottom outside of Angel tower inside the church in Urkan Tapa. The priest looked down at him and shouted,
"OH GREAT GODDESS MYRIA! THANK FOR BRINGING THIS MAN HERE TO US! Stand lad, stand. Tell us how are things..." Ryu looked up and stood up. He looked out at the people who were staring at him.
"Uh... it's very... wet." he stuttered. Everyone yelled in joy as Ryu walked out of the church getting a few pats on the back as he went.
He left the church and ran through the rain into the hotel. There was so much to tell the others.
"Momo! Nina! Rei! I have..." Ryu stop dead in his tracks as he say the man he once knew standing there with his huge, muscular arms crossed and a smile coming to his lips as Ryu walked in their room.
"Hello, Ryu. Nice to see you again..." the man said. He stretched his huge, dragon like wings out and looked at Nina as she offered him a cup of tea.
"Garr?"
Ryu threw the rod back into the water in hopes of catching a fish. He waited a few minutes then pulled the line back out. "I guess the fish are upset today..." he sighed in disappointment. After putting the rod back into his bag, the dragon warrior looked up at the dark clouded sky. He let out a big sighed then started back for the camp site. The wind that day was oddly still but the air was warm with humidity. The clouds above Ryu's head threatened to bring rain as a low thunder was heard.
By the time he had reach camp, which was in a near by opening close to the lake that he was fishing at, it started to sprinkle. He noticed that the others must be inside the tent, so he walked in. Momo was reading one of her books while Nina was taking a nap. ryu didn't see Rei in the tent though.
"Where's Rei?" he asked.
"Oh, he said he had some business to take care of back in Angel tower." Momo told him. They could hear the rain drops starting to pound on the tent. "Hmm... it seems this storm is going to get worse than I anticipated. We really should go to Urkan Tapa. I bet Rei'll know to find us there." Momo suggested.
"Hm... your right, this tent won't be able to hold up against the rain. Wake Nina up and I'll see if I can't find Rei. You girls go ahead to the town and I'll meet you there. I'll see you then." Ryu told her the directions then walked out of the tent holding his arm above his eyes so that the heavy rain wouldn't blind him.
The rain came down faster than Ryu expected. He splashed through puddles of water as he ran down the muddy road. Soon, he came up to an old pyramid like structure and walked up to two men who wore white robes, and had umbrellas over their heads. One started to speak but Ryu couldn't tell what the words were due to the rain hammering in his ears. Ryu breathed heavily as he watched the man on the right moving his month. Then, Ryu spoke, "I need to pass. Did a male worren just pass by you minutes ago?" the man answered but once again, Ryu could not hear. He just shook his head and ran past them, ignoring anything that he heard. The thunder roared just as Ryu entered the temple on its right side.
The temple was pretty dark as Ryu walked through it. At least he wasn't getting wet. His clothes were already soaked as it was. He walked down a long set of stairs only to come into a long tunnel. Ryu knew this place pretty well. After spending a tremendous time in here with Garr when he was young, trying to find out who he was. The dragon knew that the left way was a dead end so he went to the right.
Though the rain was outside, Ryu could still smell and hear the rain. Droplets fell into his face when he walked underneath a leek. The tunnel was getting darker and darker as he walked on, so he use his fire spell to use it as a light while holding it in his hand.
When Ryu came to the stairs that led to the dragon graveyard, he got a strong sniff of rotten blood. His head started throbbing as he walked down the stone stairs. He started hearing voices as he walked down deeper into the temple. Voices that sent a chill up his spine.
After a long walk, Ryu finally arrived in the open area that had dragon skeletons everywhere. When he stepped on a slap of the platform, it suddenly went blue, and spirits of the Brood came out of the ground. One particular spirit rose that made Ryu feel uneasy. "You..."
"I'm getting worried about him, Rei." Nina said sadly as she looked through the window of the Urkan Tapa hotel. The rain was beating on the glass.
"Don't worry Nina, I'm sure he'll be all right. Out there... in the rain... alone... CRAP! I gotta go find him!" Rei started for the door, but was pulled back by Momo.
"You go out there and there is a very high chance that you will get struck by lighting or hurt. Stay. I'm sure Ryu will come back here safely after he doesn't find you in Angel tower." Momo told him. She let go of his arm as he back away from the door. Rei looked at the ground.
"I didn't think he would come after me in the tower... I just wanted to pray for Teepo..." Rei said lowly. Nina looked at him then at the window.
"Ryu..."
"Teepo? Is that really you?" Ryu asked as he looked at his ghostly friend.
"Yes Ryu. It is I. I have come to warn you. Warn you of an awaking evil. An evil greater than Myria." Teepo told him.
"What kind of evil?"
"An evil that leads the darkness into the living. One who was terrifying years ago... before the dragon war. He's coming back Ryu, and he is after you." Teepo said as he pointed his finger at Ryu.
"What is this evil? When is it coming? Why does it want me?" Ryu asked all at once. Teepo shook his faintly head slowly. He looked back at Ryu tearfully.
"I wish I could answer that Ryu... but he won't let us. He has us trapped here. You must free us Ryu! Help us! Oh no... he's here! Quick, take the back exit through that pillar... hurry now before he finds you here! Go Ryu!" Teepo yelled. He led Ryu to the giant pillar in the center of the room and opened a hidden door. ryu looked at Teepo then looked at the door.
"I'll help you Teepo. take care until I get back." Ryu told him as he ran down a dark tunnel. Just as he ran forward, the ground started to sink in, making him slided down a slope. When Ryu was at the bottom he was flushed out and landed on his bottom outside of Angel tower inside the church in Urkan Tapa. The priest looked down at him and shouted,
"OH GREAT GODDESS MYRIA! THANK FOR BRINGING THIS MAN HERE TO US! Stand lad, stand. Tell us how are things..." Ryu looked up and stood up. He looked out at the people who were staring at him.
"Uh... it's very... wet." he stuttered. Everyone yelled in joy as Ryu walked out of the church getting a few pats on the back as he went.
He left the church and ran through the rain into the hotel. There was so much to tell the others.
"Momo! Nina! Rei! I have..." Ryu stop dead in his tracks as he say the man he once knew standing there with his huge, muscular arms crossed and a smile coming to his lips as Ryu walked in their room.
"Hello, Ryu. Nice to see you again..." the man said. He stretched his huge, dragon like wings out and looked at Nina as she offered him a cup of tea.
"Garr?"