chapter ten
The moon was high above the warrior's heads as the traveled through the desert. Not following the stars point of direction but they were following Ryu senses. Rei was giving up hope but his spirits was soon lifted when he saw trees up ahead. He wasn't the only one seeing it though, the other's could see it just as clear as day. Rei knew he wasn't seeing a mirage once he saw the look of relieve on everyone else's faces. They continued to walk to the trees and grass.
"Wow! Is this the place?!" Momo gasped as she examined the trees.
"Yes it is! Come on! We gotta hurry!" Ryu said as he started to run through a forest.
"Ryu! Wait up!" Nina called out for him. They rushed after him.
Ryu held his arms up as he pushed through the woods. Voices. He was hearing voices, but from where? Children were crying, women were screaming, men were yelling. But from where? The cries for help was getting louder until he came up to a ruin like town where only a few windows and walls stood. The creek nearby shined the moonlight onto the standing walls. Frogs and crickets could be heard as Ryu breathed heavily after running.
The voices were gone by now. This place looked to be a thousand years old. A run city. No life was around. Ryu dropped to his knees. Why was it that no matter where he went, there was always tragedy?
"Ryu!" Nina yelled as they ran up up to him. "Ryu, are you all right?"
"Yeah... I'm fine. I think the gate is around here." Ryu said as he stood up. "Come on, follow me." he started to walk across the swampy creek. Nina hovered next to him. The water was only waist deep to Ryu, but as he walked into it further, it got deeper, almost to his chest. Momo held onto Garr as he walked across. Rei, however, jumped across on any stone he could find.
The swamp seemed to go on forever to Nina. She flew next to Ryu as he started to swim. garr and Momo was right behind them while Rei was ahead of them. What the hell was that! Ryu stooped suddenly as he felt something swim past him. He held his hand up to stop the others and listened to the water. Nothing but the croaks of the frogs but soon those too was quiet.
"Get out of the water Garr..." Ryu said as he graved his sword. Garr flapped his wings and lifted up out of the water.
"What is it Ryu?" Nina asked.
"Shit!" Ryu yelled just as he was pulled underwater.
"Ryu!" Nina screamed. The water went still after a minute and the dragon hadn't risen yet.
"Ryu?" Rei said as he looked into the water, nothing.
"Crap!" Ryu yelled as he came out of the swamp shaking his head. "What the hell was that thing?!" he started to look through the muddy liquid. Again, he was pulled in, this time Rei dove in to help him.
The worren held his breath and looked into the dirty, dark water. Nothing, he couldn't see anything. Just a s Rei swam to the surface, something lifted him up, high above the creek. It had scales and horns, a dragon. The dragon bite into a huge, tentacle like creature. The squid screeched in pain as it slowly died away.
Ryu reverted back to his human form and Rei fell into the water. Nina, garr, and Momo few down to the two. "You all right?" Garr asked.
"Yeah. Nothing but a small swim... come on, let's get out of this creek." Ryu said as he wiped his face.
"You know, you could've told me you were going to transform..." Rei said as he rose to the surfaced from behind Ryu.
"You knew I was going to, but thanks."
"Right." Rei said as he patted Ryu on the shoulder.
The moon was high above the warrior's heads as the traveled through the desert. Not following the stars point of direction but they were following Ryu senses. Rei was giving up hope but his spirits was soon lifted when he saw trees up ahead. He wasn't the only one seeing it though, the other's could see it just as clear as day. Rei knew he wasn't seeing a mirage once he saw the look of relieve on everyone else's faces. They continued to walk to the trees and grass.
"Wow! Is this the place?!" Momo gasped as she examined the trees.
"Yes it is! Come on! We gotta hurry!" Ryu said as he started to run through a forest.
"Ryu! Wait up!" Nina called out for him. They rushed after him.
Ryu held his arms up as he pushed through the woods. Voices. He was hearing voices, but from where? Children were crying, women were screaming, men were yelling. But from where? The cries for help was getting louder until he came up to a ruin like town where only a few windows and walls stood. The creek nearby shined the moonlight onto the standing walls. Frogs and crickets could be heard as Ryu breathed heavily after running.
The voices were gone by now. This place looked to be a thousand years old. A run city. No life was around. Ryu dropped to his knees. Why was it that no matter where he went, there was always tragedy?
"Ryu!" Nina yelled as they ran up up to him. "Ryu, are you all right?"
"Yeah... I'm fine. I think the gate is around here." Ryu said as he stood up. "Come on, follow me." he started to walk across the swampy creek. Nina hovered next to him. The water was only waist deep to Ryu, but as he walked into it further, it got deeper, almost to his chest. Momo held onto Garr as he walked across. Rei, however, jumped across on any stone he could find.
The swamp seemed to go on forever to Nina. She flew next to Ryu as he started to swim. garr and Momo was right behind them while Rei was ahead of them. What the hell was that! Ryu stooped suddenly as he felt something swim past him. He held his hand up to stop the others and listened to the water. Nothing but the croaks of the frogs but soon those too was quiet.
"Get out of the water Garr..." Ryu said as he graved his sword. Garr flapped his wings and lifted up out of the water.
"What is it Ryu?" Nina asked.
"Shit!" Ryu yelled just as he was pulled underwater.
"Ryu!" Nina screamed. The water went still after a minute and the dragon hadn't risen yet.
"Ryu?" Rei said as he looked into the water, nothing.
"Crap!" Ryu yelled as he came out of the swamp shaking his head. "What the hell was that thing?!" he started to look through the muddy liquid. Again, he was pulled in, this time Rei dove in to help him.
The worren held his breath and looked into the dirty, dark water. Nothing, he couldn't see anything. Just a s Rei swam to the surface, something lifted him up, high above the creek. It had scales and horns, a dragon. The dragon bite into a huge, tentacle like creature. The squid screeched in pain as it slowly died away.
Ryu reverted back to his human form and Rei fell into the water. Nina, garr, and Momo few down to the two. "You all right?" Garr asked.
"Yeah. Nothing but a small swim... come on, let's get out of this creek." Ryu said as he wiped his face.
"You know, you could've told me you were going to transform..." Rei said as he rose to the surfaced from behind Ryu.
"You knew I was going to, but thanks."
"Right." Rei said as he patted Ryu on the shoulder.