CHAPTER 9
" QUICKLY!!" Luanda shouts at the top of his lungs.
" The girl from the Mystic Moon has escaped!!"
The Dungeon guard sprints to Riana's empty cell in shock.
"How, how is this possible?!"
Unlocking the cell with his keys, the guard quickly goes inside to inspect the empty cell. Suddenly to his great surprise, a pair of feet falls from the ceiling, knocking him to the bars head first, rendering him unconscious. Jumping down from the bars at the top of her cell, Riana searches the body for the keys and looks outside her cell for any more guards. Seeing none, Riana rushes to Luanda's cell and lets him out.
" That was amazing! How did you know how to do that?" Luanda gasps.
Riana grins.
" I've watched too many Kung Fu movies for my own good!"
" Kung Fu? What is a movie??" Luanda asks, a quizzical frown on his forehead. Laughing, Riana moves towards the Dungeon entrance and silently looks outside. Seeing no other guards, Riana motions for Luanda to follow behind her and they both slip out of the Dungeon and into the corridors beyond.
" Do you have any idea where the exit is for this place? I have no idea!" Riana says to Luanda behind her. Looking around, and twitching his ears suddenly, Luanda grabs Riana's arm and pulls her down another set of corridors.
" Tristen's men are coming, I fear we may be caught..."
" No, we can't be caught!!" Riana whispers to her friends desperately!
" We can't give up now, we have to trust ourselves!"
Luanda nods and leads her through a doorway.
" I think the Docking area is this way, if we can get there, we can steel a Gaimeleth."
Riana follows Luanda closely.
" What's a Gaimeleth?"
Crouching suddenly, and pulling Riana down with him, he answers her in whispers.
" A Gaimeleth is a giant mechanical machine that resembles a humanoid. If we can steel one, and are able to operate it, we can flee Tria more easily."
Riana frowns and taps Luanda on the shoulder, gingerly.
" Lets just take this one step at a time. We have to find the docking bay first, remember?"
Luanda smiles and points to a hatch on the ceiling above them.
" I believe this air vent will lead us to the dock more easily."
Riana nods and opens the hatch and clambers in, helping Luanda up also.
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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE HAS VANISHED?!" King Tristen screams at his cowering soldier.
" I'm so very sorry Sire, I found the Dungeon guard unconscious in her cell, and..." He cowers even more.
"...The beastman has escaped with her!"
With great force, Tristen boots the man in the stomach and screams at him to get up from his knees.
" I suggest you find them both, you incompetent swine!!"
Grovelling like a child, the soldier sprints out of the thrown room, nearly in tears.
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Like a whining, tormented ghost, alarms start sounding everywhere.
" They have realised we are missing." Luanda groans and comes to a stop at the next hatch, peering through its bars. Turning round in delight, he lets Riana take a peek.
" Is that the docking bay?" Riana asks. Luanda nods in reply and points to a robotic figure in the corner of the huge room.
" That's a Gai-thingy?" Riana breaths, amazed at the size of the machine. Nodding once again, Luanda opens the hatch slowly and cautiously peers out of the air vent, and to their luck, no soldier is about.
" Luckily, they have sent all their soldiers out looking for us! We must hurry before they come looking in here!" Luanda inspects the distance from the floor and motions for Riana to climb onto his back.
" It is too high for you to jump from. Thankfully, me being a beastman, this height is nothing!"
Riana clambers onto his back and clings on for dear life as he hurls himself out of the vent. Landing neatly on his feet, Luanda lets Riana off and they both sprint to the line of Gaimeleths.
Luanda stops Riana, when he finds her trying to climb into one herself.
" No Riana, you do not know how to operate it, it'll be safer if you..."
Riana ignores him and climbs up the body structure.
" I'm a fast learner. Now tell me how to open this thing and I'll pick the rest up myself!"
Impatiently, Luanda jumps onto his own Gaimeleth and moves towards a circular gem on the Meleth's shoulder.
" Press your palm onto this Energist container like so,"
Riana watches Luanda press his hand onto the gem and just as he does so, the Gaimeleth's head opens up to reveal a seating compartment inside. Riana copies her friend and quickly climbs inside, the head closing straight after.
" Place your arms and legs in the control slots, these make the Gaimeleth's limbs move in conjunction of your own movements."
Riana nods to herself and slots her arms and legs into place.
" Hey! It's kind of like a big metal body suit!" Riana says gleefully as the huge metallic arms in front of her copy her own movements.
Suddenly, the docking bay doors open and hundreds of soldiers pour in, shouting curses at the two stolen Gaimeleths. Luanda, taking this as a cue for them to leave, turns to the wall behind them and with one powerful swipe, knocks down the wall, revealing the outside world.
" Riana! Quickly, follow me!!" Luanda screams, running outside.
Without hesitation, Riana follows her friend out of the Palace, jumping over the wall surrounding the Castle. With great ease, both Gaimeleths escape the clutches of their captors, ignoring the little soldiers running after them.
" QUICKLY!!" Luanda shouts at the top of his lungs.
" The girl from the Mystic Moon has escaped!!"
The Dungeon guard sprints to Riana's empty cell in shock.
"How, how is this possible?!"
Unlocking the cell with his keys, the guard quickly goes inside to inspect the empty cell. Suddenly to his great surprise, a pair of feet falls from the ceiling, knocking him to the bars head first, rendering him unconscious. Jumping down from the bars at the top of her cell, Riana searches the body for the keys and looks outside her cell for any more guards. Seeing none, Riana rushes to Luanda's cell and lets him out.
" That was amazing! How did you know how to do that?" Luanda gasps.
Riana grins.
" I've watched too many Kung Fu movies for my own good!"
" Kung Fu? What is a movie??" Luanda asks, a quizzical frown on his forehead. Laughing, Riana moves towards the Dungeon entrance and silently looks outside. Seeing no other guards, Riana motions for Luanda to follow behind her and they both slip out of the Dungeon and into the corridors beyond.
" Do you have any idea where the exit is for this place? I have no idea!" Riana says to Luanda behind her. Looking around, and twitching his ears suddenly, Luanda grabs Riana's arm and pulls her down another set of corridors.
" Tristen's men are coming, I fear we may be caught..."
" No, we can't be caught!!" Riana whispers to her friends desperately!
" We can't give up now, we have to trust ourselves!"
Luanda nods and leads her through a doorway.
" I think the Docking area is this way, if we can get there, we can steel a Gaimeleth."
Riana follows Luanda closely.
" What's a Gaimeleth?"
Crouching suddenly, and pulling Riana down with him, he answers her in whispers.
" A Gaimeleth is a giant mechanical machine that resembles a humanoid. If we can steel one, and are able to operate it, we can flee Tria more easily."
Riana frowns and taps Luanda on the shoulder, gingerly.
" Lets just take this one step at a time. We have to find the docking bay first, remember?"
Luanda smiles and points to a hatch on the ceiling above them.
" I believe this air vent will lead us to the dock more easily."
Riana nods and opens the hatch and clambers in, helping Luanda up also.
**************************************
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE HAS VANISHED?!" King Tristen screams at his cowering soldier.
" I'm so very sorry Sire, I found the Dungeon guard unconscious in her cell, and..." He cowers even more.
"...The beastman has escaped with her!"
With great force, Tristen boots the man in the stomach and screams at him to get up from his knees.
" I suggest you find them both, you incompetent swine!!"
Grovelling like a child, the soldier sprints out of the thrown room, nearly in tears.
**************************************
Like a whining, tormented ghost, alarms start sounding everywhere.
" They have realised we are missing." Luanda groans and comes to a stop at the next hatch, peering through its bars. Turning round in delight, he lets Riana take a peek.
" Is that the docking bay?" Riana asks. Luanda nods in reply and points to a robotic figure in the corner of the huge room.
" That's a Gai-thingy?" Riana breaths, amazed at the size of the machine. Nodding once again, Luanda opens the hatch slowly and cautiously peers out of the air vent, and to their luck, no soldier is about.
" Luckily, they have sent all their soldiers out looking for us! We must hurry before they come looking in here!" Luanda inspects the distance from the floor and motions for Riana to climb onto his back.
" It is too high for you to jump from. Thankfully, me being a beastman, this height is nothing!"
Riana clambers onto his back and clings on for dear life as he hurls himself out of the vent. Landing neatly on his feet, Luanda lets Riana off and they both sprint to the line of Gaimeleths.
Luanda stops Riana, when he finds her trying to climb into one herself.
" No Riana, you do not know how to operate it, it'll be safer if you..."
Riana ignores him and climbs up the body structure.
" I'm a fast learner. Now tell me how to open this thing and I'll pick the rest up myself!"
Impatiently, Luanda jumps onto his own Gaimeleth and moves towards a circular gem on the Meleth's shoulder.
" Press your palm onto this Energist container like so,"
Riana watches Luanda press his hand onto the gem and just as he does so, the Gaimeleth's head opens up to reveal a seating compartment inside. Riana copies her friend and quickly climbs inside, the head closing straight after.
" Place your arms and legs in the control slots, these make the Gaimeleth's limbs move in conjunction of your own movements."
Riana nods to herself and slots her arms and legs into place.
" Hey! It's kind of like a big metal body suit!" Riana says gleefully as the huge metallic arms in front of her copy her own movements.
Suddenly, the docking bay doors open and hundreds of soldiers pour in, shouting curses at the two stolen Gaimeleths. Luanda, taking this as a cue for them to leave, turns to the wall behind them and with one powerful swipe, knocks down the wall, revealing the outside world.
" Riana! Quickly, follow me!!" Luanda screams, running outside.
Without hesitation, Riana follows her friend out of the Palace, jumping over the wall surrounding the Castle. With great ease, both Gaimeleths escape the clutches of their captors, ignoring the little soldiers running after them.
