Chapter Fifteen: Scary Situation! The Temple of Rezo!
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*********************************************************************** Several days later, she found herself in the middle of a forest as the sky began to darken. She did not feel safe in this forest, for reasons she could not explain. She came to a large and steep mountain, and studied it for a moment. It seemed more practical to camp here for the night, and climb the mountain in the morning, but Babbit still didn't feel safe here. Sighing again, she cast a levitation spell, and rose steadily off the ground. The mountain was much higher than she had originally thought, and by the time she reached the top, she was very thoroughly exhausted. She lay there, on the flat top of the mountain for several minutes before she slowly sat up and looked around. There was a very large temple that way barely 10 feet away from her. She pulled herself to her feet, and walked towards it. There was no entrance here, so she walked around what appeared to be the outer wall of the temple. She walked through the magnificent gate, and continued through the courtyard. There was a fountain that was overgrown by weeds, which caused Babbit to wonder about the temples age. The structure itself looked to be less than 10 years old, and the growth in the weeds informed Babbit that it had been perhaps 4 years since the building was abandoned.
"What's this temple dedicated to?" She asked herself aloud, and walked through the majestic doorway in to the temple itself, and got her answer. There, in the front room, was a large and grand statue of Rezo. She sighed in irritation.
"Is the whole world trying to remind me of my loss?!" She cried in a thin voice. She sunk down to her knees. A tear fell from her face, and spattered on the floor. She leaned her forehead against the cold stone floor as more tears joined the first one, forming a puddle. A cold feeling suddenly overtook her. She sat up quickly, and looked around the room.
"A grand temple such as this..." She whispered. It was obvious that there had been a lot of work put in to this structure. The people who had bothered to build it would not have abandoned it so suddenly. "Unless there was a reason." She rose to her feet, alarmed. It did not seem like a safe place to spend the night. As she started to turn and leave, she heard ghostly voices approaching.
"Lord Rezo..." They howled. Nearly a dozen ghostly forms appeared, extending their arms for Babbit.
"I'm not Rezo!" She cried, and began to run away. She ran out through the courtyard, and as she ran through the gate, she tripped on a rock. She heard herself scream something as she fell headfirst down the very long staircase that she had not noticed before.
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Ouch, ouch, ouch! Babbit-chan is in a lot of pain now! . I hope she'll be okay! R&R, please!