Last Breath Ch. 6: The Purifying Tunnel
It was Summerlee, Roxton could not believe his eyes; Summerlee was alive. He ran to embrace the elderly man but a force field surrounded the man and Roxton just bounced off it. When the figure of Summerlee finally finished forming, he started speaking, "I know that I may look like your friend but really my name is Lali, I am the protector of this scared cave and I will be your guide through your journey to rescue you loved one. I took on this form so that you would be more at ease with me."
All Roxton could do was stare at this figure of a man he had learned to love as a grandfather. He had wanted it to be Summerlee so badly. Little by little, he came back to himself and realized he was wasting precious time on thoughts that would never come true. He needed to get to Marguerite as quickly as possible. Roxton looked up at the Summerlee-wanna-be and said "What do I have to do in order to get to Marguerite?" Summerlee/Lali replied, "You have to complete three tasks, first you must walk through the purifying tunnel, next you must relive the past, and finally you must let go of the past and look to the future. Are you ready?" Roxton never even hesitated; he just looked directly into Summerlee/Lali's eyes and said "Let's begin."
Summerlee/Lali lead Roxton to the opposite side of the cavern. There were two tunnels here, Summerlee/Lali clapped his hands and suddenly firer filled one tunnel, while cool rain filled the other one. Summerlee/Lali said "Lord Roxton, you must pick which tunnel is the purifying and then walk all the way through it." Roxton replied, "What happens if I don't pick the right one." "You will die. You have five minute to choose or else you loose your chance to save your lady love. Good luck Lord Roxton, I await you on the other side."
With that Summerlee/Lali disappeared, Roxton was left by himself in front of the two tunnels. Roxton had no idea which one he should pick. He could feel the time slipping away. He closed his eyes and let himself walk forward to which ever tunnel his feet would take him.
As he entered the tunnel, he could feel the heat from the flames radiating from the firer. He wasn't sure why he was lead to this tunnel. He just knew it felt right. When his body hit the first set of flames he could feel his skin burn. It was one of the most painful experiences of his life. He kept on walking. As he continued through, he knew it would take all his might to get through this. The pain was so unbearable. Roxton yelled out and fell to his knees. He didn't think that he could go anymore. He looked up and saw Marguerite at the end of the tunnel calling to him. He couldn't understand what she was saying but he began to crawl down the rest of the tunnel to get to her. Just as he thought he would loose consciousness, he came out the other side of the tunnel. He looked up to find Marguerite but the only one who was there was Summerlee/Lali. "Congratulations Lord Roxton, you made it through the purifying tunnel."
With that Roxton collapsed the rest of the way to the floor.
A/N: Next chapter coming real soon, :~)
It was Summerlee, Roxton could not believe his eyes; Summerlee was alive. He ran to embrace the elderly man but a force field surrounded the man and Roxton just bounced off it. When the figure of Summerlee finally finished forming, he started speaking, "I know that I may look like your friend but really my name is Lali, I am the protector of this scared cave and I will be your guide through your journey to rescue you loved one. I took on this form so that you would be more at ease with me."
All Roxton could do was stare at this figure of a man he had learned to love as a grandfather. He had wanted it to be Summerlee so badly. Little by little, he came back to himself and realized he was wasting precious time on thoughts that would never come true. He needed to get to Marguerite as quickly as possible. Roxton looked up at the Summerlee-wanna-be and said "What do I have to do in order to get to Marguerite?" Summerlee/Lali replied, "You have to complete three tasks, first you must walk through the purifying tunnel, next you must relive the past, and finally you must let go of the past and look to the future. Are you ready?" Roxton never even hesitated; he just looked directly into Summerlee/Lali's eyes and said "Let's begin."
Summerlee/Lali lead Roxton to the opposite side of the cavern. There were two tunnels here, Summerlee/Lali clapped his hands and suddenly firer filled one tunnel, while cool rain filled the other one. Summerlee/Lali said "Lord Roxton, you must pick which tunnel is the purifying and then walk all the way through it." Roxton replied, "What happens if I don't pick the right one." "You will die. You have five minute to choose or else you loose your chance to save your lady love. Good luck Lord Roxton, I await you on the other side."
With that Summerlee/Lali disappeared, Roxton was left by himself in front of the two tunnels. Roxton had no idea which one he should pick. He could feel the time slipping away. He closed his eyes and let himself walk forward to which ever tunnel his feet would take him.
As he entered the tunnel, he could feel the heat from the flames radiating from the firer. He wasn't sure why he was lead to this tunnel. He just knew it felt right. When his body hit the first set of flames he could feel his skin burn. It was one of the most painful experiences of his life. He kept on walking. As he continued through, he knew it would take all his might to get through this. The pain was so unbearable. Roxton yelled out and fell to his knees. He didn't think that he could go anymore. He looked up and saw Marguerite at the end of the tunnel calling to him. He couldn't understand what she was saying but he began to crawl down the rest of the tunnel to get to her. Just as he thought he would loose consciousness, he came out the other side of the tunnel. He looked up to find Marguerite but the only one who was there was Summerlee/Lali. "Congratulations Lord Roxton, you made it through the purifying tunnel."
With that Roxton collapsed the rest of the way to the floor.
A/N: Next chapter coming real soon, :~)