Chapter 4 - The mysterious island
As the force neared the island, they got a better look at it. The island was in a circular shape, and has a beach circling the entire island. A forest in the middle, and, standing up in the sky, was a volcano. The top of the volcano was covered in clouds. And dark one's at that.
"Alright, guys. We need to split up and find out more about this mysterious island." Sarah said while getting the force in a straight line. "Chester, you and Jaha go and find a good camping site. We need clean water, as well." Sarah said.
"Yes, mo-" Jaha started before Chester whacked him.
"What?" Sarah asked with her back turned.
"Nothing. We'll be going, now." Jaha said and he and Chester left.
"Ok. We need to explore that volcano up there. Peter, Slade, Kaster. You guys go and find out what's up there." Sarah said. "The rest of us will wait for Chester and Jaha to come back so we can make a shelter with the boat." Sarah said. So, Kaster, Peter, and Slade set off to find out what's at the top of the volcano.
"Since when was she in charge?" Chester asked.
"I dunno. Since we got on the boat?" Jaha answered, while looking around.
"Yeah. I guess. Well..." Chester started.
"What?" Jaha asked.
"Shhh." Chester said. "Do you hear that?" He asked quietly.
"Nope. Nothing." Jaha said.
"It sounds like Drums." Chester said. "Must be my imagination."
"Yeah. Must be." Jaha said.
"Well, let's go into the forest and look for a campsite." Chester said and they walked into the forest. Little did they know that there were eyes watching them.
"Why are we going to the top of a volcano?" Slade asked. "I know what we're going to find! Hot lava!" He shouted out.
"Well, maybe, maybe not. Volcanoes have been known to hide tribes and enemies." Peter said.
"I hope there are cool looking things there!" Kaster shouted out.
"How old are you, again?" Peter asked.
"I'll be turning 12 in a few weeks." Kaster said.
"Ah. 12. I don't remember being that young." Peter said.
"Me either. Ah well. We're reaching." Slade started.
"What?" Kaster asked.
"I hear drums." Slade said quietly.
"Me too." Peter said. Kaster just looked around the forest nervously.
"I must be hearing noises." Slade said.
"Then your hearing the same noises I'm hearing!" Peter said.
"Let's go." Said Slade, gripping his sword. Kaster quickly followed. Peter flew a bit behind. And they started climbing the mountain.
"Sir.There are creatures all over the island." A voice said.
"What are they?" A very, very deep voice asked.
"Well, Sir Gluck. There's a Centaur, a Dwarf, a Rat, a Bird, a Monster, a Human, and two Elves." The first voice answered.
"Bring them to me." Gluck said.
"Yes sir." The voice said and left.
"Why are there wanderers on our sacred island?" Gluck asked himself.
"People of Arlock, we must find these intruders and bring them to Sir Gluck alive!" The voice said.
"But, Gringham, how do we capture them?" The villagers asked.
"There are but 8 of them. If we all work together, we can capture them." Gringham said. "Let us go!" He yelled out. All the villagers shouted and they left.
"Man, They've been gone a long time." Sarah said, while making sand markings.
"Maybe we should look for them?" Kiwi asked looking up from his helmet.
"No. If we go and look for them, they could come back here and find us missing. That wouldn't be good." Kazin said.
"Kazin's right. We must wait for them." Sarah said.
"What's that?" Kazin asked.
"What's what?" Kiwi asked.
"I hear something." Kazin said. Kazin readied his Gold staff, while Sarah readied her Giant, Silver knuckles. Kiwi got his helmet on and stood at attention. Suddenly, 20 or more creatures jumped out of the forest and charged. They were completely black. Only wearing a bit of silver across their chests. They carried Silver, blood stained maces. And they had a face much like a witch. Kazin immediately cast Apollo on a group of about four or five of them. The group stopped as they looked at the giant image of the Greek god looking at them. Then, explosions went off all around the group. They screamed and squealed like crazy, then, fell over dead. Apollo then vanished, like a vapor in the sky. Sarah charged a bunch and started attacking. She punched one's long nose into his brain, and he fell over dead. Kiwi charged one and blew flames at him. But, as the three fought as much as they could, they were crazily outnumbered. As they killed a group of 10, 20 more would come out of the bushes. Soon, Kazin's staff was snapped in two by one of them. Sarah's knuckles were pulled off of her, and Kiwi was taken down by about 15 creatures and tied down. They also put a sticky leaf-type thing over Kiwi's mouth so he couldn't breath fire. Then, the creatures knocked out Kazin, Sarah, and Kiwi and carried them away.
"Hey! How's this?" Jaha asked, looking around the beautiful spot he had found. It was a large area, hidden with the shade of the trees; it had a clean waterfall near its base, and a creek running right through the middle of Jaha's camp.
"It's perfect" Chester said, resting against a tree. Jaha just smiled.
"I know." Jaha said. Suddenly, he started looking around.
"What is it?" Chester asked, putting his hands behind his head.
"I hear something." Jaha said.
"Oh come on! That's just a figment of your imagination." Chester said. Then, a group of creatures came out of the bushes, took Chester's spear, and knocked him out with it.
"This is a figment of my imagination?" Jaha said and started fighting. He only killed a few when his axe was launched into a tree trunk. The creatures overpowered him and knocked him unconscious as well.
"Well..We're..Reaching...The..Top." Slade said, while gasping for air.
"Yeah. Hey, there's a neat little flat spot, there! Let's rest there!" Peter said. Slade and Kaster didn't mind a little rest. They walked over to it, and Kaster looked down at the island below. It was a long way down. He saw the boat, still together. He also saw the forest. It didn't look very big anymore. He then looked upwards, and saw the top of the volcano was still covered in the clouds. Then, he looked out across the sea, and he saw Granseal. It was so small; he couldn't tell what it was by looks. But, he knew that it was his hometown by looking at the way the boat was facing. He then looked to the other side of the sea. He saw another land area. At first, he thought it was nothing, then, he realized it was Rune.
"Hey, guys! It's Rune! We're not that far!" Kaster said.
"Well what do you know? It is!" Slade said. Peter nodded in agreement.
"Well, let's go back down and tell Sarah. There's nothing up here." Slade said. Peter agreed. As they were walking down, they saw a bunch of black creatures with silver breastplates running towards them.
"Ogres!" Slade yelled out. "Run for it!" He said. The three ran up higher and higher, with the Ogres chasing them. When they got above the clouds to the very top of the volcano, they saw that it was dormant.
"We have to go into the volcano! There's no other way!" Peter said. Slade nodded, and grabbed Kaster. Then, they jumped into the volcano. It felt like they were falling forever. Then, they landed in water. The water felt very mirky. The three got out, and started to move about. They couldn't really move because of the darkness. They had no idea where they were going.
"You shouldn't have come here." They heard a voice say.
"Who's there?" Slade asked and took out his sword. Peter readied his attacks, and Kaster took out his sword. Then, Kaster saw a pair of bright, yellow eyes.
As the force neared the island, they got a better look at it. The island was in a circular shape, and has a beach circling the entire island. A forest in the middle, and, standing up in the sky, was a volcano. The top of the volcano was covered in clouds. And dark one's at that.
"Alright, guys. We need to split up and find out more about this mysterious island." Sarah said while getting the force in a straight line. "Chester, you and Jaha go and find a good camping site. We need clean water, as well." Sarah said.
"Yes, mo-" Jaha started before Chester whacked him.
"What?" Sarah asked with her back turned.
"Nothing. We'll be going, now." Jaha said and he and Chester left.
"Ok. We need to explore that volcano up there. Peter, Slade, Kaster. You guys go and find out what's up there." Sarah said. "The rest of us will wait for Chester and Jaha to come back so we can make a shelter with the boat." Sarah said. So, Kaster, Peter, and Slade set off to find out what's at the top of the volcano.
"Since when was she in charge?" Chester asked.
"I dunno. Since we got on the boat?" Jaha answered, while looking around.
"Yeah. I guess. Well..." Chester started.
"What?" Jaha asked.
"Shhh." Chester said. "Do you hear that?" He asked quietly.
"Nope. Nothing." Jaha said.
"It sounds like Drums." Chester said. "Must be my imagination."
"Yeah. Must be." Jaha said.
"Well, let's go into the forest and look for a campsite." Chester said and they walked into the forest. Little did they know that there were eyes watching them.
"Why are we going to the top of a volcano?" Slade asked. "I know what we're going to find! Hot lava!" He shouted out.
"Well, maybe, maybe not. Volcanoes have been known to hide tribes and enemies." Peter said.
"I hope there are cool looking things there!" Kaster shouted out.
"How old are you, again?" Peter asked.
"I'll be turning 12 in a few weeks." Kaster said.
"Ah. 12. I don't remember being that young." Peter said.
"Me either. Ah well. We're reaching." Slade started.
"What?" Kaster asked.
"I hear drums." Slade said quietly.
"Me too." Peter said. Kaster just looked around the forest nervously.
"I must be hearing noises." Slade said.
"Then your hearing the same noises I'm hearing!" Peter said.
"Let's go." Said Slade, gripping his sword. Kaster quickly followed. Peter flew a bit behind. And they started climbing the mountain.
"Sir.There are creatures all over the island." A voice said.
"What are they?" A very, very deep voice asked.
"Well, Sir Gluck. There's a Centaur, a Dwarf, a Rat, a Bird, a Monster, a Human, and two Elves." The first voice answered.
"Bring them to me." Gluck said.
"Yes sir." The voice said and left.
"Why are there wanderers on our sacred island?" Gluck asked himself.
"People of Arlock, we must find these intruders and bring them to Sir Gluck alive!" The voice said.
"But, Gringham, how do we capture them?" The villagers asked.
"There are but 8 of them. If we all work together, we can capture them." Gringham said. "Let us go!" He yelled out. All the villagers shouted and they left.
"Man, They've been gone a long time." Sarah said, while making sand markings.
"Maybe we should look for them?" Kiwi asked looking up from his helmet.
"No. If we go and look for them, they could come back here and find us missing. That wouldn't be good." Kazin said.
"Kazin's right. We must wait for them." Sarah said.
"What's that?" Kazin asked.
"What's what?" Kiwi asked.
"I hear something." Kazin said. Kazin readied his Gold staff, while Sarah readied her Giant, Silver knuckles. Kiwi got his helmet on and stood at attention. Suddenly, 20 or more creatures jumped out of the forest and charged. They were completely black. Only wearing a bit of silver across their chests. They carried Silver, blood stained maces. And they had a face much like a witch. Kazin immediately cast Apollo on a group of about four or five of them. The group stopped as they looked at the giant image of the Greek god looking at them. Then, explosions went off all around the group. They screamed and squealed like crazy, then, fell over dead. Apollo then vanished, like a vapor in the sky. Sarah charged a bunch and started attacking. She punched one's long nose into his brain, and he fell over dead. Kiwi charged one and blew flames at him. But, as the three fought as much as they could, they were crazily outnumbered. As they killed a group of 10, 20 more would come out of the bushes. Soon, Kazin's staff was snapped in two by one of them. Sarah's knuckles were pulled off of her, and Kiwi was taken down by about 15 creatures and tied down. They also put a sticky leaf-type thing over Kiwi's mouth so he couldn't breath fire. Then, the creatures knocked out Kazin, Sarah, and Kiwi and carried them away.
"Hey! How's this?" Jaha asked, looking around the beautiful spot he had found. It was a large area, hidden with the shade of the trees; it had a clean waterfall near its base, and a creek running right through the middle of Jaha's camp.
"It's perfect" Chester said, resting against a tree. Jaha just smiled.
"I know." Jaha said. Suddenly, he started looking around.
"What is it?" Chester asked, putting his hands behind his head.
"I hear something." Jaha said.
"Oh come on! That's just a figment of your imagination." Chester said. Then, a group of creatures came out of the bushes, took Chester's spear, and knocked him out with it.
"This is a figment of my imagination?" Jaha said and started fighting. He only killed a few when his axe was launched into a tree trunk. The creatures overpowered him and knocked him unconscious as well.
"Well..We're..Reaching...The..Top." Slade said, while gasping for air.
"Yeah. Hey, there's a neat little flat spot, there! Let's rest there!" Peter said. Slade and Kaster didn't mind a little rest. They walked over to it, and Kaster looked down at the island below. It was a long way down. He saw the boat, still together. He also saw the forest. It didn't look very big anymore. He then looked upwards, and saw the top of the volcano was still covered in the clouds. Then, he looked out across the sea, and he saw Granseal. It was so small; he couldn't tell what it was by looks. But, he knew that it was his hometown by looking at the way the boat was facing. He then looked to the other side of the sea. He saw another land area. At first, he thought it was nothing, then, he realized it was Rune.
"Hey, guys! It's Rune! We're not that far!" Kaster said.
"Well what do you know? It is!" Slade said. Peter nodded in agreement.
"Well, let's go back down and tell Sarah. There's nothing up here." Slade said. Peter agreed. As they were walking down, they saw a bunch of black creatures with silver breastplates running towards them.
"Ogres!" Slade yelled out. "Run for it!" He said. The three ran up higher and higher, with the Ogres chasing them. When they got above the clouds to the very top of the volcano, they saw that it was dormant.
"We have to go into the volcano! There's no other way!" Peter said. Slade nodded, and grabbed Kaster. Then, they jumped into the volcano. It felt like they were falling forever. Then, they landed in water. The water felt very mirky. The three got out, and started to move about. They couldn't really move because of the darkness. They had no idea where they were going.
"You shouldn't have come here." They heard a voice say.
"Who's there?" Slade asked and took out his sword. Peter readied his attacks, and Kaster took out his sword. Then, Kaster saw a pair of bright, yellow eyes.