They finally reached the bottom, and she noticed that they hadn't even
begun. There was a huge labyrinth of stone passages, torches blaring fire
everywhere. She was frightened, yet silently in awe at the same time.
Edward didn't stop walking, however, he just continued down the corridor.
"Where exactly are we going?" she asked, catching up to him. "I mean... what is that you want me to do?"
"There's this woman, her name is Arandia. She has my brother held captive, and I'd like you to help me get him back. She enjoys creating rips between worlds... which is why I chose you, if you'd like to know."
Sonya was smart enough to know that wasn't the real story, at least not the whole one. She could sense, even without knowing him too well, that he was keeping something from her. Kabal kept something from her too, though, the first time they met so long ago. She figured that if she were to be patient enough, the rest would soon fall through and in place.
They seemed to walk forever. Some of the walls were spotted with green moss, and dampness clung to every stone. She was surprised not to see rats scampering about, or to hear any strange noises. But she realized that it wasn't really a sewer.... It seemed to be something else, like a secret passage. After turgidly approaching what seemed to be the near center... Edward stopped. She stopped as well, wondering what was up. No one was in front of them, and nothing really seemed to be different. She looked at him, and noticed that he was listening intently to something, although she didn't hear a thing.
She was startled that he grabbed her hand, and began to lead her forward slowly. "I can sense that my brother is around here... somewhere..." She looked through to the other side of the hall, but saw no one. "I want you to go look for me." He let go of her hand, and she let it fall to her side.
"Wait... you mean I have to do this alone? I don't even know your brother... or this lady... I mean..."
"Arandia will notice if I come. It will be easier for you to sneak up on them, and then just signal and I'll join you. I'll be right behind you."
Sonya hesitated, but after a second or so, she continued to the end of the hall. It branched off into opposite directions. She turned back towards him for which way to turn, when she noticed that she was alone. "Great..." After mumbling to herself, she realized she might as well turn right. Maybe Edward had some strange ability to turn invisible? Ha. Right.
She continued, still noticing nothing different around her. After awhile, though, she noticed that the moss she saw spotted everywhere clinging to the walls had begun to carpet the stone floor. It crept up the walls as well, creating a spider-web effect. There was obviously something fishy about it, but it thickly covered the space for at least three yards ahead. She couldn't leap over it completely... so she decided to just walk through it.
She made it fine the first few steps, but as she came towards the center, she heard something snap. She screamed as the floor... no, a net surrounded her, raising her up to the ceiling. A net camouflaged to be part of the moss, and the spider web effect of the moss actually made up the sides of the net. "Edward!" she yelled, waiting for a response. There was nothing. She was alone, swinging in a net of moss.
"Do you like my little trick?" A woman's voice came out of nowhere, and the carpet of moss slowly disappeared in a foggy mist. A lady appeared, and Sonya assumed it was Arandia. She looked like an evil, ancient princess... with malicious eyes, dark raven hair... and of course, the same dark henchman that all of the evil rip-creators seem to have. Only, Sonya was surprised to find that Edward was the evil henchman that bowed at Arandia's feet. "Thank you, my son. This was a perfect gift, indeed." Arandia looked at Sonya again, grinning. "One of the earth warriors... a perfect gift indeed." She repeated.
"Where exactly are we going?" she asked, catching up to him. "I mean... what is that you want me to do?"
"There's this woman, her name is Arandia. She has my brother held captive, and I'd like you to help me get him back. She enjoys creating rips between worlds... which is why I chose you, if you'd like to know."
Sonya was smart enough to know that wasn't the real story, at least not the whole one. She could sense, even without knowing him too well, that he was keeping something from her. Kabal kept something from her too, though, the first time they met so long ago. She figured that if she were to be patient enough, the rest would soon fall through and in place.
They seemed to walk forever. Some of the walls were spotted with green moss, and dampness clung to every stone. She was surprised not to see rats scampering about, or to hear any strange noises. But she realized that it wasn't really a sewer.... It seemed to be something else, like a secret passage. After turgidly approaching what seemed to be the near center... Edward stopped. She stopped as well, wondering what was up. No one was in front of them, and nothing really seemed to be different. She looked at him, and noticed that he was listening intently to something, although she didn't hear a thing.
She was startled that he grabbed her hand, and began to lead her forward slowly. "I can sense that my brother is around here... somewhere..." She looked through to the other side of the hall, but saw no one. "I want you to go look for me." He let go of her hand, and she let it fall to her side.
"Wait... you mean I have to do this alone? I don't even know your brother... or this lady... I mean..."
"Arandia will notice if I come. It will be easier for you to sneak up on them, and then just signal and I'll join you. I'll be right behind you."
Sonya hesitated, but after a second or so, she continued to the end of the hall. It branched off into opposite directions. She turned back towards him for which way to turn, when she noticed that she was alone. "Great..." After mumbling to herself, she realized she might as well turn right. Maybe Edward had some strange ability to turn invisible? Ha. Right.
She continued, still noticing nothing different around her. After awhile, though, she noticed that the moss she saw spotted everywhere clinging to the walls had begun to carpet the stone floor. It crept up the walls as well, creating a spider-web effect. There was obviously something fishy about it, but it thickly covered the space for at least three yards ahead. She couldn't leap over it completely... so she decided to just walk through it.
She made it fine the first few steps, but as she came towards the center, she heard something snap. She screamed as the floor... no, a net surrounded her, raising her up to the ceiling. A net camouflaged to be part of the moss, and the spider web effect of the moss actually made up the sides of the net. "Edward!" she yelled, waiting for a response. There was nothing. She was alone, swinging in a net of moss.
"Do you like my little trick?" A woman's voice came out of nowhere, and the carpet of moss slowly disappeared in a foggy mist. A lady appeared, and Sonya assumed it was Arandia. She looked like an evil, ancient princess... with malicious eyes, dark raven hair... and of course, the same dark henchman that all of the evil rip-creators seem to have. Only, Sonya was surprised to find that Edward was the evil henchman that bowed at Arandia's feet. "Thank you, my son. This was a perfect gift, indeed." Arandia looked at Sonya again, grinning. "One of the earth warriors... a perfect gift indeed." She repeated.