The Keeper of the Light
Chapter Three
By Chang Liko
Disclaimer: Don't Own. Don't Sue!
Heero walked into the livingroom and looked around at his friends. Sighing silently to himself, he cleared his throat and said, "If you guys want to know what's been going on with me, then come with me. The Keeper has decided that it is time that you all know."
Leaving the room, Heero headed for his room, knowing that the others would follow. Unlocking his room door, he entered and waited until the others had entered before he closed and locked the door again.
"Before I show you all anything, I want to make it clear that if either of you want to back out of this now, then I'll accept that decision and so will the Keeper. If you choose to continue on, then you must understand that if you betray us in any way, you will be hunted down and killed. Is that understood?" Heero questioned, his voice unemotional.
"Yuy! Just get on with it! I doubt that either of us wants to back out, and I certainly doubt that either of us will betray you after all we've already been through together!" Wufei exclaimed, exasperated.
Chuckling, Heero inclined his head towards Wufei in an acknowledgment of his words, startling Wufei. "Very well, Wufei."
Turning, Heero headed towards his bed. Bowing his head, he chanted a short sentence in a language that neither of the guys knew. When Heero stopped speaking, he motioned towards a set of stairs that had appeared where the bed had been. When the others just gaped at him, he sighed and said, "Please, follow me."
Heero headed down the stairs, smiling when he heard the footsteps of the others following after him. They descended down further and further, never stopping once. After so long, Heero paused momentarily and took a torch from the wall, lighting it with a spell, causing the others to gasp in surprise.
"Yuy! What's going on here!? How did you do that?" Wufei demanded.
Turning to Wufei, Heero smiled slyly, asking, "Wufei? I think that you should already know, considering that you are Fire."
Leaving Wufei to puzzle over this, Heero motioned for the guys to follow him again, heading down a winding passage that led into a complicated set of catacombs. Looking around, Heero sighed.
"Please be very careful and step only where I step. This place is heavily booby trapped, for reasons which you will soon find out."
With those words, Heero continued on, stepping only in certain spots, calling back warnings to the guys every now and then. Unfortunately, on one of the warning calls, Duo wasn't paying attention.
The walls began to shake. The floor began to fold and buckle. Images of powerful beasts - werewolves, dragons, and vampires - that were etched into the stone walls began to emerge from the wall, all of them heading straight for Duo.
Cursing, Heero growled, "Quatre, Trowa, Wufei! Head directly for the door at the other end of the room. Don't worry about setting off any booby traps! Once one is activated, no others will activate. I'll get Duo!"
Looking worriedly at Heero, Quatre exclaimed, "Heero! You can't help Duo alone! Those monsters are too powerful! Let us help!"
"Quatre, listen. Neither of you know how to defeat these monsters. You'll be destroyed! Now get out of here!" Heero yelled.
"Heero, Quatre's right. Besides, what makes you think you can defeat them?" Trowa questioned.
"I know that I can defeat them, because I created them, and I know their weaknesses and their strengths. I created them for the express purpose of guarding these catacombs. Now hurry and get to that door!" Heero exclaimed.
Eyes wide, Quatre nodded and ran for the door, the others following him.
Turning to the monsters that were heading for Duo, Heero growled. Breaking into a sprint, Heero ran towards Duo, coming to a direct stop in front of Duo, startling him and causing the monsters to growl angrily.
"Duo! Next time, listen to me carefully! Or else I'll set the monsters on you myself!" Heero growled out, gathering his energy.
Eyes wide, Duo nodded quickly, vowing to listen to Heero forever if he got out of here.
"Good! Now pay attention. What I am about to do, is something that you and everyone will be able to do to a certain extent," Heero said, his voice dangerous.
A light began to glow around Heero, pushing Duo back a little, out of the path of danger as much as possible. Suddenly, Heero was completely engulfed in a blaze of fire so bright, that Duo had to look away. When he finally looked back, Duo saw, that in Heero's place, stood a gigantic winged Sphinx, one that glowed with the powers of the elements - Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water.
"H-Heero? That you buddy?" Duo questioned shakily.
The Sphinx turned its head towards Duo and inclined its head slightly, letting Duo know that he was right in his assumption. Then it turned back to the monsters, its head down as if praying. When one of the monsters started to attack the Sphinx, its head snapped up and it smiled cruelly, startling the werewolf that had started to attack and causing it to stop in its tracks.
The Sphinx roared in anger, causing all the monsters to cower in fear. The Sphinx lifted its head skyward, the power of Fire taking over, causing its body to shimmer and glow. It snapped its head down to glare at the werewolves that had started to follow after the one that had started to attack, its eyes filled with the fury of fire. Opening its mouth, the Sphinx spilled forth with flames of hell, destroying the werewolves and several of the slower vampires that hadn't managed to escape the deadly flames.
Turning its attention to the rest of the vampires, the Sphinx yet again let out bursts of fire, causing the vampires to fall to the stone floor, nothing left to them but ash. The Sphinx then turned its attention to the dragons, and this time, tilted its head, seeming to ask if they were going to cooperate.
Apparently deciding that Duo wasn't a threat to the catacombs and its secrets, the dragons bowed their heads to the Sphinx, before retreating back into the wall and once again becoming the carvings that they had been.
Turning to Duo, the Sphinx began to glow. As the glow reached extreme proportions, it shrank and began to dim, revealing Heero.
"What the hell was that?" Duo exclaimed sounding frightened.
"That was the legendary Sphinx. Just one of many forms I can take at will. Each of you has forms that you can take, one being special to each of you. I'll explain those when we get to where we're going. For now, we need to get to the others. They were extremely worried when I ordered them to leave," Heero replied, amused.
Nodding, Duo followed Heero when he started towards the door at the end of the catacombs, his eyes now wide in shock and delight.
To Be Continued…
A/N: I hope that you all liked this part. Sorry for not posting sooner, but I've been working on a new story and stuff. I'll be posting that soon probably. I'll post the next chapter soon. Please review!!